The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22

Ell. s.. Lnck.tt, of Houston, has
been arrested for drawing crafts ( z
which be bad made no proyIs on.
Nc. ". z Noel, of Esstland county,
as accidently killed by 9 all from q
pistol that was discharged by falling
from his hsnde.
Capt. June Peak has resigned his
CON nsnd 10 the frontier battalion, and
ms gone home 10 make the race for
sheriff of Dallas county,
Col. J. L. Barlow, in CONSEQUENCE
of some disagreement with Col. J NJ.
] lhuson, says the Telegram. sewers his
connection with tue Houston Post.
Buffalo Gap is. the county ,eat Of
Taylor county, and it is rapidly i'm
Or VINO. 1t has bank, and q paper,
tue Retcs, which ref -cts credit upon
the place and community
J ,hn French vas asssssinated at
Waco by " G. Hardwick. On beng
ursued by officers Hardwisk shot ann
killed himself 1t was all because
II riUick'a womsn got, to liking
Freuch.
Edward LoueTy, OF Marshall, VITO
was run oyer by train on the Texas
and Pacific railway, was married be-
fore he died to- Miss Self. She de-
sired to attend him TO his last moments
as his wife.
Mr. J. j. Gillespie, county surveyor
Of Harris county, captured tarautuls
aud shut I upin boot at night by stuff
dng blanket in the end Of the boot.
Mrs. Gillespie got up st night to get
additional cover for one of the chill
dren, snd knowing nothing of the ia
rsutula, took the blanket and placed it
over the child. 1t was bitten by the
reptile, and died from the effects Of the
poison.
The CAstroville Quill Gays: "Lott
Weut TO Washington to further the in
,erests of his little single-bsrrel, muZ-
zle-losdiug railroad. Epson couldn't
see the little game, aud now Lott comes
hack and gets the Corpus Christi and
Brownsville papers to abuse Epson.
Mr Lott threatens much, but he must
remember, 10 looking back, that though
he may be a pillar, q pillar OF salt is
not one of strength, and is the easiest
and beat thing to lick"
I, was said the verd'c ct of scquittsl
10 favor Of Jared f. KIRBY gave gen.
era! satisfaction to the Hampstead COM
mubi,y. He was prosecuted by DIS
ri, Attorney Davidson, A ] Harvey,
J ". PluckueT and John G II tchell,
and defended nv Bonne s. Griffin, Seth
Shepard, l. s. r eve and II NJ Brown.
l. is Ilso stated that the frIerds of
Steele contemplated lynchIDg Kirby,
aud thar his friends took him away
fr' IN Hampstead by special train to
AVOID interCeptlhn.
Faux B. Adams was arraigned 10
the Z ,ited States district court at Gal
vrst"n o the charge of forgery. He
oleed guilty. and said: II committed
be deed with which ! am charged,
nut am an inveierate opium eater, and
during the time these drafts we're drawn
I Gas sc much under the il fiuence of
m"rph,ne did not know what l was
doing. I made no effort to cover Up
my track, snd do not know now SbaI
b+csms Of the money" He was una
hle, through emotion, 20 proceed far
ther, aud sat down. The court, much
moved, stated that the excuse was NIT
satlsf ,ctoFy, and proceeded tn pro-
nounce sentence by imposing foe Of
$3.50. the amount of the drafts drawn,
and imprisoDment OF hard labor in the
penilentiaTY for the term OF five years.
"J4cear" writes from Coleman. April
10, as follows: District court COM
mences here on the nineteenth of this
month. Two important murder cases
TO be tried. Rumor says that ten or
twelve prominent stock men Of this
county have been indicted in Me-
uaFd county for cattle irregular
lties.' They stand we'll In Cole.
man Considerable sickness here now
A good rain fell on the seventh inst,
and crop prospects are fine. Coleman
10 stTuting herself nearly to death be-
cause che hs, two newspapers. / sup
pose there are millions in the business.
as it is said the C01irant man will
shortly purchase himself suit II
clothes. Tue Telegram man has Graz
Vat and 'galluses The people of Run-
nels coun will vote for county seat
on the twelfth of this month. As no
one of the three places voted for at the
election last mouth received majority
of all the votes cast, another election
was ordered. There are places in the
fl Id now. Business is brisk in Cole.
man,"
After all it appears the trouble be-
tween Col. Barlow and Col. johnson
was O most serious sffair. The Deni-
son Herala has had a special reporter
down IN Ii uston to investigate the sf-
fair, and. it SAYS: ~. L. Barlow has
left the Houston Post on account of
quarrel with G. W. johnson about the
use of the word ''csDsill." Now that
was serious thing Indeed. To call
good pc 'ple ''canaill, and to insist up.
on its application through the columns
of the Post was too much for Col. john
SOP, who is q commoner, and does not
believe IN calling anybody by such
high-souUding titles. Col. Barlow is
patriclan, and be thought those who
vote along with the Post deserved the
most distinguished mention. Tbere-
fore he called them, so the Herald says,
''cspsill," and this stirred up the bile
of the great plebesn, and there was a
severance among the ten editors OF the
Post But ali VIC want to know Is
"n-re either of the Colonies, or the
Herald. learned such beautiful French.
D ii they all study 10 P4ris9
The H,u County Erpositor says !:
''Rsv. r. @. Burlesou, OF Waco, who
is known as 9 strong advocate of bears
IS a means of reforming the young,
vent out OF his way the other Gay
while preaching q sermon to denounce
the p,rdoninR and commu,ing II pris-
oners. OF course any manifestations
of leniency and mercy must be very
istsSteful 10 q man who is anxious to
sse half the children in his own town
tdru to the Others, but when in tire
pulpit he ought to remember that he Is
expected to preach the religion of
Christ, which is religion of mercy
and 1--we. No communications of par
ions have been made but for the best
of reasons, sri they have been wise
and s-lutary. 1t is utterly false to as
sert that crime has been increased
thereby, and no one but shallow
p.ted simpleton could assert it or be-
lieve it Not 6 single criminal in the
state ever contemplated pardon il
convicted. before committing the
fTsnse. Burleson has evidently hard
and cruel heart and no doubt there
are mspy better men at heart in the
naritensiarr than haas
Says the Ezpress: "There sppesrs
20 h, no douht uf the President approT-