The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-22

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DR.. VIM. c. Swanson of Harrison
county is no more.
The third trial of Hunt is progress
ing at Georgetown.
A Hancock and English flag has
been raised at Crockett.
Major Penn begins his camp-meet-
ing at Round Rock next Tuesday.
The survivors of Hoods Texas
brigade met at Seguin on the l4.h
Hon. o. n. Hollingsworth is going
to issue the Ieras Journal Of EducC-
ton.
Eighty Irish POTATOES raised in
Brazoria county weighed sixty
pounds.
Entire cotton fields in Brazoria
county are reported destroyed by
worms.
p. L. Elmore, ofMontgomery, shot
himself through the head and died
instantly.
The Houston Post has been en-
larged, and is really a first class
newspaper.
Capt. r. Greene. secretary of the
Houston Direct Navigation Com
pany, is dead.
The survey of the Central railroad
branch from Calvert 10 Lampasas
has been begun.
The Presbyterian school at Tehua-
cana, Texas, had about 800 students
the past session.
Miss Ella Rives gave concert at
Marshal on the 18th, which was
largely attended.
Lieutenant Governor Savers adj
dressed a very large audience at
Dallas on Thursday.
One thousand bushels of wheat on
fifty acres is what a Tarrant county
man has raised this year.
A lady passenger on the Transcon-
tinental road arrived at Sherman the
other day having in charge triplets.
A New York man named Tobey
purchased over $4,000 acres of land
at the tax sales in Atascosa county.
The invaders of the Indian Terri
tory claim that they will be joined
by one thousand recruits from Tex
as.
An election at Cleburne on the
policy7of levying twenty-five cent
tax for school purposes, resulted in
tie.
The San Antonio Herald is taking
one of its periodical resting spells.
Phoenix like, it has often sprung from
its own ashes
Railroad IN between Houston
and San Ant Ii is to be shortened,
and new passenger coaches are to
be placed ON the line.
Bob Curry, a section boss on the
Plano division of the Texas Central
railway, was found dead, horribly
mutilated, on the track.
Anderson county instructs for
Roberts for governor, and for Lub-
book for treasurer. These people
know how to appreciate excellent
executive officers.
Mrs. Andrews, of Sherman, an
aunt of Senator Maxey, was in
stantly killed on the 18th by being
thrown from her carriage in conse-
quence of runaway.
w. D. Stagner, at Livingston, Polk
county, was found guilty of murder
in the first degree, and the punish
ment was assessed at Imprisonment
tor life. He killed his father.
o. A. Godfrey, who accidentally
killed A. Il. jackson, eighteen
months ago, at Groesbeck, has re-
turned and surrendered to the au-
thorities, and he has been admitted
to bail.
1t is thought by some in San An
tonic that when the railway has lett
that city and penetrated Mexico, the
city Will lose all the rich Mexican
trade IRON the other side OF the Rio
Grande.
In the McCoy-Dees battle, at
Campbelrs store, Atascosa county,
there were only two men killed in
stead of four, as stated. j. w. Dees
and Alb Mccoy are getting well OF
their wounds.
F. Stunenburg, well known Gal
weston drummer, was stopped near
Bracket, Mckinney county, and
relieved of $50 IN good honest
money. Had it been fiat paper it
would not have been worth report
ing.
Hon. w. F. Delaney announces
himself as candidate for re-elec-
ton as representative from the fifth
district, which embraces Guadalupe
county. He was u Greenbacker, and
probably has not changed his poll
Tics.
| The Galveston Journal has ar
] rived at the conclusion that ii $780,
900 will open the harbor it will be a
paying speculation as a private en-
lerprlse, and that if done at all II
must be done by the city of Calves
ton.
The weather in North Texas, dur
ing the last ten days, has been ex-
eessively hot. Geo. W.. Rekert OF
Fort Worth died from heat, and W.
w. Leftwich tell in the streets OF
sherman and died in few minutes
from the same cause.
| Mrs. Terry, while asleep in a wa
lyon at Sulphur Springs, IN Brazos
county, was bitten by rabid pole
cat. lie sank its teeth into her lace
and its throat had to be cut and its
mouth pried open TO relieve her OF
the VICIOUS creature.
| State Health Officer r. Ruther-
ford left Houston SUNDAY Tor Gal.
weston and New Orleans, under or
ders from Governor Roberts, to as.
certain the situation OF quarantine
affairs and consult with the board OIL
health OF these two cities.
The machine shops of the Texas
and st. Louis railway are to be 10.
Gated at Tyler. A subsidy was de.
manded, and it was paid by the peo-
pie of the place. The road ought to
nave done this much in honor OF the
home of Col. Douglass and ex-Gov'
ernor Hubbard.
| DR.. Burleson, having unnecessa'
rily referred 10 FIshburn, the editor
| of the Mexla Ledger, in a way not
particularly pleasing to him he
touches up the Rev. Gentleman after
the following fashion: "We submit
4 that whatever Dr. Burleson's char
acter may be for chastity, (and we
never knew a chaste person to bC
always loudly and dIsgustngiS
boastlng OF his or her own chasuty)
J II is very poor Tor truth, and honesl
lair dealing. The people of Iexai
nearly all know DR.. Burleson TO b.
+ an exceedingly bigoted, vaIn-glory
ing egotist, who deals with man
kind as if he were a Saint and /;
solomon, and they all the vilest o