The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-08

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Col. Lang has made 9 serious mistake
in selecting the Waco Examiner s. his
special advocate.
Lew A. King is the assassin OF DR..
Harrington, of Wood county. The
murderer was induced to commit the
act because of law SUIT between him.
Q If and DR.. H.
All recent reports from the Chenati
mountains expedition are quite favora-
bic. Gold has been found, and the
silver discoveries are OF the most graft
flying character. A new ore, supposed
to be tin, has also been discovered.
The Brown county court house and
Jail have been totally destroyed by fire.
The building was erected in 1876 at an
expense of $4,000. The entere county
and district court records are destroy
ed, and the dsmsga is estimated at
800, 900.
The prisoners in the Dallas Jail sre
'ubjscted to a drumming process by
lawyers, particularly tiresOme and dis
agreeable tothem. Mayor Thurmond,
whom the Times sets up with little
st, us put down among those who thus
play the part of shyster and is charged
with lately entering the Jail and trying
to induce the patrIcide Bell TO employ
him in his defense. The jaller had
better look around among the prison
ers Tor those numerous little instru-
ments often used in effectiDg escapes.
Smith county seems to DE in the same
condition as Harrison. In Smith the
taxpayers had eDjoined the collection
of the tax for the payment of interest
on their subsidy railroad bonds. THIS
injunction has been dissolved by Judge
Logan. county judge of Smith county.
The Democrat now is in favor of set
ting the matter. 1t says that inasmuch
as every court to which the taxpayers
have appealed has decided the tax to
be lawful, and one that can be en-
forced, the citizens should permit no
further delay, but proceed at once to
compromise with the bondholders.
San Antonio Express. The little girl,
Jessie Lumly, upon whom the opera
ton of gastrotomy, or cutting through
the stomach, was performed by DR..
Herff, LAST August, aud who has since
received all her nourishment through
the stomach, is gaining strength and
fl sh very rapidly. The child masti-
Gates the food given her, and being
unable 10 swallow, takes the chewed
diet and inserts it into her stomach
through the tube placed there by the
surgeon. she has got SO that she can
digest any sort of food given her, and
sppears 20 be perfectly healthy and as
cheerful and risky ss any of her play
mates.
Lieut.. Alfred M. Rsphall, of Gen.
0rd's staff, went to Galveston for the
purpose OF receiving and conducting
to San Antonio Gen. Savsudo Oanales
and staff. After consultation with
Gen. Ord on border matters Gen. Ca
males and staff will probably sccomps-
ny the department commander on
tour of inspection Of the line of the
Rio Grande. Gen. Canals, as COM
/, msnder of the lower Rio Grande, has
restored law and order to that distract
ed portion of the frontier. His kind
ness and cordially to Americans are
proverbial. His presence in Texas will
go great way towards establishing
further friendly relations between this
country and Mexico.
The tale of the fatal duel between
Arthur Pue and o. G. Marsh, at Ban
deIs, is told in the San Antonio Ia
press: Pue was drinking little and
playing cards with Marsh. The latter
was cheating, and Fue detected him,
telling him not to do so. Marsh pulled
his pistol around in front of him, when
Pue quickly drew his revolver and
told Marsh that he did not wish to hurt
him, but he would not let him get the
drop. They went to the bar in Hays
saloon and talked over the matter.
Pue Offering to make up, but Marsh
refusing. Not long after this Marsh
walked out of the saloon and down the
steps. Pue then stepped to the door
| and looked out. Not seeing Marsh, he
walked out on the platform or gallery.
Just then the ssloon keeper, George
Hay, heard Marsh exclaim, "Aow, Pue,
I've got the drop on you, and Pm going
to kill YOU" Then came two quick
reports from Marsh's pistol, both shots
taking affect IN Pue's back, who
| wheeled, when third shot cut cash
through his left eyebrow. Pue then
fred, and broke Marsh's right arm, the
ball penetrating at the rIst and coming
out near the elbow, severing the artery
and showing conclusively from its
course that the arm was at the time ex-
tended in the act of firing another
shot. A second ball struck Marsh Just
above the right eye, passed down the
neck and came out of the right shout
der, killing HIM instantly. Pue lived
rot quite twelve hours.
81. A. Brickhouse and others" of
McLeunan county, signed letter to
Gov. Roberts, from McLennan county,
asking for executive mercy in relieving
the poor and starving people of that re-
gion. The Governor wrote letter to
County Judge Gerald about the matter,
saying that the Legislature gave him
no power to use money for the relief of
such people, but that personally, he
was ready to do sill in his power for re-
lIeYing destitute people. Judge Gerald
says: received on yesterday morning
your letter containing a copy of the
Brickhouse letter. My court being in ses.
sion, l should have dslsysd answering
until had opportunity to make further
inquiries, but as the good name of orr
county requires that the public should
have all the facts at once, had so
interview with Brickhouse ON yester
day, and am glad to inform your ex-
cellency that from his appearance and
CONVERSATION tbst you need have no
Brickhouse from the effects OF slow
starvation. He informed me'thst he
was hard up when he wrote that letter,
but was now all right. and IS only four
days had elapsed from the date of his
letter to you, and. receipt of yours by
me, confess that the Brickhouse had
been righted up Oh short order. Brick
house informed me that while he was
rectps "a carlo that there were many
citizens Of this comfy who needed as
sistance, and on being urged to name
them-with the assurance on my part,
that il so their wants should be at once
seen to--he gave the name Of ]. @.
Swain as one who should be looked
after. have, after many inquiries,
failed, IS yet, to locate Swain, or ascer-
tain his wants, but shsll continue my
irquiries. You evidently think that
the failure of Briokhouse to gather in
the fruits OF the esrth from LAST years
lsbors, Is the cause of his present dam
ger from the remorseless fangs of FAM
inc, but / assure you that il cornstalks
had grown fifteen feet high in this