The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-30
IExAs EAcIs AND EANcIES.


wells flows sulphur water.
Major B. II. Davis, of Bryan, has
been granted a divorce from his
wife.
At Pilot Point Ira Powdridge had
his arm torn of at the shoulder by
gin saws.
Two copper shelters will shortly
bounty.
Houston has been shipping wal
nut and cedar logs to Bremen, via
New York.
Deputy Sheriff Gleason. so badly
wounded at San Antonio, is rapidly
recovering.
The Erening Times has made its
appearance at San Antonio. IL is
Democratic paper.
The trial Of Wright and Nichols,
for the double murder, near Morgan,
has been postponed.
The Fort Worth assessment 10
the Santa Fe railroad enterprise il
being rapidly raised.
Fort Worth and Cleburne have
raised 100000 required to secure
the Santa Fe railway.
Track laying at the rate Of mile
n day has begun on the Trans-conti-
mental beyond Sherman.
The fall clip in the west moves
slowly TO market in consequence of
high water and bad roads.
The citizens of LaSalle are taking
steps TO organize their county, the
site to be at old Fort Ewels
Joseph Wingtield and Jacob Hal
lamuda were drowned in swollen
stream west OF San Antonio.
Citizens of Medina and Kimball
counties are organizing to protect
themselves against horse thieves.
The docket of the court of appeals
at Tyler foots up l02 cases. Work
in the other courts is reported light.
Two railroad bridges between
Fort Worth and Weatherford have
been washed away by the late fresh
cts.
The prevalence to III alarming cx-
tent Of malarial fever is not confined
alone to Houston. but also to the
country above il.
Gen. Dalrymple's officers are or
gaRizipg force at San Antonio, and
it IL Thought lhey are setting with
officers At Austin.
The Brenham Gas Company Is
LAYING it's pipes not for the crea-
ton OF live congressman but for
the city's illumination.
Rev, J, J. Clemens OF Christ
Church, Houston, il ig Europe. lie
left his wife and child IN Virginia,
and the latter is dead.
Two slips cleared at Galveston
last week with cotton. The cargoes
were valued respectively at 24o,795
and 2l0,lS2,
/ Mr.. VIM. D. Cresap. of Waco, who
was some weeks ago injured severe
Is by fall, died Oh the Esd. His
entire system was paralyzed.
John Arto, at Houston. is accused
of cruelty beating his sister, and he
ought to be, and probably will be,
severely punished for the outrage.
Brenham had a $500 fire on the
2lst, several wooden buildings being
destroyed near the Central depot
The fire is charged to an incendiary.
Owing TO misunderstanding be-
tween Col. Noble aud Road Super
visor Burke, of the Texas Pacific,
the latter has been relieved from
duty.
/ The Sam Houston normal school
| g.
+ lightweight students. tits said one
hundred and fifty will he in attend
I ancc.
The last sensation ut Ennis j. tit6
! elopement Of Mrs. Mcneil, the wifi
OF n most respectable mechanic, with
, one Pegg1, u knOck-kneed cOrnei
! player.
Ii is estimated that ut least 2O,ON
> bales nj cotton will not be gathered
/, this year along the line of the e., III
and :. 4, road, for thu YaAt of labor
10 do the work.
Negroes are beginning to move
from Alabama To Texas, and part y
of negroes, just from that state, say
there IL great desire among many
others tO come 10 the state.
All over the state incalculable ia.
: Jury has been done the cotton crop
= by rain. On many farms the seeds
have sprouted in the hollis, and
picking has generally stopped.
\ most damaging food passed
down the yalleys Of the Frio, Sabi,
nal and Sueces on thu l7Ih and
18th. In Uvalde many sheep ware
drowned and crops were injured.
The heavy rains in the west are re-
ported Ia have drowned many thou
, sands of sheep. cattle and horses
Houses and fences along tho Frio
: and Seco rivers have been washed
away.
Gordon. foPty,three miles west OF
Weatheriord, the present terminus
of the Texas and Pacific railroad,
has been made the headquarters OF
the Fort Yuma and FL Paso Stage
Company.
The shooting match between the
Galveston and Houston gun clubs
was won at Galveston by the Hous-
ton shOotists. These Houston peo-
pie, though. are getting ahead OF
Galvestonians in everything.
ALI Dewitt was shot at night in
Houston. while going along the
street. The ball struck him on the
forehead and fatteIed out against
the skull aud ALI thanks his stars
that he is one OF the thick patcd
cusses.
Ii Is stated that the American
Union ID. Gould's) telegraph COM
pany will open and operate the wire
, to Waco along the line of the Mar
row Gauge railway. This will give
competition in telegraph tolls TO all
Eastern points.
! In the case of the French count
keroman. tried for burglary in Kerr
county, there were seven jurymen
for acquittal and five for conviction.
The case involves theft of money,
, and circumstantial evidence was the
only means of attack.
The Marshall Herald says there
arc vacancies for Texas cadets AT
West Point in the fourth, fifth and
sixth congressional districts. The
three cadets who may be appointed
u 10 these vacancies will enter the
military academy, July l, 1881.
Ii is rumoretl that the Henderson
and Overton Railway has been sold
TO the International Railroad Com
pauy. and that the road will he N
once extended to Buena Vista, Cen.