The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-26

Williamson County Sun: It is said
there are d tg odd prisoners IN the Cal
yelt jail. It costs $50 per day OF $500
per month 70 board that number of
prisoners. At least two-thiTds of the
fifty odj are in jAil for stealing, sDc
we venture the assertion that the total
value of the property they stole would
not amount TO over 500, or one
months board, wbich the o, pie have
to pay for them. Adopt the whipping
post, and these enormous board bilts
will be wonderfully reduced. Think
the matter over, taxpayer
Tie Dallas Herald says that toe en-
eiueers of the Texas and Pac tic con-
struction company had been o7er the
line of the road and have their reports
filed in the office at Fort Worth. o.
these reports estimates of the cost OF
the work could be made, and during
the next five or six days Gen Dodge
will let contracts for the construction
of the first one hundred miles of the
road west of WeatherfOrd. One man
was already at work west OF Weather.
ford. He happened to be handy with
his teams, force and implements, and
being told to go to work, he responded.
A man by the name of John Doole
who lives near WoItham, says the o.
SeTUer-Ihdez, met with sad misfortune
few nights since, in consequence OF a
dream. He was sleeping up stairs and
dreaming that he was running mill
| that there was food of water rising
which was about to carry away the
mill-house. He also dreamed that he
heard heavy thunder; all of these
things conspired to brighten him when
Just at this time tram went thunder
ing by the house on the Central road,
and Mr.. Doole made leap for life.
He leaIeI from the bed, over the
stairway, and fell to the floor 10 the
hall way below. Mr.. Bounds heard
the crash and went to his assistance,
and found him severely hurt in the
back. He is not yet able to walk.
Brazorla county in 1S47 had 15OS
white inhabitants and 290S slaves,
80, 900 head of cattle, $500 head Of
horses, 5000 acres IN cotton, 5000 IL
sugar, 5000 in corn. The cotton crop
was estimated at 500 bales, and the
sugar at $500 hogsheads. In 1859 the
county was assessed on property to the
value of $4,000, OS7. This included
4440 slaves. The amount fell greatly
after the war and emancipation, bu
last year the value of property in
creased 5000, 900 on the year previous
and almost as much as the highes
amount before the war. There Is lit
in the old land yet, and when TIT
mouth of the Brszos becomes grea'
harbor, as it must some day, Brszori
county will be to the great State o
Texas what it long ago was to the IL
FAINT Republic.
The Dow brothers, Sanctifcationist'
were taken out near Bolton 9 week az
and severely whipped with quirts ant
beaten over their heads with pistols
They are in sad plight and are con
fined to their house, though they wer
notified to leave the county. The
have no sympathy, since acts whlc
, led to their rough treatment wer
. enough to arouse the worst feelings c
I any community. Only a short time as
they opened operations for the organi
zation of a holiness band In Bell cour
ty, and they have already caused nv
married women to desert husbands an
families and come to them. Their sc
cial practices are worse than those
! the Mormon priests, and about the onl
, way to treat them is the popular mod
always adopted in Bell county to Col
/ rect extreme evils.
The Dallas Times tells the followin
t singular story: "For many years tbel
p has resided in our sister county, Johl
e son, a Mr.. Lewis, VITO, by hard tot
t has accumulated green pastures an
/. many focks. Presiding over his az
nestle board was the wife of b
bosom, and connubial bliss was Il
o prominent characteristic of their int
! course and social relations. Su
r rounded by all the luxuries of a col
q Portable home, loving husband an
:. dutiful children, hers was situate
n to be enYied. But a yearning for
:. different sphere in life invaded b.
: bosom. Bsiley, an Irishmsn, was er
ployed to do some ditching on the
farm. a mutual infatuation was TO
tered between him and Mrs. Levi
a The Irishmsn prosecuted his suit {
!, divers and sundry occasions with suf
: cient ardor to gain the wife's conseI
y to an elopement. Accordingly his e.
y gagement was closed with Mr.. Lew
It and he went to Cleburne, perjurt
i himself and procured license of ma
n rage. He then hired team, repairt
e to the residence of his former er
It ployer and kidnapped his CO
g eted prize. They were married by
neighboring justice of the peace, r
J, moved to an adjacent county, al
), were to all appearances living happi
o together up to last Wednesday. n
y Lewis, accompanied by two others, I
d that day put in an appearance. I.
e bride and groom were sitting in t
y trout door of their humble domici
d enjoying a pleasant chat. Mr.. Lew
e rushed up to his wife and clasped b
b to his bosom. Mr.. Bailey rushed o
of the back door and hid in the WOOD
" Explanations followed between hi
,s band and wife, she admitting that 8
a had treated him badly, aud he prof.
" ised that the past should be forgot
d if she would return. Bailey was M
II prevailed upon to return, having be
~ assured that no violence would be do
" him. The two husbands and wife be
!. q council and it was agreed that t
N wife should return to her first hi
y band. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis are or
;. more living smicably together"
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