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

correspond with Mr.. Loe, OF Austlo.
Emil Weibgen, q saloon keeper e.
Lsdonis, accidentally shot and killed
freedman by the name Of Frank Ma
lone.
Col. ]. ]. Parker, the humorist,
has gwen up the lecture business Tor
the summer, and returned to his law
books.
The grading of the thirty-four miles
of railroad between Lagrange and
Alleyton is being pushed forward with
rapidity.
The authorities are RIDING Deaiscn
OF houses OF ill-fame, and the moral
atmosphere Of the city is becoming
purified.
A colored woman in Grimes county
was bitten by a white spider with 8
red mouth, from the effects of which
she died.
The Waco Building ASSOCIATION
erected seven additional houses last
month, making for them upwards of
fifty in all.
The negroes about Bonhsm have
''struck" for higher wages, and the
citizens contemplate sending for Chi
nese lsborers.
The General Association of the B4p-
lists of Texas, at their last regular meet
ing, appointed Deuison as the place
for its meeting in July.
r r. Adams, who lately resigned
the express agency at Crockett to re-
turn TO Philadelphia, took an express
package containing $751;.
Mrs. II ,unohan has been arrested at
Uvalde on a charge of being accessory
with her son IN the murder of Next
can ct that place recently.
The interstate shooting match TO be
held at Dallas promises to be grand
fair. Some of the crack shots of the
United States will be there.
In Hamilton county, Mrs. Tuberviile
] was found dead in her room partly
, uudressed. 1t is thought she died
from an overdose of morphine.
Peter Adams. cotored man, died
on the Trinity river on the eleventh III
s,ant, aged 40 years. He had not
changed his habitstiop for 80 years.
There are in one hundred counties of
this State $3.50 registered physicians.
Gravson county has the largest number
= 15S. One county is without phySi-
clan.
Paul Bremond has made q PROPOSE.
ton to Cunningham & f lis for them
to grade the z IS, Texas n arrow Gauge
railroad from Rusk to Moscow, in Polk
county.
Cook county has one preacher in
| jail for forgery, and another got up and
busted when it was discovered that he
had been taking liberties with his fe-
male pupils.
The story Of the chartered train for
KIRBY to save him from being mobed
was all stuff. The parry went up to
Brennan on a chartered train, but it
was to save time.
IN digging the grave for interring the
remains of Bishop Pellicier many hue
man bones we're unesrthed, from bodies
of Mexicans, Il is supposed, that were
buried during the MEXICAN war.
Jefferson 6 Eastern is the name of d
company that has been organized to
build q railroad from J fl -rson, Texas,
eastward to Carolina Bluffs, Louisiana,
on Red river, about ihirty-five miles.
John and James O1ell, while being
conveyed by the sheriff OF Liberty
county, to Harris county for safe keep
ing, jumped the train and was followed
by the officer, who Immediately ar
rested them,
There are now thirty-fiye' miles OF
iron in the yards a. Fort Worth for the
extension OF the Texas and Pacific.
The building of this road is being
pushed forward as fast as the iron
reaches the ground.
Dir. VIM. Toole, of Philadelphia,
shipped from San Antonio to Philadel-
phia $500 mutton sheep, which he ex-
pscted to be only Elk days on the road.
If the venture proVee successful, he will
go regularly into the business.
The leader of the L0ckhart brass
band got away with daughter Of a
merchant of that town, and now all
these young chaps that make q profess
sion to dodge board bills will be after
going into the brass horn business.
The New York board of underwriters,
| approaching the service of a young
man at Millicau, who was instrumental
in securing the conviction OF the In
cen6iary who set FIRE to the town of
Millicsn, in M.y last, sent him draft
for $3.50.
Mr.. Elisha G 1ssett, of Rusk county,
an Old and very feeble man, was found
lying in q Gre in the field. His head
was burned to the brain, and his left
side to the hollow. He had aGcidently
fallen into the fire, and was unable to
extricate himself.
Bill Walker, colored, hung at Cal
vert for the murder of old man Mon
roe, said on the scsffoId: ~ am no,
going to hell. am going to heaven. u
And they sent him off while singing
ooh, come, angel band,
Bear me away on your snowy wings"
Three wagons loaded with lmmi-
grants from Alabama, passed through
Sherman last week, on their way to
the western part of the stste. They
had heard of our excellent state gov
eminent, snd regarded money and Las
Dor expended in Texas good invest
ment.
Morgan City is situated on the Texas
Central railroad, near the center OF
Basque county, aRd Immediately on
the banks of S'eel's creek, which is
noted for its beautiful sparkling water,
fine scenery and fertile valleys. The
surrounding country is rich and pro.
ductlve. Land can be had near the
city st reasonable prices.
The editor of the Texarkana Demo.
erat called on the murderer R1thsch,id
at MARSHALL, and he says OF HIM: Roth.
schild was retIcent, fearing publica.
ton of his utterances. He takes his
meals from the best hotels. and spends
most of his time reading being a sub.
scriber to over fifty leading periodicals
and journals. Gentlemen familiar with
his case declare he will never come to
trial, as legal jury will be hard to
obtain IN Harrison county, aud the
change of verne privilege has been ex-
hsusted. This will necessitaie bal
privilege, and Rothschild viii be lib
Grated to revel again in carnal vices
and murder helpless women who haYC
sstiated his beastly passion"