The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-11
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a steam Touring mill aud az eleva-
tor Is 70 he buils - Wn.tn-s.
The Houston Pes; az. c3nnentlrg
upon the crmmuiaiion az T. uhaID'8
sentence, assumes high ira. edy style,
and rants after the fashion ~ Forrest.
The surveyed Ere of the G ntral ex-
tension pssses t5o miles north o
DOublin, in Ersth COUNTY, ard ternii =
stes SIX miles sCu'h OF Eastiand City.
A Msx;can and his wife were at
Coleman peddIiog. A. night, while
camped near the town, four or Eve
men came and shot the man in q most
brutal STYLE.
The Catesville SIN warns members
of thu sanetiication sect not to cone
to Coyell county, as, by ieIug,
they viii incur the risk of being
hpgged, as the Dow brothers were IL
Bolton.
The Pamela Wafehman ia euthout7
for the statement that Col. Charlie
Stewart, OF Houston, bas succumbed 70
the arguments Of p o Penn and dccid-
ed to hereafter live as a CHRISTIAN.
Score another tally for the C5lonel.
lobe Collins, lately pardoned by he
Governor for shooting a man at H4r-
risburg, has been paving the Telegram
"a pleasant call" How is it 10 .sible
for the Telegram 10 associate with
msn pardOned by Governor II )berts ?
The commissioners court Of Marlin
has decided to buy the bridge across
the Brszls and make it free bridge.
and this is what should be done with
the one across the Colorado at the foot
of Congress Avenue, especially when
the International extension is made.
The Capote farm on the Guadalupe
river, fifteen miles below Seguln, be-
| Inging to Msj1r Moore, an ex-army
officer, comprises over twenty thousand
acres, aud is, doubtless, In the highest
state of cultivation, and the best ap-
pointed in every way, of any farm in
Texas.
A bold robbery was lately commit.
ted at Gay Hill, in Washington county.
Two men entered the store of John
Wallace, and using six-shooters they
found in the store, fintimidated the
only person in attendance and taking
$50 left. That night fine horse was
stolen in the neighborhoOd.
The artt sian well at Wills Point has
been bored to the depth of 600 feet,
but no water has been reached, and all
the money subscribed has been used
up. The Local appeals to the people
to continue the work and achieve sue
cess. Let it be remembered that the
deeper the bore the better the flow.
The Comptroller instructs that fami-
ly supplies on hand and farm produce
in the hands of the producer on Janu-
airy 1, are exempt from taxation.
Where parties include this class of
in their assessments for 1879,
the collector is authorized to deduct
the amount assessed thereon, upon the
taxpayer making aft 1avit of the
amount of this class of property in
cluded in his assessment of miscellG-
neous property.
The bicycle Is about to De eclipsed
by a new invention patented by young
Texan, Mr.. Overstreet, of Bolton. 1t
is called tricycle., which will have q
decided advantage over the bicycle, as
the former can be ridden by anyone
with ease, while the latter can be man
aged only by the most expert and expe-
rienced, after several severe and some
times dangerous falls.
The mineral taken from the mine in |
county has been assayed by a |
practical German assayist, aud is found |
to yield as follows: Silver, 81 ounces to
the ton; cobalt, IA per cent, or so |
pounds per ton; nickel, per cent, or
$50 pounds per ton. S lyer, at 412 1-2
grains to the dollar, 81 43; cobalt, at
20 cents per pound, $2G 90; nickel, at
$3.50 per pound, $270. Total value per
ton, 1929 43.
The lumber mills of Beaumont and |
Orange are indeed bonanzas. The |
Texas and Pacific Construction Comps-
ny win alone demand one thousand car
oads from them this year, if they can
furnish them, and eight or ten thousand |
more before the road Is completed to
81 Paso, to say nothing of the regular
trade Of other folks. Indeed every
lumber mill of eastern Texas will be
called upon, until further notice, for
every plank and post they are capaci-
lated to supply. There will be work
for hundreds more than are now run
ming.