The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-01
TEXAS FACTS AND PANCIES

plantations OF C1i0rado county.
Major Penn is at LulinP, anu the
Devil doesn't dare show himself in sill
those parts.
Col. Jared Z. Kirby, late of Waller
county, is reported TO have died few
days ago in Colorado.
Sarah Flake Dumble, an interesting
little daughter OF Mr.. Geo. Dumble
of Houston, is no more.
A new ice manufactury hiss bSen es-
tablished in San Antonio with capac.
ity OF fise tons per day.
John Dunn has been convicted of
murder in the second degree in Judge
Cooks court at Houston.
The best that the census enumerators
can do for Waco, and they have worked
hard in the cause, is 1900 souls.
Between eight and ten thousand men
are engaged in building the Texas and
Pacific railway west of Weatherford.
The arteslan well at Brownwood has
been bored 1900 feet deep, and water
rises within two feet of the surface.
Capt. John W. Gillun, of Hill
county, Is a candidate for the state
senate.
Major Penn is working up sinners at
Lulinp to q sense of their danger. One
of his last conversions is a Chinsman.
The Santa Fe railroad track has been
laid to D.yidson's creek, eight and
half miles south of the town OF Cald-
we'll.
L. H. Fnzhugh, w. d. Wylie, John
n UItpnapa a 70 81 Dal-
las talking about building the Gle
burne railway.
]. C. Rankin was tried at Houston
for murder in the second degree, and
the finding OF the jury was ten years
in the penitentisry.
Only icrty guns were fred 10y the
Democrats of Houston. The man who
spent so little on gunpnw,ler does not
even deserve postoftice..
Tom CHASE, livery stable keeper
CT Dallas, attempted to commit suicide,
but the trial proved that he was not q
2 40 nag at the business.
Governor Hubbard went to the Gin
cinnatl convention, and when it is over
he goes to the University of Virginia
TO deliver the annual address.
The delegates from Dallas to the
Greenback state convention are Mr.. J.
@. Kearhy, G. NJ. Swipk, Col. Murray,
w. G. Wnlftnl ]. W, Payne. 49,
The T.xas and Pacific railway is
now eomt .ated to the Brazos river,
where town is to be built, and named
in honor OK the Chicago nominee.
The Age learns that Gen. VIII Lam
bert's time Is so much occupied with
his private business that he can not
consent to be Lieutenant Governor.
Trsck-laying on the International ex-
tenslon.will begin on the Let of July.
Thirty-aix miles of road will be put IN
running order in very short while.
Mr.. e. 3. Cornibe was injured at
Waco while firing guns in honor OF
the nomination of Hancock and Eng
lish. He must be retired on post
office.
The grand jury rushed down like wolf on the
Have You drank any liquor or seer any sold
Since the middle OF May TO the last of Deem
ber:n
And the boys sing "a chorus, I'VE cannot re-
member" @ t~
Corsicana is going into the immedi-
ate erection of O cotton compress.
They may aspire to being honored
again with state Democratic con-
ventIon.
James Carson has been arrested ct
Houston for the seduction, under prom
Use of marriage, of Jennie lngrum, IN
which the social ruin Of the girl was
accomplished. 81
The Texas Pathological Association
will hold It's annual meeting in Hous-
ton, July 81 and ". 1t should sur
pass all other exhibitions with the one
Of this year.
On the Darlington place, on Oyster
creek, in Brozoria icouuty, the corn
averages six ears to the stalk, and some
of the stalks have as many as ten. 1t
Ia an improved variety.
Rev. Ben. Benjamin, coloreG min
lister of high standing at Jefferson, is
no more. Jordan Moore found him in
bed with his wife. and he has gone to
Join tho angel band.
Rev. J. d. Shaw, of Waco, preached
the commencement sermon, and Col.
Finley, of Galveston, delivered the
literary address of the Southwestern
University ut Georgetown.
George Conrad, of San Antonio,
while attempting to mounta horse at
Loredo, was kicked by him and his
pistol was thereby exploded and he
was badly wounded in the leg.
The Brenham Banner is informed
that the STATESMAN has not been
boastful of Austln's population. and 1t
is making no noise about the report
made by the census ehumarators.
The mother OF Roland Rueker, one
of the murderers of DR.. English and
wife of Anderson county, has been
circulating 3 petition for the commu-
tation of her son. 1t has 1900 sigma
lures.
Laredo is Improving rapidly oa both
sides of the river. There will soon be
three banks. ore national bank, on
this side. 1t is to have railroad con-
nection with Corpus Christi In about
six months. &
Gen. Trevino, after requesting the
use Of the custom house for troops, al
Picdras Negras, and being refused,
marched equsd of soldiers upon 1t,
WHO drove away the officials and took
the building.
A ruffian, named Gale, comes into
| San Antonio and does as he pleases,
and the Express calls on the polics
force to resign, that some man will
sand IN his eraw may be found WHIT
will tackle Gale. - ra
The International railway promises
to give $3.50 to the establishment of I
fair at San Antonio. Probably thu
company would take stock in the Gap
| ital State Fair Assecistlon, few share
| of which are stih offered for sale.
When Barrymore was asked, site
the Currie trial and verdict, what h
thought of the case, he got OF tn
following spicy remark: ''Well, it i
Ike some of our plays. beginning will
q tragedy and ending with farce
The st. Louis RepWblicaR says: sim
Currie, the Texas desperate, VIII
made himself notorious by the cold
blooded assassination of the actor, Bel
Porter, was acquitted yesterday q
| Marshall, on the ground of insanity,
J. d. Galloway. the great herb doc
tor, who has made himself somewha
| notorious. died the other day in. Dial
las. He had been married thiTteel
times and bad twenty-five sons la tn
Confederate service, ten of whom wer
killed. :.
Wsllaee Smith and Charlie Britwell
two lads of Dallas, while firing anvil
| in celebration Of the Cincinnati
nominations, we're seriously injured
Why did they not do the thug IL
STYLE. like Major Joe ii. Stewart, o
l Austin.