The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-19

lDe trr01ttt5 SAYS m gentle haao
HIS been planting flowers on the grave
OF julius Toetie', wha WAS hung at
sherman q few months ago. Tee
lonely hiIlock. ia remote part of the
cemetery, has been ornanented With a
rose5ush, a honeysuekle and some
white Il sgE.
David Kemp, Highasw. Walker W.
Bush and ". \. Kemp, Charged with
tae recent foul ASSASSINATION OF Wm.
Saell, IN Hamilton County, had hear
log On wit Of ha5eds corpus before
Judge Hughes on Friday las, The two
ast named were admitted 20 bail, ard
H.ghsaw and d we : mp were refus
ed bail.
Mlrtio, Of the Register, accused .
cO-top buyer Of G iursv.iie If "scaly
transactions. " and now he cotton mso.
m the columns of tie He.JerigH, ms kes
the lint fairly fiy off The aitenUated
body of Martin. Pisto0s aud C. fl e
must certainly follow, but Nicholson
will be tl- only comba;ant in any
dpg@r. Martini body hiss been spun
out INTO threat. auf, should a ball
happen 70 stake It, j. could he taken
mp and tied egair, a2d maze as good
a. new.
Emil, the nine year nd son Of Adolph
R1sl, who lives NINE ~ 'cs east of s,
Antonio, wes hunting. and having
chased RABBIT into hollow tree, ran
MS hand in 70 take cut his gSme,
when he wac bitten on the end of one
Of his little fingers Is = rsttlesnake.
Idstead of becoming terrified the boy
took his knife and split the end of his
finger open, and Continued sucking the
wound until there was hardly any of
the poison left in it. The boys father
went to the tree aud cut out the ven
omous reptile, fuil-grown rsttlesnake
with five rattles.
Kebbs aud Preston, the murderers OF
the English family, have cost Cook AMI
Montague counties the following sums
For board, 1916; for extra expenses,
guards, ets., S3l2 "A; expenses OF trial,
$500; total, $15S6 rs. The Register
sails the attention of the judges OF the
Appellate Court to this array OF figures,
snd would be glad to kDow how much
longer they viii withhold their decIs-
ion in these csses. l. looks little
strange that such great length of time
should be required to decide these
cases. Our people have paid about
enough on these csses, and would like
to have them finally settled.
The following letter, printed in the
81. Louis Republican, will be read with
interest: r Jaueiro, Brazil. 5 A. JAM
form me where Mr.. J4mes r. Scott is,
and his postotfice, rs very sad affair
occurred IN this vicinity q few days
ago, between Z lis Scott, of Texas, and
Charles Peck, Of Louisville, both tai
ente3 young gentlamen and citizen of
the United States visiting This city.
They were supposed to be goc friends
unit Scott made public certsin letters
belong ing to Peck. writer by an &C
camphshed young lady of New Orleans,
and msde several remarks il regard to
her, which were not very compliment
tary. Peck demanded an explanation,
but Scott refused 20 take back any,
thing he mad said. Peck Immediately
sent him challenge To fight with
deadly weapons, and If ne refused to
fight, he M gut consider himself de-
nounced as liar and COW.
ard; but one being made. OF
as much puck Is the other,
the challenge was accepted, and
Winchester Iifles chosen at hundred
yards. They met punctuslly at the
place appointed, and the signal was
given by three pistol ahots IN the air
for both to fire at the third shot-snd
both guns did 60 as one. Scott fell
and cried, 81 am killed." the ball hav-
ing entered his stomach. He only
lived few hours, and having $4,000
on his person he requests me to send il
to his brother in the United States,
James r. Scott. Not knowing his
post Office I write you for information.
or to inform his brother OF this fact
l have since learned that Charles Peck
has sailed for SsD Francisco, Cal Re
specially yours, S. t. PECK.