The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-03

1aNaC8 county, went 20 O3uCe 20 AZ
rest Charles Mitchell, g noted horse
thief and desperado. A posse of men
attended him. Mitchell was found,
snd he fed, but being pursued, turned
upon his pursurers and opened fire on
them. He wss shot down, and died
with thirty-two bullet holes in his
body.
At Fort Griffin, while Mrs. Hammond
was in the yard washing and her two
little children in the house with Annie
Martin, IL years old, the latter attempt
ed TO make FIRE in the stove by pour
ing kerosene oil out of can. The can
| exploded, little Annie was burned to
death, the house reduced:to ashes, and
the two little children saved by the
mother at great peril to herself.
Alderman Wheelock, of Dallas, has
requested Mayor w. r. Baker, of Hous-
ton, to become q candidate for the GU
bernatorial nomination, and he tells
him that he is the choice of North
Texas. Col. B. ia wise and says ne
prefers to remain mayor of Houston.
But will the Post please tell MS what
service this Mr.. Wheelock expects 10
flatter Col. Baker into In his behalf.
The steamship San Antonio, of the
Mallory Line, on its last TIP from New
York to Galveston, brought 173 Ger
In al immigrants. The NeDs says they
distribute themselves through the state
as follows: For Schulenburg, As; Fla
tonis, 4; Allcyton, g.; San Antonio, 4 !;
Bryan, IL; Hesrne, l; Rockdale, 1 !;
100 go to Bellsille, Brennan and other
points along the Santa Fe and the
western branch of the Central.
The Netos says samples of new wheat
of fine quality have been sent to the
Texas Star FIGURING Mills, and will be
by them forwarded to the International
Millers' Exposition, shortly 10 convene
st Chicago. The samples came from
Fort Worth, Waco and Bsstrop, and
are accompanied by reports, which
| give glowing accounts of the yield to
the acreage, and the excellent pros
poets of crops in general IN those Sec
lions of the country:
1t was reported by Governor Rob-
erts' enemies that, in consequence of
the Communication of Krebbs and Pres
ton. he was hung in effigy. The Hes
perian says: We desire our Texas ex-
changes to do US the justice to say that
neither the people of Cooke nor Mon
tsgue use such type or figure to express
the Indignation they desire TO mani
fest. There was no effigy in either
county, nor thought of such NANTES.
tstion."
Col. H. II. Cunningham, lessee of
the penitentiary, has q magnificent
farm on the Cibolo. twenty miles east
of San Antonio. He has 800 acres in
corn, 300 acres in oats and 100 acres in
wheat. His corn looks magnifcently,
and his 300 acres of oats have already
made 18, 900. bushels of grain. His
red wheat makes twenty and his Mica
rsgus forty bushels to the acre. And
now what has any one to say against
Western Texas as a farming regIon9
The Brenham Banner gives an inter-
estiDg account of the, condition of a
few of the German carp distributed by
the government in Texas last year.
Mr.. Frank Evansich, who lives in the
suburbs of BRENNAN, has beautiful
little fish pond on his place. He
planted a number of carp in it, and
they have tnriysd remarkably well and
can be called up like chickens or any
domestic ANIMALS to be fed. Some of
them have slready attained the length
of nearly foot.
The San Antonio Express says: ssWe
trust Senator Grace will not greatly
disturb the equilibrium of the state be-
cause he was not made brlgadier OF
the state militia, though his indigna-
tion because of that sort of failure on
the part of the Governor is considered
worthy of telegraphic comment. Rath-
er than heYe any disturbance we would
favor creating a new commsnd and
new generalship, and crafty the Sena-
tors ambition for military title and re-
nown. We might resolve the Alamo
Rifles into brigade and give the Sen
ator command"
Ccncho Times: sit will be remem-
bered that some time ago number of
cattle meh were arrested in Western
Texas on the charge of obstructing
postroads. In constructing pastures
they erected gates where the postrosds
passed through their lands. AS the
stage DRYERS were compelled to open
the eates, it vas claimed that they
were distractions, and the land owners
were put under arrest, Upon repre-
sensations made to Postmaster General
Key by Congressman Epson, he has
ordered the dismissal of all the cases."
Two months ago w. 81. Lambert
reached Dallas accompanied by his
W fe and two little children. After
waiting for money to be sent by his
mother-in-lsw in Arkansas, the wife
went with the children to her mother,
and Lambert took employment as can.
wasting agent for a machine company.
The other day he led young lady of
johnson county to the altar, and not
long after the marriage ceremony, he
lodged officers, who had been informed
of his prior marriage, snd fed. But he
has been arrested and will be tried and
convicted on charge of bigsmy.
LAST fall, it will be remembered, the
public was shocked with the report
that Mrs. Davis, wife of Major B. H.
Davis, of Bryan, was drowned in the
sert at Galveston Dilligent search
was made for her body, and many days
were spent by sorroying husband
and friends in having the coast
searched from the mouth OF the Brazos
to points to the eastward of Galveston
Island. The body was not found,
and funeral services in memory
of the dead wife were con-
Quoted at Bryan, and now when
these sad circumstances are almost for
gotten, friends are made even sadder
to learn that Mrs. DAVIS is still alive
and in New York, having used the
night in the serf as q means fer escape
ing with some one not known. When
Major Davis became satisfied that his
wife was really alive and in New York,
he departed at once to investigate the
circumstances.
The Gaudslupe Times, after dishIng
up Rev. R. @. Burlesop, says: "And
now comes the Rev. Mr.. Briggs, pas
tor of the Southern Methodist Church,
in Galveston, with his fanaticsl bigo-
try, saying that it should be declared
absolute treason against the govern
ment for any man to openly oppose the
Bible Fearing he might not be fully
understood, the Rev. Briggs said, i be-
lieve in moral quarantine You may
cry persecution, but there are some
doctrines nov-s-days that should be
prosecuted with the dungeon and hal
ter Such men would revive the days
of the Spanish inquisition and gloat