The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-08

LIBERTY HILL, September a.
Our town was shocked this evening
by the narrowing news that Mr.. @.
Z. Leatherwood's little three.year-
old daughter was scalded to death.
She was playing around large pot
Of boiling water, and fell in, head
first. She lived three hours.
We are needing more raiu. Busi-
ness fairly good.
MARLIN, September "a uni
versity meeting was held last
evening one mile and half in the
bottom. /. Fontain, of Austin,
and III. johnson, of Waco, had
joint discussion, the former in
favor of Austin and the latter for
Waco. Austin will get two-thirds
of the colored vote here.
BELToN, September 2.-Mr. F. G.
Morris, of Austin, spoke here to-
night advocating that place for the
location of the university. Mr..
Morris presented the claims of the
capital in clear and concise man.
ner, and appealed to the patriotism
OF his hearers to rouse up and in
terest themselves in carrying out
the wishes of the grand old heroes
who set aside the beautiful piece of
ground at Austin as the site for this
magnificent institution He cited
the advantages the student would
have in having access to the public
libraries, the advantages of daily OBJ
serving the practical workings of
the government, the abundance of
building material, the great health
fulness of the place, and many more
reasons why the university should
be located there One commenda-
BILE feature in Mr.. Morris discussion
was that he utterly ignored abuse of
rival candidates, something which
has been the whole stock in trade of
the other contestants. The speech
was listened to with deserved atten-
ton.
FROM ANOTHER REPORTER.
BELToN, September 2.-Mr. +. &.
Morris made a telling speech to an
appreciative audience last night at
the court house, in favor of Austin
for tne university. Mr.. Morris
speech was well delivered and
couched in fine language. Austin
may well feel proud of her young
knight.
GIDDINGs, September 3.-Thls
town and Lee county will vote solid |
for Austin for the main university. |
Galveston is in the lead for the medi- |
cal department. The county votes
about eight hundred votes-next |
Tuesday about half a vote.
SAN MARCOS, September 3.-The |
San Marcos Nut Shell promises to
resurrect itself next week, from
what we can learn on the streets.
We appear to be booming down
here.
a lady boarder. |
A team ran away with q wagon,
throwing out two ladies and one
man. Nobody hurt.
All these happenings in one day
What think ye? Nor is this all the
days happenings wound up with a
fight.
have spoken to several persons
on the subject of the location Of the
state university. / think Austin
will get the entire vote of this
county, "though Waco will get one
solitary vote"
The San Marcos Free Press seems
to express the views of the people.
The public school at this place
opens Monday.
We are to have regular planning,
dressing and moulding machine |
here soon. The machinery has been
shipped.
MILANo, September 3.-On FRI
day a basket picnic was given by |
temperance society here, at which |
the grand lecturer of the order was
present, and an extraordinary large |
number present. He made an ex-
cellent address in the morning, after |
which thirty ladies and gentlemen
proposed for membership, and in
the evening another address by the |
same gentleman was given, and
thirteen more names proposed,
and were initiated, swelling the |
total number of members to over
ninety. This is claimed to be the |
banner council of the U. f. o. T.
AT a meeting Of the citizens of
this place yesterday, Captain W. X.
Little was delegated to represent
the village in securing the location,
at this junction, of the road to be
built from New Orleans through to
Huntsville, and on to the west, at a
meeting at Huntsville on the 23d.
Much enthusiasm here over this.
The nfhar dnv IL was SO hot in