The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
TEXAS FACTS AND FANCIES.

per month.
Judge W. ;. Wright OF Hemp
stead, j. no more.
Gould is TO build a railroad FROM
Denton TO Galveston.
April 9th the Texas Medical A>,o-
citation meets at Waco.
The day set for the Legislature TO
adjourn is "Ali Fools Dav."
The line of the NJ, *. & T. la,
been located through Salado.
A popular vote al Giddings has
suspended the town corporation.
Capt. j. W. Stephens, an old citi-
zen ofLimcstone county. is dead.
The people of Lexington, Lee
county, have given up local option.
The Texas Seamless Bag Com
pany will begin operations at Waco
The Texans and Pacific road is now
completed from Pilot Point To Den
ton.
Cattle in the Panhandle region
are reported rs being in fine condi-
ton 'e ..''" ''...
The Wcimar military company
makes application to the state tor
arhs. -s4u. ra fra.... ..yy .a-r..
Jurors in Justices courts now be-
come entitled to pay for their SER
vices.
Railway prospects is putting life
into the good old town of Nacog-
doches. i -a u"y ' t.r --sH
A lady in Fayette county has
made a Quilt composed of eighteen
thousand pieces. D.. .-.t ...-.r.. .....
The telegraph line is now ready
for business for two hundred miles
west OF Fort Worth.
The next meeting of the Texas
Veterans Association will be held at
Palestine. April 81. ra a.r...i ..,r .
Much improved land, in Kaufman
county. will be idle this year be-
cause of lack of labor.
w. y. Grounds of Taylor county,
has sold his entire stock of cattle to
Jep. Clayton for $4,000. @.... .-
Eli Perkins is going to lecture in
San Antonio, and its reputation may
be affected by. association. ...,...
The old town of Bastrop owns, in
fee simple. $4,000 acres of land
within its corporate limits.
Little Il Mcdaniel have sold their
Pan Handle ranch and stock to Mr.
Conclc of Kansas city for $1,000.
The stock mcn.of Northwest Texas
| l., 1.l. IN,
zation for purposes OF mutual good
The thirteenth Texas Sacn9crfcst
will be held at Galveston on the
eighteenth of April. continuing flI c
days.
The shooting bee. east OF Bolton
| between James Cox and X. ID. Kin
ney, resulted in the death of the
former.
In Clay county trees are bearing
fruit early. \ Wcll-mGllowed horse
thief was found hanging To one Il
few days ago.
The Fort Worth .Idrdnce does not
like this legislature, and thinks tho
state would have been better of
had it never convened.
Major Penn wresiled with sin al
| Georgetown. and converted Nat
Henderson. aud this is why he now
sticks 80 close Ia Dallas sinners.
Harnisson Il Waters have sold
their stocks of cattle. ranging il
Young and adjoining counties. 10
Stevens 4 Whrsham for $4,000.
Tleiatt Il Crawford Of Young
county gathered in $4,000 at one
haul from f.. =. 4 W. ). lkard OF
Clay county, for y small bunch" ot
cattle.
Since the suppression Of poker,
dice and crack-loo the people o.
Brownwood have devoted their en-,
tire attention To pitching horse
shoes. .,..... ..i...... t.--
j. Schultz fell OF load of hay il
San Antonio. carrying Il pitchInrl
with him. one of the pr0ngs pdssed
through his heart killing him in
SANITY. ..si .t,.......-.ft ..l.,a. .y.. bell.
Trains now run over the iron
bridge of the Sunset road nj San
Antonio. This great work is NOV
ing vigorously towards the Rio
Grande. "HiH't- it iE'I.H
TIE people of gainesville hav,
raised money TO pay for right-Ot-way
for the narrow gauge through Cory
ell county, and depot grounds il
Gainesville. .. .'.-4 4i 3D.
Mrs. Blackstone, of TeXarkana
gave birth to twin girls joined thi
full length of the breast bone, tact
to face. The children were dead
the mother may die. ..,,..
Sickness is reported among cattle
in Mason county. particularly among
Young and fat stock, caused proba
bly, by eating poisonous greenwccds
A good many have died.
Track laying is progressing on tn,
Corpus Christi and Laredo railroad
at the rate of a mile and a half pc
day. The road will be completed Il
Laredo in about thirty days. a... .
The. Medical Society and Othe
citizens Of Waco, are making exten
sive preparations for the reception
and entertainment of lhe member
of the Texas Medical Association.
All over the state farmers are re
ported as behind hand with thei
crops. tits owing to the vast cottol
crop of last year. the gathering o
which was extended into the spring
Judge Nancy, of Seguin, has in
vented hand pump by means o
which water can be raised fort,
feet, and the Judge believes it cal
be made to raisn it any distance de
sired. o. Ht. iii-J' tt.iI
Cattle buyers are reported II
plentiful in Brown county. and liz
ures much better than ever before
Sheep have stood the winter wei
and are fat. The wool clip will b.
arge. D. Ai'.'
| Col. Dick King. the cattle king o
western Texas, has sOlsl To Chas. j
Eldred. OF Illinois. 5000 head of on,
and two-year old cattle at $3.50 ant
| $l1.5O per head FASH, TO be delivered
in Kansas. tt'i- $50 DE
Mrs. Lockett, Of san Saba, charg
Ell with biganIY. was found guilt
and her punishment was fixed n
confinement for one second II
the penitentiary. She certainl.
ought 10 appeal. 81
Because OF emotional insanit
which took violent hold upon .on
Wallace, the superintendent Of th
Tarrant county poor farm. receive,
! fifteen knife cuts, and life NAV b.
this time have PASSED out throag
them ii 1853 s9ib ifuf fi.It,fN
Miss Sallie p. Blake of New Nor