The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30
TEXAS FACTS AND FANCIES.

Sunday
Sulphur Springs is going TO hav
new court house.
Burg1aries are of frequent occur
renee at Dodd City.
Dallas sent twelve monrners {,
Huntsville last week.
international trains are runnins
b forty miles west of San Antonio.
The Houston Age got up a two
: column editorial on emancipation
5 day.
Collin and Hunt counties produc,
more honey than any others in tht
, state.
, w. ID. Cleveland, of Houston. of
! fers $500 for the first bale of new
cotton.
Judge F. Fl. Sleeper, prominent
: lawyer of Waco, died III that city
Monday.
Wonder if there is any practical
way for Texas to quarantine against
base ball?
San Antonio complains at the de-
lay in starting the free delivery sys.
tenn in that city.
Chris Rogers, marshal of Pales-
tine, who has just been tried for
murder, was acquitted.
| Real estate in Dallas has taken an
upward start, and is higher to-day
than ever before in the history of
that city. - :
Mineola is to have a union depot
OF extended dimensions, which will
include hotel for the benefit of the
travelling public.
There is vast amount of literary
talent at large in Texas. A number
of Texas weekly papers are running
original stories.
The Waco Telephone wants CAMP
meeting. 1t asks: "Can it be pos
sible that the summer is going to
pass without having one r'
1t is reported in railroad circles
that the headquarters of the grand
combination in Texas will be estab-
lished at Dallas on or about the first
of July. ...... .....
| Texarkana il TO have big celebra-
ton on July 4th. The flags will be
hung out, the bands will play, a bal
loon will go up, and the g ubilation"
will be general.
The contractor at work on the
mouth of the Brazos river expects
to be able, with the present appro-
priation, to secure fourteen feet of
water ON the bar.
The people of LaGrange held an
enthusiastic meeting last week, and
took preliminary steps to secure the
Texas Western narrow gauge rail-
road, from Houston.
And now the sleepy little village
of Fairfield is feeling around for
railroad. The truth is, Texas towns
are getting SO they can not keep
house without a railroad
A burglar entered the house of
Mr.. John Knight, living near La
Grange, one night last week and
stole $50, of which 5000 were in
twenty dollar gold pieces. +
The city of Galveston has taken
charge of its public free schools. A
proposition for an additional tax for
this purpose will be submitted to the
people of that city at an early day.
Speaking of its own city, the |
Gainesville Voice says that the tax
able property inside the city limits |
is over 100000, and by the first of |
September it will be over 81 600, 900. |
District court is in session at Llano |
and a company OF ten rangers are |
there to keep the peace. Several |
murder cases are to be tried, and |
there is much feeling on both sides.
Fort Worth claims the Democratic |
banner now at Dallas. because Dali
las is a radical town." while Fort |
Worth gave larger Democratic ma
Jorlty than any other town in the
state last year.
Houston Age: "Col. Sam Upshaw
says he can stand on the roof of the
court house in Hillsboro and take in
at one sweep of the eye more fine
farming country than can be found
in the entire state of Vermont"
Cuero dewitt county, Star:
"Sheep men all wear pleasant coun-
tenances. Their fiocks are generally
in tip-top condition. The wool clip
has been heavy, and most of them
are realizing fair prices for their
WOOL"
Corpus Christi Ledger, of June IS:
Something strange during the
prevalence of the present drouth is
the fact that the water of Nueces
bay is perfectly fresh. Both cattle
and horses drink very freely of it
daily" |
According to. the Flatonia argus
1t is foregone conclusion that the
literary department of the state uni.
yersity will be located at Austin.
The location OF the medical depart
ment lies between Houston and Gal
v eston. rf. G rra-. ...... Il
Corsicana Courier: Some capital
lists are contemplating erecting a
gin, with a capacity of
i've thousand bales, in this city.
They propose ginning cotton alone
for the seed. They will also build
an oil mill in connection with the
gin. ''' 80 4
The staging period of San Anto-
MOS history has passed away. Sta
ges on the Laredo line now reach
their terminus forty-five miles south
west of the Alamo. In another
year it will be very remote corner
Of Texas which will note the arri-
Vals and departures of the stage. |,
Abilene, Texas, the railway sta
ton on the Texas Pacific, north of
Concho, puts up claims as q wool
market. Oyer 4O,000pounds ofwool
from the neighborhood of Fort
Concho are reported to have been
received there last week, and sew
sral heavy buyers are said to be
Floresville Wilson county, Chyoa-
icLe: San extensive bed of excel
ent coal underlies the country |
about Fairview. 1t is ten feet thick
On AR. Burrows place and five feet
Oh Mr.. L. Golhier's. The distance
below the surface is about seventy
feet. 1t burns well in an ordinary
stove or fireplace" A Il
Flies may be disposed of without I
The use of poison. Take half tea
spoonful of black pepper in powder, '
)ne teaspoonful of brown sugar and
one teaspoonful Of cream. Mix
hem well together and place the
in room on a plate,
and they will soon disappear. So l
'ays new-fohnd recipe. Try it. :
Waco Erdmine,': "a young gen. :
,leman well-known in society circles )
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