The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01
TExAS-FACTS AND FANCIEs

paPeF aafhfd the people are happy.
Columbus is bidding for the work
shops of the San Antonio railway.
Texas produces 100000 head OF
cattle annually.
Ten farm hands were poisoned OIL
a farm near Kaufman from eating
poisoned peaches.S
COmanche county had only seven
campmeetings going on at once, a
few days ago.
The East Texas railway, between
Sabine and Beaumont, wants 500
teams and 1000 laborers.
The stages on the upper end of
the San Antonio and Ell Paso line
are called "mud wagons"
The Herdld-NeocS of Denison runs
a temperance column merely to
please one class of its readers.
The San Jacinto monument was
unveiled at Galveston with interest
ing and appropriate ceremonies.
Tom Williams is to hang in Rusk
county on the 23rd of September, for
the murder of Joseph A. Nickle.
According to the census returns,
Texas in 1879 cultivated 2,173,732
acres of cotton, producing 803,643
bales.
The prospects are good for an aver
age yield of cotton in Hamilton
county, and Hico expects to ship 49,
900 bales this season.
j. l.. Britton, of Mexia, was found
dead on the road fifteen miles from
Floresville. 1t is supposed he died
from thirst.
Within period of sixteen years
| 1889 marriage certificates have
been issued at Houston, an average
of nearly two weddings day.
Mr.. MitthelI, the artesian well con-
tractor at Galveston, found earth
$50 feet deep that caused sores to
break out wherever it touched the
skin.
Mr.. j. w. L. Sturgis, an old and
respected citizen of Hillsboro, is no
more. He was "a years old, and the
present mayor of Waco is his son.
The Corpus Christi Ledger is in
formed. upon good authority, that
Capt. r. King will brand this year in
the neighborhood of 10000 calves.
The completion OF the Texas
Trunk railway from Dallas to Kauf-
man was celebrated at the latter
place by big barbecue on the oath.
A negro woman, recently attacked
and bitten by a panther, near Dallas,
has since died of hydrophobia, re-
sulting, it is stated, from the effects
of the wound.
The Sherman papers swear that
there is not case of smallpox with
in the corporate limits of that city.
The report was circulated without
grounds.
Col. Shafter arrived in Ell Paso on
the 25th from Fort Davis, on his way
to Washington. This is new way
out to the frontier. The colonel re-
ports no Indians in Texas.
The Marlin Ball thus explains Ty-
ler's candidacy: "The anti-Rob-
ertsites in Smith county-Bonner
and Hubbard-brought Tyler out
for the university" Tyler is'likely
to stay out.
lu0 LObdi dSsceSueQJ OF BoXar
county, including the city of San
Antonio is $10,55S, 1897. San Antonio
has five banks and plenty of wealthy
men, and yet the assessment rolls
show but $92,580 money on hand.
Hon. M. d. h. Taylor, of Jeffer-
son, has been selected as one of the
vice presidents of the Atlanta cot
ton exposition. Col. Ashbel Smith
is also vice president, and we want !
a few more in Texas that the ex-
position may be kept IN a whooping |
way.
Houston seems determined to Sc
cure the workshops of the. San An
tonic railway, if good talking and |
money will get them. The same
sort of spirit at Austin would prob
ably secure the work and machine
shops of the international, which
are to be moved from Palestine. ,