The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15
Texas Facts and Fancies.

tThe Bolton Courier will reappear
early in January.
1t Is not yet decided that Bolton
will get branch of the Missouri
Pacific railroad.
Fort Worth has Il scan mag, i'll
volving Il young lady and a physi-
clan. We came near naming an
other profession.
Two bales Of cotton were success
fully stolen from 81 train on the
Santa Fe road n few miles out of
Houston. A thief dumped the cot
ton off the train. and accompliccs
hauled it away.
HOratiO Burritt, postmaster AT
Palo Pinto, is under arrest on Il
charge of willful detention of the
mails lie will be investigated by
the United States commissioner ut
Fort Worth.
Lucas, the Palestine youth arrest
ed III New Orleans, did not steal
money from a Palestine firm, but
married young widow whose hus-
band had lately died leaving a
5000 policy on his life. Lucas got
$4,000 OF the money and skipped.
RaincS. who was sent TO the peni-
tertiary from Bell county, did not
escape from the guard, as was re-
ported. lie Is in the pcnitentiary
in feeble health: sad. should he live
till spring. will be taken back TO
Bolton to he tried OH the charge of
murder
The youngest telegraph operators
in the world are the little Misses
Daniel-Katie and Ellen-whO live
at DeLeon. a station on the Central
railroad in Comanche county. Their
father is the railroad agent and tel
egraph operator there, and under
his tutelage the little girls have be-
come such expert operators that
they take that part of the labor off
his hands. They are twins, and
only nine years old.
The Texas Trunk road, lately
| forced into the hands of receiver,
| is completed from Dallas to kauf-
man. and was being steadily pushed
| southeastward when the squeezing
out process was adopted by its crcdi-
itors. The Times thinks ii will final
" tall into Jay GOuld's hands, and
be extended As Il short line TO New
Orleans.
Another marriage by telegraph is
| reported. The eager twain were at
Fort Sill, in the Indian territory.
| There was no minister or justice OF
the peace. So the couple stood up
in the telegraph office, and tie
county Judge at Jacksboro. Texas,
| asked The questions by wire and
pronounced the benedictiOn that
made the pair husband and wife.
A north Texas journal reports a
bonanza waiting for some paper near
| HillsbOrO. 1t is lot of diamonds i'll
Il square package found on the
premises of widow lady. The box
contained n man script and picture,
the features of the latter entirely
obliterated, bearing only the outline
of the form on the background.
The manuscript is quite legible.
The package is still open Cor inspec-
ton, no one having yet claimed
either the manuscript or diamonds.
If the picture could be 1'e-touched,
the jewels might be restored to the
proper owner, and some important
facts brought TO light.
The town of Arlington, Dallas
county, was the scene of lively times
the other evening. A moral show
came along and gave grand per-
formance at the school house.
Everybody, his wife and several
preachers attended. All went well
and all were satisfied, till near the
close, when girl appeared before
the audience. Her dress was the
regulation ballet costume, but one
ofthe preachers denounced the show
immoral; n hubbub ensucd and the
show people were fired out. They
lett town that night. The same
evening the woman's rights question
was debated by the debating socie-
ty. The vanquished orator got even
with the victorious one by cutting
his throat with knife. The
wounded man will recover. 1t was
the Iiveiiest time Arlington has had
for many day.