The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-06
TEXAS FACTS AND fANcIES.

Boats are now running 10 Jefier-
son.
Corn is selling ut zoe. per bushei
in Navasota.
Horse thieves are working Free
stone county.
There are four papers in Texas
edited by women.
Tramps are becoming most too
numerous up about Sherman.
Pork is selling at four 10 five cents
per pound in MeCulloch county.
The city authorities of Dallas are
stirring up the gamblers in that
city,
There is coal famine in Dallas,
not Il car load to be found in the
city.
One thousand bags of wool is be-
ing shipped per week from Corpus
Christi.
Twelve divorce suits have lately
been filed in the district court at
Bellville.
During the recent bad weather
hog killing went on in all parts of
the State.
Cotton blockades aie reported
on nearly all the principal railroads
in Texas.
The Texas and ST. Louis railroad
will be completed to Corsicana early
in February.
Buchell's cotton gin, burned at
Cuero the other day, was insured.
Loss $4,000.
Damage TO crops in Austin county
by the late rains is not so bad as
was supposed.
At San Antonio recently 4 soldier
was fined 800 for insulting lady
on the street.
Apples sell at Bonham for Soc. per
bushel. Editors up there are in no
danger of starvation.
Ii is SAID that . swarm of bees
have taken up quarters in the court
house at Gainesville.
building is the order of the day
at Caldwell; the only difficulty is in
procuring lumber enough.
French is prominent candidate
for mayor of San Antonio, New
comb heading the opposition.
At Dallas two blind men had =
regular rough and tumble fight one
having called the other a fraud.
The grand jury of Concho county
found eighteen bills of Indictment
six felonies and twelve misdemean-
ors.
Texas has rs, 900 900 acres of lands
for immigrants, and nearly 10000
900 subject to location by certifi-
cate.
George Clark, editor of the Ter
rel Star,was whipped by Mr.Slaugh-
ter, of Kaufman county, one day
last week.
The Flatonia Argus reports five
convictions out of twenty-three GRIM
inal cases at the last term of the dis
trict court
The completion of the Dallas Il
Wichita railroad to Denton will be
celebrated by grand ball on New
Years eve at that place.
Bryan proposes to haul her cotton
to Hearne by wagon and there ship
via the international. The Central
don't give her satisfaction.
At Jacksonville Tuesday night at
q colored peoples ball, Andy Pierce
received a mortal pistol shot wound
from some unknown party.
In Wise county at the last election,
Roberts majority over Hannah was
eighty-three. This year the Old AL
calde leads the Greenbacker 737.
The building of r. Oxar, ut Cal
vert, together with the stock, were
totally burned by an incendiary,
Loss, $4,000; insurance, 5000.
1t is reported that the division
terminus of tho TRANSIT Continental
branch OF the Texas 4 Pacific rail-
way will be at Paris or Honey
Grove.
Ore has been discovered on farm
in Washington county, in which
Wiseacres think is gold. 1t will
probably prove TO be iron pyrites.
At Bryan Tuesday, Mrs. Weathers.
by attempted TO commit suicide by
taking an ounce of laldanum. A
doctor came in time and saved her
The first hanging for the new yeal
will take place in Burleson county
on the 14th of January, young man
named Hubby beng the legal victim
The sheriff of Harrison county has
lately levied upon the track, fixtures
and rolling stock of the Galveston
Houston 4 Henderson railroad tc
satisfy Judgment for $35.00O.
The mail rider between RefugiC
and Goliad, was recently shot al
within two or three miles of the lat
ter place, by parties concealed ON the
road, whom he failed to recognize.
Up at Bolton last Tuesday night
Mat Mcknight, charged with killing
James Derrick and John Kemp, an
peared in town and surrendered &c
Officer Clay King, Sheriff BlantOI
being absent. II
A negro named Jeremiah Gooda
was shot and killed on the Lister
farm, near Ennis, Monday night, by
an unknown man. Cause-Christ
mas " Risky.
At Brenham Monday the dead
body of a negro woman was found
in RalstOn's pasture, two miles from
town, evidently murdered. An i'll
quest was held.
The mad stone up about Mckin
ney has been lost, aud Bingham, O
the Enquirer, now wears leather leg
gins and scOots up tree when Ia
sees dog coming. f..
Tyler Courier: There has beer
over one hundred horses died from
blind staggers and epizootlc in ihi'
county within the six weeks past
This is severe loss to our people
Monday at Palestine a Lad named
Langston was shot IN the breast by
another boy, who, In play, loaded ;
toy pistol with real cartridge. The
ball entered near the heart, aud /,
not vet found by the doctors. The
wound is probably fatal.
a lot Of stolen cattle belonging t.