The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11
TEXAs-FACTs AND FANCIEs.

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Major Penn goes to Hamilton on
the 9th instant.
San Antonio is to have a new
street railway.
Worms are damaging the cotton
in Bastrop county.
"Jim-jams is one OF the COM
plants at Waco.
Fort Worth is trying to organize
a building association.
They are arresting some of the
pickpockets about Waco.
The Methodists of Waco are to
have handsome new church.
David Whalen, a railroader, was
found dead in his bed at Dallas on
Friday.
The mayor of Sherman asks the
doctors to vaccinate the poor free of
charge.
Crops on the river bottom lands
in Fayette county are reported as
very good.
The Missourians meet at Dallas
Wednesday. A big time is antici-
pated.
Up to date six hundred dogs have
been poisoned at San Antonio the
present season.
Amateur entertainments are pro-
posed in Waco, to raise money for
the university fund.
A man named Dickey killed his
brother-in-law, Sears, few days
ago in Corvell county.
a young man died in the Houston
calaboose, Saturday, from the effects
of delirium tremens.
A convict guard named Moore
was accidentally shot and killed in
the bottom near Hearne, last week
A public sale of lots will take
place at Hubbard, the new town on
the Texas and st. Louis road, on the
18th.
The Cuero Bulletin says there
will be as fair cotton crop in Dewitt
county this year as any previous
season.
Major Penn has been preaching
about six years and claims that he
has converted thirteen thousand
persons.
The city ofDallas offers the water
supply company of that city 100000
cash for the works. The company
wants 100000.
The old settlers reunion at Sher-
man was well attended, and the gray
boards of GraySOn county had very
enjoyable time.
Mr.. Roy Porter, an old and res
pected citizen of Mesquite, was
thrown from his horse and killed
Thursday of last week.
Dick Allen, of Houston, the lead
ing colored politician of Texas, is
charged with "body snatching," and
is likely 10 have a rough time.
Three little girls were killed by
Friday on a farm near
Sherman. They were playing near
a haystack when they were struck.
1t is announced that General
Hoxie will soon take up his abode in
as it will be in the center
of his system of railways to manage.
j. d. Hodges was robbed of $50 by
near Dallas, Thursday
night, and afterwards hung to tree,
from which dilemma he eXtricated
himself after the negroes had left.
An Interstate regatta is to take |
place in Galveston bay, the contest
ants being Galveston and New Or |
leans rowing clubs. The 18th i'll
slant is the date fixed for the race.
A Texas young man sent basket |
of apples to his lady-lOve, and told |
her to read Solomon, iii. v. 1t reads
"Stay me with fiagOns, comfort me
with apples; for am sick of love-"
There is an artesian well at York
town, Dewitt county, only about
sixty feet deep. The water is pure
and sweet, furnishes water for all
the Inhabitants and stock, and sup
plies fish pond.
The National Bar Association
meets at Saratoga on the 18th in
slant. The Galveston bar sends
delegate in the person of Hon. r. 6.
Street, and will probably be the
only association in Texas repre-
sented on the occasion.
A dispatch from Bolton dated
says: "MajOr PENIS
at Willow Springs.
about twelve miles east of Bolton, is
with marked success.
1t is thought that there will be from
10000 to $4,000 people on the
grounds tomorrow. They are COM
ng from every direction. Between
80 and 200 conversions up to date.
At least two railroads are aiming
or Sabine City. That eighteen feet
If water on the Sabine bar draws
he road like magnet. 1t is stated
~ those who ought to know that
s250,0O0 will increase that eighteen
eet to twenty-five. Congress ought
o grant il if this estimate is reliable.
Captain Webster, a Denison man.
las been commissioned, by the su-
IRENE councillor of the Royal Tenn
liars of Temperance, supreme lee
urer for the state of Texas, with au-
hority to institute select councils
# that order. The Royal Templars
# Temperance is a little insurance
which insures none but
OIdl dOSldlucIS lTOln alcOlOllc
thinks. There is but one lodge in
Texas. and that is at benson.
The growth of the knights of
Honor association is thus spoken of [
n the official report of the grand 6
lictator oil the grand lodge: We I
nay well be proud of the success of
O grand an order as the Knights of | |
honor. Four years ago, August, ]
S77, the first session of this grand
'ody was held at Palestine, and it at | I
hat time numbered 55 lodges, with ,
membership of 1881. In August,
S79, the second session was held in I
Dallas /; at that time it numbered 92
edges with membership of 28O6.
n August, 1880, the third session I
vas held at Waco; at that time LAG {
Ddges, with membership of $500. ,
We are now assembled in the CITY
f San Antonio at the fourth annual
ession with 176 lodges and men, 1
ership approximating 1000, which
laces our state in the fifth rank of ]
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