The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-29
TExAs-FAoTs AND FANoIEs

Fannin county adopted local OPP
ton by 1,100 majority.
A new vaudeville theatre is TO be
opened in Dallas tomorrow.
II costs $500 car load TO get
beer from st. Louis to FL Paso.
The Flatonia argus favors the es-
Enlistment of the whipping post.
A fourteen thousand dollar fire
occurred at Thorp Springs last Mon
dav.
Since the first of September Cam
oron has shipped 2020 bales of cot
ton.
The fight for local option is being
renewed in many localities in the
state.
The Galveston Journal says:
"Our Wash shouldn't try TO be too
smart"
The Methodist Sunday school at
BRENNAN viii give grand social on
the Goth instant.
The Brennan Banner is quarrel
ing about the high prices asked for
Christmas turkeys.
Bellville is soon to have n half
mile race track, to be one of the
best in the state.
Rather, the man charged with
shooting McWhirter, has been re-
leased on 5000 bond.
The Mexia Ledger wants an agent
sent to Germany and Scandinavia to
get laborers for farmers in Navarro
county.
The Fort Worth Stock journal
says that the state convention of the
stockmen of Texas promises to be a
big success.
That proposed land crookedness,
with headquarters of the company
at Gainesville, is being aired by the
Texas papers.
The change of the county seat OF
Wise county, from Decatur to the
geographical center of the county is
being discussed.
Major Penn announces that he
has already secured nickels sufficient
to buy the lot on which to build hi:
church ut Palestine.
Miss Mildred Lee, the only daugh'
ter of the late General Robert f
Lee, will spend the winter among
friends in the north.
Last Monday an idle rumor wa
circulated at Denison, Sherman, Dial
las and Corsicana, that Presiden
Arthur had been shot.
Some of the papers are discussing
the question of who will be Coke
successor in the United States sen
ate. Time enough yet.
Mr.. w. w. Astor has put an enC
TO the rumors that a foreign mission
awaited him in Europe by returnin!
on the steamship Britannia.
Galveston wants a custom hous
and the chances for an appropriation
for one at the present session o
congress are considered good.
Hillsboro is all astir over the pros
poets of getting the Missouri Pa
cific machine shops. Real estate i
advancing rapidly, and fancy price
are asked.
A bunch of Texas cowboys tool
entire possession of the town o
Caldwell, Kansas, the other day, de
fed the authorities and killed tn,
town marshal.
The Seguin Times compliment
Captain Warfield, of the postal ser
vice, for the efficient manner il
which he has served the people o
western Texas.
Congressman Wellborn has intro
duced bill providing for the cree.
tion of United States supreme courI
buildings at Dallas and Graham.
The stable of Henry Brewster was
burned at Fort Worth. The owner
of the stable, together with his dog
and two horses, was burned up.
Allsop, who was arrested in Dial
las several months ago, as fugitive
from Kentucky justice, and taken
back to Louisville, is now on trial.
Palestine received a visitation
from burglars the other night and
not less than half dozen dwelling
houses were burglarized. Look out
Cor the rascals here.
Lord Lyons, eX-British minister
to the United States, has been Gre
ated Viscount Lyons. He has been
for many years ambassador at
Paris, and is a close friend of the
prince of Wales, a fact to which he
is probably indebted for his promo
tion to the peerage.
Ex-Governor Routt, of Colorado,
was given a dinner at Wizards, on
Saturday, by prominent Republican
congress. Governor Routt was one
of tie earliest prospectors in Lead.
vile, and after years of miners hard
luck opened the Morning Star mine,
which he recently sold for 81 800, 900.
Alfred Freeman, a photographer,
shot r, A. Chambers, merchant
taylor, on the streets of Dallas, Mon
day, without warning. The weapon
nsed was shotgun, and Gamblers
died in few minutes after the shot
was fred. Freeman justified the
deed by saying that his victim had
destroyed his connubial happiness.
Mr.. Keifer is said to resemble ex-
Speaker Randall in manner, hard
ness of voice, and in certain
apparent unreadiness. He has the
reputation among Democrats of be-
ing partisan, and his election, on
tins account, was not welcome. He
Is q jealous protectionist, and,
above all, loyal to his part.
The stockmen's convention will
do much very important business.
The organization is aided by dis.
trict organizations, and the work of
redistrlcting is one of the necessities.
Besides, there is to be work looking
towards legislation that must be
mapped out, and altogether the
owners of the long-horns will have
plenty of work.
The Texas Northeast gives an ac-
count of mineral we'll lately dis
covered in Montague county: "The
water has been examined by DIR.
Stinson, who pronounces II diuretic,
laxative and Alternative tonic. Ii has
been thoroughly tried by n number
of sick people, who will send in GER
tificates for publication. 1t is said
diseases from every type caused
from liver or kidney troubles, are
benefited at once; also rheumatism,
sore eyes, etc, whether of an acute
or chronic nature.n
BRENNAN Banner: "The Bren-
ham oil works, owned by G.. NJ.
Venable, late of Memphis, are now
In operation, with q fine stock of
cotton seed. Cotton seed now find
ready sale at from ten to twelve
dollars per ton, against five dollars