The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-02
TEXAS FACTS AND fANeIEs.

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Galveston Jail. .-..
A fine union depot is to be erect
ed at Fort Worth.
Brenham city scrip is worth fifty
cents on the dollar.
Gainesville had a prohibition
meeting a few days ago.
The telephone exchange has beer
opened fol. business at Dallas.
Mr.J. G. Kennedy. a prominent
citizen of Hill county, is dead.
The Buffalo Gap Eagle has been
moved to Abilene, Taylor county.
Mr.. John L. Hayes has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Round Rock
A workingman's league was or.
ganized in Palestine a few days ago
Crockett had lawn festival for
the benefit of a church, and realized
1856.
The Journal thinks Bolton viii get
a branch line of the Missouri-PacifiC
road.
1t is stated that a new paper, with
500, 900 capital. is 10 be started at
Dallas.
Considerable sickness, principally
pneumonia, is prevailing at Fort
Worth.
New peaches, at a nickel apiece
can be bought in several Texas
towns. er.'t ... g. -t......- 800.
Ascension day last Thursday
was observed generally throughout
the state. 'f
The San Antonio Erening Light
faVOrs Austin for the state UNIVERSE
ty location.
DR.. r. III. Saunders has bought a
half interest in the Denison DaiIy
Heydld-NeicS.
The Taylor PhOnOg,Uphis in favor
of Austin as The location for the
state university.
Waco held a meeting on the uni
versity subject Thursday. Nothing
definite was done.
The demand for houses being so
great in Texarkana, building asso-
citation has been formed.
Out of twenty babies born in Tex
arkana IN the last three or four
weeks, all are girls except two.
John Hamburg, a constable at
Galveston, shot and killed his wife
Friday. 1t was a cOld-bloOded MUIR
der. .-.. .........
The little son of Col. Elliott, man
aging editor Of the Dallas Herald.
fell and broke his arm last Wednes-
day.
The Texas IL Pacific management
has decided to build round houses
ut Fort Worth. Now what will Dal-
las say?
"A disease similar to epizootic is
tO,an alarming extent
among the horses and mules in Rusk
county.
The argus, new paper published
at Emory, Rains county, is received.
is bright, newsy little sheet, and
deserves success. ... .....
Hon. Olin Weiborn has gone to
Annapolis, Md, being member of
The committee to inspect the United
States Naval Academy.
Galveston is to hold an election
oh the 18th of June TO determine
whether the city shall acquire ex-
elusive control of the public free
schools. ..... ... .t...l 49,.
The Houston Age says it is unfor-
lunate for Texas that Eli Perkins
mas gone to Dragging ON her, for
Eli is such Il liar that nobody will
believe him. ..
According to the Galveston Ne,cs
-he quarantine regulations at that
port have the effect of sending coffee
70 New Orleans and New York
whence it is brought by rail to
Texas. ..t,..
whom the town of Manor on the
Austin branch of the Houston &
Texas Contra! railroad was named,
lied at his home in Bastrop county
asst week.
1t is announced from Dallas that
lbout 2000 people in Colorado, Mis-
'Ouri and Kansas have representa-
i've in Texas, who is endeavoring to
)uy body of land sufficient for five
hundred families.
Gainesville has a Scotchman sixty
,wo years of age who has just COM
nenced an apprenticeship at the car
'iage making trade. He evidently
believes in the adage that man never
grows too old to learn. go
Some farmers fight green grass all
he summer to make cotton enough
o buy dry grass in the Spring. They
tOn't do as well as the old Georgian
lid. He sowed oats for forty years
md always got his seed back and
made the straw clear.
The Marlin Ball says that blend |
ng of cOlors took place in that town |
sunday evening, in which q minister |
vas called into requisition. William
smith, cOlOred, was united in the |
Ioly bonds of wedlock to Miss Lula
Burns, white. No cards. No cakes. |
Gainesville SIM: at has become
o of late that a person can hardly |
lick ND Texas newspaper without |
hiding one or more accounts Of rape |
# attempts at rape upon women and
hildren. Can not something be |
lone to put stop to this growing
vll?" 80. ,tt.
The Quitman Ne,cs says: "a negro
n this county settled a doctors bill
f So the other day by playing "Six-
cen Days in Georgia" for a physi-
ian half an hour, on an old three
tring middle. The doctor was de-
GIFTED, and gave him a receipt in
MI from the time of Noah to the
cath of the devil"
Tyler Courier: Several counties
4 Texas are endeavoring to organ
&c Immigration societies, but gener-
lily the effort is soon abandoned. If
he farmers would do like j. Ellard,
nd several others, send their local
apers to their friends in the old
Iates, they would find it the best
nd the cheapest agent. In several
t the states Texas paper is read
nth great interest by those who
esire to better their condition"
Gainesville Register: can old
ldy IN Gainesville a short time ago
lnOcently got off an expression that
ught to place her alongside the
-idow Darlington. She climbed a
ing stairway to get into our office.
nd seeing how aged and feeble she
ppeared we asked her how she
managed to get up, and if she did
OF get weary. oh, yes,' she re-
lied,, 'but / never give anything up.
just thought of Bonaparte climbing
ne RubicOn and pushed ahead" l.
Corsicana Observer Iader: Capt.
s. GibeOn SHARED his fine mari-