The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-13

ately commence the construction of
an iron bridge over the Brazos at
Waco.
1t is said that Matt Bankston,
who shot and killed a street-car
driver in Houston, hes been arrested
at Richmond.
Dave Turk is the live merchant of
jefferson. He is great advertiser
and is consequently growing famous
as we'll as rich.
Poultry breeders of Bell county
have organized society called the
"Belton Poultry Society,"" DR.. r. P.
Talley is president.
Waco received, from September
LIST to December 31st, 1852 bales of
cotton, being the largest receipts in
the history of the city.
There being no room for her in
the State Insane Asylum, Mrs Isen,
of Dallas, has been sent to private
asylum in St. Louis.
DR.. Rutherford, of Houston, is
spending the winter in New York.
| looking into all that is new regard
ing his profession.
Citizens of Bolton have fled q
petition resisting the payment of
notes given as subsidy to the Santa
Fe railway company.
Large investments in land are be-
ing made in Taylor county by Ken
tuckians now, and a heavy immigra-
ton is promised in the spring.
Galveston will celebrate Mardi
Gras. Elaborate preparations are
now under way to make it the fin
est exhibition ever given there.
Three inches of snow at Corpus
Christi, two hundred miles to the
south Of us on the gulf, startled the
people Of Corpus Christi on Friday
last.
A large grading force left Dallas,
on December 30th, to start work on
the Texas & st. Louis narrow
gauge road, between Corsicana and
Waco.
Jimmy Newcomb is manipulating
votes over at San Antonio, hoping
| to be the next mayor. The race
wakes hot, and is becoming inter-
esting.
Frank Yoients, a German of
Washington county, was run over
by freight train the other day, and
his leg had to be aniputsted in con-
| sequence.
The recently elected assessor of
Bosque county was unable to give
the required bond, and the commits
sioners had to I'LL the position by ap-
pointing another man.
Greedy No. 2, writes to the San
| Antonio Express that castor beans
can be raised to perfection in West
ern Texas, but until oil mills are
established he thinks it is no use to
raise them.
Charles Ston, aged fifteen, while
fooling with derringer up about
Dallas, Wednesday morning, shot
himself in the stomach, He will
not recover.
Russell's new opera house al Bon
ham was opened with a church con-
cert, followed the night after by a
grand ball. 1t is said to be one of
the handsomest opera honses in
Northern Texas.
Five families of negroes, returning
exodusters. crowded in three wag-
ons passed through Dallas the other
4
in Robertson county. They were
poverty stricken.
Mr.. Thomas Ray, an old and re-
spectacle citizen of Waller county,
was shot and instantly killed, Sstur-
day, by George Laurence, who inn
mediately escaped in the dark and
has not been arrested.
Gen. G. &. Augur has taken COM
mand of the Department of Texas.
Assistant Acknowledgement Vim
cent has gone to the headquarters
of the new military division of the
South, at New Orleans.
The gin and mill of Mr.. Jesse
Bowen, near the Leon bridge, Bell
county, was burned at late hour
Saturday night. Supposed to be
the work of cendiary. The prop
erty was insured for about $1,000.
r. L, Duman, one of Coleman's
wealthiest cattle men; contemplates
opening up a 25O0 acre wheat farm
east of town. The most improved
machinery will be used. some of
which has already been purchased.
In 1876 there was not a mile of
fence between Boerne and Kerr
vile, while now about half of the
country is under fence, and land
purchased then at two and half dol
lars per acre. is now held at ten dol
lars.
Gus Downs, = colored bootblack,
while playfully tusseling for the pos
session ola small derringer pistol up
at Waco, was accidentally shot in
the neck. The ball entered his neck,
aud ranging downward lodged in
the shoulder.
The Missouri Pacific surveying
party which left Fort Worth about
two weeks ago for the purpose of
running the preliminary line from
there to Waco. will reach that city
in few days. They are now south
OF Hillsboro.
Mrs. Stevens, proprietress of the
Lamar Hotel, had $3.50 stolen from a
dress hanging in her room. A por-
ton of the money was found in the
dress pocket of Kate Wood, cham
bermaid, who had left the hotel
rather suddenly the day before.
Thomas Ray, an old citizen of
/ " aller county, was murdered at
Fields store on Monday. II appears
that Rays son was fighting with
ALI. Laurence and that Ray sepa-
rated them; at this juncture.G George
Laurence. a brother of ALI. shot the
elder Ray in the head with a pistol.
The murderer escaped.
Ed. 5. Lockett, who LEFT BRENNAN
under . cloud. and who turned up
in Houston. where he was extern
sively advertised for crookedness.
has made his escape from Waco
under similar circumstances. Lock
EFT sold goods for St. Louis and
New Orleans merchants, and has
taken trip with the proceeds.
Monday morning, near Cotton
Gin. the family of Mr.. Churchhill
were eating at the breakfast table.
when the oldest SON saw an eagle
posing the window. He sprang
IRON the table TO get a loaded gun
standing in the corner, and in his
haste 70 reach the door he stumbled
and fell. and the gun was discharged.
several buckshot striking him in
the forehead. The top OF his head
wns blown OF aud his brains were
kerod II every direction.