The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-05
From Texas.

WACO, McLennan county, Tex, Feb. 81
1SS1.-The weather still continues unsettled
which has retarded farm work so much tina
only light oat crop will be planted. In som,
localities different persons have been drowned
in attempting TO cross the swollen streams
caused by the recent floods. Ga one occa
sion train was wrecked on TIE Central
by a wash out. Usually corn planting is n
tull Roadway at the present time but not 4
furrow has been run rs yet.
Senator Maxey was elected by a large ma
jorty over Throckmorton on the first ballot
in the legislature the other day Both had
solid friends, and hard fight was anticipated
but everything passed OFT quietly, to the gen
eral satisfaction of the people, and MaSey will
have another SIX years stay in the senate,
BY late act of the legislature womcn are
to have employment in the stale department
1t may be urged that this Is one step towards
women's rights, but with the present feeling
of the masses in that direction it will be u
long time before Texas will overtake some of
her more northern sisters
A law is now also about in force to confine
persons in the lunatic asylum for committing
murder in state of temporary insanity. and
where the courts have acquitted them on that
plea.
1t is fast becoming popular idea among
lawless men that they can commit crime al,
will under fit Of insanity, and then get clear
OH that plea as was demonstrated in the Curry
case tried at Marshall year or two since
A military convention has been converting
at Austin, and has memoralzed the legisla-
ture tor AN appropriation OF several thousand
dollars tc support and maintain sufficient
body OF troops to protect our frontier.
A State University IS soon to BE- established,
the land set apart for thar purpose having
already been placed on the market. From
the immense amount Of revenue available
from this source, SUCH an institution will not
lack tor funds to make 1t firstclass in all its
departments.
The celebration of Mardi Gras in New Or.
leans creates no small stir among the pleasure
seeking circles Of our little city, and not few
will be seen or the excursion train for the
Crescent City about the LIST OF March.
Bernhardt, too, Is now on exhibition there,
and of course the green Texans would like to
lake peep at the great French woman.
However, Texas visitor gives very dark
picture of her wonderful talent, describing
ler as little, dark, Frenchy French woman
There Is great and an increasing demand
or hands and teams to work on the railroad,
IN ordinary span OF mules with driver com
handing $3.50 per day. Such an unusual
demand for labor will doubtless work hard
hip on the farmer, placing ordinary farm
work virtually out of reach.
A cotton seed OIL mill IS the latest internal
Improvement on docket The company pro.
'ose to have their machinery IN running order
or the next crop, which will give good mar.
let for all seed in this section, turning what
las heretofore been almost worthless into a
,ood profit
The present shipment OF cotton to date foots
Ip $4,000 bales, and will reach probable TO-.
100 more during the season.
FL Paso is buoyantly elated over the com.
'letion OF the Southern Pacific from Callfor.
ia within her limits, and also the early com
letion Of the Kansas & Topeka Il. II. Prop
rty has suddenly sprung To fabulous prices,
nd ere long this ancient city OF the MeXicans
viii hum with the busy wheels Of commerce.
LITTLE TEXAN.