The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-07
TEXAS FACTS AND FANcIES.l

Adam Thompson was hung at Dali
las Friday.
Adjutant General Jones continues
in bad health.
There are about four hundred peO-
pie at the WoOten Wells.
Sherman proposes to build a mar
row gauge road to Monroe, LOUISE
ana.
The Texas papers are getting hold
of JEFF. Davis book and speak of it
in high terms.
Waco is having an Ice famine
The factories run night and day but
cannot supply the demand.
Dallas had O severe storm Friday
night. A church and several other
buildings were blown down.
San Antonio held a meeting Sat-
urday and passed resolutions of re-
greet at the wounding of the presi-
dent.
The Laredo Times publishes
memorial to the acknowledgements
asking that Laredo be made a sec
ond-class postoffice.
Laredo church bells commence
ringing at five O'clock in the morn
ing, TO the very great disgust of sick
and sleepy denizens.
j. P. Holmes, of Wood county, is
said to have fallen heir to fortune
of five millions in coin, now deposit
ed in the Bank of England.
The following persons will be ap-
pointed members of the veteran
board: Col. Francis NJ. johnson
and Judge William L. Hunter.
At the celebrated female college
of Elmira, New York, Miss Herndon,
OF Tyler, Texas, was awarded the
second art prize. There were 5000
competitors.
The sheep raisers' association of
Northwest Texas will meet at Gra-
ham on Tuesday, August %. A
general invitation to all interested
is extended.
The Colorado Citizen says that in
consequence of the drought no more
than One-fourth, and possibly not
more than one-eighth of a corn crop
will be made.
1t is believed the officers have a
clue to the parties who recently
robbed the express safe at Orange of
$4,000. The entrance was effected
with a wooden key.
A new paper, the Temperance
Journal, will make its appearance
about the 10th of July, in Honey
Grove, Fannin county. The
name indicates the object of the pa
per.
Since the Texas aud Pacific has
ordered their employees to buy sup
plies exclusively from two houses in
Dallas, the Times alludes to them as
"the bacon and beans depots for
the ghoul combination"
The Texas Central road adver.
tises the sale OF town lots at De-
Leon, COmanche county, for July
9TH. 1t will probably be the last
town located between Waco and
Cisco, and is in a good country.
DR.. Ashbel Smith has gone north,
to visit Yale, Harvard, Princeton
Brown, Cornell and perhaps other
leading schools, with view of gath
ering Information concerning their
operations. This will be placed at
the disposal of the board of regen.s
IN the organization of the university
of Texas.
Waco Telephone: "Insnrance
Commissioner Spaight is ruling
rather rigidly against some of the
mutual benefit or assessment life in
surance companies proposing TO is
sue beneficiary certificates in Texas.
In some instances the rulings are
rather more rigid than seem to be
l. he Iax 70 DC
Abeline Reporter: A couple of
Japan Indians and their squaws,
with dozen pack ponies attracted
a good deal of attention on the streets
yesterday. The squaws had, wrap
ped up in shawls i'll front of them,
dog each, and both riding mans
fashion. The braves had been scout
ing for the troops down the Rio
Grande.
Dallas Gazette Mr.. G.. NJ. Baker
has resigned as superintendent OF
the fifth division of the Western
Union Telegraph company, with
headquarters at Dallas, to take effect
after yesterday, July, l. Mr.. Baker
was incapacitated for the duties by
the severe accident that recently be-
fell him. This district will, for the
present, be merged with the st.
Louis division.
And now Corsicana has the walk
ing craze.
The Corsicana Courier, report
says, is to.be emerged into daily.
A government contract has been
let for clearing the snags out of the
Neches river.
In all central, western and eastern
Texas, the corn crop will be cut
short by the drouth.
Bolton continues to improve quiet
ly without resorting to any bazoO
blowing, so says the Journal.
The cotton crop i'll Dewitt county
is reported in good condition, but
the corn will not make half crop.
A writer in the Burnet Bulletin
wants the state to publish a monthly
paper containing the estrays of tn
entire state.
The crop prospects in Grayson
county are very gloomy. Quite
large number of acres of cotton has
been abandoned.
William Culpepper was shot from
the bushes while standing in Mrs.
Hayward's yard on the Neches river,
seventeen miles from Homer.
DIR. Young delivered temperance
lecture at Burnet and Immediately
thereafter a temperance lodge of
forty members was organized.
Rockport transcript: There have
been over 100000 expended at Cal
weston, not over 100000 at Arkansas,
yet Arkansas shows an increase in
depth of at least two feet, while Gal
weston shows the gain ofnot single
inch.
The Advocate does not despair of
Palestine's greatness. The office of
the auditor of the International &
Great Northern may be moved, but
the work shops will be left and water
works will be established and cot
ton seed oil mill will be built.
The grand jury of Harris county
has just adjourned, having made a
general report in which they say
that in the Justices courts parties are
fined one dollar, and without wit
ness being sworn or examined the
cost is taxed at $40 to 1925. An in
vestigation is recommended
The board of equalization at