The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
TExAs-BY COUNTIES.
REXAR

BEXAR
Express: Mr.. G. n. Hutchinson
from Laredo, has been in the city
two or three days, having left hi:
home to come here for the expires;
purpose of taking satisfaction out o.
the editor of the EceRing Light for al
abusive article that had appeared
in that paper. esterday morning,
about noon, Hutchinson went to the
Light office with that intention, but
before any bodily harm or damage
was done to the said newspaper
man, he was arrested by officer
Robert Alexander and taken before
Justice Anton Adam, where Mr..
James p. Newcomb made an sffi-
davit against Hutchinson, charging
assault and battery with intent to
kill and murder . Mr.. Leonardo
Cara has offered his block
to the county commissioners for a
courthouse site at the figure of
$4,000. This property includes the
entire block cornering on Houston
and Soledad streets. 80. Mr.. Alfred
Giles has just completed the plan of
a costly and elegant cut stone resi-
dence, to be erected for J. w. Lang,
a well-knoWn cattle king, on Ave-
nue. G. -. A note trom Greeley No.
2 from Eagle Pass. dated January
9th, says Gen. Bee and DIR. Howard
arrived there Oh that date. The
Huntington party were expected on
the 10TH. Many new buildings are
being erected near the international
depot. -. Three families from Ger
many arrived in the city yesterday.
BoSQUE.
Ecunatner: Mr.. Ed. Sharpe, a
prominent sheep man, proprietor of
Glen Hope rancho, was in the city
yesterday from Bosque county. The
sheep business, Mr.. Sharpe says, is
increasing rapidly in that county.
there being constant accessiOns, par
ticularly from the north. With
hundred thousand sheep now in the
county, Mr.. Sharpe says, with conf
dence, that there will be at least a
quarter million within year from
now. The general stock interest is
in like manner in n highly prosper
GUS condition, range fine and cattle
fat. Mr.. Sharpe compliments us
with Il cordial welcome to visit his
rancho, a pleasure which we hope to
enjoy ere long.
BURNETT.
Bulletins: Miss Sudie. Magill,
young lady of some thirteen or four
teen years, was standing near the
fire about two weeks ago, when her
dress caught, and before the flames
could be extinguished she was badly,
but, we are glad to learn, not fatally
burned. -. This paper, with all its
heart, congratulates the county COM
and the people of Bur-
net, upon the selection of Captain
Gus. f. Green to the sheriffalty and
tax collectorship of this county,
made vacant by the disappearance of
the lamented n. j. Miller.
FAYETTE.
LaGrange journal: We learn
that DR.. II. A. Christian, of Win
chester, was seriously injured few
days since, by the accidental firing of
some Christmas explosives, and that
he died on the ninth.
GRAYsON.
A United States fish commission
car arrived in Sherman Sunday
evening, having $4,000 German carp
for distribution i'll Texas, of which
Grayson county gets $40, and Collin
600. There was also lot of 320 for
Atoka, Indian Territory. These
fish are all of the leather" carp
variety, so called from an entire alb
sence of scales ON the body. The
little fellows are about four inches
long, and as gentle as kittens. When
fully grown they weigh five or six
pounds. 1t is not expected that the
present stock will spawn before 1888.
The carp is native of Asiatic
waters, aud was brought to Europe
in the middle ages by the monks,
since when it has re-
ceived great care in breeding,
until many varieties have
resulted. The entire stock in this
country have come from a shipment
of forty, which were received in
1876. They grow so rapidly, and
are so docile and hardy, that the
is putting forth great
efforts to place them in the hands of
all who desire them. -. .. The fish
commissioner was..yery much inter-
ested in Texas, Ind asked the repor-
ter nearly as many questions as he
was asked. Among others he was
asked what were the princl-
pal kinds of game we had. To
which the reporter answered:
''Poker and church raffles." There
arrived i'll the city yesterday
Mrs. Graham, with four
small children, in a condition to ex-
cite the sympathies of the most
Her story briefly was
this: With her husband and seven
children she started from Florida to
Ft. Worth, three months ago. A
few nights afterwards the husband
was murdered and robbed. In a
penniless condition she reached
Memphis, where three of hsr chill
dren died from the effects OF expo
sure. Friends helped her ON her
journey to this place, where, as soon
as her case was known, money was
soon raised to buy a ticket to Ft.
Worth and seven or eight dollars i'll
money given her. Mr.. Geo. Lind
say carried her to the train last
evening and started her on her
journey.
HAYS.
Free Press: On last Sunday night
Major Hinzie's store was broken in
at the back door and an attempt
made to break open the safe. The
hinges on one side of the door were
broken, but of course nothing fur
ther was effected thereby. The at
tempt showed dense ignorance of
safes on the part of the perpetrators.
A crowbar and sled9e-hammer, we
learn. were found in the room, which
the rogues, taking a panic, we pre-
sumo, had lett behind them.. -.
On last Friday morning about two
o'clock the store of ID. w. Daley, at
Stringtown, was destroyed by fire.
The fire was not discovered until it
was too late to save anything. He
was just able, by the assistance of
neighbors and the rain. to save his
dwelling and other houses. 1t is
supposed that the store was robbed
and then set on fire. Loss ON stock
$500 and postoffice. He was in
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