The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-05
STATE NEWS REPERTORY.
Spirit of Our Texas Exchanges.

Spirit of Our Texas Exchanges.
Decatur, in Wise county, is to have
$4,000 public school building ready
by September.
The total valuation of property in
AtascoSa county, says the Pleasanton
Monitor, will not fall below 81, 600, 900.
John H. Riley, of Los Cruces, says
the Ell Paso Star, passed through the
custom house in that city four hum
dred Mexican steers, upon which he
paid about $1,000 in duties.
The cotton crop in the neighbor-
hood of San Saba is suffering from
drouth. The present season is dryer
there than it has been at any time
during the past five years.
Girls National Reference is the
title of literary, temperance and ag-
ricultural journal published at Hous-
ton, by Miss Josephine Pauska Gull
more and edited by Miss G. Culmore.
1t claims circulation of 10000.
The Falls County Index complains
that Marlin does not own a building,
"A blackboard, a globe, bench, chair
or desk used for school purposes;
and suggests that the city council
should issue interest bearing war
rants or bonds sufficient to erect a
suitable school house.
Miss Eva Britton, young woman
with large blue eyes, pretty girlish
face. and winning address. who was
in Austin during the session of the
legislature, has instituted suit against
the Sonny Cline for damages on ac-
count of alleged defamation of her
character.
The Cuero Bulletin states that
Capt. Joe Shelley, commander of the
| state troops has, under orders from
Governor Ireland, gone to the scene
of the late murder and cattle depre-
dationS. The same paper states that
it is rumored that a wholesale depre-
dation was recently made by some
cattle thieves in Victoria.
The Brazoria Independent. abiding
to the recent troubles at Bustamente,
| Mexico, hints at annexation as some
thing not to be discouraged, although
very unpopular idea at present.
The interests of American capital
will demand protection sooner or later
if the Bustamente trouble is any evil
dence of what we may expect in the
| future.
The Texas cattle drive this year, it
| is estimated, will be 50 herds, averag-
is estimated at $4,000 head, against
cattle; will go to Dodge City. Kansas
ments by rail are said to be over esti-
| of 6 hnh
$4,000.
The people are growing FESTIVE un.
der that policy of the commissioners
court which yields to every petition
for new roads, and the appropriation
of money for any and all purposes
save and except for the improvement
of established highways. 1t would
he an improvement on the present
policy, were the court to declare the
whole county public highway, pro-
vided the means appropriated should
be applied to the improvement of the
main or arterial highways until they
are in thoroughly passable con-
dition.-Marlin Index.
A stockman in Victoria says that
one of the Webb boys came to him
and wanted to buy yearling. The
stockman says he did not care to sell
it, when Webb impudently remarked
hat he must have it, as he wanted
the brand. The reason for this i:
PLAIN. He would get bill of SALE
with the yearling and would theI
blotch the brands of stolen yearlings
put the stockman's brand on and pass
them off separately as the animal
mentioned in the bill of sale. Thi:
system is largely carried on at present
by dealers in stolen CATTLE San An
tonic Light.
Some time since, says the San An
tonic Express, an enterprising jewelel
of this city, to assist young FRIEND
started him in business with $1,000 al
at Ell Paso. The new jewelry store
was opened at Ell Paso, and all ap
peared to go well for time. But
after awhile matters became irregular
and the San Antonio jeweler few
days since went to Ell PaSo to investi
gate matters. He t1en found to his
surprise that the store was closed, and
his young friend and local manager
had skipped out to parts unknown
The San Antonian returned to the
Alamo City sadder if not wiser, and
is now invoking the aid of the police
to find that treacherous young man
| and to recover his stolen jeWelry.