The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
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Spirit of Our Texas Exchanges.

the TeXarkana Democrat from Messrs.
WOotten d Wootten.
Capt. Envy Taylor and other plan
tiers of Georgetown, are boring for oil
at Wilbarger'S Point, near George
town, with good prospects of success.
| The Investigations and an analysis of
the oil, says the Sun, show conclusive
ly that petroleum exists there IN a
large proportion. 1t is probable that
before a great while oil works will be
established there either under the
present ownership, or under a lease
Mr.. VIM. B. Moseley left on Mon
day for Annapolis, Md, where he will
stand an examination for admission
to the United States naval academy.
He carries with him the best wishes
of many friends, including the Sum-
Williamson County Sun.
The prospect for good crop is not
so favorable at this writing as it was
when we last wrote. Cotton is badly
| damaged 10y the cotton worm. Our
best farmers tell us that we will do
well If we realize a half crop.-Cher-
okee Standard.
Col. Doran has gone to Austin after
several more new carriages and hacks.
The colonel is determined to supply
his patrons with tirst-class rigs if he
don't make Il nickel--We hear it
now gently limited that there will be
several rock or brick buildings
erected around the square and on
Wallace street, as sood as it is known
definitely that the railroad is coming
to San Saba.-San Saba News.
Northwestern Texas has heret Oforc
done most of her trading in st. Louis,
and the excursion organized by Gal
weston house to show the up-country
merchants what can be done in Gal
weston is in the interest Of that place,
with view of capturing the trade
that has formerly gone to st. Louis
Brennan Banner.
In Shelby county we learn they are
coming a new dodge on tax titles.
After two years the tax purchasers sue
the owners by publication, alleging
unknown residence, and OF course
| when court comes on he takes
judgment by default. When this
practice becomes general the supreme
court will waltz in and. as uncle Sam
Wilson says, knock it into cooked
hat.-San Augustine Saxon.
Mr. q. c. Greer leaves in Il few days
for Vanderbilt University, where he
has accepted an assistant professor
ship. The fact of his being offered
such a position, in a great university,
is a great cOmpliment.-San Angus
tine Saxon.
The Grandbury Graphic has enlarged
its proportions.
Mr.. L. A. Wythe, professor of math-
ematics in Add-Ran college, and Miss
Belle Oglesby, of Plano, were united
in Marriage at the home of the bride
in Plano, July -.
BrownWood has not abandoned the
project of road from Cisco. If salts
factory assurances are not given either
by the Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas
| railway, the Houston and Texas Cen
trail on the Cisco branch or the Fort
| Worth and Rio Grande, and that in a
short time, the Brentwood and Cisco
company will be organized. This road
can build and if it is our only hope of
a special railroad connection we will
build Thrown County Banner.
What the counties in this section
really need is officers who are efficient
and who do not regard the social
standing of man charged with
| crime, citizens with moral courage
| sufficient to tell the whole truth on
| the witness stand, either in examining
courts or where the final trial is had,
and last but not least, jurors with
judgments unbiased by prejudice, I'M
fettered by fear, and with sufficient
backbone" to mete out the full SEN
tence of the law against every Of
fender.
Until this is done the presence of
state troops will be necessary, and
more or less thieving will be reported,
but when every laW-abiling citizen
awakens to the fact that he is a coad-
jutor of the officers in the execution of
the law and maintaining its dignity,
the thieves will either leave for other
localities orI close their depredations.
The reformation does not depend on
five or ten members of the state troops
or upon the sheriff and his deputies
but upon the people as whole, and
until they arise and assert their man
hood by melting out punishment to
the marauders. by making the civil
posse strong with their support these
depredationS will continue. Nothing
will suffice for their final eXtermina.
ton but this, and the sooner all the
: citizens make this combined effort the
; sooner will quiet and peace be restored
throughout the west. This is the
only practical method it is the one
plainly suggested by Governor Ire
land in his reply to the citizens of this
: county for protection, and must final
ly be resorted to, for all else will fail
-CuerO Star.
AS heretofore Indicated, the direc
tors of the Corpus Christi and Nueces
Valley Railroad Company held &
: meeting at the law Office Of Mr.. G
r. Scott, the secretary of the com
, pany, for the purpose of hearing the
report of the prospecting committee
The committee submitted their re
port, which embraces fourteen pages
of matter and sets out in detail thu
: action of the committee from the
9 time they reached NuecestOWn unit
| they closed their campaign al
5 Uvalde. A synopsis of this report
l cannot be obtained, as thu
e directory made no provision
S regarding its publication. 1t is, how
: ever, ascertained that the repor
! was received and accepted, and the
S committee, after receiving a vote o
thanks, were discharged. 1t is claimed
S that as full statement of the various
f amounts in the way of donations an(
5 subscriptions to stock have not beer
S received no exact figures can be given
: but enough is known from the repor
and otherwise to authorize the state
ment that the directory are yer.
5 much encouraged as to the ultimat
I success of their enterprise. The esti
I mated amount of stocks, togethe
Z with donations of lands, outside 0
Q Nueces county exceeds 100000
. which, taken together with what ha
2 been subscribed within the county
y puts the company on firm founda
$ tion.-Corpus Christi Critic.
A party in Jacksboro offers to Sc
t carp fish, suitable for stocking pond:
t at $40 per hundred.
y More wire fence was cut last MOI
/ day night. We have not learned tn
e full extent of fence cut, but COZ
> siderable portion of Sherwood's wa
e cut. Our townsman, j. G. Lindsey
d had three miles cut on bis rancho
q north of the West Fork and adjoiI
e ing Sherwood. The work was don
). effectually, the wire being cut twic
y between every post.-Rural Citizen.
f A Mexican lion has been prowlin
if in the vicinity of the city grayeyar
a during the week. On Tuesday nigh
70 | - ,ba hor1Co 0f Ann Woi6