The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-22

thrown into the contest, for the color
ed voters who, heretofore, in munich
pal elections, have been much flatter-
ed and coddled, have this
time taken new departure.
They held largely attended
meeting in one of their churches, and
resolved to make a ticket of their
own composed exclusively of black
men. And then they went to work
and nominated colored candidates for
alderman in three wards of the city,
and appointed a committee TO select a
suitable black man to run for mayor.
The white politicians are pretty gen.
orally surprised at this action on the
part of the colored voters, and should
they stick together it is hard to de-
termine who of the present white can
didates would win. The Office pays
$500 per year.
BAsTRoP, March 17.-Col. M. w.
Bigy, who has been quite i'll for
sometime, is improving slightly.
Some of the country boys had an
alteration with some negroes to-day,
and from threats we are afraid some
SERIOUS trouble may occur.
The town is crowded to-day and
business is lively. The weather is
fine.
HOUSTON, March 17.-Jack White,
an old and well known policeman,
was killed tonight at about twelve
o'clock by some negroes in the fifth
ward. White is one of the forty
Irishmen who held Sabine Pass
against the entire federal fleet during
war, and received the personal thanks
of jeff Davis, who designated these
men as the forty bravest of the Con-
federacy.
BELToN, March 17.-Reports are
beginning to be received that sheep
caen have lost great many lambs in
the recent heavy rain storm.
A meeting of citizens ISS held in
the courthouse this evening, relative
to receiving and entertaining the
Texas veterans next month.
That Bolton is to have a cotton
compress by the beginning of next
cotton season, is now certainty.
PALESTINE, March 17.-Last night
at ten o'clock fire broke out in the
central business portion of Jackson
vile, and spread rapidly, involving
nearly the entire block and destroying
nearly every store and business house
in the town. n great portion of the
stock in different stores was saved,
but the buildings were entirely de-
stroyed.. Loss roughly estimated at
about $4,000. No loss of life. The
fire was finally subdued by pulling
down buildings and destroying
large amount of property.
GRoEsBECK, March 17.-Much rain
has fallen in the past few days and
farmers can't work.
Mrs. Matte Gayland lectured here
this evening to good audience, upon
the subject of Mormonism; says it is
wrong for man to have more than
one wife. She is fluent speaker and
quite entertaining, and claims to have
been intimate with Brigham Young
and j. Lee; believes that brigham
Young is living.
Farmers are behind on account of
too much rain, and but little land has
been plowed.
GEORGETOWN, March 17.-At a
meeting of the city counsel last night
a special tax was levied and bonds to
the amount of 5000 were directed to
be issued for the purpose of building
a city hall. truck house, etc. 1t is to
be forty feet wide and ninety feet
long. The first story will be used for
store and offices, and also for truck
house. The second story will be used
for public hall for all kinds of en-
tainments. An architect will be en-
ployed to draw the plans.
In yesterdays special, in regard to
Mr.. Bacon, it should have read "he
was taken to the station house" Mr..
Bacon's condition is improved slightly
since yesterday.
GALVESTON, March 17.-Court of
appeals affirmed Lewis VS.. state, from
Fayette; Sneider ct al VS.. Fowler,
from Fort Bend; Houston VS.. state,
from Gonzales 1.-TWO cases.; Houston
ct al VS.. state, from Gonzales 1.-TWO
caseS); Hodges VS.. state, from Wise;
Kemp VS.. state, from Erath; Coffey
VS.. state, from Cass; ESher VS.. state,
from CasS.
Reversed and remanded: Sitterbie
VS.. state, from Dewitt; Hurt ct al VS..
state, from Bowie; Houston VS.. state,
from Gonzales; Houston VS.. state,
from Gonzales two cases); Arlington
ct al VS.. state, from Gonzales 1.-TWO
cases.; Holden VS.. state, from Delta.
Appeal dismissed in case of state VS..
Arlington ct al, from Gonzales. Nc
Kie VS.. Simpkins & Simpkins, of Ma
varro, motion to amend judgment
submitted and transferred to Austin.
SAN ANTONIO, March list. Pat
rick's day was celebrated by the Irish
American citizens, by going to church