The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
STATE NEWS REPERTORY.
Spirit Of Our Texas Exchanges


The Texas exhibit at the Louisville
exhibition comprises one mill, wash
ing machine, cheap steam engine
and horn chair.
1t is said that fifty men will be
added to the already large fishing fleet
at Matagorda, and that dredging for
oysters promises to be quite an in
dustry.
Farmers report the bulk of the cot
ton crop already gathered. The crop
in this county is not more than half
as large as it was last year.--The
new fish tank near town was COM
pleted this week. 1t is the largest
tank in the county, costing about
$500. 1t was built by stock COM
pany, and when filled with water it
will be stocked with the best varieties
of fish, as carp, trout. etc.-Corsicana
Observer.
Superintendent Denton, of the state
lunatic asylum, writes Judge Bealle,
of Navarro county, that he has 1900
applications, and only room for about
$50 in addition to the present popula-
ton.
Now that the river is up again the
farmers about Isleta are taking adj
vantage of the opportunity to put in
their alfalfa. The area devoted to
this crop will, at the least, be doubled
this year.-El Paso Star.
The formation in England and Scot
land of large companies for the pur-
chase Of ranches is reported steadily
on the increase. Ere many years
Texas alone will furnish to Europe
ic n
Great Britain from all other foreign
ports yearly, and SO long as even the
present prices hold good. Texas
ranches and cattle are far below their
real worth.-TeXas Stock Journal.
Speaking of the recent fire in Lam
paSas the Dispatch says: And so it
was, in an interval of fifty minutes,
thirteen buildings were enveloped in
the fiery flames, and the last in the
number was the Dispatch office. We
were fortunate enough, by the aid of
kind friends, to save n good part of
our printing outfit, and astonishing to
say, our power press weighing six
| thousand pounds, was moved from
the building in safety"
There is no cause for complaint in
the general condition of the cattle
market as reported and telegraphed
| from the great markets. AT this time
last year prices were about the same,
but the market was not so strong, and
| heavy runs Of far west cattle caused
depreciation of value every few days.
| Now the feeling is stronger, and fat
| cattle as they arrive command sale at
good figures. We are informed by
W. NJ. Glidewell, of Jack county,
that on the morning of the 10th his
section was blessed with much
needed shower. Rain is still wanted,
as stock water is becoming scarce and
grass for winter not promising.
| Additional rains have fallen in the
southern district and in north and
west an abundance has fallen to start
the grass in good shape, fill the water
holes and streams and place the stock
interests on favorable footing. There
is now no need of anxiety in any way.
Prairie fires are out, fresh grass is
starting and there is ample time be-
fore cold weather sets in to let it fairly
mature. Before the rains came the
difficulty was water, of good grass
there was abundance back from the
for it. Rain opens wide eXpanSe of
ludU w III hOO DO
by tanks and wells until some man,
men, or corporation gets hold of it. 1t
is one of the beauties of free range
that stock die around water holes,
while good grazing goes to waste for
want of water facilitieS-and that
good grazing comprises at least one
third of all the open grazing grounds.
-TeXar Live Stock Journal.
Of
about six miles south of Decatur, was
cut last Saturday night. lie tracked
the parties to the residence of Mr.. 6.
Jim Stephens arrested. According to
the statement OF the witnesses, the
evidence will be pretty positive. Mr.,
the accommodation of his farm stock.
He owns the land, and in putting up
the fence has not interfered with the
rights of any one. This being the
case the offenders should receive the
full penalty of the law, when proven
guilty. There can be no excuse Of
fered for the wanton destruction of
the fences those who lave fenced
their own land only, and not inter-
fered with the rights of others. If
this character of offenSe should he
condoned or squinted at by the au-
thorities, there is no telling where it
will end.-Decatur Tribune.
Yesterday construction force I'M
der Mr.. Lyon, the contractor, went
into camp southeast of the town OF
Kaufman, the present terminus of
Texas Trunk railroad, and will begin
this morning the extension of the fif-
teen miles from that point, which is
required to make the fifty miles Of
road to be completed by the 18th of n
vember, in order to save the charter.
The road, as far as can be ascertained,
will be run according to the old sur
vey, in southeasterly direction, and
11Ar. Lyons expects to have the work
completed within less than thirty |
days. The management of the road,
it is rumored, will not stop any length |
of time at the fifty mile point, but |
contemplate pushing the line on to |
Sabine Pass. Several new freight |
cars for the line have arrived, and |
more rolling stock is on the way here. |
The ties, iron and everything necessa-
ry to the construction of the extern
sion has been distributed along the |
route, and the work will be pushed to |
a rapid completion.-Dallas Herald.