The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
STATE news RErERf0RY.
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Spirit or Our Texas Exchanges.
1t is strange, but nevertheless true,
that, judicially speaking, bad people
contract debts and good people pay
them; that is, good people are taxed
to defray the expenses necessary to
maintain the courts to try and pun
iSh yiolators of the laws of the land
and under the statutes of this state, il
is made the duty of the district Judges
TO visit each county within his dis.
trict, twice year and make inquiry
as to whether or not any of the laws
of the state have been violated. anG
If they have, to proceed against the
ofenders.-Panola Watchman.
Write-up of Georgetown will be
published in THE AUSTIN STATES
MAN next week. Mr.. Overalls il
health has unavoidably delayed The
proposed publication at an earlier
time. We hear that corn is be
ing offered at 80 cents per bushel il
some portions of the county. The
corn crop of the present year is better
than that of last, and it is already
made. so the prospect is, corn will moi
be much higher for several months
to come. The law providing for q
Judicial district, composed of Travis
| and Williamson counties, went into
| effect on the LIST of August, but no in.
formation has been received so far OF
the appointment by the governor of d
district attorney for this district
Williamson County Sun.
A gentleman from Australia states
that timber being scarcer there than
| it is in Texas, and the difficulty of
procuring lumber, has led the people
there to the adoption of any other
| available material for building pur-
poses that can possibly be substituted
and that paper is used and manufac.
tured to very great extent for the
construction of buildings, and it is
found to answer the purpose admira-
bly,, and is much cheaper than lumber
even in countries where lumber is
plentiful. This gentleman was as
toniShed that in state like Texas
which, considering her area, has less
timber than any other state in the
Union, had not adopted. to any con
siderable extent, paper for building
purposes. This gentleman says that
many houses, and their household fur.
niture and other useful articles as
well. are made entirely OF paper.-San
Antonio Express.
We understand that a condition OF
affairs exists among the cattle men
and band Of organized thieves, in the
eastern border of the Panhandle, that
is likely to result in bloodshed. II
seems that this clan, which is made
up in great part of discharged COW.
boys, have their predatory arrange.
ments Systematically at work, stealing
and branding in the Red River region
and driving north, while their asso.
ciates steal north of the Canadian
river, and drive south; those driven
each way being nominally sold
to confederates and by them disposed
of to actual purchasers. They have
been doing a lively business of late
and the stocknien are arming for the
purpose of breaking up the gang. The
few courts held in that sparsely set
tied country have so tar proved in
adequate to punish the thieves, for il
is impossible to get Il ju y to try that
has not one or more accomplices il
the panel, and prosecutions have
therefore proved fruitless.-ShermaI
Courier.