The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-26
STATE NEWS RgPERTORy,
Spirit of Our Texas Exchanges.


The board of equalization i'll Fort
Bend county, raised the assessment
on all cattle, whether old or young. to
SIS.
The Paris Press says r.. \. Long
colcred, is an applicant for appoint
ment as postmaster of that place, and
that his application Is extensively
signed. The Press hopes, however,
that the place will be given to Mr..
Isaiah ". Wells.
The movement in cattle is not so
feYeriShly active in thi section as
some time ago, but the demand is
good. Mixed stock cattle are quoted
at $12 to SIS. Steers SIS. Beef cattle
gross on the hoof. 215 to 3 cents per
pound. Butchers retail beef from the
stall at 10 to Is cents. Ponies from
the pr irie are held at SIP to $50;
gentle ponies, $50 TO $25, and saddle
ponies $50 to $60.-Houston Age.
1t is reported that in the cases on
docket at Austin against some MEM
berS Of the legislature for gambling,
the names of some or all of the de-
PENDANTS were not given on the
docket. 1t is due to the members VINO
did not gamble that the names of
those against whom suits were insti-
tuted should be given. Can the
enlighten the Sun us to
the truth or falsity of the report
above mentioned Williamson Coun-
ty Sun.
The DeniSon Herald gives az ac-
count of well dug on Mrs. Fitch's
in that city. This well, it
says was dug ninety feet and bored
thirty-seven feet further. The water
rushed in with such velocity that it
was with difficulty the tools were re-
and it now stands forty feet
deep in the dug part of the well. y es-
terday it was inspected by the Water
Supply Company'S engineer, Mr..
Heron, who estimates the possibility
Of securing 100000 gallons per day
through the six inch bore, which is all
the water DenisOn at present needs.
A very pleasant banquet was given
at the Slaton hotel on Tuesday night
last by the Williamson county bar, in
honor of Judge w. A. Blackburn, w.
II. Browning, esq, and Judge \. 5.
Walker, on the occasion of the eXpi-
ration of Judge Blackburn's term as
Judge of the district court of Will
Hanson county, and OF Mr.. Brown
Ing'S term as district attorney for
county, and of the COM
of Judge Walkers term
as judge of the district court of this
county. These changes will take
place on the LIST of August, when the
act of the legislature organizing dis
5rict to be composed of Travis and
counties w II go into eff
fect.-Ibid.
The Pamela Waterman has this to
say about the amendments: The
ought not to and would
not be adopted, if the people under
stood them, because they open the
door to heavy increase of taxation,
which is not needed, as under the
present tax laws, over $3,000000 have
accumulated in the state treasury.
The Watchman holds to its assertion
further that the election to vote on
the proposed amendments. cannot be
legally held, under the provisions of
the constitution which, it says, asserts
that all proposed amendments shall be
published in one paper in each county,
II there be one, Tor four weeks, at
least three months previous to the
day of election, and this clause of the
has not been complied
with; hence the election cannot be
legally held.
The Fort Worth Democrat speaks
of cool nights as one of the great at
fractions of that part of Texas. No
matter how warm the days are the
nights, it says, are always comfortably
cool, and parties generally have to
draw cover over them during the
night.
The STATESMAN can add that the
same thing is true of this section Of
the state. In fact, the nights in every
part of Texas. according to accounts,
are delightfully."- cool and re-
freshing.