The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-14

THE STATESMAN. |
AUSTIN. TEXAS.
WEDNESDAY. August Ia, 1884 |
Important Notices!
THE STATESMAN will pay no bills con-
tracted by any employe of this ONCE except
upon order signed by The business manager;
We pay our men every Monday, in caSn, anu
lot expect US 10 be responsible except under
conditions as above.
THE Free Tongue is screamer.
INTEREST gravitates toward Hous-
ton.
THE conventions are all coming in
alump, this year.
THE Galveston News has the knack
Of stirring things up.
THE big timber will fall freely at
Houston on the 10Th.
Ex-MILLIoNAIRE GARRIsoN's cred
itors make long list.
WILL Mr.. Columbus Epson. be
there, is now the question.
GEN. Ross would run even with
the national ticket in this state.
Louisiana is by no means a certain
state. She will bear close watching.
THE Light is enterprising. 1t has a
large list of Mexican advertisements.
"OLD GRIF." of the Light, is doing
a thriving business at Monterey, Mex
leo.
IT is Sunday and the Ireland pa
triots should all have prayers read to
them.
ONE agony will be over this week,
that which is working out at New
Braunfels.
THE little tiff at New Braunfels on
the 14th will not be without interest
altogether.
GREELEY and his brave rescuers are
being lionized. The brave deserve to
be thus rewarded.
THE death of Postmaster Gareissen,
of Galveston, will be sincerely regret
ted all over Texas.
GOVERNOR BURGESS is growing
bent with the weight of the care OF a
commonwealth on his shoulders.
GOVERNOR BURGESS ought to have
a rest. The heavy duty is wearing
him, and the world can't afford that.
The mention of Judge Hare's name
in connection with the nomination for
governor, set 'em to bnzzing sure
enough.
ALL political interests in Texas
grayitate toward Houston at present.
They were at Dallas during the re-
union.
THERE isn't respectable man in
the republican party who believes the
charges trumped up against Governor
Cleveland.
UNCLE DAN'L only enjoys one
thing more than flaying his friends,
and that is to be fiayed himself. 1t is
queer one. is Uncle Dsnl.
DOCTOR BURGESS dearly loves THE
STATESMAN. indeed, it is mutual
sentiment. and, in force, it is about a
stand off between the parties.
SOME of the lambs on the admins
tration ticket will get left. as sure
as shooting. They have the death
glare in their faces even now.
IT is natural for paid thick and
thin to charge that other papers, like
the Gazette. are paid for the expires.
sions they contain on various subjects.
ONE editor, at least, is thanked for
service done the public-O'Brien. of
the United Ireland-who received the
freedom of the city of Cork, yester-
day.
MR.. NOSE HARRIS has started a
new evening paper, The Mail, in Fort
Worth. 1t is bright sparkling, well
printed paper, and will doubtless have
q run.
PENN is raising whirlwind among
the sinners of Robertson county, and
they are numerous. Shake them over
the flames, Major-the hotter the
better.
GEN. GRANT has had enough trou-
BILE lately to drive him crazy. We are
sorry for him. 1t is sad to be thus
rudely buffeted in his old age by cruel
fortunes coolest frowns.
THE editor of the Laredo Times Is
turning humorist in his old days. He
writeth now of the "Jim crow papers
that oppose John Ireland" "Fo de
good Laud'S Sake!
TALK about siclly places-Panama
where there are fifteen funerals
day; takes the confectionery. Malig-
nant fever has panicked the people in
neighboring villages.
THAT win be an interesting squab-
bic between the News and Hon. John
Hancock. before it is finally disposed
Of. There are in the thing now the
elements of first-rate fight, and they
win grow apace.
BARNEY GIBBS is lucky dog. He
had all the old confeds with him last
week. Barney's complexion is rather
against him where the old gray coats
- concerned. but he has such win
nfngly seductive ways about him that
perhaps he viii be able to steer round