The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-10
Letter from Texas.
Correspondence Of the Democratic Advocated


SrocKDALE, WILSON Co., JAN, 1, 1885.
Kind Editors and Respected Readers OF the
Adrocate IF can prevent the ink from
conrealing on my pen, I'll offer q few
TENS. The new year is ushered in with
freezing snorther," which makes a Texan
SILVER. Many of the winter days here the
temperature runs up to go and 20 degrees,
vegetation grows little, and the juveniles go
barefooted.
Christmas passed off quietly, the weather
being too cold to indulge much in outdoor
sports. a sad accident occurred during
Christmas few miles from this place. While
firing salutes young man was accidentally
killed with Winchester rifle in the hands OF
his best friend.
At Helena, Kansas county, on the 18th
ult., while Sheriff Leary and a posse were
trying to arrest two noisy and partially intoxl-
Gated young natives one of them u. w.
Butler, by name) shot the sheriff with large
revolver, killing him on the spot. Butler
then attempted to escape, when the sheriff s
men riddled him with bullets. Much excite
ment prevailed for a time; but Lieutenant
Scott, with two other State troops, succeeded
in ouieting the excited crowd and preserving
order.
a few weeks ago three Mexicans went to a
store at Charco, Goliad county, killed the pro-
prietor and ransacked the premises. They
obtained $26. The indignant citizens hotly
pursued and overlook them west of Oakville,
where they killed two, wounding and captur-
ing the third. The retribution so promptly
meted out to them is, we think, some pallia-
ton Of their atrocious crime.
Several of our county officers are Mexicans.
do not know them, but am informed they
are efficient and worthy men.
n oI,rN s.k tod
at a cost of over $4,000. Our own unpre-
"duds.u A dwelling, Baptist church and
academy are now in course of construction,
together with some minor improvements.
Your correspondent ginned two hundred
bales of cotton, making an aggregate of over
one hundred thousand pounds of lint. The
cotton crop was light. San Antonio is oul
principal market 1t is forty miles distant,
and farmers and freighters "camp OUT on
their way to and from the city. Many of the
merchants of that place have free wagon
yards, where every night in the year may be
seen farmers and countrymen sleeping by
their wagons in the open air. Queer, ism it.
reader ?-peading this truthful description o.
veritable outdoor life in midwinter-while
YOU, in your northern homes, are sitting by
YOUR red-hot stoves, the wind bowling around
your happy homes, drifting the snow in min.
iature mountains along your fences, the hal
pattering an irregular 'hoedown" on YOU
windows; or, maybe Jack Frost is painting
some inimitable pictures on the glass.
Marylands hospitality and Democracy are
warm enough, but its winters are too frigic
for Pete.
Hurrah for Cleveland and Hendricks :
hurrah Somebody touch off a cannon, OF
let big fire cracker go off, tread on cats
tail, or do something patriotic. Hope every
body is as well satisfied over the result OF the
election as l am.
Good cheer, happy new year, with grea
prosperity and no adversely, to editors, cor
respondents and readers of the ADVOCATE, i:
the wish of PETE.