The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28

! Even in the Texas Panhandle, thousand
of cattle drifted against southern lines OF
barbed fences and persisted i'll heaps.
Within week, the Santa Fe will submit
a proposition to Fort Worth, Denton anC
Gainesville for its extension. and you car
bet your last nickel it will be accepted
and the consideration secured in two
hours.
San Antonio Times.
The AUSTIN STATESMAN says: Those
interested in the Arkansas Pass
outlet should state for the consideration
of outsiders" what facilities there are at
the pass for the construction of large
town. Some say town cannot be built
there without placing it on stills. How
is this! Give US the facts.
Those who so speak are correct A
town cannot be built on Harbor island
where the terminus of the S. A. & A. p
road is to be located, unless it is CON
structed on piles driven down into the
mud about forty feet.
San Antonio Light
The largest cane sugar production in
the United States was before the war, it
being in 1858, 449,324 hogsheads. Since
the war the largest production was in
1882, which was 241,225 hogsheads. The
duty before the war was less than a cent
pound, and now it is over two cents a
pound. But that is not the cause of the
decline. 1t is because of greater trans
portation facilities from abroad and that
the climate in the Sandwich islands, Cuba,
Mexico and other countries is much more
suitable, and the cane can be grown much
cheaper and better.
Mexican oranges will be in demand
next year, on account of the extensive
damage to the orange groves of Louisiana
and Florida during the late cold snap.
Burnet Bulletin.
Col. Long brought a dead carp from
his ranch lake, on Thursday, that had
been frozen or killed, that weighed three
pounds. This was one of several hundred
rut in the lake last June, averaging about
an inch and half long, furnished him
by the fish commissioner. of which the
Bulletin made note at the time. This
would indicate remarkably rapid growth,
andis worth imitation by other ranch men,
W % have suitable bodies of water on their
II dis.
| n ID Worth Gazette.
| The Dallas Times writes truth that
has application to every town in Texas
when it says: "The man who saws we
have done enough for railroads is exactly
in the same fix of a man who, having fallen
in the water, saved himself by swimming,
refuses to swim next time because he is
tired of saving his life. While this rail
road matter is not one of life and death,
a good effort this time will put us beyond
the reach of any accidents. The city will
be made by it."
Galveston News.
Hon. A. W. Terrell is in Galveston
There is a boom n Texas that wears the
brand of Terrell on its facade at present
The boom is for the United States senate
Senatorial boomlets have been around
Galveston frequently during the past year.
Pfeuffer was here in behalf of Ireland
| Reagan was here in person, and so was
his smooth and active lieutenant, John
Young Gooch. Mills was here, and made
sundry mashes, and now Terrell is here.
Well, Galveston may not be bad place to
plant political egg, and an egg with the
Terrell stamp on it would be almost GER
tain to produce game chicken. Let the
booms proceed; let them fly, and may the
gamest boom keep atioat In the mean
time, there are people in Texas who hon
estly believe that the state would appear
about twice as big If Terrell we're i'll the
United States senate.
Lockhart Register
Many papers have and are booming
their candidates for the various state of
fees next fall 1t is nearly year before
election, and if some of the journals are
not careful their supply of powder will
give out before the convention convenes.
The most of those holding Office have
been in for two terms, and the probability
is that new deal will be made and the
most of the places filed with new men.
Texas has plenty of material for a change
every time, as to that matter, and it is
but fair that change be made occasion
ally. No set of men can be perfect, and
while the state officers have not filled the
full measure of all men in every particu-
lar, still the state is differed by men who
have discharged their duty to the best of
their ability, and in a conscientious way.
Galveston Tribune.
A crank wants to sell the Austin STATES
MAN theory" in regard to the Austin
murders. AS he wanted So for it the
STATESMAN did not invest. Theories come
high in Austin.
Colorado Graphic.
Terrell is receiving some notice now as
a candidate for senator. Terrell would be
an illustrious figure in the United States
senate. Terrell or Ireland, either is good
enough for us.
Laredo Times.
A servant girl cowhided a masher all
over Palestine, the other day, as retail
alton for SANDER uttered against her char
acter. Austin ought to send for that SER
ant girl by all means. Her influence per-
meating from the shadow of the capitol
would do good, worlds without end, amen.
Clarksville Standard.
Austin has been of late an unfortunate
city. Evidently it needs large police
force, of the most efficient character. 1t
seems to us, that, considering the reputa-
ton it has for insecurity of life, the en-
ployment of an efficient police force
would be true economy. Imputed insecur-
ity will naturally repel increase of popu-
lation by immigration.
San Saba News
The New Orleans exposition so far is
failure, everything being in a chaotic
state, one of the New Orleans papers
few days ago advocating the closing of
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