The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-04

Wholly wrong. The elevated railroad
on Ninth avenue, New York, has been
running its cars by electricity since last
summer, and there is q read in Baltimore,
nearly four miles long, that has used
electricity exclusively, ever since last July.
t. run its cars. Does this prove nothing?
IRISH WIT.
Brennan Banner.
1t has come to be common practice in
Irish hunts to warn the crowd against the
horse that makes to free with his heels,
by tying a danger signal, in the shape of
a red ribbon, on his tail.
PALATABLE MEDICINE.
An experienced vocalist has. it is said,
during fourteen years, cured any number
of cases of obstinate cough by prescrib
ing the free use of raw oysters as diet.
The remedy is easily tried.
Midlothian News.
The oldest woman in the world has died
again. This time the interesting event
occurred in New Orleans, and the subject
was a century and quarter old. OF
course she knew George Washington and
as she was native of Africa, she doubt
less ralso knew the brother of Shem and
Japheth.
Houston Post.
Henrietta, Texas, is the Chicago of the
south-in morals.
Another wonderful meteor has just been
seen by North Texas liar.
The San Antonio Express alludes to
Houston as village This reminds the
nf ha iy, xuhinh ha (NbioorN
pers speak of New York.
The Star
1t is The opinion of the Rusk County
News that in twenty years Sabine Pass
will be tho city of Texas. Our ideas are
the same on this subject, Bro. News.
Denison has a prophetic hen. she re-
Gently laid an egg on which was inscribed:
SIN 1889 eight railroads will be running
into Denton and the city will have popu-
lation of 25,000 souls" The Denison
Journal is responsible for this story.
Dallas Daily Times.
We will get the Santa Fe road. That is
as good as settled.
AS Mr.. Rowe Cation was driving his two
horse team across the Central railroad
track on Ross avenue yesterday evening,
the southbound passenger train struck his
wagon amid-ship, knocked it into kind
ling wood, hurting Mr. Cation several
yards through thin space and knocking
the horses down, fortunately, and strange
to relate, not injuring Mr.. Cation or the
horses in the least, beyond slight shaking
| up. A new wagon Will repair the dam
ages.
Fort Worth Gazette.
1t is an indication that the Santa f,
will extend from Fort Worth, that tn,
railroad men here give it as their opinion
that such will be the case.
Mem. to the Chicago socialists Tit
Ohio Legislature is in session. The state
house is unguarded. Dynamite is cheap
They never will be missed. Verb. sap.
Our people were congratulating them
selves yesterday on the fact that the biz
zard stopped far short of the Texas line
The norther we felt was of Texas origin
purely.
There are twenty-seven Tarrant count,
prisoners in the county Jail at present
the smallest number in confinement Their
for the past two years. This speaks we
for the officials.
) The governor of Arkansas has perpt
trated a shocking outrage on thirty co
ored men. He pardoned them all out G
the penitentiary in the midst of a sever
winter, and the henroosts are very scant
in that state.
Houston Post
When Houston gets cheap coal mar
ufacturlng enterprises will soon follow.
! ALL BUY HOMES.
Every man in Texas should get himsel
home now while land is cheap.
TWO WELL RINGED.
2 Batsrop Advertiser.
II is estimated that $5S, 100000 worth o
finger rings are worn in this countr.
which is about $3.50 worth per capita c
= the female population.
/ LET IT COME.
= Bonham News.
t North west: There is iron enough
Texas to supply the world for centnrit
to come, and our resources are beginnm
to attract attention where attention wi
do them the most good. The day is NJ
, far distant when Texas will be the Leaf
ing manufacturing town in the union.
$ BUILD AT ONCE.
t Fort Worth Mail.
n A fair average of profit in America
manufacturing is 10 to II per cent. II
cotton mills of South Carolina and Geo
gia average about 18 per cent profit.
n is believed they would yield higher ave
n age in Texas on account of the Different
# in freights on the raw material.
e AGAIN 1--WE CALL" AND WIN.
T. Taylor Texan
e The mud this week has been great iI
o pediment to travelling about our street
y 1t has been no unusual thing to see fol
u horses or mules hitched to an emp
u wagon stalled and unable to move pc
One good featute about our Taylor blac
waxy is that it takes only small deco
n ton of sunshine and rain to convert
e into good roads again.
s. AUSTIN is AHEAD NOW.
IL Ell Paso Evening Tribune.
q The dust was far from agreeable yeste
~ day. When visitors ventured to put the
70 head outside the hotel doors they -four
% clouds of dust in the air, which almost d
II tered them from venturing out. I'm
10 recently the watering carts have kept t
dust in its place, on the ground, and 1t
unfortunate that the good work has be-
S suspended.
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