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

uHuer huinunds leadership, hope to bull
doze the backboned man from Buffalo
weighing $50 pounds and game to the
heels?
Cuero Star
Something in the neighborhood of %.
600 bales of cotton have been Skinned
from Cuero during the present season. Al
low average price of $40 per bale this
aggregates S1,OOO000 distributed among
the farmers of this immediate section
within the past four months.
Decatur Post
With one exception, the Post had rather
see j. W. Throckmorton governor of
IeXas than any man in the trans-Missis-
slpPl department and it also has a
greater hankering to see him in the
United States senate than any man in
Texas, or between the great seas, as to
that matter.
Lockhart Register
Why should Mr.. Terrell go to the senate !
5. A. Times.
For the same reason that Kentucky sent
Henry Clay; because he has brains, and
would be the Demosthenes of the senate.
and, as such, would reflect honor on the
state. Savoy, brother STATEsMAN?-7M
News.
Evening Tribune
Texarkana has a ladies society called
the Anti-Arm Clutch club. The ladies are
eminently correct. Any young man who
will grab his best girl by the aim when
her waist is of convenient size, would kiss
her on the cheek when her ruby lips were
working like patent clothes wringer on
time order.
Nacogdoches News
The state university was established to
benefit people of moderate means by put
ting collegiate education within their
reach, but it seems that is far from carry
ing out the original object of the institu-
ton, for an examination of the last cata-
logue will show that very large majority
of the students were able to attend
schools elsewhere, without the aid of the
free tuition.
Philadelphia Times
Statesman who are tempted by the
popularity of silver to waver on the cur
rency question should remember that
some of the biggest and best men of this
nation, who had always been right be fore
the greenback craze of 1878, and have al
ways been right since, committed politi-
cal suicide by yielding to the popular
clamor in that year. What is popular is
not necessarily right.
Victoria Advocate.
The prevailing. bat.. weather has re-
suited in fish and oyster famine here.
number of the Indianola fish boats are
rnn fn1 oh 60, al
posed to have been caught in the storm
and compelled to seek shelter in some of
the numerous inlets along the coast. No
apprehension is felt as to their safety, as
the boats were all staunchly built and well
manned by competent sailors.
San Antonio Express.
1t would be interesting to know what
caused such vast increase in the value of
property i'll Galveston during the last
year. The fire was supposed to have de-
stroyed property worth a million and
half, and Notwithstanding that loss, the
assessment is nearly three and half
millions in excess of that of last year.
There is not much noise being made
over 1T, but a vast immigration to Texas
is now going on. Western Texas is get
ting her share of if.
San Marcos Cresset.
The pedestal of the Bartholdi statue
will be completed by the first of April.
Liberty will yet enlighten the world.
Swain was right when he said to the
land board execute the law at all hazards"
Those not in favor of it should resign.
When it comes to pass that the state is
not able to execute its laws, then it is high
time to abolish the state government and
to ask a shelter under the wing of Presi-
dent Cleveland. He has the nerve to say
go, and if disobeyed, to call means to his
assistance that will force them to CO.
Cherokee Standard.
Fort Worth Gazette.
People who expected the lease law pa
pers to discuss the resolutions of the cat
tie men at Austin, are disappointed. The
organs are paralyzed. They havnt even
spirit enough to resent the desire of the
bullionaires to say how many cattle
man may Craze to the acre, on land owned
by him.
A Boston capitalist has effected loan
to get rich suddenly, he ought to come to
Texas and put it out at Is per cent. With
a net profit of above Is per cent, he
would clear $112,500 year on other peo-
pies capital.
Fort Worth Mail.
1t is stated that ranch owner at River
side, Colorado, paid $4,000 for the boring
of an artesian well, and that he now sells |
the water for an annual revenue of $780, |
600. The value of the land about him has |
increased twenty fold, while that of his
own ranch and stock has increased fabu-
lousy. A two-hundred dollar artesian
well at Glen Rose, forty-five miles south
west of Fort Worth, furnishes perpetual
flow of 400 gallons to the minute, or a.
600 to the hour.
1t is to be hoped that our streets and
will be thoroughly re-
paired before another similar mud
storm shall come upon us.
Anstin echoes the hope.
News.
The Knights of Labor, at their recent
in Galveston, undertook to re-
open the dispute with the Mallory steam
ship line. This is the case which was re-
Gently closed by arbitration, and which at
that time was regarded as a laundering
piece of patchwork. The belief is strong
y prevalent that it is only a short time
until direct issue will be Joined between
labor and capital in Texas and the CON