The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-14
TEX AS TIDINGs.

SIN the Austin murderers are at large.
Is Is blotch on the escutcheon of the state
that these terrible crimes cannot be I'M
oarNied.
sabine Pass Times
The alligator trade il looming up again
on the coast. This business has brought
shout $4,000 into the country within the
last two sars.
6ardoTimes
In Galveston they tax poor man for
all he is worth; and moderate the rate as
ne assessment mounts up into the thous-
lids. o, the rarity of Christian charity
Danison News,
The atmosphere surrounding DenisOn
is still heavily charged with electricity,
and the forked fluid is likely TO strike the
postoffice at any moment "Barkis is
willin'."
Bryan Enterprise.
The Hendricks Monument association
Of indianapolis, adopted resolution to
ask no appropriation from congress, but
70 depend alone upon voluntary contri-
buttons by an appreciatiye public
Fort Worth Mail
An election was held in East Dallas on
the 9Th to decide whether they should sur
sender or retain their city charter, which
resulted "a for and 134 against the sur
render. East Dallas will very soon have
water works.
Cleburne Chronicle.
Senator Plumb, who is one of the abb st
df republican senators, says there will be
no partisan opposition to the presidents
appointees, and that republicans do not
question the presidents right to put dem
9crats in the offices.
Fort Worth Mail
The Morning News thinks it sees Ter
rell boom striding the blast and career
ing through Texas, with the sightless
oouriers of the air. Most people attrib-
gte this cold wave to conditions in the
northwestern cold nursery.
Brenham Banner.
Ash "Wednesday falls this year on the
10Th of March. and Easter on the latest
glate on which it is possible for it to occur
April %. By decree of the council of
Vice Easter falls ON the first Sunday after
he full moon following the DIST of March.
Fort Worth Mail.
This norther is the sharpest experienced
in Texas for five years. The cold Is I'M
mixed with any substance or element that
il not of itself the undiluted and genuine
article, fresh from the nursery. 1t is
icicles resolved into air, with all caloric
Influences eliminated.
Waco Examiner
The Sabine Pass Times at one end of
lie line, shrieks, "On to Corsicana,' while
The Corsicana Courier, at the other end,
echoes, ''On to Sabine Pass" If that sort
IL thing would build a railroad, they
would not be long in finishing up the Cor
tcana u Sabine Pass road.
Nort Worth Gazette.
If the public lands are put up for lease
10 cents an acre, there will net be
shough land left to Craze goose on. AT
east, that is what Gov, Ireland said in
1884, in his Fort Worth speech, would
have been the result, had the lease price
not been raised from to cents.
allsboro Mirror.
The apprentice system is almost thing
Dfthe past. The old system under which
Boys were made TO serve given time at
trade, was the means of making them
thorough mechanics and good citizens.
At present, far too many boys in the
towns are allowed to grow up in idle
ness.
BRENNAN Banner.
Bryan T, Barry, chairman of the demo-
cratic state executive committee, has APP
pointed as members of that committee,
II. r. Craig, of Mckinney, vice Thomas
Fl. MI rrah, deceased j. e. Down, OF
Crockett, vice B. f. Frymeir, resigned;
w. w. Seracy, of Brennan, vice R. R. Law
her, resigned.
Fort Worth Mail.
The order of the Knights of Honor has
paid to the widows and orphans of de-
ceased members in Texas the sum of
Sl.2O0,000 within the last eight years. The
frst lodge of the order in Texas was or
ganized in Rusk county eight years ago
Now there are 232 lodges and more than
$500 members.
Laredo Times.
The supreme court of the United States
recently reversed the decision of the cir
cult court in the case of several railroads
involving the principle of the right of a
state to pass laws controlling in certain
respects railroads which pass into Other
states, the decision being favorable tc
state control.
Fort Worth Gazette.
Free grass is but phrase representa-
tive of that land policy which seeks thu
settlement of the West, rather than thu
CONSIDERATION of that section to cattle rails
ing. Fort Worth has more to gain from
the settlement of the West than any othe
city in Texas; therefore Fort Worth
fayors the policy that will the more speed
lily settle the country.
san Antonio Light
The project of national university il
the District of Columbia is worthy o
Jealous and earnest consideration. 1t is
grand feature to make it of the highes
order as to scholarship, and upon thu
plan of benefting every state and terri
tory. The prospect opened to the menta
vision by its patriotic, as we'll as educa
tional associations, is most sublime
America has not hitherto been as dlstln
puished for depth or well cultivated e1
tent of learning as some European ma
lions, particularly Germany. The Amer
can National university should suppl
this deficiency.
B1ownwood Banner.
Between 500 and 1000 people are no.
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