The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-15
TEXAS BY MAIL.

Items and Comments Culled From
the --latest State Papers.
Haskell county has had an empty jail
since October last.
The Brady Sentinel, the only paper in
McUullooh county, is ffered for sale.
The Belknaps are drilling three times a
week in preparation for the Austin drill.
Anderson county is already making a
move to have big exhibit at the Dallas
fair.
Cleburne has at present six candidates
for the office of mayor, and others are e.
pected.
In McCullOch county the ground is re-
ported in better condition for planting
than for two years previous.
The citizens of Luling are moving for
railway connection with the gulf via
Cuero, Lockhart and Austin.
An epidemic of stone throwing has
broken out in Waco. Horse cars suffer
more than other property, but the windows
of churches have been broken.
The directors of the Navarro County
Fair association have decided to hold their
next annual fair in October, com menoing
on the 2nd and contiD uing i've days.
The continuous rains for the past two
weeks have considerably injured small
grain crops in Johnson county, especially
on the holland river and the small creeks.
A project is on foot in Laredo to cut
canal, which is estimated not to cost over
$4,000, which will give a water power in
the heart of Laredo that will develop 1000
horse power.
Secretary Gregory has made arrange
ments for the Mallory Steamship company
for the free transportation and distribu-
ton of southwestern immigration matter
along the Atlantic seaboard.
The sale of land for taxes took place at
San Angelo Tuesday, but as Tom Green
county is IN prosperous and healthy
condition, only few tracts were per
mitted by their owners to be sold.
The county immigration society of
Martin county has given an order to
Fort Worth printing house for 10000
pamphlets descriptive of the county. The
pamphlets are gotten up in an attractive
style, with cuts, maps, etc, as we'll as
truthful description of the countys re-
sources.
During the past two years the city Of
Houston has expended $26,9OO on its fire
department. Part of this amount was
the regular annual appropriation for the
department, and the balance is repre-
sented by two new engine houses, one lot,
two new hose carriages, 1000 feet of hose
ana two horses.-Houston Post.
Whist players will be interested in a
phenomenon which occurred at Calcutta,
India. A judge and three physicians of
Ine United Service club were playing
when 1t occurred. 1t was thirteen trumps
IN one hand. 1t is calculated the chances
Ior snch phenomenon are only one in
I5o,'5O,OOO deals.-San Antonio Times.
An exchange wants to know what Mr..
Bayard is going to do about the little I'M
pieasantness which occurred at Eagle Pass
the other day. As the Mexicans were
pretty badly used up in the little scrim-
mage, and got decidedly the worst of it,
1t might be as well to wait and see what
me Mexican government proposes to do
Brennan Banner.
LEE AUSTIN STATESMAN says festina
.ente make haste slowly is a good motto
upon nearly all occasions. That ia the
prevailing sentiment in Sen Antonio; vet,
the Times, which is iudicious and
earnest as well as deliberate paper, thinks
'he time to move has dawned on that
SioW-golng city. She raises this Ma
ceqohian cry to her sleeping sister city:
IL would be very just and graceful
Cnlng Tor Austin to help San Antonio Sc
cure the state convention. The dedication
OF the capitol and the drill will bring to
austin an immense throng of people,
.nree or four times as many as any state
can call together.
Au7tln'S reply may be put in the Ian
suage or an old-time host when a neigh
Ut ~ sooK MS place at the dinner table:
Help yourself."-Dallas News.