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TEXAS.
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?5em-
fully
]H«aeton, September 26. 187^
1 King Charles, ot Sw
terday at Maiines, a pretty little town
in Belgium. The deceased monarch
"was very popular with his subjects
and no donbt his sodden death will
cause many a sorrowfnl heart in this
far off kingdom of the valiant Norse-
DC,'n' ' '.—t
'1 he State Gnzettfr will not tbink
haui (it sr. >s in effect)of aoy Dem-
ocrat who nmy vSt^for Greeley,
bat unfortunately al! of its strikes
heretofore and up to this time,'haw
been against Gretley. The Gazette
Can nevrr satisfy its *o^n friends
who come
facts, tha
priefor an
tin and Core
th^Aos^
tfrst
Ccinventions, that it is not bound
by positive, aneqaivocal imperative
pieces to support Mr. Greeley
J. int Discussions -In the face of
tin- warning from the North that the
Radical Tricksters design to make
troubles as an excuse for putting
eveiy State under martial law,
which is likely to go against Grant,
we advise Democrats and Liberals
to rf fuse all propogpls for joint dis-
cuHtdons. Let us &ive no bandW
against us—"let us have peace,
and put the author of that saying
in the wrong, if he seeks to make
wwr upon us.
We want twenty-five feet water
on oiir bar, and have no spare mo-
ney to waste in capital buildings,
all we can raise most go to dig out
our channel.—Flake's Bulletin.
You are right. You need that
very thing, and instead of voting
* subsidies to other improvements,
just make the 25 Jegt on your bars,
and that will give you every thing
elee you want without a cent of
ontlay. Up and do it.
Taking for our gnide the late de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of
Texas in the case of Cottons vs.
Tracy, and ex parte King, it seems
to follow clearly that they will, re-
instate Honey in the office of State
Treasurer, These decisions are
very strong against suqlyjower as
the Governor exercisetf against
fioney for a risit out of<the State.
And it is the worse fur Davis, that
he went out of the State without
anybody's leave, and yet removed
Honey, who thought he had his con-
sent, for the very same sin of which
Davis was guilty. Soon after tbe
passage of the enabling actr upon
tbe very first removal by Davis and
appointment of another officer, we
contended that bis acts were void
as to any officer electei or legally
appointed for a speciBed term, and
we are glad that tbe Supreme Court
has come to tbe same just and legal
CQPolnsion. f ': .
Houston, Sept. 17, 1872.
Editor Flake's Bulletin,
I learn to-day that a gentleman de-
siring to travel to the interior bad
determined to test the question of
curremSy versus coin fare on tbe Cen -
tral railroad. Proceeding to the,
ticket office with witnesses, he asked
tbe fair to Dallas, and, on being told
tbeamountjteQdere{|P^rrency, which
wa refused and com demanded.
NoW-that'We canv
bers of* tbe' Legislature is
the people should call out
cue Candidas upon various points
Tbey shoqld be asked :
Will you change tbe^publio school
law so as to cut off all useless offi-
cers and protect tfie^school fund
that it may be applied legitimately
and economically to the education
of the children of the State ?
* Will you restore fhe system of
Beat elections for the convenience
of tbe people, and that their voice
may be the,role and not the excep-
tion? And 'Will you provide that
eaeh Beat shall, of and within itself,
iict its own officers ?
Will you require that a list of
registered voters shall be made al
phabeticaily, designating tbe Beat
in which each voter lives, and his
lor, and that this list, in a well
bound book, shall be kept by the
County Clerk, sabject to the inspec-
tion c f every citi^n with the right
to demand copies of the same, duly
certified? And will you direct tbat
the Presiding Justice or a majority
of the Justices shall constitute a
Board of Registration, and shall
bold frequent sessions to enable tbe
people to register? And will you
require that there shall be a book
k|pt with the oath of registration
in it, and. t§at every one who regis-
ters shall be required in solemn form
to take an&4subscribe thatitftb, and
that in it he shall state bis age, tbe
time he has resided in the State and
county,! and what beat he resides in
at the time of bis registration.
Will; you lessen the number of
oof Judicial Districts to save the
people's money ?
Will you provide for amendments
to the Constitution to increase the
number of Supreme Judges, to give
the election of all officers, except
the Secretary of State, to the peo-
ple and to decrease the«terms of
Judges and St&r Senators? Will
yon provide a government of and
•for the Ipeople? "
All these reforms must come as
tbey are deep down in the hearts of
tbe people, and candidates should
speak out upon them now.
uelf. This being so, we trust there
^M^'none so blind, to t4 ei^^ ,
forests as ifo't b rol^frf|BWff^R be*
fore tbe cars. Bet aft ^v^te for the
subsidy. Let us add our mild to
the advancement of civilization,
and lot no'^e seek to retard or stule
the spirit of progress. Let the
town and county people pull to
gether. Let us place ourselves in
communication with the rest of tbe
world by rail and by telegraph.—
Denton Monitor.
Remember, tax-payern and pro
perty-holders of Texas, tbat a vote
for the semo^al of the capital to
Houston is a vote for a special tax
of two per cent, on every hundred
dollars you possess. Are you
ready for the question ?—Austin
Sta^e Journal.
Remember tax-payers and pro-
perty-holders of Texas, tbat to re-
move the capital to Houston will
not cost the people one cent, either
in taxes or by bonuses of any kind.
Our citizens here stand pledged
through its corporate authorities to
foot the entire bill, and this action
of our officials is in keeping with
tbe law prescribed by our local
charter. Recollect you will save
yourselves thousands of dollars an-
nually by placing your capital in
such a convenient site as Houston
offers. Are you ready for the
question ?
Is it a Party Issue ?—The Ans-
tin Gazette calls on the Democratic
candidates from the State at large to
express themselves on the cuestion
of the removal of the State Capital.
Such a question is untimely, for these
gentlemen have nothing to do with it
further than to cast their votes.
Theieare greater issues at stake than
this, and we hope Judge Willie and
"Col. Mills will give them their at-
tention, leaving tbe question of the
removal of the State Capital to take
care of itself.—Gainaville Gusette.
This
refusec
&refu
sed to pay, but got on
board the train andJfcben called upon
for
MJ a MX UV UUU WVUVj
thet amount of the fare is currei
The Cpndgctgrtold him he could
give him atifket, bat tbat he c<
by the Conductor for his ticket, told
him he had none, but again tendered
tb«tamonnt of tbe fare is currency.
not
could
go On to the next station, "Eureka,"
where he ©onld obtain a ticket. At
Enreka he again attempted to obtain
a tlckelf MpJItas again refused, ex
cept payment of coin. He then
attempted"toget on board the train,
but Was stopped by .tbe Conductor
able lo. procure a
it Eureka, wg forced to re-
turn on |oot "Houston. He
learn, writterialetter to the Atto
TEXAS NEWS.
'
A postoffice money order depart-
ment baa just been open at Mc«
Kinney, Collin county.
Out* physicians report a good
deal of sickness in the county dur-
ing tbe past few weeks, though not
of a fatal character. Children
seem most liable.—McKinney En«
quirer.
We! hear manjT enquiries for
dwelling honses in onr town, while
in a short time there will be many
business houses to, rent. We do
not know of one dwelling house that
is for rent.—lb.
Improvement continues to be the
order of the day in our town. Be-
sides the ilew buildings being
erected, many are enlarging and
otherwise improving the appearance
of their htJuses.—Ibid.
Corn is selling in our town at 50
cents a bushel, flour at 6 cents a
pound; and corn meal $1 per bushel.
—Canton News. '
A savage assault was committed
by two men named Paul and Gra-
ham upon Mr. Weldin, who resides
fourteen miles from Canton. The
men have cleared out. They had
resided bat a short time in tbe
neighborhood. The difficulty was
occasioned through business trans-
actions.
The Canton News in a creditable
article^ discusses tbe various merits
of* the Capital claimants.
The Galveston Bulletin unable to
reply to onr article in which, quoting
from that journal's own tables, w§
showed up the absurdity of its* ex-
travagant claims to handling two*,
thirds of the cotton crop of Texas,
resorts to excusing rtself on account
of lack of timeio consult the annual
"cotton
busy, set tbey muet be—«cannot afford
two minutes to discbarge the duties
of candid journalism; either admit
your error or prove your statements
No, tbat does not suit our juvenile
neighbor wbots in too much baste to
go fast.;
Five years are remote for our con-
temporary's goaheadativeness let him
then but consult the receipts for last
^year and he will find still less com-
fort for his laughable pretentions on
behalf ; of the Island City'. Our
neighbor should not grumble so much
because we occasionally take the
trouble to intarrupt the crowing from
the other end of tha Ship Channel.
That there are at least other cities in
Texas besides Galveston, our neigh-,
bors ought not to be always pretend-
ing to forget, until they are " shoo
flyed."
The grammatical criticism of the
BulletiQ smacks of a schoolmaster's
manner. It iB a set exercise.* Tbe
corrections and errors are all of its
own manufacture.
RAILROAD
COmPIiKTItD
WACO.
TO
and# net
vebjcle*at
main here pot,ilanatiswer is received
claims to &e acting under legal
aMv$e, and ap
i tb% I
'tft*
done.
_ ^«raE*ur4LVEZ
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to see the law enforced, sayinj
wfhio^lfin his power to ^enlist
v 90pie of the State f* hawing ft d
Yonrs,
Grant's
the cffi«
ci ate connected therewith are in a fair
way of being at lepitb reformed. The
Liberal press fcajftaken earnest hold
of the matter, a« tbat, with the elec-
tion ot Gjpeley in November, will
complete the job. Tbe reporters,
rqnted indefatigability,
importers of foreign
and ship owners,
suits of these enqui*
i evident tbat corrupt
[tread and blaofc
___ _ ion than even the
opponents of the Administration bid
any idea.
vtth tbei
are in
goods, pi
and from
ries it ia
roption la
mailing mow
Though
we demur to its conclusions in toto,
we admire its desire lo pot tbe case
fairly. ] There is we tbink one mis
take it has fallen into tbat requires
bnt to be pointed Out to be c(Sr
rected. A town is' not centrally
situated though upon a railroad,
that place we contend is practically
most central which has the greatest
limber of railways forming junc-
tions And termini within its limits.
Galve&fob, Waco and Austin, though
possessing;railroad connections, are
quite out of the line of travel. Peo
pie travelling from the east, west,
ing he north or south of tbe State by rail
to go to any of tbese places, would
reqniro to change cars at least
once, as tbese cities are all sitnated
upon branch-'lines.
Sixty thousand dollars is asked of
tbe people of Denton county as a
subsidy to the railroad. At least
one half of this will be paid by non
residents owning real estate in this
county, leaving us $30,000 to pay.
Of this $30,000, the people of Den-
ton and Pilot Point will pay about
one-half, leaving but $15,000 for
the farmers of the county, who will
be required to pay it not now, but
thirty years after the railroad is
bnilt through the oonnty, not to
speak ot the tax on the railroad it*
We are requested to publish the
following telegraphic correspondence,
and rejoice with Waco at tbe complex
tion of Eailroad. communication with
her:
Waco, Sept. 18, 1872.
W. J. Hatching, Vice President H. and T. C. K, W
Company H ouston:
The Mayor, City Council and citi-
zens of Waco send greeting and
thanks to your Company for the good
faith and energy displayed in com-
pleting the road to this city in ad-
vance of tbe time stipulated in con-
tract
(Signed) B, P. Harhis,
Mayor City of Waco.
Office H, and T. C. R. W. Co ,
Houston, Sept 18.1£72.
Hon. B. F. Harris, Mayor, Waco:
This . Company congratulates the
citizens of Waco on the accomplish-
ment ot railroad communication with
the coast, thanks tbem for their friend-
ship and co-operation" daring the
woik, and hopes the good opinion so
long maintained may always con-
tinue.
(Signed) W. J Huxchins,
*' - Vioe President.
Waco, Sept, 18,1872.
W. 1. Hatching, Vice President H. and T. c. B, W.
Company, Hons ton:
The track is completed to this city.
The old pioneer, George Barnard,
drove the last spike, Your Compa<
ny's good faith and energy receives
my profound acknowledgement, and
is appreciated by the community.
(Signed) John T. Flint,
Prea't W. and N, W. R, R. Co.
Office H. and T. C. R, W. Co.,
Houston, Sept. 18,1872.
Hon. John T. Flint, President, Waco :
This Company desires to share
with you Whatever oredil ia due for
tiro eany completion of railroad com-
munication with the entepming city
of Waco, and trusts that the golden
spike driven by tbe bands of tbe
"old Pioneer," Barnard, will not be
the last, but that he may live to drive
last spikes in other roads yet to be
built to Waco.
(Signed) W. J. Hutchihs, *
Vice President.
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The following telegrams, whioh
terday between
of Waco and""Hou8ton^ will explain
themselves: ' ■ -
' Waco, P^pt. 18, 1872.
To the Mayor of the City of Ii ajton :
Waco sends greeting to the city of
Honston, and enters into thocompe
tition for tho Capital with the other
end of the Tap.
B. F. Harris,
Mayor of the City of Waco.
Mayor Scanlan replied as folio wh :
Mayor's office, ?
Houston, Sept. 18 \
IIoe. O. F. Harrin, Ma 'or ot' Waco:
Houston reciprocates the greetings
of Wacoj proud that the liberaUgn
ergy of onr citizens have united ns
by railroad ties.
T. H. Scanlan, Mayor.
The principal evidence against For
rester.the alleged Nathan murderer, is
said to be of a circumstantial nature.
Nevertheless the detectives are confi-
dent ot its being almost certain to
convict him, The "dog," the instru-
ment wi'th which the murder was
committed, was stolen from the honee
of a Mr. Schenck, residing on 5th Av
enuendnriDg a burglary there,in which
the thieves used it to open some wine
cases. The police have succeeded in
tracing this robbery in a tolerably
clear way to Forrester and one or
more accomplices, up till the present
Forreter has managed to elude cap
ture though closely ru n for the past
two years. He is at least notoriously
a leader and associate of Cracksmen,'
and tbe officials assert that under an
assumed name be took rooms at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel prior to the mar-
der,which overlooked Nathan's houee,
and that immediately after |he deed
was done, be left New Yorkjg
At the Democratic Headquarters^
—The character of the classes con-
stituting tbe coalition in favor of
constitutional government is no-
where better manifested than at the
rooms of the Democratic National
Committee, which seem to form a
commoq ground where Republicans
and Democrats, quondam abolition*
ists, aud Southern slaveholders
meet ahd-mingle in harmony and
unison \ To this fact, which beto-
kens the tremendous upheaval
against the party of corruption and
fraud, tbe list of visitors at the
Spangler House be^rawitnees every
ay. re8ferday7among the more
distinguished were Cbauncey De-
pew, Whitelaw ReiJ, R P* Higgins,
Mississippi ; William Williams,
Buffalo; Henry Richmond, Batavia;
General Thomas Jordan, of Cuban
celebrity; Robert McLean, Balti-
more; H. F. Clark, aid others of
local ndte. Tbe result of the Maine
election is regarded as an indication
of a reductiin in 'the Radical
strength, which if extended in the
same ratio to tbe . Administration
vote in Pennsylvania, Ohio, India-
Da, tf^scoDsin, and Minnesota,
would be sufficient of itself to de-
feat tbe office-holders' candidate.
But it is believed that there are
favoriDg circumstances, conditions,
aud elements in each cf tbese States
that bad uo existence in Maine. In
Pennsylvania tbe unpopularity of
the Hartranft ticket, against wbich
Forney and othe^ prominent Grant
Republicans are arrayed in open
and undisguised opposition; the
odium in whiph Simon Cameron,
whose political life is involved in
tbe sucpess of the Administration
candidates, is held ; the confidenc3
of tbe people in Buckalew and bis
irreproachable character, are rea-
sons for believing that,
ticket will obtain a largy majority
in October. In Indiana it is esti-
mated that Hendricks wfll carry at
least 80 per cent. of the German
vote, and the German support of
the Liberal candidates which was
lacking in Maine, will exercise a
very perceptible effect in every
Western State.
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GENERAL NEWS.
A reporter Iron tb«—Su
tejjas been interviewing the
Ground Five Points in Now
Fronde is writing* history of
wd?
li&a Brown a colored girl was sad-
d a rnbju W liming ton.
... _ are of i Wrap founded
•jat the strange misfortune ae she his
always enjoyed excellent health,
From his account, the material
social state of affairs are as bad ifKnto assigned"
tbey Can well bo. It is to be
hoped that the Now York press
wiP agitate the matter, until the
authorities demolish tho wretched
rickety tenements, and assist the
tenants to jfe^nove to healthier
sic all'
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The Missouri Radicals tr^t their
colored allies with little respect.
On the Republican State ticket not
one of the eleven berths was given
a negro, and in fast such was the
terrorism under which tbe colored
wing of the party was put that
there was but one feeble movement
made in the way of a nomination.
A 8ab'e delegate suggested tbe
name of a dusky lawyer for Reg-
ister of the Laud O&ce, and was
forthwith "sot upon" with such
vigor as to reduce hirn to entire
■silence.; What makes this ignor-
ing the more catting is that divers
former rebels were put upon tbe
ticket, the party managers ordering
that course as a bid for tbe votes of
tbe "old Confed" element which
followed "Pap" Price.—New York
World.
The Liberal Victory,—In Sep-
ilmber, 1868, the Grant party carried
Maine by.20,403 majority. They did
this in the face of President Johnson,
who threw the immense influence and
patronage oi tbe Administration
against tbem. This year Grant threw
the power of the Administration,
worth at least 5,000 votes, ip favor of
the Radicals. Government money
flowed like watbr, and tbe moss un-
scrupulous means were used to in-
sure a triumph. Yet tbe Ghrantites
have carried tbe State by 15,000 ma>
jority only, losing 5,000 since 1868,
when everything was against him. In
view of this fact, Mobilier Blaine's
inflated dispatch to the President ap-
pears to be exquisite sarcasm.—New
York Sun.
Louisville claims to have ample
hotel accommodation for all visitors
likely to be attracted by the Ex-
position.
homes, physically and morally.
Chicago had a fire sca^recent'y
A cart of unslacked lime *got w*t
and was driven into the street tun-
nel, which immediately become
filled with smoke, upon which
great alarm ensued.
Jefferson Davis passed through
Louisville during the exhibition aud
he quietly and unobservedly vis-
ited the grouuds in the evening
Next day he resumed his journey
towards i?ahimore and Norfolk
where he goes in tbe interests of
his insurance company. He
devoting bimsslf entirely to bis
business, and eschewing all public
notice as much as possibly
Mahomed Pasha, the ex-Grand
Vizier of Turkey, who was deposed
from office by the Sultan a short
time ago, has ,been found guilty ofe
appropriating the public money te?
his own use, and has been con
demued to bafiiqtiment and the con
fiscation of his e&tftCfes;-■■-.
There are still ,Wi&6 men- in the
Easf. Oar ♦prerteuV^.office-holders
in the United States ,may tremble
for tenure of place, when such re
forms are Dgpsible even in Tar-
key.
James ©taftam, Auditor of Lou
isiana, still* refuses to sign what
he concefves to be illegal warrants
for a sum of $40,000, claimed by
on^V>f the State parishes. He has
been committed to prison, bnt etill
he is determined not to sign the
papers.?
Two white m^n, named Gilchdist
and McClellan, residing in Robert-
sou connty, North Carolina, recently
indulge^ in pistol practice at one
anotherj Both were killed.
A circular note is expected from
tbe ttn eerofliperora who lately hob-
nobbed: in Berlin, explaining t e
pacific nature of the meeting.
Carl Schurz has returned home'.
He has been canvassing iu Ohio,
aud is enthusiastic over the pros
pects of the Reform party in tbat
State, j
Two Greeley and Brown
have been raised in Shirley village,
Massachusetts,the first anti-Radiuai
flags tbat have ever floated there;
Mr. Samuel Clem, who was a
delegate to tbe Louisville Conven-
tion from Indiana, was so disgusted
with the proceedings tbat "he,.has
since announced himself for Gree
,ey" V.
Negroes, in lots of twenty, thirty,
forty and fifty, are leaving Mary-
land, the District of Columbia, and
Virginia, "to work on Simon Came-
rons road in Pennsylvania."
Gen. William uirney of Florida,
son of James G. Birney, the first
candidate of tbe Abolitionists for
fce Presidency, has written a letter
repudiating Grant and declaring for
Greeley.—St- Louis Republican.
A Wis"onsin woman named
Charlotte Lamb, is under arrest,
charged with poisoning her bus-
b*nd, two of her children and three
of her neighbors. She had achieved
a wide spread reputation far piety,
aud under this cloak, was enabled
to avert suspicion for a time.
The Potomac is lower than it has
been for twenty years. '
Richmond, Va., wants «a new.
capitol building. . < •• • , •
The man with the lung-tester,
who rnakesy an honest penny by
testing tb^pags of tbe multitude,
lately came^;gyef at Terre Haute.
A healthy farmer boy, with a cbest
like an emigrant's valise, wrapped a
qnarter of his lips over tha nozzle
and breathed. An explosion fol-
lowed—^rat of the machine and
then of the ^bystanders, and the
'professor" was heard to say, as he
gathered up the fragments of tink-
ling brass and springs. "He had
been eating onions; that's what
made bis breath so strong.0
The Hon. Samuel J. Randall,
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, has issued a circular in
which be gives a most cheering ac-
count Of Pennsylvania. He con-
cludes in tbese words :
Victory in October is certain. I
make this declaration with full ap-
preciation of its import, and the
weight which shopld attach to such
statement, when emanatiug from
one in whom high confidence , has
been placed. I state it from con-
viction, and it is made after.careful
review and full knowledge, of the
condition and tendency of thd pub-
lic mind throughout the State —
Courier Journal ■
San Francisco has 40 foundries
and iron working establishments,
with capital invested to the amount
of $1,414,506.
Tbe chief reason for continning
General Grant in office ia finanoial.
So says all of tbe Radical press. Pre*
cisely so, that's just it. They wish to
be let alone to continue their pran-
dering. The millions already ob-
tained fraudulently are ot enough,
for ill gotten gains g$>fast. M
The Radical candidate for the Vice
Presidency is again corrected in bis
recollections ot his carreer as a "Know
Nothing," this time a W- P. Cherring- #
ton advises him to eall at 37 Congress
street. Boston, and he will find his,**
friend whjf administered the highest^ i
oath of that order.
The Boston postoffice is evidently.
urranti3ed. The second arrest within"^
a brief period of one of the mail clerks v
accused of purlioning letters has just Hi
occured.
Mrs. Macready has appeared in the
character of Shylock, in the Academy
of Music, New York. 'Bbe critics
talk favorably of her perfprtaances.
An English Aeronaut 'wabts to go
ballooning pfter Dr. Livingstone.
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^ TEXAS NEWS.
Gen, Barnes, of jibe In
Railroad informs us that
ot San Ahtonio are wil
ccribe'a half million to ex^
railway Connection with Austin, .Co-
mal and Hays will each donate'one
hundred r thousand, and0
asked to;make up the rem
the million. This amoi
to bridge the difficult and rapid *
streams on the route. Before, bow*
ever, the.question is submitted £o the
popular vote of the various counties
tbe proper interpretation o# the law?
authorfz|ng these special electii
must be Obtained from tbe courts,
the opinion of the Attorney Gei
is sustained, there will be no nee
holding special elections for aiding'
internal' improvements.— [Journal,
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and dusty, with but little appearance
ot rain. Cotton has been serioosly'
injured by the droutn. Much bay-baa?
been stored away for winter nee.
Preparations are being made to put
in the wheat crop. A muoh larger
acreage than usual wi!! be put in this ~
season, j ^ 1*.
mkt
v > a skatingi,
. «- , ,0 . is <-are of a da^ jjj
of eliding on the part «vr her citizens v
it the capital comes to H ouston.
Oats.—We ware shti li a few days
ago, a sample of oa ^ raised OBsr,
Florence, of which th« crop yielded
70 bushels to the acre, which js sett-
ing at one idollkr per bnshel. In®
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learn of as high as 80 bushels being-
the average. We hope that our.4a^ „ r:
ill give small grain more aU
in thi
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other localities in the country, we, <
mets wi
ten tion in the future and give us t£e - *
result oC their experimenting. .
Mr. J] M. Busby living five miles
below t^wn, killed an alligator ten or '
eleven fbet long, and weighing some
two hunjdred pounds. We think thin
rather sizeable for tbe San Gabriel..t-
Georgetown Record..
It is onr sad task to announce the"
death of our esteemed fellow citiien
and friehd, W, F. Daniel, Esq., who, .
after a lingering illness for more than
week, breathed bis last at two
o'clock Wednesday evening last, and
was buried tbe following day witk
Masonic honors. Mr. Daniel had
long been a resident of Freestone, and
acquired many friends. Twice bad
he Bervjed her as a Representative,
and aft^r retiring from the political
arena, tie resumed the practice ot law,
and by his honesty, shared a goodly
portion of practice, and enjoyed the
esteem and confidence of all tbe Bar,
and our ^entire comn unity. He • f
almost lived bis allotted time, being,
at bis death, sixty-two years 'of age. '
Cotton picking iB progressing finely
and ere another moon shall wax tbe
wane, ire believe the fields will ba
stripped of their fleeoy staple. Haifa
crop is a fair average for this connty.
We learn from one of onr physici-
ans that there is considerable sickness
preaviling now in this community.-^
Fairfield Ledger, . • ■ m
Tbey have a queer way of doing
their shelling in Jewett. Somewhat
different from what onr eivil author-
ities propose doing on Congress. The
Experiment describes in on this
wise:
Tbe mania forIhelling honses is on
tbe increase, Mr. Widman, a quiet
and inoffensive merchant of onr town
had bis house tolerably well thumped
tbe other night with bottles, aad
other midsiles. Such conduct is very
reprehensible, and is liable to get
parties in trouble. Some of the partic-
ipants in the "sham battle" are
known. |
The Texas and Pacific railroad &
cut out : from Longvlew to Crock-
ett's 81 Off, in Wood county.—^Fort "
Worth Democrat.
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Strong efforts are being made t6 r
secure the pardon of Major podges,
the defaulting paymaster, whose de-
ficiency was $500,000, and it 1b under-
stood that Simon Cameron, who has
visited this city several times lately,
has interested himself In'bfs tfehalf
op account of bis family, who are
prominent people ib Pennsylvania:
Hodges haB, it is said, been informed
that President Grant might he iri? 7
duoed to pardon htm at the expira* *
tion of bis term., But he does not
want to wait till then, as bis health ' *
has been effected by confinement, al-
though he has been and is now allow;*
ed all the privileges of tbe prison.-*-
Telegram, N. Y.
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Cheneyville, on Bayon Bosuf, in ii> i
Rapides parish, is to 6ave a grand
tournament on tbe 1st of October
A queen is to be crowned, eqnes"
trian contests are to take ptaoe for
purses of $150, $60 and $25. Be- „
sides there are to be oratorical*
displays, an Indian ball play, a < #
hurdle* race, etc.—New Orleans
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