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INDIANs TN LLANo CoUNrr,

We have just been informed by &. r.
Beeson, Esq, the chief justice of Llano
county now in our city, that a party Of IF
teen or twenty Indians made their appear
ance in that county last Saturday. They
were first seen near Moss's rancho, and, on
Saturday night, they came into the town Of
Llano and stole several horses, and then
proceeded to camp of minute men, about
half mile of, where they cut out one Of
their horses and put off. On Sunday morn
ing, the minute men, together with some
other citizens, started in pursuit, but after
going about sixteen miles, lost the trail, near
the head of Cherokee creek, and returned.
About this time, the Indians attacked
party, herding cattle in San Saba county,
near the Schleieher rancho, and wounded a
man by the name of Newton Phillips, who
it is thought will die of his wound. On
Monday evening, when one of the bows at
another rancho of Moss's, in Llano county.
went out to milk, one of the COWS returned
home with an arrow sticking in her side,
and, on this discovery, another party of
eight men including the Moss boys, early on
Tuesday morning started cut to find the
Indians. After trailing them for fifteen OF
twenty miles, they at last found them on
the top of Pack Saddle mountain, dis
mounted and eating their dinner. It was
complete surprise. They rode within
twenty PAGES of the Indians before they were
discovered. After firing on them awhile,
they dismounted and the fight on both sides
was continued on foot. The Indians were
well armed, had the advantage of numbers,
and fought desperately. Four of the
whites, half their number, were wounded.
Moss, it is feared mortally, but they bFavely
kept up the fight until they drove the In
dians from their camp, killing one outright,
who was found on the ground, and captur-
ing all their horses, saddles, blanketp,
and one Henry rifle and a six shooter,
besides arrows, shields and curious neck
lace, made of bones, found on the neck of
the dead Indian. The party of whites was
of course unable to pursue, as half their
number were disabled and returned with
their wounded and spoils to Mr.. John B.
Duncan's rancho, about two miles from the
battle field. When Mr.. Beeson left, on
Wednesday morning, another party was
about starting in further pursuit of the saw
age foes. Here we have another Indian
raid and murder within sixty-fve miles of
the capital of Texas, while the general gov
ernment glories in its Indian policy, the
pious Quakers pray, and the impassive
Grant smokes at Long Branch and pondcrs
over third term.
We append a list of thowhito party that
the names of these brave men may be
known: ]. R. Moss, s. B. Moss, W. B..
Moss (mortally wounded), Robert Brown,
Eli Lloyd (wounded), Archer Martin (se-
riously wounded), Pinlney Ayres (wound-
ed), and E. D. Harrington.
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HOVsroN COUNTY.


The Democratic Convention Of Houston
county was held at Crockett on the second
instant s.. A. Miller was made presi-
dent and P. Il. Williams, secretary. The
following delegates to the State Democratic
Convention were appointed. Hon. JohH I,
Smith, Hon. Frank Rainey, Capt. D. A.
Num-, w. w. Davis, J. W. Harkins, Wash
Holiey, Major John Smith, VIM. Sheridan,
J. n. Hager and R. N. Read. A resolution
was adopted to instruct the delegates to
support Hon. Cyrus H. Randolph, Of Austin,
for State Treasurer After the adjournment
of the convention, Hon. John T. Smith and
Hon. Frank Rainey made able speeches de
Tending their course in the last Legislature,
and denouncing in strong terms the means
used by certain men to throw odium upon
it. No county officers were nominated.
Another convention viii be held for that
purpose.
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SAN ANTONIO.


Our travelling correspondent, w. R. W.,
does not give very fattering picture Of
this good old city during the hot summer
season, but we suspect he could not have
been in the best Of bumors, and that the
''smilesn Of Marmion and Homer did not
have their usual effect upon him. We have
not known San Antonio as long as W.-we
first saw it IN 1861, during the war-but to
US, perhaps Of more poetic temperament
that w., there has always been a great
charm in this ''dryest, dullest and hottest
place. Of our correspondent We spent
nearly two years Of the war in this historic
city, at a time Of more than usual dullness
Of trade, when many OF its good citizens
were far away, lighting under the well
loved Southern banner, and when our mind
was often filed with anxieties and sad fore
bodings, and yet these two eventful years
were among tho happiest Of our changeful
life We love to recall them and dwell
on them as q ereen and fOwery oasis in
wide aud dreary waste. The location Of
san Antonio is eminently picturesque and
beautiful. As you approach it from the
Austin or Seguin road, and look down upon
II, nestled among the trees and basking in
the sunshine, with its clear and sparkling
river, winding in graceful curves through
its whole extent, with its many canals,
bridges and gardens, and IT, fine churches
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The general laws Of the Thirteenth Legis-
lature, lately published by the State printer,
cover two hundred and thirty-fve pages,
and the index eleven pages in BREWER, equal
to nineteen in small plea.
The general laws Of the first session Of
the Twelfth Legislature covers one hundred
and sixty-two pages, and the index forty
ixpages in small plea. Those of the second
session Of the same, ninety pages, and the
index nineteen.
The number of copies printed by order of
the Thirteenth Legislature was 5000, and
the price obtained on the index, it making
an aggregate of55, 900 pages, was $3.50, at
one-ffth of a cent per page.
The number of copies ordered by the
Twelfth Legislature was 5000, and the price
obtained for the irdex of one volume Of
only one hundred and sixty-two pages,
against 2S5 for the Thirteenth Legislature,
costing $3.50, was $575 at one-fourth of a
cent. per page.
The difference in the two cases is, that
while Newcomb was Secretary OF State,
each time, and had all this work prepared
himself, that for the laws Of the Twelfth
Legislature accrued to the benefit of the
Journal concern, in which he held an inter
est, and that of the laws of the Thirteenth
to the STATESMAN concern, in which he has
none. He made the index to two hundred
and ffty-two pages of laws so as to bring
him 1912 80, while the price realized by tho
present State Printer for the index to two
hundred and thirty-five pages is $50.
Weinstance these facts, not because the in
dex supplied the present State printer is a
very poor one and generally complained of,
but to show what manner of officials we have,
and to prove the difference between expen-
ditures for public printing in the two in
stances. And the ratio thus, shown, will
hold good throughout the whole amount of
work done for the two legislatures.
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ARE we to understand that the (so-called)
STATESMAN defends the Thirteenth Legisla-
tureg--Stdte journal.
Yes. We believe the Thirteenth Legisla-
ture did as well as It could under tho cir
cumstanses and deserves praise instead Of
censure. They were clogged with Radical
Governor and doubtful Senate, mostly
elected when Radicalism hadfull sway, and
they we're obliged to act slowly and tempo
rise, to certain extent, to be able to effect
any good. They were industrious and hon
est, and did what they could, with safety,
for the State. Such papers asthe state Jour
nal and the Galveston Neos may censurc
them, but the honest people Of the State
viii generally approve their conduct and
give them the credit they deserve. Nov,
in return, We ask, ARE we to understand
that the so-caIled State journal defends the
Twelfth LegisIatureir
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road, and In the midst Of anapparently dry
and unproductive country. But when we
considered that it was the point Of trade
for very wide and extended region, includ-
ing the rich valleys Of the San Marcos,
the Guadalupe, and the Cibola, on the east,
and the many rivers and valleys, west,
stretching out to the Rio Grande-that its
tlade with Northern Mexico was large and
profitable, and that the headquarters Of the
United States Army made it point, where
immense supplies were brought and distrib-
uted, and millions of money paid out to con-
tractors, merchants and tradesmen, our won
der ceased, and we saw clearly the source Of
its prosperity and success. Now, it is true
that some of its trade has gone of
to other towns, by the building Of
railroads and the opening Of new channels
of commerce.; and from the long unsettled
state of Mexico, we presume the trade with
that unfortunate country has diminished, or
has been drawn away in part to Browns
vile, Rockport and Corpus Christi; and, it
may be, that the good old city of the ''Hap-
DIV Valley ia looking dull and spiritless
during this heated and ever dull season of
the year. Galveston is now dull, Houston,
we are told, still duller, and our own charm
ing city of the hills is about the only place
looking lively and smiling in the summer
sunshine. But all that San Antonio needs
to recover its waning trade, and give it in
creased Importance as the lovely Queen
City of the West, is sufficient railroad com
munication with the outer world. Com
merce will run with the railroads-it
seeks an easy and rapid channel for
its multifarious operations. With the
building Of the railroads to Indian
nola, Houston and Galveston, and the
completion of the great International Road,
running through it, and connecting it, on
the one side, with the remotest northeast,
and on the other, with the many rich cities
of Mexico, putting it near the center
of the shortest line from New York to the
Pacific, San Antonio will recover all her
former trade and Importance, and add to
them in an almost incalculable degree. We
look forward to this consumation with no
feeling of jealousy or envy. Austin can
have no necessary rivalry with San Anto-
MO. There will be trade enough for both,
with the opening of the railroads, and the
consequent filling up of the country with
people on every side. We must have the
railroads to get the population, and to Sc
cure the cultivation of the soil and the es-
tablishment of manufactures, without
which there can be no large and prosperous
cities anywhere at the present day. Again
we say. let the railroads be built.
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TIlE effort Of the Si1tt J6urnai g orsin.
dice the STATESMAN ia the estimation 81 ~
Germans Of this State is quite IN ksssine
with its general conduct The propfie,ors
and editors Of the SrATzsEAS have made
mo covert fling at any naturalized for.
eiqner.r least Of all al any German cid
aen. and the Jos,aal knows shia The
srArEsMAS has spoken With deserved con.
tempt Of a low down Enelishman. Who
could introduce himself lo d gentleman, on
a profcssedly friendly call, for tho purpose
Of carioaturing him. This Is what tie JoaE,
nal calls, We suppose, q covert ding q .
naturalized foreigner II tho scamp has
been ''natumlized, no has, evidently, never
been civilized No German, that uc ever
knew, could have been guilty og such
despicable conduct. All connected with
tho srATEsMAS Office hold the Germans IL
high respect
TINS Journal clique, composed og Davis.
Newoomb, De Gress aud Alexander, think
the entire delegation Of German citizens.
now in the city, stand AZ their beck and call.
Let them wait and SEQ. They have their
strikers present, and few ia the conven.
tion, but we predict tho oonSealion. as 8
body. will not touch them with foFty foot
Dolc
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Yesterday we visited the ComptroIer's
Office to learn what progress is being made
in the examination and payment Of teach
ers' claims in the new school department Of
that Office. This work has been prosecuted
under many disadvantages from the begin
ming. Numerous requests have been made,
direct to the Office Of the superintendent
Of Public Instruction, for lists Of outstand-
ing vouchers, but with no effect, that Office
claiming, that as the law did not require
it to give such reports it declined to extend
any accommodation With the complete
clerical force inthat Office, and full record
Of said vouchers already among its archives,
such information could have been obtained
as would have facilitated the work towards
very rapid completion. Instead of this
the work has been carried on entirely by the
reception Of vouchers through mail, and
from parties acting as attorneys at this point.
In this way the registration is being made,
and it may, after all, be the best for the
State and the teachers, for there is but little
confidence felt by any one in faithful re-
cord Of anything in the educational Office.
For long time no lists Of paid vouchers
were received at the Comptroller's Office,
and even up to this time only seventy
counties have sent in such lists. In Harris
county, where there is every facility for OBJ
tanning and sending in an early report, only
about half of its paid vouchers have been
reported to the comproller's Office It be-
ing impossible to order payment of any
vouchers for any one county until full re-
port of the paid and unpaid vouchers have
been obtained from such county, it has ne
cessarily retarded the work and prevented
its being done according to the original in
tention.
AS the appropriation is not sufficient to
pay off the claims of teachers within the
time specified, it is intended to take the
claim Of each county and pay them off ac-
cording to priority, to the amount allowed
each. Full returns have been received
from only few counties, and in conse-
queuce tho claims have been settled up to
this time without any order. Payment of
all claims allowed under the appropriation
have been made in the counties of Bell,
Bexar, Burnet, Collin, Fannin, Galveston,
Harris, Menard, San Saba, Travis and
Wilson.
The payment Of others will bo made
out of order until full returns are obtained,
when the remaining counties viii be taken
up and payed according to alphabetical
order.
On inquiry at the treasury we learn there
are ample funds there to take up all claims
covered under the law.
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WHAT HAS HE DONEa


The State journal, the obsequious organ
of Governor Davis, announces his re-
turn home. The Twelfth Radical Legis-
lature having, with much other misdoing,
involved the State in debt and deprecated
its warrants, the last Legislature, as about
the best it could do, authorized the Cover
nor, or his agent, to go to New York and
sell an amount OF bonds previously issued
under Radical rule. 1t was led to believe
that the Governor would appoint a compe-
tent financial agent, and that the bonds
could be sold at a reasonable rate. The
Governor, as he was desirous of summer
trip and had little matter of Federal pat
ronage to settle with General Clark, ETC.,
concluded to 60 on himself and attend to
the matter. We were really anxious that he
would faithfully attend to the business con-
fided to him and come back, with some lit
tie credit to himself and some little benefit
to the State. What has been the result7
What has he done? The Northern
newspapers have kept us pretty well posted
Of his doings. as well as correspondent of
the Galveston Ne,oS, who seems to have been
trotting about with him, at his head or his
HEELS, while at Washington, New York
and Long Branch. His Excellency seems to
have considered the selling of the bonds
small matter compared with his quarrel with
Clark & Co. Well, he had a grand quarrel
with Clark. He told Clark he was little
better than thief, and Clark reminded him
how the little thief used to pay the Gov
ernor's private bills. It was nip and tuck,
which should get the ear and support of the
President-Davis holding the trump cards,
santanta and Big Tree, and Clark strong in
the wartime affection of the Secretary of
War and the great Smoker. The bonds
were forgotten, and the fight over the Fed
eral patronage got hotter and hotter,
to the amusement of the Northern pa
pers, but the sore disgrace of the Gov
ernor, the Texas Radicals, and the State
of Texas, so far as the doings of such men
could effect it. At length it is telegraphed
that the Governor has got whipped out, in
the cat and dog fight, and is about to return
with the lost favor of Grant, the accumu-
lated enmity of Clark, and the general odium
attached to a defeated perty, who has
sought difficulty and got the worst of ity
Andlo, he comes back, with the bonds un-
sold, leaving them behind him with dam
aged reputation, but, it is hoped, no unpaid
bills. The Legislature was careful to pro-
vide against that and the contingency of a
quarrel with Clark. So we go. Had the
Governor appointed a proper business man
to sell the bonds, as it was trustingly be-
lieved he would, the bonds might have been
sold promptly at fair value and the money
now be in the treasury of the State. But
it is as it is and we have all got to bear it,
at least, for month longer, says. the. court
journal.
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THE account Of the German meeting Al
New Braunfels, which wepubIished in oul
last daily issue, came too late FOR any com.
ment. We are reioiced to SEQ that the bulk
Of our German friends agree with Us lnlll
on the subject Of separate political action.
The resolutions adopted are drawn with
much clearness and force, AID do great
honor to the author and the meeting. We
trust they win be published by the Demos
cratic papers throughout the State We
have reason to be proud Of our German pop.
ulation. They are generally industrious
orderly and intelligent, and have done much
to forward the march Of improvement il
Texas. We should regret exceedingly Il
anything should occur TO array thon as >
body against their fellow-citizens Of All iolS
can or other foreign birth. Let Us all Act
together for the good Of our common coun.
try. In reference to this subject, We call
especial attention to our republication from
the Houston Telegraph
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The merchants Of this place, with the
very rarest exceptions, have determined to
mark their goods at currency prices in the
future. Undert the present regulations regard
ing specie, we think this wise course.
Texas has suffered heavy losses by dealing
with those who supply at currency rates,
and selling to those who pay in specie.
The matter Of exchange from one medium
to the other has, in rather imperceptibIe
way, bled consumers Of much money. A
party sells his goods here for specie. he
then buys currency at an advance far be-
yond the New York rates, and makes bis
remittances there in this shape. The
merchant, Of course, does not lose through
these differences in prices, but adds an ad.
ditionaI per centago upon his goods 70
cover the difference. In other words the
consumer pays the difference Tor him. The
same rule applies 70 payment Of freights,
insurance, etc. This has been the trouble
consequent upon the circulation among rs Of
specie instead Of currency. but nov another
dif6culty presents itself According 70 the
new regulation Of circulating coin By weigh.
instead Of its face vsluaticRr - money
win be lost 80 meE.
chant. IN bis bank account, win b
subject to constant loss On skort weight
coin, unless be protects himself through
other means. The remedy for himself vii
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THE CIeburne Chronicle hoists the nsmc
Of Major a. J. Dorm, Of FannIn county, for
State Treasurer. We have bern requested
20 rcpublish the article, highly recommend
ing him, but this wonld be contrary 70 the
rule We have laid down for our government
in this respect We treat Major Dom as
We have all other candidates for the odi6eFent
offices. Whoever gets the Democratic
nomination viii receive our support.
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cratic papers speak out. II there are any
left in Missouri, let them denOunce the NJ
sosrri Repu6lioon as unfaithful to the Demo
cratic party, not to be trusted, not to be
followed, and not to be countenanced in its
renewed treachery and political treason.
Let this second attempt of Grztz and his
cousin, and the whole interested little
batch Of Liberal Republicans, be promptly
met and defeated. If this is not done we
have nothing but the reelection of Grant
and continued ruin and degradation before
US Nothing can save the country but the
good old Democratic party, ''pure and un-
defled." Let Gntz and tho AIssO,rri RspuJ-
lioon 90.
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as the basis Of trade is almost general among
our business men, and We have no doubt
the few who think it best to cling to tho
established custom win soon acknowledge
the movement as good one, and adopt it.
There are only four leading business houses
in the place who refuse to 60 into this move
ment. The adoption of the currency basis
viii do away with much trouble and annoy
anes, and save great deal Of money to
those Nbo need it the most
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NAvAnRo COUNTY.

The Democratic Convention for this
county was held on the second inst vii
liam Croft was President thereof, and
Bryan 7. Barry Secretary. The following
delegates to the State Convention were ap-
pointed: ]. L. HaIbert, n. C. Read, John B.
Jones, ". C. Waters, R. A. Van HON, D.
Weaver, A. C. King, 7. D. Andrews, 10.
Daniels, B. F. BlaeImau, F. K. 1fontgom-
cry, W. H. Punsley, B. II. Patterson, T. B.
Sparks. J. A. Scales I'M. Scales, II. II.
Burgess, E. ". johnson, J. K. smyrle and
J. c. Sparks. TO which. on motion, were
added Col. c. II. Winkler and Col VTm.
Croft. Col. Winkler made an excellent cd
dress and the delegates were instructed to
place hisname before the State Conveution
for Gorornor We abstract the above from
tie Coflicana 05,srr. Il Is our interfioh
70 notice al the county coursnfions ana
give lili of lho deleEsies
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"B, THE Washington correspondent d
the Galveston Ners, says that poor 1r.
Taylor, collector Of internal revenue, win
have to 60 (upl) for having given two coun-
ter statements undor oath--one 70 Davis
that he paid Clark two thousand dollars foD
obtaining his Office, and tho other one 70
Clark, that he never paid him dollar there
for. Both these are said TO be on alo.
What queer set Of people tho Radical oiii-
cials Of Texas must be. II We take what
they say about each other as true, they arc
anything but angels and saints. Bribery,
forgery, stealing and lying are words thrown
at each other as II by way Of compliment
The Radical opponents Of Governor Davis
according to ''B, orc now intimating that
they could play the very devil with him, II
they would, and that thoy wiz II hard
pressed. They declare that Governor
'sDaDis Is IN 0loss A0usc. Isit possiblsi
That immaculate man, that made Clark q
member Of Congress for short timel D.
the ingratitude Of tho little bipod Win
he throw stones at tho glass houasl
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r. T. Bishop & Co, At Dubuque, Iowa,
send Us in pamphlets form "A true statement
Of the soil, climate and wonderful resource.
Of the State Of Texas" Il Is well written,
and gives, in the main, d truthful account
Of our resources and condition. Il is in
tended for Northern distribution, and Is wen
calculafed % encourage immigration 70
Texas. lIr. Bishop visited our State not
long since. and speaIs lL tic book.
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Will the journal please inform tlse pub
lie what that I" perfect understanding Of ne
Governor and the President is about San
tanta and Big Treeg Tho people Of Tekat
especially those on the frontier. feel 10 lilile
interest in this matter