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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-30
Every Man Must Vote, and Vote q
Straight Ticket.

Will all the people vote at the December
election, and for whom will they votea Is
there to be divided ticket, or will each
Democrat vote for straight out nominees,
using his influence to elect the county Off
GERS as zealously as for the State officers,
working as boldly and as manfully for one
nominee as for another The question that
candidly comes to every Democrat In this
country is, for whom will you votel Will
you vote to place men in the State and
county offices who are honest and Tespecta-
able2 Will you prefer Radical to DEM
ocrat, in any Office, whatever may be his
claim to your personal favor2 In these
days of policy and of mutual aggrandlze-
ment, men have almost forgotten, amid the
ruin around them, that the whole machin-
cry Of State government is out of order, that
accumulated debt frowns us in the face, and
that the more onerous the tax, the more
fearful it seems to increase.
1t needs no printed record to tell the peo-
pie of Texas how the enormous State debt
has accumulated; how, by laws that were
oppressive and odious, the public expense
was frightfully augmented, and how, when
taxes so fearful were placed upon US, they
have been converted to other purposes than
legitimate use. The blame attaches to county
officers as well as State, to sherilfs as we'll
as comptrollers.
The most honest subordinate official In
the Radical ranks has upheld the highway
robbery of this people By the so-called Re
publican party Of Texas, through all the
years Of its ascendency. Such officers may
assume virtue, though they have it not,
for though they profess to be honest they
uphold party that has been dishonest with
~. 80 -.aH
TO reconstruct us under the lash; that has
placed, with few exceptions, adventures,
renegades and depraved men in all public
Offices.
Has that party improved in It's morals OF
administrative characterl Are its leaders
not trying, by the same illegitimate means
that they have ever practiced, to sustain
their hold, and prolong their ascendency1
Radicals who pretend to the least show of
decencv, and Radicals who are the same
reckless clan that care not for disgrace, are
all meeting together in their secret night
meetinqs-theIr leagues-and their shrewd-
est schemers are their urbane public conser-
vative Republicans. Taeyare the diplomats,
while the hrazen, ignorant classes, who re-
spect no moral creed, either publicly or pr
yately. are the knaves TO carry out their
projects We have no obligations to meet
when the consideration is place Of public
trust solicited BY a Radical. Il IS an insult
70 the Democratic party, tothe reputation Of
the country, for 3 Democrat 70 vote FOR q
man who is his political opponent. Let not
Democrats forget these things Let them
determine 10 route the Radical party from
Office in Texas. ..horse, foot and dragon, ?
Tor only then can we hope for wholesome.
honest and satisfactory State government. -
Jsi5iisrsoa D1uoerat.
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laxey and Hare for judges, which had been
declined. The reason Bob gave Tor there
having been so many corrupt and rascally
Radical officials was, that no decent man
would take Office under Davis and the Radi-
Gals There was some truth in that. Bob
begged very hard for votes Of all sorts as
wellas for public respect
The people Of Austin, above all others,
ought to vote for him. BE had been along
here when boy, the time he crossed the
mountains. He had, in fact, built up Aus
tin. When the question Of removing the
Capital came up last fan, he had made a
speech for Austin and carried az Of North
en- Tezas for Il! They should remember
this. On the subject Of railroads and inter-
nal improvements, We could not tell whether
he was for or against them. Several times,
after one Of his storms Of bombast, we
thought he was about to stop, but another
little puff Of wind set the mill agoing, and
he went on grinding away. At last, much
70 the relief Of everybody, with a grand
flourish on the annexation Of the Sandwich
Islands, Mexico and the whole of the West
Indies, he stopped with exhaustion, and
the Grafton Of Don Roberto Helroarious
TailaOrum was ended. The like before was
never heard in Austin. It was mixture,
in about equal proportions, of vulgarity,
profanity, inconsistency and misrcpresenta-
ton.
After he retired, calls were made on Van
dc GRAFT, Walton and Governor Hamilton,
each of whom, in few words, declined to
speak. Who could answer such a speechl
The great Bob was left alone in his glory.
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WHILE circus was lately performing in
Chicago, storm blew down the canvas,
and the following laughabIe occurrence is
related by the Tribune Of that city
A rather ludicrous incident occurred, in
which two pairs of lovers played a part
which they wish in vain could be erased
from their memories. Without giving
their names in full, as tho parties, though
somewhat bruised and shaken, called at
this Office to have them suppressed, the
facts of the case may be stated as follows:
Arthur, heightened Ashland avenuer, was
coaxed by his Evangeline to take her to the
show last night, ',just for fun, you know.
The same thing happened to Tom, low
toned North Slider, mis- dulcinea being Kat
rina by name. The two couples accidentally
occupied adjacent seats at the show, and
were deeply interested in the performance
when the catastrophe HAPPENED. They
were, with the rest, thrown to the ground
and enveloped in canvas. In minute,
Evargeline, who was ''only stunned by the
fall heaved heavy sigh. There was no
response Then she moaned, and a stout
arm crept around her, and gentle but firm
voice said, ssI'm with you darling" In a
momeAt there was one couple to whom the
accident, for some minutes subsequent to
the occurrence, could hardly be called a
misfortune.
Arthur, who also was only stunned, =
soon began thinking of his partner. He
reached out his arm and touched a silken
scarf. He recognized its texture by the
feel, and drew it aud its contents nearer to
him. 'sIf We die, we die together, cried
Arthur. ''Vat ish dat you say2n cried Kat
rina, but the happy Arthur was altogether
too happy to catch the meaning or peculiar
pronunciation of the words. Just then the
canvass was elevated, and the fond lovers
gazed upon-the strangers whom they were
pressing to their hearts and whose happy
tears were commingling with their own.
Can the tableau be described-the bitter
tears of the lady-lovers, the objurgations of
the male, the roars of laughter of the on-look-
ers, who grasped the situation in an instant,
and the subsequent blame which each one
of the interested four cast upon the remain
ing three actors in this little dramag It was
one of those things which, needing but
little description, will stand quite a guam
tity of quiet meditation. If two matches
are net, as we'll as the dozen tent-poles,
broken off by the gale Of last night, ap-
pearances, as the unfortunate couples
sneaked off, were very deceptive
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writing machine.

The San Francisco Chronicle publishes the
following;
The first of five writing machines manu-
featured in New York, has been received by
E. S. Belden, phonetic reporter of this city.
The invention was made in England, but It
has been added to and improved in the
country. The machine is about the same
size as an ordinary sewing machine, and can
be worked by a child who can spell as cast
" as by grown person. It consists Of a
series Of forty-two keys, to which are at
tached steel hammers, and each one Of these
represent letter, q figure or a punctuation
mark. The keys are arranged in four rows.
like the keys of an organ, and arc operated
on precisely the same principle. The ham
mers are arranged in a circle, and when the
key is pressed the corresponding letter
moves to the centre, receding again imme
diately when the pressure Is removed. A
space key is provided, by means Of which
the spaces between words are made. Mr
Washburn, Of San Francisco, patented an
improvement on the machine, and he con-
templates the use Of printers ink. In the
original the color is taken from a prepared
ribbon which is between the hammer and
the paper. At the end Of each line the ma
chine IS adjusted for the next line By means
Of treble WHICH is worked By the feet Of
the operator. By this machine three times
As much can be printed as an ordinary man
can write The Western Union Telegraph
Company has already ordered al that can
Be- manufactured for She next six months.
They are 70 Be used IN manifolding copy
teiegraphed 70 the press.
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The neatest achievement of tornaod
which passed over Sulligan county, New
Hampshire, some days ago, was the removal
of the house of BUSHNELL Benway, Of East
Unity. The house was heavy one, forty
two by twenty-eight feet. It was instanta-
neously taken from its foundation and moved
forty feet, as if it had slid on ice. Scarcely
an underpinning stone was displaced not
a thing was dropped into the cellar, which
was deep and of the size of the whole
house; nor was the ground where it stopped
much disturbed, Nj. Benway was pump
ing pail of water in the back room, and
his wife was in the front room. Both were
carried along, only being aware that some
terrible blow had fallen upon their dwell
ing, but having no suspicion that it had
been moved--and neither of them was hurt
Many of the windows were dashed out,
every article Of crockery or glass was broken
to pieces, clothes that were hanging about,
and other things, were scattered rods away.
The back side of the house coming in con-
tact with the front doorstep, and perhaps
the UNDERMINING, the latter was handsomely
laid upon the ground, inside down, and al
though badly racked, the house stood,
while the shed, some thirty feet in length,
at the end, was entirely demolished. -B0s-
ton Transcript.
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THE Texas Signet at Weatherford is COW
making war on AMI Bradshaw, Esq, Of
Waxahachie, the Democratic candidate for
the Senate in that district. But Mr.. Brad
shaw is well able to take care of himself,
and can give as we'll as take blows The
Sigaet once moro threatens the Democratic
party. Hear him:
eff the Temperance people wish to bring
about change in the future, let them do as
the Germans have done, and as the liquor
dealers Of the State are doing simply or
ganizc and give politicians to understand
that they mean business
Well, we understand very we'll the ''busi-
ness" the editor of the sigaet means-it is
to help the Radical party, OF, by getting up
a party Of his own, to secure some little
Office he is hungry for But the temper
ance men Of Texas win not be led by such a
designing politician, and it appears. from
his own confession, they are already deserts
ing him.
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THERE are indications that marc, or In
dian corn, a great staple Of the American
farmer, is not only to maintain It's position,
but even rise to greater importance. The
General Omnibus Company, London, has,
for the last six years, discarded oats as for
age for the omnibus horses, substituting
cracked corn and chat, in the proportion
Of seventeen parts Of maize to ten Of chat.
The maize costs three to four shillinQs less
per quarter than oats. A squarter" IN
grain measure is eight bushels "'Chaf7
means chopped straw. The horses arc said
to thrive better upon maize than they did
upon oats; and the difference in their APP
pearance is evident. In the article Of maize
the American continent has q virtual mo-
nopoly, and it is therefore an important
fact for this country that the article is ap-
preciated.
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THE intimacy Of Grant and jay Cooke,
the great banker and broker, is well known.
1t seems Grants confidence in Cooke was so
great he kept his bank account with him
and allowed him to draw his salary. When
the crash came and the great banker sus-
pended, it seems that mysterious tin box
was conveyed from the bank to the Presi-
dent, and it is now pretended that Grant
had overdrawn his account. The public
will come to its own conclusion about this
matter, and so viii the creditors Of jay
Cooke & Co. The whole thing looks bad.
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man-like move, which hss brought shout
such glorious consequences We predict
that one of three men win be the Demo
cratic candidate for the next President
Senator Thurman, Governor Allen or Gen.
Hancock. Either Of these would make q
good President, and either Of these can be
elected over Grant or any other candidate
Of the Radical party.
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RADICAL DISREGARD OF LAW.

Ever since the Radicals have been in
power they have paid no regard to the Con-
stitution or laws Of the country whenever
they have stood IN their way. Not only the
general government but the States, con-
trolled by Radicals, have done just what
ever they considered would operate in favor
of their party or their individual interests.
In this State, the arbitrary and unlawful
acts of the Radical Governor, his subser-
Went Twelfth Legislature, and his appointed
tools everywhere are we'll known to the peo-
pie, for the most of them have felt their
evil effects. The appointment of officials
by the Governor under the enabling act,
when the Constitution required their cleo
ton, and the declaring of martial law, even
when the Legislature was in session, are in
stances of this willful disregard of the Con-
stitution and the laws The action of the
Radical Congress, since the war, has shown
this in an extreme degree, and everything
has been done with an eye solely to the per
petuation of the Radical party. Some
time ago tile Congress Withdrew by law
$44, 600, 900 Of legal tenders from circula-
ton, and now Secretary Richardson is
reissuing and using this fund, as
he may need it, regardless of law.
So, also, the Secretary of the Treas
ury has, in defiance of a decision of
the United States Court, ordered his subor-
dinates to collect atonnage tax of 81 per ton
on canal boats in Pennsylvania and Mary
land, like Governor Davis here, who, it is
said, in spite of the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the Honey case and the
order for Graham to deliver up the Office to
Honey, contemplates keeping Honey out by
military force until he gives new bond
This disregard of law.seems to prevail every
where among the Radicals from the Presi-
dent down. Arbitrary power is used to
carry out anything desired. The will of
officials is made the law of the land, and
they exercise it with high hand, fearing
no consequences. Grant undertakes to re-
lieve Wall street gamblers by government
aid IN some way, and Davis, an humble
imitator, sets Satanta and Big Tree free
without pardon or shadow of legal author
ity. This thing will only end when the
Radicals are driven from power and pure
Democracy once more have the government
of the country. Heaven haste the hour.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-30

THRoUeH the kindness Of Major Pumell,
the United States Marshal Of this city, we
have been shown a telegram from DR.. Sears,
President Of the Medical Board Of Marshall,
Texas, by which it appears that on the morn
ing Of the tWenty-seventh inst. there were
seven new cases Of yellow fever reported,
and that six deaths occurred the day pre-
vious. This IS a fearful mortality for 50
small town as Marshall, from which, we
presume. half the people have fed, and We
understand this rate has been kept up for
the last week. o, for ono Of the snow
storms q the Rocky 3lountsins.
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WE hear rumor on the streets that Gov
ernor Davis is about Withdrawing from the
canvass, on account of the decision of the
Supreme Court in the Honey case. We hope
he viii hold on, so that he may see what
the good people of Texas think of him.
This violation of law, which the Supreme
Court has Fixed dowE upon him, is only one
of the many instances of the kind during
his administration, and the Governor should
not get so frightened about it. Run it out,
Governor, to the little end of the horn.
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WE see that Col Camp. Of Upshur. has
been nominated Tor the Senate in the dis
trict composed Of Upshur and Smith. He
is a gentleman Of first rnte abilities, and a
very strong speaker. No better man could
have been selected. The people Of Texas
may regard with pride their next Senate,
with such men as Ireland, Culberson and
Camp in it. Either Of these gentlemen
would make q good Congressman or Gov
ernOr. The honor and welfare Of Texas
win be safe with such Senate as the De
mocracy are likely to secure.
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THE Journal says that ''Governor Davis
is rapidly taking the place of Governor Sam
Houston in the estimation Of the people of
Texas" We suppose then thar the fame of
the hero of San Jacinto will soon be for
gotten and the hero of Fort Sill alone be
talked of. This is cool and rich.
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Col. RICHARD B. HUBBARD will address
the people of Texas on the political issues
of the day at the following times and
places;
Galveston, Thursday, October So
BRENNAN, Saturday, November 1.
LAGRANGE, Monday, November 3.
Bastrop, Wednesday, November ..
Rusk, Cherokee CO., Tuesday, Nov. 49,
Hampstead, Thursday, November 20.
Lockhart, Friday, November 81.
San Marcos, Saturday, November %.
New Braunfels, Monday Nov. 10.
San Antonio, Wednesday, November H..
Fairfield, Limestone county, Nov. IS.
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THE Journal and Gazette, which seem to
run pretty much in the same rut, are greatly
exercised about our quoting Noah Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary for the true
meaning of politics. If their editors would
consult Webster's spelling book a little
more, it would not be a disadvantage to
their readers.
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THE STATEsMAN gives grudging sup
port to the Democratic city ticket. We
would not be surprised to see that concern
bolt the nomination.-Sta Journal
Not SO. The STATESMAN will give cor
dial and warm support to the ticket nomi-
mated by the primary election, so far as the
mayor and marshal and treasurer are con-
cerned, whom the whole city votes for. AS
to the aldermen, we shall leave that matter
to be determined by the Democrats of the
respective wards.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-30

IT is quito evident, from the tone of.the
San Antonio Express since the Radical con-
vention in that city, that dissatisfaction ex-
lists, and the Express gives a long leader on
boiling. The Germans of San Antonio are
very strong, and it appears that they took
the lions share of the nominations. The
Express Is not very clear in its utterances,
but it is evident that matters are not going
on to its full satisfaction. The way Of the
transgressor is hard.
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WE have received another communication
from Burnett on the subject of the late and
new convention in this district, which, we
think, in the present aspect of affairs, it
would be improper to publish as it would
provoke discussion, which, for the harmony
and unity of the Democratic party, we are
anxious to avoid.
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r.ndlInlo- I-or Aualln CIfr.


n view Of the dissatisfaction in some
seotiens Of the Twenty-eighth Senatorial
District, IS chairman Of the Democratic Ex-
eSecliye Committee of said district, I here
81 call another Convention, to be held in
Burnst on the fourth day Of November,
fs7s, to n hike nominations to represent the
People Of said district III the next Legisla-
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WIN. II. WEsTFALL,
casIFn Doe. *. Com. asth Sci. Disc.

The chairmen Of each Of the Democratic
Executive Committees Of the several coun-
lies composing the Twenty-eighth Senate
lial District win Immediately call a conven-
ton 10 their respective counties for the pur-
pose Of electing delegates to the District
Convention 10 be held in Burnett Noven-
bef 3, 1875
VIM H. WEsTFALL,
Charm Dem. Ex. Com. 2sth Sen. Dist
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IT does really appear that Templars are
taking no interest whatever in the Signet.
Weseldom hear from any of the brethren or
Temples. Why is it, We0theTord Signet.
The reason is plain enough. You are
conducting your paper so badly that the
true friends of temperance are abandoning
you. You are trying to convert the temper
ance organ of this State into political
Radical paper No wonder they are silent.
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When ]. FL. Townsend left home on the
Lower Aqua FRA, Arizona, on the 10th of
September last, he promised his wife and
children to return the same night. He had
a good horse under him, he was we'll armed,
and, as he turned his head toward the Brad.
shaw Mountains, he thought himself fixed
for deer or Indians, or any other game.
But Mr.. Townsend did not return that night,
or the next, or the next but on the after
noon of the 10Th his horse galloped up to
his old home, without rider. Some of his
friends thought the horse had thrown him,
while others thought the Apaches had got
him, for it was known that Del Che, great
Chief of that tribe, had left the Verde Re-
serve, and was on the lookout for anything
which might be lying around loose. Two
or three parties went out to look for Mr..
Townsend, but they didn't find him until
the Goth, when they came upon him lying
dead, near Dripping Spring, with bullet
hole clean through his body. The Prescott
Miner says that ]. H. Townsend first saw
the Apaches in the face of the mesa, close
to the springs; that he was on foot at the
time; that he rode away to level ground,
where he charged upon them aud met his
death. BE did not fall alone, his friends
think, for two or more shells of his cartrid-
ges were found on the fighting ground, and
he was as dead shot as old Davy Crockett.
Mr.. Townsend was a native Texan, and
went to Arizona in 1867, where he was
widely known and highly respected as
Thoroughly brave man, a skillful hunter, and
a remorseless hater of the Indian race. He
was as well known among the red men as
among the white settlers in the Territory,
for he sent thirty-six Apaches to the happy
huntiDg-ground in regular way with his
little rife. This does not include stray
shots or the last mortality bill on the day
on which he received his own quietus.
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WE have received a couple Of letters. one
irom Burnet and smother from San Saba
discussing the subject Of q new convention
IN this dislric,. but sincs this matter IS now
disposed Of by TIE official call for q new
convention and tho resignation Of al the
candidates. It IS useless t. agiiafe the pub
&c mind with the Qusion either ~ or
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THE Radical press and some few others.
professedly Democratic. are laboring hard
to create an impression that the German vote
Of the State viii be cast mostly for Davis.
Now, this is all political ciap-trappcry.
Published in the same building and printed
man, and we have occasion to know that
not day passes but he receives letters Of
congntulation and assurances Of support
and sympathy from prominent Germans ali
over the State. His subscription list IS IN
bulk Of the German vote viii be cast for
the Democratic State ticket Hoasfon Age.