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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-05-14


We clip the following from the St. Louis
This country loses in gold every year
about go, ooo, co considerable share Of
which is drawn from usairactly for account
Of Brazil, 70 pay for the $47, 900, COO TO
e50, 900, 900 worth Of coffee we buy Of her
each year. Last year, statistics show that
we purchased Of her "a, $50 81 worth Of
coffee. We sold her about go, 000, 900
worth Of goods, and, Of course, had to pay
the balance in gold. The provokingpart Of
this Is that tins gold Is sent to England, and
is there invested in the very goods we ought
to sell to Brazil ourselves. England buys
our cotton. makes It into goods and sells
them to Brazil, She buys our wheat manu-
features Il into dour-and poor -four at that
and sells It 10 Brazil. We make better
cation goods and better -four than ENGLAND
does, vet we do not furnish Brazil as extern
sively as we might with either. We are Of
the opinion that the Touring mills, cotton
mills, planning mills, packing establish
ments, iron manufactures, lumber yards,
furnlture fnSe6tiaa match factories ash.
door and blind factories, agricultural nipple
ment factories, together with the dealers IN
produce, fruit, vegetables and daily pro-
ducts, here in the Mississippi Valley, would,
If the proposed Mississippi Valley Steamship
Line Is established between New Orleans
and Rio supply enough return trade to pay
for the coffee the people in the Mississippi
Valley consume, ct any rate. The West
furnishes $50, 900, 900 worth of corn, $50
600, 600 worth Of wheat SCI, 900, 600 worth
-four. $4,000. 900 worth of meats sea-
900, 600 worth of lard, So, 900, 900 worth
Of tobacco, and SIS, 600, O00 worth Of butter
and cheese every year to Eastern ports for
shipment abroad. Now suppose st. Louis
ihaugnrates policy which shall lead 10 a
| stoppage of this sort of thing; suppose we
begin by organizing a line Of steamers to ply
between New Orleans and Brazil, and then
industriously drum Brazil for trade. There
are 10000, 600 Of people in the Empire, aud
they ought TO take Of us at least ave dol
lars worth Of our goods and products per
head, and in time they would do 50 ii per
sistent and incessant pushing were resorted
20. The seacoast cities, by handling the
vast exported products Of the West and
South, and the equally vast quantities Of
foreign goods consumed by the West and
South, have grown immensely rich and die
tatorlal, and now deem it piece OF intol-
cradle impertinence for the West TO ask Con-
gress for sufficient circulating medium, 10
insure the highest good of the West and
South. The West and South have the mag
nifcent Mississippi River upon which 10
float their products to the sea, at a far less
cost than attends transit TO the Eastern sea-
board
Let them build one line of steamers after
another, and learn to do their own export
ing and importing.
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THE gas works are almost completed.

THE VnSTTA ROUTE TO ST. LOUIS AND THE EAST
Our people under the impression that there is
connection by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
way atVinta in the Territory, with the Atlantic and
Pacific Short Line for St. Louis. This is amlstake an6
we glad to say that by the new time table,
tons are perfect Sleeping cars run from ViAta t.
St. Louis at less charges than any other route and
rve in St. Louis daily at n, the Atlantic anG
Pacific Short Line, thereby giving to through passen
gers ample timef supper before leaving st. Louis
the fast express trans for the East For full partcu
lar apply to the ticket agent Of the Central Road
der Raymond House, Austin, or address ]. Howard
Texas Passenger Agent Houston, Texas.
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An Act to ReappOrtIon the STATE OF Texa,
into COngressioDaI DLslnleta.

AONSAcAFr--
SECTION 1. Be It enaetss he Leqiisla.
tlwe Of the State of Teras, Tho until other.
wise provided by law, the State shall be
apportioned into the following Congress
sional districts, each of which shall be en-
titled to elect one member to The Congress
of the United States,
SEC. 3. The following counties shall
compose the First District, tO-Wit: u Cham
bers,. Liberty, Hardin, Jefferson Orange,
Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Unity, An
gelina, San Augustine, Sabine, Shelby,
Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Houston, Ander-
son, Rusk, Smith, Pamela and Henderson.
SEC. 3. The following counties' shall
compose the Second District, to Wit:. Har-
rison, Marion, Cass, Bowie, Upsh1r, Titus,
Red River, Wood, Hopkins, Lamar, Delta,
Fannin, Hunt, Rains, Van zandt and
Gregg. - -
SRe. 4. The following cQauti+ shall
compose the Third Districi = Gray
son, Kaufman, Dallas, Ellis. Johnson, Tar
rant, Denton, Cooke; Montague, Wise,
Parker, Hill, Hood, Erath, Palo Pinto,
Jack, Clay, Wichita, Archer, Young,
Stephens, ShacklefordJ FmocktaoFton
Baylor, Wilbarger, Hardeman, Knox, Has
kell, Jones, Eastland, Callahan, Taylor and
4NOCANhils N ~ ~
SEC. 5. The following counties shall
compose the Fourth District, to-wit: Co
manche, Coryell, Hamilton, Harris crimes,
Montgomery, Walker, Madison, San ia
cinto, Brazos, Robertson, Leon, Freestone,
Limestone, McLennan, Navarro, Bosque,
Falls, Waller, Fort Bend and Bell.
SEC. 6. The following counties shall
compose the Fifth District, to-wit; Gal
weston, Brazoria, MatagOEda, KhaEt0n,
Austin, Colorado, Lavaca, FaYette, Wash
ington, Burleson, Bastrop, Travis, W.
Hanson, Milan, Burnet, Lampasas, Brown,
Coleman, Runnels, San Saba. Goncho and
McCulloch.
SEC. z. The following counties shall
compose the Sixth District, to-wIt! Atas-
cosa, Arkansas, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Blanco,
Caldwell. Calhoun, Cameron, Comal, Dim
NIT, Dewitt, Dual Edwards, FL Paso,
Encinal, FRO, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales,
Guadalupe, Hays Hidalgo, Jackson,
Karnes, Kendall Kerr, Klmball, Kinney,
Llano, Mason, La Sale, Live Oak, Maver-
lick, Medina, Menard, AIclIRllen, Nueces,
Pecos, Preside, RefuRio San Patricio,
Starr, Uvalde, Victoria, Webb, Wilson,
Zapata and Zavalla.
SEC. g. That this act take effect. and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved May 2, 1874. M
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GEOLOGY or TExAs-The geological sur
vey provided for by the Fourteenth Legisla-
ture has been OF ganized and the party com
posing it left Monday. Professor Buckley
is wonderfully active and energetic and evi-
IDENTIFY does not propose to make his Office a
Sinecure. He means work and has lost no
time in taking the field We confidently an
ticipate an interesting and valuable report
from him, which viii attract attention to the
natural resources of our State and aid in their
rapid development. The following parties are
attached to the survey: S, B. Buckley State
Geologist, Charles E Hail. Mr.. Horne, John
Coke, E. ". Stands, Jr., VIM. ID. Burlington
and Mr.. Napier. Professor Richard Bufieson
first assistant State GeOlogist. win JOIN the
party = Robertson county.
understand fhe route proposedis from
Austin through BurIeson and Robertson coun-
ties, where the coal formations via be exam
ined, and from thence to Nacegdoches thence
to the northern aud northwestern paris of the
State.
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VIZ are pleased to meet in the city Hon. W.
C. DalEymple, Of Georgetown. He is an old
Texan, Of whom our citizens are proud, and
We give him that cordial welcome thatwe
ever extend TO the old defenders Of Texas
soil Nay his shadow, which is very large,
nevergrow less iiassa tas ttt5-tfesl 20
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Go EAsr VA -. LoCrs.-NeW lhal TeEas has a.
rect rsil eouamanioaion with he whois eounr. izs-
elsrs should relcnhel thal IN Roaosl Laos e ~
West afford TIE hcst snf onlY Foaics throagh fhs -
Alan Nation 10 81 Loaf, "a 81 plnclr,l eiila n ~
Northcrn. Eaatcra and Made Sealsa RaEaElu
nom Galveston. Holston. Aastn. Weso, hIyan, D.
n. Marshall. JcRcrsoa and an othcr dts ar1 luunl
al he Hoasion end Texas cuzirai 20 ~ "a liscon
ectinr ran and sta,e lines aFe o1ulel ~ choke O.
i,ro a. rel roslls % g. Louis-
ktnenisoa. Texas. conneciion b msle VIII ~ ~
.oer, Kansss ana Texas Railuay anaa, Vlnlta n ~
,S,tlen. = innction y folIned VIII " AiAn,c ga
seIee Railroad, BY which an passsngcss g. enllio1
,,ronrh soathwoi tissoan dlroci % S. Louia ga
-, 49, a. ems. o. q tke passcaGlE - tcliles -
=, rhsn purcAadng hls throasA sskc,. eunze -
continue hts joaEncy throage FiniA = - tcais ~
v,v ~ seialla ana ~ 1llssoarl lt.lec nalfoae.
r,oih o. thcso roats holns Under csc m.naEcAeat
eeusi facilities ere oGslcd ~ - n-ta g rel.irl
.,s,ninr cars. Siorn1l ca sca.,s aah.1 il1e a1rs
,-.rler sseonnnoaasionaof ever kiua 1ee U,.Az =
ihese companies arllss - 81. 1oais = ~p,s -. =
r,,te connccffoa uilh all ron'l1 s4 .A
>e.rticular Infoznatlon. VIII les 80. -,
- b IA e TIE sarloaa taloeeA usEts 49,
TS a. 81 1adzstslee John uorz1a' 1s1As J. -.
ger ~ Hoasion. Tcsna, a. = - 4qra. oe..,
faaseA egesi. s.. tesia, No 10y
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We ere happy to meet in our city our old
and esteemed friend, COLE. S G. Robertson,
Of SaladO, Bell county. Sterling Robertson,
As he Is Familiarity known, is one Of the origi-
nal few Of Texns, whose name belongs on the
column with that Of Ben McCulloch, Tom
Green and Others. His friends are eyer glad
to take him b, The hand. = - . Ao.I "
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WE understand that lumber is being soldIat
Rockdale five dollars cheaper than here. The
consequence is that we are losing large trade
from Bell, Williamson, Lampasas- and other
counties Let the International be hurried up.
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YESTERDAY considerable traffic in lumber
was carried on, and an unusual business stir
manifested itself in the neighborhood of the
freight depot. Messrs. Hellman & Cans,
merchants in that locality, report faiisPros-
poets for business on East Avenue
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WE regret to learn from some ofour far
mers that the wheat crop in this vicinity, and
In large portion Of Western Texas, will be
almost a failure. This has been occasioned
by the rust, which attacked it after it was in
bloom with the fairest prospect Of a fine crop.
We regret this, as the culture Of wheat was
beginning to be one of great importance
among our farmers, and we fear it may, to
some extent, throw damper over those who
have tried it; but to those we can say that the
same thing is liable to occur to wheat in any
country which is subject to rain and wet
weather, One failure win not, weltrust, dis
courage any one.
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JAMES CARTER, ESQ.,, living about twenty
fiveniles west Of this place informs us Of a
mysterious murder which occurred more
than month since. Three men claiming
to be from Fort Concho, were camped near
his house on the cattle trail One named
Henry, nearly five feet high, light complex
ion, about twenty-five years old, an invalid
apparently. Another a small man, called
Jim, Yankee. The third an Irishman,
weighing nearly two hundred pounds, dark
black hair and eyes. They were travelling
in two-horse, iron-axle, home-made wagon,
painted blue, with about thirteen head Of
stock, among which was white mule and
q crop-eared jack They remained in camp
in the neighbOrhood some time, when they
left in the direction, of Gainesville. They
made conflicting statements as to the direc-
ton they were going, and Henry was not
with them, A month after their departure
Henry was found dead in ditch near the
camp, much decomposed, with logs and
stones piled upon him. He was dressed in
under clothing, was evidently shot in the
head while asleep With six shooter. The
wolves had torn Of much Of ms clothing. -
GTfessille SIM
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A WOMAN BoRN JULV 4, l776.--One Of
the most remarkable old ladies of our times
is Miss Lucy Langdon Novel;, who was
born in Alfred, Maine, July 4, l776, on
the day and very near the hour Of the sign
ing Of the Declaration of Independence.
When eight years Of age she united with
the Alfred Shakers, and has since lived
with them. When eighty-four years Of age
she wove thirty-four yards OF cloth, and az
ninety-six knit tenspairs of mittens. She
has never been in q railroad car, and is in
excellent health. If she lives until 1876 a
Pullman palace car will be dispatched to
her native town to transport ner TO Boston.
From thence she will be carried direct TO
the Quaker City, where her presence win be
one 81 the features of the grand centenninI
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FROM every quarter comes news thst the
fruit crop for this year was never more
promising. This is glorious, and it is to be
hoped the seasons will continue propitious.
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In TIE Weekly Ssats Journal Of Saturday
Mr.. NewcOmb Is prOfuse in his professions of
innocence. The evidence in this case does
not point that way, but If Mr.. NewcOmb can
prove tothe contrary, weshan be most pleased
to make the correction. We judge no man
guilty until 50 proved BY TIE law.
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THE fair at Houston commences next Tues
day, and number of our citizens anticipate
going down The fair promises to be the best
ever held in this State
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WE heartily wish that farmers in the int
rior would bring into town more vegetables
Our citizens desire this, and are wiling 70 psJ
a fair price TO get a variety.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-05-14

PRoFEssoR BUCKLEY left Tuesday on his
geological survey of the State. He has
promised a series of letters which viii no
doubt be very interesting.
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AS far as we can learn, the robbers have
subsidized for want Of game, but We are nightly
looking for them to 60 through us, and then
there ieiH be a row. fCg-9 TsJ
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WE have our eye on the man who sells the
mcanest liquor in town and intend to have
a Coroner's inquest over the next one of his
customers who dies
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A HILL OF SULPHUR.-One Of the most
remarkable deposits Of native sulphur. as
yet discovered, is great hill composed of
almost pure article found sopae two years
ago at 3 distance Of thirty miles south Of
the Union Pacific Railway and nine hun
dred miles west Of OmahG This marvellous
deposits found to consist almost wholly Of
sulphur, containing only fifteen percent Of
impurities. The best deposits heretOfOre
available are those found In Sicily The
principal supplies for the Manufacture of
sulphuric acid come from there; the denOs-
its contain thirty-iive per cent Of impurftieg
and sixty-iive per cent. Of sulphur. Gu
Western sulphur hill, therefore, y much the
more valaable, and pFpuiise TO b5c ere
long, Of great importance to the country.
We regret tolearn that Mr.. I. J. Go3fr1E.
on Mustang prairie, three o. four nj u - IL
Of Kosse, lost his residence on Ssturday
night last by Ere. Anhi provisions, coEn,
meat, lard etc, were lost Nothing saved
except the beds and beading, ind such
furniture as he and his wife ooald hanals.
Mr., Godfrey believes it to be the work q an
incendiary. We deeply sympathize with
Mr.. Godfrey, and think that snch help Is
he needs ought to be cordially extended. -
Grossloct Clarioa. -
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TIM Catholic School, under the guidance Of
the Sisters Of the Holy Cross, is doing ad-
mirably well 1t is a splendid institution and
rapidlv growing.
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scarce and nrrner at ~. Sss. 1Osy. 1Oya
ll1k Sugar quiet; fair 70 fully fair SaSsc.
Flour S450R6oo1(. Others unchanged.
Gold III. Sight par. Sterling 6.47.
NEW YORK, May I9--Noon. Stocks dull.
Money per cent Gold 1l2lE. Exchange-
Long, 4SS5<; short, 4911< Governments
dull and lower. States quiet.
Cotton quiet, sales soc Baless uplands
1880 Orleans 1Ssfe
NEw YORK, May 12.-Cotton held higher;
sales 1858 bales at 1Ss<0lSs(c. Southern
hour quiet and dropping; common TO fair ex-
ira 30 10; good to choice extra 81 150
IL. Coffee dali at 1T@2ec. Sugar dun and
declining AZ 79s9Sc for fair to good refining;
! IA@SAc Tor Centrifugal Pork quiet and
trmeri new mess $17-S5. Lard frmer at 10sS
oil Lice.
LvERPooI. May -Noon.-Cotton irm;
uplands S5<d; Orleans Sskd; sales l5OOO
bales including 1000 bales for speculation
and export
me RosAAnee or Orlnae-Jaass saswsr
RfOughs % ,IusGlee Ter ssenlSnn
SSOO,o alE EeaEs Ago-EEs Con
EsaSes the Crime. bat Refuses q
Return TIE WOasE. ~ n.
sf .Hf trg laA ~
In the early part Of 1868, ave men living
at SaegerstoWn, Pannsylvania, entered the
house Of Mr.. Bennehof, wealthy gen.
tIeman, at Petroleum Centre, and compelled
him to deliver up the key to one o. his
safes, in which he kept large sum oI
money. The IrObbes secured over 500, 900,
and made good their escape. Two Of then
were afterwards arrested and convicted,
and were sent to the penitentiary. Two
others were never heard from, but one,
James Saeger, has been followed by detee.
tiyes ever since. The money was secreted,
but before the time appointed for a division
of the spoils SaegeBstOle the entire sum, and
fled. Mr.. Bennehof offered &lO0, 900 for bis
arrest and conviction. After a search OF
six years, the, outlaw has at last been ar
rested, and is now secure in the county jail
at Denver, Colorado. The story of his cap
ture is related in the Denver Nens, from
which it appears that he was recognized by
Mrs Potter, into whose husbands restau-
rant he had gone to get some oysters.
She called him by name and he confessed
his identity. Her husband recognized him
also, and though he had once adopted the
outlaw as his son. he was ready to bring
him to justice because of some outrage he
had PerPetrated npOR relative. By follow
ing the advice of detectives his arrest was
finally made, and he confessed everything.
From his own account it appears that he be-
came boatman on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers after the robbery and then went to
Mexico. From there he passed into Texas
and engaged in the cattle business for three
years. Starting North with drove of
cattle he made his way to Denver and into
the hands of the law. He says he intended
to repay Mr.. Bennehoff, but has met with
too many reyerses to do so. The stolen
money, he says, is where 1t can never be
found.-Press.
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I've AID lcrlc. fIt 11ee 81 tIoF y ifre ~ -
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Go to Ben ThompsOn's drug store ana secure some
Of the celebrated Amargosa Diarrhea Specific It is
one Of the safest remedies for diarrhea sentery chol
era morbus and kindred complaints now known
no6. d&Wtf
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Qua esteemed fellow citizen A. r. Blocker,
Esq, has been appointed Somui ~ quarter
master and paymaster Of the hattalion of
troops for ffCatier service. Mr. Blocker is an
old citizen Of Texas aman of sterling worth
and integrity, to whom the money Of the State
can be intrusted with perfect safety. His bond
for $50, 900, was given without difficulty with
the most substantial citizens of Austin as
suretie4 OIL LIN CNla4 %
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-05-14

A NU1BER Of the most distinguished law
ysrs in the State are now in aliehcance upon
the Supreme Court
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Market Reports.

STATESMAN OFffcE 4
AUSTIN, Wednesday NAY s. 1915.
The business Of The past week has not been large.
though satisfactory FOR this season q the year Ihe
spring meeting OF the Capital TocGly Clab droW a
large number Of people TO the city, and streets pre-
sented lively appearance for few days, making re-
tail trade very good. but only limited amounts 81
country produce have been offered.
Cotton has advanced I'd in Liverpool and &c IN
Galveston, with very large sales nmoanting 70 $500
bales in the latter place on Tuesday At fui AsaEes
We quote IN gold AZ follows:
Low ordinary ...................... IKE
Ordinary. =. =. i. ...... 43kc
Good ordinary .s.......l....s.tt IIKc
Low mlouunB- .ff.-.s..r.ss lac
The following, from the Galveston Daily Nsios Of
Tuesday gives the condition Of the market foreign
and domestic with the receipts at al the United States
rs,-ta M, a ruceaav everfrc.
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In Brooklyn, some days ago, in the midst
of funeral assemblage at the house Of &
poor family, from which child was 10 be
burned, the undertaken demanded an install!
ment Of his bin, and not receiving an
amount TO satisfy him, removed the body
child tainted, and consternation and horror
prevailed all around. This was clearly a
case where cremation would have been
charmingly IN order-not for the corpse,
but for the liveundertaker. -
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A GEORGIA negro, who bet $40 that Gen.
Washington commanded the federals at
Bull Run, handed the money over with the
remark: "Well, dis yere hist'Fy bnsinessis
all mixed up anywayi'' 81.
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WE learn from the Southeastern Ipdet
that Mr.. Thompson, the engineer Of the
Gulf, West Texas and Pacific railway, has
been to Gonzales, and gives us every as
surance that work will be soon resumed on
that road, and that il will be extended TO
Gonzales as soon as possible.
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IT has been suggested to us that It would be
well for the citg 70 have full and fair census
of its inhabitants taken, in order to place her
where she belongs in the ranlIof cities. Ac.
cording to the census Of 1870, she has only
$500 inhabitants, while every one knows that
she has largslymOre than double that amount
We are satisfied that competent man could
be found to undertake the job, for say two
cents per name # the city has 5000 inhabi
tants, it would then only cost $500, and the
benefit to be derived would De ten times as
much. Its worthy q consideration
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FARinRs complain Of the dry Keafhcr.
The crops are clean and in fine condition for