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the railroads when it con find water con-
venient
The nuch-tAlked-of railroad discrimiua-
ton against Galveston hiss more in il than
many think, snd the people of Texas viii
be surprise hen the matter is ventilated.
That q ralifnd charges shout four dol
lars or four dollars and half for bring
ing bale OF cotton from Dallas or Texar-
kama 10 Galveston, ard then offers to give
through bill OF lading to New York from
Galveston for i've dollars, Is something
which Is little beyond the understanding
oil ordinary people Apart from the
interest which they should take in the
ooltilng up Of Texas interests. il is not
natural TO suppose that the Texas Central
ano the International Railroads should desire
shs cotton OF Northern Texas not to come
IA TINS direction when by so dining they get
.SO uoiiSIs n bsle more Tor hauling itthan
s sae! 20 Nhen II goes North and East Com
tuS to"ar1s GalFeston, they charge four
uol'srs ana hall Tor hauling bale of cot
ION ionf hundred miles; while going awsy
/ from Galveston they only charge five doi-
lars for hauling the same hale orsr ysffse,
hundred miles. With the fact plain to eyerv
/ one that every bale which goes out OF the
State northward helps to drain the State
whilst every bale that goes out by way of
Galveston assists in building mp magnih-
cent seaport right here at our door, IS not
this discrimination of the railroads matter
of such serious importance that il should be
| looked into at oncel
II the State has any power Of surveillance
over the railroads at all it should at least sec
that there is fair play-that no section is
crushed Under their overpowering infu-
ence. TREMoNT.
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H.
A gentleman who has devoted the best
years Of long and honorable life to the
service of bis State writes privately to
an editor of the STATESMAN:
We have great future before us in this
empire of Texas, but we need iudiciouS de-
YelOpmento Of our own resources by our own
people. Habit has bred amongst us an IN
fortunate rule of sending North for all we
need, and even to the exclusion of domes-
tic products. For instance, IL we propose
to build a railroad, gas works or water
works, or to improve any natural advan-
tage, construct an important public edifce,
the first thing we do Is TO send North for ali
the agents, ETC., necessary, confer on them
the most valuable franchises, give them
land and bonds enough to build the works,
which they are to own, though we have
paid for them, and then they charge us
such cxorbitant prices, and in most cases
carry our trade out Of the State, 50 that all
profits inure 70 our commercial enemies.
Here, in Houston, Dallas, Austin, etc,
find this TO be the case. A man Of my status,
who is willing and anxious to work for q
living, after having given his all, and that
all was large, to the service OF his own peo-
pie, stands no chance when Yankee comes
along Win MS naSal wang ana Ouers some
worthless patents. found that the case in
Austin and Houston, and the same thing has
just occurred in Galveston. Every railroad
in the State is owned North, though built
with Texas bonds and lands
Our great enterprise in Galveston, the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad
drags on this very point. The people have
no confidence IN themselves, and wish some
Yankee 70 come and eat the fruits now
ripening on their own trees. They are sat.
listed with their natural advantages. The
same were held for one thousand years by
the Indians withoutaresut But / tire you
with my old mans garrulity. Please regard
this as personal, though it may be suggcs-
tive. t
We have only to say that it is all too
true, too wise and too good to suppress.
Austin, as well as Galveston, msysreaa an
invaluable lesson in facts and philosophy
recited in this letter, written by one Of the
truest friends, as shown by long life Of
devotion to its best interests, whom the
South has known
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A Royal Vl.It 20 the United states.

David Kalakaus, the King OF the sand
wich Islands, is sojourning in America
David is not very well known in the world,
although he is king, and governs a coun-
try with history. The history Of those
islands, under the rule Of Kalakaua and his
predecessors, is a record of misery, famine
and blood. The Sandwich Islands, situated
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 100 miles
west from California, were discovered in
177S, by Captain Cook, an Englishman. In
1889 Cook began TO make inroads in the
territory of OWhyhee, now Hawaii, the
largest of theSandwieh group, and was killed
by the natives. The group consists Of seven
islands, covering ia the aggregate $500
square miles. When Cook discovered the
place he estimated the number OF inhabitants
at 400, 600. Each island had n king, but
King Kamehameha l., who reigned In Ha-
waIi from 1854 to 1919, reduced them all to
his sway. Before this was effected immense
numbers persisted by famine and the sword,
and in 1898 the entire population was re-
duced to 40, 900. On the death of Kane
hameha l., in 1919, his son, Kamehameha
H., another despot, assembled the throne
''This monarch" says DIR. Anderson,
''placed property, ifeand everything in the
hands OF irresponsible chiefs. y Kamehame-
la III. was converted from paganism To Pro-
testantism in 1919, after he asceEded the
throne. Since that date all the Sandwich
kings have pn'fessed the Protestant religion.
He and his wife visited England in 1894,
and were of course, worshipped by the
aristocracy. But the king died the same
year in England, and his wife also died
there few months later. His brother,
Kamehameha III, sanctimonious profit
gate, gathered around him an assembly of
grandees, and endeavored to initiate the
monarchial courts Of Europe, by compelling
his wretched subjects to support sthe dig
nifty Of the crown. During his reign the
sandwiches died in tens Of thousands frem
famine. In 1887 he banished the Catholic
missionaries from the islands, but they were
afterwards allowed to re-enter them. In
1853 the population had dwindled down to
70, 900. Kamehameha w., the son Of the
preceding, was succeeded by the present
monarch, whose ideas of government are
based on the theory that the people were
made for the king. His eopper-eOl0red
majesty and suite landed at San Francisco
the other day He intends to visit some of
the Eastern cities before his return homo.
Notwithstanding, however, that he is a
king, the municipal authorities of San Fran
cisco refused to turn out and receive him.
This is gross insult to the shoddy aristoc-
racy. The snobs OF New York will boil
over with indignation at the irreverence
manifested to one of their idols.
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GEoRGE s. HoUsToN, the newly elected
Governor OF Alabama, Is ono Of the wealth.
est men In the State. He was born in Ten
nessee, removing 10 Alabama IN 1891, when
he was twelve years old. lie was elected
to Congress in 1871. and returned in 1879,
when he retired 10 practice bis profession.
In 1851 he again returned 10 Congress, and
repained there until 1891, when his State
having seeded, he retired with his col
leagues. During the war be remained at
home. He was despoiled Of his property,
but. although a lifelong Uniohfst, he re-
fused TO take the oath Of allegiance In
1885 he was elected to the United States
Senate, but was not allowed TO take his
seat. Since the war he has practiced law
at Athens, Alabama. While in the Federal
Congress, he was chairman, for two years
each, Of two Of the most important com
mitteeB-that Of ways and means and Of the
judiciary.
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IntersA.lng III.IorleaI Raes..

AUsFU. December 81, 1874
Editors Democratic Slale5d an = ID an
article relaline to the fall of the Alamo,
copied from the San Antonio Herald. In last
Sundays issue Of your paper, q grave mis-
take occurs In naming Fahnin IN Connection
with Travis, Bowie and Crockett, as having
fallen in that fortress The Alamo was
taken BIZ storm. on the sixth day Of March.
1896, and its gallant defenders put to the
sword FanniB, with his command, was
mastered At GOliad--according 70 the ms
ter rolls on Gle IN the General Land O1ice-
on the tWenty-seyenth Of March, 1896.
There Is no eEidence IN existence that
Travis and Fannin ever acted In concert -
any Of the var Ike Operaffons preceding
the destruction Of their separate Commands.
The temper Of Fannin, - indicated b q
letter Of his still IN existence, was nasty
that Of Travis cool and collected under al
circumstances. For personal and moral
courage neither had superior. None sur
yived the fall Of the Alamo, and Colonel
John c. Duval il the only survivor II the
Few who escaped the terrible buiehery at
Goliad. W. u. g.
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Go East VIA ST. LOUIs.-NOw that Texas has di-
rect rail communication with the whole country trAy-
eers should remember that the Pioneer Lines Of the
West afford the best and only through the In
dian Nation to st. Louis and all principal cities in the
Northern. Eastern and Middle States. Passengers
from Galveston, Houston, Austin, Waco, Bryan, Dali
las, Marshall. Jefferson and all other cities and towns
on tho Houston and Texas Central Railway and its
Meeting rail and stage lines, offered the choice Of
ttg0 al rail routes to ST. Louis.
At DensOn Texas. connection is made with the Mis-
souri, Kansas and Texas Railway, and at Vinita, in the
Nation, junction is formed with the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad, by which all passengers carried
through Southwest Missouri direct to St. Louis IOiL-
out change ofcars Or, il the passenger desires he
can, when purchasing his through ticket arrange 10
continue his journey through Vinita to st. Louis by
way Of Sedaa and the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
Both Of these roads being under one management,
eq1al facil ties offered in the matter Of paatial
sleeping cars elegant day coaches, quick time, and
superior Accommodations Of every kind. The trains
OF these companies arrive in St. Louis in ample time
make connections with all roads leading out OF the
city Particular information, with maps time tables
etc. be had the various through ticket Offices in
Texas, by addressing John Howard, TEXAS Passen-
ger Agent, Houston, Texas; or +. A Ford, General
Passenger Agent, st. Louis, No. jsS9 WHY
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BUTLERe SUCCESSOR Charles p. Thomp-
son is rather above the medium height, has
large full head, keen eye, and wears
light sandy Inustache and side Whiskers.
He - about feTty-scven years 81 age, though
looking younger than that. tie Is s man
Of great personal popularity, having many
friends, and few, II any, enemies. Among
the brethren Of the Essex bar Be goes ~
the familiar name Of Charlie He resides
and practices Law in Gloucester. where Re
went IN 1857. Mr. Thompson stands e. the
head Of his profession IN Essex county. and
is IN every way en- able mana man who
will honor the old Essex disifict, and man
against whose public or private life not even
the public slandercr who fought him dared
say one word.
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bill and stands at the head Of Congress
Avenue before the gaze Of all men on that
busy thoroughfare. The windows on the
eft wing Of the building are protected by
extremely shabby shutters, and on the right
no shutters at all are visible. These win
dows have a strong resemblance to ewes
from which the eyelAshes have been
Plucked. They blush, seemingly, in the
rays OF the setting sun as though ashamed
Of the dingy, forlorn, pale yellow curtains
that complete their Disagreement. Every
citizen OF Texas looks with fond eyes upon
this sPot-the Capitol grounds-and crowds
OF Sunday strOllers make it great resort,
marking with critical eyes is blemishes
and Praising with willing tongues its prom
ises Of future beauties.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-24

THE Montgomery AdDertissr has an oriei-
nal way Of making the distinction between
the white and colored members Of the Leg
islature Of Alabama. IN speaking Of the
former, it places the prefix Mr. before
their names, while colorcd members are re-
ferred toby their surnames. The Aarcrfiser
defends the practice as follows:
It is q shorter method and more conven-
lent than 10 write 'icolorcdv or sswhife''
after each name. It may be that We have
also another reason for making the distiuc-
.tion, but the one given above Is sufficient.
''1Ir. Is the abbreviation Of the old Eng
and as It belongs, Of right, 10 no man, We
take the privilege Of bestoWing Il only
when and where It suits ourpleasure TO do
so
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-24

THE New York Tribune says the plain
duty Of Governor Ames was to treat the tax
payers and the negroes both alike as rioters,
and command them all TO dispense. But
Governor Ames sees fit to fly TO the enforce
ment acts, which should have nothing what
ever to do with his action in such q case as
this. ? The object Of tins disgraceful
perversion of the law and misrepresentation
Of the facts is probably to take the settle
ment Of the trouble away from the State
courts where it belongs, and turn it over to
Federal marshals and commissioners, with
military posse. With this purpose is
doubtless combined the desire TO manufac.
ture party sentiment at the North. But
people at the North have grown keen
sighted and skeptical Of late, and the proc
lamatiOn Of Governor Ames viii not I'm.
pose upon them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-24

New PASTOR. in speaking Of the resig-
nation of Rev. DR.. Grasty, at Shelbyville,
Kentucky, to assume the pastOrship Of the
Southern Presbyterian church of this city,
the shelbyville CKentucky) C0afi4 speaks
of DE- Grasty in the following compliment.
airy manner:
In the resignation Of Rev. DR.. Grasty,
Shelbyville loses one of the ablest divines,
aud most efficient pastors, that have given
honor and power TO the Presbyterian Church
in this county. Coming here in trOublous
times, when war engendeled passions and
prejudices ran high, be took charge of one
portion Of a rHpt1red church, and from
eighty built up is membership TO nearly two
hundred. HIS great power hes in his ripe
scholarship his never ceaslng labor, and an
intuitiye knowledEe % men,s characters and
motives. This last attribute is especially
displayed in his biography Of DR.. McPnee-
terS-a work that has been universally CON-
mended for the accuracy Of It's delineanous
Of the phases Of that great and good char
acter For clear. connected, logical ex-
pounding Of ths Scriptures few men are his
peers; while as . writer for the religious
press none are more pleasing and instruc-
live. Tranferrcd from the ''pent up Uticar
OF \ small country church to the unlimited
field Of pastor Of the only Southern Presby-
terian Church Of the capital Of great and
growing State, there is every reason % hope
that his powers viii expand accordingly,
and has influence be largely increased IN The
l,uildinr up Of Christ's Kingdom on earth.
with him 70 his new field % labor he takes
the profound respect ef all who know him,
and the prayers Of bis congregation wlll
follow him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-24

THE Gift Concert at Denison has met
with unparalleled success. The remainder
Of the tickets are in the hands of agents,
who have reported them nearly all sold.
We are confident every ticket will be sold
before the thirty-frst of December. Those
who contemplate purchasing tickets should
do so at once, for who knows but that with
the expenditure of one dollar they may Sc
cure q fortunel
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Special concspondence Denoerstic stsiesm4n-J
Wha1 Gse Wa1lrUaas are
DoInx I6r the ConimerciaI seaPort 81


Every really great State must, and always
does. have metropolis Of commanding i'm
portance. That city IN Texas must be Gal
weston. Say Whatever they viii about cot
ton going 70 81. Louis, We all know that
the means which have induced Il 70 take
that direction are guperfcial and viii not
last. IL q ike , riFer r1nning up hill. If
viii .sTash over 81 nrtifcial barriers "a tine,
and take the course which the laws Of na-
ture prescribe. The finger Of destiny points
towards the coast. Herr i the true outlet
European frcights; here IS ready water
ing between Galveston and New York, and
Il IS not IN the nature Of freight 20 seek
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THE LAST ROMANCE IN REAL IlFE.-
She couldn't see it in that light. She didn't
want to marry him, but he was bound she
should. They both lived couple of miles
from the city and were neighbors. She re-
fused to listen to his counting, and he grew
desperate. So he went of to San Antonio,
and while there persuaded q friend to write
letter, saying chat be was dead, and ask
ing as his dying request, that she might, if
she ever went out that way, stop for mo-
ment and toss weed or perhaps flower on
his lonely grave. This was tender but it
didn't take worth AGENT, and she wrote back
letter to the friend saying that if he had
any consideration for her feelings at all to
send her the dead lovers watch and chain,
his money and all his, valuables. To carry
out his plans the dead man sent home his
brass jewelry and other effects, and she i'm
mediately proceeded to don the trinkets and
start to singing-school with the chosen
''feller", of her heart. On their way back
home the PAIR were startled by the appari-
ton Of the lost lover, clad in ghostly white,
but with the old ineaments intact. The
young man fed, but the girl stood still, and,
putting up paw which fesembled an ele-
plants foot, naively inquired if the ghost
wanted to be kicked to death by mule.
To which his ghOstship replied thus /:
Lord Lord Jerusha, hev come all the
way home to find you false9p ''You bet,
replied the fair one, laughing heartily, for
she had discovered that it was really the
person Of her dead lover. The fellow had
played a nice game, and had followed his
goods and chattels back to Austin very
quickly. The damsel was so disguised with
the other fellow for running at sight of the
ghost that she Immediately began prepara-
tions to marry the ghost.
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Prescription FoR THE CURE OF Drunk
ENxEss.- There is curious prescription N
England for the cure of drunkenness, by
which thousands are said 10 have been as
sisted in recovering themselves. The re-
ceiptscarne into notonety Though the eff
forts OF John Vine Hall, father OF Rev
Newman Hall and Capt. Vino Hall, com
mandeF Of the Great Eastern steamship. He
had fallen into such habitual drunkenness
that his utmost efforts to regain himself
proved unavailing At length he sought
the advice Of an eminent physician, who
gave him prescription, which he followed
faithfully for several months, and at the
end of that time he had lost all desire for
liquors, although he had for many years
been led captive by a most debasing appe-
tite. The recipe, which he afterwards pub
lished, and by which so many have been as
sisted to reform, is as follows; 'sSulphate
of iron, five grains; magnena, ten grains;
peppermint water, eleven graina spirit Of
nutmeg, one drachm; to be taken twice q
day" This preparation acts as tonic and
stimulant and so partly supplies the place
Of the accustomed liquor, and prevents that
absolute physical and moral prostration that
follows sudden breaking OF from the use
of stimulating drinks.
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II would be . refreshing sight 70 zee tie
gray locks Of JeFe Black waving ID the
senate Chamber 81 the United States.
They would present q striking contrast 10
She curling brakes tail that adorns tie
brow 81 Conkiing, and which quivels enef.
geiicalIy WheneEeE that Oraforio4I poaf-bffa
undertakes % crush ''the second rebellion
ana i - safe % say that the latter would
not flourish b the side Of the former
Nothing would look more like nsfnrnIrr. -
constitutional government. Nothing NoaId
enable us 70 realize 20 fully that e haro
gained 4 real Democratic vicforF. Ifwould
Be Ike the inteiIiRence and virtue 81 pe1
pie returning and restoring classic statue
that had been torn down ~ the NOS
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X. K. X, or Ku Klux Khan, often carries
terror to the hearts of many; but &. K. Z.
-Kay's Kentucky Kure-is the only Lini-
ment that always brings relief to those who
use it. MORLEY Bros, Druggists.
movie If Pecan street, Austin, Texas.
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IRox for the Blood,

Iron for the Blood,
Phosphorus for the Nerves,
Wild Cherry for the Lungs,
Golden Seal for the Stomach,
Mandrake for the Liver,
are the ingredients Of Clouds Iuvigorating
Cordial-a combination unequaled for the
facilitating effects Of this changeable eli
mate, MORLEY BROS, Druggists,
nov12 If Pecan street, Austin, Texas.
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The Haasas Farmer has the following
ssnsibie remarks. That Grange organs
have been numerDns the past yeIr, and their
rapid demise Is . refreshing evidences that
the people do not want organs Journal
ism Is only valuable IS Il i Independents
and outspOken, and any paper started o.
runniBg with = collar around its neck a.
belled organ j. - utterly useless con
cern.