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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-12

'-WnI- the editorfof the Gazette tell the
public what he knows about iimpositions
pFactlced by certain commission merchant
aifew years since, under the garb of piety
and Christian fellowship, upon Mr.. Jacob
Carroll, of Gonzales, whereby the said Car
roll was svindled out of $4,000 worth of
cotton upon an absolute breach of faithl Io
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-12

Col. HAwKNs, Of Matagorda, would
like to have justice in a matter involving
the money for eighteen hogsheads Of sugar,
appropriated by a certain commission mer-
chant, who figured few years ago about
Victoria and Lavaca. Wilfthe editorof the
Gazette enlighten the public on the subject,
and tell how said commission merchant
treated Col. Hawkinsf I'7a s9R-l
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y
As evidence that the frontier bill, which
passed the House of Representatives, does
not meet the general appreciation Of the
people of that section, We annex below the
following letter: ...t.,',-
BLANCo, TEXAS March 2, 1874.
Editors Democrats St,lteshida-In passing
over portion of Western Texas within the
past few days, have heard much said
about the frontier bill passed by the House
of Representatives lind that it does not
suit the minds of the people. have not
heard single man, woman or child APP
prove it, II this is the best that can be
given to save the lives of, our people in this
exposed section, they will say that there is
q dereIiction of duty, when they take into
consideration the promises heretofore made;
and will say, as one of old, remember Lots
wife" viii the East and South let Us be
scalped because they hold the balance of
power We must be protected, says every
frontiersman, or we are ruined. The PEG
pie must rule, or ruin follows. - ,isi-ii13
ONE OF Your SUBSCRIBERS AT BLAEoo.
n0rrN~aA3dnr-.- ,,Ar uroan and
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DIR. PEEBLEs. of Concrete. De Wi

DIR. PEERLEs, OK Concrete, De Witt
county, desires to know why the law has
never oYertaken certain commission mer-
chant, who handled cotton few, years
since in the lower country, for misapplying
the proceeds of certain cotton he entrusted
to said merchant, viii the editor of the Ga
sette tell the public what he learned about
this case. while figuring in that part of the
State2
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-JoEzT REsVLUHosE hare been introduced
IN the Legislature booking 70 the collee-
ton and preservation Of all papers and
documents whiob-mA9- faEnish-aay data of
the hittsyy Of Texas u This is.4' capital
n0Vs and should be passed without
dissenting voice. 81 so Itae .sm.
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IN lsapplse - fsques. We give the Law ~ Il stands
relating 70 newspapers and subgcElbcra.
4 Suh1tII1f1 Who do not give expFegs notes - tie
eo9tssy, are eonsiaesea wishing % eonfinue teir cab
;, ~ subscribers order re diec1nlinu ~ fhf
periodically the Dubfhers may co1lfnne - ncnd thea
nnfA al afft1rnT1g ere pad
~ aulaenhcT1 neeicet Frfufo - taxa TIER pr
ocic1e flDr1 to cce ~ uich fhfT are direrfrd ihrr
eEe he'd fp.ponelb.e SSH lieE have aeitee fle blS
and ordered then fIeccrifnnn1.
4. II a1trcElbcT9 move - Cher pisces uffl1ut IN
forming ne p1bIahcrH anf tie peeIE ere sent - the
forznef difoclIo1, they 1fe bed Responsible.
periodicals. from The oflce removing a1 ifnFirG
laem sDclllod foe, = prlsa fz1is ogide8o6 - 1i
alfFAndn
30 q u ahss.. - lls ofdoiea g g be- 9 re 3
lau - he nut rrFlEcT
4 II aut8ellbefE 80 o. afEnnrr ffIav ~ tfrl %
eve 1cice - ne plhIl1nef, n he era ~ fF Iil r
teE 40 % uirh y coriInle e king ~, olle. ~
efE VII - fogQcn1|te nrf - errreae ~ - .NIan
paynflt e Al arrears = sent q 81 Dalll11
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TINS Boston ddsertieT Republian9 says;
The country may have is long and desper-
ate conflict with varying foftunes-now a
uofdl Big Bethel ard nov Ge.tIsbuI.y-
but 81 the final resulf there - no dodbG
he Camerdrs ana IlutieIs. tn Caseys,
Shepherds and SiEhmonses. win - defaAled
ana iifanacal. Tie ReppblicaR party may
not survive. but that is minor consldera-
ton. Tie honor and virtue 81 the Amer
ON people win be vindicated, and that IS
aIl important
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QuERYi--Wh is the most profitable
business, spprOpFiating the feecy staple OF
planters or editing apaPeri This question,
We are informsa -eaa-best- beaaswercd by
tia editor Of the IEsats Ga.zt& & ASST
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-12
{. House OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
AUSTIN. March s, 1874. K
To his E1celendI,l Gov oekss .1sa,ovoB eli

" NJ W. WI III BIZ ~
SirrThere seems to be some apprehen-
sion felt as to the probable effect of two
measures now pending in the Legislature@
the ore to provide foEthk sale Of the bonds
of the State in order to pay the floating
debt OF the State, the other, to- suspend,
temporarily, the payment OF State warrants
issued prior to the fifteenth OF January last.
Asthoss who hold these warrants will doubt.
less feel anxious.to know whatsis theipros:
pect Of their speedy payment, i respect
fully ask that you will communicate such
information on this subject as you. may
think it proper to make known. ~
Very respectfully, iiH aqootl +fi1 lis 1'1i
i.., - t+S4 ,aa VS.. DE1ArRY.y
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iWnI thesuaitOr Of the 9asstts tell liRhAs,
be knows about certain commission mer-
enant getting advantage Of DR.. D. Cop
page, Of De Witt county, in q matter in
which large amount Of cotton was appro-
priated by said merchant in d very unfair
ext a9 q g e 2l SAG e Hia
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ExEcUrrvH OFFICE, STATE OF TEXAS, I
't'f t.ii ~ AUSTIN. March 9, 1874


Hon. W 8. Delaney; aiai@ 9iff .0,4a
n Str--Your note received. 1 have to say in
reply, that. in six weeks will have the
81, 900, 900 of bonds required to be sold for
payment OF the floating debt, (the same al
luded to in your mote as having been s'Is-
pended) engraved, executed, and onsthe
market in New York, N the hands of aeon
petent agent. l have advices from, New
York to the effect that money is now, and
will be, until say August. avery abundant
there, and that i can eitherlsell the bonds
at good figure immedmtely,qo rif j prefer.
more time to do it, can get money advanced
on them by payinga reasonable per cent. in
terest. Nj Intention is, IN one or the other
of the twomodes, to haverth monetfin the
Treasury, in Austin to pay the floating debt
of Texas, as. fast as the warrants arc pre-
sented at the counter, within one hundred
days from the date of this writing. can
do this without. making any sacrifice, and
mean to do 1t. advise every person who
holds, a just claim for nOney, against, Texas,
that 1t is worth every dollar it calls for, and
if he will only hold it one hundred days,
that he win get his money. 13osasA r"
d The Legislature have made ample proYi-
sions for payment of the public debt-go Il
only remains for tho Executive to act and
carry out the Jaw. I Win do it promptly,
and the debt will sbee 6aidiewithin the next
hundred days. Ialeun SOhat' 4 Sdy.8ih we -
Very respeetfHliis---
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GEORGE A. KELLY, L. N. Ellis, A. A..
Barnes, W. B. Ward, T. P. Russell, G. B.
Mcdonald, K. D. BaIIman, N. A. Briggs,
]. 81. Bemis, ''and their associates,'' have
organized the jefferson Iron Company, with
capital of $50, 900; the North Texas Agri-
cultural University will be in Lamar county,
with capital stock of not less than $780,
600 nor more than $500, 600, divided into
shares of 800 each; the Ratio-genic Society
of Trinity University is for-the purpose of
mutual improvement in the arts and
sciences and the Palestine Land and
Building Company will do business in Pal
estine, Anderson eounty-according to pa
pers fled in the Secretary of States office.
uWoG4 Fl @-=-=-.5 .15 ttyr
"a THE Adjutant General has informed those
engaged in recognizing the Alamo Rifles,
San Antonio, that he will furnish them with
arms. The. General is the right man in the
right place.. laam 81: ci i5lfr Is. I.is
I'VE would be reioiced to see him fur
nished with sufficient number of State
troops so that he might unite with Gen.
Mckenzie and kill, capture or disperse the
thieYing, numbering bands of Indians and
outlaws who infest the frontier and make
their escape into Mexico when pursued.
The two could cross over the Rio Grande
and make that country too hot for them. :
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-12

JUDGE WoFFoRD, living near Clinton,
De Witt county, we learn, suffered heavily
by tha-nlisarnronriation of money for cot
ton in the hands of commission merchant,
who praeticed the pious dodge on many
planters and farmers in De Witt and Lavaca
counties, some years since. He wants, to
hear from said merchant, and we earnestly
request the editor Of the Gazette to give
notice Of his Whereabouts.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-12

5THR Sherman Courier of the seventh inst.
says: r aissEiod 7ioR
We have been shown by DR.. John Brooke
of this city, a. specimen of lead ore, that
was taken from about two feet under the
surface Of the EARTH, about two miles east
from this city, where it exists in exhaustless
quantities About 1000 pounds Of the ore
has been dug up and ON investigation
shoWsa yield of eighty-six per cent The
largest yield of,any mine, except one, known
in the United States. 49,. -. ,.s.-,.... =
Texas is very rich in minerals, and a
scientific survey of the State wiz place such
important neutrality-suspicious. viii in
daee capitalists TO form companies for min
ingJfOr the useful and perhaps, the precious
mstala.ae sls5 assht .q,se ono Eab ea1 -
Gold and silver have BEEN found, 1ebut
whether IN such qdaAtities as toapas, as
yot remains doubtful msi - = A3r
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lr.E1ils Ilrss s-.,. for e.sh ~ ous,, q ssse-
Dno4 LBGfEnr--lrhaEs defrarc1 ~ csrEoI1. tn
e1fle ftr eel h1lf-onnes ~ fr.elcl etl AZ ether
ct11 cne ccrl lrr oaft 1a'f crrcr 81 ,4l1ef
t1IuI1n T. aHnUH..-ll1 c1uI IlI 1al0 two a4Alet ~
fftccn fhrr1rf trefa tnIt1 tltfIrT1. reefl sfons.
one cent lcf oa1t haIf O1r1e q flocIl1N IIeI4tt
InucHAnu1ra.-Iwr eruI1 Or C1tI IHl IuIt1l 81
fFectIc1 tcr8of lInife1 - twelve c1nca When
1nF ~ - aboTe matter = r4IIsa 41e.I 1lp4l4,
nfsl akdE1s g. 1i1rSs1 40 gc,Ieetet.--fceto
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oalfaa 11EoTlRIeHARD 1GoREu4


q
II Is with pride and pleasure that VIC refer
now to the able and neloqtent gentleman
whose name stands at the head lof 6his aFticleH
He is one Of whom the Texas Democracy
may and does justly feel proud. No man
ever won richer or brighter laurels than
were achieved by hini'in the long and heated
canvass of1673 uFoeH1an after foennaH es-
saycd 20 meet him in the field of politicall
discussion, and. were swept down by the
grand and resistless torrent OF his powerful
logic and his 'inimitabie ana matches, eIo-
quenee. We feel proud oflfBinf, for he Is
the great and unfiinehing friend Of the
people. He is one, of their frmest and
fastest friends, He keeps faith with them.
Elected tohis present position by a majority
larger than that obtained by any other cam
didate onfthes Democratic tickat5 he adhetes
faithfully 70 his promises and shis nledges
made in the late CANVASS. s, l,...s,--,z-,
His casting vote-there being tie In the.
Senate, 10 to is, asone stage ofthe measure
for calling a CONSTITUTIONAL convention
was given in favohof. the convention. This
shows the fidelity With, which be deals with
that grand party that elevated him to his
present higfi and nor orable position IN the
councils Of tbs commonwealth Faithful,
true and Trusted friend OF stiie tpeOple sOf.
AtAhSY yQu nave dRlcsthl t2fvll TAgI - ulpEAA
the well deserved tftleof f'the EAGLE orator,
Of the state, ana for your unfiinching, firm
and steadfast adherence 70 the pledges Of
the PastS We greet Jon now wiltshire saluta7
ton of s'Eell done, good and faithful SER
Yant !" and we hope the time Is not far
distant when higher honofs viii be awarded
you by the people OF this great State, whose
faithful friend JoE enc and have always
been, ineyery emerge trial, difficultya and
danger. Tglerl RspOTter,. 7th iRft.el ss8 80
-. 60 - - II = "a. -.
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record 81 1H0G.7 MI. simpson Of Liberty.

tCdrespondenee Mercury
8 % aossasfk3 DAIfAs. March, S, 1871
Den SCI have requested ibyseV1
eral friends OF Nf. James B. Simpson, the
representative from Liberty, to write you
il reference to az article that appeared in
your paper Of the 10Th stating that Mr..
Simpson, was a 'sNorthern Republican"
'sbOsn Eothp and t'herred In the Federal
army, during the war. know nothing Of
the controversy between yourself and Mr..
Simpson, and do not wish TO say anything
in reference to il, bat viii simply say that
M. Simpson Wa An my command, IN tbs
Confederate army, belonged to- company
"An Roply's Battalion, aharp-shooters,
Cabelfs Brigade, Maufy's Division, Pnce's
Corps wds At Idka, n both engagements.
At the baftleiof q frminQton, fra CoFinth,
At Corinth when Van Dom attacked that
place on the third and fourth of October
1852. Was il the attack on the torLihca-
tons WITH Bis Battalion the second dns, and
wounded within = few yards q the breast
works On college Hilkp z lie Nas asSq..1
soldier, 4 good. Democrat, a1d AZ true p
his coIors .as any man could Be. lie vas, j
an confident, born in CTaWford county
Arkansas and was mustered into che Con
federato army fr1n- tllpt1 state.is befel
KNEW him long tipe, and knox ais rsle-
lives N Arkansas. j write tins ~ l1f.lee
to Mr. Simpson, and am folly perluAcedl
fhst goa win aPpfecials The ie.ele.t 1
FEEL "a q yoIIne man 48o1eEped WITH alcn
eallantry under me during the ~.
With high respect, Jour Q9edient ST
vunt WI. CABEEL.
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MORE INDIANS. -capt. MeAdaIns reports

hUIth 1NDIANs.-Cdpt.n dCAuaHIs TOFUTIs
to the Adjutant General, from Palo Pinto,
that Indians are more abundant than they
have been for the last twenty years, This
is startling news; and, no doubt, Immediate
steps win be taken to find out the facts.
The citizens should not be left to their fate
and no effort made for their protection I'M
til after horrible atrocities have been per
petrated upon them. $50 ii'' siH s0l'a,-
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Gov. cOKE's LETTER N RELATION TO
THE FINANCES OF THE STArE.-We call
particular attention to the correspondence
between the Hon. W. s. Delany and Gov.
Coke in relation to the finances of the State.
It viii be seen that the Governor says most
positively that the money win be in the
Treasury in one hundred days to pay the
floating debt due, and advising all persons
who hold just claim against the State
not to sell for less than the amount actually
due.
This is glorious news, and shows the
confidence placed in the solyency of the
State, and in her ability to meet all claims
apSinst her. i.-af4 81 1856 l.et
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The cOrrespendent 81 the sfATnsuAsS, at
Eagle Pass Springs, whites On the 5th inst.
that ''the latest IRE s that a party OF
.Kickapoos and Potawattomies. the same
who left for the interior of Mexico when
the balance were removed to the reserva-
tiOn, havs-retufned to SAINTS Rosa Mexico.
They. are -about=tRenty families. Their
chiefs are Mosque and TapiOua. Among
the warriors is friend Pelon, indicted in
Maverick county for robbery. Suppose
they viii soon make their presence
known" If the above report should prove
true, and these Indians make an excursion
into Texas, Mexico should be made TO
feel at once that the war viii be carried into
her own borders and the country thorough
ly secured with troops until every thieying
Indian is killed or made to leave forever.
Under no treaty or agreement whatever,
should neighborng nation be permitted
to suffer such raids from her territory.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-12

CorrSspendence peEween Cog. Coke and
Mr.. Delaney.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05
The Election To- .'E0Jp'Oir.

We hope every Democrat in the cts
and State will 90 to tho poll and vote
tomorrow. II is all important that the
party should show It's strength. Their
can be no doubt Of our success in Ne
vember, but it would be better t. Nipc
away all hope from the adversary now.
1t would be a charity to do So. The poor
negroes will have hard enough time t.
get along this fail and winter and it i
really shame that they are induced Is
their white Radical associates t. con
tribute money to an election in which
they will he badly beaten IN every
county.
bet the people decd, tomorrow HAT
they will not lave negro Julirs, negro
oonstables and negro magistrate, Moth
ing would contribute more t. o.t:.bli j
the impression in this rrgaid thnn the
election Of a large majority Of Inspre-
tors i'll the city and State. Mr.. HIGGINS
evidently intended t. give the impress
sion to the negroes at the meeting in
the City Hall on Friday night that they
would share the benefit Of sucb a,na;rt-
,non.- !, -
80 IA 'i'' " ht u ~ jump 3 elcc-
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05
GENERAL n EWS.

Scl,n mDn were bro ueht from owei
county, Ky, 10 Louisville, ON Saturday, by
the L nIted States Mshal, to answer Charge
OF obstTucliuy and resisting the laws.
Iii believed that WaIent i. Daniel, o
Franklin, will BE- tho Democratic candidate
for next Govcrner oi NV Hampshire. lie
has been State Senator ior Ten years.
The President and party left Washington
on saturday for the VT They passed
Thought Harrisburg at five 7. N.,and reach
ed Cincinnati last night. They will remain
IN Cincinnati untl lo.m morrow.
In the Circuit Court at Paterson, n. j., on
Saturday, the jury returned verdict OF
$1,000 damages against DIR, Norton c. Ricar-
do, for malpractice i'll the treatment of a
uol . broken arm, whereby the boy lost the
arla aud neatly lost his lie.
Two Deputy L. S. MaIshals arrived i'll
Montgomery on Saturday, with four white
prisoners, charged With killing w. T. Bill
hugs, in SumWcr county, Alabama, on the
1t OF August last. The prisoners were hand
Called aud ohaued together They WI he
taken to Mobile to-day.
AtBo,.on, on SaturdaYin The ousc oil Lii
scott, vino died in a deuta.5 chair nom The
Inhalation of ohloTufurrI, the coron'l'e jul,
declare. thcmselyG OF tho opln N thai
with our present knowledge OF CT "oioIm
its Use rs IN anaethetic is wholly unjnsint.
able, and they commented the p e'-s Vi
iHa I0Ibjduiag its administration.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05
NeUQf JOfil,U,

No doubt number Of negroes who are
entitled to vote will attempt to do so
the polls tomorrow. The officers hold
arrants for number who did this at
he last election, and should they appear
bout the polls tomorrow they will
doubtless be arrested with any others
who offer to vote illegally. Every one of
them will be prosecuted to the full cx-
tent OF the law, and their securities made
to pay should the negroes not be present
for trial. This thing is resolved upon
1t Is necessary in order to put stop to
the innumerable frauds that are perre,
trated upon the ballot boxes.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05
SOur SfOIiiaci,

If the food tahon into the stomach is not
discsted it deeomposes. In the latter case a
puncent gas is developed which causes sour
quotations. or else the stomach itself Sc
cIctos an acid. which, rising upward at inter.
walls. stings the outlet sharply. These ex-
trcmcly disagreeable ser sations are attributa-
bic to impaired digestion. 10 get rid of them
or prevent their recurrence, il Is only neces-
sary to tone and regulate the gastric organs
with llUstetter's Btters 1t will not answer
10 POSTPONE the great corrective with the idea
that the unpleasant SYMPTOMS will disappear
of themselves. so far from that being the
case. they almost invariably culminate. If ne
g!c.tei. in chronic dyspepsia, with its con-
comitants OF gnawing III toe stomach. diZzi-
ness. perry ertcd vision. headache and sleep
lcssncss. 1t il true that al these disagreed
bies may be obviated by a course OF the Bit
ttrs; but how much wiser to anticipate their
arrival with one or Two doses of that sure pre-
ven;ive OF Indigestion and sIGngthener OF
the aiimentary orsins. scpl5ocu
LTCEk fPBLTT1 TT0NS.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05

THE HoNoBE- GRANT WEDDING. -
The prcliminaricS Of the marriage Of
Colonel Fred. ID. Grant 10 Miss Ida
lIonorc Of Chicago have been arranged.
The wedding will occur at the resi-
dcncc of the brides parents in Chica-
90, on October %, and will be quiet
ALTAR, only near friends being invited,
The President and Mr.; Grant will be
DTcspul
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05
Dees ats'. Itjyy'uu eide Deldlai's
%hiiU2 "

Editor q tie D.itrare Gazette Would
il not have been we'll for Postmaster
Lewis intimate friend. Mr.. Anthony
war debt in Delaware when he might
have recollectcd the .Gcc hund,tyt dollars
which he personally added to that debt
when. like hundreds of his party, he
calamity furnished substitute to avoid
consumption. and drew that sum from
tho State Treasury to help pay for himP
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05

NOTICE a Democratic Ma,tirr VII be
N held in the City Ball MONDAY, Even
ing. October 5th. 1874. Adlre,s's viii bc made
bv c. Il. Lo!e and John 0'Byrno, E'q-s and
others
By order of tue Committee.
sep29-Gt JAS. l.. HAY Is. Secy.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05

Beecher was before the Grand Jury IN
BROOKLYN on Saturday, and indictments
were aftelward issued against Tllton
and Moulton for libel. These gentle
mons positions look very damaging. The
great scandal has giTen rise already to
eleven libel suits. How many Is yet to
come it is difficult t. predict.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05
Il Democratic Mass Nccfin1

will be held in Wilmington on the cycn-
ing Of the 9th Of OCTOBER
by order of the Executive Committed.
WIN. HERBERT, Chairman.
The daily gazette., 1874-10-05
the IltttIP IlYrcfi0ji

Takes place on TUESDAY. OCTOBER
9Th, between / A. NJ. and +. NJ. Dem
ocrats should all vote promptly and -
cure the Judges of the Election, and the
Hundred officers