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feBce) 70 march with any kind oe spirit
their hags ure old and tatiercd, the drum.
thsF heat are barbsrous, and, besides.
4 Is not probable that they are going any.
whene--they viii merely come round aaain.
the same people, like the marching chorus
s the rtseggars' Opera. such critics. az
course. would not care 20 sec the vulear
show over again; it Is enough fer them 10
PAT on record their protest against It in the
weekly Judgment Da0s. which fhev e5;t
sno' by-and-by, withdraw ont Of their pri-
Vate boxes, with pity fora world in the ere-
alton Of which they were not consulted
The desire 10 revisit ssaa4ssS IA earth is / tbinl-
based upon belief, well nieh universal
chat the world is 10 make some prooress
and that 1t will be moro universal IN the IA.
ture than il is now. ] believe that the I'M
man mind, whenever it is develupcd enouph
TO comprehend its own action. rests and 6as
always rested in this expectation. I do
not know any period OF rime in which the
civilized mind has not had expectation Of
something better for the race in the future.
This expectation is sometimes stronger than
y az others and, again, there are always
hose who say that the golden age is behind
them. II Is always behind or before US;
the poor present alone has no friends; the
present, IN the mind Of many, is only the
car that is carrying Us away from an age Of
NiriGc aud happiness-or that is, perhaps.
bearing Gs on to a time of ease and comfort
aud stcsTity. -ClGrIeS Du8lsg Warner. IN
N'rlbagrf 36g Ioaudrg.
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THE Nueccs H0lley, a moderate Republi-
can paper, published at Corpus Christi, the
home OF Governor Davis, says that it is
rather late and little singular for the San
Antonio Express to find out, now the cleo
ton is over, that it was an illegal one. 1t
is tempted to ask, whether, if his party
had succeeded the Espross man would have
made the discovery 1t says further, 1--WE
guess if the right men had been elected,
the Express would not have insisted they
could never be inducted into Office Very
we'll put and honestly What has the E1-
press to say in answer to paper of its own
party, which supported Governor Davis fol-
re-elections
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a telegram from Baltimore, under date
Of the twcn,y-fourth instant, reports as fol-
lows: John .. Hopkins, Who was reputcd
the wealthieSt citizen ul Baliimore died
this morning az his residence. Surat0ga
street, in the seventy-ninih year of his age.
after several weeks illness SincetSl2 The
deceased has been ENGAGED in active busi-
ness in tins cify upt To his recent illness lie
was prominently identified with all lhe lead-
ing indnsiries- -mercantle. commercial.
banking and raiifoad--and amassed o large
fortune. He WIS ia all respects a rest TX
emplary and useful citizen and bcneiacior
of humanity, devoting his wealth To public
aud private charities. In March last be do
mated property valued at 81 coo. coo to
founding free hospital in the city for the
INDECENT sick and poor, without regard 10
sex, age or color, connected with which Is
training school for nurses. Ample pr0vis-
ion haE also been made for the endowment
of hIme for colored orThans, capable Of
accom- aodating 800 or 40O children. De-
ceased also provided for founding a uniyer-
si.y on his valuable estate, Clifton, near the
city, setting apart for that purpose, It Is
said $4,000 shares Of Baltimore and Ohio
railroad stock, valued at 1000. 600. His
great public charities viii place his namc
besides those Of George Peabody, Peter
Cooper and other public beneiactore He
was unmarried.
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WE have had the pleasure of q call from
Mr.. Robert P. Harrison, of Blsnco, former,
" of Mississippi Mr.. Harrison is the State
deputy for the Twenty-eighth and Twenty
ninth Senatorial Districts for the formation
of Oranges. He desires US to say that any
information may be obtained by addressing
him at Blanco, Blanco county. BE further
assures US that the Oranges, by the princi-
Piles of their organization should have moth
ing to do with politics or religion, which we
are glad TO hear. If they do not interfere
with the good old Democratic party, which
is good enough Grange for US, they can
go ahead. But NE want no new party.
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oroRoE ELIor.-Goorgc Eliot (AIrs.
Lewis, although plain, Is not positively
homely. As IS generally represented and
her face, when animated BY conversation,
4 said to be handsome. Her figure j. good,
her bearing graceful, and her manners ele-
CANT. VERY Shy by nature, and rendered
more 50 by tho peculiar circumstance Of
her marriage, she is ayerse % meeting stran-
ger. and IS usually very reserved and silent
in company, unless it Be composed of her
fntimafes Here friends almost worship
her, aud those who have net her on f4mil-
lar terms invariably speak Of her IS charm
ing. When freed from restraint, when the
ice i1 melted between her and her visitors,
she talks With ease and cloquence. Uniikl
many gifted persons she does not monopo-
lize the cnnversation, but draws others oul
b her sensible sympathy with and inferczi
il them. Ncl few Of Der ednirefs thinl
that her speech IS even superior lo her writ
zen teouEht. and saT thar no nno can falls
appreciate George Eliot until Sc bss hesri
Der talk.
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ways rejoice In Its prosperity.

A CORRESPONDENT of Forney's Pres, in
letter from jacksonville, gives the follow
ing estimate of profits on 1000 banana
plants in South Eastern Florida: One
thousand punches, at fifty cents each, $500.
Three thousand new plants, at thirty cents
each, 5000, making $14OO. For this the ex-
penditures are for 1000 plants, at thirty cents
each, $500, for labor 500, total s4OO,
which deducted, leaves net profit OF
$1,000. This must be profitable and easy
business. So, too, is the raising of oranges
1t is nearly all profit, when you get started
with good grove. Green's grove contains
100 trees, and yields a yearly income OF
from s12, 600 to SIS, 600.
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CALEB cusHrsa. the newly appointed
Minister to Spain, IS said 10 be in his sew
enty-fourth year. His political life has been
varied ono, und he has never belonged to
any party for any length Of time. An orig
inal Whig, he went with John Tyler in his
bolt from thai party, and Afterwards be-
came identified with the Democracy aud
was made q brigadier general by Polk, in
tho Mexican war. After serving feraWhile
on the Supreme Bench Of Massachusetts,, he
wns made the United States Attorney Gen.
eral under President Pierce, ana remained
such during his Whole term. At the
Charleston Democratic Nesional conycn
lion. wherc the grest split II the party oe.
carrcd. be was the prsiding cihcer and
tkonaht 70 be favor,hle 3 The nonlnation
of 1eaerson Dsris. During tbe var which
iollo4od tho election q Linco.n, hc kep.
quioi. ana. after i. uss supposed % iaTol
Andy johnson. WHO sppoiptcd hin
Is codifr the laws pf Congress
Fron Frrt ~ rcceircd tbe app0int-
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ment as one OF the counsel to argue
the Alabama claims, and gained much
credit thereby. Ever since he seems to have
had the confidence Of the Radical admins
tratiOn, though Cushing is really very little,
II at all, Radical in his views OF feelings.
He was born rich and has remained 50
through his varied life, and has thus been
enabled to be independent and above cor
ruption. He is certainly q great lawyer, and
a man Of much learning and Of no decided
political opinions, so that he is ready for
any party wanting his services. Perhaps
better and safer man could not have been
selected by Grant or by others for him. The
difference between him and SickIes is i'm
mense and incalcuIabIe.
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THE San Antonio Herald copies in full
our article on tho Rio Grande and Mexican
trade and makes it the subject of some
ratker ill-naturcd remarks. Now this is all
wrong. It was not written to stir up any
ill-feeling. There is no necessary antagon-
ism between Austin and San Antonio. tits
hardly right to say that we ''do not appre-
ciate the liberality" Of the latter. 1t is still
less right to make our kindly written article
the occasion Of sn unjust attack on the Hon.
John Hancock. But our friends will natu-
rally be q little sore till they get railroad,
which we hope will be soon. If our article
stirs them up to look out sharply after their
Mexican trade, we shall be glad of it. We
have a great liking for the beautiful City
of the Saint, if not the saints, and shall
always rejoice in its prosperity.
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OCEAN SHfPwREcgs AND A REMEDY. so
the Arctic was ran down twenty years ago
by French steamer OF the coast Of New
foundland and three hundred lives wcFc
lost So the Atlantic was wrecked this year,
with a loss Of nearly six hundred lives. So
the President, the Pacific the City oi Bos-
ton, and many another vessel that left port,
never afterwards 20 be heard from. arc sup
posed to have foundered And this partic-
ular danger is constantly increasing. Yet
the appliance which would prove nlmoska
perfect safeguard ageinss It the steamship
companies decline to use on account Of its
expense. A calcium signal has been invented
the light Of which, Il IS aial, can be seen
for forty miles, and which for many miles
ahead renders the path 81 the vessel carry
ing IL as clear a. DAY. The expense ol ils
necessary use would 9eraee. pefhnps, 5000
or $500 q voyage II tne companies arc
unable to afford il. many passengers, we
ere sure. would gladly pay their share ol
such u charge Tor the sake Of the increased
protection. Yort 7inies.
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In Charleston, S. c., they are discussing
the propriety of using the fund contributed
for the erection of monument to Calhoun
about $40, O00--for the erection Of an ed
ucational institution, good idea. Calhoun
needs no marble pile to keep him in remem-
brance. A lasting school house would be
the very best monument to the great and
incoruptible statesman. Let it be built.
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LAuoH1rc ~ THE Prsrff. -aaia 3ir G,
Presbyieriai minister - same notoficiy,
u never laughed 10 ihs rpipii only "a one
occasion. and that came near procuring ny
dismissal from the ministry. About one 81
she hrst discougses I was led - deliver
snbscquent to my ordinatinu aNeF nadins
ny text and oqfniug ny subject ny eiifH.
tion was directed % a Young asp N'ih q
very ioppeh dress and head ol ekcee3ng
III red hair Ia y slip Immediately Dchina
this young gentleman sat an urcbin. Uto
must have been urged 90 ir Biz deviiirg ~
The cyd one himself. Tor do NOT conceive
the yonngstcr thought RI the ies, Be vas
playing of on the spfuced dandy in front ~
him. The boy held bis lors1neefin lhc red
hair ~ the youne man. about ae long ~ 2
blacksmith would a uai rod I'd che Ore -
heat, and then on his knee commenced
pounding bis finger ID imitation q smith
IN making q nail The whole thing was -
ludicrous that laughed. ibe only time
ever disggacedthc pulpit with anEthiue Ike
mirtb
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THE BRAzES cAnrE DE vIsTTE.-ln
speaking of the recent raid on the photo.
graphs in the window Of o London shop
keeper, an English paper says We are
one with them in wishing to c all the Mel.
lies and Dollies and Tatties, whose padded
legs aud artificial hair flourish continuous
with bishops and statesmen, removed from
tho shop windows There Is a'celtain deg.
radiation in seeing the noble nna candid
face Of the Princess Of Wales 10 disreplia
Bile surroundings, and their Is q wicked en-
ioyment in remarking how generally the
Bishop Of Bullocksmithy smiles upon
group Of most uncanonical damsels, who
are laughing aud posturing around him n
the freest style. We should like to sec, u
OUT fcspcctdDIc sliuIis cieafeii -
pudcnt cartes We hold that the Iotoricty
gained by what VIC may call the brazen carte
dc visite has helped TO bring number oi
stupid but unabashed performers 70 the
front, TO the deluging Of the stage with
sillincss and incompetence, and TO the onst-
ing Of modest and efficient actresses who
do NOT compete on these terms
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snow five feet thick and the air thirty de-
grees below zerol We don't. Give Us the
land Of the Sunny South, with an occasional
Norther to teach US how to enjoy it and pre-
vent mOnotony and surfeit Of sweet things
lin fine, give us the unrivalled climate Of
Austin and Western Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-08

THE san Antouio E1press joins the Herald
in beratlhg Hon, John Hancock for his
-ses g Inactivity and oisrer a--r -si.a L.
terests OF VresruT1f Iexas. Nothing could
be more unjust. No oobjection can be urged
against Dur worthy member of Congress ex-
cept his vote on the salary bill BE has la
bored faithfully for the best interests Of the
frontier, and be has evinced no undue par
tiality for Austin over San Antonio as al
leged. The improvement Of the harbor Of
Indianola and other harbors on the Gulf
would benefit Austin as much as San
Antonio, and our members Of Congress
should not be blamed because they cannot
force the Radical majority TO do anything
for the South. Democratic papers, at least,
should be just.
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The San Antonio Herald thinks, from the
information received, that Louis Cards Is
defeated in the Thirtieth Senatorial Dis
trict. while the other Democratic candi-
dates arc elected. It says that Mr.. Galvaa,
Republican, is elected in place Of Louis
Cards. It remains TO be seen what advan-
tape cauld be derived from this result,
which was brought shout by bclting Demo
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We have received . copy Of tho -Rural
Amerioan published At Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. ". B. Stone. managing editor, with
a request for friendly exchsnge, which We
chcerfully comply with. It's name indi-
Gates the character Of the paper, which is
published at the low rate Of 81 50 year.
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TIE election of United States Senators by
the Legislature of California has terminated
disastroUsly to the Radical party. While
Booth, the independent Republican, has
been elected for the long term by the aid OF
some Democratic votes, Hagar, the Demo
cratic nominee for the short term, has also
been elected by the aid Of a few indepen-
dents, and thus both the Radical nominees
wero defeated. Radicalism is going down
nothing can save it.
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IT is understood that Mr. Tracy, of Hous-
ton, does not favor the movement to upset
all the late elections. He only wants to
upset Mr Baker, the newly elected Demo-
cratic Senator from that district. He says
Governor Davis favored the election law and
ought to stick to i. Tracy don't see any
new light on the subject.
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Mn. EDWARD CAVE, formerly Of the
Adranos Office, Waco. will be tho future
publisher Of the Weatherford Signd. The
-Idraacs speaks OF Mr.. Cave in compliment
ary terms. It is not said what viii become
Of the former manager Of the signet, nor do
we suppose that much interest attaches to
his fate. We hail the change with pleasure.
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THE Houston Age has new heading,
and the editor says, 'it Is useless for other
papers to try to get one like It, as he killed
the man WHO TurnIsneu IL vvTSrvIsso
of this, we may mention that the heading
looks like ''half mourning" for somebody,
it being composed of letters of alternate
white and black stripes with black bor-
der. The Age now looks like an inviting
young widow, ready for second courtship.
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TITLE. IAN anccdofc on IIiiE 81 ihf
United States. which IT. Jedcfs1l used r.
ted ~ relation 70 fbe sntjfe which + sli-
iheDtic. IS too good 70 be |aet Ihe anfr
doio has becn Tepeaica IF one Who tet
heard Mf. Jc1enn metIcu ~ in iAe
Convention f6f iorinr ibf fIlailcn -
the United States. Il vas 1aed inat llfitf
shorid hc airsn 10 high ollelf q t9e Coz
erninenf. and fIe proposition f1el Hith feFoI.
The discuss don ~ flie SAB had gone o.
for sone time. Nfen 1ir taoklln arose
and rfth great apparcnt gravity remarked /:
eTha ihi matte crncl 30 ~ 7Igre|f
enlcr ircd. and mIf'It - carried nc bad
f0 sueeca ons title a n
and a5pforIialt 81 N Eft for -
Pres; nt--ond & nae. g4s
Hifh1e Ihefc u nnfh more
said sfenf fitif after llis
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FOr tho rexas Herds.

Last week we had a visit from 8IeSsrs. i.
Spencer and o. Sober, of Ypsilanti. These
gentlemen arc bound to take a trip to the
South and see the great plains where the
herds Of cattle come from that supply the
East with Texans" They are not going
exactly for the mere satisfaction of looking
around and then coming back. They take
with them q number OF young stock bulls
to dispose OF to the breeders in Texas.
These bulls have been picked up mostly in
Washtenaw county, and arc partly from the
herd of short-horns of ID. n. Uhl who sup
niles them with two thoroughbreds from
his bull Col. Welch. This bull, as is well
known, is a grandson of the celebrated inn
norted Duke OF Gloster brought To this
country in 1853 by i. G. Norris, Of Mount
Fordham, New York These bullsare from
cows descended from the stock imported
bv Nessrs. Fullington, of Ohio. IN 1875.
There are six yearling bulls, bred from the
herd OF Henry Warmer, Esq, of Dexter, and
there are also some three-quarter bred bulls
of great merit. 4Ir. Spencer believes that
an infusion Of good shoft-horn blood into
the Texas cattle viii give them very supe.
rior uuality, render them more easily lat
tened as they come north 10 be fed, and
give A higher quality Of beef for the Chicago
and New York markets. THERE'S no doubt
but that cross % blood Of this kind viii
ameliorate and improve, and without re-
ducing the size, give Us o less leggy and
more compact animal. Thehorns and head
will be lessened in size, while the cat-lik,
hams will be squared out and broadened
The UhI stock IS we'll known for its char
actcristic Of size: the Warner herd has not
90 much size. but is noted for hneness anl
fattening quality. No bull has produces
finer steers for market than those shown a.
the Hampden steers, bred from grade cows
and Hampden was bred by Sir. Warner
The steers were bred iT Mr Hartwcil Green
Of Pontiac.
Messrs. b. Spencer and o. Sober start fo
Austin on Thursday next, and We hope Z
hear good account Of theii trip when the
come back - Michigan Fdrney
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WE see it stated that an inquiry is to be
made in Congress about the $500, 900 ap-
preparation to kill tho moths, which are
said to destroy tho soldiers cIothing. As
another appropriation of 500, 600 is asked
for the same purpose, it is thought proper
to look into tbs matter and find out what
becomes of so much moth killing money.
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WILL or 4 MILLIo1kRB REcoRDEo. We
learn from the SPIRIT of Jeferson. published
in Charlestown, Jefferson count, West
Virginia, that week before last the vii of
the late Samuel Miilcr. u Lynchburg, Va,
was entered on record in the clerks Office
Of the County Cour - Jefferson county bg
n. II. Page, surviving executor. This viii
covers property to the amount 81 nearly
81, 600. 900. i was made IN 1859, admitted
70 probate IN Virginia IN 1863, and has
since been recorded in two States Virginia
and West Virginia disposinR of property
belonging to tie tcs.ator IN OHIO and the
two states above named BY tliis viii
$40, SEQ IS given 70 establish 3 female or
rhan asylum at Lynchburg. SO, 600 70 the
cily Of Lynchbnr9 for water Improvements
90 acres of land in Campbell county. W.,
Tor the erection thereon 0f manual laltoi
school, besidcs q number 81 smaller leaa
cics. Three exccutoFa are named in fh'
document: 4lessis Samuel 1IcCorkic ane
n. 81. Pnee. of AiOemaTle county. and CHS
well Dabneg. of Lgnchburg, VA, and ~
I security required % any pi them. O tx
tb1ec but one sif. Paac-uon nly. fes &
execute ihe uili ont lIolnd dollar
worth q revenue stamps appeaF Upon tal
f document
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We have received No. Is, volume 1. Of
tho Tssas Cd FtlIor, pnbiished As Waco.
It presents very uoat appearance IN quarto
form. and contains much Interesting mattsr.
J. K. Street. editor; price t2 year
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wIlsoSand Eldridge, Congressman, have
gone 10 New Orleans to investigate the
charges brought against Judge Durell, Of
Louisiana, IN view Of bis impeachment.
Tho judge may yet be reached in bis yillainy
and put out Of Office IL not otherwise
runished
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.STRAYED oR sToLEN.

Ffom the court house. In Austin. saturday night,
October IL light bay horse mule, about fourteen and
4 half hands high branded u In two places, Ton
shoulder and hgh shod IN 'front.' and the hair on his
hiphono turned about eprled, showing that if has
becn rubbed The male Was tied 10 post a. tbs cor
ler cf the court hoasc b. bic neck with rope aho1t
I've feet long; had on hcadela Of bride, without
rrine and good Texas saddle about half Worn the tic
rap cut aud oeued together the buckle tongue ol ihe
o.ida Of the glfth Il bFoken snd tied with raEshide
aliinr
fy dollars reward Wl Be pad for ihcretufu Of the
mule q this once 81 information leading "a bic recos-
cry and the arrest and conviction. OF the thiei, OF
iwenly-dve dollars for either. Addrets
90 ..nn, Onion Creek p d. Travis county.
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VIZ take pleasure in republishing from
the Waco Ksaminsr the following just trib-
ute 70 the able gentlemen, Who have Iabored
80 zeliously to maintain the Constitution
and laws Of this State before its supreme
tribunal without the hope Of reward, ex.
cept lhe generous pIau7issof their fellow
citizens alike interested with them in pre-.
serving The peace and property Of Texas:
TIE AUsTIS ''RISc. We quite agree
with the STATESMAN of the twenty-sixth, in
its manly and eminently Just article with
the above caption. We know personally
most ot the gentlemen mentioned-Moore.
Walton, Sueed. Terrell and Long, and
know them tC, be Democrats, and firmly de.
voted 70 the welfare Of the party; and what
is Of Infinitely more Importance, to the best
interests Of the whole State. None know
better Than wc the nature Of the fight now
being made by these gallant gentlemen in
the interests of the people Of the whole
State, The unjust and exceedingly wicked
attempt Of the Radical party-tbe foes of
pTogress-to set aside the recent election,
has found these gallant gentlemen in their
path, and ready to do or die for the right
Nay God strengthen their hands, and
nerve their hearts. and enable them to roll
back the tide Of ignorant and blinded hate,
and prevent the enusummatiou of a great
wrong
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IT has been dsl.ided By the Postofice Ue-
partmcnt, that any number Of individuals o.
firms, may print their advertisements on >
postal card before It is deposited in che
r