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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

INDIAN NEws.-Monday we met Mr. s.
Spears, Of Llano, who reports that the fore
part Of last week some eighteen or twenty
Indians came within eighteen or twenty miles
of the town Of Llano, and killed three men,
who were herding or driving cattle near Cole
creek. The Indians then left, taking with
them about twenty head Of saddle horses.
Mr.. Spears says the Indians are getting quite
choice in their selection Of stock Of late, and
only take saddle horses.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

We have had The pleasure Of q call from
one Of Austin's old citizens and printers, Mr.
james A. Foster. Mr.. Foster i IN Ane health,
and has for few years paztbesn resident Of
.. I....l.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

SWrrzER1kxD i little, crlmped-up
country, but she sent Is during the month
a. June over q miilion and = half trAnc1'
4orih q SIX ribbons. watches and ehee,e-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

TnE TowN OF LULNe.-T little town Of
LuIing, at the terminus Of the Galveston and
San Antonio Railroad, has had backset by
the heavy rains which fell several days ago,
the railroad track having been badly washed
for several miles, which delayed the running
of the cars to Luling. Aprivate dispatch to
a gentleman in this city announced that the
cars would begin running to Luling two days
ago, and if the heavy rain Of Friday night
has not damaged the track again, that place
has at last become sure enough railroad
town. We learn from Mr.. Sam 7. Scott that
the stage company win next week establish 3
line of daily stages between Luling and
Seguin, connecting at the latter place with the
stages running from the terminus Of the Col
orado or Pierce railroad to San Antonio.
Luling is thirty miles from Seguin, and sixty
six miles from San Antonio ciG Seguin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

Pzuon honds ere siiinE 81 ihe slreeia
q ssvsn,y.,hrss and threequnrtsr cents On
shs sollar.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

Tm 1[Asr.-Ths mast IN this session Of
The slais Is said to Be unusually nne, the trees
being literally loaded with acorns- The Pc
can crop, We hear, also promises ven.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

VIZ uotice TIA, Boulds Baker has retuned
from Washington. Major Cox, late Of he rev
me service. and now mall agent, hasalso re-
tuned from Wsshington.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24
MARRTED.

Al the Alamo Hotel, Denison. On the seventeenth q
September. b. Rev. Z. B. Wright Of Austin. Capt
FRANK A HYATT and Mss JENNIE ?. FULLER,
Of Denison.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

sEzaroa ". r. BkKzn end AE a. s
Rich,rdscn. bosh a 10 cSnlrai lcea, ere =
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

MYSTERIOUS -on Monday
man arrived in this city by the San Antonio
stage and put upat Mr.. Platt's boarding house
on Pecan. street, and said that he would re-
main few days In order to recover from lame
ness in one limb which had been caused, be
said, by horse being shot from under him
on the frontier, which fell on his limb and Sc
riously injured 1t, and that so soon as he re.
covered he intended going to Europe. While
At Mr.. PIatts the man conducted himself in a
quiet gentlemanly way, and he bought himself
a good suit Of clothes, and everything indi-
Gated that he was not short of money. He
disappeared THURSDAY morning about 1G
O'Clock and has not been heard Of since BE
left his Yalise and about ten dollars worth OF
clothing in the room he had occupied. 1t is
surmised that he might have been imprudent
in showing his money and that his life has
been taken for it. BE had been seen to take
one or two drinks but had not apparently
been under the influence Of liquor. He was
German, but spoke fair English.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24


DoN'T GET MAD..-People should not get
mad because local sditorreporis what is said
and done day after Gay, providing he confines
himself to the truth and keeps within the
bounds Of ordinary pTopriety. A local column
would be dry, indeed, if the reporter was to
be abridged 10 speaking Of the events happen
ing in the city from day TO day. There is
always a way in which delicate subject can
be handled by a reporter, IL he has any claim
to journalistic skin, 80 as to make his produc-
tons readable to all and offensive to perhaps
none However, articles sometimes do not
sound in print exactly as the writer imagined
they would when he was dashing them of,
for perhaps at that time q dozen subjects were
awaiting in his mind to be disposed Of, and
the printers In the nsxt room asking for copy,
some ofthsm anxious, perhaps, to getthrough
in order that they might be enabled to go
home and cultivate the acquaintance Of their
families, while Others perhaps, had evening
engagements with their Sarepta James So We
say let an freely give the local latitude, for,
even with 1t, it is no easy matter for him to
make his page readable day after day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-09-24

our friends VIII come mere anu ucip W ~
will be very glad"
NEW ORLEANS, September 2l.-The con-
ference committee that have been holding
daily sessions since Thursday last, bad their
final interview this afternoon. The object
of the conference was to arrange for joint
supervision and control Of the machinery Of
the November elections. Everything ap-
parently progressed satisfactory, until the
question Of the composition Of the return
ing board was reached. This board, which
Is the key to the whole election scheme,
consists Of FIVE members elected BY the
last Senate. The law provides that vacan-
cies shall be filed By the remeining mem
bers Of the board. It is proposed that
those vacancies should be created, two Of
the vacancies to be filed By them, the othel
70 be filed By q joint action Of the parties,
who should select some gentleman Of ire
proachable character, without regard 70 hii
party convictions. This proposition VA
positively declined BY the Republican com
mittee, and the conference committee finally
adjourned without results.
NEW ORLEANS, September 2l.-oenera.
James Longstreet, cpmmander-in-cniet O
Kellogg army, saysthe State House ana af
senals were surrendered for want Of ammu
nitionstO defend them, and places the 70
sponsibility on Attorney General Field.
Ge1eral Judge Dibble, IN letter % tn
/ Piouenne says be fred two shots nom
window IN the Custom House at those VII
deliberafely fred At him while standini
there looking out, but taking no part n -
fight last Non5ay.
NEW ORLEANS, september 11---Judgo "A
A. Atocha, Of the Superior Criminai Court
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NEW HAVEN, sept. e. 4 leIo y a. kltat
deal Of excitement over the election Of
three Of the members Of the hoard 81 educe-
ton and other minor officers, owing 70 the
fact that prominent Roman Catholic clef-
gyman had announced from his pulpit that
/ L was time for. the Roman Catholics 70 act
and get control Of the board, 90 that their
schools might be supported By public funds.
| The Roman Catholic ticket was ID the field ;
1.-TWO members Of the present board are OF
that RELIGION and belief. The excitement
called out q vote Of over 5000, which was
unprecedented IN the historyof New Haven.
Az the school election about 400 votes were
cast for the Catholic candidates, bus they
were defeated and the regular ncmineea
elected By q majority Of 1900, cumulative
system being used. Many Catholics con-
demn the strong sectarian animus 81 Others.
j and refused 10 vote the Catholic ticket.
MoEToonmRY, September cav. B.
u Jones. United States Commissioner e Demo.
polis, Marengo county, pBblishes the FOL.
lowing: Although true Acrubiican and
devoted 70 its party success cannot con
sent thstmY COUNTRY shall b inlsifcd and
slandered ItFefecls on Republicans Is vel
a. Dcmocrnts. have canlassed this coun
II alrea1y fonr tines. Tie interest 81 fb'
Republics party and justice and truth, i'm
PEI me % declare that I never sag q more
peaceful. orderly. laW-abillnR people, boit
J coloTed and white Not q man has bee1
} killed nor 6 eIkeIe outt1 committed o.
sccount Of political feeling, ard free speecl
, and Hepubiican opinions can ~ lnonlBeq =
anywhere. The best feeling prevails 20
. tween coloTe5 Repub Jeans e1o De1nQcral..
/, Jones e the Republican candidate lot Pc
hate fudQe fn Narengo, which adj
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28
SAN FRANCISCO.

Local option In San JOse-BOth Sides
Send Delegations from Sam Fran
ciscO-Quick Trip from Yokohama
The Weather-License Victory in
San Jose - Sailin. of the Chinese
steamer The Panama Freight
Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, June PA large
delegation from different temperance
societies started for San Jose by spe-
cial train this morning to take part in
the Local Option election to-day. 1t
is estimated that about two hundred
and fifty have gone, many of them
women. The liquor dealers of this
city will have representatives on the
ground.
The Alaska made quick trip from
Yokohama, and had good weather
during the voyage. Her memoran-
dunn does not show the number of Chi
nese passengers.
The weather is clear and pleasant.
The Pacific Mail steamer Alaska,
from Hongkong and Yokohama, ar
rived this morning. She was adver-
tised as due next Monday.
Dispatches from San Jose indicate
that the, license people have carried
the election by about two hundred
majority.
A fire occurred this afternoon in the
residence of Mr. Breeze, on O'Farrell
street; damage $1,000.
The Great Republic, for China and
Japan, this evening took 42Sl barrels
of flour, valued at So, 406 and treasure
tO thp amount of SDSR 5o3
The new local freight steam line be-
tween this port and Panama is fairly
inaugurated. The Winchester is OH
the way up and the Salvador will sail
for Panama July 9th.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28
EASTE r N.
A License Veto.

N License veto.
NEW YORK, June Ex-Governor
Talbot, of Massachusetts, has vetoed
license law passed by the Legislature.
Cable Congratulations,
NEW YORK, June 26.-Queen Victo-
ria and the Emperor of Brazil have
exchanged cons ratulations on the
completion of the Brazilian cable.
Received his Commission.
NEW YORK, June &c. -- General
McCook has received his commission
as Governor of Colorado.
Not Yet Accepted.
WASHINGTON, June 2G.--Hale has
not yet accepted the office of Postmas-
ter Generalship.
The AttOrney.GeneraI of Iowa Oh Rail-
The Chief of the Secret Service Re.
signs.
CHICAGO, June 27.--A Washington
dispatch says that the Chief of the
Secret Service Division, H. c. Whitley,
has resigned, and the impression pre-
walls that Whitley acted nderinstruc-
tions from some one authorized to di-
rect him. This Secretary Bristow
will endeavor to ascertain without re-
gard to whom it may implicate.
Hale Accepts.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Hale by
telegraph from Altoona to-day, ac-
cepts the ster-Generalship, and
will be in Washington to qualify
July first.
Beecher and TiItOn Once More.
NEW YORK, June 26.--Beecher says
he will not answer Tilton's letter UNI
less required to do so by his church.
A NitrO.GIycerine Elevation.
NEW YORK, June 27.-At Titusville,
Pa, j. r. Osborn was blown to atoms
by the explosion of one hundred
pounds of nitro-g lycerine, in wagon
which he was driving.
way Liability.
Dies MONIES, June 27.-The Attor-
ney-General of Iowa, in an opinion
furnished the Executive Council,
holds that the validity of the railroad
law is not at all effected by the failure
Of companies to furnish the intorma-
ton required for their classification.
His argument is that the law makes it
imperative upon the Executive Coun-
Gil to classify the roads, and that if
the companies have failed to file re-
ports giving Information to aid in the
discharge of this duty, the Council
must have resource to other sources.
cit would be very strange" says the
Attorney General, eff person
should be allowed to plead his own de-
liberate wrong act as Il reason why
the law should not be enforced against
him.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28

A few days ago, says the Louisville
Courier-Journat, while a funeral pro-
cession was coming up Ninth street,
on the way to Cave Hill Cemetery, q
hog, apparently about one year of age,
ran from the corner of Ninth and JEFF
ferson, and followed after the hearse.
The corpse was that of a man who died
on Eighteenth street. But this fact
had no connection with the singular
action of the swine. After proceeding
for some distance between the hearse
and the first carriage, only uttering
now and then a friendly grunt, some
persons attending the carriages tried
to drive the brute away, but instead
of running out of the way, he only
stuck the closer to the wheels of the
hearse, and thus followed on to the
grave. Here he skirmished out to one
side and stood watching the proceed
ings until the coffin was lowered.
Then he gave sudden spring and
rushed squealing up to the grave, in
spite of the efforts of the men to keep
him back, and had he not been caught
by the hind legs and held fast, would
have jumped into the grave. The
man who caught the hog is q hack
driver, who now has possession of the
crazy creature, and conjectures as to
the probable cause of this singular
sWinish feature.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28
LETTER FROM SAN FERNAND U.
A Gen eral InvitatiOn--Farm Hunters
Good Soil and What it will Produce
The Policy of Senator Mac.ay.

EDITOR HERALD:-There is quite n
pleasant feeling existing in our small
community with the thought that so
many of your citizens are about to pay
MS visit tomorrow, and Of one thing
you may rest assured: that you will
receive most cordial welcome. The
cars will remain here Il sufficient
length of time to allow you all to make
visit to the Old Mission, to the Sui
phur Springs, to see the Pacoma on
which we rely for a large amount Of
water for irrigation, to visit the Ciene-
gas, the source from which we obtain
water for the town and railroad pur-
poses. | feel confident
THAT ONE AND ALL MUST ENJOY
THEMSELVES.
If they do not, it will be their own
fault. TO those that like the sports Of
the field Gf it were not Sunday l
should say, bring along your guns.
Here you will find plenty of game.
We are having the most delightful
weather. The mornings are really
beautiful, and the nights, oh so
lovely; more especially so just now, it
being about the time of the full moon.
We have had great number of Wis.,
itOrs the last week; some wanting to
buy small tracts, Others, again, wishing
thousands of acres; but it seems to be
1t settled policy of the owner of
the rancho, Mr.. Maclay, to dis
courage as much as possible those
of the last-named class. 1t is small
farmers we want-men of small means
that will plant diversity of crops and
81 develop the great resources of our
beautiful valley; and by doing this
his other lands will become more val
liable, and he will gain the reputation
of having done something to further
the interests of Lower California.
THE MORE 1 SEE OF THIS COUNTRY
The more am l satisfied that we can
produce as good wheat here and a
yield as much per acre, as anywhere
else in California. Tobacco is another
product Of our soil. Here it finds a
genial soil and climate, and 1 have
no doubt but in a few years it will be-
come an article of export from this
county, yielding an immense revenue
to our people. Here also the olive and
the grape will flourish, to perfection.
1t is a well-known fact that at the base
of the San Fernando mountains is q
belt of land peculiarly adapted to
their successful cultivation.
HAVE NO LOCAL ITEMS
OF interest, everyone here seems to be
fully employed, and we have our So
cial enjoyments too. We had grand
BAIL at the Mission on the night of
the oath inst, (St. Johns day. the
bright-eyed seiioritas seemed to enjoy
then selves and everything went off as
merry as could be. Our pioneer mer-
chants, Messrs. Gibney and McGrath,
are constantly adding to their stock
of goods as the demand requires.
Ca t. Kittredge has made prepare
tons to feed all the eXcursionists to-
molr)w, and he knows how to do il.
Yours,
SAN FERNANDO.
San Fernando, June 9th, 1874.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28
AN HOUR OF TERROR.
I'm the Grip of "a Wise Before an APP
preaching Railway Train.
From the Detroit Free Press. May 3Oth

From the Detroit Free Press, May 3Oth.
There arrived in this city Friday
morning, over the Grand T. unk Rail-
way, man named Patrick Macarthur,
who met with thrilling adventure
about six miles east of the junction
Thursday night. He is laboring
man, and having no money and fail
ing to get a chance to work his passage
down to Port Huron on boat, he
started to walk down on the railroad
track, and had nearly completed his
journey when the adventure befell
him. He laid by during the heat of
the day Wednesday, and was walking
in the evening to make it up. While
crossing the tracks whare switch
leads down alongside the main track
he got his foot caul}t fast in 'frog,'
and his efforts to extricate it were of
no avail. He had on a stout boot, and
| it fitted so closely over the instep that
he could not draw his foot out. In
fact, the boot was wedged to The
"frog' so closely that the mans toes
were severely pinched. lie pulled this
way and that, wrenched and twisted,
but the "frogo held the foot like a
| wise.
At length he could barely move his
leg for the pain, and he found that he
must either be run over by the next
passing train or make some one UNDER
stand his situation. He shouted him
self hoarse, but no one came. The
nearest house was half mile away,
and if the farmer heard the wild calls
for help he gave them no attention.
After the man had been prisoner for
upward of an hour he heard the
whistle of down freight train. 1t
was yet long way off and he had
little time to think. He had a match
box in his pocket, papers in his bum
die, and the idea came to him to sig
nal the train. Tearing the paper off
his bundle and getting at number of
letters, he rolled them into heap,
and for fear the flame would die out
too suddenly, he added two flannel
shirts from the bundle. The bundle
was then made fast to the end of his
walking stick, matches produced, and
he waited until the headlight of the
locomotive should appear up the track.
1t finally greeted his vision, looking
like bright white star, as it glittered
IdT up UIle lTdCk. lHc IulIlUlc vi Tic
train grew louder, the star grew larger
and brighter. He struck his match,
the flame blazed up brightly, but as
he moved it toward the bundle little
gust of wind blew it out. Was there
time yet? Up the track he could hear
the thunder of hundred heavy
wheels, and the great light Of the To-
comotive glared at him like the fiery
eye of some wild beast. Another
match, an instant of fear, and doubt,
and then the paper blazed up and
curled over and around the bundle and
swayed right and left with the night
wind. He waved the signal of fire
back and forth, and just when he was
ready to believe that death under the
wheels was certain, be heard the
whistle for down brakes.
He could hear the wheels grinding
and grooming, the hiss of steam as the
engineer threw back his ever, and
then the heavy train came to stop
with the great light shining down
upon him, paling his dying signal.
He was saved, but the engine had
only thirty feet more to on tn 'r'"h
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28
ARIZONA.
Prescatt-Trial Of Nelson for 81
George Ryan.

PRESCOTT, June 25.-In the l
Court to-day, in the case of the
VS.. J. N. Nelson for the shoot
George Byran at Wickenbur.
January, the first jury disagree
was discharged. "A second jul
then empanneled. They stay
all night, and could come to ne
clusion, and Judge Porter discl
them. The prisoner then plead
to charge of assault with int
do great bodily injury. He W
brought up for sentence tome
This was one of the most cOld-b.
attempts at murder on record, !
having gone into Bryan's
dragged him from him his bed
deliberately shot him; his accor
also shot HIM, two shots taking :
Owing to a wonderful constit
Bryan recovered from his wound
was present in the courtroom I
crutches to testify against his "
be murderer.
Weather clear and pleasant;
of thermometer, co. to So durir
day.
The moving of the Twenty-thi
fantry and the Fifth Cavalry C
considerable stir.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28
San Diego Items.
From the Union OF June %.


The mass meeting at Horizons
last night on the Local Option
ton was one of the largest gath
ever seen in this city. The seat
filled with ladies and gentlemen
early hour, and before the m
opened all available standing
was occupied.
Col. Hodge and Prof. Jane
finished their labors in San Die
vicinity, and will leave on the {
this afternoon. They have
many fine views in town and &C
and a great deal of valuable
nation for the pictorial hal
gathered. They are genial,
souled gentlemen, and we h
meet them again.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28

The grain crop around Gilroy, Santa
Clara county, generally speaking, pros
poets enormously. There are few
bad streaks, but they bear no sort of
proportion to the aggregate acreage.
The hay has been nearly all cut, and
the yields so satisfactory that not one
of the chronic croakers had courage to
open his mouth.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28

Harvest is progressing favorably in
Fresno county. The grain is yielding
as well or better than was anticipated.
The grain is averaging from eigteen to
twenty bushels per acre and is plump
and large.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28

The Placer Herald has good word
for Congressman Luttrell. 1t says:
HE deserves, and we doubt not has,
the admiration of every honest Cali
fornian, and the respect of the honest
people of the nation. Some hate him,
but those who do help him by theil
hatred.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28

On the LIST of July, Patrick Grace
will put on line of stages from Ber-
endo to Fresno Flats via Buchanan,
carrying the United States mail. The
stage will leave Berendo on Tuesdays,
and Fresno Flats on Thursdays. This
will afford the people living in the
mountains, north of the San Joaquin
river, facilities that they have never
before enjoyed.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-06-28
FOR ElCN.
The Russian Rear DeHeu.

LONDON, June PA st. Petersburg
dispatch says there are alarming ru-
mors in Central Asia. One is that the
AMOR of Kaskger has seized the Rus
sian Envoy and concentrated 10000
troops on the frontier.