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IS TM PREss vENAL,


Lately there has been good deal written
in relation to the venality of the press
Some assert that each paper has a price, and
can be bought, or paid to advocate meas
ures which the conductors do not believe to
be sound in fact Now, while there are
some papers which can be bought and make
no concealment of>the fact, but boldly an
nounce that they are conducted to make
money and will sell their columns for gain,
there are many Others and large majority,
which, we believe, would scorn and reject q
bride, and would not sell their columns in
advocacy of measures which were contrary
to sound principles, and not for the public
good.
AS a general rule, the press is conducted
by honorable, heightened gentlemen, who,
while they, in common with others, desire
to better their condition, still are as far
above anything scrdid or mean as any set of
men on the face of the earth, 1t Is slam
der on them to assert that they are corrupt
and devoid of principle. And when we
read such assertions, we take it for granted
that the author is trying to turn attention
away from his own deeds. He judges
others by himself, and measures their worth
by his own standard. 81
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la WE learn from the DenisOn Daily Ners
that on the twenty third ult., William Law
renee, fireman, and A. J, Blair, engineer,
on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail
road, saved littlechild, who could scarce
y walk, from being crushed to death The
brake was applied, but the momentum was
so great that the child would have been
killed, when, says the Ners, ''the fireman,
who at the time was attending ms duties,
took in the terrible situation at glance.
The next instant he was out through the
cab window, along the running board down
to the pilot Of the engine, and with a super
human effort he sprang forward and grabbed
the child, and with the precious burden
firmly in hls arms, he went rolling into the
ditch BY the side Of the track as the en-
CINE rushed past. By his daring feat the
child vas saved : snstched, as it were, from
the very jaws Of death. How narrow the
escape LThe least slip in his footing. as
he splng forward and both would have
been crushed beneath the engine l''i
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wATER Supply ron AUSTIN.

We have noticed with pleasure commu-
nication in the Weekly NeSCs Echo of an ar
ticle over the signature of ''Caldwell,' p in
relation to supplying Austin with abundant
water. The position and views of the
writer are In the main correct. No city can
flourish and grow up rapidly without a
sufficient amount of water for all domestic
purposes. It adds in so many ways to the
cOmf0IC -hdpp f4Css ana health o. efes-
zens. 1t is a perpetual source of pleasure,
and presents more ways for pleasant parties,
picnics and rides than could be imagined.
All Of the great cities of ancient and mod
ern times have been fully aware of
its advantages and have expended vast
sums of money for the introduction
of inexhaustible supplies. Fountains
have been opened, baths established,
canals cut and pipes carried throughout
the city with branches into the houses, SO
that everywhere water could be had for any
purpose, at a nominal cost. Austin is most
admirably situated for an abundant water
supply, Surrounded nearly by high hills,
with a river running by it having its source
among the mountains, there is every topoa
graphical advantage which could be de-
sired. As Caldwell remarks, four miles
above the-city the -river-is high enough
above the city to supply canal with water
which could be brought down into the city
as will A reservoir could be built at the
river and made to feed the canal with water.
The amount could be increased or dimin-.
ished at will Tanks and fountains could
be established ALL over the city, and baths
which would make the !sCity of the Hillsn
one of the most delightful resorts in the
South-a place of beauty and a joy forever.
viii not our public spirited citizens look
to the matter and set about the work in ear
-nestg It is "a matter well worthy Of their
consideration -.Ai' IA
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n.lr :. an Iaas. . charae.sr.

Coarse black hair and dark skin signify
great power Of character, With q tendency
70 sensuality. Zine black hair indicates
strength Of character, along with purity and
goodness. Stiff, straight black hair and
beard indicate, q coarse, strong, rigid.
straightforward character. Fine, dark
brown hair signifies the combination Of
exquisite sensibilities with great strength Of
character. Flat, clinging, straight hair,
melancholy but extremely constant charac
ter.s Harsh, upright hair y che ugn 81 q
reticgntaad sour spirit, astubborn and harsh
character. Coarse red hair indicates power
ful animal passions. together with CORES
ponding strength Of character. Auburn
hair with fcrid cOuntenance denotes the
highest ouisrof sentimeuf and intensity 81
feeling, purity Of character, with the highest
cap6cifY Tor enjoyment or suffering.
Straight. even. smooth and glossy hair de-
notes strength and harmony and evennee
o. chaEacref, hearty piIections, clehr head
and superior talents Fine, silky, supple hair
s. tie mark 81 = delicate and sensitive tenn
permanent. and speaks IN favor Of The mind
snd charaelr 81 he owner. Crisp, curly
hair indicates . hasty, sonlewh1t iIlpeluous
and rush character " hite hair denotes q
Iymrhaf1c and ipdolant constitution; and
We nay add that besides 81 these quail
lias a. ere arc chcIaiCaI properties residing
~ fhe coIornr matl1T % the hair tube.
uhicb undoubtedly hare soms efIect upoo
the disposition. Thus rcd-haired people
are VIGOROUSLY passionate. Now red hair
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SOMEBODY has been stealing brains from
the STATESMAN. Whoever it is, he must be
poor, indeed. Poor STATESMAN hasn't got
it to spare, so now hands off if you please.
Waco Examiner,
Out of thy own mouth do we condemn
thee. Not long since this same Waco Es-
aminer copied an article of ours in its edi-
torial columns without credit. But such
conduct is in keeping with a paper which
ike the bird of gay plumage struts and airs
itself, but has not one musical note-one
original idea. If all of our exchanges ex-
hibited the same amount of stupidity as the
Examiner does, we would favor an exchange
of editors for Balaam's ass.
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Wlrz's Ghost.

According to the Washington correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial the
ghost of the murdered Wirz haunts the
dome of the Capitol. The story was re-
lated to the correspondent by one of the
Capitol police, as follows:
Last night, Brown, Jones, Robinson
and myself were on duty, and it was a
magnificent night, bright as day. We came
out here to talk over affairs, and while we
were talking I saw Jones start--he was star
ing with fixed gaze towards the dome. l
followed his eyes, and, by Jove, there, sir,
was man. Not leaning against anything,
not standing where shadow could be
thrown, but out in bold relief, his arms up
raised, was this figure. Jones continued to
stare; and said, in voice hoarse with emo
ton: Ive told you of him, boys he
comes at long intervals and prays.'
g Whog we inquired.
Wirz; it IS his ghost that wanders
over here
eve watched him. and he stood mo-
tionless for an hour; then he walked. now
backward and then forward. We blew our
whistles; the Reserve came; four of us
went up toward the dome by the centre, and
four by the side stairs. When we got there
not soul was to be seen. Our comrades
hailed from li0lHSE. : Xes. rrICS vvry
spot where he was Standing, and after You
left US he just melted away. Officers old
in the service tell me they've seen him,fre-
quently since the execution; but, thank
God, it was my first, and hope, my last,
sight of the fellow.n ~
We've not space to give you, dear Com
nlercidL the conversation in detail that fol-
lowed this recital We tell you what was
told us, and the very words.
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TIE rains have been very general and
copious. Near the coast and for some dis
lance in the interior, it has been rather
stormy, which seems to be but recurrence
of what takes place annually about this
time. The rains have come just in time to
save the-crOpsS they were suffering very
much. Now we look'for good crops gener-
ally; and believe that grain and bread stufTs
viii be abundantand cheap.
The advantage to stock is also great
The range for cattle will soon become as
good as could be desired; and the milk and
butter viii be increased in quality and
quantity.
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Ray. Dr. Wn1EAHs, Who is travelling in
Texas in the Interest OF the Southern Bap-
fist TheOlogical Seminars, located al Green
vile, South carolina, cslled On Us yesier-
day. The Doctor tells Us tia. II twenty
Eve thousand dollars more can be raised,
abe seminary wilt be placed upon a firm
basis, and viii be ableto continue the work
of educating young men for the ministry.
Fifty thousand. dollars have already been
raised in the older Southern States. In two
or three years Kentucky will raise three
hundred thoasand dollars as an endowment
fund; but seventy-iive thousand dollars will
be needed Tin Kentucky shall raise that
amount as a permanent endowment fund.
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their ciimes bg che loss Of life. And whyl
Because it isa tampering with human -Ife
without thoss great safeguards which the
Jaws 81 God and the wisdom 81 ages hsve
thoughtand sdjudg ed to be proper andabso-
lutely necessary to be thrown around every
human being. It often happens that the lives
Of innocent men have been taken by an infu-
rated mob. But how vain it Is to try to
stop crowd when bent upon taking the
life Of human being. As well try to drive
back the waves Of the ocean when drisen
forward on the beach by stormy winds. A
word, 3 gesture, a looic, seals the fate Of the
accused, and soon his body lies cold in
death, although he may be entirely limo
cent But while the people wait upon the
law they must have some means to secure
themselves. Hence the law should place
apart 3 fund which the Executive would
have authority to use in such counties and
cases as might demand greater safe
guards than could be ordinarily furnished.
Something more than the law now
gives is absolutely demanded. After the
counties are thicklF populated and the peo-
pie have the wealth and numbers, to pro
tect themselves, then each county could
deal with its criminals without fear Of a
rescue or the perversion Of the laws
But crime is not confined to Texas. All
over the country we read of the black deeds
Of men and women who seem to be driven
on to the preparation of crime by their
own evil passions and the suggestions of the
devil. Let the cool heads, the leaders of
society,", the men of nerve and influence
step to the front and see that the laws are
executed properly, and the lives and prop
erty Of all citizens protected without regard
to wealth or position in society.
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THE Denlson Nars has an account of
boy. fifteen ysurs Of csc, whose father,
mother and sisters were killed. in Jack
county whiig-un -theirUEy-fro Arkansas
into Texas By Indians, Who was carried of
BY them and kspt chained in front Of a
chiefs tent for one ysaE, and thea lOosed,
but closely watched. He stole = i've dollar
gold pisee rom The ehieI and bEibed one Of
his sQuawst 70 get him "a old bat, shirt and
pants, and then made his escape. He saya
that the oonanches have fvs thousand war
noEs. The name Of the boy.ls James WI
liam Mcdaniel.
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Engll.h Capl.aI IN .hs sonln.

Tho Exeter Gngland) Post publishes a
column prospectus of what is termed the
s'South Carolina Rice Plantation Trust,
limited" The promoters of this enter
prise propose to buy up twenty-five of the
rice plantations on the North Santee and
Ashepoo rivers, South Carolina, and, as the
prospectus expresses, il, t'Eehabilitate and
financially develop and restore them to the
fertility thrown out Of cultivation by the
late war" The tracts to be purchased com
prise an area of 3d. acres of freehold
land, of which 10, 113 acres are rice lands,
under bank, with about 1000 acres now in
cultivation, 500 acres rice lands not under
bank, and the rest corn and cotton lands
and pine and white oak wood land. All
this land is to sold. to the. company by
John Chadwick, owner, with all its i'm
provements, banks, canals, dwelling houses,
etc; for ESQ, 600 in cash, and e250, 900 in
psld up shares, these shares to receive no
dividend until each certificate holder, in adj
dition to dividends on his shares 1up.to ten
per cent. per annum, is paid back the whole
amount subscribed as a bonus, and still re-
tains his share, winch will participate in all
future profits Of The undertaking.
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A HARDY Veteran He Walks a Hundred
and Nineteen niles 70 abe Re-UniOn.


Among the old veterans who were present
at the recent reunion IN this city, was one
who is deserving Of especial mention. He
has proved his love for his cid comrades
and his glory in their cause by his works.
His name is Victor Eude Gallon, and he
lives somewhere upon the Nueces, in Live
Oak county, we believe he was born in
Normandy, France, on thefifth day-of Sep
tembers 1905, and came to Texas in 1886,
landing at Galveston on the first of May.
He immediately joined the Army Of the
Republic, and took part in the operations
had between that time and the disbanding
OF his company in November. n
He walked the distance between his home
and Flatonia, on the q. II. and S. A. road,
being one hundred and nineteen miles, in
order to be present at the reunion, which
affair gaEe him great pleasure. He left for
his home on Saturday, and said that II he
met no one going his way, he would have to
walk backl And his pluck is.a good sample
Of that which won our Independence
Houston TeIeQraDk. = st & -
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i. 1T was fortunate thing that the IeLe-
graph and STATESMAN hastened to modify
their position on the independent journal
scheme, for the press of the interior would
have almost entirely failed to sustain them
in a measure only calculated toinjure Demo-
cracy and resuscitate Radicalisn, We don't
intend to allude to the position of these
papers as first taken as Radical at all, but,
if they had continued to advocate it along
side. of the Nelos, the result would no doubt
have been to draw off from the Democratic
party number of its weakened members,
and as the Radicals would have supported
these, there would have been some chance
to defeat the success of Democracy in Texas
=MeriG Ledger t,....a - -...sf ~.
The Ledger is very much mistaken if it
supposes for a moment that the STATESMAN
advocated Independent journalism because
any other paper did so-or if it supposes
that we were opposed to papers sustaining
Democratic principles. We advocated an
independent Democratic press-independent
of men, of place, of power but devoted to
Democratic principles. We did not notice
then the position of the Nei0s and Telegraph.
We wrote the. article because we received
exchanges which did not at once take bold
position upon important matters. Does the
LelZder see tho aet;v-e9
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the States. The civil nights bill and all
like monstrOsiiies mus be kept out Of Con
gress. Then and rot til ihen, viii ~.
Southern people Eel that fhey are leally
welcous d back inf6 the Union IS sqhsiss
and have common interest in the welfare,
prosperity and greatness OF the whole
country.
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Graat Jtry--Lolis Efers. W. ~. Moore.
r. ParieI4 james n Mckee. Garlner Rim
gold. Lewis. WInchestet James olireh. e.
Burieson, c. c. Mitchell, J. Garrett, r. ".
Bright, }. f. Boyuton. g. Knox, T. G. Finly,
George Rust, O. P. Cherry. CIV. l. Baker,
]. c. Higgins, George Fisher and c. c. Dib-
berell
Fsu Jury No. John Valentine, Nat.
Starkie, o. Starkie, John Hanson, F. Tegner.
NJ NJ Green, F. ~ RundeI, ]. NJ. Trimble,
F. NJ Patterson, Hugh Reed, n d. Jones and
R. P. Burford
Jury No.s win probably be impaneled to-
day ~
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Bur this is not all. The National De-
nocracy in the South, as it has in the
North, puts itself in the front in its adj
yocacy of free schools. -Ho'tst0n Telegraph.
We too favor public free schools; but
what if Congress should pass the civil
rights billl viii the Telegraph then advo-
cate them, when white children would be
compelled to associate. with negro childrenl
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A FUBLIC safety meeting was held IN Cor
pus Christi on the twentieth inst. for the
purpose of devising means for the prOtec-
tion of the lives and property of the citi-
zens. A fund was raised to be used in re-
wards for the apprehension Of the Aexicans
and American engaged in the Penescal muir
der, as follows: One hundred dollars each
for the Mexicans, and two hundred and fifty
or five hundred dollars for the American.
From the Corpus Christi Gazette we gather
the above facts.
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1T is said that Gen. Mackenzie has again
crossed the Rio. Grande into Mexico, He.
knows what to do with the freebooters Of
that section. If he has gone O7er, We vii
expect to hear good account from him.
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The Milan Messenger says that the bridge
across Little river has been completed. 1t
is. quilt above high water mark, with span
of one hundred and twenty7three feet which
together with the ''prpaches" on each side
makes a total length ofover four hundred.
feet.
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"A DISTINGUISHED Georgian, Who was for
severAl years secretary 81 the Georgia State
Fair, was asked yesterday by q number 81
ladies what he thought 81 the Fifth Texas
State Fair- He replied Ia The words Of the
Queen Of Sheba 70 solomon: II vas true
report that heard in nine own land
HoNbeit, ] believed not the words, until 4
came, and mine eres had seen IL, and, be-
hold, the one half vas not told me, tbY
prosperity exeeelelh thc. fame which
heard
We find the Shove n the HodsI0n Iels
grs,'a, and lssiEn that the distinguished gen
tic.nan spoken 81 IS Col G. ". HinkIs, who
has travelled over large portion 81 he
state, ana Is deiishtoa beyond t,xp.e IS.
Hewill Rake . good ispoti Of Texas Nhen
he return to his homa ii Atlanta.
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SlPoRTANT SURF. The plaintiffs in the
suit against some thirty-two defendants for
the possession of real estateito the amount
of upwards of quarter of a million Of
dollars, lying In the vicinity of the Merger
Hotel, are Sarah French, Joined by her hus-
band JAS. HI. French; Flora X. Adams.
joined by her husband H.L.. Adams; Olive
Washington, joined by her husband T. A..
Washington, and Chas. Webb. The dam
ages claimed are $40, 900. The validity Of
the sale of this separate property Of Mrs.
Enoch Jones seems to be the basis Of the
suit.-sSaR Ant0aiO Herald. f,s4 g
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''BehOldlng Heaven aud -ieellng Hell, .


The Brisbane gAustfalia) Ooufi5. OF De-
eember 30 1873 publishes The following
official telegram from air. Walker Hill, The
Government botanist, dated from Cardwell
on the twenty -seventh, and received by the
Queenland secretary Tor lands i'sinoe the
twentieth Of November we have examined
the banks Of the Mulgrave, Russell, Moss
man., Daintree aud Hull rivers and have
been more Of less successful inhndin0 suita-
bic land FOR sugar and other tropical and
seuli.tFopical productions The ascent OF
the summit Of Bellehden Kerr was SUCCESS
fully made by JOhnstone, Hill, and eight
troopers. at 250O feet in height we oh
served an undescrbed tree with. crimson
flowers, which excels the Poinciana regia,
Colvillia racemosa, Lagersstromh regia and
the Jacaranda mimosifolia. At,410b feet n
tree fern, which win excel n grandeur al
others Of the Alboreous class. "A palm tree
AZ the same height which viii rival any OF
the British India species IN aracefnlness.
On the banks o. the Daiutree we saw q palm
tree cocoa, which far exceeds the unique
specimen IN the garden Of che same genera
from Brazil IN gfandour and Rgecefplness.
While cutting given lihe.ou the banks Of
the river tombstone, for the purpose of ex-
aiming the land, an enormous 81 tree stood
~ Che way. Gar exceeding in stoutness and
grandeur the renowned forest giants Of
California and Victoria. Three feet from
ground It measured one hundred and fifty
feet in circumference; at iifty-fye feet,
where Il sent giant branches, tue stem was
nearly eighty feebin circumference.
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InE thieves and burglars are burning up
New Orleans. snd taking whateser suits
then. TAe lara1-., e tls thirlie,h nlt..
gives a. account q two afel which sions
DESTROYED property valued e so. 90.
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SEVERAL of the Penescal murderers are in
Jail in Corpus Christi, some of whom have
made confession of guilt. The Corpus
Christi Gazette has the following:
But two of the ones supposed to be guilty
acknowledged their willingness to confess,
their statements agreeing in the main.
Their names are Hypolito Tapia and Andres
Davala, the latterof whom says he was with
the party of ten or eleven men who commit
ted the murder at Penescal, on the night of
May 0, 1874. The names, as far as he
knows, are as follows: Tellisforo Aguilar
and the American named Joe, in command
of thes party, Teodora Aguilar, Pancho
Luna, Antonio Martinez, Octoviano -,
Manuel 7, commonly called Chinito,
Hypolito Tapio and Amado Lerma. Oeto-
viano -- killed the young man who
was tied, by order of Tellisforo Aguilar.
he is small man about five feet two inches
high, and wears small mustache and
beard. The murder was committed about
dark, the party remaining some two -.or
three hours after. Some of them got
drunk. but more particularly Martinez
Pancho Luna stole Mr.. John Morton's horse
and led HIM away with him. aH
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j WR have just received the first number OF
the Terrell Weakly Press, paper just started
by Mr.. J. T. Walker, editor and proprietor,
at Terrell, Kaufman county, Texas. Itpre-
SCENTS quite'a' neat appearances and is very
wen edited. ssrs SEQ
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We have been shown telegram from
Mckinney dated May 80, to Major Purnell,
United States Marshal informing him of the
death of Mr.sSam Martin who was shot by
the sheriff's party while attempting to arrest
Reed, the stage robber. The sheriffs party
of course knew nothing of the presence of
Mr.. Martin and those with him, who were
also after Reed. 1t is a lamentable affair.
Pity, that good man should be killed and
the outlaw escape gs ssaa
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Mn. DAVID OATES, of Texas, was crushed
recently and Killed iR'ithe planning min of
Messrs. Ferguson, Griffin & Gleaves, Of
Nashville. Tennessee.