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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-26

There Is . little river in Switzerland
which bears the suggestive name of sucre-
that u. sagar Ia the late intimidation,
that, IKE every other river, threatened TO
become cantankeTOus. The MAYOR Of g
city through which IL runs received a dis
patch from higher up the stream as follows !:
sudden rlse IN sngaF-take preclm ions. -
ne puzzled over this 9 little and yplied,
never speculate. Have given your dis
patch TO confectioner.o
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-26

dungeon. He fought we'll when captured.
An enthusiastic Methodist campmeeting
has been IN progress on Sandy, near the
Aoping Bal, for the past week. MANY con-
versions have been made and the Lords
flock is increased.
Why does the San Antonio Herald print
Mr.. Abacock's name among hotel arrivals
in great black capitalist What has be done
to deserve this sort of unqualified distinc-
toni
Mrs. Bronson still figures conspicuousIy
before the recorders court in San Antonio.
and if advertising av,il aught in the ven
cradle town he good dame will surely be
enriched.
Three thousand sheep have reached
Houston in thirty days from Austin. They
are 20 be devoured there, and every editor
in town is eve- bleating recenOns nos
m0Ht0Rs.
Mr.. Lessuns, Of Bellview, Rusk county,
has 5000 Concord vines on six acres that
produce 10000 pounds this, the third.
year. He sells them at twenty cents per
pound.
Brownsville Is in bad fix. EVERYBODY
takes whisky straight, and there is no help
for 1t. There Is no water in Brownsville.
The meaner the whisky the higherthe price
in Brownsville.
A negro was run over by an engine on
the Galveston and Harrisburg road ON
Thursday Both Of his legs and one arm
were cut OF, and the remainfier pezged out
shortly thereafter
An enthusiastic Methodist campmeeting
-. 49,, :, ,,vasrxsu-e ~, cs,<,~ 49, az
Nosiag Bad. for the past week Many con-
versions have been made and the Lords
flock is increased
DR.. Huston. the postmaster At Gr0esbeck,
carried concealed weapons and uas marched
of to jail. BE IS the same man who figured
50 extensively in martial Law dsys over In
Limestone county.
Letters state that there vii be many In
migrants coming into Texas this fan from
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-26

of the negro-rayaged states indicted into
Texas, why not let it be known that
counties and towns in Texas are exempt by
State constitutional law from such calamf-
ties2 Why twitter about a poll taxi II
doesn't meet the difficulty at all.
Ut. Chidester, the old stage line mana
ger, continues, like the red men, to &c
West. One'hundred yesrs 6go he was run.
ming q stage line in Georgia, and now he ID
in Dallas. He will soon be after q contract
from Lerdo or Cortisa. He has been &c
long a ''highwsy"-man that he would pre-
fer deal with Cortina, we reckon
Rumor hath it that gentleman near
Mountain Home, Bell county, who was
bending the twig while IL was yet small,
last Saturday was introduced to piece Of
steel IN the shape of knife. 1t was his
step-son who did the work for him. His
abdomen was ripped opened, and it is feared
that he is seriously hurt. The Journal tells
the story. si $50 -
The Commercial boastfully says that
Dallas has more 1--we nen with bullets in
them than any CITY between the two
oceans" Even 50, and we have been think
ing aboat ii great deal, and for the life Of
rs can't make it out how most OF them,
thus plugged up with lead, will be able 70
rise when Gabriel blows for EN-
The Bremond Ssatihel is now an illus.
trsted weekly, but the artist who makes the
wood GUS should not use q fro. We have
been thinking that Jacob dresded HAVING
has immortality assured b. the skill OF
this picture maker, and therefore he wept
Won't the Sentinel add this to its catalogus
Of reasons for the old mans unutterable
grief -
The Busv Bee calls Julian, Of the Frss
Rrsss, an old falifer, and the Meas Echo
says he II an uuscrupuIous author Of etc.
etc. AL Ct which must make Juliisn feel
very badly. Their tastes differ About these
matters, and if may 80 happen that Julian
would prefer. in case Ike this, % be the
snbjsct rather than author Of such curious
terminsiogy.
The Dallas toarnameut Vss not Successful,
and this Is lie brssE 81 evidences yet re-
e9fded OF the daHning dec e9cy Of Dallas.
OF all the absurd, csmica1 and stupid
shows Of modern barbarian, those exhiA-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-26

Two bands Of good men. we might call
them :, rings" II they weren't such good,
disinterested, honest, pnblic-spirited fell
lows. are fighting fer the local school fund
at benson. The one Of these rings repre-
sents the county; the other, the city asds ;
aud between them the great school goes
to perdition, the Peabody fund Is lost, and
the people lose faith IN the Bag Bonanza,
and neither the school nor lottery will
draw, and thus patriots In Denison as we'll
as in Austin figure grandly and giosiousiy
in the worlds eyes. ~
Gen. w. p. Edgnrtou, who weighs ten
tons and upwards, 10 the special POSSIBILITIES
agent of this department. The Dallas Her
Though Gen. Edearton has spent the
greater part Of the Summer In railway cars,
the wear and tear Of travel does not appear
to have had any effect upon-him-
Effects on him ars not what ne we're dis
posed TO look for; but bow the railrosda
and taverns were 70 tote him around 10 the
mystery that keeps bothering u.s.
The wealth Of Grsyson county l. thus
given BY the Rs1ister:
No q 4rrss go 80; valus. - g
80, sa ssc ss.9s 1 Is
Number Of polls in the county. 5oo5; No.
IN Sherman, 1870; IN Denison, 1902.
Amount OF property in precinct No. 1.
s14. l43. IS; in precinct No. 5, SIC. III 90.
Amount Of lands situated in ether counties
and owner by persons IN 0rayson: No. Of
acres. Isl, So; value. el6, 525.
Nou Dallas has It's Joan dare, and Beau
dare, and Bois dare, - veil Is boys dask
and vain Il was Burns, however. whom
she loved, and the roughs Of the awful
town preferred for her one Of their own
sort and went In Z body, seven Of them, 70
driSe Burns fsom Joan's sweet presence.
Burns drew bis ak shooter, one Of which u
part and parcel OF every biped 81 Dallas,
and Joan fred away vita Smith & Yves.
sons ap& t1e seven eompatfiots left ffose
parts soEaswh1l incontinfn&ly. Jean. 4 sas
tbou8hk ezFed her love and made fhe knaTer
NJ, They dared not face IN Outraged
woman-
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11
Hard Money.

Michael c. Kerr, of Indiana, is the
choice OF the Democratic caucus for
Speaker of the next House of Rep
resentatives. AS Mr.. Kcrr's adhe-
sion to hard-money views is pro-
nounccd and unalterable, while Mr..
Randalls convictions on the curren-
cy question are of somewhat elias
tic character, the triumph of Mr..
Kerr seems to indicate that the lar
gest section of the majority in the
next House stands committed against
the financial heresies adopted by
their party in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and elsewhere. The financial views
of the Speaker have direct bear
ing upon the character of the legis-
lation which will be promoted by
the Democrats this winter. 1t may
fairly be assumed that the leading
committees will be so constituted
by Mr.. Kerr that all projects for
taking "steps backward" in the Leg
islation providing for the redemp-
ton of the legal-tender notes will
be quietly suppressed in the COM
mittee room. This will not only
tend to give q new sense of securi-
ty to business men, but it will be q
positive gain to the credit of tho
nation, which certainly has not inn
proved in presence of the imitation
and reputation leanings Of influen-
tial sections of the Democratic party.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

| =, is "a con-
not change or corrupt omv that
summation in Financial
the laborins ma" N P'"S 'o''
nN,s.-.n~n. Government and COM
/",crce built upon anything short OF
n hard money basis, are as unstable
and insecure as was "the house
built npont he sands" They can
not stand. When we have a circu-
latiag medium that cannot be dis.
counted, that is not secondary, that
il all it represents, that is the sub
stance and not the shadow, then
will we be materially and financial
ly . thriving prosperous nation, and
not till then.
Next year, the Centennial OF
American Independence, now that
our Congressman have spoken, will
be . Centennial year in another
sense. The victory that awaits the
Democratic party is forshadowcd
by the late caucus. 1t is determin.
ed that one hundred cents shall be
one hundred cents, whether they be
greenback or gold. Mark 1t.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11
THE DEMOCRATIC ooNaRIss IoNAL
CAUCUS.

The unanimity and kind feeling
that prevailed IN the late caucus is
most gratifying, and goes to show
that our representatives are deter
mined to act well their duty, leav-
ing personal aims and ambitions
aside. We give below the result of
the balloting for the several Offices :
First ballot-Kerr II, Randall
So, Cox 81.
Second ballot-Kerr II, Randall
s., Cox Il, Say Ter l.
Third ballOt-Kerr 80, Randall
So, Cox 7, Saylcr l.
During the morning Mr.. Wood
announced himself in favor of Mr..
Kerr, and on the third ballot Mr..
Cox asked bis friends to support the
successful candidate.
Mr.. Randall said:
Mn. CHAIRMAN-Lct the wish of
the majority he the voice of oil.
From this moment the difference
among ourselves must be- at an end,
and thus presenting united front
to our adversaries, our mission on
this door must be, as far as we are
able, to restore the Government to
its constitutional purposes, and to
expose the corruptions of the Ad-
ministration. A word more, of .
personal character, 10 those around
who have steadily supported me.
They have lost their choice, but
have gained . lifelong friend. l
now move that the nomination of
Michael G. Kerr be made unanimous.
The balloting did not commence
until 4 o'clock, and at half-past S
adjourned to Z o'clock.
Fourth ballot for Clerk-Adams
AZ, Crittenden 4, Tyler 7, Shoebsr
10, Banks, 20, Dubose 16, Archer
Z, Whitehead 7.
Adams nominated for Clerk.
Thompson, of Ohio, for Sergeant
alarms L. II. FitzHugh, of Texas,
Doorkeeper James Stuart, of Vir-
ginia, Postmaster Rev. J. l.. Town
send, Episcopalian, of Washington,
Chaplain.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

We are pleased to learn that the
good effects of the Mississippi cleo
ton are already becoming appa-
rent in this as well as in our sister
state itself. We are informed that
farmers and merchants from there
are so confident of a speedy return
to prosperity of their state, that
many of them have been making
large purchases of supplies from
the merchants of New orleans. The
success of the Democratic purity in
Mississippi seems to have infused
new vigor and energy into the peo-
pie and whore before all were dis
couragcd, now all are hopeful and
have Como to work with q Wow to
promote the business and industry
Of the state.-Neu Orleans Bulletin.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

Our editor will DO absent all oil
next week, on . trip to the West in
quest of new advertisements, and
will bring up in the city of Chicago.
1t is our purpose to build the MAIL
mp and make it . moro interesting
and welcome visitor to our subscri-
beers. We have labored hard to
keep our paper on its feet, and nov
that there is fairer prospect ahead
of rs, VIC feel encouraged. To par
ties wishing to advertise we will
say that our paper is literally pat
ronized, aad fnds its way into near
~ every family in our county. We
have many subscribers IN adjourn
ing counties, and quite list in 9th
or states. The business men of our
city patronize MS both as to subscrip-
tions and advertisements. We think
we can trnthfully say no paper in
central Mississippi offers, or can Of.
fer any better Inducements than the
CANTON MAIL.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

We learn that Major Arthur w
Allyn, Commandant of the Post
here, received notice of arrest this
morning, on the charge of conduct
unbecoming m officer and gen.
tleman. The specifications are in
substance, that the Major loaned a
brass field piece to the Democratic
COMMITTEES, just prior 70 the late cleo
1ion which was used with the effect
of intimidating citizens and deter
ring them from exercising their
rights. A Court Martial has been
ordered to convene here for the
purpose of trying Maj. Allyn. His
Exccllency Governor Ames and G.
K Chase, Esq are understood to be
important witnesses.
We clip tho above from the Jack
son Daily Times. For low down
petty meanness this proposed court.
martialing of . gallant officer sur
passes anything We have yet heard.
We hope, when the Court Martial
eonvcnes, that it will not loose sight
Of the fact that the same gun that
was loaned to the Democrats had
been also loaned to the Republicans
for use at their Publications, etc.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

We met Col Seal on the cars
Thursday night on his return from
Natchcz, where he has been collect
ing testimony upon which to base his
protest against the seating ofLynch.
He informs rs that it is probable
that the Washington box in Adams
county will be thrown out, as also
the whole vote of Jefferson county.
If this Is SO he will lead Lynch by
about $50 votes. Col. Seal will
leave for Washington, d. c. tho ear
iy part of next week. With all the
facts, as CLEANED from Col. Seal, be-
fore US there no doubt as to the beat
ing of Col. Seal.-Bilori Mirror.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

And now comes another stupid
report in the Chicago Times, that
the N. O., s. L. & e. Railroad, with
all it's franchises, is to pass into the
possession of the Illinois Central.
The groundlesness of such idle ru-
mors is shown by the statement re-
Gently copied in this paper. 1t is
strange that the sensation mongers
who circulate these stories are so
much better informed than Col.
McComb, the President of the COM
pany, and Mr.. s. H. Edgar, the first
Vice-President, who givea to the
management of the road, in all it's
departments, his whole time and at
tention. He is lynx-eyed as well as
argus-eyed, SO far as the affairs of
the vast establishment over which
he presides, are concerned, and it
is scarcely probably that these idle
retailers of gossip can be better in
formed in regard to its business
McC0anb City Intclligencer.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

"People reason that q newspaper
subscription is but small amount
and the publishers cannot be great
ly Inconvenience for the want of O
mere triie. They forget that there
are hundreds of subscribers who rea-
son the same way. Consequently,
while the neglect of ono or two to
re1.,it would be no great damage to
a publisher, yet the failure of hun
dreo's to do SO, IS simply disastrous
to HIM for his weekly payments arc
and must be met. His source of
supplies being these rivulets, when
they dry up he must close his
Office. He cannot even afford to
wait for better times. Yon see how
important it is to pay up"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

The action of the Democratic Con-
gressmen in caucus is not only re-
buke to the Democrats OF Ohio and
Pennsylvania who undertook to
nurse the rag baby and lost all, but
is also fair warning to the Repub-
icans, and to Grant with his third
term aspirations, that if there is
anything in an even start in the
race for 1876, they too are in favor
of hard money.
The recommending of the caucus,
which means the election, of Kerr
of Indiana, for the Speakership and
Adams of Kentucky, for the Clerk
ship, both hard money Democrats,
is an evidence that the necessity for
. return to specie payment is recog.
nized. This is true doctrine, the
only one that will insure success to
tho Democrats in the future, and we
are only surprised that Ohio and
Pennsylvania Democrats should
have risked their success on the rag
jallacy. The people OF the South,
in a measure, were inclined to go
off on the Same chute, claiming tina
an increase OF circulation was what
our section needed. Ourpeoplc seem
neyer to haye considered that to
stop the interest on bonds IL in one
seuse inGation, for the people arc
taxed to pay this interest,
and when they are relieved of the
lurtbrn The tax hitherto paid will
be money in their pockets. Again
~ return TO hard money mcans q de-
cline in bread.tutfs aid other ar
icies Of consumption. 1t means II
settling down to Z firm and substan-
..ai basis, that time nor rust cSn-
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11

Tho term for which members Of
the 44th Congress have just been
elected in this state, began on the
4th Of March last, and expires March
4 1877.-Haxds6oro Democrat.
Then, why do You say, Mr.. Dem
ocrat, that to elect Col. Lamar to
the Senate will cause q vacancy in
his District and neccssitate another
election for his successor His
term began last March aud ends
March 4tb, l677-the time his term
begins, If he is elected Senator, as
we earnestly hope he will be.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11
GENERAL ITEMS.

Vicc-President Wilson's property
will not exceed, it is thought, $1O,.
900 in value.
Scnatar Logan's condition is i'm.
proving, and, unless a relapse oc-
ours, will not delay his departure
for Washington many days.
Of the 466 members who are to
meet on Monday next i'm the two
Houses of Congress, 100 have had
previous service, while 176 are with
out Congressional experience, and
are almost absolutely unknown to
the country at large.
An extremely sensible Presbytc.
rian merchant, acting upon the per-
sonal solicitation of President Nc
Gosh, has given five..billiard tables
to Princeton College, to be plac-
cd in the gymnasium. President
,, McCosh believes the students will
now have loss inducements to visit
the billiard saloons where intoxicat.
ing liquors are cold.
An embarrassing incident happen.
cd to Whitehall, New-York, clergy.
man recently. He married cou.
pIe, and when he examined the fee
found it was a 500 bill. The next
day the bridegroom telegraphed that
it was a mistake-he meant to have
handed him SO bill. Tho clergy.
man replied that it was too late tC
rcctify the mistake, as he had joy
fully used the money TO liquidate q
long standing debt.
Great heartiness is displayed by
France in preparing for our Ccn
tennial celebration. The grand ban.
quet of the Franco-A american Union
which NJ. Houssayc describes on an
other page with his felicity, was q
gratifying demonstration and elicit
ed many testimonies of fraternity
and good will. The subscription
which the City of Paris has just made
to send French workmen to the Elk
hibition is also timely act of friend
illness, calculated 20 popularizo the
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11
OVER THE STATE.

jackson Times: Strawberrie
were offered for sale ON the streets
this morning-Dec. 7.
CLARION: Mr.. Travis Rhodes hal
been appointed Trustee Of the Lu
natic Asylum, vice T. H. whipple
resigned.
DIR. T. J. Mitchell has been nomi
mated by the Democrats and Con.
servativcs tor Mayor of the city Of
Jackson.
The citizens Of Pike county, Miss.
and Tangipahoa Parish, La, are dis.
cussing the Practicability of a cot.
ton factory ut or near Osyka on
the Tangipahoa river.
The New Orleans Cotton Elk
change awarded the Centennial pre-
MUM, $3.50, for the best bale of
Mississippi raised cotton to B. r.
McGaughey, of Lee county, and
SIS for the second best to r. Sar-
tain, of Yalob usha county. These
bales will be sent to the Centennial.
We learn FROM the Summit Senti-
mel that a brakeman on the N. O.,
St L. & C. Road named Watts, while
passing over the cars while they
were in motion last Friday night
fell between them, several of which
passed over him, killing him almost
instantly.
Major CASTILLO, Democratic can
didate for Representative from Ad-
ans county at the late election, has
served q notice of contest of cleo
ton on Mr.. Parsons, Republican,
on the ground of irregularities in
the Washington box, which gave
Parsons a majority of about 500.
The Missississippi Central, pub
lished at Water Valley, is to be sold
at administrators sale on the 9th
inst, as the property of R. NJ.
Brown, decd. The Central has
been ably edited since the death Of
Mr.. Brown by our old friend and
former townsman, Major W. G.
Capers.
Summit Sentinel: The amount of
cotton shipped from Summit since
September LIST up to December 9Th,
1875, is 1926 bales. Amount ship
ped Same time last year, {, 466 bales.
Decrease this year, 22s bales. The
decrease this year is owing entirely
to the fact that the weather has
been SO Indictment for the last three
weeks, it was almost impossible for
farmers to bring it in.
Summit Sentinel: On last Thurs
day night, as freight train No. 9, of
this railroad, was running in TO
Osyka, Conductor Edward Withers.
while passing forward from his ca
boosc, made a misstep and toll be-
tween the cars, three of which pass
cd over his body, mangling it hor-
ribly, and killing him instantly.
We understand that his parents re-
side IN Louisville, Ky, to which
place his body was taken for inter-
ment.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11
The New Speaker.

Mr.. Kerr is forty-eight years old
was born in Western Pennsylvania
is chiefly selfeducated, but studied
at several academies, taught school,
studied law at Louisville, KY, after
ward settled at New Albany. Ind.
was elected in 1856 to the State AS
sembly. elected reporter to the State
Supreme Court in 1862, to Congress
in..l854, reelected in 1865, again in
1868, 20, ~, IA.
Mr.. Kerr has worked his own way
in the world, and has by his native
capacity gained a high position, not
without education, but by education
through his own exertions, as null
titude of American boys have done.
Cincinnati Gazette.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11
To Creditors Of Win.
tar q Steele, Exe-
cutoES Of Richard
Winter, Decd

VOU are hereby notified to prove and
l. file your claims as creditors of swim
ter's Bank" Or Winter & Steele, Exr's..
with the undersigned Special Commits
sioner, appointed by the Circuit Court
trict OF Mississippi, in equity, i'm the case
OF First National Bank Of Cairo ct al. VS.
Sallie F. Winter ct al, by decree at its
May term, A. d. 1875, on or before Tues
day, the 18th day of February, A. D. 1876,
at Canton, Madison county, Mississippi,
In accordance with the terms of said de-
cree, which requires each creditor to con-
tribute to compliments in said suit a Just
proportion of the expense of said suit to
be settled by said Commissioner. Credi-
tors not proving and filing their claims,
as aforesaid, will not participate in the as
sets OF Winter & Steele, Exr's, for distri-
button. GEO. A.: HOGsErr,
Special Commissioner.
Dec. Sd 1875. 124-td,
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-12-11
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY virtue of certain deed in trust ex-
- ecuted by James w. Baughn and
William II. Cassell and others to the I'M
dersigned trustee, to secure Montford Ba-
con i'm the payment of a certain sum of
money therein named, which deed is dat
ed the 18th day of April, 1870, and is re-
corded among the land records of Madi-
son county, the undersigned will sell to
the highest bidder, for cash, at public out
cry, before the door of the Courthouse of
said county, in Canton, Mississippi, on
Monday, December 18th, 1875.
the folio wing real estate, viz: parcel OF
land, near Canton, being fifteen rres off
the South end of East half of North West
quarter Of section twenty. Township Q
Range 8 East, lying and being in said
county also lots two and three in square
2 in the city of Canton In said county, be-
ginning on Peace Street, seventy six feet
west of the North East corner Of lot three
and running thence West along the line
of said street 100 feet, therce South 200
feet, thence East 100 feet, thence North
200 feet to the beginning.
IL 6-tds JAMES MCFARLAND, Trustee.