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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29
DEATH OF mRS. sWTsHER.

Mrs. Elizabeth Swisher, whose funeral
was celebrated Monday by large con-
course gathered about her grave IN attesta-
ton Of reverence for her many virtues, died
Sunday at noon, in the seventy-seventh
year Of her age. She was the widow Of
Capt. James G. Swisher and mother OF our
fellow-townsman, Col. Milt. Swisher. She
was born in Williamson county, Tennessee,
July %, 1898, and came to Texas with her
husband in 1888. Their home was in Wash
ington county until 1916, when they came
to Austin. II was the husband of this
brave, excellent woman, Capt. Swisher,
whose name became historical as that of
the leader of the Washington county SOL
diers at the storming of Bear under the
orders of Coils. Milan and johnson. AZ
forwards, Capt Swisher inscribed his name
on the scroll of immortality when he ap-
pended it to the Texan Declaration Of indie
pendence. It is needless to tell the people
Of Austin, where Mrs. Swisher was thor
oughly well known, that she was worthy of
the husband whose name and deeds she
was ever delighted to honor. Our older
citizens will remember that he died here in
November, 1862. Slowly, but surely, they
who first had homes in Texas and gave the
country its character and institutions and
achieved its freedom, the men and equally
heroic women, are slowly passing away
but we should never forget to do reverence
to their deeds, and attest, as did the people
yesterday, our reverence for their virtues
and worth.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29
TeIaEFacIs and Fanc1es.

Crops are charming in Bell county.
Indications tell of fine crop in Rusk
county.
The little spelling bee over at San Marcos
fairly cusses.
McCaffery, a lawyer of Sherman, is in
Jail for forgery.
Dallas wants somebody to compel it to
have good sidewalks.
Eli Perkins is at the mercy of the Her
ald's local in San Antonio.
The Times speaks glowingly and hope
fully of Henderson College.
Strong, substantial farm horses are cheap
in McKlnney-from $65 to $50.
Governor Dick Hubbard is going to
speak to the Changers at Kaufman.
Crops make the Nelcs grin angelically
whenever it gets outside of Bonham.
Two thousand sheep were brought to
Denison recently, to be shipped East.
Only half crop of wheat will be raised
in Hillsboro. Farmers sowed too late.
A drove of 1000 head of beeves passed
through Gonzales last week for Kansas.
DR.. Riddle was drowned on the sixteenth,
in Bots dare, near Brotherton's spring.
The lawyers and doctors of Dallas are to
have tussle over Webster's Unabridged.
This is Passover week among our He
brew friends. It ends to-day, we believe.
Plenty of corn to sell east of Sherman at
seventy-6ve cents and one dollar per bushel.
A traveller reports 40, 900, 900 grasshop-
pers to the square inch on the western from
tier.
The EzPOsitOr man, of Hill county, is
deeply interested in the Sunday school over
there.
A Grange was organized in the Dixon
neighborhood, on Caney, on the sixteenth
instant.
The spelling influenza has not attacked
Denton. The Reriee twice spells it sat
tactod.n
The Victoria advocate has gosling who
rejoices in four legs. The Allocate itself is
biped.
Fresh Irish potatoes are eagerly sought
after in the Huntsville market. It's an old
thing here.
Two gentlemen, out hunting on Ia Par
tia, found a wolf and seventeen pups and
killed them.
A French emigrant, employed near Cedar
Creek, committed suicide BY hanging him
self to a tree.
The bard winter destroyed half the wheat
crop Of Hill county, but the corn crop is
admirable.
Frost last Saturday in Sherman, and also
Monday and Tuesday nights. The Courier
felt il sensibly.
Harry Mccarthy has been turning Marlin
upside down Wilh the rough marlinspike
Of his Wit
Sunday schools and the descendants of
Cain and Abel win sing cherrily in Basfrop
on Nay Day.
Salado is happy 20 believe that an excel
lent bridge will be speedily finished across
Lampasas river.
The Telegraph calls It the Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Re 'TapPer.n Il viii cross the
Intenanonal q Arcola-
san AntoniOis happily indiaeFent a. tOthe
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

In Ohio the gubernatorial election will be
made to turn upon the third term issue,
,and thus, as in Connecticut, Democracy
will triumph. The balance of power in
Ohio and Pennsylvania, as in Connecticut,
is welded by the '1iberar' Republicans OPP
posed to the third term. How, if Grant be
not nominated, are we to secure this body
of voters, surely holding the balance of
power in each of the great Northern States.
This is a question for party leaders to de-
termine, and here we may find a proper
field for the development of genius among
party tacticians. 1t Is great pity that the
profound wisdom of few great politicians
must be wasted on little local affairs of
Texas. The field is too narrow unless they
propose to make 1t sort of gymnasium
preparatory to entrance upon the broader
arena of national legerdemain and ground
aud lofty tumbling.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

Texas, the cities and towns and counties Of
Texas arc at the mercy Of the black rabble,
and may be plundered and robbed, even As
arc the wretched villages and counties Of
Mississippi and other States, through which
Senator Morton recently passed with tear
full eyes, contemplating enormities done by
Radicalism, OF which be was the truest in
tellectusl and physical imPersOnatiOn. Free
dom to think and do under pure republic
is all that Texans ask at the hands Of con-
stitution members. They would have a sim
pie government, its courts so created that
they may be incorruptible, fearing neither
partisans nor rulers nor parties. They want
a short, simple Constitution, and time and
progress and future developments will give
Texas proper and needfhl laws.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29
STATEsMANsTIIP v. PARTTsANsHIP.

Is not the Ledger at fault One objec-
ton to the present Constitution of Texas
is the fact that it is partisan Constitu-
ton and not a popular Constitution. To
the extent that it goes into details and re-
stricts popular freedom and becomes statu-
tory instead OF organic law, the people de-
test Il, and the State has outgrown it.
Even so will tho State outgrow a frame
work Of government if made by any other
class of partisans, or by those extraordina-
rily wise men who propose to tie the hands
OF posterity in many different modes, to
make honesty compulsory and wisdom
necessity. Providence must guard and
promote these purposes. There are emf.
nently commendable restrictions upon leg
islative power, perhaps, which demagogues
Of to-day may win votes by approving, but
in the progress Of history, and Of mighty
changes which States undergo, noae will
be so wonderful as those transformations in
wealth, intelligence, power aud progress
which must distinguish the fortunes Of
AcA0A NfCA NAtuAA u OcC4Gc. ASAaAo WIZ
be surely as wise when ten millions Of peo-
pie concentrate their thoughts and learning
and capacity for tasks Of government upon
any benefcent purpose As We ourselves Of
to-day. Leave Texans Of the future free
to accomplish any great task BY oO-Opsra-
ton which their wisdom may approve.
They win perfect system Of schools which
We End, because Of physical facts, impossi-
bic. They win be enabled, BY means Of
land now valueless and inconvertihle, II
fools and rognes do not alien it and squsn-
der the proceeds, to educate every boy and
girl born within the confines Of Texas.
Conservatism Is wanted in constitution
making, and, Is such, neither Democracy
nor Rsdicalism. Radicalism, seeing how
Congress and the disdgurcd Federal Con-
stitution left State Legislatures free to
regulate suffrage Is they chose in To-
cal county and town elections. intervened,
when E. ]. Davis vas king, and took away,
in Texas, this night Of the people, and. to-
DAY, under the fundamental government Of
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

The government of Grant is modifying
its hates and prejudices, and absolutely
gives an advertisement to the independent
Springfield RepubiosaA, the best paper down
East. And is il not an extraordinary
event, this incipient -etrogression toward
honesty and good government, wrought by
speeches, publications and feelings excited
by progressive and coming oentennials,
when even the Federal PostOfice Depart
ment advertises like sane merchants and
business men in papers having the largest
circulation, paying the same rates as do
other advertisersi States, cities and courts
should become honest and just, and do
likewise.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

THE Leader says the Bonham Neaos is spar
excellence the organ of the reputation, anti
railroad faction of the State, and every pa
per and individual in Texas who does not
believe as it does is consequently knave
and a rogue. Most infalEble, most immac-
ulate NeaCs! Thou alone art virtuous and
wise, thou alone art honest. The Austin
STATESMAN, Galveston Ne'cs and Houston
Telegraph, among the dallies, and fully
one-half the weekly press, with such men
Reagan, Hancock, and great majority of
the most intelligent and able public men of
this State, are engaged in this wicked and
unholy effort of robbing and plundering
the commonwealth. The elevation of such
men would, in the eyes of the Ne,Os be a
calamity to the people of Texas"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

The Salado Rers-Letter will learn, as it
grows older, that ignorance is actually SEN
sitlve, It is conscious of Its defects, and
often imagines itself the subject Of ridicule
or Of studied neglect, when insignifcance
gives it perfect immunity from criticism.
Then, too, arrows cannot be shot from any
editorial culver, If stupidity be the target,
without striking somebody's old sores. An
individual is wounded when the editor only
thinks to Impale vice. Such are the woes
of editors.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

SOME paper, perhaps the San Antonio
Express, doubts or denies that when an ap-
peal was made to Chicago for bread for the
starving people Of Northern Mississippi,
then recently desolated by armies, the
Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade
proposed to send arsenic instead of flour.
The organization was broken up by the dis
cussion, and, if we were not misinformed,
the difficulty was never adjusted, and there
are yet two boards-one Radical and the
other Democratic. We only know that
these facts, substantially, were published at
the time in 1866, and therefore our an
tipathy to Chicago. The morals of the
place are deemed simply execrable, whether
deservedly so or not let the Chicago Times
tell
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

TEE Texan Congressman made no money
for himself by giving up mileage and taking
" back salary" The boot was on 'tother
leg. 1t is well enough to assail those Con-
gressmen as robbers, il one wishes, who
proposed to augment their pay and have
homes in the vicinity of Washington.
They were keen to abolish mileage and get
the "back salary" in substitution, but We
don't see in what a Texan or Californian
was corrupt, because, in voting for the
salary, be lessened his own income.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

Two HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE MIL
LION dollars is the wealth of Texas, to
which the International will add perhaps
fifty millions. A tax of twenty cents
on the hundred dollars would give sum
surely great enough to pay the current ex-
penses of an economically conducted gov
eminent. Abolish juries unless demanded
by litigants and paid by them, and then we
may lessen the number of courts one-half,
and two or three hundred thousand may be
saved, and then turn over local govern
ments to taxpayers, who alone are affected
by these local governments of towns and
counties, and the whole tax, local and
State, of Texas will be less than thirty
cents on the dollar, and then the old States
will empty their best population into Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

THE single track-single rail--lailway viii
run from Houston, perhaps, to the Fair
grounds. II approved, Austin must have
access BY this means to the stone quarries.
The cost Of building win be lessened
twenty or thirty per cent. and Austin will
rapidly become the best built city in the
United States. It is not building stone
that costs so much, hardly more, II At al.
than bricks, but transportation two or Eve
miles in OK wagons. By ell means let Us
have the single track, single rail (bach-
elOr CO. railway.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

THE San Antonio Express (RadicaD also
denounces the STATESMAN for its "villain-
Gus" ''aJuse" of Phil Sheridan while a
Democratic paper assails us for lauding
him, and then, too, the Express denounces
the STATESMAN for its adherence of ''car-
pet-baggers" and the Busy Bee gives the
STATESMAN fearful stab with its little
pencil, because VIC would annihilate sec
tional prejudices. 1t is all very funny.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

II. j. HOFFMAN has taken the contract
to build the Waxahachie Tap" whatever
that may be-. In older States and cities
they have beer on tap, but here we have
railroads in that condition. They are so
called, we suppose, because they are de-
signed to be ''drawn out" like small "na-
sal melody in linked sweetness"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

CoNFUCIUs, who lived five hundred years
before Christ and gave to his disciples the
maxim that they should do unto others as
they would have others do unto them, was
the founder of the first system of public
schools. We are inclined to believe that in
this school business Texas derived its in
spiration from Confucius. We have the
original article in this blessed State.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

IT isn't the sleeping cars that the civil
rights bill turned over to Cuffee. We were
mistaken about it. One of the amend
ments to American civilization took to the
trucks and went away from this city hap
PLY and in the most dead-head manner last
week. When he fell several cross ties were
fearfully bruised and smashed, but Cuffee
says he prefers even the freight cars to rail-
way "sleepers."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

The Bryan Appeal Of the sixteenth says
that an effort is making to secure the ser
vices Of Hon. jefferson Davis IS president
Of the Agricultural College At that place
and that be looks favOrably On the propO-
silion. He viii therefore attend the Hous-
ton fair, and sec Bryan and Austin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

GRANT and his tea party of tee-totalers,
eight in number, were forced to pay fare on
Connecticut railroad last week, and thus
are leaks multiplied in the Federal treasury
and thus are the Presidents feelings out
ragged by the Yankees.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

THE Bastrop AdUertiser says that since
the STATESMAN crowns it with roses, it
must do US kindness and ''honor us with
the cap, bauble and bell" It's time our
neighbor was showing them off on some
hndv
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29
AUSTEN
APRIL 20, 1871
no SUBSCRIBERS AND CORREs-
RONmRNTN

Persons writing to this Office in relation
to their papers or business, will please state
the postoffice to which the paper is, or will
be sent, or the answer must be mailed.
They will also state whether they take or
desire to take the DAILY or WEEKLY.
By so doing, much delay and trouble will
be avoided.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

Houston distinguished itself in cele-
brating memories of the twenty-frst of
April, and Texas the more reverences the
worth and local patriotism and solid vir-
tues of the ancient CAPITAL.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

MONEY is becoming more and more easy,
and confidence is re-established, and pros
perity and activity are reinaugurated in
New York.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

IT is the Cumberland Presbyterians who
hold their great Southern convention in
Jefferson on the twentieth proximo.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

WE can't publish ten-column paper in
a sIx-column town, is the answer of the
Little Rock Gazette to the anxiety for its
enlargement expressed by some of its too
ardent friends.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

One squAre-eiRht lines-ei for hrst insertion MY
cents for each subsequent insertion
~Specisl notices next 20 reading matter, ~ 81
square, each Insertion Eight lines or lees one square,
~ Reading matter, local column, fifteen cents per
line.
Advertisements payable in advance,
anIess with those doing q regular busi-
ness under contract
gH-We will contract with parties themselves at the
above rates and not through third parties.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

SALADo is said to be one of the prettiest
towns in Texas. The women are devoted
to flowers, and the houses are fresh and
clean, and birds sing on the house tops and
amonaythe roses.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

AT the hanging Of a murderer in New
Jersey on Friday, among the select few adj
mitted IS spectators was blind man, who
expressed himself as enjoying the sight
heartily.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

IT was only the berrettd, or red cap, that
Cardinal McCloskey received from the hand
of the papal messenger. The red hat can
only be bestowed by the Pope in person.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-29

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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-20
DssE e e, 3D..

HALLIDAY. of Consumption, in Brighton. Ken.
osha County. Wis, May Ii, S75, Mrs. Halliday.
She was born III yorkshire, Eng sd moved
with her husband to the Island OF New Zealand
te years age, where they have lived until the
present. Death in its mildest fotms is indeed
sorrowful. but to ole among entire strangers az
pea RS far worse Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday moved
10 this County Only two weeks ago win the
intention OF residing here permanently. out aias.
how ION have their hopes been bighted, ana
bow dark must be the prosp of The lone nus
hand in strange LAID. Mrs. Halliday possessed
the qualities of a very refined and intel iectaai
woman and would no doIbJ have been welcome
guest in the .eghborhood. Fortunately lodg-
ines were secured for her in one of the best fama
lies Of the neiehborhood where every possible
convenience could be enjoyed, including the best
medical treatment. She too has gone to her last
home aad may the guardian Angels protect ana
direct her all the way
BRADFORD-At Colorado Springs, Colorado
May 12th, 1875, MIS-. Persik 7. Bradford, aged SO
years, months and 20 days.
The funeral was attended from the house OF
Gel. Howe, Kenosha, Wis, May 18th.
The many friends whom Mrs. Bradford attracted
here and elsewhere will be grieved to learn that
she has left us so early. But though we may see
her lace no more still her genial words, her bright
and cheerful ways. and the loving, patient, brave
spirit she showed will remain with us as a sweet
memory to inspire and bless us.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-20
DECORATION Day.

George A. Hanaford, Dept. Commander. Depart
ment OF Wisconsin, G. A. R. in General Orders
No. 8, appoints the 18th instant, (the both fall
ing on Sunday,) to be observed as Memorial Day
by the Grand Army ofthe Republic; and william
r. Ia. Tor, Governor of the State Of Wisconsin
has issued proclamation to which he has SUBJ
cribed his name and caused the great seal of the
State to be affixed, requesting the people of the
State, to join IN observing Saturday, May 20, 1875
as Decoration Day, and on that day to asne mble
to pay tribute 10 the heroic dead
These orders Of the Deputy Commander and the
proclamation OF the Governor should settle the
question of the day for the Memorial and Decora
ton.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-20
!. nNosHA DRTv1NG PARK,
A. P. READ, PROPRIETOR

A p. READ, PROPRIETOR
Withhold its Spring Meet ngs at Kenosha, Wis
en- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May Ooh,
27th, and 70 ID, 1875. Purses amounting to $1,000
viii be paid.
FIRST DAY-wEDNEsDAY, 1IAT 26th,
Class /, Purse $4,000, for Horses with no record
below IS.
First Premium, $780, Second Premium, $50;
Third Premium, $50 Fourth Premium $50.
Glass 2, Purse $500 90 for Horses with 70 record
below $50. First Premium, 5000; Second Pre-
mium, 500; Third Premium, $50; Fourth Pre-
MUM, $40.
SECOND DAY-THURsDAY, MAY 27th
Glass 8. Purse $4,000, for Horses with no rec
ord below minutes Fist Premium, $3.50; Sec.
ond premium, SIS; Thud premil m, $45; Fourth
premium, $50.
Glass 4, Pure $4,000, for Houses with no rec
ord below 24O. First premium $500; Second
premium, 300; Third p emium, $50; Fourth pre-
MUM, $40
THIRD DAY-FR1DAY MAY 2Sth.
Class 5, Purse $1,000 co. for Horses with no rec.
ord below go First Premium, $3.50; Second
premium, SIS; Third premium, s45; Fourth pre-
MUM. $50
class 6, Purse $4,000 open to all trotting
Horses. First premium $3.50; Second premium,
$125; Third premium, $95; Fourth premiun, $50.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-20
RACINE LOCAL NEWS.
FRO m The r cine Advocate ]

From The r cine Advocate
A very unsigbtly corner has been filed
on State and erie streets, with neat Office
for Slauson & Co.'S lumt er yard.
Kirk Adams, Esq teller at the Manufactu-
rers' Bark, moved into his new residence on
Wisconsin street. on Thursday.
There is rumor on the streets that parties
have purchased one OF tae peighboring print
ing offices, and viii commence the publca-
ten of daily paper.
Marshall Penewel, foreman of the machine
sbop at Freeman e. Smiths. was struck in
the eye by piece Of iron while at work,
receiving severe wound. DR.. Meachem
has him under his care, which is equivalent
to SAYING st will be al right in few days. !"
A lot of young fellows have been in the
habit of fishing on Root river at night, and
breaking up fences to make their fires. Mr..
Samuel Morse had three Of them arrested for
burning up his fences. They were taken
before Justice Critics where they settled the
affair by paying SIS.
SILVER PLATING MPANY.-Arrang@
ments have been already perfected, as will
be noticed 10 our Marine columl, for the
shipment of the machinery and effects Of
the Company from Milwaukee to this place.
The election Of officers took place this week,
as follows:
j. n. Kelley, President.
BF Weeks, Secretary and Treasurer.
s. P. Hart, Superintendent.
Directors.-J. FL Kelley, Thos. Dickinson,
B. f. Weeks, E. G. Higgins and John Eli
kins.
A Duke CALF The 10th Duchess of Air
drie, for some years owned by NJ. George
Murray, of Racine, produced four cow calves
in succe ,sion. Soon after she was sold te
MIR. Cochrans she dropped a bull calf, since
sold for So O00 A few days since her Oldest
calf dropped another bull calf, the 9Th Duke
of Hilhurst, sired by the 1llh Duke Of &C.
neva. Ordinarily tie birth of calf would
not be of much consequence, but we suppose
that this one would sell for some place be-
tween s., 600 and $4,000.