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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

BROwNow's Chronicle gives most ludi-
crous details and incidents of the spelling
matches in Knoxville, and then goes for
Andy's speech on the third term.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

THE Gainesville Gazette digs into the die
tionary and calls the Sherman Register
''vulpine'" as lift would rob hen-rOOst-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

DENIsON is bitterly opposed to the substi-
tuition Of the general charter for the one
which creates that corporation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

THE Kansas editors will be here while
the doctors convention Is in session.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

A NEGRO was condemned to death for
rape-the victim a white girl seven years
old-last week at Brenham. He viii hang
in few days.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

GOVERNOR THRoCKlioRToE was warmly
greeted by the people Of Marshall and JEFF
ferson on the occasion of his recent visit to
these two towns.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01

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Let the People Look 60 Their Interests
while the Power ~ Lefs Them.
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AUSTIN
THURSDAY. 80. $500. APRIL 1, 1875
TO SUBSCRIBERS AND CORREs-
PONDEWTN.

Persons writing to this Office in relation
to their papers or business, will please state
the postofiice to which the paper is, or will
be sent, or the answer must be mailed.
They will also state whether they take or
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The nanksr. nHe 20 ExVlsIn.,

A Terrible Financial Future for Austin
Inevitable.
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At Columbia, in Brazoria county, last
Wednesday, eight Of the white family, and
six negroes, were poisoned By using coffee
nished the poison. Mrs. sweeney and
Ilrs. Benefits families are the victirr.
None viii die, though all are very sick.
They have relatives here.
However sheepish Gen. Lonestreet NAV
feel, and properly, he has not gone. IS
commonly asserted, into the theep-raising
business. His hocks, such as be has, are
still driven about the dirtiest purliens Of
New Orleans, and are all black and though
he administers and accepts the ',iron-clad, .
with shepherds crook, he steers nary ram. -
Dr.. A. @. Clopton delivers the annual nd-
dress, and s. u. Welch Il essayiSt e the
doctors convention, held here on the sixth
proximo. All the leading doctors Of Texas
VIII be here, and all the railroads, having
q proper fear Of lobelin and calomeI, have
succumbed, and win give The pill-peddleFs
deadhead tickets that they may get home
again.
John S. 5pr0ul, stage agent e. EAGLE Pas.
says that party of Indians attacked the
United States mail stage between Fort
Clark and EaRle Pas. near Belf'e ranch. an
The fifteenth instant. The onIy particulars
given are that the driver vas severely
wounded, but made his etcaDe. The n
dams took the mules and e1t The harness 70
pieces.
Dallas hed jolly tine ever the spelling
class. A digninod professor gives out the
words and learned judge pTesidss over .
huge Meb1iers dictionary. Forty ladies
ana gentlemen wfeslIe over Tie ab5urdiiios
q words they win p11bsbly never use IN
tneir hlc4s a g1ntlGn1n takes the fT1t
prize and LADY the eecond. Can't We try
i on IA Austin1
Gen. Augur has not relineuished com
mand e San Antonio. but win return %
t1In Ov1r fhe DspaFtment 20 Gen. Ord.
Theoretically, when Gen. Angur takes q
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29

THE PRoaREss os MODERN PRINTING.
An extraordinary illustration of the pro.
gress of modern printing was recently
given at Glasgow. Scotland. The Even.
iag Star changed proprietors, and was
afterward issued fron the office OF the
Glasgoir Nears. whereupon the fact was
announced by means Of no less than
l.025, 900 little handbills. which were
printed in the incredibly email space Of
half an hour. The process was interest
ing. The small handbill, measuring only
three inches by two. was reproduced by
stereotyping to the extent OF 336 times,
and by foar thousand revolutions of the
Walter press the million bills were all
printed. II occupied ten hours to cut
them up with u steam guiilotine ma-
chine, and they were then distributed
thro out the town from the windows
Of twol arriages.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29

BREATHINa THROUGH THE NosH.-Tbe
pernicious habit of breathing through
the mouth while sleeping or walking is
very hurtful. There are many persons
who sleep with their mouths open and
do not know it. They go to sleep with
it closed and wake up with it closed +:
but if the mouth is parched and dry on
awaking n is sign that the mouth has
been open during sleep. Snoring is a
certain sign. This habit should be over
come. At all times, except when eating.
drinking or speaking, keep the mouth
firmly closed and breathe through the
nostrils. and retire with firm determi.
nation to conquer. The nostrils ARE the
proper breathing apparatus--nottth
mouth. A man may inhale poisonous
gases through the mouth without being
aware of it. but not through the nose.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29
A PETRTFThD FOREST.
Another California Curiosity:

The San Francisco Chr0nacls gives
the following account OF what promis-
es tD be an object Of interest'to the
tourist in California:
Among California's most notable
wonders may be mentioned the petri-
fed forest, about half way between two
cele brated summer resorts, Mark West
Springs, OF Sonoma county, and Calls
toga Springs, in Napa county. The
forest Is situated in wild aud moun-
famous region, and at distance ap-
pears like mass, of fallen trees. On
approaching what at a little distance
appears to be a tree stump, it proves,
on examination, to be broken section
of the body of some PROSTATE pine
petrified- Every circle or years growth
is easy discernible, 40 that the exact
duration of the trees existence may be
determined. Next, one sees the par
TALLY excavated trunk of large pine,
lying in an inclined position. One sees
10 another spot mass OF solid stone in
the form OF q fallen tree some seven
feet in diameter-every fissure in the
bark and knot plainly indicated, as in
that of II tree fallen by the woodman's
axe. while around, thickly strewn up
on the ground, are numerous fragments
similar to the chips and broken pieces
of wood that are scattered by the wood.
cutter iR preparing a tree to be cut in
to logs for the mill. On striking the
stony mass with piece of petrif1cd
wood it gives back metallic sound
very different from the dull thud pro-
.duced by striking rock against
wooden log.
30 are to be seen many similar trees
as we call these peculiar rocks, varying
only in size and length, all, however,
having the same incline and the gener-
al position, viz; north and south. Oc-
casipnally popularity is noticeable,
such as the division of a tree into sec
tions of various lengths, ranging from
three to seven feet; yet so slight are the
fissures that separate these sections that
at a very short distance they have the
appearance of one solid log Another
pecpliarity in one tree Is it's color,
while the general color 90 the stone
logs is greyish white. This tree is,
to appearances. tree of stone-coal, and
the proprietor of the forest asserts that
1t burns equally we'll with the best
quality of that article. The largest OF
these natural wonders. as found so far,
fneasuresseleyen feet in diameter, and
is excavated to view for a distance Idf
sixty-eight feet, though doubtless it
penetrates the hillside many feet fur
ther. The space within the inclosure
Is cleared of underbrush. and contains
very many beautiful shade trees of liv-
ing esk, young pines, manzanita (now
in full bloom), the madrona, and sever
al other varieties peculiar to this local
ity. Here, indeed, is field for the
geologist. Not only in this particular
place, but the whole range of vmoun-
taius offers many attractive subjects
for analysis.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29
a ROMANCE or THE SEA.
RETURE OF AZ AfLoR suPPosED TO
HAvs aKHS LOST rwENrr-THREE
YrARs AGO.

TEARS AGO.
The expected arrival of the brig Lady
Louisa, bound from Shanghan to this
port, which q cargo of tea, and due
here In few days, will solve q my
stery Of the sea, and probably restore
to q family one of its members who
had been given up as dead. The COM
mander of the Lady Louisa, Capt
John Fletcher Kimball, went to sea ia
a whaling vessel from this port twenty.
three years ago, and was reported and
believed to have lost. with o boats
crew, while in pursuit of Q whale, and
was never heard from afterward. Capt.
Kimball's father, J. W. Kimball, lived
at that time at Hudson, N. Y. Hoping
to cure his son Of his desire to follow
a seaLfaring life, he had procured him
q place ia the whaler. When the veg
sci returned the news of young Kim
balls supposed death was conveyed of
his family, and they gave all hope to
over seeing him again. Several years
ago they removed to Elizabeth, n. j.,
where they now reside. A short time
ago d letter was received at Hudson N.
Y, addressed "To the First Methodist
Clergyman of Hudson" This letter,
was signed by "Capt. John Fletcher
Kimball," stated that its author com
manded brig trading between Cardiff
Wales, and Shanghai, China; that he
w0 the son of j. w. Kimball; that he
had repeatedly written to his family
but received no reply, and that he now
took this indisect method to ascertain
whether any member of it still lived.
He had suffered great hardships, and,
expecting soon TO receive a cargo of
tea consigned to New York, he had
made up his mind to take his vessel in
to British waters, dispose of his Inter-
est in it, and abandon the sea forever.
This letter was sent to Capt. Kimbalps
family at Elizabeth, where all its mem
beis are still living, and for the first
time they thus learned that he was
alive. A recent telegram from London
reported that the Lady Louisa had
stopped at St. Helena for water, on
her way to America, IN. Y. Tribune,
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29

Girl EDGE STocx.-A New York
letter says it is only when the estate OF
some deceased merchant or millionaire
is brought TO the hammer that one as
certains the enormous prices at which
the stocks of certain banks and insur-
ancs companies in that city are held.
For example, take the following, whic h
were sold at auction as part of the pro-
perry lef. by the late John b. Calhou
Of the firm Of Calhoun s. Robbins -
Fifty shares of Importers and Traders,
National Bank, par value $1o0 eachI
2OOa$20Oi; fifty share Peoples Fire In
surance Company, $50 each, $170; one
husdred shares Peoples Bank, $2s
each, s144t; forty six shares Harlem
Gaslight Company, $40 each $i29,;
one hundred and fifty shares Peter
Cooper Fire Insurance Company, eco
each, 1910 and SO on.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29

CURIOUS FISH HAToHfNa.--A curious
mode of fish Matching is said to be fol-
lowed in China. Having collected the
necessary spawn from the waters edge.
the Fisherman places a certain quantity
in an empty hens egg. which is sealed
up with wax and placed under the sit
ting hen. After some days they break
the egg and empty the fry into water
well warmed by the sun and there nurse
them until they are sufficiently strong
TO be turned into lake or river.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29
fP N OF

REATTX PIANO!
COMB MES every Improvement known
aS-Send stamp for circular. Address d.
IAtil, Nlllnthl, M. uar1sd8m
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29
EFTERsoN HOUSE,
NEW CASTLE. DELAWARE,
JOHN W. GRAY. PRoPRlnrox

JOHN W. GRAY. PRoPRIRToR
This, large and beautifully situated houss
has been put in the very best repair for che
reception Of visitors, who will find at II all the
accommodations of FIRST-CLASS HOTEL
1t commands O fine view of the Delaware Bay
places In the State for excursions or pic-nics
The house is kept In the best style, the bai
Hled with the choicest wines. liquors and
malt drinks, and table supplied with the sub
stantials and Injuries Of the market. Exeui
sionlsts can arrive by boat or rail. Parties
who wish to go fishing or boat riding on the
noble Delaware, can be accommodated with
suitable boats. The patronage Of the public
10 respectfully solicited,
ty25u j. W. GRAY.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29
HOTELS.
WEsrn1N HorkL.
n. W. COR. FOURTH AND ORANGE sTs.,
e.,J. KYLE. PROPRIETOR.

I, Tho above House has been put IN complete
repair f6F the reception of guests, where
they vil receive all the accommodations OF
4 MRSc CLASS HOTEL.
Bar filed with choicest wines, liquors, cigars,
&C., and the table supplied withth . best the
market aHotds. Transient and permanen
boarders Accommodated at moderate rates.
Good stabling and attentive hOstlers. A ho-
sral share OF public patronage is respectfully
solicited.
aug2-du ,Fa.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29

TSNTEkPEIBE C5AE.@Fersons VINO nav;
supply Of Coal should 60 to Fout and buy /
ton or two OF the Enterprise, as many have
already done. This VIII help through the
cold weather. Good fires addsvery much te
the comforts of home. ONCE, Railroad and
Orange streets. ianT7otfu
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29

sT0VRs,s HRATFks, RANGES
AND HOUSE, FURNISHING GOODS
generally. Being thanEful tor past favers !
hope by personal attention to business to con
nnne to receive share of your patronage.
K MORRISON.
The daily gazette., 1875-04-29
To NEW GRA
CHAMPION.

The earliest good grape cultivated iipens
10 to is DAYS earlier than thu Hartford; frui
and punches large end compaet; vine thrifty.
very hardy and early beersr; no N miSsw sas ever
ern growers for earls northern markets
Endorsed by leading pomoiogists Send Tor
irss descriptive circulars to j. 5 STONE.
Charlotte, Menros Co., N. Y narlSWlm
The Morning herald., 1875-08-30
Mrs. Lincoln's Recovery Denied.

mrs. Lincoln's Recovery Denied.
The Boston Globes Chicago correspond
ent telegraphs his paper to this ect:-"The
attempt on the part of q newspaper in this
city to work up sensation in regard to Mrs.
Lincoln is received with but little favor by
the better class Of citizens. The allegation
that she is perfectly sane, and that her i'm
prisonment at Batavia is consequently ali
outrage, is not borne out by the facts, and is
known to be utterly untrue by those who are
familiar with the circumstances. At the
time she was placed in the institution at
Batavia her insanity was very marked,
though, as is usually the case, it was not
apparent at all times. Since she has been
under treatment she has shown some i'm
provement, and it is thought probable she
will be allowed to visit her sister at Spring.
field. Like al insane persons, she is very
certain that she Is in the full possession .oi
her reason, and letters written by her To
meddlesome persons in this city have led Ia
the report that she is Improperly restrained
of her liberty. Mr.. Robert Lincoln, n. 4
said, has been unremitting In his attention
to his mother, and no one who knows the
character of the man would for . moment
accuse him Of acting wrongfully towards
her."
The Morning herald., 1875-08-30
Fofgetttne Names.

There are well-authenticated instances
Of persons who suddenly found that they
could not remember their own names. An
ambassador at St. Petersburg was once in
this condition when calling at house
where he was not known by the servants,
and he had to apply to his companion for
the necessary information. The names d
common things are sometimes strangely
forgotten. The wife of an eminent jurist
who consulted DR.. Trousseau, of Paris, told
him that her husband would say to her,
AGive me my--my-dear me! my-you
know" and he would point to his head.
"Your hatr' Yes, my hat" Sometimes,
again, he would ring the bell before going
out and ny, 70 the servant "Give me my
um-umbrel-npbrsl, oh dearv' "Your
umbrellar "Oh, yes, my umbrell. p
And VT It that vsry time his conversation
was u sensible a. ever. He wrote, or,read
of. or discussed most difficult points of law.
A patient will often use form Of circum.
locution to express his meaning; thus one
man who could not remember scissors
would say, ut Is what'ws cut WITH"
The Morning herald., 1875-08-30

1t HAS been frequently said that there
is constant tendency of negro emigration
from the more northern . of the Southern
States towards the Southwest. Since the
war the colored population Of Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and
Missouri has decreased. Whole colonies
have drifted towards Mississippi, Louisi-
ana and Texas, the rich bottom. lands Of
those States and the easy cultivation ;ol
them being probably the greatest induce
ment to the movement. South Carolina
has lost nothing in her colored population,
perhaps for the reason that they have had
nothing to complain from the State Gov.
ernment. The census af Louisiana, which
has just been completed, testi6es to the
drift mentioned. In 1870 the censul
showed there were S62,Oe5 white and
1854, ,2l0 colored, a colored majority Of only
2,lR. The present census returns 404, ,36l
whites and 45O,029 colored-an excess o.
colored over whites of 45,668. Out Of 4
total increase Of III, AIS in five years thu
negroes made up $3.50 Of the gain.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-30
LITER ATUBE OF Tar .0NrH.

There is always noticeable dropping
of OF what may be called heavy books
during the summer. The reading in de-
mand is ephemeral in character and de-
lcidedly light in substance-hencet the mani
fold moths Pickering around the great
Literary bonfire which is kept alive by an
occasional brand from Tennyson, or Long
afellow or George Eliot There is an oc-
casional book, however, which must be
read exclusively in the summer, when you
are in the most indolent and dreamy mood,
or out under the oaks half buried by wild
flowers. And the book grows favorite
you associate some hallowed sunset with
-,this page, and some heart scene with that
'Huntil the really perishable book is given
!la mundane immortality in your eyes, 90
..Iit survives, not from any particular meri
! !of its own, but as a silent, suggestive diary
1 bf summer month. 1t is useless for us
10 enumerate the mass Of novel and con.
\ gersational sweet cake, a reference to the
various publishers, circulars is sufficient
The talk about "Queen Mary" has
Y course run over into August as
will into September and how many
more months or years We will not attempt
No predict. The English loosing their dig
Nifty at frs: in their little burst of over
The Morning herald., 1875-08-30
Princess Nellie's Departure.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris left Long Branch
Saturday morning by the halfpast eleven
O'Clock train. At Sandy Hook they met
the revenue cutter Grant, and were taken to
New York, where they embarked on the
steamer Baltic for England, They were
accompanied from the Branch by the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Grant, Frederick Grant and his
wife, General Babcock, Surgeon General
Barnes and Miss Barnes, Collector Casey,
of New Orleans, and his wife Mr.. George
w. Childs and other personal friends. On
reaching the steamboat pier the party went
on board the Baltic. Mr.. and Mrs Sarto-
ris, with the little Prince and his nurse, re-
tired at once to their room, and the shrill
whistle on the steamer Baltic announced the
hour of departure.
President Grant came down the gang
plank, accompanied by his handsome daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Colonel Fred Grant. He
appeared unheedful of the waiting, curious
crowd. The party at once returned by the
cutter and railroad to Long Branch.
Amid the widest cheering the Baltic
backed out from her pier, turned herself
about and started down the bay, followed
closely by the revenue cutter, Grant. Mr..
and Mrs. saratoris did not appear on deck.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-30
RUGBY ACADEMY.

This institution the mention of which
was inadvertently omitted on Fridsyy,
which commenced its first session
aboutffour years ago, has attained pop
ularity surpassed by none in the country II
Immediately took rank as one of the leading
schools in this State and has continued to
maintain an enviable reputation for Thorough
scholarship and excellent discipline. Pupils
are prepared for admission into College,; at
the same time the common branches Of the
English course are also thoroughly taught
Exactness and thoroughness in everything
are the ends set before the pupils, and no
boy will be allowed to pass into higher
class until he shall have mastered the studies
of the one proceeding. Special pains are TO-
ken to teach children how to study, to think
and to investigate for themselves. The
Principal, Dr.s W. Murphy gives his whole
time to the instruction and supervising o.
the various classes, and acquaints himsel
daily with the progress or deficiency Of eaen
member of the school.
Great attention is paid by the Principal 70
the progress of the pupils in the Prims[!
Department. It II his wish to hunt out the IN,
tender, soft and genial side of his puplrss
natures, making the most Of every natura, sa
and healthful bent, and encouraging every
evidence of true manly feeling. 1t has oi!ea
been remarked by pei, ,ons who had vlsltsu Hu
Rugby Academy, that It's pupils general,
are noted for. their manliness, corteous us
pertinent, high toned morals and for all I'll"
goes to make noble men,
The teachers at Rugby are as follows;
Dr.. Samuel w.. Murphy, A. NJ, PrinclpaI p."
Prof. James W. Sweet, A. B., Na'u''
Sbience and Book Keeping. .-,,,,
. Rev. William Murphy, A. NJ, AncND'
:, Prot. Henry Iowbignae, French Langu'sS
and Literature. -;
Prof. Henry G. schenherr, German Ian
guage and Literature, ,,d
Prof. Julius Hess, F1ee-hand Drawing sn'
Mechanical Drawing.
Mr.. james H. .Crabb, Plain and Orna%eD
Penmanship. ..' go,