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ZONE dollar and costs, as the judgment
of the Dallas recorders court, signifies
twenty-five dollars and sixty cents distrib-
uted among the juggling placeholders.
Can't we get a full account current in be-
half of some luckless wight who falls into
the clutches of our city courtG Who will
give all the details and Incidents What
does fine of ten dollars imposed in Austin
upon an impecuuious dead beat cost tax
payersl
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TIE EXCURSION BoAT.-Owing to the
non arrival of the boiler some delay has
been occasioned in the completion of the
excursion boat of which we spoke week
ago. The boat is now about finished, aud
shows off very nicely. The upper deck for
passengers is roomy and comfortable, and is
supplied with rib-bottomed benches, and
many eonveniences. The builders, Messrs.
Hume, Odom and Rutherford, expected to
be able to make excursions he river
with it in about one week.
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WE would again call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of Messrs.
Poole s. Hunt, bespeaking for these gen
tlemen the favorable consideration of all
who are in need of any machinery included
in their varied list, as published in our
columns. They have on hand very large
stock of miscellaneous machinery patterns,
and can promptly fill orders for almost any
character of work. Wherever their ma
chinery has been used it has given entire
satisfnctinn
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DIR. PRICES FLAvoRINGs are rapidly grow
ing in the popular favor, as it is becoming
known that they are produced by extrac-
ton from the fruit carefully selected, not
made up with chemical poisons. Each
flavor is from the true fruit and aromatics,
free from poisonous oils and strong, rank
taste. They are natural flavors, obtained by
a new process, which give the most delicate
and grateful taste. They are of great
strength, and bottles contain half more
than those purporting to give the same
quantity. We conscientiously commend
DR.. Prices flavors as being all that they are
renreSented
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New York.

NEW York, June 30-Baron w. Won
Schwartz Senborn, late Austrian Minister at
Washington, and Count Corti, late Minister
from Italy, sailed to Europe to-day.
New YORK, June 3O.-Tweed withdraws
indefinitely his application for reduction
of bail
New YORK, July 1.-The distillery of
Henry Schonfeid has been seized; also
the rectifying establishment of irish s.
Bildback, for reissuing stamps.
Count Court, for several years Italian
Minister, presented his letter of recall to
the President at Long Branch.
NEW YORK, July 2. Ten thousand dol
lars worth of smuggled diamonds were
seized last night. The diamonds were in
the possession of G. Binkmann, who arrived
on the last steamer from Aspinwall.
New YORK, July 2. Judge Brady de-
mes the motion to quash the indictment
against Tweed, except in two instances
where indictments had been superseded.
NEW YORK, July ALEX Hamilton, ex-
treasurer of Jersey City, plead guilty to
embezzlement and was sentenced to three
years to the penitentiary and fined $1,000.
A suit is pending against the bondsmen
for the amount embezzled.
New YORK, July 3-The Plymouth lee
ture room was crowded to excess. Beecher's
entrance provoked a loud ovation. Shear
man led in prayer, aud hoped that the
Plymouth Church would join him in piedgs
ing their fidelity to Beecher, and, God
helping, they would never leave him. No
voice uttered from the press or the pulpit
could make them leave him, andT1O 0OO
iuries could not make them doubt his
word. Beecher then gave out hymn,
pronounced the benediction. and the audi
ence dispersed. Mr.. Beecher's address was
confined wholly to church matters, includ-
ing a running history of the Plymouth
Church.
New YORK, July 3.-Mrs. Beecher shook
hands with each juror as he passed out:
Francis d. Moulton published card IN
the Brooklyn Argus, and notices report
that the counsel fer Beecher are to proceed
against him for conspiracy and subornatlon
of perjury. He says: 81 have returned TO
BROOKLYN to meet the menace of Mr.. Beech
er's minions, aud hereby challenge and
defy them to institute their Threatened pro-
ceedings.n
NEW YORK, July 3. The admissions
wrung by the reporters from the jurymen
indicate that they were divided as follows:
For Beecher, AIessrs. Carpenter, Hail. BIC
Nun, HaIstead, Abeaton, Taylor and T1tler;
for Tilton, Messrs. jeffrey, Platte and Da-
Wis. Taylor, in an interview with the Eagle
reporter, said that when the jury went out
they stood pretty even, and after the first
day the average ballosing stood eight TO
four, aud finally the vote was settled at
nine TO three. Their debates were At times
violent and demonstratire. but there was
nothing like coming 20 blows.
New YoRK, July "A dispatch from
Dublin says the match for the Frecnaa'l
JoErRaf to-day resulted in q tie between
Major Fulton, Of the American team, and
Mr.. Doyle, Of the Irish Asrociation- The
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Mr.. HAMMETT, who lives on the Perdi-
males, abont twenty-five miles west of Aus
tin, says that section is settling up quite
rapidly this year, and that now wild lands
command from fifty cents to two dollars an
acre, while one year ago the same lands
were sold at from twenty cents to fifty cents
an acre. Recently about four hundred fam
lilies have settled in Blauco and Llano coun-
ties, and there is ansactivity in that section
Of country that has never existed before
Mr.. Hammett says near where he lives the
banks of the Perdinales are being cut down
and that good ford and ferry will soon be
established and other improvements made
for the opening up of new road leading
directly to Austin, which will shorten the
distance between this city and Fort Mason
about thirty miles. Austin is already get
ting good trade from the counties of Gil
lespie, Blanco, Llano, Mason, Burnet and
Others, but the opening up of new and
shorter road to those points will increase
that trade, as San Antonio now gets por-
ton of the Fredericksburg trade.
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Pecan street. corner Brazo.L agent.

THERE is rumor abroad that bankers
employed by San Antonio to sell city bonds
have themselves become the purchasers at
heavy discount, and thus a ghastEy example
set by Austin and borne by patient peo-
pie is copied in San Antonio.
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CauseH Decided ia the Supreme Court
June 80, 1875.

Mitchell V. The State; from Hood county.
Affirmed.
Ferrill V. The State; from Hill county.
Reversed and remanded.
The State V. Griffin; from Bell county.
Reversed and remanded.
Richardson v. The State; from Red
River county. Affirmed.
Buie v. The State; from Collin county
Reversed and remanded.
Smith V. The State; from Williamson
county. Affirmed.
Eraus V. Smith; from Tarrant county.
Dismissed.
Gregg, administrator, v. Johnson; from
Lamar county. Dismissed.
O'Neal v, Taylor & Williams; from Erath
county. Dismissed.
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MURDER NEAR FREDERICKSBURG. = Mr.
Washburn, hackman in this city, received
the sad news Thursday evening of the kill
ing of brother of his, about eight miles from
Fredericksburg, by man named Goliath.
Some cattle had frequently got into Wash
burns field, and some of them were killed
Washburn heard that Goliath had said that
he killed them: so he loaded his six-shooter
and went over to see him about it..
While there, high words were used, and
Washburn was shot, the ball breaking both
his arms and passing through his breast.
He did not die before the messenger left
for this city, but his wound was considered
mortal. A boy was sent for doctor, but
as he had been gone some time without
beng heard from, fears were entertained
that he had been killed by the man who
shot Washburn. The boy was witness to
the shooting.
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NEGRO SHOT By OFFICERS "A shoe ing
scrape took place early Tuesday morning,
at the house of ". Boyce, on Harris branch,
about twelve miles northeast OF Austin
Several months ago, a negro, named Martin
Harris, was arrested at Manor by Tom
DIETRICH on charge of cattle stealing, and
while being brought to this city Harris es-
capped Information had reached officers
of the law that Harris was at the
above place, and consequently, Tues
day morning early, officers Henry
Stokes and Fred. Peck and Mr.. Deit-
rich watched the house, and by cautiously
looking in at the window saw a man asleep
that they took to he Harris. They were
not certain, however, of his identity, and
concluded to wait till it was lighter, and
while waiting they awoke Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyce, and it is said that they fatty as
serted that Harris was not on the premises.
and the old lady got very Indignant. In
the meantime Harris awoke, took a six
shooter in one hand and pistol in the
other, climbed out of window and at
tempted to escape, but lie was out of
luck and met with obstacles. MIR.
Stokes followed around the house one wav
and Mr. Peck went the other way, to head
him off, which he did, when Harris fired,
but without effect. Mr. Peck then fired
twice, one ball entering Harrlss breast and
passing entirely through his body. The
wounded man was not expected to live yes
terday afternoon
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Capital Fair Association seem to be pushing
ahead with commendable energy. and we
take pleasure in keeping the public posted
In regard to their progress.
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A covinzson. LouiziznA. Jane -. isss WILLIAM
H CCslISkY 81 Aa>tln. aEct IS ySArs 4 - 1rnai7z
VII hs hroaghr to Austin for inieunens
At ne residcnee az her hnshaut. July 3 fes3. e
fo<1 SnE1nE, WilliAnso1 county, cAhAh - Atlhr
agro ulAeaecn 3oars-
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THE TRAVIS RIFLES AND THEIR PRIzE.-
Last Monday evening, between and
o'clock, the Travis Rifles met at their
armory, and, after parading upon the Ave
nue., marched to the Capitol, where large
number of citizens had assembled to see
them presented with the prize taken at
the Houston fair as the best drilled military
company in the State. The prize is mas
sive silver water cooler, waiter and three
goblets, of beautiful design. Major c. S.
West, on the part of the Fair Association
of Houston, presented the service, and ad-
dressed the Rifles in a beautiful and appro-
pirate speech, complimenting them upon
their honors, and reminding them that
they would again have to enter the field
in another contest for similar honors here
at Austin next fall. Mr.. Wildly, on behalf
of the company, replied to Major West
with beautiful and tasty remarks. He
returned thanks for the honors conferred,
and declared that all the honor won by the
Rifles was attributable to the patronizing in
fiuences exerted over the company by the
ladies of Austin. Mr.. Bob Elgin, of
Houston, being present, was called upon,
and replied with honor to his community
The company then took up the march for
their armory, where they had pleasant re-
union with some of their friends
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UNIVERSAL Blackberry Balsam is the uul-
versal cure for diarrh9a, dysentery, cholera
morbus, summer complaint, or arrangement
of the stomach and intestines caused by
change of food and water, giving rise to
collie, wind, and painful purging of the
bowels. Price, thirty five cents.
W. J. MORLEY, Druggist,
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PvnLrc wEreHERs.-SIr. Geo. Robertson
and Mr.. Val. Giles have been APP
pointed public weighers for this eaty by
Governor Coke.
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The beautiful laces of the Empress
Eugene, lately seized by the custom house
authorities in New York, are occasioning
fuiter among the ladies there. The million
aire dry goods merchant, A. T. Stewart,
visited the custom house the other day 70
view and informally appraise the wonderful
Iaces, and il appears from his testimony
that the laces have not been described In
too sxtTaVagaDt terms. There were three
white shswis, three sets Of collars and cuffs,
snd one blue and embroidered col0red
shawl, pieces Of lace fOuning, . handler
chief, two collars and various other pieces
Of the most exquisite workmanship. Mr.
Stewart said be had never in all his life
seen such superb specimens Of lace-woTki1g.
As to the value Of each piece Il must be
Judged as q work Of art, on which the value
Is set according 70 the wealth Of the coYeter
or the fashion Of the time. There was one
founce valued at SO, 900, or 90, 600 francs
IN gold, and II q person could view the fairy
wool, the delicate film Of It's embroidery, no
surprise would be expressed at the sum
named. Human hands had worked with
fairy dizziness 10 produce these marvellous
results In mimic 1Owers and arabesques,
binds and branches Of gossamer fexfuEs, and
no one can compute the eyesights ruined
and the lives wasted in producing this one
wonderful piece OF lace which now lies un-
der ban-
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Three A,talnable Rls..inr,.

A good appetite, vigorous digestion and
sound sleep are three blessings that imply
good many more, and are attainable by the
daily use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The stomach that is invigorated by that
ruling tonic rapidly disposes of the food
committed to it, and at the proper time
Graves for more with natural earncstness,
and the brain from which pain aud despon-
dency have been banished by the salutary
snodyne and cheering cordial enjoys at
the hour of rest that tranquil, dreamless
repose for which no other boon that Provi-
dence can bestow can compensate. Besides
these most desirable results, the entire
physique is strengthened and fortified
against the attacks Of disease by this splen-
did vitallzer and protective agent, which,
take it altogether, is about the most desir-
able, as 1t is unquestionably one of the most
popular, medicines in existence.
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The Governor Of ceylon has issued q pro-
hibifion against the destruction Of elephants,
which are becomlpg scarce on account Of
the slaughter by sPonslpen-
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MORE SHAD.-The train that reached
nere last night brought Prof. Jonathan
Mason, Of the United States ish commits
sion, with 10000 young shad in charge,
with which he At once, through the aid ex-
tended him by Mr.. Monroe Miller, conveyed
TO the Colorado, and consigned the numer-
Gus inny tribe to their new habitation. The
river IS in fine condition Just now for the
reception Of these little fish, and il Is 10 be
hoped they win do well. Those placed in
the river last year have not been heard from
since, bat then the proper time has not
elapsed Jet for their appearance. It Is
hoped the FISH commission viii thoroughly
stock our streams with fine tish.
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THE AUSTIN CoTTON COMPRESS COMPANY.
The STATESMAN Is informed by Mr..
James II. Raymond that the organization
of cotton compress company has been
completed, and sufficient stock taken tn
insure the establishment of the enterprise
in time for the fall trade. Mr. EIwiL
Chadick, one of the owners Of the patent.
and who established and put up the Deni-
son compress, has already taken his deparu
ture to make arrangements for the building
of the machinery. The engine is to be
built in Cincinnati and the compress in
Pittsburgh, and both completed and
shipped to this city by September. The
report that the compress is to be located at
the freight depot is a mistake, as the com
pany has not yet decided where it will be
located. This matter depends entirely
Upon where the international depot is to be
and we learn that Mr.. Hays, of
the International, has promised to inform
the compress company by September where
the depot Of the road will be. In making
this promise Mr.. Hays stated that while he
would be able by September to tell where
the depot would be, yet he might not be
able to tell when the International would be
finished to Austin. No one, however, need
fret about this matter, as Austin is getting
along very well and growing rapidly. The
people of this city must learn to depend
more upon their own enterprise and public
spirit than upon railroads and outside bene
fts. We must have cotton congresses,
establishments, mills, State
Fair, more street railways, water works
and an iron bridge across the river, etc.
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Paw passengers arriving By the cars tbs
week.
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The THEATRE.-A theatre is one of the
essentials of city, for people crave amuse-
ment and recreation, and we are g I'D to
learn that our business men are manifesting
in most substantial way, their intention of
keeping the Opera House theatre running
during the summer. Strangers visiting and
sojourning in city have better opinion of
the place when they can while away an
evening or tive now and then at theatre;
aad, aside from this, the theatre attracts
people from the country, and every dollar
drawn to the city Is a benefit to the
business men, for a theatrical company has
to live, and must necessarily spend for
board, clothing, etc., more or less money
every week. Mr.. Allen now has good
company, numbering some twelve or fifteen
persons, and the performance last Saturday
night was an excellent one-creditable to
the company and to Austin. Several mer
chants have agreed to take certain num-
Der Of tickets each week during July and
August, and if two hundred can be dis
posed of, and we are satisfied they can,
for one Avenue merchant has subscribed
for ten, and several from two to five, then
the theatre can be kept up during the sum-
mer, and while the constitutional conven-
ton is in session. Let the theatre be en-
couraged.
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SOUTH WEST.

The EMPoRIA NEWS celebrated the
eighteenth anniversary of its birthday,
last Sunday. 1t looks fresh and VigOr-
OlIs as fsweet sixteen" May it "liye
long and prosper. Falls
Courant, 18th.
r. n. Lee, farmer on Fox Creek,
Chase county, worked hard the fore
noon of the 10Th, eat dinner, lay down,
and expired.
Eureka will celebrate the Fourth.
J. Wilday has purchased the Baker
estate and made great improvements.
He has built large old fashioned
barn, 52x60, twenty-five feet high !;
will stable twenty-fou head of horses !;
hold sixty tons of hay, besides a large
amount of grain. It cost $1,000. He
has also erected two and a half miles
OF good fence this spring. He has, at
the present time of writing, three
breaking teams at work, and four
teams cultivating crops, besides a
large number of hands at other work.
Mr.. Wilday is a gentleman of large
means, and a thorough farmer. He is
perfectly satisfied with our country
has travelled extensively but could not
find better One.-EIdOr Times.
The hail stones during the recent
storm in Sedgwick County, passed
through sod four inches in thickness.
Great Bend takes more cattle trade
than Wichita this season. The Texas
men don't like cultivated country to
heard in, and the farmers don't like
Texas cattle raid aud fever, so the trade
gees to Great Bend, where the settle
ments are as vet quite sparse.
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The Republican party of Califor-
MIA is evidently in a vigorous con-
ditiOn. Its state convention al
Sacramento, on the 10th, adopted a
strong and emphatic republican
platform, and after endorsing Presi-
dent Grants record, said or the
third term bugbear:
That the letter addressed by the
President TO the Chairman of the
Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention upon the subject of his
succession, is a full and complete
reflltatioH oGthe slanders of those
who charged him with Intriguing
for reelection ; that we accept it az
an explicit aud final settlement OF
the third term agitation, created by
our enimies solely TO arouse jealous
les and Discussions in the Republi-
can party. 4i.5.-F
Tho ticket il as follows:
G.. Phelps was nominated for gov.
ernor by exclamation. james NJ.
Caves was nominated for Lieuten.
ant Governor. o. III. HAllet, for
Secretary OF State. j. j, Green
Controller r. +. Gardner, Survey
or; VIM. Beckner, Treasurer +. D.
Sawyer, Attorney General; q. T.
Taggart, Clerk OF the Supreme
Court L. T.. Carr, Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
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oppers make on gill.

The Atchison relief society proposes
to furnish work, instead of relief, to
all the women who apply for aid. This
is the right way to manage things.
Capt. Steele, of Topeka, U. S. consul
to Matanzas, Cuba, has arrived home
on visit. He says the Cubans will
finally beat the Spaniards, and ought
to.
Mrs. Ramsay, wife of the Ellis coun-
ty sheriff who was killed by horse
thief, went insane in consequence OF
his sudden death, and it is feared that
she can never recover her reason.
A Philadelphia dispatch of the 9TH
states that centennial matters are NOV
ing forward with astonishing rapidity
The main exhibition buildIng is now
gCing up at the rate of fifty-two feet
of length per day-abont one acre a
week.
On the 18th of May Hon. n. c.. Nc
Farland picked a cottonwood leaf of eX-
traordinary growth from a tree which
had been set out this spring on his res
idence lot in Topeka. The leaf meas
ures nine inches in width, ten in
length, and thirty-two. in circumfer-
ence. 1t has been added to the botan-
zeal collection in the room of the State
board of agriculture.
Albert Jones, nine years old, who
lives in Mission township, Shawnee
county, killed six wolf cubs one day
last week. The littl, fellow dug them
out of the den and killed them by
himself.
Gewhillikens p. Smith, who ran
on the Cusey ticket for STATE auditor,
has gone to Denver to start Demo-
cratic morning paper. And Melius,
the great originator of the movement,
is editing a Democratic paper in In
diana.
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STATS.
!. Leav. awe1;!t bias Cow two mounted

? -
!. Leav, uweTttt has now two mounted
letter carriers.
Limestone, Jewell county, boasts of
q girl five feet eleven inches high, and
only fifteen years old.
And how the Germain girls, at Fort
Leavenworth, spoil sensation story
by saying that they were not outraged
at all by the Indians.
The craw of blackbird recently
killed contained over 400 small grass
hoppers.
A. F. Whiting, and old and promi-
nent citizen of Topeka, died on the
18th, aged "a years and three months.
The Wells Fargo express company
will withdraw from the Santa Fe road
In about two months and tie road will
be taken by some other company
LeaVenworth Commercial.
a fellow named Read bsilt a house in
Topeka, and owed Mr.. Ledhigh, Ium-
Der dealer, $3.50 for lumber, when the
house burned down. Read pocketed
the insurance money, 5000 and ''lit
out" but was overtaken at Vinland by
a constable, and made to disgorge the
lumber bill.
The Mennonites have commenced te
make cheese.
Some of the replanted corn in Bour.
bon county is up and growing rapidly
In Butler county little red ant i:
said to be eating up the chinch bugs.
st. Joseph came to Atchison last
week, and beat the latter city on base
ball-1S to 13.
AS grasshoppers are said to be {
good article Of diet. it is suggested
that you have your wife cut this out
and paste it in the pantry for future
reference:
554 grasshoppers make on gill;