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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-16

SPIRITUAL wss parlor Sceance
of spiritualistic gents and danes at prom
inent boarding house in this city some eve
nings since, and the mediumistic cores
pondence from jewellers in the Spirit Land
was communicated by means of "plan-
Ghetto" under the tips of the tapering fin
gers of trusty and fascinating amateur
clairvoyant. The planchette, in answer to
questions propounded to divers and sundry
spirits, capered nlmbly to the lady's fingers
apd startled the spiritualistic tyros with the
most wonderful and unexpected revelations.
Among others of the disembodied genii,
that of Texas immigrant solicited an in
terview and wrote the name of its physical
body; stated that at the Menger Hotel, in
San Antonio, and in the month of July, be
met an untimely end, and was then revel-
ing among the ''spirits damned" and re-
quested gentleman present to inform his
mother of his untoward demise, but to
keep her "in the dark {" as to his then
whereabouts, and wrote the following as
the directions to his mother: Mrs. C. l..
Harvey, 112 Cherry street, Nashville,
Tennessee. All present were impressed
with the truthfulness of the wonderful rev.
elation, and, much exercised, consulted
who, through the long night,
RECALLED them with ghosts and "hobgob-
blins damned" On the next day a note
was addressed to the proprietor of the Men
ger Hotel, at San Antonio, to learn as to
the facts and veracity of the departed spirit ;
when, 10, the host replies that no such in
diudual ever stopped at the hotel, and, fur
thermore, that people didn't die at that
house, and that they sustained rather than
destroyed life. On the night of the seeanee
all present went to bed believing in spirits
aud their utter reliability; now they doubt
both, and disbelieve what they absolutely
saw with their own eyes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-16

HYDRoPHoBIA.-A lady of this city, who
returned the other day from Liberty Hill,
Williamson county, reports that little girl
of that place went mad and died while she
was there from bite Of dog she had re-
ceived three years before in Arkansas. The
first symptom of hydrophobia noticed in
the child was her propensity for swapping
like dog, and finally she seized a little
brother and bit his finger nearly off. Soon
after this she was taken with spasms and
died.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-16

MEXICAN SHOT. "A Mexican named Mack,
who was engaged In making fence on John
T. Miller's farm, three miles below the city,
was shot Tuesday by white man employed
as a cotton pcker on Mr.. Thompson's farm,
adjoining Mr.. Miller's. A few days pre-
vious to the shooting the white man had
accused the Mexican of stealing his pistol,
and on. Tuesday he rode over to Miller's
farm, and finding the Mexican sitting down
renewed his accusations, which was denied,
when he raised a shotgun and fired. One
shot took effect in the thigh, two in the
side, one wrist was broken, and two or
three fingers shot off. DR.. Cummings was
called to administer to the sufferings of the
patient. 1t is asserted that many people in
the above vicinity are in the habit of carry
ing arms, and this is the second serious
shooting scrape that has taken place there
within the past month or two. There is
law forbidding the carrying of deadly
weapons, and the officers should see that it
be inforced.
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BEAUTIFy Your HeMEs Tins FINE ART
Four beautiful fine oil chromos, 7xo, and
one Okla, sent for fifty cents, and six. size
7x9, and six Okla, sent for one dollar; or
a full family port folio of one hundred oil
and gem chromos, all designs, very fine,
two dollars. Our chromos are fac simile
reproductions of the choicest works of the
great masters, aud pronounced by Connois-
seurs equal to the original oil paintings.
Our Scriptural scenes, landscapes, Rocky
Mountain scenes, sea views, fruits and fiow.
ers, designs, etc, are meeting with great
favor. Three hundred decalcomanie pictures
fifty cents; large mixed various kinds, one
dollar, or 1900 for three dollars. Sttisfac
ton guaranteed. Catalogue of useful ar
ticles sent on receipt of stamp. Address,
enclosing price, in registered letters or post
Office, with three cent stamp for return ef
goods by, Felix Glare 6 Co., dealers in oil
chromoS, etc, eel East 18th street, New
York. Please state the name Of the paper
you saw this in. seS Gun div
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-16

Heir THE PooR.-To help the needy and
relieve the unfortunate, are Christian duties
devolving on ell of Us poor sinners whether
members Of church or not. AT least it
seems TO be generally so understood, for
appeals are made from all pulpits, both to
the ungodly and the saints, for the sub
stansial means Of performing the afore-
said duties. But Il is rightfully expected
that members Of churches should take the
lead and set worthy example in the good
work, and whenever they fail TO do so,
they become obstacles in the way Of those
whose professions are not so loud, bu,
whose record is much better. II these re-
marks are well founded, then bow cnlpable
are the members OF any church, who permit
their own to feel the want of the common
necessities Of lifef We trust there are no
cases of this kind in tins city, but We have
heard that there is one within the jurisdic-
ton OF that church, whose name would in-
dictate that The members were the especial
followers of that Saviour who. when on
earth, was the great friend Of the poor.
The widow and children OF deceased dea-
con seem to be neglected and forgotten.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-16

AUSTIN CITY BoNDs.-Forster, Ludlow &
Co., in their last circular from New York
city, dated September 1, quote Austin city
ten per cent. bonds at ninety cents. This
firm bought these bonds few months since,
as will be remembered, at seventy-two and
II half cents. The profits on them, conse-
quently, up to the first of September, were
seventeen and half cents, exclusive of the
ten per cent. interest. Had Mayor Wheeler
performed his duty to the people OF Austin
IN this bond matter, there would have been
no use for our oft-repeated comments upon
this transaction. Austin city bonds are
worth all of ninety cents, and even more.
Such securities are desired by the New York
money lenders, and had they been properly
presented to them, we would not have been
called upon to comment upon the miserable
financial character Of the present city ad-
ministration.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-16
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The city council met on Wednesday night
to discuss and take final action in regard Il
submitting, at The coming election, several
impor' ant amendments to the city charter.
The amendments propose to make all the
Offices OF the city elective; to do away with
all perquisites sosts in the police courts,
and charges 70 the issuance of licenses, etc.
These .hings, will be remembered, have
been edvo by the sTAIEsHA AZ and de
manded ~ public for the past year, and
it is to be regretted that the pies mt admin
istration waited till the very eve of the cleo
ton before taking action S. leasing to the
voters and taxpayers OF this city on these
important subjects. Had such step been
taken several months ago, and the city's
finances been managed in more
creditable and satisfactory manner,
there would have been no occasion for the
plain criticisms and we'll founded COM
plants that this paper and the people have
dealt in towards those most responsible for
the condition in which we find the affairs
Of the city to-day. Mayor Wheeler and
those with whom he has been officially affil-
iating have certainly been slow to learn the
wants and just claims of the people of Aus
tin; but we can only say "better late than
never" and then rejoice over.what has at
last been done, and which will result in so
much good to our city hereafter. As to
the salaries fixed for the different officers,
VIC have no objections now to urge, and as
the people are to have an opportunity to ex-
press themselves on the subject at the cleo
ton, we unhesitatinglY say that the prop
osition is a fair one. The salaries are
as follows: Mayor, $1,000; Marshal,
$500; Recorder, $500; City Attorney,
5000, and two dollars for each convic-
ton; Treasurer, 5000. The Council also
suggested or submitted that the lowest fine
in the police court be five dollars, and that
when demanding jury, should
pay the expense of the same. We approve
of this also, but think that perhaps the
party demanding jury, or his attorney,
should be required to give bond that the
jqrymen would get their pay. The City
Engineer is also to be the street commits
sioner, and we believe his salary Is to be
$1,000. We are anything but sorry that the
present administration has taken step at
this time which will call forth general
amen, and be the means of .ingratiating
them, to some extent, with those who have
heretofore been loud in their complaints.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-09-16

BRAZILIAN TURNIP SEED.-Six hundred
bushels to the acrei The turnip grows very
large, weighing from six to twelve pounds,
and is more juicy than any other kind ever
raised in this country. They are exceedingly
healthy and grow very thick. These tur-
acre. They should he planted during the
month of September, north, but in the
south, at almost any time, except middle
of summer. Price, prepaid by mail, fifty
cents per package; three packages for one
dollar. Seed all fresh, last years produc-
ton. Address, Felix Glare Sc Co., 224
East 18th stleet, New York. seq Gun DIV
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CHICAGO, September 14.-Reuben Burr,
sole survivor OF the Equinox, was picked
up, having foated thirty-one hours on the
pilot house. He was the helmsman. The
vessel sprung a leak about 10 O'Clock, and
after the bulk works were stove in it was
decided TO l. yer the boats. The Mays was
hailed to CONT alongside, but the bail was
unheard or UNDECIDED. The boat lowered
had five men in it. When the vessel went
down Burr and the captain swan q long dis
lance side by side. Subsequently, Burr
caught the pilot house with hook.
LONDON, September IA special dis
patch from Paris to-day to the Duly Ners
reports that the constitutional party in
France has resolved to force NJ. Buffet TO
break openly with the Bonapartists.
At a NEE, ''Ig Of the Permanent Commit
tee it was decided to convene the Assem-
bly, before the appointed time.
WAsHINGTox, September IA. -One humid
red and forty towns in Maine give Cannon
2S, $40 votes; Roberts, 81, 100. The Re
publican majority will reach 1000, against
10, 600 last year. The Congressional con-
test for the yeeancy in the fourth district is
close The Democrats gain in the Senate
and House will probably be unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS, September IA. "A dis
patch from Vicksburg says; Ex-senator
Pease to-day autographed 70 Ahorney-Gen-
eraI Pierrepont Ssst he has ASSURANCES from
the peace officers Of Warren county, that
they are amply eompetent to prevent any
further violence in the county. He says
there has been = material change in public
sentiment. Good citizens are ready to as
sist officers Of the law in preserving peace.
With present Indications, any interference
by the general government would be highly
impolitic-"
Lieut.. j. B. Guthrie, commanding the
post here, teiegrspbed 20 Attorney General
PierTep0nt as follows: 81 have assuFnncs Of
the peace officers Of Warren county that
their power 70 maintain peace ID adequate
A majority Of the citizens are willing 70 aid
the sheriff whenever he calls for their servi-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04
A Doc THAT DYED HER PUPS.

A DOG THAT 10 VED HER PUPS.
An ancient widow was walking the
other day in the Avenue du Maine,
Paris, with her dog, which disappeared
in the Rue de la Gate, and shortly re-
turned carrying piece of bacon, which
it buried in some soft earth. "Your
dog is clever, said passer-by. "Poor
thing" said the widow, "she has young
ones, and this develops her instincts. {"
So saying the widow uncovered the
bacon and placed it in capacious pock-
ct. Presently the dog reappeared with
pair of socks. This seeming to be a
sign of over-anxiety for her young, the
Passer-by pointed her out to the police,
who found in her pocket a cake, pair
of small boots, knife, the piece of ba-
con, sausage, book and some other
matters. The poor dog was sent to be
slaughtered, anc the widow taken to
the police station.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04
4 LUDICROUS ERRATUN.

We have, in our time, seen a good
many comical mistakes of the printer.
We have seen mistakes which were
humorous; we have seen mistakes which
were CHASTITY and we have seen mis-
takes which would seem, to the unin-
itiated, to partake of pure malevolence.
Think of the feelings of the editor, and
think, also, of the feelings of the sub
ject of the notice, when, in speaking of
the manner in which the latter got
clear from an alteration which threat
ened to end in bloody fight, the ed
itor wrote that friends of moment
interfered and took him away" and the
printer made him say-".fends of tor
ment," etc.
One of the most curious mistakes, re-
sulting only from the misplaeing of a
simple space Il. e., the bit of type
metal used to separate words), hap
pened in a paper published at the time
net thousand miles from Providence.
1t was in 1S49, just after Louis Ma
poleon had been elected President of
the French Republic. The editor, in
an extensive, high-sounding leader on
French politics, says, as it was printed
=" When the provisional government
promised the laboring classes of
France that they should not want for
adequate wages, them asses actually
believed it -
There were good many Frenchmen
in that vicinity, and, as may be sup
posed, they were highly indignant at
this slur upon the bone and sinew of
their dear France, and most of the
readers thought the language rather
strong, as we'll as inelegant and un-
grammatical. However, the matter was
set right in the next issue by the follow
ing "Erratum For them asses in
our last, read--THE MASSES"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04
PLEASANTRTES.

NATURES tailoring-Potato patch.
A BLACK subiect-The coal question.
A New YORK auctioneer complains
that, like Enoch Arden, he sees "no
sale from day to day."
SOMEBODY observes that when 81
young ladies sit down to talk about
dress, a small boy with a tin horn is
refuge for the weary.
THERE are three things in this
world that should not be trifed
with-an unloaded gun, woman's
opinion of herself, and the business-end
of wasp.
A POPULAR preacher enriched his SER
mon occasionally with this jewel Ere
member, l beseech you, that we are
sailing down the stream of time, and
must inevitably land In the ocean of
eternity"
A GEORGIA paper knows a man who
went all the way from Cassville to At
lanta. On his return he looked solemn
with the weight of garnered wisdom,
and said: eff the world is as big
t'other way as it is that, it's a whop-
per-"
"THE only thoroughly blighted be-
ing," says the st. Louis Journal, sis
the man who has been deceived in q
meerschaum. When he has expended
his money in purchasing the costly
comfort, when he has consumed to-
bacco enough to unsettle the nerves of
rhinoeeros and the stubborn pipe still
refuses to color, demonstrating to him
the fact that he has been sold, then
does the hollowness of this world and
all that therein is become fully and dis
gustingly apparent.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04
"ROsE-BUD DINNER PARTY

A "ROSE-BUD DINNER PARTY
On Christmas Eve, a lady of Knicker-
booker lineage, and of prominence
among the exclusive fashionable of New
York, gave rosebud dinner party"
A rosebud dinner party is compari-
lively novel entertainment here, and
was introduced at Newport three sum-
mers ago, by Madame de Noailles, wife
of the French Ambassador at Washing
ton. The title of the affair is derived
from from the fact that the dinner
given in honor of two or more young
ladies who have not made their debut
III society. It is something of "cem-
ing out party" only instead of the
guest dancing they eat. On the occa-
sion of which we write four demoiselles
were honored-four OF the prettiest in
all this great city, according to rumor.
Eighteen sat down to dinner-nine
ladies -four of them "rose bud y and
nine gentleman. Delmonico provided
the meal. It was an elaborate one, and
Jenkins, who hired himself to Del
monico as waiter in order to get an ac-
count of the party, swesrs the bill of
his employer was seventy-five hundred
dollars and odd cents. The dining
room was transformed into veritable
bower of roses, and the whole house
was redolent with perfume. There was
music by Lander, and the menu was
engraved on blue velvet in letters of
gold. The four g hcroines of the hour
were beautifully attired, and were the
recipients of compliments innumerable.
The dinner was great success, and
fashionables viii probably talk about
it for nine days to come.-NesD York
LETTER
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04

A PIECE of silicifed wood from the
Rocky Mountains, over which British
biologists have had considerable dis
cussion, is thought by Prof. Nicholson
to be chip produced by an ak in the
hands of some prehistoric Indian,
which has lain long enough to become
thoroughly altered from wood to stone
by the action of waters containing the
minutest trace of silica.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04
Flowing I'm Chfnch Bugs.

V. P. Richmond, of Madison county,
ILL.,, writes as follows to the German
town Telegraph !: While we are killing
great numbers of chinch bugs with a
wet, cold, and warm changeable Writer,
we will drown and freeze ont a great
deal of wheat. If the winter is favora-
BILE to wheat it will favor the growth of
chinch bugs, and they will injure very
much wheat, oats, and corn. Very
early varieties of corn are not much in
iured by them. Mine is not injured to
any extent; while my nearest neigh
boris corn is shrunk very near twenty
per cent. believe deep blowing and
shallow cultivation will prevent chinch
bugs injuring corn to any great extent
the deep blowing putting them SO
deep that many of them will never find
the top. The shallow cultivation will
not help to bring them up.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04

"Hush !" said Annette, on tiptoe.
Mamma is asleep"
What's the use of hushing? I've
lost my lunch and come fer more"
Mamma stirred in her sleep at the
sound of the voice and the creaking
boots.
"Please - pleaded Annette, she's
so tired" And Rob gave Annette's
curls love pull, and turned to clatter
down stairs.
He will get something in the
pantry" she thought, and sat down
again on the door-sill to watch if
mamma slept or woke to the creaking
of boots.
Mamma woke in little while when
door banged down stairs; so Annette
scampered away for the wonderful tray.
But sad to behold, Rob had treated him.
self to his luncheon, and the tray in
disorder, the parsley leaves gone, and
the dripping of soup told tale over
towering to Annette.
"Oh, Rob- Robl' she sobbed,
"every one thinks of himself"
Rob tapped at the window and shook
his head and was off, whistling as he
went /; but Annette was burning her
fingers with the steam, as she lifted the
boiler'to the light and bebeld-O happy
sight that there was plenty for man.
ma yet.
Mammals face was bright as she
tasted her soup and looked at Annette.
Annette's heart was light as she saw
mamma rested and refreshed, enjoying
every drop of unexpected lunch.
Annette's face flushed when Rob
came home and said, Mamma, no.
body comes up to you in making soup"
So Annette knew that, though she
was not so big as Ted, nor a woman
like "Jophine, yet she could do some
thing to help; and as each day the little
hands sprang forward to new tasks and
the little feet few hither and thither
with the consciousness of being of use,
mamma felt how pleasantit was to have
some one think of her while she was
thinking CT others to have some one do
for her while she was doing for some
body else; to have little unselfsh fin
gers pulling up the weights that were
dragging on her hrnds; while Annette,
without knowing it, grew to be in the
house as the rays of sunshine, growing
brighter and more resistless every day;
getting every one gradually to remem-
Der that mamma could be tired and
need rest, could be overburdened and
need help. and at the same time
drawing all hearts to herself as sunshine
draws the hearts of the fowers.-Geo.
Kringle, in N. y. observer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04
SKATING WITH THE GIRLS.

Come, girls, get on your jockey hats,
Dress in your skating suits;
De sure to lace up snugIy
Your pretty little boots
And we will all go skating,
For the ice is clear AID bright;
The moon viii soon be up. my dears
Wen have a lovely night.
Then soon we're of, little band
Tucked snugly meath each arm,
While all the boys are talking love
And keeping darlings Win.
OF. don't you thlbk it's jolly,
Mixing mp ones sell with curis,
And going off on moonlight nights
Skating with the girls?
But when it comes TO putting on
Lord love us amt i, nice
To hold the darling's little feet
For they have to be precise,
Or the skates wcnH fit so saugiy;
Sc, with twists sL5 twirls,
How long it takes in putting on
The skates of pretty girls,
The foot so small, so very trim,
The boot so high and neat,
Perhaps g.impse Of stocking white
May cause your heart to beat.
1t takes so long to put on skates
Of pretty ones with curis,
And yet we wish we always could
Go skating with the girls.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04

THE widower's grief has been pro-
nounced by competent authority to be
lovely while it lasts, but it is not con-
structed to endure the rude assaults of
time. A Connecticut man, who only
last spring threw himself upon the cold
turf that wrapped his beloved's clay,
and wept till his eyelashes fell out, has
since had three women following him
around for alimony.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04

THE grand staircase of the new Opera
House in Paris, though effective and
striking. is said to be greatly overdone.
1t is literally one mass Of gold bronze,
marble and onyx, combined with the
richest draperies, with statuary and
huge mirrors, and everything that the
most lavish expenditure and elaborate
ornamentation can bestow.