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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04
EVENING SESSION.

The Convention met q. 2 so, pursuant to
adjournment Roll called; quorum pres
ent. e is sbH a'l -. " e
The pending question was resumed, being
the motion of Dir. Russell of Harrison 10
strike out the latter portion of section one.
Mr.. Fleming took the floor against the
proposed amendment TO strike out, aad ar
gued the question 1t some length, and with
4 great deal of abilsy.
Mr.. Stockdale offered the following as a
substitute:
s'Taxation shall be equal and uniform.
Ali property inthis Safe, whether ewned by
natural persons or corporations, other than
municipal. shall be nxed in proportion to
its value, which shall le ascertained as may
be provided by law The Legislature may
impose a poll tax. II nay also impose occu-
D iticrl taxes, both upoEnatural persons and
upon other corporation other than munich
pal, doing any bushes in this State. Ii
may also tax incomes Il both natural per
sons and corporation other than mu-
uicipal, except that PERSONS engaged In
agricultural and mtshanical pursuits,
snail never be reQifred 10 psy an
occupation tax; procst2, that two hun
dred aud fifty dollars forth OF household
and kitchen furniture belonging 10 each
/ family IN this State sklll be exen1rt from
taxasiou." Adopted.
| Mr.. Mckinney Of Wlker offered the fol-
lowing amendment: ~ Pnosidef further,
that the occupation * levied by any eoun-
", city or town forauy year on persons
1 pursuing any profession OF business shall
not exceed one-half ofhei occupation tax lev
/ led by the State for he same period on the
same pfofesslo1s or hzitiess- Adopted
Mr. Stockdale oHred % insert the word
ssoccupati0nr befot the word '-taxesn IN.
] line eleven Adoted-
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NO. l3

He opens at O'clock in the morning and
holds on until 10 or IL at night Judge
Turner Is very exact in the performance OF
his duties, but is mighty welt liked s.a.,sa
Among the most popular Austin men who
have trade in this country are Messrs.
Carrington & Sheehan, Stone s Heating,
Ryan, Roberts and Brueggerhoff- nl
Last evening We attended, by invitation
OF the groom, the marriage aud wedding
Festivities Of Capt Z. a. Wilkes, distin-
gnished Young lawyer, and Miss Fannie
Gregg, daughter of DR.. Gregg. OF this
place. A complimentary ball was ,aiven
TO the young pair, and golden hours ON
angels wings flew Ger him and his dearie. y
s'Soft eyes looked love 70 eyes which spake
again, y and the air was perfumed with
.,sighs such as press the life from out young
hearts. f" The bench and the bar were
there and very jolly over such a case OF
,smaritai relations Yoar Peter did his
best 10 do credit to the STATESMAN. He
danced with all the pretty girls, the rosiest
checked little beauties you ever saw, If
he were not already Alexander he could
wish to be Diogoues At very improper
time Capt aud Airs. Wilkes were left en-
tirely alone. D PKgEH.
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Rme1.oa On IIi. coa.e..por.rIe.


A Boston correspondent writes TO the
Concord az. H.l Monitor of talk with
Ralph Waldo Emerson, saying: Emerson
was very fond OF Oliver Wendell Holmes
and James Russell Lowell lie said with
some appearance Of pleasure, il not pride.
1--WE are all sons Of Ministers James,
As he called him, .shas Of late been writing
such good poetry that his long silence can
be excused. y From Mr. Emerson leaned
something in reference 20 the mental habits
Of some Of the poets Holmes 1850 full that
he can write At any time. LEVEL breQds
over his subject for time aud then com
poses with great swiftness. he does nos
like to write to order, though sdesirous OF
employing the stimulus OF great occasions.
We asked him to read poem at Concord
on the one hundreth anniversary of the fight.
but he said he could not. His wife day
or two before wrote TO me, saying, 81 can
not speak for James, yet think YOU may
expect poem from him ON the nineteenth.
He has been going about for some time In
thst peculiar way which is promise Of some
thing g'S--aad on the nineteenth Lowell was
on thssgFonnd with hts poem--and a grand
one it was. Longfellew prepared his poems
TO be read on great occasions, as minister
who lives near Boston prepares his sermons,
nearly year ahead. He wrote the poem
read at Bowdoin- College last summer early
IN the fall of the previous year. and we'll il
was that he did so, for the months inter-
yening have heen fruitless as far as literary
labor Is concerned, owing to physical pros
tration. He is, happily, better now. Mr..
Emerson informed me that a new book OF
his would probably be issued by osgood s.
Co. this month. Tins information will ac-
count for Emerson frequent and long visits
at the libraries during the last year. He
has many essays aud lectures and q few
poems in manuscript, which may see, the
old and cannot work much more, and poSsi-
bly, the slabor of preparing my manuscripts
for the press,n Ms he said, ''may be dele
gated to some younger than myself.
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. :
TnR OLD GKANGER.

Near the track OF a RAILROAD newly laid,
A farmer leaned ON his esEthworA epaLle;
His taxes were nigh. and his crops bat slim,
So he growled q growl ~ the trains sharp din
I'm gather you in; III gather you M" t..t.
NJ have borne you long and here Vow :.
You railroads 10 beat, some way, or how; 80 -
I'll get up q law, by the great horned oy,li q.
To cut your profits and make you howl;
g And but little or nothing 2, III snip from bin
OF boarded corn, I'LL I've gathered you I'M
'swe will rise in our Oranges, bold and fee,
And down with freightsr shall our war-cry be.
Not partisan crew, nor party hack, 'ssys ~
Shall help US to gain our birthriy yht back;
For the battle Is ours TO lose or yin-- 8Fs I. ~
Wen gather them IN; Wen gather them in!''
Now guant politician, coming that way,
O'erheard the old mans angry say; aI-s.t'.'t-
And he gave bis head a knowing screw, % ai5.,a.-t
With \ thought 70 himself. replete with q grin,
I'm gather you IN; III gather you ini"
Then 4 twist Of his eye to seem acute,
fhe farmers tongue has TOO ling been mute;
am Just your man u It suits your mood.
So place me where I can do most good;
Wen gather themini WELT gather them in"
Touching hand 20 hand, in atxsrm exchange,
They take a walls to the farmers Grange, ft..
" here the stranger speaks with q rural AIR,
Aud spriRkles hay 8, I'd This har5 ~ q 1i-
Let railroads quail when our blows begin;
Wen gather them In; we'llgathert them in!nifl
othey vote for him at the coming poIis, ss
Those simple rural, honest souls; ;-.., ,.si q.
Never dreaming thar they OF theirin horse,
Are voting, loosl for the man Of eaarsei 81. s.
As on him alone their faith they pin,
To gather them In; to gather Them iniI IGu 1df
When the eIectionsover the railroads fau y1o
Ascore of trains where they once had one; q
While ditch by the track Is found 10 hold
"A poo old Gran sers ,aik apd colt; hrrR
For the chap he'd helped the oiice to win
Had atheTed him in; had gathered h m in! is
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Mr.. Sapsom offered the following amend
ment Amend section two by inserting In
line fifteen, after the word "pEofit, school
houses and their necessary furniture, so
that school houses and their necessary fur
niture would be exempt from TAXATION.
Adopted.
Nr. Crawford moved to insert the word
s.pnblic'' before the words .sschool houses =
Mr. Waelder offered the following amend
ment: All buildings used exclusively and
owned by persons or associations OF persons
Tor school purposes, and the necessary fur-
niture of all schools. 0vsa
Mr.. Ross moved to lay the amendment
and substitute on the table. Lost by vote
OF 16 to SO.
Mr.. 3rawford's amendment was lost
Convention adjourned. lH stHL
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tended that the Staas ~asts deasely popu-
lated, whereyef papalatin existed to any
extent, as the states Of hdiana and some
other States, that had founshing free
schools IL hswed thatthe Prussian gov
ernmenf, and that Of Enhand had the best
schools In The worlds All even in the In
dl n Nation, where fhg were but few
Years since m-re savage, they Nere out
stripping US in s1neatish ss'
The Amendments olFp I'd be- Mr. w WseIder.
was then lost, by q Foe of 33 I'D 4S
The substitute ohEeed by Mr.. Whitfield
was then lost by q Voc of "a to AZ.
Mr.. West gave noii.e that he would move
a reconsideration oft6e vote passing t.re
amendment nf Mr. RragAn. striking out
regard to -ths anoant of poll tax for free
schools. ss ~ ss,,ss7Es.
Convention adjourned until tomorrow at
8 A. NJ.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04
Miscellaneous.
1sq~oooea1-aeao-
DR., G. M'LANE'S
Celebrated American
Worm SPECIFIC,
We R M IFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS

THE courtensnce is pale and
leaden-colored, with occasional
Aushes, or circumscribed spot on
one or both cheeks; the eyes become
dull; the pupils diIate; an azure
semicircle runs along the lower eye
I'D; the Bose Is irritatsd, .swells, and
sometimes bleeds !; :, swelling of the
upper Up Occasional headache, with
humming or ,throbbing of the ears
an unusual secretion Of saliva Shiny
or furred tongue breath very foul,
particularly in the morning; appetite
variable, sometimes yorzcious, with
gnawihg sensation Of the stomach, at
Others, entirely gone Heeting pains
in the stomach; occasional nausea
and vomiting violent pains through
out the abdomen bowels irregular,
al times costive; stools Shiny, not
nnffequently tinged with blood; belly
swollen and hard urine turbid re-
spiratiohl occasionally difficult, am
o.accompanied by hiccough;, ), cough
sometimes dry and conyulsive; un-
easy and disturbed sleep, with grind
ing of the teeth; temper variable,
but generally irritable, etc.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found TO exist,
Do c1M'LANE'S VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect cure.
cc The universal success which has
attended the administration of this
preparation has been such as to war
rant US in pledging ourselves to the
public to
RETURN THE MONEY,
in every instance where il should
prove Intellectual: providing the
symptoms attending the sickness of
the child or adult should warrant the
suppositionl of worms being the
cause In all cases the Medicine
TO be given IN STRICT ACCORDANCE
WITH THE pIREs r oSs.
We pledge ourselves to the public.
,that .al
DIR. c. M'Lane,s Vermifuge
DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
il any form; and that it is an inno-
cent preparation. not edba6leefaofne
- shi@SiGgAfesf faiN,y to kke most kenaez.
infant. Address all orders to
FLEMING BROS, PfTTsBURcH, PA.
p. S Dealess and Physicians ordering from
others Tim Fleming y, s., will do well TO write
their orders distinctly, take none bn DR.. C.
NLaHe's, byesayedty {2emizP Byos ,Pitfsba,eh.
Pa. To those wishing 10 give them trial We viii
forward per mail, lost paid TO any part of the
United States, one boa Of Pills for twelve three
cent postage stamps, one vial Of Vermifiige for
fourteen threeeent stamps All orders from Canada
must be accompanied by twenty cents extra
n, As- For sale by Druggists and Country Store
Keepers generally
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04
KvExrNa kEssIoN.

Convention met at 2;sO P. n; quorum
present.
The pending business was resumed, beng
the leeislatsye article on third reading.
Mr.. Wselder Withdrew his amenament
Offered thie moznipg and offered the follow
ing:
The iirss session q the Legislature under
this constitatien shall provide for revising:
dige<sing and publishing the lave. elSai ene
criminal, and like revision. digest ana
publication nav be made every ten pears
iheseAller; nrssll.l. shal II the adoption
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04

the members from all parts of the house
grasped the old chiefL4in BY the hand and
Congratulated him
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Convention rnocEEDINcs.
FoRTr-srxrH DAY.

FoRTY-sTxTH DAY
AUSTIN, October q, 1873.
Under a resolution of the Convention, a
communication was received from the
Comptroller, showing the amount loaned to
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-11-04
COMMISSION MERcHAMTs
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COTTON. WOOL. HIDES. ETC.,, ETC..

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-05
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS AND coNsrrru.
T1oN-No MORE VOTING BY PROXY.
A special meeting OF the New York Yacht Club
was held at the club rooms. Madison avenue and
Twenty-seventh street, last evening. Commodore
Kingsand presiding, to consider the following pro.
posltions:-
F1st-Amendment to chapter OF bylaws.
SecOnd-Amendment TO article 10 OF constitu.
ton.
The former treats OF Representatives, and for.
merry provided that lat all meetings yacht
must be represented BY It's owner, or by
any one OF It's owners Qf there be
more than one), all OF whom must be members OF
the club, or by any member who has
written authority from the owner
owners to represent the same, such
authority to. be given for specified
meeting and 10 be valid for that
mltted TO vote upon more than one proxy" Tne
amendment was designed TO do away with tnat
portion aui horlzing representation by proxy and
Contung 1T to the owner or owners OF yachts.
There was but little opposition manifested TO tho
proposed chanQe, and the question, upon being
submitted, passed by a large majority.
rnc tenth artlce OF the constitution has refer.
the names being posted at least ten days before
tney could be baoted lot IL ~ proposed TO refer
all spcn to a committee, VINO shall duly report
thereon. TINS amendment received the lndorso-
ment OF those present. but To make II valid tt
must be approved az the next general meeting OF
the club, winch VIII be held on the fourth Thurss
day OF this month. Adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-05
A BROKER IN TROUBLE.
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT LAND TRANSFER

ALLEGED FRAUDULENT LAND TRANSFER
Henry II. Holcomoe was arrested in Brooklyn
last evening by Detectives Corwin and Folk on a
warrant issued by Judge Walsh. the AFFIDAVIT
upon which the warrant was issued was made py
Ed. A. CLARK, OF Railway, N j., who charges That
Holcomoe sold him piece OF property at
Red Bank, N. j., and gave him
deed, which has since been discoveries
to have been forced. Hocombe represented at
the time oi the SAFE That the property was his and
made out tile deed IN his own and his wlIes
name In reality the property, IL Is charged, was
owned by Mrs. King, HoIcomDe's mother-in.aw.
she, receiving good Offer Tor the property some
weeks ago. sold IT, and by that means the fraud
alleged to have been perpetrated by Holcombe
was discovered. Holcombe, mo Is a real estate
broker. resides at No. SO PARK place, Brooklyn, lie
was locked up last night In the First precinct sta
ton house.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-05
FUNERAL OF MIR. GAVIT.

The funeral OF Daniel f. Gavit, the late journal
ist and bill lard authority, took place yesterday
from the residence OF his brother-in-aw, Frank II.
Norton No. LAG East seventeenth street. The
house was thronged with the numerous friends Of
Mr.. Gavlt among wnom were several wen known
billiard players ana members OF the Journalistic
procession. The Rev. Dr. WiueKind read the Luz
tneran burial servlcs. and delivered bsleI remarks
on tue late Mr.. GaVIt. Among those present were
Albert GARNER, Nj. Colleuder and deputaton
IRON the ccribbers' Clue. The remains at I'M
conclusion OF the services, were taken TO Wood.
lawn Cemetery lor burial.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-05

DEFERRED CAPITAL FUND MEETING
At rapid transit meeting. held yesterday ii
the once of C. Il. Roosevelt, secretary OF the last
meeting, 1t was resolved to appoint committee,
consisting of fifty persons from the subscribers te
the deferred capital fund, and In accordance
herewith the following persons we're appointed -
James N. Drake, +. B. Thurber, John II. Kemp, l.
j. Phillips, John haven, Lawson N. Fuller, Louis
2. Raeder, Samuel Schiller. Joseph Stiner, j.. A.
clarke, W. II. Mcneil, John Henry Heull, John
Wilson, jacob Cohen. A. A. Brown, J. A. Wilcox,
A. J. Dorvale, John stephenson. David M.
john d. Cneever, Horatio Reade, George
Mills David H. Knapp, j. w. Cloves, Thomas
Pearson, G. E. Simonson, NJ. d.; Robert McCaf-
feriy, Ferdinand Kurz man. Never Stern, David
Dereney, n. Cowen cornelius ORielly, II. Israel,
Francis McCaoe, Thomas Dufy, James Rowe,
Jerome j. Collins A. A. Drake, =. W. Stebblns,
Frank G. Brown, r. Z. Root, George Lespinassc.
George A. Hasey, Commodore J. p. Leroy, sam
uel Z. Sloan.
1t was also resolved to call . meeting OF the
above Executive Committee to be held at the
chamber OF Commerce on Monday next at two
O'Clock.
The object OF the meeting OF the committee Is TO
confer and arrange Tor the organization OF GEN.
tral association and to complete arrangements for
the organization OF rapid transit associations IN
every ward.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-05

THE GREENWICH STREET ROAD SHOULD IN
CARRIED TO THE GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT.
NEW YORK, March L. 1875.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your paper Of March 2. under the heading Of
"Common Sense or Rapid Transit" you solve the
problem OF immediate relief by rapid transit. A
grain OF wheat among the bushels OF cha1 in
every form seen IN all the papers and communica-
tons the subject, this simple plan stands pre-.
eminent.
Let our sapicnt Common Council grant privilege
OF extension to the Greenwich Street Elevated
Railroad through Forty-second street to the Har.
lem Railroad depot, and in sixty days you have II
ing Fortysecond street Is, that II Is 100 leet wide
and III 1t are situated the main entrances to the
New Haven. New York Contra! and Harlem Rail-
road companies nncs BESIDES would propose
that the extension through FOrty-second street.
should be butt IN the middle OF the streer, on
supports, similar to those already In use. or Bet
ter If possible, and by this plan two tracks can
be aid-one Dracing aud supporting the other,
while the street would be wide enough on either
side to accommodate the traffic, and, above all.
the noise ana nuisance OF the cars would he iat
less Objectionable to the inhabitants by being SO
far removed rom them.
class bo1ses-tne only really good property being
IRON Broadway TO Madison avenue, and Reservoir
square occupies one Of those blocks on side OF
the street. These are crude ideas OF mine, drawn
iortn by your article, and can be much improved
on, Yours, II. L.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-13
rRAMPs IN POLITICS.

At Columbus, Ohio, last week, a State
convention wa held to wrestle with the
tramp nuisance 1t was not a conven'
ton of tramps, but a convention tor
tramps. The delegates decided that the
persons known as tramps were vagrantsi
that the system OF tramping had SO H.
creased and spread that it should De
eradicated by putting the tramps at work.
and that warehouses; and chain-gangs
should be established for this purpose.
1t was agreed by the convention that DIS
tricts should DE formed from townships ,
and that these districts should be EN-
powered BY the Legislature to employ va
grants in remunerative labor, or upon
the public highways, and that private
charity to tramps should entirely cease.
The tramps should now get up q
counter.convsntion with delegates from
Memphis and all other points, and re-
solve to become a political party. They
can ask with old Eccles, Are we slaves,
we working men2" The genuine tramp
is forever looking for work. Like the
Wandering Jew, he is driven from one
end of the land 10 the other by a resist
less power. he tramps continually TOR
work." but be never reaches it. Mem
phis has had political tramps in local
politics before, and several OF them have
been elected or appointed to good Offices.
Our city is now infested with tramping
paupers from other cities and States.
The wintry season Of the North and the
cessation Of all work have driven the
tramps, street musicians, beggars, ETC.,
on their annual pilgrimage Southwark.
Like the wild ducks and geese that 60
Northward in spring and return South in
winter in search of feeding grounds, the
tramps being birds of prey and passage,
take similar flights in search of some
thing to eat or something to steal, but
the recent order of arrest issued by the
Police Commissioners has already in
duced the tramps ct al. to leave our city
by the score,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-13

REPRESENTATIVE RANDALL has pre-
pared q bill, which will be reported in
the House at an early day, providing for
the reduction Of the army to $4,000. and
reducing the army budget from $4,000.
900 to $4,000 0 The bill will abolish
the Office Of Lieutenant General, cut of
n Major General, rduce the number of
Brigadier Generals one.half, and make
corresponding reductions in other ranks.
1t is proposed to bring the measure to q
vote as o o as possible for the purpose
Of testing the sense Of the House on
the subject Of economy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-12-13
RMpLnYRs, WAGES.

In view Of the small wages paid for
all kinds of skilled aud uuskilled labor
all over the country and high prices of
the necessaries and comforts of life,
it has occasioned much surprise that the
Western Union Telegraph Company
should at this time order a reduction of
the pay Of all its employees from FIVE to
twenty-five per cent. The company is
powerful, and of course can do as it
plesses. 1t is rich beyond con-
|tingency, and a company that can declare
a dividend these hard times, when the
commercial and agricultural interests of
the country are so depressed, cannot offer
necessity as a reason for such action.
The employees, many of them have
worked so long in this business that
they are disqualified for other pursuits
and can scarcely live, much less
v any money at their present pay.
The employees, we learn, have addressed a
petition and remOnstrance to the Execu
tive Committee, which, it is to be hoped,
will be considered. They are a hard
working, faithful class, and certainly not
over.paid at present. Their duties are
such as to almost isolate them from So
ciety and the world, although they are in
constant contact with its great arteries
of thought and news hat ever throb
oEer the wires. This is of course a bust
ness matter between the company and
its employees, in which outsiders have no
right to interfere, but we cannot with.
hold an expression of sympathy and the
hope that the Executive Committee will
so modify its order as to meet the desire
and necessities Of the petitioners in this
case.