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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28
Shooting stars.

We make q few selections from an inter
estIng paper ON shooting stsrI," by Prof.
q. A. Young, published in the Boston Jour.
nal Of Chemistry. These shooting stars,
he says, are very small, for the most part
weigI 'ng certainly not more than q few
grains, and possibly only some thousandths
of grain-mere particles or clouds of dust,
which are travelling III space under the same
laws as those which govern the motions Of
the planets and comets, and with q velocity
AS great. Their least velocity is NOR, enc
thirty times that of a cannon ball. -. :. =
hey encounter ouI-atmOst5scss, this veloc-
ity is destroyed 10y the resistance, and, ac-
riding to well-known laws, their energy
Of motion is converted into heat of intensity
sufficient to render them incandescent, ami
even to dissipate any solid portions in
vapor. Their numbers are very great.
Abaut forty per hour is q fair average for
one station, or nearly one thousand each
day. II the calculation is carried out for
the whole earth, allowing that each station
all are observed which come within a circle
TWO hundred miles in diameter. the total
number reaching the earth daily is found
to be about five million; indeed, Prof. New
| ton, who is perhaps the highest authority
on this subject sets the numrer still higher
at seven and half million. A curious fact
is, that the hourly numbers increase from
sunset to sunrise by some fifty per cent
rhe reason is simply that in the evening
we are, so to speak, behind the earth ss it
rushes through space, and see only those
which overtake US; in the morning, on the
other hand, we are in front, and see all we
meet, as we'll as those we overtake.
The most remarkable discovery Of recent
IN IN g.,
be mentioned. II is found Thar in four we'll
MAI ked cases the orbits OF important
meteoric swsrms coincide exactly with the
orbits OF we'll known comets; that the
swarm of mSteors follows in the wake OF
the comet and is somehow connected with
it. This discovery dates from 1856. when
Schiapparelli first proved the connection
between the LeoDids November meteors)
and Temples comet. Since then the same
thing has been shown Of the Perseids, Ly-
rids, aud Bielids.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

THE New York Herald gives a graphic
description of the ceremonies at the pre-
sentation of the trophy to the victorious
American team. The exciting contests at
Creedmoor were followed by the presenta-
ton of the trophy to the American team.
and the ceremonies were of much interest
There were about fifteen thousand people
in the building. Thousands who had not
seen the match were anxious to see the gal
liant msrksmen of Ireland, Scotland, Can
ada and Australia, and those of America,
who had ''fired the shot heard round the
world" The American team was composed
of Nenry Fulton, Henry Gildersleeve, John
BOdine, Thomas S. Dakin, Ransom Rath-
Done, samuel Weber, Isaac L. Allen and
William B. Farwell; and Gildersleeve was
the leading marksman here as he was at
Wimbledon. Mr.. Milner, of the Irish team,
made the greatest number of wonderful
shots, hitting the bull's-eye fifteen times at
one thousand yards. The trophy awarded
To the American team was a magnificent
gold medal presented by the Centennial
Commission. Each of the other teams was
presented with miniature copy of the
trophy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28
A GREAT AND PUsE MAN.

Henry A. Wise retained n perfectly clear
mind up to the last moments of his life.
He was great man, one of the greatest
of his day and time; belonged to the old
school of Virginia gentlemen, anu was
guided in his career by those exalted sentl-
ments which prevailed in the bosoms of
such men as Washington, Jefferson
and Madison. There was nobility
about this man which caused those
who enjoyed his presence to bow down
in heart before him, and meanness and
low cunning would cringe before him
with a mortal fear. An instance is IN mind
when Wise was making his great canvass
against Know-Nothingism in Virginia. 1t
was at Charlottesville, and the hall was
crowded with tremendous audience. He
had been dogged for several days by ly-
ing reporter for the Tribune, and Wise had
just learned who the man was. He began
by telling his hearers what had been said
IN the Tribune in regard to himself, and then
giving the picture of the falsifier, in
formed them that he was in their midst.
Ashamed to meet the eye of the great speak
er, he hid himself away IN some corner whare
no one could discover him. The attack
was so rebuking, and the picture of the
man so contemplate that though news
paper reporter he became disgusted with
himself, and fled from exalted presence and
took the very next train which passed
Charlottesville, and left Virginia behind
him. Wise was great moral power in
life, and his example will be an influence
for honor and integrity for long years to
come. He was pure man, and politician
of unblemished fame. AS stated, his
mind was grand to the last moment of his
life, and while life was glimmerng in its
socket he made use of the following char
acteristic words:
my life has been devoted to virtue and
integrity. l never robbed the poor, and
what is better and easier l never robbed the
RICH"
To his son he remarked:
Take hold, John, of the biggest knots in
life and try to unite them. Try to be
worthy Of mans highest estate. Have high,
noble, manly honor. There is but one test
Of anything, and that is, 70 be right. If il
is not right turn away from it."
What reflection was the life of this
great statesman upon the politicians of to.
Say
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ernrnent if it does not complete road,
wItnout the subsidy, to Texas In three years.
probably in q much shorter space of
time. And yet there are those
among US, many, We are inclined
to believe, serving, through pressure, indi-
vidusl interests in favor Of Scott and his
ring, because not sufficiently informed upon
the propositions of the nHthern Pacific
company, aud the advantages to be de-
rived for Texas from the encouragement
of their enterprise. In time this light will
come, and the failure of Tom Scott now
reduced to a chronic state will open the
eyes of the people of Texas to their true
interests. and it is to be hoped the change
will not be tardy, tor time in these great
undertakings is important, and Texas had
better enjoy advantages aow than wait
twenty or thirty years for them. 1t is
with these views that the STATESMAN has
insisted upon knowing those of Col.
Giddings upon question second to none
affecting the destiny of T,.xss.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

THE WORD sYNAGOGUR means an assem-
bly,, and is applied but rarely to any other
than the Jewish faith The Great Synagogue.
or Sanhedrim, is the Jewish assembly or
Court of Twenty Elders, and the name
synagogue is likewise used to denOminate
any minor assembly Of Jews for exercising
religious rites. The name synagogue has
hence been applied to the buildings and
temples where the Isrselites met for
religious worship, and these buildings,
always handsomely constructed, are
to be found throughout the civilize |
world. The STATESMAN does not propose
to insinuate that Austin is outside OF the
civilized world, though it is about aD
equal distance between the counties of
Lee and Lamps,as, but it does propose to
make 1t known that there is, as yet. no
synagogue in this city. The question of
building one is being discussed, and what
ever it can do to further the object will be
done with q right good spirit. The city
has large Jewish population, and its ag-
gregste wealth is considerable, while it is
believed it embraces as intelligent class
of people as are to be found anywhere.
All the larger cities of Texas have their
temples for Jewish worship, and We can
ses no reason why Austin should not keep
company with them. By the way, q
wezivhy property-holder Of tins place has
signifed his intention Of donating heavily
70 this very purpose, and should the Jews
move in this matter they viii undoubtedly
succeed, aud that, too, in way highly
creiit4ble to themselves and the place
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

SENATOR BAYARD, in recent speech
made in the northern Canvass, shows where
the revenue comes from. In 1875 Virginia
paid s., $40, 249; Kentucky, s., s31 900; Mis-
souri. 50, $50, S44, while from the whole five
New England States the internal revenue is
only 50, I'll, Ola. Upon these States the gov
err rment relies for the means TO meet its just
obligation to the creditor. he asks il the
people of the North can disregard these fig
utes, aud discard the aid Of the Sbuthf
He asked them to give to the people of
Louisians, Mississippi and the Csrolinas the
peace of the law, and they will speedily
JOIN the other Southern States in a COM
mou contribution that will 60 far to relieve
the present burdens of taxation, while con-
tinuance of the system of the Republican
party will soon leave the people of all these
States. without revenue, burden upon the
Federal government. He justly claimed
that the support of party attempting to
array the Northern States against the peo-
pie of the South is direct attack upon the
independence and dignity of the national
government.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28
To Persons About 20 Many.

There is no rule which philosophers can
devise for choosing either husbands or
wives wisely that has very much effect, for
the young do not trust the old upon that
subject, and choice for women, especially,
is by no means so free as we all affect ~
believe. Not one woman in ff:y, unless,
she Is for some reason-such % fortune.
rank or beauty-a great ''catch,n has any
thing like real power of selection among
admirers; and even when she has, she often
gives it away in obedience TO passing,
possibly sensible, possibly laundering, fancy
that she has found an ideal. But we should
have said there were two broad rules still
worth teaching, because they had some
chance of being believed, and they were
these: Let the woman's first requisite be
man whose home will be 10 him Il rest and
the mans first object be to him woman
who can make home restful. Il Is the man
with many interests, with engrossing occu-
pations, with plenty of people TO fight,
with q struggle to maintain against the
world, who is the really domestic man, in
the wife's sense; who enjoys home, who is
tempted to make friend of his wife, who
relshes prattle, who feels in the small cir
Gle where nobody is above him and nobody
unsympathetic with him, as il he were in a
heaven of ease and reparation. London
Spectator.
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TIE true policy of the Southern people
is not to act upon the suggestion of the
Baltimore Gazette, but they should bear in
mind that they have friends in the North
working earnestly for their salvation.
These friends are true and brave, and their
name is legion. They entertain the same
political opinions as Democrats of the
South. and are ccnduc ing this canvass for
the good of the whole country; and the
Southern people should comUit no act
which may injure the mutual cause of these
people. Governor Parker, in New Jersey,
has made use of these words:
the policy of the Republican party to-
ward the South since the war has no psral-
lei for heartlessness and cruelty. Posterity
will regard it with horror and disgust, and
history will stigmatize it as the great po
litical crime of the century. The scheme
of bayonet rule was devised for party pur
poses, without regard to the welfare OF
tho people, North or South-it was op
pressive to the South and ruinous to the
North
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Gen. wm. F. Bartlett. of Massachusetts,.

Gen. WIN. +. Bartlett. of Massachusetts,.
Prof. W. G. Sumner, of Yale College,
who wrote the Republican State platform of
1874, and who has now written the strong
est letter of tue kind yet published in be-
half of T'.deu.
Prot. A. L. Perry. Jf Williams College,
the distinguished political economist.
Col. Augustus 81. Fem, the Republican
candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Con-
necticut lsst year.
Frank w. Bird, of Massachusetts, the
founder of the Republican, party.
Ex-Cougressman John F. FarRsworth, of
Illinois,
Charles Francis Adams, jr., of Msssachu-
sets
Henry Brooks Adams, of Massachusetts,.
Col. Nicholas Smith, representing the
Greeley family.
Geo. W. Fenton. of Chsrauqua, brother
Of Senator Fenton.
Col. Fred A. Corkling. of New York,
brother of Senator Conkling.
Fighting Joe" Hooker.
Charles A. Dana, editor of the Sun.
Col. Alex. X. Mcclure, editor 0f the
Philadelphia Times.
Judge Henry K. Selden, of New York.
Howard Potter, of New York.
Charles G. Davis, of Massachusetts.
Ex-senator Ross, of Kansas.
Ex- Senator Upton, of Nebraska.
Ex- Senat or Cowan, of Pennsylvania.
+. S. Cleveland, late Republican post
MASTER of Hartford, Connecticut
ID. D. 8. Brown, OF Monroe county.
Gen. E. +. Jones, of Brnome county.
Judge Edwin A. Reynolds, of Orleans
county.
Col Charles James, of Orleans county.
Porter Sheldon, of ChatsuQua county.
Ex-Governor Dayid P. Lewis, the last
Republican Governor of Alabama.
Judge Daniel S. Gooding, Lincoln cleo
tor at large in Indiana, 1864.
Ex-Congressman James NJ. Ashley, OF
Ohio.
Gen. Jacob Brinkerhoff, of Ohio.
Judge Hoadley, of the Supreme Court of
Ohio; supported Hayes for Governor last
year.
E. W. Kittridge. the eminent lawyer of
Cincinnati; supported Hayes last year.
Charles Reemelin, of Cincinnati, who
supported Hayes last year.
Emil Hoffman, of Cincinnati, who sup
ported Hayes last year.
Ex-Lleutenant Governor Jacob Mueller,
of Ohio, elected ou the Republican ticket
in 1871, who supported Hayes last year.
Judge J. B. Stallo, of Cincinnati, who
supported Hayes last year.
Frederick Hszzsurek, late editor of the
Cincinnati VsJkS6tatt, who supported Hayes
last year.
August Theme, editor of the Cleveland
Wachter am Erie, who supported Hayes last
year.
Col. Edward Jussen, of Chicago, brother
in-law of Carl Schurz.
Ex Governor Koerner, of Illinois.
Gen. Franz Sigel, of New York.
The eminent Germans Last named, who
have abandoned the Republican party to
support Governor Tilden, represent the
great voting rank and file of the Germans
IN America
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

THE history of the District of Colum-
bia ring is familiar to the whole country.
1t was formed for purposes of plunder and
has had absolute control of the District of
Columbia for years. By mans of false
measurements and fraudulent vouchers sup
piled by Babcock, while confidential secre-
tary of the President, and by other devices,
it succeeded in plundering the Treasury of
millions of dollars which the taxpayers OF
the different States will have to make
good. Boss Shepherd, the leader of the
ring, is one of the most intimate personal
friends of Grant, who has aided him to the
utmost extent of his ability in his designs
against the public funds. Grant is believed
to be secret partner IN the ring real estate
pool
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28
THE EVIL-HJW IT CAME ABOUT
AND HOW 1t WILL END.

Hard times would, by this time, have
completely gained the upper hand of every
body were it not for the steady decline for
years in all the necessities of lifo. Money
has been concentrated in the hands of the
few, aud at the same time it has been
boarded, or let out only on such securities
and in such amounts as exclude the masses
FROM its benefits. These same ''hard
times" about which Sd much Is said anu
written, and which all but favored
few have encountered, must have an
end, and it is believed it will
come when the American people
secure a national administration il which
confidence can be reposed. These as
sertions are not of an idle or clap-trap
political nature, based as many are upon
nothing, but are solemn and supplying
facts. The expenses of the United States
government under Grant have been extrav-
agant beyond comparison during times of
peace. For six years of his administration
ending June so, 1875, the public expendi-
lures amounted to over "a, 900, 900, 900, all
of which has BEEN extracted from an over
taxed people, and large proportion
of which has been appropriated to
the use of thieves. The causes for distress
are therefore plainly visible. Confidence
is destroyed and those who let their money
be used for purposes of good in ordinary
times are led to invest in such securities as
will be easily realized upon, and which it
is painful to say tend to do little else than
enrich villains. The wealth of the masses
has been absorbed by system of political
rings, and as stated the bottom would long
since have fallen out had not the people
been led to greater economy, and found
some relief through the universal decline in
life's necessities. With this decline, however,
which has been fully fifty per cent. ON all
staple articles in the last ten years, there
has been no perceptible relief, for just 80
fast as economy and lower prices have left
balance to the account of the citizen, just
so fast has it found its way by increased
taxation on everything into the government
treasury, and thence into the pockets of
rogues. This is the circle in which money
has travelled, the greater portien of it drop
ping as it passed around permanently
into the pockets of those whom
corrupt government allows to han
die it. To bear US out in these asser-
tions we have been led to extract from a
valuable table of rates made in New York,
the following comparative prices of neces-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

THE trial of Gen. Babcock, who is under
indictment for completely in the bogus
safe-burglary conspiracy, has commenced
i'll tie criminal court at Washington, and
will probably occupy a. least a month.
Gen. Babcock is defended by Judge w.
NJ. Fullerton, of New York, and VIM. A.
Cook, of Washington. The district attor-
ney, assisted bv other counsel, attends to
the case against Babe Dck. The parties in
dicted besides Babcock, are Whitley, ex-
chief of the secret service; Nettleship, his
former first assistant; Thomas P. Somer-
vile, New York lawyer, and one Miles
with several alases), who is now serving
u term in the Vermont penitentiary, and
who is one of the parties who actually CON-
mitted the burglary. Whitley is to be
used as the principal witness, as his testi-
mony in the main, it is believed, secured
Babcock's Indictment. One of the princi-
pal points of the defense is the lmpeach-
ment of Wnltley's evidence on the ground
that he swore before committee OF Con
gress that he had no knowledge of the con-
spiracy. 1t is thought that Harrington,
who has been hiding in Canada, may be
present before the trial is over, and grave
developments are expected.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28

The late troubles IN South Carolina pre-
sent clear case for the exercise of TAft's
Instructions. 1t is plain case of intimi-
dation, and that too of colored voters, and
not alone is this intimidation exercised
against colored voters, but by colored vot-
ers. Now let Mr.. Taft take possession of
South Carolina; let him arrest and imprisOn
the colored men, who not only iutimidated
other colored men, but who murdered them
in consequence of political principles to
which the intimidated proposed to adhere.
The is-ue is before him and be and his mas-
ter dHre not execute the order of but yes
terday, because intimidation originates
where il must not be attacked
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-28
On Hi. Ear.

A Lexington Avenue man was reading u
story to his wife, the otner night, and came
to piece of ''fine writing" in which the
ear of the heroine was compared to ''some
creamy-white, pink-tinted shell Of ocean,
''By the way" said the husband, cutting
short his reading, ''thRt description Of the
ear reminds me OF your ear-you have an ear
like she'll"
1t was the first compliment she had re-
ceIved from him since the early days OF
their marriage, and blush Of pride suf-
fused her face as she asked
"What kind Of shell, darlingi"
"An abalone she'll" he replied.
She had never before heard of or seen an
abaione shell, but she did nos want to dis
play her ignorance, so she made up her
mind to hunt it up in the Condensed Con-
chology" that ornamented the centre table.
Next morning, the first thing she did after
her husband had left the house was to hunt
up the description of an abalone shell. She
found it. 1t was described as she'll about
the size Of an ordinary wagon wheel. She
nursed her wrath during that day, and when
her husband came home that night she met
him at the door with n towel roller, and
now his ear is big as an abalone shell, but
it looks. Ikea piece of pounded beef
Ne'o York Express.
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The Texas revolution broke out in 1885,
and David G.. Burnet was made President
Gd interim by the convention. The first
election for President OF the Republic was
held in 1876, and the following ia the list
of Presidents up to the time OF annexation:
Sam Houston, 1886; Mirabcau b. Lamar,
1888; Sam Houston, 1s4l; Anson Jones,
1874.
Since the annexation Texas has had the
following Governors:
]. p. Henderson,, from 1916 to 1s47.
George T. Wood, from 1S47 to 1S4v.
p. II. Bell, from 1849 TO 1853.
E. M. Pease, from 1853 to 1857.
II. r. Runnels, from 1857 to 1859.
Sam Houston, from 1859 to 1861.
Edward Clark, from March Is, 1861, to
end Of the year.
F. r. Lubbock, from 1851 to 1868.
p Murrah, from 1868 tn 1865.
A. J. Hamilton, from 1865 to 1866.
j. w. Throckmorton. from 1865 to 1867.
E. NJ. Pease, from 1867 to 1869.
4. ]. Davis, from 1869 TO 1874.
Richard Coke, from 1874 to the present
time.
Richard B. Hubbard, the present Lieu
tenant Governor, will become Governor
when Governor Coke shall resign the Office
to enter the United States Senate, TO which
he has been elected.
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How 20 Make Buttsr Hard In Hot
Weather.

An English butter maker Of experience,
who is now on visit 10 this couotry for the
purpose Of looking over our cheese and but
ter dairies, gives US the following iDforma-
tioa concerning method in practice
among the butter makers OF England for
hardening or rendering butter hrm and
solid during hot weather: Carbonate
Of soda and alum are used for the purpose,
made into powder. For twenty pounds
OF utter one teaspoonful Of Carbonate OF
soda and one 'teaspoonful Of powdered
alum are mingled together AZ the time OF
churning and put into the cream. Tbs
feet OF tais powder il 10 make the butter
come firm and solid, aud to give 1t clean,
sweet favor II does not enter into the
butter, but its action Is upon the cream,
aud it passes of with the buttermilk. The
Ingredients of the powder should not be
mingled together unil required 70 be used
or at the time the cream is IN the churn
ready for churning - RatertorB On ~
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