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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05


Simon Cameron No. 3 has been making
a bloody shirt speech, in which he detailed
at infinite length atrocities perpetrated in
Mississippi. 1t is said to have been the
most fearful bloody shirt Grafton Of the
year.
The steady change in behalf of Tildcn
is confessed by each non. partisan newspa-
per Of the North. The Herald says that
'ihe Republican party does not deserve to
carry any Southern State, unless 1t be North
Carolina, where the parties are very equally
marched, and where the Republicans are
rs respectable and as certain to give the
State good government as the Democrats
They might have carried number of 9th
EAR States il they had paid only u little at
tenuon to good government down there (; II
1t had no: been 50 long the policy at Wash
lngton to encourage and support with the
Federal patronage set of graceless and
interruptions political gamblers and aiven-
turers, to the exclusion of honorable and
honest men, who might easily have been
brought into the Republican party by the
use of a little wisdom and good manage
ment. That the South is to-day a unit, or
very nearly SO, for the Democratic party is
me fault OF Republican mismanagement at
Washington. Every man, no matter wheth-
or be is Republican or Democratic, who
desires to see the Southern States honestly
raled must wish that they shall be carried
this fall by. the Democrats Algc attsa
A New York correspondeI Ut OF the eTATEs-
MAN says George Francis Train, month ago,
asserted again and again that the gathering
"f vast multitudes in Philadelphia would
generate and give wings to a terrible cpl
dtmic which, AS does the plague when
Mahommedans are gathered at Mecca and
countless hindoos at their great shrincs,
| would generate terrible disease, and thsi
myriads of people would be suddenly swept
INTO their graves. HI predicted, too. the
speedily coming bankruptcy If New York,
Eating tina. II the Calamity came before
October that Tilden would he elected il
later, that Hayes would triumph. TRAN
now fsncles Himself the central seat and
receiver OF that magnetic er1 (powefl u
| saperhuman force OF which we read in thai
wonderful book entitltd- 'sTbe Coming
Race. That he may lose none of this ex
trAordlnary ,elecsncity, WHICH he :, gathers
from all the world. he will sit beside and
| snake hands with no one He talks with
the same vivacity as in former wears. is As
K!nniy ana generous and ever surrounded
ny hevies of little girls with VIII. s. fancies
ana whlms he amu,e himself through the
Gay. They arc devoted to him. The birds
gather crumbs from his hand aud prrcl,
upon his shoulders and the current of his
liie Is Us peaceful rs formerly violent and
ooIsterous His head Is white, though he
IS only a. years Of age. IL became white
when he was IN the Tombs ''for conscience
sake" -s,a 81.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

AUGUsT BELMONT has made "a most sensi-
BILE, practical speech IN New York City,
which has wrought wonderful re-nlus among
bankers and capitalists, who would iEt-
nitely prefer Tllden If assured, as they mast
be by Mr.. BelmOut's facts and arguments,
that Tilden's election will result IN TO re-
vulsion and in no possible detrimenj to the
wealth of the country. One oGjeI of Bel
mout's speech was to assure Northern peo-
pie, as it did, that Mr.. Tilden was always
IA favor of a vigorous prosecution Of the
war for the Union. BelmoDs also pays elo-
qusnt testimony to the integrity of the Gov
ernor. The speech is aroug statement Of
the best qualities and services OF the Dem
ocratic party, an ale argument why it
should succeed, and has the high merit of
being temperate n Its tone and courteous
to his political opponents.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

THERE is not q single regular Democrat
on the New York Democratic State ticket.
X rbinson is an old Republican; Dorshei-
mer Grant otficeholdet, Earle an ex.Re-
publican, and Paddock a Liberal Republic
can. la Massachusetts, c. F. Adams, the
Democratic candidate for the Office of Gov
ernor, is also Republican. Adverting to
these strange facts, Republican exchange
sys lit is complete abandonment of
Democrats by the party" On the contra
~, it somehow seems, TO us that it is a com
plete abandonment of Republicanism by
Republicans. And this process of deser-
ton is rapidly progressive, and the losses
are all the losses of Hayes and gains of Til
den, and in this consists the assurance of
Tilden's triumph. I'd. 2.' %.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

THE Democracy oi Red River county en-
dorse Governor Coke's conduct and admin
istration from the beginning even unto the
Unity in the confidence and courage of
Red River Democrats, and we rather like
their "whole hog" way of going it. Il
shows pluck, If not wisdom, and degree
of fidelity in friendship which IS admirable.
In fact, there is much in Governor Coke to
admire and commend, and when we con-
denim peculiar phase of conduct or char
acter we have no disposition to find fault
with those who may differ from Us. 1t is
only true that the STATESMAN is a free
thinker, conceding the same privileges to
Others that it exercises for itself; and then
the STATESMAN does not belong to any
Fan or clique or ring or set Of r4f.y lead
ers. 1t may laud to-day, and for sufficient
reason condemn tomorrow, ard therefore
can never be admired by professional party
leaders and office seekers, who are accus-
toned, for this very reason, to denounce
while the masses of the people approve
the STATEsMANs conduct.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

IT is two hundred aud thirty-eight miles
from Waco to Galveston Ella the Central
road, and from Sherman to Galveston ola
the Texas and Pacific and International
roads the distance Is about 400 miles, and
yet cotton is shipped over this last named
route from Sherman to Galveston at three
dollars per bale, while the Central makes
Waco pny four dollars and fifty cents on
each bale sent thence to Galveston. Ii
seems rather rough on Waco and the Erana
liner weeps accordingly and prays for the
completion of road from Waco to Pales-
tine on the International. But, after all, it
may require four dollars and fifty cents per
bale from Waco to Galveston to make the
Central pay, and since the Texas and Pacific
and International must use their road and
cars, all that these two roads can get from
Sherman and from the Central is clear profit
and the less these charges the less the Cen
trail makes between Sherman and Galveston,
and the more it is forced to make Waco
pay. There is no help for it, and the Cen
trail road is as helpless rs Waco.
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NkrNELLH AND GOVERNOR DIN
PROGRESS IN TENAS-

The state Of society about Oakville, Ga
frontier village. has been simply terrible
The people are divided into two classes;
one, pefmaneni, fixed, csttie-growing farm
ers; the other. horse aud cattle thieves.
TAey have shot and killed one another uu-
Ill honest men feared 10 tell the truth, and
to p1sish rec4handed villainy was impos,i
BILE. The editor of the oakville Tribune,
brave, homes, gentleman, as we are IN
formed, dsrcs not call his soul his own, and
still less % designate the bloody-handed
thiescs, murxerers and roush-riders, who,
holding absolute swsy, determined the YER
diets Of Juries, elected officers of the courts
and county, and levied contributions at
will upon people and property. Capt. Nc
Nelly, for SEINE weeks past, has made Oak
VILE the central seat OF his authority.
Everybody about the place wears arms, and
collisions were Of constant recurrence.
When con.t sits whisky flows, and the
thieves and m1rderers have been accustomed
to gather in. the village and overAwe
cosr.s and juries and settle controversies
by violence, Disgusting brawls and brutal
sights, such as occur here nos snd then
amoag men clAining to be decent, were
frequeai and the place was becoming unin-
habitable.s Whisky and bleAr-eyed mad
nsss that whisky generates. dem90isn that
il besets and rsd-handed murder and de-
moniac violenoe and rage stamped them
selves intellectually upon thelfaee and char
acier Of oakyiIle. Deouney shuaned the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

r. rCBLICAN hatred to TIlden arises from
the. si,nni,~ fact that he overthrow knavery
and thieves il. the city of New York and
then. having extirPsted scoundrelism IN the
management OF the Erie Canal, and having
lessened the cost of governing tue state OF
New York nearly one half, 81 thleVes
know that he will spare them not. 1Hey
fear and hate him. He is their natural
enemy and there Is no sum of money they
would hesitate to expend to prevent his
election and no falsehood they would not
utter. 1t is all in vain. The people every
where comprehend the facts and steadily
and surely Tilden is winning strength until
at last the non-partisan papers of the North
that have constantly asserted the superior
strength of Hayes now confess that his for
tunes are waning and that Tilden hourly
gathers recruits. All changes are III one
direction and reform wins. Especially Ii
the German power of the country consoll-
dated, assuring the overthrow of Grantisn
and reproduction of the once perfect sys-
TEN of simple honest republicanism in gov
eminent. ...
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

PENNSYLVANIA papers say that the Texas
and Pacific road is to be extended at once
from Shreveport to Monroe This gives
Austin direct road to Vicksburg, and
thence, by splendid steamers, to New Or
leans. 1t will be fortunate event for the
International road, giving passengers over
it from Austin three routes to the East
one cia St. Louis, another Uia Memphis and
East Tennessee and Virginia, and third
route through VIcksburg, Meridian, Allan
ts and Charlotte, Virginia. Rates of uavel
and freight will be surely lessened. What
Austin needs most Just now, in view of
growing facilities of intercourse with the
Elst and South, is Il narrow gauge road
making Austin itself accessible to the rich
country naturally tributary to the capital.
The task is SO easy and the en- Is to be al
tanned so valuable, that intelligent people
everywhere are amazed by the criminal
torpidity and inac;ion of the prosperous,
growing, busy capital of TextS. .. ..
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

THE Reqister insists that Governor Coke
has done, at all times, everything III his
power under the Constitution to suppress
lawIessuess in Texas. How IAN this be
when he has but lately sent squad
of armed men into Goliad to establish
order; and. if such be the case, how does it
cone that even now a company is being or
gained here in Austin to go to Llano for
similar purposes. An outraged people have
continued their demands, and, stubborn as
the Governor is, he must at least partially
ialN
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

MILITARY leaders in Mexico are wholly
inactive Congress meets on the fifteenth,
and Lerdo will deliver his message on the
eighteenth The tiibuster, Eaton, who
was captured at Coahuila, will probably be
shot. Aatore has 5000 of the finest sol
diers Mexico ever equipped, at Tehuacan,
between Oaxaca and Pueblo. Diaz is
marching in that direction with only 5000
troops. This coming battle, 1t is hoped,
will give peace to the country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

IT ought to be subject matter of femI-
nine self graduation that fashion now SUI
fers women to wear very pretty and prop
erly shaped hats covering the head and
shading the face. Feathers are used to
adorn the cranisl covering and there is
surely nothing more attractive than beau
tifuI and well crowned woman with dress
that is not befouied by sweeping the pave
mcut. Absurdiiies of female apparel are
incumprehensIble as innumerable, and so
intolerable are burdens and sufferings and
annoyances begotten that sensible matrons
and maldens Of the country and town
should organize an irFepressible revolt
against the den.i monde of Paris which
IA 6 the world of woman's fashions as the
moon does the sea. But as the world goes,
the fashions change ofteneT than the moon,
| but the tide of human hearts is not always
made 10 ebb aud swell responsively.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

in order to justify self stness and wrong
to other districts there are Northern Texas
newspapers pretending to be clamnrous for
the subdivision of the State. They even
,outvic the San Antonio Herald. But it is
AL a sham. While there is aught u be ap-
prnpriatcd by the majority, out OF the COM
mon fuad, there is little probability that
the grasp of the many upon the purses of
the few will be loosened. The jeremisd
of the Sun Antonio convention that renom-
mated Mr. Schieicher was not wholly with
out cause; but when the Sherman Register,
that was up to its ears in the SAFE rreas-
ury during the whole session of the Legs
lature, and while 1t was creased hourly by
Tom Scott and engaged in robbiug the
State and children of the State of the rich
est domain ever devised by patriotism 70
posterity-even then the Register pretended
to be enraged that western and southern
counties hesitated to approve its schemes
of lawless selfishness. 1t prated tlippantly
about local secession and the creation of
another =. Southland Sherman to be lis
capital, Tom Scatt its master, the Register
the rings organ, and the chairman Of Ju-
dietary Committee No. . to be hoisted, for
the wan, of better material, into the Ueited
States y nae TAese are the. influences
that induce tue advocacy of separation Oy
the Register aud Its imitators. And they
who would have high offices in a new State
under Tom Scott's benign sway may advo-
cate separation with a share of earnestness
but while the State of Texas may be robbed
and posterity plundered by mighty rail
way potentate, these plant tools of Scott
could not be kicked out of the common
wealth. They viii never abandon US xhile
the San Antonio Herald weeps with reason
that the West is robbed TO poverty that the
North may be aggrandiz-d.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

SEVEN millions of men ana women will
enter aud depart from the Centennial
grounds q Philadelphia, and not one word
will BE- spoken or one fact of Texas be
made known. Two weeks ago Kansas and
Colorado had already sent more than TWEEN
~ thousand men from their building at
PhiladelphiA into these two States. Texas
has lost vast sums because no measure was
adopted, and ignorance and prejudice in
weighed against any, 20 present facts illus
tratiye Of the attraOhveness ami resources
OF this msjestis but unhappily governed
commonwealth It vas legislation, snd
not executive wisdom that wss grieyOusly
II fault.
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CARrzA, TExAs. Oct, l, 1876.


To Cspt L. II. McNelly. san Antonio, Texas
OSIag u" heavy rains was unable to
reach the CarizzS until last night. On my
arrival learned that party of desperadoes
were encampcd on the f, pencza lake, ten
naIleS northeast of this place, and that an
other party would pSss the night at the
Pendencia. sent IIporal Williams with
zen men and \ number of citizens To the
latter place. l Immediately started with
the balance of the detachment for the
camp of the EspanoZa, and when Within
sight OF the camp, about 12 p. NJ, where
we dlsmounted ana proceeded on foot,
leaving two men To guard the horses aud
desperate, Nolickey, whom had captured
on my way. We discovered their camp
ON the bank directly in front of US. We
advanced slowly To within twenty yards or
them, when two of them commenced firing
On us with their six shooters. We responded
promptly, and a lively little fight ensued,
resulting in the death Of three of them and
the wouhding OF another in five places.
We subs' quenty learned from the wounded
man that there were but four of them in the
camp the balance of the party having lett
that morning. Alter collecting their arms
We returned to our horses, where we were
informed 10y the guard that while we wen,
their attention from the prisoner, who
took this opportunity to attempt tn escape.
He was ordered To hal. three timus but
kept running, and was fired upon and
killed. s.. ....-..
the names of the killed were John Mar.
tin, Jim Roberts, George Mullen and MOI
Icky, all of whom were desperate char
acters and the terror of this county. The
wounded man is Jim McAis,er who
has but lately joined the party. Before
Corporal Williams arrived at the Pendeucia
hey had received information of his com I.
ing and left. Learning that there was a
bad Mexican at Whaley's rancho, eight
miles distant, he sent three men 20 arrest
him. He refused To surrender and fought
desperately until our men were obliged To
Kill him in self-defense. There are numer-
Gus bad characters in the country, but they
keep hidden in the brush, so that il is
difficult to find them. Kpg Fisher left
about week ago with a large drove Of
cattle. Porter is supposed to be with him.
The parties that we killed had about flC-
ty head Of stolen horses and twenty-five
yoke of work oxen in Thompson's pasture
taken from Mexicans on the Rio Grande.
| We will round up the pasture tomorrow.
Further particulars by mail co., o., .,--B D
I ~ .u -....tu ARMSTRONG;,
! Sergeant Commanding Scout.
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Tine New York Herald thinks that mar
tial law will not be declared IN the South.
We are not living in Mexico, and the Cor
gress of 1873 did not pass the force oil.
To attempt TO interfere. With fedeal arms
and martial Law, in the 6ostheTr elections.
would be for the RepuDlieaD 20 give up
the struggle. They voals excite storm
OF alarm and indignation IN the North
which would sweep ale Northern States
against them.
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TO sUHSCkIBEHs AND COKkES-
PONDRNTN.

Persons writing to this Office in relation
20 their papers or business, will please state
the pOstoffice to which the paper is, or will
he sent, or the answer must be mailed.
They will also state whether they take or
les.re to take the DAILY or WEEKLY.
By so doing, much delay and trouble will
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-05

ORTIZ, of Indiana, was forced to kandor
the gubernatorial race in consequence OF
exposures of his infamies, and now George
7. Anthony, the Republican candidate fol
Governor of Kansas, has been exposed, and
his former suppoTtefsH ese m in 20 ''steF
success of the national Democratic ticket
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meNKLLY AND DEsPERADoks.
A Fight "a Dln,mIt County.
MeNsny,. Boy. kun SIX had Men.

Capt. McNelly's men are doing efficient
woIk ON the Mexican frontier as the fol-
lowing dispatch to Gen. Steele shows. and
all -law-abiding citizens will rejoice. All
that is necessary to establish peace and put
dawn lawlessness and crime in this State is
plenty of force and hcslthy public senti-
meot. The following is the kind of news
the STATESMAN likes to print and the peo-
pie love to read:
H. SAN ANTONIO, October ., 1876.
To Gen. VIM. 81 sle, Austin Texas:
received the following dispatch frvHi
s. rtseant ]. B. Armstrong las night, and
VIII write you fully to-day.
Signed l.. II. MCNAILY.
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Editorial Notes.

Sergeant Commanding Scout.
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SIZE. Nv wv sw I'm an am en- su ly
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The Hallettsvil!e editor was in Cuero a
day, and says RS now the quIefest place in
America. That, nobody spike u b IN. and
ne never heard = word said. lis the 6rst
time Cucro was ever stUpeGed rod s.illel
and overcome aud paTaiy zed. Let tue II J.
lettsville man try it on in Austin. We
would gladly have one look NJ tiitn, and if
the Cuero dog Star ever blgz . again We
would have the eGitor, instead OF. the cav
airy, sent to Cuero,
The extension of the Waco branch from
Waco, T,xas, northwest has been begun.
1t is said that the company intends to pros,
ecute the work steadily until the road
reaches Weatherford, where il will cross
the Texas and Pacific. Weatherford is
about ninety miles north of Waco and
thirty miles west OF Fort Worth. The gen
eral course Of this extension will he par
allel TO aud near the BrAzos river
Our friend Martin, late of the Legisls-
ture, hAs been wiring tender. affection
sre letter 1T Is so like MHrfin--to widow
Of late member OF the House. Martin
writes, in his sweet, touching way. IL
can't tell how very paineI / was to hear
that Jour husband has gone to heaven. We
were bosom friends and how We can, as,er
Fef Ggata." And thereupon Mar in wiped
his soft blue eyes with his iDk-slinging coat
sleeve AID beloved like the bali Of Ba,
shan.
Pnv.te letters from Piedras NegEas,
Mexico, dated September le, state thai the
revolutionist Generals Trevino, Naran j. and
Falcon were badly defeated on the eighth
instant At the Oso, near A0uclOya, and
their forces, dispersed Eighteea mea OF
Gen. Falcons brigade hal reached Piedras
Negrss and reported that tie remainder on
the brigade had returned 10 theif hones
, 1876-11-21

thscr Of Our Patrons Of l'!nsbanlry ind European
so.9pera.ors n:o ldcntlca1. md llencc ara mt
n,cnt among tho leaders Of cooperation III I'm.
tlrango busncsa associations and the operative
ttos!esies Third, that Ercnt majority or then,
tae Mlss!,slprl lily Trado Company,
ila plans Of co.ote,stton 20 thoroughly n,atnrcd
among Them. Fourth. that enough of then, aud
70 combine in .itt favor Tho mnn &. operative
strength Of tho United Kingdom. Fifth, that they
sslY chiefly on tnu strength and sympatlice Of our
tfticft to hlnkc sMch direct tta1e snCccts. Sixth,
that H,is'' the At':sl..ippi valey Trade company.
ss eas 1as s'' a.,sn,p ,fsmpfeAf"sse as 9"'es a.
Anglo A1ncfican co. operative Company, and It Ia
Year, to shd establishment OF The direct trnJc
mutually desired between American uud Engllah
cu.optFatSca.
Under, the head Of suggestions, tho reporter
alsisss "a tue adoption Of Tho plan suggested, Of
international Grange trade; also that Tic flcp-
s ss,rsn a u sso e''f1s 'a f e the srrsstoss sG,
nf tho July circ,,lar Of tue Muster
lc adopted concerning the size mud
connection II the local associations under tbs
national body, whether Interstate or jnter1,a.
tionAl. Further tho report recommends the cs-
sa1!'sh'neht Of wcll-guatdcd cooperative nsso-
Citations, and instances tho 1sochtlaie {ing.} AS
soSiation as proof OF what may bo done.
The report was discussed ab1engtsl, aud fuallY
referred to the Committee on Coopcratjon viii,
Instructions as to definite action during thu
session.
Tho Orange then adjourned until this
morutny,