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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-12-01

Foor-BALL.-Ths intellectual game
Of football was inaugurated on our
streets yesterday. and for an hour or
81 there we're feet busy in the chase
for chance to kick and cheeks flush
ed with the rapid respiration and ex-
element Of the sport. All hands
Joined in the exercise, and one old
man, with q few indications of in
spiriting Thanksgiving decections, or
cocktails. aboard, maybe, who was
mounted, would not be counted out.
His department was the subject Of
more merriment than all else beside.
There is no better exercise than kick
Ing a football. 1t contributes to
keep the feelings buoyant, to extend
the capacity of the lungs and to
make business for the shoemaker.
As such il deserves to be encouraged.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

WHILE the Legislature is discussing its
powers and duties in levYing taxes, it may
be well enough to state that legal tender
notes are Federal obligations payable in
coin and exempt from State and municipal
taxation. These facts were specially as
serted in Brooks v. Supervisors, Wallace,
page 26. The Supreme Court has further de-
clared that greenbacks are not taxable Mr..
David A. Wells, whose dicta on these sub
jects are deemed final says that credits,
(greenbscks, prOmlssary notes, mortgages,
etc. ''are only inehoate titles and the prop
erty of debtors" Hence, they cannot be
taxed as the property of creditors. 1t has
been settled in New York that personal
property is taxable where it is, and not
where the owner resides; that the common
law tict1On that personal property accompa-
MES the person is now done away with
The Supreme Court of California have re-
Gently decided, in conformity with
Mr.. Weiss view, that mortgages
are not taxable, but our State Leg
islarure seem unduly anxious to levy taxes
contrary to settled law. Why not rather
see that our moneyed corporations pay
their just share of taxes? At what rates
are Iour railroad and telegraph companies
assessed? How much taxes do they actually
pay2 Why has no mode been provided of
making them render their property for taxa
ton at its true value, and why should these
corporations be their own assessors9 And
if these are not made to pay the people will
surely ask the reason why. There has
never been tax law enacted
that some special Gccoucheur, selected
by the railroads, was not present at the
birth to put its features in shape and make
the bantling agreeable to the great railroad
managers. The people, meanwhile, had to
supply the pap and Sunday toggery for the
ugly brat.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

CAPT. JAMES BOYD, of the House, in the
discussion of the proposition to adjourn,
that the Governor may reconvene the Leg
islature, said it was the purpose of those
opposing the proposition to accomplish the
ends of Tom Scott, and secure the enact
ment of the bill renewing the concession to
the Texas and Pacific Railway Company.
1t was believed that the Governor, in speci-
flying subjects of legislation on which the
two houses would be required to act by his
Excellency, would not designate this relief
bill for the great corporation, and there
fore the opposition to an adjournment. We
simply present the facts as stated by the
gentleman from Bell county, and are not
disposed to assert the correctness of his
opinions. But the people will be 10th to
believe that their representatives are actu-
sted by motives which, injected into legis-
lation, would operate as grievous wrong
to the State, and most unjustly and une-
qually upon the progressive railroads of
Texas. ..-r|
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

THE Republican, a campaign paper at San
Antonio, edited by ex-Secretary of State
Newcomb, says that Coke and his followers
laid violent Hands upon the State govern
ment before the terms of Davis and his as
sociates expired, and that "the wisdom,
courage and LIBERATION of Governor Davis,
alone, saved Texas from a scene of blood"
We know very well how the high-handed
acts of Davis came near bringing the CAPT
tai of Texas to scenes of bloodshed but
the wisdom and courage was all on the
other side, and it was the widespread dem
onstration of courage, together with Fed
eral non-interSention, which caused Davis
and his associates to quit the places they
had laid unlawful hands upon and to get
themselves to littleness and obscurity.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20
Report. OF Cemml,,ee..

Senator Grain, from the free conferences
committee on the differences between the
two houses on Senate bill No. eos, Gan
act TO suppress lawlesSness and crime in
certain parts Of the State" submitted the
following report:
Hon. X. b. H166ard, PresidSat Of the Senate:
Your committee of froe conference ap-
pointed to canfer with like committee
from the House and consider Senate bill
No. sp5, entitled IAN act to suppress law,
lessness and crime in certain parts Of the
State, and to make an appropriation there
for" have had the said bill, with the pro.
posed amendments thereto, under consid-
Grafton, and respectfully report the bill
back with the following amendments, and
recommend that, as amended by the COM
miTtee, the bill do pass:
|. Strike out the preamble aud insert In
lieu thereof the following:
WHEREAS, In several counties IN the
western part of the State the people are he
ing deprecated on, in person and properly
by bands of criminal aud lawless men, too
strong to be suppressed by the civil author
titles, unaided, and by bandits and robbers
from Mexico; therefore, for the purpose of
maintaining law and order, and giving se-
curity to that section against foreign inva.
sion and domestic disturbance and for that
purpose to aid the civil authorities.
Q. Strike out section o.
3. Strike out all in section after the
word May, in line 90, and add ''accept
the services of such citizens as shall vol
unteer to aid them, but while so engaged
such citizens shall not receive pay from
the State for their services
4. In section 9, after the word ''of,n in
line Is, insert the word ''committing;" and
in line 10, after the word robbery" in
sert Tor other felonies."
5. In section 8, line 1. after the word
''of, insert the words ''forty thousand, {"
and strike out the words "twenty three
thousand eight hundred and fourteen"
GRAIN, FoRD,
PINRR,
Senate Committee
KNNIsoN, CAMPBELL,
Ia.t ..l RoGERs,
House Committee.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

VICE PRESIDENT FERRY, in a recent rant
ing speech, declared, quoting st. Paul, that
tout of one blood were made all nations
of men," Then if the world be six thou
sand years old and we see ON Egyptian
tombs five thousand years old representa-
tions of Africans, just as they are to-day,
with all present race features clearly de-
fined, the departure of this race from that
of Shem was wonderfully rapid, and its
progress in going backward to the Caucas-
ian type has been marvelously slow. The
truth seems to be that st. Paul had no
more reference to blacks, when he spoke of
the origin of races of men, than did Thorn
as Jefferson and other shareholders who,
holding these Africans as slaves, declared
call men born free and equal" Saints and
sinners, prophets and statesmen, were sin
gularly loose In expressions employed, or,
they did not suppose the African Dead Sea
to be part of the great ocean of human
life. ...-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

THERE was a fight eight days ago be-
tween awhile and black military company
nsar Augusta, Georgia. The collision grew
out OF the order given the white company
to execute the decree of negro justice
To what extent the facts justified the kill
ing, we are not advised; but since six ne
groes and only one white man fell, there
was evidently one-sided action and the
whites, as usually happens, were the more
capable of bloody work. However this
may be, one fact will not be denied, that
each shot that was fatal to col
ored man was Jsu de joie in
the ears Of Radicalism, and if thou
sand blacks had fallen, hundred thousand
whites would have risen in their places to
vote in their stead for Hayes and Wheeler.
A dead negro is now worth a thousand liv-
ing, 1t was not so in the olden time. Men
used TO bend anxiously over the lowly bed
side of the dying slave and reflect that
$500 in gold were lost when clods ratified
on his ccffin. Now, however, each de-
funct African counts even more in votes for
Hayes. and each Democratic club in Tex
as can devote itself to no better pur-
pose till November than that of Civ
ing perfect security to the coiored race.
Rohberies of stage coaches, cracking skulls
in bar-rooms or in gambling bells, If the
crania are Caucasian, signify nothing in
politics and promote in nothing the pur-
poses of Radicalism. These incidents origi-
nate here in the very causes that multiply
burglars and sneak thieves in older COM
munities. But when a negro is Knocked
on the shins and killed, there is boundless
grief over all the North, and Hayes is the
beneficiary. However unhappily white and
rod races live side by side, even when
Quakers define and adjust iuter.race
relations, seeking to keep the peace,
and however often six red men are
stricken down ana only one white,
there does not seem TO result any remarka-
bic degree Of evaporation in Hayes's party,
and, II any, the red and not the white man
is in object. But here, with no Quaker to in
teFpose in behalf of the negro or to soothe
passions Of races forced into unheard-of
and most unnatural relations to one another,
the most trifing collisions are pronounced
most Insufferable. The fact that the
stronger race destroys most Of the weaker,
As has happened, till Custer fell, ever since
the Peqnods and Narragansetts were slaugh-
tered or sold into West Indian slavery,
even by our good New England fathers, is
deemed astonishing and intolerAble. But
We only proposed to say that the
qaieter the people Of the South,
the fewer our speeches and popular dem.
onstrstions and the fewer thess deplorAbls
collisions Of races in the South, the better
for the Democratic party in the North.
There are causes enough operating ruinous-
" upon the weaker Of two unequal and
competing races in the strugkle Tor life,
and il Is our interest 70 guard and care fol
and protect she negro. The fates arr
against him, and that is enough, and tho
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20
GULF, COLOR ADO AND SANTA FE
RAILROAD.

When, in 1874, the dead charter of this
road was resurrected, and new life infused
into it by Gen. Bragg, the people of the
interior, along the projected line, were
iubilant over their prospect of having a
market on the seaboard at an early day.
Under the same inspiration, the Legislature
and Governor gave change of charter, so
as to afford a a great trunk line through the
very centre of the State in wealth,
population and productive capacity. So
we'll pleased were the people In the great
and prosperous counties of Austin, Wash
ington, Burleson, Milan, Bell, Coryell,
Hamilton and Comanche, that they offered
liberal subscriptions of land and money to
aid in what they were assured was an honest
and genuine home enterprise. Two long
years have passed, and we find these same
people, disappointed and deceived, turning
to others for relief, and giving their sub
stance NOSE literally to encourage other
and more reliable corporations. Bell
$3.50, 900 in money, and thousands of acres
of the finest land In the State, virtually re-
jected by the Santa Fe road, to any COM
pany that will redeem a violated promise to
give them connection with the sea coast
The Santa Fe road, we are sorry 70 know,
has gone the way of all Galveston enter
prises. A ring-the other ring of Calves
ton--got control by introducing "enter-
prising" men into the directory, and now
it Is only "break water" to the Galveston,
Houston and Henderson road. The loca-
tion, twice made, was so changed by a
committee as to place the depot, road bed
and bay bridge on the weather side of the
old road, and thus afford protection in
storms to an antagonistic road. Almost
destroyed by the storm of last September,
from this cause it has cost manv thousands
to restore it, only to be ready for the same
fate in the next gale.
The State has given its land, the county
its bonds, and the private stockholders
their money, and the Galveston, Houston
and Henderson Railroad has first class
"breakwater and new president, taken
hom sno uhSStoiJ Va sho Oon'o 70 AOou
Galveston is doubtless happy, or will be
when she gets State aid to the extent OF
1000, 900 acres of land for another ''break-
water " to be absorbed by the Wharf Ring
This scheme OF selling out the Santa Fe
road was not accomplished without a strug-
gle, but money and intrigue, aided by de-
traction, prevailed, as they frequently do;
but time has developed the truth, and an
indignant people pay their taxes with a
Rrimace
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20
COMMUNICATED.

Editors Democratic lStdtesman- Knowing
that you take notice in your valuable paper
of everything that pertains to the people
OF Travis county; therefore, will inform
you of the picnic at Lougview on the If
teenth.
B AT o A. NJ. the Sunday-school and Patrons
assembled with the invited guests at the
church and marched from there to beautiful
ground few hundred yards distant, where
there was bountiful supply of melons,
which was soon dispatched with n relish.
The table was then spread with sufficient
amount of the good things to tempt the
appetite of an epicure, and none know
bett,r how to prepare them than the ma
irons around Longview. After dinner the
young folks enjoyed themselves IN various
little plays until the shades Of evening
warned them it was time to return to their
homes. Altogether, it was one of the most
pleasant days your subscriber ever enjoyed.
May the Sunday school at Longview have
many such picnics, and may they leave
many of thu divine precepts that are taught
in holy writ and cause them to be treasured
IN the hearts of all who participate, will
ever be the desire of an OLD CITIZEN.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20
rsxa.-Faer. ana Faac,e..

Col. B. H. Epperson's health is I'M
proving.
Col. B. Il. Epperson is reported danger
ously i'll. e t- e 90
Tom HannIhan was asssssinated few
days ago in Uvalde.
Escaped penitentiAry birds ara robbing
people about Brennan.
The Galveston Ness il the police won't.
proposes to smash keno.
Winchester cartridges are said 20 be 8
legal tender in Maverick county. i
The Texas and Pacific road is completed
twelve miles east from Paris.
AF. Aayss, Of Kentucky. has brought to
San Antonio many sOuthdown sheep.
3 Cora will be worth twenty-five cents in
Washington county, 50 the Changers say.
The opinion obtains in San Antonio that
Mr.scheidemantel shot himself accidentally.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

race is dying as rapidly as that Of Sitting
Bull. Our instincts of benevolence and
every public and private interest, as well
as those evolved from partisan necessities,
impel US to give unquestiOned security to
the negro and promote his well-being
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

THE only unfortunate augury for Tilden
and Hendricks Is the fact that Standard,
of the Mobile Giooe, declares for them.
Tilden should haul off and Hendricks hang
himself. It's q fearful calamity; but Sam
bard will Il ,p in less than a week, and then
Hayes and Wheeler must come to grief.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

ments active and little better feeling. State
oonus quiet and steady; Virginia, old, better
Sot'on quiet; sales $40 bales; uplands
ll4c; Orleans IL l5-l6c.
., SALVESToN, July Is. - Gold 1l2@ll2L.
Silver par % y per cent. discount
Cotton quiet and unchanged; good ordinary
9c; low mlddling lOc; niddling lie.
hlueS dull and tending downward. dry
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

IT is commonly said that the Republican
party, from this time forth, will disclaim
aay and all responsibility forthe Presidents
acts. The truth is, the President always
had a fancy for " free age~cy," and never
tolerated patiently the interposition of SEN
ators and Others IN his official modes and
purposes of action. He likes personal
government, and we will probably have one
in all its perfection from this date till the
fourth of March next.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

for holding term of the District Cour. =,
Wharton county in August, 1876, for the
trial Of criminal causes" Approved july
IL, 1876.
Senate bill No. s97, can act prescribing
the times for holding the district courts in
the Twenty-First Judicial District" Ap-
proved July IL, 1876.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

Mr.. MARTIN does not confue himself to
his text. He was to have corrected the
STATEsMAN's statement or that of Mr..
Boyd. But he rather undertakes to asser-
his adhesion 10 Tom Scott and the antipa.
thy'of the STATESMAN to the railroad kingt
1t signifies nothing and we print it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20
TO SUBSCRIBERS AND CORREs-
PONDENTS

Persons writing to this Office in relation
10 their papers or business, will please state
the postoffice to which the paper is, or will
be sent, or the answer must be mailed.
They will also state whether they take OF
leAre to take the DAILY or WEEKLY.
By so doing, much delay and trouble will
be avoided.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20
T1HE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY

-
In Justices court Of A. Brown, Precinct No. !,
Travis county. To the sheriff or any consta BILE In
said county. greeting: Wnerets q. A Graves, on
the twenty-seventh OF June, A. D. 1919, made
oath before the undergil ned just that Sam Will
hame ID iuStly Indebted 70 him. the A. 0fnves
in the full sum OF (S82 so thIr ywo and afty one.
hundredths dolare aud that the said WI lams IL
not resident Of Travis county, and his whereabouts
10 unknown 70 aiAnt. You therefore hereby com.
msnded that you summons the said Fam Williams by
publication In come Newspaper published In Travis
county a lesst three successive weeks before the
turn day thereof 20 be and appear at regular term
OF the Justices court IN preact No Travis county,
70 begin and holden he second Monday Of Auk ust
A. ID. 1876 NJ 10 O'Clock A.. y thea and there 10
answer 10 the complaint Of the said G. A. Graves
plea OF debt for the sum OF tt3a60 thrty-two and
nifty one hundred he dollars due BY account now on
file in this once Hereof fail OF AMI Of Ihiu writ
make due r. turn The Law directs.
Given IN sr my hand his twenty Seventh
It's day Of June, A ID 1876
A. BR DWN, ]. P.TeC.
Game IN hand day issued, and served by order
log pu LEGATION Of the with Il ation IN the DEMO
CRATIC STATKsMAN, q weekly newspaper published in
the city Of Austin Travis eoun y. fsxas for three
successive weeks before the retain day thereof this
Constable 7 O.. Project No. Z.
THE STATE or TKxAs. coUNTY OF TRAV 81
hereby certify that the within 10 . true and correct
copy u the onginai sitatlon In my hands for
pub ication, this July u, A. D. 1916
jyiswst Constable r. c. Precinct No. I.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

CoEsTANTINoPLE, July 15.-It is officially
announced that the Turkish general, Sc
Inn Pascha, has gained an important vic
tory over the MDntenegrians between
Gotschakoff and Neresing, and effected a
latter place.
CoNsTASTNoPLE, July Is Sarvians and
Bulgarians, who appeared near Widden,
were defeated and fed to Servia.
LONDON, July 1s.-The report Of Gen
Olimpics, concerning Turkish cruelties,
says: The Turks have killed several
hundred women and children in Bosnia.
They are cutting women and children to
pieces, throwing them in the air, and catch
ing them upon bayonets. They cut of the
heads or noses of the dead and wounded,
whereas, the wounded Turkish prisoners
are treated like Servians."
LONDON, July 16.-Trustworthy intelli-
gence from Constantinople says the Sultan
is greatly depressed mentally. and secludes
himself from his ministers. The last time
he received them his manner was STANCE.
He displayed alternately deep depression
and violent fits Of laughter. The invest
i've ceremony was delayed because Of the
Sultan's condition.
vienna, July IS. = The Presse says:
ssDuring engagements with the insurgents
under PauloVich, on the thirteenth instant,
near Klsch, Turkish man-of-war lying in
the harbor fred upon the insurgents, not
outstanding the protest Of the coInman-
der Of the Austrian nan-of-war stationed
here The Prcsss says this - q fragrant
violation Of AustriA's rights.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-20

one square-eight hnes-S1 for fret insertion; fifty
cents for each subsequent insertion.
NTSpeciA notices next 10 reading matter, 81 20l OF
square each Insertion Eight lines or less square
~ Reading matter, local column, fifteen cents per
line.
Advertisements payable in advance,
anIess with those doing a regular BUSH
ness under contract.
H-We will contract with parties themselves at the
above rates and not through third parties.
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wN. NJ. FvARTs, it is said, will be, il Til
den b. chosen President, his Attorney Gen.
eral and Hancock Secretary of the War
Department
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I osr.
n--I----iAa d-cprtihc ties Nos Slim ard si.l7s.
issued by the Commissioner the Land Once In No
yembcr, 1875 in the names OF adam Hemphll and
uis Fuentes, for no each. II heard OF In
ninety days, app cation will re made TO th+ Land
Office for duplicates. NIL ron FAVER,
5y o dit W.T. BY JosKPa SPENCE, Agent.
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NEW YORK, July Is - Stocks active
and lower. Money per cent Gold 1llK.
Exchange-long ls0; shon 49l. Govern
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New Advertisements.

DOANOKE COLLEGE, SALEM, VIR-
III GINA.
Next session begins Sept g. Collegiate and Prepar.
atory courres Unsurpassed location, healthy, noun
tain cimRte. moral Community, mod rate expenses.
From $16a 20 S240 for ten months dncluding board,
tuition etc etc Colleg quite prosperous Students
from all section Of the country2f from Texas. For
catalogues etc address 81 cretary Of Faculty, Roa-
noke College, salem, Va. Jyi9 deod&wim
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-04-26
Copartnership Notice.

" NOW all men by these presents: That we.
~ j. c. +. Marxsen, residing in the city OF
Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, and B.
G. K. Marxsen, residing in the city of Los An
geles, county of Los Angeles, in thu Slate of
California, do hereby certify and declare that
we have organized ana formed ourselves into
"A copartnership. ana we covenant and agree.
each with the other, to be copartners for the
purpose of carrying and conducting the busj-
ness of general merchandising in the city OF
Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, state of
California, under the firm name and style of
Marxsen Bros.
That the principal place of business of said
copartnership is situated in the city of Los
Angeles, county of Los Angeles and State OF
California.
Thatthe names of all the persons interested
as partners in such business are above stated
and signed hereto, and that such partnership
Will continue and be in force until further
notice by us.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals, this seventeenth OF
March, 1875. j. MARXSEN.
b. MARXSEN.
Sworn and subscribed before me, H. Fleish-
man, Notary Public for the city and county
Of Los Angeles, this seventeenth day OF March.
A. ID. 1875 II. FLrT9HMAr,
m2owlm Notary Public.