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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16
The Narrow Gauge and the international

/ Editors StateSmdn-If gentlemen engaged
in securing subscriptions to the narrow
gauge succeed in nothing else, they have
made that great sphynx, the International
Railroad Company, speak, and that is more
than Legislatures, laws, or any other power
have so far been able to do; and to this ex-
tent we owe these gentlemen praise.
There is an unofficial, unwritten, ire
sp0nslble idea afloat in the community that
if our people will refuse to aid the narrow
gauge that the International will be pushed
Immediately to Austin; when a macadam-
lied road can be built to Lsmpasas, and
thus secure the end desired, always pro-
vided, however, that we advance a round
sum to the International as bonus for its
progress. Our experience with railroad
companies is that If you desire to know in
advance what any railroad company will do,
you must first find what course enables
them to exact the most tribute, and then
you may be sure that course will be adOp-
ted. This being admitted, does ary man
of sound mind doubt that the creation of q
depot beyond Round Rock, point nearer
to Lampasas by eighteen miles than Austin,
and certain to draw away, at least Temporal
rily, the trade of that whole country from
Austin, will place US at the mercy of the
International Railroad Company, unless the
narrow gauge is built, and force us to accept
any terms they may dictate, in order to
avert disaster and ruin. We know that
many of our business men are being already
influenced by this dangerous argument, but
we ask them To look well before they place
themselves and our city in the power of any
company,
1t is as plain as daylight that a narrow
gauge will cost our people less to build than
a macadamized road, and nothing to keep
in repair, and the blindest man in the coun-
ty can see at q glance that the building of
even twenty-five miles of the narrow gauge
towards Lampasss effectuslly checkmates
and prevents the International from stop
ping short of Austin, whether it desires to
do so or not and to hesitate now is to be
lost. We believe that if the narrow gauge
had been built twelve months ago that the
International would be now running its
trains into our city, and that without any
bonus from our citizens. If the Information
al is not going to stop at Flag Springs de-
pot, and is coming INTO our city, why do
its friends oppose the narrow gauge2 Would
it no; be feeder to it2
DpOcprcS
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

MARRIED-On the morning Of March 8,
at the residence of the brides parents in
this city, by the Rev. f. B. Wright. Mr..
FRANK G. GwYNN, of Gonzales, and Miss
FANNIE A. KINNEY. No cards.
Mr.. Gwynn and bride left on the morning
train for Gonzales, which place they will
make their home.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

MANY of our real estate men think that
the way to have great incomes is to put up
additional houses. Let them reflect mo-
ment, and they will discover that the way
to keep up values on buildings already con-
structed is to protect Austin against decline
and they will then save money to them
selves by keeping up values ON investments
ALREADY made
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

THE way to keep up good rates for prop
erty in this city is to build the narrow gauge
from here to Lampasas. Unless the real
estate men of Austin spend money on such
enterprises they will wake up some morn
ing with their rents cut down to half what
they now are. Spare the brick and mortar
for short time, and put money in the mar
row gauge enterprise, and thus keep up
rents on buildings already constructed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

THE business prospects of San Antonio
are Frightening. When the railroad reaches
there the merchants of that ancient city
will control very large trade, and the news.
papers are looking forward to bright times
in the future, when there is really hope
full prospect for them. We wish we could
feel likewise.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

THE NARROW Demonstrations who
have generously undertaken the task of Sc
curing subscriptions to the capital stock of
the Austin and Lampasas narrow gauge
road, propose, now that the scheme is
thoroughly understood. to have meet
ing of the citizens of the county to
consider the necessity for the work. Gen.
George A. Sheridan, Major West, Col.
Swisher, Major Walton and others will
speak. Everybody must attend. The
meeting will probably occur Tuesday even
ing, when DR.. Westfall will report progress
from the country.
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By THEIR WORKS YE SHALL Know THEM.
The spenser Optical Manufacturing Com
pany Of New York have already made them
selves known to thousands OF the afflicted
by the perfection of their Diamond Specta-
Giles, each pair stamped with the diamond
trade mark. For sale in Austin by A.
Balm
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dit WIT

DEPUTY SHERIFF HENRY STOKES and
Fred Peck went down to Manor Tuesday
night, on the track Of Alexander. the colored
desperate and escaped convict. They found
an Alexander, but not the man they were
after
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

WE are now selling first clssS lumber at
$25 per NJ feet; second class at $22. so.
Large stock of dry lumber on hand; also,
sash, doors, shingles, etc. MALE & Co.,
Grocers and Lumber Merchants, near
Freight Depot. mh3-3td .3tw
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Personal and Local I1ot..

Mr.. Nelson and wife have returned from
the City of Mexico.
Country butter now retails at thirty-fve
cents pound in this city.
Fourteen teams and some fifty or sixty
men have left this city to work ON the In
ternational at Rockdale.
A lady living IN the western portion of
the city had baby born on the twenty
when that baby will be Il year old.
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REGARDLEss OF CosT.-M. l. olenick
wishes to close out his entire stock of cloth
ing in thirty days, and will actually sell
regardless Of cost He makes this sacrifice
to make room for spring styles Drop IN
and be convinced.
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WEEKLY STATESMAN

" William Mischal (or his his heirs) will
send to this Office his address he can learn
of something important and valuable.
d1t uy0f
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NARROW GAUGE v. INTERNATIoNAL.-A
prominent merchant of this city writes
upon the above subject, presenting two
sides of a question, but leaning strongly
against the narrow gauge. He is in favor
of giving aid to the International, but this
road has, at this time, one of the best
things per mile of any road in the United
States, aud it owes tie people of Austin
great deal. Whether it is right to allow
bleeding is question, but here are the mer-
chantSs v,aus.
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JuDoK RIcHARDsoN delivered his opinion
Wednesday morning in the case Of The City
v. The Butchers. y and the latter were mace
happy. The Judge took the ground that
the butchers could not be taxed as retailers,
and that II they were taxed At all As retail
ers then the tax must not be out of pro-
portion TO that imposed upon other retail
establishments, This, We presume. is the
end Of the chapter. The butchers, we
learn; are wiling TO pay reasonable Ii
cense and desire to get along tremendously
with the city, and negotiations for per
feet understanding were spoken of Wednes-
day. The butchers are willing to erect a
market building on market square and oc-
cupy the same for a stated time and then
turn il over 70 the city Cor its cot.
TRE venerable widow Of Capt. Joe Polly
is spending few days with NIs. Vance, OF
this city. Mira Polly Is the Oldest aud frsi
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Poole s. Hunt, of Baltimore, whose rep
utation as founders and machinists have be-
come national within the past twenty five
years, appears elsewhere in our columns in
an advertisement of their well-known and
highly regarded Jas. Leffel Turbin Water
Wheel, as we'll as in enumeration of various
other lines # their manufacture. We in
vite, for this firm, the favorable considera-
ton of those of our readers who may be in
need of anything in their line; their ma
chinery, wherever used, best speaking for
itself as regards quality, durability and Ca
pacity for the work designed. Send for
their circulars before purchasing elsew here.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

Auousr FLowER.-The most miserable
beings in the world are those suffering from
dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than
seventy-hve per cent. of the people in the
United States are afflicted with these two
diseases, and their effect, such as sour
stomach, sick headache, habitual eos
tiveness, palpitation of the heart, heart
burn, water-brash, gnawing and burning
pains at the pit Of the stomach, yellow
skin, coated tongue and disagreeabls taste
in the mouth, coming up Of food after eat
ing, low spirits etc. Go to the drug store
Of Morley Bros, Wholesale and retail agents,
Austin, Texas, and get a IS cent bottle. or
sample bottle for 10 cents. Tryi Two
doses will relieve Yo0.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-16

NOR SALE-A velvet covered dental chair, of i'm
L proved pattern. Also gssometer, for the manu-
facture nitrous oxide gas with retorts tubing etc
ready for immedia use. App II. B. SVEN, Y
in 50 ne building adjoining room. mar1d2tw2t
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Very truly. yours.

Then it is stated, editorially, in the Ga
sette of the twelfth, that Attorney General
Clark had given the ''lie" to the report of
the STATESMAN, while General Clark states
to us personally that such was not the case.
Now, to our mind, there is but one thing
that is clear. Mr.. Mitchell,s statement wss
positive, and all the other statements have
led the public to endorse it. All but this
one have been contradictory or, taken to-
gether, are possessed of much that sustains
the first, and which makes it acceptable as
the truth, and we sustain it
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AUSTIN. Texas, March 1S.

F.. . q ~ d
Editors Democratic IStGtesmdn-For two
weeks the friends of the Narrow Gauge
Railroad to Lampasas haye been at work to
obtain subscriptions 20 the amount Of
hundred thousand dollars, to be taken as
stock In this enterprise. Much has been
said of the Importance of such road for
the preservation of the frontier trade to
Austin, and even the growth of the city.
Builders h.ve been forwarned TO desist from
erecting large stores and other property I'M
til the narrow gauge road is on q good foot
ing.
The cry has been, when the Internationa
comes TO Austin times will get better, busi-
ness more lively, aud that trade will be
concentrated. Now that the International
has started for Austin, the cry Is raised that
unless We build the narrow gauge railroad
we are ruined, and that property which now
rents for q good price will not pay taxes.
Does our only. salvation depend upon the
building Of the narrow gaugel This. can
not be the case. Let the people Of Travis
county call, through proper representative
men, on the officers of the International
and see upon what condition they will come
on az air line from Roskdale to Austin by
the first day of 0ctocer next. II, as has
been stated, the International Railroad can
not raise enough money TO build and com
plete the road bed TO Austin, let q con-
struction company be organized 70 build
the road bed TO the county line from Aus
tin, and there meet the road bed of the In
transitional. and turn over 70 il the road
bed built BY the people Of Travis county,
securing IN lieu thereof the aus .ollls
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w. g. @ H E Il n EY,
Practical MineraIogist and Assayer

AUSTIN, TEXAS.
(Ofice with Fillmore q Woodbridge Congress Avenue,
over Bruegg-rhof'O
viii assay and teri mineral specimens; make
neurological surveys Of lands in Burnet, San Saba
NJ, Culoch Menard Kimball Mason, Llano, Gillespie,
and Blanco counties and gotiate purchase aid sal
Mineral specimens may be sent by mail TO The amount
Of ~ ounces in psckage) Will be pleased to corr
respond with parties contemplate mineral inves
ment in any part of Texas without charge. For fur
ther particulars call above, address p o. box No
ga Austin In my absence Mr.. A. z. Woodbridge " III
receive and forward specimens and answer inquiries
NOM " d1taU
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very tluIy yours,
d. r. WALLACE,


Let it be marked that this note states
there was not the slightest foundation"
for the charges made, and yet DR.. w. stated
in the presence of number of witnesses
that DIR. Bibb said Col. E. was drunk"
well known employee in this Office
says that DR.. Bib qualified statement to
him by saying that Col. E. was not, in his
estimation, drunk" but that he was
eight" and hence we are better enabled
to understand the emphasis and italics in
the following notes published in the Gazette
of the twelfth:
AUSTIN, March 10.
DIR. Bib:
Sri see an article of this date misrep-
resenting your remark made to me priv
ately, not intended for, and in no way in
teresting the public, in regard to Col. Eli
OFT. You did not use drunk or drunken
ness in connection with his name.
Il. Yours, ETC.,
- - - ID. r. WALLACE.
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AUSTIN, March 10.
Col. Elliott:

Col Elliott:
III the STATESMAN of this morning it is
asserted DIR. Wallace said: "The assistant
physician at the Asylum regards the case as
one of drunkenness" In this there is a
mis- 'ske. since / have not associated drunk
ar o;W"keRness with your name, or late Wis
II 10 the Asylum, 10 any one. Regret to
have been made the subject OF innocent mis-
representation.
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of the international Railroad Company, to be
taken for freights over any part of their
line. This would be only q loan made to
said company, and so well secured that all
could come forward and aid in the under
taking. A great through line like the In
ternational will not stop twenty miles from
the capital of the State, nor run ten miles
from air line if proper steps are taken.
Let this be effected, and during ITS progress
let merchants, traders and real estate men
get together and subscribe S25, 900 TO build
the best macadamized road in the State
from here to Liberty Hill, in Williamson
county. This is a practical move, and, put
into effect, 1t will preserve the trade of the
upper frontier counties. Wagons that now
go to Rockdale will find their way to the
State capital, q great center of trade, with
the terminus of two great and competing
lines of railway. The idea of point tif-
teen miles from Austin, on the Internation-
al, being a rival point in competing for
trade that belongs TO this city, will
be realized, as Manor Station, on the
Central, competing with Austin for trade.
And, again, what binders the traveller on
any point of the proposed narrow gauge to
have his goods landed to his terminus in
stead of to Austin: aud can he not enjoy
his railroad trip b. tier to Galveston than TO
Austinl Wiz he not be subjected to the
local rate of freights over the narrow gauge,
which can be as huge Il monopoly rs the
Central? Any merchant or lumber-dealer
in Austin who is interested in this particu-
lar trade will recognize that he can ship
freights from Austin direct with a good
macadamized road to Bagdad or Liberty
HilD to points in Llano, Lampasas, San
Saba Mason Brown Menard and COryell
counties as cheap rs from Bagdad Station,
on the proposed mario " gauge, after paying
local rates by rail to said points. And do
we not thus concentrate and hold the great
trade that naturally belongs herel
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W hOlCSale Markets.
AUSTIN, Texas. March 10, 1870.

(EEvIsEn AND ooRHIcrED wEzKLrD
Psgular Wholesale rriees. In Elling smsl orders
highsr rates viii have 10 be paid.
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Miscellaneous.

ST. LOUIS RuSlNESs HOUSES
SEEKING TEXAS TRADE
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-30
How the Chairman of the Radical
Central COMMITTEES '.Scratched.''

In his letter of May 9th, 1876, Mr..
Musgrove amazed the public by stating
that he scratched" his ticket at the
election which sent Radical misruie in
Mississippi to kingdom come. We say
amazed, because it was generally believed
that he voted the Democratic ticket
straight. At all events, we will cheer
fully put to his credit the fact that what
ever influence attached to his name, and
supposed influence, the Democrats receiv-
ed in their struggle to dislodge the Re
publican party from power in this State
and, therefore it follows that the present
head of the Republican organization can
not escape his share of responsibility for
the terrible things which Boutwell,, in
his report, describes as having been com
mitted. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
II. v. Redfeld, the widely known cor
respondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, spent some time in Mississippi, and
here at the Capital, principally before the
election. lie was a close observer of what
was going ON. He is a shrewd interview
er, and knows exactly where to go and to
whom to apply to get at the true inward
ness of things. Of course he sought the
chest organizer :" and here is his report
of what the ''best organizer" did, and
the ground upon which the said "organ-
izer" acted in that memorable canvass
Mr.. Redield says that the aforesaid Mr..
Musgrove TOLD HIM that he had found
."negro rule destrusttS of every interest, AND
THAT THE ONLY ROAD TO PERMANENT
PEACE AND PROSPERITY WAS THROUGH
WHITE SUPREMACY" This is what Mr..
Redield writes to the Conmercial, dated
August II, 1916, as fQl!ows;
When man bacoaics property holder
la one of the cOtt)n States, lie finds no al
tentative but white rule or negro rule.
There is no halfway ground. Under white
rule the State does best. There is absolutely
no question of this. There is less riotng, con-
less inetliciency in oilice, and the interests
of the property holders better secured
Therefore, Northern and European emf
grants to the cotton ) -ates are almost inva-
riably found OF Tie white side, sooner OF
later, the eXceptiUas mainly being those
vino are politicians.
la This connection, | have in mind tive
Northern men of wealth aud influence in
Mississippi, bo-h Republicans, Who deliber-
ately VpiE.l with the whites at the late
COURAGE" election that so much fuss is made
about, telling ne al The time lshy they did so
namely, that they found negro THle destructive
OF ersry interest, and that the only road TO per.
nsdReIt peace and prosperity sedS through l7hit.
supremacy. Therefore heg voted the sTaigh
Democratic ticket Aud Ii their testimony
was taken rs to what to do with Mississippi
have no doubt they would all say, 'f0r III,
Lords sake let her alone" The gentlemen
to whom ! refer, and WHO. imagine, will
not take issue with this, il they see ii, ARE
| Henry Musgrove. banker off Jackson (form-
erly of Illinois) and Mr.. Huntington, o
Washington county, planter, formerly o
Connecticut,
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FACTS FOR THE CANVASS.


We sincerely hope The CLARION will again
take up the t0mahawk and sealping knife
Of statistics These inhiet inyQlnerable
wounds. They show crimes that neither
branch Of the Republican party can expiAie
im w0rds. TIE state press therefore have
relied implicitly on Tux CLARIoS for these
Official statements, and we have yet 10 note
the fret time the Republicans have called
IT, figures iu question. We want that pa
per So show, A. heretofore, the estimates OF
economical administration aad the extrsVA-
ganee OF Radical Oppression.-Forest Reg
isfer.
To illustrate the difference between
Radical proAigacy and extravaganee on
the one hand, and Democratic honesty
and economy on the other, we present
below some statistics taken from the
official records, to which We invite the
attention Of the people. They present
/ in a strong light what has been gained by
the taxpayers, in overthrowing the rule
of the wreckers in Mississippi, and
substituting for it an administration oil
integrity and intelligence. We viii
not waste time and space upon details
but will present actual results in suct
form as will enable every dispassionat'
mind to comprehend clearly for itself:
Legislative Department.
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a CASE OF INrInrDArnoN.

Some weeks ago. in Bolivar county,
Two cOlOred men give notice that they
would speak at Australia Landing. in
the interest Of Tilden and Hendricks,
and invited all persons. irrespective Of
party or color, to come out and hear
them. The day of the speaking was set
for August 18th. and the hour, in the
afternoon. About % or 30 negroes in
the community banded together, and d.
clared it their purpose to attend the
meeting, and to prevent any Dem ocratic
speech-making. The hour for the meet
ing arrived, and after one of the speakers
began, the IN ob threatened his life, and
| told him he should speak no longer, and
that he must stop or be killed.
The meeting was broken up by this
mob of colored Radicals, who swore no
negro should make a conservative
speech where they we're
| From a private letter, we learn tina:
a large majority of the negroes of Boil
var county are peaceable, welI-disposed,
and upon the best terms with the whites
A few are turbulent, and seemingly anx
ious to bring about trouble by prevent
, ing a free discussion by colored men O
the issues of the day. The Radicals II
Bolivar will do all in their power to4ro
D woke collision between the races bu
our correspondent, one of the most intel
. Iigeni men in the State, says the uhit.
! people realize the necessity of peaea anC
I good order, and have appealed III
laws to protect them against The thibu
; lent and lawless characters The las
) affords a remedy, and we fee ASSURED
e that all disturbers of public meeting
1 will be punished.
The Republican press of the countr
, is not expected to take any notice of, O
care for, disturbances caused by negroe:
in their endeavors to prevent members G
T. their race from attending Democrat
z meetings, or voting independently. II
e object is rather to encourage negroes t
u practice intimidation against those {
J their race who are tired of party dicti
u ton and corruption, and who evinoe
= desire to vote according to the dictate
: of their ennscienoes.