The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-04-06


900 on the residence which the General must
extinguish, and this is the full value of the
property once worth, perhaps, $50, 900.
Briatow has not Bought the product of
any mines with the purpose Of resuming
specie payments" He says the report is
premature :; and if he does not believe SO
time wilkteach him that he can never re-
sumo BY the adoption of such "a foolish
policy. .....,, ..5,5irit,. Il. ssEop uas str
In the center of a sea marsh on the river
Teche, in Louisiana, is a beautiful and fer,
tile island of over 800 acres, and on this
island is a mass of pure, solid rock salt, es-
timated at 90, 900, 600 tons. Scientific men
are trying to find out how the island came
in the marsh; and how the salt came on the
island, ing hqr7p9l sdi bas ais1giiiii bi
The EramiGeris head lis .1leveb rwhe1 IT,
fights the market house system9I 1t was
stated some time ago by. the Mobile Register
that the market house system and the rings
and taxes growing out of It, cost, the forty
thousand people of Mobile half million
dollars annuallyLa dead loss, ard especially
terrible to the poor!E Free trade is the
policy for cities and alike for interior towns
Down with monopolies of which market
houses are the very essence. 'i'
One of the Crocketts, Robert H., grand
son of David, will taxi with him TO Phila-
delphia the rifle presented to his grand
father fofty!ohe years ago in PHiladelphiia,
DaVid's watch and an original portrait OF
David himself. .Robertlis q leading lawyer.
in Arkansas, and 2 ship oflthe old block
Mrs. Hannig OF this, city, the, only white
American survivor Of the Alalmno-aatcseL Wiiiik7
erson, from Bolivar, Hardeman county,
Tennessee, and now about ffty-five years
of age, will also, visit Philadelphia. Her
husband was killed led in the Alamo pmlfp name
was Dickerson. ""
The ssephsnVGe EbssaPs IS Is 10th to say -
but does say, that eve haven't much love
for the Texas Pacific since the railroad
King has been placed at the head. His
interest being identified with Notthcrn1
capitalists, he has laid the jplan TO divert
the interests of this road North, whilst
Texas has donated an immense domain to
build a road that would develop her great
resources. Is it possible that Texas viii
remain inactive and see herself stripped of
the benefits resulting from the Texas Pa
cifc? Extensions haye-been granted until
they have ceased to bela yiTtue,p Jsom aH1
The. New York R4Uetip presents the fol-
lowing startling statistics of the last disas--
trous decade ip this country. SAfter allow
ing for the inevitable addition to the taxes
arising from fl war expendituges,it Imay be
safely estimated that for the last two years
the taxes, including all kinds, have been
swellep by corrupt political Influences at
the rate Of $3.50, 900 swear II this esti-
mate be correct, we have paid Within one
decade So, 500, 600, 900, an amount sufficient
to extinguish the whole national debt, and
equal to four years net earnings of the ma
tomas the penalty of 9tOlerating political
corruption. son bus ,sIhI Toi ybodoG 9mhld
Chicago looks upon the choice ofslSta
Louis as the place Of holding the National
Democratic Convention with il ''mingled-
feelings" The, Eri1spe talks about the
committee resisting the, unparalleled
blandishuients Of our Splendid hotel accom-
modationsu and 4 our q beautiful Summer
climate, 2 and makes this lmournful spfedicl
ton: .'On the tyenty7seEenth ofrJune,1tbe
delegates viii swelter and roast in thattor-
rid city, and, when-the-hetel-a
tons are exhausted. will sleep on, the big
bridge, paying toll each way, an6 wonder
what the committee were fhidkfhg of to
select such O. place for the ,conNenti6n.'si! 3
The Acknowledgements publishes theifoll
lowing letter from Gen. JosephnE. John
ston .toian. old oolored servant .aSAv AENAH,
February 10, s76-4Dear jim: Iacannottell
you how glad Mrs- JphnstonwRs when Itold
her you had come to, see me in Richmond
And we agreed then TO send you a Christ
mas gift. But when Christmas came peoi
pile were so slow in bringing me nay money
that could. not raise Q decent sum for you.c
AT last, however, am paid, and L send you,
bfty dollars in a check on the National City
Bank of New York, with otf Best wishes
for you, Maryland the children. siRen1ehl4a
Der, Jim, that 5Oq can neyerI find truer
friends than Mrs Johnston and anal. II sFob
The Victoria Advocate says IF not Stock
dale, give US Coke By the xay,7 the ,4Ad1
COATES fatal objection to Ireland, consti-
tutes the Ages reasunfUr-fts- advocacy of
lreland's elevation to the Senate. THEN
comes the Dallas Herald whose adroit editor
was with Mr.. 20 Cdfoerson,. the ichlefesf
Zoe of Ireland in the Legislature when the
International subsidy bill was discussed.
saying that Ireland is Unfit for the Office Of
Senator, and then the 9Ags pounces down on
the Herald and there IS 4 general free fight
all along the line aud il tfickenns and grows
interesting and we begin to eni6y,,it Keen
~. But IL is rather rough IN some Of its
aspects, on the politicians and candidates
and their adherents,' and sespeei6liyis there
terrible hostility ia Hsp0oek.iaie sd q E, n
1t istsaqeer confession made by that pi-l
Gus, good and learned newspapes, abe Bon
ham CAFistsaa Messenger. which says: 1.-THE
Austin STATESMAN lis trying to teach, the
editor Of the H0nston. Telegraph the differ,
ence between the Jewish lSa56atk and abe
Lands day, and teach him that he should
quote the fourth commandment IN regard IL
the former, and nota apple 10 To The Istte- Z
When doctors of-drxinfry donT Know anv.
thing about the question, az 80 net lsarpfis- ]
ing that newspaper, editor should be mis-
led" We don't very well see WHY a sinner
should not know as much about these mae
tiers as the saints. II is a simple onesf;c ~,
Of fact and christls opinions On the sub i,rrf
are very clearly defined. The ,chuyches
however, in hostility io-eertain. forms Of rl-
igion or OF superstition in Asia and Eurone
have gone into iasceticisn md ssrbstitutissds
practices conformed 20 old Hebrew Sab-f
batical practices ratherithan - the Savior =
institution Of dAy Of rest.so ia Il $50 ~
Recent Developments 50 near the thspne
have At last smitten the inRertaEhsbiIity Of
the President. Beneath his cold idemeanor,
and felt hat thsFe i evidept snsasinesz and
disquiet never before. dstected.s BE ~.
fewer visitors aud refuses 70 see dis