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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-08
INSTITUTION FOR DEAF AND DUGS,

INSTITUTION FOR DEAF AND DUMb,si
AUSTIN, January 81, 1877.
The trustees of the Institution for
the education OF the Deaf and Dumb
take pleasure in announcing to the pub
lie that this Institution has now a full
corps OF competent teachers and en-
ploYees. The difficulties that have
existed have been happily overcome by
the energy and management Of the Su-
perintendent, Gen. Henry T.. McCul-
loch. We assure those who have
children here that the Institution never
was in better condition to answer the
benevolent purposes Of its creation;
and we urge those who have deaf and
dumb children between the ages OF ten
and twenty years, to send them to us,
with the assurance that they will bc
kindly treated and ably instructed.
J. T.. SHEPARD, President.
w. II. ToBEE,
G.. CROW,
ii. HRsHFELD,
7. j. MooHE.
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EnrI.-Locnl Onion.

The following facts show most con-
clusively that local option or prohibit
tory laws are beneficial: In the city
of Lewiston, Maine, with n popula-
ton of $4,000, there is not an open
bar for the sale of intoxicating hq-
uors. In B;ddcford, with II, 900 in
habitants, there are no bar-rooms, and
for month at u time not single az
rest Tor drunkenness or disturbance
has been made or become necessary,
and in all of the country portions OF
the State, whe.e, twenty years ago,
there was n saloon al nearly every
cross road, and unnumbercd dilapi-
dated houses, neglected farms, poor
school houses, broken hearts and
homes, there are now peace, plenty,
happiness and prosperity. Ia Vei-
mont, Governor Peek says: "The
law has had an effect upon our Gus
toms, and has done away with that
of treating and promscuous drinking
and all moral agencies have been
strengthened by the law" In st.
Johnsbury, with five thousand lnhabi-
tants, there are no bar-rooms, no poor,
and no policeman walks the streets.
Governor Dutton, of Connecticut, in
an annual message to the Legislature,
said: There is scarcely au open grog-
shop in The State, the juils are fast be-
coming tcnantless, ana delightful ar
of security Is everywhere erIpyed."
Potter county, Pennsylvania, Mas had
prohiDitorY law for many years. Hon.
John S. Mann, speaking Of the, law,
| Len . N.aN, L. oil. a N
the youth of the county against tenS,-
tation to form drinking habits. Its eff
fects as regards crime is marked and con-
spicuous. our Jail is irithout inmates,
except tie sheriff, for more than half the
time" The city of Nineland, New
Jersey, has u population of $4,000,
fifteen manufactures, twenty school
houses, twelve churches, but not
single drinking salooS. Absolute pro-
hibition is the law. Mr.. Purtis, the
sheriff and overseer of the poor, in
his last annual report, says: "For the
period of six months no settler or cit
iZen of Vineland has received reliet
AZ my hands us overscer of the poor,
and there has been only one case,
among what We call the floating pop
ulatiOn, at the expense Of 81. During
the whole year there has been only one
indictment, and that a tniling case of
battery. We practically have no deb,
and our taxes are only one per cent. On
valuation. The police expenses of
Vineland amount TO $50 year-the
sum paid me. L ascrbe this reiharka-
bic state of things To the industry of
our people and the absence of King
Alcohol" Thus it will be seen
that prohibitory laws are productive of
great good. Therefore, let the strong
and influential members of our city
and county come out and place them
selves upon the temperance platform.
The absence of your Influence is most
keenly felt. Reform should begin,
and an earnest effort should be in
Itiated on the part of those who, pO-
litically and socially, hold the COM
manding places. Your influence will
be power, your example contagious,
and your word will give Law. Let ali
who have peace, happiness and pros
perity, unite their energies 10 Danish
forever from our city ana county every
drop of that which can fntoxicate aud
ruin our fellow-man. HARD BRICK.
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TALMAGE says that lawyers, as q
class, are not Christian enough. AS u
class they are pagans.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-08

! pupils. Brown county has popula-
ton of near COCO. The county is
watereG by the Colorado river and the
! Pecan bayou, with numerous smaller
| streams and creeks. Jack oak timber,
! pecan. walnut, elm and cottonwood
| grow along the streams and valleys.
They had L colored sheriff over in
Magnet county; but they haven't a
cUlured sheriff any more. Court sat
, while the snow covered the face of
| mother earth as great towel. Jake,
the sheriff, bought quart Of whisk Y
| and started home. lie was found
frozen stiff, stark and cold, next morn
ing. The sadness OF the Magnet is
| touching. 1t loved Jake and is weep
| ing that Jake froZe before he finished
half the bottle. How tender and sweet
| that afTec;ionate friendship which
| weeps that Jake lost half his whisky.
The State local option law, with its
| pcr-iew Of right and supremacy, is
! still operative though federal H.
ceDse to sell whisky be in existence.
| The courts, we believe, have held that
/ the United States license TO sell is
| good only when not IN conflict with
State laws prohibiting. This p:ohi-
bitiOn law, when passed by county,
does away with all former laws allow
iug sales Of liquor. All licenses are
/ conditional with the State, and the
granting power has the privilege also
of revoking the same.
The number of Mexicans in San An
tonic who claim to have served unoeI
Houston and Travis and Col. johnson
ct ais is about seventy. But San An
tonic is eminently bealthful and the
whisky is good and breezes delicious,
and it is barely possible that Mexieans
saturated with garlic and red pepper
may finally eyaporate or be blown
away, but very certainly they never
die IN San Antonio. Several OF those
claiming pensions along the Alazan
ditch soy they we're massacred in the
Alamo.
Martin wants his ''ststoo" placed on
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Financial F,xns.

LAST night about one O'Clock, at the
corner of Elm aud Austin streets, two
eoantrymen, who had imbibed too
freely of the ardent, got into a discus
sion on the money question. Warm
ing up in advocating their respective
ideas. they began to make personal
mention of each other In q very I'M
way. AT last the bud
ding fight burst forth in all it's fury
and n regular old fashioned rough and
tumble was the order of the hour.
After the eight was over, the one who
had been denouneing greenback.,
discovered that his money Which was
OF that character WAS gone. He had
lost it In the scufiie, but finally sue
ceeded 10 recovering the filthy lucre.
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We learned yesterday evening from
J. H. Rodgers, TarTant county
farmer, OF a painful accident which
bvieii his ueiRhbor, J. W. Wright,
white eu route for this city with load
of cotton. Wright, who lives in Tar
can't couuts, some thirty miles from
this place, VAS OverIsken by night and
stopped near Little Elm creek with
some ffieLds, some eight miles out, To
camp Tor TIE night, aud whIie splitting
wood To make fire the ak glsncing
struck his right foot, splitting it wide
open. The wound bled eopiously, and
IN short time the wounded man
tainted, but by the aid of his friends
lac was brought too. His wound was
dressed ~ well n the circumstances
would permit, and the unfortunate
man carried back to his home.
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met with the accident Of having his ler
broken between the ankle Joint and the
tibuia. below the tibia- He. aud Mr.. A
z. olsieI were driving in z buggy. near
the cotton GIN of Rev J. G Smith. when
something occurred that frightened the
horse, which turned Immediately 10 tue
LEFT, broke one OF the shafts, and p-eci,
pitated the occrpsDts from the blrrr.
Dir. MGsley escaped unhnrt
IGsyngf CSvatg ,.The oro<s
ing over the west fork. north OF torn.
L in a deplorable condition The
Democrat IL pleased TO announce that
there is some probability that the cod.
nAissioners court NIL make the nec--c
ssry provision for bridge across the
Trinity, far the accommodation OF tina,
portion Of the country living north OF
The rirer.--We learn from Mr. J. VI
Pagan who arrived here from Clehurpe
last evening. of a shooting scrsf,.e which
occurred there "Wednesday eYesinc bs>
tween man by the name Of 4 II a
iaFmer, residing Ia johnson county
ana one Chester Heath ia Lawrence.
saloon and 9ithou; any apparent provo
cation drew a pistol aud fred the hall
taking tiect in the forehead of Root
but fortunately striking - high A. to
eianeso ti,iodging ~ the ceiling. Heath
made bis escape, Root Is not seriously
Bryan arrested a man
at the led Light las; hight. charged
with appropriating some one Use.
money out at Siephensyile. Erath
county, and termed him over to the
sheriff, ind ne was lodged IA jail until
further Developments. lie eot away
with about s. 90 Ne understand
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An I.fa.s Abandoned.

Yesterday morning at the Union
depot, while a Mr.. Gay and his wife,
who had just landed on the train from
Fort Worth, were taking their break
fast, they were approached toy rather
respectable looking woman who re-
quested Mrs. Gay to lie so kind as to
hold her baby for a few minutes.
Mrs Gay never once suspecting any.
thing, took the child, the woman say
lug she would be back in "a short while
The few minutes grew into hours and
Mrs. Gay and her husband began to
suspect that all was not right and q
search wss instituted for the woman,
but she could not be found. The POI
lice were notified Of the facts but their
efforts were equally frultless, and Mrs.
Gay has little boy on her hands
which she does not know what to do
with.
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An amusing Story = t.i.i. ~ Whlri.
II i svvrE-d tiat 10 ICES 10 l,rs aee
Than tie LAKE George Prsssdg, tie
celebrated American banker, Wa lie
hero. IL apPta ais That Mr.. Peabody
had invited Three kagi!-ahvn To meet
tao Americans at dinner. aud Oh this
occasion, having Received as "A gift ten
ears of green cJru, detp!m.u.tI To re-
HeW the - > lcc;i1ns q; his youth. a.
tonirh his English snd pita.e .is
American guests by having a. se.yetI
up IA The " eii-kuOW n American -tyI.
AccorHinEiy, plates OF batter End
salt were placed Sefore each guest,
and the bauker, with something of an
ar OF mystery, ANNOUNCED that he Va.
now about To treat his guests to "A we'll
known and delicious A merieau dish of
food, cooked in the American man
ner. IL would be no novelty TO Lis
American guests, Dut the Eugiishmeh
must watch how twas disposed of by
them, and follow their example and
manner of disposing Of il. Then, at y
signal, entered a stately butler bearing
a large covered dish, which he depo~-
tied solemaly before Mr.. Peabody. In
a moment more. in obedience To
the bankers nod, lac whisked
Oh the cover, and there before the a.
tonished guests, was displayed n pile
OF ten boiled. corneob.l The banker
gszed In mute horror aud dismsy, And
then found voice to dernaud au espIA
nation, which was fiuaily reached
when the cook ws- Summoned n fell
low who bad never before se.n an ear
of Indian corn ia bis life. He Replied
that he had followed his msster'- di-
rections 10 strip oil the outside be
fore boiling" which he had done
most faithfully, not only the hu-k-, a.
was Intended, but kernels al-o, 80 that
the banker had only what l., In
America, the plate evidence of the
feast to indicste what were his good
Intentions TO his guests phia
Herald.
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suaeid. at ,h. american House.

Some three weeks since there ar
rived in this city man who registered
himself at the National hotel un-
der the name of f. l., Kirkwood, New
York, where he boarded until last
Tuesday, when he settIed his bill and
left, going to the American house, sit
uateti on Main street. He complained
for several days of being sick, stating
he was suffering from a nervous head
ache. Saturday night he retired rather
early, and the next morning, being
called for breakfast several times, and
failing 10 answer, the landlord bursted
open the door and found the man ly-
ing on the be d in a state of stupefica-
ton, with two ounce vial labelled
spirits of eamphor close by. Ali eff
forts TO arouse him proving futile, Doc.
tors Morton, Walton and Martin were
summoned, but the poison having
been thoroughly absorbed, he was be-
yond all medical aid, and at half-past
eleven O'Clock died. Justice Mcclure
held an inquest over the remains, and
n verdict was rendered that the de-
ceased came to his death by an over
dose OF spirits of camphor. His re.
mains were inferred the same evening
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christmas Eve.

The ladies' and children were out in
full force yesterday doing their shop
ping. The streets were thropged from
''esrly morn till dewy eve" with happy
faces, besmiDg with joy in anticipa.
tlen Of the coming oil to-day, The
stores were literally jammed with
those 10 quest Of presents for their
loved onss. Merchants ad theirn
clerks were kept on the =uu the entire
lay, Milling the numerous orders that
were 50 rapidly poeriDg In upon them
II WAS lively ard interesting scone
TO note the eager purchasers as they
made their different selections, and this
morning doubtless the .iuKs OF friend.
ship and love have become stronger
than ever by the interchanging OF
gifts.
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He Eidn'i Believe in Ghosts, but hefi
Nevertheless.

humanity generally speaking is
moreor less superst itious, and while
there are those who scout the idea of
such things as ghosts, Yet there are at
the Same time many firm believers q
their existence.
We give below the following AS mar.
rated to us, withholding the name of
the owner of the property for fear Of
doing him an injustice, inasmuch as it
might injare the renting or sale of the
house. On thoroughfare, no matter
where, there stands house which
to person inclined To be.
lieve in spooks wears weird
aud Supernatural. look. An air of mys
FERROUS secresy hangs around the build
ing, which seems to indicate that
within its walls some terrible crime
bad been enacted
The gentleman rom we obtained
these facts moved intp the house
few weeks since with his wife and lit
tie six year old son. On the evening
of the first day o. their occupation,
about twilight, while they were at sup
per, they heard ru.tling as if some
one WAS handling "a newspaper. This
continued 10, some five or ten min
uirs, With great alarm to the wife AID
40 little establishment 20 the husband.
The child, who sat by his nother, gazed
- iEtentiy at a vacant place beside
the table, that his mother asked him
what he saw. His, to them, startling
snswer Was, al see the man reading Ii
newspaper The mother was fright
eued nearly out of her wits, for she
was thoroughly convinced that the
child was gifted with second sight.
The little fellow was by no mears
alarmed, for he took the apparition
The father piled his son with
questions concerning what he saw,
and succeeded in learning from the
child that the gtiastly visitor was an
elderly man, with grey hair and beard,
wearing glasses, and tiist he was read
ing newspaper which made the
sound already spoken of. The
mother was SO badly frightened that
she declared che would not, under
any circumstances spend even single
night in the house. and so determined
was she about the matter that the hus.
band locked The house, and they took
boarding at one Of the hotels, aud the
house is still unoecupied, wearing a
lonesome and deserted look.
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coALoIL LAMP EXPLOSION.


fac Three Dauxhsess III NJ. wiiifass
Nest aarned-Ose Severely ana sha
Otsser Tive. 40 ~ rhsaEht, RaGnsly.
Yesterday morning aboGt ak O'Clock:
the residence Of Mr.. William Best,
~ituatedon Mckinney avenue, was
The SCENE Of must painful AL d heart
rsnding accident, caused by tie exp!o-
sion Of q coal oil lamp. burning three
OF his little dsugi tiers, one it lie thought
fatally. Mrs. Best, as was her custom,
ieft the lamp burning, and at six
O'clock, two OF the children, Nj aud and
Zoe, aged respectively eight and six
years, arose and dressed themselves.
leaving their little baby sister, Willie,
three months old, lying in bed
asIeap. just before starting TO leave
the room, Maud picked up the lamp
and blew down the chimney 10
put 1t out, when it biszed up,
frightening her 80 badly that
she dropped II, when IT exploded, set.
ting fire TO hers and her SISTERS clio h.
ing, While a portion.of the burning oil
was thrown on the right side of the
babies face. The screams of the chill.
dren aroused Mr.. Best, who was asleep,
as we'll as Mrs. Best who was In
different part OF the house, and running
In he was Mortified TO find Maud en-
velopef in flames. Quickly seizing
the bed>elothes, he smothered rs best
he could the flames. Zoe had succeeded
TIA putting cut the fire ON herself and
had, like a heroine, turned her atten-
ton TO the baby. Maud was fright
fully burned on her right hip down to
the knee and on her body and breast.
while her right hand and arm We're
burned as far up a. the ell
bow. Her chin WAS charted
aBd her eyelashes burned of,
Zoe's right hand was burned nearly to
the elbow. The baby, which was
doubtless saved by the brave action OF
Zoe, had the right side of its face
seorched, while the ear was burned of,
as well as its eye-lsshes, and all the
hair on its head. Zoe's burns are not
so bad, but those of the baby and |
Maud are serious and doubts are en-
tertained Of their surviving them, es-
peeially the latter. Drs. Gibbs and |
Cornelius were sent for Immediately |
after the occurrence, and are s:oing all
they can to save the unfortunate little |
sufferers, and We trust that their eff, /
forts will he crowned with success.
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ROBBERY.


thhAba
Last night about ten O'Clock. a hack
man who was driving by heard q
noise in the new building on main
street opposite Orr's livery stabble.
Stopping his hack he listened, and
hearing the voice OF nisu pleading,
went into the bnildihg 10 ascertain the
cause. Entering he sa 4 three men run
out, while an old man named Charley,
In high state of intoxicatior, was
lying on the floor The old man stated
that he had entered the building and
had fallen asleep. How long he had
slept he did not know, but supposed il
was but few minutes, when he was
awakened by some parties searching
him He begged them to desist
and leave him what little money
be had left, but they paid no attention
whatever TO his entreaties, but pro-
ceeded to search until they were
scared of by the hsckmsn. Officers
Glenn and Cornwall being notified of
the fact, went in quest Of the parties,
and after some little search were re-
warded in finding all three Of them,
one of the parties having OF the old
mans hat He claims they got some
ten dollars from him. Tire names Of
the parties charged with the robbery
are Harry Burns, Tom D4vis ard Tom
Regain, who together, with the old man,
were put in the rala6oose, the latter
on charge of drunk and Down.
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seytyai ef rraae.

The unusual heavy rains that have
fallen during the past season, chilled
trade no little, the effects of which
have been kesniy felt throughout the
state. 1t is true that there are some
few smaller towns that reaped great
benefits, necessarily receiving an
over plus of trade, which owing TO the
bad condition OF the rosds, was forced
convenient point, shutting IL out from
the more popular markets. Such, to
limited extent. was the experience of
Dallas. and though she has had fair
and steady trade, yet the unreasonable
weather cut OF large bulk Of ii that
she would otherwise have received.
But thanks to her merchants, they
have built up q trade of a character 81
solid which the little mishaps of wind
and weather are pcwerless to change,
as is evidenced by the fast ineress-
ing business during the past few
weeks. There is no question about
1t, business Is looking up in Dallas,
aifd that the days of prosperity are
here are too evident to be either mis-
taken or denied. Since the clearing
away OF the rain clouds the roads have
dried, and travel being good, the trade
again flowing with all It's vigor in its
wonted channel. improvements have
been rapidly going on, among which
are a number of business houses, which
are no sooner finished than occupied
by some branch of trade. The streets
are thr0nged with wagons loaded with
cotton and other produce, much OF
which comes from the counties far
west of here. The wholesale and re-
tail houses are doing . thriving bust
ness, and are constantly replenishing
their supplies. The markets are good,
with but slight fluctuations, and the
farmer can always rely upon finding a
healthy market for his produce. Real
estate in the city and county is active,
finding ready sales. MerhaDics
who are willing TO work, find
profitable employment. The grain re-
eeipts have been good. The Dallas
and Wichita railroad which is now
finished within short distance OF
Lewisville. the benefits of which are
already being felt, is being rapidly
pushed through to completion, while |
the building of narrow guage road to |
Cleburne is foregone conclusion |
Taking all into consideration, Dallas |
never had brighter prospects than she |
has to-day, and to the iudomitabie |
pluck, energy aud enterprise of her
merchants is due great praise.
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an.sner na,.aaan.

THE HERALD mentioned fes
mornings since the unearthlug az he
skeleton pf a niastodon near Brow der
Springs, BY sons men who were shoy
cling sand. Yesterday they dug Up a
port of the frame o. another, much
larger than the first. Most of the prin-
e;ple and come of the smaller bone-
were found together with tusk over
nine feet long. Prof. Bail, a ns.usnal-
lists OF THE city, says thay are very
large compared To the remains Of an
finals of this class beretofare unear;h-
ed. They are in his.keeping at pre-
sent, but what win be the disposition
OF them we did mol learn.
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PeFAOnal.
Personal.
M. Hector, Chicago, is at the Lamar

M. Hector, Chicago, is at the Lamar
House.
Colonel S. f. Austin. of Louisville,
Kentucky, is stepping at the Windsor
Comanehe, is registered at the Ma
tional-
DIR. J. t. Jeffries arrived from Gle
bnrne, yesterday. He reports fair
times in Johnson county,
J. IL. Sullivan, formerly division
superintendent OF the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad, is at the Wind.
sor.
Captain w. w. and a. j. Ross have
removed to their old home on Ross
avenue again, to the delight OF their
old neighbors.
General Simon Bolivar Buckner, of
louisville, Kentucky, an eminent
general in the confederate army dur
ing tie late war, is in She city, stop
ping st the Windsor.
MIR. W. l.. Hall left last night to
meet Mrs. Hail at Little Rock. We
sincerely trust that Mrs. Halls health
is now sufficiently restored to render
An extended residence with us both
pleasant and healthful.
The iDimitab,e. interchangeable, in
COMPREHENSIVE, but vastly successful
Miiburn wagon man, Major Dan :.
Maiven is in the city.
Our good friend, David w. Adams,
announces in this mornings paper,
his purchase of A. Ii. Stesgal's bust.
ness. We trust the many friends OF
both parties will cali on Mr.. Adams at
the courthouse.
Mr. I'll. r. Brown, of Sherman, has
been spending day or ST. in Dallas
among his many friends in this CITY.
Brown is wholesouled fellow, and we
ale glad to know that he is achieving
great success in Texas.
Mr.. Isaac Sanger, the New Yorb
partner of the Sanger Bros. of Texas.
Ia in the city. and viii remain several
days. Mr.. :. is delighted TO see the
stir and hustle on our streets, and es.
pecially To see the immense crowds
which througed the great house OF
sanger Bros. yesterday.