The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-18

the amount without interest, al the
the note fell due, Mr.. Meadows re-
fused to pay it, claiming that the rate
of interest was above Whist the law au-
thorized. Mr.. Iearn brought suit in
Justice Massey'S court last Tuesday,
tor the amount Of the note and inter
est. The court decided that rs the
note was drawn for a higher rate of
interest than twelve per cent, the rate
authorized by law, ;hc plaintiff was
entitled only TO the prjuciPa, and had
forfeited his night To recover interest
on the loan. This is the first case Of
the kind that has come up III our
courts Stree the passage u the usury
law now in force
Mr.. Mount Pleasant, chef O! the
Tuscarora tribe Of Indians, has lately
. discovered a long lost ti,lc to 1900, geo
acres of land, ami Jhat land j. IN the
VICINITY ~ Fort Scott. ani possibly in
I Guiding the site ut the city itself.
These lands, IL ls said. were glvGn by
l tile government 10 tho Tu>ylvuraS as u
reservation for u settlement. Quite -
number settled there Some died
/ tEcrc-othcys returned Bust. Mean
/ time squ4,trrs lmd claim 10 much of
! the land ana held II, and tua!.v the
/ government gave IL u them ANA sur
/ veyod and sold It ~ them. leaving the
/ IuscaroraS to shift FOR themselves. All
/ the Tribe located there are now dead.
/ except Daniel Jack and his sister. That
] vrf.fl hoe !
/ to Texas, 50 that Daniel Is the soc
representative OF his tribe BOW IN tho
Kansas land.
Major Marks, the famous photo
graphist, delivered lecture yesterday
when clouds and darkness ovcrshad-
owed the land. lie was idle and, dis
couIsing of modes Of making pCturcs,
said that If - lady sitting for q picture
would compose Ter mouth to bland
and serene character she sL,u,l, just
before entering th, rnym. say ...asvm, "
and keen ,.e expression .nin which
the mouth subsidies anti 3d.. E, -irrd
effect in the camera is evident. IT,,
on the other hand. she wishes To AS
sumo distinguished and somewhat
noble bearing, not suggestive of sweet
ness, she should say brush, the re-
suit of winch is Infalhb.c. II she
wishes II make her mouth look small,
she must say flip" but If the mouth
be already too small and needs en-
larging, she must say "cahbagc.' II
she wishes to look muurn!ul, she must
say "kcrchunk :" if r, sign cd, she must
lurCibly calculate "s'cat.
John Cook alias James Cook, and
alias James Paschal Cook, has had his
goose cooked 10y the United States
Court now i'll session IN this city. lie
is about twenty-five wears old, five feet
ten inches and half high, of dark
complexion, aud has very long, black
hair. He halls from Karncs county.
He was indicted 10y the grand jury
last week and comes into court and
demands trial, and since he has been
convicted Of robbing the poStuilicc AT
Bastrop he is said To have killed his
man in karues, and that he absolutely
goes to the pcnitCntiaTy for three years
to avoid trial for murder. Ills
brother James, his pal in his dcpreda-
tions upon the mails, escaped froar
Bastrop, having outrun the town mag,
shall. These Cooks belong to e:.-e,,
ganiZatiOn of seventeen men banded
together to rob stage coaches in West
ern Texas. Each of these Cooks los;
saddlebags freightcd with cartridges
for saddle bags cannon" as District
, Attorney Jack Evans denominatcd
them. United States Marshal Purnel
} says he will capture the Cook that
escaped.