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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

A MAD CATAMoUNT ON THE RAN.
Major Nance, who lives twenty
miles southwest of Austin, on Blanco
river, reports an exciting contest he
had with full grown catamount ct
his place on Sunday last. The animal
was first seen by colosed woman jump
ing the fence and approaching the
house. She gave the alarm, and Mrs.
Nance rushed to the front deor to see
about the children; they were not in
sight, but the animal was, and Mrs.
Nance hardly had time to pass through
hall and into the dining-room with
out being pounced upon by the animal
winch entered one door IS she passed
out the other door, which she thought
fully closed behind her. Just at this mo-
ment Major Nance appeared upon the
scene, and he closed the other door,
aud Mr.. Catamount was Gagged in the
dining-room, his sole companion being
spotted pup, presented to Major
Nance by Mr.. Kluge- The animal i'm
mediately pounced upon the unfOr-
tunate purp and tore it all to pieces in
an instant. By this time Major Nance
had gotten round to window with a
gun, aud Mr.. CAtamOunt was dis
patched at single shot, and peace and
quietwas restored in that house. Be
fore the animal entered the house it
bit dog and two hogs, and Major
Nance says that he is satisfied the cat
amount had the hydrophobia- The
animal was nearly Is large as a me-
dium sized dog, and It had avery large
head and short tail The Major
thinks from its lean appearance 1t had
been msd in the woods for several
days.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

MUSTANG WINE.-Mr. William Kobs,
of Rose Hill, makes the statement in
the Houston Telegram that lie has every
year since 1856 made wines from the
mustang grape, and that he aow has
IN hand wines from every year of his
various vintages. His samples are
pronounced excellent, being well fer
mentcd, possessing fruity flavor, and
resembling the Marsha sherry of South
Europe, pure and not beadY, and not
so light as the ordinary clarets and
catawbas. The mustang wine is an ex-
cellent dinner beverage, and it should
come into favor here and elsewhere as
a medicinal wine. Texas, no doubt, is
destined to become a great wine State,
and the wonder is that so little atten
ton is now given to its manufacture
Never has the grape yield been better
all over the State than the present sea-
son, and now, while business is so gen
orally stagnant, would seem to be the
most opportune time for experiment
Ing and engaging in the manufacture
of mustang wine. Mr.. Kobs sells his
wine at $l.50 gallon, and at this
price, when the grapes cost nothing
but the gathering, there must be plenty
of margin for good profits. Talking
about the great Missouri wine depots,
ETC., why not also have IN Austin the
great Texas and mustang wine depots.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

81 WISH was Dead" is an expires.
sion not unfrequently used by the dys-
peptic and sufferer from liver disease
the depressed spirits uniting the mind
for anything, and almost driving him
to despair. Be of good cheer; there
is life and health for you yet. Take
Simmons's Liver Regulator. 1t regu-
lates the liver, dispels dependency and
restores health,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19
State Temperance Meeting at Bren-
hmm.

EditOJs Democratic .StdtesmaH l al
rived IN your city fourteenth Of July.
Attended the an ual meeting of the
Grand Council of the United Friends
Of Temperance, which met at Brennan
the eleventh and twelfth of July. The
convention had n successful and har-
me NOUS meeting, concerning which /
may say more in suisse rent COM
munication. interviewed the several
delegates on the subject of the ''agri-
cultural outlook" in the variC us coun-
ties by then represented, extending
from Grayson north to Lockhart west,
and from Harris to Travis. Their con
current testimony was eminently fav.
orable. The two State lecturers fol
temperance represented the cause as in
n favorable and progr ssivc condition.
In all counties In which local option
prevailed it was found t. work well.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

Mr.. BEHGENER, who 30 long did
business on the Avenue, has moved
his stove and TIN establishment to his
new two story stone building on Trim
Ity street, near East Pecan, where his
old patrons AMI the public generally
will find him ever ready to ~ait on
them with his accustomed politeness
and promptncss.
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Manor Items.

The man who could not "be elected
dog pelter" was in town Saturday.
Judge Wiloern makes a good justice
OF the peace. All are we'll pleased
with him, save thieves and other VIC
lators of the law.
Jack Routine, of whom mention was
made some time ago, was put under u
$500 bond, in default of which he was
committed to jail.
Allen Gradington, charged with the
theft of COW, was put under $3.50
bond last Saturday, conditioned that
he should make lis appearance at the
next term of the district court oil
Travis county.
Manor was an unusually lively place
last Saturday, it being election day.
The only man who seemed to be tax
ing much interest on the whisky side
was saloon-keeper. We presume be
felt "like one who treads alone some
banquet hall deserted" etc.
There is a merchant in Manor who
claims that the assignee, bankrupt"
and sat cost men of Austin do not
under sell or get ahead of him. He
says that he tells the people that he
steals his goods, and, therefore, can
sell cheaper than the cheapest" He
has Ratchet to dispose of. Where is
"Truthful James,"
Him of the "Austin bar" and Sum
ner B.. G. quot the one who lived be-
fore Christi, of the same bar ut was
election day at Manor and they were
not of those at the bar of that place
as they were not sufficiently acquainted
to get into the back doom, went to Ma
nor Saturday in 'machinen drawn
by sore back, lame and bony beast,
to try case in the justice court. They
fused and fumed nearly all day, and
walked back home part of the way.
The one who represented the defend
ant got one dollar cash down for his
services, and the other, who repre-
sented the State, got home after the
time some get ooh! how came you so,
my dear" sober, with marry" dol
lar in his wellworn pocket. Under
the circumstances, both of them
thought that the way to Manor was "a
rocky road to travel"
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Tar RoADs.-C,tizens of Austin who

THE RoADs.-CItizens of Austin who
have gone out to look at the work be-
ing done, under the superintendent Of
Capt. Champion, on the Burnet road in
what is known as the Strin9er and
Hancock lanes, express the greatest sur
prise and admiration at what has been
so soon accomplished. Those lanes,
two miles long, very narrow and in
places low and wet, have long been
held in holy horror by up-country peo-
pie wishing to do business with Aus
tin. But the day for complaints about
this part of the Burnet road has at last
been left behind. The entire lane has
been widened to a distance of thirty
tive feet, and deep ditch for the full
length of the lane has been dug on
either side OF the road, the dirt having
been thrown to the center of the road,
which was made very rounding. And
now the entire surface OF the road for
a width of about twenty feet is being
covered with broken rock taken from
the surface of the ground round about,
and this is being covered with lime
rock taken from the bed of the Inter
national Railroad hard by, which. al
ter it has been travelled upon for short
time, becomes rs hard and -mootL az
a stone sidewalk. Tb" ,1acadamizjrG
IF these two miles ) LOW aba
half done, and the BET c0 ing
rapidly completed. Capt. Champion /
attending to the lowest and wors
places first, so as to make sure, nn
doubt, of getting them properly fixed
before the funds already raised become
exhausted. Ii money could be raised
sufficient to macadsm;zo, ia places
needing such work the most, 6fteen or
twenty miles of this road, and as much
more of the Fredericksburg road, there
is no doubt but that very large trade
could be attracted to this city which
otherwise will go to Round Rock. The
property owners and business men
should do their best to enable Capt.
Champion to keep at work with
heavy force for the next three or four
months. All that is necessary to be
done to improve the road through the
cedar brake, as we hear, is the chop
ping down here and there of tree or
stump, and the removal of rocks which
crop out in the road, making it out
iandishly rough and hard on teams.
The committee should take steps at
once to raise moro money, and to keep
the good work moving along. Those
feeling any kesi arcy about subscrib
ing would PERHAPS have all doubts re-
moved if they would ride out and
witness what ia heinz done
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WANTED-INFoRNIATIcN.-If any OF
the survivors of Capt. II. r. A. Wig
gonton's company, recruited in Louis
vile, Ky, and vicinity for the Texan
frontier service in the year 1885 OF
1886 are still alive they will hear OF
information that will benefit them by
addressing r. P. L., lock box 1, Hum
boldt, Gibson county, Tennessee.
je20d1w2mw
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

A vEEY large panther now runs at
large on Walnut creek, north OF Aus
tin, The old fell has been seen
several times Of late, but as yet noone
has had the courage to ''spring fight
with him.
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Green's August Flower is

ton. Green's August Flower is now
acknowledged by all druggists to be
a positive cure. Two millions aud
four thousand bottles were given away
in the United States through druggists
to the people - triL!.. Two doses
will satisfy any person of its wonderful
quality in curing all forms of indiges-
ton. Sample bottle 10 cents. Regular
size 75cents. Sold positively by all first
class druggists in the United States.
Go to Morley Bros.
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A FARMER living about two miles
Gast Of the city recently missed AN old
bedstead that AL been taken from an
empty clubhouse, and H. suspected an
old negro named Peter, living near, Of
taking it, and calling at Peters his sus-
picions were confirmed, for there in the
house was the bcdste4d. Peter was
required to take up his bed and
walk" back with 1t to the place from
where lac stole it.
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THERE are many roads running from
and lead ng to metropolis. II you
wish 10 arrive at and keep on the
healthy road, contemplating long life,
judiciously use that valuable elixir
Home Stomach Bitters.
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ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS
Are you respondent sufferer from
sick headache, habitual costiveness,
palpitation of the hearth Have you
dizziness of the headl Isyour nervous
system depressedl Does your blood
circulate badlyl Have you a coughs
Low sriritsi Coming up Of the food
after eating3 etc. All of these and
much more are the direct results Of
dyspepsia, liver complaint and indiges-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

THE RAvAGEs OF TIME.-Time may
have whitehead your locks, but science
can restore their former color. TUFTS
Hair Dye is a wonderful triumph of
chemistry. Its action is truly magical
IS single trial will prove. Office, IS
Murray street, New York.
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It is announced by Psterson's Detec-
tor that counterfeit legal-tcnder note
of the denomination Of $1,000 is in
circulation. For the benefit of the
many readers Of the STATESMAN who
are in daily habit Of handling large
numbers of thousand-dollar notes It
may be said that the counterfeit is On
the issue Of 1852, letter B, but Is II Is
said that only experts can detec. II, IL
will be well to refuse all thousand-dol-
lar greenbaeks and demand payment
in the dollar Of the daddies.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

Com SuIrMENTs.--Th shipment OF
corn to Galveston from this place has
commenced, several parties having en-.
gagged in the business. So far all the
corn that has been shipped has been in
the shuck, which is II little strange.
Certainly it would prove more profita.
blo to ship it shellcd than in the shuck,
and then the Smelling of 1t here in Aus
tin or on the farms where it was grown
would give employment to the unem-
ploycd. In the ear but about thrt {
hundred aud fifty bushels can be ship
ped in car, which costs $50 to Gal
weston, or a fraction less than sixteen
cents bushel, which Is certainly 4
pretty eXortItant price. Those who
ship grain should always give the pref
ercnces and advantages to home sec
tons. Corn has to be shellcd some
where, and it may as well lie shclled
where it is grown as elsewhere. II
costs no more, and then the freight
rates per bushel would he less.
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MARKETS by TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS.

GALVESTON, July 17.-Gold 1860
1916. Silver 99@par. EXchange-New
York sight, 1s@19 per cent. premium
New Orleans sight par@4 per cent pre-
MUM.
Cotton - receipts, net, SO bales; OK
ports, coastwise, bales; sales So bales
stock on hand 10,32S bales; market
quiet; middling 115sc; good middling
l2l6ci low middling lllsc; good ordi-
nary i015c.
Wool = market quiet but firm
Eastern and Northern fine and
medium, free of burs, of nine TO twelve
months growth, 27@30c; do, bury,
15@lSc; Eastern and Northern coarse
19@22c; do, bury, 12@l5c; Western
and Southern fineof nine to twelve months
growth 24@27c; medium 20@23c; coarse
Western and Mexican 12@15c.
Hides-market easier; dry, selected,
15c; light, sailed, 13c; stack, sailed,
l2c; wet sailed, as they run, SIC; Sc
lected, 915c; butchers green &c.
NEW. ORLEANS MARKETS.
New ORLEANS, July 17-Gold 1883
@1055s. Sight Il premium. Sterling,
bank, ia.
Cotton-market dull; sales coo bales
good ordinary 103s@l0ssc; low mid
ding 10%@11c; middling l111@113sc;
good middling 1124@1l11c; middling
fair l22s@121lc; fair 125S@12Bc.
Corn scarce and firmer; mixed 65@6Sc;
yellow zoe; white 73@75c. Oats easier
at 430o44c. Corn meal easier, at 50. 20.
Pork steady at SAB. Bacon easier 81,
SL@SIzc. Hams-the demand is fair
and prices are firm at 11@l2c. Lard
in fair demand tierce 91f@919c;
keg, 1O@1O4c Rice dull and easier;
ordinary TO prime 51s@G1Ic. Coffee
quiet and steady; cargoes of prime Rio,
l74@2lc. Whisky quiet at s Go |. 10.
Sugar quiet and weak; fair TO fully fair
95S0924c; prime 10 choice 92sWlO4c;
centrifugal I0c; yellow clarified 101a@
IL. Molasses dull and nominal.
BOSTON MARKETS.
Boston, July 17.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding 1890.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Cotton quiet
middling 121sc-
NEW YORK MARKETS.
NEW YORK, July I7.-Stocks strong.
Money ~ per cent. Gold 1851. Ex
change-long 4.S6; short 4-SS. Govern
ments firm. State bonds quiet.
Cotton - market dull and easier; up
lands IL Side; Orleans l2 7-l6c; sales
243 bales. Futures steady; July 12.3lQ
i2 .33c; August 1231@l2. 33c; September
IL. 1I@l2. I3c.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, July 17-Noon.-Coiton
market firm; middling uplands 65zdi
middling Orleans 6lzd; sales 5000 bales,
including 1000 bales for speculation and
export; receipts 1880 bales, Of which
$3.50 were American. Futures-se!lers
at last nights prices.
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Popular illustrated book (26o Mses) on
MANHOOD! WoMANHooD! MARRIAGE!
ImPediments to Marriage; TIE cause and
cure. Sent securely sealed, postpaid, for 50
cents, by DR.. c. WHITTIER, 6I7 St.
Charles Street, St. Louis, No., the great
specialist. Read his work.
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How Is Your Liver.

If you are troubled with headache,
dullness, lDcapacity to keep the mind
on any subject, dizzy, sleepy or nerv-
Gus feelings, irritability of temper OF
bad taste IN the mouth, palpitation,
unsteady appetite, pains in the side,
Or any such symptoms of liver COM
plant and constipation of the bowels,
go to your druggists, Morley Bros,
aud get a bottle OF DR.. Sherman's
PricklY Ash Bitters. No spirit is used
in the manufacture of them, except q
pure article of Holland gin. They are
q thousand times easier to take than
pills, seidhtz powders, etc. Ladies in
particular will find them peculiarly
adapted to their wants and conditions
of life in all ages.
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Austin Market quotations.
COUNTY PRODUCE.

Butter, 15c. Eggs, lie. Cabbage,
soc to 81 per dozen. Potatoes, 81. 10
per bushel. Onions, So a barrel.
Fruit - Apples, $3.50 per barrel ;
peaches, IS cents per box, and scarce.
Melons scarce and high, the largest re-
a,ling at 80 cents.
Hides, dry flint l. to lie. Wool %
TO 2S.- Cotton 9 to 10.
Grain.-Corn, whiteshcll, SOC. Oats,
20 to 25c. Wheat, No. 2, S1.33 ;
No. 3, $1.13; No. 1, $l.03; rejected,
93c.
WHOLESALE PRICES FOR STAPLE aRo.
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Railroads have done wonders in
India. The garrison of Peshawar, 1900
miles from Calcutta, can be relieved
and strengthened with greater GER
tainty and speed than places only n
tenth of that distance thirty-nine or
forty years ago, and British rule is con-
sdered more secure with fifty thousand
European troops and the railroad than
with double that number before it
was made.
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AUSTIN
THURSDAY JULY 10, 1877

THE divorce question is being pretty
well discussed by some Of the Texas
papers; while others, like the boy the
calf run over, have nothing TO say ON
the subject
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
"A CARD

To al who are suffering from the errors asal
Indlserefions Of yoath. nervous weakntss. carry
decay. los Of m.nlood. &C.. viii send recipe
thst viii care yoa. FREE OF cnAR6E.. Tsis.
great remedy was discovered by q misai@..Ary
IN soath America. Send feif addressed en-
vslops 10 the Rev. Jassra 7. IxAkx. Sfafioa d.
M Reslf, Ese lDrk tffy, lanl5dcodstR
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whlprle academy.
Jaek.envills nu.ine.s college,.

This college offers better advantages
and at less expense than can be found
elsewhere, for
1. A sound business education.
II. A complete penmanship course.
III. A thorough telegraphic course.
The actual business department is
known to be the best in the State. For
the new catalogue, address
G. w. BRowS,
Box 800, Jacksonville, Ills
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TIE road committee appointed by
the board of trade have made a full
and satisfactory report regarding the
Improvement Of the Burnet road in the
Stringer -IIancock lane, and the amount
of money spent on the same, which is
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A LADY the other day complained to
her colored servant because she got up
so late. aud the woman replied that
her room was 80 bot that she could not
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Illrnol. Conege.

Classical course equal to that of East:
ern colleges. Scientific course fer
young men not prepared in Latin OF
Greek. All classes taught by profess
sors. Annual expenses from $50 to
$3.50. Send for catalogue to Prof. II.
C. Champion, Jacksonville, Illinois.
whippie academy.
with its English Training School is the
best place for boys or young men who
want careful preparation for college, OF
thorough English academic course.
Send for catalogue to a. II. Sturtevant,
Jacksonville, Illinois.
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CAUTION TO THE PUBLIc.-As pro-
lection against counterfeits the present
proprietors have patented the likeness
of DR.. A. Q. Simmons, the originator
of Simmons's Liver Medicine as trade
mark. Hereafter the original and only
genuine DIR. A. Q. Simmons's Liver
Medicine will be put up in yellow
wrappers with his likeness upon each
package and bottle-noDe other genu-
inc. beware of counterfeits and I'M
scfupulous persons offering you other
preparations.
N. 4. THEDFoRD s. Co.,
Sole Proprietors.
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Sold by Morley Brothers, ]. ]. s w.
II. TobiD, r. II. Cousins and r. a.
Smith. Received weekly by Morley
Brothers or ]. ]. 6 W. II. Tobin.
INSTRUMENTATION
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WALL PAPER! WALL PAPERl-A
large and varied assortment for sale at
greatly reduced prices, by ]. j. s. w.
II. Tobin. f1Sd&wtf
AT Tobin's dug store-a large and
beautiful assortment of frames for
photographs and pictures, and cheaper
prices than ever sold before in Austin.
Be certain and examine before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
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There's charm about thee, maiden
Which 1 cannot well define;
And l sometimes think it lieth
In that fragrant breath of thine,
In those teeth so white and pretty.
Which with Sozodont do shine.
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AT Tobins' drug store you can get
window or picture glass of any size.
feb25tf.
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II has become the fashion in PARIS TO
have monogram of the owners ini-
tials in the center OF the window
shades and curtains.
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MONETARY.
Whatever discount - done at the
banks Commands IS 10 81 per cent.
Loans on real estate security for long
time can be had at IL per cent, paya-
bic monthly.
State warranls-bid % 1-sc; asked
% lie. City warrants bid zoe,
asked SOC.
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for a few months and subsIst on bread
and meat, tea and coffee, milk, butter
and eggs, he could maintain a whole
family on fifty cents day.
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Total amount spent.

lOthl amount spent. Sl, O5G 20
OF this sum $900.09 was furnished
by the board of trade, and $797.2 20 by
the county court.
Needed to finish the same S 500 60
Lumber. powder and black
smith bills ........... 100 90
Appropriated for Frederlcks-
burg read NATURALIZATION. 1000 90
Balance if collected about. .. . l, $50 40
The committee have resolved 10
make renewed efforts to raise sub
scrIptions, and to aid IN these duties
the services of James II. Raymond
and George Hancock have been solic-
tied. The committee also reported In
favor of the appointment of COM
mittee to examine the various roads
leading to and from Austin, and to
use its influence to have the county
commissioners order necessary surveys
and to take such action as might be
deemed necessary for the public good.