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w. aud Quincy cons iiai' fs i0As Now Jersey Cen.
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Pacific roid bonds lodle rrion Patlnc stnkng fund.
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Do. income, 70l Toledo an waba ss, small. 20
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Toledo, lelrla and wabash ode. 35 Western Union
Ieega h coupon, 1900. lOi Dubuque ana sioux CITY,
81 divi ion, los Delaware and Hudson registered
bonds lssi ioi Canada souihern lsts, WITH Interest
certificates, bb1 Chicago sad Northwe- tern CONSOLE
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lists, san 10 qulm branch. Ola Hannibal and 81 Joseph
~ convertible No. Like shore lists. consolidated reg
istereds iO5t Union Psc1c Railroad lists, loJ.
prices of stocks to-day we're:
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"Pure, instructive and amusing" "a the motto
o! the Iht,'rIsl iceAiY, and It tuly Ivcs mp to H..
FrlCc i've cents. Buy II ana take II nome, LIDO.
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The attack IN Mr.. James Gordon Bennett. Soc
the NsU i0rk Muslrased Iises lhis lnoraing. ADO
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THEY Want buy the Herald.

f'0m ne SbMgbd HIHpNcr.
New YORK, Jan. o. / ist night there was
t. tne futnfe OF the HrIli aud Whrthfr II
g. ull not bee bougitand pilcod IN Ter the cditor-
lin uf READ J uruatst Tx sir. Horace Wuite.
New YORK vans a great daly newsp per winch
Is more tAan a new paper II - useless To start
a new On - tnera are too MANY here already;
ono 81 ,ue sehtl,nen thpu2ht the m 'uRe could
be- UOught, tut ,nnther was alto suro IL WAS
not worth ihs DuYing. Al agreed thai II MI,
B'unrtt would sell tie HrdLl Tor ~ ariu |
lun tine ca itl could be raised for us purctt-s
~ tNrnly-iuuf hours. M conn ry, its managing
editor, 10 qulet, lndustrlOus pnassumiug man.
Among the Ailments
Cured BY Tx OF Ntcnesia are indigestion, cos
tlyeucss, lncipent rheu ua;i.ln, anu gravel. ADO
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THE DuEL.-Ses picture In Nep York IAus-
hatsa lance THE nVrning. -Adv.
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. II " -r,lcRrsn received. Ilia town a. m very
fry,fsn and dangerous condition. out NJ nghiins 10
day. hoped. after the not last lsht peace woui
prevail uut rtlos ar very suspicious nave 10 conn
uence IA each Otner. gaNe AL ~saHtauce cOuln lat
night and II the tTOops that settlrd tue hnar.
Both parties D,ing now armed ana fearful OF each
oincr, hay" ne,d troops IN adine-s from an cary
hour Have ordered kndO phs battery, on rs ~ tu "a
from Buferd W nxht, " stov neTe. conference VI
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09


HENRY WATTERsoS's wild PROPOSE
ton to send one hundred thousand |
armed Democrats to Washington City
for the purpose of awning the electoral
commission, it is now stated, was one
Of Mr.. Tilden's inspiration. The Lon
isville Courier-Journal, in reply to
something that was SAID In the New
York Sun, says:
Does the san remember the fate Of
suggestion touching a mass convention
Of a hundred thousand unarmed citi-
zens, to be held in the presence of
Congress The hint was dropped by
one who stood sufficiently near Mr..
TIlden to justify the suspicion that it
had not fallen without authority.
But Mr.. TIlden failed to come to the
front, and the hundred thousand brave
fellows that Watterson was to lead
were never seen to shoulder arms IN
presence Of the nation. The show OF
fight was all on the other side and
Watterson was not heard of, probably
because Mr.. Tilden, the .ondam
leader, would not lead. Tne.e was a
crisis, whom, il he had stepped to the
front like brave man, he would nave
been inaugurated; bat, instead of such
a course, he remained in the back
ground, where, no doubt. he planned
cunning schemes, and then gave way
to timidity, unbecoming a man who
had received majority Of the votes of
the people OF the Union. He worked
in the dark, while Watterson was put
forward to do ne Dragging, for which
Mr.. Tilder I'D not even propose to
hold himself re- ponsiDle. Mr.. Hewitt,
chairman of the national committee,
was in favor of accepting the act Of
the commission, and lately it has
leaked out from Mr.. Tildsn, that MI.
Hewitt did not represent him in THU
opinion. ~Mr. Tilden was hunting fol
cats paws on all sides, feeling will
cunning intent, but never leading. He
Is not statesman, for no Statesman
} would have thus worked in the darl
without at least in the end taking {
bold stand in favor of the majorit,
: that supported him. And this is VIII.
we have been satisfied at results a
! they have happily developed them
selves. Had the South asked for pro
lection under Mr.. Tilden no doubt h
) would have been afraid to give it; AM
= so local self-government would neve
: have been re-established, and Souther
industries would have languished.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09
Home and Farm.

How does COW become landed es-
tate9 BY turning her into field.
The too common fault is that we till
too much land. If we titled less and
did it better we should gain more in
the long run.
A sample of farmers grumbling:
ono rain of any consequence had fall
en- for nearly month, and everything
was almost parched up from the pro-
longed drought; so cut apiece of grass
for hay and it rsined fast enough
them"
Top-dressipg mown fields as soon as
possible after the hay is removed is at
tended with excellent results. The
stubble and roots are protected from
excessive drying by the hot sun, and
the grass is stimulated to vigorous
growth.
Peas are often advertised as being
kinds that need no sticks. These are
the so-called dwarf peas" but it is
hardly worth while to plant them, ex-
cspt as curiositIes. They need no
sticks to be sure, but they have few
peas tnat neeu picking.
TOPPING COTTON. - 'If a practice
sometimes fails and sometimes succeeds,
then we insist that the error is in the
practice and not in the principle upon
which the practice is conducted" 1
grant that to be true in mechanics, but
l deny that the failure to do good in
topping cotton is chargeable to the
topper. From over twenty years close
observation and practice, l am thor
oughly convinced that the good or bad
results from topping cotton are wholly
dependent upon the season after the
topping is done. If the seasons after
Gotten Is topped are propitious, for q
rapid growth of the stalk, it will cause
the stalk to fling out suckers and
thereby sometimes prove serious in
jury, by shading and rotting the bot
tom crop of bolls. On the other hand,
should the season be very hot and dry
after the topping, the fruit will. hold
on better, and therefore be benefited
by the topping. My experience is,
that two years out of every five, the
benefit derived from topping was not
much more than to pay for time and
labor of topping, and three out of
every five was loss instead of profit
hence, for the last ten years l have
abandoned topping altogether. My
experiments were tired from middle of
July to latter part of August.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

We would have the law OF 1878 re-
peaied so that silver dollars may be
coined in unlimited numbers, to be
used in the settlement of all debts,
public and private. The people of the
United States owe great deal of
money! national debt of -, 000,-
600, 900, and state, county and
city obligations equal to this, and
they certainly should have the
right to pay these immense claims
in the easiest way consistent with
honesty. Only few years ago the sill
yer dollar was more valuable than the
gold coin, and the probability Is that
il may at almost any time recover its
value. The fluctuations are such as to
warrant the remonetization of silver,
which would at once bring the silver
dollar back to its old value. But to
use the power OF the government to
depreciate silver. aud then propose TO
demand payment Of all debts in gold,
npon which the acts Of the government
have placed . premium of ten per
cent. u little too oppressive. This
imposation Of tax of ten per can't.
upon the industries OF the country In
favor OF those who hold evidences Of
public debt is not to be tolerated.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

THE New York Journal Of Commerce
makes az estimate of losses by strikes
on five trunk railways, including the
Baltimore 8, OHIO road, which ag-
gregate So 30, 1000. L; takes, as a
basis for its estimate, the cost to the
railro Ads'resulting from the suspension
of traffic, which, at an average Of
$40, ~ per day to each of the five,
m ne total of 5000, 900, to which
is aQded $50, as low calculation
for losses oY interruption of other
roads, making a total of $780,
900 per day, or 81, $50, 900
for the five Gays suspension.
vania at Pittsburgh and on tho
line between that city and Harrisburg
are calculated at $40, 600, 900. Half of
that amount would scarcely cover the
cost of property destroyed on the Bal
tImore and Ohio, and it is likely that
$40, 900, 900 would approximate the
losses of railroad property other than
those which have been enumerated.
This makes total of $26, $50, 900.
The losses sustained by the community
at large are almost incalculable, en-
bracing the destruction of perishable
freight and live stock, the detention
of passengers, the support of militia
and SPECIAL officers summoned to pre-
serve the peace, inconvenience attend
ing tardY msils, increased cost Of
living consequent upon the advance in
prices of provisions, augmented taxa
ton, and perhaps the bankruptcy OF
corporations which might otherwise
have been averted.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09
THE Ohio Republican Convention

TIE Ohio Republican Convention
gave Hayes and his Southern policy"
an unqualified endorsement. The plat
form declares for the reconciliation of
silver, opposes any further land grants
or money subsidies, either in bonds or
by endorsement to railroads; sympa-
thizes With unemployed labor and those
whose wages arc inadequate to comfort
and indept cnce; recommends Con-
gressional legis; alton to remedy evils,
and the creation of national bureau
of industry, "and for statutory arbi-
tration to adjust differences. The
temper of the convention did not ep-
pear to be the very best, and it has left
elements of the party further than ever
apart. Stanley Matthews seems to be
well enough satisfied about the attitude
towards Hayes, but this very personal
endorsement and the silver plank have
opened a chasm, on each side of which
are incorporating opponents. These
matters, coupled with the sup
pressing of Taft and the NOM
nation of w. II. West for Governor,
go to create body of malcontents wEo
will not DO suppressed. A handful OF
extreme Republicans will go down in
Ohio, but this hsndful will be enough
to place the administration of the
State in the hands Of conservative
Democracy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

IT is now pretty we'll settled in po-
Iitic8l circles at Washington that
President Hayes will not press a Re-
publican speaker upon the House. In
Republican circles it is claimed that a
Democratic organization of the House
will supply the Democrats with so
much rope that they will not be long
hanging themselves; and with the Re
publican ability and experience at
command, there may be something in
this, for among the newly fledged
Congressman, there may occasionally
be found one who regards himself as 6
"bigger man than old Grant"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09
Total profits, U. s......S1s5, 15s, 43O

The Ohio Republicans would have
the Federal government assume con-
troll of the railroads of the country and
become the arbiter between employer
and employee. They demand the es-
dustry TO TEsecure fair returns for the
capital invested and fair wages to en-
ployees, and prevent ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
officials at the expense of stcckhold-
eTs, shippers and employees" and
aprovlsion for statutory arbitration be-
tween employers and employees" The
tenor of these resolutions applies not
alone to railroads, but to industries
generally, with the purpose to "adjust
controversies, reconcile interests and es-
tablish justice and equity between
them" The railroad problem is one that
does demand solution, but the
method proposed by the Ohio Repub
licans is not the way to solve it.
There should be some stern provision
made for preventing the aggrandize-
ment of railroad officials at the ex-
pense OF stockholders, shippers and
employees" but can any course be pur
sued which will 'secure fair returns
for capital invested and fair wages to
employees9" 1t is clearly out of the pow
er of the government to put in force any
rules or regulations upon these sub
jects, which would hold good under
variety OF circumstances. Danger,
too, would follow in the wake of such
n movement, and. in time the Federal
government would become an imperial
commune, with absolute power over
every citizens business and overyone's
wages, that would become ten times
moro oppressive than are the imposi-
tiohs of individuals and corporations.
The principle once inaugurated would
result as reasonably IN the defin-
ing of prices for meat and bread,
the price Of farm implements and
che wages Of farm hands and the wages
of clerks. The civil service would
soon give employment to million Off
elals, whs would, naturally enough,
have to be supported by an immense
standing army, and the dream of repub-
licanism, as it came in the days of
Grant, would be realized. Hayes, the
last constitutional president, would be
forgotten, and Grant or Blaine would
soon reign 'as did never an autocrat
of all the Russias.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09
Hox. HrsKx w. billiard, of Geor

HoN. HK SRx w. billiard, OF Geor-
gia, lately appointed minister to Bra
nj, was one prominent politician
and citizen Alabama He is gen.
tleman Of rare education. an author of
celebrity, and under President Tyler
was minister to Belgium, where
his hru-s became 4 resort for the re-
fined ,ciety of the Belgian cap
ital. His little court was adorned
by the eelcbrated 5iaiGme Levert who
remained with him during the term OF
his ministry. After this he was in
Congress fcsr terms as member from
Alabama He 10 gentleman Of the
old school, seventy sears of age, $
brilliant eonyersstIonslist, and IN old
Wing. which last fact may account TOD
his present -preferuenk BE VIII do
the hsners for the United States at the
court OF Dom Pedro in = style grsad
enough to suit ths most imperial eoGE-
der.
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months ago. He plead with her to
abandon her life of ain and shame and
60 home with him, which the girl
finally consented to do"
The Fort Worth Democrat closes
long article with regard to the next
govsrnorship with this language: "He
must be above reprosch; he must be
entirely fitted for the position; be must
be sound in head and heart, and free
from all rings and cliques, an honest
Texan, and devoted to the prosperity
and future greatness of Texas Who
is the mani The Democrat will name
him in due time" A thousand politi-
clans look upon the above paragraph
as pen portrait of themselves, and
if the Democrat does not name them
they will all be disappointed.
The Changers are proverblally q
modest people, and this having been
taken into consideration by one rep
Iesentative at the State capital, Hon.
VIM. Neal Raimey, he concluded to
intervene in their behalf, break the
ice and prepare the way for official
preferment within their modest ranks.
Hence he became superintendent of
public buildings and grounds. The
reason why he applied for the tail
end" of the offices was that he wished
to prepare the way for true honors for
his friends. The road is now open !;
Bsrkies is willing, emily all Changers
must not apply at once. The dlstri-
button department might become con-
fusion.
The Cuero Bulletin says that "al-
though our prospects for the con-
unuation of the railroad from this
| point towards Austin is not apparent,
yet, from all the information we can
gather from interested parties, not over
twelve months at the very farthest
will elapse before a forward movement
will be made. Western Texas, with
its sparse settlements and extensive
domain, yet vacant, will demand the
use of railway facilities to meet it's in
creasing wants. What it wants now
is population, agriculturists, manu-
facturers and artisans to build it up
into magnificent empire. To &C
complish these matters the only legiti
mate railroad it has must be extended
to connect with the principal maiI
trunk roads having their termini Oh
connections at Austin"
The Dallas Nail reports that Depu
/ ty Sheriff Hereford has captured
and lodged in Jail q man charged
with cattle stealing, who gave hi
name as Dick Hill. The officer though
: that there was something rather mys
: FERROUS about his man, and took step
: to discover who he really was, whel
he succeeded in developing the fac
that he was none other than one An
drew Pickens, who has been wante'
, for some time by the authorities o
!, Tarrant and Erath counties for cattl
stealing. Pickens is considered
;, dangerous character, having kille'
: several men, while it is thought tha
:. he killed Norton White, of Sherman
:. with whose murder the Merchant boy
y of that place are charged.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

THE defeat of the Russians at Plevna
will undoubtedly prolong the Eastern
war. Russia must now fight to retrieve
her defeat, and the chances for inter
ference on the part of England and
Austria will be lessened, because there
are not the same reasons now as for.
merly demanded it, for the Turks,
temporarily at least, will be regarded
as a match for the Russians. Russis'E
AFRO gance needed a corrective, and she
has received dose from foreign doc
tors which sets badly upon her consti
tutionel infirmities.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09
Joseph Sellgman.

Mr.. Joseph Seligman, the banker, is
the lion of the hour, even that of the
tribe of Judah. He is q man OF great
wealth, great liberslity; entertains
with marked hospitality; is . man of
distinguished business talent and of
great propriety. he is one of the
syndicate, director in many banks,
vice-president of the union league, and
in religion a radical, being leading
member of Prof. Adler's congregation.
His history, as told by those who know
him well, Is an Interesting one He
came from Germany aud landed on our
docks all unknown AID penniless. His
first job Was TO carry vslise up the
wharf. He invested l5e coin earned
in some papers, out of the profits of
his papers he purchased small stock
Of goods. which he carried around in 9
tray. He established route. sold ar
ticles ct q fair prlce, aud those
who traded with him once
traded with him Agsin. The spirit of
thrift industry, intregrity, Which
marked his esrlier trsdings, has fol-
lowed him through life. He has 60
quircd . great fortune, and is one of
the most honoSsd men in New York.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

THE Investigations going on in South
Carolina are bringing all the carpet
bagging officials to grief. The testi-
mony of Judge Moses duplicates Cham
berlain in such a way as will no doubt
place him in the penitentiary. And
now President Hayes may congratulate
himself that Chamberlain was not in.
clIned to accept Office, and that he
preferred to join his political fortune
with Blaine and the mslcontents, or,
more properly, the thieves of the Re-
publican party.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

Ex-SECRETARY RoBEsoN owns large
interest in the National Republican of
Washington, and report has it that he
will assume control of the paper short
ly. He is an uncompromising oppo-
nent of Hayes, and the proposed move
ment seems to indicate fierce war
upon the President this winter.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

additional len, aud it is to be seen
when Co meets what il will
do with the proposition. Government
too 0. zen leans towards the influential
few instead Of the Flooding many, and
it = lie seen whether Congress will
ai-J, itself to become the instrument
for the fIrthur Advancement of the
one ega,ngt tre protection of the other.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

NEWS comes of another defeat of the
Russians in great battle fought at
Tirnovs, on the north side of the Bal
kans. The loss is reported at Is, 900,
and this doesn't look much like get
ting to Constantinople. Probably the
Russians would now compromise on
Adrianople.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

EXATToRNEY GENERAL TAFT was
defeated for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation in Ohio purely upon his. antag-
onism TO President Hayes. Hence the
Taftites will give warm support to MIR.
Vast
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

JAY GOULD would give million dol
lars to have Grantsback in power, and
the Irish World, in the interest of the
railroad employee, wants to know how
millions came to be so plentiful with
Gould.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

A CoNGREssMAN's patriotism is meas
ured by the amount of successful lobby
ing he can practice, to say nothing of his
operations as a claim agent. This is
likewise the calibre of the successful
Texan legislator.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

TIE st. Louis Rspassioas says that
telegram has been received in that city
stating that Secretary sherman has SAINT
promises 70 the Ohio Republicans that
the present volume Of United States
currency shall not be contracted.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09
PooR's Railway Manual for 1877

PooR's Railway Manual for 1877
gives some interesting statistics that
may just now throw light upon the
strikes. From these it would appear
that railroads have not been such
losers as has been reported. While
every other industry has declined, they
have done very well, and the figures
ere only another evidence OF the cor
ruption that has been charged against
those who control railroads against
the interests OF both stockholders and
employees Here is Poor's table OF
earnings and profits:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

CONGRESSMAN SCALES, of North Car
DINA, and John Goode, of Virginia,
have managed to have themselves
RaaRt64ea for. the aneakership- Sue