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water, ETC. This is one of the best places
in the county, and will be sold low and
on easy terms.
NJ D. Sherman farm 40 acres on the
lower Georgetown road, miles from
Austin all in cultivation residence,
rooms, cistern, etc.
Farm-50 acres; all under fence; 1-2
miles east from Austin; 80 acres in cul-
tivation ; house, 2 rooms; wood and
water.
Is acres in cultivation miles north of
Austin.
81 acres in cultivation miles north of
Austin.
Farm-43 acres all under cedar fence
2 miles south from Austin and overlook
ing the city of Austin and Colorado val
ley; 20 acres in cultivation; fine orchard,
grapes, etc. A bargain can be had.
I2acres of land 4 miles below Austin.
20 " " 90 q" "
SO acres rich farming land in cultiva-
walton, one and one-half miles south of
Austin.
good business stands on San An
tonic road, AZ miles from Austin, and
other improved lands.
hdnCH anu 1dIlL-tUU acres, I'D III Gull
tivation, 100 in pasture, in Williamson
county, 10 undergraduates of George
town, on Lampaas road. Living water
in abundance.
UnimProved Farming Lands.
$50 acres ~ miles north from Austin.
200 acres on Onion creek at crossing
San Antonio road.
100 acres on Onion creek, at crossing
San Antonio road.
292 acres Otes G.. Feels survey, Is
miles from Austin.
153 acres-same survey.
1913 acres-same survey.
1913 acres-same survey.
100 acres on Brushy creek, wood,
water and good soil.
395 acres near Mountain City, Zeno
Hemphill survey.
POS acres six miles southwest from
Austin.
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Improved Farm Lands.

Garden Land 30 acres on the Colorado
river, one mile east from Austin; all I'M
der cultivation; can be irrigated.
Farm-1OO acres, miles from Austin;
Is acres in cultivation house, rooms
wood and water.
Farm-743 acres in Lee county 3 miles
from Elgin; $50 acres in cultivation; fine
timber, pastures will be sold low and on
long time; known as the Floyd place.
Farm-41O acres ~ miles from Austin
OF Burnet road; % acres in cultivation;
house, 2 rooms, wood and water would
make No. hog or cattle ranch.
Farm-100 acres miles north from
Austin, on the Georgetown road all under
good fence, and in cultivation Waller
creek runs through the place; 2 houses.
Farm 300 acres near Dripping Springs,
Hays county; 81 acres in cultivation
No. | spring; orchard; $50 acres rich
loamy soil, balance pasture.
Farm-3O5 acres ~ miles east from
Austin on Gilleland creek 1870 acres in
cultivation, 200 under fence; 3 houses;
horse power gin corn mill 30 acres tim
Der and plenty of water.
Crosthwait farm 80 miles south from
Austin, l47 acres; 70 in cultivation !; Or
chard 600 trees; house, 5 rooms; 2 never
failing springs; 30 acres timber good
pasture; steam gin; corn mill and sor
ghum mill very desirable place; will
be sold low and on very easy terms.
G. A. Graves stock farm 8 miles east
from Austin, on Decker creek; 430 acres
all under fence and divided into pastures;
cottages and out-houses; good water.
Geo. w. Armstead's farm 10 miles east
from Austin, on Gilleland creek; 900
acres; 30 in cultivation; house, rooms
a bargaid can be had by calling soon.
Geo. W. Glasscock farm - miles east
from Austin, on Gillcland creek; 700
acres; 200 acres in cultivation; wood,
water, ETC.; part Colorado bottom.
Thos. J. Hill farm miles below Web
berville, on Colorado River, 555 acres
200 in cultivation bottom land wood,
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1853 acres subdivided into 100 acre lots
two miles from Onion creek, No. l farm
ing land.
$50 acres on Gilleland creek, good land
and water.
100 acre tracts near Manor, thirteen
miles from Austin.
$40 acres near Round Rock, good
prairie land
800 acres near Round Rock, good
prairie land
1877 acres on Turkey creek, Williamson
county.
51S acres on Mustang creek, adjoining
Taylor station, Williamson county.
800 acres cedar land on Colorado river
100 acres choice land three miles
southeast from Austin.
500 acres on Brushy creek.
40 acre tracts ten miles north from
Austin.
434 acres timber and prairie, Glasscock
league, Williamson county.
31S acres timber and prairie, Glasscock
league, Williamson county.
GAO acres good land near Cameron,
Milan county.
500 acres good land, Chas Meyers
leagve, Williamson county.
And numerous other tracts in Central
and Western Texas.
Subdivisions Adjoining the City of
Austin.
South Austin---5 to 10 acre tracts
opposite the city.
Swisher's Addition to Austin,
south of Colorado river, fronting on
both sides of Congress Avenue-from
lots so feet front to and acre lots.
Live Oak Grove---1 mile south of
rivers acre lots, few left.
Evergreen Heights--south and
west from Austin-5 acre tracts.
Fort View--215 miles south of river
10 acre tracts 6 lots left out of AZ.
Riverside--5 and 10 acre lots. This
will be sold in body; 1874 acres, so
acres bottom land.
All of the above subdivisions lie south
of the Colorado river, opposite Austin,
and embracing many beautiful and COM
handing sites overlooking the city, and
are being SOLD rapidly at low prices.
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Austin, Texas.

Abstracts of Title to lands in any county.
Will also, through our correspondents,
pay taxes, take charge of and sell lands
in any portion of the State.
Collections and Claims Against
the State.
l have established, in connection with
my land business in Austin, a depart
ment for the collection and adjustment
of accounts against and with the State of
Texas, more especially claims and &C
counts to be collected and settled in
the State Treasurer's and Comptrol-
ler's Offices Fees for collection, less
amounts than 800, ~ per cent over
800 per cent. Prompt attention will
be given to all matters placed in nv
hands. I refer by permission to-
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JAMES V. BERGEN,
Conveyancer and Civil Engineer.

Wehave complete Abstracts of Title to
all lots, subdivisions and outlets of Austin
City. Also all lands in Travis county
Our books have been examined and APP
proved by all the leading attorneys in
Austin, to whom we respectfully refer.
Abstracts furnished at short notice and
on very reasonable terms. Our certificate
is guarantee that no omissions or errors
have been made in Abstracts from county
records.
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EDW. w. STANDS,
GEN ERAL LAND AGENT
AUSTIN, TEXAS.

offering the following property for sale Travis and adjo
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EDW. w. STANDS,
Attorney at Law.

R. B. Hubbard, Governor.
Andrew ]. Dorm, State Treasurer.
Stephen III. Darden, Comptroller.
J. j. Groos, Com. Gen. Land Office
l. G. Searcy, Secretary of State,
And to business men generally in Aus
tin.
EDW. W. STANDS.
Houses to Rent
Constantly on hand. Houses in Aus
tin city and suburbs. Also, stores in the
business portion of the city. Will take
pleasure in endeavoring to assist all new
corners to rent or purchase, whether l
have property in my hands or not to suit
them.
EDW w ISLANDS,
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Central Abstract of Title Of
flee of the State of Texas.

We are in correspondence with owners
of Abstracts of Titles and Attorneys in
every county in the State, and can furnish
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

Pool SELLING REBUKED-TheN New York
Assembly has passed bill, which is now
before the Senate, designed to prevent gam
bling in the form of pool-selling. 1t prohib-
its pools not only on elections, but in every
form of contest of skill or strength by man
or beast. Against it are arrayed the entire
horse-racing fraternity, who insist that their
particular style of betting should be made
an exception in the case. Their argument
is, that the sale of pools attracted great
numbers to the races that the associations
were thereby enabled to offer high premiums
and hence that they exercised great inhu-
ence in improving the breed of horses and
stimulating interest in the "turf." com
mittee of the Assembly, after an investiga-
ton, reported unanimously, that the infu-
ence of pool-selling was most degrading to
every interest, and really beneficial to none
save those who derive pecuniary profit by
the sales, while Judge Ilogeboom, of Colum-
bia county, before the Senate committee,
declared as his conviction, after thirty years
experience, that the practices to which pool
selling gave encouragement had directly pre-
vented the good influence that might other,
wise have resulted from agricultural exhi.
billions, horse-shows, etc. 1t is thought that
the bill will become law.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11
The President and the South.

During the past week the President has
virtually settled the South Carolina ques-
tion by the withdrawal of the troops from
Columbia, which will undoubtedly have the
effect of establishing Hampton in the gu
bernatorial chair The reasons for this
course seem to be of nature to fully war.
rant it, and, although it is done against the
most vigorous protest of the Republicans of
the state, we trust it may lead to peaceful
and satisfactory solution of the vexed ques.
ton in thlt state. We publish elsewhere
the instructions given by the President to
the commissioners appointed TO visit Louisi-
ana, and bespeak for them the careful con-
sideration of all our readers. They have
throughout such an evident spirit of can
dor, and such an earnest desire to carry out
the will of the people, and foster the best
interests of this unhappy state, as will we
are sure, commend them to all persons, ire
spectve of party. The question in Louisi-
ana is a terribly mixed and perplexng one,
and is likely to require the greatest wisdom
and firmness to adjust. Governor Packard
and his faction demand the unqualified sup
port Of the national government; but if
there is one thing that the President, no
less than the people, desires, it is that each
state shall take its local government into its
own hands If the state government as
now constituted, can neither protect its cit.
liens nor maintain itself without foreign
aid, it certainly does not appeal very strongly
to the sympathies of sister states. The fact
is, the politicians of Louisiana, high and
low, on one side aud on che other. are a
pretty bad lot. With two acting Govern
ors, two legislatures, two sets of govern
ment officials, and worst of all, two supreme
courts the way out of this precious mudde
is anything but clear Still, the President
is tackling the problem manfully, and, we
have no doubt, will succeed.
We confess that while we have grave
fears, yet we have considerable hope in the
findings of the Commission. If the two
parties are willing to meet the question
fairly it will soon be settled if, on the other
hand, instigated by those persons who seem
to desire the Southern troubles kept open
for political effect, the factions are unwilling
to stand upon any common ground, the
Presidents difficulties will be greatly in-
creased, and the whole problem will become
still more complicated; but at the worst, it
can only delay the result. Neither Packard
nor any other Governor will be supported
any length of time by the authority and
force of the general government.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

THE GRANGE ADMINISTRATION much
the various organizations coming under
this head have accomplished for the farmer, it
is perhaps yet too early to determine fully
but some of them--the National Grange,
notably-seem going into state of serious
decline. At one time this was a vigorous
and growing institution, in the West and
Northwest especially, but its late reports
show that it is no longer in this condition.
Its annual meeting was held recently at
Chicago. According to its annual report,
over nine thousand local oranges that existed
in S75 had gone out of existence in 1876,
and the membership had been reduced more
than one hundred and eighty thousand
since the report for 1875 was made. In
1875 Illinois had one thousand five hundred
and ninety-two local oranges in 1876 it
had six hundred and forty-six, and the mem
bership had been reduced from twenty-nine
thousand and sixty-three to twelve thousand
thousand and four local oranges in 1875; in
1876 it had only one thousand and eighteen.
with a corresponding reduction in the num-
Der of members. In Missouri the number
of local oranges had been reduced from
two thousand and thirty-four in 1875, to
nine hundred and seventy-four, in 1876 and
the membership had fallen off about one
half. So it is in other Western states, and
at the South. This association has never
done much at the East. 1t seems now to
have exhausted its force in the regions
where it started
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President Hayes, Family.

The family of the President consists Of
his wife, four sons, and a daughter, Miss
Fannie, about twelve years of age. His
oldest son, Brchard, and his second son,
Rutherford, are both at Harvard the elder
attending the Law-school, and the other at
the University. The two others, Webb and
Scott, are in Washington. The latter is
the youngest of the family. Mrs Mitchell
and Miss Plat are the daughters of Pres
ident Hayes only sister, who is dead. All
who have met the wife of the new Pres
ident agree in praising her winning manner
and wonderfully sweet smile. She has black
hair, clear, bright brown eyes, very clear
complexion, and beautiful teeth. The new
mistress of the White House (writes cor
respondent of the Chicago Times is the first
Ohio lady who has filed that responsible
position. She was born in Chillicothe, for
several years the capital of the state of
Ohio. The city was peopled by the most
enterprising of the Virginia and Kentucky
d" first families" and has always maintained
self-satsfed bearing by reason of its "blood."
Mrs. President Hayes was Lucy Webb,
daughter of DIR. Webb, and granddaughter
of Dr. Isaac Cook, one of the first settlers in
Chllicothe. Whatever opinions may be
held as to her husbands ability, there is no
question of the superior worth of our new
Presidents wife. Mrs. Hayes is a woman of
strong natural powers of mind, and to this
she has added the graces of culture. She is
woman to whom affectation is total
stranger. For years she has been an active
worker i'll various benevolent and charitable
enterprises and in this, as in everything
else she has done, her course has been marked
by wise discretion Mrs Hayes will bring
none of the vices of fashion into our re-
publican court. Her influence there will be
decidedly of conservative character. She
has thus far schooed herself to believing
that there is higher mission for woman
than a study of the Paris fashions. She has
been courageous enough, for instance, dur
ing all these days of frizzes and puffs and
frowsy-headedness, into which ninety-nine
hundredths of the women have run, to main
tain the simple style which she adopted
years ago for dressing her jet black hair.
1t is placed smoothly and neatly well down
on the side of her face, then passed over the
ears, where fnger-puff" is the only eff
fort at adornment This will be the style
she will follow at the White House. But,
if her hair is worn plain, it does not follow
that she is dull in society. On the contrary,
her intelligent features are the home of grace
and good sense, and in conversation she has
few superiors
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

RIGHTS OF WITNEssEs.-There seems to
be growing feeling in this country that a
witness on the stand is not usually an in
famous scoundrel, wholly beyond the pale of
society, as some lawyers appear to think, but
is entitled to as fair treatment, at least, as
the prisoner at the bar. Safeguarding
counsel, whose prominence is mainly due to
an assiduous cultivation of their talent for
browbeating witnesses, will think this sub
versive of all the principles of Justice but
the people at large will welcome change
which permits man to retain few shreds
of sef-respect after being on the witness
stand A California judge recently stopped
cross-examination abruptly, and said that
an experience of seven years on the bench
had convinced him that in nine cases out of
ten protracted cross-examination did more
harm than good to the side that conducted
it, besides wasting the time of the court.
We wish this judge could preside at a single
term of our county court, and we think we
know of more than one lawyer who would
be summarily told to SIT DOWN"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

THAT BROKEN PLEDGE.-There is con-
siderable talk lately in democratic papers
about a certain pledge said to have been
given to Senator Gordon, of Georgia, and
Representative Brown, of Kentucky, by
Senator Matthews, of Ohio, and Representa-.
tive Foster, of President Hayes district.
that in case of the withdrawal of all oppos-
ton, by the democrats, to the declaration by
Congress of the election of President Hayes,
the new President would at once recognize
Nichols as Governor of Louisiana, and
Hampton in South Carolina 1t is probably
a matter of no consequence to these demo-
cratic papers that Messrs. Gordon and Brown
deny any such agreement, and that Messrs.
Matthews and Foster join in the same de
NAL. These papers have their end to effect,
and will do so, as usual, regardless of truth.
Those to whom this pledge is said to have
been given say that they are anxious to see
carried out the Presidents policy, as an
nounced in his inaugural address and under
stood by his friends is all. They re-
pudiate all idea of bad faith in any quarter.
1t is the democratic leaders and the demo-
cratic press that are troubled about that
matter. The fact is, that with them, "the
wish is father to the thought Their first
wish is to see a quarrel between the Presi-
dent and the Southern members, in order
that thereby the latter may be driven more
fully within the power of the democratic
caucuses. They care as little for the South
and its interests as they do for those of any
other section of the country. But they are
doomed to disappointment. The conserva-
tive Southern men have faith in President
Hayes and are likely to retain it, despite the
most active efforts of politicians to destroy it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

OAKEY IlALL.-The cause Of the sudden
and mysterious disappearance of A. Oakley
Hall, formerly ring mayor of New York city,
and now fugitive in London, appears to
be fully explained by the following account.
written by Mr.. Jennings, formerly editor of
the New York Times and now London cor
respondent of the New York World Mr..
Jennings says; :" His fight was plainly
caused by the ever-recurring spectre of
his alleged completely in the ring frauds
The perpetual revival of the charges made
life intolerable to him, till he came to think
death better than to be thus constantly
haunted. He said to me that he wished to
be considered dead by his friends, and to be
forgotten. He is very greatly depressed and
seems to have no care for the future. As
to the woman who is said in New York. as
you inform me, to be his companion here,
| have seen nothing of any such person, and
from my conversation with him believe
that no such person had any part in his
flight. do not think that any other person
man or woman, besides himself, was cognizant
of his purpose in leaving New York, or is in
any way connected with his presence here
As | said recently, consider him to be
simply an utterly broken man.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

The REvENUEs.-The prospect is good
for the national revenues during the cur
rent year. They will probably come up to
the estimate, and perhaps go over it one or
two millions. The internal slowly increases,
the customs of course falls off greatly in the
constant diminution of imports, but this
was expected. The new administration is
retrenching sharply and it is thought prob
able that the whole contribution TO the
sinking fund, thirty-three million seven hun
dred and five thousand dollars, will be met
without nominal deficit. The revenues
for the year, as now estimated will amount
to one hundred twenty million five hun
dred thousand dollars from internal, and
one hundred twenty-nine million five hun
bred thousand dollars from customs.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

The RHODE ISLAND ELEoTIoN.-The
Rhode Island election was quiet one. With
one small town to hear from, Van Zandt, Re
publican, is elected Governor by seven hun.
dred and eleven plurality, and four hundred
and eighty-one majority, over j. b. Barnaby.
The rest of the Republican ticket is elected
by larger majorities, Albert Howard, for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, having one thousand
and sixty-four majority; William Sayles
Attorney General, three Thousand four hun
bred and ninety j. NJ. Alderman, Secretary
of State, four thousand one hundred and
ninety-three and Samuel Clark, Treasurer,
four thousand four hundred and fifty-six,
The Republicans will have large majority
in both branches of the Legislature the SEN
ate will be twenty-seyen Republicans and
five democrats. For the first time In three
years. the election of Governor will not be
carried into the legislature.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

HIRED GIRLs.--It is to be hoped that one
good effect of the present economical age
will be to break down the barrier which
now prevents American girls from accepting
household service. There is much room fol-
advance in public sentiment in this particu.
lar. Women who may have the good luck
to be at the head of a house must learn To
divest themselves of their ridiculous snob
bishness and treat their hired girls as human
beings and sister women, and American
girls must bring themselves to feel that it is
precisely as honorable and refined for them
to make Mrs. Smiths beds and wash hel
dishes, as it is for their brothers to keeI
Mr. Smiths books, and weigh out his sugar
and tea.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

The CHICAGO ELEcTIoN,-The Chicago
election is grand victory for good munic.
ipal government The Republicans re-elect
Mayor Heath by more than ten thousand
majority carry the balance of the city ticket,
and make almost clean sweep of council
men. Mayor Heath and the present city gov.
eminent have cut down expenditures more
than two million dollars annually, making
the rate of taxation one-third less than under
the old regime
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11
WILLIAM NJ. EYARrs.

WHIPPING is an everyday punishment in the
Alexandria IVA police court, and an officer re-
signed there recently rather than WELD the lash
when his turn came But occasionally officers
are not needed In the case OF boy charged
with assaulting policeman, the mayor, who
could not do the whipping sent for the mother,
who laid on the lash with considerable gusto, An
other boy, negro, suffered the penalty Of the
law at the hands Of his aged grandfather, who
took the job with pleasure, sab
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11

The latest scene in the shifting Eastern ques-
ton is set for peace the prospect of II conclusion
OF peace between Montenegro and Turkey, and Of
an agreement between Turkey and Russia The
fact is that Russia which is just now reorganiE-
ing its army on European models is not yet
ready for war