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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12
ScIenIlne Intelligence.

The operations of the United States
Fish Commission in reference to the
introduction OF shad into the Western
waters commenced in 1872, 80, 900 fry
having been placed in the Allegheny at
Salamanca, New York, snd $4,000 in
the Mississippi at 81. Paul. A second
deposit of 200, 900 fish was made at
Salamanca some weeks later, and half
that number, perhaps, in the White
River at indianapolis, Indiana.
Few persons, on learning OF the de-
livery of this comparatively small num-
Der OF insignificant fishes, scarcely over
a quarter Of an inch in length, to the
tender mercies of the great system Of
waters Of the Ohio river, and through
it connecting with the Mississippi,
would ever have expected to hear from
them again, in view OF the TACT that
their destiny demanded their descent
to the Gulf of Mexico, their sojourn
! there for period Of seven years, and
their return toward the point from
which they started. In this, however,
is involved the success of the expert
ment OF introducing food fshes into Q
great area previously destitute. The
hopes and fears OF those interested In
the problem have latterly been happily
put to rest, the United States commfs-
sioner having received on the fifteenth
of May fine genuine four-pound white
shad, taken at Louisville, and for
warded by the fish commissioners OF
Kentucky.
According to their report, some forty
or fifty shad had BEEN taken daily for
some time previous with drag seine
of only thirty or forty yards In length,
this being swept from the shore, out
side OF the channel, in water not over
three or four feet deep.
IL is we'll known that = large herring
is found throughout the waters Of the
United States, both those Of the Allan
tic coast and of the Gulf of Mexico,
which ascends the MissL sippi river,
and which has not unfreqaently been
mistaken for the true shad, several
specimens Of this having been sent q
Washington under mistaken impreg-
sion in regard TO them. OF the true
character Of the one Just received there
is no doubt whatever.
Many millions Of young shad have
4 Deen plAnUCo u bno bIiDuthIic5 u tns
Mississippi and IN the rivers Of Texai
since 1873. and preparations are now
being made for renewing the work on
larger scale than usual during thu
present season. AZ, however, Q foul
years period is well established ~ thsl
required for the maturing Of the shad
and as the fab always return 20 spawr
TO the place from which they started
there is every reason 10 believe tha'
the Louisville catch 10 portion OF th'
, stock planted at Salamanca Or In th'
White River, and which are now ol
. their way up, and that, with the prope
. means Of capture, they will be heart
r from at other points. Any fact bearing
on this point should be communicated
20 the United States commissioner
Prof. Baird. at Washington.
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More Abou, sunday Reading.

Editors DeH1ocrdtic StdteSndn-The
article, Sunday Reading Again." in
your last Sundays issue was evidently
meant to be csustic and severe IN an
extreme way towards ''Unconvinced "
of the Sunday previous, but it has IN
it the same misfortune that scaled the
fate of Sunday Reading" of the sew
entecnth ult.-it misses the point and
cannot quote correctly either the Scrip
lures or the article of ''Unconvinced. "
For instance, he misses the point when
be falsely attributes to 'Uncouvinced'
"ill-wIll" TO Christian people. What
I Was trying to do was to guard simple
hearted, ,unsuspecting Christians against
he danger they might be in of receiv.
ing assertions reversntly (as to manner,
made for truth. Did this show ill-will! !!
The farthest from it imaginable; II
showed great good will. He who by
word of caution saves bis fellow mar
from binding error confers on him
great and lasting benefit.
'.Lsymsnn says that ''UDconvinced'
/ looked into the sixth Rom. and fourth
verse and found that IN that passage
Paul used the words buried by baP
tism' instead Of buried Sin baptism.
| 1 am spprehensive, Messrs- Editors
that the inability TO read and quote th'
the Scriptures correctly is g trait o
mind which runs through the whol'
family. Instead Of fairly confessint
the misauotation OF the sixth chapter
fourth verse Of Romans By Mr. Chap
I'm. he tells rs that the matter of diff
ference il in the little words ''by" ant
sfu'' that ssUnconvIAced" says Mr.
Chaplin had used .'In" instead Of .'by.
And s.Laymann would have the publ
20 think that that was all there was o
LIT. No, by no means the mistake q
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TIE Waco Register is indignant that
we spoke of the fact that Grant is now
hobnobbing with princes and, absorbing
Tokay and Johsnnisberg, used to take
nips of whisky with exquisite sstisfac,
ton. We are not of those, despite the
allusion to Grants original common
place virtues and vices, who question
his greatness. His intellect is vigorous
and well poised, as was Washington's,
tenacity Of purpose +. -rfikifagsohhjie
The Registers estimate of Grants great
mesa is not exaggerated; but for all
that Grant has been, even since he be-
came President, stupendously drunk.
His drunkenness was, however, spas
modic. He is no topper. When he
made war Cd whisky, as on Richmond,
he ''fought it out on that line" with
this remarkable difference, that in the
war against the South Richmond fell,
and in that against whisky Grant
went down. We have often thought
that Grants. periodical big drunks"
grow out of the impossibillty of con-
vincing kim that God made anything
that could get him down, and nothing
has given us such respect for the vir-
tues and forces OF whisky as its tr-
umphs, In every encounter, erthis cast
iron man. We do not think the less OF
the late President, but rather the more,
that he gets drunk. II he were less a
master of himself, as he is of this con
tinent when he chooses to be, he would
be the slave of whisky, and Grants
chiefest claim to moral greatness
consists in his sobriety. 1t Is
not an annual fit of intoxicatlon
that degrsdes, SO much as the splendid
heroism of sobriety that enDobles him.
If the Register man were afflicted with
Grants mania for whisky and were
once drunk as Grant has been, the edl
tor would never draw a sober brea b,
and die at last by spontaneous combus,
tion. Newspaper men, in kindness,
would smoothe it over as We do the
peccadiiloes of Grant and Martin and
say that the editor::was crcmated, even
as the generous, kindly editor is un'
willing to believe that Grant or Pierce
or Andrew johnson were ever drunk.
We know q man we'll who has seer
each Of these three Presidents in thai
| awful fx. zzr-..s...
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HAYES TO BE BEATEN.

The New York World deems it ''re-
pudiation" if we acquire the right to
pay portion of the public debt in sill
ver." We never lost this right. Gold
and silver are alike the lawful coin"
of the United States, and in this ''coin"
are the bonds payable. Congress
sought, in the interest of the bond
holders and in violation of the rights
and interests of taxpayers, to make the
bonds payable in gold alone. The
World is the organ of the bondholders
as we'll as of the Democracy, and thus
we see how the party, if it adhere to
priociple, must fall in pieces. But it
will cohere in approaching local con
tests, and in Ohio, Indiana and Penn
sylvania we will see Rsdicslism stand
ing aloof from the Republisanism of
Hayes, and the solid Democracy viii
triumph. But then, this party, too,
must confess, sooner or later, the force
of principle and of broad differences
of opinion distinguishing its members.
TIE South will so with the Northern
wing of the party, and yet the South
would have silver invested with every
legal quality of gold, while the World
deems the use of silver, in paying the
public debt, the equivalent Of ''repu-
diatior.n The President will be beat
en-, and simply for the reason that he
has done right, and in this consists the
crime OF partisanship, and in this the
demonstration of the fact that psrti-
sanship is one thing and patriotism
quite another. The party leaders and
plaoeseekers will rejoice, but the peo-
pie can find NO subject matter of self
gratuiation even in the temporary dis
comfture Of those who must cbooss
between party and country. and, hAv
ing acted pa,riOticAlly, must be sub
iected 70 quasi popular condemnation
and simply because they have dom
right. -.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

PRESIDENT HAYES, since his return
to Washington, has been subjected to
interviews by several reporters, aud to
thess he has uniformly said that
Since the manifestation, in certain
quarters in opposition to his civil
service order. he is undisturbed. The
President Is conscious that he has Snly
desired to do right, and has only done
right. He does not seek a second
term. lie has no friends TO reward
or enenies to punish, and intends to
administer god government by ap-
pointing honest, efficient and Gamble
men ohly to Uffice. The threats of
the Camerons or of any of the old DO
litical war horses do not disturb him.
He will make the best choice for ,an-
didates for office that ne can. If the
Senate declines TO coDfirm them, he.
without being disturbed, will select
other candidates.. He is not tc be
driven from his posIIion by the abuse
of the very class of people whom he
expects that his course will displ,ase.
His Southern policy is fact, aud he
feels that If his civil service policy is
not acceptable 20 the machine politi.
clans, it will be supported by the
masses OF the voting people, ana will
at all events do something to p'eserve
free Institutions. His appointed lead
ers may threaten to throw away this
State or that State. II they succeed
IN doing this they may injnre them
selves but cannot hurt the Psesident.
This Is the outline of the v.ew which
the President, according tohis friends,
takes of the present situation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

SENIOR MATA, the emissary of Diaz,
is in Washington seeking recognition
for his government. Many ruuors OF
coming war with Mexico go fbroad
to which We give No credence. Ierdo,
to use an agricultural phrase, set his
coulter too deep, and can no onger
guide the plow, and Senor Mata
seizes the ''ropes" for Diaz. If Diaz
assent to the exactions of Gen Ord
and suffer us to capture thleyss and
mauraders, as it Is said he does, on
Mexican territory, we do not see why
Mr.. Evarts and Senor Mata may not
come to terms. Diaz does not repre-
sent legitimacy in government, but in
Mexico legitimacy is of little signif-
cance, and since we Can make excel
lent terms and escape present and fu-
ture troubles by recognizing Disz, and
Mexico loses nothing by this act of the
Federal government, we do not sec
why Senor Mata and Mr.. Evarts may
not quiet popular anxietios, and why
our government may not assent to an
official knowledge of the fact that Dlsz
is President of Mexico.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

The Associated Press dispatches, as
made up in Washington City, are not
coDcocted by an agent friendly to the
administration. He has dissolved the
cabinet on one or two occasions, al
ways kicking Key overheard. He has
made another s.eady- going man swap
horses when crossing streams. He has
traded the Navy for the Attorney Cen
eralship, and then he has aln.ost de
clared war on two or three occasions
with Mexico. While we have been
thinking Diaz very shrewd aud Lerdo
very shallow, the first accepting, the
latter rejecting terms imposed by the
law OF nations and by the necessities
OF Mexico and of the border, this com
piler of dispatches has still insisted
that President Hayes demanded half
, , the territory Of Mexico and proposes
to assume Mexican Indebtedness to the
extent of $3O0, 600, 900. 1t is sheer
nonsense. The President, like the
great body OF the people "f the United
States, would have no war with our
trans Rio drande neighbOrs, and very
certainly while farms can be had at
twenty-five cents an acre III Texas,
there is no need for land and land
owners want no competition. Surely
1t is not hybrid populations that we
want. 1.-THE whole country could have
contemplated Sambo taking in the
Fourth OF July the whole country would
hesitate to accept other voting forces
till this scourl;e has exhausted itself. |
There can be but one valid reason as
signed for the acquisition of Mexican
States. They would constitute an out
let for the terrible mob of knaves and
tranps Invested with the right of suf
frage by Rutabagaism and devoted to
the destruction of property and civil |
ization In all our towns, and to rob
berry and murder, further west. The |
great mass of this fungus growth of |
diseased civilization would stuff off |
and rot and stink and evaporate at
last, if we annex Northern Mexico, on
the Pacific coast. This would be u |
great relief to Texas, but it would |
cost too much. 1t may BE- proper to
add that our political and partisan dis
patches are not, therefore, wholly
trustworthy. The witty and jolly con-
cocter of news items at the Federal
capital is thoroughly devoted to party
and delights in worrying those who
voted for President Hayes and others.
When q luckless wight interviews the
President he comes away from the
White House invested with every bar
rier to common sense. The last editor
who had access to the President, we
are gravely told by Barr, concluded
with his Excellency that the country
was safe and the South happy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

THE Memphis and Charleston Rail
road has passed into the hands of the
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad,
under lease for twenty years. The
stockholders did not respond to an ap
peal asking for money aid. In a rail
road point of view the lease is consid
cred good thing. The project is te
have one line from Memphis to Nor
folk, which is also good thing.
With this long line under one manage
meut, that of Chas. McGehee or Col
Jacques, of Knoxville, the route from
Texas to Washington or Baltimore and
New York will be through East Ten
nessee and Virginia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12
If Governor Hubbard examine the

If Governor Hubbard examine the
question as one of constitutional right
and power it may appear that Texas
can make silver legal tender for all
debts accruing under the laws of this
State. Congress can coin gold and
silver and the States cannot and the
making of anything "except gold and
silver legal tender by the States" is
inhibited. Texas, itseems, may declare
both ''silver and gold" legal tenders
for all amounts. It occurs to us that
such an enactment by the Legislature,
if there be no prohibition in that per
feet and universal code of all-wise
Rutsbagaism, would tend greatly 10
attract silver to Texas. It would have
greater usefulness hore than elsewhere.
It would have functions in Texas OF
which it has been divested by Con
gress in other States and, capable oi
paying all debts, it would find here 9
spot on which, like the dove from the
ark, it can rest its feet. Expelled from
Germany and sought to be from the
East BY the bondholders it may at least
find resting place in Texas. VIII!
may not the Legislature. since it car
do no more, ct least make silver and
gold alike legal tenders in this com
monxeAlth. Weean't s,coin" and cam
make saght else legal tenders, and b,
necessary Implication We can make sill
yer and gold local legal tenders, and
| the sport is worth the candle.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

They are now drowning three hun
dred and fifty dogs per diem in New
York. The number of deaths from
hydrophobia are rapidly multiplied,
and it is thought that the number OF
dogs, in all civilized countries. sxcep,
Austin, will be greatly lessened during
the wear.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

The Sulphur Springs GGzette, con-
Quoted by that excellent gentleman
and editor, Col. William A. WORKMAN,
has tins to say about the next COVER
norship: 'sGovernor Hubbard is GER
tainly far ahead of all others in the
estimation of the people for the office
of Governor at the next election, and
Is growing in popularity. Next to him
stands John Ireland. Culberson does
not want to be Governor, If we are
correctly informed-preferring to re-
main IN Congress. Throcknorton is
strong man in Northern Texas, but We
think his strength throughout the State
Is far behind either Hubbard or Ire
land. Mr.. Schleicher has made .
splendid record in Congress and hi'
| friends had better content themselves
to keep him there
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

We have the high authority OF Gen.
sigel, who lectures on the subject, FOR
the statement that the Russians viii
be finally beaten by the Turks.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

England, whose field marshAls bad
been reduced by death TO the Duke OF
Cambridge and the Prince Of Wales,
has now three new field marshals.
They are Gen. Sir William Rowan, az
Irishman, eighty-eight years of age
Gen. Sir Charles York, eighty-sever
years old, and Hugh Rose, Lord
Straithnairn, who Is only seventy-four,
and Was distinguished as commander
Of the forces IN Central India durinf
her mutiny. lie was raised to thu
peerage in 1866. IN reward chiefly fol
bis Indian services.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

THE synopsis of Mr.. Bsecher's e1-
cellent sermon entitled "Hebrew and
Christian" viii arres. the attention Of
our Intelligent readers and command
the appreciation of all sensibls people.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12
Boss Tweed,s friends are indignan

Boss Tweed's friends are indignant
at the action of Attorney General Fair
child, of New York, for his returning
to the Boss his so-called confession and
refusing to use him as witness, the
price OF which was to be his release.
They say that Tweed has repeatedly
been assnred by him that his tsstimss ,
was of the utmost value to the prose
cution of the ring suitsand the defense
of the city against fraudulent claims
brought by all the old ring men Suits
of this nature to the amount Of 81, 900,
900 are pending, and Tweed, it IS said,
could prove that they are fraudulent
claims. They charge FalIchiid with
political aspirations which he can fur
ther by holding the statements in
Twecd's confession, which be can bold
over the heads of many Republicans
and Democrats throughout the State
Tweed was very much detected on re
ceiying the news. 1t is not the inten
ton of Tweed's lawyer to cease c1ortl
to procure his clients release. An at
tempt is to be made to have the bal
reduced. Nr. Townsend will endeavOl
to secure Tweed's freedom under thu
fourteen-dAy act or poor debtor law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

Charleston, South CGfatffSna Lynch, OF
u Cardinals hat. The Bishop rs -
great and good man, and has ever been
honored in character, even for his an
cestral virtues. He is an American by
birth, and tn: descendant of Ameri-
cans who fought under Washington.
The Catholic Church in the United
States has had many good shepherds,
from the days of Bishop Cheyerus, af-
terwards Cardinal Archbishop of Bor-
deaux, down to our own times, but il
has had none more faithful or more
able than Bishop Lynch.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

The surmise that many Of the per-
sons run over by railroad trains heye
been previously murdered is usually
not susceptible Of proof. An engineer
on the Louisville and Chicsgo Rail-
road, however, spilled the brakes 90
promptly that the body that he saw
ahead on the track was not struck. II
was found that the man had been rob-
bed, almost killed, and then placed
where 4 train would be likely 10 oblit-
crate all evidence Of the crime
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Pill S.

How many suffer torture day after day. max.
ing life q burden and robbing existence OF all
pleasure, owing to the secret suffering from
Piles. Yet relief Is ready to the hand OF almost
any one who will use systematically the remedy
that has perm anently cured thousands. No
drastic, violent purge, but gentle assistant OF
nafura
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12

PACKARD and Blame and the BouI-
bon Democrats are Sighting the schemes
OF the President.
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BAD BREATH.

Nothing is so unpleasant, nothing 20 common
as had breath, and In nearly every Casa II mes
from the stomach and can be 80 easily sDrrecled
" yen will take Simmons's Liver Regulator. do
not neglect 90 enre remedy for this repulsiye
disorder. II will also improve your appetite
compile exion and general health.
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CONSTIPATION

should not be regarded as a trifling
q Allment--in fact nature demands the
utmost regularity Of the bowels, and
any deviation from this demand payes
the way often TO serious danger. IL
IL quite as necessary " remove I'M
pure accommodations from the bowels
as Il is TO eat or sleep, and no health
can be expected where costiVe
A.AIa a h..d. r,nnnnlla
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Fort Worth has its dance houses in
full blast again.
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: HEALTHY. H SOLID FLESH.

ASK the recovered dyspepticr, Bill lous suffer
err, victims OF Fever and Ague, mercurial dis
Cased patients how they recovered health, cheer
full spirits and good appetite they will toll you
by taking SIMMoNss LIVER REGULATION.
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1T HAS NO EQUAL.
Caution.

A there are . number OF limitations offered
TO the pnbrc we ~ould caution the comnun-
ity 20 buy no Powders or prepared SlAMOSS's
wrappers with Trade Marx, stamp and signature
unbrokun. None other 10 genuine.
J. Ii. ZEILIN CO.,
noSdeodAwiyr Macon, Ga. and Philadelphia
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