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lowed to run down. have by them
been revived, and they are to-day
making large quantities Of cotton and
wooilen goods, in addition TO furni-
ture.
His culinary department has been
repienished with u new and complete
outfit Tbs convicts are better fed and
cared for nov than ever. Several ar
ticles OF diet have been added to the
old bill, such - coffee, bscon, mola.-
SECS, dried apples, rice, etc. The con.
victs have all been supplied with New
suits and shoes, and everything has
been done TO make Burnett 4 Kiipat-
Kicks administration Of lie affairs 9
credit to the state. We hail the sd-
vent Of the new firm with pleasure.
and trust their present temporary lease
may he made y permanent one. They
are well known gentlemen OF char.
seter and business Protity, and the In
tesests of the state will be safe In their
hands.
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EVIDENCES Of PROGRESS.

The first ghmmer,ugs Of the wax ng
INTEL gancr OF the nations in the mid
de age took the form and shape of
schools These were rude, 10 be sure.
A. compared with th. schools of the
present However, any education, or
any system ot instruction, WAS deem sd
better than mono The church, assert
ing her universal empire over mind,
-rasprd this Immense lever. aud held
los power iar -rcIarsau advantage 1t
becaiue oppressive to secular governs
lneni, and tUt loy the fact that with
tho ueE empire of learning came also
the republic OF letters. the world had
been little better oil lor the now thirst
for knowledge
New trains of thought were taken up
aud pursued, snd when driven to The
wall IA the old circumsaibed comnu-
mites of Europe. 1t stretched out for
other fields beyond the then unknown
seas, sud with the planting OF the
early colonies ia America was sown that
spirit OF universal education which mas
lifted up the nations to their present
exalted plane The older communities
of America fought i battle royal Tor
| over century with the spirits OF dark
ness which had tettered them with blue
laws and intolerance till at last victory
declared tor progress With the ever
advancing tide Of public intelligence
marched the principal Of universal edn,
| cation
When these newly planted states. in
their turn, came 10 bee parents Of other
states still farther to the west. they first
sent the hardy prospector with his ride.
Soon he was succeeded by the husband.
man with his plows. In the wake OF
the latter came the church, and with
her came the schooimaster Each year
added 10 the efficiency and power OF The
new community. and while everything
else went ahead the cause of the schools
nutstripped them all in the race for ex,
cellence The new communities tooh
rank immediately with the parent states
Statesmen scholars and scientists cam,
from the new states and sat down will
the sages of the ages. and were no
strangers to the most advanced theo
ries the most elevated planes of though
occupied by the kings Of mind from al
the empires of earth. With the UNI
,ersal thirst for knowledge came "a,
means for its qualification, the HON el,
but effective free school and to th
new settlements Of the west. il has b.ai
indeed an angel Of light No error O
tyranny no abuse OF power and no publ
imposition has ever been able to max
head against it. or even stand hefor. ii
The wisdom, patriotism aud inteiligeuc
of the nation must own the free schoo
its parent and guardian both
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The Frontier battalion

Representatives from ten counties on
the frontier have effected an organiza-
ton to loan the state sufficient means
10 keep Lieutenant Halls command on
the frontier Seven thousand three
hundred dollars was subscribed at The
first meeting The following were The
resolutions adopted
WHEREAS an urgent necessity exists
for the services of Lieutenant Halls
command in the suppression of the law
lc-suess and crime Ia western Texas for
the period OF at least six months there
fore,
Rss1laef. That we furnish the means
to retain said command in the state
service for the period by payment in
two insta!lments, one Of which shall be
promptly made at this time, and the
remainder AT the expiration of three
months such payments 10 be made
and deposited with H. Runge x Co. OF
Cuero, subject to the order of the adju.
tant-g-neral of the state, and paid out
by said Runge y Co. upon the order OF
the adjutant-general. The aforesaid lie
tSH'A - "a ANuAf W tAAt cNdNC VI trAhss 10
be refunded by an appropriation of the
next Legislature We find the cost, IN.
Guiding the pay and subsistence, Of a
command of thirty-one men to be about
twenty-four hundred dollars per month;
that the cost Of subsistence is about one
Thousand dollars alone for said com
mand.
Rssoiocd, That committee OF three
citizens from each county an this meet
ing represented. and one from each
county not represented, to solicit sub.
scriptions for funds to subsist and pay
ssid command and, il practicable, tc
increase the numbers and the duration
of their service
Rssolee2 further, That we earnestly re
quest the cooperation and assistance oil
the law>abing citizens of Texas to aid
US in keeping said command in the field
while their services may be required te
protect the life and property of oui
citizens
Rcsolged, That we tender the than k:
of the citizens OF this section of Texas
TO said command for the efficient service
already rendered by them.
Resotvsd, That the Galveston New.
aud the entire press of the state b,
requested TO publish these resolutions
II. p. JoRD0S, OF Victoria, President
CHAs. kDBEKTs. of Goliad, Secretary
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FRENCH POLITICS.

4 asSpny session h Ne CAaoAss q
Dspusfss-UsAsss ospAs1ss sAs Hes
ssles-Tbs ossnaa RPsss oDsasang
Sos YAghA
LONDON, June 18.-Speeials fsom
Paris asrss that Saturdays sitting Of
the deputies vas the most violent evsE
witnessed. The Times coerespondsnt
sAys Il extended over i've hours and .
half Dariag thst long time there ~
one pselonesd roar Of yosifarAtians.
Al enc time, vhsn In his speech, Gan,
beta said that power was In alaptstous
hands, the minister Of pohlie work.
spfaag With . thrsAtssing air tewasd
The tribune and the nemhsss Il The
right and lsls dashed forward. Ushsrs
had TO separate the hostile armies. u
really seemed - II there would be 9
hand 70 hand fight All instinctivsly
waited for the reports Of revolverA
A special from Paris 70 the Pail Mall
Gazette announces that the senate viii
discuss the question Of the dissolaiiou
Of the chambers u deputies to-mor.
row.
The ministerial North German Ga,
xstte contains another article about
the relations bsevesa the papacy and
ths French monaschial party. Il saya
the latter being unshle 10 dispoaoe
with clerical assistance lbe The attain
meut Of domestlc porposes, such -
AtstAnce viii not b. giveu. unless In
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\ LIGHT IN LANCASTER.
-Four Buildings Barpea-Less el8, zoe.
No Iusu rn nee.

-Four Buildings Barned-Less el0, Ooe
No Insurance.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. p. Taylor,
of Lancaster, for the following 40
count OF destructive fire which 90
CURED in that place yesterday MORN
ing. The inhabitants OF that burgh
were awakened by the startling cry OF
lire about three o'clock yesterday
morning. Rushing t0 the spot, flames
were seen issuing from the building
occupied by K George, Justice Of the
peace. The flames spread pa pidly and
soon ignited the building occupied by
Joseph Porter as u harness and sad
dlery shop, which with its contents
were entirely destroyed. Holloway's
hardware store was also destroyed
with it's coneats. Mr.. Taylor left
Lancaster while the buildings were
still burning. He says that the fire Is
thought to have been the work Of an
ineendiary rs 1t first came FROM Mr..
Georges Office, In which were some
papers relating t. certain erin inAls, and
It is thought by Senator Guy that
the place WAS set on are for the pur-
pose of destroying these more than
anything else. There was no appur.
tenances whatever for putting out fires
and the inhabitants had only to stand
and see the FIRE burn without let OF
hindrance. Mr.. Holloway h said "a
be the heaviest loser. ~ ali he bad In
the world was in his store, and no IN,
suranee. The following b the list oi
losses: DIR. Swindeips Office aud con.
tents; J. 2. Taylor, harness store; r
Georges office and contents; Hello.
ways hardware store; no Insurance.
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largest areas are respectively Missis-
sippi. Texas, Alabama and Georgia.
Condition is lower than in the past
two years Ia June, but higher than IN
1874. The state averages Of condition
are MS follows. North Carolina eighty
t~oi south Carolins ninety one; Geor-
gia eighty nine, Florida ninety two,
Alabama ninety; Mississippi ninety
one, Louisiana ninety-eisht; Texas
ninety-one; Arkansas ninety four;
Teonessee ninety six. There were sew
eral frosts ia May in North and South
Carolina, aud snow As late as the 10th
in some regions, little rains during the
month in othera The weather has
been unfavorable since repisnting;
the eut-worm has been destructive.
There IL much complaint In Georgia,
Ut the poor stand, caused by the cool
weather, cut-worms, ericksts, grass
hoppers and aphides. SEINE instances
OF replsnting and planting Of other
crops have occurred. There is some
complaint Of non-germination In Ala
bama and Mississippi, which is less
than on the Atlantic coast. Plants are
backward, land aphides troublesome /;
the crop h two weeks late In the GEN.
trail and north sections, bat 10 in good
condition In more southern counties.
In Louisiana, termination has been
prompt, growth IL vigorous and enl-
ture better than uspaI. Cold nights
injured early planted; areas rains Ii
needed In some Locations. In Texas,
planting IN from two to four weeks late
from cool nights. Rains and
hail storms instead Of drouth
and from destruction by grasshoppers
and eut-worms, and . second planting
has bean attacked, aud In some cases
. cases . third planting has been made
with . prospect Of fine crop. The
plants are Of irregular size, generally
small, bat healthy and pEomising
with exceptional Arsas frequented b,
| rust and lice.
| In Arkansas cool nights and rain,
necessitatsd rsplanting. and droagh
has since prevented vigorous growth
In snme counties stands are good
Fields are generally cleaner than usual
Similar meteorological conditian.
have been encountered In Tennessee
but the plants, though small, AZ
healthy, aid clean culture prevails
The seas0n has been too cool for cot
ton, too wet Il the time Of the plant
ing. and too dry since. In all Of th
areas except Texas the plant 10 nov
generally ANAL, but healthy and fire.
from weeds, and In condition to i'm
prove rapidly with favorable weather
Cut-worms aud aphidss have had
favorable season for operations, so
grasshoppers have been EXCEPTIONAL
Numerous in Texas
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SITTING BULL

The Aosea Aass Lafsss, Win asx Thea
saaa Ds.sraii.ea Wasstsss. VIII
Absae ais fire On nvssasA ssii-a .
DeeBsPss ~ 49, 0oas iaso Ne Psan-
ssx ksase oasaaesa-
BisMAAGK. Dacetah, June IA
dispatch says that Father Martin, Of
StAndiag Reek, hes reached bismarck
on his return from . visit 10 Sitting
Bull. He found him On Frsnchman's
creek, forty miles north Of the British
boundary. sittiag Ball rsf0ssd 10 hold
council with him, except In the pres
snce Of Brisish officers. Accordingly,
AMER delay Of one week, the attend
snce Of ssvssai was secured, and sftes
. hong taak. Ststtns Hnii dsssrminsd u
qais AGhtAng saA ssnein In ths Briiish
posssssioeA The Bsisish sCticses -
sured him all would b we'll IL he b.
haved himself, and did not commi,
depredasions on either side OF the line
Sitstag Balfs followers ere divi.sc
into three baads. and bambsr iu IL
about six hoodssd and twenty lodgss
or stx thoasand fighting men. In
esossing river this spring. they los
nearly al their camp squipmsuts
much smmunitt0n, many Of theil
axms, and are NOT In . condition Il
pursue the war path.
Father Martin was accompanied b,
ak Sioux Indiana and al interpreter
Sitting Bull vas courteous, very hos
pitable aud attentive. He told tn
same old story Of bis wrongs In al
eloquent and nercs speech The con
closioa reached vas that Sitting Boil
would not return 10 the United States
but would remain In the British pos
sessions. He could not hear to snfren
der his arms, his ponies, ETC.. beside
he feared for his personal safety. II
appeared thoroughly subdaed. Fsths
Martin thinks the band b better oi
where they are, and recommends tina
they be encouraged to remain II
believes the Indisa war u over.
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THE WAGES OF SIN
Is Paid b. Prominent 6ni vestouIan,
Who obtained . Decree of Divorce,
Through Chicago Agency,
From . Court In Utah.
An Episode Opening Under Romantic Cir
Cumstances, Carried TO Fruiti0n by a
Mutual Friend, aHd Ending With
A Suicide in the foreground.
'' hat God Ha. Joia~d Together, Let
No Man Put A.anaer.-


No Man Put A.anaer.''
Special TO The Hersldi
GALVESTON, June lS.-Selim Rinker,
a well known politician, formerly con-
nected with Flakes Bulletin, aud at
the time of his death, treasurer of
Galveston county, committed suicide
in his Office on the Strand, at eight
O'Clock this morning, by shooting
himself In the right temple. A few
weeks ago Mr.. RiDker obtained,
through u Chicago divorce agency, a
decree from Il court in Utah, aiyoTcing
him from his first wife, Mary Rinker,
with whom he had lived for many
years, happily as WAS generally sup
posed, and who had borne him five
children. Upon the receipt OF the de-
cree OF divorce, Mrs. Rinker and
children were sent to New Brannsfsls
on visit to relatives. About . year
previous to this date, Rinker met Miss
Lula Walters, u bright, ehatty blonde
of eighteen. who ut once won his sim
cere admiration. Noted, popular. and
of pleasing address, II was not hong
before Rinker won her affections.
The intimacy which snsued was dis,
approved of by the young lndy's
mother, and ended in his being re-
fused abundance to the house.
Through mutual friend, who
played the role of sutton, inter.
views, promenades, meetings, and
buggy rides were arranged for the
loving pair. The apparent eoartshir
of the mutual friend, Whose addresses
were favored and seconded by tbs
young lady's mother went OIL fol
months. aud the marriage of the seem
| ing lovers WAS town gossip.
These meetings ended in promise
OF marriage, the day Rinker woul1
! place in her hands decree OF divore.
/ from his wife. Proceedings were In
stituted as above stated, and on Tia.
5th instant the papers handed to til,
fdacs. GA the It'll RlBker left 10
Houston, where, the following day
the mutual friend and Miss Lula Wal
tiers Joined him. The guilty pair wer,
duly married, aud some hours after
wards took the train for St. Loais
from whence they were induced b,
Rlnkei's friend TO return TO this city
They arrived here on Saturday night
stopping at the Girsrdin house. On
sunday evening Rinker took his see
ond wife to her mothers house, pro
posing to return To hts own home to
day. Leaving the house, In . gloom,
mood, he walked to his office ana
ended his life. His friends, believing
him insane, were hopeful Of bringiD,
about "a satisfactory adjustment Of hi
affairs. He will be buried from hi
old home ut O'Clock Tomorrow even
ing
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CROP REPORT.

TIE O0eisl Csavaas ~ rs Area ~
Gsssss nhsWs - Iasssaos - Eeas
FER Csns ever Last Tear.
WASHINGTON, June l6.-NR. Dodge
reports, - the result Of IN oaleial
canvas Of the area In cotton this year.
IN increase Of four per cent upon the
acreage Of 1870. giving the total In q.
esss Of twelve millloa aersa North
CarUlIus declines tpuE snd South Caso-
lina three pr osnk; 0sossiA and Flor
Ida inessassA saeh eas pr esnt; Ala.
hama sad Tsansssss sv9 AtnntssipH
four: Afkansas avs; InnisiaaA ssvsa.
ard Tsxas alsssa. Ths afetss Il The
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PUBLIC EXPENDITURE.

ne iNlfH governing luN4tt tNPthhi-
lures do not differ materially from
those governing private expenditures.
individuals do not invest money with-
out a reasonable prospect for fair re-
turn. Neither should the state do 80.
Exactly what that flir return may be, in
either case or both, the parties to the
transaction determine for themselves
IAc Iullyiaual invests only to secure
per cent OF money profit, while tho
state does not enter the domain OF spec.
Ilaticu for the purpose Of realizing only
money advantage, strictly speaking.
The gain she contsmplates is public se~
curity, public convenience, the integri~
ty Of her territory, and the protection
Of her people II Is trug that in spend
ing money for these purposes she indi
rectly makes money, because when
these ends are fully subserved, the
property Of the citizen becomes more
valuable than it otherwise would be.
httN lNN NNli ~ ttt kdAtn VI Nuc state
Is enhanced in Ike proportion 1t Is
this consideration which induces the
state 10 loan its credit to public works,
aud subsidize them 10y making grants
vi Land II also induces her to raise
troops for the protection OF her from
tier. to pay ofhcer,engaged in the civil
administration Of the state. etc. A
liberal expenditure under certain con
tingencies IS the wisest economy, when
on the other hand, the most rigid
economy may become the widest ex-
trayagance The 'penny-wise and
Pound-foolish" policy is az much out of
place in,he business of the state, as it
- IN that of the private citizen, and
often its immediate consequences are
very disastrous The lack of state aid
to railroads, for instance. would have
retarded their construction indefinitely
See the vast number of towns and cities
which have sprungu up along the lines of
our principal routes within the last five
years. Five years since the land upon
which the greater part OF Dallas is stu
ated, was returned on the tax lists at
not exceeding one hundred dollars per
acre In value. Now a single acre with
the buildings thereon. is returned at
many thousands OF dollars. This is the
result Of railroad progress, induced in
the first instance, by the liberality of
the state, in extending its aid in money
and land. Here was most wise and
behekceut expenditure of money and
land, yielding an immense per cent. Of
profit on the investment, besides being
step in the direction Of enlightened
progress SO il is in the aid extended
other kinds of public enterprises. We
will have only time aud space however,
to mention one, and that one is now
engaging no uncomfortable amount Of
public interest,
For every dollar Of the public money
invested in the cause of public instruc-
lion and enlightenment, we take up
two in real nro6L II has baan d.wo,,
sirateI most clearly that II cost. ou,
bp,d,ed no, c.ni lee. 10 govern a, :,
teIligent eornounitv than IL docs an i,
Moran, ami nerrareo v;e;on. s,as
IN. -, f..''... --' e-.'9 '',''
L "V h''A'.esl eAPen,e ehe""h'ered oy
the state to-day, IS that by which she
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MONTENEGRO.


rhe Eseeaassv WIN AS sasA Dis
plays rAsrsash DssefpsAss aud
spisnatA Ba~nsisx 0eseralaAiP,
NEW YoKK, June ia cable dis
patch reports = terrible fiEht between
the Turks and Montenegrins. The
Saturday and Friday named may re-
fer to week before last. The cable
says the advances of the Turks from
Psdgoritza ALBANIA have been careful.
ly watched by Montenegrin spies, and
every precsution he'd been taken La
selecting = point At which to recsive
the invading parties. The Turks
moved forward TO Spiez, reaching that
place Friday night and encampiHg.
On Saturday morning 1t dsylighs the
advance into Montenegro began. The
Turkish force numbered 10000 men,
under command Of Ali Saib. The
Montensgrins had taken up their sta
ton at PIanade, three thousand strong.
About ten O'Clock the Turkish ad-
vance came upon the Montenegro
pickets, who fell back to the main
body. An hour later the fouFt cen
batAlions of Ali Saib came up, and
without hslting, attacked the Monte
negro position. During eight hours
following the engagement was before
= defile, and fighting during retreat
lasted four hours. Determined attacks
were made by the Turks. but In each
instance repuised by the Montene-
grens. BOnsa Petreaeh had thrown
up two rows Of entertainments. Be-
hind these rAmparts the MoateneGrins
fought with q safe retreat into the
wooded hills always open behind
them. The third advance Of the Turks
was made with eight battalions and
by Ali Saib In person, flushed with
the victories. The Montenegrins saw
their enemies come up to attack with
little heart Therefore they refFsined
from firing until they were within
two hundred yards, and then poured .
deadly volley into their enemy's ffont.
A small body Of Montenegrin horse
men dAshed cut from ths ether eide
and fell upon the fiAnkA At hrsk The
flank wAversd, but rapidly changing
front killed of the attacking party.
The Turkish center came up With
out hating until IL received the second
volley. Then, through Soms mistaken
orders OF because Of disinclinatioa to
advance, the Turks halted. The Mon
tenegrins sprAng over the pafspst cS
their entr0nchDsnts and attacked the
eolamn With bayoDsts, The Turks
broke, but were partially rallied, b.
All Saib, and fell back aboua two nIise
Ia tolessble shape 10 IN open piece Of
eOHatry. Aeanwhile the M0otsaeGrins
had reformed and purpusd the Turks.
The retreat soon became Q root, and
the Montsnegrin horssmsa possued
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NEW ORLEANS.


EafosefsE the LaW-Thsee - asdsress
Dsaxiea ~ the End 81 Hemp
New ORLEANS, June l5.-At ii q. n,
to-day, the following were executed
by hanging. In the parish prison yard.
in the presence Of about two hundred
spectators:
Adrien Eveqoe, eoiored, aged twen-
ty-two; shot and killed 9 colored man
named Richard Turner At ball, In Q
hall on the corner Of Claiborne and
Ursaline streets, February 6, 1876. He
acknowledged his guilt, but plead
Intimidation.
George Morris, colored, aged twenty
1--WE; for kiilihg q qusdIoon woman
named Sarah Jones', his former mis.
tress, November 30. 1875. Morris had
then just returned from Baton Rouge,
here he had been serving out Q sen.
tenee In the penitentiary for theft.
The woman refused u have anything
10 do with him. He waited near the
wonsn's house until she came out,
when he stabbed her to death with Q
long knife.
Joaquin Fiorenz, Of the PHILIPPINE
Islands, aged thirty.ive; for murder
Of his mistress, Marie Louise, coiored,
whom he stsbbcd to death with shoe
makers knife. January I6, 1876, ut
their room on Bourbon street. Cause
jealousy. After killing the woman In
bed, At night, Fl0rsaz scattered several
hundred dollars in money over and
about her. He then seated himself on
the gallery until morning. when he
went in search Of her supposed para.
Wour, found and shot at him and Wa
arrested. He then told the policeman
what he hsd done. aud took him TO
the scene Of the tragedy. Yesterday
by order Of Governor Nichols, . med
ioal semmisslon examined Fiorsaz's
mental conditios, add reported that be
WIS perfsctly sAns.