The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01

ports-an increase of 1000, 600 pounds
over the export in 1875.
y petition eastled "a Petition for
Cheap Telegraphing'' is being circu-
| lated extensively throughout the coun-
try, accompanied by u circulated letter
/ aiming to show that the Western
/ Union lines can be duplicated for about
/ So, 900, 600 il the company should re-
fuse TO sell out at that price. About
600 have been mailed 20 the postmas-
ters throughout the country. The
| petition, which is addressed to the
Senate and House of Representatives,
expresses the belief that the telegraph
properly belongs to the Postoffice De-
partment, and that it should be incor-
porated Herewith and worked for the
benefit alike of the government ana
the people. Beware of il and never
sign it.
4 statement of the production OF
gold and silver in the States and Ter
| ritorIes west of the Missouri has been
prepared, which presents some inter
csting facts. The product of gold in
1876 was $44, 32S, sol, against Al, 745,-
LAT in 1875, aud of silver the product
was S4l, SOC. 672 in 1915, and $S4, 043,-
| go in 1875, showing an increase OF
So, $50, 354 in gold anu 81, 469, 76S In
silver. 4 comparison OF the figures
since the year 1871 show an increase in
gold of SIS, 430, sol, and in s'ver OF
S2l, 220, 672. This result is duo mainly>
TO the opening of the Nevada discove-
ries. How long they may hold out and
maintain this change IN the relative
supplies of the two metals is OF course
wholly matter of conjecture, but it
cannot be doubted that the variation
of relative product that has occurred
within the last few years has largely
contributed to the late fluctuations in
the price of silver.
The amount of money out on real
estate mortgages in New York cannot
be much short of $500, 900, 900. the
| foreclosures go on week after week,
and most of them leave the pasiis9
who are sold out almost peLniless.
| There are thousands of pieces of good
property which could not be given
away with the mortgages on them.
Fifth Avenue lois, which were held at
$50, 900 before the panic, now sell I'M
der the hammer at SEQ, 900, and even
less. Whole blocks of uptown houses
have been sold, lots and all, for less
than the cost of the buildings. The
estimated value of real estate in New
York ESTIMATED for taXes) is higher
! this year than ever before-somewher
near 600. 900, 600 As matter Of fact,
this property he's deprecated fully
| COM Ann nnn 80, Tho fhraa
There Is not single pieCl Of property
worth anything like what it would
have brought three years ago"
Henry Ward Beecher has just re-
ceived very chilling cold shoulder
from his brethren of the Congrega-
tional cloth. The overt act is the
| formation of new association of Con-
gregational churches, under the name
of Manhattan, and the cornerstone of
this organization seems to be non-fel-
lowship with the Plymouth pastor.
The cause assigned is the refusal of the
old association of New York and
Brooklyn to take action an 70. Tilton
Us. Beecher. Among the prominent
participants in the new movement are
such distinguished clergymen as Dr.
Taylor, of the Broadway Tabernacle;
DR.. Storris, of Brooklyn; DIR. Hep
worth, of the Church of the Disciples;
and Drs. Scudder, Burlington, Palmer,
Gilman and Ward; indeed, the roll
embraces nearly all the eminent men
of their faith and order in New York
and vicinity, except Mr.. Beecher and
his brother Edward and Lyman Abbott.
The constitution imposes upon mem
bers the duty of watching over each
other In the Lord, ''that the ministry
be not blamed" The Beecher cause
has never received a severer blow than
is thus inflicted. But it is peculi-
arity of the Plymouth pastor that he IS
never afraid to stand.
4 New Orleans telegram says: "Col-
lector Casey, who went to Washington
in the interest of the Democrats, tele-
graphed to Deputy Collector Herwig
that the Packard government is pretty
sure to be recognized. This was a
strictly private telegram to Herwig to
guide him in his speculation in State
bonds" Still 1t is believed that bro
ther-in-law Casey went to New Orleans
prepared to treat with the Nichols
Legislature for the United States SEN
atorship, the consideration moving
from him to be the withdrawal of the
Federal troops from the city, course
which would instantly let the bottom
out of Packard's tub. Certain it is
that Casey Is outspoken in condemns
ton of the Packard COVE :nment ana
its shallow foothold with the people
of Louisiana. A observation-disclosures
story is told in this connection con-
corning the investigation of the FEEDER
al ofliceholders OF Louisiana last ses-
sion, about.the time when Grant was
receiving such heavy blowssbefore the
country from the Belknaps, the Bah
cocks, the Orvils and the Dents. It
was minated in express terms, so the
story goes, that if the House commit
tee of investigation would not prose-
cute their inquiries too deeply into the
affairs of the collector of the port of
New Orleans, that he Casey and his
chief deputy, Herwig, would take no
part in or furnish any money for the
then coming campaign in the State,
but would rather give all the aid in
their power to secure the election Of
Nichols. Gen. Gibson, Of Louisiana.
member of Congress, was chairman Of
that committee, and though he could
not close with such proposition, 1t is
certain that his committee did not bear
SO heavily upon Casey as was expected
of them.
George Frances Trains eight-page
paper has for Its motto ''the largest
( and smallest journal ever published.
r Live ideas in dead age from the most
sane man in this mad world" Train
says of locomotive engineers that these
rough hands, dirty faces and oily
clothes belong to brave and worthy
race Of men. Hundreds Of nilhons of
lives are in their hands. No ocean
steamship, no clipper sailing packet,
no passenger canal boat, no river steam
er carries larger weight OF human be-
ings than the locomotive engineers.
And how little we appreciate these
men. We know the brakeman; we
are hail fellow with the conductor.
We talk with the superintendent and
the statiOn.master, but who sees the
engineerl the real captain OF the ship.
= They are a wonderful class Of men.
!, Think Of the work they do on over
/ so, 900 miles Of rail, and how few the
. accidents. Remember doc" SIM,
mons. The Ashtabula engineers wEre
: not to blame. Had the ''SOcrates'