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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31
TELEGRiPHIC NEWS.
NOON DISPATCHES.
DOMESTIC.
FortY.fith Congres,.

WARRINGTON, January 29.-SENATE.
Senator Edmunds introduced bill
to make the twenty-second of Febru-
airy legal holiday In the District of
Columbia. Referred to the Committee
on the District of Columbia.
Senator Plumb introduced q bill to
repeal certain acts and psrts eff acts
relating to taxation of deposits in saw
ings banks. Referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections continued hearing the case
of Richardson V. Rainey. The i'm
preston is that the report will unseat
Rainey by declaring there was no valid
election.
Bank Failures.
NEW YORK, January 60 - II has
been decided to wind up the affairs of
the Commercial Bank. 1t is small
institution, with a capital of 500, 900.
The depositors will all be paid.
VIII Pay Ono.thIrd.
CINCINNATI January 29.-At meet
ing of the creditors of Tolle, holton 6
Co., who recently failed, a proposition
20 pay thirty-fiVe cents on the dollar
was made by the attorney for the COM
pany. Net assets, $155, 900.
Supreme court Decision.
WASHINGTON, Janrary 29.-The 81
preme Court decides the case from
Charleston, that gas light stock, held
under Confederate confscRtioD, reYerts
to the original owners. Decision az
firmed, with costs.
A Warming.
ST. LOUIS. January 29.-Cotton peo-
pie are cautioned against Adler, Ru-
ated with bogus cotton exchange.
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THE BEST THING In UsE.-DenIson's
indellible tablets Tor marking clothing
is the simplest, cheapest aud most con-
venient article of the kind in use, and
it won't wash out. 1t leaves q
perfectly clear impression on the finest
fabric or coarsest table cloths. No
preparation whatever Is required either
before or after marking. Tobln sells
1t; go buy it ana try if.
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Luther Martin was one of the most
famous lawyers of his time. BE was a
little above the medium hight, aud was
slovenly in appearance. His dress was
q compound of the fine and the coarse,
and seemed never to have felt The brush.
He wore ruifles at the wrist richly
edged with lace after every one else had
abandoned them. These ruffies were
conspicuously broad, and were always
dirty with tobacco juice. Judge fancy
said that in his speech he used vulgar.
isms, and that he heard him say
''cotch" him, instead of caught him,
and we 'sot" him down instead of sat
down. His genius was frequently
clcuded by the excessive use of strong
drink. Being engaged in an important
case, he promised his client the day be-
fore the suit was to be tried not tn
drink any liquor. He retired to his
room, but could not resist his desire for
stimulants. He sent for q bottle of
brandy and loaf of bread, and after
saturating the bread with the brandy,
he ate il, and his unfortunate appetits
was satisfied, and he claimed he had
hNPS liz hON " dAshAs liz
tried the cause in the ablest possible
manner, but being reproached by his
client for his virtual violation of his
promise, he remarked, 81 did not
drink drop; besides, say no more
about it. Had it not been for the
bread. would have lost the case" He
had paralytic stroke, and having
squandered his large earnings at the
bar as fast as they were acquired, il
his old age, under the goading perjury,
he received the Inequalities and kind
attentions Of Aaron Burr, whom he had
ably defended at Richmond. Before
his death the legislature passed reso-
luton that every one on being admit
ted to the bar should pay 81 cash for
his use. He died on July 10, 1925,
when he was 81 years of age.
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NEsT-HIDING eUcKERs.-'Tis SAID of
the little nocturnal pest, the tedbug,
that at NEST. hiding" he excels Beech
err; as q sucker he is superior to the cup
ping pump, while he equals Lydia
Thompson at drawing" 1t is rather
strange that they refuse the blood of q
lady who has the Mysteries, or who is
Frustrated with any chronic female
complaint. Now it strikes us that all
ladies who are afflicted as above indi-
Gated should at once resort 10 the use
of that wonderful female medicine
known as English Female Bitters and
be cured of these female troubles, that
they may furnish good, wholesome
blood'food to the poor starving bed
bugs Full particulars can be had of
Austin druggists.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31

BlR. HUNTER, representing Lang
don's nursery, is doing a good busi-
ness in selling fruit and shade trees,
shrubs, etc. This is, without excep-
ton, one OF the very best nurseries in
the country, and the greatest pains is
always taken in preparing trees and
plants for shipment. Never yet have
we heard anyone complain OF receiving
trees, etc., in bad shape, and Mr..
Hunter also does his part of the busi-
ness faithfully.
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ALBANY, n. Y, January 29.-The
Senate ia day passed the House resolu.
tor against the Bland bill by a vote
OF % 70 ,.
BRANDON, VI, January 29.-Bas-
com, The cashier of the Brandon Ma
tioDal Bank, is irregular to the extent
.. lite surplus and ten per cent. of its
capital.
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REMEMBER THIs.-Now is the time
of year for pneumonia, lung fever,
coughs, colds AMI fatal results of pre-
disposition TO consumption and other
throat and lung disease. Boschee's Ger
man syrup has been used in this neigh
borhvod for the past two or three years
without a single failure to cure. II you
have not used this medicine yourself,
go to your druggists, and ask
them OF its wonderful success among
their customers. Three doses will re
leve the worst case. II you have no
faith in any medicine, just buy sample
bottle of Boschee's German Syrup for
10 cents and try it. Regular size bot
tie IS cents. Don't neglect q cough to
save IS cents.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31

GRooERs saY that now their princi-
pal business is in staple groceries and
produce, and that very few fancy goods
are now sold as compared 10 what
were sold in times gone by. This only
illustrates further that people are try
ing to live within their incomes and
that they are denying themselves the
things they do not absolutely need. 1t
Is very evident that ouly those who in
these times buy carefully and moder-
ately are able to pay when bills are pre-
serted the first OF the month, and mer-
chants are timid of reckless free pur-
chasers. There are yet a good many
people IN Austin who must learn to
live within their incomes. OF these all
should beware.
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NAL. RoBBRRY.-Thursday last VIM.
Small and Brewster Cameron, special
agents Of the Postoffice Department,
arrived in this city with Lewis X.
Bates, acting postmaster at Granbury,
Hood county, Texas, VIII } was arrested
by them 81 Granbury on the twenty
second instant charged with embez-
zhng valuable letters from the mails.
Theoftice at Granbury has been sus-
pected for several years, and although
II has been systematically decoyed
several times, the legal evidence could
not until now be fastened upon any
particular employee OF the Office.
Nessrs. Small and Cameron slipped
out of this city last Wednesday to de-
coy the Office at Granbury, while w.
]. Haynes, the postmaster. was here in
attendance upon the United States.
Court. Believing. IS they did, that
the assistant was guilty, and that he
c6,ild not well be caught whlle the
postmaster was At home, mas
much as they were brother in
laws. When arrested sal of marked
money was found on the person Of
Bates, together With bracelets, cuff
buttons, collar button and three sets
Of jewelry. The Office was placed in
charge Of E. A. Hannaford, one of the
sureties, until new appointment could
be made, Il being found, upon inves-
tigation, that the postmaster himself
was guilty Of sharp practices which.
not amounting to dishonesty. are NOT
in keeping with the regulations Of the
department.
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Waco ships 3s, S81 cotton bales and
Dallas 81, 145, but Dallas has elevators
and Touring mills, and the trade of
the place is FIVE times that of Waco.
We present these facts in order to in
cite the people of Austin to effort in
behalf of the schemes eagerly pro,
NOTED by some of our best merchants.
An elevator would be of infinite SER
vice to the people Of the country and
tradesmen of the capital, making grain
as perfect basis of credit as cotton.
Then, in order that the resources and
credit of the merchants of the capital
and of farmers may be the greatest
possible, and that the elevator may be
always filed with corn and oats and
wheat, the narrow gauge should be
begun at once towards the northwest
to meet the railway three feet WIDE
coming down from Denver.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31

COMMISSIONER GRoos and Chief
Clerk Fisher, of the Land Office, have
both been attached as witnesses to sp-
pear at Galveston in the HOBBY trial.
This leaves the Office without head,
and IN their absence the clerks will be
occupied as best they can be under the
circumstances. No outside business
will be entertained until the return Of
one or both of the above. named off
cials. They left last night, and will
be absent several days.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31

DIR. C. w. BENsoN's celery and
chamomile pills are prepared expressly
to cure sickheadache, nervous headache,
dyspeptic headache, neuralgia, nerv-
BUSINESS and sleeplessness, and will cure
any case. Price so cents, postage free
Sold by ell druggists. Office, No. LOG
North Eutaw street, Baltimore, Nd.
ja3 w3m
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NIGHT DISPATCHES
DOMESTIC.
Trial OF Anderson.

NEW ORLEANS. January s9.-At
Sis P. n. the last juror was empan-
elled, when the jury was locked up for
the night. Anderson was remanded
to the county prison and the court ad-
jouFned until tomorrow. The Jury Is
composed of ten whites and two col
ored men,. The colored men are
young and comparatively intelligent
mulaftoes, who stated they had never
taken any part in politics. A bin of
exceptions was taken by the defense,
when Judge Whitaker excused 9 col
ored brick-lager from jury duty,
who. in the defence, would
have been accepted Is 9 Jury
man. There were also q number
Of bills Of exceptions taken 70 the
courts rulings in cases where jurors
had stated that they had an opinion
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The AntecedenGs OF disease.

Among the antece1ents of disease
are inertness in the circulation of the
blood, an uHnaturallY attenuated con-
dition of the physique, indicating that
the life current Is deficient in nutritive
properties; wan, haygard look, in
ability to digest the food, loss of appe-
tite, sleep and strength, and sensa-
ton of unnatural languor. ALI these
may be regarded as among the indicia
of approaching disease, which will
eventually attack :he system and over
whelm it il it is not built up and for
titled in advance. Invigorate, then,
without loss of time, making choice of
the greatest vitaliziDg agent extant,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, an elixir
which has given health and vigor to
myriads of the sick and debilitated,
which is avouched by physicians and
analysts to be pure as we'll as effective,
which Is immensely popular in this
country and extensively used abroad,
and which has been for years past one
of the leading medicinal staples of
America.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31

PIGEoEs.-Wild pigeons passed over
the city to the southwest in countless
millions Thursday morning. They
commenced flying over in flocks miles
long about z O'clock and continued till
10 o'clock or later. Some one on the
street remarked that the flight Of the
pigeons indicated a coming storm.
Let US see. A gentleman who lives
about twenty miles south of Austin
says that for some time pigeons have
been very plentiful in his vicinity, and
that people have great sport shooting
them. At night they even go to their
roosts and NOW them down in great
quantities.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-31

At the Paris Exposition the exhibI-
ton of minerals by California will be
exceptionally fine. Their estimated
weight il 500 tons. A pyramid 20 feet
square at the base and nearly 20 feet
high will represent the seven millions
of cubic inches OF gold which have
been produced on the Pacific COST.
This mass would be equivalent 70 u
solid piece of gold as lerge as room 10
feet square and very nearly 1G feet In
height. Around this pyramid 80 plate
glass show cases will be arranged in
in which the mineral wealth OF the
country will be shown. Life under
ground on the Comstock lode will be
exhibited BY diagrams. and the Sutro
tunnel viii be fully represented.
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: OvER THE CouNrRx.-A party Of
gentlemen. who spent the entire day
Suaday riding over the country on the
eo0th side OF the river, came back
charmed with what they saw. They
went out on the upper San Antonio
road for several miles then up Bear
creek aud over on Onion IS far as
twenty mites fren Austin, and returned
On aha ffedericksAurg road, on which
seese seems TO be an immense amount
q travel, tesmsters and movers. Along
ne <n<re route, on the road out and
up end down 10th Bear and Onion
creeks, neW settlements are 10 be seen
ana new single farms are here and
there being opened. Even where the
country Il generally not shifted 10
farming, rich little valleys lyinr be-
tween sloping hills are found. and
many Of these are being fenced ana
titled, apparently b. ne2 comers. Who
lave puf up little cabins and csn.,efl
i them ike they had ''eome % sssr. y
- ere passes, or stops to inquire TIE
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Popular illustrated book (26o pages) or
MANHooD! WoMANHooD MARRIAGE
Impediments 10 Marriage; TIE cause and
cure. Sent securely SsaLiI, postpaid, for so
cents, by DR.. c. WHITTIER, 6I7 St.
Charles Street, St. Louis, Mo-, the great
SDecialist. Read his work.
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THE CENTAUR LINIAIENTs are of two
kinds. The WHITE is for the human
family; the YELLOW is for horses,
sheep, and other ANIMALS. Testimc-
malls of the effects produced by these
remarkable preparations are wrapped
around every bottle, and may be pre-
cured of any druggist, or by mail from
the office of The CKNTAUR COMPANY,
46 Dey ST., New York City. jan16-w1y
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TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD. =
81 was so sick aud loW-spirited that /
thought would give anything to get
well; and if anyone had ensured me
the good health pToduced by SIM
mons's Liver Regulator, and charged
me a thousand dollars, would will
lingly have paid it if l had had it; in
fact, ten thousand dollars would be
worth less 10 me than what it has done
for me. GEO F. BARRETT,
Macon, Georgia"
For sale by 2 silin & Co., Philadel-
phla.
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On Saturday last Deputy Sheriff T.
A. Sublett arrested a white man on
charge Of carrying butcher knife,
and when he gave his name it occurred
to Dir. Sublett that he would look
through the book containing list Of
the names Of those who were published
as fugitiyes from justice, and there he
found that he had been indicted in
1874 for committing q robbery in this
county. The party, who was placed
in Jail, claimed to live in San Antonio.
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AUSTIN
THURSDAY. JANUARY 81. 1875

Mr.. c. w. WHITE, the stove and
tin dealer, at the old Brush stand, on
the Avenue, is still carrying a heavy
stock in the line. He sells the popu-
lar Charter Oak cook stove and other
superior patterns; also, the best heat
ing and paIlor stoves made.
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WHERE there's will there's a way,
and those who would be cured of
hypochondria a1d kindred ailments can
fad the way by using that unequaled
tonic elixir Home Stomach BItters.
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Mrs. BELLA FRENCH, lady of rare
culture, proposes to establish the
pioneer magazine OF Texas, The Amer
lean Sketch BcOk The magazine will
contain historical sketches aud de-
scriptions of Texas, business, scientific,
fashion and farm notes, gossip, stories,
poetry, ETC., aud it will be published
monthly at 81 per annum. The Teas
Ne,o Yorker speaks of Mrs. French as
"poet, author and editor-a woman
of ripe judgment, genius and true tall
ent." Many leading papers through
out the country speak Of her In the
most complimentary manner. The
. people of Texas will no doubt show a
substantial appreciation of her enter
Drisp
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rs cosgra.s Asunne. An.lsn. Tszas Eef1f.
y special perBiFe.els % Hca Z. 3 HnnheIt,
uolier; Hon. A y bofl, Tse1,1fsr; Hep E.
j. Boone. Attorney Grotrai; c.pl ~ fIIlIf
Gttgf CleTk C1uDlFnlIe< O1Icef IeIo1 4l|
El1heE, Chirf clplk onDer1I Land of1f, 81.
EiehErd Coko. u. 3. re1stor. 4 e. i tfl-
ClarE waco; Hon. A. y P1eItf. Ans n No.
EEEieeto1 = Bro. Anglins sd ~ t1sPfE4
M q sl1ndi1g 3 Anslins So e
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THE following paragraph we clip
from the Ashton Ill. } Sentinel, January
10. The parties mentioned were mem
bers of the excursion party that visited
this city in December:
Another of Ashton's citizens, Dan
lei Suffer, has returned from the Lone
Star State, where he has been looking
at the country. He, too, like Mr..
Kneagy and Mr.. Andtus, reports fav-
orably of it. When such men as Dir.
Suffer, who has made the tillage of
the soil his life's occupation, especially
in the Garden State, come out aud
praise a.country it cannot be otherwise
than that parties who may desire to go
to a new country will honor their
judgment and go to Texas"
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TOXIN sells the celebrated G. W. D.
McAllaster's iron grasp cement. It is
good. Call and get box for twenty
five cents.
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Ex-President wooIsey, OF Yale, ad-
visss that the reading Of the Bible be
sbaudoned in schools where il is op-
posed.
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cw instances slight improvement. will

few instances slight improvement viii
be noticed.
Bonds continue steady al gu stations,
with but light transactions TO note. The
limited sales, however, have been easily
made at outside figures.
In State warrants the supply contin-
ues light and higher market is the
result. The quotations gwen are from
transactions OF to lay, the future out
look being regarded rs speculative %
some extent, dependent more % less
upon the issue OF the first prnxlmo.
The figures given below are the rates
for warrants of large amounts; small
yes may be quoted one half higher.
In land certificate there, is but little
doing, and questions for all classes
are nominal. The supply is ample,
with noted falling oil. in the demand
for shipment to other points.
City warrants show an improvement,
the indications being to higher figures,
as the limit of time approaches in
which to pay the city taxes.
Approved accounts, clerks and at
torney's fees still retaining the prefer
ence, indicate stronger tone and con-
tideBce in them IS evidenced by the al
vance over last weeks figures.
Approved pension claims are gradu
ally Strengthening and will no doubs
become a favorite investment in the
near future. AS suggested in last re-
port the new form of certificate facili-
tates the handling considerably, and
the figures gwen show the appreciation
of this improvement in form.
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Galveston Live stock Market.

GALVESTON, January %, 1878.
johnson Foster, live stock commits.
sion merchant, reports the live stock
market as follows:
Receipts-Beeves and cows, BAT
calves and yeariings, 60; sheep, 212 A.;
hogs, -.
Sales-Beeves aud cows, 245; calves
and yearlings, Sc; sheep, IA; hogs,
90.
On hand-Beeves and COWS, 200
calves and yesrlings, Is; sheep, 200;
hogs, 10S.
Total receipts since January l.
Beeyes and cows, 1923 ;calves and year
hugs, 277; sheep, $50; hogs, 100.
PRESENT QUOTATIONS..
Beeves and cows-Good to choice,
per ID. gross 2 IA to 1.2c; common
and ordinary, per 10. gross, to
2 Lac. Two year olds = Choice, per
head, $40 to Si2; common, do,
IS to SO Yearlings-Cheice, pc
head, So to SO; common, do,
81 to So. Calves-Choice, per head,
$500 20 5000; common, do, Sc to
81. Sheep-Choice, per ID. gross,
8 &c to 4c; common, do, to
8 &c. Hogs-Choice, per Id. gross,
3 g to 3 &c; common, do, -. to -.
Cornfed beeves and cows-Choice per
ID. gross, 3 12 to 8 4c; fair to ordi-
nary, do, to 8 lie; rough, do,
, to &c.
Remarks--Owing to heavy receipts
of cattle during the past week prices
have declined somewhat. Calves and
yearlings still in demand. Sheep-but
few choice on market. Hogs-market
very dull and prices weak.
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Thomas Spurgeon, son OF the geat
Loaeon preacher. is preaching with
much success in Australia
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81. LUuIo aAftnrrr

ST. LOUIS, January 2S.-Flour dull; su
perfine $4O0@415; XX 43O@45O.
Wheat unsettled and generally higher;
No. 3, red fall $143@L434; No. 4,
do, $l.05@1.25 No. 2 spring, $l.03
bid. Corn, old, 4215c; new, easier, at
1880. Oats, extra, No. 2, 247sc. Rye
dull, at soc bid. Barley dull. Whisky
steady, at SlO3. Pork easier and in
good demand, at gil. OO@11 121S. Lard
quiet, at 1901 CSC. Bulk meats quiet
and weak, only jobbing trade. Bacon
quiet; clear ribs and clear sides, 61z@
6a<c, for small lots. Hogs, active and
stronger; packing. $3.S003.S4. Cattle,
in fair demand and firm; prime to choice
native shipping steers, $470@475.
Sheep, firm, scarce, and wanted; extra
heavy shipping muttons, $450@465.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
NEW YORK, January 20. = Stocks
more-active but lower. Money 6I07 per
cent. Gold 1O2L. Exchange - long
4 50: short 4.S45<. State bonds steady
Governments weak, and I0szc lower.
Cotton dull; uplands 1lISc; Orleans
IIl{c; sales ia bales. Futures easy;
February I09S011.00c; March 11.ll0
IL. 13c; April 1l.25011-2Sc; May 11.3S
@Il4lc; June 11.5i@1LJ3c.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, January 90 oon.-Cotton
There is q moderate inquiry, which is
freely supplied: middling upiands gid;
middIing Orleans SD; sales 1000
bales, including 1000 for speculation
and export; receipts $500 bales, all Of
which were American. Futures, SCI
lers, at 1-32d decline.