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lave emassed il WHO now consti ute
the aristocrscy of New YORK and Bos
ton. To the very extent that these
plunderers of government have out
stripped Astors and Girards, and to
The very extent that miIlionaires OF
to-day outnumber those OF former
years, to that very extent has the ma
chinery of government become the ma
chiuery of spectators in offices, con-
tracts, tariffs and in railways en-
riched by Federal subventious. These
people bought one thousand millions
of United States bonds at fifty cents.
paying for them in paper money, and
have since used the miserable Con-
gress TO make these bonds payable
il gold alone, and now, when their
wealth is untaxed and the whole
country is taxed TO poverty, and on
everything consumed, to pay interest
coupons held by these exceeding good
robbers ofthe treasury, they absolutely
come before the delicious piscable Sem
ate of the United States and Insist
that no income tax shall be imposed.
They clothed soldiers, fighting for the
Union, with shoddy. They swindIed
in ship building and in manufacturing
munitions of war. They robbed the
country when making hard tack. They
deliberately begat Black Fridays in
order to paralyze the sinews of war
strained to the utmost tension that
Federal unity, as it should, might be
maintained and perpetuated. But now
these admirable citizens, whose VII
tues are Respondent with gold
coined of the lIfe-blood of pa
triotism, ask Congress to exempt
the proceeds of Black Fridays from
oil burdens of government. In their
eyes government is not taxing power
and only an engine through which re
mote States may be plundered and
New York and Boston gilded with re.
fined gold. In their eyes even Federal
offices IN Southern States are the pecu-
liar property of their underlings to
whom they are indebted, and therefore
the government must reward. These
are the people whose petition was lis
tened to even reYerently by Mamuon-
worshippers of the Senate last Monday.
They ask to be exempt from taxation
on incomes, and thus from all taxation,
and perhaps the Congress will declare
that wealth is holy, like church proper
ty, and that only the toiling poor must
pay the cost of war and of maintaining
government.
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Mr.. HAYES says silver is worth ten
per cent. less than gold. 1t follows
that the people who have to pay eigh-
teen hundred millions of dollars of
bonds for which the holders paid 80 to
40 cents in paper will save ten per
cent. on this eighteen hundred mil
lions, or the little sum of one hundred
and eighty millions. What is strange
about the matter IS tha. the President
seems to be saddened because the peo-
pie are profited and the bondholders
xropged in nothing. The original con-
tract with them is literally executed.
But this is not all that we save. Tt e
public debt of the United States, States,
cities and counties is not less than sew
en- thousand, five hundred million do.
lars. If the resumption acs were not
repealed this would be q gold debt IN
1879. But the silver bill makes it a
silver debt and silver, es Mr.. Hayes
says, being worth ten per cent. less
than gold, the people will save $3.50,
600 600, which makes every taxpayer
feel comfortable and tells of better
times coming.
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Laws Relating 10 Newspapers.

!. Subscribers who do not give ex-
press notice to the contrary. are con-
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scription.
.. II subscribers order the discon.
tinuance OF their periodicals., the pub
fishers may continue to send them I'M
til all arrearages are paid.
3. II subscribers neglect or refuse to
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to which they are directed, they are
held responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered them dtsCon-
tinped.
4. II subscribers move to other
places without informing the publish
ers, and the papers are sent to the
former direction, they are held respon-
ible.
5. The courts have decided that ere.
Ising TO take periodicals from the
office, or removing and leaving them
uncalled for, is prima fdcie evidence of
intentional fraud"
@. Amy person who receives q news
paper and makes use of 1t, whether be
has ordered it or not, is held IN law to
be subscriber.
z. II subscribers pay in advance,
they are bound TO give notice to the
publisher, at the end of their time, if
they do not wish to continue taking
it; otherwise the publisher Is author
Ized to send it on. and the subscriber
will be responsible until an express no.
tice, with payment of all arrears, is
sent To the nuhlisher
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IEoLINRss OF al mss.

The Federal government thr' ug
fifteen years. hss been mainly 8 devios
By which the few have been extrav
gantly enriched and the many n
morsalessly robbed. Men worth ov' ,
= million dollars were rara aees Nefor
the war. Extraordinary good fcrtun
and tireless toll and rigid economy,
through sixty years. made Girard, a.
fortunate real estate Investments mad,
Astor, very rich. But Girard and
John Jacob Astor were poverty-striek
en- wrstches compared with men wh.
have used Congress. its weakness aaa
compatibility aud tariff acts aud gov
eminent contracts aud credit mobiliers.
In anassing stupsndous sums. n,
person, however shgeEd. IA singI.
lifetime and in legitimate business
paEsuifA car gather wealth, - they
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IT is said that salmon do now dis
port themselves in the Mississippi riv
er. having been planted" at tn
mouth of Wolf, small tributary OF
the great stream, three years ago
People accustomed to the oleSg;nous
Mississippi catfish Will hardly approx,
the muscular salmon. A trifling APP
preparation was made by Congress con-
templating the distribution of salmon
aud shad in the rivers of the West ano
South. When the law was executed
nobody supposed that these Northern
and Eastern fishes would find prope'
hsbitat in the muddy Mississippi, bu
fish adapt themselves to circum stances,
and the late dweller in the bright
cold, clear waters of the Coupecticu
prospers and multiplies in the stream,
of the Southwest. Even here at Au, =
tin we hear fishermen say that young
shad do now abound. As criminals,
sooner or later, sre drawn by an ire
sistible influence TO revisit the SCENE of
a terrible crime, so fishes return i,
early spriugtime to the spot at which
they were spawned. These facts per-
tain to fish and the streams of Texas as
we'll as to those of older States, and
there and not here vigorous measures
are adopted to have the spSwn pro
tected. Did the Legislature enscs Dc
law on the subject of protecting tn,
fisheries of the commonwealth
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- UPREAIE COURT.

Assignment OF Causes in the Supreme Court
AZ ~ austin Tor the term beginning on the first
Moaday in April, 1878:
First Assignmeut-Two weeks are assigned
Tor hearing causes from the Moth, Eleventh and
Twenty-sevt n h Districts. and from the counties
OF Fannln and Lamar, in the sixth District COM
mencng on Monday, the first day OF April 1873
second Assignment-Two weeks are assigned
for hearing causes from the Sixteenth and Twen-
ty-second Districts, and from the counties of
B-anco, hays. Caldwell and Bastrop, of the + if
tfenth; from the counties of Guadalupe and
wilson, of the Nineteenth, and of Live Oak and
harnes. OF the Tweniy-third District, cnmmenc-
ing on Monday, the fifteenth OF april, 1878.
Third Assignme Ht--Two weeks are assigned
FOR hesring causes from the Twelfth, Seven
teenth, Twert,eth and fwenty-fourth Districts,
commencing on Monday, April %. 1873.
Fourth Ass gnment-rwO weeks are assigned
for hesIing causes from the Ninth and -Four.
teenth Dis Riots, and from The counties of Hill,
Navarro, Limestone, Bosque and johnson. OF
the Thirteenth District, commencing Oh May IS,
Fifth Assignment-One week Is assigned for
hearing causes from counties not included in
any OF the previous assignments, which are by
law, or may by consent, be returnabla to the
court at Austin, or which have been or may be
transferred there by o der of the court com
m >ncing on The twenty-ssventh of NJ " 1879
Attention OF the bar is called TO the rules of
the court adopted at the Tyler term, 1877, for
the speedy sposition of the business submit
ted and to be submitted
By order of the Court.
mrs d&w3t W. Z. DENORMANDIE Clerk
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UNTIL recently nobody had taken
the trouble 20 make known the pecu
liar physical charms Of the capital OF
Texas. Recently few gentlemen have
sent abroad statements showing that
Austin is Infinitely to be preferred as
place of sojourn by health-seeking wan
derers from the older States to any
spot in the South. The learned DIR.
Fenner's publications in medical Jour
malls, the diffusion of printed descrlp-
tons of the capital and the country
about it, the purpose to give the CAPT.
tai railway access to Lampasas Springs,
the discussion of plans for the diver
sion of the Colorado into fields and
gardens about the capital and erection
of mills and factories, have done great
service to the people OF Austin. They
who have visited both Austin and
San Antonio prefer Austin as a.
abiding place, and when Austin has
once begun railway towards
Ell Paso and rich district of country
and watering places, and most pre-
dnctIve and beautiful farms are mad,
accessible, this city will be the choices
dwelling place In Texas. In the mean
time it is the duty of every citizen to
serve the capital, first in giving it ex-
ternal wealth and trade, and then in
developing Its manufacturing resources
and st all times IN making know
such peculiarities of altitude and at
mosphere and dryness of soil and purr
ty of winds as may make Austin the
chosen resort of invalds from all the
States.
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Beecher said of Southern people last
week 81 bear witness that the lead
ing men or the South have held faith
with us. And | have this further to say :
Themselves victims to the curse of
slavery, no men have ever hdl them
selves more nobly or with greater chiv-
airy. We might well take a pattern
from them. Everything they had was
lost or destroyed-poured into the
throat of war. Their slaves were above
them, aud by voting against them over
rode their own votes. Where has there
been people of such high spirit, who,
under similar circumstances, showed a
self government so creditable to hu
man nature? Now that sla yery is dead
my heart turns to them, not only with
the love | feel for the brotherhood of
man, but with zeal of admiration such
as never experienced before, and
say that their conduct since the war
has largely redeemed their misconduct
before the war"
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100000
Worth OF
GOLD PLATED JEWELRY.

For ON DOLLAR we viii send as be-.
low, all Warranted Gold Plated: pair
gold stone sleeve buttous; pair engraved sleeve
studs; wedding ring; engraved band fngerI
ring; l amethyst stone ring; l elegant ring.
Fple did silver hat pin; eel ladies' let and fold
PIN anil drops; Misses set, Jet and gold, Ia
dies tdt set ornamented; eet hands me rts u
oId ear drops; gents elegant Lake George
diamond stud; cardinal red bead necklace; Il
pair ladies' pearl ear drops; ladies' oInamented
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one sending ne q club OF twelve At one dollar
we Will send Ofn silver Watch Free /.
+. SToCKMAN, "a Bond St., New York.
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ArRoPos of Mr.. Stills remarks
about the silver bill, the Mutton of
March says:
1t is difficult as yet 10 say how the
Western supporters of the silver move
ment will receive the bill when they
discover its real nature, but it would
be characteristic as well as ANUS
ing if they accused the present
Congress also of having entered into q
conspiracy with the "gold bugs
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TRADE and travellers and beef and
potatoes from all. the world now rush
into Kansas City. and simply because
st. Louis and Chicago both want the
trade of Kansas City, and both the
great cities have induced the railroads
leading to each to lessen freights to
nothingness. The same influences will
draw trade from great distances to
Austin. There is nothing like cheap
freight and passenger rates, and il
takes a competing cheap road to make
things healthiuI on costly broad gauge
lines.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

IT seems that the great bulk of the
grain crop of the valley of the Missis-
sippi, especially that produced west of
the river, begins to descend water
ways of the continent to New Orleans.
Managers of railways running east and
west, instead of north and south, find
their occupation gone. The contest is
between water ana iron ways to the
sea, and the former being the cheaper,
as FIVE to one, the probabilities are
that the contest will be fatal to many
RAILWAYS.
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spicy Things Dished up by our Ex-
changes and Warmed Over for the
Statesman,s Reader.

A woman in the suburbs has named
one of her hens Macduff, so that it NAV
lag on.
Dom Pedro wore out five private
secretaries and fifty pairs of boots
while in Europe.
''No, ma'am," said a grocer to an
applicant for credit, II wouldn't even
trust my own feelings"
Dick Turpin used to say, "Your
money or your hfe." The present high
wsyman says, LEND me a quarter"
What is the difference between a
poor gun and borrowed masquerade
suiti The former is fired and don't
hit; the latter is hired and don't fit.
"We have a collection this morn
lng," said a negro preacher to his
flock, land for the love of heaven.
winch ever OF you stole that sheep
don't put anything in the plate!"
As frightened darkey, chased by
an Infatuated bull, neared the bounds.
rles of the field, he enthusiastically
exclaimed, millions for de fence, but
not one cent for de brute"
An article is gong the rounds of the
press under the head of ''Why Some
People are Poor" We haven't read
it, but suspect it is becsuse thew
haven't got any money or government
bonds.
A gala time is approaching for the
Washington hotel clerk. He dsily
practices upon his "Good morning.
Senator" and "Ah! back again, Gen
eral!" and that diamond pin is spark
ling with a-renewed tfrulgence.
Probably most of our girls have fe {
so, but few al them ever had the grace
to express it in this way: "She frank
ly declared that the first tune a coat.
sleeve ercircled her waist she seemed
to be in pavilion built OF rainbows,
the windowsiils Of which were COM
posed of Il liam hsrps."
They say that at reception given
to General Mcclellan in Boston a lady
said to him: "My husband was killed
when with you at Cold Harbor," and
then, g'a'ping his hand, she ex
claimed: God bless y IL, General!"
Such an expression of gratitude must
have been touching in the extreme.
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The immigration Of farmers from In

lana. Illinois and Iowa to the South.
m States, particularly to Tennessee,
Mississippi and Texas, is becoming SO
enersi as II attract much attention in
'e West. Thousands are gong in COL
MICS OF from ten TO a hundred families.
associations aud committees are FORM
i. agents SIZE sent TO select places for
he settlement aad the emigration iol
lows. Tue inducements fired are
and OF suvpss,ing richness for compar
,tlvely small price, excellence Of eli
uAte ard cheap negro lator.
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OUT of thirty eight delegates COM
posing the Greenback convention nine
teen, exactly half OF them, are from
Travis county. If the Democratic con
vention can be similarly composed Aus
tin may yet have good time in run
ming the State government.
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GOLD is at par in Galveston, and at
101 1-2 in New York City, and yet the
silver bill is the law of the land and
the demand for United States bonds
was never greater, though now payable
Ia silver.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

The superintendent Of the Philadel-
phia mint ssys that the work of coin
ng the new silver dollars will b.
pressed forward vigorously. The melt
ers and rtfRers were busy all day Fri
ay casting in2ots, and the cciners will
work IS closely as possible with the
olhng and cutting. The engraver will
20 his part as rapidly as possible, and
in duetlme everything will be In full
llssk.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

Postmaster General Key denies that
the Department has removed Postal
Agent Cheney, and says to do so
would, 10 bis judgment, be interfering
with Congress, which is now conduct
ing an investigation into his official
mncouduct This does not alter the
fact thar Tynsr contemplated snch =
step 10 save Cheney further exposure,
bus that Key sat down on hin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

During the recent Chinese banquet
at San Francisco an orange was laid at
the plate o. each guest. The fruit on
being cut open was found to contain
Eve kinds OF jellies. Colored eggs were
also served in the inside OF which were
found nuts, iellies, meats and eonfec--
tons. When one Of the Americans
asked the interpreter to explain this
legerdemain of cookery, he laughed
heartily, shook BIS head and replied,
'sAelicau man heap smart-why be not
indee outl'
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WE are taking Mexican dollars at par
for subscriptions to the STATESMAN.
Where clubs Of FIVE remit from one
postofice $40 will foot the bill for FIVE
copies of the weekly STATESMAN. A
single subscriber must pay $2.50
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NOTICE.

LoST-Labnr land certificate No 20f, issued
TO heirs OF Cornelius Smith by land board OF
Brazoria county. Labor land certificate No
lbs, issued to hei OF q. Kinds by land board of
Brazoria county. Unconditional headright GER
nneafe No. 81, for 800 acres OF land, issned 70
Ton county. Unconditional headlight c-rfid-
cate No. 1856 for 800 acres Of land, issued In
Washington county TO James W. Wills. IL nor
heard OF within ninety DAYS We will apply to
the proper offlc for duplicates.
MILLER BROS, Agts. for Owners.
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SENATOR COKE presented the bill
which provides for the extension of a
military governmental railway from
San Antonio tn Laredn
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A monument to the memory Of Gen.
r. T. Lee Is TO be erected at Richmond
BIZ Mr. Joseph fillmore, Of Boston.
The chief ornament Of the structure
viii be 4 full length Of Lee IA bronze
the base vii be made Of Maine snd
Virginia granite.
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TRUsTEE's SALE.

Whereas, w. =. sutor ana Mr.. n. sa9ar.
hls wife, did on the fret Of N0vemoef, A. ID.
SO, execute aud deliver 10 william y Eorfh
trustee. their crrtain dee5 n frusf on four cer,
tain lots 81 lands sifuafed n the city Of Austin
Tiavit county State Of Texas. being lots N0a--
one tf). two o., eleven III and twelve lizJ. Ia
block no, three CD, Of eaid city o. Austin, with
al ths Improve mel 4 III -Teon, and known ~ tbs
entof brewery, 20 secure the payment Of two
psomiss0ry notes In SnId deed Of tfuef speeffc5
which sid deed - recorded in Book No SG
pages 30 70 oof Of the records 81 deoda OF Tfasf1
county, 10 sid State. And, whereas. one Of
said potes l. payable 20 : la AoesoH o. order.
Iof 1lbz5 %, god and the other Il PAYABLE "a
u. samneis Cr order, for t11s7 20. gold: HON
payable aeni-anuually. DO b belng dne "a 81 b.
TOE ne nrst u November. 1690, with : rrotlSo
In hol that n instaiinent Of lnIeresf rernelre
unpaid fer ninety days the notes shall flieTeuD6n
mature Ana. uhes ess, more than ninety DAYS .
have s.17t1 slDce The maturity % th6 Install :
hrst % ~, 1871, without payment 81 - ~ me
Ana tn,fcas, the Sid Hosa0n and i4.I5sefs
The np.Qctnf sid nofef. have r. M afed ~ ~,
~ - e.'yxS descK bed lota ard ilaproseraelIe
thefec4 - 9nroEdznee With the fsfms Of aid
dred ~ tr.efz Nos, Ibcrefcr<. notice - HEREBY
sAldy VIII pIfeeed 20 eel II pablic me IA. 10
ne ~ 80 y. DIR for cash IN Inc fofd coIn ~
i1e4eltcd states. ~ tbs Southeast oaF1rr On
n!oex 49,, 10 said city o. Austin. bttHnen
Lle n94rt % e.sycn - -. am two p. spli
o4i1rdeys the fhIFiicfb day Of March, A d. l81f
n me 1870 e. ~ 90. lo,s ssd iRgroyeaent
and that VIII make 70 the pnrch9pc 1ncii con-
yeyancs therefor - ! hmssby saif tfHst deed.
WILLIAM p. NORTH. Tru..e, =
Austin. Texas, February =, iszs fs1l61ast
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Bob lNGERsoLL and George F. Train
are both talking of coming to Texas.
G. F. T. will give his first lecture in
Sherman or Denlsnn
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