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TOrtures that Need not be Endured.

People suffer great deal of pain I'M
necessarily. Among tortures that need
not be endured are those inflicted by
the rheumatism and govt, since the
acrid element in the blood which pro-
duces them by contact with the sensi-
tive covering of the muscles and Joints
may be eliminated by the use of that
mstchless depurent, Hostetter's Stem
ach Bitters, before the iuflammatory
symptoms are developed to any great
extent. When it is considered what
excruciating fortunes rheumatism in.
flicts, and what q tendency it has,
when fully developed, to attack the
heart, the advisability of an early use
of such reliable sntidote becomes at
once apparent. The rheumatic virus
is expelled from the blood by the in
creased action OF the kidneys-which
act as STEAMERS produced by the bit
tiers, and the sufferer will find, if he
uses this supreme defensive agent, that
he will be protected against q return of
the agonlzlng complaint. Dyspepsia,
fever and ague, liver anu bowel COM
plants and other maladies, are also
cured by this admirable remedy.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES
DOMESTIC.
Fortv-anh Congress.


WAsHTNGroS, February 26.-HoUsE
MIR. Chalmers, of Mississippi, OBJ
tanned the floor and made 4 speech in
defense of the Presidents Southern
policy and of the Louisiana authorities
in the matter of the returning board
prosecutions. He said: s'It is claimed
that Anderson should not have been
prosecuted, because the lives of trai-
tors were spared. The man who takes
up arms in defense of = constitutional
principle Is no more . traitor than he
who robs the people Of their elective
franchise. II we were traitors We met
you in open field and staked our lives
upon the justice of our cause. II the
returning board and their abettors
were traitors to republican liberties,
they with perjury on their lips, with
forgery On their hands, and usurpation
In thsir ksarts, uRdsE sovsr 81 dark
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Thus writes Olive Logan, from Lon
don, of Fanny Lear, the daughter of
New England clergyman, who
turned the head of one OF the Rus
sian Grand Dukes, who, to supply her
with finds, distracted his mothers
diamonds: "She was turned out of
Russia, conducted to the frontier by
police, anl then went to Paris,
took rooms at the Grand Hotel,
drove Russian drosky and
wrote a light biography of
herself, exposing the whole grand
duke scandal. The Paris authorities
then gave her her walking papers, and
she came to London. Now she has
got in her tolls one of the most cele-
brated legal lights of the day. He
has completely lost bis head; walks
with her in the thorougbfares; drives
her to the park. These are things
which Englishmen OF standing meier
do"
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Bob lngersoll gave VIVA descrip-
ton of the horrors of the Sabbath UNI
der the old regime, and related how
he, as little child, had shuddered and
turned pale under the loathsome disser-
tations on hell-fire which has disgraced
the pulpit Of that day. He described
in manner which kept the house in a
continual roar of laughter the teachings
of a Puritan divine of his native town
on this subject. Little boys" this
venerable ID. ID. was wont to say, elf
once in thousand billion years bird
was to core from some distant planet
and carry off gram of sand In his
bill, and at the end of another thou
sand billion years was to come again
and carry off another grain of sand,
he would have carried off the entire
earth before it was 'sun-up' in hell. :"
Then, after the days agony was done,
il they had been very, very good, their
parents, as a reward, would take them
down to that nice, cheerful place, the
village graveyard.
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SPRING RAcING.-W. c. & J. II.
Philips will have Judge Hancock, by
Bulletin, Lila g., full sister to Judge
Hancock, Pa:tie Hobbs. by Rebel,
Cuarto Bianco, by Rebel, and Cole
Raiue, by Rebel, at the spring races,
at New Orleans, 81. L uis, aud through
the Western aud Solthern circuit. Col.
Gay will also have a large string of
good ones at the same places, and we
maylOok forward to new victories by
Texas horses.
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GOING To THE CoUNTRY.-We have,
of late, heard of several business men
who are preparing TO go to the country
to live, being satisfied that business is
woefully overdone in town, and the
chances for making money few and far
between. Perhaps, as time rolls
along, others will become con-
WINGED of the wisdom of such
changes, and that before the close of
the year many will follow the exam
pie. A few years ago town property
was high and in demand, and lands in
the country were drug in the market
Now the reverse is the case, and
this is the best visible sign insur-
ing better times in tue future, but that
future is certainly one, and perhaps
two or three years off. Those who
look for better times within a few
months will look in vain, and they
may just as we'll understand it at once.
No one thing can bring about salts
factory change, and the hoped-for
change will not be sudden, but grad
ual, even after the beginning.
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Piazzi Smyth, tue astronomer royal
for Scotland, is the leading expounder
aud advocate of the new Interpretation.
and his name lends great weight to the
views he has adopted, which are shared
by many others. 1t seems that the
Great Pyramid, on being subjected to
rigid scientific examinations, without
and within, yields great number and
variety of facts. measurements and 9th
er qualities, which, to say the least,
are singularly coincldental with ntner
facts, measures, aud qualities relating
70 religious history ana other depart.
ments of knowledge, in way to suy-
sest, if it do not prove, how the
structure may, or must, have been
planned by some mind convers4nt with
things TO come; so leading to the con-
clusion that the architect of the Pyra
mid was God Himself, who in PRED
its details rs He did those Of the Ark,
the Tabernacle and the Temple, md
sealed up In its oumb stones and
strange passages and chambers an at
'estation of the other revelation He WAS
to give the world in the written book.
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FOREIGN.
The Late.t From the East.

LONDON, February ga specia
dispatch to the Tir.ss from PeFa, dated
February 25, says that despite the ru-
mors of delay in the negotiations, owing
to the Turkish refusal to surrender the
ironclads, the general expectation pre-
walls that treaty Of peace will be
signed Tomorrow. Russian officers snd
soldiers are forbidden under penalty OF
death TO enter Constantinople without
special permission from the Russian
headquarters. Their barracks are Just
outside of Constantinople, being pre-
pared for the Russian sick who can find
no other cover.
The Daily Telegraph prints a special
edition containing the following dis
patch: "Pers, February %. = The
Russians are still endeaverlng to pre-
vail upon the Porte to permit their
troops to enter the city. The Porte
refuses. The terms of peace still in
clude the demand for the Turkish YES
sells"
CoNsTANTINoPLE, February &c - 10
A. M.-The Grand Duke Nicholas yes
terday evening conveyed to the Porte
strongly expressed desire that the
treaty of peace should be signed
promptly.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 26.-The
Agence Russo positively denies that The
peace conditions include a ceSslon of
a part of Bosnia tn Servia.
The Agence Russo declines to be-
iieve that the Austrian vote OF credit is
directed against Russia. 1t is rather
of the opinion that it is required in
view of the eventual occupation of
Turkish territory by the Austrians.
Prince GoItschakoff is still confined
to bed.
The Voice eff the "Thunderer.o
LONDON, February &c The Times,
In its leading editorial article, approves
in principle Lord Derby's statement in
the House of Lords last evening, but
concludes that the government must
review the final terms of peace very
carefully, and if some of the rumored
conditions prove to be really demanded
they ought to be met by the strongest
protest.
The treaty of peace was not signed
at last accounts.
The New Pope.
ROME, February &c. - Cardinal Nc
Closkv, In presenting his homage to
the Pope yesterday, said that he had
no reason to deplore the lateness of his
arrival, as the Conclave had made so
excellent choice.
1t is announced that the coronation
of Pope Leo XIII. will take place on
Sunday, in the Sistine Chapel. The
new appointments to the Pontlfical
Court offices will be made by the end
of the week, in readiness for the coro-
nation.
Cardinal Simeoni has been appoint
ed and confirmed In his post as Pontlfi-
cal Secretary of State. NoTE-Tne
irreconcilables and Jesuit parties have
been strenuously working to obtain
this confirmation
Father Angelo Secchi, famous as
tronomer, is dead.
John Bull Preparing.
LONDON, February 2G.-The British
government has ordered a number of
steam cranes at Leicester for loading
vessels with ammunition. The order
must be completed in six weeks. Men
will work night and day.
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The CENTAUR LINnIENTs are of two
kinds. The WHITE is for the human
family; the YELLOW is for horses,
sheep, and other ANIMALS. Testimo-
malls of the effects produced by these
remarkable preparations are wrapped
around every bottle, and may be pro-
cured of any druggist, or by mail from
the office of THE CENTAUR COMPANY,
As Dey ST., New York City. jan16-w1y
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"a baby in the house is q we'll
spring of pleasure. Please cut this
out and paste on the goose-grease bot
tie, so that you may be gently adj
monished TO take correct view Of the
situstion the next time you have 10
get up at IL P. NJ, on account Of The
well-sPring's showing croupy symp-
toms
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TIE BEsr TIME In UsE.-Denison,s
indellible tablets Tor marking clothing
is the simplest. cheapest aud most con-
venient article Of the kind in use, and
II won't wash out. It leaves 4
perfectly clear impression on the finest
fabric or coarsest table cloths. No
preparation whatever Is required either
before or after marking. Tobin sellI
1t; 60 buy it ana Try it.
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Twenty-Five or thirty years ago, the
Rev. Charles @. Finney was carrying
on a series Of revival meetings in Bof@
ton. One day gentleman called 20
see him on business. Mr.. Finney's
daughter, five years old, answered his
ring. :" Is your father in 2" asked the
stranger. No." replIed the demufs
maiden. "But walk in. poor dying
sinneri Mother can pray for you
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CHEAPEST BIBLE EVER SoLD.-See
in another column an advertisement of
illustrated Bibles at astonIshingly low
prices. This firm is fully able to do
what they offer, and every one who has
seen or bought q Bible of them are
more than pleased with them. The
firm is first class, and the Bible sent on
a guarantee to satisfy the buyer.
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A minister was

A minister was once engaged TO
preach 70 bis Sunday school, bur after
the little people were all placed before
him in order be told them that some
Of them might be weary and want 70
60 out before be hsd finished. 50 be
would rather have anyone who fancied
they would like TO 60 TO do 30 now
and no one would be disturbed. For
. moment all eat still, then one little
fellow took his hat and went down The
aisle, another and another followed uu-
I'll not child was left.
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THE FIRR.-Austin certainly has
cause to feel gratifed in getting OF
with the burning Of bui one house dur
ing the heavy windstorm Wednesday
night. The dr= broke out abont / As
3 n,shk and for time q general catas-
foFne threatened, but the prompt
wofk e the Gre department, under
oimcuities. prevented IL. Their effort,
however, would have availed nothing
had the city not been supplied with
water works. anordine an inexhausti-
bic supply OF water from the reservoir.
The hose company Was the first 10
threw . stream. bun their hose burst Al
the start. Then Washingtoa Engine
Company No. got good stream 90
ing non the cisteFn In the street. and
ether companies CALAMITY cana up 70
he work an1 the flre rs seen brought
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HOME DEsTITUTIoN. - This is be-
coming alarmIngly serious in our midst.
1t is depicted on the countenance of
hundreds of ladies who are strug-
Cling through life. 1t is seen in the
dull flash of the eye, the languid
laugh, the heaving sigh, the pale
cheek, the feeble walk, the dull intel
lect the palpitating heart. Yes, she
is destitute of health, and the family
is almost destitute of home. Sclspce
and chemistry have combined rem
edy, quick, powerful and never-fail-
ing, which will regulate her whole sys-
TEN, and cure her aches and pains,
will build up and restore her health,
strength and buoyancy. The article
is known as English Female B tiers,
and sells at one dollar. ALI the drug
gists can give all information.
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''Ten dollars fine for driving over
this bridge faster than q walk. ="
what does that meant" asked Int
tie boy who was riding with his father.
Father explains: ''If we whip up and
90 fast the policeman will stop US aud
take US to the mayor, and he will not
let us go till we pay SO" Silence in
the carriage. Meditsting boy speak I:
Papa, il If warn't for the policemas 5
and for God, what lots Of fun we-esuld
have, couldn't WEI"
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A little boy who was nearly starved
by stingy uncle (nis guardIat) with
whom he lived, meeting n laDk gray
hound one day in the street, was asked
Wy his guardian what made the dog 50
thin. After rejecting. the little fellow
replied: II suppose he lives with his
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''Do you know, " remarked rather
fast Newark youth the other day to q
suffering friend, 20 whom ne was
slightly indebted, lido you know that
| intend 70 marry and settle down.
Il do-don't know anything about II, I"
was the reply, ''bu-but I think yon
had b-b-better stay single and settle
up.n
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Houston, Tex, February %. 1878.

HOUSTON, Tex, February %, 1873.
J. MacCullOch. Agent Texas Express Company
The leader of the robbers, who roll
bed the express messenger at Allen on
Friday night last, was about thirty
five years old, five feet eleven inches
high, light blue eyes, right eye dis
figured and larger than the left, fair
complexion, light colored mustacl e
and chin whiskers of three or four
weeks growth, light long hair, rode
a gray pacing pony. One Of
them rode a fine bay, fast walking
horse. The man was about six feet
high, about thirty years old. no whis-
kers, dark mustache, hair and eyes,
very swarthy complexion. Notify all
civil and police officers, and ask the
papers to publish as an item of news.
The Governor, Central Railroad and
Texas Express Company offer each a
reward of $500 for the arrest and con-
victiOn of each of the robbers. There
being six of them, the reward amounts
to $4,000.
G. F. CAMPBELL, Superintendent.
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For sac bY Baker. Grail

DIR. G. w. BENsoN's celery and
chamomile pills are prepared expressly
to cure sickheadsche, nervous headache,
dyspeptic headache, neuralgia, nerv-
business and sleeplessness, and win cure
any case. Price so cents, postage free
Sold by all druggists. Office, No. log
NorthaEutaw street, Baltimore, Md.
las WSm
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Popular illustrated book (2oo pages) or
MANHOOD WoMANHooDi MARRIAGE
Impediments to Marriage; the cause and
cure. Sent 5ecssrrly selknl, postpaid, for so
cents, by DR.. c. WHITTIER, 6I7 St.
Charles Street, St. Louis, No., the great
specialist. Read his work.
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Mrs. FRENCH, in letter published
in the Milwaukee Daily Wisconsin.
says, after asserting the generosity OF
the people, that there are very fine
looking ladies in Austin, but think
they use more whitewash on their faces
than Northern ladies do. A Northern
lady likes to hide the fact that she
"powders. But Texas lady will ask
q gentleman to excuse her while she
performs that part of her toilet. q.
If she imagines that the powder Is
not on thick enough, and she is % :
ing out with him. l anticipate a quas
tiOn you will like to ask: do they
dip snuff 2" Well, l am sorry to say
that a great many do. Just hat pro-
portion can not tell. l was told that
the habit is confined to the lower
classes, but find that it exists among
some of the richest and best in the
land.
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In street car in Philadelphia an
old gentleman was seated in one corner
and the car was full. A bevy Of fair
ones Of all ages and weights swsrmed
in, and there were no seats, where
upon the gallant old gentleman shout
ed, Ladies. ] shall be most happy 70
give my seat TO any one Of you who il
over thirty-two years Of age" All re-
manned standing.
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AUSTIN
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1878

WAYMeSD WELLS, one of the Oldest
citizens Of the county, is no more. His
death, after lingering illness, occurred
on Sunday evening. One by one the
old pioneer citizens of the county are
steadily passing away.
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How did Eve get those hobbiesl 4
man grabs quits and sheets At one
clutch, yanks them down and dives
into bed, but q woman carefully turns
down each cover. smooths OF the
pillow, tucks down the foot, and
slides under the sheet a. softly - s
pGUn-broksr's statement.
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The county commissioners appointed
q committee to assess damages to the
Pouldin ESTATE for the running of the
Fredericksburg road through that prop
erty, met Thursday and reported that
the estate was not entitled to any
damages. This, We presume, will
settle the contest regarding the loca
tion of a new road from the river OPP
posite the city aud thence south to-
wards OatmanvIlle. 1t is said that
this route will shorten the distance to
Oatmanville about one mile.
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yellow FKvER.-To ameliorate the
dreadful effects OF yellow fever take
Simmons's LAYER Regulator. Let It be
given in large doses, that il may have
an immediate effect upon the liver and
remove the accumulating bile. It so
acts upon the liver, stomach and blood
es t. prevent the attack Of this terrible
disease.
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Here is a good little story for Moody
TO tell. In the history OF the Ameri-
can revival We have read Of 3 little
maiden who besought everybody she
met to love Jesus. When people told
her she was crazy, she simply replied
but II i am crazy. that Is no reason
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Mr.. WALSH, the lime manufacturer,
had horse stolen the same night Mr..
Behnke's two were taken. Two young
men who disappeared at the time are
suspected. Let them be arrested il they
ever put in an appearance in Austin
again.
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Many suns go down while it is yet
noon, and many life goes to an early
grave which would have been spared
many years had they but known of the
curative powers of Home stomach Bit
tara
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JACKSON, Miss, June :, 1877.
Doctor Jvrgielescic= g: / have tried
your anti Rheumatic Mixture, and
want you to send me another bottle.
Before I took it, could not walk and
now can run like horse.
G.. G. WILLIAMS.
For sac by Baker, Graham s. Co.
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he was 1ot exactly 9 victim Of sun
stroke; bat - be had been kicked on
Of basement IN Al emphatic and fat
footed manner, be preferred 70 aIInd
20 The Circumstances ~ coup de sole.
heel
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TORN sells the celebrated C. W. d.
McAllaster's iron grasp cement. It
good. Call and get box for TWENTY
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stephens. Texa. and Paclnc nm.

StePhens's Texas and Pacific Bill.
ATLANTA. Ga, February 20. = The
City CouHcil and Board OF Trade have
unanimously adopted resolutions petit
tioning Congress to pass the Texas aud
Pacific Railroad bill, introduced by
Mr.. Stephens.
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Failures.

CINCINNATI, February 26.-Taylor,
Leslie & Co., large Fourth street
notion house, have made an assign
ment.
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monc,nrr md Financial.
REPORTED FROM THE LAW, CLAIM AND
COLLECTING OFFICE OF STEWART,
LowDAY s HABICHr.

REPORTED FROM THE LAW, CLAM AND
COLLECTING OFFICE OF STEWART,
LowDAY HABIcHr.
AUSTIN, February 81, 1878.
The movement OF securities for the
week ending this evening has been ex-
tremely light, aud the very limited
transactions furnish but meagre data
from which to compile a report.
Bonds of the various classes contin-
ne firm, and the limited available sup
ply is held at too high a figure to In
duce even an offer, with reasonable
expectation of a transaction. We know
of but one sale, since last report, and
this enc lat los IA and interest for
the quotable figure, other considerations
having somewhat influenced the trades
State warrants are quiet but not
quotsbiy lower, there being but Fight
demand. We fully expect our Views,
as expressed in our last report, to be
realized as soon as the usual supply of
the first proximo is fauly in the market,
viz: A decline in value.
In land certificates we have no trans
actions to note. All the various issues
are we'll represented, and We are of
opinion that orders for round lots could
be filled at shade below our figures,
while single pieces could be held at
quotations.
Austin city warrants have again CIV
en- way to the result of excessive sup
ply, and holders haYe been compelled
to yield to the views OF buyers rather
than risk further decline which, we
believe, is in order, the strength of the
taxpaying demand being exhausted.
Fee accounts CLERKS and attorney's),
are in moderate demand; sheriff's fees
being dull and uns ought for at the in
side figure.
Pension claims are steady at quota
tions, with strong probability of bet
ter figures.
We quote the market as follows:
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The following IS correct list of
Democratic Executive Committee of
this State, of which Major J. d. Sayers
Is chairman.
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THE largest and best stock of wall
paper il the city, $50 patterns, selling
at cost, at Tobin's drug store.
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Disturbing the grave Making sober
maa laugh.
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JACKSON. Miss, june 2. ISL.

Go to Tobin's drug store for pure
fresh drugs at bottom figures. oc17 If
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fFosFess q ehildhOOd-FsOm pep to
papa