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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-10
PerAmbulatIDg ArmOrieA--.A few
Words our People should Heed.

The habit of carrying concealed
weapons is contrary to law aud causes,
beyond all doubt, four-tifths of the
who make walking batteries of them
selves do so for the express purpose of
resenting by shooting any insult that
may possibly be received during their
daily intercourse with their fellow
men. Indeed, it seems they are on the
lookout for an insult that they may
have an opportunity to signalize their
wonderful courage (O by killing the
unfortunate party who, perhaps, heed
lessly gives the affront. The true rem
edy for this habit is, as stated in the
STATESMAN recently, that "every citI-
zen must feel a responsibility attaching
to him to help mould a better public
sentiment" There must be complete
revolution in the moral sense of the
community, so that the murderer, in
stead of being looked upon and exalted
as kind of hero, and his company &C
tuallY sought after for the peculiar
qualities which ought to make all hon.
est aid honorable men shun him, will
be estimated at his real worth, and
murder be regarLed in its true light,
the most cowardly and BLACKLIST of
crimes.
Why, it actually seems that the
young men and boys, and especially
those who are constantly eorging
themselves with the Days DOings and
Police Gazette, think it distinguished
honor to be introduced to a murderer,
and they relate his exploits with sub
lime satisfaction and treat him with
the most distinguished consideration.
The effect of such conduct on the
young may be easily imagined.
Now, the community, instead of look
ing upon a persmbulatlng battery and
a murderer as a "whole- soul, "genial'
gentleman, would brand him, as he
generally is, as a carousing, law-break-
ing BLACKBOARD and ruffian, and nearly
always a cowsrdly bully, it would de-
ter many of the young men of our land
from seeking to gain notoriety by the
shedding of blood. Let US as q COM
munity lay aside forever the miserable,
deprecatorY, self-complimentary way
of dealing with murder, and try lit.
tie honest, outspoken denunciation Of
its enormity and of the cowardict
which, nine times out of ten, instigate:
it. Treat any and all persons who walk
our streets and who 60 about among
peaceful people loaded down with
concealed weapons as BLACKBOARD anc
would-be cowardly assassin. This II
the only true remedy, and until public
sentiment shall be educated to the
point of regarding and practically
treating it IN this light, the law against
carrying arms will simply be power.
/ less. HARD BRICK.
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UP

By the undersigned county commissioner for
the benefit of Travis county, Texas, the follow
ing described estTays:
/ brown pony mare, about u years old, brand
ed c on the right shoulder.
! soIrel mare, white name and tail, about z
years old, brand resembling above an on
left thigh.
/ small bay horse, 13H hands high, about 9
years old, no brands perez vable
bay horse, brand, a circle with cross in 1t
and counterbI anded, 10 or 20 years old.
sorrel mare and colt, years Old, no brands
brand, y years old.
bay horse, branded o T and counterbranded
] brown horse, l41S hands high, 8 years old,
branded i with above and L below IL on
the left thigh.
l bay horse, abolt years old, IA hands high.
branded o N on the left shoulder and dim
brand under it.
sorrel mare. star in forehead saddle and har-
ness marked, Az hands high, branded w 4 on
the left shoulder.
1 brown mare mule, about IA hands high
gray horse pony, years old, branded ON the
left shoulder A q with above and + V be-
low it.
bay mare, about 10 hands high, branded s
on the shoulder.
black mare, about 6 years old, with sucking
colt, unbranded.
/ roam filly, years old no brands.
! sorrel horse colt, years old, 4 white feet,
b lldface, no brands
bay horse colt, two years old, no brands
/ bay horse, about years old, branded thus
- on the lett shoulder.
brown horse, about IL hands high 10 years
old, branded with bar across IL on the right
shoulder, ON the left thigh and V on the left
jaw.
bay horse, about years old about IA hands
high, branded w on the left shoulder.
brown mare and colt blotched brand.
brown pony. years old, no brands.
bay horse, years old, no brands.
bay horse, years old, no brands.
bay horse, about 10 years old, II hands high
branded II b connected turned sideways on the
left shoulder and thus on the right shoulder;
gentle to work
bay pony, years old, branded s s on the
shoulder.
black horse, about 6 years old, II hands
high. branded Il over II r on a half-circ on
the left thigh.
roam horse, years old, branded X on the
hip, thus r on the jaw and b A on the shoulder.
bay mare, Spanish brand on the thigh and
X with bar over IL on the hip.
mares. Spanish brand on the thigh and both
branded WV on the hip; one gray the other 4
brown.
bay ally, years old, no brands.
gray Ally, year old, no brands.
brown pony, years old, branded 3 with
under II on the left shoulder.
dun pony, 10 years old. branded II on The
left hip, spanish brand ON the left shoulder.
III the above estrays are not proven away IL
the time prescribed by law they will be dealt
with as the law directs.
THOMAS ANDERSON,
County Commissioner for Travis Co, Texas
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4nE FLooD WE HEAR ABOUT.

At different periods in the worlds
history every portion of this globe has
been at the bottom of the sea. Even
nt this hour the coast of Texas is rising
slowly year after year out of the Gulf,
while portions Of the Atlantic coast are
nnking. The time was when contin-
rous continent extended from Africa
10 the mouth of the Amazon. Cuba
and the Canary and Azores Islands
we're parts Of it. The Natchez Indians
4 seseryed tradition of the existence
~ sunken continent and the fright
5ataclysm in which it disappeared
vas. they insisted, the overthrow of
their power and race. Plato tells of
the same events and Of the same facts.
!. 7n Plutarch's life of Scion they are re-
ted, and when Commodore Maury
0fftysd the seas bottom between
africa and South America he was as
.nred by soundings everywhere that
he old story Of submerged At
'anlis was true. The Natohez Indians
and that when the empire of their ia
hsrs went down the western country
e up from the depths Of the sea, and
the confirmation of this fact we find
sea shells on the mountain sides of
Colorado and discover strange Enonn-
as Of stone in deep valleys carved
.islically BY the moving pillows of
4 oceans wandering depths. The
marks Of sea waves, rolling fer ceAtu-
lie against the sides Of lofty cliffs
n1fIh Of ST. Louis, show that the
whole valley Of the Mississippi
SIS once the oceans bottom. The land
Tss slowly and in SEINE places sudden
1plifsed, and thus each nation and
race and tribe has its local tradition of
local fact that tells Of Noah's food.
ms old Greeks even had Noah Of
their own whom they called Deucalion.
That the world might be rcpopulated
SITTER this desolation by the Wild waste
81 waters, We are gravely told that
be Noah curioasly and strangely
kpnes over his head and men
up. But there are pslpable
everywhere on natare's face.
Wing that the world and everything
bn il i undergoing eeaselesa
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The New York Chamber of Com
merce has issued another urgent appeal
to the clergy and people Of New York
for clothing, bedding, ETC., for the ye.-
low fever sufferers. They have az
pointed . special committee 10 collect
all such articles, and due notice is 10
be given, through the press, Of the
time when it will proceed in bands
with wagons for their collection, ex-
hibiting in every house their official
credentials. The appeal II supported
by the signatures Of the venerable
Bishop Smith, Bishop Potter, Bishop
Seymour. Of Springfield, Illinois; the
Roman Catholic Vicar and Chancellor,
Rev. Thomas s. Preston, and Vicar
Gen. Quinn; also By Mayor Ely, II. B.
Clafin & Co., Drexel, Morgan & Co.,
Hamilton Fish, Cyrus w. Field and
many other well known citizens and
business firms.
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PE7CE on WEEKLY REDUCED

In view of the hard times and the
extraordinary interest attaching to the
approaching State canvass, the price of
The WEEKLY STATESMAN will hereafter
be only 50 year; $1.25 TO- SIX months.
Now Is the time to subscribe.
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WHAT an outrage was that perpe-
trated by Little Rock which absolutely
guarantees against Louisville, the
only city of the Central States that re-
Gently opened its gates to the flying,
miserable, poverty-stricken people of
the Sou'h. If Little Rock were
stricken down, Louisville alone would
shelter the poor of the place or give
them raimeut or medicine. All other
cities deem unfortunate fugitives from
the plague worse than lepers. Here in
Texas they are thrust from railways
and sent forth shelterless and penni-
less to starve.
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NRw ApvRRTISKMKNrs.
NOT FAIL
InNnc npcANc At Factory

PIkN0SAsD0RGAMS f fs saf s4sst
reduction TO close cut present stock OF 200 new
and second hand instruments OF first cas-
makers, fully warranted, and at prices thar
defy com petiIfen, Tor cash or inst=llmenIs
Agents wanted for Waters superior
He'll Org ans and Ptnnos. Illustrated oata
logues mailed. Horace waters g. SOM,
Manufacturers and Dealers. 40 East l4th street.
n. Y. Also general agents for Shontn2ers'
Celebrated Organs.
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HAVING the date Of the organization
Of the several national banks, and hav-
ing the market valus of United States
bonds at that date, it is ascartained
that the banks gave for $40, SIG, $50 of
United States bonds the sum of $780,
70S, ESQ. The government then issued
to these banks $3.50, 600. 900 OF bank
notes, to be lent to the borrowing
people. The bankers have received
annual interest on the bonds and on
the currency, the two sums amounting
to $7S4, s34, 900, or more than $72,
900, 900. when they only invested
$197, 900, 900. But then the gov
eminent standing behind the banks,
they attracted deposits OF the average
amount Of $500. 0Oo. 900. which they
lent at usury. The amount absorbed
from the people annually by these banks
has been very nearly IS follows. as
stated by sn eminent statistician: The
whole real investment made by the
banks was $1s7, SOS, SEQ. used in buy
ing government securities. The inter
est received was As follows:
On United States bonds .-.-s-. SIS lS5reO 81
On national hank hills ..-........ St,sa0,oo q
On aationA bank deposits. S'sS2. 80 q
Total .----- = tAAsStts'os =
or more than fifty per cent. annual
profit. And yet . correspondent
tells Us that banking is proftless.
and that the privilege Of Is
So nO.es readily lent here Al
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-10
SECONDHAND ENGINES
CTRAYED OR STOLEN.

From the undersigned, in Austin. Texas, on
Saturday night, the twenty-irst instant, a bay
mare, about 15h hand high, with white star in
forehead, girth marks on both sides, and brand
ed on left shoulder with mans face in profile.
Had on, when stolen, saddle, bride and blank
ct. A liberal reward will be given for her de.
livery at the Austin Ice Factory, or for informa
ton that will lead to her recovery.
r. ( BRIZENDINE.
Austin, Texas, September %, 1878.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-10

The report OF the Comptroller OF
Currency, ]. ]. Knox, whose high
character and official integrity has
kept him in the position for sixteen
years, shows the falsity of the above
figures. Report of 1877, page %,
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ELECTION FALsEHOODs.

How is it possible to expect truth
from such journals as the New York
Allocate and Pomeroy's paper, when
both of them are filed weekly with the
most bsre-fsced falsehoods regarding
financial facts9 In the Ad0Ocate of
September IS appears letter pretend
ing to show the paper currency IN cir
culation for the years 1865 CTS given
"a follows.
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Mr.. WIN. PRITcHETT,
WI

o. Nora Missouri. one a TIE breeders -
lmprpfe1 elecH = q Dallas Win . car I'D q
Uolsgu11 sd 9c1thz1En rama a11 Vii fe1znln
puEc1aes- = Eanrzufees asrirlzcllcn- Af1le1s
In - Dalla1s q aPfl7 = fair grozude. 11..4as
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-10
MEMPHIS HOSPITAL
MEDIcALs COLLEGE,
AND THE
Medical Departments or the South
western Baptist URIVersify,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
Session begins Oct. 1, 1875
Closes March 1. 1879.

SAO911 ALAES4 - A01Ws
FACULTY-W. I Rogers. n. D.. Professor
Of Surgery. Ciin1cal and ODeraf We ana Deaa of
the Fsculiy. ID. ID. SANDER, ~. D.. Professor
Of Principles and Practice o. 6uFRerY. 3. o.
Mnddnz, u. D., Professor ~ Theory and Prnc-
tee of Medicine y. 4. Sim, ~. D., Professor
Of Obstetr1ca- Il. g Henuine NJ d.. Pfo4easO
Of Anatomy and OIthopsedie 6nrRery. WI
Armstrong, u D., Professor 81 Pkyaiolo1y and
Diseases o. Cbiicren- Heber J6neH -. D.
Professor o. Diee4sea o. Throat and Chest AID
Clinical Medicine. Snliun WISE n D. Pfofe1-
cor Of Materia Aedkfe aud Tserapenffcs n
b. Maury, -. D., Professor Of Diseases u
Women. Jnlins Fa1ien. NJ D., PFofesaor 81
Chemistry and 1oxlooIoTy y. q Robinson
Ph. O., Professor u fhnfilncy. A g. Sinclair
n. ID Professor ~ Ophi hanl0loTr E11 OfoloRy.
X b. Nail, ~ D., Professor o. PafhoioRlcnl
Anatomy nbd FeEereai Diseases. w b RaFefa
u D.. Demonstrates % AnafOmy
The neU eoli41e buIlefuQ u located % unfon
Avenne, Irnmediately n front % fhs Eaflna and
Memphis Clty Hospital.
Our ohtect n locallnf near the hospitals o
give sfudenie fhorolRt Instructions q the bed-
ida DaiiT citaies VII b held darng lhs en-
Exxnnsss o. SCHOOL.
Nafrculntio1 Pee .-...-.-........ A %
DemonafEafor,s IIckef .............I 10 %
Professors IIrka Gan eourse). $500. 90 %
dfeoznlinE hSes----5 -. - %
For inform<llon, address The De6n.
schca q lPharnaey- Professors Robinson.
Tiekss.. ..ssa % Graduating Zee SIC %
augis vim
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The per capita paper currency circu-
lation, as shown by Edward YouRg,
chief Of the government Bureau of
Statistics, in his report of 1877, was
for 1865, $500; for 1866, 500 for
1867, $40 IA; for 1868, $1s SO. From
the same authentic sources, furnished
by the highest authority of the gov
eminent, it is found that the exhibit
for 1877 shows:
Paper currency in cIrculs-
ton. .............$ 1868, els, 57S
Paper circulation per capita, $14 40.
The gold reserve in the United States
Treasury added to this, as also the
gold In the banks and among the peo-
pie, gives a per capita of over $50.
This money is not in circulation, how
ever, for it is boarded under a dread
of reputation and the agrarian
agitation of the day. That people may
be deceived by false statements, such
as are circulated by these uuprincipled
papers and by political demagogues, is
one of the evils of the times. BY some
kind of hocus-pocus these papers, as
we have shown in another article, find
their way to the people at one-fourth
their real cost of publication. While
they are sanctioned and their false and
corrupt teachings regarded how can
We hope to see free government, always
based on the virtue and intelligence of
a people.
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DECAN SPRING SCHOOL


This Institution, for boys nud giils pleasantly
situated in . heaithfnl aud Fe6ned community,
four miles northeast Of Ansfin, on the Brenham
road. near the springs which give 10 name, com
nences tts seco1d year under the present mAfl-
ageuent August ~. 1878. While undue pr0Ini-
eence IL not given % any one particular study.
the practical have the precedence over those
branches merely ornamental. or, 81 besf, suDple-
mental, 70 . thorough practical ednesricn- The
principal and wife, bofh teachers q long erpe-
Hence. give their nndiyided tine and attention
70 tie school.
RATES or TUITION.
Per session d Ave months.
fflmxry or10e -.-ss------. 1850 ----~-- ~ ~
Sab inteymediate. ------------------.---.-- y ~
sabaesaemIc Including Lsiin Gr.nasr. u %
Academic. Including sdyaneed Lefin-- 20 %
Al bGns are due a he end Of each scholastic
m0Hfh and mast positively be eetlled By cnsh
o. neEotfable note - The end o. The eurfelf
qnarter. Boarding nay Be oeaelne4 u The nelkb-
torhood e 40 per n0Ifh- Tie PrineIp4l viii take
limited nlm6eF Of younE ladies' - 80 eech per
session, payable qnaftefly n advance. 1hle n
cludes boarding End f1Iiton-
For further p1rficzlare, address the Pri1clp1l.
Jse vsono zsssis. Tszss.
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1t might be written Of AustlI


Behold how fully and how wen
The Issue erear abe meets;
She pins her faith TO Dr. Bel,
And-diatnfccts her streets
II does appear q little odd,
And minds rs by-the-by-
or that njanetion-"Trust in God,
But keep your powder dry.
One Cox is in an awful box in Sher-
man. Cox drew . little weapon on one
Goodrich, when Goodrich asked Cox
what he proposed to do with it, and
Cox was trying to think how to answer
Goodrich's philosophical inquiry, 9
policeman nabbed Cox, and be and his
little pistol went to grass and the CAL
aboose.
A desperate, named Vance Vickery,
who murdered Q negro in Burleson
county and escaped, has been arrested
on Red River by Charles Dewing. A
reward by Governor Hubbard Is said
10 have been offered for him, and
while waiting for the proclamation the
officers let him get nearly out ct the
State.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

TOO WELL PRovED.-A lawyer had
case on docket. in which, among the
other things, he wished 20 prove that
his client had no money, and TO this end
he crossexamined On. of the opponents
witnesses as follows: you asked my
client for money, did you not: Well
yes SIR Answer promptly, sir. Let
us have no hesitation. You asked him
for money! don't know as / can
tel.' But surely you remember Yes
sir, Then out with it. What was his
answer?' I'drather not tell Ho, ho!
You are on that track are you? You
won't tellY L should rather not, sir?
But should rather you would do SO,
sir, if you do not answer my questions
promptly and truthfully, III call on the
court to commit you for contempt
We'll, if must tell tales out Of school,
here you have it. | asked him yester-
day if he could lend me halfa dollar,
and he told me he could not. And you
believed him, did youT' Yes, sir, for
he said you had robbed him Of every
cent OF his ready money, andif he didn't
get out of your hands pretty soon his
wife and little ones would come to
want That will do, sir. You can
step dewn of the stand"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

KEEP THE LITTLE GIRLS LEGS
WARM.-Me have observed a few
things about the way little girls are
dressed for winter that We want to call
attention to. Generally, mothers are
careful 10 clothe their little girls warm,
careful to see that they have warm,
cloaks, and warm comforts to
wrap around their heads-oyel
ND,,l) keep their feet warm-bai
fashion commands that the limbs from
the knee to the ankle, shall be exposed
and nothing but a tight, neat-httinG
stocking worn by the child. Very oi'
ten the stocking is thin cotton. Such a
fashlon.is barbarous, aud Is the cause oi
sickness and death in hundreds oi cases.
Ifyou value your little darlings' health,
clothe her limbs warm and comfortable
as you 10 their bodies feet and head
Don't permit fashion to make martyrs
of your rosebuds and then growl at an
unkind Providence. When we see a
child whose little limbs are exposed tC
the cutting winds, with 90 protection
other than neat fitting cotton stock
ing we say. to oIrself, We'll, her moth
er is a slave to fashion, Clothe tbs
Girl as you do boys, and then they will
be lust as healthy and ragged.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

Miserable man - she cries in an ex-
Gees of emotion, would you go forth to
fight and be brought back to me all
shot full OF holes and having your life
blood all spilled over the carpet ?
What would become of me if you were
killed. The light Of my life would be
quenched in rayless gloom, and l would
be reduced to want and misery, because
all the fortune belongs TO you, and as
you have made no will, when you are
killed all the property will go TO those
miserable brats OF neph'-'Hold" cries
the husband. De not accuse me
wrongfully. have thought of every
contingency and arranged to secure our
happiness. Should fall all my proper
ty will becomes yours. See! Here is
my will, duly signed, sealed and de-
liyered.' The young wife seized it,
runs over its contents with aaxious eyes
puts the precious document into her
pocket, and then, with the air Of a
Sparton matron, says: GO. Ayenge
your insulted honor. Go. 20 iight-n
needed be, to fall
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23

ENvY.-The old theologians 81 the
past ages tell US that there arc seven
kinds of deadly sin, viz : pride, anger,
coyetousness, lust, gluttony, envy and
slo.h. OF all this internal Brood, envy
is the most satanic. 1t is unlike all the
rest in this particular, that in itselfit is
unmixed misery. The other sins bring
misery in their train, but for the MO.
ment, at least they give some kind OF
pleasure. Pride takes delight in its
self assertion. Covetousness enjoys the
accumulation Of gold Lust, gluttony
and sloth are sins Of the flesh, and each
produces its own carnal qualification
Even anger rejoices in accomplishln:
its revenge. But envy has not the ex
cuse of a temporary enjoyment-it il
nothing but miserable unhapplness a
the sight of another's good fortane
And, if perchance 1t find a ghastly sat
sfactlon in another's fall, it is then to-
like the Evil One hlmselfto be called
human fault.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-01-23
Six Children Under Eleven Tears or Age
Charged With Murder.

The Supreme Court room in Column.
bia, S. c., presented spectacle OF pc
culiar aud painful interest, six children
of both sexes being present under a
charge Of murder. The eldest Of these
children has not yet reached the age Of
eleven yes ss,and two Of the number are
girls. Their names are Harmon Fall
low, Henry FallOw, Robert Fallow,
Mary Fallow and Anna Fsllow and
William Ellis.
The first five names are the children
of the parents respectable people
Of Edgefeld county-and the
last name is an adopted child in the
family. The circumstances of the kill
ing which causes the appearance in the
court to-day were in brief as follows:
The children were at work picking cot
ton IN o field near their fathers house
about a week ago when negro nam
ed N ills Asbill, about eight years OF
age, who had been discharged from Mr..
Fallow's service and ordered TO keep
off the premises, joined them and COM
menced ill-treating them and interfer-
ing With their work in various ways.
Finally he went 80 far as to strike
one of the boys with stick. The re-
sentiment of the little laborers culmi-
mated at this airont aud they at once
made combined attackupon their tor
mentor with stones, sticks and knives,
which they employed with such effect as
to infict severe injury upon the head
of A.bill, which as is alleged, brought up
on him an attack Of cerebro asplnl men,
nights resulting in death day or two
ago.
The children were at once arrested on
charge of murder aud brought to
Columbia, where their case came up to-
day, as above stated in the Supreme
court, on a writ of habeas corpus. After
a touching argument by counsel, ably
seconded, it may we'll be believed by
the almost infantile appearance Of the
affrighted prisoners, the court granted
the writ, and bail was allowed in the
sum of 1900 for the appearance of.the
defendants at the next term of the Court
of General Sessions for Edgfeld county.
The case has has excited the keenest
interest in the history sfthe State.