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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

THE OLDEST CITIZEN AND INDIAN
FIGHTER IN TExAs.-Capt. Jesse Burn
nam, perhaps he oldest citizen of Texas,
arrived from Blanco yesterday. He came
to Texas In 1891 from Tennessee, and
for several years his principal business
was fighting and killing Indians. He
was the thirteenth man on the muster
roll of Austin's colony, and for five
years he was captain of it. He saws
that he has been called Captain Burn
nam for fifty years, and he never con-
sidered himself competent to fill any
other office. Many are the exciting
incidents OF. his own experience in In
dian fighting that he can relate, and
what he knows would make large and
interesting book. He says the best sport
he ever had was shooting Indians, men
women and children, while they were
crossing stream which was waist
deep. a camp of them had been
routed, and he had taken a favorable
position, armed with a double bar
rel gun and two pistols, to shoot them
as they crossed the stream; and, to
use his own words, "he shot Indians
until he was tired of it." When asked
how many of them he killed, he replied
=" God Almighty only knows" Capt.
Burnnam is now IS years old, and
when young he was SIX feet and one
inch high. When he came to Texas
he was nearly gone with consump-
ton, and though he has led a life
of exposure, hardship and excitement,
he is still hale man, though bowed
and tottering with age. He has never
received his 5ounty or any aid from
the State, ewing to the fact that he
was not present when his company was
mustered out of service. He has been
parried twice and is the father of six
teen children, FIVE of whom are living.
He first settled on the Colorado river
ten miles below LAGRANGE, and lived
there until 1853, when he went to Bur-
net county. This old veteran and In
dian fighter now lives with a SON in
Blanco county, from whence he came
by himself yesterday in a one horse
wagon. He will remain in the city
about week, and we believe he is
stopping with Mr.. Neyill, the mer-
chant.
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Texas Agricuiturai Notes.

Corn is worth 6 cents bushel in FL
lis county. 1t is worth 80 to 80 cents
in Travis county.
Major Ragsdale. of Hays county,
says lime placed about the ant beds
viii drive the pests away.
The North Texan says the heavy,
beating rains have proved seriously
damaging to the crops of Lamar county.
Now is the season when the early
farmers 60 to the editors and get
''puffs" about having the fist cotton
blooms.
Mr.. Garrett, living near Brennan,
has shown the Banner ripe fes meas
uring three inches IN length and eight
inches in circumference.
A wise farmer, and one that would
have intelligent children, has decided
20 devote each year the product Of one
acre 20 paying for newspaper. and
other periodicals.
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JUDGE GUIoN, of San Saba, now in
this city, reports bloody occurrence
in that place one day last week. A man
named Brown, gambler and saloon
keeper, was being prosecuted for violat-
ing the local option law, and, while
under the influence of benzine. svore
he would kill the prosecuting attorney.
This was in the courtroom, and as
Brown proceeded to draw q pistol the
attorney said, al am not armed, don't
shoot an unarmed person." Brown
said, "You must die" and as he cock
ed his pistol some one standing by shot
him down. Brown fred once or twice
but did not hit any one. The wound he
received was fatal and he died in q few
hours The whole town was thrown
into high state of excitement, and
mob gathered and threatened to kill
the district attorney and his friend
who shot Brown; but the two men re-
NAMED IN a room IN the court house
until the rangers arrived and restored
order. The name of the party who
shot Blown We have not learned, hut
bear that be is resident lawyer Of the
place. and that ae is being conveyed to
this city by rangers. People at dis
lance can form no opinion in regard to
the circumstances that lead to such
tragedies, but they can have no symps-
thy with men who attempt to BULLDOGS q
court and revenge themselves upon Of
ncers Who are sworn TO do their duty
IN enforcing the law. If any one is to
be killed, it better be q bully and
Wonld-oe murderer rather than q Gus
todian OF the law. As We see it the
persg who did the shooting took the
HE OF . bad man to save the life of q
good one- Possibly, however, there
may Be another aide 70 the question.
since writing the above, We find the
following account Of the affair in the
San saba Aecs Of the twenty-fifth:
"On Monday and Tuesday the ;us-
tice court for this precinct Wa IN 80,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

ABOUT forty negroes were gathered
on the street the other day around one
of their colored brethren, who had just
graduated after five years sojourn in
that State institution of learning knowR
as the Huntsville Penitentiary. The
newly-fedged graduate was the hero
of the hour. Evidently, his sable
brethren regarded him with envy, and
listened with rspt attention to his sex
periences at college," which were Tela-
ted in detail with great complacency.
How many asplrants there were in the
crowd of listeners for admission to that
institution so popular with his race,
this reporter sayeth not. Very likely
we may soon hear of the gentleman
from Huntsville as a candidate for of
fee, with more than an average chance
of success. Misfortune, oh, candidates
makes strange bed. fellows.
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An UndenIabIe Truth.

You deserve to suffer, and if you
lead miserable, unsatisfactory life in
tIls beautiful world, it is entirely your
own fault and there is only one excuse
for you-your unreasonable prejudice
aud skepticism, which has killed thou
sands. Personal knowledge and COM
mon sense reasoning will soon show
you that Green's august Flower will
cure you of Liver Complaint, or Dys.
pepsia, with all its miserable effects,
such as sick headache, palpitation of
the heart, sour stomach, habitual cos
tiveness, dizziness of the head, nervous
prostration, low spirits, etc. Its sales
now reacn every town on the Western
Continent, and not Druggist but will
tell you of its wonderful cures. You
can buy Sample Bottle for 10 cents.
Three doses will relieve you,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

IL prep rec afl-r physiei. ms 'ornuin d
uei Pitche, u Hyannt, Ma as . cubs Il
for astog Oh. Il Il purely vegs shle and
only Diepa alton or lab - aeu chilaFtp N
ing from w 40 Co c, stomach Are - .f'
Lose sleep, Werma, et~ Wsdch doca no. e..
tain merpnine OF ON kind ~ narcol dfu
Pbehef's Castoria neithsr griprs nor gag a
a. farin4. Il aaalniln.>s The food IN The II n
asn. ana ~ saud 4 a tnfhl oigestion AID tar.
uatioD sGoTd- quiet % tbs ch ASA rest 10 n
mother. 20 r. warrant 70 csLta neither
mineral. morphins nor ai.i0hol. Tie psf 81 %.
~ ~ cts. N large Oottiss, 70 BE- s u az
druggist.
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Per.onaI and Local Dots.

Grass on the prsiries is now foot
high, and the range is better than fol
years past in the month of May. The
mast is also very heavy and the hog
crop promises well. Pecans will be
abundant next winter.
On the nineteenth of June, when the
colored people have their celebration,
there will be about two thousand new
C leo dresses on the streets. And
what a destruction OF gingerbread
there will be that day.
Harvesters and self-binders are now
busy all over this and surrounding
counties. The yield of email grain in
this section of the State is perhaps
three times as great as ever before.
The fruit yield is also the largest ever
known by odds.
Jack Cooper, an excellent, modest
gentleman, so hIs neighbors say, from
Allegheny county. Pennsylvania, had
only been in the famous mel !hborhood
in which ten families have from ten to
eighteen children each short time
when his wife was taken down with
the prevailing complaint. This good
lady had only twins.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30
THLEGRAkAIC NEWS.
MERCY! MERCY!
HoUILLoN,s LAST MOMENTS.
He Takes Poison aud saves Himself
from the GallOws.
The Husband. P...Ion. Apps..ed.
Especial to the Statesman.

CoLUMBUs. May 24.-EmIle Houil.
Ion, sentenced to hang for killing
Malsch in Colorado county, February
%, 1873, committed suicide this morn.
ing by taking strychnine, dying in
great agony, clutchiDg and shaking
the prison bars. His limbs were con-
Tulsed. His attorneys, Ford and simp-
son, were present in Jail until 9 o'clock
taking his last statement. He denied
that the killing was premeditated. He
started to Frelsburg to secure witnesses
to a case he had in the district court in
session; met Mslsch; both were sur
prised loud words and an alteration
ensued. Three shots were fired, one
by Mslsch, one by himself and the
third from Malsch's pistol as Houillon
took 1t away. He killed him fiualy
with a Congress" knife, in self de-
Tense. Mrs. Houillon was admitted
aud stayed in the cell with
her husband Wednesday night.
She was searched by a negro wo.
man. There was an effectionate parting.
Thursday morning he was visited by
many. Yesterday he was very cheer
full. A letter to Sheriff Toliver ex-
onerates that officer, and says he pro-
cured the poison from DR.. Bruce, who
was sent to the penitentiary for forgery
a year ago, and from time to time of
DR.. Moore, the county physician.
Father Curry, a Catholic, attended
the condemned until 12 last night,
and withdrew. Houillon slept until
then, when it was supposed he took the
poison. Drs. Weller and Bowers. of
this city, were Immediately called but
too late. Houillon told the doctors,
''pm terribly poisoned" His last
words were, Goodbye boys, here
goes" The sheriff and guards are
censured. There is great excitement
here.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

Mr.. BENGENER made reputation
IS merchant on the Avenue that has
followed himto his new establishments.
ANY man or woman, and. especially the
latter, who wants stove or pump
must verify first proceed to find Ben
gener, and when he is once found the
trading begins, for he sells SO cheap
that all will buy. He loves to sell
goods at low figures just to see people
smile
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

A HORRIBLE homicide occurred near
McDade Wednesday evening. A man
named VIM. Springer, while working
in a field, shot his brother-in-law four
times; then the wife came rushing out
and he shot her, his own sister, and
soon after he shot himself. All three
OF them died. At first it was thought
there had been family troubles, but
afterwards the opinion prevailed that
Springer was insane.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

ARE you suffering from rheumatism.
govt or neuralgla? Is your life almost
a burden9 If so, delay not, but pro-
cure at once Jenkins's "Annihl!stor. >,
a positive and permanent cure for those
terrible enemies of human happiness
Price, 81 per bottle.
IS Send for pamphlet containing
testimonials of prominent business men
and others.
N. JENKINS s. Co., Proprietors,
N fw OtLeaus. La.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

THE Toronto Advertiser is no DOUBT
q familiar name to the many Canadians
who have made Texas their home. It
contains reliable news of the Domin-
ion, and should be taken not alone by
Canadians, but by all who love order
and morality and who hold the hearth
stone sacred. 1t is an admirable FAM
lily paper, published at only 81 year.
Attention is called to card under ''new
advertisements.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

MERCHANTS in the city and through
out the country will find Mr.. Helden-
heimer's new advertisement interest
ing. He buys in large quantities and
gets goods at the lowest possible fig
ures. There is no establishment in the
State better supplied with good artl-
Gle of groceries of all kinds than the
mammoth store of Mr.. Heidenheimer.
He has gone East to make still heavier
purchases.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

Mr.. j. G. GAZE, of the Walnut creek
settlement, to day places himself before
the people as candidate for Justice of
the peace. Mr.. Gaze Is a young man of
character and capacity, and he has
been brought out as a candidate by in
fiuential friends. We take pleasure in
calling the attention of voters to the
claims of the northern portion of the
county IN asking for one of the justices
of the peace in the precinct.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

THE CEETAUR LINndESTs 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 nail from
the Office of TIE CESTAgR COMPANY,
46 Dey St, New York City. jan16-w1y
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-30

DIR. c. w. BENsoN's celery and
chamomile pills are prepared expressly
to cure sickheadache, nervous headache,
dyspeptic headache, neuralgia, Aerv-
business and sleeplessness, and will cure
any case. Price so cents, postage free
Sold by all druggists. Office, No. LOG
North Eutaw street, Baltimore, Md.
'a3 w3m
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THE following letter rs selected from

THE following letter Is selected from
hundreds on file in the Office OF Messrs.
Ferslew & Co., proprietors Jurgiele-
VICES Anti Rheumatic Mixture, P. o.
Box 1406, New Orleans:
Mr.. Frank Draxler, Clerk Circuit
Court, Mobile county, Ala, says:
please send me three bottles of your
.Auti-Rheumatic Mixture for some
friends. 1 had bottle last spring
which had q splendid effect"
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LIVERPOOL MARKRTs.
REPORTED FROM THE LAW, CLAIM AND
coLLEc ting OFFICE on STEWART,
LowDAY & HABIcHT.
AUSTIN, Texas, MAY 90. ISIS.


The week ending this evening pre-.
seuts nothing unusual to report, nor no
important changes in values. The
market closes quiet and generally dull
IN all classes of securities.
In bonds we have no sales to report.
the available supply in this market be-
ing exceedingly limited, and although
offerings are seldom, there Is no INQUIRY
and consequently no change in figures.
State warrants continue firm AZ
figures quoted, the scant supply fur
nlshing but meagre data, for quotations
from actual transactions.
Lind certificates, in all classes o
scrip, are dull and lower. An occa-
sional demand, however, for uDlocated
balances of 'headnght and bounty in
small acreage pieces il noticed, and
at satisfactory figures.
City warrants continue quiet, and
no marked changes in prices. The de-
mand for the payment of DELINQUENT
taxes creates NO disturbance 10 prices,
dealers manifesting q very indifferent
disposition when the old issue 10 ofer-
ed the ambiguity of the ordinance au
thorlzing the registry for interest at Q
per cent. of the issue after June prox
rendering probable transactions in
per cent warrants very uncertain and
unsatisfactory. A sale for future de
livery of 6 per cents has, however,
been made at 80 cents.
Approved fee accounts are in good
demand at figures quoted, and indica.
tons point to further advance.
Pension certificates are easily dis
posed of at quotations; the demsnd is
steady, with a further upward ten
dency.
We onofe the poarLat nc foIlo-a
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MOTHERS! MoTHERsl MoTHERs!-
Don't fail to procure Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup for all diseases of teeth
ing in children. 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures wind collie, regulates
the bowels, and, by giving relief and
health to the child, gives rest to the
mother. fe27 d&w1yr
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A GUARANTEE that anyone affected

A GUARANTEE that anyone affected
with constipation of torpid liver can
be relieved by taking regularly, by
directions, Simmons's Liver Regulator.
1t has been known to cure in hundreds
of cases, and will do it again.
las general family remedy for dys-
pepsia, torpid liver, constipation, etc,
hardly ever used anything else, and
have never been disappointed in effect
produced. 1t seems to be almost per-
feet cure for all diseases of the stom-
ach and bowels.
CIV. ]. MCELRoY, Macon, Ca"
For sale by Zeilin s. Co., PhiIadel-
phla.
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IN this country the brains of several
muruerers have been recently examined
after their execution, and ell over the
eurface Of the coating marks of chronic
Inflammation have been detected. As
medical discovery this is, no doubt
impoftauts but it will surely be taken
advantage of by criminal lawyers to
prove the moral responsibility Of their
man Staying clients. A great deal has
been said in our courts about cerebral
mania, emotional insanity, passional
arrangement. etc and We shall soon
ne hearing, N all probability. Of func-
s,onAi disorder arisiDg from chronic in
nemnation IS an excuse for deliberate
ns1essinakien.
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WHAT IT Cosrs TO CONVICT OF FKL-
ONT. = Taxpayers seldom stop to con-
slider what it costs them 70 con-
vict . man Of felony and % land
him in the peniter.iAry o. 10 keep him
IN Jail ustll he - sfoned to society
fer the crime committed. No doubt
they often wonder where aIl the money
they pay into the hands Of tax col
lectOrs goes, and that government
shoeld cost 90 much. Possibly they
pay and keep paying, year after year,
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NAPoLEoNvnLR, Assumption J
Parish, Louisiana.

\. Jenkins, Esq
Dear SRI had been very bad off
with Chronic Rheumatism for more
than two years-on my crutches; suf-
fered intensely; tried everything to 10
purpose; have taken eight bottles of
your medicine and am we'll.
GEO. W. GRlsAMoRE.
- Jenkins's "Annihilstorn cures
Rheumatism, Gout and Neuralgia.
Price, 81 per bottle.
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Mr.. OsoEoLA ARCHER becomes a
candidate to represent Travis and
Blanco counties in the Sixteenth Legis-
lature. Mr. Archer has been a prsc-
sticipg lawyer of this city for several
years, and was once district attorney
In another section OF the State. 1t re-
mains with the people of these two
counties to decide any differences be-
tween them as to whether the repre-.
sentative come from Travis or from
Blanco county.
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The Cow MIXER Prof. Aten Is
vending COW mixer, and wants an
active agent for Travis county. The
Professor confeIs a great benefactlon
upon housewives who have many
cows to milk. His mixer draws all
the milk from a COW in four minutes,
and without labor.
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TRAIN Romans AND CouNTERFEIr-
ERs.-United States deputy marshals
arrivedi from Tyler Saturday with
eight prisoners, six of them charged
with robbIng trains and the other two
with counterfeitiug. They are brought
here for trial IN the Federal Court,
which will meet on the second of July.
The names OF the train robbers arc
William Collins, Able ri Hsrndon, Sam
Pipes, Green Hill, Monroe Hill and
John Scaggs. Collins is brother of
Joel Collins, the Pacific train robber,
who was killed while resisting arrest.
One of the men charged with counter
letting is named Jacob Secsest and the
name OF the other VIC did not get. The
prisoners were msnacled in twos, and
were conveyed from the depot TO the
Jail IN an omnibus. They and the sew.
ersl officers in charge made full load,
and the load attracted general atten-
ton as il passed up the Avenue.
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A PLUCKY WOMAN AND MIsERA-
BILE MEN.-There are many very
poor and very helpless women in the
capital. Hard times, wrought by
Sherman's policy of contraction, has
smitten the women as we'll as men.
The latter, when driven to despera-
ton and hopelessness, become tramps,
and women starve in silence or do
worse. Gold, aud legislation inspired
by greed for gold, has wrought all
these evils, and God pity the crimes
of bondholding law-givers. But we
only proposed to say that energy and
pluck often triumph over the worst
and greatest evils. A poor woman, of
infinite energy and heroic spirit, was
starving beside her sewing machine
six. months ago. Now she has
pretty farm of twenty five acres.
She has wheat and corn and
cotton aud potatoes growing
luxuriantly. She has 800 chickens and
several hogs and two starved COWS that
were given her by droVers are fat and
productive. Her health is perfect and
cheeks rosy and she plows and hoes in
her field and garden, and there are no
weeds or grass on that little farm in
the suburbs. She is a tenant of DR..
Rainey, and her modest little home Is
a mile north of the Insane Asylum.
This example may give courage to
women and put to shame cowardly
men who, rather than work, become
beggars and thieving tramps. In the
presence of this game little woman and
of her triumphs these tramps and
idlers about the streets and whisky
guzzlers should be taken out and shot.
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NoTIcE.-Parties wishing to pur-
chase farms, farming lands, stock
ranches, amprooed and .unimprored city
property will do well to examine my
list. E. W. STANDS, real estate agent,
119 Pecan street. WIT.
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IN the General Assembly OF the
Southern Presbyterian Church now as.
semesed al Knoxville, Tennessee, the
consideration Of the complaint Of
members Of the Synod of Texas was
resumed, and after discussion the roll
was called and the members of the
Assembly gave their judgment as fol-
lows: For sustaining the complaint,
seventy three; for sustaining in part,
thirty two; for not sustaining, six.
THIS complaint was made and Rrose-
cuted by the Rev. Dr.. Smoot, OF this
city. and Il will be shown that the
complaint was well taken, 1t having
been sustained by nearly unanimous
Yote of the Assembly.
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NoTIcE-Psrties owning desirable
lands IN Travis and adjoining counties
are requested to place them in my
hands for sale. No charge being made
unless sale is effected. F. W. STANDS,
real estate agent, 119 Pecan street.
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FINE GRAIN AND STOCK FARM.-4SO
acres 8 miles northeast from Austin,
800 under fence, $50 in cultivation, two
springs, dwelling, out houses, etc.,
will be sold low and on terms to suit
e. w. STANDS, real estate agent, 119
Pecan street. WET.