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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17

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tenn has been substituted for that fixed
by slavery, which made active physi-
cal employment, especially on farms, at
least distasteful. 1t resulted that girls
were educated to be idle mistresses of
extravagant households, and young
men were all professional gentlemen.
Now the fair damsels must resort to
thelewing machine or piano, and
young gentlemen are converted into
starving Professional bummers or
tradesmen's drummers. These modern
occupations of both sexes being great
ly overerowded, the excess of industry
is thrust out and down into pHrlieus
Of infamy. 1t is time that heads of
families Of Texas had considered these
facts. 1t is the great social evil of the
day, and demands remedy. Broader
and juster views and a wiser ciyili
zation than that which has hith-
erto governed US have opened to
women, as q modern statesman
asserts, many doors hitherto shut,
and to-day, in any civilized county
but this, any woman can earn her liv-
ing by any employment for which she
mas skill and strength. Her physical
endurance falls far below that of man,
and unhappily, in most places there ex-
lists a prejudice against female labor,
having a disastrous effect upon her
wages as compared with those Of men.
We have seen gross wrongs done the
sex by ignorant men in authority so
often, and especially in the matter of
salaries as defined by school boards,
that we have been compelled to be-
lieve that woman, even more than the
negro, needs the ballot with which to
protect her rights and escape her
wrongs.
In art and literature and teaching,
where mere physical strength counts
rs nothing, women's wages should be
as great as those Of men and sex should |
be unrecognized in these vocations.
The wages paid working women |
hardly suffice for . modest support.
Salesmen's wages vary from three dol
lars and fifty cents to ten and fifteen
dollg eas week. Family governesses,
~ IS z poverty of the South de-
<sfodemand for their services,
receive more than one hundred
airs per annum; the mighty army Of
female teachers and plsno-pounders is
proverbially ill-paid snd half-starved.
II the teacher have a home she can
live we'll. but homeless and friendiess.
famine often stalks unseen beside her
when she HES away with a smile upon
her street-iace to do the drudgery of
her painful, tedious, daily tasks.
Now and then a woman has won
money and fame in Journalism. But
these are few indeed. 'sRoberts,n of
Don Piattas Capital, who Bohemianizes
successfully for many newspaper Of
The East, lives very plainly and spends
money very sparipgly. and she ardently
loves the good things OF tins world. Il
should be remembered that we see and
hear OF those who succeed in Journals
sm but never Of the countless numbers
hat fail and sink down out Of sight
he sunlight fading from their tresses
md rose hues from their lips. Their
ives were dreams and they went away
= shadows Aud yes these u,happy
Eomen imagined that writing for the /
'resa was the easiest Of tasks. They Z
nistcok fua,ey for capacity to think, /
lever dreaming that no profession ]
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17

E0R SALE-A pasture containing
Il lying near Thornda'e, on Brush
protecilon; heavy mesquite grass;
acre For particulars, aadress NJ. A.
Thorndale, Williamson county, Tex
sep2S
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17
SOCIAL VICES AND mISERIES OF
WOMEN.

The crime of society consists In Its
failure to educate children for self-sus-
tanning modes of life. The streets and
dram shops are hardly proper training
schools for youths of all ages often
gathered in these places and pointed
the way to perdition. Parents mean
while are singing psalms or praying
prayers that signify no more in restrain
ing waywsrd footsteps or in shaping
tastes or fixing habits than the idle
winds. There is no school of industry.
OF books there are enough, and school
masters; but the worst boys and girls
are subject to few restraints and enter
the halls of no graded or other school.
Therefore the police tell of band of
youthful thieves ard Migrants, who,
not many weeks ago, made successful
predatory descents upon merchants of
Pecan and other streets. Mere boys
-are discovered in haunts of lowest
vice and In dens OF disgusting lnfamy.
We support strong cavalry and
police forces to suppress CRIME and
capture murderers and tighwaymen
and yet sustain in each city and village
of Texas, in this social system which
discovers no employment for children,
q magnificent school for the produc-
ton and training of desperadoes.
For each villain put to death
by the hsngman or incarcera-
ted by the courts there are
thousand preparing TO take their
places among idle, vicious boys that
frequent the bYways and swear like
fiends in the alley-ways and dens of
vice of villages and cities of Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17

African explorers viii probably ride
on elephants In future. Col. Gordon
has proved By experiment that tame
elephants coon learn to live on leaves
and grass, a. the wild elephants DO,
and keep In good condition. Afncsn
trssel win thus Be more pleasant and
much safer, - the natives, Il Il said.
viii not venture to attack . party
mounted On 90 elephant,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17

Kaufman county win have . local
option contest At the general election.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17

THE Acdtanohe says Memphis and
Shelby county constitute one vast grave
yard.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-17

Bicycles are coming into vogue in
England as ecclesiastical conveyances,
enabling clergymen 10 visit remote
parts of large country parishes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

Ambitious, aspiring negroes. such as Lang
ston and Douglass, who have tasted the sweets
purchased by the pubc's money, and who
hope to achieve even higher political positions
than those they now occupy through the nu-
merical inHucnce Of their race, are opposed to
the African exodus that has just recommended
with accelerated impetus at Charleston and
Philadelphia, and urgently advise all who COD
template returning to the home OF their lore
fathers 10 remain where they are and to cling
to their white fellow worms with hooks OF Steel
as on their propnquity to tho Caucasians de-
pends their welfare. The selfish object If this
advice is apparent, ADD thcs, who give 1t would
not care O baubec if everynegro 10 the country
we're to emigratc to Liberia, CT TO Siberia, II
they chose to, provided such emigration would
not initiate agaiDs: their own iodi0ldual ad'
vancemcnt: but nevertheless the advice Is good,
for if We arc taught anything by experience,
either in the shape Of personal observation or
history, it is that the closer the relationship DC
tween the white and black races, provided it be
not carried to tho extont Of miscegenatlop, the
more advantageous it is to the latter. Lett to
themselves they return to the condition OF bar
barism from which their ancestors we're brought,
and in which their brothers in their native
country yet remain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
News of the Day.

At 40 auction sale of three thousand five
hundred and thirty three cases of beacheo
goods, consisting of Lonsdale cambria muslin:
aud Lonsdae, Blackstone & Hope bleached
oottoDs. in New York yesterday, prices ranged
itom 64 to lis Cts; from to Sc lower than the
prices then ruling.
The Brewers and Grocers' Bank of New
York has decided to wind up and retire, owing
to the delalcatiou Of former cashier and want
OF confidence OF tho public. The capital was
impaired to the extent of $32, 900. Depositors
lose nothing Stockholders lose 10 to Is per
cent.
There is considerable excitement at Blooms
hurry, Pa, ever tho announcement that FULLY,
McHush and Hester. molly Maguires) under
sentence of death, for murder. will be hung. as
the Board of Pardons refused to commute their
sentence or pardon them.
A steamer arrived at San Francisco. yestcr'
terday, from Honolulu, bringing as paSsen'
ger Princess Leliaokalaui, heiress apparent to
the Hawaiian throne.
The Danville, Hszeton and Wilkesbarre
Railroad Of Pennsylvania was yesterday sold to
the bondholdcrs for 100000.
The payment of dividend of 10 per ct to
depositors of the Freedmen's Bank was com.
menoed at Washington yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

The reversal Of the seasons-Hutcr being
changed to srriuc and spring to summer--the
exodus Of the Africans from this country to
their native CLINE, aud the call for the Jews to
acknowledge their cruciied King and return to
Jerusalem, all Indicate that Mother Sbipton's
prophecy. respecting the destruction OF the uni
verse 10 1881, is about to bo fulfilled. As no
body will want that awful day to come and find
him indebted to his neighbor,we trust that the
many who eve bills at this Office will have SUIT
Gcient regard for their owe welfare to settle
them at once. and to postpone that settlement
not for 4 siogle moment, for no man now
knows what day may bring forth, and thorc
will be 90 time for paying bills duriog the crush
of matter and the wreck of worlds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

Senator Howe has introduced resolution
requesting the President to inform the Senate
conc ,rning the character Of Judge Whitaker,
Of New Orleans, and upon calling It up next
Monday will make speech, 10 which he will
give his reasons for DOT supporting the P'esl'
dent no helped to inaugurate. Why he should
wait for Information concerning the character
Of Judge Whitaker, when he has at his toger
ends that CT MIR. Anderson, MIR. Wells aud the
other members Of the Louisans returoing board.
before culigh.csing an unexpcctant world 10
regard to his opposition to the man ne was TO-
st.umental 10 making president, is not easily
accounted for, exceptiupon the ground that
like ell prominent radicals, his visual organs,
while enabling him to discerne . fly, will not al
low him TO see the bsro upon which it is rest
iop
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
American Securities Abroad.

LONDON, March 81, 1s1S.-The Times in its
financial article says:
~. S. bonds CONTINUED TO BIO bought for Am
ercan account and their prices are maintained,
but sales by English holders, corporate and in.
dividuals continue. and are sometimol of very
largo amounts The fear of the Silver bill has
died away, but people now begin to dread what
may follow it and there is strong and wide
spread feeling that if the Americans are to try
experiments on their credit, they had much bet
ter do so with the debt held at home than in
English hands. People soil. therefore, and are
likely to continue to do so while so much that
is dangerous seems 10 surround the United
States national finance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

The Richmond State was two years old yes
terdsy Its SUCCESS has been almost uDprecc-
dcnted 10 the history of Virginia newspapers,
but. aud, what is doubtless still more gratifying
to its editor and proprietor. it is we'll merited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
DAILY AND TREWI1KLY By
EDGAR SNOwDEN.
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 81, 1878

In the Senate to-day bill to organize the
Tcrrorv of Lincoln was considered during the
morning hour, after which Mr.. Teller addressed
,he Senate in reference 10 tho Pacific Railroads
funding bill The resolution to authorize the
Secretary CT the Treasury to employ additional
clerks, detectives, &C., was further considered
The House had under consideration, in Com
mit!eo of tho Whole, the Naval appropriation
till
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
The Walking Match.

LONDON. March 2l.-At ll:30 o'clock this
morning O'Leary, the American contestant,
had completed 3lS miles in the international
walking match. At the same time Vaughn,
of Chester, had walked 307 miles, and Brown,
of fulham, 29S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

Preserve your Bahys health BY promptly ad
mlniasrring DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup for the dis
eases of carly childhood. Price % cents a
bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

DIED.
On the 9th instant, in Clarke county. va
MARY FRANCES LIPPITT, ssot "A yeas
relict of tho late Rev. 4. r. Lippitt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
The Eighth Congressional Dislrici.

To tie EDITOR Of the ALecanlru Ga2ette::
10 your issue OF the 18Th inst. | noticed. JAS
under card nominating Mr. Brooke for Con
gross, an extract from The True lndcx, il wLieh
that paper says: The idea OF Fauquicr wish
Jog 10 change her delegate is absurd!' Nos
am not advocating either the claims Ct Mr..
Brooke or Of Mr. Nea!p tor tie seat cccupIcd
by General llunton. would Only az pres.
eut caution your readers against accepting The
opinion referred to as that Of this county. \
this time at least it is Impossible for any onr To
arrive at . cNrtct idea respecting Fauqu!cr-
next choice Ut delegate from this Copgrcs
sional dist.ic:. judging by the large vot" Mr.
Brooke received last fall, ooc might rHsSouai'y
suppose his chances to be bright. And So
would conclude were not confronted by lie
debt question:, which wall make itself lei: 10
Federal as we'll Us State politics, aud upoa
which our people are more divided now thaH
ever, SO much so that cannot say that . ms
iority would indorsc Mr. Brookc's course last
winter, not meaning by this to cast aoy r,tl"c
ton upon it myself. Thiogs you see are mu
died. Fauduicr will speak for herself at the
proper time. EARL.
Warrenton, March o0th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
VIRGINIA News,

The Maryland Steamboat Company has oh.
tsloed contrac: Tor carrying the mails to the
following poirl5 ia Lancaster, Northumberland
and NlIddlesex counties On the western shore of
Virginia: Fairport. Tignor's, BlackWell's and
Brown store, on the Wic0mico river; Harvey's,
on Dividing Creek; Cbase's, on Dymer's Creek:
Fishing Bay, Conrad's, Green Point and Free.
port, on the Piankatank river.
Major Thomas Sbumate, of Stauutop, has
been engaged by the Collins Bros, OF Philade.
phia, to raise force of 500 hands, together
with a sufficient number of bosses, to 70 to,
Brazil to work upon the Madeira and Mata
moras railroad. lie expects to leave about the
2O;h of April. The laborers will be paid $3.50
per day, aod transportation both ways
4 dispatch from Richmond says:-A man
named Mr.. McFadden, his two sons and son.
in law, Mr.. Moody, and a colored man named
Robinson, started to cross the James river pear
Pattersou's landing, on the night Of the 18th
instant. AS they have not been heard Of sipce
it is supposed they were drowoed.
II. G. Sener, Of Fredericksburg, has been re-
commended as head clerk Of the Washington
aud Petersburg railway postofhce, vice William
kealey, deceased II. w. McGeorge has been
recommended as assistant clerk, vic; Scner,
promoted.
Among those who obtained patents las, week
were &. ". Goodyear, Petersburg. uut locks;
Roberts j. Gray. Richmond, pneumatic ouu:
ain stops; L. B. Simpson. Bridgewattr. CIR
seats; Hotel & Painter, Woodstock. -four.
The pew bill Ter Iife-saving stations provides
for fifteen complete life saving stations for thu
Virginia and North Carolina coast, three be
tween the southcr1moSt czis'ing station aud
Hattcras inlct.
y HORRIBLE CRIME Il special ,li-prch
from Wheeling to the baI!imoro G.z:.:" -ay.:
Il horrible triple tragedy occurred to day
about two aud half miles frog Lt:lctoa. nelr
place banned Long Deaa Kuo. The wife o.
George Wallace alias Geo. Baker, AID liz.
child, aged four months. were t0uod ia the
woods, about one mile from Bakers house,
murdered and horribly mutii.ied, both Of their
skulls broken with blunt Instrument, sup
posed to be a cub. They were iJuod hy jol!u
Wallace, brother OF the husband. The wit;
was lying On her back near 8 lcnrH corner, with
the child lying across her lap. Wallace lmnl'
diately gave the alarm, and went for his broth
er. who was working about two miles away.
The latter went to his house and there found 4
young lady, fourteen years old, niece OF his
WIG VllSS Ii3ly SiIHlCu, lJihS VI "a"
foo: dead, with three gashcs 10 her forehead.
The young lady was supposed to have ben o"'
ragged and then murdered Squire Morris r:':
paueled jurr, aud the father of the murderv,;
woman had tn, husband aud his brother arrc,i
ed on suspicion OF having committed the Ear
der. CircumItanlia evilcuc IL very c.:
against John Wallace of being the murderer.
The iuiy gave 90 decision rs yet. rhc cl;z'r>
rrt incntbnr ,pu nrrDara1 a rODr with 4 lDOn
in it to lynch the parties. but we're held back
to await the action of the jury. Johu Wallace
is said to have killed . mao in Ohio sonc tim
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
Coal Prices.

Il
The Delaware, Llckawana and Wcscrn Rail
road will sell but AZ. 900 tons at auction on The
23d instant. Prices have been advanced as
follows: Stove coal, - cents; all other ~
25 cents.
NEW YORK, March 2l.--The Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company has issued circular,
giving the following as be prices for Ap'll OF
Lackawanna coal per tou of 224Q pounds, &c
liyered free on board at WcchaW ken Fur
mace lump, steamer lump, CRATE and chcstEn!
So 50 each; egg 50 CD, and stove, IS 90
COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA; -Glye
w, w. Crump aud Mai. John Fl. Gayle. ard
submitted. 49,.
John Il. Dincen was sworn al counsellor al
law and allowed To practice as such 10 th'S
court. M,
Woodward, Brother & Co., W. Gum will be
the next case taken up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21
PAPER NO, 3 BY JOHN BALLENGER.

pApEk NJ. BY JOllN Dal.lIrLSIch'
That We cat bread by the sweat Of our faces,
| suppose any member Of this Organization who
has been farming 10 this locality for the last
few years will be willing to admit The great
question seems to be- how shall we tighten the
burden, and at the same time, improve our
lands, and realize remunerativc prices for our
produce. 1t is pot possible to lay down any
general rule, suited to all localities and co0dl
tons of soil, but on lands adapted 10 grass and
grain we propose to adhere more particularly.
From actual statistics it appears the hay aud
grass crops combined Of the United States Is
worth 10 the aggregate about $500. OOO, OOO an.
nualIy, and corn about the same independent OF
the fodder. Now the question arises, what is
the most profitable way of disposing of the
crops where We arc living on lands that are con.
stautly needing improving; shall We sell our
grain and hay and buy manure, or would 1t be
more economical to keep stock enough to con-
sumo it all and make beef pork, butter, &c.
for sale, il so, 10 what proportions should 1t be
fed! An average size COW or bullock, led on
hay alone, would consume about % lbs or It's
equivalent 10 grass per day, at cost OF , cents
or Sj4 Is per year. The COW would DO consider
cd as doing we'll to make los lbs. butter
per year, on that kind Of feed alone, which
at 30 cents per pound would amount to S32. 4O.
The bullock would perhaps, make that cqulVa.
lent 10 Improvement, being $40. 81 less than
tho cost Of kecpiog, though the manure might
make up the deficiency. But, would it not be
more profitable to feed mioh COWS on less hay,
say-l2 pounds at cost of about cents, and
L. pounds of corn meal aud bran at q cost OF
abou! Is cents, making 20 cents per day or Sl5
ror Nho p,npro in he ofkar m an unuId
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

During the debate 10 the Senate yesterday
upon the bill authorizing the employment Of
temporary CLERKS by the Secretary of the Treas.
ury, and making appropriation for that pur.
pose; also making appropriations for detecting
trespass upon public lands, &C..
Mr.. Sargent. 10 speaking of the fact that
tho law under which the Secretary of the To-
terror was proceeding, was obsolete By not
having been enforced. though on the statute
book, said that there was on the statute book
in force in the District of Columbia. until the
revision of the statutes in 1873. which provi.
ded that any pereon usiog profane language or
denying the divinity OF Jesus Christ, or the
Holy trinity, or the Godhead, TO-, for tie
first otense was to have hole burned 10 biz
tongue; tcr the second. have the letter b
branded upon his forehead. aud for the third,
was to suffer death. Following the logic of the
argument of The Senator from Massachu'
sets, (Mr. Hoar,) the officers who failed to
enforce this law were guilty of neglect of duty.
Suppose that it had been enforced, what
would bavo become OF good many people?
Mr.. Mcdonald. What would have become
of Bob Ingersoll2
Mr. Sargent. Yes. and others holding
opinions like bis.
Mr.. Paddock with low yoice). What would
hava become of the Sebate2
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

THE New BISHOP or RICHMOND-Th new
ly appointed Bishop Of Richmond, Rev. John
J. k"ane, uow assistant pastor OF ST. Patrick 8
Church, Washington, is thirty seven years q
age and vas born in the north of Ireland. lie
vas brought 10 this country by his parents
when quite 40 infant, and was educated at St.
Charles College, Howard county, Md, and at
st. Mary's Seminary. Baltimore. lie has been
long distinguished as ! man of line cnIture and
mastery ech0arahp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-21

lOTlty WOuIu lOuO!SC plF. DfOUSC ) CUuISc 1881
winter, not meaning by this to cast aoy r,il"c
died. Fauquicr will speak for herself at the
proper time EARL
Warrcnton, March 20th.
ANOTHER INDIAN WAR AppREuENDEp.-
4 BattIcIord SPECIAL ssy5 mounted police from
Red Deer River briog report that Sltto@
Bull has formed COZ federation Of Sioux and
Blackteet AID made oyerlures TO tho Cows,
and when the leaves come out lhero was 10 hr
great gathering # The Indians at the cottlu
enco of the Red Daer and Bow Rivers. whetc'
Sitting Bull proposes to attack the Settlements.
This morning courier arrived from Cypress
Hills, six days out. He reports camp oi
700 lodges OF Sioux pltchcd at Sandy Hills,
sixty five miles from Fort Walsh. which IL
daily augmented ~ new arrivals. -Four wagon
loads of cartridges arrived at Camp Day. ii"
passed half breeds, all leaving Cypress Hills
and moving towards Carleton.
He says il is reported that the Nez Perccs,
Little Blanket, and Little Dog and the Black
feet 1ndiaos have formed treaty With Sitting
Bull, and that the Blacktcct lodians are or
Belly River 10 force L. is feared AZ attack
will be made on Cypress Hills and Fort Mae
Lood.
Big Bear, chief. says it useless for the
Government to try to govern the Indians as
long as they put them in Jail for killing buffalo.
Mr.. Thurman, the abest man in the Senate,
10 point of true ability, sometimes gets out Ct
patience at the exhibition of ignorance on the
part Of some of his colleagues. and occasionally
gives vent to his feelings, as for instance, yes
terday, when MIR. Mitchell having asked iitherc
was DO express provision in the Constitution
vcsting certain right 10 Congress, whence
does it then derive that right
MIR. Thurman promptly replied:-Wcil, It
my friend from Oregon is sorgnorant Of the Gle
mcDary principles OF constitutional law as uot
to know that no legislative action can deprive
subsequent Congress of it, right to alter
ameod. or abridgc. despair fever being able