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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
L,anthe truth OYertake nLIe1

Investigation discloses the fact that
the lady reported In the Associated
Press dispatches, about August 10, to
have died in Chicago after two weeks
use of some reputeG remedy for corpu-
lency, had not taken Allan's Anti-Fat,
but had used preparation put up by
a regular physician in Luzerne, Pa.
Allan's Anti-Fat is manufactured in
Buffalo, N. Y, by the undersigned.
We have already sold over 100, 900
bottles of it. 1t has therefore been ia
ken by thousands, and we challenge
proof that it has ever harmed anybody,
unless the reduction of obese persons
from 20 to GO pounds, leaving them
healthy and strong, is considered a
misfortune. Furthermore, we hereby
offer $4,000 reward for evidence show
ing that it contains poisonous lngredi-
ents. We also offer $4,000 If we can
not prove that it has reduced numbers
of persons, as stated herein, and al
ways without injury. 1t is said lie
can out-travel the truth any time; but
we trust that those newspapers that
have misled the public by saying that
physicians attributed the lady's death
to the use of Allan's Anti-Fat (Which
is only putup by us, the term "Anti-
Fat" being our trade mark, will cor
rect the false impression they have con-
veyed, by publishing this refutation.
Botanic MEDICINE Co,
1tw deod1w Buffalo, N. Y.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

The "high jincks" of Kearney will
soon bring about the state of facts de-
fined when it is stated that Grant will
be Ulysses l. IN 1881. 1t will be nice
to pick up the court journal (the New
York Herald and read: King Ulysses
drove out this afternoon, accompanied
by Count Zachariah Chandler, Lord
Babcock and the Hon. Misc Gail Ham,
ilton, Duke Casey and Baron Orvin
spent the afternoon at the palace and
dined with his majesty. The royal
family were all present, also Count
Schenck. In the evening his majesty
gave his second grand lawn party. The
Royal Little Rock Band, under the
leadership of Sir Jim Blaine, B. F.,
discoursed fine classical music, includ-
ing Johnny Morgan" and "Pause,
Emily" The guests were received at
the palace by the Hon. Mrs. Agnes
jerks and Lady Eliza Pinkston.
Among the distinguished personages
who graced the occasion by their pres
ence were H. r. H. Prince Secor, Hon.
Grandfather Taft, X. c.; Lord Shep-
herd, Count Jacob Rhem, Duke de
Golyer Garfield, Very Rev. Parson
Newman, Lord Landaulet Williams,
the Right Hon. Sir James Gordon Ben
nett, G. P. p, the royal family and
several others.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

During the past year the internal
revenue tax collected amounted to
more than 800, 900, 900. From spit
ituous liquors were received $50, 42O,
sos; from tobacco, $40, 0S4, 52S; from
fermented liquors, 50, 932, 052; from
banks and bankers, So, 400, OBJ; from
stamps, penalties, etc., 81, 155, POI.
There was a reduction from the collec-
ton of the preceding year Of 81, $685.
S65. In the number of gallons Of
spirits returned for taxation, there was
a falling off of 1850, POI gallons.
The revenue from tobacco decreased
nearly 81, 900, 900, and from the banks
and bankers about 100000. There
was an inert ased consumption of fer
mented liquors to the amount of about
1,725, Gal gallons. The loss IN revenue
from tobacco was caused by decreased
receipts from manufactured tobacco.
From this item the decrease was
50, 740, 139, but from cigars and ciga-
rettes there was an increase of $685.
94S. About 10, 241, All barrels or 317,-
495, COL gallons of beer were consumed.
This would give, estimating the popu-
lation of the United States at 40, QOO,-
900, Q fraction over seven gallons
as the quantity consumed by every
man, woman and child In the
country. The quantity of distilled
spirits consumed was about 81, 600, 600
gsllons. The total number of cigars
upon which tax was paid for the year,
was 1, 9O5, O6S, 74S; of cigarettes, 1885,
1S9,594 The number of pounds Of
tobacco of every description, not used
for the manufacture Of cigars, consum-
ed, wss %, 212, 933. Complaints Of
hard times are heard from Maine to
CAlifornia, yet alfthe large amount Of
tobacco consumed was as luxury, and
three-fou-ths of the spirituous and fer
mented liquors as beverage.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
anTndenInhIe mum.

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
and 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, palpitstion of
the heart, sour stomach, habitual cos
tiveness, dizziness of the head, nervous
prostrstion, low spirits, etc. Its sales
now reach every town on the Western
Continent, and not Druggist but will
ell you of its wonderful cures. You
Fan buy Sample Bottle for 10 cents.
Three doses will relieve you.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

The American citizen is surrounded
from his youth with every facility for
becoming an accomplished liar. Our
politics furnish him with q constant
succession of illustrations and exam
Piles of able lying. He soon learns that
one of the two great political parties is
held together and maintains its exist.
ence simply by constant and skillful
lying. There can be no doubt as to
this, for the other party persistently
says so, and, were it not true, then
that other party is necessarily = mon
strous and multitudinous liar. II he
has any real and earnest desire to be-
come liar, he need only study the
conduct of political campaigns. There
is probably more good, workmsnlike,
sincere lying done in this country dur.
ing presidential election year than is
done in any of the decrepit European
monarchies in ten years. Moreover,
the very finest class of delicate, artistic
lying Is 10 be found IN the field OF
American politics, and we may point
with PRIDE to the work of the Potter
committee, and challenge the most &C
complished liars of any age or country
to produce anything that can be justly
ranked with it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
Dripping Springs Convention.

At 2:15 p. NJ. the convention was
called to order by DR.. j. Cummings, of
Travis county, when Col. Fred Garlic
ton was elected chairman, and A. E.
Habicht, secretary.
Upon taking the chair the chairman
announced the object of the convention,
and reported that the first business in
order was the appointing of commit
tee on credentials.
DR.. Cummings moved the appoint.
ing of committee of three on creden-
tials. Carried.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing delegates to said committee: r.
P. Harrison, of Blanco county,
S. Cummings and j. j. Err
win of Travis county. Report of
the committee: We, the committee
on credentials, beg leave to report that
the basis of representation to this con-
vention be as follows: Blanco county
four votes; Travis county twenty-three
votes. And we find the following
delegates either in person or by proxy
present, and entitled to representation /:
From Blanco county, r. P. Harrison,
Thos. Roundtree, w. w. Martin, jack
Kirshvllle.
From Travis county-Fred Carleton,
Joe II. Stewart, j. Cummings, E. w.
Stands, ]. B. Kemp, ]. r. Billings
ley, Jas..A. Thompson, B. G. Giles,
]. II. lively, b. II. Walsh, 81. B. Barns
hart. o. II. Cullen, ]. E. Shepard,
}. C. Wilson, J. T. Miller, z. I. Full
more.
Report Of committee adopted.
The chairman sannounced that the
next business in order was the cleo
lion Of candidate to represent the
counties OF Blanco and Travis as fioater
TO the Sixteenth Legislature of Texas,
and that nominations were in order.
Col. E.W. Stands, ofTravis county,
moved that the convention adjourn,
which, being called for. ballot resulted
as follows: Blanco county declined to
vote. Travis county-nAys, IS lie;
ayes. 4 lie. Lost.
DR.. Cummings placed IN nomination
Osceola Archer, OF Travis county.
There being no other nominations
made. the secretary was instructed to
call the roll Of counties and delegates
proceed 20 ballot
Blanco county being called declined
TO vote.
Travis county being called, upon
motion Of J. 3. Rector the nomination
Of Mr.. Osceola Archer was made unan-
imous by aeclamation-
Mr.. r. P. Harrison, delegate repre-
sentative Of the Blanco county delega-
ton, withdrew from representation in
the convention.
Upon motion il was resolved that the
secretary furnish the proceedings Of
this convention q the STATESMAN and
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

A WONDERFUL INsTITUTIoN.-The
most widely known, and unique and
perfect manufacturing establishment OF
the West is that of the Milburn Wa
gon Co., of Toledo, Ohio. The shops
and warehouses cover thirty-two acres /;
of floors there are $40, 9S4 square feet.
more than 90, 900 wagons are made
each year, and often as many as sew
enty in a single day. Supplies of
wood for four years ahead are kept
drying and there is never less than a
quarter OF million of dollars invested
In these materials. Therefore the
matchless durability and toughness of
Milburn wagons, drays, buggies and
ambulances. So many of these are
now distributed over Texas, that own
ers should know that here in Austin
can be had duplicate of any part of
any vehicle made by the Milburn Com
pany. Each wagon is guaranteed for
one year, and If any defect, by any
possibility, be discovered it may be
remedied instantly and without cost.
Mr.. Mllburn himself is vehicle of
honesty and solid sense. He is inca
pable of wrong doing, and his wagons
are worthy of his character and virtues.
He has shaped the futures of the great
corporation for more than thirty years,
and his name js known and respected
wherever a wagon wheel reVolves.
Major John w. Lewis Is the agent OF
the Company In this city.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

GEN. HANNAH spoke Saturday in
this city to about $50 persons, many Of
them Democrats. He said he did not
propose TO discuss the question of con-
stitutional authority to issue paper
money. He referred the Southern man
to Jefferson and Calhoun and the
Northern man to Thad. Stevens and
Sumner. 1t must be borne in mind
that these statesmen referred to paper
money as q representative of gold and
silver, and not as money absolute in
itself. He asserted that the stamp of
the government made the article
money on which it was stampede
mattered not whether it was on paper,
leather or any other material, asserting
that the minds of many were confused
on this subject; that they only took
into consideration the material of
which money was composed, when it
was the stamp of the government
which made it money. Nest of the
speech was mere assertions, without
any logical conference or refer
ence to history to support them.
Whenever he desired little inspiration
he would give Kearney's bette aOir, 'the
lecherous bondholder," kick, forget
ting that it was the bondholders who
furnished the money to free the
negroes, from whom he expects to get
most of his support. In the course OF
his argument he read an extract from a
speech of Senator Coke. His admirers,
who were unable to see that he was
reading, thought it was an emahation
from his own brain, and applauded the
sentiments of the Democratic Senator.
Gen. Hamman spoke again at
night at the market house. By means
of cannon firing and brass band, a
crowd of about three hundred were
gotten together. In his speech he
went over about the same ground that
he did during the day. He had good
deal to say about the insdequacy of
the circulating medium and the strin-
gency of the times, caused by the con-
traction of the currency; said that prop
erty and labor, everything, had depre-
ciated, and called on his hearers to an
swer if they had as much money in
their pockets now as they had few
years ago, aud the answer was that they
had not. We presume it would be
safe for him to PROFOUND the same
question to any Greenback crowd he
might meet anywhere IN Texas, and
get negative answer. So far as ouI
observation goes the GTeenback party
is made up mostly of droues, idlers and
brassy officeseekers, and that class Of
men are generally deficient In stamps,
Gen. Hamman's speech was dry, and
he certainly cannot feel encouraged by
his reception at Austin, his hot bed Of
Greenbackism.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

A facetious brakeman on the Central
Pacific railroad cried out as the train
was about entering tunnel, "This is
one mile long and the train will be
fourteen minutes passing through 1t. !"
The train dashed through into day
light again in four seconds, and the
scene within the car was q study for a
painter. Seven young ladies were
closely pressed By seven pair of mas
culine arms, and fourteen pair of lips
were glued together, and two dozen
inverted whisky TASKS flashed in the
air.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

SuSsTRUcK.-Mr. Thomas GOBLIN,
Capt. Millett's foreman in the carpen-
ter shop, was sunstruck on Sunday and
died in an hour or two afterwards.
On Saturday night he came to town on
horseback to get medicine for Mrs.
ConIin, who is dangerously sick, and
while he was in a drug store his horse
disappeared. On Sunday he started
on foot to hunt the horse, and while
so doing he was sunstruck when near
the Central freight depot. He man
aged to crawl under the depot out OF
the sun and there expired. Mr.. Con-
lin came to this city about two
years ago from New York, where he
had been q prominent builder, and at
one time quite wealthy. His family, a
wife and several children, afterwards
followed. His eldest child is Miss
Kate, who has so often delighted
Austin audiences with songs at Library
Hall. Mr.. Conlin was an excellent
mechanic and a man of fine admins
trative ability and industrious. His
death is a loss to the family which can
not be repaired. Several years ago he
was sunstruck in New York, and since
that he has frequently been threa ened
with similar attacks, once or twice this
summer while working on the opera
house.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
A sample Hottie for trial.

II you are troubled with headache,
ullnesss incapscity to keep the mind
on any subject, dizzy, sleepy, or ner-
sous feelings, gloomy forebodings, ir-
ritability Of temper, or bad taste in
the mouth, unsteady appetite, choking
sensation in the throat, pain in the side
Or about the shoulders, GOODNESS Of ex-
tremitieS, ETC., or in fact any symtoms
Of liver complaint, biliousness, con
stipation Of the bowels, OF dyspepsia,
90 . your druggists, Morley Bros. and
get bottle of DR.. Sherman's Prickly
Ash Bitters. No spirit is used in their
manufacture except pure article OF
holland Gin. Ladies. in particular,
viii find them peculiarly adapted q
their wants in AL ages and conditions
Of life. The label tells all they cen
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
TINS GIRL WAS STANDING at the front

THIS GIRL WAS STANDING at the front
door pale, excited and almost motion
less. The night was dark and gloomy,
rain was pouring down in torrents,
thunder reared and lightnings flashed,
yet she stood peering through the dark
ness. 'sWill he never return" she
sighed. Her heart wss heavy and her
thoughts were of her mother who lay
in room close by Frustrated with q
chronic female complaint and had been
despaired of by all. Some one said
that English Female Bitters would
cure her mother, and this girl had dis
patched some one to the drug store foi
4 bottle. It cane, her mother used il
and rapid cure was the result. That
girl is worth marrying. All sickly fe-
males, married or single. can be cured
by using the same medicine.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

THE yellow fever has in the last
thirty years appeared several times IN
Galveston and other places without
making Roadway or becoming cpl
demic. Those places happened to be
clean at the time and not in condition
70 encourage the disease. Austin
should be cleaned thoroughly and kept
clean, and there should be liberal use
Of disenfectants.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
Galveston Live STOCK Market.

GALVESTON, Aug. 26.-The live stock
circular OF johnson Foster reports
Receipts-Beeves and cows, 1S0
calves and yeariings, ia; sheep, -.
hogs, -.
Sales-Beeves and cows, ia; calves
and yearlings, l7S; sheep, %; hogs, -.
On hand-Beeyes and COWS, IL;
calves and yearlings, 6; sheep. Is;
hogs, -.
Total receipts since January l.
Beeves and cows, 7137 calves and year
lings, 4541; sheep, 1850; hogs. 2073.
PRESENT QUOTATIONS..
Beeves and coWs-Good to choice,
per Id. gross 7-S to &c; common
and ordinary, per ID. gross, 81 &C
/ 7-Sc. Two year olds = Choice, pei
head, $40 to $12; common, do,
s. TO $40. YearIings-Ch sice, pei
head, IS to 81 common, de-,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
FAT PEOPLE MADE LEAN.

Physicians and psychologists have
long scratched their heads" and
"burned the midnight OIL" seeking to
devise some means whereby excessive
corpulency might be either prevented
or controlled. Until recently all
theories" especial directions" and
remedies" have failed. But at last
the problem is solved. Allan's Anti
Fat will surely and positively reduce
flesh at from three to six pounds per
week.. No medicine or combination of
medicines has ever been discovered
that would produce such wonderful re-
suits, and at the same time improve the
general health. Sold by druggists.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

MANY THINK THERE Is NO cure for
Bright's Disease of the Kidneys. They
arc IN error. HUNTS REMEDY
cures this disease. Mental and Physi-
cal Debility, Diabetes, Dropsy, Gravel,
Dissipation and Female Weakness is
CURED by HUNTS REMEDY. All
Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder and
Urinary Organs are cured by HUNTS
REMEDY.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

SINCE Austin will put all suspected
parties of at Round Rock and Manor,
does it not become necessity to quar-
antine against both those places2 Let
US have health officers or all the ave-
nues Of communication between these
places and, Austin, and not let man.
woman or child from either of those
places enter the city.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

HABTTUAL CONSTIPATION Drastic
purgatives fail to relieve this trouble
some complaint, which now affiicts
thousands of males and females
throughout the country. Strong med
lcines do more harm than good, and
only tend to weaken the tone of the
bowels and paralyze their action. Mild
remedies only will cure it, and for this
purpose nothing equals Bailey's Saline
Aperient. 1t is a pleasant and cooling
purgative for the relief of constipation,
biliousness, sick headache, acid stom-
ach, heartburn, dyspepsia, etc. 1t sells
at so cents per bottle, and no family
should be without it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29
AUSTIN, August %. 1878.

AUSTIN, August %, 1878.
The market for securities continues
quiet, and with but a few exceptions,
no sales of importance have taken place
since last report.
Bonds of the county and State con-
tinue quiet, with limited supply, and
little or no demand. The second
mortgage issue of the Austin City
Water Company, of $4,000, are meet
ing considerable favor and since last
report sales and negotiations, now
pending, will reach $4,000 to date.
State warrants continue dull and
prices generally unchanged. We know
of but one sale of Importance, which
was shade below quotations.
Land certificates are almost entirely
neglected, and prices are nominal,
although recent inquiry for straight
certificates have stlffened the views of
holders, aud prices quoted below indi-
cate an advance in this particular.
Approved fee accounts are steady
and prices firm, with no indication,
however, of an early Improvement.
Pension certificates continue to I'M
prove, and inquiry for this security
is increasing and in great measure
from parties heretofore protesting in
difference to them.
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DROBATE NOTICE.

The State OF Texas, County OF Llano:-Es-
tate OF w. II. WAGES, deceased.
BY an order of court Nelson F. Owen, admin.
istrator OF the estate OF w. ii. Wages, deceased
having presented his account for faal settle.
nent OF said estate at the next regular term OF
the County Court OF LlanO county, notice Il
hereby given to all persons interested to be and
appear at and before said county court at It's
next regular term, to be held ut the court house
of said county, IN the town of Llano ON the
Third Monday in September, 1878, and contest
said account IL they see proper
Given under my hand and official seal thiG
IL. twenty-second day OF August, 1873.
- st < X. BEESON,- -
elk G. G.. Llano Co.
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The cargo of the lost ocean steam
ship Idaho gives some idea Of what
America is now contributing to the Old
World. Her cargo comprised 14l
packages of agricultural implements,
a, 900 pounds of bacon, 9S packages
of clocks, 1900 bushels Of core, 1900
bales Of cotton, "a bales OF hops, 5S
horses, 200 tons Of fresh meat, 20
tierces Of sah meat, cases of machin-
cry, 5 pianos, 12 kegs Of ink. 25. 900
bushels Of wheat, IL packages Of man
ufactured wool. This was the bulk Of
the ships cargo, but did not embrace
the entire bill. Il Is sufficiently varied
to show to what an almost unlimited
extent the New Is contributing to the
necessities and comfort Of the Old
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

N. JENKINs-I had rheumatism for
nine or ten years. Used three bottles
of the Annihilator, and am to-day as
free from rheumatism as any man in
Mississippi. S. b. JOHNSON.
DRY GROVE, KINDS Co., Miss.
No sufferer from rheumatism govt
or neuralgia, who has used Jenkins's
"Annlhilator, but will testify to its
wonderful curative powers. Price 81
per bottle. N. JENKINS s. Co.,
Proprietors, New Orleans, La.
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NEW ADvEnTIsEnI ENrs.

ZINE GRAIN AND STOCK FARM-The
Il Tom Mckinney place on Onion creek 9
miles from Austin containing 1914 acres, 500
acres under renee, % In cultivation; has a
mAnent running water, abundance OF timber for
fircwOod and shade. This is considered one OF
the very best trac.s for stock and grain ain Cen
trail Texas. Will be sold low and on terms to
suit. Also 1856 acr adjoining. Fine soil, tim
Der and running water. e. W. STANDS, Real
Estate Agent, ll9 Pecan street. au2id2wtI.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS.

GALVESTON, August "a. = Gold 1908.
Silver-AmeTican, par; Mexican, soc.
Exchange-New York sight 4 per cent
premium; New Orleans sight = per cent.
premium
Hides firm; dry selected Ice; picked
lie; stack sailed 12c; kips .l4c; wet
salfed 71<GS1<c; butchers green 61z
@65<c-
Wool inanimate; fine Eastern spring 20
@25c; fine Western I7Ql9c; improved
Mexican 12915c.
Bagging active: light 12a<c; heavy
i1ze. Ties $50
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-08-29

For upwards of thirty years Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children. 1t corrects acidity
of the stomach, relieves wind collie,
regulates the bowels, cures dysentery
and diarrhea, whether arising from
teething or other causes. An old and
well-tried remedy. 25 cents bottle.
fe27d&W1V
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AyTesponse to call from the He
q, benevolent associations of New
giyels, the Hebrews of this city,
a Ew Gentlles, sent 800 to
he yellow fever sufferers IN New Or
cans on RidaY by telegraph.