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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11

THE entertainment given by the pu-
pills OF the Blind Asylum Wednesday
night complimentary to the Grand
Lodge, Knights and Ladies of Honor,
was q very creditsble and enjoyable
affair. and will long be remembered
by the vast audience that asse bled,
the largest ever known ut this institu
tion. The programme was varied, con-
sisting of an overture by the "Blind
String Band" dialogues, speeches, es-
says and vocal and instrumental music,
etc., the rendition of all which could
not be surpassed by even those who
could see. The applause by the Gudi-
euce, especially after the dialogue
"Thirty Minutes for Refreshments"
and the recitation of "The Crusaders
Return" proved well how highly the
entertainment was appreciated. The
young ladies of the institution closed
the programme by dancing the Ian
GERS, and all admit that they are
par excellence. After this the
knights were shown through the
Institution which was well lit up
by the superintendent, DR.. Ra ney,
shows them unusual attention, and on
this occasion he yried to oyer do him.
self. During the Doctors absence,
the young folks cleared the hall of the
benches and chslrs, and were soon
keeping step to the sweet strains OF
music msde by the "B!ind String
Band" At - o'clock, midnight, the
hacks and buses arrived and the
Knights left, expressing themselves
well and highly pleased with the
evenings entertainment and the cour-
tesies extended. If Laughing makes
one grow fat" the Knights will be so
fat when they arrive at their homes
their wives and sweetheart, will not
know them. Superintendent Rainey
can well be proud of the pupils of the
Institute,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11

This z, ntlemso, well known il thu
city, diesi of tvpho d pneunonis IN the
c,ts Of New Y Hk on tn" twenty -ninth
of n ,v.mber. sDd the T mes ami other
New York Is Iers c1Lt In lengthy no.
tlces Of him A. tie time of his death
re vas q teacher IN the New York In.
stHatioE for the Deaf aud Dunn where
he has been siuce dismissed from the
management OF The los, tuition here by
Governor 9 Ike t. ma he room for Gen.
81. Cu.loch. H was born in the civ
OF NV York in 1914. and was in his
sizty-sx h yesr WHEN he died He
graduat;d ir q the NV York Uni
yers.ty when tweI t. years old, tax ng
the highest hunnrs in bis class, sud al
wsgs b re the reputation, says one of
the papers, ''of never having spoken a
-euteuce IN his life thst was not good
Eoglish" He at once devoted himself
t. the study of niue language, and
was o N employed Is teacher 10 the
same instiiu ion he served jlst before
his death. Here be lsb ,r-d for nine-
teen year,, nad until in 1857 when the
busrd of trustees for Il c Texas ios,i-
tuition, acting under toe adv &c OF one
oi its members, the lamented Gen. Tom
Green, invited him 10 take charge OF
the school at Austin. The Times says:
Prof. Van NJstrsnj accepted the
call, erg.n I'd the scLo1l, ana made it
the bfst institution of the kind in the
| South. He left the institution in 1875
under peculiar circumstances, Toe
| Governor Of Tex4s, wishing to provide
TOR political favOrte who had been y
Confederate general, went with the lat
ter t0 Austin ooe day, walked up to
Prof. Van Nostrsnd and introduced the
ex-rebel as the Professors successor in
Office. Tue board of trustees and most
o. the prominent CT z .Bs OF the place
protested against the outrage, but in
vain. The new professor had no &C.
qa4intsBce whatever with the du les of
Il p1sitoD. and made so utter fall
urr that public opinion forced him 10
retire after two years OF misrule. Pi0f
Van NpstTSpG had served the IRstitu-
ION AL thr, Ugh the wa, ard taken his
ray in thr deprecated Confederate CUT
reucy. He suffered hex7iiy in purse rs
coma q1euce. Returning TO the North
in 1876, he fortunately found vacancy
in the institution he had first seryeO,
and, accepting ITS offer, spent the las.
years of his life there. The Ulcers
welcomed him back as an ornament to
the institution, az well as most usefu'
teacher. He always had charge of the
first class, the highest of the under
graduates"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11

A GLANCE at the time made by thor
ough bred races during the past season
places TeXls almost At the top IL poir
of excellence, notwithstanding that
she had q mere handful Of races in the
field against thousands from Kentucky,
New York and other breeding states.
Every horse ssent to the North from
Texas was winner of one or more
fortunate events, and he time made
on our own courses was as good as on
many Northern tracks. Tne longest
races at our Capital fair were made in
excellent time. A list of twenty mile
aud halt races run at Kapsis City,
ST. Louis, jerome Park, Louisville
and Lexington, show only five as hav-
ing been run in better time than made
by Tom Mckinney ct our own fair,
aud considering the difference in
tracks-Louisville having been used fol-
three score and ten years-it would ap-
pear that even Kentucky must soon
look to her laurels as against Texas.
The STATESMAN predicts that certain
Texas colt will next year beat every
three year old in the United States.
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Fashion Record,

No fashionable lady should be with
out muff OF leopard skin.
Parisians modestes predict the early
death of the fashion of short dresses.
A new style of trimming Is black satin
leaves put On the skirt 10 double rows.
Something new in stree costumes are
corduroy skirts and overdIesses Of cam
els hair.
Now that colored girls have adopted
the Derby hat, white ladies will prob
ably discard them.
Some of the faring bonnets recall
the young women who ride ia the first
act at the circus.
UOdressed kid gloves never go out of
fashion, and in tins respect may be
likened unto gas bills.
Dress msteriala are all going up in
price, aud shop keepers affirm that now
is the accepted time to buy.
Brown is one of The most fashionable
colors of the season. Many of the
handsomest suits are done brown.
Cut-a-wsy coats are still worn by some
women who delight to be masculine
not only in dress, but in manners.
Feathers shown on the bonnets at
the opera convince US that there are
chapters Of natural hist ~ still TO be
written.
Velvet and satin jeweiIy is all the
rage. The velvet necklaces and lnckets
are among the p!ettiest novelt es )t the
Sc lsOn.
CApulets are satin hoods that button
under The chin like peleuns. When
made of becoming coiUJs They are said
to transform the plsinest wesier into o
being as pretty as Juliet.
The Boston Courier, which is good
fashion authority, says silk plush mats
and tides are made in fquares of differ
ent colored-festhers, STITCHED toge' her
with embroidered silk. The firing s
repeat all the colols in the embroidery.
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PI,h and Point.

No sooner has one learned to livo
than one must die.
Faults are the only things in coma
people that are not false.
AS you grow old your hair becomes
quarrelsome it it is continually falling
out.
Schumann Gays that the voice that
blames has more strength than ten
that praise.
The poor man 10 often gwen wide
berth on the earth. His berth In Tie
earth is no wider than the average.
The man who stsfts for the river to
drown himself will run for place Of
safety II he sees cross bull coming.
The Me- Perces squaws wear their
hair coiled on top of the head. Their
husbands wear it dangling fr6H their
chstelaine belts.
When a man has lot of shop-worn
goods in his store which he has tried
to sell until he is all out OF patience, he
marks them, Job lot"
A woman who turned up her nose
and said with sneer that abe so uidn'k
marry q mechanic was right after all /;
no mechanic would have her.
81 havs theory about the dead Ian
guages," said the new student.
"What is III" afked the professor.
"That they were killed by being
studied too hard"
When q lover meets his sweetheart,
then comes that hug Of war.
When Is man not Q mani When
he makes goose Of himself.
"Psy as you CO." bat don't 20 before
you ges all that you pay for.
How in the world can . fosting debt
be paid out OF sipking funo3
Helen of Troy found Paris green.
Death ensued as matter course.
The older tree, the more rires II
has. II Is very much the same with
city.
It il surprising how many people
there sre in this world that do not like
TO work between meals.
Jones discovers that instead of m
come taxes the average honest man il
now taxed TO find any income.
Butcher-"Come John, be lively.
now; break the bones In Mr.. William
sons chops, and put Mr.. Smiths ribs
in the basket for him" John (buskly)
-"AlI right, sir; Just ss soon 50 I've
sawed of Mrs. MuIphy's leg.p
at seems 10 me, said customer 70
bis barber, that in these hsrd times
you ought 70 lower your price for shaw
ing." Cant do II, replied the bar
Der. Nowadays everybody wears
.och long face that We hsve a great
deal more surface to shave over.
1.-TWO ladies without any cbhracferip
was the loud announcements Of srupid
ntheF at fancy ball, who bed been
told TO announce persons 10 the cbersc-
ter assumed, and who saw that fhe Ia
dies in question were in ordinary a.
tire.
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Rouse Up

The liver il it is dormant and avoid a
train of evils which must otherwise en-
sue. Among anti bilious medicines
none rank so high as HostetteI's Stom-
ach Bitters. 1t speedily bsnishes those
pains in the region of the affected or
gan, the yellowness of the skin. nsu-
sea, vertigo and sick headache, which
attend bilious attack. A bilious
subject, after brief course of
this capital liver stimulant and
invigorant, finds that his tongue
Is no longer furred in the morning, his
breath is grown sweeter, hundred IN
applicable sensations no longer make
his life miserable, his bowels have ac-
quired the stesdiness of we'll regu-
lated piece of mechanism, and he can
eat with hearty appetite and good di-
gestlUn. L. Is because the Bitters as
sist nature in her efforts to bring back
the disordered liver and bowels to their
normal condition, that it accomplishes
such remarkable cures.
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F0EIGN.

LoKDoS, December The cattle
plegue has broken out on the Island OF
&. II. Getting & Co., MERCHANTS OF
London, Buenos Ayfes and Montlvedio,
have suspended.
Brent an, after being released, sd
dressed q crowd from the window OF
his hotel. He announced that what
ever he said at Baila be wss prepared
TO say again. HIS words were loud >
cheered.
MAsonEs TzR, ID cecber Q. - TIE
Guardian this norDirg says there was
strong msrket on Mosdsy and pr1ces
further s5vsnced, but the mos etrikiDg
feature 10 the disparity between suyers
ard eel ers and the cons, quent jimio-
Isnipg Of the volume Of usssscslo ..
Most of the leading India and China
exporters are quite CT the market a.
far as actual business 10 coucsrpe5.
LoxDoK. December "a heavy
snow fail Is reported throughout Ger
msny. Austris and Switzerland, and
AZ Paris. Ma6rid, Brussels. FloTence.
Bologna, Milan, Geneva, Vienna, YER
onn and MiIsn. A. Nantes the river
L ire il frozen over.
Severe weather continues Ia Great
Britain and on the continent.
..Tbe municipsliiy OF Paris has voted
500 Ot0 francs for the relief Of the
p 50f.
CITr or MExEco, November 30, yis
Havabs. Drceusess --GsB- GDIzsie
nss been nrsrsseo and l. IN Close con
fBement charged With conspiracy,
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Local Option.
FLINT Rock P. O.,

FLINT Rock P. o., December 2.
Editors Democratic Statesman:
Dear Sir II herewith enclose an
article to help fill small space IL
your paper:
A few months ago and during the
present drouth, on what is known as
Flint Hill, about 8 miles south of
Thos. and @. E. Anderson's farm IN
the upper erd OF Travis county, a spring
burst forth from the side of the noun
tain, and is now furnishing the lnhab-
itants in the vicinity with water, who
previously had to haul it from the
river, distance of three miles.
This is near the voting place where
there were forty-six votes polled in the
local option election, and not q single
one cast for the law. God thus re-
wards these citizens for their indie
pendence and morality.
A SUBSCRIBER.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11

The display CT metallic Cases, caskets
and other undertaking goods ut the
Eclipse staples in a room specially
fitted up for this purpose, attracts gen.
eral attention. Mr.. Miller has the
finest goods in this line to be found in
the State, and has three hearses, in
Guiding a white hesrse for children,
the only one in the city. With his
present facilities he cannot be excelled,
and he informs us he is expecting two
new carriages ordered from Cunning
ham, Son & Co., of Rochester, New
York. dec7d&w 1t
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11
To the INDECENT Veterans OF the
Texas Revolution.

ACAAo ActOAu0O4s
We, members of the veteran board,
appointed by the Governor in pursu-
snce with y law of the State approved
April 90, 1879, to examine the applica-
tions of INDECENT veterans who were
engaged in the struggle for Texas in
dependence, take this mode of inform
ing all such as have not applied for a
land certificate for $40 acres, that
they can now do so by fling
their applications with the Com
missioner of the General Land
Office, which will be acted upon on the
resssembling Of the board on the first
Monday In May, 1880.
To correct an erroneous opinion, en-
tertained BY many, that all who OBJ
tanned a bounty under the law Of 1876
are entitled TO land certificate for $40
acres, We copy the caption or enacting
clause Of the present law:
Capter 156. An act granting a land
certificate OF six hundred aud fortv
acres to each of the INDECENT veterans
Who was engaged in the struggle for
Texas Independence prlor to and At the
battle Of San Jacinto. enrolled under
the cot approved July IS. 1876.
section OF the present Law makes Il
the duly et-the Comptroller Of Pablic
Accounts to place tss asme Of all who
nov apply on the roll O pcosionerS;
provided, they make the proof required
BY Law. By order OF the board.
+. w. JOHNSON.
Pres. w. BID.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11

THE following Is an extract from a
litter to Governor Roberts from Prof.
DinwIddle in regard to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Clark:
Mr.. Clark was appointed by Presi-
dent James (under the authority con-
ferred by the bofr as assistant pro-
fessor merely, and his appointment will
enable US to do without the professor
of mathematics for the remainder of
this session, and thus save 10 the col
lege some seven OF eight hundred dol
Ia
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elaslansti Tnes.

A CARD.-To air who sre suffering
from the errors and indiscretions Of
youth, nervous weakness, early decay,
loss Of manhood, ETC., I viii send 9
recipe that will cure you, free oil
charge. This great remedy was dis
covered by . missionary in South
America. Send self-addressed en-
velope to the Rev. Joseph T. InmAn,
Station d, New York, City.
ian deodR1Y
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DIED On December 6, 1879, at 3 80
N JULIA THURsBY, infant daughter
of a. L. and Helen K. Cashell.
Matches, Miss and Minneapolis, MIMI,
papers please copy.
DIED.-MR JOSEPH PATTERSON, sn old
resident of this county, at his home
near Austiu, on the morDIug of the
fifth. The funeral will take place this
afternoon at o'clock.
DIED At the residence of A. P.
Woodbridge, Tuesday, December 8,
1879. at II BOA NJ, l. JOHNSON Wool
BRIDGE, in the twenty-ninth year of his
age. The funeral will occur from st.
Dsvid's Church to-day at 3 NJ.
DIED.-On Tuesday, December 9th,
at tae residence of her parents, near
the city limits, Miss Jennie Bertram,
daughter of r. Bertrsm. The funeral
will take place from the family resi-
dence, one mile east OF the city, at
P. NJ, to-day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11

Governor Charles. OF coaauila. has
redgned, being disgusted a. the exten.
sion OF the federal jurisdict on over
the Sierra Mejsda. The Legislatures
opposed his reslgnAtion.
The presidential election excitement
Is increasing. President Diaz intends
hat free suffrage shall be secured 70
the people.
It is reported that the revolution IN
Sonora is of local character.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-11

On. MoCoNKEY. the Wizard Oil man,
with bis talented company, gave q
sacred concert at the Lunatic Asylum
Sunday afternoon, which was an en-
joyable entertainment to all who heard.
The patients were greatly pleased by
the kind efforts of the company to en-
terrain ana amuse them, and, with
happy hearts and smiling faces aud in
beat bib aud tucker, they assembled IN
the chapel and gave respectful, enrap-
tnred attention. Sine OF them were
critics of no mean ensions, and the
excellent -performs4ees may have adj
1nitsgd to their clouded minds some
rays Of heavens harmonious light and
lifted from their troubled thoughts
some part OF the soul-depressing
weight Their sympathies kept even
psce with the sentiment of every song,
and At the bidding OF the silver-tongued
Ministries came nppliug smiles. devout
and roveront mein and thickly flowing,
hesrt-sent tears. Several visitors were
present who speak Of the concert as
cminently pFaiseworthy, and say 1t was
no less beautiful than lsadsble.
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How Jay Gould Employ. himself

Says the s.. Louis Republican: "Mr.
Gould's millions now crowd close to
those of Vanderbilt. He is man OF
finer texture than the old Commodore'e
son. He doesn't run the fine houses,
costly stables and blooded steeds. AT
night, when he dismisses his operators
from the telegraph offices iu his own
house In Fifth Avenue an! enters mp in
little hook the telegrsphic reports OF
the receipts OF the various railroads
which he OWES, he does not
go to u, club to carou-e, to a ban.
quet t. steam up with champagne, OIL
to II theatef; be retires to The recesses
of peaceful library aud, with hi:
young SONS about him, reads the La,ia
classics, the world forgetting, but not
bV the world forgot-by large ma
jortg. The next morning carly he HIS
the telegraph doiGg lightning service,
and be is sending an electric shock
through Wall street as soon as the bulk
and the bears come into that field for
pasture. Mr.. Gould is liberal man,
although when he makes a bequest
he dies not have the information
written in manifold and sent t.
all of the newspapers. The first
news New York had of his gift to
the Memphis suff .rers of $4,000 came
from Memphis, as did the news of the
second gift of $4,000. Mr. Gauid, b. :
ing a small man, of little physical
proves, is naturally not disposed to
put himself recklessly in the way of
the horns of the bulls and the clawe
of the bears. There are some men in
Wall street, as Mr.. Gould has reason
to know, who wish to resent
their losses with their fats, and are
disposed TO follow Major SeloyeI's ex-
ample and dispatch him bodily down
into a convenient area. Accordingly,
Mr. Gould keeps his Office guarded ty
d stout Irishmau, who prevents tie in
trusion of visitors, and he has usually
n private way to get out into the street.
He hss, loo, it is SAID, a big Italian
boob-keeper, who accompanies him on
many Of his business trips about town,
and stands ready to protect his mil
lionaIre employer"
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Two MILLIONS OF BoTTLEs.-Every-
one, no doubt, has heard of DR.. Prices
Special Flsvoring Extracts, but al
though upwards of two millions of bot
ties are annually manufactured there
are yet housewives who know nothing
of their excellence. We believe that
they are the purest, strongest and finest
f1avoring extracts in the market.
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coarr OF Apps.I..

The Court of Appeals nn~ iG session
have decided the following Cares:
Eli Mayo v. the 8 ate; rom Houston
Affirmed.
Hector Steward v. the STATE from
smith. Reversed and remanded.
.. Calhoun '. the State; frUm HIM
ii,"n. Affirmed.
V. C. Crswley v. the State; from
kaufman. Reversed and dismissed.
w. L. Mag e: V. the STATE; rom
Rins. Motion to reinstase overru!ed.
james Owen v. the State; from Del
ia. Affirmed.
Frank jones v. the State; from
Houston. Reversed and remsnded.
]. B. WImberly v. the State; from
Fort Bend. Reversed and reman5ed-
Henry Parker v. State; from Red
River. Rehesripg refused, because
the recoenissDce sent up fails to give
the ff=i Sc for which appellant was
convicted
W E Preston v. w. q. Pate ct a.
from Smith, writ of hsbeas corpus.
Dismissed at cost of the relstor.
r B Sie'er v. State; frem Wise
Reversed and Temsuded.
3 j. Smith v STATE; from kaufman
Reversed and dismissed.
Harry Grace v. STATE; from Dallas.
Affirmed.
E. G. Pierson v. State; from Brs IDS,
Reversed and remanded.
L. N. Nnftsinger ". State; from
coke. Affirmed.
Ed. Keunon Y. state from Fayet:e,
Reversed and remarked.
Jos. A Leonard ". State; from Tar.
rant. Ali med.
Ex psrte LYcurgus E WIN; from
Brsz g. Appeal dismissed for want
# jurisdic'Inr.
] mes A In Y. State; from X luf.
man. Reversed and remsnded.
d. J1hnson v. Stare; from Hunt.
Affirmed. THOMAS SMITH, Clerk.
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FROM an exchange t Is learned that
q large force Of woTkmeu have been
employed ~ The In ere tional and
Great n Irthern Rtilroad Tor the our
pose OF extending tue rosd from this
CITY to SIN Antonio. The work will
b. pushed forward to completion at
nnra
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A MERCHANT ON Pecan street thinks
collecting bad business. He bal h
small account against lsnGladY OF
the Avenue, and when he presented
the bill che put him fl but be sist-
ed that the bill had been due some
time aud thst she mus, pay 1t. She
retorted with a blow, which was
quickly followed by several more, and
he left with one eye closed, aud has
ever sihce bern mpelleu u % one
eye on It. He s3ys be believes he
wodld rather pay ten per csn>. - hav e
his collecting done than to do it him
sell.
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The grocery ore Of M. W.lker
vss entere5 Monday night sno bur
Rlarized. The thief entered the store
by bfesking cur a pauDei IN the back
door. He attempted TO break 'he ssfe
open, out failed to do so. n. tbi' z
was missing except about 81 OF s. taxi
en- from the money drawer.
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ABOUT HoRsEs.-H 1rses, good, bad
and indifferent, can be boul b III our
city at the PRESENT time at prices to
suit the purchasers. A good saddle
nag brings only about rs, while any
number OF inferior animals can b. han
for their feed. The "feen." by the
way, is no email IL, IN, with corn and
oats at the present high Tstss.
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ALL papers are r, quired to place the
following q, the head of one Of their
columns: Entered at the pOsroffice at
-. as second class mail matter. "
Many Of the local sheets in Austin do
not miss the truth very far, either,
when they claim to be second class mail
matter.
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To PHYsIcIANs.-We desire to call
the attention of medical men to DR..
Prices Floral Riches, as being the
finest cologne water made. In the
sick room it is refreshing to the invs-
lid, aud q disinfectant. Physicians
know that ell pleasant odors are health
full while disagreeable smells invite
disease. DR.. Prices Unique Perfumes
richly deserve to be called the best.