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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
REPUBLIcAN organs are again reviv.

REPUBLICAN organs are again reviV-
ing.the subject of the negro exodus.
Falsehoods of the most exaggerated
nature are told of the treatment of
negroes by Southern whites and the
soft hearted and soft pated descend
ants of the Pilgrim Fathers are called
upon to add to fund to save the dear
colored race from humiliation. In the
meantime counter movement goes on
in Mississippi and Louisiana, and
arrangements. are made for the trans
portation of negroes from border States
to these States. By the transition, it
Is claimed their political and social
condition will be bettered, and it is
shown by those concerned that more
money is made by negroes on Southern
farmers than can be made by these
people in any part of the Union. The
advice CT the CRAFTSMAN is to let them
alone, and leave them to make their
own selection. We can do without
the negro as well as they can do with
out US.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

THE organization of a grange and
business party in New York, with Dir.
Lewis as gubernatorial candidate,
may have some significance It's theo-
~ is to attack the abuses and ex,or-
lions of railroads. Secretary Egarts
represents Mr.. Lewis as "a gentleman
of most excellent repute, q thrifty farm
er, man of noble qualities, and, with
al, a Republican whose candidacy
might bear the same results to the reg
uIar Republican nominee that the
course of Tammany would have to the
nomination of Governor Robinson.
The split in the Democratic ranks and
the detection of the " Young Republic
cans" from the Cornell ticket, together
with this anii-railroad movement, will
serve to supply the dIssffected OF ali
political parties with ample excuse for
split tickets, and the result, operating
as well or the Republican as the Demo-
cratic side, puts all the probabilities in
favor OF the Democratic ticket. 1t is
also believed by some that Potter has
been named second on the ticket, that
in case of emergency he may be sub
stituted without detriment for Robin
Ron-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

THE CHINESE WALL.-An American
engineer, who, being engaged in the
construction of q railway in China, has
bad unusually favorable opportunities
of examining the famous "Great Wall''
built to obstruct the incursIons of the
Tartars, gives the following account Of
this wonderful work: 'sThe wall is
1928 miles long, IS feet wide and IS
feet thick st the top. The foundation
throughout is Of solid granite, the re-
mainder of compact Missionary. At in
tervals Of betR cen 200 to 800 yards
towers rise up % to 80 feet high and "A
feet in diameter. On the top of the
walls and on both sides of it are ma
sonary paraPets to enable the defenders
to pass unseen from one tower TO an
other. The wall itself il carried from
point to point in . perfectly straight
line, across valleys and plains and over
hills, without the slightest regard to
the CONFORMATION of the grouid, some
times plunging down INTO abysses .
thousand feet deep. Brooks and smaller
rivers are bridged over by the wall,
while on both banks Of larger streams
strong danking towers are placed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
LEr US PLANT TREES.

The subject of forestry is beginning
e attract much attention in this coun-
Try. Lately a meeting in this interest
MAS held in New York City, at which
8 paper was read by Prof. Powell, in
which much valuable information con-
corning the value of forests was given.
He showed that the destruction of for
eats was decreasing the rainfall of
sneny Of the old States, and that tree
seduction is increasing 1t Upon the
once barren plains of the West. In
some of the New England States,
where there were once vast forests
and running streams, the former have
disappeared and the latter are no more,
while rainfall has greatly diminished.
The causes for such results in nature
are no longer phenomenal, and if the
same course were pursued In Texas as
has been adopted in many of the North
western States, the fearful drouths,
which once in awhile destroy the pros
perity of our State, would in gener-
alton or two be unknown. 1t has
been stated of late that 500 miles
81 the upper bed of the Rio
Gfande river Is perfectly dry. Hardly
shy trees grow along its banks and in
tie region Of country through which it
lows, while the causes of this excessive
dFyness is traceable to the same source
that hes created less moisture in some
Of the older sections of country. The
necessity for tree culture, for the pre-
stfvAtlon and production of moisture,
and consequently for the creation of
health and vigor among people isscien-
iilloally and practically established, and
subsequently, In Europe forests are pre-
served with the greatest care. Much
attention Is now being bestowed upon
Ike same subject in this country, for it
- stated from the Department of Agri-
a.lure that SO, goo, 600 OF trees, or
&>srlY two to every man, woman and
e1iid in the United States, have been
planted in the last Eve years. in some
81 che States, relief from the burdens
ot taxation are granted upon the pro-
<aeation Of fruit trees. and it would
@ot be tmiss for our next Legislature
s. take steps OF similar nature. Il
Fould pay fully as we'll as sunday
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

NEWSPAPER RIGHTS "A case OF In
terest to newspaper subscribers and
readers has just been decided in Day
ton, Ohio, under the newspaper law.
Mr.. Wolf, the Dayton distributor OF
the Gazette and of the Journal, left a
copy of the paper at the wrong door
for several months. The paper was &C
cepted and read, and when Mr.. Wolf
called to collect the money for it, the
party who had read the paper refused
to pay for it, on the ground that he
had not ordered it. Mr.. Wolf, anxious
to avoid legal contest, offered to COM
promise for half cost, but the party as
serted that he couldn't collect, and re-
fused to pay anything. Suit was then
brought and Wolf recovered the entire
bill. That is the law, and parties who
want something for nothing will make
note of it. The defendant in the
above suit could have notified the car
rer, who first made the error, that be
did not want the paper, not having
subscribed for IL, but he did not do SO,
and thought to pinch the paper foi
nothing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
TEXAS BAR ASSOCIATION.


The action of the Palestine bar in in
a1gurating a movement for the estab-
fshment of State bar association
should be acquiesced IN by the lawyers
OF Texas. The proposition is fraught
with matter OF much interest to profess
sion, which in Texas has certainly
needed the fostering care of wise coun-
ellis from the morale of the profession.
That it is an exalted profession none
will deny, and to maintain its charac.
ter In its individual makeup requires
inst such action as will be reached
By following and enlarging upon mat
tars broached at Palestine. Col. T. J.
Ward was chairman and A. w. Gregg
secretary OF this meeting, at which
were adopted resolutions looking
toward the establishment and support
Of law journal under the supervision
eef perssas-elected by the State associa-
ton to contain the opinions of the
eupreme Court, Court of Appeals,
Court of Arbitration and award, ss
delivered, as we'll ss articles on interest
ing questions of law and the names,
firms, postofice, character and business
Of members of the association;
to fix some common rule with reference
10 correspondence between members
Ter information, and the compensation
to be allowed and RENTED therefor,
where no special contract is made; to
meet annually and recommend such
changes in the law in any of its
branches or departments, as may be
regarded as wise or expedient.
It is understood that members of the
profession, by the formation of such
an association, could do much of mu-
tuaI advantage to each other, and that
By such means more perfect informa-
ton regarding matters of importance
to the profession could be distributed.
No doubt-the movement at Palestine
VIII be followed by local associations,
and the State association be organized,
IS Il should be, at an early day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
Foreign Notes.

The Bohemian deputies have resolv-
ed to take their seats in the Austrian
Reichsrath.
A congress of pereons interested in
America opened at Brussels yesterday.
The King of Belgium and President
Blanco of Venezuela were present.
Several countries were represented.
NJ. Theirs is said to have left no
writings, except the 1000 pages of notes
which were to form his great philoso-
phical work. These were deposited
with the bank of England in Novem-
Der, 1870, and are still there.
King Alfonso and the Archduchess
Marie Christine will be married at
Madrid on the twenty-eighth OF No
Yember. The bride and her mother
will sail from Trieste to Barcelona on
an Austrian war ship, conveyed by
Spanish squadron.
The London Standards Rome dis
patch says that negotiations between
Germany and the Vatican have begun
again on a new footing. Mar. Jacob
mi, the Papsl Nuncio of Vienna, has
been authorized to submit more pos
tive and practical plans.
Glass sleepers for railroads is the
latest thing in that line in England.
The glass is toughened by q process
discovered by Frederick Slemens of
Dresden, the cost per ton being about
the same as that of castlron, but there
are three times as many sleepers in a
ton.
1t is said that carrier-pigeons fly by
sight, and therefore that, although
they can cover three or four hundred
find their way to land over three hun
dred miles of trackless ocean. Some
Antwerp birds were put on board a
ship going to the East. At distance
of one hundred miles from home they
were let out of their cage. They
would not return home, but kept fly
ing about the vessel. The inference is
that they did not know the way bsck.
At the commencement OF 1877 q
motion was made by Lord Falmouth,
in the Jockey Club, to exclude foreign
horses from English races unless fair
recIprosity was offered. This was in
tended against French horses, who
were allowed great advantages. It was
proposed, however, at the outset of
year, during which it was destined
that Lord Falmouth should carry of
the Derby and St. Leger, to be fol-
lowed by another year in which his
ssmagple colors" were again victonous
in the Oaks and Leger, in spite Of all
allowances to foreign horses, and 20
the motion dropped.
Lord Besconsfeld never passes fa-
vor unnoticed, never forgets friend,
and considers 40 man his enemy save
Mr. Gladstons and Mr. Lowe. BE
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

It seems that postage stamps as well
as flowers have = language. Thus, &C
cording TO the Albany Times, when q
postage stamp has been placed upside
down on the left corner of the letter, it
means, ~ love you" IL the same,
crosswise. ',My heart Is another's;n
straight up aud down, "Good-bye,
sweatheart, good-bye;n upside down
in the right hand corner, s'Write no
more. in the centre at the top, Eyes -
opposite st the bottom, Mo- on the
right-hsnd corner, st = right angle,
s.Do you love metz In the left-hand
corner, 81 hate youS top corner, on
the right, s'I wish your friendship y
Bottom corner on the left, az seek your
acquaintance !" on line with the sur
name. ssAccept my Loves thesame. up
side down, II am engaged y at right
angle in the same place, al long to see
yousn in the middle, at the right-hsnd
edge, s.Write Immediately" While
this is all very good IS far as il goes,
those who put postage stamp on any
but the upper right-hand corner Of an
envelope must hold themselves respon-
sible for all the swearing Of the post
eiice clerks.
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

SENATOR MAXEY's presence in Austin
will be greeted with that degree of re-
spect due public ard private citizen
of unspotted honor, and statesman of
enlarged and liberal views. He has
established reputation in the United
States Senate as an earnest advocate of
the interests of the people of Texas
and of the Union, while IN point of
ability he is second in many respects
to no public man at Washington.
Senator Maxey is laborious, palms.
taking public servant, always at his
post of duty, and should be honored
as such. The disposition of the gentle
man is not known upon the matter,
but the STATESMAN is satisfied that
everyone would be pleased to hear him,
while at the capital, upon the political
issues of the day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

4nn Tammany boilers IN New York
Eo recovering from their discomfort,
bod are going to work earnestly in
c1aanization, and with money. The
.n1icehons arc that Democrats will
1ezs tough time pulling through this
1oetesl, and therefore Uncie Samuel,
z|lo has had much to do in placing
them in position, viii be asked to roll
his harris around literally With the
beads knocked out He IS awfully
&e.bofea about it. They are calling
d him a all points AID Win bleed him
<>s's While he keeps his eye on the
Reaidentiel stake. But having been
s1eed il sapplne others 50 freely
- .tsl be able % stand the process.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

TINS importation of specie into the
United States is hard nut for the
Greenbackers aud labor reform parties
to crack. In seven and half months
or less of this year more than twenty
six millions of dollars of specie have
come into the United States from
abroad, and of this more than ten mil
lions came in the week from Septem-
Der 8 to September 10. This gold is to
pay for purchased goods, and shows
that the balance is largely in our favor.
God continues to come on nearly every
steamer, and they return loaded with
grain and meats to feed the hungry
multitudes of the Old World.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

History tells of nothing more ter
rible than the sufferings from famine
in Asia. It is told that lately in the
Vale of Cashmere the authorities found
themselves unable to provide for the
famine.stricken people and that boat
loads of them were conveyed far out
into lake and dumped into its waters
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

THE Chicago papers continue to
speak of the Cuisines boom" in that
quarter. Jobbers say that the volume
and aggregate value of goods sold late
ly is far in excess of any correspon ling
time on record. The activity exi ends
to every branch of trade aud manufac-
turing industry.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

New YORK State, with its splendid
free school system, fails to supply
room in the school houses for 40, 900
pupils. Many times more than this
fail to attend, and yet advocates of an
deficient system" of free schools in
Texas harp about providing education
on this plan for every child in this
State. On the New York plan, which
is failure, 1t would take SO 900, 600
to carry out the scheme in sparsely pop
ulated Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

day morning. The prosecution were
informed by the committee that they
must state what they intended to prove
by each witness for whom they asked 8
subpeas, There were less than half
dczsn spectators present during the ses-
sion Of the committee this morning.
Senator Bailey, the las member of the
committee, came this afternoon.
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GEN. F. W. JOHNSON, president of
the board authorized to pass upon the
claims of Texas veterans for pensions,
gives the STATESMAN the following Ia
BILE, showing the number and character
of applications presented to the board
of veterans since August 1, 1879; also
the manner in which they were dis
posed of:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS declares
there are not ten men in the Georgia
Legislature in favor of Tilden for a
presidential nominee.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

TnE Democrats of Massachusetts,
who have sworn allegiance to Ben But
Ter have been denominated the cross-
eyed breed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
Great Sale of
Thoroughbred High Graded Stock

will sell for cash to the highest bidder. ON
Friday, October 80, on the grounds Of the Can't
tai State Fair Association, nj Austin and under
the rules and direction OF said -associafion IL
head OF high grade Short-Hom Bulls ready for
service, nearly ali deep reds. They are from
1915 10 64-66. or from four 20 sfx top crosse.
They are very superior lot and all Oh nv own
raising Also, i've head Of thorough blood
short-Horn Bulls, all registered in eighteenth
volume American Short Horn Book and OF fash
ionable families, deep reds and roans: aIso OF
my own raising. Also, IN following thorough
bred stock: PILGRIMAGE. horse colt, bay. two
years old, BY Pilgrim, ont Of Moss Rose, By
SOCKS PLACE. horse colt. bay, two years o d,
by Pilgrim, cut OF Bee Moore, By Rebel: these
two coits are now In the hands Of Col T. A. Gay
In training, and will be tried on the track dnT
ing the fair. MISS PILGRIM. bay Ally. one
year old, By flgrIm. Out Of b. Moore by Rebel:
PRIMROSE, red sonel lilly. one year old, by
Pilgrim, out OF Noes Rose, BY Soeks. All very
large and 1ne.
stoekraiserp. farmers and spori snen would do
accordingly. A w. MOORE,
cell daWtnoi Bastrop County SICK Farm.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

So far this year 1863 miles Of new
railroad has been built in this country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EN-
Il AMINERS

For the Sixteenth judicial District win meet in
Austin, Texas, October 30, 1879. at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, in DR. Routh's Office, for the examination
OF applicants for the practice of medicine.
oc1 dlt&w4t q. E. ROUTH, M. D., Sec.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
DETER THAN a GOLD NINE,

Two sections OF go serss saen. Of rieh lane Il
Kerr county, Texas, sf q an acre. good umpe.
and water. Land for sale % various P.f.e =. y
Texas: land certificates bozE1f an1 ecie. ot ~
inR mach ralnahle Information for fnoee NA1t
~ kcmes n TeEaa, Arkaneas o. Coirenoo-
A---o J. c. TLLeON,
ruseaw1v Denin1z- 6rzgson. co Texas
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

Ingalls,, Kansas Senator, is on trial
before Senatorial Committee for al
legged fraud practiced by HIM IN secur-
ing his election. Ingalls, has been most
fiercely prosecuted by the Kansas CITY
Times which brings about this investi-
cation. S4u 'sbuty, Logan, Vance and
Cameron, United States Senators, are
present. Ingalls, counsel on the TWEEN
ty-third instant made this statement:
''The title of Hon. J. j. Ingalls to
the office of United States Senator from
the State of Kansas being questioned,
and sundry charges OF corruption hav-
ing been made against him affecting, II
true, his personal character and bis
right to his office and the character OF
some of the representatives of the Peo-
pie who voted for him for United
States Senator, and demanding the
: fullest and insisting upon the final in
vestigation of all matters connected
with the election of Mr.. Iugslls, to the
end that there shall be no further ques-
ton as to the integrity of his election,
and with the full approval of Senator
Ingalls,, we, as his counsel, request and
demand that subpoena shall be issued
by this committee to each and every
member of this Senate and House OF
Representatives composing the legisla-
ture of Kansas, whose vote appears By
the journal. of proceedings OF the legis-
latnre to have them cast for Mr.. In
gals, commar d ng them and each Of
them to appear before the committee to
testify and by virtue Of which he is now
the Senator from this State" The
purpose and design Of this request is
that the committee shall have the OPP
portnnity to ascertain from the sworn
testimony Of the eighty-s members Of
the Legislature who voted tor Dir. In
gals whether or not they, or any one,
or more, of them voted for HIM BY res
son Of brides or corrupt promises given
or offered by him or any one authorized
By him. The committee took the re-
quest under consideration. The CON-
mittse adjourned until 10 o'clock Tues
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-09-24
Our DaytOna Correspondent.

Editor of The Florida Agrlculturlst
We have concluded not to emf.
CRATE to England this season. Shall
probably wait until the next drought.
We have been aggravated all sum,
mer by reading Of the rain rain !
rain there-only six days in the
three months ending June 80, without
rain, while our little ventures in trees
and plants and vines were parched
with thirst, and our arms nearly
drawn from their sockets by pumping
nd toting water to keep them alive,
day after day, week after week for
three months, almost continually,
with a vertical blazing sun under
"double million magnifying power"
Sucking up all the water we could
carry, and roasting everything alive
at the same time. This lasted SO long
that it became monotonous to the
last degree of endurance, and we
painted for the ninety days rain and
other blessings of Old England, with
inexpressable and enquenchable long
ing.
Well, we are getting it at last, too
late to save the little trees and shrubs
that the merciless sun baked brown
and too late for others to make up
lost growth during the blistering
scorching summer. It was not the
summer alone with us that was dry,
but the previous winter and spring
also, in neither of which was there
one single soaking rain,so that we had
no reserve to draw from. Now that
we have once more got back to the
use of Natures watering pot, we pro.
pose to let her water to her hearts
content. We propose to let it rain
for the present. Many are surfeited
and grumbling, but for us, we have
been so thoroughly kiln dried that it
will take us more than one short
moi n to fill our pours. We say"Lay
on Macduff, and damned be he who
first Gries, Hold! enough" We should
Of course prefer ours in alternate
streaks, like the Yankee pork, but
you are not going to hear us COM
plain of rain after our recent dry ex-
perience, as long as we can keep our
heads above water.
J. d. MITCHELL.
Dayton0, September Is.