The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-16


over his leg. Knowing that the least
motion would make it sink its deadly
claws into his skin, without moving
his leg he go. out his revolver and
waited until the insect had almost
reached his knee, when, so Wy putting
the mouth Of the pistol TO its head. h.
pulled the trigger and the ceutipede
was gone. But centipede's claws are
quicker than guupowder, and Cruca
began to crauIp in few minutes, the
track OF the insect along his leg turned
brownish yellow and the place where
1t was killed swelled up frightfuIly.
Cruca rapidly grew worse and in lit
tie over four hours afterward he died
in great agony. But the most singular
part Of the story is that the built from
Cruca's pistol cut small nick in the
fore leg of mule that was staked near
by, and st daylight next morning. tho
mule was also dead, with the leg so
swollen that the skin had bu: ct in seY-
eral places.
The steamer Jeanette has been heard
from IN Behring's Strait, where she
parted on the twenty-seVenth of Au-
gust with her supply schooner and
steamed away from the Arctic Sea. At
that date the weather was ttill warm
and pleasant, no ice obstructed the
passage, and the prospects for an open
winter in the polar regions were ex-
ceedlngly favorable. News has been
received through a Tehoutchi chief,
who was encountered at st. MIchaers,
Alaska, that Prof, Nordenskjold had
passed through the Strait three months
previous; and it was part OF the plan
of the Jeanett's commander to very this
report by inquIriDg further north and
satisfy the solicItude which, at the time
he sailed from San Francisco, was felt
in the country over the intrepid ex
plorer's fate. AS the telegraph had at
this very time already supplied US with
full particulars of the professors sue
cessful voyage, this will, of course, be
a useless labor. HIS feat encourages
the hope, however, that the Jeanette,
which is admirably prepared to encoun-
ter the dangers and vIcissItudes OF ca
ploration, will be equally fortunate.
During the past month the Clearing
House exchanges of New York have in
creased over thirty-fve per cent, the
increase being $139. 514, 295, and the
aggregate OF exchanges amounting to
the enormous sum of 81, 0S2, 235 479.
On their face these returns show a
most gratifying increase of business,
such, indeed, as is known to exist this
fall in all branches of business. But
much of this repret ents, together with
1 oDIaA hNrns Of nv
change dealings, and the great increase
noted for September can be traced al
most directly to Wall street. During
the one week It the stock exchange
and on the street over two million
shares of speculative stocks were nomi-
nally bought and sold. 1t is unfortu-
nately q fact that, with the return of
good times, speculation is becoming in
temperate, as it was in the years pre-
ceding the crash Of 1873. Outside
capital is being drawn in large sums
INTO the street, the most feverish spec
ulation takes place in stocks of almost
no intrinsic value, and venturesome and
| illegitimate speculation is finding it's
way into the channel OF legitimate bus
mess.
Brszll does not appear to be the fin
est country in the world for emigrants
to seek. Three years ago large num-
Der of American lsboreTs went to Bra
zil under contract with Collins Broth
ers to work upon the Mamore Railroad,
with the expectation of settling there
after the road was built. Last week
the last ship load of them returned to
this country in q most pitiable condi-
ton, both as to purse and health. They
found it impossible to live in the Ma
more country, and the construction of
the road had to be abandoned. Again,
on Monday a party of Russian emf
grants landed in New York from Rio.
Under the auspices of an emigration
commission they had sought Brazil I'M
der government promises OF $50 acres
of land for each family, one years seed
and provisions, and twenty milreis cash
for each grown person. They were
sent to the rocky, mountainous inland
districts, where nothing but corn and
black beans can be grown, and these
failed, while twenty-five per cent. of
the colony died of malaria. After a
life and death siege of two years, those
who had funds enough left reached
Rio, and took passage for New York.
They will be forwarded to Kansas.
A special dispatch from Cincinnati to
the st. Louis Republican says the Dem
ocrats are much encouraged by indica-
tions in Ohio at the close of this week.
They have adopted different style of
campaigning from that adopted by the
i DaDnhlioono and fhou hama auaru roo
son to be satisfied with the results.
Until the past few days but little effort
has been made in the direction of large
and snowy meetings. The chief aim
lof the committee has been to secure
through an effective organization 10
the counties, particularly in those re-
garded as doubtful. In this way many
Legislative districts depended upon by
the Republicans, will be carried and q
Democratic majority in the Legislature
secured almost beyond doubt. The
Republicans profess confidence in their
ability to carry the legislature as well
as the State ticket, but their executive
committee either regards the task as
hopeless or is acting upon the SUPPOSE
ton that the present Democratic ma
jority of thirty thousand will overcome
itself. The meeting of members OF the
Democratic State committee here yes
terday was characterized by harm ony
and enthusiasm. Frank Mckinney,
chairman. and John G. Thompson, ex-
chairman, are in full accord and work
ing hard for the success of the ticket.
They are much encouraged by the in
creased size of the Democratic meetings
for the past few days, the gatherings
addressed by Ewing at Dayton and
Middletown being among the largest
ever held in those counties. Next
week will see the liveliest work on the
part Of both parties that has been wit
messed in Ohio for many year.
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