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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20
ST. VALENTINE.

Charles Lamb it was who exclaimed 4:
Hail to thy returning festival, old
Bishop Valentine! Great is thy name
in therubric, thou venerable arch-fameD
of Hymen2 Immortal Go-5etween who
and what manner of man art thou! Art
thou but q name, typifying the restless
principle which impels poor humans to
seek perfection in uniop2 Or vert
thou, indeed, q mortal prelate, with
| thy apron on and decent lawn sleeyes2
Mysterious parsonage; like unto thee
assuredly there is no other mitred
father in the calendar. Not Jerome nor
Ambrose, nor Cyril, nor Austin,
consigner of undIpped infants TO
hate; nor he who hated all mothers,
Origen.
Thou comest attended with thou
sands and ten thousands of little
loves and the air is
brushed with the hiss OF rustling wings"
Singing CupiGs are thy chorsters
and thy precentors and instead of the
crosier the mystical arrow is borne
before thee.
In other words, this is the day on
which those charming little missives
yclept "Valentines" cross and inter
cross each other at every street and
turning. 1t is scarcely credible to
what On extent this ephemeral court
ship is carried on in this loving town.
la these little visual interpretations no
emblem is Sd common as the heart-that
little three cornered exponent OF ali our
hopes and feers-the bestuck and
bleeding heart. What authority we
have in history or mythology for placing
the headquarters and metropolis of
God Cupid Iu this anatomical seat
rather than in any other is not clear,
but we have got it and it will serve as
we'll as any other. Visions of love of
Cupids, of Hymens9 delightful eternal
commonplaces, which ''having been,
always will be-" which no schoolboy
nor schoolman Can write away having
you rirreversible throne in the fancy and
affections-whst are your transports
when the happy maiden, opening with
careful finger, careful not TO break the
emblematic seal, bursts upon the sight
of some we'll designed ailegOry, some
type, some youthful fancy, not without
verses, or some such device not
over-sbundant in sense-young love
disclsims 1t = and not quite silly
a chorus where the sheep might
almost join the shepherd. as they did
Cor as l appiehend they Gif) n Arcadia.
Good morrow to nv V4lentine,' y
sings poor Opbelis; and 10 better
wish. but with better auspices, we
wish to all faithful lovers, who are
not too wise to despise old legends, but
are content to rank themselves dioce-
sans OF old Bishop Valentine and his
true church.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

The Bonham Nsscs sometimes gets
the cart before the horse, IS when it
says that in opposing the free school
system the STATEsaEAs il three hun
dred and fifty years behind the age.
We had supposed We were several
years ahead Of it. Boston and New
York opinion is coming rapidly to our
conclusions. PedsRogues, unnoticed
and cunningly enough, hsYe seized
she press snd devoted It for twenty
years to the presentstion OF their sell
6sh views, and press and people have
accepted them. Evils generated and
wrongs done have never been consid-
cred. In State of magnificent dis
tances, sparse populations Spd value-
less lands no benehceut p'blic school
system can be mainsaihed, xad IS Dr..
Sears wisely said Texas more wisely
might have throwsd ee00, e, into the
!, =, equandered it q - 3rse than
: sea ti.S Huk -aQoQuea
, useless schools. ht, and
have the lawgivers by the fhrSheme
no voice is lifted up against with
of legislation that Ills the lansvery
parasites Of power and crushes,ame
schoolmaster who deserves the:h to
and has energy and learning enoabls
create and maintain school The
OF the task Of educating youths. r.
breed Of people, having bones gull
teed to them by the State, who AZ ~
incapable of educating their ow no
spriog, should be exiIed. We w6nt,
uepotism prscticed by the govern be
and the sons Of Texas must evsFer
freemen and not the vassals Of lare
which dissolves the family 70 ssn.
the allegiance Of the citscs
And We would ask the Bonks1 or
By what right It taxes the Homarslor
Aohammeuan to support the inHs7rs
Protestant schools. II the tsbis uEd
turned and Nohammedsns, inadelf - |
Ronanists. or either Of then. >
made supreme and adopted ths -
testsnt policy Of maintaining nj Z
or irrehgious schools, the uproar =. =
rend the hesyens and the sWs.t q
Of the En.s would rssoand st1f I
ths rnss.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

IT IS stated by al Uai,ei S'atCs Sep
stor that the uss pension bill VIII oD-
tsil a draft upon the trelsnry Of net
less than $50 COO OOo, ana, perhaps, Of
500. coo. O0O. Thece VII a5ise 100, :
0o0 men pensioners. Tac ,omnissior-
ef of pensions, Bentley, says that tSer-
y per cent. Of pensions Eow paid are
fraudulent, and that this percentage
of kuavery will he greatly augmas;ed
b; the new law. The people should
spot congressman who vote fer such
disastrous laws designed only 10 catch
votes in 1880. The country and pee.
pla are traded Of by party-lcaders
for offices aud spoile.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

TIA horror Of our yellow fever
months were weak end insignificant
contrasted with the horrors and terrors
and destructiveness of the frigbtful
plague moving slowly and steadily
from village to village aud city of
Eastern Europe. But rulers OF
American cities and boards of health
are idle and will be till it is too late.
Their terror will make their conduct
riiIcnlnns.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

BLACKBURN's fiery irrasci5iIity uofits
him. it is thought, for the Speakers
chair. Randall has few friends at the
South. Hc believes in nothing but
Pennsylvania aud Randall, end has
pro NOTED every scheme of legislation
that impoverishes the South and ag-
grandizes Pennsylvania. He has never
voted for or advocated any scheme de-
signed to enrich the South.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

STRANGERS are now attracted to
Austin because most Of the dogs are
dead and nights are more tolerable
than they used to be. People learn,
as they grow older. and the opinion
will be entertained after d time that
dogs are never to be endured in an in.
corporated town in hot climate.
F.eas eud hydrophobia are intolera-
bic to decency.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

WHEN Memphis went through the
mill of legislation and came out q
"taxing district" the good fellows
that engineered the business made the
words "taxing district" literally truth
ful. More soft places, it is stated,
were provided than ever, and the mad
hunt for Office is worse than when the
city existed only to give siDecures to
political and other trsmps. Judge
Baxter, of the Uaited States Court,
seems to think the whole proceeding,
as conducted, foul swindle. The
hungry "outs" wanted to get in, and
people owing taxes, destined to be
stolen or squandered by fools or
knaVes II paid, being now un-
able to pay when property pays
nothing, and Is worth nothing,
only sought to repudiate debts by OBJ
literating the word ''Memphis" from
the map of Tennessee. Why did not
the Legislature simply repeal the char
teri The county court and sheriff
would have done the rest. But here
we have uomi.ally new corporation
when it is IN fact the same old thieving,
rIiuous, costly machine to be used by
knaves and idleness and ignorance to
pluuder honest industry through the
oene6cent operation of universal suf-
frage. The courts will declare the
scheme ''too thin" aud do justice.
This would consist primarily In con-
signing many rogues to the State PRISON
and since this may not be done the
courts, we suppose, will sell the place
st auction, giving the proceeds to re-
ceivers and creditors.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

GOVERNOR RoBERTs asserts that in
the case OF Nelasky and Reed, there
was DO case presented TO him upon
which he felt authorized to make
requisitiou; that Sheriff Corwil told
him there was no use to send for Ne
lssky, because there was no probability
of his convicnon. and that in the case
OF Reed, whom Msj5r jones reported
as very bad man, there was no money
that could be used for bis return.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

szKRITTs. county clerks and judges
are powerful 81 the polls and create
mAny members Of the Legislature.
When local salaries and commissions
are lesssned the cum saved u multi
piled BY the number Of counties. II
$1,000 be the sum of reductions in each
county, taxpayers are winners to the
exteat Of about $50. 0Oo.. But then,
Rhlle the taxpayer savss dollars, the
lkNnhksr msy Be loling volel, and
t6ssss ths zub.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

II the State debs grow annually and
We would lessen it annually We need
only destroy two or three hundred thou
sand dollars worth nf worthless ma
chInery. and substitute 1 per cents. for
2, 8 and 10 per cent? Foer per cents.
win circulate IS readily - per csats.
and the Senate bin sn shis subject
sho1ld bs snsEded.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

If the State proposes to build State
Capitol by utilizing land the less put
upon the market the better for the
s S-ate. But even while We seek to sell
land enough to evect the Capitol 1t is
proposed to alien school and university
real property.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20
OUK NATIVE nrODRsTY.

The favorable opinion of the STATES
MAN, entertained by the press of the
State, should call forth at least mod
est recognition at long Intervals. 1t is
the history of all successful news
papers of to-day that they have sban-
doned dead ideas and defunct dog
mas. and devote themselves to living
questions. The newspapers of Texas,
with rare exceptions, are fully imbued
with this idea. Takeithe daily press,
for instance, and in doing so we dc
not pretend to insinuate that the
weekly press is not fully as well con-
Quoted aud even more influential, and
We fnd they are every day advancing.
Galveston has its truly great daily.
Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Waco,
Fort Worth, Sherman and Denison are
justly proud of their dailies. These
all live in the new age, and each day
they are growing in public favor, lead
ing them on to independence and no,
to beggsry. All these papers, too, are
earnest adherents of the Democratic
faith, but while they labor In the ex-
altsd sphere Of priaciple, they have
Sssely enough discarded all personal
= a -.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

worship, and look 1t nsea ;. ~
a. they are. Hence they are tried and
true and independent. Their virtue.
and their adherence to purposes oi
giving news make them sought
after, their subscription books increase
and filthy lucre hnds its way into their
Golfers and they raise no sickening ap-
peals for aid = contributions that
would make them the creatures OF
men and not measures. The STATES
MAN justly feels proud Of the endorse
ment of such papers as these, and, re-
eeivtrg II knows thas it may he
elassed among them aod with them.
At times II tnds reason TO cri,icise the
acts Of partisans Of It's own political
faith, and when 1t does otherwise II
expects Just condemnation from the
public. 1t has deGsa Grantism and
Davisism and has left Jefferson and
Jackson and Calhoun and Webster and
Clay TO slumbsr peacefully in their
graves. In ITS business relations with
the public i, would give qlrii pro eso
At all times. All 1t seeks is recogni-
sion upon purely business principles
nothlBg more and nothing less.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20
An old veteran writes 3

MAN that the proper and
tion OF the pension question no8 -
ing IN the Texas Legislature Wo6Id 81
foend In amending fhe present Iau.
and require the Conptzoller . afriko
from the present roll Of penGIorsFn ~
Hho did not participate In ba1flsgS for.
the Independence Of Texss. Record
proof OF such participation ca6 81
found In the Comptrollsr's oflIee e 4
General Land 0hice- Thea nnSj1
the Constitution 20 IS % pEohibif lea-
islation in favor Of any bat sh0so VIC
participated IN battle previous 70 Apt1
~, 1886. This will not iucluds E61.r
than 100 soldiers and widows e lol
diers.H
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

A letter writer says before he nsr
district attorneys received lsn dollars
tor each felony conviction paid b Ie<
STATE and why should they fcctI1<
tbirty-lve nowf We had e oGeIf1I
district attorneys then e Eo4 sd I1t
laHs were more rieldly anf1zoef.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

IT is proposed in the Tennessee Leg
isIetufe to make three per cent. the
legal rate of interest. May not Texas
float her bonds of smsll denominations
at four per cent
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

mentSEN in one Of your
late numbeissh. led The Public
Schools as Publ, SSuisances.' There
is no greater humbug In our State THAI
the public free school system. Il is =
favorite hobby with almost every
political demagogue. / am now In ny
sixty-fourth year. have had long ex-
perience in schools and school reQuia-
tions, and my experience is that they
have done much harm and very little
good. A large msjonty Of shess
schools are taught By travelling
mountebanks that have neither educs~
tional ability or moral worth. The
free school is an allurement for pafsntsl
to depend upon them for the education
OF their children, to the neeIeck Of
permanent and meritoFious schools. o.
rather those that would be permanent
but for the diversion OF these public
mushroom affairs that draw of fheLr
support. Public free schools are 3
whitening blight upon the establishs6
schools Of worth. A heavy drauQhi.
upon the Treasury Of the State, an n.
jury to both parent and child; fosf-
erer of ignorance and IN encournqer 81 J
worthless trsmps. To make these 1
schools still more odicus, / see q
some one in the Legislature prar
70 prescribe Q uniform serib
books. A teacher that has nor d
TO select books for his own scf'C
not fit 70 teach. Neither IL he a.
tescher IL he allie vs. text books pre-
scribed for him. II public free schools
must be forced upon the psopio 81
Texas let them be as little od.ous - !.
possible. The least objcctionnble. y
school law we have had In the
was the law IN force In 1887. BYI6
law the teacher Of any school II ih
county, having . eertiGcate Of comps
tency, could draw Q certain amounf
money from the State school fund
the county treasury, pEoportioas,(
the number Of bis student
money was to be applied frns
payment in full Of ell TIE III.
children he had taught and the r
Was paid pro rata towards the is<,
ton OF the other children, their pah
paying the remainder Of their tultI
This wss simply allowing parents
have such schools as they saw &c and
for such length Of time e. thsy liked.
and giving them pro rata, the bcneGf
OF whst school money might fgmai1
after the full tuition Of the IndIosnf
was paid. This Law fnteEfersd lesl
with the meItorions schools eefab-
lished In the State than any ether
Texas has bad. The best that e3nId
be done would be 70 alter thu c6ne...
tuition and abolish all public
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20


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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20
TAX Z
LIVER
REGULATOR.

y. rs. u FILL 81 90.
ssle propTIetors Simmons Liver Regulator,
Philadelphia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20
The FsVOrIte
Home REMEDY

Is warranted not TO
contain a single par
ticle OF Mercury, or
any injurious min
e'al ub rance, but
is PURELY VEG
EFT = BE, contain
l. & those Southern
Roots and Herbs,
which an All-W1aa
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20
CHLLLS AND FEVER.
SIMMONS, LIVER RRGULA rOR

Is eminenily Family Medicine, Fnd by being
kept reafy for immediate resort will we maLy
an hour OF rutsrlng and many dollar in time
and doctors BILLS
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

PI6Vid-ls6e has placed in countries where Liver
dtsea-e mus' prevail. Il will cure all diseases
eaneed by derangement of the Liver and Bow
els, Regulate the Liver and prevent
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-02-20

After over Forty ears trial II is still receiv-
Ing the most unqualified testimonials 10 its yir-
tues from persons OF the highest c 'aracter and
Sspoqsibiity. Eminent ply sicians commend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31
" ASUINGTON.
Arrested.

WAsHINGToS. March 20. A man giving
the name of W. Wcyrich was arrested on the
charge of attempting to extort 500 from b
+. Butler, by a threatening letter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31
ANOTHER HORROR.
BURNING or A HOTEL IN CLARE
MONT, y. II.
Several Persons Burned TO Death and
Others Injured.

CLAIEMoNr. y. H.. March Is. Atlo'clock
this morning. fire was discovered in the Ire
mont House four-storv binding. owned bv
\. Dickinson, containing about forty persons
most of whom escaped by jumping from the
windows.
Several Inmates were slightly and Mr..
Fred Marvin seriously injured. by leaping to
the ground.
The flames and smoke spread so rapidly
that communication with the fourth story was
cnt off before the occupants could be reached
and Mrs. Hannah T. Gibson of Chester, VT,
Charles Morgan. a boarder: Lydia Merrill,
table girl: Anna johnson, Chambernaid, and
Mrs. ;. \. Place. pastry cook. were burned
TO death. Their cries for help, which could
not be given. were hcart-rending.
Several small adj Joining buildings were al, o
burned, but the losses are Slight and fully in
surcd.
Browns brick block and the new bank
building were badly damaged.
Insurance on the hotel building $1,000. f
II. Gibson Co.. hotel proprietors. lost cv-
erything; insured 5000.
The cause of the fire is supposed to be
defective chimney
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31

Tie wonders of the Stage. the Lilputian
Opera Company, are to hold forth at Granite
Hall. on Friday evening of this week
to Augusta i not successful it will he cXcep-
tional for the company is received with great
enthusiasm everywhere. They are not lot
of little people who show themselves because
of real artists who will furnish an evenings
entertainment of rare merit Tickets are
for Ne al the office of the Ea,to Express
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31
THE PLAGUE.
The Reports Appear Exaggerated.

NEW YORK, March 20. letter from an
American who went to SaraiOv, Russia,
where the plague is said to be raging, states
he saw none of it, that none OF the delega-
ton had caught the plague up to the Sd inst.
that after four days in the place he failed to
discover the graves of the thousands said to
have died that it was then sixteen days since
case of plague WAS reported anywhere
that of 1000 inhabitants in the province of
Astrakan only $40 were victims, and these
mostly in the neighborhood of Wetlianka.
Gen. Melikof has ordered cleaning of all
villages. Business on the Volga is destroyed
by the cry of epidemic, but the -above is all
the foundation for the panic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Virginia Courts Admit the Superiority Of
l. =. Courts.

New YORK, March 20 Richmond des-
patch says that the Virginia State Court of
Appeals has rendered a decision in long
pending case, accepting the reversal of its
Judgment by the t. :. supreme Court. This
is regarded as important rs showing that the
courts of Va. acknowledge the supremacy of
the Federal law. 1t is also serious blow to
the re-adiustcrs of the State debt, as it is an
announcement that whatever order the SUI
premc Court may make in respect to the debt
will be- enforced by the Va. courts. The Su-
prcnc Court has many times decided that
State must perform such contracts as the
State of Va made under the funding bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31

Quarterly meeting is always looked for
ward to with a considerable degree of in
terc*t by the Muhndts This event was
observed yesterday at tnc Methodist church
in this city At the business session on sat
urday evening. the usual routine business Of
the church was transacted. Rev. G.. e. Mason.
Presiding Elder, being in attendance. At
the close the members united in their desires
to have Rev. Mr.. Sterling returned to them.
believing that they represent the wishes of
the whole church During the past year that
Mr.. Sterling has labored here he has en-
dearcd himself to his people, and he holds
warm place in their hearts Notw outstanding
the untavorablc weather, quite large num-
Der were in attendance at the love feast sun
day morning. 1t proved to be an interesting
service. The sermon was preached bv the
Presiding Elder on the subject of ''Thc Doe
trnc of the Resurrection" from the text
found in LIST Corinthians. 10th chapter, j3d
Sc" For this corruptiblc must put on in
corruption, and this mortal must put on inn
mortality" 1t wa, plain, practical sermon.
using many illustrations from nature. IN
closing. he eNhortcd the brethren to be stead
fast in the faith and practice of the Go.pcl
in habitual confidence of the resurrection and
the day of judgment. 70 be immovablc, not
to be discouraged by opposition or difficulties,
not to have even doubt concerning the full
illmcnt of all that Christ has declared. Con
tinue to labor on, strive to honor God, and
they ill be sure 10 receive glorious and an
eternal reward. The church was filled in
the evening to listen to the lecture of Rev.
Mr. Mason to young men, large number of
whom were present, The subject of Char
actcr the measure of Il man" was presented in
a clear, forcbc manner and was full of good
advice To Young men and women from be-
ginning to end. In closing. az in the begin
ming, he presented Christ a. a pattern for
purity, noble character and safe guide for
all to follow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31
NEW YORK..
VI unicipal Affairs.

New YORK, March 80. Mayor Howell an
nounces his intention of vetoing the resolu-
tion of the aldermen. authorizing contract
with Boston firm to supply Brooklyn with
naptha gas. 1t is believed that the aldermen
will pass it over the veto, as the annual saw
ing will be about Sl00.O0.
Loss by Fire.
The occupants of building llG Fulton st. ,
were damaged $4,000 by the fire last night
Arrested.
Judge Duffy to-day held County Clerk
Thomaston and three others IN $500 bail for
trial, on charge with breaking into the coun-
~ clerks office to obtain possession after
Gumblcton was removed.
Held for Trial.
TRoY, March ~. Frances Barnes o. Sha-
shan, Washington, was held yesterday for
poisoning her husband. The murder was
probably the result Of an intrigue between
the nephew of the murdered man and Mrs
Barnes.
Mayor COoper.
1t is stated that Mayor Cooper.is resolved
TO send removal papers in the case of the po-
lice commissioners, TO the Governor immc-
diately.
Death from Opium.
The first death from smoking opium in this
country, occurred Yesterday the victim being
Il Chinaman, aged 40.
Court Matters.
The Supreme Court affirmed Judge Won
Brunt's decision that the estate of the late
Henry \. Kerr. valued at 81 .UO0, 600. must
be divided except a few legacies between the
widow and sisters.
Murder.
Edward Tracy, fireman on the steamship
Alsatia, Anchor line, was murdered this
morning on the vessel by James Tobin, n
shipmate, in a drunken quarrel. Tobin was
arrested.