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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31
Fever Notes.

Galveston has quarautined against
Morgan City.
The yellow fever nov killing people
in Memphis hiss all the symptoms and
effects of r,esensltis.
The Memphis papers stopped on the
road 10 he fumigated, and We have no
minute details of the course OF events
II the diseased city.
The Knights Of Honor at Memphis
have already lost $4,000 by deaths at
Memphis. They are moving the rest of
the insured to the country.
The two crest morning papers of
Memphis are quarreling with one an
other like fish women. Tralv in the
midst Of death we aIe in life. Ii seems
somehow that way.
Our dispatches state chat there sre 40
few people left in Memphis liable 10
al stack of yellow fever that the
plague is starving. Missy it die the
death that knows no resurrection.
Bon Aqua Springs, where the yellow
fever has appeared, is watering place
in a deep valley not far from the Ten
nessee river. 1t ia commonly fire.
quented by the people OF Memphis.
Fugltives from Memphis have died
of yellow fever in several places, but
the ioll infection has failed TO be diff
fused. No case has originated outaide
of the area of the nndr4ined cesspsois
and sinks of the unseVered sad dying
metropolis.
The extent of fright to which peo-
pie are subjected along the course OF
the Mississippi may he imagined when
it is a solemn fact that the mayor or
GreenvIlle, Mississippi, would not snf-
fer a steamboat to send ashore barrel
OF whisky. That community is dying
of insane terror.
Goldsmith's Deserted Village Was an
overcrowded, busy mart contrasted
with Memphis, in which there are more
houses than people. Forty-tive thou
sand have fed, aud fewer than tif-
ICcu dtC ASAIs hOeS A"'S
had the fever In former years, or can't
get away, and many of them are furi-
ously drunken in their habits.
Several fugitives from Memphis have
been sick or died of yellow fever in
interior towns and villages Of Tennes-
see; but in no instance, SO fsr as we
are advised, not even in Louisville, has
case of fever originated outside of
Memphis. The breath of Memphis is
required to give life to death, and it
would be good place for The iesa,f-
rection.
There are more doctors than yellow
fever patients now In Memphis and they
say they are gong to study the habits
and doings of Yellow Jack scientif-
cally and ph;losophically. If we had
microscopes of 1000 horse power we
might drag up his secrets. We believe
he is a Mexican burre with claws that
go through fellow backwards, pick
ing his system into unutterable cc'nfu-
sion and into kingdom come.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31
DOnle.lic Receipts.

Put bit OF butter in dish in which
milk is to be cooked. and 1t will be less
liable to burn.
Benzine and calcined msgnesis, mix
ed 30 ss ID form thin paste, will re-
move grease spots from the most deli
cate materials.
For iDhammstory rheumatism, take
half sn ounce Of pulveriz.d saltpeter,
put in half pint OF sweet oil, battle
the parts Affected, and = sound >cure
will speedily be effected
Ate Of choral, and combins a.
ton OF brS;hi6e potassa and hydrate OF
chloral, have both been successfully
used in tie cure OF trAnmAtic totsaps-
lockjaw caused by wounds or injuries.
BOXED HAM.-Having soaked a we'll
cured ham in tepid water over night.
boil II until 1t u perfectly tender, put
ting it on the range in warm water )
take Il up in . wooden tray and leave
Il to cool; afterward remove the bone
carefully, and press the ham again into
shape; return IL to boiling liquor, re-
move the pot from the Ere, and let the
ham remain until it is cold.
Bou.RD CUsTARD.-Take one quart
Of sweet milk, six eggs. six tablespoon
fuls Of ..sugar place the milk in ksl-
tie, take the yelks Of The eggs and su,
gar, stir in the milk until il almost
boils, stirring al the time; beat the
whites to . siiff froth, and pour ovsl
the custzrd, stirring rapidly; nutmeg,
lsmon, or any other extracts dsslred.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31
Freen.asonry.

A long editorial in the London Times,
noticing the installation of Prince Leo
poId OF England rs Master of Antiquity
Lodge in that city, gives some interest,"
ing facts regarding this noble order,
winch cSn boast OF many OF the bright
est names on the roll of history as en-
,husiastic members of its lodges. Az
tiqgiiy Lodge Is Que of the oldest III
England. Ii was presided over for
eighteen ye ara by Sir Christopher Wren,
the great architect, who planned the
many noble edifces erected after the
great fire in London In 1866. William
III was initiated in this lodge, and it
had for master during thirty-four years
the Duke of Sussex, the great uncle of
Prince Leopold. Among Its archives
are the gsvel used by Charles IL to lay
the foundation stone of St. Paufs, and
8 fragment Of Roman temple which
once stood where St. Paulis now does.
Among prominent Eaghshmen who
were Masons may be mentioned Cardi-
nal Wolsey, Lord Bacon, Newton,
Shakespeare; and Dr.. Oliver even places
among its patrons, commencing with
Austin the Monk in A. d. 597, King
Alfred, Althelstane, Edward the Con-
fessor, Henry l, Edward III, Henry VII,
James /, and Charles l. In Prussia,
Frederick the Great was the hesd of the
order, and his example was followed
by the present Emperor of Germany
and the Crown Prince. Literary men
such as Leasing, Herder, FIchte, and
Goethe have exemplihed the teachings
of the order. Notwithstanding the
thunders OF the Vatican, Masonry
tiourishes in the most Catholic countries
of the globe. In France there are PSI
lodges; in Spain, 800; In Portugal, % /;
in Italy, 10; in Belgium, 10; in Next
co, 10, and in Brazil, 800. In PFotes-
,ant countries the United States stands
first with 10. 600 lodges. and England
second with 1000. In Russia those in
authority have ever underworld to sup
press the order as being too liberal and
tolerant to the Jews, who are ever the
best Of Assons. A letter from Here
plant Olcott, of Madame Blavatsky's
Theosophicsl Society, says Masonry is
contributing ID the breaking down Of
caste in priest-ridden Iudia. In the
eyes of this order, the Pariah is on a
Iecel with the Rsjpoot. Among promi-
nene American Masons may he mention
ed George Washington, Andrew jack
son and Dewitt Clinton.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

To the spirit of gambling, whatever
Its evil tendencies may have been, the
present high qualities OF the blood horse
are almo, 1t wholly indebted. Nothing
less than the combined greed of gain
and love of adventure which were no
less common then than now, together
with a recognition of the laws of here
dity which show that in the aggregate
of times the greatest performers, or
their near kin, will breed the greatest
performers, would have induced the
vast outlays aud unremitting attention
bestowed upon the breeding of race
horses. The turf vas a constant test
ing ground upon which all but the will
fully blind could recognise the compar
alive value OF contending strains OF
blood; and, directed by it, could resort
to that which proved of the highest
caste. The result is race OF horses OF
compound derivation, which now breed
truer in the essential qualities of the
race than any Thoroughbred type OF
domesticated animal nature which has
not been created under the like condi-
tious of continual test. The proof OF
this fact is shown by the failure, as an
almost universal rule. of all essays to
:sce successfully with horses having
any near faint upon their pedIgrees.
That a superior part-bred horse may
beat poor thorough-breds is quite
probaSle, but that one should race any
where near the "crack" horses Of the
turf, who are TO retire on their laurels
I'D ~ no ao,toht for Onrnafuat ting their
race. would be regarded as the most
improbable of events By all who have
sny experience ID such mattere.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

A GENTLEMAN from Lampasas re
ports the country generally very dry,
and the place as warm, if not more so,
than Austin. Notwithstanding the
poor accommodations, the hotels and
boarding houses are generally full, and
in addition there are about 40 or so
families camping. What the people
need is enterprise. Like the moss
backs nof Austin, they have not yet
found ont that it takes enterprise to
make their town success. Lampasas
needs first class hotel, where both
those who visit for pleasure and those
who go for health can be certain of
good accommodations. Transports
ton from the hotels to the sprisgs is
cheap, only five cents each way; and
baths, the finest in the world, cost
only ten cents. There is fresh water
bath at the Hancock Springs about one
mile from town where the water boils
up and passes off in stream sufficient
to form an ordinary creek. The Han
nj springs, Immediately at the town, is
supposed to be of the finest medicinal
water in the world, but, strange to say,
this water has never been ana yzed.
This water is used both for drinking
purposes and for baths. The Chandler
Springs, about one and half miles
from town, owned by f. G. Chandler
of this city, is the most wholesome of
all for drinking purposes, it being free
from the large quantities of salt found
in the water from the Hancock springs,
though the Hanna is considerably the
best for bathing. If the people of
Lampasas would unite with the people
OF Austin in the construction Of q mar
row gauge railroad the little town of
Lampasas, now almost isolated from
the rest of the world, would become
the foremost summer resort in Texas.
and would insure many visitors from
adjoining States. As it is now the
only way of reaching the place is by
stage over rough country or by pri-
Vate CONVEYANCE.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31
INDIAN DRPRRDATIONs.

The fair reader shoulders when she
thinks of the settlers wife, watching
from the door of her rude hut the re-
treating form Of her husband going out
to his daily labor-going out perhaps
to return not again, for before nightfall
= savage hand may have laid him low
among the prairie grasses. Or it may
be q child, . bright-cyed daughter, is
snatched away in an unguaraed mo-
nrent. 10 grace the next war dance.
When We hear the heartrending de-
tails at tneSs savage depredations, We
are apt 60 blame The government for
not taking mofe strict precadtie2s to
insnre the settlers protection. But we
daily read OF the depredations Of that
afch-6end, consumption, with scarcely
q thought of the terrible inroads It IL
making IN human life. Tens OF thou
sands Of homes are annually desolsted
by consumption TO one by Indian out
rage. Like the Indian, consumption
ofienest comes stealthily. and no dan
ger IL apprehended until the victim
suddenly finds himself hopelessly en-
shared, and deaths fatal arrow ends
the scene. DR.. Piercs's Golden Med
ical Discovery, . powerful Alternative.
or blood-puriier, and tonic, has re-
stored thousands CT consumptives who
had tried every other remedy recon-
msnded to them, without obtaining
any relief, and are willing TO testify to
its remedial powers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

A PRIVATE letter to a gentleman OF
this city gives the account of q terrible
tragedy in BraZoria county. On last
Thursday night about II o'clock par
~ of men, numbering some fifteen or
twenty, called at the house of negro
named Bsnke, about three or four
miles below the town of B azoria. The
negro was suspected Of stealing cattle.
There were several women and men In
the house with Banke. The men de-
manded admittance, but were refused,
when they discharged their weapons
into the bulldog and then broke down
the DOCS. Az they entered the house
Hnegro jumped out and tried to make
his escape. but was caught. The ne
gro subsequently made his escape, but
VAS fired At and wounded in several
0lRces. The assault on the cab
ID was renewed, and the parties
1ncceeded IN entering the house. As
they did so one OF the negroes fired
upon them, killing Morris Bates in
SANITY and wounding Calvin Mcneil
and two other men of the party. The
negroes aed and made their escape.
The sheriff and posse Of men left for
the scene a. soon as they received the
news OF the tragedy and succeeded in
trailing the fugitives, arrested them
and placed them in the county jail.
The military company from Columbia
was sent FOR 10 aid in protecting the
Jail, IS the excitement was great and
threats were frequently heard on the
streets to take them from the jail by
fosco and hang them. Morris Bates,
whose life was cut or inrfhe> 6ioom Of
.el. vas The 50 f Gen. ]. H. Bates,
and prominent citizen Of that
he was . promising young
man about twenty years Of age. He
attended the Texas Military Institute
here 10 1878 and was much beloved by
Al who knew hun.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31
Bob IngersOll and the Dead
Preacher.

Bob Ingersoll says OF Rev. Alex
ander Clark, who d:ed recently IN
Georgia:
Frank, candid and sincere, he prac-
ticed what he preached, and looked
with the holy eyes of charity upon the
failiDgs and mistakes of men He be-
lieved in the power of Kindness, and
spsnned with divine sympathy the hid
eOus gulf that separates the fallen IRON
the pure.
Giving freely to others the rights
that he claimed for himself, 1t never
occurred to him that HIS God hated
brave and honest unbeliever. He re-
membered that even an infidel has
rights that love respects; thsr hatred
has no saving power; and that, in Of
der to be Christian, it is not n6cet-
sary to become less than q nam. He
knew that no one can be Iusligned into
kindness, that epithets cannot com
vince, that curses are not arguments,
and that the finger of scoru never
points towards heaven. With the gen.
erosity of an honest man, he accorded
to all the fullest liberty of Thought,
knowing, as he did, that in the rea!D
of mind q chain is but curse.
For this man entertained the pro-
foundest respect. 10 spite of the
taunts and jeers of his brethren, he
publicly proclaimed that he would tIeat
iuiidels with fairness end respect; that
he would endeavor TO convince them
by argument and win them with love.
He insisted that the God he worshiped
loved the we'll beng even of an athe-
list. In this grand position he stood
almost alone. Tender, just and low
ing, where others were harsh, vindic-
tive and cruel, he challenged the re-
spect and admiration of every honest
man. A few more such clergymen
might drive cRlumny from the lips OF
faith and render the pulpit worthy of
respect
The heartiness and kindness with
which this generous man treated me
can never be excelled. de admitted
that had not lost, snd could not lose,
g single right by the expression of my
honest thought. Neither did he be-
lleve that q servant could win the re-
suect of a generous master by perst-
cutting and mali2ning those whom the
master would willingly forgive.
While this good man was living his
brethren blamed him with having
treated me with fairness. But trust,
row that be has left the shore touched
by the mysterious sea that has meyer
vet borne on any wave tine image Of s.
homeward sail, this crime viii be for
given him by those who still remain to
preach the love 81 God.
His sympsthits sss7' nct tSTissfa I
within th. ssmps- - - ~ cu 10. IA
ran Gu over ;he walls i:la yts E. h"i-
15g the cruel rocks and rast. bars
with leaf and hlwer. Eli could n0t
cho with his heat the Een5ish eas-
renee of eternal fire. In spite OF ~ o.
and creed, he reai ''bSiwee the liner"
ihe words OF Tenderness and ioYe. win
promises for ali the world. Above,
beyond the dogmss of his church, hu-
msne even to the verge Of heresy, cSus-
ing some TO doubt his love Of God be-
cause he failed 10 hate his unbeiieving
fellow-men-he lsboTed for the welfare
OF mankind, and TO his work he gave
up his life with all his heart.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31
Instructions Relating TO CONNER
efal Traveller, Drummers, Sales

Instrueti0ns Relating TO CONNER
eiaI Travellers, DTummers, Sales
men, etc.
The following paper from the Comp
troller's Office, just issued, possesses a
deal of interest for the great bo3y OF
business men. Our merchants should
send it 10 their friends Immediately in
terested in the operation OF the code
from which Col. W. 4. PITTS, of the
Comptrollet's office, made Up this syu-
opsis:
/. The annual occupation tax for
drummers, commercial agents, solic.-
tors of trade, etc, is 5000.
2. Payment of this tax must be
made at the Comptroller's office.
3. Payment must be made in adj
vance for the entire year.
I. Any drummer, etc, psying this
tax as his personal occupation tax csn
solicit trade for ss many houses as he
desires TO represent.
). Drummers for original, actual
manufacturing establishments locsted
in or out Of the State are not required
to pay an occupation tax. ANY man
ufscturer, however, desiring to engage
drummers in the Stste, must send an
affidavit 10 this efiice, signed by the
president or proprietor; said sfiiisvit
made before some officer with sesl,
which affidavit must state that said
company or proprietor ia al original,
actual manufacturer; and the same is
represented by the part es named in
said affidavit, who sre the authorized
agents, and that all the goods Or artl-
cles so represented are manufactured
by ssid company or proprietor and are
not bought from any other person.
Said affidavit shall give the names of
the drunmeTs, agents, &C, and per-
mits will he issued sc this flee for
each nf said diummc!s.
6. Merchants In or Out of this State,
on payment 81 the ANIMAL tax OF $500
as merchants, said payment } be made
in advance 1t this Office, will be
authoriZ j TO have as many Grnmmers
in this State as they msy desire with
out said drEmmars being required to
psY occupation tax. Applications by
merchants for permits to drummers
will be sent to this office st the time of
payment of the $500 tsX, said appllcs-
ton TO state The character oi business
and names Of dlummers, solicitors Of
trade OF statesmen employed. Drum
mers holding permits under this last
instruction will not be authorized to
act for any other merchants, and any
diummers holding permits for mer-
chants and engaging for other mer-
chants will be held TO payment of the
personal annual tx of $500.
z. The law referring to drummers
takes effect September l, 1879.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

4.I5: NIX 81, $i-d9Ss4S0; family
81 SslGl 20; choice io .sary -. 0G5.?5.
Wises.I ii CHER .oF css.i. options luwer
but irregular; 10. > ut. fall ~, I9914 {
cash. 80. :; 10. S. C.ra inat;iYe
and !ovcr; Ma. : mixed 3Siic cash.
0ais higher; No. =. 95i 5es2i3,r cash.
Whisky steady 1T SITS. Pork dali and
l3wtr, Et S961 .i.ik meals essicr;
clear ribs St30. clear sides 81 IS.
Bacon lower; clear FIlss Si9GSc5 %;
cl-ar si,icS Si$1isJai.IS. Lard esSicf.
u, =. 62 bal Tor current make.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
CHICAGO, July -. - Wheat active,
but lover; No. l Chicsgo srrng 9SlSc
cash; No. , do, S94@ssaisc c-sh;
No. = do, S2I5c.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

Swan lake is about ten miles south
of Soda springs, on the Paris road, in
Idaho. You caE see sights there more
wonderful than at any other place on
esrth. Yosemite is nowhere in COM
psrisou. There is lake on the top Of
mountaip, covering about one acre OF
ground, with rim around it, like a
china wash-basin, which slopes Oft to
ward the centre inside. Bend oyer the
rim of this lake and look down into its
clear, cavernous depths and you will
notice full-grown tIees-body, branch
ca and all-:n perfect symmetry and
enti1ely petrifed or encfusted with q
substance which without closer analy-
SIS we should pronounce carbonate of
sodium aud lime, Judging from the
specimen shown by the judge. These
trees seem to have grown To their Pre- :
emit stature before the water found IL
way into the top Of this mountain, end
after being covered with water became
encrustcd as we find them. How this
lake came to he formed thus ON the
top of q high mountain, where ths rsia-
fall Is insufficient 10 supply Onc-.enh
enough water to provide for the eyzpa-
r. ton naturaI to such body OF wassr.
Is il not de.rnained. The moantaip
was formerly volcano, aud after
az. i,lC vir,s tut Of the crater
-ou ,ta,I 1prlng had gushe1 out
!, TO tits bs,,' 81 the mountain am
in ! eouIse-gl JeArs had flied ITO ne
I'D. ns se noE,fnd It. AF0nGd -
od.s,5s "f tie axe there i gfss.
meadow sever1.i seres an eEient, eoyeFs 2
sr tbis .ser1 Ia of he year With .nzuis-
9 81 gTowtl ~ grass.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

With resp ect 10 the cost of Dir. y -
sons electnc light system the only
Noes london remarks that no caicu,
I4tions on paper csn be worth much,
although his Investigations will 70
doubt help on the final solution. Bat
il is the .'InAss OF details" that must he
9raEpled with before tbst soiutIon can
even be hoped for; ana the mass Of de-
tails are not Jet even fully appreciated,
Let nlone gEapEled with. One Of tie
most important OF these is undoubtedly
the exclusions OF anything Ike costly
or complicated material or apparatus
fToa the actual lamps that 10 be used.
The generating machinery may be CON-
plicsted, and in : way costly; but The
sctzsI lamps or candies, or whatever
thsy are 10 be called, must be simple
and cheap. Mr.. Ellison himself, how
ever. is confident OF success. lie wriies
from MenlO Park % the Tribune that
be has partially overcome tie obstacle
offered By the high price Of platinum,
snd that the lamps, instead Of costing
several dollars spieee as Ct fret, can
pow be made Of An alloy Of platinum
8ith inferior metals St the coat OF the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

The Congregation of Cardinals, u
which the question of the notification
OF the marriage of Lady Mary Hamilton
with the Prince of Monaco had been
committed, after long debate decided
in favor of the lady's demand. Much
excitement was caused at the Vatican
by the current statement, says the
London Times, doubtless calumnions.
to the effect that five OF the Cardinals
who had pronounced in favor of nalli-
fying the marriage OF Lady Mary
Hamilton with the Prince OF Monaco
had been bribed with 400, coo frances.
This assertion having reached the Pope
was the main cause of his refusal to
sign the decree. Summoned by the
Pope, the five Cardinals declared that
they bad decided solely on the merits
of the documents presented by tho
Princess. The Prince of Monaco will
come in person to Rome to be heard in
support OF this case. And the Pope
has appointed a special congregation
consisting OF Cardinals pi Pietro. Chi
gi, Ledochoffsk, Simeoni and Martel,
to reconsider the case aud the sentences
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

Ia The stomach and bowels may an
noance the existence either Of dyspep-
sla N the ilrst or an obstruction in the
second, or the approach Of some chol-
efaic complaint, or simple diarrheA.
Collie, bitter az sour ernotatians, a
pressing down al the bowels. feeling
u oppression OF iiatsering * the pit
- the stomach are among these un-
sf''e1zaak sYmptamss They and their
cause are speedily remedied by Hostet-
lef'a Stomach Ritters, ; single wine
Hlassl0l often causing an immediate
cessation Of pain. When the difficulty
coaIlaues. il Il only necessary to pur-
sue The use Of this standard carmina-
&f.ee aud Anh-dyspeptic medicine 70
obtsln entire and permanent relief.
Nothing IN The composition or flavor
Of tbs hllteFs i N the slightest degree
Rooi ecllonatle. Medical men pfnnnanee
J. enlnen,iy pure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

Mr.. Riley, who is having wood
corded in the cedarbrskr, informed T.
reporter Of the STATESMAN that the
cedsrbrake five miles northwest OF
Austin was burning, snd that the rag
ing flames were sweeping everything in
their path. 1t is bearing north. He
states that already it has burned ahnut
City acres The sm, Ike is visible from
all parts of the CITY.