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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25
TOO GOOD TO GIVE VI

The Dorsey suit against Mr.. ] fer
son Davis is just now attracting huch
attention. The New York Israld,
the other day, contained copI of the
bill in equity, lately fled in til Uuited
States Circuit Court, in Louid Ina, by
the heirs of Mrs. Sarah A. d Esey, to
set aside the will, IN viii all her
property, to tae excluslA of rels-
rives, was bequeathed to DAVIS.
Relief is soughG on the gBund that
when the will was &Secued, Mrs.
Dorsey was of unsound mind Ind that
it was done under undue ipIaences.
Mr.. DaYis, it is said, EXERCISED most
peculiar fascination over the mind of
this woman. He was fret invited to
her home t. enjoy her wealth, and
soon after thus she conveyed to him
the B aauvoir plantation, upon which
was her home, and previous to this
she had executed to him as "ex-Prssi-
dent of the C)nferdeate States" her gen.
eral power of attorney to coutrol,
absolutely, all the affairs OF her estate.
The plaintiffs contend that she was
crazy on the suhjs sct of Mr.. D wis per-
sonal and public worth, and she ex-
pressed in the will, that since his peo-
pie do not honor him as they should
she is led to reward him. l. is alleged
in this connection, that while Mrs
y -sey eympathized with the South
.uripg its struggles. che took up her
residence at the North in 1876, and
displayed no such facinEtiOn for the
character of Mr.. Davis, nor was she
siezsd with the alleged mania until after
he had visited her at Beauvoir. Sh4
then conceived for the ex President
tie most perfect sdulatlon, and gave
everything TO him. She has been a
Roman Catholic, Presbyterian. sn
Episcopsiian, aud for a time became
the proselyte of some Hindoo faith,
which she became satisfied was pos
sessed of superior excellerce. She
died. however, member of Christ
iin church, but mainly in the faith
that Mr.. Davis was the most perfect
being that ever lived, and this is why
her relatives are shaking up her bones
and defsming the character of the
good woman when alive. In the mean
time jeff" has good thipg-plants
tions in three Ssstes-snd he dreameth
at last in peace, and does not intend
quietly to submit to being disturbed in
his repose.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25
The New process. OF flour Making.

Almost every body knows CT the 1our,
but not every one underst4nds wha; II
is. Stripped OF technicaiI.ies, this is
perhaps about the story Of It's manu-
fscture. The best fur used to be
made Of winter wheat. Spliog wheat
yielded much less in qusntity. or else
so much Of the brand get into abe flour
IN its manufacture thst its color was iu-
tolerebiy dark. The wheat wCu be
ground and then boIted. In the efute
the bran and middlings-would be
included q large proportion Of tie
weight Of the spring wheat. and this
would sell more partic1'arly for feed
for horses. Now the best Of -four, and
the most expensive IL made Of this very
refuse Of the oldfashioned process. T.
ell came out OF the discovery Of Z way
to draw out the bran. Uuder the new
process the wheat il ground about q
before. The first result IL an ordinary
-four sold for expectation. Then tie
Femsinder is taken end pat upon hori-
zontal sieTes, and, while agitation
going on there, an ingenious sysiem Of
draughts. rushing up through. carries
OF ihs bran. What is left l. the pro-
ductive, and out Of this, purified now
By the drawing OF Of the bran, We GET
our new process 1our.
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THE Republicans of Milne have not
been beaten, as t was stated, at their
own game. They pIscticed intrigue
and fraud, while the decisions on the
late returns have been made upon the
law supported by the Supreme Court
of the State. Governor Garcelon and
council, acting in this wise, passed
upon the validity Of the late returns,
and enough Illegal returns were re-
jCcted to place both houses of the Leg
Islaiure under control of the Fusion
lists. The Legisst re, which wa,
fraudulently insugurated two years
ago by the 3 publican, consisted Of
nineteen Republicans and twelve DEM
ocrats in the SenateAand ninety Re-
publicsns and sixlyltwo Democrats
in the House. The. returns, as now
revised and corrected, creet.s Senate
composed of nineteen FusioDists and
twelve Republicans, and a House of
seventy-seven FusIoaisis and sixty-two
Republicans. The laws of Maine re
quire returns to b made with great
exactIess, and K hblicans have long
made it she rule to throw Gus all DEM
ocrstic majorities, Dbtreiu-ued in strict
conformity to law. For instance: The
law requires that Four aldermen shall
sign a return, aid several RepubIi-
can .msjorities sigaed by only three al
dermen have lstely been rjscted.
Heuce the howl about the theft of
State, which has 4 zen going the rounds
Of the Republican press. The truth
-bout il is, the cu4 goes very deep, for
i: means Demo tratic United States
Senator in place df Hannibal Hamlin,
and it also meals that, beng unable
longer to control election the Republi-
cans msy permanently lose all political
influence in the State.
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The editor of the Telephone has care
fully perused circular, sent to pub
fishers all over the State, by Col. John
n. Swisher, bell punch clerk in the
Comptioller's office. OF it the Telephone
says:
Mr.. Swlsher submits, with a glow OF
patriotic pride, the bell punch statistics
IN dc zen or more counties for October.
The figures, especisly the totals, do
look refreshing, We Will admit. True,
there are some queer discrepancies that
are nos explained. Such, for instance.
as the fact that the average revenue
from each register in the city Of Calves
ton Is only $5.65. while IN Collin coun-
ty each register returns an average of
$4s IS, which does not show that the
punch is an equitable and uniform
means of regulating taxation But we
psss by thar matter, and advert to the
amount of revenues raised. AS lust
stated, the showing for October looks
cheering enough-if it would only hold
out that way. But now let Mr.. swisher
issue smother circular, and give the sta
tistics for the same counties during the
month Of November, and compare them
with October. Then let him give the
decrease, and calculate, il be can. how
long il will be until, according TO the
ratio Of diminution for one month, the
State ceases to derlve any revenue at all
from the punch.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NoTHI,

This country is just now hsvin
Grant mania. As with all diseases
intense character, there mu 500
an end to II, or the poor country
'go up" The Graphic is anxiou
know what shall be done with thd
President, and suggests that the
of captain general be established,
a salary of S25 900, upon which to-
tire him. Gen. 10. Johnston propo
even better than this, aud Is wIllin.
give him $50, 600. Probably it is
so much of mania after all; proba
it is something of a IGse. There
people in both sections that are afr
of Grant. They do not know what
wants, and are afraid he desires
presidency, which they prefer for B
not to have. Ia New England it
proposed TO raise purse of $3.50, d
for hun, which, if accepted, would K
any political aspirations be mig
entertain. In spite. of the gre
''boom," there is a feverish desi
among many people in all parts of Il
country to uDdert tsn1 what the silei
man is after. They probably miscs
culate his influence, and, in feari1
him as a political factor in the countrl
have made themselves foolish sboj
him. Blaine, Conkhng and the Sta,
warts dread him, and they would pus
the "boom" in the direction {
providing for him with money an
support, that he may be politically de
stroyed. The Southern leaders fet
him because they reckon that his il fiji
ence may destroy their political stand
ing. Gen. Johnston would provide fc
him, that the country, as he probsbl
conceives, may escape C@sarism. w
do not believe there ls an earnes
desire pervading the whole cour
try to serve Grant. Ulterior motive
influence this prevailing sensation
and the sooner the American peopl
conclude that Grant is a man, hk
many Of US, and that the countr
neither owes him the presidency O
$4,000 or $?5, 900 year, the better
The Boston Herald, commenting upo
the proposition to provide him with
salary of $50. 900, says:
Though this may be true that othe
nations pay such sums to such men tn,
fac; remains that while We have hat
many able men in the past who hav
deserYed well of their country, it ha
not hitherto been found necessary t
make special provisions for them. r.
publics may be ungrsteful, but VI
should hardly say that Gen. Gran
case could be brought up as an instan
of Democratic indifference, even If
should hereafter subside to the rank
a private citizen. The Grant bugbd
seems to be one of the most unreasS
able manias that this country has e
fallen into, and it Is. hard to II
whether admiration of the man, or
trust in the efficacy of our institute 8,
is the prevailing sentiment in the m t1s
of those who are so desirous of gethg
Gen. Grant properly located. 4
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

DIR SAUNDERS, of the Luuatic A3y-
IN, IN company with DR.. Mclaughlin,
this city, called at the STATESMAN
ice, yesterday, presenting EXCEPTIONS
the reference to his expressions on
Ehe Gunter g. Munson Pan Handle sur
veys. He admitted that he had talked
about the matter at the Asylum on the
by referred tc, but says that his ex-
essions on this occasion were repeat
:. SIMPLY as the opinions of the lOca-
5rs, with one OF whom he had just
Travelled all the way from Sherman, and
VINO, he saye, is his particular personal
friend and neighbor. Dr.. Saunders in
sists that ne had no opinion of his own
in the matter, and merely presented
the opinions of others, and re-
peated the rtions Of another.
And yet, DIR. Saunders lift decided
conviction in the minds OF the repre-
sentatives OF the STATESMAN aud an
other gentleman present, that be was
the earnest partisan of these locators.
He talked with much warmth upon
the subject, and denied ths proposi-
ton that they had no right to make
the locations; that custom had estab-
lisbed this manner Of location, a. d
that it would stick, az had others ike
it. In spesking of the mater be may
have been repeating the expressions OF
the Iocators, but it di6 not so Gppear
to the persons pre- ent. That DIR.
Saunders is or was the partisan Of the
lecators, in the ,ense of will
fully upholding wrong could
not be said, since he ref,r ed
the right to such locations being es-
tablished by Gust m. But to cut the
matter short, we may only repeat that
there was discussion about the loca.
tions. 10 it De-. Saunders did not oc.
cupy ground for the State, while 9th.
ers did, ard this discussion assumed
considerable warmth. The STATES
MAN is perfectly willing to give Dr.. S.
the benefit of his cxplsnstion, whether
it change its views upon the mstter ol
no.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

A WASHINGTON telegram 10 the St.
Louis Republican says Treasurer Gilfil-
Ian continues to pay out ten per cent.
in silver coin to the employees of the
government and upon all obligations.
Congressman are included In this rule,
and many of them growl about it and
resort to all sorts of dodges to escape
such payment. Many of them have
begged off in one way and another,
and there is an accumulation of So :
900 In silver in the safe of the sergeant
at-arms OF the House, which, accord
ing to this telegram, he doesn't know
what to do with. 1t represents the
amount which was paid him to
pay to members, but which they
have avoioed taking. Treasurer Gill
fiilAn will not yield an inch, however,
and says they must take the silver
that tits lawful money and must be cir
culAtsd. Attempts to dodge the issue
By taking checks hsYe been thwarted,
ana now when member calls for 5000
in checks, for instance, he is paid $40
and the balance in silver. The orlgin-
al silver men do not grumble at this,
but those who oppose the movement to
reibstate the silver dollar make q great
fuss, saying that they are weighed to
the>e earth in attempting to carry ten
per ceot. of their own pay. An end
might easily be put TO such complaints
by issuing silver certificates which are
good IS money anywhere in the coun-
Try. But let rs see. The 800 is not
50 ponderous after sll, and the average
Congressman can easily get away with
i've dollars day ia drinks, and The
$50 per month would thus be IN the
way but = short time.
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EXPIRE SKONS OF
THE TEXAS PdESs.

Col. G. B X IgoTe was intervie Eed,
I'd the result was an expression OF his
opinions in the Canton Chroaicle
.3mong many thiogs that be said was
he following:
l would be u; jlst 10 no man or set
bf men, but the present administration
Is not D>mocrs ic, 1t does nos adhere
b the platform under which It's lead
rs ran into Office, and they hsve
thrown away what the masses won for
tbem, and that with blind uuresson-
eg folly. / DO nct endorse it, aud
kooi Democrl's repudiste it.
To which the Sherman Chronicle re-
Plies:
To what administration does Mr..
<lgore refeI? And il to the state al
|.inistration of Texas. will he, or even
he NecS tell wherein the State admin
tira,inn is not Democratic This con-
laut harplDg on ROBBERS, aud srrsi2n-
lent without facts, or by the peFYer
on of the truth, Is not fair deal.
lhow wherein Roberts has proven
creant SO q Democrat. We say he
AZ not done so as respects free schools,
I'D we defy his traducers to show
herein he has.
The Bible tells beautiful story Of a
rodiga! son. The application may be
ade to many G1eenbackers, who, AZ
r chewing husks with the swine,
e the error of their ways. and return
their old home. The Dallas Times
lis of one:
An intelligent and, heretofore, en-
usiastic Greeubacker, said t. US this
orning thst he felt like q child lost
the woods; thai his party was
busted" and that he did not know
here to go for political sffi!IatIon.
e did not deem 1t necessary to ad
Sc him, knowing tfat as an honest
an and protesting 20 be governed by
desire to advanCe the interests OF the
hole people he would soon be found
prkiDg zealously in the ranks OF the
amOcracv.
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HoS. G. Il Mccon,uck, Of the Ma
honal Democratic COMMITTEES, inter-
viewed Al Chicago. says Eildea viii be
= cAndidats II convinced that the peo-
pie want him. and il may be easy
enough for him TO becoms convinced
Of this fact. Bat Mf McOomick
thinks seymour would make ; very
good candidate, and q 70 Bsyard he
save: .sNo Democrat stands before the
country with more unasseilabie rsc-
ord. he, too, would carry New FORK.
sn,i he South would be enthu9Asllc
Tor kim.n Mccormick does not BE-
Iieve Grant Formidable candidate.
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.hSET photographs of Senator
MNey have been sent of late TO many
newspapers in the State. The Waco
7slspkoss snd some other papers COM
plain that they have been slighted by
the senstor. when be had nothing to
de with the matter and knew nothing
81 it. Il was an advertising scheme of
: Galveston photographer, aud ye, the
sEATEsNAS is pleased to preserve one Of
se pictures, because of its perfect
dehaeahon Of the features of faithful,
true and isborioas public servant, who
is a1Ee3e found consoieHfiously dis
ckai Z isis duties.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

TIE committee appointed by the
Cotton Exchange Of Galveston, to in
vestigste the charges made by General
HardemaD, in sending in ;heir fnal
report condemned the practice of using
drst weights in account sales, and say
that the only weight proper to use is the
weight the buyer pays for. They ssy
also that they conceive it to be the
duty, in conscience If not in law, of
every we;gher to 50 frame his certif-
cate that the form Of words used can
not be so construed as to deceive the
party interested, but shall set forth
clearly the date of the Weighing of the
cotton, and no other dste. In short
the report nsither sastains Moody &
Jemlson or ths. euston Weighers who
gave the certificates which we're in
tended to quiet me Walker matter.
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HoNoRs are showered upon Col. ]

HoNoRs are showered upon Col. Z.
G. Brewer, of Dallas. He is chairman
of the State d smocratic Executive Com
mittee. and now the Grand Lodge of
Masons of the State have made him
Grand Master of the Order. 3eius in
the line OF promotion we had just as
well keep him going. There is no
truer, nobler man than this same Ed.
Brewer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

AN exchange condemns Hon. George
Washington Jones for naming Repub-
lcsn for census supervisor of the third
district, but in this he Is right, for it is
well known he owes his elec ION to
Republicans. Had not Ex-Governor
Davis given Jones his support he would
never warmed seat in the-House of
Representatives. He simply rewards
his snnnnrters.
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THE Texas cotton oron Of 1s7o is %.

THE Texas cotton crop of 1879 is es-
timated at 75O, 900 bales, which is equal
to $S7, 500, 900. At least half of this
C 'tton Is paid for in silver coin, and
hence 1t may be seen that the people
OF Texas regard silver as good money,
and cannot submit to destruction of
Its value; neither do they want gold
tampered with, as proposed by Mr..
Jones.
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Representative VooRHIs. of

REPRESENTATIVE VooRHIs, of New
Jersey, is wanted at home to answer
certain indictments for bank crooked
ness. He keeps close at Washington,
however, where he is not subject to ar
rest. He is Republican, and along
with the shame he brings upon his
party, few more Democratic votes
may be manufactured in his district.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

A BUNCH of seventy head of Ken
|cky beeves sold to a Cincinnati butch
recently, at 81 IS per cwt. The ami
Us averaged $50 46 per head, the
grega,e amount paid being $Gl2e 90.
20 hundred average Texas Long
rms delivered in Austin would not
ing more than this amount. When
N cur farmers begin to improve their
leG The success of Texas race.
ses viii certainly justify the invest
t in fine cattle and sheep.
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A BILL is to be introduced into the
Mississippi Legislature this winter pre-
viding for pension of IS month to
the wounded Confederate soldiers Of
that State. The St. Louis Republican
thinks it would be just and humare
enactment. As equally generous policy
in Congress would haYe reconstructed
the country ten years ago.
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the country ten years ago.
SAYS the Brooklnn Ennll. nIt

SAYS the Brooklyn Eagle: "It isnby
no means certain that Mr.. Tilden w
consent to represent the party againN
He certainly can better afford to stand
apart than the party can to lose his ser
vices" Which, of course, means that
should the party not give him the nom
ination it pay do without any of his
H bar'Is.n
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FRED DOUGLAS is opposed to the
movement of colored people from
North Carolina. He thinks they aie
not bettering their condition in doing
so. But Senator Window needs them,
and they should report 10 him as rap
idly as possible, that the poll books of
the State may be in proper condition
for his purposes next November.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

Ex-CoNGRE sMAN PHILLIPS, of MIS-
souri, who was the competitor of Com
gresham Lay for the nomination, will,
it is believed, be elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of the lat.
ter. The election will be called at an
early day, and Mr.. Lays successor will
take his seat by the middle of
February.
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The FrInters, preanl.

A primer eat in his ofiice chaif. Ed
booIs were patched aud bis coat ifIfkad-
bare, and his face looked weafg efd
worn with care. While sadly thlhkino
of business debt, old Morpheus slowly
round him efept, ind before be knew
1t be soundiy slept, end sleepiDe be.
dreamed that he Was dead, from lron-
bic and toll bis spirit had fed, aud that
not even COW belt tolled f6f the.
peaceful rest Of bis covtide soui A.
be wandered along abe ahaata fi,t1.
sni77.sSe ana sceseb ~ ls
sbcitlY obserteg-s[ lf.sn f4f
creakipg sSn+ on - hsnass jss. fni'
this entrance asei. stfs ~. s -, f1f.
and Satan himself eas p1epine ou
waiting for tTAveisfz thsfe eiicnf, enf
thus 20 the passing prsAter agoke r.
''Come IN, my dear; il shail ~
you nothing, never fear. This is ihs
place where cook the ones who 1efff
pay their subscription eptn< f6f
though IN life they mBy escape, <f
will find when dead It ie too
will chow you where melt fhent |I6.
with red not chains and zerapz - {|..
aod also where / comb theiff 1ez31
wIth broken glass and melted ead.
and II of refreshments they OIL fhlzk.
there's hot water for them to dfink
there's the red bot grind6tone 10 efIna
bis nose, ana red hot rings - wesf "a
his toes, and II they only mdntion tl,er
don't like FIRE, III sew up their lnoui6s
with red hot wire and then, dear Sir.
you should see them fquiAn, While u
roll them over and coolste turn -.
With these last wordg the prin(l,
awoke, aud thought II An pfsctics,
Joke; but still al timeYso real did
seem. that be cannot telieve il wss
. dream and often bk thinks with a
chuckle and grin, Of fhe fate of fE1.1.-
who save their tin, aid never pag -
printer.
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The returns of the Maine election are
found to be irregular in the following
districts: Portland, Lewiston, Slco,
Augusta, HallowelI, Bath and Rock
land" The governor and council, it is
said, will throw out fifteen Radical
representatives. The Blaineites are
standing up on their hind legs and
bowling worse than band of coyotes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25

The temperance people of New
York City have insugurated reform
for New Years calls. Instead of set
ting out wines and liquors they will
display New Years temperance pledge,
which young men will be urged u
sign.
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DURING the four months ending yes
terday the total amount OF gold
brought to New Yor from Europe was
S71 672 $50, or an average Of S5l3 s26
for every day of the one hundred and
twentY-one.
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TEE Galveston cotton fraud invasti-
cations have been entirely of snex
parte character. Nobody represented
the consignors. The merchants hsd It
ell to Themselves.
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TIE knowing ones assert that with
in two weeks jay Gould, IN his late
stock sPcculations, doubled his already
Yass fortune.
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As IA nature, 90 in arr, 50 10 grace.
i is rough treatment that gives % a
As well as st0ness their lEsteF.. o.
more the dizmonSis cut the hfiehif
i sparkles, and Ia what acems tff
dealing. there God has 40 epd in giaH
bat TO protect BIS peop e. G 6sskltTi1.
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So large hat been the incFeate oi I'D
feFenue, Of Ilord Derby. eho Is one d {
the wealthiekt nen IN EneIsnd. fkfI i
is now eat Ieatsd 81 IS. 20. COO l1.s.@
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German immigrants have reached
Washlngton CO tnty.
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Baeher5 reeiment Of Texas cavalry
il 70 haze s reunioa Il coIasncls. lt1-
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VOL. TX.

Harpers Weekly calls Conk.ing the
''Jackdaw."