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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-26

SOME time during the early part of
last year, one John Lanham shot and
instantly killed an actress in one of the
variety theaters at San Antonio. He
was arrested and tried at the April
term of the district court of B.xsr
county, and convicted of murder in
he first degree, and sentenced to be
hung on the twenty-seventh of this
month. Owing to his youth and Pc
cullsr circumstances surrounding the
act large number of Influential gen.
tlemen and ladies of San Antonio, Pc
titloned Governor Roberts for his COM
mutation. The governor carefully con-
sidered the matter, and believing that
it would be just and proper committed
the death sentence TO confinement in
the penitentlary for life. The follow
ing are the reasons that sctuated the
governor
AUsTIN, February %, 1880.
The State of Texas v. John Lam
ham, convicted of mruder in the first
degree, and sentenced to be hung on
the twenty seventh of February, 1880,
at the April term, 1879, of the district
court of Baxar county, Texas. The
sentence of death in this case against
John Lsnham, Is hereby committed to
confinement in the penitentiary for
the following reasons
1. He is represented by numerous
gentlemen and ladies of Bexar county,
who have asked for his Communication,
to have been poor, frieDdless orphan
boy, but little over seventeen years of
age when the murder was committed.
2. Having drifted into employ
ployment in theater because infat-
uated with an actress, and lived
with her as mistress, when some
grown men, soldiers, came between
him and her and contemptuously sbus-
ed and maltreated him, by which his
Impractical mind became distorted
and his destructiveness furiously srous-
ed murderous intent which he sought
to carry out on all concerned accord
ing 10 the evidence.
3. As the law has provided two pun
ishments for murder in the first degree,
to-wIt: One of death, and the other
of imprisonment for life in the peniten.
tiary, which is his death to society
without the pain d being killed, and
Is regarded in the law as an adequate
punishment in some cases of murder in
the first degree; and the law also pro-
vides that person committing an Of
Tense before he arrives at the age of
seventeen years, shall not be punished
with death, and this boy, but little
over that age, having been proved to
have been employed at work In a liv-
cry stable, when sote-, industrious,
and peaceable, just before
he was captivated and led off by the
allurements of the theater, he should
under all the circumstances, in my
judgment, receive the less punish
melt prescribed by law for murder In
the first degree.
o. NJ. ROBERTS, Governor.
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Political Notes.

Ali United S ates whisky CANCERS are
for Sherman, bccau e they are much
attached to The treasury department.
1t is understood that, in return for
the misery incident to keeping Grant
out of tie country for two years, John
Russell Young will be made minister
to China.
The Republican convention of the
first asst mbly district of New York,
which met at Utica to elect delegates
TO the state convention, split squsrely
in two and chose a double delegation,
one headed by Roscoe Conkllng and
the other ''upalterably pledged against
any third term president.
The Springfield Republican says:
"The New York Mail is waging a Wig
orous anti-Grant war, AMI calls for a
ringing protest at once from 5000 Re-
puolicsns In the metropolis against
Conkline's saddling the General upon
the stats's delegation to Chicago. The
Mail does not mlnce matters at all, but
threatens that if the Cameron swindle'
is forced on New York and Illinois,
100,0 900 York State Republicans will
vindicate their independence and man.
hood by smashing the machine into
smlthereeus. The Mails poii ION is the
more iDfueBtial, as it denounced the
'jcratchers' in the recent state CAM
paingn."
Ex-Governor Smythe of New Hamp-
shire sees blood ahead in the presi-
dental contest, and wants Grant to
check the effusion. He says: 81 am
for Grant because 1 believe he is tie
only man who can be seated. We are
going to elect our nominee, whoever
it may be, but the D ,mocrats will
count him out unless they are afraid
of him. Grant is the only man In the
United States they are afraid of. They
know that he could call half million
of men around him by raising his lit
tie finger. If we don't elect Grant
not one of US will live to see another
Republican president in the White
HOuseO
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On the sixteenth Of last month Geo.
F. Or ffi;h registered ~ the Raymond
House, coming from San Antobi.I. On
the twentieth OF the same %. .p'h ne
left there end went over S o.
C.ouI' He was 8 man of NILE than
ordinary intelligence, and seemed [
have plenty of money in bsnk, am
drew upon 1t every day or two. He
cam d TO lie i Colorado miner. and
his arrival IN Alsila he has been
drinking, but has kept quiet and
conducted himself in an orderly man
ner. Sunday, two weeks ago, was his
birth day, and be told some of his
friends about the hotel that he was
fifty years old, and was bonn in Lex
ington, Kentucky. Last week he was
drinking, more or less, but Sunday
night was sober aud cheerful, and
seemed to be in fine spirits, and went
up To his roc N TO 60 to bed. He in
formed his room mate, Mr.. Smith,
that he was going to write his will.
de left the room, but returned in
short time and went to bed. About
2 A. NJ. MIR. Smith heard HIM groan-
ing, aud, looking over to where he
was, saw him struggling, but supposed
he was cr-aming, aud paid no more at
tentiOn TO him until again attracted
by his grooming and struggling, when
he got up and went to his bed and
saw that be was speechless aud suf-
fering greatly from some cause. On
making a careful examination, be dis
covered small vial which had con-
tsIre1 morphine. He at once gave
the alarm, aud ID lctors Owens
and B bb were hastily summoned
and pronounced him in dangerous
condition. They did all that medical
skill could possibly devise to save the
unfortunate man. Oae or the other Of
them were constantly with him from
the time they were first called until b 6
death. which occurred few minutes
after O'Clock yesterday evening. The
following note was und in his pocket:
S. o. Cloud
Sir: This is the third attempt /
have made in the last month to get rid
Of my own self-my own "shou2hts."
l may, or may 20 be insane am
LOt W ooys hohO hO'SA
committed crime IN my hfe-hsve
done nothing an honorable man might
not do; and yet the pressure upon my
mind is more than l can bear. am
not drunk, and assure you it is Meth
er drink nor lO0e of drink which has
caused NE to commit &c f-murder-to
take my Oa0n lite; and 1t is my will and
wish that you will have my body de-
lIvered to the medical faculty, to be
used as they may see fit. Hoping that
you, friends, will forgive and forget.
GEO. F. GRIFFITH.
February %, 1880.
The following names were found in
his note book.
Addresses of my brothers and sisters:
John s. Griffith, Humboldt, Nebraska.
David T. Griffith, Georgetown, Col
orado.
Mrs. Sarah L. Samson, Glenwood,
Iowa.
Mrs. Mary A. Renshaw, Corine, Ill.
Mrs. Mamie. j. Grimes, Linins. Mo.
An INQUEST will be held this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
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one w.,r.nso.
The iollawIug lesier hss been hand
Ell the STATEsNAN far publication:

The iollawIDg le.ier hss been hand
Ell the sTATEsNAN fns publication:
AUSTIN f nIuary Is. 1880.
Z No re. Esq. County Attorn-y, Travis:
Dear SIR / see N this morulI Us
Nees IN siIic,e referring TO your &C.
tion in the d G,es, quo tcdrrantJ case,
In which II % ssid tue Attorney Cen
eral vas solicited 10 institute the pre-
ceedings and refused 10 act, and the
county attorney, after Dursing q like
application some forty days, has filed
the application, etc., etc. deem it
but Que TO you to say that 1 did not TT
fuse tn Get because thought no
action should be t.ken, hut as my let
ter to petitioners will show, because il
was net the business of this office to
inquire into tuch matters as the eligI-
bilIty of municipal officers, unless the
proper eff :er should refuse to do so,
CT for some other reason not stated in
the petition to me. When transmit
ted the papers to you, it was with the
belief that II you had any difficult
ty in striving at Il conclusion you
would submit the matter TO me for
advice, and from my knowledge of
the facts charged, and the law govern
ing such cases, had you done so, |
would have advised the Identical
course you have pursued. Fselin that
the article in the Nelos was calculated TO
do Sou an Injustice, and knowing the
bitter oppositlon you have aroused in
some quarters by your manly course in
this matter, have felt it my duty to
address you this communication.
am, very respectfully, etc,
GEORGE MCCORMICK.
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Average Crop
8. $4,000 So


The iDi0ry done by the cotton worm
has been greatly diminished by the use
of Paris green aud other arsenical poi
sons since the year 1873, and we have
heard that some of the most successful
planters in this State hold the opinion
that the worm will not develop where
the land is thoroughly drained, in
which case the injury to be feared is
only that which can be done by worms
coming over from fields already eaten
out. This injury is small, as the boil
by that time Is too hard to be pierced
easily, and the worms die for want of
food. Prof. Riley mentions that sit is
quite certain that moisture aids both
the Matching and the development Of
the worm, and that the natural enemies
OF the worm, especially the ants, ere
less abundant IN low, wet land than in
that which is higher and drier. They
will, therefore, be less efficient in de-
stroylng the young worms, which for
this reason will stand a chance of de-
veloping unchecked" Pretty much
everything that is known about the cot
ton worm, the region affected, the sea
son of the year IN which the worm Is
destructive, the various stages of It's
growth, aud the different ways in
which the worm can be destroyed is
given in the report of Prof. Riley, of
the Z neurological Commission, some
important extracts from which will be
published hereafter in the Weekly Nescs.
It is one of the most valuable books is
sued from the government printing
Office
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Results Tell the Tale.

What may we reasonably infer from
the success of medicine which is sent
far and wide, not only IN the land of
it's discovery, but in foreign countries,
which has met with the Endorsement of
medical men, the annual preparation
and shipment of which employs a small
army of employees, and the outlay upon
which, in various ways, is simply enor-
nous. We must, if candid, award to
such a remedy, the need of well deserv.
ed success Such a medicine is Hos
letters stomach Bitters, the leading
American remedy for fever and ague.
liver complaint, dyspepsia, debility,
nervousness. iheumatiim, and various
other physical troubles. 1t early took
precedence among tonics and altera-
tives, and has steadily maintained it.
Persons OF weakly physique state its
recuperarive properties to be remark
able, both in degree and the matter Of
promptiIude, and the bilious give q
particularly good account of its effects.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-26

SATURDAY night, about II o'clock,
: 90 the through express train on the In
sternationsl and Great Northern road
was nearing Jacksonville, the alert
and careful engineer discovered by the
glare of the head light that danger
.ous obstruction was upon the line
some distance ahead. He Immediately
put on brakes, and reversing his engine
succeeded in bringing the train to q
full stop before reaching it. An exam
ination disclosed the fact that some
Ghiscreant or miscreants had firmly
driven the end of large cross tie un-
der one Of the rails leaving one end
resting upon the other rail, and had
not the engineer been keeping q sharp
lookout the train would have been in
eyitaoly precipitated into the ditch, and
possibly large number MANNED for
life and many lives lost. On the same
night some person or persons, imbued
with liberal amount of fou! sstsnism
wound . couple Of log chains around
the rails on the Georgetown branch.
The engine Of the up train that left
this city Saturday evening, passed
over them, but fortunately it was NOV
arg slowly and was not thrown from
the track. Such acts IS the above will
cast into the shade, II, indeed, such
thing is possible, the shooting down Of
men at their own iresides and
amidst their own families. And should
anne fortuitous circumstance turn up
BY which the perpetrators Of the above
acts be discovered and arrested no
maudlin sentimentality, which seems to
luxnriaie to an alarming extent in por-
tions Of this blessed state. should be
permitted for one moment to interfere
with the free and rigid exercise OF the
most Stringent and highest punishment
known 10 the Law. Il behooves the
TO use every diligence in
lerfotinR out and speedily bringing to
Justice the miscreants who perpetrated
the above acts- Il is at least hoped
they viii exercise the same diligence
they would In arresting thief II the
Railroad Company had
had = seVen-dollAr horse stolen from il,
-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-26
a New Discovery Abou, Broom Corn

Broom corn is likely at no distant
day to revolutionizs the breadstuff sup
ply Of the world. A process mas been
discovered by which the finest and most
nutritious -four can be made from the
seed to the extent of one-half its
weight and leave the other half val
liable food for making beef and milk.
The Average yield per acre is three hun
dred bushels, or thirty thousand pounds
have been secured.
Nor does IL exhaust the soil as Indian
corn, from the fact that it feeds from
the deeper soil, and assimilates its food
from Q sruder state.
It belongs to the same genus as the
sorghum sSccharatum, or sweet cane,
commonly known as sorghum, which
IS an article of food is growing very
rapidly In public esteem, and from the
seed Of which . most nutritious -four
can be made.
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AND now Mr.. James McCutcheoH,
from up about Lsmpssas, is in trouble.
He was in the city Sunday and strolled
down into the classic precincts of Mex
leo, and, not exactly liking the ways
OF certain JfnS de- jOis. he assaulted
her and slapped her jaws. He was
promptly arrested and locked up, and
yesterday morning his honor the mayor
fined him s. and costs. Aud another
complaint being made against him was
again arrested and placed under bond
70 appear before his honor this morn
ing. McCutcheon would have been
happy at this termination of his trou-
bles had not another officer stepped up
and required that he appear before
Justice Friedrich on q charge of dis
turbing the peace. The now thorough
~ diseusted McCutcheon went with
the officer, stood his trial and was
found guilty and punishment assessed
ct q fine of IS and costs.
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On yeterday the jury of inquest in
the McMillin case returned the follow
ing verdict at the inquest held this day,
February 24,h, 1880, after the jury
being sworn and viewing the body of
C. d. McMillen, deceased. Rees Erwin
being sworn, says: "Thst on Thurs
day, the nineteenth day Of February,
1880, VIM. Esnes told the sffisnt that
he, Eanes, had shot and killed said
McMillin." o. R. ERWIN.
"We, the jury, find that e. D.
McMillin. came to his death on the
nineteenth day of February, 1880, by
gun or pistol shot wounds, inflicted by
Won. Eines.
o. r. Erwin. ]. w. Mcknight, W.
E Relies, w. d. Shelley, James
Sims, F. N. Ksin.
ISAAC FRIEDRICH,
Justice Peace and ex-officio Coroner
Travis county.
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ABcur seventy five ssalwert r pub

ABC Ut seventy five s'alwsrt r pub
lIcAr met Saturday at Smiths Opera
House for the purpose IF electing
delegates tn tue Safe Convention,
which convenes in this city on the
twenty fourth of next month. d.. r
N. Lane was elected chairman, and,
after few preliminary remarks, q
comm ttee was selected to present the
names of suitable persons as delegates
to the state convention. The follow
ing names were presented and elected
represent the county: E. ]. Davis, W.
H. HallaOd, W c. Phillips, A F.
Jackson, j. J. Hamilton, G.p. An
drew Neil, r N Line, r bert John
and w. A. S.ylor. The delegates
were instructed TO vote IS a unit on
all vital questions. One of the co.
ored brothers created quite a sensation
by vehemently denounciug one of the
delegates as having been a prominent
Office seeking Greepbacker sometime
ago, and he was decidedly opposed to
his being held.up at this late day as q
simon-pure-stalwsrtR Republican. Gov
ernor Davis poured oil on the troubled
waters by stating that he too hal been
figuring somewhat in that party, and
had voted the straight Greenback tick
ct at the last state election, and he
was sorry it had not been elected. A
county executive committee composed
Of thirteen persons was then appoint
ed, and the convention ad 'urned sine
die.
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Mr.. JOSEPH RoGERs, a genial youth
living down about Elgin. was IN the
city Monday, and cheerfully determined
to take it in, regardless of conse-
quences. He armed himself with q
revolver, and set out to commence his
heroic campaign down in the first
ward, where he succeeded beyond his
most saDguine expectations In kicking
up muss and disturbing the peace,
for ell of which he was arrested and
fined $25 and costs for carrying arms
and 80 and costs for disturbing the
peace of the city. He promptly paid
up and left for home to ruminate over
the uncertainties of ely ways and do
ings.
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On yesterday morning, about 10
O'clock, deputy sheriff from one of
the counties above here, was standing
In the saloon under TIE First National
Bank, aimed as usual. He got to hand
Ii ing his revolver, when it accidentally
went of, but fortunately no one was
hurt. The police were promptly on
the spot, and were somewhat surprised
To learn that no unsrmed man had been
killed. Possibly it will be Just as we'll
for the deputies when in this city to
leave their arms at their boarding
ihouaea
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MATT WooDLIEFF, vel known in
this city, was shot ard instantly killed
by Sheriff Ovid II LIONS OF Lake
Charles, l. louisiana. Wnodlief was
about t. mske an sttem ot TO release q
man from Jail, and was approaching
1t for that purpose, when the sheriff in
charge discharged three balls from a
Winchester H. into his breast. He
.expired almost instantly,
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Miscellaneous
7 INSURANCE. NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
STATISTi CS AND HISTORY,
AUSTIN TEXAS February 10 $50

To all who IN it may concern:
This certhes that the Imperial Fire In
surance Company OF London having com
piled with AL the req lirements Of law
relating 10 insurance companies 10 this State.
and having exhibited certificate from the
Comptroller OF Public Accounts showing pay
ment OF the Stare occupation tax for one year
from the first day Of January, 1850, is hereby
authorized to pu sue The business In
this State from the first day OF
Janu ,rv, 1897, TO the thirty lrss day OF
December. 1880
In testimony whereof, ! hereunio sign my
name and afliN the impress Of my Off
IL. s cial seal, the day and date first above
written.
[Signedl V. o. KING, Commi ssIoner
Edw w. Stands, 1l9 Pecan street, Is agent at
Austin for above well known hrstcass com
pany. fC2i ltw3w
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REwARDED.-Steele s. Price, the
manufacturers Of DIR. Prices Cream
Baking Powder, are rewarded by the
reputation of manufacturing good ar
ticles. 1t is q shameful confession to
make that many people are willing 10
use adulterated articles because Of .
small reduction in price.
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WHENEVER you see an old COW stand
ing placidly chewing her cud and rum
mating Cd the bright prosp, ct for early
grass, hurriedly raise her tail up over
her back, and start Fl like cheerful
newspaper man when he suddenly dis
covers he has lost u, of his poo ket
one or two hundred dollars. you may
know the festive heel fly has put in an
appearance and has commenced BUSH
M az In earnest
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NEW YORK, February 24.-DeLee.
seps and family arrived here to-day In
the steamship Colon, from Panama.
He will go in few days to Washing
ton, and thence to San Francisco. A
special meeting of the Society of Amer
Ican Engineers will be held at Union
League Club Thester, Thursday even
ing, at which, NJ. d L,ssep5 and the
engineers accompanying him, will take
part in the discussion Of the inter-
oceanic canal project
falling barometer /; southerly winds !;
stationary or higher temperature in
creasing cloudiness and rain.
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YLAse YLASe.-The Ylang-Ylang
flower II produced by large tree. and
lie odor scents the air for miles around.
DR.. Price prepares his Wang Wang Ex-
tract from the otto Of these flowers.
and it isa charming perfume, having
Q fragrance unlike sny other handker-
chief extract
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If you were to comply with The re-
aae,t OF the innocent young man who
80 sweetIy MARBLES At the little social
parties, "C0me Where my 1--we Les
Dresminp," You would bring up at
the largest and most convenient rose
bush in the front yard, and have a half
pint flask presented to you.
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INSURANCE NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
STATISTICS AND HISTORY.

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,
STATISTICS AND HISTORY,
AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 10. 1882.
To ell whom It may concern:
This certi1ies that the Northern Assurance
Company OF London, having complied with all
the requirements OF law relating 20 insurance
companies in this State, and having ex-
hibited a certidca from the Comptroller OF
Public Accounts showing payment OF the State
occupation tax for one year from the 1rsI day of
January, 1888, is hereby authorized 20 pursue
the business in this State from the first day OF
January 1880, 10 the thirty-arst day Of Deccm-
Der, 1880.
In testimony whereof. hereunto sign my
name and Bffx the in press OF my Of
IL. s. fetal seal the day and cate above
written.
[signedl V.o KING, Commissioner.
E. W. Stands, 1l9 Pecan street, is agent NJ
Austin for above well known 1rsclsss COM
pany. ie2ilLw3w
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LEMoN-It is from the rind of the
Messina lemon that DR.. Price prepares
his special Flsvoring Extract Of Lem
on. While other Lemon Extracts In q
little time have the taste and odor of
turpentine, DR.. Prices for any length
OF time retains Its intense lemony
taste.