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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

The following is aSan Antonio doctors
method of treating snake bites, and he
says he is always successful: ssThe first
thing to do in n case of snake bite would
be, first, to suck the wound with the
mouth; second, tightly bandage above
and below the wounded part with hand
kerehief, or any other cloth, string or
rope at hand; third, searify the wound
with n knife, glass, sharp flint or any
other instrument handy; fourth. wash the
wound and surroundings with spirits OF
ammonia or iodine. and give stimulants to
drink: fiflh. IL 4 large bandage can be
procured. the whole extremity, from foot
20 thigh, or hand 10 shoulder, should be
At once tightly bandaged, leaving space
FOR the wounded part Although most Of
the snake bites occur on the lower ex-
tremitics, Il also Is the case that parts are
bitten that can not be bandaged or
sucked by the person bitten. and in such
cases, OF course, stimulants. whisky. In
large quantities, and ammonia, nom
twenty to thirty drops, in glass ofwater,
or Bibon's Antidote, are best and recon-
mended. The treatment with bandaRinx
Is meant for fresh eases. only, II many
hours have elapsed since the bite, the
blood eorp1seles become deranged and
deeomposed, and then IL Il even danger
Gus TO use bandages, for fear OF rapid
gangrone.o
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

For dyspepsia and constipation, mild
remedies should always be preferred, such
as BAILEY'S SALINE APERIENT 1t is
mild, pleasant and certain in effects, and
is just the thing for the ladies.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23
Miscellaneous.
EsTRAYED,

August %, $50, by John ID. Grumbles, before
John &. White, j. r. T. C., bay pOsy horse.
black name md tail, star IN forehead. snip Oh
the noe, one white hind foot, years old, ~
and appraised 1T SO. FRANK BROWN,
se.s W3t Clerk &. &. 7. e.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

LADIES who appreciate elegance and
purity are using parker,s Hair Balsam.
Ii is the best article sold FOR restoring
gray hair 10 its original color aud beauty.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

IF. BLoeKER as an independent candidate
for sheriff.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

have the honor to inform the people
of Travis county that am an independ-
ent candidate for the legislature for
Travis county. JOHN w. GLENN.
july .. 1880.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

Swift's 5. Specific cures Scrofula, Mer-
curial Poison, old Sores, or any impUFity,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23
Local and Other Matters.


- We announce, this morning, in the reg
arDemocratic ticket, the name of NJ. NJ.
Hornsby as a candidate for commissioner
of precinct No. /. Mr.. Hornsby was
raised in this county, and is eminently
qualified to fill the position, and will
serve the people of the county faithfully
and discharge the duties pertaining to his
position impartially. He is well and
favOrably known to all in his district, and
no doubt will he elected without OppOsi-
tiOn.
Transfers bring in dolefnl accounts
about the condition of the roads and all
are emphatic in declaring that they need
immediate and vigorous work. If 1t is
the desire of the business men of this
city to retain the trade or the neighbor-
! fng counties 1t behooves them to go 10
work and have the roads put in good con-
dition. Merchants are complaining about
the scarcity of freighters who have laid
mp because of bad roads. Put.the roads
in good order and keep them so If you de-
sire to retain your present trade.
- ri
We learn that one Murphy, railroad
hand, filed up with five cent benzine,
down about San Marcos Friday, and
while riding along the road on his way
TO camp, saw fouror five children seated
on fence, and drawing his pistol, fired
a: the little eight year old son of Mr.. For
syth, living near the above town. The
bah took effect, inflicting wound that at
one time was thought would prove fatal.
Murphy was arrested, and there was a
strong probability that the excited citis
zens would string him up to The nearest
limb, and had the child died Fridaynight
he most certainly would have been. At
last accounts the wounded child was do
ing we'll
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23
Special Notices.

p. DECoRDovA. notary public and Uni-
ted States Commissioner. Particular at
tentiOn paid to taking interrogatories.
ncR lY
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

. WE are authorized to announce II. Ed
OFF q candidate for shsrit Of Travis
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

IF you want your fastidlous taste com
pletely satisfied in the way of something
TO eat when you are in Round Rock, just
put up at YOung's Hotel. au7w&sutf
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

Boys shoes, for mese song, at Mar
tins. A large stock 20 select from.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23
Tn Kula and HACK

"Wednesday morning the STATESMAN re-
porter, having his hat properly chalked
Dy Mr.. Ira H. Evans, of the land depart
ment of the international, took a seat in
one of the company's comfortable coaches
attached to an excursion train, and was
soon speeding toward the prospective
town of Kyle, the first station of any i'm
The object of the excursion was the sale
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

AFTER leaving him and riding about half
mite they met mp with negro man by
the name OF Nesbit and went through his
pockets, but 70 their very great slisgnst
failed tp get anything. Both men we're
comparatively young, and wore son white
hats. One Of them was dressed in blnc
flannel suit, while the other sported a
dark coat with dpYe eolorsd striped pants.
They were well armed, and when last
seen were going in the direction OF Bas-
fron.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23

MINES II. Lone announces himself as
an independent candidate for the office
of Sheriff of Travis county.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23
Knights of the Road

"Wednesday evening about O'Clock
two youngmen, one of whom was masked.
rode up TO Mr. Hergotz's store six miles
out ON the Bastrop road. and lismount-
ing entered the building with drawn six
shooters. They compelled Mr.. Hergotz
10 throw up his hands, and while one OF
them stood guard oyerhim, the other ems
gagged in the pleasing task of robbihg
the establIshment Of all the reads, cash
on hand. They succeeded in getting
about one hundred dollars in money and
a watch, after which they left, and on
going short distance met one OF the
neighbors and relieved him Of all his,
amounting 10
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-23
a Gard.

A large assortment Of beautiful laces
very cheap, at Maleyinsky's.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
A Colored Councilman.
TCiucinnati Enquirer |


The election of Rev. James Poindexter
to be member of the city council of CO.
lumbus is one of the note worthy events OF
the spring election. Poindexter has Negro
and.Indian blood in his veins, and in color
is fairly on the shady side of the visible
admixture lines. He is rather patriarchal
in appearance. and wields great influence
among the colored people of Columbus,
and, indeed, among the colored people of
the State generally. He is hard fighter
for a complete demolition of the color line,
in social affairs as well as in politics. He
never loses an opportunity to "take up the
cudgels" for tho colored man, and is known
in the newspaper Offices in Columbus as
the most verbose and persistent card
writer in the State. The Republicans have
been very tardy in recognizing him "offi-
cially." They have heretofore nominated
him for Offices to which it was impossible
to elect him in Columbus and Franklin
county This year the city was gerryman-
dered 80 tortuously that drunken man
cluld not walk the lines between the
wards. Things were so much mixed that
two sets of counc'lmen had to be elected,
one set TO 90 in for short time in the
event that il should be decided that the
holding-over memberslwere lreislated out
of Office; an0 there were no figures to COM
pare by so as to tell how all of the new
wards would go. In all this confusion
Poindexter has slipped in. The Repub-
licans OF Columbus, who have heretofore
managed to keep Poindexter down, will
rejoice that the situation is no worse.
They will be thankful that he was elected
to the council merely. If he ever breaks
into the Board of Education there will be
a two years war, or else mixed schools.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
YOU'RE A JOKIN'

1t is pleasant fact to note that major
ity of the white people of this city are
Democrats. The Republican majority is
made up from the colored element-Sep-
tinel.
Dunno bout that. 1t isn't half so
pleasant to the defeated Democratic
candidate as knowledge of the fact
that he had received all the votes
would be. 1t is not so clear that the
Sentinel and it's Democratic associ-
ates thought it so pleasant last year
when they put colored man on the
Democratic ticket to catch the color.
ed vote. 1t is fact that "the Re-
publican majority is made up from
the colored elementr-but it is a ma
jority all the same. The ballots have
the same effect that the ballots of an
equal number Of white voters would
have. These things are facts-pleas-
ant, Of course, for US to contemplate
and we are free to say that the
Sentinel is welcome to all the comfort
it can extract from them.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

The latest subterfuge regarding the
West Point infamy is that young Whit
taker mutilated himself in this terrible
manner in order to be sent to the hos
pital to escape the approaching ex-
animation. Such an idea is prepos.
trous and if General schofeld affects
to believe. it he ought to be horse
whipped and sent to an asylum for
imbeciles. Cadet Whitaker indig-
nantly denies the assertion, and no
one believes it; though it is asserted
that General Schofeld and few other
prejudiced beasts affect to believe it.
1t is also asserted that General Scho-
field is confident the outrage was not
committed by cadets because he has
questioned each one and all deny any
knowledge of, or completely in the
crime. To be sure they will deny it
Do the thieves and murderers daily
arranged in our courts confess their
guilt2 In support of the charge that
Cadet Whitaker was the author of his
own mutilation it is asserted that the
cadets rooming close by knew nothing
of it. Of course they did not for they
were, no doubt, the guilty parties
Nobody doubts that the outrage was
committed by the cadets and the con.
duct of General Schofield as indicated
by the dispatches, shows that if net
an actual accomplice, he is at least
guilty of criminal conduct in trying
to cover up the beastly outrage.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
AN EXPLANATION.

1t is due to our patrons that they
should know the cause of the delay in
the delivery of The Leader last week.
We were a few hours late in going to
press, notice of which was made in
the paper. Our delay would have
caused us to miss but one mail for
most of our subscribers The delay
is due to the dereliction of our usually
polite post Office attendants. Our pa
pers were sent to the Office, and
through a misunderstanding the
money for the payment of the post
age was not sent. The papers were
thrown aside in the post office and
we were not even notified that they
had not been mailed. On Monday
our business manager happened to
step into the post Office and was in
formed that the papers had not been
sent out. We shall be very prompt
in mailing The Leader; and we shall
be obliged if our patrons will prompt
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

The Democratic Senate rejected the
nomination of Hon. John R. Lynch,
of Mississippi, as supervisor of the
census. The real reason for the re
lection of Mr.. Lynch was that he was
colored man. The rejection was
made at the instigation of the frauds
Lamar and Chalmers, who occupy
seats in the Senate and House respec-
lively. which were obtained by vio-
lence and corruption. Senator Bruce
made brave and manly defense OF
Mr.. Lynch, but the brigadiers had
made up their minds that Lynch must
go. Other prominent Senators con-
de un the course of the Democratic
majority, but to no purpose. In the
face of such outrages as this the
Democrats will continue to ask for a
share Of the colored vote.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

"a. d. Harvey elected Trustee by
between 700 and 800 majority. The
balance of the Democratic ticket de-
feated." This is the way the Senti-
mel headed its account of Mondays
election. Now will some optimist tell
us what part Of the Democratic party
was not defeated with the Sentinel's g
balance? We suspect that this was a
cunningly devised scheme of the SEN
tlnel to make it's bucolic readers be-
lieve that A. D. Harvey is a Demo-
crat. To such we convey the infor-
nation that A. D. Harvey is died.
-the-wool- black Republican.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
THE WEST POINT OUTRAGE

A party of disguised cadets entered
the room of colored cadet at West
Point, last Monday night, bound and
gagged him and then cut off one ear,
split the other, and after otherwise
maltreating him, left him bound, in
which condition he was found the
next morning. This hellish and most
brutal outrage, rivaling, as it does,
the devitry of the wild and savage
Comanche Of the West, calls for cer-
tain, swift and condign punishment.
Ever since the admission of colored
boys to this useless and Internally
snobbish institution, they have never
ceased to be the prey of the in amous
young thugs and pimps, who are hur-
died and fed there at public expense.
This crowning infamy calls loudly for
punishment, and it must come. If the
authorities prove recreant to their
trusts, and fail to bring those murder
GUS rowdies to justice, then somebody
else must act. This outrage must not
go unpunished. Far better that the
torch be applied to what is perishable
of this pestilential nest of corruption
and crime, rather than this crime
should go unavenged, IF the torch
fails then powder or dy aamite might
be used with effect. Let the accursed
institution with all of its congregated
thieves, rowdies and murderers be
blown from the town Of West Point
into the middle of-the ocean, and de-
cent people will not be Inconvenience
by the slight excavation that will re-
main. These Williams must be pun.
ished.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
Democratic Inoslence.
Evansville Tribune.1

The intolerance of Democrats is shame
fully demonstrated in the vote on the
amendments. A contemptible spirit and
miserable prejudice is displayed in the
vote that should have tendency to per-
suade Negroes to vote the Democratic
ticket. The Democratic party claims to
have some reasonable objections to
amendments No. l, and No 3, and per-
haps one or two others but no objection
was ever so much as hinted at, to amend
ments 2 and A. Amendment was in
tended to conform our Constitution to the
Constitution of the United States, by
striking out some meaningless and con-
seouently superfluous words from section
of the second article OF the Cons tuition.
No Nergo or mulatto shall have the rig ght,
of suffrage" is not only a dead letter in our
Constitution, but is an offensive relic Of
discarded prin ciples, and reuse to wipe
them out at the first opportunity would
be equivalent to positive remuneration
of the Fourteenth Amendment of the
Constitution of the United States. Be-
sides, to allow such blots to dist. ure the
psges of our Constitution any longer than
necessary for the purpose OF gratifying
a prejudice, would be little, mean and
contemplate. One might think that
every man would be willing to clear our
Constitution OF rubbish. That is the sole
object of Amendments 2 and 4, and yet in
mauy wards more votes were Cast against
them than any other. The vote on the
amendments forcibly illustrates that pre-
judice controls many more votes than rea'
son, and that the Democratic party is the
hot bed of political prejudices in Ameri-
can politics. The amendments were re.
commended by two Democratic Govern.
ors. and passed two succeeding Demo.
cratic Legislatures, with almost unani-
NOUS vote The Republicans OF the State
read them, thought about:them and gave
them their approval. The Democrats o.
the State read them; thought they saw
something in some of them that might in
! jure their party and in others they saw
the words Negro and mulatto which die
not please them, and they declared
against them. The Democratic leaders o
the State held conference over them a
Indianapolis and coniured up some 90
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
THE SHELBYvILLE RIOT.

A disgraceful riot occurred at Shell
byville, on Monday, in which a
Democratic rough by the name OF
Amsden was severely injured. The
Democratic bullies of that place, it
appears, made up their minds that
colored mon should not be permitted
to vote at Sbelbyville They had
heard how their brethren had carried
elections in the South by bulldozing
the colored people, and they could see
no reason why a similar method of
electioneering would not be equally
successful in Indiana. Their expert
ence in this case, however, is anything
but encouraging, and will no doubt
have the effect to deter them from
similar methods in the future.
The facts in the case are about as
follows: A colored man appeared
at the polls and attempted to vote.
The hoodlums, known as Amsden's
gang, who had taken possession of
polls, swore that "No damn nigger
should vote there" They seized him
and hustled him away from the polls
with such rough handling, that he
was glad to escape with his life
White Republicans who interfered
were threatened with death, and some
severely beaten. The affair finally
eliminated disastrously, for the hood
lums, when a colored man presented
himself at the polls, and, when at
tackled, drew knife in defense. He
was instantly knocked down, and
Amsden, the leader of the gang, CON-
menced to beat him numerically.
At this young white Republican,
dealt the b lily blow over the head
which knocked him senseless and
broke his skull. At last accounts
Amsden was lying in very critical
condition, with no hope of recovery.
When the announcement was made
that Amsden was mortally injured,
sigh of relief passed over the entire
community.
Amsden is the Democratic county
treasurer. For years he has been the
leader of a gang of hoodlums that
have been the terror Of the commun-
ity. Many were open in their ex-
pressions of satisfaction with the de-
served punishment that has overtaker
him. From this let the Northern
Democrats take warning. The people
of Indiana will not allow the election
eering methods of Southern savages
to be practiced in Indiana.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
Cleveland (O.) News.

You can purchase The Leader ofH.C.
Smith, 81 Newton street.
Morning service at the colored Episcopal
church at 9 a. m. tomorrow. Sunday school
at 10:30 a. m.
The Young Mems Social club will have
another of their most pleasing balls at
Teutonia hall on the 23d.
On the 18th the Excelsior band will hold
a vocal and instrumental concert at Rich
ards hall, corner of Erie and Ohio streets.
At the last meeting of the Excelsior
band, Mr.. J. Dean was accepted as MEM
Der to fill the place made vacant by III.
Kidd the tenor drummer.
Non NoIo.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
THE ELECTIONS.
Garry the News to Daniel-The
Word "White'' Stricken From the
Constitution-The Amendments
All Adopted.


All Adopted.
The election Monday passed off
very quietly and, contrary to the ex-
pectation ofmany, the Constitutional
amendments were all adopted. The
bosses of the Democratic machine
had sent forth the edict that the
amendments must be defeated. Gen.
eral Manson had appealed to high
Heaven to know what the poor white
man had done that he must be stricken
from the constitution The bulk of
the Democratic partyII obeyed the
mandate Of the bosses and voted solid
ly against all of the amendments.
The Republican party, however, stood
as a unit for the amendments, and by
the aid of a respectable, but small
element of the Democratic party the
amendments were all carried by hand
some majorities. To the honor of In
diana be it known that the last ves-
tige of the black laws enacted in the
interest of slavery has been wiped out.
The fact that a respectable minority
of the Democratic party was able to
resist the dictation ofthe party leaders
and vote the sentiment Of humanity
on this question is encouraging indeed.
The Democratic party is the victim of
set of the most selfish3short- sighted
stupid leaders that eves headed any
organization. The Democratic party
proposed these amendments. They
were endorsed and recommended by
two Democratic governors. But just
when the party has an opportunity
to make a record in favor of decency
and fairness the leaders order return
to the flesh pots, and strange to say
the bulk of the party obeys with
slavish promptitude and adds addi
tional infamy to record without Q
! redeeming feature.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
Editorial ChaF.

Frog OPERA Democratic caucus.
The duty on paper is pulp CABLE mis-.
take.
H-ll hath no furies like the Democratic
party.
Daniel, hev you heern from the Indiana
election?
So near and yet 80 fsr-defeated by one
majority.
Democrats voted the way they drank
on Monday.
A major scale is a minor scale until it
becomes of age.
The heart bowed down-Mr. Voorhees,
over the exodus testimony.
Many a well-laid plan went aft aglee
last Monday. Tis pity; pity tbs, tits true.
Where was the valiant Hoop during the
Shelbyville riot? Was his snout "busted?'
Tilden will only use kegs at Cincinnati;
the BARRELS will be kept in reserve for the
election.
To be or not to be, WAS the question last
Monday. Some candidates we're not to be
elected.
The election in San Francisco developed
''corner" in Kearneyism, and the stock
is very short.
The Grant managers did not take the
| right measurement in Kansas, hence the
Blaine poll knocked the persimmons.
Nine men were legally hung till dead in
this country on Friday, yet, after all, il
was not a very good day for hanging
either.
The parliamentary elections in England
will give Beaconsfeld time to 20 home and
repair the fences around his corn and
wheat fields
The "Frsnch" gentleman who created
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10
Yazooing.
Evening News.l

"Yazooing" seems to have taken the
place of "hazing" at West Point. A more
infamous outrage in its way than that per-
petrated upon the colored cadet there, it
has not been our duty to chronicle 1t
exceeds in ruthlessness; outrages of that
kind perpetrated in communities through
out the South which excite horror and in
dignation. The culprts in this case should
be found and chung OUT for a na,ion's
scorn, if it be necessaryto close mp the
academy to do it. Talk about the United
States protecting every citizen in his lawful
rights, when in one of its own institutions
one of its cadets must have his ears slit
because he was born black instead of
whitel A nice spectacle this government
will present if this outrage goes unpun-
isbed.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-10

called arguments against numbers l and 8,
and the arguments were diligently used
by the Democratic press throughout the
State. while not word was said against
numbers and 4. But when the vote was
cast, behold, greater opposition to and
than any others. To any reasonable
mind it is palpable that the opposition to
the amendments sprang from prejud ice
and partisanship, and not from any sense
of right or wrong.