davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15
LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS.

Excitement In the DIssriet Court.
During the past few days tue 3 snesea
for numbering Mcmillan in this city
last February have been on trial In the
district court. During the progress of
the case circumstances have deyelopod
duplicating Maurice Moore in tue 90
duction of Miss Eanes. Col. Robert.
son Thursday morning IN Rn able speech
intimated that such facts existed.
The counsel for the defense ssked that
If the state had anything againss Maus-
Ice Moore, to say it out. Yesterday
evening, while County Attorney Moore
was concluding his argument for the
state, he spoke substantially as fol-
lows: "The counsel for defense have
alluded more than once TO what they
term the inslnuations of the pr0secn.
ton against Maurice Moore, and II the
state has anything to say, cay Il out.
Why these inusndoesl I will say
what they are. These insinrations
srise from tue fact that Major Nc
Gregor, Col. Robertson and myaelf are
OF the opinion that the evidences g it
has been disclosed In this case connects
Maurice Moore more closely with the
paternity Of Miss Eanes' child than Il
does McMillsp, the deceased, and 90
help me God ! believe the evidenca
does so show, and had the Eanes BOYS
taken time to examine into the matter.
they probably would have found
Maurice Moore to be more guilty than
Mcmillan" After the atoye words.
which are substantially correct, Maur-
ice Moore, who was present In the
court room seated on the steps leading
to the judges stand, arose and said
'By God, this is more than ! can
stand" and made 9 motion as II 10
draw . pistol, but be was promptly
seized by an officer. Charles = .nes.
younger brother of the de-
PENDANTS sprsng over the ratings
and struck Attorney Moore with his
flst, while Robert Eanes sprang over
the table and seemed to be attempting
to draw q knife from his pocket. VIII
liam Eanes ran toward Mr.. Moore with
9 raised chair, but siI three were
promptly arrested by the officers before
they succeeded In doing any injury.
Maurice Moore was ordered to isil,
and the court assured Attorney Moore
that he should be protUcled and he re-
eumed his argument and said 10 refer.
ence to the demonstration Of Maurice
Moore ''that he would zee him dead
and in hell before he would be insiml-
date d from doing what he believed %
be his duty, and that he might be muir
dered in the court house and the de-
PENDANTS walk out of It over his dead
body, but as long as he did live
he intended to do his duty. -
At this the large crowd cheered, and
for few moments there was intense
excitement. At the r. quest OF Attor-
ney Moore, the Eanes family were re-
moved from his immediate proximity,
as in addressing the jury he wouIi have
his back to them, and he concluded hia
remarks without further trouble. Tha
applause he received from the vast
crowd was graceful recognition bY
the people of the bravery Of Mr..
Moore, who, In the discharge of duty.
had had his very life impefiled. The
conduct Of Judge Turner during this
most lamentable occasion Is much
commended. He was prompt In the
discharge. of his duty, and did 1t firmly
and well
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

a NEW YoRx Republican psper,
which reflects On Secretary sherman'l
hostility 10 silver dollars, says 'sshs
weak point In the July treasury state.
nent 10 thst the silver on hand he,
amounted 20 t7s, 600, 00o, . and 1t adds;
Secretary sherman can not be charged
with indifference or negligence q "a
this slarning increass OF the ussles.
silver In the treasury reserves. Bat Il
shoaid not be forgotten that the gold
reserve Only psevsntss collapse OF the
psblic credit" The st. Louis Rspub-
lieas says:
How In the name Of common-sense
the presenes Of e7s. 900, 0oo n good and
lawful silver money In the treasury
vault il ~ ''slarming" fact that eecre.
tary Sherman binseif cannot exDIsin
IL y true thers " no busineas, dema.d
for this silver; people do not vsnt n.
they prefer the more conpenienf ana
pro6fsble gfesnbaeks which reuresspt
i1 Bat there i mnch lsrnsr sr1ouns
(e1ss rs. .lsD of idls gsId u The
tsseslry which tie pespss 40 rot
want, cither, prefeEring he mora con.
seBient ana port4b3e gfooubneks which
d. 10 - TIE 90 go 0oo
silver n tie kleoe1yV fhrnntnna "a -.
|spee q The p1hiie cre1f.p WhIch he
'Nics RFeetel aEoent Of RoId aione. |
~ e sisns rzss1elz 4 = n1szi4 = !
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

Il will be remembered that an effor,
was made by Dr.. Burleson. and ap-
paTently By DR.. Crane, at the teacLers'
convention, held in Austin, in Febru.
ary, 1873, to haYe the state university
fund directed towards the maintenance
OF few so-cslled ''universities," de-
serving NO more the high sounding
signiheation than 3 score Of modest
academies in the state. After
wards DIR. Crane disclaimed any such
purpose and he wrote 9 letter, so stat
ing. 70 the STATEsaLAz, but DR.. Bur-
lsson has clung most tenaciouslytc the
scheme. end st Aexia, the other dsy,
he attempted again to secure the sup
port OF the teachers in behalf of his
scheme. Again, It appears. he signaI-
ly fsiled, and this time the teachers
pledged themselves to . specific plan
for state university to be established
oB the plan inteade1 when the original
endorsements were msde, and the fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Reso,sSd, That It IL the senss OF the
educational convention Of the 6tsfe Of
DsEns, that the unigsrsity fund should
rsnain enc and indiyisible, Until its
increase and the wants Of the STATE
lhall jostify Its dlgisIon for foundirr
nols tAen on unissrsity, Of high
grsds aDd chsracler that win safisfv
he h,ghsst dsn1nds Coz culfurs ana
Alsols<I Ihat ue sre ursltessbIy
'fpo1t1 - ~ dlgiElon of ths uni- |
stll.9 f4n1 y 611 inst;i1tlcn orEzn-
- s'1ss.l.t g 41.,Fst y ptis1ls J
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

IT has been talked about ever since
the inaugurstioniof Governor Cornell,
that the Republican legislature of New
York Will be called together to pass q
bill, changing the manner of selecting
the electofsl ticket to elections by
congressional districts. This bill is
already known as the Potter bill, and
its adoption would ordinarily divide
up the electoral vote of New York
S,ste SO as to give the Republicans q,
least seventeen of the thirty-five votes.
The New York Herald thinks the an.
dacious and reckless experiment will
not be attempted. n is within the
constitutional competency Of the legis-
lature to change the mode Of Appoint-
ing presidential electors, but ii would
be a scandslous outrage to mske such
a change st this time. The Herald
says:
Governor Cornell and the Repnblican
leaders of this state would be quite
bereft OF reason if they should seek 10
gaia electoral votes in New YORK by .
discreditable trick. We do not believe
that anything OF the kind will be at
tempted. In the frat place, il Govern
or Cornell and his advisers could oe
supposed unscrupnlous enough TO re-
sort to this desperate expedient, they
could have 20 assurance that q maiori-
u OF the legislature would support
them. Fair-mlnded Republicans might
revolt against the proposed grab. and
besides the disgrace Of the attempt
there would be the damage of fsilure.
Il il too hazardous and desperate an ex-
pertinent 70 be tried. Even were il Ger
rain to succeed it would be likely TO
prove boomerang. IL might accom-
plish its purpose Of dividing the
electoral vote Of this state and secnr-
inu part Of it for the Rspublicars.
buf the feet Of snch measure uozld
not be con6ned 20 New York. ItI
would be potent weapon In the hands
ot the Democrats for carrying the two
October states and II both Ohio and
lsd.sna should 20 Democrssic In 0o-
tno>r, the pfesidenfial election Wrud
% sftpally deci1ed n spite Of any d.
vision thar oonld b efIected IN he
s'sctossl yo.a oi New Yofk.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

AT Kansas City, July 8, Grant was
meet at Merriam Park by Is, 900 people.
Ia his speech he said:
It. has been my effort, in the posi-
tions 1 have held, to render the very
best service in my power for the whole
people, without respect to race, color.
previous condition or political afRlis-
ton. | am not aware of having com.
mi,ted sn act in my life or saying a
word which has injured my own stand
ing one way or the other, aud certainly
not in pollticsl way. / have, in-
deed, belonged to one of the greatest
political parties of ths county, be-
cause on the whole l believe it much
nearer right than the other. But
claim to have as much good feeling
and friendship for the party opposed
to me "a for the party which has here
'tofore conferred honors upon me. l
have always believed that what WAS
best for the entire country was gong
to help both political parties in the
end; for We are citizens in common of
one great nation, and the greatest ma.
tion that the sun shines upon to-day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15
IMMIGRATION.


The Galveston Nescs of the sth in.
slant has an editorial on immigration,
in which an attempt u made to show
that Governor Roberts has prevented
immigrants from coming into Texas.
1t assumes that immigration to this
state is declining In numbers, and SC
counts for the assertion, which is not
supported BY figures, by referring to
he measures Of the present sdministra-
ton in its usual indirect manner, and
permits itself to indulge IN undiRni-
fed references to ''the quaint and Gu
rlous ways Of Governor Roberts," It
says:
The most desirable immigrants are
the sturdy settlers with families, who
come to Texas to stay, 10 develop the
resources of the country, and above
all to bring up their children as they
should be brought up. The father Of
such a family becomes discouraged,
let US suppose, at the prospect for free
schools. He becomes impressed that
the present administration in Texas 10
unfavorable to liberal expenditure for
free schools, and that there ean be no
assurance OF 9 liberal and adequate
system of free schools IS long as the
personsl or the spirit Of this adminis-
tration shall prevail His children will
soon be too blg 10 goto school. "What
Jack does not learn John nevsr will"
II this settler does not want his chill.
dren to grow up sslgAorant - Hotteb.
tots, he thinks that he must move out
of Texas. 1t iss sscred duty he owes
his family to see that his children are
educated. he can not hirs private
teachers, and Gofernor Roberts says
that the great state OF Texas il too
poor to have free schools, and giee-
fully iingles the money in the ststs
treasury.
Governor Roberts recommended tie
Of 'san efficient system
Of public free schools, - contemplated
by the constitution Of Tsrss; and 10 |
support and maintain the sane, he sd
vocsted the sale of the school lands in |
quantities 10 suit purchases. The |
nsn laudsd By tie Es,s ssd PIT for
ward - ihs exponsa,s of he .sYousz /
Democrscy,n TIE Indcpen1est uosp- |
ne1t. the friends q frer schooIs D.
Isssed ths nsssne - suasRiing -
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

utilizing the wstsss, ,thst noa . down
in worthless expense ot toree % thr
gulf, there Is much Official data soine
to show that the Brazos rIver, - It is,
offers means for 3 deep sea connection
with its magnificent hArbot. that car
be msds on expensive plans for not
over quarter OF million dollars,
which, it Is claimed, would give the
same facilities 10 sea-going vessels thai
four to six millions would give in Cal
weston bay. The jettie system would
cost much less, and the proper prepas-
alton of piles, by the creoseting pro-
cess, would make the less expensive
works almost IS durable as stone. In
tiuences have been at work 81 Wash
ington, and they will remain ut work,
80 long as Brazoria county is in the
same congressional district with Gal
weston, to prevent proper con-
stderation of the hsrbor question
at the mouth OF the Brszoe.
While appropriations have at times
been secured, the department has never
done ITS duty in having the port snd
it's approaches properly surveyed. Last
year The engireers cent there to make q
survey expended tbe appropriation,
sounding up and down the river be-
tween Columbia and its mouth, with.
out even measuring the bar. This year
an appropriation of $40, 900 has been
passed to the credit Of work for the
mouth OF the Brszos, and, il properly
expended, this would be sufficient to
demonstrate the vslue of the point as
a seaport. This, with the land sub.
scriptlons proposed by some to be do
mated to the prospccted Cslasrgo rail-
way, would, no doubt, thoroughly
demonstrate the value OF the mouth
of the Brazos az seaport.
The people of this great slluvial
section should understand, that, with
the bar at the mouth of the Brazos re-
moved, railroads will at once seek Q
termination there, and one of the rich
es', productive regions on the face Of
the earth will be redeemed from it's al.
most natural state, to give homes to
hundreds of thousands and sustenance
to millions of human beings.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

ter 8 community with q flourish for
sensations sake. The plain word of
God carries the force within it to con-
vict, while sensational and fashionable
preaching is resorted to by none but
hypocrites, who flourish for pay, aud
who live upon the destruction Of the
church. One class of preachers sre
deserving, and often too poorly paid,
while the other are undeserving and
improperly paid. The one will secure
bright places in eternity, while the
other will never get to heaven even by
"a tight squeeze"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

bill so 80 b renderit practically ineffec-
tive. Il is refreshing to read what the
Ns'es ssys, snd compare it with
what the Nelcs has done and is doing.
"The present administration in Texas
is unfsvorable to liberal expenditure
for free schools" This declaration is
totally unsupported, and it Is the mere
Affirmation Of paper that wields free
lance in political contests. II the alle-
cation had been that ''the present ad-
ministration in Texas is unfayorable to
the policy of supporting free schools
mainly by taxation" it would hsve had
9 body of truth to give it backbone.
The hers says: ''Governor Roberts
says that the grest State of Texas is
too poor to have free Schools" and il
is challenged to prove this charge, or
to admit that Governer Roberts has
thereby been libeled. The policy of
the mougrel party which the Meas as
p;res 20 organize and to lead is not
to use the means set apart by the
constitution to establish, support
and maintain an efficient system Of
Rublie free schools. but to make
" liberal. expenditures for that
purpose by spprupnsting public
funds obtained by taxing the people,
to sell more bonds, to pay more in
terest, to increase the public debt, to
oppress taxpayers, to sell homestesds,
and to create financial distress and
widespread bsnkruptcy-to make The
rich richer and the poor poorer-to
create q moneyed and land aristoc-
racy. Against the counts in this In.
dictment against Governor Roberts is
arrayed the proof, that under the pres.
ent administration free schools have
been made more efficient, more chill
dren have attended, and nearly 5000, :
600 year have been saved to taxpay-
ers. As complete acquittsl the YER
dict of g jury of eminent teachers,
experts, good men and true, is of
record, and that verdict is reflex OF
public opinion. With these abundant
proofs, this vindication, Governor Rob-
erts can truthfully say that his policy
has driven no immigrant from Texas,
but II carried into effect will be an in.
vitstlon to secure immigration.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15
WHERE TIE RESPONSIBILITY
LIES.


Court houses are built at public ex-
peuse for convenience in transactiDg
public business. The officers OF the
court are the judge, clerk, sheriff and
bailiffs, states counsel and attorneys
at law. Places are supposed to be as
signed In the court house for all those,
and in the Travis county court house
ample room ls provided outside the bar
for the attendance of all who see
proper to be present at court sittings.
The judge ls the absolute master, un-
der the law, of everybody in the court
room, and it is his business to see that
proper order is maintained in it, and
that the officers and the jury have the
proper use Of that portion of the room
assigned to them. To do otherwise
retsrds business, and to a certain ex-
tent defeats the ends of justice. To
allow persons to crowd within the bar
and to press upon the attorneys and to
crowd the jurors and seat themselves
upon the tables, not only prevents the
proper performance of duties devolving
upon the attendant officers of the court,
but 1t destroys that respect for justice
which should go hand in hand with
the trial of sll cases. Persons in all
parts Of the court room should be kept
seated and quiet, and the least mat
tention to strict rules of decorum
should at once be observed and cor
rected. Especially should presumptive
persons be looked after, and kept out
OF the bar, aud idlers and listeners
should be made to know that there is
but one place for them. With such
rules enforced there would be but lit
tie chance for 9 disgraeeful scene like
the one which created such q sensation
in the court room on Thursday. Had
the man who began the disturbance on
this occasion been seated back, away
from under the very nose of the Judge,
and almost within arms length of the
county attorney, who was addressing
the court and jury, he would not
have attempted 20 make the
disgracsful assault which was fol-
lowed up with bloody intent.
These disgracefui scenes in open court
occur only where there 10 too much free
dom in the room, and when we refer to
this point - applicable in Judge Tur-
ner's court, wemay be allowed to add
that the district court room is q model
place for order 90 compared to other
rooms here where justice is freely |
dispensed. It is either fear of
offending, or want of proper dig
nifty, or of power to command, thst |
often causes court rooms to wear
the appearance Of ward meetings,
than Of places where Justice Is. dis
pensed in such manner as TO command
public respect.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

GEN. A L. PKARsoN, long recoe
nIzed Republican leader ct PittsburRh
and who was supporter OF Grant o
Chicago, has declared for Hancock 70,
the presideocy. A few days ago b,
said 81 will send letter to u. 8
Grant, chairman OF the National Com.
mittee Of the Veterans Union Boys n
Blue), withdrawing from that oreani.
zatiou. ! am the msmber from thi,
stste, and have been for seven years.
/ shall set forth in that letter that
expect to support HaDcock, and, o.
the Veterans Union is q Republican
organization, ! cannot consistently hold
the position longer Of representative
from Pennsylvsnis." Gen. Pearson
went into the war % q captain IN the
155th regiment, and for bravery and
ability was promoted to be 9 colonel,
9 brigadier-general and HDallys msjor-
general. He served in Warren's 9Th
corps, participated in ten battles, and
wss as brave soldier, u is said, a.
Allegheny county sent into the field of
battle.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15


AND now New York Is all agog at
the undertaking of one DR.. q. S. Tan.
ner to fast for forty days snd forty
nights. he is kept IN an enclosure,
in Clarendon Hall, and there is free
passage way for all to 60 10 and look
at him. The exhibition does not take
IN the nature of walking match, nor
of q passage OF puRilistic skill, since
all kinds and all classes Of people feel
some anxiety to see aud understand
the effect of total abstinence
from all food for so great q
length of time. There is great va
riety OF opinion as to the mans ability
to carry out the contract, and the doc
tors main object, it appears, is to dem.
onstrste that man eats more than is re-
quired. But while the successful ter
mination Of his contract may prove
something in science that has not here
tofore been proven, there is not the
least benefit to be derived from it.
Were it proven that man could live and
do his daily labor on one-half or one.
fourth, or one-tenth Of what he real.
ly does eat, and were it proven
that health and longevity would result
from studied sbstemiousness in diet,
every man and woman and child would
go night along devouring all that the
world can possibly make, and there
would be no balance to the credit OF
waste. So long as man has a sensitive
palate and a hungry NAV, just so long
will 1t be proven that DR.. Tanners
problematical demonstration will have
been utterly useless. II the Doctor
were at his home in Min.
nesots, giving physic to a diseased
dog, he would merit great considera-
ton, though there might not be az
much money in it as to make show
of himself for forty days in New
York. Whether he will succeed or not
is to be seen, but in the meantime the
ahow affords pastime to public mind
filed with idiosvncrstic ipflrmities.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

The report of chief of engineers,
United States army, Major Gen. a. e.
Wright, chief, pages s44 and 945 o.
last report, reads as follows:
The harbor capacity indicated above
may be indefinitely increased by deep.
ening and widening the river bed by
means of dredging and by excavatipa
in the almost level prairie on eitheI
side large basins.
The material excavated from the
river bed and from the baans can be
used In building mp the adjacent lands
above the level Of storm tides, and
think 1t wsuld not be necessary to shu,
of connection between the river and
basins by locks or tide gates.
1t is my opinion that enterprise and
capital could in very few years make
this one of the most thriving ports on
the coast Of Texas, and II q naval sta.
ton should be required on this coast,
this is the best place to establish It.
In reports to which have referred
have submitted estimates for improve
meht Of the Gulf bar at the mouth of
the Brssos, the total beng 998o, ,4s4.
I now present the following estimates
for widening and deepening the
channel of the river inside the bar fer
specified widths, depths and distances.
&157. 407.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

AMONG the charges now brought
against Gen. Hancock by bis political
opponents is one accusing him of be-
ing sn unworthy soldier. They say
President Hayes, his commsnder-lR-
chief, was accused by the Cincinnati
convention with beng a conspirstor
and usurper, and that when he SC
cents nomination from such a body
be is unworthy the countenance and
support of honorable men. This is
nothing more than an evidence OF tie
monarachal ideas, which underlie the
party that has placed Gen. Garfield in
tue field, and adopting the elegant ex-
preston of Christian editor, we may
be permitted to say ''give us a rest"