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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

WHAT 2 wonderful thing is br9therly
love-. just think how beautiful it is
for Radical saints, Gfcenb5ck ap6stles,
and tho missionaries Of the tsc-bit
progressiYes to dwell together in unity.
Il is lovely to behold. Consider with
what sanclimonious junction the high
priest Edmund J. presides over the
Latter Day Political SAints. Imagine
how solemniy he performs the rites Of
initiation: = receive yon. Charlie,
into our foId, wi;h the understanding
that you renonnce your former hsreti-
cal opinions and doines. and / coase-
crate you to the great work Of perpe,u-
sting ny free school system, hoping,
believing snd knowing that ere long
you will progress anto specification IN
the doctrines of state militia 1s con-
rected With marital Isw, the leyyiDg
of fines upon couoties. aud the state
police IS hardIed. msnipEisfed sra
conducted BY my chosen disciples,
Davidson, Jack Helm and others.p
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
CONN KCTTNG THE OCEANS.

The Southern Pacific railway, Hun
!ington's road, has reached Tacsou,
the capital Of Arizona, located on the
Santa c ~ river, 500 miles west Of f.
piso. This makes continunus lice
Of 500 miles now in operation between
San Francisco ani Tucson. Al the
rate Huntington Low moves his line
eastward, it must reach the Rio Grande
in less than eighteen months. Here it
will be met by the Texas and Pacific
and by the Pierce railway, and it
would not be at all surprising If the
San Antonio route is not the first to
make the connection. 1t is npar This
v---------- 49, n 49,. .-----7V'
conducted between the Gulf of Mexico
and the Gulf OF California, and 1t may
be that these great corporations, be-
ing compelled to resort to vast trans
po,taton over seas, will seek conpe.
tent hsrboF foc their business west of
Galveston Island Geographical in
ducements are SO plain in this matter,
that it is hardly possible they will be
lest sight of. To keep up connection,
aud to transport aIl the way 10 New
Orleans, or to seek ships at Galveston,
would be ont of ali reason, and necessity
and capital Will probably create great
revolution in our coast commerce. The
compilation OF its eastern connections
81 E Paso with the lines above men
toned, and perhaps with the-Atchison
and Topeka railway, which is now
pushing vigorously onward for a Pa
cifo outlet, at or near Guayamas, In So
nora, is likely to induce the Southern
Pacific to extend a branch westward
from Fort Yuma to San Diego, on the
Pacific, q distance OF less than two
bundred miles on direct line. This
would reduce the distance from e. Paso
to the. Pacific coast 10 about>700 miles
Snd bring New Otleans within about
100 m,Ies OF San Diego, wbile.Velasco
would be less than 1900 miles from the
Pacific harbor. The extraordinary en-
ergy heretofore displayed by the build
ers of the Southern Paciflc, added to
their ample means, leaves no doubt that
they will reach the Texas border ct the
earliest practicable moment, when it is
TO be hoped tbst Mr. Jay Gould and
Col. Tom Pierce will be on hand to
meet them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
Tnr neOnle Of Rr, zoria oouniv hs,

The people of Brszoria county have
held meeting at Columbis, the object
of which was TO institute measures by
which improvement of tae harbor at
tho mouth of the Brszos may be OBJ
tanned. The meeting was unanimous
in the opinion ,bat there isno point on
the Gulf coast weat of New Orleans Of
fering SO good hsTher ss this point.
It was stated a. ,his mes,isg that there
sre sS feet Of water all the way to Co
lumbis, and thsf tie bsr viii require
cutting only 500 feet to make the
harbor equal to that of New Orleans.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

THE selection of Governor DAVIS ss
permanent chairman of the Republican
convention was q move OF the Grant
element to put him where his mouth
would be closed, and had he not kicked
ont OF the traces and left the char st
the very momert he did, the body
would have instructed for Grant IN
the next moment. Evidently three
fourths of the members were for
Grant, and no effort was made to
prevent instructions for him, except by
Governor Pease and one or two
other Federal Office holders and
the two colored men, Allen and Cuney,
while the last two were evidently
the agents, on the floor, OF Mr.. Davis.
When Mr.. Davis saw that the pleasure
and ptnfit Of habdhpg the Chicago
convention was about to ship from him,
he left the chair aud went to brow
beating the Grant enthusissiics. But
the convection had gotten away ahead
of him-too far to be turned back,
and he had to catch up he
best he could by agreeing to New
combs resolution, which recognized
the sense of the Republicans of Texas
ss decidedly for Grant. The ex-Gov-
ernor was reluctantly driven to this po-
sition, and he will now have TO make
the best of it. II a. Chicago he should
see there is any chance TO defeat Grant
he will not hesitate tolesve him, and TT
go to Blame or to any other candidate
whose peace he may claim.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
GovERNoR PFAsE .tated on the

GOVERNOR PEAsE ;tstei on the floor
of the convention that g man could not
be elected to office in Texss who bad
not served in the Confederate army.
L Is unnecessary to produce thou
sands of instances to show that this
statement was most reeklesslS msde,
and We viii only refer to the elec.
licn OF John C. Conner. Uuion SOL
,iier. to Congress, and to the election
OF Judge Hencock, three times. The
extremes and ehsnsdisiss of the Re-
publican party, which Governor Pesse
has himself often condemned, have
drive almest everybody out of Its
ranks, and he shonld therein find res
ssn fer stacking the preferences of
ve.ers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
TILDEN,S GAME IN PESNSYL-
TAN7A

Uncle Sammy, in spite. Of mis- barr'Is,
has nIet with revefses in Penusylvs-
mis-. He made descent upon Pitts
Surgb, during the organization OF the
Democratic stste committee, and the
l. Fd Of Granmercy was nowhere. His
o.felt Has complete. emphatic and
mortjtying in the extreme, and it car
ried along with it severe reprimand
to tho o:her sammy, of Randall,- who
undertook tn centred the committee for
the willy littieswrecsSsr. Not only was
Gen. Hancock the iayorite of the COM
mittec, tut the election of an anti
Tilien chairman, the selection OF Har-
ris5urg as the place for holding the
stats convention, aud the ruling out
Of the fraudulent Randall delegation
f.2m Philadelphia were successive
waves OF growing disaster which buried
Tiidenism deep beneath the turbid
waters of Pennsylvania Democratic
politics. The modification 10 is particu.
larry intense when il is kEowu that the
S:amese Samm.es thought they had i.
all their own way. Just Ike Cameron
led the herd for le great bummeT,
over whom Galv5sto., is just now max
i5g Itself toolist. But Uncle Sam
ny had made ,1oful miscalcus-
tions, and while he had been
greomed for an essy "wslk over, -
the gay ola c5u,se- found himself let
down on the first qua ter. Tilden had
calculated on tire PENN lvsnia delega-
tion. He counted upo it as one Of
his mos Ta:uable inVasta nts. 1t was
bgrgained tor and pald '0r, bat the
other Samm7 ~3s dea.H with differ
ent maseTin. lhau thai Mh ch was han :
died by Clmsron. Pm misdelphia cum
ming lost Q. Pittsburgh, ana it will
loae again st Harrisburg. and Demo
cas- may begin To scceg: tLls discom-
tituFe Of igickstera 50 An earnest of what
the massea may do, IN spite of msnipu-
iators get vigorously 81 work IN every
quarter in tho interest o1 man whom
they would yepudiate II imposed upon
them. Hitherto Ii.deu has been strong
in one quarter because he had spread
abroad the reports that he was amni-
potent in aEothsr quarter, where he
was, also, strengthened hY the convie-
tion that be controlled the Democracy
in thu former qusT;er. 'Tais Ingenious
game mas been spoiled by the P,nnsyl-
vania revolt from the claimant. Be-
f9re the Cincinnati convention meets it
will be seen that be has no substantial
strength or popularity anywhere.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

In the iocome tax case against Uncle
Samuel J. the court hes ordered the
banking institutions d NoF York with
whom he. has been doing business 10
produce their books in court showing
the transactions had with the Willy
zxreclser sietsHesli.= =paEeHaheE- 1 1851.
and Janusry /, 1878 Aud now it may
be in order for him to disgorge, ss ne had
to do the other day In that little mat
ter of s17O, 600 due Hewitt and Dorsh-
elmer on his political ventures, which
they had the felicity to carry fo- nearly
two years for him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
AND now Rev. E!,eriok, a good

AND now Rev. Eterick, good Jer-
sey City clergyman, is in trouble about
kissing couple of women of his con-
sregation. Mr. Eterick, Of course,
acted from the best natives. aud is
grieves him TO think that he should be
suspected Of wrong intentions. But
the extremely odd thing about oil these
csses is that the pastors are SO very
discriminating. Their emotions never
induce them TO kiss the SEXTON. or the
bomsly Old ladies, oe the man who
blows the organ. ole has never been
known even to kiss the treasurer on
payday.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

WILL Lang, WITH tia Granger ipfg-
enca st his back, be able t. break the
Roberts boom. This quea,lon is just
now absorbing the entire thought con-
eenttatei on the Telegram A vast
amount of genius is being expended
in its contemplation, snd all Texaa is
awaiting with breathleaa arxiaty its IN
talliPent ao!uiion.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
ABOUT HIGH PRICED PAPER.

Mts3rs. Warner and Miller, Of New
York, and W, A. Russell, Of M@ss4-
chusetis, are SAID TO be the largest
owners Of the p.tent under which the
mauuf c ure of wood pulp is controlled.
THIS alone, 1t ia claimed, adds two
c2nts per pound to he price of paper.
Ia ths late investigation bcForc a con-
gressional committee rs 10 the causes
for the advanced prices on papers these
gentlemea consumed most Of the time,
to. the exclusion o[ publishers who
were in Washington to present their
side Of the qaeslitn. With the royal
high protective tariff, and the combi-
nation smopg manufacturers fpr adj
vance OF paper prices, taeFe Is no
telling haw far it may g be-
fore top figure7 are reached.
The combination for advances in
The price o; paper was made Ly
Wes!on makers, sna the den4nd
promises suca r!ch hsr9es. 20 All con-
cerncI in itsmaau actlgo. hstiflrila
ences may coa-Toi CiugFess in still
leaving publishers at toe mercy OF man
ufacturerl, we may nor be surprised at
ever greater advsnces. Since 1873,
when cl>sses OF paper were more fpe-
cihcsliy enumerated, he iuty received
from upsizsd printing paper has fallen
from 1884 to s311; on sizaa
printing paper from 4i,Os9 tn
S914, aad on writing paper from $54, :
10l 10 $9s97. Il this is not prohibi-
ton, Il resembles it very clofely. l.
the same period It 10 noticed that our
imports Of rsgs, waste, pulp aud other
material for psper have held their own
fully, yet the price of the manu-
faciUed article has been very large y
increased Mr. Erastns Books, of the
New York Express, who Was before the
Congressional committee in tho inter
est of reduced tariff on paper, de-
CARED the paper makers ss even more
Oppressive in their exiortion iIan the
Associated Press 1t is to ba heped,
that If tie !, ff5it 10 oppress 4,y means
only intended ss legitimate pfotec-
tion OF cur homa manufactures lie cor
timed by the manufacturers. there
will be justly provoked repeal of al
duties favociog ihis branch Of lHdns-
tfv.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
the .hip Consteiletion, presente

The ship Constellation, presented 10
the Uaiied States in 1897 by the ladies'
OF Baltimore, has been commissioned
to take provislons to LELAND. She ls
built Of live eak, and is said to be as
sound now as ever. Had Texas great
hsrtor at the mouth Of the Bfszoe
river, which can he maie, the mag-
niicent live oak timber OF that section
could be used to induce the nstious of
the earth TO haYe vessels launched in
the Braz1s river equal in durability 20
anything upon the cgegus.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

THE Houston Post Is authority for
the statement that Jim Blaine mas his
agent in Texas. TIE Republican mem-
beIs OF the convention now III thus city
will bear in mind that Blaine u IS abe
to roll bau'ia srouGi IS oGr own nice
Uac!e SAMMY.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

JUDGE CHAMBERS and Gen. Web.
Flsnsgan, and sll Others not subject to
tsUgliug influences from holding fed
ensi Office were in favor Of Grant. ex-
ceptiug the permanent presider! of the
body, who was not IN favor of anybody
except MF. Dlvis.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

THE arrival Of a party Of nesroes IN
New York, f,om Marshall, Tex.s, iz
noticed by the Essiern pfess. They
were deladed there b. report, spread
among the Texas dsrkies, that 3 vessel
was wAising 70 corveY them 70 Libe-
ria. This party has been joined By an
other one OF twenty negroes from Hell
esa, Arkansas, also bound Tor Liberia-
They ara altogether without money,
and July - The earliest date Il which
. Tcsseg leaves Tor Afncs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

A genuine far seal, weighing .bont
SO pounds, was csught near the mouth
of York river. Virginia, few days ago
-an occurrence never before known
tbsFe.
TelegrAphing from Cologne, aswert-
scsnscd spo; Tor 81 Impersi scandal,
= correspondent Of the lSto ndand 1s3n-
doI) insi7ustes that the eeigctiOn ~
Gen. Meiik0f Is virtual Diesstor ol
RVssia i nof'sa unaccounlabie ss might
be Unsigned, as be il the nstural son
o. the czsF, bis masher being an AEme-
nlan.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

Tue Sherman iohuence IL the Re-
publican convention, represented by
Ex-Governor Pesse and other officers
OF the revenue depar; meat. was too
weak to receige much fecognition.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

THE Houston Post il likVnrd unto p
lo2t comet, having no fixed course, and
without 2 point in s future that can
BE- calculated. More clsssicslly speak
ing, i, is the exact Counterpart Of tie
Itishman's flea.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

BosQUs, d,ii, J1hnson. Hood, Eralh
snd Ess'lsDd counties, the immediate
benefciaria5 o. the Centrars extension,
are going ahead with almost unexam-
pied :apidiiy, SAYS the Houston Post
in one paragraph, aud ia the next i.
charges that "mossblck" Democracy
prevents all progress in Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

REv. CoEE HANEY has certificates
in bis possession showing that within
the lsst two months he has sent 10 Ire
land over $500.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

preaeSs If .nsize law. vhich:virtpslIy
au;holiz, the party in power 10 use an
unlimited force az mNsh4is t, assist
in earring the elections.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
VOL. TX.

II is claimed that other ancIent Ma
sonic emblems hsye been discovered IN
removing the Alexandrial obslisk.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

Col. 3. ]. CHAMBERs has published
q letter accepting thc Grsenback nomi-
nation for Vice President Of the United
States.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01
OF ACCOUNT

ne sEl.e q Texas % Al persons isteseeied
11t@ g ,la estate pi John c Bnrlcgon, Do
SlAses, -. lLc1 Ms 1nel 1rcconf, with appllca-
llo1 - - tlIcf1<Eel. n tlt counfy couTt 81
l.etk tern q SID rQr<<, <cl1<1<acIrr fnc ihIfo
L1113T n |4z<4 I>>4 u TIE c1alt kcoff
lhere1f. u ne cIIf q A1s5In. = Rk.lh tine an
end make phIet7|cr ItlfEIo.
Witct@z Et1tk |lcWn. elclk a rrId
II. = rc1rt, at1 t1t f1eI I&lr1ot flIackH1 fhl
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

last II, according 70 the stalame1t
Of 6ectessrs of st4sc ETasss. $50 YES
ats Entering & p1ft Of sap ffsnclfcg
tad PISSED aronna Cspe HON.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

ssWnE o. cAnDUI7 foF lslIs1 o1lI.
ian2s em
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-01

ToLU chewing gum = Dr. Tobin's
drug store.
New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
$50 souARE FEET AND UNDER.
RACING AT JEROME PARK.

CLOSE OF THE SPRING MEETING-GoSsIP, LUKE
BLACKBURN, GRENADA. MAMIE FIELDS AND
POMEROY TIE WINNERS.
The Spring meeting of the American Jockey
Club was closed yesterday with five interesting races and
good attenaance. The first contest three quart rs OF
mie for purse OF 9l0O had starters nnd was won
easily by Pierre LOrilards twOyear-od ny Gossip (s
ponudD afte she had away three times; c. L. IOr
ard's hly, Annie Augusta a Jears, 1OS puunds), being
third. Gossip had low place IN the betting. Tne
iavorite, Bemonts mare Susguehanna d years. III
pOunds) did not get place. Tue time was l:l6l9.
In the second race, d miles. free handicap sweep
stakes with $500 added. only three ran; Dwyer
Brothers Luke blackburn t3 years, lOl pounds).
Puryear's Geldng Dnnchef (j years, ll0 pOunds and
Evanss colt Buster g years. So pounds). Luke Black
burn was great favorte and had trouble dispos-
Ing Of the Others winning In 213 Buster second aud
DanIchef last.
The great Of the day for the LOrard Stakes.
With sixtynne nominations the amount OF the stakes
was large and $1,000 added by Pierre Lorllard,
the American Jockey Club giving 81 900 second
horse The distance 1os miles. There were seven
starters Pierre Lorard's colt Duke Of MontrOse, G..
LOrillards colt Grenada, BabcOcks colt Fernclir,.
Clabaugh's colt 0len, Bemonts hly Beata and the
same owners colt Democrat ana Purdy's colt Para
tonnerre. Duke Of Montrose led in the betting, ana
was heavily supported the theory that tho pounds
extra carried by Greneda for winning the Belmont
stakes would prevent the latter from winning. Even
money laid against Duke OF MOntrose, to
against Beata, 29 to against Greneda, 2a to against
Fernclife and 10 to against the others Grenedl
ceeded In carrying of the rich prize after fine struggle
with Duke Of Montrose IN the homestretch, the Duke
being second and Fernclhe third. No time given,
aa tue Obscured the start that the timers could
not see the fall Of the flag.
The fourth was q race of two miles, free handicap
sweepstakes, with $500 added Witherss mare Inver-
more % years, 1O4 pOunds) frat In the betting Tho
other starters were Gafney's nlly Mamie Fields q
wears IO5 pounds, DWyer BrOthers' gelding Warhcd
10 years 10 poundsJ Bemonts colt Turenne @ years,
sg poundg and Evanss colt Jerry @ years. pOunds)
Mamie Fields successful Ia 3:42 nvermOre being
eecOnd aud Wariied thITd.
Tie fnal race handicap ateeplechaBe for purse
of $780, with four contestants Days geldnR POmerOy
% years 145 pOundsl the winner. Gatneys horse
Derby aged, $50 pOundsl being second. The other
starters we're Cattnaeh Sons mare Bertha IS years,
New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
THE DARE-DETIL FORREST

An Err CONF Jedcrote Officer IN The Cincinnati Enquirer
No man ever eXacted siricter obedience or more
thoroughly maintained It, He DrOOked no disobe-
dience of his own orders ard he resented their ILL.,
fraction with charactersU' qrc. ,
When his command neened supplies he stopped
on no techncalites of obstruction TO obtain Them.
The writer well remembers once sending requts-
ton for food and forage to an officer at one OF tho
railroad stations and was refused The grounds
that the su oplies belonged to infantry command
In the rear Forrest having failed IN the same man
ner TO obtain needed provisions, cOOlly took what
he wished without further parley. stating that II
anv COMPLAINT was made he General FOrrestl was
responsible His services were so valuable that his
summary methods were overlooked. lie said to the
writer in explanation OF his taking these supplies
that he never hesitated to override fOrInalitIes
when lie deemed it necessary that he would break
a thousand of them at any cost TO hlmsel before
his men and horses should suffer for want Of sub
sisteuce and that the infantry in camp could get
plenty more, while hif nen, always in active ser
vice on the front, could not obtain supplies all the
tiIne "
he allowed his men to absent themselves Just when
necessary occasions for march or fighting or picket
duty. lie would turn whole regiment loose Tor
day or two when in the vicinity of their homes. or
when they could be spared, and this when there
were positive orders against 1t from army head
quarters And the practical result OF T. %as tnat 10
couraged the men, and made them better soldiers.
No general punished desertlOn moro severely or de-
msnded harder service and none took more Tesp0n-
sibity in behalf of the comfort or pleasure OF his
command. IL, .., IL.
While the writer connected lines WIN tOrrest
the scouts Of that officer were constantly in front
and rear. Forrest not only rec0pnOltred his own
cronnd but that of everybody else. HIS search for
Information was uuceasing. II was this restless
watchfulness and inquiry that constituted one Of
his chief traits His scouts were ubiquitous. lhey
vent everywhere and they exhaus ted every source
of news. Wherever he went he had every road
path, thcket and point OF observation or approach
front flank and rear, picketed, and IN addition bis
scouts swarlned for miles around sending bulletins
to him hourly. , A., IL.
was in Command of brigade of cavalry az Alpine,
Ga Forrest passed by going to the front, and IN
0nired of the condition OF matters and the news or
fhe enemy He received all Of the information OBJ
tanabIo and ns mo started of TO the front he bowed
adIeu and said - believe will go and give them
fellows dar.R
New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
EXPERT TESTIMONY AT WEST POINT.


SIR: No stronger proof of the fallability Of
expert testimony be found than the eyenfu history
trial in regard the viii Of Sylvia Ann Howlands
made In favor OF her niece Hety Robinson and inyov
ing Sc 100000. The most eminent experts in chro
graphy; writing teachers. engrayers, chemists, mcros-
copsts, bank presidents, bank telers draughtsmeu ex
perenced in tracing. proved the will forgery. Then
came an equal number OF the professi0us
iacluding Professor AsassiZ and DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes and OF Others proving the signatures wer6
genuine. Tie Judge threw out lhs whole OF the ex-
pert testimony.
II the guilt OF persons accused Of offences depended
entirely upon the testimony Of those specially employed
by the prosecution not OF them charged would
ever escape II left tlke Whitiake unde.
Tended Ivy OF equal abhy 10 excuipate the of
the charge with equal force by showing the contrary
Had Whitaker been fairly treated by experts In hs bc
half the prejudice Of color blindness would have beon
dspeled by evenhanded justice. This Is not question
between North ard South. East or WcsI but resolves
itself into subordinate item OF National education
o simple question whether the preparatory school NJ
West Point represents the military Government of tee
United States or whether the military power ot the
United States subservient to the bread and nolasses
caprces OF cadet bows. VERlrAS
Nelr York. lime 3, 1880.