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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04
TEXAS POLITICS.

The Rusk Observer calls Governor
Roberts sold Gray" and thinks he is
going to run mighty fast on the guber-
Material track.
The BRENNAN Banner does not think
Governor Roberts popular, but it says:
ut lays with the people of the state to
express their preference when the state
nominating convention meet,. The
Banner learns that some of its friends
do not approve of it's opposition to Mr..
Roberts. In this matter it begs the
privilege of honestly differing with
them, but at the same time should it
be the will of the people composing
the Democratic party to have Mr.. Rob
erts re-nomlnsted we shall certainly
interpose no objection"
TIE Lampasas Dispatch does only
justice to two good officers when it
says sit is now generally thought
that Judge Blackburn will be candi-
date for reelection, and if so, he will
be hard man to beat. He conducted
the business at the late long term in
Georgetown, in which very many i'm
portant cases we're tried, in such a
manner as to win the approval of the
bar and the people, and we learn that
there is but little disposition to have
him replaced. The same may be said
of Capt. Acker, as district attorney,
whose popularity Is increasing at every
court which he attends"
The Teas Neao Era says: "We
fear the speeches of Beck and Coke
were the result more of morbid greed
than for the real good of their constlt-
uents. Those gentlemen know full
we'll that the people expected of them
some demonstrations of opposition
against the plottings of Bsyard, John
Sherman, etc., in the interest OF the
money power. But we fear it was
only a mske-believe demonstration,
without a real desire to change the
system of burden now affecting the
people. The fact is, democracy is all
things to all men so as to gain strength,
and where hard money ideas are prevs-
lent they are hard, and where the re-
verse is popular they are extremely
SOFT"
Aside from the success of Governor
Roberts as an adroit politician, the Hes
perian thinks that his life has in the
main been failure. And yet it says
"None can say that he ever betrayed q
public trust or fell short OF the exact
ing r. quirements of the many RESPONSE
bllisies of the various offices conferred
on him. He has been one of the best
governors the state ever had, but, like
Governor Seymour Of New York, he
has been exceedingly rude and simple
in his administration. While it occurs
to US that there is no particular system
of political economy matured in the
special policy of Governor Roberts,
there is plain domestic common sense
In his administration that has been
most heartily approved by the people,
and we but express common sentiment
when we say that they have no desire
to displace him. If he wants to be
Governor again we believe he can get
the position. We make this declara-
ton knowing full we'll that many haYe
found fault with his administration,
but who are yet bound to confess that
he has displayed more good, sound,
practical, business sense than any Gov
ernor we have ever had"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04
Miscellaneous.
COURT.

Assignment OF causes in The Supreme Court
at Austin for the term beginning on the first
Monday in April, 1880:
First Assignment-Two weeks are assigned for
hearing causes from the Tenth. Eleventh aud
Twenty-seventh Districts, and Fannin and La
mar OF the Sixth District, and Parker and Tar.
rant OF the Twenty-ninth District, commencing
on Monday, April 8. 1880.
Second Assignment-Two weeks are assigned
for hearing causes from the Sixteenth and TWEEN
ty second Districts, Bastrop, .Blanco, Caldwell
nd Hays OF the Fifteenth. Williamson of the
Seventeenth, Guadalupe and Wilson of the
Nineteenth, Live Oak and Karnes OF the Twen-
ty-third, and Washington and Lee of the Thirty
Second, commencing Monday, April 10, 1880.
Third Assignment-Two weeks are assigned
for hearing causes from the Twelfth, Twentieth,
TwentY-fourth and Thirtieth Districts all of the
Seventeenth District except Williamson county,
McMullen county OF the Twenty-dfth, and ,ck
OF the TwentY.ninth District, commencing Mon
day, Mays 1880.
Fourth Assignment-Two weeks are assigned
for hearing causes from the Ninth. Fourteenth
and Twenty eighth Districts, together with
Limestone and Navarro counties Of the Thir-
teenth, and Burleson CT the Thrty-second, CON-
mencing Monday, May II. 1880.
Fifth Assignment-One week is assigned for
hearing causes from counties not Included IN
any Of the previous assignments which are by
law or may by consent be returnable TO the 70 II
at Austin, or which have been CT may be trans.
ferred there by order OF the court, commencing
on Monday. May 81, 1880.
BY order Of the court.
mrs wit W. P. DENoRMANDlE, Clerk.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

THE United States government is to
be represented at the international fish
culture exhibition to begin in Berlin
April 90, aud for this purpose Congress
has appropriated $40, 600. Prof. Baird
is unable to leave the Smithsonian In
stitute with the busy season approach
ing, and he has appointed as his dep
uty Mr.. G. Browne Goode.of Middle
ton, Connecticut, who has been asso-
ciated with him during the last eight
years. It is Prof. Baird's in tention to
have complets ieries of models of the
apparatus and vessels employed by the
United States fish commission for the
artificial propagation and Transports
ton of fish, q full series of colored
casts of the economic food fishes OF
the United States and handsome ex-
hibition of the four seal fishers, which
will be made by the Alaska CONNER
cial Company.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

buckle mp to young man and escort
hin hsme. Not any.
The Chinese Rip Van Wrinkle was q
patriarch named Wang Chih. He was
gathering irewood one day on the
mountains of Ku Chow, when he found
grOtto where some old men were play
ing chess. As he watched them one of
them gave HIM Whist looked like date
stone, telling him to put it in his mouth.
M sooner had he tasted it than he
ceased 10 feel hunger and thirst. BJ
and by one of the players said: ct is
long since you Game hers; you should
GO home now" Wang ChIh went to
take up his ak, and found the handle
had mouldered into dust. Undismay-
ed, however, he went home, but found
that centuries had passed since be went
out wOod-cutting. No vestige of his
kilsfolk remained. He r,tre&ted to q
cell in the mountains, aud devoting
himself to religious exercises tiaally at
taioed immortality
The Car Alexander is described as 8
large, oX-eyed man, with 3 look of sad
ness and perplexity. Owing to chronic
4 InIOhl SucCtlOu his VOICE 10 uhISus anu
speech is painful to him. He is very
easy in his manners with his familiars,
and has e n know to sit in his shirt
sleeves astraddle on a chair, hob-a-not-
bling with them. When in the humor
he plays good deal at cards, and makes
it point sometimes to lose heavily to
faYorites IN need of money. He lives
| plsinly-a beefsteak for breakfast, q
r.ast fowl and salad for dinner forming
the s.eple of his diet. He is a good
..hnt, and successful bear hunter.
Long subject to periods of hypochon-
iriasis, In which existence seems q
blank TO him, he is now, of course,
more than ever melancholy in cense-
quence of repeated attempts upon his
ufe. He employs writer to prepare a
daily summary of matters published in
relation to himself in the journals OF
Europe, and he takes care that nothing
shall be omitted because of its unpless-
ant character. A year'a catching and
freedom from newspapers is suggested
as the proper prescription for his dis
orders.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04
NJ orals and Manners ofGerman on
GERS.

German officers are undoubtedly the
most highly educated in the world.
They can only get promotion by assidu-
GUS study, and they take professional
pride in a culture which places them
immeasurably above their men. In
this respect they tru ' form an aristoc-
racy. Again, they have strict code of
honor which is kept in force by duel
ling, and which lays upon them the ne
cessity of being very correct IN their
behavior not only toward each other
but toward civilians. A German cffi-
CIR can only fight q duel with a man
who is socially his equal, and he is ex-
pected to fight whenever he is insulted
so that if he get dragged into a disre-
putsble brawl with an inferior, he find
himself in dilemma from which there
is no escape except by throwing up his
commission. Some years ago Prus-
sian officer had his face slapped in the
streets of Coblentz by baker; he drew
out his sword and cut down his aggre s.
sor like dog there and then. Public
opinion took his side, for had he let
the afffont pass he must have left the
army as it was he got tried by court
martial, and was sentenced to a months
imprisonment, not for killing baker,
but for having steet quarrel with such
person.
Among officers, duels are pretty fire.
quent, and yet not quite so frequent as
seems to be imagined. A punctillous
respect for hierarchy, close observ-
ance of the form of social etIquet, tend
to minimize the chances of quarrel and
then there are courts of honor before
which disputes must be laid before the
PERMISSION to fight is given, so that a
mere truculent bravo could not win
himself a reputation at the swords
point, nor tease his comrades by his
impertinences. Generally speaking
German officers are polite to degree
which far trascends the proverbial
courtesy of Frenchmen; while toward
civilians they practise refinement of
etiquet which Is intended to put q
proper distance between themselves and
interlopers. In Germany the uniform
of an officer is more respected than it
is in any other country except Eng
land; and it confers prestige per &c
Everybody knows that in DOMINIC his
epaulet the German officer gives bail
for his honor, and may be relied upon
to act uprightly in all possible contin-
gencies. Scandals about money mat
tiers are extremely rare among the Off
GERS; and this is the more creditable to
them, as no attempt is made to hush up
such affairs when they do arse. The
offender, whoever he may be, is at once
brought to book by his colonel, and if
he cannot clear his honor he Is prompt
ly ordered to resign.-Pall Nall Ga
zeffe
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

THE contract entered into between
the Texas and Pacific Railroad Com
pany and syndicate of capitalists,
who have united to build the road,
stipulates that the company shall, for
$50, 1000 in bonds and $50, 600 in stock
per mile, build 600 miles of the road
between the present terminus of the
road and Ell Paso, to be completed
within three years. The associated
builders include Jay Gould, Sidney
Dillon, large Boston interest, and
several gentlemen prominent IN the
present directory of the company.
Almost as soon as the contract had been
executed the members of the syndicate
determined to advertise for proposals
for the purchase of S., 900, 900 of the
bonds. The time for receiving bids
was limited to thirty days, ana at the
end of that time bids for over $40, 900,
900 of the bonds W. re opened, the aver.
age of the bids reaching 80 per cent.
1t happened, however, that a clause
of the contract required that at least
1000, 900 of the bonds should be of.
fered to the stockholders of record, and
proposals for their BIDS were opened at
the end of thirty days. The bids ag.
gregated S., GAL 900, on nearly three
times the amount that could be sold,
and again 90 per cent. was the average
rate paid. Thu result will be the COM
pletion of this route to the Pacific BY
the end of 1888, for Huntington is
pressing his road from California east.
weird with all expedition, and he ex.
poets to reach Ell Paso as soon as the
eastern builders.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

Or our local page is the call Of Ma
jOr Stewart, Chairman of the DEMO-
cratic Executive Committee, for con-
vention of Democrats of Travis county,
to be held at the court house, Apr 10
The purpose of this assemOlsge is TO
select delegates to the GalVestJn Con-
vention, the duty of which Is alone TO
select delegates TO the national conven-
ton. Democrats of Travis county are
now called upon to make their first
move in one of the most nomentous
contests of this century. The r =
publican party hes held pos
session of the government for five
consecutive presidential terms-twlce
by Acknowledgement and once by
frauds-and injustice as glazing as was
ever prscticed in Mexico. President
Hayes now holds his office by a sub
version OF popular will, and it is the
purpose of this insidious and bold foe
of popular rights to carry out, if pos
sible, other holder and greater frauds.
Texas is DEMOCRATIC to the core, and
will remain so in spite of schemes, but
let Democrats of Travis county, IN ev-
cry precinct, show their zeal and add
their encouragement to the effort now
being inaugurated throughout this
broad Union to once more establish the
pure government of our fathers. The
accomplishment of this proposition i:
placed 10 the hands of Democrats. Lei
them be vlgilant and active, here and
elsewhere.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

The Providence Star, . paper Of de-
cidedly Independents procliYities. pays
high tribute to hr. BAyard when it
says "there are in the old Democratic
party men of character and principle.
who would bring it back TO its early
standards, but. unfortunately. 1t turns
them deaf ear. There il no man in
America who is more historical and
genuine Democrat than Baysrd OF Dell
aware. But he has lost his influence
among the Western Democrats because
he has adhered so nobly TO the tradi-
tons of his party on the money ques-
tion."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

A story comes from Washington
that the Treasury department employs
. woman who makes business of &C.
complaining the ruin of girls. A case
is reported of a young lady who was
introduced by this procuress to q
Southern Senator and her ruin was &C
complished. This story has been going
the rounds long enough for it to be
fnlly explained or properly denied
Tue charge, il true. is too serious .
one to remsiu longer unnoticed, and If
there be such woman and such sen
ator. ell the facts should be made
known.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04
To Subscribers

BY postal card, ether means being
too expensive, subscribers to the
STATESMAN will be rendered accounts,
showing amounts due, or soon to be-
come due, on subscription. 1t is a
time of the year when all may settle
accounts, and subscribers are request
ed, in receipt of Statements, TO remit
at once. By the first of January it is
proposed to have all outstanding mat
tiers closed, and a prompt reply will
save further trouble in collecting bills.
Our friends, regarding this IS bust
ness, will not fail to respond.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

THE story has been going the rounds
of the press that the only surviving
grandson of John @. Calhoun is q st.
Louis bartender. The Chicago Times
is authorized to say that John @. CAL
houn, the only living grandson of the
famous job O., is wealthy planter in
Arkansas, and is not st. Louis bar
tender or saloon keeper. The only
other grandchild of John G. Calhoun
now living is Miss Margaret Calhoun,
who resides at Dalton, Georgia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

THE ReY. DR.. Justin D. Fulton, of
Brooklyn, preached on Sunday upon
the career of George Washington. In
the course of his sermon he said: ssRe-
member, that to nominate Grant is not
to elect him. The machine may con.
troll the caucuses, the conventions and
probably the ballot boxes, but it can
not compel man to vote. God is be-
hind the republics
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

IT is said that Gen. Butler, Mayor
Prince Of Boston and Congressman
Morse oSNhe Boston district have fern.
ed an alliance, offensive and defensive,
which contemplates the nomination oil
Gen. Butler for governor of Massachu-
sets. Leopold Morse as mayor of Bos-
ton, and Mayor Prince to succeed Mr..
Morse in Congress. If the irrepressi,
BILE Ben does not win under this arrange.
ment it viii be no impeachment to his
trying again.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

A COUNTERPART SO bill. bearing 9
most dangerous resemblance to the
original il reported. It is q so legal
tender note dated 1875, check letter
c, signed John Allison, register, and
Jno. c. New, Treasurer; Is rather
dark in appearance and printed ON
heavy paper. The fibre which appears
in genuine bills is initiated by engraved
lines and the counterfeit may readily
be detected by scratching these lines
with pin, when the fibre viii not ap-
psar.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

A. 8. FISHER, of Georgetown, is
credited with haYlng given the sound
est definition of progressive Democ-
racy," that there is so much prating
about just now. Being asked what he
understood by it, he replied: "Two
bits on the dollar" and this is about
what state paper would be worth were
the progressive theory carried out.
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POR TEN DOLLARS CASH

We viii insert . ecven-IEne advcrtlscnent one
week IN 9 list OF eco weekly newspapcrB, or fO4f
lines in different list Of 81 papers, o. ten lines
two weeks IN . choice 81 either OF four eepnfE1o
and distinct Ists, containing from 10 20 ic0 D.
the smaller bsts, or one line enc week IN ell Elx
lists combined, being more than 100 papers
We aleo have lists Of papers BY States tkfoneh
out the United States and Canada. Heud %
cents for oar 100 rage pamphlet Addrcu
q. r. HOWELL a C0s, HeWEpaper A.
Sertising Barcan, 10 spruce street, New York.
half dozen high priced papers IN which yoa
woaid advertise just NOW. 10 s1ffsfnc-
tory indncement u made, We viii submit q
proposition BY return mai which We fhlnk ull
please {Du- H01fg s1ped 4 money t1yzf1. Ben4
ccDy Of the advertisement you viii ne end stste
~ uhat paDer Toa saw this.
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OF ACCOUNT,

The State OF Texas to all persons IL terested
I p Lne aomi n u t1s estate OF 1onn y.
traitor Of the estate of John c. Bnrleson. de.
ceased, has fled his nnal account, with applic..
ton to be discharged, in the county court OF
Travis county, which will be acted on OF the
next term Of said court, commencing the third
Monday in March, 1880 at the court house
thereof, in the city OF Austin, at which time all
persons interested In said estate may appear
and make objection thereto.
Witness, Frank Brown, clerk OF said
IL 81 court, and the seal thereof attached, this
Ooh % w,en.l.nrst Gay o. EeP pPn ssey 1
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

THE suggestion of females for emu
merators in..taking the census meets
with emphatic favor in many places,
and it Is probable that the ladies will
be permitted to make their mark in the
census of 1880. A Virginia supervisor
has aignified his purpose to give wo-
men showing in his district.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

IT is claimed that immense beds of
specular and magnetic ores, valuable
for the manufacture of steel, have
been discovered the neighborhood
of Lynchburg. It Is said that Penn
sylvanians have invested at least mill
lion of dollars in the new bonanza.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

BRICK PoMERoY has been elected
president of gold and silver mining
Company, and it bothers the ordinary
fiat brain to know what use Brick has
for anything hard.
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Square Nv Wv sw i'm nj BIN sm sm "
PRICE OF WEEKLY REDUCED

In view of the hard times the price of
the WEEKLY STATESMAN will hereafter
be only 50 year; $1.25 TO: Six months.
Now ls the time to subscribe.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

IT is guessed that Congress will not
adjourn before the middle of June.
The business of the session might be
completed earlier, but both parties
have to look after the presidential
nomination.
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AGENTS WANTED.

Canvassers and dealers in town and country,
to sell new styles handkerchiefs, size 18xiS
inches, put up IN packages Of one dozen, as
sorted patti erne: $500 can be made in the next
ninety days selling them, 90 every family will
buy from one to six dozen when they zee them
and hear the price. A package OF twelve hand
kerehjefs. showing just what they are, with
Wholesale price list, sent by mail for twenty
four one cent stamps. No attention paid to
postals In future. W. L. WISEMAN,
Box l25, Chicago, Illinois.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

THE question of a forfeiture Of char
ter for the International railway COM
pany is receiving the attention of the
Attorney General.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

The Clarksville Standard, edited by
the veteran, Col. Chss. DeMorse, thinks
Governor Roberts has many meritori-
Gus qualities, but is satisfied he has
comm tied great error IN committing
the sentence of L1nham. It says: "He
was sentenced to be hanged, and
should be as an example TO criminals
of the lowest nature. But the
Governor has stepped between the law
and the culprit and committed his SEN
tence to imprisonment for life. He
may behave well in the penitentiary
until he finds an opportunity to escape
and then he will soon find new VIC
tim, if the law has no terrors for the
vilest offenders; if there is no certainty
of punishment adequate to the offens /,
then the corollary Is plain enough.
Neighbors will take justice into then
own hands, as they have frequently
done of late, and the scriptural iniunc.
ton of blood for blood will have rap.
id adjudication, as it should have
when the administration of the law be.
comes impote nt-not to say contempti-
bile.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04
THURSDAY. MARCH 4, 1880

THE Republicans of Rhode Island
win hold their State convention March
1S.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04

T. L. HUTCHINSON is urged as
roper man to be appointed in Judge
Jennings place.
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THE STATE PRESS.

The Marshall Messenger says: 81;
occurs to Us that the reasons given by
Governor RObests for committing the
sentence of Lanham, the murderer OF
the var ETY. actress, a-e satisfactory.
But whether the press agrees with him
or Not, 1t is ali the same 20 the old
Governor.
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

All persons having claims against the estate
Of Joseph DsgenhaId will please present them
properly authenticated 10 Joseph LuxIngcr, adj
ministfator, within sixty days.
JOSEPH Lux NIGER.
feat WIT Administrator.
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IcoR sALE-soB bushels Of Texas raised M
Il let sd e the lo.est price By q. y. Brass.
199steod&H1t
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When q colder Is i'll he becomes .