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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-22
What a Farmer Says.
LIVE OAK, BAsrRop Co., April IA

LIVE YAK, bASTRoP Co., April IA
In several of the last issues of your
excellent paper the extension of the
International railroad to San Antonio
has been regretted by you as dissd-
vantage 20 the city of Austin, and It
will be under the present condition of
affairs, but it will be great blessing TO
the surrounding country. Extend the
road and build up factories, for manu-
factories are the life of cities. Let the
state pass such laws as will exempt the
capital of manufactures for q number
of years, and the advance in trade and
the money kept in the country will be
of more benefit than double the taxes
on the capital. The North and the
East know the benefit of tariffs to
build up trade. We must couuteract
by exempting capital, to encourage il
to come here. We could have paper
mills, iron foundries, cotton and wool
factories, and great many other
things. Exempt capital put into manu-
factories from taxes for five or ten years
from the commencement of operation
and see what Texas will do. Let land
subsidies be given to manufactures snd
not to railroads. Advance the fac
tories, and the factories wilt advance
the farmers and stock men. Start the
great wheel, the motive power, and
then we will run the machinery. Every
small wheel will move, but the great
wheel should move first, and that
wheel should be exempt from taxes.
Thus We will have what the isriff gives
Ia the eastern states.
Respectfully,
G. C. WArrERsnN.
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We have known persons to doctor
for years for Consumption, all to no ef.
feet. Though they had g cough. felt
pains in the Lungs were depressed,
weak aud many other symptoms tend
ing to thst disease, Jet there was no
structural unsoundness of the Lungs,
ali these symptoms being caused By the
Liver being sluggish, and the Stomach
weak. 10 all such cases the diseased
conditions yield readily to simmons
Liver Regulator, and the patient is in
variably brought back to health.
Il have been down ten years with
Liver Disease. ] have had 9 severe
paiE in my left side for three years
with dry cough this last Fall the cough
became severe. and / coughed up half
= gallon day. The best doctors in
Atlantis and my settlement said it was
the last stage Of Consumption. was
weakened down 90 by New Years dsy
thatI had to take my bed. sent and
got your medicine, (Simmens' Liver
Regulstor). and have taken it regular
". Ny cough is nearly gone; / am
able 10 sit up half the day
G.. NJ. Dom, N. P. Ksst Point, &c. y
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wholesale JeweIry Robbery,

Thursday morning while Mrs. NJ.
Morris, teacher in the graded school,
was absent from home attending to her
duties, her residence was entered and
robbed of all the jewelry that the ill.,
defstigable thief could possibly find.
The entrance to the building was eff
fected through one of the
BACK WINDOWS.
Below we give list of the jewelry
stolen. One gold watch and long neck
chain with slide, ornsmeDted with stag
heads; two pair gold cuff buttons
one pair gold cuff buttons with black
enamel, one small gold breast PIN; one
large gold lorket one pair of large gold
bracelets; one pair of heavy gold spec
tscles; one child's gold chain with coral
ornaments; one set of gold jewelry ;
TWO silver napkin rings and one jet
chain. Some person saw negro girl
ioafing around the premises during the
morning, and gave her description to
the officers, who at once set to work to
discover her whereabouts. About 10
O'Clock Friday morning Officer Withers
ran across dusky female down in
THE JUNeLEs
on the west side of shosl creek. She
answered thes description and he
promtly arrested and locked her up.
She vehemently denied having anything
to do with the robbery, but the obdurate
off rer refused to release her. There is
no doubt, however, had she been per-
mitted to 60 to trial, and an intelligent
Jury been summoned, she would have
oeen released. But the officers were
up to snuff, and kept her In dursnce
vile, and last night about 10 o'clock,
she concluded to make q clean breast
of it and informed Marshal Creary, who
had been "slfting" her of the where
abouts of the stolen goods, and he
and Officer Withers, accompanied ny
the girl, proceeded to Shoal creek.
Just below the iron bridge near fence,
she stopped and pointed out to the off,
GERS, the spot where she had buried the
jewelry. They dug down through the
loose dirt about foot and found the
jswelry carefully wrapped upin two
or three handkerchiefs, and yesterday
it was turned over to Mrs. Morris. The
officers deserve credit for their skill on
working up this case, and it is hoped
they will continue the work until the
city is freed Of its burglars, thieves and
''faklrs.n
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rOofed. The old University building,
used as domitory. was wrecked, the
western portion being ievelied 60 the
ground. The students just escaped ia
time. Many of the buildings In the
city are badly damaged, and many
minor casualties are reported.
Elpsso, Illinois, reports say thst the
dRmsge done there will aggregate
many thousand dollars.
A special from GAINESVILLE, wisccn-
sin, says that for ten miles along the
track OF the storm evidences OF des
trucnon to property are seen which
will take over 800, 600 to replace. Tbs
churches, dwellings, houses, hsrna.
fences, orchards, eIc., are much dam
aged, and some persons received
dangerous injuries.
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IT is becoming q very serious ques-
ton what shsll be done with the null
titude of young vagabonds, both white
and black, who infest the city and
pick up a precsrious livelihood by pill.
feriug and stealing. The law Can
hardly reach them, and punishment by
Imprisonment with older and hardened
CRIMINALS would only result in educat-
inc them IN IRE thoroughly and rapidly
for career of crime. Independent
of the safety of the immunity,
which is exposed 10 the depredations
% these young scemps now, what
will we suffer ia the neat future when
these Youngsters arc fully fedged
Bat few cities with a population as
large as Austin; fail to provide q house
OF correction or some refoImatory In
stitution where youthful Migrants can
be sent by magistrates. How greatly
it is needed in Austin, can be seen by
the most unobservsnt, in the number
of ragged, idle boys congregsted on
our public thoroughfsres. Where they
come from, how they manage to sub
sist, no one knows or seems TO care.
Occasionally one is detected in THEW
ing, kicked, beaten, or turned over to
the police, and by them sent sdrift
again. The county,. or city, or both
combined, should, without delay, es-
tablish a house of correction for these
Juvenile offenders. 1t might very well
be located at or adjacent to the county
farm. Something should be done by
the authorities, and that quickly, for
Austin city now is simply q nursery for
juvenile scamps and vagabonds, many
Of whom are the accomplices and tools
Of thieves snd burglars.
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Sunrene CoufI.

Cases decided in the Supreme Court,
April 90, 1880:
Ferguson v. Ashbeh 6 Simpson
from Wise. Reversed and reformed.
Parr v. McBath; from Lamar. At
firme6.
Jones v. Brsmlette ct al; from La
msr. Affirmed.
Cameron v. Roemelee; from Collin.
Reversed and remanded.
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\ TIGHT rope performer was in the city
last week, and on a rope stretched from
the roof of McCreery & Robertson's to
the third story of the Sampson building,
did many wonderful things to the inf
mite delight of the email boy, and any
number of elderly men who had moth
ing else to do but look on. Now every
| once in while, we read in the daily
papers of some unfortunate man or wo-
man tumbling from these ropes and
| falling TO the ground, are either killed
outright or MANNED for life. This de-
iectGble tight rope performance in mid
air, is but little if any, above that of
the cheerful bull fights of our neigh
bors, the MeSicans, and should be pro-
hibited by law. Aperformer can show
his skill on rope stretched six or seven
feet from the sroued, just as we'll as
he can on one sixty or seventy
feet. Its true, if he we're to stretch his
rope only six or seven feet from the
ground, he would have very few spec
tators, the small boy would be disgust
! ed, and the contributions be exceed
Ingly light. 1t seems that there must
be very large degree of danger at
tached to these performances. There
must be something 20 create excite
ment, and If some poor unfortunate
falls occasionally and is killed, or is
comfortably manned for life, so much
the better, and the very first performer
that happens along sitter the accident,
is sure to attract large crowd, and il
he done fall and kill himself, the
crowd will 90 home disguised, and the
small boy determining to out do the
performer, will stretch all the ropes he
can get his hands on and commence
the pleasing task of preparing for a
funeral. All such exhibitions should
be prohibited, IS they are absolutely
senseless and benefit no one. If tight
rope performers desire to show their
skill, let them place their ropes such a
distance from the ground that should
they fall, there will be no danger OF
their being seriously hurt. Let them
do this, and they will be better patron
lied and givee better satifaction to in
telligent people.
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TUESDAY, while little Fred, a lad
come eight years old, and son of Mr..
A. Waedlter, who lives. three miles
northeast of the city, was leading a
horse out to stake, he became fright
ened at some object and started off ct a
breakneck speed, drawing the loop of
the stake rope tight around the little
boys left wrist, and jerking him VIC
lently to the ground, dragged him
through the brush and over the rocks q
distance of nearly three hundred yards,
maugling him terribly. The little fell
low, when first jetked over, screamed
at the top of his voice for his father,
who wac not far oil, but he could rem
der him no assistance. After running
three hundred yards the horse stopped,
and the father and mother, who h9u
been alarmed by the cries OF their boy,
hastened up and found the little fellow
with his head crushed snd body badly
torn and lacerated, breathing his last,
and in few moments he died.
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mARKKgs ss ERLRGaAPB.
LIYrRPnnI. MARnRrs

LIvERPooI., April go Noon-Cotton
steady; uplands I'd; Orleans lied; re-
ceipts l2 $50 bales, $3.50 of which were
American; sales 5000 bales, including
1000 for speculation and export.
GALVESTON MARKETS.
GALVESTON, April go Cotton Re
ceipts, net 3l4 bales, gross -. bales;
90 exports; stock on hand 80, le9 bales;
market quiet; sales $40 bales. ordinary
l0c; good ordinary 101Sc; low mid.
ding ike; middling llasc; good mid
ding llBc.
KANSAS CITY MARKETS
KANSAS CITY. April e0.-wheat, No.
., spot, one car load al $l.05; No. 8,
spot, two car loads at 90c.
Bacon-Clear sides $715; rib and
long $685..
HEw ORLEANS MARI Ers.
Nsw ORIRAEs. April s0.-Ootton-
dull and good grades scarce; sales $50
bales; ordinary aKc; good ordinary
l0Bc; low middling 1lSSc; mid
ding lee; good middling 1sSSc; mid.
ding fair l2A5c; receipts, net 6l3 bales:
gross $3.50 bales; exports 10 Great Britain
40l4 bales; TO the continent -. bales;
stock on hand 226, 045 bales.
Flour dull, weak and lower; superfine
$400@4 l21S; XXX $425@4 SIX: xxx
| 81. 50@4.S7iS; higher grades IS. i21k@
! 5.S71s. Corn active but lower al 4en5Sc.
Oats quiet and steady at acc. Polk duh
and lower at $ll. Lard steady ;tierce7alc;
keg sic Dry salt meats quiet; shoul.
ders, S4,25; packed $4.37li; clear rib
$3.50; clear sides 1915. Bacon in fair
demand shoulders SIC; clear ribs
71s@74c; clear sides use. Hams quiet;
choice sugarcured canvasseh 9@IO1<c,
as in size. Whisky steady; Western
rectifed St.05@l.l0. Coffee dull; car
goes of ordinary TO prime 1875
Wl61Sc. Sugar quiet; common 70
good common 64@7Ac; fair to fully
fair 73s@75sc; prime to choice 7al6D
SIC; yellow clarified Sss@S56c; inferior
61e@8c. Molasses quiet; common 200
35c; fair 3S@39c; centrifugal SS@40c;
and firm; ordinary TO choice 6lk@71kc
sight $500 per thousand premium.
Sterling, bank, 4.S5; consols 49al.
NEw YORK MARKETS.
New YORK, April 20.-Cotton easier;
sales 1889 bales; uplands lee; Orleans
l21Sc.
Wool dull and heavy; domestic fleece
5O@G5c; pulled 33@62ci dnwsshed l6'
@30c; Texas 2l@40c.
Hides quiet and steady; New Orleans
lie; Texas ll160DlSc.
ST. LOUIS MARKETS.
ST.. LOUIS, April 20.-Flour dull
and nothing doing; family $3.50.
choice $4.75. Wheat unsettled and
lower; . No. Q red fall 81 05J6;
No. red fall 97c. Corn lower at
80A@3lc. Oats lower st 29c Whisky
quiet at $1.06. Pork qniet and jobbing
at 5000. Lard 50 90. Bulk meats dull.
shoulders $4.75; nbs S. 95; sides SO 10
@6l5 Bacon dull; shoulders $4375s !;
RIBS So. 20; sides 1906.
Hogs steady; Workers $4.20; packing
"a 05@4. 10; bacons 81 2014 co; bu CHI
ers $410@4.20: heavy shipping 81 20
@4.45; receipts 5000; shipments 1900.
cattle heavy and easier, exporters 81. 90
@5.10; choice heavy $4.70;. good 10
p ime $4.45@46O; light $3.S0@4 30;
butchers steers and spayed heifcrs $3.50
"a 10; COWS and heifers 81 50Q13 35;
good heavy feeders $500; stockers $2.76
@3.25; receipts 100 head; shipments
700 head.
Sheep steady fair TO fancy $4,000
600; receipts 200; shipments 100.
|
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Way not patroniz3 home industry.
We nave Just as fne, besuaful and as
great variety of h,wers and shrub
berry as the nurseries of Brennan, or
any other place, and it lie useless TO buy
fr m them when we can get the same
articles from our own nursery men.
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Badly SIuciI.

The har1ships experienced last sum-
mer by TWO young men, who invited their
fair ones to ebost ride, and who were
forced TO wade In the water and push
their boat ever innumbersble sand bars
was related at the time in these columns,
and afforded amust ment to all except
the sufferers. This little episode seems
10 have been forgotten by our young
blOcds, for four of these started Thurs
day evening withs like number of young
ladies, bUundfor Barton creek, where
gigantic trcescast their COOLING shades
across the clear waters, inviting to rest
Ike the soft-howing streams Of Lotus
land. Under the influence OF gentle
bretzs the gallant craft "wsIked. the
waterslIke thing of life." The pleas
sat chatter of the young people was soon
suled, however, by an ominous grating
sound, the cause of which was soon re
vealeo by going hard sground. After
consultation, several woolly-headed
tuga were hailed who towed the richly
freigbted vessel into the cbannel, and
our sailors joyfully procee ded. Despite
few minor accidents the party soon
found themselves near the mouth of
Barton, but too late to proceed further,
so they sadly turned their PROV down
stream and foated carelessly along.
Again they stuck, aud this time no aid
could be procured. 1t was s O'clock
ct night; what should be doue9 A
proposition from the young men (gal-
liant fellows) to carry the ladies' ashore
was not received with rspjure-in feet,
the ladies would not agree to that plan.
Much argument aud (perhsps) some
sweet persuasion failed t. move the OBJ
6uTate ones. FoItuue which iavora
the brave, at this junc;ure provided
aid in the persons of some horsemeu,
who kindly lightened the party over
the bar, placing them on the opposite
side of the Iiver, and drew the boa'
ashore. A weary trudge through the
heavy sand to the bridge csuseway ex.
hausted the remaining energies Of all.
To hear this story related with heart.
rending pathos, the reader should in-
tervlew one of tho sailors.
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EVERYTHING ronspires to render the
farmer happy. While slow rain would
not be- unacceptable just now, too
much wet weather would render gram
sappy and promote the growth of raw.
Corn is looking we'll and cotton is
thrifty. Our merchants will doubtless
be prepared to meet the demand of the
fall, and the season of harvesting will
be one OF " to Cal our people.
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TIE Capital State Fair Association
has Issued IT'S racing programme for
the fair to be held October 10 to 23.
The programme is admirably arranged,
and is exceedingly liberal TO owners OF
thoroughbreos, the added money to
the purses amounting to about $4,000.
Prominent on this fine list of races are
the two stakes for two-year-oids, one
three year-old stake, one hurdle race
of mile heats over four hurdles, three
bsndicsps free for all, as follows: first,
mile heats, 3 in 5, purse 1875; second,
2-mile dash, purse $3.50; thlrd, 2-mile
heats, purse S400. Eight more races
complete the programme, which will
afford greater entertainment than any
like event ever given in Texas. Our
f4ttering crop prospects have inspired
the directory of the ASSOCIATION with
| confidence to proceed with arrange
ments for an exhibition of everything
pertaining to agricultural and stock
raising interests which will far surpsss
anything hitherto attempted, and the
farmers will doubtless appreciate their
effOIts by a hearty cooperation. Texas
horses are recorded among the stars OF
the turf on the finest race courses in
the country, while our delightful eli.
mate and productive soil are of world
vide fame. The citizens of Travsi
and adjoining counties will not hesI-
tate to assist ~ developing and main
tanning the glorious name of the Lone
Saar State, and nothing will so com
pletely accomplish this end as well.
| conducted fairs.
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important 20 Consumptlve.'

A gentleman having been 30 FORUM
ate as TO cure hIs son IF consumption
in it's worst stages, after being given
up to die by the most celebrated ply
sicisns, desires TO make known the
cure (Which proves successful in every
case) to those afflicted with asthma,
bronchitis, coughs, colds, consump-
ton, and all affections of the throat
and lungs, and will send the recipe
free of charge to all who desire it, If
they will forward their address to
DANIEL ADEE, "a Liberty street, New
York. mr31
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THE cheerful candidate, and for that
matter almost any other man, who
swears there's nothing in the papers,
will borrow q horse and ride all night
to get copy of one that contains just
a line in which his name is prominently
and kindly mentioned.
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Card.

To all who sre suffering from the er-
rOrs and indIscretions of youth. nerv-
Gus weakness, early decay, loss o:
manhood, ETC., l will send q receipt that
viii cure you, FRRR OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered BY mis-
sionary in South Ameriea. Send self
addressed envelope 70 the RKv JosgPH
T. Imam, Station d, Nesc York CITY.
sp16eoo& s1yr
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Cheap Cooking Stoves,

am still selling cooking stoves at
very low prices. My assor ment being
large, can sell good cook stove with
80 pieces of ware for $14 90, ard larger
sizes or extension top stoves in proper
ton. o. w. WHITE.
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BUSINESS was inclined TO be decided
ly duI yesterday, as very few country
people were in town. The farmers
are busy with their crops, aud in a
week or two harvesting will commence.
After harvest it is likely business in
the city will be invariably increased.
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PARTIES contemplating a trip north
this summer, should remember that by
the M. K. 6 T. Railway, they pass
through the beautiful Indian Territory
and seated in an elegant parlor or sleep.
Ing car, free from dust, look out upon
the most beautiful scenery in the world
which like q panorama, constantly
passes before them. The equipments
are fret class in every respect and every
sttention ls shown those who are fortu-
nate enough to travel by this route.
Mr.. J. D Brown, the General Passen-
ger Agent of this line, proposes TO al
ways keep the N. K. & T., ahead of all
opposition.
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a LARGE force ia at work on the San
Antonio extension of the International,
and will be pushed through as rapidly
as possible. The deepest, longest, and
most difficult cut probably on the en-
tire route. will be just south of the
CITY.
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VERY little cotton is being brought
ia and dealers will have quiet time
until the new crop makes its appear
auce. Farmers report the growing crop
doing finely and without some future
mishar, the yield will be very large.
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EXCURSION 10 NASHVILLE CESTKS-
NAL ExarBITIoS The Infernsfionai
railroad have roupd-trip tickets on sale
m Nsshvllla a $50 for she round trip
sale will continne antil Nay 90. Tick
cts are good to return up 70 June ..
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ISAAC WATTS WAS a LITTLE MAN. -
He SAID loosely to six of his tall quiz
ng friends who asked how he felt
among so meuy men, "that he was q
sixpence amhug sixpennies, worth them
ALL" SOZODONT is just SO; there
may be many preparations for the teeth,
but il is worth them all.
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THE international Railroad Company
is hard at work on the San Antonio ex-
tension, and they expect to have cars
running into San Antonio by January J..
The work will be completed with all
dianafch
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G. W. WHITE.
Bargains in Tinware.

Having large stock Of stamped tim
ware on hand, and wishing to reduce
same, will for the next go days sell
at st. Louis or New York prices. All
persons in need of tinware SHOULD avail
themselves Of this liberal offer TO stock
up. @. w. WHITE.
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First Class Mechanics.

Persons having any work 10 be done
in thinning, plumbing or gas fitting, will
find IL to. their interest to give me
call. My prices are low, and al work
guaranteed first class and satisfactory.
G. w. WHITE.
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a supposed Burxlafy ana a Blaze.


Monday mofniog about half past two
O'Clock, while Mr.. Ernest Carleton
snd Green's Lee were asleep in a room
lust in the resr Eof Mr.. Cartoons
store on West 1--we Oak street, Mr..
Carleton was awakened by noise IN
the store. He alarmed Mr.. Lee, who,
looking out the window saw the rtfiec-
ton Of \ hght'on the adjoining build-
ing and got up, and on going into the
yard saw that tho back door of the store
was open and the wooden ceiling on
Ore. The shingles on the comb of the
root were also IN flames, sud il was tho
reflection from these that 6rst attracted
the attention OF Ar. Lee. The fire
alarm Was az once raised, but the COM
panies arrived too late to save the
building. Excepting two boxes of to-
hacco aud q show case containing few
cigars. The entire stock OF goods were
consumed. No fire had been about the
building during the day or night, and
Il is evident, trom all the reporter could
learn, that It had been entered by bur
glars and fred by them. Mr Lee says
the flames spread with grest rapidity.
and seemed 10 move ever the timbers
a. II ther bad been saturated with coal
oil. The building snd contents were
partially insured. but We could nos
lesrn for what amount.