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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

JUST before conventions and cleo.
ton time the candidate visits the
editors sanctum on any little pre-.
tense. He is then all the time seek
ing to enjoy the favorable notice OF
the newspaper, but, the election
over and this candidate elected, he
never sees the inside of the sanctum
again until he seeks another nomi-
nation and election. Columns after
columns of printed matter show
readers why the candidate should
be placed in Office, and when the
place is secured, even the friendly re-
quests of the editor are filed away
where they are certain new
er to secure attention. Such
is the calibre of the partisan
ofice-seeker, of whom the Vicks-
burg Herald says: There is no
profession or occupation that does
SO much work for parties and poll
ticians for which it receives no paw
whatever, as the newspaper profess
sion. Many scrub is hoisted into
power by the newspapers, who, after
he is dressed in a little brief au-
thority,' instead of paying his debts
to them, turns on them and rends
them because they refuse to continue
to advertise him." The Dallas Her
aid says: "All this is true. But
who is at fault if not the newspaper
conductors2 Nobody. An editor
or publisher who deems it his chief
mission on earth to blow horn for
some professional politician, brimful
of offensive selfishness, deserves all
the kicks, cuffs, and snubs that can
be dealt him by the benefciaries of
his labors." ~ fs. .if..snls
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The money owed in the shape
of foreign loans in default to Eng
land amounts to ,050,OO0,OOO.
Thirty New York ladies will
start soon for a four months tour
in Europe. They have no male es-
cort, and one lady acts as treasurer
and another is appointed to look af-
ter the luggage. "i go" d
The cheapest grain freight tariff
on record is that now in existence
between Chicago and Liverpool, it
being but 37R cents per one hundred.
The Mississippi route is bringing
the monopolists to their senses.
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, of
Georgia, and Mr.. Ii. 1. Kimball,
director-general of the Atlanta cot
ton exposition, made speeches be-
fore the Chicago board of trade
Wednesday, in the interest of the
exposition, and the board appointed
a committee to take action BETTING
the enterprise. ~ ".'+'ih
"A little patch of cotton. has been
planted at Atlanta, Georgia, which,
at the exposition this fall, will, in
one day be picked, ginned,spun into
thread, woven into cloth and cut
and made into a suit of clothes, all
by machinery, and on the succeed
ing day the suit will be worn in
public by Governor Colquitt..
-Four years ago a schoolboy in
Monroe county. Indiana, threw a
dead rattlesnake around the neck of
little girl. and it has made her per-
manently insane. During all this
time she has recognized no one, but
daily sits with her slate on her lap.
marking out the same figures she
had been given as a lesson at school
on the Hateful day, occasionally cry
ing out, Take the snake aWayP'
Some one writing to the Chi
cago Tribune from Texas, saws: aII
will say here that refined Young
ladies in Texas do not use snuff
The snuff chewers are usually the
poor white trash who originally
came from Arkansas or Tennessee.
You will see many beautiful and &C.
cOnplished young ladies who will
not associate with the snuff.chewing
crowd. 1 am sorry to say that
almost every colored girl in Texas
chews snuff"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

AMONG the many important ques.
tiOns recently decided at the term
OF the Supreme Court, none have
more extensive bearing and general
interest than one which bears upon
the relations of railroads to the pub
lie. The decision rendered by Judge
Gould in the case of the Houston &
Texas Central Railway Company V.
Burke, appealed from Travis coun-
ty, sets forth the law as to common
carriers in reference to the construc-
ton of our statute, preventing them
from Restricting their liability as it
existed at common law" as follows
THAT whatever effect the giving
notice or inserting provision in the
bill of lading," designed simply to
secure good faith on the part of the
shipper, may have, if brought home
to his knowledge in protecting the
carrier from fraud. 1t is clear that
i'll this state such notices and provi-
sions can only be looked to for that
purpose, and can not be treated as
changing the liability of the carrier,
whilst under our statute it is no
defense for common carrier who is
sued for goods lost to say that
by the terms of the bill of lading he
was not responsible tor such goods,
because beyond question he would
at common law be liable for the loss
of money or other valuables, whether
a bill of lading were given
specifying them, or not. Still
Still it is not believed that the stat
ute in any wise restricts the opera
tion Of the common law rule, that
where the shipper of valuables prac-
ices fraud on the carrier, either by
his acts or omissions, fraudulently
concealing the value of the articles
shipped, the carrier is discharged.
If the shipper, knowing the contents
of the bill of lading in use by the
carrier, and that good faith to the
carrier requires him to give infor-
nation in regard to iewelry, articles
of gold, silver, ETC., shipped by him,
conceals the fact and value of the
shipments, and ships them in a
way that would naturally lead
the carrier to believe them of small
value, this would operate as
a fraud on the carrier and
discharge him at commnn law.
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now THE SYSTEMS GROW


IL is believed at New Orleans that
the Southern Pacific railway mana.
gers have secured the railway from
HOUSTON to New Orleans for a con
tinuous line, including the Sunset
road, from The Gulf of Mexico TO the
Gulf of California. 1t is already I'M
derstood That the last named road
belongs to the Southern Pacific, and
That Mr.. Pierce will before long
virtually transfer his road to
the Huntington party. The line
OF The road is being rapidly
pushed beyond San Antonio by
Southern Pacific working forces,
and the Southern Pacific is moving
down the valley of the Rio Grande
from the north intent upon connec-
ton at no distant day. If il be true
that the Louisiana IL Texas road is
going into the Southern Pa
cific organization then there can
no longer be any doubt as to the
point that Huntington is going to
look to the Mississippi as the pOiut
for loading and unloading for his
great trans-contineDtal transporta-
ton system. If these things be as
is surmised, the Southern Pacific is
going to be, just as the STATESMAN
has always predicted for il, the only
true southern, trans-continental line
In becoming q feeder for, trade
through the mouth ofthe Mississippi,
there is, no disadvantage to Texas,
for all Texas will thus secure advan-
tages from the building up
OF powerful metropolis in
the southwest, to which it
may look as the east does to New
York, and as the west does to Chi
cago. New Orleans must become
the shipping and receiving port for
the northwestern grain interest, and
this, of itself, would make it great
and powerful city, just such one
as Texas needs to lean upon in time,
If need be, of distress. These move
mcnts in railroad speculation show
still more forcibly than ever the i'm,
portancc that Texas is to assume in
the future economy of the south
west. With the Improvement of |
New Orleans aud our own
cities, Texas will, before long, as
sumo the same relation to the
southern metropolis that west
ern New York and Pennsylvania
do to New York, and market will be
created for every conceivable pro-
duct, and Texas agriculture will be
as never before. This is
what the railways are doing for
the country. A few merchants,
like those in Dallas, may
abuse the railways because their
managers do not empty riches
into their pockets, or farmer may
abuse them because they have not
paid ten prices for right of way, or
because they do not pay one hun
1red dollars for a ten dollar COW
hat has been Knocked into hash,
but these amount to butts little
N making up the judgment for or
against railways. They are devel-
'ping vast country--converting it
from waste into a populous and
Industrious. world, where everything
will have q price created for it, and
he interchange of money on all
scores will make us active and i'll
lustrious and contented. This
purely Southern Pacific line will EN-
,race one continuous line from San
francisco to New Orleans, its pro-
portions being as follows: /
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

THE Examiner claims TO have il
from a reliable source that not a
few of the people of Austin are
opposed to the location of the state
university in their city. 1t says:
"a few days ago a prominent citi-
zen of Austin, in conversation with
an attorney of the Waco bar, stated
that the capitalists of Austin were
mossbacks ; that they did not de-
serve the votes of the people of the
state, and that he had openly an
nounccd these sentiments. Tha
there was not enough enterprise and
public spirit in the place to raise a
few thousand dollars for the purpose
OF aiding a railroad scheme, which
would have been their salvation in
a business point of view that he
and others were for Waco first, last
and all the time. The STATESMAN
having asserted that we were not
unanimous on the university ques-
ton, the Examiner unhesitatingly
announces that we arc"
The animus of the Examiner is
somewhat apparent in it's reference
to the STATESMAN, and its assertion
may be taken with many degrees
OF allowance, since it appears
to be in the nature OF retalia-
ton. The whole truth OF the
statement, however, is denied, and
the Examiner is called upon
to come from behind its am
bush and tell who this reli-
able gentleman and prominent
citizen of Austin is. 1t makes refer
ence to railroad scheme as failure
which is now actively progressing
instead of being dead, and if the
prominent citizen of Austin be
reality instead of a myth the as
sertion is ventured that he did not
subscribe one dollar to the North
western railway, and that he has
never subscribed one dollar to the
improvement of the city, and that he
uses every means at command to de-
rive benefits from our municipality
for which he never makes return.
If such a person be a reality, it
may be reasonable to suppose
he is after transferring what he
has from Austin to some second
class town, where calls for public
purposes are produced spasmodi-
cally. But the Examiner was, no
dOubt, drawing upon its fancy, and
for this it is excusable,. since the
cause in which it labors is a hope
less one. Waco is a remarkably
nice little town, and deserves credit
for some push, but unfortunately
for it the voters of Texas fail to dis
cover any good reason why it
should have the university.
In time university buildings will be
required, and taxpayers are not |
prepared to have all the stone and
lime and cement and even the sand |
shipped, at great expense. from Aus
lin to Waco, to please the fancy of |
/ few men who want to add more |
value 10 city outlots and |
'uch things. ...
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

THE Democratic executive COM
mittee of Virginia has issued an adj
dress to the voters of that state. IL
speaks of Malone and his chief ac-
completes rs mercenaries who "de-
monstrate their love for the Old
Dominion by hungry hunt for fed
eral Offices" 1t then proceeds to say
that Virginia "is no pauper standing
with abject head among free states
and self-respecting people," II
shows that the value of property in
the Old Dominion has not depreci
ated even with the combined efforts
of rascals and repudiationists to de-
stroy its credit. Democrats are
making an earnest effort to meet the
just obligations of the state, in
which they will have the sympathy
and support of all honest people of
both parties, North and South.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

A cool wave came down the Mis-
sissippi Valley last week, reaching
New Orleans OH Saturday, when the
heat-burdened city was treated to a
purifying thunder-shower. When
may we hope for the blessed wave to
strike lis?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

THE concession to the Inter
national Railway Improvement
Company gives the right to build a
railway line, with lts corresponding
telegraph line, from the Rio Grande,
between Laredo and Reynosa,
touching at San Fernando and Sc
lander Jiminez, with obligations to
construct branch roads to Cuidad,
Victoria and San Louis Potosi, Mat
aInoros and, bar Of Jesus Maria
From Santander Jiminez the trunk
line Is to continue south by the most
convenient ascent TO the table lands
and to the City Of Mexico, Thence
il may continue to the Pacific coast.
At The end Of ninety-nine years the
road becomes government property.
The law granting the concession
was passed Nay IS, but il WAS onlv
on june z, that President GonSaies
authorized the publication Of the
necessary decree.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

THE ex-Confederate soldiers of
Missouri, now living in Texas, are
going to have a reunion in Dallas OH
the 10th and 18th of August, the
twentieth anniversary of the battle
of Oak Hills. Ex-Confederates of
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, who
participated in what the circular
calls "that sanguinary struggle" are
invited to be present and participate
in the reunion.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

A SPEAKER at the late Weaver
banquet alluded to the Greenback
as a growing party. This is true,
for it Is said things sometimes grow
beautifully less and this is the way
the Greenback party grows. In
1878 it cast three-quarters of mil
lion ofvotes, which in 1880 was re-
duced to one-quarter of million.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

SENATOR BEN HILL put it quite
neatly the other day in toast on
"The Union" saying:
"a few years ago we tried to get
out of it, but the north just said il
could not do without us. That was
the highest compliment one people
ever paid to another. Think of the
blood and treasure they spent to
keep us in the Unionl Do you sup
pose anybody would fight to keep
New England in the Union? We are
here, and must do the best we can
to make the Union what it ought to
bev
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

The Groesbeeck Nes0 Era eyi.
IDENTIFY has faith in the MARTIN
boom" 1t says: "Hon. Marion
Martin, senator from this district
tells the Corsicana papers that he
has 200 acres in oats that will pro-
duce 40 bushels her acre, and the
Waco Telephone thinks the senator's
oat boom beats his gubernatorial
boom. Don't fret, the roar
of the Martin gubernatorial
boom is beginning to I'LL the re-
hottest corners of the state. Gov,
Martin, if you please, one and hall
years from now" -
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

A NEW YORK agricultural paper,
judging from 1000 crop reports re-
ceived, concludes that the next
harvest will show 20. per cent. less
wheat than last year, and II per
cent. less corn; an increase in rye
and barley, and the largest crop of
oats ever produced. ....
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

THE railroads have agreed to carry
100000 bushels of grain from Chi
cago to New York for Is cents per
GENITAL, another point that may be
placed to the credit of barge trans
portation down the Mississippi.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

"Did your husband die in hope OF
a blessed Immortality inquired
the minister, who was making his
cali on a fair widow of his congre-
CATION. "Bless you, mop was the
mournful response, che died in Dali
las" .-lss' q
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Joint Resolution amend DINO Section a of lrfieI,
UIOf he COnstitutiun of Ale Skate 81 Ts,nns


SECTION 1. Be IL ResolUtd 6y he Leoiskatatre
Of the State Of Texas, That section twenty-four
CA Of article Of the constitution of the state
Of Texas be 80 amended as TO hereafter read AZ
follows VIII:
SECTION "a The members of the leoisla, nr.
shall receive from the public treasury sIch com
pensation for their services as may from time
to time be provided by law, not exceedino n y
dollars per day: In addition TO the per diem.
the members Of each house snail be entitled 10
mileage in goingto and returning from the. Sea 4
OF government, which mileage shall rot ex-
coed five $500 dollars Tor every twenty We
miles, The distance to be computed by the neai :
cst and most direct route of travel By land re-
gardless OF railways or water routes; aud the
comptroller Of the state shall prepare and pre
serve table Of distances to eac6 county seat
now or hereafter to be established, and BY sucR
table the mileage of each member shall be
paid but no member shall be entitled to mile
age for any extra session that may be called
within one day after the adjounmentof regu-
lar or a called session; pTDDided, the regular
session Of the Legislature shall not continue
longer than one hundred days.
! And Be u further Tes0fDed, That the governor
be requested TO submit TO the vote OF the cleo
tors on the state the foregoing proposed amend
ment 10 the Contribution, at an election 70 be or
dered on the arst Tuesday I'm September, A D.
1881, in accordance with the provisions OF ar
ticle IL % the state consultation
Passed March q, 1881, bv gok 81 taoothsrds o.
all the members etect<d 70 e1ea no1'e'
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THURSDAY. JUNE so, 1881

In the race on Coney Island be-
tween Luke Blackburn, Uncas and
Parole, it is said $1,O00,0O0 changed
hands. Many of the "sports" walked
back to New York.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30
AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.


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Opens September let, closes June l, 1882.
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advantages in its location, in lis buildings and
grounds; in its general appointments and sani.
and experienced teachers; its unsurpassed adj.
vantages in Music, Modern Languages, iElecu-
ton, Fine Arts, Physical Culture and instruc-
ton IN the THEORY and practice Of Cooking.
The successful efforts made TO secure health,
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trayagance. Its standard of solid scholarship.
: For full particulars apply To the principal for
catalogue. inn22w2m
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

WHEN GRANT went into the
Albany ring he made The fight
assume such gross character that
there is no hope of reconciliation.
1t is alleged that in addition TO
tho letter Grant wrote to Senator
Jones on the subject of the alleged
mistreatment of Conkling and Plat,
he wrote another direct to the Presi-
dent, to which President Garfield
thought proper to make a reply,
and that both letters are to come
out The dividing line between
the half-breeds or administration
element and the stalwarts win grow
more and more distinct. There
will be no election now, and when
the new Legislature meets for an
election the bitterness of the cam
paign will have produced an inn
possible gulf over which there can
be no interchange of even civilities.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

THE movement in favor of strike
among trades in the north and
east contemplates not only a reduc-
ton in time of daily service, but
half of Saturday as n holiday.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

do hereby certify that the foregoing are trr.
copies OF the proposed amendments To the con.
sutution q this State, passed by the teyen.
teenth Legislature, and published by direction
OF the Governor. IN accordance with the provis-
ions OF the constitution and laws OF the State
Witness my Official signature and the
seal OF State affixed, nj The city of
MAY, A. ID. 1881 "'' W
7. II. BOWMAN.
unes-w4t Secretary OF State
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ASSIGNEE'S SALE.

The undersigned, as assignee Of the firm OF
Julius Levy q Company, said firm being com
posed of Julius Levy, Henry l.. Levy and
Joseph l.. Levy, as well assignee of the in
dividual estates of the members OF said firm,
acting under assignment of record in Travis
county, Book 49, page 3SS, will, on the 10th day
OF July, 1881, before the court house door, in the
city OF Austin, at the hour of II A. M, sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash,
lots l and 2, block 104 and half of lot of out
lot 5, division Il; Tot IL of outlot No. 49, divis-
ion ID, city Of Austin, said county.
49,. j. o. JOHNSON, Assignee.
June IS, 18S1.-je26 3Ojy6 TO- 1916 W
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


gentleman Of ten years experience as
TEACHER, three in this stite, desires the prinri-
palship Of a good school. Salary preferred lie
has aelassical educa alton, and bolds first class te
timonials. Address 81 y. - Lock Box CO. Aus
tin, Texas. ie2s-dtt&wlm+
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Austin Collegiate Female Institute
A Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies' and
.,..... Misses.
% B. j. SMITH. PRESIDENT.
ASSISTED BY COMPETENT TEACHERS IN
ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.

The course is practical and thorough and up
to the times, embracing all the branches usually
taught In our best seminarics Oflearning. Music,
drawing and ornamental branches by special
professors, supplied with maps, globes, appara-
tus and everything in working order. char
tered Institution, and young ladies completing
the entire course are entitled to diplomas. The
next annual term commences the first Mon
day.in September, 1881, and closes second week
in June, 1882.
Prices oftuitiOn per session Of five months,
SIS to $40.
Prices Of board and tuition per session Of
five months, 800
Music and use of instrument, $50.
ju5-d&w10m.
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Concerning the railway connec-

Concerning the railway connec-
ton with Texas, the Picayuae says
"The Morgan interests, now in al
liance with the Huntington party,
alone control about 100 miles of
railway in Louisiana and Texas.
The Houston Il Texas Central and
its branches have nearly 1000 miles
of track, and together with the
Southern Pacific, will control. ac-
cording to present appearances,
oyer 1000 miles o. road within the
Lone Star State. The McComb
roads give the Southern Pacific an
outlet TO the Mississippi, and the
Houston y Texas Central a line
northward through the centre OF the
state. IL is proposed to furnish an
outlet beyond Denison for the II. &
Il. &. II. r., now completely cut off
by Gould at its northern terminus,
by constructing a road from upper
Texas to Memphis, and connection
will doubtless also be made with the
Erlanger system, reaching out to
Shreveport and, extending to the
Atlantic at Savannah"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

The grand jury of Tarrant county
have indicted eight persons for bet
ting on elections.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-30

To be submitted TO a Vote OF the People on the
First Tuesday IN September, 1881.
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Joint Resolution proposing an ASnsndmenf 10
Sections Z, 3, 5, 6, and IL, Article ", Of the
Constitution Of NE State Of Tt.rds.
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ALBEMARLE FEMALE INSTITUTE

OhhhLUI IbVILLEj VA.
Twenty-fifth session begins September 2lst
Full faculty Equipments complete. AdDdn
tdges unsurpassed. Terms reduced. For Gaia.
logue, apply 10 Principals,
REV. A. EUBANK, A NJ,
Je24 I'm w. p. DICKINSON.
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Miscellaneous Advertisements.
DROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF TEXAS.