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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE Oneida county delegation to
the New York state convention is
made up Oftwo sets of Delegates
half breed and a stalwart delega-
ton, with Mr.. Conkling ameng the
latter.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE new horse disease reported
in st. Louis is called "pinkeye." Its
progress resembles epizootic, and
already one-third of the horses are
afflicted. The eyes become in
famed and run water. and then of
fensive matter, the neck swells and
the limbs increase in size, and the
animal has to be retired from SER
vice. The disease often proves fa-
tai
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
Mn MAoVRAaH holds that thel

Mr.. MAoVEAGH holds that there
can not be a successful administra-
ton unless there is complete conf
dence between the president and
the members of his cabinet. In
order that there may be this conf
dence, he thinks that the members
of the cabinet should be the presi-
dents personal friends,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

A Boston firm manufactures the
comb out of paraffine, and then fills
it with honey made out of glucose
and favoring. Like butter made
from cotton seed, it is said to sur
pass natures product.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
SAN ANTONIO.
A sRDUCER ARREsTED-ANToNIo PfF-
FARI DIsCHARGED-RAIN. ~
Iepecial 70 the statesmnn. /

Especial to the Statesman.I
SAN ANTONIO, October Ia
young man named Will John was
arrested and placed in jail at this
place to-day on a charge of seduc-
tion under promise of marriage.
The gay deceiver has a wife and
children living in the city.
The case Of Antonio Piffari, the
Italian who killed Louis Ybarbe .
few days ago, came up before Judge
Noonan this morning on habeas
corpus. He was discharged, the
judge holding that the shooting
was accidental. 1t is thought the
matter will come up before the
grand jury.
A nice rain fell here again last
night, and another to-day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

AUSTRALIA has like trial with
California in Chinese immigration,
the Celestials not appearing to be
particularly welcome anywhere on
the face of the earth, outside OF
home.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

IT is said that s. B. Hobbs, of
Chicago, has secured a corner in
corn for October, but the brokers
say it will require $1s,OOO,OO to fill
the corner. He should be warned
by the fate of Jim Keene.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

1t is an encouraging feature of the
progress OF the South that its cot
ton manufacturing interests are
steadily increasing. In 1856 only
las, 900 bales were manufactured in
southern cotton mills, while during
the past year 2O5,OO0 bales were
manufactured, a gain of 10000, or
oyer 40 per cent. New mills are
now being put up in the south that
promise a much larger increase in a
very short time. Texas will GER
tainly follow in the march of pro-
gress. VIA
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

A NOTED divine has recently re-
marked that three.fourths of the in
habitants of heaven are females.
This accounts for Beecher's aspira-
tions for the hereafter.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE New York Star is advocat-
ing harmony in the Democratic
party in New York. 1t thinks that
success may be achieved.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

GOVERNOR WILTz got back to
New Orleans from his Texas trip on
the oath, no better and no worse.
His disease is consumption.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

President Garfield is the third to
die of the fifteen members of the
electoral commission. Senator .
z. Morton was the first and Justice
Clifford the second.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

In this day of senatorial express
sion, the public would be pleased to
hear from the Texas senator's about
senate organization, and their plan
Of proceeding in the premises.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

GOVERNOR ROBERTS will go to
the Yorktown centennial, in case
his official duties do not require his
presence here.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE confiagration at Moscow is
almost a repetition of the great fire
which laid waste the ancient city
when Napoleon camped before it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE star reuters are defiant, but
they will have to look out for hur-
ricane. 1t does look as though the
attack is to be renewed upon them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Mrs. GARFIELD's mother is going
to have u fund provided for her.
Why could not the old lady enjoy a
portion of the widows half million? !?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

According to the Vicksburg Her.
aid, Senator Lamar is capturing
every county in Mississippi, and his
reelection is assured.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

WONDER is expressed now at the
fact that not a minister of the gos-
pei was with Mr.. Garfield during his
long afiiiction.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE London Times, of the 7th OF
September, says that good authority
calculates that with a stoppage OF
two-thirds ofthe works there would
be sixty thousand bales left in the
hands of the cotton corner at Liver
pool, which explains why the cor
ner was not materially affected by
the recent stoppages, that number
of bales being small compared with
the amount c0rnered,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Review; !. Mr.. Farley, the drum
mer, who was shot in Belton some
months since, has had his arm am
putated above the elbow. Erysipe-
las has set in above where IL was
taken of. which will necessitate am
other amputation at the shoulder.
1t is feared he will not survive this.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE water supplied to Mem
phlans, from Wolf river, will be the
means of taking off the population
left to Memphis by yellow fever.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Miss Eulalia Risley, of Houston,
Is to make her professional debut at
Florence, Italy, November 1.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

UNLESS this Garfield fund comes
to a halt some aspiring women viii
be hiring Guiteaus to do villainous
Jobs for them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

WHILE the Garfield fund goes on
towards half million, the Michigan
sufferers ar. still naked and starv-
inc.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE total of rewards offered for
the arrest of the three Arkansas
train robbers is $16,50O.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

GEORGE BLISS is the legal and
adviser of the new pres
ident.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

OK the day of his death Mr.. Gar
field was 40 years and 10 months old.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THOSE who may now oppose
Democratic unity are anything but
Democrats.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE Ohio man is looking around
for new openings for his genius.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
LIBERTY HILL.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Especial to the Statesman. I

LIBERTY HILL, September 3D.
Quite a serious accident occurred
here yesterday. A little child of
Mr.. L. G.. Fords upset a pot Of hot
coffee ON itself, scalding it
badly, from the effects of which it
died in few hours. This is the
second death caused by scalding in
our neighborhood in the last two
weeks.
Some little sickness in the county.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

Mr.. ARTHUR was one of the oppo-
nents of the Tammany Ring.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

The dead Garfield is, after all,
more alive than his predecessor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

The Mobile press Indignantly howl
at the published reports that the
city is on the decay. They assert
that the city Of Mobile Is improving.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE Telephone says of Judge Ter
relps speech:
at is a superb piece of word
painting, glowing with patriotic
sentiment, heroic aspirations and
manly impulses We think the
bloody chasm" is closed forever
it lives only in memory.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

SENATOR JONES is o. k. with the
new president.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

SECRETARY WINDOW at last has
decided to unlock the treasury
vaults and employ some of his
boarded misunderstanding specie
in the purchase of bonds. While
tardy in taking a step that financial
wisdom would have dictated months
ago, he has acted in the interest of
the people in deciding to retire the
recently extended bonds. To have
called in the fo9rs or four-and-a
halls would have given the syndicate
banks a monopoly of the funding
schemes, and they instantly would
have advanced the premium, as they
did under the fostering care of John
Sherman. Mr.. Window has sur
plus on hand TO reduce the national
debt, $lOO,0GG,1OG, and he should not
stop short of that amount.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

4 VAST number of papers come
out with strongest expressions in
favor of Senator Thomas F, Bayard
for president OF the senate. No
more worthy man could be selected.
He comes from a family of states
men, his hOnored father having
served with rare distinction as SEN
atOr from Delaware Immediately
preceding the election of his son,
Thomas F. Bayard possesses all the
traits that go to make up the true
type of American statesmanship.
Liberal in his views, broad and ex-
pansive in intellect, all able ex-
FOUNDER of constitutional law, never
falteriRg In bis devotion to the prin-
ciples of true Democracy, he viii
tittil-gly adorn the high station of
presiding officer of the senate and
vice-president of the United States.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06

THE Garfield fund is now about
S300,000.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06
THE Memphis Asalanche occasion
ally gets off a dry joke, and then
only at its own expense. 1t says:

"Some of the newspapers are rec
ommending that new executive
residence should be built in WASH
ington. No more money should be
wasted on public buildings in that
malarious district. The capital of
this great nation will be moved in a
few years to some central point.
Memphis, perhaps, and congress
should set on foot the preliminaries
for a location on the Mississippi
river"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24
Our Public Schools.

Mr.. Editor II was glad to see In last week =
WATcHMAS a stirring article on the condition OF
our common schools. have read with great in
terest the remarks Of Superintendent Randall of
Rutland at the Mortified convention, and am
sorry to confess that believe the sweeping in
dictment which he draws and which YOU enforce
in your editorial to be true in every count and
charge as applied to the district schools of Orange
county. In this town, at least, large proportion
of the schools are unworthy of the name, not full.
filling in any respectable degree the purpose for
which they were established. In many cases the
teachers are utterly incompetent, but, worst Of
all, the parents never discover this fact ANY
teacher who can be hired for 81. 30 week, and
who has sufficient education to work most of the
examples In the arithmetic, with the book before
her, Is considered perfectly capable Of teaching
the school. In almost every district In this town
1t seems to be the sole aim Of the committee and
parents to hire cheap teacher Such being the
case, the wretched condition OF our schools il not
the fault OF the teachers. There Is no inducement
for teachers to prepare properly for their work.
The wages paid will not secure competent teach
ers, though they are perhaps ample enough for
such teachers rs most Of our schools have, for
some things are dear at any price. Again, there
is an utter lack Of all school apparatus. In this
town, but three districts make any preten ,ons 10
globe or maps, and in more than one school-house
there is hardly square foot Of blackboard fit for
use no district provides textbooks for the teacher
To remedy this state Of things thorough reno
walton Of public sentiment is indispensable. That
can only be brought about by earnest and per-
sistent agitation. The WATCHMAS has done good
service in fighting for the right in the matter Of
tax reform. viii you not now sound the call
for an advance all along the line in behalf Of the
still more important cause Of education? X
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24

LONGS FOR HoME.-Captain Henry, an
intimate friend of the presidents family,
telegraphs as follows 10 friends in Ohio /:
Z" Mrs. Garfield appears not only hopeful and
cheerful, but happy. | told her of little Abe
and Irve at Lawnfeld, some things they
said about 'papas Illness told her of
their little sunbrowned hands and faces.
The brave womanly heart that had stood
the terrible strain for weeks melted TO think
OF her dear little boys at home and papa and
mamma away from home, but longing to be
there. For three or four weeks previous to
last Monday the president often spoke of
home. He longed to be at his Dawnfeld
home, to be in Cleveland, to walk down Su-
perior street, meeting and greeting old
friends. He wanted to see Hiram and Scion
and Cousin Henry Boynton and some of
Aunt Alpha's Indian bread again, and pick
wintergreens on the hill. lie wanted to see
Burke and Harry, Mary and Hattie, and a
score of Others He wanted to be in the
shade of the naples at Captain Henry
farm. lie longed to be in Ohio, as he ex-
pressed it, on the old sod once more Thou
sands upon thousands of familiar friends
would appear before him as he lay on his
bed of pain. On Monday, however, the
pulse went up to one hundred thirty, a feeble
flutter. Since then he has been too weak
TO think much about old times, scenes and
faces"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24

recent letter to the Free Press on this subject
so neatly punctures the gas bag sent up from the
state house few years ago that we give it,
slightly abridged, below; 1--WE ought to feel
happy that we have fish laws and fish commits
sions. 1t is certain we have got no fish. Some
fourteen years ago our legislature began to tinker
with fish laws and fish commissioners From
that day to this we have had more commissioners
than fish. They have put into our lakes, ponds
and streams know not how many millions of in
fante and bottled fish at an expense to the peo-
pie of thousands Of dollars. But where are the
fish? the commissioners fish? Mortal eye has
never seen one, nor anglers hook ever caught
onel oh yes, it is said they are sometimes caught
but they are always put back in the water!
guess So but catch one he won't be put back
much, but will be forwarded by the first express
to the custodian OF the state museum at Mont
pelier, where he will be properly labeled and put
on exhibition among the other curiosities. Why
some of the commissioner fish should now be
thirteen years old. They have had time to visit
Europe and return-but they don't return and
the places where the commissioners gave millions
of these little specks to the water have never
seen one of them since, and never will. IT, per-
chance, any of the varieties put in fourteen years
ago survived, they doubtless died years ago Of
solitude and old age. But it is not simply the
non-appearance of the new varieties of fish, but
worse than all, the steadily growing scarcity OF
the old stock, until there is almost famine in
our fish market, and prices are fabulous. Our
fsh-market men have OF late years complained OF
the growing scarcity and uncertainty OF supply
OF fresh fish from our own waters, until at last
they have been compelled to resort to the upper
lakes for supply. And they say they might as
well resort to the upper air as to resort to our
waters here for a supply Of fresh fish Is it pos
sible that the new varieties that our commits
sioDers have introduced have run away with the
old, and taken them down to see the Atlantic
cable, and then left them as lost wanderers In
asmuch as our commissioners have almost en-
tirely driven away our old stock OF fish, and have
not given us any new ones after thirteen years
trial. our last and longest legislature ought to have
repealed every fish commissioner, or suspended
them from office and salary until they should pro-
duce before committee of the legislature a
single stable fish from among the millions that
they have put into our waters
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24

BosroN's AMBITIoN.-The energetic capt.
taists of Boston are in earnest in their pur-
pose to succeed where New York failed.
They are pushing their canvass for subscrip-
tions for worlds fair in IS, with charac-
teristic zeal and with an almost assured
promise of success. They estimate the
cost at S6,000,000. Boston is set down for
two-thirds of this amount; the cities and
towns of the state for 81 ,250, 900, and scat
tered subscriptions for the remainder. They
estimate that three million people will visit
the exposition, and that this number will
make at least four visits, which (tickets
fifty cents) will secure an aggregate return
of $0,0O0,000. A half million to be secured
from the sale of privileges will meet unex-
pected contingencies and ensure the return
of all advances. 1t would certainly be a
feather in Bostons cap if she should sue
coed where New York so signally failed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24

SPRINGFIELD Republican: " The Garfield
legend, sure to cluster and grow around the
story of his life, whether it ends now or
when he is old in years and of longer honors,
will gather about him as his mothers SON.
Their relations will be remembered and
told and made the foundation of tale and
story and picture when the refunding of the
three and one-half per cents or the struggle
at Albany are the dry dust of forgotten
politics. The sons kiss Inauguration day,
the heart-broken cry of the mother over
my baby when the strong man, high in
place, was shot down, the solitary letter
which the weak fingers of the president
found strength to write in the weeks of i'll
ness,-these are the things for which the
man and the mother will be remembered.
Linked to an emotion and memory which
comes home TO the hearts aud the bosoms of
men and women, the lasting remembrance
of President Garfield will rest secure"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24

REFoRM.-The civil service reformers, at
their meeting in Newport last week, adopted
a moderate programme, to the most OF which
all those who believe in some reform in the
methods OF appointment to office under the
national government can assent. The reso-
lutions adopted approved the Pendleton civil
service bill, and the bill of Mr.. Willis for
preventing the assessment of office holders
for political purposes, recommend a system
OF competitive examinations, including local
examinations in the different states, protest
against arbitrary removals from office, and
all interference by members of congress
with the exercise of the appointing power,
and recommend the formation of national
civil service reform league, with head
quarters in New York, and the organizati
OF associations auxiliary TO the league in the
congressional districts. Local examinations
are desirable to afford opportunities for
entering the public service to persons in all
parts of the country who are properly
qualified, without the expense of going to
Washington for examination, and it is
proper of course that these examinations
should be conducted ON a uniform plan, so
that all applicants may be subjected to the
same tests AZ nearly ~ may be.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-08-24

The Assassin.

Adherence like that one feels for loath-
some thing attaches to the very name Of
Guiteau. People might endure the neces-
sary temperance of his infamous name in
public in connection with the work of retrib-
utive justice, but the villain has managed
during the past week, to anticipate that
period by making deadly assault upon his
guard early in the morning of the 18th inst
The accounts state that Guiteau had found
in his cell scrap of steel few inches in
length. Guard McGill states that at about
half-past four o'clock he went to Guiteau's
cell and noticed that he was apparently par
ing his nails. Mr.. McGill, thinking that he
might have made some preparations to hang
himself, went in and asked what he had
been doing Guiteau replied, "Nothing,
nothing" Noticing the knife, he asked
what he was doing with it, and he replied,
So help me God, l have none" He then
said, "Drop It'll in commanding tone,
when Guiteau jumped up and made a cut,
but, fortunately, McGill threw his head
back, and the knife cut the lapel of his coat
Guiteau was as nimble as a cat. Mr..
McGill pulled his revolver out, but did not
cock it, and Guiteau then tussled for its
possession, exclaiming, "Don't shoot me-"
McGill cooked the pistol, and he (Guiteau)
said "Give me my pistol" and finally got
hold of it, but not till it went off. Other
guards by this time appeared, and Guteau
was secured. They then searched for the
knife, and seeing something under his foot,
picked it up. 1t was what is technically
known in Jail parlance as "cheeser," made
OF the steel shank of shoe five or six inches
long, ground down to a good edge, with
paper and Irvine wrapped around one end as
handle. From the doubling of the guard
round the Jail the assassin judged of the
critical condition of the president, but knew
he was not dead because he had heard no
tolling of the bell or other demonstrations
These changes in the guard, indicating pre-
caution against the violence of mob,
greatly excited the assassin during the
night, and he was pacing the cell most
OF the time. He eagerly questions all who
pass his cell as to the presidents condition,
and appears deeply nsulted when no answer
is made to his interrogations.