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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11
Resolutions of Respect.

At n meeting of Austin Typographical
Union, held Sunday, August I, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, Within the past few months
the sad intelligence has reached us that
the Destroying Angel of Death has visited
our Sister Unions of Galveston, Houston
and San Antonio, and removed from their
sph ere of usefulness in this life, to bet
ter life in the great beyond. The follow
ing printers, who have been members of
this Union: Frank Hall, Frank King,
Harry Locke, w. X. Black. Oscar Ober-
wetter and A. j. Starnes; therefore, be it
ReSOLUsd, That in the death of these, our
fellow-craftsmen, we recognize the mystic
rious ways of an all wise Providence, and
bow in humble submission to His will.
Res0IUed, That this Union will ever heed
in fond remembrance their many virtues
as men, and cherish their well know SUI
periority as members of the cart preserv-
atives of all arts"
ResoLUed, That we extend to the families
and relatives OF our deceased friends our
fraternal sympathy and coincidence in this
hour of their bereavement.
Res0Lged, That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this meeting,
minute book, properly inscribed to the
memory of the deceased.
ResotUed, That our sister unions of San
Antonio, Houston and Galveston be
furnished with copy of the foregoing,
attested by the secretary, and that the
papers of said cities, together with the
press of this city, be requested to publish
the same. By order of the Union.
WILL LAMBERT, Sec'y.
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The Statesman's Specials.
Especial to the Statesman.


SAN ANTONIO, August 8. = The
usual Ell Paso stage was robbed Sat-
urday night, about 10 O'Clock. four
miles this side of fredericksburg.
Two passengers were in the stage.
Three unknown men did the bust
ness. About $40 was taken from
the passengers. The mail sacks were
cut open and robbed, but it is not
known the amount extracted there
from. Two gentlemen in a buggy
were also robbed of small amount.
A man on horseback came upon the
scene and was ordered to dismount,
but refused, and was struck over the
head with a six-shooter. He had no
money and the robbers let him go.
A short time ago a young man
named Neal Wilkeson, was arrested
in this city on a charge of
robbery, and his brother, John,
was also arrested soon after
in Lavaca county. He is said
to be accessory to the robbery
of the Corpus Christi stage, for
which robbery Logan and Hum
phreys were held on positive evil
dence. Sunday afternoon officers
from Gonzales county brought here
one Albert Smith, on the charge of
being a partner of Neal Wilkeson in
mails in north Texas. Off
GERS claim that articles taken from
the stages robbed were found in
their possession, and say evidence is
dead against them. The Ell Paso
stage company offers to head-a re-
ward list for the stage robbers with
two hundred dollars.
A large crowd excurted to Me-
dina Park yesterday and returned
without mishap.
The weather is cool and pleasant.
Light rains have fallen all around.
The commissioners court to-day
awarded several land certificates to
disabled confederates.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
REAL ESTATE AND ABSTRACT OFFICE I
OF ZIAiPELMAN IL BERGEN,
AUSTIN. August 6. 1881.


The transfers of property for the week
ending August 6, 1881, have not been very
large, but they have brought very good
prices. Country property is rising in
value, and for the next few weeks will
continue so to do, especially if the cotton
crop is likely to be fair one.
Thomas NJ. Collins to Il. III. Bowman ;
consideration, 800. Conveys lots % and
26, block %, in Horst's addition to Austin
city.
Richard B. Eanes and wife to W. C.
McGown; consideration, $114O. CONVEYS
81 acres out of the Walker Wilson league.
Joseph Limerick and wife to Mrs. NJ.
A. Turnbull; consideration, $3.50. Con-
veys the north half of lot 10, of the
Limerick subdivision of outlot Al, in
division b, Austin city.
r. M. Russell to Mary A. Plumley; con-
sideratiOn $500. Conveys two tracts of
land in the Hall survey, one of 80 acres
and the other of Al acres.
+. Jourdan to w. L. Giles; considera-
ton $500. Conveys 80 acres out of the
s. Cushings survey.
w. s. Hotchkiss and wife to Mary f.
Smith consideration 500. Conveys five
feet of the west side of lot D, block 147,
in Austin city.
consideration $7700. Conveys part of lot
1, block SO, Austin city.
Z. b. Mfllican to A. j. Jernigan; con-
sheraton $3.50. Conveys 391k acres out
of the Peter Conrad survey, No. 112.
Holt @. Wilson and wife to Anna Won
Rosenberg consideration $500. Conveys
lots and 2, block 139, Austin city.
Martha A. Taylor to III. w. Raglin !;
consideration $500. Conveys s0acres out
Of the Philip McElroy league.
Richard S. Young and wife to j. d.
Peterson; consideration $500. Conveys
the north quarter of outlot 81 in division
No. 4.
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Mr.. Joseph Rhomberg, president, Mr..
Francis Il. Forster, secretary, and MIR.
Graves, of Iowa, principal stakeholder, of
the Austin and Northwestern railroad,
are en- route and will reach the city to-
day or tomorrow. These gentlemen
have closed n contract for iron, rolling
stock and other building material, and all
arrangements are now perfected for be-
ginning active operations at once. A
meeting of the directory will be held in
day or two, and it is thought ground will
be broken in about ten days. The man
agement of this enterprise has been ex-
tremely fortunate in its contracts, and, as
an evidence of what prompt ana decided
action will do, the reporter is enabled to
state that the manufacturers who have
stipulated to furnish iron, locomotives,
etc., to this road have offered one dollar
per ton on all iron and $500 on each en-
CINE contracted for, to have the contract
rescinded. This is because of the recent
rise, and continued upward tendency in
quotations, IN railroad supplies.
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The following criminals are con-
fined in the county Jail: George
Warren, aged so, murder; Grandson
Ruby, aged go, aggravated assault Jack
Smith, colored, aged 80. burglary; Willis
CroZier, colored, aged 80, insanity S. NJ.
Hanks, aged Go, forgery W. II. Mathews,
colored, aged 80, theft of property James
Petit, aged %. theft OF mare Henry
Young, aged 27, bigamy: II. II.
Afford. aged %, theft of cattle !;
John Brown, eolored, aged 10, insanity !;
t. NiuniO, Mexican, aged %, theft of
disturbing the peace Willie Lewis,
aged Il, assaulting and manning a boy !;
Ben Hines. aged 20, theft of a horse,
Warren jefferson, aged23, theft ofhOrses;
James johnson. cOlOred, aged 80, ag-
gravated assault; George Washing ton
colored, aged 20, theft of a coat !:
Anderson hurry, cOlored, aged 81, dis
turbing religious worship; Houston Hol-
land, colOred, aged 80, assault, carrying
deadly weapons and theft of chickens !;
Bill Smith, aged 81, theft of horse Sam
Forster, aged 30, vagrancy James Alex
ander, aged 30, using abusive language;
William Smith. colored, aged 10,
theft of butter; Dave Williamson,
colored, aged %, forgery Pete
Hardeman, eolored, aged 80, theft of
mare Josie Corales, Mexican, aged 80,
theft of horse; Emanuel Trephine, Next
can, aged 80, threatning to kill; Elgin,
colored, aged 20, carrying deadly wea-
pOns George Thomas, aged 80, theft of
cattle l. j. Nixon, aged 80, theft of cat
tie; Albert White, aged q, theft of horses.
OF the thirty-twO prisoners fourteen are
black and all, except Mr.. Hanks, who is
quite old, are enjoying as perfect health
as it is possible for inmates of prison to
enjoy. The sanitary condition of the
jail is perfect, and everything is in good
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11

BRETHREN dwelling In unity is
sight dear to men and gods. One Of
Jay Gould's New York organs bites
its thumb at yoke-fellow because
that yoke-fellow suggests, in Pick
wickian way, that the senate of the
United States may find bribery q
more serious business than the New
York reformers did. To the con-
scientious reformer of the jay Gould
sort all means justify certain ends,
but it would not be astonishing ii
the wicked democrats, who see seats
in the lower house disposed of by
party organs IN advance Of investi-
CATION, should bar the door to Pulp
Warner and his mate Lapham, until
they prove their titles clearer than
the governors certificate makes
them. The line must be drawn some
where and Warner and Lapham
would be as good place to begin as
anywhere. lfthe democrats had the
courage of their convictions they
would find out what the "abhorent
forces" that Senator Conkling as
serts elected the successor of him
self and "Me, Too" are. If Ex-Sen-
ator Conkling lays before the senate
committees on credentials all that he
knows about the election of Miller
and Lapham, the wood pulp person
age Inay.still devote his energies to
the fleeces of the public for the ben
eft of his private purse, and lap
ham may enjoy the sunfish Of
Canandaigua lake untroubled by
patronage and the machine.-Phil.s<
deLDhid Times.
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Associated Press Reports.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
PRESIDENT GARFIELO's CONDITION.

WASHINGTON, August 8.-ExEcU-
TIVE MANSION $50 A. M The
president passed a comfortable
night, and slept well without ano-
dyne. There was a rise of tempera-
ture yesterday afternoon, which
subsidized during the evening and
did not reappear at any time through
the night. AT present he appears to
be better than yesterday morning.
His pulse is "a, temperature 98-4, res
piration Is.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August s.
1870 A. Mt having become nec-
essary to make further opening to
facilitate the escape of pus, we took
advantage of the improved cOndi-
ton of the president this morning,
shortly after the morning bulletin
was issued. He was etheriZed and
an incession extended downward
and forward, and counter-opening
made into the track of the ball below
the margin of the twelfth rib, which,
it is believed, will effect the desired
object. He bore the operation well,
and has now recovered from the ef-
fects of the etherization, and is in
excellent condition.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, August 8,
P. M-The necessity for the opera
ton which was performed upon the
president this morning became APP
parent to the surgeons yesterday
morning, when they found that a
drainage tube of the size hitherto
used could not longer be passed
along the track of the ball between
the ribs, and the process of granula-
ton at that point had gone so far as
to partially close the orifice. The
ribs prevented the pushing aside of
the flesh, which was healing between
them enough so.that the tube could
be introduced. The result of this
state of things was that pus formed
in the deeper parts of the wound
rather faster than it could escape
through the half DISTRACTED
opening between the ribs, and
its gradual accumulation be-
gan to cause disturbances. IL
was therefore decided to make a
new opening in the track of the
ball below the ribs, so that the ribs
should no longer prevent the keep
ing open of the wound, by solid
backing, which they afforded to the !
FORMULATING flesh between them 4
The operation was performed at the
request of other surgeons, by Dr. /
A gpew. AS soon as the patient had
been put under the influence of
ether, and long and slightly curved
was introduced into the
wound, and pushed between the
ribs and carried downwards, along
the track of the bullet, until
its end could be felt, below
the las rib, from the outside,
and heading this instrument in
the wound as a guide, DIR. Agnew
then made a counter incisiOn be-
low the twelfth rib, cutting direct
Iy through the integument until his
knife met the end of the first men 1
toned instrument at the point
where he wished to intersect the
track of the ball. The opera
ton was not a difficult or dan
gerous one and the patient bore
both it and the etherization ex-
well. There IS now an
opening to the deeper parts of the
wound which does not pass between
the ribs which can always be kept
free and unobstructed and no fur
Their accumulation of the pus is an
Since the operation the
president has rested quietly and is
now asleep and his pulse at this
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, August 8.-The court OF
common pleas to-day granted Brad
laugh a new trial Of the case against
Bradlaugh. The action was TO re-
cover from tie defendant the penal
ty of ESQ for having sat and voted in
the house of commons without TAX
ing the parliamentary oath. The
Jury having on the 22nd ult. render
ed u verdict for the plaintiff. Brad
laugh is now confined in his room.
LONDON, August 8.-Mr. Murphy,
of Broona Claird, was arrested to-
day under the coercion act.
LONDON, August 8.-The Stand
ard's dispatch from Vienna says a
NihilIst named Gutenberg, of noble
birth, has been arrested at Belgrade.
IL is stated that the police found
documents OIL him proving that Nj
hilists and Socialists have designs
respectively on the lives OF the car
and Emperor William.
The Standards correspondent at
Rome says serious proposals have
been made recently TO the Pope that
he should transfer the seat of the
Holy See to America, where an indie
pendent position will be assured
him.
LONDON, August ga Calcutta
correspondent 10 the Times says the
latest reports received from Mi
zore, are unfavorable. Rain is
much wanted and the crops
are suffering. Prices are ris-
ing, the prospects decidedly
gloomy, and unless rain falls within
a week a large part of tire crops will
be lost and scarcity inevitable.
Reports from the province of Coog
are also bad, but the accounts from
other Parts of India are fairly good.
LONDON, August ga Dublin
correspondent of the Times says the
time for manufacturing and indus
trial classes is coming. When the
land question is settled, other ques-
lions, which are already beginning
to loom up before the eyes of poll
ticians, will come to agitate the
country as much as ever. Agitators
will do their utmost to keep the peo-
pie in state of agitation.
The pastoral of Archbishop McAbe,
which was read in church on Sun
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Whit Burdett, John Daley and Tom
Martin. along about II o'clock Monday
night, were making things lively down
in the first ward and were having an in
tensely interesting time. They visited
several places, and along about the hour
mentioned took drinks in the famous
Gem saloon. This had a decidedly ex-
hilaraung effect upon the trio, and one
of them after leaving the saloon drew a
musical little pistol and fired it of
This attracted Policeman Evans, who at
once set out and overhauled the young
men and conducted them to the lookup.
While being searched Morgan threw his
pistol out of the window, but the officer
saw him and went down and got il.
Yesterday Burdett and Daley plead
guilty to the charge of disturbing the
peace and were fined 50 and costs each.
Morgan, for carrying deadly weapons,
Will have hearing this morning, one of
thu witnesses being absent yesterday.
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Some time ago the STATESMAN pub
lished a very nice little romance about
"Belle Boyd, the Confederate Spy" Not
long after this the Philadelphia Record
published what il declared to be the truth
in regard to the famous woman. She is
now a resident OF Philadelphia, and as it is
useless to repeat anyportion of her war his
tory, only the following extract from the
Bulletin article is copied:
"Probably no person in the country has
been afflicted with so many ''dOubles" as
this lady. Since her return to America
and marriage to Col. j. s. Hammond, an
English gentleman, once a member Ofthe
noted Louisiana Tigers" she has COM
pletely sunk her identity with that of her
husband, and with the exception of few
occasions, when she has appeared upon
the platform as the talented reader and
elocutionist, "Marie Isabelle Hammond"
her mind has been engrossed with do
nestle affairs. Yet every few months
she is vexed and annoyed by coming
across an announcement that ''BeIle
Boyd" the eX-cOnfederate spy, has turn
ed up in some part of the country. Now
the pretender is being entertained by
some prominent sOutherner; again she is
in distress and soliciting aid. . Several
years ago one of these bogus "Belles"
visited Atlanta on a lecturing tour and
was denounced by Capt. St. Clair Abrams,
OF the NesOS, as an imposter. Next morn
ing she proceeded to the office and de-
manded satisfaction, which beingrefused
she proceeded to draw couple of der
ringers, but was seized before the
weapons could be pointed. Since that
time she has not turned up in Georgia.
The latest pretender turned up in Wax
ahachie few few weeks ago under the
name of Mrs. Murphy, and, according to
the Enterprise of that place, was engaged
in writing the history of her life, but
brief and pointed epistle to prominent
citizen of THAT place has probably by this
time put a quietus on her pretentiOns. AS
long ago as 1876 the masOns of Martins
burg, Virginia, found it necessary to send
a circular to the craft all overthe country
warning them against persons pretending
to be the daughter of their deceased
brother, r. r. Boyd, Esq. The genuine
"Belle Boyd" has just completed a play
which is highly spoken of, and contem-
plates making her entree upon the stage
in the city in the coming autumn"
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win supply a long-felt want. The num-
Der Of good road horses now owned in
Austin, as compared with the number
few years since, shows gratlfyingprogr
but still there is room for great improve
ment. The Austin Fair Association, by
a more liberal inducement to the trotting
horse, could, without doubt, materially
Increase its receipts, largely promote the
trotting interests, and at the same time
give better satisfaction to the public gen.
orally, than under the present system.
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to some business, and on returning about
shutdown, discovered that his horse was
missing. He made inquiries and learn
ed that
WHITE MAN
had mounted him and ridden off in the
direction of Webberville. He followed
him short distance out of town and meet
ing couple OF gentlemen, they informed
him that they met the man with his horse
some distance ahead aud advised Henry
to give up the chase until Sunday morn
ing as it was getting too dark, and the
man after passing them had turned off
the road and it would be impossible to
follow his trail. Henry turned back, and
on Sunday morning went out and struck
the trail where it turned OF the Bastrop
road. His horse had on only three shoes,
and his trail was easily followed. When
within two miles of Webberville, he was
discovered quietly grazing in the woods,
but saddle, bride and rope missing. A
few minutes after Henry met James KeI-
ser, a eOlOred man on the lookout for
horse that had been stolen from him,
Saturday night, and 1t was evident when
notes were compared that the thief who
rode OFF Henry's horse had stolen Kelser's
and placing Henry's trappIngs on him
had again started of for parts unknown,
and it is more than likely that Kelser
will never see his steed again.
MONDAY NIGHT,
down in the first ward, one Henry Mar
tin, cOlored, riding a horse, dismounted
in front of n domiciIe, and unlOosing a
forty foot rope from the pommel of the
sac die, retained one end in his hand and
entered the house to have aqulet chat for
a few moments with the inmates. When
he entered, rope in hand, his horse was
securely attached to the other end, but on
coming out he discovered that some fell
low had approached, and untieing the
rope, had mounted his horse and rode
off. He was seen some forty or fifty yards
off riding away at a rapid gait, and Martin
is now minus Il horse, and vows the next
time he visits the damsels of the first ward
he will take horse, saddle, bride, rope
and all into the parlOr and stake 'em to
the piano legs.
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Saturday negro woman living in the
seventh ward missed her four-year-old
child. Search was made tor IL Saturday
night aud Sunday, aud the matter was
placed before the city authorities. Yes
terday negro woman. while drawing
wat r from the public well near the stone
bridge, on Cherry street, discovered the
missing child In the water, dead. How
the death occurred is not known, but IL is
supposed the child accidentally fell into
the well
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Mr.. Arson and one Moore, two gentle
men from the country, imbibed freely
of soothing drinks and getting into their
covered wagon, started OFF to view the
beauties OF the city. They were elated
at all they saw, and forgetting them
selves, began to drive too rapidly and
were soon In the clutches Of the police
officers and yesterday were dued 30 and
costs each
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The young folks are getting up a grand
entertainment for the benefit of the Aus
tin Library Association, and In short
time will play, at Millett's opera house,
the beautiful drama "The Poor of New
York" The beet talent in the city will
take part. and all should go and see the
nlav
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The East Texas railroad company have
completed twenty-five and two-thirds
miles of road, and the governor, yester-
day, directed that the land Office issue to
the company 361 land certificates.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11

Yesterday Justice Gregg rendered his
decision in the case of The State v. Ed.
Tracy, charged with theft of a horse, and
he was released from custody, the evil
dence not sustaining the charge.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11

Mrs. Alice Bacon Sneed was buried in
the family burial ground at the old home
stead OF MIR. Sneed, a few miles south of
the city. Her remains were followed to
the grave by large cOrtege of friends.
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Jim Alexander, colored, was released
from Jail Tuesday, and at once set out to
kick up another row, and was arrested,
and will have hearing this morning be-
fore Justice Gregg.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-08-11

A freight train was derailed on the In
ternational road, near Franklin, Monday
night. No one was hurt, but the south
bound st. Louis express was delayed five
hours Yesterday.
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Burglars entered the residence of Judge
Hopkins Tuesday night and stole lot of
clothing and other wearing apparel. Mr..
Frank Maddox, the land agent, lost some
clothing.
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J. l.. Massie, alias Thomas Afford, ar
rested sometime ago on a charge of theft
of beef steer, and who was ted before
Justice Tegener and committed to jail,
sued out writ Of habeas corpus, and the
case has been up before Judge Walker
for several days and was concluded yes
terday morning. The testimony showed
there is cause to believe that the defend
ant is guilty OF the then OF the steer as
charged, and Judge Walker remanded
him to jail unless he gives bail as requir-
ed by Justice Tegener.
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The city authorities have engaged
two-horse team to haul of dead dogs and
do other scavenger work on the streets.
1t is hoped now the city will be kept in
better sanitary condition than has pre-
vailed during the past two or three
months