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Minor Notes.

Mr.. Beecher keeps up a life insur-
ance of 100000 for his heirs.
Mr.. Cornelius j. Vanderbilt's new
house in Hartford is described as
remarkably handsome. The wood
work III each room is unlike the rest,
and there is great deal of beautiful
carving about the house.
A special to the New York Sun
from Batavia, N. Y, says that the
story of the discovery of the bones
of William Morgan is hoax concoct-
ed by q certain DIR. Phillips. The
bones are those of female body.
Mr.. w. Ashmead-Burdett- Coutts-
Bartlett is a good speaker, and has
been complimented by George Au-
gustus Sala for his ''polished and
graceful oratory." His wife is be-
lieved to be one OF the kandiest in
all England with pen and check
book. se
All the personal effects of the late
Henry Wilson, including his library
and his collection Of valuable auto
graph letters, are soon 10 be sold.
Mrs, Howe, Mr.. Wilson's mother-in-
law, who is now ninety-four years
old, will continue 10 live at the old
homestead.
1t is said of Gen. Loris Melikofl,
who is now staying at Weisbaden,
that nothing can exceed his gentle
ness of manner, his beaming smile,
or his unwillingness TO become the
lion of that fashionable locality. A
few Russian friends, his family and
his books occupy his whole atten-
tion. He will not even give amin
teryiewer an opportunity to hazard
q guess about his views.
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SAN ANTONIO, July "a lone
man attempted to rob a stage on
the Corpus Christi route about two
o'clock this morning. The horses
became frightened, ran away and
prevented the deed.
A panic was created on Main
street to-day by genuine mad dog,
swapping at everyone he met on the
street. Several were bitten severe
ly, among them Colonel G. C.
Gibbs, general freight agent of the
e. I'll. & S. A. railroad, also Roxie
Reese, engineer on the same road.
A prominent physician says the dog
certainly had hydrophobia, though
others doubt it.
The telegraph lines of the L. & G..
N. extension are now up to Pearsall,
a new town in Frio county, 81 miles
from this city. The operator will
be there Monday. Offices at Atlas
cosa and Wallace have been open
several days.
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SAN ANTONIO, July 6.-LillIe
Gardner, who charged DR.. Jones
with an attempt to produce an abor.
tion, has returned to the city. This
scandal case will now come up fol
trial. Interesting developments are
expected.
One hundred and fifty miles Of
wire and insulators arrived for the
extension of the Sunset telegraph
lines west. One hundred miles will
be built at once to reach the contrac.
tors and facilitate work.
Twenty-Five deaths in the city
last week.
Track-layers on the Mexican Pa
cific extension of the Sunset were
working on the road twenty-foul
miles west of San Antonio to-day.
William Fare, a carpenter, me-
with a serious accident at the Inter
national depot to-day. Some timber
fell on his left leg, crushing it, ant
inflicting other injuries.
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CALL HIM OUT.

The astronomical knowledge that
is centered in the person of a moon
struck Post editor is wonderful to
think of. The comet, which is rap
idly disappearing from our system,
was first discovered near the star
Capella, and more than one of the
gentlemen of science, who handle
telescopes and figure out astronomi-
cal problems, thought it proper to
call the comet after the fixed
star, which appeared TO stand spon-
sor for it in the heavens. The
STATESMAN accepted this sensible
decision, and called the comet, as
others had called it, CapeIia. There
upon the Post astronomer takes
upon himself the labor of telling all
about the star Capella, and to
disparage the STATESMAN in its ref
erence to astronomical matters. 1t
is useless to refer to what he says
about Capella, since any schoolboy
who had studied the first princi-
pies ofastronomy knows more about
the star and the constellation to
which it belongs than this poor self
conceited editor has told. The
STATEsMAN's article on the comet
was not an attempt at scientific dis
cussion it was purely speculative,
figurative, fanciful but this poor
man could not let the opportunity
pass to let it be known that he knew
something about at least one
fixed star. He must be the
original genius of the Post,
from whom it has derived that
vapory character which distin-
guishes it, travesty upon all that is
real, nondescript in the political
arena, and trimmer upon all public
issues But this poor man wants to
be known as an astronomer, and the
STATESMAN is not at all inclined to
hide him from public admiration.
His name ought to be given to the
public by all means, for in the years
to come he may startle the astro-
nomical world more profoundly
than this comet did. His statement
of astronomical facts is indeed so
profound the personal inquiry
will necessarily be raised, and
before long the Post may
lose an editor that the national
observatory may give room to q
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SAN MARCOS, July 6.-To-day
about halfpast. 8 O'Clock negro
man, being asleep in box car at
this place, was locked in by some
mischievous boys. A short time
afterward he awoke and found
himself fastened in, but was released
from captivity by young man
named Connally. AS soon as
the negro was released he began
cursing out men and things gener-
ally. Finally Connally construed
the language of the infuriated ne
gro to apply to him, and asked If
it did. The reply was that it did.
Thereupon row ensued. and sey-
eral blows passed, Connally striking
the negro with a stick, when the lat
ter drew a dirk knife and stabbed
the white man twice, once in the
breast and once in the back. 1t is
thought the wounds will prove fatal.
The negro is in Jail.
Connally had nothing to do with
locking up the negro in the first in
stance, and released him merely as
an act of kindness.
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Col. FRED GRANT, son of the ex.
president will assume control of the
Austin & Northwestern narrow
gauge railway.-Georgetol0n Record.
Gnat Qrious had been in Austin
day two when he gave publicity
to this paragraph. The Gnat
buzzed around certain familiar
places on the Avenue and Pecan
street until his whole being was in
buz, and therefore he may be ex-
cused for buzzing off this piece
Of news about the Austin e.
Northwestern The Texas Wes-
tern, running from Houston to-
wards New Braunfels, is the road
which will be under the control of
Col. Grant. He has no connection
with the Austin & Northwestern,
and yet we do not pretend to say
that Col. Grant will not soon place
his road in intimate connection
with Austin. He would find It
to his advantage to bring
it from Bastrop to this city, and
take it thence, via the Colorado rail-
way bridge, towards the west. The
STATESMAN would be pleased to see
Col. Grant interested in works of
internal Improvement centering at
Austin, and it has no doubt he viii,
in time, have such interest. The
buz of the. Gnat was not at all un-
pleasant, but it was necessarily ex-
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Waco, July 9.-The simultaneous
appearance in the Neacs, San Anto-
nio Express, Houston Post and Dal.
las Herald of Thursday of a dis
patch from Austin, TO the effect that
Senator Coke purposed to take the
field in advocacy of the claims OF
Waco for the state university, at
tracted some attention here. 1t is
well-known here that Senator Coke,
while favoring Waco as an old citI-
zen of the place, has declined posi-
lively to take any action in the mat
ter ofany character whatever, but to
assure himself, your correspondent
called upon the senator himself, as
well as upon the university cam
paign committee, and was informed
that the statements in the dis
patches were untrue in every par
ticular and without any foundation
whatever. The statements were
evidently a campaign canard gotten
up at Austin, and, in view of their
utter falsity, our.people were some
what indignant.
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THE Farmers Alliance" an Or
ganization of Tarrant county, cele-
brated the Fourth of July, and dur
ing the day the following resolution
was adopted
WHEREAS, 1t is an open secret
that gigantic frauds and swindles
have been perpetrated by the repre-
seHtatives of free people, by which
millions of the peoples hard-earned
money have been fraudulently ap-
propriated to their individual and
private purposes; and
Whereas, 1t is the duty and privi-
lege of free people to investigate,
approve or rcon&emn the acts of their
representatives irrespective of party
and without fear or favor; and,
Whereas, 1t is evident that Sena-
tor Maxey is implicated in what is
known as the "star route swindles," !"
which in point of magpitgde over
shadow the late whisky ring swim
die, and Is only equaled and to be
measured by the nnfathomable
depths of moral corruption and dis
honesty, in which the parties origi-
mating it have been immersed ;
therefore, be it
ReSOIUed, That while we regret
that Odium has been cast upon our
fair state by the corruption of our
senator, and while we denounce and
express our indignation at the act,
we demand that Senator Maxey re-
sign his seat and appeal his case to
the sovereign people of his state for
approval or condemnation"
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THE Nation contains a cOmmuni-
cation from Mr.. W. w. Corcoran,
the Washington philanthropist, pro-
posing an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States by
which it is to be provided that OH the
meeting of congress in December,
1884, and every four years thereafter
the House of Representatives shall
elect three members of the senate,
whose names shall be placed by the
tellers in a box and drawn there
from by the speaker-the first drawn
to be president of the United States,
the second vice-president, and the
third president pro tenn of the SEN
ate, 10 succeed each other in the
same order in the event of q
vacancy by death or otherwise. Mr.
CoIcoran thinks that such an ar
rangement would raise the charac-
ter of the Senate, would prevent in
trigue in the management of politi.
cal conventions and would put an
end TO the turmoil of presidential
elections. He adds that he has seen
all the presidents except the first
has held confidential relations with
many of them, and writes from the
impartial standpoint of a private
citizen anxious only to promote the
public good.
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THE following questions have
been propounded at Mexia through

THE following questions have
been propounded at Mexia through
the teleGraphic columns of the Neaos
"Why is it that every teacher Sc
lected to take charge Of the six sum-
mer normal schools must come from
abroad? r..-r
Is it possible that, among the
score or more of teachers annually
coming to Texas from other states
where normal schools have been
flOurishing for years, not one is ia
miliar with normal methods of
teachingY za-l 4
OF the 700 teachers now in the
state can there not one be found
who has had experience in conduct
ing normal Institutes?
Or Is it the settled policy of the
state board of education and the
agent of the Peabody fund that these
citizen teachers shall be utterly
ignored? @
Is there no danger that many of
the teachers of the state will become
"sore" over this wholesale importa-
ton, and refuse to attend these
summer normals, thereby rendering
the enterprise failure?
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PRESIDENT GARFIELD, as may be
seen in an extract. after the assassi-
nation of Mr.. Lincoln, charged his
murder not to one man but to the
entire south, and he then declared
that, with the spirit of intolerance
subdued in the south, the coun-
try would enjoy freedom, and that
"Justice would then endure forever.n
When Mr.. Garfield now pr esident of
the United States, sufficiently re-
covers from wounds received at the
hands of the Chicago assassin, in
justice to a people who SYM
pathise with him in his misfortune,
wewouldsuggest that he make anoth-
er speech, recognizing that the south
had no completely in this late crime
which he felt sure, fifteen years ago,
could not find inception except in the
embodied south and among Dem
ocrats. Will he think now that this
"Justice may endure forever" which
is born, to use his own simile, not IN
the mind of one man, but in the
desperation of q party that knows
no peace when there is no war, and
which seeks the life ofa president
wnen people are not Injured to blood
shed ? If he will do this it will be
known he has repented of his great
SANDER against southern people,
among whom his affiiction has been
a source of the deepest anxiety.
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Leading Editorial Expressions on the
Assassination.

The Chicago Times thinks Cult.
teau had accomplices in high station
The Philadelphia Press thinks "a
political cause is too monstrous for
belief
The southern press, without ex-
ception. has severely condemned
the act of the assassin.
The New York Times character
ICES the assassination as the weapon
of an infiamed faction.
The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer
thinks "the south has cause for sad
ness and the union for tears.p
The Atlanta Constitution mo
thoughtful man will deny it is the
natural and appropriate outcome of
the political insanity which goes by
the name of Republicanism."
The. New York Tribune says
"there is absolutely nothing to ac-
count for this horrible deed, which
to the great nation, lis a terrible ca
tion."
The New York StadfS Zeitung
thinks "the American people have
to protect not only their presi-
dents, but themselves against the
growing evils of the sp oils sys-
tenn, which is at the bottom of even
this tragedy"
i The Boston Traveller thinks every
citizen of the republic will feel to-
day hot blush of shame on !his face
and a deep sense of irreparable
wrong at his heart. 1t is crime
utterly without excuse-eviI, base
and damnable.,
The New York Sun says "the SEN
satlon of profound sorrow is univ er-
sal. The American people have but
one heart to-day, and it is over
wheimed with grief at this sudden,
and tragic striking down
of their chief executive magistrate"
The Montgomery (Ala-) Advertiser
says cit is fact that sends gloom
over the whole land. 1t Is the sad
dest sound that has ever fallen on
the hearts of the oppressed millions
of other lands, who would fain be-
heve that the American republic is
the best and safest asylu m ON earth"
The New York He7aLd d says: cit
is plain and clear enough to our peo-
pie that the tragedy has. no political
relations and is only an expression
of the insane impulses o an individ-
ual, but abroad where 7 hey imagine
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News by TELEGRAPH.
fspecial to the statesman.l

BpRNET, July 6.-Our little town
wasygreatly shocked to hear of the
dastardly attempt to assassinate
President Garfield. Every report of
his condition is anxiously awaited
and all rejoice that there is hopes of
his recovery.
Our citizens rejoice in their pros
poets to secure the Northwestern
narrow gauge railroad.
A part of our county has been
blessed with fine rains, but more is
badly needed, as in some portions
there has been scarcely any.
The glorious Fourth was cele-
brated by picnics, barbecues and
speaking in several portions of the
county.
Business is good for the sum
mer season. Weather extremely
hot; slack prospects for rain.
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w OoDi wooDlly WOODlll
l69 Cords Wanted.

Sealed proposals will be received at the oficc
of Secretary OF the state until 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Of Saturday, July 80, 1881, at which time and
place bids will be opened aud contracI
awarded for furnishing fuel for the different de-
partments OF the state govcrnment as follows
For the Governors Office, 90 c0rds OF hard oak
and 10 cords of dry cedar; for Attorney Gen
erals Office, 10 cords hard oak aud cords OF
dry cedar; for Comptroller's Office, e5 cords hard
oak and ~ cords OF dry cedar; for the General
Land Office, 20 cords hard eak aud 10 cords dry
cedar; for Secretary OF states office, 10 cords
hard oak and cords OF dry cedar; for the
of dry cedar; for AdjutEnt Generals Office, 4
cords hard oak and cords Of dry cedar; for
Commissioner OF Insurance, Statistics aud His
tory, cord dry cedar; for Educational Depart
ment, cords hard oak aud cords Of dry ce-
dar; total ia cords hard OAK and 81 cords OF
dry cedar wood All wood ~ be sound and OF
good quality, onc-half 90 be delivered by Octo-
Der lat, and the balance by November let 1881
AZ sucn place the several Offices the
head Of the department may designate. Bids
must be below the maximum rates fixed hy
law. to-wit For hard oak wood, hve dollars
and ten cents per cord; for dry cedar wood, ak
dollars and ten cents per cord. Each bid must
be- accompanied by guarantee, signed by at
that n the contract be AWARDED 20 said bidder
he will enter INTO said contract and give good
and sufficient bond 10 carry out the same. Sepa-
rate bids will be received for oak and cedar
wood. Proposals must be sealed and addressed
TO the Secretary OF State. and endorsed ''Pro.
- = T. II. BOWMAN,
Secretary Of State
Austin, Texas, July 1, 1881. iys d&wst
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Fort WORTH, July 9.-Bright
Pickett, who stabbed to death Henry
Williams, at Roanoke on Thursday
evening, has been captured. He
was captured in Ellis county, and
conveyed to Denton for trial, to-day.
He claims self-defense, and says
Williams drew a long knife on him,
which he can prove.
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GALVESTON, July 9.-The cotton
exchange reports 127 replies from
81 counties. All correspondents re-
port the weather dry and hot since
June 1st; 9S report it less favorable
than last year; z the same and "a
more favorable. Owing to weeds,
grass and scarcity of labor, about
4 per cent. of the lands planted in
cotton have been abandoned in the
counties heard from. Stands are
reported very good by 18; good
by 61; fair by 20 and poor by
l9. The plant is represented as
blooming, and forming very wei
by g.; good by 62; tolerable by 10;
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Tho Grst romoIe student ~ ~,

The first female student at the
university of Berlin is an American
lady, who was introduced the other
day 10 Prof. Virchow at one OF his
lectures. She is described as some
what above the average age of the
male students at the same university,
modestly but neatly dressed, and
prepossessing in appearance and
demeanor. Female students have
been admitted for some years TO the
universities of Leipslc and Zurich,
but at Berlin the question of their
admission is still undecided. The
American lady who now attends,
has not made IL necessary to decide
the point, since she is a graduate of
an American medical college, and
is, therefore, entitled TO have her
case regar ded as exceptional.
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Advertisements.
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The Alarming Increase Of Heart Disease and The
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lhe wonderful Properties Of "StdaIlHe-de- India,
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v-ntsss New Discovery. -

The mortality statistics of this country
show that 4 great proportion of deaths
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the fatality which attends it. the incon
venience an suffering which even the
first stages bring make IL necessary to
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and have never tried IL, should do so at
once those who have ever tried 1t do not
need TO be urged to do so again. IL your
Druggist has not got 1t, send one dollar
and fifty cents to our address and it will
be mailed to you. Sole agents in Amer
lea, Lobdell Chemical Co., st. Louis, Mo.
For sale in Austin by j. W. Graham.
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us, from the late agitations, to be in
fever of revolution and where they
do not know that the limit of party
passion never rises to this height,
the event will be misunderstood and
misinterpreted, and commented
upon as one of the growing evils of
our system."
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Comanche chief: "There is a
great variety of fine building stone
in this section of the state. The
front of the beautiful business
block, now being erected in our
town, is composed of a fine white
lime stone, and Mr.. Barnes house, of
the same material, will be trimmed
with as handsome sand stone as can
be found in the world, quarried near
Brentwood. We have in our pos
session a block of syenite, most
beautiful variety of granite, found
in this county, which equals any
thing of the kind we have ever seen.
and is very useful for artistic pur-
poses.n
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BOOTH was guilty ofa great crime.
and because he could not be made
to judicially suffer for it, an inno-
cent woman was hung to appease a
sentiment. Let the punishment
that awaits Guitteau be as speedy
at least as the judicial murder q,
Mrs. Surratt.
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REFERRING to politics in Virginia


the american says; r........ a.
"With Mr.. Garfield it rests to undo
much of the mischief which as been
done by this bargaining with Mr..
Malone. He can save the
credit of the Republican par
ty by giving his moral sup
port and countenance to General
Wickham, Mr.. Jorgensen, and those
other Republicans who are intent
upon preserving the integrity of
the party in Virginia, and who re-
fuse to make it the tail of Mr.. Ma
homes kite. He needs only to speak
the word, and the plan to give the
little repudiating faction the control
of the state government by adding
three Republican votes to each Re-
pudiator's vote will be at an end.
This he can do, for this he will be
responsible if he does not do it. But
one thing he can not do. He can
not carry a united Republican party
into career which involves even the
remotest completely with the shame
less dishonesty of Mr.. Malone and
his Virginia Liberals :
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Especial to the STATESMAN }

LIBERTY HILL, July THE Aus
tin & Northwestern railroad survey
ing corps arrived this evening hall
mile east of this town.
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man of real science. He isso learn
ed, too, in the Latin language as
to know all about the Latin
for "nanny goat" and he wants
to make the frisky little ami
NAL the STATEsMAN's emblem in
the book of heraldry. Such book
might be made for the glory of
Texas editors, and when completed
we would expect this Post editors
genealogical tracery to wind up on an
asinus couchant, with fioppant ears
ofsuch proportions as to be eternal
ly intruding its vulgarian presence
into the more chaste and tasteful
fields of its neighbors.