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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01
Notes Ad Captandem.

If Austin is in earnest about this
university race, she should see that
Mack is reinforced at once.
II Is said that Mrs. Oates, the
opera bOuffer, has taste for farm
ing, because she knows something
of mixed husbandry.
Emma Abbot is inventing a new
kiss, Lotta new kick, and Mack a
new cuss word to throw at Austin.
This is truly the age of inventions.
Mr.. Tilden's income is $1,000 per
day. 1t is fearful to contemplate
what vast amount the milliners are
losing by his remaining bachelor.
Waco Indignantly denies that she
has foundered out of the university
race. We are to understand by
this that she is fioundering in the
race.
This is the day when every good
Christian will take his prayer book
to the sanctuary, or the STATESMAN
to the easy chair on the back gal
lery.
Texas and Chicago are growing
quiet. We have had no regular
stage robbery for three weeks time,
and Chicago has not had murder
in as many days.
Mack unbuttons his vest when he
starts to make a university speech,
in order that, when slluding to Aus-
TIN, his swelling indignation may
know no bounds.
An Austin girl says the members
of the legislature are an awful Door
set to f1irt with, and that she is in
hopes the university students will
be an improvement.
1t is altogether a mistake that
ladies go to church to see other
ladies' bonnets. At least, that is not
the way IN Austin. Here, they go
to show their own bonnets.
Thoughtless young men in Aus
tin should be warned by the fact
that boarding house keeper in
Brooklyn has recovered 81 damages
from man who called her place a
"hash house."
The terribly hot weather in other
localities induces us to bring Aus
tin forward as pleasant summer re-
sort. Our respiration is healthy,
and the water-works keep the
streets strictly normal.
The bitterest articles in the New
York Tribune are written by a
woman. 1t is thought the venom in
her disposition was superinduced
by finding worms in the dried ap-
niles and p0lio in tho ononpn Il ORG
shipped from the south.
soft in the stilly night
Ere slumber's chain has bound me-
hear the blasted mus ke-to
In the Devils Dream" around me;
1t dashes off with cheerful hum
''The girl / left behind me;''
And tells again the oft-told tale
OF how its 'sBill will find me-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

RUGBY, the English colony in
East Tennessee, is disturbed for
more than one reason. The soil is
said to be so poor that it will pro-
duce nothing, and to add to the
trouble of the colony it is reported
that typhoid fever has appeared as
an epidemic. Out of the four hum
dred members twenty have been
prostrated with the disease and
two have died. The similarity of
the symptoms created the belief
that the disease had a common
source, and an investigation showed
that the cistern which supplied the
colony with water was poisoned
by decaying animal and vegetable
matter. Coming after the drought,
the crop failure, and the internal
dissensions, it would not be strange
if the new trouble should result in
the breakup of The colony.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

WE have interviewed a good
many of our citizens to-day on the
Texas and ST. Louis narrow gauge
road, and we take exquisite pleasure
in saying that we have within our
corporate limits some of the infer
nalest, meanest men on earth.-Dul.
las Times.
Do not exempt some we have in
Austin. We have men ere,who, after
the Austin and Northwestern rail.
way line has been fixed, and the last
survey made, and while the money
is all subscribed for finishing it, and
much of the material for building
and running it on the way from the
manufacturers-yes, we absolutely
have one or two men who say they
will not permit it to enter the town
that they will fight it till the last
day in the morning. These mel
should be warned. The great de
stroyer loves such shining marks
and he contemplates a first-clasl
funeral with infinite pleasure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

ANDno comes Mr.. Finlay, of Ty.
Ter, and declares that the medical and
literary branches of university are
not adapted to each other, and that
they ought to be kept separate. tits
probably not Mr. Finlay's fault that
he is so wretchedly informed as to
what constitutes a real university.
The more learned doctors would tell
us that it is all important to have
the medical department of univer-
sity in close contact with all the sci
entiflc and literary schools of such
an institution.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

THE editor of the Age has been in
Austin, inquiring generally into af-
fairs at the capital. The Age, there
fore, commenting upon the unrea-
sonable opposition ofproperty hold,
ers to the Austin and Northwestern
railway passing through their prop
erty, says:
'"The line from Austin to Burnet
is definitely located. The ties, the
iron. the locomotives and the cars
are all bought and ready for laying
and operating the road to that point
The work of construction will begin
just as soon as some questions OF
right-of-way are settled. In that
matter the company thinks il
is not being treated very
literally. In many instances ex'
orbitant sums are asked from the
company by men whose general IN
terests must be greatly promoted by
the road. A narrow gauge road
such as Judge Rhomberg and his as.
sociates propose to build, must be
of immense advantage to Austin
1t puts the people of some fourteen
different counties in easy communi'
cation with her, and will afford
them facilities for cheap and speedy
shipment for their produce anC
their stock, and Austin merchants
will be very apt to supply goods tC
those whose stock and produce are
handled in Austin"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

THE rage for bubble stock CON-
panies still agitates the British in
vestor who is placing his money in
every enterprise offering itself. In
one week last month thirty-nine
limited companies were organized
in London with a capital of $26, 6,0O0,-
600. The list includes nearly every
variety of company-companies with
100000 capital, to hunt for gold
reefs, to manufacture patent medi-
cines, to work copper and lead
mines, etc. The truth is, that the
English capitalist has so much
money hat he actually does not
know where to put it, and will invest
in any company with high-sound-
ing name.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

THE absurd announcement comes
from Mississippi to the effect that q
fusion ticket will defeat the Demo
Gratis i'll that state next fall. In the
first place, there are no elements OF
opposition outside of the Republic
can party in that state to fuse. There
are few disappointed Democratic
candidates for Office, few Green
hackers, and very few Independents
But all told these three elements do
not represent votes enough to carry
a single county. The Republican
party is disorganized, and has beeu
for several years. The Democrats
simply have a walk-over in that state
this year, as everybody who pays
any attention to the politics of the
country must be able to see. 1
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

THE anti-monopoly convention, at
Utica, declared against railroads ex-
tending free passes to legislators,
Now the question arises, how is the
objection to be enforced? The aver
age legislator places his eye on the
railroad official, and he holds 1t
there in a menacing gaze, and the
railroad official trembles and pre-
sents the pass, and the railroad ques-
ton goes a whooping through the
legislature.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

DURING the month of July there
arrived in the customs districts OF
Baltimore, Boston. Detroit, Huron,
Minnesota, New Orleans, New
York, Passamaquoddy, Philadel-
phia and San Francisco 62,589 pas
sengers, of whom 56,607 were immi-
grants, 1859 citizens of the United
States returning from abroad, and
2123 aliens not intending to remain
in the Uuited States. OF this total
of immigrants there arrived from
England and Wales 6693, Ireland
5337, Scotland 1920, Austria 1941,
Belgium 12O, Denmark 744, France
S52, Germany 2O,S74. Hungary 225,
Italy 675, Netherlands 8S9, Norway
2sO5, Poland 250, Russia 793, Sweden
6O67, Switzerland 558, Dominion OF
Canada 1890, China 2O46, and from
all other countries S9s. During July,
1880, the total of immigrants was
1885.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01
smiles and rrowns for the IaaIe..

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Striped grenadines are the most
stylish.
Grenada lace is the novelty for
mantles.
Pointed waists, laced behind, are
revived.
King Charles collars are worn by
children.
Colored pearl jewelry is fashion
able for full dress.
Love can excuse everything ex-
cept missing shirt button.
New silver breastpins have the ini-
tial or monogram In script
Sashes are tied around the waist,
with an immense bow behind.
Velvets are worn without other re-
lief than lace and jewels this sum-
mer.
Early English styles are being im-
ported from London for autumn
dresses.
The new early English dress skirts
are shIrred all around in two or
three punches.
There is now nothing to mar our
happiness, was how Jones told of hiF
mother-in-law's departure.
"Are you going to the ocean,
mo, Pm not going to the ocean; /
detest the notion of going to the
ocean, by way OF Goschen."
The empress of Austria wears a
train thirty feet long, and when she
walks up stairs the disheartened
emperor goes up in the elevator.
The favorite choice in the Jersey
for the matter of color is navy blue
or blue-black, and the finely woven
wool jersey is preferred to tho silk.
A flirt has case in which she dis
plays rings received from her cap
tives in matrimonial engagements.
Sort of war hoops, as it were.
A little Brooklyn girl, being re-
proved the other day by her elder
sister for using slang expression,
sharply retorted: "Well, IL you
went into society more you would
hear slang"
Archery is a very pretty and
healthful exercise for the fair sex,
but when cross-eyed girl aims at
the target even the cows IN the dis
NAL pasture elevate their tails and
get out of the way of danger.
A number of dainty and becom-
ing morning costumes are de rigueMr
where life presents anything like
variety, and married ladies vie with
the young women in the elabora-
tion and elegance of their forenoon
toilets.
"You are now one," said the min
ister to the happy pair he had just
Joined together in a knot that they
could never undo. (Which onep
asked the bride. "You will have to
settle that for yourselves" said the
clergyman.
The other day q lady began to
thank gentleman who had rendered
her his seat in a street car; the car
started and she fell into the prof
fered seat with bang that Jared
her sore teeth out. Now we under
stand why the girls who never thank
a man for any street car civilIties
hold their peace.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

JUDGE FREEMAN, having decided
that Brady had no right or power
to expedite postal routes, except in
the manner prescribed by the law
requiring the advertising the service
to let, 1t would seem that the star
route chief will have no ground to
stand upon when he comes to trial
Brady ordered increased service
without cause after the advertising
and letting of the original service,
and on the basis of utterly fraudu-
lent representations, beyond doubt
known TO Brady to be fraudulent.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

THE New York Herald, which has
been demonstrating how easily Mr.
Garfield might have been cured, is
now showing, in case of the Arthur
succession, what would be the course
of the new administration. 1t says
If Mr.. Arthur should become
president we believe he will make no
changes in the administration will
make no removals from Office at
large except for cause will attempt
no change in the policy or in the
personnel OF the present administra-
ton; for to do or attempt to do any
of these things would be TO invite
ruin upon his own head. We believe
he will quietly take up the reins as
they fall from General Garfield's
hands. No doubt the present cabinet
and probably some Of the other i'm
portant officers of the government
will offer him their designations
This would be a proper course for
them to pursue. But we are equally
certain that Mr.. Arthur will at once
ask them to continue in Office, and
1t will be their highest duty to the
country to do so. If Mr.. Garfield
should, unhappily, die, there will be
no extra session of congress; there
will be no cabinet changes; there
will be no new policies attempted,
but the country VIII go on and the
public business wilI go on just as
before. There is no occasion for
alarm"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

NOTICE. = Persons calling upon
DIR. Bliss, soliciting his aid to pro-
cure positions or preferment in the
public service, will not, under any
circumstances, be entertained.
The above was lately placed on
the Office door of DIR. Bliss, and it
may be accepted as promise
that the doctor does contemplate
abandoning his profession to engage
in the Office brokerage business un-
der President Arthur. 1t was pre-
sumption in anybody to suppose
that Arthur would regard himself
as particularly indebted to the bliss
full little bulletin writer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

OnTUAO0 IIrvrOfTesr1tr- ~~.ro -~-HOr . 0tio
and yearly invent q hundred new
modes of capturing trade and busi-
ness. Their latest device is TO send
free passes to Chicago to country
merchants. The country merchants,
of course, visit the city onthis pass,
when the Chicago man feels conf
dent he will not escape without buy
ing something. st. Louis has been
a great deal annoyed by this new
mode of warfare, and the natural
result is that abuse is heaped against
the railways. The fact is the Chi
cago merchants buy and extend
these passes on their own account
and st. Louis merchants could, il
they would, do likewise.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

PROBABLY the next thing heard
from Waco will be that the cholera,
or some other terrible disease RACES
there. The Telephone tells that the
sewer deposits from the McLelland
House are emptied into the Brazos,
just above where the water sup
ply is pumped from the river, and
that the dead cattle line the stream
for miles above the town, where
they are decomposing ana adding
poison. to the water. The Telephone
says that the taste of the water is
not only bad, but that it SMELLS"
The STATESMAN wants this thing
remedied before our boys have TO
go there to receive university edu-
cation. The Wacoites may live
under these circumstances, but the
boy who has been drinking the pure
water of Barton Greek or of the
Colorado would die instanter,
if forced to use such stuff
as the people of Waco drink
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

The Philadelphia Times pro-
nounces the political struggle now
going on in Virginia a contest
between honesty and dishonesty
Many now following Malone were
not long ago fierce in their denunci-
alton of him and his purposes, while
some who were then repudiationists
now follow The banner of Daniels
Touching the result, the Times says
"If the contest were to be de-
cided on its actual merits as between
honest payments of debts and repu-
diation there would not for moment
be question about the result. But
the interest of parties have been so
wrought upon that the reputation
element has been largely augmented
by the disgraceful and trading sec
ton of the Republican party. The
negroes are represented to have
been secured almost solidly for Ma
homes ticket, and as they are easily
wrought upon by Just the kind of
persuasion which that party is using
il is not to be wondered at. 1t is
very clear that the decent Republi-
cans of the state. and there are a
great many of them, have no alter
native but to support the regular
Democratic ticket and save the state
from the shame that must attend
the triumph of Malone. The Re-
publicans unquestIonably hold the
balance of power between honesty
and reputation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

COL CAMPBELL., the only Grant
delegate to Chicago from Ohio,
thinks all is not lovely for the Re-
publicans Of his state. he is salts
fed that IL they succeed in the fall
election il viii be by the skin OF
their teeth. He says the wounding
of Garfield alone. has saved them
from threatened defeat; that had
this not occurred, they would have
gone into the. fight hopelessly di-
vided and been overwhelmingly
beaten. AS it was, the Republican
chances were not, he thought, over
favorable, and the party leaders
would probably endeavor to bring
Garfield to the state, should his con-
dition allow it, for short time pre-
vious TO the election to work up
strength for them. Should Garfield
die before election day, Campbell
thought that the state would go to
the Democrats by default as the
federal officials, feeling that under
the new administration they would
be turned out, would not work in
the campaign
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

Congressman Chalmers publishes
this card in a Mississippi newspaper +:
II had differed with Senator Lamar
on many points Of principle and
sentiment, and felt that full and
complete Endorsement ofhim carried
with it, to some extent, q condemna-
ton ofmyself and others. Believing
this, | urged through the CONNER
cidL his reelection on such terms as
l thought would neither condemn
him nor myself. When he came TO
Vicksburg called on him as chair
man of a Democratic committee to
invite him to address us. When the
others left, remained with him and
endeavored to be as polite to him as
l could. A friend writes me that ON
his return TO Oxford, Mr.. Lamar SAID
that while in Vicksburg Chalmers
tried TO nestle with me, but |
wouldn't nestle j urged harmony
with self-respect, but, as my self-re-
spect forbids my supporting his re-
election any further, deem it due
to the public TO make this state
ment."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

A PROPOSITION is pending in the
English parliament to change the
law of flibel, as it affects newspapers,
by providing that it shall be suffi-
cient defense that the statement
complained of was first made at q
public meeting, or that it had other
such public circulation before it ap-
peared in print, and that its publ
cation tended towards pubic benefit.
Blythe law now in force in England,
and in this country, it is necessary
TO prove that the matter printed is
true, to avoid damages.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

SECRETARY KIRKwooD, OF the in
terror department, does not believe
in civil service reform He gave
one man a $1,000 position who could
not spell one word correctly. He
had done some partisan service,
which, according to Kirk
wood, fits a man for any position
under the government.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

the Paris North Ierdn tells the
following, with a moral: There is
negro in Jail here "laying out his
flne.s Capt. o. G.. Connor went
around to The jail and took him out,
assuming his fine, or, rather, hired
him, and he was to work out the
amount. He went to Capt. Connor's
house and rested day and night,
in order to be ready for work. But
when the time came for him to go to
work he declined to do so, saying
that he preferred to enjoy the cool
and pleasant quarters he had left
rather than to work in the sun. Yet
there are men, who on every other
subject show that they are endowed
with good sense, who cry out fan
cient barbarism" when you talk
about whipping these lazy scoun-
drels. They propse to feed al
clothe the criminal, rather tan
thrash him, as he deserves, and turn
him loose. And the hard-workiDg,
honest man, mnst give up bis we'll
earned substance TO care for the man
who steals his property while he Is
asleep. Shame on such sickly sent-
mentalism. Give us the whipping
post instead.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

THE Waco Telephone has become
dlsheartened in this university con-
test, and has been devoting itself to
inquiry regarding campmeetings in
Texas. After great labor in the
cause, it finds there are over one
hundred now in full blast. Who
will say, therefore, that great
American custom is dying out.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

He is truly Hancock, the superb"
The New York Freemen's Journal
pays him this splendid compliment:
We met last week lady of a fam
lily resident ON Governors Island.
She told us that since July second,
when General Garfield was shot,
General Hancock had refused to go
to public dinners, or on those excur-
sions of a quiet kind he is so very
fond of. We could imagine gallant
old General Graham, of the Gra-
hams of Virginia, making the point;
but here we have it from General
Hancock, Of Pennsylvania /: "It is
not proper that / accept festive en-
tertainments while the president, ex-
officio my commander in chief Is
lowering between life and death"
Who says the age of chivalry is
passed, when a major-general, de-
feated by the lavish use Of money in
New York, thus holds himself to-
ward the man that is president in
place of himselfP
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01
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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

THERE is some mistake about
Hartmann, the Nihilist. The New
York Herald and the Chicago Tri-
6,tne print interviews held with him
on the same day. Can it be, as the
New York Truth claims, that the
man we have been making so much
fuss over is an imposter2 or, are
there several of him?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

Two months ago a North Caro-
lima outlaw was shot with rifle
bullet in precisely the same manner
as the president, receiving also five
other bullets IN various parts of his
body. lie was attended by country
physicians in his cell and is now a
well man. This item may be circu-
lated for the edification of Cundu-
range Bliss and his associates.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

GovERNoR THRocKMoRToN has
been recuperating for some months
at Sulphur Springs, Indian Territory
and the information received is that
he has completely recovered his
health,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

Waco Telephone Newspaper
mails in Texas, especially on the lines
of railway, were never handled with
morenegligence than justnow. The
Louis papers are always from two
to three days behind hand, and local
routes are terribly out of gear
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-09-01

"KoUNuss" is fermented milk. To
give 1t to the average baby would
speedily produce cholera infantum.
The Brooklyn Eagle shows that the
proper diet for the president is
mothers milk, fresh from the breast,
and the reason assigned is, that the
presidents stomach is in precisely
the condition of the new born babe.
If these things be so, and the presi-
dent die, how can Guiteau be held
responsible for the death? These
blissful doctors hold to the theory
that the wound has nothing to do
with the patients present prostra-
ton,