davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1881-12-31
Total amount paid from
Dec. rs, 1886, to Jan. !,
1884,. ..,.... .$35,631,755.a5

Total amount paid from
Dec. rs, l846, to Jan. !. ...
Endowment Policies paid
during same period. 4,138,347.z4
Facts anA figures like these commend
themselves to thc Intelligence md jnds.
ucht Ut all lnen. TleS carry conviction
npon bnre presentation and need 10 ar-
gumcnt or Illustration to demonstrate
tlior Significance.
OFFICERS:
JACOB L. GREENE, President.
E. B. WATKtSsOS, Vice President.
JOHN Ii. TAYLOR, Secretary.
". G. ABBOTT. Assistant Secretary.
D. II. WELLS, Actuary.
DIRECTORS:
EpWAEp 3: WAIK!Nsoh. Of Hartford.
THoMxs Hfnxs = stssoMs SS5tESoS' /"
E1ESEzER n: KELLooo. /" J"
JACOB L. GREENE. ]"
FRANK w. CHENEY, "
WILLIAM 3. FRANKLIN. "
GRXRnEs eRRMnfa Il. Il. bEHeH,' BsMS' ;"
JAMES ]: oooDW!N. New York.
CHARLES GISHCF, u Eolton.
10 H N K. S T E A r N S,
Geneznl Agent for Illinois,
81 & So Washington" ST., Chtcngo.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13
IN MEMoRIAM.

DIR. A. Il. Morris, of Round Rock,
died Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock. He had been in very feeble
health for over a year, and during
the past two or three weeks, in spite
of all that eminent medical skin
could do, has been in an exceeding
ly critical condition, and his demise
was not wholly unexpected to his
friends. Fe was a native of Doyels-
town, Penns, lvania, but had been a
resident of Texas since 1850, settling
on his arrival IN the state in Bra
zoria county. Early in 1876 he
moved TO Austin, and in April of
that year became one of the pro-
prictors of the STATESMAN. For
the past three years he has been liv-
ing in Round Rock, engaged in the
practice of medicine. He was an
eminent. physician, a scholarly gen
tleman, and was distinguished for
his social virtues. Few men ever
lived that combined TO greater de-
gree all the attributes that are
ever found in the educated Chris
tian gentleman, and in his death So
ciety has suffered an irreparable
loss.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE impression has gone abroad
that Garfield was the only scholarly
man who ever occupied the White
House. This is far from the truth.
Jefferson WIS graduate of William
and Mary, and had a thorough clas-
sicai education. Infinite pains were
bestowed upon the education of
John Quincy Adams, who not only
graduated at Harvard, but had the
advantage of European schools as
well. His father, the second presi-
dent, was also n graduate of Har-
ward. Madison had a diploma OF
PrincetOwn Tyler of William and
Mary, Pierce OF BOwdoin, Buchanan
of the less famous college of Dick
inson, Pennsylvania, and Hayes of
Kenyon. Grant was not a classical
scholar, but he received what is con-
sidered the very thorough training
of West Point.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13
Associated Press Reports
DOMESTIC NEWS.
SENATORIAL CAUCUSES.

WASHINGTON, October s. The
Republican and Democratic senate
rial caucuses met at the capitol at IL
O'Clock this forenoon. There was
quite full attendance at both of
them, not more than five Democrats
and four Republicans being absent
The three new senators, Messrs. lap
ham, Miller and Rich were present
at the Republican caucus. After re-
naming in session an hour or more,
discussing the situation, the Repub-
licans appointed a committee TO con-
fer with the Democrats on the gen
eral subject of organization, The eau
Gus then took recess for an hour.
But little disposition was shown by
the Republicans to offer any oppOsi-
ton to the election of Il Democrat
president pro TEN, before the new
senators are seated. The DRIFT of
discussion pointed 10 Il firm protest
against such action OH the part of
the Democrats, and not filibuster to
prevent it. The Democrats still re-
main in session, and have decided TO
proceed with the election of q presi-
dent pro tenn as the first business on
Monday morning next. Mr.. Bayard
was unanimously determined on as
the candidate.
The democratic caucus appointed
q committee consisting of Senator
PendletOn, Garland, Voorhees,, Pugh
and Davis, of.West Virginia, to meet
the Republican committee and con-
fer with them in relation to the or
ganization. Senators Edmunds,
Logan, Allison, Sherman and Nc
Million, composed of the Republican
committee. The Democratic caucus,
after appointing a conference COM
mittee, took IL recess until 2 O'clock
but failed to reach an agreement.
The Democrats stated that they
had no authority to enter into any
conference with regard TO the cleo
ton of president of the senate,
that their caucus insisted ON the
rights of the Democrats to elect this
official. The Republicans replied
that their purpose was to confer
with regard to the entire organiza-
tion. The Democrats declined to
consider the presidency of the
senate at issue at all, and
upon this basis the Republicans re-
fused to hold a conference and the
committee separated within fifteen
minutes after the meeting and re-
ported back to their respective cau-
cuses.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

AS THE time draws nigh for the
organizing of the senate much ex-
citcment among the stalwarts is
manifested. They are all frantic
with grief and shed copious showers
Oft"ars at the bare idea that the
Democrats; being in the majority,
may select one of their number
president pro tempOre. lin fact their
grief is so intense that they wildly
insist that the law ought TO be ig-
nOred and set aside IN order that
the wicked Democrats shall not
select n president of the senate. The
stalWarts may rest assured, if the
majority of the senate be Democrats
a Democratic president will preside
over its deliberations and no amount
of bowling and pathetic tears will
change the result.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE latest rumOr ut Washington
in regard TO Senator David Davis,
who is very prominent figure in
this political crisis, is that he win be
offered the attorney gcneralship, in
the hope of thus obtaining for the
Republicans control of the senate
The fact is now, for the first time,
stated that President Garfield ten
dered Mr.. Davis. his choice of the
positions in the gift of the admins
tration.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

A PERMIT for burial in consecrat-
ed ground was refused to anatiye
Protestant ut Xochiapa, Mexico, and
the corpse lay decomposing for three
days. The civil authorities could
offer no. relief When the protes-
tants organized a funeral procession
a mob stoned it and threatened fur
ther violence,so a secret burial took.
place. A demand has bcen made
that congress Investigate this viola-
tion of the law guaranteeing free
dom of religion.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

WoMEN's rights don't seem to
have gained much by the admission
of Mrs. LivermOre as a delegate from
the town of MeIrose to the Massa-
chusetts Republican state conven-
ton. Her right to o seat in the con-
vention was recognized by the chair
man without consultation with or
concurrence of other delegates to
the convention. and so they passed
q resolution, that while neither ad-
mitting nor denying the right of the
state convention, at a previous ses-
sion, to resolve that no one should
DC allowed to act as delegate who
was not legally qualified voter,
they decided that no opportunity
should be given to Mrs. Livermore
to say anything in the convention,
although she should be allowed to
occupy the seat that had been given
her.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

Ir is said by some one who has ap-
'parently looked up the facts that
only seven days ofnational fasting
Naturalization have been appointed
by presidents since the establish
ment of the government, and that
they have been designated as fol-
lows: May 9, 1898, by Adams; JAN
uary II, 1915, by Madison; the last
Thursday of September, 1861, April
80, 1868, and the first Thursday of
August 1864, by Lincoln; May IS,
1860 postponed to june y by John
SON and September 2s by Arthur
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

In SPAIN the passengers do not
submit to being quietly robbed by
train robbers. A few days ago a
train was stopped seventy-five miles
out of Madrid, by a band of bri-
gands. No sooner did they make
their purpose known, however, than
they were fired on by the train con-
ductor and passengers, and were put
to flight. A report of the affair was
made to genddmerie at the next sta
tion, and, pursuit being given, the
whole band was captured. We can
learn something from the lesson
given by the travelling public in one
of the effete monarchies of the old
world.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

GERMANY is the only European
country whose government failed to
send messages of sympathy during
Garfield's illness and since his death.
The lack of courtesy is ascribed to
Bismarck's wrath over the immense
emigration of Germans to this coun-
try. The chancellor thinks we are
taking too many soldiers away from
him. Still they come.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

COLONEL j. L. PEYTON, the gen.
eral superintendent the centen-
nial association, has ordered as a
prize for the best drilled battalion
attending the Yorktown celebration
a silver vase ornamented in relief
with the heads OF Warren, Wash
ington, Robert Morris, Lafayette,
Rochambeau, DeGresse, Baron Won
Steuben, Garfield and Hancock.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

REMARKS the New York World 4:
1t is high time that Ohio should be
relieved of the onerOus duty ofrun-
ming 'singly and alone the whole
United States government. If we
can believe the half of what we
read, President Arthur means to
give that noble and prolific state a
much-nceded rest"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE man who cornered the Liver
pool cotton market has netted
nearly $2,OO0,OO0. He can now go
afshing with Handy, of Cincinnati,
who dropped the Chicago geese for
about the same amount on wheat.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

SENATOR PLATT, of Connecticut,
who has paired with Senator Fair,
of Nevada, is suffering with cancer
in the breast. He is not likely ever
to take his seat i'll the senate again.
Senator Hill, now in the hospital in
Philadelphia, says that he will vote
on the reorganization of the senate
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE treasury department states
that there are still outstanding over
$21, 100000 in bonds on which in
:erest has ceased, some of which
should have been offered for re-
demption eleven years ago. They
will'be promptly paid off when pre-
scented, but it is probable that most
of them have been destroyed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

ILLINOIS politicians, who have
been in sympathy with Senator
Conkling and President Arthur for
the past five years, say that they
have no doubt but that Secretary
Lincoln will be retained in the cabi-
net should he not insist upon retir-
in.r
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE mayor of Charleston, South
Carolina, not satisfied with the man
ner in which the citizens have re-
sponded to the appeals for the relief
of the Michigan sufferers, has issued
a second proclamation calling upon
them, in the name of humanity, not
to disgrace the name of their fair
city by their apathy and Indifference
to the cry of human suffering. That
mayor is made of the right kind of
material, and Charleston and the
country should feel proud of him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

The state of New York has had
only three presidents, General Ar
thur being the third. Each of these,
Gt is a curious coincidence1 first
served as vice president. Martin
Van Buren, held that office just be-
tore he was elected president. Mil
lard Fillmore was vice president
for more than a year before General
Taylor's death promoted him to the
presidency.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

AND now there seems TO be a pre-
concerted movement on the part of
the cOlOred people of Nashville, Ten
ncssee, to revive the civil rights
agitation. The other day the wife
of a prominent cOlOred man at
tempted to force her way iuto the
ladies' car on the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad, but was
locked out. A scufiie ensued ON the
platform, and finally General Man.
ager Thomas was called. He or
dered a similar coach to be attached
to the train for the accommodation
of the indignant colored woman.
She, however, refused TO enter il,
and left the depot. Later in the day
suit was instituted against the
company for S25,000 damages, and
criminal proceedings were insti-
tuted in the United Stntes court.
The next day a colored Organist at
one of the churches attempted to
enter the ladies' coach at thc Louis
vile and Nashville depot, but was
prevented. The railroad authorl-
ties switched on another coach ard
requested the white passengers tC
change to that one, which was done.
The organist was then invited to en-
ter the first coach, but refused and
left. The opinion prevails that
there is an organized effort 10 make
damages out Of the railroads. The
matter has caused quite a sensation.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE New Orleans journals repre-
sent that city rs exhibiting much
greater lite and activity, CONNER
cialIy and socially, than has been the
case SO early in the season for years
past. They attribute this in part to
the improved sanitary condition of
the city The board Of health an
nounccs that there has not been a
solitary case of yellow 1fever all
summer, and that all danger from
epidemic is now passed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

IN London, where the average
price of coal is higher than i'll the
United States, gas is sold at seventy
five cents per thousand feet. AT this
rate the leading London company
made profit last year of $4, 100000,
or 13 1-5 per cent. upon its capital.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

PRESIDENT ARTHUR has prece-
dents enough for selecting a new
cabinet within short time of the
death of his predecessor. Fillmore
named his cabinet within two weeks
after Taylor's death. Tyler changed
Harrison's cabinet in less than six
months. Andrew johnson retained
Lincoln's cabinet. Mr.. Arthur can
make himself very obnoxious or
win the confidence of the country,
according to the character of the
men he calls around his council
board.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

CONKLING has not uttered one
public word of sympathy or mourn
ing for the death of the president.
His fierce party fight, while the
whole people are bowed in grief
over the presidents grave, illus
trates the character of the man.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

/. SOME fifty mail contractors and
postoffice officials have made for
tunes in four or five years, stealing
from the government. All these
men against whom the government
is in possession of evidence should
be prosecuted, whether they are
convicted or not. The people, with
out distinction of party, want to
know the names of these men, so
that they can be pIlloried by public
opinion if they can't be sent to the
penitentiary.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE Philadelphia Ledger's New
York correspondent says he has it
on authority which he does mot feel
at liberty to disregard" that the
president will decline to accept the
designations of-Attorney General
MacVeagh or Postmaster General
James until they have completed
the prosecution of the star.route in
dictments- We hope this is true.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

WHAT have the protectiOnists TO
say about free quinine now? They
have declared that the abolition OF
blood tax has no effect on the price
of quinine ; but, when it is apparent
that the article was selling at 1915
an ounce when the tax was abol-
ishcd, and that it can now be bought
for S1.90, quinine consumers must
be pretty well convinced that the
removal of the onerous duty was a
pretty good thing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

DETECTIVES are still busy at
Washington trying to find out the
size of Howgate's defalcation, but
e docs not seem to have occurred TO
a33 Of them to try to find How
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

ESTIMATES of the cotton crop, now
coming in, are in order. Never has
there been such differences of
opinion shown, never have the esti-
mates ranged so widely from high
to low. A prominent Memphis cot
ton dealer received telegram from
another dealer in New York last
week, offering to wager $4,000 that
the cotton crop of1SS1-S2 will exceed
100000 bales. The Memphis mer-
chants made rush for the bet, bat
the dealer who had received the tel
egram claimed the first privilege,
and telegraphed his acceptance, of
fering, at the same time, to make it
a $4,000 bet.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

The New York Tribune appears
to have the stomach-ache because
the Democrats, exercising a simple,
constitutional function, prerogative
and command, propose to elect the
president OF the senate.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

NEBRASKA and Iowa are being
visited by a series of storms that
devastate the whole country. What,
with snow blockades for five months
of the year, grasshoppers and
drouth for four, and cyclones at i'll
tervals all during the year, the
farmer of this unfortunate region of
country has to be very expeditions,
early and late, to get crop during
the three months spared from snow
and the grasshoppers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE president has appointed the
following commissioners to inspect
the 200 miles recently completed of
the Northern Pacific railroad: DIR.
L. T-Miner, Port Townsend, w. T.. ;
Captain II. II. Gorringe, of New
York; G. w. Slagle, of Iowa City.
He has also appointed the following
commissioners to inspect the rs
miles recently completed of the
same road in Dakota: ID. &. Shop
herd, st. Paul +; E. Clark, Iowa City,
and ID. Burns, Mansfield, Ohio.
Captain Ii. fl. Gorringe, Who is one
of the above appointees, is of the
navy, and the officer who brought
the obelisk from Egypt to
New York. Assistant Secretary
Bell, of the interior department,
went to New York TO get the sigma
ture of President Arthur TO these
commissions.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

The stalwarts are crying out for
blooded cabinet. Their idea OF
thoroughbreds may be gained from
their suggestions: Grant, for the
state department; COnkling, for the
treasury Logan, for the interior; j..
Don Cameron, for the navy Powell
Clayton, for postmaster general, etc.
etc. Blood is Il big thing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

A BIG steal has been discovered
III the commissary department of
the British-Indian government, per-
petrated during the late Afghan
istan war. That war cost in rouhd
numbers $11O,OOO,OOO, and the steal
age will swell the amount to several
millions more. The quest for a
scientific frontier" for India has
been expensive enough to disgust
even the Jingoes in England.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE report of the comptroller of
the currency shows that there are at
present outstanding $685., ,770, AGO ma
tional bank notes, exclusive of $780,
450 notes of national gold banks,
which is the heaviest volume of cur
rency circulated by the banks since
the national bank system was inau-
gurated. The comptroller ventures
the opinion that the circulation of
the national banks will not be likely
to be much reduced by the gradual
payment of per cent. extended
bonds, as the national banks hold
S60,0O0,O0O of these securities, the
ayment of which during the Text
iwO and half years will require the
banks to substitute about 1924, 4,00O,-
600 other bonds annually.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

GEN. JERRY RUsK, the Republican
candidate for governor of Wiscon-
sin, was once successful stage
driver-a good "whip." The Repub-
lican organs say he can whip the
vote. The Republican party of that
state, however, is confronted by a
stout prohibition ticket as well as
the Democratic ticket, and leading
organs say it will draw largely from
the Republican ranks.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

DIR. d. III. AGNEw has returned to
his clinical work, and as he entered
the amphitheatre Wednesday the
students all arose and broke into a
storm of applause.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE next president pro tempore
of the senate will draw a $4,000
salary, this being the provision
made for this officer when there is
no vice president.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

SENATOR BAYARD said she would
think about IT." when approached to
know if it would be agreeable to
him TO have the Democrats elect
Senator Harris pro tenn. of the. SEN
ate. He has never got done think
ing about it to this day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THANK gracious, that great and
good man, Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr,
still lives and has commenced the
herculean task of infusing a little
life in the Greenback party that the
people may know something about
lhe financial affairs of the countr Y
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

The insurance company which
had written a policy of $4,000 upon
Garfield's life, draped its Broadway
building and put out the legend /:
ave Mourn Our Loss"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS says
there are no professional beauties
i'm this country, and DIR. Mary
Walker calmly rises to exclaim, 1" he
is q professional liarn
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

THE senate at its special session
will be called to order by the chief
clerk, and the next step will be the
election of a presiding officer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

SENATOR JONES, who shelters
President Arthur, wears beard
that covers large area of his shirt
front and completely conceals any
little artifice in the way of neck-ties.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

ANY citizen born in the United
States may be president, and be as
sassinated-if he can get himself
nominated and elected.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

GOVERNOR FOSTER, of Ohio, last
week opened his barrel, his party
being exigent for campaign funds.
It is reported that the governor has
100000 for ready use. The election
occurs next Tuesday, and the people
are by no means excited. In fact.
the Republicans appear to be
gloomy and actually abstain from
claiming the state "by 10000 ma
jority, as is their custom.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

The Garfield monument COM
mittee at Cleveland, Ohio, have
written a letter to General Long
street, stating that no kinder
expression of sympathy and offers
of aid in the effort to raise
funds TO erect Il monument over the
remains of the late president, have
been received than those from all
portions of the south.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-13

AND now it is said old Father
Taft, of Ohio, wants to be attorney
general, and wants to be very bad.