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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21


A CORRESPONDENT of the Pail
Nall Gazette writing from Gotha,
Germany, describes the cremation
hall in that place, with the exception
of Milan, the only one in Europe. 1t
was built two and half years ago,
and since that time the bodies of
fifty-two persons, including five wo-
men, have been incinerated. The
correspondent writes: "Nine hours
of preliminary preparation are nee
essary and 1t must be explained,
in order to remove any feeling of
repugnance on the part of the
reader, that the body is not burned
in a flame, but is reduced to ashes by
air heated 600o Reaumer. Two
hours elapse before the ashes are COL
lectad-six pounds being used in
the case of man, four in that of a
woman. As / have before said, the
process is not visible and so scien-
tific that every element of horror is
eliminated. The ceremony takes
place in silent solemnity, only the
necessary officials and one or two
near relatives being admitted.
think few visitors will visit this Gre
nation hall without being deeply
impressed in favor of a system so
advantageous to the living, and, il
must be admitted-at least, of France
and Germany-also advantageous to
the dead. Here, as in France, the
law compels such prompt interment
that in many cases it has been known
to take place before the breath had
left the body. In Algeria 1 have
known personally q victim of this
misapprehension; and my German
friends all speak to me in warm
terms of the new system as, ire
spective of other advantages, pre-
venting premature burial"
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Miscellaneous Advertisements.
A DvERTIsEMENT FOR BIDS

For surveying three hundred leagues of land
Under the provisions Of an act entitled gar
act to provide for designating and setting apar
three hundred leagues Of land out OF the unap
propriated public domain for the benefit of the
hnorganized counties OF the state, and TO pro
vide Tor the survey and location OF the same y
approved March Vi, 1881, bids will be received
until IL NJ, on Tuesday, September 1, 1881, fol
LOT surveying into league tracts, where practi
cable, the above three hundred leagues OF LAND
out OF any OF the unappropriated public domain
wlthlh the state or any Of the reserves made h
me act OF the legislature, approved July "a
The bids shall specify at what price per leagu,
the surveying will be done and shall be accom-.
panied with the written guarantee Of two res
ponsible Persons, that the bidder n suecessf1ll
bonds. '"e "eOe7s"i9
The contractor will be required To record IN
wen pound DOCK or books the field notes and
maps OF surveys made and return the same nm
DER oath 10 the general land Office. and fnrnisb
eacn county or district surveyor within Who's
teItltory surveys are made, copy of the field
notes ana maps OF such surveys as NAV be made
in his said territory. -
The lands TO be surveyed will be selected AM
the surveying done under the supervision OF I
commissioner to be appointed by the governor
Two corners OF each survey shall be marked
and established on the ground, and the lines
II IN timber, shall be distinctly marked. The
anterior corners OF blocks, In no case to exceed
two leagues square ehall be marked with mouu
ments, ofthe most durable material accessible
SIX ieet nigh. All surveys must he connected
with well known corners or natural objects.
The work must be completed aud the maps
ana and neld notes nled as provided above on or be.
fore September 1, 1882.
The contractor will be required TO enter into
written contract and such bond as the board
snail prescribe, not less than double the
amount OF the bid. No payments will be made
until the work is completed and the field notes
and maps filed as provided.
Bios must be sealed and endorsed proposals
Tor surveying three hundred leagues of land
and hled with the comptroller at Austin, Texas.
The right to reject any and all bids lie reserved
o. NJ. ROBERTS
JylIw4 Governor and President Of the Board.
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The San Marcos Normal school.

A teacher, writing from San Marcos
says that the Peabody school which /
being conducted there, under Professor
Baldwin, is moving on smoothly, an,
that much valuable information will b.
impaired to those in attendance. Their
are In attendance at the institute forty
four teachers-pupils as follows:
j. n. Richardson, Miss Mary Richard
son, Miss Sallie Stanfield, Miss Laur,
Wilcox Miss frankie Clifton, Miss Fanni,
Donaldson, Miss Kate Chenowith, Mrs
Adelia Duncan, Mrs. Sallie Jordan, Jas
l.. Malone, John T. Walters, Walter Gil
lis, w. X. Dial, j. A. Gillett, W. j. Rich
ardson, Miss Annie Pigues, Miss Mary
Kerr, F. E. Gillett, r. r. Sebring, Miss
Clara Franklin, Miss Bette Richardson
II. Carr Pritchett, G. A. Walters, Mrs
Willie Kennedy, G. Edward Kone, r.
o. Rounsavall, Miss Eugenia Cooke.
Austin-C. f. Johnston, Mrs. Alice
Burditt, Mrs. T. Smith, Miss Julia Nc
Cormick, Mrs. E. N. Hood.
Lagarto-Miss Ola Lee Wright.
Onion Creek-Miss F. Dickerson.
Prairie Lea-A. A. Thomas.
Kyle-Miss Mary Barber.
Georgetown-P. @. Bryce, G. G. Cody.
Miss Nealie Lane. .f.
New Braunfels-AEiss Mary Crawford.
Martindale-M Miss Hattie Scott.
Bastrop-Miss Annie Thompson.
Cuero-Thomas M. Colston, Venable B.
Proctor.
The writer of the letter speaks very
highly of the ability of Professor Bald
win, and we hope, as he thinks, that the
of the institute may be richly
repaid for attendance. r..f'.
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HENRY WATTERsON has lucid
intervals, and during those periods
says some very sound things. Fol-
lowing is his new platform:
81. A law making assessments
upon officials for party purposes a
felony in all concerned.
%. A revision of the custom list
down 10 the basis of tariff for rev.
enue only. sa ..ar .sri
IS. A complete overhauling of our
commercial and other treaties and
thorough remodeling of our ship
ping and navigation laws.
a. A mixed commission to con-
sider corporations of every class;
the relation of the railways and the
esnks to the government; to decide
and report, upon principles ofpublic
and scientific economy, some dis
tinct and practical policy touching
the new problems of transportation
and taxation, which have arisen out
of the complications of modern in
vitation, population and progress.
90. Tho limitation of the presi-
dency TO single term Of six years.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

NICHOLSON JACKSON, a resident
of Annapolis, Maryland, was in the
depot at Washington when the presi-
dent was shot. He writes the
-Ecening Star, that when the first
shot was fired he felt a singing sem
sation on his breast. Afterwards
he found a pistol ball beneath
his shirt, it having struck n
large silver medal he wore. The
medal was presented to him by a
Catholic father, and he had worn it
for twelve years. He offers the use
of the bullet to the prosecuting at
torney, but will not relinquish his
right to the memento.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

The quarrel among the doctors
attending upon the president ap'
peared as though there ought tc
have been pistols and coffee leading
to a blissful passage into eternity
DR.. Bliss is in charge, but the
homeepaths have the confidence OF
the Garfields, and they will hold the
fort in the end. Mrs. Garfield was
treated home@pathically through
her long illness. Mrs. DR.. Edison
watches the president during the
night. The medical department of
the white house is by no means an
entirely Bliss-full concern.
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AND now M. De Lesseps is engag-
ing in third great canal scheme,
this last one to be across the 18TH
mus of Corinth, and it is to connect
the Adriatic sea with eastern waters.
The canal is to be about eight miles
long and is to cost S12,6OOOO0. The
same enterprise was contemplated
by Dernetrius Poliorcetes, Julius
Cesar, Caiigula and Nero, all of
whom needed a De Lesseps. They
hpd the money.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

THERE are SAID to be SIT 100000
comets in the solar system. Out of
this number only about 600 have
been seen by astronomers. That
part of the world which is not scien-
tific would be pleased to know how
the astronomers discovered" those
which they have not "seen." The
scientific editor of the Post will
please relate.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

IT is said that the earnings of the
Western Union telegraph company
from dispatches bearing on the Gar
field shooting alone, in the last ten
days, amount to more than enough
to pay the quarterly dividends upon
its entire stock.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

The editor of the st. Louis Jour
nal Of Education seems to be claim
ing much credit for organizing the
Texas normal schools, for in an edi-
torial reference to these schools it
is said: "We would have sent down
some lady teachers but we feared we
should never get them back again"
The STATESMAN does not regret that
"We" kept them at home.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

THE editor of the st. Louis Jour
nal Of Education begins already to
presume upon his newly acquired
authority in Texas, and he boldly
declares "Texas must drop its
old tradition of the Lone Star" The
only thing, therefore, to be done is
TO drop II.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

SOMEBODY in Texas has organized
a mutual admiration society with the
editor of the american Journal OF
Education, published at st. Louis,
monthly, 81 in advance. This mu-
tual admiration produces invitations
to appear before audiences. and
thus, it appears, the editor of the
american Journal Of Education
was invited to deliver the
annual address before the facul-
ty and students of the Sam
Houston normal school, at Hunts
vile. His address must have been
very entertaining one, judging
from report of the circumstances,
made by the editor himself, the
tive" of the st. l.. j. of E. On the
most prominent page of the paper
is found:
"We, (the managing editor aud
his better half, accepted the invita-
ton of the faculty and students to
deliver the annual address before
the Sam Houston normal institute, al
Huntsville, and we (not the better
half discharged that duty as best
we could-to our own great pleas
ure, and we hope to the pleasure
and profit of the vast audience as
sembled. -FOUR better half never
lectures in public--or privately.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Governor Roberts, Colonel Bow
man, secretary of state. Colonel
Grant. DR.. Markham, Colonel Gibbs
and Colonel Abercrombie, of the
local board of trustees at Huntsville.
We are indebted to all of these gen.
tlemen and other citizens also, not
only for continued attentions and
courtesies during our stay. but for a
vast amount of valuable and inter-
esting information concerning the
traditions, history and early and
later struggles of Texas"
The grandeur of Texas Is demon
strated as. follows: "We had sup
posed we knew, from a careful and
somewhat extended study of the
map, and from correspondence,
something about Texas. We con-
fess we were mistaken We" Wis
tied Marshall, Palestine, Houston,
Galveston Austin and San Antonio.
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In is said the news of the attempt
cd assassination of President Gar
field has acted as a nervine on Mrs.
Lincoln, and that ever since the
news reached her, at which she. was
greatly shocked, she has been i'm
proving in health, and is now well
enough to go out.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

THE Waco Telephone has the man
illness to say: at was pure in
advertence, and not from lack ofap-
probation, that the Telephone failed
to recognize the fair and honorable
course of the Austin STATESMAN
with reference to the silly reports
concerning Senator Coke and the
university canvass. The action of
the STATESMAN was just what we ex-
pected, and is held in appreciative
remembrance here" t.i .-
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lCitation by Publication.l
TIME STATE OF TEXAS.

To the Sheriff or any Constable of Travis
county, greeting:
Whereas, oath has this day been made before
me by j. W. Biting, that the residence of j. R.
Cooper is unknown to affiant so that the ordi-
nary process of law can not be served upon
him, you are hereby commanded that YOU by
making publication of this writ in some news
paper printed in Travis county, Texas, for four
successive weeks before the return day hereof,
summon the said j r. Cooper to be and appear
before me, at my Office, in the town of Manor,
IN the county Of Travis, on the third Saturday
in August 1881, to answer the complaint of j.
w. Biting for The sum Of twenty-eight dollars
and two cents (s26. OF, upon an open account
which is now due and unpaid. Herein fail not,
and OF this writ make due return as the law di-
IL. 81 July, A. D. 1881
W. G. CROCKETT,
j. p. Oft. Co, Texas.
/ certify that the above is a true COW of the
original citation now In my office.
n. W. COVINGTON,
Constable Of Precinct No. 2, T. Co, Texas.
iy20 W4t
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

GUITEAU sat beneath the drip
pings of the sanctuary, as a member
of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, from
1867 to 1869. His picture is preserved
among the archives of the church.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-21

WHEN Gen. Taylor was nominal
ed for president, Mr.. Webster in a
speech said the nomination was a
blunder-or something 70 that
amount He sent copy of the
speech to Gen. Taylor, who did
not reply until after his election,
when hewrote him as follows:
sMY DEAR SIR =Ire3eived some
time ago, from your hand, copv OF
aspeech you had just delivered. in
which you pronounced the opinion
that nay nomination was q nomina-
ton not at to be made. I fully con-
CURED In that opinion. You only
gave expression 20 the Sentiment
which / myself entertained. Bnt
by the result OF the election. Il an
pears that majority of the peopie
differ with ne both on that subiect
and as their choice has imposed
upon me the duty of selecting a
cabinet, / cordially invite Won to
accept the department. of state.s
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ESTRAYED

ByJ. t. Gregg, before w. G. Crockett, j. p.
II. C., July IL, 1881, one brown mare mule, about
Is hands high, about4 years old, branded JH,
connected, with half circle over top, on left
Also one yoke of oxen, one a red muley, 4 years
old, branded II on left hip, marked hole in each
car, with one ear split; one a blacK.and white,
about IL years old, with right horn off, no car
mark; brand bloched The two oxen valued at
$780, FRANK BROWN, ClkC. CT. G.
jy21 WITS
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We give below a sample OF
approved modern journalism: ga
det Whittaker's ears have cost the
country $4,000. We would like to
sell ours for half that amount
GeoTgefoscR Record. "Here is a
fine opening for some enter
prising . agricnltnrist- Nat Q's
ears have been properly survey
ed and entered; are eleven leagues,
soil rich black waxy, has done
we'll for the last thirty years with
out irrigation WIN raise almost
anything from q grssshopper to q
locomotive, except cocktails Nat
raises them on his cheek. His
check Is not for sale. '-Rockd0Ie
Messenger. OHM lillI 81 E.L -.nLL-
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The expressions of sympathy
which have been sent from the south
for the wounded president have
caused quite love feast up north
and the newspapers are saying some
handsome things about us. They
can afford this, as it is an off-year
in politics; but when the next presi-
Dental campaign opens all the en-
sanguined garments on the Radical
clothes line win flap asis usual upon
such occasions, and the southern
people win again become rebels
and "traitors" who are trying to
destroy the Union. 1t ia useless to
conjecture how Mr.. Garfield will
conduct himself if again candidate,
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[Citation by Publication.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.

To the Sheriff or any Constable Of Travis
county, greeting:
Whereas, oath has this day been made before
me by D. w. Biting, that the residence OF J..
r. Cooper is unknown 10 affiant, 30 that the
ordinary process Of law can not be served upon
him, you are hereby commanded that you, by
making publication Of this writ In some news
paper printed in Travis county, Texas for four
successive weeks before the return day hereof,
summon the said j. X. Cooper 10 be and ap-
pear before me, at my ofice,i in the town OF
Saturday in August, 1881, 10 answer the com
plant Of J,sW. Biting for the sum of nine dol
lars and eighty-six cents 1886, upon an open
account against Bloor d Cooper, which IL
due and unpaid Herein fail MT of this writ
make due return as the law directs.
Given under my hand this the 10th day
IL. s.. of July, A. d. 1881.
W. G. CROCKETT,
jy2O w4t Up. T. Co. Texas.
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= TOCKHOLDERs' MEETING,
OFFICE OF THE
AUSTIN &NoRTHwEsTERH RAmRoADCoMPANY
T.. on 1oo

hUsIIh 0NOkIHWEsIERh RAILROADCoMPANT,
AUSTIN, Texas, June 30. 1881.
By order Of the board Of directors Of the Ans.
tin d Northwestern Railroad Company, noticc
is hereby given 10 all stockholders OF said com
pany to attend q regular annual meeting Of said
Stockholders, 70 be held at the office of the com
the 10Th day Of August ISL. for the puTpose Or
enacting and adopting bylaws for said com
pany; and notice is also given TO said stock
holders 70 attend a meeting OF the stockhold-
ers Of said company, TO be held at the company's
Office, in the city Of Austin, state Of Texas, on
the 10th day Of August, 1881, for the purpose o.
considering and sanctioning the borrowing q
railroad, by said company, TO be secured Dy tne
bonds Of the company, ana q rnG oeea ePo ,t
its property and franchise, the Iorms lneieoi
D. A. RaOHBEkG, President
FRANCIS B. FORSTER Secrete9-A .-Is
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HOLLIN'S INSTITUTE
BoTEToURT SPRINGS, VA.


The Thirty seventh Annual Session closed with
the most satisfactory results Sixty diplomas
were awarded In single departments. There were
four graduates In partial courses and four fule
graduates. The department. OF music numbere
ed more than one hundred pupils, and made a
chaste and impressive exhibit on commence
ment day. Art also was conspicuous
The facilities here afforded for broad, varied
and elevated instruction, the advantages of To-
calfty, climate and comfort, aud especially the
care OF health, morals and manners Of pupils.
are most inviting TO thoughtful parents
Eighteen officers and teachers, seven OF whom
are gentlemen.
The Thirty eighth Annual Session will
open on the 14th Of September, 1881. For full
particulars apply TO the Superintendent
CHARLES l.. co CKE, Supt
~ Pupils are received for the entire period
of scholastic training, including vac tions.
Here is climate the most desira lie on the
continent for schools, in region free from ma
laria and abounding in picturesque m ountain
scenery, at one Of the most beautiful HON es In
Virginia, enjoying the further adyana ge Of
mineral waters. Parents may find place for the
best physical, moral, and aesthetic develop
ment Of their daughters. The school EN- ploys
no agents. secret open, but will furnish re fer
ence TO many Of the most prominent citizens Of
Texas, patrons Of the school, and VIII send an
officer to take charge Of the girls who NAV pro-
pose TO enter at the opening Of the next session.
f.i Atif jy12tse1
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MISS MARY J. BALDWIN. Principal.
opens September lst, closes June I, 1882.
This institution continues 10 ipcrease "A,
prosperity from year 10 year. It offers superior
advantages In Its location, In its buildings and
tary arrangements. Its full corps of superior
and experienced teachers; its unsurpassed adj
vantages In Music, Modern Languages, Eileen.
tion, Fine Arts, Physical Culture, and instruc.
ton in the Theory aud practice of Cooking
Inc successful efforts made 10 secure health
comfort and happiness Its opposition 10 ex,
trayagance. Its standard of solid scholarship
catalogue. InnS9wom
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ESTRAYED

By James Howden, before W. q. Crockett, j.
p. T. c., July 9, 1881, a sorrel mare, 10 years
SS a az SahSs h Al branded on left shoulder
jy21 VISITS FRANK BROWN, elk c. G. TIC.
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The Free Methodists, whatever
that means, have been holding a
camp meeting at Corsicana. Last
Wednesday night, the members of
that church passed a resolution de-
nouncing secret societies in general
and the masons in particular.
Governor Roberts, Senators Coke
and Maxey, Hon John H Reagan,
Hon. Olin Wellborn and ex-Gov-
ernor Hubbard, are among the ora
tors who are expected to be present
at the reunion of Parsons brigade,
in Corsicana, on the third of August.
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THURSDAY. 49,. JULY 21, 1881

HENRY WArrERsoN has never for
given Conkling for declining to
dine with him a few years ago.
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PRICE OF fHE WEEKLY REDUcED

In view OF the hard times the price of
the WEEKLY STATESMAN will hereafter
he only 81 year; 81 % for six months.
Now is the time TO subscribe.
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Two men tried at Dallas for stage
have been acquitted.
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Parents, give s. 8. 8. to your children
take it yourself-St vadScatSs ~ ss,sskSs
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JACOB BICKlER, A. M.
AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY.

p. o. Lock Box $40. Principal.
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of the Galveston, Harrisburg & San
Antonio, Texas q New Orleans anC
Louisiana Western railroads by tn,
Southern Pacific syndicate, it i
creditably stated that Mr.. Peirce re
tains three-fifths interest IN the road
between Houston and San Antonio
and two-6fths In the road between
Houston and Vermillionville.
Dallas Times: A big, greasy col
ored man went into the county com
missioners' court Thursday, anC
wanted to know why he has never
been assessed. He has been living
near Richardson since the war and
the assessors have ignored him. He
said if he had the same rights that
other property holders have he
wants to know it, so ne can exercise
those rights. He thinks every free
American citizen should have the
right to pay taxes on his property
The court politely offered him seal
and the free American citizen had
the pleasure of giving in his proper
ty for the first time. ts .f.f1
The Cuero Bulletin sheds more
light on the INST Dale" question
mir. FL. Arnecke, of Arneckeville,
Dewitt county, was in town Tues
day last, 18th inst. Mr.. Arnecke
brought in the first bale of cotton Of
the season, weighing 440 pounds,
which was grown In Arneckeville,
and not gathered from one hundred
different sources like the new bale
that passed through here last Friday
bound for Houston in a hurry, to
claim the prize offered by parties
there to the sender of the first bale.
In justice to our county Mr.. g. H.
Arnecke is really the first one to for
ward the first bale of bona-fide cot
ton raised in all his neighborhood,
and which bale is de facto the first
in the market. The facts in the
case, as related to us, Justly entitle
this bale to all the honors due to the
first arrival. This bale was shipped
last Tuesday, the 18th, to Galveston.
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