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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20
IRVING HOUSE.

Broadway ard 18th street, New York City.
American plan. Newly furnished and ntts
With elevators and baths. Running water in
every room. Excellent accommodations. Terms
"a to - per day. CHAS. LEFLER,
Nov 25-6m, Proprietor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20

m nkss e il Stops, Sets Reeds, only S65
ii1f1E NNPiANOS, $l25 up Paper free
OtlOTS Address Daniel F. Beatty
Washington, n. j. tOct 2l-Iy
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20


The O. & H. RAILRoAD.-Wh lille the
late severe weather has prevented any
out door work upon the Oxford and
Henderson Railroad, yet we are graft
fed to learn from Capt. Williams that
everything IS progressing fine y and his
arrangements are being perfected BY
which he will be enabled to commence
active work as soon as the weather viii
permit. He has already contracted for
nearly enough cross ties and the iron
will be secured In time for laying it
down
We also have it from the best author
ity that propositions are pending to
continue the road from Henderson to
Louisburg in Franklin county, and if
the people Of that section show liberal
spirit the line will most certainly be ex-
tended to that place.
That being accomplished it will de
pend upon the inducements offered
whether the road will continue from
Louisburg to Raleigh, or some point on
the Wilmington aud Weldon Railroad
probably at Rocky Mount, the present
terminus of the Tarboro branch road
The owners Of the Oxford ard Hen
derson road are in earnest, aud they
have plenty Of funds.
As intimated In an article in another
Column, we think there is every proba
bility that the connection will BE- made
between Oxford and Clarskville Ok
ford T0rchhgM.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20
IT,. & W. D. Horner'S
CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL,
HENDERSON, n. G..

The next session of this School opens the 2nd
Monday in January. The price of board and
tuition is AS5 pr session OF twenty weeks. A
military feature is added for discipline and
alton but is not designed to interfere with the
regular conrse of classical aud mathematical
study. For circular and part Gu the Princi-
pals solicit correspondence. Dec Off.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

fHE work of fehabltating Pales,
tine with the Jewish race, begins TO
assume proportions promising sue
cess. Mr., Wiphant. not the gentle
man on Pecan street. il devOting
himself TO the work, an; many rich
Jews are ready to supply all the
money necessary for carrying out
the project. The Turkish govern
nent is simply asked for grants of
land in parts of Syria, at the porte's
own choice, and in return it is pro-
posed to spend s25, 100000 in settling
colonies on these lands. 1t is also
asked that the settlers be granted
the right to construct all works of
public utility necessary for the bene-
fitof the colonies. 1t can hardly be
supposed that the porte will de-
cline to accede to these modest and
reasonable propositions.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

And now the jolly butchers are in a
peck Of trouble, and some half dozen or
more were arrested yesterday for not
complying with the law governing their
business, and which Is as follows:
Article 1865 Revised Civil statutes
''Every person In this state engaged in
the slaughter and sale of animals for mar.
ket, shall make regular report to the
county commissioners court OF the cOun-
ty, under oath. giving the number, color,
age, marks and brands of every animal
slaughtered which report shall be made
to each regular meeting of tue court.
and be recorded by tho clerk
for the inspection of any one interested.
Each report made shall be accompanied
by the bill of sale-Or written conveyance
to the butcher, for every animal he has
purchased for slaughter; and If any of
the animals slaughtered have been raised
by himself, it shall be SO stated In The re-
port"
Article 1866 of the penal code, says: "If
any person engaged In the slaughter and
sale OF animals for market, In any county.
city, town or village in this state, shall
fail TO report to the commissioners court
of the county in which lie transacts such
business. at each regular term thereof,
the number, color, age, sex, marks and
brands of every animal slaughtered by
him, since the last term of said court, ac-
companied with bill OF sale or written
conveyance to him for every animal
slaug save such as was raised by
himself which shall be specified, he shall
be punished by fine of not less than
fifty nor more than three hundred dol
lars" The butchers arrested yesterday
were told that II they would make their
reports to-day the cases against them
would be dismissed. Heretofore this
law has not been enforced. notwithstand-
ing il Is considered very important one
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08
PkOvIsION FOR THE
LBGIsLATURE AND THE DE-
ARTMENTS.

There is some talk of a temporary
state building for the convenience
OF The legislature and departments.
The old walls on the hill are unsafe.
and, in fact, wlli be in the way of
the new capitol construction. To
attempt to improve them, therefore,
would be throwing money away.
for at the end of few years the
work would have to be removed, as
it stands almost directly against the
front of the proposed new capitol.
The policy of fixing up these old
walls will, therefore, hardly be re-
sorted to. The state owns the most
building site on Con-
gress Avenue-the lots on its west
side, opposite the county court
house. At comparatively small
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

ALTHOUGH the telegraple reports
of the proceedings of the tariff con-
ventiOn, now in session in New
York city, are necessarily brief, af-
fording hat meagre accounts of the
drift of sentiment as expressed in
speeches delivered, enough is shown
to be perfectly certain that the pro-
tectiOnists will make Il strong and
stubborn fight ia favor Of a high
protective tariff. This fight will be
waged in and out of congress, and
III it is involved q problem, TO solve
which will require the most profound
and experienced statesmanship of
the age, there being, perhaps, more
diversity of opinion upon the sub
iect of tariff than upon any one of
the leading questions of The day.
There are three positions occupied,
III which the question is viewed
from different standpoints. First,
high protective tariff, such as that
advocated by those interests and nd-
voeates now IN session ~ low
tariff for revenue only, or
(3) free trade and no tariff
at all. There are strong
arguments behind either position,
and, in question where such wide
difference of opinion exists, it will
be hard to bring either faction to
the compromise line. It is the
opinion of many sound thinkers that
this question will prove more diff
cult of solution and settlement than
did that of the. currency; indeed,
many regard this as the rock upon
which present party lines will split,
to be replaced by sectional is
sues. This latter view may
be extrayagant and may contem-
plate extremes, but, in the opinion
OF the STATESMAN, the forthcoming
enunciation OF principles and inten-
tions of the protectionist, as agreed
upon in the present convention,
will have the effect to hasten the
end, whatever that may be.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

THE Germantown(Pa Telegraph
scouts the idea of the nomination
by the Democrats of either Gen.
Hancock or Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden
for the presidency in 1884 1t says /;
'srhe next Democrats candidate for
president will be Thomas +. Bayard,
of Delaware. He is the strongest
and lsast Objectionable man in the
whole catalogue" Had he been
nominated in 1850, he weald have
been made presidents
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

THE Dallas Times, which knows
how to be just, as well as any, says
of Hon. John Hancock
sour vote was cast for him at the
time he ran against Degener. The
Democrats at that time were in sore
distress. In all southwest Texas
there was no man who could relieve
the Democrats of Degener and his
kind, but John Hancock. He came
forward and undertook the task of
putting the party once moro on top.
He did it well. He, in fact, did
more for the Democracy of SOUTH
west Texas thnn any other man in
Texas. We say this TO his credit.
We are no great admirer of the
man, and there are many whom we
support in preference to him, but
that he was dI,odys there when the
Democracy had its hardest fight to
make, no man can or will deny. He
may not receive his reward in the
shape of Office, but the Democrats,
who know him, know his fealty TO
the party, and his fight for it, and
they will give him credit, which is
greater than all Offices.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08


The Waco papers are highly graf
flied that the county court of Nc
Lehman county has found perma-
Dent employment for its conviets
on Falls cOnnty plantation. II ap-
pears to the STATESMAN that the
AcLennan county court has assumed
to itself authority which is very
dangerous. What authority this
court has over men i'll Falls county.
placed there on any pretense, il more
than can be clearly understood; and
what ia tOpreyentthese cOnvicis from
inqniring, legally, as to the right
of anyone To hold them in durance
IN Falls county can not bc con-
ceived of. When beyond McLennan
county they are no longer subject
to the sentence passed upon them in
the other county, for they are purely
county convicts. What authority
would the state Of Texas have over
a penitentiary convict in Louisiana.
except 10 recover him through ap-
peal TO the governor of that state?
Should the penitentiary lcssees
contract with "a Louisiana sugar
planter 10 stock his plantation
with Texas cOnvicts, and at
tempt Ia carry snch contract
into effect, no sooner would these
cODvicts pass the state line than they
would he free men, and the guard
wiIU JyrTIrirt r;7rs., .-trf51rr-- his autfIrJ1-
ity over them would become amen
able to the laws of Louisiana for in
terierence against personal rights.
1t does appear TO us that several Of
our county cOurts-for the McLen-
nan court is not the only one in the
state hiring out its convIct4 IN this
style-are occupying dangerous
ground, and the fact that such con-
viets have not tested the legality of
such control Of them may be account
ed for alone on the theory that they
do not clearly see that their personal
liberty may be extended by appeal to
law. But would they be subject to
re-arrest, if liberated? Would not
the act of the county court, in
placing them beyond the limits of
the county in which they have been
convicted, be regarded as the limi-
tation of their term of imprison-
ment?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

The postmaster generals annual
report is just issued The total ex-
penditufes of the department for
the past fiscal year were S39,25l,-
75d.46 or $2,466,S3S.49 in excess OF
the receipts. During the year 959,-
f2S, 410 postage stamps, of an aggre-
gate value of $25,OO0,O00, were sold.
In the money order department o, er
a hundred millions of money was
transmitted, being the aggregate
value of over seven million orders.
There are employed in this branch
over $1,000 men, nearly $4,000 of
whom are postmasters. During the
year oyer billion letters were de-
livered aud collected by carriers
alone. The number of miles of rail-
way routes is over 81 900, while the
steamboat lines over $4,000 miles.
The star routes cover 231, ,299 miles.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

THE Knoxville Tribune admircs
Blaine because he is the persistent,
determined aud effective foe" of the
third term. The interest is entirely
personal, for he would be president
If he could, and when he can not
be, he would virtually hold the po-
sition, as he not long ago held it.
Were it fixed that Blaine could con-
troll Grant, he would drop all his
persistent determined opposition TO
the third term, and give it his heart
felt support.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

A WALL STREET correspond
ent of the Boston Herald says
the GOuld.Huntington agreement
indirectly benefits the Rich
mOnd and Danville system,
through the Georgia Pacific, which
is being built from Atlanta to Tex
ariana. The route will be from
Texarkana to Atlanta to Charlotte,
by the Atlanta and Charlotte
thence by the North Carolina
Piedmont, Virginia Midland, Alex
andria aud Washington roads, to
Washington, and trunk line con-
nections north.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

NJ. GAMBErTA reveals his anti
clerical feeling by declaring that he
"hopes the late elections indicate
that the country requires the adop-
ton of more decided limo of ac-
ton against the clergy" His minis
tor of the interior hints very broad
ly that the clergy must be made TO
know that they hold no relation to
the conduct Of elections and the edu-
cational minister is regarded as
having declared open war on the
clergy and the entire church. 1t is
believed the government will carry
on, in a very extreme manner, the
war against the religions houses.
and that it will even cOnfiscate the
property Of the religious orders.
The secularizatiOn of the public
school system does moi require
measures of persecution. II is SIM
ply necessary to withdraw state aid
from all church schools and churches
and to make complete separation
Of church and state, letting every
tnb stand on its own bottom.
1t is probable that bill
effecting this can be passed by the
French parliament. The senate, at
the last session, defeated the COM
pulsory primary education bill. The
demand Of the Republicans for such
a measure. however, Is too strong TO
resist, and the views of Jules
Ferry will undoubtedly be crys-
tnlized into laws The indica.
tlons are not in favor of restfnl
condition for France. Her people,
not long ago so strongly allied to
to the church, have not, in this
short time, discarded allegiance to
ii, and radical measures against il
may arouse feeling against repub-
licanisin, not at all safe to those who
enforce them. In Franco sentiment
may be famed into fire, and then
into flame, in an incredibly short
time, ana the republic, through its
radicalism, may be, even now. occu-
pying most dangerous ground.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

BURNET, December 2. The engin-
eer corps OF the Austin and North
western railroad, commanded by II. A.
Hill, are five miles east of Burnet and
coming this way, and will reach Burnet
tomorrow night. They are cleaning the
roadbed and making everything ready for
the grading force, and IL is thought the
latter VIII reach Burnet by the first OF
January. Our citizens are much elated
over the prospects, and are quite conf
dent of getting the said road.
The Frontier Telegraph company In-,
tend to build tap line from Burnet 20
Fort Mason via Llano, and will commences
work in a month or two.
Real estate is changing owners rapidly.
and new buildings going up on every
hand. One new business house was OPEN
ed last week, and one will be opened this
week. The streets are crowded with
wagons to-day.
Hunters are having sport killing quails.
wild pigeons, ducks and deer, IN this
county.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08
The elections which have occurred

The elections which have occurred
in Tennessee since the adjournment
of the Legislature, TO I'LL the vacan-
sies oecasioned by death and rssig-
nation thereis, have made both
houses Democratic. There is q pros
peet that the high and low tax
wings of the party will agree ON q
compromise bill Tor the settlement
Of the state debt which will be sat
isfactory to both wings. provided
tho 100-s bill is set aside by the court
of appeals.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

NJ. GAMBETTA, in order to in
crease his influence in the south of
France, will publish at Marseilles,
through his friends,in January next,
an important evening paper, en-
titled lie ASrdbedu.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

The governor elect, Cameron, OF
Virginia, declared during fhe can
vass that the federal war debt was
contracted in the prosecution of an
infamous and unnecessary war;
which is pretty rough on the north
ern Republicans who had to supply
the fund for his election, and who
look forward for payment of the
government bonds they hold-eyery
dollar ofprincipal and interest.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

GuITRAU contends that he is q
child of Fate. If he defeat the end
that should be attained for him
hanging-it is said 9 hundred men
have organized to kill him. 1t be-
gins to appear that he will avoid the
halter; now let US see if fate will
preserve him from the bullets of
hundred eranks.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

AN exchange says the Green
hackers in congress may be classed
as Readjusters. They are prepared
to readjust political lines with either
of the opposition parties, in return
tor recognition on some of the i'm
portant committees, or for a place
for De LaMartyr.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

TELEGRAPHY /. 5 reached such
perfection that fo;;r messages may
be transmitted over the same wire
at the same time, two operators
working at each end. This feat was
successfully accomplished at Mon
treal the other day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

MRS. LINCOLN has caught the in-
fection, and reports herself in dis
tress. She has an annuity of $4,000
from the government, and her son,
the secretary of war, asks that it be
increased to $4,000. If the govern
ment will just give us a $4,000 annu-
ity we will ontsr into bond 10 take
care of two or three widows hand
somely-that is, handsome widows.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

BAILEY, the Republican state
treasurer elect of Pennsylvania, is
in q minority of 62,52l. His plural
ity over Noble, his Democratic OPP
ponent, is only 6906. The Pennsyl-
vania vote is badly cut up, and the
state is drifting away from the Cam
erOns.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

IN the ten months ending October
3lst there sailed from the port of
Bremen for the United States 1l4,-
789 Germans - a number sufficient
to form q city ten times as large as
Austin. Bismarck may talk liberal
ism but he can not stop this flow
The Germans want elbow room as
we'll as freedom aud they are going
to have both.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

THERE is life in the old land yet.
The Central railway managers have
this winter provided doors to their
freight office room in this city, and
the gentlemaniy clerks will not have
to be thawed out after a freezing
spell.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

The July dividends of forty-fiye
cotton mills in Georgia were at the
rate of from 10 to 35 per cent, and
averaged fully IL per cent; and be.
cause of such results the STATESMAN
has urged capitalists Of Austin to
engage in similar enterprises.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

AN organized effort win new be
made to elevate the department OF
agriculture, making the commis-
sloner a cabinet officer. An Ohio
man, LeFevre, is looking after the
job, and the eloqueuce of a Buck
Eye" politician in the interest of
office making and office filling is
GRAND
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

rs Germany Bismarck is reported
to have said that he had no fear of
coming into conflict with the reich
stag this season. The government
intend to placard 10000 copies of
the emperor's message to the reich
stag throughout Prussia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

lT is understood that Mr.. II. r,
Hit. of illinois, first assistant Soc
retary of state, will be superseded
ss soon as Mr.. Frelinghnysen comes
in, Judge j. G. Bancroft Davis is
being pressed to act as his successor.
Should he do so, Secretary Hunt
will be given his place on the court
Of claims, aud this last thing Ia what
makes the STAFRsMAN sad.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

IRISH landlords urge the neces-
sity of pushing the work of the land
courts. IL seems there is Il general
refusal 10 pay rent till their decision
in pending cases are known. This
is IL natural consequence, and under
the influences brought to bear no
doubt the cases will be disposed of
rapidly as possible.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

JUDGE Cox is just now engaged
in conducting the biggest elephant
show in the world at Washington.
He is holding il open for the amuse-
ment of the assembling congress
men.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

BRBcHER, in his Thanksgiving
sermon, was rather hard on the
Washington judge and jury. He
don't like such things, any way ;
they once had him where it took
talent and awful swearing aud sane
timonIous bearing to get him out
He pulled through, but his gar
ments were irretrievably soiied.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

SECRETARY LINCOLN denies that
his mother is in distress, and is ask
ing for aid. She has au annual in
come OF $500. When not travelling
she saves about half OF il each year.
Through the light Of events lately
transpiring, somebody thought, that
being a presidents widow, il was
necessary for her to have II yearly
income of $25 900. and therefore the
appeal was started III her behalf.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

cost a building could be erect
ed there, having two halls large
enough to accommodate both
houses of the legislature, and giving
accommodation to the executive.
state, law, educational aud military
departments. This house could be
built in q short time, ,..and, during tho
period intervening before the COM
pletIon of the capitol, its existence
would save the state large sum in
rents, while the legislature and the
departments would thereby be
brought conveniently together. Its
construction might be so shaped as
to make valuable investment for
the state. Being soiidly built out
of the most substantial building ma
terial, il would last as long even as
the new capitol, and could be leased
so rs to make it perpetual source
of profit TO the state. The thing
appears more and more plausible as
ii IS considered, and, no doubt, il the
thoughtful gentlemen, composing
the board on ISa1l.c buildings, will
take the matter under considera-
tion, they can reach happy
solution of it. The old capi-
tol being gone, il becomes nee
essary TO make some temporary
provision in place of it, and house
on this ground looks less like throw
ing money away than anything else
suggested. 1t could be made 10 for
ever pay a handsome interest on
the money necessary !Or its. eou-
strpctiou, and would settle any Qucs-
ton of cession of this site for any
purpose that might he broachcd in
the future.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

THESE landlords are making a
great fuss about Irish tenants not
paying rents. The custom is so.
fashionable here that nobody makes
fuss about il.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-08

If the new city administration
will just lay the axe sharply upon
the root of a few rotten old trunks,
which, in the shape OF supernumera-
ries, have been drawing sap from
the city treasury, it will receive the
thanks of tax payers.