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The Galveston News inter
viewed Senator Stubs, who is
in that city on a visit, on the
question of immigration. He
says the opposition seem to re-
gard any effort to disseminate
information otherwise than
through the medium of foreign
agents and agencies is futile
and worthless, and that facts
concerning the resources of the
state can not be distributed
from Austin in manner to be
in any wise effective or COM
mensurate with the expense at
taching TO the work. About the
amount of the matter will be
that the legislature being un-
able to agree upon any plan
viii do nothing at all regarding
immigration.
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Another colored centenarian

Another colored centenarian
died last week. at the reputed
age of I23 years. The feature
which distinguished Samuel
Lane from colored centenarians
in general was that he did not
pretend to have been a body
servant of Washington. but only
to have been a body servant Of
Gen. Mercer. This evidence of
good faith, and a certain judici-
al integrity implied in the fact
that his colored brethren called
him Judge" make it more or
less possible that he was born in
Africa in 1858. as he claimed to
be-especially as the high grade
of culture of the native Africans
in respect to matters of chron-
ology is so well known. Samuel
Lane died an Ohio man.
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Prohibition.

five are to judge of the temp
er ofthe people on the temper
ance question, the ease with
which the local option law is
avoided and the few counties
in which it is in operation, it
would certainly seem that the
advocates of prohibition, who
have lately been plying the leg
islature with petitions, are very
largely in the minority. Pro-
hibition, in the abstract, is
doubtless a very good thing,
but has one part ofthe commn-
nifty any right to dictate what
the other part of it shall drink 2
if it be lawful to regulate drink
the law may be extended to
solid food and certain articles
of diet may be interdicted. Pro-
hibitionist are over-reaching the
mark they should con6ne their
work to individual instances.
Whenever the mass of the peo-
plScan be educated up to a be-
lief that it & bad thing to
drink whiskey, they will cease
drinking it, and not tell then.
Whiskey sellers make more
money in local option towns
than they do where its sale is
licensed.
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THE bill requiring proper
ty sold under execution to be
advertised was a just one and
the Austin Statesman asks, as
it possible that this wrong so
long practiced against the deb
ter class is to be continued
The law allows the debtors
property to be advertised by
by posters, placed in three
places in the county" If the
property was advertised in a
newspaper the sale would be
made public and the property
would be sold for something
like its real worth. 1t is hoped
that the committee will recon-
slider the bill and make a favor
able report upon it and that it
may become a law.
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An announcement is made
now that the manufacturers of
matches in the United States
are engaged IN a scheme to
pool their earnings and thus
monopolize the business-dic-
tating prices and crushing out
small opposition. This is the
tendency ofthe times. Capital
is seeking to monopolize every
branch of business. Thank
Heaven, there never will be an
organization strong enough to
get up a corner on matrimonial
mathes, nor big enough to in
terfere with the business of
catching drift-wood in the Wes-
tern rivers.
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News Items.

The queen Of Sweden is trav-
cling incognito in England.
Lyman Trumbull wants a
democratic war cry Of free
trade.
The February dividends pay
able in Boston aggregate 81
5I46S
There were 28, SO votes poll
ed in Dakota in November, and
the republican majority was
94s6.
The night schools of Phila-
delphia have been closed, after
a four weeks term, for lack Of
funds.
Michigan holds a spring cleo
ton this year for judge ofthe
supreme court and two regents
of the university.
Only about s7,5oo,ooo has
been expended on the Missis-
sippi river, aside from the Jet
ties, since the formation Of the
government.
The King OF Oudh has quar-
tiers assigned to HIM in Calcutta.
He spends most of his time IN
his gardens and menagerie. He
is very fat, and his salary is
100000 year.
The total traffic Of the Suez
canal during 1880 amounts to
2o26 ships of 4,34o.54S tons,
producing revenue Of 3o,zso.-
600 francs, thus enormously
surprising the traffic Of any
year since the opening Of the
canal ten years ago.
The Empress of Austria is
expected at Cobemere Abbey
near Whitchurch, on February
10. The Cheshire, North Stat
ford, North Shropshire and 9th
er hunts" meet within easy
distance. The Empress win
in turn follow all the packs IN
the district
Emperor William is growing
thin in his body. and his legs
have diminished in rotundiEy;
his military coats are thickiy
padded, and his trousers are cut
very large. The old mans
strength is evidently failing, but
he boasts that he is as active as
ever.
Mr.. Seth Green expresses the
opinion that the California
mountain trout is the coming
game fish of the east. He says
they are very hard, grow rapid
ly, are the gamest fish he ever
saw, and will test the skill ofthe
most experienced angler to
bring them to land.
Mr.. Henry Case, a watch ma
ker in Oil City, Pa, has con-
structed a miniature American
locomotive engine. 1t is
only eight and a half inches in
length, and every portion is a
working part. Mr.. Case has
been at work on it for eight
years, and from such long asso-
citation has become so attached
to it that he lately refused an
offer of one thousand dollars.
This mechanical wonder will be
in New York at the
worlds fair.
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VENNoR, the great rival of
professor Tice, the great wealth
er prophet, is an Englishman,
only thirty-6ve years of age,
red-headed, and is at present in
Canada, where he has been
engaged in railroad surveying
since 1865. He is also an
adept in ornothology; and is
writing a book on "The Birds
Of Canada" similar to Audu-
bon's "Birds of America" His
meteorological representations
have attracted universal atten-
ton during the last year by the
accuracy with which he fore
casts the weather,
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SPECIAL MEETING.

A special meeting OF the Stockholders
of the HOUSTON AND TEXAS CEN
TRIAL RAILWAY COMPANY VIII be
held at the General Office Of the Company
in the city of Houston, on Monday, March
2Ist, 1881, for the purpose of considering
and taking such action as may be necessary
to enable said Company TO issue its Bonds
for TIE purpose of paying oG and refining
all former issues of bonds Of the Company
and OF paying all other outstanding indebi-
edness of the company, and for the further
purpose Of improving and lettering said
Company's line of railroad, and to secure
the payment of said bonds by mortgage
upon the property and franchises Of the
company. A. S. RICHARDSON,
ian. 6, ISSI-9w. Secretary.
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TIE Cincinnati Commercial
has an unpleasant story from
Cleveland that son of ex-Judge
Swayne is to be made Federal
District-Attorne y, in place of
the present incumbent, with
Orchard Hayes as his assistant.
This is said to be a part of the
arrangement under which
Swayne resigned and Mat
thews was appointed. Com
menting on this the Springfield
Republican says: "The story,
Ike most tales of complicated
intrigues, is probably mere
fiction; but the recent appoint
ments of the President have un-
fortunately led the public to
look for interested motives in
his selections, instead of the
good Of the service"
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ANEW York special to the
Houston Post says that within
the next thirty days the Texas
and Pacific, Iroa Mountain, In
ternational and Kansas roads
viii all be consolidated under
one management, and that it
viii effect a great saving in ex-
pense. 1t is thought, also, that
the result will be to put the
roads all on a divident paying
basis.
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Estray Notice.

Taken up by S. R. Kenada at his resi-
dence in Washington county, on the I4th
of January, 1881, an Iron Grey horse about
I4H hands high, branded LC on left Shout
der, and C on right shoul - der, valued
at Sz5. Estrayed before LC B. A. Wat
son, ]. P. W. c. P. 4.
Taken up by w. ]. McMahan, at his res
idence. in Washington county, on the z4th
Of Dec, 1880, Black horse, about 10
years old, about IL hands high, branded
= on left shoulder, Black mare about
c years old, "a hands high, no brand,
DIX valued at SIS. EstraYed before B.
DIX A. Watson, ]. P. w. c. P. 4
Attest II. NJ. LEWIS, C. C. CIVIC
BY c. F. HERBsT, d. C. nj
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SCIENTIFIC circles are agitat-
ed over a new fuel for locomo-
tives, just discovered, of won
derful power and cheapness. 1t
consists of dry steam and petro-
leum, mixed by suitable ap-
paratus and brought together in
the furnace. By this new fuel,
it is claimed a locomotive can
be run from New York to Phila-
delphia for four dollars, the pres
emf cost being twenty-five.
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THE CITY OF MEXICO.


nection of the United States
with City of Mexico by means
ofrailroad will bring that his
toric and interesting capital into
intimate commercial relations
with the heart of the United
States, as the St. Louis Repub-
llcan is pleased to call the city
of st. Louis. The City of Mex
leo is situated in a valley $500
feet above the sea level, sur
rounded by snow covered
mountains, the air from whose
cold crests, tempers the air of
that tropical region, has been
supposed to make it a most de-
sirable place to live in. Its
tropical climate is so modified
by its elevation and surround
ings as to loose the languor Of
the low grounds in the vicinity
of Vera Cruz and take the char
acter of perpetual spring in
the temperate zone. The low
er limit of perpetual snow is
about as high above the city as
the city is above the sea level.
There is no storms or high winds
in the valley, and there is rarely
more than a gentle breeze. In
the wet season, which includes
the months of June, July, Au-
gust and September, there are
daily rains, sometimes so heavy
as to flood the streets Of the
city and render them Temporal
rily impossible. The dry sea-
son extends from October to
May, with a cloudless sky, and
almost entire absence of rain
and a delightful temperature.
April and May are the warm
est months and December and
January the coolest; but the
severest winter weather is sell
dom cold enough to make a re-
sort to artificial heat necessary.
In all the city and valley CT
Mexico there are neither fire
places, stoves nor any arrange
ments for artificial heat. A
light shawl or a spring overcoat
with an additional blanket for
the bed, are the only extra pro- |
required to meet the
winter. The city is surrounded
by living and extinct volcanoes,
and the valley in which it lies is
subject to earthquakes, but
the vibrations are too light to
do injury and the volcanoes
possess no other interest than
that of lending diversity to the
mountain setting of the beauti-
full and picturesque valley.
The description certainly puts
the City of Mexico in a most
attractive light, but there are
many drawbacks. Colds are
easily caught; pneumonia IS
prevalent and fatal, pulmonary |
consumption also exists and
-anks amongt the most formida-
Die maladies. These, together
with typhus fever and disorders
IF the bowels, render the city
unhealthy. The death
ate is 26 per 1000 per year,
which is nearly double the death
ate of St. Louis, nearly one
lalf of the deaths are children
lnder ten years of age. The
Iverage duration of life is only
twenty-five years and a leading
member of the medical faculty
# Mexico recently published a
eport in which he shows by
tatistics that the annual NOR
atty is increasing to such an
xtent as to threaten the extri-
alton of the race.
I
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SOCIETY AND PENALTY.

4hc question vi hOW idi
drunkenness may be plead in
extenuation Of crime is, it seems,
re-opened by the recent debate
in the legislature on the bill to
deprive murderers Of the plea
of insanity from drunkenness.
The acquittal of Currie is one
Of the most recent cases in this
state and the discussion it pro-
duced was doubtless the prima-
ry case of the introduction Of
the bill mentioned. Primarily
man is free agent, he is at lib
erty to drink as much liquor as
he wants to, but at the same
time he is, or should be account
able for his actions when under
its influence; if it were thor
oughly understood that a man
crazy from drink was it liberty
to kill whomsoever he pleased
there are hundreds Of men who
would get crazy on purpose to
kill their enemies. Such being
the case society is compelled to
protect itself by the enactment
of laws to restrain those who
are viciously disposed. The
Galveston News in discussing
this subject says the primary
purpose of the criminal law is
to protect society against the
criminal classes. Its secondary
purposes may be to reform
criminals. Here the question
arises, can a man who has taken
the life of his fellow man while
in a condition for which he HIM
self is alone responsible, be
reformed. and If he is reformed,
is his reformation any repara-
ton; it does not restore the
dead man to life, and neither
does it do the dead mans fami-
ly or friends any good. In adj
dition to this the turning of a
reformed man loose upon socie-
ty is not calculated to deter 9TH
ers from committing crimes and
taking the chances Of reforma-
ton. Men are but grown chill
dren and they are in many in
stances only deferred from do
ing wrong from the fear of the
consequences that follow their
acts and not from any
inherent disposition to do right.
This is especially the case with
law breakers, and with those
who are naturally dishonest.
Those who violate the laws are
not and should not be entitled
to any sympaty, either on their
own account or as is frequently
the case on account of their
families. 1t is a bad feature in
public sentiment that allows a
criminal who is respectfully con-
nected to escape the penalty he
Justly merits because he hap
pens to have friends or relatives
who are eminently respectable.
The wrong-doer should be
made to suffer the penalty at
ached to his act without any
'egard to his previous connec- |
ion or standing in society. |
it is once thoroughly |
Understood that the penalties
Ittached to certain crimes will
'e rigidly enforced-that muir
lerers will surely be hanged
nd thieves sent to the peniten-
larry, men will stop and weigh
arefully the consequences be-
ore doing a felonious act.
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4 Cross Baby.

Nothing is so conducive to
a mans remaining a bachelor as
stopping for one night at the
house of a married friend and
being kept awake for five or six
hours by the crying of a cross
baby. All cross and crying ba-
bies need only Hop Bitters to
make them well and smiling.
Wound man, remember this.
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The Princess Louise will re-
turn to her husband in May, and
the two will join a large party
OF English visitors in a fishing
excursion on the lower St. Law
renee. The princess will then
with her English guests, visit
Manitoba and the northern pro-
vinces of the Dominion.
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The Galveston Journal re-
marks that if we had a prohibit
ton law there would be no oc-
casion for the bill to prevent
drunkenness. 1t might and, if
there was no men there would
be no drunkenness and no oc-
casion for any laws whatever.
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Lloyd's record of vessels mis-
sing and given up as lost in 1880
is IoI, of which So were sailing
sailing ships and Is steamers.
The corresponding record for
1879 was 65 of the former and 6
ofthe latter.
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The Navasota Tablet fully
endorses the suggestion OF the
BANNER regarding the payment
of a poll tax as prerequisite
to voting. Among those who
pay taxes the idea is a popular
one, while those who vote year
after year and are influenced by
a drink of whiskey are OF course
bitterly opposed to it.
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az the east Texas papers,

ALL the east Texas papers,
says the Dallas Times, are now
engaged IN printing the advan-
tages ofSabine Pass. So much
interest is manifested in Sabine
Pass that Galveston is seldom
mentioned in connection with
deep water. At present Gal
weston has the advantage of all
on her side, she has the capital
and also railroad connection.
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ANOTHER bone of contention
will soon spring up, that of the
location Of the State University.
1t may be taken for granted
that the medical department of
that institution will be located
at Galveston, it being the only
city in the state at which Hos
pitfalls of any size are located
But the location of the main de-
partment will disappoint a num-
Der of localities as there is a
dozen points in the state that
want it. The Houston Post
proposes to settle the question
by having the building located
at Austin.
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A MUNICIPAL election is pen
ding at Galveston. and candi-
dates for office take care to an
nounce that they are in favor
of Securing deep water"
Deep water is a sine qua non
at Galveston, and the man who
runs on a shallow water ticket
is the man who will get.left.
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Legislative Work.

The joint resolution amend
ing the immigration clause in
the constitution was, on Tues
day, defeated in both houses of
the legislature. In both houses
there was majorities in favor of
the amendment, but there was
not two-thirds majority, con-
sequently the resolution was
lost. The legislature was only
required.to submit the amend
ment to a vote of the people,
who would themselves have de-
cided the question, but they
failed even to do this, and now
it will be said in other states
that the people of Texas do not
want immigration. 1t is now
too late to remedy the matter,
the legislature has expressed
itself on the proposition and the
expression is final. Those who
voted against submitting the
amendment will go before the
people on their record. If their
constituents approve of their
actions they may be reelected;
if not they will stay at home
and more progressive men will
supply their places. The ses-
sion is now more than half over
and nothing of any importance
has been accomplished yet.
The bell punch law is not amend
ed, nor has there been any de-
cided action taken in the mat
ter of the public schools, or in
regard tc occupation taxes.
Each successive legislature is at
the opening full of promise, the
present one is an exception, the
members have been industrious
and each one has introduced
his quota of bills. There is
now bills enough before the
house of representatives to keep
that body busK fSr the next
E; 9; $IiIl ll 1;,; 5:
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The remains oil B. F. Davis,
jr., who was killed a few days
ago near Bastrop, were buried
at Corsicana on Monday. Par
ties living near McDade say
that Davis was blameless. Cart
wright and Nash, the men who
did the shooting are out on a
$1,000 bond.
Columbus Citizen: w. A.
Robinson aged IS died suddenly
last week ofheart desease. He
had been drinking heavily for
the previous week.-Tohn Sher-
lock, foreman Of the bridge
gang on the Lagrange tap road,
tried to cut his throat with
dull case knife and actually Sc
vered his wind-pipe. A doctor
repaired his neck and he is now
in fair way to recover.
The .Burnet Bulletin tells
the legislature what it wants
done. The legislature is an iu-
dependent body and generally
does pretty much as it pleases,
paying but little attention to
public oppinion. Members of
the legislature are elected in
hap-hazard manner, the people
voting for TEEN without having
any definite idea what they
want the legislator to do and in
a great measure trusting to luck.
John Gordon is now in Jail
at Houston, on the charge of
killing a carpenter named John
Dobbs, at Orange, on Monday.
Gordon claims that the shooting
was purely accidental. as he and
Dobbs were the best of friends
They were In a saloon and as
Gordon was in the act of pulling
his pistol out to show it to Dobbs
it was discharged, the ball hit
ting Dobbs in the head, killing
him instantly. If Gordon tells
the truth life has been sacri-
feed from the prevalent habit
ofcarrying arms.
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It hasjust come to light that
a syndicate exists in Philadel-
phia for the purpose of buying
up all the opium in the country
and specializing on it. Opium
was selling at $3.50 pound,
20 the spectators forced it up
pound. 1t has since de-
bout 81. at which it
1t is under
amounts
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1t seems from the reports
from Austin that the committee
on constitutional amendments
will report favorably on the
amendment to prohibit the sale
of alcoholic liquor except for
medicinal purposes. This will
be donet6 satisfy the demands
Of the temperance people. If
Soposed amendment is not
~, the Local on
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Origin Of a Long Word.

To one who looks with enough care to
words as he passes them to and fro to
recognize the 'fossl history" which they
have Been cleverly pronounced to be, the
word manufacture, with its otherfOrms,
is interesting as a mark Of important
changes. It was framed when things
were literally manufactured, .. e., hand
made, and was then correct description
of the articles to which it was applied.
But the development of machinery so far
that there is probably not an article OF
use into whose production some processes
by machinery do not enter, has made
the word a gross solecism, because its
genealogical meaning and its application
fatty contradict each other. When we
speak of the manufacture of common
pins or nails, we really speak of ''hand-
made machine-made" pins. There are
no more manufactured" articles In this
country; the homespun in 1776 was such,
and so was the horse-nail which the
blacksmith so laborously hammered out,
but the fabrics and nails of 1876 are
hardly touched with the hand until fin
ished The word has lost its Significance
with its correctness, and retains only its
cumbrousness. It should be amended
and corrected by dropping the first half,
leaving 'tfactHre" to denote things made
or the making of things; 'factor" could
then stand for the doer or maker, being
relieved from its present use as denoting
a commercial agent, In which latter use
it is not necessary, there being good sub
stitutes.