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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

THE recent order given to the Re-
publicans in Virginia that Malone
must be sustained,a ,as a means ofsus-
tanning Arthur's administration,
makes the issue this year a square
one in that state. 1t is fight be-
tween the people, through the Dem
ocratic organization on one side,
and the administration, with the
spoils aud all which Stalwartism i'm
plies, on the other side. Little at
tention will be given to the debt
question, as there will be no state
officers or members of the legisla-
ture to elect. The promise of Ma
hone to have the state so redis-
tricted as to give the Republicans
eight congressman out of ten hav-
ing failed, it will come down now TO
a fight alone for reducing
Democratic strength in con-
gress, aud since money will
have to flow freely into the sta te
from federal headquarters,it may be
understood that few unruly Read
iusters in the legislature have had
an eye to business.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
Court OF Appeals.

Justices, j. p. White, q. NJ. winkler, J. NJ.
Hurt: Clerk. James White.
From Thursdays Daily.l
J.R. Coggins VS.. state; appeal from
Collin county. Reversed and dismissed.
Opinion by Judge Hurt.
Frank Snowden vs.. state: appeal from
Lamar county. Reversed and remanded.
Opinion by Hurt, j.
A. j.. Scribner VS.. George It. Arm
strong; appeal from Collin county. Re
yersed and remanded, Opinion by
White, p. j.
Cutler and Henry VS.. Il. d. Kennedy
ct al; appeal from Fannin county. Re-
yersed and rendered. Opinion by Judge
Winkler.
Rod North VS.. state: appeal from Tar
rant county. Reversed and remanded.
Opinion by Judge Winkler.
Cutler and Henry vs.. II. NJ. Moore;
appeal from Grayson county. Reversed
and remanded. Opinion by Judge
Winkler.
TAP. Il. II. company VS.. W. ID. Brack-
en-; appeal from Fannln county. Re-
yersed end remanded. Opinion by
Cummings VS.. State; appeal from Gray
son county. Affirmed. Opinion by White,
P.J
Montgomery vs.. state; appeal from
Cooke county. Affirmed. Opinion by
White, p. j.
Michel ct al vs.. State; appeal from Co
NAL county. Affirmed. Opinion by Hunt,
j.
Bates VS.. state; appeal from Travis
county. Reversed and remanded. Opln-
ion by White, Z. j.
Williams VS.. state; appeal from San
Augustine county. Reversed and re-
manded. Opinion by White, p. j.
Leach VI. state; appeal from Cooke
county. Affirmed.
Wolliford vs.. state; appeal from Hop@
kins county. Affirmed.
Scott vs.. state; appeal from Hopkins
county. Affirmed.
McCaleb VI. state; appeal from Mon
tague county. Affirmed.
Sanchez vs.. state; appeal from Nueces
county. Affirmed.
Ysebel Comes VS.. state; appeal from
Nueces county. Affirmed.
Smith vs.. :state; appeal from Tarrant
county. Affirmed.
Fitzgerald vs.. state; appeal from Tar
rant county. Affirmed.
Crozier VS.. State; appeal from Dallas
county. Motion to dismiss overruled.
Court adjourned until Saturday 10
O'Clock a. m, twenty-ninth instant.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
The Democratic Revival.


We hear a great deal said by po-
litical writers and speakers now
adays Of the principles of jefferson
and Jackson, Democrats recurring
with pride and pleasure to the re-
cord and doctrines of those great
leaders, and Republicans, in many
cases, trying to heap ridicule on the
Democrats for so doing. That
careful study of The lives and the
political principles of men whose
influence was paramount in deter
mining the character of our govern
ment must be of value, is evident.
Why Democrats are so generally
turning back to the records of JET
ferson and jackson at this time is,
SAYS the Newark Journal, "because
they see that the people are sick
and tired of sham Republican rule,
rule which under the name of Repub-
licanism is despotism of money and
centralized power, and which robs
the people in order to rule them and
rules them in order to rob them,
and because they see that tor the
sake of the people and for the sake
of the party nothing can be so wise
and beneficial as a genuine revival
of Jeffersonian and Jacksonian
Democracy" Whv should political
history be different from general
history? If study of the latter is
wise and useful, why not study of
the former? The study of the lives
and characters of Jefferson aud
jackson by Democrats of to-day
cannot fail TO be beneficial in the
highest degree. Such study is sure
to make Democrats more Demo-
cratic than ever to excite in them
increased faith in the wis
dom of popular government;
to twake and stir upin them the old
love for principles, and not men; to
arm and equip them more thorough
ly than ever so as TO combat and
beat down under our feet the Satan
of Capitalization, and to gather new
hope, new courage, new strength
and new determination to wrest the
government from the control of an
organization whose whole political
creed, as formulated in its acts, may
be presented in one single word
SROlIS. Il uC IcdeOu why cO-Cd1lcU
Republicans are just now worried
about the Democracy, and their re-
currence to Jefferson and Jackson,
is the fear and dread of the effect of
such study, not alone upon Demo-
Gratis. but upon Independent citizens
of all parties. The Republicans
of to-day are just as bitter haters
of jefferson and Jackson as
were their forefathers, the Federal
lists. The latter hated Jefferson and
Jackson with hatred equaled only
in intensity by the batred of some
extreme Republicans towards DEM
ocrats during and subsequent to the
civil war. Let Democrats continue
to excite this hatred. The more
they preach and practice the prin-
ciples of Jefferson, the more the
people will love them. Let the JEFF
ferson and jackson revival go on.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
BASTROP.
The District COurt-PersOnaI-
Amusements and Crops.

Special Telegram.1
BAsTRoP, April 2S.-In:: the district
court since "Wednesday, Thomas Jetfer-
son was tried for murder and acquitted F;
George Conway, for assault with intent
to kill, honorably acquitted Senate
Ogle, alias McSullivan, for robbery two
cases-one at Smithvilie and one at Hub
bard's store), ten years in the peniteI--
tiary in each case. Ogle is brother Of
Jasper Ogle, alias Joe Brown, who was
killed near Decatur, Texas, on the 18th
instant. Ogle is also charged with the
murder of the Sam brothers in Hill
county, last year.
d. organ and Miss Sallie Powell left
to-day for Nashville, Tennessee, to at
tend the general convention OF the
Methodist church south.
The roof Is now being put on the
Episcopal church, which will soon be
ready for use though not completed.
A gun club has been organized here to
take part in the shooting at Austin 10
May, and balls are being broke by the
hundreds in practicing.
Crops were never better for this time
of the year, though rain is needed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
New Orleans Mint Investigation

NEW ORLEANs.-In the investiga-
ton of the charges against Davis,
superintendent of the mint, the for
mer assistant coiner, named Butler.
admitted that as assistant coiner
with Davis he had received from a
Parker house broker 230 trade dol
lars, for which Davis gave him a
like number of standard dollars !;
that these trade dollars were passed
through the rollers by Butler to de-
facement, and then sent to the melter
and refiner, and afterwards received
back in ipgOts and coined into
standard dollars.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

AND now Colonel Fred. ID. Grant,
the son of his father, has turned up
in a big electric light swindle at
Boston. Grant was president of the
company, aud, because of his name,
many stalwart Republicans put
money at his command, and now
they are learning that money sent
after a Grant never returns. BY the
by, it was Colonel Fred. Grant and
Boston capitalists upon whom depen-
dence has been placed Cor building
the Western narrow gauge railway
from Houston to LaGrange, and
thence to the far west. 1t is said
money has been paid in on this en-
terprise, but the work has not pro-
gressed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
Telephones i'm France and Ger.
many.
[From the London Times.l

From the London Times.l
So far back as November, 1877 fac
'cording to recent statement by
Herr Unger), did the German postal
and Telegraph authorities begin the
use of the telephone i'll small places,
and there are now 1880 such tele-
phone offices in the country. The
public was slow to adopt the tele-
phone for local traffic in large towns.
Muhlhausen was the first to act, and
a few months later, in April last
year, telephone traffic was begun in
Berlin, with elghty-seven subscri-
bers. The number of conversations
by telephne is now increasing by
about 5000 a month. Telephone
systems are also now at
work in Hamburg, Frankfort,
Breslau, Cologne and Mannheim,
and in Altoona, Barmen, Eberfeld,
Hanover, Leipsic, Magdeburg, Stet-
tin, Strasburg, Bremen aud Dresden
they are contemplated. In the first
seven towns the telephone wires
have reached total length OF 3147
kilometres (say 1866 miles). Berlin
comes first, with 1864 kilometres; /;
then comes Hamburg, with Oil kilo-
meters Breslau, with 200 kilo-
metres; Frankfort and Mannheim,
each with 163 kilometres Muhl-
hansen, with 81 kilometres, and Co.
logne. with SO kilometres. The total
number of applicants in these seven
towns in the end of December was
1894, and the number increases every
week. One thousand four hundred
and thirteen had been put in COM
munication; Berlin had 668 and Ham,
burg 523 applicants. There are three
central stations in Berlin, in Franco
sische, Mauer and Oranienberger
streets respectively. From data in
the first three weeks in December 1t
appears that on an average 1850 con-
nections were made daily ION the
Sunday 730,54O,333). From IL to
is the busiest time; during that
time $50 connections on an average
were made in the Office of Fran
zosische strasse, or five every two
minutes. From to 4 there is little
rest and from to z fresh activity.
The telephone chambers in the ex-
change have double walls, with
ashes, clay or sawdust between; the
inner walls have intervening a layer
of thick pasteboard, then cotton
covered felt on frames, and on this
the paper. These chambers answer
very well and are much frequent
ed. There are, again, public tele-
phone rooms (at present two IN
Berlin and one in Ham,
burg) into which one may enter, and
on payment of fifty pfennig (say
five pence) have five minutes talk
by telephone with any one whose
home or Office is in the system.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

REPRESENTATIVE GATHER stated
yesterday, that Governor Roberts
informed him, most positively, that
he will not be a candidate for re-
election to the governorship. This
remark of the governor was the
theme of general conversation
within the legislative halls during
the day, and various comments were
made thereon, some affecting to be-
lieve that it places the Alcalde fairly
in the field tor the senatorship ;
others, that, while he is not a candi-
date, he will be nominated and
elected by the people, while others
still, that, having served two terms,
the governor is now willing to re-
tire with the record made and hon
ors bestowed by his people. No
governor has served the people Of
Texas more nobly, and should
his disposition really be to
retire from the place he
now occupies, no other honor is too
great for him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

THE papers up north are discuss
ing a Democratic boom. They cou-
tend that the country is going that
way; that the people are at last
truly tired of Republican rule; that
numbers have been misled into
affording the Republican party sup
port and prolongatlon of power,
under the specious delusion that the
welfare and prosperity of the coun-
try might suffer from sweeping po-
litical changes; that Republicanism
has grown so intolerably imperious,
so tyrannical, so determined to per-
petuate it's administration of public
affairs, and so manifestly confident
of its ability to retain its supremacy,
that the people have at length be-
come aroused, and now exhibit a
stubborn determination to cast of
the yoke that gals them, and
wrest the governing authority from
its present corrupt and grasping
hands, and restore it once more to
the good old party which is COM
posed of the actual bone and sinew,
heart and hope of the people. Says
the long Island AdcertiSer: "lhe
ball is now evidently set rolling that
will. in due time. trundle across the
continent and bring about the down.
fall of the Republican party. Few
will be mourners over such an event,
save those who are abruptly inter
rupted in their evil schemes of plum
der and self-aggrandisement. And
precious little pity will be excited
in true Democratic hearts over their
discontinue. Verify the Republi-
can race is pretty near run"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
Contract in Full Force.

RICHMOND, VA, April 28.-The
injunction obtained by the state at
torney, General Blair, to restrain
the carrying into effect the contract
with the Kendall manufacturing
company for a bond for printing,
was vacated to-day by Judge Will
ford in the circuit court, and the new
restraining order prayed for, based
on yesterdays amended bill for
the complaint, was denied. This
action leaves the contract in full
fnroa
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

Turning to France, we learn that
the number of lines supplied in
Paris by the societe generate des
telephone on the 31st of January
was 1411, instead of 626 at the end
OF the corresponding week in 1881,
and the communications in the last
week of January, this year, amount
ed to 80,534. In Lyons the number
Of lines has increased from 81 in
January, last year, to 2S5 in January.
1882; III Marseilles from 80 to 1853
in Nantes from IA 10 20; Bordeaux
has continued with 1872; Havre with
100; Lille with 3.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

ONE NJ. d. Ball is at Washington,
claiming admission to the house as
delegate from Alaska. Ball was
elected he claims, by 236 votes out
of total of 294-an overwhelming
victory to be sure, but giving no
ground for his remarkable demand
to sit in the house and draw the pay
of representative. If the climate
ofAlaska is favorable to the develop
ment of such brassy specimens as
Ball, the political future of that re-
gion must be viewed with alarm.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

The superintendent of the public
schools of San Antonio favors cor
poreal punishment in the schools
the Light disfavors it, and therein
the paper displays fitness for eleva-
tion, while the superintendent dis
plays fitness for brutal instead of
intellectual tastes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
SAN ANTONIO.
A Wanted Man CaPtured-Attemp
to KlI-New Courthouse TO
be Commenced.
Special Telegram.i

Special Telegram.i
SAN ANTONIO, April 2s.-Robert Hur-
ley, who is wanted for horse theft, was
arrested at daybreak at Old Place, on the
Salado. He has been in prison before
as John Stakolens and is supposed to be
the man Edwards, who was identified
with the Boyd-Dellis gang.
Information has been received that
Father Shay, of Flatonia, was shot at on
Wednesday. The miscreant fred in the
direction of the bed whereon he was
supposed to be lying, but luckily he was
up at the time. Father Shay being in
danger of his life is staying here, pend
ing change in his location.
Mr.. D. c. Anderson's bid for new
courthouse has been accepted. The
building will be commenced in June
next
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
GALVESTON.
Trotting match-A Collector Miss
ing-COnciliatOry Ideas
Prevail.

Special telegram
GALVESTON, April 2S.---A trotting
match will come of on May 10 between
the we'll known horses Edna Earl and
Joe Maxwell. A pacing race between
Conductor and Riprap Will come of at the
same time.
Clarence Farley, a book-keeper IN the
employ of the Galveston Planning Mills
company, collected a check for $500 be
longing to the firm, and has not since been
heard from.
1t is stated that the mayor and opposing
aldermen are about to effect a compro-
mise, and that matters will be adjusted
satisfactorily.
Local market for spot cotton closed
nominal prices unchanged from yester-
day no sales reported; futures closed
steady, but two to six points lower than
Yesterday sales, 400 bales.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

ACCORDING to a we'll known DEM
ocratic correspondent at Washing
ton, President Arthur is not work
ing to the satisfaction of the south
ern Republicans. They point to
the present cabinet as the first since
the war that has not contained q
member from the southern states.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
Premature Loss OF the Hair

May be entirely prevented by the use Of
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when harsh and dry. IL soothes the r.
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OF. IL promotes its healthy, vigorous
growth. 1t Is not greasy nor sticky. II
Ieaves no disagreeable odor. 10 Kills
s Burnstt's FIayorlng extracts are
known as the best,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

BOOKKEEPING is sad necessity in
Arkansas, at least that is the way it
looks when Governor ChurchilPs
case is considered. He was state
treasurer for six years before he was
elected governor, and receipts and
outlays will not balance by $1G4, 900,
and the deficit is not on the side of
receipts.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

ATTEMPTS to arrest the coinage
of silver and the issue of silver GER
tificates are still being made. 1t is
the thumb-screw process, inaugu-
rated by John Sherman, which lives
and which the ghouls would enforce
that panic and profit may ensue.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

The very hostility shown it by the
Republicans, disguised Federalists, is
the best proof imaginable of its
value, and of the wisdom of contin-
uing and enlarging its scope. 1t is
a sound policy to always do what
the enemy dislikes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

THE Belton Journal is satisfied
that Bell county Democrats will be
well enough satisfied with Mr.. Mills,
and therefore they will not trot out
any local candidate for congression-
al honors. The journal is truly
megnanimous.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

GENERAL BEAUREGARD has about
finished his book upon the war OF
secession. The work covers his
whole military career. 1t is not con
ciliatory in tone. 1t assumes the
fundamental justice OF the Confed-
crate cause. Gen. George W. Smith
has also completed an account of the
fall Of New Orleans under Mansfield
Lowell, together with the history OF
military operations ON the PENN
sula. lie attacks Mr.. Jefferson
Davis as some of his predecessors
have done.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

WHEN the next legislature assem-
bles, there will be no land left with
which TO endow the university. 1t
will have all gone down into the
mammoth paunch of the speculator.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

THEY are telling in London of a
new telephone, the invention of
Prof. Dobear, which has neither the
Bell receiver nor the Edison mag
net, requires only single wire,
which need not be connected with
the telephone itself. The person re-
ceiving message has only to point
The instrument at the end of the
wire to hear the words spoken
miles away. The statement seems
incredible, but 1t is really no more
wonderful than the telephone to
which we have so quickly become
accustomed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

MAHoNE pledged Virginia for
seven or eight congressman, and
now what is he going to do about
1t. His standing with the powers
that be, at Washington, depends up
on compliance. The legislature has
refused to adopt his plan of appor-
tionment.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

UNDER this plan of apportion-
ment it is thought, unless Col. Finlay
secures the Democratic nomination
for congress in the Galveston coast
district, that Mr.. Plumley will be
called on to take care of the "deep
water" interest.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

THE first comet OF 1882 will be-
come visible to the unaided eve in
June, and will reach its perihelion
on the 10th of that month. 1t will be
visible until September, but will be
first seen by, and will make its most
brilliant display to, the people of the
southern hemisphere.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

SENATOR MCDML, of Iowa, is a
Jealous advocate OF a federal rail-
way commission, and it is thought
by many that he wants the creation
that he may be one of the commits
sloners. There might be millions
In it
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

MAHoNEIsM is encouraging fine
system of morals in the Old Do
minion. A negro doctor, without
experience, has been placed in
charge of the insane asylum at Rich
mond. Va.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

EDITOR HURLBUT's testimony,
tending to implicate Secretary
Blaine in the Shipherd scheme, by
intimating that he favored it, until
the shooting of Garfield, when he
saw that he was likely to lose his
grip on the government, and the l
change his course, creates a good
deal of comment at Washington,
and is regarded as the first real
thrust Mr.. Blaine has received,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

THE Baltimore Herald is willing
to stake money on the fact that
there will be no more hurtful rail-
way legislation during this session
of the Texas LEGISLATURE.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

QUEENVICToRIA's expressed opin-
ion is that attempts on her life will
not cease until the trial of the oflen-
ders is Invested of the legal pomp
and glory of trial for high treason.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

The Philadelphia Record un-
equivocally pronounces the speaker
fool, but thinks this no sufficient
reason why all other congressman
shonld want to be like him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

Contracts have been awarded to
an electric light company in New
York City for lighting the streets,
at an expense of seventy cents per
night for each lamp.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
POSTAL CARD.
EIa1N. TEX. April q. 1ss2.

ELGIN, TEX, April p, 1882.
Mr. G. Jones, formerly of Austin,
has purchased the drug store OF g n.
Jarvis. Mr.. Jones will make his future
home here. He has now started to erect
a handsome residence.
Farmers begin To want rain.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

Mr.. GoULD's experimental farm
on the "Staked Plains" will be used to
prove whether the great unwatered
west is not destined to be great
grain producing region.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04
ARTHUR,

PRESIDENT ARTHUR, having
shown his willingness to have par
tial justice done the unprotected
people of the Mississippi valley, sew
eral Republican senators are falling
into line in the same interest.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-04

The fish commissioner is now q
certainty. He is to have fifteen hun
dred dollars and money TO enge ge
in piscaculture.