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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

army, evinces desire to confine
himself to facts from the records, I'M
colored and unvarnished, wherein it
differs with the initial volume of the
series, which, however, was admira-
bly, written. "The Antietam and
Fredericksburg" is a compilation by
Gen. Frances Winthrop Palfrey,
early in the war colonel of the
Twentieth Massachusetts regiment.
and now member of the historical
and the military historical societies
of Massachusetts. His advantages
for securing information have there
fore been peculiar, and the result is
that he gives, as appears from hasty
perusal, valuable record of tie
events of some of the most signal
campaigns of the war. Having
derived the greater part of
his information from person.
al experience and from the
Federal and Confederate records
gathered at Washington, reliance
may be placed in what is told by
him in finished style. 1t is from
such books as these, written by Fed
erals, and those written by Confed-
crates, that true history is to
flow i'll succeeding years. Of all the
books. yet printed, concerning the
war, this series, so far rs we have
seen the numbers, may be relied Oh
with as much confidence as any,
The volumes are handsomely bound
and would make pretty addition
to any library.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
Leading Counties.

The following data, based upon the
last census, is from Burkes' Texas
almanac for 1882:
Grayson is the most populous
county in Texas, having S,10S peo.
pie.
Galveston is the wealthiest. hav.
ing SIT ,741 800 assessed.
Dallas is second in population.
having 33,940 people.
Bexar is second in wealth, having
$10,462, ,522 assessed.
Harris is third in wealth, having
$9,995,S11.
Bexar is third in population, hav-
ing 30,481 people.
Dallas is fourth in wealth, having
$9,660,180.
Fayette fourth in population,
having 2s,004 people.
Harris fifth in population having
27,715 people.
Travis fifth in wealth, having &c.
121,131.
Washington sixth in population,
having 1854 people.
GraysOn sixth III wealth, having
SI,o4o,3I5.
Lamar seventh in wealth, has ST.
312,560.
Travis eighth in population, has
26,975 people.
Ellis is eighth IN wealth, having
S6,371, 1888.
Five of these counties are ON the
line of the Houston and Texas Cen
tral railway.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

TIE recently promulgated re-
script of the German emperor is re-
garded in all quarters as danger
Gus document, and in the light of
history it may be regarded as the
forerunner of European war. When
Prince William, during the illness OF
his brother the king, became regent
os Prussia, in 1858, he made no secret
Of his Liberal opinions, and his first
act was the dismissal of the old aris.
tocratic party who had so long held
sway, But when he succe eded &c
the throne, in 1861, he renounced
the Liberals and all their works and
proclaimed the doctrine of the di.
vine right, just as he now proclaims
the doctrine OF absolutism and de.
nies that constitutional government
was established by the federal pact
A long and dangerous struggle be
tween the king and the house o
deputies followed the coup of 1861
and civil war was only averted b,
Bismarck's tact in getting up wha
English Jingees called "spirite'
foreign policy" as counter-irritanI
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
How Patti Travels.

When Nine Patti travels she does
so on a grand scale. Her wardrobe
is confined in only thirty-three
trunks, and these comprise all sizes
and styles known to the baggage
smasher of the western hemisphere.
They include the small sole leather
article, then larger sized ones until
the seven-storied Saratoga, with bay
windows. and dimensions OF a
prairie log hut is reached. When
Patti travels the baggage masters
swear. There is material enough
in her trunks to stock a
good store. Following after the
trunks are nine servants, who
must go wherever la diva goes
These include couple of maids
her own cook, who knows just what
and the hour the songstress Graves
food, men and maid servants, and
the list closes with an educated
baggage demolishing fiend, who un.
deTstands how to toss trunk out OF
four-story window without even
uncorking a cologne bottle. Patti II
great, and so are her expenses. She
manages to drag out her existence
under an expense of about 300 pei
day. When she first came to Phlla'
delphia the quarters allotted to hel
at the st. George hotel wer'
not what she desired, so thu
madam was transferred Il
the Continental hotel, wher'
she occupied the suite of rooms tina
the Prince Of Wales, the GranC
Duke Alexis and other notables haG
during their stay here. These in
cluded couple of bed rooms, a par
lor, dining room and apartment
where her attendants could not
the divine snoring OF the bird o
song. Her meals were served Il
her private dining room, and Signo
Nicolini was her companion at th'
gastronomic exercises.
Patti does not drink water. Sh'
adheres strictly TO milk as stead.
quencher of thirst.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
Scholastic Census of Texas Towns

The Galveston Journal has taken
the pains to compile from the re
ports of the scholastic population of
the state figures showing the num-
Der of children of scholastic age,
both white and colored. in thirty
five principal cities and towns in
Texas, together with the amount of
money apportIoned each place for
the support of public free schools
during the year ending August 81,
1882. The tabulated statement an
.nexed shows that in the thirty-fve
principal cities and towns there are
1886 white children and 1924
colored, making total of %, ,27O, or
an average of 722 to each place. The
amount apportioned to pay for the
maintenance of schools for these
children is S8O,958.0O:
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
The Best AntidOte Against Infec-
ton.

Food and Hcalth.l
1t is terrible 10 read of the infec-
districts now trembling for fear
that small pox will invade them or
spread within them; towns are
dreading .the coming of ,malarial
fevers; others are already suffering
under diptheria, while scarlet fever,
measles, ETC., arc not even men
toned.
We think that a certain class of
antidotes have never become sufil-
ciently appreciated in these cases.
There is one especially which we
would wish to mention, the fumes
of boiling malt and vinegar.
They dispell Infectious particles
rapidly and kill their virulence-
particularly if used in time. Where
these fumes are used, windows and
doors should be closed and not
opened for about twenty minutes
After this time the fresh air can be
freely admitted. When these fumes
are used repeatedly, disease will as
suredly be kept of.
This is also an excellent preven
tive among cattle and sheep against
infection, and even a curative in Ger
tain cases. The great power ofaeid
to dispel and kill ma1arial particle
is not. sufficiently appreciated. an(
any one can make trial i'll the sim
plest form by allowing the fumes o
boiling vinegar to spread about.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

The latest story told of Sarah
Bernhardt is, that before she left
Paris for her six months tour OF the
continent, it was her habit to go
often to the Hotel Dieu, the great
hospital of Paris, to study dying
agony, that She might better por-
tray it in stage tragedy. She had
been several times 10 a certain ward
TO witness death scenes, where a
young girl was lying in her last i'll
ness. News came one night to the
tragedienne that this young girl was
diving, and she fastened to her
CHASTITY lesson. Clad in deep black,
She seemed very pale and wrath
like MS she glided to her place by the
bedside. No sooner had she seen
the white face bending over her,
than the dying girl threw up both
hands, screaming in agony, 81 know
you, terrible demon of death
Whenever you come to this room il
is always to summon away some
soul. Oh, will not go-I am toe
young. Oh, go, go, | pray you, !
pray youp And shrieking, she
died, while the actress fell down in
a swoon by the side of the unfortu'
nate whose death she had fastened
Paris correspondent Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

however, are at length bearing fruit:
fenlightenment,and the protection
lists, realizing the changing senti-
ment of the west, are turning south.
ward in the hope of deluding the
planters with their fallacies.
True, Senator Voorhees, and eX-
Governor Hendricks. for obvious
reasons, have seen fit to second his
move, but in marked contrast with
their specious counsel are the ut
terances of that tried Democrat, ex-
Senator Joseph e. Mcdonald, of In
diana. In speech, which he de-
livered at indianapolis a few days
ago, mastery effort that laid bare
the iniquities of the protective sys-
TEN, there occurred the following
passage, which, in cOgent argument
and cold, clear truth, is a marvel of
terseness and logical power. Said
Mr.. Mcdonald
"Let me call your attention to the
effect of the tariff upon the farmer
and producer as compared to the
benefits derived from it by the man
ufacturer. OF these 1885,, 100000 of
domestic merchandise exported du-
ring the last fiscal year 80 per cent.
were products of the soil and farm,
the chief of which we're cotton,
breadstuffs, provisions and tobacco
and live stock. The prices for this
vast amount of farm and agricul-
tural products were fixed in Liver
pool and London. The price of
wheat goes up or down in the board
of trade at Chicago as it fiuctu-
ates i'll London or Liverpool, so
that the foreign price determines
the home price. Our imports for
the last year upon which a duty was
paid, as you have seen, was over
$446, 900; of this amount 80 per
cent. were articles of manufacture.
The price of these was fixed in
Lowell and other manufacturing
centres i'll this country, and not at
the port at which they were shipped.
There might be difference of any
where from 30 to 100 per cent.
i'll the price there and here, the
price might be that much less i'll
the foreign market than in
this country, but the consumer
could have no benefit from that, for
the tariff would absorb it all. So
that while the farmer and producer
had to sell to the manufacturer their
products at foreign prices, and they
were compelled to buy both foreign
and domestic goods at home prices
enhanced by protective tariff, the
manufacturer purchases all farm
products at the lowest prices and
sells his manufactured articles at the
highest prices"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

WAR HIsToRY.-"The Antietam
and Fredericksburg" is the title of
the fifth volume of Campaigns OF
the War;" now being issued by
Charles Scribner's Sons, of New
York. We were presented by the
publishers with the two first vol
umes of this series, "Outbreak of
the Rebellion" and "From Fort
Henry to Corinth," and we then
gave, as our readers re-
member, an extended notice
of the character of these works,
together with a careful criticism OF
the two first volumes, referred to-
The volume now before us is q
record of some of the most interest
ing campaigns of the war, and iti
merit is that the author, though s
partisan, an officer in the fedora
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
The Tariff ana the Farmers.

Savannah (Ga.) News.l
That high protective tariff is of
no benefit to the agricultural classes,
but on the contrary involves a con-
slant drain of their resources, is a
proposition so plain that it seems
needless to argue it. Under the
protective system the farmer gets
but the market price for his pro-
ducts (which is regulated by the de-
mand OF the world), while he is
compelled to pay for manufactured
products an artificial price, the IN
crease in which, above what would
be the market price in a normal
state of affairs, is caused by the eX-
cess of duties levied to protect the
manufacturers.
The factory hands themselves de.
rive little benefit from the system
while the other classes of the people
are made to pay tribute to the beEe-
ficiaries of the tariff. For years
though confronted With the injury
wrought them, the farmers of the
west have supported the Republi
can party, the special patron of the
protective system. Years of loss
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

A CINCINNATI Commercial special
says that President Arthur declared
to a Kentuckian a few days ago,
that he had been annoyed more by
the applications from Kentucky than
from any other state; that it seemed
as if a largo proportion of the popu-
lation were abandoning business,
home, family aud friends to pursue
the phantom of office; that officials
were demonstrating the fact that
they were unfit for Office by running
here themselves, or sending agents
to urge their retention, as if the off,
cal records would not sustain them
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
A SNEAK NECESSARY FALSI-
EIES.


We reproduce from the New
York Herald q letter, dated
Galveston, Texas, January 1,
1882, signed "rexan." The readers
of the STATESMAN are invited to
peruse it carefully, that they may
understand how well one may fall
sify when it is his profession to do
so. History is tainted with but few
periods more distasteful to a
people than that which inter-
vened in Texas between 1867
and 1878. During this period the
people of Texas were harrassed by
base personal state government,
ready to use any means and any OBJ
ject as instruments of detraction and
of oppression and robbery. y mill
tary power threw aside the expressed
popular viii, and having estab-
lished an illegal government
by means of armed die
tatlon TINS government naturally
resorted TO force AMI wrong in
maintaining character derived
from its creation. This period, in
which civil rights were suspended
in which false election returns were
made, in which administration Off
GERS were known to be corrupt, in
which legislators votes were pub
licly beught and sold, in which ex-
ecutive power was used in the main
tenance and advancement of Grim
inals, and in which the ju
dietary were hardly less fret
from suspicion than purchased legis
lators, has been too often reviewed
by the press of the entire country t
require exposure now. 1t was thu
period that brought base men to thu
surface, investing them with poweI
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

WASHINGTON dispatches to the
New York papers say it is semi
officially announced in that city that
Senator Geo. II. Pendleton intends
to be candidate for the Democratic
nomination for president two years
hence. The announcement is made
by warm personal and political
friends of Mr.. Pendleton, who say
there is only one contingency which
would cause him to withdraw, and
that would be the consenting of the
Hon. Samuel j. Tilden to become a
candidate for the nominations
contingency which is not contem-
plated.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

The bullet fired by Sergeant Ma.
son at Guiteau, and which flattened
itself against the wall of his cell, is
discovered to have formed a striking
profile likeness of the wretch. A
mold of this bullet has been made,
from which fac simileS are manufac-
tured. A number of these have
been sent to various museums
throughout the country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

A KENTUCKY legislator, named
Harwood, has introduced bill max
ing it an offense tor any legislator to
accept free passes on railways. The
bill will fail, of course, and as a
point in the compass it would be
curious to see how many such passes
this same legislator will take away
with him. A certain Texas legisla-
tor was indignant at the first free
pass offered him, but when he left
Austin he had his pocket full of such
passes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

Is it really the intention to build
a stately pesthouse, costing eight
thousand dollars, to be made ready
tor occupancy six months hence,
when there may be no need for it,
or are they going to give comfor. to
these unfortunates now in the tents
over the river
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

There were seven hangings the
first Friday of this year, in various
parts of the country, as follows:
Martin Kankowski, at Jersey City,
for killing his bride ; Joseph Michael
Kotovsky and Charles Ellis, at at.
Louis, for separate murders; John
A. Phelps, at Marshall, Mo-, who
killed his employer: Terence
Achille and Sterling Ben, two col
ored robbers and murderers, at
Franklin, La; Joseph Abbott, a con-
wet, who killed another convict, at
Elmira, N. Y.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

There is q case before the courts
of Connecticut that turns OH whether
a belief in spiritualism is conclusive
proof of mans insanity. A man
in 1856 made his will and twenty
three years afterwards died. There
is no evidence that in all the years
between the making of the will and
the time of his death the testator
showed any alteration of mind, but
a distant relation from another slate,
who was not beneficiary
under the will, brought
suit to set it aside on the
ground that the testator was, when
he made the will, a believer in
spiritualism, and, therefore, conclu-
siyely of unsound mind and unable
to make will. A jury, made up
mainly of congregational dcacOns,
sustained this caveat and set aside
the will. A new trial is asked, and
on this there is expected TO be de-
cision that the Judge before whom
the previous trial was had erred III
not charging that belief i'll spiritual
ism was conclusive proof of insanity
What is meant by belief in spiritual.
| ism is not clear. Does it mean be
lief that there are spirits or that GER
tain phenomena have some connec
| ton with spirits?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

THE accounts OF last years pro
gress in the southern cities are all in
and show a most gratifying growth.
Every city in the south has made
progress, while many of them have
made tremendous strides.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

THE Gosling of the quill, who is
chief of the Texas press gang. has
called a meeting of the executive
committee to meet at Houston on
the Goth to consider matters of vital
importance-probably a grand ex-
eursiou
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

immigration last year reached the
large figures of 100000. This is a
wonderful influx, and presents some
interesting problems for the future:
To some extent the subtraction of
such a number must affect the de-
mand for subsistence on the other
side, but it is more than made up on
this, for they are scarcely producers
as a whole until in the country for q
year. The questions and wonder OF
assimilation, too, are matters OF IN
creasing interest.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

SPEAKER KEIFER must be a very
honest man. He admitted that it
would be right to have Democratic
representatives on the election COM
mittee; so, besides the Republicans,
he appointed George Washington
Jones and Virginia Readjuster.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
EAD's ship railway bill is being

EAD's ship railway bill is being
energetically pressed before con-
gress, with probability of success.
The only serious opposition to it
hitherto has been that coming from
General Grant and the supporters
of the Nicaraguan canal scheme. but
at last he has been won ovor, and
the thing proceeds smoothly. Evil
IDENTIFY the lobby is strong enc with
plenty of money behind il.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

THE statement is made that Col.
T.. B. Pickett, of Liberty, is i'll de-
clining health. He has been long
and intimately connected with af-
fairs of state in Texas, and the
STATESMAN hopes his recovery may
soon be announced.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

Such being the existing facts bearing
upon the election to fill the next va
cancy from Texas in the United
States senate, is it not morally GER
tain that the Democratic party.
backed by the influence and the ma
terial aid of the railway corpora
tions of that state, will see TO it that
Roberts is elected? TEXAN.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

MIR. GLADSTONE says he does not
favor the establishment of a land
court to deal with the English land
question, but favors the simplifica-
tion of transfer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

IT WON'T come off, that duel be-
tween Burbridge and Blackburn.
The former publishes another letter,
and Blackburn says he will not no.
tice him unless he addresses him
otherwise than through the papers
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

TEXAS is reported just now as a
sea ofmud. The last heard of Hous-
ton was, that its church spires and
markethouse tower were still in
view.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

VIZ ought to get Oscar Wilde to
come to Austin and enjoy really
aesthetic set of streets. They are
really so beautifully glossy and
gloomy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

"wo CAR loads of salmon have
been received at Galveston, direct
from California over the Southern
Pacific railway.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
ScovILLE has instituted a damage
suit for libel against the owners of
the indianapolis Herald.

A LOT OF fellows were knocking
after the Waco postofiice, and o. H.
Leland, having the largest pole
got IL.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

George Ticknor Curtis has nearly
completed his biography OF James
Buchanan. IL will be a thorough
and valuable work, and add to the
well-earned fame of its author.
But, after all, Buchanan is Q very
dead man.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

IT is said the German crown
prince knew nothing of the imperial
rescript until he saw it in the official
record.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

THE rivers in Tennessee are
swollen with floods and great dam
age is resulting.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26

The Virginia Readjusters will
hereafter call themselves Liberals.
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An Opinion.
continued

EDITOR AsToRIAN:
The long looEed-for State paper is
before us, containing the eulogy upon
the life and character Of tho late
President, Jas. A. Garfield. Many
have been the representations as to
the literary effort of Mr.. Blaine; some
have averred that it would be a severe
criticism upon the enemies of the late
administration; some, that it would
be, in part, vindication of the Off
cial acts of the orator; and others,
that it would be foreshadowing of the
Blame following, during the coming
three years. sAll have been dlsap-
pointed. We have in this Grafton a
masterpiece of biographical writing
only. Blaine here, as elsewhere,
shows his superiority. l..