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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

IT would seem as if Gov. Critten.
den is likely to have his hands full
in getting the Ford boys from the
party in Missouri, who want to see
them hanged for the killing of Jesse
James. The sheriff of Ray county
has served warrants on the boys tor
alleged completely in the murder of
Wood Hite, one of the James gang.
The prisoners may well feel discOn-
certed at the turn affairs are taking,
for it begins to look as if the gov
ernor may not be able to protect
them absolutely.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
United States Circuit and District
Courts.

Names of persons drawn as Jurors for
the federal Jurt, June term, 1882:
]. S. SimOns, Austin, Texas; John
Fawcett, Winchester, BastrOp county;
John Lemby, Mason, Mason county;
James Evans, Austin; Sid Durham
Austin; M. H. Coskar, Burnett, Bur
nett county; James M. Swisher, Austin;
]. E. Rankin, Mason Mason county;
H. BastiaD, Austin; Bob Harraldson,
/ Austin; d. It. Iglehart, Austin; W. G.
Fouler, Burnett; Jack Nash, McDade;
T. Driscoe, Kimble county; c. H.
Booth, Taylor, Williamson county; B.
T. Gooch, Mason, Mason county; N. J.
Alexander, Austin; Norton Moses,
Strickland, Burnett county; L. s.
Duval, Port Bend, Travis county;
Bruce Dillingham;, Travis Thos To
land, Lampasas ]. M. Crank, Bren-
ham, Washington county Christian
Keyser, Loyal Valley, Mason county ;
Tom King (colored), Au tin West Dob
son (colore6 Austin; ]. A. Wilkins,
Brennan, Washington county j. E.
Stiles, Taylor, Williamson county j.
Steiner, Austin; E. Freedenhous, Lee
county W. B. Lyman, jr, Lampasas
county e. A. Keuchler, Austin E.
Deisen, San Marcos; William Tomlin-
son, Austin; c. w. Criser, Manchaca,
Travis county; Robert Zesch, Hedwig's
Hill, Mason county; c. F. Millett, Aus
tin I; Hill Mccormick, Flint Rock post
office, Travis county; William Sheldon,
Willow Creek, Gillespie county R.
ii. Anderson, Williamson county e.
Mendil, Taylor, Williamson county.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

DE-. Bliss earned a sort OF preca-
rious existence at Washington. He
had failed with Cundurango," and
was "hard up" when Guiteau's bull
let and his accidental proximity to
the scene Of the presidential shoot
ing gave him boom. Il is said by
some that he did good business in
stocks during the presidents illness,
and now he gets $4,000 and is
placed on the army retired list in
payment for his manipulation of
Mr. Garficld's case. He, therefore,
re>ires temporarily from bis ardu-
oos labors and goes on European
tour HIS pay on the army retired
list il permanency.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

TEE county convict should by all
means be credited with one dollar a
day on his fine, no matter what the
county may receive in hire. Judges
and iuries only should take into con-
sideration the character and dispo-
sition of convicts, and their willing
ness to pay fines. The refractory
rand contentious convict may thus
have the fullest penalty of the law
Imposed upon him, but no law
should be passed leaving to those
hiring the right to fix the merit of
me convict.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
WOULD HE, TOO, BE A MARTYR.

The legislature has passed q bill
repeating all laws granting lands or
land certificates for special purpo-
SEES. This bill has become law. and
the commissioner of the general
land office is called upon to obey it,
unless he adopt the fashion of pass
ing upon the propriety of law, and
thus find ground for refusing to
comply with it. Section l, of this
law, reads: "Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state of Texas,
that all laws now in force granting
lands, or land certificates, to any
person, firm, corporation, or COM
pany, fof the construction of rail-
ways, canals and bitches, be, and
the same are hereby repealed" 1t
appears to the STATESMAN that I'M
utterable confusion must arise
out of attempts to comply with this
law. 1t prohibits the issuance of
Glands or land certificates" and of
course this means that lands cannot
be granted upon certificates already
issued. This is the plain require
ment of the law, no matter
what the legal or constitu-
tional right the "person, hrm,
corporation or company" may
have acquired before its adoption.
1t tells the land commissioner that
he must not issue lands, aud this, of
course, means that he must not sign
patents, which are the states deeds
TO lands. Let us suppose a case :
The Austin and Northwestern
railway company has obtained
certificates on twenty miles
of completed road-bed, but
these certificates have not been
located and converted into patents;
hence the commissioner cannot sign
deeds to lands for which these GER
tificates call. This is the line of
direction under this law, which the
land commissioner must follow.
The law reaches other cases
as well. The same railway
company has completed twenty
miles more of railway, which
has been inspected, and the report
upon these twenty miles was handed
in and approved, but the land COM
missioner had not signed the certifi-
Gates when the bill became law.
BY its direct provisions he is
prohibited from issuing certificates
to railway companies, and hence
these claims against the state are
held in allegiance, and the only re-
lief, probably, is through suit in the
federal court, a long and tedious
course and one not credita-
BILE TO the state. Then,
should this court mandamus
the land commissioner. being still a
chief in his own domain, he may be
marched TO Jail in the event of non
compliance, and even then he may
refuse and continue to refuse COM
pIiance with the courts mandate.
1t is true that Commissioner Walsh's
head is not shaped in the same
mould as those of the martyrs, be-
ing broad and expansive, and he
might not prefer. to sleep IN dun
geon, 70 pine and die, because the
legislature did not properly
digest a law; but we present
these reflections, to what show
stickler tor supposed consti-
tuhonal requirement, what one who
courts martyrdom, might achieve for
himself in obedience as well as in
non-obedience to law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THERE Is a fuss in Galveston over
the question, whether the street
railway companies ought to have
q circulating medium at large, when
nickels would do just as well. The
friends of the railways argue that
not more than $500 is made in in
forest on the companies evidences
Of debt and that it is narrow mind
ed to raise question or so insig-
nilicant an advantage, involving a
revenue no greater than will pay
the salary of two street car drivers
for twelve months.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

JUDGE MACTEAGH says the re-
publican party has left him, but it
is just possible that the Republican
party has left every man who was
not in favor of General Grant at
Chicago; and that is what makes
some OF these leading Texas Repub-
licans look sadder than the saddest.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THREE Mormon missionaries are
preaching among the Scandinavian
population of Minnesota, and are
meeting with great success. Their
conversions are numbered by the
hundred, and as 1t is obligatory upon
the converts to seek Zion as example,
fed by Mormon rule in Utah, quite
an exodus of Swedes is expected
from the northwest at an early day.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THE bill reducing passenger fare
on railroads to three cents per mile
has passed both houses of the legisla-
ture. Now for legal contest by the
railroads over the constitutionality
of the Observation-Disclosures Observer.
No, one of the railroad men ex-
plains that the future mode of relief
will be in making every baby, even
pass at full price, to say nothing OF
pocdles and "sich."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court.

Chief Justice, r. 8. Gould; Associate Justices,
MtH. Bonner, j. W. StaytOn;
Clerk, c. s. Morse.
Ffom Sundays Daily.l
John W. Harris VS.. S. r. Dawson Ell
al; appeal from Lampasas. Reversed
and cause remanded by agreement of
both parties.
L. Waterbury Sc Co. VS.. City of La
redo; appeal from Bexar Submitted on
brief and oral argument for both parties.
w. G. Dougherty VS.. L. B. Harris;
appeal from Wilson. Transcript with
drawn.
F. Bremen VS.. John Case ct al; error
from Bexar Submitted on motion TO
dismiss.
Court meets Monday morning at 10
o'clock
Judge Bonner being sick did not sit
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

The Brazoria Independent init
mates very strongly that Colonel
Mansfield is manipulating the mouth
of the Brazos according to the de-
sires of Galveston. There is no.
body at the mouth of the Brazos
with money, and the Independent
wants Colonel M. to go to Galveston
and stay there, and only permit
nature to take care of the mouth of
the Brazos, and government agen-
cies to place no obstacle in the way.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
District Court.
Hon. A. s. Walker, judge; E. Mailman, clerk
Ed. Creary, Sheriff.

Convenes Monday, May 1, 1882. The
following Is the order of the docket
Ordered that for the May term, 1882:
First-The civil, nOn-jury docket,
will be taken up Tuesday, May 2.
Second-The civil jury docket will be
taken Monday, May 10.
Third-The criminal docket will be
taken up Monday, June 5.
Fourth-After the criminal docket,
the civil docket will be resumed.
Fifth-A second call of the civil
docket will be made.
Sixth-Motions heard on Saturdays.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

DORSEY has really turned up, bot
tom side down with care, and an
swers to the charge in court that he
has gotten away with 100000 of
the public money. That accounts
for his presence, while modest How
rate has to hide.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
pilIon to he Released.

LONDON, April 25r-A dispatch
from Dublin says that 1T is reported
that John Dillon will be uncondi-
tionally released from prison in
few days.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THE Corpus Christi Free Press
says: "Let the railways alone. They
want to be encouraged in this
sparsely settled country, not him
dered. They have been a great
civilizer and protector, aud beat
atapin0 all to pieces"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

WHEN copies of the resolutions
passed by the house yesterday reach
England, and the British Lion is
startled by the effulgence of the
Texas Star, DR.. Lamson and all
these other poor devils will, no
doubt, be turned loose and be sent
TO America at the crowns expense
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

A PROMINENT clothing firm in
Chicago has signed a contract to pay
Sergeant Mason the sum of $500
per year for his services as clerk,
whether he is released this year or
next.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

SOME of Colonel Whitehead's
friends speak favorably of his nomi-
nation by the Democratic conven-
ton for the position of attorney
general.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

BY JUNE, it is thought, the Pal
mer-Sullivan railway win have been
completed oyer one hundred miles
west of Laredo.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THE way the thing looked in the
house, yesterday, was that railway
legislation for the balance of the
season is Cooked"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

AND now, since Bliss has been
paid $4,000, and placed on the
army retired list, impecunious doc
tors will be hanging around the
White House waiting for some
crank TO give them a job.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

Mr.. James B. Bailey, of Syracuse, N. Y,
writes s.0f all men born to suffer, /
think have had my fullest share; from
my fourteenth wear have been q misera-
BILE invshd. When twenty-six years of
age, felt was sixty. My troubles made
me unfit for business or pleasure. A
year ago 1 tried Browns Iron Bltters-
and now in my twentieth year 1 feel my,
self for once in nv life. "a perfect man."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

THE Weatherford Commercial
Herald wants Judge j. l.. Camp, OF
Upshur county, made governor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

DIR. CLEVELAND left, yesterday
for his home in the Golden State.
He is one of the many very pros
perous citizens of San Francisco.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

EsIERDAY Hon. John Ireland
departed for Seguin. 1t is the opin-
ion of not few, that in less tn an
twelve months from now he may re-
turn as governor.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

SENATOR FAIR, of California, is
said to be the richest man in the
limited States senate in fact, he is
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
uiin,ster HurIburt,, Rodv.

NEW YORK, April 25.-The body
of the late Minister Hurlburt ar
rived to-day on the steamer Colon,
from Aspinwall.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

lnvalids should prevent their disease
from gaining ground by using Browns
Iron Bitters. At stops decay, keeps the
blood warm, and gives the emaciated
form OF new lease Ollie.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
imp.
tho hill Ui'

. s. university is to be de-
.sterday it was boosted
that the bill was defeated, and the
land spectators claim the credit.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27
TEXAS PRESS OPINIONS.
THE SCHOOL LAND PROBLEM NEG
LECTED.

THE SCHOOL LAND PROBLEM NEG
LECTED.
Hamilton Herald: The matter of
renting school lands, recommended
by the governor, seems not to be
taken hold of with much earnest
ness by the legislature.
But why capitalists, owning cattle
and sheep by thousands, should be
allowed to appropriate the lands re-
served for the use of public schools
and grow rapidly rich on them
without paying for their use, 1t is
difficult to see. 1t seems that great
territories, embracing millions of
acres of these lands, have been
seized upon by these men
and divided out among them
selves, as if they were the owners
of them; and each, with his
retainers to do his bidding, like
feudal lord, Is as jealous of his
usurped domain, as if the soil were
indeed his own. A gentleman,
fresh from the great western ranges,
tells us that many of these men as
sert exclusive right to Craze the
school lands severally over districts
ten, twenty, thirty and even fifty
miles in extent, in which they have,
perhaps, purchased no land at all,
or but very few acres. While
they are growing rich on the prop
erty of the people, while the chill.
dren of the latter are growing up in
ignorance. Surely our wise men at
Austin will devise remedy for
this abuse.
HARMONY AND GOOD WILL.
Austin Citizea-J. j. Hamilton
(col.), editor: We are informed by
leading members of the legislature
that no further action will take place
at this session; that the appoint
ment of railroad commissioners to
fix the charges of transporting
freights or the enactment of any law
for taking away from railroads their
present right to charge fair and rea-
sonable rates of transportation will
not be attempted. We are glad
when we hear our members of the
le gislature say that they viii not do
anything more to trouble onr rail-
roa . at this session. We hope
THY will attend to the duty
they were called together to per-
form, Of apportioning ont the state,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

Respectfully submitted,
A. NELL, Chairman of committee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09
POLICE POM

Charles Thomas was arrested yeSter-
day for stealing a pair of shoes from
Park Johnson. He had them or
when arrested.
Jerry King is in durance vile fol
cribbiDg a coat from a cook named
lobe Roberts.
Louis Cash had a long time to wait
for the return of II. G. Poole, to whom
he gave a $40 bill to change. Pool'l
bail was fixed at $1,000 when the OfiCel
found him.
Willis Cole. Captain Of the boot
black guards, sprang from a two stor!
window and broke his leg, when thu
officers knocked at his door. He wa
not the party wanted after all.
A half demented darky nance
Frank Kimball, who has just been re
leased from the Island, where h,
served two years, was given a week II
which to get out of the city to-day. H,
is in the habit of annoying a lady OIL
Beal street, against whom he bears
grudge for some ffancied wrong.
President Hadden, of the Police
and Fire Commissioners, is expected
to occupy the bench in the PclicI
Court next week, probably sooner
He has served frequently as foreman
of the grand jury, and will bring will
him some experience in the way 0
eliciting testimony.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09
RulIy,s lFnte.

A difficulty occurred at the L. & N.
depot yard yesterday evening between
Mike Gray, a lOafer and bully, and a
young brakeman named Mike Hol-
leran. Gray asked Holleran to give
him a light from his cigar, accom-
panying the request with avile epithet,
and then demanded Holleran's cigar,
again cursing him. HOlleran pushed
him off the engine, where he was at
work, aud Gray, Selling a heavy iron
pin, dealt him a stunning blow on the
top of the head. The witnesses we're
all evidently afraid of Gray and gave
their testimony in a weak voice, but
the Court found him guilty, neverthe-
less, and bound him over.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09

A Brakeman Ground to Powder
at Bailey's,
And a Tramp's Legs Ampuiaded
at Bartlett.

When the early freight on the Louis
vile and Nashville road was about to
pull out from Bartlett at 6 o'clock
this morning a man, having the APP
pearance Of a tramp, attempted tc
spring upon a fat car loaded with
iron, but missed his footing and fell
under the wheels. One leg was
crushed off at the thigh and the other
about the knee. Conductor Stewart
stopped his train at once, and the un-
fortunate man was brought to the city
and laser in the day was sent to the
City Hospital. The fortitude with
which he bore his sufferings was a sub
ject of remark. When approached
after the accident he raised to a sit.
ting posture and hailed the conductor
with a pleasant remark, free from the
suspicion OF a tremor. and ~cheerfully
answered every question put to him
Not a muscle of his face twitched
though his agony must have beer
great. He said be knew he would die
and smiled as he said it. He gave his
name as Frank Morris, and stated
that he arrived in the city from Little
Rock Saturday and went to Bartlett
but concluded to return to the city.
also that he worked at the Peabody
Hotel in 1875. His brother, Snyder
Morris. who lives at Crawfordville,
Indiana, wal notified. Morris is about
twenty one years of age.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
When the incoming freight train on
the Memphis & Charleston railroad
was nearing Bailey Station, at S:3Oa.m,
Sunday morning, Louis Hope, a brake
man, attempted to jump from the top
Of a box car to a fat. His foot slipped
and he fell between the cars. Both
legs were cut up into small pieces and
his body terribly lacerated. Death
was the almost instant result. His
body was sent on a special train to
Moscow, where he lived, for inter
ment.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09
TheNashviIIe American in Court


NAANf NNAs
A bill has been fled in the Chan
Gerry Court by Jas. G. Warner, admin.
~istrator Of Colonel John G. Rurch, and
A. S. Colyar against the American
Publishing Company seeking to enjoin
the Company from increasing their
stock.
It is claimed by parties who profess
to know that after the purchase of
Colonel Burch's stock by Colonel Col
var, Major 0'Connor and others, the
directors of that company, after obtain
ing legal advice, determined to in
crease their capital stock, which
they did making, with the amount
already owned by them and the in
crease, "a controlling interest, and selling
the increase to Mr.. Doak.
The bill seeks to restrain the pres
ent stockholders from allowing the
increased stock to be voted in the
election for directors, and also the
voting of AZ shares claimed to be re-
tired stock. 1t is further prayed that
the present directory be not allowed to
postpone an election later than the
first of February.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09
C-ommissions Send For.

Sheriff Athy forwarded a tabulated
statement of the recent election to the
Hon. D. A. Mum, Secretary of the
State, this morning with the follow
ing letter:
DEAR Sir:-Inolosed I send state
ment and certificate of election of Off
GERS of Taxing District of>Shelby
county. l send them by request Of
the City Attorney, deeming it neces-
sary to have commissions issued to
officers elect.
Itwould not have been necessary to
send a tabulated statement, except for
the fact that the votes were a little
mixed as to years. The statement
sent gives:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09
The School Board.

The Board of School Visitors
chosen at the election last Thursday
are to be installed tonight, and after
that ceremony are to elect a President,
a Secretary and a Treasurer, thee
offices now held by Mr.. Rambaut, Mr..
Samuel Read and Mr.. A. B. Hill,
rep ctively. The newly elected
members are as follows: First ward,
Anthony Walsh; Second, james Deg
nan; Third, T. r. Boyle; Fourth, H.
NJ. Ferguson; Fifth, Edward Shaw;
Sixth, w. B. Rogers; Seventh, r. D.
Jordan; Eighth, John r. Grehan;
Ninth, james R. Ralston; Tenth, i.
H. Estes, One member of the old
Board from each ward hold over and
serve another year.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09
BROWNSVILLE.
Major WiIIO Haywood Loses His
Arm by AmputaiiOn.
Special to the American.

Special to the Americana
BROWNSVILLE, January THE
many friends and acquaintance of
Major Willo Haywood, ofthe Browns
vile Democrat, will, no doubt, be
surprised and panied to learn that he
had his right arm amputated to-day
about halfway between the elbow and
shoulder. His arm was injured by a
severe scald when he was a small child,
from which he has always been troub,
led by ulcers breaking out. A few
months ago the sores broke out again,
and continued to grow worse. A few
days ago he determined to have the
arm cut off. The operation was per-
formed by DR.. w. II. Rogers, of Mem
phis, and Drs. s. H. Howell and Q. r.
Taylor, of this city, to day at IL
o'clock. He is now resting easy.
The hand that has written so many
stirring editorials in days gone by will
never write another; but the left hand
will, for be has learned to write with
the left hand, and he is a Democrat
all over.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-01-09
POPULAR ADDITIONl
CHARLEY MEYERS, 35 Monroe,
has added a Restaurant
TO hts WeIl-knOwn saloon. TIT
MIXED CANARY SEED,
3 pounds, % cents,
U~LLATHORNE'S SEED STORE,
1913 Main street. l29

Right Rev. Bishop Raymond, Of
Hong Kong, who during the past few
days has been in our city, leaves at
noon tomorrow for New Orleans, en-
route to his mission in China. For
twenty. three years he has labored as a
missioner among the cannibals and
Chinese. To night at eight o'clock
he will speak at st. Bridget's Church
of his experience as a missioner and
Bishop, among the savage and unciv-
ilized cannibals and Chinese. No
charge will be made for admission.
The church will be open at z o'clock.
No reserved seats, all being free.