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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Tariff for Revenue.
Savannah News


The average rate of duties under the
Morrill, tariff is about Al per cent. 1t
is calculated by those familiar with
the subject that an average duty of
% per cent cOnduces most to the
raising of revenue. Were such scale
of duties adopted the tariff would be
strictly a tariff for revenue, and the
wants of the government could be met
under its operation. That such tariff
must be established is as certain as
that water will flow down hill. The
chosen arbiters of the protection
lists have overruled their strongest
plea. If, as the protectionists
urge, our "infant" industries have
all they can do to crawl
with the tremendous support they re-
ceive from tariff the duties under
which average AZ per cent, they must
be terribly embarrassed when 20 per
cent of that support is withdrawn
from them, on an average, and 90 per
cent from many of them. If the barons
and their organs have told the truth
when they foretOld the wreck of our
industries when brought into COMPETE
ton with the "pauper labor of Europe"
we confess to considerable solicit
tude for our struggling sin
fants," now that it is proposed
to put them on more slender
allowance of pap. We can hardly
bring ourselves to believe, however,
that the stout champions of our sin
fants" will consent to see them lam
guish. Yet. when the president and
other oracles of the grand old party"
and the tribunal elected by the barons
declare against them, we cannot but
harbor the suspicion that the benefi-
Charles of protection will shortly be
compelled to reconcile themselves to a
regime of equality and justice.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
EurOpean Colonies.

Germany is crowded with inhabi-
tantS and the emigration is large. most
of it coming to the United States.
The German government is now said
to be seeking to establish colonies to
which these emigrants may be sent.
We suppose some suitable piece of
territory can be found for the purpose,
although it is rather late in the day to
look for a sparsely inhabited land
where the soil and climate are good.
1t is said that the interior of Africa is
proposed as the new home for these
people; but if so, We think the col
ony will not flourish. The German
people seek for lands upon which they
can build up homes and enjoy health
and the comforts of life. The condi-
lions of life in the hot lands of Africa
are not favorable to European coloni-
zation. By building railroads through
the interior and placing steamboats,
upon the rivers great deal of trade
may be developed and considerable
wealth acquired but to eolonize the
interior of Africa with a numerous
population of European families, and
have the colony thrive, is likely to
prove a very difficult task
France, also, is actively engaged in
Africa, and is, no doubt, projecting
great schemes of development in the
way of trade. She will seek to direct
a large emigration thither, for France
is also overpopulated. The southern
shore of the Mediterranean might be
settled by Europeans. for it is doubt
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Growing Old.
[Atlanta CONSTITUTIONAL

"Have you noticed" said Gen. Hoke,
of North Carolina, the other day, 1.-The
rapid disappearance of one-armed and
one-legged men? AT the close of the
war, in the south, as almost every
southerner was in the army, men
without an arm or leg were to he seen
everywhere and on all occasions.
Within the last few years they have
been growing scarcer rapidly. In a
few more years it will be rare thing
to see one"
1T is impossible for me to realize, {"
said an old soldier sitting near by,
that it has been more than
seventeen years since Lee surren-
dered. When l think of that day it
seems to me that it was only yesterday.
And yet nearly a generation has passed
since the Confederate flag was fioated
for the last time"
You will appreciate this still more, u
said Gen. Hoke, IF you notice thenext
assemblage of soldiers at reunion OF
in procession on some occasion. 1t is
pitiful to see how old and grizzled they
look. The youngest of them are
middle-aged men. Why, the day i
Surrendered could place my hand on
my saddle-horn and vault over my
horses back. Now about all care to
do is to climb up one side Of him."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Rather Accept Defeat.
Washington Star. ]


The Washington correspondent of a
prominent western journal. which is
Republican in politics, informs that
paper that MeSsrs. Malone and Rid
dleberger shave served notice on the
Republicans in the senate that they
propose to dictate who shall hold the
senate offices after March A." The
Readjuster senators may propose, but
the Republican caucus will probably
feel that it has the right to dispose
of these offices. The Republi-
cans, after their experience of
last years trade with Malone, may
prefer to defy him rather than sub
NIT to his actions. The Republican
senators. it is true, will lack one of a
constitutional majority. They will
number 3S-half the senate-while
the Democrats will have SO. If the
two readjusters act with the Republi-
cans the latter will have four majority,
and can organize without any difficult
ty. There are Republican senators
who do not hesitate to say that they
would rather lose the organization
than to submit to such dictation as
would force unacceptable officers upon
them.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
The Electric Light.


Before the electric light becomes, as
1t must soon become, the common
Illuminating agent of the period, a de-
termlned effort should be made to de-
wise some mode of mitigating its pc
cullarly unpleasant intensity. The
yibratile impulse of the electric force
is obviously stronger than the delicate
terminal elements of the optic nerve
in the retina can bear without injury
We are wont to apply the adjectiveS
/" hard" and soft to light, and their
significance makes them peculiarly APP
prOpriate. The electric light is too
hard; it needs to be softened. The
waves of motion are too short and the
out stroke-So to say-joins the in
stroke at too acute an angle. This
might doubtless be obviated by EN-
plOying suitable material for globes
and shades, but perhaps the best plan
would be to break up and scatter the
rays of light by reflection. If small
convex reflector were placed immedi-
ately below the light in the protecting
globe, and one OF larger dimensions
above it, so as to secure a double re-
Election with ultimate divergence
dOwnwards and outwards, the effect
would be to cause the rays" of light
to fall obliquely on all objects within
the immediate area of illumination.
This would perhaps obviate the need
Of colored glasses, which the pro-
motors of the electric light seem to
dislike. Certainly there is a con-
siderable sacrifice of power in
the use of the opaline globe
so much, indeed, that some of
the districts lighted 10y electricity dis
played through the medium do not
present any very obvious superiority
over gas. We throw out the sugges-
ton for what it is worth. Something
must be done. for, as it is, the electric
light is trying to the eyes," which
means that it is in dahg ger of injuring
them, and already there is reason to
believe mischief has been wrought by
its use. For true comfort there is
nothing like the light given by the old
fashioned pure wax candle.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Exhausting the Timber Supplies.

The now well known fact is that we
are rapidly eXhausting, largely by
reckless and improvident waste, our
supplies of timber in the northern
states. The demand for it increases
at the rate of thirty per cent a year,
and even those who are interested in
high prices and immediate sales of
what is left of it admit that in TWEEN
ty years or sooner building timber will
be extremely scarce, and that in many
parts of the country, yet supplied
in part from their own soil, it will
have entirely disappeared. 1t is
stated on good authority that more
than 1900 establishments, employing
100000 persons, and using material to
the value of over $350,0OO,O00 a year,
are engaged in the United States in
manufacturing articles entirely from
wood, in addition to 100000 persons
partly employed on wood or using that
material yearly to the value of $6,0OO,-
600. No country can be or ever has
been despoiled of her timber and
flourish.-United States Economist.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
The shipping Bill.
New York world.I

Mr.. Perry Belmont. who arrived
from Washington last night, said to a
reporter of the World regarding the
bill to repeal and amend certain acts
pertaining to the shipping and dis
charging of seamen, which was passed
by the house of representative yes
tornay: 1.-The bill passed by the house
was reported by the committee on
commerce, to which was referred the
bill for the same object introduced by
me at the last session. and is substan-
TALLY the same as my bill. The meas
ure is relief for which ship owners
have prayed about ten years.
Formerly, when the master of a yes
sci wanted to sell his ship in a foreign
port. or for any other reason was COM
PEELED to discharge his crew, he had to
pay each man three months extra
wages-an unreasonable and oppres-
sive charge. Now, instead of paying
three months wages to seamen, the
masters of vessels are simply bound
to provide them employment on an
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

If the Russian government thought
that by the abolition of the medical
department for women in the military
hospital of st. Nicholas at st. Peters
burg, last summer, the women would
lay down the dissecting knife alto
gether, it was very much mistaken
From all parts of the empire subscrip-
lions poured in and a medical academy
for women was at once established
Now it is proposed to consoli.
date this with the st. Petersburg
university for women, an institu.
ton with a membership of $50, the
significant points of which, showing
an eagerness for learning without re-
gard to CASTE, are that it contains fifty.
one married women, 610 noblewomen
1873 daughters Of merchants, 102 daugh.
tiers of small traders, nine peasant
girls and eight daughters of soldiers
of the old regime. The course OF
study is much the same as the univer.
sity course for men in Russia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

The American civil war afforded
European nations many fine fields for
observation and study. Many inven-
tions of science, tested then for the
first time, have since been improved
and adopted by the military powers
abroad. One of the reforms introduced
was that of an organized means for
rapidly repairing broken railway
tracks and restoring communication
between distant points. The English
military authorities are just now inn
proving upon this. 1t is proposed to
convert one or more engineer compa-
mics into a railway corps on perma-
nent basis. England has been far be-
hind the other European nations in
the matter of her military institu-
tions. For a number of years Ger
many, France, Russia and even Italy
have been ahead of England in this
matter of an efficient and permanent
railway corps, as well as in other i'm
portant matters connected with mod
Tern methods of warfare. One other
improvement likely to be introduced
into the English armies, but not yet
decided on, is nothing more nor less
snan an organized mounted infantry,
me formation of such a branch of the
nl.i'afy service haslong been discussed
ous since t1e termination of active
nostliities IN Egypt the subject has at
Lracteo universal attention
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
A TWOFOLD TRAGEDY,
A Merchant Prince OF Liberia Muir.
dered-His Assassin Shot Down.

The modest little republic of Liberia
has been shocked by the occurrence of
tragedy which might well startle a
community more accustomed to crime.
The leading business man of the coun-
try-the merchant prince" as he was
cOnSldered-haS been aSSaSSinated and
his murderer slain in his tracks. The
following letter, received by Bishop
Penick, now in Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, and for some years missionary
bishop to Liberia, from Rev. L. l..
Montgomery, colored, rector of the
Protestant Episcopal church in Grand
BaSSa, gives the particulars of the de-
plOrable event:
BUCHANAN BRAND BAssA, LIBE-
RIA, WEST AFRICA, Oct. "a, 1882
Right Rev. g. c. Penick, D. D.-My
Dear Bishop am shocked and my
hand trembles as / write this. Our
country is in great sorrow on account
of. the shocking tragedy enacted in
Edna last night. Mr.. Crusoe and Mr..
WindOr Harris killed each the other.
They were brothers-in-law, Mr.. Har-
ris' wife being Mr.. Crusoe's sister.
They lived with Crusoe, j. e., Mrs.
Harris acted as Mr.. Crusoe's house
keeper, and Mr.. Harris also stopped
there when in town. Last night, af-
ter all had retired, Mr.. Harris armed
himself with revolver and raped at
Mr.. Crusoe's bedroom door. As soon
as Mr.. Crusoe opened the door, Mr..
Harris shot him in the abdomen, Mr..
Crusoe caught his murderer and shot
him through his head. Mr.. H. fell
dead. Mr.. Crusoe staggered back to
his bed, and died shortly after.
This morning both of them are
laid out in the same house in
different rooms. Years ago Mr.. H.
and Mr.. G. had serious misunder-
standing growing out of business re-
latiOns. They parted in business.
More recently they have been on
words. 1t is said that Mr. c. has been
sleeping away from his home for some
time, fearing collision, but recently
concluded it was cowardice for a man
to be afraid to sleep at home in his
own house, and last night ended his
and his antagonists careers"
Bishop Penick, in communicating
the above account to the Sun, writes:
"Mr. Crusoe was Liberals merchant
prince, and stood head and shoulders
dOOhO cilJ OO4OlCQ ulSl1l WAOAlu ACl
borders as merchant. Three years
ago was told by one engaged in
English commerce that Crusoeis note
was good for 100000 (say $145,-
OOO in England. To him, per-
haps, more than any other man, was
due the credit for having the mail
steamers touch weekly at Bassa, and
it was he who was doing most to keep
the trade of Liberian products in her
own children's hands, instead of allow
ing the benefits to go to enrich foreign
traders. But alas he has been cut
down in the prime or life for he was
about thirty-eight years of age), and
adds greatly to the losses recently sus-
tanned and unrepaired by the death of
Thomas McGills, Luther Williams,
James Moon, Drs. David. Dennis,
Priest, Dunbar, Lewis and Fletcher
all within the past four years. Those
whe. know the needs of Liberia best
will realize the blow as one whose
damage may be most serious"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
The Dramatic Times relates a lit

The Dramatic Times relates little
incident indicating that Mrs. Langtry
feels a little bitter over the GOODNESS
of her reception in certion portions of
New York society. She was invited
to a supper by rich young man, and
had accepted. Mrs. Labouchere was
to be there, too, and among the guests
invited she understood was Lord Man.
deville. She wrote note to the giveI
of the feast asking him to call upon
her. He did so. She said: II under.
stand Lord Vaudeville is to be one OF
the party. If so / shall not be pre-
sent. Lady Vaudeville has been now
fortnight in New York, and has not
once honored me with call, though
we know each other. Therefore re.
fuse to meet her husband" Lord
Vaudeville was informed of what
Mrs. Langtry had said, and, of course
abstained from going to the supper.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Let Him Support Himself.
New York Commercial Bulletin


1t is beginning to dawn upon WASH
ington statesmen that it is about time
the Indian was made to support him
self, like the rest of us, by his indus
try, and not by taxing the beneyo-
lence of the taxpayers. Accordingly,
we see it stated that the house COM
lnittee on appropriations at this ses-
sion of congress will recommend In
dian appropriations amounting TO
s.. 425. 955, which is 81 ,299. 775 less than
the estimates and S57 200 less than the
appropriation for the current year
There is some disagreement about the
appropriation for educational pur-
poses. which are sl14,OO0 in excess
of those for this year; but this item 1t
is probable will be largely reduced,
under the conviction that the best
education for the wards of the nation
Is to put a shovel or rake IN their
hand. and let the schoolmaster take
his chances among them in the regular
way.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Free Rridra.

1t was yesterday reported that two
prominent bankers of this, city, and
other business men, We're earnestly
agitating the question of securing a
free bridge across the Colorado river,
a reporter of the STATESMAN was in
formed that the bridge company are
willing to sell. providing the county
will pay the price they think they
ought to have. What that price is
could not be ascertaned. Should the
negotiations to purchase the toll
bridge fail, it Is said that a bill
will be introduced in the
coming legislature authorizing
the county to issue bonds To the
amount of $4,000 for the porpose of
building a free bridge across the river
mt some point most convenient 10 the
traffic south and west of the citv
However, it is not likely there viii
he any need for building anothel
bridge. for when the county is author
ized TO furnish the financial backbone
there will not be much difficulty b
seenrinQ at a reasonable price tn
nresent toll-bridge. A free bridg
across the Colorado would be one o
the ar. atest blessings this city eve
received.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

Each great European war is marked
by the introduction of something
novel in the way of weapons, pro-
jectiles or tactics, and the next
struggle, whenever it takes place, and
whether the parties to it be France
and Germany or Austria and Russia,
is altogether likely to present features
of unusual interest to the student of
military progress. The French having
constructed a formidable series of
frontier fortreSses that would take too
much time to reduce by existing meth
DDS, the Germans propose to smash
them to pieces by throwing dynamite
shells into them from ballistas
or catapults or similar engines of
classical or medieval origin, while
the Austrians have invented a land
torpedo of much promise. During the
Dalmatian instruction last year two
officers and ten men blocked pass in
seventeen minutes by laying down fif-
teen of these flying mines, and sixty
men could in twenty-five minutes es-
tablish line of them mile in length.
BY way protecting an exposed pass
or one that has been suddenly seized,
or of rendering besieger coy about adj
vancing upon fortified place, the
ZubowitZ t0rpedoes ought to prove
effective. They will be especially for
midable to the Austrian prisoners to
whom a practical enemy will at once
depute the exciting task of removing
Them
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

other ship or to defray the expenses
of their passage home, so that
the new law, while granting a much
needed relief to our shipping inter-
ests, does not neglect to properly
provide for the sailors. / may mem
ton the fact that the special commit
tee on American shipping, which was
appointed in accordance with resolu-
tiOn introduced by me, intended to
recommend substantially the same
bill as was passed to-day. 1t augurs
well. think, for the prospect of legis-
lation in favor of revival of our
shipping, that the members of the
committee on commerce and the
special committee on shipping mani
tested on Monday an anxious rivalry
in having bills in regard to the ship
ping referred to their respective COM
mittees."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
They Are Paid Enough.
Washington Star.


1t is not likely that everybody
would be entirely satisfied with all
the details of any award that could be
made to the physicians and attendants
OF the president, but the general YER
dict on the conclusions reached by the
auditing committee will be that the
several sums awarded are sufficiently
liberal. 1t is quite safe to say that
had the proposition been submitted to
at least some of the beneficiarieS at the
time, they would have been willing
and glad to render such service as
they did in connection with the case
in consideration of the professional
and other prominencegiven them, and
without regard to any pecuniary re-
enumeration whatever. But, whether
this be so or not, there is no. doubt
that in several of the cases the amount
awarded is as great sum as would
ordinarily have been earned by years
practice.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Married..

On the 18th, at the residence of the
brides father, in this city, Mr., JAMES
A. MILLICAN and Miss MAUD
HATHAWAY. Rev. w. Z. Hall officiat-
ing. Mr.. MillicaD's connections and
his long residence In Austin are well
known. His gentlemaDly character
and sterling bushes qualities have
made for him the universal respect
and esteem of the entire community,
and his friends will be glad to learn
of his success In winning this fair
flower, than whom no fairer blooms
under the blue skies of the Lone Star
= sufafa
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Miraculous Escape.

Yesterday evening a man got on
the front of the International south.
bound train, with the intention OF
stealing ride. probably, as far rs he
could 90 without being discovered
but he was destined to be discovered
very soon and to have a most miracu.
ious escape from instant death. One
of the train hands saw him, gave
alarm, and the fellow attempted to
jump from the train. but fell under
the cars instead. and he literally rolled
and tumbled under the train until II
had passed. His clothes were badly
torn, but strange to say. he escaped
injury with the exception OF few
slight bruises.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Silken Fleece.

Yesterday morning STATESMAN
reporter was shown two thorough
bred Angora goats, u full-grown buck
and a nanny kid. They were raised
by Mr.. Fred Sterling, and were yes
terday shipped to Mr.. KNITTED ut Bur-
ton, Texas. These animals are re-
markable for their fine, long, silken
fleece. which takes the place of silk in
our finer cloths and fabrics. The finest
pushes, shawls and velvets are made
from the fleece of the Angora goat.
The kid referred to is eight months
old, and the fleece which he now
carries measures ten inches, and II
clipped now would probably yield
eight or ten pounds.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
The general passenger agent of the

The general passenger agent of the
Louisville, Nashville and Chattanooga
railroad says he never saw such a rush
south as at present. More people. he
says, have emigrated to the southern
states, and especially to Florida, in the
past few months, than for year pre-
viously. A number of them are east
ern people. though the majority come
from Chicago and the northwest. The
southern country is gradually drawing
the emigrants away from the west. as
they are beginning to realize the fact
that they can get better and more
profitable land in the south for less
money.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21

less about the same in its climaticco
ditions now as in the days of ancient
Carthage. But although the Alge-
rian business has been progressing in
French hands for fifty years, the num-
Der of French settlers is not large.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
Not IL the Court Knows Itself.
[From the Philadelphia Press.

The star route defense are evidently
bent on impeaching Judge Wylie. Ii
the court is sufficiently acquainted
with itself, however, they will not do
so until Mr.. Dorsey and Mr.. Brady
have done little pleading in their own
hQhalf