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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Thursday, November so, Set Aside
by the President for Render-
ing Thanks.

BY the President of the United States of
America, a proclamation
In conformity with custom, the an.
nual observance of which is justly held
In honor by this people, |, Chester A.
Arthur, president of the United States,
do hereby set apart Thursday, the 30th
day of November next, as a day of pub
lie thanksgiving. The blessings de
manding our gratitude are numerous and
varied. For the peace and amity which
subsists between this republic and all
nations of the world for the freedom
from internal discord and violence for
the increasing friendship between diff
terent sections of the land of
liberty, justice and constitutional
government for the devotion of the
people to our free institutions, and TO
their cheerful obedience to the mild laws;
for the constantly increasing strength of
the republic while extending Its privil.
eges to our fellow-men who come to us
for the improved means of internal com
municatlon and increased facilities of in
tercourse with other nations for the
general prevailing health of the year
for the prosperity of all our industries, a
liberal return for the mechanics toll, af-
fording a market for the abundant har
vests of the husbandman for the preser
vation of national faith and credit for
the wise and generous provision to effect
the intellectual and moral education of
our youth for the influence upon the
conscience of restraining and transform
ing religion, and for the joys of home
for these, and for many other blessings,
we should give thanks.
Wherefore, l do recommend that the
day above designated be observed
throughout the country as a day of ma
tional thanksgiving and prayer, and that
the people, ceasing from their daily
labors and meeting in accordance with
their several forms of worship, draw near
10 the throne of Almighty God, offering
to him praise and gratitude for the mani
fold goodness which he has vouchsafed
to us, and praying that his blessings and
mercies may continue, and l do further
recommend that the day thus appointed
be made special occasion for deeds of
kindness and charity to the suffering and
needy, so that all who dwell within the
land may rejoice and be glad in this sea
son of national thanksgiving.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
twenty-fifth day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-two, and of the independence
of the United States the one hundred and
seventh.
[Signed] CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
BY the president.
F. T. FRELNGHUYsEN,
Secretary of State.
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The New Pension Building.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Work has
begun upon the new pension office
and excavations for the foundation
are now IN a forward condition.
The new building is located in the
northern part of Judiciary Square
and just to the southwest of the site
of the old District Jail. 1t will oc-
cupy the square bounded by + and
g and Fourth and Fifth streets. The
south front is four hundred feet
long and will be on the building
line of f street, running east and
west. The depth of the building
Will be two hundred and fifty feet
and the height of the main cornice
Will be seventy-five feet. The ma
terial prescribed by law is brick and
metal, aud consequently fire proof,
roof and all. There will be saarge
central hall surrounded by three
stories OF lofty rooms. Gen. M. G..
Meigs supervising architect, esti-
mates the time for completing the
building at two years.
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The victory in Pennsylvania is the
most signal of them all. After Mr..
Buchanan became president the
state passed under the control of a
corrupt political ring, that made
majorities even out of dead men. In
the City of Brotherly Love returns
were held back until those from
over the state indicated how much
of a majority was needed to give the
election to Republicans by hand
some majority; and here came in the
solid work of the ring. A returning
board accepted whatever was
presented, and so Pennsylvania
mas been kept Republican.
rlnaily the honest people
of Philadelphia arose with ;ndigns-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

A SPECIAL from the City of Mex
leo, dated November 1, announces
that Senor Barrios, president of
Guatemala, has arrived at Acapulco
on Pacific mail steamer on his way
home. He will make no stop in
Mexico; that the Mexican congress
have approved the treaty with Qua
temala on the boundary difficulty,
and has passed a bill making offenses
of the press punishable by the courts
instead of by special jury. This
bill, it is said, was made necessary
by the liberties the Mexican press
was taking in assailing the charac-
ters of private citizens.
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A Dixie DARKY,s DELIGHT

Wen frost nips de 'simmon in de Fall
time of de year, an jis on de darkness
OBJ de moon,
1t am libely down in Dixie wild de darkv
am his dog. kase he's lookin' fer de
'possIlm am de coon.
De 'pessum lubs de 'simmon, am de coon
he lubs de corn, an de darky lubs de
ash cake, too;
But ash cake sopped in grabey, it aIlus
gees de bes', we'en yer sittin' fore
'possum barbycue.
You kin strike us in de winter. wen de
corn am in de crib, am de pumkln am
yaller on de vine;
But, 10 keteh us in our glory, am see ms
darkies smile, come to Dixie in de wa
termillion time.
You mug pull de million early, fo' de sun
am very hikh, when de dew am heavy
on de vine;
You mus bus it on er log, am eouge In
widyo' hands, to get ali de sgoody .
FUN de rine.
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LIMESTONE.
[special to The statssman.1

GRoEsBEcK, Nov. 1O.--Three small pre-
cincts to hear from. The Democratic
ticket Is evidently elected. Ireland 1856,
Jones 1877; Martin 1851, Young 518. Morten
IA, Swain 1895, Kennedy 700, Siemering
238, Walsh 1888, Young 2O5, Lubbock
1853, Terry 241, Templeton 1908, Burns III,
Willie 1907. Stayton l491, West 1885, Mills
1894, Rankin 1000, Hurt 1473, Wilson
1880, White 1921 {; for senate, Farrar 1913,
Allen SSS for doater, Foster 1909, Corn
ing S33; for representative, Camp 1859,
johnson Ola.
Fine weather, much sickness and many
deaths.
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IOWA.

DIES MONIES, Nov. 10.-A special
to the State Register gives full re-
turns in the congressional districts
heretofore in doubt. In the fourth
district Weller, Greenbacker and
Fusion, was elected over Updegrafl
by 625 votes. In the eighth district
Wilson, Republican, with every pre-
cinct heard from, is elected by 63
majority. In the ninth district
Pugy, Democrat, carries seven OF
nine counties, and Ostred is elected
bv a net majority OF 204 The ma
jority of McLard, Republican, in the
first district is 259. The Registers
returns indicate Republican ma
jority for the state ticket of 10000 or
10000.
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Total. so .25O, 900 s.97O, 600.

For several years past the expor-
tation has been about one-fourth OF
the pork products and nearly one
twelfth of the beef A small amount
of mutton is exported, and little else.
About one-sixth of the domestic
meat products are exported.
In the above, poultry, game and
fish are not considered. The average
supply, upon the above estimate. is
$50 pounds per capita, against 1O1
for Great Britain and fifty-one for
France. Most of the consumption OF
meats in France is in Paris and the
towns. The average annual con-
sumption of family in the country
there would barely supply for a
month family in the United States.
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INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 10. - Addi,
tional returns from congressional
districts confirm previous reports,
leaving the delegation nine Demo.
Gratis and four Republicans. The
majority on the state ticket will
be from 10000 to $4,000.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. TO-
The official canvass of the voting in
this city was concluded at 6 O'Clock
this morning. The majority for
Peele, Republican. for congress from
this county is $40; in the district 81.
Additional returns from congress-
ional districts confirm previous re-
ports of the election of nine Demo-
Gratis and four republicans. The
Democratic majority on the state
ticket will be from 10000 to 10000.
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CINCINNATI has been connected
by telephone with Dayton, Ohio, q
distance of sixty miles. Congratu-
latlons were exchanged over the
wires on Friday last, and tine offices
opened for regular business on Sat-
urday. The wise is direct, and there
are no insnlators, nothing but the
common peg being used. The con-
versations between the points are
carried on as distinctly as if the dis
tance was but half a mile.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
ARABI INTERVIEWED.
what He Has TO Say OF His own
and EgyPt's Troubles.
from His Talk with q London Daily
Telegraph Correspondent


"None of you," said Arab, "can
understand Egypt or Egyptian poll
tics. We in many ways resemble
Mexico. You call yourselves the
champions of liberty, and would
send us back into the most abject
serfdom. You are great and pow
erful, but cannot respect you. This
Tewfik, in whose cause you have
made SO grand display, is utterly
contemptible-well meaning, possi-
bly,, like Louis XVI, but q
prey to the worst advisers. He
is not so bad as his father, admit,
nor so silly and useless as his
brother; but the wickedness of his
counsellers makes up for such def
ciencies. You restore Tewfik in
spite of the unanimous desire of a
country to the contrary. On your
head be our misery, then do not
like you, but am obliged to respect
YOUR lower; knowing what l now
know, / see how vain were my
hopes. and can only be proud to
think that miserable Egypt could
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
Election Expenses In New York.

lANC"
Before sunrise on Tuesday next
2064 tickets booths will be set up
near the polling places in the 6S8
election districts in this city, and in
these tickets booths 2064 accredited
servants of the political parties will
be prepared to offer 48,00O,0C0 bal
lots to 10000 electors. These bal
lots are nearly ready at three print
ing offices down town for delivery
to the magnates of politics. The
printers have been running their
presses night and day for a
week on the part of the
complicated and gigantic work
of an election IN New York city
might have have been completed ere
this time but tor a few tardy snomi-
nations. SIX hundred girls and
twenty folding machines have begun
the task of folding and punching
these ballots, eight in bunch, as
they are to be delivered to the
electors, and by Saturday evening
next large truck loads OF ballots in
bags, aggregating 800 reams of pa
per, will roll up TO the politicians
headquarters, there to be ready for
the distribution that is made every
year on the Sunday before election.
The cost of these ballots is best
known by the printers and the CAM
paign committees. 1t is, however,
mere bagatelle in the cost of the
New York election. Every man OF
the regiment of candidates expend-
ed 81 in the bar-rGoms and else
where to get his nomination for
every cent that his ballots will cost.
The $163,000 awarded the bureau
of elections covers the cost of polling
places, boards of registry and
election clerks; but this is less
money than Is required to pay the
watchers and the vote peddlers and
the ward committees whe scrutinize
the registry in every election dis
trict; and all these fabulous expen-
ditures aggregated will fall far be-
low the worth of the time spent by
members of the ward political asso-
Citations in plotting for party ascend
ency. Who will ever know the cost
of New York election?
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one convictions. Twenty-seven
thousand two hundred and
twenty-eight persons were appre-
henGed as drunk and disorderly-a
decrease of more than 8 per cent
since 1881, although there has been
an increase of population of over
$4,000. The temperance movement
seems to be telling at last, even in
London---the proportions of appre-
tensions per 1000 of population for
the last four years being: 1878,
1909; 1879, 7345; 1880, 6345; 1881,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

AN estimate of the receipts and
expenditures of the postoffice de-
partment for the next fiscal year
shows an expected profit of nearly
$4,000,000. The mail service was
never Instituted as q money making
business, but simply as a means for
the safe transmission ofintelligence.
Beyond the sum necessary for such
purpose the government has no
right to 60 in its charges against the
publ Z, and reform is demanded in
this branch OF the public service.
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The Correct Result OF the Election
nm Travis County as far as the
Records Can be Obtained.

The total for governor in twenty-four
precincts is as follows Ireland 1902.
Jones 2095 Jones majority 403.
For congress Hancock polled 1910
votes, Davis 1857 in twenty.three pre-
cincts Hancock's majority 253. This
result will be increased 10 about 400 for
the entire county.
For the state senate Senator Terrell
had 1906 votes to 1854 for Trigg in twen-
ty-three precincts Terrell's majority
252.
For representatives the following votes
were polled: Smith 1898, johnson 1905,
Still 1347, Cross 1877, Schutze 223, Hol-
land 9S5 and Risber 277 in "a precincts.
Many returns are incomplete and do not
give the balance on state and district
officers.
For county judge, the present incum-
bent, Judge Fillmore, received a ma
jority OF 2l55 in % precincts over his
opponent, Garland.
For sheriff Ed. Creary received 1919
votes TO 1906 for Hornsby in 23 precincts.
Hornsby's majority 3S7.
For district clerk the vote stands !:
Gildart 1860, Hart 2075 Harris majority
Sl5 in % precincts.
ror county clerk the majority OF Frank
Brown, the present incumbent, is 1923
in 81 precincts.
For county assessor the polling result
ed as follows Metz 2l11, Todd 985;
majority for Metz, .1126. From the re-
turns in % precints.
For collector of taxes, Miller polled
l126 votes against 1741 for Morris; Nor
ris' majority 615, in 20 precincts.
For county surveyorship J. K. Camp
bell received majority of 792 in 10 pre-
cincts.
For hide inspector the ballots were ap-
portioned as follows: Sheehan 1914,
Warren 800, Collins 100, Pace 165, Lens
ing 1913 and 258 for Hugh Hancock. This
result was obtained in 81 precincts.
The following vote was given the
STATESMAN yesterday, for the office OF
justice of the peace for third precinct.
Tegener 986, Loe 1904, Van Rosenberg
1035, and Lamont 975. We cannot
vouch for the correctness of the figures,
but give them as they were handed us.
The official count may change any of the
last three ballots The race is certainly
very close and nothing but the official
count will be safe TO rely upon.
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ton, and their committee OF one
hundred drove the false registrars
and the ballot-box suffers to the
wall. Their occupation being ended
the Democratic party rises once
more into the ascendant. They
first won in municipal election and
an honest count now in Philadelphia
leaves the Democratic party ma,
jority in the state. What has been
done for Pennsylvania must be &C,
complished for all the states.
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POlled AnRxIa.

II is said that this breed of stock is at.
tracing good deal of attention in some
of the western states, They are said to
be as hardy as the native ponies of old
Scotia. Like the Galloway, they cannot
be very troublesome with their horns.
The Short-horns and Jerseys have two
powerful rivals to contend with in the
Holsteins and the Herefords. The form
er are readily making inroads into the
affections of the farmers, and the latter
will as soon as their good qualities be-
come known. We do not think there are
any Polled Angus in the state, and as far
as known only one herd of Gallaways,
but there does not appear to be much
difference in the breed.
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A Democratic Negro.

In one of the larger towns | saw
an energetic colored man, who, soon
after the war, "de second yea o. de
surrender" to use his own phrase,
had taken up the business of city ex-
pressman. He soon had a good
team, and carried trunks and par
cells for all the best families. To
the astonisment OF everybody he at
once became a Democrat. The ne
groes were furious. They deter
mined to "run him out" and one af-
ter another engaged ip the same
business in opposition. But he was
shrewd fellow.-He knew the old
style people at glance, and
would always take of his hat
to them, and call them "Mas'r''
and "Mistis." When the cars came
in and ladies got out, there he stood
in exactly the old plantation atti-
tude. "Hyah 1 is, Mistis," he would
say, 'Jes' a-awaltln' for yo' trunks" )"
His rivals had to yield the field, but
they despised him as renegade and
a traitor, because he "vOted agin his
own people," One day as the mayor
of the town was escOrtins a distin-
guished northern general about the
place, they happened to meet the
negro expressman, and the mayor
said, "This fellows Democrat, they
say. Here, Jim, explain to the gen
eral your political views" Jim un-
derstOod, and, turning to the mayor,
he replied, "You knows my political
views very well, mas'r. Has niggers
got any trunks" |"
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In politics the colored people
draw the color line. Were the whites
TO adopt il and leave them to their
own resources in the maintenance
of all things pertaining to their in
terests collectively, they wonld then
wake to a proper realization of their
condition of dependence.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16
ELECTION NEWS.

New YORK, Nov. 1O.-A Jack son
vile, Florida, special says that mos
of the Democrats concede that Bis.
bee, Republican, is elected by a small
majority. Some claim that returns
from Dade and Brerard counties
will elect Finley. Both sides are
anxious. If Bisbee is elected the
Democrats will contest on the ground
of illegal Republican colonization
and voting reported from three
counties. The second district OF
Florida will probably have another
contested election.
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THE revolution in favor of John
Hancock is Travis county is some-
thing to be proud of. Ee has car
ried the county by handsome ma
jority for the first time in the msto-
ry of congressional contests in which
he has engaged since his defeat OF
Tepener.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-16

THE salvation army in England
though supposed to perform merely
military functions of a spiritual
character. have been showing dis.
position to use the weapons of the
flesh. At place called Yeovil, on
a Sunday recently, Gen. Booths
troops fought the police, and sue
ceeded in giving the. guardians Of
the peace the worst of it.
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MILAN.
IspecIal to The statesman !

ROCKDALE, Nov. 10.-Ireland'smajor y
in Milan county is about 400. j. s. Perry,
Democrat, for senator, runs ahead of his
ticket 800 and Is elected In this district.
Thomas s. Henderson, for district attor-
ney, carries almost the solid vote OF the
county. The following county officers
are elected: p. s. Ford, county judge I;
d. d. Wallace, county attorney Wyatt
Lipscomb, sheriff; j. G. Oxenford, dis
trict clerk; W.D. Paden, county clerk I;
A. j. Stone, treasurer John Is. w off, col
lector w. W. Hopkins, assessor George
Green, surveyor DIR. w. r. Sharp, repre-
sentative j. N. p. Cramer, foater
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AN interesting point has been de-
cided by the New York court of ap.
peals, which held that sureties on
the bond of Il young man who was
employed as bookkeeper in a bank
were not liable for emDezzlemeni
committed by him after he had been
made receiving teller.
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for outside Of his party, will have about
oOO majority in the county. Ireland's
comparatively small vote here appears to
be due In great part TO the apathy OF the
leaders OF the Democracy, who made no
enort ior HIM and did no special work In
his behalf. Jones ran considerably ahead
OF his ticket. Col. Tucker, for represent-
attve, the regular Democratic nominee.
slips In with small majority over his
Independent competitor, Capt.J. j. Word.
Palestine itself was carried by the In
dependents by an average majority OF
nearly 200, and this speaks poorly for the
city where the magnates OF the Demo.
cratic party OF the ty dwell. The
outside country precincts saved the
county 10 the party. 1t was a good
humored, peaceful election, as all cleo
tons are In this vicinity. The county
ofneers chosen are. county judge, Joht
n. Lusk; sheriff, Henry Davis; oount}S
clerk, II. A. McReynolds district clerk.
G: M. Quailes; assessor, Charles +.
Wright; collector, V. +. DuBose treas
urer. j. T. Richardson. Commissioner
for Palestine precinct, George NJ. Dilley.
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RAsTROP.
Ispecial 70 rhe statesman.1

BAsTRoP, Nov. 10.-Complete returns
Of this county give Jones' majority over
Ireland as 1724. Fowler, Independent,
for state senate has majority over Shaw.
Democrat, OF 1726. Davis for congress
has fifty-eight majority over Hancock
Robinson, Independent Democrat, has
ninety-six majority over Kerr, lndepend.
ent Republican.
It is published In several papers that
United States Marshal G0slIng was tele-
graphed on election day by Postmaster
Wertzner, that it was impossible to get q
fair vote here. Your reporter asserts
and is responsible for the assertion that
there was no intimidation nc the polls
Every man voted as he wished.
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HOUSTON.
Especial to the Statesman 1

HOUSTON, Nov. 10.-The election re-
turns from county precincts are not yet
all in. Tuey indicate that Jones will beat
Democratic tickets elected except coun-
ty clerk and county commissioner,
In which Erickson. Independent, defeats
Duncan and Frank Burke. The Inde.
pendents charge that the third ward
ballots were tampered with. They will
hardly contest, as nobody else believes
In any fraud.
Sol Smith Russell concludes his engage
ment here tonight.
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Bu.Ine.. Failure. for the Week.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10. - The most
conspicuous business failures re-
ported to r.. @. Dun e. Co. for the
last seven days, number 141, OF which
1872 occurred in the country and nine
in New York city. This Is a con-
siderable increase on the previous
week. and the failures are individu-
ally of more consequence than usual
In the country the principal stop.
pages have been those of Hull & Co.,
commission, Boston, with liabilities
of $350,000; Lewis Coleman, of L..
Coleman & Co, is individually sus-
pended. These failures arise out of
complications connected with the
Pacific bank. Lee, Bloom & Co., of
Louisville, have assigned with liza
bilities of $4,000, and the Globe Rub
Der company, of Trenton, has sus-
pended, with liabilities of $I75, 900
and assets $130,00O. In the city Ar
guimban, Walls & Co. have failed,
with liabilities of about $780, 900, and
Barnett. Bach & Hart, dry goods,
owing 100000. The extensive table
warehouse of Henry Feldner, Ave-
nue. A, damaged by fire $500