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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
NO. 26

essential that the United States act
wholly impartial in this matter, foI
this land is conceded to citizens OF
her own country, and the same con-
cession has been agreed upon be-
tween the colonization company and
both republics. So that, in any
event, the rights of the company
and also of colonists will not be af-
fected. DIR. Edward g. Wise, of
Virginia, is president of the COM
pany, at present at Colima, Mexico,
but in May next will be in the
United States, as general manager
of the company's business there.
Romero Rubie, federal senator of
the republic, is vice-president of
the company, at the City of Mexico,
and w. w. Allen, of Califor-
mia, is secretary and general man.
ager, office at Tapachula, state of
Chiupus, Mexico. The Benito Jua-
rez colonization society of San Fran
cisco have made arrangements 10 To-
cate upon this company's lands in
SOcOmesco, and Mr.. James Cattin,
president of the society in San Fran
cisco, and a number of its members
are there now, making improve
ments and preparing to move the
whole colony there by May next.
Within the coming year there will
be over three million coffee trees in
nursery cultivation and everything
else i'll proportion. Labor is cheap,
living easy, i'll fact, it is n living rO
nance in real life The SCENERY can
nowhere be excelled. There are
plenty of deer and small game, and
the woods ring continually with the
music of the birds. The colonization
comp ny are now selling these
lands to colonists at ex-
tremely low rates and on ten
years time without interest. and no
required for the first two
years, so as to enable men of
moderate means to prepare their
homes, and carry forward their i'm
povemements, and have sufficient
income annually to pay for their
lands by the time it will be required
of them. II is the development and
of the country aimed
at by both the republic and coloni-
zation company, and so far their ex-
pectations are fully realized, and
all look to peaceable, amicable set
Elements of any and all questions of
right to the territory, about which
we can assure them will never be
more than wordy discussions, and
prosperity is assured. GUILLERMo.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
The Discovery of SILK and satin.

The discovery of silk is attributed
to one of the wives of the emperor
of China, Hoang-ti, who reigned
about 1000 years before the Chris
tian era; and since that time a
special spot has been allotted in the
Chinese garden of the Chinese royal
palace to the cultivation of the null
berry tree and to the keeping of
silk worms. Persian monks who
came TO Constantinople revealed
to the emperor Justinian the
secret of the production of silk,
and gave him some silk worms.
From Greece the art passed into
Italy at the end of the thirteenth
century. When the pope left Rome
to settle al Avignon, France, they
introduced into that country the
secret which had been kept by the
Italians, and Louis XL established
at Tours a mandatory of silk fab
RIGS. Francis founded the Lyons
silk works, which to this day have
kept the first rank. Henry III, of
France, wore at the wedding of his
sister the first pair of silk hose ever
made.
The word "satin," which in the
original was applied to all silk stuffs
in general, has since the last century
been used to designate only tissues
which present lustred surface. The
discovery of this particularly bril-
liant stuff was accidental. Octavio
Mai, silk weaver, finding business
very dull, and not knowing what to
invent to give new impulse to the
trade, was one day pacing to and fro
before his loom. Every time he passed
the machine, with no definite OBJ
ject in view, he pulled little threads
from the warp and put them to his
mouth, which soon after he spat out.
Later on he found the little ball of
silk on the floor of his workshop,
and was attracted by the brilliant
appearance of the threads. He re-
peated the experiment, and by us
ing certain muciliginous prepara-
tions succeeded in giving satin to
the world.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

THE United States, according to a
table just published by the depart
menS of agriculture, has one-fourth
the horses, one-fifth the cattle, one-
ninth the sheep and almost one-half
the swine in the civilized world.
Russia has more horses, and that
country and, the Argentine re-
public more sheep than the United
States, but these are the only
countries whose number of live
stock is greater in any particular.
Texas comes to the rescue, and in a
few more years even these countries
will be robbed thereby of their
present distinction.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
War of Races.


Last evening Chinaman was
passing the Tribune Office with a
basket of clothes, when a young
hoodlum stepped up and gave the
basket kick, remarking TO q COM
rade: Iefs have some fun with
this Chinee." The Ch:nee thus al
luded to turned around and re-
marked: "You dam foolee."
aWhat's thatT inquired the hood.
lum in a voice OF counterfeited
thunder. AS he strutted up to the
heather, the latter set down bis
basket and landed his right hand in
the hoodlum's eye, knocking hin
square on his back with:
7"Oh, you sunnagunnaw
The hoodlum picked himself uT
from the mud and remarked in .
very moderate tone:
aNow if you don't pick up youl
| things and walk I'll murder you"
aMe leave blasket at washee house
me come back, three minutes, mebby
two, you stay here.D
The Chinese started towards th,
wssh-house to place the basket il
| safe hands and was back in less thai
the appointed time. Meanwhile th
hoodlum was nearly quarter of
mile away. II Salt Lake Tribune.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

For the year ending December
31st the reduction of the federal
debt was decreased as follows :
Decrease in principal of interest
bearing debt, $lsO, ,7So,S6O; decrease
in the interest accrued and unpaid,
$6,O59, ,750.35; total decrease, 1885,
790,550.S5. Less increase in debt
bearing no interest, $24,1S4,011.S0;
increase in debt on which interest
has ceased, $43,7S0; total increase,
$24,17S,781.80. Net decrease in prin-
cipal and interest, $102,6l1,777.5
increase of cash in treasury, S31 ,O7S,
241.S5; total, net decrease, $780,
690,Ol8.00. fsRs 4
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

The revenue received from direct
and indirect taxes in France in 1881
exceeds the estimate by 217,1OO,OOO
francs. A similar thing creates a
cash balance in Texas, the contem-
plation of which is awful, because
probably there has been no prece-
dent here for being up and ahead on
finances. Texas has long needed a
new capitol and university, quar-
ters for its insane and other unfortu-
mates, and many other things honor
able to the state, but these could not
be obtained with a constantly bor-
rowing treasury.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

THE physicians of the state hos
pital at Poughkeepsie report that
Seneca V. Holloway, the defaulting
bank teller, is very insane and ap-
parently growing worse every day.
Circumstances coming to light in
duces the belief that he has been in
sane for more than year. How
unfortunate it was for Charles Gui-
teau, Esq, that he was not a bank
cashier with church influence, and a
defaulter, instead of the bloody muir
derer of president.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

THERE is surplus of So, 100000 in
the New York state treasury, much
the largest sum ever left on hand
after paying years expenses. This
begins to sound something like
Texas, and yet we do not hear that
anybody in New York is specially
outraged at the accumulation of q
cash balance. M 7,t.ts
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

THE Democratic papers of Con-
necticut are advocating the repeal OF
the Sunday laws of that state, en-
acted when it was dominated by the
Puritanical preachers. The Hartford
Times and the New Haven Register,
two of the ablest journals of New
England, and both Democratic, are
taking leading parts in the agita-
tion. Truly, the solution of this
drinking problem is difficult one.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

AS fair sample of Burbridge
justice, the late General Huston, OF
Kentucky, said he once found that
prosecuted impersonation of inno-
cence looking over the paper in the
case of awar prisoner. "I can find
nothing against this man; have him
released" said Burbridge to his
adjutant. General, you are very
tforgetful," replied the adjutant
'"That man was shot two weeks ago
by yoursOrder."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

Brown, the ex-foreman OF the
treasury department cabinet shop,
is said to have testified before the
investigating committee, repeating
the unpleasant stories about doing
private work for Secretary Sherman
at public expense. What If "honest
John" should really get into hoe.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

1T is told that when Gulteau
opened his mail few days ago he
found two drafts, from Brooklyn,
one for $1,000, the other for $500.
No juryman, it is presumed, needs
the money, and the wonder is, what
disposal the assassin will make of it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

GENERAL EcHoLs, says the Cour-
ie''-.JomNal, spent several hours with
General Joe Johnston, ut the latter's
home, last week, and came away
with the impression that General
Joe made his rincisive speech
about Mr.. Davis, "not expecting il
to be repeated
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

GUITEAU's body, it is said, has
been negotiated for at one thousand
dollars, to be paid, execution or no
execution. An enterprising doctor
wants to benefit science, and to pos
sess a drawing skeleton.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

WHEN II is stated that seven lu-
natics are confined alone in the
Washington county jail, it may be
understood why the additions to
the state asylum should be hurried
up with all dispatch.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

NONE of the Texas senator's or
representative attended the New
Years reception at the white houses
not even Hon. George Washington
Jones, who ougt to have felt socially
inclined when Col. Nat q. Hender-
SON is looking after his political flu
ture in Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

RAILROAD construction ON the
Southern Pacific and the Sunset ex1
tension beats all past record. The
two roads are approaching each
other at the rate of four miles per
1nr
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

SPEAKER KErFER, in reorganizing
committees, appears merely to have
been turning the bottom rails on
top, except probably where the
change interferred with the attitude
of Ohio timber.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

PETER b. SWEENEY, once chief Of
Tammany, can return home in safety
from his Paris exile, the last GRIM
inal indictment against him having
been nolle pressed on Friday last.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

The TIMOTHY in char ge of the
postal department Is not the gentle
man whom st. Paul referred to, and
yet he was dragged out of the dim
records of the past.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

In another column will be found
the proclamation of Mayor Saylor
appointing the 1ith of February for
an election upon the proposition to
amend the city charter.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

BY the laws in force in the Dis
trict of Columbia, Guiteau, when
convicted, will not stretch hemp be.
fore May.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

AT Birmingham, Alabama, a few
days ago, IL. F. Bardenleben con-
summated the sale of the property
Of the Pratt coal and coke company
at that place to a company of gentle
men from Memphis, Tennessee, fol
$1,000, 900. This is one of the largest
sales of the kind ever made in the
south, and shows the confidence oi
capitalists in such Investments in
that section. 1t is only necessary tt
present information as to the min
,eral resources of Texas to secur.
vast Investments here.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

WE HAVE often heard of ones life
hanging by thread, but now it be-
gins to look as though Guiteau's life
is going to be drawn out by a cord.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

HoN. c. G. CLAY, who died few
days ago at his home, IN Alabama
was United States senator from All
ALBANIA before the war. He was alsd
a Confederate senator.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

THE New York Sun publishes the
interesting rumor that Secretary of
War Lincoln is mentioned as a
sible presidential candi date in 1884.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
SENATOR SHERMAN wears a beard, /,
and yet he is just now subjected to
a very close shave.

GEORGE OBEcHT,of Harris county,
is no more. He was probably the
oldest mason in Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

IT rains and it pours, but the
STATESMAN comes TO you bright and
beautiful, your compendium of
daily news.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

FoREPAUGH and Barnnm are each
bent on having "the greatest show
on earth" Each are making vast
purchases.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

THE time from Dallas to San
Francisco via Fl Paso will be ninety
six hours.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

BEN BuTLER for governor, and
the ticket Democratic, is one of the
not unusual idiosyncratic features
of Massachusetts canvas. M
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

1T is understood that quite
learned brother of DR.. Palmer, of
New Orleans win be made presi-
dent of Austin College.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

THE Democratic editors of Ohio
met in council and resolved to ad-
here to the platform of 1876.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

The Pamela Wdtchmdn charges
Hon. John II. Reagan with being a
weather cock, as having veered
around into the Greenback craze in
1875. There is but one way to stop
Bowers from "harping on my
daughter" and that is for the people
of the first district to make him sue
cessor to a statesman. --
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

The man who stops his paper to
ccononize ought to cut his nose of
to keep from buying handkerchiefs
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
MASON.

Neacs Item: Yesterday, William
Corfell was arrested by Sheriff But
Ter and Deputy Sheriff Trainer and
placed in Jail on a charge of theft.
The officers arrested him while on
his way to Austin with a wagon and
team and found property in his
wagon alleged to have been stolen.
Justice Cox will hold a preliminary
examination. :. Mr.. S. F. Bridges,
president of the Mason mining
company, has apparently found
another mine. During the past
week he and an assistant have
been working with pick and spade
in the front garden of the Mason
House. Mr.. Bridges says the
smelter was shipped from St. Louis
on the 18th ult Happy is the man
who has mine at his doorstep.
We are sorry to report the death OF
Elder E. Marquis, on the 23d IN De
Witt county. Elder Marquis fol-
some time presided at the Christian
church in this town, beloved by hi:
congregation and respected by al
who knew him,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19

JOHN G.. New, of Indiana, ex-
treasurer of the United States, and
now editor of the indianapolis
Journal, appears to be the coming
man for. the Russian.embassy.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
BOSQUE.
BURNETT.

Bulletin: Miss Sudie. Magill, a
young lady of some thirteen or four
teen years, was standing near the
fire about two weeks ago, when her
dress caught, and before the flames
could be extinguished she was badly,
but, we are glad to learn, not fatally
burned. -. This paper, with all its
heart, congratulates the county COM
missioners and the people of Bur-
net, upon the selection of Captain
Gus. Z. Green to the sheriffalty and
tax collectorship of this county,
made vacant by the disappearance of
the lamented n. j. Miller.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
MEXICO.
THE DISPUTED TERRITORY OF
SOCOMESCO.
Its Productions and its Special At
fractions.
How n Late Citizen of Austin has
his Finger Deep i'm the SOcO-
mescO Job, and How he
and other Americans
are Going to
Coin Gold.

Yesterdays edition OF the STATES
MAN containing the following letter
having been exhausted, and there
being a number of orders for it, it is
reproduced this morning to meet
the demand.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-19
FAYETTE.

LaGrange journal: We learn
that DIR. r. A. Christian, of Win
chester, was seriously injured few
days since, by the accidental firing of
some Christmas explosives, and that
he died on the ninth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-06
LEARNING A TRADE.

Average boys, who have passed
through our common schools, do not
take kindly to the idea of manual la
Dor. They infinitely prefer to clerk
in store, at few dollars a week,
where they can wear good clothes,
and make a presentable appearance
on the street. Or they will peddle
anything, become book agents,
book keepers, telegraph operators,
10 fact anything rather than to be
painters, carpenters, machinists, or
any other trade where their hands
and clothes are soiled. Thousands
of our youth attend commercial col
leges, and expect, after a few
months attendance at one of the in
situations, that the business men will
be bidding against each other for
their services. II is needless to say
that they are almost invariably
doomed to disappointment. II any
of our readers should doubt this as
sertiou, let them but advertise once
for some one to keep books, clerk
in store or office, manipulate tel
egraphic apparatus, or any such
'genteel employment, and they will
have numerous applicants for the
position. On the other hand, an
advertisement for a reliable boy to
learn good trade with some repu'
table manufactures is sure to bring
but few and indifferent applicants.
But there are some, of course,
who essay to learn trade, and they
proceed somewhat after this fashion !:
A boy is taken by some manufacture
err or mechanic to learn the trade,
commencing with remuneration of
say two or three dollars q week.
After q few months, when the boy
thinks he knows little about it, he
"kicks" for more money; and If bis
employer does not Immediately COM
ply with his demand, be hunts a
place where he can get fifty cents
a week extra, and then quits. This
operation is repeated, until perhaps
he has been working off and on for
from two to four years, when be
considers himself full-Aedged Jour-
neyman, and demands pay accord.
ingly. AS bis whole thought has
been how much money he could get,
not how proficient be could become
at his trade, he has never mastered
it, and be never becomes reGlly pros
fcient. Almost any employer will
tell you that, for every really good
workman that be has ever had in
bis employ, there have been twenty
at least who amounted to very little
as mechanics or artisan.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-06

A well-known fnancier in New
York, who died lately, was noted
during his life for lavish and I'M
csasing Iiberality, as we'll as for the
wisdom with which he gave to indi-
viduAls, to charitable and religious
purposes-in a word, to every wor-
thy cause. On one occasion, when
a friend spoke to him of bis generos-
ity, he said bluntly, you mistake.
am not generous. am by nature
extremely avaricious. But when !
was a young man had sense
enough to see how mean and BELT
thing such position was, and | fore
ed myself to give. AT first, | de
clare to you, it was fortune to me t.
part with a penny, but persisted
until the habit of liberality wa
formed. There is no yoke like tina
of habit. Now l like to give
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-06

The merchant or the manufactu
rer 10 these days who sits down in
bis store~room or rk.shop and
waits for the public, instead of CALI
Jog them daily through the press,
will generally live long enough 20
look out with discomfort upon bis
own ruin, while his next neighbOr is
prosperous and contented. Judi
cious advertising hiss advantages
which no sane man doubts.-Euqsti'
rer ,Su,s.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-06
THE MAN WHO RUN THE FIRST
LOCOMOTIVE IN AMERICA.
i Louis Republical

St Louis hepuDhcan'
J. VanBuren resident of Clarks.
vile, Ca, were he has hsen living
since 1879, was the first and is the
oldest locomotive engineer in the
United States. He ran the first
one placed upon railroad in the
United States. He was born in
Schenectady, New York, in 1900,
and is consequently 80 years old
He says that the fret locomotive
placed upon any railroad in the
United States was put on the road
known as the Schenectady and Sar-
atoga railroad, in 1882. 1t was
built BY George Stephenson at New
csstleupon>Tyn England, and i'm
ported by the Schenectady and Sar-
atoga Railroad Company. A man
named Turner came with it as engi
ueer, and Van Buren, assisted him
in setting il up and driving it from
time to time to and from Saratoga.
The Mohawk and Hudson railroad
was completed in 1880 or 1881, and
wac operated for two or three years
after its completion entirely by horse
power. A halfway house was
built by the company on the line of
the road, where the horses were
changed for fresh ones in going both
ways. The first locomotive put on
this road was built by David Math
ews, a young man from New York,
and it was named the Brother JOna-
than.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-06
a BLOODY FIGHT.

On Saturday, there occurred in
.DougIasville cutting ARRAY, which
was the outgrowth of the SO called
Italian outrage. In the prosecution
of this case some time since, G, w.
St. John was one of the principal
witnesses against the defendants.
One of these defendants was the
Sheriff, w. T. IiDdley. St. John
and Lindley met Saturday night.
Lindley accused St. John of swear
ing lie against him. This brought
on fight, in which Lindley was
stabbed six times. One 10 the abb
domen is very serious and Lindley
at,this writing is in very critical
condition. DougIasville Star.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-06

How HoT 1T is IN GEORGIA. -
We will just state, in order to give
some idea of how bot it is, that q
certain one Of our merchants, while
sitting in the front of his store about
2 o'clock on a recent day, heard the
chirping of what sounded like my
riads of little chickens. He walked
back into his store and found that
his eggs, which were kept in an iron
pot, had ell been Matched out, and
that instead of eggs there we're eight
dozen slittIe chickens. He then
woke up his clerk, started after
basket to take them home, bat Oh
his return found that the feathers
had all been singed off and his chick"
ems were all dead except six. Oh,
its mighty hot.