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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20
GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN
interviewed Regarding the Late
Mr.. James.

CINCINNATI, GA special to the
Commercial from Columbus says
Governor L. L. Crittenden, of Mis-
souri,, is.in this city, stopping at the
Neil. He is on his way east, and
concluded to remain over night TO
take short look at the capital city.
During the evening he called on
Governor Foster to renew an ac-
quaintance formed when both were
members of congress.
a reporter had a pleasant inter-
view with his excellency this even
ing, in which the decease of the late
Mr.. Jesse James was a prominent
feature of the conversation. The
governor has photographs of Jesse
James and the Ford brothers. The
picture of James shows the scar of
wounds that he received in
some of the numerous fights
and encounters with officers of the
law through which he has passed.
The elder of the Fords is a fierce
looking man, while the younger,
who did the killing, has a mild, boy
ish, though determined, look.
Gov. Crittenden saws, relative to
the killing of James, that it was his
work. He acknowledges il, and has
no apologies to make for il. The
better class of people in Missouri
are with him, and the railroad COM
panies and travelling public cannot
but approve his action. The only
outspoken opposition comes from
the St. Louis Dispatch, and that op-
position is for sensational purposes
only.
The governor does not look as if
he had lost any sleep from worrying
over the structures that have been
heaped upon him by the papers in
question. The governor says that
Jesse James had lived in st. Joseph
for about year under an assumed
name, and that even his own chill
dren (JamesO did not know that he
was the celebrated bandit and rob-
ber; that they frequently heard and
read stories about the depredatiOns
of Jesse James, and asked questions
about the noted desperadO.
1t is said that James has killed in
robberies and p!undering expedi-
tions fully fifty men. lie has killed
seven of his own gang. Whenever
he had reason to suspect man to be
untrue to him, the result was the
man went under. James used to 60
about the city of st. Joseph and
frequently heard himself the SUBJ
ject of conversation. He even went
so far as to get in the good graces
of one of the express companies
and had been promised job, but
his sudden taking off prevented him
accepting the same.
Dick Little, one of James old
gang, was also in the employ of the
governor, and was using his best
energies to capture the bandit, but
the Ford boys got in their work
first, and Jesse therefore suspended
business.
The governors attention was call
ed to a statement that it was thought
that Frank James, a brother of
Jesse, had been i'll Cincinnati re-
Gently. The age of the man sup
posed to be Frank was given at
about twenty-eight. The governor
says that from the age and descrip-
ton of the man he is satitied that it
was not Frank James. The COVER
nor leaves in the morning for the
east, where he goes on business.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20
WHICH Is THE BOUNDARY

In committee of the whole, yes
terday, the house spent good
deal of time discussing the amount
of money necessary to pay for the
service of state commission to con-
fer with federal commission on the
subject ofthe boundary line between
Texas and the Indian nation. If
this commission be composed of the
proper material to meet and discuss
this boundary line, it may finally
secure for Texas territory valued at
millions of dollars. The claim to
this territory has been adhered to
by Texas, for legislature after
legislature has attached Greer
county to certain portions of the
state for judicial and other pur-
poses, but there failed to be a con-
elusion as to which is the boundary
line, and this is what it is now pro-
posed to settle. The senate of the
United States has passed bill crea-
ting boundary commission, and the
legislature should not now haggle
over the question in a manner that
may lead the house to suppose it does
not regard the matter in dispute
as one of solid Importance to Texas.
These commissioners ought not to be
considered in the light of hired day
laborers, or even of engineers in per
diem service. They are to decide
which is the real Red River, the
north or the south fork, and upon
this the conclusion depends, for it
was upon difference of opinion as
to which of these streams was the
real Red River that the dispute
arose. The state and the federal
commissioners, it is under
stood, are to meet on
the ground, and are to
decide as to the boundary line in
volved, and on this decision de-
pends territory worth millions of
dollars. In putting its commission
ers there the state ought not to do so
on such allowance as to force them
to accept the bounty of the federal
commissioners, for this would
put them at moral disadvantage
damaging to our cause. Five or
six hundred dollars as pay to each
of the commissioners would not
be too much for the employment of
competent men for this important
work. 1t might be well, too, to
afford them little physical back
bone by giving them squad of
rangers as an escort. The United
States commissioners, it is presum-
ed, will be thus sustained, and the
isolation of Greer county would
justify the presence of small armed
force as protection to the commits
sioners. The question is one of such
great importance as to preclude any
picayunish employment in this un-
dertaklng, and the STATESMAN is
satisfie d that a majority of the leg
islature view the question in this
light and Will act accordingly.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20
CURRENT NOTES.


The bill to restore capital punishment
I'm Wisconsin, which passed the senate.
failed 10 pass its third reading in the
house by majority Of six.
Pere Hyacinthe when asked why the
Prussian soldiers were 30 uniformly vic
torious, replied: because each one Of
them carries a bible in his knapsack."
The superiority OF woman over man IL
shown by the calculation that on the
average every man speaks ilty-twO vol
umes, six hundred octave pages, per an
mum, while every woman yeAiiy brings
out aye hundred volumes OF the same
size.
When a sculptor digs out a statue that
Is too bad for aDythiDg else, he can. gem
orally, by labelling II the name or some
deceased statesman. induce congress 10
buy Il and set IL up in Washington. 10
scare horses. It's tough on the memory
OF statesmen, though.-Boston Post.
An actual conversation In Louisville
First citizeB.-"W what's the newefy y
Second citizen.-'.There Is nothing OF
Importance outside OF the death Of Long
fellow" First citizen =" Well, thnt's
bad; he was u grand ola hoss, the grin-
est ever produced by the bluegrass coun-
try.v
An Ohio man turned Ids wife out Of
doors on an intensly cold night because
she wanted TO discharge pretty servant
girl. She crawled Into nhy ioits .nu
nearly froze TO DEAN. Next oAy lne
neighbors dipped the nuHDana lntQ 70 par par
heap OF feathers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

MEssRs. TELLER and Chandler
the two newly appointed members
of the presidents cabinet, represent
two distinct sentiments in the Re.
publican party, and the selection OF
the latter is evidence that a desire
exists to heal breaches and faction
al differences. Mr.. Teller is Stal.
wart, and is in full accord with that
element of the party with which the
president has been clsssed. MIR
Chandler was one of the most active
and determined opponents of the
nomination of Gen. Grant in 1880
and, perhaps, contributed as much
as any other man to the defeat OF the
third term movement.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20
REINsTATING THE FUND.

The senate did righteous thing,
Yesterday, in agreeing to return to
the university fund sums that
were taken from it years ago, and
which were carried on the comp
troller's books for some years as a
debt "of doubtful validity" In 1860
the state took from the university
fund a sum of money which was
passed TO the credit of general reve-
uue, and in 1867 this claim was satis-
fled by substituting therefor bonds
to the amount of 1884, ,472.26.
These bonds fell due in 1879,
but owing to the depletion of the
treasury, neither interest nor prin-
cipal was paid, while under sort
of spoliation the comptroller had
fallen into the habit of entering the
fund in the revenue account, as
stated, as a debt of doubtful valid
lty." Besides this sum, $10,300.41,
arising from university land sales,
were taken from the university
fund and passed to general revenue,
and for this certificates of indebted
ness were issued in 1865. These
sums, with interest on the bonds,
amount in the aggregate to S24S,-
9SS.65, which is the abso-
lutte indebtedness of general reve-
nue. TO the university fund. The
bill, which passed the senate yester
day, recognizes these as valid claims
against the general i'll favor Of the
special fund, ard thus delayed JUS
tice in this matter has at last been
reached. The bill recognizes that
bonds for the sum of $134,472 26 are
due the university fund, and that
interest upon these bonds is due
and should be paid, and it provides
for payment; also TOR the pay
ment of the smaller sum, ap-
propriations for both interest
on the bonds and the small amount
being definitely made. 1t is known
that when the university regents
met, some months ago, to take steps
toward establishing state uniyersi-
ty, the condition of the fund arrest
ed all action, and an adjournment
was had, to await the pleasure of
the legislature in substituting the
fund which had been diverted. The
STATESMAN contended then, as it
has since held, that this act of justice
would be readily conceded, and
the course of the senate, yes
terday, proves this confidence will
founded. The house will now take
up this bill without delay, probably,
and carry the measure to immediate
conclusion. The regents of the uni
versity are now prepared to take
steps In concluding a plan for the
university's establishment, and it is
reasonable to conclude that the bill,
when once taken up in the house,
will speedily become law.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20
Bill Arp on Oscar wilde.

Every little while there's a new
humbug comes to the front. l don't
care about Oscar Wilde, but it frets
me to see the folks up yonder rum
nIng after him, and Pm afraid he
will come down south, and our folks
will be doing the same thing. They
say he is poet and they say that
aesthetics is high up sorter thing
that carries a man above the frost
line and makes him ETHEREAL and
heavenly, and gives him new ideas of
what is beautiful and lovely. like
poetry pretty well-that is, some
kinds of poetry that deals in facts
like "Mary had little lamb" and
"Life is real, life is earnest" and the
"Village Blacksmith" and the
"Hermit," and all such, for
they are according to nature,
and come home to man I;
but l haven't got up to Swinburne
and Tennyson and such hifalutin'
poets, and L don't ever think l will.
It's strain on me to reach 'em, and
Pve quit trying. Many years ago L
stopped and entrenched in "Kath-
leen Mavourneen." and "Meeting
of. the Waters" and Coming
Through the Rye" and such like,
and if Oscar has got anything bet
ter, don't want to hear it. We've
got aesthetics enough at our house.
The children are purity and sweet
and love me when l get home,
and they have got their
little playhouse at the roots
of the trees, and the broken china
and moss is laid round so nice, and
the little chickens look so clean and
happy, and the young lambs are
frisking about in the meadows, and
the water gushes out SO merrily
from the spring, and old Rose has
just given birth to such a nice new
calf, that l don't want any higher
aesthetics just now. l don't care
anything about the Greeks and
Romans nor their heroes and tenn
piles, for they have all busted a long
time ago, and to my opinion any,
thing that busts is sort of hum
bug. Farmers don't bust, nor rails
ing children, and chickens, and Pm
for coming down to facts and hard
pan.
Them fellers in the olden time got
aesthetic and tried TO build a tower
to climb up to heaven, and the AL
mighty got mad with 'em and con-
fused 'em, and Oscar Wilde will
come to the same end. We have
got to work for living, | tell YOU ];
we have got to work down here in
the mud and the dirt, and the wo-
men have got to suffer and bear
children just like they did 5000 years
ago, and there is no lodging this
sort of business, and when a man
comes along to talk about things in
higher plane, and pretending he
can make angels of us and fit US for
heaven before we get there, set him
down as a fraud and a fool, and he
will be found as such in due time.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

SENATOR EDMUNDs' bill had dis.
persing influence on many of the
harems of Salt Lake city. The Nor.
mon President Taylor and several
of the saints who were married
overmuch, dreading arrest under the
provisions of the bill, disbanded
their retinue of wives. and declared
they would have all or none, ss they
did not wish to make an unjust dis
elimination or favor preferred
claims that would tend to excite
ealousy. The transition from super
abundance to want will be attended
with rather unpleasant sensations to
the poly gamic apostles.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

Dallas Times: Mr.. Henderson, In
dependent statesman, now occupies
a position as a clerk in the Demo-
cratic senate. We have nothing to
say except to call attention to the
fact that this gentleman at the last
state election ran for the legislature
against the regular Democratic nom-
iDee, and that afterwards he wanted
his loyalty to that party, which was
to break down the Democratic
party, rewarded by giving him the
Georgetown postoffice. The selec-
ton of Mr.. Henderson for the posi-
ton he occupies, only impresses the
people with the truth of what we
have heretofore uttered, that the
Independent party is nursed and fed
by the Democratic administration
and legislature.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

Brazil viii this year most likely
have deficit of about $4,000, 900,
or about fS,000,000 sterling. This
will make ner public debt about
E170,000,000 sterling. 1t has increas-
ed about fi25.O00000 in twenty
years. Her population is rather
more than IL 100000, of which not
quite 100000 are white. The
remainder consists Of negroes, mu-
lattoes and Indians, and includes
about 1 100000 slaves. Taking the
free population exclusive of the
wild Indians) at $500, 900, the debt
has reached about $50 a head. 1t
will be seen that Brazil is rapidly
gaming high position in the race
of Indebtedness, as her debt in pro-
portion TO her responsible popula-
tion) rivals that of England, though
Il can scarcely be said that she has
equal power to bear its weight.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

SINCE the Republicans have OBJ
tanned control of congress, over nine
hundred million dollars worth of
"rebel claims" have been presented.
The owners of these claims know
that under the former Republican
congress over $lOO.OOO,OOO of such
claims were paid. The Democratic
congresses put stop to this Repub-
lican raid on the federal treasury,
but it has commenced again under
Republican auspices. The fact is
very significant. The claim sharp
ers know which party is bent on
squandering the public money.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

A German chemist has recently
succeeded in producing what is said
to be a powder containing all the
properties of genuine quinine from
certain elements, some of which are
derived from coal tar. The new
substance is called chinollne. Prof
Skrunp, the discoverer, is a lecturer
in the university of Vienna, and the
chinoline resulted from a mixture
of glycerine and sulphuric acid act
ing upon mixture of nitro-bonZole
and aniline. The colorless liquid
thus obtained is combined with tar
taric acid, forming bitartrate of
chinoline, white crystalline
powder resembling. sulphate of
dulnine. In Germany fevers
have been successfully treated
with cbinoline, and it has been
demonstrated TO be a powerful an
tiseptic. IL has not yet been posi-
lively demonstrated to be the
medicinal equivalent of quinine, but
the indications are that further ex-
perimentation will enable the med
ical world to dispense with the
natural chincbona. The supply.
under the artificial process, would
be inexhaustible, and the great
remedy would be greatly cheap
ened.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

The king of Siam lately received
a dispatch by which the governor
of a province announced to him
that a brand new god had been dis
covered in a distant district, in the
shape of a white elephant, which
was already on its way toward the
capital; the message was received
at the royal Siamese court with
great rejoicing, aud the monarch
decided Immediately to go and meet
the divine pachyderm. He placed
himself at the head of a procession,
which consisted of the ministers,
court dignitaries and the superior
priests. After the procession had
travelled for a few miles they met
the elephant, which they approached
with deep bows and the greatest
sign of respect. Kneeling down,
the king placed the proboscis on his
own.head and shoulders, and prayed
to the animal for protection. AT
the end of tins ceremony the king
drew his sword and placed himself
at the right side of the quadruped,
whilst a high priest, with golden
5bdll, pldCcu ululSOl1 Ou JuO lClb cluC,
and the procession returned to the
capital in this manner. On enter
ing the town the new god
was received with military
salutes from the guns and
cannons; the troops lined the
roads leading to the royal palace,
and the people loudly applauded.
The king led the elephant to an
apartment situated quite close to
his own splendidly furnished rooms,
and gave him the title of reigning
monarch and decorated him with
the grand Gordon of the Siamese
order of the White Elephant. The
household of the divinity was or.
ganized with the utmost splendor,
and all the utensils used for his food
were of either massive gold or costly
china. During the first two days
after his arrival the pious people
brought to his altar gifts worth
more than one hundred thousand
rupees.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

amend that the pleading excepted TO has
been put in under oath. 10 Texas, $50 |.
lseas ms for disallowiAg such amend
ment OF affidavits n the eXtraord nary
writs of attachment, etc, does not apply
to other cases where pleadings sworn
TO; though even in these, amendment fol
other purposes than for validity of the
writ allowed. a plea impreachlng con
sideration of a note not under seal, need
not be under oath. Lennon VS.. Han
ley, % Texas, 2l9l. Reversed and rem
dered.-Walker, commissioner.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

Ex-SPEARER RANDALL said, the
other day, that the outlook was very
promising for the Democrats TO
elect the next house of representa-
tives, If no mistakes are made by
the Democrats in the present con-
gress, and he added: "None have
vet been made"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

THE committe to whom was re-
ferred the question of reduction OF
postage rates, concluded to report
against any reduction of the letter
or newspaper rates, but in favor OF
increasing the weight of letters from
half an ounce to an ounce.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

THE reported serious illness of
Jay Gould caused a commotion in
Wall street, and had it not been dis
proven millions would have been
lost and won in few hours on
stocks. The commotion was great
and the report of Gould's illness
was circulated to shape the contest
between those who often load and
unload to the extent of hundreds OF
millions in a few hours in. Wall
street.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

THERE is no more soulless and
heartless class of people in the
world than the stock-gamblers Ol
New York. They made use of poor
imbecile Cornelius Vanderbilt's sui
eide to "bear" the stock market,
telegraphing all over the country
that Vanderbilt was shot" The
effect was instantaneous, for the ma.
jority of spectators thought the
great railroad king had been assas.
sinated, and they were eager to sell
1t was the same sort of trick which
they attempted to play in the use Of
Jay Gould's name as Just reported.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

An old lady in Barnwell, South
Carolina, hearing some one reading
about n congressman at large, and
having in her mind the days when
the thieving Smalls represented
that district, rushed into the kitchen
door. shouting, "Sarah Jane Sarah
Janel don't leave the clothes out all
night. Mind, l tell you, for there's
= congressman at largeI"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

1T is SAID that the use of pro-
family and slang indicates not only
vulgarity, but poverty of thought.
Now, IL it were also held that volu-
bility is an evidence of wisdom,
there are some OF these legislators
who might at once pass as SolOns.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

THE Dallas Times calls on the leg
islature to regulate charges and SER
vice on the part of telegraph COM
panies. The STATESMAN does wish
some power could regulate the Aus
tin portion of the telegraphic ma
china
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

JESSE JAMES effects were sold at
auction, and lively bidding is re-
ported. An old gripsack in which
he is supposed to have carried an oc-
casional change of raiment, brought
$21, and other traps sold equally
we'll
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

John Cromie, the ex-deputy mar
shai OF MT: Sterling, Kentucky, who
committed suicide there last week.
was buried in the potter's field of
the, cemetery Al Paris, the priest re-
fusinR to permit his interment in
eonsecrated ground, although his
family owned a lot. A night or two
afterward his relatives took up the
body and buried 1t in their iot.
which caused great excitement In
the church.. The pastors action was
sanctioned by the bishop, and the
body was again exhumed and re-
placed in the former grave. "
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-20

HoUsTON becomes a candidate for
the state democratic convention. A
strong executive committee has
been organized for the purpose of
prosecuting the canvass.