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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
THE DEPARTMENTS.
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.

The capitol board met YESTERDAY
| afternoon and received the report ot
] thsss 2syntspdent upon the compile
tioF OF the tempe[ary capitol The
board then, after persom2liy inspecting
the building, accepted from the
contractor, and ordered that N pe paiu
$1,000 of the last installmefi the
board reserving $500 until the do
around the building is cleaned aEayN
and the cistern and other ,Inatter,E
relating to the building are entirely
completed, which will be in SfeIN
days. The following important rel
luton was unanimously adopted D
the board: Resolved, That it is<
sense OF this board that the appfd
alton OF any part OF the tempoI
capitol building as lodgings or
rooms, by any person or persons
improper, and calculated To- injur3
endanger the building" -,
The secretary was directed to H.
nish copy Of the above resolution to-
Hon. A. w. Spaight, superint .ndent
OF public buildings and grounds, to I
whom the keys of the temporary/
capitol were ordered to be turnel
over.
The land receipts for Dec
were as follows, as shown by u
surer's books:
Public domain. in.........1.S 8
Blind asylum.
Lunatic asylum.
Permanent university fund.
School lands ds........
AoIA.
A letter came yesterday
to Treasurer +. X. Lubboc
successor" The writer sho
scribe for theSTATEsMAN and
who are elected.
a justice of the peace in w
ty writes to the secretary of s
ing for his commission. Owl
fact that no returns have bee
yet, it cannot be furnished.
Bowman says the same difficult
lists with Large number of cou
The educational department
moved into the temporary capitq
The comptroller Is preparil
bring suit against all delinque
lectors, after the 18th inst.
Adjutant General King is In
OF reports from Capt. L. p.
stationed at Colorado City,
county, and Capt. s. A. McAi
Uvalde, in which they say
frontier is very quiet in thei
The secretary Of state yestel
ceiyed the laws passed by the
seventh congress at the first sess
The house of representative
four large stoves in it, and the
chamber two. Both halls are
Tor the members, and are comfol
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
The neen Nader Subieet.

Base fabricators concoct the story
that the reason the Beach hotel COM
pany," at Galveston, concluded not TO
20 to work at once in putting up the
nostelrie, Is because they got Irignten-
ell at that prophecy which gives us
the flood in March. The News Is in
dignant. We have never said one
word about the matter, and this time
at least, the Times cannot he charged
with being vile and Shiny slan2derer
of the Island City. Our speciality Is
the deep water subject, and we soar
above harsh house stories.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Mr. Brown, Of Indiana, has proposed
an amendment to the army apprOpria-
tion bill which ought to he adopted
without extended discussion. He pro-
poses to gradually abolish the force in
The pay department, and when it is
entirely eliminated to devOlV6 its
duties upon the quartermaster's de-
partment. 1t appears that there are
now tifty-tive paymasters to disbdrse
SlO,OOU,UOO year to 1861 men. at a
cost OF more than haA milton dol
lars. The pay department. has been
the one branch of the army into
which men have been thrown without
fitness and for favor. When it has teen
thought proper to advance a newly.
made West Point lieutenant over the
heads OF his classmates, it has been
done by making him paymaster with
the rank OF major. One of Gen.
Grants last acts was to reappoint one
of his favorltes who had resigned
from the army, jump him over the
heads OF fourteen classes in the mill
tary academy and put him into an
easy paymaSter's position. When
Logan wanted to provide for
a civilian son-in-law, he was made
SO it has been up to the
limit allowed by law, and it is little
wonder that congress discovers this
abuse IN due course of time and re-
solves to destroy it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
UNEXPECTED DE11vrpAxcr

PLANO, ILL.,, Jan. 6.-The wife of
Charles L. Slocum recently applied for
a divorce on the ground of infidelity.
and last night he sought her out, con-
fessed his guilt, promised reform and
begged to return. She refused, when
he drew revolver and shot himself
in the head, and died in ten minutes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
The managers of the home for tb,

The managers of the home for the
friendless, OF Newark, New Jersey,
adopted an odd plan for replenishing
the larder of the institution. They
requested the children of the public
schools to take one potato each to
school and leave it there for the benefit
OF the friendless. Each scholar did so
and each school in that way was ena-
Dled to make donation of several
barrels Of potatoes. Some of the chill
dren voluntarily gave apples and
oranges, and thus the inmates of the
institution Jared well
on fruit Christmas day,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
The arch thief Most, who is parad.

The arch thief Most, who is parad'
|pg through the country proclaiming
his doctrines of assassination and
blunder, told his Chicago auditors the
bther day Take everything you can
get; all you can lay your hands on,
md even if private persons .suiIer, let
hem not deter you. it makes no differ
Ince." Herr Most should try to put
is theory into practice. 1t would do
i'm good to be sent to = penitentiary
/or a term of years.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
Like Wild Beasts,
Marshall Messenger.l

The penitentiary board recommend
that another penitentiary be built IN
order that the convicts may have
more and better accommodations.
Something of the kind should certainly
be done, tor convicts are now treated
more like wild beasts than human
beings.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

THE Langtrys, who lately came
across the Atlantic, and who were re-
ported as relatives of the Lilly, turn
out in nowise connected with her.
She and Gebbie still have it all to
fban,aalvaa
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
TENNEssEE's TREASURER SHORT.
ARTISTIC ROBBERY.

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Four masked
men captured, bound and gagged four
inmates OF j. +. Arnold's farm house,
twenty miles from Chicago, near
Downer's Grove, Wednesday evening,
secured $l2OO in cash and rode away
ON four OF Arnold's horses. None OF
them were captured. Old farm hands
are suspected.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

IruE Paris Bourse estimates the
al stock Of gold in the world in use
coin, or as banking reserves in one
ape or other, ut about S2,SIS,SOO,OO0,
which total England has S6l2, $780,
!; France, S66O,960.OOO; Germany,
'Sss, ,SOODOo. and the United States,
i447 ,lz0,OOO. Other nations come in
pr shares varying from S3,SS3,OOO in
he case OF Holland. TO Sl47,744.OOO in
Dlin
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[specIal to The statesman ]

GALVESTON, Jan, 6.-Seventeen
deaths this week, and seven marriage
licenses issued.
Five murder cases will come
during the present session of couN
Attendance upon the publisrn1
during the past week, 12a2uu
443 cOlored.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

gave him another degree. and pa
pulled OFF the towel and got up and
started for the stairs, and so did the
| goat, and ma was at the bottom of the
stairs listening, and when l looked
over the bannlSterS pa and ma and the
goat were all in a heap, and pa was
yelling murder, and ma was screaming
lre, and the goat was blatting, ana
sneezlng, and bunting, and the hired
girl came into the hall and the goat
took after her, and she crossed herself
Just as the goat struck her, and
sald, 'Howly mother, potect mel"
and went down stairs the way
we boys slide down hill, with
both hands on herself, and the goat
reared up and blatted, and pa and ma
went into their room and shut the
door, and then my chum and me
opened the front door and drove the
goat out. The minister, who comes to
see ma every three times a week, was
Just ringing the bell, and the goat
thought he wanted to be niShiated too.
and gave him one for luck, and then
went down the sidewalk, blatting and
sneering, and the minister came In the
pdrlor and said he was stabbed, and
his suspenders hanging down, and he
didn't know the minister was
there, and he said cuss words.
and ma cried and told pa he
would go. to hell, sure, and pa said
he DIDN'T care, he would kill
that goat atore he went, and
told pa the minister was in the parIor,
and he and INA went down and said
the weather was prOpitious for a revi-
val, and 1t seemed as though an out
pouring OF the spirit was about to be
vouchsated to His people, and none OF
them sot down but ma, cause the goat
didn't hit her, and while they were
talkin' religin with their mouths, and
kussin' the goat inwardly, my chum
and Inc adjourned the lodge, and |
went and stayed with him all night,
and | hain't been home since. But /
don't believe pa will lick me, cause he
said he would not hold us re-
spOnsible for the consequences.
lie ordered the goat hissef,
and We filled the order, don't you see |
Well, l guess / will go and sneak in |
the back way and find out from the |
hired gIrl how the land lays. She will !
not go back on Inc, cause the goat WAS |
not loaded for hired girls. She just |
happened to get in at the wrong time.
Good-Dye, sir. Remember and give
your goat kyan pepper in your lodge"
AS the boy went away, and skipped
over the back fence, the grocery nlan
said to his brother Odd Fellows: Ill
that boy don't beat the devil then |
never saw one that did. The old man
ought to have him sent to the Iunatic
asylum"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Edward Cox, the murderer whom
Gov. stephens. OF Georgia, pardonet
the other day, was sensible enough
to say when asked by q reporter
if he wished Ia make am
statement for publication; -Nothps,
nothing. i want quiet ;iad pey.e-
peace with man and God. DOoSeven
say that am home again. LIE me
STAY out of the sight OF the pDhc.
Now, I'll esteem 1t fayor you
won't even mention my name"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The Ohio bands who are hanging
about Washington are going on the
principle, If you don't see what you
Want, ask for it," They don't see any
officers lying around loose, except "a
stray district judgship; but they are
asking for them, all the same.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

RED CLOUD wants SlOUUO for horses
which Gen. Crook took from him six
years ago. Does it look reasonable
that the cut-throat assassin should be
paid for his ill-obtained wealth.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

1T is said there are Il few who wish
they had not made themselves promi-
nent in urging the passage of the ordi-
nance giving right-of-way to railway
tralSs along Congress Avenue.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
Aoou1rrEp on MuRpER

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.-After pre-
liminary examination Addie Ayers
was to-day acquitted of the charge of
the murder OF Jacob Blitz, the orches-
ira leader, on New Years day. The
question was as to whether Blitz shot
himself or was killed by his mistress.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
A COALITION.

DETROIT, MICH, Jan. 5.-The Dem
ocratic and Greenback members of
the legislature held caucus this fore
noon, and agreed to act together on
all questions of party policy, which of
course will affect the senatorial con-
test.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

THE people who play with Mrs.
Langtry do not mix with her. The
Lilly and Gebbie stay at one hotel, the
actors at another.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
PANIC IN A CHURCH.

NEW HAVEN, Jan. 6.-Durinp a
panic caused by fire on the altar at st.
Patrick's Catholic church this morning
many. persons in the congregation
were bruised, but no one killed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

On\a single day, recentlyon the
New York Central railrCd, 10
through freight trains were un Out
of B0fflo eastward. The trans
contaihedA in the aggregya aDon.
4O0O loaleA Acars-merely "A ..o. .'la' y.
the vast nIlaber awaiting .'os., sr'itsn. .t.i.
eastward at Ruffalo, and "" oeh 1na'
point and Gle dSeland-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The legislature will be asked to
create a new county out of portions OF
Lampasas, Brown, Comanche and
Coleman.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Notwithstanding the defeat of the
Republican candidates for governor
and congress in Nevada, ten out of
twelve OF the state senators chosen
there are Republicans.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
A CORRECTION.

NEW YORK, Jan. CIV. K. Van
derDilt was chosen president of the
Nickle Plate road, not Devereaux, as
at first stated.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

rYNDALL says that men and women
existed on this earth JO,OOO,OOO years
b sfore the date of Adam and Eve.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
A eILDED youth of Chicago threat
ems to out Gebbie.

MRS. LANGTRY was tolerably well
received at Chicago. Her Gebbie was
there too.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

THE presidential succession Dill,
now before the senate, fails to meet
the requirements of the case. AS is
known, the succession of the presiden-
tial office now is to the vice president,
the president of the senate and the
speaker of the house, in the order
named; and this would be satisfac-
tary. were it not for the fact that the
death of the president and of the vice
president might take place after an
old congress has expired and before
the new one is organized, in which
axert there would be no president OF
Rthe senate and no speaker of the
house to assume thevacant office. The
hewNhill sets aside the president OF
the senate and speaker of the house
as possible presidential successors. and
also repeals the law for new presi-
DENTAL election in a certain eontin-
gency. and provides for the success
sion to the secretary of state, the sec
ratary of the treasury, the attorney
general. the secretary of war. the
secretary of the navy and the sec
retary OF the interior. IN thu
order named: and it provides furthu
! that the cabinet officer, whoever h
NAV be. who succeeds to the higi
| ofice. shall perform the duties shereo
~ the end OF the term for which tn
Iceased incumbent was chosen. !
Ll be seen. therefore that the sue
ion may pass to men who have n
hpathy with the people person
kCe nothing to the people. cres
Aoe man, bare appd tees Q
~, whose terms >pen
and whos} ~
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
MURDERER HANGED,

MILTON, ONT, Jan. 5.-Michael
ORourke, who murdered old man
Maher and his daughter, in January
last, was hanged this morning. He
was firm to the last and made no
statement.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The likenesses Of Mrs. Langtry and
1ir. Freddie grace page Of the Ma
tional Police Gazette.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The signOfI GiOlIIitsw lIIitwsnaDess waU Is nsn, e a
5,oHeS DsS singer IN s@s Of is Margaret
Johnston. of CifTi-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

The largest teleS9f eleSscf,,rad ~ az Sv norla M Is
again being man6ire &C. 2 Ses ~
York nrm, ms telescope in the
Isa,. hodE-s..rx..rfs
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NO. %.
A SENSATION
In Nashville - The Deficit I'm the
Treasury.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 5.-The announce.
ment from the state capitol this morn
ing, OF the deficit in the state treasury,
produced a genuine sensation through
out the city. The following is the re-
port of the legislative committee
The joint select committee to set
tie with the comptroller and treasurer
report that they have visited the of
nee OF the treasurer, and upon inquiry
nhd the treasurer away from the capi-
tol, lie has been gone for two days,
and they are not advised when he will
return. His clerk states that he can
not go into a settlement of the treas
urer' 5 account till his return. They
also have information from the bonds
men, or some of them, that the con-
dltlon OF the treasury is such that
they feel justified to recommend that
the workings of the treasury he stop
ped until an examination can be
had"
The senate adopted the following
JOINT resolution: "Whereas, The sem
ate has reason to believe that NJ. Il.
FOLK, present treasurer, is a defaulter
Tor about $4,000; and whereas. the
bond given by said officer is not suffi-
Gent in amount to secure said deficit;
therefore be it
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives, That the attorney
general of the state be and is hereby
instructed to attach instanter ali
available assets belonging to said NJ.
L. Polk, provided that sufficient
grounds exist, to the end that the
same be held for the satisfaction of
said deficit"
AGITATION.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 5.-Considerable ex-
cltement prevails here over reports
from Nashville that State Treasurer
FOLK isa defaulter in the sum of S4OO.-
OOO.
TENNEssEE's TREASURER SHORT.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 5.-The
legislature committee appointed to
investigate the affairs of the state
treasury, report deficit in the treas
ury OF S4OOOOO; and, after consultation
with the bondsmen of the treasurer.
they recommended a suspension of
business in the office for the present.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
TAX ON RAILROAD EARNINGS
GOBBLE.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. "a bill has been
introduced in the state senate to tax
the gross earnings of railroads at the
same rate as other personal property.
Inc GioDe-DemocTat says, on the
authority OF gentfma4 just from
In tne workl2 1ybuld syndi-
cat. - lore than prob
ic will soon ac-
ase the Wabash
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
THE COURTS.
District Court.

District Court.
Judge A 3. Walker, presiding; ia
Hart. clerk
A divorce was granted to 4
Washington from George VA
ton yesterday, on the ground d
ty and desertion.
The grand jury present
bills, being of those partz
jail mostly. They adjourn
N --'' Mayors q
Hon. W. A Saylor, presi
clerk.
George Hendricksol
and costs.
The case Of Harry Dun 49,
ed by the city attorney,
County Court.
Judge z. 7. FulmOre, presiding; Fray
In the case of the city Of
w. s. McJunkin, charged =,
TO pay city license as
Judge Fillmore decided
had no authority to
as the occupation of
ktaxed under IL
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11

Bile vessels. spends about SOO,OOOOOOa
ar, including the pay of G2,OOO men.
. have not over thirty seaworthy
sssels, and none of them would beoi
be slightest service in time of war,
Tor aggressive or any other purposes.
They could not even run away from a
British vessel.
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90 Illl navy of 400 serl

SECRETARY CHANDLER wants S27,-
'Oo.OOO for the navy this year. Great
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
HOIST WITH hi

HOIST WITH III
ST. LOUIS, Jan,
went from MUS
tory, up to Vinita
man named RutL
had a quarrel
barreled shk
Rutledg
Fort SIM
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AGITATION.

MEMPHIS, Jan. 5.-Considerable ex-
cltement prevails here over reports
from Nashville that State Treasurer
FOLK isadefaulter in the sum of S4OO,-
OLl
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seven hundred and ninety separal
and distinct articles and items.
Arizona silver belt., 1883-05-12
Law La Relation to Newspapers.

First. Subscribers who do not give
express notice to the contrary, are con-
sidsred as wishing to continue their
subscription.
Second. If subscribers order the
discontinuance of their periodicals, the
publishers may continue to send them
until all arrearages are paid.
Third. If subscribers neglect to or
refuse to take their periodicals from
the office to which they have been
directed, they are held responsible till
they have settled their bill and or
dered their paper discontinued.
Fourth. If subscribers move TO
other places without informing the
publisher, and the papers are sent to
the former directions they are held
responsible.
Fifth. The courts have decided that
refusing to take periodicals from the
Office, or removing and leaving them
uncalled for is prima facia evidence of
intentional fraud.
Sixth, Amy person who receives a
newspaper and makes use Of it,wheth-
,er he has ordered it or not, is held in
law subscriber.
Arizona silver belt., 1883-05-12

A mule was trying to pull load of
lumber through the slough of mud at
the James street bridge this morning.
The load was large, the mule was
small and the mud was deep. The
driver encouraged the mule with pray
ers and gentle batteries. He made a
last effort and then leaned against the
preaching and rested. The audience
on the bridge lowered their umbrellas
and held their breaths, but the driver
simply said that when that mules eye
wore the impression it was then wear
ing, which to the front row on the
bridge seemed an expression Of firmness
he would sooner think of asking the
rocks Of Gibralter to move than to ask
that mule to do something which he
did not want to do. "A substitute for
the mule was brought.
Arizona silver belt., 1883-05-12

A fayorite anitdote for rattlesnake
poison in Mexico is, says DR.. Croft in
Chemical News, strong solution Of
iodine in potassium iodide. The au-
thor has tested some Of the poison it
self with this solution, and finds that
light brown amorphous precipitate is
formed, the insolubility Of which ex-
plains the beneficial action of the an
tidote. When iodine cannot be read
lily obtained, a solution of potassium
iodide, to which a few drops of ferric
chloride has been added, can perhaps
be used as an antidote to snake poison;
it is very convenient test for aka
loids.
Arizona silver belt., 1883-05-12

An investigator into the infunce of
climate upon consumptives, says that
in choosing places of residence for such
patients too little attention is given to
the character of the soil. 1t is shown
that, other things being equal, the
prevalence of the disease is in proper
ton to the habitual dampnsss of the
earth, The atmospheric conditions to
DO sought for are "rarity. calmness,
purity, and sun warmth"