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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-05-16
DR2 GODS d. GROcERIN,e.
Wa2cHEs, III 2rRZRE E2L

FERGUSON & SCHNACK, Practi-
Il cal Watchmakers aud jewelers.
and dealers in Fine Watches, solid
Gold Jewelrv, Silverware. Spectacles
and Fancy Goods. Notions, Guns, Pts
tolls, etc. Front street,
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S10lES, 2IF7GdRE, Ere.
->>>>- >-~(-----o-~-~
MILLER, I. c., dealer in Cooking
WI and Heating stoves. House Fur
nlshlng Goods of every description on
hand. Tinware, wholesale and retail,
at city prices. Stoves from S14 to SOS.
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KRAMER, john, Carpenter and I'm
IN dertaker, corner of Fourth and
Scott Streets. Keeps on hand Metal
lie and Rosewood Burial Cases and
Plain Collins, also Fine Hearse. Or
ders from the country respectfully So
licited and promptly attended to.
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DOBF P. HUNTER, Attorney and
~ Counsellor at Law. Office in the
Hynson building, Front Street.
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Composed of the following frst-class
steamers:
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n NJ. BTOSsAT, Matchmaker and
l Jeweler, and dealer in Watches,
Clocks. etc. Second Street, near the
Post office.
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rangement of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys,

gTVrsy7E z-=3 Asuc, Malaria,
uAsAe.sEszoEaaii ant, all Diseases
= caused by De.
rangement of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys.
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.
BAD breath; Pain in the Side, sometimes the
pam IS feit under the Shoulder mistaken for
hnenmmatism; :. general loss of appetite; Bowels
generally costive, sometimes alternating with lax:
me head is troubled with pain is dull and heavy,
with considerable loss of memory, accompanied
with painful sensation ofleavng undone something
winch ought to have been done; "a slight, dry cough
and flushed face is sometimes an attendant. often
mistaken for consumption; the patient complains
OF WEAKNESS and debility: nervous, easily startled:
leet cold or burning, sometimes pricky sensation
OF me Skin exists; spirits are low and respondent,
ana, although satisfied that exercise would be benz.
hcia!, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
Try Tin fact, distr,sts every remedy Several
o! above symptoms attend the disease but cases
have occurred when but few of them existed yet
examination alter death has shown the Liver to
have been extensively deranged.
IL should be used by all persons, old and
young, whenever any of the above
symptoms appear.
Persons Travelling or Living In I'm
ncaithy Localities, by taking dose occasion.
ally to keep the Liver in healthy action, will avoid
all Malaria, Bilious attacks, Dizziness, Nau.
sen, Drowsiness, Depression Of Spirits, etc. Il
will lnvlgorate like glass Of wine, but is no in.
toxicatins beverage.
IF You have eaten anything hard of
digestion, or feel heavy after meals, or sleep-
less at night take dose and you will be relieved
Time and Doctors Ellis will be saved
by always keeping the Regulator
in the House!
For whatever th,. nj, MA, l..
safe purgative, alternative and tonicsE
never be out of place The remedy is harmless
and does not interfere vitiisLalsiness or
pleasure.
1T IS PURELY VEGETABLE.
ana mas all the power and efficacy of Calomcl or
Quinine without any Of the injurious after effects.
A Governors Tcst;monv.
simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in nv
fa'ity Tor some time, and am satisfied it is =
valuable addition to the medical science
J. GILL SHORTER, Governor of Ala
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens. of Ca
says Have derived some benefit from the use OF
summons Liver Regulator, and wish to give it 4
further trial.
"The only Thing that never fails to
Reneve.'-1 have used many remedies for Dys.
PePs'a, Liver Affection and Debility, but never
Simmons Liver Regulator has. sent,from Min
hesota to Georgia for it, ana woud. send further for
such medicine, and would advise all who are. sim.
Harry affected to give i; trial as it seems the onlv
thing that never fails to relieve.
+. M. JANNnY, Minneapolis, MINI.
LIZ. i: ". Mason says: From actual ex.
pericnce in the Use of Simmons Liver Repul.,or in
my practice have been and am satisfied to use
and prescribe it as a purgative medicine
ksS Il axe only the Genuine, which alwav,
mas on the Wrapper the red Trade-NIark
anu signature OF j. H. ZEILIN g. CO.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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"CLINToN, Iowa, !.
A :l 90 1901

"CLINTON, Iowa,
April 20, 1881 {
81 wish You would send me spring
for the VIM. Ellery Watch X = BY the
way this Ellery is a watch I sold in
your Screw Bezel Case to q farmer last
fall. The first of January he lost the
watch in the woods, and found it this
week in about one foot of water. It
had lain three months and over in snow
and water, with but slight injury to
the watch--only hair-spring.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
PROFE.SS/ON.4/,

DLACKNAN, w. F.. Attorney and
- Counsellor at Law. Office on
Washington street, near Court honse,
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DR UGS 4ND .NEDZcLNNe.

10 2 U'J II " II III ~ III CIV y.
CT. JOHN, HENRY, Chymist and
- Druggist. All medicines guaran-
teed fresh and pure. Fancy and toilet
articles. Landreth's Garden seed kept
stock.
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Chas. P. Truslow, President
Chas. W. Drown Secretary
M. N. Wood ..--.....----.S Superintendent
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THE FOLLOWING LETTERS TELL THEIR OWN
STORY.
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The above were very severe tests,
and demonstrate beyond doubt, that
for any reasonable length of time dur
ing which watch might be under wa
ter it would receive no injury what.
ever.
We make these cases in both gold
and silver, and as a PERFECTLY
DUST-PROOF STEM WINDING
WATCH CASE, CHALLENGE THE
WORLD TO PRODUCE IT'S EQUAL.
Il" For Sale by all First Glass Jearelers
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MISCELLANEOUS.

For Dyspepsia,
g os tive II ess,
Sick Headache,
C hronic Diar-
rhGa, Jaundice,
Iinpurity of the
Blood, Fever and
ASuc, Malaria,
and all Diseases
caused by De-
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JOB PRINTING
R " I'D RI ERR

90 INCORPORATED July 31st, 1882
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ISSUES THROUGH BILLS OF LADING

For all points in TEXAS reached By
the TEXAS and PACIFIC
Railway and con-
nectiOns.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

THE Dude is style of young man,
described by an exchange to be Of
watery smile and educated whisker,
altogether given over to inocuous
pursuits and without the faintest ap-
proach to speculation in his eye. He
does not elbow his way into society.
for, AZ a rule, he is entitled to social
recognition; nor does he seem to
court notoriety, since he is of ashrink-
ing kidney. All he asks is permission
to carry out his simple scheme OF
life and to indulge his modest eccen-
tricities of dress. He likes to walk
arm in-arm with Il twin Dude
never appearing to notice the world
or to ask the world to notice him. He
makes a point in attending "first
nights" at theaters, and upon these
thrilling occasions he arrays himself
in hat seven sizes too large for him
and in a sack Overcoat GENERALLY
cream-colore0 about thirteen inches
shorter than the dress coat under.
meath. The Dude is now an lnstitu.
ton in New York. 1t may take two
or three years to raise him here in
Austin, but stray one may put in al
appearance at any time.
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SHORTLY before the death of DIR.

SHORTLY before the death of DR.
Mudd, who was sent To the Dry Tor
tugas for completely in the assassina-
tion of Lincoln, he completed treatise
upon epidemic and endemic diseases
with an account of his frightful eX-
perience among the victims of yellow
fever during his Imprisonment. The
manuscript of this treatise is still in
the hands of DIR. Mudd's widow. AZ
ter the death of the regular physician
DR.. Mudd took charge of the hospital.
$50 far as propagation is concerned,
he wrote, Il found the disc use innOcu-
Gus when isolated from its cause. 1t
is purely Il disease of infection. From
the evidence subjoined it will be seen
how the disease advanced, attacking
one, then another, following the
sleepers in their beds in regular and
unbroken order of succession, spread
ing as the flames of conflagratiOn
are spread by the wind and slo Wy
against it. Not, however, attack ing
one here and another there indiscrim-
inately, as it would have done had the
poison been in the atmosphere in and
around the fort, but marching from
bed to bed and from company to COM
pany in a line of unbrOken CONT
nuity."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

CHANGES in the internal revenue
law have, or will soon, become opera
tive, and for the benefit of that nu-
merous class of our readers who are
directly interested in them and note as
follows: Taxes imposed on capital and
deposits in banks, bankers and ma
tional banking associations, are re-
pealed from the passage of the act
which was March 3, except such taxes
as are now due and payable. On and
after the first day of May next, deal
ers in manufactured tobacco pay an.
nually two dollars and forty cents
cigar or tobacco manufacturers, six
dollars; on all cigars the tax is three
dollars thousand; on cigarettes
weighing less than three pounds, fifty
cents thousand. The tax on beef
and spirits remains unchanged The
stamp tax on bank checks and drafts
and the tax on matches, perfumery
and toilet articles, is repealed from
and after the first day of July.
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lsnecial to The Statesman l

DALLAS, March 22.-Incendiaries
fired the grain elevator of d. L. Rain
water about Z o'clock this morning,
and the buildings and contents were
totally destroyed. Loss estimated at
about $4,000; insurance $1,000.
Mrs. Marshall's private boarding
house was also destroyed, at loss of
$4,000. There is no clue to the incen-
diaries.
Anderson Thomas, who was so fear
fully stabbed yesterday morning by
Sim Wilson, died to-day. The coro-
ner's jury returned verdict charging
Wilson with the murder, and he
was remanded to jail. The killing
was wanton and cold-blooded. The
murderer is hard character, and his
victim peaceable, industrious and in
offensive. FriendSof the dead man
became so outspoken in their threats
that the sheriff placed extra guards
around the jail for the prisoners safe
ty. The grand jury is in session, and
he will no doubt be indicted and have
a speedy trial.
Malinda Hart, a colored servant
employed by Mrs. VIM. Kingon, stole
two 800 gold pieces this morning and
went out shopping. The money was
soon missed, and an officer captured
Malinda before she had invested in
any new spring finery, and recovered
the $40. Malinda occupies quarters
in the county Jail tonight.
The state court of appeals has con.
| frmed the decision of the Dallas
district court, and tonight Ben
Thornton departed to serve term OF
ten years in the penitentiary for an
| attempt to commit rape.
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1t is Universally Endorsed.
ISan Saba News. /


The Austin Statesman its manly
and outspoken utterances on the con-
Wet lease system has demonstrated
that a party organ need not necessari-
ly be the cringing slave of party.
Though a Democratic organ, it has
been fearless in its criticisms on those
Legislators who betrayed the true in
terests of constituents by supporting
that nefarious job known as the
penitentiary lease contract. The
STATESMAN does not spare the gov
ernor himself when it sees in him a
dangerous prediction for personal
ism in the administration of public
affairs. Anent this subject, it says:
"The second election of Governor
Roberts demonstrated in even more
marked degree the effect of contin-
ued tendency to personalism in public
affairs, and his signal defeat for the
third term proved the unalterable OPP
position of Texans to personal prede-
LECTION in administering the affairs OF
great state. What it was hoped to
avoid by the defeat of Gov. Roberts
seems to have been especially nurtured
in the nomination and election OF
Judge Ireland. No sooner was this
gentleman indicted into Office than
personal agencies appeared to have
surrounded him with an impossible
Gordon "
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

Gov. JOHN G. BROWN appeared be
fore the senate committee yesterday
to present arguments why the Joint
resolution, proposing constitutional
amendment to empower a railway
commission, should not pass. Eight
or ten days ago the committee had
decided to report the resolution IA
vorably, but when the full committee
had listened to his able arguments
and forcible presentation of facts, 1t
was unanimously determined to re-
cede from this resolution, to recon-
mend that the resolution DO not pass.
The triumph must have been a proud
one, for it was the result of mastery
effort, while those who listened to
him, for the purpose of passing judg-
ment upon his cause, were led to the
conviction that the measure is
not demanded by any exist
ing evils; that it is unwise for
the state in her present condition Of
prosperity and that of her rail-
way system, to adopt such an amend
ment; that it is unfair for capital now
invested to he subjected to radical
conditions not anticipated by invest
ors; that such proposed provision
of the organic law cannot be
made effective against corporations
already in existence by special char
tiers. The elaborate reasons given
in support Of these propositions APP
pear to be unanswerable. The argu-
ments deal in what is too strong
for refutation. They show that the
conditions call for no such legislation,
and that too great restrictions placed
upon railways, at this time, would de-
stroy the confidence of capitalists;
that it would stop railway
construction and the flow of
millions of money into Texas;
that the states resources. would not
be developed, while its property
and growth would be seriously dam
aged. lie held that the capital in
vested in railways should return a
profit to investors rs well us money in
vested in farming or in stockraisingi
that government has no more right
to attack combined capital in
vested in great public works
of improvement than ii
has to prevent the farmer
from making a profit out of agricul-
ture, or the mechanic out of the prod.
uct of muscle and tools. The
able advocate might have shown
how capital invested in rail
ways is lost, how fortunes are so often
wrecked in operating them. Take
the aggregated wealth invested il
agriculture in Texas, and it yields
proportionally greater profit thar
railways. The idea seems tC
he to prevent the making of money
and this lbeing so, attention
ought to be diverted from rail
ways to live stock production
Coy. Browns speech. ii is said, made
Il most profound impression. We
had hoped to fully review it. but
space at this time prevents.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

SENATOR HoUsToN says that the
action of the majority of the senate
is endorsed by the people; that there
has been mo opposition found among
the people of this state covering it,
and that it is only heard from few
dissatisfied newspapers, and from
some aspiring politicians, who would
harass and fling at the state admins
tration." Mr.. Houston's assertions
are far more incorrect than the
style of his composition. In
proof. it may be stated that
the Houston Age, the Pamela
Watchman and the Marshall Herald
are the only papers in Texas advocat-
ing this lease. The San Antonio pa
pers give it a weak sort of endorse
ment. and there is the end of the list.
Nine-tenths of the people of Texas
endorse resumption. and few politi-
clans, who are crazy for place, viii
| find this out in 1884.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

Bolton, March 22.-Ex-City Mar
shall w. S. Riggs and Mrs. White were
married last night, and Bob White, a
youth and son of the newly-married
lady, on returning from the wedding
was shot while crossing the foot
bridge on Nolen creek. 1t seems that
he was in company with a friend, Jno
Big hn and while rod B 81 tba br%Ss
his pistol fell from his pocket and
fired, the ball entering young Whites
right groin and ranging upward. The
wound is considered dangerous, if not
fatal.
The weather is fine and farming is
being pushed to the utmost. The fruit
is thought to be almost all killed 10y
the recent frost.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

THE article copied from the Louis.
vile Courier-Journal could not
have been better prepared to
suit conditions in Texas. While
wisdom would direct that railway
regulation is proper, it would as well
lead us to look this railroad question
squarely in the face as business
proposition, especially for Texas.
and to treat it as such. Did
the constitution give the power
to establish commission with
arbitrary power, it would be
damaging to the interests of Texas, at
this time, to make such a statute.
We assert that there is necessity for
regulation, and were it possible under
our constitution to have commits
sion. with regulative powers, we
might urge its existence. But any
tendency toward radicalism in
railway legislation at this time
could not be encouraged. Regula-
ton that is legal is necessity, and,
therefore, while this constitutional
bill, presented by Mr.. Gibson, is before
the legislature, we shall. advocate its
adoption. The Democratic pledge,
made at Galveston, is couched in
terms of opposition to such legisla-
ton as may be harsh, and
which might affect seriously
the interests of railways, and
this bill meets that pledge. 1t pro-
poses to regulate and to control, and
by hasty and authoritative infor-
nation to bring before the courts OF
the county for decision all questions
arising between the people and the
railways. The condition of railways
in Texas at times shows that they
need regulation, and this bill provides
for a competent state officer, whose
duty it shall be to see that
the railways are conducted
in a manner to protect life and prop
erty. But those who feel a proper
interest in the railway question will
have light thrown upon it by peru
sal of what is said in the article taken
from the Courier-Journal. 1t shows
that the house acted wisely in reject
ing the Chenoweth bill.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

The DECLARATION of Bob Robert
son, that the fish commissiOnership
might go, if it must involve him in
behalf of the ratification of these pen
itentiary leases, offers an example
worthy to be followed by members of
the legislature. The governor has
been finally sliced by these lease
advocates, and forced to the front as
a supposed decoy for weakened leg
islators, who may covet executive
favor. 1t is believed that the
opening of this masked battery
will finally expose the besieged
enemy to unconditional surrender and
to final destruction. The people are
rising in their might on this question,
to back and sustain not only the enc
mics of personal seryitude, enforced
by the state, but to aid with all their
might those who make the state gov
eminent their agency instead of that
of personal pets, and pampered cliques
and uncompromising monOpOlieS.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

RUMoRs are afloat that President
Grevy, of France, is going to resign.
If he should do so. it may be that the
republic win be weakened, for, though
not great man, he is honest. and
holds the Republicans of France to-
gether. Heis personally friendly to
all classes. His record has been that
of a plain, upright man, whose integ-
rity no one could reasonably question
and he has made no personal enemies
Even Bonapartists and Intransigeants
respect him, although they do not
agree with his political principles
Thus he is free from objections which
would cling to almost any public man
who might be named to succeed him
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

THE senate made two changes in
the amended charter of Austin, passed
yesterday. The first was to strike out
the clause authorizing the city coun-
ell to suppress tipping houses and sa-
looms. That clause was unconstitu-
tional, as they can only be suppressed
by vote of the people. The general
power to suppress and prohibit gam
ing was retained, but that which held
every one responsible for theuse made
of his house, when rented to another,
was stricken out. The house. it may
be hoped, will take up this bill, and
allow it to become law in the shape
it leaves the senate.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

THE growth of public expenditures
by the national government is some
thing to attract the earnest attention
of the taxpayers. The appropriations
just made by Republican congress
aggregate S229,327,5l1. The Demo-
Gratis had the house of representa-
tives in 1878. The appropriations for
that year, when the interest charge
was larger by S300O0,0Oo than it is
now, were less by scores of millions
than now. The figures demonstrate
60 what ends governments tend when
controlled for too long a time by
weak men nodded to suit the ends of
personal greed.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

FORT WORTH, March 22.-The pay
cars on the Missouri Pacific and the
Santa Fe roads were in the city to
day and paid out $4,000.
Ed. Bergen was arraigned in court
to-day, charge with having commit.
ted a dastardly assault upon the per.
son of nine-year-old boy. The case
Is without a parallel in this city. II
is rumored that Bergen is in danger
of being lynched.
A Judgment of $4,000 was paid in
the district court to-day by Col. w
&. Hudson, who lives near Cleburne
to Yetter & Allen, of Kansas City
The judgment was for the forfeiture
OF cattle contract.
Jim Elliott, charged with steal
ing q fine span of horse:
in the Indian Territory, was arrested
here last night and lodged in Jail.
The bids for paving the streets will
be opened on the 28th inst.
A consignment of wool was re
ceived to-day from Callahan county
This is the earliest consignment that
has been made in twenty years.
Two men, Calhoun and Melton
were arrested tonight in house OF
ill fame and jailed. They are charged
with having robbed two men on {
train, one at Alvarado of $3.50, anC
one at Arlington of $40.