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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

RICHMOND, Va, August THE
strike of the operators on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway, causes ID
inconvenience to the country, as only
small proportion of the men having
quit work. All operators west Of the
White Sulphur Springs remain at
their posts. and the places of strikers
between Charlottesville and White
Sulphur Springs were quickly filled.
No interruption to the movements of
trains has occurred, and everything is
working smoothly. None of the oper-
ators on the eastern line of the road
left their places. Business at the
Western Union offices is moving along
smoothly
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

Price: Cuticura, soc. and S1.OO per box. Re
solvent, $l.0O per bottle Cuticura Soap, 25e.
Cuticura Shaving Soap, 15c. Sold everywhere.
Potter Drug and Chemical Co..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
IRON AND STEEL WORKERS.
The Amalgamated Association in Con
YeltfOn.

PHILADELPHIA, August THE
national convention of the amalgam-
ated association of iron and steel
workers was called to order by Presi-
dent Jarrett this morning, when he
made brief address, congratulating
the delegates upon the strength and
prosperity of the association, and eX-
pressing hope that not only the de-
alterations but also the example of
the convention would be fraught
with advantages to the working men
of the country. The convention then
went into secret session, to effect an
organization. One hundred and sixty
eight elegates, besides fifteen officers
of the association answered to their
names and presented credentials.
There are 268 lodges in the order, and
it Is expected many more delegates
will arrive during the convention.
Andrew Lee, vice president
of the eighth district Phila-
delpbia and vicinity, deliv-
red the address OF welcome, to
which President Jarrett replied. After
his address he introduced p. J. Nc
CURE, of New York, general secre-
tary of the Carpenters and Joiners'
association. Mcclure spoke at some
length, and his reference to the strike
of telegraph operators evoked rounds
of applause.
Delegates F, E. Pomell and William
Robinson presented the following
resolution, which was adopted by a
rousing viva voce vote:
"Be it resolved by the National
Lodge of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Iron and Steel workers in con-
vention assembled, That we do here
by extend to our striking brothers of
the Telegraphic Brotherhood our sin
cere wishes for victory in the present
struggle against monopoly, and we do
hope that ere many days a victory to
the telegraphers will be noised all over
the nation"
Upon adoption of this resolution
three cheers were given for the tele-
graphers and also for the bethlehem
strikers. Officers of the convention
are general officers of the national as
ISOLATION.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
No AppOrtionment Yet.

HARRISBURG, August T. The
house to-day adopted a resolution au-
thorizing the appointment of a con-
ference committee from each house
to consider the subject of the con.
gressional apportionment bill, giving
the Republicans seventeen and the
Democrats eleven districts. The leg
islative apportionment bill passed to
the seeeRd reading. 1t gives the Re-
pubncans thirty and the Democrats
twenty senators, and the Republicans
ia and the Democrats so members of
the house. In the senate a resolution
was introduced declaring all efforts to
reconcile the differences between the
two houses on the apportionmentb bills
must be fruitless, and that further
prolongation of the session would
lead to suspicion that the legisla-
tors desired to obtain the per diem
salary, and providing for adjourn
ment sine die on the 18th.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
The University Of the South
Preston, Kean&Co.
BANKERS,
ChicasO, III,

Oh1Ca6o, s
Accounts of Bankers, Merchants an
others received.
5HEs sa and s TSsss pnes E SSs
Travellers and Merchants Letters of
Credit issued
bonds, including Government, State and
Municipal, bought and sold.
Deal in the various issues OF land War
rants and Scrip.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09
NOT HURTFU.

BALTIMORE, August 7.-Officials
of the main office Of the Baltimore
and Ohio telegraph company make
the following statement: All opera
tors at Camden station quit work to-
day-not one remained. They have
heard from nearly every station along
the line of road, and the number
striking and leaving their posts does
not exceed half a dozen, and their
places have been supplied. The strike
at Camden station, they say, is not of
serious moment, as the main Office at
Baltimore and Calvert station can be
used for al the work of Camden
station
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

Joseph Mulhattan, the great Louis.
vile liar, turns out to be the author
of the story to the effect that car
Iiage load of skeletons had been found
under lightning-riddled tree in
Texas. Joseph's gifts in the way of
flirting with the truth rival those of
Munchausen or Jules Verne. Null
haitian was the author of the crock
ing mountain" story from North
Carolina, and the adventures of a
Texas meteor some months ago.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

Qor6u by CQ6 war. 1 QOn'C Dell6Ye 1t.
Great God haven't we the right to
meet together and renew old friend
ship? No, sir; these meetings do all
true soldiers good, and as citizens
make them better in times of peace,
but these baleful fires are kept burn
ing by these civil heroes, these heroes
who were invisible in war and irwin
chile in peace. Great applause, and a
voice. "Now your getting where the
wool is short and touching tender
spots."] He paid tender tribute to
the Confederate dead
Hon. Olin Wellborn was then intro
duced and began by referring to the
badges inscribed "Unattached ex-
Confederates,' and that he would
speak of the past in a general sense.
He then enumerated the questions
on which late hostilities began. As
regarded their political and social
status at the time, he took the same
tating the war as held by the late
Alex. HI. Stephens. He then recount
ed how this question was settled and
secession as remedy for state wrongs
forever removed by the final of the
war. His speech was very metaphys-
ical. and replete with political figures,
eloquent SMILES and figures.
Following is list of soldiers pres
ent and participating in the ceremo-
mics: Lamar Rifles, Pioneer Texas and
Mexican War Veterans, Johnson's
Spy company, ex-Confederate Missou-
rfans, e4-Ccnfederate Tennesseeans,
Cabells Arkansas brigade, Fitzhugh's
regiment, Queen City Guards, Ross
Texas brigade, Ector's Texas
brigade Poignac's brigade, Gran
berry's brigade. Maxey's brig
ade and Martins regiment. Eiev-
enth Texas cavalry. unattached ex-
COnfederates under command of
Thomas w. Willy, John c. White, DIN
Wellborn and S. w. I. LaEham.
This includes all the -Confederates
not belonging to any organization
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
A FIEND'S ACT.
An Eighty ear.Old Child Enticsd
Away To Be Outraged and
Murdered.
Alleged NindicatiOn of Ellis. Neal and
Graft, the Ashland Fiends-
HOOsier Barn Burners.

DETaOTT, Mich. June l3 -Nettie Lyons.
aged S years, was enticed away from home at
Cheboygan, last evening, by some fiend, and
was found this morning in swamp mile
from home by her father, who had been
searching for her all night The child had
been stabbed in the left lung and her body
was badly bruised, Her recovery is doubt
full. The neighborhood is greatly excited
and the iiend will be lynched if caught.
THE ASHLAND (KY.) TRAGEDY.
CINCINNATI, June Adjudication is made
here to-day Of the arrest at Columbus,
O., Of William Direly, negro charged
with the murder of the Gibbons chill
dren at Ashland, KY, December "a,
1881. Fannie and Robbie Gibbons and Emma
Carico We're found dead in their burning
house. The girls had been outraged Three
mon were arrested-Georgs Ellis, William
Neal and Ellis Craft. Ellis made confes-
sion upon which he was convicted and sen,
fenced to be hung, but was hung by a mob.
Neal and Craft were also sentenced to be
hung, and now await the decision of the gov
ernor as to the day Of execution.
The arrest of Direly is upon long tracing
of circumstantial evidence in connection with
statements made by Direly himself Two
other eolored mon, Dabney Jones and Reuben
Kendall are implicated by Direiy, and war
rants are out for their arrest A shrewd col
ored detective has been employed. for a long
time ON the case, and he claims to have bad
statements from Direly, in the nature Of q
confession which are corroborated In several
points by circumstantial evidence One. Of
these is the finding of bracelet belonging tc
one of the murdered girls in the
hands of a colored woman, who says
she received it from Direly, and who
says he told her of the murder, and
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
WANTED, AN EXPLANATION

The Ohio republican platform fayors a
tariff system which, now as in the past,
will provide revenue for the govern
ment, and at the same time protect Amer
can producers and American labor"
Now. will some Ohio republican explain
the labor strikes for higher wages and
against lower wages, that have been going
on in the protected states of Ohio and
Pennsylvania for the last three months,
and direct the explanation particularly to
the extraordinary fact that these labor
troubles prevail in those industries that
are most highly protected? We are living
under a republican tariff; we have been
living under such a tariff for twenty two
years. Under it American producers and
and American labor have been protect
ed" to the highest pitch. Yet there are
ten thousand laborers in the favored in
dustries of Ohio and Pennsylvania discOn-
tented with their lot and complaining of
the meagreness of their wages.
Another thing; The new republican
tariff increased the protective duties on
earthenware, and the manufacturers i'm
mediately reduced the wages of their
workmen. And still another: The mill
owners of Vermont and Massachusetts are
importing pauper labor from England
men, women and children-to work at
lower wages than American workmen de-
mand viii some Ohio republican explain
these little matters
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
r1LnrN ANo HrNpRIoKs

The Peoria FREEMAN says:
The erylfor '.she Old ticket, (Tilden'
aud Hendfcks) which originated with
Hendricks himself, fails to find respon-
sive echo IN the breasts of the democrats
of to-day. After the shameful surrender
of the president to an imposer, the people
do not care to trust the country again in
their hands There are plenty Of good
men in the party. Tilden and Hendricks
had their opportun ty, were fairly and
honestly elected, and they failed at the
critical moment TO assert their rights,
Therefore the democratic party will never
trust them again
The Freeman is mistaken Tilden and
Hendricks did not make a shameful sur
render They bowed to the viii of the
electoral commission Tilden could have
asserted his authority, and been backed
by hundreds of thousands OF men But
his great patriotism held him back. He
thought it would be better for the country
to suffer wrong Of that kind than TO be
plunged into another civil war 1t was
not disgrace to Tilden, but an honor
to him that he thus submitted.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
PEPPERED WITH POWDER.
Eighteen Men Injured by a Blunder
ing Gun Squad at Monument Dedi
catSAn

MYSTIC BRIDGE, Conn, June 13.--At the
ceremonies attending the dedication of the
soldiers monument to-day, while a salute was
being fired in honor of the governor by bat
terry of artillery from Fort numbull the
Williams and Sedgwirz posts of the G. A. R,
passing at the time received the contents of
two guns in their ranks The first discharge
was received by the Williams post but the
second, which was more serious, was received
by the Sedgwick post. Eighteen men were
injured more or less seriously, as follows:
Commander j c, Brewer, of Sedgwick
Post, Norwich, peppered from head to foot
with powder more than thirteen pieces Of
coarse powder entering his side and limbs.
Lieutenant William Caruthers, assistant
postmaster at Norwich, head bruised from
powder 1t is feared his injuries are fatal
Charles Young, of Norwich, artery cut in
the leg; bleeding profusely and peppered in
in the face, head and body with coarse pow
der
The injuries of the others were less serious
The injured were consigned to private resi-
dences, and medical attention was promptly
summoned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
Western Union Dividend.

NEW York, June f3-At a meeting of the
directors of the Western Union Telegraph
Company held to-day, John Jacob Aston
was elected director in place Of Amasa Stone
deceased, and John T. Terry was elected a
member of the executive committee in place
of Edwin D. Morgan, deceased General
Eckert, acting president, made his financial
report, showing the revenues for the quarter
ending June 80 partly estimated to be
s1,725000, which, with the surplus on
April |, of $3,545, 242 foot up IS, s70, 242,
After appropriating the interest and the
amount of 81 ,399, $50 for the quarterly divi
dend, a surplus is left of s., 743, 1A3 The
directors declared dividend of "a per cent,
payable ON and after July 1G and on the re
moval of the legal restraint prohibiting such
payment to stockholders of record at the close
of the transfer books on the S0th of June.
The books of transfer of the capital stock of
the company in New York and London will
be closed at 3 o'clock on the S0th of June, and
will be reopeped on the morning of the 18th
Of July
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
AN EX-SENATOR BOUNCED.
Narrative OF Ex-senator PattersOn's
Little AmOur---A Minneapolis Sen


ST. PAUL, MINI, June 13.--Ex- Senator
Patterson, president of the London and New
York Construction company arrived at the
Nicollet house, Minneapolis. last FIJI
day, accompanied by young lady
whom he registered as Miss Rogers
She was q country maiden of less than
20summeTs, whom he represented as his niece
He asked for adjoining rooms but was given
instead rooms on opposite sides of the hall
Saturday morning the ex-senator took his de-
parture for Fargo on business Miss Rogers
remained behind-spent her time in reading
novels and dressing elegantly.
Patterson returned yesterday, and again be
came importunate in his demand for con,
Meeting suite of rooms Suspicion as to the
relations of the couple was confirmed when he
innocently left an order for $50 o'clock call
at her room, as he desired to go out for a
morning iaunt. Shortly after 10 O'clock it was
discovered that he was the joint occupant of
No. % with Miss Rogers. The couple
were at once ordered to leave the house.
Toilets were hastily made and uncle and
niece took hack for the Clark house, where
it was represented that an old gentleman and
his niece had just arrived on g
late train, and wanted two rooms
These were placed at their disposal.
Impressing his desire for two rooms, the ex-
senator was assigned to No. 6. and Mis-,
Rogers to No. 4. Shortly afterward the dis
covery was made that one room had suddenly
seemed sufficient for both, and the ex-senator
was again invited to take walk
This he did with little grace, leaving
the lady to occupy one or beth rooms, as hel
wishes dictated, while he sought quarters al
another hotel. This morning he took Mis-:
Rogers under his protecting care, and the
two sought accommodations in one of the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
LABOR IN MASSACHUSETTS.

The latest report of the Massachusetts
bureau of statistics covers 2,44O estab-
lishments, employing 207 900 persons
and representing 81 kinds Of work. The
average pay for skilled and unskilled
labor is only 1858 year-a small show
ing for the amount of protection which
Massachusetts demands and receives. In
Springfield and Holyoke. the amount of
wages paid was $2,842, 1854, the other
outlay amounting to 1885, 800 the
wages being less than one-third the total
expense. OF the whole product the work
ers receive less than 20 per cent, while
the owners receive more than n. Massa-
ohusetts capitalists and not workingmen
ire the persons who derive the lions
snare OF the benefits from protective
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14

Alta social gathering in St. Joseph,
Missouri. the other evening a lady and
gentleman had a playful struggle for the
possession of fan, when the young lady
sank her teeth into the gentleman arm
until the blood flowed He bore the pain
without munnuTing, but was astonished
the next morning to find that his arm
was swollen to twice its natural size. A
doctor was called, and it was four day
before he was able to leave his room. the
local paper cites a simil ar case at
Caper Girar- bear, in the same state, and
closes with the statement that the bite of Il
woman is poisonous there Is only one
thing that robs this discovery of its powe
to alarm the general public, and that is
that young ladies, outside Missouri, are
not in the habit of sinking, ;heir teeth in
to the flesh of their friends
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
TEE HILL INYEsrTaAr1oN.

Gen New, misunderstanding of the treas
lry, says it is not likely that adtfiavits from
outside points will be received in the Hill in
Vestigation case, but that the commission will
visit Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago, to
take testimony concerning the charges for
varied from each of the above mentioned
cities Mr.. Mureh. states that he. is daily in
receipt of letters from parties making grave
statements relative to contracts for various
public buildings, and asking that they be
summoned as witnesses to verify the charges
under oath
REVENUE CONSOLIDATION, =
The commissioner of internal revenue has
submitted to the secretary of the treasury a
plan aud schedule for the consolidation of in
tefnal revenue districts, which will form the
to the president The plan, it is understood,
contemplate a reduction of the number Of
districts from l26 to 90
MRS MASoN'S MONEY
The circuit court has declined to dismi; =
the order restraining Mrs Mason, wife ct
Sergeant Mason, from withdrawing her
money from the bank until she has paid All
torney Bigelow his expenses and REASONABLE
compensation, to be agreed upon between tb
parties
CROOKS REPORT.
The war department this morning received
Gen. Crooks report Of his operations in Mex
leo, 1t confirms the western press dispatches
CAPITAL NOTES.
The president has accepted twenty five
miles of tho Northern Pacific railway re
Gently constructed in Montana
Secretary Teller expresses the intention Of
expanding all the money he can legally in
purchasing stock cattle for the Indians
During the month of May the total increase
in the star mail service amounted to SS9, 615.
During the same period the amount saved
from decreased service was $50, OPS, making
the net increase of the service during the
month SO, $50. IN the steamboat service the
net increase during the month amounted t.
SIS 13q
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14

Ltta is still very ILL., The Blooming
ton Bulletin says that she has not yet
realized that she is home and among her
nearest and dearest friends. She is still
unconscious. Notwithstanding this, she
continues to grow stronger each day, and
her physicians and those OF her friends
and relatives who are constantly ut her
bedside, feel much encouraged They
are confident that she will recover,
though it may be weeks, perhaps months
before she is really herself again. Every
body is interested in this most excellent
lady and sweet singer. and watch with
interest for good news from her.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14

After October 1st next, letter postage
will be uniform at two cents for letters to
any part of the United States. On and
after July 1st next, money orders for 50
and under may be obtained for three
cents. The order will be made payable
to bearer and will be good for three
months from the date of issue, after that
time the holder can get its value only by
applying at the department at Washing
ton. On the same date the rate Of money
orders on all sums win be changed. An
order for $40 can be procured for eight
cents, and from that up to 500 the rate
increases to forty-five cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
A ROBUST POSSIBILITY.
Henry WattersOn Goes to See the
sage Of Gramerey, and Finds Him
in StaIwart Health, hut not Can.
didate

LOUISVILLE KY, June 1S-Henry Wat
terson writes his paper that Ex-Governor Til
den sent for him while he was in New York,
and so robust was the sage that be tired the
editor completely out, both at Gramercy park
and Greystone. Mr.. Watterson declines to
say what Mr., T. said as to politics, although
he says he could, if he faithfully reported all
that was said, make himself entertaining and
instructive. But" says Mr.. W, "a mans
opinions are his own, and his house is sacred. -
From which it appears that Mr.. W. would
not make good. interviewer for the press.
He concludes his lettsr as follows; Il can say
however, for myself, that nothing passed
which leads me to modify the opinion have
so often expressed, that no power on earth
could induce him to accept the presidency"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14

Since the publication OF John A. Lo-
CANS attempt to gobble up the lanes and
medical springs of the Zuna Indians, John
begins 10 be more fayorably regarded as
a republican presidential candidate.
There is a good deal of stealing yet left IN
this country, and the grand old party is
going for it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
MIsDIRECTED ENTERPRISE

Enterprise in any branch of business
is commendable, but where there is such
an exuberance of it as American news
papers possess it is only natural that
some of it should be directed into imprOp-
er channels. The combination which
several journals recently entered into to
have Surgeons Sunday morning sermon
cabled to them from London at heavy
expense would seem to the ordinary prac-
tical mind TO belong to this latter cate
CORY. What possible advantage is it to
the readers of these papers TO peruse a
sermon delivered the day before instead
Of one delivered the week before? For
that matter sermon of Jeremy Taylor,
written in another country, would be
much superior in language, deeper in
thought, profounder IN learning and
would be of incalcubly greater benefit tC
its readers than the gushing efforts OF
the sensational preachers of to-day.
A few weeks ago the combination pait
800 to telegraph sermon of Mr.. Spur
geon painting the delights of heaven
There was not one idea in the whole dis
course that was novel, not one though
that has not been expressed over and owe
again by hundreds of sermonizers TO
hundreds of years By no stretch of Ian
guage could Mr.. Surgeons opinion tina
heaven is beautiful place be included
under the term news" Any one of hi
previous discourses on the same subiec
would have been of just as much interes
to the general public. The newspape
combination seem to have found this GU
for they announce that they have aban
doned the plan after three weeks trial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14

Springfield editors are engaging in the
vile practice of calling each other
..damphools. Even Springfield editors
will occasionally tell the truth.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
Town DrHihS.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, June 13-The Grand
grove of Druids elected p V, Cary, mayor of
this city, as noble grand arch; N Vaughn
ex-mayor of Council Bluffs, as deputy grand
arch; j. A. Keppish, of Burlington, secre.
tary, ana H, Precezur, of Burlington, treas
l1rpr
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14
WassOn,s Chance.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, June Capt J. A,
DUNCAN, witness in the WATSON court
martial, Says WATSON will be convicted and
receive light sentence, which Yil be re-
viewed and modified by the president.