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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

lightened judgment of all nations that
the Sunday law should be restricted
only in so far rs to enjoying religious
worship. In answer to the amend
ment on yesterday, that the law
should be enforced during the after
noon because the people want to ride
down through town, they ride through
town all the days of the week, and
cannot see why they should want so
much leisure time on Sunday. And
when they get out of town they have
the whole wide world to roam in, in
secrecy or otherwise. If the whole
matter is to be RENTED to the people,
1 am in favor of the bill as it is pre-
sented.
Mr.. Terrell: Amend by adding to
the exceptions III the substitute
Shrouds for the dead, provisions for
the hungry and medicine for the sick.
Mr.. Davis: Amend by adding to Mr..
Terrelrs amendment "medicated BIT
terS." Lost; also Mr.. Terrell'S.
The substitute was finally lost by a
vote of % nays to Z yeas.
Mr.. Pope; Amend by adding, that
sales of necessaries and refreshments
made to persons travelling in this state
at any hour during the day.
| Mr.. Patton moved the previous
question upon the amendment and
bill. Carried.
The amendment was adopted by II
yeas to IL nays.
Question: Engrossment of bill.
Mr.. Terrell-IS not sales of neceS.
saries and refreshments in the bill?
Mr.. Houston: Point of order that
| fha rravrio11C r,tIacfioo Il DC haan ordaraC
upon the engroSsment of the bill.
Mr.. Terrell-The gentleman il
quite correct; indeed, SO correct thai
l never dreamed of discussing the bill
l asked the question for information
Mr.. Pope-It is.
Mr.. Terrell-Then my only purpos'
was to cheer the feelings of IN!
friend from Cooke-to let him know
that his medicated bitters had beer
provided for. Laughter.
Bill engrossed-l6 yeas, Is nays.
, A message was received from tn
house announcing the passage o
house concurrent resolution in regarC
to sending a committee to Alamo ant
GOliad.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
/ Senate bill No. 40, designating
/ where county Judges shall have thei
: offices. Passed.
Senate bill No. q was taken up ant
laid on the table, having been substi
tuted by senate bill No. 120. whicl
was called up, relating to the fees 0
/ attached witnesses in felony cases.
/ Mr.. Fleming, by consent of the sen
l ate, introduced, in connection wit
! the bill, resolution requesting tn
: comptroller to furnish the Senate, a
/ soon as practicable, the amount annu
! ally paid sheriffs under subdivision
! of article 1854, code of criminal proce
: dure. Adopted.
Mr.. Patton moved that considera
) ton of the bill be postponed to Mon
; day, when it should be special orde
until disposed of.
: Pending the motion to postpone tn
: senate adjourned till Monday.
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Sixteenth Days Proceedings.
SENATE.

AUSTIN, Jan. %, 1888.
The senate met at the appointed
hour, the president and a quorum
present.
The chaplain offered prayer. and,
on motion of Mr.. Pope, reading the
minutes was dispensed with.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

Senate bill No. ., limiting the time
within which persons entitled TO bring
or defend suits for the recovery OF real
property shall commence the same
was laid before tie senate, but was
laid over on;acc0unto of certain amend
ments thereto adopted by themselves.
not having been incorporated therein.
Senate bin No. 30, designating what
persons shall be competent to testify
IN criminal cases, was passed by a ma
jorify vote Of 10 ayes to Is Nays.
The chair gave notice of signing
senate bin No "a.
AIR. Fowler. for committee, reportti 4
fIn correct enrolment CT senate bill
No. "A. authorizing the commissioner
/. Of the general land Office TO employ
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-18
FOREIGN FLASHES.

Rumors OF dissension in the French cabi.
net are revived. II Is thought they will re.
suit in the retirement Of LACQUER.
Two men convicted OF participation in
the massacres at Alexandria, after the
evacuation Of Arabi Pasha, were hanged
yesterday.
Gen. Bouet has arrived at Hong Kong
from Hanei. Operations at Tonquin have
been Suspended until the arrival OF rein.
forcements.
The French government has withdrawn
orders to an Euglish firm to construct river
gunboats for service in Tonquin on account
OF the inability to agree on the terms OF the
contracts.
The Rtpublique Francaise urges that II is
to the material interests OF all European
powers to make a common cause with
France against the raising by China OF bar
riers to Commerce.
1t Is said the Porte has instructed the
Turkish Ambassador at Berlin TO sound
the German Government respecting the
Turco German alliance, Turkey in the event
OF war between Germany and France un-
dertaking to make q diversion on the
French in Tunis and Algeries.
The military commander OF -.lsace-
Lorainne has issued q decree proclaiming
the use OF the German language by judi
ciai and municipal authorities Of Metz and
Thionville shall be compulsory after the
lst Of January, 1884, as the use Of the
French language has been utilized to ex-
cite agitation for restoration OF Alsace-
Lorraine.
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FRESH FOREIGN FACTS.
THE LATEST NEWS BY cAsLE.
The Provision. made for the Security Of o'Doan.u.
the slayer of Isformsr Carsy-as Shakes
Hands wIthths Dst.e,lrss-6srnAsy
and III. -por.isa Notes.

LONDON, September 1.-THE authorities
at the last moment decided to take o'Don.
nell to Southampton instead of Plymouth.
1t is not known whether this course is
taken because Of information received by
the police relative to the movements Of
sympathizers or not. o'Dennell states he
had a pleasant voyage, aud he had not
been in irons. The custodians treated him
with remarkable kindness, allowing
him to 20 on deck mornings and
afternoons, and his meals were served
him in his own cabin. 0'Donnell has an
Irish cast Of countenance and piercing
black eyes. He shook hands heartily with
the detectives who received him from the
Cape Town police. II is reported he has
said he does not 80 much mind being tried
for the murder OF Carey, but is afraid
he will be recognized by the police
as a participant in other affairs. The De.
tectives who have charge Of o'Donnell are
the same men who were engaged In ferret
ing out the recent dynamite conspirators.
The railway car, which 0'Donnell will be
conveyed to London and the carriages pre-.
ceding It and following 1t, will be filled
with policemen.
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coLORED ConvENTIox.
What Fred Douglass says About the
Meeting.

What Fred Douglass Says About the
Meeting.
WAsHlSGToS, D. O September 17.-Fred
Douglass says it is a mistake If people sup
pose the coming convention Of colored men
at Louisville will make war on President
Arthur's administration. Still, ifit does
anything in the way OF nominating or in
dorsing anybody, It will probably be for
another man-Robert T. Lfncoln-who, he
says, has the heart OF the colored people in
any position. The colored man holds the
name OF Lincoln in reverence. There 10
only one name on the other eide, thinks
the veteran colored leader, that would have
any such effect in rallying colored voters to
its support, and that is Ben Butler, who, II
reelected Governor OF Massachusetts,
will receive powerful boom for the
Democratic nomination Tor the Presidency
and get the almost solid colored vote II
nominated, making the South solidly
Democratic. 1t Is possible the coming
convention will ask that colored man be
given one OF the Cabinet portfolios. In
summing up what he thinks will be the
work Of the convention, Mr.. Douglass says
It will demand o more thorough enforce
ment Of the laws which now exist, rather
than the enactment OF any new ones; q fair
and free ballot, better show in the jury
box n. the South, better wages for the work.
ing men, better and more thorough edu.
cational system, and more equitable dis
tlibution OF the Offers.
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RRlRF TsLEdekMs,

A slight frost appeared at Dubuque,
Iowa, yesterday morning. Nodamsge was
done to crops.
At Lima, Ohio, Charley Jones, colored,
porter in Bourguin's Lima House Billiard
salooa, was stabbed In the saloon early yes
terday morning and killed.
The seOond reunion of the Brigade,
Seventeenth Corps, Of which General
Belknap Is President, takes place at CedW
Rapids, Iowa, on September 26.h, aud 27th.
ElRbo.ste preparations have been made
for the comtoTt spd care Of guests.
Yesterday morning at fifteen minutes
psst tS6 O'Clock a freight train ran into az.
oIher freight st Ashland, Ohio, smashing q
locomotive and teleacopfag gsboose, and
dSmolishiug car and killing . lot Of Gne
bIooded cattle brought from Scotland and
on their way to Kansas
Sheriff Dawson, Of Dodge county arrived
M NilWaukee yesterday from Alpena,
Michigan, with ViGtosle Yider, who is &C.
cused OF numbering 7tier husband. The
family lived at Westford, Dodge county
And on July 4Gh her husband died sud
denly. fhe body was afterwards disinter
red and arsenic found In the stomach
Nothing was heard OF Mrs. Wider till lettel
came from Alpepa, asking for q certificate
o. the death Of her husband, as she WisheG
! 10 marry again.
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A BRurA. AFFAIR.
Two Sons OF Professor Assault Uni
yersify btudent.

Two Sons of u Professor Assault y upi.
yersity student.
Fdtrmoat Wat pirviaiaa.
A most brutal aud outrageous affair took
place at Morgsntown on Wednesday OF last
week, IN which former student OF the UNI
versi;y was shockirgly maltreatsd by t! Q
tvs sons OF Professor Latham, q member OF
the Faculty Of that institution. The particu-
lars, rs we learned them from Trustworthy
source, are substantially as follows: 1t seems
that Adiutant 0'Brieu, late OF the cadet
corps, q promising young gentleman from
Lewis county, Is an ardent Republican and
took no pains to conceal his political opin-
ions. For this he gained himself the Ill will
OF Professor Latham, who Is known to be,
very narrow and contracted In his Southern
Bourbon ideas. The dislike was mutual, and
no good feeling has existed between the two
for some time. Finally Prof Latham's sons,
It is supposed acting under or ers from their
father, undertook TO punish his enemy. Ac-
cordingly on the day named above the
boys, setting in conjunction, attacked
young o. Brien In the store OF Henry Hayes
One OF them pounded him over the head With
large cane or walking stick, while the other
grabbed heavy candy. jar and threw 1t at
true one, aud he was struck squarely on one
side OF the face with the vessel, which brot Q
into hundred pieces. his face was fright.
fully cut and lacerated by the broken gla e,
and he bled like stuck pig These chival-
rous sons Of scion Of Old Virginia then fed
from the scene Of their butchsry, and up TO
our latest information no punishment had
been meted out to them for their murderous
assault. This affair was casually mentioned
in the Morgaatown Neto DmiRion but was
entirely ignored by the Post. The latter, no
doubt was afraid Of iniaring that Honrishins
q institution known rs the West Virginia
UniyArs,ty.
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"hEN HUR.n
Why General Lew waIiacs Wrote His
Religious Novel.

why 6eueFh Lew WhtiAc9 wrote BIS
Religious Novel.
INDIANAPOLIS, September l7.-An init.
mate friend Of General Lew Wallace con.
tributes this bit Of gossip telling how "Bsn
Hur" came to be written: "Bsfore, and
for some time after the war, General Wal.
lace was inclined to be skeptical on relig.
iors natter, particularly as to the divinity
OF Christ. Chance one day, while travelling
on a railroad, threw him in company with
Colonel Ingersoll, the infidel. Their con.
yersation turned on religious topics, and In
the course Of their discussion Ingersoll pre-
sented his views. Wallace listened and
was much impressed, but finally remarked
that he was not yet prepared to agree with
Ingersoll on certain very extreme proposi.
tions relative to the non.divinity OF Christ.
Iugersoll urged Wallace to give the matter
the careful study and research that he had,
his confidence that Wallace
would, after so doing, fully acquiesce in
the Ingersoll view. After parting Wallace
turned the matter oyer ip his mind and de.
termined to give 1t the most thorough in-
yestigation. For six years he thought,
studied and searched. At the end OF that
time Ben Hur' wSs produced. met Wal
lacs at y hotel in Indianapolis not long
after the book had been published. The
book was naturally the topic Of our corver-
sation. After having told me the story I
have Just given, Wallace turned to me and
said: The result uf my long study was the
ABSOLUTE conviction that Jesus Of Nazareth
was not only Christ and the Christ, but
that he was also my Christ, my Saviour,
and my Rsdeemer. That fact settled in my
mind. 1 wrote Ban Hur.n,n
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EVANSVILLE, ND, September 17.-Lsst
evening Charles Schseier, coffin varRish.
er, inflicted wound with pistol on his
vile that may prove fatal. Both were out
on a-sprse, and she became quite intox-
icated. He irew pistol, and she attempt.
ed to OBTAIN Il. In the quarrel, the pistol
exploded. He gave himself up to the
police, but while under arrest was assault.
ed by her brother, Andy Richer, charac-
ter OF considerable reputation, who cut him
In such manner that It is doubtful II he
will recover. Mrs. Schaeier died at 5
o'clock this afternoon. Both men are in
prison. Schaeter says he did not intend to
kill his wife, but only to intimidate her
from further whisky drinking by showing
The weapon,
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TIE NEW nEMoCRAcY
In Ohio Don't Wash with Some Of Them.
Pendleton's Position.


CINCINNATI, September 1.-THE Com.
mzcial Gasett1s Canton, O., special says:
The attempt Of the Cincinnati Epquirer to
read the Hon. George H. Pendleton out Of
the Democratic party has given the politi-
cal utterances Of that gentleman during
this campaign, an interest that they other
wise would not possess.
The proprietor OF the Opera House, Mr..
Louis Schneffer, is dyed-in-the wool
Democrat. Said he to the Commercial Ga.
setle correspondent. "They tell me that the
moss Is six inches thick on my back. I
stumped the State In German, with PEN
dleton, for Vallandigham; but times have
changed. l can't stand Hoadly and his
new Democracy. / don't know what the
Democratic party is coming to, putting up
Republicans like Ewing, Bookwaller, and
now Hoadly." Mr.. Schneffer will vote for
Foraker, as will large number Of other
Democrats in Canton.
Senator Pendleton had pretty good au.
dience. He was well received. Il Ia the
observation OF the writer that civil service
relsrm Is not an issue one way or the other
Win OeLhocFaIb tnJuuRuout Iut Sate. De'
spite the frantic efforts OF a certain forid.
faced, fat little fellow doing business on
Vine street, Cincinnati, the Democracy Of
Ohio are perfectly Indifferent, asa body, on
this question. The absurdity Of the En-
quirF trying to read Pendleton out OF the
Democratic party Ia evidenced by the
almost universal respect with which Sena-
tor Pendleton is spoken OF BY those OF his
political faith all over the State.
General 6. Myer presided at the meeting.
In his Introductory remarks, he said !:
Senator Pendleton has not been free from
the attacks OF such az could not rise above
party considerations. Butyou will bear in
mind, fellow citizens, that 10 the fate OF
tvery patriot and every great man. And
he may belong to that class of great men
who only get to be appreciated by people
alter they have left the stsge OF activity.
We will bear in mind, my fellow citizens,
that It is always the best fruit that Is at.
tackled by the wasp-and political wasps
are not any different in this respect from
those In the natural order"
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NiPdnt below, an ArIIole which appeared in the
Naeltg lMELuGEScEE on The Slst Of lSss Janu.
Ey How dUes this sound when compared
Nth The demsgcgiCAl howl that has been
nStIby The lSIEILGEScER and the other Repub-
araapApeyo! the state slncethW passage Of the law
AahGiih5g The TuX Commission and the reaSsesS'
nsht NIL the 2plhicln have the iranknesS 10
NEihe WtIom OF the law BoIabour JtGtTsoRtGH.
S,ne unkind hand has led the Thomas
LF"@iaD into The discovery oi Ia mare's
as'i stuffed with white elephants. There
$40 law authorizing the Tax Commission
and the reassesament. There are two laws.
Ehsact Of reassessment was passed at the
Adjourned session OF 1882, and will be
1uad in the Acts Of that year. The Tax
CoantsiOn act was passed by the next
L'sSature, elected in the fall OF 1852, and
EIOe found in the Acts OF 1888. The In.
'audS1R favored the act Of Legislature
Grazing a Tax Commission; it has been
tSPpOinted in the personnel OF that body.
loPposs the act Of State Board Of Public
"otS ordering the assessment OF certain
Personal property previously exempt, aad
taieh exemption tue Legislature had re-
ia'td to repeal. The INrELLIdRScER has
nd that the whole reassessment business
sroWArily, because The aim was to screw
~ taxation without increasing the tax
levy aud unlawful, because It eyadsd the
PLAN constitutional provision. OF course
the Lf~0aia" will have the courtesy to
N'eI's readers the benefit Of this plea Of
"uGguilty."
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rHE FIKsr PAIR
Al HuutIugton-A commendabie Ex
hibit-DiaieuIties' Experienced.

HUNTINGTON, VIVA, September H.
For the past three years the citizens Of
Huntington have made various attempts to
form an Agricultural Society for the annual
exhibit Of farm products, but a reasonable
degree OF interest not having been mani
tested by the general public, the project
had as often to be abandoned. Recogniz-
ing the fact that to organiz successful &C.
ciety, it was necessary to get the people OF
the surrounding country interested In II,
Mr.. Sam Gideon, one Of Huntington's most
enterprising merchants, at considerable
outlay OF money and devotion OF time,
coupled with j1dicious admixture OF prin.
ters' ink, enefgetically went to work two
months ago, and 1t witnessed the cul-
miDation Of his commendable enterprise
by an exhibit that was oreditAble in every
way, both from the extent and variety Of
the various products SHOWN, and that am
ply bore testimony that the farmers Of this
region could make as good an exhibit as
could be gotten UP in more favorable farm
ing communities.
TIE exhibition was held in Palmer's new
bail, large and spacious room, around
which suitable stands had been arranged
for the articles shown. Messrs. Ira Woods
and James ]. Peterson, with commenda-
BILE taste, received and arranged the nu-
merous exhibits. The day opened with a
credible parade Of the Fire Department in
their new uniforms, followed by several
wagons decorated in fantastic designs. The
procession marched through the principal
streets headed by the E1sign Cornet Band.
II is almost an impossibility 10 estimate
the crowd that viewed the exhibit. The
peopls oi the surrounding country turned
out in force, and during the greater part OF
the day constant stream OF people came
and went. Twas successful Inauguration
Of the Huntington Agricultural Society that
il to be, and too much credit cannot be
awarded the enterprising originator OF
the exhibition. 0ns farmer had twenty,
three varities Of potatoes on exhibition.
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Last week, one day Of the Fair, Madame
Julia Chisnell, Of Seventeenth street, had q
iiue gold watch stolen from her house.
Nothing was heard Of 1t till Sunday, when
9 Young man called at her house and asked
ilshe would pay reward for the watch.
She said she would give S25 to recover Il.
The young man then Lett, and subsequently
returned with Frank Hisrich, who bad the
watch, and aaid he found Il on Seventeenth
street at I o'clock Wednesday evening.
Madame Chisnell declined TO pay the
promised reward, when Hisrich declined
10 surrender. the watch. Early yesterday
morning the Madame called on Capt. Ben
nett, who then saw HiMich, and told him
that unless he surrendered the watch he
would have to arrest him. This brought
the watch. It Is not believed that Hisrich
stole II, but he probably got 1t from the
man who did.
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nuslcAL fArTEas.
Gossip Abou, the voealisis OF wheel.

Miss Ella Lewis left last evening To-
New York to pursue her musical studies
Miss Lewis is the daughter OF Thos. Z
Lewis, Esq, Of the Crescent mill, and Is 4
young lady Of varied accomplishment
and will be sure to make friends with al
whom she meets. shs has q promising
voice, and under the tutelage Of one of the
first maestros Of the metropolis will come
back TO us charming vocalist. In the
meanwhile the Fourth street II. E. Church
choir will miss pleasant voice. .a
Said prominent musician Of this city to
q reporter OF the ISTEIIIdEScER yesterday
81 was not only sorry, but deeply grieved
TO hear that Mrs. Oscar Rammelsberg had
lost her voice. Do you know" he contin.
ued, "that l have travelled over the world
and never heard q clearer scale than she
can run. Beside, l have some pride in my
native town and hope that she may regain
the use OF her vocal organs and enjoy the
triumph she is justly entitled to. And by
the way" remarked the gentleman, "her
laugh, II that hushed her sweet trills, is
the twin sister OF music; 1t was ripeling
symphony, and all the chords Of harmony
were struck when mirth provoked her to
laughter"
Yesterday evening number OF the mu.
steal people Of this city gathered at the Pan
Handle depot to bid farewell to two ladies
who were leaving for New York City, Mrs.
q. w. E1f and Miss Ella Lewis. The ladies
should certainly fell tiattered by the testi.
monial Of esteem In which they are held,
as was evidenced by the numerical strength
Of their friends who were present TO bid
them goodbye" last evening.
MUSICAL NOTES.
The First Presbyterian choir will mics
Mrs. Eoa7s voice. Who will take her place?
o. G. Scoaield sings excellent bass in the
Fourth Street NJ. L Church choir.
Mrs. Nellie Palmer is winning laurels in
the Second Presbyterian choir.
Church organists should pay more atten-
ion to the solemn opening ovSrture-if|
such it may be called. A new air once in
/ while would be appreciated by the early
attendants on Divine service.
II music has not been recognized by
Jivil Service Postmaster Sterling has ac-
knowledged its power, and although he
mas not a savage breast to be soothed, he
mas given a clerkship to Miss Theresa NJ.
Phillips, whose voice has been heard in
several choirs in this city.
Many admirers Of Mrs. Geo. Bell would
be glad to hear her in public. She has an
voice and good expression.
Miss Fannie Caldwell is TOO modest 10
ct her friends and acqusintances know
what she can do. She has voice, which
AIKEN care Of, promises much for the
uture.
viii B. Day sings at the Second Presby-
erian Church with Mrs. Nellie Palmer.
The Fourth Street NJ. E. church choir Is a
70 lunteer one, but nevertheless they make
,ood music, in fact no church choir in the
,ity can excel them in chorus music. Miss
Annie Logan, the organist, is an artist Of
high order.
Mrs. Frank Stanton has a sweet and sym.
pathetic voice, which rhymes with Miss
sophie Logan's notes in the Fourth street
v. E. choir.