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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

How wise it was in the Legislature
not to touch with forty-foot pole
the recommendation of the governor
to let the jury system slide. 1t has
been the bulwark Of liberty from the
Jays OF King John.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

TIE Herald-News is satified that
Major Burke will neither buy the
Dallas Herald nor the Houston Age.
The figures for each are too high
for him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE metric system is now almost
exclusively used by the departments
of the English government engaged
in scientific work. 1t makes its way
very slowly in the United States.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

tention in Texas, it is yet Il
matter of interest IN financial
circles all over the country. 1t should
also be stated that the comptroller
regards it as fortunate circumstance
that the greater part of the circula-
ton is held by banks in geographical
locations where the profit upon it is
sufficient to induce them to hold the
high priced bonds, and to replace
whatever small amounts may he
called with others. As the appre-
tensions of a diminished currency
were very seriously affecting the con-
dition Of trade, this assurance from
the comptroller comes in time to dis
pei whatever fears were INDUCED in.
Trade will be livelier and business
more brisk in consequence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

AMERICAN pork knocks for admis-
sion to Kaiser Wilhelm's dolninions.
The pork can well afford to stand ex-
clusion if sausage and ham hold out
among his subjects.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
Justices Court-Precinct No. 8.
Fritz Tegener, presiding.

Fritz Tegener, presiding.
State OF Texas VS.. Ben. Valdez, for
shooting Walter Durham's hog; $40 and
Co5.s.
State of Texas vs.. Matilda Goodrich,
for assault and battery on Mrs. King;
continued till 10a. IN. to-day.
Five civil cases were fled In this court
yesterday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
THE STATESMAN.


THE New York Financial and Com
mercia' Chronicle fixes the cotton
crop at 1854, 600 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

CHIN music is as free as air in this
country. and England will have to
learn it. 1t is nothing like as bad as
gun powder plots.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE tariff is pronounced an alb
straction. Certainly nothing abb
stracts so much money from the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

THE Iowa Republicans have con-
cluded that the temperance issue in
politics is barren ideality.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

A BILL is before the Spanish cor
tez, allowing free-thinkers to affirm,
when declaring their allegiance to the
throne. The iron-ciad oath has about
served its day everywhere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

Coming east from Utica the other
day, Mary Anderson and Mrs. Lang
try Travelled on the same train, the
formers car being at the head and
the latter's at the rear. Although so
near together, they were yet SO far
apart that Miss Anderson said in re-
Spouse to the question whether she
had met Mrs. LaDgtry: No; have
never seen the lady, and l hardly
think we shall ever meet"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
Plenty of Sympathy.
Palestine Advocate. ]

A committee of stockmen from
Frio county called on Gov. Ireland
one day last week for protection
against an organized body of eighty
men. who go ON the principle that
land is the property of no man, and
have been tearing down fences in sue
cessful defiance of all attempts at
arrest. The governor expressed SYM
pathy with the stockmen thus affiict-
ed, but thinks the law is sufficiently
far-reaching to protect them. He
promised that when the parties were
identified the adjutant general would
do everything in his power to bring
them to Justice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

Mrs. LANGTRY is going back TO
England. Wonder how Gebbie and
the male Langtry will harmonic?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

EVERY tax should be SO contriyed
as to take out of the pockets of the
people as little as possible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

An Austrian railroad company uses
the telephone to signal its trains from
station to station,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
AFTERNOON SESSION.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

Announced non.concurrence in senate
amendments to the house general de-
ficiency Apr priation bill.
The chair appointed committee of
tree conference - Messrs. Fleming,
Gooch and Collins.
MIR. Farrar called up the senate bill re-
quiring the board of trustees of the state
asylums to appoint superintendent, with
house amendments thereto. Amendments
concurred in.
Mr.. Gooch: Resolution authoriZ ng
VIM. Neal Raimey, chief clerk OF the sen
ate, to index the senate record OF the
present session. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. GOoeh the senate adj
iourned till ID. M
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
THE COURTS.
Suprene COurt.

Hon. A. f. Willie, chief justice; Hons. j. w.
Stayton, c. 5. West, associates; @. s. Morse,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19


Mr.. Chenoweth said, in connection
WI tn the Investigation, that the testimony
as published in the papers stated that he
had approached a certain gentleman in
connection with the question of the lease
of the rS.nitentiaries. He desired to ask
that gelN eman on the floor OF the house
if this WI fact. He alluded to the gen.
tleman frym Limestone, Mr.. Foster.
Mr.. Foster, in reply, said he had In
tended 10 make an explanation at the
proper time What he did say, was, that
MIR. Cunningham had said to him (Fosterl
that the lessees had invested largely IN
the lease. and he desired him to investi-
gate the subject and give 1t support If he
(Foster) could consistently, with his
views, do so.
He also said before the committee that
Mr.. Chenoweth had asked him how
he stood on the question, as
usual with members asking the opinions
of members on important subjects OF leg
islation, and as he had been asked fifty
times before to give his support of other
measures If, in his judgment, he could
do so according to his convictions, he
thought il unfair to the gentlemen OF the
minority that the statements of those
who were witnesses should be published
in 3 garblcd form, and the country there
by led to believe that undue Influences
were used 10 secure the ratification OF
the leases. He had no objection to what
he said being published, but he wanted
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

House met at the appointed hour,
Speaker Gibson and a quorum present.
En- PEASANT, the speaker has not been
absent a single day during the session.
BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. Armistead called up house bill
226, allowing counter 2hidav1ts to be
made to claims made by affidavit at any
time before announcement for trial.
Senate amendments were concurred in.
Mr.. Acker called up house bill 58, pun
ishIng parties for negligently or wllfully
burning prairies or wood lands. Senate
amendments concurred in.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

Senate bill S27, the asylum bill, was
taken up as regular order, and pending
| amendment of Mr.. Foster. Of Grayson,
requiring superintendent to be expert
enced in the treatment of insanity, was
| adopted.
Also amendment of Wood, giving pref
erence in admission of patients to chronic
over recent cases. to public over private,
and INDECENT patients over those having
| means, etc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
VETERAN CERTIFICATES

Senate bill ia, providing for the loca-
ton of veteran certificates in Greer coun-
ty. being the pending business, under a
motion the day previous, made by NJ
Douglas, to postpone the immediate or
der Tor its consideration. the motion was
Brown.
Hnuse refused To snsnend the rnlas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19

Mr.. Frymler moved to reconsider the
vote by which senate bill 327-the asylum
bill-was passed, so-as to make amend
ment covering constitutional defect in
the bill, which amendment, fixing the
term of office of the superintendent at
two years, was adopted and the bill final
iy passed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15

1t is sometimes questioned by mer-
chants whether advertising pays. The
question will hardly bear discussion
in the light of the following facts,
of transient advertising being figured
The Chicago Tribute, it is said, for q
column a year, receives s26 900. che
New York Herald receives for its
lowest price column s39, 742, and for
its highest ss4s 900. The New York
Tribune, for the lowest, S29 ,764, and
for its highest, $s5 $40, and these
papers are never at a loss for adyer-
tisements to fill their columns. Their
patronage comes not from any desire
to assist the respective papers, but
from men who find it profitable to
advertise. The sensible business
man does not consider whether he
likes the paper he advertises in or not.
What he wants to know is, in what
paper shall / insert my advertisement,
so that it will reach the greatest num-
Der Of readers? It does not take
long to find out by experience where
it pays them to advertise. That il
does not pay they have no doubt, and
raise no questions. Long experience
with almost every business man wht
has succeeded has proved that be
yond question.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15

Mr.. Mckenzie, Of Kentucky, in the
debate on the tariff, made a speech
brim full Of fun, from which we pub
lish the following extract:
"Then 1 find that the committee
has put bone dust on the free list.
My God, gentlemen, you are manu-
assuring bone dust In psnper grave
yards whenever you propose to tax
quinine, and you are making it very
fast. Laughter. You have put
musk and sciyet' on the free list.
Now when I come to contemplate this
bill, looking at it IN its altitude and
pulohritude, its eoncavity and its
convsx,.yi ID - obliquity, I feel like
exclaiminga with Hing Lear, when
contemplating the 1hgratitude Of his
daughters: Give me an ounce Of
eivet, good spothecary, to sweeten
my Imagination. uaughter.l You
have exempted sipecac' from duty.
All, Gentlemen, youneed no. put that
on the free list to ere4te nausea enough
in the stosnachs of he American peo-
pie to lend them to spew your party
out in 1884," TLaaehter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15
Hard Crewd.

Emuerson E. Watson, who has
heretofore been q very sober, respect
able sort of q man, has Of late taken
to running with some OF the legisla-
tors, who are now in session at Aus
tin. One Of the consequences is that
he comes home late at nights and,
apparently, in . very debilitated con-
dition. Last night, when his wife
opened the door for him she ex.
claimed:
"You ought to be ashamed OF your
self to come home in this condition.
..Look here, Sarah, II you had beer
around all night with them leg's
lative feilers, wou would be in
d-n sight worse fix than ! am.'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15
..I CAM hold this baby any Ion

..I can't hold this baby any lon
ger" called ont the young husband
and father, "it's getting too heavy.
aPshaw, Edward" replied . muf'ied
voice from the other ROOM, ssyou used
10 hold me for hours and never com-
planned, and the baby is not q fesflff|
compared TO Whist / VAS" wesa
fool" said Edward, and she was to
sleepy TO dispute with him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15
50.

81 Acrss, - pdaes .aerth Ga afden Al
pesfsfe aldI1neSl naG u1hsTsAaNaaUeAa and
Basn5y 8, e .c..fi E sD1,|s HRgls ssessfS f sssii
fruitn. New one-st1pY 5EAzae h4enerte0i With
81 I4xis; frame barn Ax32. All Isnce4 With
'plxAk and wire , good well u house. kneA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15
No IA.

100 acres, six miles cost Of vandaliA, No. An
well fenced with -hsdge and divided ibto' q aero
fields. One,storys frame house Of four rooms !;
fair BAN, hte91nd r0om5; Hne serchafd Of leo
treee 0dsTcaetegn sat the 1hensei x0oG pond:
70 cissica aad sehoaf. Ill nnss 1ozaag lptzifie.
Price % per acre ; terms easy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15

FaxRlo Of q eeres III well fenced, good one story
fraznGtf3GnmS fouse Of four rooms, kitchen de-
tachea, GOod lame ham AKA feet, and other
out bu1ldixk3, yound orchard aHd abundance Of
email fruit, - ScfeS in cultt1ation balance tim
bered pastuEe. situgte 21-9 mil6s wet Of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15
NO. M

iss .ssss: s,l isnesd tRsss 8pastst. q 2 nile
eeeM1sosek vel ercAArA lef.About - trees. Is
teres h30o5. b6lAAee pasture and culttyating
land. fI3ee e6,soe. one third caAh ybAlancs, time
- suit SuxsAa6ef.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15
No. q

80 serss) q in cultivation, 900 acres In cultiva-
ton. balance In blue GYAaB and timothy, large
brick and tram house With Is rooms, ice house,
1tfoe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hter through the
farm, rood cod Q - inch vein. A splendid
fArm efnaA0e1 0ae n Price Low.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15

THOMPSON STATION No. October IA 1892. hi ITO certify that have used OUR Electric Won
e ali is recommends for If med aeardng TO directions :" r. p TNsLhY~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15

MARrINsBuRG No.. August 49, s2-Dr j NJ kootz, Mexico. No, Dear Sir: After mng
your family medkHnesf general use m family for the past ee years with perfect ueceM.
1cnh he ryr omnen them as being valuable medicines Dur Electric Wonder especially
Mr nfanmatMy aches and panS for external mtenalu use for man or beI L believe
Of proud neh and sHym nameds sores. after being cut With bahed wire and also h1t IN oaer
same length of nme and wnhmt leaving abiemfh as tdd. 1T McDANALD
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-03-15

- Circular eMns tHA pa%1n a aBlso fhhdhE hnss aNHuha sodby IN Bodkena
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-19
CARLYLE.
What His Wiie's Illness in IS63
called Forth From Him.


"0f all these dreary suferings and
miseries, which had been steadily
increasing for years past, / perceive
now, with pain and remorsO, | had
never had the least OF clear notion
such her invincible spirit in bearing
them, such her constant effort to hide
them from me altogether. My own
poor existence, as she also we'll knew,
was laden to the utmost pitch Of
strength, and sunk in perpetual muddy
darkness by task too heavy for me-
task which seemed impossible, aud
as il it would end me instead OF | it.
| saw no company, had no companion
but my horse (fourteen miles day,
winter time, mainly in the dark, rode
in all, as | have sometimes counted,
above 10000 miles for health's sake,
while writing that unutterable book.
One bright point in my day was
from half an hour to twenty min
utes' talking with her, after my
return from those thrice dismal
rides while / sat smoking ION the
hearth rug, with my back to the jamb,
putting firewards-a rare invention),
and slipping a spoonful Of brandy in
water, preparatory to the hour of sleep
| had before dinner. She, too, the
dear and noble soul, seemed to feel
that this was the eye of her day, tho
flower Of all her daily endeavor in the
world. | found her oftenest stretched
on the sofa (close to my right hand, |
between her and the FREE, her drawing.
room and self all In the gracefulest and
most perfect order, and waiting with
such welcomed alb, mel ali, mel She
was weak, weak-far weaker than |
understood-but to me was bright
always as stars and diamonds; nay, |
should say a kind of CHEEKY sunshine
in those otherwise Egyptian days. She
had always something cheerful to tell
me of, especially if she had been out
or had visitors-generally something
quite pretty to report, in her sprightly,
quiet and ever genial way. At lowest,
nothing unpleasant was ever heard
from her; all that was gloomy she was
silent upon and had strictly hidden
away"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-19
Growing the Gar.

The Russian government is spend.
ing millions for the preparations, anC
the rich nobility, patricians and mer
chants Of white stoned Moscow" arr
vieing with each ether to give hi
Majesty brilliant reception. Besides
the festivities 10 the Kremlin, The
great fetes for the people will be one
of the most interesting parts of the
coronation programme. The enor.
nous Chodynski Plains, where they
are to come of, are now the scene o.
the most busy preparations. Booths
tents, barracks and all other oompo.
nents Of a great Russian fair are being
erected, with stands for the spectators
and an Imperial pavilion opposite the
Petrofsky Palace, from which the
Gar and the Court can survey the en-
tire field and the pOpulace at their
amusements. 1t is believed that
will be present. Drink
and food for the people will be dis
tributed from 100 decorated railway
baggage cars. transformed into tempo
rary bars and drawn up 10 one long
row. Every guest receives an earth
esware jug, stamped with the impe-
rial eagle and the date of the corona
ton, with which be can call for his
beer and mead. The MasslennikofF
factory at Moscow has furnished
400 900 of these jugs in different sizes
and colors. Furthermore, every per-
son receives two meat pies, candies,
dried fruits and cakes. Of the four
huge theaters which are being erected
for the free performances, two will be
devoted to dramatic representations.
one Of which consists Of an alIegory,
showing the triumph of spring With
symbolic illusions to the coronation.
At the other two theaters parts OF
Russian legends, especially from the
ancient St Vladimir series, will be
performed for the ediGcation of the
mouchiks. Military bands will per.
form and chorus societies, circus pro
prietors are all employed to swell the
festivities.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-19
I0hn A. Coclrerill

Special to Chicago Evening Telegram.
ST Louis, May l6--It is under.
stood that John A. CockeriIl, of the
st. Louis Post Dispatch, will be the
new managing editor Of the New York
World. Mr.. Cockerill is one of the
brightest journalists in the country,
and has made great success of the
Post Dispatch, but the unfortunate
Slayback affair has made things very
unpleasant for him socially in st.
Louis. And he was more THAI anx-
ious to find a new opening.
Pulitzer's purchase Of the World
gives him just the opportunity he was
seeking, Cockerill's departure will
be a loss to the journalism Of St.
Louis, for there are precious few
bright ones here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-19
cooperative Newspapers.
Agents Herald. Philadelphia.


We have been informed that Post.
master General w. Q. Gresham has
about decided that newspapers known
as patent Outsides, insides or 90
operate, etc, shall be excluded from
the mails as second class publications
The reason, we understand, is thai
the papers being similarly printed on
one side in the large cities, and then
sold by the quire or ream to thousands
Of country publishers. who make M
and print the other half Of the paper
with home news and local advertise.
ments, is sufficient evidence that such
paper is not self-sustaining. Their,
are about four thousand such publica
tions issued in this country, and if tn,
ruling above referred to should q
into effect, probably three THOUSAND
co-operatives of the smallest circula
ton, influence and local adyertisinl
patronage would necessarily suspen,
publication, and the other one thou
sand papers, however, of the bette,
class of co-operatives would be preatl,
strengthened and could then afford /,
publish the whole Of their paper. s,
that in the end the press. advertiser
and the public would be benefited
We shall be prepared to give turtle
particulars 10 next months issue {
this paper.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-19

during legal hours. at the southwest corner
Of Main and Madison streets. in the city OF
Memphis, Menu, offer at public cutlery, and
sell fer cash to the highest bidder, a certain
let of land in the city Of Memphis (noW
Taxing DistrieD, in Shelby county Tenn,
being part of Block No 80, as shown on TIE
map of that part of the city known as Fort
pickle ing and designated in John @ {. int
subdivision Of said Block No. 80 as Lot No,
IL. situated on the south side OF 6eorsia
street, and having front on sad south eide
Of Georgia street Of 30 feet and extending
back southwardly between parallel lines at
right angles 70 Georgia street leo feet TO an
alley, being pars Of land conveyed to Louisa
spears by John @ Saiut, by deed recorded in
Book No, 76, page 4h9. Of the Registers Off 'e
Of Shelby county, Tennessee. Also. the west
one-half of lot No. ~. Immediately adioin-
ing said lot No. is, and having front on the
south size of GeorgiL street of Is feet. and
extending southwardly between D raliel lines
l6) feet to the above ramed alley, being taat
pat OF LOT No, 10. which remains after taking
lherefrO IN the portion conveyed to Mrs, M I
Metz BY deed recorded in Book No. so, page
-, Of raid Registers Office
Memphis, May 10, 1888. 1894
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-19
BENIAMlN BUTLER TO Han
CAHTER.
sound advice 10 the Eegees by
One ofthe Braintest Men Of
America.
yicksbarS Herald.
BosroN, Mass. April q, lSsS

Bosr0N,. MASS. April "a, 1883.
II. Q. Carter, NicksbuTg, Miss.
DEAR SIR-You are mistaken in
supposing that | have any special
knowledge Of the condition ofpolitical
affairs in Mississippi, as | only see
them at distance stained through
the medium of the different politicaI
papers; therefore cannot speak with
PARTICULARLY about Mississippi.
You also ask me what line Of con-
duct | would advise the colored men
Of the South to pursue in political at,
fairs. To that answer frankly, look
out for yourselves. That is to say,
vote for the best men, whose life and
conduct you know we'll. and who have
shown thereby their desire that equal
justice and equal rights shall come to
all mep under the law. No matter
what promises are made by political
orators, or what inducements are
held out to obtain your votes, look to
what men have done and been, and
not to what they say they will do
or will be. If candidate for
Office whom you can trust is in
favor of the education Of your
children, the equal taxation Of your
property aud the protection of your
persons by law, vote for him whatever
be may be called, politically. 1t is a
mistake for the colored voters to vote
for one party solidly, even in localities
where they have the numerical major.
ity; but it is equally their duty to vote
for men who will best represent the
interests of ell. You live in a COM
munity composed of both white and
colored men, and you want to have
peaceful, quiet life in that community.
There are good men in both parties,
and you will obtain the respect of
every good man if you will pursue the
course | have indicated. By so doing
you will hull the passions, and the
hard feelings engendered by the war,
and the disappointments and regrets,
IT any, produced the emancipation Of
the colored man, will die out. 1t is of
more consequence to the colored man
that he shall have peace and prosperity
in the community where he lives, than
who is President, or who is Senator
or Representative to Congress. In a
word, vote for all good, honest and
true men who are now your friends,
and vote againstall men who, by their
conduct, have not shown themselves
your friends. however loud or persist
ent their promises may be. Remember
that the Holy Scriptures say by their
fruits ye shall know them" | am,
very truly yours,
BENZ. f. BUTLER.