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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
A GOOD SHOWING

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The mercan-
tile failures of the year just closed, as
reported by the mercantile agency of
II. G. Dun & Co., are for the United
States 673S in number, as against 5582
in 1881. Liabilities in the United
States are for the last year $101, 100000,
as compared with 100000 in 1881.
The failures in Canada the last year
are 718, with liabilities of $8,5O0OOO,
against 635 in 1881, with liabilities of
S5,500,000. While the failures for the
last year show a considerable increase
on any year since 1880, in comparison
with 1878 and 1879 the figures are not
interpreted unfavorably. This is es-
pecially the case when it is remember
ed that the number engaged in trade
shows large gain, while the volumn
OF trade is greatly increased. The
number of failures in 1882 is estimated
at one in every 122 persons, while the
failures in 1878 showed one in every
siXty-four persons. In view of the
increased number in trade, the failures
proportionately are not half rs great
as they were in 1879.
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CONNECTICUT LEGISLATURE.

HARTFORD, Jan. 3.-The legislature
was organized by electing Charles
Robert Colt, president pro TEN. of the
senate, and Charles III. Pine, speaker
of the house.
The legislature declared the social
ed black ballots voted votes, and Gov.
Waller and other Democratic officers
elected. They were installed.
In the senate resolutions were passed
validating all ballots returned az cast
at the last election for any officer. In
the house this resolution was tabled.
Gov. Waller in his message, refer
ring to national politics, says: Not
fors,a quarter of a century have the
people, bad cause to be so hopeful of
legislation>as now" He recommends
the passing ef laws for facilitating
the act of voting~2nd providing that
no contributions of money shall be
made by any candidate foS o&ce for
election purposes, and thas--sssefSfe
taking Office the persons elected shall
make oath that he has not violated
this statute. lie makes a strong plea
for civil service reform.
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THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN, TEXAS.
HOME, FARM AND RANCH.
Sex Al Will Of Breeder.

Mr.. ID. ID. Fiquet, dairyman Oh
Houston, adopted some years ago
system OF breeding which ne tnoughe
would give him heifers Wheh nc
wanted them and bulls when ne
wanted bulls. His method OF pro,
ceedure has been publlsneu Iille anu
again. and his success, so lar as reports
have been stated, are invariaDle. lie
saws. II / wish heller from any
chosen cow. I do not let her go to the
hull durino her first approaching
frenzy let the etrum pass through
unimnroyed, but begin Immediately
tn nrepare for its return. Thus my
hniI h. kept in lot or enclosure to
himself. He is fed bountifully upon
corn-meal, grain, rye, oats, heat pro
ducinR food. He is restrained rlgldly
in the exercise of his creating powers.
He is allowed to serve no other COW
until the chosen animal has been dis
posed of.
As 70 the COW, she is permitted to
ru6 at pasture, is stinted as to feed,
andfr altogether upon bran, root
crops, green food, having nothing
given her except cooling food.
When the cows frenzy again re-
turns, have, or should, a very eX-
cited bull, rampant in his demonstra-
lions of anxiety, and COW but mod
erately so in her display of passion.
IL frequently happens, however, that
1 have to continue this treatment OF
both animals through a second period
OF the cow. For whilst the restraint
and high feeding for the bull
is sure to bring him upon the very
crest of passions billow, the stint.
ing or reducing of the cows food
for the sdme length of time does
not Away reduce her passion proper
uonallY.
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The SLAYER of Jim Fisk.
4e3,497

The Brooklyn Eagle has this to say
of the king of rapid New York: The
career of Edward S. Stokes is start
ling. Twas at Gabe Cases road house
yesterday when he drove up with his
beautiful team of flyers, and spring
ing lightly to the ground stepped into
the bar-room. On every side he was
saluted with ~Hulloo, Ed" and hands
were stretched out to grasp his as he
moved along. Merchants, bankers,
brokers, lawyers, millionaires, men
about town, gentlemen of leisure and
men of the highest social standing all
greeted him warmly. and he. was asked
BY half a dozen men at once to drink
with them. Could anything be more
extraordinary? He, as everyone
knows, is the man who deliberately
killed Col. Jim Fisk in the Grand
Central Hotel, was tried for murder
and spent several years in a murder
er's cell at Sing Sing. When he
came out nothing was heard
|of him for some time until he
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salt in the feed. 8. Always shake the
dust and settings out of your hay,
and use only a very moderate guam
tity. 8. Never drive your horse, If
YOU can help it, until he has stood at
least two hours after feeding and
watering. and never feed or water
until he has rested at least one hour.
Now a few comments. Rule l.
Feed your horse in the morning all
the grain he will eat clean; put In 1t
little salt. When he has eaten 1t offer
him little hay-my rule Is as much
as l can pack twice into water
bucket. Too much hay bloats a horse
and makes his wind short, and may
produce heaves. Let your hay be
clean, shake out the dust and pick out
longer weeds. After he has finished
his hay he may be groomed and wa
tered, and two hours after he has had
his grain he is ready for the road. His
food has been at least partially dl-
gested and passed to credit of the
blood and thence to the muscular
and nervous system; instead of load
of crude substances to carry, he feels
an IMMIGRATION of fresh vitality sup
Piled to his system. Now, the horse
SO treated and driven upon the road
needs no feeding until night ; further,
he is better not fed. If your driving
at noon or near it offers an lntermls-
sion, put him in the stable, take oil
the harness and let him stand an
hour. then offer him water, and In an
hour again rub him of, harness and
drive on. Rule 2. We prefer oats as a
basis In summer a little cracked
corn with it and sometimes a little
wheat bran. In winter corn and oats
are ground together (no rye) or a lit
tie tiaxseed meal with oats is excellent.
Oats make muscle upon the hips and
neck, while feed (corn, oats and rye
makes fat on the ribs especial
" and produces less muscle and more
heat than oats. Rule 3. If you jog
your horse six miles a day he does not
need half the feed he will if you push
him hard forty or fifty miles, as L fire.
quently do. / feed eight quarts every
day, ten if the trips are many, and
twelve or sixteen If very many and
long. Rule 4. Salt is essential to the
animal economy. No man can thrive
without it and none would If ''salted'
once week. Season the food for the
beast as you do your own-a pinch IN
three fingers in every lot OF feed.
Finally, let him rest at night before
you feed him at least one hour, and If
he is very weary two-hours' rest is
better; then water and feed Il prefer
my night feed a tritle to exceed that
of the morning); this avoids all posi-
bility of laundering, and the horse has
better appetite.
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From Fridays Daily.l
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Things Seen and Heard About the
Offices Yesterday.


The collector of Galveston county
settled with the comptroller yesterday
for last year and paid fifty thousand
dollars on the new.
Messrs. L. A. Wilson, collector of
COmanche county, and A. Schmotz,
collector of Calhoun county, settled
in full with the comptroller yesterday
The hall of representatives and the
senate chamber are being matted. and
the desks arranged, so that all will be
in readiness for the legislature, which
meets Tuesday.
Capt. VIM. Neil Ramey, for sew
comptroller's Office, resigned yeSter-
secretaryship of the senate.
The governors room and Office in
temporary capitol are being frescoed
in drab aud grey, with panels and
freeze ornaments and centre medallion
for the chandelier. They will be neat
and tasty.
The comptroller has notified thirty
county judges of the non-arrival of
the bonds of the collectors of their
respective counties, in order that they
may have the matter attended to i'm
mediately.
The treasurer and all his force are
kept unusually busy trying to keep
up with the large land business being
done by the state. Gov. Lubbock
complains of the inadequacy of his
clerical force.
The comptroller will hold up several
small accounts with collectors, yet I'M
settled, until the 18th before bringing
suit. After that date suit will be
broughtagainst every collector against
whom unpaid balances stand.
Adjutant General King is preparing
his annual report of militia and ord
nance, to be sent to the president of
the United States. His report to the
governor is now in the hands of the
printer, and will be ready for distribu-
ton in few days.
The Dallas steam cracker COM
pany, notice of which was made in
the STATEsMAN's special from Dallas
Tuesday, filed a charter yesterday.
The capital stock is placed at $4,000.
The object is to manufacture and sell
all kinds of crackers, cakes, bread,
candies, etc., and the purchase and
sale of light and heavy groceries.
The incorporatorS are: James L.
Winter, James NJ. Goldsmith, Francis
L. Winter, Jr., and Chas. H. Castens.
The act of March 26, 1881, providing
for the survey of 300 leagues of land
for public schools for unorganized
counties, took effect July 1, 1881. All
counties organized since that date are
entitled each to four leagues of land,
beginning with leagues numbers l, 2,
and 4, for the first county, and fol-
lowing in the order of their organiZa-
ton with regular numbers. Applica-
ton has already been made by Wichi-
ia county for the land, but it cannot
be assigned until its order in date of
organization is aScertained.
For this reason all counties organic
ed since July l, 1881, should immedi-
ately report with date of organization
to the secretary of state. All of the
three hundred leagues set aside by that
act lie in the Pan Handle country, and
are amongst the finest in the state.
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1t having been alleged that the lead
ers of the woman suffragistS were
either old mSids or married women
with unhappy homes, Miss Susan B.
Anthony says she is the only one of
the pioneer advocates of woman suff-
rage who has never married, and of
the younger leaders Miss Phebe CouZ-
ms is the only one unmarried. The
others have done their share in adding
to the worlds population. Lucretia
Mott has had five daughters and one
son, Elizabeth Cady Stanton five
sons and two daughters, Martha
C. Wright two sons and three daugh-
tiers, Antoinette Brown Blackwell
five daughters, Lucy Stone one daugh-
ter, Frances d. Gage six sons and one
daughter, Matilda Joyln one son and
three daughters, Mary A. Livermore
two daughters, Lille Devereux Blake
.swo daughters, Mrs. G. /. H Nichols
shree boys and a girl, Mrs. Olympia
Brown one girl and one boy, Helen
E. Starrett eight or nine children
whose sex is not given
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Posing for Pictures.

A Philadelphia photographer of
actresses says that Nine. Janauschek
insists on assuming her own poses,
will not allow him to touch her, and
lets the drapery take care OF itself.
Modjeska brought four large trunks,
two maids, her dog and her husband.
Two of the trunks contained cos
tunes, one cosmetics and toilet ar
rangements, and the other her Jew
elry. She was photographed in fifty
different attitudes. When Lolita was
shown proof she exclaimed, us my
foot as big rs that ?" the camera hav-
ing, as it always does, represented the
member larger than life because it
was out of focus. Lotta's foot was
properly etched down in the negative
to the required size. Clara Louise
Kellogg has favorite black
brocaded dress in which she likes to
be photographed, and thinks it more
becoming to her than anything else.
William Castle and Emma Abbott
have been photographed as Paul and
Virginia, and also in an embrace as
Romeo and Juliet in the balcony
scene. Their faces necessarily came
very close together, and Miss Abbott
loosely inquired of the artist if he
could photograph a kiss. Jefferson
poses his gun and keg in rip Van
Wrinkle" to suit himself, and likes a
moved" picture, claiming that it is
more artistic. Therefore he will not
use the head rest, because he does not
wish to keep perfectly still. Ross
was so nervous when sitting that he
would not even allow the servant tc
be present.
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Mrs. TnMhk.

The wife of the Khedive is re-
markable woman, both by descent and
for her personal qualities. Her mother
was the daughter of aTurkish sultan;
her father, the son of an Egyptian
khedive and descendant of Moham-
med Ali, the founder of the present
dynasty. Tewfik Pacha, who mar
ried her ten years ago, when she was
only twenty, has never given her any
rival in his affection or in his house
hold. They have four children, two
sons and two daughters, who are
educated by English governesses in
English ways. The princess looks
more like a European than our idea
of an Egyptian lady. She has brown
hair, dazzling white complexion,
great dark eyes and a queenly car
rage. She dresses in the latest Pari-
sian fashion, and does not, like most
Oriental ladies, constantly smoke and
eat CONNECTIONS. She speaks French
f1uently and uses that language when
she receives foreigners. Such visitors
she greetS with slight inclination of
the head and gives them her hand to
kiss. Her own country-women kneel
before her and kiss the hem of her
garment till she gives them sign to
rise. She has established a much
stricter etiquette than prevailed at the
court of Ismail Pasha. Her husband
has the greatest confidence in her
judgment, and does nothing important
without her approval. Her powers
must have been severely taxed during
the late events; but, at any rate, she
never lost her courage. Her sharing
all the perils of the khedive and re
fusing the shelter offered her on board
the English ships has endeared her tc
the Egyptians.
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Development of the Telephone System.


The marvellous growth of the tele-
phone system during the six years
(nearly) that have elapsed since that
instrument was brought out is well
shown by statistics recently published
by the Compagnie Internationale des
Telephones, and relating to telephone
systems throughout the world at the
beginning of October, 1882. The COM
pilatiOn is necessarily somewhat in
complete as regards small and distant
places, but the value of the main re-
suits is not thereby much impaired.
1t is in America, of course, where tel
ephony is freer than on this side, that
the development has been greatest.
New York counts 1880 subscribers;
Chicago. 2726; Cincinnati, 1880; Bos-
ton, 1925; San Francisco, 1900, etc.
Some of these figures refer to May.
There are now in the United States
more than 100000 subscribers, and
certain small towns, with population
less than 1000, have yet thirty to fifty
telephone subscribers-some even
more. As regards the absolute num-
Der of subscribers Paris comes third,
after New York and Chicago; it had
on October l no fewer than 2422 sub
scribers, while London had only 1900,
Amsterdam zoo, Stockholm 692,
Vienna 600, Berlin 561, Brussels 450,
Turin 40, Copenhagen 400, Mexico,
300, st. Petersburg 145, and Alexandria
lis. While the annual subscription is
600 francs in Paris, 500 francs in Lon
don, and 400 francs in the provincial
towns of France, it descends to 300
francs and 200 francs in Belgium. 1876
francs and 100 francs in Italy, and
only 120 francs in Switzerland. A
calculation of the ratio of the number
of subscribers to that of inhabitants
for each town reveals a goodly num-
Der of small towns in America where
there is telephone for every twenty
inhabitants; in Chicago and Zurich
the proportion is about one per 200,
in New York one per 500, in Brussels
one per 800, in Paris about one per
1000, in Berlin one per 1000, in London
one per 1000, and in st. Petersburg
only one per 1000.
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jury relative to Peek and the courts
action on the same.
Chandler again made a remark.
Judge-I insist that counsel should
not interrupt the court. will not
allow it. will not be talked down
by counsel.
Chandler-Have not the right2
Judge-You have not the right, sir.
Take your seat, sir. The marshal win
see that the gentleman takes his seat:
The court will neither be talked down
nor be browbeaten by anybody. ITO
Chandler) Now, sir, you will under
stand your position and mine, too. 1
say there was verdict rendered in re-
gard to Peck-the verdict that was
rendered and recorded said nothing in
relation to him. There is therefore
nothing for the court to pass upon.
| regret that counsel should have
forced the court to take the apparent
ly harsh course which the court has
deemed necessary, but we must have
order here. The counsel made q
speech in an explanatory way, not in
the usual method of addressing the
court OH question of law, and when
the court proceeded to make its de
cision counsel interrupted the court
and again repeated the assertion
which was contradicted by all the
facts as published in the report. /
must sssert and protect the authority
of the court. l override motion"
Chandler will take exceptions.
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splurged out as the proprietor
of swell uptown hotel, which is now
famous because it has the most gor-
geous bar-room in the world. Stokes
has filed this suberb drinking saloon
with collection of statuary and pic
tures-all studies in the nude-which
is, perhaps, unrivalled in this country.
He next appeared as the bosom friend
of John w. Mackey, the bonanza
king, who always stops at Stokes
he took to theatrical ventures by loan
theatres. Lately he has begun to
erect a theatre himself, though his
name is carefully kept in the back
ground for fear of the prejudice which
still exists in the minds of many good
citizens against the man who killed
the genial and generous jim Fisk.
His very last move, however, has
been in the direction of trotting
horses. He splurged out in
this direction very suddenly. He
logged up to Fleetwood Park one day
behind a pair of keen-looking horses,
named Lyman and Bell Flower. He
Dragged rather loudly of their speed,
and a match was arranged between
them and another team, which Stokes
won easily and scooped in more thou
sand dollars than he had fingers, in
half an hour. Since then he has been
very solid with turfmen, who always
admire a man of that kind. Stokes is
still handsome man, though his face
is very deeply lined and his hair gray.
He is as vain as when he held ladies'
receptions in the Tombs, and dresses
with an extravaganza unequalled by
many millionaires of New York. He
is popular among men here, which is
a curious thing, I'll be bound. One
question certainly presents itself
would he have attained his present
position of influence and wealth if he
had not killed Jim Fisk?
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Especial to The Statesman

GALVESTON, Jan. 3.-In the SUI
preme court the following cases were
transferred to the commission of APP
peals: Whiting VS.. Goss, from Colo
RADIO; Woodhouse ct al VS.. Kennedy ct
al, from Cameron (two cases); McRB
ct al VS.. McWilliams, from Polk;
Eastman VS.. Ward, Lowry 81 Co, from
Walker; Trinity Co. VS.. Polk county,
from Lavaca; Stell, administrator, VS..
Lewis ~ Dilworth, from Gonzales;
Friedlander vs.. Chenoweth, from
Colorado; Parker ct al SUn1
Ger ct al, from GraysolSac sslis--.-
land IL Fillman VS.. James and L. and
III. Blum, from Tarrant; Thompson,
administrator, Ut al VS.. Rutherford,
from Travis; Stewart VS.. Cook ct al,
from Parker; Russell ct al VS.. Freed
man 81 Co., from Navarro 1.-TWO cases);
Smith ct al VS.. Grant Il Easter, from
Robertson; Duke ct al VS.. Reed ct al,
from Caldwell; Smith a. Jenkins VS..
Gill and Smith, from Dallas; Medlin ct
al VS.. wilkins ct al, from Bexar; Tua
dor VS.. Mayo ct al, from LAM
Boone VS.. Hunter, from Ja9
Mcclure ct al VS.. Gray ct al, from
Parker; Warren VS.. Gray and wife,
from Navarro; McKeen VS.. Sultenfuss
ct al, from Bexar; Walker VS.. Hunt,
from Comanche; Farley VS.. Deslonde
ct al, from Milan.
The full bench of the supreme court
and the commission Of appeals ispres>
ent. Judges White and Wilson, of
the court of appeals, are also present,
and Judge Hurt is expected to-mor-
row. All the courts are now actively
ut work.
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From Fridays Daily.l
United States District Court.

Hon. E. B. Turner, Judge; NJ. Hopkins, clerk.
The Federal court convenes at the
United States court room here on next
Tuesday. Marshal tossing has sum-
monsed the juries and has received
responses from the following, who
have been sworn in and qualified: r.
q. Thaxton and Jas. Knight, of Will
hanson county; Tom Knight and
Paul Reinacke, of Travis county; w.
w. Dale, w. ii. Fowler, John Altman,
VIM. p. Leuckie, j. K. Jameson and
l.. p. True, of Burnet county; j. H.
Fox and Rube Santerfeit, of Burnet
county; Romelus Graves, T. j. Lockett
and Tom Day, of Washington county;
Alexander CaSparis, of Blanco county;
Robert Fresenins, of Gillespie county;
7. j. G. Smith, of Hayes county; and
j. w. Barfield, of Concho county. In
addition to the above a few were ex-
cused, and number who have res
ponded are expected in to-day.
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The Deep Water Subject.

Base fabricatOrS concoct the story
that the reason the Beach hotel COM
pany," at Galveston, concluded not to
go to work at once in putting up the
hostelrie, is because they got brighten
ed at that prophecy which gives us
the flood in March. The News is in
dignant. We have never said one
word about the matter, and this time
at least, the Times cannot be charged
with being vile and Shiny slanderer
of the Island City. Our speciality is
the deep water subject, and we soar
above harsh house stories.
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Especial 10 The Statesman

Ell PAso, Jan. 3.-Chief Engipeer
Morley, of the Mexican Central rail
road, well known all over the western
country and New York, accidentally
killed himself to-day in chihuahua
In getting out of wagon bis gun
was discharged, the ball penetrating
his heart.
Sugar in bonded car lots shipped
from Monterey, Mexico, by rail 70
Laredo and FL Paso, has arrived here,
destined for Chihuahua and Sonora
This is a new route, and opens up big
prospects for Ell Paso.
John L. Manning, whose brother,
James Manning, killed Deputy Mar
shall Dallas Stoudenmier, has been ap,
pointed United States deputy mar
shall. He is a sober, discreet and re-
liable man.
The city school trustees have levied
tax on property to inaugurate pub
lie SchOOla
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A LIvELY PASSAGE IN COURT


WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-In the star
route case, Chandler moved to have
the verdict of the jury at the last trial
formally entered on the records of the
court, and wanted in the clerks record
particularly, the report declaring
that Peck was not guilty.
Merrick read from the printed report
to show the jury had not found any
verdict as to Peck.
Chandler restated the grounds of
his motion and commented sharply on
the course of the prosecution.
Judge Wylie said: This is most
extraordinary talk. 1t is a right re-
cognized as belonging to every court
to send back a jury to reconsider their
verdict, if the court is not satisfied.
Chandler did not deny it, but said
the jury was not sent back and did not
amend its verdict.
The judge said the court understood
the matter perfs(ly, and proceeded to
.<1&ote the fact6 zion Of. M