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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
A UefaUIteF in TrOubJe.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. IS. = The
grand jury has indicted Kertland
Fitch, defaulting cashier of the War
rem Second National Bank, for en-
beZzling, abstracting and willfully
misappiying funds of the bank while
one of its officers, and for perjury in
falsely swearing to monthly returns
required Of the national bank. Fitch
lost in speculation about $4,000 of the
banks money, after which he alb
seconded, but was afterwards captured
and brought back last August. Since
then he has been constantly under
arrest, although allowed to live in a
hotel instead of the Jail. The United
States marshal brought him here to-
night on capias and lodged him in
prison. The bond is fixed at $4,000.
The highest penalty for his offense is
five years in the penitentiary.
W. NJ. Otis, for forty years promi-
nent in grain elevator here, is dead;
aged seventy-two.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
CYPRESS MILLS, Oct. 15, 1883.

Editor of the Statesman.
The fence mania has struck this
hitherto open range, and everyone
who has the means is enclosing part
or all of his land. In riding twelve
miles the other day L was forced to
dismount and open eleven gates.
Opening gate is very little trouble,
but it becomes monOtonOuS in short
time. As no one has enclosed land
not his own, and as water is plentiful
on every tract in the neighborhood,
there is no complaint so far,
The persons Inconvenience gener-
ally, are not the "rustlers," or small
grangers, but those who have large
stocks and small bodies of land. There
is no danger of fence cutting here, it
being one of the most laW-abiding
communities in the state.
Cattle are looking well generally
and will stand an ordinary winter
without serious loss.
Cotton made about half bale to
the acre, which is not bad showing
for mountain farms. Corn made half
a crop. Altogether, farmers and
stockraisers of this section have little
cause to complain.
We have a good school at Cypress
| Mills, IN charge OF a gOOu Ceacner. LII
will be continued ten months in the
year.
The best evidence of the prosperity
of the community is found in the fact
that there is no land, improved or I'M
improved, except one tract, for sale
anywhere near Cypress Mills. Every
one seems satisfied that he has as
good place as Texas can afford, it's
healthfulness being the chief attrac-
ton. In conversation few days ago
i, with a newcomer from Idaho, he re-
marked that he had wandered consid-
erably in his lifetime, but had never
before lived where for months there
would be no sickness or deaths in a
large community. as had been the case
in his neighborhood on the Perdi
males.
DR.. Herr, it is said, has made quite
town of Boerne by sending thither
patients from San Antonio. l think
the Perdinales region superior to
Boerne in several respects, and with
proper management quite a town
might be built here, which would at
tract visitors from all parts of the
union. OCCASIONAL.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25

are a good thing to convey water a
short distance as conduit from back
yards to street sewers, for which use
only they are adapted. They are east
ly broken, liable to accidents, carry a
disagreeable. unhealthy gas along
their course, and unless often ven
tilated cause sickness from the foul
odors emitted, especially in sections
where they terminate. These are
common sense conclusions, which any
good civil engineer will indorse.
Sooner or later the city of Austin
will have to adopt practical system
Of sewerage. The cost is something
that the authorities or citizens will
have to discuss themselves. All must
admit that THE STATESMAN cannot
toe often refer to the subject. AS a
sanitary measure these clay pipes,
without frequent means of yentila-
lation, are fatal to the good health of
parties using them on account of the
foul gases which escape, and are COM
municated to the residences along
their course. Many will recollect the
fatality of certain hotel in Washing
ton City from defective sewerage,
some years ago. l think the doctors
will indorse my statement. Let us
hear. E.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Business Troubles.

BOSTON, Oct. 49, The creditors
committee Of Shaw s. Bro, the failed
tanners, reported at the meeting to-
day apparent assets worth $3,856.OO0;
liabilities $5,344,0OO. They could pay,
it was believed, 70 cents on the dollar.
The report shows that from April to
July the firm issued or endorsed notes
amounting to S3,118,O0O.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 18.-About two
hundred creditors of Archbishop Pur-
cell met tonight, and passed resolu-
tons condemning as illegal the de-
cree of the district court, and charging
the court with being under the influ-
ence of the clergy and actuated by
political considerations. A committee
of five was appointed to request the
assignee to appeal the case to the su-
preme court.
New YORK, Oct. Schedules in
assignment of Max AVallenstein to
Buno Klopfer were filed to-day. Liza
bilities, SILL $50; nominal assets, $751;
961; actual assets, $70,833.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
SAN ANGELA.
[Special 10 the Statesman

lOp6Cldl 10 OGdleSludll.
SAN ANGELA, Oct. 18.-In the dis
trict court to-day, Judge John G.
Townes presiding, Barry Ramsey, in
dicted for murder in the first degree,
was granted continuance Of his case
until the next term of court. Ram
sey's crime was committed October 13
and consisted in shooting negro
named John Morgan as he lay asleep
in a livery stable, the ball taking eff
feet in the face and Severing the third
cervical vertebrR, killing him in
stantly. No one witnessed the shoot
ing, but Ramsey sure ndered himself
to the officers, claiming that the shoot
ing was accidental. After the coron-
er's inquest witnesses went before the
grand jury, which returned true bill
for murder in the first degree. The
case was called to-day. with the result
us above stated, and bail fixed at $1,000.
Many think he cannot get the bond.
The case of the people of San Ange-
la Ys.the commissioners court Gnjunc-
ton restraining the location of the
courthouse on the south side of Concho
river), was decided in favor of plant
ifs, and sustaining former decision.
This is case of Importance, as limit
ing and defining the jurisdiction of
county commissioners courts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Sewerage.

Editor Oh the statesman.
The STATESMAN has, from time
to time, referred to the ques-
ton of sewerage which sooner
or later will have to be acted
upon by the citizens of Austin. The
topography of the city is such that
it will require some engineering skill
to make the proper survey to drain all
parts of the city by proper system
of sewers. In the person of Capt. Nc
Fail the city has very competent
engineer, and no time should be lost
in dividing the city into sewer dis
tricts and plated in regular map of
the city. The necessity of sewerage
for cities is something which the
best engineering minds have long
ago determined, in this as well as
other countries. The "stone ARCH"
the "box," and for short distances,
the circular brick, which kinds are
used in all our large cities, are the
ones of a durable kind that
should be built in Austin as
permanent sewers. 1t should be
laid with hydraulic cement, well
grouted every twenty inches of wall
in height. To explain the terms l
use, the "arch" sewer is the same as
attempted at the foot of the Avenue:
two side walls, covered with an arch
of brick, or well-shaped stone, from
four to eight feet in the clear, or
larger, and from five to six feet high.
BOX sewers" are built like the arch,
except that they are covered with
suitable fiag-stone of proper size and
thickness. The circular sewer, used
in many of our cities, is very popu-
lar one where large ones are not re-
CURED; it is built circular, of good,
hard brick, from two-and-a-half to
four feet inside in the clear; this
makes a cheap, good, small sewer,
prices. The arch and box sewers
should be well paved in the bottom,
slightly concave, so as to keep the
flow of water to the center. All lat
eral, or crop sewers, should be of the
box kind, for cheapness. The writer
does not wish to instruct any good
civil engineer, as the principle is well
understood by all engineers and prac-
tical contractors.
All main sewers should be built in
the center of the streets, and all '.lat-
eral" or cross sewers running to the
cross streets should approach the
lower side of such streets to admit of
n ''man-hole" to carry the surface wa
ter to the main sewer as often as the
nature of the case might require.
One of those arch sewers should be
built along Congress avenue from the
point near the river, when commenced
to the capitol grounds or further
north, so as to be tapped for the use
of the state authorities or individuals
when needed. Allsuch sewers should
be at least twelve feet below the reg
ular grade of the street, so as to drain
any basement OF back yard or water
closet. In Austin this should be a
mutual work by the state and city, as
the farcical plan adopted by the state
authorities in having clay or terra
Gotta pipe laid down from one to four
miles, is something IN the line of
modern engineering that eclipses all
former works of ancient or
modern times. Those clay pipes
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
The Weather.

New YORK, Oct. 1S.-The Herald,
noting the depression from the Pacific
which for several days has been adj
vancing eastward over Southern Cali
fornia and Arizona, says as this de-
preston advances toward the Allan
tic seaboard it will raise the tempera-
ture in the district south of the for
tieth parallel, and thus help all the
autumnal crops to mature, while also
postponing the first killing frosts.
South of Ohio is likely to be visited
by cyclones. The effect of the weather
will be particularly favorable to the
sugar and cotton growers of the Gulf
states, but in advance of this storm
enthusiastically the navigation Of the
lakes will be dangerous.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Pistols and Stones.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 18.-A special to
the Courier-Journal from Owenton,
KY, says: A. fatal alteration took
place seven miles from here to-day
John w. Palmer, an old man, found
Ben Crutchlow, aged twenty-five, on
his farm and ordered him off. Crutch-
low reluctantly obeyed. AS soon as
he got out of the field hot words en-
sued, Palmer shot and Crutchlow
threw a stone at the same moment,
the latter fell dead shot through the
heart. Palmer'S skull was featured
and he will die.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25

"What do you mean by such care
leSsness ?" exclaimed man who en-
tered the drug store in a terribly ex-
cited manner. "What do you mean
by your carelessness, 1 say? You sold
my boy laudanum for paregoric, and
it was only by the luckiest chance
that the boy isn't now lying dead; yes,
sir, murdered by your criminal
carelessness." whats that?' said
the druggist, looking up from his
desk. 81 sold you laudanum instead
of paregoricl Mercy how could I
have been so forgetful. OF course
you'll pay the difference in cost.
Laudanum is more expensive than
you know. You've come
in to pay the difference, no doubt.
Pm obliged to you, sir, obliged TO you. /"
: Boston Transcript.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
BROWNNOOD.



BROwNwOOD, Oct. 1S.-On Satur-
day morning at about2 o'clock a pain
full tragedy was Enacted in a German
house in this place, Wallace Bell shot
and killed Stephen A. Douglas
Thayer. The jury of inquest returned
a verdict of accidental shooting. The
deceased was popular and industri-
Gus young man, and generally of good
habits. The funeral service took place
Sunday evening at o'clock and was
largely attended by his numerous
friends and acquaintance, and the re-
mains were inferred in the Brown
wood cemetery. Bell was arrested
and released on $500 bond.
This evening d. X. Taylor, proprie-
tor of a livery stable, had a variance
with an employee. which resulted in
the former getting his arm broken by
a blow with chair in the hands Of
the latter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
PresbyterIans.

PITTsBURe, Pa, Oct. 18.-The Pres.
byterian synod of Pennsylvania met
this evening in the Second Presbyte-
rian church of this city. About zoe
delegates were present at the opening
and it is expected the number will be
increased considerably by tomorrow
evening. The session was devoted to
memorial services and tonight Rev.
w. p. Breed, of Philadelphia, was
elected moderator. 1t will be in SEES
sion probably week and will con.
slider a proposition dividing the synod
into four districts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Sessions Acquitted.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 18.-The Ses-
sions bribery concluded tonight. At
torney-general Russell presented the
side of the prosecution in an address
Of two hours long, making a very
strong plea. Judge Osborn delivered
long charge to the jury, in which the
defendant was favored somewhat and
the jury sent out at o'clock, the
court took recess until 10 o'clock
this evening. Long before that time
the jury were in the box, When the
Judge arrived the jury rendered YER
dict of ssQOt guilty."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
The Pacific Roads.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18.-The rail-
road managers here say the threat
to continue the special contract sys-
west of the Missouri river. In the
fifth section of private agreement
the Northern Pacific took solemn
obligation, as the clause reads, to
maintain the existing rates. The rea-
son assigned for the proposed action
of the Northern Pacific are that Viii
lard wants to establish a special con-
tract system on his own line. One
of the managers asserts that he is doing
so now in violation to his agreement
entered into at Denver, Colo.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
WASHINGTON.
News Gathered About the Capital
CITY.

OIlEs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The claim
of the United States against the Cen
tral Pacific railroad, pending for some
time in the courts of California for
large amount of internal revenue
taxes, has been compro missed. The
terms of the compromise are that the
railroad company shall pay the gov
eminent $4,000 and costs pending
suit and relinqulsh claim against
the government for S26S, 100 on ac-
count of interest alleged to have been
unlawfully collected January 1st.
Chief Justice Coleridge arrived this
evening, and was met at the depot by
Attorney General Brewster and a
committee of the bar association. To
night the chief justice was given a re-
ception at the house of Secretary Ere
linghuysen. and among those present
were President Arthur, Secretaries
Folger, Teller and Lincoln, Postmas.
ter General Gresham, Attorney Gen.
eral Brewster, and Justices Miller
Bradley, Harlan, Matthews anC
Woods of the supreme court, the
British, japanese and Portuguese min,
listers, and the Swedise charge DAT
/ fairac
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25

TOLEDO. Oct. 18.-Richard Day, a
notorious crook, was shot and mortal
ly wounded here this afternoon, in
companp with Il gang of thieves and
burglars, while resisting arrest. AL
though still alive at 10 o'clock tonight,
his death is looked for at any moment.
Day is reputed thief and burglar of
the worst character, and is wanted in
a number of places for various crimes.
He is 81 years of age, and halls from
New York. a detective received a
flesh wound in the arm while assisting
in the attempted arrest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Advancing Women.

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-The second days
session of the asfociation for the adj
vancement of women began at
o'clock this afternoon. The secretary
read paper prepared by Mrs. Jane
Marsh Parker, Of New Y DIRK, in which
she urges the association TO consider
what measures the women of the
north could devise toward improving
the condition Of the black women Of
Che south. The paper was made the
subject of discussion of nearly the en-
tire afternoon session,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Learning its Value.
Philadelphia Record.l

The negroes of the South are not
poorer than many of the white people
of the North were at the time the
state systems of common schools were
first adopted The facilities Of the
present day. in the shape Of cheap
books and newspapers, are wonder
fully better than fifty years ago. Why,
with the aid and sympathy of white
men, should not the negro pay the
way for the education of his children :?
That which he is made to pay for he
will value Education cannot be thrust
upon a race that does not We Mt it, any
more readily than religion or self-gov-
eminent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
CaDital and Labor.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. lo.-The senate
committee will probably close its la
bors in Boston tomorrow night.
Early in November they commence
taking testimony in birmingham,
Ala, and as soon as the necessary ar
engagements can be perfected they will
continue their work in the Southern
States until the commencement of
congress, in December. The impossi-
bility.of hearing large mass of tho
testimony which is desired by the
committee induces the committee to
request all communications to be care
fully revised before the mail is for
warded to the chairman of the COM
mittee, Senator w. IL. Blair, Wash
inotOn d. G.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Book Notices,

Cops U. S. Salary List and Civil
Service Rules. Our many readers
will welcome the solid information
contained in the 100 pages of this re-
cently-issued book. It is prepared by
Henry N. Copp, lawyer of Washing
ton, D. G. All the government sal
aries are given from President Ar
thurs $4,000 to postmasters with
$500, officials of the treasury, interior,
war and navy departments, custom
houses, post offices, and fully 10000
federal offices arranged by states and
territories. Specimen examination
questions for Abundance to the civil
service throughout the country are
added. The price of the book is only
35 cents,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
A SharD JacOb.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 18.-Jacob
Aebli was to-day bound over to the
criminal court in a bond of $4,000
for obtaining $1,000 from Sweni, an
ing fraud. Sweni signed an agree
ment that Aebli should have the
money on condition of boarding him
for the rest of his life. The sons OF
Sweni complain, and the old man
Joins them in the complaint,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
COInrnd MnthndIStS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18.-The Afri-
can NJ. E. Church conference, embrac-
ing several western states, is IN ses-
sion here. 1t discussed the recent
decision of the judges of the United
States supreme court on the civil
rights bill, and denounced it in the
strongest terms. Several incendiary
speeches were made. A bishop de-
clared that if the negroes rights were
thus stamped on revolution would
be the result,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Oct. 18.-The steam
ship Whitney has begun its regular
tri-monthly trips between Galveston
and Vera Cruz, being here to-day with
500 bales of cotton and quite num-
Der of passengers. 1t is not thought
she will be interfered with by yellow
fever or even by quarantine.
The board of directors of the Gulf,
Colorado 81 Santa Fe railway tonight
re elected the present officers to serve
for the ensuing year: President, Geo.
Sealey; vice president, r. s. Willis;
SECRETARY, Frank p. ALLEN: treasurer,
w. S. Davis; general manager, John
IealeY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25

A writer in the London Times gives
this as an example of the condition of
the Chinese peasant: "a family con-
sisting Of eight persons owns an acre
and half of land. The land was
bought by the grandfather of the
present head and has never been sub
divided since nor added to. He grows
about seventy bushels of rice and
thirty-five of wheat and some veg
etables and cotton besides, worth al
together in money about $50 Hehas
two nephews who work outside and
bring home something to help, and in
that way they get along, but they are
very poor. He and all his neighbors
wear native blue cloth, spun and
woven in the family by the women
from cotton grown by themselves.
The coat he has on "a well worn
affair." had been made two years pre-
yiously, and it would last two years
more. It served him at night as a
coyerlet as well as q coat by day.
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Special kilograms.
BASTROP.
Especial to The Statesman.

ISUtCIiII 70 IIt OIdItShIdII.
BAsTROP, Oct. 1S.-The district
court opened with an attachment case,
in which Goldfry, Frank 81 Co., of San
Antonio, are the plaintiffs, and Green
s. Blanks, of this county, are defend
ants, and suing plaintiffs in recon-
vention for $4,000 damages. The
plaintiffs are represented by Hon. d.
Sayers and Capt. b. d. Organd. and
the defendants by Hon. e. w. Jones
and Dyer Moore.
The grand jury are in session now,
and have plenty of work.
1t is very warm, and the indications
are that rain will fall tonight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Bee-Keepers' Association.

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-The Bee-Keep-
ers' association Of the Northwest con-
tinued in session to-day. The secre-
tary presented a statistical report
showing the total number of colonies
represented by members in the associ-
alton last spring was 1910; present
number, S044. The number of pounds
Of honey extracted this season was
$4,000; number Of pounds of comb
honey, 10000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Cutting Rates.

CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-Other lines in
the Ohio river pool claim that the
Louisville, New Albany 81 Chicago
road are selling tickets from Chicago
to Indianapolis through scalpers) at
cut rates. The officers of the road
deny the charge.
The Northwestern Traffic Associa-
ton met to-day, and made slight adj
vance in freight rates between
Chicago, Milwaukee and common
points.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25
Death of Gen. Stedman.

TOLEDO, O.. Oct. 18.-Gen. James
B. Stedman died at 2:45 o'clock this
afternoon of pneumonia, after pro-
tracted illness. The deceased was a
prominent army officer during the
late war, and. was made major general
for conspicuous bravery at the battle
of Chickamauga. at the time of his
death Gen. Stedman held the position
of chief of police of this city. Aged
Sixty-Seyen
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25

New YORK, Oct. 18.-Wm. H. Van
derbilt has almost entirely recovered
from the effects of the shocks received
yesterday by being thrown from his
chaise in collision with u span driven
by Bobert Bonner. lie arose early to-
day and transacted some business.
He expects to drive in the park this
afternoon. Many of the big men of
Wall street called upon him at his
h0uSe TODAY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-25

A sholt time ago the Queen of
Italy in the course of railway jour
ney, stopped at a certain station and
was met by the municipal authorities
in all the glory of their robes of hon
or. An elegant luncheon had been
provided, but the royal appetite was
uncertain and the queen requested
the obseqiou5 deputation to get her a
glass of wine, which was all that she
required. This was promptly brought,
but while drinking it drop fell from
the glass on to her travelling dress.
She at once sought in her pocket for
handkerchief to remove the stain, but
the worthy mayor, whose daily avo-
cations behind the counter had posi-
bly, accustomed him to the purposes
for which ladies seek their pockets,
misunderstood the motion of the
queens hand, and murmured humbly
but earnestlr, "Ah, no your majesty;
L assure you it is all paid for p
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PORT HOPE, Con-, Oct, 18.-On the
arrival here of the $50 morning train,
the express messenger on the train
handed the agent here package said
to contain $4,000. The agent placed
the money in the safe and on going to
look for it fifteen minutes afterwards
found it bad been abStracted.