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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-17
BANK STATEN ENTS.
DANK STATEMENT.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
--oPTIIE-
CITY NATIONALBANK

al Cairo in the State OF Illinois, nj the close OF
business.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
DALLAS.
ESPECIAL to the Statesman. |


DALLAS, August 25.-The Dallas Base Ball
association has been forced to abandon the
state tournament. They arranged for next
week and only two clubs entered. They were
the Fort Worth and Caruths. The association
offered $1,000 in cash prizes, and up to the last
moment felt certain that enough clubs would
enter to let the tournament be given, but Hous-
ton, Galveston, San Antonio, Austin, Corsicana
and Paris, which had been confidently relied
on, failed to enter and the abandonment had
to result. The Browns, of Dallas, will claim
and defend the title of the Texas champion
ship. The third and final game on the Dallas
grounds between the Shreveport club and the
Browns is to be played tomorrow and elieits
much interest. The Blue Stockings defeated
the Quicksteps to-day by score OF II to IA.
Esquire Campbell, jailed a few weeks ago
fined s25 and costs, amounting in all to over
$780,
Judge A. P. Mccormick, j. C. Bigger, attor-
ney, and Mr.. Mckee, marshal for the northern
district of Texas, returned from Graham to-
day, where they have been in attendance on
court for the last two weeks. There were three
theft cases from Greer county, were continued
till the next term. The question as to whether
Greer county is in Texas or Indian territory
will have to be determined before the cases
can be tried in the federal court.
If it is in Texas, the state authorities have
Jurisdiction over the cases, but if it is in the
the federal court. Judge Mccormick has the
matter OF jurisdiction under consideration and
will render his opinion at the Hext term of
court as to where the cases should be
tried. There are great many million
acres of fine land in Greer county
and millions of dollars invested in cat
tie and ranch property generally, which
makes the question involved a very important
one. In their report, the grand jury paid the
following compliment to Mr.. Bigger: We, the
grand jury Of the United States for the north
ern district OF Texas, do hereby tender our
thanks and gratitude to Hon. j. C.. Bigger for
his zeal. courte0usness and general department
before the jury in behalf OF the United States,
and yet at all times keeping within the bounds
of honor and justice 10 all.
". A, FULLER, Foreman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30

nicstion of the 18th instant regarding
my opinion as TO whether the fees of
attached witnesses may be paid out of
the appropriation for the purpose of
paying fees and expenses of sheritfs,
clerks and prosecuting attorneys in
felony cases, have the honor to SUBJ
NIT the following as my opinion:
Article 10, section 6. of the con-
stitution provides that mo money
shall be drawn from the treasury ex-
cept in pursuance of specific appropria-
tions made by law" By specific ap-
preparation l understand an appropri-
ton made for the specific purpose for
which it used. 1t is true that the eX-
pense of conveying attached wit
nesses has heretofore been paid to
sheriffs as costs, and no doubt the pay
ment of fees and expenses of such
witnesses will greatly reduce the
amounts necessary to pay sherlffs
costs. But in my mind this is not
sufficient reason for paying such fees
and expenses as sheriff's costs.
The appropriation made for the
purpose of paying sheriffs costs and
prosecuting attorneys may or may not
be sufficient to pay the fees and costs
of such officers and also pay fees and
expenses of attached witnesses. 1t is
impossible to estimate how much of
such appropriation might be necessary
for the payment of witnesses, and it
would be an injustice to those officers
to create deficiency in the appropria-
tlou for these fees and costs for the
purpose of paying witnesses. In the
act providing for the payment OF fees
and expenses of attached witnesses
the legislature seems to have contem-
plated an appropriation for the pur-
pose of paying such accounts /; also
to anticipate deficiency in such ap-
preparation.
In section of said act it is pro-
vided that if the appropriation for the
purpose of paying such accounts be
exhausted, the comptroller shall issue
certificate to the witness for the
amount of the claim,
In my opinion these witness fees
cannot be paid out of the appropria-
ton for the purpose of paying fees
and costs of sheriffs and prosecuting
attorneys in felony cases.
Respectfully,
JOHN d. TEMPLETON,
Attorney General.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30

We always knew that those plugs
could not trot too fast, and now we
are sure of it. Probably no horse race
ever created SO much anxiety on the
part of an anxious public as this race,
the last heat Of which was trQtted yes
terday. 1t began just a week ago to-
day, and for seven days the thing has
been flying around the course with
Col. Driskill and Mr.. Everett at it's
tail. Special artists have been at
work sketching it for Austin's funny
paper, and sporting men have
been selling pools and bet
ting heavily on the outcome.
For day after day our accomplished
mayor has been sitting on the bench,
listening to the eloqueQoe OF learned
lawyers, who have been singing its
praises and reading from the year
books until he had to bandage his
head to keep 1t from bursting with
the knowledge they crowded into it;
but the nags kept their feet beauti-
fully, and last night came under the
wire without a skip, amid the hazzas
of the populace. OF course there has
been a great deal of dust. Last Sun
day they got UP far more dust than
speed and since then there has been
more dust than ever. In fact the
whole race has been hot and dusty
one. This dust has blinded good
many SO they could not judge very
accurately in regard to the matter, and
many have been foolish enough to
think the whole affair remarkably
fast, and wanted to see the nagS
ruled out. Some have said the officers,
who temporarily ruled out the colonel
and Mr.. Everett as old courSers, were
colonel and his friend were fast when
they were under arrest by the officers,
and now and then a man
by the dust as to think the plugs
themselves were little too fast to
be permitted in that kind of race, and
speedy philosophers OF all degrees of
erudition have been hard at work try
ing to solve the intricate problem.
The mayor, however, has been very
slow, and does not seem to have been
blinded by the dust bit. He saw
through the whole thing, and rated
the speed with stop-Watch, and gave
the race to the colonel and Mr.. Ever
EFT. He reasoned like this; If the
colonel brought that horse with
him when he came to Texas
before the revolution-and he GER
tainly did-then, while his aged limbs
might Kick up a heap of dust, they
could not outrun railroad train on
a down grade; and if Mr.. Everett
used to feed his nag grass with his
little hands when he was a tad in
Pinafore-and there can be no doubt
about 1.-THE could not have got very
far head of the colonel on the famous
Sunday. That is good logic and
proves the mayor a logician. But
that is not all; the mayor took look
at the venerable nags themselves. and
just as he expected he found
them bald headed and gray as the
front seats at Black Crook, and that
was better evidence than the opinion
of speedy experts with dust in their
eyes. He also found two ring-bones
on each forward foot, and six spavins
on each hind leg, and that both horses
had been foundered and were badly
knee-sprpng, besides having false
teeth, upper and under. He very nat
urally concluded that they could not
be ruled out for excessive speed and
gave them the race. In which de-
ciSiOn all good men heartily concur.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
An Argument for Cremation.


1t is surprising strange that the
scientific world has not promulgated
the simple fact which has stared
thinking mankind in the face so long,
but which for some unaccOuntable
reason has not been put into practice
by even this same thinking portion of
humanity-or if so. at least a very
small portion of it-that the human
scourges known as cholera, yellow
fever and this class of plaques have
only rayaged human lives since the
introduction of the So-called Christ
ian" custom of burying the dead
under the surface of the earth. I say
so-called, for the custom originated
with the SavageS, and at the time of
for many centuries anterior thereto
cremation, the only natural, scientific
and sanitary mode of disposing of
dead animal bodies (of course in
Guiding the human) was practised, and
these plaques, which now follow the
track of human wars and devaState
regions whose atmosphere is super
laden with the effiuvia arising from
battle-fieldS and cemeteries, were I'M
known. / only want, now, to draw
attention to this one overwhelming
argument in favor of cremation.
There are many others; but it is not
the theory of cremation so much that
l am calling attention to now as it is
to suggest to thinking men the pro-
priety of giving the matter impartial,
unprejudiced, natural thought; and if
there are any who have an opposing
argument against the theory that Gre
nation is the cure for the epidemics
| spoken of am ready to meet them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
WACO.
rsnecial to The Statesman 1

WACO, August 25.-Rev. j. K. Street, who
was suspended from the ministry at the last
quarterly conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. South, upon the charges OF heresy,
non-acceptability and failure to perform the
duties deyOlvlng upon local minister, will
avail himself of his disciplinary prerogative by
formally rendering has credentials to the
church and retiring at 4 o'clock tomorrow
evening. His farewell to orthodoxy will be lis
tened to with interest. He has long been con-
sidered beyond Its pale.
Marshall o. johnson, elected hide Inspector,
and afterwards removed from Office for drunk
enness. and who has been a common drunkard
upon the streets of Waco ever since, was ar
rested to-day for the theft OF coat from bar
keeper, he having sold 1t Tor 81. 80.
Seth Robinson, an aged citizen of this cOun-
ty, was to-day adjudged insane by a jury. Di
sipation was the cause assigned.
Col. !. Z. Vandyne, the new superintendent
of the Missouri Pacific, and State Engineer
Britton passed through here to-day, on tour
of inspection.
j. A. Jordan, of Morgan, claims the owner
ship of the saddle found upon a horse in pos
session of young Hooten, who was arrested
here a few days ago on suspicion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
Resuscitation from browning.

The following rules for resuscitat-
ing an apparently drowned person are
approved by the American Medical
Association, and have been adopted
BY the United States Life Saving Ser
vice:
Rule 1. To drain off water from
chest and stomach-Instantly strip
the patient to the waist. Place him
face downward, the pit of the stom-
ach being raised above the level of the
mouth by a large, hard roll of cloth
ing being placed beneath it. Throw
your weight forcibly, two or three
times, for moment or two, upon the
patients back, placing your hands be
tween and below the shoulder-bladeS
on each side, so as to press all fluids
from the stomach out of the mouth.
Rule 2. To perform artificial breath
ing-Quickly turn the patient on
his back, the roll of clothing being SO
placed beneath as to make the
breastbone the highest point of the
body. Kneel beside OF astride the
patients hips. Grasp front part OF
the chest on either side of the pit OF
the stomach, resting your fingers
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30

given here. almost without Interrupt
ton. since 1863. They have from the
first been affairs conducted by men
whose only motive is zeal for public
good, and whose only pay is public ap-
prevail. The expenses are guaranteed
by public subscription and no divi-
dends are due anybody. This
method has been found salts
factory in every way. The full
capacity of the great buildings has
been already taken by exhibitors.
Notable features of the coming ex-
position will be display of manu-
featuring industries, machinery and
art. In the latter much space will be
given to decorative art. The opening
days will be made attractive by efforts
of the Order of Cincinnatians, secret
organization formed for the purpose
OF presenting pageants similar to
those of Rex in Mardi Gras festivi-
ties. Rex will be met on the river
and conducted to the exposition on
September D with royal procession,
and both his majesty and the Cincin-
natians, with their brilliant courts.
will be present at the opening adj
Oh eSses on the night of September 6.
The Cincinnatianis pageant, COM
prising twenty-four cars or floats.
will pass through the streets. The
subject will be announced the dav
before. 1t is claimed to be triumph
in display,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
wool Prospects.

The purchase of wool in Austin
this season has been very large, much
larger than ever before, and the
growth of this staple seems to be on
the increase in this part of the state.
FoDthe benefit Of those interested, we
publish the following extract from
Manager & Avery's Monthly Wool
Circular:
During the past four weeks the
wool market ha, remained steady as
far as prices are concerned. The
sales in the aggregate have been
large. but we doubt if the margin of
profit has been sufficient to encourage
a repetition of the business, and this
opinion is confirmed by the amount of
wool still held in the West. The sea-
son in the country has been marked
by much less excitement than usual,
and also by the fact that manufactu-
rers have sought to d greater extent
than formerly to get their supplies at
the place of growth.
The demand in the Eastern markets
has been mainly for stapled woods, and
the choicest high-blooded Ohio feeces;
Medium clothing has received less at
tention, while quarter-blood at low
prices has sold in quantities. By a
material curtailment of production
the wooden mills have avoided an i'll
creased surplusage of goods; but it is
still an undetermined question
whether the wants OF the country will
absorb the production, if the machin-
cry now idle should shortly be put in
operation, as almost the only question
affecting the value of domestic wool
RI dow 30 thn SIFnpIV demand
The wool buyer has to consider the
influence of the curtailme1t. which
the Journal Of Commerce estimates
equivalent to ten million yards
of goods, and the prospect of a
continued large stoppage of
machinery for an indefinite period.
California woods have not come into
market to any great extent. The bet
ter woods have been selected in San
Francisco and shipped direct to man
ufacturers. y very large supply of
fair to inferior wool still remains on
the coast, but prices are and have
been since the opening higher than
better woods could be bought for in
the Eastern markets. Texas woods
have been in fair request at low
prices. Stocks are somewhat depleted
and the assortment not near so good
as month ago. Considerable old fall
remains on the market to greet the
coming clip. Kansas and Territory
woods of superior grade and condition
have met with ready sale; poorly bred
and heavy woods have not received
much attention; coarse woods
have been salable at low prices.
Foreign woods have been inactive.
Excepting Cape and Monteyideo the
supply is not sufficient to attract at
tention of manufacturers and the
prices of domestic woods are so low
that consumers will not take hold ex-
cept as wanted for Immediate use.
The domestic receipts for the month
were: By rail, 1866 bags; coastwise,
New Orleans, $500 bags; Galveston,
4256 bags; Savannah. 251 bags; Old
Dominion steamship company, 81
bags; Baltimore, IA bags; Georgetown,
81 bags Charleston, Is bags; Will
mington, IL bags. The importations
as reported are: Liverpool, 1176 bales;
London, 923 bales; Marseilles, 1863
bales; Glasgow, 654 bales; Valparaiso,
316 bales; Hull, 264 bales; Cagliari, 159
bales; Montevldeo, SO bales; Rio ia
metro, l bale.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30

along the Spaces between the short
ribs. Brace your elbows against your
sides, and steadily grasping and press
ing forward and upward, throw your
whole weight upon the chest SO
grasped, gradually increasing the
pressure while you count one-two-
three; then suddenly let go. with a
final push, which springs you
back to your first position.
Rest erect upon your knee
While you can count one-two. Then
make pressure again as before, repeat
ing the entire motions at first about
tour or five times a minute, gradually
increasing to about ten or twelve
times. Use the same regularity as in
blowing bellows, and as is seen in
natural breathing, which you are imi-
tatlng. Ii another person be present,
let him, with one hand, by means of
dry piece of linen, hold the tip of the
tongue out of one corner of the mouth.
and with the other hand grasp both
wrists and pin them to the ground
above the patients head.
Rule 3. After treatment-After
breathing has become natural, dry the
patient quickly; or if it can be accom-
plished without interfering with the
immediate efforts to restore breathing,
this may be done previously by sec
ond assistant. Wrap the patient in
blankets only; let him be perfectly
quiet. Take the precaution to provide
a free circulation of air within the
room.
Additional suggestions: 1.-Avoid
delay. A moment may turn the scale
for life or for death. Dry ground,
shelter, stimulants, etc., at this mo-
ment are nothing; artificial breathing
is everything-is the one remedy; all
other means are secondary. If the
breathing has but just ceased, smart
slap the face or stomach will some
times start it again, and may be tried
incidentally.
2. Prevent the croWding Of friends
around the patient, and thus eXclud-
ing currents of air; also from at
tempting to administer any stimulant
before the patient is breathing regu-
larry and is well able to swallow; the
first promotes sutfocation and the Sec
ond fatal choking
3. Do not be impatient OF results.
Any time within two hours you may
be on the very threshold of success
without there being any sign of it.
There are instances ON record where
breathing has been restored after hav-
ing ceased for an hour or more.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
" Another Horror. =
UATMANV1LLE,
'rraNiS County Texas AnQusf 2f

UATMASSILLE,
Travis County, Texas, August o.
This, perchance, seems to be a suit
able heading for any article from Oat-
manville, or at least the editors of
THE STATESMAN, have sought to im-
press upon the minds of its read
ders that it is place most
horrable to dream of. The devil
and his allied host are placed just
opposite us. Lurking in the secret
receSseS of the hills and mountains
of thieves and murderers who await
the arrival of the innocent that may
by chance come this way.
We deem such reports unwarranted
and as unjust to our community. 1t
is true we had a heinous crime COM
mitted in half mile of the place, in
the murder of the two Mexican chill
diem. The citizens rose in mass and
speedily brought the wretch to justice.
He now serves a life sentence in our
penitentiary. The second horror oc-
Cured about the distance of four
Austin. Now why not let Austin
claim the honor of this tragedy.
The third murder of one brother by
GH6 OIueI GOOh place. IL IAO Vicinity VI
Kyle or Manchaca, have been told the
distance is fifteen miles. No one l
have met is even so much as ac-
quainted with the parties. l see no
reason why Oatmanville should not
be place of riot. We now have here
from seventy-five to a hundred men
of all creeds and nations employed in
getting out stone for the capitol. In
addition to this two, barrooms, and
no police force to protect us, l say
with all candor have not even heard
a quarrel upon the streets,
We would respectfully ask of THE
STATESMAN that all of the crimes
committed il the surrounding country
and adjacent counties would not be
alleged to Oatmanville. We claim
our community to be made up of
peaceable, laW-abiding citizens, few
of which / can mention: A. T. Berry
man, Hoffman, Patton, Mowin s.
Co., and Simpson, and others too
numerous to mention. Wishing to be
done by as we do to others, l close.
Respectfully,
JOHN III. MApDUgC.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
Killed by His Son.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich, August 26.-
Caleb Lincoln, farmer, was instantly
killed, at late hour last night, by his
son Charles. The old man, when in
liquor, was very quarrelsome, and
about two years ago fractured his
sons skull in a quarrel. Last even
ing he went home drunk, and, getting
possession of a revolver, levelled it at
the son. The latter drew his own
weapon and shot three bullets into
the old mans head. The son came to
the city and gave himself up this
morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
From Tyler.
TYLER, August %, 1888.
or of the Statesman.

TYLER, August 20, 1888.
To the Editor of the Statesman:
The six or seven brick stores which
have been in course of construction
for some time, are now nearing COM
pletion.
The appointment of Hon. Felix
McCord as district judge of this dis
trict, gives satisfaction in this city, if
absence of expression on the subject
can be so taken.
The change in the time of holding
district court in this county, by the
last legislature eighteenth-throws
that court back three months, and en-
tails considerable expense on the coun-
ty, which has a Jail full of birds.
Mr.. William a. Bowen, travelling
agent of THE STATESMAN Publishing
Company spent Thursday in the city
in the interest of that paper.
The following is the assignment of
causes in the court of appeals at Ty-
Ter, for the term beginning on the first
Monday in October, 1883:
First assignment-Two weeks,
commencing Monday, October /, 1888,
are assigned for hearing causes from
the counties of San Augustine, Nacog-
doches, Cherokee, Anderson, Sabine,
Gregg, Harrison. Wood, Van Zandt,
Henderson. Upshur.
Second assigDment-Two weeks,
commencing Monday. October Is, 1888,
are assigned for hearing causes from
the counties of Bowie, Cass, Camp,
Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus.
Third assignment-Two weeks,
commencing Monday, October go, 1888,
are assigned for hearing cause from
the counties of Delta, Hopkins, Hunt,
Kaufman, Rockwell. Rains, Red
River, Navarro.
Fourth assignment-Two weeks.
commencing Monday, November IL,
1888, are assigned for hearing causes
from the counties of Smith, Pamela,
Rusk. Shelby.
Fifth or Special Assignment
Causes transferred from other branch
es of the court, and felony cases sent
direct to Tyler from other counties
not named in preceding assignments
viii be taken up at any time during
the term, upon submission by either
the state or the appellant, and the au,
thorlty by which such casts are sent
direct TO that term must appear in OF
accompany the record.
Wednesday and Saturday of eacl
week will oe set apart for delivering
opinions and hearing arguments. AR
guments viii be heard on no other
days, aud will be regulated by rul,
10, rules for supreme court, and rul'
rs, rules for court of appeals.
By order of the court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-30
SAN ANTONIO.
Especial to- The Statesman.

SAN ANTONIO, August PA running race
between San Antonio horse and Stranger for
800 side, $500 forfeit, has been made up
for September 20, at the Springs race course.
A. Cert has returned from France with eighty
four Rambouillet buks and a number of Ara
bian stations.
The exposition building at the old fair
grounds was blown down by gale of wind yes
terday and destroyed several vehicles stored
therein. Mrs. Foster, who was in the building
at the time, was injured by falling timber. The
wind in other parts of the city was very strong
and fall in temperature was very noticeable.
San Antonio Will not be represented in the
Dallas base ball tournament.
A little girl was bitten on the heel by a rat
tlesnake on a rancho near the city yesterday.
She was brought i'll here, received medical
treatment and is recovering.
The first Sunset excursion to Medina park
this season occurs September 20.
Assistant City Marshal Hughes left for Aus
tin to-day to look up evidence in robbery