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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
Gen. w. S. Walker at Chapultepec.
I

Gen. Joe johnson tells thrilling
story of our Gen. w. S. Walker and
his daring at Chapultepec, in the
Mexican war. He says: walker,
who was then young lieutenant,
was, thought. the handsomest man l
ever saw as he led his men to the
charge. OF perfect feature, slender
frame, and the carriage of thorough
bred, he was the picture of soldier.
AS his men swept on in the charge,
rushing past battery that might
have swept them from the face of the
earth, Walker soon went to the front.
He was the first man to scale the
heights, and was about to seize the
Mexican colors, run them down, and
Tut the stars and stripes in their place.
Just as he had his hand on the flag
staff Maj. Seymour, of Connecticut,
rushed up, and with rare Unborn
courtesy, Walker stepped aside and
allowed his senior officer to take the
much reputation that he was fire.
quently suggested as a candidate for
the presidency. Walker was first to
the flagstaff and might have had the
glory as well as not" asked Gen,
Walker about this incident. He said:
"Of course | remember it well. In
deed, Gen. Johnston, who was the
lieutenant colonel of our regiment.
and drilled and fought it, wrote me a
note saying: If ever similar thing
occurs and you lose sight of yourself.
please remember your regiment.
Gen. Walker said further: There
is a curious sequel to that story.
When my leg was shot off during the
late war was put in a Federal hos
pital. Near me was a Federal officer
who had also lost his leg. He had
fought in the Mexican war and was,
l think, in Major Seymour's regiment.
He was talking one day about Chap
utepec, and said that Capt. Kimball
of his regiment told him that just be-
fore Seymour reached the Flagstaff a
young lieutenant had raised his
sword to cut down the flag. He cried:
"Let the major take down the flag"
and the lieutenant gave way. 81 have
often wondered" said he, "who that
lieutenant was" He was astonished
when 1 disclosed the facts. My reach
ing the flag first was due to my SUI
perior activity. | was then a gym
liast. AS we crossed the wall Capt.
Howard was ahead of me. AS we
fought our way along 1 moved to-
ward the outside, a squad of men fol-
lowing. In the octagonal room of
the castle was group of Mexican
officers and soldiers. l cited 'Rendio
las arms which was about all the
Spanish L knew. My men started to
fire. but the Mexicans surrendered.
AS | hurried to where the flag fioated
4 had three captured swords in my
hand. l was about to cut the flag
rope when some one called, Let the
major pull down the flag BY an
impulse L stepped aside, the majors
sword flashed. and hurried on with
my men to another part of the fight.
suppose / missed a big chance, as
they say, but don't think it pays to
WorrY about it
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
The Land Of Cheap Beef.

South America is the land IF cheap
beef after all. In that country cattle
have increased so rapidly the past
few years that fat bullocks have de-
clined from $40 per head to a few
cents over So per head, which for all
practical purposes seems low enough
for fat bullock, considering the hide
is worth, in English markets, about
half that sum. Late advices say the
season, especial for lambing, has
been favorable, and that the saladeros
of Montevideo, the Chicago of South
America, were busy preparing jerked
beef for the markets of the
country. 1t is estimated that in two
years from now the number of cattle
in the Argentine Confederation will
number 100000, against 100000
in 1877, 100000 of which are in the
state of Buenos Ayres. The confed-
Grafton also claim 100000 sheep,
10000 goats, 100000 horses, and 49,
600 ostriches. The population is only
about two to the square mile, against
200 in Belgium. Taking food animals
exclusively, however. the United
States yet makes a good showing
100000 cattle, 100000 hogs, and
100000 sheep-in all, in round
numbers 121 100000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
The sun Cholera Mixture.

Now that it has been ascertained
that the cholera which has appeared
in Egypt is the genuine Asiatic arti-
Gle. from which the worst is to be
feared should its march eastward not
be stayed by strict quarantine regu-
lations, cholera prescriptions are in
great demand by correspon Tents, who
write to the editor as if he were a
personal friend and the family phySi-
clan. For more than forty years
what is known as 1.-THE Sun cholera
medicine" has stood the test of expe-
rience as the best remedy for loose
ness of the bowels ever yet devised.
As was once vouched for by the New
York Journal of Commerce, mo one
who has this by him and takes it in
time will ever have the cholera"
Even when no cholera is anticipated
it is an excellent thing for the ordi-
nary summer complaints, collie, diar-
rhea, dysentary, ETC., and we have no
hesitation in commencing it. Here it
is: Take equal parts of tincture of
cayenne, tincture of opium, tincture
of rhubarb, essence of peppermint and
spirits of camphor Mix well. Dose,
fifteen to thirty drops In a wine glass
of water, according to age and Y1o-
lence of attack. Repeat every fifteen
or twenty minutes until relief is OBJ
tanned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
OFFICE OF r. ID. CUNNINGHAM,
Agent Texas Branch Milburn Wagon G
Austin Tex .InlV Dc 1899

Austin, Tex, July 26, 1888.
Mr.. C. A. Graves, Fiskville, Tex:
Dear Sir-In answer to yours of the
18th will say for yourself and all in
terested parties, the premium of a
Milburn three inch thimble skein
wagon, with seat and BRAKE" for "the
best pair of Texas raised mares for
all farm purposes" is intended for the
farmers. No "catch team" will be al
lowed to compete, nor horses exhibited
solely for beauty or speed, whether
trotting or running.
Strength, speed and beauty will GER
tainly be considered by the judges in
making their decision, together with
their general utility for work and
carriage horses. There must be at
least three competitors. Competition
open to all the state. The exhibitor
must be the owner of both mares,
which must be Texas raised, and GER
tificate to that effect furnished the
judges.
The team must not only be wei
broken to wagon, but the owner must
affirm that he has used them for va
rious kinds of sefviceable work on
the farm.
This wagon is good and substan-
tial premium, offered for a fair and
square competition among the farm
ers for the raising and improving of
their horses. The same kind of
wagon will hereafter be offered each
and every year until the standard of
excellence for Texas-raised horses will
be as high as any in the land, and
Texas horses sought after by people
of all the states.
Very respectfully,
r. d. CUNNINGHAM,
Agt. Milburn Wagon Co.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
How the Doctors Killed Jones.
Bonneville Journal. I

lSomerNllle JOURNAL.
so Jones is dead ?" said one Somer-
vile man to another.
Eyes, poor fellow" was the reply;
hes gone"
What did he die of ?" inquired the
first speaker.
starvation" was the answer.
starvation! Goodness gracious, the
man was worth $4,000"
81 know that; nevertheless, he died
of starvation. I'll tell you how it was.
Jones was always fancying that there
was something the matter with him;
so he went to doctor one day and
had himself examined, and the doctor
informed MIN that he had kidney dis
ease, and that. besides taking medi-
cine, he must diet himself. Said the
doctor: You must avoid all kinds of
salt meats, salt fish, potatoes, cab
hage, and vegetables of every kind
Jones followed the advice, bnt found
himself no better. He went to another
doctor, and, after being examined,
was informed that he must avoid all
kinds of fresh meats also. This did
not do him any good, as he thought,
and he went to another doctor who
highly approved of the advice which
had previously been given, and fur
ther warned him against pastry. like
wise shell fish, including CLAIMS. The
best thing for you is milk diet
said this doctor; so Jones lived wholly
upon milk. Not feeling himself any
better he went to another doctor. who
cautioned him to avoid milk above
all things if he wanted to get well.
This reduced Jones to a diet of cold
water and fresh air, and, finding him
self no better under this regime, he
went to another doctor, who advised
him to beware of drinking too much
water and being too much in the air.
This last advice cut off the last of
Jones articles of diet, and he died of
starvation, as have told you."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.


The United States is now the larg-
est holder of gold in the world. 1t
has $108,0O0,OO0 in bank. The next
largest gold owner is the Bank of
France, whose latest report shows in
the vaults Sl03,375, 900. So the United
States has in excess of the Bank of
France gold 20 the amount of $4,625,
600. 1t happens at the same time that
our credit in the money market is
higher than that of England.
Reports from Cairo give an alarm
ing picture of Egyptian customs, in
the light of which all wonder ceases
that the cholera should spread so rap
idly and rage so destructively in that
God-forsaken country. The clothing
of persons dying in the hospitals from
cholera is often taken for use by rela-
tives, and corpses in their collins are
borne on mems shoulders through the
streets. A driver conveying patient
to the hospital gave him drink from
a water bottle used by customers in
cafe.
1t is said of Mr.. w. H. Vanderbilt
that when the railroad strike oc-
CURED some years ago, he called his
people around him, listened to their
grievances, and did what he could to
meet their views He assured them
of his friendship for them, and sent
them away both pleased and satisfied.
In this way strike on the New York
Central road was not only prevented,
but friends were made of work
men in their shops and on the
road. Could not the Western
Union have done the same thing and
thus averted the general interruption
of the business of the country?
Among astronomers the corona or
light seen around the sun at the time
of a total eclipse has generally been
regarded as part of the suns atmos-
phere. Observations made during
the recent total eclipse by DIR. Hast
ings, of John Hopkins university,
seem to confirm theory previously
entertained but never before demon
strated, that the corona is phenome-
non of diffraction, due to the bending
of the waves of light from the sun
around the Opaque body of the moon.
The experiments of DR.. Hastings on
Caroline Island were conducted with
great care, and appear to be conclu-
sive as to the non-existence of an
enormous gaseous envelope around
the sun.
A Pittsburg jury has lately rem
dered verdict in favor of passen-
ger on sleeping car, awarding him
damages for loss by theft This is an
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
Cutting Grasses.

The report of the analytical chem
list of the Department of Agriculture,
summing up the results Of analyses
of nearly all the cultivated grasses,
says: 1T is apparent, then, that in
most cases the time of bloom, or
thereabout, is the fittest for cutting
grasses, in order to obtain the most
nourishment and largest relatively
profitable crops. and for the follow
ing reasons: The amount of water
has diminished and the shrinkage
will therefore be less. The
weight of the crop will be
the largest in proportion to the nutri-
tive value OF its constituents. The
amount of nitrogen not present as
albuminoids will be at its lowest
point, fiber will not be so excessive as
to prevent digestion, and the nutri-
tive ratio will be more advantageous.
If cut earlier the shrinkage is larger,
although the fiber is less and albumen
is a little larger, and the nutritive
ratio will be more abnormal. The
disadvantages of late cutting are evil
dent in the increase of fiber, destroy
ing the digestibility of the nutrients
and the falling off of the albumen by
conversion into amides. This is not
made up by the larger crop cut"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
Neglecting the Little Ones.
rph;Iadalnhio Ran0rd

i One of the greatest curiosities of
our civilization to-day is the differ
ence shown to the safety and health
of children compared to the care given
to animals. On Friday last nurse
maid about fifteen years old was
found in New York in charge of a
child three years old, whose parents
name and place of residence she had
forgotten. Doubtless they had as
much affection for their little one as
most people have for their children;
but they had allowed a young, igno-
rant and inexperienced country girl
to wander off with her little charge
without knowing whether she had
sense enough to get back again. 1t is
almost safe to say that if they had an
ordinary three-year old colt they
would not have turned it loose on the
highway in charge of SO incompetent
a conductor; yet their young child
was trusted in her care without a
misgiving. 1t is no uncommon thing
to see, in and near the homes of the
very poor, several small children
watched over aud brought up by a
child of six to ten years of age. 1t is
even touching at times to notice the
premature cares that fall to the lot of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02

selling the gas to the asylum at $2.45
per thousand. The contract Is for SIX
years, at the end of which time the
pipes and fixtures revert as property
of the asylum.
Col. Green was employed to put in
place all the machinery and cooking
arrangements of the new kitchen, and
all the fixtures in the laundry.
A COUNT NO COUNT AGAINST QUAR-
ANTINE.
Even counts application is of no
account against the quarantine of
Texas, as will be seen by the firm ROM
anic reply of State Health Officer
Swearingen, who, it seems, is determ-
ined to test the virtues of rigid en-
forcement of quarantine regulations :
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, July 30, 1883.
DIR. r. NJ. Swearingen, Health Officer, Ans
Count Telfener left the City of Mex
leo on the 18th inst. On arrival at
Vera Cruz he went Immediately on
board Mexican war vessel which ar
rived at Sante del la Marin, 220 miles
from Bagdad would arrive at Malta
moras on the End of August by land.
l AIN asked by all the influential of
both cities, including the civil and
military authorities, to permit
him ito come to Matamoros.
1t is of the most vital Importance to
this locality, in view of the railroad
arrangements they have to make.
The counts time is limited. If he
cannot come this way he will have to
pass them by and go to the United
States by the way of Monterey, and
this opportunity will be lost of course.
cannot give him permission, but L
am free to say that there can be no
danger of Infection, considering the
time he is on the road. Should you
give me the authority to allow him to
come to Matamoros, L would go and
meet him some miles from the town,
and see about his sanitary condition,
and thoroughly fumigate and disin-
feet everything. Remember that
some fifteen days will have passed
since he was in the focus of infec
ton. Waiting your answer and
authority to give him free pratique,
ARTHUR S. WOLFF,
Health Officer BraZos and Rio Grande.
DR.. Swearingen replied as follows:
I'VE only have authority by cour-
teSsy on Mexican territory.
In regard to Count Telfener
coming to Texas, no concessions will
be made. No matter if twenty DAYS
have been consumed on the road from
Vera Cruz, you must refuse passport
until the count, suite and baggage
have been thoroughly treated for ten
consecutive days. At the end of said
time, if no sickness, give free pratique.
"R. NJ. SWEARINGEN."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
Press kilograms.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

MORE OF THE RAILROAD DISASTER.
BROWNSVILLE, July 29.-The
wreck of Friday night at Carbydon,
is fully as terrible as at first reported.
The wreck was removed last evening,
and there has been a number of dead
bodies found. One lady who was in
jured died to-day; her name is Mrs.
Lafauve, of Bay City, Mich. She was
badly bruised, with the left leg broken
above the knee. Her husband ar
rived just in time to be recognized by
her. The suffering of those is great.
All those who who could be were re-
moved in sleepers, and the rest taken
to neighboring houses and cared for.
The people are very kind, and every
thing possible is being done for them.
The throng visiting the scene of
the disaster was immense, being eSti-
mated at fully 5000 there to-day, some
coming distance of twenty miles.
Many of them carried away as relics
pieces of the wrecked cars. L. w.
Pelham arrived last evening and
placed the dead in caskets and boxes
and shipped them to their homes this
afternoon. The railway company
has placed DR.. j. w. Eddy, of Oswe-
go, experienced physician, at the ser
vices of those injured, and have been
prompt and ready to do all they
could to help relieve the suffering
and care for the dead. 1t is estimated
the company's loss will be $4,000,
and may reach a greater sum, as liti-
CATION in various ways will probably
grow out of it. Mrs. Mary Shroop,
reported dead. is only injured. There
was seventeen killed. The following
are injured: Minerva Munday, Bay
City, terribly bruised; it is thought she
will recover. Mrs. w. F. Hall and
daughter, Michigan; Mrs. Hall is in
jured about the head and her daugh-
ter spinal injury; both will recover.
Mrs. B: Salisbury, Battle Creek, Mich,
hip dislocated, a double fracture of
the right side of the neck and head
badly bruised; it is thought she will
recover. Rev. E. S. Guilds, Carthage,
Nd, severe cash on the back of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

A serious cholera outbreak is ex-
pected at Bombay. In Egypt the
cholera epidemic is supplemented by
leprosy. A physician. with forty as
sistantS, is to be sent from India to
Egypt.
The Salt Lake City Gentle organ
makes the following pleasing allusion
to Dennis Kearney. 1t says: when
ever he opens his foul mouth may
some honest man close it with a club
or stocking stuffed with praties."
a better way to close Dennis mouth
Is to slip around behind him and drop
something into his hand.
The fees which visitors at Saratoga
feel called upon to pay grow larger
each year. The head waiter at one of
the big hotels bought $1,000 in gov
eminent bonds after the season last
year, and his earnings are said to have
been $4,000 One of the sources of
his revenue is the power to change the
seats of guests at the table, some
thing that people in foreign countries
would not be likely to endure very
long.
The bills which the city of Boston
Z
State, when the New Orleans militia
visited the city, are published. The
allowance of wine seems to have
been about two quarts to each person.
All, or nearly all, the ApollinariS
water taken fOr the refreshment of
the guests was returned. but not one
Of the 5000 cigars purchased for the
use of the trip found its way back.
The whiskers of the seal are well
known to he an article upon which
the Chinese set high value, but the
use made of them is not generally
understood. A Santa Barbara paper,
which notes the sale of a lot at that
place, says the Chinese use the seal
whiskers as tooth-pick, and also an
ear-cleaner. A seal whisker of aver
age length, about ten or twelve
inches, is worth, just us it is taken
from the animal, from fifteen to
twenty-five cents. One Chinaman is
mentioned. who, on this oc aston,
was the purchaser of 500 worth of
the whiskers.
\ young man from Clinton, Illinois,
was arrested at Red Folks. Arkansas,
for trying to leave without paying a
debt. He was convicted and sentenced
to work in the field with the chain
gang, where the overseer, Alfred Wer-
ner, had him whipped by negroes so
that he died. The sheriff arrested
Werner and three negroes and was
taking them to Arkansas City on the
steamer Ida Darragh. AT Burnett's
landing mob fired on the boat, NOR
tally wounding Werner. One of ne
groes jumped overheard and was killed
by the mob.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
Special kilograms.
HOUSTON.
Especial to The Statesman. |

Especial 10 The statesman.
HOUSTON, July 3O.-One of the queerest cases
on record developed itself to-day. Policeman
Goerham yesterday took captured convict to
Huntsville penitentiary and returned him to
the officers there. This morning Goerham
having nothing to do, thought he would call
upon George HasSelmeyer, who hid been SEN
fenced at the last term of the Harris county
court to seven years in the penitentiary
for horse stealing. Goerham knew HaSscl-
meyer we'll, so when the convict who an
Swered to that name was brought up he was
aStOniShed to find that it was not the same who
had been sentenced under that name. The
penitentiary warden said that was the only
Hasselmeyer confined in the penitentiary,
whereupOn the convict, seeing that further
cOncealment was useless, made Il confession.
was sentenced at the same term
years, and Hasselmeyer were chained
vile Hesselmeyer made the astounding prop
OSitiOn to KennOn that he should change
names and terms, HaSSelmeyer Offering Ken
while he should work the three-year sentence
of kennon. KennOn accepted the proposition,
when HasSelmeyer was called at the peni-
Tertiary, and he was told to register, Kennon
stepped forward and declared that he was the
man. As neither the warden nor the guard
who brought the cOnvicts to Huntsville knew
the names of the men, the ruse was completely
successful, and had it not been for the mere
chance of Goerham asking to see HaSselmeyer,
whom he happened to know, it is something
that might happen at any time, and y,t none
OF the officers would be any wiser, as they are
not supposed to know the cOnvicts personally
until after they are registered at the pcniten-
tiary. Hasselmeyes was found on a convict
plantation, working under the name of Ken
non. He had been working outside OF the
walls, as the short term prisoners are not so
closely confined, and guarded as are those i'll
for a longer term.
From all parts of this and adjacent counties
come reports of the most flattering nature re-
garding crops. The cotton yield in this, Mont
gomery, Trinity, Waller, Fort Bend and Bra
ZOria counties promises to be immense. In
few places where worms appeared, they are
said to be beginning 10 web UP, hence cotton
will be too far advanced TO be damaged by the
and hereabOut. Fir.t bales of cotton are now
coming in by the score Il day, from all sections
of the state,