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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
The Lost Shepherd.

Our readers will recollect an &C
count of the mysterious disappearance
, of shepherd, FrantZ, who came to
work for Paul Gerstman. He was to
have waited at the Chicago House I'M
til Mr.. Gerstman came to Austin for
him, but instead started to walk to
the ranch. He was last seen at the
postoffice six miles from the ranch.
Nearly two months have gone by and
no trace of the missing man has been
found. 1t was reported that he went
to work for another man, but Mr.
Gerstman, in Conversation with Judge
SchGetze stated yesterday that the
man referred to was not Mr.. LANCE
who was lost. That that man came
TO the country some time before Mr.
Lange disappeared, and that no trace
of the missing had been discovered
whatever. He either persisted of star.
walton or was murdered.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
HOUSTON.
Especial to the Statesman. |

HOUSTON, Sept. 10 Three negro
prisoners broke Jail at Column
bia, Brazoria county, last night. One
was murderer.
Two employees of the Santa Fe road,
E. Jones and Morris Bond were
robbed while sleeping in their room
last night. One lost 800 and watch,
the other lost gold watch and chain
and his pants. The burglars escaped.
Negotiations are pending through
live stock broker for the purchase of
10000 head of stock cattle to range on
the prairie between here and the
coast. st. Louis men will become
purchasers. The purchase will be
consummated at the earliest moment.
The public school teachers were as
signed their places to-day, and the
schools will open Monday.
PILOTS opera house opened last
night with "The Silent Man." The
house was crowded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
THE COURTS.


In the district court r. Krause has
brought suit against the city of Aus
tin for $4,000 for permanent dam
ages and 1926 medical bill, on account
of injuries caused by his legs both be-
ing broken by his team getting into
a ditch which he alleges was in bad
condition. The injuries occurred
December, 1882.
In the county court suit has been
brought by Ed Christian on note for
material for $811. Also suit by John
Samuelson against A. III. Cook for
$772, for work done to the excavations
of the university.
McCarty against the Capital Marriage
Association for 800. This is the one
thousandth suit instituted in this
court since the organization of the
court in 1876.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Great Revolution in Single Number
LOtCeries-New and Striking Fea-
ture in Single Number Drawings.

On the last Thursday of every
month, the Henry College lottery
company, of Kentucky, will have a
public drawing in Masonic Hall, Ma
sonic building, Louisville, KY, to be
under the sole charge Of Judge w. B.
Boke, judge of Jefferson county, Ky.
Past Supreme Dictator Knights OF
Honor. and W. III. Meffert, Esq, Past
Grand Master of Grand Lodge of
Masons of Kentucky, who will allow
every ticket holder the privilege of
calling out the number on his ticket,
just before the drawing takes place,
and see the tag with the number on it
corresponding to the number on his
ticket placed in the wheel in his pres
ence, thus absolutely guaranteeing a
fair drawing. This company has
given a bond for 100000 to the Hen
ry county court for the payment of all
prizes they may sell. The charter has
twice been declared legal by the high
est court in Kentucky. First grand,
fair and public drawing takes place
Thursday, September q, 1883. One
capital prize of $4,000; of $4,000: l
of $1,000; of $500 each; 5 of $1,000
each: 20 of $500 each; 1857 prizes,
amounting to $110,4 400. Tickets only
So each; halves, 81; q tickets, $50; 50
tickets, 800. Address all orders for
tickets or circulars to j. j. Douglas,
Louisville. Ky.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
DALLAS.
Especial to The statesman

DALLAS, Sept, 13.-Belle Thorn as,
colored, was arrested and jailed to-
day as an accomplish with Anthony
Boyd in the murder of her husband,
which occurred on Monday last.
T. E. Berry, of Mckinney, was
placed under $500 bond to-day on a
hearing before United States Com
missioner Bently, for sending obscene
literature through the mails. Berry
proposes fighting the case on the
ground that letter in sealed en-
velope, no matter what the contents,
is not obscene literature
Jesse Pemley and John Murphy,
under arrest for several months as
participants in the Blum train rob-
berry, were to-day discharged by Com
missioner Mccormick. These are the
last of what were known as the BLU
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Yesterday about noon Mrs. Lund-
berg received a telegram from Chris
tian Kramor, the proprietor of the ho-
tel where Mr.. Lundberg was stopping.
The telegram is as follows:
"NEw YORK, Sept. II. 1SSS.-Mrs
Chas. Lundberg: Mr.. Lundberg is
here and well. He will be home with
Mr.. Ribbeek. The report was a false
alarm. CHRISTIAN KRAMoR."
His many friends in this city will
be gratified to learn that the startling
report is wholly without foundation
Just what was the cause of the false
alarm is unknown. The false report
caused a great deal of excitement in
the city yesterday before the telegram
was received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Special kilograms.
MASON.
Especial to The Statesman

Especial to The Statesman
MASON, Sept. 13.-The annual en-.
campment of the NJ. E. Church com.
menced here last night, conducted by
Presiding Elder Doughtery, assisted
by Rev. j. T. Bassett and r. Z. Fix
enberg, of San Antonio. Much in
terest is manifested and a general re-
vival is hoped for. The campmeet-
ing of the German Lutheran denomi-
nation also opened last night at
Willow creek, seven miles from here,
and is largely attended.
No rain yet and the country is
becoming parched to such an extent
that many of the stockmen are
moving their cattle to the upper
country in search of grass.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Hugh Hastings, Funeral.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The funeral
service over the remains of Hugh j.
Hastings, editor of the Commercial
Advertiser, will take place in Saint
Louis Catholic church Saturday morn
ing. The following are the pail bear
ers: President g. A. Arthur, Secreta-
ry Folger, Roscoe Conkling, w. II.
Vanderbilt. Hught j. Dewett, Jay
Gould, Sam Sloan, Gen. Thos. L. Eek
ert, Jenkins VanSchayck, VIM. g..
Weed, Isaac England, j. Nelson Tap
pan, and John Hoey. kilograms of
coincidence to the family have been
received from all parts of the coun-
fru
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

station gang, seven of whom were ar
rested but none were convicted.
Z. j. Hevin, who last July swindled
). l.. Dye, of Terrell, out of a large
amount of money by representing that
he had money on deposit ina San An
tonic bank, has been captured in New
Orleans. Gov. Ireland has been APP
pealed to for extradition papers. He
will no doubt be brought back here in
a few DAYS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Cleared Up.

MILWAUKEE, Sept, 1.-THE mystery
surrounding the case of Peter Kobe
beck, coachman for a family on
day night on the premises of his en-
ployer, was cleared up to-day by the
arrest of Nick Rodermann, cattle
dealer, who confesses to having fired
the fatal shot. The arrest was made
because be was seen in KOhebeck's
compa Saturday afternoon. Roder-
e. they had asdispute over a
Ger and he stsk Kohebeck
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Gen. Houston.

We were told good story yester-
day of Gen. Sam Houston, which, we
believe, has never been in print, and
which is too good to be lost. When
he was running for the first governor
of Texas, the warden of the peniten-
tiary bitterly opposed his election on
the sole ground that he thought the
other fellow would get there and Sam
would not. After the election, and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Wonderful Escape.

LANCASTER, Pa, Sept, 13.-While
going to the wreck on the Columbia
and Port Deposit railroad last night
the engine of the wrecking train
struck a large lock that had fallen on
the. track near Conewago, and the
train left the track and plunged over
high embankment into the Snsque-
hanna river. Four persons on the
engine went over but all escaped with
slight injuries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
COIOred Ministers.

New YoBK. Sept. 13-The convo-
cation of colored clergy of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church to-day
adopted resolutions setting forth that
the body was deeply conscious of the
moral disasters which come to the
colored race through the existence of
slavery, and how family and paternal
authority and marriage integrity had
been broken down almost beyond re-
pair by that system. That in such
case the convocation, in order to put
the colored race on moral footing
with the white brother, requests the
bishops of the Episcopal church and
the missionary board of this city to
make extraordinary efforts towards
erecting churches throughout the
South. The necessity of large in
crease in the colored ministry is also
urged, and it was recommended, in
order to successfully carry on the
work of Christianity among the black
race that the great centers of popula-
ton should be first seized upon, and
parish schools should be associated
with such ventures.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Nickel crucibles. instead of silver
ones, are recommended by M. Mermet
for use in chemical manipulations.
Nickel. indeed, is slightly attacked by
melted potash, but so is silver itself.
Nickel crucibles cost at first much
less than those made of silver, and.
moreover, they have the great advan
tage of melting at higher tempera-
ture. 1t often happens that expert
enced chemists melt their silver cru
cibles in heating them over gas
lamp; but such an accident is not TO
be feared in working with crucble
made of nickel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Among Russian biologists the Eoe
lief appears to be settled that granite
rocks, once thought to be of igneous
and eruptive origin, are really of aque-
Gus formation. The GRANTEES of the
rapids of the Dneiper, when closely
examined, show qualification, and
under the microscope they are seen TO
contain drops of brown water.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Most animals drink by suction, as|
the OK; and few by tapping, ass 81
dog; the elephant pumps the wG2tN
up with his trunk and then pours
into its throat. Birds, except
doves, fill the beak, and then, Tais
the head, allow the water to
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Sin this report, die governmeI

chemist says:
81 regard all alum powders as very
uawholesome. Phosphate and tartar
ic acid powders liberate their gas too
freely in process of baking, or under
varying climatic changes suffer deteri-
grafton.
DR.. H. A. Mott, the former govern
ment chemist, after careful and elab-
crate examination of the various bak-
ing powders of commerce, reported to
the government in favor of the Royal
brand
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Napoleon III kept an agent in the
United States to purchase horses fol-
his army. and Canadian horses are
! now on their way across the Atlantic
for use in the French cavalry. 1t
would be difficult for the old world to
fight without horses, rifles, beef and
wheat from America.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

In Sweden the enormous accumul
ton of bleached and blanched mossel
is being utilized in making paper. q
large manufactury has been begun
and all kinds are being turned OIL,
from tissue paper to sheets .threa
inches in thickness. The latter il
harder than wood.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
A Sad FuueraI

CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 12.-Five Of
the girls burned in Dreman's rag ware
house fire were taken to st.
XaYier's church this morning, where
requiem mass was celebrated, after
which five hearses conveyed them 70
the cemetery, where they were buried
side by side. A large crowd was pres
ant at the funeral
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
BEST BAKING POWDER.
Interesting Tests by the Government
Chemist.

DR.. Edward G. Love, the present
analytical chemist for the govern
ment, has recent made some inter
esting experiments as to the compare
tive value of baking powders. DR..
Loves tests were made to determine
what brands are the most economical
to use, and as their capacity lies in
their leavening power, tests were di-
rectly solely to ascertain the available
gas of each powder. DR.. Loves re-
port gives the following
Name of the Strength
Baking Powders. Cubic Inches G
I1ar, zach Ounpa nj
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

CoNSTANTINoPLE, Sept. 1
sultan, during his audience w
German ambassador, declared
tention to strictly adhere to IL
cy foreshadowed by the Aust
man alliance. rs
1t is expected the car will mE
emperor of Germany before retE
to st. Petersburg.
The Russian minister of foreif
fairs is now in London. and viii
ly extend his visit to Berlin, VI
and Rome.
MEXICO, Sept. IL. = The Me,
National railway is complets
Morlaio. -
HAVANA, Sept. i s. y
City of Washington, ew J
reports that SUNDAY might it
struck by a hurricane, which
tinued thirty-six hours. Two PEI
were injured.
ROME, stpt. FIT is annou
that among the questions N
will be placed before the propag
anu AuuOiASd11 III C1etOCO lOI Q1cCul
at the conference in November
be one concerning the attitudesS
Catholic clergy towards the
tators in America.
WITTENBERG, Sept. 13,
from England, Scotland and Ire
to attend the celebration to day 4
quarter centenary of Martin Ii.
have arrived.
WITTENBARG, Sept. 13.-Ths;
is profusely decorated. Crown Is
Frederick William was received
great enthusiasm. Three thos
clergymen are here.
BERLIN, Sept. 13.-The emf
Won Moltke and the minister. ~
have gone to Mezberg to att :
annual maneuvres of the arc
VIENNA, Sept. 13.-Thes y
and King Alfonso laid thels'
of tae new town hall. eTls y
MES were grand. at the DRHliii
honor of the event, the emperor
posed the health of the king, to "
the latter responded in German.
emperor also proposed a toast in h
of the car of Russia. The emf
and King Alfonso are going to y
via, to witness the annual mil
maQPuYerS,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
THURSDAY.
coMrrRoLLER's DEPARTMENT


Assessment rolls of Comal, Lam
pasas and Menard counties were re
ceived Thursday, showing an aggre-
gate increase of 81 100000 for the
three counties. the greatest increase
being in Lampasas.
III. G. Bardwell, collector of McLen-
nan county, settled his accounts with
the Office.
r. w. Morrow, collector of Howard
county, has also settled.
The comptroller received on re-
deposit S2446.66, from funds which
had been drawn out under previous
administration of the lunatic asylum.
s..ionaY contemplated salaries which
s. expended.
aadred and thirty
pade their final settle
pmptro1eT. Thirty
pade partial settle
AOunt of the fact
lists rendered by
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Mnla Roast.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. PA fire
this morning destroyed the stables of
the Lexington street cars, fifty mules,
fourteen cars and the entire lot of
harness and stock of feed and new
stables. Loss. $4,000: insured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Boston, Sept. H. Boston, II, Chi
cago, 2. -,
Lans, 8; Eclipse, 0. q
COLUMBUS, Sept. l2.-Athletics
ST.. Louis, Sept. l2.-st. Louis
BALTIMORE 2,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Quinine and cinchona have pro-
fatal to rabbits, guinea pigs and d
when administered in certain qu|
titles under the skin. A dose of {
grains proved enough to kill d d
which weighed twelve kilos.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

The greatest heat of the air in the
sun probably never exceeds 145 9
Fair. nor the greatest cold 547 be
low zero. About 1909 above and 40 .
below zero are the extremes for the
United States, and very unusual.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Texas /" Red Men,"

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 12.-At the
great council of United States I'm
proved Order of Red Men to-day new
charters were granted to tribes in
Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
Hot and Cold

LOWELL, Mass, Sept. 12.-Seven of
thirteen ice houses at North Chelms-
ford, belonging to the Boston Ice
company, burned last night.
In France bachelors have to serve
IN the army twice as long as married
men. And those same bachelors, after
they do get married, often sigh for the
comparatively peaceful life of sol
der, and wish they were back.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
DEAD.

LONDON, Sept. 13.- Admiral
son, who commanded the emit
expedition which left Plymol
1850 in search of Sir John Fir;
is dead. =;
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

The death of Marwood, the queens
executioner, is announced from Lon
don. If human beings must be
hanged the man that does it quickly
and smoothly is a genius in his way
The fine art of hanging was Mar
woods specially. 1t is said that Cal
crafts ropes were only about three
feet long, and that he used to hang on
to the feet of his victims till they
were dead. Mr.. Marwood used a rope
some nine feet long, and made the
act of hanging less painful
than death by the guillotire.
The queens executioner managed to
hang a man about every six weeks, or
something over hundred persons
during his twelve years of scientific
executions. 1t was not exactly a
pleasure to die at Marwood's hands,
but he was kindly, human sort of a
hangman, and the man as well as his
methods of work, not less than the
diminished number of hangings per.
year in these times, show that the
world has fallen on gentler manners
and purer laws.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

The receipts of cotton were quite
large Thursday. About fifty bales
were sold in this city to our buyers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

Two ladies summering at Rye
Beach, suffered nervous shock at the
dinner table of the hotel the other day
from the effects of which it is feared
they will never wholly recover. The
cause of the disturbance was singu-
lar. The ladies were entire strangers
to each other, yet as they sat Wis a
Wis it was only too apparent that they
were dressed exactly alike. Their
dresses were identical in material,
STYLE and trimmings. The unfortu-
nate victims of adverse circumstances
stared maliciously at one another for
some moments, and then seemed to be
deeply immersed in the bill of fare.
But their appetites were gone, and
now dressmaker is minus two pro-
fitahle patrons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20

They had a revival down in Indiana
recently, which ended in old Ben VIII
son being made deacon. Last Sum
day old Ben was especially annoyed
by young men who, during the whole
time of service, were flirting with his
youngest daughter. This misbeha-
vior was carried to a climax when the
regenerated father was praying. Sud-
denly he felt that he could bear it no
longer, and raising his voice to its
highest pitch he prayed: AN now,
o Lord, hev mercy on the dun idiot
with store clothes on as is winkin' at
Alice, an keep him hangin' around
the church door when service is over
till can git to him and put head on
him! Amen"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
WROTE HIS LAST err.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-Duttf
dead. He was engaged 4,
dramatic and art critic upo1
the Cornhill Magazine, Pan 81
zette and the World, and wrol
al works of fiction. "A
SAD NEWS. "a
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Se9x
United States relief steamer /
Just anchored here. Her tiSS
lamentable. No word has
ceived from the Greedy or AFT
party. The steamer ProteE
crushed by -aniee foe at the e
to Smiths Sound, July %. Car
his crew and scientific party
sengers by the Yantic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Cheap-Whisky.

Chicago, 49, Washington special:
Administration" as Commis'r Evsns
calls his Office, is is in another pickle
The Rock and Rye decision, which was
made upon casual observations from the
head Of che tobacco division, is
likely to lead to immediate and enor-
nous claims for the requirement Of taxes
heretofore improperly levied. Rock and
Rye has been manufactured for yesfs,
and sold under the proprietary stamps
and Commissioner Evans has low de-
cided that it is 3 beverage. consequently
the proper tax should have been that OF
wholesale dealers 10 liquors, or reclifers;
that is $500 q year instead OF the
propIietslY stamp tax of four or FIVE cents
q bottle. The difference between these
sums footed up for g series ofyesrs will be
very great, sn4 the opinion is expressed
by expert, in Commissioner Evans;
Office, that this difference will, under the
recent decision, prove valid claim
against the government Rock and rye
men are understood to in. ist that their
present preparation is manufactured ex
Rctly So it has heretofore been wheu
proprietary stamps were required, and
therefore If it is beverage now it has
always been q beverage, and the higt
tax imposed upon it should be refunded
The trouble arose from letting the head
Of the tobacco division loose in E field
that was new to him.. gss59aY -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-14
Shocking Tragedy.

Dwight. H., 13.-Andrew White, a
wealthy farmer living near this place,
was recently placed in private insane
asylum owirg to the impairment Of his
mental faculties caused By close atten ton
to the details of his business. He there
became strongly possessed with the
hslluCinstiOn that his wife and children
desired to rob him Of his property. He
escaped from mis- retreat few days sgo
and proceeded TO his home; arriving there
in the middle of the night he watched
till morning, when he called to his wife
to come and welcome him. His wife
and two children, aged 10 and u years
came st once, and he allowed each to
csress him. He then drew revolver
and shot and instantly killed his wife and
followed this by numbering his two
children. He made the tragedy com
plete by killing himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-14
Attempted snicide.

-
Chicsgo, Is. - Last evening Lizzie
Robinson, a niece of Ralston, the San
Francisco banker, made the second at
temp at suicide. Early last night she
vas found lying in the basement of a
building at 1872 South Clark street, stupi-
fed and aim st insnimste. A bottle par
tally flied with laudsnum was clenched
tightly in her hand, and when removed
TO the hospital it was supposed her case
admitted Of no remedy. She revived,
however, and at 2 o'clock this morning,
though not yet out of danger, the chances
wers ssid to pc in favor of her recovery.
Lizzie Robinson is about 40 years of age,
and for thh past FIVE years has been an
inhsbitsnt of Clark street. Fer the past
two years she has lived at 294 South
Clark street, place until la.ely FREE
quenied by WON en- of the town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-14
Another Damaging Flood.

harrisburg, Vs., ia most dsmag-
ing food prevailed at this place last night
about 8 o'clock. Two angry clouds met
just north of the town, and the rain
poured down in torrents The blocks
run small rivulets, which, in running
through the town became mighty rivera,
spreading over some Of the principal
streets. Shocks OF wheat from the
neighboring fields, hogs, chickens. small
houses and endless drift came pouring
through the main thoroughfareq. Many
private houses were flooded ard greatly
damaged. 1t is impossible to state the
damage to psvements. Sidewalks and
foo;bridges are swept away ard the street
is fesrfully damaged. Tho whole popula-
ton were out in the streets till past mid
night.