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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
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DALLAS.
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DALLAS. September Al. w. Ia
Der, of Virginia, to-day filed suit in
the United States district court against
S. p. Haines s. Bros, of Seymour,
Baylor county, Texas, on note for
$4,000, involving the merits OF a
large land transaction.
Oscar q. Murray, general freight
agent of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe railway; ]. Waldo, traffic mana
ger of the Houston and Texas Central
| railroad; w. Ii. Newman. general
! freight agent OF the Gould System,
passed south to-day, enroute from st.
Louis by special train.
| The corpse OF u little child, q rela-
| tive of Mr.. Waldo, was on the train
being conveyed to Houston for inter
ment.
Thos. Spear, southwestern passen-
ger agent Of the Vandalia line, sent
eighteen Texas girls out by Il special
train to attend school at Staunton,
| Va.
The differences heretofore eX-
isting between the Dallas
Brown Stockings and the
Eclipse club Of CorSicana have
been harmoniously adjusted by Mana
ger Hogan, of Dallas, and Luster, of
CoIsicaDa, and the long-talled-of game
between the two clubs is to be played
in Dallas on Sunday next. Each club
has vanquished everything they have
played against the past season, and
the game is looked forward to with
great interest by devotees OF base
ball.
State Engineer Britton is in the city
and states that it is more than proba-
BILE Governor Ireland will visit Dallas
on special mission next week.
w. E. Houghes, owner of the Grand
Windsor property, has arrived from
Europe and is expected in Dallas soon
to start operations on enlarging the
hotel. which is to be made to cover
the entire block Of ground bounded on
Main, Commerce, Austin and Market
streets, an area of two hundred feet
square. The estimated cost of the
improvements is 100000.
Mrs. Mary Burns, in alig ghting from
a street car at the Houston and Texas
Central railroad crossing, for fear the
car would collide with a freight train,
sustained q serious fracture of the
left leg.
InG lIOuUlcS III GIl6 COIIOA OlIC1Oo
were partially adjusted at the Mer-
chants exchange to-day. The public
weighers are to weigh at the COM
presses and the buyers are to have
their wegihers present to assist. The
satisfactory division Of compensation
for services was mutually agreed
upon. 1t is generally believed that
matters will ultimately adjust them
selves to the entire satisfaction of all
concerned.
The Merchants Exchange direct
ory met to-day. NJ. ID. Garlinton
resigned as treasurer and Paul Furst
was elected.
Bob Ferrell and Bill Taylor, the
two notorious cattle thieves recently
captured in johnson county, were
placed in the Dallas jail to-day.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad company three weeks ago
placed two through daily fast trains
on their lines, one from Galveston to
Dallas and the other from Galveston
to Fort Worth, to run in connection
with the Mallory line of steamers
from New York. The experiment
has proved success and the trains
are TO be made permanent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
COMANCHE.

lOUCClil W 1uC obSseCouidh.l
COMANCHE, September 4.-The dis
trict court of Comanche county be-
gan yesterday. Judge w. A. Black
burn, who has been unable to hold his
regular court here for one year and a
half, because of the trouble he has had
with his eyes, is so far recovered as to
be able to hold court.
Among the visiting attorneys are
w 2 Browning, district attorney; B.
Sander and Rosborough, of Bolton; +.
ID. Wilkee, of Lampasas; j. G. Jenkins
of Waco; Lebaum, of Steyenville; NJ
o. Smith, of Brownwood, and G. r.
Freeman, of Hamilton.
Our free schools began yesterday
with 235 students, and in two weeks
there will be over 300.
All our gins are running and turn.
ing out cotton very fast.
Weather dry but suitable for cottor
picking.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

ahead. Jim Carothers and f. w.
Talbert, of Carey, Matagorda county,
were going west with cattle and
were on top of the caboose, which
rolled over them down the grade,
killing Carothers instantly and seri-
ously, though not fatally, wounding
Talbot, breaking his thigh and collar
bone. From Questioning Mr.. Talbot
your correspondent learned from his
broken answers, between agoniZing
groans, that he wished Albert
Thompson, Of Iearne, and Will
Quehabaux, of Cypress, Tex, to come
to Ross after him and take charge
Of the cattle. DR.. j. NJ. Griffin Soon
arrived, when he was assisted by DR..
Henry Higgins, of Georgetown, to
reduce the fractures. The wreck was
caused from swing on the track
made from q broken tie, and almost
demoliShing the track for half mile
or more, bursting up rotten ties and
breaking the rails into every concieVa-
BILE eshape. No one of the crew was hurt
except the brakeman, John Neil. who
was skinned up a little. Col. John l..
Coffee, j. J. Robert, and j. t. Tyler,
of Georgetown, were on the passen-
ger train that arrived in time to,
administer to the wants OF the IN
fortunate men and bring them back
here. A crew of hands went to work
at Il. m., and the passenger lett for
the west at 40 p. N.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
HOUSTON.
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HOUSTON, September 4.-The body
of Douglas Weems, the only remain
ing child of Mai. B. F. Weems, ar
rived home from New York and was
placed in it's final resting place to-day.
Maj. Weems has the sympathy of the
entire city, as Douglas was the last of
four children, all of whom have
passed away within the past few
weeks.
This evening hack collided with
DR.. Freund's buggy and smashed it
to pieces. The doctor was thrown
out and slightly burt by the pole of
the hack strlcking him in the jaw.
Fifteen hundred bales of new cot
ton were received to-day, vastly in
excess of the same date last year.
Cotton men all fear that the crop will
be entirely withered by October 1.
The flying rumors of a shooting
scrape this evening proved to naught.
as the prominent white gentleman
who was said to have been killed
by negro, declare he knew nothing
about it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Inauguration of Gov. Knott.

LOUISVILLE, September 4. = Ten
thousand people witnessed the inaug-
uratiopTof Hon. j. Proctor Knott as
governor of kentucky, at Frankfort
to-day. The city was eIaborately dec
grated. Ex-Governor Blackburn, in
his yaledictory, repeated his excuses.
Governor Knott followed in a short
inaugural in which he said: 81 declare
mere distinctly and irrevocably that in
no case will [ grant pardon or
remit penal consequence of convic-
tion for criminal offense, unless 1 shall
be fully satisfied that it would be un-
Just to convict" After the inaugural
the oath was administered by Chief
Justice Hargis and the ceremonies
closed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
The value of a Full stomach.


Two conditions oppose the acquire
ment of sleep. These are by the hy-
peremia of the brain stimulating it
to undue activity, and playing the
part of whip and spur to a tired horse;
and the opposite of hyper@mia- --ex-
cessive cerebral anemia. To relieve
the former by rational methods,
flank movement is required. The
blood forces must be eaticed away
from their persistent assaults upon
the cranial fortress. This can best be
accomplished by filing the stomach.
with solid food, thus furnishing te
porary engagement for the pugiljf
globules on other fields. The 4
should be of the coarsest and pl:1
variety, else the remedy might
duce an aggravation. We all know
that the lower animals, after filing
their stomach with coarse and abt!nd-
ant food, lie down immediately to
rest and sleep; and they succeed, oven
after the most severe and exhaustive
toll upon the race course, at the ploW
or in the field. To a reasonable ex-
tent man should initiate the unarti-
fetal habits of less gifted animals.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
The Trial of the HaZers,

ANNAPOLIs, September 4.-The
court martial of Cadet Bouthelf was
resumed this morning. Cadet
Dodger, of the fourth class, testified:
The accused requiredlme to turn out
of my hammock after p. M, j uly 30,
and stand on my head. Do not know
that his presence intimidated, but eX-
pect it did. Cadet Turrell, of the
fourth class, testified: Did not think
the accused made me stand on my
head for the purpose of making me
expose my person. Witness saw no
reason to object to standing on his
head. He was not intimidated. The
order was not given in a peremptorry
manner. He was obliged to do
All were laughing. 1t would
whether or not he would have stood
on his head for amusement and for
one of his own class.
Question by the president-Under
all circumstances Of the haZing of that
night would you have turned out and
attempted to have stood on your head
at the order of one or more of your
classmates? Question evidently try
ing to lwitness.) He answered after
some effort. There had been consider
able skylarking that night among the
classes, not intermiXing, and | cannot
say whether / would or not have
turned out and stood on my head at
the order of one of my classmates.
did not then regard the matter as haZ-
ing, but a mere continuation of the
fun,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
WILLIAMS RANCH.
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Special to The Statesman.
WILLIAMS RANCH, September A.
One of P. J. Willis travelling men,
while on his way to this place last
night from Brownwood, stopped to
enquire the way, and was directed
with shotgun extended through the
window, the ranchman supposing the
enquirer to be a fance cutter after
blood.
Numerous vacant houses in this
section have been burned recently to
prevent squatters from locating on
the range.
Two darkies rode into town this
evening on foaming steeds and were
Immediately arrested on suspicion of
having stolen the. animals they were
riding, the brands of J.L. Vaughn, of
Coleman county being recognized.
Shortly one darkey ran off. scaling
fences and hardly touching the ground
anywhere. Two constables, however,
finally rounded him up, and he joined
his partner. Both are being escorted
to the county jail by the constables,
and feasting their eyes on glittering
six shooters, while they are awaiting
the answer of Vaughn, who has been
telegrapeed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
An Interesting Indecent.
[Dorsey's interview in the SUM-

lDoISey INTERVIEW III UIle oul.l
"Was it true that Conkling could
have been nominated ?"
"Yes, sir, and that is a part of the
unwritten history of the convention.
Roscoe Conkling could have been
nominated if he had raised his finger.
The whole Grant vote could have been
transferred to him, and there were
prominent gentlemen representing
states opposed to Grant who came to
me, to Gen. Arthur, and promised to
go with us if we would drop Grant
and take up Conkling. 1 myself told
Conkling that his nomination could
be consummated if he would allow us
to make the combination. What do
you suppose Conkling said 7" Here
the senator arose and paced the We
randa. HE said: Senator Dorsey, /
was sent to the convention by my
state to secure the nomination of
Gen. Grant. / am here tfor that,
and for that alone. I shall vote for
Gen. Grants nomination if / am the
only man in the convention to do it.
l should be false to my state, to Gen.
Grant and to myself if / allowed any
thing to be done that might lead to
the defeat of Grants nomination.
therefore would not accept the nomi-
nation from this convention il; it
should be rendered unanimously
That, of course, settled it," said Sena-
tor Dorsey.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

ONE Of the very first requisites of
party success is unity of design and
unity of purpose. Without these in
closely contested states or communi-
ties it were just as well, and probably
better, not to have nominees in the
field. Certainly the party is in no
blissful condition in more than one
state. In New York, where, not long
ago, it sho we'd such wonderful power,
the quarrels of factions promise to
weaken it to a condition of doubtful
power. In Ohio the assurances of
Democratic victory that succeeded
the nomination of Judge Hoadly are
already overloaded with signs of
coming defeat. The advantage of the
superior position of the Democrats
on the local issues forced upon the
people Of the state by Republican
legislature is thrown away by the
party leaders in their jealousies, re-
ordinations and intrigues. Com
PEELED by regard for his own interests
to make a show of party zeal, Gen.
Darwin Ward has made speech in
which he gave point to his former ex-
pressions of chagrin by failing to men
tion the name of the Democratic can
didate for governor. Taking advan-
tage of the changed situation, the
Republicans of Ohio, who a month
ago could not conceal their discour-
agement, are rallying together, not
withstanding the serious disturbance
of their harmony by the action of the
last legislature. 1t is time for every
true Democrat to raise his voice
against the damnable practices of the
Office seeking leaders. In the grand
scramble for place somebody neces-
sarily must be left behind, and then
factions are aroused, and the disinte-
grating process begins. But what ap-
plies to the Democracy in this respect
is applicable with as much force to
Republicanism. In cases the Demo-
Gratis may win because of diversion in
the enemy's camp, what an empty
victory! One gained on principle is
worth thousand such.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

THE st. Louise Republican sees
clearly the disinterestedness of the
New England protection barons. 1t
says:
We read it in their organs every
day that the opposition to reduction
of the tariff is entirely in the interest
of the infant industries of the West
and South. New England and the
Eastern States, we are informed, can
get along very well now without 50
much protection, their manufactures
being firmly established, while the
Western and Southern States must
have the heavy sub:idies of a high
tariff to build up the industries So
necessary to their complete prosperi-
ty. This is very kind on the part of
our friends in the East, but it would
be just as well for them to confine
their attentions more strictly to their
own affairs. If the West and South
are SO much in need of protection,
they can speak for themselves. This
pretentious kindness on the part of
New England is going to deceive no.
body, and it is just as well for the sub
sidized manufacturers of that section
to fight their battle under true colors.
Everybody knows that they have no
desire to build up competing indus
tries in other sections of the country
and great many intelligent people
know great deal more than that, for
they know that lower tariff would
contribute more than anything else to
build up Western and southern man
ufacturing enterprises.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
BROWN WOOD.
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Especial to The Statesman
BRowNwooD, September 4.-The
Brownwood and Cisco stage, while en-
route for this place and about fifteen
miles from Cisco, was halted by sin
gle masked horseman with presented
six shooter, who commanded the pas
sengers to give up their money. After
relieving a Mr.. Owen of So and the
driver OF so cents, he ordered the dri-
yer to cut the straps of the mail bags
and take from them all the registered
packages, and, after having him to
place the registered matter on the
ground, ordered him to drive off,
which the driver was glad to do. 1t
is believed the robbery was COM
mitted by some person acquainted
with the mails. We had no mail on
Saturday, which caused three days
mail matter on Monday, the day OF
the robbery.
Several miles Of pasture fence was
cut last night. Fence cutting has
been in this section almost of nightly
occurrence.
New corn is coming rapidly, and is
selling at from 40 to so cents per
bushel.
The cotton crop in this county will
be about one.half, compared with last
years crop.
J. S. Brin, a merchant of Fort
Worth, has moved to our town.
The building boom continues.
Our public school opened yesterday
with 169 pupils.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
SAN ANTONIO.
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SAN ANTONIO, September A. Ger
man named F. o. Shaefer, aged forty,
who has been here only eight months,
from McKavett, where he was hos
pital steward, United States army,
tried to suicide this forenoon by TAX
ing an overdose of morphine. Three
hours after, physician arrived, ad-
ministered antidotes, and saved the
mans life. Dependency and hard
drinking are given as the cause of it.
The MeXicans propose to celebrate
independence day on the 10Th. 10Th and
18th inst, by torchlight professions,
public speaking, music, feasting and
dancing, at San Pedro Springs.
A big railway mass meeting was
held at San Pedro Springs this after
noon, to discuss the new railway of
Judge H. A. Davis, but the meeting
was very unruly, and nothing of ac-
count was accomplished.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
LAREDO.
[special to The Statesman.

LAREDO, September Am excur-
sion party, consisting of Chas. S. Swim
dells and Miss Hettie Kinney, of Aus
tin, Miss Mollie Branch, Of Gonzales
and others arrived here to-day. After
viewing the two Laredos the party
left for Monterey by Dwight's train.
The particulars of another killing
by Mexican policemen have been re-
ceived here. The victim was of their
race and what is more terrible, he
was crazy. The affair occurred at
Villadalma, Sunday night under the
following circumstances The crazy
man had been put into the juZgado
simply to restrain him. When the
officer went to unlock his cell door he
quickly grabbed club and began to
assault. They defended themselves
by shooting the poor man to death.
OF course they will be justified.
TheIlong drouth is at an end at last,
a soaking rain set in this morning.
Indications are that it is general and
that it will continue for some days.
1t is a godsend to the stock men in
the Rio Grande valley.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
GEN. DURBIN WARD was defeated

GEN. DURBIN WARD was defeated
in Ohio for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation. and it was figured out by the
Republicans that his defeat would
make a great breach in Democratic
ranks. The old war horse is in the
canvass, however, with all his power
trying to counterbalance the folles of
democrats, who have been sowing
seeds of dissenstion in the party's
ranks. In a late speech he said:
Democracy is perennial. Its prin-
ciples are united with our country's
progress and with every need of social
development. 1t discards centraliza-
tion and paternal government. 1t
teaches that when hundreds of mil
lions gather under our flag from ev-
cry CLINE and nation, no repose can
be had except under that dual system
of government which gives indestruct-
ible autonomy both to the Union and
the states, and leaves the largest Ii
berty of individual action. Break
down or enfeebla the states, and rule
from the Federal capitol by satraps or
pro-consuls from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and the corruptions and licen-
tiousness of Persia or Rome will eX-
tinguish public liberty or drown the
struggling nation in sea OF blood ;
or ciothe government with pater-
nal power over the social movements
of the. people and our civilization
would be stereotyped into a lifeless
conservatism. The past of the Demo.
cratic party guarantees the country
against these evils from its rule in the
future. My comrades. to us and those
who come after US. the preservation
and enforcement of our principles are
committed. Danish from your coun.
sells and your methods all time-sery.
ing policy or ambition, all chicanery
or corruption, if any exists, all vacil
lation and timidity, and press forward
to victory in October, and next yea
and in all future years. Rally and up
hold the standard of constitutions
liberty and personal rights, not onl,
as the guide of the hour, but thaf
they may be transmitted in full vigol
and progressive power to our chill
dren's children as legacy enduring
forever"
Were Democrats of the entire Uniol
led by such devotion to principles as
Gen. Ward, there would be no troubl
about winning victories. Devotio
to truth in everlasting prixciple
is the way to win in states and i
federal contests. To trim truth t
coneiliate falsehood, as is being don
in some of the states, viii lead to cel
tain defeat in all contests.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

THE Georgia local option law which
has passed one house provides that on
the petition of one-tenth Of the legal
voters OF county, or one-ffth of the
voters of town or city, an election
shall be held to decide whether the
sale of liquors shall be prohibited.
The elections must be held separate
from any other elections. The ballots
must bear the words "for whisky" and
against whisky" thus putting the
issue squarely and fairly before the
voter. If a majority of the ballots
cast bear the words against whisky"
then the sale or manufacture of liquor
within the county, city or village, as
the case may be, is absolutely prohib-
tied. The advocates of the measure
say that its passage is demanded in
the interest of the colored popula-
tiOn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, September An re-
gard to the complaint of the national
governments improvements in Gal
weston harbor, that they are virtually
a failure, it is urged that while the
work may prove less successful than
was anticipated, the fact was not
demonstrated, the jetty wall not being
fully completed, and there having
been no opportunity yet for a scour
by northers.
The Galveston city railroad has
stopped plans for the construction of
the new pavilion, pending action of
the common council regarding the
new street railway company. The
city company have 100000 invested
in the beach improvement. and pos
sess the right-of-way on all available
streets, and will fight any attempt by
others to reap the benefit of expendi-
lures made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
TAYLOR.
Especial Correspondence
TAYLOR, September 8, 1883.

TAYLOR, september d, 1000.
j. J. Long, formerly merchant at
this place, who has been suffering for
several months with abscess of the
stomach, died Saturday evening, and
was buried by the American Legion
of Honor, in which organization he
was a member of the fourth degree.
Besides leaving his family in good
circumstances, they will also get $1,000
from the a. L. of FL.
Lizzie Fowzer. about five years ago,
ran away and married a wealthy fel-
low by the name of Jake Napier.
A little over a year after the mar
rage her husband killed another
cowboy in some of the western coun-
ties, and had to make himself absent
on account of the officers of the law.
His wife returned to her former home
with a boy baby, where she has been
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
MASUN.
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lOpecidl u Lie SbdIcSllltu
MASON, September Max john
son, proprietor of the Mason restau-
raunt and boarding house, left town
very suddenly, leaving his creditors in
the lurch for about nine hundred dol
lars, chiefly due here and in Austin.
The event of the season was the
marriage last night of Miss Carrie,
daughter of Mr.. Jacob Schuessler, one
of our Oldest residents, to Mr.. George
Simpson, a contractor and builder, of
Lampasas. A number of fine pres
ents were made the bride, and cali
thumpian serenade was given them at
a late hour.
Cotton is coming in rapidly, and the
gins here are running full time. Two
other gins are to be in operation by
the 10th inst.