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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-18
Another Proposition.

Ny proposition to Nos. / and 2, IN the DAILY
STATESMAN of November 30th, ana the WEEKLY
SrArs sMAY of December 2lst, has not been ac-
copied. Science yet stands upon the platform
oil medical jurispi udence uuvindicated, but
stabbed and gagged; aud the Trio who perpe
trated The deed have agreed upon no means by
VIII. to extract the matricidal dagger from the
bleeding bosom OF their injured mOlher, who re-
ceives her worst treatment from the members
OF her own household. For her ylndicaiion /
make one more proposition
That No. 3 perform he o 'eration proposed in
his testimouy-that Nos. and and the mem
bers the medical association ofTravis county,
and others y no may ieel an interest in the mat
ter, witness the operation. This may be The
test of vindication.
1. IT the knifr pass through heali nv capsule
aud lens into an opaque Vltrtous humor, ana
the fundus of the eye still remain obscured, as
now, and 10 improvement to the vision of the
eye, science will stand vindIeated by No. 1.
Ii the operation and the laws of anatomy
reveal nothing antagoLi: tic TO the main tesii-
mohy II No. 2, the retina b. found ruptured
a. d the lens dielOcated, science Will have
found an able vindlc Itor Ia the person Of No. 2.
3. II the operation demonstrate the isc that
there Is no lens In the eye, NO sign OF disloca-
tion If lens, IL the dissciston of the posterior
wall of the capsule light up the FUNGUS of the
eye, and geatly improve the vision and reveal
science will be vindicated by No. 5.
Shall the opportunity be givenf
We owe IL 10 ecient c, to The MI deal fraternt-
ty of Texas and the world, and to ourselves
especially
am not very wide -mouthed as to my sonship
in the family OF science, yet am willing to
hang the legitimacy of my sonship upon the
results Of the operation aud the accompanying
observations and examinations.
II l take part in stabbing my own mother, ]
am willing to aid in removing the dagger from
the wound.
am willing to hang my own money and rep
utat on upon professional opinion, on which
would propose to hang the money of my
neighbor.
NJ
enough for my neighoor, lie also good enough
for me. Wishing the above proposition n
happier fate than that Of its predecessor, am
the friend of science and justice.
j. Il. MATHIS M d.
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FRANKLIN, Jan. 10.-The election
contest of Hall VS.. Crawford has been
decided. Hall proved about ten lille.
gal votes, and about sixty Germans
and Polanders who declared their in
tention to become citizens before the
clerk in vacation, and seventeen Chi
namen who declared their intention
in October, 1874. The court held that
declarations made before the clerk in
vacation were good under the United
States statute of February, 1876, and
from December l, 1873, when the
United States revised statutes took
effect, until the amendment of Feb
ruary Is, 1875, that Cinnamon could
be naturaliZed. During that time the
word white" did not appear in the
naturalization laws, therefore the
Cinnamon had a right to vote. Strik-
ing out the ten illegal votes left Craw-
ford, the contestant, in possession of
the Office.
The debates in congress show that
the word white" was introduced into
the naturalization laws in February,
1875, for the purpose of excluding
Cinnamon.
Judge w. D. Wood, of Leon county,
who had been agreed on by the parties
to try quite a number of cases in
which Judge w. E. Collard is disQual-
flied, has written to Jddge CoIlard
that he cannot be here at the present
term of the court. Nearly all of his
cases will be continued by agreement.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-18
An Outrage.

Sometime in the latter part of De-
cember a few ladies and gentlemen
assembled at the residence of a Mr..
Williams, in Hays county, for the
purpose of having dance. During
the evening several well known rough
characters in the neighborhOod made
their appearance and demanded adj
mittance and introductions to the
ladies, saying that they intended to
participate in the dance or break it
up, one or the other. Mr.. Williams
demonstrated with them and begged
them to leave the place, when they
immediately drew their pistols and
became very boisterous, threatening
to shoot anyone who might interfere
with them, and using insult
ing language to the ladies present.
Several ladies and gentlemen from
Austin were there and witnessed the
disgusting scene. 1t is said the roughs
had things their own way for the
time, there being no resistance on the
part of any of the gentlemen present
except Mr.. Fritz Savage, and he was
badly bruised up. The names of
these roughs are known and will
be given to the public in a few
days. Mr.. Williams, son of the
owner of the house, passed through
Austin yesterday on his way to
investigate the matter. According to
the best information that could be OBJ
tanned by the STATESMAN, no steps
have been taken by the authorities of
Hays county to bring these parties to
justice and by the facts are as report
ed they are certainly greatly to blame
for their negligence in the matter,
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A Serious Accident.

Yesterday morning, as Jewel Rog-
ers, son of Rev. Geo. w. Rogers, was
in the act of mounting his horse, he
slipped and fell. AS he struck the
ground it so startled the horse, which
is a very gentle family horse, that he
turned ank kicked with one foot. His
hoof struck the unfortunate lad in the
forehead just above the base of the
nose, knocking him down, just as he
was trying to get up and out of the
way. A very painful, though, fortu-
nately, not dangerous, cut was re-
ceived. Mr.. Brooks, who lives Just
opposite lDr. Rogers, On north Con-
gress avenue and Cherry street, saw
the accident, and ran to Jewels assist
ance and got him in his fathers house.
The little fellow bore the terrible pain
like a Spartan, and says that he will
soon be ready to make more success
full attempt to ride his horse. He is
doing well now
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

We are happy to state that although
there are a few vacillants in the 18th
legislature the majority are in favor
of progression,
From the number and character of
the bills introduced by Senators Davis
and Gibbs. it is evident that they
havebeen earnestly at work.
There was considerable titteriDg in
the house yesterday when member
said that ten copies of papers daily
would be sufficient to enlighten his
constituents.
Rev. Geo. w. Rogers, of this city,
whose name was voted on as chap
lain of the house, was not put in NOM
nation at all. The votes were purely
complimentary.
Hon. II. j. Labatt is one of those
men who thinks for himself and is
not afraid to say so. a few such rep
resentatives are worth great deal
to Il legislature.
Twenty-four of the thirty-one SEN
ators held in their hands copies of the
governors message, and followed with
the closest attention its entire perusal
by the clerk. The scene was rs I'M
usual as complimentary.
Capt. W. Scott, representative from
the S4th district, put himself on the
record yesterday as a man of liberal
views, and. one, too, who is not afraid
for his constituents to know what he
is doing in the legislature.
Senator Kleberg thinks his bill,
amendatory of the present Sunday
law, can be enforced, while the only
effect of the existing law is to make
hypocrites of men. He proposes to
close business on Sunday only be-
tween the hours of a. M. and p. IN.
As will be seen from the proceed
ingS of the house, Hon. Jas. Ii. Rob-
ertSon, of Williamson county, has in
troduced a bill to create bureau for
the transaction of all business con-
nected with school, university and
asylum lands,
Hon. John Ii, Cochrape, of Dallas, is
one representative who believes in
letting the legislative light be "set on
Il hill" as it WERE That is, he wants
the light of the daily press to shine
among his constituents, so that they
may see the work of their representa-
tives,
Every senator shares the sentiment
that in electing Senator A. w. Hous-
ton, of San Antonio, to the office of
president pro TEN, a man was selected
who will reflect honor on the state.
Senator Houston is rapidly becoming
prominently known and popular all
over the state.
Mr.. Hall, chairman of the state ex-
ecutiye committee on prohibition, is
vigorously canvaSsing the house and
senate on prohibition. Results up to
date: Twenty-three senators and sew
enty representatives for submission;
twenty-one and seventy-one respect
| lively will carry it.
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Marriage Of Mr.. Sam. ID. DeCOrdOva
and Miss Addie Ford.

Last night at eight o'clock, Mr..
Sam DeCordova and Miss Addle Ford
were married at st. Davids Episcopal
church, by the rector, Rev. L. b. Lee.
The church was crowded to its ut
most capacity with the friends of the
contracting parties, both of whom are
well known in Austin and very popu-
lar. The bride is daughter of Col.
John ). Ford, superintendent
of the state deaf and dumb
asylum, and is one of the
most accomplished and beautiful
young ladies of the capital city. Mr..
sam DeCordova, the groom, is a
prominent land man and member OF
the firm of p. DeCordova 81 Son.
lie is native of this city and enjoys
the respect and esteem of the entire
community. The attendants were
Miss Lulu Ford and Mr.. Sidney Dur
ham and Miss Ada Finnin and MIR.
George Walton, Messrs. James burst
and Joseph Maddox acting as uShers.
The bridal presents were varied and
elegant. 1t is safe to say that no
such extensive display OF presents
has ever been seen in Austin.
After the ceremony the bridal party
drove to the residence of Mr.. Z. De.
Cordova, where magnificent supper
awaited them, and the evening was
one OF JOY and pleasure to all. No
young couple ever started life under
more favorable circumstances, and 1t
is the hope of the STATESMAN that
their present happiness may never be
married by adversely or trouble OF any
kind
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train this morning, bound for Burnet,
was about one and half miles from
Cummings, a wheel of one of the
coaches broke, and the coach jumped
the track and turned over on its side.
Maj III. NJ. Holmes, chief clerk in the
attorney generals Office, who was go
ing to his home in Mason City,
had his shoulder dislocated, and he
is otherwise seriously, though not
dangerously hurt, so gentleman who
came down last night informed a
STATESMAN reporter. Two ladies
and a little child were hurt also; the
latter and one of the ladies badly, it is
said. The cause of the accident was
the long and unusual spell of wet and
cold weather which had soaked the
road bed and made it soft and bad for
travelling. Col. Rhomberg says the
car will be put on tomorrow. Maj.
Holmes could not be moved from
Leander, whence he was taken for
medical attention. No further par
ticulars could be learned as there is
no wire to Leander.
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Especial to The Statesman.1

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 12.-The Inter-
national authorities have been noti-
fed that the Mexican government is
now anxious that their railroad work
should be pushed into Mexico and the
extension will accordingly be re-
sumed.
After two special venires for 210
jurors have been exhausted in the
Ben Thompson case, eight jurors have
been secured and third venire for
sixty jurors has been ordered to Sc
cure the remaining four.
Connection of the Sunset with the
Southern Pacific was made to-day at
the Pecos river by the driving of the
last spike, silver one. To-day Col
PIERCE and Maj. Converse, of the Sun
set, met Col. Croker and William
Spofford, of the Southern Pacific, at
Pecos and the spike was driven amid
general jollifcation.
The Times publishes the following
telegram from Ell Paso, Texas: "The
citizens of Ell Paso, Texas, through
the mayor and council, to the mayor
and people Of San Antonio, greeting:
This is the day we have so long
looked forward to, when, by the
driving of silver spike, the ends of
the Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio railroad and the Southern
Pacific are united, thereby establish
ing railroad communication between
San Antonio and FL Paso. Let us
now say farewell to the old wagon
train and stage coach times, and let
us run by rail from both ends to a
general prosperity.
"JOSEPH MAGOFFIN. Mayor"
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The University to be Urged.

The university regents are prepar-
ing their report to be presented to the
legislature in a few days. Accom-
panying it will be a memorial asking
that all shilly-shally work about the
Texas university be done away with,
and that the institution be rendered
such aid rs will ut once put it on a
permanent and comprehensive work.
ing basis. The regents have an ably
written letter from Mallet, who is
now in the city, in which he makes
some vera valuable suggestions in ref
erence to the university. He says
that he shall not say what he will or
will not do in reference to becoming
professor in the Texas university: but
that if it were at once placed on such
basis as would enable the institution
to 60 to work in earnest, he and others
would gladly be willing to accept a
position in it, He suggested that he
nor any other man who would be de-
sirable would be willing to accept a
professorship when drawing the salary
would bethe principal duty that could
be performed well in the Institution;
that to such men the opportunity to
do good and thorough work, alike
beneficial to the students and credit
able to the institution and to them
selves, was more to be sought for than
to draw the salary. These facts viii
be urged before the legislature.
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Especial to The Statesman |

DALLAS, Jan. 11.-Emma Deason,
a respectable but verdant young lady
whose relations reside in Beauregard
and Jackson, Mississippi, en- route to
visit friends at Denison, stopped in
Dallas last night. She arrived with a
stranger, whom she met on a train,
and who had volunteered to escort
her to Denison. He invited her to go
to the theater, which invitation she
accepted, and instead of taking her to
the theater he took her to very low
variety "dive." from which she was
rescued by Chief of Police Arnold and
officers. The strange escort escaped
but robbed the girl of 81. She pawned
some jewelry to secure funds to carry
her to Houston on her route home, as
she has abandoned the Denison trip.
Work commenced to-day on the I ew
union passenger depot of the Gould
lines, which is to cost $4,000. Addi-
tional tracks and other extensive i'm
provements were also begun.
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ISpecial to The Statesman ]

FORT WORTH, Jan. 12.-Judge H
Havencamp and five other citizens OF
Tarrant county, were halted on the
highway between six and seven o'clock
this afternoon, when about four miles
from the city, on their way to Belle
vile, by two men who ordered the
party to throw their money out into
the road, which the did. 1t is not
known how much money was OBJ
tanned. Officers are now in pursuit.
Col. Carey W. Stiles, formerly of the
Gazette, bought the Evening Demo-
crat to-day.
The Republican was sold under a
trust deed to-day, the Gazette becom-
ing the purchaser.
The grand jury now sitting has
found twenty-seven indictments.
One hundred and fifty hands are at
work on the water works, which will
cost S1S5 600.
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Especial to the Statesman.

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. I'm. T. Polk,
the Tennessee treasurer, and Detec-
tive Cameron, both under arrest, were
brought here last evening from
Laredo by Marshal Costing, and this
morning Gosling took Polk on to
Tennessee. Detective Price has also
been arrested. Both detectives are
charged with aiding Polk to escape.
An inquest was held to-day on the
remains of Geo. Little, the boy who
was killed by street car yesterday.
The jury of inquest exonerated the
street car driver, as he was inside the
car ,llecting fares and did not see
the boy trying to get on.
Millett, the abscOnding book-keeper
of Robards & Slayden, has been
caught up with in Saltillo, Mexico, by
his brother, and most of the 5000 re-
gained.
We have a genuine gypsy fortune
teller here, a family of beggars, who
take reserved seats at the opera.
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HELPING JOHN BULL AGAIN.

The secretary of the treasury has a
telegram from l.. n. Stoddard, COM
handing the revenue cutter Oliver
Wolcott, dated Victoria, British Co
lumbia, January 10, as follows: 81
have received communication from
the prime minister of British Column
bia, asking assistance at Fort Smith.
No British naval vessels in this water,
and assistance urgently needed"
Secretary Folger sent an answer to-
day as follows: 1.-THE revenue steamer
Wolcott is permitted to be present at
Fort Smith and prevent violence, but
assault is unauthorized unless to repel
attacks imminent against the whites,
and then only on a written request of
British Columbian authorities"
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Especial 70 The statesman.l

WACO, Jan 10.-During the holidays
Emil Tausic, a drummer representing
Russell & Co., of New York, had two
drafts for $50 each, purporting to be
endorsed by his firm. caShed by c, N.
Curtis and w. p. Riviere of this city.
He also bought gold watch from J.
Levinski, rendering a similar draft in
payment and receiving balance of
$40 in cash. The checks were for
warded through state bank for col
lection, and to-day telegram was
received that they were forgeries. As
Tausic may have played similar
game in other Texas towns, the above
information is sent as a crumb of
comfort to his victims.
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$4,000; exclusive of building at $1,000.
The laboratory buildings of the Uni
versity of Virginia, among the cheap
est and best in the United States, cost,
approximately, 81, 800, the apparatus
and collections about $1,000. may
add the above figures are reliable, since
they are based upon estimates kindly
given me 10y the eminent chemist DR..
4 " Mallet
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Especial to The Statesman.I

PALESTINE, Jan. 12.-The adjust
ment of the losses by the late fire here
which destroyed the foundry and ma
chine shops of MeSsrs. G. NJ Dilley &
Son, was completed to-day. The total
loss was little over $4,000, Of which
about $1,000 was covered by insur-
ance of $500 each in four companies,
the Liverpool, London and Globe,
the Springfield, the Home and one
other. The full amount of the insur-
ance $4,000 was allowed by the adj
justers. The new brick buildings for
foundry and machine works are
already well under way and in ashort
time the very necessary adjunct to
Palestine's prosperity will be once
more in perfect running order.
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Lincoln Reads a Poem.
Honest Old Abe Entertains His Cabi.
net With Little Quotation.

EiNow, gentlemen, you all have more or less
poetry in your souls; listen to this, (" and Abra-
ham Lincoln. then president, rose from his
chair, in his office in the White House, and
own profound appreciation of ii, DIR. o. W..
HOLMES Last Leaf" of which the following
are two verses:
"They say that in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife OF time
Cut him down;
Not better man was found
By the crier in his round
Through the town.
Now the messy marbles rest
On the lips that he had pressed
In their bloom;
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb"
Mr.. Michael Guilfoyle, of Binghampton, n.
Y, is not as old as the venerable Boston citizen
of whom the poet wrote with such tender
Dathos vet he is more than three score and
ten. 'For the past eight of those years, he
writes, II have been perfect cripple from
with my cane. 1 took PARKER'S GlNGEh
TONIC, and am now supple and strong as 2
gymnast. There is no trace Of the disease leIt
about me- .,,-,,,.,.,.. -,
Mr. r. W. Mosher, y rs assc arpg g Of
BlngnEaInPlo Will ,rs of the Tonic-certify-
New NJ taI nC,,iePpg s declaration.
M fr - ~, oil IN properties OF any preparation
-. having .s;,.g al thpRKER'S GINGER TONIC is a
remedy OF greater range nogs ana Rower
II cures all lOOd or imperfect digestion. Dys-
stale OF tne all its cOnseQuences), Malarial
pepsia tSick Headache, Kidney troubles,
reVersatis and common Coughs and Colds,
DdI3aSh at its touch: Prices, 70 cents and 81 q
yy5tfe. Larger size the cheaper. sa&eow-lm
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Especial to The Statesman

DALLAS, Jan. ia gentleman
named Hedge. doing business at Green
vile, was made the victim of a conf
dence swindle on the Texas and Pa
cific train between Weatherford and
Dallas, by man named Morton, with
whom he had a previous slight ac-
quaintance. Morton. represented that
his uncle had recently died at Wealth
erford leaving him large stock of
goods which he was shipping to
Greenville, and which had liability
of $500 on them which would have to
be paid at Dallas or they would not
be shipped further, and that he had
plenty of money in bank at Green
Vile. He offered Hedge check for
Sl2OO to hold as security on loan of
$500, which Hedge let him have to
pay second party, who appeared, to
collect the liability on the goods. Nor
ton and his pal left the train before
reaching Dallas. The check turned
out to be bogus and was drawn on
the City National bank, of Dallas, and
signed Beef, Guy & Co., Dallas. The
police have been looking for the
swindlers all day, but up to tonight
had heard nothing of them.
Wentworth Manning, who recently
made affidavit that his mail was being
robbed and withheld from him and
otherwise tempered with in the Dali
las postof1ice, and which caused Post
master Whissen to make an affidavit
against him, charging him with per-
jury, was brought here to-day fir, m
Waco by Deputy United States Mar
shall Dyed, and taken before United
States Commissioner Bently who
placed him under $500 bond to ap-
pear for an examination trial next
Monday. Parties litigant promise the
reporters some rich developments as
to the true inWardneSS of the local
war in the Republican camp.
President Sealey and other officers
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad are here on tour of inspec-
ton of the lines and securing titles
to large tracts of land transferred to
them by the Chicago. Texas and
Mexican Central road, near town and
along the line from Dallas to Gle
burne. They are also trying to col
lect the $4,000 in notes given by the
citizens of Dallas to the old company,
about the most of which there Is dis
puC0 etuu d ulopOolOIO1 uOG W pay, lOT
an alleged violation of the contract.
Parties who profess to know, assert
that the Santa Fe does not contem-
plate but one route northeast, and
that the recent reports to the effect
that they contemplate a survey from
Fort Worth is erroneous.
In the United States court NJ. Muir
ray, of Paris, was awarded $500 dam
ages against the Texas and Pacific
railway company for the loss of a leg
while employed as brakeman.
President Sealey, of the Gulf, Color
ado and Santa Fe railroad, says the
last spike was driven to-day connect
ing the Southern Pacific and Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio railroads
between FL Paso and San Antonio,
thus completing continuous line
from San Francisco to New Orleans,
and that the new line will be open for
through business by February /, and
at that time the schedules for south
and southwest Texas roads will be so
arranged as to accommodate the new
route schedule.