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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

DoDGE CITY, Kas., Oct. 6.-The
examination of Dean Dormelly and
Chambers on the charge of attempt
ing to rob the train at Coolidge few
nights ago and killing Engineer Hill
ton, and wounding Firemen Fatal,
were examined to-day before Judge
Cooke, but no conclusive testimony
was elected to show either parties
concerned in the affair. Express
Messenger Peterson recognized Dean
as the man who did the shooting, but
other persons swear he was thirty
miles from Coolidge the night of the
attempted robbery. Examination con-
tinued till Monday,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
[ FRANKLIN.
Especial to The Statesman.l

IOI'VOIuT 10 IIIO 0VlOOoIIItlII'I
FRANKLIN, Oct. 9.-Last night an
unsuccessful attempt was made to
rob the po5toffice here. They effected
an entranc9by climbing over the par
tition betwden the delivery room and
office, which is also the express office.
A hole was drilled through the COM
bination lock, and pick of the drill
was found in the lock; also a chisel,
a long wire bent in the key and
shaped at both ends, and cream-col-
ored silk handkerchief were found.
They took their departure through
the back door of the building. No
clew as yet.
The new iron fence for the court
house is quite pretty.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

A special from New Orleans to the
New York Times, says that the ne
groes throughout Louisiana, except
those in federal employ, have gone
over to the Democracy to man. This
leaves the state with but one party.
No wonder the Democrats of the
state are divided into two factions,
and that they are fighting each other
with about as much energy as the
Democrats used to fight the Republi-
nonc
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Returned to Jail.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 6.-John Smith,
colored, under sentence for murder in
Oakland, Nd, who escaped from Jail
after assaultihg and locking the jailor
in his cell, surrendered himself yes
terday. 1t seems that in the struggle
the prisoner received. a severe wound in
the abdomen from the jailor. lie was
scantily clothed, and the night being
very cold he thought he would die OF
his injuries, which frightened him, and
he returned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

In full Democratic caucus ninety
eight votes will be necessary to name
the speaker. On this subject re-
viewer says:
If every Democrat in the east and
west were to vote for an aspirant, he
would still lack six votes Of a nominal
tion. If the vote of New York is cast
for Mr.. Cox, Mr.. Randall or any other
eastern aspirant would need not only
all the western votes, but portion of
the southern vote. If Mr.. Randall
fails to get the eastern members solid,
he will need nearly one-half of the
entire southern and western vote.
The speakership seems to turn upon
this question. Can Mr.. Randall get
from sixty to seventy votes in the
west and south? If he cannot, he
must make room for a man who more
closely represents the sentiment of the
dominant sections. And why should
the two sections that cast 152 Demo-
cratic votes go out of their way to
elect to the second Office of the repub-
lie a member who is of the and for
the east, when that section sends up
to Washington only forty-tWo Demo-
Gratis? Forty-two to 152!
1t must be borne in mind that Mr..
Randall does not represent in senti-
ment the Democracy of the country.
He is Pennsylvania Democrats
political thing. sui generis.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Cotton Statement.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 9.-The report
of the national cotton exchange for
September shows total movement OF
this years crop to ports and overland
of 1862, 1873 bales, an increase of 21 ,069
bales; shipments to spinners, Ia, $40
bales, against 13, ,235 bales last season;
receipts at delivery ports, 34.387 bales,
an increase of 1854 bales compared
with last year; taken by Northern
spinners during the month, 1886
bales; foreign exports, 7,188 bales,
including 53,127 to Great Britain,
30,174 to France and 33,S57 to the con
tinent; overland shipments to Canada,
2I37 halPS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
A YiOlnnf Fever

MOBILE, Oct. 9.-Report5 from
Brewton, Ala, give two deaths since
the I'd. Thirteen cases are under
treatmenl. The doctors are of the
opinion that it is hemorrhagie malarial
fever. Neighboring towns are quar-
antining. Trains are ordered to go
through without stopping. Mobile
quarantined to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Special kilograms.
SAN ANTONIO.
Especial to the Statesman. ]

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 9.-The death
of the mother of the Child of the
Alamo" Mrs. Hannig, is greatly re-
GREETED here, and the Alamo Monu-
mental association were working all
day to haYe the building suitably
draped.
A gambler named Halpert ar
rested lasti night for attempted for
gerry on Grost 81 Co., bankers, through
a Boston bank of $4,000 draft, was
released tonight on a habeas corpus,
to be examined tomorrow. Others
are said to be implicated. He talks of
suing the bankers for 100000 for
false Imprisonment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE Republicans are going to wake
up things in Massachusetts, during
the state canvass. The state COM
mittee announces 12O speakers in the
state for the canvass, and many are
promised from other states. Ben
Butler will have to keep his eye more
elaborately cooked than nature has
cock oil If
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
The beginning of the End.

PITTsBURG, Oct. o. The striking
bottle glass blowers say that under
the new tariff the manufacturers are
better off, and that if wages come
down the tariff must be reduced also.
To this end petitions are being pre-
pared for circulation among the work
ing men asking for reduction on
bottles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Base Ball.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-St. Louis, 4; New
York, l.
BALTIMORE, oct. 9.-Baltimore, G;
Cleveland, 4.
New YORK, Oct. 9.-Boston, 0; Met
ropolitans, 1.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 9.-Eclipse, 0;
Detroit, Z.
PITTsBURG. Oct. 9.-Providtnce, 16;
Allegheny, 2.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

immediate stringency is threatened.
The repeal of the high protective
tariffs might give relief. Low i'm
port duties would not only afford
popular relief in every day CONNER
cial values, but it would decrease
revenue and thus present the most
feasible method for meeting the diff
Guilty. Redemption of bonds is not
necessary. but the surplus constantly
accumulating in the treasury makes
it obligatory.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Pleads Not Guilty.

=, ALBANY. N. Y, Oct. 9.-Frank X.
Sherman, arrested in Chicago, pleads
not guilty to 1.-THE six indictments of
contempt of court in connection with
the case of defaulting Cashier Phelps,
of the state treasurer's office. Bali
fixed at $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Charged With Man slaughter.

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Thomas Mid
dleton, conductor, and Samuel Ayers,
brakeman, on the Manhattan train in
collision with the Flushing train at
hunters Point September 10th, were
arrested on the coroner's warrant.
charged with mansIaughter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE minister of public instruction
in Paris has undertaken to encourage
the study of the German language. A
certain number of pupils at the gov
ernment schools are to sojourn each
year several months in a German
speaking country, where they will
complete their studies in the Ian
guage. The German chancellor will
probably refuse to let these pupils re-
main in Germany. He is opposed to
France acquiring anything that is
German.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

DODGE CITY, Oct. 9.-The eyami-
nation of the prisoners held for the
train robbery was concluded yester-
day. Fadel was able to have them
taken before hi;n, but could not iden
tify them. No other evidence being
produced, they were all discharged.
The officers are apparently further off
now than ever.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Visiting Their Old Homes.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9. Two hundred
Oregon pioneer eXcursionists arrived
by special train from st. Paul this af-
ternoon. The excursion is notable on
account OF it being participated in by
those who went to Oregon in an early
day. They left for the East this even
inp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
North CarollnIans IN Boston.

Boston. Oct. 6-Twenty-five men,
bers of the North Carolina Press As
sociation and a number of distin-
guished gentlemen from Connecticut
were elegantly entertained to-day at
dinner by the proprietors of the Com
mercial Bulletin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
The Statue Of Liberty.

New YORK, Oct. "a working
model, twelve feet high, of Barthoi-
dis statue of liberty, was exhibited to-
day. Many speeches were made. One
compan yguarantees the payment OF
$6O,OOO, making up the entire amount
needed to complete the work, namely
$120,OCO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
WASHINGTON.
News Gathered About The Capitsi
Cfty


W WASuINGToN. Oct. 9.-Ihe pre5i-
dent takes up his residence at the SOL
dlerS' Home and VIII remain there uii-
III the repairs at the White House ar,
completed.
Secretary FTelinghGysen rctusnel
to Washington last night with the
president and was at the department.
of state to-day.
Secretary Chandler arrived here this
morning.
Governor i. f. Butler called upon
Secetaries Frelinghuysen, Chandl
ard Lincoln this morning.
Ia the nlted States supreme cou t
to-day the legal tender case of Jellard
against Greenman was on motion of
VIM. Allen Butler, of New York. set
for the first day the court shall set in
session after the Christmas holiday
recess.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE people of Austin and Travis
county can make or umake a fair.
Will they lend the Capital State Fair
association all that it is in their power
to lend-the encouragement and en-
dorsement of all?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE grand jury will see that those
people, who sell intoxicating drink on
Sunday, in violation of law, shall be
tried for offences. They should be
found guilty and the extreme penalty
of the law assessed against them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Killed Dy an Exnlosiop

ROCHESTER, n. Y. Oct. 9.-At Ma
ccedon, Conrad Enright and three Ital-
lans were killed and seven more in
Jured, one F. Bid, seriously, by the ex-
ploSion of an old blast which the men
were removing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE Examiner speaks prophetically
when 1t says: "The Texas congress
man who follows Sam Randall off in
to the camp of the protectionists will
live to regret the day he was born,
politically"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11


THE st. Louis fair was once very
small thing. Now it is one of the
grandest things of its sort on the
American continent. There is just as
good a field in Texas for building up
a great fair association rs IN Missouri.
Not only Texas, but the Indian terri
tory, Arkansas, louisiana and other
states, and even Mexico, may be maze
tributary to great Texas exhibition.
The Capital State Fair association has
now been in successful existence
for nine years, giving annual exhibi-
tions during all these years. 1t can
be made to the southwest what the
st. Louis Fair association is to the
northwest, and like the people of st.
Louis have done in building up their
fairs, the people of Austin should do
in making fairs here what they
should be. They can do this by in
creasing the exhibits and contending
for premiums, and by swelling the
gate fees, which go to make up the
premium fund.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Railroad COlIisiOn

:. SCRANTON. Pa, Oct. 6.-In the col
llslon OF trains on the Delaware,
Lackawana & Western railway last
night near Oakland, Archibald Lord.
fireman, and John Dunn, engineer
were fatally injured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
The Memnhis Eirn

MEMPHIS, Oct. 9.-The total loss by
the burning of the Greenlaw opera
house building and Cole 81 Co.'S store
last night is Sl65,OOO; total insurance,
$4,000, of which $4,000 is in local
and $4,000 in foreign companies.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

EX-SENATOR DAVID DAVIS is in
North Carolina, where he will stay
for some time. He has bought prop
erty there, and it looks as though his
wife has him by the wool.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The United
States minister in London will be in
str1cted to ascertain whether O'Don-
nell is citizen of the United States
and also to do what is necessary to ST.
cure his prODer defense
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Mining Engineers.

TROY, Oct. 9.-The American insti-
tute OF mining engineers convenes
this evening. An address of welcome
VIII be delivered by eX-Congressman
Townsend at the reception tomorrow
and pay visits to steel and iron works,
etc S'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE New York Sum- says that brains
in the business management Of pa
per. makes success; and that reduction
in price of papers may unmake good
maQV
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
The President.

NEW YORK, Oct. G.-President Ar
thur had but few callers to-day. He
will probably go to RaIitari, n. j., to-
night to spend Sunday with Secretary
FrelinghnyseD. returning to New
York Monday,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
Payday.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. 9.-An In
dian Territory dispatch says the Della
wares payment commenced yesterday.
An lmmence crowd of Indians are
present and the scene is one Of confu-
sion and grotesque activity.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE STATESMAN is looking around
for some one in the fifth ward, whom
it wants to see made an angel, to pre-
sent for aldermanic honors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

SIX DAYS before the fair. Have
you your exhibits ready? If not, pre-
paret them at once, being careful in
the meantime to secure space.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

LAwLEss grog shop keepers ought
to have had their day in Austin. If
the grand jury and the courts will
now do their duty, they will learn that
law expects vindication, and will haye
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

WHO is ambitious to he city dad
from the fifth-ward? Who is candi-
date for Immortality Do not all
speak at once.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE scratchers were so Eusy in
Ohio yesterday, it is impossible to cal
culate at this time the result of the
vote. The city of Cleveland, however,
takes the Democratic palm.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

A current paragraph says that the
new Queen Of madagascar is a widow
Of twenty-five, ana is a Christian. A
widow of twenty-five, ehs , She must
have gone into the marrying bust
ness on wholesale principles to have
planted that many husbands. and it's
no wonder she feels the need of spir--
itual consolation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

APPLICATIONS for space at the fair
are more numerous, at this stage, than
ever before in the history of the as
SociatiOn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

IN Iowa the Democrats have gained
immensely. 1t is now 4 doubtful
state, the first time in its history it
has been so.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

The military arm of the state gov
ernment is abroad. 1t has gone north
west, and now the fence cutters will
have to go to Halifax.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE Examiner agrees with THE
STATESMAN in saying "an extra ses-
sionIis ever costly luxury. AS ne
cessity it does not rank high"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE fence cutters are the present
ban of Texas, and their auxiliaries
are the incompetent and untrue Off
cials.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

PEOPLE of Austin, have you deter
mined to make the local exhibit at
the fair what it should be?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
dead.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.-Police officer
Segeant jenkins, who was shot last
evening by drunken woman, died ut
IL o'clock last night. He leaves y
wife and five children.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
NO. g..
"Dutch Hank"

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. 9.-The fu-
neral of Henry Benin, Dutch Hank"
the wealthy gambler, who died of
heart disease Sunday, will be held on
Thursday. Representative gamblers
are expected from all cities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

THE next Federal house of repre-
sentatiyes will contain thirty-two
more members than the last, the
gain being wholly in the South and
West. The representation in the two
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

ATTENTION is called to commu-
nication, regarding an error commit
ted by the regents of the university,
which could have been and ought to
have been corrected before now.
There Is not a particle of doubt that
numbers of students are kept from
matriculating because they have been
led, by the preliminary announcement
Of the regents, to understand that
students can matriculate only after
they have been subjected to rigid
examination in studies, set forth in
that announcement as requisites fol
matriculation. Not a moment should
be lost in correcting this false impress
sion. Had the preliminary announce
ment not gone forth, conveying the
false impression, it is reasonable to
presume there would at this time bt
two students in attendance on The
university to where there is now one
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

WHO wants to huy lands in Texas
while the fence cutters ply their nip
pers?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

For every five miles of fence de-
stroyed property values in Texas are
reduced $500,oOO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

Gov. BUTLER says he will be re-
elected by 10000 majority. Senator
Hoar has vet time to leave the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11
ed as follows:

The losses and gains of the Eastern
states just balance each other, while
the net gain of the Western states is
seventeen members, and of the South
ern states fifteen members. Giving
the Republicans all the Readjusters,
Independents and Greenbackers, the
next house will stand as follows:
Democrats RennhlicanS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

FARMERS should make the agri-
cultural exhibit at the fair the most
complete ever seen in Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

At the tax Office in New York an
agent of President Arthur paid $6542
on real estate. Wm. B. Astor is as
sessed 100000, and w. H. Vanderbilt
$4,000, and Trinity Church $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-11

JAY-EYE-SEE will see the fast
ones, and go them still letter.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-06
Primitive Jewish Weddings
Tr;ao;n-ot; En-,,;ror


The primitive Jews do not appear to have
performed any definite ceremonies at the
wedding, yet they had some sort Of a ratii-
cation of the vows of espousal. The day
before the wedding the bride took a bath,
which then, as in more modern times, was a
somewhat formal procedure. The BRIDE
groom on the wedding day wns arrayed in
his most gorgeous attire, wearing on his
head either a turban or gold or silver crown,
and sometimes one of flowers or leaves. He
was also highly periumed with myrrh and
~fankincense. The bride wore a long veil which
covered her from head to foot, indicative Of
her submission to hsr husband, a girdle and
chaplet of gold or silver. The time Of the
ceremony was generally in the evening, and
the bridegroom, accompanied by his friends,
and musicians and torch-bearers, went to her
house and brought her and her party to his
own or his father's house amid shouts and
sounds of joy. At the ~bridegroom's house a
feast was given, after which followed music
and dancing, the male guests dancing around
the bridegroom and the women around the
bride. When n virgin married parched corn
circulated among the guests to suggest the
hope of fruitfulness and plenty. The last act
in the Jewish wedding ceremony was leading
the woman, still vailed, to the bed-chamber,
where a canopy, sometimes a bower of roses
aud myrtles, was awaiting.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-06
or Intereat to Transfers.


lChlcaSo Ilnes-l
A farmer who had used a wagon with
broad tires on the wheels long enough to as
certain their relative value as compared with
narrow tires, writes; A four-inch tire will
carry two tons over soft ground with greater
ease to the team than a 2k-inch tire will
carry one ton. The wheels are not so much
trained by stones and rough tracks on the
road, and the road is not cut up, but, on the
contrary, is packed down and kept smooth.
The prevalent idea that the draught is in
creased by widening the tire is altogether
baseless; on the contrary, n WIDE tire reduces
the draught. The extra cost of the tire is re-
paid many times over every year in the extra
work that can be lone by a team
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-06


Detroit Free Press.
When the reporters got down Bijah was
iusting off the chairs and singing "Only a
Pansy Blossom He was offered so cents,
81, 81, and finally as high as 81
and a hand-sled if he would quit
1t the end Of his first verse, but he indig-
nantly spurned all o~vertures. One after
another the prisoners called out to him
TO have mercy and let up, but it was not until
the occupant Of cell No, Z tainted dead away
with a cry of despair that the old ~janitor
hushed his song and said:
81 don't see why it is that everybody
pitches into my singing. Is there anything
the matter with my voice?'
"AnythingIn shouted the reportorial band
in chorus.
Il have been told that there was n touch
Of pathos in tn
"Pa-hai hn! thosl'
And that it reminds the hearers of their
childhood days"
"Child-hal hal hood daysr'
"Oh, well, it's no use to combat such jeal-
ousy as yours. No one can blame the crow
for hearing the eagle. All of you go to
Texas
The first prisoner out was Abner johnson,
the victim who had tainted. He looked pale
and weak, and his honor gazed at him and
said:
prisoner, these sprees are using you up"
"Spreesl Why, last night is the fust time l
have been drunk in two y~earsl'
"Well, it seems to have exhausted YOU
at wasn't that, sir. l could stand four or
five DRINKS and not feel the worse for it, but
when you come to lock a man up in Il close
cell, keep him without breakfast, and start
fifty hyenas to bowling before his door, some
thing has got to give way"
"Biiah," said the court, as he turned to the
%janitor, ''have you been singing again this
morningT'
yves, sir. That is, I warbled of a verse
or two
And it caused me to faint avny. md gave
tho mnn next TO me quick consumption, -
added the prisoner.
"Bijah, l have warned you for the last
time" soleInnly announced his honor. ''You
have got to stop singing or this court must
break upl Prisoner, you have suffered
enough and are discharged. Go your
.wayr
1t was no more than Bijah deserved, and
yet when he was seen through the door of the
corridor wiping his sad eyes on a piece OF
cotree-sacking, a majority of the audience
expressed heartfelt Sv"'~-L