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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

Austin cocks were killed and tw,
won their fights. Boone's blue-reC
stag, fought by Fort Worth, wa:
killed after short and rapid fight, by
a Dallas cock. His Claiborne cocE
won a magnificent victory over Mes.
banners brown-red cock. WheleSS and
BlnfOrd'S cock Sandy lost his battle
against Wright's Irish glider after a
fifteen minutes struggle. NUNS
cock won against the Same parties,
being also fought by Fort Worth. a
full account of the other fights will
be sent tomorrow.
The mammoth hall was nearly
crowded tonight at the opening of
the second grand concert of the saen-
gerfest. The music, both vocal and
lntrumental, was superior, if pos
slble, to that which enchanted
the audience last night The excep-
tionally beautiful programme was
rendered superbly. Miss Ella Carter,
of Austin, favored the vast audience
with some rare gems of vocal execu-
ton, and the boundless applause
accorded her atteSted the graft
flying effect that she produced
upon her listeners. She was encored
long and faithfully, and reappeared
to bow her Acknowledgements only to
be recipient of a shower of bouquets.
Tomorrow is the grand procession of
industries and nearly all business
houses will close in accordance with
the mayors proclamation. There is
also to be a picnic at Shady Grove
Park. The ball to be given on Friday
night is looked forward to with
much enjoyable anticipation.
Public sentiment finally succeeded in
causing new departure on the part
OF the Santa Fe tonight and the fol-
lowing circular was issued to the
public: The Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe railway will run a special pas
senger train during the saengerfest,
leaving Cleburne at a. m., reaching
Dallas at 10 a. m., returning at 9 p. m.
In this way it gives all an opportun-
ity to attend the saengerfest each day
without the least inconvenience to
any Ole.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

LAMPAsAs, May 17.-Our county
commissioners decided to-day to give
our city $4,000 courthouse.
We had fine rain last night and
everybody in town and in the coun.
try seems happy.
Visitors are pouring in daily.
The large and commodious hotel
erected by Houston company will
be all ready for occupancy soon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

THE st. Louis Republican of May
15 has this item:
Among the incidents at the
National stock yards yesterday were
sales of 230 head of eorn-fed Texas
cattle averaging 1,092 pounds at Sc
per hundred; 600 head of Texas
horses at S38; 100 Texas mules, four
teen to fifteen hands high, at Ss68.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

THE Fort Worth Gazette ventures
the assertion that Mr.. Goree is still
trying to pull wool over the eyes of
the members of the penitentiary
hoard
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

THE perpetuation of influences con-
trolling matters of state is not sur
prising. Things now transpiring were
freely predicted during the session of
the legislature.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

Mr.. BANCROFT, the historian, who
is student of German affairs, thinks
that Bismarck is greatly mistaken in
pursuing a policy of repression.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

If COW does not do well after
dropping her calf, give tablespoon
full of saltpetre in bran mash three
mornings in succession. This plan
has been adopted more than forty
years in one dairyman's herd. and he
has been remarkably successful in its
nee
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

JOSEPH BRADY's mother threatened
to disown him if he gave the govern
ment any information preceding his
execution.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

Col. MOORE. of Georgia, has just
sold his Ophir gold mines. near Can
ton in that state, to an English COM
nanY for S5OOOOOO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

THE order for the court martial OF
Paymaster Wasson has been tempo
rarily suspended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

Is 1T not time for explanations all
around as to late declarations concern
ing penitentiarY matter ?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

THE late exploit of the steamship
Alaska, it is thought, settles it that
the Atlantic may be crossed in five
daYS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

THE winds yesterday and last
night were somewhat of a relief from
the sweltering before the dog days. )"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

JUDGE WYLIE is satisfied thirty
days more will be required to finish
the second chapter in the star route
trials.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

COLEMAN CITY, May 1.-THE
county commissioners court has been
in session here during the week. They
decided to-day to have a $4,000 court
house built in Coleman.
j. 81. Bronaugh, superintendent of
Concho cattle company arrived in
town yesterday with his collar bon c
dislocated, caused by his horse falling
down upon him. We are glad to state
however, that he is doing well.
A good rain prevailed in these parts
last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24
Special kilograms

LAREDO, May 16.-Mr. d. w. Jones,
of your city, who was accidentally
wounded by his pistol. is doing well.
DR.. Mcknight, his physician, reports
this evening that some inflammation
has set in, but not more than was ex-
pected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

The dance called the hornpipe is
supposed to have been so named from
its having been performed to the
Welsh pib-eorn, that is horn-pipe
about 1900.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

DALLAS, May IT. A cyclone
struck Denison this morning at 10
o'clock. 1t demolished the Baptist
church and partly destroyed the pub
lie free school building, the finest
school in Texas, and tore the resi-
dence of Lee McMurtay to pieces
Mr.. McMurtay was killed. These
buildings were in the heart of the
city. No other building was
damaged or no one else hurt. The
storm came to the earth directly
downward from the sky in a black.
funnel-shaped mass and lasted not to
exceed one minute, seemingly rising
upward into space again. It was fol-
lowed by an exceedingly severe
The rain to-day interfered badly
with the business and industrial pa
rade of the city as feature of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

Rlnggold and Fort Stockton. Post
adJutants of the respective posts are
designated recruiting officers and
will use every exertion to make en-
listments in the vicinity of their
posts to keep the companies serving
thereat as near the maximum as pos
SibIe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

THE Fort Worth Democrat has
been bought by Mr. Haelzle. late city
editor of the Gazette.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

PALESTINE, May 1.-THE Ar
kansas editorial excursion arrived
here last night and the members
were rendered an elegant reception by
the citizens of Palestine. There were
flowers. music, and an excellent sup
per, then a very pleasant and pretty
speech of welcome by Mayor Lacey,
followed by Col. James Hand and
Others; response from the president
of the editorial association, and
speeches by different members of the
excursion. Altogether it was one of
the most delightful episodes of their
trip through Texas, and Palestine
was thanked and complimented by
the association for the grand recep-
ton.
The first box of peaches were ship
ped this evening by DIR. Moody, per
Texas express. They were splendid
specimens of fruit and universally ad-
mired.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

GALVESTON, May 1.-THE supreme
lodge of the Knights of Honor opened
as usual this morning with Supreme
Dictator Cochran in the chair. The
committee on laws completed their
report and after much discussion was
in the main adopted. Some i'm
portant changes were made in
the laws so as to comply
with the constitution. The report
of the committee on laws recommend
ing that it should be left to the grand
lodges to decide for themselves
whether or not there should be any
Sunday celebrations of the order, was
disapproved, and a substitute was
offered by Supreme Treasurer Breck-
enridge, of Kentucky, forbidding any
business meeting or ceremony except
funerals. After much discussion the
substitute was adopted The installa-
tion of officers took place at noon for
the ensuing year, Past Supreme Die
tator J. A. Eye, of Pennsylvania, con-
Quoting the ceremonies. The fol-
lowing were installed as Off
GERS of the supreme lodge: r.
II. Cochran, of West Virginia,
supreme dictator; F. p. Claud, of
Nebraska, supreme vice dictator; F.
d. Sloat, of Connecticut, supreme die
tator; B. F. Nelson, of Ohio, supreme
reporter; r. j. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, supreme treasurer; G.. w. Hol-
land, of South Carolina, supreme
chaplain; Edmund J. Davenport,
of Minnesota, supreme guide:
P. G. Carleton, of North Carolina,
supreme guardian; Lewis Wilson, of
Ohio, supreme sentinel. Supreme
chair, made a graceful acknowledge
ment of the honor conferred in a
speech, which was loudly applauded.
A committee of two was
authorized to be appointed
to draft rules of order to report at the
next annual session. During the
afternoon session reports of engross-
ing committee was considered by the
supreme lodge A resolution was
adopted fixing the hour of final adj
journment for Friday at IL LII. The
usual vote of thanks was
extended to the supreme dictator
and officers of the supreme lodge,
also a series of resolutions approved
expressing the thanks of the del
egates to the citizens of Galveston
and the members of the local lodge.
The unwritten work for subordinate
lodges was exemplifed by Past Su-
preme Dictator Cummings. of Massa-
chusetts. The lodge then adjourned
until eight o'clock tomorrow morn
-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

CoRsICANA, May 17.-An adopted
child of family named Jackson was
by some inadvertance yesterday given
five grains of morphine, it being mis-
taken for quinine. The child died
during the night.
Our opera house will be thoroughly
overhauled and remodelled this sum-
mer.
Our crops are needing rain badly.
and although the surrounding country
had plenty of rain, we have had but
slight showers here. Prospects are
good, however, for rain tonight.
FORT WORTH, May 17.-About
three o'clock this morning a Swede,
Ole Olson, entered the room of Mrs
Pollard, where he was boarding, and
att empted to ravish her. Her scream
ing brought the inmates of the house
down, when Olson fled to his room.
He was arrested and is in Jail.
James Love, Il convict, working
with gang at Eagle Ford, had served
out five years sentence this morning.
when he was discharged, but he was
at once arrested on capias from Con-
zales county, charging him with the
theft Of steer. Love complains bit
terly, and says he don't care what
comes now.
A gang of six juvenile thieves have
been operating extensively in this
city for months past. To-day an Of
ticer caught three of the boys, aged
ten to thirteen, one white, John Long,
and two black, Moses and Aaron Re
dish, with lot of clothing, boots.
shoes and dry goods in their possess
sion. Three others are spotted.
The goods have been deposited in a
fence house here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

SAN SABA, May 17.-Farmers re-
port fall wheat and oats doing well
but spring crops are suffering very
much from drouth. Unless we have
rain soon there will not be over five
to eight bushels per acre made in this
county.
Several thonsaud pounds of wool
have been received so far this week.
The commissioners court to-day dis
charged the guards employed in the
smallpox quarantine. The patients
are all well and the bedding used by
them will be burned tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

SAN MARCOS, May 16.-Work COM
menced yesterday on the water
works. The reservoir will be placed
north of the town. on Steele's farm,
1913 feet above the head of the river,
and about 175 feet above the square,
the highest point in the city proper.
A man was arrested here few DAYS
ago by Marshal Prince for carrying a
pistol, and is now working out his
fine of $25. Further developments
show him to be a deserter from the
United States army, and he will be
held and turned over to the proper
authorities, for which Mr.. Prince will
receive the $50 reward.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

Tic Union Pacific railroad will
stand a long suit in preference to pay
ing the government what it owes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24
TERMS

IT is said Gould sunk 5000 week
in sustaining the New York World.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

SAN ANTONIO, May 16.-Two di-
vorces were granted by the district
court to-day.
About three thousand dollars have
been paid our county during the last
month from out counties and from
fines.
The stock shipments so far this
month are believed to have reached
three hundred cars AT this estimate
five hundred will be the total for the
month.
Improved sheep, by breeding from
imported Rambouillet bucks, is being
tried in this county successfully. Mr..
E. Buckley, from two bucks, has
about twenty lambs. Others are
doing well.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

HOUSTON, May 17.-Houston is do.
ing her best to secure the next s@n
gerfests and a number of its promi.
nent merchants have guaranteed tc
see the committees through financially
in case it is decided to hold the next
meeting here two years hence. There
is little doubt that the invitation
will be accepted.
Yesterday at Clear Creek David
Conner was run over by Galveston
Houston and Henderson train and
was dreadfully mangled.. He was
dead when picked up. 1t IS supposed
he did not hear the whistle of the loc-
Omotive.
The Presbyterian ladies held an en-
joyable social last night at their rooms
in the Masonic temple. A good num-
Der were there to partake of the re-
freShments.
1t is reported another ice factory
will be started in this city, and that
the Victoria fresh meat company is
to have an interest.
1t is rumored that another daily
paper will soon be started in Hous-
ton. Houston is good place to start
a paper although the bantlings do not
seem to live long. 1t is a veritable
newspaper graveyard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

TAYLOR, May 17.-Taylor is still
booming. On May II the plans and
specifications were drawn by F. E.
Ruflini, architect of Austin, and ac-
cepted to-day for the FIRST national
bank building. to cost $4,000. The
second story is to be arranged for an
opera hall 50x90 feet. Material is be-
ing contracted for to commence the
work.
The Taylor hardware company have
also adopted plans from the same ar
chitect for their new two-story brick
building, 50x90 feet, to cost $6OO0.
Ground will be broken at once for its
construction. The capital stock of
the company is $4,000.
A new hotel, three stories, will be
erected by Julius Kroschorousky op-
posite the freight depot.
The machine shops of the Inter-
national and Great Northern railroad
are being removed to this place. Two
car loads of machinery arrived to-day.
The Taylor public school building
will be completed next week at a cost
of $1,000.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
five new brick stores on Main street.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-24

WACO, May 16-Tom Mathers-
head, Green Oliver and e. Walter,
white, and Sam Slaughter, colored,
have been arrested and jailed here for
burglary of Ashburn's store at
Harrison station a month ago. Oil
yer and Walter were captured at Har-
rison and Mathershead and Slaugh-
ter at Wootan Wells. They
robbed the store of some $400 dollars
worth of goods, some of which were
recovered. The white men are re-
specially connected.
1t has been developed from satis-
factory proof in the hands of the au-
thorities here that party styl-
ing himself w. H. Ellsworth, of
London, England, and representing
that he was correspondent of
the London Telegraph and a mission
ary to Central Africa Is a genuine
fraud. He imposed upon our citizens
here and was received by the Baptist
convention. He is now in San An
tonic.
A negro supposed to be John Will
liams, who is wanted at Hubbard City
for rape. was arrested to-day and is
now in jail waiting Identification.
The convention of tax assessors of
counties traversed by railroads meets
here on the 18th.
Jim Swinney, a white man, stole a
watch from the vest pocket of Mr..
Anderso at the water works to-day,
but was pursued and the watch re-
covered. The pick-pOcket is in Jail.
The grand jury has so far presented
fifteen bills of indictment, of which
two are for felonies.
Sheriff Dawson, OF Washington
county, is here tonight after the
negro johnson who was arrested yes
terday.
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The Memphis market opened and closed
quiet. Sales, $50 bsles, 300 to exporters, so
tospinners. Closing quotations were So fol-
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RAILWAY RECORD.
AaRMaIA AND nEPARTuRE rRa1hI.

Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
Trains move as follows: No texpress) leaves at
1:20 Am; No. S(mail at $40 a IN; No. (Cov!nS-
ton Accommodation at $40 pm. No. l (eXpTessl
arrives at 225 am; No arrives at 1:j5 pm; No
5, Covington accommodation. SIS m. Getty time).
Memphis and Little ROck-Trains move
. follows: No, leaves daily at $40 m; arrives
at IL $50 pm; No. leaves At a m; ariives At
an; No. 5 Qreight leaves Hopeheld 81 am. ar.
rives ct pm.
Louisville and HashviIIe-Trains move
Is follows; Fast mail arrse daily az $40 am;
leaves at l:l0 pm; mail leaves daily at 10
Am: passenger accommodation leaves daily al
2:45 pm; arrives daily al 3t0 pm. lefty tiTnel;
Brownsville accommodation leaves daily, except
Sunday, at 455 pm; mail arrives daily at 4;20
pm. Brownsville accommodation arrives daily,
except Sunday, at S 10 am.
Memphis and CbargestOn-Trains move
Is follows (city ume): Through express le&ges
daily at II 0j pm Mail and express leaves daily
at s:l5 am. SOmerville accommodation leaves
daily, except Sunday, at Sis n. Through ex.
press arrives daily 1T 80 Mail and express
arrives daily st 1855 p SOmerFi .e AccomrIO-
datiOn arrives daily. EXCEPT Sunday a. $50 az.
Mississippi and Tenh-ssee--IIaius move
rs follows: New Orleans fast mail and express
leaves daily at $50 Q. m; freight leaves daily,
except Sunday, a. 6:35 an. New Orleans fast
mail and express arrives daily at $50 an; freight
arrives daily except sunday al $50 Pm. Freight
trains carry paSsengerB.
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Receipts Yesterday.
EuTURE MOVEMENTS

THE Kate Adams is the Thursday packet
for Arkansas City.
THE City of Baton Rouge, Capt H. E.
Bixby, is due up tomorrow morning for St.
Louis.
The Lee-Line packets tomorrow are
Coahoma for Frisrs Point and Dean Adams
for Osceols.
THE City of Vicksburg, Capt. r. K. Riley.
is the Auchor-Liue packet this morniug at
10 o'clock for Vicksburg and the bends. W.
G. Blenker ls her clerk.
THE O-Line packet Golden Crown, Capt.
E. L. Shinkle, will pass up to-day at II
o'clock Tor Cincinnati and all way points.
Chant V. Shinkle is in the Office.
THE Ida Darragh, Cspl. Ed Novland, is
the packet this evening al 5 O'Clock for all
points on Arkansas river. james n. Thomp-
son and Amos Day are her clerks.
The elegant passenger packet W. P.
Halliday, Capt. Beck Jolly, is the Anchor
Liner this evening for New Otleans and all
intermediate landings. Owen G. Gates ia
her clerk.
The Rene Macready, Capt. o. K. Joplin,
is the packet THE evening at S O'Clock for ali
points on st. Frarcis river, going through to
Mark Tree, the crossing of the Kansas CITY
and Memphis railroad. ]. D. Block and C.
A. SIockley are her clerks.
The Hard Cash, Capt Ell C. Postal, will
arrive to-day, and leaves again tomorrow
evening at o'clock for all points on White
river, going through 10 Jacksonport and
making connections with packets for upper
White and Black rivers, Charles M. aud
Joseph Postal are her clerks.
THE James W. CAT, Capt. Charles B.
Russell, will be found Ia port this morning
and leaves again this evening at o'clock iol
all points on the Ohio river as far as Cincin
natl. james Surtees is her attentive clerk
assisted by George w. Hendrickson. Ths
| Gaf will give cheap rates TO all points North
and Fast
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NONRESIDENT NOTICES.

conTry Tenn-Charles NcNamee ct al. Va. The
ugk1own heirs Of James AcSArnee ct al
II Appearing from AMENDED Dill, which - sworn
10 in tais cause hat the deien1auts me IN "a
bsirs Of lanes Mechanic, O. ceased and 81 Oetn-
erioe Falis deceased, whore names ana fesllelc,'s
are unknown, are non resident OF ne Sl@-s VI
Itis Therefore ordered, That thsy make theif ap-
r1.arauce herein at the courthouse IN shelby con
IN ri Memphis Tenn, on or before the lfAt Mon-
~ in June Issg and plead, answer or uemlf 70
,ynniafnsnt,s bIll and amen 1ed bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed a. 70 tnsn ana set ~
hsariug eT-rarte: and that copy o. this order %
rubIlfhed once week, for four succeEslTe Heekst
Ii lie Nemphis peal This 2slh day Of ApIil lsS5
A copy-zttesE 4 J. bLAIhs LEX anu ~. -. -
'1oston 4 Postnn sols for eOmplnt t1e
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Receipts at Memphis during the official
week aggregated 1928 bales, against 1868
bales the previous week, 1875 bsles the. cor
responding week last season, and 22S9 bales
10 1881. The Total receipts since September
], 1882, We're 497,777 bales, against 330,559
bales at the corresponding period last season,
an increase OF 1928 bales. At the same
time III 1881 the receipts were 45l ,OO3 bales
Shipments during the official week aggre-
gated 500 bales, against S56S bales the
previous week, 9737 bales the corresponding
week last season, aud 1928 bales IN 1881.
The Total shipments since S -ptember LIST
were 467 ,013 bales, against 308,040 bales in
1882, and 4OS, $50 oales in 1881.
The total stock on hand was 30,9S0 bales,
against 1888 bales at this time last year;
in 1881, As 567 bales.
Sales in Memphis during the Official week
aggregated 6525 bales, Of which exporters
took 1915 bales, spinners 1900 bales, and
speculators - bales, against total OF 1925
bales last week, of which 1900 bales were 10
expor;s rs, 100 balls 10 tpinners, - bales
to speculstori. Middlipg, Il C.
COURSE OF THE MEMPHIS MARKET.
The following shows the course OF the
Memphis market and the prices of middlipg
cotton froHs the opening Of the season q.
compaTed with tire same time last year:
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DEMONSTRATING, 912c; good middling. &c
STAISs-Good ordinary, SIC; low middllng S1sc;
9c54
WEEKLY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS.
WEEK END'GI SINCE SEPT
MAY is, 1888. lsr.
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DIR. H. n. BY RN Hes,
nENTTST

rs NOW ASSOCIATED WITH DR., J. &. POWELL,
Il nc 278X MEta street, Crn be found in
O1acO At all hours.
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HousE-s uILoIne MATERIALS.

Bricks, lime and cement quiet at former
prices
FRAMING LUMBER-Yard prices Rough,
SIS per 1000 feet; dressed, $50; yellow pine
flooring, S25; shingles, 1904 so; lathing-
Poplar, 81 Is; cypress, 81 pc 1900 laths.
Extra prices for extra lengths above 20 feet.
LINE AND CEMENT lime, 95c(9
81 a barrel; Tennessee, $4,000; Louisville
cement,sI 20 al rs barrel; Rosedale c.
ment, 81 so barrel; Portland, S.; plaster of
Paris, 50 so.
NAIIs-f3 IS per keg.