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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

DUBLIN, June 6.-Quakers in Ire
land distributed in county Donegal
270 tons of seed potatoes, thus reliev-
ing from distress there thousands of
families in that county.
LONDON, June SIT is stated that
Curran, divisional magistrate of Dub
lin police, has arrived in London and
is in consultation with the authori-
ties relative to the suspected poison
ing in Ireland, by lnvincibles. of per-
sons who rendered themselves OBJ
noXious to that organization.
y PARIS, June GA nihilist paper
has been issued which says the whole
Russian government and its most in
telligent spies have been congregated
at Moscow during the coronation fes-
tivities. The nihilists took advan-
tage of this and spread their doctrines
and enrolled supporters in st. Peters
burg and other cities. The strength
Of the party in st. Petersburg is
greatly increasing, and there were al
the coronation officials and others un.
der the orders of the nihilists near
enough to the car to have struck
him on the brow if the wori had
been given. 1t was even feared some
too Jealous parties might throw a
grenade at the ear.
ST. PETERSBURG, June Ga pam.
phlet has been distributed through the
city in which is reproduced the pro.
gramme for self-government claimed
by the moderate party. The Journal
Of st. Petersburg says "None but q
strong government in which the EN-
peror shall hOld the power, and his
subjects meet him with loving conf
dence, can advance towards a solution
of the gE 'ateSt of problems. Such &
governor - only can deal with the
work u :i,pIetely organizing thu
country ct acne need not shrinl
from,: getdom to the people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

The president of the board of uni
versity regents thinks no more pro-
fessor's chairs will.be filled until next
year. 1t would be wise for the board
to decide at the earliest day possible
what additional schools will be
created in 1884, and enter into
negotiations for their principals
without delay. The best men are not
always to be secured in a day, and the
university of Texas should have only
the best. So far, for the academical
department of the university the best
talent in the country has been secured,
and any assistance they may need
in conducting their schools
should, of course. be left
entirely to the principals.
who are alone responsible for their
practical conduct. We have no fear
that the academical department of the
university will not take rank with the
very best institutions of the country
for to fill it several of the best col
ieges and universities have contri-
huted their best men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
IN THE LEAN AND SLIPPERED
AGE.


And now one of the Albany papers, |
of course a Tilden organ, comes to |
the front with sentimental gush
about the propriety of nominating
the same ticket for 1884 that was NOM
mated at st. Louis in 1876. 1t
was Tilden and Hendricks then,
and the poetical justice in nam
ing this ticket again would be
grand. Mr.. Tilden is called "the
ideal standard-bearer of the Demo-
cratic party;" his vigorous, intellec-
tual faculties" are enlarged upon; his
"great executive genius" is arrayed
before the public; his "strong, cogent
rousing power is held up to view;
but nothing is said of his failure to
come to time when most
needed, and if those bodily infirmities
that fit him more for specializing on
the hereafter than upon occupancy of
the White House during four long
years of "second childhood and
"mere oblivion" The fact is ar
rayed before the public that
not less than fOrty-siX news
papers in Indiana favor the
nomination of Mr.. Tilden. There
begins to be evidence, therefore, that
the old man has been boarding his
money until the "bar'l' is replenished;
to make it tell he will have to let the
dollars roll out freely, and have it
often replenished; but before he
is nominated pledge ought to be
taken from him that when the
election is over he must still keep the
"bar'l" moving lively, and turn it into
the doors of visiting statesmen, and
other such agencies as kicked and
spurned him before, without MUIR
muir or a protest from him
The Democratic party was cheated
it is true, by strained forms Of law
but it was because the man who had
been honored most by it dared not
speak in its behalf. His bonds were
too precious to him for political agita
ton to effect their value. That
was the motive, it is said, which held
him reserved. The man has been
tried and found wanting; his states
manship is of the past; he is now il
the "lean and slippered" age, and il
Grammercy Park he should be left tc
Illuminate on the short comings of the
world. To nominate Mr.. Tilden il
1884 would be to lead the Democratic
party to overwhelming defeat. His
own state would not give him sup
port.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

EVIDENCE is being accumulated in
New York city to show that the Re
publican machine boss O'Brien and
the Tammany boss Kelly, had dis
tinct and definite understanding to
support the regular Democratic mu-
nicipal ticket last fall in considera-
ton of a division of the patronage.
O'Brien made show of supporting
the independent ticket because his
party declared for it, but in reality
he threw the votes he commanded for
Edison. In the light of such bargains
as this it does look as if the people of
New York might be induced to make
one determined effort to put down
the bosses; and it also looks as though
the best thing the Democratic party
can do, is to have nothing more to
do with boss Kelly or any other boss.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
DID WONDERS FOR ME.

The above words are from Mr.. Lewis Keen,
No. Highland Avenue, Maiden, Mass, April
p, 1888. He says: II have been troubled for
years with kitney and liver complaint, f How
ed by gravel, with severe pains in my back
and groins. l had great. trouble in passing
water, it being scanty, and accompanied by
terrible burning, the vessel being coated with
brick-dust deposit. l was recommended to
use Hunts Remedy by friend who had been
completely cured Of similar trouble pur.
chased bottle at the druggists, and com
meneed to improve at once. have used but
two bottles, and it has done wonders for me
no more kidney trouble. no more pain. IL has
given me new life. and would not be without
Hunts Remedy at any price. II is all that II
is recOmm nded to be, and cheerfully give
this testimony for the benefit of the many SUI
ferers from kidney disease and gravel.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

EVER since somebody mentioned
Mr.. Dana as a presidential candidate
the Sun has been the most polite pa
per in the country. OF Southern
newspapers it says: 1.-THE Southern
newspapers that we are in the habit
OF reading are, with few exceptions,
enterprising, cheerful, and sensible.
They represent the South of 1888, not
the South of 1866. They belong as
much to the union and as little to a
section as do the newspapers of New
England or those of the northwest.
They speak for people who accepted
the situation at the end of the war,
went bravely to work, and wrought
prosperity out of disaster"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

ing, for Washington has enough lazy,
easy-going negroes to run two towns
of the same size,and if a laborer wants
more pay or lighter time he will be
promptly given indefinite leave of
absence and his place supplied by
some one more willing to stand starva-
ton wages and iron rule. 1t is not
unusual for gang of workmen to
be made to labor for S1.25 per day at
the same job for which they would
receive 81 per day in any northern
city. Wages can never be high for
common work in Washington as long
as SO many negroes are centered here,
but it seems strange that our public
men should allow the law to be
violated and the government
to take advantage of the labor mar
ket. In striking contrast to the la
borers are the naughty public func-
tionaries receiving good pay and able
to go with the wealthy classes and
ride around the streets in gorgeous
turnouts, frequently accompanied by
one of the soiled angels of the Di-
| vision
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

IT is EXPECTED that at the I'M
yelling of Valentines statue of Gen.
Robert E. Lee at Lexington, Virginia,
on the 28th instant, there will be more
old Confederate officers present than
have been seen together for many a
day. The ceremonies will be under
the auspices of the Lee Memorial as
sociation, of which Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston is president. Gen. John
B. Gordon will be chief marshal of
the day. The programme to be
followed is decoration of the
graves of Lee and Jackson from $50
to 1880 a. m. Religious services by
Bishop Pinkney. AT IL a. M, Grafton
by Major John w. Daniel. Salute by
Rockbridge Artillery at 2 p. m, and
afterward the mausoleum will be
thrown open to the public to view
the monument. The figure is in a
recumbent position, the idea being
that of the soldier at rest. The de-
sign is after statue of one of the
Alexanders. 1t has been highly
spoken of by art critics and histo-
rians.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

As IF afraid that their motive
might not be understood to be politi-
cal prejudice, the HARVARD overseers
coupled their resusal of the IL. d.
degree to General Butler with the
declaration that heis the worst enemy
of the commonwealth and to so honor
him would be an insult to the people.
Such spiteful denunciation as this
has been wonderful help to General
Buffers political aspirations, and he
is represented as estimating the Har-
ward overseers' action as good for ten
thousand additional votes next fall.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

IN Missouri the railroads are as
sessed ny the State Board of Equaliza-
tion, as they are in California, and the
valuations for 1883 have just been
published. Three companies owning
tracks In the city of st. Louis are as
Sessed at the rate of $4,000 a mile,
but the highest valuation placed on
any long line is $4,000 mile, and
from that the figures run down to
$1,000 Il mile on some roads. Five
thousand dollars a mile is about the
average. which is certainly good
enough for the railways.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

THE Washington correspondent of
the Louisville Courier-Journal sends
what he clains is reliable list of the
proposed reduction of collectors in the
internal revenue districts. According
TO this list Georgia and Alabama will
DE reduced from two to one, Kentucky
from six to two, and Virginia from
five to one. Louisiana, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Texas, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Missouri and Florida will
not be molested, and now our Texas
folks may rest easy until the next
report comes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
A Very Small Clique.

LbT6IIHdII BdHItT.L
Marshal Costing states that there
is no truth whatever in the report
that he will either resign or be re-
moved. He states that the report is
merely gotten up by few persons at
Austin, who would like to see him
out and one of their number in. So
far as we are informed Marshal Cos
ling's record us an officer is without a
stain, and he is giving eminent salts
but throughout the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14


DALLAS, June 6.-The following
communication appears in the Times
this evening:
To the editor of the Times
SIR-It was my intention to attend
the tax sale advertised by the
comptroller to take place at Austin
the 18th proXimo and invest in the
lands sold, but now | fear to do so.
owing to the fact that great legal
defect is said to exist in the advertise
nIent itself. aIt is charged by a great
many that E. M. Powell, the land
dealer, has in the interest of certain
clients of h1s, owners of large
quantities of the advertised land pur-
posely and deliberately Initiated the
published mott &c of sale by causing a
large advertisement of his own to
appear at the head of the columns of
lands described for sale, in such a way
as to break the continuity of the dis
trict, and by the ambiguous use of the
words tax notice" over the signature
of the comptroller causing it to appear
that official was endorsing and advo-
eating him E.lM. PowelD rather than
the lands forkSale. Please give your
opinion, and oblige.
lSignedl SUBSCRIBER.
The Times says, editorially, there
has been some complaint in regard to
the manner iniwhich the sales of land
for Texas unorganiZed counties are
being published. The Herald has Sc
cured the contract to publish the list
and is doing so. We have looked
at it carefully and are not
prepared to say that the work
is not properly done. but then it
looks just little odd to see
the advertisement of E. w. Powell
appearing all through the columns,
and Comptroller Swain certifying
that the whole thing is correct. We
read in one breath that taxes on
script No. ITO, survey No. 43, is due
from 1881, and in the next breath
that Powell has more land, the best
land and the cheapest land in the
state for sale. Mr.. Swain should pull
down his certificate from over the
head of Powells advertise
ment, and fuse it to apply
only to lands advertised for sale.
The case of J. w. Cohn against u. S.
Marshal A. b. Norton alleging false
Imprisonment, was to-day dismissed
in the Federal court, the arrest hay
ing been made on blank warrant,
filled out by a deputy us. marshal,
Walter johnson, and for which the
court refuses to hold Norton reSpon-
sible.
A man by the name of J. Moore
was to-day convicted in the state dis
trict court of horse stealing and given
seven years in the penitentiary.
A negro named Paterson to-day
shot white boy named Knox Coners
in the leg in dispute as regarded the
rights of blacks or whites to battle in
a certain pool of water. The shootist
escaped.
Information from INDIANAPOLIS. Ind,
says the Episcopal convocation to
choose bishop for the Indianapolis
diocese met to-day and that Bishop
Garrett, of Dallas, is .almost |
the unanimous choice for the !
honor. Bishop. Garrett this even
ing informed the STATESMAN
correspondent that under no circum- !
stances could he accept if elected, and
that he has so notified the Indianapo-
lis clergy by letter. which they have
received ere this, and
that when the letter is laid before the
his name could no doubt
be dismissed in connection with the
vacancy to be filled. He says it is his
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

derstanding that they be kept from
the public. As your reporter was
about to get them they were
seized by Deckers, the states attor-
ney, and withdrawn from the court
files. Bayliss swore he first saw
Burke to-day; knew he had been DC
qualnted with his daughter six
weeks. Thursday, two weeks ago,
the daughter jokingly told him he
would have to get new help. On
asking why, if she was going
10 leave, she replied that she
was. Bayliss then asked if
she was going into the drug business,
a young druggist having paid her some
attention, she answered no, that she
preferred railroading; and to his
questions as to how many railroad
lovers she had, she answered only
one; she complained of being in
such excitement that he hardly knew
how to answer. His daughter spoke
very highly of Burke, and of what a
good reputation he had through the
city. Bayliss was away on
the morning of the tragedy en-
! route to DenisoD. Without
having to go home had arrived at
Stringtown when telegram announc-
ing his daughters fate reached him,
and he then came directly home. The
state made an attempt to have defen-
dant's character shown up, but after
an argument deSisted. This argu-
ment brought out some remarks on
both sides that were rather i'll timed.
Rosa Smith, negreSs and waSherwo-
man, swore to the condition of under
| clothing of deceased after the tragedy,
during which very plain talk was
used.
An attempt was made by defense TO
read a st tement to-day by Mrs. Bay
llss, when the state objected on the
ground that after she had given the
statement she became frantic and her
signature and oath could not be taken.
The statement was rather unimport-
ant, giving only the lady'S opinion
of the affair but saying her daughter
came into her room about | O'Clock
the night of the Sherman trip and
slept with her, and had some general
conversation before going to sleep;
did not hear her girl say She was en-
gagged to Burke, but thoIght she would
have told her mother; had often heard
her daughter say il was foolish to tell
when you were engaged. The evil
dence closed with this, when the ar.
gument followed The State opened
by w. NJ. Peck, who made very cleal
summary of the evidence and law in
the matter.
/ He was followed by A.B.Person fol
the defense, who deprecated the posi-
ton in which he stood in the tragedy.
The states case WAS closed by city
attorney Decker, who made a most
feeling and mastery argument
which lasted for some time and touch
ed the hearts of all present. When
he closed Judge Cook made entry,
Henry Burke is bound over for the
fall term of the district court, on a
charge of rape in the sum of
$1,000 as the law would
not allow him to go beyond the
prisoners means, and the prisoner had
stated he would rather he In confine-
ment. It was stated that gentle
man boarding at theIBinkley had seen
Burke undressing Miss Bayliss, she
being too drunk. The gentleman had
entered the room by mistake. He
could not be found in time for exam
ination.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

IT appears to US that the power
which may remove Mr.. Gosling from
his place must be of more force than
this which has been brought to bear
against him. 1t is understood that
the charges preferred against him,
because of his absence, some
months ago, delivering the renegade
Polk to the Tennessee authorities,
have been withdrawn by district
attorney Evans. Besides it has all
along been understood that the alb
sence of Marshal Costing gave the
court chance to adjourn, which was
desired at that time, so as to have the
Russell cases removed to San Antonio.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

IT rs estimated that the 2,443.148
acres of school lands in Nebraska, if
sold now, would realize about $4,000
600. At the same rate the school
lands of Texas would bring nearly
$1,000,OO0,O00; and the university
lands would be worth over S30,OOO,OOO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

THE New York Sun believes babes
are now living who will see ten mill
lion people living on Manhattan
Island, and in support of this belief
it states that the population is now
sixty-four times as great as it was at
the beginning of the century.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

Gov. BUTLER. speaking to a Bos-
ton reporter of the refusal
of Harvard college to grant him
the LII. ID. degree. thrust savagely as
follows: al am, perhaps, one of the
two or three men spoken of
during the last twenty years who
could have read it and translated it
without the aid of a dictionary"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

SHOULD Brady and Dorsey finally
dodge justice, still there would be con-
ISOLATION and moral in the fact that
much, if not all, of their plumber goes
to secure their immunity from mer-
tied punishment, and they end their
thievish adventures as poor as when
they began.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

IT has been decided by the court of
appeals of Maryland that where a
railroad train is wrecked by running
over stock which get upon the track
through the negligence of their own
ers. the company has good cause of
damages against the owner of the
stock fo.rpermitting tito trespass. The
decision is made in the G so where
the B. & o. sued a farmer whose OK
wrecked train. This puts a new
face on the business of getting short
horn prices for long-horn stock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

SLOWLY but surely the telephone
is coming into rivalry with the tele-
graph as a medium of communica
ton at long distances. There are
now fifty towns and cities connected
by telephone with Milwaukee, and
with the places on this circuit
communication may be had in the
tones of the human voice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

No man is a better representative
of American scholarship than B. F.
Butler. The degradationto Harvard
in refusing to confer on him LII. D.
was not because of Butler, but be-
cause of political spite. Had he been an
avo~d Republican the degree would
have i.een conferred without a word
OF dissent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
Notice Of Estrays.
STATE OF TEXAS.

STATE OF TEXAS.
TRAVIS COUNTY
Notice is hereby given of the following de
scribed estrays: One bay mare, about 10
years old, Is hands high, branded on the left
shoulder X. One red heifer. line back.
years old. branded on the left side Y: mark
ed, split in the right and swallow-fOrk in the
left ear One red ana white steer. year old,
marked. crop and under-llack in the right and
crop, split and under-hack in the left ear.
Given under my hand this 28th day of May,
1885, ID. C. PACE
County Commissioner Preeint No. 8. Travis
County, Texas. m29-wst
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

AN attempt is being made to carry
through the Illinois legislature bill
requiring all life companies that do
business in that state to promise that
after five years insurance any insured
person may give up his policy and
demand from the company 80 per
cent. of the net reserve upon it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
Special kilograms

BASTRoP VIA MCDADE, June g.
Joe jackson, the negro man who
killed Dick Burris il this county a
few weeks ago, had an examining
rial'before Justice Bond yesterday,
and was allowed a $500 bail, in de-
fault of which he was sent to Jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
The weather is very warm now and
business is dull.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

MARSHALL, June 6. - Miss Jane
Webster, an estimable and accom-
plished young lady, died here to-day
under very painful circumstances.
About two weeks ago she stopped to
kiss little child and take it in her
arms. In doing so pin in the child's
clothing pierced her knee slightly.
Nothing was thought of it at the
time, but the place soon became in
famed and finally ended in lock jaw
and death. She will be buried to-
morrow morning. She was general
favorlte in our community, young,
loveable and charming. The city
is shrouded in gloom on account OF
the sad affai
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

THE Republican papers, hardly
without an exception, endorse the
course of the overseers of Harvard
university in refusing to confer on
Governor Butler the degree of LII. d.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
Like Webster Flanagan.

IOHICdEU IIIUUIIt.I
The Cincinnati Enquirer is straddle
of the fence, and will take either side
to promote party success and possess
sion of the Federal offices. Its motto
is: Every man for an office; the ID
take the tariff.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

No TRUE university fixes stand
ard of scholarship for admission. The
age standard should be fixed high,
and the scholarship will take care OF
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
Searching up Tears.

washington star
The tears brought forth by Col.
Ingersoll's touching appeal for "mer-
cy" for the star reuters have been
dried up by Mr.. Merrick's 'scorching"
logic, leaving not even blot to show
where they stood.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14

Mrs. LANGTRY sends to her hus-
band in Wales e3 IS. weekly. She
draws so heavily on Gebbie that she
can afford to remember the cast off
husband.