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The National tribune., 1883-04-26

pointed committee to visit the widow a. ID in
vestigate the circumstance thoroughly.

pointed a committee to visit the widow a ID in
vestigate the circumstance thoroughly.
Comrade T. Mount writes us that John Briny
Post, No. 293, North Lewisburg, Ohio, is grow
ing in numbers and interest. A W0man's
Auxiliary has recently been organized. At q
meeting on the Sd inst. a committee was ap
pointed to facilitate preparations for Decora-
ton Day, and the Seventh Ohio National
Guard have been invited to participate in the
ceremonies of the occasion.
Comrade Enos Pierson, Wooster, Ohio, writes
us that the veterans of the Sixteenth Ohio vol
unteer infantry will hold their annual Re-
union at that place on the LIST and I'd of August
At a meeting held on the 5th inst, it was de-
cided that the first day should be devoted to
the reception of comrades, with an address to
soldiers in the evening. The second day will
be devoted to business.
Dick Morris Post No 49, Gallon, Ohio, is
busy arranging for Decoration Day. The COM
mittees and appointments have all been made,
and all hands are working. The Post has new
uniforms, has increased in membership nearly
forty per cent. since the last annual election of
officers, and the mastering of new recruits still
goes bravey forward.
Commander E. A. Gordon, of Robbins Post
No. 81, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, writes us that
the Post is making arrangements to have big
meeting on Memorial Day. 1t has invited all
the neighboring Posts to meet with it, and ex
poets to secure Major-General Butterworth, of
Cinncinati, for orator of the day.
McMillen Post, South Charleston, Ohio, has
decided to have another Campfire. Commit
tees have been appointed to superintend the
various departments and the working element
of the Post is already pushing the work along.
Chaplain A. B. Byers, of the Ohio Board of
State Charities, lectured at Lowellville Ohio
on the evening of the 2Sth ult., on the achieve
ments of the war, for the benefit of Reno Post,
No. 81.
Sylvester Yohe, Dunbarton Adams county,
Ohio, writes us that Post will be organized at
that place in the near future.
The National tribune., 1883-04-26
COLORADO.

Comrade Geo. H. B. Hall, Denver, Col, writes
rs that Phil. Kearney Post, No. 10, Of that
place. Major Downing, Commander, now has
seventy members and twenty applications on
file. 1t is expected that the Post viii number
200 by next July. At the last meeting GEN
eral Simpson, Department Commander, with his
staff and council, visited the Post and passed q
pleasant hour or two in speech-making, telling
stories, etc.
The National tribune., 1883-04-26
WISCONSIN.

Commander Fl. P. Person writes US that
Post No. ID, Reedsburg, Wis, had ono of its
popular Camp-fires on the 10th inst. After an
enjoyable literary musical entertainment came
a genuine old army supper of sow belly, beans,
&c. The Post has secured Comrale W. Wood
ward. member of Congress elect of the district
and Commander of the Post at La Crosse, as
orator on Decoration Day.
The National tribune., 1883-04-26

ing themselves manifest in an increase of in
terest liz the work of the Order and in the
attendance upon the meetings
John A. Andrews Post, of Boston, has voted
to do away with all flowers or floral emblems
on Decoration Day and decorate simply with
the stars and stripes. The cost and scarcity of
flowers in May is the reason for the change.
The National tribune., 1883-04-26
The Nashville military Drill.

Fifty-five infantry companies, FIVE batteries
Of artillery and several noted military bands
Of music from different parts of the United
States have entered for a competitive drill at
Nashville, Tenn, on May 81. The military
viii be encamped on On elevated plain, two
mics west of the city, in tsnIs.
The National tribune., 1883-04-26
Confederate Memorial Day in Atlanta.

To-day viii be appropriately observed in
Atlanta, Georgia, as Confederate Memorial Day.
There viii be 9 procession from tho capitol TO
the cemetery. The military viii parade and
also the Knights Teaplar. Captain Harry
Jackson and Captain John Milledge VIII make
short addresses.
The National tribune., 1883-04-26
WEST VIRGINIA.

Comrade Joseph Helm, Point Pleasant, w.
Va, who sends us new subscriber writes that
John j. Paisley Post, No. H. of that place, is in
o fiourishing condition, and has dozen appIi-
cations for membership on file.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
LAREDO.
Especial to The Statesman. !

Especial to The Statesman
LAREDO, September G.-The bridge
of the Mexican National railroad
company, spanning the Rio Grande at
this point, was swept away last night.
1t is total loss, and the company has
not had such Il misfortune in four
months. An iron bridge will be built
when the river gets down to regular
low water stage. The Texas-MeXican
road hence to Corpus Christi has
been left in terrible condition by the
rains this week. A number of bridges
over rivers, small streams and gullies
have been washed away. There have
been no trains here since Monday
morning, and passengers are water
bound on both sides the river, and
miles from an eating house.
The tower which supported the
ferry boat cable was carried away this
morning. 1t stood the freshet of last
year.
The Daily Times made it's appear
ance to-day, chock full of local and
telegraphic news. The first sheet was
printed on Campbell press, Capt. E.
Il. Tarver, Laredo correspondent of
the Galveston News, furnishing the
muscular power. He claimed that
privilege, having been the first to an
nounce that the Daily Times would
appear. Its general get-up reflects
credit upon Will Lambert, who is on
the staff, and it's advent is now being
celebrated in Maj. PENIS sanctum
amid popping of corks and general
good cheer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
LIBERTY HILL.
Especial to The Statesman

LIBERTY HILL, September GA
fire to-day about 80 o'clock COM
pletely destroyed the cotton gin and
mill of Burke & White, situated about
three hundred yards from the depot.
There was also about thirty-five bales
of cotton lost, belonging to different
parties, upon which there was no in
surance. Burke & White were in
sured for $500.
No rain yet. Cotton in this neigh
borhood will not average more than a
bale to three acres. Everything is
literally burning UP for want of rain;
wells are going dry that were never
known to do SO before.
Business is rather dull, except in
the building line, which is very brisk.
Our high school opens Monday,
September 10, under very favorable
circumstances, with Prof. E. M. Cole
man, of Kentucky, as principal, and p.
L. Coleman, of Kentucky, as first as
sistant, and Miss Lula Grant, of this
place, second assistant. The musical
department will be managed by Miss
Maggie B. Crutcher, of Kentucky.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
SAN ANTONIO.
Especial to The Statesman. |


SAN ANTONIO, September ED.
Buckley's assignment has been multi
fed by the mutual consent of inter-
ested parties.
A Mr.. Golden at Janison was sun
struck to-day.
Henry Dresh was arrested for as
sault with intent to kill, Jim Porter
for cattle theft, and Dan Mcdonald
for horse theft.
Marshal Gosling conveyed twelve
United States prisoners to Castroville
this evening, because our county Jail
was too crowded.
A new enterprise is to be started
here, in the shape of beef packing
and refrigerating company. The
charter has been received and stock
books are open.
A prominent young married man,
considered one of the bon ton, has de-
serted his young wife, and gone, no
one knows where. He quarreled with
her because she demonstrated with
him on his habits of visiting strange
women and gambling dens. The wife
llcto GUM W 1NC WILL ACl luOUuCls
At the bagnio of Fannie Kelly. one
girl named Lille Levy, while toying
with a visitor with pistol, acciden-
tally fired it off, and the ball took eff
feet in his forehead. escaping from the
top of his head, making bad wound,
though not fatal.
SAN ANTONIO, September For
some reason not given the San Anto-
Mo base ball boys have determined
not to visit Austin, Houston and
Galveston on the 10Th for circuit of
games. The Dallas Browns have
sent this club a challenge.
The telephone line is down between
Uvalde and Brackett, caused by the
storm.
A heavy rain which lasted but a
short time fell here to-day during a
thunder storm.
Another attachment has been levied
on Sam Johnson's goods, which he
tried to steal from Galveston and
Houston. McKennY & Co., of Bolton,
are the claimants.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
Two Young Ladies' Drowned.

ID. ID. BOARDMAN
Date not yet agreed for hearing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
Dol PnIltzer is the boss.

New YORK, September I'm
answering certain inquiries concern
ing the ownership of the World news
paper, the following authoritative
statement is given as correct: The
names of the trustees of the publish
ing company representing the World
are JOS. Pulitzer, John McGuffin and
Melville Clay, all recently from st.
Louis. Jos. Pulitzer is president and
John McGuffin is publisher and secre-
tary of the company. Neither Jay
Gould or any son of his, nor Gen.
Eckert, nor any other human being
connected with any monopoly or cor
poration, own directly or Indirectly a
dollars worth of interest in the
World, or have any more to do with
its management than the emperor of
China. The World is free and indie
pendent, without a particle of obi
cation to anybody. There is no secret
about the ownership of the paper, its
editor is its owner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
After the Money.

ITHICA, N. Y, September 6.-The
lthIca Journal has five-column ac-
count of the attempt to annull the
will of the late Jenny McGran Fiske,
whereby Cornell University received
a million and half dollars, at the in
stance of her husband, Prof. Willard
Fiske, eX-librarian of the university.
The nature of the present action is a
motion to open final accounting of
the executor, by which he had already
paid $4,000 to the university, to ac-
count for money yet in his hands. A
clause in the charter forbids the uni
versity to hold property in excess OF
$3,000,O00. The university authori-
ties refuse to disclose or give
an outline of the defense. The
issue involves the title to the eel
ebrated Fiske mansion, on University
Hill, and other property, in addition
to persynal estate. Prof. Fiske is now
residing in Florence, Italy. Presi-
dent White intended leaving via South
Hampton, England, for Ithaca, yester-
day. Secretary Boardman embodies
the following agreement in his aft
davit replying to the petition of Fiske
for reopening:
Legation of the United States of
America, Berlin, July 188O.-In con-
sideration of the agreement of Jenny
McGran, of Ithaca, n. Y, to marry
me, and other considerations, 1 do
contract and agree that she shall have
possession, control and dispose of her
property after our marriage in the
same manner and in as perfect and
complete an extent as if she had re-
manned single and unmarried. Wit
ness my hand and seal the day and
year first aforesaid. WIN. FISKE.
In presence of
A. ID. WHITE.
ID. BoARDMAN.
Date not yet agreed for hearing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
The Business Outlook.

NEW YORK, September Dun &
Co.'s report for the week just clos
ing: Nothing occurred of character
adverse to the steady improvement of
trade. 1t is true the exchange shows
considerable decline in transactions,
but this may be the result of hesita-
ton and embarrassment growing out
of the recent heavy depression on Sc
curities and produce, but notw1th-
standing this fact the figures show the
volume of business is large on the
whole and larger than ever before. AT
about half of the leading centers out
side of New York city the indications
point to the fact that the general bust
ness is getting into better shape. The
Insurance of good crops and fair
market abroad for our products is
stimulating to most lines of trade. In
this city the dry goods interests seems
in the main healthy and the demand
is creating quite a stir, absorbing
large quantities of goods. In the
grocery trade the situation seems to be
equally favorable. The demand for
iron continues slow and quotations
about steady. Considerable improve
ment in the stock market has had ben
eficial effects On the tone of the mar
ket, while the money market is gen.
orally in favorable condition. AS the
legitimate business increases there is a
feeling of confidence that the autumn
trade will be satisfactory one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
HOUSTON.
[Speclal to the Statesman. l


HOUSTON, September To-day a
severe rain and thunder storm oc-
CURED, commencing about IL m. An
immense amount of water fell, dur
ing which time the house occupied b
Robert Adair, general baggage mas
ter of the Houston s. Texas Central
railway, took fire from a defective
fiue, and was completely destroyed.
The house of Louis Redman, adjoin-
ing it, was also totally consumed.
Adair's house belonged to John Glenn,
was insured for $500 and valued
at 5000. The household goods were
insured for $500, about half their
value. Redman's house was insured
for $1,000, valued at $1,000. There was
no insurance on his furniture.
On account of the telephone being
rebellious the fire department was not
promptly notified, and the house
burned before they got there. Two
men were struck and BADLY injured
also woman and child, by lightning
to-day. All parties are doing we'll
The flagstaff of the Capitol Hotel
was struck by lightning and shattered
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
BURNETT.
[Special to The Statesman |


BURNET, September About 10
o'clock this morning, and about a
mile and half from the Colorado
river, Mr.. John Herlock, driver of the
stage between Llano and Burnet, was
stopped by man masked in white, and
ordered to deliver up the mail sacks.
The masked man presented six
shooter, and the driver Immediately
obeyed the orders by giving up all
the mail sacks. The robber said he
could get the sacks next time, and to
drive on and ask no questions. The
robber was of medium height, on
foot, and apparently alone. There
were no passen gers on the stage.
Parties left here on the arrival of the
stage to look for the sacks. Later
Sheriff Corker and the driver arrived
at the scene of robbery, and develop
ments show that there were two
horses hitched in the brush, and that
they had cut road through a thicket
alongside the road just large enough
for man to pass, so as to apprehend
the driver as he passed. The mail
was taken about thirty yards and cut
open, and the packages were rified
A freighter was passing and identi-
fed man by the name of Vaughan,
who is known to be desperate char
J acter,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
Accidents at Sea.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., September 6.-The
steamer Gamma. commanded by Capt
Farquhar, was totally wrecked this
morning. She struck on Gull Island,
at the mouth of st. Mary's Bay, and
sank almost instantly. The passen-
gers and crew, sixty in all, got ashore
on Island Rock, about mile from
land. The schooner Thistle was dis
patched to the wreck to render assist
ance.
The French bark, Kermalo, with
goods, quintails and Goldfish, from St.
Pierre to France, sank with all hands
at the entrance of the river Girard.
The schooner Lizzie stranded to-day
on the west side of Miquelon.
The French banker Augusta, jul
anchored in Roads, was severely dam
aged and lost six men.
The French bark, Horteuse, is a
total wreck at Stables.
The Dalonne crew was saved, but
the schooner was disabled on Mique-
lon Island in the storm of Thursday.
The French banking fleet is slowly
Since cabling on the 4th twenty-one
more cases of loss of life are reported.
All the French fleet have arrived
and report numbers of dismasted YES
sells outside, and large quantities of
floating Wreckage.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
LAMPASAS.
Especial to The Statesman. |

LAMPAsAs, September g. This
morning at 10 o'clock Hon. Norton
Moses, Acting Grand Worshipful
Master, conducted the ceremonies in
laying the corner stone to our new
court house. The management was
in the hands of Saratoga Lodge, A. F.
and A. NJ, assisted by the various Sc
cret orders Of our city. The principal
deposits were copies of several Texas
dailies, copies of the Lampasas Dis
patch, Lampasas Daily Globe and St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, German
penny, cards of our business men, an
expired Phoenix insurance policy on
G. Z. Malone & Co.'s stock by the
company's agent, Thomas w. Griffin.
The different orders presented fine
appearance, and the remarks of Hon.
Norton Moses were appropriate, and
received the appreciation of all par
ties.
We have had a fine rain this even
ing.
The ladies of the Methodist church
intend giving a fine supper tonight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, September 1T is in
timated that if the governor of Louis
lana, complying with the request of
the New Orleans exchange, with
draws his proclamation for non-inter-
course with infected ports. Galveston
will restrict her communication with
New Orleans.
Representative of the Texas s. st.
Louis, Galveston. Harrisburg & San
Antonio, Texas & New Orleans, Mis-
souri, Pacific, Gulf, Colorado 81 Santa
Fe, East s. West Texas and Houston
81 Texas Central roads were in session
here to-day. arranging rates for cotton
and other freights from Texas to the
North and East. Other roads, though
invited, failed to send representatives
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
Another Robbery.

The two highwaymen were heard
from again yesterday. Just why it
is so we cannot tell, but true it is that
hlghwaymen have a peculiar fondness
for .robbing doctors; and when they
cannot get doctors of dentistry they
take doctor of physic, and if they do
not find doctor of phySic they are Ger.
tain to drop on to a doctor of divinity
Anyway, that has been the history
of their operations in Aus
tin and vicinity. Now and
then they light on to a railroad engi-
neer but it is always some one who
looks very ministerial, and no doubt
it is owing to a mistake on their part.
They evidently mistake him for a
doctor. This last person whom they
have visited is the Rev. M. Stamlain,
pastor of the Lutheran church in Aus
tin. Night before last the doctor was
in the country with his family and
when coming home in a buggy was
halted near the cemetery by two high
waymen who demanded the doctors
wealth. One of the men tried to catch
his horse by the bride, but Rev. Siam
line struck his horse, and he sprang
forward with quick jump and near
ly ran over the highwayman. The
horse carried them by the robbers, but
they followed for distance. The
doctors horse was too fleet, and the
robbers were distanced, and so Mr.
tStamline escaped without being rob-
he'd
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
SAffIpd.

NEW YORK, September Rep
resentatives of through lines and
Western connections, constituting
the joint executive commission, con-
tinued their session to-day in the
Office of Commissioner Fink, and sue
ceeded in amicably settling the diff
Guilty which arose over the charge of
cutting freight rates in the west. A
resolution was passed favoring strict
maintenance of rates in future and
strict enforcement of all penalties.
There will be a number of additional
pools established between various
points west, including Peoria and In
dianapolis, and New York for east
bound freight. which will relieve the
pressure existing and induce the roads
to cut rates of schedules in assign
mentS.
Tannsig & Hammerslay,- the failed
firm, are syrup manufacturers. Liza
bilities, $215,O00 nominal assets,
$4,000; actual assets, $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13

to pieces. 1t created great excite
ment among the guests. The tin roof,
acting as non-conductor, saved the
building. A man named L. Stiness, a
blacksmith, was struck and killed by
lightning to-day.
Berkery and Revenac. pitcher and
catcher, from the Clarks, of New Or
leans, will pass through tomorrow
morning to join the Lorgnettes of
Galveston.
A cyprian, Dollie Small, while
handling d can of concentrated I've,
upset it, and by its getting in her eyes
caused the loss of sight entirely to
one eye and partially to the other.
Several minor casualties resulted
from the heavy rain storm of to-day.
The horse Of DIR. Rutherford, attached
to buggy, ran away ahead of an en-
CINE down the railway track, COM
pletely demolishing the buggy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13
F0RT WORTH.
Especial to The Statesmar.l

Especial TO Inc OtateSmar.
FORT WORTH, September About
8 o'clock tonight a desperate and
well nigh successful attempt to break
Jail was made by three prisoners-C.
Morrison, charged with burglary; Jas,
Grant, who claims to be nephew of
Gen. Grant, charged with theft, and
man named Martin, charged with
theft of cattle. They had filed chain
in two which secured the door of their
cell, and waited until the guard came
in to put up the lights, when they
jumped out and overpowered him.
Scott, the guard, gave the alarm,
when Jim Maddox, deputy sheriff,
ran in and found the three men in
the wheel, on the eve of getting out.
He levelled his pistol and compelled
them to throw up their hands, when
Scott. recovering, came to his aid,
and the prisoners were again soon
safe.
The saloon men are jubilant over
being passed by the city council, thus
O1dU1AuS IIIOLu W Dull vi kOuuudJ.
Cotton is bringing as high as cents
in this market, and receipts are lib
era].
Maj. Penn opened his gospel tent
tonight with 2000 people present. His
discourse went to show that Bob In
gerSoll was endorsed by the Bible
from his standpoint; his unbelief be-
ing his misfortune, not his fault, the
spiritual man not having been devel-
Oped.
Eighty-seven bales of cotton were
sold here to-day at g. to Is. Buyers
say this is the highest market in the
state.
A number of leading citizens are
an effort to have the COWS
penned at night to keep fruit trees and
from being destroyed. All
must be sound on the COW
question before they can hope to re-
ceiye the votes of the people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-13

letter from Cave Springs, Floyd
county, Ga, in which the writer in
quired as to the whereabouts and well
fare of his parents, and the epistle was
signed by Louis W. Andrewatha, the
long-lost boy. In the letter, which
was very short, he stated that he had
repeatedly written to the old address
of his parents here, but had never re-
ceived reply, and knowing that Mr.
Holt and Mr.. Friesbie were both ac-
quainted with his father he had, as a
last resort, written to them. He did
not give any particulars with regard
to his disappearance or his where
abouts of life since that time, his one
thought seeming to be the discovery
of his parents. The letter was for
warded to NJ. Andrewatha, at his
home in Austin.