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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

ABSTRACT OF TITLE AND REAL ESTATE J
OFFICE OF ZI4IPELNIAN & BERGEN,
PECAN ST., AUSTIN, TEXAS.
The following comprises list of Travis
county property transferred during the week
ending July :, 1888:
Phil Abrahams to Capital compress COM
pany, part of lot 8, block 3, out lot II, divi-
sion T. Austin. $500
Charles Wolf to Capital compress company
lot I, block 3, out lot II, division L; Austin.
S1100.
Jn6 b. Gildart and wife to Capital compress
company, lot 6. block s. out lot II, division
L; Austin. 5000
Robert Ralston to Charles Wolf, 4 of lot Z,
block >, division Y; Austin. 500.
Jas. IL. Raymons to Charles Wolf, part of
lot Z, block 5, division Z; Austin. $75.
Jos. A Maggie to Charles Wolf, part of lot 7,
block 5, division u; Austin. $500
Frank Gildart to Capital compress company,
10 feet of Lotto block 5, division Y; Austin. $40.
Chas. Horst by attorney, to Edward Chris
tian, out lot 5, division ID; Austin. $500.
Louisa II. Robinson, by attorney, to l. Fell
mon, part of lot %, division G.; Austin. $4,000.
Leander Brown to VIM. Brealey, lot -, out
lot 63, division ~; Austin. $500
Robert Ralston to Mary j. Lee, lots and 2,
of w. Browns $40 acre survey; Travis county.
500.
H. n. Duble to r. IL. Griffin, lot 2, w.
Browns $40 acre survey; Travis county. 500.
Susan Z. TOwnSley to Peter Schmitt, so
acres, w. C. NJ. Cooke survey; Travis county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
THE COURTS.
THE SOCIAL EVIL.

THE SDClaL r La
The United States courts and the
state supreme court and court of ap-
peals. having all adjourned TOR some
time. only the state district court, the
county courts and justices of the
peace courts remain to attract the at
tention Of the public and the repor-
tiers.
In the district court there was moth
ing of interest Thursday. The pro-
ceedings in the county court, how
ever, over which Judge Fillmore pre-
sides, with characteristic dignity and,
for one of his age, with signal ability,
was the scene Of prosecutions which
never fail to excite maudlin curiosity
or a sort of sickly sentimentality in
in the mind of the public.
There being no license here, as is
granted in some of the larger cities
of other states, for keeping what is
commonly known us baWdy houses or
places of prostitution, a leading demi-
rep perhaps, or mistress of such an
| institution, was tried on the charge of
keeping disreputable establishment,
with view, doubtless, OF making
hers Il test case for similar prosecu-
| tions against others of her class who
AAiSNJ ~ N4bllCl OPOh1J VI ms
their VocatiOns and more or less
Haunting their shame, to the horror of
the public, in this great moral city of
Austin.
AS long as such characters act in
violation of law, to say nothing of
decency, propriety and public policy,
the prosecution of the offenders is not
question of dubiety; but for all that
II HnaS c.aaro N ~ fuctioa +bo+
these poor creatures should be spas
medically pulled" and harrassed in
the courts, or periodically prosecuted
for offenses to Which the other sex is
Il partieeps criminiS, while the men
whose patronage contributes to their
success and perpetuates them as cry
ing evils in society, go totally unWhipt
of justice. There is certainly some
thing wrong in this, and the statutes,
or city ordinances, or both, should
somehow or other he remedied to
punish the men as well as the women.
But the point to be noticed more
especially in this matter is that these
open prosecutions (and the prOSecu-
tionS cannot well be otherwise are so |
many advertisements to the public of |
these establishments which it is the |
aim and policy Of the law to sup
press, and which, unfortunately, the |
press, unwittingly in most instances
no doubt, advertise by publishing the |
names of the parties and details of |
the proceedings and testimony against |
them as precious mOrSel Of SenSa- |
tional information for enterprising
journals to sound upon the tympana Of |
their excited readers. How truly, alas |
the tinkling sound of the timburella
invites again to the 'lasciVious dance
of the tarantula,' is too well eXem-
plilied in pMading these poor 'soiled'
but nevertheless fascinating "doves"
into society through the medium Of
court proceedings, where their names,
their habitationS. their beauty are pa
raded us sort of spectacular exhibit
bition for public delectation and in
formation. Truly. nothing truer was
ever said than that
Vice is "A monster of so hideOus mein
As to be hated needs but to be seen;
But seen too oft, familiar with her face,
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
THURSDAY.

The United States revenue receipts
of this, third district, for the quarter
ending June 30, 1883, are about S1O.-
600 less than for the corresponding
quarter of the previous year, owing
to the reduction by rebates on cigars,
cigarettes and manufactured tobacco,
and the repeal of the law taxing bank
capital and deposits.
The time in which the Office has to
complete and forward all rebate
claims has expired. The claims so
far amount to about S50,OOOfor claims
filed. This is IL considerable reduction
in the revenue, and indicates that a
large appropriation will be required
of congress to cover the deficiencies
in the revenue of the country If the
same decrease prevails generally.
Any stamp checks in the hands OF
bankers may be redeemed and neceS-
sary blanks furnished on application
to Gen. Ludlow, United States col
lector.
There was but little of interest
transpiring in the departments Thurs
day. outside of general routine bust
ness.
The comptroller warranted for pay
ment into the treasury of about $500,
received from tax collections for ac-
count of general revenue.
Two bonds of $1,000 each were reg
istered for account of Wood county,
issued for school house purposes.
The following tax-collectors set
tied: e. b. Garden, of Coryell; j. j.
Bruce, of Williamson, and Thos. IL.
Langham, of jefferson, settled bal
ances on their accounts. Capt. Bruce
reports that his county was suffering
for rain and had been since April,
till favored with recent showers.
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District Court,
A. $ Walker, Pres ding; j. P. Hart Clerk
THE TELEGRAPH SUIT AGAIN.

4 al L
,r,,s, W., ,,,,,,,p1, s1r1,r ,c',,>I
ne - -, % 80. 80, ,
MesSrS. walton " Hill, attorneys
Tor the defense IN the case OF the State
VS.. the w estern y mon telegraph COM
pany, hled a motion Tor new trial IN
the case on the grounds tnat the
court erred IN oVerTulihg uelehdantS
demurrer 10 PlalnGlI Original ana
supplemental peIllionS because SAID
petltlonS Iall 10 SET lorCh cause OF
action against defendant; that the
court erred IN admitting certain evil
dence OF H. 4. Baker and u, n, Baker,
and the testimony OF Il. >. Pillow, as
to their estimates OF proportion be
tween messages cohilntd TO points III
Texas and messages sent beyond the
state; because the law contemplates
that Defendant should nave the right
to make return OF lhe number
Oh messages Sent peloTe Gne taX
shoulu DC dSseSSeu, leFleq VI ui|e' anu
defendant having computed lulueT
order OF tnlS court, Win lhe law Dy
making return Oh the gross NUMBER
OF messages sent, II was incompetent
for the court 10 go INTO speculative
calculation, based upon gueSSeS as to
matter, in its nature, not capable OF
being determined with any reason
able degree OF certainty, In order to
assess, levy aud collect from defend
ant Il tax, decided by the supreme
court of the United States to be I'M
constitutional. Because the tax pro-
vided for by law, was only intended
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
SATURDAY.

The young Mexican charged with
raping little girl about ten years of
age, and killing her and her little
brother in the neighborhood of Oat-
manville quarry, as reported in The
STATESMAN some weeks ago, was
brought into court Saturday for the
purpose of having counsel appointed
for him. Judge Walker appointed
Messrs. Hewlett, Durham and Ora
ham to defend him. He acknowl-
edges the killing, but denies the rape
of the girl, and is entitled to plead
not guilty, and have his trial without
reference to confessions.
Jim Kisine, colored, was sentenced
to twenty years in the penltentiary,
according to verdict of the jury, foT
murder in the killing of another col.
ored man named Daniels in diff.
Guilty about woman. The case may
be appealed by his counsel. He is not
IA Misunderstanding negro, and Dor,
good character previously.
The Judgment of the court in the
case of the State VS.. Strayhorn, tal
collector of Williamson county, wa
collected by County Attorney Moor
! TO the amount OF st. 9S7.25, being tn
extent to which the sureties on hi
j bend were liable The judgmen
against Strayhorn as principal is 70
a larger amount, which will hardly b
collected.
Geo. Reed, the white man cor
victed of burglary, was sentenced t
five years in the penitentiary, an
gave notice of appeal.
kisine, above referred to, also CAV
notice of appeal.
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Bold Burglary.

The first burglary that has been sue
cessful in Austin for some time oc-
CURED yesterday morning. Mr.. Keller,
of the Siftings saloon, is the victim.
The thief entered by way of the
stairs leading up to DR.. Smiths office.
He forced his way into the rooms up
stairs. where Mr. Keller was sleeping,
and, without arousing the occupants,
stole a gold watch valued at SLOT
from a vest pocket. He then rifed
the pants pockets of their contents
Then he Went down the back stairs
to the saloon, and forced open the ban
till and took about $50 from it, The
burglar then unlocked the door ane
went away. Officer Morris came
along about o'clock and found thu
door open. He instituted an investi
CATION, and found Mr.. Keller's coat
and hat. When he went up stairs n
found Mr.. Keller sound asleep, AM
wholly unconscious of what bal
i taken MACE
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12

DALLAS. July 7-Intense exciteIDent and
indignation prevails among tne GOWN. to o III
ports alleging brutal and CRIMINAL manage
inent of the country poor farm, where a large
number OF convlcts are SENT 10 MOTH md 4us siSeS
crimes 1t is charged that prisoners are over
worked some have been murdered by lnnumaH
guards and that no inquests nave peen nein on
| any prisoner dying at the Institution. Inc
| Daily Times sent a reporter to the farm ana
vicinity and interviewed The farm ofnclals-
| and ii the statements in tue two
column report are true, the dallas county
| Moor farm is miniature Siberia OF torture
| John st. Clair was sent there on a $l5g sen.
7 tenee for stealing a coat. He died a few days
! ago and the cause reported Is sunstroke, put
other convicts said guard named X. NJ wat
| cause the prisoner claimed that he was sick
and not used TO hard work. The farm physi-
/ clan attributed his death to sunstrOke, but no
none st was held. John Schneider, citizen
of Hutchins, declares his intention 10 have the
| remains exhumed and an inquest held, 81 III.
own expense. Louis Abel said convict died
| tention DIR. Potter said that on the 9th
or 18th Of June he and H. 4. Kelthley SAW
ping to a little 1i-year-old girl Who = yolln.-
tary servant 10 her father A pdrew Nc Donald
an Invalid pauper, Tor no greater propagation
TIE weapon ..atr used by Mrs Kiin5n was piece
OF board The little girl got away from her
and ran screaming under her fathers bed.
l. a..
the hair, saying "You little devil" On the
day preceding Mrs. Kinnon beat the little girl
| with a piece of fence-rail. The doctor said the
farm was carried on by brute
force. The cOnyictS were worked four
teen hours day. Noah Richardson
| am eX-cOnvict, now in the employ of DR.. Mich
erer saws lie was loaded down with eighty
1 pounds of chains which were kept on him I'M
til he left. He said he wOrl ed the best he
could, but the guard, Charles Cumming kept
ctIrsing and abusing him, and finally started
! to strike him with heavy stick Which ne car
ried. He (NOah) raised bis hoe on the guard
| who drew his pistol and marched MN 70 ms
cell. where kmnon TOOK the stick and beat
: him badly The guard, who was soon aftei
: discharged, told Mr.. Peytol be was only teas
4 ing Noal 10 see If be would resist Noah sait
the conviets were fed OH the bottom
Y leaves OF cabbage, pork and corn bread
I They had coffee Of a morning, potatoes twice
: q week, and no supper sundays. Nnen "
d grand jury canie down Oh their pefl0aic yslt
u OF inspection 10 the farm tnet nan enlgns
e whitehead cabbage and real GOOD dlhner
\ Mr. PeytoI, an Did and prominent eiiizen, say
= s1iiifrifteliSent klnnosl always prepares TO
. the effad jury by inft1nidatpg the prisoners
= a e,f conflicts aft Instruct d to tell visitor
Z. they arc well mated Or suffer the ,ueeHef
- <i,,s,,,tft ffne IItlcnirs feels so Outrg
4 IL has lxufeSscd q Willingness 10
= f{1I.IIfI5x SiinefinIi.lfdt1t Kinnon-
Ie y s1s5l Kan 15e httf1 III the leieIDe
ID the above are ven - samples
n investigation HtfII rciI< fInAI y
4. i. ~ I1I.7I al
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
FROM GEORGETOWN.
GEORGETOWN, July 6, 1858

Correspondence of the Statesman.]
The case of Mcdonald & Co., of
Austin, against Envy Taylor was
submitted to a jury to-day about II
o'clock. The jury retired but short
while When they returned a verdict
for the plaintiff. Mcdonald & Co.
were represented by Col. j. w. Rob
ertson, of Austin. and Makemson &
Price, of Georgetown, the defense by
MessrS. Fisher 81 Key, of Georgetown.
The facts of the case are as follows +:
A man by the name of HelWith bOr-
rowed of Envy Taylor 5000, and
gave a deed to certain parcel of
land. Taylor neglected to have the
deed recorded. Helwith afterward
sold to Mcdonald, and Mcdonald had
the deed recorded, which secured the
title,
We have had good rains and the
people are happy.
The negro who did the shooting at
the colored barbecue in Gabriel, above
Taylor reported from Taylor, was
lodged in Jail here to day.
Many new Improvements are visible
Georgetown lisa live place, and The
| STATESMAN is the leading paper here.
bu1O IAC III anu
is running a. boarding house here,
Hickory has at last struck his talent,
and letter meal than he will give
cannot be had in Texas.
Plenty of rain and a good crop OF
cotton is assured, while all will raise
enough corn for home consump-
ton.
Judge Blackburn's eyes are greatly
improved, and he is on the bench here
The judge is a popular dealer of the
law up here.
The county judge, Hon. George
Glasscock, extended us the usual
courtesies. He is a warm friend of TIL
STATESMAN, being an old Austinian
and George is also a popular MAJ
with the people of Williamson county
Williamson is booming, and so i:
TIE STATESMAN up here.
RAMBLER.
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BASTRof, July Eve had very fine rains
iit this place and in the surrounding country
during the past three days. and the crops IN
TINS county, without doubt, will be good
AT the election Tuesday, as to whether the
schools of the county, the city won the elec
Ton by vote of hve To one
Business at present is dull
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DALLAS, July 6.-Representative Nash of
this county has received IA letter from State
Treasurer Lubbock, i'll which the latter says
and 1915 900 university fund on hand in August
for investment i'll interest-bearing securities,
in the event of the adoption Of the proposed
constitutional amendment
Farmers report the heaviest and best hay
crop now being harvested ever known In the
state There is an increasing demand for
shipment of Texas hay, and more care is be-
| ing given in gathering the crop than hereto
| fore, particularly that for home feeding Much
/ improvement is being made in the farms in
THIS section, in the shape of shelter to protect
stock and avoid repetition OF the losses sus-
| aimed by the severe winters heretofore The
saving in stick, it is estimated, will more than
| offset the expense of providing sufficient fod-
der and shelter.
II The counting of the votes on the local OPP
/ ton, for the precincts of Mesquite, Haught's
| Store and Duck Creek, is completed and shows
| a majority in favor of the prohibitory propo-
| sitiOn.
State Senator Rutabaga johnson, of Collin
| county. is going TO take the stump in
| North Texas against the proposed c0nstitu
tional amendments. He appounces that he
will make the campaign red hot. There is nc
doubt he can control great many votes in his
set on.
/ Col Thomas p. Murray and other promoter,
| of the ex-COnfederatc and old settler Reunion
az Mckinney, have been in the city tn-da!
consulting. They report prospects all tina
could be desired.
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night last night and enjoyed an unusual good
sleep. He was found to be sleeping this morn
ing when the jailer made his regular morning
round. He asked for some tea, also for some
seems to be quite as well to-day as he was
Tuesday, but Jailer Y1ungst thinks that Cone
will not have the fOrtitude to withstand the
The execution will take place in the county
Jail tower, and only a few invitations will be
issued to witness it.
Contractor Wren, who put in the lowest bid
lSSi,OO0) for the new courthouse, not appear
ing TO make his bid good, the commissioners
yesterday awarded the contract to the next
lowest bidders, Long & Britton, for SOS, 900
These gentlemen have qualified. The court
ordered Sheriff FAINT to-day to sell the old
courthouse building for cash, at auction. July
10, reserving the furniture
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-07-12
FRIDAY.

A number of gentlemen of the Ten
nessee press association, visiting tn
| city, paid their respects by calling
) upon the governor and other state of
ficers.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
AT the meeting of the executiv,
comm ttee of the board OF regents, ac
counts Tor certain work done on the
university building were approved tC
the amount of $451.0S.
FISH COMMISSIONER.
Dir. Stolley, who is employed by the
United States fish commissioners to
examine the various kinds of fish &c
be found in the waters of Texas, is in
Austin, and has applied to State Com.
missioner Lubbock for information,
He will visit various places in Texasl
TIE STATE CAPITOL.
There are about fifty hands at work
at the Oatmanville quarry getting
out stone for the new capitol. *
hundred more good men are wanted
First-class drillers are paid $2ra day,
and are furnished board and Quarters
at 81 per week. 1t seems hard to get
GOOD workmen.
COMPTROLLER SrDEPARTMENT.
DC. Warnelh;; tax collector of Hill
county; YIN. Davis. of Henderson
= county, and John Edgar, of Pecos
county, settled with the comptroller
Friday.
Deposits in the treasury were small.
The board of regents of the state
university presented their requisition
for S25O0 under resolution of the
board appropriating $4,000 for equip
ping the department of physics and
chemistry, and supplemental Teso-
luton of $6000made Tor the same pur-
pose.
STATE LUNATIG ASYLUM.
The regular monthly meeting of
the board of managers was held at
the asylum Friday, DIR. Burt, preSid-
ing, and full attendance of the
board. Accounts, based on vouchers,
were approved tor about 5000 for
work done on the buildings, and for
other items OF expenditures, amount
ing to about $1,000 additional.
The Walworth manufacturing COM
,pany. of Boston, had previously been
awarded the contract for furnishing
375 beds, with mattresses, at $500
leach. The other items selected en-
rAse. 200 settees at $l.10, 300 chairs
at S1.37, 200 tables at $2.75, 30 bureau
wash-stands at 81 80. 20 cast-iron bath
tubs on legs at $l7.20 each, 20 water
closets at $500 each, 20 urinals at
$2.4O each, 20 laboratories at $40 each,
is sinks at $3.50; about 5000 feet ven
tilation pipe at 81 cents per foot, and
. complete kitchen outfit for $3l00;
complete steam laundry outfit, with
engineof fifteen-horse power, $273S.60
The furniture is to be placed in the
building by September /, and the im-
provements to the buildings are to
be completed by the 18th OF August.
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The Tennessee press eXcursionists
left Austin yesterday, to continue
their travels by way of San Antonio,
Laredo, Taylor, Palestine, Galveston,
Longview, Marshall and New Or
leans, which last place they expect to
reach, according to their programme,
Sunday. July 10. 1t is to be hoped
that this system of excursions, which
the railroad companies have so far en-
encouraged quite literally, will serve
disabuse the public mind, eventually
of prejudiceS which, it seems, still
exist in some sections against others
There is need of more general inter
course information among the
peoplis But yesterday, as an illustra
ton, The telegraph brought us thu
particulars of personal difficulty il
New Y ork, resulting in Mr.. Sheahan
citizen of New York, being chal
lenged by Mr.. Knox, editor of Texa
! Siftirgs, on account of an issue r;tise'
in conversation by Mr.. Sheahan as t
the administration of Justice il
Texas.
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DALLAS, July 5.-Mr. Grinnan, of Terrell, a
trustee of the new branch lunatic asylum was
i'll the city to-day. He says circumstances
have SO shaped themselves that it will be i'm
possible to start work on the asylum building
before the 18th of September The location of
the asylum has given Terrell real estate Il big
boom. A Dallas real estate firm received in
formation to day from a customer aJ Terrell to
raise the price of 1900 acres of nd which he
had in their hands from S11 to SIG per acre
Jennie Gillespie, burned yesterday with coal
oil, fingered nnconsciously till 10 clock to-day
and expired.
Freight receipts for the Gould lines at Dallas
for the year, from July l. 1882, tn June 30, 1888,
$572, sos SO. The increase of the first five
months of 1888 over the corresponding period
last " ar is $50, 1929
J. Nj. Eddy, the new superintendent of the
Texas and Pacific railroad, with headquarters
at Dallas, will arrive and assume his duties
next Sunday, Mr.. Eddy'S prominence in the
Fort Worth and Denver road makes his APP
pontment to this new position in the Gould
system a sort of a railroad cOnundrum, in the
face of the reports that the Fort Worth and
Denver road was about to be absorbed by the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. 1t complexities
ideas in the railroad mind. The visit of Mr.
A. A. Talmage here yesterday brought out the
fact that the Gould system, when it occupies
its new union passenger depot, just receiving
the finishing touches, will start work on an i'm
mense union freight depot, on the site OF the
present passenger and freight depot, making
it great deal longer than the present struc-
ture,