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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

Out of 100000 bushels of corn ex-
ported in May, more than one-fifth
went from New Orleans.
A young lover in Iowa paid $40 for
a locomotive to run him thirty-tive
miles to see his girl, and when he got
there the family bulldog ran him
two miles and didn't charge him a
cent. Corporations have no souls.
A movement has been started IN
Chattanooga to organize an asylum
for orphan colored children. 1t will
be the largest institution of the kind
in the south. The asylum will be
under the auspicies of the American
missionary association. Three of the
incorporators are eX-confederates.
After a dinner at the Holland
House the other day, at which many
of the guests were authors, IL we'll
known society" laan said to friend
in confidence: 81 can imagine one
wanting to know an author after
reading his book; but l cannot now
imagine any one desiring to read a
book after knowing its author"
An agent of the Haytien govern
ment is in Philadelphia searching for
Il war NtSSel, OF one CIat can be
swiftly altered into a cruiser. The
Harlan & Hollingsworth company, of
Wilmington, Del, have offered to
build an iron steamer and have it
ready for sea in four months.
The Soldiers Home estate at Wash
ington covers SOP acres. There are
500 inmates, with $50 out pensioners,
who get So a month. The revenue is
about $4,000 a year, derived in part
from 100000 levied by Gen. Scott on
the City of Mexico for having per-
United guerillas to fire on American
troops. and from Il fee of 1919 cents
month deducted from the pay OF all
soldiers in the army.
The industrial census of Philadel-
phia made last year shows that there
are 11,752 industrial establishments,
236,443 hands; the value
of the products being $545, 1873 500.
This, however, includes the value of
gold and silver coined at the mint,
$40. 1886, and, deducting this. the
other manufactures amount to $474,-
1864. Included III the hands EN-
pioyed are $751; women and 27,Sii
BOYS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
How She Died.

The following from the pen of the
inimitable George Washington Peek.
is so peculiarly appropriate here just
now, that we are constrained to re-
produce it:
There is a pretty mad woman on
the West side. We do not mean the
west side of the woman, but the west
side of the raging Milwaukee river.
The woman is mad on both sides
not on both sides of the river, but on
both sides of her. Now you under
stand. This woman had a PLAGUE
If you don't know what that IS you
are smart. A PLAGUE is a platter,
made of wood or china, or something
on which is painted a picture in oil,
and the PLAGUE is put on mantle,
or an easel, and admired. This
lady had one of them, real
bad That Is, the PLAGUE was not
bad, but the lady had it, considerable
1t was the most beautiful thing she
yer saw, and she would stand and
gaze on it for hours at time, and
when she went to bed and left it she
did SO with regret. The world seemed
to move around that PLAGUE. and the
only thing the lady worried about
was, that she could not take it with
her when she went to heaven. The
other morning the servant girl
said the cook had broke the meat plat
ter, and wanted ta know what she
should take mp the meat for breakfast
on. The lady. thinking of fancy
platter in the Gloss E. that she kept for
state occasions. told the girl
to take that platter with the
picture on. and then she went
ON pinning her hair. on with
nairpins. and finally went down to
breakfast. As she was pouring ont
the coffee, she thought
she detected an odor of sanctity and
fried chrome. and she looked at the
meat plate and turned pale. There
was her wooden PLAGUE, full of boil
ing grease and floating sausage, and
through the grease she could see her
beautiful oil painting struggling up
under difficulties. There was a com
mingling of Alpine scenery and links
of sausage, that the artist never in
tended; and the lady took the PLAGUE
in her hand and went to the kitchen,
where she Drained the cook. There
was nothing else to do. Ladies who
have placques and any lady is liable
to have them, as they are said to be
catching should watch the cook.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
DID WONDERS FOR ME-.

The above words are from Mr.. Lewis Keen
No Highland Avenue, Maiden, Mass, April
%, 1883. He says: II have been troubled 10
years with kidney and liver complaint. follerS!
ed by gravel, with severe pains In my bscla
and groins. had great trouble in passine|
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 a friend who had been
completely cured OF a similar tro0ble pur.
chased bottle at the druggists, and com
menced to improve at once. have used b.,
two bottles, and it has done wonders for me
no more kidney trouble. no more pain. 1t has
given me new life, and would not be without
Hunts Remedy at any price. II is ali thar 1t
is rrcomm nded to be-, and | cheerfully give
this testimony for tine benefit Of the many SUI
ferers from kidney disease and gravel"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Court of Appeals,
WEDNESDAY.

Business was disposed of in this
court yesterday as follows:
L. ID. Prather VS.. state; from Bosque
county. Reversed and dismissed.
Local option prosecution.
W. f. White VS.. state; for destroy
ing timber; from Wise county. Re-
versed and remanded.
j. K. p. MeFall VS.. City of Austin.
Suit for amount of reduction of his
salary as city engineer Judgment
affirmed in favor of the city.
w. Y. Leader VS.. City of Austin.
Suit on contract for printing. ,Judg-
ment in favor of the city affirmed.
Chas. Williams vs.. state; from At
ascosa county. Affirmed. Case of
theft of mare and colt.
Asa Dumas vs. state; from Smith
county Indictment for bigamy. Re
versed and remanded.
Jesse Dyson VS.. state; from Orange
county. The accused was found
guilty in the first place of murder,
but on new trial was convicted of
manslaughter. Reversed and re-
manded.
Frank Fitzhugh VS.. Virginia A.
Cause; from Dallas county Motion
of appellant to file transcript over
ruled, and motion to affirm on certifi-
cate granted.
In Prather VS. State, Judge Wilson,
In dismlssing the prosecution, says:
Since this appeal was taken the 10
cal option law, for a violation of
Which the Judgment of conviction
was had, has ceised to be of force in
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Before cutting a mans head off in
China, the authorities considerably
make him drunk. The editor of the
Rochester Post-Express, who knows
what he is talking about, says: 1.-THE
beauty of the system is that a man
can get intoxicated without having a
head on him next morning.
By the death of Abd-el-Kader, the
world has lost remarkable man. He
was an oriental with great aptitude
for western thought, and the work of
his pen will outlive what he accom-
plished with his sword.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Let Them Shut Up.
dallas Herald.]


No matter what place had secured
the location of the North Texas In
sane asylum, there would have been
discomfort and disappointment, and
such seems to be the case now. Some
of the citizens of Dallas made small
effort to secure it. but the majority
Of them favored Terrell as the most
eligible point Terrell has more OF
the facilities required by the statute
than any other place. The water is
splendid and plentiful. Fuel can be
had at a nominal price. Good land
was procured for one-tenth the prict
it could have been procured for else
where. Taking everything into con
sideration, it was located at the right
point and in strict compliance with
the law which provided that the loca-
tlon should be convenient to fuel
water, etc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Safe RnIe for Girls.

Girls can adopt no better rule than
to avoid street acquaintance that
come about without the interposition
of a proper and well-advised intro
ducti0n- The acquaintance made by
street Irritation end in tears and
shame. most generally. if there is not
behind them the hardly more dread
full consequences of a tragedy The
girl or woman who lends herself east
ly to peculiar acquaintance, and who
is ready to accept questionable favors
and suspicious presents is in greater
danger than she may have any idea
OF. and should awaken to q conscious
ness that fair fame in woman is the
greatest jewel the sex can DO sst,
even in the eyes of the nnscupuloas
men who seek to Yrest that trea ure
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Give Him IA Rope.

Judge Maltbie has fixed the 22d of
this month for hearing of the Burke
habeas corpus case at Sherman. He
writes Mr.. Person that he fixes that
day so as to allow time to procure tes-
1t appears from this that he
is not satisfied with the absence of
Hughes and Miss Moore, for all the
other witnesses are in Denison and
Sherman, and easily gotten. Mr..
Bayless, as before announced, has
employed additional counsel to aid
the county in the prosecution.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
THE Rochester Union, one Of the
soundest and most ably edited Demn-

THE Rochester Union, one of the
soundest and most ably edited Demo-
cratic papers in New York, says:
There is only one course open to
the Democratic party if it would win
the presidency in 1884. 1t must adj
vance from the position we have in
dictated, with the full understanding
that every 'protectionist in the land
is against it's either an open enemy
or a secret and treacherous foe i'll its
own camp. And it must call things
by their right names. The WORT
protection is "a misnomer. and the
Republicans have no right to it, They
use it only to deceive. The 'protec-
ton that taxes the masses of the
people to bestow gratuities upon the
few, is robbery. That is the true
name for it. 1t must be indicted as
robbery, it must be condemned as
robbery, and it must be executed as
robbery at the bar of public opinion
and at the ballot-boX."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
ARoH1TEor Hull pleads nc

ARCHITECT HILL pleads not guilty
to the charges made by Mr.. Murch
and others. He has prepared a
lengthy brief, in which he treats the
charges in detail, denying them all.
He admits, however, the seeming
high rates for stones, but claims they
could not be obtained for less at the
time of the desired quality. lie also
falls behind his superiors and main
tains that the contracts were known
and approved by them. 1t is the old
story of extravaganza for which no
body is responsible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Advice TO Mothers

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used " hen children
are cutting teeth. 1t relieves the lit
tie sufferer at once; it produces
natural, quiet sleep by relieving the
child from pain. and the little cherub
awakes as "bright as a button" 1t is
very pleasant to taste. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, ailays all
pain, relieves wind, regulates the
bowels, and is the best known remedy
for diarrhea, whether arising from
teething or other causes. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle. iei1-1v.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

THE Boston Herald is known to be
one of the soundest of the independ-
eat Republican papers of the coun-
try. Regarding the tariff plank in
the Ohio Republican platform it
says:
when this term, 'the protection of
labor is used, no reference is had to
the protection of the laborers against
the high prices for the necessities of
their daily living, their clothing,
blankets, tools. sugar, salt, nor to the
raw materials of manufacturers
which, if free, would enlarge the field
and the opportunities of labor. Meth
er does the phrase mean necessarily
higher wages, as the statistics in
many occupations clearly prove. The
protection of labor as the words are
employed by Senator Sherman, means
only that the Republican party is
committed to the policy of permit
ting the lumber lords, the iron and
coal barons and the favored manu-
facturers of the country to control
Gus markets and fix the prices which
the farmers and the great mass of
consumers must pay for their pro-
ducts. And this without regard to
the necessities of the government,
economically administered. If this
does not involve class legislation of
the most obnoxious sort, there is no
meaning in the words or logic in
facts"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

THERE is said to be boom in Con-
federate bonds at Richmond. People
are paying 81 per $1,000 for them, and
one house has bought over $20,OOOOOO
of the worthless securities. The most
striking feature of this revival of the
traffic in Confederate Indebtedness is
to be found in the fact that nearly all
the old Confederate holders of the
bonds want to get rid of them.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

Bosque county, the same having been
revoked and set aside by a vote of
the people of that county. in an cleo
ton held as provided by law. Under
repeated decisions of this court the
judgment of conviction cannot there
fore be enforced.
cases were submitted on naotion of
Assistant Attorney-General Burts as
follows:
Riley Hogan VS.. state; from Milan
county. Submitted on brief for the
state.
Jim Houston VS.. state; from Milan
county. Submitted on brief for the
state.
J.H. Cage & A. P. Parks VS.. state;
from Erath county. Submitted on
briefs for both parties.
Felix Garcia VS.. state; from BeXar
county. Submitted on brief for the
state.
John Sutton VS.. state; from Bexar
county. Submitted on brief for the
state.
c. Basco VS.. sta;e; from Guadalupe
county. Submitted on brief for 10th
parties.
Vicinte Cody VS.. state; from Atlas
OOoet SOun1ys ouUllllGlSu Ou DTl61 lOr
the state.
Tom Mcdonald VS.. state; from
Wise county. Submitted on brief for
the state.
Sim Wilson VS.. state; from Dallas
county. Submitted on brief for the
state.
Hernandez VS.. state; from Bexar
county Submitted on briefs for
both parties.
s. c. Scarborough VS.. state; from
Eastland county. = Submitted on
briefs for both parties.
Motion for rehearing in the case of
the Sherman gas company VS.. Dicks
based on the ground that the court
has 10 jurisdiction on account of the
amount in question was submitted on
application of Walton & Hill, attor-
neys.
Motion for rehearing was also sub
mitted in case of Tumley Bros. VS..
Weiss & Trigg.
Court adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

IT WAS unreasonable, after all, to
suppose that the conviction of the
star-routers would be secured. Dorsey
knew great many things about the
last presidential canvass which it
would not do to have told, and there
was evidently secret lever pricing
for him all the time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
From Whom We Borrow.

There was 4 teachers examination
in county OF enc of the western
states recently, and these were some
of the results. One named as three
living American poets Shakespeare.
Byron and Lpngfellow One teacher
thought Shakespeare was dead; thought
he died in Indiana about twenty
wears ago. Another did not know
that congress WAS IN session the past
winter. Another thought that Free
sen WIS a machine. That last
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Bad Taste.
washington star.

The star ronte defendants, who
have escaped conviction through the
benefit Ola doubt on the part of the
jury whether the chain of evidence
fully established conspiracy, show
bad taste, as well as poor apprecia-
ton of the opinion of the country
upon the star route frauds, by getting
mp public demonstrations and parad-
ing themselves as heroes and con-
0UerOrs
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
District Court.

Judge A. S. Walker, presiding; James P.
Hart. clerk.
This court was engaged yesterday
in the case of Jim Kisine and others,
all colored. charged with the murder
of Henry Daniels, another colored
man, some weeks ago in Austin. The
accused were all dismissed from
prosecution except Kisine, who is
charged with firing the shot that
killed Daniels. The trouble was
about a woman who appears as Dan
iels' wife, and yesterday testified that
Kisine killed her husband. The de-
Tense combat her statements. Dis
trict Attorney Moore for the state
and r. H. Brumby, Esq, for the pros
ecution.
The case was still in progress with
out having reached the jury late last
evening. The court room was crowd
ed with colored people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

GEN. SHERMAN, the commander of
the armies of this great and glorious
union, comes to the front to publicly
say he believes Brady and Dorsey
honest but badly treated men. Well,
they are about to retire the old man
and we will say nothing about his
gratuitous opinion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
ThrOwing AwaY a VICTORY.
dallas Herald.

If the government receives the
fugitive Indians who are struggling
back to the reservations to escape
Crook and the Mexicans, the Indian
policy" merits the most inexpressible
contempt of the whole country. II
won't be six months before all the
present vigorous campaigning will
have to be repeated. There never
will be such another opportunity to
wipe out the "Nild Apache"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Since They are Galveston Men.

DaIIas IImeS.I
The local columns OF the News in
form us that those gentlemen of Gal
weston, who were fortunate enough
to win the governments money from
the pocket of Major WATSON, are be-
coming very uneasy. It seems that
the major is inclined to give the
names of those who won from him,
and thereby hurt their characters.
They are said to be anxious to refund
it. This story is as thin as that told
by WATSON. If he ever lost the
amount which he says he lost, it is
safe to say that the winners will keep
it-particularly when those winners
are Galveston men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

THE Examiner thinks the Calves
ton plan of pooling not only the
earnings, but the stock of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad for a
number of years, is timely precau-
ton. Under this arrangement the
Santa Fe ought to be able to pre-
serve its autonomy and enlarge its
sphere of operation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Treat the Human Machine Gently.

Neither constipation, colo, diar-
rhGa, dysentery, or other bowel COM
plants, can be cured by abusing the
delicate machinery of the system
with furious purgatives. The best
and safest remedy. particularly at
this season, is a te;lspoonful of Tar
rants Settler Apcn n, taken In a
glass of water, Wh:cilw Il gently re-
lieve, while tonins and healing the
irritated intestine. eod-d2w.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

THE St. Louis Railway Register
denies the report that the Texas and
st. Louis railway is to fall into the
hands of Mr.. Gould. But it says it
is not believed that the road will be
a success until the narrow gauge is
abandoned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
TUESDAY.

There was little of any special in
terest going on in the various state
offices yesterday.
n. A. Searcy, tax collector of Har-
rison county, settled his sccounts
with the comptroller, paying into the
treasury about 50, 800.
The sales by direction of the comp
troller of lands on which the taxes
have not been paid, attracted some
attention. The list was proceeded
with alphabetically from A to d,
the last list as far as disposed of be-
ing that of Dawson. Among those
participating in the bidding was Mrs.
Houston, who generally makes pur-
chases every year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Instead of feeling tired and worfO

Instead of feeling tired and woriD
out. instead of aches and pains,
wouldn't you rather feel fresh and
strong? If you continue feeling
miserable and good-for-nothing you
have only yourself to blame, for
Browns Iron Bitters will surely cure
you. Iron and cinchona are its prin-
ciple ingredients. 1t is certain cure
for dyspepsia, Indigestion, malaria,
weakness, kidney, lung and heart
affections. Try it if you desire to be
healthy, robust and strong and expe-
rience its remarkable curative quail
ties. isI2-eodNw
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
Senator Jones' Fortune.

Washington Letter to Boston Travelerl
A gentleman here tells story of
how Senator Jones, of Nevada, made
the foundation of his immense for
tune.
Through some chance, man nam
ed Haywood. who, by the way, was a
"Vermonter," became the associate Of
Jones in mining camp. Haywood
had a claim on the mountain side
which for long time did not seem to
amount to much. One day he came
to Jones and said that he was "broke'
ing to make both their fortunes.
Jones said that there were a thousand
men in the mines who were in exactly
the same fix, but said he would lend
it to him upon the condition that he
should ask no more. Said Jones: 81
will give you this money. 1 have
$4,000 buried under the fireplace. and
when the fire goes out and my China
man leaves, l will get it for you"
Haywood took the money and
said, "When | strike it | will give
you a quarter interest" Then he re-
turned to his claim, and Jones thought
of course that he was just $1,000 be-
hind hand.
A month passed by, when one even
ing Haywood burst into Jones' cabin,
perfectly wild with excitement, and
told him that he had struck the rich
est vein he had ever seen. Both men
ran to the claim, and sure enough
Haywood had struck an immense
"bonanza" or pocket of almost pure
gold. They sent for Eagene Kelly,
at San Francisco, the greatest mining
expert of the Pacific slope, and he at
once pronounced it the richest mine
in the state California. This
mine was afterward named the
New Amador, and is called the
richest gold mine in the world. Then
Haywood sold his property to Wells,
Fargo and other capitalists, for
$5,000,O00, and on the day of the sale
he gave Jones $1,250,O00. But this
was not all; one would have thought
that Jones would have been satisfied
with that, but he wasn't, and he after
ward quietly intimated to Haywood
that he would like another gift. This
time it was not money, but perhaps
you can guess what when / tell you
that pretty Miss Haywood is now
Mrs. Senator Jones.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

AND now since his eXhOnoratiOn
and owing to the fact that he has
been so wronged, this man Dorsey
should be reinstated as chairman of
the Republican executive committee
He would also make capital presi-
Dental candidate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

SOME of the people of New Mexico
want the capital removed from Santa
Fe. Would it not be well to let the
ancient city continue in this honor.
Removal of capital is no very profit
able thing to the people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
perquiSiteS.

THE Dallas Times believes, since
Brother Penn returned from Califor-
MIA to Texas without a great -four
ish of trumpets, that he did not make
much of an impression on the sinners
OF that far off region.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

The queen of England is suffering
with melancholy, superinduced it
would seem by the death of John
Brown. She has been in bad state
ever since his death, and lately she
has been taking on considerably at
his grave.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

GEN. GRANT Is credited with say
ing that the people of the country
ought to be satisfied with the admin
istration of Mr.. Arthur. That is So
provided the people are disposed to
be satisfied with Anything; but they
usually are not so disposed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

answer was not so far wrong. 1t was
not bad guess; for if the dignifed
old gentleman who is presumed to
preside over the state department Is
not a mere machine in the hands of
John Davis. Sevellon Brown and 9th
er Anglophobists in the S. D., we
don't know what a machine is.