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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
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IT IS reported that President Arthur
has surrendered to the Randallites,
and In his coming message will advo-
cate the entire abolition of the inter
nal revenue system. If the Republi.
cans want to go into the next cam
paign as the champions of free whisky
and taxed blankets, the Democrats
ought to be perfectly willing to accept
the iSSua
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Mr.. Samuel Bowles, of Springfield
Mass. is engaged to be married to
Miss Beth Hoar. of Concord. daughter
of Judge E. lockwood Hoar. Mr..
Bowles is the grandson of the founder
of the Springfield Republican, and is
the third Samuel Bowles who has
owned and controlled the paper.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

THE main walls of the Mormon
Temple at Salt Lake City have been
completed. They are ten feet thick
and are of solid granite, eighty Live
feet in height. The foundation was
laid twenty-eight years ago. The cost
to the present time is $4,5000,O0O. 1t
will take six y a more to complete
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

There are over 10000 pounds Of
sausage made in Chicago daily, and
ovet 700 people are engeged in the
manufacture. These:sausages, If link
ed together, would make string &c.
900 feet, or nearly seven miles long.
daily. According to these figures, it
would take Chicago sausage makers
exactly III days to make string
reaching from that city TOP Philadelphia,
a distance of $40 miles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

The manifest destiny of New Gui-
nea is to become u portion of the
British empire, despite the disapproval
of Lord Derby, the colonial minister
in the Gladstone cabinet. A steamer
will leave England before Christmas
supplied with six months provisions.
tents and arms, to explore the island
and take up land. A thousand acres
fall to each subscriber of $500 for the
eUuiDmeQt of the expedition,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
A NoW YOrlr nant

A New York paper recently al
luded to a divorce suit in high life
which would shortly be begun and
which would shock New York society
to its center. No names were given
and the lawyers refuse to talk on the
matter. 1t is now said that the par
ties are Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
the son of August Belmont the rich
banker and agent OF the Rothschilds,
and his wife.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

When the average man looks down
in the mouth you are accustomed to
regard it as an evidence that he feels
pretty bad. But the rule is not infall
ible. For instance, when you notice
that a dentist looks down in the
mouth, it is an evidence that he feels
pretty good, and that it's the other
fellow who is feeling bad.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Canon Cromwell was

Canon Cromwell was among the
visitors at the exhibition of relics OF
Oliver Cromwell, lately held in Lon
don, and related there to friend that
when he was at Oxford his examiner
was DR.. (afterward Bishop Hampden
"What is your full name ?" asked
Hampden. "John Gabriel Cromwell, y
was the reply; to which the examiner
quickly added: Saint; angel; regi,
eide '''
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
The Texas & st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12.-It is stated
here that w. r. Woodward, late SUI
perintendent of the Hannibal e. st.
Joseph railroad, has been appointed
to fill the position of general manager,
lately vacated by Geo. w. Ristine on
the Texas & st. Louis narrow gauge
Woodward and the president started
last night on trip over the road.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Chief tombstone, of the Canadian
Mohawks, lives in costly mansion
on the banks of the Grand river. His
estate is called "Chiefwood." His
wife is an English woman of refine
ment and his daughters have been ed
ucatpd abroad
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

The work now going toward on the
Panama canal has built up an entire
town there with a collection of work.
shops, warehouses and connecting
railways for the reception and distri-
button of material. The working
force will be augmented in December
to total Of 1900 men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

AN ORDER has been received in
Corpus Christi for 10000 pounds of
barbed wire, which is to fence in Capt.
Kings new 100000 acre rancho in
Coleman county. 1t will be the
largest pasture under one fence in the
world
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

David Lincoln, "a pioneer of Chautau-
qua county, New York, though sew
enty-two years old, can lift readily a
thousand pounds, and there is not a
youth in Maryville, where he lives,
that can chop a big hickory log in two
as quickly as he.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

PENSION money, according to the
decision of a Kentucky court, is ex-
empted from seizure for pensioners
debts; but a pensioner cannot dispose
of it by will to the exclusion of his
creditors
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
DESPERATE BURGLARS.

EAST SAGINAW, Mich. Nov. H.
Burglars broke into the Office of Darn
stadet's brewery about three O'Clock
this morning. Two men were sleep.
ing in the Office, and the burglars
made a hasty exit after shooting VIM
Rosa, who was sleeping on lounge
through the breast, inficting danger
Gus wound.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

THE barbed wire manufacturers
have resolved to pay the Washburn s.
Moen Co., as royal ty, thirty instead OF
seventy-fve cents. The demand for
wire is not so great as it has been.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

THE president has amended the
civil service rules so that in depart
ment, postoffice and customs office
appointments discrimination on ac-
count of politics or religion is pro-
hibited.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

THE heirs of one William Rutledge
have brought suit for 800 acres OF
land now in the heart of the city of
Fort Worth, and said to be worth up
ward of one million dollars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Mrs. Langtry has imported four
horses, a carriage, a coachman and two
grooms. A donkey of hers, named
FREDDY" was sent in advance of her.
The horses are not stage-horses, as
might be supposed from the lady's
profession.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
ASSAULTED HIS WIFE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 11.-Pat.
rick Smith, who has been separated
from his wife for some time, met her
on the street tonight and assaulted
her with knife inflicting, serious in
iurieS,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Writing Of Alfonso in Paris, Mr..
Labouchere records that shortly after
Queen Victoria came to the throne
she was Kissed and hooted at Ascot,
not by the mob, but by 1.-THE. lords and
ladies, dukes and duchesses, who call
ed her "Mrs. Melbourne"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

DR.. Isaac Bartlett, of Hope, Me-,
who is seyenty-three years old and
still in good health and active prac-
tice, has lived for years on bread and
milk alone, and says it is the best food
for every ono.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Drowned.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Nov. 20.
W. Chase, superintendent of the state
fish hatcheries, together with six
others, was drowned at Petosky, this
state, by the capsizing of small boat.
No nartiouI2rs
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Good.

TRENTON, n. j., Nov. IL. - The
Times says Abbott's majority in the
state is 6976.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

BOSTON, Nov. 12.-The American
terminus of Benefits cable will be at
Loblolly. the south-end town of
Rockport, Mass.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

IT DOES not seem to be generally
known, even to the newspaper men,
that the title of general expires with
General Shei mans retirement. Sher-
idan is acknowledgement in CON-
mand of the army.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Gem Sberman

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 12.-Gen. Sherman
arrived this morning from New York.
There was no reception at the depot.
The general drove direct to his resi-
dence, Garrison avenue, where he
passed the morning receiving visitors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
An Injunction.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Ellery s,
Anderson, on behalf of ]. j. Brad
field, have obtained an injunction, re-
turnable Wednesday, from Judge
Donohue, restraining the issue of $780,
100000 second mortgage bonds of the
Northern Pacific railroad company.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Col. ED. CUNNINGHAM's new mill
in Fort Bend county has already cost
$4,000, and is not yet completed. He
is turning out refined sugar as good
as the best made in Louisiana.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Matthew Arnold says "lectyah" for
lecture" The pronunciation Of a
poet is born, not made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
CONVICT LABOR.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE vote on
the proposition to abolish convict
contract labor from state;prisons, with
but few districts to hear from, gives
majority of 234,976 in favor of the
proposition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Marwood, the notorious English
hangman, has been followed to the
grave by his wife, who died a few
days ago in consequence Of intem-
perate habits. 1t is said he gave her a
bottle of gin out Of the profits of each
execution,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Press kilograms.
Shooting.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12.-At Bayou
Boeuf Felix Gaenier fatally shot Capt.
a. Chatard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Fatal Fall

New YORK, Nov. 12.-Patrifk Kel-
lefick and John Glascoat, brick LAYERS,
were killed by falling scaffold. Four
others were injured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Major Burke.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 12.-Maj. Burke,
director general of the cotton centen-
NAL exposition to be opened at New
Orleans in December, 1884, left this
evening for Cincinnati and st. Louis.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Blackboard.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Booth &
Osgood manufacturing company,
dealers in school furniture, confessed
Judgment this afternoon for $4,000.
Liabilities S75 600.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Fires Work.

LACROSSE, Wis, Nov. ia fire at
Trempelean, Sunday, destroyed the
Utter House and several frame stores
and dwellings on the levee. Loss
$4,000: partially insured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Will Buy No More.

NEW YORK, Nov. &c. M. Hill
man, resident purchasing agent for
several Western and Southern dry
goods houses, died this morning of
pneumonia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

GALVESTON, New. 11.-Luther quar-
centenary celebration in all Lu-
tseran churches to-day. Pere Hya-
cinthie spoke at the Luthern memorial
church.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Showing.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-First snow
of the season this morning-little
more than furry. 1t is showing hard
at Albany. A driving snow storm al
TTtioa
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Special kilograms.
INDEPENDENCE.
Especial to The statesmanl

Especial to The Statesman
INDEPENDENCE, Nov. II. - Two
cotton gins have burned IN Washing
ton county within few days.
Cotton picking is about over and
the crop mostly in the market.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

SURELY the best policy in the
statement of this fence cutting bust
ness is to make all persons confine
their own live stock to their own
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
a Strike.
Rennett'R Cable.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-One thou
sand cigar boxmakers are on a strike
against working over time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Henry Watterson used to sing in a
country choir 20 years ago, and once
took a part in ESTHER, the Beautiful
Queen" for the benefit of a Louisville
Ioffarpy
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

THE Northern Pacific syndicate has
secured more than the required
amount of stock to ratify the new
loan.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Deaths In a Mine.

WILKEsBARRE, PA, Nov. ia
naked light upon miners head at the
West End mine, this morning, caused
terrific explosion. Michael Bar
rocki, James Esclos and John Keller
were killed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Tennessee has a population of
1,541 900, and pays about SIS per capita
as revenue to the state and general
government.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

HERDS of buffalo have been seen
recently on Spring creek, in Tom
Green county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
Head.Cheese.

CINCINNATI, o., Nov. IL. : The
Times-Star Akron, o., special says:
r. F. Palmer's family were all taken
violently i'll with supposed trichnasis,
from eating head-cheese. Two will
probably die.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Prof. Burt S. Wheeler of Cornell
University, says that astudent should
never sleep less than eight hours, nor
study directly after meals.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
WORK OF HIeHwAYMEN.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 11.-Fred Dep
penhauser was attacked by three foot
pads early this morning. His skull
was fractured with a slung-shot.
Timely arrival of policemenlpreserVed
robbery. p. Johnston and Geo. Sands,
two laborers, were assaulted by high
waymen three miles west of the city
last night. Both were dangerously
beaten.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
KILLED HIc EATHER

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Nov. 1.-THE
Times Hamilton Mo-, special says: AT
Mirabel, this morning, Homer Bolton
beat out his fathers brains with a
club. Cause unknown. He was jailed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

REPRESENTATIVE Miller is for
John Hancock for speaker first, and
then for Carlisle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
AUSTIN, TEXAS.

THE Luther monument at Eisleben
was unveiled Sunday, the 18th in
slant
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Money in Tonquin is made of lead.
A lady going shopping is followed by
coolie, who carries her purse and
perSnireS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

A RICH coal deposit has been dis
covered in the famous bat guano cave
in Uyalde county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Kaiser Wilhelm is said. 10 have a
weakness for ballet girls. Royalty has
nearly always encouraged the drama.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

N. Jules Verne is fifty years old
His hair and beard are turning white
and he is growing fat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

KILLED himself while says
a Maine paper. This shows that a
hunter does sometimes kill something.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Vanderbilt is worth about four
thousand times his own weight in
gold, or about fifty thousand times his
own weight in silver,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
FIRE ON THE TALLAHAssEE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE steam
ship Tallahassee, of the Ocean Steam
ship Company of Savannah, Ca, which
sailed from that port Friday with 5000
bales of cotton and quantity of tur-
pentire and kerosene, had crew of
AZ men and 13 passengers. When off
the Highlands at 6:45 o'clock this
evening, she was discovered on fire in
the forward hold. Every effort was
made to extinguished the fire but
without success. Capt. Fisher order
ed the engineer TO run her at full speed
This was done and the burning steam
er arrived at pier 80, North River, this
city, at 10 o'clock tonight. The pro-
cess Of docking her took an hour; lby
that time five engines were on the
pier and the FIVE steamersI beside her.
The passengers landed, and firemen
went to work. Early this morning
she was still burning among the cot
ton, but not spread aft where the tur-
pentine and kerosene are. The loss
will be heavy; fully covered by insur-
ance. The Tallahassee is an iron yes
sci, launched last year. Before disem-
barking, the passengers united In
writing letter of praise for the cool
ness and courage of the officers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
GALVESTON.


GALVESTON, Tex. Nov. 11.,-Mr. J.
Moeller, who went down Saturday to
the barkentine Laura III. Durham,
which vessel went ashore 20 miles
west of the bar Saturday morning, re-
turned to the city to-day and reports
that the vessel and cargo will provea
totalloss. She lies broadside to the
shore, is bilged and the sea is washing
over her. The Burnham Is 673 tons,
owned in Boston, commanded by Capt.
Nickerson, an old trader to this port.
She had full cargo of coal and can
ned goods for Galveston parties. The
vessel being consigned to ]. Moeller Sc
Co. The lighter Buck Thorn and the
tug Estelle, which went to her assist
ance, returned being unable to save
her. The vessel and cargo is valued
at $4,000. Insurance unknown.
This afternoon the channels along
the Wharve were filed with schools Of
large mullets numbering in the aggre-
gatethousands, which were making
their way out to sea by smimmingoR
the,surface of the water, A large mum
Der of voracious and active fish known
ga grand secaille' were preying upon
the mullets, and would leap several
feet into the air while in pursuit of
them. A legion of men and boys also
attacked the mullets as they passed,
and succeed in capturing hundreds of
them, in consequence of which fish
supplies were the rule and not the ex-
ception in the city this evening. 4 4
CRIMINAL CALENDER.
CALDWELL, IDAHO, Nov. 1.-THE
camp was thrown into a feverish state
of excitement this morning when the
discovery of the dead bodies of Brass
field and Brain in an unfinished hotel,
with evidence of a life and death
struggle about them. The men had
sold large stock of pelts and hides
Saturday and are supposed to have
had money on their persons, but they
had deposited all except $500 which
together with personal property was
taken. The murder was committed
by two notorious characters, Sage
Brush and Jack Whistling, and did
with car coupling pins. The murder
ed men were asleep in their blankets,
all lodging houses being full. Both
were captured late this evening.
Lynching is expected. LaterIadyices
says the law will take its course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-20
HINGINGS N GEORGIA.
CHILD MURDERER ExECUrED-TYLoE BRYANT
PUT TO DEATH.

a q
PUT TO DEATH.
CALHOUN, Ga, Oct. 19.-Margarct Harris,
eoorcd the murderer Of little Lola Lewis, hanged
here this morning IN the presence Of three thousand per
sons The prisoner prayed All night. At 1895 o. H. shc
was taken from the Jail aud carried 10 the gows After
the singing Of Jesus lover Of my sou prayer by the
Rev. W. ID. johnson, cOored and the singing OF sweet
by and by" she made tine following statement Gentle
men, ladies' friends aud all: Ihopc the congregation
will be quiet while make this last statement facts IN
this case am goingto tel the truth before God-the
holy truth hope you viii all take warning from my
fate and mono Of you stand the gaIlows as do
this morning I innocent OF the charge. did not
poison Leila Lewis and hope 10 meet her in Heaven Ny
kiDpcopc brought me to this and want them 10 pray 10
meet me III Heaven, there is parting there have
heard they said hanging too good for me-that !
ought 10 be burned hope they viii repent Ike mo- and
meet me in Heaven, for there IS forgiveness here.
Every tub must stand on it, own bottom here but up
there will get Justice am innocent and my people
10 blame because stand where do to-day. hope you
will all raise your children 70 10 meet me In Heaven,
and never stand the gallows. Farewell all am go
I'm 10 die Farewell all Good bye! | must die hope
thi. poor Win be released as he Is innocent before
Her sister was on the scaold and turning 10 her she
told her to be warned by her fate want to be buried
bv the side of my mother SHE sUd d" but they will not
allow IT, They do not care what becomes OF my body.
Good bye Good bye sstorl Good byc!" An her state
made IN clear ringing voice. The trap
sprung and in twenty minutes she was declared to be
dead
The woman first stated that David Mcdowell, cOlOrcd
man. induced her 10 poison the child. He tried
ycted ana sentenced 10 imprisonment life Sentence
has been suspended pending trial. Lately she said
that Duke Barnes, another coioTtd man, gave her the
poison and told her 10 fix the crime upon David Dukes
50 that she and Barnes could marry at Christmas"
Barnes Is now under arrest
MoSRoE Ga, oct l9.-Taylor Bryant, colorcd
hanged to-day At Monroe. lie outraccousy assaulted
white woman and attempted to assault another IN Walton
County six weeks ago. Bryant said he was going
die his body might but he was going to Heaven. He
said he was not guilty but ready co. and knew
was for the best Jesus had whispered Is timid
soul Bryauts wife refused 10 receive his bod she
believed him guilty. and he was buried by the coroner.