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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
The Presidents Reception - Death
of Minister Allen.

WASHINGTON, Jan. To-day is us
bright and pleasant as a spring day.
The reception of the president opened
promlSlngly. The executive man.
sion with new decorations, uphoi-
Stery and furniture, presented line
appearance. Tropical plants adorned
the mantelS in the east room, the red,
blue and green parlors, while feStoons
OF smllaX depended from the chande-
iers. The president stood in the blue
parlor, assisted by several ladies. The
cabinet ministers and the diplomatic
corps were the first received. During
their reception Elisha Ii. Allen, Hal
waiian minister, was taken i'll, and
the music stopped, but the reception
continued. The chief justice and the
associate justices OF the United States
supreme court, senators, ETC., arrived,
followed by officers OF the army and
navy in full dress uniform. Inc old
soldiers OF the wars lSl2and 1916 were
then received. While the members OF
the Oldest Inhabitants Association of
the District of Columbia were being
received, the death of Minister Allen
was announced, and the reception
ended.
The announcement of the death of
Mr.. Allen followed SO quickly upon
the first report OF his illness that the
two were almost simultaneous. A
gentleman who was present describes
the scene as an affecting one, the
president having been'moVed to tears.
Mr.. Allen, who had remained a short
time after being presented to the
president, had passed into cloak
room with his son, preparatory to
leaving the building. He was chat
ting cneerfulIy with some acquaint-
ances when suddenly he became speech
less and fell back upon a sofa.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Hanneber-
ger, OF the navy, was the first medical
joined by DIR. Basil Norris, of the
army, Surgeon General Crane aud
Medical Director Brown, who all en-
deavored by the employment of every
expedient at hand TO resuScitate the
stricken diplomat. Death was almost
instantaneous, and was caused by an
gina pectOris. DR.. Hanneberger, who
was in the cloak room at the time Of
the attack and was in attendance at
the moment of death, says the minis
ter made but three or four inSpira-
lions from the time he fell on the
sofa till life was extinct. There
was no struggle. The final call
came apparently without Fremont
ton, except sensation Of closeness
in the chest, which the minister men,
toned to his son and to those in the
room. The end was quiet and peace
full. Just previous to entering the
for his overcoat, Mr.. Allen
passed with Judge VIM. A. Richard
son, of the court of claims, the COM
pliments of the season, and the judge
relaxed the courtly demeanor of the
occasion and exchanged wit, at which
both laughed quite heartily. This
it is thought, melted the
fatal attack.
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AUSTIN,S GUESTS.
Prominent People Who Are Visiting
the Capital City.

H. NJ. Andrews is of on business
trip to Galveston.
Judge Lana A. Wilson, of the ap-
pellate court, is in Galveston.
Messrs. Walter Tipps and Oscar
SamotZ left last evening for an extern
sive pleasure trip through the north.
Gen. VIM. Fitzhugh, doorkeeper of
the last senate, and candidate for re-
election, is in the city.
DR.. z. II. Sabin, representing the
Indianapolis Sentinel, was making
the acquaintance of newspaper men
yesterday.
Mr.. j. w. Hewlett, brother of Dav id
III. Hewlett, Esq, of this city, Is can
dldate for postmastershipo of the house
of representatives.
United Marshal Hal c. Gosling re-
turned to the city last evening, and is
preparing for the opening of the fed
eral court next Tuesday.
Hon. Charlie r. Gibson will engage
extensive rooms on the Avenue, where
he will prepare to receive and enter
tain his numerous friends.
Messrs. w. Crawford, r. NJ. Thomas
and Corr Lucy, postal detectives, have
just .eturned from an investigating
trip, and will soon go on an extensive
ferret"
Mr.. A. D. Williams, of Eufaula,
Alabama, is here, and will make his
future home in Texas. Mr.. Williams
was formerly college chum of Judge
z. T. Fillmore.
News reached the STATESMAN of
fee last evening that Mrs. j. II. Nc
Leary was dangerously ill, her life
being dispaired of. Her many friends
here join in the hope that she may
speedily recover.
Max Elser, of Fort Worth, grand
chancellor Knights of Pythias, was in
attendance at the ball last night. He
has many acquaintance here of the
days of "auld lang syne" who were
happy to meet him.
Mr.. 7. H. Sommers, late of New
York, butof this city, will have charge
of Mr.. Samotz drug business during
the absence of the latter. Mr.. SOM
mers is thorough druggist and phar-
macist, and Is rapidly making friends
here.
Lieut.. Gov. -elect Marion Martin, of
Corsicana, gave the STATESMAN a call
yesterday. He came to hold a consul
tation with Gov. Ireland in reference
to matters of state policy, and tele-
graphed for Gov. Ireland to meet him
here Immediately.
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DALLAS, Jan. 2.-Deputy United
States Revenue Collector A. NJ. Coch-
ran returned tonight from a crooked
whisky expedition in east Texas,
whittier he went sew eral days ago
with a posse. The party brought
back the apparatus of an illicit still
broken up III Wood county, and it will
be held in storage until disposed of by
the United States court, now in SeS-
sion. A large quantity of marsh was
destroyed and a small amount of
liquor. One man in charge of the
still when it was raided by the officers
made his escape through the timber,
although fired upon by the posse.
Loeb q Freidberg, of Dallas, had
an examining trial by the United
States commissioner to-day, and were
bound over in the sum of $500, on a
charge OF wholesaling liquor without
license.
A stranger last night left Dallas by
the Texas and Pacific railway, in a
state of intoXication. and in attempt
ing to get off near Arlington, about
twenty miles west of here, while the
train was in motion, was thrown
down a culvert and sustained fatal
injuries. 1t is reported his skull was
fractured. He Is unconscious and
there is nothing on his person to
identify or locate him.
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GEORGETOWN, Jan. 2, 1888

GEORGET0YN, Jan. 2, 1883.
To the Editor OF the Staesmani
District court convened this morn
ing, and Judge w. A. Blackburn being
absent and unable IT, serve. owing to
the condition of his syes, the bar or
ganized by calling Ju ge Cheshire to
preside, and elected the Hon. T. p.
Hughes special judge, and proceeded
with the business fol the term. There
is large docket, aD3 the business of
the term will be ottnusual interest
and importance. ThTollowing named
foreign lawyers an in attendance
upon the court: j. I Brady and H. F.
Ring, of Houston; 5. r. Fisher, of
Austin; W. b. Hood of Georgetown,
Colorado; j. w. Jaso, of Denton; l..
w. Goodrich. of Mirlin; j. II. Rob-
ertson, of Round Rock, and J. w.
Parker, of Taylor.
There is considerable talk about, and
interest felt in, the report about the
burning of the courthouse at Bastrop.
Complaint is mad, here by quite a
number about the great irregularities
of the mails betweea here and Austin.
1t is claimed that from six to eight
days are frequently required to get a
letter from this poSoffice to Austin.
No one seems to know where the fault
lies or where the letters are delayed.
AGATE.
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From Tuesdays Daily.l
THE DErARTMENTS.
Things Seen and Heard Around the
Offices.

The attorney general Is moving into
the temporary capitol.
The receipts in the general land
office for the month of December were
$3.50.
The comptroller's Office was closed
yesterday, rs was the treasurer's office
and all the departments of state ex-
cept the land office.
The governor will be enabled to
move into the executive rooms in the
temporary capitol next week, as the
finishing touches are now being put
ON the governors office.
Capt. L. II. Bowman, secretary of
state, has been working very hard to
have his office fixed up before he re-
tires he Is now engaged, with all
his clerks, arranging the files and
records in their places in his new
quarters. He will ask the legislature
TO make an appropriation of $3.50, this
being Sl6 per month, for the rent of
the room over the STATESMAN bust
. store room for books, as
the temporary capitol. There are
aOshAy AOuA LuOuo<h1u NOlu ucS obOIou
away now.
The following letter has been re-
ceived by the commissioner of statis-
tics, etc:
TYLER, TEXAS, Dec. 20. 1882.
Hon A. w. Spsught, Commi siouer OF Insur-
ancs, Statistics aud History:
DEAR SIR have carefully exam
ined some of the advance sheets OF
your forthcoming work ON the Re
sources, Soil and Climate of Texas"
and also the accompanying map, and
have no hesitation in saying that
their publication and circulation will
DO of incalculable benefit to the state.
The map merits high commentator
~ its accuracy and completeness.
yfhe Texas and st. Louis marrow
: gauge railway company wishes 5000
copies for distribution in aid OF immi-
grafton
Your obedient servant,
X. b. HUBBARD,
General Attorney Texas and st. Louis
Railway.
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of our postmistress. has displayed such
astonishing talent in music and is so
gifted and accomplished that she has
won praise and admiration though
this section of country. The marri-
age ceremony was performed at the
synagogue by Rabbi Schulz, in the
presence of large audience, not car
ried there by mere curiosity, but one
that appreciated the loss Jefferson was
sustaining in losing the fair and
beautiful Jewess. The happy couple
leave on the morning train for their
future home in New York.
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Especial to The Statesman

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. "A young
man named Phelps has been arrested
for embezzling government funds at
Laredo. The amount is not stated.
Gambling did it
The assault case of the colored man.
Rogers, on Sunset brakeman named
Lachan, last Tuesday, in this city,
came before the recorder to-day, and
Rogers was fined $40. On Tuesday
Rogers went with a sick colored
woman to the Sunset train to bid her
goodbye, and when he tried to place
her in tirst-class coach the brakeman
stopped him, as he had orders to place
colored people in the smoking car, and
Rogers knocked him down twice and
threatened to kill him. The verdict
seems to be very just.
During December last fifty-two pri-
soners were in our county Jail, and
the expense of feeding these was
S2S6SO.
The Knights Templar lodge here
are making preparations for the meet
ing ofthe state grand conclave, to be
held here next April. A committee
of arrangements will be appointed
soon.
The district court tomorrow takes
up the case of the Dewitt county
murderers who are charged with the
murder of DR.. Brasseu and son, six
years ago.
The county commissioners to-day
decided to take steps towards collect
ing the $4,000 judgment against the
city which WAS given about one wear
ago. 1t is expected good portion of
the sum when recovered will be ex-
pended in repairing and charging the
county poor house. They also revok-
ed the order giving Dignowity power
to rent the Bexar county school lands
In Kinney county as the leases have
not yet expired.
A residence in the second ward was
burned tonight. 1t belonged to Col.
Andrews. All the furniture was
saved. 1t caught accidentally. Loss
Sl6OO, probably insured.
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Guilty Of Wrong,

Some people have a fashion of con-
fusing excellent remedies with the
large mas, of patent medicines" and
in this they are guilty of wrong. There
are some advertised remedies fully
worth all hat is asked for them, and
one at least we. know of-Hop Bitters.
The write has had occasion to usethe
Bitters Unjust such a climate as we
have mostof the year in Bay City,
and has always found them to be
iirst-class md reliable, doing all that
is claimedfor them.-Tribune.
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PALESTINE, Jan. 1.-Superintendent
Herrin, of the International, went to
to Galveston to-day to assume control
of the Galveston, Harrisburg and
Houston road, which will be operated
by him hereafter in conjunction with
the International. Many changes will
be made in the officials.
Master Mechanic johnson, of the
International shops, was to-day pre-
scented with $500 watch and chain
by the engineers and brakemen on the
road
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[SneciaI to The Statesman.l

WACO, Jan. AT 2:30 o'clock last
night a lire broke out in two-story
brick building on the south side of the
plaza, occupied by w. Sinclair, saddles
and harness, and totally destroyed it
with the contents. The stock was
insured for 5000, which covers the
loss. The building was insured for
$500. Adjoining houses were slight
ly damaged. The origin of the fire is
supposed to be incendiary.
DR.. J. NJ. REVERE was elected alder
man for the first ward to-day, to fill a
VACANCY
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Especial to the statesman. 7

HOUSTON, Jan. News reached
here tonight from Columbia, Brazo-
ria county. that a well-dressed man
committed suicide by jumping from
the ferryboat into the BrazOs river
and drowning. He was a stranger,
and nobody knew him.
To-day the facts of fiendish crime
were discovered near the city limits.
A negro boy, Sam Shelton, was killed
by his father and mother, and his body
was found with his skull broken by a
blow from an axe. His little sister
divulged the facts that led to an in
vestigation. Caleb Shelton, the MUIR
derer, escaped, but his wife was ar
rested.
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Rose, Tony Wallace. Ben Brown. Dave
Lynch, Jim Pigran, Sam Slaughter.
Squire" Robards, George and Squire"
Banton, Roger Blunt, "Mingo" and
Bob Nichols, all were fined $40 and
costs, each. Sixteen gamblers in a
day, paying fines aggregating $50 ex-
elusive of cost, is very good begin
ming for New Years day.
The mayors and Justices courts all
took holiday yesterday, it being New
Years day.
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THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2.-1he Missouri
legislature will meet at Jefferson City
tomorrow, and members are arriving
by every train. Permanent organiza-
ton may be delayed one or two days.
Caucuses will be held Wednesday
evening to name candidates for speak
er of the house and other offices. The
indications are that there will be a
strong prohibition lobby present, and
that the question will be earnestly
pressed on the legislature. Gov.
Crittenden's message will be long and
treats of state subjects; the extension
of education, immigration, suppression
of outlawry, and public expenditures,
being the chief ones among them.
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From Tuesdays Daily.l
District Court.
judge A s. Walker, Prssiding; James

Judge A 8. Walker, presiding; James p.
Hart, clerk.
Court met at 8 n. IN. yesterday, when
the grand jury was organized, with
the following citizens as grand jurors:
Dennis Corwin, foreman; J. w.
Cloud, L. w. Nolan, l.. b. Cox, Rhoads
Fisher, j. II. Washington, w. Nj.
Dunson, j. w. Alexander, E. c. Bar
tholomew, w. ID. Miller, w. w. Town
send, Alonzo Harrison.
The judge delivered charge to the
jury explaining the law, in the spirit
and the letter, and urging them to
make full investigation as to how it
had been Observed He charged them
to demand that officer and civilian
should strictly obey the law; and for
the grand jury not to spare any one,
whether Of high or low degree, if
found to have violated any law on
the statute book; that to make
the laws terror to every one
disposed to violate them, whether
from n vicious disposition or careless
indifference, was the only method by
which good order could be maintained
In community. The entire charge
would have been instructive and
kAOns1oAo ACuNAhS W ONcI Onc, DuL
owing to the fact that IL was extern
poraneous. and the STATESMAN re-
porter not having heard it all, only
the above points can be given. The
following Is the order of the docket of
the district court for the January
term, 1888:
!. The non-jury civil docket will be
taken up Tuesday, January 3.
Z The civil jury docket will be
taken up January s and continued for
two weeks.
2. The criminal docket viii be taken
up January 20 and continued until
disposed Of
4. After the criminal docket the
civil docket win be disposed of. A
second call of the docket will be made.
s. Motions heard Saturday.
County Court
Judge 2. I. Fulmore, presiding; Frank
Brown. clerk. <
County court transacted the usual
routine business. The following were
all up for gambling and fined In the
Eums following their names: Bailey
parks, S25 and costs; John Brown.
. and costs; Jack Franklin George
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Especial to The statesman.l

WILLIAMS RANCH, Jan. 2.-COtton
is still coming in and trade continues
good.
There is being circulated here a pc
tition for a new county, taking por-
ton from Brown, Comanche, Hamilton
and Lampasas counties to form the
proposed new division. The petition
is meeting with su, cess and is being
signed almost universally by the citi-
zens in the proposed new county.
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Especial TO The Statesman

SAN SABA, Jan. 2.-Cotton picking
is still going on to some extent and
the cotton crop is fully up to expecta-
tions.
Some sheep men have lost heavily
by using improper sheep dip. The
dip was composed of sulphur and
quick lime.
Improvements now being made in
our county and town are unprece-
dented. Carpenters have more than
they can possibly do. This upper
country was never more prosperous.
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New Treatment OF Pulmonary
Diseases.
New York Sunday Mercury. ]

The Bulletin of the Royal Academy
of Medicine of Belgium presents to
the world the new method of treating
consumption and bronchial affections
originating with NJ. Melsens. Am
monia, its salts or its complex COM
pounds, is the curative. The discover
er's attention was first drawn to the
ammonial effects on persons inhaling
the vapors of carbonate of ammonia
from stables. 1t is surprising that no
one has made the observation
before, for livery stable keepers
and attendants are usually the most
healthy looking of men, and are
rarely troubled with respiratory affec-
lions. M. Melsens first indicated him
self, during a bronchial attack, by
wearing in bag attached to the neck
of his shirt pieces of ammonia carbon
ate, and was cured in few days. He
then introduced it in his practice, and
satisfied himself of its remedial effica-
cy. Going still further, he sprayed
the respiratory passages with ammo
mia, and here, too, he met with sur
prising success. The remedy is so SIM
pie that any druggist can prepare it,
and if all that is claimed for it be true,
pulmonic disorders will have fewer
victims.
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NEW YORK LEGIsLATuRE.

ALBANY, Jan. 2.-The state legis-
lature assembled at noon, and Alfred
G. Chaplin was elected speaker of the
assembly. Gov. Cleveland, in his
message, opposed the expenditure of
large sums in the alteration of canals
until the effect of abolition is fully
apparent. He favors frequent visi-
tations and most thorough examina-
ton of the prisons and insane asy-
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coNsPIRINe TO MIJpER,

DUBLIN, Jan. 2.-In the case of
Delany. charged with an attempt to
shoot Judge Lawson, Justice O'Brien
ruled the Indictment irregular and a
nolle possequi entered. The prisoner
will be tried tomorrow on q second
indictment, charging him with con-
spiracy to murder.
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from Wednlsday's Daily.l
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Things 81 en- and Heard About the
bffices Yesterday.

The con Ptroller has all of his il
at work lutting the department
shape 1or M successor.
The receiPs at the State treaSlIrer's
Office were Try large yesterday, being
amounts / I'D as interest due on
school, univ tsity and asylum lands.
The COM roller has refused to
register the .fty improvement bonds
Just issued b the city of Decatur,
wise county, N the grounds that the
city dld not evy u tax sufficient to
pay the interest and sinking fund.
which Is requl@d by law. Decatur is
not old enough
The adjutant general is In recent
OF a letter frG1 the citizens of De
Wit county, trough the president
OF the county etock association, re-
questing the an of state troops to
suppress tnleVlld The communica-
ton sets forth u pit cattle thieves are
making great In, lids, and state troops
are wanted so as p keep the citizens
from coming in Aollision with this
lawless element.
Capt. w. D. elk. superintendinp
arcnltect, writes communication to
the capitol board. Trough the capitol
commissioners, ask be- That an office
be erected ON th{ capitol 0rounds
where the plans andspecifications can
be kept, and where u can constantly
consult them withGt having to 90
down town, as is the6ase now Can't.
Clark intenus 10 notievery step taken
IN the constructlonhf the new state
house.
The Texas Edudtional Journal
publishing company lied a charter In
the secretary OF statS office vester-
day. The principal oIces are to be at
San Antonio and Ho9ton- THE five
directors for the first bar are. ri r
Gruger, of Galveston; Inv. IT Foute.
of Houston; A. II. Wins of Hons,
ton; w. z. Rote, of Sad A ntonio and
Mic Teugg, OF San Ant hio. The cap
itsd stock is placed at I've Thousand
dollars, divided into I've hundred
shares of ten dollars ed Major q.
n. Hollingsworth, the Eesent editor.
is one of the stockholdeIi INIT will not
remain as editor, owing ttbe ar1luous
duties connected with hin flee as sec
Rotary OF the state board 4 Education.
The future is not knownN
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS. Jan. 2.-The Ohio legis-
lature convened in adjourned session
this afternoon. with quorum pres
emit in both branches. The governors
annual message was presented and
read in both houses.
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If the citywould devote few hours
to making awalk around the capitol
grounds, going west from the avenue
on Mesquitestreet, the moral tone Of
a great many of us would be elevated.
Going slash in the same mud hole
every night for five or six years is cal
culated to corrupt the language of
even a reporter.
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THE TELEGRAPH SUITS.

New YORK, Jan. 2.-Judge Bar
rett to-day dissolved the Western
Union injunction against the Mutual
Union pooling arrangement. The
suit of Williams VS.. the Western
Union goes over until February.
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JEFFERSON.
The Marriage Of Pair Jewess and a
Wealthy New Yorker.
Especial to The Statesman.

JEFFERSON, Jan. 2.-One of Jeffer-
sons most accomplished and talented
young ladies was captured by a New
York capitalist, who is widely known
as Mr.. Leopold Stern Miss Ena
sterns. the young bride, and daughter
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TOO LITTLE WATER.

EAST SAGINAW, MICH, Jan. IA
boiler in the saw mill of III. p. Hollis
ter, three miles northeast of the vii
lage of St. Louis, exploded yesterday
killing s. r. Goodwin and injuring j.
Richter severely and F. Meyer slight
~. The cause was low water. The
engineer has been arrested.