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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

TEE Henderson Times thinks there
is very great loss entailed upon the
country through the employm Mt of
drummers. The Times says:
There are about 100000 drummers
in the United States, whose expenses
auiount TO eight dollars per day, max
ing $S00,000 for all, or 1922, 100000 a
year. This is about six dollars to
every human being, big. little, old and
young, white and black in the
United States. This vast army
of men do not produce one
solitary thing. The question is,
where does the money come from to
pay their expenses The wholesale
adds it on to the goods, which the re-
tail merchant pays, and then as mat
ter of course, the retail merchant sells
his goods to the producer, with the
drummer tax added. 1t is now evil
dent who pays this vast sum. There
are many evils attending the drum
ming system. Frequently merchants
are induced to purchase more goods
than are necessary for their trade.
just as a farmer will sometimes pur-
chase few fruit trees from a nursery
which he knows to be a humbug, in
order to get rid of the agent, so will
the merchant oftimes purchase a bill
from the drummer, for no other pur-
pose than to get rid of him. Hisstock
is already crowded, the crop prospect is
not fiattering, but he is bored by
a scientific talker until he will
actually pay something for the drum
mer to leave. Now that the merchant
is overstocked, he begins to devise
means by which he can sell his goods,
and if he is good taIker he frevuent-
ly uses the same argument upon his
customers that the drummer used
upon him. MI. A. comes in to buy
a table cloth, few yards of calico to
make the girls and his wife bonnets
and dresses-this is all perhaps that
he really needs, and all that he is ex-
pected to buy. But he is persuaded
in short time that he needs this,
that and the other, and he leaves the
store with dozen articles more than
he wanted. These thoughts are mere
ly thrown out for the consideration
of all interested, and to give the pub
lie an idea of the vast amount of
money which is paid out to drummers
to transact business which could be
better transacted, and millions saved
to the producer, if there was not
drummer in existence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
WORK OF ANARCHISTS.

VIENNA, Dec. 16.-Four persons, in
Guiding anarchist workmen, were az
restad in connection with the murder
of the commissary of police at Florids-
dorff, last night, while returning from
a meeting of Workmen. The police
have recently seized number of
handbills published by Herr Nest,
warning the people to abstain from
general action, and recommending
single acts Of violence against the po-
lice, with a view of creating terror
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
A Hair /. .EsIng Episode.

EFrom the Baltimore Every Saturday.
A young man was ushered into the
parlor where sat his adored one. She
was gazing soulfully into the fire,
thinking Of him no doubt, but not
dreaming of his presence. He tiptoed
his approach, and slyly Selling a stray
CLING hair which was costly nestled in
its blonde beauty on the scruff of her
rounded neck, gently twitched it and
waited for the sudden start and maid
emily blush, a pleased surprise. But
not a start, not surprise. Again he
drew it towards him, and again did
the fair one continue TO gaze thought
fully in the fire. "Dear girl, she
knows not OF my presence" he muir
INJURED to himself. "How glad she
will be to discover her Charles so
close behind herl l will end this sur
PRISE" and gently lifting an auburn
curl from the sloping shoulders he
gave it a gentle tweak, and, gentle
reader, you may believe US or not, but
truly, as sure as we live he scaIped
her. The whole business came off,
and then she knew that Charles was
there. Shall we draw veil over the
picture? By no means. Charles knew
that she wore false hair, and he knew
that she knew that he knew it. Be
sides, the girl was turning thirty and
was worth millions. Charles was
poor, but madly in love. A poor
young man, madly in love with girl
worth a million, is meyer particular.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
SAN ANGELA.
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especial TO Inc SGaIeSlilan.i
SAN ANGELA, Dec. 1.-THE editorial in the
Fl Worth Gazette of the 18th, inst, entitled,
"Disgraced His Uniform has caused some
Indignation here because of its unfairless to
popular and efficient army officer stationed
at Eft. Concho, near this place The lieutenant
in question did not apply the nipperS on wire
fences, as charged, nor did he in any way cut
fences in malicious spirit. He was one of a
hunting party and to save a trip of five or ten
miles, removed some posts and laid the wire
failed to replace them necessarily, ANA some
of the stock escaped, but the most ample salts
faction was made the proprietor of the pasture,
and attended to by the county court. The
affair is unlike the usual fence cutting, and
in the opinion of some, the reward paid by the
governor, is not called for by the circum-
stances of their particular case. The senti-
ment is general that q deserving soldier has
been unfairly dealt with by the Fit. Worth
naDArS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
A Modern MARTYR.

A recent writer in one of the reli-
gious journals tells the following story
of Sister Simplice, nun of the Order
of Bon Secours
Five years ago she had in charge the
little children of a gentleman near
Paris She was walking with them in
the garden, when sound in the shrub
berry near by caused her to start and
turn pale. She knew that the fierce
dog which the owner of the chateau
should have kept chained, must have
freed himself. There was still time
enough she could easily reach place
of safety. All, but the children She
will not leave them. She gathers
them about her hurriedly and perhaps
gains few yards toward the house.
1t is too late. The huge creature is in
sight. bounding toward them with red
eyes and foaming mOuth-mad. What
did she do? There was but one thing
for a Sister of Good Help to do. With
one grand sweep she thrusts the chill
dren behind her. and crying aloud for
aid, but never yielding an inch, faces
the brute without culver. He springs
upon her her little white hands are
entWined in his long hair, while the
savage cruel jaws open and close Vicl-
ousIy. Perhaps the children cried /;
perhaps you could hear nothing but
the fierce. mad snarl Of the dog as he
bit, and the poor cries of the little SIS
ter now growing very weak but she
would not let go her hold, for there
were the children. l wish you could
hear the story as we heard it, in trem-
ulous, broken English. from her who
herself nursed Sister Simplice during
the month of agony through which
she lived. Just before her death she
turned to those by her bed and said &:
81 am so glai-I-could do it. would
do it-again- 1ain."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

In response to efforts of many Re-
eublicans to again raise as their stand
a the bloody shirt, the Philadelphia
Telegraph says:
"The party leaders are in sore need
of good and friendly advice. We give
them such advice in the epigrammatic
language of Mr.. Punch Don't That
is to say, both party leaders and Or
gans are showing disposition to- drag
out from the political theatrical prop
erty-room that exceedingly old, rag
ged and offensive relic of the era of
Grantism, the Bloody Shirt We say
to them, Don't And in saying it, we
simple repeat, parrot-like, the senti-
ment of the largest, best and Staunch-
est Republicans in the country. The
country is tired of that foul, old rag,
that in it's best days Haunted more lies
thanje this, that was the symbol of
misrep esentation and the excuse for
the grossest political wrongs done in
the name of the law, and which in its
worst days Haunted no truth what
ever, and was made to cover more po-
litical corruption than the people ever
knew or dreamed. 1t was made to
lie to march to the polls between lin
of bayonets; to compel them toS o.
NIT to the most unconstitutional It's,
and to render them and their lib rites
and substance prey to the unscrup-
ulous political tramp called carpet
Dagger.
at is not only Malone who in is
proclamation seeks to restore that
filthy rag to the front of the Republi-
can columns. Some of the leading
Republican newspapers Of the coun-
try have been trying to do it ever
since the bourbons of Virginia repu-
dated the regulators of Virginia.
The attempt is more than foolish; it
is suicidal. The war between the
North and South has been closed for
eighteen years and more; North and
South were never, in fact, so firmly
and fraternaily united by common in
terest and sympathy as they are now.
The South is no more sOlidly Demo-
cratic than the Republicans claim the
North to be; and that the South is as
solidly Democratic as it is at the pres
ent time is largely due to acts done in
the name of the Republican party,
which made that party hateful to
Southern men of true p ltriotiSm and
just principles. The so-called recon-
struction laws, the deeds done by
Grantism under those laws, and the
favor of the Republican administra-
ton show to the renegade Malone,
have contributed as much as all other
causes combined to keep the South
solid. This is the time for the truth
to be spoken; for, if it be not, there is
great danger that the Republican
party may drift into defeat this year"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

A force Of alligator hunters in Flo
rida have engaged to furnish 100000
skins to french tannery in a given
time.
The Pensacola navy-yard sectional
dry dock. which cost 81 100000 in 1887,
is rusting out on the beach for want
of care.
Fifteen locomotive engineers have
been imported from England to run
the Alabama Great Southern and the
Vicksburg and Meridian roads.
Large numbers of ducks are being
caught in traps on the James river.
One gentleman sOwed seventy-hVe
bushels of corn as bait for ducks.
While Keene was playing Julius
Cesar" in Macon, Ga, Monday night,
the 'supes" struck, and CaSsius, after
waiting a good while for the soldiers,
went on and killed himself.
Judge Wylie Brogden, one of the
cid settlers of Calhoun, in Calhoun
county, Ca, has a coffee-mlll which
has been in use forty-three years, and
a wash-tub which has Deen in use
twenty-four. Both are doing good
service yet.
Richmond State: The blockade in
the Virginia cut of the Albemarle and
Chesapeake canal still continues. One
hundred vessels of all descriptions are
delayed in the canal and all vessels are
now stopped from entering the canal
to avoid further accumulations.
Jackson, Tenn, Dispatch: The re.
cent tax assessments of Tennessee
show loss of 100000 acres of land,
mere than one-twentieth of our entire
territory. An investigating commit
tee should be appointed to hunt ur
this vast amount OF territory that has
gone asLray.
A theatrical manager, in the SUI
preme court of Georgia, has recovered
damages from the railroad company
whose train broke down and failed to
deposit them and his baggage at the
given place and time. He recovered
the price of the tickets and due COM
pensation for the time lost.
Miss Myra Walker, of Alabama, has
a relic of war Of 1776 in the shape OF
certificate issued by congress fol
four milled Spanish dollars, and sign
ed by George Hopkins and counter
signed by George Washington. II
belonged originally to Miss Walkers
father, who served under Washing.
ton,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
What Most Impressed a Lady Visitor

kFIOHl lll6 DuIllllSIOu. ", rIcc IT6SSl
a lady in one of the flonrishlng towns
Of our state-not a thousand miles
away-had been to New York, and on
her return was describing to her hus-
band the chief features of metropol-
itan life which had impressed them
selves upon her memory. After going
through a long list of those things
likely to impress country people, she
suddenly exclaimed, "but there was
one thing which did me more
good than anything else, because it
showed the remarkable growth of
philanthropic charity in our large
cities. On nearly all the streets, at
very frequent intervals, l saw signs
over the doors reading. free lunch
free lunch 1 could not help thinking,
as I walked along, what blessed
work the relief societies in New York
are doinGw The good lady in her en-
thusiam did not notice that her hus-
band had turned aside to straighten
out the lamp mat on his desk, nor
does she know to this day the true
significance to the metropolitan "free
lunch"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

THE Boston Herald, one of the
ablest Republican journals of the
country, but in favor of tariff reform,
says:
"In imputing to the Presidents mes
sage more Of the cautious calculation
of a candidate than of the wisdom
and courage of a chief magistrate, we
but attributed to President Arthur
the ordinary weakness of man and
a politician. The message unqueS-
tionably falls far below his two pre-
vious communications to Congress in
its treatment of the important QueS-
tions before the government. What
is the reason for this If President
Arthur intends and expects to retire
from his Office at the end of his pres
ent term, why this unusual reticence
and caution?
at seems to us that the most nat
ural and satisfactory answer to this
question is found in the supposition
that he is q candidate for reelection.
Were not this the case, why should he
hesitate to renew his recommends
ton for reduction in the customs
duties upon the crude materials of
manufacture and the universal neces-
sites of the people? These taxes,
which he has twice urged Congress to
abase, have been reduced but two per
cent. The surplus. which has for
three years embarrassed the treasury,
still stands at nearly S100,QO0,OO0.
The people are burdened needlessly;
our currency is threatened by the
rapid absorption of the basis of circu-
lation; manufacturers in many
branches are handicapped by the arti-
fetal cost of their raw materials.
Why not cut down the war taxes I?
If the president were ineligible for
another term, can there be much
doubt that he would have sought to
win the gratitude of the people by
asking for their relief"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
BROWNWOOD.
Especial to The Statesman.

BRowNwooD, Dec. IA small riot took
place in the northern part of this county at
Cross Cut, in which two men were shot, one
through the abdomen and the other in the leg.
A third party narrowly escaped being stabbed.
Saturday night body of men antagonistic
to large pastures, organized themselves into a
soc ETY. to be known as the Texas Land League.
A small fire started in TaylOr'S livery stable.
but was extinguished, with Slight loss.
The fence-cuttiDP troubles have about died
away, with the exception of some agitation by
Wo'Ild-be politicians.
The characteristic serenity of prosperous
Brentwood has been fully restore and bust
ness continues brisk, as OF old.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
REPUBLICANS are alarmed at the
success of Mr.. Carlisle as the represen-

REPURLICANs are alarmed at the
success of Mr.. Carlisle as the represen-
tative of popular idea, and the or
gans sound false alarms with view
to rallYing force on dead issues
to combat the will of the people. But
the cry of "a solid South" loses its
potency when by the side of the
Southern states the giant West is
found. There is going to be recon
struction of the political geography of
this country in 1884. As eotempo-
rary puts it. certain sections on this
side of the Blue Ridge and Alleghenys
have grown tired of seeing their side
of the earth tip up when the East sits
down, and when the new map is
made the people win be on hand to see
that it is properly constructed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

in the prime of life, is a serious blow
to Kansas. His remains viii be sent
here for interment, but the date of
the funeral is not fixed.
KILLED HIS WIFE.
Boston, Dec. 16.-Martin Miley, a
Iaborer, was arrested on the charge of
numbering his wife. Martin went
home this afternoon, and finding moth
ing to eat, assaulted his wife, which
resulted fatally.
THE CROWN PRINCE.
GENOA, Dec. 16.-The German
Crown Prince arrived this morning,
and was received with great enthusi-
asm, and the streets were gaily deco
rated. The Prince left for Rome this
afternoon.
SERIOUS FIRE.
HALIFAX, Dec. ia fire this
morning destroyed the Queen build
/ ing, occupied by the Queen Guardian
/ son, clothier Graham, Upper and
ate and several other offices. Loss,
| $4,000; insurance, $4,000. Edward
/ O'Connor's clerk, aged 56, who slept
! Ill LuS UuliuluSs Su1IOCdlOu' 1AC 10
mains were found in the debris. The
family janitor, with the exception of
! the niece, Martha Boutlier, who re-
ceived fatal injuries, escaped by the
roof adjoining.
SHOOTING A PRISONER.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 16.-The Times
Democrat, Plaquemine, special says
Yesterday, while Constable A. Saun-
ders was conveying a colored pris-
oner, name unknown, to magistrates
office, he shot him three times, killing
| him. Saunders is in Jail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
FIRES.
GLENDALE, OHIO.

GLENDhLE, Oh1O
CINCINNATI, Dec 1.-THE house of VIM.
morning. Loss, $4,000 fully insured.
CANDELARIA, NEVADA.
CANDELARIA, Dec. IA fire destroyed six
teen buildings. Loss, $4,000; insurance. S30, :
900. The fire added to the depression caused
by closing the Northern Belle.
ROCKFORD, MICH.
GRAND RAPIDS, Dec 17.-About half of the
business portion of the village of Rockford, ~
miles north of this city was burned yesterday
stocks about $4,000. Total insurance, $4,000,
FOWLER, MICH.
DETROIT, Dec. 1.-THE elegant residence of
5. 7. Cresinger burned this morning at Fowler
IN this state. Supposed to be incendiarism. Its
cost was S2l COO. Insured at $4,000. He was
also robbed Of S21OO in cash.
AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA Ga. Dec. 1.-THE residence of
Frank III. Miller was burned. Loss, $50 900; in
Sured at $4,000. The warehouse of S. Lesser,
containing cotton and baggage, was dam
aged $1,000. The fire originated from match
igniting by truck running over it.
RAT PORTAGE, MANITOBA.
WINNIPEG, Dec. 17.-What was left of the
town of Rat Portage, after the recent confla-
grafton, was almost totally destroyed by the
recurrence of similar disaster early this
morning. The town possesses no appliances
for protection against fire and the flames hav-
ing full sway, consumed all the buildings with
in reach Gne store was saved by blowing up
an intervening building with gunpowder. This
store and few Isolated dwellings is all that
remains oil the town. The stocks of the mer-
chants are total loss. Loss on buildings and
stocks aggregate about 100000. Owing to a
want of fire protection against the inflamabIe
nature of the buildings and the unsettled and
lawleSS state of the town the insurance COM
panleS will not take risks there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
WACO.
[Snecial to The Statesman.

WACO, Dec. T.-Capt Elgin, manager OF the
Examiner, to-day addressed communication
to the printers union asking q reduction of
price Of composition. The letter expressed the
highest appreciation and friendship for the
union, but was very firm on the subject of re-
duction. The union referred it to committee
who now have il under consideration.
Slayden Bros. & Kersksey have accepted the
wooden mills here. Work begins at once.
The jury is complete and the trial of George
Walker, implicated III the killing of jonas
Land. OF Hill county, begins tomorrow.
-Four couuterfeterS are in jail her" Three
were arrested in Waco and one i n Bell county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

THE supporters of Mr.. Blaine count
the ection Of Chicago the place
for holding the Republican conven-
tion a good many points in his ia
vor. The Sd of June will be a warm
day to begin canvass, in which
Republicans are apt to be rozen out
in November.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
The Mexican Transatlantic.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 1.-THE Mexican
Transatlantic line will be formally inaugu-
rated tomorrow. Three hundred distin-
guished persons have gone to Vera Cruz TO
participate lit.
Congress has prolonged the term given the
president to form a commercial code, includ-
ing banking and mining. The National bank
has declared an annual dividend of per cent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
Railroad Trouble.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Dec. 1s.-The employees Of
the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railway
at noon tore up the track OF the, Pittsburg
Cleveland g. Toledo railroad at the Market
street crossing. Two hundred Pittsburg
Cleveland 4 Toledo employees soon arrived and
drove of the New York. Pennsylvania & Ohio
men and relaid the track. No one was 81 ri
ously injured. The Pittsburg, Cleveland 6
Toledo is new road being built by Chauncey
Andrews. from Akron, o., to Newcastle, Pa
1t is being fought vigorously by other roads
but will be comnlsted this week
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

Why suffer longer from dyspepsia,
indigestion, want of appetite, loss Of
strength, lack of energy, malaria, in
termittent feVers, ETC.? Browns
Iron Bitters never fail to cure these
diseases. They act like a charm on
the digestive organs, removing all
dyspetic SYMPTOMS, such as belching,
heartburn, billiousness, etc. Remem-
Der it is the only iron preparation
that will not blacken the teeth or
give headache. Ask your druggist
concerning it's merits, eOd&W
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
Why They DO 1t.

When Mr.. Carlisle was elected, a
windy Missouri editor wrote: 1.-THE
Southern ConfederAcy is again in the
saddle" and the bloody-shirt brigade
has been rubbing its hands in gleeful
excitement ever since. AS the editor
in question warmly supported Mr..
Randall. and has national reputation
as the apologist for the James gang,
his remarks should not be permitted
to destroy the equilibrium of the
country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

THE 100000 Vanderbilt ball came
eff, and is said to have been a resplen-
danr affair. The two hundred million
dollar host predicted that the ball
would be shorter" and so it was.
In size, splendor and social display it
was ahead of anything of the sort since
the last Vanderbilt ball. Diamonds
were as common as marbles, and
Jacqu. ninot roses as free as daisies,
while choice wines flowed like water.
If this was not "snorter" of ball it
would puzzle photographer to tell
what is.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
Partial Reporting.

The fence-owners are meeting at
different parts Of the state, and the
papers greedily publish the proceed
ings Of the meeting. The fence cut
tiers meet just as often, but their pro-
ceedings are not published. The
reputation Tor energy" awaits the
newspaper which will give us the
speeches and resolutions of a fence
cutters convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20
GALVESTON.
Especial to The Statesman.

Especial TO The Salesman
GALVESTON, Dec 16.-Mary Rawles a =
teen year old girl residing on Broad aay d
Thirty-firs street, mysteriously disa 'peared
about 10 O. loo this morning. No trac her
is yetfeJn There is a disposition e
quarters TO regard it as else of abduction.
the city council tonight h e mayor vetoed
resolution demanding the Wharf company to
deliver its books inSpeclio hy n commit
tee Of aldermen, but resolution was adopted
looking to auditing the bcoHs by repre-
sentatves of the city. The mayor appointed
a committee to treat with the Electric Light
company to prepare to light the streets of the
city by electricity.
To prevent the spread of CHAMBERS now pre-
yailing among horses here, the trOughS at all
public wells are being removed temporarily.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-20

The Henderson Times, in noticing
lecture, given in Hen rson, by Gen.
Hawthorne, says that + years this
gentleman "Iived on an island, in the
mouth of the Amay - in full view of
that great cry, Rio Janeiro." The
general was certainly gifted with
wonderful powers of vision. 1t is
nearly 1900 mile4 from the mouth CT
the Amazonriver to Rio de Janeiro.