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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Personal.

Blanchard Jerrold, the son OF Doug
lass Jerrold, is writing the life of Gus
tave Dore.
Leonard Huxley, the eldest son of
Professor Huxley, has taken the high
est homer in classical studies at Ok
ford.
Capt. c. E. Wright, the editor of
the Vicksburg Herald, has invented a
cotton harvester and he thinks that
there are millions in it.
Gov. Jarvis, of North Carolina, will
attend the Manufacturers and Me
chanics' Institute, in Boston, on Sep
TENDER ., and will respond for the
South to Gov. Buffers welcome.
Mr.. Cable, the New Orleans novelist,
is said to have been ostracized by the
Creoles of that city because of his de-
scription of them in his book. A prop
osition to elect him a member of a
leading lite AIRY club in that city was
considered an affront and the nominal
ton was rejected.
Captain Paul Boynton once though.
of going in his rubber suit through
the Niagara rapids, but he numbered
several railroad ties and sent them
through When they were recovered
below the whirlpool and Boynton saw
their sears he packed up his rubber
suit and left Niagara.
The Rev. j: w. Peet, of Iowa, made
an address at the Benson, VT, Centen-
NAL observance yesterday. The town
was founded by Egbert Benson in
August. 1888 A notable fact in its
history is that Stephen Dorsey, John
w. Dorsey and William Pitt Kellogg.
all of Star route fame, were born
there.
The late Rev. Green buryW. Ridgely,
of Denton, Md, was once a law part
ner of Henry Clay, the statesman.
The partnership began in 1920, but
after practicing for few years in
Lexington, KY. Mr.. Ridgely studied
for the, ministry. His connection
with the Protestant Episcopal parishes
in and around Philadelphia is well
known.
Colonel Mosby. the ex-warrior and
present consul at Hong Kong. in a
recent letter to a former member of
his command, says: "What a beau
tiful spectacle we now have in Wir-
ginia-Mahone teaching the people
how to steal, and Dick Farr teaching
them how to spell. If any one asks
you what l think of Malone, just
say that regard him as a common
freebooter regular Dick Turpin."
Our Daily Bread.
Heavy and sour bread or biscuit
have vast influence through the di-
gestiye organs upon the measure of
health we enjoy. How important to
our present happiness and future use
fulness the blessings of go d health
and sound constitution are, we can
only realize when we have lost them,
and when it is too late to repair the
damage. And yet, Notwithstanding
these facts, thousands of persons in
our own city daily jeopardize not only
their health, but their lives, and the
health and lives of others, by using
articles in the preparation of their
food the purity and healthfulness of
which they know nothing. Perhaps a
| few cents may have been saved, or it
may have been more convenient to OBJ
tain the article used, and the house
keeper takes the res possibility and
possibly will never know the mischief
that has been wrought. Pater fami-
las may have spells of headache,
johnnie may lose his appetite, Susie
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

The Japanese government forbids
stock specializing, and the authorities
recently determined to arrest at the
same moment all offenders on the
stock exchange at Osaka, Yokohama,
and Kobe, as well as on the rice ex-
changes at Toxic and some other i'm
portant centres. The police received
their orders only on the morning of
the day fixed, and strong force, all
wearing some sort of disguise, pro-
ceeded to the vicinity of the exchanges
and mingled with the crowd so as to
escape observation. At little after
IL o'clock all was in readiness, a sign
was given. and before the amazed
spectators could make out what was
going on, the exchanges Were in pos
session of the police. the doors locked
and the prisoners secured. All the
books, papers, etc, were then taken
possession of. and the policies whole
'hauP removed to the central poll e
station. Over 700 delinquents were
put in prison, the offense with which
they, were charged being speculation
in margins"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

The gambling spirit is universal,
and the ingenuity shown in making
occasion for bet is amusing. The
Spanish races in South America fire.
quentiy vary the monotony of their
midday siesta oy playing sly" In
this game a pool is made, and each
player furnishes himself with piece
of loaf sugar, which he places in
front of him. Leisurely whiting their
cigarettes, the player keeps watchful
eye upon the sugar, and the possessoT
of the piece on which a fly first alights
takes the pool. The newest gambling
institution is at Bombay-"ra gam
bling" There are certain shops neaI
the Mombadevi Chowky where rain
gambling goes on regularly during the
monsoon. This species of dissipation
consists in betting that rain will OF
will not fall within a certain time, land
much money changes hands.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
BURNETT.
lSpecial to The Statesman |


BURNET, August 29.-Cotton is
moving slowly. Holloway, the great
cotton buyer. expects lighter crop
but HEAVIER receipts for Burnet than
last season.
StOckmen are much discouraged fol
want of water.
A sample of the salt made at the
salt works near here was brought tC
town to-day. 1t is superior quality
of salt and the supply is ineXhausti-
BILE. The works will be operated by
Mr.. +. Stiles on an extensive plan
and-another season will find Burnet
up to the times in the salt market.
A protracted Campbellite camp.
meeting is going on here.
The Great Western freight associa.
ton is soon 10 be organized, with
headquarters at this place and J. b
Rawlings as superintendent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
HOUSTON.
Special to The Statesman. /


Houston, August 29.-The first
iron of the new Santa Fe railroad
bridge across Buffalo bayou will ar
rive tomorrow; everything is in read
mess for it. 1t is calculated that the
bridge will be finished by the 18th
of September, at a cost of $4,000
Managing Engineer Banks arrived to-
day.
DR.. Abrahams, who was shot through
the bowels, it is believed by his ply
sicians now, will get well. His con-
dition is normal and he eats with
good appetite to-day.
The negro James johnson who was
arrested for cutting Peter Douglass
was allowed $500 bond, but failed to
make it and was put in jail.
Statistics from the superintendent
of public schools shows an increased
attendance of Il per cent of white
and IL per cent of blacks during the
last term.
The city assessment rolls are COM
pleted and show an increase of g.
100000 of property valuation.
E. G. Thompson, general superin-
tendent of the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railway system, and
L. n. KountZ, of the Sabine and East
Texas railroads, returned from tour
of inspection to Ell Paso to-day.
Hattachis' fruit store was robbed OF
$48 last night. by negro, who was
captured to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

drew johnson did in dealing with the
abolitionists of the North. They both
committed the fatal plumbers of
temporizing with bad men," And
this was all he said respecting what
Mr.. Buchanan should have done when
he beheld the states of the South
stumbling out as fast as they could
formulate their ordinances of seces-
sion."
Possibly Judge Black. had he lived
to reply over his signature to Davis,
would not have made that statement
respecting Mr.. Buchanan. Those who
knew him well can testify to his
frankness In conversation. l believe
he wanted that expression to be deeply
impressed upon my mind, for it was
the only sentence he repeated, and
then, as if to excuse Mr.. Buchanan
for publicly declaring that he was
utterly opposed to the coercion of a
state, the judge said that when Abra-
ham Lincoln was in congress, way
back in 1916, he believed, he made a
speech in which he took the ground
that if majority of the people of "a
state resolve to sever their relations
with the Federal Union they clearly
had a right under the constitution
do so that there was no power lodged
anywhere by the constitution, either
in the hands of the president, con-
gress or the Judiciary, to prevent a
state retiring from the Union at will.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
BRENNAN.
rspeclaI to the Statesman. |


BRENNAN, Aust 29.-This evening
at $50 Bill Testard shot and killed
Thomas r. Hoxie on. the street. The
parties had a difficulty on the street
last night, and this morning HoXie
was up town hunting Testard with a
shot gun. They met in store and
HoXie was prevented from shooting
Testard by a friend. Testard left the
store and, it is said, HoXie continued
to make threats at different times and
places during the day. at the time
OF the shooting HoXie was on
horseback, carrying his gun and in
quiring for TeStard. 1t was about
dusks and Testard, who was on the
sidewalk, opened fire on him with a
large-sized revolver, firing five shots,
one of which took effect in Hoxie's
body. He dismotnted on the opposite
side of his horse and run a few steps,
still holding his gun, when he fell and
was carried into drug store, expiring
Immediately. Testard was arrested
and jailed. The inquest is now in
progress. The trouble originated in a
bagnio. Both were good grit, and it
seems to have been a question of get
ting the drop. TeStard was raised
here. HoXie was raised at Independ-
ence, his family being one of the old
est in the county. Both were young
men of invent y-two or twenty-three.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
A Story of Dumas and Paul de KOck.
INeW York Tribune

That exceedingly prolific and enter
tanning but drolly improper writer,
Charles Paul de Kock, who is his life
was denied entrance either to the
French Academy or the Legion of
Honor, and who since his death has
as yet received no sculptured tributes,
is to have monument at last-some
time. The municipal council of the
Commune of Les Lilas, near Paris,
has voted 800 for that purposel 1t is
strange that such hero worshiping
lola reading people as the French
should not have treated Paul de
Rocks memory more generously. Of
course in his books he was gross and
immoral; but he had his good traits,
too. Henever abused the church nor
meddled with politics; and as a son, a
husband, u father and a citizen his
life was blameIeSs. Alexandra Dumas
used to relate that once
spending the evening in Il
highly intellectual company, the host
esS invites her guests each to draw
up Il list of then living French writers
whose works seemed surest of descent
to prosperity. From these lists the
names having received the greatest
NUMBER OF votes were taken TO FORM
final roll of honor Dumas, by his
own request, was left hors concours.
and to him. as arbitrator, the final
list was handed for approval. He
read the names of Hugo, Lamartine,
Alfred de Musset, Balsac, Alfred de
Vigny, George Sand, Montalembert
Beranger. 81 cannot indorse your
choice" said he; "there is lacking the
illustrious name of the most popular
of all living nOvelists, who has had
and will have many imitators, but
never a rival. His name must be
added. Strike out Montalembert and
put in Paul de Kock." This award
was unanimously approved, and Du-
mas used to say afterward. with Il
chuckle, that all the ladies III the COM
pdny privately confessed to him that
they would have voted for Paul de
Kock in the first instance, "only they
were afraid"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
SAN ANTONIO.
Especial to The Statesman.


SAN ANTONIO, August 29.-Ed Nc
Dewitt while drunk, fell off of a Sun
set freight train, near Converse sta
ton, last night. and died to-day.
Shugo q Schneider have begun
business again.
Three lunatics were adjudged in
sane to-day by the county authori-
ties.
The first clip of fall wool wds re-
ceiyed from j. w. Almond, of Ban
dera, by G. H. Nash, to-day.
The Boerne polo team intend play
ing polo here during the volksfest.
The Mechanical Association are
holding an interesting discussion en-
sanitary matters to night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

Stanley. the African explorer, has
succeeded in opening a good trade for
the Belgians in Africa on the river
Congo. Sent out under the auspices
of the Belgian Geographical society,
he discovered a vast commercial high
way leading to the interior, which
h I'd been at one time in the power OF
the Portuguese to develop. but of
which they did not take the least adj
vantage. Under authority of the
government he has opened no less
than nine trading stations, accessible
to each other, and all of which are
destined to become highly important
adiuncts to the Belgian commerce
and trade. So adroitly has he i'm
pressed himself upon the tribes OF
Africa and won their confidence and
good will that the facilities for inter-
course are greatly advanced. and a
white man travelling through the
range of his stations, a distance of
nearly 1000 miles, is treated with the
utmost courtesy and respect. He is
preparing a book on the Congo
country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
A Sound Sunday Law Opinion.

AS general thing the Sunday law
is dead letter, and it is SO because it
is not supported by the moral sense OF
the community. There are some PEG
pie who imagine that upon legislation
of this kind depends the safety Of SO.
ciety, and who'suppose that the coun.
try would go to the dogs if the theo-
retical restriction of Sunday trading
were to be taken away; but such per
sons are an inconsiderable minority,
The average American citizen cannot
be pursuaded that there is any great
harm or danger in taking or selling a
drink on Sunday more than on any
other day, and Will he desires and is
determined that the day shall be
marked by general suspension OF
business, and shall be given up to
Wholesome rest and recreation, he has
little or no sympathy with the efforts
which are made by some well-mean-
ing but narrow-minded sectarians to
re-establish state of things which
civilization has outgrown, and which
happily, as most of us think, cannot
be brought back again. This is why
there is so much trouble in enforcing
the Sunday laws.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

The establishment of cooking col
lege at Chautauqua is not } be passed
over unnoticed, for it is an event of
prime Importance. The old fable of
the belly and the members is too often
forgotten; but there is nothing truer
than that healthy digestion is one of
the greatest of earthly blessings, and
that is made possible by wholesome
cooking.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
The Chinese merchants of San

The Chinese merchants of San
Francisco propose to beat "Mellican
man" at all his tricks. They compete
actively with him in the manufacture
of clothing, underwear, shoes, cigars,
and other important articles of mer-
chandise, and of late they have taken
to employing commercial drummers,
who travel along the whole length of
the Pacific coast, and overrun Mexico
and Central America with the sam
pies of their Monaghan employers.
These travellers are taken from the
typical class, that is made up of all
nationalities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Special kilograms
TYLER.
[snecial 10 NM statesman |

TYLER, August ga petition was
circulated to-day and numeronsly
signed by members Of both parties
asking the president to appoint C. G.
White. a Republican, of this city, to
succeed Judge Morrill, as federal
Judge.
H. NJ Whitaker enjoined the Kan.
sas and Gulf Short Line people from
constructing their road in front OF
his residence.
Ed. L. Day. liquor dealer, was
closed to-day by local creditors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

The French are not to have an easy
conquest of TOnquin. The attack
upon Phouhai was "a serious disaster
to their troops, and although their
three columns, aggregating 1000 men,
were supported by gunboats, they were
unable to carry the town. Apparent
ly the AnamiteS were well armed d.
well haudled '-nd we'll disciplined.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

Gov. Rusk, of Wisconsin, who is
said to have designs on the United
STATES senate, has. declared for Lucius
FairchiM for president, and says that
Wisconsin would give him 10000 ma
iority, and that he could carry Massa-
chusetts as easily as Wisconsin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

The late Judge Black is said to have
received the largest fee ever paid to Il
lawyer for success in a suit. He de-
Tended the New Almaden Qui ksilvtr
Company of California in a suit in the
United States Supreme Court, the
opposing counsel being Reverdy
johnson, Charles O'Conor and Judah
P. Benjamin. His fee was said at the
time to have been $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

ONE of the objects of Malone in
having his convention declare for
Mr.. Arthur is to secure his delegates
recognition in the presidential conven-
ton. The more immediate purpose,
however, is to command the distribu-
ton of federal patronage in Virginia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

+ THE land grant of the Northern
Pacific railroad embraces 100000
acres, valued now at $lS7,5O0,OOO;
enough money to build the road with
a surplus of $70OO0,OO0. That is prob
ably the biggest land steal the Repub-
ncan party has engineered through
congress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06


A RECENT decision as to the use of
public domain belonging to the Uni
ted States, looks as though it might
enhance the value of Texas grazing
; lands. The district court of Wyoming
Territory has decided that individuals
who fence up large unoccupied por-
tions of the public domain, as if it
were their own private property. are
trespassels. This is the first decision
ever made on the question. and it is
based on the common-law doctrine
that an individual cannot inclose any
part of the public domain for his own
use. That is a violation of the right
of common. The court holds that this
fencing of the unoccupied public do
main In the Western territories is a
great public wrong and public nui-
sance; and so the fences must come
down, unless the supreme court of the
United States should reverse the de-
cision, which is not probable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

PENSION swindlers have been doing
a thriving business for long time in
Washington. The scandalous frauds
that were recently unearthed may in
terrupt for season the malpractices
of those knaves VINO make money by
cheating the soldiers and the govern
ment for which they fought
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

Prof. Baird, of the Smithsonian In
stitute and president of the fish COM
mission. can name at sight, and in
most unpronounceable terms, any
species of fish, but is said to be fire.
quently at loss to remember the
names of close personal acquaint-
anceS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

WHEN the r publican nominating
coz -eHtion meets firm stand will be
taken by many of the delegates
against the admission of Malone
delegates from Virginia. To be
really Republican, these must be eX-
Guided and the regular Republican
delegates from Virginia admitted.
If rejected, what will become of the
Virginia boss?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

THE Plattdeutsch festival now fol-
lows the Baden and Bavarian merry
makings for the ADJUSTMENTS of the
German-born citizens of New York
and its neighborhood. Beginning Sun
day, it continued until Wednesday
night, with the traditional attractions
of country games, gymnastics, puppet
shows. bazaars, music, dancing, pro-
cessions, the reading of poems, humor-
GUS and historical spectacles and gorg-
eous tableaus.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

WHILE we boast of our superior
civilization and advancement, a valu-
able lesson for Texas at least may be
learned from Mexico. There is great
dearth of timber in portions of this
state, as in the neighboring republic,
and to cure this defect the govern
ment of Mexico is going to enter into
the cultivation of timber. To begin
with a contract has already been made
for the planting of two millions of
trees in the vally of Mexico, within
four years, commencing March Is,
1884. Half a million trees a year are
to be planted in such places as the
government shall decide. The con-
tractor pledges himself to establish a
number of nurseries, and to have in
them each year at least $4,000 ash,
5000 willows. 10000 poplars. 10000
eucalyptus trees. co. 900 trenos japones,
10000 mountain cypress cedars, 10000
acanias, and 10000 miscellaneous va
rieties. The trees must be in planta-
tons of from $1,000 to 100000 each,
and Mr. Droege, the contractor, has to
maintain them for two years after
planting. He is not compelled toplant
trees along the highways, however.
Three grades of the school of agri-
culture are to be received into the
nurseries each year, there to study the
science of forestry. He is also to raise
|fruit and other useful plants for free
|.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
Administrators Notice.

( ETTERS OF ADMINISTRATIONS the
l. estate of John T. Miller, deceased, hav.
ing be II granted by the honorable County
Term A. d. 1888 thereby to the uiyS srsigned.
he hereby gives notice to all persons having
claims aga INST said estate, to present same
Austin, Travis county, Texas, is the residence
and post Office address of the undersigned.
June H. 1888.
JAMES W. SMITH,
Adm of the estate of John +. Miller. deed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

BUT one member of Mr.. Buchanan's
cabinet survives, Jacob Thompson,
secretary of the interior. Simon Cam
eron is the last remnant of Mr.. Lin
collins oahinat
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

IT may be noted as curious thing
that Ohio does not want the cholera.
An Ohio man cannot bear the idea of
being called to an account before his
Maker
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

Mrs. DAVID DAVIS is reported .
happy wife. If the bodily possession
of husband makes her happy she
certainly can say she has all she
wants
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

Lieut.. Leek and DIR. Anderson, of
the British navy, were hunting hip
popotami in the Myambi river, re-
Gently, when huge bull attacked the
boat, demolished it and caused both
officers to lose their lives by drown
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06
EsTRAY NOTICE.

ESTRAYED by Frank Norris, before F. C.
Willbnrn. Justice ,sss OF the Peace: Tray;
hands high, years old. left fore and hind fool
white, spot in fare, branded HOE III and q
cOnnected on left thigh and on left jaw
apprais at So. FRANK BROWN,
Clerk County Coart Travis County.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

I'm glad Billy had the sense to
marry settled old maid" said Grand
ma Winkum at the wedding. Seals
is hity-tity, and widders is kinder
overruiin' and upsettin'. Old maids is
kinder thankful and willin' to please. .
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

O'DoNNELL, Informer Cary's ne
messis, is on his way to England.
where he is to be tried and, of course,
convicted and executed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

1t is announced in New Jersey that
Mr.. Joel Parker will accept the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor if
rendered to him unanimously by the
approaching convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

JERE BLACK died with the Demo-
cratic watchword on his lips: "A
tariff for revenue only p
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-06

THE photographers lost 100000 by
the strike.