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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
DE MORTUIs.

Out the other day Mr.. Jefferson
Davis leveled his batteries at Judge
jeremiah S. Black, and while the
country waited for the great jurist's
reply, here comes the story of his
death. He died at his home, in Penn
sylvania, surrounded by his family,
on Sunday; Jere Black has been one
of the most prominent politicallfigures
of his day in this country. Possessed
of great learning, and being one of
the most profound lawyers of his age,
he was elected in 1851 to the supreme
court of Pennsylvania. and was made
chief Justice. He was reelected
in 1854, and in 1857 he
was named by President Buchanan
as attorney general of the United
States. He held this office until De-
cember, 1860, when he was made sec
retery of state, continuing in the. lat
ter position until the end of
Mr.. Buchanan's administration.
H7inee- then he has devoted himself
70 the practice of his profession, his
able opinions being accepted as pro-
found law by bench and bar. He has
more than once been spoken of as d
presidential candidate, but the politi-
cal condition of his state precluded
the possibility of his nomination.
Reference has been made to the late
public misunderstanding between
Judge Black and Mr.. Davis. The
latter charges it was Judge Blacks
kondict which brought on the war
etween the North and the South, and
strange that. just as the coutry is
Ring for Judge Blacks reply, death
5mes and seals his lips and paralizes
his hand. Judge Black was born in
Summerset county, Pennsylvania,
1anury 10. 1910. He died express
.|nx no fear to cross the dark river.
ile the father waited for him on
other shore.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
BRENNAN.
Especial to The statesmau.l

Special to The Statesman.1
BRENNAN, August Pot tai vote
of the county on the amendment is
$40; 100 for and ITO against.
Henry w. GRADER, our leading
jeweler, died and was buried at sea
last week, while en- route home from
Germany, whittier he went five
months ago. He was one of our most
prominent citizens.
DR.. G. Clifford, a prominent German
physician, died Saturday night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
The SIade-Mitchen Mill.

KANSAS CITY, August 1y.-Col.
John S. Bishop, one of the managers
of the coming Slade-Mitchell prize
fight, stated to reporter this evening
that there was no foundation for the
report that mill will occur at Vinita.
l. T. He said that place had been
settled on, but was only known to
Mitchell, Madden and himself. Slade
is now at Independence, six miles
from here, and Mitchell at Shawnee,
Mo-, just across the Kansas line.
Both are in good condition and ac-
tivplv engaged
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Another Strike Imminent.

PITTsBURG, August 20.-From pres
ent indications a lockout or strikes
both window glass and hollow ware
blowers takes place next month.
Work is at present suspended in all
factories for the summer, but a re-
sumption should take place early in
September. Manufacturers, however,
insist on a reduction of wages as high
as % per cent, and the workmen assert
they will strike rather than submit.
Glass makers are seeding from the
Knights of Labor and joining the
American Flint Glass workers asso-
citation. The chimney glass blowers
and pressers have already seeded, and
the e ,therers, who meet next Sunday,
say they will withdraw and enter the
new organization.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
DESTROYED.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Shot his Wife. then Killed Himsel

Shot his Vile, then Killed Himself.
SELMA, Ind, August 20-Last night
Mortimer Hill shot his wife in the
breast as she was lying in bed with
her babe; he then shot himself in the
head and through the heart, the latter
causing instant death. Hill had been
married but little over year and
lived unhappily, owing to his habits
of drinking. A short time ago he sent
his wife to her fathers, saying he
could not support her. He last night
went to her fathers home, took off
his boots hundred yards away, crept
to the window of his wife's room and
did the shooting as described. Mrs.
Hill is seriously hurt, but not yet dead.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
BASTROP.

Especial to The Statesman.I
BAsTROP, August 20.-On accouN
of the long continued dry weather
the cotton crop1 of this >county/Wlll
fall far short. Only about one=fourth
of crop will be made.
The cotton shipment from here up
to the present time is 2SO bales.
The corn crop of this county will he
better than anticipated. Unless rain
falls soon we will have no second crop
bara
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

the scourge was 4 peculiar form of
typhus fever, due To matters which
could be traced to the negro body.
sThere is something" he said, quite
peculiar to the negro's constitution,
and it was not surprising that the
from his sick body should
be able, when fermented, to produce
in others typhus fever of peculiar
type" His opinions were rejected by
the French Royal academy of sciences,
who did not consider that his facts
covered enough space. Nevertheless
DR.. Creighton asserts that the whole
history and geography of yellow fever
in America was on his side, and DIR.
Audouard's theory seems to gain adj
ditional force from the fact, that in
the seaboard cities of the United
States the fever was practically eradi-
Gated soon after the Importation of
negroes ceased Another confrma-
ton may be found in the establish
ment of yellow fever in the seaports
of Peru in 1858. AT about this time
there arrived in Callao crowded ship
loads of sickly Chinese. These peo-
pie. like the negroes, did not leave yell
low fever, and they are said to
enjoy the same immunity from
the disease on shore; but they suffered
from those dysenteric and other non
contagious ailments which are the an
tecedents of yellow fever. A curious
fact is the immunity of the negro from
yellow fever, although he is peculiarly
liable to cholera and the ordinary
forms of typhus. Thishumanity, says
DR.. Creighton, is perhaps not so strik-
ing now, when the negro blood is less
pure, but all the earlier authors were
much impressed by it. AS an exam
pie, he cites the summer of 1866 at
Vera Cruz, at which time the yellow
fever decimated the French soldiers,
the Arabs from Algiers, Indians from
the interior of Mexico, and the Creole
troops, while among the 800 negro
soldiers raised in the West Indies and
in the Soudan and Nubia there were
but three cases and only one death.
Hence, he argues DR.. Audouard was
right in ascribing the orig in of yellow
fever to the filth of slave ships. Added
to this is the fact that the disease
! -ages most in quarters Jhickly inhab-
tied by negroes. 1t still turks
about the wharves where cargoes of
slaves used to be landed. The soil
seems to be impregnated with the
germs Of the scourge, and he says
"every few years, when the weather Is
at the hottest, it rises into a peSti.
lence, as if it were the ghost of the
slave trade walking. But it passes by
the negro, as if it recognizes the tie of
blood; and want no other fact than
that to prove that even this infection,
belonging to the eXogenous group, is
but one step removed from perturba-
tions of the normal life, and
that it carries with it the
indelible stain Of its origin
AS referred to above, the strange
pamphlet of Mr.. Strong, which APP
peared some years ago, traces the dis
ease, as does the learned French doc
tor now, to the same cause. The pc
culiar theories Of Mr.. Strong are at
this time not fresh in memory, but, if
we remember rightly, he traces the
origin of the disease in the same way,
and, further, he held that there was a
remedy, for which he wanted the gov
eminent to pay him reward.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Very Grateful Indeed

New YORK, August 19-At IA
meeting of the Central Labor union
to-day it was resolved to aid the strik-
ing operators still unemployed. There
was an excursion of operators to-day
up the Hudson. 1t was organized by
employees of the American Rapid tel
egraph company and the proceeds will
be given to female strikers who have
failed to obtain employment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
To Purchase i'm Texas.

ST. LOUIS, August 2O.-Earl of Ag-
lesenord, of England, accompanied by
his brother, Hon. j. Finch, and seY-
eral English friends arrived here yes
terday and left last night, via the Iron
Mountain railroad for Big Springs, on
the Texas and Pacific railroad. 1t is
understood he intends to purchase
large tracts of land in Texas for cattle
raising purposes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Involved i'm Mystery.

ATLANTIC, N. j., August 19.-An
unknown schooner is reported to have
sunk off Beach Haven, Long Branch.
on Friday evening. The affair is sur
rounded with considerable mystery.
She was of about 300 tons
burthen and said to have been
pursued by steamer. The
report says that both vessels were
putting into shore under full sail and
steam, and when about five miles out
the schooner suddenly sank and all
on board were supposed to be lost.
The steamer remained at the spot
where the schooner sank about thirty
minutes and then steamed away to
sea. The schooner is said to have
oarriad n black flag
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
COLEMAN.
Especial to The Statesman. /

Especial Ia The Statesman.
COLEMAN. August 2O.-The fall
term Of the Coleman high school
opened to-day, under the management
OF Professor Swearingen and two able
assistan5 2Mr. Reynolds and Miss
Bartlc rhere are eighty-iiVe pupils
in at lance, with good prospects for
'hf Hnber to increase to 100 within a
1.-The young ladies have organized an
1nateur theatrical club and will pre-
sent their first drama next Friday
night for the benefit of the new Pres
byterian church, which is now about
completed.
Weather hot and dry. Thermometer
lO5 degrees.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Not Satisfied Still.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 19.-Mrs.
Fair, the divorced wife of Senator
Fair, is aboui to construct Il larger
residence, and the millionaire Flood is
also to commence the erection of what
he says will be the handsomest and
most costly residence in the United
States. 1t will be of brown stone
brought from eastern quarries. The
cost, when completed. is estimated at
$3,5O0,0O0, not including the value OF
the ground
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

discussed by the Gomrtiercial salooh
band. The managers, Mr.. Hargrave.
Lee Woifson and Geo. w. Scott, well
know how to conduct an affair of this
kind.
Gov. Pease is rapidly convalescing
from his brief but dangerous sick
ness.
The weather and business are fine.
The Globe and Park hotels are do
ing rushing business.
J. S. Jackson, of Sherman, has Sc
cured the right of way through the
city for a street railroad, and has
forfeit up to have his line running in
three months
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

IF THE statement that Mr.. McDon-
aid, while in New York day or two
ago, discovered that Mr.. Tilden is a
presidential candidate is correct,
what becomes Of the announcement
of Mr.. Watterson that Tilden would
not accept the presidency if offered
himp Mr.. Watterson has led Mr.. Nc
Donald to believe that Mr.. Tilden was
supporting him. Mr.. Tilden must be
amused at the trouble which the I'M
certainty of his position gives the
politicians.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Gold Discovery.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 19.-The
Bulletin publishes Il letter brought
down on the steamer st. Paul, from
Onon, Alaska, which arrived this
evening. announcing a large gold dis
covery near Yukan river, Alaska.
Owing to extreme cold weather, twen-
ty-eight degrees below zero, it is i'm
possible to do much. The prospecting
miners who made the discovery were
a party fitted out by E. Sheflin, and
who cleared over 100000 in that
section.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

MIR. GEO. o. BAKER, near Selma,
enc of the most successful cotton
growers of Alabama, controls the raw
ages of the cotton worm by sitting
the following mixture on the plant by
means of tin vessels having finely per
forated bottoms: To one barrel OF the
cheapest flour add ten pounds OF
Paris green, ten pounds of dextrine
and ten pounds of powdered rosin.
This quantity (about one and half
barrels) is sufficient for four acres.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM
has written to the director general OF
posts in Mexico, asking conference
with view to the establishment OF
an international overland railway
mail service. 1t is not improbable
that within a few months, perhaps
weeks. we shall have daily mail to
the City OF Mexico.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

TSptCIa 10 IIIt oldItHIlI.tII.I
TYLER, August 20.-The excursion
party of merchants for Galveston
gotten up by l.. Il II. Blum. Of that
city, passed here to-day. Quite Il
number of our merchants joined
them.
The official count of the vote in
this county shows IN average maiori-
ty against the amendments Of about
100.
The drouth still continues. Cot
ton will he cut off from 30 to 40 per
cent, compared with last year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Steamship ASHORE.

NORFOLK, Va. August 20. - A
British steamship is reported ashore
on Cobbs Island, from Galveston for
NewportNews. The particulars cannot
be ascertained until the return of the
wrecking steamer sent to its assis-
tanpp
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Another Failure.

CLEVELAND, o.. August 20 Silas
Merchant, manufacturer Of ice ma
chimes and water pipe, assigned to-day
to w. E. Waterson, who gave bond in
$4,000. Mr., Merchant estimates his
assets at $4,000. He can give no es-
innate OF his liabilities. but hopes
they will not exceed 100000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
The Porters on the Road.

CHICAGO, August 20.-The Porter
Rifles of Memphis, Tenn, Capt. j. ID.
Waldron, arrived here this morning
en- route to Cedar Falls, where they
join the encampment of Second Brig
ade Iowa National Guards. The Por-
tiers are one of the crack organizations
of the South in point of drill. The
company will remain two days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
SURGEON Owen Very Low.

PENSACOLA, August 20.-Civilian
Surgeon Hargis reports that Naval
Surgeon Owen is very low and near
ing the crisis. Surgeon Owens case
has never been pronounced yellow
fever officially. He had been sick for
weeks. DR.. Hargis also reports two
new cases at Woolsey, an outlying vii
lage at the navy yard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Tur philadelphia Record So,

THE Philadelphia Record Sssye<lS
long as the price of the great stapn--
which farmers have to sell is regu-
lated by the price they can get in for
eign markets the home market idea
loses it's charm for them. They have
to sell in competition with cheap la
Dor, and they would like the privilege
of buying for themselves the products
of cheap labor in return. The rule OF
protection, however, only works one
mavo
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

THE Massachusetts Republicans
think they can defeat Butler for gov
ernor this fall by making ex-Mayor
Henry L. Pierce, of Boston, their can
didate. Pierce's qualifications are as
follows: He is an aristocrat, liberal
Republican, and has nothing to say
against the liquor interest.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Fire at Rraidwood III

BRAIDwooD, ILL.,, August 19.-In .
fire at Wellington, at - o'clock last
night mill and carria1r shop, with
contents, were totally d sifoyed. The
Mill was owned by j. c. Fish. r & Co.
Loss, $4,000: insurance, $1,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

WHEN the contradictory stories
told by the telegraph officials and the
operators are remembered, and when
it is recalled how dependent news
papers are on the wires for news, it is
easy to see where journalists got such
a lad reputation for taking liberties
with the truth for evil telegraph
communications corrupt good NOR
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
CAUsE FOR ALARM.

us ON MAY Is, 1883: THAT she has suffered very
much at frequent intervals with kidney dis
ease, and the attacks were increasing in Sc
verify so steadily as to canse alarm. Her
aunt. Mrs. N. NJ Small, persuaded her to use
Hunts Remedy. and after using several bot
ties Miss Curtis has been freed from the severe
aches and pains to which she had long been
accustomed; and further says that Hunts
Remedy never fails to relieve the severe pains
in the side and intense backache, and Miss G..
pronounces it real blessing to woman for all
kidney diseases, and she cordially recon-
mends it for the many ills and pains peculiar
TO women
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

THE total coinage of the United
States minis for the seven months
ended July 81, was $3l, 907, 516.31. OF
this amount 81 ,274. $40 was in twenty
dollar gold pieces and S16.720,Sl9 in
standard silver dollars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
GEORGETOWN.
Especial to The Statesman.

IoPeCIstI 10 TIC oIdttoIIIslII!
GEORGETOWN, August 20.-Cotton
continues to open rapidly, and unless
we have general and heavy rain.
soon there will be no large crops made
This county will average about one
third of a bale per acre. General
crops a fair average.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

AFTER the ostrGcised trade dollar
has been taken up by the spectators
it will be brought to par by these
same spectators having it made a
legal tender or by exchange for legal
tender dollars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
Killed His Wife.

DETROIT, Mich, August 20.-Last
evening shortly after the ferry steamer
Hope, for Windsor, had left the wharf,
L. Phipps, Detroit barkeeper, shot
his wife, killing her Instantly. He
was overpowered by passengers and
delivered to the WjEisor authorities.
Mrs. Phipps was from Rochester, N.
Z. Jealousy is mentioned as his mo-
tive.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

THE Louisville Farm and Preside
thinks farmers should display their
names and postofiices on the entrances
to their premises, as residents of cities
and towns place theirs on gates and
<saSs. Why should not every fellow
casss.me on his hat or on the
ia,y,el of his 49, Such universal
Custom would be a gst convenience
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
SALT RHEUM
Wonderful Cures of Salt Rheum
when & hysicians. IFOspi ais and
all other means failed
SALT RHEUM.

have been great sufferer with Salt Rheum
for thirty years, commencing in my head ani
face and extending over the greater part of my
body have taken ga Ions of medicines fer
the blood of different kinds and tried good
physicians, all of which did Inc no good, and
came to the conclusion that | could not L.
cured. But Il friend called my attention to ca
ticura Remedies. Got them and used them
until my skin is perfectly smooth and con
slider myself entirely cured. Yours truly,
AgaWam Mass b. WILSON LORD.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
A Sform,s Desttuct,on

NEW YORK, August 19.-During a
storm early to-day lightning killed
forty sheep and severely injured TWEEN
ty-one at,the Stewart farm. near Gar
den CitV. Long Island.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
FIRES.
PAPER MILL RuRNED.


TRENTON. N. H., August 20.-A dis
patch from Lambertville says Nc
Dowell & Sons large paper mill at
that place was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Loss, $4,000; insurance. $4,000.
AT KEENE, N. H.
KEENE, N. j.. August pa fire this
morning in the Cheshire House
burned an entire block of wooden
stores attached to the hotel. The
losses aggregate $4,000.
OIL MILL BURNED.
GARFIELD, Penn, August 20
Lightning struck the Kennedy Oil
Company's thousand barrel tank this
afternoon and seven barrels of oil
were destroyed.
LARGEST LUBRICATING REFINERY
DESTROYED.
FRANKLIN, Pa, August 20.-A fire
broke out in the still department of
the Eclipse lubricating refinery last
night. and before it was got
under control destroyed Il large part
of the works. The fire started in an
eleven hundred gallon benzine still,
which exploded with great force,
scattering the oil in all directions. No
estimate can be safely put on the
amount of damage as yet. The
Eclipse was the largest lubricating
refinery in the world, and the part
DESTROYED will he Immediately re-
stored, four hundred men being now
at work on the ruins. 1t belongs to
the Standard oil company.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
SALT KYIEUM.

SAHE NUEN NJ
No system of remedies ever Compounded so
thoroughly eradicate the diseases for which
they are intended us the CIticura Relln die-.
Many remarkable cures have come In my
knowledge, and | feel safe in warranting ATS
faction if directions are followed. Medicines
Remedies do. will cure any kind of skin dis
ease. CHAS. II. MORSE, Druggist.
Proprietor MOrse's Dyspepsia Cure.
HOlliSton, Mass
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

THERE is suspicion that Campbell,
the operator boss, set his pegs for a
stake, and that he was either success
full or has found that the companies
would not pay him cent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23

Price, Cuucura, 50c and 81. 90 per box. Re-
$l.00 per bottle. CuticIira Soap, 2jc.
Cuticura Shaving Soap, 15c. Sold eyerywil' re-
Potter Drug and Chemical Co..
ROstOu.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
SALT RHEUM.

had tried everything had heard OF IN lhe
East and West for salt Rheum. My case WaS
a very bad one. My face, head. and ur
parts of my body were almost raw. / al
covered with scabs and sores. Suffering .ir
full. One very skiilful physician said he - nd
rather not treat it. and some Of them al
now / am only cured temporarily. ! ...nl
not, for | have not Il particle vi Salt. Il IN
about me, ANA my ease is considered wo acr
full Thanks Ia GuticiTst Remedies.
Decatur, Mich MRS. y. e. WfIlFiiT
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
SALT RIfEqfM.

Cuticura Remedies are the greatest ~ =
cineS Oh earth Had the worst case Salt Ri
in this go my My mother had il TIVE 3
years. and in fact died from it.. Ibelieye 81
cura would have saved her life. My al
breast. and heat were covered for three ye
which nothing relieved or cured until ! n
the Cuticura Resolyent blood puritier) la
nally. and uticurl and tnticIira Soap %
great skin cureS) externally.
Newark Ohio. j. w. ADAMS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-23
c0LLIMs.

The Republicans in Iowa are pres
pairing for vigorous and aggressive
campaign to begin as soon as the har-
vest is over.