The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.

To the Editor Of the Statesman:
The practice of appointing examin-
| ing commissions has grown to an inn
mense extent in the last few admins
trations. Grant started the practice;
the vast amount of corruption and
colossal schemes of robbery inaugu-
rated during his Occupany of the
white house, began TO create alarm
and suspicion and 1t became necessary
t. hoOdwink the people by appointing
commissions to ferret out frauds.
ULYSSES found the commissions
splendid pretext To cover up jobbery,
and during his last term they were
rtsorted to On all occasions supposed
to demand correct Judgment. The
pious Hays followed in the footsteps
of his predecessor, and it was impos-
sible for him to even purchase piano
for the executive mansion without the
report of a commission as TO which
was the best manufactured. The
COMMISSION APPOINTING FEVER
Finally reached'eongress, and now the
solons are constantly appointing lazy,
well paid, junketing parties. to wan
der over the country, worry the peo-
pie and make out lying and entirely
parties are noted for their reckless
disregard for the peoples money.
They always travel in Pullman cars.
stop at the best hotels. buy the best
liquors and cigars and recklesSly
squander untold sums of money upon
fast females and riotOus living besides
being paid princely salaries.
TIE LATE TARIFF COMMISSION
Was a notable sample; the members
after spending months at Long
Branch. Saratoga, White Sulphur
Springs and other fancy places
and indulging in balls, dinners
and other high life attachments. re-
turned to Washington with an i'll
collected mass of valueless manu-
script. This commission WAS appoint
ed to obtain the views of all classes Oi
people IN the different sections of the
country upon the tariff question, but
il Is a well known fact that
they only gave audience to wealthy
manufacturers and mOnopolist5. with
views contrary to those entertained
by the mass of the people. Senator
Garland being Democrat, his bill to
appoint Il committee of five senators
to examine into the work now In
progress for the improvement of the
Mississippi river below Cairo, Illinois,
has created much comment aud criti-
cism among politicians in Washing
ton.
In two weeks time the United
States
FISH COMMISSION
VIII commence to send exhibits 10
the London exhibition, which opens
in May and continues for six months.
The exhibits from this country will
contain everything pertaining to fish
and fish catching, from the primitive
spear and canoe of the Indian TO the
huge whaling ship and complete
tackle now used 10y American
salts. Plaster models have been
made of all our food fishes, and
many of the marine monsters that live
along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
The paraphernalia of fish canning es-
Establishments and ornaments made of
shell fish will he included in the ex-
hibits sent from this country. The
exhibit will be more complete than
any yet made by this government.
The following changes and i'm
provements have been made in the
TEXAS POSTAL SYSTEM:
a postoiiice has been established ut
Buckley, La Sale sOunty, on route
3I,7lO. between Fort Ewell, fifteen
miles south, and La Sale. seventeen
miles north. The postoflice at Arle-
stOn, Pamela county, has been diScon-
tinued; the mail will hereafter be
sent to DeBerry, The postoffice at
IN A
has also been discontinued,
After March 3, on route 3l.377 from
Ladonid to Blue ridge, Prairie Hill, a
new postOtiice, will be omitted, and
the route Increased Il distance Of one
mile TO embrace Leonard, between
Hickory creek and Lane. On route
81 ,495, the mail will leave Homer daily
at p. IN. except Sundays, and arrive
at Lutkin by 8 p. lu.; leave Lutkin
daily, Sundays excepted. ut lO:3O a. m.
arrive at Cheesland by ~ NJ; leave
Cheesland daily, Sunday accepted, ut
l p. m; arrive at Rufein by ) p. Ia. |
On route 1851, Mineral Wells to |
Millsap, mail will leave Mineral
Wells daily except Sunday at 4:S0 p. |
m. arrive Mt MillSap 8 p. H.; leave |
Miilsap daily except Sunday ut s a.
m, arrive at Mineral Well by $40 a.
IN. These changes will take place
Mach /. On route 81 $40 mail viii |
leave Gainesville daily except |
Sundays ut 8 H. M, arrive at |
Montague by S:l5 p. m. Leave Mon |
tague daily, except Sunday, at . a. III. |
aud arrive ut gainesville by 9:l0 p. III.
James X. z. Evans has been com
missiOned postmaster at Chilk, Texas,
William p. Wellhorn at Fosterville,
George A. Sterling at TraSsyville
Mrs. Phoebe l.. keeter ut Kuter.
Charles Il. Baily ut Days, Thomas
ID. Jones at Barksdale. Mrs. Sarah f.
Clark ut ljenchley, George IL. Mudd
ut SummersGtt, James Buggy at
Buckley, La Sa1le county.
TEXAS INVENTORS.
Charles and Gabbott Armstrong. OF
Galveston. have been granted a pat
ent for chair for railway-railS; VIII
liam \. AMI e. 5. Hawkins, of WaXa-
hachie. patent car coupler; Edward
e.. Horne, of Galloway. cotton gin
hooper; assignor TO Carvin gin and
machine company of Memphis.
George W. Kerby, Boliyer, draft
engineer; Hiram b. Phillips. Pales-
tine. hoop fastener for buckets. cts.
TEXAS PORTS.
In the treasury department special
report on the foreign commerce of
the United States for the six months
ending with the new year, just
printed, we have the following con-
corning the foreign trade done at
THE TEXAS SEA PORTS:
Corpus Christi imports, S69.65l;
exports domestic merchandise, $685.
l49: exports foreign merchandise.
S28.5S2; remaining in warehouse De-
cember 81. 1882. SOL. Galveston i'm
ports, $262.9l4; exports domestic mer-
chandise. s4,523,272. No account was
given of the foreign merchandise at
the port. Remaining in warehouse De
cember 81. 1882, $9l, $50. For the
same period the total imports of all
the ports of the entire United States
was S5g, sol $50; exports of domestic
merchandise SOC, 357 ,O54; foreign mer-
chandise S2,603,379; remaining in
warehouses S3I 2z5 S00. Rrazos he