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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-04
Certainly Good Reasons

The Boston Herald, In assigning the reasons
for the appointment of a receiver for the Toledo
Cincinnati & St. Louis road, says there was a
want OF money, want of satisfactory earnings
and want Of a fonr-foot eight-inch gauge. 1t
then adds: "If the different divisions can be
worked together in one system by a receiver
without his certificates becoming prior lien to
the first mortgage bonds, on the divisions which
are earning interest," on their bonds, it would be
benehcial; butt the several divisions are fore
closed and worked independently, the result will
he the wiping out of the Junior securities and
the amalgamation of some of the divisions with
other roads,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-04

OnmOtion of DIR. Stratford it ordered that
school building No. on Virginia avenue, have
its gables and stone copings removed and other
wise repaired, he made safe.
Dr. Stratford moved that the committee on
buildings and grounds be empowered to inquire
into the expedieney of employing two architects
to examine into the condition of the nigh school
building.
Mr.. Hendrickson, building and supply agent,
thought it would be difficult to get an architect
say that the building safe. He himself
thought it was reasonably safe. The motion
carried.
Tho board then adjourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-04
Cut Rates Between Chicago and St. Louis.

Cut Rates Between Chicago and ST. Louis.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The three lines between
Chicago and st. Louis, viz, the Wabash, Illinois
Central and Chicago & Alton, made the rate be-
tween those points to-day So so, the rate here
tofore having been 50. fn reply to the charge
81 selling tickets for some time at this rate
throngh sealpers, made by the Wabash against
the llnos Central, the officers of the latter re-
ply tnat the sales by the Wabash, through scalp
srs, forced 1t to that course in selfdefense
whether the cut will proceed further is not
known. - ~
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

the Democratic nomination and
absolutely certain of election, Ben
Buffers ambition in that direction to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Jas. 2. Newcomb, of the San An
tonic Light, arrived in New York,
from Washington, to-day He thinks
he is absolutely certain of getting the
poStoffice of the Alamo city.
Quite a number of Texas people
several AustiniteS-now reside in
this city, and they often have the
pleasure of meeting acquaintance
from the Lone Star state. New York
is a place where one can meet ac-
qualntanceS, it matters not where he
is from.
The winter mas been quite severe,
and an immense crop of ice has been
gathered. The coolest weather We
have had here was but three degrees
below zero, while at Chicago the mer-
curry got as low as sixteen. There is
invariably about that difference in
favor of New York.
The building of railroads through
| Texas to California and Mexico has
been a big advertisement for the state
one that will prove permanent ben
eft. The tide of emigration seems to
be turning in that direction, and cap
italists are looking wistfully toward;
the Mexican mines and the grazing
lands of the far southwest. The
''land poor" "mosshacks" of Texas may
yet realize their fondest expectation:
of long years ago, and be able to smile
out lOud-very loud-at those who
criticised them for clinging 70 theil
lands like miser to his gold.
| TRAMp
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
How to Save Bows.

Women who have sons to rear, and
dread the demoraliZing influence of
bad associates, ought to understand
the nature of young manhood. 1t is
excessively restless. 1t is disturbed
by vague ambitions, by thirst for &C
tiOn. by lodgings for excitement, by
irrepressible desires to touch life in
manifold ways. If you, mothers, rear
your sons so that homes are associ Ited
with the repression of natural in
stincts, you will be sure to throw
them in the society that in
some measure can supply the need of
their hearts. They will not go to the
public houses at first for love of liquor
very few people like the taste of
liquor; they go for the animated and
hilarious companionship they find
there, which they discover docs so
much to repress the disturbing rest
lessness in their breast. See to it.,
then. that their homes compete with
public places in attractiveness. Open
your blinds bv day and light bright
fires at night. illuminate your rooms.
Hang pictures upon the wall. Put
books and newspapers upon your
tables. Have music and entertaining
games. Danish demons of dull
ness and apathy that have
so long ruled in your household, and
bring in mirth and good cheer. In
vent occupations for your sons. Slim
ulate their ambitions in worthy direc-
tiOns. While you make home their
delight, fill them with higher purposes
than mere pleasure. Whether they
shall mass hOyhoOd and enter upOn
manu- od with refined tastes and noble
ambitions depends on you. Believe
it possible that, with eXertion and
right means, a mother may have more
control over the destiny of her boys
than any other influence whatever
Appleton's Journal.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
GEN. TOOMBS' WRATH.
He Disinherits His FayOrite Grand
Daughter Because She Marries
n Poor Man Against
His Wishes.
Tsrecial 10 the CourIer-Journal. /,

ATLANTA. GA have no answer.
to make" was the sententious reply
of Gen. Robert Toombs, to q messen-
ger who handed him a note from his
granddaughter, Mrs. Galley. in which
she asked the privilege of visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Toombs. who Ia
paralyZed and likely TO die at any
moment. Mrs. Galley, nee Miss Ca
mile Dubose, was the generals
favorite grand-child. Mr.. Galley
was raised in the same neighbor-
hood in Wilkes county. Between
him and Miss Camille love developed.
ending in an engagement. Galley
was poor, and this was mortal sin
in Toombs' estimation, and he forbade
communication between them. He
read his will to Miss Camille, in which
she was remembered to the extent Of
$4,000. II will make it $4,000 II you
will break off this engagement" said
Gen. TOombs. The lady offered t0
remain single during her grandfatLcrrs
lifetime. Growing violent, no de-
clared that if she insisted on throw
ing herself away on q poor man ha
would give her forty-eight hours IN
which TO leave his house. This
brought matters to crisis, which Mr..
Galley and Miss Dubose settled by
getting married Immediately. Gen.
Toombs at once disinherited her, and
refuses all communication. The
young couple are applauded by the
community.
Gen. Toombs is blind in one eye
and the other is almost out. An At
lanta oculist is to operate on him next
week.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

SENATOR LAMAR's speech on the
tariff question is the best that has
yet been delivered in the senate. 1t
was philosophical and historical; it
was comprehensive and statesmanlike;
It was free from sectional and partisan
feeling, and in perfect accord with
the spirit OF the people. One passage
of II specially effective was that in
which he referred to slavery; ~
uGReat institution, which was more
hmly intrenched in statutes and
organic law than the manufactur-
ers are in this tariff law" 1t became
an object of popular uprising, and he
was one of the men who sought to
protect il. "Yet saw that institu-
tion go down with all its vast capital
with all the political privileges which
1t conferred, with all the constitu-
tional rights by which it was guar
anteed-go down beneath the irrever-
sible fiat Of the American people.
And he warned the manufacturers of
the country that the handwriting is
upon the wall of the protective sys-
tenn, and hoped that they would have
the intelligence to decipher its mean
ing.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
All About the stars.

Prof. Young, of Princeton college.
has just closed an interesting course
Of lectures upon astronomy In New
York city. The subject Of his last
lecture was the FIXED Stars and
Nebul@." The first impression. said
Prof. Young, In looking upon the
sky on clear night, was that the
stars are countless. bat II will be
found that, ON bringing the eye to
pear on q particular part Of
the heavens. the stars can be
counted. There are about 6000 stars
visible to the naked eye from New
York. Add to these 1000 which never
rise above the horizon at that point,
and there are 1000 visible TO the naked
eye. With little opera-glass 10000
stars can be counted, and with the
largest telescope it Is found that the
number Of the stars is about equal 10
the population of the United States.
About 100000 stars have been cata-
logued and their positions fixed II
is found that the stars differ in
brilliancy. This is because some
are larger than others, because some
are more distant than others, and be
cause some are of greater intrinsic
brightness than others. There are
twenty stars of the first magnitude,
thirty-five of the second, 40 of the
third, 1927 of the fourth, 800 of the
fifth, 400 of the sixth, and about a.
600 Of the seventh. II Is discovered
that many of the stars change
in brightness; indeed, there are
very few that do not. Some
of the stars are young and grow
ing brighter; others are old and
growing DINNER. After describing
the stars that have shown extraordi-
nary changes in brilliancy, of which
there are nine instances, and the vari-
able stars, Professor Young took up,
the motions Of the stars. Taking the
stars by the thousands, 1t is found
that the sun and its planets are NOV
ing towards certain point in the
universe. The stars are separating
ahead of us and closing up behind US,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
TIE Dallas Times saws :

Gov. Brown asked the committee
on internal improvements the privi-
lege of being allowed to attend its
sittings during the time the railroad
subject was under advisement. The
cause OF the request WIS to be present
as a representative of the railroad side
of the question. lie seemed to think
these corporations occupy the posi-
tion of defendant with the state and
people rs plaintiff, and rs is proper in
q lawyer, he wanted to be on
hand to see that no advantages were
taken of his client. The committee,
with commendable dignity, refused
his request. That committee is sup
posed to be composed of honest men,
who are not engaged in the prosecu-
tiOn or persecution of roads. but in
the formulating of law which will
mete out exact justice TO roads and
people. The request of an attorney
of the roads to be allowed to partici-
pate by his presence, in the enactment
of such n law, to say the least of 1t is
remarkable. Ifthe committee gropes
In the dark on legal points. let them
call in the services of the attorney
general. and not the paid attorney of
the railroads.
The STATESMAN has agreed, all the
-sipas. with the Times. that railway
legislation is right, but it fails to adopt
the radical idea that the railway comp
anies have no rights to which thepeo
pie should listen. If legislation on this
subject, however, is to be secured in
spirit of enmity to railways, then a
conservative course would lead to op-
posing such legislation. because the
people of Texas cannot afford at this
time to prosecute an interest that is
building up our waste places
and which is adding bless
ings to existence in Texas. Texas
progresses rs no other state does under
the Influences now exercising them
selves in her behalf. and the unparal-
ieled growth and prosperity of the
state has been and is dependent, be-
yond all doubt, upon the construction
Of railways. upon the develop
ment that goes hand in
hand with railway building and oper-
alton. While recognizing the justice
of conservative legislation upon the
subject of railways. we would rather
see its ful6llment postponed than to
have injustice done. The Times states
thecase well, butin its argumentit pro-
poses to add renewed life to that
spirit of injustice which would say.
give railway representative no
means Of defense and legislate radi.
cally against the railways. The
Democratic platform. to which the
! STATESMAN clings. recommends
moderation and justice in
dealing with railways. which
this great agency of advancement in
Texas requires. and it declares that
the party is opposed to any plan Of
intolerance. This attempt at legisla-
ton must be conducted in moderation.
or radical and dangerous eods may
result therefrom
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
A CARNIVAL OF DEATH.

Montreal has been holding a great
ice carnival. The ice king has been
enthroned in his palace and a
multitude has done homage of his
court. The city has never seen
such days of pleasure, and her people
appear to have almost given up bust
ness occupations for scenes of revel
and delight. Thousands of visitors
have gone there from the adjoining
states, and everything has been gay.
The mercury has been down
in the teens below zero; streets
have been covered with ice
a foot thick; street railway cars have
been substituted with sleighs, and
deep snow has covered every space of
ground, every house and tree. Amid
all this the ice palace is the center of
attraction. 1t is erected in great
square, and is an immense structure,
with walls and terraces and dome, made
entirely of ice blocks. huge in proper
tions, laid one upon the other, nature
furnishing the morter. There are
windows and doors where needed, and
the door is a skating rink, on which
well-wrapped, gaily-colored, merry
skaters swing upon the steel il
circles and cut marvellous figures
The building is surmounted by large
tower of ice, and when the interior
at night is lighted by electricity the
sight is enhancing. The rays OF
light are reflected in myriads oil
sparkles from the glistening walls
meeting the eye each way one turn.
with glitter in blue, purple, orange
and gold. IL seems an animated 81
gantic diamond, while from a distance
the sight once seen, is one never to b,
forgotten. But here, in Austin, poo
mortals are shivering and hiding away
in warmed apartments, while Borea:
IhOWlS and whoopS on the outside, ere
ating greater terror within. Thrice
has the hoary god descended upon III
with successive blasts, leaving tn,
earth encased with ice and snow
sheeting the trees in frigid embrace
covering hills and housetop
! with ileecy mantles dropped from
heaven. In this our southern
home such weather suits not Ou
natures. The Canadians blood thick
ens and grows warm with cold anC
sieot and snow and ice, while her,
they bring sickness and pain ant
ldeath. These three yisitations of tn,
ice king to our cedar clad mountains
and grass covered plains have not beeI
occasions for opening brilliant ant
gay courts. The revel and the dane,
has been substituted here with mid
night watchings beside the beds o.
the sick, with sad mourning
in the presence of death
with funeral pageants in tn,
Streets, with sore bereavement
and desolation in households. NJ
ice palace is reared here, from
which sounds of continued revelr!
come, but the sombre hearse leads tn,
way to upturned earth prepared t.
receive that which God gave
and which He taketh away
We are filing palaces in heaven In
stead of on earth, peopling the un
known world beyond the grave in
stead of sending vast throngs to scene
Of human gaiety and delight. Ma.
the bright spring-time speedily come
and put IN end to this carnival o
death
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

1T Is PROBABLE that the Austin
and Southeastern railway project, that
was knocked in the head by the re-
fusal of investors 10 take bonds. after
the three cents permile bill was en-
acted by the seventeenth legislature
may be revived. rhcreis some figur'
ing going on in relation TO this pro
posed railway, which at present WI
are not permitted 10 make public.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

Atlanta Constitution: Il understand
you delighted the colored people in
the south by singing the 'Suwanet
River" YES" said Nilsson, ''they
seemed carried away with it. They
are such an enthusiastic people, and
they are so appreciative. AT Atlanta
they formed large portion of the
audience. When sang their favorite
melody they applauded so vehemently
that you would think the house
was coming down. When attempted
to sing anything else they would call
for the 'Suwanee River, and would
say: Very well, you shall have it.
They made me sing it four times alto
gether. and was only glad to do it,
as it afforded them so much genuine
pleasure. In New Orleans they were
nearly as bad"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

GALVESTON, Feb. ia boy giving
his name as George c. Smith, and
subsequently claiming to be a son of
the senior. partner of the well known
firm of Smith & Wesson, of Spring
field, Massachusetts,, arrived here
about week since and shortly after
wards claimed assistance of thepolice
to recover a lot of clothes which he
alleged had been stolen and pawned.
Capt. Atkins, chief of police, suspect
ing something wrong had Smith
wretched, and he was detected this
morning attempting TO pawn an over
coat. He and his chum had been
pawning each others clothes and then
made efforts to recover them through
the interposition of the police. The
boys agreed to leave the city if no
charge should be made against them.
Examination in the case of Felix
Hoff VS.. the United States, now pend
ing before the French and American
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
MoNKEY1Na w1rH MAneINs.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-Conner Bros,
commission merchants and southern
shippers, suspended to-day. They
were short on grain to considerable
amount on account of their custom
ers, for whom they have advanced
some 100000 for margins, not re-
spending to further calls and market
is still advancing. The firm conclud-
ed to suspend temporarily. They
have paid one. hundred and twenty
thousand dollars in losses during the
past two months, but il
they can collect what is due
them, from customers for whom they
have been carrying deals. they will
have about 10000 surplus with
which to continue business. Their
friends proffered aid and urged them
to continue, but they decided it better
to suspend and ascertain Just where
they stand. The firm assert they
stand firm and will pay dollar for dol
lar and be able to resume business in
a short time.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
Go Up Head.
lsan Antonio Express.i

The boss reason for not wanting
the insane asylum branch at Fort
Worth, is given by citizen Of that
place in a letter to the press, over the
signature of 3D." He says the insti-
tuition would consume all the butter
and eggs and vegetables in that
section. That writer is no doubt
bemoaning the fact that Fort Worth
has become lively little city, because
it makes property and rents so high,
and rushing business wears out the
streets and sidewalks 30 fast. ID"
can 20 up head.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
THE SOUTHE

Atlanta has deci
on the English spa
Cold weather has
IN some parts of Virgil
A company has contra
Richmond, Virginia, Gil
furnish gas atsixty cents -
feet.
At Americas, Georgia, an o.
100 years old has just been dug
make room for improvements
building.
Jacksonville has the largest number
of northern visitors, and is the gayest
and most animated of all winter re-
sorts in Florida.
reached by railroads. is preparing TO
become a formidable rival to Hot
Springs next summer.
Reports from Aiken. South Caro-
lima. which has long been on the list
of winter resorts, state that the sea-
son thus far has been moderately sue
ceSSful.
The stock law is creeping along In
North Carolina. Lenoir and Greene
counties were included the other day
by legislative enactment. The law
will not be submitted to the people.
DR.. Teeter, of Chattanooga, was
arrested for concealing over his drug
store a case of smallpox of a woman
named Russell. He was taken to the
quarantine station, ball and chain
attached to his leg ard kept several
days. He was then presented before
the magistrate and fined Sl6 and costs.
and again quarantined several DAYS.
II turns out that the woman died of
measles, and the doctor brings suit for
$4,000.
There is widow lady in FLOYD
county, Georgia, who has two little
sons, aged respectively ten and twelve
years, and she rented land for them
to cultivate last year, and was fur
nished supplies by the landlord to the
amount of SIS, which was paid for in
extra Ia or. These little boys and
their mother made six bales of cotton,
half of which was their part, and
enough corn to furnish them In bread
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

In nine cases out of ten, as is sug-
gested by an exchange, when you see
Democrat advocating a high pro
tective tariff he has some interest
that he wishes to be protected. 1t is
some individual end that he is sub
ARRIVING
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

GALVESTON, Feb. 16.-A cutting
affray occurred at a boarding house
ON Postoffice street, between Twen-
tieth and Twenty-frst streets, to-day,
between car driver named Perry
and man named Staub, in which the
latter was seriously cut in the left
shoulder. Perry claims that Staub
had made an assault, and that the
whole affair grew out of difficulty
with Staub with regard to the pay
ment of his car fare on the eN ening
previous.
An effort is being made to charter
Messrs. Irvine g. Beissner's tug boat
Estelle, to be used as dispatch boat
at Eads' ship railway across the 18th
mus of Tehuantepec.
The loss from the capsizing of the
barge Victor, last Tuesday, proves
more serious than at first supposed.
All efforts to right her have failed,
and she now lies bottom up.
A disagreeable wet norther has set
in here.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

OUR New York letter speaks most
encouragingly as to Texas prospects.
Growing railway facilities, in con-
nection with through lines Of rail-
way, it is said, are doing wonders in
attracting attention TO this state, and
it may be hoped our increasing degree
of prosperity may be intensified.
There Is room in Texas for millions
of people .and for the employ
ment of billions of capital. and it
. is hoped .nothing will occur to mar
THE grandest development OF Texas.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22


THE actual experience Of Illinois
farmers in regard To the great advan-
tage of tile drainage has created such
n demand for tiles that the maRufac-
turers cannot make tiles fast enough
to supply it II il less than three
years since these manufacturers We're
furnishing tiles on trial ana only ask
ing pay when the farmers were salts
fed of the benefits of using them.
The Chicago Tribune states it as
the result of experience that
a complete system of the drainage
doubles the capacity of farm lands on
uliDnS-eEase. In some cases, where
the land is dry, the ineHea5ea-Yield is
not so great, nut wet lands which
were almost worthless have been rem.
dered as productive as the best in the
neighborhood. There is vast deal
of land in Texas which may loo wisely
treated in this way; and il is our
opinion that the drainage is the me ms
for making good roads in our black
lands.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

CoLMAN's Rural World expresses
the hope that the day is not far dis
tant when running bred horses will
be called running bred. and moi thor
oughbred. and when trottiug bred
horses will be called trottiug bred.
To entitle either to be worthy of such
designation they should descend i.o,u
running bred or trotting h,"d anc,>-
tors, on hotsr' sides. for Il nump'r VI
generations. the number to bee d.t.r-
mined by specific rules Of properly
authorized bodies. The great mass of
people do not know what thorough
bred means.