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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

The town of Liberty, the county
seat, is situated at the head of tide
water navigation on the Trinity river,
1O2 miles north of the port OF Calves
ton, and on the line of the Texas and
New Orleans railway, forty-two miles
northeast of the city of Houston.
Area, 1172 square miles.
Population in 1870* . 4,414
Population in 1880 go per
cent coloreO. 1880
Assessed value of taxable prop
erty in 1907. S461 ,954
Assessed value of taxable
property in 1881. ....... 81, 170,S22
Assessed value of live stock
in 1881 257, 2l7
"a portion OF the county was taken to form
San Jacinto county In 1870, after the census
and assessment of that year.
The surface is generally level or gent
ly undulating, with few or no hills
of any considerable elevation, and in
some portions there are extended fats
of alluvial formation, comprising some
of the most productive lands. which
require artificial drainage preparatory
to their successful cultivation. The
Trinity river flows from north to
south nearly centrally through the
county, a distance of about 60 miles by
the course of the stream, and the East
San Jacinto river, through the north
west corner. Tarkington's, Turtle
Willowmarsh, and Big Pine Island
bayous, and Old River, and Menard's
and Gaylor's, and Luce's creeks are
well distributed through other por-
lions of the county. Besides these
principal water-courses, there are q
| large number of branches and rivulets
and also many pools, which, in this
moist region and tenacious soil retain
water in the dryest seasons. For all
domestic purposes, and for drinking
water especially, cisterns are preferred
and universally used, but wells of pal
atable water are everywhere obtained
at a shallow depth
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
,e term of the lease is 500 yers.

ON THE same day that Gov. Ben
Butler removed the warden of the
state prison he submitted to the
Judiciary committee of the legislature
the draft of a remarkable bill which
be desired to have made law. 1t
nrovided that the governor of Massa-
chuse It's should shave jurisdiction to
inouire Into and investigate the
conduct of all executive officers"
and. If it should be deemed
necessary, ito useend any officer, not
judicial or legislative" for thirty
days. Such law would undoubtedly
be pronounced unconstitutional. If it
should be passed, and there Is no dan
ger of its passage. But the rafting
among the Massachusetts dry bones
occasioned by Buffers demand for au-
thority to remove all the state officers,
from lieutenant governor down. may
be imagined.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THE correspondence between Rep
resentative Chenoweth and Gov. Jno.
G. Brown is not so pointed as it
might have heen. 1t could have
been shorter and more interesting and
more readable. But we give
it as reflective of pass
age in this attempted railway legis-
lation, which may cut some figure in
the future. 1t is not known to us
exactly how the evidence before the
committee was conducted, but the
safest way to carry measure of this
sort to success is to be just to all con-
cerned alike. The evidence, as
prepared, is about to go before the
public, and if through it any advan-
tage is being taken of the railway
companies, it will be admitted on all
hands that justice has not been done
alike to both sides. Mr.. Chenoweth
manipulates the testimony for the
committee, and if Gov. Brown,
as it appears, has not been
given all the rights of defense, then
the committees cause is weakened in
advance. Gov. Brown should have
been given the fullest liberty under
the established rules governing EVIL
dence.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

ONE OF the reasons why the land
.office has not been able to keep
5up with demands made upon it
is that the school land business is
becoming enormous. and the
necessary provision has not been
made for taking care of it. The
opinion of the present commissioner
has been that there should be a
special department for the manage
ment of matters pertaining to the
school lands, and the legislation Of
this session of the legislature will
make such measure impera-
tive. Were affairs pertaining
20 school lands now turned
over to a special department,
they would give large clerical force
constant employment. The commits
sioner is not at fault for delay in land
Office work. The school land
commission should be estab-
ushed. or the commissioner should
be authorized to employ additional
clerical force If the state cannot
~ for it. then let the expense be
urged to those for whom work is
done. This Is. any way. the principle
upon which land Office service is done
nEr1xevenue TO the state on pri-
Iness, and should attend
~ to such business.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THE Express is mistaken. The
STATESMAN thinks this penitentiary
lease should be abrogated because it
is most Instantaneous to the state
1t has no preference for any man, but
it has preference for agood contract
and it is believed had there been an
open and fair competition, not star
chamber affair. as it was before. that
any number of bids would have beer
presented, and that the state woult
be receiving great dead more than il
offered in the Patten proposition.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THEY are making a fuss in other
states as well as in Texas about
restricting land-ownership. Our
legislature is considering the ques-
ton, and legislation is needed on the
subject. With millionaire spectators
buying up every desirable tract and
holding it against would-be settlers,
and corporations getting possessi IN
of regions large enough for the form
alton of whole states, most of the
desirable land in the country has been
already gobbled up. 1t is about time
something were done to save what
public land there is for actual settlers,
and to stop the accumulation of inn
mense landed estates, in comparison
with which those of the great land
lords of England and Scotland are in
significant.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

Gainesville, Geoagia, American:
The Dale coal and iron company have
neraly finished their railroad from
Rogers station to the vast and valua-
BILE deposits of iron ore in the noun
tains, eight or ten miles to the north
east of this place. This is no insig-
nificant enterprise, and its projectors
know no such thing as failure. No
such effort to develop the grand re-
sources of our county has ever been
made since that old hero. Mark A.
Cooper, started those manufacturing
works at Etowah.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THE confirmation of the peniten-
tiary lease. it is said. is a fixed legis-
lative fact. Such an assertion is, of
course, to have especially its moral
effect upon Legislators; but the
STATESMAN does not estimate the
majority of legislators as ready to
succumb to individual interests when
those eff the public are at stake.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

PROFESSOR HoGG, as we have
stated, is writing editorials for the
Fort Worth Gazette. denunciatory of
the STATESMAN, because of its oppo-
sition to the Baldwin system of edu-
cational management. He is perfectly
welcome to the right he has acquired
but a man who is given to
that terrible malady known rs cacG-
thes scribendi is not always response
BILE for his written utter;mces. On
the 9th of January. 1888, this same
Prof. Hogg wrote to the editor of the
STATESMAN, and expressed himself
on the STATEsMAN's utterances, re-
garding the Baldwin plan, as
follows: II told Baldwin that 1
thought he had too much
machinery, and am right glad
you have kept thematter prominently
in your columns"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

At negro house near Centerville
Georgia, they had a habit of swapping
an old shotgun at each other, which
has proven innocent fun until last
Saturday night, when little colored
boy named Silas Regain undertook to
brighten a negro man named Gus
Raines. The gun was placed near his
head and fired, a whole load of shot
taking effect near the ear, blowing it
entirely off and leaving hole large
enough to lay an egg in.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

Macon Georgia. Telegraph: The
general neglect of orchards in Geor-
gia is to be regretted. Here and there
over the state an enterprising fruit
man raises peaches and pears for the
northern and eastern markets, but the
home markets are sadly neglected. 1t
was not so formerly. We did not see
a bushel of first-class peaches last
year, and not one Romantic apple
the best that grows. in the opinion OF
the writer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

By THE terms OF the lease of the
Mutual Union telegraph company to
the Western Union, executed in New
York on Saturday, the holders of the
= Mutual Union bonds, amounting to
100000. will receive their six per
cent interest and $4,000 will be put
into sinking fund annually for
the redemption of the bonds. The So,
100000 of stock issued by the Mutual
Union is all recognized and annual
dividends of IL per cent are to be
paid on it. All suits now pending in
the desperate legal battle between the
companies are to be withdrawn, and
the private contracts made by the
Mutual Union for the use of special
or private lines are to be carried out.
The term of the lease is 500 yers.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

NICKELs of the new design are al
ready in circulation in Austin. The
piece is slightly larger than the old
nickel and if plated with gold might
pass for five dollar gold coin. On
one side appears the head of the god
dess of liberty surrounded by cir
Gle of stars and directly oyer
the date 1883. The reverse is
stamped with large "" encircled
by a wreath of grain, while on the
edge of the coin appear the words
UNITED States of America" and "E
Pluibus Unum." Altogether the coin
is vast Improvement as regards
appearance on the old piece and
reflects credit upon the taste displayed
by the designer, but he omitted to put
on the word Gents" an omission
that is calculated, at first, to cause
some confusion.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THE New York Sun makes the pre-
diction that "the Republicans will
close their career in this congress as
badly as they began it at the last ses-
sion Two revolutionary attempts in
one day to gag through most impor-
tant Legislation show how desperate
they have BECOME. and how reckless of
conseQuencesf
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THE university bill restoring the
-. known as of doubtful validl-
40 the university fund, has passed
the house and is now ready for the
governors signature.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THE bill appropriating $4,000 for
Immediate additions to the lunatic
asylum has passed both houses OF the
legislature, and will go into effect
without delay.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

TREASURER LUBBOCK is no doubt
a good and a conscientious man, but
when nature dealt out to him human
propensities the supply of discretion
had been absolutely exhausted.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

DIR. B. F. Sheftall, of Savannah, has
rendered a curiosity in the shape of a
chest. which was brought from Eng
land by one of his ancestors, one of
the first colonists. 1t will be exhib-
tied at the Sesqui-centennial, along
with Gen. Oglethorpe's chair and bed
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

THE Brennan Banner says that
convicts were kept at work in the
rock quarry in Burleson county dur
ing the late cold days, and that sew
eral of them contracted pneumonia,
and died
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
LIBERTY COUNTY.

From advance sheets of the Report on the
Resources, Soil and Climate OF Texas, by
A. w. Spaight, Commissioner OF Statistics,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

INTERCHANGEABLE -3OoO northern Me-
- rino Ewes and lambs. aeclimafed; shear
to u lbs; terms easy. Contracts taken - l1r
eheeD In any number Address WARREN
COLLINS. Austin. Cali at 6telfox's store
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

WHAT has the Democrat got against
the Ohio Democracy that it so persist
emily represents them as having put
such a nOnsensical clause in their
platform as that kept standing at the
head of its editorial column? We
haven't remarked on that distorted
and conglomerated attempt at a quo
tatiOn before because we wanted to
see how long it would be kept there
without being corrected; but horror
of horrors sometime ago it was
quoted into a Democrat editorial just
MS it is printed in its permanent posi-
ton in that paper. We want every
body, and especially those who have
not yet learned to admire the won
drous journalism of those able young
editors, to read that paragraph headed
Resolution of the Ohio Democracy"
and compare it with the real Ohio
tariff plank which will be found stand
ing in the CHRONICLE, the Nashville
American and other papers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
A MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.

Now that the new railroad has been
begun with fair prospect of speedy
completion, GAINESVILLE must not halt
IN the work that is to make her great
ana glorious but proceed to inaugu-
rate other enterprises. The hope of
this city is in factories and there is
no reason why it should not become
onapt the manufacturing centres of
the South. Its advantages OF location
and otherwise fit it for such a destiny
but that destiny is not going to
come of itself-it must be worked
out Idle talk won't accomplish
anything and even the able editorials
that eminate from the city press
on the subject will be lost unless
they are seconded by substantial ac-
ton. Organized effort is what is need
ed and GAINESVILLE wants a Manufac-
turer's Association. Columbia has one
IN good working order, and Nashville
is moving the matter. Some organi-
zation is necessary to secure a co OPP
erative spirit and to enable the pro-
motors of these schemes to work in
unison. Such an association could
determine on the feasibility and de-
sirableness of certain enterprises and
besides securing the investment of
home capital make an effort to have
money brought here from abroad
Since manufacturing has proved profit
able in the South, Northern and for
eign capital is seeking investment in
the productive industries of this sec
ton and nearly every Southern town
is making an effort to secure its share
of such benefits. GAINESVILLE should
lose no time in moving in so import
ant matter and her action should be
as decided as it is prompt. We hope
that some of our influential citizens
will take the initiatory and proceed to
organize a Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
The objects of the Association or
ganized at Columbia were stated to be
"the encouraging, originating, locating
and building of manufacturing estab-
lishments" in that city. A prize of $50
was given for the best essay setting
forth he advantages of Columbia as
manufacturing point and the principal
effort will be to induce the investment
of capital in manufactures there.
GAINESVILLE could make a showing of
this kind equal to any town in the
South and we believe that properly
directed efforts could bring capital
here which united with home capital
would carry this city rapidly to the
front as manufacturing town.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
THEY BUST ON PORK THIS TIME.

Those able young editors on First
street made a desperate kick to get
right on the sugar question last week
and while they were Strengthening
out that kink they fell into an eyre
gious blunder on the pork issue.
Speaking of the manifold ills which
the American farmer endures they
say: HE ships his pork to Germany
and pays a duty of two and One-half
cents per pound to the Louisiana
producer for his sugar" Now, bless
your innocent souls, didn't you know
Brother Bismarck had taboOed the
American pig? We don't ship pork
to the Faderland now-nOt much we
don't. The lager loving TeutOn,
Ui'dcr den linden, got frightened about
trychnia and said he wouldn't take
any more Chicago hams in his. 1t
was singularly unfortunate that the able
young editors should have fallen into
this blunder in the same breath that
they were trying to get right on ST.
Gar
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
A Card from Generals BeaUregard and

A Card from Generals BedUregard and
Early.
A publication headed, "Are the
Louisiana Lottery drawings fair"
which originally appeared in several
Northern and Western papers rs an
advertisement, by hostile lottery
company, as we believe, has been
copied into number of other pa
pers, doubtless as an advertisement
also. The charges, insinuations,
and inuendoes contained in said
publication are false in every re-
spect, so far as they affect the fair
ness of the drawings of the Louisa
ma Lottery, or the integrity of the
acts of the Lottery Company. When
the undersigned had charge only of
the semi-annual drawings, they
counted the tubes containing the
numbers previous to each of those
drawing TO be certain that all were
put in the wheel. Since they have
had charge of the monthly draw
ings also, the wheel has been under
their exclusive control, and after
each drawing they have restored all
the drawn numbers to the wheel,
locked it, and sealed it in such man.
ner as to render it impossible fcr
the numbers to be reached or inter-
fered with without their knowledge.
They have thus been always GER
tain that all the numbers were in
the wheel at each drawing, and
they alone are responsible for the
integrity of the drawings. The sug-
gestion that each ticket holder, on
the day of and before each drawing,
should be allowed to call out his
number and see 1t put i'm the wheel,
is too absurd to deceive any one
who ever witnessed single number
drawing, and any lottery company
which resorts to any such trick
proves itself TO be a fraud.
The intimation that persons have
been paid to allow their names to be
published as the winners of prizes
in this Lottery is also false and
without the slightest foundation in
fact. Millions of dollars have been
paid out by the Company in prizes
through the banks and express
agencies, as can be ascertained from
the bank officers in New Orleans,
and the Express Agents in New
York, Washington City, and in this
city, as well as from the winners of
the prizes whose names have been
given to the public. Signed,
G. t. BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY,
Commissioners.
New Orleans, July 18th, 1888.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

The Chattanooga Commercial Rep
charges the large illiteracy at the
South to the Democratic party. THE
result of the application of the princi-
pies of Jefferson" it facetiOusly says.
Thomas jefferson was the original
protector of the University of Virgin
in and must have favored education
and since all the Republicans in any
Southern State have ever done towards
establishing public schools was to steal
the fund, We fail to see any point in
the Commercials remarks.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

band played, the people shouted
and the crowd scrambled for a sight
of the digging as eagerly as if it had
been circus or a dog fight. Judge
Wood handled his implement most
dextrousIy and dispersed the push
ing spectators by scattering the dirt
amongst them in rather reckless
way. A small hole that looked
something like place where hog
had tried his snout was dug and
every body went home happy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
TERMS: $500 IN ADVANCE.

WE tdUor tariff for revenue limited
70 the necessities Of the Government eco
'sonlicdlty administered, and so adjusted
IN 'ts application as to preuent unequal
burdens, 10 encourage productive indus
tries at home, afford a just compensation
to labor, but not to create or foster ,noaoD-
of'es.-Ohio Democratic Platform, June
21a.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

OUR First street contemporary seems
disnosed to bury the Ratchet, We
didn't begin the war and don'tpropose
"a nrotract il unnecessarily. We have
fired our last guns in this ISSUE unless
the Democrat gives us some more
progging in the right place" and feel
ready to shake hands across the bloody
ob,sm. Pass round the calumet.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

OUR Republican contemporary of
Chattanooga is mad because the GeOr-
gia districts that have negro majorities
elect Democratic Congressman. The
Republicans will never get over the
idea that the negro voter is their slave
and has no right to cast his ballot
against the grand old party.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as Administrator of the
estate ofJas. o. Thompson, deceased, all per-
sons indebted to the same are notified to
come forward and make payment; and those
having claims against said estate will file
them with me, properly authenticated,
within the time required by law, or they
will be barred. j. 3. NEBLETT,
Adm'rof Jas. O. Thompson. decd.
July 4, 1883 1t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
Mur1In IN Cattle.

The fatal disease known as muir.
ain is becoming epidemic among
the cattle in Tennessee, and hog
cholera has appeared in some coun-
ties. The murain is very bad in
Giles, Marshall, Bedford, Lincoln,
Moore and Franklin counties, and
is prevailing more or less all over
the State. A gentlemen who lives
near Guthrie informed US recently
that the dreaded disease had APP
peared among the cattle in that To-
cality.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

THE public was favored with another
sensible" article on THE Railroad"
last week. 1t read something like an
apology and pleasantly announced
that a quietus had been put upon
ra,Iroad 4strife." We hadn't heard of
tho strife before.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
POLK FOUN0 GULLY.

The argument in the Polk case
closed Monday, but Judge Allen
waited till Wednesday afternoon to
deliver his charge. The charge was
a very elaborate one, carefully pre-
pared and delivered to the jury
printed. Various opinions exist as
to its legal soundness. The jury
found a verdict of guilty, and fixed
the punishment at a term of twenty
years in the penitentiary, the de-
PENDANT also to pay a fine OF $780,
$40 10. A motion for new trial
will probably be overruled and
then the case will go to the Supreme
court.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified ms Admin lstrntor OF the
estate OF Mrs. \. w. Peacher, deceased, all
persons indebted TO the same are notified 20
come forward and make payment; and those
having claims against said estate will die
them with me, properly authenticated,
within the time required by law, or they
will be barred. ED. TURNKEY,
Admir- Of Mrs. s. w. PeaGher, decd.
July ID, lbS3-4t
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

A Poughkeepsie clergyman has
got into hot water by asking the
choir to attend a special meeting,
adding at least such of them as
can sing"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
Medical Card.

Owing to continued feeble health, the I'M
dersigned proposes to cOnfine his work In
the future, principally, 20 Consultattonsand
given to Chronic Diseases of al kinds. ONCE
hours, 9to IL, a, NJ, and to P. NJ, except on
Sundays and Indictment weather, Will then
be at residence, Greenwood Avenue, laEks-
vile, Tenn. ]. NJ. LARkIN, M u,
SEPT %, lSS2-ly