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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

dence on a Sunday evening in July
last. Her father, Col. Jas. e. Church
i'll, received a letter from his daughter
dated the 25th inst, mailed at Indian
apolis the 9th. He refuses to make
the contents public, but furnishes the
following card for publication:
AFTER suspense of three months l
am to day in receipt of letter from
my daughter, Mary Churchill, mailed
from a distant city. AS all the papers
over the country have accorded me
every facility within their power, and
in many cases at great expense, in my
search, notwithstanding the instruc-
ton from my daughter to withhold
from publication the contents of this
letter, a sense of the duty which l
owe my friends impels me to give its
purport, which l herewith attach as
follows:
October 25.-My Father: 1 write
to let you know am alive and well.
l am not on the stage, as you sup
posed, nor have / eloped! Oh, how
could you think SO, when l cared so
little for gentlemen's society? am
earning my own living honestly.
Teach my little sisters and darling
little brother to think kindly of their
sister. [Signed] MARY"
Col. Churchill expresses the utmost
confidence in the authenticity of the
letter, and both he and his wife iden-
tify the handwriting perfectly. They
have no information of their daugh-
ter's whereabouts, but both feel con-
fident they will hear from her again,
and will return home shortly.
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Crittenden Criticised.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.-The merchants
exchange mass meeting; to consider
the reply of Gov. Crittenden to the
memorial of its committee, relative
to the police scandal, reconvened on
change this afternoon, but was not so
large as the first meeting. Col. Brod-
head, chairman of the committee, read
a long report, in which the general
points in the governors reply are Sc
verely criticised and the whole docu-
ment scathingly reviewed. Resolu-
lions were adopted heartily endorsing
the report of the committee.
The closing paragraph of the report
is as follows, which is fair sample
of the tone of the whole report:
sour people have addressed the
governor in emphatic terms for relief
from wrong; he has admitted both
the power of investigation and re-
moval; he has proposed to take no
step to secure either, but instead
thereof makes labored defense of
the officers of his appointment, upon
principles applicable to an entirely
different matter, and graciously in
suits many whom he knows to be re-
spectacle, law-abiding citizens. We
assure the governor that he is mis-
taken if he supposes he can hoodwink
the Intelligent people of this city. or
this state, by such a course. Sup
ported by such reasons he can give no
reasons worthy of consideration for
refusing to take any steps to redress
the wrong of which we complain, and
we are forced to the conclusion that
he has other reasons, not stated by
him, which prevent his action"
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SAN MARCOS.
Especial to The Statesman.l


SAN MARCOS, Oct. 29.-Y esterday
evening all of the prisoners got out of
Jail, six in number. From what we
can learn the facts are about these:
A trusty went up stairs to get a
bucket. He came back with Win
chester and told the jailer to unlock
the doors and let the prisoners out.
The jailer did as directed and the
prisoners scattered in every direction.
Three of them were caught and
brought back. The others are out
yet. Joe Whitly, held for murder,
was not in our jail, being in your jail
for protection against a threatening
mob from the upper portion of the
county.
Saturday evening young man by
the name OF Harris presented a tele-
gram to Glover g. CO., authorizing
him (Haris) to draw on them for a
sum of money. Claiming the disoatch
to be from some firm in the East, 1
believe, Glover & Co. paid the money.
After wards suspicioning something
was wrong Glover went to the tele-
graph Office, and finding no such dis
patch had been received, he had Harris
arrested and put in Jail. Harris got
out with the rest of the prisoners, but
was captured.
Mrs Sutherland, in charge of Daily
& Bros millinery department, stuck
a needle in her foot last Saturday
week ago and has been confined to
her bed ever since.
A good deal of cotton from Blanco
county is being shipped to this place.
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The Apaches.

CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-A special from
Chihuahua, Mexico, says the Apaches
under Jute and Generanimo have out
generated the officer in command of
the troops at Casa Grande. Their
manavoures have been skillfully exc
cuted. The Mexican officials endeav-
ored to get both chiefs in camp at
once with all their bucks, which
would have ended the matter. Par
leys were made for days, yet Jute
came into camp one day and Generan-
imo another. In the meantime, both
knowing that Gen. Guerra, commander
of the forces of northern Mexico, had
left the City of Mexico, plan
ned and carried out the largest
raid ever made by the Hpaches. AT
the ranches of Encuiallas, owned
jointly by Gov. Terriazas and Henry
Miller, the wealthiest citizens in the
state, they surprised the herders. and
got away with seventy horses, well
broken and valuable. The job was
done by 300 Apaches. From one of
Miller's ranches, fifteen miles west,
they stole horse and two mules, and
got fifteen hours start of the pursu-
ers. Along the foot hills of the Sierra
Madras they worked the same game,
making for Arizona with 1000 horses,
including sixty Mexican cavalry
horses. They were pursued by Mexi-
can soldiers and citizens. 1t is hoped
that United States forces will head
them off.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
A Cyclone.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. ga Times
Democrat Waterproof special says: A
cyclone passed over Catalonia and
Tensas parishes this morning. AT
the first place it struck James Bowen's
plantation. On Tensas river three
houses were blown down and four
negroes wounded. The next place
was d. d. Miller's highland planta-
tion. One house was lifted from its
foundation and carried half mile,
and the negro church was turned half
around. Tim Collins (colored) had an
arm broken, and his wife and another
woman and two children were badly
hurt. The cyclone then visited ID.
Stones pecan plantation, and barn
and two houses were blown down. At
H. Moss & Co.'S Helena plantation tie
roof of the overseer's house was car
ried away, and eight cabins demoi-
ished. Three persons were badly hui
and seven or eight slightly. Mrs..
Bowman's house in Calahaul parish
was blown down. She escaped, but
her two children have not been found.
Several other houses were destroyed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
SAN ANGELA.


SAN ANGELA, Oct. &c. E. Cole,
who was arrested some time ago by
Deputy United States Marshal Neggli
on a charge of embezzling postoffice
funds, and who succeeded in escaping
from the officers, was arrested here
yesterday by Sheriff J. D. Spears, who
started Immediately with him to San
Antonio, where he will appear before
a United States commissioner. When
Cole made his escape or concealment
Sheriff Spears was arrested for assist
ing him, but was released on habeas
corpus, the citizens being quite I'M
willing that such thing should take
place against him. Sheriff Spears held
himself in daily communication with
Cole, who was advised by some of the
legal gentlemen to keep himself con-
cealed until the adjournment Of court.
Quite cold mother blew up last
night.
Grass looks up splendidly and cattle
are in fine condition.
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other of the gulf coast counties Of

other of the gulf coast counties of
Texas.
The following from the Sherman
Courier relative to shade trees applies
with equal force to Austin: Moth
ing adds more to the beauty and at
Effectiveness of town than we'll
shaded streets and avenues, and Sher-
mans deficiency in this respect is
prominent before all who feel home
pride in identifying the public pa ~
ways. y few energetic residents
have manifested commendable enter
prise In thus adjoining their premises;
and IN almost every instance their eff
forts have been rewarded with pleas
Ing success. This example
should convince others that u
small amount of well di-
rected industry would fully repay
all attempts to propagate shades
There are several varieties of
trees Indigenous to Texas
soil, of rapid growth and re-
quiring little or no culture, az
tons of the municipal bovine" Is alt
the attention necessary among thcnr
are box alder, locust, elm, pecan, ash,
u'h' SlAhOA POp1di, az IdOilOA OAAdhlCu-
tai, yet hardy, well adapted to this cli-
mate and long lived. If we should
have successful town, it must be a
progressive one, such as will attract
and hold the large number of moneyed
strangers who are daily circulating
here, seeking locations for business
and homes. No man with proper
spirit of pride, desires to es-
tablish himself in place that
is devoid of all tokens of re-
fined, cultivated feeling. Men
judge of q woman's nature, by the
taste she displays in the arrangement
of her home and toilet; and the same
criterian will apply to the manner in
which a city takes care of its
thoroughfares. A capitalist comes to
Sherman, and while a judicious in
yestment is his governing motive, he
also studies the inner tastes of the
people as enriched by the general APP
pearance of the town. Looking up
and down the long vista of streets, he
iinds them bare and uninviting, and
at once embraces the conclusion that
people who have no time or money to
devote to common purposes of public
interest, are not the people among
whom to invest his means and spend
his days. 1t is little things that largely
constitute the better part of our lives,
and if we would have an existence
that is worth having we must not
overlook the minor details"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
THE BLACK FLAGS,
Mode Of Torture and CannabaIism.
TSnecial Cable

topOCldl Ndulc.J
HONG KONG, Oct. 21.-To-day
met Major Mesny, of the i'm
perial Chinese army, just arrived
from Yunan, where he had an oppor-
tunity to observe much of interest
concerning the recent operations in
Tonquin. He is well informed in re-
gard to Chinese affairs. He has spent
fifteen years out OF twenty-five travel
ing through the interior, chiefly in an
official capacity. He was ordered
from the Mongolian province 10 Yu-
nan to assist the viceroy, in conse-
quence of his perfect knowledge of
the French language. The General
is native of the Island of Jersey.
He is now en- route for Foochow to
take charge of the naval arsenal. He
wears the Chinese costume, with
queue, and speaks the Chinese lam
guage fluently.
While in Yuma two of his men
spent a month in the Black Flag
camp. He also met the chief, who
holds commission in the Chinese
army. The Black Flags received ex-
aggerated reports of the French losses
at Hanoi, but correct reports concern
ing the Chinese loss are stated in my
dispatches. He says that if prisoners
fall into the hands of the Black Flags
they will be reserved for torture, but
the bodies of the dead will not be
found, as the Chinese believe that eat
ing the flesh of ferocious men makes
them brave, especially the hearts and
livers. Therefore they are accus-
toned to eat their enemies. The
Black Flags are strongly addicted TO
this habit. They even eat their own
people who die by accident on the
march. This may account for the i'll
success which attended the search
for the bodies Of Riviere and his fol-
lowers, whose heads alone were
found on the last sortie by Gen
Bouet. He regards fighting the
Black Flags as fighting the
Chinese army on a small scale. The
Chinese undoubtedly furnish arms,
munitions and men to precipitate the
harrassing war upon the French in
Tonquin. The French originally made
such bugbear of the Black Flags
that the Chinese considered it worth
their while to keep up the hostile or
ganization by a subsidy as long as
they continue the war with theFrench.
At that time they numbered only 1900
fighting men now they can put 5000
in the field and still garrison the
strongholds. My informant considers
the Black Flags the best and bravest
of all the Chinese soldiers. He has no
doubt that France would conquer
China if she made war as with an
European power, but in the same way
as she wars in Tonquin she must suf-
fer defeat and disgrace. The city of
Canton is apparently quiet, but in con-
slant dread of further trouble, unless
the Hankow affair is satisfactorily
settled. Six war ships help to pre-
serve order. The Palos has gone to
Formosa. The Viceroy has about
10000 troops in the city to curb any
attempt at rebellion formented by the
social societies.
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John Chinaman.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.-Two Chi
nese cases to test the validity of the
Chinese government certificates came
up to-day before Judge Hoffman, of
the United States district court. He
pronounced them exceedingly embar-
RAISING. One of them was a China
man who said he was a cigar manu-
facturer. The judge said congress
used the word merchant" not manu-
facturer. That if every Chinaman
who made few cigars and peddled
matches was to be classified as mer-
chant the restriction act would be
practically dead letter. The second
case was a boy seventeen years of age.
The certificate set forth that the bear
er was going to San Francisco to man.
age the business interests of mer-
camille firm. Was the boy a laborer
or merchant is difficult to say, so the
Judgment was deferred.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
SAN SABA.
[special to The Statesman. ]

SAN SABA, Oct. 27.-The weather
has been cloudy for two days, with
indications of more rain.
The new assessment rolls for this
county, for 1883, prepared by G. P.
Best, were received and approved by
the commissioners court, without a
single correction. The rolls show the
number of stock in the county as fol-
lows: Horses, 92S9; cattle, 59,738.
Pecans come in rapidly, and find a
ready sale.
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Closed.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The stationary
and printing house of Culver, Hayne
& Co., one of the Oldest in the city
closed its doors this morning, and in
answer to reportorial inquiries stated
that the business had been closed out
to John Morris.
MINISTER, OHIO, Oct. &C. T..
Depweg. dry goods merchant, assign
ed to J. p. Schneider. Assets estima-
ted at $4,000. Liabilities not ascer-
tanned.
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Barrett's Farewell.

New YORK, Oct. 27.-Law renee
Barrett brought to a close tonight,
at the Star theatre, an engagement OF
nine weeks. His manager says the
average receipts each night were
1920. As Mr.. Barrett receives so per
cent off this sum, his earnings must
be in the border of $4,000. At the
close on the grand square of Reminyi
Barrett acknowledged the many calls
and came before the curtain, or rather
the curtain was raised for him. When
the welcoming applause had ceased
Barrett said this venture was not en-
tirely his own; that Mr.. Leslie Wal
lack and brother actors had done for
him and played much more than Mr..
Wallack had promised. Speaking of
the press, of the people and of himself,
Barrett said: ITO all / return an art
lists thanks-an artist who has Ia
bored, perhaps not unsuccessfully, to
make himself prominent in assisting
in forwarding the literature of his
country, and who is proud in every
sense of the word of being an Ameri-
can. Before shall have the happiness
of coming before you again l shall
appear before foreign audiences.
What the result may be, no one can
tell, but 1 am full of hope. / trust
in connection with this that you will
pardon me if L make a few remarks
concerning my friend Irving, of
England, distinguished artist, sup
ported by the eminent artists of the
Lyceum Theatre company, while our
own Mary Anderson is playing
on his stage with great success.
l trust he will meet with the liberal
and cordial support due to his merit
as an artist and in recognition of
what he has done for the art of which
l have the honor to be a member, and
that you will receive and extend to
him the liberal support due to an ar
fist of such celebrity and distinction"
Speaking again of himself, Mr.. Bar
rett said: 81 have been your SER
want for a quarter of a GEN.
fury, and 1 have been associated
with the drama since the first
of Americas greatest &C
tor, of one of the greatest actors in
the world, Mr.. Edwin Booth. Were
L to attempt to tell you all on this
present occasion, 1 would be under
taking a task which 1 could not fulfill
and which you have not probably
patience to hear. When my foreign
is concluded 1 shall re-
turn to you with anxity and happi-
ness, and intend this to be my home.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
The New Archhishan.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-The newly ap-
pointed Roman Catholic archbishop,
Riordan, accompanied by large mum
Der of clergy and laymen, left for his
new post Of duty at San Francisco
this afternoon. The party occupied a
special train oyer the Chicago, Bur-
hngton & Quincy railroad. The lay
men accompanying the archbishop re-
turned to the city after journeying as
far as Mendoza, but the other mem
beers of the escorting party, six in
number, will remain with him to the
end of the iOurneV,
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STATE NEWS REPERTORY.

ain Search of an Heir" is the head
ing of an editorial article in the New
Orleans States, alluding to large es-
tate left in Charleston, S. G., by a law
yer named Malone, who, it is stated,
came to New Orleans from Ireland
with young lady sister, and, having
killed a Frenchman there in a duel,
which resulted in consequence of his
sister, who was recognized belle,
refusing to dance with the French
man, fed to Cuba, and after number
of years settled in the practice of his
profession in Charleston. where he
amassed large fortune. AS Miss
Malone, according to the information
of the States, is supposed to have
married a gentleman named Bernard,
it may be the lady is Mrs. Gullett,
who was a widow Bernard, of New
Orleans, who moved from that city
some years ago to Nueces, or some
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Prohibition.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. ga number of
leading prohibitionists of. the state
held a conference here to-day to de-
wise a plan of action for the next
compaign. Rev. DR.. Brooks, presi-
dent of the state prohibition alliance,
presided. The plan will embrace en-
forcement of the Sunday law and all
other laws relating to the LIQUOR
traffic, and exert every influence pos
sible to elect legislature favorable
to the submission of prohibition
amendments to the voters of the
state, and oppose with all their
strength either the nomination OF
election of any one for governor who
is antagonistic to the prohibition
cause.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01

| THE NATIONAL. LEAGUE.
DUBLIN, Oct. 29.-There were no
public meetings of the National
League anywhere in Ireland yester-
: day, the government forbidding them.
Some disorders occurred at Castle
Lyon, county Cork, where the police,
with field bayonets, charged upon the
J procession, breaking it up completely
and capturing banners and musical
instruments. When the military and
police withdrew. however, a meeting
was held, thus the object Of the league
was effected.
WHOLESALE EMIGRATION.
DUBLIN, Oct. 29.-Freemans' Jour
nal declares a government circular
has just been issued which contains
suggestions to the Irish emigration
committee, proposing wholesale ship
ment of Irish people to Canada. Every
facility will be offered by the board
of guardians to promote emigration.
No work house paupers will be sent.
Large contracts are made with ship
ping companies for the conveyance of
emigrants to Canada. The govern
ment is party to the scheme against
which the Freeman's Journal warns
all Irishmen.
REINFORCEMENT.
PARIS, Oct. 29-The Galos says
in view of the contingency of war be-
tween France and China, several
French ironclads have been ordered
to be put in readiness to reinforce the
French squadron in Chinese waters.
CHOLERA.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 29-Six deaths
from cholera occurred Sunday. The
disease has appeared at Mecca.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The Chinese le-
cation has furnished the newspapers
of the copies of the entire correspon-
dence with the French minister of
foreign affairs on the Tonquin ques-
ton. The correspondence embraces
twenty-Seven communications. The
correspondence adds little to that al
ready published, except it offers ar
gumentS in favor of the Chinese po-
sition and denies that the Marquis of
Tseng ever assured Chalalel Lacour
that China would not oppose France
in her enterprise in Tonquin, and says
before July last Trieon, then French
ambassador to China, informed Lie
hung Chong that either open or oc-
cult assistance Of AMMAN by China
would involve casus belli.
RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 29.-The sec
ond number of the socialist journal,
issued by the students of Chestoo, has
been published. 1t declares that de-
spite the miserable condition of the
peasantry the socialist propaganda
has not made progress. The Journal
publishes the names of persons ar
rested in Cronstadt, Odessa and Niko-
icif, and says two hundred students
were expelled in body from the COM
mercial school at Belajoa Zorkow, in
government Kieuf, and no reason was
assigned for the summary action. 1t
also states that the students, notable
both in Constinov and the military
school at St. Petersburg, have been re-
quired to furnish list of names of
their present and former acquaint-
ances, the alleged motive for which
the requirement is made being the
finding of compromising documents
in their possession.
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GROESBEECK.
Especial to the Statesman.

Especial to the statesman
GRoEsBECK, Oct. 29.-Frank Gill
bert's gin with five bales of cotton
burned this evening, partially insured.
The grand jury has indicted every
man in this county who has thought
evil, they will adjourn tomorrow for
the term.
Joe Barber who killed Joe Wood
was refused bail. Several convictions.
Weather quite cool.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
Railroad Accident.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 27.-It is re-
ported that a serious accident to a
passenger train occurred on the
Chicago s. Alton road, about fifteen
miles from here. 1t is rumored that
twenty people are hurt, although none
are killed.
LATER.--A special train with ply
sicians was sent from here. Full par
ticulars will probably not be learned
until the train returns. The accident,
it appears, occurred about o'clock.
As the westbound passenger train
was nearing Glendale, small station
sixteen miles from here, a sudden
landslide derailed the rear part of the
train, and the chair car, and sleeper
dining car V ere overturned and
dragged some distance, the cars being
badly shattered. About twenty per-
sons were severely cut and bruised;
none fatally, however, as far as
known.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
Fat Stock Show

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 29.-Extensive
preparations are being made for the
first annual fat stock show, opening
here November L. Entries are made
by stockmen from various parts of
the United States and Canada. Over
500 head of cattle will be on exhibit
tion, including Polled Angus and Gal
loway breeds. A daily public sale of
these varieties will be held.
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Crow Dog.

DEADwooD, Oct. 15.-Crow Dog.
who was sentenced to death in Janu-
airy, for the murder of the celebrated
Sioux chief Spotted Tail, was granted
permission to visit the town unat-
tended and made his escape. His case
is now before the United States SUI
preme court on appeal, that having
been tried by Indian authorities. ac-
cording to the treaty, it was not amen
able to white mans law,