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ONE or
KILPATRICK's
HORSE THIEVES.

This was firmly dashed to the fellows
back. He was then mounted, and under
command of detail of mounted orderlies he
was paraded all along the lines OF the infant
ry camps. 1t was not long before the fiery
tempered Fitzpatrick heard of it, and he at
once sent demand for the man. General
Fearing refused to surrender his prisoner
Fitzpatrick then sent another demand for the
man, threatening that if he was not at once
sent to his headquarters to charge Fearings
camp and take him at the point OF the saber
well knowing the rashness of Little
Kill Fearing consulted General Davis, who,
while approving his action, suggested that
for the safer keeping of the prisoner, he be
sent to the corps headquarters. This was
done, and ne was turned over to Major Lees
corps provost marshal, who, by order OF Gen
eral Davis. doubled his guards. Fitzpatrick
then requested Davis to surrender the thief
This being refused he formally demanded
his man; but Davis was memorable. A little
later about two companies of Fitzpatrick
command under command of Captain
Brink his provost marshal appeared upon the
scene when demand was made upon Major
Lee for the surrender OF the eulprit. Lee
who had his orders, informed Kilpatrick's
officer that he would hold the man as a pris-
oner at all hazards.
"'Then my orders are to charge and take
him by force said Captain Brink, falling
back to his men.
HE at once formed his men in front of
and about fifty yards distant from Lees
men, vino were formed in line of battle ready
to resist charge. The cavalry officer gave
the word of command to charge, when Lee
quickly issued his orders, and when his clear
voice rang out, Tel simn the bold cavalry
man hesitated a moment and then ordered a
halt. At this moment, when the two lines
stood face to face, Fitzpatrick arrived at Da-
vis's headquarters, and impending hostilities
were temporarily suspended. A conference
between Davis and Fitzpatrick followed
being present. Fitzpatrick was very indig-
nant, and declared he would have the pris-
oner if he had to order up his entire cavalry
corps to seize HIM. Finally be said that the
use of his name on the board was personal
affront to him and an insult to his entire
command, and had the board merely borne
the inscription "A horse thief he would not
have objected. General Davis admitted the
force of this argument, and after Fitzpatrick
had promised to punish the thief he was
turned over to him. What punishment the
fellow received hever learned, as Fitzpatrick
crossed the river few hours later and moved
to the front The story is however, interest
ing as an incident of the history Of the rebel
lion, which has never been written up before,
and it presents the strange picture of two
parties in the Union army just on the point
of bloody encounter"
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webb's Neighbor in the Grave.


Four more graves dot the little sward of
green--all homeless wanderers to Niagara
One is the body OF Francis Abbott the her
nit of Niagara, for whom Hermits Cascade
is named. 1t is so called because Abbott
used TO bathe here. He was a young man.
say the well-posted authors of guide-books,
gentlemanly and accomplished who for two
years lived a solitary life at Niagara. He had
a hut, the first on Sister Island and later on
he built one in what is now Prospect Park
He had but little intercourse with any one,
wrote great deal, and always in Latin, bnt
destroyed all manuscripts almost as soon as
written. On Goat Island, at hours when
it was unfrequehted, he delighted to
roam, Needless, z not oblivious, of.danger AT
that time a stick of timber eight inches
square, extended from Terrapin bridge eight
feet beyond the precipice. On this he has
been seen at all hours OF the night pacing to
and fro, without the slightest tremor of nerve
or hesitancy of step. Sometimes he was seen
sitting carelessly on the extreme end of the
timber-sometimes hanging from it by his
hands and feet. He belonged to respecta-
Bile English family, and his reasons for lead
ing this life were never known. He was
drowned while bathing near the foot Of the
Park railway in 1881. His body was recov
covered and is buried in lakewood Cemetery
The next grave to this man whose motive,
were never known is that of Captain Webb
who, in the face of instant death, tried Il
pass through the whirlpool rapids.
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Tho Arissooraoy of Civil Service.


1t has been objected that this reform is not
suitable to our government, and would Gre
ate an aristocracy. This is absurd. l again
call your attention to the fact that it does
not apply to any of the great or political
offices. They will be emptied and refilled,
as heretofore, with every change of the ad
ministration. We may, therefore, rest in
the certainty that this apprehended aristoc-
racy will be confined to the little, non-politi-
CAL and clerical officials. According to this
objection we are threatened with dukes OF
customs, lords inspectors, and weighers and
gaugers and an innumerable class of mobiles,
who may. be designated as barons de la poste.
We have all met some of these barons. They
move about in a sort of uniform, with a
small bag strapped to their shoulders. and
believe it is under consideration that they
should wear knee-breeches and be decorated
with IL the star and garter The stupid people
spring, horror exciting, blood curdling arts
tocracy? Let us take look at it ] don't
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American CITY Nicknames.

Toledo, Corn city; Keokuk, Gate city;
Quincy, Gem city; Lafayette, Star city; Louis
vile, Falls city; Hannibal Bluff city; Chica-
go, Garden city, city OF Sin; ST. Louis, Mound
city, Future Great; Pittsburg, Smoky city;
Cleveland, Forest city; Alexandria, Delta
city; Cincinnati, Queen city Porkopolis;
Boston, Modern Athens, The Hub; New
York. Gotham; Nashville, city of Rocks;
Philadelphia, Quaker city; indianapolis
Railroad city; Detroit, city of the Straits;
Denver, city of the Plains; New Orleans
Crescent city; Brooklyn. city of Churches
Baltimore, Monumental city, city of Mobs
Washington, city of Magnificent Distances
Milwaukee, Cream city, city of Beer and
Bricks; New Haven, Elm city; Racine, Wis
Bell city; San Francisco, Frisco Duluth
Zenith city; Little Rock, city of Roses; Mobile
Shell city; Kansas City, Mushroomopolis
St Paul, Gem city; Lowell city of Spindles
Minneapolis, city of Flour and Sawdust
Holyoke, Paper city; North Adams, The Tun
mel city; Peoria, Ill, Whiskytown; Alton
ILL.,, Tasselburg; Pekin, ILL.,, Celestial city
Madison, Wis, Lake city; Rochester, N. Y.
Flour city.
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see that it has any extraordinary privileges.
1t has nothing by inheritance, or that can be
transmitted. What it has was won in free,
fair fight open to all Corners, and is not very
much after all. Its position is obscure, its
occupation hard work, and its wealth an
average salary for each Of less than 81, 500 a
year,
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Who Is who at the Watering Places.


The manner in which a newcomer at some
of the fashionable watering places is in
formed as to who the finelv-dressed women
are is rather unique. The obliging informer
points you to woman in white ottoman
silk, and says: "She is the result of patent
bitters, her father having made his fortune
on cocktails. Another gaudily dressed
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woman is the wife OF a face powder. and the
two young ladies you sparkling with dia-
monds are bottles OF cough syrup The
swell in the corner talking to those ladies' is
a patent pill box"
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ENTERPRIsING local agents wanted in this
town for article tnat ia sure SELL live drug
gists and grocers preferred Address HunistUn
Food Preservatiye Company, ~ kll0y street,
Boston.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

A man in Eutaw, Ala, drives a
large brindle bull to his buggy.
Selma, Ala, has sixty artesian
wells, aud the water from no two of
them is exactly alike.
Electra is the title of a new maya
Yin just started in Louisville. 1t will
be conducted by ladies.
New Orleans commerce for the
first five months of this year exceeds
last years by over 81, O00,O O0-an in
crease of nearly third.
A vein of silver ore three feet and
a half wide has been found on the
property of Mr.. Powhattan Williams,
of Floyd county, Virginia.
The British steamship Peconia,
cleared for Liverpool from Savannah,
Georgia, a few days since, with a
cargo of $500 barrels of resin.
New Orleans is now the second
grain exporting port in the United
States. During the past five months
100000 tons have been shipped.
An Atlanta man has invented d
wheel for wagons in which, if a spoke
breaks, neither tire or rim is removed
to put in new one. The invention
has been patented.
Pine lands in Mississippi sell at
$1.50 to So per acre; common laborerS
are paid $40 to 500 per month; saw
yers and engineers, $40 to $50. The
local demand is active.
The National horse shoe company
is the name of a new corporation just
formed in Louisville for the purpose
of making and selling the Purdy
horse shoes and machines.
Florida lumber is in good demand
in England, and line of steamships
has been established to run between
Fernandina and Liverpool in this
branch of the carrying trade.
1t is estimated that 100000 acres
of swamp lands will be redeemed and
made fit for cultivation within a few
years, in consequence of the recent
large purchases OF southern lands
made by capitalists.
The shops of the Georgia Pacific
railroad will be erected at Birming-
ham, Ala. This company will expend
over $1,5OO,OO0 around Birmingham.
They have already concluded the pur-
chase of the Miner mines and rail-
road.
Twenty young ladies Of Frankfort.
KY, have gone into silk culture. The
silk worms are fed On the leaves of
the Usage orange. Haven't heard
what the young ladies are fed on.
But like the Boston girl, we hope it
ain't-no, it can't be.
The wooded lands of Mississippi and
Arkansas contain an area of millions
of acres, Their forests would be
worth more if they had a seaport.
But the great Father of Waters"
gives them an advantage; they can
float their timber down toNewOrleans
to be shipped.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
Is AInm PnisnnOns2

DR.. Halls Journal of Health, in a
recent issue, says:
"This question has caused a good
deal of iscussion. Alum is used by
many bakers to whiten their bread,
enabling them to use an inferior flour.
1t is more extensively employed as a
cheap substitute for cream of tartar
in the manufacture of baking pow
ders. 1t has not been considered i'm
mediately dangerous, although if
continued it induces dyspepsia and
obstinate constipation. But the fact
that many cases Of poison have oc-
Cured from baking powders which
contained alum, puts the question in
a more serious aspect, and prudent
people will exercise caution in the
selection of baking powders
Under what condition, then, does
this substance-formerly used only
for mechanical and medicinal pur-
poses-become poisonous? They are
certainly obscure, and at present we
can only surmise what they may be.
We suspect that the cause exists in
the individual poisoned; some pecu-
liararity of the constitution pro-
ducing morbid change in the secre-
lions of the stomach, with which the
alum combines and makes an active
poison; or the secretions may be
healthy, but in unusual proportions,
and that these less or greater proper
tions, in combination with the alum,
constitute poison.
For example, two parts of mercu-
ry and two parts of chlorine form
calomel, which is not poisonous; but
change the proportions to one part
of mercury and two parts of chlorine,
and we get corrosive sublimate, which
is deadly poison.
Before committing ourselves, how
ever, we made tests Of a sufficient
number of baking powders to satisfy
ourselveslthat the subStitutiOnsof alum
for cream of tartar in their compost
ton has not been over-eSNmated,
while careful examination of the
Royal Baking Powder confirms our
belief that DR.. Mott, the government
chemist, when he singled out and
commended this powder for its whole
someneSs, did it wholly in the inter-
est of the public.
1--WE do not hesitate to say that the
Royal Baking Powder people deserve
the gratitude of the community
whom they are endeavoring to pro-
tect.
"Will not some prominent manu-
facturer of pure candies follow their
example, and expose the secrets of a
business that is doing untold mis-
chief to little children 2"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

st. Louis merchants, with COM
mendable zeal and energy, have open
ed an exchange for promoting trade
with Mexico and Central America.
1t already contains many samples of
Mexican products and mineral, both
crude and refined This will do pretty
well for a beginning.
We always did think that coal-tar
was just too awfully sweet; and now
they are making sugar out of it, and
claim it to be distinguished from cane
sugar by its superior sweetness. The
future price of taffy win be so low
that we can fire chunks of it at our
neighbOrs daily.
Some eleven hundred members of
the Massachusetts, Medical Society
have given their views on the ques-
ton whether women should be admit
ted to the society on equal terms with
men. More than seven hundred were
favorable, while four hundred pre-
ferred to belong to the old fogy school.
One of the principal items of inter-
est in the forthcoming great exposi-
ton viii be complete cotton mill in
operation. The Lowell (Mass.) Ma
chine company have applied for
enough space to accomplish this pur-
pose. It is a big thing, and the Low
ell folks deserve great credit for their
push and enterprise.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
Accumulation of Money.

In reviewing the business situation
an eastern exchange calls attention
to the steady accumulation of money
in the treasury and in the banks. On
last Saturday, it appears, the United
States treasury held $780,, 668,S21 in
gold, against which there were out
standing certificates to the amount
of $50, 933, go, leaving the treasury
the owner of $138, 1856, 551. The silver
account shows the amount held. in
Guiding fractional coin, to be $780,
0S7 ,321, against which there were GER
tificates outstanding to the amount
of ST. ,578, 861, leaving the net treas
ury ownership of silver of $685.
sos, 400. In the past two months the
increase in treasury coin has been
So, 790, 1884, though during this period
4OS. 1899, and the holding of silver
this process of exchanging
treasury gold for silver, says our east
ern authority, is to continue until the
latter supplants the former, is becom-
ing an engaging question. AT the
rate that this exchange of metals is
going on, it will not be many months
before the ability of the treasury to
maintain 40 per cent. reserve against
the greenback issue and keep up its
coin payments will be brought to a
severe test. The banks and other re-
positories for money throughout the
country show a continual accumula-
ton of money, indicating an immense
surplus of loanable funds lying idle at
the present time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
What 10 do After a Fire.


The Boston Manufacturers mutual
fire insurance company have issued
the following Instructions as to what
to do after fire-aS well as to their
liability:
First, take prompt measures with
out waiting for the presence OF the
underwriters OF. their agents, to clean
machinery and prevent rust, to sort
stock and save it from damage by mil
dew or by heating, to protect build
ings partly burned from exposure to
further damage from the weather. In
other words, take the same measures
to save further damage as would be
taken if there were no insurance on
the property.
Second, notify the underwriters to
send their agents to the premises to
assist in ascertalning the exact
amount of loss.
1t will be observed that damage to
property by fire and water does not
cause surrender of property to the
underwriters. or impose any duties up
On them for it's further protec lion, ex-
cept so far as they may choose to adj
wise. If damage is caused to proper
ty by negligence on the part OF the
assured, or by their not using due
care andsdiligence in saving and pro-
becting it after fire occurs, such adj
ditional loss falls upon the assured
and not upon the underwriters.
The contract, which the underwrit-
ers enter into with the assured to
indemnify them for loss by fire, is in
the following words. taken from the
Massachusetts standard form of policy
now issued by this and other compan-
les: Said property is insured =
against all loss or damage by fire
= y the amount of said loss to be
estimated according to the actual
value of the insured property at the
time when such loss or damage hap
pens. x 1t is, moreover, un-
derstood that there can be no aband-
onment of the property insured to
the company"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
THE PUREST AND BEST
Remedy Ever Made.-It is COM
pounded from Hops, Malt, Buehu,
Mandrake and DandeliOn.

The Oldest, best, most renowned and valu-
able medicine in the world, and in addition it
contains all the best and most effective cura-
tive properties of all other remedies, being the
greatest liver regulator, blood purifier, and
life and health restoring agent on earth.
1t gives new life and vigOr to the aged and
infirm. To clergymen, lawyers, literary men,
ladies, and all whom sedentary employments
cause irregularities of the Blood, Stomach,
Bowels, or Kidneys, or who require an appe-
tier, tonic, and mild stimulant it is invaluable,
being highly curative, tonic and stimulating
without being Intoxicating.
No matter what your feelings or symptoms
are, or what the disease or ailment is, use Hop
Bitters Don't wait until you are sick, but
you only feel bad or miserable use the bitters
at once. 1t may save your life. Hundreds
have been saved by so doing, at moderate
cost. Ask your druggist, or physician. DO
not suffer yourself or let your friends suffer,
but use and urge them to use Hop Bitters.
If you have lameness in the loins, with fire.
quent pains and aches; numbneSS of the thigh;
scanty, painful and frequent discharge of
urine, filled with pus, and which will turn Eed
by standing; voracious appetite and I'M
quenchable thirst; harsh and dry skin; clam
my tongue, often darkly furred; swollen and
Unnamed gums; dropslcaI swelling of the
to void the urine, and great fatigue in attempt
ing it-you are suffering from some form of
Kidney or Urinary Complaint, such as
BRIGHT's DISEASE of the Kidneys, stone or
Inflammation of the bladder, gravel and rena-
calculi, diabetes, Stranguary structure and re-
tention of the urine, and Hop BitterS is the
only remedy that will permanently cure you.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile, dragged,
drunken nostrum, but the purest and best
medicine ever made, and no person or family
should be without it.
Don't risk any of the highly lauded stuff
with testimonials of great cures but ask your
neighbOr, druggist, pastor or physicians what
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
Shallow Water and Deep Tapping.


There dawns upon US the possibility
that Capt. CoWdon may be the coming
man in the improvement of the navi-
cation of the Mississippi river. In
the first place, he knows more about
the river than Capt. Eads and the
whole of the celebrated commission.
but it is not his knowledge that will
help him much. He has latterly been
removing the great practical objection
to the policy with which he has been
identified. The objection has been
that he has not proposed to spend
money enough to popularize his plans.
The mere isolated advocacy of the ex-
penditure of half million dollars
that would lower the flood line is in
consequential. Before it is too
late the captain sees the point, and
meets it. He adds to the outlet sys-
tenn the levee system. With half a
million for an outlet. and few mil
lions for levees, the whole complexion
of the business will change. The pop
ularity of the jetties arises from the
fact that they mean not deep water
for navigation, but deep tapping of
the treasury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-28
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
A New Texas RailrOad-HOustOn to
Sabine Pass--PersOnal--The Preach
orS uava Gona

II new l6AdS hdIlTOdu-1OuSbOH -"
Sabine Pass--PersOnaI--The Preach
ers Have Gone.
Especial correspondence of the Statesman.l
NEW YORK, June Is, 1888.
Many railroads have been built in
Texas in the last two or three years,
but others are yet to be added to the
list and some very soon. The rapid
settlement and development of Texas
is attracting wide attention, and many
men who have money to invest in
new enterprises and lands are natur-
ally casting their eyes that way. The
Houston, Sabine and Orange railway,
recently incorporated and soon to be
built, is the successor of three other
companies which have for several
years held the line between Sabine
Pass and Houston. This company,
however, extends the line northeast
erly to Orange. The advant-
ages of the line have been
heretofore fully discussed by the
STATESMAN and other Texas papers.
The present company starts out I'M
der excellent auspices, and it is prob
able the work of construction will be
begun within few months. The
president, Clinton Rice, of Ell Paso,
is widely known as an enterprlslng
and pushing man of business. He is
now in this city, but sails for Europe
in few days, to be gone few weeks.
All the other directors whom your
correspondent has met are men OF the
right stamp to promote such an en-
terpriSe. a construction company IS
now forming and party interested
in the road will leave for Texas
within the next ten days. The office
OF chief engineer has been rendered
to Gen, F. w. James, of Austin, and
Mayor Saylor has been elected a di-
rector. E. H. Quick has been ap-
pointed general rlght-of-way agent.
The STATESMAN is here repre-
scented in business way by Mr.. AFRO
Golf, loo Nassau street, who is work.
ing it into general favor with eastern
advertisers. Mr.. Golf is a general
advertising agent, but is making a
speciality of few Texas papers, who
are fortunate in having so energetic
and reliable representative in New
York, the great newspaper harvest
field of the country. The friends Of
the STATESMAN in Texas may rest
assured that it is not unknown to
fame" here in the east, and that it is
making itself felt in the land.
Your Mr.. Gaines has been in the
city for the last few days, but left
yesterday for Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Pittsburgh and st. Louis, and thence
home.
Mr.. Knox, of the siftings. has also
been in the city the past few days. and
on the 14th his family sailed for LiV-
erpool in the magnificent steamer Re
public. They will spend one year in
ireland. Mr.. Knox will spend a
couple of weeks in this city, and will
then take in Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
timOre and many other towns before
returning to Texas. He is complet-
ing and carrying out some plans that
will greatly increase the circulation
of the SifGings, Tbs Texas people
may rest ASSURED that the friends and
acquaintance of the sifters here will
do what they can to prevent Sr.
Knox from getting melancholy, and
from falling into the hands OF conf
dence men and three-card monte shar-
pers. TRAMP.