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

Thanks are returned to the local
press of Burnet, and to citizens gen
orally for polite attentions and valua-
BILE information while the writer was
engaged in preparing for publication
history of the town and county.
Especial thanks are rendered to Gen.
A. r. Johnson for the use of his
splendidly lighted and well ventilated
land Office, with maps and other refer
ences at hand to facilitate the work
now before the public.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
TURNED GRAY.
Horror Blanches the Hair OF q FOurteen-
Year-Old Boy, WhO Falls Into the
Hands OF a Gang of RuaiaMs-The Ter
FtEOle Treatment He Receives Unbal-
ances His MInd-A Negro Servant Also
MAltreAted.

WHEELING, W. Va, September 49,
News was received here yesterday of the
outrageous and inhuman conduct of a
mob of twelve or fifteen roughs toward
the 14-year.ol son of the late Judge
PAUL, of the West Virginia supreme
court, at Ningo Junction, O., about
twenty miles north of this city early
Sunday morning. Young PAUL, in
company with negro servant, was walk
ing along the river road toward the
Wellsburg, W. Va, ferry, about mid
night Saturday night, when he and his
companion were suddenly surrounded by
dozen or more men, who proceeded to
administer a terrible beating to PAUL,
two of the gang meanwhile hold
ing a revolver to the negroes head.
PAUL made his escape after awhile,
and ran to the Mingo rolling
mill, where he hid. He was followed
by the roughR, who overpowered the
Waterman, took possession of the mill,
and again securing PAUL tied him Sc
curely, telling HIM he would meet a
terrible fate when day dawned. These
threats were repeated at frequent inter
walls during the night. Meanwhile, the
negro, who had managed to escape after
being half killed, swan the river, and
making his way with difficulty to Wells
burg, gave the alarm. A party of men,
with young Paull's brother at their
head, started for Mingo. The mob was
evidently appraised of their coming,
for when the rescuers arrived, after 5
o'clock, the boy was found almost dead
from fright, and bleeding from many
cuts and bruises. So great had been his
terror that his hair had turned quite
gray during the night, and he s aid he
repeatedly begged his captors to end his
misery by killing him. His mind is said
is unknown,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26

New YORK, September 20.-A panic
occurred yesterday afternoon among the
pupils of st. Marys Catholic Institute,
Jersey City, by the accidental ignition
of d1apery adjoining a statue of the
Virgin. Some one shouted "Fire !" and
rushed for the stairs. The others
screamed and then a scene of indescrib-
able excitement ensued. The girls,
whose average is about 10 years, jump
ed from their seats and made their way
frantically for the door. In their fright
several of them were knocked down,
and the pressure was SO great that
many were almost stihed. The sister,
during this stampede, had promptly ex-
tinguished the flames, AMI then hasten
ing among her pupils, she made every
effort to restrain them. Her voice could
not be heard amid the din, and her
strength was powerless to arrest the
terrified girls in their struggle to get
out of the room. The stairs were
choked by the throng, and some were
knocked down and trampled upon.
The confusion was increased by the
panic spreading to the first and third
classes of girls. When the children in
those classes heard the uproar and the
cries of " Fire I" that resounded through
the building, they became unmanageable
and burst out of their rooms to swell the
torrent that was passing down stairs.
In the main hall the stream of children
divided. Some of them continued on
to the eastern front door, while
others sought an exit through the
central entrance. Many, however, ran
through a passage at the side of the
building into the yard and scaled brick
wall ten feet high that separated the
yard from the street. They managed to
get on to the top of the wall by the aid
of platform of barrels that had been
erected on the inside, but when they
reached the top they fell from it to the
sidewalk In such numbers that they
were piled four feet deep on each other.
The police and fremen fortunately ar
rived at this luEcture, and did efficient
work in rescuing the children from suf-
location and carrying them into the
open street. In less than five minutes
all the pupils in the three classes were
out of the building. When they saw
subsidized and they returned with the
sisters to the class-rooms, whence
they were dismissed in an order
" manner. In the meantime q
rumor had been circulated in the
city that a terrible catastrophe had
happened at the school, and the anxious
parents Of the pupils fastened thither,
and as the little girls came out of the
building after having been dismissed,
they rushed wildly among them in
search of their offspring. 1t was ther
learned that none had been seriously
injured, but number had sustained
severe bruises.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26

NEW YORK, September 22.-Mrs. Eli
zabeth @. Morton, the wealthy Brook
lyn lady who disappeared week ago,
was yesterday restored to her home
under circumstances fully as mysterious
as those that attended her departure.
Mrs. Morton is the wife of Capt.
Morton, the well-known commander
of the Pacific Mail Company's
steamer Colon, who sailed for Aspinwall
the 18th inst. No further trace of the
missing woman was found until yester-
day morning, when Capt. Mckay, of the
Fourth Precinct of Jersey City, learned
that Brooklyn lady answering the
description given of Mrs. Morton was
visiting Mrs. Davis, widow living on
Jackson Avenue, near Oak Street. He
watched the house and saw
Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Davis leave the
house and go downtown. He reported
what he had seen, and Chief of Police
Murphy called on Mrs. Davis and had
an interview with Mrs. Morton. She
did not appear to be at all disturbed
when told of the anxiety she had caused
her friends, and said carlessly that she
had spent the time since Saturday in
shopping. Shedeclined to say how much
money she had left out of the SO, 900.
The chief noticed that the only iewelry
she wore was gold brooch and one dia-
mond ring. She made no objection to
going home, and carriage was at once
called and she was taken in charge of an
officer to Brooklyn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
A Remarkable Case.

A remarkable case is reported at Kirk
wood, Broome County. n. Y, which
will probably result In the death of
John Collier. Two years ago, it is
said, Mr.. Collier was in good health,
bat sometime during 1881 he was taken
sick and vomited worms. This gave
him relief for the time, but almost a
month later the same thing occurred
again. Since then, at regular periods
Ia five weeks, the same sickness occurs,
resulting In the ejectment of worms from
the mouth. The number and size of
the worms increase at each interval.
They are said to be from half an inch
to three inches in length. and resemble
the thousand legged worm. Mr..
Golfers health has gradually given
away, and his physicians have almost
given him up as hopeless case. One
of the doctors has expressed the opinion
that the worms form in sac In the
stomach, and as they mature the sac is
broken, and the sickness, nausea, and
vomiting follow. A number of medical
men have been called In, and they all
express the opinion that it is remark
able case; and that unless the patient
receives relief in short time he must
die. A physician, whose counsel has
not been needed, says it is case of ex-
cessive meat alimentation, particularly
of pork, and that the patient could pro-
badly recover by totally. sustaining from
the use of grease, sugar, and condiments.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
Swiss Prisons,
[From the London Ttmes.J

From the London Times.
Our Geneva correspondent states
that an assault by a drunken prisoner
on warder (magnifed by rumor into a
general revolt of the inmates) of the
Friedburg house of correction has been
the means of bringing to public notice
state of things probably unparalleled
In any prison of western Europe. The
prisoner, who was chained by one foot
to heavy log, was shot down by the
director, and the question naturally
arose why he was chained, and how, be-
ing chained, he managed to get drunk.
This question is answered by q cor
respondent of lie National, a paper
published at Freiburg. The director of
the house of correction, it seems, re-
ceives no fixed salary; his remuneration
consists In a payment of sixpence go
centimes) day for every prisoner m
der detention, out of which he under
takes to provide the prisoner with food.
But as providing food at the rate of SIX
pence per head per day can not be
very profitable business, he is allowed
certain privileges and perquisites. The
prisoners are permitted to work; their
earnings, as well as any money they
own disposal; they can spend what they
like in food drink. and tobacco, at a
canteen kept by the director, and, as
the latter fixes his own prices, he nat
urally makes handsome profits. There
is an order against selling more liquor
to man than he can conveniently take.
but as this order is more honored in the
breeeh than the observance, scenes of
drunkenness and violence are far from
rare in the Freiburg house OF correc-
ton. Prisoners who can not or will
not work are chained to a log, and COM
PEELED to live on as much less than six
pence day as it may please the direc-
tor to allow them. The man who as
saulted the warder and was shot by the
director had probably been made drunk
by his more fortunate companion. 1t
is hardly necessary to say that the tsa-
eral government are in no way respopsi-
BILE for this state of things, the REGINA
ton of prisons and the punishment of
prisoners being among the most cher
ished prerogatives of the cantons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
A Terrible Snake

A new snake, the first specimen of it's
race ever exhibited in England, is attract
ing the attention of the sight-seers at
the 600" in London. 1t is eighteen
inches long and of dingy gray color.
But though small, it is the deadliest of
reptiles, and, in fact, of created things
This king of the asps is more danger
Gus than the cobra or the korait, for it
does not turn and run like the one, or
fash into concealment like the other,
but with fearless pluck gives fight, and
pitches its eighteen inches of length
against any conner.
a stroke of stick will break it In two,
or stone will smash it, but such is it's
venomous malignity that itwilI challenge
attack by every device In its power,
stalking its own life on the mere chance
of its adversary coming within the little
circle of its reach. r
At most the radius of that circle is
twelve inches, but within it at any point
lies certain death.
In the bare hope of hand or foot tres
passing within it's reach the eohis throws
its body into fgure-of eight coil, and,
attracting attention by rubbing its loops
together, which, from the roughness of
the scales, (hence the epithet carinata)
makes a rustling sound, erects its head
in the center and awaits attack.
No one having once enc 0untered this
terrible little creature can ever forget
it's truculent aspect when aroused.
The echis does not wait to strike until
it is within striking distance, but vents
it's malice in repeatedly darting at moth
ing, hoping to aggrsvate it's antagonist
into coming to closer quarters, or more
probably as a mere expression of its
own uncomfortable viciousnsss.
Basking in the sun, until aroused to
sudden anger by football, it then coils
itself up so that mans hand might
cover it, and waits.
The needless victim approaches, dis
regards the rustling at his feet, and the
next instant goes staggering from the
path, for he has felt the death bite and
is doomed.
The echis never misses its aim. The
bitten man is given few moments. The
swift venom strikes the life instantly
from his blood; his limbs become para
lyzed, his eyes dizzy, he reels as he
walks. suddenly stops, clutches at some
thing, and falls.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
Down in Maine,

yarmouth, Me-, Cor Chicago Inter-Ocean.J
But the pursuit of this subject would
lead me too far. It is as crooked as the
career of a greenbacker, and might
tangle me up in the meshes of poliAcal
discussion. Suffice it to say that all the
bottles in Maine hold cold tea or lemon
ade, unless you chance upon the right
combination for getting into them. A
story is told about a Chicago man who
found himself In little hamlet In the
backwoods of Maine on very hot day.
He knew that there was a state In the
union where one could not irrigate
unless he knew the exact method, and
he groaned when be realized that he had
struck that particular state. He turned
his steps toward the one store of the
place and walked through it with a reso-
Lutte air to the back part of it where
there was a water-cooler, q great deal of
hy-paper and some bottles, which, from
their appearance, might contain any
thing. 4 clerk in linen buster stood
behind the counter. The Chicago man
frightened. Things looked familiar.
He braced himself against a barrel of
sugar and demanded glass of lemon
ade, in a tone so horribly significant
that it would have stirred even Boston
detective. The clerk hicked a defunct
fly out of an empty glass, wiped it care
fully with the skirt of his buster, and
turned the spigot of the water cooler.
With increasing horror the Chicago man
saw the glass fill with lemonade,
evidently made on the church
fair receipt-the rind of one
lemon to three gallons of water.
He was brave westerner though, and
drank it without finching. Turning his
empty glass upside down on the counter
and his thirsty eye upon the clerk, with
H-you-don't-tum time" ex-
preston in their depths, he said slowly
and with deadly emphasis: Mix me
a glass of soda, will you-strong The
clerk glared at him in curiosity, then in
pity, finally In contempt. He did not
speak, however, but turned sadly to the
row of bottles.
The Chicago mans eyes glistened. He
smacked his lips with delicious anticipa-
ton. eve always mix it with magne-
STA, remarked the clerk YEARLY as he
took down black bottle from the shelf.
eyes, yes" said the Chicago man,
beaming; "of course, put in penty; L"
waxing confidential and confident" I
amt tasted any for years; pour it int"
The clerk set the trimming glass down
on the counter. The guileless west
erner and would-be violator of the pro-
hibition law, smiled, shut his eyes,
| threw back his head and-swallowed.
Great heavens, it was soda, and the
double distilled extract of the bi-carbon-
ate at that He had taken three-quart-
ers of the contents of the glass at one
gulp. " Brandy, brandy, I'm poisoned"
he roared, as he slammed the glass across
the store, and struck sleeping cat full
on the nose. "Haven't you got any
brandy in this confounded hole?''
Certainly replied the clerk, as he
stopped under the counter, dived into a
recess and reappeared with a flushed
face and a bottle of S. o. P. 1888.
"Quarts of it! Why m time didn't you
ask for it before?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26

Tense that Evans was to pay him out of
the money for the house and lot which
he decided to Evans wife, it having been
done at Evans request in order that
she might have home. 1t appears,
however, that Mrs. Evans never oc-
cupied the house, having gone to Tifft's
house after the transfer was made to
her. She subsequently sold the timber
on the place for 800 and the place it
self for $500, which money she gave to
Tiff. When one of Evans daughters
was married Tiff gave her $3.50, which
sum he claims must be charged to the
fund which Evans placed in his hands.
Referee Baxter's decision has not yet
been given, but it is understood that it
will be entirely in favor of the plaintiff.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
A Diamond CITY.

from the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.l
Saratoga is at present city Of dla-
monds. Never before have SO many of
these gems been displayed here. In the
glare and glitter of diamonds that be-
deck the fingers, wrists and ears of the
wife and daughters of CTesus, you at
last stare about for the relief of hand
that does not suggest the display IN the
window of jewelers. shop. Such a
variation is to be found now and then,
and the effect is really refreshing.
The tapering white hand of my raving
beauty was unadorned by gems. But
such instances are few and far between,
and hands as rule are plethoric in dia-
monds. Like the hotels, the fingers
are crowded until accommodations for
more rings are lacking. They overflow
even TO the forefngers, usually sacred
to the one little treasure of yellow
diamond pertaining to the pensive shop
girl or the bucolic belle. It Is cir
cumstance worthy of remark that the
largest diamonds are invariably worn In
the ears of the Oldest dowagers. A pair
OF solitaires with the superfces of a
nickel FIVE cent piece glitter and blaze
up and down the garden piazzas of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
a Street Sinht in Paris.

Speaking of persons and things essen
TALLY Partisan, the man and his goats
must certainly be counted among the
lumber. I have seen in Naples men
and women leading COWS with crumpled
horns through the narrow crooked
streets, from which they drew at inter
walls fresh milk for the benefit of their
Neapolitan customers, but that sight was
not more interesting than is the one l
see here in Paris-that is to say, hocks
of black goats, from which is daily drawn
tactical fluid for the benefit of old and
young. It is quite sight-the morning
promenade of these nanny-goats. No
bearded bucks are permitted to accom-
pany this excursion of the milky way,
tramping quietly along the sidewalks,
brushing their black, hairy bodies against
ones new trousers, or skirts OF richly
dressed ladies, their weH-hlled udders
almost touching the ground and over
flowing with the milk of animal kindness.
The Basque berger, or goat herd, Is a
pioturesque-looking individual, quite in
keeping with his gentle but strong smell
ing associates. He has retained the red
cap and short, dark-blue jacket of his
native Pyrenees, and hanging from his
neck is little flute, fat piece of wood
not larger than your hand, on which from
time to time he blows some wild, shrlll
notes, that serve to attract the attention
of his customers, as well as to recall any
of his flock whose curiosity has led them
to inger too long at some open shop
door.
At the berger's heels is one of those
Pyrenees mountain dogs, in close rela-
ton to the Highland collie, with soft,
expressive eyes and long, shiny hair,
and it performs its duty-that of keep
ing any of the flock from turning the
wrong corner and straying away-with
the most conscientious and intelligent
accuracy. There are ten or a Dozen
only every other day. Occasionally one
the mothers is accompanied by 8
sportive kid. which gives no little trou'
bic to the dog and delight to the juvenile
customers of the goatherd. This fellow
lives outside of Paris, but every morn
ing he starts for the city at an early hour
to serve his customers one In the
bourgeoi8e quarter of the Faubourg ST.
DAMS, that one to the aristocracy Of
the Faubo@rg st. German, another
along the grand boulevards, and so or
throughout the capital. The 6oasne8 are
always ready for him, and they are otter
accompanied by the little invalid, the milk
being best when drunk warm from the
udder. The goatherd calls up one Of
his hocks, the docile nanny submits tx
being MIXED without kicking" anG
having pocketed his cents for quarter
of pint, he moves on, merrily blowing
his flute to,,attract the attention which hi
position OBSERVER. By 10 o'clock hi
round has been made and his flock arr
on their way back to the country, Out
side the Notifications there Is a halt
and while the honest berger eats his fra
gal de5ea1aer the goats are nibbling a
the green grass which grows along th.
remnarts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26

New YORK, September %. - The
statement is made from a reliable
source, though it was intended to keep
the matter private for some time, that
Harry Miner, the Bowery manager, and
proprietor of the new Peoples Theater,
had bought out J. Fl. Haverly's
interest in the "Silver King
the melodrama which is now run
ming to very large houses at the
Grand Opera House. Since Haverly's
failure last spring he has been unable
to stand any large financial drain, and
though business now is good il is prob
able that Haverly was somewhat back
ward and rather glad to sell. Mr..
Miner paid about $35, 900 for the whole
thing. He intends to engage another
company besides the onenow playing In
the piece at the Grand Opera House.
With the No. company he will send the
scenery which was painted for Haverly
to take to California, now in use at the
Grand Opera House. With the No. 1
company now playing there, he will put
the fine scenery now used at Wallack's,
and which is comparatively fresh. He
has bought that, too, for So, 900, 80 that
he could not be more completely
equipped for his campaign. This sale
sewers another @R De links that connect
ed J. 81. HaverlY with the theatrical
business. Out of about eight theaters
and six travelling companies which he
managed O. short time since, he has now
no theater, and but one organization
"a minstrel company known as the
Mastodons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-09-26
The Omnibus
[From the Pail Mail Gazette. J


The omnibus is not, as is sometimes
supposed, an old institution. The first
omnibus, indeed, was built some centur-
les ago, but it is only since thu begiH-
ming of the present century that they
have become one of the chief
means ..of transport in all cities
am large towns. The French, of course,
claim the honor of having invented the
first omnibus. A recent writer who
treats of the history of the omnibus says
that only two carriages were known to
exist in France, one of which belonged
to the queen, and until the end of the
reign of Louis XIII. carriages were ex-
clusively reserved for the use of person
ages. In 1850 the privilege was first
granted to an enterprisiug Frenchman
to Establish only in the town of Paris
large and small conveyanees, filters and
stretchers for the conveyance of the
public" Not long after this the Due
de ROuanes and other mobiles received
patents for the establishment In the sub
urbs of Paris and elsewhere, such a num-
Der of vehicles as they shoold find con-
venient. By and by Improvements we're
made in the new system, but the fares
remained too high to allow the petit8
gems to indulge In the luxury of riding.
In revenge they showed their discomfort
by throwing stones at the omn1buses and
the "bloated capitalists who patron
lied them; and although for short time
the enterprise hourished, after some
years it collapsed. Omnibuses remained
virtually extinct for long time, until
the unsuccessful proprietor of bathing
establishment made an attempt to revive
them In 1926. He succeeded, and be-
fore long had hundred omnibuses in
circulation. Since then this branch of To-
dustry has become more and more profit
able, and to-day it is the most common,
if not the most convenient, means of
transport all over the civilized world.