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RIVER IETELLIaEECE.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY,
ARRIVED.

III .hihahehN wy hdte huhHle.O y IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer L. z. Schenck, Cincinnati.
Nint Shinkle, Cincinnati.
. Hard Cash, White river.
James Lee, Friars Point
Coahoma, 0sceoa
" John Dippold, Cincinnati.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Ida Darragh, .Arkansaw river.
U. p. Sohenck, New Orleans.
John Dippold, New Orleans
IN PORT.
james Lee, Coahoma, Tiger, Hard
Cash, Rene Macready, Vint Shinkle
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
Memphis-22 feet inches, rise Of
. inches during the past "a hours.
Pittsburg-lS feet 5 inches, a de-
cline Of Z feet inches,
CinOinnati--3l feet decline Of q
inches.
LOuisville-l2 feet 7 inches, a dc,
cline Of II /; inches.
Evansville-29 feet 2 inches, rise
Of 2 feet 6 inChes.
OairO-27 feet inches, decline Of
6 inches.
st. LOuis-7 feet, a decline Of 6
inches.
ViOksburg-3l feet 3 inches, a rise
Of 5 inches.
Nashvillo--l6 feet 10 inches, "a rise
6 inches.
Chattanooga feet II inches, a rise
of 5 inches.
Shreveport-16 feet 4 inches,
decline Of inches.
Little Rocks feet 4 inches, a rise
off inches.
White river is rising at headwaters
with good stage to Jacksonport.
MISCELLANEOUS.
River rising.
Weather moderating.
Mud and slush on the levee.
Business brisk at the landing.
A half dozen packets leaving TO-
day.
The upper Ohio and its tributaries
are falling rapidly.
The Charles P. Chouteau is due to.
day from New Orleans.
The James w. Gaf, bound for this
port, passed Evansville yesterday fore,
noon.
The Ida Darrsgh departed l,s
evening for Arkansaw river with 4
good trip,
The grea. Charles Morgan is an.
n1unced to pass here this evening
bound for Cincinnati. H. G. Lowe il
her agent.
The Andy Baum, from this port
passed Louisville yesterday, bound fol
Cincinnati,
The Plasa, with tow Of stone anC
gravel, is due here TO-. day from tn,
Ohio river.
The John S. Bransford was, yester
day, tOwed to the bone.yard, wher,
she will rest awhile.
The Helena left New Orleans las
evening for this port, and may possibl!
go through to st, Louis.
The Will Kyle was at Evansvill,
yesterday. She is the next"O" Line
due down for New Orleans.
The towboat Billy Ezell came Vi
from Terrone to take tow Of coal /,
that point for Brown & Jones.
The John DippOld, with FIVE barge
Of grain in tow, passed down yesterda,
afternoon, bound for New Orleans.
The Paris 9. Brown, for New Or
leans, aud the Ohio, for this port
are announced to leave Cincinnati thi
vening.
The Kate Adams will arrive to-
morrow morning and is the Adam
Line mail packet leaving to.morro,
evening for Arkansaw City.
The weather for the past few day
has been very bad on the roustabOul
the slippery banks rendering it almOs
impossible to do business. A good
hard rain is what is needed.
The y, P, SoSenck, with a full Loaf
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Trustees sale.

DY virtue Of a trust deed made 70 me under
. date OF June IS. 1882. aud recorded Ia
hoax 10, page $50, Of the registers ofice of
h,lby county, Tennessee 10 secure a cerfai
debt due 70 the DeSoto Building aud Loan
Association, will sell for cash, AZ public
outcry, at the southeast corner Of Main and
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn az Y
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Dun & Co.'s RenNrt.

New YORK, Sept. 28.-Dun & Co.
report the market events of the past
week-chietly those relating to the
important failures in the clothing
trade-which have occurred in New
York city. These misfortunes can
hardly be interpreted as indicating
an unhealthy state Of trade generally
BECAUSE they are all more or less trace.
able to departures from legitimate
business principles, the results of out
SHE speculation and attempts to boil
ster up credits by an interchange OF
paper, long after the supposed capital
employed had disappeared, or had
The regular business Of the city has
been healthy: Sales Of dry goods have
been largo, the absorption OF stocks
indicating first rate retail demand
throughout the country. Some large
houses report their sales as being very
nearly equal to those of a year ago
while the losses by bad debts, aside
from those arising out Of recent fail,
ures, are really small. Money con-
tinueS abundant, although confidence
has been to some extent shaken
by recent failures. The general out
look is not unfaVOrable. Grain mar
kets have been active without any
wide fluctuations, and of late there
has been an increased demand for eX-
port. The pork and provision market
has been unsettled, but better feel.
Ing prevails and prices, as a rule, are
somewhat higher. In cotton there is
moderate amount OF business doing,
with very slight fluctuations. In
petroleum there is a fair amount of
business doing and tending Of prices
upward. For freights, there is a
greater inquiry for grain Tonnage,
which has made the rate better in that
description. In iron trade transac-
tions are very light, with prices prac-
tically unchanged. In groceries the
trade is very active in most of the
line. Raw and refined sugars are i'm
proving in price and holders are more
confident.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Railroad Matter.

CHICAGO, Sept. %. = 1t appears
there was nobody except President
Ingalls, of the Big Four road, who
called for a meeting of the managers
Of theIChicago and Ohio river railroads
in the interest of peace, to take plac e
at Cincinnati to-day. This fact
leads to the conclusion that none Of the
lines engaged in the cut are quite
ready to make concessions, and it is the
opinion a general war will extend to
freight before settlement can be
reached, though it is not expected that
anybody will precipitate freight until
after the Cincinnati meeting, ap-
pointed for next Monday. To-day
Pool Manager Richardson was
notified to close his Office and turn
over effects to the roads October 1,
day before the time appointed for
the Cincinnati meeting, The conse-
quence will be when the managers
meet it will not be as members
of the pool, but as repre-
sentatives of competing lines,
so that new organization will
have to be effected. 1t is impossible
to foresee what the result will be-
The Panhandle roads want traffic
agreement, as does Chicago and east
ern Illinois, but the Louisville, Nash
vile and Chattanooga wants pool
while the Kankakee line is not COM
INITIAL
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Washington Notes,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-It is un-
derstood that the secretary of the
navy has approved the action of the
court martial in the case of F. r.
Smith and Lieut.. Daniel F. Davis,
both Of whom were convicted of gross
violation of navy regulations and
sentenced to dismissal from service.
1t Is expected at the navy depart
ment that Lieut.. HARDER, who was
sent to Siberia to assist in the jean
nette search and who was afterwards
ordered to bring to America the bodies
of Lieut.. belong, DIR. Amber and Je-
rome Collins, will leave Irkutske
about the 1st of November next
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-W. r. Sill
of Chicago, John w. Slenn, of New
Orleans, La. and j. q. johnson, OF
Fremont, o., are applicants for the
position of supervising architect OF
the treasury.
1t is reported that Blaine has leased
his magnificent new residence to Mr.
Leiter,of Chicago, for term of years
possession given this fall.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
THURSDAY.

Six saloon men have taken out
license for the ensuing fiscal year.
The Chicago Ideal Opera Company
will be in Austin on the 9Th and 9th
of next month.
The Colorado river is again rising.
Y Yesterday it was about four feet
above low water mark.
The cotton compress was busy yes
terday, and the work was accomplished
with the precision of clock work.
A party of twelve, under the patro-
mage of Thomas Parnell, start to-day
for hunting and fishing "trip up the
Colorado.
The sheriff and his deputies were
busy yesterday serving subpenas for
witnesses at The coming term of the
district court.
The cotton trade was quite lively
yesterday. Not quite up to the day
before, but about 450 bales were sold
to our buyers.
Leander Brown aad wife left yes
terday for st. Louis, to attend the
fair. They Will also visit friends and
relatives in Illinois.
Justice Won Rosenberg being alb
sent from the city, there was no re-
port from his court yesterday. He
will return next Monday.
There was Lut one marriage license
issued yesterday and that was to a
colored couple, to-wit: Isaac John
son and Isabelle Robinson.
The Star saloon is undergoing
thorough repairs, being entirely re-
papered and reprinted, and Brussels
carpet viii be put on the floor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
A Horned Horse.

Mr.. Bailey informed STATESMAN
representative of horned horse,
which he saw in the town of Cleborne,
in this state. He says the horse is
perfect, except it has two horns. 1t
was foaled on the ranch of a Mr..
knight, who lives near the city, two
J ears ago. by mare in no way pecu-
liar. The colt is now large and per-
fectly formed, and deep bay in color.
He has been broken and drives and
works to both saddle and harness.
MI. Bailey says he is perfect horse
in every regard, with the exception of
the horns, which are twelve inches long,
and protrude from each side of the
head, about two inches above the
eyes. When Mr.. Bailey was in Gle
burne, the owner, a Mr.. Knight, had
the horse in the city, and he created a
great sensation. Mr.. Baily offered
him $500 cash for the animal, but the
owner refused to take it, and said he
was intending to ship him to New
York, where he expects to sell him for
a fabulous price. We have noticed in
some of orr exchanges mention of
this same animal, but supposed it to
be canard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
How an IrIsbman Rode Free.

Peter Lawles is responsible for the
following: He says that not long
ago a certain prominent railroad
official was sitting in Il certain ticket
office, when an Irishman came in to
buy ticket to point not many miles
away. While the first IriShman was
getting the ticket another said to him;
what? Pat, you do not pay your
fare on this road, do your" "Of
course" said the man addressed.
"Bedad, an 1 don't. l goes all over it
and it niver costs me cent" allow
is thatY' asked the other. "It's a
secret that will niver tell" said he
in reply. Pretty soon the high rail
road official got up and went out to
where the Irishman with the secret
was.
rs it a fact, friend, thas you travel
on this road without paying your
fare?" he asked. The Irishmen looked
ut him with singular sort of express
sion for a moment and then answered:
ut is thrue, sir"
"How do you manage to do that p
asked The official.
"Och, that's a secret, SIR
swell, if you will tell me, l will
give you 20.
"Ffve dollars be DANCED, I'll do no
such thing
"I'll give you ten
mo, sir"
will you take me for twenty-fve?"
mo sir, l won't"
snow, sir, am a railroad official,
Mr.. -, and it is of great Importance
to me to know how you manage to
travel on our road without paying
your fare, and if you will tell me l
will pay $780,"
"Well, if you are Mr.. -, and will
pay me 500, 1 will tell you the secret,
but you must not make me any
trouble"
The official promised him he would
not, and counted him out the money.
Now, sir, how did You manage to
do it?"
"Aisy enough, begadl 1 walked"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04

els Lynde and thirty-SeVen others. and
ThoS. q. Grady and twenty-three 9TH
ers as delegates. These were also re-
1erTed, when the name of JOHN Kelly
was called the convention applauded
loudly and long. In response to call
of an enthusiastic delegate. three
cheers were given with will for Kel-
ly. The county Democratic repreSen-
tatives, however, remained silent.
Business proceeded slowly, owing
to the presentation Of resolutions and
discussion of rules, the New York
delegates mainly speaking. At the
conclusion of the roll call
and the reception of protests
and contesting delegations, and reso.
luton was passed referring all con.
tested seats to the committee on ere.
dentials.
Thos. c. G. Eeclestin was intro
duced as representative of the Harmo-
ny meeting Monday night, in New
York, and presented resolutions
adopted by that hody.
All resolutions were referred to the
usual committees and Il recess taken
After reassembIing the committee
on credentials reported, distributing
the New York city delegation as fol
lows: To county Democrats, So:
Tammany Hall, "A; Irving Hall. 20.
After some hot discussion the re-
port was adopted.
Thomas G. Benedict was then
elected permanent chairman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
0'DONSELL.
His Preliminary Trial for the Muir.
der Of Carey, the Informer.

NJ VI N-ASlS t.lG IHlUIH ltE.
LONDON, Sept. 2S.-O'Donneu WIS
brought TO court to-day under guard.
The court room was crowded, and
among those present were McCorn.
NJ. L. for Wicklow, and O'Conner, NJ.
T. Tor Queens county.
Sullivan, counsel for O'Donnell.
cross-eNalnined J. Parish, a servant on
the steamer MelToSe, and Thomas
Jones, bOatsWain, but elected from
them nothing new. When the latter
repeated DIDO nelPs expression to
Mrs. Carey-"I did not do 1.-THE
prisoner, who maintained Il cool de-
meanor throughout the examination,
smiled, d. II the expression amused
him.
Parish testified he saw no evidence
OF passion on the part of O'Donnell
during the shooting. Both Parish and
Jones testified they SAW no struggle
between O'Donnell and Carey. The
son of Carey. croSs-eXamined, stated {:
ODOnnell was sitting when he fired
the first shot at his father, and that
his father did not grapple with
ODonaell. lie admitted to have
testified under examination at Cape
town that O'DOnnell said to Mrs.
Carey: 81 had to do it." Witness
maintained, however, that his state
ment of Tuesday was correct, namely,
that O'Donnell used the words, 81 was
sent to do it," until he was closely
pressed 10y his crosS-eXaminer, when
he said he was not quite clear what
were the words really used by O'Don-
neil. Mrs. Carey, the widow of the
murdered man, was called She APP
peared in deep mourning and excited
the interest OF the spectators, several
murmurs of sympathy were heard.
In giving her testimony, she recount
ed the accounts of the voyage, corrob-
Grating the other witnesses in re-
gard to the circumstances of the muir
der, except that she said that after
her husband was shot she said to
O'Donnell: you shot my husband"
and O'Donnell replied, she said:
Don't blame me, l was sent to do it."
Whereupon the woman who was
with him said; "Don't mind, O'Don-
neil, you are no informer." On cross
examination, Mrs. Cary, by Sullivan,
failed to shake her testimony. She
denied having talked to her son about
his evidence. Magistrate Flowers
asked O'Donnell if he had anything
to say in answer to the charge of muir
dering Carey. Not at present" was
his reply. The prisoner was then Or
dered to stand and was committed for
trial at the next session of the central
criminal court
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Alfonso.

PARIS, Sept. 27.-The newspapers
generally deprecate the exhibition on
the part of the people of anything
resembling open resentment upon the
occasion of King Alfonso's arrival,
owing to his acceptance of the colo
nelcy of a regiment of Uhlans. The
Temps expresses the opinion that Bis
marck intended, by the appointment
of Alfonso to the colonelcy, to prepare
a cold reception for the king in
France, and urges the Parisians by
their conduct to upset these calcula-
tions.
HAMBURG, Sept. 27.-Alfonso has
left Brussels. Crown Prince Freder-
lex William and Prince William ac-
companied him to the railway station
and babe him a cordial farewell. AL
fonso thanked them for the warmth
of his welcome, and expressed the
hope that he would soon have the
pleasure of welcoming the members
of the imperial family of Germany in
Snain
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
The New York Democracy in Con-
yentiOn.

BUFFALO, Sept. 27.-The Demo
cratic state convention opened under
exceedingly favorable auspices. The
weather is cool and fair. No decora-
lions in the hall excepting a few
wreaths of smilaX. The delegates
took their seats in a very orderly man.
ner, each seat being numbered with a
ticket to correspond. AS Kelly entered
the hall he was cheered by the Tam
many and Irving Hall delegations in
the gallery. 1t was a noticeable
fact that John Kelley was the
only delegate cheered on enter
ing the hall. Daniel Manning,
chairman of the state committee,
called the convention to order, and
presented the name of Alfred G. Cha
pin, of Kins county, as temporary
chairman. In accepting the chair, in
very nervous manner, he addressed
the convention, expressing thanks
for the honor conferred. His remarks
were mainly devoted to state affairs.
He spoke in the highest terms of the
administration of Gov. Cleveland.
The speech was listened to with
marked attention, and only interrupt
ed when the name of Cleveland was
mentioned, when the delegates ap-
plauded, Tammany and Irving Hall
men, however, remaining silent. In
the roll call, when the name of s. j.
Tilden, jr., was reached, the conven-
ton greeted it with long continued
applause.
A delegate presented a protest ON
behalf of the thirty-four county DEM
ocratic delegates against the admis-
sion of the Tammany representatives.
The protest referred to the committee
on contested seats, when appointed.
Senator Grady gave notice that the
Tanlmany dele ates whose names
were excluded from the roll would
present a protest against the admis-
sion of the county Democratic dele
gates. Ex-Justice Callahan. Irving
Hall delegate, said he desired to pro-
test against the admission of F. Fran
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Thn CitY Schonls.

The attendance at the graded school
building, in West Austin, is now
about 800, presided over by eleven
teachers, which number is increasing
so rapidly rs to necessitate additional
room and another teacher. which will
be supplied next week. There is but
one of the buildings yet complete in
the seventh ward (EaSt Austin)
school, which is situated on East
Avenue in one of the most pictur-
esqae situations in the city. Here
are now six teachers. soon to
be increased to eight, with an
attendance of about 800 pupils. AT
the Sixth ward North Austin) school
there are two teachers, with an at
tendance of eighty pupils. At the
Tenth ward (South Austin) school
two teachers are on duty, and about
100 pupils in attendance. The fame
of the public schools of Austin extend
far and wide, and attracted here many
persons With children who would
otherwise not have come. The man.
agement is admirable, and no care is
spared TO introduce and efficiently use
Every improvement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Officers Killed.

LITTLE Rock, Sept. 2S.-The Ga
zette's Fort Smith special says: Yes
terday mording, between Childer's
Station and Webber's Falls, in the In.
dian Nation, while Deputy United
States Marshals Beck and MerrelI
were attempting to arrest John Bark
and Cherokee named John NJ. Jacks,
whisky peddlers, both officers were
killed and their heads smashed with
revolvers. Bark escaped. Beck was
an old member of the force. Merrell
was only twenty-five years old and
from Jackson, Tenn.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Express Robbery.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Sept. 2S.-The
express car of the Pacific express com.
pany, on the Eel river branch of the
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific railroad
bound west, when near Peru this
morning, was broken into by three
masked men, the express messenger
LooEis was bound and gagged and
the safe robbed of $4,000 and all
other valuables in the car. The rob
bers escaped after locking Loomit in
the car. He was released on the ar
rival of the train at Peru. No clue
to the robbers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Too Healthy.

DUBUQUE, Sept. 2S.-The well
known drug house Of Junkern ann 4
Haas made an assignment yes terday
to Peter Kiene; liabilities. S118,COO;
assets, $4,000. Their eIeditt rs are
nearly all local. 1t was the Oldest
wholesale drug house in Iowa, having
been established since 1854. The long
co ltinued sickness of the senior part
ne, and the consequent neglect OF
blu iiness is believed to be one of the
pri lcipal causes of the trouble.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Battle Royal.

The Capital State Fair Association
will give medal to the champion
game cock at the coming fair. A pit
will be prepared, in which it is ex-
pected to have at least seFenty-five
heeled cocks turned loose at the same
time. The champion of such tourna-
ment will acquire world renowned
reputation. This battle royal is open
TO the world.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Yellow Fever.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-It is pro.
posed to establish inland quarantine
at Yuma, A. T.. to prevent the intro.
duction from Mexico of yellow fever
in the United States. 1t is understood
that the railroad authorities will co.
operate. Yellow fever has broken
out at Ropaz. The heat is intense
and people are fleeing in all directions
to escape the fever and IN search OF
cooler atmosphere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-10-04
Jarrett's New Job.

PITTsBuRG, Sept. 28.-John Jarrett
retiring president of the Amalga.
mated Association, has been employed
by the American Iron and Tin Plate
association, as general managing
agent, to take charge of the matter OF
working up the high tariff sentiment
in favor of the industry, which is al
most wholly unprotected.