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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-11
ST. LOUIS.
News and Views From Sundry
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ST LOUIS, Jan. IA dispatch from
Maryville, Missouri, referring to the
confession of Mrs. j. V. Stillwell, of
Mount Vernon, Ohio, that she MUIR
dered her former husband, Benjamin
Sweigart, at Maryville, says: Swell
CART was found dead in bed on Sunday
morning, March 4, 1881, and the testi-
mony of two physicians at the coro-
ner's inquest was that his death was
caused by aspyXia, partly induced by
stupor resulting from excessive drink
ing and partly from mechanical cause,
he having been found lying ON a
feather bed face down. Nothing was
brought out at the inquest which in
any way implicated his wife.
Tom Jones and George L. Franks,
two friends, of Cotton Springs, Texas,
got into difficulty a day or two ago
about a pistol, and Franks killed
Jones with shotgun, and Jones
killed Franks with pistol.
Henry Jackson, supposed to be do
ing a prosperous livery business at
Sturgeon, Boone county, Missouri,
disappeared last Saturday, and since il
has been learned that he forged the
name of his uncle, DIR. J. 5. Lockridge,
to notes amounting to several thou
sand dollars; that he owned nearly
everybody, and that there is a woman
missing.
b. Falkenheimer, railway postal
clerk in charge of the transfer service
at the union depot in this city, was ar
rested this morning by Inspector Dice,
of the special postal service. He is
charged with holding bundle of letters
addressed to Agent Boardman, of the
Louisville lottery, and to the Courier
Journal. They were decoy letters.
He should have placed them in the
Ohio and Mississippi mail, but they
were found lying on the counter in
his Office. Falkenheimer declares the
package was simply overlooked, and
that he intended returning them to
the st. Louis office for transmission
tonight; but the authorities seem to
be confident of his guilt. He has been
seventeen years in the service, and
was formerly registry clerk in the st.
Louis postoffice. He is highly con-
nected,
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No More Hard Times.

If you will stop spending so much
on fine clothes, rich food and style,
buy good, healthy food, cheaper and
better clothing; get more real and
things of life every way,
and especially stop the foolish habit
of employing expensive, quack doc
tors or using so much of the vile hum
bug medicine that does you only
harm, but put your trust in that sim
pie, pure remedy, Hop Bitters, that
cures always at trifing cost, and you
win see good times and have good
health See another column
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Salt In Agriculture.

The following extract from an adj
dress by Hon. Enos Goodrich, at a
farmers club meeting, Caro-, Michi-
ga, will be found of interest:
Salt, though beneficial to some
crops is not good for all. Salt and
plaster, though in some respects APP
parently acting, in concert with each
other, wou1d seem in other respects to
act antagonistically. As, for instance,
plaster is vastly beneficial to the
growth of clover, but is no earthly
use when applied to timothy. On the
other hand the application of salt to
clover seems of little or no use, while
its stimulating influence upon grow
ing timothy is well established, and
experiments would thus far indicate
that it is generally beneficial to all
cereal crops.
But both salt and plaster are benefi-
cial rs promoters of moisture, and by
this means there is no doubt but they
sometimes carry crops successfully
through periods of prolonged drouths.
In plaster the active influence is sup
posed chiefly to consist in attraction
by means of which not only the mois-
ture but the ammoniacal salts of the
atmosphere are brought to the assist
ance OF the growing plant. While in
the case of salt, it is in my mind a
mooted question whether the mois-
ture is brought by attraction or gen.
Grated by decomposition or by both of
these influences combined. Besides
its influence as a promoter of mois-
ture, salt is supposed to act chemical
ly as disintegrator of the fertilizing
substances which have lain since the
days of creation dormant in the earth.
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MISSOURI LEGIsLATURE.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. ga Post-Dispatch
special from Jefferson City says the
legislature met at noon to-day. Tenn
porary organization Of the house was
effected by making Howard Parker, of
Lincoln, temporary chairman. Both
houses then adjourned until to-mor-
row. Caucuses will be held this even
ing to select permanent officers. DIR.
Joseph A. Brooks, president of the
Missouri Prohibition Alliance, has
called a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of that body to be held next
Tuesday; when action will be agreed
upon looking to the submission of the
prohibition bill. The race for the
speakership is becoming very active
and spirited.
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rom Thursdays Daily.l
A Monster Paper.

The WEEKLY STATESMAN that Is
issued this morning for the first time
in its enlarged form is indeed a mnn-
ster paper. It is by far tie largest
weekly paper in the entire south, and,
of weeklieS from daily newspaper
offices, it is the largest in this country.
When you come to think of and cal
culate the amount of reading matter
in a paper containing eight pages,
nine columns to the page, each of
which is twenty-siX inches in length,
you will be overwhelmed with aston
ishment. Yet, THE STATESMAN man
agement have determined to give the
people of the state just such monster
Encyclopaedia of news, stock, farm and
household items, literary selections,
scientific items, humor, tele-
grams, market reports and gen.
era miscellany. This mammoth
weekly is no experiment, but is the
legitimate results of the growth of
Texas in all that is stirring and enter
prising, and but reflects the demands
of the hour in the way Of first-claSs
news facilities. The STATESMAN has
ever endeavored to keep abreast of
the times in the state; and the man
agement point with pride to the
steady growth in popular favor which
has followed the STATESMAN as the
best evidence of the fact that no jour
nal of the south or southwest has out
stripped it in this endeavor. The
WEEKLY STATESMAN, as presented
this morning, has only to be seen and
read to become necessity to every
Texan home. The price of subscription
to this monster seventy-two columns of
choice reading matter will be the same
as when the demands of the state
called for much smaller paper-two
dollars per annum; six months one
dollar, postage prepaid to any part of
the United States and Canada.
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The handsome capitol of Connecti-
cut has inches for the marble statues
of twenty-five of the states best men.
The canopies and pedestals are already
in position, and the question is being
discussed, who are to be honored !?
There are also thirty-four medallion
blocks of marble, which are to receive
hkenesses of distinguished Connecti-
cut men, and seventeen tablets set in
the walls for historical designs. The
statues of Jonathan Trumbul and
Roger Sherman have been put in place,
and the profileso Noah Webster and
Horace Bushnell adorn two of the me-
dallions, while on one of the tablets Is
pictured the famous old charter oak
Nothing further has been decided on
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The trustees of Baptist church in
Poughkeepsie, New York, few days
ago compelled their pastor to resign
because an influential minority" did
not like him. Exactly what the Sin
fiuential minority" which had more
to say about the management of the
society than the numerical put not
influential" majority, took umbrage
it does not clearly appear; but the
local papers say that, among
other things, they charged that once
while riding in a street car he sharp
ly rebuked two men who were
smoking cigars; that he wore a
flannel shirt at watering place: that
he put his food into his mouth with a
knife instead of fork; and that he
was seen sitting on sofa with his
wife, both eating from the same
banana. This goes to show that the
influential minority" had very
small soul and very un-Christian
spirit. The lesson, however, to be
learned from the event has wider
application: Influential and powerful
people, men and women of wealth and
style, the scribes and Phi lees of
society everywhere, can q Ind do
very mean thing8
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A MODEST GRASS WIDOW.

CHICAGO, Jan. "a Milwaukee
special says: Preparations are being
made for big fight in the legislature
over the prohibition amendment. 1t
is reported the liquor dealers have a
powerful lobby established.
A Denver special says: By mutual
agreement, Mrs. Augusta L. Tabor
obtained divorce from her husband,
Gov. Tabor, yesterday. Alimony of
S250000 was allowed. She asked for
one million, but seemed satisfied with
the compromise. She withdrew all
offensive charges, and previous suits
lan9a
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Care ofthe Feet.


The feet and legs of horses require
particular attention. 1t is an old say
ing with horsemen, keep the feet and
legs in order, and the body will take
care of itself" The legs are the first
to fail. The horse, when brought in
from severe, Frustrated exertion,
should be rubbed down dry. His legs,
from the knees and hooks down,
should be well hand rubbed, so that
frictionlwin create insensible perspira-
ton; that will tend to prevent swelled
legs, stiff joints, contracted tendons,
and sprung knees. When the legs. are
fevered with overdriving, they should
be bandaged with wet cloths to take
away the heat and prevent wind-galls,
that prove eye-sores, and which with
out diminishing his capacity for labor,
materially effect the market value of
the horse.
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DECISION AFFIRMEp.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Jan. 3.-The appel
late court to-day affirmed the SEN
tence of Judge Carey, timing the
twenty keepers of gambling hells or
houses in which gambling is carried
on 500 each. AS this comes nearer
to enforcing the law with more sever
ity than any previous legal action has
done, it causes much satisfaction
among the better class of citizens.
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A Knabe in the White House.
From the Baltimore Americana

There was seen yesterday at Messrs.
Knabe 81 Co.'s factory a magnificent
concert grand, just finished by them
for the presidential mansion. Presi-
dent Arthur, who is thorough con-
noisseur of music, in selecting piano
for the White House, decided in favor
of the Knabe piano as his preference,
and ordered accordingly the instru-
ment referred to. 1t is a concert
grand, of beautiful finish, in richly
carved rosewood case, and of superb
tone and action-an instrument
worthy in every respect of the place
it is to occupy. 1t was shipped to its
destination yesterday.
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At the late Cincinnati industrial
exposition large number of men and
women were weighed with aview to
determine the average weight. The
number of men weighed was
7467; the average was 154.O2
pounds. The number of women
weighed was 14,6SS; average, 13O.S7
pounds. The average weight of Ohio
men was 1878 pounds; of Ohio
women, 1925; Indiana and Illinois
men, 1882 pounds; women, 1885;
sptucky men, l5S.4S pounds; women,
Haswe2 states that the aver
ekQf 1000 men and women
0a In 1854 was 1411<.
|stics it would appear
"a article of diet, is a
oducer TO the bean
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DRYING DYNAMITE.

LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. "a Win
chester special to the Daily Press says
three colOred laborers on the Kentucky
Central railway extension put wet dy-
Mantle in stove to dry this morning.
1t exploded, blowing two to atoms and
seriously injuring the other one. The
house was completely demolished.
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Observation-Disclosures LAW MAKERs.

BOSTON, Jan. 3.-The legislature
was organized by electing George z.
Croker, Republican, president OF the
senate and Edward Mclaughlin,
Democrat, speaker of the house. Nc
Laughlin has been clerk of the house
for the past nine years.
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NJ. Stanislaus Martin states that, as
the result of an experiment on ulreo
different criminals sentenced to death,
who accepted the scientific trial. pre-
ference to hanging, No. l, nonfished
exclusively on tea, lived three year,
and then died. He had become almost
a skeleton, and was in a transparent
condition. No. 2, on coffee, died In two
years, burned as IL an interior fire had
calcined him. No. 3 lived on choco-
late for eight months, and died in a
very advanced state of rottennese, and,
as it were, devoured by WORMS.
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John b. Cough has just declared
against the Prohibitionists. Prohibi-
ton was ''this element" referred to
when Mr.. Cough said: II am not in
favor of putting this element into pol
itics. 1t does not belong there, am a
moral-suasion-idea man" John is
probably right, and he will keep on
charging two hundred dollars per
night for persuading drunkards.
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Women may vote at school meet
ings in Kansas, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Dakota and
Wyoming at school elections, Colo
RADIO and Minnesota and for MEM
bers of school committees in Massa-
chusetts. They can vote at school
meetings in Michigan and New York,
if they are taxpayers in Washington
Territory if they are liable to taxation.
Widows and unmarried woman in
Idaho may vote as to special district
taxes if they hold taxable property.
In Oregon widows having children
and taxable property may vote at
school meetings. In Indiana a
woman mot married nor minors, who
pay taxes and are listed as parents,
guardians or heads of families, may
vote at school meetings" In Ken
lucky any white woman having a
child of school age is a qualified
school voter; if she has no child, but is
a taxpayer, she may vote on the ques-
ton of taxes. Women are eligible to
school offices generally in Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania,
Vermont and Wyoming; the school
district officers IN Colorado; to any
offices except superintendent, in Wis
consin. They may serve on school
committees in New Hampshire and
Rhode Island, as school trustees in
New Jersey, and as school visitors in
Connecticut. Some offices are open to
them in Maine, and all offices in Cali
fornia, unless specially forbidden by
the constitution. In Utah no discrim-
ination on the ground of sex is made
as to voting in general.
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[sneeial no. The stnLenmnn.l


DALLAN, Jan. 3.-Fain, Peere q
Shelton, general merchants, Of Denton,
have assigned, with liabilities about
$4,000. Assets in stock and real es-
tate will reach about $4,000. The
principal creditors are in New York,
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, and
Galveston, but full list of creditors
is not obtainable tonight. They oyHE
Durham " Buckley, New York, $6Oc
L. j. Willis IL Bro, Galveston, S4OU0;
Max Stadler 81 Co., Cincinnati, $500.
In the United States court to-day,
Keith Bros, of Chicago, were awardcd-
5000 judgment against Z. III. Melton,
a clothing merchant Of Fort. Worth,
whom they attached one year ago.
Judge Mccormick. OF the United
States court, rendered a decision to-
day in the Dallas car works
case. A few weeks ago the L. NJ,
Rumsey company attached the works
for $34O0. and United States Marshal
Mckee took possessfou OF the proper
ty. Other creditors made motion To-
give control Of the property to J: 4
Elliott, receiver of the institution, bu>
the decision to-day is against the re-
ceiver and in favor Of the marshal
j. Vichey was arrested here to-day
and jailed. He married a lady with
considerable cash at Tyler on Christ
Was, got possession Of the money and
tW0~days afterward stole span OF
horses and lsloped with them. The
horses are here. s,,. d.
w. w. Arnold this ~ 20 alight-I
ed from leaving Texas
train near the city limits. HoQ
under charge of surgeon, w.
compound fracture of the leg and
rious internal injuries.
Representative at Dallas Of all the
breweries of the country have pub
lished a card that from January the
prices of all keg beer will be advanced
twenty-five cents per keg. Shortage
in the hop crop is given as the reason.
The merchants exchange of Dallas
had meeting to-day, to memorializs
the next legislature to change the at
tachment law, doing away with pre-
ferred creditors and instead have the
claims of all creditors pro rated. Also,
that when a claim Is due IL 1t Is not
paid the creditor can attach by swear
ing the facts and giving bond for any
damages, in the event he fails TO make
out his case. Nearly all the leading
merchants of Dallas favor such a
change.
j. W. Baines, late editor of tbs.Mc-
Kinney Advocate, has accepted the
position of secreta7y- of State, tend
cred him by Gov. ireland, and passed
through the city to-day en- route for
Austin.
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Artemus Wards grave is marked by
plain marble slab, on which is tho
inscription, Charles +. Brown, known
to the world as Artemus Ward, died
in Southampton, England. 1857.
aged 80 years. And beneath. IT,
line: His memory will always De-
sweet and unfading recollection"
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The various climates of the world
require different modes of living, but
the "Conrad's Budweiser Beer" may
be used with advantage in every
cline.
dom S. SIMON, Agent.
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l represent a gentleman who desire

represent gentleman who desires
to purchase. an improved ranch, al
ready stocked, of from three to five
hundred thousand acres in either New
Mexico OF Texas. No attention paid
to any except those giving full and
detailed description of both ranch and
live stock and perfect title.
JAMES w. CLARK,
W Syracuse. New York.
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TESTIMONIAL DECLINED.

BOSTON, Jan. 3.-The widow of
Delano A. Goddard, of the Daily Ad-
vertiser, declined the testimonial of
$4,000 contributed by friends of her
husband
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FLORIDA LEaIsL.ATURE.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan 3.-The
legislature organized to-day. Charles
DOherty, Democrat, was elected speak
er of the house. The governors mes
sage shows full treasury and recon-
mends reduction of the state tax to
five mills
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Wanted.
d2Ow1nn

First class canvassers to sell the
Eldridge Sewing Machine.
DUNLAP & WILSON,
d2OW1m Austin, Texas.
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Thespasm of congressional virtue
which the American people have been
witnessing since the opening Of the
D -esent session seems almost too Fio>
rent to last ong.--New York Evening
Post.
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Money Pound at the Chambers Mill.

have leased the above named mill,
situated on the Colorado river, one
and one-half miles below the city of
Austin, and l will grind corn on the
following terms, to-wit: Bottled meal
for the sixth, and unbolted meal for
the eighth. 1 also keep on hand good
supply of both meal and flour at
reasonable prices. JACOB STERN,
Dec. 13-w. I'm. Proprietor.
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WACO, Jan. BY the census Of the
city completed to-day, Waco Is credit
ed with population of 9O3l inhapi-
tants, against 1926 in $500 gain Of
100 in two years and half. Opinions
vary on the accuracy Of the figures.
but they may be accepted as nearly
correct.
The city sexton reports 24S deathI
during the past year, giving an annpp
death rate of twenty-seven per tb1fi-
sand. The heaviest mortality oecur-
red in September, over sixty Persons
having died that month
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Health is better than wealth" is a
maxim which ought to be observed by
using the "Conrad's Budweiser Beer"
d101m s. SIMON, Agent.
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IAMPASAS COUNTY.

From advance sheets'of Resources. Soil and
Climate Of Texas" by A. w. Spraight, Com
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Does a sculptor lose cast because he
goes on bustSp
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When you are weary and tired try
sip of "Conrad's Budweiser" and you
feel at once relief.
d1O-1m S. SIMON, Agent.
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The Feeding OF Road f{rses

Eight years ago 1 began o practice
medicine in the country and Twas al
yised by my father-in-law, a ysician
OF thirty years experience, iced my
horse but twice o day. The Eoposi-
ton was Indignantly spurned; / ate
three times daily; why should not NV
horsep At last prevailed upon, / made
a trial of the system, and after some
years experience am more than satis-
lied. can most heartily indorse all
DIR. Page wrote-in the recent aSticie
on Horse Hygiene"-and would, Ne
specially submit the following IN Is
for feeding road horses: l. Feed y
near Q q. m. and 6 p. m. as possible;
in winter time at p. m, If preferr(
2 Vary your feed in kind from tin
TO time; oats. however, always beinI
the staple 3. Vary the quantity q
feed according to the work. 4 Al
ways put small pinch Of common
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This county lies in north latitude 81
degrees, 10 minutes, and west longi-
tude SO degrees 10 minutes, and its
county seat is about 60 miles north
west of the city of Austin. Area 1853