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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

DALLAS, Jan. Pa report from
Colorado City, the western division
headquarters of the Texas and Pacific
railroad, says there is trouble brewing
along the line of the Texas and Pa
cific. From more than one source
comes the news that the railroad man
agement have concluded to substitute
Chinese labor for the section hand la
white laborer who called for
his time and informed them
that he had anticipated the
connection with it only few days, as
the Cinnamon would be substituted
for white laborers before the end of
the month. No official connected with
the Gould system in Dallas knows
anything about such contemplated
change, but railroad employees are
generally of the opinion that Chinese
are to be employed largely on the
Gould system, and also on the South
ern Pacific recently completed, and
which turned many Cinnamon idle.
In the district court Ben Thornton
plead guilty to an assault with intent
to rape, and was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary. Frank
Emmerson was found guilty of theft
and was sentenced to five years,
Miss Jennie Robe, of Macon, Mis-
sissippi, took the black veil at the
convent in this city this morning.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of the convent school, in the
chapel of the Sacred Heart church.
Miss ROBBIE has two brothers in Texas.
One of them was formerly reporter
on the Fort Worth Advance and the
other is San Antonio printer.
The cotton seed bin of Mr.. Nance,
residing near Lancaster, blew up yes
terday with terrific report, which
was heard for two miles around, scat
tering the bin all over the country and
blowing down part of stable adjoin-
ing. The bin contained 1000 bushels
of cotton seed. The explosion is sup
posed to have been the result of spon-
taneous combustion.
c. A. Heating has been appointed,
by the federal court, receiver of the
Texas Trunk railroad, vice Nash, re-
signed. The sale of the road will be
asked for at an early day.
A ten-months-old son of Judge A.
Mccormick died last night, and in con-
sequence there was no federal court
held to-day.
The town of Midlothian, midway
between Dallas and Cleburne, was laid
off by the Santa Fe railroad engineers.
A depot, several stores and hotel are
shortly to be erected.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

e for pleasure. It's an impuden'
zee of business, this interviewing
is; it wouldn't be allowed in Eng
land-no, it wouldn't" and the fair
Lily's blue eyes glistened with an i'll
suppressed anger as she shot direful
glance at the reporter.
Freddie, who had picked up his
coat-tail and was lingering it nervous
ly, replied with some agitation: "Y es,
that's it. I'm travelling for pleasure.
I've got the money to pay for it, and
I'm enjoying myself.
do you intend to make the entire
grand circuit with Mrs. Langtrys" in
quired the reporter.
This was the signal for another pain
full outburst, and the Lily dropped a
whole quail on her lap and her knife
and fork went rafting on the floor.
Poor Freddie, who was between the
fire of the reporter and the fire of the
Lily, was in pitiful state of conster-
nation. He fumbled his coattail more
nervously than ever. and his eye
rolled like that of a man confronted
by the crisis of his life. But it was a
question he could not well dodge
right in such presence. and after an
effort at composure he managed TO
say:
'I-es-that is, suppose so. be-
lieve we will, and then he glanced
tenderly at the Lily, as if to obtain an
approving look from her.
y glass of wine, hastily drank, had
the apparent effect to revive the
youths courage, and he said desper-
ately: "Go-go on, and ask me any
thing you like"
well" said the reporter, "do you
really love Mrs. Langtry?"
But this was more than Freddie
could stand. He said he didn't come
to st. Louis to he insulted. The Lily
said "no," she didn't either, and then
they all got up, and the servants got
up and began to move about in a suS-
picious, not to say hostile, way, anC
the reporter concluded that it was
safer in the rotunda than in the Lily:
room.
WHY MIR. GERHARD WOULD NOT
FIGHT.
From Chicago interview with Mrs Langtry.
I'm criticising me-" said Mrs
Langtry, 'the newspapers wer'
severe. One of the articles
was headed .Lily's Lover, and i
was simply atrOcious. Mr.. GebharC
and myself were quite annoyed at it
He said that in New York the re
porters never wrote articles like that.
"The head line certainly was very
suggestive"
Indeed it was, sir. Oh, it wa
shocking, Freddie-Mr. Gebhard-
and | was quite annoyed at it. tolC
Mr.. Gebhard that if he were an Eng
lishman he could thrash the reporter
but he said that in New York the,
never thrashed reporters"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

WHATEVER may be the case with
the people of England, the people of
India do not appear to think that the
Egyptian war was necessary to keep
open the road to India. Nearly all
the native semi-political associations
in India have now followed the ex-
ample of Bambay and Calcutta and
have petitioned the imperial parlia-
ment against any portion of the extra
war expenditure being saddled upon
them. THE hostilities," say the In
dian petitioners. "were undertaken by
England to safeguard the interests
of European commerce and enterprise,
and England had no other interests
than those which concerned all the
other states of Europe as well.''
THAT, observes the London Echo, sis
the simple truth, hut ministers cannot
afford to admit it."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
How the Streets OF Japan are Kept
Cleaned.
[Pall Mall Gazette. ]

ran MAIL G3ZttIe.I
The Japanese government has re-
Gently issued a new code of regula-
tions for the maintenance of public
thoroughfares throughout the empire
Among them are the following regu-
lations respecting the sweeping and
cleansing of roads:
1.-The sweeping and cleansing OF
roads must be done by the residents
on either side. In the case of a gov
eminent Office, the work will be ac-
complished by that office. Residents
on either side of the thoroughfares are
responsible for cleaning to a distance
of eight ken Cthirty-siX feet, and in
case of unoccupied houses, the propri-
etOrs must still undertake the job.
Bridges and carriage roads, and all
others, which no private persons are
bound to keep in good condition, must
be maintained by officers of Ku, Gho
or Son.
ACTIVE efforts must be made to
keep all sections of roads as clean as
possible. Dead cats and dogs, ETC.,
must be removed by district scaven-
ger corps.
"On hot or windy days water must
be sprinkled upon the road, but be-
tween the LIST of December and the
18th of February such sprinkling is
prohibited before 9 a. m. and after 3
p. m.
THE foul water of the drains and
dirty wash water must not be used
for sprinkling the roads,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
Gambetta's Oratory.

Paris Correspondence st. James Gazette.]
The chief secret of Gambetta's
power as an orator was that he al
lowed his emotions to carry him
along with them, as seemingly help
less as a leaf in the tempest. He EN-
ployed none of those tricks of oratory,
none of those studied gestures which
are the stage-carpentry of the tribune,
the sheet anchor of mediocrity. Gam
betta's characteristic eloquence was
the language of passion; it was not
until his whole being was shaken and
convulsed by the storm within him
that the jeers of enemies were silenced
and men who detested his principles
grew pale with excitement and sur
rendered themselves for the time be-
ing to the magic Of his influence. /
was in the chamber of deputies when
Gambetta delivered one of his last
great speeches. He walked up the
steps of the tribune listlessly; his face
was unusually flushed; lhe seemed OPP
pressed by the summer heat and
doubtful of himself He commenced
speaking slowly, almost hesitatingly,
and in such a low voice that every
head was bent forward in order to
catch his words. There was no mighty
swing of the AK against the tree he
wished to fell, but a dilatory chipping
of the bark that was positively irritat-
ing to those who expected to see the
giant rush at once to his task. Pres
entity some murmurs arose in the
house, some scoffing from the reaction
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

JOHN E. KENNA, of West Virginia,
who will succeed Senator Davis after
March 4, is only thirty-five years of
age. He served in the Confederate
army as a private soldier. and left it,
at eighteen years of age, poor. obscure
and uneducated. He settled in Wheel
ing, and by great and self-denying
efforts acquired an education and be
came a lawyer. When twenty-nine
years of age he was elected to congress,
where his career has been one of use
fulness and credit. Notwithstanding
his age, he is regarded. as oneSS the
Democratic leaders mos. ed in de-
bate, and parliamentary tactics.
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 26.-The effects
of the recent cold weather on cattle
and sheep in this section are reported
very light. Sheep suffered more than
cattle, however.
One carload of Leicestershire ewes
are on the way from England, i'm,
ported by San Antonio firm as an
experiment.
Thirty-four sick patients are in the
county poorhouse and twenty-five
pauperS.
An attempt will be made to call to-
gether a mass meeting of working
men next Saturday night, to organize
Il workingmen's association.
Two negroes had quarrel here las
night over woman, and six pistO
shots were fired. No one hurt.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

DR.. WALLACE, the late most eff.
cient superintendent of the lunatiC
asylum, thinks no better selection
could have been made for the super
intendency of that institution than
DIR. Denton, who has been placed in
the position by Gov. Ireland. The
STATESMAN is pleased at this indorse-
ment from so high quarter, for it is
well known that the asylum was
splendidly managed by DR.. Wallace.
He says that DR.. Denton has not only
the good sense and the moral status
to make an able superintendent, but
that he will soon be most ac-
complished practitioner in the
speciality to which he is
called rs "a physician. The
STATESMAN has had no misgiv
ings as to earnest work on the part of
the new superintendent. and with
such promise the legislature should
not hesitate, out of the states bounty,
to give all that is needed to immedi
ately provide for the unfortunate
people who are now languisbing in
jails throughout the state on account
of lunacy. 1t is understood that to-day
there are fifteen hundred such unfor-
tunates in the state, all of whom should
have the benefit of the states care.
This institution should be enlarged so
as to provide at once for at least one
thousand patients, and besides this a
branch asylum might be established
to also provide at an early day for
others. The opinion of the wen in
formed is that new institution
should be inaugurated with not eX-
ceeding two hundred patients. The
better plan with new venture, is not
to make it ponderous to start with, but
to give it reasonable solidity
upon which something greater
may be built up in the future. 1t is
calculated that in ten years Texas
will have to take care of not less than
three thousand mnatics.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

GALVESTON, Jan. 25.-The case OF
Thos. F. Wood, who shot and killed
Harry Straigne, better known as
''Scotty, the Growler," in Woods own
bar-room ON the wharf last May, has
been continued by the defense.
The dead body of a man, supposed
to be sailor, was found on the beach
eight miles west of the city, this
morning.
Some of the mail bags land part OF
their contents received here to-day
were stained with blood and partially
burned, they having been in the re-
cent railroad accident ON the Southern
Pacific in California.
A movement for the establishment
of newsboys' home, inaugurated
some days since by Mrs. NJ. ii. Poole,
is being pressed, and is meeting with
considerable success.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
[Special to The Statesman.

+ SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 25.-Two more
smallpox cases to-day. One came by
the Sunset from Eagle Pass.
An affidavit has been made against
the Pacific Express company here, for
failing to deposit dead body at the
place provided by the ordinance. This
is the first case of the kind that has
come before the courts here.
G.. Z. Crevenstein, while riding in a
hack to see a physician, dropped dead
from heart disease, while sitting in
the hack. He had relatives here.
The live stock market here is poorly
supplied, especially in the matter of
high, with no supply.
A general court martial of the Uni
ted States army was held here to-day,
for sundry military offenders.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

An ordinance has been introduced
in the New York city council which
requires diagram of all its floors, in
Guiding rooms, hall passages, stair
ways and exit doors, to be placed in
every room of each of the hotels in
that city. 1t will undoubtedly pass,
as it ought to. Now, if another ordi-
nance were introduced and passed re-
quiring that all hotels hereafter con-
structed in that city should have
brick partition walls and fire-proof
stairways, the safety of the transient
lodging public would be = city well
assured in that directir,. And, by
the way, these precaui 5 should not
be confined to New FORK. They
ought to be adopted in every city in
the United States.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

a BILL has been brought into the
New Jersey legislature to provide
that after next september no child
under ten years of age shall be en-
ployed in any manufacturing, me-
chanical or mercantile pursuit. The
prohibition is extended to the age OF
fourteen years, except during school
vacation, unless the child has had
twenty weeks tuition at public or
private school during the preceding
year. The bill has thus a double OBJ
ject in view, namely, the regulation
of the employment of children and a
compulsory elementary education.
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lsnecial 10 rhe Statesman. ]

GALVESTON, Jan. 26.-On the 10th
of January j. d. Sawyer was arraign-
ed in Justice Braman's court charged
with selling the Police Gazette with
out special license, as required by the
recently enacted state law. The case
was carried to the criminal district
court as a test case, and Judge Cooke
last evening decided the law to be I'M
constitutional. Wheeler * Rhodes
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

The STATESMAN was urging an
amendment to the constitution per-
hitting tax exemptions in favor OF
manufacturers. See what has been
the result in South Carolina: In that
state, in 1880, there were eighteen
mills, 1888 looms and 95,93S spindles;
at present there are twenty-seven
mills, 4l2O looms and 1S0.721 spindles
in active operation and yielding net
profit of twelve per cent. Why can
We not have such boom for Texas
The exemption would start it.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

The protectionists are trying to di-
rect attention from the schedule of
enormous bounties paid to northern
interests by getting up fierce agita-
ton ON the subject of the tax on SUI
gar. because sugar growingis south
ern interest As matter of fact, the
sugar tax is not as unjust as the tax
on salt, which is levied for the pecuni-
AIRY benefit of a few firms in the United
States. From this tax, by process
Of protectionist jugglery, the New
England fish packers are exempted,
while beef and pork packers and
stockmen all over the country are
bled to pay the big bounty to the salt
men. This arrangement is outrage
ously unjust. 1t affects the farmers
and the large beef and pork packing
interests in an especially grievous
manner, affecting every household in
the land.
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[snecial to The Statesman

WACO, Jan. 26.-Last night about
two o'clock a fight occurred on the
street between Fred Rowland, con-
ductor on the Central railroad, and
Ben Do lie, also a railroad man, in
which Rowland was severely cut in the
face and neck with a knife in the
hands of Doyle. The latter is now in
Jail.
B. Davidson, cotton buyer, was
arrested here to-day and carried to
Fort Worth, where he is wanted on a
charge of forgery.
Major Jacob Humbird, of Maryland,
president of the Waco cotton mills, is
here with view of enlarging the ca
pacity of the factory, which has proved
a paying investment.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

THE Chicago Tribune calls upon the
Illinois legislature to pass a law re-
quiring tile drainage for country
roads. 1t is claimed that the laying
of the ordinary farm tiles on each side
Of the road bed, at the depth of fouI
feet and from twenty to twenty-five
feet apart, drains the road PERFECTLY.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
Especial to The Statesman. I

PALESTINE, Jan. 26.-Oscar Dugey's
grocery house was closed to-day by at
tachment of Heidenheimer, of Gal
weston. Other creditors are in Hous-
ton and New Orleans. Assets, $500;
liabilities, 5000 or 5000.
Maggie Gregory, young and pretty
girl, threw herself deliberately before
a freight train this afternoon in Pal
estine, and was crushed to death. Her
lover had deserted her and married
another girl a few days since.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

FREDDIE had to run away from st.
Louis. His alteration with Cum
bingham about the Lily was about to
end seriously, and learning it and the
danger in which he stood of an at
sack, he started post haste for New
York. lie had intended to go to
Memphis with Langtry, and Cunning
ham and four desperate friends in
tended going with him.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

AIRY side. Gambetta's nostrils dilated,
the red hue of his face changed to pale
olive, his fingers clutched the rostrum
nervously and his voice at each sue
cessive period rose to a higher tone.
Fresh interruptions came, in which
perhaps the orator caught some bitter
personal allusiOn. Then he began to
pace the tribune like Gagged lion.
His massive head was thrown back
and his eye flashed defiance, while
period after period was Numbered
forth with such a volume of sound as
to drown the rising tumult. From
that moment, and for fully an hour
afterward, the chamber was spell
| hound
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01

SENATOR KLEBERG yesterday pre-
scented joint resolution, asking that
the harbor service on the Texas coast
be allowed special officer to take
charge of all improvements west OF
Galveston harbor. 1t was referred to
the committee on state affairs, and
now we will see whether anybody
wants deep water west of Galveston
bay. We have always commended that
such a want does exist, and it is
strong in the heart of every yeoman
in Texas who has ever heard of mo-
nopoly.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
TREATMENT OF THE INSANE.

The increase of insanity leads to !
more general discussion as to legisla-
ton regarding the insane. 1t is a
matter in which the people of Texas
are just now especially and necessarily
interested, for, as we have said, over
a thousand unfortunates bereft of
reason at this time demand the care of
the state. There are two questions
to be met, one as to proper provision,
the other how to make less insanity
by proper treatment of patients.
Humanity appeals to us in every way
to meet, without the least hesitation,
every requirement for the insane, and
society demands that it be protected
from what is often a dangerous, but
at the same time an irresponsible
agency. The medico-legal society
has taken hold of the question, and a
movement is now backed by this or
ganization to stop by legislation, in
New York and other states, the arbi-
trary arrest and imprisonment of any
person on the declaration of physicians
that such person is insane. In Texas
We have long since advanced beyond
this point. No person may be treated
as insane unless court of inquiry as to
insanity be held and jury verdict
found upon competent evidence.
Therefore the society has no interest
in this respect in Texas. But another
protective measure urged by the soci-
ETY., is that person confined as luna
tic should have the privilege, without
expense, of having his mental cOndi'
ton examined at hny time by other
experts than those connected with the
asylum. Such a bill is now before the
legislature of New York, and it EN-
braces a provision for compulsory ex'
animation by state commissioners al
least once every six months, so that
those who are improving, or happen tt
have been wrongfully confined
may have the chance of being re
leased. 1t also provides that a pres
ent wretched system OF classification
shall be entirely changed, and tina
those who are not decidedly insane
shall net be forced to associate will
the violent and mentally degraded, a
has been the custom in some institG
tons. The brutalizing system of put
ting sane persons, known to medical SUI
perintendetS to be such, with the yer,
worst cases of insanity, ought neve
to be permitted. In New York thi
practice will be made a criminal OF
Tense. 1t is proposed, too, under tn
advice of the society, to do away witt
many of the present methods of re
straint. In some of the best conduct
ed institutions, notably one in Scot
land, the absence of restraints ha.
been most beneficial to patients
The doors of all wards, except wher
the most violent are kept, are throw
open, and the patients have no visibl
evidences of confinement. Escape
are fewer under this liberal It
gime than where the closest re
straint is kept in operation
The wisdom and experience of tn
best informed it is always wise to fol
low, and it is hoped that while the in
sane of Texas are being provided fo
, it will also be seen that all which j
: worthy of example will be engrafte
. into the statutes governing the cor
r duct of institutions for the treatmen
of insanity.
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To SAY the least of it, this newspa-
per reporter, of st. Louis, Col. Cum
ningham, was engaged in rather
small way to make notoriety. Geb-
hardt first called him a liar in public
place, and then he published Geb-
hardt as a coward because the latter
would not notice his challenge to
fight duel. Gebbie does not want to
die as long as the Lilly is on hand.
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The senate should save its credit
by refusing to pass the bin authoriz-
ing the payment of fees in felony
cases for commitment. The enact
ment of such "a law would Justify in
twelve months an extra session of the
legislature for its repeal. Under col
fusion it could be made one of the
biggest money-grinding machines il
the country. How many cases would
be trumped up to give fees? Tit
last vote on this bill should be recon
Sidered.
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Pie marked effect upon congress
and the country of John Cowdon's
clear common-sense statements show
ing the best methods of improving
river navigation and retaining the
low lands from disastrous Overfiows,
has frightened the friends of Eads'
plan of plugging up the mouth OF the
mighty river.