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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
'gs assessed in 1884 .

The penitentiary board was in seS-
sion yesterday, and superintendent
Goree was in consultation with the
board upon differences between the
contractors of the Rusk penitentiary
and the prison management as to con-
struction of the contract. The points
OF difference are not made public. The
board had also under consideration the
proposition to build the Kansas 81
Gulf Short Line, narrow gas ue rail-
way, from RuSk, to connection with
the Bremond road somewhere east of
Rusk. 1t is quite likely that the con-
tact will be conSummated. The prin-
cipal inducement for making it is that
it will give Rusk penitentiary direct
communication by rail with southwest
Texas, and with Houston by two
lines. 1t also affords splendid OPP
portunity to use the surplus convit
labor, now unemployed by reason of
the failure of Conner & Fairs, late
penitentiary lessees. The board does
not propose to turn over the convicts
to the railroad officials, but Will do
the work for stipulated sum-52 per
cent. cash. the rest on time-while the
state will retain its control of the
men.
The cash revenue balance on hand
the 1st of December was $4,000.
The available school fund is $73,0O0.
Revenue receipts for November were
$4,000
The Terrell asylum contractor was
paid an installment of 5000 yester-
day.
Chartered: The GAINESVILLE Lock
company, to manufacture locks
and fasJenings at Gainesville, Tex
as; also the Midland Building
Association of the new town of
Midland in Tom Green county.
State Engineer Britton has nearly
finished his classification of railway
freightS and the maximum charges,
which Will be submitted to the legis-
lature with slight notifications of the
classifcations, and the same has been
agreed upon by all the Texas roads.
The rates will he fixed upon a conser-
vative and equitable basis.
The count of the electoral vote
which was in progress IL the secretary
of state'ss office, was not concluded,
but will be finished to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

Mr.. Cleveland has been invited TO
visit Montreal as the guest of the city
during the coming carnival.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
CIVIL SERVICE

On the 18th Of February asst transmitted
to congress tile first annual report Of the civil
service commission together with cOmmhnica-
tons from the head OF several executive ue-
par ments OF the &. yernment, respecting the
practical wOrkingsof the aw under which the
commission had been acting. The go d results
therein fOreshsdOwed have teen more than
realized TheSy tenn has fully answered the
xpectatioDs of its friends in 5ecu ing c0mpe
tent md fait full public servants and IN pro-
tecting ths appointing Off es Of the
government from TIE pressure OF per
sonal Importantly. and from the labor
OF exam.ng the claims and petitions OF rival
candidates for public employment. The Ian
dent and Of the heads of the several depart
mems, and the members OF the commission
have performed their duties with zeal anc
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.

The act of congress approved august Z 1893.
authorized the removal TO the Unit d Sta es of
the DO lies OF Lieutenant Commander Geo.
w. DeLong and his compauiO of the Jean
cite expedition This removal has been sue
cessfu1y accomplished by Lteuts. HARDER and
Schutze. In pursuaDc. ef the joint resolutions
of con ress, apr VI d February Ia. 1884, anayal
expedition was fitted cut for relief of Lieut.
Greedy, u 5. A and of a party who Ii I'd epn
engag d I'm Ter his command IN scientific OBJ
servati rs at Lady Franklin bay. TIE fl ct
coz sisted of the steam sea er ThetiS phi chased
in England; the Bear, purchased at St Johu,
N. F., and tn Alert, VIII CHI was generously
provided by the British government. Prepar-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

Ioidl. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Isl u
Against which the current expenses
ara placed at hardly less than 81 7
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

Tho report Of the secretary of The navy OK
hibits the progress which has IN d ilde on
the new S ell ruisers authorized by. arts A :
gust 8, 1892 and March 3, 1888. OF The four
vessels under contract, one, the hcago, of
$500 tons. is more than ha1 FINISHED, md the
Allan. a. 1900 tons, is und way, Cert in ad
verse criticisms upon the d. ST ms OF tiie e
crdls ers are discussed by the seer tary. who
insists that the correctness of tn cnnflu ions
reached by the ADVISORY board and by he d :
partment has been demon trated by recent de-
veIopmenE If ship building abroad The ma
chinery OF the double turrted Monitors, Purl-
tan, Terror ano Bmphritite, which was
contracted for under the act of
March 3, 1881, is IN p ess of co StructfOn.
Now0rk has been d ne the past year on their
armour, for rack of the necessary apprcDri-
afiOas. A fourth monitor. the MonadnOck
s,iil remains unfinished 1T the navy yard in
California. 1t is recommends that early
steps be taken t. complete he vessel Is, and 10
provide also for the monitor MiantOnomoh.
The Re Jmmendation of the naval advisory
board, approved by tn department., comprise
the construct on Of one steel cruiser 0f 400
tons; oae cruiser Of 800 tons; TWO heavily
armed guD-bOdts; one light cruising gun-boat;
one dispatch vessel armed with Ho. htl1ss
/ cannon; one iron-elad ram, md three torpedO
boats, The general designs, all of VIII CHI are
calculated TO meet the existing wants OF the
service, are now well advanced and the con-
sIraction of the vessel can be undertake az
soon as you shalt grant the necessary author
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

The report of the Utah commission will be
read with interest. 1t discloSed lhe results of
recent legislation looking to the prevention
and panis hment of polygamy in that territory.
be suppressed by law it can only be by the
most radio i legislation, consistent with the
res raints OF the constitution. L again recon-
Tut, political control of the territory of Utah,
and provide Tor the appointment a commits
sion with such governmental powers as in its
judgme t may be justly and wisely put into
their hand.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04
RIvEBs AND HARBoRs,

The funds til which the werhs for the i'm
provement of rivers and harDorj were prose-
cuted during the past year, were derived from
the appropriations of the act of August 2, 1882,
together with such few balances as were on
hand from previous appropriations. The bal
ance in the treasury, subject to acquisitions,
July i, 1888, was SlO.021 $40; the amount apDro-
priated during the fiscal year, 1884, was 3d.
I56 ,346 and the amount drawn from the
treasury during the fiscal year was s. ,22S, 703,
leaving balance of So, 1l3,5S in the treasury
subject to requIsition July l. 1884.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

In course OF the communication reference
has EN- made to the policy of the government
regarding the extention of foreign trade. 1t
seems proper to declare the general principles
a. Efforts IN hts Sirection The main - cnpdi.
lions of the problem may be thus stated: We
are a people re;iJ in mechanical pursuits aud
fertl in Invention. We cover L vast extent OF
territory, rich IN agricultural products. and
producing nearly all the ra| materials neses-
Sary tor successful Manufacture. We have a
system of product e establishments, more
The wages of labor are nowhere
else so great, the scale of
living of Our artisan classes are such q q
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-04

rhirdly-The enactment of measures to favor
the cOnstru ton and maintenance of steam
carrying marine under the flag of the United
States.
Fourthly-The establishment OF an uniform
currency basis for the conntrips of America;
til t the coined products OF on mines clrcu-
late on equal terms throughout the W ole sys-
TEN of the colnmonweaths. This would re-
quire moneta y union of American cOun-
trit s, whereby the outpuI Of the bullion pro-
ducing couut'ieS and the circulation OF those
yielding neither gold or silver ,cou'd be adjusted
in confer 81 ty with the popnlat on, wealth and
commercial neels OF each. AS many Of the
countries furnish no bullion to the common
st sck, the surplus production OF our mines
and intS might TINS be utilized.
To the accomplishment of these ends, so far
as they can be attained by Sc a ate treaties,
tho ne citations already concluded ana now
in progress Il We ben directed ard the
favor with which this enlarged policy has thus
far be n received warrants the belief tn at its
operations will ere long IN race nr nearly
all the countries o. this hemisphere. 1t is by
no means desirable, however. that the pOlics
I'm. er consideration should be applied to
men of our trade W 5h Europe. Asia and Afri-
ca shOald be sought by re ucing tariff burdens
on such of their wares as neither we. nor the
OIher American states, are filled to produce.
and thus enabling Ourselye t. obtain, in re-
turn, al tier market for orr supplies Of % +,
Of raw materials, and OF tie m anGfaetures In
which W excel. 1t seems to me that many
embarrassing elements IL the great ma /. nal
conflict between pf0te ction and free tr~de may
thus be turned to good account; that the reve
nue. inay be reduced so as no longer t , over-ta
the PEG lei; that protective duties may b.
ret lined without becoming burdensOme that
our shipping iutert sts may be judiciOusly
encouraged, the currency liked on firm
basis. and above all such unity OF interests
established among the states OF the Am rican
sy stem AS will be Of great and ever increasing
advantage to them. all treaties in the inc Of
this policy VIII CHI have been nego' lated Tor are
in process Of negOtiation) contain provision
deemed to be requisite under the clause OF the
constitution, limiting - the houss of repr SEN
raising revenue.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25

A GOOSE is A DOMESTIC ANIMAL.
.--ORANGEBURG, January Is. In tn,
Court Of General Sessions the most OF
the day was occupied in hearing cases
on appeal from the courts of Trial JUS
tees. One Of these cases was brought
under the Stock law, and involved the
question whether or not goose is u
domestic animal. The proof was that
the damage had been done to crop
Of peas by a flock OF domestic geese.
Counsel for the defence claimed that q
goose WAS not domestic animal as
contemplated by the Act. Solicitor
.Jervey, who arrived here this morning
and resmcd the duties OF his office,
contended that tho goose is domestic
animal.
Judge Kcrshaw, after hearing argu-
ment, decided with the solicitor. The
goose is now made by Circuit Court
law domestic animal, and is subject
to the provisions Of the Stock Jaw. The
great question which agitated the
country some yearsago as to whether
the Australian duckbill platybus was II
bird or an animal may now be set at
rect.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25
A LITTLE MISTAKE.

She felt he'd claimed her as his own,
For wonan's wit Is quick to sec
The growth Of seeds by Cupid sown
just after ten.
She bushes red when slow she hears
The low-toned words he just has said,
And trembling on the verge Of tears.
She bushes red
And startled at the look she bears,
For, ere he finished, her soft head
Dro0ps and to his shoulder ncars.
lie hastcs to say midst hosts of fears,
II lovc-I love that gingerbread
Your dainty little hand prepares -
She bushes red
-Philadelphio CuU.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
The Terrible Shipwreck Of A Sayan.
nah Steamship.

WASHINGTON, 1890 p. MA ru-
NOR has just reached here that a Bos.
ton and Savannah steamer has met
with disaster, involving great loss Of
life.
BosTON, January lS.-Thc vessel re-
ported lost off Gay Head, Martha's 5
Vineyard, proves to be the steamer
''City of Columbus" Cipt. Wright, of
the Savannah line, which left Boston
for Savannah yesterday afternoon at 3
O'Clock. T.. w. Nickcrson & Son,
agents of the line have received the
following dispatch: ''Ncw Bedford,
Mass, january lS.-F. w. Nickcrson &
Son: The steamer City Of Col,,mbus'
is ashore on Devils Bridge, Gay Head,
and is fast breaking mp. About one
hundred lives were lost. Will leave
on early train in morning. Saved by
revenue cutter "'Dcxter." Signed S.
Il. Wright, Mastcr.''
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, January
lS.-rhc following is Capt. Wright's
statement regarding the loss of tho
Steamer City Of Columbus:
The "City of Columbus'' left Boston
at 3 p. NJ. on Thursday, carrying 80
passengers and a crew of forty five.
At 3.45 A. NJ, on Friday. Gay Head
light bearing South half east, the ves-
sci struck on the outside Of DEVILS
Bridge buoy. The wind was blowing
gale west by north. The vessel i'm
mcdiatc'y filled and keeled over the
water breaking in and flooding the port
side of the saloon. All of the passen-
gers excepting few women and
children came Oh deck, nearly all wear
ing life prescrvers. All of the boats
were cleared away, but were immedi-
ately swamped. The majority of he
passengers were washed overheard.
seven passengers left the vessel on a
raft and about forty more took to the
rigging. At l0:30 A. NJ, Gay Hea d
'lfeboat put off and tookseven persons.
Another life-boat put off between IL
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25

Dexter came along at about 1880 o.
clock and sent off two boats. Twenty
zone persons, one of whom was dead,
were placed on board the Dexter, and
after all the persons were taken from
the vessel the Dexter proceeded TO New
Bedford. Three persons died after go
ing on board the Dexter,
Four dead bodies were brought to
this city on the Dexter. They are all
men. One is not identified. Two are
identified us Helon Brooks of North
boro, Mass, and Fred Chandler of
Hyde Park, Mass, The other is a man
supposed from a card found in his
pocket to be one Of the firm of G.. Rich
arolson & Co. of the Clinton Market,
Boston.
One Of the passengers lost was A. j.
Morton, lately connected with the BDs-
ton Globe, who was going South for
his health.
The City Of Columbus had eighty
first class and twenty-five steeragc
passengers, about one-third of whom
were ladies and children, and crew
of forty five. The total number Of per-
sons saved is %. dead bodies have
Nbccn recovered, and 10 souls are thu :
unaccOunted for. II Of the saved and
1 of the dead were brought here, and
6 supposed to be living and one dead,
are at Gay Head.
The following isa full list of those
lost; Vim w Wright and wife of Boston
4 S Rand and wife, lawyer of Roxbury;
t NJ Hale, ptoduce dealer, of Boston;
Levi Lawrence residence unknown; G
H Kellogg residence unknown; DR. II
G Bartlett and wife residence
unknown; Mrs S Kcane residence un-
known; Mrs d II Small, of Southamp-
ton, Mass; Miss Beach, unknown;
Mrs Giban, residence unknown; Oscar
Jasigi, Turkish consul-general, of Bos-
ton; A j Morton, of the Boston Globe:
tielon Brooks, ! Noro, Mass; Mr.
and Mrs @ a Rand son, of Boston,
Mrs Henry Slade, Chelsea Mass; r
B Belyca, wife and two children resi-
dence unknown; Mrs Atchinson,
residence unknown; Mrs L Davis, res
idence unknown; Mrs II j Kellogg.
residence unknown;C Richardson and
wife, residence unknown; S Van,
residence unknown; Henry l. Bachel-
dor and wife, Of Dorchester; g. F
James. residence unknown, James A
Merrill, Of Boston; Henry l. Daniels
and wife, residence unknown;
The following arc the names Of
those taken ashore ut Gay Head, one
of them is known to be dead, but it is
not known which one: Henry Collins,
third engineer; VIM Spalding, purscr;
Machlel kennedy, waiter; Edward o.
Rrien, waiter; John Holmes, picman.
One passenger, name unknown.
The following oro onOOr thocn an
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25

mo 16

A CHAPTER ON FIIEs.--You can
sometimes catch a baseball on a fly.
The most irritating fly is the Spanish
fly.
The Latin name for certain kind
OF fly Is tempus fugit.
Flies are always OH hand early IN
the morning.
You have all seen u kite fly.
Some flies are always i'll Jail.
Longfellow speaks Of a fly as bird,
when he says: Fly proud bird of free
DOM
You can draw fly with drop Of
molasses better than with a crayon.
We have often seen flies handcuffeG
Flies make a point where business is
concerned.
At the boarding-house table did you
ever see the first new butterfly OF the
season?
Some people employ the blind to
keep flies from the room.
The spider is the only creature which
invites the fly to his parlor.
A conjugal quarrel is u promoter OF
hair-flics.
Stage tlies are painted. time flies Who'll
Iy unadorned by art.
! a fly isS conservative in his readings.
ne always sticks to his own paper.
Butchers and groccrs exhibit flies on
their windows.
You can draw a fly in the milk Of
human kindness.
When you darn fly you do nol
need q needle and wOrsted.
Although flies don't stay long in one
place, they always carry Il trunk.
There arc musical flies. People often
~peak Of that base fly.
When you see kite fly, it is not
cruel to stick n pin in it.-Luthur G..
Riggs.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25
mate; VIM Murray, assistant engineer;
VIM Fitzpatrick, pantry-man; Rich
ard Sullivan, Of Prince Edwards Is
land.

/ -&ss- -s-------47~-------
Brewster Cameron after Deputy Col
lectOss and Marshals.
THE commissioner of internal reve-
Is said to be very indignant over the
report Of Mr.. Brewster Cameron, of
the Department of Justice, reflect
ing on deputy collectors of inter nal
revenue rs parties TO improper arrests
in the Southern States for the purpose
Of piling up fees. The commissioner
declares that internal revenue ofticia Is
have no interests in common with the
Emarshals, and are paid salaries instead
of fees. But Mr.. Cameron asserts that
throughout the States where illict still
ing is practiced it is usual in mary in
stances for tn; deputy collectors to be
also deputy marslals, and when this
is not tn. fact the deputy collectors
works in cOllusiOn with the marshals in
making cases. They draw witness fees
and mileage when they do not act di-
rcctly as deputy marsllals' Another
party to schemes ioi making fees IS the
| l.. S. Commissioner, who has the pow
er of exacting such liberal fees as to
make every case before him pay from
$40 to $l2. BY the means and devices
resorted to by ihe officials every arrest
for infraction Of the internal revenue
laws cost the government sums rang
ing from twenty to fifty dollars before
it gets to the courts. In North Caro-
lima, and South Carolina, Georgia, and
Tennessee, the cases heard by the COM
missioner, but WEIGH never come to
trial in court, are said to be in the pro-
portion of ten to one at least, and in
some districts are forty to one. In one
district it was shown thlt Il company
Of forty illicit distillers and dealers in
illicit whiskey were pursuadcd to APP
pear before United States Commis-
sioner, plead guilty and give bonds to
appear at court. They failed to appaer;
the bonds which were worthless, were
declared forfeited, and bench-warrants
were issued; these were served and the
parties brought again before the same
commissioner; were again bonded to
appea at..court, and again failed. This
was repeated three tim:s; each time
the commissioner, marshal, and wit
ncsscs received their fees. They were
finally brought into court, plead guilty.
were recommended to mercy, and SEN
tencc was suspended. Not one was
ever punished.
milwaukee reports rare instance
of fraternal affection. A young man
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25

milwaukee reports rare instance
of fraternal affection. A young man
there got his brother under the intlu-
ence Of drugs and then elopcd with
his wife, Such tender. solicitnde is
seldom evinced in this self III world.
The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-25

The preachers who write and COM
NIT their sermons are the ones who
practice what they preach.
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probation Of hi. soldierly qualities and


erinen: ,nau-hip
Ia,i, -:npkla,, of Edgtde.i, .a,f due,
Il the fo'lD1ing. y aich v - Il lted
R>toistd, Tha, 10 view Of the embar-
ra..ing circumstances g'oaing ou: the
assassination Of the late lameu.et fre,i-
dent Jane. A Garfield and the extreme
Is delicate POSITION 10 which he p,t-eu:
!ucum cent President Che.'e, 4. Arthur
va placed We. the Republican, ot -2u,il
Carolina. IN Convention a--%Eol.!. %
Ire-.ea; .tr:hy,s- Ei-.., ec1co'a.ca at'i
iG-;. ri!h1-; rep'ozrh .: tain, art PET
trciiy aara.ou!,4. a al - I.PariG-ut'.
.!nar ,h;, therzz. w.'s ;a@ Ca
yeu.ioa uas r res! 4 > 'h AZ a1'nir..
tor. l1r Delegate, .: large wsre maj" =
fl!or. Z. ". B.Ay!1a E,oer: Small,
W y. Tah an! Safnuel Lee
The npmioa.io1- serc made vita the
mo-, Iau3acory remark. and each of tue
nominees hal sacrifice! .eIf f,r ;he main.
,eaauce Of The party. The only thing
,ha; sp9i!ed the good e:!sc; Has the M
.ua admiration that the party eHp:e.-e1
for each o.her
The delegates a! large, 8. nominated,
we're elected and the contention a.jjourn
ed niI2 dir.
DI=rHIcT coSyESrI0Ss
The following are the delegates T.
Chicago elected By the District Con'eI
tion.:
Is, ni-.ric,-J. ". freeman. co'ored,
Of Charle.,on f.. 4. Webster, "bi;e, Of
Orangehurg.
y Di-,ric,-Fari- Simpkin., colored,
Of Edgehe!d 5. +. smith, coIorcd. Of
Aiken.
81 D.;ric. T. +. Blcdgctt and r. ~.
b,onc both white and both from New
berry.
4.h District Wi..on Cook, oo!ored, Of
Grecnsi!le; c. ". Wilder, co!ored, Of
RichIaud
9TH Dis,ric,-C c. Mccoy, white. Of
Chester; f. II. Dibble, co!ored, of kcr-
shaw.
G,h Dn,ric,-D. (. Corbn, white. Of
Charies,on Z. II. Deas, colored, Q: Dar.
lington.
7,h Di.,rict--T. Il. Johnson, white, OF
Charleston; W. II. Thompson, colored,
of Berkeley.
The delegates are understood 10 favor
tho nomination Of Arthur for President.