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newspapers are talking about the bonaria ~
their respective neigh6orhoods. LET The bo %
workia go on, and by and by men win be savinr
that there IS no malwhiskyia hut that se 0S
whisky Is bonwhiskyia than others. Madeira y
good yet. ta Is
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Minor Notee.

The police Of Lafayette recently arrested A
man who had on his person revolver several
rings, a. razor, anumber Of white handled pocket
knives etc. and the officers believe that the
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
A French Papers Conjectures as to German
Motives.

PARIS, Aug. Pile Pariss Berlin correspond
emit attributes the attitude of Germany towards
England and France to Germany's designs upon
Holland. LIE Paris has reason to believe that
China viii not declare war against France.
Measures will be taken, the paper says, to pro
vision the French fleet in the event Of English
ports being closed, and the French will work the
mines at Kelung until China pays the indemnity.
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May be entirely prevented by the use Of Bur
nett's Cocoaine.
The superiority Of Burnetts Flavoring Ex-
tracts consists in their perfect purity and
strength.
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Fnrlching the Yooabalarf.


The suggestion that the word s.malarinr be
complemented by s.bonafia, to express the idea
Of good air, meets with general favor, and the
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All the newest book cases are without doors
and have curtains of plush, silk orvelvet in their
mace
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DAILY wEATHEE BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTnENr.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
oFEiq II OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFIcER,
WASHINGTON, August 2S, Ian
For Tennessee and the Ohio vailey-I,ocaI
showers, partly cloudy weather in the west por-
ton; generally fair weather in the east portion:
winds generally southeasterly; slight changes Of
temperature; lower barometer
For the Upper Lake Region Occasional
showers; partly cloudy weather; fresh southerly
WINDS higher temperature; lower barometer
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 81.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
THE DOUBLE SUICIDE.
A Big Sensation at New Brunswick, New
JERSEY,

Jersey.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., September
2-EXcitement over the double sui
eide of the president and cashier of
the National bank of New Jersey, has
become intense. The statement fur
nished by these officials in June of the
current year, showed paid up capital
S25O,OO0; surplus $125,O00; undivided
profits $78,1S0. There has been moth
ing in the public history of the bank
since that date TO cause any uneaSlneSS
to stockholders. The suicide of Presi-
dent Runyon, while strengthening the
testimony of great frauds in the man.
agement, causes redoubled astonish-
ment to the general public.
President Runyon, who committed
suicide this morning, was farmer, 90
years old, and leaves wife and four
children. He has been president of
the bank five years.
Runyon was not generally regarded
as much of a financier, the late Cashier
Hill being considered as running the
institution pretty much his own way,
and Runyon not appearing of much
consequence. In Wall street not much
can be CLEANED concerning the dead
president. He appears to have been
known by few operators in Wall
street.
The National bank of New Jersey
is in chaos. Over a million dollars
have been stolen by Hill and others.
Mahlon Runyan. the president, impli-
Gated in the theft with Hill, was ex-
pected to be arrested when he took
his life. The city is wild. Crowds
blockade Church street, where the
bank stands. Acting Cashier Camp:
bell is expected to be arrested for com.
plicity in the conspiracy. Millionaires
are trembling. More than two sui
cides are predicted. A mob threatens
to burst open the bank, but is subdued
by the police.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
GENERAL BUTLER IN THE WEST
HE, MAKES A SPEECH TO
THE FARMERS.
His Theme the Necessity for the
Cheapening of -EranspOr-
tatiOn, Etc.
Another Exhibition of Buffers
Shrewd but Plausible
DemagOgery.
Missouri Republicans in Council
Other Conventions and
Political Matters.

| OMAHA, September 9.-Butler, In a
speech before the Nebraska State fair,
said: Cali the farms in Cass county
were mortgaged for more than thsy
would sell Tor. If the east could send
goods west and get corn in return 1t
would benefit both. Nebraska corn
that brings from fifteen to eighteen
cents brings seventy-five cents east.
The cost of transportation was caused
by the enormous interest paid on
bonds and watered stock OF fast
freight lines and railroads that skinned
the people. The government gave
away principalities of land, and took
mortgages. Transportation should
be made cheap. The managers get
away with the bulk of their capital.
The people have to pay rates they
cannot iivG II Gem is disposed OF
in Chicago of .ht, nt,iiefit of specula-
tors. A man Call steal $3,O0OC~0 Of
pork in Chicago and go unpunished,
while one who steals enough to sup
port life is sent to Jail. He
urged his hearers to all
stand together for liberty.
He enumerated all the various monop-
olies. If Jackson were alive to-day he
would vote for him, for he would say:
"By the Eternal. these wrongsimust be
rightedr' and they would be. They
can be righted now by sending proper
men to congress. The Pittsburg riot
will be repeated if the people don't
take warning. The cry of over-pro-
duction should be changed to under
consumption. People were starving
while Nebraska granaries were over
flowing with grain. The railroads
will not allow grain and the manu-
facturers to be brought together so as
to relieve the laborers and the farmers
who have power to elect the president.
The old parties should be abandoned.
Vote together, and in few years they
would liberate themselves as the aboIi-
tionists liberated the slaves.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
TRANSACTIONS OF AN ALLEGED
FRAUD AND SWINDLER
IN GALVESTON.
An OStensible Cattle Dealer
Tripped Up by Reason of
Sundry Negotiations.
Frightful Murder of the Nc
Laughlin Girls in Missouri
MurderOus Confession.
Latest Revelations About the
New Jersey Bank Horror
Bank Still Closed.

GALVESTON, September "a mau
variously giving his name as G. G.
Grathouse, A. A. Yeager and james
Fisher, claiming to be a cattle dealer,
was arrested to-day, charged with
attempting to pass forged drafts
amounting to $22.5OO. The drafts are
three in number, for $500, each
drawn in his favor against the Frank
lin Land and Cattle company, of New
York, and purport to be signed by
B. r. and George Groom. Grathouse
fell by the wayside in a negotiation
with prominent jeweler of this city.
who consented to a business transac-
tion, conditionally, upon the verifica-
ton of the genuineness of the drafts.
Grathouse consented, istipulating,
however, that telegraph inquiry
should be sent after banking hours.
This was agreed to, and in answer, a
dispatch came with information de-
nouncing. Grathouse as a fraud, hay
ing attempted to play the same game
on the Franklin Land 81 Cattle COM
pany through Robert Wright 81 Co.,
of Dodge City, Kansas. Grathouse
was accordingly arrested. He claims
that he is all right, having received
the drafts in exchange for large
herd of cattle, sold by him to agents
of the Franklin company in the Pan
Handle. He is held to await the re-
suit of a telegram to Temple Houston,
the Franklin company's attorney, at
Fort Elliot, Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
ITALY.
KING HUNIBERT.

ROME, september 9.-King Hum
bert gave audience last evening to the
Naples municipal authorities. Orders
have been issued for troops to leave
Madaliene barracks and camp outside,
the barracks to be converted into a
cholera hospital. The royal party is
visiting the poor quarters to-day. A
riot occurred yesterday among sellers
of mineral waters, because their traffic
was restricted. The epidemic con-
tinue to make great ravages.
NARROWING SCENES,
ROME, September 9.-Oficial bulle-
tin showing the ravages of cholera in
various portions of Italy for the past
"a hours: 628 fresh cases and 275
deaths. The cases in Benerato and
Palermo were refugees from Naples.
In Naples the condition is most hor-
rowing. Scenes of misery and wretch
edness of the most pitiable character
occur on every side. King Humbert
is profoundly affected by the suffering
he has witnessed, He had made the
first donation to the relief fund.
NO FRESH GASES IN BONE.
ROME, September 9.-No fresh cases
Of cholera occurred to-day,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS.
They Meet and ResoIute Against Bour-
bonism and the Frank james Brand
of Democracy.


bonism and the Frank james Brand
of Democracy.
ST. LOUIS, September 9.-The Post
Dispatch special from Jefferson City
says: The republican state con-
vention met at noon and was called
to order by w. M. Warner, OF Kansas
City, chairman of the state central
committee. After prayer Maj. War
ner addressed the convention, saying
the work in hand was to free the state
of the malign influence of bourbon
democracy. There is he said, an up
rising in the state against the Frank
James democracy, and if fairly taken
advantage of it would emancipate the
state from democratic control. He
then named Ex-Judge Wagner of st.
Lous, temporary chairman.
On taking the chair, Judge Wagner
declared the Chicago platform splen-
did one, and the nominees presaged
a November victory. Speaking of the
democratic state administration, he
said, assassination has been connived
at by high officers, outlaws have been
protected in their outlawry; the GRIM
inal laws have been made farce by
the exercise of the pardoning power
in favor of men who violated the law
merely because they were the friends
of officials.
The committee on credentials, etc.
was appointed.
A resolution was offered for the ap-
pointment of a committee of one from
each district to confer among them
selves and consider how to unite all
the anti-bourbon organizations, with
view to the construction of state
ticket on which all could unite. A
conference committee was appointed
and recess taken until p. m.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
Fire at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, O., September IA
great conhagration is raging on the
flats. The entire fire department is in
service, and kilograms were sent to
Akron, Youngstown, Painsville, Erie,
Sandusky, and Toledo for assiS-
tance. The origin of the fire is un-
known. Incendiarism is suspected by
some, but the most probable theory is
that sparks from tug set fire, early
in the evening to pile of shavings,
from which the flames spread until
Woods, Perry & Co.'S extensive lum-
Der yards were ablaZe.
The fire continued to extend, defy
ing all efforts of the firemen, and the
lumber yards sof Potter. Birdsal u
Co., and G. G. King 81 Co. were also
consumed. The Variety Iron works
were destroyed, Stanley's candle fac
tory was burned and part of Sherwin,
Williams & Co.'s varnish works, and
at 10 o'clock the fire threatens to be
come still more extensive.
About ten acres of lumber and
frame buildings were afiame at one
time and huge clouds of smoke, thick
ly studded with blazing cinders, were
blown by the changing wind for miles
causing intense excitement lest tn,
myraids of sparks should kindle fire!
in every direction and perhaps LAY
waste large part of the city. AT on
o'clock to-day (Monday) the fire seem
ed practically under control. Relic
engines arrived from Akron and Erie
THE entire militia of the city were OF
derefi TO be in readiness, if necessary
to do police duty, but they have no
| vet been ordered ou No serious aC
cidents are yet reported. Woods, Pei
ry & Co. lose quarter Of million
House s. Davidson loose $4,000, bot
F! their planning mills being destroye'
| Hubbeu & Westerner's lumber var
was burned, loss $40 900; King s. Co,
] lumber yard destroyed, loss Sl00.OO'
Vanity Iron works. loss not ascertail
| ed. The loss on Stanley's candle ia
tory is about $4,000. Potter, Birdsa
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
BURNET.
Witnesses in the Hammond Case-Dry
Weather, Etc.

Witnesses in the Hammond Case-Dry
Weather, Etc.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
BURNET, September 9.-Twenty-five 9.
witnesses arrived here to-day from
Llano county, and departed on the
aftrrnoon train for Austin, to attend
the examining trial of Sam Ham,
mond for robbing the United States
mail at Button. on the 1st inst.
We expect to have telephone con-
nection with Austin by the 18th inst.
Eighty-five bales of cotton have been
received to date.
The weather continues dry and hot.
A daily paper will be started here at
an early day.
Harry Landa, of this place, has now
been appointed general freight and
passenger agent for the Burnet &
Concho mail stage and transportation
company, with headquarters in this
city.
William Fittz, late of Illinois, has
been awarded the control of loading
the rock at this place for the state
capitol. His bid was So per car.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
Cal, for Democratic Convention.

WHEREAS, Doubts have been eX-
pressed as to the regularity of the
nomination of the county commits
sioner-for commissioners precinct
No. 2, Travis county, Texas; and,
Whereas, Both candidates for NOM
ination to said Office have expressed
desire that their respective claims be
submitted anew to the delegates con-
stituting said conventions:
Call is therefore hereby made of the
delegates from the voting precinct,
hereinafter designated to meet in con-
vention at the court house in Austin,
Texas, at 10 o'clock a. m. of Saturday,
the 18th inst, to nominate a commits
sioner for precinct No. 2. of Travis
county, Texas.
The voting precincts entitled to
representation at the convention here
by called are, as follows:
Ward No. 1, Austin, Texas.
Ward No. 2, Austin, Texas.
Ward No. 3, Austin, Texas.
Ward No. 4, Austin, Texas.
Ward No. 5, Austin, Texas.
Ward No. s, Austin, Texas.
Seider's Store, Travis county.
Duval precinct, Travis county.
Anderson's Mills precinct, Travis
county.
Nameless precinct, Travis county,
Trans Peak :"
Bull Creek
Wallace's Store precinct, Travis
county.
All persons from the voting pre-
cincts named, and who were regularly
accredited as delegates to the county
convention, which assembled in thi:
city on the 7th day of June, A. ID
1884, to make nominations ior count,
officers, are delegates to the conyen
ton herein called, and will be recog
nized as such. Respectfully,
A. p. WOODBRIDGE,
Chairman Democratic Executive Com
!. mittee, Travis County, Texas
Tho ct iftla labor 10 tha boof eu,ob
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
A Wonderful substance.


Among the most interesting devel-
opments which have followed in the
wake of the discovery of petroleum is
the immense trade which has sprung
up in ozokerite, or oZocerite, as Web
ster has it. No fairer substance ever
Sprang from unprOmising parentage
than the snowy, pure, tastelesss, opal
escent wax which is evolved from the
loud smelling, pitchy dregs of the
petroleum still. The Mining Re-
view thus sums up the many
uses to which this remarkable sub
stance is applied; This comely, i'm
presslonable article, with all Its
smooth, soft beauty, defes agents
which can destroy the precious metals
and eat up the hardest steel as water
dissolves sugar. Sulphuric and other
potent acids have no more effect on
ozokerite than spring water; 1t is
alike impervious to acid and to
moisture. Its advent seems to have
been special dispensation in this
age of electricity.
Every electric light cable or under
ground conduit, or slender wire, cum
ningly wrapped with cotton thread;
all these owe their fitness for conduct
ing the subtle fluid to the presence of
this wax. And in still more familiar
forms let us outline the utility of this
substance. Every gushing school
girl who sinks her white teeth into
chewing gum chews this paraaine
wax. Every caramel she eats con-
tains this wax, and is wrapped in pa
per saturated with the same substance.
The gloss seen upon hundreds of va
rieties of confectionery is due to the
presence of this ingredient of petro
leum, used to give the articles a GER
uses starch. So that product taken
from the dirtiest, worst-smelling of
tars finds It's way to the millionaire's
mansion, an honofed Seryitor. 1t aids
to make possible the electric radiance
that floods his rooms; or, in the form
of wax candles, sheds softer lustre
over the scene. 1t polishes the floor
for the feet of his guests, and it melts
| in their mouths in the costliest
candles. For the insulation of electric
wire, paraffine wax has to-day no sue
cessful rival, and the growth of the
demand for this purpose keeps pace
with the marvellous growth of the
electric lighting system. A single
Chicago firm buys paraffine wax by
the car load. Its price is but half
! that of beeswax, and yet the older wax
yields readily to sulphuric or other
acid, this being a test for the presence
of beeswax in paraffine. The demand
for paraffine for candles as yet leads
! thelist.
Then comes the needs of the paper
consumers. In 1877 single firm 10
New York handled 14,0C0 reams of
waxed paper. Not only for wrapping
candy is this paper valuable, but fine
cutlery, hardware, ETC., incased in
waxed paper is safe from the en-
croachments of rust or dampness.
/ Fish and butter and score of other
articles are also thus wrapped, and
there seems literally no end to the
uses found for the paper saturated
with this pure hydrocarbon. In
the chemists laboratory 1t is
| valuable as a coating for
articles exposed to all manner OF
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
A HORRIBLE CRIME.
A Murderer Stays Two Young Girls and
Outrages Their Bodies.

A Murderer Stays Two Young Girls and
Outrages Their Bodies.
SAVANNAH, Mo-, September o.
Oliver Bateman, in his confession as
to the killing of the young McLaugh-
lin girls, says he was at home when
the girls went there. He saw them
go into the woods to pick hazel nuts.
and followed them within fifteen
minutes afterwards. They were near
the edge of a corn field when he came
up with them. While talking with
them he saw Henry Knapperberger
pass. He then induced the children
to go farther into the cornfeld, and
while the eldest was walking in front
of him he shot her with twenty-five
calibre ball, and when she turned
around, shot her with thirty-two
calibre ball, killing her instantly. The
smaller girl started to run, when he
followed and caught her. She begged
so hard for him to let her go that, he
says, he came very near allowing her
to do so. He did let her go, but,
knowing she would tell, he followed
and caught her again, threw her down
and cut her throat. 1t was fifteen or
twenty minutes after Knapperberger
passed before he shot the elder girl.
After killing the younger girl he
went back to his first victim, outraged
her person and then mutilated her
body to create the impression that it
was the deed of a crazy man. He re-
lates that the elder girl said nothing
after he shot her, and that he held his
hand over the mouth of the younger
to prevent her cries being heard. He
says, after all these horrible occurren-
ces, he went to the creek, washed his
hands, threw the knife into the
stream and went home. When the
father of the girls came to his house,
enquiring for them, he wanted to go
to help search for them; but his rela-
tives would not allow him, as they
thought he was i'll. The tiend declares
he was induced to confess owing to
the clrcumstantial manner in which
Henry Knapperberger had accused
him of the crime.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11

LOUISVILLE, September 9.-There
are no special developments in the
Payne, Wiley 81 Co. swindle. Wiley is
at his relatives, near Lexington, Ky.
Payne did not go to Scott county, as
he said he would. He is thought to
have skipped to Canada. 1t was dis
covered to-day that Payne hypothe-
Gated warehouse receipts for 1000
rolls of bagging for his personal in
debtedness to the Kentucky National
bank, making the total number of
rolls hypothecated 45.775, or 81 ,S31 ,0O0
in money.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
OFF THE TRACK.

Accident to a Train Near Corinth, Miss.
MEMPHIS, TENN, September g.
The west bound passenger train on
the Memphis s. Charleston railroad,
due here at $50 o'clock last night, had
three of its passenger coaches thrown
from the track by the engine running
over a cow. The accident occurred
at 6:15 p. m,. miles west of Corinth,
Miss, about 90 miles east ST this city.
There were about 20 passengers in the
coaches which were turned upside
down. All were more or less bruised,
but no serious injuries sustained by
any, excepting a negro brakeman,
named Lee, who had hiss jaw broken,
and negro girl who had an arm and
three ribs broken. The passengers
were brought to Memphis at 6 o'clock
this morning.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11

The aLittle Joker is the best smok-
inc tobacco.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
Base Ball,

CINCINNATI, September 9.-Cincin-
natl, II; Virginia, 3.
TOLEDO. September 9.-Toledo, a;
Brookly, 0.
BOSTON, September 9.-Boston I'm
ions, 5; Kansas City, 3.
BALTIMORE, September 9.-Cincin-
natl Unions, 5; Baltimore, 4.
ST. LOUIS, September 9.-Baltimore,
2; st. Louis, 1.
New YORK, September 9.-Detroit,
81 New York IL.
LOUISVILLE, September 9.-Metro-
politan, 2: Louisville, 2.
WILMINGTON, September 9.-St.
Louis Unions, IL; Wilmington, 3.
WASHINGTON. September 9.-Na-
tional Unions, A; Pittsb urg Unions, l
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
Anti-MOnOpOlists and Green
acknrS

LINCOLN, NEB., September 9.-The
convention met here to-day. After
passing resolutions favoring fusion
with the antimonopolists and demo-
Gratis, the greenback convention adj
journed and went into session with
the antimonopolists to listen to Gen.
Butler. Butler spoke in the open air,
after supper. He advocated minority
representation, advised fusion with
the democrats and declared he wanted
electoral votes only to hold the bal
ance of power and make other parties
come to the peoples party. He said
the anti-monopolists need not fear
fusion here.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
Rain and Hailstorm.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, September o.
This city and vicinity was visited by
q terrific rain, wind and hailstorm
yesterday. Several barns were un-
rooted, and other out buildings de-
molished. The rain came down in
perfect torrents. A special from
PouDinett. Obrien county, says sew
eral buildings were demolished, but
no one hurt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11

& Co.'S lumber yard has gone; loss
Sl5O,CJ. The Howell Coal company
shei burned; loss not given. About
fifty freight cars belonging to different
roads, which were standing in
the woods at Perry &
Co.'S lumber yard, were burned
Egmont IL Sens machine shop, .des-
troyed, loss, $1,000. The New York,
Pennsylvania & Ohio freight house
was saved.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-11
Labor Troubles.

CINCINNATI, September g. The
stove moul.ers' situation is growing
more serious. Chamberlain foundry,
which has been at work, has now stop
ped and joined the other manufacture
ers. A few men, who are at work at
other foundries, are virtually impris-
oned, it being dangerous for them to
appear upon the streets.