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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
NERVY WORK BY A GIRL
A Story Showing How a Heart of Better
Stuff Than Oak May Beat Beneath a
Bodice.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Miss Ella Mccall, young lady OF
this city, has suddenly become a hero
inc, having performed feat requiring
such bravery and endurance as few
men possess. She lives at No. 220
LongWOrth street, near Smith. Sat
urday afternoon as she sat at her sew
ing she was startled by piercing
screams coming from the side yard.
Rushing to the window she was in
time tOssee frankie Parr, four-year-
child of the servant employed in the
family, disappear down the cistern,
the cap of which had inadvertently
been removed. 1t took her but an in
slant to reach the opening, where she
could see the little fellow fioundering
about eight feet below in four feet Of
water. Unfortunately, she was alone
in the house at the time. The lit lie
boy sank below the surface and there
was no help at hand to summon.
1t was time to act rather than to
think, and without taking into consid-
GRAFTON what might be the consequent
ces to herself, Miss Mccall, without a
moments hesitation, grasped the rim
of the cistern and lowered herself
through the orifce. Hanging sus.
pended at arms length for second
she dropped into the water, barely
missing the struggling and almost ex-
hausted child. In striking the bottom
she lost her footing and was herself
submerged in the chilling water. She
managed to get the boy into her arms
in time to save his life. She cried fol
assistance, but no one being at. home
no one came. She tried to attract the
attention of passers-by on the street
but failed. Courageously she stood
in the water which reached above the
waist, and held up the boy, who was
much too heavy load for her. She
stood there for fully half an hour
She was almost fainting away anC
was chilled to the bone when hell
finally came in the person of her mo
ther, who had been away on al
errand.
Help was quickly brought and ;
ladder was lowered into the cistern
Miss Mccall scarcely had strength LEI
to hold her charge and had to be as
sisted to the dry ground. Restora
tives were at once applied and yester
day she was as well as usual and adj
to receive the many congratulator.
calls from her admiripg nelghborS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

no stain upon him, no dishonor at
taching to him and no unfaithfulness
either towards trust or the people
who elected him. His life has
heen pure and blameless. He is poor
man after having filed stations of the
highest trust in the public service for
many years. His views on finance
and business generally are such as to
win for him the active support of the
business interests of the whole coun-
try. There is no doubt now but he
will carry New York and by hand
some majority; many suppose even
greater then was his vote for gov
ernor two years since. Kelly is sullen
but quiet. He has at last met more
than his match in the quiet self
poised gentleman VINO handles the
goVernorship of New York as he did
the sheriffality Of Buffalo, and as he
will handle the national government
after the 18th of next March.
Kelly can do nothing with
such a man. Being rotten and
corrupt himself, he does not know
how to stand before personal and
political integrity such as Cleveland
points to ever since he was able to
vote or hold position. Kelly can do
nothing with such a man, and for
once Tammany and its dread chief
stand before candidate for the presi-
dency, abashed by his very impregna-
bility. There are no loose links IN
his armour through which bolt may
find his vitals. There is no fear in
his makeup, no lack of courage, or
devotion to the principles of the de-
mocracy upon which the country is at
last driven for the hope denied it
by and through any other politi-
cal combination. Cleveland is an
accepted eXemplar of the tenets OF
the party, as he Is an accepted
leader of It's forces in the field. AL
the leading papers of the east, the
clean, strong, independent papers
which dare to do right, and which
only fear to do wrong, are supporting
him. Leading and life long republi
cans whose political history is clear
and clear, have revolted and now
come over to Cleveland. This inject'
into the campaign an element which
is forceful alike because of its respon
sibility and its simple, rugged, I'M
adorned strength and dignity, Unde
all these circumstances the campaign
of Cleveland may be called a strong
one, and we may implicitly claim tina
it is successful, and will b.
when the grand result is summed u
in November.
1t is refreshing and complimentary.
to the race that at last the clearly in
stincts of the people break out Of pc
litical bounds and rise superior to al
party considerations. The best MAJ
on the best platform is to win, an
mere partiZanship as such goes to tn
rear. We could take a lesson fror
the national campaign in this respec
, and apply it to Texas with very grea
propriety. We can hold the nations
government only so long as we deserv
it, after this. and this will be found t
) be the case with all parties. The il
dependent move will be powerful
enough in all the future to force bot
parties upon their good behavior,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
The Goyernor.s ,rod...

FROM the New York Herald.
GOV. Cleveland is one of the most
curious men L ever saw. exclaimed
Judge Advocate General IL q Kin@
Yesterday. There is not a memhar -
his staff who is not ten times as an "
lous TO have him promoted as he &c
don't believe he would raise his b. band
either to get the nomination srt the
election. Of course we went to CHI
cage and worked heart and SOM for
Glm: L went first to the celebration az
Buffalo. While there / saw the GOV
ernor. What do you think he said
When he learned that l was bound for
chicago? He told me that / had bet
Ter go back to New York and quietly
attend TO my own business. He was
sosensltive that he could not bear to
have 1rlenGs working tor him. Iney.
er saw such Il man. While was
there we dined together at Gerst's s
which IS about four blocks fro,a-Iis
office. 1t took us an half an hour -
get there. Inever saw a man sfonne eI
SO many times on the street by peonle
who wanted to shake his hand and
say 'how-d'ye-do.' This was before tbe
nomination, mind you. What must i
be now 9" 'A'' ~
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
The TwO-Thirds Rule.

The Hayes county democratic con-
vention utterly refused to disturb the
old time-honored rule under which
democracy has so often marched to
victory. Taken together with the re-
fusal to endorse the administration,
he thing becomes very signiicantin-
deed. It places the friends of the
governor in the attitude of fighting
the rule, and the democracy of Texas
is not ready to go on the record as OPP
posed to principle upon which rests
50 much of the better history of both
the democracy and the nation.
Texas is one of the last Of
the democratic states which will
go into independent1sm, or part with
the two-thirds rule or any other vital
point or principle Of democratic
policy or usage. The Hayes county
democracy deserves infinite credit for
its steadiness both in refusing its en-
dorsement of the faulty admlnistra-
ton of Ireland and its action with re-
gard to the rule 1t is encouraging to
think there are men right here within
reach of shady Seguin who refuse to
bow down to the autocracy of Ireland,
men who have heads of their own and
who propose to stand by their convic-
lions of right and justice even at
the hazard of offending the powers
that be.
A few more such occurrences and
his excellency's overwhelming conf
dence in the result at Houston will be
shattered. Indeed the thing has
rather ugly look to the administration
forces. 1t is a squally affair and
means mischief. A good healthy
break is all that is wanting to exhibit
in its true colorS the inherent weak
ness of the governors cause, and the
faulty foundations upon which it
rests. The state convention can never
contemplate the destruction
of the two-thirds rule. The democ-
racy would never stand it, and |
the large number of people in
the state who do not favor |
5he nomination of Ireland,
would reason that if the convention
could abr ogate the rule which has so
ong protected the party and kept it
intact, they could with equal propri-
,ty refuse to stand by the nomination
by means so unworthy, and
hey would not do it. and in such num-
'ers as to produce fatal results to the
icket. 1t is better far to consider
hese things in advance of action, than
o sit down in the ashes of defeat to
MOURN over the stupid folly of abroga-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
A Heap That Split a Bullet.

From the Fairfax (Va.) Herald.
AT picnic between Fairfax and
Clifton stations, Virginia Midland
railroad, July 3, Charles Jackson, col
ored, shot colored man named Gas
kins, in the forehead. The weapon
used was revolver, and the ball SPLIT
into when it struck Gaskins head, the
pieces passing around the head and
at the back. where they were
cut out by a physician. The first re-
mark elected firm GaSkins was: "Dat
amt muffin. | was blown one hun
dred feet in TIL .ir once by a steam
boat 'splosion .Gd wasn't hurt much"
and a large ,ciF on the back of his
neck seemed to give color to his claim
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
In tbe Fens-S1D1D,o,

flow
Between the long green flats, where to and fro
Inc Water-weeds wave sluggishly, and where
Amid the beds of flag the shy coot's lair
Is hidden, and tue wild ducks swim unseen:
And In the stagnant pools, o'ergrown with
green
And vegetable slime, the water rats
swarm thick; and in the lower flats
And salter oozing tide whole clouds of shr INNS
Flicker and vanish, and in one short glimpse
The founders dart from sight in troubled
sand.
An IA, across the wide expanse of land
Mlraculously green the pastures reach,
ger which tie plovers call and curlews
Screach
In the fresh wind. and the fat oxen low
HOOK deep within the grasses, where these
grow
Cool, rich with green and purple seeded
plumeS,
Sweet-smelling; where the samphire blooms.
AND the sea-poppies wave, and the wild
thyme;
And where the sheep bells make pleasant
rhyme
All DAY; and underneath the fresh blue sky
Inc hedgellng sea BIRDS learn to wheel and fly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
A Still More Desirable Dollar.

From the New York vening Post.
On the subject of the currency also
General Logan has very clear views.
"The advantage" he says, "of having
bank note in the house which will
be as good in the morning as it was
the night before should be appreciated
by ALL" Undoubtedly. But there is
one thing even more desirable and
that is to have a bank note in the
house that will be better in the morn
ing than it was the night before. This
should not be overlooked by Mr.. Hen
bricks when he writes his letter of ac-
ceptance. A banking system under
which note shall be worth a dollar
and half in the morning when it
was worth only dollar the night be-
fore would be immensely popular.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Ready for any mergency.
Fr0m the New York Sun.
lie was seated across the room.

He was seated across the room.
George" she said, IF fire were to
suddenly break out in the house, what
would be your first impulse do you
think ?"
We'll, my first thought would be for
yOU, OF course. | would get you to
place of safety and then do what l
could to eXtiuguish the flames"
THAT would be very nice of you,
George, to think of me first; but if a
fire were TO break out now, for in
stance, don't you think you would lose
valuable time reaching me from away
across the room ?"
Il don't know but what | would"
said George, as he changed his seat.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
The Cow-Catcllel to be supplanted.

FrOm the H3rtfOrd COdrant.
A Bridgeport dispatch describes an
invention which is said to have been
made by man in that place, whose
name is said to be Rosenfelt. Accord
ing to the statement il is a pilot for
locomotive engines, which, instead of
killing people it meets on the track,
lifts them gently eff. 1t is described
as fitting with spring cushions and as
having been les el, first on chickens
and dogs and then on human beings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

From the Troy Press.
Mr. Blaine has had so much trouble
first and last with his letters we
would advise him not to write a letter
OF acceptance. He may be down on
his knees trying to get it back before
the campaign Is over, as in the case of
his letters to Mr.. Mulligan.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

|rnE failure of the San Marcos con-
hilton to pass the resolutions endors-
\ Ireland, is one of those exasperat-
q things which occur sometimes in
|itics. and they do hurt like. blazes.
|ese freaks are becoming awful fire.
@t ami they point Inevitably to
<lble at Houston,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
BIaine's War Substitute.

From the Boston GlOb'.
We are glad TO be able to inform the
World that Mr.. BIaine's substitute
never even faced the perils of mule
driving. He was given bomb-proof
situation in Augusta, which he kept
until he was put in jail for selling
bogus exemption cer,. ficates to drafted
mon
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Butler at Home.

Boston Letter to Hartford COurant-Rep.
Butler can have anything he likes
Of the Democratic party of Massachu-
sets. They will nominate him for
governor again if he will accept. L
think they would be glad to see him
in this position. and would enter upon
campaign under his lead with strong
hope of success, forgetting at first how
much the "old man" might need
watching if he had the opportunity to
trade votes put into his hands. There
is serious talk, too. of Butler taking a
nomination for congress in the Sixth
district.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE wonderful story of the Greeley
expedition is a romance of splendid
heroism. 1t is pity that all this
money and nerve is spent for an i'm
practicable purpose. However, the
national government has both money
and men to spend in fruitless and
impracticable effort at finding the
north pole. It is high time that this
chimera be given up. If there are
any more naval Officers pigiag for in
mortality, we would suggest that the
Amazon has never yet been half ex-
plored, and while they would not run
any risks from low temperature, yet
the fevers, reptiles and general sickly
aspect of the country would furnish a
spice of danger, which seems to be the
real attraction of Arc. ic navigation af-
ter all. There is fine Kicking on the Am
AEON for scientific exploration and re-
search.
THE last numb ! lie American
Journalist has # ;;g illustrated
notice of the Hous j. 7 st. Those
who know all abou the establish
ment of that paper and those which
preceded it. are highly amused at the |
quiet self-possee ed way in which that
jour st, VIM. r. Baker, of |
,ne years s. ,g, steps in and Cob
1les up all Tic = dit. 1t is wonderful, |
lnd is only relieved by bis magnificent
in devotfng much space to
biographical notice of the great
grandfather. of the manager, Mr..
1ardenbrook. He also admits a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE "rallys" will be held after the
Houston convention, 1t takes little
more nerve than the average voting
citizen of this day possesses to rally
now, before that body las spoken out
on the gubernatOrial question.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE first fun account of the fatal
'llision of the steamship Laxham
I'D Gijon, appears in the London dis
tches this morning. It seems to
I've been equal in horror, to any col
hon at-sea,, for many years past.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Editorial Pride in 10 Dominion.
From the Buffalo Express.

T INIH IIIO DuIIdIO IA pIO5o.
z An editor in Westel:. , itario has
done much to elevate the financial
standing of the profession in that
section by allowing a confidence man
to beat him out of ten dollars.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Lampasas Eagle wants to
know what the Houston convention
is going to do with the two thirds
rule. since the national convention
nominated under it. The Houston
convention will follow the example.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE indications from this mornings
dispatches is the hight of the epidemic
at Toulon and Marseilles, has about
been reached. The cholera, however,
lis raging in the 'smaAer towns.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

KANSAS IS keeping remarkably
quiet these days. and there is always
mischief about when Kansas is in that
condition. She is one of the Ameri-
can commemorative it will do to
uafoh
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

CONTRARY to the Blaine and Logan
|custom, the official ratification of Gov.
cleveland. which comes off at Albany
|bo-day, viii be plain affair. No
Grand blowout as Zuni Jack could
have made.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
A Gentle Way of Putting IT.

From the Ledger, Ind
1t is one of the defects of Mr..
Blains's craftsmanship that he does
not make allowance for attachments or
qualifications when he has case to
make out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

IT IS said that his excellency used TO
Raw mileage upon one hundred and
twenty miles between Austin and
eguin, and they are only separated by
fty miles. The records Of the senate
bow this matter up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

AND now comes the time when the
ireland organists throughout the
state spend their surplus time in
writing communications to their
papers, and signing thep "The Peo-
ple," "VoX Populi," Virginius," etc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

JUDGE HACKNEY, editor of the
Silver Belt, of Globe, Arizona Terri
tory. gives Mr.. Steph. B. Elkins a
write-up which lacks many grains of
being complimentary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE state administration is not
worrying itself over the Houston con-
vention. Over. confidence is some
times fatal in these cases.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Examiner is very pronounced
in its opposition to Governor Ireland.
1t gets nearer to the point each day.
In fact it is fondling his vitals at this
Ynanoent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Colorado Clipper profanely To-
Gates 10 Mulhatton on the Dallas
Herald. Now get out of the ring and
give the combatants a chance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THERE is one thing which can be
said ABOUT the people of Fort Worth.
They Will advertise, no matter if the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

Tom BOWERS new paper, the Free
Tongue, is well named. 1t is free
talker to dead moral certainty. And
it isnot at ali choice as to the terms
it uses when it is a-wagging.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Post does nothing by halves.
Its personal write-up in the Journalist
is proof positive of the truth of the
statement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

LAWLEssNEss in Minnesota. 1t is
incredible. All the good people go to
Minnesota as sort of ante room to
kingdom come.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

WE have some very pithy CORES
pondence in THE STATESMAN this
morning, and more of the same sort
to appear tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

If we could only edit The STATES
MAN up to the standard of the Bren-
ham Banner, we would be happy for
|nnca
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
sHAwKES'
PATENT EXTENSION SPRING
Eye-G a S S
MIR A. K.HAMKEs

Mr.. A. X. HAWKES.:
Dear Sir-I take great pleasure In saying
that after having worn your new crystallzed
lenses and patent spring eye glasses 1or the
past year my sighl has greatly improved,
w. T.. PENN, Reyivalist.
One From Large Business Firm in New
York City.
NEW YORK CITY, April II, 1881
A. K Hawkes.. Dear Sir-YOur Paten. Eye
Glasses and CrystalliZed Lenses received some
time since, and am very much grat.hed at the
wonderful change that has come over my eye
sight since have discarded my OLD ola glasses'
and am now wearing yours.
ALEXANDER AGAR,
Blank Book Manufacturer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

81 Fit with Grant," the Veteran Cried.
From the Boston Globe.
The latest pleasantly Of the tramp is
that he "banked with Grant g. Ward"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Dallas Times complains that
congressman Wellborn worked more
for Ft. Worth than Dallas during the
last session. Here is more wool-pull-
inr in sight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
An OLD, Old Joke of Clipper Jim.

Wasn't it Speaker Blaine, the ardent
friend of civil service reform, who, in
'73, put the scoffer Butler on the
standing committee on tie reform of
civil service?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THERE are some awful mean look
ing pictures running in the columns
Of the weekly papers, as ikenesses of
the candidates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

In many parts of the state water is
becoming quite scarce, and stock and
men both suffer.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31
Look Not at the Noon over the Left
ShoU Aer.

From the incinnati Fuquiier.
Both the tickets were made on Fri
day and one of them will surely be
unlucky. That Will prove the malig-
nant influence of that day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE race for encouragement is be-
coming interesting. There is more
character IL it than any other now on
the boards in Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Bryan Pilot doesn't think the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
requisition should have received the
sanction of the governor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

IT now seems that there is to be a
general scramble for the nominations
on the state ticket.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE two-thirds rule stood at San
Marcos and it will do the same at
Houston too, and no mistake.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THEY have a wave of lawlessness
Ia Minneapolis. Let us see, that place
sn't in Eexas. is itP If not, how does
It come that they have such occurren-
les as the murder, the mob and at
|empt to rescue?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

HOUSTON, TEX, March 70, 1884.
Mr.. A. X. Hawkes.: Dear sir nave now
heen wearing YOUR glasses for nearly ten years.
and cannot see that my sight ha. failed IN
the least during that time. Respectfully
'n0 A0-' JAS. A. BAKER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Dear Blaine: Listen to the voice of
experience. Beware of this man
Cleveland. ours, Folger.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE dear old crank of the Express
doesn't like to have his own modes
handed back to him. Madl Ell? Well,
well.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Laredo Times dominates Hon
Seth Sheppard as presidential elector.
"Bueno."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE Free Avugue Is a very free
spoken paper. The freest we've seen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

THE cholera is progressing. Sun
day night there were twelve deaths in
Marsailles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31

NEVER fear, the two-thirds rule is
all right, and in not the slightest-d dan
ger Of abrogation or suspension.