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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

gentleman from Seguin. We do not
mean 10 convey any idea that the cleo
ton was not good one, if we did we
could be blamed for inconsistency.
But the many mistakes of Mr.. Ireland
made then and made now, have and
are becoming too evident TO the large
masses of the people for them to pass
them without some mistrust.
They are fast becoming convinced
that too many irregularities are being
resorted to in carrying out the execu-
tive branch of the government, and
that MIR. Ireland is prone to hunt the
popular vein through a narrowness of
ways not the best TO be endorsed, nor
the most acceptable to the masses. and
certainly not in that strict accord with
| the easiest, best and most straight
forward way of performing matters.
1t will be for these and many other
reasons we shall not take the time and
space here TO mention, that will pre-
vent us giving our support to him fol
a denomination, and if there is to be
a continuance - renewal of these
wrongs as his denomination will sur
vive, it ought to recoil back on those
who take the stand to support him
and they alone the people should point
to as the principal actors, and the re
sponsfbility will rest on them.
DEMOCRAT.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
ONE OF THE DUDE STAY
Frs.

From the New York Ii raid
How old are your" said Judge
Moore, Kings County Court of SEES
sions, yesterday, addressing a shock
headed little boy who stood before the
bench beside his mother-the latter "A
poorly dressed woman, with tears in
her eyes.
I'm nine years DID," replied the
boy.
You belong to the Jesse James
gang" continued his honor, referring
to the band of boys who were arrest
edin the vicinity OF Jackson's Hollow
three weeks ago. who rejoiced under
that title, and whose motto was death
to the Dudes
Yes, sir; | belonged to the gang"
replied the infant criminal, looking
up complacently at the Judge.
what were you going to do?"
ITO fight the dudes"
Indians, too?"
mo, sir, dey was not"
"Were you the captain 2"
mo, sir; was just one of de gang
GLOW many were in the gang?"
"Der were eight in it,
"Did you fight any of the dudes ?"
Eyes, sir"
"Dld you kill any of them?"
mo, sir
did you use a knife?'
"Yes, sir"
"And you stabbed themp"
| " es, sir, stabbed two"
"You were the man TO kill thu
dudes ?"
Eyes, sir"
do you know what will become O
you if you go on this way?"
mo, sir"
"You will be sent to the penitenti
airy or the state prison, or, like tn
three men now in jail, you will b
sentenced to be hanged. Do you thinl
you will let The dudes alone now If
let you go?"
"Yes, sir"
The young dude slayer was the
lectured by the judge and led out O
court by the boys mother.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
BOB GARDNER.

Bob Gardiner the painter who lost
his balance and fell thirty-fve feet,
Saturday afternoon, while painting
on Domains new residence, bids fair
to be out in few days. A visit to his
apartments yesterday found him sit
ting up in chair, with his head and
face artistically bandaged, and with
his left hand also in sling. He chat
ted pleasantly, and thought it won
der he was not killed, striking, as he
did, on his head. He complains of a
soreness about the chest and side, bnt
attributes it to the jostIe received. DR..
Wooten says, in addition to the cash
in Gardner's head, his left thumb is
broken. 1t is safe to say that no SER
ious injuries have been sustained.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Ireland Before the People.

10 Tile EQlCOr OIL the OCaLeSlnan,
SAN MARCOS, June 26.-The people
Of West Texas are again soon to be
brought to face with the candidate
Mr.. Ireland for gabernatorial honors
1t has been nearly six years since
they confronted the same man in a can
vass he made against Mr.. Schleicher
for congress, and in which the latter
came out victorious by a majority of
over $500 votes. That ill-timed and
preposterous campaign of Mr.. Ireland
is clearly in the minds of the people of
the old sixth congressional district in
which Mr.. Schleicher was the incum-
bent congressman.
They came to realize that a grave
responsibility overhung them and in
casting their vote, showed themselves
above petty differences, Mr.. Ire
land had so strongly endeavored to
create against Mr.. Schleicher by CIV
ing majority of votes to the latter
gentleman, which has been a pride
and qualification to point to, after
wards.
We have the one starting out with
one term in congress to Lack him, and
a reputation made during that period
that made him the envy of any states
man in the south, a reputation well
earned by careful study and industry,
and upon the basis OF the best hon.
esty and integrity. In the congress
sional convention that met in Bexar
county to make nomination for con-
gress, he stood first and foremost. and
it was even thought that he would be
without opposition for a re-nomina-
ton.
A hastily planned scheme of Mr..
Ireland and his friends to secure the
office, after few primary meetings,
caused them to waive and faunt their |
banners from an inspiration to defeat,
so peculiar in its kind, SO ireful in its |
nature, that the people in that farmer |
district have not yet got the meaning
Of 1t clear and satisfactory in their |
In a district that |
then contained some forty-two coun-
ties, Mr.. Ireland carried perhaps one
fifth by light majorities. One county
was where he had addressed himself |
70 a strong family element, among
whom were some politicians, by de-
rense for murder. Another county
was upon promises he made to a
prominent politician for Office in case
If his success.
Another county in his senatorial
district, he had assented to
having the senatorship, but that was
bereft of that honor by a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

There were five United States priS-
Oners in the Huntsville penitentiary
in April.
Grand total OF prisoners, April co.. 2,479
" May 3l........ 2.5l0
The report of Maj. Brahan, financial
agent. for the month of May, shows:
Receipts from all sources ......... SAT ,059. 80
Expenditure for all accounts. ........ 36,2l3. &c
Balance on hand May 31.............. $40 SIG b6
The report shows salaries of all Off
GERS, Sergeants, guards and employees
are paid up t both penitentiaries and
on all trains and farms for April, less
the 20 per cent. retained per contract,
from the payment of sergeants and
guards, to cover any breach of con-
tract or neglect of duty. 1t also shows
that convicts worked on the railroads
and at the Huntsville penitentiary
have been prov1sioned sufficiently to
last till July LIST; also that
the beef, medical provision bills, ETC.,
for all the convicts worked on the
trains and farms, and at the two
psisons, have been paid for April.
The available resources for June are
approximately $3.50, l54.97 to come out
of the balance on hand May 81, pro-
ceeds of labor on the Houston Il Tex
as Central railroad for April, nine
railroad trains, and from farms, con-
tracts, etc.
The estimated expenses for June are
approximately $35, 80454. This will
embrace pay roll of officers, employees.
sergeants, guards, ETC., at the peniten-
tiaries, on trains and on farms, lum-
and material for shops at Huntsville.
medical bills: wool for winter cloth
ing, freight bills, cotton for factory,
beef, etc.
The material for cabinet and wagon
shops at the Huntsville penitentiary,
to be run on state account, will Jesse
the amount of cash on hand, as the
material is being purchased, and is an
ten over and above the usual month
lv expenses.
AS a whole, the report shows that
the penitentiaries are being managed
apparently very satisfactorily in the
interests of the state.
superintendent Goree's reports, pre-
pared monthly under his direction by
convict of the penitenJiary, are
models of fine penmanship. His
beautiful chirography. however, was
not successful, it seems, in keeping
him out of the penitentiary for for
gerry, which possibly he would not
have attempted had he not been an
expert in penmanship.
The board of managers ordered a
requisition to be made upon the state
comptroller for $4,000 to be used in
paying for the cabinet and wagon
shops and water works at huntsville.
This will be drawn from the $4,000
deposited surplus funds with the
COMPTROLLER last April.
Comptroller Swain yesterday paid
T. M. Reinhardt $500 for the arrest
of Isaac Wilson, the murderer OF
Howard Steward on the 14th of Feb
ruary in Robertson county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

thought was bestowed upon him until
the alarm was given that a horse was
drowned in pond contained within
he limits of the field; and sure enough
there was the equine invalid too far
gone for rescue. He had deliberately
walked into the pond until he reached
a depth sufficient for his purpose and
there drowned himself. By what pro-
cesses his mind reached a conclusion
that there was an escape from bodily
suffering through the medium of a
friendly horse pond, unfortunately for
science, will never be known, but that
the animal deliberately walked to his
death with a defined purpose seems
| to be beyond question:"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -. $ 52,465 p

1
DIR. F. w. johnson, assistant physi
clan in the Iunatic asylum is again re
ported dangerously sick with rheuma
tism.
State Treasurer Lubbock is expe cte6
back from Dallas to-day.
The comptroller yesterday deposited
$1,000 into the state treasury, collec-
lions for account of general revenue
He paid John F. Rankin, sheriff of
Fayette county, 800 for the arrest OF
Fayette BobO, alias John Butler
charged with horse theft.
Mrs. HI. M. Kirby, of Austin, yester-
day received official mott ication of her
election as lady assistant teacher in
the state university. and has accepted
the position. Mrs. Kirby is Well
known all over the state as the accom-
pllsh. principal of the Alta Vista
Female Institute of Austin, and IS a
most admirable selection for the res
ponsible position to which she has
been chosen.
The secretary of the state land
board has received bid from Ii. j. S.
Rosencrantz to lease 200 sections of
land, including thirty-nine watered
sections in Moore and Potter coun-
ties, dt about the minimum figures.
The lease would bring about $4,000
revenue to the stare. The board will
meet to-day to pass upon this and
other bids sub ted. Bids from
Tom Green counfv are expected.
Tax Collector d ibois. of Anderson
county, made hut settlement yes
terday of his accounts with the comp
troller.
Col. John F. Elliott, chief commits
sioner for Texas to the New Orleans
exposition, WAS in Austin yesterday
en- route to Galveston ii speaks very
encouragingly of his work. One OBJ
ject of his visit TO Galveston Is to get
the merchants of that city to subscribe
to building special exposition quar-
tiers for Texas exhibits on the grounds
of the exposition. He is in
hopes the railroad companies
of this state at a general
meeting to he held shortly to consider
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
A CENTIPEuE.


Two gentlemen, whose names
could not he learned, who reside some
distanre in the country. and who are
engaged in gardening, were in the
city yesterday, and reported that they
had camped over night on the way.
Shortly alter breakfast, at which
they dIank coffee, both were taken
sick. one violently, but soon appar-
emily recovered. Soon after wards.
the one which had been most affected.
was again taken ill, and subsequently
had several attacks of the same SEN
sation, but finally overcome them.
Upon examination the coffee-pot
was found to contain a centipede.
The poisOnbeing diluted and received
internally, had not the deadly effect
that would probably have followed
exterior contact with the reptile.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

From the London World.
1 hear that the Princess of Wales
looked most charming at the wedding
Of the Prince of Anhalt with the
Princess Elizabeth of Hesse. H. r.
H., who walked in the procession
with the Duke of Cambridge, was at
tired in pink satin, with beautiful lace
and profuslon of pearls and dia-
monds. The Empress of Russia, who
walked with the Crown Prince of
Germany, wore mauve satin, with
magnificent Jewels; but in the matter
OF diamonds the bride outshone every
body, as she wore the famous jewels
of the Electors of Hesse, and they lit
orally dazzled the eyes. Her dress
was white satin. trimmed wi: h myrtle
and orange flowers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
A Cow on a Tear.

From the Boston Courier.
A quart of whiskey was mixed
with feed and given to cow IN a New
York town, and half an hour later
the animal was believing: "We won't
go home till morning" or something
that way, and treated several persons
to couple of "horns," aud acted in a
very reprehensible manner generally
When she sobered she jumped down a
bank and broke her neck. This shows
the superior intelligence and good
sense of the cow over the ay-
erage bibulous person. When
the latter gets drunk and makes
things howl, instead of jumping down
a bank and breaking his neck
when he gets sober, he 1mme .diately
begins to lay the foundation for an
other roaring drunk.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
An Opossum Farm.

From tile Savannah News.
Thomas Chancey has started novel
business at Hawkinsville. He has
gone into the 'possum business on an
extensive scale, and proposes to raise
these much-sought varmints for The
market. His ranch is located about
mile from town, and is enclosed
with wire fencing. This was done in
order to keep Calvin Brown from
trailing them off into the swamp with
his pack of hounds. He has COM
menced with ten, but will greatly in
crease the number during the year.
As the average piney woods, 'posum
finds ready sale at forty cents apiece;
fine, fat, stall-fed 'posum would, of
course, bring double that amount,
and five hundred, at eighty cents
apiece, amounts to S4O0, which is
nothing to be laughed at.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
FRED CALLAHAN.

Fred Callahan, ex-policeman, and
ex-deputy sheriff, who fell from grace,
and who is now boarding out bill of
$50 line and costs imposed by the re-
corder's court. made bold dash for
liberty on Sunday morning. but was
Eersued by the colored porter, William
Robinson, overtaken near Bremond's
residence and returned to the Gala
bose. Hurrah for the ace of spadesl
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
he ais Barnum HOLLOW
From the New York Journal.

Papa, what is a presidential con-
vention hkew al can't explain it to
you my son; but the next time Bar
NUNS circus comes here, I'll take you.
If the keeper of the managerie will
let loose all the wild animals, after
filing them up with fire-water, you
may get a faint idea of the present
Chicago convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THERE is very pretty spell-noth-
ing fight going on at this moment be-
tween the Fort Worth Gazette and
the Dallas Herald. There are many
flashes of real genius in it from both
sides, and thus is the deadwallishness
of the local situation broken in upon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
Horses suicide,

The New London Day says that
had a sick horse which he turned out
to recuperate in field late last week.
The account continues: mo further
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

PEoPLEw who design mischief get the
bulge by loud talking and pushing to
the front, but unless they, have truth
and honor for Foundation they do
not last. Falsehooi and duplicity are
not good staying qualities in a race
for excellence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

the matter, will agree to transport ar
ticles to New Orleans free through
this state, as the Georgia railroads
will do in that state. Col Elliott and
the other state commits toner's. VIII
meet here IN conference on July II.
Mrs. DR.. Swearingtpn, Mrs. Joe.
Stewart, and other ladles OF Austin,
will probably permit some of their
fine paintings, of their own work, to
be sent to the exposition.
Messrs. John Forshey and NJ. F.
Mott, of Galveston, interviewed the
adjutant general yesterday on the sub.
ject of organizing the Washington
artillery battalion. The guns at
present owned by the state are not
considered suitable.
The opinion of the Announcement
has been solicited as to whether q
certain new game played with balls
should not be taxed, as an extended
billiard table game. The game seem:
to be disguise of ten-pins and bill
lizards combined, which, under the at.
torney-generals view, will be subject
to county and state tax, at $500 Pc
annum, same as ten-pin alleys.
The following additional scholastic
| PnnSnS rntnrnc
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

No MAN whose only idea of rising
in the world is by displacing some
somebody else. ever did or ever can
get up, nor should he be permitted
to do so. The people of Texas love
fairness, above anything, and those
who use unfair means had better
move away out of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

DIR. KOCH, the famous German
savan, for the second time risks his
life in the investigation of cholera
DIR. Koch goes to Toulon. Should he
fall, it would be an incalculable loss
In human;tv
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

SOME how or other the Blaine and
Logan biographies are little slow
about coming out. Is it to be ascrib
ed to over-modesty We trust not.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

SEPTEMBER editions are numerous
ly announced. The STATESMAN will
content itself with giving its patrons
good paper every day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
"Gratias senor''

From Bnt NAV lSOId dDItI
The Austin STATESMAN is one of
the most ably edited and newsiest
newspapers in the south.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THE Sunny South and the Examin-
er are having a time of it, which
forcibly reminds oneof the experience
of the monkey and the parrot, when
shut up in a room together.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

COUNTY ATTORNEY CLINT, of Dali
las, is a lightning striker. He has
completely faxed out the gamblers of
Dallas, and win now tackle the papers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THE Express doesn't often dip into
poetry, but when it does, it won't
look at poem less than column
long, or so. It is a Photographer on
the old Greeley plan.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03
DIR. II. S. ROBINSON.

DIR. r. s. johnson, of the lunatic
asylum, is so very low that he was
thought to be dying at 4:30 o'clock
yesterday morning. Subsequently
there was a slight change for the
better, and at 2 o'clock this morning.
he is resting quietly. There are now
some hopes entertained of his re-
cOvery.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

Mr. A. X Hawkes.: Dear Sir-Since wearing
your glasses for the past Two years, my sight
has grown stronger. and can see much better
than when first procured them;
W. X. SHANNON,
Senator, from Weatherford.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THERE are some thorns among the
roses now blooming on the pathway
of his exoellency John Ireland, COVER
nor of the mighty state of Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

WE predict that the choice at Chi.
cago lies between Bayard and Cleve-
land, with chances decidedly in favor
of the former. So mote it be.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

UNCLE DAN'L takes all the
wounded and crippled papers under
his capactous wing. Dan1 is a com.
plete restorer and comforter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

WE could stand the weather and
the other discomforts of campaign
year, if only we could have our Dallas
Times regularly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

WORDS, words, mere words, is all
that the befogged Express can urge
against the candid and somewhat ex-
haustive examination THE STATES
MAN has been recently giving the
official acts and policy of the governor
of Texas. If the Express would con-
vince the people that we are making
lamb of sacrifice of the governor;
if it would have them believe in real.
ity that Ireland is great statesman,
whose official policy has been health
full to Texas; if that policy is suscept-
lble of defense, and worthy of lauda-
ton, why not go at the task? Why
not point them out to the people, so
that the pernicious teachings of THE
STATESMAN be neutralized, and his
excellency be justified? The fact is,
that the Express, barring few old
fogyisms, is rather progressive, and
being so vastly unsound on the
tariff question. it must needs defend
the head of the party, else its charact-
er and standing as democratic paper
would be irretrieveably ruined. 1t
has no margin to spare in this thing,
or perhaps it would write its real SEN
timents regarding the lnefficiency of
the governor as THE STATESMAN does.
We can all wait for the Express. 1t
doesn't mean to be slow, yet its ''tired"
condition is perfectly plain to all who
wade through its blazing and glitter
ing protection rumlnations. In
deed is the Express a thick and thin
organ of wonderfully attractive pro-
DOrti0nS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THE Blanco News has yet to learn,
it seems, that man can be very hon
est, and at the same time be very
great ass, also.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THEY have some brave papers in
New Mexico. One of them has the
nerve to prate of "our fellow citizen
Steph. b. ElkinS."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

From the Chicago News.
Tho University OF Pennsylvanla IS
the best place to send a boy for educa-
ton. The crew of that university
won the last boat race.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

HOUSTON, TEX, March IL, 1884.
Mr. A. X Hawkes.: Dear Sir-I have now
been wearing your glasses for nearly ten years.
and cannot see that my sight has failed in
the least during that time. Respectfully
49, JAS. A. BAKER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

BLAINE, of Maine, is in pain again
and the Mulligane letters are at the
bottom of the trouble.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THE Sunny South came to time
Sunday morning, and bearing the
wait of the press report, was a good
paper. --s
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-03

THE friends of Governor Ireland
will have to stand a good deal more
rowelling ere they are done with the
campaign.