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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
Farewell Bacteria.

is all very well for scientific per
sons to make discoveries; but when 6
series of discoveries have established
pleasing and satisfactory theory
what are we to think of the man who
makes a new and final discovery
wholly overthrowing and demolish-
ing that theory? Such has been the
conduct of DR.. Gregg, OF Buffalo, and
the general opinion of medical theor-
lists is that he ought to be ashamed of
himself.
The theory that certain diseases are
caused by the presence of bacteria in
the human system was, until DIR.
Gregg made his experiments, accepted
by a great many learned men. The
bacteria in question were alleged to
be microscopic animals of various
species, some of which produced con-
sumption when admitted to the hui
man body, while others gave their at
tention tn the production of malarial
feYers and hydrophobia. They were
found in the blood, the saliva, and
even in the tissues of victims of these
diseases, and it was therefore evident
that they were the cause of disease
just as it is evident that bullet found
in the brain of a murdered man was
the cause of his death.
But now comes DR.. Gregg with the
painful assertion that bacteria are al
ways present in the blood of everybody.
No matter whether the individual is
healthy or diseased, or whether the
blood taken from him is examined
while it is fresh or after it has become
decomposed, the microscope will al
ways show that the blood contains
bacteria This of course, utterly up
sets the theory that bacteria produce
disease. and destroys the value of an
enormous quantity of medical lltera-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

such circumstances the improve
ment in their condition would be
slow. If, however, the cost of ne
cesSaries were lessened, the ten
dency would lie to encourage the
negroes. They would be able, perhaps
to save something from their wages,
and eventually purchase such imple-
ments and tools as they would need
to cultivate small patches OF ground
for themselves. They would see the
possibility of purchasing small con-
Portable homes, and would strive to
accomplish tina. object. The effect of
free whisky on the negro population
is one strong reason why the Butler
bill is not populuT il the South. The
planters want their laborers improved,
not demoralized. So far as the white
people of the South are concerned
there can be 10 question that they
would prefer cheap necessaries to
cheap whisky,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
Summing Up the Job.
Marshal HeraId.l


The legislature has been in session
twenty days and yet they have done
nothing with the most important sub
jects that were submitted to them in
the governors proclamation. They
have passed bill to pay themselves
for their valuable services to the state;
have passt d JOINT resolution to Con-
gress, asking that body to contract
with Capt. Eads for deep water at
Galveston; the House passed white.
wash resolution for the relief of the
incumbent of the gubernatorial chair,
and this is about all that has been
done. They have about ten days more
in which to complete the work before
them, and it is time they were getting
through with talking and with poll
tical matters and settling down to
work. They are on trial before the
people, and they had better look to
their own political status.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
WHISKY IN THE SOUTH.

Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
it is known, has bill before Congress
providing for the repeal of all internal
revenue taxes. What brought him to
belief that such legislation was adj
visable is not known, since the people
OF his state, as well as of the entire
South, are opposed to aboliShing taxes
that may be borne by the few that
those which are oppressive to the
many shall be perpetuated. Very
properly it is said of them that they
want and need cheap necessities in
stead of cheap whisky. Temperance
grows in the South, and its growth
should be encouraged by all
but fanatical means. The planters,
farmers and Taxpayers of the South
are interested in the cause of temper
ance, and they should do all in their
power to advance it. They see that
whisky imposes additional burdens
upon them in the shape of heavy
criminal expenses and lessons their
ability to bear these burdens by de-
stroying their laborers. Whisky is
the greatest enemy of the negro. It
is impossible, says the Savannah
News, to approximately estimate
the proportion of the earnings
of the negroes of the South which is
spent for whisky, but it is safe to S.
sumo that it is greater than the
amount they spend for bread,
clothes and the education of their
children. The belief is that intemper-
ance among them is on the increase,
and it is certain that as intemperance
increases their worth as laborers will
decrease. Free whisky would en-
courage intemperance, because it
could more easily be obtained. Make
whisky, cheap, and the negroes
would buy it by the gallon instead of |
by the dram. The whisky jug and |
demijohn would soon become familiar
objects in their cabins. The very
cneapness of the article would be a
temptation to them to buy it. Under !
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
A Queer Parsonage.

A number of prominent physicians,
representatives of the local papers,
Messrs. Gregory and Wires and few
other invited guests attended private
and decidedly Interesting exhibition at
the Dime Museum yesterday morning.
The curiosity on exhibition was the
celebrated Herr Heinrich Haag, the
elastic-skin man. He is indeed a
mai vel, and his infirmity, or whatever
else it may be called, falls little short
Of the phenomenal. He showed that
the skin on all parts of his body was
so elastic that it could be stretched
from six inches to one foot. When
released the resilient skin would
spring back into place, as if his body
were covered with a thin, elastic,
India-rubber sack. He then grasped
the skin upon his breast, pulled it up
ward till it covered his eyes, and final
ly catching it between his teeth, he
took several more square feet from
the back of his neck and COW
cred his head with it like hood.
He stretched the skin of his arm
out about a foot, and showed the
transparency of the skin in a strong
light. The veins of the elastic-skin
udu plOfC, OA OAdLhlAdG1Ou, W UO
much nearer the surface, in his case,
than in other people. He twisted and
wrung his skin like a wet fowl, tied it
in knots, and, in short, did everything
but jump out of his skin.
Last December he returned to his
wife and child at Nuremberg. The
skin of his little boy, now eighteen
months old, is not elastic in any I'M
usual degree. Neither is that of any
of his relatives. The most remarkable
fact in his history is that he was not
aware that he possessed such bonan-
"a until it was discovered by the ex-
aiming surgeon and thus ended his
short military service, While in
last December he became
the object of attack of our American
ShoWmen.
The causes of the elasticity of Herr
Haag's skin are explained to be the
absence of the usual fatty layer under |
the skin and the extreme looseness
and length of the fibrous processes
fixing the skin to the deep fascia. The |
two situations where this condi-
ton is most Inconvenience are the palm |
Of the hand and the sole of the foot;
in the one case interference with the |
irmness of grasp, and in the other
with security in standing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
THE STATESMAN VERSUS TER
R0RISM.

In our local columns will be found
a detailed statement of conditions pre-
vaiiing yesterday in this city, not only
affecting THE STATESMAN but the
entire community in which it exists.
The readers of this paper remember
that in our issue of yesterday there
was local report, giving the circum-
stances of an assault made upon gen
tleman the night before. This report
brought down upon THE STATESMAN
the anger of Ben Thompson, a man
not unknown to fame, and the result
was that early in the morning, after
he had seen the report of his act Of
the night before in its columns, he at
once repaired TO THE STATESMAN of
fee, and used violence against such
persons as he found on duty
at that hour. THE STATESMAN has
been prone to comment on all matters
deserving public comment, and it has,
in its line of duty, not spared Mr..
Thompson when occasion required.
He is violator of the public peace,
and as such, THE STATESMAN makes
use of his name, and as in the past
and as now it will not finch from
treating him as it would treat any
man who puts himself up as a pub
lie target because of improper acts.
That point in The STATEsMAN's his
tory has not yet been reached when it
will stand quietly by and allow to go
unrebuked any efforts to terrorNe any
community. 1t is this role, no matter
how much Mr.. Thompson protests
against being placed in it, in which
the public places him, and in which
THE STATESMAN recognizes him
as placing himself. He has
put himself there, and public
rebuke of him is merited and just.
1t may be funny way he has, but
people do not take it as fun, and in
fact they are getting very tired of it.
He is universally, and for good
reasons, regarded as danger
Gus man, and these displays of his
disposition are not only annoying to
the community. but they are highly
detrimental to its interests. Only
short time ago we have seen public
sentiment throughout the state ar
rayed against Austin, because of the
acts of this one man, and if the public
prints leave him to the exercise of
what he terms his pleasant pastimes"
without exposing and rehuking them,
then may Austin be regarded as wholly
subject to-one mans caprices. Our
people have had to bear the jibes of a
whole state because of personal law
lessness, and they are heartily tired of
it. Public Indignation was high yes
terday, but it was justly so, and es-
pecidlly was it so because of repeated
re Elections upon the unlawful condi
lions at times prevailing in our mu
nicipality. These conditions must
cease or the capital city of Texas
will be Stunned and abhorred
by every stranger. AS to the course
of this man he could mend it himself,
and in doing so he could undo much
that has been done, positively detri-
mental to the community as well as
to his own personal standing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

CAN it be possible. asks the World,
that President Arthur wishes Mr..
Frelinghuysen to surrender his port
folio and retire from the Cabinet? He
has deliberately recognized Mrs. Car
Isle, wife Of the speaker, the foremost
lady of the land" AS the leader of
official society she of1iciated at the
White House on New Years day and
has since maintained that dignity at
receptions. Mrs. Frelinghuysen, who
claims the distinction by virtue of her
position as wife of the secretary of
state, is miffed and no longer appears
at the White House. The worst fea-
tue of the recognition of Mrs. Carlisle
is that it is retroactive snub to the
wife of ex-Speaker Keller. During
the early part of Mr.. Arthur's admins
tration he gave the preference to Mrs.
Frelinghuysen over the wife of
the Republican speaker. Now he
turns his back on Mrs. F. and con-
fers the dignity of foremost lady upon
the wife of the Democratic speaker.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
LLANO,
Especial to The Statesman. ]

LLANo, Feb. about two thousand dollars
has been subscribed by our citizens towards
building college. 1t is believed that double
the amount will be forthcoming when the
work begins on the fine rock structure.
Another effort to establish telegraph line
to connect with Bnrnt is being made here.
The opening up of a stage line from this
place to LampaSas, TO be run daily, is ru-
mored.
Cattle buyers are stirring among our people.
Cattle are in d fair condition.
The weather is fine and the farmers are
busy.
The town continues to improve and business
is fairly good.
The large rock hotel building, belonging to
Col. Milter, is nearly completed and will be
open for the public soon under the manage
ment of one of our most substantial citizens.
Mr.. N. jackson.
Our schools combined have an attendance of
about eighty pupils.
The lodge OF knights of Honor here is -four
ishing.
Our commissioners court will order thebuild-
ing of a fine court house at their next meeting
it Is said.
Health of town and county good.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
THE SOUTHERN LUMBER IN
TEREST.

The st. Louis Republican thinks
that in ten years from now the lumber
interest of the country will be trans
ferred from the Northern lake region
to the South. If this come to pass,
and there can be no doubt it will, it
would be hard to compute the immense
wealth that must accrue to the extreme
Southern states from the production
of lumber In 1880 there were 25,708
numbering establishments in the coun-
try, employing $181, 100000 capital and
10000 hands, distributing $31, $4,000
year in wages, using $146,OOO0OO
worth of material, and turning out an
annual product of $233,OOO,OOO. Mich
igan stands first, with a product of
$52, $4,000; next comes Pennsylvania,
with $22,457,OOO; New York, with
$14, 1856, 600; Indiana. with SD, 260,O 600;
Ohio, with $13,864,OOO, Minnesota,
with 1896, 600; Maine, with S., 100000.
The Southern states make very small
showing; flew of them reaching pro-
duct of over 100000. Under the
stimulus of protective tariff, which
prevents the importation of Cana
dian lumber and offers a premium
on the destruction of American
forests, the magnificent pineries
of Michigan and other states in the
lake region are disappearing, and in a
few years they will either have been
destroyed entirely or have become so
greatly impaired as to ruin the vast
industry of which they are the basis.
Such condition will rapidly transfer
the industry to the South, and with
this transfer Texas will enjoy very
large share of its benefits. The timber
lands of Eastern and Southern Texas
must prove vast source of wealth,
and public lands upon which timber
grows should be guarded with the
utmost care. In fact it would be well
to reserve the public timber for ten or
more years, when every acre will be
worth 81 for every square rod of it's
area. In the mean time the grass
lands of Western Texas could be made
to almost sustain the public free
schools of the state.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
DALLAS.
Especial to The Statesman

DALLAS, Feb 2.-E. G. Bower has gone to
Austin to lay the petition of the Dallas bar be-
fore the legislature, asking that Dallas be
made separate judicial district for criminal
matters.
The county ard district courts and the grand
| jury adjourned to-day. The grand jury re-
turned 21o true bills, nine of which were
against Easton and one against .Commaek,
making a total Of thirty-One against each for
connection In the Texas g. Pacific embezzle-
ment and fraudulent cotton transactions.
Bent Elan. convicted and sentenced to five
years Imprisonment, as a hOrSethief, several
days ago, was denied new trial by District
Judge Aldridge today. He gave notice of ap-
peal to the appellate court.
Spectator, the organ of the cO,ored people of
Texas, Is IN the city making a canvass of
the state in the interest of the colored people,
| in the coming convention. He says the Re-
publican state convention will be held some
time in March. Several towns have bid for the
convention, prominent among them, ,Fori
Worth. He favorS the place where the cOlored
people will get the best treatment. He says
Fort Worth does not hold out much. induce
ment in this respect; he will, however, confer
with the executive committee. Mr.. Nelson
rays the Republicans OF Texas have twenty-six
delegates to the national convention. The col
ored people are entitled to half Of them, but
heretofore they have had only two delegates.
voting Strength calls fSr.tO Wit. thirteen teen
Galveston pretends 10 be interested in work.
ing up an Arthur boom, but that he will be
left; that he was sent to the convention once
with instructions to vote for Grant, but sold
out to Sherman. Nelson says he means bust
ness, and will see that his people get their just
deserts or there will be trouble Overit, as they
are getting tired of doing the bulk of the voting
and receiving practically none of the honOrs.
John Levi, father of Eugene Levi, young
Dallas merchant, who on Sunday last died at
Galveston under circumstances that indicated
AT DOiGOn hnpn 1lminic-
tered, says he has emphatically demanded
the authorities of Galveston to disinter
and examine the remains. Mr.. Levi will go to
Galveston and assist in the investigation.
News reached the city this evening. by tele-
phone, from Lancaster, that John HASH an
old man, was attacked by a maniac brother,
whom he has been caring fer for years, and
stabbed In half dozen places, from the effects |
OF which he died. The maniac has been kept |
in room for a number of years, his brother |
preferring to keep him home to sending him to |
the asylum: He got out this morning, and get |
ting hold of knife murdered his brother and |
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
GALHESTUN.
Especial to The statesman

GALVESTON, Feb. 2.-The court of appeals
affirmed Erevia VS.. State, Cameron; Trevino
VS.. Helm, Webb; Bounds VS.. State, Freestone;
Coleman VS.. State, McLennan; Williams VS..
State, McLennan. Dismissed-Reed VS.. State,
Tyler; Fulgnam VS.. State, Tyler. Reversed
and remanded-Ruston VS.. State, Dewitt /;
Mangum VS.. State Trinity; Clayton alias
Cobb VS.. State, Bell: PratOn VS.. State, Lime
stone; Short VS.. State, Grayson; Taylor VS..
State, Johnson. Submitted Moreno VS.. State,
Nueces. CertiorarI awarded both parties
Washington ct al. VS.. State, Galveston.
1t was currently reported to-day that Hon.
VIM. Chambers, of Chambers county, has been
appointed United States Judge for the eastern
district of Texas. Judge Chambers, replying
to question, said he had no information on
the subject, but intimated that the matter
would be settled within very few days. 1t
was ascertained that the rumor came from
quasi-Official sources, and the belief is that it
grew out of letter received here stating that
the choice lay between Hon. A. j. Evans and
Judge Chambers, and that Chairman Buckley,
of the Republican state committee, had
strongly endorsed Chambers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
EXparte Influence

Why didn't the worthy master of
the state grange call meeting of that
body in Austin during the present
session Of the legislature, to give
their version of the fence-cutting
story. Or were the solons so dazzled
with the diamonds of the Chicago,
New York and Dallas "stock men"
and SO overcome by the elegant BAN
quets and champagne s1ppers given
them by the city cattle kings, that
they would not notice lot of COM
mon farmers?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
The Right Arm of the Governor

What does Adjutant-General King
think of the statement of Hon. Mo
ses Norton, a gentleman of unim-
peachable veracity, concerning the
Iawlessness existing in Burnet coun-
ty? Fences are being destroyed there
by wholesale, and the owners threat
ened with violence if they attempt to
rebuild them. Mr.. Norton gives the
names of several respectable citizens
who have been ordered to leave the
country, under penalty of death if
they refuse, and asks for help-at
least for arms and ammunition for
which to make a defense. Those who
know the author of this statement
will hesitate a long time before doubt
ing its truthfulness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
Trying to Hedge.
rDoIIoy;11o C4o.do,5

Adjutant-General King is quoted as
saying that exaggerated statements
of fence cutting and other species of
lawlessness are being freely circulated
with the view of influencing legisla-
ton and public sentiment. The scheme
is good one, and can not be too Wig
orously pushed, 10 matter whether
things are as bad as represented or
not. Passing strict measures for the
of lawlessaess will Wotk
no injury to the better classes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
BRENNAN.
Especial to Tie Statesman. ]

BRENNAN, Feb 2-Yesterday an old man
was around on our streets, inquring for his
lost boy, who, he said, left home last Sunday
night. The old man said he was from Madison
county and had traced his son to BRENNAN and
here lost the trail. The boy is about sixteer
years old and his name is JamiSOn. The ole
man will be thankful for any information con
corning the boy.
Prof. Seeman gave another entertainment a
the opera house last night to "a very small
house. He deserves a much better one.
The fence-cutterS have struck Washington
county at last. Mr.. j. T. Hardy, living neal
Gay Hill, had his seventy-five acre fence GU
day before yesterday.
Burglars sre still invading the town; a cor
oners inquest is speedily looked for.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

A charming reception toilet is of
dull red velvet, with a small mantle
composed of plain and brocaded vel
vet. The basque has blouse vest of
cream and red brocaded silk, fastened
by bonds of red velvet and fieur-de-
lis buckles of oxidized silver. The
bonnet is of smooth velvet, with a
crown of the brocaded velvet and a
tuft of cream and red feathers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

WHAT is the matter with the Hous-
ton Post ? Its refrain has been Ire
land and his browning virtues; but
we have carefully examined its CO.
lumns for days to catch one ray
of its wonted reflections OF owondrous
virtues. The Post has evidently been
looking closely to public sentiment as
reflected in the state press. Can it be
preparing to enter again into the de-
lights of Wash Jones canvass ?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
LAMPASAS.
[Speclal to the Statesman.l

LAMPAsAs, Feb. g. The Lampasas ice
factory fired up yesterday and is now
In full blast. They have made and
distributed some of their homemade ice.
MesSrs. jackson & SnOdgrass surely deserve
nucn credit for getting up such an enterprise,
ana We hope they Will be richly rewarded.
Inc weather continues warm and nice.
Capt. Walter Acker returned from Aust
last niiSh and Is mite sick
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
A Governor Who Said Damn.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Gov. Crittenden was met in the
street yesterday by a representative
of this journal. The reporter sugges-
ted that perhaps the governor would
like to say something on the subject
of the unpleasant charges as to his
travelling on a family pass made out
in the name of Mrs. Crittenden. The
governors lips curled with an express
sion Of the most intense scorn as he
replied: eff some paper was not
making charges against me 1 should
scarcely feel as if 1 were doing my
duty. TO tell you the truth 1 don't
care a damn what they say. 1t doesn't
bother me at all, Good day."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

HoN. JUDAH P. BENJAMIN has
cabled denial of the charge that dur
ing the war he favored uniting the
Confederacy with Great Britain. The
imputation by the literary executor
Of Thurlow Weed bore the marks of
falsehood on its face. Commenting
on this fact the New York Times
says: "The eminent and astute South
ern lawyer was rebel, good hater,
and jealous champion of states
rights, but up to this Date no one has
accused him Of being fool"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

Col. E. c. Boudinot, the Cherokee
Indian who has attained prominence
recently in connection with charges
of fraud made by him regarding the
Indian trust funds, was in the Con-
federate army as a staff officer of Gen.
Price. He was subsequently in the
Confederate congress as delegate from
the Indian Territory. He resides at
Fayetteville, Ark.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

A BILL is likely to pass the New
York legislature providing that the
earnings of the state convicts over
the cost of maintenance shall be dis
tributed among their families. If
this become law the families of a
good many lazy New Workers who
are now loafing about will be anxious
to get situations for them in the peni-
tentiary,