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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
Prominent People.

Mr.. J. q. Blaine'S eager promptneSS |
to take part in the republican party |
demonstration at Portland shows that |
he means to carry the state of Maine, |
if he can, at all events.
Queen Kalza, the coal-black African
poJentate of Italy'S new colony OF
Aseab, now honizing at Turin, though
only sweet sixteen, is the mother of
two yourg prune-colored princes, re-
spectively seven and five years OF age.
The difficulties of BeacoEsfield's
blographer are increased from the fact
that the sensible Djsraell never kept
diary or journal and made no personal
memoranda for his memoirs, though
he left clrt-loads of correspondence.
1t is much to be feared that our
own Mrs. Mackay has permanently
disgruntlled everybody. Meissonier,
who now declares that ne will put no
more women on canvas, mallclously
adding that they can paint themselves
better than he can do it.
At Rome, Ga &, the other day there
was Il chance meeting of three men
with the somewhat singular names of
| Anonymous Higgins, Charles Fancy
and David Furthermore, the latter in
| dicating protracted meeting or an
intention TO see the other two later.
Prof. Richard I. Greener, who is
considerably browner than he is green
er, since he is distinguished colored
graduate of Harvard college, threatens
to write what he calls novel based
upon race distinctions, IN which there
is nothing novel whatever.
The oldest democrat in the country
is Capt. lothian johnson, of South
Durham, Me-. born Sept. 20. 1884, who
voted for jefferson and every subse-
uuent democratic candidate and who
hopes to live long enough to vote for
Grover Cleveland, for second term
if necessary.
Mr.. Joseph Cultivate, nominated
for congress by the democrats of the
Ohio thirteenth district in place OF
Hon. Geo. L. Converse, married a
niece of the late George Peabody and
received from the great London bank
er handsome dowry with the bride.
Hence he is in politics.
Mrs. Eunice Hollister, of East
Glastonbury, Conn.,, will celebrate her
Tooth birthday Aug. 8, and uDdoubt,
edly her husband, the late Nehemiah
Hollisier, would have been present tC
assist on the happy occasion had he
not always been, unhappily for him
self, pronounced prohibitionist.
, AS the $500 annual prize for {
sheakesperian essay to be awarded IL
Smith (women's) College, near Boston
is given by prominent Philadelphia
, Mr.. Horace Howard Furness. Warn
4 competition may be looked for and tn,
! poetry will no doubt be of the melting
| Lind
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
The Republican Attitude.

Many people are in a quandry as to
what the republicans of Texas mean
to do in the coming campaign. They
don't seem to understand that that
party is acting in the face of a most
powerful opposition, and, in the gen
eral state contest, without the small
est CLINT of promise, unless Ireland is
the democratic nominee, and that his
nomination at Houston viii dictate a
certain line of policy on their part,
while different nomination will rem
der another and far different
policy imperatively necessary. If
Ireland is nominated the republicans
will have strong hopes of beating him,
and to do this they will fuse with all
other elements of opposition, and per-
haps endorse Wash Jones, the indie
pendent. If Ireland is not nominated
the republican party will, to preserve
their organization, put a straight
ticket in the field and maintain it, but
without the slightest hope or ex pecta-
ton of success. In this aspect OF
the case it is plain that the republic
cans could do nothing until after the
Houston convention. They win take
the cue from that and their policy viii
be thus determined. The attitude is
a strong one and it has been
wisely and discreetly assumed. 1t
means business. and well viii it be
for the democrats if they heed the
plain and unmistakable indications.
Take all the elements of opposition in
Texas and combine them under such
a leader as Jones, and it viii be no
child's play to deal with them. Every
man and every bstof muscle "A the
party viii be required to meet the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21

indefinitely, but we have no wish or
purpose to go further with it than
to get before the reading
and thoughtful public the idea that it
is unsafe to tamper with the feelings
of the people in this way much longer
That while Texas is a devoted demo-
cratic state, az d has a vast democrat
ic majority at present, yet if the policy
of foisting upon it such men as Ire
land is continued much longer, it will
turn away from democracy and go
where it will meet with more sympa-
thy, and where it will not be called
upon to surrender up its manhood 10
the most imperious and Jordly ring
ever in power in party
councils. We have no pur-
pose to injure Ireland, but only
to protect the party from the fatal
consequences of the vast mistake it is
making. Our reference to Sayers is
for the purpose only Of inducing the
party to place its honors and its conf
dences in the keeping of men whose
elevation brings distinction and prom.
ises the continuance of democratic as
cendancy in the politics of the state
We sincerely trust that this will put
the leaders to thinking, and in turning
| the matter over as we have unselfishly
done, they will reach a conclusion
that change of party policy in thi!
respect is not only a wise and prudent
but is imperiously demanded by tn,
situation.
1t would be wise to heed the indica
lions. The democracy of this state is
standing in the immediate presence o
disaster if it further persists in fore
ing upon the people man SO thor
oughly distasteful as the governor O
Texas. 1t would be only the part 0
ordinary wisdom to stop short now
while it may be done, and our splen
did majority be saved intact. If tn
Houston convention dominates an
the people elect him, the injury wi
be irreparable, and the evil cannot b
averted. Disintegration is sure to 70
low, and very close upon the heels O
the injury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
rbe Story of an Unknown Wreck in Phil
ade1phia.

The Story of an Unknown Wreck in Phil
ade1phia.
From the Globe-Democrat.
In the corridor of the Sixth District
police station last night, lay the body
of a beautiful little woman, says the
Philadelphia Press. She had been
found dead in the rear of
saloon at 902 Vine street,
and had been carried to the
station-house by Officer McCaulley.
The rough bier on which she lay was
opposite a row of cells. When the
face towel was thrown back, the
handsome face of young girl peered
from behind the bars of one cell, and
the bloated face of tramp from
another. The tramp looked on, an in
terested spectator, but the young girl
turned away and sobbed in d corner
of her cell.
The face on the bier was that of a
handsome woman of apparently about
twenty-five or twenty-three years of
age. The features were regular and
small The head was crowned with a
mass of coal-black hair. The hands,
which were tied with a strip of dirty
linen, were small and slender. The
perfectly nodded form was encased in
a rich black satin dress, deliberately
embroidered with jet beads. A heavy
gold chain pendant from the throat
reached to the waist. At the end was
attached one-halt of a locket, which
contained a miniature photograph of
a girl. When the young woman was
brought to the station house her
identity was unknown and it is not
xrnt a1n ri 70 Iich
AT 9 o'clock last night Charles j.
Yorker, of 1926 North Twelfth street,
was in the saloon at 902 Vine street.
Opening the door into the back yard
he saw the form of woman lying on
the steps. Owen Boyle, the bar
tender, was called, and after
moments examination the men saw
that the woman was dead. Without
disturbing the body they summoned
Officer McCaulley, who picked up the
body and carried it to the station
house. A crowd collected in front,
and several young men entered the
station house. One asked to see the
body of the young woman, and when
it was shown to him he exclaimed:
"That's the girl left at the corner OF
Ninth and Race streets a short time
ago."
The young man, who gave his name
as Michael DoltZ, declared that the
young woman occupied the adjoining
room to his own, and that her name
was Lottie Bradley. She had told
him that her home was in Whining
ton, Del. She had lived in the lodg-
ing house about three weeks. The
lodging house where she had lived for
the last three weeks is a foul den,
conducted by James g. Mann and his
wife. There that the dead woman
occupied was little comparJ-
ment about three and half by seven
feet in dimensions. She was known
to her landlord by the simple name of
Lottie. Mann said last night that his
ledger acted strangely during the
evening, and he tried to dissuade her
from going out. She broke past him,
however, early in the evening, and
walked down. Cherry street. He had
heard her say that she had husband
in New York, but he knew nothing
of her past history. DoltZ, the land
lord said, was known to him as Daniel
Newton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
The CHILEAN Army.

From the Army and Navy journal.
The Gillian minister of war has re-
Gently prepared report on the state
of the army, from which it appears
that Chilli is at the present the most
progressive state of South America
from a military point of view. The
report of the war minister states that
before the expedition to Arequipa. the
northern army, under the COM
mand of Vice Admiral Patrice
Linch, numbered 1900 men;
that the army of Tacna was 100000
men, and that of Tarapaca, 1000 men;
and that in those forces must be in
cluded a company of infantry and a
squadron of cavalry, forming the gar
iisal Of Antofagasta. At the present
time between 1900 and 1000 men are
stationed in the dis! riots north of An
tofagasta, the pay, equipment and
maintenance of which cost from
100000 to 100000 piastres annually.
The new machines have been erected
and are at work in the arsenal, able to
manufacture $4,000 cartridges daily.
The Gillian military academy
has undergone thorough reform.
There are at present 100 cadets, but
this number is to be raised to 150
The chair OF artillery is to be occu-
pied by European officer. The
Chillian CIvil Guard numbers $1,000
men of all three arms. 1t is divided
into one regiment and twelve brig
AIDES of artillery in the principal D ,rts,
twelve squadrons of cavalry lii The
and thirty-sfx battalions,
twenty-five brigades and seven com
Danies of infantry in the towns. Only
i portion of the Civil Guard are armed
With modern weapons, the remainder
carrying the MIME rifles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
Mr.. BIaine's Autobiography.

In the Life of James G. Blaine, just
published by G. w. Balestier, the fol-
lowing letter from Blaine is given il
the fac-simile. If any doubt exists as
to when Mr.. Blaine edited the Know
Nothing Kenebec Journal and served
in the Prohibition Legislature of
Maine, this document will clear the
same away:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 4, 1872.
Prof. Alex. NJ. Cow,
My DEAR FRIEND AND CLASS
MATE: You ask for my sto,y of five
and-tWenty years-"Story! God bless
you," said Canning's Knife-grinder,
81 have none to tell"
In October, 1S47, ten days after our
graduation, L went to Kentucky,
where for nearly three years spent
the life of a tutor; returned then to
Pennsylvania, where l remained till
SO, when l went to Maine to engage
| in editorial labor; was successfully
editor of the keunebec Journal anC
| Portland Daily Advertiser. Wish
| could say successfully, though on that
| score was not wholly deficient.
l was a member OF the Maine legis
| 1dOulC Ia 1OcO, 4OOO, 1OOA tRAAN AOO-1 SAAN
! last two years l was speaker of The
house.
In the autumn of 1862 L was elected
to congress, and have been memeel
of the house ever since-thirty- eighth
thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-frst anC
forty second congresses; speaker OF
the last two.
Married a Maine lady, which wa
the cause of my migration eastward
have had seven children-toGr soes
three daughters; six living, lost on
infant son.
There is my "brief," social, persona
and political. believe it fairl.
answers your questions.
Hope to meet all the "boys" Go
"boys" they viii always be to me- il
June, and renew the pleasures of col
lege days.
| Faithfully and hastily yours,
j. G. BLAINE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
Gambling at Long Branch.

From Lette r to the Philadelphia Times.
A Philadelphia physician, who is
personal friend of General Grants and
aS well known in the fashionable So
ciety of New York and Washington
as he is in that of Lis own city, is the
hero of the biggest bit of gambling
done here so far this SeasOn. He had
little poker party in his private
parlor at the hotel where he is passing
the season DignJ VI Two ago. LII had
been raining all day, and che party
played without interruption from
noon until II o'clock at night. The
physician was then in $500. lie was
made daring by success. Although 1T
was so late ne mad a c.rriage called
and was driven over to one OF the
fashionable gambhug-by courtesy
called ciuD-houses. He played high.
Luck was with him until his WIN
nings at roulette amounted to about
5000. Then it turned. When his
gains dropped to $500 he SAID: "Pm
out" and he had the strength of will
to remain out. So his winnings for
that day were $7,400. He celebrated
his victories by giving dinner party
to seven of his frien0s. He regarded
himself as so assuIedly the favorite
of fortune that the fact that the num-
Der at table was an even one did not
phase him. The cost was 1922 &C
Gambling is still carried on
with striking boldness. The most
fashionable place occupies site di-
rectly opposite the West End Hotel.
1t is surrounded by well-kept grounds,
graced by the most beautiful designs
of the landscape gardeners art
and made uniquely charming by
a profusion OF rare and costly
exotics. IL half dozen men are con-
stantly employed in keeping the
grounds III order. a broad carriage
way leads up to the splendid restau-
rant that forms the ante-room of the
tigers lair and gives a ready excuse
to those VINO have not yet reached the
point OF taking pridein enconnterswith
the treacherouS least. Entrance may
also be directly gained 10y a foot path
leading through beautiful shrubbery
to the broad steps. The rattle of dice,
the whitr of Ioalette WHEEL and the
voice of The crier may be heard on the
green sward outside.
But, though the laws Of New Jer-
sey bear with extraordinary severity
against gambling, 70 earnest effort
mas been made to interfere with the
business OF this gorgeous establish
menL Until that were done 1t would
be absurd 10 make any movement
againt the four smaller places that
have sprung up in the wake OF the
giant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
BUTLER'S STORY ABOUT
BLAINE,

From the New York Herald.
Foor General Butler tells a good
story about the promising character
OF MT. Blaine. Blaine needed Buffers
assistance TO be made speaker on
certain occasion. He promised Butler
tne chairmanship of the appropria-
lIolis committee, and so the general
supported him in the caucus. General
DuIIer is not a distruStful man; the
understanding was clear, Blaine'S
promise positive, and he waited with
OUT uneaSlneSS Tor the announcement
Oh the committees. This was DELAYED
some days alter the speakers election,
as Is usual, and on the day it was to
Dc male friend OF General Butler
whispered to him that Mr.. Speaker
DIaine intended to give the chairman
snip TO another man.
Inc information was so positive
that the General became uneasy and
determined to see Speaker Blaine be-
lore The house should meet to hear the
committees announced. After some
search he discovered that Mr.. Blaine
was IN committe room. He went to
the door, but was repulsed by the
uoor-keeper, who told him that en-
Trance was positively forbidden, as
speaker Blaine was very busy. Gen
erai Butler, however, determined not
To be outwitted by Blaine. He got
look through the door and saw Blaine
actually sitting at the table, and he
determined to wait at the door and
seize him, as he must necessarily come
oht to open the session of the house
at noon.
At quarter before twelve Mr.
| Snn4 lynr RIufnn bod OF onnaoro1.
but General Butler. waited at the door
sure of his man. at five minutes be-
fore twelve MIR. Blaine had not yet
appeared, but as the room had only
one door and General Butler stood at
that, the case seemed to him safe.
Finally, at fifteen minutes after
noon the general demanded once more
| leave to enter the room. The door
keeper said, Certainly" and flung
open the door. General Butler walk
l i'll and found the room empty.
eWhere's Speaker Blainep" he de-
manded gruffiy. Hes In the house,
L suppose" was the reply. The gen.
eral hurried into the house and al
rived just in time to near another
mans name read out for the chair
: manship which Speaker Blaine had
; promised him.
$ On Investigation he discovered that
:, the promising Speaker Blaine, know
ing that Butler W waiting for him
+ at the door, had climbed out of win
:, dow OF the committee Toom, clamberec
/ along the ledge OF stonework to the
Q window oil ano her room and out Of
u that had saeaked into the House an(
e into the speakers chair.
1t is not long since Gen. Butler tolt
q this stocy to some friends. He ad
L mitted that "Blaine is very cunning
1t fellow aad a fiisv-claSs promiSer-iI
fact, very magnetic man; but HI
S thought it was not always safe Il
Re fru,L him
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
How to Live.

By thine own souls law learn to live,
And ii men thwart thee take no heed,
A q If men hate thee have no care;
Sirg thou thy song and do thy deed,
Hope thou thy hope AND pray y payer,
And claim no crown they will not give,
Nor bays they grudge thee Tor thy hair.
Keep thou thy soul-swOrn steadfast oath,
And to thy heart be true thy heart;
What thy soul teaches learn to know,
And play out thine appointed part;
And thou shalt reap as thou shalt sow;
Nor help nor hinder In thy growth,
To thy full stature thou shalt grow.
Fix on the futures go i thy face,
And let thy feet be lured to stay
Now hitler. but be swift to run,
And nowhere tarry by the way,
Ultil at last the end Is won
And thou lmay'st look back from thy place
And see thy long days journey done.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
Elkins rs a Camnairnar


Deer Park md Special to the Baltimore Sun.
Matters and things hereabouts were
rendered quite interesting yesterday
by the gathering of the greenhack and
republican clans of West Virginia
under the Sheltering wing of the re-
publican national committee, persona
led in the Hon. Stephen b. Elkins, of
New Mexico. 1t was truly exciting,
and under the matchless spell of the
willy Stephen some of the republicans
who were originally opposed to the
mix began to look upon 1t as of that
cleanliness really next to Goodness.
Still there were some who died hard
and who gave the willy and slick
tongued lieutenant of Names man no
ordinary trouble TO chew rose leaves
and be happy. Even Golf is said to
have weakened decidedly in his deter
mination to let his congressional dis
trict go to the demnition bow-wows
so far as his running was concerned
and signing he'd ne'er consent
fell over into the gallant Elkin's
arms. Just when all was most serene
and the fascination of Stephen,
charm most potent, he shrewdly fol
lowed up the advantage by suggeS
OlOA w poI GdhC VI buo IdIc SOOu IUlDSs
| provided in the hotel dining-room bl
mis- direction. After so much wind i
may readily be imagined that solid
were welcomed with uDfeigned de
light. The spread was in Walker
best style, ana Elkins is no niggdrd
when it comes to knocking out "a cam
paign fund. In the way of n appe
tizing entree, not on the regular b.l
Of fare, he had provided sundry c1pi :
OF the circular, or campaign docu
ment, setting forth in full the story
of Cleveland's alleged liaSon and al
duction of the Buffalo maiden. III;
/ gushing and vile as were its contents
there appeared no diminution of tn
appetite with which the viands on tn
table were put beyond sight. Ii an!
thing, the zest was the greater, an
certainly the demand for more copie
was not leSsened. AS an mixing
the manner OF the campaign decide
upon with so much secrecy, the pr
duction and distribution, by the Hol
Mr.. Elkins, of such documents as til
one in question is suggestive.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
Whv He nas Enemies.

From the Springfield Republican.
A Buffalo correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune has been dissecting
Cleveland's character. Cleveland is
pictured as ungrateful for support
given him in politics, holding the
doctrine that those who back him are
only doing THAR duty and should not
look for reward. All this is gravely
advanced to prove Cleveland's thick
headed and inflated obstinacy. There
is no sort of doubt that the grievance
is real, and its statement will assist
the people in understanding just why
the New York governor has made
enemies whose opposition is to his
orQdit
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21

naught the earnest efforts of
your sworn officers to enforce laws
which are founded in wisdom. virtue
and truth If they can do these things,
then Austin should forever hold her
peace and submit resignedly to every
slur and detraction that may be hurled
at her by the outside public. In this
struggle, the officials must have the
fearless and full support of the moral
sentiment of the community. With
that, we can safely and successfully
discharge our duties. Without It. we
are but waging an idle aud ignomin-
Gus warfare.
DUDLEY G. WOoTEN,
County Attorney.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21

OUR friend Sterrett is very good to
the editor of THE STATESMAN, but
really we can swallow crow when
compelled to do it, but confess that
we do not run about looking for it.
Crow, considered as a dish, isn't one
that anybody bankers after; but then
there are other things, too, which are
eaten with a decided disrelish as well
as crow. A "raven" mad politician
hasn't usually a good relish for wit
ties" but shake an appointment at
him and see how soon the music viii
change.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
Thc CampaIgp Brigands

From the Washington Post.
The Clapp invitation of 1884 is a
much milder preparation than the
Hubbell bulldozing circulars of 1880
and 1882-for the good reason that it
has to be; but the same spirit is be-
hind it and some of the old crowd of
bulldozers are pushing it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-21
As Easy as rolling OFaLop.

From the Chicago News.
General Butler believes ne can poll
100000 votes. Why, certainly. There
are Ben and Charles a. Dana-they
are 2-and the other 100000 will be
easy enough to pick up almost any