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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
FRANCE.
GEN. GORDON CoRNERED.


PARIS, March 20.-fhe Figaro's
Cairo dispatch this morning, says
General Gordon has told the French
consul at Khartoum that he has been
disappointed in what he has been able
to accomplish. He said it would be
impossible for him to defend the place
against the advancing tribes in Cairo
1t is stated Abdel Kadir Pasha, min
lister of war, will be sent to the rescue
of Gordon.
DIVIDING THE SPOILs.
PARIS, March 20-After the cap
ture of Hanghoa the French will fix
the western frontier of Tonquin at
Twan Jan, which is now in the poss-
ession of the Black Flags. The Black
Flags will be allowed to retain all
their guns and towns from Kaun to
Lookai, on condition that they will
guarantee the free navigation of the
upper Song Koi. The northern from
tier of Tonquin will extend from
Phulang Thong to Tuan Kuan, by
way of Phubinh and Phudoan Hong.
THE CHINESE WAR.
PARIS, March 20-It is decided the
French campaign at Lonquin shall
terminate with the capture of Hung
bod.
THE POPE ALARMED.
Much attention is given to a letter
from Rome, in which clerical news
paper writer gives an account of
the papacy against Italy.
The Pope believes his
independence is threatened, especially
since the court decided the real prop
erty of the Progando Eide should he
converted into italian rentes. The
letter asserts the pope is again consid-
ering the advisability of leaving
Rome.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
BLACK DESPERADOES.
Armed to the Teeth, they Plumber In
sight of st. Louis,

ST. LOUIS, March 20.-Three ne
groes named Lewis. freeman and An
derson, boarded several freight trains
near East st. Louis late last night
and to-day, and with drawn revolvers
overawed the conductors and brake
men, and robbed the cars. At noon a
posse, headed by alderman Green from
St. Louis, attacked the negroes six
miles from the city. After an ex-
change of over 40 shots, the negroes
were arrested and jailed. Anderson
received a big load of buck shot in
the side and arm. Alderman Green
was shot in the knee, and was brought
back in a wagon, but no one else was
hurt. The affair has caused intense
excitement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
SAN ANTUNIO.
A Budget OF Interesting GOssin

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, March 2O.-A joint
stock base ball association is now be-
ing formed here, and some 5000 worth
of stock taken.
Col. Debardeleben, proprietor of the
Hord hotel, skipped for Alabama yes
terday, with all his available cash.
1t is said he leaves a great many cred
itors, and three attachments have
already been levied on the furniture
left.
Business is improving slightly, and
the delayed freight on the Sunset
road begins to arrive.
The nine-year-old son of James
Dimaline is missing.
j. E. Labatt has applied to Wash
ington for appointment as superinten-
dent of public buildings.
The fourth annual convention of
the Texas Dental Association meets
here. beginning April 18th.
John McKeen, on being acquitted
in the federal court of smuggling, be-
came very drunk last might, and raised
a big disturbance.
The iron arrived to day for our
new street railway.
Joe Foster, wounded by the late
Ben Thompson, had a very bad set
back to-day. A heavy hemmorhage
of the lungs set in, and he is now very
low, and by no means out of danger.
Another hemmorhage is feared.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
BRADY.
The HanpenIngs of a DaH

Special Telegram to The Statesman
BRADY, March 20.-The district
court for MeCulloch county have con-
vened in Brady, the county seat, Judge
J. G. Towns presiding. and Col. W.
A. p. Miller, of Llano, prosecuting
attorney. The visiting attorneys pre-
sent are Hon. Wash. Jones, of Bastrop;
Col. A. s. Fisher, of Georgetown:
Col. Leigh Bustson, of San Saba; and
several others. A few minor cases
have been determined up to this
writing.
The case of the state VS.. Sam. Kin
kaid, for the killing of Ed. Burleson,
in 1882, is set for tomorrow.
The grand jury has reported ten
bills already, and is still hard at work
The cattle troubles in this county
are bad enough, but they have been
greatly exaggerated the further they
have got from home. In regard to
this matter, there seems to be fixed
determination on the part of all the
good citizens to ferret out the guilty
parties and bring them to justice, and
they have the fullest confidence in
their ability to do so.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Ohio Republicans.

CINCINNATI, March 2O.-The re-
publican city convention to-day nomi-
mated Henry Korb for board of public
works; Fred w. Loore for superior
court; Geo. Richards for police court,
and Henry Lochtrope for director Of
the city infirmary.
The resolutions adopted charged the
democratic caucus and conventions of
this state with virturlly selling
offices of trust and honor to the
highest bidder: and declared in favor
of the restoration OF tariff on wool,
and in favor OF letting the Scott law
remain as it is.
A resolution was adopted COM
mending General Logan for introduce
ing bill to distribute public lands
among soldiers of the late rebellion,
and asking its passage by congress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
CANADA.
THE CONSPIRACY CASE.

OO-NRJI OWJ11'
TORONTO. March 20.-In Osgood
Hall this morning, before Judge Gait,
Wilkerson and Kirkland were admit
ted to bail in $1,000. Kirkland lodged
an affidavit before the judge denying
that he ever handed any money to any
member of any local Legislature. or
was frequently approached by McKim,
M. p, for money for alleged service
rendered by him (McKim) in endeav-
oring to induce members of the legis-
lature to vote against the government.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Doctors Differ.

PITTsBURe, March 2O.-It has just
been learned that John Foster, color
ed, shot by John Jones, and for which
crime Jones, with Jesse Carter as &C
cessory, were sentenced to be hanged
April Bird, was triphined shortly before
his death. The wound was similar
to Garfield's, and the operation was
performed by three prominent physi-
clans for the purpose of ascertaining
the location of the ball. An eminent
surgeon, in an interview to-day, said,
in his opinion, such operation might
be contributory cause to his death
An effort will be made to have Jones
and Carter pardOned,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
AN INSANERANCHMAN,
He Jumps Off Train and Heads For
the PraIries.

He Jumps Off a Train and Heads For
the PraIries.
Special Telegram to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, March 2O.-James
Stewart jumped off the Southern Pa
cific train near Dryden station to-
night, leaving his overcoat and valise,
and when last seen by the train man
he was running at a rapid rate to the
prairie. His friends have been search
ing for him without success. He lived
at Loyal Valley, Mason county, and
was prominent ranchman. He is
supposed to be deranged on account of
the loss of his wife and children.
The trial IF Nelson Platte, for re-
leasing struggled goods, is still pend
ing in the federal court. McKelmon,
charged with smuggling the goods,
has been acquitted, and Platte will
also, as he cannot be committed for
what was not Struggled.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
A CHASTITY Exhibition.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 20.-A daily
News special from Waukeegan, H.,
says The trial of Micheal Mooney,
charged with the murder of his cell
mate, John Anderson, at Joliet peni-
Tertiary, begun here to-day. The
body of the murdered man contained
thirty three knife wounds, and during
the hearing the head Of
his supposed victim was exhibited
in court by the prosecution to make
certain his conviction.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
IRELAND.
THE CRISIS,

DUBLIN, March 20.-The greatest
possible preparations are being made
all over the country in view of the
probable dissolution of the English
parliame INT. The Parnellites are
everywhere busy. and it is expect ed,
should the dissolution take
place, that Parnell's followers
will be augmented by an
addition of about twenty new menu
bers. Fears are entertained in Ireland
that the great strain forced on Glad
stone by the Egyptian struggle will
terminate fatally with him, and while
the country would sincerely mourn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

WHAT devil of muss little fel-
low like Tom Oehiltree can kick up
sometimes. All this Lasker business
was started by the straight-eyed red
haired representative from Labatt's
oyster and lobster farm. 1t is strain
ing upon the dignity of the chanceI-
Tor of the German empire to be COM
PEELED to pay attention to such petty
things as these.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Vandalism,

PLYMOUTH, MASS, March 2O.-Her-
bert L. Jackson was to-day fined ten
dollars for nutilating the marble
tablet at the tomb of Daniel Web
ster, at MarsfelI. Mrs. Webster
wrote acknowledging satisfaction in
that Jackson had paid for a new tab
let, and desired to have the case put
on file. The judge declined to COM
ply, but allowed, however, this miti-
eating circumstance to govern the
amount of the fine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
An Hanest FaIlnre.

COLUMBUS, o., March 20.-The Hill
Car Manufacturing Co. assigned this
evening to Geo. w. Gould, book
keeper. Assets estimated at about
$4,000, and liabilities about $4,000.
The company became involved by
large quantity of material on hand
the time of the panic in 1873. and
never recovered. An effort will be
made to continue TIE business. -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
MIDNIGHT MURDER.
Another Outrage in San Antonio

Another Outrage in San Antonio.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, March 2O.-The body
of a young man was found on Wash
ington square at II o'clock tonight
with a pistol by his side, and bullet
hole in his head. He could not be
identified. He was found near Man
sion de Joe. Three shots were fired,
and the position of the body does not
indicate suicide.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The East Mail

New YORK, March 20.-It seems
unlikely the fast mail will be estab-
lished from Chicago to New Orleans,
as the board of directors of the ILL
nois Central have not acted on the
matter yet, and refuse to talk about
it. 1t is understood the difficulty is
the consideration which prevailed in
other cases, of concentrating the mails
now distributed over lateral roads,
which consideration cannot be offered
tn the Central
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Confederate Soldiers.

NEW YORK, March 2O.-Gen. John
B. Gordon, of Georgia, with the in
v1ted ex-confederate soldiers now in
New York, will meet in the st. James
hotel tomorrow night for a confer
ence with a deputation from the grand
army OF the Republic, in the interest
of a home for disabled confederate
soldiers. This movement is TO aid one
inaugerated at Richmond.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Sent to the Penitentiarx.

GALVESTON, March 20.-Spiera
Villa, the Sicilian, who stabbed fell
low countryman nearly to death OPP
posite police headquarters in Decem-
Der last, had his trial in the criminal
court to-day and received sentence
of five years in the penitentiary.
The somewhat celebrated case of
John Arto, indicted for numbering his
father-in-law, Fred. Tate, in August,
1883. is set for trial to-mOrrOM.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Rehabilltated,

From the Baltimore Herald.
Since Col. Valentine Baker (Bakel
Pasha) was dismissed from the English
army some years ago for ungentle-
manly conduct he has done so much
to atone for his indiscretion that there
will be little dissatisfaction at the an
that he is to be reinstated
on the English army list. 1t would
have been so natural, under the cir
to become soured and
reckless and to drift irreclaimablylinto
evil ways that the manly and gallant
course which he marked out and has
since pursued is certainly deserving of
recognition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
When Thou Art Near.

When thou art near
One smile of thine, one sunny ray
Can chase the griefs that linger here;
Like morning mists they melt away
When thou art near.
When thou art near
The birds their sOftest notes resume,
The streamleC flows more purely clear:
The flowers put forth their richest bloom
When thou art near.
When thou art near
My lute-whose chords, If touched alone
Breathe SaddeSt music in mine ear
How grateful is its altered tone
When thou art near.
When thou art near
The sweetest joys still sweeter seem;i
The brightest hopes more bright aSpear,
And life is all one happy dream
When thou art nOar .
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

GRAHAM's victory doesn't seem to
have been one of those soul-satisfying
affairs which our insular progenitors
usually herald so loudly. The fact is,
Eel Madhi is hard case, and he does
not scare worth a cent at the flaming
bulletins of victory usually sent home
by British generals.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
EGYPT.
WHAT NEXT E?

SUAKIM, March 20.-Spies report
that Osman Digna, with a few follow
ers has fed to the interior. The fight
is attributed to the reward offered for
his capture. His slaves are deserving
him and fleeing to Suakim.
ACCEPT MY APOLOGY, osMAN.
SUAKIM, March 20.-Admi al Hew-
lit has withdrawn his proclamation
offering $1,000 for Osman's head.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
RIaine tn the Front.

PHILADELPHIA, March 20 .-Prima-
~ elections of the republican party
last night for delegates to the state
convention brought out full vote,
and leaves the impression that the ele-
ment favoring the national admins
tration has been defeated, and that
those favorable to Blaine have been
successful in a majority of the repre-
sentatives districts. Everything con-
firms this idea.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

lake care OF your Liver. a great
number of the diseases to which man.
kind are liable arise from disordered
condition of this organ. Keep it in a
sound and healthy condition and you
can defy disease. PRIOKLY ASH BIT
TIERS are especially adapted for this
purpose, being composed of drugs
which act on the liver, giving it tone
and strength to Withstand malaria.
fa2oOdAw
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The Senate Game.

From the Philadelphia Daily Times.
One of the most interesting games
of hide and-seek of the year is going
on in the senate of the United States.
They are trying to prevent the public
from finding out the names Of lot
of private secretaries whose names
are on the pay rolls. No honest sena-
tor can object to giving publicity to
the nnaftar
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Cattle Disease.

CHICAGO, March 2O.-Simon Beat
tie, representative of the Breeders
Gazette of this city, telegraphed the
associated press from Neosho Falls,
Kansas, where he has been inveStiga-
ting reported cases Of foot and mouth
disease, as follows: 1 visited the two
herds most affected in this district to-
day, and found them much the
same as in Iowa and Illinois. Don't
see any indication of contagious foot
and mouth disease in them. Am sat
isfied there is not. There are two pro-
fessors, two veterinaries and two
prominent cattle men here. / think
they are weakening some from opin-
ions previously expressed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Business jealousy.

NEW YORK, March 20.-A Tribune
editorial says: "In view of the posi-
tive statements by local butchers that
Chicago dressed beef sent here is I'M
wholesome, and in view of Armour's
vigorous and explicit denial, it is in
order for the butchers to produce
their evidence
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Freight Rates.

NEW YORK. March 20-Notice has
been given that east bound rates will
be reduced in classes named to the
following basis: Chicago to New
York, eighth class, fifteen cents /;
seventh class, twenty cents; and ninth
class, twenty-five cents. Live hogs to
New York and Boston, twenty cents
per one-hundred pounds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Dickens's Dutchman,

PHILADELPHIA, March 20 Charles
Langheimer, widely known as "Dick-
ems Dutchman," died recently, and his
death was made known to-day. He
died in the penitentiary, and was
quietly buried in the potter's field,
after having served five of his seven
ty-fYe years of life in a convict's cell.
He was not prisoner at the time of
his death, but was allowed to return
home to die,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Patriotism,

InsenSibIe TO high, heroic deedS,
Is there spirit clothed in m rial weeds,
Who at the patriots moving story,
Devoted to his country good,
Devoted to his country's glory
Shedding for freeman's rights his generous
blood,
Listeneth not with deep-heaved sigh,
Quiyering nerve and giistening eye,
Feeling within spark of heavenly flame,
That with the hero's worth may humble kim
dred claim?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Pretty Slick. MIR. McFadden,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 20.-It is now
stated by physicians that the reported
attempted suicide in Jail yesterday of
Geo. Ii. McFadden, Tiller's accomplice
in the express robbery, was hoax.
1t is supposed to be trick of McFa
den to get into hospital, where escape
were easy. McFadden is well as ever
at noon TODAY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The Kansas Legislature.

TOPEKA, KS, March 20.-The senate
this morning took no action regarding
the cattle disease, but consumed all
the session discussing the railroad bill
The house, after making the cattle
disease bill introduced yesterday a
special order for this afternoon, took
up general legislation, and several bills
were introduced.
The bill tor the appointment of a
state veterinary surgeon was passed.
Resolutions sustaining the railroad
commissioners in their assumption of
power to fix maximum of freight
rates were introduced and referred.
AT the afternoon session the senate
adopted house bill for the appoint
ment of a state veterinary surgeon
and defining his duties. He is to be
under the direction of the live stock
sanitary commission.
A resolution requesting the con-
gressional delegation to secure federal
legislation to prevent the further
spread of the foot and mouth disease
was defeated.
The house spent the afternoon in
committee of the whole considering
the bill introduced yesterday for the
protection of domestic animals, and
the first seven sections agreed to. 1t
provides for a live stock sanitary
commission. and defines their duties
and powers. (Adiourned)
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

NEW YORK, March 20.-Chas. b.
Wright, of Philadelphia, has been
elected director of the Northern Pa
cific. vice Henry Willard. resigned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Fayorin1 Randall

PITTsBURe, PA, March 20.-The
Butler, Pa, democratic county COM
mittee to-day elected delegates to the
state convention, and instructed them
to vote for Randall.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Youthful Desperadoes.

BOSTON, March Pa gang of fif-
teen boys were arrested in South
Boston last night, and three of their
leaders held for examination. Many
small larcenies are charged against
them. Raids were being planned by
them in an old cellar, which they
called their den. Columbus O'Don-
nell, the leading spirit, is sixteen
years old, and is said to have been re-
Gently released from a reformatory
institution. The others range from
twelve to fifteen years of age. They
had a peculiar language known only
to members of their gang, and for an
hour mystified the officers at the sta
ton with their conversation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Another KaiIroad TumhIa

SYRACUSE, March 2O.-A mixed
train on the Ithia-Elmira road ran off
the track near Perryville this morn
ing A passenger coach rolled over
three times, landing upside down
against tree Half a dozen persons
were injured, but none fatally.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
No More.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Adju-
tant-General Drum has received news
announcing the death of Lieutenant
Colonel Godfrey Weitzel, of the en-
gineer CORDS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

WE are inevitably forced to the
i conclusion that Blaine as a historian
viii prove vast failure. He doesn't
understand advertising. All ilustri-
GUS modern historians know more
about that science than they do OF his
tory. Perhaps Blaine's modesty is at
the bottom of the fault.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Come tn Meet T,IIer

ST.. LOUIS, March 20.-McFadden,
arrested at Sherman, Tex, a few days
ago, is fully identified as an accom-
plice of Tiller, the st. Louis express
thief
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

CHICAGO journalism is marvellous.
The Tribune. the Times, the News. the
Herald and the Journal are all of them
wonderful papers. and indeed Chicago
is most wonderful city. The only
thing small about it is the Inter-
Oceans hatred for the south.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

PROHIBITION buried st. John very
deep, so deep in fact that his political
resurrection is plainly political I'M
possibility. The babes in the business
should take warning by the melan-
>cloly fate of the melancholy ex-gov-
erner of bleedlng Kansas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Insurance Convention.

ST. LOUIS, March 20.-About fifty
members of the Western Insurance
Union met here to-day in semi-annual
session to consider the insurance in
terests. The meeting was secret, but
it is understood that the principal
question before it is that of coin
Surauc6,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The Floods SubsIde.

LITTLE Rock, March 20-The first
train over the Memphis & Little Rock
railroad to Memphis since the deten-
tion by the overflow, leaves here to-
night. Tue regular business is now
resumed on the whole line.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

TABOR is in the race for the repub-
lican nomination for governor of Col
orado. If money can accomplish the
job Tabor will win. Even corruption
stands abashed before the utter rotten
ness of this man.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

THE Fort Worth Gazette is in favor
of deep water at Galveston, only to
, wheedle the News into an agreement
not to fight its scheme of dividing the
state, which is at present heldin abe y
ance. The guile of the Gazette is a
foot thick.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

A CITY cotemporary hauls the Post
over the Goals because its manager
was an independent two years since,
and now he is asking such a question
as this, What is an independent,
anYhoW?"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
DALLAS.
CounterFeiters Captured.

Special Telegram to The Statesman.
DALLAS, March 20.-J. r. Williams,
charged with manufacturing and
passing counterfeit money, was to-day
brought in from johnson county. He
waived examination before United
States Commissioner Bentley, and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

THE Gazette, when it is speaking of
Fort Worth, can never be saucy
enough. It's latest is that all rail
roads lead to the place where the pan
ther laid down.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

THE Posts editorial page is grow
ing to be right down bright and in
teresting. here of late. We are always
glad to see our contemporaries come to
the front.