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Noon--After IL O'Clock Lackawanna dropped ta
9Oss, and the general list fell OF In sympathy To-
ward midday Lackawanna recovered i 10 p2, and
other shares rose 10 per cent At l2 o'clock
lhe market was strong. Railway bonds were
weaker. and West shore IS declined 10 az Esse
tennessee consos TO S., Chesapeake and Ohio clasa
b, TO So and currency 6s 10 33. Erie new secopda.
cOnSols, rose 10 s. l.
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Washington News and Gossin

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $742, ,727.42; customs, $546, ,Oa2225
Army ORDERs.-First Lieut. Edwin P. Andrus,
5th cavalry, is relieved from duty as member OF
the general court-martial at Jefferson Barracks,
Missouri and will revert to status of leave OF alb
sence. First Lieut.. Charles G. Ayres 10th cavalry
will repair from this city to JEFFERSON Barracks,
Missouri and report In person to the superintendent
mounted recruiting service for temporary duty at
the denOt
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PROMOTIONS have been made In the superintend-
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Joseph T. Little, from class to class 4; Frank c.
Harris nom class to class 8; NJ f. Pilgrim, from
class to class 2 Mr.. b. f. Spackman, Of the mint
bureau, has been promoted from clerkship Of the
81 600 70 the q 600 class
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buxaness-Mr. and Mrs b. ]. Gray, OF Washing
ton were registered in St Louis Friday, on their
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FAIRS, FESTIVALS, &c.

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TIE NC CKINLEY-wALLACE CONTEST
The McKinley-Wallac contested election case
was called up in the House to-day. There is a
pretty hard fight expected, and vote will proba-
bly, not be reached until tomorrow. 1t is generally
conceded that Wallace (dem.) has a better case
than did English, who was seated the other day,
but 1t is believed that Mckinley will retain his seat
through strong democratic support. The op.
position to Wallace Is founded upon the fact that
he is an out and out prOtectiOnist and no more of
that school are wanted on the democratic side OF
the House
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A WEAK STOCK MARKET.
A Further Decline TIT. morv,,~

NEW YORK, May e6-Wan Street-Stocks opened
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MORE STAR ROUTE SECRETS.
Mr.. Ker Before the Springer Committee

PERSONS WITNESS WAS INSTRUCTED NOT 10 CON-
VERSE wTTH-wrTNESS' OPINION OF BLISS AND
orHRRs-wHAr MADE Mr. MERRICK ANGRY
OTHER INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
SHOT AT TWICE.

On Wednesday, night Mr.. August
Hoffman, residing at No. 4O2 east
Linden street, hearing noise in his
back yard, and remembering that
there had been three depredations on
the hen roosts of his neighbor, Mr..
Jacob Thomas; and suspe-
citing that a similar visit was
being paid the hen roost of
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Richard Blu
hon, with whom he lived, seized his
gun and rushed out on the back gal
lery, where he discovered q colored
gentleman on the back fence in the
act of beating a hasty retreat. Mr..
Hoffman fired both barrels of his gun
at the vanishing poultry fan
cier, and was rewarded by
hearing a cry for help, followed i'm
mediately by tumble on the part of
the colored brother, to the ground out
side. The appeal was intended for a
brother in crime, but the other gent
evidently considered prudence the
better part Of valor, and so did not
respond.
Mr.. Hoffman thinks that thewould-
be thief was well peppered, though
not seriously injured, as the gun was
loaded with very small shot. 1t is
limited that it won't be very healthy
for the next of the thieving fraternity
that gets caught in a like position, as
all the guns in the neighborhood are
generously loaded with buck-shot
The operations Of the chicken thieves
will probably be confined to other por-
lions of the city for sometime to come
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
BAD BREAK.

On Tuesday night four of the pris-
oners in the county Jail made an at
tempt to escape from their confine-
ment by saving out, but after having
sawed in two the staples of the locks
confining them to their cells, they
discovered that they were by no means
free, and gave up the attempt as fruit
less. They were found in the corri-
dor in the morning by jailor Smith
Hornsby.
The implements used were small
improvised steel files, some Of which
were found upon search. The person.
mel of the enterprising quartette is as
follows:
Robert Kelley, charged with horse
theft.
Geo. Speer, under life sentence for
murder committed in Blaneo county.
Geo. Makemsom, Austin'S bold
highwayman.
Walter Morgan, charged with the
murder of joe Henderson, at Clouds
stable about year and half ago.
1t would have been very unfor-
tunate thing if these "birds" had sue
ceeded in liberating themselves.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
FRED CALLAHAN.

Mr.. Fred Callahan, mentioned In
connection with the horrible affair in
the first ward on Monday night last,
has made statement of his connection
Herewith. He confirms everything
published, and goes further. He says
while in the house, when the mob
were trying to get in, he asked Eliza
Harris who it was talking outside.
She replied: "Bob Rubirth." He told
officer Sendrey that he would appear
at the court room next morning to
answer the charges that might be
made against him. To this the officer
replied: "An right" He heard the
police whistle when the officer saw
another rush was about to be made on
the house, and heard rocks strike the
building. He heard someon call him
at the window, and asked
who it was, and was an
swered: "Billie." Billie said, "Come on
out; let US see what they Will do" Cal
lahan at first refused, but finally con-
scented. Watford was not armed. Cal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
THE WORKINGMEN.

Last Nights Meeting at the Court House.
The Workingmen's convention to
take steps for the selection of a suita-
BILE candidate for mayor, met at nine
o'clock last night at the county court
building, about sixty or seventy-fve
persons being present. DR.. Joseph
Cummings was elected temporary
chairman, and L. E. Daniels secre-
tary. The object of the meeting
was stated. DR.. Cummings vaca-
ted the chair to make place for Chas.
P. Raymond, who was elected perma-
nent chairman.
Mr.. J. M. Odell was placed in nomi-
nation as the workingmen's candidate
for mayor.
Mr.. w. W. Archer thought the
meeting was inGended as only
preliminary, and did not consider it
the proper time to name candidate
for mayor, as such action
with so small a representation
of the workingmen Of the
city could only result in
doing more harm than good
He consequently moved to postpone
action to some future time to be nam
ed by the chair.
Mr.. Chas. Green moved an amend
ment providing for the appointment
by the chair. of two working men from
each ward, to canvass their represen-
tative wards with view of getting
the opinions and securing the attend.
ance of a larger number Of the work.
ingmen of the city at a meeting to be
held Tuesday enening next.
The amendment was added, but the
original motion as amended was voted
down.
The meeting finally adjourned, to
reassemble on Tuesday, at $3.50 p. m.
announcement to be published in the
daily papers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
Abstract of Title and Real Estate
Office of ZImpelman & Bergen,
pacan Straat Austiu. Texas.


List of Travis county property
transferred during the week ending
May 80, 1884:
l.. M. Bawcom and wife to VIM.
King, 704 acres, L. Bissell league;
$1,000.
Erwin & Houston to VIM. Finlay,
100 acres, A. Rodriguez survey;
$31.62.
T. A. Doxey to Mrs. E. Cuneo, lot
10, block 3, outlot AZ, division d, Aus
tin; $500.
VIM. o. Winston ct al. to F. K.
Saith ct al, 314 acres, VIM. Cannon
league; $1,000.
2. NJ. Cuuey to Carl Mayor, 30
acres, T. Hopkins & HARRISON survey;
5000.
Mary L. Lloyd ct al. to Lewis Han
cock, lots Z, 8 and 8, block 81, Austin;
81 900.
Mary D. Hopkins to Sam Hopkins,
4 acres, division z, Austin; 81. 200:
S. A. Eichols ct al. to Mary Han
cock, 811S acres, Thos. Anderson
league; $500.
WI. Montgomery to Mamie q.
Galloway, 46xl60 efet of block 43. d.
vision E. Austin; $3.50.
Jos. Harrell and wife to Ira III.
Evans, lots and 2, block 43, Austin;
$4,000
S. M. Craig and wife to w. j. Sutor,
undivided half of lot No. "a and west
half of lot %, Swisher addition to
A uStin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
THE LIGHT ARTILLERY.

Pursuant to the call of Vice-Presi-
dent Finklea, for meeting of the
Travis Light Artillery Company, for
the purpose Of perfecting the COM
pany's organization, in order that it
might take its place among the other
military companies Of the state as. a
chartered organization; and also to
consider the resignation Of Capt. A.
J. Peeler, it,, a large attendance was
had. Captain Peeler assigned as
reason for his resignation as
captain, that his duties as a
student in the law department of the
university would not justify him in
longer holding the position with which
the company had twice honored him.
Mr.. Peeler's resignation was accept
ed, to take effect June 10.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Staniforth, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the Travis Light
Artillery company accepts with re-
ret and reluctance the resignation of
our honored captain, Mr.. A. j. Peeler,
jr., and that we tender him our earnest
ner in which he has used
LILO uOIiOou C14Sl SiSo W viz
promotion of the welfare Of the COM
pany.
The resolution paid a well-merited
compliment to the retiring officer, for
Capt. Peeler has been interchangeable in
his efforts in behalf OF the Travis
light artillery. 1t was he who organ
lied it in April, 1888, and it has been
kept alive since that time
more through his untiring
effsrts than by any other means.
The previous ms citing, at which MIR.
Calhoun was elected first lieutenant,
and Mr.. Moran Scott second lieuten-
ant, and some other gentleman gun
ner, was declared null and void by
virture of the r, quest for call meet
ing not being signed by five members,
as provided by the laws OF the organ
iZation.
The charges Of general neglect
Of duty preferred against First
Lieut.. Williams were read, and Lieu
tenant Williams response in his own
behalf was heard. BY vote the COM
pany accepted the explanation of
Lieut.. Williams, who then resigned
the ieutenantcy, and Mr.. William d.
Shelley was elected to fllthe vacancy.
Mr.. Shelley is perhaps one of the
best drilled young men in Austin, and
is splendid selection.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05

| treme frontier, and which, withou
exception, resulted disastrously to the
enemy. A continuous and prosper
Gus trade was carried on through
| Mexico, affOrdiUg an outlet
and the means of introducing in re-
turn not only the necessaries of life
for our people, but large quantities of
war material.
These things, as have said, great
ly intensified the feeling Of the federal
government against Texas, and the
bittereSt parties, whether civil or
military, C. othed with almost unlimi-
ted discretionary power were sem
among us, and who, either OF their
own choice or through mistaken zeal,
scattered their agents broadcast over
the land, who under the mtr5st sha-
dow of the law worked their own
vile ends with impunlty. The lnhu-
ence of Hancock was eXerted TO It's
fullest extent against this most UNI
just and ruinous policy, and whether
at home among his people or during
three successive terms IN congress,
was most active in behalf OF his
fellow misunderstanding unceas-
ingly to restore that status under
the constitution which President Lin
coin had marked out and all union
democrats proclaimed as the way, and
the only one in which our troubles
could be settled.
1t would consume too much space
to allude, except in the briefest way,
to these affairs and the faithful man
ner IN which our representative stood
by us until the work Of reconstruction
was completed and the state permitted
again to act for herself in the manage
ment of her local affairs.
We will not, at this time, even refer
to the causes which kept Judge Ham
cock in political retirement from the
close of the 44th to the present congress,
but now, that the voters of the 10th
district have proclaimed him the
man of their choice, in spite of a
most undemocratic detection in
one section, and as he has again
as ever in the past shown himself
worthy of full trust and confidence,
they should see to it that no partisan
opposition or imaginary rights OF
other localities should stand in the
way of their interests.
One word more, and will close
Ibis already TOO proCracCeu arJlcle. NO
stronger testimony could be offered in
Judge Hancock's favor than the man.
ifest respect and esteem which is
shown to him here, not only by our
own able delegation, but by the most
solid men who were his associates in
the past irrespective of party. 1t not be-
ing uncommon to hear him alluded to
by the old members as man of the
highest tone, whether IN public ca
pacity or as private gentlemen-a
statesman of consummate Judgment
and as a parliamentarian scarcely
equalled in the house. No better evil
dence than this could be adduced to
guarantee that the local interests as
well as the great national issues of the
democratic party. now pending, can
safely be entrusted to his keeping.
Hoping that these imperfectly ex-
pressed views, which L feel are at
least in the right direction, may be
deemed worthy of place in your val
liable columns, I am most respectfully
YOURS. Y. X. X.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05

tin, L. B. Giles offered the following
resolution. reserving the right to OPP
pose its adoption:
OHIO PLATFORM TABLED.
We favor a tariff for revenue linn
tied to the necessities of the govern
ment economically administered, and
so adjusted in its application as to
prevent unequal burdens, encourage
productive industries at home, and
afford just compensation to labor, but
not to create or foster monopolieS, and
to this end we favor the abolition of
the internal revenue system of Texas,
and such adjustment of the existing
tariff duties as will be consistent with
these principles.
On motion 1t was tabled by unan-
imous vote.
TWO-THIRDS RULE AND THE TARIFF.
The following resolutions were
then offered by L. i. Giles, and
adopted.
Resolved, That we believe that all
taxation should be for public purpos-
es, and that all protective tariffs
whereby the many are forced to pay
tribute to the few, are wrong in prin-
ciple, unsound in policy and should
be abrogated as speedily as sound
public policy demands. Hence we
heartily commend the course of our
members in congress on this question
and believe that no man should be
sent to the national convention who
favors a protective tariff.
We believe ina strict adherence to
democratic usages and principles, and
are opposed to the abrogation of the
two-thirds rule.
Gree grass" is thing of the past,
and we demand that the legislature
shall pass laws to prevent one mans
stock from depredating upon the grass
or crops of another.
W. G. Crockett was elected chair
man OF the executive committee of
this precinct for the ensuing term.
Messrs. d. G. Wooten, F. G. Morris
and Sheriff Hornsby were present dur
ing the meeting.