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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

Several Important Bills Introd uced.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-In the
house to-day King introduced a bill to
place on the free list the following ar
ticles All agricultural supplements,
and all machinery used in the manu-
featuring Of agricultural products,
cotton ties, fiannels, baskets, hats of
wool or knit goods and all goods
made on knitting frames; balmoral,
wooden and worsted yarns, and all
manu-. actures of every description
composed wholly or in part of worst
ed ; hair, ALPACA, goat or other ami
NAL, except such as are composed in
part of wool, valued not exceeding 30
cents per pound.
Dorsheimer: Authorizing the re-
tirement of John Fremont, with the
rank of major general.
Stewart: To establish signal sta
ton at Houston, Texas.
White (Kentucky): A resolution
calling on the secretary of state for
statement of facts in relation to the
exemptian of the American college in
Rome from the propaganda sale.
McLoid: For the appointment of a
commission of seventy six members,
two from each party, to be selected
fro m each party, 10 propose to the sew
eraI states the propriety of the legis-
latures of two-thirds Of the states
calling a convention. to meet July 4,
1887, for the purpose of proposing an
amendment to the constitution.
IN THE SENATE.
Hale moved the amendment of
which he had given notice, namely,
that which appropriates 100000 for
gun factory for completing guns from
six inch calibre to sixteen inch calibre.
including buildings and shrinking
pit.
Bayard moved as a substitute a
clause which, after notifications sug-
gested by Allison, and another by
MCPHERSON, was agreed to. 1t does not
change the several features of the MO.
ton, however.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
.Mein Little HausenfrauY

Dear little head with brown braids rippled
Seftest brown eyes that are under the sun,
Sweetest red lips as fresh as the clover,
All! when praise can never have done!
For straightway think of her chin with its
SO cunning it plays hide-and-seek in the
snow,
And her voice like brook with its ripple and
And her cheek like rose in it, exquisite
glow.
Her step is as light as the dewfall at even,
And her form, ali! so air IL dai.ty and
slight
That she seems like star-maiden wandered
from heaven
To home that without her were darker than
night.
AS deftly her housewifely tasks she is plying,
A love songs gay Tilt to her rosy lips springs,
And In time to the measure white fingers are
Ger thousand wise, womanly, delicate
things.
But, ahi It's at eve when the days work is
And beyond our closed doors lies the world
and It's strife,
That puzzle to know if seraph descended,
Whether tits an ang'l or woman claim as
my wifel
All! bonny brown head! do you know that
your shining
Makes les the light of the world in my worship
That about you each hope of my life is en-
And that where you are only there my heaven
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
Eulalie.

From the Manhattan for May
Her voice Is like the mocking. birds upon the
myrtle tree,
Her eyes are like the summer stars that frolic
on the sea;
Oh, tits rapture to look az her
And 1t sets my heart abeat
Just TO each the pretty patter
Of her merry little feet.
Inc Islries upon her tresses on spindle made
Then dropped them in the summer shine and
put them up In curl;
AND when see them flutter,
AS she dances in the wind,
wish / were butterfly
Or something OF the kind
know that Cupid did 1t, and think 1t was
To carve cunning dimple on the middle of
her chin;
For it is crime to covet-
81 says the law divine
Yet look at it and love it,
And want 1t all for mine.
She whispers that she loves me! Now be 1t
The tidings arc delightful-Id believe them If
/ could;
But In her vocabulary
With its tantalfZfnl 1sW,
The truth will often ~
Far behind Eyes" "a no"
She smiles at mel She frOwns at mel She
knows l cannot fly;
D, Cupid, come and aid me with an arrow on
That when the orange bowers
Are blowing, EulaIie
May wear the snowy flowers
In bridal wreath for mel
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
Sworn to Secrecy.

CINCINNATI, April 14.-Coroner
Muscroft has begun an inquest on the
victims of the late riot, and has So
lected thirteen cases, intending to let
tfat examination cover the entire
number; so far nothing has been
elected beyond testimony for identifi-
cation of the dead bodies. 1t is said
the coroner will not make a searching
investigation, leaving that to be done
by the special grand jury which began
its duties this morning, and which has
been charged by Judge Avery TO make
inquiry into the late riot and burning
of the court house, and also of the
charges of corruption of the jury that
tried VIM. Berner. The testimony
before the grand jury is given prf-
vately, and all sworn to secrecy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

The Hon. Sam Randall had a boom
the other day. 1t was Pennsylvania
boom, and they are ever short-lived
and most uncertain. The Allegheny
mountains fence this boom out of the
west, 1t must seek pasturage on our
wide prairies or it will never live
through the summer. 1t may reach
Chicago, but before 1t does its force
will have been spent, like the weak
little wavelets on the sunny sands of
a summers lake. The tariff fol rev.
enue march is too much for Randall
or his DOM,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
The Worlds Fair.

NEW ORLEANS, April 14.-E. A.
Burke, director general of the Worlds
Exposition, is informed that the South
ern association will have cheap excur-
sion tickets from all points within a
radius of 500 miles to New Orleans,
December to March 1. Tickets will
permit ten-day'5 sojourn. The New
Orleans Southern association will
communicate with the Western and
New England committee of the Ma
tional association of passenger agents
to arrange basis of general excursion
rates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

A LETTER or paper from the far
west comes to us sweetened and sad
dened by many holy memories. There
are but few men, or women, either, in
this country, but have in mind a lonely
grave or tender memory located
somewhere in the shade of or within
sight of the grand old Rockies. In
this very universally Of circum-
stance is found the kinship of man.
While our faces and characters differ
very widely, yet are the circumstan-
ces of life so similar that one cannot
but wonder that there ever should be
war between men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

WHEN two such literary comets as
Governor Sterrett and Gen. Claiborne
come together of course there will be
an earthquake. How could 1t be
otherwise? Governor Sterrett, how
ever, exhibits . the greater famil-
iarity with the weapons. Doubt
less if it were real war and
red artillery was belchlng out on the
field of Mars, the general would get
away with Sterrett. But at the end
of Faber pencil he is just helpless,
pulling infancy compared with the
Dallas champion. Surely General
Claiborne has made mistake in his
choice CT weapons for this fight, and
if we mistake not he'll live to find it
out. A Gattling gun, mittrilleuse,
a Krupp sixty-four FOUNDER, anything
in that line indeed were lighter and
far more harmless than Governor
Sterrett's wonderfully grinding force
when seated at his table with pencil
and plenty OF clean white paper with
in reach. Wen wager something
handsome that our militiaman will
study long time ere he tackles an
other country CRASHED red-headed
editor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
sHARON'S DIVORCE.
The Old millionaire the Victim of De-
signing Woman.

signing Woman.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-In the
Sharon divorce case to-day the depo-
sition of H. M. True, of Santa Cruz,
was read. During the progress of the
trial Harry Wells, witness for plaintiff,
testified that Sharon had in his pres
ence introduced Miss Hillto True as
Mrs. Sharon. True, who, who is on
his death bed, deposed Wells testimony
was a put up job" between Miss Hill,
Wells and himself. 1t was arranged
that Miss Hill should testify to that
effect. and he and Wells would con-
firm it. He became party to the ar
rangement, believing he could make
money out of it, but being on his
death bed he wanted to tell the whole
truth before it was too late. He said,
81 don't propose to go to the grave
with lie on my lips" He also said
counsel for plaintiff was not party
10 the arrangement, but was told of it
after. True's deposition created a
sensation. He is 67 years old, and his
death is momentarily expected. .
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

The Examiner discourses of the
York and Lancasterian roses. Well,
it is the time to. write of spring
flowers. just so it is prose, we can
stand it, but when the Examiner lets
his excess of sentiment take the shape
of verse, he can count us out, and stop
our eX, while 1t Is on,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

In its issue of the 9th the Dallas
Herald has an article on journalism
which we would be glad to transfer
to our columns If we only had room
for it. If our Dallas contemporary
will stand by the sentiments he ex-
presses in that paper, he will have no
sincerer or truer friend than The
STATESMAN. We commend careful
perusal of this most admirable article
to our choleric friend of the Express.
1t will do him good if he can put him.
self out of his native mud long
enough to read and comprehend its
Statutory lesson.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

BARNEY GIBBS is squarely out in the
race now. Barney, old boy, there's
stumps in your way now, if you never
had to contend with 'em before
You're now in a fair way to find out
what dreadful rascal Barney'S al
ways been. If you ever robbed an
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

Tom OCHILTREE gets out of that
Russian baroness business in very
slick way. Tom, it appears, is in the
habit of hiring apartments for Illus
trious actresses and ladies of distinc-
tion, but he only acts as agent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

SULL Ross would be an excellent
bone for the interviewer to pick. not
that the interviewer would be likely
to grow fat on what he might find
there, but it would be interesting to
know how the bold Ross would refuse
to go under the pump.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

IT strikes us that the nonpariel
young man on the News is exhibiting
entirely too much familiarity with
pokes terms here of late. The lapse
may have been an accident, we sin
cerely trust it was, but it looks
amazingly like the real premeditated
SimOn-pure article.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Fort doesn't propose to make
any distinction between the two con-
ventions as to the welcome she ex-
tends to the delegates. The wonder
full thing about 1t all Is that it should
be found necessary to say even that
much. Such thing with reference
to Fort Worth ought to go without
caviDn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE nonpareil man of the News
will take heavy responsibility out Of
the world with him. He it is who is
responsible for the bee that is in Bar
ney Gibbs bonnet, the lieutenant gov
ernorship bee.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

IF the Express will only pay its
aspects to THE STATESMAN, confine
its criticisms to the paper and not
attempt to give vile personal ISLANDERS
against the editor the benefit of its
meagre circulation, we will be content.
All we complain of is that it deals in
offensive personalities to shut off
legitimate criticism.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
RESCUED,

Rumored Rescue of the Greeley Expedi-
ton Party.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The navy
department has been informed that a
rumor prevails at st. Johns, New
Foundland, that the Greeley party has
been rescued from mass of floating
ice by the crew of a whaling schooner.
In a communication on the subject,
however, the United States consul at
st. Johns says the report is not cr9d-
tied nor affirmed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
A SINNERS DEATH-BED DECLARE
TI0N WARNS INTO LIFE Ao
BIG SENSATION.
Id Shows Too Sadly Women
Will Tackle Old Age For
Money Still.
Twas So With SharOn'S Blush
ing Friend, and So Twill
BE Unto the End! -
The Wires Denote a Southern
Storm, and Picture Greeley
Free From Harm.
Terrible Storm,

GRENADA, Miss, April 15.-One of
the severest wind and rain storms
ever known occurred this afternoon
one mile south. Houses were demol-
ished, trees torn up, some stock killed
and many people injured.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

We can return the above compli-
.ment from the Galveston News, and
say truly that 1t is occasionally the
Matthew Arnold of the press of Texas
and the balance of the time the Joe
Mulhatton of journalism generally
and it is never either interesting or
amusing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

HOUSTON wants a signal service
station. Such thing would doubt
less be of signal service to the mer-
chant marine ploughing the turbid
waves of the bayou, at all hours Of the
day and night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE frolicsome wind touched up
Round Rock Monday, and the houses
round there rocked in its fury. We
rejoice that the damage was not more
grave. Although, as it was, it was
quite severe enough.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

BARNEY GIBBS is among the break
ers. Barney thinks it is rough sail
ing already. Wait until he attempts
to round Cape Hatteras Cthe conven-
tion). There is where the ancient
mariners trouble will commence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

COUNTY ATTORNEY CLINT isn't
in favor of permitting the festive
Cammack again to go on his travels.
Clint's head is perfectly level in this,
as it is in the other determination to
try Cammack as a principal, notwith-
standing that he turned states evil
dence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17
Southern ZeDhyrS,

VICKsBURG, Miss, April IA
heavy wind and rain storm here to-
day, blowing off the metal roof of the
compress and several other buildings.
]. j. Jt seph e. Co.'S store house, on the
levee, was partly blown down, and
fences and trees Frustrated in various
DlacaS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

AFTER Jack Evans has been on tn
supreme bench of New Mexico for a
term or two, the poor bedeviled
greasers of that benighted land will
cry aloud to Uncle Sam, Obi give us
Axtell again, with all his faults"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

TIE long talked-of catholic paper
the Monitor, came yesterday. 1t is
beautifully printed and seems wise
and temperate organ of the church.
We exchange with it with great Salts
faction and wish it unbounded success
into the bargain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

occurrences are disgrace to human
lty, and if it wers possible for an
earthly court to hurl the doom of an
Inhalation at such wretch, 1t ought
| to be done.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

Mr.. BILLSTERRETT - vide Clai-
borne-if you don't effect reforma-
ton in the morals of that mailing
clerk pretty soon, we will get you in
dicted for false pretense, in getting
THE STATESMAN for the Times, and
then not sending the Times, or making
any reasonable effort to do SO. You
see we want that Claiborne literature,
and want it bad,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Blanco News is an admirable
weekly paper. 1t is full of sound
opinions and interesting news. 1t is
an ever welcome visitor at the STATES
MAN Office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

ST. DAvID's parish will build a new
and more commodious church soon.
We understand that the subscriptions
and contributions for that purpose
are growing rapidly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

JOHN CLAIBORNE and Bill Sterrett
Well, indeedl 1t win be rich, ere the
thing is over. Bill has newspaper
and John hasn't, and there is good
deal In that, now mind if there isn't
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

"THE Post seldom makes mention
of itself" Well, that is off the same
piece from which that fourteen special
reporter business came. The Post has
made a science out of that sort OF
afafamoDt
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

TIE Gazette's paragrapher has re-
turned. Mondays paper just glittered
with the CONDENSED wisdom and the
sparkling wit of the page. We don't
know who does it, but 1t is thorough
work all the same.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

STERRETT hasn't fallen afoul of
Claiborne yet. We predict that when
he does there will be more music in
the air than was ever heard of before.
Hurry up the cakes, OF thou glittering
Bill. Hurry 'em I'D.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE correspondence between a GER
tain brace of governors in the south
west is growing far too acrimonious
for the good health of all parties
concerned. y
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

USUALLY the papers which have
the most to say about the amenities
of journalism practice them less than
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE non union men do get out
rather stylish paper for men who
cannot set type. IT'S the universal
verdict of the people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Dallas Herald has certainly
become more genial here of late. If
only the improvement turns out to be
permanent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

RUSSIAN harnesses studying for
the stage In New York are not as
thick as leaves in Valambrosa, surely.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Fort Worth Gazette doesn't go
ahead on that Bedford matter as it did
with Jun Britton's whopper about
the number of people who stopped at
the Fort in a given daY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE governor will be rather slow in
pok1ng up Wash Jones. Wash is a
devil Of a fellow when he gets riled.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Dallas Times murdered mail
clerk has come to life again. No Times
yesterday, dad burn him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

WHEN the congressional delegation
gets home then interviewing will
bloom out again in all of its wonder
full force and incisiveness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Dallas Herald is writing touch
ingly Of "Our fallen women" The
only thing to do is to prevent them
from falling.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Gazette of the 10th had very
readable article under the caption of
"Types of Civilization" 1t was very
well put and had very sound moral
attached to it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Farm and Ranch has changed
its form, and it is just as bright,
sparkling and abe as it was as a
quarto. 1t is an xcellent paper and
very prosperors
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

So far, the unusually cold weather
has not been serious drawback up
on the growing crop. 1t looks ex-
ceedinrly well.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

BLUFFToN Is good place for a
row, then there ought never to be
more than one man killed at a time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

AUSTIN can show as many charming
faces among her fair daughters, as any
city of her class IN America, or in the
world either, for that matter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

TIE Lampasas republicans wan
Tom Ochiltree for governor. How
long would it take Tom to cure them
of that fancy, if he were elected?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

ITseems after all that winter Is ling
ering in the lap of spring, simply be-
cause he can. There is no sensible
excuse why this thing should be per-
sisted in.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Print says Texas desperadoism
is fast dying out. Poor Taylor's death
at Elgin the other day is specimen.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

IT turns out after all that Sayton,
of Corpus, is in the race for c,lgf.ss.
The head reded is certainly downed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE Post las at last discovered that
there are papers in Texas unfriendly
to the Ireland administration. Here's
progress for you.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

VISITORS to Austin are struck by
the wealth of verdure on all hands
Charming charming! is the usual
exclamation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE outside barbarians up at
Brownwood have some very civilized
amusements as they go through "this
vale"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

CoNGREss AVENUE is simply gor-
geous in its wealth Of beautiful, new
goods.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

WITH Joe Sayers and Colonel
Bower both in Austin at the same
time, the ''tip up" sensation is quite
audible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

In all the outward bounds of the
foot-stool there isn't a more unique
fellow than that same Bill Sterrett of
the Dallas Times,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE News of Sunday had digni-
fled and good tempered reply to the
Posts publication of the deeds of trust
on that property. The Post will yet
get sick of this affair.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

INDEED the San Antonio Times has
a very strong, forceful and elegant
writer on the editorial page. We
CONGRATULATE it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

SENATOR FLEMING is interviewed
and he is opposed to the lease system,
and in favor of Ross and Gibbs for
governor and lieutenant governor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

IT is very funny to hear the News
talk about the weakened democracy
Of Georgia, or any other place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

WHAT do the men who are laughing
at Marion Martins gubernatorial am
billions think of Nat Q's legislative
ditto?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

TEXAS will make an enormous crop
this season unless some wonderful dis
aster oyertakes her.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

Mr.. MORGAN CAMMACK will again
go on his travels as soon as he has
worn his welcome out in Dallas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE photography of the Examiner
is under the glass. A man who can
spell, and won't spell ought to be made
to spell,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

Tom OCHILTREEi is a political misfit
in Texas. He's neither democrat or
radical.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

Now We gods and little fishes, won't
the wool fly. Claiborne and Bill Ster-
rett. Echu, but 1t is rich. The fun Is
on. The kings Of billingsgate are at
work, and the Express can lay by In
the shade and take lessons In science
in which he is only bungler COM
pared to these experts. De lawd de
lawd we wouldn't take a kingdom OF
cow tails for our share in this racket
Claiborne's letter in the News Thurs
day surpasses anything we ever saw
save and except possibly, an editorial
in the Times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-17

THE floral decorations at st. David's
on Sunday were gorgeous. The mu-
sic also was bewitchingly sweet. AL
together it is good to have been there.