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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
Campaign Humor.

Blaine's plume begins to look lit
tie wilted.-Bangor (Me) Commercial.
Ben Butler will play the role of
clown in the Presidential circus,-Kan-
sas City (Mo.) Star.
More trouble is brewing for Blaine.
The big brewers of New York City
repudiate his nomination.-BoSto
Courier.
Mr.. Flower is just dying for it, but
no Presidential lightning is mean
enough to strike such small boy
Philadelphia Times.
A squad is young pigeon and is
biggest shortly after its birth. The
Blaine boom is squab.-Y oungstoWn
CO., Saturday.
The CHILEAN Government has stop
ped the guano trade. Blaine's support
may now be expected to weaken ID
unexpected quarters.-Boston Globe
In steeple chase at Cote Brillantt
Yesterday King Dutchman bolted anC
lost the race. He had just heard from
his friend Carl SchurZ,-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Mr.. Butler will not be able to &C
cept all the numerous invitations II
the presidency that he has received
and in most cases he will send his re
grets.-Chicago Times.
Carl Shurz has joined the ranks Of
the high kickers. HE is evidently
training himself up to the feat of kick
ing a cabinet officers hat on his owl
head.-St. Louis Critic.
Gail Hamilton is mixing her wa
paint and the editor of the New Yorl
Times, who had forgotten her exis
tence, is looking for a post-hole &
crawl into.-Detroit Journal.
The campaign poet of the New
York Tribune has started up his ma
chine, and his first production is Lii
tie daisy of a thing beginning:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

CHENowETH seeing and being able
to interpret the hand writing on the
wall, has wisely come down from the
exalted perch he occupied as Dave
Culberson's opponent. 1t was not
done moment too soon, but his brief
occupancy of the place has immortal
lied him. and he will be bigger man
always for having aspired in real down
earnest to the post of successor to
"old Dave" Chenoweth does well to
repress his congressional aspira-
lions so long as he lives in Old d. 3
district, or so long as the said @. d.
desires to represent it himself in con-
gress. There is a strange strong bond
between Culberson and the people he
has served so long. 1t is born of mu-
tual trust and confidence, and it will
never die out as long as the jefferson
giant lives or retains political ambi-
ton no higher than that of simple
preventative. Several attempts have
been made to slde-track him in the
governorship, the senate and the like,
but the people will not hear of it, and
so Chenoweth is forced to be modest
willie MILE"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
DEPARTMENT NOTES.


The comptroller yesterday paid into
the state treasury $4,000 for account
of general revenue, and $4,000 for the
available school fund.
The attorney general has written
requesting District Attorney Clint, OF
Dallas, to mandamus the presidents
of the National banks of that place to
furnish the tax assessor list of share
holders of the banks, in order that
their stock may be assessed under the
| act of 1883
The adjutant general has letter
from Col. Murray and Maj. Caleb, So
Letting his assistance in obtaining
from the United States authorities
the use of three hundred tents for
the reunion of confederate soldiers at
| Dallas.
Col. Baylor reports the arrest of a
man, whose name he does not remem-
Der, charged with the theft of fourteen
head of cattle from a Mexican, who
followed the man up from the Ric
Grande, and had him arrested by the
rangers. The cattle were also Sc
cured.
The following additional scholastic
census returns are received:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
A Warming to the Bosses.

The opea revolt in almost the
entire independent and many of the
staunchest republican papers of New
York and New England should prove
a warning to managers of the Tex
as democratic nominating machinery.
Paradoxical as it may appear, there
is noJhing so potent, as corrective of
corrupt political methods, as success
in those methods. 1t is Blaine's sue
cessful manipulations of the Chicago
convention, rather than his personal
corruption, that excites the apprehen-
sion and disgust of the bet
ter class of republicans. The evidence
of Grants infamy did not dis
honor him, nor did Garfeld's guilt de-
tract from his strength with the re-
publicans for they were pledged to the
party, to do its bidding, and this satis-
fed the party.
Blaine by his superior skill, by his
pre-eminent success as manipulation
and boomer, conyinces thinking men
that to elect him, will be to place the
republican party and the country in
his hands. The next thought by nat
ural sequence, has been, what would
he do with it2 And the answer has
been read in the former political and
official history of the man. They be-
hold his boldness in corruption, his
adroitness in rascality, his audacity
under difficulties; and they draw
back in horror from the creature,
who once excited their admiration.
May not the Ireland faction prove
entirely too successful IN their present
efforts, for their own ultimate sue
cess? May they not convince the
better class of Texas democrats
that they are dangerously successful
When they have convinced com.
munities, counties and districts all
over the state, that no man, however
popular among his own people, cal
hope for position of trust or honor
unless he wears the Ireland collar
when they see repeated at Houston
the tactics of the Fort Worth con
vention; where men of brain AM
culture and influence at hom,
and abroad-men like A. W. Terrell
endorsed enthusiastically by his owl
constituency, was coldly slaughtered
for the sin of criticising his excel
lency.
| When they see that the democratic,
party of Texas does, in fact, so far a
its work in selections and appoint
ments are concerned, belong exclu
sively to Ireland, Burgess & Co. Thel
you will see break for freedom il
democratic ranks in Texas not unlIk,
that in the republican ranks in New
Y k. Many democrats in Texa
stand ready to adopt the declaration
of the New York independents, tina
"the party is worth nothing except a
it continues to represent principles"
The governor had better take warn
ing, and hold in his leashes, Toe
much success at Houston may destroy
him,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

From the New York World.
HARTFoD, Conn, June 16.-Satur-
day morning A. L. Shepherd, of Dallas,
Tex, intending to go to the races, plac-
ed a bundle of greenbacks, amounting
to $1,000, by mistake between his vest
and shirt before leaving the Allyn
House, where he was guest. A short
time later he discovered that the bills
were gone. He Immediately made
known his loss at the Office, after
which a stranger who stood neal
remarked that he had found sum OF
money and asked the loser to describe
what money he had lost. He did SO
and the stranger counted the pile he
had found and restored it. The loser
took 800 from the pile and offered ii
to the stranger, who refused to take ii
it was too much. II am broke" he
said cor 1 wouldn't take anything"
but by little persuasion he was in
duced to take $50.
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Go to church this morning.
A DARK HORSE.

General Palmer Talks of the Situation
and Intimates That Barkis is Willin'.
! Springfield Letter in the Chicago News.
Gen. John M. Palmer, ex-governor
of Illinois and one OF the foremost
democratic statesmen In the west, was
found among his books in his comma.
dious law office to-day by the Daily
News correspondent. and was asked
what he thought would be the effect
of Mr.. Tilden's refusal to become a
candidate. ut is too soon," he re-
piled, 'to have any settled conviction
on that question. [ regret the with
drawal of Mr.. Tilden as candidate,
because his election was in my mind
assured. Before the withdrawal no one
but Tilden could have been nominated.
Tilden'S defamation reduces the chan
ceS of democratic success somewhat,
as the candidate will have to be, in some
degree, introduced to the people. The
nomination of Blaine is, think, very
satisfactory to all the republicans who
are politicians, but to no one else
among them. 1t is strange that he
should be lauded throughout the
country as the Plumed Knight when
he sent substitute to the war to do
his fighting for him. Therepublicans
came near doing a dangerous thing
for our prospects by nominating
Gresham, but Harrison's dog-ln-the-
manager policy prevented that and
now we shall carry Indiana, think"
what about the second place On
tie ticketp"
al don't think that Mcdonald cares
for it, and / am certain Hendricks
does not, while the withdrawal of Mr..
Tilden eliminates all of Mr.. Hend-
ricks' chances for any place. 1 think
q COOK ticket would be Cleveland and
fact, a splendid ticket. |
1t might be slightly improved if Nor
rison lived in Indiana, but in any |
event should consider it very strong.
| certainly count on democratic |
victory, anyway. The republicans do
not, think, count at all on carrying
New York, but do expect West Vir-
yinia, on account of the large interests
here of Blaine and Elkins. The
sugar interests, too. may render Lou
siana doubtful. The democrats do
lot now consider it a necessity to
dominate an eastern man, though it
nay be considered expedient. / con-
ider Mcdonald one of the strongest
nen, and one who would make a good
resident.
"Y our name has been mentioned
as prominent candidate for
he Presidency d
"Yes, my friends are very kind. 1t
an honor Of which any one might {
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
UNIVERSITY BATTALION.
A Pertinent Suggestion to the Students O
the University

A Pertinent Suggestion to the Students o.
! the University.
Perhaps it is not generally known
| among our university students that
the United States government stands
ready to supply every applying college
with arms (artillery included, accou-
trements, and an army officer, as pro-
fesSor of military science and tactics
ali at the governments own ex-
pense. Many colleges and universe
ties have taken advantage of this lib
erality.
There seems to be quite a military
spirit among the university boys,
il lging from the number of them who
TO g to the Grays and Light Artille-
ry.. Would it not, therefore, be advisable
for the students, when they re-assem-
bic in September, to take steps to-
ward the formation of a "Unlversity
Battalion ?-providing the regents ap-
prove of the idea-for of course the
students could only signify their de-
sire in the matter, leaving the rest to
the board.
Doubtless a majority of the boys
would eagerly Join the movement, and
they could soon form formidable
battalion only Securing to
themselves the pleasure and advan-
tage of manly exercise, but spreading
that knowledge Of military discipline
in a couutry depending
on its citizens for defense.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

well be proud-the nomination for
either President or Vice President.
However, 1 am not seeking or work
ing for it. OF course we shall carry
New York with Cleveland or any
good man, and there are others just as
strong. For instance, there is Lyman
Trumbun, of Chicago, who Is of great
ability, sterling integrity and homes
ty and would make splendid Presi-
dent, but his having been out of pub
lie life so long might make a great
difference"
"Doyou count on the support of the
Independent Republicans who have
refused to support Blaine?"
Certainly. If we nominate any OF
our men of irreproachable character
and we have plenty of them-I think
the Independents will act and VOTE
| with rs"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

of its funds to supplement the free
school fund, ample and even magnifi-
cent as the latter is, in comparison
with that of the university. True,
Governor Ireland says, "the university
has no enemy in our common school
system" but at the same time, with
his usual combatlveness and fond
ness for polemics, and as if
to please the people, in his
attempt to please them he makes
the mistake of defending the politi-
clans, who, as Judge Terrell in his ad-
dress the day before, argued, had used
the free schools as an a1ti-university
hobby to get into the legislature and
there legislate against the university
as means of keeping in office.
This falsely ex cited spirit OF
jealousy in fact has been used as q
political eXpedient before the
people so successfully that TIE
university could not get donation
from the last legislature without 6
corresponding efor the free schools
1t is the subterfuge of arch politi
cal tricksters to gain preferment
by exciting a spirit amounting
almost to animosity to uni
versity education, which would
never have existed but for the artfu
devices of politicians seeking offic
from the people; and it certainly was il
bad taste for the governor, as the chic
officer of the state, to revive it in an
manner upon mere literary occasion
such as that of the university exel
I cises, which otherwise would hav
9 passed off so much more satisfactoril,
!. AS the professed friend of the univel
: sity, as well as the free school system
4 of which the university is the ca
f stone, it is to be hoped the governc
!, will avoid such evident mistakes in tt
g future, and let the politicians take cal
q of themselves.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

uious war-whoop; and much as though
a picture of the Deerfield massacre
had stepped out from the pages of our
early history, Logan took the Ameri-
can Senate by its large, capaeious ear.
And then he went for his mother
tongue. He smote it right and left. hip
and thigh, and showed no mercy.
Swinging the great broad-axe of his
logic high in air, he turned it ere it
fell, and with the hammer side struck
the language of sixty millions of PEG.
pie fairly IN the face and mashed it
beyond recognition. Under his stroke
the floor of the American Senate was
| Spattered with the remnants of once
proud vocabulary, and messengers,
doorkeepers and pages were covered
from head to foot with the spray. In
the fearful tive hours which followed
the first roar of his Grafton all the
parts of speech were routed and put
to Hight. There were orphaned adj.
JectlveS and widowed nouns; bachelor
verbs driven to polygamy and polyga-
nous verbs left lonely; conjunc
lions discovered and distorted, an(
syntaX flung into wild disorder. Il
was great day for Logan.
He set his teeth into the languag,
as the untamed tiger of the jungles be
tween his mouth and paw the wearing
apparel of the wayfarer, and the rip
ping OF 1t was heard through all tn
forest depths. 1t reverberated to tn
other end of the Capitol and sluggisl
Representatives lifted up their eye
, and listened to the roar with terrific
!, awe. Some started for the scene, bu
upon being told the cause of the di;
turbance in the brief communication
> "Logan's up" turned back with fuu al
: surance that they could hear frol
: that end of the Capitol all that We
worth hearing. So through two houI
! Logan swung his beautiful arms owe
the heads of the Senate like the boon
= of a Government derrick, while h
J, chin churned the language like a pill
> driver in heavy sea, and the BATTLE
reporters made vile plunges vii
4 their pencils to gather up hisl regurg
r. tatlons for the printer.
a Ali Logan is a great mana state
~ man. When he throws his intelle
+ into question, whether it is of tinan
# or elf-government, or of sticking
Il the ship, something has got to con
~ ~ And you may always know where
10 find him-to wit, where he has alWa
"a been, drawing pay from the Cover
II ment in some capacity. He lacks
= ly fifteen or twenty things of being
U. orator. He has lungs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
A Romantic Wedding,

From the Baltimore Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grey, who are spending
their honeymoon in this city as guests
at the fashionable boarding-h house OF
Mrs. Adams, North Charles street
were married under novel and roman.
tic circumstances on Saturday last
Both are well connected and wealthy
Mr.. Grey, the groom, is native and
resident of Charleston, S. c., and the
bride is the daughter of wealthy pa
rents, who have been residing in Sa-
vannah, but who are at present spend
ing the summer at Poughkeepsie, n.
Y. The courtship and betrothal took
place in the south. and it was arrang-
ed that the wedding should take place
at Poughkeepsie. Early last week Mr..
Grey started North to visit his bride
elect. He stopped in Baltimore to see
some friends, but just after his arr
val here he was Frustrated with rheu-
matism. He at first hoped that the at
tack would soon pass away, so as to
enable him to get to Poughkeepsie in
time for the ceremony but all rheuma-
tism remained in spite of the efforts.
Mr.Grey was obliged to telegraph the
condition of affairs to Poughkeepsie,
necessitating a postponement of the
marriage. For the next day or two
his condition did not improve. The
young lady then determined to come
to Baltimore. She started from
Poughkeepsie on Friday, accompanied
by her father. She had forwarded
news of her intention and the ladies
at the clearinghouse arranged tn
room of Mr.. Grey for the occasion.
On SATURDAY. the Young lady arrived.
The groom was propped up in bed
and in the presence of the brides IA
ther the marriage ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. W. U. Murk-
land, pastor of the Franklin Street
Church. The bride is
bright and beautiful. with blonde fea-
lures and engaging manners. The
groom Is rather tall, good looking aud |
agreeable. Matrimony seems to have
baffled disease. as ne was well enough
to-day to walk around. Mrs. Grey's
father returned to Poughkeepsie after
The wedding.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
THE form of Youthful grace
A Little story from the Cotton Fields

From the Lumpkin Independent.
One of our popular young merchants
has a fine mare that IS not only fleet
and nimble-footed, but exhibits taste
decidedly aesthetic. Her little colored
hostler has a penchant for the mouth
organ and while he isplay1ng the mare
will leave the most tempting hay or
other good food and go and stand
with her head close down to the harp
and shows evident signs Of great pleas
ure in the musical sounds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
THE COURTS.
SUPREME COURT.

In the supreme court yesterday the
case of Hanrick VS.. Dodd, appealed
from Williamson county, was being
argued before Associate Justice Stay
ton, and Hons. ID. M. Prendergast and
j. Young Gooch, special judges in the
places OF Chief Justice Willie and As
sociate Justice West, disqualified on
account of having been originally
counsel in the case. 1t is Il e case in
which Hon. d. M. Doom recently sat
as special judge in place of Hon, A. s.
Walker, judge of the district court,
who was recused on accoul t of having
also been employed as counsel in the
suit. The present counsel are Messrs.
Walton, Hill & Walton, Goodrich 81
Clarkson and e. J. GuIley, for Han
rick, ana A. W. Terrell for Dodd. The
case involves the title to ten leagues
of land in Williamson county worth
probably 100000. The documentary
evidence, embracing photographs of
the alleged fraudulent erasures in the
papers, ETC., is remarkable. =
Block, Oppenheimer 81 Co. VS.. Hoo
ten x Townsend, fOm LampasaS
county. Appeal dismissed.
A. NJ. Arnold vs. j. V. Leatherwood,
ion by Justsce Stayton.
A. Lott, jr., VS.. F. s. Kaiser ct al,
from BosGue county. Motion for re-
hearing overI uled.
Frank Miiliken vs.. T. S. Smoot, from
Parker county. Same disposition as
above.
Jose a. Manchaca and others VS.. s.
w. Punchard and others. from Milan
county Affirmed. Opinion by spec
ial Judge Bassett (see case below.)
Jose A. Manchaca and others VS.. G..
P. Field and others, from Mel Lehman
county. Affirmed. Opinion by spec
al Judge w. III. Bassett, sitting with
special Su1ge T. S. Maxey and A ssoci
lte Justice StayuoD, of the supreme
.onrt.
Tois suit was brought Dec. %, 1881.
" appellant to recover of Field and
'thers IN undivided half of four
eagues of land, part of ten league
urvey granted by the government of
;oahuila and Texas to Jose David
anches. The case was tried by a
ury, and resulted in a verdict and
Judgment for the defendants, from
1hich the plaintiffs appeal. The
laintiffs are III descendants and
eirs of Maria Doratia Sanchrs, de-
eased, who WIS the wife If the
rantee, Jose David Sanches.
The best tobacco for smokers u
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
SOLDIERS! Do youshear the Slogan?

JIuIIIII6 bIdIIIt dIIU UUIIHI6 Logan.
The Tribune bard had struck the
right rhyme the very first pop and has
the most stirring note of the present
campaign: If the soldiers cannot be
'enthused" with the name of the
plumed knight whose shining helmet
bright cuirass and tin breeches are
dented all over with the spear and
sword thrusts of Southern rebels, no
body can be enthused.-Chlcago
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
What Should She Call Him.

From the Pail Mall Gazette
What ought wife to call her hus-
band when talking to third person !?
Should she say, my husband" or
should she use the surname without
any prefix, as Mrs. Carlyle used to talk
of Carlyle" or should she adopt
another plan of that lady's and
speak, as it were of "Mr. CT" Perhaps
it is a matter of indifference in Eng
land, but in France woman's usage
in the matter is tax as test of
breeding. In the provinces, it seems
wives speak of their husbands as
monsieur" as if their particular
monsieur" were superior to all 9th
ers. Or perhaps they think this style
expresses an indifference indiactiye OF
"bon ton;" my husband" they imag'
inc. would be vulgar. With the Pc
lite world of Paris, on the contrary
"my husband is accepted as the prop
er phrase, subject to two exceptions
A very affectionate wife may speak O.
her husband by his christian name
while after certain age any othel
style except the surname, with thu
prefix monsieur" is held to be ridic
ulous and a sign of "provincialism.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

My stock of wall pap'r and ceiling
decorations are open and :. finer line
cannot be found in Austii:. nd as for
prices, will not be underss,.... mean
business from now to August /, to
make room for large fall tock. A
room handsomely pspered aid PAPER
furnished for 81.
MCCoMAs, 713 Congress avenue.
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LoGAN's sTATEsMANsHIP.

The Black Warrior Assaulting the En-
glish Language in the State.
From tbs New York Tribune. Jan. Is, 1875.
Pranced there in upon the arena of
of the great debate, like a trick mule
in circus, or a spawned nightmare
upon the track of beautiful dream
Logan, of Illinois. There was wi
sion of mustaches, eyebrows and hair.
piled on each other in arches; large
brandishing of arms. pose and strid-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

EVERY day the crop prospect
brightens, at least in this part of the
state. The show for Texas farmers
taking in 100000 clean cash. for
cotton alone, begins to be fine. This
means plenty of money for all.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

The following charters were filed
yesterday with the secretary of state:
Terrell Building and Loan association,
capital 100000; Bonham Building
and Loan association, capital 100000;
and Sherman Mill company, capital
S35, 600.
The following scholastic census re-
turns are received:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

THE pictures of Blaine and Logan
now running through the papers can
not prove very inspiriting to the lone
ly followers of the LAMBS in this state.
The campaign managers have made a
mistake in sending them out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26

THE democrats have been accused
of straddling the fence in the matter
of the tariff. But if they can beat the
grand and lofty straddling of the
Joseph's coat platform, patched up at
Chicago, they can take the cake.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
Theoretically Wafered.

From the Ouray Cali Solid Muldoon.
Our southern exchanges are unlim-
tied with their compliments to Judge
Bedford. That bill for the relief of
poor and disabled eX-confederates will
immortalize James, and Theoretically
wafer the bloody shirt business.