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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

The southern half Of lot No. ?. fronting TIA
canal, 10 feet inches by Is2 feet inches
southern line and le4 feet on northern linz
lhls lot Il on the city side Of the canal.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

UnIaundried shirts-W amsutta Muslin.
81. the very finest, at LaFar's.-Adr'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

White Flannel and White Duck Bicycle
Shirts. at Belsinger's. lyons BIOck.-Adr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Umbrellas, Umbrellas. Umbrellas,
silk and Bingham Umbrellas, at Lar ar s.
Adr
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Canton Flannel Drawers and Under
Shirts.
A few left vet, at LaFar's.--AdU.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Ladies' Fox laced Shoes at 81 %, a
chols'.-AdC.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Weak lungs, coughs and colds. Hale's
Honey Of HorehOund and Tar will cure.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Glenn's Sulphur Soap is reliable rem
Sdv for local skin diseases.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Just received. a new line of Scarfs ana
Ties. at Belsinger's. Lyons Block.-Adc'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23
All Wool Nuns Yelling !

30 pieces all wool NUNS YELLING in all
the newest shades at &c; goods that would
be cheap at 35c.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Open front and back and unlaundried
Shirts, at Belsinger's, Lyons Blockade.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Rubber Coats, Hats and Pants, at Bel
singers, Lyons Block.-Adc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

DunIop's Hats and Knox Hats.
Derby. silk and Opera, at LaFar's.-Adr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

New Plush and Cloth Polo Caps,
80 cents to 81 30, at LaFar's.-Adr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23
ALI Wool AlbatrOSS

20 pieces all wool ALBATROss in all the
newest shades.
All wool NUNS YELLING and ALBA
TROSS CLOTH, As inches wide. in all the
newest shades.
1900 yards LIONEN DE midas at lOc.
yard.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

The latest styles in Hats and Caps, at
Nichols .-AdU.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23
Surrial Hotties

Fancy Scarf and the Dude Bows,
in silk, Satin and Lawn, at LaFars.-AdU
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Gloves-Fur Top Gloves.
Dopskin and Casters, at LaFar' s.-AdU.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23
Marshall House.

We sell solid Ladies' Shoe Ono paper)
at 81 80. at Nichols .-Adu.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
nm
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23
Amrtion salrs glrt,trr Dams,
NAMACRAW LOTS ASD CANAL T0Ts
FOX SALE AT AUCTION.
BY HENRY BLUM. Auc.io.

- 49, al Al -lt u Aile court House
ne southern half Of lot No. Il and the fnl
lot No. -. Middle OglethorUe yrar5 r6 - ~
. leet inches front on West Boundgry 49,
on Lumber street by ls0 feet in depth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

one of the most Objectionable features
of Mr.. Reagan's bill is that provision
which requires no more to be paid on
short than on long hauls. This would
be utterly destructive of competition.
BY this rule the rate of, say, So from
Austin to Denison, or to Longview,
would call for quite S20 on bale of
cotton to New York. The railways
make long hauls at very low rates be-
cause short hauling may be done at
prices that pay expenses. To enforce
such a provision would drive
every railway company in the United
States into bankruptcy and utterly
destroy their enterprises, The STATES
MAN has profound respect for the
ability Of Mr.. Reagan. but it must
atimit he misdirects his energy. He
has pursued this question until he
honestly thinks there is much in it
when there is little or nothing. Unob-
structed transportation has built up
Texas, has populated the waste places
OF this and other states, but had Mr..
Reagan's bill been in existence twenty
years ago and continued to be law of
the land, OK carts would to day have
been doing the carrying trade of Tex
as, and this ancient system of trans
portation would have become general
throughout the United States.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

THE general term of the supreme
court of New York recently affirmed
an order of the court below of some
considerable Importance, in relation to
libel suits, and of interest to the mer-
chantile community generally. An
action had been commenced in New
York by a party in New Orleans
against the mercantile agency of r.
G. Dun & Co., for libel. Upon the
application of the agency, an order
was some time ago granted by Judge
Barrett for bill of particulars, which
should specify to whom the alleged
libel had been communicated. The
order was appealed against by the
plaintiff, but is now confirmed by the
general term. This decision makes it
imperative that persons commencing
an action for libel must disclose the
names of the parties furnishing the in
formation upon which suit is based.
Inasmuch as merchants sign con-
tract not to communicate to persons
reported, information furnished them
by the agency, this decision is likely
to make them extremely careful, now
that the courts insist upon the names
being furnished with the complaint.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

HON. LoRIN BLoDGET, in whose
name the suit for possession of nearly
the whole of the northern portion of
the city was filed Tuesday, says the
Washington Post. arrived at the Eb-
bltt House Saturday evening. Il
come to take possession. that is an,' -
he remarked to Post reporter. Mr..
Blodget is a descendant of Samuel
Blodget, who, he says, came here from
Boston, where he was an East Indian
merchant, in 1871, and paid 100000 in
solid silver for the tract now claimed.
He gave it to thegovernment in trust,
the conditions being that it should be
devoted to the purpose of founding a
capital city before 1901. The viola
ton of this condition Is the ground of
suit. Only 100000 square feet have
thus far been placed in litigation, but
the whole tract includes 100000
foot
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
LAMPASAS.
Especial to The statesman.l

LAlIPAsAs, Feb. ia number of
our leading citizens met this evening
and organized an association for the
purpose of advertising the advan-
tages and resources of our section.
The following is the reply from
Gen. Cameron to the invitation of our
citizens to visit Lamrasas:
GALVESTON, Feb. Z.
To Hon. w. p. Beal, county Judge: Marshall
McIlhany, president; T. W. Eayer, mayor
Lampasas, Texas:
Dear Sirs-I have had the honor to
receive your telegram of the End in
slant, inviting me to visit your sec
tion of the st'Ite, TO Iartlke of your
hospitalities, but regret that | am un-
able to do so for want of time to meet
previous engagements. One of my
first important public acts was to
vote for the annexation of Texas to
the Union. -Four years of my early
public life was spent in the councils
of the nation with your two
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

THE act of Congress requires the
creation of state commissioners for
the New Orleans exposition prior to
February 1, 1884. A circular of the
general, dated December Is,
1883, presents, therefore, the necessity
of immediate appointment of state
commissioners. The governor conse-
quently, should have appointed COM
missioner for Texas within the time
prescribed by Congress, which he had
the power TO do without any authori-
ty from ths legislature. The ap-
pointment was one thing, the appro-
priation for a commission another. In
this connection it is urged that each
county in the different states form a
local organization, for the purpose
of collecting complete exhibits of
local resources and to distribute
information, and these local organiza-
tions should be reported to the direc-
tor of the New Orleans exposition.
The duty of state commissioners is to
make known throughout the several
states the rules concerning the organ
ization of the exposition; to distribute
forms of application for admission as
well as all documents relating to the
exposition; to encourage the exhibit
tion of agricultural and industrial
products and works of art; to encour-
age and organize the collective exhi-
bition of groups of similar products OF
the several states, and to credit to the
president the delegate or delegates
charged with the management of such
collection exhibit.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
THE LIVING MOHAMMED.

Mohammedan historians tell US that
Divinity manifested itself in various
ways when the Apostle of one God"
came into the world. The star of
Bethlehem led kings to prostrate
themselves at the feet OF the newborn
King of kings, while it is told that the
birth of Mohammed was attended by
miracles; that the sacred fires of the
Parsees ceased to burn; that earth
quakes awoke mankind to sense of
their dependence upon DIVINITY; that
Persian kings trembled in the pres
ence of overwhelming but impalpable
power. Like the Son of God, his pa
rents were poor, though the richest of
royal blood coursed through the young
prophets veins. He was the direct
descendant of Abraham, through his
chosen son Ishmael, and the religion
he established is known by the faith
full as Islam-"full submission to
God" He was the restorer of the pure
faith, as revealed to Abraham, and as
the messenger of Deity he announced
to the pagan world that the worship
of idols must be abandoned for that of
the one true God, whose apostle he
was; and to Jews and Christians alike
he presented the faith to which he
had been directed they must adhere
Islam agrees with biblical history in
multiplied dispensations; it recog
nizes as apostles of God, Adam, N Noah,
Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Mohammed,
rejects the Trinity; ignores all scrip
tural doctrines except the Pentateuch,
the Psalms, the Gospel and the Ko-
ran, maintring, however, that the first
three have been falsified and mutila-
ted, that the Koran is the last revela-
ton. This wonderful religion, pro-
mulgated over six hundred years after
Christ lived, spread and grew until to-
day it outnumbers in converts every
other faith on the globe except that
of Buddha. 1t is popular belief that
Islam has its chief hold on Asiatic peo-
pies, but it is said there are over
one hundred millions Mohammedan
devotes in africa The faith mani
tests itself among the hardy races of
northern Africa, extending from Nu-
bia to the MEDITERRANEAN, among people
that are as brave, warlike and endur-
ing as any in the world. The faith of
Islam was languishing along the lower
Nile, owing to the inroads of English
influences, and Arab Pasha inaugur-
ated conflict just in time to arouse
anew religious sentiment aud to revive
that warlike sentiment which spread
the faith, when Khaled, "the Sword
of God," made the tribes Of
Arabia bowto G DDS apostle and ac
cept the "true faith" Mohammedans
are taught by their creed to know thai
he who dies in defense of the faith as
cends to the highest places in Elyseum
Joins theProphet in unalloyed delights
of the future state. IThe highes
hope of all Moslems is to fight an,
die for their religion. Is it any wor
der, then, that Ell Mahdi has power
Two hundred millions of Mohamme
: dams stand at his back, and it is SUP
posed ten millions fighting men are a
, his commani whenever he pre-
. poses to make the fight absolutel
aHd solely for the faith. This h
may do at any time when he ha
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Feb. 1.-THE commits
sioners of appeals have affirmed Willy
& Porter VS.. Rogers, from Milan;
Raymond VS.. Glasscock, from Travis.
Reversed and dismissed Ryan VS..
Potter, from Burleson: Lay ct al VS..
Planenship & Co., from Caldwell. Re-
versed and remanded Orthey ct al VS..
FIoeck, from Harris; Evetts VS.. Path,
from Wise; Glasscock VS.. Hamilton,
from Trayis.
After many delays Baer Bros. &
Hirsch VS.. M. Kempner, one of the
most important civil cases ever before
the district court of Galveston county,
was placed on trial to-day. Davis &
Sayles, of this city. and Anderson &
Flint and Felix H. Robertson, of
Waco, appear for the defendants. The
attorneys for the plaintiffs are McLe-
more tS Campbell and Mann & Baker.
The plaintiffs effects were attached
in 1880 by the defendants. Baer Bros.
& Hirsch are seeking redress for al
legged damages in the sum of $4,000.
The case will probably monopolize the
attention of the court throughout the
week, and is being eagerly watched in
business circles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14

CENSUS bulletins that have been
issued in advance of the forthcoming
bound reports show that the aggre-
gate value of property in the United
States in 1880 was $43,642, 100000.
This sum is distributed among the
following grand classes: Farms, $1O,-
97,0OO,OO0; residence and business
houses, real estate, capital employed
in business, $9,881 100000; railroads
and equipments, $5,536OOO,OOO; tele-
graphs, shipping and canals, $419,-
100000; live stock, farming tools and
machinery, $2,4O6,OOOOOO; furniture
and other personal property, $5,OOO,-
100000; mines, etc., $7S0,OOOOOO; an
nual product of manufactures, agri-
culture and Importation of foreign
goods, $6,16O.OOO,OOO; buildings and
real estate exempt from taxation,
$2OOO,OOO,OOO; specie, $612,OOOOOO;
miscellaneous, 100000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
DALLAS.
Tspec,al to the statesman, !


DALL.s. Feb. 1.-THE scheme of
ptsilas to borrow money from the state
school fund on sewerage bonds, and of
East Dallas to sell bonds for school
purposes to the state, on the same
funds, have failed, through the failure
Of the legislature to pass the law
authorizing the purchase by the state
OF city bonds. The two municipalities
"a Ramed will raise Eei;eqllifG6 liG BY By disnoslnS
OF their securities Ethe old way.
E. 7. Gadd was to-day arrested on a
capias from Kaufman county, charg-
ing him with doing insurance business
without payment of the occupation
tax. He was released on a bond of
800.
Felix Cook, who has figured exten-
SiYely in the criminal court of Dallas,
is wanted in Red River county, where
it is alleged he has worked the bogus
insurance policy racket to the extent
of nearly $1,000.
The county court will not be in seS-
sion the present week, and the gam
bling prosecutions will accordingly
be given rest. The county commits
sioners are in session on the most i'm
portant business of the year for this
county, namely, arranging all the cleo
ton precincts of the county and fixing
up road matters under the new state
law. Commissioner Keller being alb
sent the presence of county Judge
Burke with the commissioners be-
comes necessary in order to make a
quorum.
A citizens meeting was held
at the Merchants exchange to ar
range for the annual meeting of the
Northwest Texas cattle growers asso-
citation at Dallas on March II, IL
and Ii. President Oppenheimer
appointed 100 citizens from which to
select committees to arrange all de-
tails. Representative men present
pleged that cash fund of from $4,000
TO $4,000 would be raised in Dallas to
defray expenseses of the various en-
tertainments. Another meeting is to
be held tomorrow.
The rain ceased and the sun shone
out this evening for the first time in
eight days. The damage has been
lighter than was expected. All the
trains are still late. i00
Should the weither be favorable
the city authorities aIe to with IS a
test, at five o'clock tomorrow even
ing, of the system of hand grenades
for the extlnguishing of fires. A rep
resentative of the system is pi eSent
from New York city. Ii the test is
satisfactory the hand grenade may be-
come a part of the fire apparatus oi
Dallas.
In a fit of temporary insanity, to.
day, Thomas Parks attempted suicide
and will no doubt die. He indicted
five wounds on his throat with razor
nearly severing his windpIpe in two
places. He was native of Missouri
and nine years ago came to Dallas
riding all the way from Denver, Col.
on a mule. He was barkeeper by
profession and had many friends. His
health became broken several years
ago, and since then his reason has fire.
quently been defective.
The new postoffice of East Dallas
under the name of CASTOR, was opened
! for business to-day, with Mrs. ). l.
Mccormick as postmistress.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS'
UNION.

At the first congress Of the Amt ri
can Ornithologists' union, held in New
York city, September 1928, 1883, a
committee on the migration of birds
was appointed. 1t is the purpose of
this committee to investigate in all it's
bearings, and to the fullest extent pos
sible, the subject of the migration of
birds in the United States and British
North America. The work will not
be limited to the accumulation of
records of the times of arrival and de-
parture of the different species, but
will embrace the collection of all data
that may aid in determining the
causes which influence the progress of
migration from season to season. For
example, severe storms, gales of wind,
protracted periods of unusually high
or low temperature Gor the locality
and time of Year, are among the at
mospheric conditions that are known
to exert marked effects upon the
movements of birds. The opening
of the leavse>and the Towering of
certain kidnJs, with the correla
tive appearance of multitude
of insects, are also among the
actors that have to do with the
abundance of many species. Hence
the careful registration of certain me-
teorological phenomena, and Of the
state of advancing vegetation from
day to day, will constitute prominent
items in the record books of the OBJ
server. For the purpose of rendering
the result of the seasons work as full
and valuable as possible, the commit
tee earnestly solicits the cooperation
of every ornithologist, field-collector,
sportsman, and observer of nature in
North America. Indeed, a large corps
of observers is absolutely essential to
the success of the undertaking, and
the committee hopes to receive sub
stantial aid from many who profess
no knowledge of ornithology. Efficient
service can be rendered by those
familiar with only our common
est birds, and the committee will
gladly accept data concerning any
native well known species. A COM
prehensive list Of the American
migratory birds are presented, and the
different departments for collecting
data throughout the country are des-
ignated. Texas is embraced in the
Mississippi Valley department, head
quarters at Caddo, Indian Territory,
Prof. W. w. Cooke in charge, with
whom those interested in ornithology
and in discovering the relation be-
TWEEN birds and atmospheric condi-
tions should communicate. At first
blush it might seem to many that
these are unimportant matters, but IN
the course of practical science they
are great questions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
DOCTRINE ABOVE SALVATION.

Mr.. Newton's lectures upon the Old
Testament have created quite stir in
the religious world. Aside from
church differences, arising out Of his
course, there are questions involved.
which cannot be suppressed, and
ought not to be. SO far this gentle
man has been attached to distinct
church denomination, having its par
ticular tenets and allied to
special doctrines, while from
his UNCONVENTIONAL pulpit, he promul-
gates opinions at variance with such
UNCONVENTIONAL creed Being remon-
strated with by his superiors in the
church he promises to refrain from
further expression of Objectionable
opinions, and to wear the garb Of his
professed denomination, with which
he has announced himself at war on
fundamental points. 1t appers to us
that such course reflects not only
upon the honesty of the preacher, but
that it places the church in an unen-
viable light. Here is minister believ-
ing one thing and holding on in his
sacred relations to church that pro-
mulgates opposing doctrines, and he
is made to teach that which he does
not believe. To such regulation he
conforms, and this conformation
seems to be endorsed by congregation
and denomination and is accepted by
the superior agencies of the church.
Certainly none hurt religion so
much as those who pretend to be
guided by faith, and are not 50 guided.
In everyday life we come in contact
with such evidences as these and they
call for general condemnation
the minister conducting himself |
in unministerial and unchristian-like |
manner; laymen departing from the
paths in which professed faith directs
them to tread; and both accepting
each other as worthy specimens to
guide others inside the precincts of the
holiest places in the church. But the
acceptance of biblical declaration is
another thing, and the proposition of
DR.. Newton and of his denomination
towards him leads to reflections not
strengthening to established churches.
There are plenty of people, these
days, interested in the cause Of
religion, who are not satisfied
with any criticism of the Bible, dis
tateful to the rationalistic spirit of
the age in which we live. Buckle
made veryistrong point, when asked
if the discussion of the problem of i'm
mortality ought not to be suppressed
as likely to endanger mems belief in
future state, by saying that any doc
trine, which cannot "bear the most
piercing scrutiny, cannot be funda-
mentally true;" that "if men only be-
lieve in immortality because they have
never thought upon the subject, their
belief is net worth much" These
declarations of the great historian and
thinker are applicable to every re-
ligious doctrine, end is so regarded by
all liberal-minded men: - Honest,
open criticism needs
no defense. 1t must necessarily come,
and denominations unwisely place
in opposition thereto. They
seem to place doctrine above saliva
ton, to prefer dogmatism to religion.
Only narrow and weak minds and
tottering denominations will prefer to
stand on an unstable basis, rather than
to move forward and occupy ground
which the highest order of reason
finds tenable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
LIBERTY HILL.
lSnecial TO The Statesman.

Especial 10 Inc statesman.
LIBERTY HILL, Feb. 11.-While
sending message this evening dur
ing a storm j. B. Crocker, railroad
agent at this place, was knocked COM
pletely from his chair by a flash of
lightning, which was conducted into
Office by the wires. 1t struck the in
strument with violent force and made
report equal to that of gun. 1t
was several minutes before he recov
cred from the shock
The Gates Hotel is fast nearing
completion and will be quite an addi-
tion to this town.
Work will begin next week on a
large hall, to be used as a skating
rink. There are also a number of res
licences in course of erection, which
shows our city to be in prosperous
condition.
Rain has been falling constantly for
the past week, and farmers all wear
smiling faces at the prospect Of good
crop.
Business is dull.