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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
An Ugly Rumor.

1t is rumored and widely believed
here that the Texas Siftings, paper
founded and fostered here at Austin,
and one of which the people of all
Texas have been proud In the past, is
negotiating with the republican exc
cutive committee to espouse the Blaine
and Logan cause. It's well known
fact that none of the illustrated pa
pers can be had to picture lingo
Jim" and "Copperhead Jack" as
patriots, and Cleveland and Hendricks
as robbers, thieves and dastards. The
loss of this heretofore potent political
means is being severely felt in the re-
publican campaign, and it is to be
supplied by Siftings, it is said.
They have a cartoonist of wonderful
power and exquisite humor, and it is
proposed by the Siftings manage
ment, so it is said, to loan him and the
columns of that paper to Blaine for
the campaign, for the sum of S25, 600.
This comes straight, and the further
condition is to prevail, that the Sift-
ings is to print $1,000 copies extra,
weekly, during the pending of the
campaign. 1t seems to us that the
bargain is a cheap one to the republic
cans, and if Hthey have not lost all
their business accumen they viii close
with the proposition without delay.
1t will supply their keenly-felt want,
and without loss of time.
If this turns out to be true, and we
fear it may, but hope against hope
that it won't, we can say to the
managers of the Siftings that they
viii handle precious few Texas shekels
in the future. Thepeople of this state
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
THE BAZAAR.

The Grand Bazaar of Nations given
by the Ladies' Furnishing society of
the Southern Methodist church, for
the purpose Of furnishing the audito;
rum of the new church, will
be OPENED to the public TO-
dav. The whole affair will be in
charge of Mrs. Stacy, which is SUI
ficient guarantee of efficiency. The
programme for tonight will be founI
in another column.
This entertainment is perhaps the
greatest undertaking of the kind ever
attempted in Austin, and will, no
doubt, be met with the encourage
ment it deserves. There will be lunch
from II to 3 o'clock on Wednesday,
and the charge will be nominal.
an the list of ladies to be in charge
of the various booths, published in
Sundays paper, the name of Miss
Kate Carothers, in the Spain and
Florida booth, was inadvertently
omitted.
The following is the programme for
the concert. commencing at o'clock
this evening, at the Brueggerhoff
building:
Instrument al Duet piano and flute,
Judge Richardson and Mrs. Goldbeck.
Happy and Light,
Chorus from the Bohemian Girl.
Tenor 800. ........ bclllnl.
Mr.. sgd Durham.
Resc AaRea Miss Hettie Sf k hSSss.
dIIdSy
Mrs. Robins.
Haste, Crimson Morning,
Misses Preston and Potts.
Tenor Solo from Lucia di Lammermoor,
Mr.. Durham.
Quartette
Messrs Bourland, Condit, Dumars and
Cummings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
COUNTY COURT.

L. r. Renfro VS.. j. T. Brown, con-
tinued.
E. j.. Purcell VS.. l. & g. n. railroad,
dismissed.
N. T. Erwin VS.. city of Austin, dis
missed.
Myer Bros. VS.. M. j. Cohen, contin-
ued for service.
Thos. Bradford & Co. VS.. E. G. Nc
Coy and E. A. Watt, dismissed.
w. III. Thareton VS.. w. r.. Adams;
Judgment for plaintiff for $52292 and
$15 attorneys fee.
S. G. Woodenware Co. VS.. j. w. Rit-
ting, dismissed.
Peter Lamb VS.. r. A. Alton; judge
ment for plaintiff for 1881. 10, interest
and $3.50, attorneys fee.
M. A. Hollander VS.. H. Fl. Parker Ell
al; continued.
M. A. Hollander VS.. A. Z. Wool
bridge. garnishee; dismissed.
State VS.. Wash Tinnin; Judgment
for state for costs.
State VS.. Jake Smith ct al; judg
ment for state for costs.
State VS.. Annie Carleton ct al; judg
ment for state for co SITS.
o. Archer VS.. W. III. Browning; con
tinued for service.
p. II. Lunsford vs.. A. l.. Clarke
continued.
Tom Hill VS.. Cox ct al; continued.
Several other cases continued.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

of us, to see the day when
the London egg merchant shall he
able to exp lse, without blush on his
conscienc (, The stdlest of his eggs. aud
bel thea. "warrantel rotten" and
when the obsolete egg that has by ac-
cident been served up at the table
will no longer be hustled in disgrace
down stairs to the dust hole. but be
handed up with respect to the father
or mother as parental monopoly.
GA really nice bad egg" sounds in oar
present state of EarrariSm contra
| dictiOn in terms. but we have only to
wait and see what we shall see after
this experiment of 'fiDe compound
feeding" has had its trial.
OF the rest of the Gates to be pro-
vided-the wondrous things of the
sea that look half vegeta BE and taste
all glue; the herbs of the field which
at present we reject as unfit for food
but which the Chinese dress up with
condiments into horsd'euvIeS; the
odds and ends of beast. bird, and fish
deers' sinews, sharks fins, ducks
tongues, surgeons inte>tinas, and 81
; forth; the incomprehensible but very
= appetising condiments made on
: of mysterious fruits and seeds, ant
flower buds that delight the palate o
the good liver while they outrage hi
neighbors nostrils-of these and al
. the other novelties that the BIRTHS
{ public will soon have the chance c
! I tasting, we say nothing; at any raJ'
i only this, that if the prejudices as t
i food can ever be conquered Celesti:
!, cookery is the best possible stronghold
!, to attack. The victory, if gained, wi
u be creditable in proportion to tt
y strength of the point stormed, viii
u the spoils, in the shape of undeniab
Il excellent flaVors to which we are ;
&c present strangers, will be unexpeete'
NJ " rich
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
INTERNAL MACHINES.

Yesterday morning the little son of
Mr.. L. S. Daniels, beng sent out for
something to put in the kitchen stove.
picked up an old piece of a wagon
shaft, about twelve inches in length,
and in splitting it with the Ratchet
developed the fact that it was verita
ble internal machine. The stick con-
tanned two cartridges, one rim
fire and the other centre fire
pointed in opposite directions
The theory is that who
ever was the author of this piece OF
villainy: placed this stick in a con.
vinient place to be picked up and put
in the stove. In splitting the stick thu
little lad struck the rim of the centre
fire cartridge. Had he hit the othe
one the chances are he would hav,
been killed. Mr.. Daniels has yer.
decided clue as to who the guilt
party is. 1t is to be hoped he will b
detected and made to pay the severes
penalty of the law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
DEPARTMENT DOTS.

Chartered YESTERDAY: Union Conn
press and Warehouse company. Hous-
Ton; capital stock, S50O,0OO. Incorpor-
atorS: Is. a. Bolts, ID. s. III. Smith, !
F. a. Rice, L. w. House. w. ID Cleye-
land, A Harris, S. X. McIIhenev. J.H.
Blake, j. Waldo, T. w. Piercs. j. G.
Hutchinson, John Shearn, d. F.
Weems.
Deposited yesterday to the account
of the general revenue fund, 81 900.
Available school fund, $1,000
The following county collectors
have made final settlements with the
| comptroller: is. Mcconnell. of Rains:
D. A: I. Walton. of Bee; f. NJ. Miller,
of Mccullough.
Collector Connell paid in a balance
of only $3.50.
Additional tax rolls are comirg in.
Inc following have not yet been pub
liShed:
Jefferson county; total valuation,
,S32; increase, $74,955.
Tom Green County; total valuation
S7UO0,OOO (estimated). Increase, 50,
10000.
San Saba county; total valuation
S2,Il4,6SO. Decrease, $3, $50.
Hays count !; increase SiS402O.
TITUS couE y; total valuation. 81,
lO0 9J9. Increase, $50 129.
Houston COUNTY; totdl valuation
, $2;a00,OOO- Increase, S966g9.
Kunney county; total valuation
! 81, lG9,bol. Increase, $74,452.
! Scholastic returns are in srom
] PaSo county, showing in the city 30
and In the county outside of the CITY
e Lilo; against 100 in the city, and 79
IL the County last year. But for tn
t supplemental lists, which are comm
: II d.lly, the returns would be con
pletr. The following additions wei
received yesterday: Travis count
50; Anderson, %.
=. Thes annual report for the schoo
= of Dallas shows four schools for ii
whites, and two for the negroes.
The Board of Education met yeste
=, day and appropriated 500 for Il
" purchase of furniture for use in t
~ office of the Superintendent of |
F struction.
n The Capitol Board met yesterd
of afternoon and Instructed the Att
ney General to bring suit at OF
>" against j. b. Smith, contractor
I he temporary capitol, to compel h
N to put the cistern to the same in ord
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
sCALPED BY BUFoRD.

How the Turfman Lifted a Mans Hair =
at the Lexington Races.
From The Nashville WoilI.
In the spring of 1854 or 1866 ran
UP to Lexington to attend the races at
the centre of Eden's garden, and Of
course Gen. Abe and Col Tom Buford
were there with their invinclble
thorough breds. Col Tom from a
sudden quarrel that grew out of the
excitement of the race caurse one
afternoon, played a duet on pistols
with an adversary whose name 1 can
not how recall.
Gen. Abe, his brother, and L were
standing about forty or fifty feet off
when the fuslllade began, and remain
ed apparently unconcerned, for, though
his brother was holly engaged. the
old hero was willing, according To the
rules of Kentucky chivalry. to see a
fair fight and let the best man win
Col. Tom struck his adversary once or
twice in several shots, not seriously
wounding him. When all the cham
Ders of his enemy's pistol were empt
led a friend who stood near, and not
having the fear of Brother Abe before
his eyes, ran up and thrust a fresf
WeIpon into the hands of Ton
BufOrd's assailant. Gen. Abe believ
ing too grmly in 'fair play" t.
: thus permit two men to combin
, against one, and that one Broth
Tom at once jerked out a knife o
glittering blade and made rush TO
the too busy inteIloper More quick
ly than it takes to tell it, General abb
' with one hand, had seized the poo
e fellow by the hair, and, like flash c
lightning, and with the deXterity c
an Indian, made circulsr lncision o
e the crown of his head, and giving th
t hair sudden twist, lifted off as nes
n scalp as one would undergo day
ride to see.
Now, - you, said Gen. Abe, as /
a coolly.tossed his Indian trophy to OF
I, side and released his victim, now g
e - you'll l guess Woods hair restor
Il tive won't bring out the wool on yol
head again soon" The frightened. fl
low, never having experienced tn
Is kind of warfare, gathered his head
) both hands and ran off yelling as
A. Capt. Jack and all the Modocs we
RI close upon his heels.
~ l was Mortified, it being the fiji
scalp had ever seen taken, and RI
IS ing home that evening [ asked CT
10 Buford how he could do such b;
~ barous thing.
90 "He ought to have attended to
r. own business" he replied. 81 W
willing, though my brother was {
gagged, to keep hands off and let Z
I'd fight it out, and when he ran up a
q handed MS friend pistol to kill IL
with, L would have been justified
lo killing him."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
ROYAL MINIATURES.
The Rare Collection of Portraits Pr
served at Windsor Castle

The Rare Collection of Portraits Pre-
served at Windsor Castle.
From the English Illustrated Magazine.
The collection as it now exists owes
it's preservation to the wisdom of the
late Prince Coz sort, who, seeing these
priceless historical treasures scattered
about on the walls of the different
palaces, exposed to every kind of dan
ger from damp, sunlight or neglect,
brought them all together and depos-
tied item in the Royal library, where
both he and the queen took the keen
est interest and delight in arranging
them in due order in the drawers of a
cabinet especially constructed for
tteir reception in the room where
the other principal treasures of art are
stored.
One peculiar interest therefore of this
collection lies in the fact that in nearly
every case the miniatures remain in
the custody of the descendants of
those for whom they were originally
painted, and in its thus presenting an
almost unbroken series of authentic
portraits of the royal family from the
time of Henry VIII, to the pres =
emit day, for though photography has
almost entirely obliterated and de-
stroyed the art, and few now practice
it, yet the Queen still remains it con-
slant patron, and Year by year por
traits of members of the royal family
and others of note and renown are
added IN their places to continue the
long and stored line.
Of the general nature and scope of
the collection it may be noticed that
naturally its chief Importance consists
in its series of English royal portraits.
This is admirably supplemented by
a large and increasing series of foreign
sovereigns, after whom we find the
mobiles and famous men and women
Of this country and of others, arranged
in classes and according to dates. The
amounts to very nearly one
and the whole collection
forms one of the greatest as well as
one of. the most interesting of the
treasures belonging to the crown.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
An EAGLE at Chicago.

The corridors of the Palmer House
are labyrinthine, and guests, confused
by the crowd which fills them, wan
der about by the hour like countrymen
in Boston looking for their rooms. A
great live eagle was brought into the
corridors on a two-foot platform.
The man bearing the platform vainly
inquired the route to the Kan
sas headquarters. The eagle belonged
there, and its escort was thoroughly
confused. The royal bird became rest
lass, uttered a shrill CRY, spread its
piniops, sailed through the corridors
and alighted tail first on the threshold
of the Mcdonald headquarters. Tom
Fenlon, of the Kansas delegation,
tried to corral the bird, and the eagle
snatched his necktie. There was great
tribulation and a greater crowd.
Suddenly the crowd scattered. The
eagle was tearing dawn the corridor.
1t chased a blue hens chicken into
the Butler headquarters before it was
captured and turned over to Gov.
Click. 1t was then chained to the
platform and left in the rooms of the
Kansas delegation, For three hours
it sat on its perch without winking.
The stare was finally broken by the
entrance of David b. Hill, of Elmira.
He'was doing little missionary work
on behalf of Cleveland. The eagle
winked repeatedly and cried. "Glick
Click I"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
Letters of Acceptance.


Gen. Logan to-day telegraphed to
Mr.. Blaine his formal announcement
that his letter of acceptance of the
republican nomination for vice-presi-
dent of the United States was ready.
and asked what Mr.. Blaine's plans
were with respect to the promulea-
ton of his own letter, so that their
publication might be simultaneous.
AS soon as Gen. Logan hears from
his colleague on the ticket he will
know when he will make his own
letter public. 1t has been generally
stated that these letters would not be
issued until after the publication of
the democratic platform and an
nouncement Of the democratic nomi-
nees. This may be the purpose of
Mr.. Blaine, and if so, Gen. Logan viii
await the formers convenience.
The letter of General Logan. instead
of being mere formal document in
dictates that its author proposes to
shoulder his share of the burdens and
responsibilities of the campaign and
will not figure as an inert mass dang
ling at the end of the presidential tick
ct. AS already stated in these dis
patches, while Mr.. Blaine in his letter
will take charge of the civil branch of
the campaign General Logan will
keep the war Iecor.; OF the party in
line. Both letters of acceptance NAV
be expected any time within the next
few days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
POISONED BY ICE CREAM.
Two Families Made Seriously Ill-Th
Cause q Mystery.

Two Families Made Seriously Ill-The
Cause a Mystery.
From the New York Sun.
The attention of the Brooklyn board
of health will to-day be called to d
curious case of wholesale poisoning
which occurred in that city July 8.
Late Saturday evening DR.. Chas. E.
Griswold, of No. Az Gold street, was
hurriedly summoned to the resi-
dence of MIR. William H.. johnson,
a Sandy Hook pilot, who lives
at No. 446 Carlton avenue. The doctor
found all the family suffering from
cramps in the stomach and violent
a Young lady, was having chills and
edies were administered, and the sick
people were soon more comfortable.
Yesterday all were up and around
the house, except Mrs. johnson and
her son, who were confined to their
beds.
The symptoms of the attacks were
those which follow irritant poisons.
Mr.. johnson told DIR. Griswold that
about 8 o'clock Saturday evening he
sent out to an ice-cream saloon at
Fulton street and Carlton avenue,
and bought two and half quarts
of cream of various flavors,
OF this the members of his
family and that of his son, who were
spending the day at his house, ate
heartily. Two hours later they be-
came i'll. DR.. Griswold came to the
conclusion that the family had been
poisoned by some substance in the
cream. Yesterday he said that he
believed it to be acetate of copper.
After an ice cream freezer has been
used for some time, the tin with which
it is lined wears off and the copper be-
meath is exposed. Cream allowed to
stand for some time in contact with
this copper will absorb its poisonous
quail Ties. DR.. Grlswold added that
| Johnson's family was not the only
one that had been affected by
eating ice cream said to have
been bought at the same place
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
Half Out of His Head.

"Blf ssed be the man. SAID Don Ouixote,
weary squire, who invented sleep" SANCHEZ
graft, ude is ours, but what if one cannot for
any reason enjoy that excellent invention?
NERVOUSNESS in me had become a disease y
writes Alr. William Coleman, the well known
wholesale druggist of Buffalo, N. Y.
II could not sleep. and my night were either
passed In that sort OF restlesSness which nearly
crazes a man, or in kind of stupor, haunted
by tormehtng/oreams. Having taken PAR
iEks IONIC Tor other troubles, tried 1t also
Tor TINS. Inc result both surpri. ed and de-
lighted me. My nerves were toned to concert
pitch, and, like Casars fat men. I fell into the
| ranks of those who sleep o. nights 1 should.
| add that the Tonic speedily did away wiz =
| @onUltlon OF great debility aud dySnenSla>l.-
| caSioned by my previous Sleeplessnes and
gave me strength and perfect Digestion In
| brief. the use of the Tonic Thoroughly re es
| tablished my health. have used PARKFR's
| TONIC with entire success for sea-sickness
| and Tor the bowel disorders incident to ocean
| voyages
This preparation has heretofore been known
as Parkers Ginger Tonic. Hereafter it will
| be advertised and sold under the name of
| PARKER'S TONIC-Omitting the word ginger. -
: | HISCON Co., are induced TO make this
| change by the action of unprincipled dealers
| who have for years deceived their customers
by substituting inferior preparations under
the name of ginger. We drop the misleading
q word all the more willingly, as ginger is an
unifnportant havOring ingredient IN our Tonic
Please remember that no change has been
or v i'll be, made in the preparation itself, anC
o all bottles remaining in the hands of dealers
: | wrapped under the name of Parker'S Ginge
Tonic, contain the genuine medicine, il TIL
V fac-simile signature of HISCoX & Co. is at til
q bottom OF the outside wrapper.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
Knott Not a Prophet.

From the Philadelphia Ledger, Ind.
On Proctor Knots famous map OF
the universe. of which Dunluth was
the centre, the rich grazing country OF
the Plegan Indians was represented
and the orator, in prophetic vision,
saw them driving their cattle into the
stockyards of Dunluth. 1t was a very
funny speech, but in short time
events have shown that, in spite of
his wit, Proctor Knott is no prophet.
Dunluth has grown even beyond what
he considered his wild imaginings,
and the Plegan Indians, instead of
acting as drovers for that famous
city, have been driven away from
their rich grazing lands, and are re-
ported to be starving to death, under
government auspicese, somewhere in
Montana.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
FL Dorado.

Give me a stretch Of summer seas,
A pebbly beach, wherein boat
Grlnds, swinging back and forth, afloat,
The shuttle OF chain and breeze.
A slowly moving wheel OF shade
Whose half completed circles run
Against an outer wheel OF sun,
Till sun and shadow faint and fade.
smell OF fiowe.s; 4 breath Of June;
sly pencil, pen, and violin,
For thoughts that are too airy, thin
For words, must breathe in mellow tune.
There, let my days sereneIy slip
With pencil sketches. tunes, and rhymes
These silver tongueings OF my times
Leave want Of 10 companiOnship.
Or, II comrade, let me call
Him who can comfort my distress
In these, the souls three languages,
Musician, Poet, PaiDter-all.
H. w. Taylor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

will never question the right of the
management to Tersue its own course
In this as in all other things, but they
reserve and exercise their own right
to utterly refuse to patronize or coun-
tenance paper reared and nurtured
on Texas soil and strengthened by |
Texas moLey which thus turns |
against the people in the supreme |
moment when every southern man
and every democrat is needed to rem
der doubly sure the bright promise of
! success which now gilds the hopes of
the people, for perhaps the first time
since the last gun of the recent great
conflict reverberated through the
ruined green dells of our fair south
land. We trust it will turn out that
this rumor is lily founded. That it is
false, and if it is so proven, The
STATESMAN will be the first to pub
lish the contradiction. But we deem
1t no more than right to warn the
people of what is contemplated. If it
is true we will in common with
other friends of the publishers of
: the Siftings, do what we may
, to prevent it's circulation among TIE
people for the term covered by the
e proposed compact.
5 1t is a pitiful thing that the great
: journals of the country are mercenarH
Y to this extent-that they will sci
: their columns to the foes of democra
: cy without more conjunction appar
s emily, than they would to the adver
|. tisement of an opera company or of ;
e dry goods establishment. If it turn
out that the Siftings really has mad
: such a bargain as this, its splendid
n business in Texas and through
It out the south will he ruined
G If it is not worth NOR
s. than $4,000, we are very mur
s. mistaken, but more or less we ar
a. very certain that the management
" cannot afford to sell at that price, Q
III any other. These are queer days an
/ perhaps precedents may be found fc
Sc such a sale, but for all that this or
Ut would shock this state, and raise sue
10 storm of indignation throughout a
W our broad borders, as was never bt
- fore heard of in all our past histor
III For the sake of all concerned, we hoI
u. to have the ugly and uncomfortab
GU rumor promptly contradicted
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
BAD BOYS.
They Attempt to Rob a Pedd1er.

They Attempt to Rob a PeddIer.
On Friday afternoon half a dozen
negro boys assaulted peddler, under
the trestle bridge over Waller creek,
and attempted to rob him. The ap
pearaace of some one attracted by the
noise, frightened the youthful high
waymen away, but not until they had
succeeded in securing a small sum of
money. Information has been placed
in the hands of the police, which will
doubtless result in the arrest of the
vOuDp Scamng
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

that the car containing his baggage
had been detached while he was at
dinner, and taken north by the other
train. When he recovered the alise
th4 next day it had been
broken open and the money eX-
tractPd. The suit was for the recov-
cry of the money. The jury rendered
verdict for Gerard. Plaintiff was
represented ny Taylor Moore and ID
Ii. Hewlett, and the de- nd mt by w
d. Williams, Esq.