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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
oratory in the Senate.

1t is a curious fact that d. f. Muir
phy. the chief of the senate reporters,
and Mr.. McElhone, chief of the re-
porters in the house, were in the same
stenographic class at Philadelphia In
1913. Mr.. Murphy is one of the best
reporters in the United States, and
since 1873 be has had the contract for
reporting the debates of the senate.
Dennis Murphy commenced his con-
gressional reporting in 1913, and E.
Y. Murphy has reported Senators
Hall. Seward, Ben Wade, Judah P.
benjamin., Jeff Davis, Bob Toombs
and Andrew Jackson. His brother,
the chief, has taken notes OF and
known intimately all of the men from
Clay even until now.
MIR. Murphy is one of the pleasant
est conVersationalists in Washington
He told me yesterday he thought the
men of to day speak faster than did
those of the time OF Daniel Webster
and John G. Calhoun. webster,
said he. "was very slow talker, and
he would not average over 100 words
to the minute. Henry Clay $50 {
much faster, rolling out about l5l
WORDS TO Iu0 uul1ulc. NdluOun w a.
also slow until he became reused
up with the enthusiasm OF his
| subject. when his words would
| flow more rapidly. The present
average of speakiug in the United
States senate is about 150 words pei
minute, though there are severa
speakers who utter over 200. Among
these fastest speakers at present arr
Senators Beck, Hawley, Plumb anC
Morgan. Beck leads the list Sena
tor George, of Mississippi, is p-rhap.
the slowest. Some of the senators az,
very careful about the revision o
their speeches, and others pay no at
tention to them after they are one
spoken. Senator Edmunds never re
vises a speech. but some of the othe
senators look the manuscript careful
" over before it goes to press. =
Washington Letter to the Cleveland
Leader.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
ABRILLIANT WEDDING.
Happy Union of Mr. j. Il. Mitchell. OF
Fort Worth, aud Miss Annie Castle
man, of Austin.
(From Thursdays DaiIyJ

(From Thursdays Daily)
Last night the Cumberland Pres
byterian church coul6n'G begin to
contain the crowds of people who
had assembled to witness the mar
rage ceremony of Mr.. j. h. Mitchell,
of Fort Worth, and Miss Anna,
daughter of Mr.. r. Nj. Castleman,
the prominent avenue merchant
of this city. 1t was an
unusually happy event; and all tie
parties concerned merited the warm
congratulations that poured in from
all sides. The groom is one of the
sterling and solid business young men
of Fort Worth, where he carries on an
extensive mercantile establishment.
He has many friends who honor and
respect him for his manly virtues and
numerous admirable traits. As for
the lovely young bride. it is almost
needless to say that .she combines
beauty, intelligence and true worth.
She is known and loved by
wide. circle of friends
for her many amiable qualities, and
greatly will she be missed by them.
Theservice was performed in a brief
vet elegant manner by DR. Poindexter,
and Mrs. Croker acted as organist in
her usual sISillful way. The church
was hanG s0mely decorated for the occa
sion n beautiful wreathS and festoons
Of evergreens.
The attendants were Alr. e. S
Gard. Of Fort Worth, and Miss Maggie
Castlemen, sister OF the bride; Mr.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
THE EARL OF AYLESFORD
In Austin as Witness-A Big Sale Late
1y Negotiated by Him.


ly Negotiated by Him.
Not very many members of
the British nobility are Il :ho
habit of turning up in this part
OF the country, and consequently
a real live earl is somewhat of a rara
avis on the streets of Austin. A re-
porter found the gentleman whose
name appears above on the veranda
of the Avenue hotel last night, and
although the earl has frequently been
annoyed by quill-drivors, he was
found TO be an exceedingly pleasant
gentleman, without the slightest trace
of airs or atfectation. He is about
thirty-slx years of age, though his
hair is already gray, which was, as he
told the reporter, hereditary in his
family. Not long ago he visited Eng
land. and returning one day from the
Derby the great races he had mis-
fortune to fall while alightiDg from a
railway carriage and broke his
leg IN several places, consequently he
now uses a cane in his pedestrian eX-
eIc.ses. In person he is tall and well
formed, has blue eyes and tiorid face.
and is extensively affable IN CONVEX
satioD. The Earl has a cattle ranch
near big Springs in Howard county,
and has been iu America about three
years. Two of his brothers are also
at Big Springs. About two weeks
ago he concluded by far the largest
cattle transaction ever made in the
state OF Texas, or anywhere else. 1t
was the purchase of the Santa Ger
trudes ranch, for which, as agent of
an English company, he gave the
enormous sum of
SIX MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
The property was owned by Capt
Richard King. of Nueces county, who
has been noted for years as one of the
wealthiest of Texas cattlemen. The
earl remarked that he was well pleased
with Texas, and expected to live here.
He came to Austin rs witness in the
celebrated Pierce-Wampler land for
gerry cases, committed in the county
in which the earl resides.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

Many persons are under the err
roneous impression that liver COM
plant belongs to the category of in
durable diseases. If they could see
the testimonials showing the cures
that have been effected by Mishler's
Herd Bitters, their ideas on that
point would change. Mrs. Annie
Musselman, of Lancaster, Pa, says:
81 suffered for ten years with liver
complaint, and our best physicians
failed to relieve me. Mishler's Herb
Bltters cured me"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

Mr.. f. B. Albers. with c. w. Pres
Ton 81 Co.. Galveston, says: Having
used Browns iron Bitters as tonic
and appetizer, 1 can cheerfully endo sc
it as being the best tonic now offered
to the public"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
Angelic Eject of wearing Laced Hose

Angelic Effect of Wearing Laced Hose.
"We women" writes Clara Belle,
"have got pretty well tired of finding
ourselves tattooed every time we un-
dress for bed, with an exact reproduc-
tion of the hosiery pattern we have
been wearing during the day, or,
worse still, dyed jet from knees to
toes. The novelty stocking is the one
that laces us, like an old-fashioned
prunella gaiter. except that the line OF
string and eyehole enforcement is
not from ankle to heel. bat from under
the knee to the upper bulge of the
calf. That scheme ought to be ap-
proved by the dress reformers, because
it abollshes the garter, with its i'm
pediment to free circulation of the
blood, and the supporting dependent
from the waist with their annoying
tension. l hardly expect to ever feel
angelic, bat when | went out with
thespair of laced stockings on, the alb
sence of all sense of gan terial restraint
impaired sense of winged flight, and
it seemed to me that my feet were off
the sidewalk most of the time"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

The rough and uncut diamonds ex-
ported from the division. of Kimber-
ley, in South Africa, during August
last weighed 1909 1882 carats; the
declared value was.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

ztfsssssss<sASSyte4an Grover Cleveland.
He S the very soul of honor-as a
boy. the embodiment of truth and
INTEGRITY, as d man the living expo
mem of all that is noble and exalting
in Rture. The republic will be safe
in lis hands"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
Ladies Department.

What is the cure for gossip? SIM
ply culture. There is a great deal of
gossip that has no malignity in it.
Good-natured people talk about their
neighborS because-and only because
they have nothing else to talk about.
Gossip is always personal confession
OF either malice or imbecility, and the
young should not only shun it, but
should with the most careful watch
fulness guard themselves agaiustevery
temptation to indulge in it. 1t slow,
frivolous, and too often dirty bust
ness. There are country neighbor-
hoods in which IL RACES like a pest.
Churches are split in pieces By it.
Neighhors make enemies for life by it.
In many persons it degenerates into a
chronic disease which is practically in
durable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

The famous theatre La Scala, at
Milan, which has been permitted to
fall into disgraceful state of struc-
tural decay, is at last to undergo res
toration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

DR.. Salm, Austin, limits his prac-
tice to eye, ear, throat and nose dis
eases.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

Tie best smoking tobacco is Little
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

Parker's Pleasant Worm cyrup Never Fails
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11

an extensive owner of
ma1 whose views are en-
Fuch weight. A few para
re read to him to his intense
disguss. Said the colonel: He is a
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-12-11
stNDAY-Norj

Bacon said: =
cially studied,
profoundly stu
Him." e
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-13

than all other combined regret to SAY that there
still few person, be found there who express the opinion that
might be safe for Northern settle in the South
But the bitterness and anmose Of the late fast pass
ing away The boody shirt has lost efficacy now
the FIRST time since that unhappy conflict great deal OF attention
being directed South have found the people everywhere
anxious obtain information about Mississippi and many
returning dissatisfied from Dakota Territory and other Northwest
ern States owing to the severity OF the climate there.
made rule to get the OF all persons who
tempatng seeking homes and those could person.
ally furnished with copy Of your Hand Book have
deavoIed to the best OF my ability show the advantages Of
our State to persons going South think the publication of
your Hand Books and Maps has been of ncacuab value the
Stae they have done much towards removing the many
opinions that had been entertained concerning and
them you have shown the advantages of the State both the
emgant andor the investment Of capital These Hand Books
have distributed wherever thought they would accomplish
any good and am confident that the effect Of abo viii be
for yearo in the gradual building up and the de-
velopment Of the State
That the tide of emigration is turning in the direction OF the
South there question, and win be the fault of people
ii it does not meet with encouragement
As my resignation of the Office of Deputy Commissioner has
been accepted my with your Department will
the Of January 1884, but confident the Legislature in
their wisdom will that the work aupciousy began by you
will be carried forward to fruiton.
With the best wishes for you personally and for the great work
in which you engaged,
am, very respectfully, yours
J. l. YOUNG,
Deputy Commissioner.
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HARpER's PERIODICALS.

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Number for January OF each year When no time
.is mentioned it viii be understood that the sub
scriber wishes to commences with the Number next
ate, the receipt Of order.
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prsrmpurlos or DoOrs AND MAPS NJ onn1Asr.

The Board Of immigration and Agriculture finding impos
be comply with the law through the mails steamship agents
and other means appointed Mr. Justus Mule educated
German Special Agent distribute books and maps in Ger
many and Sweden Mr. Muer commissioned for the period
of six months ssoo per month"; that amount to cover his
salary travelling and other expenses For the work done by him
the German Empire respectfully refer you to his report
below:
.,,arna nprrlr AnpNr,a nrrnnr
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1884.
Harper's Weekly.
ILLUsTRATED.
1881.

Harper,s Jreskfg stands at the head OF American
illustrated weekly journals. BY its bipartisan
positon II, politics. ifs admirable illustrations, It's
carefully chosen Serials short stories, sketches and
thors ~ tue dav Il carries instruction and enter
tainment 10 thousands of American homes:
IL will always be the aim OF the publishers q
make Harpcr's Weekly the most popular and attrac-
five family newspaper in the world, and, IN the
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NAL E. G. WALL: Dear SrIhe law imposes upon you the
duty of making report the Legislature of the work done by
the Department of immigration and Agriculture but as have
done of the travelling and work outside OF the limits OF the
State and my connection with your Board will with this
year. have thought that would not be improper for me to
make brief report to you Of my abors.
Under your directions have abored the of the year
the States Ohio Indiana and Illinois, and have visited
orty of the counties those States the Board being Of the
opinion could be accomplished there in behalf of i'm
migration than in any other section Of the Union have
endeavored to and communicate with many persons
gagged in agricultural pursuits possible and for that pur
pose attended their county fairs courts and public gather
ngs From the many interviews and the association have had
with the people there think have been able to get correct
idea of their views and feelings in relation to immigration to
State.
Until the publication and general distribution of your valuable
Hand Book of Mississippi almost nothing known abroad in
relation to our State found among intelligent persons
North that very many opinions had been entertained
about the Southern States and particularly OF
Because have the great Mississippi river the western Dor
der Of State many persons believed that the State
posed almost entirely Of bottom and swamp land full Of malaria
etc. and that TO locate in Mississippi would be to invite
atact of malaria yellow fever has not heretofore beer
generally known that four h 45) of the land in the Sta
wahigh and healthy persistent has been the msepesena
tons Of the climate Of State that their people express p
when told that the last United States Census shows State
one of the heahiest in the Union am Of opinion however
that the sectional feeling the North has had do in
keeping away emgants and the investment of Northern capita
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HARPER's PERIODICALS.

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Number for January of each year. When no time
is mentioned, it will be understood that the sub
scriber wishes to commence with the Number next
after receipt of order.
The last -Four Annual Volumes Of Hdrper's Week
H. In neat cloth binding will be sent by mail post
age paid or by express, free OF expense provided
the freight does not exceed one dollar per volume
for 81 90 per volume.
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Order or Draft, to avoid chance Of loss.
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Address HARPER & BROTHERS, New York
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70 he Baaais Immigration and Agriculture Of ississti

susrus MuLnnr, SPECIAL AGENTS nxronr.
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other cities in England aud Scotland think may safely
say that Mississippi better and avoraby advertised, both
the United States and Europe than she has been since
she was admitted into the Union.
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PUBLICATIONS.
1884.
Harper's Bazar.
HLUSTR RATED.

Ha,,sr's Rasar i at once the most brilliant and
useful Household Journal Ia existence. II is the
Acknowledged arbiter Of fashion In shis country
It's fashion plates are the newest and most styisn
sngyestio,s alone are worth many times the cost OF
subscription Its illustrations Of art needlewoIk
are from the best sources Its literary and artistic
merits are Of the biggest order. Its stories poems
and essavs are by the first American and European
authors Its choice art pictures would MI portio-
los and its humorous cuts are the most amusing 70
be found In any journal in America host Of
brilliant novelties ara promised isr 1884.
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DIsraIDurIos or nAND-aooEs AND nArs.
70 WHOM DIsrarDurEp.


1t was the desire Of the Board and the object Of the law to
place the books and MAPS giving full and accurate description
of the State the hands of capitalists agculurasts and Others
desous of making investments and settling in Mississippi With
this object view opened correspondence with the
Secretary each State Agricultural Society and Grange in most
of the Western Northern and Eastern States and kindly
furnished with the and posoce address Of the secretary
of each subordinate club grange their respective States TO
nvnp map was sent with the compliments of the State of Mis-
sspp" In this way distributed about 5000 copies directly
to farmers That they have been read by vast number Of
farmers convinced by the large number of letters received
at this Office with the request Send another copy of the Hand
Book of Mississippi library the one we have is nearly worn
OUT all members very much interested IN reading about
your State"
To reach the capitalists obtained from the real estate papers,
bankers journals and other sources the and pooce
address Of bankers real brokers and agents. nbemen
etc. to whom copies both in the United States and
Canada Also England and Scotland In addition severa
thousand copies have been sent from this Office to individual in
ouirers who have written for hem and have record
the names and posoce address of $1,000 persons wht
have applied for information about our State.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-13
STATE svAxr AID oyrurIOwrD LANDS SOLD.

SOLD
have been informed by the Commissioner Of State Lands the
Hon. NJ Smye that about 100000 Of swamp and over
flowed lands have been sold in the past years. from Janu
ary l. 1884, to January 4, 1884.
To better comprehend the quantity Of land sold in our
State will have go back the M Of January 1886 and
make summary Of the entered the assessment roll,
up the sh Of December 1885, the neary four years
LAzDs SOLD
Acres.
State lands sold by Auditor from January T. 1880, to
December IS, 1885. roto7A,
United States lands sold BY Register, from January T.
1880, to December I, 1885. sIo, $50
o.rr
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1884, December 1885, taken from the books OF Register
Of United States lands amounted 43sro acres $s per
These lands sold oor different cash purchasers in
very large and aso in many instances small bodies During
time, tie homestead entries reached the total Of
$50 These homeseads entered by as37 different
persons from own State and from abroad.
AUDrroR
The sale Of lands forfeited for taxes taken from the State
Auditors books since January 1884, December s 1885,,
amounted 4678s To glance the sales Of lands
and homesteads in each county the State have tabuated
them under the heads Of homestead United States lands sold
and redeemed, or lands sold by State Auditors
m 1889 1885,
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BIENNIAL REPORT
BIENNIAL REPORT
OF THg
Commissioner immigration and Agriculture.
OF The

To CovnOr Robert Lory President Of Baari Of Ammiyafor
and agriculture:
SIR In compliance with the law have the honor to submit
the following report for the years 1884 and 1883;
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Total assessment for 1885
.$ra6,7s4,O,7

Leaving balance in favor Of 1883 Of the large Of $ao
I6oaIo This is most magnificent result especially when
take into consideration the fact that lands almost vaueess
years and upon which dollar could be borrowed
they have market value, both home and abroad and
money be borrowed the of per cent with landed
estate security This result has been brought about without
increasing but rather reducing the State each year. and
still surprising when remember the liberal exemption
laws Of State by which vast Of property exemp
ted from axaon such railroads. factories farming Implements
live stock of various kinds crops gins schoohouses churches
household and kitchen furniture, etc.
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LRGrsLArros.

Act Of the legislature approved March the Sth 1882
appropriated the Of S775o per annum o 1909
and 1888, for the purpose Of inducing capital and Immigration
meeting Of the Board Of immigration and Agriculture held
the aoh of April 1882 Present Gov Robt Lowry, President
and w L. Hemingway T. c. Catchings and E. c. Wall, mem
bers At this meeting Mr. Marion Smith, of Jackson, Miss
elected Clerk the Board and Assistant Commissioner and
Mr. J. l. Young, of Union county Miss Deputy Commissioner
The manuscript of the Handbook of Mississippi and plat OF
Maps submitted the Board and adopted and the Com
missioner ordered to bids for printing the Hand Books
and engraving the maps AT the meeting OF the Board the
bids were opened and the awarded follows
il Power State Pnter Jackson, Miss 10000 copies Eng
lish edition.
Rand McNay Co.. Chicago Illinois, $1,000 copies Ger
man edition.
Rand McNaly Co.. Chicago Illinois, 5000 copies Swedish
edition.
Rand McNaly Co. Chicago, Illinois, 10000 copies Of
small Map the State and 500 copies Of large Geological and
Statistical Map of the State.
These contracts made the favorable terms any
printing or maps made for the State and completed IN
style and finish that did great credit the The
contracts closed in May 1884, and the contractors COM
menced delivering books and maps in August 1882.
D1srarBurroS
OF the copies Of the English edition. $4,000 have been
distributed in the States Of Tennessee Kentucky Missouri Kan
sas Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana
Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina South Carolina Georgia, ETC.; also 1900 In Grea
Britain OF 900 German edition. 1900 distributed
the German Empire and 1000 Of the Swedish edition in Swe
den and Norway.
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rHr PnoOnrss IN nIssrsslPYL

To appreciate fully the progress Mississippi, the devastation
of four years be taken into consideration BY the
emancipation of the alone the citizens OF the State lost all
their capital amounting the round to 5000 Nor
this ALL The destruction Of the system Of labor which all
the people Of the State had been educated for generations
disastrous than the loss OF capital Under such
bnaon Of circumstances is really marvellous that in only
eighteen years after the proclamation OF peace State richer
more productive and more prosperous than before the
The returns OF 1880 received with ncedu at the
North because they showed such rapid deveopmen but the gain
during the last four years has been still wonderful This
growing prosperity be better illustrated by facts and figures
all classes Of property and especially landed Estates have been
greatly enhanced in value give below statement that fully
corroborates the above: