The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-08-28

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AUSTIN. TEXAS.
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WIN. P. GAINES,
President and Manager.
August 2S, 1884
WASH JONES does not say he
going to tackle Ireland.
The embers of the epidemic are
blazing up again at Marseilles.
The Colorado Clipper is really one
of the liveliesU newspapers in the
west.
THE governor is under arrest and
must appear in Galveston on the 9th
instant.
THERE have been heavy rains in
the northwestern states, and fine
crop of corn is assured.
THE Athenian bows to the decision,
but it is mot at all enthusiastic oyer
the nomination of John Ireland.
So long as foreign rags, i'll bulk or
on human beings, are imported into
this country, we are not secure against
cholera.
THE Fort Worth Gazette does not
relish crow and will not eat it. 1t
certainly has a right to use a diet
suited to its taste.
THESE city fathers who wage war
on Mother Hubbard dresses generally
go to variety shows and form part of
the bald-head row.
CHANG PEI LUN is the name of the
Chinese general to lead the celestial
hosts against the French. Chang has
now chance TO show his metal.
STOCK in the cotton mills at
Natchez. Miss, is worth 100 per cent
premium, and yet some people say
manufacturing cotton in the south is
not profitable.
The Gazette's dish of crow was
seasoned with picture of Governor
ireland. That picture is the strongest
. argument our neighbor ever presented
against his election.
Now some amateur doctors are an.
nouncing that persons who sleep in
horse stables never have cholera. II
is not stated, however, if the horses 81
exposed escape disease.
THERE are many fields of cotton, il
is said, on Old Caney, in Wharton
county, with a half bale of cottoI
open per acre, and full bale to opeI
yet. The crops are superb.
AUSTRALIA has suffered this season
from excessively dry weather. Tel
millions of sheep, it is said, have Per
ished, and much suffering exist
among the laboring classes.
GERMANY has just grabbed ricl
slice of territory on the west coast o
Africa, Recent chatter about paci
fic policy led many people to expec
something of this character.
If, on the End of September, tn
Republicans at Houston name WASH
Jones as their candidate for governor
many men will be driven from hin
who would Other wise vote for him.
TIE Wool Grower advocates tn
production of more carcass in shee
1t argues it is unwise to rear shee
alone for wool, and THE STATEsMAl
thinks as does its Fort Worth cotem
porary.
THE Africans have caused enoug
trouble in the world already. But,
appears, there is a chance of hi
squabble between England and Gel
many over the possession of IN
Congo.
A SON of John A. Logan's, who is
cadet at West Point, is under arres
and is being tried by a military cour
for lying and profanity. The demo
cratic party is, of course, responsible
for this outrage.
EX-SENATOR DAVID DAVIS whe
he was married weighed over thre
hundred pounds. He now weigh
two hundred and forty pounds, an
that is how the cares of matrimon
wear him.
THE Turf, Field and Farm say
Bonner paid Vanderbilt $4,000 fo
Maud S. If Jay-Eye-See beats tn
time of Maud S., then Bonner will pu
the mare into training and give In
public free exhibition of speed.
Mr.. CLEVELAND expresses himsel
with infinite pith and meaning. MI
Blaine, contrary to the democratic
candidate, lacks force and point, an
what he says lacks the beauty of sin
certify. But for prolixlty and lack o
wit commend us to the widow Butler
THE war for the republican nomi
nation in the tenth district seems mar
rowed down to Judge Rector ant
Marshal Costing. They are both ex
cellent men, but the nominee viii
have Joe Sayers after him, and he is
hard man to run up tree when OF
the stump.
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