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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
General Patrick's DifricuIty.

DAYTON, OHIO, April 28.-The
proposed congressional investigation
OF the action of Gen. M. r. Patrick,
governor Of the soldiers home in this
city excites considerable interest. Last
week he dismissed four inmates for
various reasons. There is a diversity
of opinion regarding the governors
actions, but he has certainly worked
several important reforms in the home.
In doing this he has, perhaps, used ex-
IRENE measures, and while kind
man at heart his manner has not al
Ways been so. Many complaints have
been made against him since he took
charge of the institution, and some
have even gone SO far as to bring le-
gal actions. Disconnected inmates
are numerous, but at some time there
are as many who uphold him and his
methods, claiming that it was the only
way to reform a certain class OF SOL
diprS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
FOILED !!
A DASTARDLY ATTEMPT TO ASSAS
SINATE THE SHERIFF OF
LEE COUNTY.
John Owings Loses His Life in
An Effort to Take That of
Jim Brown.

A tragedy occurred Saturday night |
at Glddings, the county seat of |
Lee county, in which would-be
murderer was shot dead at the feet of
his intended victim. jim Brown,
sheriff of Lee county, is known far
and wide for his pluck and
bravery, and his name has
become a terror to desperadoes and
violators of law in his section.
Leaning that Mr.. Brown was in the
city yesterday, THE STATESMAN
sought him out.
SHERIFF BROWN
is somewhat below medium height, is
squarely built, wears light brown
beard, and has Il face exceedingly mild
in its expression, yet one cannot look
into those grey eyes of his without
the impression being indellibly
stamped upon his mind that he is IL
man of great nerve and absolutely
devoid of fear. Mr.. Browns account
is as follows:
AS he was returning home at about
$3.50 o'clock Saturday evening, he
heard noise in his stable in which a
tW o-year-old colt was kept. He went
out to see what was the matter, aud
when near the stable door, some one
THRUST OUT A PISTOL
and fired, the ball striking a memoran-
dunn book in his left hand coat pocket,
grazing his left breast and passing
through the back of his coat. This
shot was fired in such close
quarters that his clothes were
set on fire. After firing
the would be assassin, doubtless
? thinking he had done his work, seize(
, Mr.. Brown and drew him inside o.
: the stable for the purpose of passing
' him. A desperate struggle ensueC
r in which Sheriff Brown emptiet
the six chambers of his revolver
l three shots taking effect. The man
grip relaxed, his hold was loosened
/ and he sank to the floor. When tn
i dull glare of lantern was thrown
upon the scene someone"
LAY DEAD UPON THE FLOOR,
with bullet in his brain, one in hi
left arm, and hole through his RICH
hand.
t. Justice j. L. Rosseau was notifie
l. and Immediately lmpanneled jury
o The dead man was identified as job
g Owings, who had been convict guar
o at the Rusk penitentiary for four O
five months, but who had com
It to Giddings about two weeks age
e since which time he had been out @
n employment. He had mother an
e other relatives in Giddings.
u THE VERDICT.
e The coroner's jury, after hearin
, the evidence, returned verdict c
l. juStiliable homicide.
e Sheriff Brown had only casuf
IS acquaintance with OWings, an
J.! does not believe that b
le could have been actuated by pc
re sonal motives, but is rather incline
Il to the theory that he was acting {
q the tool of an element Which wOul
+ rest easier were he (Brown) out of tn
: way.
It Mr.. Brown left yesterday for A
u kansas on private business.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

patriot of all the band. Years ago
when we knew him in his ripper and
more matured manhood, and found
him deep thinker, a patriotic, clean
handed, pure-hearted man of great
ability, fine scholarship, and of very
high order of craftsmanship, we placed
a value upon him which every mo-
ment of his life since, and his every
act has most fully confirmed. Our
feeling for Ross, aside from its ardent
affection, is one of respect for his
commanding ability, as it is venera-
ton for his pure patriotism and grand
devotion to Texas. Yes, we do love
Ross, as we love all that is pure and
good in the higher and better types OF
manhood,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

Quite severe wound was inflicted
across the forehead, the flesh torn
from his nose ard right hand, cash
cut in his temple, most of his teeth
knocked out and some injury to his
breaSt-bOne sustained. He was
brought to the city ut o'clock yes
terday morning, and is now at the
Pearl house, where he is receiving the
attention of physicians. At last re-
ports he was doing as we'll as could
be expected, and he is now thought
to be out of danger. Glenn Chalmers,
his brother, having bsen appfised hy
telegraph of the accident. came in
yesterday afternoon from Burnet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

low freezing point brought impreca-
tons on the tardy domestlc's head,
when the door opened and Aunt Polly
leisurely began to light the fire.
where i'll thunder" (the historian is
nothing if he is not accurate) sis that
son of yours? I've been waiting for
him two blessed hours"
Now, Marse Tray, you must 'cuse
joe" said his mother, in her most con-
ciliatory tones, you really must 'cuse
Joe dis mornln-Joe dead"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
Another Cemetery.

To the Editor OF the Statesman:
a petition is being circulated asking
the city council to purchase twenty
acres additional and adjoining on the
south, to the cemetery. The price
asked for this twenty acres, it is said,
is $4,000.
The petition is being signed, not by
the property holders in that part OF
the city, but by persons who afliX theiI
names without reflection.
The city Is extending very rapidly
in a northeasterly direction, and ii
will not be many years before the
present cemetery will be the center OF
a populous neighborhood, and its re
moval will become matter of neces.
sity.
There are many healthful sites
within two or three miles of the city
which can be purcha ed at from TWEEN.
ty-five to fifty dollars per acre, and the
amount now asked for this twenty
acres would purchase, inclose and i'm
prove one hundred acres within a rea.
sonable distance from the capitol
In ten years, at the present rate
Of increase, Austin will contain over
thirty Thousand souls, and the twenty
uSlCO uNoAoAOhoA julien 3 lOulAth WIZ Ot
eventually inadequate, unless, indeed
the lots sold are made very small.
Another serious objection in enlarg
ing the cemetery and attempting t
make it permanent, is the injury an(
damage sustained by property holders
in the vicinity. North eastern Aus
tin is one of the most beautiful por
lions of the city, but the price of prop
erty has been kept down OF
account of proximity to thu
cemetery and the taxable value!
are, and always will be, low with fur
ther extensions there will be NJ
increase in values.
But outside of mere money it is ad
mitted very generally that buria
grounds, in or in close proximity tt
cities are detrimental to health, anC
as the neighborhood becomes thicklN
settled the public safety demands
their removal.
1t is to be hoped the city council
will very carefully consider their &C
ton before making this proposed ex.
tension of cemeteries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
ANOTHER BOLD ROBBERY

Early Sunday morning the Horse
Shoe saloon, on the Avenue, was
broken into by sneak thieves, by
knocking in glass of one of the front
doors. The till was not opened, but
was found by the proprietors to be
hard to open, showing that an attempt
had been made at least. After taking,
as far as is known, decanter of
whisky, and oneiof blackberry wine,
the thief departed as he came
through the hole he had made in the
front doolt. 1t seems little strange
that these robberies can be made I'M
der the very eyes of the night police
without detection
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
r. w. JOliNSUN,.s wiz.

The will of III ~. G. Z ak w.
johnson, as c .n'a'nri MS
legal representative. ',it.';z mem
to publish, at as early "a. - l"'sslble,
a manuscript history of Tcx.'s, which
he had prepared, two-thirds OF the
proceeds of which are to go. to his
daughter Mary Jane Teal for the sup
port of herself and children, and the
other one-third to the Texas veteran
association. of which the deceased was
president at the time of his death.
The will is d tied in this county, De-
cember 5, 1879, and names as txecu-
tors of the trust, E. NJ. Pease, Joseph
Lee, A. w. Terrell and 9. 5. West.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

By what arrangement was it that
Mr.. Wellborn was assured of another
term without opposition? Where is
the charmed circle located which dis
poses of such nice things, if
not in Washington The same
arrangement gives john Ireland the
next whack at the governorship and
is depended upon to seat him in Max.
ey's chair in the senate. 1t is a wha-
ling comfortable thing if a mans for
tune happens to be jumping with it;
otherwise fellow could grumble a
little with propriety. There is to be
a grand ripping up of matters some of
these days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

at about four o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon, as Mr.. Tom Green Chalmers
and couple friends were near Dat
manville, en- route to Mr.. Chalmers
place on the Perdinalice, riding - a
rapid gate, Mr.. Chalmers horse
stumbled and fell, throwing
him head first against stump, and
then rolled over on him.
Mr.. Chalmers was very seriously hurt
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

Where Asygarth's arch spans Ure's resplen-
dent river,
Where down the roc, the shining cataract
leaps,
And flashing from between its marble sleeps.
From ledge to ledge the silver lightnings
shiYer,
l gaze, Overwhelmed with stress of Joyous
thought.
And backward trace the path of those sweet
forces
Which, from their home among the far hill
sources,
This tumbllng wealth of beauty here have
brought.
Ravine-bOrn. mid the many -chasmed noun
tainS,
A Thousand broolIlets trickle into life,
Mingling their myriad murmurs In sweet
strife,
And fill the constant stream from lonely
fountains.
SO spring thy truest peace and hottest power,
U man not from the tumult OF the hour
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THE Plano Review is the latest
candidate. 1t is bright and newsy,
and looks as if it had come to stay as
well as the rest OF 'em. One thing
we like about it is the entire absence
of the 'IIew to the line statement
We have always noticed that papers
of that order do less line work than
any other sort, and they are generally
the most trucking and time-serving
of all the lot.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
Speaker Carlisle's Modesty.

From Washington Letter.
Waiting outside of the side door of
the Riggs House any weekday morn
ing before 10 o'clock one may see a
wide, roomy brougham, drawn by a
single horse. The carriage is the
speakers, and it is different from any
other coupe in the city-wider and
hung lower. 1t is modest equipage.
perfectly in keeping with the unds-
Stunning man who rides in it every day.
and with the unassuming fifth floor
apartments which he has occupied
ever since he first came to Washing
ton. Very few people appreciate the
modesty Of this man, but the truth is
that when he first came here he was
so extraordinarily quiet that Mr.. Ran
dali, who was then speaker, did not
know of his eXistance and failed to
put him on single standing commit
tee of the house. That was only six
years ago, too, and yet the quiet man
who was not deemed worthy of rec
ognition, although he had been lieu
tenant-governor of his state, is now
speaker and he has returned Mr.. Ran
dall's compliment by making the ex-
speaker chairman of the committee
on appropriations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

TIE Dallas gambling cases now be-
fore the supreme court are watched
with much interest by the fraternity
as well as all who are opposed to the
green cloth business. 1t is hard to
tell how it will go, but there is a de-
cided disposition on the part of the
legal tribunals to step heavily upon
this industry, from which the better
classes of the community expect the
Lest results.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

GEN. STANLEY will shortly arrive
in Texas and take command of this
department. 1t is a subject of intense
satisfaction to many in Texas who
know and love the knightly soldier,
the admirable gentleman and the
warm. tender. true friend. Stanley
comes from race of soldiers-is an
offshoot from that illustrious family
which has done so much to place En-
gland at the forefront of civil
ization by reason Of the wonder
full achievements of its splendid army
splendid at Argincourt and Crecy as
at waterloo and Lucknow. The
STATESMAN win warmly welcome
the general, and it trusts that it will
be long ere the war department. viii
find it necessary or desirable to
change him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

The comptroller notifies drummers
that they must pay one years license
in advance, and that it is personal
tax. Bon-tranSferable.
The compt roller is receiving numer-
Gus letters from parties, who having
paid up their taxes, are surprised t.
find that the lands on which they paid |
their taxes had been sold for the taxes |
they paid. The trouble arises from |
careleSsneSS in some of the { IL ctors |
in reporting sales. When lands |
bought in are redeemed, the ,omptrol- |
Ter holds, the costs so paid in should
be diviked between the county collec-
tor who advertised and sold in the
first place and never received costs or
commissions from the state, and the
collector who finally received the
money for which the land was re-
def med.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Professor Ragsdale, proctor of the
state university, has been furnished
by the comptroller with the following
statement of the available funds TO
the credit of the institution:
Cash on hand including in
terest due by state on
on bonds. ............... O5,oOJ
able fund. ......... 8,3OS
Total available this year. ST., 90o
ACKNOWLEDGMENT year. ... $12,500
Intert st on land notes. .. 26,574
Total for next year. ......... S39O74
Available for next year, includ-
inp amount on haQd,,,,.,..,.. SllO91.
This amount will be increased by
whatever may be derived from lease
of university lands. So far only about
eighty sections of the lands have beer
!, leased at cents an acre.
Governor Ireland yesterday atten
ded the wedding of Hon. Charles II
Gibson to Miss Emma DriSkill, of thi:
: city.
I, Acknowledgement King received ad
vices from the chief of ordinance a
5 Washington that the application o
g the Washington Guards. of Calves
e ton, was declined on the ground tina
:, Texas has already overdrawn tn
$ states quota of aims.
q The state land board yesterda,
Il passed upon some conflicting claim
of alleged actual settlers. In one Gas
q Sutliff and Sanderson both claimed t
Il be actual settlers upon the same sectio
r, in Tom Green county, which sectio
s Mr.. Bates offers to buy at three time
j, the price an actual settler would /
10 supposed to offer, producing volumI
n Gus documents to show that neitht
Sutliff nor Sanderson were actual sc
tiers. The board postponed actio
Ii for further evidence.
IL Secretary Baker has received th
scholastic census of Sherman cit
"a showing a scholastic population {
50, 1873, about 80 per cent. increase ov'
n last years census. Burnett applies fc
"a a summer normal school offerin
Dr. board for S12 per month.
IL Comptroller swain is still abseI
o, on his visit to his old home in Re
d River county. In the meantime tt
Id business of the Office is very eflicien
ly directed by his chief clerk, N
John d. Mccall. The correspondiL
lg clerk, Mr.. w. j. Oliphant, is kept pre-
Oh ty busy with the correspondence
the office. Col. Swain will retul
al Monday.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

WE are indebted to an attentive
correspondent at Mason for a very
hearty letter of endorsement OF the
STATEsMAN's course on the crime
problem which we publish elsewhere.
However, we may not fully agree
with all the positions taken, yet we
are glad to see the interest awaken
ing which the letter indicates.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
Wasted Information.

From TIC. Pittsburg Telegraph.
a negro was recently seated on
rail fence in Arkansas intently look
ing at the telegraph wires. A gen.
tleman passing said: "Watching the
wires?" Yes, sah." "Watching to
see a message go by, hey?" The
negro smiled and said, "YeS.Slah. {"
The gentleman kindly told Athat
messages were invisible, and explain
ed the working of the electric current
to him at length. Concluding he said:
Now, you know something about
it." Yes, sah." "What do you work
at?" Pm telegraph operator at the
Hazel switch station, sah."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

From the San Antonio Light
The Austin STATESMAN, under the
present management is a good paper,
and is the one institution that saves
that place from the general inanity
peculiar to capital cities. The Light
recognized the great strides made by
to say so, which leads that paper to
plaudit from the San Antonio Light
is triumph indeed, and THE STATES
| NAN fully appreciates it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

TIE county commissioners of Santa
Fe county, New Mexico, in their new
police regulations declare that 1t
shall be unlawful to throw stones or
other missels at lamposts. That's wise
regulation truly, and another ought
to follow to the effect that it shall be
unlawful to steal, murder, commit
rape or carve a greaser.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

TIE Gazette should never forget
that the Post is doing its level best to
be- democratic. 1t is sharp paper
and knows that one of the very first
steps is to plant itself upon the fun
damentals. The Post supporting the
venerable old two-thirds rule exhibits
better democracy than the Gazette
fiuhtinO il.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
CYCLONE IN OHIO.
Several People Killed, and Great Damage
Reported.

CINCINNATI, April PA terrible
cyclone struck jamestown, above 5
o'clock. Two-thirds of the town is
completely destroyed and six persons
killed, namely-Miss Stella Jones,
aged fifteen, of Esculapeas Springs;
Mrs. Ann Carpenter; Letetia Jenkins,
daughter of J. e. Jenkins Miss Katie
Boteler; Mrs. Stewart. colored
woman; and a son of James Pauls.
Several were badly wounded. Hun
dreds of people were turned out of
their houses. No estimate of the
damage is possible at this hour.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THE News claims credit for
having first discovered Barney Gibbs.
1t would be well not to "holler" until
it is "out of the woods" If Barney
succeeds it will be the first instance
on record where the News man "got
there"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

AS the News becomes accustomed
to her new form she improves visibly.
Weshouldn't be very greatly surprised
if the Post were to wake up some
morning and find that it was all a
mistake about the News being dead.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THE Trinity, at Dallas, was caught
flowing toward its sources the other
day. We presume the cause is to be
found in the sick stomach the stream
must have from having carried 20
much filth on its bosom for so many
years; and whenever a sufficient guam
tity of pure water entered it from the
clouds, to make the protest a safe one,
it started back towards the source
fountain in deep disgust at the dirty
territory stretching between Dallas
and its mouth. This ought to alarm
Dallas and induce her to attempt an
early reformation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

ATTORNEY GENERAL TEMPLE
tons candidacy for reelection loses
none of its force by being modestly
and quietly urged. He has made an
excellent official record, and is a
quiet, modest gentleman, of force and
character.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

Mr.. Speaker Gibson's marriage yes
terday was an suspicious event. May
the god of love preside at his hearth
stone for all time to come, and he and
his fair bride be as happy as TIE
STATESMAN wishes them to be.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THE vice of gambling is becoming
a dreadful one in the army, and it is
working wide spread injury to the
service 10y destroying the popular res
pect for the officers. Gen. Swaim's
troubles are gambling troubles, and
he is not well out of them yet. He
ought to go to the penitentiary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

TIE Huntsville Item since the late
scorching is a better paper than ever
before. Been purified, Ell? OF thou
blessed old Item Geordie? Fire stirs
them up. 1t does for a fact.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

Now Uncle Dan'l will see more
brass buttons next week than his
jokes will be able to dispose of for a
year to come. The Interstate colo
nels, majors and captains will fall on
Houston thicker than buffalo gnats
on the trail in Nav,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
TERMS

50. 90 per year; 81 for six months.
PUBLISHED by
STATESMAN PUBLISHING co.
AUSTIN, TEXAS
w. p. GAINES, PRESIDENT.
JNO. l.. BARLOW, MANAGER.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

SOMEHOW the world seems brighter
and warmer after one has had MS
Bandera Bugle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

BAUM will catch it in the Dallas
courts, to atone in some way to out
ragged justice for the easy way in
which Willis Adams slipped through
the fingers of justice.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THEY are no nearer settling things
in Egypt than they were month ago.
They ought to resurrect one Of the
Ptolemles and dispose of matters.
Even the Sphynx bushes for the in
competency of her men of affairs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

IT would never do to give in to mob
law, but, as in the case of Adams, JUS
tice does fail terribly sometime by the
regular route.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
Excusable.
From Harper's Magazine.

FROM HarperS Magazine.
A gentleman in Richmond, Va, had
a servant named Joe. One morning
he lay in bed till 8 o'clock, but / o Joe
and no fire. The impossibility Of
shaving with water thirty degrees be-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
Compelied 10 Admire Ouay,s STYLE

From the Lancaster New Era, Ind Rep.
However much we may disapprove
of Mr.. Quay's political methods and
the objects to accomplish which they
are used, one cannot fail to admire the
generalship he displays in managing a
convention
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

If you want to understand all the
beauty there is in fits, just get the San
Antonio Times to sling the classics at
you for a season.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

Tie Meridian Blade certainly will
not dispose of the political fortunes OF
the present office holders.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THE Banner gays the two-thirds
rule must go. That settles it, Now
let us all get out of the way and
watch it going.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THE papers which are only hugging
the candidates Mr.. Post, and are not
interfering in that way with the can
didates wives or daughters, will do
pretty well, in campaign times.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01

THE governor might crush out
fence-cutting by proclamation, but
Wen be hanged entirely if he stops
pistol carrying in the frontier counties
i'm that WaV,