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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Refined Journalism.

That all unutterable Gods head who
wrote murderous sentiments under the
caption "a good nights work" seems
determined not to permit the people to
forget that he so far prostituted the
profession as to excuse, nay, justify as
sassination, in the Thompson murder.
The question is did he do this, and
that is established beyond doubt by
his own files. There is no necessity
to argue the right or the wrong of the
position assumed by the Express. The
civilized world can have but one YER
dict upon that sentiment; but it boots
not the indiscreet journal con-
cerned what any other paper says
about the affair. The fact remains,
and from that it cannot escape, that it
did commend an act of murder, and
dubbed it "a good nights work" Its
reference to the former relations of
the dead desperate and this paper are
gratuitous and mean beyond express
sion, and is irrelevant entirely to the
discussion between it and THE
STATESMAN.
The Express must do better than
this. San Antonio is an intelligent
and progressive place. 1t is no longer
a cowboy camp, and its leading paper
will be forced to take the next legiti-
mate occasion to go on the record
against assassination. That is all we
care about the thing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

stalwart breakwaters against license
has been removed by the memorable
hand of time. Egypt and the tribes of
the east will bound forward with re-
newed life and impulse, because the
stern old man who has so long fronted
them with bitter determination has
been gathered to his fathers, and no
longer interposes his iron will between
their ambitions and the meagre means
they possess for working them out.
1t seems certain that both proroga-
ton and an entire change in the min
istry will occur whether Gladstone
dies or not. The ministry has been
loosing cast with the people for sever
eral years, but the height to which
the tide of opposition has lately risen
is both revelation and surprise to
all classes both in England and those
nations connected so closely with her
by means of the most intimate
commercial intercourse and sympathy.
This event to be SO shortly followed
in the natural course of events by the
death of the queen, and the accession
of new ideas and theories to the
throne, all excite sense of lively Gu
riosity, which is more than mere idle
interest. 1t is painful suspense and
an intensified interest not entirely I'M
mixed with apprehensions of the gra-
vest kind. Wherever the English
language is spoken, wherever English
civilization has penetrated, men will
uneasily look out to forecast, if
possible, events which absorb
the interest of the world in adj
vance. 1t is too eally to sum up
the life of this man, either as to his
personal idiosyncracies or the theories
of government which he has so long
held, and forced so absolutely upon
the nation whose real sovereign he
has been all his life, except that por-
tion of it when Beaconsfield held the
scepter of power. He is not dead yet,
nor has he resigned or been outvoted
but all these events are imminent, or
either one of them, at this moment,
and speculations and forecasts are in
order.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
PALESTINE.

Special Telegram to The Sta'esman.
PALESTINE, March 19.AThe fire
department had its annual selecti0n
last night, and the affair passed off
very pleasantly, most Of the old otfis
GERS beng reelected. &C. A.: Sterne
was chosen chief; Joe ,Garlick. assist
ant +; Thomas Hall, president';;' James
Hand, secretary, and c. R.a Tuign,
treasurer. Mr.. James Hand was
elected to represent the companies us
delegate to the state firemen's coayen-
ton at Fort Worth on June 9th; next,
Hose Company No. 1, elected Peter
Weckel fore nan, and John SmaH and
Richard Clark, assistants. !. -,
The city election, which takes place
April /, is causing considerable {con-
ment here. The only offices. of /, inn
portance to fill outside of the alder
men are that of city marshal and city
sec: etary. Chris. Rogers, the present
efficient city marshal, desires to be re-
elected, and all the appearances tindi-
cate that he will be. There will boa
good deal of strife for the position ,df
city secretary, which is comfortable
and well paid berth. AS there are
three democratic candidates, i there
is some talk of the. ,.colored
brethren bringing one Of their
best men to the fFont,.s and
it is understood they propose to, haye
an aldermanic candidate in one Of the
wards, in the person of Henry Swan
SOD, very intelligent and gentleman
ly school-teacherJwho is quite favor.
ably known here. ,r.'',g, 49,
Senator John Young Gooch has just
returned from trip to Henderson
county, and does not deny that II the
democratic state convention asks him
to accept the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
he will bow to their wishes. Ireland'S
friends might do worse than to mako
a combination with the East. Texas
senator, who could do more than any
one to harmonic matters in this sec
ton. "a a.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The Skaters,

The formal opening of the skating
rink at Millett's last night was a
grand affair. OF the SEQ persons pres
ent, at least 125 were on skates, and
all seemed to enjoy themselves to the
utmost. Austin's beauty was fully
represented by about $50 ladies, the
majority of whom are first-clas5 ma
nipulators of the rollers. DIR. 81. q.
Saunders and Miss Ella Williams
carried off the honors as the best
skating couple on the floor, and the
movements of Mr.. Pinckney and DIR.
Saunders, especially were admired by
all. The success of the enterprise is
due to the interchangeable efforts of Mr..
J. E. Alexander, the manager, and DR..
Saunders, the instructor.
The music engaged for the sion
did not, for some unknown reason,
put in an appearance, but substitute
was soon secured, and the even
ing passed off very pleasantly to all
concerned. 1t will be continued every
evening during the spring and sum
mer
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

the hypothecation, and it seems to me
that the mayors course was the only
one open to him. As d matter of fact,
the $4,000 at 6 per cent costs the city
BUT LITTLE MORE
than S14,500 at 10 per cent interest.
and they have the difference in money
on hand, to use if they see fit. There
is no danger that the bonds cannot be
sold at par, neither is there the slight
est danger that the bonds will be sold
at a sacrifice to meet the note The
bonds arrived in New York at time
when securities of the highest value
could not be sold at full rates. have
not offered the bonds at par-in fact,
| have declined several offers of that
character. Without a premium l
could not even recover the expenses of
my trip to New York, to say nothing
of any anticipated profit. If the city
desires to keep the bonds in position
to sell at all, 1 think the least said
about "the great excitement of the
people" the better. 1t is very
easy to make a gigantic
mountain out of an insignificant mole
hill, especially where ether news
liable to keep the people awake these
dull times, is scarce. But it would
have been wise to have obtained the
true facts from me before publish
ing a lot of indesert surmiSes gath
cred on the street from an excited
pOpulace.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The British Situation.

The condition of affairs at London
promises at an early day important and
sweeping changes in the governing
and business policy of the leading
commercial nation of the earth. Such
an event as threatened has an absorbing
interest to all other nations engaged
ed in commerce or in sympathy in any
way with England. The threatened
propagation of parliament in and of
itself would be vastly interesting
event to the world, but when that is
coupled with the physical break up or
death of that most remarkable man,
Premier Gladstone, it becomes alb
sorbingly interesting. An iron
constitution succumbs at last to age
and over work. He is but an individ-
ual, it is true, but the fate of nations
and of principles have hung for many
years upon the simple word of the
dying statesman. Ireland has felt to
| the full all the effectslof his iron will.
Backed by an immense moral force
and the armed legions of the empire,
he has strobe on over the preferences
of the Irish people as would the Stat,
ute of Liberty were it to become in
stinct with life and suddenly step
down from the pedestal which is to
be built-into crowded and surging
Broadway. The land leaguers viii
have no tears to shed over his fate
and the dynamite legions of earth
will take a new lease OF life. Com
munism, nihilism and socialism will
gloat over the prospects Of his early
demise, and his groans will be sweetest
music in the ears of disorganizers ev-
erywhere. Conservatism will veil its
face and weep because one of its mos,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
STATE NEWS REPERTORY.

Taylor is city.
Sterrett is steering straight for the
legislature.
The Express re-expresses itself
about Ben Thompson.
Mayor Saylor, of Austin, has sailed
into the collectorship port at Ell Paso.
James III. Calvert, Texas veteran
and Mier prisoner, died lately at
Thornton.
The iron produced at Rusk is re-
ported to be exceptionally tough and
malleable.
Waco is dissatisfied with her water
contract, and indignant at the con-
contractors.
The vexed question of the sher-
iffalty in Wilbarger county has been
settled by the appointment of Ser
geant Douglas, of the rangers, to the
position.
The largest live stock transaction
of this year in Texas was a sale OF
28,OOO head of cattle and 1900 acres
of land in Coleman county, Tor $780,
COO, by J. w. Wilson, of GAINESVILLE.
Three convicts of the Rusk peniten
tiary escaped Sunday and killed one
man, Geo. Taylor, ard wounded an
other of the posse lat tried to cap
ture them. The Leader of the con-
victs, who have not bee j arrested, is 9
man named Kennedy, who was sent
fIom Hill county for holding and
burning two men to death with Goa
oil.
There is sensational story copied
| in the Nashville World that Mashal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

THE Interstate drill at Houston
will be an occasion of deep interest to
all Texans of military spirit and
pride. Doubtless the affair will at
tract large audience from all parts of
the state, as well as those surround
ing. Houston is famous for affairs of
this sort. She has had many of them,
and they have always been well man.
aged. The present affair will prove to
be no exception to the rule, if we are
to judge from the character of the
men in charge of the matter. Austin
will be largely and fairly represented
on that occasion, both by fair wo-
men and brave men,"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
AND SEE HER,
The ROndS.

It was learned that Mr.. Chas. A.
Newning, the financial agent of the
city who assisted the mayor in max
ing the hypothecation of the bonds
was in Austin. He was seen by a
STATESMAN representative and made
statement as follows:
The facts are simply these: About
the 5th of January last Mayor Saylor
was notified from New York by me
that certain of the matured ten
per cents. were held by banks for col
lection, and could not therefore
be exchanged for six per cent, as had
been anticipated, and that it would be
well for him to place funds in New
York to meet bonds on which the
cash was demanded. The mayor was
obligated under these circumstances
to make immediate provision as re-
quested, and he arranged with Major
Breckenridge to place the money in
New FORK, leaving in his hands the
$4,000 SIX per cent bonds
AS SECURITY.
The bonds were all promptly paid in
New York, cancelled and returned
to the city. The loan of $14,4OO
from Major Breckenridge bears inter-
est at the rate of ten per cent.
February 18th the mayor accepted an
advance from Messrs. Swenson Sc
Sons of $14,500 to reimburse Major
Breckenridge and to reduce the inter
ert to six per cent, February 28th,
on the eve of my departure for Aus
tin further sum of $13,5 was bor-
rowed from Messrs. Swenson & Sons to
enable the city to take up the city
warrants outstanding, and cancel
them so that no question could be
| raised as to debt in excess of the
charter limit. For instance, the city
has $3.50 of bonded debt and desires
to sell $4,000 additional bonds; to-
gether these two amounts reach the
charter limit of 1925, 900, while at the
time there is
STILL OUTSTANDING
about $4,000 of city warrants, which
the charter expressly included as a
part of the bonded debt. Hence it is
obvious that when the bonds are sold
and paid for, the bonded debt is $138,-
600 instead of S125, 600, and if the city
should not redeem its promise to take
up these warrants with the proceeds
| of the bonds, the whole issue would be
invalid as the city warrants have g
prior lien. Hence bankers offering the
bonds to their customers, and intend
ing PURCHASERS, have right to know
before the transaction is closed, thai
the warrants have been retired
and cancelled. Messrs. Swensons
were willing to make the loan:
for the purposes above DIES
cribed, and for no other. This theI
think was the position which led Il
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Sad CALAMITY

CLEVELAND, o., March 19.-Still at
Merriam and Morgan's oil works yex-
ploded this morning. The escaping
Oil instantly submerged August s1ish-
er and August Guenther, employees,
who were quickly burned to death in
sight of Mortified crowd unable to
assist them. The rushing stgeam of
oil overlook William Stahlman, an
other employee, as be fled, and he, too,
was burned to death. Merriam u
Morgan lose $4,000; no insurance.
The cause of the explosion Is UNI
known. 8. a-.sss -.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

sideration. Politically, the state and
national conventions, the subsequent
campaigns, and the election of state
and United States officials will be the
all absorbing topics in this "presiden
tial" year.
The Post, true to its determination
to become the organ Of the people of
Texas, has therefore decided to place
itself at the command of the great
body of intelligent readers by making
tangible reduction in its price, but
without reducing its various unsur-
passed news features. To the contra
~, every avenue of news will be care
fully searched, and all that transpires
will be faithfully and extensively
presented.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The i,aftIe nisease

TOPEKA, March 19.-In the senate
this morning resolution was adopted
providing for the appointments of a
committee of seven to investigate the
cattle disease also, providing for a
joint session this afternoon to hear a
report from DR.. Holcomb, Veterinary
surgeon, who has made personal ex-
animation of the diseased cattle. In
the house special committee 'ofsRf-
teen was appointed in regard to the
governors message, which shortly-Af-
ter reported bill on Kansas cattle
disease. A bill was also introduced
accepting the terms of any act passed
by congress on the. subject OF cattle
disease -.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The WorId,s Fair.

CINCINNATI, March 19.-Atf the
meeting of the national association Of
general passenger agents, held here 70.
day, a committee to take charge -oi
the transportation to the worlds lex
position at New Orleans was ap
pointed, as follows: e. p. Wilson. a
III. Hanson, G. P. Atmofe. +. Chandler
G, J. Waller ]. r.. Wood, B. w. Wren
E. A. Ford, "A. w. Pope, w. A. Ihrsll
NJ. Slaughter, T. NJ. Emerson. T. w
Pierce, J. G. Schriever and !, j
Smith. = = -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Germany and America.

WASHINGTON, March 49, To-day
the house adopted resolutions cordial
ly reciprocating the wishes OF the
Liberal Union, of the German parli-
ament in favor of a closer union of the
two nations, and recognizing its grace
full appreciation of the sympathy of
the house of representatives with
those who mourn the death of Edward
Lasker, and accepting the, resolution
adopted by the Liberal Union, which
was ordered spread upon the journal
of the house.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

About thirty years ago prominent
physician by the name Of DR.. William
Hall discovered or produced after long
experimental research, a remedy for
diseases of the throat, chest and lungs,
which was of such wonderful efficacy
that it soon gained wide reputation
in this country. The name of this
medicine is DIR. VIM. HALLS BAL
SAM FOR THE LUNGS, and may
be safely relied on as speedy and
positive cure for coughs, colds, sore
throat, etc. Sold by all druggists.
janl6-eod&w.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The Houston Post Reductions for
the Campaign.

The citizens of Texas are referred
to the advertisement Of The HOUS-
TON DAILY Posi- in another column,
making the rate of subscription from
date Gntil January 1, 1885, only FIVE
DOLLARS. The object of this reduc-
ton is to place THE DAILY Posi-
within the reach of the largest posi-
BILE number of readers, and to enable
the great body of workingmen and
agricalturalists to have a cheap daily
newspaper that will contain all and
the latest news. Few people win care
in this important year to be without
their daily newspaper. Events, soci i
and political, are crowding each other,
and the intelligent public viii like to
know all the particulars.
Socially, the great interstate drill:
which will take place in Houston, and
like affairs in other parts of the coun-
try, will engage attention. CONNER.
ciaily, the New Orleans Worlds Fail
will be an important subject of con
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
RepublIcan Row at tialyeston.

GALVESTON, March 19.--Calls are
out for mass meeting to be held at
artillery hall on April IL, for the pur-
pose of appointing the Galveston
county delegates to the republican
state convention, and have been sign
ed by large number of. the Malloy
faction of the party. A full dslega-
ton has already, been elected by the
opposing wing, and lively sqdabble
between the hostile elements seems
inaVitahla -. $3.50 -
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
A Boom for S. S. Cox.
From the Lincoln Neb.) Democrat.

The name of S. S. Cox is flag itself,
and his record is platform on which
northerners as well as southerners,
and southerners as well as northern
ers, can stand with pride. His nomi-
nation would be equivalent to an cleo
ton, and his election would be the
happiest thing that could occur for
this republic of ours. We dohope the
rational convention will carefully
weigh the unequalled merit and avail
ability of Mr.. Cox.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

T. Polk, the detailing state treasurer
of Tennessee, instead of-9sbe-
ing dead, is alive in
Mexico, and that what purported to
be his dead body at his home in Nash
vile, was the substituted. body of an
other man. The story as given in the
Nashville World on the statement
of a Mr.. Westbrook. who stated
that he knew Polk well and had seen
and spoken to him, but recently in San
Antonio. where he promised not TO
give Polk away till the lattef~Kad
time to get into Mexico. 20. q
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

THE Albany Evening Journal, un-
der the new management, is to favor
protection and oppose further coinage
of silver. This is fair republican
platform, and restates the purposes of
the dominant party to dot. Have
we any protection and anti-silver
democrats remaining? If so, let them
hasten to subscribe for the Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27

AT the rate the patriots are drop
ping out by the political wayside, an
action must be imminent. 1t is po-
litical diarrhea very similar to that
which prevailed among the faint
hearted when bullets began to fly
thickly, in the late unpleasantness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
High court Decisions.

GALVESTON, March 49, To day the
following cases were affirmed Dy 1.-THE
court of appeals: Newell We. state,
Freestone county; Stewart Vs. state,
Smith. Exparte, AndrrSen-zeWain
from Jones county; Judgments for re-
fusing bail, reversed, and applicant
admitted to bail in the sum of 50. COO;
motion for rehearing over ruled. Lau-
rie VS.. state and Conley vs. state.6 ofh
cases from Travis were affirmed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
The Watchers.

We keep the watch together,
Doubt andI.
In stress of midnight weather
Doubt and 1
Stand peering into darkness,
Foreboding rock and shOal
Or shrinking in our weakness
From waves that DER us roll.
we pace the deck together,
Faith and l,
And catch In darkest weather
The far-off eastern sky.
Where, robed in dazzling splendor,
Shine planet, star and sun,
Where, lost in truths eternal,
Doubt, Faith and are one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
CYPRESS MILL.
A Newsy Letter From BlancO County
LtOck ROund-Up-Ben ThOmp-
SOn-NeW Road.

sOn-New Road.
To the Editor of the Statesman.
| CYPRESS MILL, March Ito day
begins the roundup in this neighbor-
| hood, notwithstanding the fact that
grass is rather to short to hold herds
on, and the heel fly is still rampant.
The fact is, owners of large stocks are
| compelled to move them, the fencing
| of two large pastures having thrown
upon the limited range larger num-
Der of cattle and horses than it can
support. There are two large stocks
of horses running in the Cypress Val
ley, the owners of which possess
about one acre TOR each ten horses
turned out. This works great hard
ship to those who cannot fence, but it
is better that a few horses run on
ones premises that herd or no fence
law prevail, for such a measure would
forever debar the small farmer from
having any stock.
The yearlings in this section have
been engaged to the Messrs. Pryor &
Robinson, and Mr.. Blocker, at $11 to
SIS for twos. These prices are lower
than have been P id in the counties
about San Antonio.
THE RANCHES
bout johnson City have formed an
association, and will not sell before
April l, and then Only to the highest
bidder. AS it is understood TINT the
buyers have agreed not to overbid
each other, it would seem but polite
and right for the sellers to combine
and hold for the highest price.
The killing of Ben Thompson crea-
ted profound sensation here, many
of our citizens being personally ac-
quainted with him.
Our farmers generally have their
crops in, and all are hopeful of boun-
tiful return. An old farmer says it
patches of this region than the large
farms of the Colorado bottom, taking
into consideration, of course, the labor
and money expended. He raised over
/ TWENTY BUSHELS OF CORN.
to the acre last year, while about Aus
tin thirty bushels were raised, but he
could get 80 cents for his at the barn
while the lower country farmer haul
ed his to market and got so cents.
The same was true in regard to oats
and other forage crops. When we
consider the superiority of the hill re-
gion in point of health, and the fact
that the farmer can have small
bunch of cattle growing up around
him, and hogs fattening on the range
for meat, the claim of the old farmer
is substantiated, at least as far as the
farmer Of limited means is concerned.
It was understood some time since
that new and better road was to be
opened from the Pedernales to Austin
that would shorten the distance thi-
ther several miles. Will some one
please rise and explain why this was
not done?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
A Case not Beyond Help.

DR.. II. M. Hinsdale, Kenawee, Hi
nois, advises us of remarkable cure
of consumption. He says: GA neigh
boris wife was attacked with violent
lung disease, and pronounced beyond
help from quick consumption. AS a
last resort the family was persuaded
to try DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for the
Lungs. To the establishment of all,
by the time she had used one half
dozen bottles she was about the house
doing her own work. L saw her at
her worst and had no idea she could
recover" feb12-d&w