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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
Cancer Cured !.

Mrs. Olive Hardman, an old resident of Wal
ton County, and lady of culture and prom
inence, has this to say of the treatment Of
cancer with Swift's Specific
Over fifteen years ago cancer made its ap-
pearance on my face. 1t was treated with plas-
tiers, and the core came out. The place healed
up after sOme time, and seemingly my face was
again with more violence than ever. 1t gave
Inc great deal of pain. The fO: mer remedy
ease 10 run in the family, having had one sister
to die with canoe r, l became seriously apprehen-
sive of my condition. 1t continued to increase
in size and virulepce. 1 almost gave up all
viSed the use of the knife and cauStic. This
was more than could bear, and refused to
have It operated upon In that way. All other
remedies were used, but the cancer continued
to grow wOreS. The pain was excrutiating,
and my life was a burden, In this extrem, ty,
my son. Dr: HaGdman, recc s3l men me to
was so preclude against the use of patent
! medicines, and especially this one, that hes
| ltated some time. At last l gave my con
sent, not believing there was any virtue
| in it. The first bottle only increased
| the size of the sore and the discharge from it,
and hem e did not inspire me wi any hope
| On taking the second bottle there were signs
of Improvement, and nay faith strengthened
| just in proportion. used the SPECIFIC as a
| wash in the tr. atment of my cancer with re-
markab success. l sponged the sore with
| the medicine diluted with a little water. 1t
softend the scab, cooled the face and relieved
| the itching sensation. The spot on my face
began to decrease, as we'll as the DISCHARGE,
and hope sprang up in my heart. Could it be,
1 asked myself, that was to be relieved OF
| this disease? 1t has given me so many dark
| hours in the past that the idea of
being we'll again almost overpowered me.
| There was a col test between hope and fear
for a long time. 1t was a long night OF Wet p
I ing, but 10y came with the mOruing. There
| is nothing left to mark the place but email
scar. and feel that it is impossible for me to
| express my gratitude for this great deliverance
| 1t is a wonderful medicine.
MRS. OLIVE HARDMAN, Monroe, Ga.
| Jan. 8, 1884.
/ Swift's Specific is entirely vegetable, and
| seems to cure cancers by forcing out the i'm.
| pur. ties from the blood.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
| THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
SUPREME COURT.

The following decisions were hand
ed down yesterday
Af1irmed-Longley ct al. VS.. Car
rothers, from Burnet; Brown VS..
Hardeman, from Caldwell.
Reversed and remanded-Evans VS..
Lawson, Smith 81 Co, from Mitchell ;
l. 81 G. n. r. T. vs.. Brooks, from Frio;
Routh VS.. Carson, from Runnels
Freiburg, Klein & Co. VS.. Elliot and
Wright, from Commanche; Collins VS.
BallOw, IRON Wichita.
Reversed and rendered-Western
Union Telegraph Company VS.. Foster
from Bexar; Sister VS.. Neal, from
Llano; Allen 81 Bro. VS.. Melton, from
Taylor.
Reversed and dismissed--Ca Cameron
&c Co. VS.. Marshall ct al. from Mitch
ell.
Dismissed-Mills VS.. Lasker & DAY.
is; certificate Of appeal from Uvalde.
Reformed-Houston East and West
Texas r r. VS.. Ross Il Co., from
Polk.
Motion for new hearing in Evans
VS.. Texas & New Orleans r, R, from
Harris overruled.
Hon. L. j. Farrar was yesterday
appointed by the Governor as special
Judge to sit with Justice Stayton and
Special Justice Todd, to try the cases
of f. HI. Ayres VS.. G. L. Lancaster,
and F. H. Ayeres VS.. A. j. Harris,
The Special Court will meet this eve
ming at o'clock to hear argument in
these two cases.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
Horse PhyssOrnOmy.

A horses head indicates his charac-
ter very much as a mans does. Vice
is shown in the eye and mouth; intel
ligence in the eye aud in the breadth
between the ears and between the
eyes spirit in the eye and in the pose,in
the mobile nostril and active ear. The
size of the eve, the thinness of the
skin, making the face bony; the large
open, thin-edged nostril, the fine ear,
and the thin, fine name and foretop,
are indications of high breeding, and
accompany a high-struDg, nervous or
ganization, which, with good limbs and
muscular power insureS considera-
BILE degree of speed in the animal.
The stupid, lazy horses, that drivers
call "lunkhead" has dull eye usu-
ally, a narrow forehead, and contract
ed poll. He is always a blunderer,
forgetting himself, and stumbles on
smooth ground, gets himself and his
owner into difficulties, calks himself,
is sometimes positively lazy, but often
hard goer. He needs constant care
and watchfulness on the drivers part.
A buyer of equine flesh should be able
to detect the good and bad qualities
of the animal he contem plates pur-
chasing. This valuable knowledge is
only acquired by careful study of the
various parts Of horse physiognomy.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
LOOKS like BUSINESS.
AUSTIN WILL HAVE THE BIG
CELEBRATION.
Last Nights Getting at the
Temporary CapitOl-What
Was Done.

An adjourned meeting was held in
Representative Hall last night, to
further the enterprise of Semi Cen
tennial Celebration of Texan indie
pendence.
Prof. VIM. Besserer, of the Commit
tee on Charter, submitted a report, of
which the following is synopsis:
The association shall be known as
the Texas Semi Gem ennial Celebra-
ton Association, with domicil at Aus.
tin its object is to celebrate the an.
versary of Texan Independence, at
Austin, March I'd. 1886. ~ The capital
o>ell be S2O,O0O-S00 shares at
Vice: President, Sscrsfa tar : !" Treasurer
and others that may be elecJeuA5iii-
reside in Austin. The charter Is to
remain in force ten years:
This charter was adopted and the
following Board of Directors elected
J. T. breckenridge, w. g. Walsh,
M: d. Mather, o: NJ. Roberts, Walter
TICS, G. E. Anderson, Jas Male.
Mr.. Nalle moved the appointment
of a committee to open books and
solicit subscriptions to the capital
stock. His motion carried, and the
following committee was raised:
F. M. Maddox. j. H. Daniel, Eugene
Bremond, w. r. Brown, John II.
Houghton, Prof. Geo. Herzog. Joseph
Nalle, Fly. Hirschfeld, II. ID. Patrick,
r.. L. Wren, DR.. w. II. Tobin, w. g.
Walsh, George Criser, r. Platt, Da' e
FREEDMAN, G, 5. Morse, A. p. Woold-
ridge, M. ID. Mather, August FILLER,
II. B. Underhill.
The meeting then adjourned.
The charter will be filed to-day, and
as soon as sufficient number of
shares are taken, stockholders meet
ing will be called, and permanent or
ganization effected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
DIR. Cummings Speaks.

Editor Statesman:
In your issue of Sunday you state
that For years the doctors have been
amorirg in the interest of public
safety in favor of pest house, and
now these same doctors publicly state
there is no use in removing smallpox
patients from one of its most densely
populated districts" If the express
sion of these physicians should repre-
sent the entire profession of the city,
then the above statement would be
correct. AT the meeting referred TO in
paper of same date, there was not any
one delegated to make such represen-
tatiOn, and understand the gentle
men ref rfedtc, simply expressed their
Individual opinions. In the past, both
in relation to pest house grounds and
removal of infected persons / have
AGED 10 an official capacity, and to
day see no reason to change my mind
10 regard 90 the matter. 1t is certain
il the sa:est way to deal with such
cases. fhe present is quite different
policy from that pursued heretofore,
to leave the infected in the city dis
turbing the quietitude of a whole
neighborhood and running cit
liens from their hornes;
Another feature of the difference may
be mentioned,a and that is in the mater
of letting those actually exposed to
ihe disease, run loose in the city ieop-
ardizing the health and life of Others
to take the disease befo1e they are iso-
lated. | am perfectly willing to be
responsible for my own acts-how-
ever imperfeCt-but to have to assume
the responsibility of the acts of
others without protest, l havenot been
satisfied to do. Respectfully,
j. CUMMINGS, M. d.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
CURE FOR PILES.

Piles are frequently preceded by a
sense of weight In the back, loins and
lower part of the abdomen, causing
the patient to suppose he has som1
effection of the kidneys or neighboring
organs. At times, symptoms of indi1
gestion are present, fatulency, uneasi'
ness of the stomach. etc. a moistuI
like Precipitation, producing very di
agreeable itching, after getting war
is a common attendant. Blind, Bled
ing and Itching Piles yield at once
the application of DR.. Bosanko's p
Remedy, which acts directly upon
parts effected, absorbing the Tum
allaying the intense itching, and eff
ing permanent cure. Price SO ce
Address, The DR.. Bosanko Medic
Co., Piqua, o. Sold by Alexay
Bros
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
MOVED OUT.
MIR. Crow Taken A cross the River
The Small Pox Scare Abating.

ME- Crow Taken A cross the River
The Small Pox scare Abating.
The action of the City Council in
requiring Mr.. A. II. Crow to be
moved outside the city limits, St. med
to meet with general approbat OIL.
Some Said that there was no need of
his remonal, though it is notable that
this latter opinion was not advocated
by any persons living in the vicinity
of the sick man.
He was accordingly taken out under
DE-. Burt's directions about mile on
the other side of the river, on piece
of land owned by the city. Seventy
dollars was the price asked by the
owner of hack to carry the patient
out, rather than to pay which, a We
hi lie was bought outright.
Every preparation for his comfort
had been made. A cent 14x16 feet,
with double fly, dressed plank floor,
and ceiled Inside four feet high, had
been prepared for his accommodation
as we'll as other tents for a nurse,
cook and guards DIR. Burt stated to
a reporter that his patient was well
pleased with his quarters. and was
willing to leave his residence in the
city, which will to-day receive a thor
ough fumigation with sulphur and
chloride of zinc.
How is Mr.. Crow? asked the repor-
ter.
He is getting on very well indeed.
| He has nc fever, and his apr elite is
excellent. The little pimples or vesl-
Giles, Indicative of the disease
are now fatteuing into pustules."
"About how long will it be necessary
for him to remain in his tent ?"
"Not less than two weeks
"Do you apprehend any further
spread of the disease, doctor?"
/ "Well of course there is some chanct
of it, among those who have been witt
him. They will be closely watched
and the first dissertation of any
small pox symptoms will be moved
out of the CITY,"
With the removal of Mr.. Crow, tn,
topic has ceased to agitate the publi
mind and for the present, at least, al
is TRANQUIL.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

Being one of the many interested IN
Mr.. Haff's first letter on dehorn1ng
cattle. and also one of the vast num-
Der who pressed upon him TO give his
method, etc, l think it but simple
Justice that give my little experience.
After reading his directions L de-
termined to try it, having several
animals who used their horns alto
gether too freely. / selected a TWO
year old heifer, one of the worst, and
had man hold her, took the saw and
sawed the first horn close to the head.
1t did not bleed scarcely any. The
next one l did not saw so close, and
it blsd badly, frightening me so l
gave up the job thinking that would
be the last of my dehorning cattle.
But the creature went right to eating
and did not mind the operation,
though the thermometer stood thirty
two degrees below zero; and consider
her worth great deal more without
horIs. When the Spring began to
appear l had cow which would just
poke through anything, even strong
| barbed wire fence would not turn her.
and after my patince was completely
| exhausted. | resolved to try it again.
| procured sharp saw, and fastened
the animal securely, according to
directions. Took off the horns close
to the head and did not bleed but little
and had been perfectly quiet ale
harmless ever since 1 desire TO expires.
nv thanks to Mr.. Half fer his method
of dehorning cattle. With him
think human feelings ought to Di
considered as we'll as the brute crea-
| ton. While 1 still have a sort o
nervous dread of the operation, i
being unusual, yet 1 know in ever.
herd there are more or less unrul..
creatures who may and should b
quieted by this means.-Cor. Rura
| and Stockman.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
Horses in Battle,

War horses, when hit in battle;
tremble in every muscle and groan
deeply, while their eyes show deep
astonishment. During the battle of
Waterloo, some of the horses, as they
lay upon the ground, having recovered
from the first agony of their wounds,
fell to eating the grass about them
thus Surrounding themselves with a
circle of bare ground, the limited
extent of. which showed their weak
ness. Others were observed quietly
grazing on the field, between the
hostile lines, their riders having been
shot on their backs, and the balls
flying over their heads and the tumult
behind before, and around them,
caused no interruption to the usual
instinct of their nature. 1t was also
observed that. when a charge of
cavalry went past near to any of the
stray horses already mentioned, they
would set off, form themselves in the
rear of their mounted companions,
and, though without riders, gallop
strenuously along with the rest, not
stopping or fiinching when the IA
tai shock with the enemy took place.
At the battle Kirk, in 1745, Major
u 1ODoAd1u, having Uotu uuuoSIStu al
English officer, took possession of his
horse, which was very beautiful, and
Immediately mounted it. When the
English cavalry fed, the horse ran
away with its captor, notwithstand-
lag all biz is Efforts Co restrain fim-aNE
aid it stop until it was at the ~ cad
of the regiment of which apparently
master was commaQderl The
melancholy, and at the same time
ludlcrous figuEe~Which Macdonald
presented when he saw himself the
victim of his ambition to possess a
y une horse Which ultimately cost him
nus ms IRE mon the scaffold, may be
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
0ntnast, London.

Much excitement has: been made y
reports recently published on the vi g
condition of the slums of London. Iu
one cellar was found family consist
diving wife, three half naked and dirty
children, and one pig. In some parts
there is one gin-mill to every hum
dred persons. What detilement! Yet
corresponding impurities often defile
tie human blood. They can be cast out
by Browns Iron Bitter5, the great
strengthened and purifier. Mr.. B. j.
Strange, of Stark Lake, Florida, says,
browns lion Bitters is the best
blood purifier ever tried. 1t gives all
the satisfaction a man can want"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

Don M. Dickinson's success in dis
pensing the patronage of Michigan
proves how strong the Presidents
friendships are. Armed with that,
Dickinson was able to stand against 9
multitude. He returns to his State
having won at all points. There may
have been more polite appointments
than some of his are, but whatever
mistakes were committed the rare Vir-
tue of fidelity to friends runs through
them all Much can be predtcated on
the rule of action based on the OBJ
servance of ones word and fidelity to
friends. However broad ones mental
vision may be, if his character include
not these qualities his usefulness and
power ere bound to decline.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE
EreEe CROSS Death-NO Clue to the
Assassin.


Assassin.
Saturday mornings paper contained
an account of fearful attack on
Irene Cross, IL colored woman, living
on East Linden street, not far from
ScholZ' garden. 1t in no wise differed
from the regulation outrages practiced
on the coIored servant women of
Austin Tor the last four months. She
was sleeping quietly in her own room,
but had left the door unlocked for her
son, who kept late hours. The fiend
came in. The startled woman CRIED
out. He assaulted htr with long
sharp knife-perhaps rszor-and cut
horrible cash in her arm, severlng
the brachial artery. Another frightful
wound was inflicted on her head. She
died yesterday morning between five
and six o'clock. A jury of inquest,
empanneIed by Justice Won Rosen-
berg, found the usual verdict OF death
at the hands of an unknown person.
Her death ranks third on the list of
colored women who have been mys-
teriously murdered in Austin within
a short period. First was the case OF
Mollie Smith yellow girl who was
hL1lSu NSSU CCdu OGICCis "a "
named Brooks was arrested and kept
a few weeks in Jail. There were but
slight grounds Tor connecting him
with the crime, and the murder is
still a mystery.
The next murder occurred
but few nights ago. The room of
Eliza Shelly was entered at dead of
night, and the poor creature was
Drained with Ratchet. A negro NAM
ed Ike Plummer has been arrested on
circumstantial evidence, and is now
in Jail. There Is nothing positive
against him, though in the opinion OF
many he is guilty.
The last murder was equally fiend-
ish, equally as horribly executed, equal
ly as mysterious as regards its perpe-
traitor as the two proceeding.
Said citizen yesterday: "a public
meeting ought to be called; vigi-
lance committees shou i be formed
and orders t. leave the city instanter
should be given to every loafer and
vagabond, white and black. This will
have a good effect, and beyond all
doubt ought to be Immediately car
ried out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
It IS Thought a wonderful thing fo

III 10 UIIUUKIIO q WOuUCIIUI GuIuK IUI
bird to build nest without any in
struction or without ever seeing a
nest typical of its species, and the fact
that it does do so has long been the
sole and convincing argument of the
supporter of the blind instinct theory
in animals, This argument has, how
ever, received staggering blow.
Two years ago some chaffinch eggs
were taken to New Zealand and there
Matched The newly acclimatiZed
birds thrIved well, but, for some un-
explained reason, builded an entirely
new style Of nest and one wholly lack
ing in the neatness which character
ICES chaffi Oh nests in England. The
fact is now topic of discussion
among aaturalists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
OVER THE CITY.
WHY THE EDITOR swoRE.


With terrific cold in his head,
And his eyelids heavy and sore,
The editor sat in his broken chair,
And bitterly, earnestly SWore.
A youth had dropped in with poem,
And - was there with dun,
And chap had entered to tie him
How the paper ought to be run
An ira.e ubscriber had told him
That his sheet wasn't fit to be read,
While another had carefully promised
To punch the editors head.
The foreman was yelling for copy,
And the wind whiStled in at he door,
And this. with a few other reasons,
Is why the editor swore.
But the angel that took it to heaven,
Recorded this verdict there:
''The Jury find in the present case,
Twas a justifiable swear"
The rise in the Colorado yesterday
was about twelve feet.
A school house on Onion Creek was
swept away by the heavy overflow of
yesterday.
George West (colored) was convict
ed of an assault with intent to kill,
10 the District Court, yesterday, and
was sent up for two years.
The lightning, Monday night, struck
the wire cable at Miller's ferry, three
miles below town, and severed it as
neatly as if done by machine.
The engineer at the water works
had an uneasy time of it night before
last. The fire alarm was TuDg more
tn n dozen times by electric currents
enough to make a man nervous.
Mr.. A. II. Crow is reported by his
physicians as doing Splendidly. lie
| suffered no i'll effect from the incleIn
ency of the weather Monday night
and is doing as well as his friends
could wish.
A good many PEOPLE were put tt
inconvenience yesterday by their ina
bility to cross the Colorado at Stone:
ferry, a mile and half below Austin
The current was too strong for thu
ferry-boat.
During the play of lightning nigh
before last, all the electric lights wer
put out. The popular proprietor o
the Pearl House received a shoe
, sufficient to knock him down, but for
tunately did him no serious harm.
John Watts was tried Sefore Justic
Won Rosenberg, yesterday, for an a.
sault on Officer SGrube. John left tn
!, room with a beaming eountenauc
| Albert Burleson, his attorney, ha
! made an irresistible appeal in his b.
half, and the verdict was mot guilty
There is new in the county Jail
man named Brooks, who was one
the convlcts that recently escap,
= from the Clay farm on the BraZt
a which created such a sensation.
It was caught near Dripping Sprils
" Four others with him made their {
B. cape.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
From the Hartford. Conn. Courant

From the Hartford, Conn. Courant.
1.-The old familiar Ponds Extract is
indeed a household friend. 1t is
medicine which no we'll regulated
family can afford to be without
For half century it has been before
the public, and from year to year, as
its merits and wonderful curative
properties have become known, it has
steadily grown in popular favor, so
that now it has probably greater
sale than any other standard prepara-
ton on the face of the globe. To sub
due pain aud control Hemorrhages of
all kinds it has no equal" Be care
fnl to get the genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

ADVICE TO MoTHEkS.-Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing syrup should always
be used when children are cutting
teeth. 1t relieves the little sufferer
at once; it produces natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the child from pam,
and the little cherub awakes as bright
as a batton." It is very pleasant to
taste. 1t sooths the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, relieves wind,
regulates the bowels, and is the best
known remedy for diarrhPa, whether
arising from teething or other causes.
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
A Man of Stamp.

Courier Journal.
"Men of John A. Logan's stamp
soys Republican paper, "are not so
plentiful that the party can dispense
with their services" They do say
that Logan is man. of some stamp
For instance, when the subject of his
candidacy for the vice Presidency is
mentioned in his hearing, it is rum
0red that he stamps Tor, as he would
express it, 'stompS.") on the floor in
such a way as to break the cookery
away out in the kitchen.