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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
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OdIfOSlOH NOMos
1t has doub less been observed be-
fore this that the present governor of
Texas quite fri quently turns loose a
strikinly original idea and then holds
to it until it is worn fat. OF course
the recent forcible release of anumber
of c>nvicts employed on farm in the
BraZos bottoms offered d fine oppoltu-
nifty for the Governor to do some Wig
srous thinking, and formulate one of
his famous ideas. 1t is very proper
that the Governor of Texas should
think on such an occasion, and it is
equally proper that his diagnosis of
the case should be made known to the
people. The Governor communed
with a newspaper man day or two
after the release, and the result ap~
pears in the Forth Worth Gazette.
Said the Governor, among other
things:
cit was not personal friendship alone
that released the convicts. IT that
had qeen the sole motive the reScuers
would simply have assisted their
friends to escape. No, | am. convince
ed that behind it all was this unrea-
sonlng prejudice against convict labor
Let man commit henious crime
and the world looks upon him with
horror until condemned at the hands
of the law, when he at once becomes
an object of public sympathy and
compassion of the most exaggerated
type"
Now it will strike the average mind
that this is not a perfectly coherAn' or
an absolutely conclusive statuaieAJ
How could the rescuers release their
friends without disarm:ng the guards?
And is it altogether creditapie that
the rest of the cCnvicJs, though not
intentionally included in the rescue,
would remain at their work with a
disarmed aud consequently disabled
guard to watch themp Nor are the
people of Texas so lawless that preju-
dice against convict labor would cause
them to rise up and release cOnvictS.
No doubt great majority of the peo>
pie of the State fare heartily opposed
to the system of hiring out conVicts
to labor on farms, rialroa Is, and at
other outdoor employment, but the
"p -ejudice' is not 50 deep or unreason-
able as 10 cause citizens, with no per-
sonal interest OF affection to move
them, :e deliberately release, whrI-
ever possible, coayiets found so en-
pIoyed. Exception may be reasonably
taken to the assertion of the Cover
nor, as far as 1t relates to Texas, that
.SEheS man is condemned at thu
= Law be becomes an o
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
A Famous Document.

Letter in New Orleans Plcayune.
Charles L. Webster, who is to pub
lish General Grants book, has been
the draft of the terms of the surren-
der at Appomattox Court House care
full preserved in glass case like a
folding slate. Itconsists Of two sheets
of yel!owish paper covered with
Grants writing and showing but few
corrections. Sunk in the frame is the
gold pen with witch thedocument was
written, and its holder. The only sig
nature is that of Grant, although it
has been the prevailing impression
that General Lee also signed the
agreement. When the two generals
met under the historical apple tr. e
Grant stated that he wonld receive
the surrender of the Army of North
ern Virginia on the simple condition
that tn : Off GERS and men should pa
role themselves not TO serve against
the United States until properly ex-
changed, and to return to their homes
and respect the laws Existing there.
General Lee asked THAT this should be
put in writing, and TIL two went into
McLean's farmhouse, wa~ro Grant
welded the pen on d pain wooden
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

The incident, from Rio Janeiro,
narrated in the dispatches this morn
ing, shows up well for American
"grit." Editor Amorin in making an
attack upon the honor of United States
Consul Mackay's mother, put hinself
beyond the pale of respectable man
hood, and he ought to have been
killed, which Mackay came very near
doing. An editor who publishes at
tacks upon the virtue of a respectable
woman is generally too much of a dog
and a coward to live,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
. ",econd Wind"

From L0ngmoa'S Magazine.
The reader may not be aware that
il ordinary respiration we only use a
portion of our lungs, the cells at the
extremity not being brought into
play. This is the reason why those
who are not Gin tIaining,' and who
to run for any distance, soon begin to
gasp, and unless they are courageous
enough to persevere in spite OF the
C loking sensation, are forced to stop.
But if they will persevere, the choking
goes off, and the result is What Is
technically known as second wind
When the second wind is fully estab-
lished, the runner does not become
out of breath, but goes on running as
long as his legs will carry him. L
know this by experience, having been
accustomed for some years to run
three miles every morning over very
hilly road. The fact is that on start
| ing, the fartherest portion Of the lungs
are choked with effete air and the re-
mainder do not supply air enough to
meet the increased circulation caused
by exercise. BY degrees, however,
the neglected cells come into play, and
when the entire lung is in working
order the circulation and respiration
again balance each other, and the
second wind" is the result. Now, let
the reader repeat his experiment of
holding his breath against time, but
first let him force out of his lungs
every particle of air that he can expel,
and then draw as deep breath as his
lungs will hold. If this be repeated
some seventy or eighty times, by way
os imitation of the whale, the expert.
menter will find that he can hold his
breath for minute and half without
inconvenience. Should he be swim.
mer, he should always take this pre-
caution before taking a header" ant
he will find that he can swim for con
siderable distance before he needs tt
| rise for breath
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

On May oath, Queen Victoria at
tanned her sixty-ninth year. She was
crowned Queen of thu United King
dom of Great Britain AMI Ireland
June %, 1888; and she has therefore
reigned nearly forty-seven years long
er even than Elizabeth. In 1875, Par
Lament, at the instigation of Dis
raeli, made her Empress of India.
She has now reigned long than any
other British ruler, excepting Henry
III, Edward III and George III. She
has had in her service fourteen prime
ministers, and in all her reign En-
gland has engaged in no really great
war. The Victorian age has been one
of great scientific discoveries and a
political age of craftsmanship.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

THE Manitoba war, 1t is now appar-
nt,shas not ended with the. Capture OF
Reil. Dumont is still at large, and
Big Bear. it is stated this morning
is at the head of eight hundred braves
well armed, and with which he in
tends to make stand between Frog
Lake and Fort Petit. War is made up
of chance, and the fortunes of the
rebels may yet take TURF.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
London newspapers, referring

THE London newspapers. referring
TO the latest developments in the At
CHAN trouble, are unanimous in asserts
ing that they clearly prove that Gran
vile was tricked. They generally be-
wall the result of the negotiations,
and are full of wrath over what they
term GranYille'S imbeciIitY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

cirrjed these stocks are not
at present worth the sum at which
they appearin the company's books.
The values of them cannot be ascer
tanned, as many of then arc
not listed in he stock ex-
changes and are unfrequently offered
for sale. The company has received
on these stocks in dividends $1.O21,
73O.26 In spite of all these revelations
the legislature will tail to regulate. A
most powerful lobby has been actively
at work to prevent regulation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

BLAINE regards the re election of
Logan as insuring the latter's nomi-
nation to the Presidency in 1887
Such a nomination would probably
force the denomination of President
Cleveland in spite of his wishes and
preferences, and that would be the
real political end of "Black Jack"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
A MONEY Maine MACHINE.

A committee osss Massachusetts,
Legislature has been examining the
books of the Bell Telephone Compa-
ny. the object being legislation to
regulate charges, etc, and as a result
it is made known that the cost to the
Company of the ordinary rubber
handle telephone is $l,65, the trans
mitter costs $l.so; total. $3.42, deliv-
cred by the manufacturer to the
department. The average
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

FATHER RYAN, the poet priest,
says: In the intellectual orders mi
norities always have ruled and always
will rule. One hundred men do most
of the thinking for an age, six men
the singing, ten men the theology.
And so in all branches of Thoughts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

For years Int doctors have been
clamoring IN the interest of public
safety in favor of the pest house, and
now these same doctors publicly state
there is no use in removing small
pix patient from one OF its most
d 9nsely populated districts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

House in 1912. How would it do for
Mr.. Cleveland to brave matrimony ?
He has a vigorous constitution and
could stand it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

1T IS pleasant to know that the
movement for Confederate Soldiers
home in this city has not been aban-
donad. The ladies. who are generally
ahe'ii in all good works. seem to be
incl ned to take the matter in hand, as
will be seen by the reference TO Mrs.
Gil-: of this city, in our local COL
UNI = 1t is an Austin enterprise, and
should be carried out.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
unsec.pestainNnhin

A London Times correspondent
writing from the Soudan, says: The
climate Of Nubia is excellent; the air
is dry and wholesome, During the
day the heat is great, bat it is not like
the heat of India; at night since nodew
falls tents were unnecessary. Its well
to give the soldiers an umbrella as
protection against the sun during the
long hours of a march. In September
aud October, and indeed, it is believed,
in all the hot months. flies abound in
the Nile Valley. Men were to be seen
with their faces yelled, for no sooner
did one open ones mouth to speak
than flies flew in and got into ones
throat. They come in myriads; their
torment is terrible. In the hot
between Dongola and Ambu-
kol, midges rise at sunrise from the
river, and, darkeniDg the sun and sky,
madden those who are unprotected.
At sunset they disappear. In certain
months, in certain places, there is
caterpillar that, appearing every
where, works its way into ones ration
bags, blankets and clothing, and with
It's singing hairs causes intense itch
ing ald irritation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

SAYS the Chicago Current: "iSuch
is the scarcity of small change in the
Northwest that Canadian silver pieces
are serving the money changers, as
the trade dollar was used in 1877. All
this time Secretary Manning has 49,
100000 of legitimate fractional coin in
his Treasury. which he does nos be-
lieye he can fiat"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

THE CzAR has issued an order, that
hereafter, only the Russian language
shall be taught in the schools of the
Baltic provinces. The idea is not to
advance education, but to wipe out the
German language, through which tie
masses might learn too much.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
CHOLERA INCUBATION.

The people of SPAN having suffered
lrsnSstllsaSln cholera are willing to
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

Dn.panies by
per year each
Iand for the
Pnsnnitterai,d
Tell Company
al more thaa
BIT. The net
any for the
S1,710.892.62,
fng to the
! the. COM
sent stock.
k9,S26 tele-
in Massa-
Received for
ing March
any owns
accompanies
IS at $22,-
get at
for the
lodged
not car
rt. Stock
Rrried at
above
- All
a.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

TIE grasshuppers areplaying havoc
with some districts of California. 1t
is not a new visitation, but every
year the plague is growing
worse until DOW the farmers of Butte,
Yuba, and Tehama counties are cry
ing aloud for State cognizance and
aid. The grasshoppers are swarming
down by the millions from the dry
foothills, and travel toward the river
valleys.stripping everything as they go
The young wheat they eat close off TO
the ground, the Vegetable they des-
stroy, the fruit buds they particularly
aGect, while even the bark of the
trees is chewed off the peach orchards
Not sign of vegetable life escapes
them, and their track is as bare as a
section of the Sahara. The Horticul
tural Society has been called out, and
the farmers are making a great fuss
over the matter, but so far no con-
certed action has been taken to stay
the plague.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

RonN, like John Sherman, offers
20 the South. Both probably
asa-SeaSSa St. John. as
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

THERE has not been a marrias(
a President during his term of
since John Tyler married Miss
diner aas took her 70 tt
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28
olyganny.

INDUCED in
aideFs and abetz,
trial on the charge
eer. They all ought to
take the same leap from
bridge as the Door dead fool
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

The election of Senator Logan as
sures forty-one Republicans in the
United States Senate with thirty-four
Democrats and one vacancy. Next
month senator will be elected IN
New Hampshire to succeed Mr..
Blair. who was appointed at the
special session to fill vacancy. Last
winter the Oregon legislature failed
to elect Senator, but an extra SEES
sioL will probably be convened next
fall and a Republican successor to Mr..
Slator may reasonably be expected.
The Republican majority in the
Senate will then be eight, and thepa
ty may look to the retention of the con-
troll of that body during Cleveland's
entire presidential term. The only pos
sible way for the Democrats to over
come this majority is for them to cap
ture five States now Republican in
1887 and to also retain Democrat
from Nevada, the legislature of which
is now Republican. Beyond much
doubt the Democrats will succeed in
Virginia, but to elect Senators in four
Northern States Is hardly possible.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

A MAN has been playing the gold
brick swindle in New York; probably
it is the same smart chap who took in
Mcintyre, in this city. At least he
did it in about the same way. He
sold to rich retired butcher for
81, 700 a brick of brass, under the
pTetense that it was bar of gold
w'rth $4,000, which had been stolen
from the United States mails in New
VI 'xico. In strict justice the victim
ia this game is the one who ought to
have been arrested, even if the per-
p traitor of the swindle went free.
I le former was guilty of crime in
p rchasing what he knew or believed
TO be stolen property, aud he should
be- allowed not only to lose his money
but be severely punished into the
bargain. If there were fewer receiv-
ers CT stolen goods there would be far
less stealing than there is now. They
are in fact generally the direct iDstl-
gators of burglary and sneak thiev-
orV,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

SAM RANDALL thinks Mr.. Cleve-
land will be renominated in 1887 and
reelected. He says. "We must clus-
ter around him and his administra-
ton, and thus keep our party tC-
gether. strengthen it, and enatle it to
meet its opponents with solid front. ~
"As to the tariff" says Mr.. Randall,
'the Administration should be
guided by the spirit and the
letter of the utteranceS of
our platform on this subject, and a
faithful execution of those declara-
tions without cavil, will unite our
party everywhere, and accomplish the
tariff reform which both platforms
asserted to be necessary. Changes oc-
cur in the conditions existing in our
country and the countries with which
we exchange productions, more rap
Idly than is supposed. These changes
must be provided for through mCdifi-
cations in our tariff laws, and the
best time to make these alterations is
Immediately following the infcrma-
ton and results shown by our system
of census returns
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-28

strict obedience to platforms. Par
ties should be held re-
sponsible for non-observance of plat
forms by their agents. Then there
would be moral power in party
platforms that would work out the
happiest public results. The party
pledge should be made as sacred as
the official oath, and when this is
done, parties will be sure. to declare in
favor of what must be for the pub
lies greatest good and their agents
will not dare repudiate party faith.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-20

| In pursuance OF the above decree the I'M
dersgned trustee will offer for sale, upon the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-20
Solving the Mystery es a Haunted
House.

A Lowell Mass telegram says On
the road leading from Egremont, Mass,
TO Mount Everett is house which was
once the home Of a Sea-captain, who
was murdered by the insubordinate
crew Of his ship. After that event, on
stormy nights, his wife and daughter
used TO be disturbed by sounds Of
cracking cordage, Tapping sails, clank-
ing chains. and other nautical sounds,
which seemed to come from the garnet.
Above all the rest of the noise and tur-
mol, whoever was downstairs could
hear angry voices, groans, and cries
for help. A great many people
used TO gather in the house on
stormy nights TO hear the unac-
countable and alarming racket in the
garrett. but no one ever had enough
courage to open the garnet door and try
to solve the mystery on such occasions.
Al length the widow and her daughter
abandoned the house, the windows and
doors Of which were then boarded up.
All of this took place fifty years ago,
and but few who have seen the ruined
house know It's singular history. A few
days ago a Mrs. Melius, q granddaugh-
ter Of the old captain, living in Lowell,
received letter from sailor, from a
South American port, who says that
he was on the ship with her grandfather
on the night when the latter was killed.
lie says that the captain wanted him to
20 TO Egremont and tell his wife and
daughter that he had been murdered,
and that enough money was buried in
one corner OF the cellar to keep them in
comfort ali the rest Of their lives. The
sailor went TO Egremont as he had pro-
missed. but resolved TO have the money
in the cellar for himself. By an mge-
NOUS arrangement Of chains and other
available material he originated and
kept up the supposed supernatural tu-
multi which had driven the captains
widow and her daughter from their
home. he then made successful search
in the cellar for the money, which he
took with him 70 Peru. Rcmorse and
The probability Of immediate death IN
duscd him TO write this letter Of expla-
laiicr 10 Mrs. Mclias.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-20

eottcn.land for seeding whesi cpcfasca!
against tho farmers who experimental
with cotton few years ago.
! am informed that the pablo schools
in this district will be closed during the
spring months. Most OF them COM
pletc their fiye-,nontbs' session tins
month. The lack Of money to pay
teachers. l am informed. Is the cause.
II is poor educational system that can
only provide five months out OF twelve
for the instruction Of the pupils. Liie
is too short for child 10 spend TWO
years in going to school ten months.
Mr.. Peter puryear, q prominent cit'-
rem Of this county, died last Monday.
lie was a brother OF DR.. Parycar, oil
Richmond College.
Mr. George +. Maury died near here
nj the residence of A. II. Crowder, Esq,
this week. He was about sixty-seyen
years old. and relative Of Commodore
NJ. Il. Maury. His brother commanded
the vessel that brought General Grant
across the Pacific on his return from his
voyage around the world.
Mr.. John Harvey, who was shot with
a pistol by Dick Smith at Chase City
recently, died few days ago from the
effects of the wound. This Is the only
homicide that have heard Of in this
county for many years. l.. ID. D.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-20
THE STATE AT LARGE.
fxrsRssURc AND VICINITY


s<ss~ BurwsS~ mevuns o. sse Esecssrsi
ussss- R.ssssrsp and saasrs Apses"ses--.
u<ssA.
oxSrsrspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
PHrElrmuRo, February 10, 1885.
The store near Butserworth's bridge.
swned and occupied by Mr.. William
Crawford, was destroyed by fire last
uieht beswcea l and lo o'clock. The
house was frame building, and was
fsidv well stocked with general mer-
shskdise. II is stated that Mr.. Craw-
lssd had been out 10 spend the evening,
and rrtn med TO the store about III
o'clock to settle up his sales during the
: day. While engaged in writing the
siI-lamp he had placed near hiin ex-
ploded and set fire to the building. lie
made narrow escape from serioas IN
Jury. and was unable 70 save anything
sf value from the house. Mr. Craw-
ford holds policies Of insurance amount
inr 10 sl.1O0. as follows Virginia.
600 on building and sS00 on stock ;
pire and Maine Company. s5oo on
stock; Western, OF Toronto, $500 on
stock.
s The Electoral Board Of this city met
last evening, organized. and appointed
registrars and judges Of election for the
city. The Republicans are represented
among the Judges in each ward.
Mr.. John X. Jones, well-known
citizen. died last evening after brief
Illness. ROBIN ADAIR.