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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-10


"
WE disagree with the president in his
recommendation that the signal service
should be severed from the war depart
ment. The argument that it is purely a
scientific service, in the place of being
against its control by the army, is the
very reason it should remain where it is.
Under the control of the war department
it has arrived at great perfection and use
fulness, and it's service has been rendered
by scientific officers graduated from West
Point, more competent to perform the
service than civilians. The moment it
is severed from the army it viii become a
harbor for incompetent and broken down
politicians, resulting, finally, in total
want of efficiency in the end for which ii
has been so admirably organized and con-
trolled by the war department..
The president regards our navy as "a
shabby ornament" That is hardly pro
per way to describe the leaky, unsea
worthy old crafts that go out upon the
great seas, with the stars and stripes
floating from their rotten mast-heads. II
is not even shabby ornament" 1t is g
disgrace and a shame to US at home and
abroad and its presence in any harbo1
serves for merriment among the third
class nations of Europe. We have spent
enough money on our navy under repub-
ican administrations to make it rank
frst-class, but the money has been stolen,
and now with beggarly line of battle
ships that could not withstand the on
slaught of the navy of Italy, we pretend
to defend the most extensive coast of any
nation on earth. Let US have first-class
navy and don't get Roach to build it.
SOME one has been imposing upon the
editor of the Waco Day, as is shown by
the following extract from that paper:
Bitter enmity has existed for some time
between Robert Garrett and Henry Jones,
two millionaires of Pittsburg. Their pal
atial mansions stand side by side. Garrett
started to build portico to his house,
which obstructed the view from the Jones
front. Jones went to law to get rid of the
portico, and the case is now before the
court of appeals. Jones says if he loses
he intends to donate his house and
grounds to the colored children for an asy-
lum. The property is worth $150,000, but
Jones is rich, and will give even more to
get even with Garrett on the portico ques-
tion. This way of hurting awhole colored
orphan asylum at an enemy is new fea-
ture of neighborhood warfare, and beats
Chinese tactics.
First. The venue has been laid wrong.
Robert Garrett, the president of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company, is gen
orally known as one of the residents of
Baltimore.
Second. Mr.. CARROTS opponent does
the Day the injustice of not being named
Jones, true it is not the fault of the Day,
nor vet is it the fault of Mr.. James.
Third. If the affair had happened as the
Day says it does, in Pittsburg, the appeal
would have been taken to the supreme
court, as there is no court of appeals in
Pennsylvania.
Fourth. 1t is not portico at all, but a
bay window.
Fifth. The Daylight let through this
bay window is very obscure.
And Sixth. The view cut off is that OF
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-10

Thu RSDAY. ............... DECEMBER 10, 1885
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

DURING the late campaign one Of the ia
vorite and very effective thrusts against Mr..
Blaine was the proved disregard he bad shown
for American citizens when held in duress by
foreign powers. Cases like that OF Nc
Sweeney, and others, were brought up to
show that he was criminally negligent in the
matter of protecting naturalized citizens
abroad, and his failure to make himself ac-
quainted with the terms Of the hated Eng
lish "coercion act' was a powerful weapon
used against him. There is now a case for
the exercise Of the country's powers for the
protection of its naturalized chizens in a
wrongful imprisonment of Julio Santos by
the government Of Ecuador, the particulars
of which appear elsewhere. The case seems
to offer excellent opportunities for President
Cleveland to lift the American flag TO at leas
a par with that of England in giving promp
| protection to one of its citizens wrongfully
detained and perhaps in danger of death
1t had been nearly time TO raise that nobi'
ensign from the mud of neglect in which
was left under Republican rule
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
The Wages Of Political Sin. 4.

When Judge Black, of lamentcd memory,
pleaded with the electoral commission
eight years ago, urgently begging the Re
publican majority to forget their party and
remember only justice and their oaths, he
found his task as profitable as an appeal to
deaf-mutes. His impassiQned prophecy on
that OCCASION will live while the English
language is spoken "The hiding place of
falsehood will he swept away and
the refuge of lies uncovered. This
mighty puissant nation will raise
herself up like strong man after
sleep; and she will shake her invincible
locks in manner you little dream of now.
Wait, the day of retribution will come in
due time. Justice travels with a leaden
heel, but strikes with an iron hand. Wait
till the food gates are lifted and a full tide
of water comes rushing on. There will I've
fine grinding then
That Z" day of retribution, which j udge
Black, peering through themists of futu
rity, saw is now at hand. But Democracy
comes into power, not in the spirit of The
avenger, but as the real restorer of solid
| Union, in which there will be no North an,
South, no East and West, but one countr,
made up of parts that move together il
| perfect fraternal harmony.
| The warm March sun that rose to-day ol
Democracyrestored topower seems emblem
attic of the joy that the country feel
at the righting of the great wrong of 1876
The Republican party's theft of the presi
dency then was bound to recoil on it at
later day, lust as the common sneak tbiel
v,ivugn Often SUCCESSFUL, IS urlpped at 1aSt
The Democratic restoration, while sign
flying better governmental methods, mean
also that the wages Of political sin is polit
ical death.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
The scandal-inonger must go!
AFTER twenty-iour years Of iloundering
the ship of state has at last rightcd herself.
PERSONAL,.


Mrs. ELIZA BLAINE WALKER, the only
sister of James g. Blaine, died Tuesday in
Baltimore.
OLIVIER PAIN, the French soldier with
the Mahdi, is supposed TO have been robbed
and murdered in the desert
/. BENJAMIN BUTTERwoRTu, commissioner
of patents, has handed his resignation to Sec
retary Teller, who accepted 1t.
REV. PHILIPS BROOKS rejoices in the fact
that he has never required the professional
services of lawyer or dOcter.
DIR. FELIX MCMANUs, the pioneer ply
sycian of homeopathy in Baltimore, died
Tuesday in that city, aged IS years.
B. +. AVERY, founder and head OF the
Avery Plow company of Louisville, KY,
died in that city Tuesday morning, aged 81
years.
JOSEPH II. LrGHT has retired from the
managership of the Lebanon Independent,
and has been succeeded by Walter II. johns,
of Oil City.
Mrs. CATHARINE GARTLEY, daughter oi
| John Potts, founder Of Pottstown, Pa, died
| Tuesday in that city at the age Of gs years.
| She was born in Philadelphia.
MRS. MARY HEMENwAY, of Boston, is
| worth over Sl5,0O0,0O0. She supports the
famous Armstrong school, and several edu
| cational institutions in New England and
| South Carolina.
| President ARTHUR. according to London
several months. He intends to stay for SONS
weeks in England before proceeding to Tho
Continent for a tour.
WIN. Il. FULTON, of Oxford, celebrated hi
5Oth birthday on Monday, which was the oc
casion of large gathering OF the Fnltor
family. The event was made more interest
ing by the reading of carefully prepate e,
biographical and historical account of tn
Fulton family by Hugh X. Fulton, Of thi
city.
| WEBSTER. in one of his speeches delivere'
in New York, said II was ten days a mem
thffFned thfF sd dist ny thoughts Is tbs geRft or gom
good object in which I could be useful il
that position and, after much reflection,
introduced bill which, with the genera
consent of both Houses of the Massachusett
| legislature, passed into law, and is now
law Of the state, which enacts that no man il
the state shall catch trout in any other mar
nor than with the ordinary hook and line
WALT WHITMAN, who will he 90 wear
old in May, is in his usual physical condition
A friend says that, notwithstanding his pal
alysis poverty, the embezzlcment of boo
agents, the incredible ISLANDERS and miscor
structions that have followed him throtg
life, and the "quite complete failure of hi
book from "A worldly and financial point
view" his equanamity and good spirits r,
main unimpaired, and he is to-day, ami
bodily helplessness and most meagre il
come, more vigorous and radiant than eve
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

emphasize il, it might have been taken as
the perfunctory declaration of a candidate,
but it meant far more from the lips of one
who in every station that he had held had
vindicated his sincerity and courage. These
were the qualities that he had opportunity
to display in high degree as mayor of Buff
falo. His ringing declaration there that
''public Office is a public trust" and his
valiant vetoes of bills that party passion
pressed him to sign, were the distinct
fore-shadowing of policy that was enacted
consistently at Albany and which was in
augurated to-day in Washington.
At the conclusion Of his famous veto Of
the street cleaning contract in Buffalo
June 26, 1882, he wrote to the councils OF
that city as follows, little suspecting that
he was addressing larger constituency
ave are fast gaining positions in thu
| grades Of public stewardship. There Is NJ
| middle ground. Those who are not for TIN
| people either In or out of your honorable
body are against them, and should be treatet
accordingly"
From that date there has been no doub
who Grover Cleveland is. He Is "fOr tn
people," And that is why the people ar
for him.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

The legal practitioners of Philadelphia
have banded themselves together for the
purpose of driving out their quack brethren
OF the 800 physicians of the regular schools
in the Quaker City, 1900 are allopathists,
l,l00 homeopathists and 100 or more of the
eclectic school. The county medical society
have taken hold of the matter of the prosecu-
tion of the illegal practitioners and they pro-
pose TO do what they can to wipe out the
blots that have recently stained Philadel-
phia's escutcheon in the Buchanan and
similar revelations. They have big job be-
fore them. In Pennsylvania any one who
has been in continuous practice of medicine
or surgery since 1871 may follow the medical
profession whether having diploma or not
How many quacks viii find an open door in
this generous provision? And how many
more will lie to obtain this exemption Then
If 1t be attempted to enforce the recently en-
acted absurd law that imposes fine of 500,
one-half to be paid to the prosecutor and one
half to the county or Imprisonment in the
county Jail for term not exceeding one year
or both, or either, at the discretion of the
court, for prncticing medicine without legal
diploma or without having been properly
registered in the prothonotary's Office, how
many of the best physicians will be found
violators of the law? The Philadelphia
county medical society has job on its hands
that will cause its promoters to lie awake
many nights before they get on the outer
edge of its accomplishment
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

THE war in newspaper rates in New York,
it was thought, was over. When the news
dealers refused to sell the Herald for less
than three cents when that paper reduced its
price to two cents, the Herald very pluckily
established its own news stands and attempt
ed to fight the newsdealers on their own
ground. The quiet that followed this move
of Benefits paper led the public to suppose
that it had won in the fight. But this does
not appear TO be the case. ON Monday the
Herald practically conceded victory TO its
opponents by reducing its price TO the news
dealers from cent and two-thirds to a cent
and a-half copy. But the latter, at a meet
ing to take action on the Herdtds PROPOSE
ton, gleefully declare that they will only pay
one cent for the paper, and il they cannot get
it at that price they say they "can live with
out the Herd,d." The act of those in charge
of Mr.. Bennetts paper in reducing the price
to the news sdealers was confession of weak
ness, and its practically unanimous rstrec.
tion seems to that the Herald is fast
falling behind from its once foremost place in
the race of newspaper circulation.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Books For scholars And Students to Read a
St,sdv with Profit,

Books For scholars And Students Ia Read Aud
study with Profit.
DR.. Drisler's editorial supervision Of Pro-
fessor Merram's edition OF the 9th and Ith
books of Herodotus, was in itself sufficient
guarantee of the value of the book. a some
what careful examination has served to show
that this judgment is correct The work
has been done in a scholarly way, and with
an evident desire to meet the wants of the
student and of the recitation ROOM The
notes are concise, and by the constant use OF
references are made to cover a vast amount
Of subjects. They are also so constructed rs
to lead the student to a knowledge Of the re-
lative position of Herodotus in Greek liter
ature, of his methods Of thought, and of the
peculiarties of the Ionic dialect as used by
him. The book will be valuable help to
the student while reading the Father of
History"
In two large octave volumes, well ar
ranged, printed in good clear type, illustra-
ted with diagrams, tables, portraits ana
other helps to learning, Harper a Bros. have
printed Maud Gillette, Phillips Popular
Manual of English Literature, con
tanning outlines of the literature o
| France, Germany, Italy, Spain and
| tho United States. The comprehensive
| plan Of the work includes a school manual,
| guide to the general reader and a book o
| reference. Each of the great epochs o
| English literature from the Anglo Saxon Z
| the Victorian age, Is considerably treated
| with profusion Of historical, scientific an'
| art notes that make the manual Il review %
| the intellectual activities of England dowi
to the present aud Of contemporary literarl
| life in other countries. In its wealth 0i nN
| -. ---- .s'sf ry'r'r IrrStf1tS
| unique and valuable collection, and all IN al
| it il well worth place in the class room .
| library.
Both the above publications OF Harper
Bros, publishers, Franklin Square, Noy
| York, received from 6. Luther FOn Den
smith, East King street, Lancaster.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
murderou. threat Of Texas Cowboys.

information has been received in Dallas,
Texas, that cowboys, 200 strong, had organ
lied with view to raiding and looting the
Catholic German colony of Marienfeld, Mar
tin county, Panhandle district II was re-
ported that they proposed TO make the attack
Tuesday. 1t is known that the residents ol
the town have been under arms Tor several
DAYS. About two weeks ago party o
drunken cowboys visited the town and at
tempted TO ''clean the place out" but were
driven away, and one of their number was
killed by the sheriff. The threatened raid Is
for the purpose of wreaking vengeance oI
the inhabitants. Some apprehension is iel
should the convent located there fall into thu
hands OF the ruthless cOwbOys
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
No Need TO Participate in the worship.

No Need 10 Participate In the worship.
Judge Tuley, at Chicago on Tuesday, rem
dered decision i'm the case In which an i'm
junction was sought TO restrain Philip
Recher, the principal of the common school
at Rogers Park, FROM preventing Stephen +,
Ennis, fourteen-year-old boy, of the Ro-
man Catholic faith, from attending the
school without participating in certain re-
ligious worship. The Judge held that, under
the laws of Illinois, no form of religious
worship could be compelled in the public
schools II was not shown that the
directors had compelled IL, although il was
true that teacher was their agent Judge
Tuley ordered that the complainant call
upon the directors, and If they refused to
take him back, or IL, after permitting him tc
return, they compelled him to participate in
the worship, he would then consider the ad
visibility Of issuing an injunction.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
Poisoning an liIegitimate Child.

few days ago Eva Hartman, of Williams
port, gave birth to child in a disreputable
house in Wilkesbarre. The child afterwards
died under peculiar circumstances, and the
coroner made an investigation, when it was
shownthat the child had been murdered by
giving it poisonous drugs. The jury impli-
keeper of disreputable house, and Mrs.
Isaac Hartman, of Williamsport, the mother
of Eva, as being criminally responsible for
the death OF the child. Mrs. Ceeley has been
arrested, am officer has gone to Williamsport
To arrest Mrs. Hartman, and DIR. Peacock,
who is ont of town, will be placed under ar
rest as soon as he returns.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
General Aguero Killed,

The Spanish Consul-general Miguel Suarez
Gnanes, at New York, received the following
aispalch irom the governor-general of Cuba,
Tuesday afternoon:
Carlos Aguero was killed yesterday at
Colon by the civil guard"
lt may be remembered that the Spanish
authorities made unsuccessful efforts 10 have
Aguero the hlibuster, extradited from Key
West Florida, last summer.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

A courtmartial was yesterday ordered to
meet i'm Washington on the llth instant for
the trial of Brigadier General Hazen, on
charges ''of conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline" Major General w.
s. Hancock will be president of the court.
The charges grow out of Hazen's criticisms
on the secretary Of war. Orders were issued
for the suspension of General Hazen, and for
him to consider himself under arrest until
further orders. Captain Mills, of the signal
service, has been ordered to duty as acting
chief signal officer, pending the result of the
trial
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
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THE SOUD1N CAMPAIGN.
General Brackenburys Entire Force Returni.

General Brackenbury's Entire Force Returnidg
to korti.
General Brackenbury and his entire force
| are returning to Korti. They have captured
three deserters from the Mudir of Dongola's
army.
The British forces will occupy various
points between Abudom and Abuiatoreh
during the summer in order to protect the
Nile route from the incursons OF the rebels
The heat is rapidly increasing. Some cases
of typhoid fever have already occurred. Two
bsttalons of Egyptians have been sent TO be-
gin the extension of the Nile railway from
Larras to Abusheh. 1t is to cut through the
desert instead Of following the bank of the
Nile by Embigol in order to avoid the rocks
from England. General Woseley proposes
a further extension 10 Ferkat
The Russo-Afghan Trouble.
In the House Of Lords the Marquis of
Salisbury asked whether the Russian out
posts were within the boundary of Afghan
istan.
Earl Kimberly, secretary of state for Ipdiac
in reply, said that the question Of tb65 precise
boundary of Afghanstan wpes the subject O
the present negotiations L1efween Russia ano
England He had nnjnesitation i'm saying tha
England regahds the Russian outposts a,
within THO Afghan boundary, and that they
form ~ considerable advance in the direction
7 OF Herat
The Marquis of Lothian asked (: Does tn,
whole question of peace or war between. Eng
land and Russia depend upon chance SQUAD
BILE between Afghan and Russian Outposts p
Earl Granville, foreign secretary, said tha
he must have notice of the question.
The marquis thereupon gave notice that ht
would repeat the question.
Itis reported from Woolwich arsenal tha
| in military circles ii is understood the gov
| ernment has arranged to hold in readiness
| 10000 troops for service against Russia in
Afghanistan, England to depend for protec
tion upon the reserves.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.


do the Spirits of the Dead visit Vs.
We don't know But we do know that some
people who suffer from indigestion ana imppNcT-
ishcd blood have strange dreams, In which they
see many unpleasant things. Sweet sleep Is a
blessing which comes with sound health and
good digestion. Browns Iron BittcIs drives out
Indigestion and bad dreams, and gives health,
good sleep and vigorous life. Life was a burden
Ia Mrs. L. r. GIitIcn, of - Walker street, Balti-
more, becau-" OF dyspepsia and bad blood, but
she writes that Browns Iron Bitters gave her
rel
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

THE grounding came out of his hole 'for
once" before his six weeks were up. But as
he has not seen Democratic president in so
many years his performance is proof of his
wisdom and not vagary.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

SOME of the Republican editors who
printed diagrams of Mr.. Cleveland's head
during the campaign may come away from
their White House visits with painful i'm
preston of the size of his boot.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

THERE are hosts of Republicans who re-
joice today that Blaine is beaten, and their
numbers will increase the shadows of the
Cleveland administration lengthen.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

A GOOD many people who are in Washing
ton to-day know what they are there for
but it may take some time for Presiden
Cleveland to find il out.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

Those who stood by the Democratic party
through good and evil report may be ex-
cused for any undue hilarity to-day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

LEADEN-HEELED justice must gird herself
for an arduous work
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

THE official heads of the Republican ras-
Gals must now come of.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

The "Grand Old Party" gets the "Granc
Bounce " to-day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

" SHERIFF CLEVELAND" has writ of ex-
ecution for the NcW Era's tattered flag.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND! Hail to the
chief
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-04

The smile ON the Democratic face to-day
would tighten the darkest room.