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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
DEATH OF VIM. II. HOTCHKIss.

A telegram received here from Burnett,
yesterday, announced the death at that
place, of Mr.. William II. Hotchkiss, son of
Captain w. S. Hotchkiss, of Austin, and
son-in-law of Hon. w. H. Westfall, banker
at Burnet, Later intelligence states that
the body will be brought here this fore
noon by the II o'clock train of the Austin
and Northwestern railroad and that fur
ther notice will be given of the funeral.
The announcement of Mr.. Hotchkiss'
death was painful surprise to his rela-
tives and friends in this city, who were
not appraised of his serious illness, and
had but lately seen him here in the enjoy
ment of the finest health, while visiting
his parents and other relatives in a sort of
family reunion, during the session of the
Methodist conference, to which two of his
brothers belonged as ministers of the
gospel.
The deceased was man of the highest
character "a christian gentleman, and of
fine business qualifications, being inter
ested with the active management of the
bank of which Colonel Westfall is presi-
dent. His death is an especially painful
blow to his father, Captain Hotchkiss,
who, it will be remembered, was some
months ago rendered helpless by paraly-
sis, and is in such feeble condition that it
is feared the news may yet prove a fatal
blow to his Over-shocked nerves, though
kind friends of the Knights Templar, of
which deceased was a member, were dele
gated to break the sad intelligence to him
as delicately as possible. A large circle Of
friends sym pathize with him and the be-
reaved family in their sudden affiict ion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

to a ''higher destiny for man in the dis
tant future" and this higher destiny would
seem to be further stage in the process
of evolution, and not the immortal life
of the present man, which Darwin mas
not touched upon, and has rather avoided,
because he undertook to account for
the bodily organism alone. Further
more, to be consistent with "the logic
of evolution" it is necessary to re-
member that there are many species
which must be regarded as in them
selves final products, so far as we
know anything about them. Each
one of these must have had relatively as
good claim to immortality immortality
for all that it had of reason or mental
faculty-as man had for what constitutes
his mind. If, because man is a final pro-
duct, when considered as the end and CON
summation of the geological series as
thus far developed into distinct species,
he Is to be regarded as passing under
other laws and into other relations than
those which produced him, why should not
the dog, who Obeys and loves and serves
him, and does it all with something that
marvelously resembles reasoning, in like
manner be fit subject for the gift of
immortal life?
But it is when we follow out both Oar
wins and Spencer's hypothesis of the
origin and nature of human consciousness,
their explanations of the mode in which
the moral sense was developed, their psy-
Geological system, and their solutions of
supposed solutions of mental phenomena,
that the 'logic of evolution brings us
into conflict with the idea of Immortality.
l cannot ask you for space to explain this
conflict, but, in another form and at
some other time, l shall endeavor
to Justify my belief that the
idea of Immortality cannot
be reconciled with any theory of mans
origin, such as evolution supposes; that it
can be recOnciled only with the hypothesis
of mans special creation as being des-
tined for life after the death of his body,
by the very nature of his dual constitu-
tiOn Aside from the teachings of revela-
ton, this is by far the strongest ground
on which to rest the belief of Immortality.
Build that belief on the process of evolu-
ton, and it escapes our grasp. l mean it
in all courtesy, but it seems to me that
Mr.. Munger's idea of the transfer of be-
ing who has been produced by one set of
laws and relations-physical only-in the
realm of a very different set of laws and
relations spiritual only-is very subtitle
piece of metaphysics. know not why
the laws and relations of the spiritual
world should not have been put in opera
ton at the creation of man as a special
work of his Creator, produced by what
the evolutionists are in the habit of call
ing miraculous Intervention, but which,
rightly viewed, is no more miraculous
than his formation of the process of evo-
luton. G. 7. G.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
DON'T BE DECEIVED.

Hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays to virtue
Imitation is the compliment failure pays to
Capcine Plasters is initiated by INSCRIPTIONS par
ties, who make, and try t. SELL pasters variously
called ''Capscin, "Capscum, "Cspsicene,' ''Ca-
ceive. SO cunnin%ly and boldly is this done that
careless people are doubtless sometimes beguiled
into buying such articles in place of the genuine.
Happily, the number who daily follow this voca-
ton decreases every year. through the refusal of
reputable dealers to handle the imitation goods.
Meanwhile be cautious. In the middle of the gen
uine is cut or poroused the word "Capcne, and
the face cloth is the ''Three Seals trade mark.
Ask for Benson 's-then examine. One Benson s
is worth a dozen of any other kind
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

land on Indian Creek, Bexar district, be-
ing survey No $50, in section No. 8, ad-
joining the above, patented to David
White.
TERMS OF SALE.-Sales of one thousand
dollars and under, cash. Above that sum,
one-half cash, and balance in one year, or
all cash at option of purchaser. Deferred
payments to bear 6 per cent. interest and
be secured by note and mortgage on the
property. All sales to be subject to the
approval of the secretary of the treasury.
Ten per cent. of amount bid to be paid
on day of sale, and conditions of sale to
be complied with within thirty days after
approval of same by the secretary of the
tire asury. A. MCCUE.
Solicitor of the Treasury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

years for murder in the second degree,
and VIM. Giles, white. two cases, two years
in each for forgery, were brought before
Judge Walker, and sentenced to the pen
itentiary for their respective terms above
given. Notices of appeal had previously
been given in the court, in the cases of
Rubirth and CoOmbs.
In Peel VS.. Freeman, motion for new
trial was overruled and notice of appeal
given,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
MISS SOPHIA WATERMAN,
powder"
EXPERT TESTIMONY.

DIR. C. E. Fisher submitted the follow
ing sworn statement:
Was called to see Mrs. Wahrman at
about 1850 a. M, December 10, 1S8 {.
Found her in a comatose condition, APP
parently under the influence of an excess
i've dose of morphine. Was shown a
package of morphine powders from which
the deceased had been taking for wakeful-
ness and rheumatic pains. The doses con-
sisted of about one-eighth of grain
each. From the profoundness of the
stupor it was my opinion that several
doses had been taken. Atropine and
other antidotes to morphine were used
hyperdermically, stimulants were applied
freely and artificial respiration was in
duced by electricity, and was continued to
three o'clock in the afternoon, when death
occurred. 1t is my opinion that the
death was caused by an overdose of NOR
phine. (Signed) G. E. FISHER, M. D.
concur in the above opinion.
(Signed) R. S. GRAVES, M. D.
The jury then proceeded to the city
hospital and took the evidence of
FRIEDRICH GoITsCH,
who formerly roomed at Mr.. Wahrman's.
He said
'.On last Monday morning, December
IA, 1885, before went to the city hospit-
al Mrs. Wahrman told me to get for her
twenty-five cents worth of morphine. /
got it at Mr.. Lindemans drug store. The
clerk told me to divide the whole portion
into forty-eight parts and to give her one
part, and to repeat the dose If sleep was
not induced about an hour after the first
dose. Mrs. Wahrman told me she had not
slept any after taking two doses, and sent
me to the drug store again on the same
day to get some chloroform, which the
clerk of the drug store refused to give me
/ asked the clerk if she could take a third
powder. He replied yes, but not before
three-quarters of an hour after taking the
second dose. The witness then stated
that he was called for to go to the hos
pital, and knew nothing of what had
taken place at Mr.. Wahrman's since.
THE VERDICT.
We, the jury of inquest, over the re-
mains of Lena'Wahrman, find that the de-
ceased came to her death at about
O'Clock p. m. on the 18th day of Deem
Der, A. D., 1885, at the residence of de-
ceased, No. 1404 Lavaca street, in the city
of Austin, Travis county, state Of Texas
from the effects of an over dose of NOR
phine, administered to her by her own
hands, without any intention of suicide
and such morphine was taken by the de-
ceased without the consent or knowledge
of her husband. (Signed.l
H. w. DoDGE, JR.,
JOE A. COSTA,
SAM H. DIXON,
w. d. SHELLEY,
WILL LAMBERT,
G. w. CALHOUN.
VIM. WON ROSENBERG, JR.,
p. L. Co., Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

Advocates of prohibition need have no
fear of ''PRIoKLY ASH Buffers" as it is
medicine, and by reason of its cathartlc
properties cannot be used as beverage.
1t is manufactured from the purest mat
erials and acts directly on the liver, kid
news, stomach and bowels. AS blood
purifier it has no equal. 1t is pleasant to
the taste, and effective in action.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
For sale by MORLEY BROS, Austin, Texas.

us TRAYED-By Sim. Foster, before j. j.
Up arsley, j. P. I. G., January %, 1885, sorrel
mare, branded NH on left shoulder, P on left
thigh, one black spot on left fore leg, blaze or
white face 141a hands high, about IL years old.
Appraised at SO. FRANK BROWN Clerk G. c. T. G..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

If afflicted with sore eyes use DIR. Isaac
Thompson's eye water. Druggists, % cts.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

Pixies Tooth Ache Lrops cure in one
minute. German Cora Remover kills corns
and bunions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
EFFECTS OF MORPHINE.

Summoning a jury of inquest, the justice
proceeded to the family residence, where
the body of the deceased was viewed, the
jury impaneled, and the following testi-
mony taken:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
MORPHINE DEATH.
MRS. LENA WAHRM AN SUI
FERING FROM WAKE
FULNESS,
TAKES AN OVERDOSE OF THE DE-
CEPTIVE DRUG AND DIES IN
HER BED.

At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Justice
Won Rosenberg received information that
Mrf. Lena Wahrman, an elderly and well
known German lady of this city, had died
at her residence, No. 14O4 Lavaca street,
from the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

BED-BUGS, FLIES.
Flies, reaches, ants, bed bugs, rats, mice,
gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by
Trough on Rats" 15c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS
BRIEF.
DISTRICT COURT.

Hon. A. S. Walker, Judge; Hon. Jas. II.
Robertson, district attorney; James F.
Hart, district clerk; M. NJ. Hornsby,
sheriff.
Robert Rubirth, colored, twenty years
for murder; Jack Coombs, white, five
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
TIE TESTIMONY.

Mr.. August Wahrman, husband of the
deceased Lena Wahrman, testified: 1 got
up this morning at Z o'clock and coming
down stairs, found her asleep; told the
children to keep quiet while mother was
sleeping; went out of the house and was
absent perhaps an hour and half; re-
turning met Miss Moody, sister of the de-
ceased, who wanted to enter her room;
told her wished she would not disturb
my wife while sleeping; my wife had
complained of want of sleep for two days
past and asked me about morphine; [
told her to do without that and she
would get sleep next night; I
ever keep morphine in my
house. Found bottle in one of the
rooms, and locked it up; left Miss Moody
at the house, went to my shop and finish
ed my work; returning to my wife's room
/ found her in same position l had first
found her in; her head was cold, feet and
hands warm; tried to wake her but could
not. 1 then hurried down to DR.. Fish
er's, but he not being in, 1 called Dr..
Bragg; afterwards met DR.. Fisher, and
sent him to my house; found some pow
ders near her bed; asked my daughter
who bought them; she didn't know. l
then questioned all the other children,
and none knew anything about it. l in
CURED next at LlndemanS drug store II
any one from my house had bought any
such powders at this store. He replied in
the negative. Also found vial in the
room with morphine label on it and
name of Philadelphia firm. There
were seven or eight papers of morphine,
but 1 am certain they were not put up
in a drug store, some of them being
wrapped in printed newspaper. The vial
Ras empty"
MISS SOPHIA WAHRMAN,
r of deceased, was the next wit
testified. She said her mother
complaining several days
bf sleep. She had taken few
morphine since Tuesday Or
lay, one dose at time. Thought
her took the first dose on Monday
She had package of thirty
oh witness found on or
nause it was so
hd she felt like
her take one
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24

Six hundred and forty acres of land on
Indian Greek, Bexar district, being sur
vey No. 178, in section No. 8; also go
acres of land on Indian creek, Bexar dis
trict, being survey No. 179, in section No.
9, adjoining the above; also $40 acres eff
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-12-24
Attest
THE COURTS.

VIM. Won ROSENBERG, JR.,
j. p. L. Co., Tex.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-27
THE STORY OF AN ESCAPE.
Judge Hines Tells How He and the
Raider Morgan Escaped.

! A COLUMBUS o., April 26.-Chief Justice
I Hines, of Kentucky. no has been in this
| city for the past few lays. gave an account
yesterday of the escape from the peniten-
tiary here of thc famous Confederate raider.
/ John Morgan, which finally settles that
much-dlscus7ed subject. Judge q hen Cap
tam Hines, with his chief and sixty eight
others, was captured early in November
| 1862 while raiding in the southern part of
Ohio and himself planned and executed the
successful delivery. He says he discovered
that two feet below the floor of the tier of
cells IN which himself and six others were
confined ran an air chamber. or sewer. which
emptied outside the prison walls. Having
purloIned two knives from the dining
room, he dug his way down
through the cement floor of his cell until he
struck the sewer, secretIng the debris in his
bed after each days work. Once in the
sewer he easily located the cells of his com
panlons, and IN twenty-five days he had dug
hole through the floor of each cell large
enough for them To squeeze through On
the night of November 9th, at midnight
they dropped into the air chamber and
CROPPED their way toward the outlet. They
were dismayed TO find the mouth of the
chamber completely filled up. large quanti-
ties of debris having been dumped at its
mouth. Fortunately for them they wert but
few feet below the surface of the
ground. After tunnelling upward short
time they found themselves in the prison
yard. The night was cold and dreary. and
heavy rain was falling at the time, so they
had little to fear from the guards who were
well under cover. To scale the wall was the
work of moment. Once free the party sep
arated Morgan and Hines boarding a train
for Cincinnati and getting across the Ohio
river before their flight had been discovered
The other five, j. C.. Bennett. l.. ID. Herk-
smith, e. 5. Mayce, Ralph Sheldon and s.
b. Taylor, hid for time but finally made
their way south without trouble.
Judge Hines Is in the city accompanied by
AdJt. Gen. Castleman, of Kentucky TO pro-
cure evidence 10 refute the statements made
by Washington correspondent in the CIn-
cinnati Commercial Gazette charging the
late Jacob Thompson with conspiring To
burn and Ex-Governor Blackburn with at
tempting TO introduce infected rags into
Northern cities during the war.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-27

The place 10 get sewing machines repaired
Is where the repairer has 10 interes; al stake
but his reputation a. a practical workman,
not where they would rather sell you new
one. Agents repairing as rule does not
give satisfaction. Adjusting II a trade. After
twelve years experience ] am prepared 10 do
work that Will give perfect satisfaction.
DO not sell new machines OF work for any
company, and have but one object IA view.
that is do work that will build up for me a
good trade a. a repsirer OF sewing mactHnes.
will call AT your shop or house, examine your
machine, tell you what can be done. what
will cost free Of charge. Then you can
decide whether you will have II done or not
All orders received by postal Will receive
prompt attention. ! rebuild, readjust. clean
and repair all kinds. have parts. attachments
and needles for all Shop at 40 Summit
street. T. II. STRCEIANn.
Sewing Machine Repairer.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-27
Tns nsxT seeAksRsrlP
Sam Randall and fiis Enemies. aad
what Ahead.

from Lae Nes 1ork S1u.
wAzAIs0Ees, April z3.-Ths ksntucklzn.
are ia an awful state The head of PA
taoalpson sss presented y sam Randall "a
a charger, shas speaker Carlisle ~as ~aIt-
IA y see nm made " hisky yIna-ster- General.
-. m0rs technically. Commissioner Of In
ternal ksyelue. Ihis Eas regarded A. proof
~ alliance between the Administration
and tie Randall forces Ia the coming con
te1t Tor the bpeakerShlp. 81 DITter 1, the
feull1g, aad - great the dssirs "a .ssaakeu the
supposed combination. that II had been Ia
dassFioasl5 gwen aroand that Randall co
creed the President Ia Thompson case,
aAd ln other matters, through the fear OF an
extra session, ~hlcA The Pennsy iVania leader
could alone prevent 5y reason Of his control
of the Appropriation bills.
Certain it l. that Randall used his infiu-
ence 10 good end, and saved the President
from a grave blunder, II he prevented
Thompson appointment.
Randall l. not likely % enter the Speaker
ship contest, nor 70 leave the field % Carlisle
either. The chances are that New York or
ONO may measure swords With Kentucky.
hs fact that Randall declined the Treas
ury p0rtfoAO, together with the strong prob
hoillty that hannIng viii retire from the
Cabinet after the wedding process l. over Ia
his department, leads many 10 predict that
The former viii finally take the place. Bat
be vii not. The Treasury Department l. no
place Tor al honorable ulAn ike Randall
Who has strong party al his back for the
Presidency it, patronage II always good
Tor about ninety 10 hundred votes IN na-
tionai convent On-, aud, whether he pro
NOTES 10 or not. the s0bordinates are always
inclined % make themselves solid with their
chief BY making delegates for him ii he Il
On the list This fact alone would cause Mr..
Randall 70 decline the post, for II not a
candidate for the Presidency. he II on the
list ia the popular mind and cannot erase
hls name therefrom.
II - entirely probable that Mr.. Manning
may retire soon. and that Whitney may sue
ceed him. This would leave the Navy De
partment TO some neglected statesman who
could DO the most good there.
The enemies OF Randall openly threaten to
degrade him from his position a. Chairman
OF the Committee on Appropriations, the
election of Carlisle being by then set down
a. certain. Hence the necessity of making
Speaker who has not Mr.. Randall punish
ment as his objective point.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-27
rHe cAsle Road
Citizens Asked 10 Donate Ten Thou-
sand Dollars and Take Stock.


The officers OF the Cattle Street RAILWAY
Company and several citizens met al So eet :
hotel. saturday night 10 discuss the maIter
Of raising funds % build Lhe road ) l.
Fuller acted - chairman. and e. " Coil
served a. secretary. The company Ssked
the citizens ~ donate $1,000 aud also 10
take 5000 II stock. The eitizsRs then held
meeting OF Their Own 10 consider the
proposition and concluded - apEointe CON
mIttee 10 take charge of lhe matter and can
vass the part of the city through which the
road Is 10 run aud see What can be done 10
raise the money. George ". Thompson, ;.
l.. Fuller, h. T. Sweet, G. ". Coit aud ID. L
COFblu were appointed a. such committee
Mr. Harms, one OF the principal outside
capitalists Interested says, that unless the
citizens accept TINS proposition the scheme
will be abandoned. Mr.. Thompson thinks
that the citizens can well afford 10 accept the
proposition. lie says that any one owning
a lot on the proposed line can afford 10
donate SO or $50, as the lots will be III
creased much more than that amount d.
soon a. II Is known that the road Will Ger
talnly be built. He also thinks the Canal
street merchants can afford To help build the
road. Other residents of the Hill district
think favorably of the proposition, and will
try 10 induce the citizens 10 raise the neces-
Sary funds
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-27
" FOR SAFE KEEPING
How Easy it is TO Turn the Jail Into an
Insane Asylum.

How Easy 1T is TO Turn the Jail Into an
Insane Asylum.
There IA a case of alleged insanity at the
Jail which calls for either a most accurate
and careful examination. or the most severe
criticism and censure. The case is that Of
Mrs. Anna Fitch. who was taken to the Jail
late Saturday night ''for safe keeping" Mrs.
Fitch is widow and has resided with her
two handsome children ia the Scribner
block on West Bridge street for some time.
Her nearest neighbor on the same floor is a
Mrs. l.. ID. Sumner. with whom she has not
always lived upon neighbOrly terms.
Mrs. Sumner i the chief informant
a. to Mrs Fitch's insanity and informed the
officers that she was Wild and Threatened
TO XIII her children" The insanity experts
of the city could do little else saturday night
than to sign documents sdJudging the woman
insane and she had 10 20 10 Jail until Monday
morning, when more complete erarnina-
ton can be made The Sheriff and All his
household and no less than dozen friends
Who called 70 see Mrs- Fitch yesterday be
lieve she i perfectly sane and = much
vronged woman. II to-day the exrerfs
shall reach the same conclusion the com
planning witness should ~ granted thirty
sIT ho8rs - jsii life free-of- cost
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-27
DISGUSTING lF TRUE.
People Who Use City Water Should
Not Read This.

Detective Peter Martin came into THE
TRLEGRAM editorial rooms at s o'clock last
night and said that he had Just returned
from the northeast part of the city and that
a terrible discovery had been made out
there. He said that last summer
the Board of Health appointed
John Doyle to watch Coldbrook creek
and see that no refuse or other matter that
would tend to pollute the water was deposited
in the city's supply, but in January last the
Board concluded that Mr.. Doyle's services
were not needed nd discharged him. Since
that time nobody has paid any attention TO
what was being thrown into the creek. and
yesterday some of the residents in the
neighborhood of Benson street dis
covered the carcasses of dog and
calf in the creek near where il is crossed
by Benson street. The carcasses had the
appearance of having lain in the water for
some time,and people in the vicinity claimed
that the dog was one that had been poisoned.
but Mr.. Martin could not tell why they
thought 40. Mr.. Martin said that he had
notified the Prosecuting Attorney and that
officer had promised to notify the Board of
Health and see what can be done about the
matter to-day.