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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

TIE passage of the bill creating six
new counties out of the western por-
ton of Tom Green county, namely,
Ector. Winkler, Loving, Upton, Crane
and Hunter, is urged by the citizens
living within said territory. They
hold that if the counties are created
and attached for judicial and other
purposes, as set forth in the bill,
the country will be vastly benefited.
The creation of the new counties
would be great convenience to these
people as well as being decidedly bene-
fetal to the State. 1t would
induce actual settlement, increase the
value of lands and the revenues in
that section. The petitioners, in sup
port of the bill, state the fact that
they now have to travel from two
hundred to three hundred and fifty
miles to reach their county site, and
that the creation of the new counties
leaves Tom Green with ample terrific
ry for at least seven more counties,
each containing nine hundred square
miles. As the bill has passed the
House, and been reported fayorably by
the Senate Committee, its final passage
by unanimous vote is predicted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
The Ruins of UxmaI.

Louis ISepuDI Can.
Prof. PiGngon. IN arch@ologist, has
recently returned from Yucatan,
whittier he went 10 make an investi-
gatiun Of the mysterious ruins of Tx
NAL and Palenque, Copan and other
places in Central America have been
somewhat familiar to the reading
world ever since the work of the
traveller Stephens; but later discover
les invest them with increased value.
In digging into the ruins of Uxmal,
Professor PloDgon found that it was
the site of three successive cities each,
like the Troy mound Investigated by
Prof. Schliemann, marking separate
and distinct era and different people.
The uppermost and lateSS nSuipS indi-
cate rude and primitiy Mar be-
hind the one whose TT Ound
lower down, in the art zion.
The deeper ruins consl us and
carved stones, some of bearing
hieroglyphics more neatly executed
and fresher than those on monuments
in Egypt. At CEichen liza, where the
ruins cover several square miles, he
found stones bearing astronomical
characters, some of the consultations
and the fixed stars; and he suggests
that, from the relative position of
these, the figures must have been
made 1900 years ago. It will he re-
membered that Donnelly's book on
"Lost Atlantis supposed to have
been buried beneath the ocean by
some catastrophe, fixes the date of its
existence 1900 years ago. A state
ment recently appeared in print that
tablet had been found in the ruins of
Palenque, in Yucatan, bearing an in
scription clearly of Phenician char
acter. If such a discovery has been
made, it is important, and may supply
starting point for Investigations
that will result in tracing connect
ion between the ruins of South Amer
lea and those of Northern Africa and
SYRIA. There is a tradition that the
lost Atlantis, which gave civilization
to the East and West, lies buried be-
meath the waves of the sea, and that
the Azores on the coast of Africa and
the strangely grouped West India
Islands are the uDSubmerged peaks OF
"a continental highway which once
lay between Africa and the Americas,
the abode Of highly Guilt gated peo-
pie. The ruins of Central America
were old when the Span1ards first
looked upon them three hundred years
ago; they are believed to be older
than those of Greece and Rome, and
even older than those OF Egypt; but
they reveal no trace showing when or
by whom they were built, nor of the
mysterious people who, ages ago,
made that tropical region the seat of
beautiful cities and marble temples,
and the theater of strange and i'm
pressiye sacrifcial worship.
1t is stated that Prof. Plongon took
many casts of plaster of the more in
teresting objects foundgat Uxmal and
Chinchen liza, and thai these will be
exhibited at the New Orleans Expo
sition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
POWERFUL CHAIRMAN.

The most powerful official position
in Congress is that of chairman of the
committee on appropriations. The
Speaker of the House is the creator,
but after he has named the incumbent
for this place, he and all Congress is at
his mercy. The Speaker has
no right to disregard rules
when once fly ed by him, and he has
no more right to interfere with the
labors of any committee than he
would have to dictate terms to the
Texas State Government. AS an act
ual fact the Chairman of the Appro.
priations Committee is the most pow
erful man in the Federal Government,
Any measure, bill, joint resolution or
legislative business has to give away.
according to the rules of the House,
TO an appropriation bill. This
will at once explain, that the
chairman of the appropriation CON-
mittee has the power, if he has the
will, ''to prevent legislation" OF
course during the first or long session
of Congress this power is somewhat
antagonlzed by the length of time the
House remains in session. But dur
ing the short session, which only lasts
from December to the 4th of March,
the appropriations committee, or its
chairman, is completely in possession.
All that is necessary to do is to dilly-
daily and keep back the most impor-
tant appropriations for the last month,
while antagonizing any measure up to
that time by such unimportant bills as
the diplomatic service appropria-
lions or any other small appro-
priations OF similar kind When
MIR. Carlisle gave this important
place to Mr.. Randall he made the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

The Fort Worth Gazette says
gentlemen who think they have the
Federal patronage of Texas in their
pockets will be surprised to find that
Cleveland has string tied to it, 1t
is hardly to be supposed that our de-
cided civil-service President is going
TO be dictated to by the Texas official
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

Ex-CHIEF JUSTICE HARGIs, OF Ken.
lucky, thinks the claws delay" attrib
utable to ignorant voters who elect
incompetent legislators and judges
If this be so, Texas is in danger OF
having the efficiency of her courts
suspended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
old proverb that "blood vii

old proverb that "blood will
have blood is Illustrated by the vio-
lent death of Currie, the Texas border
rufian, who some years ago killed
Porter, the actor, at Marshall, for re-
senting an insult Carrie had offered to
an actress. Currie was tried for the
murder. but by miscarriage of jus
tice was acquitted and set at liberty
But he did not by that act escape
from himself. His evil nature and
habits remained, and recently brought
him into another lawless scrape, out
West, in which he was shot dead by
an officer of the law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

In SPITE of the alleged beauties in
civil-service, it is well admitted that
ferrels capable of driving from the
public service, the rascally verm1n
with which it is infected can not
be found among the Republicans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

THE land bill fixing the minimum
price of leased lands at cents per
acre will keep a great deal of land
from being leased. There are thou
sands of sections of school land not
worth 4 cents per acre.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

CIvIL-sERvICE reform is an i'm
proved Interpretation of the divine
command to love your neighbor as
yourself. 1t means that you must
love your neighbor good deal better
than Yourself.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

WELL, old Sunset" gets the Turk
ish Mission. This is rather hard on
Cox, who might have had the French
portfolio.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
The Benefit OF Laughter.

DR.. Green, in his "Problem of
Health" says there is not the remotest
corner or httle inlet of the minute
blood-vessels of the human body that
does not feel some wavelet from the
conyulsion occasioned by good,
hearty laughter. The life principle,
or the central man, is shaken to its in
nermost depths, sending new tides
and strength TO the surface. thus ma
terially tending TO insure good health
to the persons who INDUCED therein.
The blood moves more rapidly, and
conveys a different impression to all
the organs of the body, IS it visits
them on that particular mystic jour-
rey when the man is laughing, from
what it does at other times. For this
reason, every good, hearty laugh in
which a person INDUCES tends to
lengthen his life, conveying, as it
does, new and distinct stimulus to the
vital forcGJ. Doubtless the time will
come when physicians conce ling
more Importance than they now do to
the influence of the mind upon the
vital forces of the body, viii make
their prescriptions more with refer
ence to the mind, and less to drugs
for the body, and will, in 80 doing,
find the best aud NEST effe ctive
method of producing the required q,
feet upon the patient.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND started in
on Texas postmasters yesterday, and
nominated w. A. Workman for Sui
phur Springs, and Robert o. Denton
for Gainesville.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

THE LAST New Jersey Legislature
abolished labor in the State penlten-
tiary, and eight hundred idle convicts
are the result of this assinie piece
of work.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

PRESIDENT DIAz will put a strong
special force on the frontier to look
after smugglers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

TIE Suakim campaign has devel-
oped new feature in the Egyptian
war-ballooning
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

In SPITE of the peace understand
ing, Russia is massing troops near
Herat. Should she be able to obtain a
loan hostilities may be expected.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

EXTENSIVE coal deposits have been
found in the State of Coahula, Mexico,
near Jimulco.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
CATARRH OF THE BLADDER.

Singing, irritation, inflammation, :.
Kidney and Urinary Complaints, cul
ed by Buchu-Paiba" 81.
Freesia repacta alba is the name of
a new Dubious flower, originally from
the Cape of Good Hope, and one that
will soon become universal favorite.
It's fragrance is peculiar, very delicate
and exceedingly sweet. One of its
best qualities is do be that aftez
being cut it will ia week /
water, all the buds Dacin
ard sending forth
fume.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

THE Philadelphia Press remarks
that it is extraordinary how well the
Senate behaves when the House Is not
in session.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

Mr.. CLEvELAND's cabinet have all
pledged themselves to evils ervice
reform, and they are practising it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

THE excitement in London yester-
day was the rumored Turco-Russian
alliance.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

saOUGH ON COUGHS"
Ask for Rough on Coughs" for
Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarse-
ness. Troches. l5c. LIQUID, 26c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
THURSDAY, MARCH &c, 1885,

ALL THE press reports from Egypt
are officially doctored.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

THE HOPE OF THE NATION.
Children, slow in developing, puny,
scrOwny and delicate, use "Wells'
Health Remover"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

WEwoULD not bet on peace be-
tween Russia and England.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS is rapidly
increasing in population.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

The Adventists in New Hampshire
have firmly made up their minds that
Scriptural prophesying, as well as
temporal wants in becoming there
with, positively point to the 18th
day of May (Which falls on Tuesday,
as that on which the Lord will come,
and the reign of milleniel glory set IN.
There have been, within our recol-
lection, many failures of such prophe-
syings-some of which have not been
advantageous in the way of confirm
ing the religious sentiment of this
sect of ultra-adventists, which consti-
tute very small, but very earnest,
element in our religious popula-
tiOn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

1T is remarked upon as a singular
coincidence, that all the pr eminent
Democrats who were mentioned in
connection with cabinet positions and
didn't get them arrive home from
washington. filed with ignorance of
Clevel.nd's pslicy Me- If he ex-
conerSssmea arr ia this frs;ns of
mind.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
Horsea, Memories

Hartford Courant.
A couple OF years ago a gentleman
IN Providence owned little gray
horse that was used in the family by
himself, his wife and children. 1t
was made quite pet of. Finding
that it could speed quite sharp, he
entered 1t in a number of country
races, in the end getting record of
81 for it. Then he sold it. Later on,
the children missed it SO much that
he endeavored to get track of 1t, and
to find it. A short time ago he was
on Washington street, and his atten-
ton was attracted by little gray
lacer that came whirling down. He
had never seen his gray pace, but he
was sure this was his on
when opport unity offer
| alongside and called it bI
pony knew him at oy
unmistakable evidenS
ton.
Another instance 3
memory of the horse is
PAGER purchased by Mr.,
| year of Winsted gentlef6an, -
weeks ago the former owner was in
town and went up to see Ginger.
The horses present attendant was in
the box stall, petting him when his
old master stepped in and called him
| by name. The horse no sooner heard
his voice than ne forsook lis compaE-
ion and showed his delight at meet
ing his former owner in various ways,
among other tricks going into his
coat pockets for the del1cacies that he
used to find there. The gentle
| man asked him to troll
over" for him and he went down upon
the straw and over in a moment. Mr..
Lloyd's health prevents his showing
Ginger much this winter, but It is
generally conceded that the handsome
little horse would make it quite inter-
esting for the best of the trotJers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
THE SOUTH,
TENS and improvements in Various
sections Of the Southern States.

TENS and improvements in Various
sections Of the Southern states,
The S. Fl. Gray Manufacturing Com
pany lisa new OF ganiZation at NeWberne
succeeding S. II. Gray in the manufac-
tuTe OF wooden dishe lumber etc
There is again talk of building a
cotton compress at Vicksburg
w. Q. Kerr, Durham, has nearlycom-
pleted the factory for the manu-
facture of wooden supplies for cotton
and wooden mills.
Tracklaeing has commenced on the
Florida Southern between Leesburge
and Tampa on the Gulf coust, and
Will be rapidly pushed through to
completion.
AT meeting of the City Council of
Macon, it was resolved that the Chief
| OF Police notify the manager of the
Southern Telegraph Company that he
must pay the license tax due the city
| of Macon within ten days, and sould
said manager not pay said license in
that time. the marshal be instructed
to proceed against him or against any
citizen who is in arrears for license
tax.
The machinery for the ESTABLISHING
OF factory for the manufacture of q
combination of a wire and picket fence
is now on the way to Ocala Florida
Tie bill granting further time fol
the construction of the Thomasville
Tallahassee & Gulf railroad, passed
both House of the Legislature.
There is talk of building another gas
holder in Richmond, for the gas works
owned by the city. The Committee OF
Finance and Light, of the city coucil
can give PARTICULARS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

The plan to connect Paris and Lon
don with pneumatic tubes has been
reported tavorably by the French
engineers and submitted to the Gov
eminent. It is proposed that two
pneumatic tubes be laid, following
the line of the Northern Railroad
from Paris to Calais, thence across
the Channel to Dover, following the
line of the Southeastern Railroad-te
London. Letters could thus be trans
mitted between the two capitals in
one hour. Wagonettes like those
now used to transport kilograms from
Paris are to be used, weighing ten
kilogrammes and capable of carrying
five kilogrammes weight of mail
matter. Twenty pneumatic trains
are to be started every hour. The
total cost is estimated at $7,Co0,C00.
The total distance is ATS kilometers.
A Dubuque paper has new Dtory
about old Ben Butler on the author
ity of an eye witness. Ben spoke
during the last campaign, in the OPEN
air at the little town of Grinnell, 10.
Probably with malice aforethought,
the speakers stand had been placed
under tree, and when Ben was in
one OF his most telling periods con-
spirator in the branches above let
down a big silver spoon so that it
would bangle directly in front of him.
Ben squinted at it coolly, and as cool
ly broke the string and put the srooP>
in his pocket, saying only. "That's or $,
didn't get-but to resume"
Gum ammoniac, rubbed up wi
camphor, makes mass at once sT
able for pills, which are very use5. I
in some nervous and spasmG
troubles, not only of the stomach and
bowels, but also of the chest. especial
ly when there is too copious bronchial
secretion.
The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Glorietta Mining
Company will be held on the first
Tuesday, being the 7Gh day of April
next at 10 o'clock a. M, at the Office of
T. w. Folts in this city, of which due
notice is hereby given.
j. q. KERBEY, President G. M. Co.
w. Won ROSENBERG. Sec'y G. M Co.
AUSTIN, March 6, 1885.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26
ne Cure a FelSn.

IL OOIlCOpOuucuU VI LILO BllCulSNAA~
Farmer says: II wish to tell those
who may suffer from that terrible
scourge, felons, of painless remedy
tlat will effect perfect cure in twen-
ty-four hours, es 1 have had occasion
to prove within the last three days.
A lady came here who had been suf-
fering for over two weeks with a
felon on the end of her middle finger.
| saturated piece of wild turnip,
the size of bean, with spirits of tur-
pentine and applied it to the affected
part. 1t relieved the pain at once.
in twelve hours there was hole to
the bone and the felon was destroyed.
| removed the turnip and applied
healing salve, and the finger is well.'
Ash White, who was clerk in the
Interior Department for more than
twenty years from It's organization in
1848, remarked to some Office seeker5
in Washington the other day:
"Never mind, gentlemen; have seen
Abraham Lincoln just as anxious as
YOU" Glow is that?" asked one.
why, when the Interior Department
was created, the new Secretary had
the disposal of the. Land Office, and
Abraham Lincoln came to me and
filed his papers. That was back in
1913. His opponent was another Hi
nois man, named Butterfeld. Butter
field was a lawyer who had defended
the prophet, Joe Smith. on a charge
of murder. He and Lincoln were
pretty jealous Of each Their. They
went through all the forms of solicit
ing friends to sign the applications
and watched their chances nervously,
but Butte-ield go5 away with Lin
coin. Lincoln was very much ex-
cited over his failure, and when he
came to the Office the last time and
asked for his Endorsements, he claim
ed that nearly all his valuable papers
had been stolen. He said that his OPP
ponent's friends had committed lar
cnnv and therefore stolen a march IN
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-26

The English officials have been long
keeping a close watch on Parnell. He
is very distasteful, because of his
discretion; it has been hard to hold
him responsible for any overt act.
Now they hope they have him on the
hip. In his recent utterance, bearing
on the reception of the Prince of
Wales in Ireland, they detect trea-
son, and as Patrick Henry
would say, they intend to snake the
most of it," To an outsider it is Diff
cult to see wherein Parnell's letter is
reasonable. 1t advised the Irish to
maintain an attitude of reserve, to
make no hostile demonstrations and
no expressions of welcome, and de-
clared the visit of the Prince was in
opportune, so long as the government
was represented in Ireland by 1.-The
the unspeakably indecent coterie" who
were to be his official hosts at Dublin
Castle. These are bitter and possibly
dangerous words, but if they come
properly within the statute of treason,
SO much the worse for the statute.
If such words be treason, Great Brit
ain is not free.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-21
Educating a Wife in Finance.
Boston Transcript.

Mr.. w. is quite an elderly, wealthy
gentleman, having for his second wife
a lady many years his junior and much
petted. Any expressed wish of hers he
has at once gratifed, if money could be
the medium. One evening she remark
ed in her charming way: 81 saw to-
day, at - store, a lovely camel S-haiF
shawl that l want ever so much. Would
YOU bring home tomorrow checkl
It's only 81, 500" eyes DEAR" he re
piled; az will bring the money, and
the next evening, with the assistance of
the porter, he did bring home and
placed on the parlor table 1900 silver
dollars. At the sight of this pile of
metal, weighing nearly 100 pounds, the
wife exclaimed: "What are you going
to do with all that money!" "Why,
love, it's the money you wanted for the
new shawl" "Good gracious! Does
it take all that to make SI,5oo1 Why,
l had no idea it meant so much, l will
do without the shawl and put it all in
the savings bank if you will let me, "
and she did so, and has since added
several sums to the deposit. Mr.. w.
affirms on his honor that since that
event she has not asked for a quarter
part SO much money as before the incl
dent.