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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
ELGIN.
NOTES FROM A LIVE LITTLE
TOWN.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
ELGIN, September 2-Elgin, with the approach
ing advent of the Bhstrop u Taylor railroad, Is pc
ginning to- assume the airs of well-to'do anu I'VE
city, Her streets are changing IN appealahn
new buildings are being erected and her mechan-
les ard people generally, are deliberately maklnS
ready to grasp and use to their advantage tue soi,
den opportunities that are about 0elnS passsu
around to them. The change in the teenng, tne
business and the appearance of the little city ID
very noticeable. ..,,
The cotton crop is being marketed pretty rapidly,
some 300 bales have already been sold cn Elgln
streets this season, and this has made, and con-
times to make, since the opening of the season,
quite busy little town of Elgin. There are sew
eral new business houses constructed, for hire,
three new ones already up, two bricks
Tom O'Connor are going to occupy the brlcRs
and P Woods the new frsme, all with new
stocks of merchandise. The stores here are kept
by R. V; Stanifer, g. w Biggs, C4Inwali blgGs'
Bassist & Bro, F. r. Jones, &. Cohen, and H.
Kimpussky. There are two good millinery stores,
well kept; well supplied butcher shop, and other
necessary establishments to a live town in proper
proportion. The Calcasieu Lumber company and
Gus II Jones run extensive lumber yards. Inc
Central and the City hotels, besides several res
taurants, supply amply the wants OF the inner
man of the population. There is a well stocked
livery stable, couple of blacksmith shops, and a
firstclass ably edited newspaper, all OF which 60
to show that Elgin is one of the towns whlch mas
been ready when the call came TO take up uhe lot,
ward march There are two church buildings, and
all the denominations are represented. very nne
school in a substantial and comfortable schooi
building.
Three hundred bales of cotton have been mar
keted here already this season, and plenty more on
the way. The crop has turned out we'll, and the
late rains have helped it out wonderfully. me
new railroad will be here soon, and then ElglI
will have two lines-the Central and the Missouri
Pacitic-and be more than ever desirable place
to live in do business in, visit in, stay in, or woo
in and marry in. There is a protracted meeting
going on, and last night it was rumored that t
popular widower and one of Elgin's charmin!
widows would have the nuptial knots tied durin!
the evening service a very large crowd assem-
but though both parties were in attendance, there
was no wedding They say that is good way t
Get crowd to attend church.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
EX-GOv.
A. H. STEVENS COUSIN,

l am first cousin of the IA.
Governor Alexander H. steyer iate Ex.
have been postal clerk on 's. and
railroads since 1868 For ten Years bsvos Eierent
sufferer from cancer on my face wh;oh oeen q
worse until the discharge of matter becamse grew
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bugs, as had tried many without relief D'ni nun
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the cancer disappeared. 1t improved INV alouns
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discharge gradually decreased, and the csno Inc
came less aud less in size until NOTHING Pc
excepta scar to tell the tale of once dan
Ger. All who have seenme since have csn
the use of B. B. b. bear testimony of INV 1rae.
provement and the my face shows a. A. m q
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squarely up to what it is recommended and Uulnes
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have tried them all, but B. B. B. stands al tho w.
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| The above is copied from the Athens fGs , D..
ner atchman, being the voluntary anpnaca pan ~
Mr. James A. Greer, which Editor CAN'T indSrsooS.
"Mr. Greer is an honest, upright citizen -
Athens, who had bad cancer, and his numar,,n =.
friends thought that he could not live very len 40
the cancer was gradually sappng the foundation az
his constitution, but now looks well and hearty :
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
PowDERLY', INTENTIONS.

PITrsBURG, September Am evening paper
says a New York telegram received in Pittsbure
to-day occasiOned no little talk among the Knights
of Labor. 1t stated General Master Workman
POwdery had notified the knights authorities thai
he will not accept another term of office, and his
is not to be used at Richmond, as he proposes
to leave the order. The telegram further STATED
that Powderly's declaration was occasioned by hi
disgust over recent differences in the order, ant
the fact that his physical condition demanded rest
1t was stated also that Thomas Mcguire and Ho
ran of district 49, New York, who have been con
sidered in opposition to Powderly, have declared
neither of them would he a cand idate for the posi-
ton. Prominent knights here say they know moth
ing of Mr. Powderly's intentions, but are inclined
to doubt the truth of the report.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
TAYLOR TOPICS.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
TAYLOR, september 4.-'rhe Bastrop & Taylor
railroad grading is being pushed rapidly forward
between here and Elgn, and hundreds of men
and teams may be seen at work on it. 1t will be
ready for ties and iron all along the line by the
10th of this month, when that part of the work Will
ironed next week for the purpose of keeping the
material which is arriving now The presence of
the graders in such numbers makes business lively
for the merchants and taken together with the new
crop of cotton now being marketed, makes alto
gether buster times than Taylor has ever seen.
The trade during the summer, has been exception
ally good, as large clip of wool amounting to
over 35 900 pounds and extra large crop of oats
(of which at least forty cars have been shipped
from here have been marketed and at good round
prices, the proceeds of which have helped dispel
the dullness that usually settles over bust
ness during the summer months in great many
Texas cities.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
HORRIBLE DEATH.
THE LIFE CRUSHED OUT OF A
BRAKEMAN.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
DALLAS, September A fatal accident occurred
at 3 o'clock this afternoon The Missouri Pacific
mixed train, which runs between Dallas ana Den
ton, had backed down side track between the
depot and the bridge, to couple on some freight
cars. Joe McAllister, brakeman, jumped of the
rear platform of a passenger coach to make the
coupling As it neared the freight car the passen-
ger car coupling arrangement missed that of the
freight car, and the two cars came together with
crash, catching the unfortunate brakeman and
crushing the life out of him. When the cars sepa-
rated McAlister fell to the ground, and uttered a
low cry for water. He lived about ten minutes,
and never spoke afterwards. His breast was badly
bruised and the left arm broken at the elbow, but
there were no other evidences of external injury
Deceased was twenty years of age, son of widow,
who keeps boarding house on East Main street
He is said to have been temperate and industrious
and is highly spoken of by his companions. His
mother was by his side soon after his death oc-
Cured, and was almost wild with grief.
DIR. Carter, city health officer, reports ten deaths
this week, most of them from fever and congts
ton. The number of cases of fever is on the in
crease, and there is more sickness in Dallas now
than at any time within the last year. Malarial in
termittent, and other types of fever seem, in hi;
practice, to develop into dengue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
ABLAzEJN JERSEY CITY.

JERSEY CITY, September A disastrous fire
broke out this evening in the Pullman Palace Car
company shed, in the New York, Lake Shore &
Western railroad yard and Provost street crossing
The fire is supposed to have been caused by the ex
plosion of barrel of kerosene and spread in all
directions with frghtful rapidly, andin less than
an hour had destroyed large amount of property
There were eight Pullman sleeping cars in the
partially burned. The other five were totally de-
stroyed. They were valued at $4,000 each. BY
this tine the car shed was mass of flames, which
next enveloped two story brick building at the
eastern end This was used by the Pullman com
pany for office and store room purposes. Total
toss
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09

Whatever name or designation is given
to Fever and Ague, or other intermittent
diseases it Is safe to say that Malaria or a
disordered state of the Liver is at fault
Eliminate the impurities from the system
and sure and prompt cure is the imme.
date result. Prickly Ash Bitters is the
safest and most effective remedy for al
hillary troubles, kidney diseases, and like
complaints that has ever been brought be
fore the public. A trial is its best recon-
mendation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
LINES FROM LAMPASAS.

Special ItItgTdII 10 IIIt NIdItsIudn.
LAMPAsAs, September Ave have about raised
the amount required to connect Burnet with Gates
Vile via this place. viii have the money ready
for them when they start the road
j. b. Hiydon, one of our oldest merchants, died
this week.
Now is the time to visit Lampasas spring. The
Park hotel has changed hands and is Offering
have fine boat riding, fishing and hunting within
the enclosure Mr.. IL. c. Myerick, of New York,
is in charge Captain Thompson will still run the
San Geronimo.
with late FROST we will have a good winter range.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
SAD MISHAP.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

Special Telegram TO the Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, September AT , O'Clock this
afternoon a little child OF eX-Street Commit sioner
Peter Nelson got possession of avessel containing
horrible accident was discovered shortly thereafter
An antidote was administered promptly, but the
child is in critical condition and fatal effects are
greatly feared
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
, AGAINST Is.

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
ENVOY SEDGWICK.
PARTICULARS OF HIS ESCAPADE
IN MEXICO.
Special Telegram to the Statesman

special Telegram lO Ile oIdIeSlldn
SAN ANTONIO, September A private letter
from an American official at the City Of Mexico,
fully confirms the published reports of Sedgwick 6
disgraceful escapade. The letter Gays, on Friday
night, without invitation, he went to private ball.
got beastly drunk, and was led through the dance
hall amid loud cheers Of This is the way to treat
making all sorts of sport of him, he was taken by
party of Mexicans to house of ill-fame. and
there stripped of his coat, His official papers were
passed around for inspection, and then destroyed
The following day Sedgwick GAINED that he had
been drugged and discaimed all knowledge of what
had occurred on the previous night. However,
rumor has it that on Saturday night he was ont
again with the same gang, visiting disreputabe
houses, in an intoxicated condition. The Amerl-
can colony has been very much scandalized, and
expresses its opinion that Sedgwick should be re-
called at once
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
NORMAN IMMIGRANTS.

New YORK, September 4.-1udge Churchill, of
the supreme court, to-day granted the writ Of
habeas corpus, ordering the immigration commits.
sion to produce twenty three Mormon immigrants,
waiting on Wards island to be sent back TO
Europe. The writ was obtained to test tho legal
ity of the powers of the commissioners to send
back MoTmons as unfit to enter the country.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
DIED OF APOPIENY.

Providence, r. L, September 4.-Gen. Floyd
Aspinwal of New York. stopping in Bristol, was
stricken with apoplexy this morning, and died
this afternoon
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
KILLED IN \ GIN.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BRENNAN, September 4.-Mr. G. Haluke. we'll
known German resident of Long Point, Washing
ton county, about nine miles from Brenham had
his arm badly injured in a gin yesterday, and died
from his wounds this morning. His funeral took
place at , O'Clock to-day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
GALVESTON MARINE.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
GALVESTON, September A. Sailed: Steamship
Algiers, New York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
SENSATIONAL REPORT.

DELRro, September IA report is being circu-
lated among the .Mexcans here, which has credence
to the effect that revolution Ia expected to break
out in full force, in all the border cities in Mexico,
inside of ten days.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-11-13
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

"A man seeing on a dentists sign
Teeth extracted without pain" re-
marked; Il never could get any teeth
extracted without payn. y
Small boy: "Mothcr, please give
me anotherlump of sugar for my coffee
Eve dropped the one you gave me.
Mother Where have you dropped
itP" Small boy-"ln the coffee
Not polite.
The Mayhowcr's skipper's not polite
As any one can see,
lie camo back home all by himself
And left the Gal at tea.
- Washington Critic.
Herr Strauss (yawning) )-How you
vas, Hansp You don't know no body
no more, ain d il? IIans-Mine trent,
if you vas shut your mouth so can
see your face, den mebbc / can tell who
you vas.
-Spriggs-llow much older is youi
sister than you, johnny johnny
dunno. Maud ulster be twenty-five
years, then she was twenty and now
she amt only eighteen. guess wei
soon be twins. -Ifd-BtS.
A fvc-year-old boy, who was en-
gagged in some mischicvous doings, on
being demonstrated with by his father
with, "Why will you do so, GcorgepN
replied: "Oh, ! expect ] am too little
TO know any better. " Boston I'oSt.
~ believe you arc right, " said an
old gentleman, $50 far rs the abstract
is concerned; butn-Just then he
slipped and struck his head against
the asphalt pavement. "But, he con-
tinued, as he got up, 81 don't care TO
discuss the matter in the concrete. ~
~ Y. independent
The Bar Harbor Indians complain
that the trade in baskets. bead-work,
fans. and other Indian ware manufac-
tured in New York has been very dull
this year, and Mulcahey, one of the
braves. is reported TO have said: "Faix
it's CLAIMS I'd rather be diggin' than
breskin' me heart over thin bows and
arrcrs and things ~ Y Graphic.
THAT Partisan trlck-the vanish
ing lady-tbat Hermann does. is a
great one, said Jones. He covers a
lady with a veil, and after a little
maneuyering raises the veil and the
lady has disappeared That's moth
ing to a young lady in our boarding
house." answered Brown. 81 have
seen ten or twelve persons in The par
lor, and this young lady come in, sit
down to the piano and begin TO play
and sing. In two minutes all the rest
had disappeared. Talk about Her
mann! lie amt a patch 10 her.-M
y. Sag
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-11-13
VOLUME w.
"MAUD."

Iuesdays-At Home" I raised the card
and read the greeting once again,
AIo ieit once more with my heart
N tnflll OF pleasure. NIL but pain
saw as ia pass ng dream
a laughing face in red-god hair,
mat Just one little year ago
was IN my eyes the face most fair.
In back beside tho summer sea,
"Hh hiue-eyod Maud upon the sand;
gaze INTO her winsome face,
nold once more her little hand.
Whisper boneyed words of love
WIN many sigh and tender look,
ana there beside the sad sea waves
once again am 'coldly shook"
And now she sends this tinted card
with many my site meaning fraught,
read, YOU soc, betwixt the Ines
I've learned the lesson that she taught.
And though the perfume that it sheds
Brings memories of other scenes
eye IT with cynic smile.
know, too well, just what il means.
| 1t means a softly shaded room,
Ana Maud attlred in witchng gown
with regal coils Of golden hair,
And tender eyes cast shyly down.
III means the low, imperious tones
WIN which she used, of old, TO rule;
A whispered word, a sigh, tear
1t means an everlasting fool.
All! Maud-you sent it all too late,
ms dainty card of colors rare
have no use for soft blue eyes
have no use for red gold har.
We been engaged two blissful weeks
= girl at Narragansett Pier
New York plumbers daughter she,
with thirty-thousand ease" year.
-kfttte h, in Judlc,
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-11-13
The SEIGNEuRIES.
Interesting Picture of Them as They Ex-
list in Canada.

| list in Canada.
The diet of the French Canadians is
extremely simple and consists princi-
pally of soup and vegetables, though
meat and poultry are very cheap in the
country districts, costing somewhat
less than half the price paid by the
| English laborer for the same articles of
diet. The French Canadian farmer is a
strict conservator of ancient habits and
customs, and is strongly opposed to
any progressive principles. The soil
in some parts eff the province of Que
bee has therefore been SO Systematically
starved by long habits of neglect, hand
ed down from father to son, that bare
existence is all that has been gained
from the land. However, if the same
farm has come into the possession of an
enterprising Scotch or English farmer
with liberal ideas of progress and ad-
vancement, the result has been strik-
ing; and in the course of few years
the old, decaying buildings have disap-
peared, new farmhouse and substan-
tial barns have been erected, and the
estate has recovered all the appearances
of prosperity. This is not an uncom-
mon instance. The old seigncuries on
the st. Lawrence have lost but little of
their ancient character. In many cases
even the venerable manor houses still
stand on the river banks, surrounded
by prim, old-fashioned gardens and APP
preached by straight avenues Of poplar.
These seigneuries were, in old times,
usually granted by the Government to
persons of distinction or TO court favor
ties, and consisted of immense tracts of
land Gin some instances three leagues
in breadth by the same in depth), ex-
tending for miles from the river shore
back into the primeval forest. The
Seigneur. or lord of the manor, par
celed this land out into small fiefs,
which were frequently again SUBJ
divided by families into almost infini-
tesimal proportions. The fef holders
made small annual payment to the
Seigneur, who had also certain feudal
claims, the principal of which was
considerable proportion of the amount
payable on the sale or transfer of land.
--AU the Year Round.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1886-11-13
SIMPLE lSLArsOERs.
Description of a Marriage and Marriage
Feast at 81, fKlIda.

| Description of Marriage and Marriage
Feast at ST. fKlIda.
Three Sabbaths b'fore the interest
ing ceremony the bqflns are proclaimed
in church. A wotk before the mar
riage day a repast consisting of the
chief hxuries of the island is provided
for the whole of the islanders in the
intended bridegroom's house. The
"luxuries" include tea-which is drunk
out of boWls-cheese. butter, Scotch
bannocks, and last, but not least, "a
| wee drappie OF" But the islanders
| never disgrace such feasts with drunk
enness. A curious feature of the
| gathering is that the sexes are kept by
themselves in different ends of the
house. For the comfort of the men
tables and chairs are provided, and in
the event of the supply running short
the women have to remain standing.
The feast is, of course, a most fune-
real affair. What else could it be
when the Pope of the place has forbid
den even singing and whistlingP There
is no singing, and, of course, no dane
ing. The time is passed in general re-
marks on the coming event and the
''news of the day | really do not
know what the news of the day"
means in St Kilda unless it be that
Nor Bhan was publicly reproved in
church the Sunday before for sleeping.
or that the minister's housekeeper had
patched up her latest quarrel with the
prettiest woman on the island (com-
monty called the Queen). When the
wedding day comes everybody gathers
into the church. including the
bride and bridegroom attended by the
best man and bridesmaid. They are
rugged out in their summer finery, and
privileged with front seat to the left
of the pulpit Everybody is agog with
excitement, for the occasion is a great
one. Soon there enters the Rev. Mr..
Mackay, Bible in hand. Mounting the
precentor's box the minister engages in
a Gaelic prayer Then follows sermon
on the duties OF husband and wife. The
sermon over, Mr.. Mackay goes through
the marriage ceremony IN the orthodox
fashion. There is another PRAYER and
then the curtain falls. After the mar
riage another jolly feast is provided in
one of the houses of the village, but to
this only natives are invited. The
stranger" who include the school
master, the old nurse and the minister
himself. HE themselves to the manse,
where they attempt to make merry in
a humble kind of way, and the newly
married couple are gracious enough to
look in and smile on the proceedings.
The husband and wife bring provisions
with them generally mutton, it being
considered unlucky that they should
come empty handed. Tea is supplied in
great abundance. A bumperis drank to
the health and prosperity of the newly
welded pair, and this formality over
the company breaksup. The couple are
seen to rest for the night, and the event
is at an end. There is difficulty
usually about the honeymoon. 1t is
the correct thing to spend it from home,
but there is only the choice of going to
a friends house ten yards away or one
twice the distance. Cor. Glasgow
Herald.