The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-07
TEXAS TIDfNtSs.

truth had to 81 spoken and a line drawn
somewhere
With this issue is completed the thirty
second yolnsnebf the Palestine Advocate.
Kstebhshed IN January, 1851, the Advo-
catches With the exception of four years.
sutEehsion during the war, been a con
stast visitor to the homes and firesides of
ITS ~, lands of patrons for thirty sir
yesrt5 Masxpccts so to continue it's week
lyv long as it is sufficiently sup
r9rteS maintained by an appreciative
public Slessne Advocate
The editor Of The Palestine Advocate,
s4s Aes ssooQ ~ mis- case ever since he
gsarts' bis paper in 1851, except the four
yesrs lie was iii the war, learned his trade
q Major Dan loGary's youngest son.
This Galveston News intimates very
plainly thaB Governor Ireland is RESPONSE
bic for the lorritle atrocities committed
70 Austin for Twelve months past. Every
body Knew this, out nobody had the cour-
age to ptU"'aim it. The News has done
the pe0pleC "a the state good service, and
las added more fuel to Ireland's boom for
ae senate. Bolton journal.
III somebody don't hold that News, Gov
fnor Ireland will be elected United States
senator as sure as fate.
AS the Dallas Times is now buying up
all the evening papers that start in its
city, there is now fine opening for an
other "long felt want"
The failure Of this institution has been
a., IL. A,l
Che state generally in vein of censure
3f the bank officials. The succeeding de-
yelopments exhibit moral turpitude and
obligiousness upon the part of the presi-
dent and directors which has no parallel
j. the annals of bank failures anywhere
recorded. The bank was the owner of
soma very valuable property in the city
OF Heuston, bat before closing its doors
the whole couoern was mortgaged to Sc
cure the president and two of its directors.
The only other known asset is a half in
tsresL in Wild ands formerly owned by
the late w. j Hutchings, and decided
to The bank for money borrowed
Tnesa lands, though possessing value, are
not Immediately available and months,
perhaps years, must elapse before they
= can hs converted mo cash.
In the meantime, after securing himself
ana two brother directors by gobbling up
. al that is available, Mr.. Baker, the presi-
ieni, cody assures the victimised deposit
tors, If they viii only keep cool and exer-
else the virtue Of patience they will all be
paid in full.
Aaother, ana perhaps worse feature in
r1a case is that some depositors were in
OTihed Of the inssiyent condition of the
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deposits, while others were kept in trustful
ignorance and lost ell. The class thus left
On; comprises widows and men of small
means Of Houston and elsewhere in the
state. Ii is a rotten mess, and should lead
70 stringent laws regulating private bank
ing in the state. Galveston Tribune.
The president Of that bank is mayor of
Houston and is candidate for re-elec-
ton!
Va The san Antonio Times is responsible
fDt 0he 5tatonent that A. w. Terrell has
8 ioiAed iocfas with Rutabaga Johnson.
iss2sdo 'iHnles,
Dpnt you believe it, A. w. Terrell has
sufficient gorGe Of his own to meet all
emergencies.
Governor Lee Sellers, who was churched
down at Galveston the other day, for con-
struetive breach OF the laws enacted by
tha great school BOARD, was vindicated
which constitutes Gov. ii Lee the biggest
man in the island world just now. But
Hnrli3s is climbing, nd the final result is
hill Of doubt. Laredo Times.
@ Look out dova tn e. Horriss has got
new cane, g;l5 bis lime it is a hickory
Now comes the Fort Worth Mail, and
ssys a.. W. Terrell is tho Ben Hill of Texas,
IN rlore respects thali one. First, he was
Daniel Webster; now no is Ben Hill and
al this rate he viii soon become all the
distinguished ancients in American his
!, cory Next
= is the Fort Worth Mail hedging on
Austin for the same reason that the Gal
yestor hedged on Dallas?
Here is an item which goes to show the
feeling which exists between the real
soldiers in the late uDpleasantness and it
ought to be brought ID the attention of
John Sherman, as he seems to be badly off
o. the status of the two sections. Senator
Maaone received letter from a resident
:, 81 &atsFtowll, New Jersey, in which the
{ writet staed that he WIS drawing a pen
4 sioD out he was able 60 live without it,and
requested Senator Malone to send him
ths same Of wounded confederate soldier
who IS poor and in needy circumstances,
as he wished to send it to him monthly.
Malone requested Gen. Boiling, the post
master at Petersburg, Virgini to recon-
mend worthy soldier and mat officer
RECOMMENDED George W. Mclaughlin, of
Gutenberg county, Virginia, who lost a
a leg in the war. Here is an exhibition of
ii mobility Of spirit which is a credit to our
American men, Dallas Mercury
Ihat vas certainly . noble act, and
ether. Of like character would often be in
,tulged in we're it not for the fact that thu
press f the county s 70 apt to attribute
@aI 4rSab generous acts TO selfish motives
ana 10 gidieule Them Ia direct or indi-
rect nlanuer. AS eyfgY man should be
held innocent Until proved guilty, ii
J. eanw.A be far better for US all to encourage
Dnagnaminity instead Eid;culing it,
IJor,t you think So. SSIVE !.