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The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-24
Anniversary.

ALBANY Suly 23,-Albanians have given themselves up body and soul to- day to the task of celebrating the in corporation of the city by Gov. Don gan just two hundred years ago. The arrival of President Cleveland was the fiost important event of the day, A few minutes after six the expected train steamed into the depot. Mayor Thacker and several members of the anniversary committee boarded the train and exchanged greetings with the president. Mayor Thacker on behalf of the city made him welcome. The president greeted his friends warmly and said it gave him pleasure to be with them again. Secretaries Whitney and Private Secretary La mont were also in the party. The party were driven to the Governors mansion, and upon their arrival were received by Governor Hill as hls guests,
 After the governor and his guests had breakfasted, President Cleveland accompanied by Col, Lamont went to Secretary Manning's residence, to call upon him. Cleveland and Man ming remained in conversation to- gether for an hour, and hensthe form CT returned to the governors man sion,
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-24
Notice to Fire Companies in he

Ol HUI J Tombstone Engine Go. No. l, have for sale a lot of Fire Caps in good order, which they will sell below cost For information enquire of
 I. NJ. IsAACs 5-20-Iw Foreman.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-24
T,ne Worlds Esas Coinage.

The Worlds EsS5 Coinage.
 The Worlds gross gold coinage for 1885 waa, in round numbers, $72 ,j00,- GOO; of silver $77,SO0,O00. Of the gold, $37 100000 was coined by Great Britain and her colonies, and $25 ,O00,- 900 by the United States. Of the silver, Great Britain, Australia, and India coined $33,O0O,O0O and the United States S29,OOO,OOO. In addi- ton to these amounts, stamped ingots of both metals were issued from var ious hints.
 This makes the increase of the gold coinage of the world for 1885 about ? per cent. and of the silver be- tween ? and 3 per cent. The gold coinage of the wolld is now estimated at $3 ,250,OO0,000, and the silver, in cluding token circulation, at $2,755,- 100000.
 These figures, indicating the me talic circulation of the world and its increase during the last year, con- trary to general public opinion. in dicate an excess of growth, either as expressed by the increase of popula- ton or of trade. But if this excess be added to the increase of note cir culation and of mercantile credits of all descriptions it will be found that the existing trade depression cannot at all be attributed toa scarcity of the circulating medium.
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-24
LATER.

The President, Secretaries Bayard
 and Whitney and Col. Lamont left the executive mansion, and were driven down State street to take their places in the procession. The Presi- dent rode in an open carriage with
 Secretary Whitney. The Governors staff followed, and behind them came the Governors carriage. After the procession, the President, Gov. Hill, Secretaries Whitney and Bayard, and the other distinguished guests, went to large rink on Park street, which was already packed by an audience, to hear Gov. Hills oration, and nus ical and literary exercises. Gov. Hill spoke at length on Albany's history
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-24
Marriage of vegetarians.

The following marriage notice ap- pears in the local column of the San Francisco Call:
The Daily Tombstone., 1886-07-24
THIRZA VARIANT -SIDDoNs.
Nn Nn.sage.

BENSON, July q. To DAILY TOMBSTONE There has been no change in fares. Pascholy is side tracked. W. k. BURKE.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
NOT THE HlNDMOST NAG.

Bexar county, which includes one of
the largest cities in the state, goes for
Swain. Her big list of votes will make
Swain good second in the race, so far /,
the instructed vote can fix his status, and
there is no reason for positively assert
ing he will not take the lead when the I'M
instructed vote is cast in the convention
Two swallows do not make a summer, and
those of the opposing camps of Ross and
Martin who have sent up wild shout over
what they pretend to consider the defeat
of Swain, may find out when the conven
ton meets that they have been too pre-
vious.
Col, Swain is not only not defeat
ed, but, from developments in Bexar
Grayson and other counties, there are
grounds for believing he will loom up
in the convention, not only second to
none but ahead.
At any rate, let not the Rossites, the
Martin men, or the retainers of Giddings,
lay the hattering JUNCTION to their souls
that the battle is lost to Mr.. Swain. The
most trihing of incidents may yet turn
the tide, and what was hoped to prove a
Waterloo for the comptroller, may turn
out a Sedan for General Ross, and the
other opponents of Colonel Swain.
And just here let the opposition be assur-
ed of one thing. We intend to fight it
out on this line. The Swain party will go
into the convention determined to do
their utmost for the success and triumph
of their leader. There will be no back
down. We are not whipped yet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
A SEDUCTIVE SURPLUS.


In discussing the appropriation of the
surplus, over the one hundred millions re-
serve fund in the treasury, to the pay
ment of the national debt, the Courier
journal takes the just and broad grounds
that nation should pay its debts. and
that as promptly as is possible. This as
principle, and also in our case as doing
away with an unneeded and dangerous
surplus-and the journal then uses this
strong language
Having the money in the treasury, it
should be paid out; but it ought not to be
there.
1t costs sOmethimg to collect it; it costs
something to distribute it, and in the OPP
erations millions are wasted.
Excessive taxation threatens the moral,
the political. the industrial interests of the
country.
The annual sur lus is a standing bride
to the weak, the vacllating, the ambitious.
Mil ions are wasted on pensions, fortihca-
tiOns, steamboats,, naval repairs, rivers
and harbors, canals and public buildings,
which, were the treasury empty and only
enough revenues collected annually to
meet the proper expenditures of the gov
eminent, we would hear nothing of what
ever.
The key to the whole situation-the be-
ginning of all real reform-lles in the re
vision and reduction of the tariff. To
this the democratic party is solemnly
pledged.
Here is enunciated the ground rock
platform of an economic, efficient and
honest government. Let it once and for
all time be understood that jObbing in
public contracts, specializing in money
and popularity at the governments ex-
pense will not be allowed TO pass unques-
toned, and the annual saving would more
than pay the interest on the national debt.
Let there be no such surplus, and this will
be guarantee that every claim against
the government will be more closely scru-
tinized every contract more rigidly con-
strued.
The article PORTS out sure remedy
a cure cutting both ways, reducing the
taxes actually levied and lessening the OPP
portunities for the robbing of the people.
And yet, in this very matter of tariff, the
democratic congressman are assailing the
articles of the national democratic plat
form, the swindle is kept up and the peo-
pie are doubly robbed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
TERRELL AND HANCOCK.

Judge Terrell does not claim that he
has mortgage on the position of United
States senator, and that, therefore, it
would be sacrilege Tor any one else to run
for the office. But, he does maintain that
there is such principle rs gratitude num-
bered among the virtues allotted to man,
that kindles to deeds of natural kindness,
and at least voices the rule "Do unto
Others as they do unto YOU In the alb
piled to deeds other than revengeful, this
supplemental rule binds to true AID
manly course, n self reliant course, ac-
cepting no favor that can not be recipro-
Gated, and utterly forbidding the payment
of kindness with that of an unkind ma
ture. Gratitude is an instinct, common
even to savages and brutes it should sure
ly be expected, then, of man.
But, Judge Terrell does not rely upon
gratitude in the abstract, nor does he de-
mand reciprocity full and complete.
Let others run, if it must be, in the race
open to all, even to those fitted and equip
ped in every way, save only handicapped
with cause for moderation; but let not
him who enters the race under title of
"the ungrateful" add Misrepresentation
to the load of ingratitude. Judge Terrell
only looks for that he has a right to ex-
pect; of an enemy he could demand fair
treatment, it should freely be accorded
by him befriended. This is the whole is
sue as made up between Judge Terrell
and Judge Hancock. Judge Terrell speaks
of the past, and with it contrasts the pres
ent. Judge Hancock should not trim
lamp whose glare would throw the wrong
light upon that past and reflect it into the
future
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22

in 1880. after twenty wears opera
ton of high protective tariff, the
annual total of manufactured products
reached the enormous sum of $5,369, 579,-
1gl. having been. in 1860, Just prior to
the enactment Of the Morrill, bill, only
81. $50. SOL SIS. The value of marufac-
tured products in 1880 was on capital of
much less than $2.0O0,O0OG00.
! In 1880 the total exports of
agricultural products from the
United States amounted to $780,
94G.912, and in 1885 TO S530,172,9G6.
The total value of all leading crops in the
United States in 1855, amour ed to
about %4,GOO,OOO,GOO in round numbers.
realized upon capital invested in
farms and lands of S1O,Oo000O,OO0 in
round numbers.
The increase of exported agricult-
ural products from 1850 to 1855 was
S4OONOO.OOO in round numbers.
Assuming this ratio to represent the
growth of agriculture, it fails to come up
to the prodigions expansion of manufact
ures, the increase in the latter in thirty
years having been S4,300,oo0,0O0 differ
ence.
In other words, while the manufactur-
ing interests have been built up by thous-
ands of millions under high protective
tariff. agrculture,lef to look out for itself
has been distanced in the race, while
furnishing by the tax on imports the
pabulum for the enrichment of its com
petitor. protective tariff-class legisla-
ton, while building up manufactures,
depresses agriculture-which is fully
shown by statistics
Again these show vast difference in
the profits on capital invested in manu-
facture and agriculture through unequal
tariff legislation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22

salute and II understand, General" Ross
pnt spurs to his horse, bat not fur
Their i'll the direction indicated than a
few hundred yards, when, suddenly
wheeling, he made straight for the
massed crowd of blacks, and shouting like
a veritable iend, Piled his saber right and
left, as though at pursuing practice in the
riding school. His good angel was there
with him, for at the end of twelve minutes
his horse fell dead, one of his boots com
pletely cut away, but'wrth dubbed pistol
in one hand and broken saber in the
other his tremendous strength was making
such havock that panic struck his ad-
versaries, an opportunity not lost by
Beresford, who, quickly massing his
troops, made charge that sent all before
it helter-skelter. The upshot was that
Ross was offered a commission, but
quietly said he preferred to r. ma n as he
was, for he could enjoy himself and have
money to spare, but as an officer his pay
would not prevent him being always in
debt,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
When Baby was sick we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
CAPT. EADs AT THE WHITE HOUSE

CAPT. EADS Al I'll f w IiIIE HOU Sc
Washington Letter to the New York Telegram.
There is an apparent disturbance in the
social atmosphere at the White House,
which only goes to show how little
cloud, no bigger at first than a mans
hand, can make great deal of trouble.
A few evenings ago the President and
Mrs Cleveland attended performance of
The Black Hussar at the National Theatre.
They occupied a box at the left of the
stage, and would have enjoyed the enter
tainment immensely had it not been for
an incident which has made the president
feel extremely uncomfortable ever since.
The president and his wife had no more
than fairly seated themselves when Ill
popped Capt. James B. Eads of ship rail
way fame. The captain is a little man,
with Il white beard, and livid, blOodtess
complexion. A fringe of white hair fences
in bald head. When Mr.. Eads opened
the door the presidents face had
an unmistakable look of mingled sur
prise and disgust This did not
affect the captain in the slightest. He
was as elusive as "A school girl on gradua-
ton day and as polite as French dancing
master. Mr.. Cleveland didn't even rise to
greet the intruding and self-appointed
guest. He sat lazily back in his chair,
and with the slightest turn of the head ex-
tended his right hand in a very listless
fashion, which Mr.. Eads grabbed and
shook heartily. Mr. Eads remained for
some time, but the president took but
little notice of him. This was the enter
ing wedge of Mr.. Eads' prominence at the
White House.
The next day Mrs. Cleveland went up TO
the capitol for the first time to see con-
gress make laws. Mr.. Eads was on hand
again. He took the party-consistlng of
the presidents wife, Mrs. Villas and Mrs.
Lamont-under his guidance and es-
cOrted them down in the basement, where
the model of his marine railway is on ex
hibition. Then he explained its workings at
great detail, while his emissarles were
rushing through the capitol telling every
body how Mrs. Cleveland was being enter
tanned. Afterward he escorted the party
to the presidents gallery in the house,
and sat by Mrs. Cleveland's side chatting
with her for full half hour. The same
performance was repeated i'll the senate:
after which the party, with Mr.. Eads left
Dat, drove back to the White House.
Whether Mrs. Cleveland gave Mr.. Eads to
understand that he would always be wei
come at the White House or not is, of
course. not known; but he is evidently I'M
der the impression that the social side of
the White House is not able to get along
without him, for he sticks to it like a
leech. To-day's set back in congress has
somewhat rutfied the worthy captain, and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
CAMPAIGN TRIO kerry.

There are tricks in all trades. That of
politics is no exception. Under the head
of campaign tickery may come the table
which appeared in the Galveston News of
Sunday, protesting to give correct
statement of the standing of each guber-
natora! candidate as regards the vote al
ready instructed. The table is incorrect.
We will cite an instance. The News pro-
fesses to give an entire and COM lete
vote up to and including Saturday night.
But in the enumeration of the Swain
counties, Menard is left out, if no more.
To say nothing of this, the statement
is calculated to produce a wrong impress
sion, and one that does
not logically arise from the
true situation. The News, working III the
interest of Giddings, would have us and
the public believe that because Ross is now
ahead and Gddings close up to Swain
that these candidates will occupy the same
relative position on the first ballot at
Galveston. Nothing is further from the
truth There are only eighty counties so
far that have held conventions. OF these
only about one half have instructed 1t
is safe to say scarcely one-third of the
state will go into the convention instructed.
Because General Ross has secured some
of tho total N
structed vote, and Martin and Swain are
behind him, it does not warrant us in
concluding that General Ross will he
ahead or Col. Swain occupy a secondary
position in the race when 1t comes to sum
ming up the entire uainstructed vote of
the state. This is just about as apt to go
for Swain as for Ross, or Martin, or Gid
dingS.
It must not he taken for granted from
such tables as that of the News that Ross
is the coming man, or that Mr.. Swain is
defeated.
That we shall never concede, till the con
vention of the democratic party of Texas
so wills and DEGREES it. That Col. SWANS
nomination is not certainty, we admit.
Neither is that of Ross, or Martin, or Gid
dings a certainty. And if SWANS for
tunes are now in jeopardy, we propose to
stick to him the closer-to use all honor
able means for his nomination, believing
him to be the tittest aspirant in the race.
If Swain and his party go down in the
convention, let it be with flying colors.
But we do not believe defeat awaits h m.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22

Special reporters of the great dailies"
we're sent hundreds of miles TO Mr.. Mar
tins secluded ranch in Navarro county, to
ascertain his views and aims. But when it
came to the convention, the Hon.
Marion Martins name was scarcely
mentioned, consequently, that gentleman
relapsed into very deep oblivion until the
present campaign.
Now, things have changed with Mr..
Marion Martin. He will not only go be-
fore the convention, but with following
that will command respect. Why this
change: Simply because, if we under
stand it, Mr.. Martin, who be it said, is an
honest, well meaning old farmer-who
once OBLIGATED as Acknowledgements
of the state, has been taken up by Sc
cret order-th Farmers Alliance upon
whose shoulders Mr.. Martin proposes TO
ride into the state capitol as governor
of Texas. This seems to be
the secret of so many counties for Mr..
Martin, when, in his former attempt, his
name was scarcely mentioned.
1t is a question, which remains to be
solved, whether the democratic party of
Texas in convention at Galveston, will en-
dorse the dark lanternism which certainly
attaches TO the candidacy of Mr.. Marion
Martin, of Navarro.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22

he is wondering if there is any justice in
the land.
At each of Mrs. Cleveland's receptions
Capt. EadS has been present in as prom
inent place as he could get. 1t Is known
that his torwardness is the cause of a
great deal of embarrass ment at the exc
cutive mansion, but neither the presl-
dent nor the versatile Col. Lamont has AS
yet found way out of the dilemma. He
is not invited there. but whenever any
affair is on hand to which the public is
admitted Eads is sure to be there. and a
member of the cabinet couldn't be more
oflicious and important than he assumes
to be. The president canuot give him to
understand that he is not welcome at the
White House when everybody is admitted;
but it is very PROBABLE that he will be
given a mint before long that he is max
ing himself altogether too prominent,
and that a dash of bashfulness would
make his presence more acceptable. Mrs.
Cleveland can be depended On to do this.
as she is woman of initiate tact in such
matters.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
LITERARY NOTE,

The July number of the Philadelphia
Ladies Home journal contains the second
chapter of a story written for its columns
by Harriet Prescott Spofford, seasonable
article on Gasden Parties and outdoor
entertaining, by Christine Terhune Her
rick an interesting article on common
grammatical errors. and how to appear
and talk well in company.
Mrs. Louise Knapp, its editor. has met
with a remarkable success in building ur
that paper to circulation of over 270,000
paid subscribers in three years by her
rare tact and genius in catering to the
home instincts of her sex, in the rich
feast of good things set before her read
ers every month. The Journal is per-
feet gem, handsomely printed and illus
trated and employs only the best writer's,
such as Harriet Prescott Spofford, Marion
Harland, Rose Terry Cooke, Mrs. Chris
tine Terhune Herrick, marion Harland's
daughter) Mrs. J. H. Lambert, of Phila-
delphia, Mary Abbott Rand, Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps, Louisa Alcott, and Josiah
Aliens Wife have promised to contribute
the coming autumn. provided health and
strength will permit of additional work.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
THE DROUTH AND THE RAIN.



Oh, GOOD LawG de earf is mighty dry,
An de dust is er. followin o de pillow,
An de thirsty jayhirds hop erEout an cry
Peers like das allus in a row.
Oh, de con twistin up an de cotton looks bad,
An de truck patch is parched till it's brown,
An lie sight o ever thing makes lie feel so bad
Dat ives 'gusted wild de country and de town.
We had laid off for to lib mighty high
As we hulled out de watermelon rlne,
But de vines da am yailar an twisted an dry
Tough-lookn ez piece er hemp Irvine.
Oh, good Lawd, is yer gwine ter let lis die
Uner dis hot an blastn sky
An oh, say, good Lawd, KANT year leabe oFr
pain
BY sendin' us down er shower O. rain:
An we'll praise Mars Jesus, l
An we'll praise Mars Paul,
Well praise Mars Aaron,
An we'll praise Mars Saul.
THE RAIN.
Oh, de rain had fell wild er halleluiah soun
An de glad CON Ifs its head,
An my foot sinks inter de 'joycin' groun',
EZ | walks DER de ingoin bed
De watermelon vine since the comm o de shower.
Is er humpin o itse' f right er long
Peers like it grows erbout er foot cherry hour
Jis lissun at de jaybirds song.
De triiiln Gle reskil, he is mighty happy now,
Since de water is er runnin in de branch;
He's stealth o de shelled con way from Tildy's
COW
Thinks hissef de boss o dis ole ranch.
Oh good Lawd, yer didn't let us die
Un'er er hot hot an hlastid' sky;
An oh, vas, good Lawd, yer hab leabed our
pain
BY sendin' us down er shower O. rain.
An we praise Mars Jesus,
An we praise Mars Paul,
We praise Mars Aaron,
An we praise Mars Saul.
Southern Bivouac.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
The Galveston News says:

Swain, Ross Martin and Breckenridge
are III the field, but the contest is really
narrowed down to Giddings and the old
alcalde.
According to the News own table there
are 3l4 votes instructed, and of these
it says Giddings has II and Roberts IA
So it does seem this narrowing down is
rather peculiar process, yet it might
have been expected of the News. 1t
should in justice have narrowed down"
to DeMorse and Stayton-they stand 3
and 3 with odds in favor of each.