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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Till Death Do Us Part.

Last evening at 1880 o'clock very quiet
but happy wedding ceremony was per
formed. Mr.. II. Roscoe Burt, of the firm
of Burt Bros. d Co., was united in mar
rage to Miss Eugenie Brunei, one of
Austin's brightest flowers. The ceremony
was performed by DR.. R. X. Smoot at the
residence of the brides parents Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Brunei. The wedding was strictly
private. There we're no cards and only
the members of the families of the bride
and groom were present. Mr.. Burt is
one of our active and progressive young
business men and for him and his lovely
bride are extended the hearty wishes Of a
host of friends for long and happy life.
The happy couple left on the Central
railway for New Orleans and will visit
other places before they return.
A happy coincidence attending this
wedding is that two brothers have married
two sisters. Mr.. Mont Burt an older
brother of the groom, having in June
last married sister of the bride.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
WALKER-WAGGENER.
A Brilliant Wedding at the First
Baptist Church.

Long before the hour set for the we'd
ding of Mr.. A. s. Walker, IT., to Miss
Catherine Pendleton Waggener, yesterday
afternoon, the First Baptist church was
thronged by fashionable audience. The
seating capacity of the large edifice was
entirely inadequate to accommodate the
friends of the high contracting parties,
and those who we're compelled to stand
taken as an evidence of the great esteem
in which the bride and groom are held by
all who know them.
The church was beautifully decorated
with profusion of flowers. The organ and
chancel were garlanded with evergreens,
the pulpit cushion was covered with roses
and from it hung scroll of white chrys-
anthemums upon which the double initial
"W" in evergreen was hung,
In order to avoid tedious wait at the
depot the hour of the wedding was de-
layed about thirty minutes. This made
the time of the arrival of the bridal party
6 O'Clock. They then entered the church
preceded by the ushers, the brides mother
leaning upon the arm of the groom and
bride accompanied by her father. The
ceremony, brief but pretty one, was
performed by Rev. j. M. Pendleton, d. D..
the brides grandfather, who came to Aus
tin from Philadelphia to offioiate at the
marriage ceremony of his grandchild, as
he had also done at her mothers, his
daughter.
The music was peculiarly excellent dur
ing the march to and from the altar, Mrs.
j. ]. Lane presiding at the organ.
The ushers were Messrs. E. s. Morris,
David Harrell, I. w. Gregory, Edwin
Bowen, II. A. Harrison and E. W. Parker.
After the ceremony the bride and groom
proceeded to the Union depot and took
the north bound international
and Great Norther train for New
York and the east. large number of
friends attended them to the station to
bid them safe and pleasant journey and
a long and happy life, as do host of
other friends throughout the town and
state
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Baptlsnal Fount.

Among the many beautiful adornments
that the Southern Presbyterian church
possesses is noticeable the beautiful bap-
tismal fount, which stands Immediately to
the left of the pulpit. 1t is made of the
clearest and finest of Italian marble. 1t
is about six feet high, and of the most ex-
quisite workmanship. This elegant fount
is the gift of Capt. A. J. Jernigan to the
church as memorial of the late DR.. W. j.
Burt, who was held in high esteem by the
donor. Inscribed on its base are the few
and simple, but impressive, words: "Sa-
cred to the Memory of DR.. W. j. Burt"
As every one knows DR.. Burt was one of
the leading deacons in DR.. Shoots
church, and his death was great loss to
TIM whole community, no gift that could
be made would be more acceptable to the
church than this beautiful fount which,
strong in material and beautiful in texture,
will be standing as a silent witness to tell
the future generation of the high esteem
in which DR.. Burt was held by the giver,
whose kindness of heart and loyalty as a
friend is only exceeded by his extreme
modesty as a man.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
THE PENITBNTIARY BOARD.
A Tour of Inspection to Hunts
vile, Rusk and Harlem.

The penitentiary board, composed of
Messrs. Walter Tips, Galen Grow, ST., and
Frank Hamilton, have returned from a
weeks tour of inspection. During their
absence they visited Rusk and Huntsville
penitentiaries and the states sugar farm
at Harlem plantation.
The blast furnace at Rusk is now turn
ing out thirty tons per day Of hot blast
|pig iron, or twenty-four tons per day of
warm blast pig iron. This latter is used
Exclusively for the manufacture of car
wheels, and for which the state has large
Especial orders from Marshall and other car
manufactures. Both at Huntsville and
Rusk they found everything in good
order and working satisfactorily. They
d o visited the coallng camp, fifteen
les from Rusk, where the charcoal is
sned which is used in the blast furnace
making the iron, and were well pleased
i h their observations there.
heir visit 70 the Harlem sugar planta-
:, in Fort Bend county, was
of special interest. The
II mill i, now in successful
ration end making as good sugar as
be turned out by any sugar mill In the
n. Three hundred thousands pounds
agar have already been msde,snd from
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
A Bull Fight.

In addition to the great international
fair and exposition San Antonio is to have
this week ga chaste and moral bull fight"
The Times of Monday says: "The COM
pany is known as the 'Andalusian Fight
ers' and includes some of the most expert
bovine scrappers in Mexico and Spain,
under the management of Severe @. Peredo.
The exhibition will be similar to those
seen in Mexico, shorn of their cruelty, the
animal being provoked by decorations
instead of being pricked by spears. The
amphitheater will be erected on the east
side of the San Pedro springs, and the
exhibition will occur as soon as the per-
mission of the city council can be secured
and the necessary improvements COM
pleted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Pimples, Sores, Aches and Pains

When a hundred bottles of sarsaparilla
or other pretentious specifics fail to Grad
icate Unborn scrofula or contagious blood
poison, remember that B. B. B. Botanic
Blood Balm) has gained many thousand
victories in as many seemingly incurable
instances Send to the Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, Ga, for "Book of Wonders" and
be convinced. 1t is the only TRUE BLOOD
PURIFIER.
G. W. Messer, Howell's X Roads, Ga,
writes: 81 was afflicted nine years with
sores. All the medicine 1 could take did
me no good. then tried B. B. B. and
eight bottles cured me sound"
Mrs. s. M. Wilson, Round Mountain,
Tex, writes: "a lady friend of mine was
troubled with bumps and pimples on her
face and neck. She took three bottles of
B. B. B., and her skin got soft and smooth,
pimples disappeared and her health i'm
proved greatly"
James l.. Bosworth, Atlanta, Ga, writes:
"Some years ago contracted blood pol
son. had no appetite, my digestion was
ruined, rheumatism drew up my limbs so
could hardly walk, my throat was cauter-
iz.d five times. Hot Springs gave me no
benefit, and my life was one of torture
until 1 gave B. B. B. trial, and, surpris-
ing as it may seem, the use of five bottles
cured me
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Miss Beulah Alexander.

Speaking of the race won Sunday by
Beulah, the property of Mr.. Charley An
derson, Mondays San Antonio Express
says:
"The unfinished race of Saturday, of
which two of the three heats trotted were
won by Beulah, and one by General Lee,
was taken up after the Wilcox race. The
entries we're, as stated yesterday: Buelah,
General Lee, Chevalier and Dennis Null
cahey. Beulah took pretty lead but
broke at the first quarter, and Lee took
the lead. Although the black General
broke on the last stretch, he came down
within ten yards of the wire and came
under on hard trot in 2:47, with Buelah
close behind. Ohevalier and Dennis
strung out over the last quarter, making
the score show that General Lee and Beu-
lab had each won two heats. In the fifth
and last heat the starters were: Beulah,
Chevalier, General Lee and Dennis, and
they passed the flag in the order named,
Beulah winning the heat and the purse.
Time, 2:42l4. Beulah is 81 ,080 ahead on
the seasons trot, winning the three races
In which she was entered.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
A Cheap Monopolist.

A gentleman of this city escorted a
young lady to the tbeater few evenings
since, and when the curtain was rung
down after the first act another gentleman
presented himself and took possession of
vacant chair by the side of the young
lady and mooopolized her entire attention
during the remainder OF the performance.
just before the close of the last act the
escort" received an anonymous note ask
ing, 'are you deaf and dumbW The "es-
cort" at once requested friend in front
of him to please get him an introduction
to the young lady, and the next day he
presented bill to the monopolist for 50,
the price of theater ticket and hack hire.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
FOR EX-CONFEDERAIE VETERANS.
Major Stewards Lecture in the
OLD South Church.
Who Are to AID the "Home" in
AustinP

The Boston Daily Globe, of Thursday,
November %, says:
By invitation of prominent citizens OF
Boston Major Joe h. Stewart of John b
Hood Camp, Confederate Veterans, Aus
tin, Tex, delivered in the Old South
meeting house last evening lecture upon
"The Old and New South" The object
of the promoters of the offair was to
give our citizens an opportunity of
listening to the views of representa-
tive southern man upon the aspirations
and prospects of the south, and at the
same time to promote among northern
people an interest in the Confederate
Soldiers Home at Austin.
The old church was packed with an
audience most tiattering in character and
which included many Union veterans and
their families. Before and after the leo
ture the battalion band of Post 10, G. A
R., played patriotic airs, under the leader
ship of H. M. Peckham.
Colonel Henry Walker presided. Seated
upon his right was Col. N. P. Hallowell,
Below are extracts from the address of
Major Stewart:
Yesterday we were fighting; victory
crowned the legions of the north, peace
came and we are now fellow-countrymen
in new and most impressive sense.
From the hour that the Confederate
battle flag went down the south has been
loyal to the Stars and Stripes and the
constitution of the nation. If ever the
glorious old flag of the union is in danger
again, ex-Confederates and northern
veterans will march shoulder to shoulder
to its defense.
The people of the south and west should
try to prevail upon congress to adopt such
a policy as will relieve the farmers of the
south and west of insufferable exaotions,
products, causing an annual loss of mil
lions of wealth. This can be done by
opening the Mississippi to the worlds
markets, and when that is done it will
prove the beginning of the mightiest com
mercial revolution the world has ever
known.
The speaker paid an affectionate tribute
to the faithfulness of the colored people
in the south during the war, and his whole
lecture was composed of bits of humor
aud pathos most happily intermingled.
At the close, Col. N P. Hallowell made a
few remarks indorsing the charitable
work of Major Stewart, and then presented
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the following named
ladies and gentlemen are requested to
serve as a committee for the purpose of
obtaining contributions for the Oonfed-
crate home at Austin, Tex: Ex-Governor
William Oladin, ex Governor Alexander
H. Rice, Matthew Luce, Thomas Dana,
Col. N. P. Hallowell, Colonel Henry
Walker, John O. Page, W. Endlcott, jr.,
Colonel Charles H. Taylor, Col. W. H.
Clapp, Charles Holmes, Asa P. Potter,
Reverend Edward E. Hale, Hon. William
CASTOR, Capt. W. H. Il. Andrews, Hon.
Charles Francis Adams, Horatio s. Bur-
dett, Mrs. Micah Dyer, Miss Il. p Sohier,
Mrs. Augustus Hemmenway, Mrs. H. O.
Houghton, Mrs. j. Rowland Shaw, Mrs.
Kate Gannett Wells, Mrs. Theodore Ly-
man, Miss Helen Kimbal, Mrs. A. L. Cool
idge, Miss Sarah H. Crockor, Mrs. R. I.
Paine, Mrs. John E. Lodge.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Col. G. s. Woods Luck.

Colonel Charles S. Wood, the tall and
handsome manager of the Eutaw House,
is in great luck. He is Weather to-day
by the sum of $4,000 than he was week
ago. He bought one-twentieth of a
ticket in the Louisiana State Lottery. He
put it in his pocket and was notified that
the ticket of which he held a fraction-it
was No. 73,946-had drawn on October
9, the 100000. The colonel was not slow
in communicating with the lottery people,
and on Monday he received a certified
check for his share of the wealth, namely,
$4,000. Baltimore IND. Herald, October
"a. On December 18th occurs the Nam
moth Drawing in which the First Capital
Prize is 100000. All information to be
had by applying to NJ. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
LOCAL SHORT STOPS.
Crisp Mention of the Less I'm
portant Items.

Crisp Mention of the Less I'M
portant Items.
A few sickly watermelons are still to be
had in this city.
There are a few vacant store houses for
rent on the Avenue.
The clothing dealers are selling quite a
| number of overcoats.
Among other possibilities a board OF
trade building is one.
The election of aldermen of the city
comes off very soon now.
Large quantities of pecans are being
shipped to northern markets.
The hide dealers are now curing their
hides outside of the city limits.
Eggs and butter are rather scarce, as is
always the case at this time of the year.
The Union depot yard is now enclosed
by posts and chains. No danger of being
stolen.
Open your hearts, and your pocketbook,
too, towards the poor. This is to be
hard winter.
There is not much fruit to be had in the
city. A few bananas, apples and grapes
still linger with us.
If you haven't already you had better
lay in your winters supply OF wood the
first chance you get.
The saloons seem to be doing right
good business. This is the time of the
year for them to get in their work.
The Catholic ladies of Austin will give
fair for the benefit of their church, on
the 18th of December and continuing
four days.
Another Wholesale merchant has arrived
in the city-weight about ten pounds, and
Is stopping at the residence of A. L. Mo
Kean on Tenth street.
You may deceive the world at all times;
you may often decievs yourself, but when
the aroma of pole cat reaches your nose
it is impossible to reject the fact.
Sunday was a lovely day and was gen.
orally observed by Austinites who i'm
proved their religious opportunities by
attending divine service on that day.
The Dallas Times announces the mar.
rage in the Alamo City Of "Mr. Goats and
Miss Bonnette." If Mr.. Goats gets his
bonnet and Miss Bonnette gets her coats,
who is going to have the pantaloonsf
The following insc-irntion can be found
upon the bath tub Of prominent clergy
man in this city: "If you can one day
renoyate yourself, do so from day to day.
Yea, let there be daily renovation"
Mr.. Norval Wilson yesterday received
the sad intelligence of the death OF his
mother, Mrs Ruhamah Wilson, at Herring
ton, Kan. Mrs. Wilson was 81 years old
at the time of her death.
Austin claims the honor OF taking the
first premiums at the San Antonio Fair
for certain kinds of poultry. The chickens
OF Messrs. Hefybower, Raymond and
Moffitt all took premiums.
Confederate Home-The managers OF
the Confederate Home solicit contribu-
tions of gentlemen's old clothes, hats, ETC.,
to enable them TO furnish some projections
to the inmates dnring the coming winter.
ANY articles can be sent to the stores 81 l..
Stein q Co., or A. S. Roberts, and will be
gratefully received.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
The Great Sale Continues.

Hawkes. store was crowded all last week
by throngs of people who were taking
advantage of the bargains offered. The
stock is very large and will positively be
gold. Job lots in different lines will be
offered at enormous discounts. The
prices below are samples Of the staple
goods. You can buy half pint Carter's
violet ink 1Oc; one pint Carriers mucilage
25c; Automatic pencils 10c, worth %;
slate pencils LOG per hundred; yards fine
picture cord 1Oc; states half the regular
price; pocket ink stands Zoe; Gents watch
charms 40c to $1.25; tie envelopes &c;
sponges two for sc; school books at cost;
combination pens, pencil, knife and rub
Der 1oc; steel pens SOC gro; very fine col
ored automatic pencils 15c; job lot play
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
BOARD OF 4
The Site for the PropS
Building Secured
Other Important Matters
acted at Yesterdays
Meeting.

The Austin board of trade held
meeting at the hail OF the Musical
yesterday afternoon. The princil
ject of the meeting was to con
proposition of the Farmers Allan
tanned in the following letter from
d. Fields:
MANOR, Tex, November 90
MIR. Saunders, President of the Aust
Dear Sir-In accordance within
Use l present, through you, to the b,
trade, the following propositions;
city of Austin will give to the Far
Alliance Exchange site of five OF m
acres of land and ($20,000) twenty tn,
sand dollars, the Farmers Alliance e.
change, through its organization, will.
concentrate the trade of forty six agricul-
tural counties at Austin. Besides, we will
concentrate all of our stock trade at Aus
tin for the entire western part of the state.
l will be in Austin Tuesday, and if the
board wishes l will meet them and explain
everything to them. / returned Tuesday
night from Dallas and San Antonio. The
latter place is working quite hard for this
branch exchange. Yours truly,
j. d. FIELDS.
The matter was deemed important, and
referred to committee with the request
that they communicate with Doctor Fields
and when present in the city that he should
meet and confer with the board of trade
and citizens generally in reference to the
matter, giving all information on the
subject and the requirements of the
Alliance. Doctor Fields not being in town
as expected, his presence was deemed nee
essary for conference before any reply
could be returned to the Alliance, The
committee appointed is composed of
Doctor Bragg, Messrs. Woodbridge, Bre-
mond, Dunn and Mcdonald.
The president invited any members of
the board of trade who could and would
attend the interstate immigration conven-
tion, to be held at Montgomery on the
18th prox., to become accredited delegates
to the same to represent the city of Aus
tin, and, on motion, Colonel Chiffon and
Mr.. JEFF Brown were appointed.
A committee was also appointed
to act as delegates representing
Travis county at the coming
state immigration convention to be held
in this city on the Sd prox. The names
OF the gentlemen constituting this COM
mittee will be published in -morrow's
issue of The STATESMAN.
The announcement that the committee
appointed to raise funds t. purchase the
site for the board of trade building had
succeeded, after much hard work, in
securing the necessary subscriptions was
received with applause, and motion ten
dering the thanks of the board of trade to
the committee, consisting of Messrs.
Saunders, Woodbridge, Warner and Graham
was unanimously carried.
1t is proposed to take up the matter of
our county roads at the next regular
meeting of the board on the first Tuesday
in December.
The letter of Mr.. j. M. Burrows was re-
ferred to committee for report at next
meeting.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Matamoras, Mexico,

Is a walled city, situated on the right
bank of the Rio Grande, about mile dis
tant from Brownsville, to which it is con-
nected by horse railway to Santa Cruz
and twenty seven miles from the Gulf OF
Mexico at Bagdsd, at the mouth of the
river. 1t is divided into twenty-four sec
tions, each controlled by local dignatary,
and has some 1905 inhabitants; of these
1882 reside in the thirteen sections of the
city proper inside the line of Notifications.
It's streets are well lighted with oil lamps,
many of them being paved with mesquite
blocks, and it possesses number of fine
brick buildings apd theater costing
$4,000 and built during the French inter-
vention. IL is the starting point of a
railway to Monterey, aud always was the
leading commercial port on the northern
frontier of Mexico.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29

the $50 acres planted in sugar cane
Superintendent Goree expects to make
100000 pounds of sugar. While at
Harlem the board paid a visit to the
plantation of Col. E. H. Cunningham,
few miles distant, and witnessed the
manufacture of sugar by his mills by
what is known as the diffusion process.
The cotton crop at Harlem, however,
was very unsatisfactory. The state forces
cultivated $50 acres in cotton the past
season but could gather only about 200
beles therefrom.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
D. j. FIory.

D. j. Flory, mention of whose arrest
for the theft of package of money from
the Pacific Express company was made in
Sundays edition of The STATESMAN, was
up before Justice Calhoun yesterday on
the charge, in two cases, of embezzlement,
and was bound over in the sum of $500 in
each case, and in default of which he was
committed to the county Jail.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
More Boston Donations.

Hon, s. Fl. Darden, president of the
Hood Confederate home, has received the
following additional donations for the
home from kind friends in far away Bos-
ton: Aldrich IL Miner, $25; cash, $25; N.
P. Hollowell, $50; total, 500. Total
amount received to date through the in
strumentalityfof Major Joe H. Stewart is
about $500.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
THE REFREsHMENr TABLES.

The following young ladies will preside
at the ice cream and oyster tables:
Misses Nellie McCollum, Ida Goldman,
Bessie Smith, the Misses Habicht, and
Misses Kedy, Tina Moses, Madge Stacy,
Tully Folts, Jean Oollett, Georgia Brown,
Katie Brown, Florence Collins, Maude
Shelly, Bernie Smith, Maggie Howard,
Derie Smith, Naomi Perry, Lucille James,
Florine Ross, Carter Henricks, Helen
Grant, Carrie Dean, Alma Day, Julia Igle-
hart, Luella Orr, Fannie Kopperl, Nellie
Burroughs, Rosa Hirshfeld, BERTHE Lam
bert, Bonnie Proctor, Jessie Smith, Miss
Tobin, Maggie Smith, Eva Mclaughlin,
Miss Miller and Onie Finnin.
The foregoing, with the married ladies
who will superintend the tables, are re-
quested to meet at Mrs. R. A. Smiths,
2lO West Eighth street, this "wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Thanksgiving Day.

While you are preparing for Thanks
giving and feasting next Thursday re-
member the poor who have nothing upon
which to feast, and who have so little for
which to be thankful, and from out the
abundance with which you have been
blessed spare portion to the poor and
needy. 1t will be "bread upon the waters"
for you and yours.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
IRON WEDNESDAYS DAILY
Marriage Licenses.

County Clerk Brown issued the follow
ing marriage licenses yesterday:
b. L. Gault, jr., and Miss Lizzie Fl.
Smith.
G. M. Leatherwood and Miss Katie
Bryan.
A. S. Walker, jr, and Miss Catherine
Pendleton Waggener.
FL. Roscoe Burt and Miss Eugene Bru-
net.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-29
Stealing Signs.

There seems to be some malicious per-
son going around stealing small signs
from front of stores on the avenue. The
other morning a couple we're found in the
capitol yard, but were returned to their
owners somewhat disfgured. The person
or persons doing this should be caught
up with and made to pay for their litle
fun.