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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
ACQUITTAL OF MCDOW.

The adjudging of MoDow, charged with
the killing of Editor Dawson, of the News
and Courier, of Charleston, s. c., not
guilty of any crime, is one of the most I'M
psrdonable instances of the miscarriage
of Justice on record. At the time of the
killing the whole country was shocked at
the boldness, brutality and effrontery of
] crime. The sterling worth of the
murdered man was placed in juxtaposi-
ton to the Indifferent ability and charac-
ter of the indicted doctor, and public
opinion was all one way for the murder
er's punishment, and such opinion
will not now be changed by the simple
utterance of an ignorant jury. A signif-
can't thing about this jury was the fact
that the defense had picked seven colored
men, clear maj GRITTY, And when it is re-
membered that the colored people of that
state did not think we'll of the disting
uished editor of the leading democratic
paper of the state, the result will show the
shrewi lawyers for the defense made no
miscaloulation when they selected col
ored men for jurors. The story is well
told in special telegram to the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, journal about whose
politics there can be no doubt, and which
does not willingly reflect upon its party
friends. The dispatch says:
DR.. L. B. McDow has been turned loose
upon this community. He was acquitted
by the jury to-day. After celebrating
for two hours they found verdict of "not
guilty" The verdict was received with ap
plause by all the prisoners friends, the
negroes particularly being much graft
fed by the result. All sorts of opinions
could be heard on the streets after the
verdict became known. OF one thing
there could be no doubt, the acquittal of
McDow is regarded by most of the lower
Glasses of colored people as signal class
victory. On Broad street a group of thu ee
or four negroes were discussing it. One
of the group was heard to say: GAIL
right, ole boy, de niger is yah, We amt
done yet" Another remarked: that's
what told you. Some people think mig
gers got no sense. He got huff for Daw-
son, anyhow"
Even the negro newsboys ran through
the streets shouting, "Hurrah for McDow
and John Frazer" and a dozen Of his
compatriots actually danced can-can in
the middle of the street as McDow's car
riage drove off. There was no trouble in
judging the feelings of the colored peo-
pie. OF course there are exceptions.
In the face of such dispatch we are
most pleased to note that paper says edi-
torially:
"The acquittal of DR.. McDow, charged
with the murder of Captain Dawson, will
be regarded everywhere as a judicial out.
rage. verdicts of this kind are response.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

Are you troubled with a sluggish, in
active liver? Are you bilious? Do you
suffer from jsuudice? Has your CON-
plexion sickIy, yellow tinge? The blood
in its passage through the liver does not
furnish the healthy action which should
result from it, The impurities are stop
ped, and, clogging up the duct, cause a
disordered condition, which will produce
serious results to your health, unless you
take Browns Iron Bitters at once. 1t will
cure your biliousness and jaundice, and
inoite to healthy action the sluggish liver.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
CORPORATE SUICIDE.

The records of the Office of secretary of
state have within the last day or two pre-
scented the curious spectacle of acorpora-
tion-the Galveston Oil mill, chartered in
1883, attempting to dissolve itself-run-
ming sort of hari.kari, to destroy itself.
An amendment was made to the charter
and duly recorded vestipg the company
with power TO close its corporate existence
on the, first of July, 1889. The association,
however, had forgotten that there are
only two ways in which its corporate life
can be ended. One is by limitation; the
other by decree of some competent court.
In other words, corporation can only be
destroyed by the power that created it..
Nor can it absolve itself from the respon-
sibilities assumed when it was ushered
into corp crate existence.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

SOME of our exchanges are discussing
the question whether cotton can be as
successfully produced by white as by
black labor. From our standpoint there
Is no doubt as to the result. Since cotton
was fret introduced in the southern states
it has been cultivated by white labor, and
we have no doubt that half the cotton
now produced in Texas ia cultivated by
white labor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
SEXUAL POWER
CONTINUED Next week.

Positively and Perm anently Restored In to 10
days; EFFECTS IN I'd HOURS; almost i'm,
mediate relief. No nsusesting drugs, minerals
GAN CONNECTION, composed of fruits,
herbs and plants. The most POWERFUL
TONIC KNOWN. Restores the Vigor, ensp
ell particulars Address SAN MATEo MED. Mo.
P. o. Box 4S1 St. Louis, Mo.
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup shonld
always be used for children tetthipg. 1t
soothes, the child, softens the gums, sllays
all pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarhooa. twenty-five cents
bottle.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

Corporal Tanner is filled with the belief
that he is to be made a special. object of
Democratic persecution. He is preparing
to appeal to the country for sympathy.
There is every reason to believe that Tan
'her will be more or less of an issue, polit-
icslly speaking.-New York World, Dem.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

CHAPTER XIII.
TO AWAIT CONFIRMATION.

HE day appoint
ed for P.rcy's
trial was a week
after he left New
York. Du in 6
t h i S period his
mother and sister
a n d Judge Ke-
telle were the on.
ly persons W n o
knew of his es-
C a pc. On the
morning of the
trial the judge
dropped into In
spector Byrnes'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

Secretary Noble pronounces the stories
of trouble between the president and Sec
rotary Blaine as all bosh. He farther
says that Mr.. Blaine has no intention of
resigning, and that he does not believe
any of the talk relative to the appoint
ment of Encouragement Miller to the
vacancy on the supreme court bench.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

HE navy department invites proposals
for the construction of two new steel cruis~
ers of 5000 tons displacement each. The
contractor will be required to guarantee
a minimum speed of nineteen knots for
four consecutive hours; bonus of $780,
900 is offered for every additional quarter
knot, but deduction of the same amount
will be made for each quarter knot de-
ficiency. The vessels are to be completed
in two years, and exclusive of the speed
bonus their cost is not to exceed $780,
600 each The dimensions of the vessels
will be as follows: Length, 300
feet; breadth, az feet; draught,
IS feet; displacement, 3,1O0 tons;
full coal capacity, 628 tons. The arma-
ment will cosist of one 6-inch and ten
4-inch rapid fire guns and eight machine
guns. The ships will be two .masted
schooner-rigged, but will carry sail enough
only to steady them in sea way.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

A little medicine of the right
kind, taken at the right tlme,is invaluable.
That means Csrter's Little Liver Pills,and
take them now.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04

The mineral products of the Omitted
States for 1883 amounted to 1891, 100000,
as against $542, 284,O 900 in 1887, and $780,
32S,0O0 in 1886.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
"HE MOVED ON.

Nashville American: "The Galveston
News declares that the object of Major
Stewards begging expedition in the north
to get funds for building an ex Confeder.
ate home, was defeated by the opposition
of southern bourbons. This is mere non
sense. The American denounced, or at
least deplored, such scheme in the very
beginning, but it was from no spirit of
bourbonism, unless bourbonism be a
synonym for proper pride and
decent self-respect. Texas is amply
able to take care of her own Con
federate veterans, and if she permits them
to suffer, shame upon her and her people!
And shame upon her if she goes begging
through the streets of northern cities for
charity to provide for those whom it is
her duty, and should be her pride, to care
for and support! One of the richest and
most prosperous of the southern states,
she deserves tc be treated as pretender
and fraud when she goes out to rehearse
her little story of povery and suffering, to
move the pity of passers-by. 1t is case
where the move on law should be strict
lv enforced"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-04
FROM THE DIARY OF INSPECTOR BYRNEs.
BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
Of

Great Bank Robbery" "An American Penman, - I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
General Mahone's Convention

Especial dispatch to the Alexandria Gazette.l
NORFOLK. w., Aug. 2l.-The city Is rap
idly filling up with delegates to the State
republican convention which will meet here
tomorrow. every boat and train that ar
rives here being crowded with them. The
talk among them to-day is to the eject that
the ticket that will be nominated will be
William Mahcns for Governor, Wyatt NJ
Elliott for Lieutenant Governor and James
A. Walker for Attorney General, and that
the platform will contain planks In favor Of
the protective tariff, for the removal OF the
tax on tobacco aud fruit brandy, for the
Blair bill, for the support of INDECENT e1
Confederate soldiers, and for the settlement
of the State dsbt upon terms Satisfactory to
the creditors. ii that can be effected without
increasing tie present rate Of taxation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21
More Sealers Captured.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 2l.-Ys,terday al.
teraoon the steamer Olympian brought
from Port Townsend Captain Ager, OF the
American sealing schooner Allie l.. Alger,
and one of his hunters, both fresh from
Behring Sea and they brought news Of i'm
portancs with them. The captain. who was
interviewed Immediately IN ha arrival
said "On the 30:h of Jay We wsrs In Beh-
ring Sea as nearly as We can judge about so
miles west of st. Paul when we sighted the
cutter Rush steaming up to Us on our quar-
ter. We at once hove to. Some minutee
afterwards boat put off from the Rush and
my papers which | at once handed him and
after perusing them he proceeded with two
men to search the ship. He did not find
anything, however, though that is not to
say there was nothing to fnd aboard. After
coming up out of the hold when he had fn
ished searching the ship said to him :
Well, what luck have you had in the SEARCH
he said I'll tell you. On the 18th Of
July We captured the Black Diamond and
dispatched her to Sitza with man on board
to take chsrge of her. Ga the % OF July
we sighted the schooner MIME Her owner
and Capt. Jacobson were aboard at the time
and she had $40 seals We took possession
of her and dispatched her to Sitka also
Yesterday (29.h of Jnly) We bore down on
the Pathfinder and found 500 'sesl.kins
aboard Of her. We put another man aboard
OF her and ordered her of to Sitka as we'll
Last week we boarded both the Ariel and
Teresa They also had some skins aboard
but we let them 60 as they had been too
long caught but oIde:ed thtm out of the
sea- After telling me this the lieutenant
told me had better get out CT the sea OF
once and was at once pulled aboard the
steamer which headed for the east. We
then set sail for the South and arrived Mon
day at Neah Bay. hen left my schooner
there and came up from Cape Flattery to
PJrt Townsend. / caught The Olympisn
and have just reached Victoria. My schoon-
er viii, expect, bs on the road to Seattle
now. leave here on the Olympian to day
TO reioiC hern
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Telegraphic Brevities.

o. 8. Mipister Phelps is the guest Of Mr. RIa ne
at Bar Hsrbor.
The pOstofice ST Reuint ton, lid was bursia
lied lsst night
1t is reported thai aefu:stion OF cretsns arc
going to Athen, 10 :o'icit Emperor William,
protection.
The President arrived st Cincinnati this morn
ing and was met at the station by q large crewd
A salute from cannon Vas fred in his honor
Home Secretary Matthews has been in consul
tation to-day with Mr.. Jno. w. Addison, q c.
and leading counsel for the prosecution in tho
trial of Mrs. Maybrick.
Richard Hsplon, we'll known at the French pool
rooms st the Conoy Island race track. va. 5hot
and mortslly wounded this morning in front o.
bis residence in New York. by John M,Cue
bo4rder, whom he hs, ordered out of the house
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Hon. J. Randolph fuckers physicians in
Lexington pronounce him out of danger.
A. 8. Hooper, q Rchmood letter. carrier
was yesterday arrested on the charge Of
robbing a registered letter. decoy letter
was found in his possession.
Paul Key, the negro doctor who Is to be
hanged at Fredericksburg September for
ouiraging little white girl, has shown very
little concern as to his approaching fate
The republicans of r chmond last night
elected all Malone delegates 10 the Norfolk
convention, endorsed the distribution OF
federal patronage as agreed upon in Wash
ington, and recommended Edgar Allan for
Attorney General.
Patents were Issued yesterday to James
". Brooks. Lynchbuig. folding crate Geo,
". Parish. Salem, barrel hoop; n. c. Vim
yard, Vlbton, grain and seed separator: A,
O. BIiss. Richmond, label, and Edgar c.
Wiley, Independence. circular saw nil.
The oldest and most faithful toIgate keep
or in Rockingham county, Mrs. Mary
McGiaughliD, died at her home on
Friday, aged 70 years. For 48 years
continuously she was toll gate keeper, on
the Warm Springs turnpike. and was a.
ways at her post.
"a letter from Dunnsville, Essex county
says: The writer saw last week a pair OF
spectacles made on an anvil in this county
over one hundred years ago. The rims are
very broad and weigh over one fourth OF a
pound. They were worn by a lady who
lived to be over eighty years old.
The twentieth annual meeting of the
State medical society which convenes in
Roanoke, September 3fd, will be attended
by at least 225 physicians from different sec.
tions Of the State, and also by members OF
the medical fraternity from other sections.
The meeting will be presided over by DR..
E. ". Row of Orange.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21
Thrilling EXperience.

PORTLAND. Ore, Aug 21.-Three Portland
ladies, Mre. Geo. Bonar, Mrs. Frank Nor.
gan and Miss Salie Wberg had thrilling
experience on Mount Hood recently. They
became separated from the party that made
the ASCENT a few days ago and spent the
greater part OF the dreary night on barren
rock 900 feet above the sea. A party
consisting of three men and six ladies be-
gan the ascent at 10 o'clock in the morning,
and, 10 thu face of strong cold wind,
reached the summit after climb of six
hours. The descent was made by O'Clock
and when noses were counted three ladies
we're found to be missing. The alarm was
given among the hundreds of campers on
the prairie at tue base of the mou ntain,
aud fifty men srmsd with guns and
lanterns started out to search for the lost
ones. All night the search was kept up.
About 8 q. m. several signal guns were fred
from the eastern slope of the mountain near
White river canon, where one section OF
the party found the women perched on a
largo Stouo uuuuiou toSctueT W Keep WdIm
The ladies said when they found they had
become separated from the party they
wandered about for hours in the hope of
fn6idg the right road TO the base. While
doing SO they frequently heard the screams
Of psGthers and the bowls OF wolves. Fear
ing attack they sought place on the top Of
the 70 where they were found Miss Wi.
berg held their long a!panstock, their only
weapon, and several times when wolves and
panthers were growing about the base Of
the rock she made ready to use it in defense
of their lives. Signals wers fred to collect
marched down the mountain firing guns
and shouting for joy.
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selected by the chairman, six have already
been appointed-Messrs. Jones, Thorn,
Hamilton, Ellyson and two Martins. MIR.
Barbour will go to Atlantic City to morrow
and have a consultation with Mr.. q ordon
concerning the management OF the cam
paign.
A personal aud political friend of MIR.
Frank Hume, In this city, says he feels as
sured that while Mr.. Hume does not want
to 90 to the Virginia Legislature, and would
do 80 at great personal sacrifice, he will not
decline the nomination il rendered him by
the democrats of Alexandria city and coun'
ty, provided his doing 90 will not antago.
nize any other democrat who may desire
the nomination. He also says that if Mr.
Hume be nominated he will guarantee that
Alexandra will not be represented In the
next, as she was Ia the last, legislature by q
republican.
Quite q number of delegates from the up
per counties of Virginia to the republican
convention of that State which meets 10
Norfolk tomorrow, passed through here
Yesterday and to-day. Most, II not all, Of
them are In favor OF General Malone ior
their gubernatorial nominee, and say that ne
will be five thousand votes stronger than
any other maH in their party, and that II de-
feated his loss of prestige will be no greater
than 1t would be if q similar fate should be-
fall any man he might cause to be pomina
ted.
Richmond democrat here to-day says II
Ia generally understood there that MIR. ". L.
| RoyslI will be candidate for democratic
nomination to the Virginia Legislature at
the dem ocratic primaries to be held in that
city, and that such ia the desire Of many OF
the democrats OF Richmond for satisfactory
settlement of the State debt, that be believes
Mr.. Royal will receive enough voteS 70
make him one Of the regular democratic
legislative nominees. and that if 80 he will
lead the ticket. He says there is some talk
of heading Mr. Royall of by having the
commissions made by convention instead
of by primary election, but that the dem
ocrets there would not stand any such ms
| zee lvriug.
The following changes 10 the 4th elias;
postoffices of Virginia were made to-day
Cricket Hill, Matthews county, W. E Mar
chant appointed postmaster, vice F. n
James. removed Gloucester G. r.. Glouces
ter county. Fl. S. Weaver, vice a. Z. Davies
| removed Lloyds, Essex county, HELEN A
Rspno'ds, vice B. F. Gresham. removed
Warsaw, Richmond county, w. Z. Coleman
vice F. A. Shackleford removed; Wood
Scott county, George G. Bsvins, vice John
l.. DiDgus. resigned.
A rumor is afoat here to day to the effect tina
the President has received revelation and nov
realizes tina. he has been deceived by Quay, Clark
son and Dudley in the famous Quay. Brady com
promise, by which ell the federal patronage ii
| Virginia was given or promised TO Gen. Malone
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21

ONE OF the trlte assertions of the protec'
tlonists when talking or writing to farmers
is hat protection makes the land OF the lat
tsr more valuable by affording the products
thereof a home market. Well, Vermont Ia
the home of the father of modern protec.
ton. Senator Morrill,. and is in the most pre-
teoied section of the country-New Egg
land. and yet the annual report of the Com
missioner of Agriculture of Vermont. just
published, says that 200 600 acres OF land in
that small State, pro6tably cultivated dur.
ing the period of low tariff, have been aban-
donej by the owners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21
The Condemned Men.

NEW YORK Aug 21-Judge Barrett th 8
morning denied the motion made by couu-
selor Howe few days ago FIR new trial
for Charles Giblin, who is sentenced to be
hanged on Friday with four other murder
err. Counsellor Howe will eadeavor to day
to induce the Governor to interfere in the
case of both Gblin and Nolan, another of
the FIVE men.
Gov. Hill has granted Gib,in. who was to have
been hung on Friday, respite for sixty days I'M
til Oct D. The applications OF both Nolan and
Lewis were denied.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21

AsAp CASE Charles Finch, a talented young
la yer of Mecklentprg county, has been aojudg,d
inssna. He created quite heated discussion in
his delegation at the democratic convention in
Richmond last week. His delegation decided to
cast its vote solid for Scott for Attorney General
On Thursday he Insisted that after prayer and
reading his Bible the Lord had told him to vote
for Pollard. 1t was with difficulty that ne could
be prevented from stating this as reason When
the angle vote YVES announced On Friday he at
tempted to shoot his wife and friend with " hom
he was walking on the streets of Richmond. He
made bis way to Rev. DR.. Hayes's residence ana
threatened to shoot him for certain charges which
he had laid at his door. He was then sent to VII
lismsburg to the ssy lum.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21

An ESCAPE AT sEA.-The particulars Of the
escape of the captain and crew of the bark Brazos
have just been received at the Maritime Exchange
in New York The Brazos, from New Castle, N.
S. w., sailed for bong Kong on June 8. When
about 500 miles east northeast of the Sandy Cape
she struck on rect For three days she remained
fast rapidly battering to pieces. On June II the
captain, finding it impossible to get the bark off,
ordered the boats to be provs;oned and got ready.
The captain, his wife and half OF the crew took
one boat and the rest of the crew and the officers
the other After nine days of great privstion the
first boat reached the Woody Islands to find that
the other boat, of which they had long lost sight,
had not been heard from. Several days later,
however, the second boat reached Bowen safely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-08-21
Explosion and Fire.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 2l.-A gasoline
still at the oil refinery OF A. D. Miller & Son
In Allegheny. exploded at 8 O'Clock this
morning with frightful noise. The entire
plant took fire Immediately and was rapidly
destroyed. TIE engineer Is missing and 8
Waterman was blown many feet and badly
burned and bruised. The loss is at least
1925 900. At half past Eve O'Clock the fire
was under control, go far aa confning the
flames within their original limits was con
cs-ned. but the fire was still burning at
9 o'clock this morning. The insurance Is
light.