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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
A Curious Case.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
WACO, January Frank Grady brought
suit to-day against Walter s. Baker ct al.
on note for $3.50. County Clerk John
M. Baker was surety on the note and
therefore one of the defendants. So that
the suit involved law never before
called into use in the court-procuring
an order from the county judge appoint
ing county clerk pro tenn. to issue writs
and perform other functions of the county
clerk in the suit. Mr.. 7. D. Hays was ap-
pointed clerk pro tenn.
New Years calling was INDUCED in
more generally to-day than has ever been
known in Waco. Several houses were
open where more than hundred ladies
received. A large number of gentlemen
called, and the cards and outfits we're very
elegant.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
ENGLAND.
DENIES THE CHARGE.

QUEHNsTowN, December 31.-Kuhn, the
man who was arrested on the steamer
Lord Cough when she reached here from
Philadelphia, on charge of having mur-
dered VIM. Christen, in the town of Prim
rose, Wiz, was arraigned before the
Queenstown magistrate to-day. Tho
prisoner denied he knew anything of the
murder with which he is charged. He did
not object to returning to Wisconsin,
but he thought his arrest was
an unmerited disgrace. He was not fee
ing from disgrace, but was openly return
ing to his own country. He was remanded
pending production Of proof sufficient to
warrant his extradition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
THE STATE.
The New Year Ushered in at Ell
Paso by a Deep Fall
of Snow.
How the Day Passed at Waco,
Galveston and Other
Texas Cities.
Beautiful Snow.
Special Telegram to the statesman.

Special Telegram to the statesman.
Ell PAso, January l. Our citizens
awoke this morning to find the town
wrapped in mantle of snow. 1t com
menoed falling during the night and was
over at daylight. 1t was about two feet
deep and the first of the season. At IL
o'clock to-day the sun was shining and
the beautiful snow had disappeared.
The firemen had big blowout last
night. The mayor presided, and speeches
and toasts were made welcoming the
New Years. All of the churches held
night watch to watch out the dying year,
and just at midnight all of the bells
began, and such -tinnabulation was
never before heard on the frontier.
1t is said President Diaz will offer a
reward for the person who sent the dis
patch announcing big riot in the City
of Mexico.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
w AGO w lrei1ngs.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

optCIaT ItItgTHuI DJHlt5HHH.
WACO, January III. Perry, small
grocer and fruit vender on South Fourth
street, closed his doors this evening and
filed deed of trust, conveying his stock
to l. o. Neck, trustee, for the benefit of
creditors.
The fire department, composed of three
volunteer companies, had its annual
parade to-day. After the parade the de-
partment returned to the Central fire sta
ton, where an address was delivered by
the mayor and several members of the
city council, and Chief A. M. Prescott
read his annual address, after which the
fremen and the city officers we're ban
Quoted.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Business of ohicsgo.

CHICAGO, January 1.-The Tribune re-
sumo of trade and commerce OF this city
for the year 1883 figures an aggregate of
81, 100000, which is gain of ~ per
cent compared with that of 1887. The
aggregate bank clearings were $3,163, 774,-
1852, an increase of 61S per cent. There
were larger receipts of corn, oats, butter,
cheese, cattle, hides and wool; but de-
crease in wheat, flour and hogs. But
little change is noted in the amount of
the wholesale business and manufactures.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
THE ECLIPSE.
A Magnificent Day for It's Observation in
the Northwest.

A Magnificent Day for It's Observation in
the Northwest.
ST. PAUL, January IA better day for
the observation of an eclipse of the sun
than that given the entire northwest could
scarcely be conceived of. Clouds were al
most unknown, and tie warm atmosphere
added to the pleasure with which people
watched the eclipse which, in this state,
was about tbfee-quarters, while farther
west it was almost total-in many
parts of Dakota and Minnesota
New Years day was celebrated with pic
MICS, excursions and ball games, an OBJ
servation of the eclipse being part of the
days pleasures. Smoked glass, when not
used to watch the juxtaposition of the sun
and moon, was brought into service in
place of palm-leaf fans, of which the sup
ply has been insufficient to meet the de-
mand,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Accident at Sea.

KEY WEST, Fla, January 1.-The British
steamer VIM. Branfox, Captain Kirkaldy,
from Galveston for Hamburg, with cotton
seed, arrived here to-day. When thirty
hours out she broke her circulating pump,
connecting rods and center engine col
umns. The ship was brought into this
port without the use of the pump or her
after engine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Playing the Change Racket.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

bpeclhI IeIegrHm 10 the btatesmHn.
TExARKANA, Ark, January Mike
Duff, q confidence man, who claims to be
from st. Louis, and working the change
racket, was arrested and jailed to-day TO
having successfully worked the game with
merchants here. A small quantity of goods
are bought, bill rendered in payment
and a request made for it returned, then
paying for the goods in change. The
dealer becomes mixed and the thief has
skipped. Heber Collum, a merchant, was
shrewd enough to penetrate the racket
and overlook the swindler at the post
Office where he had played successfully the
same game.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
southern iron Manufactura.

BALTIMORE, Nd, January Especial
reports to the Manufacturers Record show
that the production of railroad iron in the
south last year was 1,065,000 net tone. OF
this Alabama made BAL 900 tons, Tennes-
see, 27S,000 tons, and Virginia, $4,000
tons. This is an increase of 10000 tons
over 1887.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Mills Burned.

ROCKVILLE, Conn, January l. The
windsorville cashmere mills, three sets at
windsorviIle, Conn, owned by the Wind
sorville Mill company and Frank s. Jor-
dan, OF New York, were burned at
O'Clock this morning. The mill, stock and
machinery, with the boarding house, was
totally destroyed. Loss, $4,000; insur-
anee, $4,000.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Death of Colonel Dent.

ST. LOUIS, January 1.-Colonel John @
Dent, brother-in-law of General Grant,
died at his home in Cartl 'ge, Mo-, early
this morning, aged 70 years. Colonel
Dent was brother to Mrs. Grant, and
served with distinction in the Mexican
war and also in the war of the rebellion.
His body will be embalmed and brought
to this city for interment in the old fami-
ly burying place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
A Bloody Fight,

AUGUSTA, Ca, January la report
reached here last night of bloody fight
about eighteen miles from this city, Satur-
day, in which all four participants were
badly injured. Lewis Black and man
named Brown were hunting on the land of
Sam Fielding, when he and his son ap-
preached with guns and battle ensued.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Filed a Mortgage.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
CoRsIcANA, January 1.-Metcalf & Ell
lott, grocers, to-day filed chattel mort
gage on their entire stock including ac-
counts and notes for the benefit of their
creditors to the amount of $3,476.4O, the
largest creditor being the Corsicans Ma
tional bank for $1,000; Schneider & Davis,
$4,S27; Texas Mill and Elevator company,
$374.75, and other smaller creditors.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Racing at Colorado.
scial Telegram to the Statesman.


Special Telegram to the Statesman.
COLORADO, Tex, January -Four races
were run here to-day on matches from
$500 to. $500 a side, and the betting on the
outside was lively. About $4,000 changed
hands in the different races. The foot
race arranged for to-day for 800 a side
was declared off on account of the weather.
Several more pony races have been
matched for tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Killed His Father.

Special Telegram to the Statesman.
ATLANTA, January John franklin, a
negro living on a plantation near here,
was killed by his 13-year -old son to-day.
franklin had whipped his son the even
ing before, and while the old man was
starting the fire yesterday morning the
boy fred through crack in the cabin
with load of buckshot. His neck was
broken. The boy was placed in jail. He
said he killed his father because of cruel
treatment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
The Road Question.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

DALLAS, December 31.-Mayor Corners
says: II have heard from prominent
citizens from all parts of Texas, and
judge from my correspondence that the
road convention next Saturday will be
largely attended. The people of Texas
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
FRANCE.
THE oppos1r1oN TO Bou1ANoER.

PARIS, December 31.-A congress Of
senators and members of the chamber of
deputies, municipal authorities and edi-
tors of all shades of republicanism have de-
cided to unite in nominating a candidate
to oppose General Boulapger in his oandi-
dscy for a seat in the chamber of deputies
for the department Of the Siene, rendered
vacant by the death of M. Hude.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Mineral Wealth.

LEADv1uLE, COL, January 1.-The Her
aid in its review of the output of the
camps for the year 1888 estimates the to-
tai at 81, S30,205. The output, if valued
on the lead and silver quotations of 1872,
would be greater than at any other time
save one in the history of the camps.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03

pairing a manifesto which win be given
to the press some time during the week.
Its contents on the nature of the subject
treated is not given out. There are good
reasons for believing, however, that it is
complete resume of the late strike and
defense of the engineers from their stand
point.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
IR ELAND.
srSrENcED TO HARD LABOR.

sENTENcED TO HARD LABOR.
DUBLIN, December 3l.-Edward Har-
rington, M. p, has been sentenced to six
months Imprisonment with hard labor
for publishing in his paper, the Kerry
Sentinel, reports concerning the sup
pressed branch of the national league. No
appeal was taken.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03

Then the little girl put her chubby hand
on the old mans knee. ~ see something
in the fire." murmured the child. what
is IL, FanniefD and the old man looked
fondly down into her pretty face. "A
stick Of wood" she replied, simpIy, cad
the old man got up and kicked over
chair.-W Washington Post.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
Visible at Sweetwater

swEETwATER, January 1.-The eclipse of
the sun was visible at this place. The sky
wrs nearly clear. 1t was only about one
half total here. 1t went on at 3:45 and
went off at D. N.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25
How "Tippecanoe" Harrison Was
Saved,

Tho battle Of Tippecanoe was fought NO
vembcr 9TH, 1911, in Indiana, on the banks
Of Tnpccanoo River, on the site OF the pres
cnt village of Battle Ground, between the
Americans under General Harrison, and
tho Indians under the Prophet, Tecumseh 5
brother.
After the famous battle until the end OF
his DAYS General Harrison, grandfather oil
President Benjamin Harrison, was known
by the loving sobriquet Of "Tippecanoe,"
Following his brilliant achievements in
arms. now more than thrce-quarters OF a
century ago, General Harrison, together
with many OF his troops, was stricken
with disease contracted through lack OF
propcr food, aud exposure to the miasma of
that section of Indiana, and for a time his
lifo was dcspaircd of. Several OF his com
maud Law for weeks suffering the horrors OF
disease upon the banks of tho Tlppecanoe
river. which rises in Il lake of the same
name in the northern part OF the State,
flows southwest 200 miles and cmptles into
the Wabash nine miles above Lafayette.
General Harrisou's troops were threatened
with defamation, aud the skill Of the army
surgeons was employed in vain to combat Il
more terrible and deadly enemy than even
tho hostile aborigincs under Tecumseh's
brother.
But relief came at last.
General Harrison very sensibly conclud
ed that residents of the noighborhood-nay
the Indians themselves - knew nature s
| speritic for the disease which had prostrat
ed hm and many of his command, and in
stantly set on foot inquiries with a view to
ascertaining and applying the remedies.
| They were speedily found and put TO test
aud worked like Il charm. Under their use
the stricken soldiers were promptly re
| stored to their wontcd good health and
vigor.
The medicines were preparations of sim
| pie roots and herbs, based upon very old
fashioned but effective and natural forinu-
lac. Their intrinsic merits have been
known and utilized for generations among
people living in remote and malarial see
tons of the country,
Many of these invaluable formulate have
within the last two years come into posses
sion Of Hon, II, II, Warner, president Of
the Rochester Chamberof Commerce, owner
u WV i"i HNob ~ NPi lNt'il "lN ""'N
factory in the world, and whose Safe Rem
cdies have conferred a lasting boon upon
mankind, being recognized as standard
medicines throughout the civilized globe.
In 1857 Mr.. Warner, after careful expert
menting and trial put upon the marke,
Warmers Log Cabin remedies, based upon
the formulate which has cured thousands
Of debilitated sufferers, not only on the
banks of tho ''Tippecanoo, y as above related
but everywhere where introduced.
These Log Cabin preparations arcdcslgnec
for an entirely different orderof diseases tC
which the Safe Remedies are applied,
among them are Warmers Log Cabin Sar
saparilla, Warmers Log Cabin Cough and
Consumption Remedy, and Warmers Loa
Cabin Hops and Buchu Remedy, Suffering
fees before them as a pcstilenco fees before
tho purifying breath Of heaven, and they
IRE sold everywhere.
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Cause and Cure of Hidebound,

The skin is ii most important excro-
tory organ, and passes through its
pores every day a large quantity of
waste matter. When this action of
the skin is prevented or retarded by
any cause. as a chill, neglect of clean
illness by currying or brushing, or by
Indigestion by overlooking grain, or
by insufficient nutriment, the pores
close and the skin shrinks. No reme-
dy can be found until the causes are
removed, when n dose of purgative
medicine should be given-either a
pound OF epson salts, with half an
ounce OF ground ginger, or a pint of
raw linseed oil, with one ounce of tur-
p~entine. After the bowels are we'll
cleaned out, by a repetition Of the
medicine If needed, one ounce of hypo-
sulphite Of soda and a dram of pow
dered Peruvian bark may be given
with a pound OF linseed meal in a
bran mash every day for a week. FIRE.
quent bran mashcs with the linseed
meal and some salt and thorough cur.
rying daily will tend to keep a horse
In good health without medicine. -
N. Y. Times.
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~DARRlNGER'S JOKE.
4 Head.-I-WIn-snd-T atls-Yon-Lo.e sort
of Wager.

WT 4 NfA-NFg
Bromley was seated in Da-r.1cers
Office m~ercIessly scoring the stupidity
Of wives n allowing themselves 20 %
duped by impo>,qcs who called al The
house and pretended ,hst their hls-
bands had sent them for this and that.
They'd never -. any thing from
mn wife" Darriu-er empha.ica.ly
declared.
Under no circlms.a-ces asked
Bromley.
Under no circumstances. echoed
Darrirrar.
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LEGEND o.



II The courts a Venice 4 curious
custom tas been Observed to- Eve
hundred years When the Council Of
Ten, a body Of men acting a. 8 .ary,
brings II 8 sentence Of death, before
the presiding Judge puts q the black
cap me venerable crier advances and
cries three times in > loud rcioe: Re
oor5a;eri De. porera MarcolinL Near
me grand landing place Of the -on-
d0.as are tie columns Of Saint Mark
and Saint Theodore Nearly all the
people passing tie grand landing place
pass around tie columns Only for
eignere and stranger. pass between the
two slender pillars. Ii i the ancieu.
place q execution, and there Mar
collin met his death. Many years ago
MarcoliaL a young Venetian noble,
paid court 10 the beautiful Gialietia,
whose family occupied a palace on the
anne square, One night as the dial on
the clock tower marked the early
morning hour be was returning home
from a visit TO his inamoraia. softly
singing II the exubera1ce OF his spirits.
for he had been accepted, and the par
ents Of his hsncea had given consent TO
their nupt.als. Passing across a small
campo he picked up an embroidered
belt, with an empty jeweled scabbard,
and fastening the -irdle around him,
lie continued hi- course, still humming
his tune. When he came to the steps Of
the RiaitO ne was seized by the
guard and accused Of murder. He
was taken to the spot where Senator
Rinaldi lay dead with a dagger in his
heart. II was found that the stiletto
exactly fitted the sheath which Mar
colini carried. He was speedily tired.
condemned and beheaded. Giulietta
went mad and was confined on the lit
tie island devoted to the insane. Many
years after a bandit on his dcath-bed
confessed to a priest that he had been
hiA'h ~ uIAlbfE A4t a1fldtcIs ic
sentence against Marcolini was re-
versed and his confscated estates were
restored to his family. But poor Giu.
letta's reason could not be restored by
an edict OF law. When the Judge who
condemned Marcolini came to die he
provided in his will that a mass should
be sung every night forever in chapel
Of the ducal church. ST. Marks, for
the soul Of Marcolini and others who
had suffered from unjust judgments.
Such is the story Of the Twilight Mass
and the words OF the court crier: Re
member poor Marcolini." Every night
the bell is rung and a ray Of light is
seer TO issue from the little Gothic
window that looks upon the ancient
place of execution-a recognition OF
human fallibility. IN. Y. Star.
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Mrs. Partington in Old Age.

Mr.. b. p. Shillaber. better known,
perhaps, as Mrs. Darlington. began life
as Il printer on the Boston Post. He
is now nearly se%venty-five years old
and a cripple from rheumatism. He
is unable to walk. except about his
house with the assistance OF a cane,
and has not been in the city Of Boston
for seven or eight years, although he
lives in the suburbs and drives on,
daily. He suffers tortures from his
implaeable enemy, but is beautifully
patient under the af1ictiOn, and
always receives his friends cheerfully.
lie has made a little allitsratiye joke
about his really pitiable condition and
says: Here | sit. from years end to
years end, armed with pen, paper,
pipe, pills and patience!n-Current
Literature.
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~scULTERATED o
How John Bull Colors His sauces and
Makes His Fruits.

Bottled fruits are at some time
co.ared green by the addition of cop.
per in the form Of the sulphate ("bluc-
.tole'). 4 kniie-blade immersed in
Tie .uice Of the fruit in question will
rapidly become coated with a bright
dePos.; of metallic copper. The
French have a simple and harmless
plan Of giving an apparent green color
20 their preserved fruits and olives
The bottles are made of bright green
glass, Sauces, potted meats and fish
are constantly adulteratcd, l.. e.,
c0.9red by means Of Armenian bole,
Tbs Is done partly from custom, but
chiefly to conceal the dirty appearance
Of the pastes and sauces. The British
public will have its anchovy sauces
reG. The uncolorcd sauce is unsuitable,
though far superior to the red abomi-
nation, the filth being removed from
the former, while in the latter it l.
merely concealed by the Armenian
eo.e, Jams are adulterated by the
a~dmiXture OF inferior fruits. Fot
instance, gooseberries are often added
10 raspberry jam. Marmalades fire.
quently contain apple pulp, or even
turnips. Coloring matter and artili-
elal faYoring are freely used. An
ingenious industry goes on largely in
London which is wholly unsupported
by the public. Raspberries, oranges
and other fruits are purchased by
wholesale chemists and the juice ex
tracted. Then the pulp is bought at 9
low price by the manufacturers o.
cheap jams for lavoring and placed
upon the market as Zine new season
jam" or marmalade. Mustard an(
coffee are, as a rule, preferred by tn,
English consumer in an adultoratet
state. Mang people object to tn,
color OF the genuine mustard and con
slider the addition Of chiccory impart.
an agreeable flavor to their coffee
Pepper used to be extensively adulte
rated. Most people have heard of tn,
American ''nutmegs made of wood
but the artificial peppercorn is +;
British invention. Whole pepper ha.
now become the fashion and the artifI
cial peppercorn will doubtless 500,
come to the front again. Spices sol,
in n powdered form are NATURAL,
largely adulteratcd. The business o
the drug.grinder offers large tenn
tations to the adulterator. -Saturda,
Review,
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FOLIAGE


Many years ago Darwin drew attcn.
ton to the fact that the leaves of plants
placed themselves ut night in widely
different positions from what they hold
during the day, but with one point in
common-that their upper surfaces
avoided facing the zenith. This, with
the additional fact that they come IT.
contact with opposite leaves and leaf,
lets, seems to indicate that the object
gained is the protection of the upper
surface from being chilled at night by
radiation. Prompted by this observa.
ton Rev. George lIcnslow has been en-.
d~eayoring to get to the bottom of the
mystery of ycrnation, and, in a paper
read before the LinnHan Society, he
has given the results Of his expert.
ments, In the process OF ~yernation
there are, lie says, two assumed objects
in view-frst, the securing an erect or
dependent position Of the blades so as
to place their surfaces in a plane at
right angles to the surface OF the earth;
and, secondly, the protection of the
upper surfaces. II these two objects
are kept in view, it will be seen how
various are the efforts OF nuturo to Sc
cure these ends during the period OF
development, while the young leaves
are succulent and delicate, such being
only too readily, and often severely in
iured by the cold nights, sharp frosts,
and cutting winds Of spring, at the very
time when the buds are expanding, In
observing the effects of frost upon deli.
cate leaves it is seen that they are os-
pecially injured along the margin, and
that where so affected they are more or
less often dried up. The first fact
gives u significance to the ~revolute and
~involute kinds of vernation. In simple
forms, the leaves face one another, with
their upper surface more or less in
close contact. - Newcastle (Enp.)
Chronicle.