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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Progressive Euchre.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. @. Crosby entertained
large company of young friends on Fri
day evening last in delightful game Of
progressive euchre. The occasion was
one in honor of Mrs. Crosby's beautiful
and charming visitor Miss Pearl Hardy,
of San Marcos. The games were holly
contested throughout and the greatest
rivalry and interest was manifested from
the first tap of the bell until the call of
slime" Upon casting up the scores at
the close of theRame it was found that
the wreaths of victory fell upon the heads
of Miss Alice Dowell and Mr.. Irwin
Daniel, while for that prize considerably
termed consolation" three ladies had the
distinction of styling" and upon cutting
for the honor it was awarded to Miss
Mamie LitteR, whose brother, Doctor
Frank Lit.en, ably succeeded in carrying
off the prize for the gentlemen.
Following the awarding of the prizes,
the guests were sumptuously entertained
by a collation. of rare elegance. The even
ing was one replete with amusement and
pleasure, and not among the entire num-
Der was one who did not regret when the
time to separate arrived.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28

before, about 400 having so far an
nounced their intention of attending.
A large and splendid orchestra, CON-
posed exclusively of Texas musicians
from all parts of the state, has been
secured and engaged.
The undersigned hope and ask that the
generous people of Austin will, with their
accustomed liberal ty, assist the local
singing societies and their executive CON-
mittee to make this a grand festival
worthy of the Capital city.
The local societies have already taxed
themselves to the amount of 81, $50 and it
is their desire to make the coming festival
at least as attractive and successful as
those held at Galveston, Dallas, Houston
and San Antonio within the last eight
years.
The undersigned have undertaken to
act as finance committee, and will at
once proceed to residences and solicit
from the citizens at large contributions to
the saengerfest fund.
WALTER TIPS,
FRANK HAMILTON,
A. p. WOODBRIDGE,
P. j. LAw1Ess,
GEO. A. BRUSH,
p. II. GERHARD,
A. B. LANGERMAN,
EUGENE Won BoEoKMAN,
HENRY HRS CHFELD,
I. H. PHILLIPsoN,
A. RosENBAUM,
Finance Committee.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Mrs. Annie NJ. Walton.

Departed this life in Austin, Texas, Feb
ruary %, Annie M. Walton, beloved wife of
Newton s. Walton.
Mrs. Walton was possessed of all the
graces which adorn and ornament
noble woman. A great favorite
with all who knew her, tenderly
loved as daughter and sister and adored as
wife and mother, her life promised much.
A happy disposition, the aroma of her
life, like the perfume of rich flowers, glad
dened all with whom she associated.
Faith, hope and charity were the browning
ornaments of her daily life, and, as the
mistletoe cllnging to the dying limb
grows fresher and greener and more
beautiful during the mutations of years,
so her affection grew stronger,
fresher and more attractive. "Amia-
BILE, she won all; intelligent, she
charmed all; fervent, she loved all;
and dead, she saddened all. During a
long and painful illness she bore her suf-
fering with patience and heroic fortitude.
A devoted Christian, her end was peaceful
and glorious, and in the realms of infinite
goodness she will know no suffering, no
sorrow forever and forever. Her husband
and family have the profound sympathy
of many, many friends in this their hour
of sad bereavement. Her funeral will oc-
cur this afternoon at o'clock from the
Tenth Street Methodist church, Reverend
Doctor Chappell officiating. Friends of
the family are respectfully invited to at
tend.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Life's Troubled Sea.

The following couples received mar
risge Licenses from County Clerk Frank
Brown for the week ending yesterday:
Lee Edwards and Doshia Hancock.
A. II. Schneider and Mary E. OFT.
Frank johnson and Josie Glassoock.
George W. Shaw and Carrie Blair.
j. Il. Elder and Miss Sallie Weaver.
Edward Meyer and Miss Lena nellie.
G. F. Wagner and Marie Sehrerber.
Francis Fischer and Kate Kirchvink.
d. Rocha and Rsjel Sillro.
George W. Dsits and Mrs. ArabelIa
Daniels.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
THE CONVENTION.
The Beef and Green Cattle ASS ocla-
ton In Session Yesterday.

Liz b90l anu Gr60n SdCGl6 Ass Ocld-
ton In Session Yesterday.
Quite number of representative cat
tlemen and farmers met in the district
court room yesterday to consider matters
of interest to them.
The chairman of the association being
absent, the secretary, Mr.. Charlie Cald-
well, called the meeting to order and
nominated Col. G. M. Rodgers as
temporary chairman and he was unani-
mously elected.
The report of standing committee, then
committee on transportation, reported
progress and asked for further time.
Mr.. Geo. Hume, for the committee on
stock pens, asked for further time.
The committee on laws repo ted that
many petitions or inspection law had
been p aced in the hands of / gislators.
Mr.. Ike T. Pryor offered a resolution
that the chair appoint committee Of
three to confer with the joint Legislative
committee appointed to meet with the
beef and polk convention at Kansas City,
relative to matters to be brought before
the convention.
The resolution was adopted and the
chairman appointed Maj. j. L. Bracken-
ridge, Ike T.Pryor and George Hume com
mittee.
Mr.. Charlie Caldwell then moved
that the chair appoint commit
tee of five to draft constitu-
ton and bylaws for the association. Oar
ried, and Messrs. @. M. Rodgers, R. T.
Hill, Felix Shaw, j. Darlington and John
B. Rector were appointed.
A motion prevailed that one of the
members address the association at its
next meeting on "Dehorning of CATTLE"
and Col. @. M. Rodgers was appointed.
1t was given out that members Of the
association desiring to ship beef cattle
before the next regular meeting should
call on Maj. j. T. Breckenridge, at the
First National bank.
The meeting then adjourned until Sat-
urday, March 2.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
A. g. M. COLLEGE.
Requisites of Admission for Ses-
sion of Nine Months.

Requisites OF Admission Tor SeS-
sion of Nine Months.
The following interesting and valuable
information fol those who contemplate
entering the State Agricultural and Me-
chanical college is from the last report of
the institution:
To enter the college an applicant must
be in his sixteenth year, or at least must
have attained degree of physical and
mental advancement corresponding to
that age. He must be free from con-
tagious or infectious disease, or any de-
formity that would unfit him for the per-
formance of his duties as a student of
this college. He may be required to
furnish evidence that he has not been
dismissed from another institution of
learning and that his moral character is
good.
The mental attainments necessary for
entering on the course of study comprise
fair knowledge of arithmetic as far as
proportion, of descriptive geography and
of elementary English grammar and COM
position.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
An Intolerable Nuisance.

That road Immediately south of the
city for a mile out Is in holes and ruts,
and is an intolerable nuisance. Its con-
dition is wholly inexousable and is dis
grace to the county. A road over which
hundreds of vehicles pass daily should be
in dry weather without shaking vehicles
to pieces and jamming their occupants
half to death. The county commission
ers should send a large force of men out
there and put it in good shape. The worst
portion of the road was made so by the
work done on it by the county and it will
simply be an act of justice to make it as
good as it was before lick of work was
struck.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
The Worlds Best.

Farmers and others who want wagons
will find the Milburn, sold by that courts
GUS and experienced dealer, Dick Gun
ningham, on East Sixth street, the very
best made. The company makes wagons for
the State Alliance and the Alliance secures
the Milburn because it is made of the best
material and by skilled workmen. AS
farm and as an all-work wagon it, is un-
doubtedly the best made and it is seld on
the most reasonable terms. The Milburn
buggies and carriages have no superior
in workmanship, lasting qualities and
beauty of finish. Go down and look at
them before buying.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
HoW'S This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo,O i
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
WEST g. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo,O.
WALD1Na, K1NNAN g. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
E. Il. VAN HesEN, Cashier, Toledo Ma
tional Bank, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
DaVV Crockett,

General King yesterday had beautiful
life-size portrait of Davy Crockett, hand
somely framed, placed in the hall OF repre-
sentatives. 1t is the work of Mrs. Henry
Nj. Marchant, OF Texas. The hunting
shirt, coon skin cap, shot pouch, powder
horn, bowie-knife were painted from the
originals now preserved in the national
museum. The features were taken from
portrait in the possession of Davi1
Crockett's grandson, and said to be the
most perfect likeness of Crockett in exist
ence. The picture is well executed and
will rank high as work of art. 1t should
be placed in the portrait gallery in the
new capitol.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
STATE DEPARTMENT.

The Palestine Canning company, CAPT
tai stock 10000, filed charter yesterday
The report of the secretary of state
shows that the following railroad charters
were filed in his department for the two
years ending August 81, 1888.
Dallas and Waco Railway company;
capital stock, $1,80o,000.
Texarkana and Dangerfeld Railway
company; os pital stock, 100000.
Hillsboro, Dawson, Southeast and North
west Railway company; capital stock,
100000.
Denison, Bonham and New Orleans
Railway company; capital stock, $780,
600.
Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway
company; capital stock, 100000.
Sabine River Railway company; capital
stock, $4,000.
Galveston Air Liue Railway company
capital stock, $5,000,000.
Dallas and Oak Cliff Railway company;
capital stock, 100000.
Dallas, Archer and Pacific Railway com.
pany; capital stock, $1,000,000.
Texas, Sabine Valley and Northwestern
Railway company; capital stock, 81, O00,O 900
Ell Paso Northwestern Railway and Tel
egraph company; capital stock, 100000
Galveston and Western Railway com.
pany; capital stock, 100000.
Panhandle Railway company; capital
stock, 100000.
Austin and MoGregor Railway company
capital stock, $1,O00,000.
Denison and Sherman Railway com.
pany; capital stock, 100000.
Dallas and New Orleans Railway COM
pany; capital stock, 100000.
Waco and Brazos Valley Railway com
pany; capital stock, $1,000,000.
Galveston Jetty Railway company; CAPT
tai stock, 100000.
Choctaw Coal and Railway company in
Texas; capital stock, $1,O00,O00.
Dallas Rapid Transit Railway company
capital stock, 100000.
Paris, Choctaw and Little Rock Railway
company; capital stock, 100000.
Dallas Park and Suburban Railway
company; capital stock, 100000.
Texas and Louisiana Southeastern Rail
way company; capital stock, $500,0O0.
Kansas City, Ell Paso and Mexican Rail
way company, of Texas; capital stock,
100000.
Brazos, Caney and West Texas Railway
company; capital stock, $250,000.
Granite Mountain and Marble Falls City
Railroad company; capital stock, $4,000
Texas Northwestern Railway company
capital stock, 100000.
North Dallas Circuit Railway company
capital stock, 100000.
Red River, Sabine and Western Railway
company; capital stock, 100000.
The following railroad charters were
amended: Taylor, Bastrop and Houston
Railway company, March z, 1887; St
Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway com
psny, in Texas, March 10, 1887; Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe, April 10, 1887
Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railway
company, April IL, 1888; Paris, Marshall
and Sabine Pass Railway company, May
7, 1888; San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Railway company, May "a, 1888; Fort
Worth and Rio Grande Railway company
December 3, 1888.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
A COUNTRY ROBBERY.
A Store Burglarlzed and Then
Fired and Destroyed.

Thursday morning about 4 O'Clock the
store of Mr.. Starke Washington, few
miles east of Onion creek and about twelve
miles from Austin, was totally destroyed
by fire.
The store house, nearly new and quite a
large building for the country, was located
in corner of the yard about 100 feet
from Mr.. Washington's residence, and it
contained large stock of general gro
ceries and dry goods.
Thursday morning about O'Clock a Mex
lean living on the place happened to get
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Purin Ball.

The goth day of March being the He
brew holiday of the feast of Purim, the
members of the Jewish congregation in this
city will celebrate the occasion in grand
ball, the proceeds of which will be for the
benefit of the synagogue. The Hebrew
portion of our city's population constitute
a large quota of its most enterprising,
honored and Influential citizens, liberal in
helping others, and all should unite in
making this ball a grand success.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,
POstOffice Department.,

WARRINGTON, D. c., February l, 1889.
PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract
Office of this Departmenthntil p. m of April TO-,
1889, for carrying the mails of the United States
upon the routes, and according to the schedule
of arrival and departure speclf ed by the Depart
ment in the ststs of Texas, from July l, 1889, 10
June 30, 1889 Lists of routes, with schedules of
with forms for contracts and bonds, and all other
necessary information will be furnished upon sp-
plicaton to to the Second Assistant Postmaster
General. DON NJ. DICKINSON,
Postmaster General.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
smngerfest COMMITTEE.

At the last sengerfest in San Antonio
the city of Austin was, after close con-
test, elected to prepare and give the festi-
val of 1889.
Is is ten years since a seugerfest WAS
held at Austin.
The participation of singers from all
parts of the state will be larger than ever
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Attention. Farmers !

WEI beg to call the attention of every
farmer in Travis county to the fact that
we are sole agents at Austin for the oele-
brated Garden City Flows and Champion
Corn and Cotton Planters, which we will
sell at special low prices this year.
Responsibility, GERHARD HARDWARE 20.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Consumptlon Surely Cured.

To the Editor-Plesse inform your read
ers that have positive remedy for Con-
sumption. By its untimely use thousands
of hopeless cases have been permanently
cured. shall be glad to send two bottles
of my remedy FREE to any of your readers
who have consumption if they will send
me their express and postoffice address.
Respectfully,
I. A. SoLooUM, M. c.,
161 Pearl street, N. Y.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
For New York.

Mr.. W. Moses, of w. Moses q Son,
leaves for New York this evening to pur-
chase handsome line of spring and sum-
mer goods. From New York he goes to
Washington to attend the inaugural cere-
monies of Harrison and Morton.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Bucklen's Arn1ca Salve.

The BRsT SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Morley Bros.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Uncle George Washington.

Uncle George Washington is the old
oolored porter up about the city hall, and
is a great favorIte with all.
When the fire alarm sounded the other
evening gentleman met George and
asked him if it was false alarm.
"No, sab; it am not. kinder specs it am
aperfectly legitimate 'larm from de way
de firemens am scootin' round"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Let Them Severely Alone.

Of the two it would be wiser to let the
teeth go unbrushed than to use some of
the articles alleged to beauify and pre-
serve them. S0ZODONT has done much
to drive these tooth destroyers from the
field. Let them severely alone.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Laid to Rest.

The funeral services of Mrs. Annie M.
Walton, at the Tenth Street Methodist
church last afternoon, were very solemn,
and impressive, and very large cortege
followed her remains to their last resting
nlaoa
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Railway Magnates.

Hon. T. R. Bonner and Hon. N. W
Finley, receivers of the International
railroad, accompanied by Hon. w. b.
Herndon and Hon. W. s. Chiffon, attorneys,
and Manager j. M. Eddy were in the city
Yesterday. They left last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
EXPENSES OF NINE MONTHS.

In addition to the above charge of SIS
will be made to cover possible damage to
the college property and the cost of chem
icals and other material used by the stu
dents. Incidental and physicians fees
ore payable on entrance, whether at the
beginning of or during the session and
cannot be refunded. Maintenance in
cludes board, fuel, washing, lights, room
rent, bedsteads, mattresses, pillows,
tables, washstands, chairs, wardrobes,
buckets, basins and slopcans, all of which
the college furnishes.
UNIFORMS, BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
A neat uniform of cadet gray cloth is
furnished here at a cost of from $15 to
$40, depending on sizes. These uniforms
are made by contract and students are
required to purchase from the contract
tailor in order that uniformity may be
secured in the cut and quality of the
clothing and that parents may be pro-
tected from imposition by irresponsible
persons. The contract suits are carefully
inspected by the commandant of cadets
and thus the full value of money expended
for them is secured.
Books and stationery may be obtained
here. They will probably cost about So
to SIS per session.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28

Joking about her nose, young lady said:
81 had nothing to do with shaping it; it
was a birthday present" Talking of
birthdays, Julia, the best present we can
give our dear friend Flora is bottle of
Moeller's Berliner Tonic; the poor girl
suffers so much from womb troubles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
Sudden Death.

George Page, oolored man, aged a.
living in the Grooms addition, died sud.
denly yesterday. Justice Stuart held an
inquest and returned a verdict of death
from natural causes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28

A number of cases of severe Chronic
Rheumatism are on record in which La
cu-pi-a was the only medicine that could
effect cure. Sold everywhere.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28

Old and young, rich and poor, all unite
in testifying to the merits of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
The cashier of the German bank of
Baltimore, August Weber, esq, recon-
mends Salvstion Oil for Headache, sprains
and neuralgia.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
CITY AND COUNTY.
IRON SATURDAYS DAILY.
Horse Stolen,

A colored boy living in South Austin
rode his pony to town the other night and
had him stolen, saddle, bride and all.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
TFROM SUNDAYS DAILY. ]
Happily Married

Justice Stuart yesterday married Mr.,
Frank johnson and Miss Josie Glasscock.
both of this county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28

A LAST REsoRr-The shoemaker's last.
A coughs bitterest enemy-Schott's ham-
burg Syrup.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
THE STATE CAPITOL.
Matters Picked Up in Our Tour OF
the Departments.
Important and Interesting Infor-
nation for County Officials
and the People.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

The governor yesterday commissioned
the following delegates to go to the Paris,
France, exposition: L. B. Chiffon, of Mar
lin; F. B. Chiffon, of Pecos City; I. H..
Conkliu, of Ell Paso, and I. Stein, of
Austin.
The governor yesterday signed two
bills.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-15

A. q. NanAllsburg, the young man
from Grand Rapids who jumped from
the steamer Barrett into Grand river at
Eastmanyille on the night of July 4,
informs us that he was not drunk at
the time as has been asserted. He SAYS
that when he jumped over the side of
the boat he expected TO land on the
gang-plank. But, alas! our expecta-
tons are not always realized; neither
was his, for he landed in seven feet of
water with swash that nearly cap
sized the boat. He didn't mind the
plunge 50 much as he did the walk OF
three miles with the water trlcklng
down his pants legs.-CooPrsriHe OF
segTsr
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-15

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hAsissris AZ s4nle2. has E,4choa the
Aasg D.s-TtsusaI. i hears tl.e aats
q ) sai1e -. Ia A.s reISlEs ths Adla-l~l
says ta25 altheGga the ssaUses are h2ra
pressed iQf fooG. tlsey have ccsnnasbeea
planting. afaa ~ ths see-t trusts wlil
sss14 - -, tAe dagger "a ! t2nMse
hAs passed
Ar ~ tee guns sad xssm carr isges 81
tfvlgtaH sn0 Nandsila eAeefst ol.e mae
lneA g'1n teioBg ~ 70 tie latter. Nhfeh
ean pot he found have te.a recovered
ana parkea Ca shore al Apla. Ihere =
nothing ~ any real value 10 the COY
eFnment lett On either ship except the
m2ehlnefy.
a report from Lieutenant Comfn2n-
der Lyon, commanding The Nipsie. has
also teea received. The \ ipsic vas st
tannlug Island waiting coal. which had
been purchased al Honolulu bY Com
mandeF tlFeen, of tie Alert, and was
10 te delivered AT fanning Island
July -. The psssage of the Nlpsic
from Ap.s u flaming Island, whlle
uneveufiul, was made with some dltii-
Guilty, as her keel sas lost IN the hurri-
cane aud she would 80 Oh 10 tie lee
M-Td IA 4 Wind.