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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
THE CHURCHES.
Easter Services at Some of the
Leading Churches Yesterday.

Leading Churches Yesterday.
Despite showers yesterday morning the
churches were all we'll attended, and it
being Easter special services were inter-
esting features at many OF them.
TENTH STREET METHODIST CHURCH.
The church was tastefully decorated
with floral designs, and the services were
especially arranged for Easter. The
pastor, Rev. L. B. Chappell, took as his
subject Thoughts Suggested by Easter"
and delivered very timely discourse.
AT. ST. DAvIDs.
The congregation at the Episcopal
church was not so large yesterday as is
usual on Easter Sunday. The services,
however, were more than usually beauti-
full and impressive, and particularly in the
music. The "Te Deum" was never more
beautifully rendered in this city than it
was yesterday, Miss Lena Anderson lead
ing the soprano voices, Miss Seligsor the
contraltos, Mr.. Geo. p. Warner the bari
tones and Mr.. Bowman the tenors. The
services were conducted by the pastor,
who selected for his text a part of the
I'd verse of the 4th chapter of Malachi.
The chancel and altar were profusely
decorated with flowers. On the pillar at
the left WAS hung large Cross of lilacs,
and on the right hand pillar circular
c:oss of roses was sus pended, and beneath
1T large star of the same flower, while
the altar was almost entirely covered with
exotics of different kinds.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
The music at the Cumberland Presbv.
terrain church last night was certainly yerv
fine and deserving of special mention.
Thou Did'st Not Leave His Soul in Hell,m
by Mrs. L. f. Mitchell, was we'll executed.
Solo, by Miss Bowers, 81 know that Nv
hedeemer Livetb," was an excellent seIec-
ton and piece that the large congrega-
ton appreciated. Chorus, "Iuflamatus.n
lead by Miss Lee, was superb, both in Sc
iectlon and execution, her high soprano
oeing heard at all times above the large
chorus. Duo, by Misses Castlemap and
Lee, was very sweet and effective. The.
church was appropriately and beautifully
decorated with flowers.
ST. MABY's CHURCH.
AT st. Mary's church solemn high mass
was celebrated at 1920 yesterday morning.
AN eloquent sermon on "The Resurrection
OF Christ" was delivered by the pastor,
reverend Michael Lauth. The chancei
and affairs were decorated with flowers.
and appropriate Easter music was rem.
dered.
AT the First Baptist church, Rev. VIM,
howard preached on "The Resurrection
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
The woodland and the mountains,
The valley and the plains.
The gushing, rushing fountains,
While their mighty Maker reigle
Many Thanks.

THE STATESMAN returns thanks for an
invitation to attend the sixth annual ball
of the Taylor fire department, at Thread
gill's opera house, Thursday evening, May
2, 1889. The following are the commit
tees:
Arrangement-C. W. WEIGH, W. D.
Boyd, +. NJ. Hedrick.
Invitation-T. G. Wilson, William
Humes, I. NJ. Hoxie, l. S. Lewis.
Reception-C. H. WEIGH, John Thread
gill, j. Z. Tucker, Ira Prewitt, j. Seiders,
j. W. Parker, f. NJ. Hendrick, A. j.
McCarty.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Abstract of title and real estate office OF Bergen
Daniel &c Crazy, 105 East Pecan street, Austin
Texas List of Travis cony real estate transferred
for the week ending April 20, 1883:
H. &. Williams and wife to X. M. Hall,
block 3, outlot Is, division o, Austin;
warranty aeed..... ............SlU,OVJ W
Theresa 4. Sellers to j. l.. Hume, part
VIM; Lewis lot 10 :; - WI, Il W
lame, lot 6, block 3, OutlOt Is, division
y, Austin; confirmation deed. =. ....... 10 90
L. Fellman ct a.. to D. G. Ragsdale, part
lot 3, block 4, outlot 5, division D, Aus
tin; warranty deed ....,.....:.;.: II W
Mrs. NJ. Christian to D. G. Ragsdae, lots
81, o1tot6 6, division d ...- 5000 90
Samuel Robertson and wife to r. G.
Smith ct al, part outlot 81, division b,
AUSTIN war antY deed ............... 25 90
Mrs. Mary Peck to Frank Scott, 10 acres
of outiot %, division B; warranty deed 800 90
Jas. II Raymond & Co. to II. r. Marks,
40 feet off east end lots Z and s, block AZ,
Austin warranty deed Gee. $500 co
j. l.. Peeler, administrator, to George
administrators deed......... -, 1000 co
G. NJ. Brass and wife to Abe Williams,
lots II and Is, block Is, outlot 40, divis-
ion B; wa ranty deed $50 90
+ Cook to H II Smith, acre outlot II,
division Il; quit claim deed. ............ 10 90
F Cook to II Smith, 6 10 acres, j Gregg
survey; quit claim decd. .......".: 30 %
j A Pannell to j Hillyer lot 10, block
ia, Austin; special warranty deed.. 1900 co
c W Hopkins and wife to Mrs NJ G Samp.
con ct al, lots 9 and 10, block 80, division
ID, Austin; special warranty deed..... 300 %
Phillips to Ed Creary ct al one sixth
interest in south half b lock 100, Austin;
warranty deed...""... ....-......."... 500 90
Au !ust Never and wife to h A Ruther.
ford, lot Z, block 96; warranty deed. 1900 O6
s a Wilson and wife to II K & & A Bruck,
lot 10, block %, Austin; warranty deed $500 90
*And other considerations.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25
The Child Of the Veterans.

At the meeting of the Veteran assooia-
ton in Dallas, April 81, 1886, Jennie Lane
Irwin, daughter of Col. M. B. Irwin, of
Hampstead was adopted as the child of
the association. She is years old this
morning, and The STATESMAN ex-
tends to the daughter of the Texas Vet
eran association hearty congratulations
and its best wishes for many returns of
the auspicious day.
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A Good Region.
JOHNSON Cry, April q

JOHNSON CITY, April Il.
Special Correspondence of the Statesman.
indite this epistle from section of
which your numerous readers, I'm sure,
know but little touching its many
real and substantial attractions, and
her trade stuff.
johnson City, situated on the crystal
waters of the Perdinales, is truly
a miniature Eden to ons who hi 8
long been penned up in city. Eyes weary
of the sights that repeat themselves daily,
and ears tired with the din and chatter of
wheeled vehicles and rambling railroad
trains forty five miles from Austin, and in
that forty five miles, every feature is the
grandeur of nature spreading out as far
as the eye can reach.
The woodland and the mountains,
The valley and the plains.
The gushing, rushing fountains,
While their mighty Maker reigns.
Combined and beluteous harmony to
deepen the emotions and make us thiIk of
His wonderous power and rejoice in the
majesty of his grace. The roads are
paved with cobble stones, scattered pro.
miscu0usly, as the hail and wash-outs
and gulleys will soon be too
deep for safety and the road law of the
Twenty first Legislature only prove curse
rather than blessing. OF roads and
rocks, of ways and means that interest
Austin, will speak further on, may be
will tell you long line ofitems that affect
the trade of our grand Capital city.
MORE ANON.
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JOHN Z. WALLACE,
County Surveyor John E. Wallace
has also made careful
examination of the bridge and surround.
Ings, and his written report concludes:
"A point for the high water mark of
1869 on south bank was found to be SOB
feet below the floor of the bridge at the
south end"
1t will be seen that both these capable
surveyors agree that the bridge not only
does not meet the terms of the contract
which says it shall be feet above the
high water mark of 1869, but that on the
contrary it is from to feet below
that mark. The question now is, if the
bridge is in this condition, what will the
county commissioners court do about it !?
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GERM AN Y.
EMPEROR WILLIAM.

BERLIN, April 21.-The Emperor Will
liam proposes to make trip in the
autumn to North Cape. He will be &C.
oompsnied by Saultzmssn, the painter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25

Mrs. Christian ZeIle, Csroudelet, No,
is one of hundreds who have tried their
family physicians in vain and were finally
cured only by the use of Ls-cu pi-a. La
Gu pi-a cured her of a -three-yesr
chronic ulcer on the leg.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25

Wife-"Seems to me you're home late
to-right. What's the reason, dear!" Hus-
bald-T met two dear old friends, and
they have been entertaining me for the
last two hours" Wife-"How nice for
you. Who were they, prsy?" Husband
"Tom and Jerry."-New York Graphic.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25

The Washington Evening Star pay S
this tribute to the people of South Dakota:
"South Dakota is relieving the suffering
caused by the disastrous prairie fires al
most entirely through the contributions
of its own people. Considerable sums
have been raised by the larger towns for
this purpose. The new state will enter
the Union with people whose sympathies
and interests are bound closely together
by struggles and disasters endured in
common-a homogeneous people, dis
playing an independent and self-reliant
pride of community which is often lack
ing in new states and in the beginnings of
other forms of organization among men,"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25

THREE bales of cotton were this week
sold in New York for the benefit of the
Austin Confederate Home. They brought,
respectively, $3.50, SG6.83 and $60.49 a
bale; making a sum total of $l93.S0 for
the three. The intention of the donor of
the cotton was most charitable, and is
highly appreciated, but the enthusiasm
for the Home at that sale must have been
at low tide. For the prices obtained were
pitiably small when compared with auction
sales of cotton here in Texas for ordinary
charitable purposes, when single bale of
cotton has been known to bring tw O
hundred dollars and over. Isn't it high
time we stopped asking others to do our
work, and that we all pitch in to help
ourselves?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-25

The long suspense has been broken and
there will be a feeling of relief all over the
country by the announcement that the
crew and passengers of the lost steamship
Danmark, some seven hundred in all, are
safe. The welcome story is told in the
dispatches this morning. They we're res
cued by the steamship Missouri, which
took part on to Philadelphia and landed
part on the Azores. The news will cause
rejoicing among the friends of the pas
sengers.
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Entered at the postofice as second-clsss matter.
ofice of publication, Wet Pecan street, next 10
poetofice.
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right to change that written and sealed
instrument; any agent or contractor
working under it a right to alter its
terms? The provisions of that contract
were clear and specific, and, the supervis-
ing architect was simply a special agent
appointed under it to see that it was
strictly according to intent and letter car
ried out. The bridge company, by the
very terms of their contract, were put
upon notice that he was serving the county
in this special capacity, and had no gen
eral power to advise or sanction anything
except under the specific provisions of
their contract. 1t was their duty, then, as
we'll as his, to see to it that the proper
and exact level of the great flood of 1863
was determined, and that the floor of the
bridge was made five fee. higher than
that level. If this has not been done,
does it appear the company can now hide
behind the mistake of this special agent
and plead it as an excuse for breach of
contract? Such ruling would annul the
sacredness and binding force of all con
tracts of this kind. 1t matters not how
perfect the bridge may be in all other re-
spects, if it is not above high. water mark,
if it is not in this particular constructed
in accordance with the terms of the con-
tract should it be received by the county
commissioners court? Is not this first
consideration that should be settled def
nitsly before any other can be gone into
The county has already paid $4,000 for
the bridge, and $4,000 is still due. This
sum should not be too rashly handed over
nor until it is clearly demonstrated the
bridge company has accurately complied
with the contract and the county has re
ceived such bridge as the large outlay
of money entitled it to expect.
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JOHN Z. WALLACE.

the highest point of the floor of the new
bridge"
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The engineer, Mr.. j. F. Pope, wss Or
dered by the county commissioners court
to make an examination of the bridge and
report on it's height. He has done so and
his written report comes to this conclu-
sion:
81 find that in a flood similar to that of
1869, the water will rise above the floor of
the bridge feet 8 inches at its north end
and feet at its center. Thus, whether we
take the datum of flood level from beats
farm house or from the mark on the elm
tree at the bridge site, food similar to
that of 1869 will, in the one case, be at
least feet, and, in the other, 8 feet above
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
WACO.
The Mayor Arrested For Obstructing Road
A Variety Actress Held Under Bond.

The Mayor Arrested For Obstructing Road.
Variety Actress Held Under Bond
Special to the Gazette.
WACO, Tx, Jan. % Mrs. P. A.
Glenn, who committed suicide yesterday,
was buried this AFTERNOON.
Edith Blossom, young actress of the
variety theater, who is charged with hav-
ing stolen $50 from a young farmer
named Melton, was given an examining
trial this afternoon by Justice Makeig
and held under $500 bond to await the
action of the grand jury.
The cOnyOcation of the northwestern
district of the diocese of Texas convened
this morning in st Paul S church. Holy
communion was celebrated at IL a. m.
and sermon was delivered by Rev. W.
w. Dehart of Waco. The evening SER
mon was preached by Rev. T. B. Lee of
Austin.
Mayor A. Hinchman was arrested to-
day on a complaint from Hamilton,
charging him with obstructing a road.
The mayor has been fencing his land IN
that county, and it seems some of his
men have stopped up road.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
Smallpox Epidemic.

DETROIT, MICH, Jan. PA special
from Azalia, Mich. says; Smallpox in
this village has developed from the So
called " scare'' into that much to be
dreaded reality, an epidemic. There are
now fourteen cases under treatment and
while everything possible is being done to
prevent its spread every new case re-
ported but increases fear that the end is
not yet. The town is being well guarded
and no one is allowed to leave except
one or two whose business it
is to provide necessities. The board of
health has secured the best of male nurses
from the senior medical class of the uni
versity. Azalia is but eighteen miles
from Ann Arbor, on the Toledo, Ann
Arbor and Northern railroad, and its 200
inhabitants are largely composed of rail-
road employees, lumbermen and charcoal
burners. The epidemic and consequent
quarantine has resulted seriously for
them. They are mostly poor men and
with the stoppage of work has ceased
their source of revenue.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
SHERMAN.
A Man Who Has Mania for Stealing Saddles.
The Returns From the Local Option
EIection-A Petition
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX. Jan. pa young
man about twenty-one years of age !,
named Frank Logan, was arrested here
to-day on charge of theft and burglary
Logan claims his home is in Mississippi, ,
though he had been seen often by he
officers at Iishomingo, L. 7. He appears
to have mania for stealing saddles. A
short time ago he stole a saddle from d !.
c.. Freeman 5 barn in this city and sold
it to a dealer in secondhand goods.
Logan disappeared aud the owner
identified his saddle S3d recov-
cred it. This morning Logan
presented himself at the same second
hand store offering another fine saddle
for sale at small price The owner of
the store recognized him as the man who
sold him the first saddle, and had him
arrested He made an open confession
and the owner of the second saddle also
was found to be citizen of this city .
Logan will be tried for buIglarizing the
barn from which he stole the first. The
saddles are worth over $40 each. The
three cases will constitute felonies.
The county commissioners canyassed
the vote to-day cast on local option in the
Seventh precinct on the 18th instant
The result shows ninety-six votes for
local option and ninety three votes
against it. The commissioners found
that the returns from Gordonville were
not legally made, and were compelled to
throw out that box, which leaves the
other two boxes, Sandusky and Cedar
Mills, aggregating vote of thirty-six for
and fifty-eight against local option,
leaving the Seventh precinct wet for at
least the next ninety days.
A petition was circulated in this city
this afternoon, and was largely signed,
to be sent to congress asking that body to
not pass what is known as the Blair edu-
cational bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
Close of the Tariff Debate.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-To-day wit
messed the close of the almost continuous
debate of nine months in congress ON the
tariff question, and the bill which passed
the senate to-day would scarcely be
recognized as the measure known as the
Mills bill, so completely have the Repub-
icans riddled it with amendments. The
closing scenes in the senate were tame
and devoid of any special interest. The
vote was strictly a party one, and there
is no hope whatever of the bill passing
the house. 1t is doubtful if it ever
gets out of the ways and means commit
tee to which it will be referred. The
Republicans have taken a very deter
mined stand on this great economic ques-
ton and their theories, if enacted into
law, would bring disaster to the country
The position they have occupied is inim-
zeal to the laboring classes and would
ruin thousands of families. The principal
feature discussed to-day was the wool
clause. Mr.. Reagan argued in favor
of his amendment changing duties on all
grades of wool to % per cent. ad valo-
rem. He said he wanted to place the
farmers on the same basis with other in
dustries. They stood unprotected and
uncovered by the law and were COM
PEELED to pay bountles conferred on other
industries.
Senator Coke said he would vote to put
wool on the free list when manufacturers
were placed on the same basis. He
warmly eulogized the Mills bill and said
he stood by it because it represented the
real foundation on which taxation should
be levied and collected.
Mr.. Reagan amendment, however,
was rejected by a vote of 81 to % Brown
of Georgia and Payne of Ohio voting nay.
Reagan also submitted proposition to
enact graduated income tax of per
cent. on incomes between $500 and 500;
IL per cent. between $4,000 and $40 900,
and 10 per cent. on all incomes over
$40 200. This was rejected. He also
made an earnest appeal for free salt.
This also failed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
Ely Wheel Bursts.

CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 22.-The great
fly wheel, fourteen feet in diameter and
weighing six tons in the engine house of
The outskirts of the city bursted asunder
with a terrific crash this morning. Pieces
few in every direction wrecking the
engine house and some of them landing as
much as six blocks away Engineer
William Kobywa was badly hurt. A panic
was created among the $50 employees in
the building and rush was made for the
street. Fortunately none of them were
seriously hurt in the stampede
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
The Standardization Laus.

WASHINGTON, Jan. % Mr.. Oates of
the sub committee on naturalization to-
day reported to the judiciary committee
of the house the bill which had been pro-
posed in lieu of all others amendatory of
the naturalization laws. The provisions
of the bill, briefly stated, are the re-
quirement that an alien must reside five
years in the United States before he can
become a citizen; that at,the expiration
of that time he must appear in
court and prove his residence,
good moral character and rights
to citizenship. In the case of a United
States court notice of his intention must
be served upon representative of the
United States, and likewise in the case of
a state court the representative of the
government must be notified and attend
the hearing. The present re-
quirement of deliberation of
intention to become a citizen is dispensed
with. The bill was ordered to be printed
and will be discussed at next Saturday IS
session. The views that were expressed
this morning appeared to indicate a ia
vorable disposition of the bill.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-23
Samoan Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. = Dispatches
from London and Berlin in regard to
Samoan affairs published in this morn
ing's newspapers were shown to Secreta-
~ Bayard at the state department this
afternoon with view of obtaining some
expression of opinion from him on the
subject. His attention was specially in
vited to the statement that Germany
has come to a definite understanding
with the United States with regard to
Samoa
In response he said: ''Of course 1 ex-
pect Germany to live up to her agree
ments with the United States. have no
right to think otherwise But you must
know that there are matters don It care
to discuss in the newspapers.
When asked in regard TO the policy of
this government he referred the ques-
toner to the president IS message to con-
gress of the 18th inst, and quoted
from his letter to the German minister
dated the 18th inst. and which was
recently published as expressive Of his