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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-31
ATELeGRAPHEa AsSASSINATED.
John =. Eppes Shot and Killed by an Un-
seen Pnrty-Inqusst Adjourned.
ISnecinI felerram 10 tho Uispatchl

Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
SUFFOLK, Va, July 3O.-About 1880
o'clock last night Us John =. Eppes and o
friend were walking along The Norfolk and
Western railroad near Wellons street
some unknown and unseen person fired
upon them. the load taking effect IL the
right side Of MIR. Eppes. Help was pro
cured and messenger summoned DR.. D..
NJ. Gibson. An examination revealed the
fact that Eppes was MORALLY wounded,
although he was conscious ut the time.
The sufferer was taken to the room of Il
friend and made as comfortable az posi-
BILE, but death occurred in about ten or
fifteen minutes thereafter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-31
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-31
urs IMPARTIAL POSITION.
WHEAT CIRCULARS.

The Farmers' Alliance members in this
section are receiving through the mails the
wheat circular sent out by the Alliance IN
the Northwest, advising them to other
wheat for the present. If possible. so as not
to play into the hands OF the spectators
Inv throwing II on the market now. As the
surplus of wheat over that needed for fami-
" consumption is not very large III this
section. the circular will probably not have
much effect here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-31
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TlNE-tABiE
Commencing SUNDAY. Ma .t.... ...
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TRAINS sDDINW4tf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-31
Is Your Horse Sick?

WHAT'S THE NATTER WITH HIM:
Is Vie HlDE-BOUND
SHROFF HIS FEED7
ISLE DULL AND LAZY7
HAS HE CHRONIC COUGH?
HOW Is HIS DIGESTION
PERHAPS HE Is WORMYl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-31
AUCTION sALEs-ystsfs DsZs;

AUCTION sALEs-ys tsfs DsZs.
By :. Thompson Brown . Co..
and
Jchn r. 0oddin,
Real Estate Agents and Aucs'ouesra
COMMISSIONERS SALE
ABUsINESs LOT
ON sEvENTEENTHs STREET BETWEEN MAIN
AND FRANKLIN STREETS,
SOUTHEAST CORNER or AN ALLEY.
ALSO,
ABOUT $4,000 OLD BRICKS AND LUMBER ON
SAID LOT
I.co,s Decree Of the Rich
mond Cbancery
,y.,,.s.,,.s "a md ala Court Emit cred
W "u.r " wv June T. 1890, and
am" an amended de-
J,.ons and c,,. cree July, 1891.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
Rhyme With Reason.

To guess the number, who would dare to 7
Of all the ills that flesh is heir to.
TO bear the half you could not bear to;
Aud lovely woman has her share, too;
she d have some less if she'd repair TO
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For
run down." debilitated and over
worked women it is the best of all res.
torative tonics. A potent specific for
all those chronic weaknesses and dis
eases peculiar to women; a powerful,
general, as well as uterine. tonic and
nervine 1t imparts vigor and strength
to the whole system. 1t promptly
cures weakness of the stomach, nausea,
indigestion, bloating, debility and
sleeplessness, in either sex. 1t is care
fully compounded by an experienced
physician and adapted to woman's
delicate organization. Purely vegeta-
BILE and perfectly harmless in any con-
dition OF the system. The only medi-
cine for women sold by druggists,
under positive guarantee of satisfac-
ton or its price, 81, refunded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
BOARDS OF HEALTH.

The Times-Democrat contains three
columns of interviews with members
of the Slaughter House company in
regard to the alleged corrupt practices
attendant on the attempt to get the
slaughter house measure through the
city council. Thecharges did not at
feet the aldermen, but had reference
to members Of. the New Orleans board
OF health, which, it is asserted, was
improperly influenced to recommend
to the council the passage of the bill.
The officers and chief stockholders of
the Slaughter House company denied,
emphatically and absolutely, that
they had paid one dollar to any man
or set of men for getting the bill
through.
But Mr.. Trisconi, one OF the
incorporators OF the company,
did acknowledge that certain mem
beers of the Board had made demands
on the company in the interest of the
Board and as a condition to its giving
the recommendation in favor of the
measure.
That settles the moral status Of Ger
tain members. of the Board, and the
logical conclusion is that, had the
company been willing to buy, the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
BOND REDEMPTION.
SECRETARY FOSTERS PLAN CONCERN
ING THE 4 1-2 PER CENTS.

SECRETARY FOSTERS PLAN CONCERN
ING THE 1-2 PER CENTS.
NEW YORK, May 30.-Financial
questions engaged the attention Of the
president and cabinet at their meet
ing this morning. Something has to
be done in regard to the fifty-two
million dollars. worth of 1-2 per cent
bonds which mature September 6.
After examining the situation and the
condition of the treasury, it was de-
cided unanimously that the ninety
days call required by law for the re-
demption of these bonds be issued
next Monday. This, however. does
not mean that they will be called in.
Several treasury officials, Secretary
Foster included. it is understood, be
lieve the bonds could be extended at
one per cent and the redemption
money held in the treasury against
any contingency that may arise. This
scheme is based on the principle that
where the money could be used ad-
vantageously one per cent will be q
tritling interest. Mr.. Foster urged his
plan. While there was a difference Of
opinion between him and the .presi-
dent, the latter will likely yield to the
secretary's Judgment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
ON THE ZIP GRADE.

Austin is on the up grade. There is
light ahead. The croakers will have
to 60 out of business. We are going
to have city and a large one. The
foundation for it is now being laid,
broad, deed, durable. A little over a
year ago the gloom of dull times
overshadowed the town. The pluck
and enterprise of her citizens, have by
one bold stroke changed the prospect,
One of the finest water powers in the
United States will, inside Of eighteen
months, be ready to be utilized on the
banks of the Colorado. The city will
have water and light for one-third of
what they now cost us. With the
completion of the granite dam will
rise cotton, wooden and other man
ufactories. Outside capital is coming.
1t is coming because 1t will make big
profits here. That is why capital goes
anywhere. The great capitalists OF
the East and North are already invest
ing in Austin. These men are not OF
the boomer class, which skips from
one place to another, but they are
putting their money here to stay
The dam has already attracted more
capital to Austin than the enterprise
itself will cost. The half dozen citi-
gems who have so persistently fought
this great undertaking can reflect on
this fact
Inside Of Two years Austin will begin
to spread out her suburbs. Every foot
of dirt within the new limits will begin
to increase in value.
This is no visionary glance into the
future, but is based on the fact that
I like causes are followed by like results.
II water power has built up other
towns and transformed hamlets int o
large cities, as it has done in 9th Ell
parts OF the country, we are safe In
concluding that it will do the same
thing for Austin. Crackers, get to the
rear. Any who are weak kneed can
drop out of the procession.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
A GREAT THING FOR TEXAS.

It sounds almost like q Utopia1
dream. Listen to the New York Jour
nal OF Finance, which nam@g oen-
Thos. o. Osborn as q person well quar-
fled to give an authoritiye opinion on
the proposed pan-American Railroad
quotes him as saying The believes mat
within the next eight gears one may
step into Pullman car at the nortn'
ernmost boundary OF the United
States and ride without change to the
southern limits of Patagonia"
Gen. Osborn was minister to the
Argentine Republic under Grant,
Hayes, Garfield and Arthur, and ia to-
day one of the leading business nlen
Of the two Americas, owning large
railway interests in South America.
Describing the proposed line he says
that from Mexico the road which the
present engineers will doubtless de-
clare the most feasible will run south
along the gulf coast through the
Isthmus OF Panama. Thence it Will
swing to the southwest, rounding the
source OF the Amazon, and striking
high plateau level as the prairies OF
Illinois it will pierce Lima, Peru, tap
Bolivia at the northwestern boundary,
skirt Lake Titicaca, one OF the most
beautiful bodies of water in the world,
and which is 10 miles long by eighty
wide, and enter Sucpe, the western
capital of Uruguay, Thence it will
enter Buenos Ayres and continue along
the eastern coast of the Straits OF
Magellan"
Now this all means much for the
United States, and it means more for
Texas, perhaps, than for any other
state in the Union. Texas is the gate
way through which will be turned the
flood tide of traffic which the road will
surely direct to the United States as
its national destination and Ih0as will
reap harvest of profit from business
which now seeks the shores of Europe.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
THE COMMENCEMENT EXER-
CISES TO BE UNUSUALLY
INTERESTING.
PORTRAIT OF PROF. DABNEY
To Be Presented to the University-The
Hon. A. w. Terrell to Make the
Presentation Speech

Following is the programme OF the
commencement exercises of the state
university:
Sunday, June IA, II a. m.-Bacca
laureate sermon by the Rev. j. u.
Tyler, pastor of the Central Christian
church of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sunday, June IA, $50 p. m.-Sermon
before the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION. Pastor to be selected.
Monday, June 10, II a. m.-Address
before the literary societies by the
ron. J. G. Hutchinson of Houston,
Tex.
4p. m.-Annual meeting of the
Alumni association.
$50 p. m.-Alumni address by
George Russell Smith, b. l.. 'S4, of
Mckinney, Tex.
Tuesday, June 16, II a. NAN
nouncement of undergraduate honors
by DR.. Waggener,
Faculty address-subject: 1.-The Lot
of the Reformer," by Prof. Geo. P.
Garrison.
Presentation of the portrait of Prof.
R. l.. Dabney to the University, Pre-
sentation address by Hon. A. W: Ter
rell of Austin. Response by Regent
Il. M. HARDWOOD OF Gonzales.
$50 p. m.-Anniversary exercises Of
the literary societies, q. q. Kidd repre-
senting the Rusk and r. Y. Hicks the
Athenaeum.
Wednesday, June 17-Commence-
ment exercises and University address
by the Hon. W. G. Breckenridge of
Lexington, KY.
$3.50 p. m.-Annual meeting OF the
board of Regents.
NOTES.
The University students will give a
ball and supper at the Drisklll hotel
Wednesday evening, June II.
The junior law class will have their
final banquet Saturday evening,
June 10.
Several fraternities will give ban
quets at the Driskill during com
mencement.
The junior law organization are
thinking of having their 'class. his
tory" printed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
AN OLD MAN MISSING.
HIS BLOODY SHIRT FOUND AND FOUL
PLAY SUSPECTED.


Yesterday morning news was
brought to town that Mr.. Dutton who
lives near Oatmanville was missing.
He was in the city the day before
and started home with his wagon late
in the afternoon and not reaching
there that night his family were great
ly alarmed and yesterday morning
started on a hunt for him.
BLOODY SHIRT FOUND.
Some three or four miles from home
the wagon and team was found, but
Mr. Dutton was not to be seen nor
were there any signs of his where
abouts.
Search was instituted and in pas
ture not far from the wagon, it is as
serted, his shirt was found and that il
was stained with blood.
Mrs. Dutton came to town yesterday
and thoroughly went over the city, bu
without hearing anything Of her hus
band. She then sent for Sheriff White
and he started out to hunt for the ole
gentleman and he was still out las
night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
KNOCKED OUT.
HONEST DAVE CULBERsoN LARRUPs
sUB.TREAsURY TRACY.


BoNHAM, May 30.-An immense
audience was present to hear the joint
discussion here to-day between Mr..
Tracy and Congressman Culberson.
Mr.. Tracy opening the discussion,
said: Il am pleased to stand before
you today to represent cause which
1 count as Democratic. am Demo
GRAFT, have always been a Democrat
and never voted anything but a
Democratic ticket
Mr.. Culberson, replying, said that
the sub-treasury was unconstitutional;
that it was purely class legislation of
the worst sort; that it was gotten up
by five republicans and passed at the
St. Louis convention and was nothing
but a republican measure, more
vicious than high tariff; that it would
be a pretty spectacle to see this grand
country turned into a pawnshop and
barn for the necessaries of life. He
said that the Gibbs bin was worse
than the sue treasury.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04

froods would have been promptly de-
livered. no matter whether the sue
cess of the bill was followed by the
destruction of the public health or
not.
This is not the first time charges OF
mercenary character lave been
brought against. health boards, or
some of their members, and 1t is about
time that the appointing power in
Louisiana and elsewhere should select
men-physicians or otherwise-of a
character above suspicion for such i'm
portant trusts.
The New Orleans incident becomes
OF interest to people in Texas when IL
is remembered the season is fast
when we shall have TO
rely upon the honesty and ability OF
this same health Board to assist us IN
keeping Bronze John" out OF Texas.
If that is the kind OF health board they
have in New Orleans, people on this
side the Sabine who censured Dr.
Rutherford, our late state hea1th
officer, for employing a detective to
watch the New Orleans board and TO
report the fret case Of yellow fever an
that port may have been wrong.
The certain members of the board
who made the overtures to the
house company ought to be
made to walk the plank at once, and,
f there is any law in Louisiana for it,
nto Jail
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
1 taLth \ WI Ith!

DR.. E G. Vests NERVE AND BRAIN Treat
ment, guaranteed specific for Hysteria
Dizziness Commissions, Fits, Nervous Neu-
ralgia. Headache, Nervous Prostitution
caused by the use of alcohol or tobacco.
Wakefulness, Mental Depression; Softening
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Old Age, Barr mess, Loss of Power in
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WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order re
ceived by us for six boxes, accompanied BY
S. we will send the purchaser our written
guarantee to refund the money ifthe treat
ment does not affect cure. Guarantees
issued only by DR.. j. j. Tobin, druggist and
sole agent, Austin, Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04

AUSTIN ladies are invited to this
fashion item as something dreadfully
to be stunned. 1t is an editorial
clipped from the Memphis Commercial
and it is reproduced as holy warn
ing:
One thing after another has been
leading up to it and how it has come.
The indianapolis News has it authori-
tatively that the summer girl will wear
'galluses. The shirt, the standing
collar, the necktie, the jaunty cap,
were the forerunners. Then the ath =
letic girl discarded corsets and the
skirts would sag" and as result
suspenders. They are accredited to
Worth, but whoever is the author.
they are in the market-and such
affairs! Made of gold braid ard rib,
bon aud embroidery, and studded with
Jewels and JET they are thing of
beauty, even though they will be the
JOY of but brief season,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04

planting is necessary as the result Of
the late cold spell. There has been
10 suffering from lack of rain. Stands
are not good in some localities.
shreveport, La, May 2S.-Cotton
prospects in north Louisiana are very
poor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04

THE AUSTIN STATESMAN takes a
look at the Arkansas members of the
national executive committee of the
Peoples Party, gauges the remainder
by them, and says the entire concern is
no good. THE STATESMAN is some
times virulent. but seldom unjust. In
this instance it has been guilty of
grievous wrong. 1t knows the extreme
unfairness of judging humanity by
residents of Arkansas" Arkansas peo-
pie may be inclined to feel insulted
when they read the foregoing, but
their sentiments will take different
turn and indifference will replace in
dignation when they learn it is from
the San Antonio Express.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
Failure at San Antonio.

DAN ANTONIO, Tex, May SO.-J. w.
Crate & Co., gents furnishers, failed
today. Their liabilities are $7250; as
sets not given. The money is owed
principally in New Orleans end New
York.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04

IT IS reported that the governors
of the Bank of England have unani,
mously nominated an American finan-
eier as chairman and to take charge
of the reorganization Of the tangled
Argentine affairs, and the Rothschilds,
recognizing him as the peer of the
worlds financiers, have invited him
to visit them in person and discuss
the status Of the finances Of the world.
The gentleman in question gets his
name into print as J, Pierpont Nor
gan. Bet the 81" stands for John.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
Jolly Picnicker

There was merry crowd went to
Barton's Springs yesterday afternoon
on basket picnic. Some forty per-
sons composed the party and they all
eport having had an exceedingly
oily time.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04

DR., BRIGGS takes quite coolly the
unfavorable report in his case by the
committee at Detroit. He very well
knows that if he is bounced on account
of his opinion another offshoot of his
church is on the cards.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04
FRANCE.
THREATS OF THE INSURGENTS.

PARIS, MAY 29.-Dispatches from
Chill say the insurgents, contrary to
promises, now threaten to lombard
the city Of Valparaiso. In view Of
these threats the defenses are being
hurriedly strengthened. 1t is believed
foreign powers will interfere should
the insurgents attempt to carry out
the threat of bombarding the city.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-04

O'MA1tEY, who suddenly abandon
ed the change of venue dodge at New
Orleans yesterday, stands an excellent
chance for the penitentiary.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-21
a FANTASTIC ORGY.

&Dnnce of Ills Satanic Majesty In An Afri-
A cnn Chiefs Courtyard.
A fantastic orgy was witnessed at tho
8town Of Loongi, tho capital of Bullion,
/ west coast of Africa, by party of off,
Hcers from tho West India regiment quar-
$tered at Sierro Leone. Tho people of
2Loongi are Mohammedans, but the dane
ling dovil himself is n relic of not long
3departod paganism, and SO also proba-
4 bly, is tho dance itself.
1t takes place in the courtyard of tho
3chief's premises, which Is entered
through a circular hut. The scene
which presents itself to any one coming
suddenly out of tho darkness into the
noise and glaro is decidedly uncanny.
/ In the center of circle which fills the
courtyard, the devil with an orthodox
tail, a great crocodilo's head, and long
grass, looking like hair, depending from
his body and legs and swaying rs he
moves, leaps, beating time with his feet
to tho beat of the drums; while tho
women, two deep, wall q chant and
strike their palms together in slow,
rhy thmical measure, those in the front
row bowling down between each beat.
uo JOohp hiOh III AOHb iOOCo hllQ CABS
| wall with tho women. Both arc under
vows, the dance being ono of their rites.
They look dazed to begin with, but grad
ually work themselves into frenzy;
land the black faces, the monotonous,
wailing cry, the drumming of the
drums, the rattle of the clackers, and
the beat Of tho DEVILS feet as he springs
hp crouches down and swings about,
make scone to shock tho quiet moon
And stars and gladden. Gehonna. North
bf Sierra Leone Africa is Mohammedan,
south pagan, and the southern people
have this devil.
When peace is declared between two
native tribes, tho peace devil, who is
fetish, comes lcaping into the town; but
IL he stumblcs or falls it is considered
rad omen and he is put to death for his
mains. His dress is sacred, but his per
son is of no consequence. London
Times.
The little town OF Albion, Mich,
claims $50 widows.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-21
MENTAL DERANGEMENT.

Ecccntricity Which Constitutes Ito Borlcr
Line of Insanity.
An old gentleman, with 10 great posi-
ton to keep up and an income of at
least 915,000 Il year, wcpt tears OF real
grief ut his only sons extravaganza as
ovinced in tho purchase of two-and-
nincpenny poclletknifc. "Ninepcnco
was enough for a knifo In my young
days." whinod tho heart-struck father.
Every now frock for his daughters and
many itoms of ordinary household OK
pcndituro claimed by his wife drew forth
bitter, cvon agonized rcproachcs. Tho
"sconos" wero not confined to tho do
mestic hearth. The wretchcd miscr
would take his family into company, and
on chance of oncountering Il sympathet-
ic ear, would flout and rail at his ex-
travagant family in public Wife and
children covered under his terrible eve,
his ficrce invective, his threats! we
should be inclined to class his case
with those that do not como directly
before courts Of law, but which cause
great deal Of misery"-misery,
daily-even hourly; and acute beyond
possibility of words; for this misor
not only ravcd and threatened; he
also suffered intensely His peo-
pic woro forced to tramplo their way to
their commonest rights over his tender
est feelings! When thcy carried their
point thoy felt they had been brutal,
and whom they submitted to his ferco
tyrannies they were shamed. Our Sec
ond instance is of q nearly harmless and
very learned eccentric, who used freely
during sermons to express his views of
the preachers style and statements. A
piatitude would call forth: "Of course!
of course! why, fiddlestickI" accompan-
led by bodily writhing and restless
moss that words fail to convey. BLESS
my soul! does he think we're absolute
fools?" When dull preacher camo to
"hfthly and lastly" tho irascible own
er of tho private chapel would wrigglo
about in desperation, repeating loudly,
"Thanle God! Thank God! High time,
too High timo! Thank Cod" At
luncheon time no would welcome tho
chaplain nnblushingly with, Capital
sermon you gave us! Thank you. Cap
ital' Capital! Thank your Ono of
tho parents of this gentleman and ,hree
Of his children have been at one time or
another in lunatic asylums. He was
certainly on the line. --Wcstnlins, q. Re-
view.