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THE WEEKLY STATESMAN.
AUSTIN. - TEXAS.
THURSDAY. NOV. 16. 1882
Cattle Diseases.
American Cultivator.
The Texas cattle fever it reported
as prevailing to an alarming ex
tent at Steubenville, Ohio, aud in
the neighboring counties in Ohio
and West Virginia. Among the
cattle recently brought from the
southwest a large portion of the
animals have died.
The disease among the cattle of
Berks county, Pennsylvania, wnich
was reported as baring broken out
last week, seems to De on ine iu
crease, and is creating the utmost
alarm and consternation in that seo
tiou. Cattle have been known
to drop dead fifteen rn lu
ll tes after they were first at
tacked. Two cows of Hancock
llaak were driven into pasture
early in the morning. They were
apparently well, but iu twenty min
utes they dropped dead. The rest
of the herd commenced bellowing
and pawing the earth, and pranced
about the uesa carcasses mat were
rapidly swelling. In a short time
six more of the same drove were
dead.' The owner had their swollen
bodies carefully limed and buried in
the woods. Iu this way some tnir
tv head of cattle perished on differ
ent adjoining tarms. Borne died in
the stable. One former found two
cows dead in the barnvard.
When the cattle are first attacked
they refuse to eat aud drink. They
seem to be seized with a chill aud
breathing becomes difficult. Some
moan and appear to be iu great pain,
In a short time they lie down and
die in great agouy. Their bodies
swell out of Dronortion aud a foul
odor is emitted. A hasty examina
tion of one of the bodies showed
that the blood of the animals turns
comDletelv black.
The disease is undoubtedly splenic
EDODlexv. which is caused by an ex
tensive engorgement of the spleen
with blood. Many of the symptoms
are the same as with Texas fever,
but in the latter the spleen is not so
enlarged to so irreat an exteut. The
spleen of some of these cattle which
have lust died was found to be quite
putrid. The bodies of dead animals
are very poisonous, aud one man has
already died from lockjaw aud blood
poisoning, caused by assisting at a
Dost mortem. some 01 me
notion of the auimal got iuto
his system through a wound
on his baud, aud iu a few
hours his entire system was poison
ed. His body, arms aud limbs be
came tearfully swollen and covered
with black blotches, llo was men
attacked with lockjaw aud died in
terrible agonv. Two othors who as
sisted him narrowly escaped death
Their blotches wero buruod with
caustic. Since then uo attempts
have been niado to skin animals or
examine them. They are buried iu
hurry and the balauce of the herd
quarantined. All barnyards and
stables are being thoroughly
cleansed, and farmers are strictly
quarantining all their cattle.
How Obtain. i la winter.
In order to got eggs iu winter
time, says M. Poussin, writing in La
Batse Cour, it is necessary to have
chickens hatched during the month
of January, or, at thelatest, in Febru
ary or March. Formerly it was
almost impossible to obtain broods
o early, but now nothing is easier,
thanks to the adoption of incuba
tors and artilical mothers, by which
means young birds are raised under
SUss, or, as some people call it, "un
erground." Chickens hatched
during the first three mouths
of the year lay very well
in winter, and their eggs
constitute a valuable resource, tor
they never fail, although they aro
not so abundant as in summer time.
. Madame Uobiuct, speaking on this
subject, says : "Ileus rarely lay in
December, unless in the case of
chickens hatched early in the year.
The best way of making youug birds
lay iu the winter, when eggs are
valuable, is to lodge them in a warm
place, and feed them on hemp-seed,
buckwheat, oats, or potatoes mash
ed aud served hot." I share this
opinion, aud for the benefit of
those who keep poultry, 1 will speak
of the steps I take to obtalu eggs all
winter. Every year, by means of
my inenbator, I get a brood of
chickens in the middle of January.
My artificial mother and my cov
ered run enable me to do this almost
as easily iu winter as in summer.
At the end of three months aud a
half, I take all the finest and strong
est hens away from the rest of
the brood, and put them by them
selves in a separate compartment ; I
intend them to lay eggs in winter
for me. The others are pnt with
the cocks, aud are fattened, and sold
in the market during the first fort
night in May, for at that time
young and teudec chickens are very
scarce, and fetch a high price. About
the beginning of November, I begin
to give my hens a change of food. In
order to make them lay, I boil some
barley, and give them it hot and
half-cooked. To this I add some
oats and sittings of wheat, and, by
way of warming them still more, I
5ut in them a little hempseed also,
'hey have always very clean water
at their disposal, and dust of coal
hashes, in which they have a dust
bath ; -and they often eat a little also,
for it strengthens them greatly.
I do not need any artificial heat
in my poultry-bouse. This is simply
made of wood, covered with thatch,
bat It is not at all cold, for the sides
are fillei in with straw and form
small warm nests, where the fowls
can make themselves very comfort
able, and where they take refuge
from the rain and wiud. By taking
these precautions, and by observing
scrupulous cleanliness, 1 have al
ways an abundant supply of eggs,
no matter how severe the winter
may be. - -
Aatnana. Crops.
Planter's Journal. ,
There are several cogent reasons
why the raising of autumn crops
should be commonly applied iu the
south, and especially on bill lands.
The Planter't Journal, with the de
sire to impress the advantages of
this kind of culture, summons to its
aid a most powerful advocate in the
sage experience ot the editor of the
Southern CtiUivator. lie says on this
subject : "The object of the exten
sive cultivation of autumn crops is
that they seldom suffer from drought,
the scourge of our summer crops.
lUlas are abundant in winter and
early spring, and it land has been
well prepared, properly manured
and crops started early enough
in the fall, it is rare for
them to fail, !even though dry
weather prevails in the spring. If
rery hard; compacting rains leave
the surface hard and crusty under
March winds drying oil proceeds
rapidly, and there is danger of crops
suffering somewhat; but this can, iu
great measure, be warded off by
timely and repeated bar rowings.
Hut the secret oi success with winter
crops is high manuring, very high
ms.uur.ng, forcing crops forward
before spring droughts can do harm.
Another and most important reason
for devoting large breadths of land
to Autumn crops, is that they count
eract the loss ol- plant food by leach
in?, consequent upon the copious
rs.;ns or wiult. lais nas Deen most
iiinfactorilv ebowu by the observ
1 .n of Mr. Dawes, at Rolhamsted,
'.and. Collecting the water from
.ns-jce pipes iu fields covered with
viug crops and those naked
i r i are of vegetation, he found
. i i' i nm i i nil n i. iM-jmT!?iViii..miiiniiiilg1fc mii
little br no plant food being carried
off from the former, but quite large
quantities from the latter, lo a
prudent, far-seeing farmer this tact
alone would be a roost convincing
argument in favor of autumn crops.
Indeed it is a question worthy ol
careful consideration, whether sim
ply as an anti-leaching remedy, and
without any reference to raising a
crop or grazing it, it would not pay
a farmer to sow rye or other grain
broadcast in his cotton fields at the
last plowing of cotton.
The last reason we shall mention
at present in favor oi enlarging the
bounds or autumn crops is that on
rolling laud they are great pre
ventives of washing away of the
soil by heavy rains, aud are
also great soil makers. As every
one knows, land set in grass or clover
or small grains washes little or none,
TLe smooth, level surface does not
accumulate water as do the middles
of rows, and the soil i held in place
by the covering of its surface by the
multitude of plants, and the binding
of it together by their innumerable
fibrous roots. It is not subject to
injudicious laying on ot rows,wbicn
of t times accummulate water at cer
tain points and send it surging down
the slopes. These crops then not
ouly hold the soil already made,
but add continually to it. Each
year an additional set of leaves
and roots decay and become
added to the soil. The roots de
scending deeping and deeper into
new, raw earth, decay in it and con
vert it iuto soil. For the chief dif
ference between soil and subsoil is
the larger amount ot humus in the
former. The very best method one
can adopt to improve and enrich his
lands, is to pnt it and keep it, for
awhile, in some of these autumn
crops. There is no bettor plan to
make large of cotton, than to pre
pare for it by seeding down the land
tor a couple of years iu grass or clo
ver, or even in small grain, when the
last is well manured and the field
not pastured after harvest."
The Prettiest Wtuii In Parla.
Philadelphia Telegraph Letter.
The prettiest womau in Paris has
returned to l'aris. Anybody who
i has ever seen the fair and famous
Madame Bernadakl, the celebrated
Uusslau beauty, will know at once
who I mean without further de
scription. I saw her in her box at
the opera the other night, looking
the very type of perfect, if soulless,
loveliness. In feature she resembles
greatly the portraits of Madame lie
camicr. The eyes are of adeep,lovo
ly blue, the nose aquiline, the mouth
small and shaped like Cupid's bow.
The exquisitely shaped head is set
to perfection on the white rounded
throat, and the shoulders iu mould
and in coloring would put to shame
the most artistic form that ever was
sculptured in marble. If her face
were only expressive it would bo di
vine. In her superb toilet of white
satiu the other night she was simply
dazzling. She does not altogether
understand how to sot off her own
marvelous beauty. She breaks the
lines of her exquisite form by
wearing great masses of flow
ers on her corsage, aud she
mars the outline of her shapely head
by similar additions to' her coiffure.
It is said that she will be next sea
son one of the queens of Parisian so
ciety. Some encumbcrmcut which
had weighed on her husband's es
tates will bo removed, aud ho will
come into the possession of vast
wealth, which, joined to his wile's
personal charms, will fully suffice to
secure the position of the pair in the
beau monde. 1 hope that some one
of the great portrait painters will,
during the coming season, immor
talize on canvas the face and form of
this flesh-and-blood Venus.
Experiments ea th Origin ef tha
llf ferenco Between tha Hexee.
Breslaur Aerzettlcbe ZelUchrlft.
Dr. G. Bom's experiments were
made on the brown grass frog, ova
being artificially fertilized and
placud in twenty-four distinct
roomy aquaria. Iu five of the ves
sels the brood consisted entirely of
females ; In six more the proportion
of the same sex was from 91.5 to
96 per cent. In but two aquaria
was any considerable number of
males produced, viz; thirteen per
cent in the one aud twenty-eight per
cent in the other ; whereas in nature
the number of males is about the
same as that ot females. The cause
of this phenomenon appears to be
that artificial conditions tend, by
the smaller quantity of food thus
supplied to fayor the development
of the weaker sex, which thus pre
dominated; this view is enforced by
the circumstances that the aquarium
in which the greatest number of
males was produced had been acci
dentally inundated with muddy
water, which probably contained a
large amount ot nutriment in the
form of minute organisms, such as
liatifua, Infusoria and Algae, by
which encouragement was given to
the development of the stronger
sex. The result is the converse of
that arrived at by Prof. Hoffman, of
Guison, who found that deficiency
ot nourishment resulted, in the case
of plants, In the production of an
excess of males.
Ulexlco'e Need.
Correspondence Troy Times.
I had the exceeding good fortune
while on the train to meet a most
polite and well-informed Mexican
gentleman. Jose M. Ortiz, of Alamos,
Sonora. We had a long conversa
tion about Old Mexico's prospects.
He told me Mexico was waking up
to the needs ot latter day civiliza
tion. It had no lacks up to last
February, when the Mexican gov
ernment gave a concession to French
bankers with a capital ot $20,000,000.
The government gave them the priv
ilege or issuing bills to the amonnt
of $60,000,000, and promised
to give the . bank the ' busi
ness of the government offices. In
return for the concession the bank
gives the government a credit of
$10,000,000.
Senor Oritz said that there was
now no further fear ot revolution, as
with this large credit the govern
ment could at once find means to put
down an uprising. In the past the
difficulty had been that the govern
ment had nothing in the treasury
with which to equip and pay an
army. The republic is now safely
founded and will be preserved,
as the pnblio like it and
want it perpetuated. Senor Or
tiz says that he and his broth
ers have also recently founded a
bauk in Sonora, with a capital of
$500,000, one-fifth of which is held
by Boston parties.
He says that Mexico is very quiet
It still feels the effect of the last
revolution, but within two or three
years a great change is expected.
The uew system of railroads con
necting - the United States and
Mexico will be finished within
eighteen months, and they will un
doubtedly give great Impetus to the
trade, as convenient markets will be
opened by them. Great quantities
of lumber, cotton, and grain, he
thinks, will be sent to this country.
The Mexican tobacco and coffee,
he says, are the finest in the world,
aud these, too, will seek onr marts.
At present it does not pay to raise
wheat, on account of the expense of
shipment and the isck oi a demand
for it at home. Hence the large
. area of uncultivated land. Not one
tenth ot Mexico's arable land is
under cultivation,, Senor Ortii has
a tract of 200 square miles and only
utilizes two milea, of it. A square
mile of laud can be bought in some
places in Mexico for $000, and the
price ranges from that op to $5 per
acre. Irrigation is necessary to
raise crops, but there is plenty of
water in many places from which to
run ditches and canals.
What Mexico needs, he says, is inv
migration, and to meet this necessity
the government is hard at work.
It recently imported ww. Italians,
Swedes and others from Europe,
giving them land on long time
credit in soutn Mexico, it is ex
pected that they will tend for their
friends and relatives, ana mat in
time they will develop into a very
large colony.
The senor said Mexicans wisnea
to be friendly with Americans, and
prefer to transfer their trade from
England to the united biaies,
but they fear the Ameri
can people may want in time to an
nex Mexico to the Uuited States and
despoil the Mexicans of their lands,
as the Spanish Mexicans were de
spoiled by Californians. At present
it reanires six months to receive an
invoice ot goods irom x.ugiana, ana,
as a consequence, long credits to
Mexican merchants must be allowed,
and very large orders must be given
by the latter to make up a ship load
of eooas. wnen ine ranroaus to
the United States shall be nnisnea,
orders can be filled from New xorK
within thirty days, and instead of
beiusr compelled to purchase irom
$150,009 to $250,000 worth of goods
at once, the Mexican merchant can
order $5000 worth from time to
time as needed, sending the order
by telegraph and having the goods
quietly rauroaaea.
A correspondent writing from
Egypt of the battle ot Tel-el-Kebir,
says: "Arabi had, it seems, dubbed
the Scotch soldiers 'old women,'
to tho surprise of his men, who,
later on, were more incliued to call
them demons. Two ill omens.
I am informed, occurred to chill the
ardor of the Egyptian before the bat
tle. Firstly, in the night previous, one
man was shot through the breast by
a bullet which pierced the Koran he
carried and took part of it into his
body. Secondly, the young cres
cent of the moon encircling a star
sank below the horizon before the
fight, and, being emblematic of their
crescent aud star, conveyed to them
a bad impression."
INDUSTRIAL. NOTES.
A mortal enemy of tho cotton
worm has turned ud in Mississippi.
It is a reddish looking spider, and
attacks and kills large numbers of
the warms.
"Tripolite" is the name given to a
new building material which is in
tended to be a substitute for lime
cement and plaster under certain cir
cumstances, it is composed ot sul
phate of lime, coke and oxide ot iron
1U some iunu ur uiucr.
An old Hungarian miller is re
ported to have given this rule for
telling a good iiiiusione: wncn
about to select a stone take a flask of
giu and pour a little of it upon tho
stoue ; if the stone absorbs the liquor
so that the surface appears dry, it is
a good ouo: but if the giu re-
maius on the surface the
stone is good for nothing.
There is some talk of substituting
electricity for oil in lighting passeu
ger cars. The Pennsylvauia rail
road company recently ran a car
from Jersey City to l'huadelphia
fitted with seven lamps of two burn
ers each, supplied with electricity by
meaus of a Faure accumulator
placed under the center of the car,
The lamps, it is said, gave a soft,
steady light, and the test was pro
nounced a success.
In order to make good printing
ink, which will not give forth a dis
agreeable smell, dissolve forty-five
parts of fine rosin In twenty-five
parts of paraffine oil by heating
them to eighty degrees, or by incor
porating them mechanically at the
ordinary temperature, and when
this latter operation is complete,
fifteen parts of the lampblack are
added.
After all, M. Faye maintains there
is nothing very difficult about un
derstanding the reason whv comets
undergo sudden changes of form as
they approach or recede from the
sun. Two causes are assigned.
First, Bolar attraction tends to de
compose bodies of very small mass
and great bulk, when they
come within its influence. And
comets are coucededly very light in
comparison with the quantity of
matter they contain. Secondly, there
comes into play the action ot solar
repulsion, which arises from incon
descence of cometary materials when
treed from great pressure and sub
jected to intense heat. What was
relatively solid becomes nebulous.
But these theories do not appear to
cover the whole ground.
Among the various plans now re
sorted to by English builders for
rendering wooden flooring resistive
to the action of fire, is that of con
structing solid timber floors, com
posed of ordinary joists placed close
to each other, and spiked or screwed
at intervals with bolts ; the latter are
fixed alternately, and to form
a key tor the plastering angular
grooves are cut under each joist,
these grooves forming a series
of dove-tails. In a similar manner
stairs are formed by a series, of
joists screwed or spiked together,
which are cut to the iorm or ine
soffit, the latter being prepared for
plastering by grooves. With regard
to partitions, preference is given by
many to the French plan of
contructinBg them with quar
teriugs, filled iu with rough
stone rubble, then lathed on each
side with strong laths, aud a coat of
plaster applied and pressed througn
the vacuities from each side. In the
construction of roofs, the laying of
solid concrete flats on iron joists, or
iron joists fixed on the inclination of
the roof, and then mieu in with con
crete ou the French system, covered
with asphalt, is a method highly ap
proved.
Clemens, the humorist, first used
his pseudonym of "Mark Twain"
when filling the post of local editor
on the Virginia City Enterpritc He
borrowed the vernacular ot the river
where the man heaving the lead
calls out "Mark twain" instead of
"Mark two." Clemens was born in
Missouri, at a place called Florida,
of very poor but respectable parents.
His boyhood was mostly spent at
Hannibal on the Mississippi river,
and he had the misfortune to lose
his father, "an austere and singular
ly upright man." at twelve years of
ago. xx e got very uiue learning in
school and liko bo many other
Americans in whom the literary
impulse is native he turned to the
local printing office for some of the
advantages from which he was other
wise cut off.
Washington, Nov. 10. Since the
treasury department resumed the
exchange of bonds bearing interest
at the rate of SJ per cent per annum
into three per cents, there have been
$16,500,000 presented, leaving only
about $97,000,000 of 3 per cents
still outstanding. If the calls con
tinue at the rate of $15,000,000 per
month, which is understood to be
Secretary Folger's intention, and the
8 per cents' outstanding are not pre
sented for exchange, they will all be
called for redemption in less than
seven months.
St. Louis, Nov. 10. A Post-Dispatch
special from Tennessee says:
The Hodge brothers, negroes, were
hong at Knoxville to-day tor the
murder of James McFarland. The
gallows was made of a beam and two
posts. The condemned men were
put on a wagon and driven out and
the men pulled slowly off the wagon
by ropes and strangled gradually.
Their struggles were violent They
bad chosen the primitive style of
scaffold themselves. A large crowd
was present, chiefly negroes.
awsaa
rw til teu for tbe Statesman.! .
LinEIlT OF THE VOYAGEUti tJP
SALT RIVER.
BT XOP HALLA BAGDs, JR.
Tu a day in the lonesome November,
The leaves they were crisped and
sere:
The leaves they were withering and
sere;
It was the election November
Oi mv most immemorial Tear :
It waa hard by tbe Had lake of Zemba,
... e r i t . . t
ID me Atnuiy tQM reKiua ui ofliii
It was up by the Salt Lake ot Zemba,
On the sheep-dotted prairies ol Bexar.
Here then, up a river Titanic,
Oi water, 1 roamed with my soul-
Oi water, with Jlmmle, my soul.
These were days when my heart was vol
canic
As the scoriae rivers that roll
As tbe lavas that restlessly roll
Tbeir sulpburous currents down Yaanek
In the ultimate climes or me pole
That groan as they roll down Mount
Yaanek
In the realms of the boreal pole.
What a marvel we did not remember I
But our thoughts they were palsied and
sere
Our memories were treacherous and
sere
For we knew not the month was Novem
ber,
And we marked not the day of the
year
(Ah. day of all days in the year 1 )
We noted' not tbe lone lake of Zemba
(Though once we had journeyed up
here)
Remembered not the still lake of Zemba,
Nor tbe sheep-trampled prairies of
Bexar.
Before, as the night was senescent,
And star-dials pointed to morn
As the star-dials hinted of morn
In tbe line of our route a liquescent
And nebulous lustre was born,
Out of which a miraculous crescent
Arose with a duplicate horn
Wash Jones' sbediamonded crescent
Distinct with its duplicate horn.
And I said, "She bodes woe to tbe Bour
bon ;
When she blinks some erator dies
(Nevermore to boll over with lies);
She has seen tbe tears under my turban
On these cheeks where grief never dies.
And has come past the star of tbe Bour
bon,
To point us the path to the prize
To the great Congressional prize
Come up, in despite of the Bourbon,
To shine on us out of the skies
Come up through tbe lair oftbe Bourbon,
With hope in her luminous eyes."
But Jlmmle, uplifting his Anger,
Said,"Tbis Bourbon star I mistrust
Her pallor I strangely mistrust :
Ob, hasten I oh, let us not linger !
Ob, tight 1 let us fight! for we must.
To get at the crib, we must sink her
From heaven down Into tbe dust
We never will yield till we sink ber
Forever down into tbe dust
Ignominiously buried in dust."
I replied "Jones's crescent is beaming:
Let us on by its glimmering light I
Let us bathe in iu crystalline light I
Its Sybilic splendor is beaming
With Hone and in Beauty to-nlebt :
Seel It flickers up tbe sky through the
night I
Ah, we safely may trust to Its gleaming,
lo tho crib it will lead us anght,
We safely may trust to a gleaming
That cannot but truide us aright.
Since it flickers up to heaven through the
niguu-'
Thus we passed to the head of the river.
Thinking surely tbe goal we would
make;
That Congressional honors I'd take;
When we got to the source, with a shiver.
we were stopped in a chilly salt lake
By bluffs bounding a still Dead ties
lake;
And I said, ''What's the name of our
river.
Ending here in this dread briny lake?"
Jim replied, with an ominous shake,
" 'l is Salt Sivtr must rise in this lake."
Then it was I began to remember
'Twas the month when tbe prone leaves
were sere,
(Like Congressional honors for me, ah I)
And I cried "It was surely November
On this very day 'tother year
That I journeyed I journeyed up here
That I came with you, Jimmie, up
here
on this day of all days in the year.
Now see 1 we're both stranded, lor aye,
ah 1
Well I know, now, this salt lake of
Zemba
This Evening Light region of Bexar
Well I know, now, this sad lake of
These shr.ep-nibbled prairies of Bexar."
WASHINGTON.
NEWS UATIIERED ABOUT THE
CAPITAL..
Detective miler'e Story.
VA8HiNQTON, Nov. 10. Detec
tive Miller's attention having been
called to the charges preferred
against him by Attorney General
Brewster, accusing him of betraying
the interest of the goverumeut in
the star route cases, says that he is
entitled to trial before a board des
ignated by the district commis
sioners, lie added that he was pre
pared for such trial whenever the
matter should assume shape, but de
clined in the meantime to discuss
the Bituatiou, or the reports regard
ing him. In case of trial, Mr. Miller
said he would be defended by Col.
Ingersoll.
Inspectors for foreign Vessele
Net Vet Appointed.
Secretary Folger says the appoint
ments of inspectors of foreign
steamers will probably not be made
for several days ; that he finds it ex
tremely difficult to find sufficient
officers for the low salaries provided
by law. The secretary, in speaking
about his health, said the reports
about his being ill were entirely
unfounded, and that at present he is
feeliug better, both physically and
mentally, than he has' for several
months past.
fiavrr Oflieere meeting-.
A largely attended aud secret
meeting ot the line officers of the
navy was held at Wormley's hotel
last evening to consider what could
be done to influence congress with
respect to promotions. The Robe
son reorganization features of the
last naval appropriation bill are
very offensive to all naval officers
and particularly the younger ones
who are compelled by its provisions
to look forward to long and tedious
delay in advancement in rank.
On thisaccount Robeson's defeat is
bailed in the navy with delight and
now that hie term ot power is draw
ing to an end an effort will be made
to have the government revise its
policy and frame more favorable
laws of promotion.
Uen. Sherman's military Report.
Gen. Sherman has submitted to
the secretary of war his special re
port upon the subject of military
posts and forts, in which he says the
time is now at band for a radical
change in the whole system of piece
meal work in quartering the troops
of the United States. For a hun
dred years we have been sweeping
across the continent with a skirmish
line, building a post here and anoth
er there, to be abandoned next year
for another line, and so on. We are
now across and have railroads
everywhere, so that the whole prob
lem is changed, and l advise the
honorable secretary of war
to go to congress with a
plan that will approximate per
manency, instead of as heretofore
meeting the specific temporary
wants by a special appropriation in
the interest of private parties. Gen.
Sherman outlines the plans in which
he suggests that the number of posts
which he named be made permanent
with substantial buildings, and most
of these are in the west and north
west. The following are the only
ones in the south: Fort Gibson,
Indian territory, with accommoda
tions for fonr companies : Little Hock
two companies, Fort Marion two
companies, Mount Vertion barracks,
Alabama, two companies and San
Antonio twelve companies. For
carrying out the plans thns
suggested the general recom
mends that the secretary of war
ask of congress an appropria
tion of $1,000,000 for five years
to be expended by quartermasters
of the department.
Secretary Folger to-day iasned a
call for $1,600,000 of 6 per cent bonds
continued at 8J per cent. Principal
snSKSif
and Interest will be paid at the treas
ury on and alter tbe lOtn or Febru
ary next, and interest will cease on
that day.
Another Call for Bonds.
Secretary Folger to-day issued the
119th bond call, which is for the re
demption of $15,000,000 of the 5 per
cent funded loan ot 1881, contiuued
at 3 per cent from August 12, 1881.
The call gives notice that the princi
pal aud accrued interest of the bonds
designated will be paid at tbe
United States treasury on February
10, 1883, and that interest on the
bonds embraced in the call would
cease on that day.
Important Decision Personal.
Acting Secretary Joslyn decided
a case to-day where husband and
wife were voluntarily divorc
ed in order that the wife might
make entry of land under the
homestead laws and the woman to
subsequently live with the divorced
husband. The decision holds that
in consequence thereof the woman
cannot be considered as the head ot
the family within the meaning of
the law and tbe land entry is fraudu
lent. Secretary Teller is expeeted to re
turn to-morrow.
Attorney General Brewster will
leave here on Saturday for Philadel
phia, where he will be engaged near
ly all next week on a case before the
courts.
President Arthur is expected to
return to-morrow.
Average Lint cotton Yield.
The department of agriculture re
ports exceptionally fine weather dur
mg the past month for maturing and
harvesting cotton, and estimates the
yield of the acreage of the states as
follows: Virginia, ponnds of lint to
the acre, 178 ; North Carolina, 180;
bouth Carolina, isa; lieorgia, 152;
Florida, 117; Alabama, 150: Missis
sippi, 190; Louisiana, 235; Texas, 240;
Arkansas, 233; lennessee. 170. These
figures are tbe result, on consulta
tion, of revised county estimates and
the supposed continuance of acreage
weather for the six weeks of harvest
weather yet remaining. The injury
from the caterpillar or boll worm is
not appreciable, except in a few
counties. Iu four-fifths of the local
ities reportiug the presence of either
they have hastened immaturity
without lessening materially the
yield.
The Jeannetto Investia-atlon.
The scene in the room in which
the Jeannette board sits was rather
dramatic this evening. A number of
lady relatives of Lieut. Culpp, were
in attendance during Mellville's ac
count or the sufferings of the party.
ne narrated the incident in which
Chipp, losing strength and courage
and finding himself unable to pro
ceed further, threw himself down on
the sled and besought the party to
go on without him as it was no use
for him to struggle on further.
Mellvillo was somewhat affected as
he rocalled the incident while the
lady relatives of Chipp burst into
tears and finding themselves unable
to linleu calmly further to the ac
count of his sufferings left tbe room
The monotony of repetitition of
the olt told stories in the Jeaunette
investigation was to-day broken by
Engineer Melville, lie has de
scribed something ot interest about
the unfortunate men which has here
tofore been vaguely alluded to.
Lieut. Danenhower has testified that
he advised Capt. DeLong against at
tempting to reach the mouth of the
Lena when their ship broke up, but
rather to make for the nearest point
on the Siberian coast and follow it
toward Behrings straits. Melville
testified that he also advised against
attempting a journey to the Lena,
and was in favor of the River Yana,
far to the westward of tbe point
chosen by DeLong, To-day in his
account of the journey over the ice
by the wrecked party, Melville said
that after some days Capt. DeLong
directed Mr. Collins, scientist and
Herald correspondent, not to do
any more work. Owing to the con
versation between De Long and
Colling in regard to the disobedi
ence of orders on the part of Collins,
the captain relieved him from duty
but did not put him under arrest.
He waa free to come and go as he
pleased, simply getting permission
from the captain or executive officer.
Witness did not know the reason
why Collins was directed at this
time not to do any duty. Collins
spoke to witness about it at the time,
aud said he had been directed not to
perform any further duty. The
captain had previously spoken
to witness, and had charged him
not to permit Collins to do any more
duty. Up to this time Collins had
been working with the Read party.
At this time Chipp completely
broke down and the captain ordered
him to get on a sled and be carried.
The poor tellow, said witness, turned
over on his face and cried out, "It is
all over; you had better leave me
behind." DeLong said, "No man
shall be left behind while another
man lives to haul him." Soon
after this Chipp began to get
better rapidly and again took
charge ot the working par
ty. After describing the discovery
of Bennett Island and their stay
thereon, about August 6 the party
left the island with boats. Previous
to starting Capt. DeLong called to
witness and told him to take charge
of the whale boat and gave him a
written order to that effect. The
original order of Capt. DeLong was
put in evidence and read. Witness
described tbe difficulties experienced
in getting the boats through and
over the loose ice surrounding the
islaud. Capt. DeLong had desig
nated who should go in each boat.
As . they embarked into open water
witness had the tiller in tbe
whale boat. Danenhower held sheet
and Newcomb worked the sail.
Seeing that tbe first cutter, Chipp's
boat, was beating thsm in working,
witness told Danenhower to take
the tiller and Newcomb the sheet.
Under this arrangement the whale
boat soon beat the cutter. Witcess
remarked, "I should, perhaps, at
this point, say that before leaving
the island some controversy took
pluce between Danenhower and
Newcomb, and the latter was sus
pended from duty by the captain.
As we were embarking, seeing that
Newcomb was detailed to go in
my boat, I asked the captain
what was Newcomb's status. He
replied, 'He is under suspicion,
but that will not prevent
him rendering yon any assistance
yon may require in working the
boat.' When we landed on the ice to
camp for the night Capt DeDong
asked me if Danenhower had as
sumed to take command or why I
had permitted him to take the tiller.
I told him the reason that 1 did not
want to take the first cutter and had
made the arrangements he had noted
for that reason. He said, 'AH right,
bnt yon must remember that 1 do
not want Danenhower to do any
duty while he is on the sick list.' I
told Danenhower about it and he
said he desired to do duty. I said
these are tbe captain's orders and
ifyoudonot like the arrangement
I wonld ask the captain to allow
you to man another boat. He said
that he wonld rather be in my boat
than any other. I shall be very
careful not to say or do anything
which could wound the feelings of
commissioned officers. He said he
was satisfied.
Took tnoir uut Saaoke.
Whitehall, n. Yn Nov. 10.
Four tons of powder exploded at
Keenan lime works, Smith's Basin,
to-day. Two men, Dennis Goldin
and Thomas Cameron, who had
charge of the powder house, were
blown to atoms. Some parts ot
them were found half a mile dis
tant. It is supposed the men were
smoking.
Mslm'twaSe' .Tattis. li iiiHi WwiiroTgfiihTl itin'mVflrtf?iSTftti,
, FOREIGN NEWS.
New
Arnay Systena--Soclalistle
Placards.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 10. It is
believed the minister of war favors
the introduction of Gen. Kotzen
burgs territorial system into the
Russian army.
The police this morning removed
a number of inflammatory placards
that were posted on Niviski palace,
exhorting traders to join the social
revolution.
Chinese News.
San Francisco, Nov. 10. Capt.
Long, of tbe British navy, has com
menced his duties as organizer and
director of the Chinese navy. His
position is understood to be the same
as that of Vice Commodore Shnfeldt.
Work on the Canton Kowloon
telegraph line is broken up owing
to the superstition of native la
borers. American Minister Young receives
praise from the foreign community
tor promptness tor causing i m proper
claim of Chinese interference with
American manufacturing enterprise
at Shanghai to be set aside by the
authorities in Pekin.
In tho Hons of Commons.
London, Nov. 10. In the house
ot commons this afternoon Sir
Charles Dilke, in reply to a question
said, although Egypt had made
a 'proposal regarding dual control,
no decree bad been issued abolishing
it. The deputies at an early day
propose looking into a revision of
the constitutional law.
Worms In Egyptian Cotton.
Alexandria, Egypt, Nov. 10.
Serious complaints come from Wan
soonah of the ravages of worms in
the Egyptian cotton crop.
Japanese News.
Yokohomo, Oct. 26. S. M. Bryau,
ioreign superintendent or the J ana.
nese postoffice, is about to return to
America. There are several reasons
for his departure. The truth is that
the willful maladministration of the
postoffice has gone to such a point
mat no xoreiguer oi reputation cares
to continue in its service.
Perhaps a Blessing; In Disguise.
London, Nov. 10. The Standard
in an editorial this moraine: savs
' If the Republicans in the United
States lay seriously to heart the
plain facts of Tuesday's election,
tney win not in tne long run have
much reason to deplore tbe magni
tude or the discomfiture mi which
the misconduct'of their leaders has
involved them." The Standard adds
that the result will certainly give an
impetus to civil service reform, and
in that lies tbe hope of the future for
honest men of all political opinions
auo a remedy lor the evils which
now depraves politics.
American Politics as Viewed In
England.
London, Nov. 10. The Daily Tel
egraph this morning, in an editorial
ou the American elections, referring
to civil service reform, says : "We
may take it tor granted that disgust
at tne continued indinerence ot the
party managers to tbe national dis
grace tended greatly to alienate
thousands of voters who stayed at
home, or, defying all the traditions
of tbeir political lives, voted the
Democratic ticket It would be
strange if it were reserved for the
Democrats to cleanse tbe Auerean
stables of American politics and to
secure for the people what every
wen ruled state must have an up
right aud permanent civil and ju
dicial service."
Gracing Lands Not Homesteads.
Washington, Nov. 10. Acting
Secretary Joslyn, of the interior de
partment, rendered a decision to
day in which be holds that land en
tered for grazing purposes do not
constitute residences.
The case of BillJones. for the as
sault on the late Chaales J. Guiteau,
will be tried in the criminal court
Wenesday next. The court ad
journed to-day out of respect for
uierK juiuaieiou, aeceased.
Vanderbilt Selling Bonds.
New York, Nov. 10. The Post in
its third edition, since writing ear
lier in tbe day, says : Information
ot a character not to be questioned
conies to us to the effect that Van
derbilt has privately sold ten mil
lions or his four per cent bonds and
at a price about two per cent below
that current in the market ; that the
buyers were several savings banks
and institutions which want this
class of securities.
CHINA WEDDING
Of Rot. Dr. and firs. Goodwynat
the Methodist Parsonage.
A very large and select gathering of
Austin's most intluentiil citizens met at
the parsonage last night to appropriately
celebrate the twentieth anniveranry of the
marriage or this popular divine to his
most estimable wife. The attendance
was so numerous that the basement of
the church was required to contain those
who could not hnd comfortable
standing room in the house. Although
the Doctor has been in Austin but little
more than a year, yet his popularity
is so great that representatives from many
churches other than Irs own were pre
sent We noticed many of our most
nrominent officials, including Gov.
Roberts, and the assemblage was highly
nattering to the host and hostess. A
great number of very valuable presents
were brought by more than fltty donors;
fine china tea sets, chamber sets, silver
ware in a great variety or use
ful and ornamental table pieces,
and an uncounted number of other to
kens of esteem from various friends,
which lack of space prevents our enu
merating. The refreshment programme
was most excellent and a delightful so
cial evening was spent in extending and
receiving congratulations and viewing
the bewildering aeelomeration of beau
tiful presents. The Statesman extends
its congratulations to the worthy doctor
and his wife, and hopes their silver and
golden anniversaries will be spent here
in Austin.
Anything Bat
A merry war occurred at a camD vard
on East Pecan street yesterday, betwen
two countrymen. What their grievance
was tbe reporter could not learn, but,
after a nreliminarv dow-wow Ithev went
at it in Marquis of Queensbury style, and
fit :
"Henry. I hey known ye fur many a
long day, and we wuz alius frens, but,
durn yer skin, I'm goin ter lamm the
stuffin out of ye for what ye done to me."
"All right, Jim: we ve Deen together
boy and man for many a year, but if you
don't like my style and are bound to
fight, by the eternal gosh I'll bust yer
snoot." ,
"Well, spose we eo at it hke men and
take off our guns; here goes mine, and
we'll fight squar."
And they fit, they did. No boys
play, but thump, bump, bang with
all their might until tired, satisfied and
bloody, they were coaxed by friends to
desist and from all indications will go on
as before, good friends, until some unto
ward event curdles the gizzard of one or
the other. Fist fighting is certainly an
improvement on shooting, especially
when the aim is so bad that innocent
strangers hide the lead -under their
jackets. '
v T . r.9 If.nn. tiMAinit an
old gentleman of 84 years of age, when
solicited by the younger generation at
the polls to vote the mongrel slip, said he
thought it was an unnecessary consump
tion of time for a man of his years to lis
ten to such heresies. He was too old a
Democrat to learn any Independent
tricks. ; .
. a.. A Mlvrtiainflr in the
Statesman's Want Column was beauti
m .i.--. MtarAmv A gentleman
lost a horse, thought he was stolen, left
Jto advSment for this issue and found
bta horsTwithin an hour. He came
back got hi money and remarked that ir
hehadonly waited until tne adverse
ment appeared the horse would doubtless
KsnUand walked home of bis own I
accord, isolhing iiae jjrmici
MARRIAGE AID,
OR IOK1E PEOPLE WILL SAY
MARRIAGE HINDRANCE
ASSOCIATIONS
Take a New Departure and Try
to Inf nse New Life and Con
fidence When Both
Wero Battering-.
The Tex is marriage aid association of
Dallas filed an application at the secretary
of state's office, for an extension of their
charter, to cover the latest phase of this
mania of the gullible: birthday benefits.
They also wish to improve on the present
form by adding new and taking features
to their present plan. While we do not
impute any intention of fraud, nor make
accusation of fraud, on the part of
those most deeply interested in
the perpetuation of these associations,
yet it seems stranee that some nennle
( can mislead themselves into thinking that
such Bcemes can uave permanent success
If there were but few of them and they
had any capital or surplus with which to
contest the survival of the fittest, we
could understand the idea that success
might be obtained. But without these
elements of strength, relying solely upon
the chances of new business and the lapse
of policies from the nonpayment of as
sessments, there can he but one ending,
where there are so many competitors. If
there was a very large membership and
people would pay their assessments regu
larly and promptly, the concerns might
exist for some time, but the
result is inevitable; you must each
pay as much as vou expect to draw out
and the cost of doing business added, as
no provision is made for investing any
accrued surplus: there is no income, no
revenue, no investment, nothing at all
but what you pay in yourselves and you
must voluntarily lose all, your fellow in
surers,will lose their investments or you
must pony up and call it a savings fund,
and not feel as satisfied or secure as if
the money were in bank not by a large
percentage. This extension of charter
business will cause another rush others
will try the experiment, there
will be another boom, and then Venus
will cross the face of the sun. As
tbe almanacs say: "About this
time look out for a shower of meteors,"
Lone Star associations. "The coin is
spurious, nail it down." "There is no fic
tion so strange as truth." "A bire in the
hand beats having your money in anoth
er man's hands, all to smash," and don't
you forget it. If thou would'st marry,
friend, go about the business in the good
old fashioned way which has been in
vogue ever since priests, justices and
county judges were created, and make
your wives a present of what you would
throw away on such a crazy investment.
FAT.
Hy lab Head.
McGinnis was sick and there was no
election.
Good night, Mr. Independent, your
political goose is done to a turn.
Butler served fully seven years for his
Rachel the governorship of Massachu
setts. If at first you don't succeed, try, try
again. From "Sober Reflections," by
Ben Butler.
If Republicanism is dead, as Davis.
Jones & Co. say, they certainly will admit
mat democracy is very lively about
voiing lime.
This comet of ours must be a Demo'
cratic one; at least, the Independents are
trying to saddle the whole disaster on tbe
comet and Davis.
John Ince says that the new canilol
will be the largest adobe building iu the
wona, as it lakes a.txio.OW acres of pau
nanaie muo to build it.
Wonder . what Mr. Grant thinks about
the political somersault the country has
taken Bet two dollars to a half he
thinks Arthur a mighty poor dictator.
Is it not possible that Morten was
chosen as a candidate by the Independ
ents on account of his name being so like
Martin's 7 we can see no other reason.
Anna Dickinson no loneer Dints to
vote, since she wore them in "llamlet."
Nothing like playing man for a little
wnue, it you want to learn; is there,
Anna r
When asked by her manager how he
liked Dickinson's "Hamlet," John Ince
replied : "Anna is immense, but the
piece is darn bad; ought to get Leonard
urover to work it over."
It was a rather hot "norther" which the
Independents received this week in Tex
as, and it will be some time before the
defeated candidates recover from its ef
fects and get properly cooled down.
The terrible convulsions which the
country has been thrown into during the
past few days are now over, and a justice
of the peace and hide inspector have
been elected. America breathes more
freely.
Arthur's Thanksgiving turkey will be
apt to choke him when be thinks of JNew
lork, Pennsylvania, Texas and other
missed calculations. If he had waited
his proclamation would have been less
unctuous.
Tom Ochiltree will now have a chance
to get up a more strictly national reputa
tion as a liar; his published speeches in
congress are already bargained for, to be
published by Beadle & Co. as dime
novels. "Deep Waters Itun Still," by
the lied Ranger of the Rio Grande, will
be ISO. l or the series.
DALLAS.
Special to Tbe Stateaman.l
Dallas, Nov. 10. The vote of Dallas
county complete, except ten precincts,
resulted as follows: For governor, Ire
land, Democrat, 8466; Jones, Independ
ent, 2010. The ten remaining precincts
will somewhat decrease Ireland's maiorii-
ty. As far as heard Ireland runt about
300 behind the general ticket, and Welt
born. Democrat, for congress runs over
300 behind Ireland but leads Kearny,
Independent, for congress nearly 1400
votes. Nearly IjOO voters scratched Weil
born and Kearny. The vote for members
of the legislature Is: Nab, Democrat,
3315; Cochran. Democrat, 258 J; Veal,
Independent, 2448 ; Clark. Independent,
641. Hanyoi Veal's friends claim that
tne omciai count win elect mm, but toe
chances are in Cochran's favor. Cochran
was the leader on the Wellborn side in
the memorable Wellborn-Crawford con
gressional contest last summer, and
many of Crawford's friends voted
against blm. If he is elected it
will be by the Republican vote, as bun
dreds of those were cast for him. His
brother. Arch Cocbran, Is the recognized
leader of tbe Dallas Republicans, and this
fact aided him very materially.
In the district court E. W. Cain plead
guilty ior norse stealing and was sen
tenced to tbe penitentiary for five years.
. J5. unmtn, ior Durgiary, was given
two years.
T H. Davenport's residence was rob-
Dea last nignt or jewelry, money and
other valuables to tbe amount ol S1000.
Burglars also entered Kent's hotel and
robbed Drs. fardue and Calloway ol
over bzou casn.
The Daily Times, the Democratic or
gan of north Texas, says, editorially, of
tne uaiveston election or Tom ucnntree
to congress: "Had the Republicans
elected uciuitree it would have been all
right; but when so-called Democrats,
because ot tbeir Democratic monopoly
tendencies, Destine Democratic candi
date, tbey should be rebuked In some
shape. Where Ochiltree's influence is to
come from we can't see, lor he cer
tainly never had even the social
respect of inch men as usually
constitute congress, and in addition
to this was always aeainst the people
of Texas when they were being oppress
ed. Congress will be overwhelmingly
Democratic, and they will pay about as
mucn attention to Tom as they would to
tne congressional bootblack or page.
We want deep water at Gal
veeton want it deep in tbe bay
and on tbe island. Hnbbell is
notified that tbe scab thrown off the state
of Texas and known as Galveston can be
bought at any time for $3000. God Al
mighty never intended Galveston to be
long to as good a state as Texas. He
placed It out in tbe sea by itself. Texas
by having anything to do with this spot
has brought mortification to the people."
Rev. W. B. Rankin has received a
letter from tbe town of Wellsburr.
New York, one of those miraculous oil
towns we read of down here, but do not
realize in fact, which stated that the gas
from some of the bores was being used
for all beating and llcrhtinir Dnrnoaea nf
the town. Gas stoves, lamps, engines
andwhatnet replace all ordinary fuel.
The chief advantage of all this is that no
servant girl can light a fire with kerosene
and items are scarcer there than In Aus
tin. We suppose the company is ready
to supply gas for campaign purposes at
low rates in large quantities. ,
MENDELSSOHN
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E STRAYED By J. W. Grooms, before W G.
Crockett, J P. Travis county, Nov. 7, 1HMJ:
two work oxen, both red Is. color, with s little
white on each, branded U AD on left hip,
about 5 years old, marked swallow lork in one
ear and undrrslopj in other ear. PRANK
WltOWN.C.C. C. T. C. noltt-w4t
STRAYED By W. II. Brown, before W
Id G. Crockett, J. P. T. C, September it, lKWv!
black mare, about fifteen hands high, about AT
teen yeara old, branded M on right shonlder,tar
in forehead, appraised at $40.
FRANK BROWN,
sell w4t Clerk C. C. T. C.
E STRAYED By John M. Holland, before
Fritz Tegener, Justice ol tbe peace of
Travis ronnty, Auirust AO, IHtti, one bay mare,
about eight years old, alwut 13 or 14 bands blgh,
branded COX on lelt thigh , and TS on left ehoul
der, snd V on left Jaw, split in right ear. Has
a bay horse colt, aboat four moutbs old. Also
an iron grey mare, 6 or 7 years old, 12 or 18
hands biuh, with s dark roan mare colt shout 4
mouths old, no brand. Tbe latter mare Is
branded like the first described mare. Each
mare and colt appraised at (15 total, ism.
FRANK BROWN
sgl -w3t$ County Clerk Travis County.
NOTK'K OK At'COI WT-THE STAT"
OFTHXA0, to all persons Interested In
tbe administration of the estate of George
Hobbs, deceased. A. Toe, administrator of
the estate ol George Hobbs, deceased, haa
filed his final account and application to be dis
charged in tbe county court of Travis county,
which will be scted on st the n- xt term of said
cour', commencing the third Monday In No
vember, 1882, st the eonrtbouae thereof, In tna
city of Austin, st which time all persons inter
est d in said estate may appear and c ntesttbe
same if tbey see proper. Witness, Frank
Brown, clerk of said court, snd t he seal thereof
sttacnea. mis tne "n nv ol Hopti-niber, lBHi,
e3Q-3t FRANK BltOVTN, Clerk .
Li' STRAY ED By E P. Ciiener, neforu F.
rj Tegcucr, J. P. T. C, August 5, 1SH2, one
sorrel Mure, left eye out: bIhiiiI 7 vi-ars old.
about 14 hands high, branded B C Xou ) ft
nouiaer. aiso, i nay norse, n or i years oitl,
14 bands high, branded (with I-S under
neath) on left bin. aud letter T fwllh two no-
right bars on each cud) on lelt inw. Also, one
dun Mare Mule, 5 years old, l:j hauds high,
branded 8'B (with I-S underneath) on lelt hip,
ana letter i twitu uprigiii oars on each cntl)ou
left jaw; appraised at a total of f.V
FRANK liROWf.,
oc4 3w Clerk C O. T. C .
STRAYED By Maurice B. Moore, Septcm
ner .ju, iboz, ueiore v. Kj. race, a. I j . i; ,
s bay Horse, about 15 hands high, blind Iu tbe
right eye, branded on tho left shoulder (reversed
3. h one above the other, snd R R, one above the
otucr;, snout v years old.
FRANK BROWN.
oc4w8w Clerk C. C, T. C.
LOST OR MISLAID.
Land Serin No. ttV. Issued to tbe Gulf. Colo.
rado aud Sauts Fe railway company, for S40
acres oi iana ii not iouna in iiiree montus
application will be made lor duplicate,
aim S8-w8t J. H. COLLETT
MONEY TO I.OAN-B to 5 years' time, id
sums of $!)00 to Vit), on improved prop
erty in Hays. Travis. Will amaon. Burnet. Bus-
trop, Caldwell and Blanco counties; interest 10
per rent, iieaaoname commission for negntiat
lug loan. Z1MPELMAN & BERGEN.
orHd-Jwa-wlra
T 0:T The followine named Confederate
A J land certificates issued by the commission
er oi tue general isua omce to tne following
persons, viz: lor 10 acres:
No -a isaued S. L. Harris July 1:1, 1881.
No. 101 issued Sarah It. Johnson July 81,
1881.
No. 3!M issued K. M. Mntlicws August 15, 1881.
No. 4W5 issued M . V. ly. Augnst IS, 1881.
No. ftKI issued W. A. M.llow August M, 1881.
No. tMW Issued Nancy Homa Beptcmlter IT,
1881
No. 1001 Issued F. V Edney October 4, 1881 .
No. 1012 issued J. G. Robinson October 7,
1881.
No. 1031 Issued J. F. Jaekfon October 12,
1881.
No. lOfil issued C. B. Carleton October 17,
1881.
No. 1242 Issued J. C. Rogers November 21,
1881.
No. liWIssned 8. A. Glass November 83, 1H81
No. 1 1MB issued I). G. May Novcinberpi, 1881.
No. 1425 issued It. W. McGrew Dcc-niber 2,
1881.
No. 1474 issued Mrs. R. Casey De-emlier 12,
1881.
No. 1501 issued M rs. Sarah Tay lor Decern tier 17.
1881.
No. 152S issued Mrs. 8. W. Sutphcn December
23. 1881
No. 1028 Isaued Leonard G. Gee, February 4,
1882
No. 1671 Issued J. W.N. Hamilton February
18 1882.
No. 1674 issued Martha J. Anderson February
22. 1882
No. 1724 issued J. K. Skinner March 4, 188?.
No. 17(0 isaued Wni. Cleveland March 0, Wi.
If the above named certificates are not heard
from In tbe time required by law, application will
be made to tbe proper authorities forduplicates-orl7-3m
MAIMRIX BwOH. ANDERSON.
E STRAYED by John 1) Grumbles before li.
C. Pace, J. P. T C, 8 -ptember 4. 1882, one
sorrel norse, wnite stn-aa in face, about a years
Old, about 13 bands Mb, branded on the left
Oo.
A nnMlwirf a. IIP.. 1 n n A 1. a 1 .1 .
years old steer branded on left hip AE (connect
..,,.. ... i .. , a
ed), maraea crop sua split in earn esr. ap
praised at f 20. FRANK BROWN,
ool3tl Cle-k T. C
BBBaft
aj
riways Cores and never disap
points. Tho world's great Pada
Relieve? for Mam and Beast.
Chen?, qclok and reliable.
Price 25c 50c & $1. per bottle.
PITCHER'S CASTOKIA
la not Narcotic Children
grow fat npon, Mothers lik
and Physicians recommend
CASTORIA. It regulates the
Bowels, cores "Wind Colic,
allays Feverlshness, and de
stroys Worms.
Price 35c per bottle.
HOP BITTERS
IA jnedlelme, mm a Drlak,) '
OOSTTAISS
HOPS, BTJCHU, MANDRAKE,
DANDELION.
Ajcd thb Ptbist aid BbstMboiraxQcau
THEY CUBE
A" n,eafo taeStomaeh, Bowels. Blood,
TOQsUMIL hU-etitnmnnA s.rr-iol! sr
f amtie CompUinU. ft
SIOOOIN cold. -r
h i if they nil! ot rnre or
--srs - s7 huiuk III r JJUI V wriUJUrJVUai
TO II li i In lium
nmm 7Y"r urpriB ior unp itinera una try
Ithasm laa-aas. .... ir-l.- l- i J
ID. I. C ti an ftbtolnte and liretlirfhle core for
jjruLstaem, e of opl uia, tobacco &od
flnro warn Cimcxtiam.
I AllftaBQwsjsxU few mamm.
tHmp JHttoft Uii. Ifn.lilsT, If. Y.v.ftT
PureWater!
WELL BORING & DRILLING.
i mm nnwn mprwr.o ma sen snscninst In tha
W.rldfor BOHINU AND DRILLING WELLS tZ
MORSE STEAM PnuCIl x 7 , W
av.i wt ataaaiiirria, OHIO.
i. uuijuBiHreprowaiTu, oevenu uincr euetmi dvkkiup ; 1 lauo aiou up. Over la (MM) 1q Qae.
and notone dlsaatiafled purchaser. Don't fall to wrile ua before buying. Handsome' Illustrated
Piano Catalogue, mailed free, giving the highest tealimouiala ever awarded any tilano manufac
turer. Every piano fully warranted lor 5 yeara.
SHEET MUbIC at one-third price. Catalogue of 3,0U0 choice pieces of popular Music sent lo
8c stamp.
MENDELSSOHN PIAKO C0-. P. 0. Box 2058, Kw York City. Juwly
$200
PIANO COMPANY.
Hammer, Intact, every lmnr.iieni.nt uhirh
delivered on hoard cars at Mew (f)AC flft
fctool and IUm.Ii . .ml
Dncc, ior Pixiy day only. Thin lit now by
1 raniendona
aend reference if you do not end money with
lrul..ht rhaririffl timid hw na Kik
ireiubt charcca paid b na tnth wa f
. ..T" .7. ' " V-" "!"
MONEY TO LOAN.
IN sums of from 500 to i-sonn, on I snd 5 yosr
time, on productive imuroveri ml ..1.1. i
t he counties of Travis Bastrop, Caldwell, ll.ys,
Burnet and Williamson. Vendors lien uotea
negotiated.
Prlnrtimla onl rie.it it.
ZlMl-KLMAN BKRHKN,
Real KsUtc Agents,
Austin, Texaa.
au29w4t
EARS m MILLION
I
roo CbooT3 Balsam of Shark's ' Oil
PoslilYtlf Restores tit muh, and is me Oil
Absolute enre for Deafness loowi.
This Oil is nhstracled from peculiar aperies nf
small WHITS oil AUK, cauitnl In lbs Yellow
Kea, knowu as Cahihahinmiii RoNnBLKTH.
Kver C hinese fisherman knows It. Its virtues
as a n-sUiratlve nl hearing were discovered by a
liuddliist l'riest alMiul tbe year Hill. Its curss
were so numerous aud many so seemingly ml
raculous, that the remedy waa ollli lally pro
claimed over Die entire empire. It use lis
came so universal that for mill years uo Diafress
has existed anionic the Chluese people, rlent,
charges prepaid, to any address at ll.taj per hoi
tie
HEAR WHAT THE DEAF SY !
It has performed a miracle In myrase.
I have uo uuearllily uolsea In my bead and
hear much better.
1 have been greatly benefited.
My deafness helped a great deal think an
other bottle will cure me.
"Its virtues are unquestionable snd It cura
tive character absolute, aa tbe writer can per
sonally testily, both from experience and obser
vation. Write at ouce to Bavum k 4 Jbnht, 7
Dey Htreet. New York,enelosliiii $1.1111, aud you.
will receive br return s remedy that will elialil.
you to bear like anybody else, and whose cura
live effects will lie permanent, loo will never
reeret doing so."- Kditob Mbbcantilb Ukvisw.
liTTo avoid Kiss In the mails, please sendj
money by registered l-tter.
Only imported by BiYLOCl k IENIY.
(Late llsyl.K k A Co.)
, A . , 7 Dey St., lew YOrL
Hole Agents for America. uwl
g iTKi7lKO I'OHALM. "
Gbkbbal Land Ornrs, I
Austin, Hept. ft, 18H2. I
Healed proposals are Invited until Wednes
day, October 18, lrWi, st lit o'clock m., for ths
coustruction of s fire-proof celling In the Ueue
rai Laud Oltlce. The piana contemplate s cell
ing of wrought Iron beams placed four feet
apart, with four inch brick arches between
beams, all covered with concrete to a level of
one inch above the top of beams. Total area of
ceiling 54 by 86 feet.
Bids will Include removal of present cellinr
snd such chsnge In roof frame as will make It
self supporting.
riaus aud specifications can he seen st tho
office ol the Capitol Jitilldlug Commissioners iu
this city.
Bids must be sddreased to tho Commissioner
or the (leneral Land Office snd endorsed "I'm
posals for Celling."
The right is reserved to reject sny snd al
bids. w. V. WALbll,
se7dlwwtd Commissioner.
Kor sale by OEO. DUN LAI', Austin, Teaas.
THE RED FRONT CANDY FACTORY
Hells Pure Htick Candy as cheap as others sel
tbe Impure. Compare tin- randy,
wly W. W. LAM.MK, Proprietor.
TAKEN i'P EHTHAYED, by A. Tranlweln.
Inline ti. C. Pace. Justice of the Peacei
Travis con lily, the following described auimal.
to wit ; A light bay horse alioiit 14 bands high.
It yeara old, and branded thus: on left
sbouliler, and -JS ou thigh, and appraised at
twenty dollars.
(ilven under my hand at Austin, Anmist 1(1.
1882. ( KHAN K BHOWN,
Connly Clerk Travlsi'ountv.
Texas State Wentiariss!
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
The leasing or tbe Texas 8 late leulteatlsrlea,
with from XAU to 14UI couvlcU, Is postponed
until r
WEDNESDAY, 12 O'CLOCK M.. NOVKM
BUH 1, 18S.
Healed orotmeais for lease of one or both
peuneuiiariea, iuviuxi until wai date.
TRANHrtJIlTATION OF CONVICTS.'
Healed proposals for transportation of con
lets Irom tbe conn tie. where seu'euceri to the
peultcutlaries, will also be received until above
date. Contract to be then swarded to tna lowest
and best bideer, iu accordance with the provi
elonsolsu set of the bVvenleenth Lcgtalaliu-e,
Oenernl Laws, chapter V7, page 108.
Each bid must lit- for s certain average amount
per capita fur li-rm of two yeara, snd am.mps
nied by at'iiarauly imna oflM O.wllb two or slots
respoullile sureiiea ard evidence of surb res
ponsibility, conditioned that the bid is imii. m
good f itb", and that tbe bl"di r will i.i r lm
contract aud lurulsb bond ol $A),um a. u tpmeit
hy law, for faithful performance ol sauif, l Ma
bid be uco-pU-d. Kiu b bid lobedirerted to) i r.
O. M. Roberts, Austin, Tesas, with endure,
ment on envi-loi, "BH Idr Conveying u.
ylcta to the Penitentiaries.'' "
The ritilitto rej.cl any and a'.l bids reserved
For further Information la n-gu1 to lease of
peultentinrlcs orlrausportatlou olconvlru ail
dreas T.J. tiuree, Hiiperlntuiideul Penitentia
ries, Uuutsville, Texas.
O. M. HOnKKTS. flovernnr.
V. K. H UIMCK, Tr-asnrer.
T. J.UOkaK. Kupt. Penitent Isn-s
Penitentiary Boaid.
Beptem ler 15, 1884. '
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i
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