Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1873 Page: 1 of 4
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tro-l S-wtuDoQ Eu:ldi2 AnKlc Teiaa.
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ja. ;.) trttic In t'm Isunreme ixl Kifral
Coi:n l Af-iiu District ("ouj-U of Travi" nd adjatr nt
n am !).. I'njincit H'-mi(n fflvcn to ml mttMf In
tnittl to oar c-sie. O'.iirc In Lirow a't UullJiiij lioU d'
Are utrvcl m-any cpponte tta J ostolLice.
in art d.twgm
f Ml. kilt.: I. EVAN'S. ATTOIIXEY AT LAW
An! in C tr. Tei. w i nrvtn tn tli SntMnM"
and Kcti-jrul C't)iirt at Antin and the lntrloCourtof
Tfuvi ami mrrtwin'lii) rmiitif. Otiire In lirown a
biil:(I;n:r rometof lii d Arc and Craztm atm-'ts.
W. M. WALTOX
JOIIX A. !!.
WAI-TOV fcEEN. ATTOB.VEVS AT LAW.
I AUHtin. 1'tXMA. practices iu oli tba ronrta In
Aat!o. jiitifl dAwly
ror.rifr;T"t.Twrti At.i ri BLAntKR. a. . rorjrri.
CU)t.iVK.U liLACKLil & rUl'NTAl.V AVToll-
I NKV!"ut Law Kl I'noo.Ti-tM. nriice in the Fed-
eral LiUtrtrt and huprt-rao i'onrta of Texaa tad Nw
Wi'xico. Lnn'1 law mnils a ip- tul?y. wtf
u. A. vona. . c. ioko.
TONO & IJN'G ATTORNEYS AXD COUNSEL-
J Oi'..-i at Law nid 8olici:ira la Equity Anntia
Tt-isx. The firm of I.ofi' 4 Oornmn havia.; bueu dia-
x!vMi bv mutual eoneeul aud M. A. Lone having aM-
clutcd wttU him hi aon. It C. Lona. wiil continue to
Jirnrsic la the Hapry-me and rrufral conn at Aavtla
nnn id nni
rh other con rt the firm tuny t rctaiucd la!
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PAVJ9 ATTOIIN'EY AT LAW. AI'STIX
T Texan aolirlia cotlertln? and Real Entara bnl-
TexaaoIiMt covert njandKcal I.Htate bnM-
. n-F from the i)roftmi(m auil iiti'iuitit. and will trac-
itrrtiiaiitiwiirtof lfavia aud aujoiningconnttea.
juixs;)!. TunHwriy
b. t. moors
A RCIIEK &" MOORE
Attorney at Law and Notary Public
Antln Tt-iH l!l practiro In the Snprme and
Fedi-ral Court at AuRt'u and in the District Courts of
Travla and BlJolnln! couutiia. -Will pay atrict atten-
tion to liiuntcd Iniid caH-a. buy and land ccrtifl-
cstca trcian9 all kinda of document oii;otlau
loana or uioiiry colli
jiiectailknidaof cluima atidatt.'iid
in any htiitedi'pnrtmi'ntK. Oftlco
st in litowa a builuiiiR. nearly or.M-
pnrniiitiy to tuininr
on ifaiia d Arc atrcct. In licowa building nearly
aite poMoOlce. . jaiiidxwly
n. a. aviTU.
. DLACKBCIS.
gMITII &!ULACKBURN
Attorneys and Connaelora at Law.
An-tin Tex. omee fn tho viiira buiidins corner of I
. onyrtni Avcnuo and Ikio d'Arc utrwla
anndJkwtf
BSTUKI. COOPWOOU
W. Ii. WALLACI
Lalo of Austin.
QOOPWOOD & WALLACE
; ATTOIlXBrS AT LAW
Ettlt Puj Maverick county Toxa.
July SO-tvtf
JAHCl W. MKUCOAOK UeTAVI COOK
JJENDERSON AND COOK ' .
ATTOnSIiVS AT LAW
HOt'STOy TEXAS. aepSSwly
JSirOttTANT TO LAND OWNERS.
LAVncncz & clarke
ILEAL ESTATE AGENTS .
Ifava fMnbllHhed A-ncIe In 8t. Lonln Chicago and
Nrw Yoric for tho rule of Ttxa land. Having met
iro urx-ijxx-ted auroras In their efforts to indutu cup-
llailntato liiTeit In our land. we wlah to obtain con-
trol I of rood land with ix-rfect tilfc to tilac thx-m
uponaald marki-tn. Anyone having land for aalacan
. obtain the bvncfll of ouraervlcca by forwardrns? to aa
drm-riptlvc 1ml wllh 1'owiim of Attorney and cr-
ti lira to from the Clerks of District Courts that auid
lands aro free from encumbrance by mortgage Jud
luctit or Hen and that the titles are perfect.
. i'or furtUer lufurinf''n r -illy to '
LAWil-VK A CLARKE
" ' . lical Estate Aviita
Auittin Teiuf.
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113. STILES & WISE
Oppf)iite Avctino TTotel
M.iUi-fiK'.iun yuuruDU'ed
Austin' Tcxa..
anlT UAwly
U. 0. T. EOARDMAN
ornnATE-j wiTn thk latest '-''.- '
improvements. Ture Mirous Oxlda 'X '""
(aa alininlHirp! for ttu patnlcsa x
triw-lin of Tcotli.
Artiliclal Teeth hmerted from one t
full aet .natural la cxprv-Hsluu acrloabla and durubiu
f lc tc
oillcj next door lolow Caatkman's store tip otalrs
Nijfn- Ave'iuo.- JalO AAw if
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n. JonNsoN
Grral Land:and Collection Agent
BURXET TEXAS. '
Attends to jt!i'S taxes locatln? lanln examining
title t to. Order fur s'trveyinij promptly Cllivl.
Hr.raitKWt! Henry 8ampou. liitlventon; lienrirk
t- rucier Waco; it. ii. i.;in. llouctouj C. It Johns
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c.i:m:i:ii il l.indaclst
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Will eIv prompt pcrsonitl atetlwi to the sale
and p n of lnd on convmiiioa. Will exaanuia
bind til ie make stirvcs' and lia any ainl all ttuid
buiiei rumiHtt'd to lim car.
Kerers to tho i-trlF.-i! .f La Grange or will plve
cjHS tiU refervnccs If UeircJ. aprtl woiaix
tlKXttT BKNDnilKS.
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JJENUY IIENDinCXS & CO.
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WTIinLY DEMOCRATIC
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VOL III.
tuat rx.sz: COL" to EE EXrECTEXJ
In another column wc republish aa ex
tract frcta the 2fat tonal 2-i-v-.":n pu-
lLhcd ct Washington August 4. Tie Lc
fuUkmu tic acknowledged crgaa of the
aJmjni3trs.tioa and nothing enters its col
umna tat what U thoroughly approved of
?o tv r.ruvf r'rrp. Sn. to read the article
1 referred to Governor Davis had a very un
enYiible reception given him by those whom
i hehaa been bowin? to for vear3- Eut no
matter wat sycophancy fce may have re
I sorted to m the role of duty to Iwidicausm
. . . .
I he has pursued in lexaa ne im tiicnere.
a3 at home failed to imbue any one except
those he ha3 maintained upon tie public
pap at his disposal with any thing but re
ret. In his recent visit to Washington it
could not fail to be very evident to every
one that duplicity was his forte. He left
Texas under color of authority it is truek
tn anil bonds for the State of Texas but we
charge it and arc ready to prove it that
this was obtained by him through nothing
more than a regular system of daplicity
and while he was absent -wc pro
dieted that hia effort to aell.bqndj would
bo a most signal failure. Through a system
of lovr cunning he secured tne color or au
thority under which he left Texas pretend
ingly to sell these bonds and with sucli a
beginning his coarse after departure was
by no means surprising; Instead of going
to New York he proceeded to Washington
I with the purpose of manipulating . federal
positions for his fnends in Texas. After
bcin- snubbed and disgracing the name of
I .nmnr . n(r. r;n U tr4ilft Indian3 for
UUViilUA U J vmx.a.0 -
0r;CPa he nrocceded to IJew i.ork wun n
hail Tiamo rendered still more. ouioun anu
j presented himself among financial men
fresh fiom and full to the. brim of Lis dis
appointments at Washington.; -AY as it at all
natural that 6uch a man would secure the
confidence of financiers! As the Republican
truthfully says "there were reasons cou-
necied with the rcputatipn of tlic negotia-
. r -t
tion which induced the I ew X ork capitalists
to reject all offers of the bonds."-' The New
York capitalists1 too" did not know how-
Davis had used parties in Texas to further
his schemes; how the Legislature had
passed the bill authorizing the Governor to
sell bonds but how it was understood at the
Biime time he giving assurances to that ef-
fect that he would appoint a financial man
to sell the bonds t how he used a certain
party until that party hail obtained assur-
ances from bankers that he. could then sell
bonds in New York at ninety or ninety-five
cents on tho dollar and now so soon as this
intelligence was received -ho (Davis) deter-
mined to go on sell the bonds himself; and
secure to him and his friends the manipula-
tion of tho money arising from such sale.
Had he gone direct to -New York
and devoted himself to ;. this business
alone it is' very probable - that he
might . have reaped some benefit from
the fruit- of another's labor. But hot
so; the man's ungovernable propensity to do
wrong led him first to Washington where
lie devoted himself to a disgraceful squab-
ble almut federal patronngo and then after
an ignominious defeat he went to Wall
street to play the financier. ". Financier in-
deed. And thus the capitalists of New York
thought. Ilad Governor Davis acted as the
Legislature anticipated sent a financial
agent in whom that body had already ex
pressed reliance to New York the bonds
would have been now sold and .the money
long since placed in the treasury to the ben
efit not of the friends of .Mrv Davis but
generally to that of the creditors of Texas
But directly thereby hangs tho talc of du
plicity which we have uow but glanced at
Davis hoped to havexlesired what ho pleased
at Washington and througu the assurance
obtained by another party1 he confidently
expected to obtain money to be also nsed at
his pleasure. " .
TUB SVPIIEJIE COITUT WAIt.
Wednesday morning according to post-
ponement the Maney trial was .to come oil
beforo the Supremo Court at ten o'clock.
The court room was again crowded by tho
bar and visitors who had been led there to
witness the proceedings in this novel case.
It! was perfectly evident again however
that there was a very serious misunderstand-
ing outside. ". At clcveit o'clock all of the
justices entered tho court room aud pro-
ceeded to take their scats upon the bench
Judge-Ogdcn occupying the" chair of chief
justice. After the reading of the minute's
of the day before Justice Ogden said there
was no use any .longer to. disguise the fact
that serious misunderstandings did exist
between them in regard to the position of
Justice Evans who he was satisfied had no
longer any right to exercise authority as a
judgo upon that bench. Justice Evans then
set forth as positively that lie considered
his right a3 ono of the judges of the Su-
preme Court as undoubted until his place
was filled by another and that he would
fully insist upon this right. Justice Walker
explained that though not entirely satisfied
in regard to the -tight of Judge Evans he
conceived it was most proper at least for
Judge Evana to remain in his position until
his successor was appointed. The chief
justice then announced that no further
business
court ui
br hi:
WOuhl
be entertained by the
firit daT of SoDtember.
util the
h time
tho diir.culties under
w Licit tact were now l-diorin' w.-inl.t. Vic
hoped Ihj settled. The court was then ad-
journed until the day named. Immediately
after its adjournment a writ cf h iueo'-j-uxl
signed by Judgo Wa-ker and returnable to
Judges Ogden and Wo Ike r was i;?nod ia
favor cf Ilerrj Jlasey and he waj dis-
charged ca Mi own rcce-niyance until the
i.A v ii.-T ei j
-cr.
The u....cu.".ies under which the Supreme
Cnri is row k!onr.g could hive been
aveided had the Covcrscr ptrformcvl las
duty under the c:rcu:r.-t.::ccs. Wo think
thr.t the trm cf Jv !je Rvius beyend a
V.' t at an end.' Th Cnijtitutionclcaily
tl -h i'..-.'.f i ; .n ihla ni-tter u:id tho c!d
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grounds for the belief that as he and A'
exauder drdrcd hlra to renai.i there awhile
longer for personal iaotives he was simply
over-persuaded that his rights as iuJe stl
existed. Itha3 at least been inconvenicn
for Davis to appoint some one in his place.
and we have no doubt it will still remain
inconvenient for bin to appoint until after
the meeting of the Dallas Convention.'. Wc
have no doubt a dozen or more influential
men in the Republican party have ft promise
of that judgeship and it would not be pol
icy to show duplicity in this matter until
after they have all given him their support in
consequence of this promise.". ' The wav
of the transgressor is hard." -
WHAT
WE K.KOW ABOUT
GRAXGE9.
THE
The Grange system so lately inauguratetl
in the United States but having already
grown beyond precedent m the - history
organizations is occupying a great part o
the public consideration! ." The system' is
yet so new that in this State at least. bu
little is known of it. It is a secret organi
zation of the producing classes and th
first party of its natnre ever attempted in
this country. . In existence ju this country
but a very short while" it already. numf-
bcrs its millions and so far as we are able
to sec has as yet admitted nothing like sec-
tionalism into its organization. : This asset
tion is probably untrue to a.ccrtain - extent
but the exception is one undoubtedly in ijs
favor. The Granges did not .originate" Vi
New England nor do they meet with ca
couragement there.:-. Certainly: .'a cold
shoulder turned rpon the . Isystem ; ip
that puritanical ' and cismaticaT quartel
speaks a word in fayor of it; . These assoV
ciations number at present over fivo.thoul
sand scattered mainly ; throughout thd
Middle Western and Southern States" and!
represent the bone and sinew of the land.
The purpose of the organization seems to be
the protection mainly of the farming inter-
ests. The farmers as a class 'have hereto-
fore made no attempt to "control legislation
and hence have to a great extent become
the packs - and beasts of -burden of bond-
ocracy office holders and- political :.piratc3.
They are opposed to grasping monopolies
and in . favor of. a reduction;. in. tariffs
cheaper transportation and & more perfect
qualization; of trade;.' hence one - of the
reasons why '. it meets ' with' earnest " oppo-.
6ition in Now.-; England where ' there
is th j greatest concentration ot such .forces.
lie Granges of Kansas in their latccemvien-
tion in expressing themselves upon railroads
say i-. "Itistho duty of the i legislature under
the constitution to provide fox a unifona and
equal rate of assessment and taxation and
wo call upon the legislature to assess rail
roads as fann9 are assessed" according "to
value regardless of income" Again they
say : "In view of the fact that a great por
tion of the people of our State who labor the
hardest are unable to pay taxes which have
become a burden grievous to; be borne we.
arc in favor of the strict honest and econo
mical administration pf -pur. national and
State governments and of a reduction of
the salaries and fees of nil National State
and county officers. .
W c suppose Granges will bo organized in
this State as elsewhere though there is not
that necessity for their existence hero : as
seems to be the case in other "portions of the
country where high taxes' and other causes
proeiucc ;. tnem... ..inert are ot.; course
dangers consequent ipon the movement.
Though "it is the aim to correct many fla-
grant abuses designing ami dangerous men
will use all ; their efforts; to. gain influence
within the organization to further their am
bition nntl aims. Political speculators and
habitual office-seekers Will' do all in their
power to insinuate themselves into the con-.
fldence of the Granges but if in earnest and
working really for the good and advance
ment of the . country; these ' men will
be thrown aside. If intelligence-' and
reason control them . it.: is most possi
ble that much good can - bo effected
through the organization: ' but 'there
is certainly danger of the reverse; It is
proposed to exert a more determinate influ-
ence over federal legislation and - conse
quently the headquarters of the organiza
tion are to be immediately . removal' to
Washington City where this influence can
be more readily exerted and a more perfect
supervision of the organization maintained.
The Granges are already very powerful and
we hopo to see beneficial resulta brought
about through their influence. : .' .-:. .. ;
ONE CACSE. OF HARD TIJIESi
From every part of the State wc hear
complaints alout hard times and it has be
come in fact one of the evils of this par
ticular season each year. Every summer we
arc revolved into a State of distress caused
by the absence of money and the consequent
dullness of trade. The Xcics in speaking
of the same subject as bearing nupleasantly
upon Ualveston just now states it as a fact
that this season at least one million of dol-
lars will bo spent by tho citizens of that
place in pasttime and pleasures ia the
Northern States. Now this would not bo so
objectionable if there was a mutal exchange
of fcuch a thlug between the people of : the
two sections. If while Southern people go
North to avoid heated summers Northern
people would come among us in tho winter
to escape the severities of their cold sea-
sons the case would le a very different one.
There would then be a mutual exchange
aud what Cowed out from among us at one
time. would return nt another. '-While Gal-
veston squanders a miHion of mosey in this
way our own little city gets rid likewise of
no inconsiderable sum. A large number cf
tho citizens of Austin are spending the sum-
mer North. Whole families go there and
to do this large sums cf money are taken
out from among us to bo spent ia a way for
which there can be no return.
Wc know it is hard
pleasures cjn-c-.;v.cr.t upon
but ia Texas there are the !
sucli v course
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and
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retre.
mid
so'.'.tud where in t:rv.c with
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AUSTIN TEX.VS THURSDAY AUGUST -21 1S73.
cnort3. to cake Texas iu every respect
compare with ary country on the face cf the
globel' -"Let . us. change the unnecessary
course which is now resorted to and hero
after not so much complaint will be ic&de
about hard times during the summer. '
THE PnOPOSED AERIAL TRIP
. ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
Wise is making rapid strides toward the
omplction of all arrangements for hi3 great
"balloon enterprise. Before a great while
he will be prepared with a respectable num-
ber of companions to start on his air trip
aero3 the Atlantic. lie 13 confident of
success and many scientific men uphold
him in his reasoning in regard to a very de
cided easterly current which' will carry
him safely across the waters to European
shores. The only danger as he thinks is
about the elevation where the temperature
may be so low as to endanger life. lie has
rrrcat experience as a balloonist a cool and
calculating judgment and is full of buoy-
anc nope. It 13 an iaca wnicu uas oiien
a v . t e.
been discussed this passage of oceans and
ocntintnts in balloons or air ships and the
matter has met-with derision and every
drawback ; and who knows but what Wise
is indeed about to demonstrate to us that"
the thing is practicable. Columbus
met with about as much encourage-
ment when he started out to discover
anew world. The steam engine was con-
sidered one of tho absurdities of a former
age ; and Morse went begging in vain from
the United States to Europe to find some one
to place confidence in hi3 proposition to con
trol tho electric elements. Forty thousand
dollars was in the end all the government of
th? United States would risk in such a haz-
ardous undertaking one that was soon to
revolutionize the whole worlJ. Wc do not
say that Wise is going to revolutionize the
world but who knows what we are just on
tho eve of through his enterprise probably
another real wonder of this most progrcs:
sivc of ajres.
HARRIS
COUNTY RADICALS A5D
THE GERMANS.
They have had an amusing Radical con
vention in Harris county. The convention
for nominating . delegates to the Dallas con-
vention.' met on the night of the eleventh.
The heroea of the convention it seems were
Richard Allen col.) and C. C. Gillespie.
ho first 'wns in favor - of Tnwy and the
fecond opposed to him. While the contest
. " . 'a t a . .
was going on between tnese two uguta 01
Radicalism; about the only sensible- man
present a colored preacher named. Stewart
made the remark that.it was best to use
caution for he would say that the colored
people 'resembled pigs that they would
not follow the bread wagon only so long
as the crumbs rolled out" and we have no
doubt the colored race begin to suspicion
that about the last crumbs are falling.'
Allen was triumphant and carried : his
points in favor of Tracy who is among the
list of delegates to Dallas. The only Ger-
man present was one Rottenstein ; who
though his name was recommended by the
committee for policy's sake as a delegate
wa3 " afterwards stricken from the list and
an ex-school supervisor Parker put in his
stead. The Mercury regrets the' ; slight
shown the Germans but wc think the
slight was on the other side and it is cer
tainly : very creditable to the German citi-
zens of Ilarris county that they did not per-
mit themselves to be caught in such a gath
ering.
REFLECTIONS UPON OCR MEETING
.-. ' '. i SATURDAY. - - .7
The precinct meeting yesterday was one
of the largest we have ever seen convened
in this place. Every Democrat seemed to
have taken a lively interest in participating
and a representation not only from this
city but from all parts of the precinct in
the county was present. The tone of the
convention proves to ua what we have here
tofore asserted with confidence that the
rule of Democracy in the present canvass is
to be unity. Opinions in regard to the
mode and manner of conducting the con-
vention were freely expressed but every
difference immediately and without any
trouble was overcome and the body went
earnestly to work. No factious resolutions
no disposition to broach disturbing ques-
tions was showa. It was an earnest gath-
eringof men each one showing that an im-
portant and vital work was . before him.
Such a gathering . with the disposition it
evinced was an ample evidence that vic-
tory is certain. But while victory is cer-
tain no laggards will present themselves
no drones will hang around tho Democratic
camps. The fact is fully realized that for
many ninny long years the people have had
no privilege oi choting for themselves menaa
ofiicers in whom thev can confide aud trust.
They have been passing through an era in
which official depravity and corruption in
high places have becathe order of the day.
Lift liberty and property have had none
of these sacred guards thrown around
them which in the pure old by-gone days
was a rule ckstly observedi It is the fond
hope that we arc now alout to institute such
a penoa again. People are again stizing
with a determination upon the pure doc-
trines which closely observed at that time
led to such results. Not only here but
throughout the broad hind the people are
raising the trusted banner of Democracy
determined to follow it to success. It is to
be a struggle between purity and demorali-
zation in which the former though for a
long time through force triumphant will
now be speedily overcome. With such prin-
ciples and trusty men as candidates there is 1
for Democrats in the future but one word i
sucees?.
THE CANDIDATES.
It is a noticeable fact that while the dif
ferent Radical cliques are squabbling about
wnica snaa control nomination-! or how
the candidacy for duces must be distribu-
ted amcn them. tho.s reuth-mea who
here tot
r.:a cs Democratic candidates are
rcprc:ntativcj of no w;r.g. They desire
toUf.-nie the c?.r.dil:.tes f.-r ofUccs crdr
the sectba
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DEMOCRATIC FKOCEEDEV'CS AT
I PRECICT SO. 2.
A meeting of the Democrats of . Prccinc
No. S was hell ia the City Hall Austin
August 16. J. II. Denton Esq. chairman
of the Precinct Executive Committee ca'ded
the meeting to order. .
Upon motioa of J. B. : Morns H. E.
Shelley was chosen secretary and G. L.
Robertson assistant secretary whereupon
C. O. SoUelle introduced resolutions provid
ing for primary elections on Monday the
eighteenth inst. for county ofiicers.
1
J. W Robertson oHered the followins
resolution as a substitute ;
LesolMiV That this meeting do now pro
ceed bv ballot to determine the preference
of the Democracy of this precinct for the
following county officers to bo elected at
the coram'? election :
!l. For sheriff: 2. for district clerk: 3
for county treasurer; 4. for justice of the
peace for Precinct No. 2.
Uu'solcfU runner mat every Democratic
and Conservative voter residing in this pre
cinct and who will be a qualified voter
tlicrcof at the next election be entitled to
cast his ballot in this meeting . for one per
son for each of said otace3.
lUAml further. That after the first bal
lot if no choke be had only the two per-
sons receiving the highest number of votes
for any of said offices shall be balloted for
thereafter - .......
limitxd further. That a majority of all
the votes cast shall be necessary to a choice
J2colcal further. That the delegates to
the county convention shall be instructed
tofvote in said convention as shall be deter
mined by said ballot. " - - ' . -
resolved further. That - three places of
balloting be opened ana mat trie cnair ai
pcfint two judges and one. clerk for each
place" and that the result of each voting
Iace shall be reported to tne secretary of
his meetiur by the judges ' and that the
final result shall be declared by the chair.
JCesoivca J-'triuer i nat tnose receiving a
majority oi all the votes cast for any of
aid offices snail pc acciarca tne cnoice oi
this convention. - - - -
G. W; G. Browne Esq. offered the fol-
lowing resolution as a substitute for the
whole I- - v : .--"" -;
HesolceJ; That this meeting proceed to
the election of delegates to the county con-
vention to be elected by the voters-of Pre-
cinct No. 2 and that this meeting then ad-
journ till ncxt.'Wedncsday morning at 8
o'clock at' which: time a primary election
by the voters. f the precinct for county
and precinct officers shall be held by judges
to be appointed by the chairman . of this
meeting the hindmost candidates to : be
dropped till some one has a majority of the
votes. . ...
; Mr. Browne's resolution was laid upon
the table whereupon Mr. SpRello withdrew
his lesolutiona- and the resolutions of Col.
Robertson were adopted with the following
amendment offered by W. M. Walton : . .
Eesolted That this meeting select twenty-
five delegates to the county convention to
meet in this city on the twenty-third inst.
'" "A committee of five was then appointed
consisting of Messrs. W; M. Walton R. A.
Rutherford J. R.' Billingsley Giles Bur-
ditt and' JV T. .'Miller to recommend the
Hames of twenty-five citizens of the pre-
cinct as delegates to the county convention.
The committee recommended the following
gentlemen' who' were unanimously elected :
Louis Ilorst ' Alf. ' II. Robinson W. M.
Walton R. A." Rutherford' Alfred ' Smith
J. W. Robertson J. A. Green P. DeCor-.
dova N; G. Shelley Fayette Miller Giles
Burditt E. W. Holler Patterson A. R.
Morris Richard Rilev Steele Mathews John
Coleman T. B. Wheeler F. Dohme Walter
Tips - Ed.; Christian John Young - Wm
Von Rosenberg J. M. Denton and John
Cardwell.-. .1 ' ."..'. .: j
Uoon adoption of the report of the com
mitt.ee the following names were added to
the delegation: . J. Ji. larrcll John Kosen
crreen Jacob Ramery and IL'Morano..
The chairman then announced the follow-
ing appointments as judges and clerks of
the election to-wit : - ror box io. l ll.
Ilirschfield and J C. -Minter judges; E
nlffby clerk. For box No. 2 P. DeCor
dova; and John H. Green judges; J A
Costa clerk. For box No. 3 Louis Ilorst
and W. N. Hardeman judges; Nat Jack
son clerk. . ; ; ; .... .
Thereupon nominations being in . order
the following were made:. ;'.'. .. ' '
For Sheriff Geo." B. Zimpclman Dennis
Corwln and W. A-. Pitts: . "."'
For . District Clerk rFrank ' Brown and
Leigh Chalmers. ' ' - - - . -
' . County Treasurer A. J. Jernigan.
For Justice of the Peace - Precinct
No. 2 J.; W. Smith G. W.- G. Browne
and N. S; Rector. '
The ballot being taken resulted as fol-
lows: ' ; :: ":. .; i
. . rort snEiuriv;
Geo. B. Zimpclman. . .. .... ... .-i . . . .434
Dennis Corwin. . .: i . ..... . -w. :'. 54
W- A. Pitts ......;. . 35
' FOB DISTKICT CLERK. .
Frank Brown. . . . . . .'. .407
Leigh Chalmers. . ... ........' 50
. COUNTY TREASUREK. : '
A. J. Jernigan...'.'. .'....' . I .513
FOR JCSTICE OF THE -TEACE
j. w. Smith.. .:;..:..'.
G. W. G. Browne .
N. S. Rector. . . . . ;.:':.;. ;'...' i:. . .
r..200
. . C3
..1G3
The chairman of the meeting announcing
the result declared G. B. Zimpclman hav-
ing received a majority of all the votes of
the meeting for sheriff; Frank Brown for
district clerk; A. Jj Jernigan for. county
treasurer and J. W. Smith for justice of the
peace as tho choice of the Democrats of
Precinct No. 2 for their officers respectively
and the delegates appointed by thi3 meet-
ing to tho county convention are therefore
instructed to cast their votes accordingly.
On motion the meeting then proceeded
to the election of a precinct executive com-
mittee of three and J. W. Robertson Thos.
E. Sneed and J. M.' Denton were elected. '
On motion of Col. Robertson the choice
of the meeting for county and precinct offi-
cers was made unanimous. . " . ''
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.-" ' '
. . J. 21. 'Destos Chairman. '
II. E. SlIELLtT ' - . J Cy- ' ' .
Geo.
. ROEEBTSOX
We are constantly receiving communica
tions recommending certain men for official
honors. It has been our established rule to
publish none of these and we "shall stick
closely to it. Too many of these communi-
cations tre written by interested parties
who hepe io profit by the procuring of such
publications. Those pecially desiring it
ia the future can get such articles published
as advertisements at re
rate9 in cash.
lar advertising
EvESTtler.e any dlscoas breaks out among
the cattle ia the. Northern States it is at-
tributed to the importation of Texas stock.
And yet the imported stock do net L ivc the
disease and the cf-.ttle ia Texas have noto-
riously been more free cf dlsea-c than any
where else in the Union.
T112 New York
Vienna show that
part cf the gre .t
ru-.'.rr'.'d ia the first
r-.ir$ report
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in the end
DEMOCRATIC FROCEE3INCS AT
PRECINCT NO. 4.
In pursuance of notice the Democracy of
Precinct No. 4 met in convcttion at Eerry-
man's mills" at 12 5t." Auru?t 18 1ST3.
The xneetinof having been called to order
Mr.'M. C. Nuchol3 was chesea pre
ildent
and W. C. Walsh isecretary. ------- -
Tlie object of the meeting having beta
explained the convention proceeded to ex-
press a preference for the various county
officers- . Th names Of Geo.' B.' Zimpelmaa
and Dennis Corwin having been presented
the convention proceeded to vote by divid
ing on the jrrounds.' -
The first vote resulted as follows: " "
Zimpclman . . ... . . . . . .-. ... ; . I . '. .8$
Corwin. . . . . ....... . ... '. 49
Whereupon Zimpclman was declared the
first choice of the convention. .
District clerk being next in order the
name3 oi Frank Brown and Leigh Chal-
mers were presented votinjr. ccain by divis
ion the result was : . .:..
F. Brown ... I ... . i.. ..'.'......... .93
L. Chalmers.... 13
A. J. Jernigan was then hoscn unani
mously as county treasurer and John Camp
bell county surveyor. " .
dominations for justice of the peace of
Precinct No. 4 being' text ia Order' the
namcj . cf Gen. Wm. pelhara Richard
Youn;r. John C Wilson E. S.. Berry and
James Turley were presented. The first
Hot resulted as iollows:
Young :;.:...::..... -.. '. .... :. I. .74
Pelham .-. ..4.-.. . . .... .33
Wilson. - ....... . .. ... . . ; 14
Oldham.. .-. .". 8
Berry .... .'. .... . .'. . ..'.'..". . ..... ... 4
Turley v. ;':.-.. .:.".-;..'."..-.i-.v.4
Youn havinc: received a majority of all
the votes cast was declared the choice of
the convention. . r '
Tho election of delegates being next in
order the following were selected:
Precinct No. 17 John T. Lmley W. C
Walsh J. II. Zivcly nd M. C. Nucholi
Precinct No. 18 W. C. Lury W Iw Da
vis B. Milam A. Thurmond and W Pel-
ham. ". "'. - . . " ." i
Precinct No. 19 George Hcssner-James
atten Jasper llalford and n. McClure. - .
Precinct No. 20 F. Frietag W-. 8; John
son W. L. Yound and S. B. Morgan. .. .
1 he following resolution . having . then
been adopted the convention adjourned r j
' He it resolved btt the - JJaneraey cf reo-
cinet ' Ko. 4 in contention iassciiibled .That
we pledge ourselves to sustain to the best
of our ability the nominees of the Travis
County Convention to wluch we have" to
day nominated delegates. ' ' 1 1 ' - .-.
- il. ki. XNtrcnoLSjU'resident.. '
W. C. Walsh Secretary;.;. v; . c . j f
Nor an independent Democratic candidate
was elected at the Tate election in Kentucky.
The regular Democratic candidates swept
the field. And so it will be in every instance
in this State. - Let us select pura men " and
work faithfully in the canvasa and victory
will perch upon our .banners in almost every
county. '.. ".'"' . . - i
Major Das. A. VEiTCHj associate editor
of the Jefferson DaI7y Democrat is dead.
The Democrat has maintained a high posi
tion and this is attributable in a great de
gree to the able manner in which Major
eitch performed his editorial duties.
It is not only certain that Governor Davis
will not make an appointment - in place of
Judge Evans before the action of the Dallas
convention but if ho ia nominated by that
convention that he will hold the matter m
abeyance until after the election. . The nn
mcrons men to . whom he ; confidentially
promised the honor ahold all -be kept as
friends until after: December. ; Then we
may -look out for a few more; "disappointed
marplots.'! ' . - .... .
We have been sent a premium list for the
second annual fair of the North Texas Ag
ricultural Mechanical and Stock Ass6cia:
tion to be awarded at the fair to lxj held at
Dallas commencing September 30 The
premiums arc numerous liberal1 and extend
to almost every branch of trade and indus
try. Everything indicates that the fair will
be a grand success. ' '
-We think that injustice ia done the Gov
crnorin hnputing sinister motives of bargain
and sale from which he hoped to obtain the
removal of some of his enemies from omce
by the release of Santanta and Big Tree.
- We refer the Xeict to tho expressions jof
Grant's' 'own organ the Washington RcpnJ-
Ikfin of iVugust which article wo repub-
lished two days since. I .. 1 .
. TnE Treasury Department intends calling
in the. live-dollar pieces struck in 1872
of which date - there is a very dangerous
counterfeit in circulation . one which it ' ia
very difficult for the. best judges to detect.
This coin though a counterfeit contains
il 50 of pure gold. The government issue
of that year was only $50000 ... j ...
Wuy is it that the Journal in commenting
upon the-' back payahdlJias not a word
to say alout the host of Republicans who
voted for the bill and not one word of cen-
sure against Grant who was in favor of the
bill signed it and 'made a giab thereby of
$25000 a year extra?
.'An' ; exchange says with a gool deal of
reason 'We. believe the farmers would
accomplish more by holding their power in
rserve and thus compelling the two exist-
ing political parties to bring out their best
men as candidates for office. . ;
From every part of the State we receive
intelligence cf the Democracy moving in
earnest. Let every force which can be
brought to bear b used and Texas will
certainly obtain the relief so much needed.
Nominate good men and they will be elected.
Tug catalogue of the Waco University
situated at Waco is before us. The pamph-
let shows a fine attendance of scholars dur-
ing the last term.
Flov.xiis for Wixter. Those who
wiehfora good supply cf window . flowers
lor next winter should commence r rc ara-
tions about the end cf July. The Chinese
primrose cineraria i:.Ic"."'r ttc hlysvetn
and other desirable t.-!an:s fhould b sown
in pots end kept in a 1 f::--.3 CLt:I thev
cw. -I";t .e-i.c f..a w:fi the.-? lutl-
lel i.Ur.ts l.y t-o- Ir- t-o I u. Tl. wilII
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nay not be out cf place; all the" rl:ei so
that -this county does net often find a s-r-ok?
man for it in your columns though tribu-
mrj xo Ausiin and a generous patron of the
fcTATKSMAX.
.-Irosts grasshopper aud dry weather
have cut crops" somewhat short this year.
ton has been planted. . If however what I
have seen be a criterion by which to judre
of its producing caimcitv this section is
well adapted to cotton and the worm has
never uwn aiiuwii. t riuutes aim iruu
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good people of Austin have probably never
eaten finer El Paso onions or more delicious
caches than were sent to their market from
this county. Fruit la very scarce this year.
as is tho caso generally.
- Iho nunc is uncxcclletl in the btutc and
is unusually line. This curly mcsquitc.
very similar to the buffalo grass of tho
prairie does not ury up and blow away in
winter but cures like bar. Animals kern
fat all the year. Beeves nttaia that soud
condition that tells on the scales which
one seldom sees in the lower country. Tliis
section has been well nigh drained of cattle
and presents a line field to tho stockraiscr
A better country for horses cannot easily bo
found but the Indians have almost put a
stop to that branch of stockraisin" : one
that should be a source of great revenuo to
tne country l'ersons unaccustomed to tho
frontier havellitle idea what a great draw-
back upon its pfOjperity and improvement
are these red marauders. After tho moon
i toi;u . uiv ursi tjuaner uorstis must oc
stabled or tied close to the houses
or the chances arc three out of
five in the morning will find them
missing. Though the moon has - not
yet reached the full one party has been in
killed Mr. Phillips on Cherokee and passed 4
out with about fifty head of horses wortlj
between f 1500 and 2000. Two or three
. . a x. .ii . i a
moons BTO. iney stoie near a inousanu aol -
lars' worth from the immediate vicinity fcf
the town... Month after month and yehr
after year these people have been robbed
ef their property and still receive no e-
dress. The Comptroller s.vrs no section rf
ia Rlotn in mirn nrnmnt in navmunt
...w ..v. bmav. j .v...'v . inj uiub n
taxes than the frontier; but neither the
TTnit.l Rtnta nnr tho Stitrt irnromni.iri
p-ives them that nrotortion w-hif fi kIiohM lk
With a little more ruin late corn will return Jus'icr3 should be 1 1 :! hj
a goer yield and in any event I presume Jcxu l'''
enough will be made for home use. -The plied to t'-is t"tf : 1 ' '
grasshoppers destroyed tho 'wheat crop of the five indices shov" iV
which was very promising. But little cot- of iht ntvr-.i
n i -- -
common burdens.' -Tlie tries of their women
and children hunied off to a captivity worse
than death and the blood of their slaugh-;
1
tcrcd brethren call loudly for relief. The
have looked in vain to the United Stat
government and have ceased to expect aid
from that source. Will their own State al-
ways refuse them protection! Taxation
without protection is tyranny . Will th
Statesman help them to present their"
claims before the next Legislature in such
a manner as munt gain relief? '
It has been my fortune to have visited a
Considerable portion of the frontier and
very - rarely has any country presented
greater inducements to the immigrant. Land
can be obtained at fair rates and of excellent
quality. Many farms on spring branches
can be irrigated and such produce certain
and abundant crops. Pecan and elm abound
and in some. places - cedar. Rock is every
where to be found. The character of the
population is exceptionally good. The mail
bag shows that they keep posted not only
in agriculture and stock raising but in the
general ;. news . and literature of the day.
There are two schools in the town with a
total of seventy scholars. Aside from
charges connected with the cattle business
there is said to bo very little business on the
criminal docket. ; .
. When the Indians are driven Permanently
beyond her borders which the building . of
the. Texas Pacific will accomplish Snn Saba
must improve rapidly and realize the bright
future now opening before her. . ;
The mail ndcr from Llano brings the re-
port of a fight between eight whites and
sixteen Indians. . Two of the w hites held
horses the others charged and five Indians
were seen to drop from their horsc3 at the
first round. "The Indians then charged but
the whites held their ground wounding in
all. ten Indians killing two and capturing
all their horses blankets etc. The Indians
were armed with new Spencer rifles. Four
of the-whites were wounded of whom it is
feared two will die. T. P.
Communicated. - J
Elcctlou of Juktlcca of the 1'cace. '
William Alexander by the grace of
Governor E. J. Davis Attorney General of
the State of Texas has seen fit to give an
opinion upon TTTe7subjecTof the election of
justices of the peace so repugnant to every
principle of law and common sense and the
effect of which if followed by the action of
the civil authorities in holding the election
will lc so pernicious and lead to such disas-
trous results that to take the advice of the
Galveston Nctfiwj iitLinj upon the au?ja t
receive the opinion of William Alexander
as authority final and conclusive would be
to compromise tho .rights and interests of
the people and to throw tho whole financial
interests of the State into confusion ; create
litigation letwcen contending candidates
the one K.rhaps receiving the highest num-
ber of votes in the precinct and the other
perhftp9the majority over him in the county
athirirc; parties litigant pleading to the
jurisdiction and authority of a justice ujn
the ground that some other candidate had re-
ceived a majority of .votes over him ia hi3
precinct.
In fact there would be no calculating
(he evils that would result if the opinion of
WiUiuni Alexander is to betaken as the law
of the land and the Com.titution and the
statutes pa&hed ia j.'Ursuar.re of it tre to be
abrogated and held for n.vesght. But let iu
see what the Constitution and ti.e statute
laws say upon the mr.ttf r:
Section 19 Art. o. of the Constitution
reads as follows: "There kh;dl be ch.-cted
ia each county by t lie fjiiahtled voters there-
of at wi'vy Ve dlrt. Ud li Liir ilvc j ' cf
the peace; one of whom shall rt-i ' f.fU.r!
his election at the county tci.t; and r.ct
more than cue of said . j-n-ticc hall to a
re'-.ident of the same ja-.iiccs precinct "etc.
OW it may le fc.l:u;tte.l a 2u. V. i.hLtn
Alexand'-r cfrt-nds that the word "t'.a.re-
cf" as used ia this article applle to all the
qualified vot?rs cf the county bet it Co-:
not fu'dow thfst o'l the qned.'e ; I vet is of
the county are to vcic for e-tch cf tho fe
y:icp. II it h.vi bci-a lctcr-.d-M by the
convention th worlirg of the CV.".ltn-
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best -cotisTitut i er.e.l la'rr
have by this law .'-. i a I
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would probably have tx; .
The convention done I
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nor the other but very w ist
J legislature to prescrite the tn.i
I election.
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i 'jui w .rt-.if. i:iiPria. o
the people of the State and thould be v
auu thoroughly canvasved by the press a:: 1
by tho legal fmteruity ia order that a e : -rect
interpretation of the Coti-tituth a i.e. !
the law may lc arrived at and th it v.ni-
fonniiy of action may be had thrm ehort
the State by the ct'.Icers whtso dr.tv'it i
to order and hold the elect ior;..
The Galveston A-- seems t. think thst
tho opinion of William Alexander bt ce:..f
he happens to hold tho appointment of At-
torney General is conclusive of the cues-
tions involved and will "be received nt t i-
thority." Now it is submitted that Mr. Ui.haia
Alexander can neither m.tka a contitut; n.
or laws for tho State of Texas: nd th-it
his opinions as Attornev General or r.th.. r-
wise aro of no more binding for roon t!.-
ofiicers or people than the opinion of any
other well-read lawyer iu tho State and ore
of no force whatever unless sustained bv
sound logic and the well-settled rrinc ii ! s "f
1 law
I Th Texaa Troubles.
I lrow lliC WaWnton Natlou4 n'iml'll-aa. An. j
( Governor Divis has returned to Texas
oaving failed to accomplish the obj-jct of
his trip to Washington and New York in a
very baa humor both wun tho admiuistr-i
I a! 1 ai. .a1:a a XT .1 n i
1 non nu vnc cuounusis oi tne onti. ii.e
I particular object referred to wns the rr
j tiation of a loan on tho bondi of his ft;.:.-
I and subsidary to this was his eiTort to ch
tain the removal of certain federal ol'.Iec-
holders iacluaing the postmaster at ualves
I tfin anil ttlA I mtfil S'ltf ' V': nl t tl-.o
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same time he found it necessary to cxphdn
I liia inconsistent and vfiri'lnf in- rnnrw r.
eardinffthc pardon or release of the Indian
A i . . ... .
While Texas is admitted! .one of h
richest States in tho Union and Is compar-
atively free from debt there were reasons
probably connected with the reputation of
tho negotiator which induced tho New Yol k
capitalists to reject all cf!ers of the bonds
and . the same reasons undoubtedly iu-
duced tho heads of tho several Executive
Departments not to make the rtmovr.!..
asked for and demanded by him. It is tntc'
that he hud filed with the departments cer-
tain private letters written by the offending
office-holders to friends relating' to confi-
dential matters and affidavits which wur
intended to be terrible in their damning
effect. But strange as it may appear the
obdurate heads of the departments afore-
said were convinced that a man who would
resort to such cowardly means to gaiahif
points who would expose to the public the
privacies of confidential and friendly let-
ters was not to be trusted.
They were further convinced thnt a man
capable of the dilly-dallying and !iiy-
shallying not to say falsehoods of which
Davis had been guilty regarding Santas u
and Big Tree was not a proper person to
control the patronage of the government.
They remembered that the govern: nt
faith was pledged to the Indians in certain
matters and that owing to tho perfidy and
selfishness of Davis that faith 1m 1. ; n
broken. They- therefore very proprriy
fouud reason to suspect tho honesty of hi.s
declarations in other respects. Their ap-
preciation of his character was eou.1r;;.e I
when he offered to barter his power: over
the Indian prisoners n; return fur the re-
moval of his enemies.
Stripped of all subterfuge and fpcaking
in plain terms of this disgraceful a.r..!r we
are compelled to explain that it iamc rdy a
struggle between Governor. Davis and Sen-
ator Flanagan for the control of a.Tairs in
which the official political and ptrs.mal
friends' of the latter tire brought f-irward
into unenviable publicity. The ir.ort un-
scrupulous menus have been re torted i s to
injure them; charges of tho basest and mo:-t
unfounded character have been made ft t
them and they have been subjected to no
little expense and trouble ia placing them-
selves right before the government. .
: In. the meantime Senator Fhinrsg'in h.a
done little or nothing. While he ij 'en-
gaged in measuring iumW at Plana a'
mills his friends ami political ttippui ters
have been struggling for the protrvi tion
of their official existence. That they ! avi'
succeeded is not a mutter of credit t bh i
for while Davis has been whipping hi. a ;v r
their backs he has remained i.s ia I. I r-nt
to the light as he would if ho 1 :.d ha i no
intercut in it.TheVali'kok a Nkwst.u ;:;:. TI o fol-
lowing is the experience cf a l.v. I.ar.ie
conceruing tho benefit of a nc At-p; ; r:
Ten years ago I Jived iu a town in Iadj.
ana. Un returning home one r.ie-ht f r I
am a carprt iiter by irade- I :r.v h h!t!; 'il
leave my door and I akfd my wifu whu
the was. Siic taid Mr. Il.'.rri t 1 I i.-i;t
her after her newsp.-p.-.r v! deh my wife
had borrowed. As we Kit down to i- ;; p. r
my wifo said to me :
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newspaper; it i to jnt:ch comf ;t i t.(.
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