Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 91, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 1880 Page: 1 of 4
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THE STATESMAN
The I 11 y
c hd eery morning. .xcpt MoadAj
Tl Weelcly ...
abutbsd errry Tlrardy mors'.oi.
Ail baMni c 'rrovpondnce commnnlcatUm
C thocid b addrewed to
CABDWELL MORKT'
ActTi. im.
4.5 Year sbef ore thePutlic.
THE GENUINE
DR. C.EIcLANE'S
LIVER PILLS
re not recommended as a remedy "for
all the ills that flesh is heir to" but in
affection of the Liver and In all Bilious
Complaints. Dyspepsia and Sick Head-
ache or diseases oi that character they
stand without a rival. .
ACUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be ned pre-
paratory to. or afur taking quinine. Aa
a simple purgative they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar-cos ted.
' Each box has a red-wax uol oi. the lid
with the impression McLAXEts LIVER
PILL. Each wrapper bears the signa-
tures of C. McLane and Flemisu Bkos.'
JSF Insist upon lisvirtjr the pennine
Da. C. McLAXE S LIVER. PILLS pre-
pared by
FLEMING BROS. rittbnrgh Pa.
the market hpiijr ful f imitations ot
the name JtleLa.je tpelled dillcreatiy
but same pronunciation.
"inttjllidsT
0THE23 EEEEESd
WEALTH
3
STRENGTH AND ENERGY
WITHOUT THE VSE OF DRCG3. ARE RE-
QUESTED TO 6 END FOR THE ELECTRIC
REVIEW AN ILLUSTRATED JOUR-
NAL WHICH IS PUBLISHED
FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION.
r TREATS a poo HEALTH. HTGIEXE and VhnU
caj Culture and ra complete e?neclmadia of
to form moo for tavftlfU and cnm who anrkr from
roui Exfiaaating and Patufnl !fiHaa. Errj
aubjct thai bHtxa upon bealih aud humiu liniipifirsa
rciVM attention to Ha jgM : and the many qurv
Hon tftlrvd by utrVrinff Invalid who haw 1ijjrrrd
fa earn are anwsri and trainable information ia
Tolontflrs to a(l who ar In nwd of inslcal advice.
Yba aobjac of Electrte B-li tvrtu Medicine aod
tb bandrvd and on qaentiona of itarinirlafCa
to afft-nug bamaoity are duly considered and
piaBd
YOUNG MEN
mod othera who atiffer from Nervntm and Physical D.
biltty. Loaa of Manly Vitror. Premature F.x Intuition
and in many gloomy roimnenr- of early indmcre
tion sHC. ar mc tally bvuedted by consulting its
content a.
Tha ELECTRIC BEVTEW eipntp the nnmitipauj
frauds practiced bv quack and intlical import r who
prof to practtctt rucdicine and points nut the
oolv nafe alrnple and effective road to iiealth Vior
and bodily Eiifrffy.
Send your add rem on postal card for a ropy mnd
lii for mat loo worth thousand will be aeul you.
Addxiraa lt pubtuhera
PULVERMACHER GALVANIC CO.
COB. EIGHTH & VlM: STREETS CINCINNATI 0.
Oath- Kronen ill and Consnnipiinii.
What wrll'kiinu'Q llrumcial Bays'
akoDI Alie.' LuDST llaia.
M o -J? ii k t . is x r
Oakland Stanton Ky.
OtnlUmm: The d oa d lo. SH-
LliiK -slaam i inces'ln? c-fianii The
ale 'hi k hi-r- Is t o fdltln- cqnl it f r
Croip ud WUvOplDg Cougo. C. e-. MAR TIN
Draggld.
hold bjr alt TO rd Ira I Dealer.
-TOLL-GATE No. 2.-;
Uu4. fcand aump for pmckiux. Ur.LCi uu hX. D&m .
Good Remedies!
DR. HERRBCK'S
V(iAU COATED VEGETABLE
LIVER PILLS
Purq;o off ell Impure matter
nntl keep the system healthy.
DR.
HERRICfTS
CftPSICL'M
oa
Red Pepper
fiMf S PLASTFRS .
!' '.j "w aaawa
REMOVE
INSTANTLY
KIDNEYS
.-- CHEST
SIDES
? v . rf- - . i
BACK
AND LIMBS.
; (ccat).
ICliho niAGIC OIL
8a: Nare ml Delicious to nae far
RHEUMATISM. HEURALCIA SORE
THROAT HEADACHE ETC. .
-aM r lraricUt Bud Ucnetl Slort.
OLD Ai!D RELIABLE.
Dju SAroiu a Lrvaxa I.vncortATon
ia a StimUr J Familj itomenly for
Uiaeaa8 of the Liver otomach v?0
and Bowels. It is V ureiy E-
tl '. iVfJ-a
!KbUitatt'a It ia M i5
r I'm
Invigorator
V mi C H ( t i? WT
i.r fX in or
been uacd
practice
fi i Vila i v .
lj J P.. lor tiers than S3 rear
V SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
S. Tt. SAXFORO. H.O. liJ?SaSTf'
AJl B5 kWl?T UlUnUMII tT Xrl TiriA-
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VOL. IX.
Toe coDTtiition at Oalmtoa a
flicded with Ilirc'ck p-mph'e'. He
a eTidcLOy tftkirg tie Pr-aidercy
ho J if It eh' u'd setk blai tn3 fiai bim
Is poluic.i ttpioiuu tue farmer?
tre at lean hccf6t. At Austin thty
aid witlinut a disset tag voice that
G 'vcri.T R ibortfc' policy is right and
itey 'ure ettckUg to what tht-y taid
ihopgh Ltf? atsum'-s the po?ition to
lUCuH tbor rvp'O'- p. t .him will.
Fou tLc n rt naio ia me political
hi-;f.ry cf TVxas the man of tbe p'ow-
taodlu is bmutci aod it is his purpose.
s Oii:iit hav bifn txptcted t pc-t-ti
a pure bad capable government
oae r. t u.h coctttnpiiitti decreajed tax-
tcii'S 'or tuw htrd -isiwd jcoajanry ol
tLe State.
Tnz O until- ;c loeifg umper atd
to i tit- uo q ii oua c icaluraof I lie Buio
literary hurvnu attacking tbird-ttrm-
ery. "tt r-iU-u pr tiot bytbo publication
oi Ii tiefc'a Milrrtad aod stock peru!nt
to;' ricotd. ii a pretrv qirrel ae ii
a mida. Whoc&a tell ta'.t-a oa Bvatd
Political wii.-u .iu ia to be
iDnti :oj..d in Ttxas. Woto thetraictd
wire-puller etes that tie tnk?ata will no
inrurt r tooi to the erring1" tbey an
-p-jcdi'y c la-s to bcc'nia the oadyinp
trieodH ol tbe dear misses. But m ti e
meia t mo ih: re will be an awlul tkio-
The iu a ibuui.i ig editorial
upon the woik of tbe Oilvetton cod-
v Hkion criDclodes tbht it is all non
nse f(r the Ditnocracyot Ttiaa to
tuk? any interest in a presidential nom-
instiop. It tivs the country is ngai- s
Djoxncracy which mM"B that the Pout
u opposed c-i it. The Telegram belitvet
to the con'r irv.
In? rni.r.jtui otiuitgu uuuog March
ire evidtnce of the busmtsa boom pre-
vailing throughout the country. Tnt
'otil rt-turua for M irch for -thirty-
rftde Mm' unt to $18 5G7 C81 sybiufei
13 8S2 63t for the sutne petiod li"t
jear a giu of 35 perc?;i;t. .Tae heav-
iest anis are on the N trtbwebt roads.
New York C ntral Ujion
Louifvil'e and N6hville and Greai
NVeslern rnf.
It has lirt-u iouuil t.iai a new min!
i' absolutely necessary and the TJjust
C mmittee on Coioegc Weights aud
M a. una have dt cidcu to prepare a bill
titiblibiiing one. It is thought tbe
tnicliiiuiy of tbe Cira n Ciiy Nvad3
m ut will be removed to the new one
w'uicb will bo likely situated some-
where in the MiEsiuMppt valley and
there's going to be 3 fq iabble over the
location of it as every city sad vil'ajge
in tha vsl'fv wiM ?t.
That inestimable patriot Secretary
SiiermaD ia very grateful and feels Li-
ib'O-rtili inrl.Kito aittvA irieildp
r:t evi?r the- broad laud fcr ponding bitn
h.lniosijlai'y a couple of bnshtls cf Id-
lers copacin!; words of encourage-
ment. Bat soma how tfcty have failcri
thus far to get in a delegate aa a sub-
ttantial evidence of their warm friends-hip
and esteem and it is high tin
tbt-y wtre about it. It they wlil slip
in one tha gra i'odp of Mr. Sderraar.
will know no bt unos and ho will be
inexpie?'ii'l bonny.
The P.truus oi Uu o.iiiify rtlendlr.p
tha G.lveatoa crnv:nt;oa xpreced
sarpnss at tbi opposition preat-ntcd by
Ci'. L n to tbe pVicy of Gjv. R ib
er c when only a few months ago lb
S Hte Gragr- st An-in pn elded over
b Lm give the Old A'C'ilde annat-
imous 'pdofrmetft. Tco f.".rnirr delt-
K c8id tbnt before Iobj; it won'd ht
oleirly di m"rstrntd ihat it is no pr
of the cootr.ict wiib C !. Lmgthut be
i to m-ike and unmnka tbe opinion of
TdIM fiiriTio'. n hi. n't-lffl.
A bcikmi t ia; "Ti.e skulls of
the Atncau netrota ure dolichoecephal-
ic mtSocephHlic prpgnathus plah-rl-.ine
aod mesoseme while the Adam-
eso aro brschjeephlic microcephalic
mesognatbous mesorhine and mega-
itnie." It has often been a matter of
wonder why a darkey when struck
ver the head or falling fromalofij
hegut aud .lat d ng on it was perfect
ly indifT;n nt snd walked cfl atif noth-
i ta nnupu b'id occurred. The above
it!! iiua the nifitcry and we no longer
mtrvet.
Tne Usi rcoit f iuo savings bankc
of "X w Toik shows that they had
$20000 000 ui' reoa deposit oa the first
f J .uuaty iA-t tlian on the correspond-
ng eay of tbe year before. Tne nucc
b-r of depositors had increased 54000.
The rumbei of scionnra cpentd was
15 000 greater and tbe number closed
'o0 003 fowtr than ia the previous year.
A bill is pi ndicg iu the New York
legislature to include savirgs bank-
deposits in the lict of tsxaMes. At
Jhe mte of 25 ce-nts en tbetlOO tbey
would yield neily fOO 000 yearly
Tqk J.cK.oii c uu y CLtrion wo'
Rbir; and layers to be both turned
loote iu tbe gubomaiorSAl rae.e to let
the .pe-op'.e wh is t ie loacest
winded of lh tvr. Tac Statesman
will tot agree to anythingof the sortf-'t
e Jo oot wish to sea a single coursf r
led out of the D'tii.v-.: c ktiVoanl
pUccd ou tbe fi I J nh wj probability
of bisbiogtbncc(.irvJ'el ruk-d cS. the
irack. gjavmed R pub'.ions and
wmd-brckcQ G.tsb ckers tuty canter
rouod the track toaeiher bnt we on'j
enter ona D.'mcr.tuc csargpr ia anj
race.
A jet uifgraj.n tumpict known
m the Mix can Tetegraoh C rcpany
has been organ fd in Kew Trk fo
he purpeea of tstablisr-irg telegraphic
cocrouoxttion wi h JItxt. Central
and 8 a h America. The company
wi l for the present eiteni aboot fire
hundred miles of inbroarino cat!-
which will bViia somewhere on the
tosthcrn com rt this sMe and be
crticc'edl to tho cities of Tmpico and
Yra Cm. Mexico connecrirg there
wit h the M x can Tcrnmeat lines to
the ciy rf M x cr fr ra which po'n
7303 roi 4 cf wire wul extend to a 1
it important cities in the republic
EE Si LY
I TlfP irnDf . rnrcnvnitv av I
Tbo Galveitcn convention has ad
j -rmed kfter lijiog out work h:ghly
nti'factory the Demrcracyof Texa
which stacds ready to enter tbe cat
Vis-i with unity unknown since D
via was hurled by popular will
from tbo executive chair. It wns
p invely deoi '.' s-ratf d by thole
who a' tended thm r' pvE'ion that the
D raocrf.cy is earnf:Ij iii ert'e-l ia
be half of a pure sft" tnmeut. nt
iLe occupation of trickfters is at a
cr-unt. Itisabnc;i t uav that Uwrs
apod u and r.'uier tl.-i' V-Tillimt tan
of D-mocraMn aoprt-aiacy TcXiJ is lo
avdoce speedily towir.'i h dtttiny.
D v.cicn ncuong Djtucrr.t tits I en
p acueJ but thct rcprtt-cutative Men
atGilveston I tiv-.- democctrated . tLut
plotters agiin?t tht vc?f-re ' f Ttxa?
caot-ot at tbi day enccted. Piottt-rs
weit indeed btGuIvt ton but they ttood
ab bed before the overwhelming ccw
o G vernor R ibetts' strtngth. From
N itth TvXastbe unanimous expression
f cit indorsement is as unmistakably
aa fn m the East .and "Wctt. Collin
o iuoty the home of Throckmorton
and (smith tbe home of Hubbard sent
andard men to tbe convention who
declared Governor Roberts to be
tbe choice of their counties.
Toe convection cot fined itself to
legiumite business and the del-
egates cricfeired freely with each
orber and mutually congratulated
bemselves upon the strength f the
people's Governor and yet it bad been
noised ahrnad all over Texif that this
fut hf ul representative of popular will
is condemned. It was the opinion of
Democrats assembled ut Galveston
th.a. rir.c-tcnths of the Dsm-
ocrt.t of Texas are primarily fir
R ibt;rtf and it is the verdict that
no one shall succeed him but himself.
It will be teen to when the nominating
convention meets that the yeomtn de-
mocracy ot Texas . back him with a
b.-ave army of supporters. Tricky
politicians who cringe most before
.he popular will have been silenced
aud tbey will now be heard of only in
retirement wnilo thess who support
g ivernmcnt and not those who prey
upon it will Bhape results. The voice
bus gone forth that michine politicians
must stand side and the men who pay
tixes and guide the plow will take
charge of tbe conventions ia (he inter-
est of honest trovernmeot.
THE G1LVaSTON CuNVN11(IK.
The urity of Demrcraey in Texas ia
a fixed fact and in both naiional and
iute contests there will be dirpbiyed a
gTeater degree of zeal than h:it been
kcowu fcitce the wsr. Themecting of
Di'inoctbti at Galveston we sign&lized
by a harmony of acti-.n utkiit.wn in
the history of conventions which
augurs even more brilliant ettcccESCS
tbtiu in years gone-by. Tht-hvihercnce
of Democratfl at this ponvrntion to the
their earnest lictcrminaticu to unite oa
meantrcs and rot to divide upon men
gves evidence once more il.l the
party in Ttno where for a tiuo it has
ocen pr.isor.cd by heresies is to be re-
vived into a life of purity warranting
tu-moPt perfect r.ccord. In the ta-
t tonal cmv.vs it appears that thn Texas
I) mjriacy wi'd work singly for sue-
CLts for whi p the convention paid
Gen. Hancock a merited compliment
for services rendered the Southern
people at a timo when they most
uec-leu fiicf.ds-from among enemies
tne impression was in nowise
intended as preference for tbe
d at n4uishod toldier for the Presi-
iiency. It was resolved that any
D-m crat rcce.ving the endorsement
o the national Democracy at Cmcin-
n ti stiould have the earnest and indi-
iiual suppoit of Texia Democrats
and when even an exception was pre.-
poed to be made as to Mr. Tilden
the propo.-itiun to do so was voted
down. ' Ic was the sense of . this
body which spoke for the Democratic
nabses ot TtXas that Hancock or
Bayard or Hendrick or Thurman or
any other good Democrat would give
ibe utmost satisfaction and the nomi-
nation of a soldier or a commoner
was regarded in the light of expedi-
ency to be deduced from results at
Chicago. If a soldier be nominated at
Chicago a civilian must be nominated
tt Cincinnati and if a civilian be
nominated at the one place it
becomes a mooted question to
be decided by assembled wis-
dom t the other what manner of
mm shall bo stlected. Of one thing
we are assured that Democrats of Tex-
as will support tbe national nominees
no matter who tbey may be or whence
tbey come. The standard of fitness
will be honesty and ability and adhe-
sion to long tried and fixed principles
of faith. What signalizes Democracy
as applied to the national contest at-
ticbesto tbe state canvass. There is
to be no division no matter what plans
are spoiled or ambitions disappointed.
Those who incur defeat will either
g ve willing support .to chosen leaders
or they will not dare oppose the ver-
dict of a party to which tLc; look for
political preferment and to which tbe
sret mj rity cf tbe peoplo turn for
safj and substantial government.
Fr'im tbe it-port of toe cvmmisaioner
if emigration ot tbe German empire
it appears tat 83 835 emigrants left
that country during the year 18T9. Of
this entire number 30803 came ta the
United Stot.-s. Tacre is an Increase of
te total emigration ia 1S79 of over
yOOO pr rons while the emigration to
the U vied S:atea shows an Increase of
10 435. The signs already apparent is
the empire indicate that the present
year will witness aa activity in emigri
tion wh ch will surpas the great move-
ments of 1S71 and 1S73. This extra-
ordinary exodus is generally attributed
to the contemplated increase of the
armies of h m n-m.
It seem mat lucre is as overwhelm
iog ta j rity in the convention at 01-v-ion
ia favor cf Governor It -bertf
and patriotic aspirants to the poi-iaon
are in dstre?s. We publish an open
letter from the Governor ia another
co:Uiaa.
DEMOCRATIC. STATESMAN
AUSTIN TEXAS THURSDAY APRIL 29. ISSO
I ' " ' ' " 1 - - .
Bsfoeb a very great while the blsod
senses taker will be arcuoi aud a bril-
liant skirmish immediately commence
between htm and a very Urge port-as
of the population eppecally t-t the
female pirti )a of it. The lst'.c-r n oa
to regard birr wMhrut be is cnu?ti'i'y
good lo.-king aud ftff ible in his mat-
ter? as a willing a.nd impertinent in-
truder who is Sfveral decrees more
offensive than .t ho most ol jxtionsble
ot I.uman'. If he gains acnvFeir-a to
the hence he wj'.l r.i t re f.tked t: .-st
(it wn bnt will be re .warded with tu'-
pieioS tiu a dt-ciatd disieciinstton to
.newer questictt: ui.l give- the neces-
sary iufrmation be apparent. . D ors
will be elammeJ in bis face aud he
wi.l ru:t.ive aijy number of tcasue
lah:rj t.ud at times and places will
have to display rerilarkablo agility
to. escape1 foruicg a cloee sc-
quaintauco with the burly hopse dog.
Under ahc c!d. law cectus :t.kers could
roam rbcut tmot.g the pr-puUtion for
a month or a year just as they felt in-
clined but the ceri'us tL' vu.t must
be taken in one moith outs' de the cit-
iqsand in two weeks within the citiee
no it behooves all to be frank quick
and polite in anEweiing correctly and
truthfu ly all questions prope unded.
The census taker is not a spy nor an
impertinent intruder but is really a
beuefacxr through whom we are to
learn what progress we have made
during the decade just past. The in-
formation to be derived from the. pres
ent census will bear upon our indus
trial condition questions of taxation.
of foreign cornm tcp the tar ff. wages
domestic legislation and will tff cttbe
representation of the people in Con-
gress. Therefore prepare to receive
the census taker and answer his ques-
tions tru'bful y and promptly.
And now tOat great pa' nor. and im
maculate Grtenbacker DjLa Mtyret
his gigantic intellect to work and has
calmly manufactured a great speech.
Bat for fear the Capitol we uld fall
down and crush C ingress into atoms
he did not deliver it but with a com-
mendable consideration obtained per
mission to have it published in the
Congremondl Record. Ia this magnifi
cent oration that Mr. De La Mityr did
not deliver he asserts the people the
dear people will study finance and
that "all the fury of the maddened
priests and their lacky army of pamp
ered editors and orators cannot pre-
vent it. This thinking by the people
is the hand of fire writing tbe sentence
of relentless doom on the alabaster
walls of the gorgeous temple of Mim-
mon where revellers and worshipping
idols of bonds of gold and silver sod
arc drunken with the blood of the toil
ing masses pressed by usury from their
veins." When the patriotitGrccnbacker
receives this oratioD sent at tbe expense
of the general government and reads
these burning we'rds his bosom will
heave with lofty emotions and he wil
fondly imagine he tees the great De La
Hatise bf&y'speaSiBg whfio tLe'rev-
elera in tho gorgeous temple of Mam-
mon" with blanched checks are trying
to hide themselves under the -desks.
I '.'a crnol in DeLa Mtyr to impose up
on the innocent Greenbsckcr m this
way and is anything but creditable in
a minister of the G wpcl.
Tne 7 illotbcn Institdte.Rsv.
Dr. J. E. R y Vbc field superin
tendent of t'.p American SlipMontry
Assoc'.wiirn i3 in Austin looking rftrr
tbo corrpietion cf this institute lo-
ca'ed on tho heights ti the en;t or the
city. MtacB.are not in hand lo finish
the ork at once but enough of it i-
to be prepared for the epening of the
institution this fa'l. It is to bp mo
for the benefit of the colored people o
all denom;nationsand ia to bel urnuhi d
with a boarding apartment and is to
tfford academic and normal courspg of
study. This American Missionary A -scciation
we are tolr? has already in-
vested at the South t36i0 000 in lands
and buildings and in miskonary and
educational labor. It has tow in the
South eight chartered colleges in ts
many states a dozen normal scboo's
and ' a score of high schools. Its stu-
dents the latt year numbered 7200
Daring that year the Fisk and the At-
lantic Universities had each 150 colored
teachers in the field. The whole num-
ber of scholars taught the last year by
teachers who bad been trained by these
institutions wao 150 000.
Thb Houston Phi say: ''Judge
A. W. Terrell H n. J. E McComr s
and ex-Gjvernor Tore)ckmortoa paid
the office of the Potl a visit yesterday
and we feel truly flittered by their
complimentary remarks concerning the
course of the io4. When such men
acknowledge the necessity of an iude
pendent paper that is not afraid to. ad-
vocate the cause ot the people regard-
less of party and publish the truth
regardless of persons or party it is
high time for the little snivling parti-
sans to cease their prating about the
ccurte we have adopted." A lof which
Ij yery good when thty do- not under-
stand the course of tho Pat
which has opposed the establishment
of a creditable city government ui
Houston and'whtch oppose a state ad-
ministration icdorssl by the Democ
racy of T xas. Tbe brnsadocio state in t t
of the Past should be taken cum grano
We seriously question the umn
of such indorsement from toese men
but the Pott evidently esnts the pub
lic to believe in it and therefore we
take the liberty of quptnnipg it.
The Scheuecta fy St ir . xpreared tte
ent'tnfo? 'hat shrnld aaimatc every
true Democrat when it said every mn
elected as a delegate to state or
national conyention should be willing
to do everything and anything that ia
lpnorablo for the sake of peace onion
and success; If only such men are chosen-
to conventions their action will be
such as all true Ddmocrata cao approve
aod the result will be a glorious vic-
tory. The man who is oot willing to
do all he possibly can to produce such
result n net worthy to represent the
pa-ty at Cincinnati and hence tbe
8TATEatiAX thought it improper to even
attempt to instruct Tii delegates to
tha national convention.
a - 1 isain
Jonx Hav5cock had' most earnest
friends in the Galveston convention.
and for delcgiU from the state at large
ut was defeated because somewhat
of a combination. As original adhe
rent however more than a mijority
were in favor rt fc'a and 'they so
voted white hii defeat was the snbiest
of much regret even among some of
thesi who voted against him. When the
members from ;ac fiifth congressional
dltrirt rctirM. to select delegstei his
n minp.lion wss ktred from FaTrt'c and
other course slJ it wes uade
under the two-third rueoQ the second
ballot. Wctn his neme was preptated
o the ci'DVention as the choice Ci the
dutnet tho fcDDruDCfcmcu v& re-
ceived with a bum of applause and it
may be stated as a fact that hu nanto
was never mentioned in tho conven-
en without general recugcitiou of ap-
proval. We tn te these facts to ehow
though at one time defeated thu de-
feat was intiO wise intended as an ty-
tdence of lack cf confidence ia this dis-
tinguished cit't n of Travis county.
The International Review for May
is brfore us as lull of excellent read
ing matter as ever. This valuable
woik baa gained a pkee in tbe hearts
of reading people which can be usurped
by no other periodical of its kind.
This laft number contains a most ad-
mirnble and highly insl'uctive paper
on primitive people ; another on the
Eaplish language in America ; one on
skulls brains and s uls by Thomas
Dight; an admirable one on the
abuse of the ballot and remedies ti be
applied therefor and other elaborate
articles any one of which is worth the
price of the Review It is published by
Birnes & C . New York and is for
sale by all firt class book sellers.
Copies of the Review should be careful-
ly preserved for binding in volumes.
F-'K the past year in certain locali-
ties the unsophisticated colored citizen
his discussed the propriety of migrat-
ing to Liberia or Hiyti. It seems that
an agent of some kind passed through
this c unty last fall and gave glorious
descriptions of the above countries but
it wis left for a lot of Arkansas darkies
to ewallow the bait. Qiite a number
left that 8tate for Liberia and are now
in New York awaiting transportation
They have been thert some time and
the cold weather has about u-ed them
up and they are in a utate bcrdenrg
upon starvation. Many of thorn ere
down -sick and all are in di-tress. Pos-
sibly their little' exprricr.ee will teach
them a lessen and cosvirco them
that to leave their hcmf in the South
is the height .of folly.
Wonderful t relate tho lireiiLuia
Banner gives circulation to the ttatc
ment made by Jadge C'heesl.er that all
the country people are in favor c-f Rob-
erts for governor.' This :s true and it
will not be long beforeiho Bajiner.s611
There is ho iniptihsc more irrcriftiMc
than to follow with the crowd. Al-
ready partisan") in this community ex
press the wieh that the:r standard bear-
er would got out of the way so ap to
give them a reasonable opportunity to
tun with it.
The g'gautic work of tunneling un
der North- river in order to obviate the.
interruption to railrond communication
between J rey ci'y and New Yoik
is proceeding rapidly and with every
prospect of success. The company
vlvcu is. encaged in the enterprise has
a capital of $10.C00000 which it is
i bought will be sufficient. The tun-
nel will be about two miles and a half
ia leghth of which one mile will be un-
der the bed of the river. It will be
completed in ab' u' two years.'
Lang's weakness as a candidate dc-V(.-lped
by the expressions of delegates
at the Gdveston convention might be
xpected when he stands in the light
of presiding over the S ate Grange
'hat so lately gave Governor Roberta a
unanimous endorsement and when he
n iw assumes the position of having
gone back upon that endorsement. It
is very evident however that while
the Master becomrs a political weather
cock the Grangers still earnestly en-
dorse what th-v said at Austin.
The Evi sdie Courier Kays the In-
diana Democracy hvi no other candi-
date for the presidency than Mr. Hen-
dricks. The Texas Democracy have
no other candidate for the presidency
but the man whom united consult i-
tion among Democrats decides to be
the strongest man. Tbe Statesman
regards Mr. Btysrd as the standard
bearer under whom we may be led to
victory but should tbe Cincinnati coir
yentioo name another man thencefor-
ward he i th 8tatesmas1 candidate.
It was lately stated by defunct
paper in vindication of the course of
tho people of Ball county ia c -urging
the Dw brothers that gxri man
h.-i! ever been mobbed in that county.
Now the jame statement is eriiewhat
reitsratud ia a letter to G .vrc r Rob-
erts from JadseX. B. blunders. II w
was it about Dr. Russell?. Is te oot a
good mm and cannot the f tct thr.t be
is such a man be proveu Yy unny of
the very h- people fit Bell conctyl
31b Bayard is pt an applicant for
the Presidency. He would have it if
extended as iu timea ast as a free-
will e fieri R burj-.c is in no scramble.
He has no advocate before conventions
nor doe !". circnlate k-cumen'ts for
the purpose of farming sentiment in
his behalf. I? nominated at Cincinnati
tt will be '-.lose in ccnaequence of bis
merits a; a itatesman and not be cause
bo has !ecn placed ia the bands cf
wiri-pul'era.
Tex ChicK Jonrndl a Republican
paper says: K Tddrn had accepted
h'S defeat of four years ago with dig
niy be would have made Ms second
aominbtioa certain. Ere a those who
rtal'v believe that be was fair'y elected
ia 1ST6 must concede that the means
eepiojed to make sore of success were
so very reprehensible that bis nomina-
tion would be a fatal blunder." '
TEXAS POLITIC.
The Buff o Gap Setet say it c-'Uld
support a'ur.o any of the aspirants fcr
gubernatorial honora. except Cochran
or Dallas. I; necidedly objctt to Dim
Tht'Ttxitkaua Fiw'torhas the fol.
lowing ttUe t'eket at ri na'tbpt
For ' governor Oran M R.beiU; fr:
uentennnt governor tbe man who
spiked the gon at Housren ti prevent
ine t&iute to ucn. Urant.
The Fnirfield Ledger has Uiis to "y l
"Lieutenant Governor 8ayers is dv!
piKi'uie strength for the governor-
U:p. We think he I going to be con-etdr-rub'y
aherid of Col. Lao'g in the
B'ate convertton. Bar. we be lieve tbo
Old Alcalde wil. be ahead of bothf
-'-The Apt Say? : 4So fat as nt. can
dlncti ver there is no objection to Gsvr-
ijpr Otoe ru exwpt trom poiiiic:iiC
wnx hmi iu tho old gentlem uV pope-
lati'.y am jng tLc peopte su objtacie to
the advancement of their cwu praOLal
schemes cr ambrion. Tiie labonn'
agricuitmal and bu;bsa men of lh
state are tor him; and thty will throw
the politiciaiis wbo tpoee "I'm" h:gdcr
than Gitderoj's kiv.' . ' S - .
. The San' Angr.-fiie 9rin om-
meuting on "a p i iticol dceurueci that
fell into its "han is tajs it isCii y it
can't agree with the opinions of the
Campaign sheets and that "tbe people
desire the re-election of Governor
Robere they bank high on ..hit hon-
esty of purpose they boae't of bis
ability to contrive methods of good
and economical government and they
know that he has the nerve to stand by
bis constituents no impure motives
will move him to action."
The M'-xia Ledger has this tossy
about the patriotic aspirant for office :
'The various aspirants for the position
of governor who hope to take Gover-
nor Riberts' place would sayo consid-
erable expense and a deal of mortifica-
tion by giving up an attempt at a
"boom." The "Old Alcalde" is so
strong amoflg the non-aspirants who
do most of tbe voting that when the
convention meet9 those who havo the
temerity to stand up against him will
the first tilt feel as if a Krupp cannon
ball bad hit them just between tho
eyes."
A letter to the Waco Examiner
from Coryell county says : "J. H. Hail
of Maupinsyille Bill county is here
on a visit; be says tbey are all for the
Old Alcalde for Governor down there
so we are here. We have no serious
objection to Brother Lang but we
don't 'think that he can be nominated
and that further his name before th
convention can do nothing more than
defeat Koberts and give the tomina-
tion to a candidate in the interest of
the railroad rings and we believe that
J. D. Bayers is the very man that they
will center on and manipulate him ns
their own liking it ho is elected. I
h&ve seen but one Saycrs man in this
county and he is a Grcenbacker and
they aro scarce here for Capt. Bewlcy
fanned them all out last election."
The Jackson County Clarion after
declaring that the " pay-ac-you-go"
policy belong? absolutely to Governor
Roberts' adminietrr.tion enys: ''It
niuet be remembered tlint when Gov
ernor Roberts ws? cnlli .i t- (r.c c-sc'ph-tivc
chair state ma"trrs were in conpid-
crable chaos and coufi.H-ri; but. ho
caught the reif-r I' -i i t It mjhg Im-
proved 10 baVC mil. .'.fit (i tl.i frr? ;!
pieces ri etatcMttirov.'.o vt r.r.e we
claim not to espouse er .tvr.v !.- the
clr.im c-f sny patticul.r... j.itan! tot::o
positicn ri cbiet c xrcntvi! yf t wp mu?t
trive praise where it july belongs.
The Governor may err ir mnny uleas of
public policy I nt so far we are rn
able to see any deleterious eff-ct frm
his blunders. Lieu'enant Governcr
Siyers is an atpirant for the chaired
8tata( and takes i:juc with the O A
and sends forth a Circular pr.mphlet an-
nouncing bis plat form. With all def-
erence to Mr. Sijer-' ideas al-ont ti p
yeto of the appropriation of nr.t-forrih
of the revenue f r j niip schools w
are unable to see where it hunfulr.efs-
comes in. The school system is at
present being managed upon a more
economical ba?is than before when the
appropriation was larger and tbe
schools are doing equally an well if
not better end there is not the oppor-
tunity to squander and gobble up the
fund now as when increased appropria-
tions were madt and as for state secu-
rities Texas can justly be proud of her
finances to day. Her securities ar" in
demand and command a premium abovu
par."
--The Mason JVtws Item says : "We
want Thomas F. Bayard for president
because it is fitter that we shonld do
away with all dead issues and oiler as
the" leader of our party a statesman
rather than a soldier one conservative
eneugh to command tbe suffrage of bis
own people and of the discontented
element of the Republican party ; for
whom all have unbounded respect and
unfaltering confidence and wheaj per-
sonal purity of character ia known ;
whose patriotism cannot be impeached;
and who almost alone in the senate
during tbe dark days of our party
during Johnson's administration dared
to speak and vote as a Democrat and in
behalf of tbe constitutional rights of
the (Southern B'ates. We should like
to see John Hancock of Texas oa tbe
same ticket for vice president to show
the "red rag wayers" of the Republi-
can party that we were in earnest in
our endeavor to ' have peace in tbe
union that the old war issues are dead
with us and that as a part of their fu-
neral obsequies we offer fir these suf-
frages a Democratic statesman whoee
union sentiments bad never b;en tar-
nished under the sorest trials; and
further because we think Trie a tbe
great south State with her two mil-
lions ot people is at this day fairly
entitled to a place . on the esfona'
Democratic ticket. Ws waut these
men or men like them because we are
tired ef the sentiment which pits sol
diers for their laurels' sake at the
bead of government and berate we re-
member that it was the same rrntimen
which merged the republic rf It imc
into an empire.
The King of Siam w ho is j; it to
make a tour of the world is i.emed
8ombitah Cboufa and a reputed to
he a well informed and enlightened
monareh. He was educated by an
Eiglich governess Mrs. LrjCKtaa.
whose deeply interesting narrativ" wa-
nriffinllly published in tee Atlantic
ITohtHy Sombatah la twenty-sever
years old speaks and writes good
English and is pretty well versed
political economy and the sciences. H
is said to be acquainted with our his
tnrv and literature and to be a erea
admirer of tlis country. Ia 1871 h
abobshed slavery in -bis dominions by
proclamation aod U supposed to have
freed about 8000.000 people.
The sale of 140 lots at Morgan th
present terra aus of tbe Wsc bracer
of the C-oirel oa tbe fifteenth aggre-
gated f tT 000 Of conrte the railroad
company bas fins far disposed of onh
a small part of iu town property ou
of that which would comma-id th
readiest sale aa1 best figures. ' Morgai
will . be the shipping point for tb
counties of Bisque 3 KaerviUe Co-
nxaachs and Zrath.
A Po Lrtta.- frrmtt 0-vartaor lioh.
o the tae.a.1. or HU aral
riaaaietaj Pol lev.
GALvnsTos. Arril 16.1S80
To Exoc'lPDCy O at. Bobertt Onvcraor of
De'tr Sir Wr the upeUrsijjr.i d ci-
Z;rs r: n bn''-i F men f Ga'.vr.ip
Vailirg our-ivrs of tte oppcrtULity
of your prwrr.O' in o.ir city on official
t--''ri' world f.-s pe"n?iy requnrt
tU' i . fn t.j fpfppii as
you (Ti.iv iUe . With tdh M-si lers-
leuei i.ip.i t etc. rtc rroj:.i your
obedt.t servhf.
J E. Maspp Wei. Oideeburg JM-a
M. IMitrtj Mt Youg. Ch. H
R-sfcl. c. L. FeUmao G. P.oaiLskT
C. F. J jrdan. H. C. S:e nc E S. Jeni
'V A. C Dakcr. Jjhu D. 'R.or3.
B'm- Hrrehics & V Marx & K-inr-
Galvstox. April 17 18S0.
aV-gra. E'. C. Moae E t Jtmiton A.C. Ba-
iter J iao D. Roger aid oibos c.tliont of
Gentlemen I iveuvcd your lett.r of
yeste-tday inv.tiug me wliile here-to
eiLii'it by tpeech or by letter the re-
suits cf my admioistiaMon.
Ir- weuid be a pira?ure to mo to do
so il I tmd tinm and opportunity n-.-v?
te? v-t-t tog' ther such'b cuilectiou f
favts a-s f.aMd bu a full aud hCVUrte
txhibitiou of the leading uiatrs per-
taining to the operations of the Btate-
govtrtimeut during niy aJm:nis:ratiou
P.eviou to" February 9 Isn.
which was the end of the appropria-
tion year I r quested reports from the
d ff-rent departments had institutions
of tbe state government so shaped as
to exhioit tt.e operations of the gov-
erimht during the two years preced-
ing mat dare. Most of them he.ve bet n
putihohed for general information. The
ol ju t of such comparative statemenis
coutained in those reports covering
each of the two years was to show to
i he country what I knew to be a fac
that tne Democratic administration oi
the stete government which com-
menced its improvement in 1874 hjd
been continued with mot bentficiai
results during my administration.
Ttose reports hav been misunder-
stood and the me lives for calling for
them have been misconrned by
mtiav persons as it ii:.s bpj:t x.Vilitcd
in the press of the si ate.
Opc reason fir this is a nvt-interprc-tt:on
of ttims as for iiis-iutcc ia tak-
ing "expenditures" in the comptrollrr'
report to mean and re present "txpenst'"
and another reason is th:it the subdi-
vision of the opi-rationa of the govern-
ment into d.ffcieut departments aud
the mode's of keeping ccrounts inckcb
makes it n-.-ces-j&ry cfteti to ccaiutee
into the reptirte t-f sevcr.-tl of them and
pat together itms tzat are found dis
connected so ai t o arrive at accurst a
rceulte upon tiny one subject.
It has been my detign after thi;?e
reports ahull all have been made pub-
lic f endeaver. in some way bef. re
long to havo the leading rcsulta exhib
ited as they pertain to each particulr.r
sul j ;ct.
When thai ia dote it will be found
th3t our bonded debt hss not increased
(except $330 in 1 per cents sold p.ni
tne money ia ia tbe treasury to buy 7
per cent. bondO and by transfer r.nd
sale ol five per ceLt. bonds the 10 per
cents htivo ail been called in and ti e
interest tt pped thereby reducin" the
Kcnual iiiUrcit of our public debt fn ra
this t:-Ti;j 'orxrjrd over 75 000 The
frontier and r.otier forces have been
equally efficient fie formerly with a
upon. an average cf four mor.thp wit h
sa ooii more cmiarcn una n pormii
scdoo wi'h over 100 pupils at a cir t
of $183 000 less money than the pre-
vious year; and from fie increase of
revenue neatly f 100.000 more tnis year
than lai will bpstt apart by the lioard
of education for tho next EchclafitP
year commcnoing the fi-st of Septeiu-
ber nt xt and th re is now an in ;r v- d
favor tit andgroir.l he'.i'-f in the prrie-
ticahil'.ty of our common scbool sci--tem
3 p?ab'iFhcd by the conetru'w n
of 1870.
The 11 itu.g H flettney debt hir. lit ei.
either directly or indirectly palii t.-ut o!
rovpuue to the &in- uut of a little over
400.000. all of tlie 4 per cent war-
rants have been celled in and tr.c u
terest stopped and from this time-
forward the aprual interest amcuct-
ini; to about 8000 will be save i to
the state.
After May 1 last discount on our
state warrants ceased and from tha
time to tbe present warrants have
been pud promptly at tbe treasury
and tnpre is now in the treasury lit
least $300. OtO to ppy warrants for cur
rent expenses interest on tho public
debt and f 50 000 more to the sinking
fund to diminish the .bonded debt
which gives an assurance that we will
have means to "pay as we go" during
the year which is pent of financial
conditions which the Democratic ad
ministrations for the last six year
have been trying with all cf their
measures to reach and preserve as thu
basis of a sound financial policy for
tbe state.
The tew officers and employees who
have not been paid during part ot trie
year for want ef ufiic ent appropria
tions and not for watt of money may
rest assured that the money will be
ready for them awaiting an appropna
tion by the next legislature.
Preparations have been and are be
ing vigorously made at tbe two pent
tentiaries so that tbe next leirilature
may in a short time place 2UU0 con
vies within their walls.
- There bas been an increase in the
numb r of j'idgoe and oistrlct attor
neys by wmcu a greater promptness
and efficiency in tbe execution of the
laws have been attained and still the
xpeusesof the working force of effi-
cers of the government have been con-
siderably diminished.
A large number of measures Lave
been adopted and carried out to bring
into maturity and ostensible develop
ment and tfftcocy measures of tha pre-
vious Democratic- administration
wbch have enhanced the prosperous
unsocial condition of tie present ad-
mlm&ttation. Tbe policy adopted of selling our
school landa hai cued more of tbem
ti be sold r.nd a greater increase ol
tbe crmmoD school fund in the list
five months than during the preceding
five years and as cur scholastic popu-
lation ia Increasing at tbe rate cf ab -nt
20.000 per year the fact should be no.
ted and well considered that Hole's
tbese lands are disposed of still metre
fipidly in a vry few year the c.n
utuuonal limit of c-ne-fouith cf tte
revenue devoted to scho ils will not
maintain tacm for even four month in
.fce year.
The lands for tbe new capital and for
tbe university are being .urveyed.
Orer 5000000 of acres of land have
been reserved to pay our bonded debt.
ted already sales of tbem are breianing
co be made.
There are numerous beneficial rciul's
which will be developed aot tbe least
f which is that the people of Texas.
'he basineM men the tax-payers the
rich and the poor are sow beginning
to see their way out of tbe gloom of
doaecial embarrassmpRt aad appro
bate tbe labors and tS mi at improve
neot in tbe afltirs of the govern-
stent since the Democratic party has
isd the control of it and to see
bat they have so developed daring the
6-s three months of my admisutratioa
as-to inspire confi Jeses that of all our
leading iourtsu have reached a solid
bsi tbst gives promise of future
prosperity In the operations of the state
ecvernment and that each and all of
tlera may now be safely promised in
harmonious cooperation.
Respectfully your obedient servant
O. M. Roberts.
Telegraphic News.
ISpacIal totb Ftatha.)
Texas DrntocraUe Stats Cenvsatlea.
Galveston April 21. The dele-
gates to tbe national convention for the
districts are: F-rst Hcrndon of Smith
J mes of Rusk ; second Lipscomb ot
Uarnsou Chenowtth cf Fannin ; third
Paddock of Ft Worth and Shirley;
ourth Hutehetoo of Harris Davis of
Brazos; filth Hajc.ck of Travis Bis-
sett of Washingtt i. ; Hancock was elec-
ted on the second tl the vote stand-
in..' Haceoektf. B-sit S7 Sweeney
82; sixth Governor Stockdale and
Dwyer of Bexar. E. G. Bower was
elected delegate at large.
'A resolution leaving tbe delegation
ucins'ructed after much discussion
waa adopted.
Gen. Hancock's reconstruction record
was indorsed under a motion present-
ed by Judfc Terrell.
A resolution to instruct against Til-
dtu was met with enthusiasm bu' it
was withdrawu.
No place was fixed for the meeting
of the regular convention but it is
thought Dallas has a good show from
the executive committee who will fix
the time and place.
The convention adjourned at 6 p. m.
Moody and Sankey are here on the
heels of the ponyention giving it is
supposed spiritual consolation to the
cres'-fallen few who came here to kill
ff R iberts who has a warmer place in
the hetirts of the great mass of Demo
crats than any other man holding an
executive potition during a generation.
Syracuse N. Y. April 21. In the
regular Democratic convention last
night the principal feature of tbe plat-
form adopted is a denunc ation ot tbe
election frauds of 1876 Tho resolu
tions throughout aro strongly in favor
of Tilden and contain the following
reference to him: The Democratic
paity of New York add to th dr con-
den: n i. tion of the electoral conspiracy
df 1873 aa emphatic declaration of their
continued confidence in the character
ability and fitness ot that distinguished
ntizm of New York who was then
elopted to the highest office in the pe-
ple". gift and who was in his own per-
son tne ohj :ct of their joint attack on
his parly bu fci:ow-cuizcn3 and the
cnupp of free government. The blow
which deprived the country of its cho
sen ruler was aimed not so much at him
as at Democrats and the millions who
etood behind bim.
The delegates to the national con
vention were instructed to ad v oca t a
the two-thirds rule to enter the con-
vention at a unit and voto as a unit in
accordance with a majority of the
member' thereof and wcro empowered
t j till vacnrcies caused by resignation
elc'ith or other wifp.
. Tt.e . re??.'.ii.tjp.na. conclude .frJlows ;
a:iir. centPrimg the seats of a por
tion ed the delegates and any of the
deb :"" appointed -by this convention
should c unteniuee such an attempt by
apatiming t act separately from tbe
m-j irity of the delegation appointed
by th'im convention or to enter the na-
tional convention seperately from such
majority or should fail to co-operate
with turn majority the seats of such
ddegads shall be declared vacated.
Ar-rem S. H-wett of New York
a elec id presidential elector at
laro.
The tpllowing wtc elected delegates
the nat'ioral convention at large:
Luca Robinson Calvin E. Pratt
Rufus W. Petkhcm Lester W. Faulk-
ner. Alternates Wm. H. Henderson
Junes T. Starbuck E. B. Hart R. A.
Piirmcnter.
A full litt of delegates to Cincinnati
and members of the etatj committee
were named by congressional districts
and the convention at 12:30 adjourned
tine die.
tT. Locis April 21. A special from
Marohfield Says that seventy-one vic-
tims of Sunday's storm have been
ouried and twenty-five or more aie in
a dying condition. The number seri-
ouily wounded amounts to about 150.
A babe about eighteen months old
whose mother was killed and whose
friends were ail wounded was found
on tbe 19:h irstant in a ravine north of
town where n lay all night. It is now
doing well. Another child two years
old was found on tbe afternoon of tbe
19. h in a tree top where It had been
nearly twenty-four hours. It was con-
siderably bruised but will recover. It
was claimed yesterday by its parents
who live two and a half miles from tbo
southern portion f the town so thit
the child's sdal fi ght therefore must
have extended over three miles. A
wagon bas been found that was carried
four miles by tbe wind and also a sec
tion of tbe smoke-stack ol a mill that
was carried three mild and a half. It
is reported that from twenty to forty
persons haye lccn killed by spurt of
the tornado m the ci;uptty and that
the town of Corsicana m Birry county
is as badlv wrecked as Marshficld.
St. Louis April 21. Dispatches
iast received say that tbe storm of
nnd'ay was very severe in Morgan
ounlv. i track being a'revn with
demolished t: u?e. hires and other
farm troiKrty. Tho little town of
Barnettsvilw wa nearly torn to pieces
and tevferalpt rsocs killed and wounded.
It is now ctirouted that in Webster
county tf which Marsbfietd is tbe
county sett fully 100 people were
killed and cvtt 200 wounded. Loss to
property in the county it estimated at
$1000 coo..
All ast a April 21. The Republi
can srti'ecDvcnlijn waa held here to-
day. I; wai chirsclerized by bitter
fceliBt; ar.d gtci. excitement. A ma-
jority of the convention was l-.rgely
colored e-d a son as it was called to
crier the conies'. Indween the Grant
and acti-Grsrt men was begun both
endcatcrins to obtain control ot its
erg.s ziti .c. Two chairmen ' were
elected both taking the stand and de-
mandir.g eilecc'-. Tiie exzitetnent was
Intense m. ir.i t cries and yells Uie
corveiii: nfjrii. tneshapeol amob.
At lai a -tin was bad on a ne-
gro named Pied ter. Several addresses
were made and the convention ad-
journed until this afternoon. Upa
reasKmbllog the committee oa permt-
Bnt -organizatioa was appointed
which reported M'jw W. H. Kmythe a
B aice man for chairman. The Grant
men denounced this as a trick and
nominated a colored man named Pleas-
ent as cb airman. Tb qoestioa was
put amidst great contusion and
Smytbe was declared elected. Hs
took tbe chair while tbe confusion
continued aad the convention ad-j-ruroed
until to-morrow morning
f he Orant mea claim tbey have been
outraged and are holding a caucus to-
night to determine their policy. Tney
will demand a reeoctid station of the
vote oa organization and if it is aot
accorded they will cause setioni touble
1HE STATESMA;
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DAILY DEMOCRATIC STATES Jt-AK.
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WEKfiXT DKMCXBATIC STATE iAN
Slojle copy on yvu t ( :
felngis copy tlx bodUu " I J
A bolt is probabTe and the pmies ar
anxiously consulting to-n;ght r.b3C.
to-morrow's progjammc. i
Stauktos Va.' April 91. The R:-!
publican convention -met in this cm
at the opera house at 13 o'clock wH
the. full number of delegates present ;
The convection was called to order b;
C. P. Ruusdelt chairman of the state
central committee Ia hi9 brief ad-:
dress allusions t Gjo. Grnt wr'
loudly cheered. The names of Blalni
and Sherman were alo rtH?tivod wut
considerable applause. The first trial
of strength between the 8 irajght Out
and Reacijutters or Maht-ne mu wa
on temporary organ'ztticn. J. H-l
Hill Readjuster of Petersburg anol
Peter J. Carter of North Hampton J
Straight Out and both colored men S
were nominees. Carter was elected bj
a vote of 74 to 43 a victory of 26 fori
the Straight Outers though It I-?
claimed by the iniuority that it was!
not a strict test vote.
While the Cjmmitteeon Credentials
Ross Hamilton chairman retired tne
convention took a recess and upon re- '
assembling beard speeches from!
Messrs. Popham Rivet aad Lester. I
Tbe speeches were interrupted by tbe
report cf the credentials committee I
by which 144 delegates were seated. I
The minority report favoring tbe claim
ot a contestant from IticbmDd aad ;
the persistency of J. B. 8rpbax. efi
Alexandria who was also unseated by ;
ine committees reporr brouitbt on
violent aud disorderly discussisn
which threw the whole conyention Into
confusion a dozen being on the floor
at one timo trying to be heard and
delegates crowding the aisles. The
chairman had great difficulty In main-
taining order and appointed asergeant-at-arms
to assist him. The coo fusion
continued until 7 o'clock when the
convent on took a recess until I rn
Springfield III. April 21. The
Greenback state convention met at the
state house bere to-day with about 200
delegates present. Honorable Fawcett
Plumb of Streetor was elected (tem
porary chairman. Committees were
appointed on credentials permanent
organization and resolutions.
Washington April 23. Senate
Morml tuomittcd a resolution instruct-
ing the Committee on Pi luting to take
such measures as shall pxq. uie from
the permanent Conaretiional Record
what purports to 6e a copy-righted
argument of the Wyom'ng delegate
wmctt appears in the Record te-day
but was in ftct never delivered in the
House of Representatives.
Btulsbury thought that tbe House.
having authorized tho poem to be
printed tbo Senate would not iu
courtesy interfere.
Morrill said the Senate vould have
to bear part of the rcputatiop good or
ona ot authorizing this production.
Hamlin said tho Committee on Print
ing was a joint committee and noth-
ing would bo done without nonsuiting
the House. He hoped this efftir would
result in a further exclumon rf
speeches and other praductions not
febunitj iiuiiveieu iu oxi;rca.' i
..(....iu .3 1 : J : rt
Morrill said that since offenna the res- 1
lution he had learned that the Hons? 1
was considering the matter. He there-
lore withdrew tho resolution.
House Rather a einimlar scene oc
curred in the House this morning. In
tne lucora mere appears a speech in
blank verse entitled tbe "Immortals'.
Which it a copy sighted by Downev of
Wyoming and which junposet to be
in support of his bill providing for
tbejifttif-jCUtVLrmo-rme-HiHr
and moved that the speech be referred j
to tho Committeo on Rules to Inquire
whether it is competent for a mtmher
to copyright his speech pointing ot
at the same time tbe dangers which
might attend such a practice.
Downey replied that ho had the
opinion of tbe librarian of Congress
upon tho competency of his copyright-
ing his work. He had no objection
however to Garfield's motion.
Concer. however did oppose it in
a rather amusing speech in which bo
intimated that Garfield wtt cqviout of
tbe rising young poet i eat and nays
were ordered on Garfield's motion.
Daring roll call tbe members sepa-
rated into groups the singular speech
being the sole topic of conversation.
Garfield's motion was agreed to by 119
to 105.
The President sent the following
names to the Senate to-day: EJgar M. '
Marble of Michigan to be commission-
er of patents Joseph J. McCammon of
Pennsylvania to bo attorney-general
of tbe United States.
Stacktojj Va. April 22. Tbe com-
mittee report on credentials after
much discussion wat adopted except
that Dr. C. S. Mills collector of cus-
toms at Richmond V: wat unseated '
and Captain R. A. Pane contestant
seated.
Tne committee on permanent organ-
ization E. W. Etrly chairman re-'
ported nominating for presidept W. C.
Wickbam; for secretary J. T. Hill; and
one vice-president from each senatorial
district.
Ex-senator John T. Lewis was nom-
inated for president for tbe convention
snd after another long and excited
discussion during which more confu-.
sion emucd and pertonalitiet were in-
dulged in. Mr. Desendorf.of Norfolk
in tbe interest of. peace seconded the
nomination of CoL Lwis. The vote
was very c'ose not being more than
three or four difference and before it
was announced some members accused
others of voting twice snd of voting
as delegates who wero not in the houto.
Another count was therefore called. It
was resolved that ia making the sec-
ond count every man should rise from
bis seat when bit name was called.
The vene was taken quietly until the
last was called bnt bvforo rt vm an-
il on o cod it was known to be a tie and
great excitement ensued whilo absen-
tees were being huotsd up end harried
in and voted. AJter an hour of excite-
ment and confusion (he vote wat an-
nounced C2 for Wickbam and C2 for
Lewis when aa old gentleman looking
quite unwell and just aroused from hi
bed was brought beiore ice stand ann
demand male that his vote should m
recorded. Pending the noisy discus-
sion the convention adj turned at 2
o'clock f. u. -until 10 o'clock.
Ottawa Ont April 22. Fully ouc-
half of the city halt is in mica. The
fire broke out ia a bouse tccupled by
B. Sabourin on Bridge street this af
terneton. Oaring to a high wind n
spread rapidly in both northerly and v
easterly airtctions. Despite every
meant available tbe fire could not be
checked and building after building
was destroyed. Tbe houtcs with few .
exceptions are light wooden' ones.
The whole area cf ground is composed
of Church Lake Kent Albion Wel-
lington Charles Central' Wright
and several others stmts are burned.
The heat wat intense and tbe smoke
to dense that the 'city was almost
shrouded ia darkness. The fire rtge-d
with fierce Intensity from 8:80 until
7 when tbe wind fortunately changed
aod it was gotten under cottroL It Is
estimated that between se ven and eight
hundred bouses were destroytd and
over four thousand people are home-
lets. Several lives are known t be
lost while It is reported thst at lrast
a dozen penthed. It i known poi-
tmly that a woman named Latrsnvilie
aad a man named Qiallitte sre burned.
The area cf ground over which the
fire travered Is a mile long by four
hundred yards wide; the lots is from
13000000 to 3000000.
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