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ITNUin TMTR NIIER.
Or. C. I. STODDARD. Dentist,
AUSTIN, TEX AH.
I'ritt', W IVntii a llox.
For sale by Druggist*
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TEXAS.
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volume 28.
iustrop, bastrop county, texas, june 27, 1885.
NUMBER 20.
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HASTKOr TEXAS.
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Formerly Himirl Judge.
JNi> r l>t'.s. AN. r. MKKICWIirillT.
MOORE. DUNCAN IMEERSCHEIDT
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TEXAS.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS
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CIGARS,
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The Best Nickel Cigar in the Town
SPKrTAn.ES.
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|t.i lio;i Texan, S iileinoer 2'.'. IR<I.
Edward Bastian,
I imALRH IN
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Tin, Iron, Copper, Zinc and Roof-
ing Work Done Liberally.
Itn lroi>, June l«t,lHM.
Chaa-
MERC HAT TAILOR
nAM'l'|{Ol>, TEXAS.
.lu-1 recelvcil, n loll fIoi k ol choli e
SFRXSra GOODS.
■or in'ni '. Im>\k' ami youth*' eloililnif
Ai mi, a lull line ol t he iali m laxliioii |>lalt
liltil iieilci l Ilia ((iiiir.'iiil. eil ciiHiAtuerii.
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l'Ivoii me iliirluullic pa'nl iwciily-twoyi'lirn
I i. epeellullv U k lie conllllUallee.
i HAS. II III Eli EH.
Fur Kale.
A Crown Sewing Machine, wit li mimical
at i.ichmeut*, playing thirty illllerenl lunea.
The imiehlne l« hran new, never IoivIiik
lH'i'li ii.ciI, iiiiiI III the he ! orilcr. Will In
colli ie;l«ont|hle, l-.iii| .i 111 ;i| the \>lvei'll
nci olllce ii.
Reminiscenses of Texas History.
from
The Lift- «f John M. Jrnklnn. Krniar.
vn.
Wo nrc now under the iiilniiimtrR-
tion of Lamnr nml Unmet, having
iu our lust chapter ^iyen tho .lolin
II. Moore rnmpaigu of '80. The
situation ot our Keptiblic wm one ot
intense nml almost unitlmtrd excite-
mciit. Eurlv in '!19 Cunnli/.o euc-
cecilcd Filisolu in commnml at Matu-
mnniM, ami strove in all posniblc wayi
to incite the hostility of the Indium*
n«ainst Texas. In March cntne the
(Jordova war already described. Then
enme the uttempt to establish the
"Republic ot the Itio draiidu,' in
which not a few of our Texas hol-
diern took part, and which resulted
in the famous lietrayal ami triumph
ot Col. S. \V. Jordau ami hi«
men at Sultillo, on the 231 of O to-
la r.
President Lamar was not only op-
posed to annexation, lr.it also to all
conciliatory treatment ot the Indians,
and changed the policy of kindness
as advocated by Houston, into one of
hostility and exclusion, proposing to
"mark the boundary of tin- Itcpuhlic
with the sword' if nccc^ary. Of
course, this tended to increase the
com plications and arouse the hostil-
ity of ttie savages, whose hunting
grounds were so rapidly passing Irom
their possession.
In 1840 came the treaty with the
Ct>iiinnclies nt S in Antonio, result-
ing iri the killing of the warriors,
which has also been described Then
in August came tin' atrocious raid
resulting in the battle of Plum creek
And now, in October, Col. John II.
Moore made his sccoml raid against
the Comanches, more telling in its
effects than bis previous one, wherein
nothing was accomplished. Au ud-
vautage at one time secure and pro-
mising was ignored, and. like all nog-
le* ted opp irlunitu-s, brought disaster,
defeat or nothing. It i" not only by
the mi I.i!.ch uf others, l ut aU i bv
I heir own pa t hlunii't-. that wi-c
men re. :it'v it"' impr.-i • their lives.
So Oo!"U"l M".m-c had -niue ligi'.t
Irom tii. raid ol •!. • previ '.is vr.ir
to guide hiiit now . lie I'ljiptuaridetl
ges were completely surprised, but
mado some resistance ns they were
driven into the river, falling as they
lied belore the determined Texans.
Some were shot in the water and
were drowned, while others lived to
roach tho other side of the river,
where pursuit and search were still
continued, for the Indians hid them-
selves with their characteristic cun-
ning and quickness.
Judge K istland end CharlesSchufF,
of Favctte county, had quite nn
amusing little adventure here. They
came upon an Indian lad about four-
teen years old, who, instead of sur-
render ot llight, made bold and per-
sistent efforts to defend himself.
Their lirst impulse was to shoot him,
but seeing that he was a mere boy,
they concluded to take him alive it
possible. Hut even when they had
closed in nrouud him, snatching up
a mesquite limb lie kept them at a
respectful distance, fruv ing right and
left n* they endeavored to catch him.
Another guu was raised to shoot him,
but Judge Eustland interposing,
knocked it up, ela:innig that the boy
deserved to lie spared for his bravery
and pluck. So, alter some time, he
was captured, together with HO or 4i>
others, while n gicat many were
killed. Indeed, it was impo—ible to
estimate the number they lo^l, many
being killed iu the village, iu the
river and iu the prairie across the
river. It was said that the water was
red with human blood, but the waters
of the lied l urk ol tlie Colorado are
always clav-dyed. However that
might be, the slaughter was terrible,
and this raid was a considerable blow
to the Comanches, the most deadly
nnd most persistent of all our saynge
foes,
A great deal of the plunder found
iu Ibis Indian village was recognized
ns that taken from I.ynville flic pre-
vious summer, und till- was doubtless
the identical band which had made
that atrocious raid.
A curious relic of civilized govern-
ment and times was a!< > found here
apon on ■ (if the slain warriors. A
j -ilyer nu dal, aneiK.r-shape.l, bearing
b' I Wt'etl Ml •
i;i<:
l"0 T
e\-ins, mi l v.-1
acc- mpnni- 1 by a small l.uid of Li-
p.ms under tlieir celebrated d.ief,
I • \>..-tro. All e-sisry pr. j'irations
' for an extensive ear.ipnvn In i been
111
1", til
I
:.ri:iv carr\ in.* iilong about
110 i.eeve*. ti ling lij' tllet'.i! rildo
sil l on to the It '1 I' irk, tli\ i: it. ,1
ifequent siv;ns of Indians in the cu-
rious picture*, an 1 hieroglyphics on
the rocks. Kv.'ii a rude, uueiiltured
savage toys with art, a< it were, and
unconsciously pays tribute to vari-
ous branches of science, proving it
to be one of the natural instincts of
humanity to find pleasure in mental
exercise.
Noti'., their giot "i,ae drawing-,
and further in finding p« .hi liu.!-
just lately scatter) I; indeul, the
signs became so abundant and fresh
thai the command, concluding 1 hut
the Indian encampment was very
near, stopped iu unibush under a
mountain, while Castro sent out a
lew of his warriors to reconnoitre.
The little detachment starling early
in the morning, were gone neatly all
day, nnd our men grew restless and
impatient as the hours drag te(l t hem-
selyes along without alarm or adven-
ture. The old Lipan chief gave spe-
cial signs of uiutiisiiiess, and when
evening came on with tn> *ign of hs
scouts, be went out on the mountain
top and stationed himself 'like the
wutchmun on the tower," oitgerh
waiting and watching. At length
he called to the men below, and
pointing westward, said Ins scouts
were coining, and, moreover, lie said
they hud discovered an Indian vil-
lage. Afar off, two or three miles,
he hud seen and understood their
shield signal, ami thus knew with
whut success their efforts IiikI U>eu
clowned long liefore tlu-i icachcd
thenrniy. Sure enough, they came,
ready to lead the way lo the enemy,
and the armv immediately took up
liuc ol march, reaching the Comaii-
die vilhigo iu time to make the lit-
tack by daylight next morning. The
charge was made ou horseback this
time, taking one item from pnst ex-
perience l e., never to leave horses
I'd mil without guards. The :uva-
■iate and seal <-f C;e adiniiiii'tratiou
i ' "J. i I - ;i. A tri'.'iite
of the I nite! States to an Indiin, j
but hardly t a Com !• ■>, for that |
tribe cherished efti; al hatted and j
j i " tii-lv toward the white l.inn, and '
j ;l is a su'ij' ■! for euri >-iIv lo tliink |
1 ov cuuie this niemoi i.il from tho j
, high' t power in our land t" bo trens. j
1 iir< d I v oil'' < t u'i: most hitter foes. 1
J Str.fr..villi ;h-'ir cni' lty and in- |
hum mil y, I lo \ po- ■ ni l ■ idea
j of lie in ly, ami were f uid of display-
ing th"ir tn<te for "triuk-ts and
their vigilance, the persistent snva-
ges slipjicd around, filled up the ditch,
and—stole 80 or 10 horses ! So our
men wero partially foiled at last, and
once ugain quite a number were com-
pelled to walk homo.
The French Minister, M. Do Sa-
ligny. who lived in the edge of Aus-
tin, taking a great funey to the
young Indian lad who had wielded
the mesquite brush so vigorously, re-
ceived him as a present from the
Texas so'diers. His subsequent his-
tory furnishes a somewhat amusing
instance of the cunning and daring
of the Indian, even in childhood.
The residence of the minister was on
a hill, commanding a good view of
the surrounding country. Gradually
the young Comanche grew into his
new life, until he seemed to feel nt
home and satisfied, so that he was
allowed many privileges. His appa-
rent content and good conduct won
confidence, until he was trusted al-
most anywhere. In the evening he
would ride the fine saddle horse of
Huligny all round, while the French
consul would sit on his gallery and
watch 1 iin without thought of fear
or suspicion. Thus for n considera-
ble time he would ride gaiiy around
day after day, coming in all right.
One evening, however, he rode hi-
usual round, then enlarging 1m cir-
cle, he went round again, nnd still
enlarging the circle further nnd fur-
ther, until he circled out of sight,
and was never more heard ot.
Judge Eastland brought home
from this raid another bright, fine-
looking Indian boy, eight or ten
years old, whom ho named Sam
Houston. His subsequent history
was not without interest.
Arriving nt home, nil very dirty
j and very tired, Judge Er.ntland and
Captain Porson went immediately
to the creek for a bath, taking the
ciptivo boy with them, who watched
tli' in with evident distrust at eyerv
turn, though not knowing English
he could neither understand nor be
understood. Tic weather was very
coi.l, an 1 tli y put some water in a
pot 011 tin' fire to he i'I J lneai!-
whi!" lie bov
J trumpery."
The wounded Indiins were !"ft in
one large w igwam in care of a few
squaws, nml our men, after destroy-
ing the rest of the village, struck
out for home. All the way buck to
Austin ll. \\ were troubled by small
band • of Indians, wl.o dogged them
I in i:.f >, ! it skillfully escaping
j Iu ing caught.
They strove in (very way to get
j M ine revenge or satisfaction, nnd
j when on the lYnliualos even dared
| to i raw I in through the guards.-.teal-
i ing four lio'scs, including the tine
saddle mule of <'ol. M (Miff*.
■\s soon ii" they had gone out of
j line of danger, they gave a keen and
triumphant veil, which nroused our
men, but being tumble to find any
Indians, all retired again, vos|ing un-
der the impression that they had
acted under n false alarm. In the
morning, however, the missing hor-
ses revealed the fliett of the lligllt,
but it was too hit • lor pursuit : do,
they came on, arriving at Austin
with plunder, horses nnd prisoners,
wilh no lo-- i f life in the tight.
One of our solders, however, tiar-
ntt llerrold, died on this campaign,
being seized with sole throat, which
quickly developed into choking
"quiiia/.," something very similar to,
if not identical with, dyplheriu.
The citizens of the now thriving
young capital city were exultant over
Ibis successlul campaign, and gave a
splendid ball iu hoiioi ot the return-
ing sohticis, nearly all ol whom at-
tended. A ditched field below \\ al-
ler's creck was selected lor penning
the horses, and as they were at home,
guards were stationed only at Un-
gate. While the ball went merrily
ion, and the ••eiiliiwls nt the gate
l Mood ul then post toiling secure in
in -.1 greater anrui
und mica'i:ic- ! all tb" time, as he
Wiilclted with inert a-iaa o.witoni.'iil
th' ir every movement. Months uf-
terward <. when lie had learned to
sp i'; our Inngnnge, he gave nil ac-
count of hi>* fonr nnd its cause. He
f.-i.-l lie fit nh-iolutely certain tint
th"v intended boiling him in that
pnt. They cut oil' hi* hair ami then
drcs d him in shirt and breeches;
and it was in K -d comieul to i: diio
liow aw!•;wari he seennd in his new
garb. He w as very npt, soon leurn-
iu himself. He went along unnrnu-d
nnd took no part or parcel in the
questions nnd pleasures which agita-
ted his comrades. At length one of
our men asked him why he came on
that c.ampnin, so old, so feeble and
without arms.
The feeble, broken-down old Li-
pan, pointing long, bony fingers to
the mountains and valleys around
him, answered slowly and with ef-
fort, "I came to take a iast look at
my old hunting grounds !"
All ! old warrior, you felt that
your dim eyes would soon close for-
ever ! You thought of the wonder-
ful changes you bad known and
would know as you gazed upon the
wild scenes, amid which you had re-
veled when your heart was young
and strong! Hut tln'se mighty
changes were not confined to your
own waning life nnd strength. Yon
nrc gone to your "Happy Hunting
Grounds," and so too thut prairie and
wild-wood arc among the things of a
dead past, hewn down and buried by
civilization and progress !
Many of us cannot repress a sigli
of something like regret or sadness
as we watch new worlds of action
and of life rise above them, while
the resources' of onr land are being
developed, nrid we are justly proud
of Texas ; yet wo can understand
something of the feeling which im-
pelled you (o toil nlong that dreary
march of near three hundred miles
"to take it last look lit the old hunt-
ing grounds!"
negroes, Andy and Lizzy
Jackson, Frank Hayes, Joe Nortnau
and Wm. Uodges, who murdered n
Mrs. Mattie ll&zoll, nt Elkhart, last
week, wero taken from their guard
and liung. They committed the
murder through spite,simply because
she objected to the ufeof water from
her well by Andy Ja -ksou's family.
The young husband had gone ton
dance, leaving bis wife nt homo in
bed. On returning home she was
missing. Search being made, her
body, in nearly a nude state, was
found near two hundred yards Irom
the hen •.! -r throat cut on the right
-••I ■ i id in t v o pi a ■ ■:> el- ..•• through
l!i" jugular v, a. und Hire • atabs on
the . ale of the face,
Mary Ivleinau, a girl in jail at
Chicago, who has heretofore persis-
tently asserted her innocence of the
crime with which she is charged -
that of administering poison to the
family • t Mrs. Michael Freer*, her
sister, with whom she has made her
home for a short time, at H is- Hill
lias now confessed that she is guilty,
not only of nn attempt of th ii lives,
ing to speak English with perfect j but of causing the death of her
mother, father and another sister in
Dubuque, Iowa. Her mother died
in July of last year, her sister Lena
in August, and her father iu March
of this year. She assigns no motive
for her crimes oilier than that she
wn impelled to commit them and is
evidently insane.
j ease, and Itecume much attached to
the family, calling the judge "father,"
ns did his own children. After he
had been In re for years and was quite
a large boy, when by treaty and cN-
cliauge of prisoners he was deman-
ded l>v his tribe, he seemed very
much distressed, even weeping bit-
terly, and finally when forced to go,
declared that he would not live
among Indians ; said he would stay
} with them a while, then steal some
' tine horses and come back to "f'utli-
| or." N ours afterward Col, Kaiicr,
; who was government agent nnmng
the Indians, saw a Comanche war-
rior whom he recognized as S.ti 1
Houston, who at first feigned not to
' know him, but at length ncknowl-
: edged his identity with the lilttl"
! captive boy. Now he was grown
| and married to one of his own tribe,
i with neither the intention lior de-
j sire of ever returning to lex is,
i Whit - there, Colonel Mailer heard a,
great sound of wailing and lamenta-
tion among the Indians I'pou in-
q'liry be learned that Sam Houston
I with his entire family had gone out
mi a Hiiev ing expedition, and all had
licon killed except one, who escaped
to tell the news, and h nee this loud
disl less.
The oldest man I ever saw, at least
judging from appearances and every
available sign, went out under C.is-
tro with tins command, and I think
| oft' ii of the poor old Lip ii. warrior,
known ns "Poll- Cat." lie seemed
completely di ied up, was bald-headed,
! except a few scntti-ring hair*, which
' were hunt und as white as snow. He
ll.irroid, Ti xus.one month old last
Saturday, i-; said t > be "the biggest
one mouth baby the world cvei saw."
It has one hundred firms a id places
of business, and near!;, if not quite,
one thousund people, and the growth
continues as rapidly us ever.
It is said that the missionaries have
converted a small tribe of natives in
New Zealand who refuse to reiut any
part of the bible except that part of
the Did Testament which deals with
war and slaughter. They say that
is go al enough Christ ianity for them.
• • -
Free Press; Mrs. Nettie P. Bring-
hurst has been talking to a newspa-
per uiiin, nnd is reported us savi ig
Unit her father, Gen. Sum Houston,
died of n brok< u heart, because of
t he st cession uf Texas.
— ■— —
Candidates for different State offi-
ces nre ulreudv beginning to loom
up, notwithstanding the election i*
yi t sixteen months oil.
li v. Sam loin opened his revi-
val meet ing at Waco, Sunday, his
coiigrcu.itlou numbcr.ug over three
thousand.
Trains to Limp.is.is nre reported
loaded down with visitors to the
State em ampiueut.
Sarah Bernhardt spends only five
iollur.- a d iv lor cosmetics
Imitation to Teachers.
To Tint N.-wt. '
GinniNoa, Tel., June ' i —
Your paper being ex ten read
in the counties of Bostr >p, l ayette
nnd Lee, will you permit rt to ad-
dress a short letter lo the ie.ichen ot
the Thirteenth Senatori , i. e l?
Fellow-teachers, how it: my d ynt.
are coming to the 8unimc V- :• r d-
I have taught for the peo of iii i-
dings since 1874, and know wlier-of
I speak when I say that y wiii re-
ceive at their hands a c —d al w el-
come. They lielievc in f ■ • - !" !v
Iu 1SH?., with only three • nh ;*
votes, the tnxpayers levie
tax to the full limit of tin iw. *• : i,
tax i* still collected. ^ <- i. iv * u
comity judge and board
liberal and progressive mcii. who
take nn interest, not 0.'u •
schools under their cot t r •> • !
the cause ot educatiot >>■ -o y
Two of the hotels and n .t, ,i
families will furnish you d i
lodging nt the rati'of fv
(tl2) for the term. Yo ' li I!
see that moneymnking n in-
ject in inviting you to e
The principal, II. P. I
man of wide expeneii' one
ability. No fime will lie wu&ieu iu.
mere theorizing. Actual work will
be done, illustrating luethtxls of
teaching, school management, etc.
Let us make our business a profes-
sion. The tim" is coining when mon,
who fail at everything else can not
find a safe harbor in the school room.
Many excellent teachers are en-
gaged in the country schools and are
required to teach during the sum-
mer mouths. A word to the officers •
of such schools : Uiv - your teachers
a leave of absence to attend the nor-
mal. They will come buck to you
with renewed zeal nnd energy, nh'8'
will repay you with unproved work."
Let their salaries go on. You will
not lose any thing by this course.
Teachers from other district* are cor-
dially invited to come. If you desire
to spend a few weeks in a healthy
locality nnd among an intelligvn
and progressive people, come along.
If teachers will write to me I sh^fl"
tnke pleasure in securing comfort*-'
hie homes for thein. When fdn
come please report at my residence.
If (lie Ba-'trop Advertiser. I."Orange
Journal ami other papers published
iu the district wil give Ihi-oho in-
sertion they wil! oblige ni • and many'
other teachers. Hesped fully,
It. i). McCi.km.ax.'
Have We Vni surli?
Mil vmid Courier.
Sam Jones, Ci - evangelist who'
has b-oti trying to envr' the city
of Nash yi He, fives the following de-
finition of a selfish in in. th it shows
how much Sain knows about him.
The Na lnille I'm m :• ■■ i 1,1s rever-
enc had cert ii.i!i , it well uequaiu-
♦ -i! with si ivr.il prtiinineiit cliaiiic-
ters iii I It <*t city. Wonder it Mr.'
Jon"- w u ■ ever ia Te.ta - V
Society b-is nn reJint against a sel-
fidi mail. Tlie striking feature of
his genius h developed in his objec-
tions to all sy,tuns of ch iritv, and
making points against e- cry scheme
cnicula.e.l to h in I'u the public or
build up the dtv, but when I tie
money is raised lie b-ats all creation
in proving that the institution ought
to lie located neur his own property.
The enj lynieut of rucli u uiun
s'enis to be iu finding fault w th
people who build up the tow n by
buikliug up industrial enterprises or
charitable institutions, and then
proiniitly putting ap the rent of his
own houses in the m ighliorhood aa
soon us the work is completed. A
city made up entirely of seltish men
would settle the question of uu exis-
ting hell.
A city without ehuritv might not
la> a l.ell iu one respect; Imt to
freeze would be as bad us to burn.
'I'lie Kansas supreme court has
been called upon lo decide a point
probably never before raised. It
seems that when the jury went out
one ot the niemlters proposed to o|ten
their deliberations with prayer, and
thereupon proceeded to pray, "long
and loud " Tilt* Verdict was against
the defendant, whereupon Ins lawyer
moved to act ;t aside on tiie ground
of " undue influence > xeri i-ed by one
of the jurymen by mean , ol public
prayer hi the jury room.
\ man named lb won died in
Brooklyn year- it-.-, i, leaving an
est at- val'it'tl at * I .■"•(* i.C1 N I. lo 1m- di-
vided between lliree hen> l y two
trusiee.-.. It ha I"- n ia to eourta
ever since, and now all ot llw heirs,
<1 one of th*
two of tlie lawycis
trustees are dead, tb ■ n
tee being more tl s 1
ago. An Kuglish
could I ardlv haw
A M assacbtt dl- : ild
teen has lieen vel<
her Isiy-hiisbaiid, ' "t t,
•-ii after nil :eqe., ; on
weeks. If tin- voung ill''
symmetry t l her bustn. .
timely imlaial ipi lie..'ion of a
per, there would have um uv
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 27, 1885, newspaper, June 27, 1885; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204917/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.