The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08

added that in 6ague Ia Grandc, consisting
Of twenty-seyen large sugar estates ana
also the sugar ware houses at Sierra Morena
and Carahutas, numbering over sixty vast
structures. well filed with sugar waiting
for Transmission to Havana and other ports.
Official reports from the several parties
Of American astronomers, sent 20 the Eastern
hemisphere to observe the transit Of Venus,
ali tell the same story Of uniform success.
Renorts have thus far been received from
three Of the parties, those Of Prof. Watson
AZ PeIrin. OF Commander Ryan on the island
Of Kergueleu, and Of Commander Peters at
New Zealand. The exact scientific results
Of the expeditions, however, viii not be
known Tor months, the labors described in
the reports being simply preliminary to
aud forming the bases Of the calculations by
which the learned star-gazers propose to de-
termine the few millions Of miles Of Venus's
distance from the sun which are in dispute.
The New York Herald, Of MONDAY. con-
tanned striking letter from John Mitchell,
which was received on the very day after
the announcement Of his death, which put
a sudden end to the plans he therein ex-
plains. Writing before his second election,
he says. s'If returned, will not go TO
Parliament, and never intend to do so. be-
cause have never seen what benefit Tip
perary or any other county has ever derived
from being represented in that Parliament.
Furthermore, he would not contest the seat
IL referred to the Court Of Common Pleas.
What, then, was to be gaIned7 This he ex-
plains IN characteristic paragraph. Tip
peraFy," he says, twill stand virtually dis
lranchised, besides being greatly exasper-
ated by the outrages flung upon that fine
people. Next 1 mean to turn my attention
to some other county, and to get that dis
franchised, and so on to third, the great
object which I have being to show the
Irish people the way in which they may
gradually shake of the oppression of pre-
tended parliamentary franchise"
The mystery attending the recently re-
ported robbery Of Lady Dudley's jewels is
still taxing the scrutiny of the London
world. The story of their having been
snatshed from the lady's maid at the Pad
dington station will be readily recalled, as
will also the more recent report that Lord
Dudley had recovered the jewels by paying
$4,000 to the thieves. Anent this story the
New York World relates that Lady Dudley
was one of the daughters of family famous
for tho beauty Of its women; the unhappy
Lady Mordaunt Is her sister. The beauty
of these ladies was their fortune-which
was fortunate, since they had no money.
When Lord Dudley married his magnificent
wife, ofwhom, with reason, he is excessively
fond, he thought it no hardship to be com
PEELED to pay ESQ, 600 in settlement of heI
debts. This only made her dearer to him.
Since then, as the story goes, he has mani.
tested his devotion for her by furnishing
large sums of money to her family; but al
length his eomplaisance in this respect
reached its limit, and he said he could really
give no more. More, however, was needed,
and cunning scheme was invented to gel
it. Lord Dudley had given to his wife, in
the pride of his heart, vast number OF
jewels-some of them family heirlooms,
Others purchased by himself. Besides
these, she possessed numerous jewels, the
gifts of Lord Dudley's tenants, or the offer
ings of other friends. And now the story
goes that the jewels were never really stolen,
and that, although Lord Dudley paid e8OOC
for their recovery, and they were restored
to him, they were all the while in the safe
custody of relative of his wife, and the
story of the theft was invented in order tC
screw some money out of him. The true
story Of the affair Will probably come out
at tue same time with the true story of tn,
Beecher scandal.
Congress has provided for the purchase
of some 5000 negatives of photographs o.
distinguished generals and public men, nov
in possession of Brady, the Washington
photographer, at whose galleries during the
war many prominent citizens had their pic
lures taken. The negatives are to be used
for the reproduction Of the portraits, which,
when finished, are to form national por
trait gallery. lid Is