The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-28

Ion HlaJt says that 0cn. belRnap
has regained his old confidence. And,
we may add, that army officers, ccg-
nizant of all the facts, believe that
Belknap deliberately sacrificed him
self to screen some one else, and that
Belknap is an honest man.
The Boston Hefald's arithmetic man
has made a calculation that since q
Philadelphia horse car conductor has
been sent to jail,for four months for
stealing $3.50, Tweed's term of incaE-
ceration, according to the rule-of-three,
should be about 1, 500, 600 years.
Governor Tilden is represented as
believing that the House has not the
power to declare there mas 1een no
election, and then elect Samuel J..
Tilden; but he does think the House
can prevent an election, and peacefully
defeat the Inauguration of Governor
Hayes, sending the whole question
back to the people within a year.
A gentleman in Cincinnati, who has
a newly-married son residing in New
York, received, lately, the following
telegram: 'New York, November II.
1e76.-Dear Father: Maria gave birth
to two twins this morning. All we'll
John" Reply; Cincinnati, Novem-
Der Ito John. Dear Sen; 1 con-
graduate you. Give us s fair count.
Father"
George ". DuPrc, who served the
New Orleans Democrat 50 efficiently for
some months past that its success is
now established, has been retained in
the service of the paper, which says
that it owes to him its ex stence and
its triumphs. 1t now publishes a.
large a daily edition as any paper Of
New Orleans and deserves the support
OF the people everywhere.
The Columbia correspondent of the
New York Herald, abiding to the ex-
pected decision of the Supreme Court
against the legality of the Mackey
crowd, calling itself the House OF Rep
reseatatives, says: "This will give
Democrats great legal and moral ad-
vantage. As soon as 1t is made the
banks which hold State boRds will re-
fuse to acknowledge Mackey's House,
and will pay no money on its orders.
At the same time wit of g,l0 lcalrantO
was issued against the Hayes electors.
This nSils their vote. Next Wedues-
day they will cast it peadeate lite, and
i: the court afteTH ara decides il agan,t
them, at any time before the count in
Washington, next February, the DEM
hav Il "A
to stand on shat it is not the vote Of
South Carolina, for the Supreme Court
has so decided The vote for gov
ernor in Mackey's hands will thus be
rendered unlawful, and tie vote for
Hayes also invalidstcd.
Irene House, who was acquitted 10
Trenton, New Jersey, about month
ago, on the charge Of having murdered
her husband, Orson A. House, has be-
come insane, and was placed in the
New Jersey Luna;ic Asylum on Saiur-
dag. Mrs. House had been la5oIing
under great maniacsi excitement for
days past, and had given much trouble.
Occasionally she would become qGiCtcd
down, and in reply to questions would
give rational answers, but generally
she was very wild and unmaBagea5ls
She believed she was under the infiu
ence of spirits, and had desire to go
out in the streets or in fields. She
broke windows and everything she
could lay her hands on, and gave Us a
reason that spirits told her to do it.
Ever since the murder she has been
more or less afflicted with insanity
first it appeared in e mild form, but at
length il eliminated in g violent mania.
She is thirty-two years old, and has .
son sged seventeen.
Senator Bogy, OF Missouri. carries a
flowing red handkerchief as large as a
snzil-sized tzbseclotb- Senator Ed
nunds takes a malicious delight IN ply
ing Democratic Senator'S win ques-
tons which theT with difficulty an
swer. IIreverent newspaper men call
the learned Senator from 90 ..GrzE-
XUz- $500 :