The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09

three Turkish orders. These SecorE-
tlons are richly set in diamonds, rep
resentng a value of $1s, 500.
Chief Joseph has no idea of surren-
dering or re;reating. He is str ongly
and the dream of hit' saw
age life is to whip General Ho ward
and then become q good Int liau.
Pierce City, it is reported, is in SERIOUS
peril, and fears are entertained fc r its
safety. The trifiIng policy Of the gov
ernment will in all probability inv olive
US in an extensive Indian war.
The Cincinnati Gazette states the
harm of the sham resumption act in
these few and plain words: "Pe ople
have no confds nce in the ability OF
the government to resume and M ain
tam specie payments under the resump-
ton act; but they fear the effect of the
threatened attempt" This is the
point which we have for long time
been eudeavoring to impress upon
those in authority.
Sitting Joseph is reported as in
trenched on the Lola, which is doubt
full, as digging trenches is too much
like work to suit the red man. But
what is more serious is the fact that
this meek aud Lola warrior threatens
to whip Howard. Joseph is reckless.
He will keep on foohpg with the gov
ernment agents until he provokes the
President to send the Pennsylvania
militia after him.
A friend of Gen. Robert Toombs, Of
Georgia, tells the following story to
illustrate his powers Of repartee: The
other day some persons vefe talkingin
Toombs's presence about Joe Brown
being a Christian, and that he would
lead large column to heaven in the
great day of accounts. Toombs said,
| dryly: Yes, but when the head of
the column reaches the good place, the
commander Of heaven will give the or
der, Head Of column, to the left. w"
A recent history of American uni
forms brings to light tho fact that the
gray of the Southern Confederacy was
the regulation dress of the American
armies which fought at Chippewa and
Niagara in 1919, and wEs adopted at
West Point in commemoration OF those
victories. 1t is still quite extensively
worn by Northern regiments, and is
/
schools, and for economy and quiet
ness is doubtless preferable to the blue.
Nothing creates so much crime as
ldleness, especially when Joined with
poverty. Hungry stomachs are not
conducive to the observance OF the
golden rule-or any other rule. City,
State and general governments could
not invest money better than in giving
employment to as large number OF
men as possible during the hard times.
It is better to employ $4,000 men Ms
shipbuilders, as lablrers, policemen
and sailors, THAI $4,000 soldiers to
, shoot down men, women and children
, in the name of law aud order.
"Present orthographY was handed
down to us from the effete monarchies
of the Cid World. In free America
why not recognize the right of every
D citizen, without regard to sex, color
or previous condition of servitude, to
. spell words just as he pleesesl. Is the
n fight Of the American eagle in til. CT Or
8 geographic empyresn tc 10 hampered
q by the traditions of the Old World {
!. J olu it, Heaven! He is free who
J. | opCAlo ny COL uAO cioNNo ONoA0Ns
The French pretender, Comte de
Chambord Henry W, is about to issue
It a manifesto. In France they are quite
~ accustomed to the Counts manifestos.
q He issued one IN 1878, in which he an
% nounced himself ready TO give up the
% throne, but ne still labors under the
IA delusion that the Legitimists have q
A chance in France, and that somehow
- or other he, the representative OF the
, medieval nobility, may float into
- power out of the present political com
l. pllcations. The Comte de Parii
20 (Orleans pretender) labors under SINH
Is lar mistake.
y 1t now transpires that all the syndi-
cafes friends got their four per cents
&C q commission on Of from, Liza TO I'd
u per cent, and that a subscription oi
Z $40, 900, 900 from the Bank of NevadS
is was refused, because the bank in.
al sisted on an allowance of one-elghth.
d "Had the loan been offered for popu
lg lar subscription, the Bank Of Nevadl
would have headed the list with $780,.
Of 600, 000," says the San Francisco But-
Letin. The same story has been cur
: rent in New York. Apparently the
bonanza gentlemen are not on good
terms with the Rothschilds. But the
20 syndicate's opportunities for making
- money are so abundant that the public
- are not likely to relish any dickerinG
of this sort. Every hundred millions
l. of four per cents marketed saves &c,
l. 600, 900 in interest to the United
q States Treasury, and il the syndicate
T. got up q corner on the popular sub
9, scrption after all, they are likely - be
as called to account. They are making
70 little Roadway with the loan abroad
onlv &1O 200 600 of common bond1