The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-06-28
Personal.

humor now mas II tnat ten. D n
Butler will hereafter reside in and
practice law in New York cIty.
The infant sou of Col. Nicholas
Smith and his wife, Ida Greeley Smith,
has Just been christeued Horace
Greeley, in honor of his dead grand
father, the great journalist.
Governor Blue Jeans Williams has
just appeared with great effect at an
Indiana log-rolhug. Several thousand
spectators watched him as he hurled
the logs about and shouted to his oxen.
Elk Governor Chamberlain's wife Is
quoted by Cincinnati Gaeette writer
as saying: Henry has had all the
notorety he cares for, and more than
he ever dreamed of having. He kas
had quite enough of political hfe. Now
he is going to- live for me and the chill
dren, and make something remunera-
tive out of his profession.
The Able Liszt may be said to al :
mire with enthusiasm the women of
Poland. He says of them: "They
win upon US 10y those intonations of
voice which touch the heart and ill the
eye with tender tears, hy those sudden
and graceful impulses which recall the
spOntaHeity and beautiful timidity Of
the gaZelle. Intelligent, cultivated,
comprehending everything with rapid
ity, skilled IN the use of all they have
acquired, they are, nevertheless, rs
superstltiOus and fastidiousa rs the love
ly yet ignorant creatures adored 10y the
Arabian Prophet"
Queen Victoria has just attained her
iifty-ei9hth birthday. Only twelve
Others of the reigninG sovereigns Of
Christendom (out of thirty-eight in aiD
have attained to this age. The Oldest
on the list is the Pope, who was eighty
five on May Is. OF temporal princes
the German Emperor has seen the
greatest number of years, his eightieth
birthday having been reached few
weeks ago. The Car is older than the
Queen by about year, having been
born on the twenty-ninth of April,
1918. The King of Italy Is some ten
months younger than the Queen, the
date of his birth being March IA, 1920.
The Emperor Francis Joseph is not yet
forty-seven. He was born in the year
of revolutions, 1880, and assembled til.
throne in the year of revolution, 1S4S
The youngest reigning sovereign is
Alphonso MI of Spain, who is not yet
twenty.
The Emperor William, while at Stras.
bourg, is said to have given an account
of the circumstances which attended a
h1cf l.
he is said to have said, at the Kursaal
at Ems, magniticently lighted, when
the speech of the Due de Gramont was
received: "The Prince Imperial placed
himself beneath the great chandelier
and read it out aloud. When he had
finished, said to myself, There is but
onel answer to make, and turning to
Count MOltke asked, How soon can
mobilization orders be communicated
to the whole army?' by 10 o'clock to-
night your Majesty, he replied. Good
l will sign them l went to beu and
rose next day at six, MY heart bur-
dened with the sense of the RESPONSE
bility had just undertaken, but on re-
turning to Berlin, seeing everywhere
the popular enthusiasm, l felt that l
had taken the right STEP"
NJ. dc v, a well-known lover of pic
lures, bought at an auction sale last
February fine painting by Jan Steen,
the Flemish master. 1t was carried to
his home in the Boulevard Hausmann.
The other day, about o'clock in the
afternoon, q well-dressed man presented
himself at the house, and asked to see
Nj. de V. on important business. The
interview was opened by his saying:
''Sir, you bought this picture, point
ing to the Steen painting" on February
70. l must have it. / know what it
cost you, and have got together
enough for you to make handsome
profit out of the whole transaction.
There are 1000 francs. Give me the
Jan Steen." NJ. de ", astonished, ex-
planned that he did not wish to part
with the picture at any price. The
stranger smiled. ''Do you want more
for it?" he asked. "What sum do you
demand?" Nothing; refuse to sell
IT," ''Positively?" absolutely. -
80 much the worse" cried the un-
known, at the same time raising his
cane aud bringing its leaden head down
on the skull of M. de ", who fell
stunned to the floor. When he re-
covered consciousness the picture was
gone. II had been cut from the frame.
Upon a stand near him were the 1000
francs.