The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-18
Editorial Notes.

The New York WorH of Saturday,
abiding to the Bennett May scandal.
says: at is understood IN the social
circle to which both belong that Miss
Bennett has been quite constantly with
Miss Carrie May SINCE the Unfortunate
occurrence OF WcGucsday-ind was
with her at the very moment OF the.
collision"
Judge p. II. Morgan, oC the SUprcmc
Court bench Of Louisiana, in pub
hshed card, says that he has cXprt sscd
no political or partisan opinions. He
has stood u Oof from all cutangirm al
lianCes with Democrats or Republicans
as such aud is simply an cXpuuuder OF
the laws AS written and will he moth
ing more or less while on the bench.
The probabilities are thpt Grant AID
Packard will hardly suffer such mai
to cXpound the law in Louisiana.
A Washington telegram 20 the SPRING
field Republican says: Some Of the
facts in regard To the Florida count of
votes are staggering to some of the
Conservative Republicans here, and it
10 hou'hlul u tA'A AllC ~ llhbliAdu SUM
tiers will consent to the counting in Of
the electoral vote Of that State. Ger
tain Republican senators are known to
have sad that they were not entirely
satisfied with the action Of the ret urn
ing board in that State. hut whether
anything will come of it remains to he
en-"
Several instances have lately been
noted of m: tultcn idcUtiiicaiious OF
bodies, and the suhs' quent return of
the supposed dead men. Martin Mon
ohan's case Is exceptionally odd. IIe
disappeared from Louisville, asd n few
DAYS afterwards the remains OF II muir
| dercd man were identified and buried
as his. His love affairs were overhaul
ed by the police. aud theory as To
why he had been killed was worked
| ou'. Recently he returned alive, and
was 50 clhtcd in finding that he had
not been murdered. tha, be went on "A
spree, and nearly killed himself with
whisky.
The arrangements for fashionable
wedding had been made IN ST. Louis,
II proiuslon OF costly g.Its had been
sent b. friends of the youn@ woman,
and a church was crowded with q wait
| ing assemblagc; but the ceremony was
postponed Indefinitely. Miss WIlgus.
a wealthy member Of IA first family, -
and DR.. Owen, ycuug and pcnnilcss
physician, were the couple. A few
hours before the time for the wedding,
the relatives Of Miss WI!gus presented
to DR.. Owen an agreement binding him
never to interfere with her property,
and told him that unless he signed it
the marriage could nottakc piacs. He
resented this AS an llIrOnt, and broke
the engagement.
The Washington EnioH says: at is
alleged that on the day after the presi-
Dental election Secretary Chandler
sent dispatch 20 the Republican lead
ers in the three returning board States
telling them those Safes must be de-
clared for Hayes, and promising that
money and troops TO any extent needed
would be forthcoming 20 carry out this
programme. It is TO cover up this DIS
patch, which would lay the basis FOX
proof OF the great cons piracy, and 9th
crs OF similar tenor, that the Western
Union Telegraph Company H. said 70
be making fight now. II welded
readily enough when, at the iastiga-
ton Of Gen. Butler, It |ls called upon
to hand over the dispatches in lis pos
| session.