The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-15
Editorial Notes,

Editorial Notes.
A brass wire mask for the face has
been invented by the catcher of the
Harvard base ball club. We have al
ways held that the game should be
played only by skeletons in armor.
The Pittsburgh street car companies
are experimenting with coal oil as a
means OF removing the snow from their
tracks. The petroleum is distributed
and set on fire, and the snow disap-
pears like dew before the morning
sun.
A Western Snowman has a miniature
furnace, modelled after the one in
which Baron de PALMS body was Gre
mated. In his illustrations he uses
cats and dogs. II he travel in this d.
: rection be should encamp on Robertson
hill.
Mr.. w. w. Corcoran, of Washing
ton is now 78 years old. He has spent
$500, 900 on the Corcoran Gallery and
the ground on which it stands, and
$780, 900 on the original collection of
plLtulGo hnd bboddaiy anu III IN Sh-
dowment fund he has given 5000, 900.
The accommodation of Protes-
tant Episcopal clergyman-a solemn
and unusual ceremony-took place at
Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, last Friday.
The person deposed was the Rev. Per
ciyal Beckett, lately Of McKeesport
and Monongahsls city. The charge
was immoral conduct, Bishop Kerfoot
read the sentence.
At the same time that remarkable
shipments OF muskets and munitions
OF war are being made from this cOun-
try to Turkey, the news comes from
Birmingham in England, whose prin-
cipal industry is the manufacture of
rides, that never before, at a time of
impending war, was business so dull.
In the United States the facilities for
producing arms have been much i'm
proved and developed, and the arms
are made 30 cleverly and cheap, that
serious blow has been given to this
branch of England's commerce.
Slavery is diminishing every year in
Brazil. BY the law OF 1871, all the
children OF negroes are born free. In
the Province OF San Paulo, the num-
---bRr OF slaves in three years declined
from 147, TAG to less than 1856, 900. In
III of the 151 parishes Of the province,
10, 176 children of slaves, happier than
their parents, were born free beings.
In the Province of Pernambuco, the
number OF slaves has been reduced
from 100, col to 100, 900, and IL, 312
children were born into freedom. The
same ratio of decrease is visible in other
provinces throughout the Empire.
The Bonham NetOs says that as the
Texas and Pacific bill is not likely to
be acted on at this session of Congress,
there will be abundant time for the
calculation of these points, as also fol
the consideration OF the amendment
offered by Mr.. Landers, who proposes
to entirely wipe out the Huntington
Scott compromise and give to the
Texas Pacific Company for building q
road on direct line to San Diego,
Cal, a subsidy OF guaranteed bonds at
the rate of $50, 600 for every mile Of
road constructed under the bill-lop.
ping of all branches and making the
road strictly Southern line.
The arrival of a steamer at New Or.
leaps-with 81, 900 bags of coffee calls
to the growth of the coffee
importations at Southern ports. There
is a falling off at all ports this year,
owing to the fact that large specula
tive purchases were made in 1875, and
portion of the stock has had to be
worked off this year; but the principal
Southern ports have done better than
. New York. In 1875 the imports al
New York exceeded those of Balti
more by Ala, 900 bags; in 1876 they
exceeded those at Baltimore by only
262, 700. New Orleans has lost mex
to nothing. The statement for 1876 il
as follows: New York, 738, 3S1 bags
Baltimore, 475, $50; New Orleans
1853, eS3; all other ports, 117,661. New
York is apparently losing a good!
share of this trade.
Experiments have been made at thu
- Portsmouth (England) dock yard will
the invention of Mr.. Marchant, of Lon
don, whereby steam, after having
done Its work in the cylinder of 1
steam engine, is pumped back into
the boiler to be again utilized fol-
steam power. The advantage claimed
is considerable saving of fuel. l
says that the eighty horsepower en-
gIne was worked one day as an ordi
nary condeusing engine, when it wa
found that the consumption of fue
was 1i76 pounds of coal in six hours
producing an indicated horse power o
S4,747. The next day the Marchan
steam pumps, connected with low pres
sure cylinders, were used, and the con
sumption of coal was 1l5S pounds, ant
the indicated horse phwer 104, 1913
The work on the steam pumps was ST,
indicated horsepower.
The miners sweetheart had jilte,
him. He loaded his six-shooter ant
wrote to his landlady this little mis-
uve: ~ am tired Of life, and viii
blow out my brains In the cemetery TO
night. My rent is paid up to tn
eighth. l do this because life has be
come q burden to me-" He. then sc
out for the cemetery, which he hat
fixed upon as the scene OF blood. D.
his way he took short cut across
chicken ranch, and was attacked by
savage bulldog. Thinking that h
had enough in his six barrels for sci
and dog, he opened fire on the animal
but in twinkle of an eye the owne
of the ranch covered him with sho
gun. He fell on his knees, begged 70
life, and made the most sbiect apolo
gies for his presence there. His lif
was spared. Instead of fastening I
the cemetery and blowing out hi
brains, he returned to the city, an
after lunchiDg on beer and sandwiche
- told his landlady that he had change,
his mind, and then took another cir
TO Virginia City theater.
DR.. Cooke tells us that in numerou
cases Of sleeplessness it is only neces
sary to breathe very slowly and quietl
for few minutes to secure Refreshing
sleep. He thinks that most cases dc
pend on hypeI@mia Of the brain, an,
that in this slow breathing the bloc,
supply Is lessened sufficiently to max,
an Impression. Certainly, when tn
mind is uncontroliably active, aud S,
preventing sleep, we have ascertaine,
from patients, whose observation Wa
worth trusting, that the breathing wa
quick and short, and they have foun
they became more disposed to slice
BY breathing slowly. This support
DIR. Cookies practice, but at other time
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