The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-26

year ago the Ohio Republicans re-
fused Judge Taft foT Governor because
he was too liberal. Now they talk OF
him because he is not so liberal as
Hayes.
or thirteen daily papers in Iowa, it
IS now said, nine favor the Presi dents
policy. A week ago there was but one
reported. Have offices been distributed
in Iowa lately.
An enYiOus paragTaphCr remarks:
1T has been observed that the lady
with the diamond ring will scratch her
nose, in given period, four times as
often as any other woman"
According TO The newspaper gossips,
there is q reaction on the wine cues
ton in the White House. 1t will not
be long before they will have the
President habitually Int lted.
The difference between Chamber
lain and Packard is to be found in the
fact tkat the former is for open war on
Hayes, while the latter is cautious and
polite, although evidently hostile.
The New York HraM notices that
the negro element is so large on our
vessels that white men-of- war's men
whose terms have expired will not en-
list they can get anything else to do.
Morton's adhesion 10 the Presidents
policy ~ chiefly remarkable as indi-
eating his belief in the success of the
policy. Morton fas never failed to
show a keen scent for the winning
side.
Members Of the State Central Com
mittee Of the Greenback party will
meet in New York on the fifteenth OF
August, for consultation end to fix the
time and place for the State conven-
uon.
John n. Ka9son, new ministes to
Spain, in 1870 introduced into the
Iowa Legislature resolutions violently
denunciatory Of Spain, and calling on
Iowa Congressman to secure the recog-
milton OF Cuban independence.
Clear-headed business talk IS what is
now Of most value. Lcud-mouthed
demago6ues, 'great war governors"
and all those sort of things will nave
but little influence during the coming
four years. Now We are all for bust.
ness.
A New York letter says: "The Use
in cotton is attributed to the large
clearances hence during the past three
weeks, &hiA have caused gradual
receding Of The stock on hand until it
IS now below the figures at the same
period last year"
A memorial hall has been built in
honor OF the American fihbuster,
Ward, who assisted the Chinese in sub
DUNG the TAPPING rebellion in 1869.
and religious services are to DC held
regularly by the natives of the town
where he was killed.
Quoth the National Republican, of
Washington: ''The course of Gen.
Hampton while in the North is worthy
ot all commentator, for he said moth
ing which was not calculated to pro-
mote friendly feeling between the
North and South. Would that all our
public men were "a wise aud patri- |
olic.n
The remains Of Gen. Custer and the |
officers who fell with him have been |
removed hy the government from the |
scene OF tue massacre. Gen. Clusters |
body will be buried at West Point, in |
accordance with an expressed wish of |
ms, and the Others will he placed in |
the national cemetery at Fort Leaycn.
worth.
In Virginia the penalty for petty lar
ceny is thiTty-nIne lashes. The offender
is treated TO fifteen or twenty of them
and then turned loose to rest, with a
request to call around the next day and |
receive the remainder. Pressing busl-
ness IS sure to prevent the culprit from ]
luecting his engagement, and there is
one less thief in the community.
The new movement to establish cheap
cabs in New York through the medium
of the joint stock Manhattan Cab
Company, limited" bids fair to be a
success. The capital is to be a quarter
of a million doll9rs, and OF this $l75.-
900, or two-thirds of the whole amount,
was subscribed when The books were
opened on Tuesday. OF his amount
$3.50, 600 was subscribed b, epresenta-
tiyes of wealthy Englishmcn.
John Stone Pulleu, formerly New
Orleans sugar merchant, member of the
Louisiana Legislature, and a colonel in
the Confederate army, who loaned
$500, coo to the Confederate goXern-
ment, and was beggared by the result
OF the war, died in wretched tene-
ment in Grand street, BROOKLYN, last
week, and was saved from burial at the
public expense 10y the charity of his
fcllow-tenants. lie was born ut Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
Within the last few days, owing to
the s:ringency of the times, the pub
fishers aud employing printers nf both
Louisville, Kentucky, and Columbus,
Ohio, have agreed to reduction of
wages. Morning papers in Louisville
pay thirty-siN cents per thousand. In
Columbus the rates agreed upon are,
ON morning papers thirty-iive cents.
evening papers thirty-two cents, week ,
hands Sli. The present scale is forty
cents for night work, thirty seven and
n half cents Tor day work.
The Iatcy- Ocean, was established in
March, 1872, and during the rest of
the year i, lost $de, 5GI.75. In 1873 it
lost S3i, in 1874 there was
balance OF 500, $40 on the wrong side.
In October, 1915, it was sold to new
company, but not until il had lost in
less than ten months the sum Of sal,
no, aud IA the rest Of YER il added
$i4, COS, making $sj, l99 Tor the " hole
year. In 1876 the loss was $50, 3t3
This makes total in less than five !
years of $500, 705, in which is not in. |
Guided the loss by deterioration of ma
chinery and fixtures. This was in the
populous and prosperous City of Chi
cago.
Whittemore, eX-cadot poddler and t
larcenous carpet-bag legislator of South q
Carolina, has marched without impedi- y
meni into the bowels Of Massachusetts. [
and Massachusetts, feels very sick. But I,
Massachusetts, ought not to be iiscour I
aged. She got rid of Whittemore once c
before, when be had been caught c
swindling, by ms king him chaplain of /
a regiment during the war. Why not v
ordain him now rs missionary, and /
let him ''stosl awhile away To KEN. 1
per county, or any other place who're a 5
good article Of preaching is needed, /
and where there isa't much living |,
around that he could pick up ;
The New York Tribune has had a o
rowing correspondent in the South for v
two or three months past hunting for l
signs OF Republican organization OF =
tho next House, and he prc,ends 10 3
have found out that Banks will b., :
speaker. This CORES Dondant il c;th,, /