The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-06-14

ing that his guests were really angry
be said in deprecating tone, "Don'
be angry; did not mean to offenC
you by asking you for your wife.
will give you wife If you want one
and thought you would have no ob
Jections to give me yours. II is my
custom to give my visitors pretty wives,
and l thought you would like TO ex
change. Don't make a fuss about 1t
if you don't like to do as others do
there's an end of it."
The Philadelphia Times of last Tues.
day published the following in relation
to the renewed effort to discover Char
lie Ross: lone person, whose intelli-
gent understanding of the case has
long since been proven, has worked so
indefatigably that already he is firmly
impressed with the idea that he holds
in his hands the solution of the great
enigma. AS yet he refuses to tell all
he knows, but he has in his possession
number of letters and autographs
bearing directly, he says, upon the
case. He has already visited a certain
locality in the western part of Pennsyl.
vanla where the boy Is supposed to be
hidden, and he positively asserts tha,
II certain propositions in Mr.. Barnum's
announcement can be made clear the
boy will be returned by July /, the
third ann'SerS"IJ Vf Ills disappear
ance. The parties supposed to have
the boy IN charge are anxious TO he in
formed how he can be returned with
safety to themselves. u. T. Barnum,
they say, has not the law il; his own
hands, and as the abduction is beyond
all doubt a public Al ar, and as they
think detectives are shadowIng Bar.
NUNS every movement, they think
they have no guarantee of safety. IL
1t can in any way be arranged that the
Governor will grant them immunity,
they promise, upon payment of the re,
ward, TO return the boy. They are al
so anxious to know if the reward of
fered by Barnum is in addition to the
reward previously offered for the boys
return. II everything can be salts
factorily arranged they guarantee that
Charlie Ross Shall again bc home by the
first day of July."
The mystery about the retirement of
Bismarck is clearing up. He was the
victim of petticoat intrigue, as many
statesman before have been. Women
may not have any recognized political
authority. Their influence is never
theless great. Bismarck carries him.
self with bold front in the highest
court circles. He has long ben ac-
Gus omed to regard himself as the
handspring Of the Prussian monarchy,
and to exercise an absolute sway over
King William as we'll as his sui .cts.
Heis stern and unbending, "kIng of
men, with an iron will that brooks
not contradiction, and with manners
as unconciliatory as his temper. The |
court ladies, and particularly the
Empress Augusta, did not like his |
naughty bearing. They were accus
toned to Difference and homage.
They could not tolerate the lofty
dsdain of the "Iron Man." who
ssemed to think they had no business
to meddlc in affairs of State. When
ever he appeared they turned their
backs, pouted and bit their lips. TAX
ing the cue from the Empress and her |
lordly danes, some of the higher Of |
ticers of the court became ipsolent In |
the masculine sense, one of them re-
fdsing even to give Count Bismarck
the customary salutation when he was |
entering The audience chamber of the |
Emperor. The naughty temper of the |
subjugator of Austria and France could
not ai9 s9dqgs gtAiis F5 proceeding
was rash one, but it had its effect. 1t |
fell like bombshell in the midst Of
the palace. What scenes took place
in the private apartments of the. impe-
rial palace, and what CONSERVATION
prevailed in the circle of courtiers
when it was known that the Emperor
had received, but would not accept,
the resignation of Bismarck, can be
easier imagined than described. Suf-
fee it to say, the Empress, her ladies
and their minions gained q shorl-lived
triumnh