The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-09
Editorial Notes.

Boston spent $4,000 entertaining
Hayes.
CALIFORNIA; grape crop promises to
be the largest she ever produced.
Wine Is made from oranges extern
sively in St. Augustine, Florida.
The JoWnal of Chemistry says that
cuca or coca is remedy for bashtui-
ness.
In this country tire chances are about
ten TO one that the healthy man who
has nothing deserves nothing.
A New York paper hits it off pretty
we'll by remarking that Bsocher says
he is willing to die, and let him die.
The New York San says that Edwin
Booth will probably retire from the
stage for year i'll order to recruit his
health.
A recent inyestigstor saws that there
are ID, 700 Jews in Jerusalem, of whom
over 5000 are wholly dependent on
charity.
The national brewers association
proposes 10 ask Congress to prevent
the States from passing prohIbitory
liquor laws.
The ferries in Boston are all owned
by the city, and a proposition to
abolish fares is favorably regarded by
the officials.
Gen. David K. Jsckman died at
Bath, n. H., the other day. He was
one of the signcrs of the bond of JEFF
ferson Davis.
''It is not loud praying" says sn
Arkansas circuit rider, (which counts
with the Lord 50 much as giving four
full quarts to the gallon"
Wade Hampton (colored), who was
once slave of Governor Wade Hamp-
ton, is lecturing in Southern Indiana
on the Condition of the South"
The authorities of Portland, Maine,
have prohibited the sale of "ginger
pop," and the grocers anticipate an
order restraining the sale of yeast
cakes.
The fashion of allowing clergymen
summer vacations has become general
since enlightened congregations are
beginning to feel the need of an occa-
sionsl rest.
The new Virginia law forbids any
person to capture a hooking bird, ex-
cept on his own premises and for his
own use Chat is, none to be sold), for
six gears to come.
So far from Howard having whipped
out Chief Joseph, the sudacious red
skin appears to be amusing himself in
chastising the friendly Indians for not
joining his band.
Coal gave out in one of the Arkan-
sas hotels and before wood could be
brought in one of the shot springs"
got SO cold that it froze a Republican
into Democrat.
Young Joseph, the leader in the new
Indian war, says the government has
lied to him six times, and that he shall
take twenty scalps for ever lie. Hold
on to your hair.
A counsel being questioned by q
judge to know "for whom be was con-
cerned," replied: 81 am concerned,
my lord, for the plaintiff, but am en-
ployed by the defendant.
A woman pushing baby cab with
one hand, holding up her skirt with the
other, aud carrying her parasoi in her
teeth is sight which can only be seen
since the new fashion broke out.
II it is true that nature abhors a vac
uum, how the wind must whistle round
the head of the young lady who wears
q poodle, or the young swell who four
ishes q switch cane and waits on the
dog.
The Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian
nations have brought suit against the
Missouri, Kansas and TIE Has railroad on
a claim of 500, 600 for tics, TIMBER.
masonry, coal, ETC., used in the con-
stIuction OF that road.
The following toast was recently
proposed at aremen's dinner and re-
ceived with shouts of applause: THE
-ladies-their eyes kindle the only flame
which we cannot extinguish and
against which there is no insurance. I"
Arrangements have been made for
sending 9 quantity of the oSa of the
American Landlocked salmon TO Eng
land for stocking the lakes OF that
country. They ought to do v4li In
the Scottish lakes.
PARIS is in the throes Of revolution
on the glove question. Shall Saxony
kids OF Persian mittens be the fsshiop
il the great matter in dispute, snd the
contest is ~ bitter p II 1t involved q
change OF government.
Mr. Conway remarks that the Duke
OF Wellington, when questioned about
Waterloo, never ventured further than
saying. sit was id big fghf !" and
Gen. Grants reticence Il, therefore,
the trsdition Of British generalship.