The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
EDITORIAL Notes.

The Memphis and Little Rock Rails
way runs trains again. II is part OF
the shortest route TO New York, and
sleepers run through from Little Rock
to Louisville. Trains are transferred
10 huge steamer across the Missis=
sippi at Memphis.
The New Orleans Be, in reference to
the work of the Catholic clergy during
the epidemic, says that the diocese OF
New Orleans alone lost its Vicar Gen.
eral, fifteen priests and nineteen sisters
that of Natchez, including Vicksburg,
six priests and FIVE sisters; that Of
Nashville, nine priests and three sis
ters; that of Mobile, one priest and
one sister; making total of thirty-two
priests and twenty-eight nuns who
have fallen victims to yellow fever IL
the discharge of their duties.
Thomas B. Musgrave, the New York
banker, saw the Crown Prince of Ger
many at Hamburg, and says that sshin
behavior was strange commentary on
the insecurity of privilege in our times.
He had a reception and public appear
ance on an improvised balcony, tn
lights were turned down so as TO giveI
but half light, and beside the Prime
was a servant, his duplicate in height.
figure, appearance and dress. so that
an assassin would be staggered by the
resemblance. 1t was very short. When
he walked to the springs he walked
rapidly, and this man right behind
him, taking everything in as they pro&
Id Ill ri kn
and rapidly returned. All that Hob
enzollern family has got the assassina-
ton fright"
Those writers who think that thought
should spring into the mind full armed
and equipped, and who consider 1t be-
meath their dignity to correct and erase,
should see Cennyson at work writing
and rewriting hls poems over and over,
or rather printing them, tor the poet
laureate rarely uses pen. He keeps
a printing press, and has his poems set
in type, line by line. Imagine what a
nice, leisurely time the poet must have
strolling about on his lawn smoking
cigars, with that eccentric Texan hat
of his slouched over his moody brow,
composing verse dayi Perhaps II
some of our prolific American poets
would try the verse-a-day plan they
might get something like the prices
the poet laureate receives. Let them
try it day or two, anyway.
1t was Riddle, not Ridley, who re-
ceived the dying breath of the young
girl at Holly Springs, as related in tho
AOalanche few days ago. Riddle is .
young man, a nurse from New Orleans.
He never had the yellow fever, and q
braver man never lived. From Holly
Springs Riddle went to Grand juno
ton, where he nursed Miss Lucy
Woodson, a beautiful young lady twen-
ty-one years of age. There was no fe-
male hand there with its gentle touch
to soothe the fevered brow. As the
end drew near Lucy asked Riddle TO
read a chapter from the Bible. He
read the glorious sermon on the mount.
After asking and receiving a farewell
kiss Miss Woodson desired one more
favor of Riddle, and the request was
that he would live more Christian
life, as he was noted sinner. She
then became delirious and remained in
that condition for three days, dying at.z
five and a half o'clock Monday -
Riddle prepared the body for the grave
with all a mothers tenderness. There
was no female hand to do the work.