The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02

frat of April, 1879, which called for q
statement Of the trade Of the United
Kingdom with the Uaited States. This
parliamentary document reveals in 4
very striking way the fact OF the C w
United Stitss to Great Britain, and Of
the rapidly decreasing exports from
Great Britain 20 the United States.
Our STATISTICS for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1879, show that our total ex-
ports of merchandise and specie to Gre at
Britain amounted to 1868, 013, GAG,
while our total imports for the same
period amounted to only $111, OIL, 766
being an excess of exports over i'm
ports of $2j1 OIL, $50 In other words,
our exports to Great Britain were more
than three times the amount of the i'm
portstions from that country. The par
Elementary document presents doleful
account of the decline of British expor-
tatIons, and shows thar Great Britain
year by year sppesTsto become more
dependent upon the United States. In
the one article of arrivals, oxen and
bulls, the impOrtatiOns into the United
Kingdom from the United States had
increased in value from about $50. 900
in 1868, to nearly Sc, 900, 900 in 1878.
The effect which the sudden seeing
of themselves as others see them had
upon several Siamese women is narrated
by lady. A few weeks ago a couple
of Siamese women came to see and to
look at my house. They consider it
great treat if | invite them through my
rooms, and let them look at my bed,
my table, my chairs, my pictures and
nick-nacks, aud especially if they can
get lock at themselves in the mirror
on my bureau. One or two of those
who came had been before, and they
were telling of how they looked in the
glass TIL the others were all anxious to
see too, so they gathered in a crowd
and stood before the mirror. One
quick look, and then a surprised
startled cry, and some of them hid
their faces, Others jumped away, and
some locked about to see who was re-
ally there. They had never seen them
selves before, and did not know how
miscrably they looked with their black
teeth and naked bodies. Tney drew
their scarfs over their breasts and tried
to hide from the sight of themselves.
One turned and said to me: ''We are
very hateful looking; don't you think
so?" did not tell them 1 had always
thought so, but said: "Now since
you know how you look, is it any won
der that we always tell you to wear
more clothes and to quit chewing be-
tel?" Some of them would not be In
duced to look the second time, while
others stood and looked.
The late report of the sinking of a
Norwegian bark by some unknown sea
monster has refreshed the memory of an
old sea captain of Nantucket in regard
to a similar disaster that happend to
his vessel in 1920. Capt. Thomas G..
NIckerson was the skipper of the whal-
ing ship Essex, new vessel cruising
IN the fishing regions of the Pacific
ocean. They just finished one whale
fry, when they discovered large school
of sperm whales about three miles from
the ship. The captain and his har-
pooners started out in boat and struck
large whale. Soon after flag of dis
tress was raised on the ship, and the
captains boat left its game and return
ed to see what was the matter. The
ship had been struck by huge whale
that was apparently acting as scout
for the school. The side of the vessel
had been stove In, and the ship was
fast filling and sinking. The whale
seemed to be in terrible rage, dashed
the sea with his tail, raised his head
and body far out of the water, aud
came down with noise like cannon
boom. The animal made another drive
at the ship and still another and then,
apparently satisfied with his work,
swan away to join the school. The
whalers got out all the srovislons they
could and the Essex sank. 1t was
three months and after traversing four
thousand miles of ocean before they
were picked up-all that were left OF
them. Many had died from disease
and privatiou, and Capt. NIckerson Is
the last survivor of that crew. He is 8
sort of ancient mariner character in
Nantucket, and shudders while he tells
his story to summer tourists who visit
his public house.
The Association of Old Defenders
of Baltimore" assembled at the City
Hall at 10 o'clock on September 10, to
celebrate the anniversary of the Battle
of North Point by marching around the
Battle Monument, on Monument square
erected in memory of those who fell II
the battle sixty-fiye years ago. Com
panies G and G, of the Fifth Maryland
Regiment, with the regimental band
under command of Capt. Brown, were
present to escort them. The line o.
march and all the streets leading to tht
City Hall, for several squares distant
were thronged with people. The littl'
band numbered fourteen men. At thei
head was William Bachelor, the stand
ard-hearer, ninety-two years old, the
! oldest member of the association, anC
by his side was Henry Lightuer, tn,
drummer, eighty-one years old, TIT
youngest. : he two companies of tn
Fifth were drawn up in line, and re
ceived the veterans with q salute a
they slowly marched along, and, falling
in, escorted them around the monu
ment, the band playing "Yanke
Doodle" AS they passed around th
monument the veterans barred thei
heads. They then returned to the Cit!
| Hall, and took street car to HALL
| Springs, to Dartake of their annual din
ner, for which the city council approx
a.es $500 annually. They there listened
to an Grafton. The Association of Oh
Defenders was organized in 1841 witt
about 1000 members. General William
Mcdonald was the first president
Since the last anniversary five member
have died, among them being Colone
Joshua Dryden, the president of tn
association. At present, only thirty
two survive; eighteen of whom live il
Baltimore; two In Maryland; one, JOIN
Allen, in Washington City, and two
John Switzer and E. Glenn, in ..Ney
York.
Ingalls,, Kansas Senator, is on tria
before a Senatorial Committee for al
legged fraud practiced by HIM IN secur
ing his election. Ingalls, has been mos
fiercely prosecuted by the Kansas CT
Times which brings about this investi
cation. S4u' sbuty, Logan, Vance ant
Cameron, United States Senators, ar
present. Ingalls, counsel on the TWEEN
ty-third instant made this statement
"The title of Hon. ]. j. Ingalls t
the office of United States Senator fror
the State of Kansas being questioned
and sundry charges OF corruption hav
ing been made against him affecting, |
true, his personal character and hi
right to his office and the character O
some of the representatives of the PEG
pie who voted for him for Unite'
and AaunonAin1 fh