The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-09
NO. ii
Editorial Notes.

tobacco will be reduced.
Secretary sherman is confident III
premium will never again appear o
gold.
The trouble in Scotland is shown
itself in a serious fall in real estate i
Edinburgh.
The House adjourned without tax
ing action IN reference to that case c
Judge Blodgett.
Satan has been suppressed by tn
italian government. 1t Is Commu
mist paper published at Cessna.
Eleven sugar plantations in Cub
were recently destroyed 10y fire. Tn
flames burned all the cane In the fields
Gen. Robert Patterson, OF Philadel
phis, Is said to haYe entertained at hi
table every President of the Unite
States since MadisOn's time.
\ Londsn correspondent in Afghan
istsu Is enthusiastic upon the abun
dance, size and quality of Afghal
grapes, which, he says, are as large a
walnuts
Whalen, the man who sued Gen
Sheridan, in New York, for $40O, 00(
damages for ejecting the plaintiff from
his plantation in Louisiana, in 1867,
has lost his suit.
The device of collecting clothing
for the yellow fever sufferers, last sum.
mer, was so successful IN New York
that it is to be repeated now for the
local poor of that city.
J. O'Connor Power, an Irish mem.
ber of Parliament, has published let
ter in which he speaks of "the blood
stained acts of the royal butchers who
have invaded Afghanistan."
Pope Leo XIII. Is engaged in draw.
ing up a scheme of cooperation be.
tween all the European powers, with q
view to the repression of SoclalistiC
and International tendencies.
Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, an.
nounced to the congregation of the
cathedral in that city, on Sunday, that
he had written to the Pope, asking tc
be retired on account of the infirmities
OF old age.
1t is rumored in the London clubs
that the Duke of Connaught will be
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
as soon after his marriage as an oppor-
tunity occurs to provide for the Duke
of Marlborough.
1t is believed that the garrison OF
English troops at Cyprus will soon be
reduced to single wing of regiment.
The Forty-second Highlanders have
embarked for Gibraltar. There is pros
pect of drOuth and grain has risen.
The Princess Louise is sensible
girl, and, finding that the low-necked
dress order was blunder for the Cana.
dian latitude, has quietly had it drop
ped. The Catholic clergy were saw
fully down on it," and told their peo-
pie so.
The Home Secretary of England
stated in Parliament, only short while
ago, that the reports of the industrial
depression in that country are greatly
But this is hardly borne
but by the reports from the various
sections.
Gen. Thomas l.. Rosser, graduate
of West Point, who rose from the po-
sItion of lieutenant of cavalry to that oi
lieutenant general In the Confederate
service, has been appointed resident
in charge Of the Northern Pa
citic Railway.
The failure of the Chicago authori-
ties to make satisfactory bargain
with the gas company has resulted in
the adoption of resolution by the
board OF aldermen that the gas be cut
off on the first of January and the
streets hghtc6 with oil.
10 spite of the absorbing nature Of
E1ison's labors on the electric light,
he has found time to SO far improve
his telephone that it is expected to
make practical vocal communication
across the Atlantic cable; that, too,
with a receiver without magnet.
The first importation of American
meats into Germany, some years ago,
in failure. The last season
SO, 600, 900 pounds were imported there
OF beef of the best quality, sewn tight
ly in thick canvas, and kept while on
board IN cases constructed for the pur-
pose, and kept cool.
The Granger movement seems to be
on the decline in Missouri, one of the
States in which it took root. At the
recent meeting of the State Grange sta
tistics were read showing that in 1875
the Missouri oranges had a member
ship of $1,000, in 1876, 20, 900 and in
1878, 10000.
An immense grave or vault is being
made IN the cemetery OF Pere la Chaise,
10 Paris, in which to place the remains
Of all the forgotten combatauts Of the
war of 1870. 1t embraces an area of
400 square feet, and will be surmount-
ed by q monument, the design OF
which has not yet been chosen.
1t is asserted by New York CORE
spondsnt Of Western paper that Mr..
and Mrs. Grant visited the shrine of
Lourdes during their European tour,
and that Mrs. Grant used the alleged
niracle-working waters in the hope
hat they would cure complaint she
mas been troubled with for years.
Bayard Taylor was fifty-four years
IF age, did not have a collegiate edu-
,stion, but did have what is better, a
printing Office training, and was mas
.er of seventeen languages. which be
rad acquired by close study and hard
over the world. Such a man
IS he should not have died-not under
Eighty, at least.
The decision OF the Ohio Supreme
Court declaring the last issue Of $2,-
VOC, 600 bonds Of the Southern Rail-
Dad constitutional is believed 10 in
1re the early completion Of the road,
which has already cost the people $l6,.
100, 900, aud ends In the woods OF
kentucky, contractors being
Inder heavy bonds to finish it within
ne year from the decision OF the Su-
'reme Court.
"a warm personal friend of Gen.
irant," who Is in constant commune
alton with him, says that the ex-Pres-
dent has, on several occasions, ex-
'ressed himself very strongly In favor
4 Senator Conkling, and has also men.
ioned two or three others, after Conk-
ing, as men whom he would be glad
0 zee as the next Republican eandi-
ate for President. Mr.. Edmunds be-
ng one Of the number and Mr.. Blaine
ot.
The rumor comes for second time
he. fhe u,aer of Afohan,sfsn has faS