The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-14
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The Philadelphia Times ncmina es
Mr.. George w. Childs for The Engl.s
mission.
Mr.. Tennyson has been requested TO
write the inaugural ode for the Austria
liam Information Exhibition.
Napoleon IIIs ''Vie de Cesar is to
be completed. Colonel Stoffel lie travel
ing in Italy to collect materials.
Mrs. Godfrey, the widow whose
name was connected with that of Com
2ressmnn Acklen in Washington a
year ago, has gone to London TO Get
up as professional beauty.
N. Gounod has sold the score of his
new opera, ribut de Zamora," for
$50, 600. 1t is d be brought out at the
Grand Opera, in Paris, at the COM
mencement of tho next season.
Wong Wing, converted Chinaman,
who was elected treasurer of Chinese
Methodist Church in California, has
behaved "allee samee like Mclean
man." and absconded with the funds
1900.
Archers IN England have for centu
lish make. Two years ago the manu-
facture was begun IN this country, and
American bowe are now largely import
cd to Englanil
On June 28 Mr. Bass, of ale celebrity,
presented library to the town of Der
by, for which he Is a member and t.
which he has already given public
baths and bark. The library build
ing cost $75, 900 and contains II. 900
volumes. No class in the United King
dom are 30 splendIdly munificent as
the great brewers.
Mr.. Calvin, a Cincinnati German,
wooed Jewcss in vain, and inferred,
from what she said, that if he were
jew she would marry him. SO he
went through with all the rights re-
quired Of Gentlles who embrace the
Jewish religion, and after this ordeal
again presented himself as a sutton.
But the maiden still declined his offer,
and he Is convinced OF her entire
heartlessness.
II is saId IN London that Shara Bern
hardts engagement to play in the i
United Sites at high pay has put
Croizette, Got, Caquelin and Mounet-
sully in the notion of coming. They
regard this country as a gold mine,
presenting the opportunity to make as
much in a single season as they get in
a number of years as members of the
Coincide Franchise, but the manager is
not at hand to engage them, and the
famous Paris dramatic company is not
likely to be broken.
The London newspapers tell of
baron, without giving his name, who
has been caught cheating at baccarat,
at Pesth. He won steadily day after
day until he had gained $50, 600. A
member of the Hungarian House of
Representatives noticed that the Baron,
whenever he dealt card, held it for
an instant over bright metallic cigar
box that he had placed before him on
the table, and thus learned by the re-
Election the value Of each adVersary's
hand. The discoYerer of the cheat
slapped the noble swindler's face.
Captain Matthew Webb, the famous
swimmer, now in New York, is de-
scribed as ''an exceedingly fine look
ing physical specimen of the true
blonde type of Englishman, with pleas
ant blue eyes, q ruddy complexion,
moustache of the military cut, and
stature and muscular proportions amply
in keeping with his reputation for her.
culean strength and tireless power of
endurance Seven years ago he was
in New York, skipper out Of employ
mont, and was obliged to work his
passage back to Liverpool on q Cum
arder.
The report of Mr.. Forrest, British
Consul at Tientsin, that the deaths from
starvation in China during the late
half millions, is confirmed by Mr.. Hill
lier, also of the consular service, who,
within elk months, has visited the des-
olated provinces. Whole districts, once
denselyIpopulated, are now almost I'M
inhabited. The efforts of the govern
ment to send aid were frustrated by the
bad roads and the fact that the people
en- route seized the pack horses and
mules to devour them. No fiction can
kurpass in horror the scenes described
baSr. Forrest.
no AtcNs MT 784AkGI, VI TIC 4NOILu-
ern Methodist Church, was one of the
Memphis refugees who, on the out
break of the fever, fled to Shelbyville,
Tennessee. He died at midnight on
Friday, and the whole community was
agitated as to how they should dispose
of his body. Some wanted it put un-
der ground Immediately, others thought
they ought to wait an hour or two for
decency's sake. The great difficulty
was in getting volunteer sections and
grave-diggers. At last, by the light
Of lamps, candles and brush fires, a
grave was hurridly scooped out at the
back Of the house, and at o'clock in
Tie morning, little over 100 minutes
after the unfortunate clergyman
breathed bis last, his corpse was rolled
into the shallow hole and hastily COW
cred up. The next morning panic
stricken crowds gathered about the
house in which he died, threatened to
burn It, and at last accounts were pre-