The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-07

Vice President Wheeler's health is
very feeble.
Ex-senator Chalfec of Colorado is
said to be worth So, 600, 600.
The estate of the late Asa Parker
will yield an income of 5000, 600 to each
of his three children.
The New York SIN thinks Hamilton
Fish is the Republican dark horse for
Governor of New York.
Gen. Lew Wallace likes his residence
in New Mexico as Governor / the FER
rltery, but Mira. Wallace is discomfort
ed
Bind Tom is trying Tie effect Ct
Saratoga upon his healih, at the same
time consulting the Interests of his
purse.
Henry Ward Bsecher will remain in
the White Mountains few days and
then 90 II Halifax and $. Johns to
lecture.
Mr.. Arthur Sullivan, author of the
music of ''Pinaf0re," is in Boston,
where he arrived from Liverpool last
| Monday.
Mr.. Slnkey has rot changed in ap-
pearanDe during his trip to Europe, nj
! though his health wa8 poor = few weeks
of the time.
Secretary Carl S3huz's paper, the st.
Louis lFestit'he 20 I, gives strong sup
port to Secretary Sherman's theories of
nat:Onal interests.
Senator Matt Carpenter of Wisconsin,
with his family. IL visiting his faith, r
in-law, eX Governor Paul Dillingham;,
of Waterbury, Vermont.
Pope Leo tclegraphed regrets to King
Leopold on learning that threats
against the latteI's life were attributed
to Roman C-tholic fanatic 5.
Dean Stanley has accepted the sug-
gestion Of the Prince of Wales, that q
memorial to the late Prince Imperial be
placed in Westminster Abbey.
General Robert Toombs addressed
the Georgia Legislature at Atlanta lal I
Monday night, urgently favoring Stale
regulations of freights and fares.
Judge Terry, the m2n who shot
Broderick, is candidate on one Of the
State tickets in California, and the cry.
"Remember Broderick," has been re-
vived.
Oae hundred and seventy-eight wo-
men, mostly from South aud L ist Bos'
ton, have asked to be afsessed for s
poll-tax in Boston as a qualification fol
voting next December.
Miss A. E. Fazakerley, a London
lady, owns steam yatch, the Violet
in which, with three female compau.
ions, she is making an extended tou
through the north of Europe.
Cox, the convicted murderer, hs
begun the regulation convicted-mur
derer talk, and tells an interviewer b,
10 "perfec:ly happy, because ! know
the pleasure of God will be DONE"
| Grant has been nominated for third
term by the Clarion Republican,, which
cannot wait for the national conven
ton, and puts the name of the OLE
commander at the head of its columns
The uniform worn by the late Prnc'
Imperial at Saarbruck, during hi
"baptism of fire." has been added t,
the treasures of the late lamenteC
bAduhtuc uSsduu . COlitOllOn III LIN
don.
< Senator Anthony's Providence Or.
Journal says Thurman is not broker
physlcally. He is tired enough to rel
ish few weeks rest, but will come u
smiling for the Presidential fight
which he doesn't count himself out OF
Lord Beaconsfeld was quite jaunt
at the Royal Agricultural show. Blu
he looks old and anAlsus. He straight
ems himself up and pulls himself TO
gether every now and then, like ma
who feels the hand of age upon him
SphyDx-like as the face is, you can sc
the eyes IN it, and the eyes look weary
The arrears OF pensions law was
godsend to widow Maria Lewis, o
| Pheuix, New York. All her 1--WE som
joined the Union army and were al
killed, leaving her to be supported By
charity. She has now secured bacl
pensions due her dead boys to the
amount of 1890. and also Is guaranteed
an annuity of SOC.