The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18
Editorial Notes.

Newman Hall's church and surround
ing buildings cost $500 COO.
Kate Claxton has new real baby of
her own for the play of "The Double
Marriage"
The expenditure of the London
school board this year ia estimated at
IS, 900, 900 involving a rate of ; 1-2 on
the pound sterling.
The Spanish bishops, making proba-
by virtue of necessity, have agreed
to give up for the present fourth of
of their salaries. Their pay has been
enormous, the primate getting over
$3.50. 900 year.
The st. Louis Rdilioay Register is a
spirited and we'll conducted monthly,
printed in elegant style, and chuck tull
of matter interesting to those concerned
in railway affairs. Mailed to subscr,b-
ers at IS per annum.
The millionaire { Roman Catholic }
Marquis of Butte has been married
seven years, but has no son and only
one daughter. born IN 1879. HIS heir
ia his first cousin, Protestant, aged
90. Lord Butte is 80.
The entire population of Paris,
whether fl Dating or permanent, Is count
ed officially every month. Whether
your abode be at private residence,
hotel or boarding house, you will be
required within forty-eight hours to
sign register, giving your name, age,
occupation and former residence
Maria Theresa, ex-Duchess of Parma,
died few weeks ago at her Italian
residence. She was the daughter Of
Victor Emanuel l., King of S trdinia, the
grest-aunt OF King Humbert, and with
the exception of the ex-Enprees Mari
anna, of Austria, the only surviving
representative of the elder branch of the
House of Savoy. Her latter days she
filed full of kindness and charity, and
in her will left large snms for charitable
purposes.
Shah Nasr-ed-iin, al Persia, appear
to have particular liking for all things
Austrin. He has placed the reorganis
zition of his army and other various
departments of ciYil government in
Austrian hands and has an Austrian for
mayor OF Teheran. The engineer
| Scherzer, who for some time was m,Ris-
ter in public works in Maximiilian 8
Mexican cabinet, has justiIeceIved an Of
fer from the Persian government to build
railway from Rsscht, on the Caspian
sea, to Teheran.
The Pneumatic Tramway Company
made trial Of one II their motors,
Wedr esday, on the .cond avenue Sur
face Road, New York, IN the presence
of large number of interested specta-
tors. These motors are ruu by COM
pressed air, which, before starting, is
forced into six reservoirs underneath
the floor of the car. The distaDce
travelled on this OCCASION was } s
miles, and an elevated railroad train
was beaten going down. President
| Thorn, of the Second avenue road,
says that he looks upon the motors ia
vorsbly, and Col. Wyatt, superintend-
ent Of the Surface r ad in Richmond,
Va, gave it as his opinion that they
will save 81 per cent. OF the running
expenses of an ordILary surface road.
An ex-msyor of st. Louis asked his
l
erty that he desired to sell, and she
surprised and sngered him by refusing.
He swore that, unless she complied, be
wodld not speak to her again, and she
was still obdurate. That was sixteen
years ago, and although they had been
q loving couple, and hsve since lived
in the same house, they have never ex-
changed word directly. They roomed
apart, but sat a. the same table, and
were never guilty of any disrespect to
ward each other, save that of silence.
When circumstances made communica
tlons between them ahsolut .ly necessa-
~, they respectively addressed their
daughter, and she spoke for both
Their questions, 50 put, were always
framed IN the third person. The
daughter died few days ago, but the
parents are ssid to still decline to be-
come reconciled.
Laziness or ct least sioWness in the
discharge of their Official duties seems
TO be besettiDg sin with judges in Gil
parts of the country. At the coaven-
ton of the American Bar Association
in sratogs, President Rroedhea1 made
an address On the new California Con-
stitutioD, and the only part OF bis
speech that elicitsd cheers from his
hearers was To where he said that
hereafter Judges OF tie Supreme and
Superior Courts In the Golden State
will be required, before being permit
ted 70 draw their salaries, TO make an
dsvit that no Cause in their courts re-
mains undecided that has been submit.
ted for ninety days. This provision Of
the Constitution. originated with the
lawyers Of San Francisco. Many at
torneYs showed disrespect for the
bench, but II seems to be the opinion
Of the profession IN the country at large
that something Of the kind Il desIF-
able.
As every thread Of gold is valuable,
49, l.