The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-30
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The judges of the Kentucky CorIt
of Appeals have decided that they cac-
not with legal proprie;y hear the appeal
of the case OF Thomas ButG I'd, convict
ed Of the murder of their colleague.
Judge Elliot. They therefore say that
the lyerDor mus. sppoint spCcial
court 10 consider the case.
l. q es,im ted that Dr.. ii. Glenn,
late d mGcrs'-c candidate for Cover
nor in California, this year has raistd
|, eco 600 sacks of grain on has rsnch
Ia Co asa coGnty This is equs! to
sbou. 63, 00) tOns, or enough 10 load
thirty-Iw" ve0sels. The crop is worth
about 50 210 900. D Glenn is native
Of Augusta county, Va.
Crude rubber has risen so per cent.
in price since last spring, owing TO The
light supply. The caoutchouc trees of
Brsz are oyIpg our, owing TO freq1eut
tapping, and the Inoians who collect
the gum are compelled TO go further
into the dangerous and almost impeD-
etrabe forests. As the Indians are
lsny and the work srduous and poorly
paid, they will not undertake 1t if
other employment can be found. The
% per cent. tax levied by Brazil makes
the matter worse.
In racing the efficiency of the Jockey
fuctuates just as much as that of the
animal he bestrides. He may be all
keenness and vigor wbea he comes to
do his work, or be may be more or less
lumpy in body, and therefore more or
lees of a drag on the beast than he
should be. Often the case is worse
Ball Scott, one of the best riders the
turf has ever seen, and who rode the
winners of FIVE Derbys, was 80 drunk
the year he rode Sir Tuition Sykes for
the Derby that he had to be lifted into
the saddle yet be came In second, and
would hsye won but for his drunken.
ness.
Lord Dunmore of Scotland has won
a name prouder than his title. The
yacht Astarte was wrecked and went to
pieces on a small island of rocks at the
entrance of the sound of. Harris, and
eleven miles from the town which ia
the residence Of Lord DupmoIe. The
crew and passengers, among vEom
we've three ladies and two children,
saved themselves temporarily by climb
ing out on the rpeAs and clinging to
them, but weie in danger of being
blown nF Idto the sea by the fierce storm
tLat prevailed for several days. Thus
they remained two days aud nights
without shelter, and pelted by the
storm. At length portion of the
wreck was discovered and the news was
conveyed to Lord Dunmore. 1t was IN
the middle of the night. and the storm
was still raging. II looked like Ger.
tain destruction for any small boat to
brave the gale, the high seas and the
rocks, but Lord Dlnmore got together
crew of three men, and in his six.ton
hshing-bost Dauntless, ne beat through
the night and the storm and the waves,
reached the leland, rescued the suffer-
ers, and brought them safely to shore.
IL was daring deed of his lordship,
and the Dauntless has earned her
name, and such "lords" are the true
nobility of earth.
At the Indiana Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb, at Indianapolis, there took
place on Saturday last most interest
ing experiment. This was q test of the
new audiphone, conveying sounds TO
the auditory nerve through the medium
of the teeth. A class of girls, from
twelve to eighteen years old, entirely
deaf and dumb, were provided with
audiphones, and cabinet organ was
brought in use for the frat time in the
history OF the institution. A bright
girl of ten or twelve years was The first
TO whom the test was applied. She
had not heard her own voice or distin.
guisbed any sound for number OF
years, says the Journal, and was regard.
ed IS stone deaf and speeches.. She had
not listened more than a minute when
her features ligl ted up. with smile
which told the whole story. Several
other children listened with like result,
all being able to distlngu sh some
sound, and most of them following the
different sounds OF the scale. Several
deaf mutes Also noticed the different
letters of the alphabet. Only one, an
adult whose auditory nerve seemed to
be quite destroyed, failed to hear at
all. A young lady who had not utter
cd an Ineligible word since she wac
quite young, was induced to speak.
Sac had been listening, with the aid Of
the audIphone, to others talking. but
when asked to say something herself
was very reluctant. Eventually, how
ever, she Was induced to make the eff
fort, and although she spoke quite
loud, beng nervous and afraid to talk
loud, she heard her own voice quite
distinc IL. Tue joy which the young
lady felt at this glad discovery can be
imagined better than it can be described.
Dir. Richard 8. Rhodes, the inventor,
was present to superinsend the test.
The banks of New York have taken
q step durins the LAT week which may
in the long run have an important Ell
feet on the political treat nent of finan-
cisl questions in Washington. Since
specie payments were suspended the
sub-tressury has practically been the
reservoir of gold on which the banks
depended, aud to which their gold
transactions referred. Up to the time
specie payments were resumed this ives
natural, as the gold which the banks
held wns In many senses merchandise
and not money. since last January
while the coin in the treasury has in.
creased S4S. 600, 600, the gold held by
the banks has not been materially en-
larged, being about a sixth more than
q year ago. The amount held, S20,-
149, 100, is, however, larger sum than
has been IN the possession OF the banks
since So5, aud the banks decided last
week to deposit all their gold in the
bank of North AmeTica, each bank
taking certificate of deposit for the
amount /. adds to the general store.
This was the prscrce before the wsr,
when from 1858 to 1862 the banks of
New York held from $26, 600 600 to
$4s, 600 600 IN specie. This action
gives the banks gold circulation in
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