The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

purpose.
Great qusutitiesS e tobacco are raised
III Russia, the seed from Vhlch it is
grown being obtained chiefly from III
country.
The failure Of Edison's electric lamp
has already occasioned general
"bo'E" IN gas stocks, both in this
country and abroad.
EaglIsh authorities state th6t out OF
every five loBves of bread eaten in
England in 1880, three must come
from the United States and Russia.
Chicago received 1877, 766 $50 bushels
Of gram during the past year, and
claims that no other city in the world
could have taken care Of such q vast
quantity.
The salary of the Gar is $17. 40 per
minute. Il seems good pay when one
does not remember that his principal
occupation is that of being shot at by
some of his beloved subjects.
l. is stated that Chicago capitalists
have offered 500, 900 as a bonus for
the removal of an Eastern locomotive
establishment to that city. The works
will give employment to 500 men.
The understanding seems now quite
general In railroad circles, that on or
about the first of March a general ad-
vance in the wages of employees on all
the leading railroads In the country
will be made.
FIVE butter dealers doing business in
Wsndell for trial in the Court of Gen.
eral Sessions for selling oleomargarine
that was not branded as such, as the
law prescribes.
The free-pass system is still deeply
rooted in the affections of the average
legislator. Only five. members out of
the one hundred and sixty composing
the New York assembly, declined to be
dssd-headed over the railroads.
The lord mayor of Dublin has issued
an urgent RppeSl for subscriptions to
the IRISH relief fund, in which he ex-
presses fear thst the horrors of the
famine OF 1S47 will be repeated unless
abundant help is speedily forthcom-
ing.
The BuenOs Aryean wool clip this
season will exceed that of any previ-
Gus year, while the exportstion of Ar
genuine wheat is expected to reach
10 600 tons. l. is thought the country
will soon supply the Bfazillian market
with -four.
1t is . remarkable fact, that of the
numerous divorce suits in every section
of the country, it is very rare indeed
to find q Jew one of the parties. Next
to the Jews, probably the Catholics
figure less in divorce courts than any
other class.
Application has been made by the
German government, for the system of
making meteorological observations in
use by the Signal SsTvice. They want
to know if Gen. Myer can issue printed
meteorological map complete to within
three hours of time of issue.
The Chinati mining expedition
reached Fort Davis on the twenty
third, and after day or two for re-
pairs and provisioning they go into
the mountains to search for ores, where
it has always been claimed they exist
in as great abundance as anywhere.
The deposits in the New York saw
ings banks since Christmas ranged from
10 to SO per cent. in excess of those of
last year, the depositors comprising all
classes of the community, which is
taken as conclusive proof of the incress-
ing prosperity of the working people.
When Metternich was first intro
\ o. no m
bsssedof the Emperor remarked that he
was Every young to represent so pow
full monarchy" to which the keen
sighted diplomstist answered: "Your
Majesty was not older at Austerlitz
There was imported into the United
States in the nine months ending Sep
TENDER 1, 1879, the enormous amount
of 1, 351, $40, 319 pounds of brown su-
gar, "a, 900, 900 gallons of molasses,
and As, 900, 900 pounds of melado and
syrup. These were appraised at $780,
III, 021.
Mr.. Moody believes in a personal
devil. Bling asked by st. Louis re-
porter if this was true, he replied that
he most certainly did believe so. ''The
Bible" be added, SIS just teeming With
facts in corroboration of it. He Is the
Prince of Darkness, and has this world
or his kingdom"
The Mobile (Ala.) Register reckons
that $50, 600, 600 will be made this year
by Southern planters by the rise in
crops oyer what they expected to get
for them, and it urges that part of this
hav 49,. ha -, -
factories in the South, especially for
those spinning yarn from seed cotton.
A farmer in Bangor, Name, noticing
that wheat was being picked from the
heads of standing grain, and finding
focks of yellow birds flying about,
shot some of them. Ga opening
their crops, he found only three grains
of wheat, and, By actual count, $50
weevils- II is better that farmers know
whether they kill friends or foes.
The Odd Fellows Monumental So
ciety, of Cincinnati, has awarded cou-
tract for the erection of monument
over tie graves of the society's I'M
known dead at Spring Grove Cemetery.
The contract price is $50, 900. The
monument is to be thirty-three feet
high, of brorzs and American gray
granite, and is to be completed in two
years.
Congressman Joseph L Johnson, of
Virginia, and General Sherman are like
Damon and Py,hias. Oace in while
they can be seen riding out together
airieg themselves. A Washington cor
respondent says: They seem to have
great a1mIrtion for each other, and
they accomplishment each other on the mas
terly lodging each did IN the Georgia
campaigns.
Reports received ct the agricultural
department OF Georgia show that eighty
per cent. of the farmers of the State
who raise their own supplies make
money By farming. whilst seventy-five
per cent, of those who give liens and
mortgages and pay high rates of inter-
est on supplies fail 10 make expenses.
A stronger argument in favor of the
imp ,rtance of raising supplies at home
as far IS practicable could hardly be
produced.
The editor of the Telegraph and Hes
sengtr, writing from Washington City,
says: You ought to see Gsrield's face
these days. never before fairly CON-
pretended what beamiDg means when
applied to the human face divine. II
he is really IS happy as be looks he
would scarcely exchange his translation
10 the Senate foe plsre in heaven. I
never saw even q newly welded couple
mora fairlv sbira With hltse