The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-02-05
FDiFgi;tAL sorgs.

MIX Team, = L SD, c.yeis seas
in Congress.
The fri eds Of ua.i L.sa., ssss rs
that he viii be 10 = Z, s-sginS his slaf
IL be 5, Gaze in = sbtrt ''me.
The New Yoik Tribune says Mr.
B siDe's management az The Maine cam-
PAIN has greatly imD-ove.i has pros
poets FIR tue Presidential nomInSiiop,
and coIreep oaGisgig 6.mioishcd those
of Ger. Grant.
The P.crsy.vznis rs.'rasa c. mpssy
Ess purchased IL Caiczeo . ;FAcr Of
lard ,Ases haadr-d ier4 Ne ADD 9
n,le ~ ieresi-. Tar tfvct VII &c ussc
for freight purposes, snl covered with
buildings, switches AMI tracks. Work
will be commenced almost item. d =
stely.
Il response ~ letter from Gov. s..
John 20 J4Y O 'uid s-tfing forth tar
destitution ofthc fam = 10 the frontier
counties Of kacss-, c=u-ed hg the fall
ure Of l.s. ye7''s crap-, the .stger 'sis-
graphed ;ae GavernoT "a driw upon
him for 5000 to he expended as he
mSy see tJ fsT the purpose dtsig-
mated. Tne Q .yernor ~ once pur-
Chased tvo car losds Of Il " and MA!
and large q1sn,iiy OF haeou, wh'ch
will ba distriouted in Sheridan. Cove
and Wallace coua;ies. where t1e prin-
cipal iesti;ut;oa exists.
Henri Rachetort, whose .uruslistic
enterprises are only inferior 10 those OF
10 IL, ~ l.,
in hand the editcrship Of the p .ria
Roppd the revolutionary sheet founded
by Victor Hugo ana him elf. This
vii make the 9Th organ Of she PrIs
press which NJ Rochefor, has und, T
his guidance, a1d this not " t lstan J ing
that he is still in exile, with very little
hope-if any at all--of being either
amnestied or pardoned. The daring
journalist, the Rochefort If nearly
twenty years ago, is still alive In the
outcsst RochefoTt of Geneva.
The $500 miles of track which the
Louisvi lie and Nashville and Great
Southern will cow operate make it, in
that respect, at least the third largest
railroad combination in the country
The Gould-VAuderhilt syndicate ranks
first. TIE total length of the combin-
ed roads under this interest can not be
less than 1000 miles. The Peunsylvs-
MIA system, which formerly exceeded
in length al Others, il now reduced to
the second pace. The total mileage
of all the roads, directly or indirectly,
controlled by the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company. is $3.50.
A singular suicide recently occurred
10 China. A young widow publicly
announced that she would hang herself
rather than yield TO the wishes of her
parents and marry again, and the sac
riflce was actually cnnsummated in
broad daylight. A crowd of the wo-
mans friends and admirers assembled,
and the tragic ceremony was preceded
by 4 reception OF visitors on platform
erectel for the occasion. After receiv-
ing the mingled applause and condo
lence of her friends, the poor young
creature mounted chair, placed the
neck, and swung herself of in the pres-
ence of the gathering.
Mr.. Horr, of Michigan seems inclined
to dispute with Sunset Cox the claim
to being known as the funny man OF
tho House, Ia replying to Mr.. Cox,
the other day, he designated That gen.
t'eman, IS his ''genIal little friend. F"
Cox replied IN very humorous strain,
at same length, the burthen of hi
speech consisting of comparison Of
the q. of the dispuiants-Cux. being
rather diminative stature, and HOrr nr
the other extreme. Horn repIieh to
Cox the reXt day in the same ludic'ous
style, and after d;sclaimipg any inter-
ton t. insult or wound the feelings nf
his little friend. suggested that it would
probably have been both mo.e respect
full and appropriate to call Cox "sweet
little Butte. Cup" Take it altogether
it forms one of the most amusing cpl
sodes that has occurred Ia Congress for
many day, end was char cttriz ID
throughout by the utmcst good hunor.
Congressman have to spend their time
in some way, and probably about as
little mischief will result from such
playful Journeys IS anything else that
can engage their attention.