The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-02
EDITORIAL NoIEs.

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"A scheme for changing the
channel of the ST. Lawrence at Mon
treal, by building an immense dyke,
at a cost of $1,000, 900, is under con-
sideration. The advantages would
be O saltwater harbor, water power
for mills, and the protection of the
lower part of the city against annual
freshets.
AT no time was gold as freely
paid out over the counter in New
York and other great financial GEN.
tiers as now. A glut of gold is re-
ported and q scarcity of paper
money. The cause of this is the
immense amount Of paper money
sent West to move crops. while
gold remains at the large money CEN
tiers.
Official census figures give New
York City a population of 1906
$40 souls, and Philadelphia $40, $50.
Those who 90 to make up the lists of
the latter city are sub-divided as fol-
lows: Males 405, 1893, females AL ,0S1;
native 642,64s, foreign 204.332; white
8I5,182, colored 31,798. The colored
include 30 Chinese, 5 Japanese and
% Indians.
The United States fish commls-
sion have found that the Spanish
mackrel habitually breed at certain
places in Chesapeake Bay, and have
during the summer made some sue
cessful experiments in their artificial
propagation. Advantage will be
taken of the discovery to try to in
troduce this valuable fish to all of
our southern waters.
The Chicago Times is about to
test q new solution for printers
strikes, and the difference between
members of the union and "rats,"
so-called. 1t has just ordered sew
eral of the Kosterbein type-settIng
which, when received,
will be set up and put in operation
in that Office. These machines are
In Brussels, Belgium,
where they were invented, but there
is soon to be q mandatory for thoir
make established at Chicago, with
their inventor. Mr.. Charles Roster
bein, as secretary of the company.
The Times will be the first paper in
to introduce this improve
ment, and will set up the principal
part Of its types by machinery.
The Greenville, S. G., Noun
tanner says: In his admirable Off
cial course in expelling the thieves
and drunkards from in and near the
headquarters of the chiefmagistrate,
the President has had the cordial
aid of his most admirable wife. Be
sides this, she has restored to the
White House at Washington that
purity and true simplicity of style
becoming the character of the gov
eminent, and like unto that plain
ness which Gen. Hancock told Gen.
Sherman distinguished the inaugu-
ration to Office of President Jeffer-
son. She has been indeed a queen,
In the good and admirable, at the
seat of our government. May she
and her husband, when the latter
goes out of his high station, pass in
TO that quiet and rest which the
well-meaning man and the good wo-
man can alone best enjoy.
The Dallas Herald says: "Hon.
Z. B. Turner, of Austin, Just APP
pointed judge of the United States
district court to fill the vacancy on
the bench in Texas, occasioned by
the death of Thomas b. Duvall, al
though a Northern man by birth,
has been for many years resident
of Texas, and has always occupied d
prominent position at the bar. He
is lawyer of profound learning in
his profession, and is an advocate Of
rare force and power. In 1861 ,wher
Texas seeded, he was so devoted tC
the Union that he left the state an6
went North, where he remained un
til the war was over, when he re
turned to his home in Austin. Al
though q Republican of pronounced
views. he has never been of that eX
treme class consumed by bitterness
toward the Southern people. and hi
numbers q host of warm persona
friends all over the state. He Is {
gentleman Of eminent ability. anC
will grace the bench"
The Express is informed by dis
patch from Stockton, that the sur
viving followers of Victoria asser
that the American troops corralleC
Victoria and made him an easy prey
for Terassas' overwhelming mum
bers. After the Indians surrender
ed, Terassas shot down thirty-sevel
warriors before any would comics
Il yys.@o,;o,s ~rharoah0nko Ha 6re
called up ten, who were silent whel
questioned, and so on successfully
until finally two, one a half-bree'
Mexican Apache, stated Victorlo'
last whereabouts. Terassas proceed
ed in the direction indicated, a
which the squaws in camp groanet
terribly. Terassas went beyond tn
point indicated, and in q clump o
bushes found warrior mortal,
wounded, whose blankets, wild skin
and surroundings indicated the biv
mac ola chief. The Indian confesse,
that he was Victorio. Before hi
capture, Victorio had picked thirty
five of his choicest warriors for DIES
perate work, and ordered them t.
capture ammunition, the commodit,
most needed. These thirty-five
armed with seventeen-shooters, sur
prised the little band of twelve sol
diers at Ojo Caliente before day
break, on October 29th, killing nv
and capturing the outfit of nine
The bodies Of the five massacre,
men were staked to the ground b,
means ofwooden picket-pins driver
through their backs. Three of tn
survivors. ons sergeant and two pri
Yates Of b company, tenth cavalry
have arrived at Fort Stockton.
Mile. Griswold, who has jus
gained the first prize for singing il
the Conservatoire, belongs to tn
American colony in Paris, is q nice
to Bret Harte, and may be remem
bered from an incident which mark
| ed the competition in 1879. 1t wa
o matter of notoriety among bot
pupils and professors that the Con
servatoire then possessed in her
pupil Of unexceptional promise bot
for her vocal organ and musical tai
ent. and il was generally expecte,
that the first prize would be awarde,
TO her. No little surprise was con
sequently manifested on the an
nouncement being made that tn
Jury had given her only first nc
cessit. Milo. Griswold, believin
that she had been sacrificed TO
spirit of favoritism, with true Amer
lean independence refused TO accep
her recompense. Such an exampl
of INSTRUMENTATION had never befor
been witnessed, and all the dons O
the establishment in the Rue Der
gere were sghast at such q revolt
Happily. the incident did not lead &