The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

IDilOhiHl RUiGS.
On the sd ;racll-Iaylng on thg
Texas y Pacific extension have
reached Baird CITY. IA Callahan
county. aud trains are mow running
Ia thar point, Tracklayine Is pro
crossing wcS tward III the rate of one
and 4 halfmile> per day.
The C9"rier-.J0gr,,ai makes the
popular vote for President foot up
for Garfield l.l60.249. for Hancock
i,45S.49S. for Weaver sos, 99s. for
Dow 773I, scattering 975y: total
9,24l SIS. Garfield over Hancock
61jI. Combined opposition over
Garfield 320,sS3.
Miss Martha Trhane, of IIacken-
sack, n. j.. undertook Ia initiate the
example OF DIR. Tanner. but unlike
the Doctor She has not demonstrated
her ability 10 exist without food. aS
after fasting for seven weeks She
quietly expired. Ii Is asserted by
her attendants that during that long
period she only swallowed a little
water, all efforts 10 induce her 10
accept food having Jailed. Miss Ter
hanc was fifIy-nine years OF age. and
had long been regarded rs eccentric
to Il degree bordering on insanity.
An Englishman. Sir Francis
Lycett. who died recently. leaving 4
fortune OF over million. was an
ardent Methodist. During his life
Time his gifts 10 WESLEYAN Metho-
dism were princcly. His hobby was
the erection ofnew Wesleyan chapels
i'll the metropolis. which movement
he originated. and toward which
object he gave. within the last ten
years, the sum of tjj, 600. Two DAYS
before his dcccasc he handed the
secretary Of that fund check for
$500. lie has left legacy Of f2S.-
600 toward the scheme, and at Lady
Lycett's death twn-thirtls Of his for
tame, III which She has life inter-
est, is 10 be devoted To the further
ance OF the same movement. Vaiu-
able leGacies. amounting 10 several
thousands Of pounds. have heen left
to Wesleyan home and foreign mis-
sions and other cOnnerii0nal oh
jects,
The Chicago Ae'es says: will
lie Crawford, aged seventeen years,
has for several years been sweating
blood at times, and latolY has had
severe attacks, which alarmed his
parents. His infrmity comes on him
usually after taking cold. Great
black patches appear on his body,
from which blood drops the size Of a
pin head exude. Blood flows from
his mouth, nose, eyes, stomach. and
even from the bladder and kidneys.
No pain accompanies these dis
charges, but they make his blood
thin and weaken him. Sudden fright
or excitement will temporarily check
the flow. He is mentally bright, and
his father, mother, brothers and sis
iers are strong and healthy. The
physicians who have taken an inter-
est in his case propose sending him
to Edinhurg and London for exami-
nation by the Academy Of Sur
geons."
Edison, the electrician, has been
officially visited by the mayor and
corporation Of New York. Edison
said he was ready for them, and
they went to inspect the wizards
wonders. 1t was night, but they
found Menlo Park lllumed with the
radiance of day. There was no
darkness there, and the bright light
actually put out the moon and stars
as effectively as the sun does at noon
day, While the visitors were Won
dering, the wizard touched knob
Lightly, and all was dark Erebus.
Another touch Mashed light again
upon the Park, and the experiment
was over The same thing could
evidently be done III the ctreets Of
city iii ali instant ~ one lamp
lighter, where IL nov takes hundreds
OF active boy5 ali hour and 4 half TO
liCht the lamps On the nett even
ing. i Tuli mile 81 Broadway was
lighted with electricity. and The re
port says that The Light was ga STRONG
a. to casf shadoW- IT the gas jets on
the ravlrent Men mada- Ii aInuso-
m6nC q reaiius neY-zis aI."rs, and
hunting UP TIC sIhdlle-t print l!
thai. And all dreamed al lie pood
time coming, when New orb would
reJoic" in perpclnal-,lay.
According" Ia lalc accounts
there is in b. no \ ,hmcAd BARTLETT
Y our hl;li RAE ilitI All. nal the
alliance / oil 4 correspondence offers
the proof that Mr.. Bartlett has ap-
piled Ia hcrumr Il member nl' the
Bachelor club one Of iht rule. of
which imposes heavy penalty npon
amy members who commits the REP
rchensihlc indiccreiion Of nairin0-
ny 1t i NOT likely that Bartlett
w0hld wish la enroli himself among
pledged bachelors if The old lady
stood directly in The way. l:articil
appears la bc Il most generous e,-n-
ileman. IL Is said that when he
found that his iiancee would lose a
great deal other income hS her maj.
ria9c with him he formally released
her from her promise. She accept
ed ifecdnm. aud immediately made
very hand some sCiilement upon
him fol The resi- Of his Lille. His APP
plicAtion 10 the EdcheloT's club Was
h delicate compliment tn her. for il
announces his intention 10 remain q
single man while il The enjoyment
81 her bounty. So il seems 10 have
been fye, up pleasantly all round
Without welding and London so
cieiY recognizes III the arrangement
due conformity 20 ,he eternal ht-
mes "f thing