The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

AT Manchester, England, a widow
with five children got So, 800 COM
pensation from a railroad company
for her husbands death.
Miss Helen Gladstone, the
daughter of the Premier, is one OF
the successful candidates in this
wears class list of Cambridge Uni
versitv examinations. II Is rather
interesting to reflect that while the
daughter of England's Prime Min
lister is admitted to the benefits of
one of the greatest and oldest of
universities, America, priding her
self upon her liberality and pro-
gress, gives no such advantages 10
women.
The eloquent pastor of the East
Congressional Church, Brooklyn, in
frank and manly letter, informed
the members of his determination
10 sever his relations with them, for
the reason that he ceased to believe
in the evangelical doctrine of the
trinity, in the atOnement, in eternal
punishment and in the verbal inspi-
ration of the Bible. The reverend
gentleman had not been accused of
hetcrOdoxy, and his resignation
must he accepted M an attachment
to duty and right on his part.
The general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church will be
held in New York next month, be-
ginning October q, and lasting two
or three weeks. The principal SUBJ
iects for discussion are the PrOvin-
cial system, sisterhoOds and the APP
pOintment of q constitutional conl-
mission. Ii is proposed to arrange
the dioceses in four groups, the At
lantic, the Central, the TRANSMITS
sissippi and the Pacific Coast, fol
the purpose of securing more cfiec'
tive church work.
According TO the gOssips the
emperor IL spending his holidays
amid all the delights of a honey
moon, to precipitatc in one sense
and over tardy in another. 1t Is dc,
clared that his majesty, determined
on abdicating, has begun an asser'
ton of freedom from all obligation
imposed by sovereign power by we'd
ding the Princess DOlgOrauky, who
being the mother Of five of his chill
dren, is considered ~ possess The
greatest claim to his hand, The
marriage, so goes the tale, was celia
brated fortnight ago In the pres
ence of three witnesses, the two
Russian ministers Adlerberg anC
Milutine, and Gen. BaranOt. The
secret Of this Union had been wei
kept, but the event surprised no on,
when il was made public. Even tho
czarOwitch, so far from seeking Il
DELAY the fuliilment of this duty
had urged the necessity of haste
the only condition imposed by ih'
heir TO the throne being that hence
forth, until the aOdieatiOn Of TIT
car shall have become mi acc0W
Mi, all changes in the ministry siai
be submitted to his approval, ant
that no new appointments TO otiic'
shall be made without his consent.
The late Lord Lytton had
"termagant" for wife. They quar-
relied and separated. During hi
life time she wrote book abOu
him. 1t was a disgraccfui volume
and it is almost the only shameful
book know that has not had larg
sale. Moths" for example, is sell
ing now in cheap form by thousands
1t is sadder still to know that wOmel
are its principal purchasers AM
readers. Lady Lytton has just Ii
sued new edition of her book, il
which she now attacks her live So
AZ well as her dead husband. -
Blighted Life" is the title of thi
strange production. 1t was gener
ally thought that Lady LyttOn hat
died years ago. The new book is
strong witness to the contrary.
| certain American woman, who maj
ried o poet and separated from hin
took him for her subject in lectur
on public platform. Lady Lytto
put her wrongs, real or imaginary
into the more permanent shape q
paper and print. Her style has nc
"the repose that stamps the.cast {
We're de We're" She not only write
her husband down an ass, but -
lothesOmP brute" and the preseI
noble lord, ex-yieeroy of India. IS
miserable hound" The late LOr
Ivtton was not a model hqshan
He had the poetic Temperament
which is difficult TO get along witt
though the possession of iOrdly hal
and castles should smooth the Wa
TO domestic bliss. even with pOetr
AT the head of the household.