The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The race in the Guadalupe judi
cial district is a close one between
Lewis. Democrat, and Nancy. Re
publican. with chances in favor of
the former.
Sam Ashe. Democrat. beat Joe
Tryon, Republican, for tax collector
of Harris county by 1000 majority.
Con Noble, Democrat, for sheriff.
beat J. J. Lord 5000.
Rugby. the town now being
founded by Thomas Hughes and
others in East Tennessee. is in some
respects a community The store is
on the cooperative plan, the pur-
chasers receiving a share in the
ropfits. A large part ofthe land will
remain undivided and be devoted To
pleasure and stockraising, the latter
for the benefit of all settlers. The
managers will provide plans for
building free, but will not impose
any restrictions a to the kind of
houses to be erected. No liquor will
be sold in Rugby except by an apoth-
ecary. for medical purposes.
The death of Isabella McCuL
Tough is announced at New York.
She was native of South Carolina.
of Scotch extraction, and was gifted
with a singularly fine voice. The
war wrecked her fathers fortune,
and to earn her own living she de-
clded to go upon the operate stage.
She studied music under Torriani,
and in the season of 1878 made her
debut IN New York in d" Tn Ballo IN
Maschero.r In the following season
she made the tour of the country
with Adelaide Phillips; subse-
quently she sang with La Grange,
and at different times was engage
ed in companies organized by the
brothers Strakosch. When the opera
of ''Lurline" was produced she sang
the title role, with excellent effect !:
her favoritc role. however. was
Marta. Brignoli met her ten years
or so ago, and after long courtship
succeeded in winning her. She re-
tired from the stage, they were mar
ried and lived together for six years.
Brignoli finally deserted her, and
she subsequently Obtained an abso-
lutte divorce from him. Since her
divorce she has supported herself as
a choir singer, being at The time of
death chief soprano in the Roman
Catholic Cathedral in New York.
The New York Sun, in describ-
lug Sara Bernhardt's arrival, SAYS:
During The tedious process of work
ing the ship into the dock there was
a great crush in that part of the vessel
where the gang-plank was to be
swung. Among the passengers who
were here gathered was an aged
lady. She was dressed plainly and
almost commonly. There was a bad
rent in her ample cloak. Her face
was furrowed, and her hair was
streaked with white. This was the
widow of Abraham Lincoln. She
was almost unnoticed. She had
come alone across the ocean, but
nephew met her at quarantine. She
has spent the last two years i'll the
South of France. When the gang
plank was finally swung abroad, Mile
Bernhardt and her companions, in
Guiding Mime Columbier Of the
troupe, were the first to descent.
The fellow voyagers of the actress
pressed about her 10 bid adieu, and
a cheer was raised, which turned her
head and provoked an astonished
smile as she stepped upon the wharf.
The gates were besicged, and there
was difficulty in bringing in the car
riage which was TO convey the ac-
tress to the hotel. She temporarily
waited in the freight Office at the en-
trance to the wharf. Mrs. Lincoln,
leaning on the arm other nephew,
walked toward the gate. a police
man touched the aged lady on the
shoulder and babe her stand back.
She retreated with her nephew into
the line ofspectators, while Manager
Abbey's carriage was slowly brought
in. Sara Bernhardt was handed in
side, and the carriage made its way
out through a mass of struggling
'longshoremen and idlers who press
ed about it and stared in at the open
windows. After it, went out the
others who had been passengers on
the Amerique, Mrs. Lincoln among
the rest"