The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-03
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

To demonstrate fully what Ii the
meaning Of "dead letter." instance
the Sunday law.
THERE Is q big boom at Fl Paso.
1t Is Just now the place for a first
class daily paper to begin Its career.
THAT story about the Bernhardt
passing into her chamber through
the key-hole is getting decidedly
stale.
CRANES are moving northward
from towards the coast country.
The ex-senator reached the capitol
yesterday.
SOME men are too previous, and
fhis Is what has spoiled the chances
Of Stanley Matthews, even while he
ometh from Ohio.
GEN. GRANT has started for the
City of Mexico, and he is to be
Joined there by Gen. Ord. 1t is said
they are in the service of jay Gould.
MAJOR FERRET. a civil engineer
and an architect, of New Orleans. is
engaged in experimenting the cree
ton of the state capitol ut Baton
Rouge. ...f -.
THE ladies of Brooklyn have or
ganized the anti-polygamy society,
but as long "a Beecher lives it will
not do to declare against the paroN-
ysmal kiss.
THE Dallas Times thinks that the
right way to dispose of the temper
ance question, is 10 submit it to the
people. VIII the legislature refuse
them such expression?
VIOLATION of the Thurman act, il
IL said, places the Central Pacific
railway in position where the gov
eminent has the right to place it in
the hands of a receiver.
THE justice courts grind on, and
the tolls increase rs they run until
they threaten to take all. The Leg
islature looks on and the people arc
at loss to know what may be
done.
WE do not object to grand in
augural display on the occasion OF
Gen. Garfield being made Presi.
dent, but il should be a purely civic
display, not a military one, as is ar
ranged for.
IT is said that most of the new
Senators who will take their seat:
in the next Congress arc small men
Malone of Virginia is five feet ono
inch high, and weighs just ninety
eight pounds.
IT Is believed at Washington
since the Conkling-Garfleld love
feast at Mentor, that New York viii
secure the secretaryship of the
treasury, and Morton will probably
be the man.
A WOMAN has been compelled tc
work in the chain gang at Mineola
because she could not pay the fine
imposed by one of these courts
whose purpose seems to be to rob
and to degrade justice. ...
Ir il surmised that Senator David
Davis may hereafter act with the
Republicans, but his physical pro
sundity will hardly allow him tC
take a scat in the narrow bottom
chairs marked Republican" '..
THEY are making big fuss IL
Louisiana because Gov. Wilt wore
generals uniform when he receiv
ed the state troops. What would
they have q commander-in-chie
wear while assuming the positionS
THROUGH Cancellation between
Conkliug and Hayes because o
the Withdrawal of the name
Of Forster for the New Yorl
district attorneyship, it is said tina
Stanley Matthew'S chances are aug
mented.
The appropriation bill for thu
Deaf and Dumb Asylum asks 70
$1,000 for the pay of printing ex
pert. Has or does the expert, new
holding this place, also receive pa!
as the clerk of the state printing
boardP
BEcK's bill, removing tax on de
posts, has passed the Senate a
Washington. The House will hardl.
pass the bill, since it belongs to tina
class of legislation which shoul'
have originated in the representa-
tive body. H
THE Santa Fe railway is again il
the fidgets. and will probably leav
Waco out in the cold. But Die
Hubbard will come along after u
while with his narrow gauge, an
he could warm up the north pol
were he close to it.
DAVID DAVIS, after all, it appear
is going to stand by the existing oil
der of things in the United State
Senate. To act with the republican
ne thinks, would be assuming an e1
trsme. instead of the conservatiy
position which he has tried to mali
tain.
The railroad commissioners, ,
California, fixed railroad freights
the state at a reduced but varyin
schedule, averaging % per cen
Railroads must furnish transports
ton for second and third class pa
sengers at 60 per cent. of firstcla
fares.
A MOB Of 200 men were permittC
TO ride into Springfield, Tennessee
ON Friday night, take from the she
If the three negroes on trial for Il
murder of Laprade, and hang the
within eye-sight and ear-shot of Il
Judge and jury, then and there e
gagged in their trial. --ts
THE chief characteristic of Dom
cratic members of Congress appea
to be sbsenteeism. They are in
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