The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-31
EDITORIAL NOTES,
A--Gcn.i Longstreet, il is believed
viii be retained in the diplomatic
sfry1ce Oh the government under the
new aGlInini 4 ration g.

H--Gcn.i Longstreet, il is believed
will be retained in the diplomatic
sfrv1ce 81 the government under the
snew-aGlIaini 4 rslti0n-~e g.
Joshua l.. Smith. Il farmer of
Fon titi Hac. aged 80 years. commit
ted suicide recently because he had
sworn never to live to be 100.
The French authorities have eN-
empted RochCfOrt from imprisOE-
ment for applauding the assassina-
ton of the Gar. because they-tlo
not wish 10 enhance his popularity
The women Of Minnesota are
eonteBding for the right TO vote on
I the liquor question, 50 vital to them.
Bishop Foster. of the Methodist
Church, and Bishop Whipple. Of
the Episcopal Church. are sustaining
the women ir their effort.
The Mormon apostle, Moses
Thatc cher, is in Mexico, trying to
purchase Il large tract of land for Il
Mormon colony. lie wants the
Mexican government to exempt the
colony from The operation Of the
marriage law of Mexico.
Samuel Hawthorn, Of Warren
county. Mississippi, who was s.n-
fenced TO the penitentiary for life
for the murder of Lemuel McGec,
was released ON sic, 900 bond pend.
in@ an appeal to the supreme Court,
| law thorn has disappeared, and il
is said lbs bOndsinon want his cor
pus. t... r|. -t r.
In answer to his advertisement
~ L.. 90
| the most beautiful woman in Amer
| lea for three months. Mr.. Adam
Forepaugh, the circus manager. had
up TO Saturday received 1850 photo
graphs from women in all sections
of the country who think they will
fill the requirements and are Justly
entitled to the prize. Thus FAR II
Chicago girl is the favorite.
The Rhode Island Democratic
| State convention met in Providence
on the Esd, and nominated Horace
NJ. Kimball for governor, aud W. l.,
! Segar for lieutenant-govcrnO They
passed resolutions complimentary TO
ben Hill, and cOndemning the Re
| publican party for abetting with
| Malone for the Senate organization.
Small as Malone is, he is becoming
a heavy load and a bug-bear to the
Republican party.
The tOtalimpOrtations Of foreign
wine into all the United States
ports and from all countries in casks
in 1879 was 4.254.24S gallons, and in
| 1850 I.O3l,445 The importation in
bottles in 1879 was 44b,066 dozen,
and in 1880 429, 209 dozen. The lat
ter year shows an increase in I'M
portatiOn of wine Ill bottles of
about 42,072 gallons. against de-
crease importation of wine in casks
of 322,0i3 gallons, or Il net falling
off in the importation OF all foreign
wines of ls0,T3l gallons.
Owners of lands sold Tor taxes
prior to February >, 1881. can re-
deem the same at any time before
the 9TH of February, 1882. by pay
mcnt. To the collector of the county
| where lands are situated, of the
original taxes due thereon, and for
which said lands were sold, and OF
all taxes due upon said lands for
each year since said sale. together
with legal interest upon said
amounts from the LIST day of March
following the assessments, to date
of payment and all accrIIing costs.
"A mOmentOus question having
arisen in connection with the prac-
teal operation OF the electric light
viz. whether il will or will not spoil
a lady'S complexion. an enterprising
reporter of the New York WOrid
started out in search of information
on the subject, and speedily sue,
ceeded in bringing Mr.. Edison ia
bay. According to the great III
ventor. the arc-light with tan. bul
his light is of n delightfully."- harmless
character. 1t is as innocent. in fact
as light can he. and the most deli.
cate complexion may be exposed ia
il without fear of gradually turning
copper-tinted, or even becoming
@off-cOlOr" in the least. On the
other hand. the arc-light people
maintain that the whole question
hinges on the kind ofarc-light used
I'm a letter to New York paper
Thurlow Weed recalled the fact1hat
the commanders of the Russian
fleets lying at New York and San
Francisco at the opening of the wal
OF Secession had sealed orders
which were only to be broken if 8
certain contingency arose. A cor
respondent of the New York Tn.
bURe writes to that paper to say that
few wears after the war ended one
of our ministers lately returned
from st. Petersburg told him thai
during an official call on GOrtscha-
koff. Che chancellor sent for a book
and showed him an order written
by Alexander lis own hand at tho
very outset of the Southern rebel
lion. This order was the substance
OF sealed Instructions sept to the d.
miral of the Russian fleet, then ly.
ing in New York harbor, that i
either England or France took any
part favormg the South, the Admi
raj was at once TO report 10 Presi
dent Lincoln for orders.