The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

According to the latest census
/ figures, there are 43,474,506 natives
in the United States and 6,677, $3.50
foreigners.
-Gen.-Joubert. the Boer COM
mander, says that if the British will
stick to the side of the Vaal river
now occupied by them he will stay
peacefully on the other and kiss his
hand across.
james Gordon Benefits latest
| eccentric performance is that OF
hiring Johann Strauss and his or
chesira of eighty men to play for his
special qualification at Pan for one
month at a cost of nearly $4,000.
Professor Very, of the Allegheny
observatory, is of the opinion that
spots on the sun have caused "this
winter of billiards." He continues;
"That solar spots are accompanied
with terrestrial disturbances, storms
and droughts: extremes of heat and
cold and the like, is fact accepted
among scientists. That they may even
indirectly operate in bringing about
political agitations cannot be posi-
lively denied" He cheerfully adds
that the spots are increasing in
number and siZe." --a
In a prosecution for forgery at
Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Common
wealth v. Bargar, the court charged
the jury that forgery was committed
by the fraudulent making or alter
ing of a written instrument to the
injury of another person, and that a
conviction depended upon proof OF
the further or additional fact of an
intention to defraud such person.
And it was also charged that, if the
accused was person of good char
acter and the evidence of guilt not
definite, the jury might acquit him,
because of the doubt fairly resulting
therefrom.
The Argentine Republic is fine
country for stock. One of The states
or provinces of the republic, Buenos
Ayres, has just taken a stock CEN
sus. 1t finds that it contains over
100000 sheep, 100000 cattle and
100000 horses. A few years ago
the cattle in this country were
slaughtered for their hides and tai
2.
however, the meat being sailed,
canned and preserved in every way.
Guano is manufactured from the
blood, and bone-ash is shipped to
Europe in thousands of tons.
The fashion in buildings in New
York this year is higher than ever
before. New York now boasts of
more tall edifices than any city in
the world save Paris, and promises
soon to become, as the Herald styles
it, "Ten-storv New York" There
will be large amount of building
done this year, and all OF the new
buildings will be of unusual height.
Even as high as Thirty-ninth street
most of the new stores and ware
houses will boast of eight stories.
All this is largely due to elevators,
that make the garrets nearly as de-
sirable as the ground floors.
The right of a client to change
his attorney was decided by Judge
McAdam, in the New York marine
court, on February 81, in Prentiss v.
Livingston. He said that the right
was an undoubted one. The attor-
ney has lien upon the papers in
his hands for any sum due him,
which cannot be discharged except
upon payment of the amount. but,
as Lord Eldon said, "a solicitor can
not by virtue of his lien prevent the
kings subjects from obtaining JUS
tice." The claim of the attorney
may be ascertained by a reference,
if the papers are wanted, but if they
are not needed; the order of substi-
tuition must provide that taxable
cost in the action to the present
time Gf collected upon the favorable
termination of the action(, be paid
to the present attorney, to whom
they eXquitably belong" ,..-
Switzerland is disturbed, at
present, by issues nearly identical
with those that divide the Demo-
cratic from the Republican party in
this country, The two Swiss parties
are the CantOnists and Centralists,
the former being in a majority in the
Western Cantons, mainly French.
They are strong advocates of states
rights, while the German population
of the Eastern Cantons want the
power of the Federal council in
creased, and tho government CEN
traliZed. The latter are III a major
ity in the republic and will attempt.
in consequence, certain changes i'll
the constitution that may precipi-
tate trouble in this little state, which
has hitherto been so peaceful and
prosperous.