The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-15
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next Wednesday.
Mary Andergon's now name will
be Mrs. Theodore Carlton.
The tunnel between Dover and
Calais advances at the rate of n foet
an hour.
The report about the shaky condi-
ton of certain Chicago banks was n
eanard.
The Malley boys have been re-
fused bail, and they will remain in
Jail until January.
1t is said the entire movement of
cars over the Pennsylvania railroad
averages 10000 day.
The Berlin Imperial bank has re-
duced discount to per cent, aud
interest in advance TO G.
One million immigrants have
landed at Castle Garden, New
York, within the last three years.
Ryan's Albany friends say that
his fight with Sullivan will come oG
February 9Th, 1882, at New Orleans.
If the PaFis bank, Boston, can re-
pay the $55b,000 due to the Central
bank, the latter will not be re6r-
gained.
a well-to-do farmer, named
Thomas Slight, was found robbed
and murdered in his wagon, near
Cookstown, Ontario.
Talmage, on Thanksgiving day,
preached about the prosperity of
the country, and broached a scheme
for getting rain when needed.
a craze prevails for autographs OF
the assassin Guiteau, and the guards
near him are kept busy passing
cards to aud from the spectators.
Holden and White, the feather
weight pugilists, have been commit
ted to Jail in Ashtabula county
Ohio, to await the action of the
grand jury.
The town of Leadyillc now mum
bers 10000 people, and $l5,000,000
out OF Colorado's $23,000,000 worth
of ore mined last year was from the
Leadville district.
The Michigan relief committee
announce that there are $500 fami-
lies who are forced to depend in
part upon the charity of the outside
world this winter.
Henry A. Phgree, of Boston, an
employe of the Leyland steamship
company, has recovered $1,000 dam
ages for the loss of two fingers by
defective steam-winch.
It is said, at Washington, that the
position of assistant treasurer at
New York, vacated by Mr.. Hill
house, will be offered to Mr.. w. A.
Patton, of Washington.
The fatal illness of Bishop Will
liam May Wightman, one of the
most prominent divines in the
Methodist church, south, is an
nounced from Charleston.
There is excitement III the Titus
vile, Pennsylvania, oil district on
account of an old five-barrel we'll
suddenly flowing 400 barrels day,
after being bored sixty feet deeper.
In Ireland the marked increase of
agrarian crime leads the London
Times to believe that the govern
ment will ask parliament for power
to suspend trial by jury in certain
cases.
There is report in Washington
that Blame, when he leaves the cabi-
net, will take the presidency of the
M. X. and Il. railroad. He is known
TO be great favorite with Jay
Gould.
Mr.. John Ii. Harnett, who was
the Tammany candidate for Judge
of the marine court of New York
City at the late election, has repu-
dated John Kelly, and seeded from
Tammany.
The re-enactment of an old law TO
pay bounty for wolf and fox scalps
has revived an old industry in Wis
consin that Of breeding wolves and
foxes. The country was mostly set
tied by New Englanders.
The high prices of provisions in
Canada are driving very many
French Canadian families to the New
England States to work in the fac
tories. Factories in Texas would
lead many of them to come here.
The annual report of the secreta-
ry of war approves Gen. Sherman's
suggestion that the army be increas-
ed to 10000 men, and cuts down
the bureau estimates of his subordi-
mates from $39,000,000 to $10,689,000.
The London Ne1cs thinks 0uiteau
was perfectly well aware OF the na-
ture of his act, and says that If he is
declared insane, q vast number OF
"feather-brained, conceited fools
will justly infer that they too may
indulge in murder.
DR.. Tucker, son of Gen. Tucker,
who was recently killed in Missis-
sippi, gives the information that
white man named Simmons has con-
fessed that he received $500 from q
white man named Shaw to kill Gen.
Tucker, and he gave negro $500 10
do the shooting.
The full vote of Wisconsin for
governor at the late election was
Rusk, Republican, 71,743; Fratt,
back, 6974; Kanouse, Prohibition,
1925; Rusk's plurality, 1880. For
president last year Garfield had 144,-
1893 and Hancock 114,614.
Sarah Bernhardt, who has been
filling an engagement at Odessa, is
! having a troublesome time. Her
/ carriage has been stoned, and the
mob insult her whenever she VEN
lures out, on account of her Jewish
origin, and it has been found neces-
sary for ten Cossacks to serve her
as body guard.
Cincinnati is disposed to lay claim
to some of the cotton trade. Last
year she received 326,371 bales of
cotton, and she expects to consider
ably increase her business this year.
Very little of the cotton is unloaded
there, however, the greater portion
of it being shipped through the city
directly to the mills.