The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-11-30
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Seventeen persons have been ar
rested at Odessa, Russia, on the
charge of being nihilists.
During the month of October 49,
965 immigrants came to this country.
Germany leads the list of contribu-
tors with 1858.
Coal is very high, and those of us
who are wealthy enough to pur-
chase a scuttleful should be grateful.
A CRATE full of coal is what we are
shouting about.
"May hope" was on the lozenge
that he handed 10 her, and when she
crossed out the 81" and the &c" and
wrote a. es, yon" before the May"
he used both legs.
The Jeanette inquiry has proven
that small quantities of ice will break
a ship all to pieces in a short time.
Don't know how that is, but it breaks
us all up in the summer.
The Chinese minister denies the
report that himself and suite would
be withdrawn from the United
States on account of the recent legis-
lation restricting Chinese immigra-
ton.
In South Carolina a colored
bribery at elections and brushes it.
"Dis ting" he says, lob gittin one
hundred dollars for a vote is all
wrong; ten dollars is as much as it's
WORTH
When Russian sets up fireworks
establishment in his cellar and is
caught they say that he has "gaiDed
the displeasure OF the car" Then
he travels around the rest of his time
without any place to wear his hat.
In the Stokes will case a witness
testified that the decedent bathed in
applejack. Maybe that's what the
bartenders have reference to when
they ask a customer if he'll have a
towel and piece of soap with his
drink.
Accident insurance companies
place a clause in their policies that
the insured must not voluntary ex-
pose themselves to danger. Any
man who rides on a steamboat or
train does now exactly that thing.
Ammerright or rammerrohg?
Ten thousand people attended the
meeting of the Irish national leagne
at Tullow, Ireland. O'Kelly, men,
Der of parliament, threatened to re-
sign his seat if the county wavered
in its allegiance to Parnell. He ad-
vised the farmers to take advantage
of the arrears-of-rent act.
A Methodist clergyman named
Way, of rather jocular nature and
very cadaverous Duild, was recently
accosted by a man with the inquiry,
"Are you Pastor Way" "Passed
away" was the response; "bless you,
no! Pm a good deal of skeleton,
I'll own, but l haven't quite passed
away yet"
A London letter says: "The cleo
trio lighting companies make hardly
any progress at all. Only one NUM-
cipality IN all England has yet seen
fit to fulfill the conditions under
which local monopolies are granted
for short period to electric cOmpa-
MES, and very few localities have
moved at all to get the lighting
license for themselves"
A present designed for the Prince
of Wales has caused a sad accident.
A bombshell from Egypt was to be
mounted for the prince. 1t ex-
ploded and a workman lies with an
amputated limb. The precaution of
extracting the charge apparently did
not occur to the giver of this relic OF
the war, Lord Charles Beresford.
The English people, except the
workman possibly, are rejoicing in
the escape of their future ruler.
He stood near the city hall, away
from the brilliantly lighted avenue.
He was loving q hitching post for all
it was worth. In front of him sat a
faithful little poodle dog waiting to
be taken home. AS it waged it's tail
the man braced up, gazed down at
the little dog, and murmured:
"DOn' you shake your club at ME.
You pleecemen's too fresh. I'll
port you if you don't leave me
alone" and he sat down and went to
sleep.
The netting of birds is a kind of
sport greatly enjoyed by His Holt
ness Leo Kill, who has organized
an extensive reccolo in the vatican
gardens, from which he derives not
only sufficient supply of small game
for his own table and the inmates
of the palace, but also enough to
dispense occasionally among the va
rious religious and conventual estab-
lishments in the city. The pope's
fowler figures on the regular list of
vatican employees.
Gamblers are becoming unpopu.
lar in the west. A committee of
residents of Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
posted a notice that all blacklegs
found in town after three days
would be hanged and the fraternity
beat a hasty retreat. At Delamater.
Colorado, the card swindlers were
more obdurate; and one had to be
dipped in tar before his fellows be-
came convinced that their departure
was really for the best. at Fresno,
Arizona, the pursuit OF gambling is
left to a committee, who undertake
to prevent cheating and no gambler
can do any business unless licensed.
With the general introduction of
the electric light the public may ex-
pect now and hen to be treated with
entertainments mot down on the
bills"-something, for instance, like
that which occurred at Louisville
the other night. The steady glow of
the electric light in front of the
Buckingham theatre suddenly be-
came interrupted; the light burned
low, and then flashed up several
times, and then the electricity passed
to the iron rods supporting the avn
ing, and beautiful balls of fire ran
down to the ground. A small boy
near by seeing the spectacle struck
at one of the globes as it glided
smoothly down the iron pole, and
was rewarded for his trouble by be-
ing knocked heels over head by the
electric current.
The offer of a bed quilt to the girl
receiving the greatest number of
votes, at so cents each, at a London,
Ontario, church fair, resulting in
terrible row. Miss Goodacre and
Miss Porte were the leading candi-
dates, and each had an enthusiastic,
even reckless, supporter in the per-
son of her affianced husband. After
the commonplace voting had ceas-
ed, and $50 had been realized, Mr..
Fox put down his gold watch for
Miss Goodacre as security for 800.
Then Mr.. Stanley placed 5000 in cash
to Miss Porte's credit. Next, Mr..
Fox offered his house in lieu of
$1,000. Uproar ensued, and the fair
closed in something like riot. At
terward, the pastor returned the