The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A thirteen-year-old girl of st. Louis
is doing burglary.
In Illinois drowning is considered
the most horrible death.
The prosperous hardware clerk is
known by his stove-pipe hat.
The sunfiOwers have a sticky sub
stance that adheres to the aesthetic
smeller.
The coming man has arrived in
Pennsylvania; his name is Robert 4.
PattIson.
Another cotton exposition is being
planned, and both Baltimore and
Richmond want it.
1t just now appears that national
debt is not national blessing to the
government of Egypt.
A worm with fifty-eight blue
horns and nineteen yellow ones has
been found in Missouri.
The moon-struck young people
will be gratified to know that there
will be two full moons in July.
Astor pays $1,000 apiece for his
yacht rugs. A bug i'll rug of Mr..
Astor's has reached the height of
felicity.
The salary of the governor of
Louisiana is $4,000 for the year; of
his private secretary, $4,000, and of
his porter, $4,000.
Georgia people are urging Gov
ernOr Colquitt to appoint a day. of
thanksgiving for the splendid wheat
harvest this year.
Gmteau's body will probably be
one of the attractions of Boston
museum. Truly an inglorious end
for the stalwart assassin.
1t is estimated that every year
there are from 1900 to 1900 railroad
employees killed and from 5000 to
10000 injured in this country.
There is one city in America which
has come to the front and proposes
to ego back" on its baseball nine,
and that is the city of Baltimore.
What the sultan would like to
know is, "What rlght had Admiral
Seymour to fire on the forts of a
friendly power in time of peace"
The cessation of firing at Alexan-
dria the other day is now explained.
News had reached the fleet that the
Colorado editors were in session.
A negro of Camden county, North
Carolina, stopped to kiss his baby
that lay sleeping in its cradle, when
a lightning stroke killed them both.
The recent report of such immense
crops in many states will greatly re-
duce price of provisions, and people
will be able 10 live at less expense.
A corner in gum arabic is pre-
dicted as one of the results of the
Egyptian disturbances. Users of
mucilage will do well to take warn
ing.
1t is glorious triumph for the
American navy that it has a vessel
off Alexandria capable of keeping
out of the way of the lombard
ment.
Russia has 100000, Protestants
and half as many Roman Catholics,
and the government gives about
100000 year to each of the two
churches.
Three sisters, wives of Russian |
Jews, lately arrived in New York,
have each given birth to twins. The |
husbands are astonished at our
American climate.
Six hundred and fifty reports from
various sections ofeVirginia repre-
sent not more than halt a tobacco |
crop planted. Indications are that |
the crop will be late.
1t has beeu discovered that the |
Greenback-Democratic party in |
Maine, which is down ON national |
banks, has a national bank president |
in its congressional ticket.
A county superintendent in Indi-
ana has been caught selling advance
copies of the questions prepared |
for the examination of |
teachers by the state board.
The Maine farmers think it will |
be entirely safe to get IngersoIl to |
give the address at their state fair,
as it comes off after the crops are |
grown and mostly harvested.
A whale caught fire on a railway |
dock in Boston, and the fire depart |
ment was called out 10 save the |
skeleton. He had been mounted |
TOR exhibition, and the loss is stated |
at $1,000. Carry the news to VIM.
A. Wheeler.