The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-07
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

Chicago mas organized an under
ground electric company with capl-
tai of S250,0O0.
New York saloon keepers intend
soon to advance the price for beer, ow-
ing to an advance of 81 per barrel in
the wholesale rates.
At Spottsville, Kentucky, a short
distance from Evansville, Indiana, an
infant white child, left lying on a pal
let by a colored nurse, who was gone
all day, was killed by rats and its body
horribly mutilated.
1t is estimated that the cut of lum-
Der in the Ottawa valley, Ontario, this
season, will reach S00,0OO,OOO feet, the
largest cut since 1873. The mills COM
menced running April % and closed a
few DAYS ago. This is the best season
on record.
A small shrine has been discovered
at Pompeii containing six bronze stat
uetts, representing Apollo with Tyre,
Mercury, Hercules, ESculapius and
two Lares. The bronze lamp which
burned before the shrine was found
hanging in its place.
\ gentleman in Philadelphia cured
two of his children, i'll with diph-
liberia, by applying washed flowers of
sulphur, by means of a common clay
pipe, to the membraneouS growth in
their Threats. The effect is said to
have been almost magical.
At the commencement of the Wash
ington and Lee University, at Lexing-
ton, Virginia, in June next, the most
- Nf a
will be the unwilling of the recum-
bent statue of Gen. II. E. Lee. Mr..
jefferson Davis has been invited to
deliver the address.
1t now appears that Senator David
Davis is to be married to Miss Burr,
after all. The marriage, which was
fixed for next month, has been post
poned until March at the young
lady'S request, as she does not care to
indulge in the excitement of a season
at Washington. Miss Burr is now at
Fayetteville, North Carolina, on a
visit, but her home is in Illinois.
A special from Key West to the
Jacksonville Times says that diff
Guilty took place on the 9th inst. be-
tween Lieut.. Gov. Bethel and Mr.. G.
B. Pendleton, editor of the Key West
Democrat. Bethel inSulted PendletOn
publicly in the court room, and after
the adjournment of court Pendleton
spat in the lieutenant governors face
and horsewhipped him.
A New York paper is responsible
for the statement that the patent ma
chine business was never livelier than
now; that the Americans use more
patent medicines than any other peO-
pie in the world; that every cold snap
gives the trade stimulus, primarily
because 60 per cent, of all patent medi-
cines are for the relief of coughs, colds
or some form of pulmonary complaint.
Editor Logan, of the Montreal Star,
was dying of typhoid fever. Speaking
at intervals in his delerium, he said:
Il have brother" "a storm is COM
ing on" will the vessel be able to
to weather the storm?" "The waves
are dashing over the ship" "Oh, that
he were safe on land" His mind
wandered to other matters, but always
returned to his brother, who as it was
afterwards learned, was at that very
moment drowning in storm. Those
who believe in second sight will not
accept the theory of chance in this
strange and well authenticated case.
Mr.. F. Lupton, governor of the
Egyptian province of Bahr ell GhaZel,
reports, on what he believes to be
creditable authority, the discovery of
an equatorial lake in Central Africa.
The lake is described as being as large
as the Victoria Nyanza, and lies to
the west of the Albert Nyanza. The
natives of the region are copper color
ed. 1t takes them three days to cross
the lake in boats. The governor thinks
the outlet of the lake runs into the
Congo. The tribe goes by the name OF
Barboas, and shows some skill in
manufacturing cloth from grasses, OF
which clothing is made.