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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-01-26
Austin wochenblatt.l

Judge Pardee withheld his decision.
1t is thought it may be rendered on Mon
day or Tuesday next.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

conducted by Lord Dufferin duriug the last two
months. The proceedings against Arab and hi
cUniederates in rebellion after impeding the settle
ment of Egyptian affairs for many weeks. were ar
ranged 10y the diplomatist and disposed CT with a
theatrical flourish. Arab pleaded guilty on Decem
ber 3. to the charge OF nsurrectIoU aud was sen
fenced TO death by cOurt-martlal. This sentence
WAS immediately commuied by the. Khedive to per.
petua exile, under penalty of death IN he event o.
return Six OF his chief cOnfederates shared the
same tate. being eAIleH with him to CeylOD. where
they will be kept under light surveillance and be-
large number of the robellIous officers have either
forbidden to quit their estates These compromises
khedIve's Minstersseyera or whom have resigned.
Acting upon Lord DGiferins advice, tie khedlVe ha
formally invited the POwels to sanction the abOll-
ton of the Control, and is negotiating with hlm
treaty defining the conditions 0i British occupation.
What substitute will 6e provided for the Contioi
has not been disclosed. although France Is known
10 have declined the Presidency of the lnterna-
tiOnai Board Of Liquidation The Khedlye now does
what Lord Duitern tells him be would better do.
but the position of England n.Egypt. has not been
defined. In a general way II Is apparent that q r
many, and consequently Austria Huns gary, have
strongly supported the British pOlicy. and that
France cannot expect 10 have Its wishes regarded
and on The other naud, hat Mr Gladstone, having
declared that Englands hands were clean and It,
intentions dlsluteresied, will have extreme din
Guilty in controlling the Khedvc's government
without practically administering the country as
one OF the possessions OF the Queen.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
OrTLFING COUNTRIES.

The SultAn's morbid appreheusiUns and suspi-
ciousness have been ey inced by frequent Cabinet
changes In December he dismissed Prewier.
and two days afterwaTd restored HIM TO ONCE id
ordered tho arrest of large number Of Pachas o1
charges of conspiracy. throughout the year he mas
been the slave Of bis own fears lnd has remained 50
far az possible in s-cusion IN his palace.
Prince Milan. having accepted the tito of King 90
the invitation Of tho SeryHn Parliament, shaled
the pers OF royalty on October 2}. wien he WIS
fired upon az Belgrade ty the widow Of a roter who
had been executed in 1873. The Greeks quarrellsd
with tie TURKS In Scpteubcr over "A disputed
boundary. but peace restored after 100 men
had been killed and wounded
Saglsta retlaluS master OF the political situation
in SOain. although thg influence OF the King 10
steadily Increasing In the spring a large pCrtiop
OF the floating Indebtedness WAS funded By the
Minister oi Finance and commercial treaty based
on ireo-trare prlnppleS was negotiated with
France Tie Premier not a stateSn who
could seriously under take the revision Of iIEation
throughout the kingdom. In October those Lab.
ernls vino considered Saga-ta too reactpnary by
nature to adopt progressive policy. called Marshal
SerrluO nom MS retirement 70 head new move
ment Sagdota ut first seemed disposed To 1"'epS
office under hIm, II he would accept the exh.lng
Constitution. ihis he refused 10 DO. preicrrLg the
Constitution Of 1860; bat eventually the,o were
dI,sruSiOu~ among ms followers aud tNe WHO'S
movement co iatsrd.
Peru auI Bolivia have sought in vain "a make
peace NIth Chill The victorious Governments, as
sDuu rs 10 leaned tnat the policy al the lhited
states had been reversed AMI hat uu auth 'rtatiye
action could bo taken hy the special cnvOys re-
used % treat with taldcrou and demanded tho
ce,sion Of 1arapata aud the Dccgpatlon of Peru -
tan a, Aloquesua uLtil an indemnity OF SO OOO.OOO
should be pad. Expeditions were made into the
interior and the prO,Iate states have remained ae
che mercy OF the cuhquCroT. On tne lsthmus con-
siderable work has been done on the intespceanlc
anal
China and Japan have been making threats ot
war and co,etllg the peninsula of Corea. Dip
louintIc relations have hcrn opened With that
country bv several countries, the nted states IN
cludrd with the unfortunate effect ol inllaning the
p~sions oi the anti foreign party and proc ptating
an instruction and attack upun the royal family.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
GREAI HRITA[N.

Mr. GIadstoncs Administration has emerged from
tbc uncertainties OF Irish Legislation and The COM
nlexitieS of European diplomacy, from the catas-
tronbes of Irish crime and tho eHcesses of maleyo-
lent partIsanshIp rcinvigoraed and uinmk amt
v-b,n Parliament was opened in February the ,itu-
orop in Ireland was most dishearteuing; Mr. Par
nall and other leaders were more powerful III their
ori.ons than they had been at Westminster; agra
rian crime was rapidly increasing: iuries were not
~ be trnsted with even the cearest cases of guilt
fine Land Act was not working satisfactorily; con
c.-stons were rerulsed discomfort was moro Suileh
than ever The Conservatives. eager To maze
oart,san nse Of the difficulties with when the EOV-
e,nuent were besct az once empowered a committee
If IN, Lords TO investigate the operation OF the
Land Act and influential leaders openly courted
an alliance with the Home Rulers by recommending
the is,ue of debentures and an extensive scheme oi
C;overnment purchase. At the same time the CON
servatives condemned the proposed reform OF pro
celure as deliberate plot 10 st1e free speech 10
euslave miuoritics and To make the Premier niue
less than a ooliticaI dictator. Denounced 10y Lord
Salisbury IA a revolutiOuist Tepnlsed bY tie IrSh
members as a heartless despOt, and systeHat'aAy
insulted night alter night by the Young Tories MI
ElalstOno did not despair. bnt struggled Oh WIN
tirlcss TatlcDce and Gauutess courage. he ls"iuS
CCusuTed by the Commons Tor thch uH"I
TauLabls ntcrieIc cnce with the operation OF the
Land Act, the Premier making an unansWcihble
plea for the supremacy of the only assembIy lhat
conld declds great Issues and express the National
will on supreme occasions. Whom this anrpnt hhu
been resented. the work of revising the ahtIlunTd
forms OF nr0rAinrs T~snned. hut 81" ner"ihIen'
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

Sir John Macdonald, having introduced a Pro
tectIve Tariff in the Dominion Of Canada, appealed
to the Prov inces In June to support his economic
policy. The canvass was vigorously cond ucted, the
Opposition charging the Premier with conspiring
with the French Blpus to degrade the most popuous
Province. and TO silence its constituencies by an in
famOrs accommodating bill The Government
carried the elections on the tariff issue. securing
majority Of 8.xtv IN the Dominion Parliament. In
the provincial elections the Opposition made heavy
gains.
CetewayO has been restored to his iugd0m in Iu
Inland. The chiefs having been refused a hearing
by sir Henry Bulwrr. tue royal prisoner obtained
permission to 90 to England and plead his case.
his be did with such success that he set sail Oh
September TOT Cape Town with the assurance
that he could return to his throne on the condition
of remaining heartily friendly to the british Coy
erument and not reOTganlllng his army. The Zulu
cliirfs lave welcomed HIM, even John Dunn, who
was his bltterest toe. Offering no opposition 70 his
restoration.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
THE NECEOLOGY

Charles X Darwin. greatest of the modern men
OF science Garihaldi the last heroic hgdr" Ia ltal
In the English Chmch DR.. Talt Archbishop Of
Canterbury; DR. Pusey, DR.. Newmau's associate in
The Iractafisn movement; tho Dean OF carlisle.
Dean Wellesley, tho Queens chaplain. la the
Roman Church, Bishop Lynch. Ia the Amer
loan Episcopal Church, Dr. 4. /. living aud
Dr. John Cotton smith. In the initaran Church,
Orvllle Dewey and DI Henry W. Bellows. Ia tho
Method Il Episcopal Church, Bishops Scott Wight
aud Pane
fellow and Eners, nj George + Marsh iienTy
james aud Richard II. Dana, lr. Science John w,
Draper and llenry Draper; JoSoPh j.. Sheffield,
founder uf the Sheffield Scientific school. Art,
Thomas lie Clear Law, ThcophIlus Parsons.
English UtrIatnre Dante Gabriel kOssott. An
thOny TroIlOpo, John Brown. James ltlee, George
Rose William iarrisOn AInswOrth Science, Pro-
lessons Jel ons and Bdif ur. each the victim of an
accident Law. Sir John loker and Sir Richard
Mains.
Continental literature. science and art, Berthod
Auerbath Bruno Bauer friedrich MOshler,
Joachim Ran Charles Blanc, FRANCOIS NJ, Pascal
Emil Pantamour. Joseph Decasnc and Johann
Generals Skobclen and Kaufman, I'm Russia
Geuorals Ctssov and Ducrot, ia France, 1ionsrai
Silsr Casey, q. X. Warren, Sydney iarbank, aud
Roar Admlrals beaumont. Rodgers. McDoagal,
Strong. Poo' and Scott in the United States Sir
William Palscr, Samuel Remington and Manser
the German gnnsnIth.
Sidl Mohammcd- cl Sadok Bey of Tunis; presi.
dent Guardia, oi Costa Rcai OK President Burgers.
Ot the lIans.aal KepubHc; flgucras Spanish
statesman, Louis Dlanc and Ferdinand lierold /
Lana leader OF the Italian Right; Baron Man.
tounel Sir Hugh Allan.
Thurlow Weed. BEN amin II. Hin, &. c. Clay,
Alexander II. Bullock William Denn,s son Milton ).
Latham {. &. Washburn, Stephen A. llurlhut,
Horace Maynard. ClarksOn ~ Potter Godloye !,
Orth. Edwin StoughlOn. lionry Highland Garnet,
John ID. Defrros. James S Pike Henry G. Murphy,
Webster Wagner Artemus Halo
John G.. Hamilton. William r. Garrison, Jesse
iioyt, Robert l.. stuart. Trenor ", Park FredericE
DE Peystor. George Law, Elijah Ward.
| Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Fanny Parncll Adelaide
Philips,s Mis- Caroline Riching -Berntrd, Mrs
| Daniel Webster.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

TO the Church has been constantly evinoed. Dgr-
ing the autumn, undue uneasIness was caused by
riotous proceedings at Montceau-los Mines and
Lyous. by the discovery OF dynamite and bombs 10
public buildings aud The circulation Of Socialist
nanifestoas. The financial condition Jf the ReDnb<
lie s less favorable than 1t has been IN many years,
owing 20 the reckle~ness with which puOlio ox-
penditnres have been authorized. panic was
narrowly escaped in January when thousands OF in-
yesiOrs were ruined 'by the coll9pso OF The unl0n
G6nGrale a schrme of religions banking for th9
OF when two OF he managers nave
been sentenced caCh to live years niprlsOnmont.
Abroad policy ot aggression b@s been persls' entity
lOllO wed In TUnquIn q city has BEEN be,eged IN
Madagascar q waTlIke tribe - receiving aid ~ snb-
jugatIn2 the dominant race: IN the Congo valley
W. de Bfa7za's claims are TO he vigorously en-
forced: aud IN TuIIs here one helpless Bey las
succeeded anOthel, The army has DOT been wIin-
drawn and tbr country i administered by French
Minister aud officials Ihis colonial policy requires
enormous financial outlay.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
THE YEAR.
,c,,,r op,HE WORLDS HISTORY.


o,Ir,cAL EVENTS IN THE uNiIfD STATS A+D
rrpoPr-PoPULAR REVOLT AGAINST fhf fs'Df->i
nru,,p,s OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or THE RF-
,,oop.T1oN or PUBLIC uFE-MR GLAD
,,s rRuMpus IN IRELAND, WESTMINSTER
.yn EGYPT-PEACE ON THE CONTINENT
1852 has been year of profound peace III
{ ~ rorts of the world except Egypt, Austrian
e., and Ireland The crisis which had been
Z ,orepding so long at Cairo found France un'
K .,n,,oe to ioin it's ally and financial partner ID
q t,e dangers ard responsibilities OF nhIi'a'F
: Intervention. Great Britain, entering upon
: pe camp ign with reluctance, crusheu Ara
; Ms soldicr-moh 10y a single blo"' III "'
s land th, failure of one coercion "'' mas
!. followed by the practical success "a ''''''
4 ,nJ IN. island is apparently settling o""h in'o
EI,rouillity after transition period OF a>SasSl-
ootion and lawlcssness AustIia-Huuea'y h"N
1,,,orressed revolt in It's newly acquired ter
, ,;,,,,v. Germany, hara>sed by political DIS
scnsions, is still the most paclhc as wei. ~
lnc strongest State in Europe; Russia has Oetn
s,,arrd by the tcrroriSts, yet has renamed III
state of feyerish unrest; France IL sun eN-
& bsusting the regulations Of its puhnc men
without finding strong, stable OoVeihulen''
mud italy has ventured to make hazardous eN-
periments in educational suffrage anu "'-
n,rtnrnt elections. In the United STATES
there has been a remarkable political re'c'lo"
AGAINST an unpopular President, who was seek
,ng TO build up faction at the expense u
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
TINE EGyP1I1N TIONs.

When the year opened Egypt Was a complex prob
lem with i've factors. These were the Army, tue
foreign Controllers the khedive the sultan and the
Assembly of Notables. The army was the actusl
source of political authority Tor 1t had set up ana
pull-d down Ministries. The Control was poien-
taI source Of political authority. for It represented
two rI,al European Powers which might ~ might
not he able to agree uUon policy ot intervention.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
or.fN ANL rrENILER.

The Queen was fred upon at Windsor on March >
by an insane assassin. bnt being favored hy ier
usual good fortune. escaped uuharm-d. The mar
ria2e of Prince Leopold to a German Princess was
the occasion OF ono OF those court ccrem0nas dear
tu heI heart, and the good conduct OF the Duke OF
Copnaught in EGynl Subsequently was a source OF
maternal pride. Tho Success Ct the Liberal Admin
istratIon IN dealing with a haraSSng foreign com
phcdton has partially reCOucIlod hei 10 The COn-
seivatIve defeat TIE Government itself has been
Strengthened 10y the reorganization of the Cabinet
Mr.. ChlldeIs was appointed JhancellOr OF tho Ia
cheQner III place Ct Mi Glad-to Lord Derby en-
tered the cabinet n Secretary Tor the Colonies,
Lord Harrington was transferred to the War once.
and Lord Kimberley to the India Oflicc. Although
the Premier completed IN Decent er a half century
OF active service ~ tie Commons IL does not seem
p.Obable either that he has any desire o. Tetire TO
private life or that the Liberals arc prepared To
dispense with bis services Tie rartv successes OF
the year have virtually been the triumphs of one
man. who har Afforded the most Conspicuous proofs
OF his sagacity and efficiency political leader as
we'll as of his wisdom and patriotism as a practical
statesman.
New-York tribune., 1882-12-31

With the disappearance OF the military mon "hcn
bad ursrped the functions of government, the ork
of rec,nstruetiou began OF the $4,000 British aud
Indian ttoops Fl 900 men were speedily wIthdrawn,
and a garrison of 900 men was left To occupy the
country temporarily. This garrison is maintained
At the expense of the Egyptian treasury the cost Of
the campaign being borne by the British Govern
ment. Valentine Baker was lntruSted With the
duty of organizing a gendarmere. but has not } ct
succeeded ~ providing substitute for the army OF
occupation The khcdiNe's authority was restored
th,,uuhout Fuypt TO soon as AIa1I's nv Mas pat
TO rout but his administration has been practically
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-02-18
The Mail Robbery,

From Mr.. E. P. Guidry, mail carrier
on the route from Opelousas to Faba-
cher, via Plaquemine Ridge, we learn
that three white highwaymen robbed
the mail on his line on the evening of
the l4th inst. 1t seems that Mr. Gui-
dry had transferred the mail to his sub
stltate, Benjamin Eugene, a colored
man, to carry on to Fabacher. Be-
tween 6 and o'clock on that evening,
Eugene was stopped between Plaque
mine Ridge and Fahacher by three
white men, two of whom presented
their revolvers at his head, while the
third one took the mail pouch away
from him. The three then disappeared
with their booty. Three registered let
ters were known to be in the mail
pouch.
The above is the version given of the
occurrence by Mister Eugene. While
it was being put in type, the informa
ton reached us that Eugene had been
lodged in Jail on Wednesday evening,
and that by little judicious question
ing, another and very different ver-
sion had been ELECTED from him. In
stead of three robbers, it turned out
that there was only one and he, in
stead of being white, was just about the
color of Mr.. Eugene. Indeed, accord
ing to that individuals revised but
somewhat reluctant statement, the rob-
Der was none other than himself He
indicated where the money could be
found, and, on Thursday merning, ac-
eompanied by c. NJ Thompson, Esq
g. S. Deputy Marshal, went to the spot
and delivered up the '' filthy lucre" that
had tempted him--the muniicens sum
of seven dollars. One of the packages
contained S., another $22ueand the third
some postage stamps. The stamps had
not been SO carefully secreted by the
robber as the money had been, for
they were found by the roadside, not
far from the scene where the enterpris-
ing youth had robbed himself--commit-
ted sort of burglarious felo dc Sc, SO, to
speak. On Thursday evening the dep
uty marshal lodged him in the parish
Jail, there to await his trial before the
u. S. District Court which convenes
here in June. Eugene's otfsnse will
probably result in his enforced sojourn
at Albany, N. Y, for about five years.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-02-18
Public WORKS in Louisiana;

The Engineer Department has finish
ed the House commerce committee a
statement which explains why 5he ap-
propriations for some of the public
works in Louisiana have not been ex-
pended. A contract was made last
October for the Improvement of the
Amlte river, but the contractor has
not yet furnished the necessary bond
required before the chief of engineers
The work on Vermilion river has been
contracted for, but no work has been
done on account of high water. The
bids for Tangipahoa were too high,
and the chief engineer ordered the
work to await sufficient appropria-
tlon to warrant the commence
ment for work. The Tchefuncta and
Tickfaw rivers are under contract,
but the latter is suspended On ac-
count of high water. Additional ex-
aminations are required for locating
the lock on Bayou Teche, between Port
Barre and St. Martinsville. These ex-
aminations will be made as soon as
practicable. No work can be done in
the matter of connecting Bayou Teche
with Grand Lake and Charenton until
the United States acquires title to the
land, and steps are now being taken to
bring that about. A dredge- boat is
now being built for use on the work to
be done on Bayou Black and Terre-
bonnie. No work has been done on the
Calcasieu river, from Phillips Bluff to
its mouth, the chief engineer having
directed that it he deferred until a suf-
fcient appropriation is made to war
rant the commencement. The other
works IN Louisiana are in progress,
with the exception of the Improvement
of the harbor OF New Orleans, where
work is suspended to await the report
OF the Board of Engineers, who are
considering the subject. The board
could not make report until addition
al surveys are made to develop certain
changes in the river bank These sur
veys have been completed, but it is
necessary to proceed with care in the
adoption of any plan fer the improve
ment of the harbor, because the hasty
adoption of any plan might lead to ex-
pensive and unsatisfactory results.
1t ia learned at the war department
that Benyaurd's report on the mouth
of Red river may be expected in few
days Washington Special to N. O.
Times Democrat, 18th
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-02-18
SANDER and Defamation:

Suits and prosecutions for SANDER
and defamation have become almost
obsolete from force of pnolic opinion
The slanderer becomes an object of
disgust and execration, and wherever
he shows his malevolence he is shunn-
ed and avoided as a pestilence The
slandsrer has been thus characterized /:
Forward the demon strides in sullen mood,
And chews viper for her daily food;
Loaded with ISLANDERS. and with poison strong
She deals them largely to the gaping throng;
At others excellence she pines, straightway
Hate brings malice into active play;
Good name she tears, and scatters to the air
All other epithets of good and fair;
A spetless character, wherever found
Vita haste she trampes On the miry ground.
Pollock depicts this foul pest of So
ciety thus:
Twas slander filed her mouth with living
words;
Slander, the foulest whelp of sin. The man
In whom this spirit entered was undone
His tongue was set on fire of he'll; his heart
Was black as death his legs were faint with
haste
To propagate the lie his soul had framed; o
His pillow was the peace of families
Destroyed, the sight Of innocence reproached,
Broken friendships, and the strife of brother
hoods.
Yet did he spare his sleep, and hear the clock
Number the midnight watches, on his bed
Devising mischief more; and early rose,
And made most hellish meals of good mems
names.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1882-02-18
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