The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-05-25
CURRENT NOTES.

The present value OF the property
of the Trinity church corporation in
New York is estimated at $50, OOO, 900.
1t is proposed in New York to
hold simultaneous celebration OF
the SUNDAY schools i'll the capitals
and other places of the several coun-
tries of the world.
Cincinnati is to get $3S,000 during
the next ten years for garbage in
stead of paying $4,000 for the
privilege of placing it i'll boat for
the tertiliZng company.
One OF the most striking of the
minor signs of the times, the church
man thinks, is the growing observa-
ton of the ascension day as the chief
festival of the calendar.
The Rev. G. A johnson, of Hamil-
ton, Ontario, was repeatedly
cheered" the other evening when he
declared from the pulpit that the
sun moves from cast To west around
the earth.
The Connecticut Democrats are
said To be anxious to put the name
of Ex-Governor Ingersoll at the head
of their state ticket this year. He is
reported to be willing to run if the
party shows a unanimous desire for
his nomination..
President Arthur has announced
his purpose to be in New York on
decoration day, and participate in
the proceedings, which include b
meeting in the Academy of Music in
the evening, over which General
Grant will preside.
Count Won Moltke, the great field
marshal of Germany, represents a
small borough in the reichstag, and
is so conscientious i'll his attentions
to his duty as a deputy that he
never misses a sitting without q
reason of the most urgent nature.
GeOrgia's gold mines are daily as
Stunning greater Importance among
the industries of the state. Their
extent and value, though often told
and related, are as yet hardly real
lied. Little time passes that some
new discovery is not made or some
new venture tor capital embarked
upon. Not the least generally inter-
esting of these new enterprises is the
dredging for gold in the Chestalee.
Several of BalZac's manuscripts
were sold fortnight ago in Paris in
the hotel Drouot. With few ex-
ceptions, the dealers got them. The
following were among the prices
realized: The "Contes Drolatiques,"
144f.; Pierrette," 420f; " Historic
des Treize," 65Of; "Eugenie Gran
det," 2OO0f; Beatrix," 82Of; "Le
Medecin de Campaign" 1901; and
"IllusIOns Perdues," 2050f.
The forthcoming report of the
commissioner of agriculture of
South Carolina will show that the
average wages paid farm hands in
that state is So 81 and house rent
and board or rations per month.
Hired labor is reported at two per
cent more efficient than last year,
and that the farmers are hopeful, al
most buoyant, and, with present
prospects, anticipate q generous re-
turn for their labor.
DIR. Garye, leading physician at
Paris, a municipal. councillor and q
knight of the Legion of Honor, has
been expelled from his club, his
name stricken from the Legion OF
Honor list, and he was sent to prison
for ten months for cheating at cards.
His mode of operations were accu-
rately removing part of his st&es
when he lost ana increasing them
by similar slight of hand when he
won.
A curious history is that of the
lace worn by the Princess Beatrice
at the Duke of Albany's wedding
The princess herself found it, years
ago, when in girlish curiosity she
was rummaging among II quantity
of castaway odds and ends in one
OF the queens apartments. On be.
ing cleaned and repaired it was
found to be very old and very val
liable, judges rating its worth a:
high as $4,000. 1t was recently
presented to the princess by the
queen.