The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-06-15
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Georgia has another criminal case
that promises to excite as much in
terest as that of Kate Sothern. Car
rie Massie killed Mr.. Evans at
Summertield, last March, and a jury
has just sentenced her to be hung
She is only seventeen years old.
w. Ii. Vanderbilt recently con-
iributed $1,000 toward paving of
the debt of Grace Memorial church,
Lexington, Virginia, erected as a
memorial TO General Robert f. Lee
1t is said that several other northern
men have also sent liberal contribu-
tiOns.
Beneath the Garfield memorial
tablet in the Baltimore and Potomoc
railroad depot, Washington, was
placed on Tuesday a rich token OF
evergreens and flowers, representing
"the gates ajar," and the silver star
on the floor that marks the spot
where the martyr fell was covered
with q large star of snowy-white
flowers.
Judge Tourgee gives this as his
estimate of Emerson "IIe doubt
ed everything except his own power
to comprehend everything. His
philosophy was thoroughly reckless.
Like Carlyle, he was most intensely
self-conscious. Whatever else may
be forgotten in his works he never
is. He captivated the few-perhaps
the best-but he did not come nigh
the many. He stimulated, scourged,
stung, but rarely cheered."
For the recent journey of Queen
Victoria from Windsor to Balmoral,
special precaution was taken along
the railway line against possible as
sailants. Orders were issued that
no person would be admitted, under
any circumstances, 10 the various
stations on the route, while only
such employees of the company as
should be absolutely necessary
would be allowed upon the plat
forms, or nesr them. All stations
and functions were ordered TO be
kept strictly private.
When the preposterous story
about the prince imperial's death in
Zululand having been compassed by
French refugees was published in
Paris, Lissagaray, the Communist
leader, instantly vouched for its
truthfulness. Thereupon, Duruy,
the former tutor of the prince, chal-
lenged him TO mortal combat. This
Lissagaray would not agree to, but
sent Duruy in response a letter of
scurrile abuse. About this time the
bogus character of the story was eX-
posed, and the matter was quickly
dropped by both parties.
Pope Leo XIII. having objected
to the proposed visit of the Emper-
or Francis Joseph to Rome, the
Austrian ambassador sought an
audience with His Holiness and in-
quired reproachfullv whether the
conciliatory policy toward Italy in
iatiated at the beginning of his
reign must be regarded as abandon
ed. AT this, says the correspondent,
the Pope became so greatly disturb
ed that it was feared he would faint.
The conversation was turned to
other matters, and the audience
quickly terminated with much cold
ness.
Mr.. John w. Lugenbeel. Mr..
Christiancy's father-ln-law, says he
never received or knew of any such
letter as Mr.. Christiancy asserts he
read to him III 1873. lie adds: 81
would have forever discarded him
had he done so, and do not know
what else | might have done. My
daughter lived with him as his wife
for more than year after the time
he claims he wrote that letter. He
was on terms of intimacy with me
and my family, which never could
have been the case had the letter
been true"
Sister Agnes, of House of Mercy,
near Windsor, in England, has res
cued little boy from drowning in a
manner singularly thoughtful and
courageous. She was making ar
rangements with a cottager's vile
for the child's care, when she was
told that he had fallen into a pond
near at hand and was likely TO
drown. Without waiting for help
she ran at once to the place, and
finding that the body had disap-
peared, plunged boldly in when she
saw air bubbles rising and brought
the little fellow out alive.