The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-06-29
WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN
EUROPE.

vi tuc 1rlsn law courts, has been
created lord justice of appeal.
Lady Ward, mother of the eccen-
trio Earl of Dudley, recently died at
Himley Hall in the eighty-fourth
year OF her age.
John Brown, who has been thrice
CHOSEN mayor of Chesterfield, Eng
land, and who is widely known, died
suddenly from an apoplectic stroke.
Three hundred evicted tenants OF
Galway, Ireland, whose expenses
have been paid by the land league.
are reported as safely landed in New
York.
The statement that Mr.. Parnell is
about to resign his seat in parlia-
ment is not true, but he propose TO
take a recess in parliamentary
duties.
parliamentary return shows that
5l9 families were evicted in Ireland
during April last. OF the number
237 were readmitted either as ten
ants or caretakers.
The first Shipment of meat from
New Zealand has arrived ia London.
Although the cargo, consisting of
1000 dead sheep, was ninety-eight
days en- route, it was received in
splendid condition.
The emperor of Russia has pre-
sented the emperor of Germany
with the pair OF horses who drew
the late cars carriage when he was
assassinated. 1t seems to many to
be questionable gift.
The st. Gothard railway has been
opened and banquet given in
honor of the event. There was
slight diplomatic eruption of part
of the Italian ministers, but all
eventually passed off pleasantly.
A quantity of Masonic documents
have recently been found in Degher
castle, Hungary, which belong to
Count Paul Festetics. They COM
prise valuable and ancie It docu-
ments respecting Austrian tree ma
SONS.
The Rev. L. r. Wilberforce, canon
of Winchester, cardinal and rector
of Seaforth, has been appointed
bishop of Newcastle. He is the son
of Bishop Wilberforce, and grand
son of Wilberforce, the anti-slavery
agitator.
In England an author can send
bona fide manuscripts by mail at the
same rate as printed matter. In
America the letter rate is charged.
This is one of the improvements
necessary in the American postal
system.
The census of Paris, France, shows
the existence of 2250 somnambules
or fortune tellers. This represents
one eight hundredth of the popula-
tion, and it is said that they draw
large incomes from their credulous
votaries.
The German compositor Mertens,
who was arrested for publishing
articles in the London FTeihen in
citing to murder, has been commit
ted for trial Its former editor, Herr
Most, is now in Jail, having been
convicted on a similar charge.
The sentence Of ten years passed
upon Albert Young, of Doncaster,
England, aged seventeen, for send
ing threatening letter to Queen
Victoria, is regarded in England as
being too severe, and there Is
probability of reduction of the sem
tence.
There IS a proposition to abolish
the chamberlain court of the city of
London, which has Jurisdiction over
the apprentices in the city limits.
1t has existed for several centuries,
is said to be of great utility and
therefore the proposal has strong
objection.
When presiding at the university
college debating society, Field Mar
shall Sir Garnet Wolsely, speaking on
the subject "that conscriptiou ought
to be introduced into England" con-
demned that system, and declared
that he had full faith in the volun-
tary system.
The Daily Telegraph states that II
is well known that there are delib-
crate plots made for the murder of
several prominent English states
men. And it further states that
their residences are watched aud
that they are escorted about
by citizens in plain clothes.
A gang of "moonlighters," CON
sisting of hundred masked men,
waited on the tenants of Justice
Henson, North Kerry, Ireland, and
made them ewear on the muzzles of
guns not to pay their rent un-
less it was reduced fifty per
cent. The penalty for a breach of
the oath was understood to be
death.
The English telegraph rate for
messages of twenty words is one
shilling (twenty-five cents), and at
this, il has yielded profit OF over
one million and half dollars dur
ing the year ending March, 1882. II
is now recommended TO have a half
rate, j. e., twelve cents for ten words,
and then, it is supposed, the profits
will be greater.
During a severe thunder storm in
France it was noticed that cask of
bad wine was suddenly improved.
Conceiving this to be the result of
electricity, current was passed
through a cask of sour wine. In
few days the acidity of the wine ac-
quired that peculiar flavor hitherto
only produceable by age. This win
be valuable discovery for winters,
shows how inexhaustible are the
uses of electricity.
Mrs. Langtry. the fashionable
beauty-actress, has had great cue
cess in Edinburg. She made
speech to her audience, numbering
20C0 persons, in which she had the
tact to declare herself half Scotch
man, as her mother was born in Ed
inburg. They call her now "ma
country woman" and are proud of
her.
The Parnell influence In the Irish
party appears to be gradually wan
ing, as Mr.. Butts and Mr.. Shaw's
did before him. He urged his
friends strongly not to divide the
house when the Gladstone motion
for giving priority to the prevention
Of crime and arrears bill was under
discussion. Only five followed his
advice and fifteen went directly
against it.
The city of Leicester, England, has
purchased and laid out park for
public use near the ancient Abbey.
which has cost $25O,00O. This was
opened by the prince and
princess of Wales, and the whole
Iown was en- .fete during the day.
One fact is remarkable, that Leices-
ier is one of the strongholds of the
Radical and Republican party in
England, and yet there could net