The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-10-12
Personal.

Ex-senator barnum, Oh COnnectl-
cut, Is travelling through the south.
Gen. Butler intends to make only
one speech in the Massachusetts, can
vass.
A. H. Stephens Georgia audi
ences always contain large pro-
portion of women.
The Christiancy scandal ended by
the granting of divorce to the ex-
senator on account OF the desertion
Of his wife.
Eratus Corning, of New York,
owes a $4,000 collection of orchids
and Jay Gould has a collection
worth 100000.
Jay Hubbell saws that his chances
rs q candidate for Ferry's seat in the
United States senate "arc daily
growing better"
Gen. T. G.. Baylor, of Jefferson
county. Virginia, ownes the sabre
which John Brown wore when cap
tured at Harper's Ferry.
Mayor Baker, of New Orleans, is
in New York gathering attractions
TOR the Mardi Gras festivities in the
AOAtnCA AOAt
M. Sailer, the veteran financial ed
itor of the Philadelphia Public Led
ger, who lately retired from that
position, will draw his full salary for
life.
Senator Stewart, the Independent
Republican candidate for governor
OF Pennsylvania, speakes four nights
in each week, and expects to poll
10000 votes.
A Spectator of New York has Of
tered Professor Huxley 800 for
each of two hundred lectures on
popular science, to be delivered in
this country in 1888 and 1884.
1t is reported in New York that
Jay Gould is worth $100,000,000, and
that he is about to retire from 81 ock-
jobbing, and take the presidency of
the Western Union telegraph com.
pany.
Fred L. Martin, of Toledo, obtain
ed from the probate judge thirty
two certified copies of his marriage
license, to be used in collecting
policies in marriage endowment as
sociations.
The ex-Empress Eugene has
bought a chateau and park in Syria
for $300,000 and it is no secret that
she quits England in anger at the
attentions shown to Cetewayo, whom
she hates for the death of her son in
Africa.
John w. Dorsey, of star route no.
toriety, is visiting his old home at
Middleburv, Vermont. A local pa
per remarks thai he does not look
as happy as he did when he ped
died tin through Vermont towns
several years ago.
Khedive is very old Arabic title
formerly translated "king," for En-
glish readers, but disused for a
long series OF years. 1t was revived
by Ismael l. In the order of prece-
dence it is higher than viceroy, but
not so high as sultan.
Sir Garnet Wolseley calls war
correspondents of newspapers ''those
newly invented curses to armies"
IL would be more eminently fitting
should Sir Garnet thank the cores
pondents for making all they could
out OF this pretty little two-cent
war.
In the German military maneu-
vres this year the Crown Princess
rode at the head of the regiment of
Hussars of which she is honorary
colonel. She wore the regulation
uniform, except that a skirt took the
place of trousers, and instead of
sword she carried a riding whip
swordwise.
Kings and princes are getting
down nowadays to the same pro-
sale, business-like ways of thinking
and doing as other mortals. Oscar
III, sovereign of Sweden and Nor
way, being about to undertake a
journey to the latter country, has
had his life insured in favor of the |
family for the sum of 100000 crowns. |
When Mr.. Blaine reported the pro-
ceedings of the Maine senate for the |
Kennebec Journal, in his youth, he |
educated his memory to keep the |
roll-call of one or more bills in his |
mind without writing them down |
till he went home, SO that finally he |
could remember as many as five sep |
arste votes on different bills, and |
WAAtC tnCAn Oub hOuko dlLCI bucl WCEt
given.
DIR. Lamson had his life insured |
for $4,000, and prior to his arrest on
the charge of poisoning his brother
in-law only one premium had been
paid. Immediately before his con-
viction DIR. Lamson assigned the
policy absolutely to w. A.
Mills, the solicitor by whom he
was- defended, and directed that
the money be used to cover the bal
ance of the costs of the defence.
Some years ago the house of lords
decided that under circumstances
like those of the Lamson case a
policy was void, even though the
policy provides that death at the
hands OF justice shall not vihate. In
spite of this, however, the company
have decided to pay the full amount
OF the policy, although there seems
TO be no doubt that they might have
successfully resisted payment.