The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-02-23

AWAKENING THE ARTISTIC SPIRIT
than Texas. Its scenes of gilded
beauty, its broad landscapes, lis
profuse wild flowers, its splendid
forest growth, its trailing vines and
beard-like MOSES, its cotton fields
rampant with darkey life and spirit,
its picturesque Mexican population,
its brown prairies. its leaping
streams and waterfalls. its quiet
glens and bright hill tops, its IN
couth. but romantic ranchero and
its fierce Dorderer, all wait for the
perfecting hand of art. Why not
rise up you Austin women and
show your fossilized husbands what
progress and enterprise really
mean! Thousands of eyes are |
watching you in old and over
crowded states, waiting to see your
spirit manifest itself, ere they cross
the irrevokable Rubicon and make |
that bright and promising south
west their future home. And may |
your first movement be to make the |
new "Art Exchange" an enduring
and brilliant success.
FROM ART TO POLITICS,
is from the society OF the gods on
Olympus to the far less congenial
gathering in the reporters gallery
of the senate but il is a necessary
descent.
Senator Maxey has spoken several
times lately in the senate il reply
to the opposition waging against
the pension arrears bill, and his re-
marks have been characterized by an
admirable moderation. generosity,
and justice. He reminded those
senator's who never hesitate when 1t
is a question of sinking a few mil
lions of dollars in q doubtful enter
prise, yet who are always alarmed
dier is called for, tli faafn TAU fat bbac6ess
and prosperity crowned the Con-
federacy, il would never have mer-
tied the reproaoh of parsimouy to-
wards those who suffered and bled
for it. Mr.. Maxey's remarks in the
senate, though generally extempo-
raneous, command much respect
and attention, for the reason that
he never rises until he has some-
thing to say worth hearing. He is
man of extremely sound convic-
tions and earnest effort, taking an
intelligent interest in every measure
that concerns the general welfare of
the country, as well as in those par
ticular measures which are solely for
the benefit of his own state. Yet
no one can accuse him of that very
common practice of senators, which
is generally specially noticeable to-
wards the end of their terms, OF
working bills through congress
which bear on their face a brilliant
complexion of utility, but are,
in reality, of no earthly benefit
to those constituents who are thus
conciliated for the sake of re-elec-
ton. 1t has been frequently re-
marked in my hearing that Mr..
Maxey is one of the most faithful
men in the senate. His relaxatiOns
and pleasures are entirely second
airy to his official duties, which is the
reverse of the general custom. He
is always to be found in his seat in
the senate, giving the greatest at
tention to business there, unless
when occupied with more important
work in his committee room, or
when visiting the departments in
the interest of his constituents His
sterling honesty, and this peculiar
consclentiousness in the discharge
of duty, are characteristics which
are universally acknowledged.
:'DEEP WATER"
Mr.. A. III. Belo, of the Galveston
Ne,cS, is in the city, pushing the bill
for an increased appropriation for
deepening the water on Galveston
bar. Many other prominent Calves
tonians are also here for the same
purpose, among them Mr.. Leon
Blum, to whom Mr.. John McCul-
Tough, the tragedian, gave very
elegant dinner at Welcker's last
week.
Mr.. Mccullough has been play
ing two weeks engagement
here, with the most brilliant success,
standing room only" being the le-
gend hung out nightly, long before
the rising of the curtain, while at |
the matinee last Saturday, the house |
was packed in every available cor
ner and over q thousand ladies |
turned away. Socially, he has been |
quite as great q success. General |
Sherman, who is great admirer of |
the tragedian, entertained him at |
dinner, and he was also to be found |
in the generals parlOrs, on Mrs.
Sherman's reception day, helping |
the young ladies receive. Last Fri
day he was entertained at lunch by
one society lady, at dinner by an
other. and after playing "Virginius
in the evening, he repaired to the
elegant dancing reception held by
Mrs. Hutchinson, where he enlivened
the proceedings by some matches
Shakspearian recitations.