The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-06-15
WHAT THEY ARE DOING in
EUROPE.

Wool growing is extensively prac-
ticed in Russia, and most of it is
homespun.
Concerts and lectures where
smoking is permitted is the latest
novelty of England.
The life of Cardinal McCabe has
been threatened and his house in
Dublin is guarded by police.
1t is said that Bradlaugh will
shortly take another sensational
step to take his seat i'll the house of
commons.
American detectives are en- route
for England TO assist in detecting the
authors and perpetrators of the Phe-
nix Park murders.
A vote taken in Leicester as to the
closing of drinking saloons during
the whole of Sunday was as follows:
For, 1926; against, 1876.
Six thousand emigrants recently
passed through Hull, England, ell
/ route for America. Most of them
are foreigners from the European
continent.
Prince Victor will be the hope and
representative of the Bonaparte
family. He had the appreciation et
the late prince imperial and the Elm
press Eugene.
1t is stated that the extreme revo-
lutionary party of Ireland and the
Fenians of America, have threatened
the life OF James Stewart Parnell,
the Irish leader.
In Yorkshire, where Lord Frede-
rick Cavendish was well known, a
rather bitter feeling is entertained
against all Irishmen and frequent
| ouarrels are the result.
A recent issue of the Dublin Free
man contains this notice: 81 hereby
warn all persons against trusting ma
ecJe, Ellen flanagan, on my account,
, as am not married to her."
DR.. Chadwick, Bishop of Wrex-
ham and Newcastle (Roman Catho-
lie churcb), recently died from con-
gestion of The lungs. The learned
doctor was in his sixty-ni1th year,
and was deservedly respected.
The lord mayor of London has
collected about 100000 for the Rus
sian Jews. The committee are con-
tinually receiving emigrants from
Russia and sending them to Ameri-
ca. About $40 left last week.
In North London the street cars
are to be worked by stationary EN-
gines on the Hallidie system and
wire ropes laid beneath the track.
Eight miles an hour speed can be OBJ
tanned and the car stopped in
stantly.
The Dublin freeman published
recently requisition signed by $500
electors of Tipperary county, calling
upon their representative in parlia-
ment, Patrick James Smythe, to re-
sign. Such all instance is unparal-
lelled in English history.
Lord Denbigh has recently re-
turned from Rome bearing the
pope's condemnation of the Dublin
murders. The popes have always
been antagOnistic to secret societies,
and have been ridiculed for it by
most politicians, except Lord Bea-
consfield.
John Berry, of Clinton, Arkansas,
met his death in a peculiar manner.
In attempting to strip the bark from
hickory sprout his knife slipped,
the blade entering the inner side of
his thigh and severing the femOral
artery, from which death immedi-
ately ensued.
Clifford Lloyd is about the most
IL.
and the boldest, for he goes about
as free as ever, although his life has
been threatened at home, aud he
has received notice that three men
have left America especially to as.
sassinate him.
John Andrick, a young man of
Woodstock county, Virginia, had
some trouble with his brother at
Timbervilie last Friday. He struck
his bother with a stone, and being
under the impression, as it is sup
posed, that he had killed him, went
short distance into a grove and
killed himself with a pistol. His
brother revived, and will probably
recover.
A man named M. Lissagary as
serts in the French papers that the
late prince imperial was not killed
by Zulus, but by French communists
so disguised. This is denied by the
Due de Bassana, secretary to the En-
press Eugene, and the French press
generally apply the epithet of "liar"
TO the man who is anxious to gain
reputation for such infamy-
Italy beats our country for postal
accommodation. You can buy
stamps at all cigar shops till mid
night. The mail trains have letter
boxes for the reception of mail up
to the moment of the train starting.
and the pillar boxes are fitted with
automatic arrangements for the re-
ception of mail. The American
postmaster may take a hint from
this fact.
"A man named j. Hartwell, who
advertised in the English papers as
Ann Ross "the seeress of New
York." "the great seer of England"
and the "mUdern astrologer," and
who said that he had "holy tails
manic charms to secure husbands
and wives for the opposite sexes"
and could tell fortunes, has been ar
rested. On the day of his arrest
forty letters were received contain
ing money for the charms, from va
rious parts of the country, aud the
average daily receipt was much
higher. He was sent to Jail for
three months as a rogue and vaga-
bond.
The following letter from Queen
Victoria TO Miss Burke, sister of the
late Il. II. Burke, who was murdered
in Phoenix park, is creditable to her,
both as a woman aud queen, espe-
cially as Miss Burke was unknown
to her:
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, May 10.
"Dear Miss Burke-Though not
personally acquainted with you, 1
am anxious to express to you i'll
writing how deep and sincere my
sympathy is with you in this hour
of terrible affection and bereave-
ment, and how much l deplore the
loss of one who had devoted his life
to the service of his sovereign and
country so loyalty, faithfully and
ably.
at is impossible to express the
horror which |, in common with the
world at large, have experienced at
the dreadful event of last Saturday,
and while nothing can make up to
you and the poor Lady Frederick
Cavendish the loss of a beloved
brother and husband, the universal
sympathy which is felt for you may,
10 fhipo, r.. Won