The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

A pew in Grace Episcopal Church,
New York, was sold at auction the
other day for $1,000.
4 ward politician has Just been APP
pointed clerk of a Justices court, in
New York, who spells socks ''s-o-X.'
In New Orleans cock lighting is not
only publicly carried on, but is pro-
tected by the authorities. "A great
tournament has just been held.
In Chicago a single pawnbroker has,
within the past three months, lent
money on twenty-five hundred revol-
yers. Who will say that this is not "A
hard winter?
A literary Vermonter, who recently
tried the power of the human eye on
a ferocious bull, is recovering from his
wounds and bruises, but has lost all
faith in such mesmerism.
a man in Georgia nearly dislocated
his neck with a SneeZe, and is still
suffering from his lack of conserva-
tism in the matter. In the same
county, it is soberly related, rabbits
are killed with snuff. They sneeze
themselves to death.
Recent statistics deprive Brooklyn
of its claim to the title of The City
of Churches" There is but one church
to every 1888 inhabitants, and at least
four other large cities in the United
States have more church edifices in
proportion to the population.
Three officers of the salvation army
who had received presents of gold
watches from admiring friends, have
been dismissed by General Booth,
who pronounced such proceedings to
be bribery and corruption, and unwor-
thy of humble followers of the Lord.
The state senate of California num-
berS fourteen lawyers, eight farmers,
five mechanics, four editors, four cap
italists, two merchants, one miner, one
physician, one contractor, and one vi
ticulturist. The combinad wealth of
the senate is estimated at $20,OO0OO0.
At Salt Lake City the extreme cold
weather is playing havoc with the
water bitches, causing them to over
flow the streets and sidewalks and
creating ice fields. In some instances
goods have been damaged by water
breaking over the walks into the Gel
lars.
1AO Cndpldlu VI llO NcW OCIoCl sto-
sembly prayed the other day that mo
member might be forced to explain to
his constituents when he returned
home how, having come to Trenton
poor, he went back rich on salary of
$780," The members of the lobby did
not appreciate the petition.
1t is fact not generally known
that Alaska has one of the largest
rivers in the world. The Yukon is
navigasle for 1000 miles, and so wide
along its lower course that one bank
cannot be seen from the other. The
distance across its five mouths and in
tervening deltas is seventy miles.
The Canadian law exempts from
taxation, as churches, only such build
ings as are used exclusively for re-
ligious purposes. Under this clause
the city of Montreal is now suing the
Temple of Emanuel for taxes-a
church festival havingfrecently been
held in that edifice for the ayowed
purpose of money making.
The business of canning fruits and
vegetables has grown to enormous
proportions. Over 100000 cans of
tomatoes were packed last year, mal =
ing one for nearly every man, woman
and child in the country. Nearly half
of this work was done in Maryland
and Virginia The wholesale price
for three-pound cans ranged from four
to five cents each.