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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

they suit the case of any city, large
or small. In Newcastle, before the
town was thoroughly drained of its
filth, the death rate was as high as
27.6 in 1000; whereas, after the i'm
in sewerage, the returns
had fallen to 21.7. In other words,
about six lives in every thousand had
been saved each year. Less cheerful,
but equally telling, is the reference
in London to the district of six acres
in Whitechapel and Aldgate, with a
population of 627 persons to the acre
where the death rate has been fifty |
per thousand higher than the death |
rate of the surrounding area. The |
density of population is undoubtedly |
excessive, but with adequate sanitary
arrangements it could not be held
that such dreadful results could be in
evitable. Whitechapel and Aldgate
are regarded'as the traditional receiv-
ing localities of cholera, and if, in Or
binary times, the death rate has pre-
sented such excess over neighboring
districts, it is not left to speculation
to determine what an epidemic would
produce. Attention to sanitation is
attended with gratifying results, neg
lect thereof bringing its own punish
ment. In England one of the primary
demands of the present emergency
is that corporations and other authorl-
ties shall not appoint as inspectors of
nuisances, or as sanitary surveyors,
persons who have not acquired prac-
teal knowledge in these departments.
Such primary demand should be made
here, where under present rules So
called health officers are selected re-
gaIdless OF any qualification-simply
because they are the friends of, or
''stand in" with, those who appoint
and approve. Laying aside the ques-
ton of plague epidemics, the question
of sanitation becomes an economical
question, because of its bearing on the
general health of crowded communi-
| ties. If the masses were properly
protected against infectious inf1u-
ences, there would be far more
contentment and happiness than
without such protection, and in
dustry and wage earning power would
be protected and enhanced. In Lon
don it has been shown that voluntary
hospitals and dispensaries cost nearly
100000 per annum to administer, and
that they treat nearly 100000
patients, a fourth of the population,
n the course of year. We have not
before us the statistics of American
cities in these regards, but we have
no doubt the proportional conditions
would approximate those of London.
All this expenditure, here as in
European cities, is incurred mainly
for the purpose of patching up wretch
ed people who have been injured by
bad drainage, want of ventilation
aud otherwise unhealthy quar-
tiers. The sanitary condition
. of the best regulated cities may be
improved, and when Austin, place
so favored by nature for purposes OF
drainage is left to accumulate filth
creating poisonous miasmas upon
, which disease feeds, no terms can ex,
press too positively the wickedness OF
} those who are commissioned with
power to look after the health of its
people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

ELECTRIC storms are said to purify
the atmosphere. 1t is hoped the con-
dition of the Western Union may now
be made more tolerable.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

SECRETARY CHANDLER, it is said,
"openly declares that he will not in
any case retire from the senatorial
contest until after the anti-caucus
men withdraw"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

THE Ohio liquor dealers propose to
take an active part in the campaign in
that state They will hold conven-
ton at Toledo on August 9.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

A contemporary reminds us that
northern philantropists have contri-
buted s25, 100000 for educational pur-
poses at the South since the war.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

The steamship City of Savannah
which sailed from Savannah a few
days ago, for Philadelphia, carried
among other exports 1900 water
melons.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

"What sorter pictur' do you call
that ?" asked an Arkansas farmer,
pointing to a terra-eotta bust of
Charles Dickens. "That is bust of
Charles Dickens" "Intended to look
like him, amt it" "Oh, yes" "Wall,
l can sympathize with him, for /
lived in the swamps long time my
self. Zounsl how bilious he must
have been when that thing was
tnck-v
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

WHEN Foraker waves the bloody
shirt he must know that his campaign
is a hopeless one.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-09

The best three medicines in the
world are warmth, abstinence and re
pose.
National Republican., 1883-03-13
A Popgun Accompaniment.

At the great Boston jubilee, in 1860, the
Star Spangled Banner was played by the
orchestra of thousand instruments, with an
artillery accompaniment. Cannons on the
outside kept time to the tiddles and horns on
the inside, Some said there was an artillerist
who fired the cannon in the usual way, while
others said it was done by man on the in
side who, by means of an electric wire, made
the powder explode at the motion Of Pat.
Gilmores baton. The fiddling and the
clangor of horns by the Bourbon Funder
editorial orchestra in Richmond over the
recent decision of the supreme court ON GER
tain roadjuster legislation has had a popgun
accompaniment in London in the form ofcable-
grams to the American newspapers. Whether
these have really been fired OF by some
Virginia bourbon whose board is being paid
in London for that purpose, or whether the
conclusion is produced by some home manipu-
lation of an inside wire at the bidding of the
baton holder, will perhaps forever remain as
great mystery as was the rhythmic cannon
aiding at Boston on the occasion referred TO.
One of those alleged London dispatches
March 9) gravely stated that twelve thou
sand pounds had been raised there to defray
tho cost of representing holders of Virginia
bonds before United States tribunals. 1T is
believed" says the London myth, "that
the council of foreign bondholders is quite
ready to test the consequences of the decision
of the supreme court at Washington rendered
ON Monday last in regard to Virginia bonds
by vigorous action through suits against Vir-
ginia. The council has ample funds" What
dreadful power that council" must be-
How that twelve thousand pounds will mako
the heads of our supreme judges swim; and
particularly how this blustor, which probably
never saw London at all, and which tells SO
largely of n council which has no existence,
how it will enable its authors TO sell their
! broken backed bonds to unsophistieated read
National Republican., 1883-03-13
A Ynst Nolse Abont Nothing.

The news of the fight Of Mr.. Patrick Egan
from Ireland cannot be accepted as the Dub
lin correspondents of English papers would
have it. Mr., Egan, as treasurer Of the land
league, had an immense amount of money con-
fided to him. simultaneously with the rumor
of his escape in the guse of priest comes the
charge that G152, 900 of the land league fund is
unaccounted for. Lady Florence Dixie, who
is a vehement individual, with short hair and
great volubility, calls upon Mr. Parnell for
the money. Carey, the informer, produced
three letters from Mr.. Egan, which wore inn
mediately seized upon as evidences of crimi-
nality. 1t is believed by extremists in Eng
land that evidence has been found implicat-
ing tho land league with the policy of assas'
sination.
The charge was made first by Mr.. Forster
in the house of commons Mr.. Parnell
treated it with contemptuous indifference.
Since then, in the sudden lull of affairs, sem
sations have created themselves, and one i'm
probability tumbles over another. Mr.. Egan
has been in tho habit for years of going back
and forth between Dublin and Paris, and,
perhaps, he did not think it necessary to i'm
form the police of his movements. When he
has gone quietly out of Ireland the people
who have been watching him raise hue and
cry as if he were an escaped felon. As to the
land league funds, the assertion that they are
missing rests upon the unsupported word of
brilliant but needless woman, and at all
events Mr. Parnoll was not the man to be held
responsible for them, but Mr. Egan. On the
whole the reports from Ireland are too sensa-
tional to be easily accepted.
National Republican., 1883-03-13
A Western University.

This is the way they teach the young idea
how to shoot in Kentucky: Mr.. Fugate was
Il student at the kentucky State University,
and was generally known as young gentle
man who was very handy with his shooting
iron. 1t is not known whether the curricu-
lum embraces knowledge of firearms, or
whether knives and pistols are furnished by
the state; but at all events Mr. Fugatc had a
gun. On Friday night Mr.. Fugate became
slightly convivial. lie and party of friends
had a little supper, at which they had oysters
and whisky punch, and various kinds of game
and rum punch, and some more whisky, and
little rum in case the whisky should give
out. Mr.. Fugate had loaded his faith
ful six shooter, and playfully flour
ished it around. His friends, who
missed the point of the joke, urged Mr.. Fugato
to put OFF shooting until morning, when he
could take better aim, and be certain Of bring
ing down his man; but Mr., Fugate declined
to take this rational advice, and the result
was that his four companions disarmcd him
proceeding which Mr.. Fugate resented by
yelling at the top of his voice, The police
heard the row, and appeared on the scene to
arrest the disturber but his friends, feeling
this to be an interference, armed themselves
with long range repeating rifles, and thus
kept the myrmidons of the law at bay. 1t was
thought the militia would have to be called
out to subdue the four students, but finally,
after much parleying, they concluded not to
resist the armed force of Kentucky and sur
rendered. Fugate was expelled, and the
four rifle shooters were suspended. Thus is
the young west leaving behind the old and
elIete east.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

ored and unwavcrng democrat Benjamin
f. Butler, of Massachusetts,, will swoop
down on Little Rhcdy" and make an
after-dinner speech at a banquet to be given
to MIR. Sprague, which speech is TO give the
recipient good send Off 1t is further stated
that, whether the democracy shall nominate
the gay governor or not Gen. Butler will
stump the state for him--all of which is
probably wholly unauthorized use of the
name of the governor of Massachu-
setts. II, however, there is to be such
an exhibition of fireworks as is above
outlined Gov. Butler has facilities equaled
by nonofor giving the people of Rhode Island
an insight into the character of his protegc.
Said Nevada man in letter of introduc-
ton written for friend, "Allow me to intro.
duce to you my friend Pat ---, as fine gen
tloman as evor set fire to the Forrest thcater,
in Sacramento, on the fifth day of July, 1S-,
at 10 o'clock in the afternoon"
National Republican., 1883-03-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
JAxAuscnEK AT THE NATIONAL.

JANAUsCHEK AT THE NATIONAL,
The familiarity into which Janauschok's S
Mary Stuart has grown has served to
hoighten rather than impair its value with
those who love what is good in dra-
matte art. Like every true work, it
proves itself by time, and the wearing
away of those mere external qualities which
in her younger days gave il charm of youth
has merely served to develop in finer and
clearer colors its beauty and its power 1t is
impossible to watch its embodiment without
experiencing renewed admiration for
the gifts of this great artist 49, gifts
so noblo and of so high q
vitality that they rise above tho lack of
mere physical grace and fill with the splcn-
did luster of high poetic feeling the
shells of character presented by tho
dramatists. Janauschek can make her
audience forget her individuality She
lives to them in the people she impcrsonatcs,
not in herself. There is no other woman now
before the public of America who accomplishes
this high proof Of genius.
The company supporting her this season is
the best she has had around her since the
season of 1860, when she had the company
that came with her from Germany. 1t is TO
bo questioned whether even that fine or
ganization did better work in this play.
The Mortimer of Mr.. Stuart, the Leicester
of Mr.. Chaplin, and the Melville of Mr.. Hawk,
arc strong and manly portraiturcs. Miss
Wilmot makes several fine effects as Eliza
beth, though, perhaps, she is weak in those
passages which call for the greatest touches.
Her reading and tho facial play
by which it is accompanied, as
well as graceful and pictorial manner
of gcsticulaton call for very warm praise.
There was no absolutely weak spot in
tho cast last evening, and many features
might be commended did space permit and
the occasion demand
"Marie Antoinette" will be played to-
night.
FoRD's.
The Anthony and Ellis "Uncle Toms
Cabin" company, with bloodhound accom-
paniments, began an engagement at Ford's
last night with performance tho success OF
which promises well for the week.
National Republican., 1883-03-13
RRANrIu nEt,Urr-e

The following is n list of the branch Offices in
Washington. Others will be added hereafter:
VS.. RoosE's News Stands at the ARLINGTON
HorEL, WILLARD's HorEL and MErRoPoLrrAS
HOTEL
RoosE & QUEENS News Stand, NATIONAL HOTEL.
b. +. QUEEN ST. JAMES HOTEL.
RlGGs HOUSE, News Stand
EBBlTT HOUSE News Stand.
AMERICAN HOUSE News Stand,
w. s. THoMrsoS's Drug Store
{. II. FfcKLtSG's Drug Store Georgetown.
J. J.BRADLEY ADAMs's Book Stores
c. r. DuFouR, Druggist, 1918 Fourteenth street.
X b. FERGUSON, Druggist, corner Second and
Pennsylvania avenue S. L.
S. L. LEWIS, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
streets.
q. g. C. sINMs, Druggist, corner Fourteenth and
New York avenue.
W. f. SCALA, Druggist, 800 East Capitol street.
H. A JOHNSTON, druggist corner Tenth and o
streets northwest.
S. sLATER's Cigar Store corner II and First
streets northwest.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

THE New York World tells that Zone Of the
many strange episodes of the recent western
floods was the finding of an infant near Louis
vile floating in cradle in the river. A
man who was rowing around in search of
wreckage saw the sradle, and on rowing up to
it was surprised to fnd beautiful infant,
about three months old, gazing up at the sky
in open.mouthed wonder The littlo waif
was comfortably and warmly dressed and had
not received the slightest harm. Its parents
have not yet been found" The parents will
be along shortly They will come floating up
the river on grindstone This baby and
cradle incident was never before so far behind
a food.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

lord BUNcoMBE'sD DAUGHTER" is the name
OF the operetta soon to be produced, of which
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is the librettist and
Mr. Adamowski the composer. 1t is expected
to convulse Boston. 1t was to have been pro.
duced at the Casino theatre at Newport last
summer, but it mysteriously hung fire. 1t
turned out that Mr., Adamowski required a
deposit OF $4,000 before putting it on the
boards, and as neither Mrs. Howe nor any of
the rich patrons of tho Casino cared to risk so
much money in the venture it fell through.
to the intense disappointment of the Newport
cottagers.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

The Rev. Mr.. Fowler, of New York, shows
the true relation between trade and religion
by remarking in sermon upon the vast com
mercial value OF missions. He instances that
in the Sandwich Islands, before the popula-
tion was converted, fifteen yards of calico were
all that native required for fifteen months,
while now there is an immense business done
in the clothing trade. So clear demonstra.
ton Of the spread of calico as consequent upon
the spread of Christianity ought to have its
effect upon mercantile minds.
National Republican., 1883-03-13
The President is Doing His Part.


He has sought to recognize all the republic
can elements of the Empire state and to ostraclse
none. AS against the idea of an intolerant ex-
clusion these appointments express the idea Of
u comprehensive inclusion The President has
neither forgotten his friends nor sought to pun
ish his enemies. The guiding motive OF these
appointments is, primarily, however, neither
the reward of political friends nor tho punish
ment of political opponents. They follow, in
the main, the line of practical civil service re-
form, and recognize the principle of promotion
for merit, which, as collector of the port of New
York, the President had already strongly Illus
tratcd.
BY this fine example of breadth of view, polit-
cal toloraton. and personal forbearance, he makes
an appeal more powerful than any that could
possibly be framed in words for tho healing of all
republican dissenslons, and hearty reunion on
the basis of mutual concessions In every state in
the union where the party is now at war within
itself If the republican party fails to present an
united front against the democracy next fail, and
TO march to victory in Sl, President Arthur, at
least, will have no share in the responsibility for
Its failure His public policy has commended 1t.
self to more than party approval; II has received
the national sanction. Under his rule the ad-
ministrative departments have been free from
scandals, save such as were left to them as
legacles by the reform administration which pre-
ceded 1t; he has stood like wall of adamant
against reckless appropriations and expenditures;
he has not meddled with the politics of the states
nor obtfuded the federal arm into local contests I;
and not only has his exercise Of the great power
of patronage been personally magnanimous and
politically prudent, but he has patriotically kept
In view the interests of the whole country aud the
subscribing of them by the constant improvement
of the character of the public service. The Amerl
can people are undoubtedly taking note of these
facts, and no amount OF lactious fault finding will
prevent their rendering credit for them to the
man whom II justly belongs
National Republican., 1883-03-13
The spruguo Rebellion In Rhode Island

Ex-Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, has
ut last succeeded in attracting considerable
attention. Having called convention of
himself, to be held by himself on the fifteenth
instant for tho purpose of nominating him
self for the gOvernorship of his state, he hied
himself to Staunton, Va, to take unto him
self mate who should share with him the
dispensing of tho hospitalites of the execu-
tive mansion.
Rumor has painted SO many different and
absurd portraits of the lady whose destiny is
now linked with his that blending of them
would present Cuban daughter ofone of the
wealthiest Virginia gentlemen that ever cob
bled shoes in the state of Connecticut 1t
seems certain that he has been married, and
that his movements before and since, with re-
ference thereto, have been somewhat eccentric
Tomorrow is the day appointed for the equal
rights convention of Sprague men, and the
Sprague party of the state of Rhode Island
will inaugurate q campaign, which the ex-
governor fondly hopes will be seconded by
the democratic party on Monday next, and
lead perhaps to second rebellion like that
led by Thomas W. Dorr. 1t does not appear
whether the new equal-rights' -sprague party
consists of any others than Mr. Sprague him
self 1t is given out that che is working like
beaver for the democratic nomination" aud
that although the democratic managers in
Rhode Island scout the idea, that time-hOn,
National Republican., 1883-03-13
Let There he Light.

The next reform demanded by the people
of this district is the use of gas on dark
nights, and not the substitution for it of the
Egyptian darkness of constructive moonlight
on those nights when Cynthia is in deep
mourning. The city has a contract with the
gas company for a certain amount of gas,
and the privilege of as much more as may be
needed. 1t is the duty of the local govern
mcnt to have the streets lighted when
ever artificial light is necessary. Who
has not walked the streets here on
evenings when neither trees nor "men as
trees walking" could be seen, and all because
it was "a moonlight night" on which tho
moon could no more be seen than shilling
locked up in bank vault could be seen from
the outside, Why should this most ridiculous
inconvenience be longer suffered by our peo
pie? If it is unavoidable these columns are
open for a reply.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

fooR Virgins. His prophecy having been
put partially fulfilled, he will now be the
ooJoct oil enduring hate. Already public
opinion points to him as probable par.
ucipant in tho PhGnix park assassina.
tions' and crusher is being prepared
In the New York Tribune office, in which his
failure to fetch on the appointed storm will be
demonstrated to be "a stab in tho fifth rib ot
civil service reform" Wretched man, better
Tor him that he had never been born.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

OUR city step-fathers have mapped out a
good deal of improvement for the ensuing
year in the way of new improvements on cen-
tral streets now well nigh impossible, In the
recent past it was common for the first of
December to find unfinished paving work
which had been commenced in the fall,
This Arkansas Traveller" style of doing
business will not, we trust, prevail under the
present control Of affairs, No good reason
National Republican., 1883-03-13

IF Dennis Kearnoy is tho model upon
winch royalty, imperialism, and communism
combined seek to construct anarchy in Poris
the world will be convinced that at last n
representative constitutional republic has
Deen firmly established in France. The
hoo'ihgS and arrests at the Place de rhotel dc
VILE on Sunday were very similar to those
at the Sunday meetings on the San Francisco
sand lots few years ago.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

THIS now invasion of the south is becoming
interesting Our wonder at Gov Sprague's
rad upon Staunton, Va, his capture of wife,
and return by lightning express to the Prov.
idenco Plantations, is followed by the rapid
advance upon Fayetteville, y. c., of ex. Judge
ex-senator, and cx-vicc President Davis with
intent to bear away blushing bride. The
union forever.
National Republican., 1883-03-13
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1883.
The Weather To-Dnv.

for ne Middle atlantic states, Including The Dis.
uia aP Columbia, fair t0edter, Southwest reeying 10
noIuGe@ ~inds stationary or higher temperature, fol-
9oioed 6yrisiag barometer.
rD, on neumsday jar weather is indicated IN Neto
England and The Middlo and South 1R1ntic sJot,s
Yesterdays thermometer. IN. % Os, II -,
SOo.; p M, 4iQo; Up. M, 1870; II p. M, "a So
inaAlihum' 1922 minimum, 2s.Oo. No rain.
National Republican., 1883-03-13

can be given why any street should be torn
up and disordered later than the first of
October. The district should havo its very
best dress on and be ready for inspection by
the earliest comers of the new congress.
These remarks arc not prompted by doubts of
the culture so much as they are by remom-
brances of the past
National Republican., 1883-03-13

Cor. PAT DOMAIN says that near Fargo
there is an interesting widow. owning one of the
richest farms in that region, who, as soon as she
RECEIVERS from the beating given her by her late
husband with Il sled stake, will be one OF the
prizes in the matrimonial market. Peter Dake'
strom her husband, hanged himself prematuTely
under the impression that he had killed her, ara
ifspirits can kick, Peters condition may be imag-
ined this morning,
National Republican., 1883-03-13
Court of Claims.

In the court of claims yesterday judgment
for $l0,535 was rendered for claimant in the
case of Stephen Duncan, executor, which was
suit against the government for cotton
destroyed on the Mississippi river during the
war of the rebellion.
The case of George Early against the United
National Republican., 1883-03-13
lie Cannot TAKE Them TO His Grave.


A local "magnetc healern advertises
among his testimonial letters" that a certain
Nevada man came TO him ION two crutches and
returned home in eight days without them"
This doesn't argue well for the doctors honesty
or the patients comfort unless, indeed, we infer
that the latter went back to the bosom of his fam
ily on the strecher which the next ensuing tes-
timonia assures us another Nevada man left be-
hind him after "a few treatments"