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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

Why does a young lady resemble a
rifle? Because she has been charged
with powder before the ball.
George w. Cable, the New Orleans
novelist, is to be one of the lecturers
during the winter at John Hopkins
university.
We are glad that the ladies are
learning so generally to play the violin
because in that case they are liable to
use chin-rest.
A French physician says that raw
oysters and chicken soup will nourish
any girl through at least six disap.
pointments in love.
The Englishman who said that
liquor had been the horrid-gin of all
his troubles has been spirited away, as
he richly deserves to have been.
The medical faculty of Madrid has
just given diploma to the first Span
ish woman, Senorita Martina Cassell-
sey BellaSpi, who studied medicine,
and passed the examination for the
NJ. ID. degree.
Mr.. Justus II. Rathbone, the found
er OF the order of the Knights of
Pythias, still resides in Detroit. He
was a school teacher in Michigan
when the idea occurred to him. The
order now has membership of 1OO,-
900.
No society belle can rival the splen-
doris of the Chinese minister's cos
tunes. 1t is said that his wardrobe
is worth $4,000, all of the richest
silks and satins, and that he never ap-
pears at a reception twice in the same
dress.
A London dentist uses small in
candescent carbon lamp to illuminate
the cavity of the mouth during dental
operations. 1t is fitted into a vulcan
lite cup and covered for safety with a
glass shade. The lamp is stated by
the inventor, who freely offers its adj
vantages to his fellow dentists, ito
give a bright light just where it is
needed, without producing undue
heat"
Upon a recent Sunday Gen. B. F.
Butler was at the Fifth Avenue hotel
in conference with Roscoe Conkling.
lie had locked the door and had in
structed his man servant to say that
he was engaged. Sprague came up,
and on being denied audience, said in
loud tone: Tell Gen. Butler that
Gov. Sprague wants to see him." On
hearing this Conkling was smuggled
out back way.
Anthony Trollope, the novelist,
whose novels for the last thirty or
forty years have appeared almost with
the regularity of the seasons, or like
some staple product of the soil, died
the other day in London at the age of
siXty-seven. His stories reflected the
sound and solid fleshiness of the aver
age English character, its plain COM
mon sense, it's hearty enjoyment of
the tangible realities of life, its in
ability to apprehend all imponderable
forces.
A Paris paper tells story of an &C.
centric man who put a clause in his
will that the funeral should take
place at six o'clock in the morning,
and that his property, an old mattress,
should be left to those who followed
the hearse to the graveyard. AS
there was nothing in the will to at
tract many mourners, the funeral pro-
cession was limited to the driver of
the hearse and a young neighbor of
the deceased. He got the mattress
and found in it $4,000.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
Gen. FremOnt,s Good Luck.
ISan Francisco NEWSLETTER


Congress, at its last session, passed
a bill declaring the title to Black
Point, near the Preside, to be in Gen
Fremont's wife, and referred the mat
ter to the court of claims, only to as
certain its value at the time she was
dispossessed by the government, over
twenty years ago, with an allowance
of six per cent. interest per annum
during the whole term. This can
hardly fail to produce a fund which
will amply provide for the old hero
(for he is now waxing old and his
family in the coming years. Black
Point is now occupied, presumably as
the property of the government, by
Gen. Schofieid as his headquarters.
The def hand and firing energy of
his brilliant wife, Jessie Fremont, is
seen in al this.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
A Oueer BIunder.

A curious mistake was committed
recently by all the Turkish newspa-
pers of Constantinople, which antici-
pated this pregnant Mussulman new
year, 1900, by day. They all appear
ed on Sunday, 18th of November, with
the date, "1st Muharrem, 1900" while
the proper date was goth Nil
hijeh, 1899" They were put right,
when too late, by the proper religious
authorities, whose duty it is
to see to such things, and
they all had to repeat the date
ON Monday, the 18th of November.
The error seems to have been caused
by ignorance that the month of Nil
hijeh had thirty and not twenty-nine
days in 1899, and the able editors were
also confused by the new moon of the
18th and 18th of Nilhijeh 10th and
1lth of Noyemberl 1t was peculiar
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04


The Fort Worth Gazette says
serious approximations" are felt that
the figures of the land commissioner
regarding school lands, "show only
what ought to be the facts, while the
real facts are that the school lands
have been stupidity or corruptly
squandered upon syndicates." This
is rather a serious statement, coming
from wen-balanced quarter,
and thus deserves notice. To
accept it as reliable, however,
would imply that the commits
sioner is engaged in an attempt
to deceive the people of Texas, and
such proposition is out of all reason.
1t may be, and no doubt is the case
that in conflicting surveys there must
necessarily he readjustment Of lines,
by which some sections may be lost
but this will certainly be small item
in comparison to the whole. AS to
stupidity or corruption in the matter,
the intimation is unreasonable, and, to
say the least of it, is thoughtless re-
lection.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
Peesniss Ish Peesniss.

There was what might be denomi-
mated sharp trick played here Sun
day night, and that has just come to
light. Mr.. Hoppe. representing Chas.
Heidenheimer, of Galveston, came in
and quietly closed up Messrs. Miller
& Reynolds, grocery dealers on East
Pecan street. He procured huge
cart and took away everything in the
store to satisfy claims held by Chas.
Heidenheimer. And now there are
sounds of great wailing and most elo-
quently immense swearing, as the
voices of all the other creditors are
heard lamenting and grieving and
~cussing" the man who took In the
whole thing.
"Peesniss ish peesnissl"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

PRoF. WIGeINs, who has caused
such anxiety, especially in Galveston,
whore sins lie heavily on so many
erring mortals. says it is not his inten-
ton to make public the data on which
he forecasts the great storm of next
March until the event is past. Writ
ing to a marine contractor. he says:
Il advise you to remove your laborers
and building material from all works
under charge before the 9Th of March,
for you win see the greatest hurricane
r<bat has visited America since the
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

HENRY CLEws points out that i'm
porters deal, practically, largely in
futures; that they often buy goods
by sample, to be delivered months
probably u year hence, to be made
often out of material not grown. He
says that wholesale dealers have much
to do with articles yet to be manu-
featured, and there is an element OF
risk in such purchases, just as there is
in grain futures, differing somewhat
in degree. Mr.. Clews thinks that
speculation will have to be let alone
but with respect to bucket shops he
can see nothing in it but pure gam
bling, there being not even the pre-
tense of delivering the goods.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
Monstrosity In Corruption.

BOD 1OOmDS.J
at is decidedly hopeful and auspi-
cious," was the reply. 1.-THE political
events of the last autumn presage
much good to the country. The
wealth and intelligence of the coun-
try must control it. Demagogues and
cheap politicians may flourish for
awhile at the expense of the
people, but their reign is, of
necessity, short-lived. Self-inter-
est governs the world. Unite
self-interest and highland the two
naturally go hand in hand-and then
you may expect the greatest possible
material prosperity, guided by the
soundest political philosophy. This
idea finds illustration in the recent
elections. The policy and manage
ment of the Republican party had
grown so monstrOusly corrupt and I'M
safe that the better element of the
party determined to rebuke the party
managers, which they did most en-
phatically at the polls in the state
elections"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THE opinion that gold will now be-
gin to flow into this country from Eu-
rope is based, not only on the large
surplus of our crops for shipment,
but on the expection that, since trade
is in a more quiet condition, the de-
mandi for foreign goods will be less
active in 1888 than for the past twelve
months, so that imports will fall off.
The recent activity in foreign ex-
change is ascribed to the fact that Eu-
rope has been sending us called bonds
for payment.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

NEW ORLEANS declares against
the subscription of $4,000 to secure
a cotton exposition in 1884. The cot
ton exchange of that city regards the
time as inopportune for the inaugu-
ration of an enterprise of such achar-
acter as great exposition that would
reflect credit upon the metropolis and
the section. In the face of the needed
improvements and facilities for han
ding a larger share of the cotton crop,
it is not deemed proper to invest such
a sum as would be requisite for a
worlds exposition. The uncertainty
as to the existence of Galveston in
1884 leads the projectors of the expo
sition to listen to no propositions from
that quarter.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THERE is no end to the list of things
which governments are asked to do
for the encouragement of industry.
In the Province of Ontario, Canada,
it is proposed that the local govern
ment shall build model creameries
and instruct the people in the art of
butter-making. Who would instruct
the government?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

COMMENCING on the fifteenth of
January, the mails between New
Orleans and Houston, New Orleans
and Alexandria, New Orleans and
Shreveport, and between Monroe and
Vicksburg, will be weighed for the
purpose of estimating the compensa-
ton to be paid railways carrying the
mails between these cities.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

Mr.. Justice Bradley, of the United
States supreme court is not man fol-
whom the American people have very
high respect. He once decided in IA
nous. or rather an infamous case, that
sauce for the Florida goose was not
sauce for the Oregon gander, and he
had to turn law, justice and common
sense topsy-turvy to do it. He was
appointed to the bench to carry out
the purposes of his political creators
He owes his position to politics, and
it Is therefore quite natural that he
should dissent from the opinion of his
colleagues confirming the constitu.
tionality of the law forbidding the as.
sessment if federal employees for polit.
cal purposes. "Old Joe" ought to re
tire--Cleveland Plaindealer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

SENATOR BLAIR got in his amend
ment to the civil service reform bill
providing that no person habitually
using intoxicating beverages to excess
shall receive an appointment. If this
clause is enforced on the present feder-
al employees it is likely that large
number win have to go. The amend
ment is a good one. A department
clerk who alcoholics himself to the
extent of five drinks day is really
unfit TO attend to his business.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

CHRISTMAS cards seem to be super.
seding to u considerable extent more
costly presents. For several days last
week the New York postofiice re-
ceived between 10000 and 10000 OF
them day. while the shopkeepers OF
that city say the card is now the most
popular form of a present. In Boston
there was marked falling off in the
sale Of Christmas trees, and one dealer
who had hoped to make corner
found himself with a stock of 10000
unsOld bushes.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
A Year OF Plenty.

n grain merchant who had visited
most of the stations with one hun
dred miles of the city said: "The
farmers are mostly holding their
wheat. hoping for better price, and
arrivals are light at all the stations.
Flax has brought good price, and is,
L think, mostly marketed. Corn is
coming in more freely, but there is an
immense amount of it in the country
yet, and a great many farmers will
wait for the spring market. Oats and
barley are mostly in the farmers
hands yet. In some neighborhoods
railroad building expected next season
makes the farmers hold for a home
market. There is plenty of produce
in the country yet"
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

AT the New Y ork cotton exchange.
prominent operators express them
selves as being of the opinion that
the trade is on the eve of an unusual
activity and higher range OF prices.
The confident estimates of a 100000
bale crop which have so long prevail
ed, seem to be giving away to more
conservative belief, and $4,000 is re-
garded as about the figure.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
THE Galveston News. not being a

THE Galveston News, not being a
stickler for any sort of state tights,
wants national regulation" for the
railways of all the states. What a nice
matter it would be for Texas, that has
built its own railways by enormous
land grants. to relinquish all control of
them to federal authority. The
STATESMAN has repeatedly -ex-
pressed itself rs opposed to any
such usurpation on the part
of the federal government. To
do this thing would be to take away
from the states constitutional powers
granted them. and the operation of
such control would be but another
step towards Capitalization, to which
the people are bitterly opposed. Such
federal usurpation would be most I'M
democratic, dangerous to the stability
u16S,hsUT MIN
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

PRESIDENT WHITE, OF Cornell, at
tributes Germany's greatness mostly
to her vast system of education
through polytechnic schools, universe
ties, colleges, museums and industrial,
art, and national and provincial expo
sitions. Here is strong argument in
favor of the people of Austin sustain
ing the Capital State Fair association.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

The soul of the fiery Gambetta has
passed into the unknown future,
where, it may he hoped, there are no
political revolutions. Had he lived in
the days of Louis Philippe he might
have been Robespierre or Marat.
He could not have been Danton.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

A CANVASS by the Republicans in
Illinois discloses that in the contest
for senatorial honors, thirty-five men,
bers of the legislature favor Gov. Gull
lom, thirty Senator Oglesby and twen-
ty-hve are for Commissioner Raum
There seems to be stronger proba-
bility now than ever that Senator Da-
vid Davis'may be reelected.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
VARIOUS GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The coinage
at the minis during the month of De-
cember was 8.990,936 pieces, amount
ing to S5,761 1893.
Red Cloud had a short interview
with Secretary Teller. Contrary to
expectation, he did not say word
about affairs at Pine Tree agency,
but confined himself to complaining
that six years ago General Crook took
over one hundred horses from him.
He now asked that he be paid $4,000
damages. He will have another talk
before he leaves for home.
In the star route testimony taken
relative to expedition on the Kearney-
Kent route in Nebraska, nothing new
was elected
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THE Philadelphia Times is particu-
larry insinuating when it says it has
long been known that one may adopt
the profession of an actress without
knowing how to act. 1t has also been
demonstrated lately that one may
adopt the profession of beauty with
out being beautiful. Oscar Wilde is
on the Atlantic, if he has not become
an aesthetic angel, but Gebbie is on
this side, and he must reply for the
Lily.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
THE Western commercial travel,

THE Western commercial travellers
association began its fifth annual con-
vention in st. Louis on Tuesday last.
In his address the president showed
that the association has made great
progress and was in a splendid hnan-
cial and working condition. Eight
death benefits, averaging $500, have
been paid, and the membership has
increased 5000 during the year.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THERE is rumOr that Massachu-
sets so much wants to be rid of But
Ter as governor that she will send him
TO the United States senate in place OF
Hoar. How delighted Ben would be
at this consummation devoutly wished
for by him. Has it not been under
stood why he credited Republicans
with his election?
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
Total.
IT is estimated that Germany con

1T is estimated that Germany con-
sumed SS0,000O00 gallons of beer last
year, making the general average con-
sumption of each individual amount
to eighty quarts per year. The aver
age inhabitant of Baden drinks 10
quarts annually, or nearly pint a
day, while the adult male Bavarian
must account for nearly two quarts a
day. The taxes on German breweries
amount in one way or another to
about s4.20o.OoO annually, besides some
$4,000 levied on exports Of beer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

AN exchange observes that long
winded sermons and long editorials
belong to the past. Ii this be so we
know at least one preacher and several
editors who live in at least the past
canturv
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04
No More Hard Times.

If you will stop spending 80 much
on fine clothes, rich food and style
buy good, healthy food, cheaper and
better clothing; get more real and
substantial things of life every way
and especially stop the foolish habit
Of employing expensive, quack doc.
tors or using so much of the vile hum.
bug medicine that does you only
harm, but put your trust in that sim.
pie, pure remedy, Hop Bitters, that
cures always at a tritling cost, and you
Will see good times and have good
health. See another column.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

PROF. BALDWIN is kind good soul
and the aspiring school teachers of the
state viii rise up and call him blessed.
He wants to secure a school system
that will give fat place to all such.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THERE is a new movement from
east Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia
towards the west. Last week eight
hundred persons passed through Chat
tanooga bound for Texas and other
points this side the big river.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

Last summer congress spent most
of the time trying to diminish the
revenue without diminishing the bur-
dens of taxation. This winter it Is
trying to reform the civil service with
out decreasing the abuses. The re-
form SO far proposed is about equal to
the brilliant legislation which re-
moved the tax from cigarettes and
perfumery.-Chicago Times. Ind.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THE postmaster general desires such
legislation as will prevent the carry
ing of explosives through the mails.
OF late. cans of dynamite. loaded pis-
tolls and like articles were taken from
the mail pouches.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

The Boston Herald quotes a leading
wool manufacturer as declaring that
he can, with absolute free trade, lay
down his goods in Scotland and under.
sell the Scotch at their very doors. "All
1 ask" he says, lin the revision of the
tariff, if we must continue to bear
this burden, is fair adjustment
What think the Texas wool7growers
Of this sort of talk from a Massachu-
sets wool manufacturer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

A RECENT English writer says that
politics is the art of getting into office
and keeping Office after it is obtained.
This being so Texas wants to make an
entry for competition against the
world.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

WHEN Oscar Wide went down
Mrs. Langtry went up, and Freddie
followed her. These two people are
just now enjoying more widespread
popular notice than Brady and his
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THE "Order of Cincinnatusv has
been organized in Cincinnati. 1t is a
secret society, composed of 1000 menu
bers, after the style of the Mystic
Krewe" of New Orleans and the
"Memphi" of Memphis, and for Like
o liectS.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

Garfield was no better than other
men. This every sensible person has
always known. He was willing-like
every one Republican-to avail himself
of the aid of just such men as Dorsey
to secure his success as politician, and
this only proves that he was what is
known as q practical" politician in
the fullest sense of the term.-Pough-
keepsie News, DEM
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

SENATOR LOGAN may think the
Union soldier element will flock to
him, because OF his speech against re-
Installing Gen. Porter, and make the
presidential nominee in 1884.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

AND now Gen. Grant thinks the
pension business has been run into the
ground. 1t is truly wonderful what
chagces have come over the spirit of
these Republicans dreams, since the
November elections startled the coun-
try in evidenced of great political rev.
olution.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THE Examiner calls attention to the
point that the aiciIde will soon be
known rs DR.. Roberts. The manner
of its doing so is rather quaint, the
facts presented decidedly queer.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

The total coinage of the New Or
leans mint for 1882 was, in gold eagles,
SS6,900; in standard silver dollars,
S6,190,000. The demand was several
million dollars in excess of the COIN
age, and yet they try to make US be
leve the people do not want silver
coins. The distribution from this
mint vvas az follows.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

THE capital of the 297 national
banks, whose charters expire with the
first two months of this year, is S7O.-
10000, with a circulation of $685.
900 I-O
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

MALONE has 1900 postmasters in
Virginia who recognize him as their
boss. The little man uses that army
with much personal profit. Malone
is bitterly opposed to civil service re-
form,
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-04

CONSUL MosBY expresses the opins
ion from China that Malone is a
sneak and a villain. Mosby says he is
coming back to stump Virginia against
Malone.