The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-03
PERSONAL.

DIR. Marshall, charged with attempt
ing to blackmail Mary Anderson,
was released at Pittsburg on $1,000
bail.
Mr.. Foster, the minister to Mexico,
delivered a lecture in Washington
concerning JuareZ and his liberal
movement in Mexico.
Mr.. Pulitzer announces in the New
York Morning Journal that he does
not intend to relinquish the manage
ment of that paper, Notwithstanding
reports to the contrary.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., is kept
busy by the western railroads. He
has been in Chicago for some time
goes to st. Louis and Kansas City on
similar errands.
Charles r. Miller, the new editor
m-chief of the New York Times,
is mentioned IN the Boston Post as
"a Dartmouth graduate, a very bright
fellow, logical and brilliant writer
and a horrible penman."
The New York papers announce
the death of Mrs. Julia Wickham
Leigh, relict of the late Benjamin
Watkins Leigh, of Virginia, formerly
commissioner to South Carolina
during the times of notification.
Thomas Browner Peacock is re-
garded by the London Saturday Re-
view as the great American poet.
Mr.. Peacock's sweet voice is of To-
peka, Kansas, and the title of his song
is 1.-The Rhyme of the Border War;"
Miss Dawes, the daughter of Sena-
tor Dawes, decided that Pittsfeld,
Massachusetts, ought to have public
park. She made plan and used pen
and tongue so perSuasively that the
town has voted in favor of the
scheme.
Patrick Egan, the noted agitator,
writes from Waterbury, Conn, to say:
"The leaders of all sections of our
countrymen in America are of one
mind that the Irish National conven-
ton must be held at Philadelphia on
the Goth instant, as already arranged,
and they are also determined that 1t
shall be great success"
The LeMore Brothers were French
makers of gray cloth. The New Or
leans branch house supplied the Con-
| federate army. After Butler captur-
ed New Orleans they continued to
send gray cloth to the Confederates.
For this he arrested them and punished
them without trial. A ball and chain
was put on one. They brought a
claim for reparation before the
Franco-American claims commission,
which has awarded $4,000 to the one
who wore the ball and chain and $4,000
to the other.
Mary commandery, Knights Temp
lar, has presented magnificent past
commanders jewel to William b,
Smith, president Of select council. The
clasp is surmounted by the monogram
of the commandery and bears golden
crown with seven diamonds and a
golden cross with seven rubies. The
pendant of the badge is an eLameled
shield on a quartered Maltese cross
bearing the insignia of the various
Masonic degrees. The presentation
committee consisted OF Eminent Sill
Henry r. Coulomb, Sir Arthur Stew
art and Sir James Ralston, Jr.
The queen wrote with her own hand
for the Court Circular this remark
able tribute to John Brown: ITO
her majesty the loss is irreparable
! and the death of this truly faithful
and devoted servant has been a griev-
GUS shock to the queen. An honest
faithful and devoted follower, trust
worthy, discreet and straightforward
man, and possessed of strong sense,
he filled a position of great and anx-
ious responsibility, the duties of
which he performed with such con-
/ slant and unceasing care as to secure
for himself the real friendship of the
queen" Victoria has never before
spoken publicly of her real friend
ship for anybody.