The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

| for missionary work in New York.
The amount paid out in charity is
S4,OO0,00O, and yet the streets are
thronged with 10000 ragged and reck-
less children, who are without care or
instruction. A few years ago New
York's army of bootblacks were
nearly all Irish, but the Italian boys
have run them out and now monopo-
lie that branch of industry. The
newsboys are of various nationalities.
United States Senator Blair, of
New Hampshire, thinks that either
President Arthur or David Davis
will be the Republican nominee for
president. The Commercial Adver-
tiSer, a stalwart evening paper of this
city, seems to favor Arthur.
| There is growing feeling that rail-
roads should use fire-proof. cars, and
especially that sleeping cars should
be fire-proof
| The American museum of natural
history at Central park has received
a monster canoe, made by the Hydah
Indians, inhabiting Queen Char
lOtte's Island, lying off British Column
bia. The boat was hewn out If a
single cedar tree, similar to the kind
pencils are made. of, and is orna-
mented with dragons and other
NEUROLOGICAL figures. 1t is sixty
three feet long, eight feet wide and
has depth of five feet, and is said to
be 100 years old.
1t is announced that Samuel j.
Tilden's health is now more robust
than it has been for several years.
There is no reason why he should die
about the time that David Davis
takes a wife.
The New York Commercial Adver-
tiser says that so many restrictions are
being put on the railroads of the
south that there is danger constitute
ton will cease. This is inevitable.
The crusade against the railroads in
the north and south is destined sooner
or later to drive money that would
now serve to develop unsettled places
into other investments.
The Purim ball, at the Academy of
Music on the evening of the 18th,
was brilliant spectacle. The fes-
tivities opened at 10 o'clock with a
/ tableau representing the court of the
good Queen Esther, seated beside the
Prince and Princess Carnival, at
teended by hundreds of gayly attired
maskers. A grand ballet by the men,
bers of Her Majesty's Opera corps
was given, and at its conclusion the
opening procession, representing in
habitants of every quarter of the
globe, took place.
Barnum's great show, which win
tiers at Bridgeport, Connecticut, ex-
hibitS at Madison Square garden, in
this city, for two weeks, beginning on
the 29th, and then starts on the road
Preparations have been made by
Gen. Grant to entertain Gen. PorfiriC
Diaz, ex-president of Mexico, when he
arrives in this city. Gen. Grant ex.
presses himself as beholden to the dis.
tinguiShed Mexican for much hOSpi.
tality when he visited Mexico, and he
proposes to honor his friend with a
banquet of more than ordinary splen,
dor. 1t is not definitely known YET
when Gen. DiaZ will come.
A new machine, operated by clock
work, is to be placed in the train
starters tower at the Grand Central
depot station, which is designed to dc
automatically what is now done 10y
men employed us train starters. Tht
machine, of brass, copper and steel
occupies but little space, it being les:
than two feet in either length, breadth
or height. The mechanism
consists = of three upright
cylinders Of brass, in which
are punctured Il series of holes, eacf
representing one of the 1440 minute.
in the day. BY the side of these arr
three smaller pillars, on which art
fixed spirally pins representing thu
twenty-four hours of the day. TIT
three pairs of pillars as they stand il
the case represent respectively tn,
three roads using the grand centra
station. \ series of springs are set 81
as to be operated upon by the tw'
cylinders, as they each in turn max
: their revolution in the twenty-fou
hours Of the day. These springs con
meet with electrical appliances. Tn
| fixed pegs on the hour column, and tn
movable pegs set into the minute cyl
: inder striking the arms of the spring
| set the necessary bells ringing in va
riouS parts of the station. 1t ring
f the signals for the opening and closini
of the gates on the starting Of
4 train.
2 The real estate broker and land
2 lords agent invariably points GU
/ that the cause of high rents in New
York is the scarcity of houses. Blu
| every year for decade has show
the number of houses Increasing ou
r of all proportion to the increase O
5 the resident population, and the rent
: steadily advancing. 1t is estimate,
= that as many as fifteen hundre
: apartment houses have been erecte
J in one year. If we allow ten familie
:, to house, this gives us an increase
!, accommodation per year for 1900
: families. 1t is impossible to-day TO
i, a mechanic or clerk or artisan who's
e wages or salary is $25' week to ge
4 a comfortable and convenient flat il
!, New York for less than $50 month
: and he must get it at such distanc
r from his daily occupation as will adj
g the expense of railroad fares to hi
l rent.
: The seventh annual bench show o
Y the Westminster Kennel club wi
: be held in Madison Square Garden OF
4 the 8th, 9th, 10th and 18th of Ma
: next. From the large Classification
: list and the interest manifested in tn
late Ottawa and Pittsburg shows, tn
e exhibition will undoubtedly be one c
o the most successful ever held in tn
country. Entries will close ON Apr
%.
n The winter is holding on with III
O usual tenacity, our first spring day
f having put in an appearance durin
+ the past week. The winter has nc
f been severely cold, the thermOmett
\ but once getting down as low as thre
t degrees below zero in this city; bJ
4 we have had more than an Ordinar
b share of moderately cold and storm
e weather. Spring will be welcome
|. heartily, for with better weather WI
r come better trade. TRAMP.
q 1t is Universally Endorsed.
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