The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.


THINGS.
A woman asked. one of the judges
of the court of appeals at Albany if
they were going to put on gowns. He
said yes. "But when?' AT night"
was the reply.
Fifty years hence" says a Detroit
Lake captain, 1.-The sight of bark, brig
or schooner on the inland waters will
draw a crowd as curiosity. Steam is
knocking out the sail-craft by the
Dozen
John said a dying girl to John
Arnold, of Winnesburg. o., 81 wi ]
take our engagement ring with me
the grave, for you will follow me very
soon" He died within three days
thereafter of stroke of paralysis.
The supreme court of Iowa decides
that wife deserted by her husband,
without her fault, and left with no
means of providing for her family of
young children, has authority to sell
the personal property of her husband
to obtain money.
A few days since a private in the
Hampshire regiment at GospOrt, in
England, called upon the Almighty to
strike him blind. A little while after
ward he felt drowsy and threw him
self on led. On trying to open his
eyes he could net do so, and he is now
under treatment in the Hasler mill
tary hospital, not having recovered
his sight. Such, at least, is the ac-
count given in an English newspaper.
James A. Troutman recently sent
circulars throughout Kansas, and has
received answers from thirty-slX OF
the elghty-one organized counties in
that state, from which he makes the
following deductions as to prohibition:
l. That it has materially decreased
the number of saloons. 2. That a
large per cent Of the prosecutions I'M
der the law have resulted in convic-
lions. 3. That the principle of pro-
hlbition Is growing stronger.
So mild is the weather i'll North
Wales that primroses, honeysuckles,
snowdropS and roses are to be found
blooming in the valleys and on the
hillsides. Vegetation in the low lying
districts is also fast spriDging into
life, add in the Vale of Llangollen
fruit trees are in bloom. Tourists are
enabled to scale the mountains with
out difficulty-feats which, when pre-
viously attempted at this season of the
year, have been attended with loss OF
lite.
Chinese laundrymen in San Francis
co have organized a labor union,
which provides for the observance OF
Monday as holiday for wash-houSe
employ es, takes up collections for the
burial of the dead members, and has a
sexton and a cook of its own to attend
to the matter of supplying bog meat
and other edibles for the lnapsack OF
the departed traveller. Many of the
laundries have also adopted the Amer
lean method Of delivering clothes in
wagons, instead of carrying baskets.
Rose farming bids fair to become
prominent among Georgia industries
vannah sent 220O0 rose trees North
last year from a three-acre plantation
and had orders for more. The climate
of Georgia is even more favorable tC
rose culture than the south of France
and there seems TO- be no good reason
why we should not Keep the money al
home which we send to foreign lands
in exchange for half million rose
bushes every year.
If PATHS paltry 100000 worth Of
diamonds cause her to have baC
dreams, Mrs. Mackay'S life must be {
perpetual nightmare. Her jewels are
estimated at 81, 100000. Among then
is the famous set of sapphires which
was exhibited in the Partisan Uni
versal exhibition Of 1878. 1t is val
ued at 100000, and comprises dIadem
bracelets, ring, earrings and necklace
with large pendant. Next in beauty
and value come the pearls, the set in
! Guiding the necklace, bracelets anC
diadem. The necklace has five rows
the pearls in the lowest row beng Of
the size of the largest whGrt1eberry
and those in the urpermost row being
no larger than a pea. Each pearl i:
perfect in color and shape, the strings
having been composed with the great
est care. The clasp is sapphire sci
with diamonds. A set of turquoiseE
is unique, so large and fine in color are
the gems. They are said to surpass
the parure of the same stones belong
ing to the Empress of Russia. Fol
the hair there is a long garland Of
small fern leaves in diamonds, stud
ded with diamond dewdrops. One
bracelet is a diamond serpent that en-
circles the arm above the elbow five
times. It is formed of a single row o.
very large diamonds, 300 in number