The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-21
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raining stables with electric lights.
Louis XIV.'S throre was sold at a {
,ecent auction for 9260.
Mark Twain's reading" tour is said
to have netted him nearly $35 GOO
Miss Cleveland will soon entertain
,Margerie DeAne" at the White
House.
Prince Albert Victor, of Wales will
finish his course at Cambridge this
spring.
The wife of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury FairchiId is neice of
Horatio Seymour.
Ohio papers are bringing up the
subject of General Grants possible
candidacy for the Presidency in 1888.
Bartholdi, the sculptor, will be in
New York to see that the statue Is |
properly reared.
A new portrait of the President is
being painted that promises to be the
best likeness Of him eXtant.
Justice Colburn, of the Massachu-
his residence in Bedham.
Ex-Prcsident Arthur frowns upon
the suggestion that he shall accept the
nomination for Governor of New
York.
Rev. Allan Wright, Choctaw In
dian was yesterday elected president
OF the Union Theological Seminary IN
New York.
Postmaster General Villas is credi-
ted with an ambition to succeed Sena-
tor Sawyer, VIII cse term expires in
March, 1887.
Captain Henry Stark. who died a
few days ago at Allegan, Mich, was ii
direct descendant of Mollie Stark OF
Revolutionary fame.
Miss Fortesque, who received $780,
| 600 for her lacerated heart from Lord
Garmoyle, it is said will soon marry a
| newspaper reporter.
Mr.. Lowell is not coming home
right away, nor is he going to under
| take profeSSorShip DIT OxSoId. Hell
simply going to stay in London for
Che PRESENT and do the social honors
NtoWa his successor.
I OF Sunset CoX's new book, which was
finished yesterday, President Cleve.
land says: Tho experience and ability
of the writer cannot fail to make it a
pleasing source of very valuable in
|
Historian Bancroft is busily engaged
writing his protest against the legal
tender decision of the United States
Supreme Court. He says he has but a
brief period CT life yet remaining and
has little time to spare from his
| work.
Paul IL. Hayne, the Southern poet,
is fifty-fve years old. He is nearly
six feet tall, slender, with dark dreamy
eyes, delicate features and low must
Cal voice. His health has always been
poor,
Mr.. S. s. Cox got his nickname of
Sunset" in this way. When the edi-
tor of Columbus paper he wrote All
eXtravagant descriptio inn his journal
of a gorgeous sunset, and was called
thereafter Sunset Cox-a name which
fits well into his initials.
The farmer king of Alabama is
Bragg B. Conner, of Barbour County.
He raised $3.50 bales of cotton last
year, besides a large amount OF corn.
Hehas from 5000 to 1000 acres in
cotton and corn this year, and says
crop prospects were never better.
The Canadian treasury having been
drained by railroad grants, the Riel
rebellion and a serious falling off in
the revenue, the Deputy Minister of
Finance, Mr.. Courtney, and Sir Leon
ard Tilley are en- route for England to
negotiate $60,OOO,OOO loan.
Des BretteS, a French explorer, Will
attempt to follow the Pilcomayo to
lis source. The undertaking is con-
sidered very rash, as the river winds
it's way over 1860 miles from Bolivia
to Its mouth and the entire way is in
] tested with hostile tribes.
The Emperor Williams health has
failed very much during the last few
weeks and it is considered doubtful
whether he will be able to go either to
Ems or to GaStein. 1t is probable that
his Majesty will spend the summer at
Babelsberg, his favorlte country resi-
dence. near Potsdam.
1t is curious fact that both Gen.
Grant and his daughter, Sartoris, have
had the unusual amusement of reading
their own obltorieS. Mrs. Sartoris'
obituaries few years ago, when her
death was reported from England,
were of the most fiattering description.
Coleridge, according to Sir Henry
Taylor, was once insulted by an article
in newspaper. He went to the office
and demanded to see the editor. He
was civilly shown into a back room
and asked to wait. At length the
door opened and prize-fghter of
huge dimensions presented himself
saying, Sir, am the editor"
Speaking of the new piano virtuoso,
Mile. Louise Cognetti, the London
Musical world says: The young girl
| 10 h0Q0Y1inrr fap IN
will eventually in America, which
comes last because it is less on great
talent than on great reputation that it
one Of the worlds redeeming virtues.
| Some interesting autographs were.
recently sold at auction in London.
Byron's "Fare the Well! and if for
ever" fetched S85; the originals of
Burns "Tam O'Shanter" and Lament
of Mary, Queen of Scots" together
fetched $3.50 one of Lord Chesterfeld's
letters to his son, SIS; thirteen letters
of Dean Swift, from $38 to SS5 each,
and one of Charles, Lamb, from Paris,
$65.
Senator Sherman will soon visit the
South. Fearful, perhaps, that his
UlOOuy-SHlFG RECORD WOulQ pr6JuQl re
him to the minds of Southern people,
he has written letter to a promi-
nent Tennesseean, in which he 'hopes
to remoae prejudice and relieve the
apprehensions of large number of
Southern people that Republicans
life myself do not have the same
hearty desire to promote their interests
and prosperity of our own state and
section"
The Pail Mall Gazett tells that
among thenumerous presents received
by the emperor William on the occa-
sion of his last birthday was a simple
farthing of the year 1897, that
being the yea. IN which he was
born. This cur. Jus present had been
sent by gamin Icing in one of the
villages near Brunswick, who also
wrote letter congratulating the en-