The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-09-17
THURS DAY ............. SEPTEMBER 1885


WYOMING does not belong, we are
pleased to say, to the solid south.
THE dengue will have run its course
when there is no miasmatic matter
for it to liz upon.
THE death OF Emory =. S5orTs re-
moves from the American bar one Of
the very brightest intellectual lights.
IT may as well be set down that |
Europeans no longer want to fight. |
The best opportunities are allowed to
pass.
JUST now, as between Colonel
Swain and General Ross, the former
seems to beleading as gubernatorial
aspiranJ.
THE switch engineer on the Inter
national ought 10 be awarded a pre-
MUM for choice variations on the
steam whistle.
COLLIN and Grayson counties hay
ing repudiated prohibition, four couD-
ties only present majority of about
eight thousand against it.
POSTMASTER KILGORE, of Longs
view, had held his Office but few
days which he died. An effort is being
made to have his widow appointed in
his stead.
THE silver coinage question is going
to present, as TIE STATESMAN pre-
dicted at the time of Mr.. Cleveland's
Inauguration, vital issue in the
forty-ninth congress.
IT is said rumOrs about Mr.. Villas
retiring from the cabinet were put
ahoat by Wall street jobbers. Pacific
Mail steamship stock might be sent
up by the belief that he would leave
the cabinet.
SAYS the DallaGs Mercury: "The
report is being circulated that Gov
ernor Ireland does not consider the
railroad pool q violation Of the consti-
tuition. How about the letter to the
attorney general?'
1T is thought, prohibition having
received so many violent kicks, that
Lieutenant Governor Gibbs will re-
wise his views on prohibition and local
option. IL is wise public man, whose
weathercock may be easily veered by
popular sentiment.
IT Is not at all probable that Sena-
tor Coke will take stock in the guber-
Material canvass. y great leader like
him, holding the exalted position be
does. may advocate measures, but he
cannot decide between personal ele-
ments, all of which endorse him.
A CONNECTICUT school board has
voted lot to employ this year any
schoolma'am who viii not agree to
remain single to the end Of her term
this "to prevent love sick young Ia
dies from taking the schools, and de-
voting the time which should be en-
pIoyed in teaching the children TO
counting and riding around with the
fellows"
TIE journal Of the English Statis-
tical Society shows that the mean
duration of life in England has in
creased during the last fifty years. In
males it has risen from SO 9 to IL 9,
and in females from 4l9 to 10 years
The doctors claim the result for adj
vances in medical science, but the
more reasonable cause is Advancement
in modes Of living and better care OF
the body when well.
TIE tricks of New York politicians
may be vain, but still we are not pre-
pared to believe Mr.. Manning and Mr..
Whitney, have combined, as has been
stated, to force Mr.. Bayard ou5 Of the
cabinet. Mr.. BayaTds purity Of char
acter and his honesty of purpose make
of him such an executive officer as,
should he retire from the cabinet, might
create the impression that his distin-
guished traits are not appreciated, and
that can not be so.
THE New York World IS just now
engaged in vilitying the character Of
the people of Texas, because Holland
killed Davis, and because Mr.. Haw-
kins, of Texas, was not satisfied after
being swindled by New York rascal.
THE STATESMAN has nothIug to say
in favor of Holland, but it is thankful
Texas is not inhabited by set Of as
cold-blood villains as stand in high
favor in New York city. The moral
code there seems to elevate those alone
who are able to steal the most.
NOBODY in Washington. says a
special, believes the story that Posts
master General Villas is to retire from
the cabinet to become minister TO
Austria. 1t IS very confidently stated
by General Villas friends that he
could not be induced to leave the Uni
ted States; that his ambitions and in
terests all lie in his career in the Uni
ted States, and that he is too young
and aspiring politician to be disposed
of for four years in such q manner.
THE president and cabinet officers
have extra work before them between
now and the meeting OF congress,
The members of the cabinet must
each write report outlining his adj
ministrative views, which must lie
able to bear critical and not altogether
friendly inspection. And, above all
the president must prepare message
of exceptional Importance. touching
as il will on matters on which tia-ca