The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-07
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The two most fashionable roller-skating
Kinks at Cleveland, O., went into insolvency
last week, one of them being $4,000
structure.
1t is rumored that Lord Randolph
Churchill may have to retire from public
life, in consequence of the evil effects
upon his constitution by his recent hard
work.
Governor Hoadly, of Ohio, loses 100000
through the recently discovered irregular
tiles of the administration of Archbishop
Purcell's estate. Even after paying this
he will have enough to live on.
The Oregon Legislature has passed
law to the effect that tricyclists and BIZ
cyclists must stop riding whenever they
appro9 CHI within 100 yards of team, and
after dismounting, remain standing until
the team has passed.
The government publications mention
ed in the descriptive catalogue number
63,O63, and about 10000 are omitted from
that compilation. These documents vary
from small phamphlets to great quartos,
and some of them are superbly gotten up.
The annual murder rate of Spain and
Hungary is 8 for every 100000 inhab-
itants; in Italy it is 8; in Austria. 9; in
France and Belgium, l, and only O.5 in
Great Britain. In crimes against public
morality, Italy averages 4, and Germany
no loss than 10.
The fashionable gem of the day in
Paris is the Oudja, charm as old as the
pyramids. 1t is delicate parallelogram
of gold or silver inclosing an elongated
eye from which falls tear dividing into
smaller drops. The Oudia is worn as a
brooch, charm or bracelet.
A father was very much annoyed by the
foolish questions of his little son, "John-
ny, you are great source of annoyance
to me-" "What's the matter pa?" "You
ask so many foolish questions. I wasn't
a big donkey when was of your age"
mo, pa; but you've growed a heap since"
They had anything but happy Christ
mas in London, where all kinds of business
are reported duller than they were year
ago. Not a single Christmas publication
has paid a profit; barely half the wine
that is usually taken out of bond was
called for; prices were high, and alto
gether the lookout is gloomy one.
A juror engagedin trying a murder case
in Winona, Mimi, refused to allow the
lawyer for the defense to point at him the
pistol with which the crime had been done
and, though the lawyer showed that the
weapon was unloaded, the other Jurors
backed up the remonstrance successfully
Vallandigham's case was, of course
quoted.
"Courts can only administer and not
make laws" was the reply of Judge Baer
to four hundred temperance women of
Bedford, who requested him to make an
order requiring all places where liquors
are sold to be closed at 10 o'clock p. m.
The Judge declined to grant the request
on strictly legal grounds, although ex-
pressing approval of the object sought to
be accomplished by the numerous and
respectable petitioners.
The queen of Spain expects to become
a mother in April, and the queen of Rou-
mania next month The queen of Rou-
mania, who has published some very ex-
celent verses over the title of Carmen
Sylvia, has been married SINCE 1860, but
the union has proved childless. and at one
time there was talk of asking its dissolu.
ton by the pope. AS the queen is greatly
liked, while the king and his German re
latiyes are by no means popular, the in
cident may be very interesting one.