The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-24
DOMESTIC NEWS.

WASHINGTON, August I5.-Secretary of
the Treasury to-day decided that under the
late reports of Pleasanton in relation of in.
terest on coupons of corporations, question
of collecting tax on dividends and undivided
profits of corporations was not touched upsn.
Therefore, tax on dividend profits for the last
five months of 1870, will be at once assessed
and collected. .....
The official statement for the fiscal year
ending June 30: Receipts from customs,
$2O6, ,25O, 900; internal revenue, over $l43,-
100000; public lands and miscellaneous,
$3l 5000 Expenditures, civil and mis-
cellaneous, $69, 100000; war, S35, ,75O, 900;
navy, $l9, 100000; Indians, 81, $50, 900; pen
sions, $34, $50, 900; interest on public debt,
1921 600, 900.
WASHINGTON, August l6.-Santanta and
Big Trees sentence of death has been refer
red to the Governor of Texas. Indian Com
missioner recommends Imprisonment for
life.
NEW ORLEANS, August l5.-This mornings
kpspers contain a call for Republican mass
meeting at Lafayette Square at eight O'Clock
P. NJ, to ratify the proceedings of the late
convention held at the Customhouse, and TO-
viting all friends of President Grant who are
opposed to the rnle.of the Yarmouth faction
The call is signed by order of Committee ot
Arrangements.
This evenings papers have a card signed
by Packard, Dunn and Casey, denouncing
the above call as a hoax and a weak inven-
ton of the enemy, the boilers. Republicans
should pay no attention to it
NEW YORK, August l4.-Bsvarfan papers
received by overland mail via India, contain
details of dreadful calamity which visited
the small island of Tagolanda, about fifty
miles northeast of Celebes. An Outburst o.
volcano Ruwang was accompanied by a con-
cussion of the sea. wave forty yards higt
swept all human beings, cattle and horses
from the island. Number of persons perishei
stated at 4l6.
CINCINNATI, August l4.-Row at junction
of Lake Superior and Northern Pacific Rail
road over the suppression of liquor traffic
| Sheriff shot one rioter was killed and ont
wounded.
PrTTsToE, Penn, August l4-Explosion o
fire damp in Eagle shaft, operated by Alvar
| Thompkins. Twenty men were working il
the near gang at the time of explosion; which
tore away timbers supporting the roof, caus
ing it to fall, leaving the men imprisoned
behind the rock with no means of escape til
the debris is cleared away. Benjamin Davis
working outside Of near gangway, was killeC
by the explosion. The men imprisoned ar
dead, or will be. 1t will take day or twt
to take the debris away.
NASHVILLE, August l4.-Judge Baxter de
cides the tax on lawyers unconstitutional
An appeal to Supreme Cour; will be taken
CLEVELAND, August l5-L Srs at Tcungs
town, Ohio, bnrned eight email houses an
three children,
SAN Francisco, August ia con7ic
who had served six of eight years ssntenc
in the penitentiary, committed suicide b
jumping into vat of boiling water.
Everything is quiet in western Mexico
PHILADELPHIA, August ia three bun
dred thousand dollar dsfalcation is charge
against the Pennsylvania war claim agen
WASHINGTON, August l6.-Commissione
Douglass to-day reversed the decision of LAT
Commissioner PlesssntoD, abolishiDg th
stamp lax on insurance policies, and the ol
decision imposing tax upon such PoliciG
will be renewed.
NEW YORK, August IA young Japsnei
! who has been here several months Seekin
education, is dying of consumption.