The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-24
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WASHINGTON, August 19.-Thirteen build
ings including the Baptist church, were
burned at Virginia City, Nevada. Loss
$4,000. Caused by incendiary.
NEW York, August 20.-Partial investiga
ton was made yesterday by coroner Young
and Dr. Moss in the case of Mary Kelly, who
died it is supposed of Asiatic cholera. From
the evidence, the coroner became satisfied
that it was not cholera at all, as the woman
had been drinking to excess and had also
eaten a quantity of unripe peaches and
watermelons. The symptoms as described
by the attending physician are not at all like
those of cholera.
The board of health deny that any person
has died of cholera in the city this season.
The ward hospital on Centre street, Newark
burned. Loss, $4,000.
SAVANNAH, August 20--0n Friday and
Saturday we had terrific gale. Our rail-
roads are washed up and the mails have TO
be brought by poll cars. We have no com
municAtion south of No. Atlantic and Gulf
railroad on the Central road there are two
washes, one near the city and the other six
miles off. No regular trains arrived since
Friday night Many buildings have been
damaged, and great damage has been done
to the rice crop.
OsDENsBURG, N. Y, August l6 Baron
Decamon, who claims to be an ex-Catholic
priest, lectured extensively to Catholics. The
lecture was broken up; Decamon was protect
ed by police. he advertises to lecture again.
Thomas DAILY, a railroad conductor, led the
mob of Irishmen who made attack last night
on Baron Decamon's hall, which he had en-
gagged 10 lecture in, and for which he had
paid. Great excitement exists. He has pub
lished q protest against the violation of free
speech and religious liberty.
TOPEKA, August l7.-Mrs. Scales and Mr..
Ford, who were convicted of numbering Mr..
Scales, and sentenced to be hung to-day, have
been committed to Imprisonment for life. The
Judge and jury refused to sign petition for
Communication. The Governors action causes
surprise, as the prisoners confessed the crime
and there were no extenuating circumstances.
NEW YORK August l7.-Judge Sutherland
admitted the West6eld ferryboat explosion
prisoners to bail. Vanderbilt, president, in
$25, 900; Breastead, superintendent and
Robinson, engineer, $4,000 each.
JACKSON, Miss, August IA few nights
ago an armed mob of negroes, TO the number
of forty or fifty, at Holly Springs, took a ne
gro named Horace Washington from his
dwelling and murdered him. The jury of
inquest charges one George Jackson as being
the leader of the mob. Most OF the parties
have been arrested.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August ls.-A daughter
of Thomas B, Ewing, aged tep years, living
near Fulton station on Paducah and Great
Junction Railroad, was choked and outraged
without life, and then thrown into a pond.
A negro confessed the crime. There was talk
about lynching him at last accounts.
San Francisco, August lS.-The Glover
dale coach, containing ten passengers, was
attacked by five robbers. In the fight one
passenger was killed. The robbers escaped
without booty.
ST LOUIS, August 2l.--Col. Downing was
elected chief of the Cherokee nation by two
hundred majority.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, August 22.--Waverly
House and thirty buildings burned. Loss
Sc. OOO, 900.
SAN Francisco, August l9.-Republicans
are indignant at the speech of Geo. Gorham,
Secretary of o. S. Senate, wherein he repu~
dated the anti Chinese and anti. subsidy
planks of the Republican platform.
SAN Francisco, August l9.-Fifty business
and dwelling houses were burned at Dalles,
Oregon. The loss exceeds the insurance
100000.