The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-28
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view and, it is understood, approved the
findings of the court. They WILDE trans
mitted to President Grant tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, August 23.-Thc proceed
ings of the Military Commission over the
MOdOc prisoners arraigned Captain Jack,
Schonschin, Black Jim, Boston Charley,
Bomcho alias One Eyed Jim and other of
the Modoc Indian captives ON the charges:
first Of murder in violation OF the laws of
war, and second assault with intent to kill
in violation of the laws of war. The prise
ners were found guilty on all the charges
and specifications. The commission does
therefore sentence them, Capt. Jack, SchOn-
schin, Black Jim, Boston Charley, BoruchO
alias One Eyed Jim, and Sloluck alias Cock,
MOdoc Indian captives 10 be hanged by the
neck until they be dead, at such time and
place as the proper authorities shall direct
TWO-thirds of the members of the commits
sion concurring therein. ThaPresident APP
proves the sentences and orders that they be
carried into effect by the proper military
authority under the orders of the Secretary
of War, on the third day of October, 1873.
WASHINGTON, August 23.-The Secretary
of the Treasury directs the payment Of in
terests due on the first of September,
amounting to about S., ZOO, 900, on the
twenty-fifth of August, without rebate.
WASHINGTON, August 23.-Private infor-
nation received to-day from Wisconsin,
says that Phi. Sawyer, a member of Con-
gress, committed suicide by cutting his
| throat on Wednesday. No cause for the
deed is assigned.
WAsmIEGToN, August 25.-The Treasury
expenditures by warrants, for the quarter
ending July 80, amount to over $77, SOC, 900.
Major A. =. Gardner has been assigned rs
Judge Advocate General to the department
of the South.
New York.
New York, August 20.--VIenzono Malto,
an Italian padrone, was arraigned before TIE
United States Commissioner to-day on the
charge of keeping Italian children in a state
of servitude. One of his victims testified
that MaltO decoyed him from his home in
Italy, and brought him here and compelled
him to go out with musical instruments and
bring him a stipulated sum daily, under pen
atty of brutal chastisement. The children
were beaten, kicked and tied up, whenever
they failed to satisfy AIalto. They were fed
on bread and cheese only. The examine
ton was adjourned until tomorrow.
New YORK, August 21.-The custom re-
eeipts to-day were over half million.
There were twenty-three bids for govern
ment gold, aggregating 1924, 500 at
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was made for one million and half
The sheriff's officers have posted notices
of the sale of the furniture of the comp
troller's office. Other city property was
also seized yesterday to be sold Thursday,
unless the money is paid.
A second colony of Lemons, from the
Crimea, came by the Halsatia yesterday
They include eight families and fifty per
sons. Like their predecessors, they are
well to do, bringing about 800, 000in gold.
They start to-day for Elkhart, Indiana.
| The building on Fourth Avenue, owned
| by A. T. Stewart, and erected for hotel
for SINGLE and widowed women, where
they could live cheaply, will be devoted
to other purposes, it being deemed impOssi-
BILE to establish and maintain house such
as Mr.. Stewart proposed. %
Benjamin B. Hermann, chairman of the
merchants committee, who is arranging for
mass meeting, to advocate cheaper trans
portatiOn between the East and West, has
informed his associates that nearly 500
prominent firms have signed the call, while
many branches of the trade have not yet
been eanvassed. Mr.. Hermann says the
movement was welcomed by all the mer-
chants with whom he had eOnversed, and he
knew of no issue that had ever met with
such general appreciation. The canvass for
signatures to the call for mass meeting
will be continued until all business interests
have had an opportunity to be represented.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The steamer Clyde,
from Galveston, while coming into the port
this morning, cOllided with the bark Gil
tania. The bark lost her bowsprit and jib-
boon, and the steamer had her starboard
sail carried away. Capt Kennedy, of the
steamer, was knocked from the hurricane
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conclusion of the brain.
NEW YORK, August 25.-The Liberal Re
publican State Executive Committee,
through its chairman, John Cochrane, has
sent an invitation to the Democratic State
Committee to unite In calling a State con-
yentiOn of those opposed to the present adj
ministration.
New York, August 25.-In the case of
Michael c.. Broderick, who it is alleged
murdered his son early Friday morning, by
stabbing him twice in the heart, the cOro-
ner's jury to-day returned verdict to the
effect that the stabbing was done in self
defense.
ALBANY, August 25.-A $40, 600 defalca-
ton was confessed to by the teller of the
National Albany Exchange Bank. His
bonds will cover the amount.
New York, August 26.-Two hundred
and eighty-five uncut and twelve cut dia-
monds, from the South Africa fields, valued
at $50, 600, were seized by the Custom
House officials on the person of n. Lam
caster, Chicagoah, who arrived on the
steamer City of Chester, from Europe. A
portion of them were in a ehamOis skin
belt around Mr.. Lancaster's body, which in
Dictated that he attempted to smuggle them.
Mr.. Lancaster, the Diamond smuggler,
left today for Washington to interview the
/ Secretary of the Treasury as to the legality
of the sezing of his diamonds.
NEW YoRK, August 2G.-Vincenco Matte,
the Italian padrone was this forenoon dis
charged. In rendering the decision the
commissioner stated that the defense had
clearly proven that it was case of mistaken
identity. The children found in the CrOs-
by street den, were committed to the care
of the commissioners of charities and cor
rcctions until some permanent disposition
can be made of them. -,
New YORK, August 26.-The ship Edith
Troop from Calcutta, took the crew off the
British ship Isle of Wright, which was
sinking, and landed them at Cape Town.
M New Orleans. "a
New ORLEANS, August 2O.-On Monday
morning Deroux Guillroy and Felix Saileau,
who had quarreled at BAH, agreed to meet
on Old Grand Prairie, ST. Landry Parish.
to settle the matter by fist fight, before
witnesses. This morning about one hundred
persons assembled to sec the fight.
After the fist fight, fight with pistols,
growing out of the feud resulted in one
killed and several MORALLY wounded.
Several arrests have been made.
NEw ORLEANS, August 21.--aJohn Yea
ger, residing at the corner of Claiborne and
Sixth streets, upon returning home last
evening from work, found bis vie Catherine
Yeager, aged % years, lying dead in the
yard with eight buckshot in her left breast
aud left arm. No clue &c the assassin.
NEw ORLEANS, August s5.- John Britton,
mate Of the Great Republic, shot Frank
Mayfeld, deck hand, wounding him NOR
tally with a derTinger. Britton escaped.
Dispute occurred about wages.