The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-21

CuHduClof.
SAX FRAScIsco, August 19.-The mail |
stage between Makelerma Hill and Make
lerma City was stopped by two highway /
men, two miles from Makelerna, who /
robbed the passengers and took 5000 from
Wells, Fargo s. Cos treasure box, and de-
stroyed the mails, papers and other valua- /
bles. Officers are IN pursuit. The robbers
are known.
81. LOUIS, August 1S.-John III. Fair /
child. Vice President Of the Marine Isnur-
ance Company and President OF the Board /
Of Underwriters Of this city, died last niRht !
Of cerebro spinal meningitis.
PHLADELPHIA, August 10. Richard |
Watson, aged 81, brother OF John David |
Watson, editor Of the North dHerioaa, was /
killed by coal car.
PHILADELPHIA, August 19.--In connec- |
ton with the approaching dedicatiOn'o OF the |
Masonic Temple, grand demonstration of /
Knight Templars viii take place in the |
Academy of Music and Horticultural Hall, |
the building to be connected by bridge, |
on the twenty-fifth Of September. The |
evening before the dedication, the Knight |
Templars viii give public drill.
MANCHESTER, N. H., August 19.-Ches- |
ter Starkweather, an influential citizen, /
hanged himself last night. Cause not
known.
The Radical Convention nc Dallas.
DALLAS, Texas, August 10.-The Repub-
lican State Convention assembled here to- |
day, at IL ~, with A G Malloy, of JEFF |
ferson, as temporary chairman. Governor |
Davis made q speech, in which he asked !
them 10 act tremendously; he did not care
who was elected, but let them be honest
men.
A committee on credentials was APP
pointed, when the convention adjourned
till o'clock, at which hour il reassem-
bled, but owing to the large crowd in the
hall, the hot weather, and the scent aris-
ing from three-fourths of the crowd, they
adjourned to Pitts lager beer garden.
Davis's denomination for Governor is
certain.
Foreign.
LONDON, August 14.-(Special to the N.
Y World. )-Itis stated upon good authori-
ty that Count de Chambourd has announced
his resolution to accept the constitution for
France, prepared by the members of the
Right of the French Assembly and himself;
and will rule both by the viii of God and
the good will of the people. A proclama-
ton Of the monarchy will be made in about
six weeks.
BROOKLYN, August 15.-Three women,
one of whom is alleged to be his widow,
murdered man whose name and residence
is unknown. They have been arrested.
MADRID, August 15.-The C0rtes has APP
proved bill calling out eighty regiments of
reserves into active service against the Car
lists and Republican insurgents.
MADRID, August 1S.-It is officially
stated that the Carlist force in Spain does
not exceed 90, 900 infantry, 400 cavalry and
| II pieces of artillery
The insurgents at Carthagena have re-
leased and armed all the convicts.
One of the National blockading fleet has
been disabled by a shell of the Carlists, in
the vicinity of Bilboa, which was fred upon
the Spanish, French and English vessels.
MADRID, August 1S-Several persons
have been condemned to death by the tri-
bunal of justice at Seville, for firing build
ings by means of petroleum, while that city
was occupied by the insurgents. Many
others charged with the same crime have
escaped to Portugal, but numbers have been
arrested by, the authorities in that country
and surrendered to the Spanish authorities.
The internationalists in Barcelona discour-
aged the burning of the factories by their
companions, claiming to believe that all
such property would soon be their own.
LONDON, August 18.-The Herdlds cor
respondent at Carthagena, telegraphs that
Maritime besieges the city with 5000 soldiers,
two batteries and twelve mortars. The
British feet continues to guard the rebel
frigates.
The German and British consuls have left
the city.
PERTH, ONT, August 1s.-A man pass
ing woods near here heard child cry, and
found the father and mother with their
Threats cut. No cause.
vienna, August 19.-Among those who.
have received awards are, T. Bradliss, Lou
isiana; S. N. Moody, New Orleans; Angelo,
South Carolina; A. e. Baker, Behan,
Thorne & Co., New Orleans; Edward Bour-
geois. st. James Parish, La. The States Of
Alabama and Tennessee have received prizes
for minerals, and the Bienville works of
Louisiana for cotton seed oil.
GENEVA, August 19.--The Duke Charles
Frederick August William, OF Brunswick,
died of apoplexy, aged 90 years.
, BAYoNNE, August 10.-The Carlists say
that among the cargo safely delivered to
them from the Deerhound were 1850 Bel
gian rifles.
LONDON, August 19.--Work on the Holy
head breakwater is finished and its formal
opening was celebrated today. The Prince
} of Wales oficiated at the ceremony.
BY the caving Of the tunnel at Shepton
} Mullet, Somerset, four worl1men were killed
: and twenty wounded.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, August 19.-The
Dacia has returned for coal and provisions
! She failed to grapple the Aspinwall cable,
on account of unfavorable weather.
5 PERssUeNAU, Spain, August ia des-
r peratc engagement has just taken place be-
tween a force of Carlists numbering 2400
l men and three columns of Spanish Rcpub-
t licans. The battle was fought in the open
country, between the towns Of Berga and
r Corseras, and resulted in the defeat Of the
7 Republicans with loss of two hundred
G men and one gun.
e HAVANA, August 19.--Latc advices from
J Lama, Peru, report a serious land slide
: having occurred sixty miles from that city.
c A body Of earth estimated at 10, 100000
e square yards fell from the mountain
e side into the valley, severely injunng
numbers and damming up the river, the
e water of which had risen 100 feet above
J Its usual height.
: Engineers were of the opinion that the
5 water would soon burst its barriers, when
: it would rush towards Lima, sweeping
: everything before it, and subnerge the
= lower portion Of that city.
o A disastrous fire has taken place IN Val
!, paraiso, causing loss Of $500, 600.
q The towns Of Peteria, QuillOta, LOgue
J. and Liuerche, in Shili, have been greatly
: damaged by an earthquake.
/ Cholera.
CHICAGO, August 15.-The Ti1as thi.
morning says the fact is one that need nc
longer be concealed, that the cholera pre-
: walls in this city. There have been forty
! two deaths from that disease.
q LONDON, August 15.-Dispatches from
: various places in Germany where choleri
4 prevails say that the disease IS increasing II
violence.
The Markets.
4 IIvEnPoor- August lo-NOon-C0tion iendni
!. | downward; uplands 8sf08Ed: Orleans ef5951d.
2 NEW York, August 19-Nool.--lmDoTte for ~
e week s. 3o00O. Cotton weak and Irregular; f1ee q
100 bales nplands f9Ec; Orleans 105fc- Gold li55
> NKW YouE August 9.-Cotlon weak and rrcI1lal