The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-18

from the City Of Mexico, states that the /
federal government has ordered the rustric-
tions which have recently been placed on /
merchandise imported into the IONA Iibre !
10 be taken of. This restores the right Of
merchants to dispatch merchandise to any
towns within the IONA Libre without pay
ment Of any duty. For more than year
past trade within the iona Libre was duty
free and has been confined to the port at
which the merchandise was entered.
The restoration of the right TO dispatch
goods from the ports Of entry 70 any point
in the IONS Libre without duty, viii revive
trade on the frontier, which has been Ian
gushing under the restrictions just re-
moved
Foreign.
VERSAILLES, December 1O.-Mons. La
chand, counsel for Marshal Bazaine, in his
peroration ssid II deeply sympathize
with the valiant soldier overwhelmed by
this terrible accusation-I fear not death for
him; he is brave, and fears nothing but the
loss of his honor; but for the sake of his
wife and children feel more deeply, and
would invoke your clemency, for France
will depl0re the loss of so valorous sol
dicr. Your honors, patriotism forbids that
you should condemn him. You know what
political trials are. On this very spot pos
terity has raised statue TO those executed
after such trials"
Mons. Pouriet replied, demanding ter
ribie example be made as lesson to the
rising generation
Before the judges withdrew Bazaine said
Il have two words In my breast, honor and
country have never been wanting to-
wards this proud motto during forty-ninc
r
l have not betrayed France
After long dcliberation the Judges de-
clarcd that Bazaine was guilty of the
charges Of the capituIation of Metz and the
army in open field without doing all that
was prescribed by honor and duty, to avoid
their surrender, and unanimously con-
demned him to death, aud to be degraded
flom his rank previous to his execution.
After the Judgment had been rendered
and all the proceedings of the court signed,
an appeal for mercy, from the Duke d'Au-
male, was Immediately conveyed IN person
to President AIacMahon.
LONDON, December 1.-The Times says
that Bazaine is justly convicted. The TEE
graph considers him Il sacrifice to national
vanity. The Ne'Cs hopes that as the evil
dence was so conflicting, the sentence win
be committed to perpetual exile or i'm
prisonment.
PANS, December 12.-The decision of
President MacAIahon.in the case of Bazaine
is announced this morning. The sentence
of death against the Marshal is committed
to twenty years seclusion. lie is to bear
the effects of degradation Of rank, but viii
be spared from the sentence of death.
LONDON, December 16.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Times says Bazainc in
tended to put himself at the head of the
! Alphonsists had the sentence been committed
| to Punishment.
A special from Paris says the Conserve
tives arc dismayed at the Republican sue
cess In the recent elections.
The steamer Becton was lost In the Med
4 iterranean with twenty-five lives.
MADRID, December 16.-The Impartial
reproaches the United States for permitting
meetings for organization against Cuba IN
New Orleans.
LONDON, December ia dispatch from
Sheffield says that that city was visited to-
day by terrible storm. A large number of
buildings and chimneys were blown down,
and many persons killed; one immense
chimney crushed building and the boiler
located therein exploded, killing and
wounding several persons. In consequence
of the great excitement in the city and the
dense crowds which filed the streets, but
few details could be learned at the time the
dispatch was sent.
Ex-Empress Eugene is visiting Queen
Victoria at Windsor Castle to-day.
BAYoNNE, December 16.-The official
journal of the Carlists announces that the
town of Berga has been captured by the
royalists under Tristang. fa
The cure of Santa Cruz is to be tried by
court martial
MADRID, December 16.-The Carlist in
surrection is decreasing
PARIS, December 16.-It is rumoTed that
in consequence of the republican successes
in the late supplementary elections for mem
bers of the. assembly, the Right viii pro
pose the alteration of the suffrage law de
priving four million persons of the franchise,
The Markets.
LONDON, December 16-Noon.-slfcet discount a
below bank rate. Consols 81 5ff091ES. ~ ~
PARIS, December 16-NOOn.-Rentes $50 b00s
IIvERPooL, December -Noon.-COtton 1rmcr and
advanced a fraction; uplands sgd; Orleans sgd,
sales 1900 bales; speculation and export 5000 bales
nary, shipped November, December and January sgd
uplands not below low middlings, shipped Decembei
516d; sales include 1900 American bales.
NEW YORK, December INSTRUMENTATION qiiei
and easier; sales 1908 bales; upands J6lc Orleans
1886; futures opened as follows: January 16 1-39d
1614c: February 16550l65sc; March lGSG17 113c
May 1850.
Gold opened at 11lsi. Stocks active and irregular
Money bid, Gold 1928. Excbange-long 1905
short 40. Governments strong. State bonds strong
LONDON, December 16-Turpe 3Os Cd.
LIVERPOOL, December 16.-orleans, nothing below
E good ordinarF shipped January and February sAd
Yarns and fabrics quiet and unchanged. Lard 40s ID
Pork C5s ..
NV YoRK, December 16.--cotton, net receipt.
So bacs goss 53z bales futures steady; sales y sOt
bales as follows: December 15afc; January 1Glkc
February IS l932cSs16sSc; March Is I510c; Apr
II 5l6; cotton holders meet the demand freely; sale
BIG bales at 1870. Flour shade frner common x
fair IS -. Whisky heavy at $161 o.. Wheat ir
regular and unsettled ranging 12c lower; winter reC
western Coo. Corn a shade lower at 71078c Cofe
strong and buoyant; Rio 22af026c. Rice firm
Pork heavy; new SIG. Lard lower at 6xc
Money per cent. commission. Sterling 100. GolG
opened at f1201l216, and reached 112x during tn
day. Governments Strong. States strong and litn'
doing.