The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-07


once. it % nigh privilege as wen as
bounden duty for Oh good citizens TO with,
hold their votes from such candidates and
regardless Of affiliations 10 support the besl
men presented Tor Official position.
The tenth resolution favOrs duties on i'm.
ports as long as such are necessary, for the
purpose Of revenue only, and not 10 benefit
OF enrich private individuals or companies,
or favor particular branches Of industry al
the expense Of the whole people.
MEMPHIS, July 31.-The proposed new
State Of Neshoba finds no fosterers here.
The entire press is opposed to it. No del
egates sent from this county.
CAIRO, Ill, July 31--Wm. Campbell.
colored, charged with the murder oil
Thomas Doyle, mate Of the steamer Grand
Tower, last April, has been found guilty OF
murder in the first degree, and will be hung.
JACKSON, Miss, July 31.-The caterpillars
have made their appearance in the cotton
crops In this section. AS the cotton crops
are several weeks later than usual, the pres
ence Of worms is earlier
PHILADELPHIA, August IA delegation
from the southern ports of Prussia, after a
trip over the Northern Pacific Railroad, IA
vor the settlement of their countrymen on
that line. They represent 40, 600 persons
who propose emigration to avoid military
service where they are
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Aug. la dis
/ patch from JonesbOrO, Tennessee, reports
fourteen deaths from cholera during the
past twenty-four hours.
ST. JOINS, August 1.-The Great Eastern
has left Hearts Content to repair the cable
of 1865.
MEMPHIS, August 1.-The Governor of
Tennessee, offers $500 for the conviction of
MoOre's assassin. He has also committed
Early Easons sentence to Imprisonment for
life.
LAWRENCE, KY, August 1.-The State
Grange has passed resolutions deDrecatinR
the prominence given to horse racing at
state fairs.
CRRsTJ.TNE, o., August Twenty en-
ployes, of tine Pit.sburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad, have.been arrested charged
with stealing from trains large amounts of
property, which was found in their hoases.
BosTON, August IA building of the
National Dock and Warehouse Company,
in East Boston, has been burned 1t con-
tanned jute, hemp, gunny bags, sugar and
saltpetre. Loss $475, 900.
BALTIMORE, August Nicholas and
Hallahan, the murderers of Mrs. Lampella,
were executed to-day.
CUMBERLAND, MD, August "A freight
train ran into an extra train, killing one
and hurting three.
NORWICH, Conn, August BLEACH
Company's buildings burnt. Loss $75, 900.
TTTUsvILLE, PENN, August "a COLI
sion between a freight and Oh train, killed
three The engineer had his thigh broken
! fifteen cars were burned with bodies of the
persons killed.
RICHMOND, August 2.-BTr. Robinson, a
wealthy and highly respected citizen, died
last night from an overdose Of chloral, ad-
ministered by his wife as an anodyne for
sleeplessness.
The weather is excessively hot, the mer-
curry standing at SO degrees in the shade
There was fatal sunstroke yesterday.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, August 3.-A slight
earthquake occurred here at ten o'clock last
night.
CHICAGO, August "A fire occurred in
the Singer & Co. Is building. Loss 500, 600.
PORTLAND, August 4.-Hon. John Widg-
cry, formerly mayor of Little Rock, and
clerk of the Mississippi House of Repre-
sentatives, died here to-day.
BosToN, August 1.-Two bathers were
caught in eel grass and drowned. A four
| year old boy was also drowned while bath
ing, and a man was instantly killed by
lightning while playing with his child.
FRANKFORT, KY, Aug. 4.-The negro who
attempted to outrage a white woman in this
vicinity, some time since, and was ordered
to leave, returned here, and the people killed
him.
LOUISVILLE, KY, August 3.-Mrs. West
shot her husband yesterday morning in a
street car in this city,. inficting severe
wound, the ball ranging around the hip,
which has not been found. The husband
went his wife's bail, and says she is subject
| to attacks of emotional insanity
! ST.. LOUIS, August 4.-The Texas cattle
plague prevails in Northwest Missouri.
During the last two weeks several thousand
have died in NodOway county alone. The
loss is estimated at $50, 1000.
:, SALT LAKE, August 5.-Anna Eliza
Toung's father and lawyer oppose COM
promise between her and the prophet.
Anna Eliza's first husband is alive and she
never was divorced from him.
OMAHA, August 5.-The grasshoppers lit
at noon on Saturday. In the western part of
the State the corn and oats all gone. Wheat
! had been harvested. A fearful hail storm,
the hail stone fell two feet deep in places
BALTIMORE, August ga. d. Berry, for
six years a printer in the Gazette office,
went to battle last Friday, as his custom was,
and the family fear he is drowned. He
had $500 belonging to the Gazette Mutual
Benefit Society, composed of printers of
the Gazette Office, of which he was treasurer.
CAIRO, ILL.,, August 5.-Breeze, the al
legged fratricide, was captured after being
shot in the shoulder from the sheriff's posse.
ST. LOUIS, August 5.-An election was
held yesterday in the Cherokee Nation for
a member of the National Council, and del
egates to the Grand Council ut Ocmulgee
which meets the first Monday ia December
next. The election rests mainly on issues
which have sprung up in the Nation during
the past few years, relative to Che establish
ment of territorial government for the In
dian Territory.
The progressive party believe they have
carried the election, but owing to the re
moteness of some of the voting precincts,
and the absence of Geographic communica-
ton, the result cannot be ascertained for
some days.
The new council of Cherokee will vote to
ratify or reject the Constitution which was
framed by the grand council in 1870. On
the the :-=1'se .te campaign was conducted.
NANTUCKET, Mass, August ga boot
and shoe factory belonging to Mitchell 6
Hayden burned. Nearly $4,000 worth Of
machinery WAS OcSbTOycu3 together Will
1000 pairs of manufactured shoes, $50 sides
of sole leather and $50 bundles of upper
| leather.
BosToN, August 5.-A special dispatch
from England says runner was current
Sunday and to-day that Sir John A. Melon
aid had attempted suicide. The govern
ment organs, however, deny it. II is Ger
tain, though, tat the Premier has been in
a low state.
BROOKLYN, August 5.-The Turner's Hal
was burned Loss, SIS, 00O
WORCESTER, Mass, August 5.-The
Town Hall has been DESTROYED. Loss
$15, 600.
MESRHIs, August 1.-Two sons Of David
Kendall, Of Henry county, aged IS and %
were drowned in West Lake while bathing
A third brother, while attempting to save
the Others, narrowly escaped.
PORTLAND, Me-, August 5.-Barnaba.
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