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

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NEW York, December 10.--Irving, the
self accused Nathan murderer, has been
sentenced 70 seven yelrs Imprisonment for
burglary.
BOsrOS, December 1l.-Professor Asas-
SIS disease is taking an advancing tuin.
The base Of his brain IS seriously weakened.
CHAIsLEsrowS. Mass. December IL
kimball. blacksmith. killed his wife step
daughter ard himself. Cause, insanity.
DETROIT, December 1.-THE funeral Of
Bishop Armitage took place to-day.
BosToS, December 1.-THE condition Of
Professor Agassiz is almost hopeless.
GALVESTON, December IL The Indians.
IN raid on Nueces river, killed twenty-four
persons, mostly sheep herders The raiders
are supposed TO be Comanches. Americans
and Mexicans fare alike at their hands.
BosToN, December 12.-Tbe dental sur
geons have adopted a resolution that. in
their opinion, the use Of chloroform in den
tai operations is not advisable.
CINCINNATI. December 13.-There has
been incessant rain for twelve hours. At
o'clock last night the river had swollen five
feet. The adjacent streams are pouring out
freely II the rain continues a general
flood IN the Ohio valley may be expected.
The trustees Of the Cincinnati South
crn Railroad to-dav let out the contract for
constructing the Kings Mountain tunnel
work, TO be commenced IN ten DAYS, and to
be completed IN eighteen months The
trustees also located eighty miles of the
line OF the read from South Danville, Ken
lucky, to Chitwood, on the Tennessee line,
selecting thesold Burnside military survey
BLoo1INGToN, H., December 13.-The
State Grange adopted q long series of res0-
buttons setting forth that the objects of the
order are the social, intellectual and moral
elevation of the people, expressing fraternal
feeling for farmers clubs and similar organ
izations, the objects of which arc mainly
identical with those of the order; favoring
system of free banking; condemning the
increase of Federal salary; requesting the
Legislature not to meddlc with the present
State temperance law; that Congress has no
power to, and should not, control the inter
ests Of commerce. and transportation, and
commencing its conduct thus far in this re-
gard; asking for the modification OF repeal
of the tax on foreign bottoms: favoring the
improvement of rivers and canals by the
general government as a means Of cheapen-
ing transportation; also favoring the build
ing of additional railroads. with proper re-
strictions, and, as a last resort, the building
solely for the benefit of the people; declar-
ing it the inherent right of the people to
control corporations, and opposing any re-
peal or essential notifications of the State
railroad laws.
The Grange then adjourned.
LOUISVILLE, December 13-The warm
weather has soured much green meats.
Hogs are dying on the incoming trains
DEsMoINEs, IA, December 13.-The Iowa
State Grange have declared in favor of the
Mississippi, Texas and Wisconsin river i'm
| provements.
WINCHESTER, Pa, December ia new
trial for Undertook was refused, and the
sentence of death pronounced.
| ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, December 13.-The Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, against which
/ so much litigation has been directed some
months passed, has arranged to reinsure its
policies in the Mound City Insurance Com
pany of this city.
BosToN, December 13.-Prof. Agassiz
continues critical, but his case presents no
marked change from last night.
FRANKLIN, KY, December 13.-W. B.
Woods, agent of the Adams Express Co,
had his skull crushed, and the company
safe was robbed Of $4,000. Three persons
were arrested. It is feared that Woods
will die.
CARBoNDALE, Ill, December 14.-John
NJ. Brush, an old army telegrapher, was
killed by the proprietor of the Planters
Hotel to-day, because Brush accidently
spilled ink over the hotel register while en-
teTing his name.
CHIoAGo, December t4.-Maior r. Ken
zie, attached to Gen. Sheridan's staff as
paymaster, is dead.
LOWELL, Mass, December 14-Samuel
Hildreth, aged 60 and Oliver Doland, aged
70, living at Westford s'Poor Farm, " were
found dead in their room this morning. Il
is supposed Hildreth murdered Doland an6
then committed suicide.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, December 14.-Reports
dated December received at the office o.
the National Crop Reporter, correcting pre-
vious estimates, indicate for corn crop oi
1878, in comparison with that of 1879 al
follows: Inthe States of Illinois, Minnesota
Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Missouri, which produce il
the aggregate, over half the entire croI
of the United States, there will be a loss O.
30 Is per cent The heaviest loss is il
Kansas being A percent, and the Eighties
in Wisconsin, being II per cent. In Iowt
over % per cent, in Ohio nearly % pc
The returns relative to the total quantity
of hogs fatted for market this season, a
con- pared with last year, in the States allow
mentioned, and in Arkansas, show tota
falling Off of TOPPER cent. OF this per cent
age the loss in Illinois is ITO per cent
in Iowa A 10 per cent, in Missouri g.
per cent, and Wisconsin 1-2 per cent.
Correspondents state that in order to sup
ply the demand from packers the reserve 0
spring hogs has been drawn upon quito ex
tensively, and that as n rule the supply o
hogs for market IS nearlyOr quite exhausted
at the points reproduction.
Partial returns from Illinois, Mississippi
land Georgia, rs to the average of Winte
wheat s0wn this season indicate an increas
in these States Of eight and four-ffths pc
cent. over the average sOwn in the fall 0
1872.
The condition and prospects in nearly al
the Territories are more favorable than il
December, 1872
san FRANcIsCo, December 16.-Tht
Democratic caucus nominated j. f. Earle,
for United States Senator, and JudgI
IIongcr for the shors term both claimed
as anti railroad men.
PHlLADELPuIA, December 1G.-Thc ma
jority for the new constitution is estimated
ut 100000.
BosroN, December t6. "A meeting Of tn
New England patentees and owners o
patents was held in this city to-day for til
Il purpose of forming an association to pro
mote uniformity Of action and as an aux
Hilary to the international Congress, to b
held in Washington on the fifteenth OF Jan
uary.
Death o. Prof. AgassIz.
BosroN, December 15.-The last hour
OF Prof. Agassiz wcrc apparently passed i
Inconsistencies. At 2 p. N. on Sunday h
had an attack similar to one experience
before---a suspension Of respiration, whic
continued for half minute, accompanicl
by other indications of apparent dissOlu
ton; these were succeeded by unnatural
rapid breathing that continued to grol
fainter with departing vigor. The patien
? lay on his side, and beyond an occasiona
cOnVulsive movement Of his limbs thcr