The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-04

Cuban Republic on account Of bad health
and his successor is Salvador CiSnOras.
NEW York, December 2-The rumor
that VIM. Tweed had died suddenly is un-
ture. lie has been appointed one Of the
hospital Orderlies. and assumed his duties
To day.
NEW York, December a.2The corvette
Colorado, ~ guns, went into commission
to-day. Commander Ransom and IS men
viii 90 aboard Immediately
billiard match of six hundred points.
three ball saron, was played AT Tsmmany
Hall tonight, between GARNER and Dion,
for $1,000 a side, and for the champagne cup
and championship Of the world. The game
was won in the sixteenth inning by GARNER,
scoring 600 points to Dion's $50.
New YORK, December Sit Is announced
that the resignation of President Cespedes,
of Cuba, was caused by i'll health only.
a Key West dispatch says q report from
Havana last night says the Captain General
had to leave.
Senior Solar is disguised with his mission
and viii 90 home.
The Casino EspaRol defies America, and
acts independently of Spain. and will fight.
a Havana dispatch, dated Monday, SAYS
threats are freely INDUCED in of burning the
Virginius.
At meeting of volunteers an insulting
paper was presented denouncing the United
States and pledging the signers never 10
allow compliance with its demands. Subse-
quently better feeling prevailed.
The estates of ten American citizens have
been Internationally seized
Passengers by the steamer Wilmington
from Havana, state that Americans in
Havana are treated insultingly and have no
redress. They had great difficulty in get
ting copies of Havana papers for the reason
that the authorities do not wish to divulge
what is going on in Havana
Transmission of Havana papers 10y mail
has been suppressed.
miscellaneous.
PHILADELPHIA, November 2G.-In the
United States District Court this morning.
Judge Cadwalader on the bench, the petit
ton of sundry parties asking for an adjudi-
cation in bankruptcy, in the case of Jay
Cooke & Co., was granted, and j. Gilling-
ham Fell, Esq, appointed receiver. The
Judge intimated that future proceedings
under adjudicant, should be had under the
forty-third section of the bankrupt act,
which authorizes the appointment of a trus-
tee and committee by creditors.
ATLANTA, Ga, November 2S.-Milton
Malone, who was condemned to be hung
to-day, morphined in prison last night, and
is insensible this morning.
ST. LOUIS, November 2S.-Richard Yates
died suddenly at Barnum's Hotel.
MONTGOMERY, November 2S.-The Pa
irons of Husbandry have organized State
Grange. The convention was very large,
and every part of the State was represented.
RALEIGH, n. c., November 2S.-The IL
junction motion on the part of the special
tax bond holders against the State Treas
urer, was opened to-day before Judges
Brooks and Bond. 1t was argued by w. j.
Budd, of Baltimore, for plaintiff, and Geo.
NJ. Strong, of Raleigh, for defendant.
The caseSwas continued till tomorrow.
The Hon. Reverdy johnson, for plaintiff,
will speak tomorrow or Monday. The case
excites considerable interest.
EUREKA, New, November 20.-The vol
cano in Pinto Mountains, ten miles hence, is
erupting dense smoke.
LEwEs, Del, November ga special
says that during the storm which the mont
tor Manhattan encountered Thursday, com
pelling her to put back, the sea swept clear
over her, from stem to stern, upsettIng
the men at the wheel and carrying away the
long boat. A leak was sprung, through
which the water poured in with alarming
rapidity,. Commander Yates expected the
monitor would 90 down, and ordered the
boats to be cleared and the life preservers
distributed. Subsequently the monitor
became easier, but being in leaky condi-
ton, her bilgc pumps having become choked
and everything and everybody drenched
through. 1t was decided best to return to
Delaware breakwater and give up going to
Key West. The Manhattan will probably
be ordered to Philadelphia for repairs.
New ORLEANS, November 29.-The
buildings Nos. 1853 to 169 Canal street,
were burned. Loss estimated at $50, 000
A. Jacobs was shot and killed in st. join
the Baptist parish last night by negro
No arrest.
ST. LOUIS, December 2-The Supreme
Court of the State of Missouri decides the
municipal regulation of the social evil un
constitutional.
carried the municipal election by about BOO
majority. The Republicans carried the
city last year by 1000.
LOUISVILLE, December 3.-The library
lottery drawing has been postponed till
March 81, 1874.
JACKSON, Miss, December 3.-The news
papers Pilot and Clarion requested the prin
tiers to reduce their rates to fifty cents.
The printers refused. The Pilot does not
insist. The Clarion does, and all hands in
the Clarion Office have struck.
New ORLEANS, December 3.-The Time,
has the following: The officers of the
steamer Yazoo, direct from Havana, report
that two Americans were brutally muir
dered on Friday last, but the precise cir
cumstances under which it was done are
not stated.
1t was not considered safe for any Ameri
can citizen to appear on the streets, as tho
feeling on the part of the Spaniards toward:
Americans was intensely bitter.
The captain of the Yazoo reports that tho
steamer Virginius had been armed and
equipped as n war vessel and sent out tt
cruise in search of the steamship Atlas, an
alleged filibuster, which was supposed to be
lowering around the island seeking an OPP
portunity to land.
SAVANNAH, December 3.-The schooner
Harry Shepherd arrived at Jacksonville,
Fla, reports that in latitude 31.1S, longi
tude 1880, she sighted a large bark
water-logged and abandoned. 1t was found
she was the British bark Tarquin for Liver
pool from Pensacola, cargo timber The
deck cargo had been washed overheard
The matches were found open, parts of tho
deck gone and the hall filed with water
MILWAUKEE, December &c. w. Peck
ham, an old esteemed citizen, brother Of
Judge Peckham, who was lost on the
Vile du Havre, jumped from the bridge Il
the river last night.
Fearful SHIPWreek.
LONDON, November 30.-The Vile DU
Havre from New York to Hayre was sunk
at sea. Over two hundred lives were lost
LONDON, November 3O.-The ship Ire
mountain from New York arrived at Cardiff
at an early hour this forenoon, bringing
| intelligence of the dreadful disaster to tho
| Vile Da Havre, which left New York, No
vember IS, for Havre, under command o.
| Captain Susmant
At2 O'Clock on the morning of the twenty
third November, the Vile Du Havre col
lided with the British ship LocheaTnc from
London for New York, and sunk shortly