The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-11


/ Spanish fortified camps in the vicinity Of
santiago. and captured over 200 prisoners,
and marching them close up to Santiago,
shot them in full view Of the Spanish forth
/ fications, and then sent in word to Burriel to
come out and bury them. Burriel left i'm
n ediately for Havana.
/ MEMPHIS, December o. Gen. y. b. For
rest. in view OF possible war with Spain.
made a formal tender of his services 10
Gen. Sherman, who, writings Characteristic
/ letter of Forest. said he had 'ssent the let
/ ter to the War Department with this en-
/ dOrsement, Respectfully referred to the
/ Secretary Of War for file among the hun
dreds Of officers that come to me- 1 deem
this worthy nf place among the AZ
chlves. 10 await coming events. regard
/ y. =. Forrest rs one of the most extraordi-
nary men developed by our civil war, and
were it left TO me, in the event of war re-
curing cavalry, would unhesitatinglv &C
cept his services and give him prominent
place. l believe now he would fight against
our national enemies as he did against us,
and that is saying enough
Gen. w. T. Sherman does not believe
there will be war. Neither government
wants it.
PHILADELPHIA, December 4. Oliver
Union Pacific Railroad
Key West dispatches say detachment of
sixty-twO men have been received on the
Pawnoe from New Orleans
Admiral Scott is informed from Santiago
that the cOmmandant of volunteers has
promised to use no further violence towards
Cuban prisoners without informing com.
mander Braine of the Juniata.
TRENTON, n. J., December 4.-The o
o'clock train going north last night on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was DELAYED
twelve hours by the freight train smash up;
ten freight cars and $50, 900 worth of prop
erty wrecked. The o'clock through train
was stopped ten hours.
PATTERSON, n. j., December 4-Shecrss
| four story frame building in Passaic City
fell this morning, burying number of
workmcn and passers-by under the ruins.
Three persons have been already brought
out dead; among them city councilman,
Gen. McLea, and Mr.. Barkley. 1t is not
known how many more were killed.
| SANFRANCIsCO, December 4.-First snow
! to-day since 1871
BUFFALO, December j.-There is a south
west gale and the water is higher than it
has been for twenty years. The lower parts
of the city are flooded.
! BosToN, December 5.-Naval prepare
tions are pushing The Brooklyn will be
ready in twelve days.
PoTTsvILLE, Penn, December 5.-The
notice of reduction of ten per cent. in the
wages of employees of railroad men from
the coal regions will embarass trade. The
men prefer idleness to the reduction.
KEY WEST, December 5.-La Cronista,
of Havana, says the time has come for true
| (lc IN for Errhk
conquer or die. From the tone of the Span
iards, they will refuse obedience to the
home government for the restoration of en-
bargoed property to Americans. 1t advises
the authorities to be in readiness by land
and sea for fight; and saws all between
fourteen and forty must be enrolled, and
that all traitors and ''Llberantas" be ex-
PEELED. The article concludes with chal-
lenge to the American people to fight.
! The Ossipee and the monitor Mahassac
have arrived, being ten days out from For
! treSs Monroe.
! Eighty-three more naval recruits from
New Orleans arrived tonight
! POTTsvILLE, December 6.-Some freight
train men and a few passenger train men
| have joined the coal train men in their strike.
PHILADELPHIA, December 6.-The carpet
weavers have struck against the five per
cent. reduction. There is partial strike
ON the Reading Railroad against the ten per
cent. reduction.
! ST. LOUIS, December G.-The material
stored since the close of the war is going to
| Pensacola. The shipments include 100
pound Parrots and mOrtars.
! BROWNSVILLE, December 0.-Stcamer
J. H. Lee, belonging to the Rio Grande
Railway Company, struck snag near Rio
Grande City yesterday, and sunk in twenty
| feet of water; boat and cargo reported to
be total loss. She was bound for Ring
gold barracks, with general cargo of gov
ernment stores and supplies for the upper
military posts. No lives lost.
LEwEs, Del, December 9.-The Powhat-
tan with the Manhattan in tow went to sea
this morning.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, December "a
motion for new trial in the Uddersook
case was argued to-day. The main point of
application was that two of the jurors had
expressed an opinion before the trial De-
cision reserved.
MADRID, December 4.-The bombardment
of Carthagena by Republican batteries con-
tinues necessarily. Four hundred houses in
the city have been destroyed. Gen. Cebal-
las, commander of the government forces
and the foreign fleets, has withdrawn from
the harboT.
FoRT GARY, December 6.-The Parlia-
ment buildings have been burned, but the
records were saved.
LONDON, December 6.-The government
squadron has not been seen off Carthagena
for week. The insurgents, in the absence
of the feet, procured fresh supplies daily
and captured several provision boats.
! MADRID, December 6.-The lombard
ment of Carthagena continues The de-
! Tenders, who are reported in good spirits,
made sortie yesterday.
PARIS, December 6.-The appointment of
the Secretary of Legation at st. Petersburg
as French Minister at Washington, to sue
coed Marquis l., was announced to-
day in the Journal, officially.
LONDON, December Tho crew of the
Lochean, which ran into and sunk the
Vile du Havre, have arrived at Plymouth.
They were brought into port by the British
! Queen, which took them off the LOchcarn
on the 10Th of November, at which time sine
was in a sinking condition.
The account of the Vile du Havre disas-
| ter, as given by the rescued crew, represents
| that the captain and second mate of the
steamer came on board the Locheam shortly
after the collision, and did not assist in
saving any of the passengers, and that the
majority of the French exhibited lamcnta-
bic cowardice.
MADRID, December IA conference has
taken place between President CASTELAR, and
Salemeran, which is believed to have re-
suited in the restoration of harmony be-
tween the statesmen of Spain.
MADRID, December TT is said that the
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forces.
Estill has been wholly abandoned by the
government forces on account Of the pre-
valencc of small pox and cholera.
R0SIE, December Tt is said a consis-
/ tory will be held on the twenty-sccOnd inst
and eleven cardinals will be created. and