The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-22

Tehuantepec Company has been suspended
Tor year. All Mexico is in peace.
The Spanish man-of-war Arapiles goes on
sisx dock again to repair the damage caused
w a1king on reef in East River.
4 h2ees.en Saving Bank has resumed pay
SAN FRANclsco, January 2O.-Randolph
mitchell, tonight, murdered his wife
Annie, after desperate struggle, and then
committed suicide. She had abandoned
him in Wisconsin and he followed her here
on her refusing to live with him. the deed
was committed.
There was another slight shake from an
i earthquake to-day.
ALnANY. n y, January 20.-Bnls were
satroduced in the State Legislature to-day,
to ressrain speculation in gold, by requiring
actual deSiycry in cases on time contracts,
and prombitl~s certificates Of bank checks
where the drawer has not the full amount
ON deposit, making Do oifcnse a misde
meanor.
NEW ORLEANS, January 2O.--1fvs. Iouiss
Kocbels furniture store and residence, Gss
Magazine street, burned. Loss 10, 600. In
sured in the Merchants Mutual and Factors
and Traders'for $500.
CHICAGO, January 20.-Betwecn and
]
Union Central Depot, the building occupied
by the Michigan Central, Illinois Central,
and Chicago and Burlington Railroads, nj
the foot of Lake street. In a short time the
fire made such fast progress as to defy the
attempts of the fire department to extinguisl
/ it. The building was entirely consumed.
i While this fire was in progress, ano
lclaimed the attention of the fire depart
ment, the bell sounded again, and an
noNced that large stone front block OF
State street, between Van Buren, and Harri
son streets, was also on fire. II was fully
twenty minutes before the engines reached
the ground, and the flames made such pro
gress that five buildings, from 294 TO 500
inclusive, were consumed. The fire wa
first seen in Armstrong; paint and oil stere
] Nos 29G and POS State street, and from her
the flames spread on either side to the nd
Joining buildings.
Foreign.
LONDON January 2-Lord Montague
Chalmri, member of Parliament from Mort
Licolnshire, is dead. Mr.. Gladstone
confined to his residence by indisposition.
The Times special dispatch reports tina
Cambetz, the Communist who was capture,
at CartAagena, was q correspondent for tn
New York Ilewid
The Markets.
LoNDoE. January 20-Noen. street rate J
below bank
LTyERpooI, january 20-Noon. -Cotto
easier; prices declined fraction; upland
sgd; Orleans S5S@S5s sd; sales 10000 bale:
including 2000 for speculation and export
uplands, nothing below good ordinary, shippc
81 coo bales, including 5000 American bale
sales Of Orleans, nothing below good ord
nary shipped January and February, SIG
Ldter-Salcs include 600 American bale
sales of Misunderstanding below good ordinary
shipped February and March, S lied; upland
! nothing below low middling, deliverab
} March Sd.
NEW YoRK, January 20-Noon. --Cottc
quiet and firlner; sales 40 bales, uplands l61k
Orleans 1870; futures opened as follows: Fe
ruary 5s@15 13-16c; March 16 n32@l
! 7-16ci April 1876 May i7l6@17l4c; Jun
/, Gold opened al nix. Stocks active al
4 strong. Exchange--Long 4S3; short .S61
Governments strong. States quiet
I NEW ORLEANS, January 20-Hayi goo
1 supply and in fair demand; choice $24 III
y lasses dull; common 50@54c; fair 58D56
\ prime TO strictly prime 61@65c. Whisl1
f supply light but prices lower; Louisiana s
no Cincinnati.
Cotton in demand and active sales II, Il
bales; prices steader; desirable kinds aIfTa
. ton higher; good ordinary TO strict good orc
nary 1314@l416e; low middling to strict 10
: middling 1455s 0151Sc; middling to strict mi
I ding 16@169fc; good niddling 171S.
I Gold 1115s. Sterling 8. 3411S
I New York, January S0.-Cotton quie
/ sales 1888 at 161S@16Bc. Flour dull and d
o clining at So 80@6 90; common to fair exit
e 81 90; good to choice $l1 Wheat dull an
c heavy; 1@2c lower Corn 1@2c better and
T fair demand
Moneyeasier this evening than any previol
time since the opening Of the year, being O
fcred at per cent. on call Exchange firms
, at 4f31S Gold active at 111%@1115s Go
! erlmlcnts strong and active States quiet an
! nomkal