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

tons, IN tull blast to-day, and in the afternoon
treated their patrons 20 the usual Sunday cen.
cert without any interference on the part OF
the authorities. The Germania and Stadt
theatres and terrace were closed
NEW YORK, January 19.-The police did
not interfere with the performers last evening
in places of resort for Germans
The collections for domestic missions in
Grace Church yesterday, after The addresses
:, Rev. DIS Patton and King, amounted 10
's,1,s'l,y eight thousand dollars.
D.. Spanish iron clad Arapiles troubles arc
~ INNS ended She received considera-
80. ~ ',y striking on the rocks in East
e. - -. ~ to her present anchorage of
-. ;.af5 p. is reported leaking thirty
He- 9a.ei very twenty-four hours
,el ~ PioiNSes 10 have her bottom
soiaiely impossible, viii p,s sea a,,d ty,,s, IL
ms pumps rather than try fb$heT repajrs In
this port. i''''s III
Miscellaneous.
SAN Francisco, January l5.-Tle s,,;r.,
and Colombo, both over due from IIc~S
Kong and Yokohama, have neither o. then
been heard from yet. The weather is agar
stormy
SAN FRAEcIsco, January 15.-The MISSING
steamship China arrived this morning.
In the Legislature a billhas been introduced
for the abolition of death penalty Cor murde,
and treason.
lNDIANAPoLIs, january 14-Col Thoma.
n. Stillwell, Minister to Venezuela during
President Jolnson's administration, was shoi
and instantly killed by John E. Corwin, a
Anderson, Indiana, about 5 o'clock this after
noon. Corwin and StillweI were disputina
about some financial matters connected witt
Anderson, when Stillweu drew pistol and
fired The ball struck a silver dollar in Cor
wins pocket, wOunding him slightly in tho
LEG. COrwin then fired, hitting StillweIl in
the temple, the ball passing through the brain
Corwin gave himself up
ATLANTA, Georgia, January 15-The Leg
islature met to-day. The Governors message
speaks very cheerfully of the condition Of AT
fairs in the State. The total public debt is
IS, 900, GOO. He recommends the establish
ment Of a department of agriculture of the
State, and estimates the value OF taxable prop
erty at $3.50, 900, coo.
A resolution was introduced in the Senate
deploring the action of our Representatives il
Congress on the salary grab and approving
the action of Congress Yesterday in the restOr
ing of the law of 1866
PHILADELPHIA, January ia dispatch
from Whitney, n. j.. SAYS an attempt was
made to restore the track of the Southern
Railroad, in order that trains of the side road.
may run, but the strikers forced all work tC
be stopped, and the men determined to resis
all attempts to repair the road till back pay i
paid
BALTIMORE, January 15.-The Nationa
Board of Trade is discussing financial affairs
The views of the orators are quite different
TRENTON, n. j., January 16.-The New
Jersey Southern railroad is in the hands o.
Gen. B. F. Stockton, with however, no RICH
to run it. Arrangement for resumption j
hoped for in few days.
ST. LOUIS, January Yesterday the tIler
mometer stood at zero. Two such days vii
close the river.
ANNAPOLIS, january 16-Wm. Pinclnel
White, the nominee for Senator by the Demo
cratic caucus, secures the election.
BALTIMORE, January 1.-THE Nationa
Board of Trade meet in Philadelphia in June
1875.
OTTAWA, Ont, January 1.-THE old ban
racks on Parliament Grounds here are occu
pied by the Pacific Railroad Company, as thei
offices were totally destroyed by fire this even
ing. All plans and field notes connected wit
the Pacific surveys were burned. The los
will exceed one million dollars
LITTLE Rock, Ark, January 17.-The stag
which left Malvern yesterday for Hot Springs
was stopped by band Of five highwayme
five miles from Hot Springs, who captures
the mail bags and two thousand dollars wort
Of valuables from the passengers, and takin
one of the stage horses they decamped.
CHICAGO, January ia special from
Grand Rapids, Michigan, says report is cuI
rent there that while party of people wer
skating on the river at ''Burrok," on til
Michigan Southern Railroad, one pcrso
broke through, and the rest of the party
twenty-seven or twenty-eight in number, i
going to the rescue broke through and wer
drowned. The report lacks confirmation, a
no particulars are given.
Boston, January 19.-The window glas
blowers strike is over; manufacturers resum
operations in u short time
- CINCINNATI, January 10-Rev Salnuc
Fisher Or College Hill, fell dead. He su,
ceeded DR.. BeecneE as. pa a. Of the Secon
Presbyterian Church, and was also for sewers
years president Of Hamilton College, Ohio
ST. Louis, January 1S.-Capt Wikoff,
the United States army, who reached hel
from Fort Concho, Texas, reports that O
Monday last, while at Fort Griffin, he learne
that the Comanehe Indians had Just raide
upon the settlement in that vicinity, an
had driven off fifty horses. Troops have con
in pursuit Capt. Wikon also reports Indian
about the Fort Sill reservation, and it is b.
lieved they were on q raid
JACKSON, Miss, January 19.-The Suprem
OOhAS tONAttJ QCSANCu tit tASNtlD
of November last to be constitutional. TIL
new Legislature convenes tomorrow. Ger
Ames, Governor elect, and other State officer
elect, will at. once enter on their duties.
MARSHALL, Texas, January 19.-Thoma
Allen President, j. H Marquard Vice Pres
dent T. McISissock Superintendent of I'll
Iron Mountain Railroad, II. Marty Chief El
gineer Of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, G,
G. w. Dodge Chief Engineer, and John 5
Dickson Superintendent of the Texas Pacif
Railroad, met at Texarkana to-day in cOnsu
tation, and agreed to commence Immediate
the erection of immense stock pens and fen
ing pastures at this place, and hotel building
along the route for the accommodation of I'll
large business anticipated by the opening
this through line.
Sleeping cars win be put on over the entil
line from st. Louis to Galveston about the fir
of February.
The distance to st. Louis by this route
said to be 1873 miles less than by any OthC
route
WHEELING, West Virginia, January 10
Rev. j. J. T. Malone, rector of ST Ma
thews Episcopal Church, in this city, has di
solved his connection with the ministry of sal
church on account of the growing tendencil
Of the Episcopal bodies throughout the Unite
States to ritualistic practices. For the preseI
although he endorses il, but will await fC
awhile the action of the church in Nirgini
and West Virginia.
Mexico.
City on MEXICO, VIA HAVANA, January /.
Congress will adjourn lis session on the fl
tccnth inst
A strong opposition to President Leardo d
Teiada IS forming. Some Of the journal
which first changed their political complexio
to the opposition were formerly governmer
organs
There is a majority of five in Congress fc
the Vera Cruz Railroad proposition, but it
considered certain that the Mexican compan
who hive received the concessions for the COZ
struction Of the international Railroad are III
able 70 begin work for want Of funds an
credit at home and abroad
Leon Guzman has resigned the attorney ger
eralship because of alleged III health II
condemns President Leardo's policy, bccaus
the latter. disapproved of Guzman's actio
while in Washington
The serious disturbances in the City {
Mexico have ceased.
President Leardo has summoned all Stat
governors TO the national capital 70 discuss a
fairs Of state