The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-12-17

shipped the same 10 Liverpool. lie Soiu the
bills Of lGding 10 Duncan. Shermsn & Co,
receiving therefor bills OF exchange, and
has abscOndod. TIE bills OF lading secure
Duncan, Sherman 6 Co. from loss, which,
Unless the cotton IS recovered, will fan on
abe meTchants who sold it 10 Stuart. Stu
art is not q member Of the Exchange.
New York, December 9.-Dauet's print
ing Establishment, the largest in France,
has been burned loss, $500, 600.
NEW YORK, December 10.-In the case
OF Edna Dean Proctor v The mutual
friend fNoulton), Gen. Butler eross-exam-
ined Miss Proctor. Butler said they had
no knowledge that this lady was guilty of
aPytlln az aud did not mean, 10 aver it.
INC will pay any reasonable expense this
lady may have been put to- Whereupon
the mutual friend was mulcted in the SUN
New YORK. December 1.-THE Tilton-
BeeeheT case has been postponed until the
first Monday in the January term. No de-
cision as yet regarding the bill of parSeu-
lars. telEt3 SO 9EE
~ NEW York, December 1.-THE Post
says-that distinct shock of an earthquake
was felt at I 03 O'clock last night in the up
per part of the city. All along the Hudson
ETC.; families were aroused from their beds.
NEW YORK. December IA cOrrespon-
dent OF the Times writing from Ficksburg,
Says, touching the killing of the negroes
on Mondays, g have made special and
careful investigations, and am of the opin-
Ion that the white citizens of Vicksburg
were, under the circumstances, justified in
resisting with arms the attack which was
y a. - Al
came in, it will be remembered, to reinstate
Sheriff Crosby after he had been forced to
resign. The killing of SO many black men,
however, was unnecessary, and cannot be
justified. Many of them wero shot while
they were refreshing; but tits not true that
many wereykilled while begging for mercy
on the contrary, all who did so were pro,
tected by the white leadeTa.1 rtlsE
Another dispatch TO the same paper,
dated the thirteenth says: Late this evening
number of gentlemen living on planta-
tions in the neighbOrhood, rode into
Vicksburg andinformed the mayor that the
negroes in the country we're under arms, and,
in squads of twenty TO thirty, were march
ing toward thecity. The mayor Immediate
ly called out two companies of special
police and thew are now assembled at the
court ialiIsuse,.. Tie citizens are generally
alarmed and some of them fear the town
win be attacked tonight. A majority of
the people have no fear for the town, but
thinl1itp probable thatthe negroes may COM
NIT -depredatiQns upon unprotected white
families in the country. Two companies OF
well armed white men have just gone to
the outskirts Of the city. They will guard
two of the principal approaches during the
A9iisglllllT sasa7asF ..IsifsnnuseL bog aaa9-
\ NEW YORK., December l4.-The Stade
Theatre, German, was closed yesterday
evening by the police, and o. large crowd
went TO another theatre which had not been
closed by an Injunction of the police. The
Germania Theatre was also closed. Faulk's
Tivoli Theatre gave sacred concerts till
twelve oacloGklqst night when a theatrical
performance, began and continued till near
two o'elock4 to-4large crowd, The BOwery
Theatre gave sacred concert, including
the 'Pearl of Savoy to an immense house.
At Brooklyn Tabernacle the usual assault
on theatres. was made by Talmadge.
- NEW Y oRK, December 14.-John Neville,
agedpeigh5 years, residing with his parents
IN West Ho6oken, was Kidnapped Thurs
day night while playing with his compan-
ions y. i-, i..., = ,. ,''i,'l - s.. .'a
y The jury, in the Croneker case were un-
able to agree, and asked to be discharged.
\, ~ New y DIRK, December 14.-Theo. Du
boys, who was woundedwhile commanding
a Federal vessel in the attack ON Mobile,
is dead.Id .r, "a Ia
:, NEW York, December Is, The schooner
WIN. Wilson, from Turks Island, reports
that on the twenty-thirl of November, six
miles from Porto Rico, on her passage from
Port spain to Turks Island, she was hove
to by three blank cartridges fred from 8
Spanish war steamer. The Spanish vesse
sent a boats crew alongside, and after find
ing out the cargo and destination of the
schooner allowed her to proceed.
1. .-,l.,..,5 II New Orleans.
Z NEW ORLEANS, December IL New!
from Yicksbnrg of yesterday says all il
quiet in the city and country. The county
Authorities have buried the bodies of four
teen negroes, and about the same number
were buried by private individuals.
The white citizens still retain possession
of the court house and Jail, acting unde
the advice of the county board of supervi
Sors, the members of which are negroes ex
.arAn ELECTION for sheriff on December 8
has been ordered, and gives general satisfac
ton. -. 49, rs 4is.
The mayor will issue a proclamation il
I the morning that peace prevails, and re
lquesting citizens to resume their usual avo
cations. g q
I'm an interview into of the Yicksburg Herdl
reporter with Andrew Owens, the negf
commander of the column Of negroes whicl
advanced on Grove street, who Is pris
oner, Owens reiterated that Sheriff Crosb
ordered him to come TO the city with all tn
armed men he could, and that Crosby CAV
the order at Governor Ames's authority
Crosby says that Governor Ames and AttoI
ney General Harris advised him to call on
a posSe to reinstate him in office, but tina
heldidlnOt do 1T, and disclaims any respon
fsibility for the three columns which MARCHES
on Nicksburg.
ai NEW ORLEANS, December t0+Fhe Re
/ turning Beard are considering the return
from St. Helena parish, which had evident
| " been tampered with, and the Conserve
tive committee proposed that the commi:
sioner Of election be sent for 20 testify as t
| the condition of the returns when they wer
/ forwarded a member of the Board in re
ply said :, SIT the board could not arriv
I at conclusion .reSarding these returns, b
the evidence present, the case would be II
I ferred to, the Legislature" Apprehensio
exists with many ofathe Conservatives tina
enough Conservative parishes viii be n
ferred to'fhe Legislature to give the Reput
lieaiis a working majority IN the House.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1.-Two me
are reported killed and four dangerohsl
Wounded, by an. explosion of boiler o
! AiiiIiganfs plantation
NEW 0RLEANs, December 12.-The Re
turning Board decided to refer the DeSot
parish, election returns to the Legislature
because they had no returns from the supel
visor before them-a Some weeks ago, Bean
the supervisor, gave returns to prostitute
1 MO w siited s 1000 for them. The Consel
natives urged the board and State author
fities to take some action 70 compel the 81
! pervisors to report, but they refused {
move in the matter. The Conservatives e
day offered the duplicate Of returns whie
were fled with the clerk of the court; th
ballot boxes and testimony Of clerk, b.
theboard declined to canvass duplicates I
examine the ballot boxes.
New ORLEAEs, December 12.-The u
turning Board met and adjourned unit