The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-09

for the bin Of the committee, and was
adopted-yoas 90, nays "a.
HOEss-Under the call Of States q large
number Of bills were introduced and ne
ferred.
The Agricultural Committee has agreed
to report a bill that cattle shall not be kept
on cars more than tWenty-four hours, with
out food and water.
The House Committee on Agriculture
/ unanimously instructed their chairman to
report the bIll providing free passage
through mails for seeds, cuttings and plants
from the Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Smate- Senator
Morrill,, from Finance Committee, reported
unfavonbly on the bill to provide for the
resumption of specie payment and for free
banking.
Commodore Leroy, rear ad-
miral Edward DOwny, postmaster at
Brownsville, Texas; William Jones, post
master at Dallas, Texas.
| COnfrmations-Mr McKenna, postmaster
at Shreveport; Mr.. Griffith, postmaster 1t
Fredericksburg, Virginia Mr.. Freeman,
postmaster at Lexington, Virginia.
Senator sherman, from Finance Commit
tee, reported back many financial bills, and
asked to be discharged from further con-
sideration Of them, as the action Of the
Senate yesterday had covered all legislation
regarding them. 1t was so ordered.
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, from Finance
Committee, reported adversely on the bill
to provide for free banking and specie re-
sumption. He said that he regretted to
make this unfavorable report, which he did
by order Of the committee. He would not
undertake to disclose what took place in
the committee room, but it is well known
that committees are made up of odd num-
bers, and in one of seven members, where
three favored the bill and three opposed il,
with the seventh member little mixed, the
report had to be unfavOrable. In view of
what had taken place yesterday, the adverse
report was very appropriate. He asked
that the bill be placed on the calendar.
Senator Scott, from Finance Committee,
reported adversely on the bill to refund in
teTnal revenue taxes enormously assessed
and collected; it was placed on the callen-
dar.
Private bills then occupied the balance
of the day.
House-The committee on revision of the
laws reported a bill for a circuit court for
the northern district of Alabama. It was
ordered printed, and recommitted, with the
privilege of reporting at any time.
The currency bill occupied the balance of
the day.
New York, April A meeting in
the interest of cremation was held this
evening. Letters were received in favor of
and in opposition to the proposed scheme,
| from J. w. Stelson, Chas. A. Dana, Rev.
P. B. rockingham, Henry Bergh, d. j.
Croley and others. Resolutions were
adopted advising the formation of an assO-
citation for promoting cremation and secur-
nights practical applications; and the society
| shall be founded on broad basis, without
distinction as to creed, profession or ma
tionality.
NEW YORK, April "A game of billiards,
600 points up, three ball carom, for chal-
lenge cup and $4,000, was played tonight
between Albert GARNER and Maurice Daley.
About 5000 persons were present. GARNER
won the game on the forty-eighth inning,
scoring 600 to Daley's $50. The highest
run by GARNER was rs; by Daley SO.
NEW YORK, April 3.-The Commissioner
of Accounts reports to the Mayor that the
total debt of the city and county Of New
York, December 81, 1873, was $1O0, 431 :
924.
A letter from Havana says the only in
formation attainable about the recent bat
tie of Guzima, says that it was the hardest
contested fight that has taken place between
the insurgents and Spaniards.
OF the wounded brought to Havana,
most all have received their injuries by the
naGchette. They report they were over two
hours fighting at close quarters.
| Brigadier Arminer, with about 5000
inf frVT
! becoming aware of the massing of the
insurgents under Maxine Gomez, marched
forward on the fifteenth and encountered
them in large force. An attack was imme-
diately begun by the CubS6s, so that Armi-
ner had barely time~to form a square, pla-
cling his artillery in the centre-the cav
airy being ordered to cut their way through
the enemy's lines and procure reinforce
ments at Puerto Principe. The cavalry
were fearfully cut up, and very few were
left to bring the news of the critical cOndi-
ton of the Spanish columns. These sue
ceeded in reaching Puerto Principe, with
their pursuers at their heels.
Brig. Gen. Bascores, with q column of
1000 men, started out. but had hardly gone
beyond the suburbs of Puerto Principe,
before he was attacked by the Cubans.
Gen. Bascores, however, succeeded in press
ing On, and had another severe encounter
/ with the insurgents, but finally succeeded
in uniting his column with that Of Gen.
Arminer. The loss of the Spaniards was
very severe, and it is reported that over
forty officers were killed and wounded.
Both sides fought with great bravery.
On the evening of the nineteenth of
March, Capt Gen. JOuVellar took precau-
tionary measures for protecting the e1-
change of officers.
NEW York, March 5.-During an alterca-
ton which took place last night at their resi-
dence, No. % Thompson street, Richard
Hi0klon, aged nineteen, was stabbed in the
left side by his brother John, and mortality
wounded. The wounded man stated to the
coroner who was called, that his brother
was blameless, as he himself had been the
aggressor.
The Pacific Mail Company yesterday de-
cided to contract for a new iron steamer for
the Pacific trade, one or noreOf which will
be built at Chester, Pennsylvania.
The coroner's inquest into the cause Of the
/ death Of Mary Feltham, resulted in YER
dict that the deceased came to her death
| from criminal malpractice, at the hands Of
DIR. Van Ruesellar, alias Foucher, and that
VIM. III. Pointer was an accessory.
NEW YoRK, April En- consequence Of
disclosures that Tweed, instead Of occupy
| ing a convict's cell in BlackwclT's Island
penitentiary, il, In possession Of cOmforta-
bic room IN the centre building Of the in
stitution fitted up for his comfort, his sec
rotary says he was given room and little
more liberty than other prisoners from
purely humanity reasons. Il became q
tquestion with the authorities as to whether
or not some relaxation of prison discipline
in his case was not necessary as IN absolute
necessity Of health. Tweed was extraOrdi-
narily Compliant, and to enable HIM to move
about with any comfort he was obliged 20
have his body bound up tight in clothes.
Already in III health, his sentence had q
crushing effect upon his nervous system,