The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-02-26

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before their constituents for reelection. IL Is
also said that the Queens speech viii not lie
read until Parliament feassembles.
II Is probable that Right Hen Sir VIM.
Robert Segmond fitzgerald win be appointed
Under Secretary Of State for India.
A correspondent az SANDER. on the Gold
] Coast, writes that a treaty Of peace has been
signed 10y General Sir Garnet Moolscy and the
King of the Ashantees.
A special to the Times from Calcutta says
that ., 900 persons are distressed for want Of
food in the districts of TirhOot and BaylepOor.
The Presidency Of Bengal, in . dispatch, SAYS
Il IS estimated that bur for the aid furnished
by the government $4,000 persons would
have persisted.
Charles Shirley Brooks, the celebrated Eng
lish novelist and dramatic author, is dead.
STRAUSBURG, February 2A-Cuiebal and
six other delegates TO Reichstag, from Alsace
and Lorraine have published manifesto re-
pudiating Bishop Raess's acknowledgment Of
the Frankfort treaty.
LIVERPOOL, February 24-The ship Mag
net, from Pensacola for Liverpool, was aban-
dOned at sen, February % The crew Were
saved
PARIS, February 24.-The citizensof Straus.
burg demand of Bishop Raess the Resignation
Of his seat in Reichsiag, because he has ac-
knowledged the validity Of the treaty of
Frankfort
LA GUIRA, February 9.-There was an
earthquake on the sixth instant, the severest
since 1872. The people rushed into the streets,
and much injury was done 10 persons and
property.
MADRrD. February 2l- Minister sickles
took leave yesterday.
The EpOcd, newspaper hiss been fined for
violating the press law.
AUGUSTA, February 24-The House has re-
fused to pass the bill abolishing the death pen
atty.
The SIamese Twins Autopsy.
PHILADELPHIA, February 19.-The bodies
of the twins were exposed upon a table at the
upper end of the hall, in front of the au-
dienee. Plaster casts, which were taken from
time TO time during the progress of the au-
topsy, were at hand, and, together with a
number of diagrams, Photographic views and
drawings, were used by the demonstratOr, DIR.
Pancoast, to illustrate the report The bodies
also were very frequertly used by DR.. Pan
coast for the purpose of explaining passages
of the report. The most Intense interest was
displayed during the remarks of the demon
strator explanatory of certain physiological
peculiarities in the respective bodies Promi-
nent among those peculiarities was what DIR.
Pancoast called the fatty chord, which ex-
tended from the mucous membrane of the
stomach, 10 which II adhered in direction, but
not quite into, the band of union. There
were peculiarities of the bilical and liver in
each body, together with many other abnor-
NAL growths rarely found in human anatomy
The Markets.
LONDON, February 24-Noon. -Erie AK,
Street rate e below bank.
LIVERPOOL, February 24-Noon.- Cotton
dull and unchanged; sales 10000 bales, in
GLIDING 1000 for speculation and export; sales
1900 bales American
NEW YORK, February 24-Noon. Gold
1929. Stocks dull. Money firm. Exchange
Long 4S5; short 4eS1S. Governments
strong.
Cotton dull and nominal; uplands 16e; Or
leans 1880
NEW ORLEANS, February 24.-Cottoa in
fair demand; good ordinary to strictly good
ordinary 131{@14114c; low middling TO strict
low middling l4924@159sc; middling to strict
middling 157s @16c; good middling 171171Sc.
Gold 1879. Sight Il premium. Sterling
5.47@5.4S.
New York, February s4-Cotton 100
1880. Flour dull and declining; common to
extra So 70@7 co. Pork SIS 70. Lard
heavy at 91c.
Money easy at 4@D5 per cent. Gold 112%
@1l3. Governments considerable doing.