The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-01-15

Onstration WAS contemplated lest evening.
ba. AsSoTf. collector End treasurer OF tie
prga Tuition. bad alscOn,iesl a ith the con
tents 81 the treasury and The ns,iter was
p.,stpned
\ Poitsvilie dispatch sass that 5000
miners m that region are Idle. and great
coal operations are stopped. The miners
will nnt aecede 10 President Gnwan's prnpo-
sitlon and ualess he recedes there will be a
/ prolonged Struggle The miners Of Column
bia and North Cumberland counties are AZ
/ iected directly by this action of the Schuvl-
XIII men, and all other regions indirectly
/ The whole region will have To suspend in a
few weeks.
/ New YORK, January 13.-Thc Commit
tee OF s'lfety have adopted a resolution
! declining 10 aecept the permission for socie-
/ ties 10 parade to-day and abandoning their
own programme. Another Committee OBJ
tanned the consent Of the Mayor 10 address
meeting of unemployed men in Union
/ Square.
NEW YORK, January 13.-The suspension
of Jarish S. Colgate was announced in the
Stock Exchange to-day.
| In the involuntary bankruptcy case of
! HOwes Il Macy, the firm turned over assets
to the amount of over 81, 200, 600 to Regis
ter Dayton, pending the distribution Judge
! Blatchford awarded their custody to the
| United States Marshal.
| NEW YORK, January 14-This morning
fire occurred in brick building at number
twenty-four East Sixth street, and the
flames spread with great rapidity. Ii being
known that number of persons were in the
house, second and third alarm was sent
out and in short time large number were
on the spot, and every device was resorted to
to reach the occupants, but the firemen were
driven of at every point by the flames.
! Mr.. Jacob St'neT, one of the we'll known
tea merchants of this city, jumped from one
of the back windows of the second story of
the house, and was found in the yard a
burned and mangled corpse A servant girl
named Mary Mcclure, was also found in
the yard with both legs broken. She was
removed to Bellvue hospital, but very little
hope is entertained of her recovery. The
firemen in searching the building found
the dead bodies of Mrs. Stiner and her
daughter, who were smothered in their
rooms. The building was owned by Mr..
| Stiner.
The fire is said to have been caused by
an imperfect heater, which was known to
be so for some time. The loss is estimated
at $40, 900, which is fully covered by in
surance.
1t is rumOred that there are several other
bodies buried in the ruins, but so far search
ing parties have failed to discover them.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, January 13.-Hubbard's
rope factory and buildings on Roman
street, and five adjacent houses, are burned.
Loss $4,000.
The building No. 100 Poylras street. Oc-
| hx- Tpanhool - ,loo
store, and Ninten's printers warehouse, arc
also buraed. Loss sos, 900.
The negroes on Bayous Lafourche and
Teche are on strike, the land own
ers having resolved not to pay over $3.50
per year; and large numbers, mounted, 90
from place to place, allowing none to work.
The following message, received by Kel-
logg, shows they are creating alarm
"CHACAUOULoo, January 12.-Dear Sir
Send us assistance Immediately; our section
is in state of terror and alarm-all work
is suspended armed bodies of mounted
men enter our premises in spite of our re-
monstTances and threaten the lives of all at
work Our peace and safety demand i'm
mediate attention. J. J. SHAFFER."
H. c. Minor, William Minor, Stephen
Minor, VIM. o. Shaffer, Edmund McCallen.
J. V. Swans and w. /. Shaffer, citizens OF
that quarter called upon Kellogg to-day,
and urged him to send immediate relief
The Governor stated that force would
probably be sent tomorrow.
NEw.ORLEANs, January 9-The Congress
sional Investigation Committee, have con
eluded their investigation and leave to-day
for Washington.
miscellaneous.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, January THE Dor
der troubles are increasing.
BosToN, January -Four masked mel
overpowered, bound and gagged the patro
Waterman between the Abingdon Nationa
Bank and the tack factory in Abingdon las
night and started for the bank, a half mile
distant from the scene, but the watchmal
managed to free himself and gave an alarm
BosToN, January THE Legislature ha
organized with its old officers.
Mrs. Adcline Badger, principal of a larg
private school and member elect of the Bos
ton School Committee, is missing, and it i
believed she has suicided
KEY WEST, January S.-Gcn. Rafae
, Quesada arrived here yesterday from New
Orleans. In conversation he said tina
Spain, whether republican or monarchial
was an enemy of Cuba, and Cuba intende'
TO be free at any ccst.
SAN FRANCISCO, January S.-The steame
S China from Japan and China has not We
D been heard from.
S In the State Senate to-day, Senator Roch
9 introduced concurrent resolution, request
/ ing Congress to amend the treaty witt
China so as to prevent further Chinese i'm
) migration. A similar resolution was intro
duced in the Assembly.
r st. Clair, the man suspected of having
set fire to Portland, Oregon, in August lasl
was arrested to-day. He was seen yesteT
day in the act of attempting to cause anOthe
3 confagration in the same town.
! CHICAGO, Janusry 9.-At Lapere, Mich
G gan, Tuesday night, the house of Jaco
y McAIain was burn I'd. and the entire family
t consisting of himself, wife and child, pei
e ished in the flames.
I ATLANTA, Ga, January 9.-Atlanta
5 looming up as cotton mart. G.. Strong
c Co. to-day sold S. NJ. Inman over eleve
hundred bales of cotton in one lot This
the heaviest single transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY, January John b
Thompson, ex.Lieutenant Governor an,
C member of Congress, is dead.
BORDENTowN, n. j.. January Other
/ is considerable excitement here caused b
: the discovery of the body of youn
= woman on the shore of the Delaware rive
r yesterday. Deceased was about eIghtee
y years of age, no doubt very beautiful whe
r living. Parties who came from EastOn II
$ cognized the deceased as the daughter of
5 wealthy family. The parents had offered
reward of $500 for her recovery, dead Q
f alive. The body had on no clothing exccI
c a chemise, shoes and stockings.
n SAN FRANcIsco, January 9.-Much anx
o ETY. is felt here for the safety of the steam
J. ship China, from Hong Kong and Yok,
/ hama.
: The Legislature has passed bill author
r izing the Governor to offer reward q
SIS, 900 for the capture. Of the nOtOrioU
4 bandit Vasquez and his band. It is reporte
n Vasquez is here at the present time.
V COLUMBIA, South Carolina, January o.
S DIR. J. A. p. Scott, the oldest physician an
: Mason in the State, died to-day. He WI
a member of the Legislature fifty years ag'
n Richard Waarn rahofocrranhar xrhilo IN