The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-11-19
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lAssoeistea Press DisBaiebeal
The Elections.

q the most notable features Of the grand
demonstration last night was the large
uDmber Of flags on the public ard private
lGildings. Every man who could make,
leg or borrow the star spangled banner,
hd one floating from his house, and al
we're greeted with cheers by the people,
1900 ia number. II was the pTaudCst
Union denomination IN the South since the
war. Several negroes were going about Sc
Letting new masters under the Impression
they were to be sold again into slavery.
The whites in vain endeayOred TO reassure
them. The Conservative blacks mingled
with the whites in the procession last night.
All returned together. The universal ex-
preston is of renewed kindness to the col
ored race.
CHICAGO, November 11.-Harrison, Dem
Ocrat, in the Second Congressional District,
ms seven majority.
Washington City.
WASHINGTON, November disappearing
the sarrapy in Louisiana, there are twenty
eight companies of infantry, four of cav
airy and two of artillery, all Federal sol
diers. Gen. Sherman thinks they could
find better employment fighting Indians on
the frontier.
WASHINGTON, November 13.-Diplomatic
circles have information that Spain has paid
England the indemnity fo- the Virginius.
1t is now hoped that the administrator =; y
present the American claims.
WASHINGTON, November 13.-There was
full Cabinet meeting to-day.
1t is understood that the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue will not recommend
eliange-in the tax on tobacco or whisky.
WASHINGTON, November 14.-There will
be no action on Arkansas affairs until Gar
land has been heard from. All the ousted
officers were ousted, they claim, by revo-
lutionary Constitution. They join Lieut..
Gov. Smith, who claims succession to Bax-
ter, and support Smith in his application
for Federal force to placelhim in position
Lieut.. Gov. Smith, should Garland be
ousted bJ Federal dictation, may appoint
nearly all State officers.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 14.-High
authority denies that the President, in the
Cabinet, insisted upon a permptory de-
mand for the Virginius outrage indemnity
from Spain.
WASHINGTON, November 16.-According
to an official report prepared last February
at the Treasury Department, the amount
carried into the Treasury, arising from cot
ton and other captured and abandoned prop
erty, including return of amount expended
for the purchase of products under the act
of February, 1864, and the profits to gov
eminent arising from the purchase and re-
sale of such products, was $24, 251, go, to
which was added the premium as coin pro-
ceeds of the cotton captured at Savannah,
Charleston and Mobile, amounting to
80, $50, 76S. Showing that the total
amount paid from those services, was
500, SIS, OBS, dGducting awards to
oil ofrfn IN,
the Treasury at that time was $14, 410, 420.
Since then other awards had been paid,
leaving so, Ala, 900 now on hand. There
were about 800 claimants. Awards have
been made in 422 cases. A number have
been dismissed and $50 are pending. There
are other claims, aggregatirg $13, 500, 900,
on account of the alleged seizure of $780,
600 bales of cotton, whereas, the Treasury
has knowledge of only $4,000 bales having
been so seized after June 80, 1865. Another
class of claimants have preferred claims
for millions for their aggregation, about four
times the amount remaining In the Treas
ury, on account of captures illegally made.
Should awards be made in excess of the
present available amount, an appropriation
from the Treasury will become necessary.
WASHINGTON, November 16.-The Presi-
dent has directed telegram to be sent to
the Governor of Texas requesting delay of ex
ecution of the death sentence on Satanic till
it can be satisfactorily ascertained whether
or not he violated his parole, the President
believing the weight of the evidence thus
far is in Satanta's favor.
No further kilograms from Arkansas have
been received here, and no action has been
taken upon the proclamation of Smith, re-
ceived by the President Saturday. Attorney
General Williams, in conversation this after
noon, stated that nothing would be done
before tomorrow, when the Cabinet meets,
and the subject will he discussed.
kilograms from Republicans, received
here to-day from various parts of Arkansas,
represent that Smiths adherents continue
arming, and show a determination to
maintain their position. Smiths govern
ment will be organized either at Helena or
Pine Bluff, where the Republican element
largely pTedominates.
The Garland government has made at
least hundred arrests thus far, including
editors of Republican papers, on charges Of
treason to State.
The election of members of the Legislature
under the Garland government, at which
no Republicans voted, took place in October
80 and the election under the Smith gov
vernment, in accordance with the old Con-
stitution, at which no Democrats voted,
took place early in November. The Presi-
dent and Attorney General had conference
to-day on Arkansas affairs.
WASHINGTON, November 1.-THE medi-
cal officers at the Pensacola navy yard re-
port at the War Department that all danger
from yellow fever at that place has passed.
The Herald's special says there is appar-
emily we'll grounded rumor In circulation
that Thursday the President sent dispatch
to Washburne requesting his presence in
Washington at the earliest possible moment.
1t is understood that Washburne's advice is
to be taken as to the time and method of
the proposed new departure of the admin
istration, which the recent canvass renders
necessary.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, November 14.-Excur-
sionists from Paducah, Kentucky, arrived
tonight, and are stopping at the St. Charles
Hotel.
NEW ORLEANS, November 1.-THE Re
turning Board met this morning, and re-
solved to canvass the city vote first, but adj
journed until tomorrow, on account of
Anderson's abseHce.
NEW ORLEANS, November 12.-The Re
turning Board met to-day and adjourned to
await the appointment of committee by
the Conservatives to be present during the
count.
Governor Kellogg addressed a communi-
cation to the Returning Board, in which he
says: when the Senate elected the pres
ent Returning Board, during the session Of
1872 and 1878, presume it was intended
that the provisions of section two, of arti-
Gle ninety-eight, of 1872, known as the
election law, requiring. the members Of the
Returning Board to be elected from all po-
litical parties, should be complied with. In
asmuch, however, as it is now claimed that
the party opposed TO the Republican party
during the recent election have no repre-
sentatives on the Returning Board, re-
spectfully suggest that this party be al
lowed representation on your board"
NEW ORLEANS, November 12.-Five hun
dred Kentucky excursionists here leave for
home Friday.
In game of base ball, the Idlewilds, Of
Paducah, were defeated by the Lees. Only
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