The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-02


/ Of SO, 600 from the Ocean National Bank
Of this city, to influence his official action
As bank examiner.
The war between the great railway trunk
lines on the subject Of carrying emigrants
IS assuming an interesting shape, and is
likely 10 prove beneficial 20 immigrants, as
It VIII result in a great reduction of rates as
long IS it lasts.
NV YORK, March 3L=-The decision OF
judge Benedict in the Sanborn case is ex-
| pectei to-day. 1t is upon point made by
the United States District Attorney that
Sanbom illegally took money which was
collected by Hawley and Yanderworken,
both Of whom were in the employ of the
! government, and that such collection should
have been turned into the Treasury and
also, that the contract between Sanbom
and the Secretary of the Treasury speeii-
cally holds that he,l SanbOrn, could not
recover any money unless he personally col
4 lected it. The district attorney puts in
as evidence the preliminary letter Of the
Secretary of the Treasury intercepting the
contract that Sanborn must make his col
lectiols himself
Nfsy York, March 81. sanhorn aud his
partners we're acquitted. The indictment
was defective, so as TO exclude certain evi-
| dence 8itas s 81
NEW YORK, March 31-There is a snow
tstorn with wind from the northwest.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Mecella K. Met
zelleL a female physician, convicted in Jer-
sey City, of causing the death of Ida w.
Vail, by malpractice was to-day SEN
tened to ten years in the State prison. A
motion for new trial was refused.
NIw York, March 29.-The men and
women who are enlisted in the temperance
caus, gathered in the different churches
in tits city and Brooklyn yesterday, and
mad, their prayer offerings in the presence
of large congregations. In Brooklyn three
routts have been laid out for the special
4 work of visiting saloons. The temperance
! work is found to be far more extensive and
complicated than was anticipated, but the
visitors are not discouraged f..
Masked robbers, last night, entered a
house in Jersey City, in which dwells the
watchman of Densmilt & Bros, jewellers,
and threw him to the floor, bound and
gagged him, and because he would not
give them the keys of the factory, which
he did not have, they piled about him the
bedding, saturated it with oil and set it on
fire. The watchman succeeded in freeing
himself and escaping from the flames, bat
| the house was Durneu.
Capt. Herman, hither from Br9men, re-
ports heavier weather from the twenty-first
to the twenty-fourth than he encountered
during his sailing. ~ ain...
New York. March 30.AThere is a full
Jury in the SanborE case. The district at
torney IN the opening argument claims that
Sanbom and Others defrauded the govern
ment. a $50
| NEW YoRK, March. 80. The general pas
senger agent of the Erie Railroad says that
all the passenger and freight trains on the
| Erie Railroad are again running regularly,
and the ticket agents have been instructed
to resume the sale of tickets. n
4 NEW YORK, March 30.=-The bark Alser
from Rotterdam reports that in latitude
twenty-three degrees twenty-nine minutes,
longitude fifty-three degrees fifteen minutes,
The fell in with the bark Augusta, from Liv-
Gpool for Savannah, in sinking condition.
The took off the captain and crew and
Fought them to this port. The captain
safes that he encountered violent gale
Iarch 5, lasting two days, during winch
tie vessel sprung leak. When he left the
vsse1 she!had ten feet of water in her hold
aid the crew worn out.
BROOKLYN, March 29.-The German sa-
Ion keepers of Brooklyn Yesterday resolved
tooppose the present fanatical temperance
mVement by all proper and lawful means.
District Attorney Bliss yesterday entered
a nile pros, in the case Of Josana ID. Minor,
aginst whom there was three indictments
for having In his possession plates for
counterfeit two dollar bills.
Tie woods between Washington, on the
Souh river, and South Ambery, New
Jersg, have been burning furiously for sew
eral lays. The travel between these places
has hen almost impossible at times, but it
is believed that the fire can be kept under
contrl. A
miscellaneous.
PH1ADEI.PaIA,. March 90. There was a
meeting of carpet manufacturers Saturday
night, at which eighty firms were repre-
sented. They unanimously resolved to adj
here tothe list of prices adopted at the last
meeting A number of addresses were
made b different manufacturers express
ing thei inability to meet the Increase in
price demanded by workmen, and further
expressing themselves as opposed to accede
to any dimands of the weavers at present.
At Midnight, Saturday, Col. Benson, com
mandingthe First Regiment, received a dis
patch from GOV. Hartranft, telling him to
have his Command in readiness to move to
SusquehainAnot later than to-dayat noon.
In compliance with this dispatch, the Col
onel at one issued orders for the regiment
to assembled the armory at 10 O'clock this
morning in marching order. They began
to assemble early in the morning, but re-
manned at tie armory until 5 O'clock before
receiving oIiers to march.
Gen. PreDst also received dispatch to-
day ordering his regiment to leave as soon
rs possible, AID report to Gen. E. G. Os-
born. They Hpaired to a train of cars at
ihe Pennsylvania Railroad depot, but the
Governor by telegraph requested Gen. Pre-
1ost to 60 by. he way of the North Penn
s ylvania and Thigh and Susquehanna Rail-
!, nads, as by To other route it would neces-
state chang6Af cars and oblige the troops
To pass through mother State. The General
a once went to tie North Pennsylvania de-
Pot, and in the evening the regiment con
ssting of three hundred and fifty men left
: fer the scene of Disturbances. This evening
. tie second regiment was ordered by Gen.
eiai Barkson, to AOld themselves in readi-
: ness to move. They are at the aTmory to-
night; also the tate FencibleS, Captain
/ Ryan, are ready b move at a moments
notice.
N SUsQUEHANEA, M,rch 30.-7.15 A. NJ
! One thousand more troops from Philadel-
lphia reached CarbodaIe en- route for this
! place, and are expectd'to arrive here about
4 D:30 A. N. If the strikers, at their meeting
1t A. NJ, decline tie propositions made
9 hem by the county ,heriffs, they will at
nee resort to force.
!, 9:15 A. M.-The strikers have met and
I oted on the vice presidpt's clerks PROPOSE
ION. It was almost unanimously rejected
J he vote,stood 476 yeasto II nays.
: 81 :35 A. sr.-The vice Presidents clerk has
! ret committee of tie strikers, and re-
. fsed to make any furthg concession. The
!, Military viii now be called upon to protect
. tie road, as the company intend to start
= trims of al kinds.
Z iUsQUEHANNA DEPoT, March 3e.-1 so
! A. sI.-The strikers are being paid off in
Y smll squads, who are admitted inside the
Inns Of military to recefe their pay, and
are then escorted beyond the lines, when
| anoher squad is ADMITTED. Night trains
I WILDE moved in about thirty minutes, un-
der the protection Of themilitary. No at
TENT was made 70 resist ne troonz