The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-02-12

was pursued BY Thomas, who lrcd several
shots az him, one Of which took effect IN his
side. as stated by a woman who dressed his
wound Up TO an early hour this morning the
police had failed 70 secure Mccarthy. The
entire loss viii reach $1,000 Fully one
/ hundred men are thrown out of employment
by the fire, though the shops win be rebuilt
al once.
BosroS, February A coal she'd on
I Crafts wharf fell from the weight Of snow,
killing two persons and injuring three
! ANSAPOLIs, Mn, February 4.-JaneS B.
Groom was elected Governor for the unex-
pired term Of White, who was elected TO the
/ Unitsd States Senate.
OswEGo, n Y, February THE flood
at Fulton continues without abatement Five
houses have been moved from their founGa-
tons, and would have fioated into the river
had it not been for some trees The force of
the current IS very strong. The Taylor Bro
Tiers work shop is Inundated, nearly four
feet Of water being in their work rooms The
paper mills arc stopped
ATLANTA, Ga, February 4--The Legisla-
ture to-day passed a resolution urging Con-
gress TO grant pension to the Mexican war
veterans
SALT LAKE CRY, February THE re,
port from New Mexico of trouble between
the Indians and Mornons is incorrect, The re
port no doubt grows out OF the difficulty
miners and the Navajo Indians in Grass
Valley, Utah, in which three Indians were
reported killed.
WACO, February "A shooting affair oe-
CURED here tonight in Fulton's saloon be
tween a gambler named Gus Clayton and a
man named Sims. About eight shots were
fired, both parties receiving severe and perhaps
mortal wounds. The quarrel which brought
on the tragedy was about prostitute.
CHICAGO, February Ga dispatch from
Woodstock, Illinois, says there were in all
fifteen persons injured by the accident on the
Chicago and North Western Railroad, iniur-
ing three of them seriously. The accident
occurred by broken rail on the bridge at
Kiahwaukee, ffty-three miles north of Chica-
go, all the cars were thrown from the track
and smashed to pieces. The passengers es-
capped by crawling through the windows, and
the wounded were rescued by the efforts of
unhurt passengers. Three passenger cars, one
sleeping coach and one baggage car was
burned, and all Of the baggage lost. The
express and caboose cars at the end of the train
only escaped destruction. 1t is impossible to
give the names of the wounded at present.
CAIRO, February 6.-Yesterday afternoon
Sheriff Irwin started for Carbondale, with
| Charles Wyatt, the negro charged with the
murder of a Mrs. Ryan, but learning that a
crowd was collecting at Carbonate with the
intention of lynching his prisoner, Irwin left
in the cars below Carbondale, and took Wv
att to Murphyboro, seat of Jackson county
At night a crowd of four or five hundred
men visited the Jail at Murphyboro and took
forcible possession of the prisoner and hung
him. Wyatt confessed his guilt before,dcath
PHmADEIPHLA, February 6.-This evening
two ballot dancers, Miss Hays and Miss Lee,
! attaches of NOrtimer's Variety Theatre, were
badly burned The former was in the green
room before the curtain arose, and her dress
caught fire from the stove. She ran on the
stage ard the lanes from her dress comlnuni-
Gated to that of Miss Lees, and both were
badly burned about their bodies, although ii is
believed they will not prove fatal.
EVANSVILLE, February 5-Full particulars
of the burning of Charles Mehrs house and the
attending fatality, show that but four persons
were burned to DEATH and several others were
badly burned. Details show the sufferings of
the victims TO have been horrible There
were when the fire broke out about ten per
SONS in the house. Mrs. Mehr seized two of
the children and rushed through the flames,
and her brother seized another of the children.
Mr.. Mehr rushed out, and seeing that some of
| his children were missing, again ran into the
house and was not again seen alive When
| found he had clasped inhis arms three children
who had been left behind. The four bodies
were burned almost to cinder. These four
were the only persons burned TO death. Most
all of the other persons were more or less
burned.
BALTnGoRE, February Gin the United
States District Court this morning before Judge
Gilespi, in the case of James S. Mason, Reg
lister of the First Election District Kent
county, indicted under the second section of
the act of Congress of May 81, 1870, for
striking from the list of qualified voters the
names of fourteen colored persons in Octo-
Der last, the jury rendered verdict of
guilty, and the court imposed fine of five
hundred dollars and costs, amounting to about
six hundred dollars. Immediately thereafter
the case of G. Is. Hackett, indicted for intimi-
dating voters at the polls at the same election
district, came up for hearing. A aOEe pTosi-
QNe was entered on payment of costs, which
amounted to five hundred dollars. Mason
was defended by A. K Chester, Attorney
General for the State, and other able counsel
SAN FRANCISCO, February 10.-The follow
ing are the particulars of an attempt to kill
Iwankra: AS Iwankra was returning from
Mikados temporary residence to his own
dwelling, his carriage was stopped near the
outer castle by bamboo pole stretched
across his road; the sides of the vehicle were
cut through by swords, and Iwankra hastily
descended and found himself attacked by sew
eral armed men, from whom he received
wounds in the loin and shoulders He ran to
the moat close at hand plunged into it and re-
manned hidden for about an hour, after which
he returned to Mikado's house. to which the
foreign surgeon was summoned, who at once
discovered that his injuries were in no degree
dangerous. He will probably be able to re-
sumo his duties in few days. This is the
first attempt at the assassinatin of high Off
cial since the murder of Herosong SaTeg, in
1870. No clue to the would-be murderers has
yet been discovered.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, February 10-Hilden-
berger's new opera house burned Loss
$4,000.
NEW ORLEANS, February 10.-Actiyc prep
arations for the carnival are going on Rex's
flag is displayed throughout the city. The
hotels are rapidly filling with strangers.
PHILADELPHIA, February 10.-Wm. Proc
ter, IT., professor of the College of Pharmacy,
died suddenly last night, after delivering a lee
ture to his students
CADDo, Indian Territory, February THE
Choctaw Council just adjourned after a ses-
sion of three weeks The result Of their deli
berations may be summed up as follows: They
have passed resolutions protesting against ter
ritorial government and allotment Of their
lands; protesting against the Chickasaw sur
yey and allotment, and refusing to entertain pro-
position adopting negro equality and residing
along with them; they appointed a committee
Of three persons to 60 to Washington to effect
a settlement in regard to the boundary line
DclWccu AIhdLSdS anu N1lCkdStlW 1tdllOu, anu
personally urge Congress not to pass terri
torial bill; they repudiated COthrams contract
under which seventyfi thousand dollars have
been advanced.
CHARLESTON, February 7-Grcat prcpara-
lions arc being made for the revival of racing
on the old Washington course here, on which
there has been no meeting since 1860. The
South Carolina Jockey Club VIII inaugurate
q meeting on the twentieth inst. and the races
A III
in the South and several from the North win be
present The indications are that the city
viii be crowded with visitors during the race
week.
Chicago, February IA Springfield dis
patch says that suit has been brought against
the Chicago and Alton Railroad by the Attor-
ney General OF the State for violating the law
The Attorney General recites Several cases in
which more than fair and reasonable compen-
sation has been charged by the company for
passengers, as well as freight, and demands
damages This is the first prosecution Of the
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