The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-05-14

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amount Of destitutiOh nearer.
JEFFERSON, Texas, May s.-The South
ern Baptist Convention is in session here.
About three hundred delegates are present
Rev Jas. p. Boyce, d. D., of Louisville, is
presiding Drs. Burrows Of Richmond.
Jones of Nashville, Crane of Texas, and De
votae OF Georgia, are vice presidents. Re
ports of foreign and domestic mission
boards were presented.
LOUISVILLE, May e.-The convention re
eeived the commissioners from the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church to-day. A commit
tee was appointed to investigate the case OF
Rev. AIr. Houston, who was expelled by
the Baltimore conference.
GoRDoNsvn.LE, Va, May 9.-The East
ern bound morning train on the Washington
/ City and Virginia Midland Railroad ran OF
the track this morning near Rocl1hsh depot.
The engineer, two conductors and baggage
master were badly injured. Three passen-
gers were hurt, one was seriously hurt BY
the accidept The tFaih Twill be an hour
behind time on arriving at Washington.
This is the first accident that has everOc-
CURED on the road to injure any one.
HARRIsBURG, Penn, May 9.-The Legis-
lature passed joint resolutions asking the
President 70 reopen thele9se Fitz John
Porters fl-A
NASHVILLE, May o. -Teh thsusand peo-
pie. tV thirds coloreD Witnessed the hang
iHesof Bin Kelly. Alpassing train by the
place Of execution frightened q horsd which
stampeded. about 20OO persons. Several
were hurt. ~
Lou1syIILE, Nay 0. THE great sehsation
in the proceeding q the general con ference
to-day was the teeebiiph Of three cpmmis-
si6ners rom the Mdlhodist Episcopal
Church North. Rev. a. S. Hunt, d. D., Rev.
H. Fowler and Gen, Clinton B. Fisk.
JEFFERSON, Texas, May 9-James p.
Boyce, of Louisville, is President Of the
Baptist convention, DIR. Burroughs of Rich
mond, Jones Of Nashville, Crane of Texas,
and Duvall Of Georgia, Vice Presidents.
Three hundred delegates present.
! KEY WEST, May ia dispatch from
Havana, says that Hm. Laten en- Americ9n,
who acts as Vice Consul Tor Great Britain
and Germany, at Manzello. has been or
dered to leave the island within ten days, in
consequence of having had
with the insurgents nr-yx..r s.xrss
Frederick Dockray IS -stiff IN prison in
Puerto Principe.
baltimore, May 1.-THE Fifth Quinten-
NAL Convention of the Sisters of Charity
day at st. Joseph's Convent, near Emmetts-
burg, Maryland. About $50 sisters, CON-
prising supporters of asylums, hospitals and
other institutions from San Francisco, Bos-
ton, Buffalo, New Orleans and other cities
and representatives with but few exceptions
from every diocese were present at the inau-
gural ceremonies. Mass was celebrated by
Rev. Father Guedrey, superior of the COM
munity in the United States. The cOnven-
ton will continue in session until Tuesday,
the seventeenth of May.
BosToN, May 11.-Clark. Wilson, a resi-
dent of Peabody, cut his throat to-day.
His brother Silas hanged himself three
weeks ago.
CNCNNATI, May 11.-Afairs at Nelson
vile, sOhio,s are quiet since the arrest of the
rioting miners Saturday. The miners are
now working. ID m
MOBILE, May IA fend in human
shape committedaJnpe on aklittle white
child four years old yesterday. To-day
about II o'clock an outraged community
marched en- 1aasse to the county jail where
the wretch had been lodged, and after bat
tering down the Jail wall, took him to the
nearest tree and hung him. The name of
the fend was Frank Williams.
DETROIT, May 12.-The rain has checked
the forest fires. No loss of life has been re-
ported.
CLEVELAND, May 12.-They Bohemian
sewer workers have struck, and forced
others to quit. Several harmless shots were
! fired. Some of the men were hurt by
bricks. "~
Boston, May 12.-Rev DIR. Marvin, man
aging editor Of the Rq9y 8eDs, is,dsad.'
BUFFkLo, May 12.-A tflree-storv brick
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tearing an arm from lady. The accident
is attributed to the masons, who knocked
out aspartion of the back WalKtos connect
an adjoining building; loss, $500, 900.
AUGUSTA, May 12.-The New Orleans
Cotton Exchange having designated this
city as a suitable place to hold convention
of the delegates from the Cotton Exchanges
of the various States, theAugusta Exchange
extends a cordial invitation to the different
Cotton Exchanges to send delegates to the
meeting proposed to be held in this city on
the third day of June.
WELLsBURG, Va, May 12.1The mill of
Harvey & George was burned yesterday
loss, $50, 900. ie--l'ia ~
ATLANTA, May 12.-Gen. Jackson, .presi-
dent of the National Agricultural Congress,
is here. Owing to the misconnection of
trains delegates are arriving slowly. The
presidents address will be delivered Thurs
day.
Foreign.
PARIS, May 6.-Charles Dean Lucius, the
French political economist, is dead.
MADRID, May Cit is asserted that Gen.
Elio has arrested four Caflist bragadiefs for
treason. It lis. also SAID Don Carlos will
shortly issue new proclamation to his
troops.
Gen. Manuel Concha has been appointed
General-in-chief of the Republican army of
the North. Hilf's =.
During the bombardment of Bilboa by the
Carlists one hundred and fifty citizens were
killed and wounded by shells which fell in
the city.
FARTHER PoINT, May 0.sFhe steamship
Circassian, at this place from Liverpool, re-
norts that on the first of Nav she enconn-