The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-04-09

this city, which gave Ingerson All, Harri-
son IS, 719. CD and Smith, prOhibitionist, ESQ.
The election has been made by the people,
and heavy Democratic majority in the
General Assembly renders the choice Of a
Democratic Senator an easy matter.
BosroN. April 2. Twelfth ballot, Dawes,
o.; Hoar, rs; Curtis, ~; Adams, 16
Thirteenth ballot, Dawes, 60; Hoar, 81
Curtis, Il; Adams, rs. Among the scat
tering, Butler received one vote.
DETROIT. Alr1 Z. At the charter cleo
tons held in this State yesterday, the Re
| publieans elected their tickets in the fol-
1 lowing places. Kalamazoo, Coruna, Fen
ton, Albion, Coldwater, Ann HarboF, Hills
dale, Grand Haven and East Saginaw.
The Democrats elected their tickets in
Niles, Port Huron, Pontiac, Battle Greek,
Bay City, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Mus
kegon.
The temperance ticket was elected in
] Ypsilanti; the peoples, or whisky, ticket in
Flint, and the reform ticket In IoniA.
| ALBANY, April Tn the Assembly reso-
buttons were offered and referred to the
Ways and Means Committee, with instruc-
tions to report tomorrow indOrsing Gov
ernor Dixis message. The Judgment Of the
Legislature of the State-of New York Is that
| il IS the duty of the administration at Wash
ingtOn and Of Congress to stay the poison
GUS and ruinous policy Of Increasing the
volume Of irredeemable paper currency and
to take measures for the speedy resumption
Of specie payments. Copies to be sent to
the members of Congress.
MADRID, April 7.-SeTTanO has again DO
/ gun q furious cannonade on the Cariist's
positions before Bilboa. His fire is not re-
turned. Large numbers OF the Carlists are
deserving, and il is expected that Serrano
will make grand assault very soon.
HARTFoRD. April 7.-Ingersolps majority
| in the State is not far from $500. The Sen
ate stands IL Democrats TO 4 Republicans,
and the House 143 Democrats to 90 RepUb-
licans and two Independents.
CINCINNATI, April THE Democrats
were triumphant in the city elections yes
terday by a majority of about 1000. They
will have a majority Of about fifteen on
joint ballot in the city council.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. April THE Demo
Gratis have carried the city by 1900 majority.
EVANSVILLE, April 7.-DemOcratic VIC
tory.
LONDON, April 4.-The latest advices
from Cape Coast Castle are to March -.
The Embassy, numbering, with escorts,
twenty-five persons, has arrived there from
Ashantee. The King, IL was reported,
had refused todiscOntinue human sacrifices,
and disputed the amount of indemnity.
PARIS, April 4.-The government is still
without official advice Of the escape of
Rochefort and his companions.
BAYoNNE, April 5.-Active operations
in front of Bilboa were resumed on the
third inst, with the bOmbardment of
Ashortus by the Republican forces. To
that date there had been no fighting since
the twenty-eighth of March.
Serrano is recognizing his forces and the
Carlists are doing everything to strengthen
their positions.
Gen. TTistang is reported to have sur
prised and captured 600 Republicans near
Calof twenty-five miles from Barcelona.
The surprise was so complete that the Re-
publicans surrendered without lighting.
PARIS, April 5.-Chas. Ernest Bull, a
! distinguished classical scholar and member
of the Assembly, is dead
LONDON, April >5.-The ship Victoria
Nyanza has been wrecked near BOl0gne,
and three men droWRed.
ELMERA, April "a colored man named
Charles Smith was shot dead in this city,
this afternoon, by another colored man
named George Boyer, in drunken quarrel.
Smith drew knife on Boyer, when the
latter shot him with a pistol. Boyer gave
himself up.
= LONDON, April 6.-Prof. Goodwin Smith
has long letter in the NesOs on home rule.
He advocates general improvement of local
institutions, giving them legislative powers
for the administration of local affairs similar
to those of the Legislatures of American
States.
LONDON, April Additional dispatches
| from Melbourne give some particulars of
the escape from New Caledonia o. Henri
Rochefort and his companion. 1t appears
they obtained permission from the authori-
ties to go on a fishing excursion. and they
succeeded in boarding bark and slowed
themselves away in the hold, where they
remained until the departure of the vesse'
when they made their appearance on deck.
The Markets.
LONDON, April 7-Noon. Eric SO.
LIVERPOOL, April Moon. Cotton quiet
and unchanged; sales IL, 600 bales, including
1000 for speculation and export; sales to-day
$500 American bales; sales of Orleans, moth
ing below low middlings shipped April and
May, SID; sales of uplands, nothing below
good ordinary, delivered June and July, 3 lied.
New York, April 7-Noon.-Gold opened
at 1881, but declined to 1l336. Stocks weak.
Money 4 per cent. Exchange long, 1854
short, 4.8S1<. Governments dull States
quiet and nominal
Cotton quiet; sales 1927 bales; upIands Ia &c;
Orleans 1714c. Futures opened as follows:
April 163Sc@16 7-16c; May 169z@16 13-16c;
June 1714017 5-16c; July Ia 11-16@17 28-32c.
NEW ORLEANS, April Cotton, demand
active; some offerings; prices irregular by q
generally strong upward tendency; good ordi
nary to strict good ordinary 41k014kc; low
middling TO strict low middlfng 15I<N16c;
middling TO strict middling 1893 @16s<c, good
middling 17lzc. Pork held ct St7.75@16;
offers Of e17.62K refused. Hams scarce and
advanced to 1S0131<c. Sugar IN fair demand;
fair 70 good fair 09l071zc; prime 8081lc
Molasses quiet; good centrifugal sc; fair 70
boiled 50m53c; prime 7OM72c. Whisky dull;
| Louisiana 06c; Cincinnati e. Cornmeal
| frner at $3.50. Other quotations unchanged.
Gold 1f31S. Sight at par. Sterling 81
The Price Current says 10000 bushels Of
bulk wheat en- T0ltfs for New Orleans sold al
81 40 per bushel; now Offering at e1.38 TO ar
rive; none on hand; there are orders here and
supplies are wanted.
NEw YoRK, April Cotton quiet; sales
shade frmer; common TO fair extra $500
80; good TO choice e7.35Mll Wheat
opened 102c better; light supply. Coffee
dull and unchanged at 190221<c.
Money 405 per cent Sterling steady.
Gold 113sE0l181z. Governments strong and
active. States quiet and nominal
American Inventlonn.
The cotton gin, without which the ma
chine spinner and the power-ioom would be