The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-06-04


Yesterday Chief Of Police CRUZ Carson ar
rested Il, B. Pease, charged with counter
feiiing. Also, Samuel Ashm0re, charged
with murder Both escaped from the To-
peka, KANSAS, jail, Also. Joseph Aelesia.
with aiiRses. supposed to be leader IN the
Penescal robbery and murders. Mr.. Carson
received the assistance OF Consul Wilson
and the authorities Of MatamorOs In making
the arrests.
8 AfoE days since armed Mexicans crossed
q large drove Of cattle. below Edinburg.
Stealing is still going on in the country
and toWnsls n - p
Mr. SlSxsCke had two COWS killed and
skinned near tins city.a
sa0ALEESTOZ. June. 1.-The military picnic
for fflealbenect Of the Bayland Orphans
Melted eleven hundred and eighty dollars,
which will do some good in their present
destitutioIi of d7s
NEW ORLEANS, June 1.-Governor Kel-
logg will send commissioners TO Washing
ton TO urge national aid in rebuilding the
levees of the. Mississippi river .FltT
:. The schooner Texas Ranger, from Nor
CANA, with cargo Of sugar, struck snag
ana sunk in the river last night loss $685.
& san FRANcisOo, June kilograms from
all points of the State show. that crops are
in q flourishing condition.
The City of Vallejo by a small majority,
voted in favor of licensing the sale of Ii
quors. The returns so far Indicate that the
Temperance people sweep the State The
coustutiOnality of the law viii be only con-
tested by, the liquor dealers
No election has been held in this city.
The election IN Oakland was exciting
and local optionists carried the city.
Five men were instantly killed yesterday
in Consolidated Mine, Sutler creek, in this
STATE, by the ling of 4 cage into themine.
Decoration day was generally observed
in this-State yesterday. a
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June LIN the case
OF r. P. Sloan, president Of the Cleveland,
Sandusky and Cincinnati Railroad, it is
stated that Sloan returned to. Windsor,
Canada, some time ago, suppOsing he could
settle with the EailBoad company by the pay
ment Of $250yOOO and costs, but owing to
some mlsunde rstandihg concerning suits to
be brought against the settlement, it was
not effected. The payment of the above
sum being construed as for the. settle
ment of the civil suits only, Sloan returned
to Europe. IA
The grand jury at Sandusky, this week,
found hiteen indictments against Sloan for
endorsement end ming fQrfOEgery.
HARRIsBURe, Penn, June Late on
Saturday night an alarm of f:e occurred in
the State Lunatic Asylum, caused by a
slis tTe he fS1t agbs 6srfOke that
ensued was blown into the main building,
and great alarm occurred owing to the in
mates who broke theJglass in the windows
to admit fresh air. lEinall X the doors were
thrown open and about 400 inmates were al
lowed to escape into the grounds. Only
twelve leftthe grounds and Al sbut SIX have
,been captured. Among the missing is
s John sSlatHsE 2OnessqfRSilPPaslphia. Loss
Two deaths have occurred here from
trichina, caused by eating raw ham.
. OfARIEsEoE, 8. O.; June !. H The trial of
Governor Moses for grand larceny, which
was set for Friday at Orangeburg, aid not
take place, in consequence Of the absence
of the accused. The solicitor for the State
asked for arwarrantgof arrest, but the court
refused it. Counsel for Moses then moved
to strike the rcase from the docket On the
ground that the Governorcannot be indicted
and tried for any crime before impeachment.
The court reserved decision on the point
and postponed the case till the next term,
which meets In October. This is regarded
as Substantially triumph for Moses So
New BRAUNFEIs, June 2. The District
Court met Yesterday. @ 81
The farmers throughout this neighbor,
hood are jHbilaut over the late heavy rains.
A young man named Grimm, while driv-
ing stock near this city, on Sunday, was
thrown violently from his horse and killed.
The Seguin prize concert,wih take gplace
49,. =. - : :; -, the fifth inst b
PaIsADELPIII4y June LIT session 0
the Reformed Presbyterian Synod yester
day, the report of the. committee recon
mending. the use Of unfermented wine in tn
celebration of the Lords Supper by cOngre
cations, was laid on the table for the pre-
sent The committee on order, known a
the Changers, presented areport condemdinl
this and all other secret orders, and recon
mending that the Synod enj6in it on all SEES
sions, not to fellowship members of this, o
anE othersecfet order Report unanimousl.
Eadopted.T sassA ls-eH saassE HoFFo
| SAN Francisco, June 2.-Returns from
the Oregon State election indicate the re
election Of aGrover,a Democrat, Bysa ssnal
majority. ~
Annual, Convention of the Internationa
r y hographical Union convened its session
qe lay. Nearly one hundred delegate
aS6fe present, from all parts of the country
The following officers were elected for tn
ensuing year President, w. II. Bodwel
of New York; first vice president, Herr
/ White of Memphis; second vice president
w. T. Deasfield of Washington, d. G.
secretary and streasurer, ". A, Hutchinso
of Chicago corresponding secretary, w.
Pride Of Whining ton, North Carolina.
T. WAsmHGToN, June 81 ouse-The Hous
is considering the bill regulating judicis
proceedings in Utah, and which rs chief
aimed against Mormonisn. II
- GALVESTON, June 2.-The Galveston Cot
ton Exchange has appointed the folIowin
delegates TO the Cotton. Exchange CONVEX
tion, which meets at Augusta Georgia
June 102 o. e. Richards, NJ. Quin, j.. M
Walthew, w. d. Berry and A. G.. Mills
The delegation will leave Friday. Yer
important questions will be brought befor
the convention, and much good is expectei
4 fof The General cotton interest. On
= fusars,l % Foreign ga ~
LoNDoS, Mas. q. 1t now appears tina
the mission 81 the Grand Duke Constantine
son of Nicholas was to give the diamond
belonging to his mother to Miss Fenix 70
RheRi4l0 a 5heautifVl AmerieanF 1l4ssie
4 The circumstances Of the THEFT, togethe
with the fact that. he had deposited larg
sums of money with his bankers. to max
prOsfsi0n, Nas be says, against the necessitie
4 of old gge, lead to the belief that he is in
sane sf 20 'szst Ht
a. dispatch from Calcutta states that IN
distress from the famine in India i inereas
ing. Nearly three million people ,aTe d.
pendent on the government for food.
= AJADRIpv Nn7 AdDiEals|F ppets ha
declined the offer Of mission to Paris.
.DysehteE5i is sFefyf prevalent 81 Marsha
Go1eha's amy, and many q his troops ar
/ incapacited from duty.
zB1EoNEB,s BIay. 2S.--The Carlists unds
the immediate command Of Don Carlos, ar
before Hermini. = =
Vienna, May Dispatches from HON
represent the condition Of the Holy See q
serious.
Pans May The Ministerial the In
tefi6P lis 1ssdef a okdeE prohibiting til
sale in Paris Of the ,NipeteePh Ceaterg
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