The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-05-08
LATEST BY HEAHL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

postponed.
Mr.. Morrill, gave notice that he
would speak tomorrow.
The gas work, pension, and another
finance bills, occupied the day.
Notice was given that the Geneva
award would be called up tomorrow.
The civil rights and the Loulsit ma
case seem to be In the dim distance
tleetiDg along. :.
There was an executive session over
remote territorial governorshlp, but
no result was reached.
in the House, the bill relative to
circuit courts in Alabama was passed.
after long debate.
Messrs. Bucknar, of Missouri.
Vance, OF North Carolina, Bell, OF
Georgia, Grassland, of kentucky.
Heriorc, of West Virginia, and
Whitehead, of Virginia, appeared be.
fore the tou.mittee on WAYS and
Means, Ill favor ol mudihca ions in the
revenue lsas, such as reduction of
the tax on manufactured ;ob .ccu, nrd
placing u tax ON stocks and buud> ::
the repeal o. the tax on leat tobacco.
and changing tht character OF iines
and lorlei.urcs, leaving the same to
the discretion OF the courts.
The Comptroller calls for bank
statements up to May Isl.
Nomination: u. 9. SHARP, Col~
lector OF the Third District OF Ten
nessee. Confirmation: ,Brougham,
Collector Of Customs at Valasco,
Texas.
Messrs. McIihenny, Mott and Cal
houn, commission IRON Columbus.
Ga., IN behalf of the Chattahoochie
river Improvement scheme, leave ior
home tonight, confident of the sue
cess ol their mission.
HousroN, Nay G.-In the Crimi,
nal Court to-day, Lassing Searlcs,
colored, was sent up tor Two years
for manslaughter.
The following members of the
Baptist Convention at Jefferson are
registered at the Hutchlns House to o.
night: &. w. Pickett, j. II. Henry.
Is. +. Peter, y. B. Woodlin, w. g.
Hudson, Mrs. Miller, w. Il. Smith,
Miss Miller, all OF Alabama aud f..
Il. Taylor, of New Orleans The ma,
jorlty of the party ure ministers.
The Houston and Texas Central
Railroad Stockholders Meeting ad-
jonrned at haii,past seven o'clock.
fhe following new board of annual
directors was elected: VIM. E
Dodge, Moses Taylor, John J. Cisco,
all ot New York; and VIM. NJ.
Rice, +. a. Rice, VIM. }. Hutchins,
Cornelius Ennis, A Groesbeck, VIM.
X. Baker, A. a. Van Alstyne, a. J !.
Burke. The three following members
of the old board are not reelected
Paul Bremond, r. M. Shirley and T..
| w. Pierce. The three new men are
Messrs. Cisco, Burke and Van AL
styne. AT the meeting 6427 shares
of stock were represented.
FROM AUssIN.
May G.-Austin has looked exceed.
ingly dali since yesterday morning,
all the members oil the Legislature
having left, eXc"p,a few who have
cases in the Snficmc Court.
Last nigh quite delegation of the
old Hood Dngade left to attend their
reunion at Galveston to-day and to.
morrow.
FROM ARKANSAS.
LITTLE Rock, May G.-Baxter's
officers refuse to obey the writ OF ha
beas corpus Tor the Supreme Judges,
on the grounds that the State is under
martial law.
Baxter has ordered duplicate ol
The State seal, which Brooks captured
from the executive office,
A general military air prevails
CISCNNATr, May G.-The Times
has the following special from Little
Rock:
"Judge- Searlc and Bennett, who
were captured Sunday night at Ar>
genta, made their escape from the
guard at Benton, and arrived here
early this morning.
The writer has seen and conversed
with them"
THE OVERFLOW.
NEW ORLEANS, May G.-All .cre-
vases IN PlaquemiRe parish are
closed. The work OF replanliug rice
has commenced. Sugar cane on IN
undated places has not been entirely
ruined,
MEMPHIS, May 6.-The rivel has
fallen two Inches, and a steady fall is
hoped for.
FARMERS MOVEMENT.
CmoAGo, May Ga meeting of
the Advisory Board OF the State
Farmers Association, of Illinois, was
had at Bloomington yesterday; fifty.
two out OF one hundred and two OF
the counties in that State being rep,
resented. The object of the meeting
was TO decide upon the availability of
organizing an independent political
party, the matter having been re>
terred by the last meeting of the
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