The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-01-14

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simply say that the reasons for his action
VIII De found IN accompanying documents.
These documents comprise all papers in the
Executive and Attorney Generals Offices
affecting Louisiana A special meeting of
the Cabinet in regard to affairs in Louisi-
ana is progressing. The message will not
be sent in to-day. Perhaps his friends urge
him to say as little as possible.
The Republican says, as was stated in the
Replbltodn of Saturday, majority of the
| Southern outrage committee are entirely
dissatisfied with the seton of the sub-com-
mittee which had been sent to New Or
Ieas. As the only possible way of mend
| ing matters, they agreed to go themselves,
as an entire committee, 70 take the neces-
sAry testimony. With this end in view,
they arranged tostart for the scene of their
labor last night.
WAsHINoToN, January 1s.-Half dozen
Senators were IN consultation with the
President this morning before the Cabinet.
II Is said the Cabinet will sustain the Sheri-
dan-Grsnt policy.
Don Piatt has until Friday to answer GER
tain questions concerning the Pacific mail
subsidy.
miscellaneous.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, January ST. II.
Hannah, Democrat, elected speaker. He
is the first Democratic speaker since 1865.
Hannah received twenty-seven Conserve
tive and three Republican votes Several In
efectual ballots in the Senate for president
pro ten.
/ MEMPHIS. January S. - The Democrats
have carried the municipal election.
4 BALTIMORE, January S.-The Committees
from Northern and Southern Presbyterian
Churches, TO consider existing differences,
have organized DR.. VIM Brown, President,
and Mr.. Richmond, Vice President.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January S.-The Maine
Republicans, in caucus, have nominated
Hanlin for United States Senator.
LANSING, MICH, January S.-The Re-
publican caucus has nominated Chandler
Tor United States Senator.
CHICAGO, January Q. - The weather
turned suddenly cold, with a driving snow
from the West. Dispatches from the North
! west report extreme cold weather, with
heavy snow, At Des Moines the thermom-
eter fell from eight above to twenty-eight
below zero; the coolest for many years with
; drifting snow a
CINCINNATI, January 9.-The Louisiana
Committee have arrived here and leave for
Washington tonight,
ST.. LOUIS, January 9Th ermometer at
| four o'clock was thirty-one degrees above
and at seven o'clock eight degrees below
zero.
INDIANAPOLIS, January 1l.-Voorhees
has withdrawn from the Senatorial candi-
dacy.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 11.-Vasquez,
the bandit, hangs on January 20.
The Western Hotel, Sacramento, has
been burned, with three men. It is feared
Others are in the ruins.
ALBANY, January l2.7-Governor Tilden
has sent special message to the Legisla-
ture calling attention 20 Louisiana affairs
Senator Lord offered concurrent resolu-
ton condemning all persons responsible for
the interference with the Louisiana Legisla-
ture. The resolution was land on the table
on motion OF Mr.. Woodin, who said it
would be wise to await the report Of the
Louisiana investigating committee.
/ HARRISBURG, January IA committee
was appointed to give an expression Of the
sympathy of the Legislature for the people
of Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, January 11.-Ex-Gov. ].
Madison Wells, president of the Return
| ing Board, arrived in this city to-day from
his home, Rapides parish, and will leave for
Washington at once to give testimony be-
fore the Congressional COMMITTEES.
The public schools opened to-day, atten-
dance large. No trouble.
The last edition of outrage reports was
telegraphed to the Secretary Of War yester-
day by Gen. Sheridan.
j. N. Seixas, by request OF the Congress
sional committee, has compiled statement
from the files Of the price currents, showing
the depreciation in value Of leading bank
and other leading stocks in New Orleans
Estimated depreciation in city securities for
two years, from August II, 1872, to August
Is, 1874. The following in round numbers
closely approximates the result: Bank
stock, ten and one-quarter million, shrink
age Eve and One-half million; street railroad
/ stock, four and one-quarter million, shrink
sge one and one-quarter million; miscellan-
eous stock three million, shrinkage one mill
lion; insurance stock, seven and 0ne-half
million, shrinkage nearly two and 3 half
millions; city securities nearly twenty-five
million, shrinkage over four and a half
million. Total shrinkage in two years over
fourteen million.
LoxDoS, January 1.-THE steamer
Kathleen May was lost at sea with twenty.
six persons.
The Posts Berlin special says lively cor
respondence is in progress between the
German and Spanish governments. in re-
gard 10 the outrage by the Carlisis on the
German vessel Fustar.
It is rumored that the German corvettcs,
Victoria and Louisa, have been ordered to
be IN readiness 70 proceed to ehastise the
Carlists, Unnecessary.
LONDON, January 10, 8 A. N.-The TINES
has reason to believe that Bismarck has
intimated to Spain that the German gov
ernment win defer recognition of Alfonso
until the decree suspending two Protestant
newspapers and closing Protestant chapel At
Cadiz Is repealed.
The Markets.
GALVESTON, January I2.-Money steady
and unchanged. Gold steady, a. 1i11<0
1l2, buying and selling. sfyer-loTer At
1861 a 1075<, buying and selling. TX
change commercial bills are veTy scarce and
rates are firm; Commercial New YORK
sight currency, = per cent discounts do gold.
nominal; New Orleans sight, currency,
6.Ss; bankers New York sight, cuTency,
par; DO. gold, nominal; New Orleans
sight, currency, j premium; do. gold. nomi.
nal; sterling, 60 days. 5.43.
BacoE-1uiet and unchanged clear sides are
selling e l25c; clear nib II lec: shool-
deTs iO5<c; breakfast bacon 13Z014c.
Cofpc-pFices steady and unchanged; sci
1o1<c; good 100iol{c; primo i04< 020c;
dealers are selling from store a. about 1c "a.
vance on these prices. CONN Job lots, 651
CSC per bushel; selling from Store 81 e1O
1l0. Flour = market quiet and unchanged;
xxx 5000 GO; choice family $50
0725 per barrel; sales 100 ba7Tel8 Hams
duh: choice sugar-curcd I5fb15i<c. second
I quality 140115<c Hides = shade easier
/ dry hinf selected 1870; IS they run 10
18l{c; vet salfed, selocied, 91B9 e. butchers
! green lose; dry sailed sod - dry ninf. with
allowances for SIT; glue dock g. L.er1 q.let'
1 tierce. nc. - I6l(c. MoIas1ce-neU
/ Texas h AR supply and good demand acIIiDg
1 a soc FOR prime and sc Tor choice PER gallon
for hagTels. hnh barrels 5c advance kegs loc
/ advance. lob lots - H0055c Tor barrels.
i pcc.ng-ecarue and high; choice Western