The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-26

/ RoME, August s1.-The Fas Earulla say.
the late Emperor Ferdinand, Of Austria,
left by his will TO the Pope $6, 0O0, 600,
which amount has already been paid.
| PADUcAH, August 23.-The printers of
Paducah are al on a strike Cause, reduc-
ton from thirty to twenty cents per 1000
| ems.
ST. LOUIS, August eS.-The corcner's
jury on the recent deaths in the insane asy-
ium find that the blame of the matter at
taches to the nurses, who administered over.
doses of medicine.
CHICAGO, August 2S.-There was frost in
various parts Of Illinois Saturday night.
! Potatoes and other vegetables were severely
| injured in the vicinity of Freeport.
MEMPHIS, August 23.-W. B. Greenlaw,
President of the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad, and of the Peoples Insurance.
Company, of this city, died this morning VI
dropsy of the heart.
KEY WEST, August 23.-Yello1 fever ha:
entirely disappeared and Key West is nov
exceedingly healthy. The weather is cOol
and pleasant.
| lSignedl J. V. HARRIS.
Health officer
| NEW YORK, August 23.-Ex-Judge Ship.
man, assignee of Duncan Sherman & Co.,
and 81. A. Condred, S. L. NJ. Barlow and
w. w. Mcfarland, his sureties, Justified
to-day before Judge Robertson in the Court
of Common Pleas, in the sum Of $500, 600
each.
The various Turner societies, containing
representatives from different States, mum
bering 5000 men, marched through the city
to day TO Jones's woods, where q three
days festival is in progress.
CHICAGO, August %. = jefferson Davis
has received inyitat,pns from DeMoines,
Iowa, Charleston, Illinois, and other points
in the West, to deliver annual addresses at
the meetings of their several agricultural
societies this fall.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 23.-Rev. Cyrus
Mutt, D. D. and L. L. D., for fifteen years
president of the Indianapolis State Uni
versity, at Bloomington, Indiana, died this
morning of remittent fever.
PATERSON, N. j., August est Is said
that the New Jersey and New York Rail
road owes the Erie Railroad $40, 600, and
has refused to pay it. The Erie therefore
to-day seized two cars Of the former road at
Long Dock, and tore up the other CON-
pany's track at Hocksnsack Junction.
There was great excitement, but the police
force from Jersey City preserved order.
NEW YORK, August 23.-The members OF
the rifle team arrived at the City Hall at
half-past two o'clock, and were received by
Mayor Wictham and q number of distin.
guished citizens. The mayor, in brief
but complimentary manner, welcomed the
| team and complImented them on their sue
cessful competition with the British marks
men.
WATKINS GLEN, N. Y, August %. The
Arlington Hotel was burned by the explo.
sion of gasoline lamp. The guests escaped
with their haOoaUe
ALBANY, N. Y, August pa portion
of the manufacturing hall at the fair
grounds was blown down and two children
killed.
SANTANDER, August est is rumored
| that serious disturbance has. occurred al
| Estella, and that the arrest and incarcera
| ton of Gems. Mendine and Mogrevejo and
other Carlist officers was because of theil
completely in the plot against Don Carlos.
WEEHAwKEN, August 3D. Policeman
Mundy fatally dubbed one Phil Reach
| for interfering when Mundy was shooting Q
| dog.
LONDON, August %. A Berlin dispatch
to the Times says "The Austrian ambas
sador at Constantinople has suggested to
the Turkish government the expediency Of
| allowing Herzegovina seml-independent
| administration. Had this suggestion been
accepted the three northern powers would
have been prepared to assist its accom-
plishment The Porte, however, rejected
the proposition. The Intervention of Aus
tria is no longer considered altogether i'm
probable. The Austrian government seems
to consider that a change has become in
dispensable, and that it had best be effected
at time when Austria may hope to exer,
else leading influence. I" 80 '-' -'''
BREMEN, August 23.--The, congress oil
the German journalists opened here today
Resolutions were adopted asking jmperis
legislation in behalf of the liberty of the
press to publish truthful reports of the pub
lie proceedings, of the law courts, and
granting the immunity from the disclosures
PHILADELPHIA, August 21e-The Albion
Mills at Coshocton was burned loss, $3.50,
600. The Virginia Home had risk OF
$4,000 on it.
Adelaide Dorsheuner died in half an
hour after taking caroolic acid by mistake.
HUDSON, N. Y, August 81. Mary KEEL
lenhouse, aged 106 years, is dead. Her
maiden name was Lick, and she was mar
ried four times. The first event took place at
her eighteenth, and the last at her eighty
eighth year. She was very intelligent, and
had relentive memory. Her progeny are
scattered all over the country.
NIAGARA, August 2i.-Culler & Bordly,
tea dealing defaulters, who absconded from
Baltimore, were arrested in Canada and held
under the old English statute concerning
absconding foreigners.
CHATTANOOGA, August 21.-J. +. Bowyer,
painter, was killed, and Patsy Golfer, q
timer, was injured by the falling of q scat
fold this afternoon.
of the names of contributors.
II
Council passed resolutions for the suppress
sion of converts and sisters of charity.
RAQUsA, August ga number of Mon
tenegrins who joined the Herzegovina in
surgents, captured seven small forts around
Gozzoduga and Nistke, near the Montene-
grin frontier.
LONDON, August ga special to the
Nesos from Rome says the Pope haa invited
a rich bishop Ledochowski to Rome, on
the expiration of his term of Imprisonment,
in February next, to attend special con-
sistory, at which he will receive the insignia
of cardinal.
The Times, in leading article, says that
if any way could be devised of giving
Herzegovina and Bosnia an independence
similar to that Of Servia, it would be q
great relief to the Porte and an advantage
to Europe. The writer points to the grad
ual and inevitable disruption Of the Otto
man empire, and protests against the sup
position that the foreign policy of Eng
land might be governed in, the interests Of
the holders of Turkish bonds. The article
concludes as follows: Whenever the mo-
ment arrives, the outlying provinces Of
Turkey need not hesitate TO assist the move
ment If the cause should appear. desirable.
LONDON, August ga special 70 the
~
has accepted the proposition of friendly
power to the Council, and the submission
of the Insurgents to the Turkish Govern
ment, sad represent to them the utter hope
Iessness of foreign Intervention. Pas
cha has been appointed special commiss-
Toner to examine into the grievances Of dis
affected peopL. 1t is confidently expected
that the insurrection will soon terminate.
QUEBEC, Canada. August ga passon-
ger on the stage, when near Assemetquagep,
drew a revolver and, presenting it at the