The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-06-17


LONDON, June lin the House Of CON-
mons, Nc. tFoss. Secretary OF State Tor The
Home Department. iDtr,duced bits amend
ing the labor laws. They provide that
breaches OF contract calculated to cause
public iniurY, By working pss,ple employed
"a public capacity, - ia supplying water
ana gaa. shall be dealt with criminally. All
otnef eases shall BE- regarded purely : mat
ters Of civil Contract.
MONTREAL, June Ii. - The Vickeburo
naR O'AVVO bushels Of wheat and . promis-
cnoUs cargo. - ~''''
PARIs June 12.-The workman. soeie.
ties IN this city have opened 4 national SUR.
scription to prlylde for sending 4 ,leleoa-
tion to the Philadclphia exhibition.
Maroter, the Communist who urred The
in New Caledonia. W
MoNTREAIs June 1e.-The following itel.
egram has lust been received from ST. Johns
Newfoundland: 'sNine Of the crew ana
three passengers Of the Vicksburp were
brought home BIZ an American fisherman. y
HAVANA, June 12.-News By way Of st.
Thomas reports 4 terrible earthquake IN
New Granada. The destruction was tho
greatest in Cucreta valley. It is stated
COCO lives were lost.
LoSDoS, June f2. - The Daily Macs re-
ports crisis imminent At Penwich which
may result In the abdication Of the king.
Turkish men-of-War have been ordered to
cruise in Greek waters.
The Prussian Minister has advised tho
king not 20 abdicate without securing the
rights Of his heir 10 the throne.
probable foreign Intervention Is dis
cussed at Athens.
HAVANA, June 1s.-The police have ar
rested six persons in the act Of repairing
counterfeit tax receipts and lottery tickets.
PANAMA, June 1.-The steamer Balize
onngs the following IN regard to the terri
BILE earthquake in South America:
At 11:10 A. NJ, on the eighteenth Of Nav.
a severe earthquake visited Cucata and r.,
gion. In this city q large part Of the
church fell, several houses were DESTROYED.
and some Of the people killed. The citvof
Cucata Is entirely destroyed, only few
families being saved.
The Cotica Alema German drug store
was set on fire by ball OF fire which was
thrown out Of the volcano, and which Is
constantly belching forth lava. This vol
cane has opened itself In front Of Santiago
IN ridge called FL Alto dc el Girarcha.
San Cayetara was also destroyed; also, the
larger part Of Santiago. In Gramote there
was great destruction. Arboleda, Cuentilla,
and San Cristobal are nearly DESTROYED
principally the four last. The population
of these towns, as estimated by persons well
acquainted, more or less, is as follows:
San Cayetara 1000; Santiago 1000; Grama-
terete 5000; Arbolcda 5000; Cuenhlla
5000; San Cristobai 10, 600.
The section Of country above referred 10
embraces the region around about where
Columbia and Venezuela join, the Colum-
bian portion embracing the State Of San.
lander. Il Is in some respects the most
productive part Of this republic, and the
coffee Of this section Is famous the world
over. One of the cities, San jose de Cucu-
Ian, the city OF the most importance of any
in that section, was situated on tho boun.
Diary line of the republic, and was founded
by Juan de Martin in 1884. Il was the
port OF entry Of an island town, Canbrol.
ledo, port HeIe was the established
custom house. The population Of the city
at the time Of the disaster Is estimated az
about 5000. II had a large commercial
business ana was a great depot for coffee
and a centre for Shipment either through
the Venezuelan ports or down the river Mag
dalena to the city. The shock was felt
quite sharply at Bogota and the adjoining
country.
A gentleman who was at the time in
zacatebina says that the movement lasted
three-quarters of q minute. Il was slightly
felt in Barranquilla.
BERLIN, June 14.-Count Won Arnim Is
seriously i'll.
Cork, June 15.-The American rifle team
arrived this evening and met with q hearty
welcome from the people. The weather
was remarkably fine throughout the voyage
across the Atlantic, and all enjoyed the
trip. The members Of the team gave a
dramatic entertainment on the City Of Ches-
ter last Wednesday evening. They arc much
gratihed with their reception on this side
Of the ocean. They say It Is quite equal 20
the ovation given on their departure from
New York.
LONDON, June 15.-Dispatchos from
Paris to the London Standard says It Is as
serted that Russia has Withdrawn from tho
alliance of the three emperors, and new
alliance has consequently been formed be-
tween Germany and Sweden.
YFNNA, June ia sensation has been
created here BY the publication IN the St.
Petersburg Gdlois, Of an article advocating
an alliance between Russia and England
because that between the three emperors
has lost the power Of guaranteeing peace
since one member thereof has become sus-
pected Of Warlike designs
The marksss.
GALVESTON, June 10. - Cotton - morket
quiet and unchanged; ordinary l2l<e; good or.
binary 1910; low middling 131kc; middllng
143Sc; good middling 145kc; sales zee bales.
NEW York, June l5.-Stoclgs dull Money
2 per cent Gold 1881 ExchanQc-lung
$50; short 4O1. Governments active a. BET.
ter prices. State bonds quiet, except Tcnnes-
sees, which are better.
Cotton-marxet weak, prices irregular; sales
e07 bales; uplands 151<c; Orleans 15gkc Fu-
lures opened steady; July i5kMf5 082c;
August 153k015 1890: September ike
LvERPOoL, June 10 - Noon. - Cotton
steady; middling uplands 70.l0d; middling
Orleans 79<d d; sales 10 900 bales, including 1000
for speculation and export
NEW ORLEANS, June i5.--C Ott0n-demand
moderate; sales 1900 bales; prices unchanged:
good ordinary 70 strict good ordinary 1870
f1t<c: low middling 10 strict low mid.