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

of thirty-two majority, decarea the body
independent of the contro. of priests. HA-
| german voted with the majority. Jeggel
was held to $500 bail for hearing this eve
ming. AT
TOPEKA, Kan, August 24-John T.
Taylor, who is held under $4,000 bail on
charge of robbing registered letters, is a
| grandson of ex-PresideDt Taylor He was
an officer on Gen. Sherman's staff
AUGUSTA, August Ex-Governor Smith
was serenaded, and made speech to large
concOurse of people. He said there wa:
a serious cause for tie apprehension of al
instruction. The great mass of colored
people rallying knew nothing of the gravity
and danger of the plot into which they
were being led by few bad negroes. He
counselled prudence and forbearance of al
men. The''whites and blacks should be pro-
tected in their rights of person and prop
| erty. He would see to it that peace and
order would be preserved by the Ii.<id en-
forcement of laws. The courts were open,
and all violations of the peace would bt
tried and punished. ALI danger had passed,
and there was no reason to apprehend any fur
Their trouble. 1t was reported that colored
man was killed in one of the counties, and
the Governor say 5 he will offer a reward for
the arrest of the murderer. He will remain
in Augusta tomorrow.
| LAWRENCE, Mass, August 24.-The At
lantic cotton mills, which suspended work
on the tenth of July last, will resume with
full force on Monday next. They give en-
ployment to 1850 operatives. The sales OF
the stock ON hand have been large, and the
prospect is regarded as encouraging for q
good fall business.
TORONTO, Ontario, August 24.-Willis
Mazzery, the British bishop of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in Canada, died last
Sunday.
| Foreign.
| MELBOURNE, August "A. -Commodore
James Goodfour, commanding the British
squadron in Australian waters, died on the
twentieth from poisoned arrow wounds re-
ceived in an attack made on his flagship
the corvette Pearl, ty the natives of Car
Isle Bay; and although every effort was
made to counteract its effects, the poison
proved fatal. One seaman was killed and
three wounded.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 24.@The Porte
is concentrating large force in the direc-
ton of LISA in consequence of the part
taken by the Servians in the instruction in
Herzegovina. The military occupation of
Servia is regarded as not improbable.
VIENNA, August pa dispatch to the
Neao Free Press says the insurgents beseig-
ing Trebigne have been reinforced and re-
solved to attack the city to-day.
LONDON, August pa special to the
Standard says the Herzegovinian insurgents
massacred ninety Turkish prisoners cap
tured at Mansic.
Bands of insurgents are assembling in the
mountains of Crete.
LONDON, August "a. = Edward Hewitt
g. Son, provision dealers, of Montague,
have failed. Liabilities, $125, 600.
Mr.. Moran, United States Minister at Por-
tugal, is i'll, in consequence of the privation
he experienced during the wreck of the
steamer Boyne.
The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly re-
view, says the wheat crop in Great Britain
has been gathered in much better order
than expected. Prices generally yielded
from one to two shillings, and in some cases
from two to three shillings. New samples
look well in comparison with those of last
year, with less acreage and a diminished
yield. The PARIS market has also felt the
beneficial effect of the weather. The price
of flour has declined two shillings per sack
in many parts of France. Accounts from
the continent differ somewhat, but all agree
upon the fact that violent local storms with
unusually large hail, doing immense dam
age, have visited France, Belgium and Hol-
land. In Germany the markets are firm.
MADRID, August 24.-The garrison in the
citadel of SEQ de Urgel hoisted flag of
truce and hostilities were suspended. Gen.
Lizzarraga, the Carlist commander, offers to
surrender on conditions which Gen. Marti-
nez Campos rejects. Negotiationswilrco con-
tinue, and it is probable the capitulatioI
will be signed to-day.
4 fooA o-l
mouth disease has broken out with great
violence in Dorsetshire, where 10, 600 ami
mails are down with it. The disease is
spreading rapidly to other parts of England.
The colonial office has received the fol-
lowing details of the attack on Commodore
Goodfour and portion of the crew of the
Pearl: The Commodore and party, on the
twelfth instant, landed in Carlisle bay, to
open intercourse with the natives of the
Santa Cruz Islands, who attacked the Sand
Fly in the same place last year. After re-
naming about an hour ashore. and making
apparently satisfactory progress in the OBJ
ject of their mission, they were preparing
to return to the ship, when suddenly the
natives, who were only a few yards off,
shot at Commore Goodfour, and poisoned
arrow penetrated his left side. The boat
then put off under storm of arrows. Seven
men were wounded, including Lieut..
Hawkes.. Two of the wounded died from
the effect of poison, and the others are inn
proving. As soon as the boat returned, the
Pearl shelled and burned the native village
and then returned to Nelson's.
BERLIN, August 21.-The North German
Gazette says that there is nothing known in
the political circles in Berlin of RussiaIin-
tending to convoke conference on the
usage of war in the future.
LONDON, August 21.-The Vienna Neac
Press is informed that a note from the British
Ambassador was recently forwarded to the
Sultan, informing him of the action of the
three powers and pointing out the slgnif-
canoe of the step. A Vienna political cor
respondent says that the action of the pow
ers was to tender friendly offices, not inter
yention, and was final.
A special dispatch to the Standard, from
Vienna, represents that fifty Turkish fami-
lies persisted when the insurgents DESTROYED
Berbera and Sevejean.
The NeaoS's correspondent in Paris reports
that ex-Presldent Timers declines to be q
candidate for the Senate, preferring to re-
main in the Lower House.
SOUTHAMPTON, August 21.-The date of
departure and destination of the United
States SQUADRON, now laying in this habor
is not determined, but will probably sail by
the first of September for Plymouth, where
it will anchor short time, and then SAIL in
the direction of Galveston.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 21.-It is Off
cislly stated that the news published in for
eign journals regarding the Herzegovinian
Instruction, is much exaggerated.
The Turkish government will soon have
10, 600 men concentrated in Herzegovina.
L
it was able TO crush the insurgents with the
least possible illusion of blood.
The Derviste Pacha has now been ordered
to take offensive steps. Powers entirely
friendly have been requested, in order TO
facilitate settlement of the difficulty, to
with the insurgents for the
purpose of counseling submission to the
Ottoman government and informing them
that they have nothing to hope for from
the Intervention of foreign powers.
LONDON, August 21.-A Telegram from