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

IN establishing its power again in 1875
The resolutions were discussed at length
and finally sent to the committees on FEEDER
al relations. A resolution petitioning the
Legislature against the proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution which disfranchises
person convicted of petit larsency, and
requires a man TO pay his poll tar before he
can vote. The rest OF the session was spent
in organizing, with no particular feature of
interest.
WASHINGTON, August 2i.-Brown, of the
treasury robbery, was before the police
court, but at the instance of the prosecution
the examination was postponed until Mon
day.
CuIcAeo, August si-The Indians at
some of the up-river agencies are already
dissatisfied, and the prospect is that some
of the tribes will not send delegation to
the Red Cloud Council at Standing Rock.
They are very decided since the commits
sioners left there.
Ii has been unanimously resolved by the
Indians not tn dispose of their rights in
the Black Hills country, nor have anything
to do with making new treaty with the
government.
WASHINGTON. August ei. - Official ad-
statement that the United States military
telegraph line, between Brownsville and
Ringgold, is being continually cut. The
line has been working for two weeks with
out trouble of any kind. Ii was twice cut
near Brownsville when building, but as it
suffered to the same extent in Northern Tex
as no unusual difficulty Is apprehended in
maintaining the line on the border.
Frederick Z. Sawyer, extensively en-
gagged in mail contracts for Texas, died at
his residence in Georgetown to-day.
WASHINGTON, August 2l.-Hon. j. Rus
sell Jones, regarding the tender Of the Sec
retaryship interim to him, says that mat
tiers are in such a shape at present that he
cannot give definite answer.
New YORK, August 2l.-Thurlow Weed
and family and servants have been suffer
ing severely from symptoms resembling
cholera. The consulting physicians are
puzzled by this sudden and strange sick
ness, which indicated poisoning. 1t has
been discovered that the copper teakettle
used for boiling water for tea and coffee
had been secured with oxalic acid, which,
combined with the copper formed arsenate
of copper. The physicians say Weed and
his daughter and three servants had mar
row escape.
NEW York, August 21.-Several excur-
sion parties visited Iona Island, and the
women crowded two men overheard and
they were drowned.
The representatives of the four great
lines met in the Erie buildings yesterday
and arranged fares West. The rates are adj
vanced on basis of twenty dollars to Chi
cago, which is an advance of two dollars
on the present rates. IL goes into effect
Monday. Proportionate rates have been
adopted between Philadelphia and Balti-
more to the West.
! New ORLEANS, August 2i.-The State
Register reports the result of the census of
Louisiana, recently taken in compliance with
the requirements of the State Constitution,
to be: City of New Orleans, whites 145, 7e1,
colored 81, 647; total, 203, 36S, an increase
Of II, 966 upon the census of 1870. Popu-
lation of the whole State, white 404, sol,
colored 450, 020, an excess of colored over
white of 40, $685. and a total increase of
1913, 115 over the census of 1870 These
| figures may be subjected to some slight
modification, the returns of one or two re-
mote parishes not being quite complete.
The Markets.
New YORK, August 24-The stock market
is dull and lower for some; the rest steady.
Money ~ per cent. Gold 1871. Elk
change-long 4.S71k short 400 Govern.
ments dull and steady. State bonds duh
ana nominal.
LGter-Cotton firm; sales $40 bales; up
lands 143sc; Orleans 14afc
GALVESTON, August Cotton--market
steady; ordinary lie; good ordinary lee;
low middling f3c; middlings 1s4Sc; good
middling l44c.
Flour-XX $675@7; choice faraily 80.
Hider active and higher; dry flint, as they
run, 13@l4c; selected IKE.
Gold 11S16@ll416. Silver 1Os1k@1091k.
LONDON, August 24-Noon. rate
1K@1ss per cent, which is 1k@1sk per cent.
below bank rates. Erie 114ll
PARIS, August a. Neon Rentes 06f
| 15c.
NEW ORLEANS, August "a - Cotion-De-
mand moderate; strict good ordinary 12skM
125sc; low middling TO strict low fniddling
l316@1324c; middling 14l4@141Sc.
Gold l13A. Sight a per cent premium.
Sterling commercial g. 40%.
LIVERPOOL, August "a Noon. Cotton
market firm; middling uplands I'D; mid
ding Orleans 7-l6d; sales 1000 bales, In
Guiding 5000 for speculation and export; to
arrive easier, and not quotably lower.