The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-12

CmcAGo, August ga fire at Mount
Pleasant, Michigan, burned the EAterJrise
printing building and other heus IS Loss
$500, 900. -.-'t
I MEMPHIS, August G-The Arkansas river
! had nsen iUur tee ut nIunlght last
plight, ana, was still rising rapidly. This
waser comes FROM the Mississippi rIver,
near New Madrid, and threatens the fine
cotton lands above Helena, on the ArAan-
sas side. Cotton men predict l1ss of So
900 bales of cotton in the Memphis disuct
alone from the present outlook. A letter
| from the mouth of White river, ala miles
below here, written on the fourth, says:
| - 1t will take one foot more of water to get
on one-haif Of the cotton cutside The ievees.
We can stand three feet without much dam
age. Corn was planted in low places, and
Is now in the water and lost.a i'
CoLoSA, H., August o, "A tornado
passed over this place last night, destrrying
barns, unroohng houses sud D,oNIng down
chimneys. Grain an the surronuSilng coun-
try was injured considerably.
SELMA, Ala, August O. Eugene Archie
Kelly, negro, was hanged ms morning
for the murder OF Andrew o;aaninghain,
also a negio. t.iasans--F sa-s
MEMPHIS, August 6.-The river here Is
rising steadily at the rate OF Iwoinehes iuf
twenty-four hours. The weather Is cloudy
and threatening. The levees below. iirre as
far down as Frlar's Point, are still repor,ed
good, the only break being AT the cut ia
the Old Town leyee, through " hIch water is
pouring, threatening the plantations below,
from near ST. Francis ami Madison. aras -
OMAHA, August AT Elkhorn, Ne
braska, this morning, a crowd of me,I as.
sembled in quiet conversation were ap-
preached by two men named Kane and Nc
Ibro, the latter carrying a shotgun loaded
with buckshot. When within range. at the
word fire, given by Kane, McIbro shot into
the crowd, and seriously wounded Mr..
Durmond, proprietor of the Phillips house,
his son and Chas. Baldwin. The assassins
Immediately jumped on horses and fled.
Inc cause of the shooting is supposed to be
an ola grudge against Baldwin. Mounted
men, well armed, are in pursuit.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July THE Catholic
citizens celebrated the centennial anniver-
sary OF the birthday of 0'Connell by street
parades and entertainments. r~
CINCINNATI, July IA speclal to the
Commercial from Marietta, Ohio, saws the
Marietta, Pittsburg and Cleveland Railroad
went into the hands of receiver to-day. o.
G. Warner, president of the road, was ap-
pointed receiver.
SALT LAKE CRY. Utah, July 7.-Josepb
A. Young, eldest son of Brigham Young.
died here very suddenly last night, it is
supposed, of heart disease.
OMAHA, Nebraska. July Tt is esti-
mated that the number of Texas cattle
driven into this State this year will amount
to over one hundred thousand. They are
mostly held by cattle raisers along the line
of the Union Pacific Railroad from Kearney
Junction to Sidney. Forty thousand of
the number driven in this year have been
sold. Large numbers will be shipped East
this year through this point. The weather
continues clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, July 7.-Returns from fifty
six out of the one hundred and sixteen
counties in the State give McCleary. DEM
ocrat, gain of about one thousand over
the vote of the same counties for Leslie in
1871.
EVANSVILLE, August - Trains have
been suspended on the Evansville and Chi
cago Railroad by reason of breaks occa-
stoned by high water in White and Wabash
rivers.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August THE
Northampton Anchor, Tape and Webbing
Company has failed. Liabilities, $50, 600
A large mass of soft rock fell in the
Hoosac tunnel last night, and smaller pieces
are falling to-day. The miners dare not APP
proach to ascertain the extent of damage.
The track is blocked. eif11 gts1'r'.t
BOSTON, August g. The Republican
State Convention will be helc at Worcester
on the twenty-ninth of September.
| FRANKFoRD, August The terrific ex-
plcsIon at 9:30 O'clock, this morning, at
Bird gesburg7 arsenal, was caused by the
breaking up of condemned metallic ammu-
milton. There ARE many reports of the
number of the-klled and injured, but only
one person, -a-lad-o about eighteen, was
killed. About twenty-five others were in
iured, several of whom cannot survive.
The building was blown. to pieces. In the
building were stored large quantity of
powder, arms and artillery, besides battle
flags and trophies taken or used IN the wars
of the country. ~zer- - ~
RALEIGH, August 7.LReturns from fifty
four counties give Democratic majorities
1t is generally conceded that the Democrats
will have a good working majority in the
convention. q a. EsE AZ - -EL. :
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-THE O'Con-
nell centenary was celebrated last night by
a meeting at Platt's Hail.
MEMPHIS, August THE river is rising
steadily, having risen threeinches in twenty
|
noon. 1t is now within seven inches of the
spring rise and within nine inches of the
point which overfows the entire country on
the Arkansas side, back to Madison, dis
lance of forty miles. The weather is cool
and unsettled.
| Governor Patterson, collector of internal
revenue, to-day siezed lot of whisky here,
shipped by Bingham & Co., of Evansville,
which is part of lot of 900 barrels, all sup
posed to be crooked, and having been raised
from the wreck of the lronsides. The
stamps have been duplicated.
WASHINGTON, August ESPECIAL river
reports during the past twenty-four hours
say the Ohio river has fallen three feet at
Cincinnati, and FIVE inches. at Louisville.
1t has risen seven inches at Evansville and
4 twenty-six inches at Pittsburgh. The river
continues above danger line between Gin
cinnati and Evansville, but has probably
reached its maximum height at all stations.
4 The Mississippi river has fallen one inch at
Cairo and twenty-five inches at st. Louis
1t has risen two inches at Memphis and
three inches at Vicksburg, and will con-
tinue to rise slightly at these stations. The
Missouri has fallen sixteen inches at Kansas
1 City and slightly at other stations. The
| Cumberland river has fallen eleven inches
at Nashville. The Monnongahela river has
risen, but will be falling during Monday.
No rains have been reported during the
past twenty-four hours in the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys. Light rains prevail
to-day in the Central Ohio valley.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-Ottman's coun-
sci appeals for reduction in bail, which is
now 800, 900. Ottman had a special de
post in the Germania Savings Bank at
| Alexandria. A package was found which
contains curious box in winch $29, 500
| in bills was found the box evidently made for
the purpose of burying money safely. The
box and money are in the hands of the de-
tectsyes The wives of Halleck and OFT
man had an interview with their husbands
to-day. 1t was very affecting. Brown and
Halleck have an examination tomorrow. 3.
New YORK, July dwight, johnson
& Co. have been appointed assignees of
A rchihald Barter &. Co Albert /. lodoe