The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-08
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4 contempt OF me 1Oruler order, but decided
no other question involved. Childs was
fined $3.50. This leaves the case precisely
where it was before the proceedings were
begun Texas 20 recover damages, viii
have 70 bsiDg suit against the parties in
England.
The following goes North tonight to the
New York Herald, some week ago Capt.
Russell, the senior officer in command OF
the United States Sloop Plymouth, at Key
West, telegraphed to the Navy Department
that on that day there had been two fatal
cases Of yellow fever on shipboard, and that
he bad taken every precaution to prevent
the disease spreading. Incrediable as it
may appear, neither the War nor Navy De-
partment, we're advised of the prevalence of
the disease until to-day, when the engineer
officer in charge Of the government works
at forts Taylor and jefferson telegraphed
to the chief of the engineer corps that the
yellow fever had greatly increased within
four days, and that all the naval vessels
were quarantined and the soldiers garrison
ing the forts would leave Immediately for
colder quarters.
Following this came a telegram from
another officer, stating that the epidemic
was spreading, which report was soon gen.
orally known In army and navy circles, and
was not confined to vessels of the navy, but
that deaths were occurring in Key West.
The existence of the disease was unknown
to the Treasury Department, but, upon
hearing the report, the supervising surgeon
in charge of the marine hospital directed
that instructions be sent at once to the
surgeons at Pensacola, Mobile, New Or
leans and Galveston to be en- the lookout
for yellow jack, and to promptly report its
appearance. The United States steamer
Dispatch, sent to New Orleans to convey
the Senatorial party to Mexico, was at Key
West when the fever broke out, increasing
the solicitude, not only for the naval Off
GERS, but for the prominent persons COM
i prising the excursion party.
"This early appearance of the fever in so
malignant a form, and the negligence of
the authorities to advise the Treasury De-
partmens Of its existence, causes serious APP
prehension lest it may become suddenly
widespread in its ravages."
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The debt state
ment shows decrease of over s., 800, 600 /;
now in the Treasury, coin $S4, 900, 600, cur
rencY $4,000, 900. Postage stamps sold
during the present quarter exceed those
for the quarter ending in December over
$3.50, 000
The argument on the Grant parish, affair
Will NC COuCluQ0Q INcNCIuy dQQ
4 Attorney General Williams.
| The Treasury disbursements for all sources,
exclusive of the payments on interest or
principal of the public debt, during March
were $12, 900, 693.
WAsHINeToN, April 2.-The following,
as presenting the line of argument on which
the Republicans propose to make their con-
! test, is given place on the wires
t'NEw HAVEN, Conn.,, April 2.-HoH.
James g. Blaine addressed q Republican
meeting here this evening. He discussed
the Southern question at great length, main
tanning that so long as opposition to recon
struction on the basis of free suffrage and
the Constitutional amendments formed the
principal Democratic issue in the South,
the Republicans would be compelled to
make the support of these measures the
principal issue in the North. He com.
mented with some severity on the course
pursued by the Democrats in Congress on
the Louisiana question, and said they had
arrayed themselves solidly against any adj
justment whatever. Every member of the
i party, except Stephens, of Georgia, voted
against permitting the question Of adjust
ment and compromise to be even introduced
and considered by the House. He said the
evident aim of the Democrats was to rein
state their old mode of ruling the country,
viz, unite the South and detatch enough
of the North to constitute a majority
with a consolidated South. They only
needed forty-seven electoral votes in
the North, and New York, Connec-
ticut and California were Just enough,
with Indiana, New Jersey and Oregon, to
fight for. Let each of the States thus men
aced take heed that it did not in peace en-
Liter coalition to destroy the fruits il had
struggled for in war. He did not have
faith in additional coercive legislation by
Congress, nor would he interfere in the
i government of any State except as a last
resort for the public safety, but he appealed
to the voters of Connecticut and to the
i loyal voters everywhere to keep the polit-
ical power of the Union in the hands of the
unwavering and undoubted friends of the
j Union-those who had fought for it and
saved it, when the ends of war had been
fully attained; when free suffrage was
everywhere conceded; and when free
speech was nowhere denied; when Wen
dell Phillips and General Logan can speak
as freely In Georgia as Lamar and Gordon
can speak in New Hampshire. The neces-
sity for further appeal to the loyalty of the
North will have ended. Until then, while
he would cultivate and encourage the kind
lest feeling between North and South, he
would urge the North to hold the political
power as the assurance of safety and pros
perlty to both sections
WASHINGTON, April g. Rear Admiral
Mullaney, commanding the North Atlantic
Station, reports to the Secretary of the
Navy that at Havana the yellow fever is
prevailing to an alarming extent; that on
board two Spanish vessels there were sew
enty-six cases down. In view of the fact
Secretary Robson yesterday ordered the
. Fortune, which has been making surveys
around the Island of Cuba, 70 return home.
He also ordered all the vessels at Key West
to proceed to Port Royal South Carolina,
with the exception Of the Plymouth, Ossip-
pee and Shawmut, which were ordered to
take a cruise.
WASHINGTON, April o. Commissioners
John G. New is to be Treasurer of the
United States, rice Spinner, who resigned
to-day. New takes possession June 80.
President Grant to-day, in conversation
with the writer hereof, remarked, in reply
to question, that he was somewhat amused
lately at newspaper statements of what he
would do in relation to the recent outrageC
by armed bands of Mexicans invading the
Texas frontier. Such statements were mere
inventions, as he had not, since those events,
expressed his views to any person, not even
to the Secretary of State, who, like himself,
had been absent from the city. e was al
ready known 70 The ,sl61i1. that erlss- .ls.7
been issued to the military for the protec-
ton Of our citizens on the frontier; but in
addition TO this nothing had been done.
The government was not yet advised of the
extent of the outrages, although It had
been officially informed Of the arrest Of I
mail carrier and the burning Of postoficS
by the invaders. The Mexican government
had repeatedly been reminded Of outragel
heretofore committed by MexicaDs on citi
zens Of the United States, beth IN Mexics
and on the United States soil, and would
hear from this government in q short time
concerning those more recently committed
; through the Department Of state. Their
would be 4 consultation with the Secretary
Of State on this subject, and probably j
would be brought to the attention Of thl
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