The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-12
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~sHKEEPSIE, August 9.-At a serensde
given here t. r. \. Aston, of the Atlanta
HAsald, and Gen. ing, lnember OF Con-
gress from Georgia, both made brief ad'
dresses The speeches were OF a friendly
ald c1neiliatory character, beth gentlemen
asserting that If the North and South had
known each other before theswar aslweli ~
they 10 nov, the war would never have oc-
Cured. g-.rtss E.sd 81 .stoa oc
SAX FRANOIsco, August 0. "A heavy
earthquake oocurred 81 Hollister tins mOrn=
ing. No damage reported r1Ie' - aslsi
TWIN MogSTLAN, HOUSE, n. Y, August
s--The first of Rev. ii. w. Beecher's va
cation sermons was delivered here yester.
day aternoon. A very large auclence was
N att=ndapce, Composed of residents of the
village adiscent anu guests Of the hotels in
the vicinity. - s-o''. p 10 q sa
GREAT Fails, N. Y, August 3. - The
great CochO malls at East Rochester which
have been idle for the past month, viii
resume operations Tomorrow. A large shoe
factory at the same place viii also start At
the same time. rs .a-7-a slom -
ST. LOUIS, July 9.---The GLIDE Democrat
publishes u letter from b. Gratz Brown op.
posing national bank system, contraction,
ETC. Z .cca fr1glB-a lai avoat - nsliiA
MEMPHIS, July 9.--The river has risen an
inch since six O'Clock last evening. Ad-
vices from St. Francis state that the riveris
less threatening. asd aFao ~ aWni
sT Foreign. SIS 10 isn'En
LONDON, August I0.-Sir Charles Audi
ley's shipping bill to-day passed its sec
md reading IN the House of Lords.
PANAMA, August l0.--rhe position in
the Republic of Columbia is more compli-
Gated. The contest for the presidency
threatens TO result in a general war. A
fight took place at Camaron, in the State
of Magdalena, between the State forces aud
the revolutionists. The revolutionists, con
sisting of 600, were defeated with loss Of
several officers, and practically it is consid-
cred that the war has begun.
LONDON, August 10.-Special dispatches
to the Standard from Glasgow report that
sixty rioters, many of whom were badly
hurt, were brought before the magistrate
Yesterday and remanded TO Jail. Riots
broke out again in the suburbs Monday and
the Volunteers and regular troops were or
dered to hold themselves in readiness for a
Mobs of Catholics, armed
with hatchets, steel knuekles and knives,
and acting under leaders, are re-
ported. Several of the men in custody are
/ I'd centres.
QUEBEC, August 4.-The captain and four
seamen have been taken from the schooner
Marie which sunk during her voyage from
Cape Blanc to Quebec
LONDON, August 4.-Ten thousand stran-
gers arrived in Dublin yesterday to attend
the O'Connell centenary. .s.--r
VERSAILLES, August 1.-The session of
the Assembly was formally closed to day in
with the resolution to take re-
cess until November 4.
MELBOURNE, August 5.-The ministry of
Victoria has resigned in consequence of the
opposition of Parliament to the budget.
SIDNEY, August 1.-The Parliament of
New South Wales has approved the tender
for carrying the mails made by the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company.
LONDON. August "a Berlin special
says the Turks are collecting large force
to crush Serzegovingia with one blow.
HALIFAX, August 5.-The brigantine
Sterling, from Wilmington for London, put
in here for new master, Capt. Thompson
having severely injured himself.
LONDON, August 5. The divers at work
on the steamer Schiller have recovered
800, 600 of her treasure.
DUBLIN, August 5.-The celebration of
the bundredth birthday of O'Conneli CON-
menced to-day. This morning religious
ceremony will take place IN the Cathedral,
Cardinal Manning officiating. This even
ing the oratorios of Elijah will be sung in
Exhibition Palace. In the evening also a
concert of Irish music will be held in the
same place, when the centenary ode will be
recited. Houses are decorated with ban
ners, garlands, notices and great display
of green. II.
& YoKAHAMA, August 5.-There has been
renewed assaults on foreigners at Pekin.
The last attack was on an attache of the
German Legation, who was on a scientific
expedition with some companions forty
miles from the capital. He was severely
beaten and robbed. Negotiations between
Japan and Corea have assumed less
friendly character than before. Many Jap
anese officials have been recalled from that
country. Rumor of impending war pre-
walls. Thus far there has been no such de-
cision by the Japanese government.
PARIS, August GA commission to pro-
mote representation of France at the Cen
tennial Exhibition in Philadelphia was ap.
pointed yesterday. A communication was
received from the general agent Of the
Transatlantic Steamship Company promis-
ing to reduce tariffs for freights and pas
sengers destined for the exhibition. The
list of exhibitors closed on the fifteenth. -.
/ CALCUTTA, August 5.-Floods In the
northwestern provinces. Many dwellings
swept away. Great loss of life is feared.
T DUBLIN, August 5.-Centenary concerts
were given at Exhibition Palace this even
ing and were attended Ivy great number
of people, Rev. DIR. Croke, in the course
of his sermon at the cathedral this morning,
said that the Irish people were being edu-
Gated under the state system, which, though
not all they could desire, was in many re-
spects useful. THE foreign church, he
added, "has been humbled, the rights Of
the soil have to some extent been recog-
nlzed, and we are fast working into the po-
sition of equality and Independence which
every subject should occupy under the pro-
lection OF what am not afraid to designate
as the best constitution in the world" -
5 BERLIN, August 5.-M. Brughorh, the
Egyptian commissioner to the United States
centennial exhibition, has arrived here
Egypt is preparing for a brilliant display Of
her products at Philadelphia. She has
hitherto been acting in the matter subsrdi-
nately TO France, but will now make her ar
rangements in conjunction, with Germany.
PARIS, August 6.-The suit brought by
publishers against Napoleon's heirs for the
non-completlon of the Life Of Caesar has
been dismissed with costs.
ROME, August 6.-The Opinion says for
eign ecclesiastical establishments are pre-
pairing the necessary deeds for the CONVEX.
sion of their real property into Italian
rentes, in conformity with the law of 1878.
The sale of the property of the Irish col
lege will begin on the eleventh instant.
sBERLIN, August TIA the international
shooting match at Stuttgart to-day Fred
erick Krumen, of Baltimore, won the silver
goblet. a.Al5aJ 10 10 i'ai - j
: LONDON, August 7.-=Tbere was large
and spirited celebration of the iO'Conneil
a..,.1..,...- -da,r II, Rradfnrd aud Glasoou-