The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-07-01


gressional usurpation; civil service in time
OF peace; equal rights to men under the
law; sound currency basis or its eQuIva-
lent; tariff for revenue only: an honest
preservation OF the pubiic faith to the public
credit; 8 return TO economy in national,
State and municipal government; the aboli-
ton of unnecessary offices and the reduction
of salaries; one term for the President, with
salary of SIS, 900. The resolutions AZ
raign the Republican party for abandon
ment of their principles, profiisacy and Ger
ruption; condemn the administration IN
strong terms for the responsibility of the
Louisiana usurpstion and attempt to sus-
pend the writ of AabeaS corpus hy the las,
Congress, and pronounciny it no longer
safe 10 tlpst the reins OF government in such
hands. The people OF Maine, suffering I'M
der the burdens Of oppressive taxes, demand
reform, snd appeal to all men, without re-
gard TO party names or past difficulties, to
join with them to secure this triumph. An
effort made TO incorporate the financial res
oiutions of the Ohio Democratic Convention
failed. Gen. c. ". Roberts, of Bangor,
was unanimously nominated FOR Governor.
The convention then adjourned.
PITTsBURGH, June ga thoroughly or
ganized gang of counterfeiters under the
ICdal vi q
physician of Allegheny City, has been
broken up. and several of them, includir @
Frank, arrested, and twenty thousand dol
lars in counterfeit money captured. The
attention of the government was called to
the work of these men through letters con-
tainlng consignments of spurious money,
which, being uustamped, went to the dead
letter office.
? Juna NJ
the Inter Oceaa sends the following tele-
gram: Sold in large quantities and OF
good quality has been discovered in Gus
tar's Guleh, on French creek, and along this
stream for distance of seven miles to-
wards the river. The gulch mines there
are scattered along French creek. -Four
different mining parties, numbering twenty
five men each, have taken up claims, on all
of which good color has been obtained.
There are also several quartz lodes, which
promise rich products.
OMAHA, June 90. A dispatch from
Spotted Tail Agency states that large war
parties left that vicinity on the seventeenth
instant, one each for the Ponca or Pawnee,
Ute and Shoshone reservations. 1t is
thought among posted men that gigantic
Indian war is about to be inaugurated. In
formation has been sent to the Indian
agents. ..~
< KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June GA rumor OF
the proposed consolidation of the Kansas
Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroads is
creating quite stir in this city. The man
ayers of Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s express are
preparing to move out, as the company in
tend to run their own express.
ST. LOUIS. June "a On Monday night
Policeman Sutor, of Belleville, illinois,
was called upon to arrest Pat Mulligan,
who was drunk and abusing his family.
As soon as Sutor laid his hands on Multi
gan the latter seized carpenters chisel
and stabbed the officer twice. At this
juncture City Marshal Boone arrived at the
scene, and was ais fereely assailed and
stabbed in the chest severely by Mulligan,
who then fled. -
. PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Rear Admiral
John DeCamp is dead, aged sixty-four.
OMAHA, June 24.-Prominent frontiers
men and army officers express the opinion
that there will be great trouble with the
Sioux, Cheyennes and Arapahoes this sum-
mer and fall At least FIVE large war par
ties have left the reservations during the
last two weeks.-zThe cavalry in-this de-
partment are unable to keep them on the
reservations, though limited. 1t will be
impossible for the soldiers to guard the
Black Hills and attend to the Indians
Dies MONIES, June %. THE Democrats
nominated Shepherd Letter for Governor
and E. w. Woodward for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
BosToN, June 25.-The delegates of the
grand lodges of colored Masons, who have
been attending the centennial exercises, in
this city, of Prince Hal Lodge, made a
street parade to-day. Grand lodges from
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir
ginia, Ohio, Michigan, South Carolina, On
tario and District of Columbia were repre-
sented. -Four thousand were In the process
sion, which attracted much notice.
RIcHsfoND, Va, June 25.-The Richmond
Commandery of Knights Tenplar returned
at 10 A. NJ. to-day from their visit to Bos,
ton, and were met at the depot by large
number of the Masonic fraternity, includ-
ing many knights who were unable to 90
on the pilgrimage, and escorted to the gu
bernatorial mansion, and were welcomed
home by Governor kemper in a speech full
of congratulatory and fraternal expressions,
which was received with frequent applause
by the vast concoUrse present.
Eminent Commander VIM. e. Tanner re-
sponded to the Governor, thanking him for
the cordial reception, and referring in glow
ing terms to the pleasant hours spent in
New England. He felt that the visit had
been prolific of much good, and would
tend greatly towards healing the differences
and removing the asperities of the past.
They had buried the tomahawk and had
married Virginia to Massachusetts,.
BosToN, June %. lass day of Harvard
University was observed to-day with the
usual exercises.
CHARLESTON, June 25.--State Treasurer
CardOza gives notice that the interest on the
South Carolina consolidated debt, due July
I, swill be paid on that day in Charleston,
Columbia and New York,
EMMETTsBURs, Md, June Cardinal
McCloskey attended the closing exercises
of the st. Joseph Academy, yesterday, and
delivered an address. ffsaF f1sssse
New ORLEANS. June 25.-Ex-Lieutenant
Governor Henry NJ. Hyams died to-day,
aged seventy.
DIES MONIES, June 26.-The platform
adopted by the Democratic convention in
cludes the following declarations: Abso.
lutte prohibition of military interference
with local State elections, and the peaceful
assembling and organizing of State Legis-
latures, except IN manner clearly defined
III tue NOusIituIfOn, ali Objects 10 NC uelu
to a rigid account for the misuse oi
the public funds or for the prostitution OF
their power for private use; the restoration
Of all the legal rights to every citizen,
without regard to race or color; the reser-
walton of the public lands for the benefit Of
actual settlers; the restoration of the
presidential salary to $25, 900, and no
third term; resumption of specie payments
as soon as the same can be done without
injuring the business interests of the coun-
try, and in the meantime the issuance of 9
sufficient supply of national currency for
business purposes, and opposition to the
present national bank law a tariff on imports
that will produce the largest amount of reve-
nue. with the smallest amount of tax, and
no imposition of duties for the benefit OF
some at the expense of the agricultural in.
terests; repeal of the liquor law and sub.
stitution of 2 license law strictly enforced.
The platform closed with arraigning the
Republican party and an invitation to all
IN iOin them in warfare auainet IL