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

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"Wednesday. The assassin is unknown.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2s.-Frank Enterer,
a German agent, aged so years, was commit
ted to prison Wednesday for an attempt To
rape 8 little girl four years old. He COM
United suicide last night by hanging him
I self to the cross bar of his cell.
! BOSTON. June 2S. "A steamboat tram on
! the Old Colony Railroad today ran over u
wagon at the CRUISING in Bonneville. Rob
/ ert and Thomas Hynes, Mrs Hynes and
her child, and John Graham, who were in
the wagon, were killed. The driver. Hen.
~ Frawley, was pulled away by the horses
and escaped injury.
DETROIT, Mich. June 2S A tornado
passed over the northern part of the city
| Thirty houses were demolished. Four per.
soas are known to have been killed and
many injured.
| CHICAGO, June 29.-The standing com.
mittee of this Episcopal diocese voted in
favor of the conservation of the Rev. DR..
j. J.. Shipman. bishop elect Of the diocese
Of Fon du Lac. This is the first diocese to
| take this action.
| Joseph Loader, who made affidavit, stat
ing that he had seen improper familiarities
between Rev. II. W. Beecher, at the resi-
dence of the latter, in 1869, was arrested
last night on warrant based on q com,
plant made by Col. Henry Barton Beecher,
supported by atfidavits containing the writ
ten confession Of John j. Price his accom-
! plice. Price appeared as witness against
him, making affidavit that he did not know
Loader previous to 1872, and knew nothing
| about Tilton's residence until recently. He
said Loader told him that now would be a
good time to make some money. Judge
Morris appeared for Loader; Messrs. Tracy
| and Hill for the complainant Judge Riley
ordered both Loader and Price to he locked
up for examination.
BALTIMORE, June 29.-In the Circuit
Court of Baltimore day, on bill of COM
plant of certain taxpayers in the city OF
Baltimore, Judge Pinkney granted pre-
liminary injunction prohibiting the mayor
and city council from paying certain appro-
! pristions to number of charitable and be-
nevolent institutions. The council recently
passed an ordinance, which was approved
by the mayor, making appropriations for
the year 1875, among which were appropri-
atoms to a number of associations, such as
the Aged Mems Home, Maryland Agricult-
ural society, Institution for the Blind,
| Union Protestant Infrmary, St. Mary's In
dustrial School, ETC., amounting to about
| $3.50, 900. When the ordinance was before
| the city council it was vigorously opposed
by number of Protestant clergy and tax
| payers.
CINCINNATI, June 90. The grand jury
to-day returned an indictment against
Thomas f. Sneed Baker, present chief
of police and former secretary of the water
works, William Meek, city editor of the
| P0lkstreund, and eX-collector of water-rents,
j. Bell Mccormick, ex-collector of water
rents, and Paul Reirlun, formerly trustee
of the water works, for embezZlement of
money belonging to the water-works, and
II. A. Bowman, son of the present trustee,
for grand larceny. These cases have all
been brought to light by an investigation
in the management of the waterworks
which has been in process for some weeks.
CHICAGO, June 29.-Reports from nu-
merous points in Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and
Southern Illinois, indicate that the storm
which passed over that section, lasting from
Saturday till Monday night, did great DAM
age, killing a considerable amount of live
stock, leveling houses, barns and fences, and
inundating whole farms, injuring the crop
to some extent. Railroad bridges and cul-
verts were swept away in some places and
many persons injured, and several reported
killed.
GALVESTON, June ga special dispatch
from Brownsville says: "a drove of cat
tie crossed the Arroyo Colorado on Satur-
day night. The rangers and regulars are
in pursuit. 1t is reported that 200 well
armed Mexicans crossed at Culvas's rancho
three days ago."
A fire at Mckinney, Texas, destroyed a
block of business houses. Loss $40, 600.
- Foreign.
LONDON, June 80. 1t Is officially an
nounced that the King of Burmah has given
/ satisfactory explanation of his action in
regard to Douglas Forsyth, the British en-
voy. and war is now considered impossible.
Adv1ces from China say that the disorder
IN Chin Kiang, growing out of the arrest OF
two native soldiers for insulting the Ameri.
can Consul's wife, has subsidized. The Chi
nese have partially satisfied the demands
for reparatiOn.
BERLIN, June 23.-The German govern
ment is preparing parliament measures pro-
hibiting public religious services. This is
aimed at the Catholics.
LONDON, June "a Lady Franklin is
hOpelessly ill. She babe farewell yesterday
to the commander of the Pandora, which
went in search of relic of the Franklin
expedition and on other exploring voyages.
BERLIN, June 24.-The case of Count
| Won Arnim was decided by the Hammer
gericht to-day. He was convicted of alb
stracting, with intent, State papers of the
character of public deeds entrusted to him,
and sentenced to nine months imprlson.
ment, including one month that has already
expired. The court declares that there was
no ground for the charge of embezzlement
or offenses against public order.
LONDON, June 24.-The Carlist commit
tee here announce that they have received
/ &c n r. Al.
over the Alfonsists in CASTLE. Nine OF the
Alfonsist officers are sand to have been
| captured.
PARIS, June 25.-The damage to property
and loss OF life by the flood in the river
Narbonne is greater than previous reports
have indicated. At Toulouse alone the
bodies of 100 persons who were drowned
were found in houses which were flooded
/ but left standing. Many other people per
ished and their bodies were carried off in
the houses when swept away.
LONDON, June 25.-The Times has re-
port that rebellion has broken out in Bur
NAH.
! LONDON, June 26.-In the House of Com
mons to-day Mr.. Stackpole, for Ennis,
moved that it would conduce to the adj
vantage of the crown If the Queer should
have permanent residence in Ireland.
Mr.. Mccarthy Dowing, member from
Cork, protested against the motion.
Mr.. Sullivan, member for South, said the
motion was inconsistent with the dignity OF
the crown and the Irish nation.
Mr.. Isaac Bolts gave assurance that her
Majesty would meet with royal reception
in Ireland.
p DlsraeIi moved that the motion be with
drawn, that the act it contemplated should
be left to the free will of her Majesty.
Mr.. Stackpole accordingly withdrew his
motion.
LONDON, June 2G.-The Pail Mall Ga
sette's Berlin dispatch states that the main
ground Of Count Won Arnim's second appeal
is the question Of the competency Of the
Kammergericht having ruled that the
gericht is incompetent to proceed against
and order the arrest of Won Arnim.
MADRID, June 26.-It is officially an
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