The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-22

! lt IS belieYeQ iruit, wheat ana cotton In
this and adjoining States are seriously in
/ jured, if not entirely killed.
/ OMAHA, April 17.-High water detains
trains on the Union Pacific Railroad in the
vicinity of Fort Laramie.
SALT LAKE, April 19.-The flood in Bit
terwater Valley is increasing. Three Union
Pacific bridges have gone. This trouble
extends ten miles. Nothing can be done
till the water subsidies.
CINCINNATI, April 10. - Reports from
Kentucky, Indiana aud Ohio show that the
weather during the last two days has been
the coolest Of the season.
KANSAS CRY, April a0.-AR officer who
commanded a detachment of trOops in the
recent fight with the Cheyennes, reports
that two soldiers died from wounds, and
that four soldiers were corralled by thirty
five Indians, twenty miles south Of Fort
Wallace, on the fifteenth, where the fight
ensued. Ten red skins were killed. The
| soldiers escaped in the darkness. 4 GEN
eral war is apprehended
CHICAGO, April 20-In the billiard tour
nameAt, Hoa beat Liverman 200 to ls5:
Burlegh beat Harris 200 to 1Sa: and McFee
beat Parker 600 to 129.
MEMPHIS, April 2O.-Oscar Burton was
killed at Sommerville, Tennessee, yester-
day, by a man named d. DOYLE. Burton
last fall had a terrible rencontre with
three brothers, named Rives, during which
two of the Rives were killed and the other
dangerously wounded, Burton being shot
nine times, and it was thought fatally
wounded. No particulars of the killing of
Burton have been received.
CHICAGO, April 20.-The Adventists here
assembled last night in private way, and
waited until near morning. with their white
robes in readiness for the expected coming
of Christ. They finally dispersed quietly.
Foreign.
LONDON, April 14.-The London Times
and Daily Neacs, having recently published
certain documents which had been sub
mitted to a select committee of Parliament,
concerning the South American loans,
motion was introduced summoning the
printers OF these journals to the bar of the
House, to answer for breach of privileges.
The motion met with considerable opposi-
ton, but, after long debate on the liberty
and responsibility of the press, was adopted.
LONDON, April 14.-In the House of
Commons the Chief Secretary for Ireland
ssid the law regarding the bearing of arms
in Ireland would not interfere with the
American team of rifemen
LONDON, April Paul Boynton ex.
plotted in Boulogne harbor IN the presence
of 90, 900 people.
Baron Brunuow. the Russian diplomat,
is dead.
| HAVANA, April 15.-It is now stated that
Sharkey, the escaped murderer, left Santi-
ago de Cuba on Saturday last for Havana
1t is reported he will arrive here tonight,
and will probably be sent to New York to-
morrow on the steamer Columbus.
Telegraphic communication has been re-
established between Havana and Santiago
BERLIN April 15.-The government jour
nails give tranquilizing appearances in re-
gard to the relations of Prussia with for
eign powers.
PARIS, April Is. The French Academy
elected Edward Sabine, an English general
and author, corresponding member for class
geography and navigation, gice Antoine
Marie Remi Chazalon, deceased.
MONTREAL, April 15.-The Detroit and
Milwaukee Railroad has been placed in the
hands of receiver.
HENDAGE, April 15.-The Carlists sur
prised Fort Aspe, near Santander, and car
ried off 200 prisoners and four guns.
VIENNA, April 15.-It is reported the
Turks have killed go Christians in Rouma-
MIA and Bulgaria the past three months.
! LONDON, April 15.-The owners of her
Majesty's Opera House have enjoined
Moody and Sankey from occupying the
building.
HAVANA, April 15.--Sharkey slipped his
handouts ten times during the journey, and
attempted once to Jump overheard. He is
greatly depressed.
KINGSTON, Apnl 16.-Advices say that
the cause of the meeting of the laborers
was the burning of fields by sparks from q
locomotive. The supposition at the time
was that the laborers had fired the estates,
All is now;quiet.
Her Majesty's gunboats and troops have
returned to Port Royal.
Haytien advices report much disturbance
Several parties have fed to the English and
American consulates for protection, where
they remain safe from arrest by the govern
ment.
HAVANA, April 16.-There are legal IN
ternational complications between the
Spanish and American officials in the cast
of VIM. Sharkey, consequently doubts are
entertained of the return of the murderer
to New York.
LONDON, April 16.-The House of Com
mons had an excited debate over petition
praying for the dismissal of the Tichborne
judges for Partially and corruption. They
were dismissed upon motion of Disraeli
MADRID, April 16.-It is reported that the
Carlists seized a number of women and
children in the province of Sonia, and
threatened to shoot them unless ransomed.
ROME, April 16.-Cardinal Annibal Ca
paltie is dead.
PARIS, April 16.--L' Union reports an.
other note to Belgium in relation to the
anti-Prussian pamphlet
BERLIN, April 17.-The bill abrogating
those clauses of the Constitution which
grant independent administration of eccle.
siastical affairs and unimpeded intercourse
of religious associations and freedom OF
clerical appointments passed to second read.
ing to-day, in the lower house of the Prus-
sian Parliament. In the course of the de-
bate Prince Bismarck said the government
was 10th to proceed to such measures, but
they were unavoidable. Since the Vatican
Council no one perceived the influence the
Pope had with a compact party, an organ
lied press, and an army of obedient priests.
Those powers would be serious even IL they
belonged to a native instead of foreign
monarch. That monarch, If he had means,
would carry out his programme in Prussia,
but he would first have to destroy major
ity of the Prussian people. The Prince
closed his speech with these words: ''When
all the breaches in the bulwarks Of the
State, caused by granting too many rights
to unworthy objects, are repaired, then viii
we be able to conclude peace"
BRUSSELS, April I7.-In the Chamber OF
Deputies this evening the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs stated that the government
had yesterday received Germany's reply "a
its last note. The reply cites no fresh facts.
1t dilates on principles Of international
law involved in the discussion, and ex-
presses hopes that Belgium will seize the
opportunity to dissipate the impression that
Germany intended to attack the liberty Of
the press in Belgium. The minister, afteI
informing the House Of the contents Of the
note, said that in addition to this CORE
spondence courteous explanations had been
exchanged with the German representa-
tives, and, in conclusion, he assured tho
Chamber that the Belgian government sin
cerely desired to strengthen good relations
with Germany.
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