The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-04-01


LONDON, March 27.-Business men uni
versally observed Good Friday. The
weather was splendid, and the churches
and parks were crowded.
MADRID, March 27.-Gen. Iona arrived
at Furagaery. The Carlists there frater-
nlzed with Alfonsists, and demonstrations
were made in favor Of peace.
BERLIN, March 27.-'rhe Khan OF Khiva
asked Russia for further assistance against
ms anroly subjects, Snd also offered to be.
come the vassal Of the Car.
MADRID, March 27.-AceorainR 70 sta
tisties, obtained from Protestant sources.
80, 600 persons have been Converted ~
Professionalism since 1868. Protestant
chapeis IN this city, and elsewhere in the
country, continue TO open.
LONDON, March 29.-The Spanish govern.
ment announces that six Carlist penerals
three colonies, and other officers, entered
France and declared their adhesion to King
Alfonso.
A telegram from Santander asserts. on
the other hand, that the hope Of settling
the war By q convention is fast dying out
Gen. Lomo Is expected there 20 meet a
threatened invasion of the province. Don
Carlos with sixteen battalions and artillery
Is marching on Romalez, twenty-five miles
from Lantander.
BERLIN, March s9.-The Roman Catholic
bishops Of Prussia are to hold conference
at Fulda next Tuesday.
COLOGNE, March 29.-Bismarck will not
become Duke Of Lowenburg.
TRIESTE, March 29.-An companions Of
emperor Macmillan who shared his ex-
pioits IN Mexico have been invited to attend
the unwilling of his monument.
PARIS, March S0.-An official decree has
/ been nrnmnI rrated
into France OF American potatoes IN sacl,s
or barrels previously used in packing them.
The object is to prevent the introduction
of the Colorado beetle.
LONDON, March 30.-One hundred and
twenty-eight thousand dollars in specie was
sent TO New York.
TORONTO, March 30.-Taylors paper mills
were burned; loss 800, 600.
BRocKvIILE, Ont, March 4O.-Dr. E. B.
Spartan and an accomplice were hanged
for producing an abortion, resulting in
death. The accomplicc was the seducer.
i HAVANA, March 30.--It is officially an
nouced that 800 mounted insurgents were,
on Thursday last, repulsed between Gala
bazar and Eucrieniada, while attempting
to enter the jurisdiction OF Sagua.
HAVANA, March S0.-The balance Of tho
counterfeiters of Spanish bank notes have
been arrested. Thirty thousand counter
feits were seized.
PARIS, March 29.-The funeral of NJ.
Guinet took place to-day. Victor Hugo
and NJ. Gambetta delivered oratiens at the
grave. The crowd was immense, and there
was some disorder.
PARIS, March 30.--The Duke dc Mont
pensier having applied to the Marquis dc
Molimo, the Spanish ambassador for q
passport to Spain, the Marquis declined to
grant it. The reason alleged was that II
passport was given to the Duke, ex-Queen
Isabella would deem herself equally enti-
tied to one aud the Madrid government con.
sidered her return to Spain as inopportune.
the Markets.
GALVESTON, March 30.-Gold firm at 1l5A
! @1161k, buying and selling. Silver steady,
rates at 1071S@lO61S, buying and selling.
Money steady and unchanged.
COtton-market quiet and unchanged; ordi-
nary 122lci good ordinary &c; low mid
ding 15c; middling 151<c; good middling
i 16c; sales 393 bales; receipts 772 bales.
New YORK, March Sos Stocks active and
strong. Money Q per cent Gold 1884
Excllange-long Ael1k; short 4s5Ik. Gov
ernments steady State bonds quiet
Cotton dull; sales 81 bales; uplands 1886;
Orleans 17c; futures opened quiet and steady,
as follows: April Is 2i32016 1l-10c; May IL
1-10@16 3S2c; june II 1332@l7 7-10c; July
II 11-16c
Latcr-Cotton dull and easier; sales 0iS
bales at 16sS@17c Futures closed quiet and
easy; sales Is, 100 bales; March rs 1890;
April 10 1926; May 10 15-160l7 382c; Juns
II .510@i7 11-82c; July II 10-320175Sc;
| August 179f@17 25-32c; September II $50
II 1890; October 10 22320109fc; Novem-
Der 10 5-180167Sc; December 10 0-16018sSc.
NEW ORLEANS, March 30 otton-de.
mand checked by the decline in sterling; sales
235 bales prices reduced 16ci good ordinary
10 strict good ordinary 145s 01516c; low mid
ding TO strict low middling 15H01B9<c;
middIing TO strict middling 10 q ole e; good
middling TO middling fair 626017l(c.
ST. LOUIS, March 80.-Fl0ur steady and
unchanged. Corn steady and inactive.
Whisky steady at &l.12. Pork active and
higher at &21. Bacon active, higher and firm,
demand exceeding the supply; shoulders So
@9c; clear rib and clear sides 12ll01e9{c
Lard firm at lac.