The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-06-03

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CLEVELAND, May Si.-A man aged city,
nine years killed his mother-in-law, aged
eighty, with an adze-
The Presbyterian General Assembly
adopted overtnres allowing the church to
elect temporary elders.
ST.. LoUIs, May 3I.-0n the question IN
the Wilson case being put. the vote sus-
tanning the Louisville Presbytery stood,
ayes, sos; nays. 60.
PTTTsBURGH, June President Garrett,
when interviewed in Chicago few days
ago, was reported 10 have said that the
postmaster General had written 70 the
eject that the Pennsylvania Company did
qua carry the mails in the Baltimore and
ONO cars over their new division. He
che POSTMASTER GeneraD would withdraw
all Western mails from the Pennsylvania
Railroad. When Scott saw this statement.
seemingly so authoritatively made by Mr.
Garrett, he wrote to the Postmaster Gen
eral, asking him for facts IN the case. and
received yesterday the following reply:
!" WASHINGTON, May 3l.-To Hon. T. A.
Scots In reply to yours of the TWENTY
/ eighth, would state that have written
no letter 20 the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company to the effect that would
road. have written no letter except one
transmitting q copy of Mr.. Krease's let
t.r Of May 10, in which made no
statement learn from Mr.. Garrett, who
is here, that the newspaper report of his
conversation is incorrect.
'ISigned) MARSHALL JEWELL,
POSTMASTER General
CHICAGO, June Internal Revenue Col
lector Wadsworth received note from
Commissioner Pratt requesting him to ten
der his resignation. The note assigns no
reason for the request, except that the good
of the service demands such steps. Mr..
Wadsworth has not yet given an answer.
MmwAUKEE, June 1.-Monsigneur Ron
cetti and DR.. Ubaldi, papal ENJOYS, arrived
here to participate in the ceremony OF be-
slowing the pallium upon Archbishop
Henri, which takes place Thursday.
MAXWELL, Ont, June 1.-The House of
Mr.. Van Nicer, near here, was destroyed by
fire. Three children persisted.
PHILADELPHIA, June Mr.. Cuntiffe
Erwin and Col Shewort Sanford, English
Commissioners to the Centennial, arrived
here.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 1.-The total
loss by fire is estimated to be about $3.50, =
600; insurance about $3.50, 600.
SAVANNAH, Ca, June LA mail bag was
picked up in the river this morning, and
was found to be a through mail from
Charleston, South Carolina, to jackson,
Florida. The letters had all been riied.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-Ths Pinker-
ton agency arrested to-day James A.
Cav, w. J. Stevenson and Peter Burns,
charged in connection with Robert
Wishart who is reported in custody
in New York, with having been implicated
in forged bonds of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad, which were traced
to Geo. F. Hill, whose arrest in connection
with the Safeguard Insurance trouble, took
place in November last. The parties were
placed in $25, 900 bail. A woman is also
under arrest for dealing in forged and
stolen bonds, three one-thousand dollars,
{, in the name Of Mr.. Oettinger, of Raleigh,
North Carolina, being found in her posses
sion.
PARIS, May 26.-The Assembly to-day
elected seven members of the new COM
mittee of thirty, all belonging to parties
which support the present Constitution.
Among them are Laboutge, Cram and
Ricard. The seventeen other members re-
main to be elected by second ballot, as
none of the candidates received an absolute
majority. Among the candidates are NJ.
Gambetta and two deputies of the right.
No Bonap8rtists have offered themselves for
places on the committee.
BERLIN; May 28.-The Upper House of
the Prussian Diet has passed bill for the
suppression of converts and relative to the
administration of church property.
BRUSSELS, May 26.-The Senate has
unanimously adopted vote of confidence
in the government in respect to its conduct
of the correspondence with Germany.
The ministry has given notice that it will
introduce a bill providing for the punish
ment of offenses similar to that Of
Duchesne.
BERLIN, May 90. = The government for
bids professions in honor of the Pope''
jubilee.
VIENNA, May a6.-The bearer of an an.
onymous letter, offering a million horini
for Bismarck's assassination, has been ar
rested.
LONDON, May 26.-The great event on the
took place to-day on EPSON Downs, and
was won by Galapine.
PARIS, May 27.r-The reconstruction OF
the Committee Of Thirty was completed by
the Assembly to-day. It is composed Of
twenty members of all sections of the Left,
four supporters of NJ. WALTON and six Dep
uties of the Right. Among the members
are M. Waddington. Albert Grevey, M. 81
mon and III. Chresterpe. The Left voted
in the six Deputies Of the Right, so .hai
the majority might be represented on thu
committee, but it is believed that FIVE viii
decline to serve.
DUBLIN, May 27.-The Court Of Common
Pleas, to which the appeal case of the Tip
perary election was referred, unanimously
decided that the late John Mitchell was dis
qualified, and that John NJ Moore is emit
tied to the seat.
LONDON, May 2S.-The Levant Herald
says that a series of terrible earthquake
shocks occurred at the beginning of May
in the province of Borussia, in Asia Minor.
Six hundred houses were destroyed. Ac-
counts 80 far received show that 16f lives
have been lost and 1875 persons injured.
Total number killed is still unknown.
LONDON, May 26.-To-morrow's settle
meDts at the Stock Exchange are awaited
with some anxiety. It is feared that the
/ fall in Erie and Anglo-American Telegraph
stock viii cause some failures
At o'clock this morning Paul Boynt0n
had progressed seven miles in a direct line
from the French coast, and was making
steadily for the English shore
PARIS, May 26.-The Committee Of Thirty
have decided TO consider first the public
powers, second the Senate bill and third the
electoral bill.
PARIS, May %. The Committee Of Thirty
has been organized. Delaverque, presi-
dent; La Boutayes LeroyeF, vice-president.
Lavingrier opened with q speech urging all
good citizens 70 rally around the Republic.
LONDON, May 2e.-A Spanish admiral
was killed and four officers wounded BY
the Carlist battery e Mount Rico.
LONDON, May 20---All the morning jour
nails have an article on the Arctic Expedi-
ton, the departure Of which is fixed for 4
o'clock this afternoon.
Paul Boynton landed At Falkestone at
$50 o'clock this morning. He showed but
slight aigns Of distress. He was loudly
cheered.
The strike il South Wales is ended, the
men submitting 70 . Feduction Of wages.
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