The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-03-04

the bill from the table and passing II. and
it is unders'nOi they received ghe assunpee
thst an eiIasi in that direction would be
made.
Nominations-C. II. Belevia, pension
sgent az Raleigh.
Lyncon Thoms, for long time Adjutant
General, is dead.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Snow storms are
general through the North. Il IS raining
heavily here on four inches of snow.
New OrleaDa.
Nrw ORLEANS, February 25.-The' Con-
seryStiye caucus have agreed TO sccept the
N heeler compromise by vote 8. * to SS.
Ihe Kellogg house had q stormy session
over the proposition 10 scat five new men,
oers IN the place OF FIVE members whom it
", Was claimed had sold out tothe Democrats.
Inls movement was defeated.
NEw ORLEANS, Februnrx S5-.An eftor4
IN the conservative caucus to reconsider the
VOC @ yesterday accepting the Wheeler
Speaker Wiltz entered protest sOairs.
the Conservatives returning to tho nan of
the house, from which they were driven Inv
hostile bayonets, until they can do so with
out qualification or any concessions what
ever.
About thirty members afterwards SIGNED
the Witt protest, adopting its sentiments.
New ORLEANS, February ga larpe
and enthusiastic meeting, opposed to COM
promise, was held to night at St. Patrick's
hail. Resolutions against compromise were
adopted. and speeches made by Thomas
Allen Clark, VIM. A. Randolph, /. A. d.
Rosein, DR.. j. Breers, Jas. Mcconnell,
Governor McEnery and Others. A long
letter from Hon. John A. Campbell was
read, in which he recounts the acts which
placed the Kellogg. government in power
and criticizing the acts and actors. The
opponents Of the compromise consider the
meeting tonight great success.
NEW ORLEANS. February 27.-Professor
Forshey has written letter 20 the Senate
Transportation Committee in favor of the
South Pass, instead of the Southwest Pass
for 5Otty experiments.
New ORLEANS, March 2.-Governor Kel-
logg this morning sent in a veto of DILL
which had passed the Legislature for relief
of the Louisiana Levee Company, asserting
that the bill was an attempt 10 legalizc
million or more dollars Of Illegal alleged
Indebtedness, in violation of the funding
law and constitutional amendments. Il is
said that strong ring has been formed to
pass the bill over his veto.
New York.
New YORK, February 26.-The bark
Hercules, with 2400 barrels of sugar, valued
at $40, 900, was sunk.
While tho congregation Of St. Andrews
Church, mostly women and children, were
leaving veSpers, the walls of an adjacent
building, recently burned, fell through the
roof of the church. The congregation
panlcked. Five persons are dead, and two
are expected to die; ten seriously wounded
and fifty hurt.
New YORK, February 27.-.The Benefac-
tor, hence to Wilmington, North Carolina,
collided with the Susan Wright The steamer
returned for repairs, and the schooner sunk
with cargo of sugar from Msntanzas. All
the passengers were saved.
The schooner Addie Manchie, from
for Wilmington, North Caro-
lima, was met at sea in a sinking condition.
The captain and crew were brought here.
Her cargo, for Vicksburg, was composed of
cotton, rosin and turpentine.
One hundred custom house officials have
been discharged.
New YORK, February a7.-The inspec-
tors of buildings in the district where st.
Andrews Church is situated are held in
sum of $4,000 bail. The wounded are do
ing well.
NEW YORK, March 2.-There was a severe
n ortheast snow all day.
miscellaneous.
RALEIGH, February 24.-The Senate to-
day passed to the third reading the bill ad-
justing the State debt It provides for
funding the debt as follows: For the old
debt and registered certificates forty cents
on the dollar; internal Improvement funds
twenty-five cents on the dollar, which does
not include the Constitution and special tax
bonds, The following is the interest to be
paid; For the first and second years, two
per cent. ;; for the next three years, three
per cent. for the next five years, four per
cent. for the next two years five per cent.
Notice has been been given that supple
uueuTHI U1II VIM Ue IuITouUCTu 10 Tuud the
special tax bonds.
A resolution passed the Senate to change
the time of holding the State elections to
prevent North Carolina from being the pio-
neer State.
The House is considering the question of
expelling white member, j. w. Thorne,
from Warren county, because Of non-beliet
in the existence of God.
Boston, February "a The House de-
feated an amendment TO the Constitution
giving the right of suffrage to women by a
vote of IS to 125.
PHILADELPHIA, February 25.-A colored
man was struck by his brother with cot
ton hook and fatally injured.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, February %. 1t is
claimed the assets of the railway company
which failed yesterday, fully cover their
liabilities.
ANNAPOLIS, February 90. - Gordon
Claude, cadet engineer, was dismissed from
the Naval Academy for refusing to fence
with colored cadet.
KNOXVILLE, February 26.-The damage
from the food. throughout East Tennessee,
is great. There were no mails yesterday,
and it will probably be week before the
trains run over the Tennessee, Georgia and
Virginia Railroad.
NEWCASTLE, February &c. - The Yazoo,
from Orleans to Philadelphia, is ashore three
miles below here. A part Of the cargo
must be discharged.
CHARLEsTowN, February 26.-The West
Virginia Legislature adjourned to meet in
Wheeling in November. The House, after
a stormy session, appointed Board OF Man
ayers to impeach Auditor Burnett and
Treasurer Burdit for high crimes in Office.
The investigation and management Of the
State finances continue during recess.
KNOXVILLE, February 26.-The water is
FIVE feet below the great food Of 1887.
Many houses and bridges are destroyed.
The weather is still threatening Mills In
all directions are swept away.
SALT LAKE CRY, February e. The
court allows 'Ann Eliza" who IS suing
Brigham Young. for divorce, $1,000, law
Yers' fees and $500 per month pending the
trial, which Bingham was ordered to pay
into the court.
HAzLETos, February 27.-Three hundred
strikers at Duck Mountain drew the fire
from under the boiler, stopped the pumps,
shot the engineer and fred the mine.
czIczOOs reuruHrY zT.--JudgU DiOdgett,
Of the United States Circuit Court, has de-
cided that life insurance companies arc CON-
pctent 70 restrict liability in case Of death
brought on by insanity Of the holder Of q
policy, which contains a clause declaring
the company not liable in such cases. This
decision is in opposition to many previous
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