The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-04-20

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depopulated several villages near Soochow.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The sergeant
alarms of the House of Representatives
| brought kilbourn into court and made a re-
turn to the writ of h0bsds corpus. and Chief
Justice Carter placed the prisoner in the
custody of Marshal Sharp, and adjourned
further hearing TO 10 o'clock tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April is. House - The
| Speaker appointed Meade, of New York,
aud Waite, of Connecticut, on the Commit
tee of Expenditures In The Department of
Justice, the former in place of Mcmahon,
excused, and the latter to fill vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of Starkweather.
Culberson introduced bill to extend the
time Tor the construction of the Texas
Pacific Railroad. Referred.
The case Of Finlay v. Walls was discussed
| all day without arriving at any action.
The report of the committee gives the seat
to Walls.
A bill was introduced By Scales, to re-
fund certain direct taxes on land collected
from citizens of the late revolutionary
States.
Davis introduced a bill to remove the
political disabilities of John johnson, of
Granville county. North Carolina. Passed.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Senate-The
Committee on Finance reported the House
bill without amendment for the redemption
of unused stamps.
Merrimon introduced = resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into
the expediency of providing a reasonable
limitation barring the right of the govern
ment to sue upon official bonds. Adopted.
A bill allowing the public printer to sell
members certain public documents at cost
and ten per cent. cash on delivery passed.
The Committee on Commerce reported
favorably on the House bill defining the
tax on fermented and malt liquors, which
was postponed.
The Committee on Commerce reported
favorably on the House bill locating collec-
tors and supervisors offices.
The Committee on Finance reported
favorably on Senate bill to amend the laws
relating to the legal tender of silver cein.
The bill for paving Pennsylvania Avenue
passed.
The deficiency appropriation bill passed
with many amendments, and goes to the
House for concurrence, causing further de-
lay in fire, water and light for public build
ings.
Gordon submitted a resolution request
! ing the Secretary of War to communicate
! to the Senate all the information in his pos
session of the engineer in charge of the
district of Georgia, aud as to the necessity
| for the improvement of said harbor, which
was agreed to.
The petition of ]. Mayor, of Georgia, for
the removal of his political disabilities, was
presented and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Full Cabinet, except Fish.
The President has authorized the state
ment to be made that he did not request
Bristow to dismiss twelve clerks appointed
at Babcock's request. stat
The State Department has adyices from
England declining to extradite Winslow.
| The Committee on Rules have decided
to discharge the journal clerk, G. II.
| Smith, who sent out bounty circular.
Elliott A. Pendleton was examined with
regard to the disposition made by G. FL.
Pendleton of the fee in the railroad case.
Elliott corroborated his brothers statement
by checks and drafts. s-.r bi
| Observation-Disclosures E. Norris, post
mistress at San Antonio, Texas.
Kilbourn was placed in charge of deputy
marshal Jim Sharp, with instructions to
allow KIlbourn to go where he pleased but
to go with him. Kilbourn went to his
Office and elsewhere with pleasure.
/ DOMESTIC NEWS.
SAN Francisco, April 16.-The steam
ship Crocus arrived here to-day from Hong
Kong Uid Yokohama with cargo of rice
and SS2 Chinese passengers. 1t was the
intention of the Crocus to sail direct to
this port, but when two days out from
HongKong the Chinese mutinied, complain
ing of the food and water. The mutiny
was quelled without loss Of life, bat in con-
sequence of the trouble she put into Yoko-
hama, where an extra crew of forty men
were obtained. 1t had been given out here
that on the arrival of the Crocus the anti
Coolie sOcities would mob the passengers,
and strong police force was stationed at
the landing. The Cinnamon were, however,
undisturbed on the way to Chinatown.
NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-THE Supreme
Court to-day decided the issue of two
and half millions of State bonds to the
Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad, under
No. 95, of 1871, to be invalid and uncon-
stitutional, on the grounds that the consti-
tutionsl limit of the State debt had been
reached when the bonds were issued, that
the issue was fraudulent and that the
State received no consideration therefor.
This decision is in accordance with the
general public sentiment. A statement
furnished by the Auditor shows the present
condition of the State debt to be: New
consolidated bonds issued in the place OF
the valid bonds exchanged, So, OBS, 1877
valid outstanding bonds and warrants not
yet funded, "a, 7i0, 900; which, if all
funded in new consols at sixty cents on the
dollar, will make the total debt of the State
| $11, 861. 387.
CHICAGO, April 17.-Several roads lead
ing east from st. Louis have agreed to pool
their gross receipts on a basis of the earn
ing for the past three years. The arrange
ment is similar to that from Chicago east.
ST. LOUIS, April 17.-Governor Stustan
Polk is dead.
In departing for the penitentiary, Nc
Donald was gay, jocose and full of humor,
and Avery was very much depressed.
DANvILLE, April 17.-Jim Turpin, col
ored, was taken from the Jail and hanged
for assaulting little girl.
NORFOLK, Va, April IT, The body OF L.
Fl. Chandler, who disappeared from his res
idence IN this city ON the morning Of the
sixth met, was found floating in the harbor
this morning. He was dressed in a full
suit of black, and his pockets filled with
stones. The remains were very much de-
composed.
CHICAGO, April 17.-Mayor Colvin says
he believes that the demand for his resig-
nation is purely political, and declines to
resign.
ALBANY. Il. T., April II. - The barge
Keystone, of the Philadelphia Transporta-
ton Company's line, yesterday came in col
lision with an abutment OF the bridge here
and sunk. A large quantity of Centennial
goods belonging 10 the business men of this
city are ruined by the accident. The loss
is estimated at $40, 900.
NEW York, April II. This morning a
carriage, containing the Emperor of Brazil
and party, while being rapidly driven down
Sixth Avenue, was run into by heavy
ice wagon and badly wrecked. The EN-
pcror and party escaped without injury.
IxpIANAPoErA April 1s.-A Card
When the article in the Sentinel appeared
on the Union Pacific Railroad management,
l was greatly surprised, as / had not been
instrumental, directly or indirectly, in Civ
ing this matter publicity. In January, 1873,