The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-10-26

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Grand Southern HoteHtbis morning The
statements of the leading bankers snd mer-
chants were laid before the commission.
locking Ia Il 2 establishment Of fast mails
the introduction of the free del very system
In Galveston aud the Improvement of the
mail seIvlc. in the interior OF the State. \
strong effort will be made TO improve the
postal facilities on he western coast. To
effect this II is proposed to establish line
of steamers 70 ply between Galveston and
BraZDs Santiago, touching at Intermediate
points.
| WASHINGTON, October Secretaries
Chandler aUd Typer have returned.
No solution has been made vet as 70 the
| reception of the cen enUial address oil the
! l'lsh TO the American people. In the mean
| time the eloquent address, most beautifully
! framed and orDamrntef With emhems of
! liberty, is stored IN room nj the White
| b use.
| The Supreme Court to-day decided sever
al important life insurance cases The par
ties were the New York Life Insurance
Company and the Manhattan Life Insurance
Company against WIN. 0. Statham, Char
lotte Selms and the executor of c. l.. Burch,
| of Mississippi.
KEY WEST, October 23.-The bark Gal
weston, from Mystic Connecticut, in ballast
from this port, which was driven ashore on
! Duck Key during the late hurricane lies in
four feet Of water. A schooner is reported
ashore bottom up at Bahai Honda, name
| unknown.
WAsHTNGToN, October % Capt Geo.
E. Becker has been ordered TO take COM
mand Of Pensacola navy-yard
| LOEDoN, October PA Reuter- dispatch
from b, lgrade says that tie Serviaus adj
nit that the Turks have captured Keivel
Heights, southwest of Dejsnis, after three
days fighting. A Servian bulletin says
that although the position is important, It's
| loss is not believed to be decisive
New YORK, October 23.-PIesident Or
ton, of the Western Union Telegraph. has
been ill for some days, but his physicians
report his condition much improved, and
that he has already passed the crisis of his
illness.
LONDON, October PA dispatch TO the
Times from Therepa announces that Mr..
| Barring, Secretary of the British Legation,
i alb but to return from p. illpOlis, being
convinced that the comm ssiOn for the pun
ishment of the perpetrators of the Bulga-
| rian atrocities is delu7iOn and mockery
The worst criminals are Iegar led humane.
md moderate men i'll disgrace. The
old panic is renewed, and most trust
worthy gentleman has travelled with the
|
the British ambassador that the Turks
| threaten new massacres and have even ap-
pointed a day for beginning the slaughter
A Vienna dispatch to the Times says:
mot only of European Turkey is there
| news of growing excitement among the
| Mohammedans, of convent Ons held IN the
OSques and of ornaments, but the Minis
try is divided against itself, and the Sultan
| is too inexperienced to take the leadership
of affairs. Their position Is most favOra-
BILE for RUssia's diplomatic action, and Gen.
| Ignatieff, the r lssian ambassador to Con
| stantinople, may carry everything before
| him, or, if he fail, may induce such an out
| break of Mnhan medan feeling as might
justify almost a.y step on the part of Rus
| sia."
BELGRADE, October 24.-There is intense
suffering in both armies, IN .jority of the
soldiers still wearing linen and having no
blankets.
There are 1870 600 Bulgarian AMI Bosnian
refugees in SeIvia.
| Gen. Ignati II has been instrut ted to IN
form the Porte that the n.eIventien of
Russia. Greece and Roumanie will follow
The rejection Of the terms p opposed.
ST. LOUIS, October 24.-Juige Treat APP
pointed Edmund ]. Alien, one of the com
missioners of the court, as chief supervisor,
|
court the names of the supervisors for tie
.espec i've districts. The matter has been
he cause of 60 ID deal of comment htr',
and will probably continue 50 until the
close of election day.
| PARIS, October % The Russian Minis
| ter, Ignatietf, has privately had an audience
with the Sultan to-day. He stated that the
| Porte WAS ready to grant Russia's larest
proposals, provided the integrity of the o.
toman empire be guaranteed
| CHARLESTON, q, tober "a Chamberlain
sent a written demand to the German Fusll-
GERS of Charleston, one of the oldest mill
tary organic ition4, to surrender their arms,
and nquirirg whether they had disbanded.
| The Fusi GERS organic Il in 1875, aid served
in the re luton of 1912.
New York, October "a - The fog of
| Saturday continued unit! to-day. Most OF
the vessels anchored outside. Travel is
impe6ed.
Last night the engineers and firem n of
the Jersey Central struck and wherever the
trains happened to be the fires were damp
ned and the men left.
LONDON, October 24-A Reuter- dispatch
from ConstantiDople says that it Is stated
that Russia has already indicated her will
lingneas to agree to six weeks prOlOnga-
tiou if necessary. 1t is hoped that an
agreement will be reached on the basis of
Turkey acct ptancs of such an armisiice as
was announce in the semi-oflicial state
lnent in this mornings Post
4 special from Pesth To the Neirs repre-
sents that there IS in case rXri emeIt there,
md strong hostility to tsus la, aud IN case
Russia commences war it will be difficulty
or Austria 10 preserve neutrality.
PEsTH, Octoner "a The Russians be-
lieve if the Tu ks take KouschevatZ Russia
will make armed intervention.
LoND. n, October "a y he Times in its
financial article says: ''Only profound
peace and a great revival in trade can pre-
vent financial cat 'strophe in Austria.
Even with these doubts the hopes of the
Austrian Minister of Finance cannot be re-
allied, that by 1873 the end of the period
of deficits will be reached"
New York, October "a - Thos. Ellis,
paving teller in he National Park Bank, is
u defaulter To the amount of $50, 900. Il
is supposed tina he slipped package
of $4,000 and enc of $40, 900 notes in his
pocket. He has been absent since Satur
day Five thousand dollars reward is Of
fered for his arrest. Elis has been eigh-
teen years with the bank.
The Republicans of the Ninth District
have nominated Gen. Daniel Sckles for
Congress.
The strike of locomotive engineers on
the New jersey railroad was preroncerted.
The passengers were left no alternative but
to walk 10 the next station, or remain ~
the cars all night.
LONDON. October "a. - A dispatch from
Belgrade to the Reuter- telegram company
dated at noon to-day says: Il is reported
that the Turks have Iak~n D'Janis and St.
hester. If this is tue, Gen. Tchernayoff's
army is in great danger"
strike causes great inconvenience to bust
ness men living miles from the city.
The home competing rosds have made all
through fiCk'ts goods. Public feeling is
greatly sg inst the engineers and fremen
Tor causing the public to suffer such incon-
Venience