The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-01

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Society from all sources are $5a4 600. Five
brethren have been appointed 10 bear fra
ternal greetings to the Southern Baptist
convention of 1877 az New Orleans.
SAN FRAScIsCo, May 26.-The Demo-
cratic Convention> adopted platform in
favor OF the honest payment of the public
debt, with gold and silver as the only legal
tender, tariff for revenue only. and prohi-
bitiOn of Chinese immigration. a resolu-
ton was adopted that strongly endorses
/ Tiiden, hut the delegates are uninstructed,
beyond to vote as unit.
Thirteen cases of smallpox since the
arrival of the Colorado, which had it
| aboard.
CHICAGO, May ga Durham Lawn
herd of short horns, owned by Col Robert
| Holloway, of Alexis, Illinois WAS sold
az suction yesterday at Dexter Park. Buy
ers were present from all parts of the
| United States and Canada The bidding
was spirited. FIfty-iive head were sold,
and tetai of ,ver SO 600 was realized.
The average price of cows was $l196 and
bulls SS14. 400 El
LOUISVILLE, May 26--The Baptists of
Kentucky celebrated yesterday their one
bundredth anniversary of the First Baptist
sermon preached in the State, with inter
esting ceremonies, at he Walnut Street
Church, in rnis city. Rev. VIM. Hickman
was the first B lptist preacher here, and his
first sermon was delivered near Harrods-
burg May, 1876.
RICHMoND. Va, May a6.-The municipal
elections were held yesterday. There
were no disturbances. The Democrats were
successful here by 1000 majority. The Re-
pubiicans carried Lynchburg only. The
Democracy claim their organization perfect
g,
ored, was hung at Lebanon for the murder
of Robert Hamilton year ago.
BROWNSVILLE, May 27.-Escobedo re-
mains ar. Matamoros. He has report of
battle near Monterey, and that the revo-
lutionists were defeated. There are two
vessels with reinforcements and provisions
for Escobedo off Brazos. All quiet along
the border.
NEW ORLEANS, May 27.-Kellogg has
appointed Judge Campbell Judge Of the
Superior Court, who, with squad of po-
lice, took possessions of the court room.
When Judge Lynch arrived, he ordered the
sheriff to put him IN possession, and the
sheriff obeyed. Campbell will appeal to
the courts. E",Hq
New YORK, May 27.-The Independent
Reform party met at the Masonic hall and
endorsed the nomination of Cooper and
Booth.
SAVANNAH, May 27.-The general assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian Church closed its
session to-day. A large delegation, nomi-
mated by special committee, was unani-
mously elected to the Presbste council
to be held in Edinburgh in 1877.
The committee to whom was referred the
resolutions from the Northern assembly in
regard TO fraternal relations reported the
following, which was unanimously adopted:
Your committee telegraphed to our bret h.
rem in Brooklyn: s'We are ready to most
cordially enter on fraternal relations with
your body on any terms honorable to both
parties, and as an explanation of what our
feelings are, we send the action taken in
answer to the overture from the st. Louis
!. Presbyteries, which is: 'Res0JUed, That the
action of the Baltimore conference, APP
proved by the assembly at Baltimore, ex-
plains with sufficient clearneSs the position
OF our church, but inasmueh as it is repre-
sented by the overture that misapprehen-
sion exists in the minds of some
of our people as to the spirit of this action,
in order to show our disposition to remove
on our part any real or seeming hindrance
: to friendly feeling, the assembly expli-
City declares, that in condemning certain
acts and deliverances of the Northern Cen
eral Assembly, no acts or deliverances of
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construed or admitted rs impugning in any
way the Christian character of the Nurth-
ern General Assembly, or of the historical
bodies of which it is the successor. )" The
assembly selected New Orleans as the next
place of meeting, on the third Thursday in
May. The assembly is in session tonight
to await any message from the General As
sembly. Adjournment takes place to night.
Many members have already left.
Il ST. LOUIS, May 27-The verdicts yester
day in the civil suits with liquor dealers
and owners of distilleries involved an ag-
gregate of half million dollars.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 81 The company
which left here month ago, known as Col.
Storey's squad, were attacked by Indians
and eleven of the twenty-five composing
the party killed. Sons of wealthy Cincin-
natians were among them.
New York, May 27.-James Dodward
was found with his throat cut and his wifes
: head split with Ratchet. 1t was an at
tempt at murder and. suicide. Both arc
fatal.
AT the Presbyterian Assembly, Rev. DIR.
Morris read a report of the delegation from
the London Conference of 1915, composed
of delegates from nearly every part of the
world A resolution tor the appointment
of special committee, composed of the
moderator and stated and permanent clerks,
Rev. DR.. Crosby, Rev. DIR. Prime and Rev.
DIR. McCash, who should choose the dele
e gates to represent this General Assembly on
alliance. The question regarding Catholic
baptism, after debate, was referred to a
committee OF 1--WE, to report at the next
conference.
CINCINNATI, May 27.-The residence OF
Col. j. w. Branch was robbed of $4,000 in
bonds by man who called the Colonel's
daughter to the door and threw snuff il
her eyes, ..l-li Hr..l
MEMPHIS. May 29.-Passengors from Hot
Springs, Arkansas, report intense excite
, ment there Saturday over the shooting oil
Jehn O. Hale, prominent citizen of that
!, place, and sonin, law of ex- Gov Brownlow
: of this State, by VIM. z. Walsh, post
I master and a prominent politician. The
difficulty grew out of Walsh building @
| store on ground claimed by Hale. The re
ports are conflicting as to who fired the
} first shot. Walsh empued the contents OF
2 a double barreled shpt gun into Hale's side,
! inf1icting a mortal wound. Walsh is ar
rested.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. May 30 -Freeman's
5 livery stable, with sixty horses, burned
Loss, $40, 600. era..4 .as.1
! CINCINNATI, May 30 Mr.. Bloss, an ed
l itor of the Enquirer, was struck by an en-
| CINE and killed He has been twenty-five
years on the Enquirer and is aged fifty-fve
years. .gsa
: ST. LOUIS, May 20.-White Carroll,
known as steamb1atman, was fatally
/ stabbed in quarrel with Robert Villa I'M
. son, the proprietor of the furnishing store
4 under St. James Hotel Williamson used
+ the knife after receiving blow from q
cane.
: PHLADELPH1A, May e9ZWm Hartman,
a leader of the Young Walunercher society
J is dead, aged AZ years.
NEW York, May 29.-Barpn DePaln viii
E be buried according to heather rites; vii
2 be cremsted if permission can be obtained
NEW YORK, May 29.-The annual repOr
] of the Cotton Exchange was read to-day
II stated that great depression existed il
cotton and cotton goods. The grades o.