The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-28

dent'of the United State
aA absence of any pl
boards had acted wrong.
turns from these States now
were just a. much EMIT
counted as returns from
or Ohio, and he could show j.
evidence now before the s
the vote of the State of Lou
fairness, should be counted
ernor Hayes.
Adjourned.
The question of the rigt
mittees of the House to Cd
production of dispatches by
companies came up in the lc
report made by Mr.. Lynde n
Judiciary Committee affirminI
right.
An amendment was offered
Hurd, representing the minori
committee, which required the
tion of the kilograms needed
furIh specifically in the subpn
A substitute was offered ]
Knott, chairman of the Jndiciarj
mittee, asserting in more direct
the right of the House TO compS
production of telegraphic dispat
and declaring that there is nothin
law that gives any mode of priv
TO telegraphlc communications.
After debate, in which Mr.. Carl
took the ground that the ptivacJ
the telegraph should be held rs sac
as that of the postoffice, and in VIII
Mr.. Hewitt asserted that the sanct
| of postoffice correspondence was md
imaginary than real, and that his ID
ters PASSING through the New Yoi
postoffice during last month had bed
unfairly tampered with, Mr.. Hurd
amendment was rejected ana Mn
Knott's substitute adopted.
The conference report on the bit. %
defray the expenses OF investigl
committees was agreed to.
LONDON, December 20.-Gen. N
tirn took . million rubles tonsribut
by the Russians to re-organixe the Se
Wan army.
LONDON, December 20. The steamer
City of Bristol, Capt. Ellison, which
left Liverpool December Q, for Phila-
delPhia, has put back to Queenstown.
She lost her formast and bowsprit and
sttachments, during q northwest gale.
, % noon, on the fourteenth. The sec
! ani officer and four seamen werc
dashed overheard and drowned.
WARRINGTON, December 40. = Soon
after being called to order this morn
llG.' be Senate resumed the considers
tion g he resolution of Senator Mitch
III, aut -e..ng -. lpVss1gr On as to
.as sr''-s eencnt 9t,H. A GEoRth, aresi-
Ger 10. e.,e,N- ia pstyon- ssd, after
bret atss- ssou, II Fs agrceG g viiht
o. d diyisi0c. The gtiestien tbes Fr
Cured gaoa la substitute co. thepjr
smb!e TO I. RESOLUTION sibfe!lsod 3,
Bayard severai days 20. ,'eyarf
spoke in favor of s shstittte. sud
said It was not right 4 risct hsfsiis
upon Governor Grover by ,sc prea,nble
to the resolution offered in az ..,noe ~
the investigation.
WASHINGTON, December %. - The
Speaker of the House announced the
following COMMITTEES to confer with
the Senate committee, for the purpose
of S:dapting the electoral vote; Payne
of Ohio Hunter of Virginia, Hewitt
of New YORK, Springer OF Illinois,
McCrary of Ioga, Hoar Of Massachu-
setts, and Willafi OF Michigan; and
to report ou the privileges, powers
and duties OF the House y connection
with the same subject, the following
committee was aRpointed: k9ott of
Kentucky, Sparks of Illinois. TiNker
of Virginia, Marsh of peunsvlvanisA
Barchard, of Illinois, sSeelye Of MasenN
chusetts, and Monroe OF Ohio.
The House passed the bill removing
the political disabilities of u. S. Hawk.
ins, of Florida.
The Judiciary Committee Nof the
House considered petitions for hbe re-
moval OF political disabilities with a
We've presenting another omni6V
4 Rock, Dccembcr %. "a fire.
sur al to be incendiary, was started
id ear of Berry's paper warehouse.
HA SIS mill was saved. The loss will
not exceed $50, 900. This is the sixth
fire within the past six days. A vigs-
lance committee was formed to-day.
Two Intellectual attempts were made to
fire house last night.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, December g.
Preliminary arrangements are progress
ing for mass convention to be held
January 8, similar to that in indiana.
WAsHIsGToN, d. c., December ga
There are Unofficial advices that Lieut..
Baldwin of the Fifth Infantry drove.
Sitting Bulls camp across the Missouri
River, and that Sitting Bull retreated
to the Bad Lands; also that Major
Randall of Gen. Crooks staff, with
four Crow and Snake scouts, were
massacred on the Big Horn. Il Is
thought at headquarters that these re-
ports are probable, or at least possible,
as the press heretofore has been truth
full in its accounts received in advance
OF official information.
The Secretaries OF War, Navy and
State were absent from the cabinet
meeting to-day.
LoSDoS, December %. "A special
to the Standard from Pesth. reports
great irritation in Hungary over the
firing upon an Austrian vessel from
Servian forts. The journals demand
an Austrian occupation of Belgrade.
A Berlin special says the nppoint-
ment of Midhat Pasha as Grand Vizer
is regarded at st. Petersburg as a chal-
lenge to Russia.
BERLIN, December &c. Emperor
William closed the session Of the Ger
man Parliament to-day with q speech
from the throne. His Majesty said,
in reference to foreign affairs: "The.
negotiations Of the powers upon the
Eastern question, as far as proceeded J
with, justify the hope that my efforts
and the mutually conciliatory and
peaceful intentions OF, the powers im-
medIately concerned will be success
ful in solving the pending question,
without prejudice to the good rcla-
tions now existing. Germany will
continue, by friendly, disintercsted
mediations, TO lend her cooperation
for the attainment Of this end p
HALIFAX, December PA three
masted schooner, with all sails set, wns(
reported, on Wednesday, in the basis
Of the winds on her beam ends. jan
hands are supposed to be lost The
steam tug at Windsor is laid up, aud
there Is no means of communication
with the wreck. She was an Amcfi-
can vessel, bound 70 Windsor.
LONDON, December 22s--Ths Lord
Chamberlain has issued . fnemofandum
threatening 70 vigorously prosecute
theatrical managers who fagfanfly vie
late the rules concerning facilities FOR
the exit Of their audiences. The pen
atty under the act Is $500.