The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-03-30

Somthittee t0at tue House agree to
the Senate's amendment making the
amount OF the Red Cloud agency appro-
P'1Slon sl5O, 600, was adopted
taken up.
Reagan explained.
II, Inc bill went over till Saturday.
Inc night session WAS disn,nsed with
weather. VI '"e
Adjourned.
Probabilities for the Gulf States. Cls.r
or partly cloudy weather. viii no,,t -
west winds, with rising barometer ana -
slight change IN temperature.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
PORTSMOUTH, March 2s.-The brio
Porter went ashore, and eight of the crew
including the captain, We're lost.
NEW ORLEANS, March % To-day being
set for the indicted whisky men To file
their pleas, c. w. Mills, Ed. Fahrenbach.
VIM. NJ. Todd, John r. Beats, Paul Bruce,
VIM. II. Thomas, John Henderson. John
! Henderson, IT., John McWhrter, aud Al.
exander Mckee plead not guilty. The
other parties failed to appear.
| The Hammond cases all went over ill
| Wednesday.
Governor Kellogg has addressed an order
to the district attorney at Baton Rouge,
to take prompt proceedings in the courts
in relation TO the recent troubles there.
He says: 81 am definitely informed that
Geo. T. Davis, parish Judge, and b. T,
Beauregard, State and parish tax collector
of East Baton Rouge, have been driver
from the parish in open violation of law.
The parish judge is a constitutional officer
elected by large majority. Up to thi:
/ nha L
against him which would affect his right tC
exercise his Office. Ii he has been guilty
of any such charge it is your duty TO insti.
tute proceedings against him before the
district court now in session in East Baton
Rouge. The tax collector of the parish
was appointed by me some three year.
since. He is colored man who, befor:
! appointed HIM, had served, l believe, a.
United States Collector of Internal Reve
nue.. Ii he be defaulter, or has beeI
dcreliCt in his duty, it is also your PROVING,
to proceed against him before the grand
jury, now in session in East Baton Rouge
The sheriff OF the parish, a constitutions
officer elected by large ma ority, WA
sometime since driven away, and compelled
to resign; no offense being alleged against
him that l am aware of except that he wal
colored man. l appointed in has place q
white man, native of the parish, and
perceive that committee chosen at a meet.
ing recently held at Baton Rouge, Will,
expressing dissatisfaction with him on &C
count of his political associations, recon
mended that he be tolerated for the pres
ent, thus disclosing the animus of those
who have thus taken the law in their owl
hands to be directed against those ap
pointees because they are Republicans; thi.
too in parish admitted to be very largely
Republican. / do not intend to permit /
resort to mob violence in East Baton Roug,
or elsewhere in this State" To the end, there
fore, that may exhaust all civil remedies
| request you to Immediately institute pros
ecutlon, before the district court against al
persons known to have been concerned il
the recent unlawful disturbances in the
city of Baton Rouge; and not only against
these persons, but against any officers o.
the parish who may have been derelict II
the discharge of their duty. Should any
sheriff be called on to execute any process,
of the court, you will cause him to be in
structed to summon a posse composed o.
good citizens to execute This process, nc
matter by whom resisted, and if met will
force you will cause me to be Immediately
informed of the fact. request yuI
!
district judge to these points, and move il
open court for instruction to the grand jur,
to take action in these matters"
NEW YORK, March >S.-Judge Benedic
dismisses the plea of Lawrence, the sill
smuggler, that he can only be tried for tn
offense for which he was extradited. n,
rights accrue to the offender. The CORE
spondence of the President and the Attor
ney General, with the District Attorney, il
dismissed as irrelevant.
BosToN, March 2S.-The damage by thu
flood in Worcester county, is estimated al
So, 900, 900. -Four lives were lost.
ST. LOUIS, March 28.-Ten inches of snow
fell here to-day.
FOREIGN NEWS.
GLASGOW, March 2S.-To-day the boile
of a locomotive attached to construction
train on the Glasgow aud Sonth- Western
Railroad exploded. Five persons wer
killed and nine injured.
LONDON, March %. = Advces receive
here from India report that the steamship
Gowd, from Sheber, has been wrecked i
the Arabian Sea. She had on board abou
five hundred pilgrims, bound to BusherG
Three men, supposed to be the only SUI
vivors, have reached Hodieda
In the ,House of Lords Earl Shaftsbur
said, should the title bill pass to secon
reading he would move an address to IL
, Queen praying her to assume title mol
In accordance with national history an
'yalty TO her subjects than empress.
!, Domestic Markets.
New YORK, March 2S.-Gold openc
at ia Stocks active and unsettled. None
per cent. Exchange = long 4.S7 sho
400. Governments steady State bonds du
and steady.
1 Cotton dull and easier; sales S45 bale
uplands I33Sc; Orleans Is 916c.
= LGter-Money easy. Gold 113T@l1
D Sterling strong at 81 Governments acti'
and steady; new 5s 1ls19, States quiet al
Q nominal
+ New ORLEANS, March 2s.-Gold 114I
Sight "a premium. Sterling bank 5.55
Cotton-demand moderate; sales $3.50 bale
Prices irregular. Strict COED ordinary III
Ike; low middling TO strict low middlil
1216@125sc; middling to strict middling 10
@1334c. Other grades unchanged.
GALVESTON, March 2S.-Gold l13l501141
Silver 105@l06.
< Cotton firm; good ordinary 1056c; Ia
t middling 124c; middling 134c; good mi
e ding lac; sales 1545 bales; receipts $50 bale
E Hides-dry 15c; dry flint, selected, l6c;
: they run 121a@l315o; wet sailed, select
SIC; as they run nc; green 72Ic.
FOreIen Markets.
' LIVERPOOL, March 90 = Noon - Colt,
: quiet; middling uplands 6 9-16d; middli
Orleans 6 l3-16d; sales 10, 600 bales, includil
! 5000 for speculation and export
LONDON, March 2S-Noon.-Street rate 2
@3 which is 4@1 below bank rate.
PARIS, March 2S.-Rentes 66f SOC.