The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-07-06

is an end of all honest reform BY the Demo
cratic side, and the citizens who do not be-
heve they can serve two masters will have
to look in another direction and certer
their hope elsewhere.
r. PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE c,tv is all
excitement; flags, banners and Transparent
cies are flying from every bu ldiny in pruiu-
sion; the streets are thronged with people.
Independence Hail and square is made the
center of attractions, where the Centennial
anniversary of the revolution declaring col
ONES free, passed by Congress in 1916, is
being celebrated. The ceremonies opened
at IL A. NJ, by the reception of the authors
in the National museum, who had been IN
vired TO prepare a memoir of some distin-
guished person prominently identified Ivy
resolution and deposited in the archives.
The authors were received by the ladies
composing the board of managers of the
National Museum. After an exchange of
cuurtesies the guests were escorted TO IT,
dependence Chamber and welcomed by the
mayor. Col. Frank NJ. Eyting, chairman
of the Committee on Restoration of indie
pendence Hall, then addressed the assem-
blsge, after which prayer was offered 10y
Rev. Mr. Withers The Centennial HYMN
was sung by chorus of fifty voices. The
roll was theL called and the memoirs pre-
sented and laid on the table. This concluded
the ceremonies, and the company was escort
ed to the stand in lndependt nee Square.
About 5000 persons were on the stand, and
fully 5000 IN the square during the cere
monies, which were opened by J. W. Wal
lace, President of the Historical Society.
PHILADELPHIA, July Hon. E. John
| Ellis, of New Orleans was the orator OF
the reunion of the Philadelphia Kappa
Sigma Fraternity Yesterday.
NEW ORLEANS, July 1.-COmmodore
Charles A. Babcock, commanding the IRON
clad Canonicus, is dead
ST. JOINS, N. B July "A disastrous
fire occurred here tins afternoon, breaking
out in the paper mills next to the Pasumi
river, and sweeping through the village. 1t
destroyed sixty buildings, stores, mills,
| dwellings, etc. The entire business portion
of the village is destroyed. The loss is es-
timsted at 500, 900.
BELFoRT, Pa, July AT o'clock last
| evening there was terrific thunder storm.
The rain fell in torrents, flooding cellars
and carrying off dwellings in the low dis
tricts. During the storm the town was the
scene of great excitement. The water
swept over the hillsIdes, destroying every
thing in its course.
NEW YORK, July 3-At P. N. yester.
Gay the thermometer stood at %. There
were a number of sunstrokes. Three. mad
dogs were killed.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3-Five of the New
| York Seventh Regiment were sunstruck.
ST. LOUIS, July 3.-Between forty and
fifty Mexican war veterans from Texas
passed through this city for Philadelphia.
The Changes have ad journcd to Wednes.
day.
NEW ORLEANS, June 30.-Wm. Sanchei
and j. z. Melleur, on the part of the COM
mttee by the Cotton Exchange, have in
| spected two bales of cotton claimed to be
the new crop from the Rio GrandP, and
pronounced them both old cotton, and one
of them lrregularly packed. The latter
has been expressed TO ST. Louis. The othel
was en- route to New York, but was stoppei
here and will be exhibited at the Cotton
Exchange tomorrow. The Brownsville
shippers have evidently been imposed on
Commodore Charles A. Babcock, com
handing the iron clad, CanOnicus, dice
suddenly yesterday, and was buried to-da!
with military honors. The escorts in
cluded, by invitation, the Washington Ar
tillery and Continental Guards.
| OMAhA, 4NCD.1 OuuC oO- ~ ulopdICu IC
celved from Fort Laramie says it is re
ported from the Red Cloud agency that tn
Indians are coming in, and bring news o
another fight with the northern Indians
the troops engaged being Gen. Crook 5
The village was entirely destroyed.
! PORTSMOUTH, N. H., June 30.-Order
were received to close the navy yard Satul
dav.
MEMPHIS, June 30.-Willie Morgan, so
of State Senator Morgan, and Victor Mon
! roe were drowned yesterday in attempting
) to save the life of a companion. Tw
other young men narrowly escaped SIM
} lar fate. The youth for whom Morgan an
Monroe lost their lives was rescued.
NEW YORK, June 80. Christian Stein
the great illicit whisky manufacturer, VIII
was brought back from Canada, and VIII
] charged number of deputy collectors an
, assistant district attorney Hughes wit
taking from him $500 week hush money
! plead guilty on the Indictment found, an
: was remanded for sentence.