The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-01-20
American Notes.


The Boston Adoertiser, still coldly loyal,
assures the President that he could do moth
ing that ''would sooner OF more surely en-
courage the depressed business. and weak
ened confidence of the country than the
dispersion of all this mystery, and frank
assurance that this government will have
no part or lot in the affairs of. Spain and
her colonies" But suppose he can't give
any such assurancef ..e .l-a i.sa
The causes of the convention of Western
and Southern turfmen, which is to meet IN
Chicago this week, is stated to be the un-
willingness of the National Association to
take proper cognizance of the grievances
complained of by the West and South
The National Association, being located In
New York, devotes itself more entirely to
Eastern interests, and there has been much
dissatisfaction, eliminating in a desire for
separation on the part of the Western and
Southern members.
The first at, it appears, of the new
postmaster of Boston, was to dismiss four
I of the female clerks in the delivery de-
partment The Globe, so far from sympa-
| thizing with the fair victims, applauds
the act, declaring that ''if prize were
! offered for the champion set OF lmpudent,
| brazen-faced, inefficient and generally dis
| agreeable young women, the female dellV-
cry clerks at the Boston postotice during
the past few years would surely take 1t. )"
. Lightning struck the Chicago whisky
| ring on Saturday BOSS" HessiDg OF
the Stats Zeitung, Jacob Rehm, IL. b
| Miller and Deputy Collector Minty, all To-
cal magnates, were arrested on charge OF
eomplicity in the frauds. It is stated that
Rehm officiated as active agent of the black
mailers, performing in Chicago something
like the functions assigned to Joyce In St.
LOUIS. The amount levied upon the dis
tillers is estimated at eighteen thousand
dollars month Hessing, Rehm, Miller
and Minty, the distiliers say, insisted upon
the regular payment of this assessment as a
tribute TO the vast influence" they welded
in protecting the cronked whisky fsctories
A roted desperate has just died with hi
boots on in Kentucky, whose bloody deedi
would be better suited to yellow-coveree
novel than the history of q civilized com
monwealtb. For many years George North
craft had been the terror of the order-iovInl
citizens of Lebanon and its vicinity. h'
was known to have been guilty of the mur
der of three inoffensive men; yet such wa
the fear that he inspired that men dared no
prosecute HIM lest their houses be burnt an'
tbey be murdered in their beds. When re
ward was offered for his capture be rod
| boldly about and no man dared 10 touel
him. Witnesses could not be induced Z
appear against him, while a single threa
would enable him to secure testimony Q
any assertion be might choose TO make
Some years ago, in consequence OF moe
brutal murder he had committed, a reWAr
of $500 was offered by the State Tor 81
capture. and company OF mIlIti
was sent up to secure him. Fo
weeks he eluded them, simply because n
Inspired such fear that no one dared refus
bun assistance Finally, he delivered hin
self up to a comrade, who claimed the $50
reward, gave it 70 Northcraft. and with
he paid the expenses OF his trial, whlci
through witnesses procured By the dread {
his vengeance, resulted in an acquitta
Thomas Chandler had been for several yea
marshal Of Lebanon, and for some tim
Northcraft bore grudge against him A.
coTdingly Northcraft raised q disturbans
in Lebanon recently in order "a call out u
marshal and put bullet through him
wasn't long after the trouble began til
Chandler appeared upon the scene. Con
ing up 70 Northcraft, Chandler presented
is shotgun and ordered him to surrender. ii
se desperate refused, and Chandler fred an
st killed Northcraft, and at the same TIN
r. one Of Northcraft's companions. who vi
be on horseback, fired az and killed Chandie
NoEthcrAft's friends escaped. AZ soon