The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-25


mission on Relations with the Methodist
Episcopal Church, as follows: R-y. NJ. n.
Crawford, of Central New YORK: Rev. E.
V. Fuller, of Georgia; Rev. H. Newman,
of Baltimore; Clinton d. Fisk, of s., Losis
and Enoch Fancher
A resolution was offered removing the
disabilities of women from holding office
in the church. Referred.
DR.. Curry was elected editor of the In.
dies Repository.
LOUISVILLE, May 2O.-The police and mil.
| itary guarded the Jail all night, but the
| lynchers from Oldham county did not an
pear.
SAVANNAH May 90 The general assem-
/ bly, OF the Presbyterian church convened
at A. NJ, opened with prayer. After the
preSe ntation OF the revival reports, Rev.
Dr. Vaudeville, of the reformed church OF
New York, Was formally received by the
| moderator and made an eloquent response
Kew. DR.. Phillips. of the reformed church
South, was also present aud invited 10 sill
on the floor.
LONDON, May 2O.-The British govern.
ment has notified Reuters telegraph
agency that it has refused adherence
to the propositions of the Berlin conference.
The correspondent of the DailV Tsls0raph
i
authority to state that Turkey will reject
the B -rlin proposals.
A special from Paris to the TelsgrnpI
says that report has been received there
that the Musselman Inhabitants at Pieder.
in Bosnia, under a pretext that the Chris
tians were about to leave the town, massa.
cred one hundred Christians. including
women and children. The Turkish troops
afterwards attacked the place. Widows
were murdered. The Consul. receive $40.
600 each.
LONDON, May 90 The Prince of Wales's
reception was exceedingly enthusiastic.
Responding to toast the Prince instanced,
with warmth, his reception in India as an
evidence of India's loyalty to England
VIENNA, May 90 Count Andrassy, il
conversation, said that he believed the
peace of Europe would be assured, at least
for years, by the conference at Berlin.
LONDON, May 2O.-Sir Edward Buckley
member of Parliament, has been declared
bankrupt; liabilities So, 500 OOO The liza
bilities of N. & A. Focherl, Greek cottor
merchants at Liverpool reach $500, 600.
Alfred w. Dale won the chancellorS
medal for an English poem by the under
graduates of Cambridge University; sub
ject, " The Centennial of American hide
pendence."
PARIS, May 20,-About a thousand stu
dents met to discuss the organization of the
international students congress, which wa
proposed in connection with Jules Niche
let's funeral. A large number of provin
cial nd foreign students participated.
LONDON, May 20.-A Berlin dispatch t.
the Pail Mall G0zette says the refusal of tn,
British government to adhere to the mem
! ial of ha =, fol
serious disappointment. Ii is hoped tina
England will accede. At later stag
England will be advised of the steps tn,
same as if she supported the present meas
ure, which will be presented to the Port
by the Russian Ambassador.
WASHINGTON, May ga Nominations
Attorney General Pierrepont to be ministe
to England. Secretary TAFT to be Attorney
General. Dan Cameron, son OF SIMON, t.
be Secretary of War.
c. 5. Creecy, of Mississippi, aprominen
candidate for dOorkeeper before the caucus
is now a candidate to succeed Fitzhugh..
The subcommittee of the Gibson com
mittee, consisting of Riley and Darrall, wer,
appointed to examine the pay rolls in tn
Treasury Department. Judge Wilson, at
torney for Casey, asked TO obtain permits
sion to accompany the committee who ar
also to examine the pay rolls of December
January and February last, and to Investi
gate whether any pay rolls have been re
turned.
Senate-Barnum's credentials were pre-
sented and he was seated to-day.
A petition from A. NJ. Clapp, Congress
sional Printer, has been presented, and i
to the effect that he is an officer of tn
Senate; that great injustice has been don
| III l,yf hal NJ, d.,
House of Representatives that the book
of his Office are detained from HIM by tina
committee, and that no opportunity wa
given him for an explanation Of the charge
before that committee.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Sir Edward
Thornton declines compensation for actin
umpire in the United States Mexican mike
claims. Suitable testimonials will be pre-
sented by the government.
WASHINGTON. May denominations
PieIrepont, Taft and Cameron; also, A. j
Evans as attorney for the Western DistriC
of Texas.
Secretary Chandler disavows any intel
ton of trying to make an Impeachment
case against Thompson, who was Secretar
: of the Interior before the war.
: WASHINGTON, May 23.-In the Senat
Robertson, of South Carolina, presented
resolution passed by the Cnarleston Chan
Der of Comm rec demonstrating against til
admission of imported rice free of duty a
proposed by the Hawaiian treaty. Re
ferred to Committee on Finance.
The resolution directing the Secretary G
the Treasury to furnish detailed estimat
: of the amount required to execute the pre-
, visions of House bill amendatory of I'll
law pensioning soldiers and sailors of tn
war of 1912 was adopted.
The subcommittee on the contested cas-
of Lee v. RaineY, from South Carolins
have agreed to report to the full Committe
on Privileges and Elections in favor of re
tanning Rainey in his seat.
Gibson's committee is in executive SCI
sion.
: Darra!l ard Reilly have not returne
from the Treasury.
: Special Postoffice Agent Hayes is to /
examined.
WASHINGTON, May % -Ex Senator Ale1
: ander Mcdonald, OF Arka lsas, testified b.
D fore the Committee on Expenditures O
r the Interior Department. He says that
1872 he paid John Delsno, chief clerk
e the Interior Department., $4,000 on accouI
e of one Shaffer, one of the owners Of ii
F aestaff silver mine, situated near I'll
r Emma Mine, in Utan. Mr.. Mcdonald SAL
q Shaffer told him, before he left tor Europ
c that if he sent him any money he was
t give John Delano $4,000, and Senate
e Thayer $4,000, and E. G. Ingersoll $4,000 f
! attorneys fees.
n WASHINGTON, May 23-The signal offic,
a reports that the bark RebeCc ca Corona, fro
) New York for New Orleans, manned wit
!. a crew consisting of Capt. Thompson an
l. eleven men, all told, and loaded with ba
J. rel slaves, struck IN fog at 5 p NJ. ye
It terday near Birch Haven, fifteen miles soui
o of Barnegat inlet. The vessel will be g
d off if the wind remains favorable.
g WASHINGTON, May 23.-Pierrepont.
u Attorney General, and Taft AS Secretary
. War, appeared as usual at the Cabinet
n day. PlerrepOnt will not relinquish Il
!, attorney generalship until he formally a
d cepts the new Office, which, from certa
e necessities, he cannot do until about q
% first of June.
: Orth. minister to Austria. resigned