The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-17


left aIazatlai City there were many rumors
oi the Sirfrz.=uf tas- rcvgiutionis,s in the
interior Tae rebels were falling back to-
Wards the es,fst. Mszatlan was under mar.
that XIV CommNNi cslioh was Gus of be-
tween Maz allan and the CITY Of Mexico.
CHICAGO, August Ia. -7R. Williams, As
Ssta0t 3hjdiant General, telegrsphs To
Gen. Sheridan's headquarters here, that
the following ,liSpftcif had Just been re-
hs-l,isn,, -tpyemiuss August A.
T1t, r..port of Gen. Tcrrv's fght with Sit
ing BaH us unniiimsd threugh Indians
coming into tire Spntied ioll Agency.
gaev ISli5rt rr heavy g&ecS nesf and the
ael.saal of the IaaiSns,- and Sitting Ball
woundod-I.1h1 1AE~4 Sc TOWNSEND.
= IA is proper 20 say the accuracy OF the
information c0ntsined here, -cenfng as It
does frin questionable source, rs dis
eaeSiited.
CINCINSATT, August 10 The brakesmen
at North Vornon, Mitchell and yinoenhes
refuse To sccept the terms made by the
riAets NJ Seymour. 1s1s $50
a car containing thescfiicers 81 the road
was switched III NJ Nipcenres sud the
switch spiked TIE cal alsa contained De
tschmead "f1paiiotg N'ho were driven across
the W,bash in,p Iltiaois sSs.sA
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa August IA Hon.
James Boyd was to-day nmiuateda For Con
gress 10y the Democratic Convention of the
seventh District
Sr. Lorfs August - -Hobhs Kerry,
Que of the train robbers made y full con
fcssion Frank and jesse James, Cole and
Bu1 Younger. Chill Miller, Thomas Pitts
and Wiillain Chadwell constitute the gang.
MOBILE, Ala, August 1.-THE first bale
Of new cotton WAS received to-day, which
was bought by the George Brothers, bro
kers, at fifteen cents for PiihchOdy and
Lihpell, elassea strictly middhng.
CoLUMBTN s. c., August I5.--fhe State
fbehlocratic1 Convention Ia nominate candi-
dates met At s O'clock This evening Dele
gates are arriving on every train and are en-
thusiastic for straightout Democratic nomi-
nations. Wade Hampton viii probably be
nominated for Governor.
CINCINNATI. August 10 - The situation
along the track Of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad is unchanged No freight trains are
allowed to pass. fre u
The employees at Flora, Illinois, on the
western division, struck Yesterday
FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON, August 10 Although Mr., Dis
raei is To be elevated 10 peerage. he will
remain prime minister. Stafford Northcote
viii become the leaderin the House OF Com
mons, IL is the general opinion that'i The
conservatives are Weakened by the change,
but Mr. Disraeh is physically unable 20 sus-
tam the labor OF the leadership OF the
! House. 1t is rumored, that other cabinet
! changes will be made for pforoeat6n, name
! w., the right honorable SIR Charles Bad
delly, bsronet and president of the hoara Of
! trade, and Lnrd ,l6hn Manners, postmaster
| general are to he Offered peerages. and
Mr.. Wm II Smith, liberal conservative
member for Wes minister. and once Joint
! SecretuyDf the Treasury, iS,to replace Sir
| Charles Badderly, and spipe suhordinate
member of the government is TO replace
Lord Manners.
The Turks Ieoccupy the positions frlm
which Tchernayoif intended 10 lombard
the place. The Servians, If the soldiers
will fight, which is doubtful, will make
a stand at Alexmlz Fugitives are
j camped for fifty miles along the road lead
/ ing to PafatschZ f,tas .A'-s haa-
The Princess OF Servia has issued an ap-
peal to the volunteers to enter the legion
Hof horse named after herself. Il is com
posed mainly Of foreigners, and rapidly
! filing up ,s
1t has trauspired that the Emperors Of
! I2U lsia and Austria have agreed to meet at
| the Rsichsladt meeting.
The Porte might take guarantees against
Servia assaulting Turkey, but the Turks
may never occupy Servlan town. II is
known that Austria is prepared to prevent
the Turks entering Belgrade. IL is proba-
1 bly, true that the represented Sewers are
determined on the deposition OF Prince
M,lsn ai as,
.IpNpnN, August IL The Ottoman En-
bassy here. denies that the Turks burn
Serviah villages, or carry petroleum for that
/ purpose. The Embassy alleged that sixty
Villages on Ottoman territory had been
burned by the ServiaDs,
The Queen held council on Saturday
| night at Osborne.
Disraeli took the oath of oilise as Lord
K eper of the Privy Seal
There We're no demonstrations on the re-
turn OF Prince Milan to Belgrade. He
had a conference with English aud Austrian
consuls, and expressed a Willingness to
abandon the war If Austria and England
would support the negotiations for pence
Pans, AUGUST ID President MacMahon
has liberated l6l persons imprisoned for
! participating in outrages during the com
4 mune troubles.
1 LONDON, August 15.--A dispatch 10 the
Standard, from Belgrade, says il is reported
that the Turks have advanced beyond Baria,
and that the Servians have evacuated that i'm
portant pass without firing shot Ii IS quite
possible that the constant rumors of Turkish
advances and Servian retreats are exagger
atcd, but y cannot be denied That the pros
peel of The Servians is becoming more
gloomy. The rumor of their evacuation OF
the dehles leadiug from Gpergosovatz to Bel
grade, aud from, Saitscilsr 10 Panokin, is
thought uncontirned, aud IL is thought highly
probable thatif the Turks push forw,ird Il Is
nofe than likely that the 81 peeted great battle
at adexiral 10 Belgrade will never lie fought
| Domestic MH,Kets.
GALVESTON, August 15.d-- Gold 1ll0a112
Silver per cent. discount a, par
Cotton steady sales IS bales middlnp
lac; low middling l11sc; good ordinary
J9fc ftef = -
NEW YoHK, August f5,--cotton firm: sale.
1850 halesj uplanqs " 518. Orleans l2J6.
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