The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-14
NO. Is

sent TO and of reports received from
military or civil officers in the States
of Georgia, Louisiana, Florida and
South Carolina since August last, was
adopted.
The House adjourned till Monday.
7 WASHINGTON, December S.-The Re
publicans of the Senate caucussed an
hour and q half this morning. They
were NOISY, but cheerful and har-
monlouS. II there is to be any action
taken, it has not transpired.
l: is undecided whether the sub
committees of the Committee on Prv-
ileges ana Elections will go to the
States or sit here. The general politi.
cal feeliug finds no boistcrous express
sion.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House met and agreed to report on
McC. elry's resolution to appoint COM
mtttee of five from the House to act
with similar committee from the Sem
ate with the object of referring the
canvass Of the votes of the electoral
college to some tribunal whose action
will be tinal.
There was &full Cabinet to-day.
When the Republicans had fired one
hundred and ten guns last night an
unfortunate man was fatally injured
by a premature discharge and the firing
CEASED. The Democrats have fred two
hundred and four guns.
/ CoLCMPIA, December S.-The Con-
| gressional committee arrived here late
last night, and this morning they or
ganized, and soon after were driven TO
the State house in carriages.
Weather cloudy and rainy.
The action of the Mackey House and
the Senate was unimportant. The
committee appointed by the Demo
cratic hou'e yes,e day, is now in the
discharge of its mission, which was to
call upen~the officer commanding the
| United States -troepS at the State
house and inform him that the House
was legally constituted body, and ask
him to withdraw the troops from the
building, and if he refused the de-
mand, to ak by what authority the
troops are retained. The Democratic
house also instructed the Judiciary
Committee to employ counsel and
proceed against ID. Ii. Chamberlain for
treasonable acts in usurping the gov
ernment OF the State, and also directed
the committee to ascertain aud report
what counties are not represented in
the House. Fh4
| WASHINGTON, December S.-The sig-
nal service observer at Cape May re-
ports that n two.masted schooner,
Fannie X. Shaw, tonnage two hundred
aud ninety-five, from St. Mays, Geor-
gia, bound for Baltimore, loaded with
pine lumber, Capt. John Dollars, ran
ashore opposite his station last night.
The crew, eight all told, are safe.
Assistance has been sent her. nn
NEW YoRK, December S.-Goyernor
Grover, of Oregon, telegraphs the
New York Herald, commencing as fol-
lows; AT your request l give you
some of tho points of my action in
grating certificates to the electors in
| Oregon" The G, vernon tt ties at
length that he has followed the pre-
cedents and observed the laws and en-
forced the constitutional mandate to
the extent of his power.
WASHINGTON, December S.-For the
Gulf States; colder, clear or partly
| cloudy weather, with northerly winds
and rising barometer; norther in
| Texas.
New YoRK, December S.-Morrissey
s. Co. have declared pools on direct
presidential results off.
BROOKLYN, December S.-The coro-
ner's report shows that two hundred
and seventy-two persons were burned.
| CLEVELAND, o., December S.-The
national convention Of base ball clubs
unanimously expelled the Mutual and
Athletic Clubs.
The "Lively" ball will be used
hereafter.
PARIS, December SAT the cabinet
council, MacMahon urged that the
ministers retain their portfolios. They
agree to give full information as to the
disposition of the parliamentary re-
| ports.
LONDON, December S.-The Reios
states in an official form that England
has accepted the American interpreta-
ton of the extraditIon treaty.
LONDON, December S.-Further pri-
vate kilograms of disquieting nature
have been received from Buenos Ayrea.
| A-ONDO4N1 OCCIuOCi N 1ACutEl tOt~
egram from ConstantinGpIe says that
an agreement between the powers does
not seem impossible.
| There was large meeting at st.
James's Hall, styling itself The Ma
tionai Conference on the Eastern Ques-
ton, whose object was to oppose the
British pro-Turkish policy.
A meeting preliminary to the con-
ference will be held daily at Constan-
tinOple for about week.
BosToN, December o. - The brig
Whitaker from Philadelphia for Port
land with coal, was driven ashore last
night on Wood End bar, Cape Cod.
She will probably get off without Sc
rious damage after dischargiag her
| cargo.
NEW YORK, December 0.-Mayof
Schneider, Of Brooklyn, asks the c,ti-
zeps 10 close their respective places Of
business from 1 to 3 o'clock and relin-
| quish their customary employments out
of respect TO the dead and the friends
of the dead, who, by this Sudden and
terrible sflliction, are bowed down
with grief and sorrow.
The funeral Of Harry Murdock and
Claude Burroughs will take place to-
morrow from "the little church round
the corneI." The expenses will be
borne by Mr.. Sheridan Shook and A.
NJ. Palmer, lessees of the burnt th ea-
ter, and the proprietors OF Union
square Theater. The members Of the
two theaters have adopted resolutions
rendering their sympathies 70 the
managers and holding them blRmcless
of the awful catastrophe.
The following assignments for the
memorial service in Brooklyn, Sunday,
have been made: Academy OF Music---
Scripture, A. S. Hurt, ID. D.; prayer,
DIR. e. G. Porter; addresses, DIR. J. w.
Buddipgton, Judge George N. Rey-
nolds, DIR. James F. Darac, Rev. r.
W. Sheimie; German benedicuon,
Rev. G. T. Kettells. Park Theaser--
Scripture, Rev. Charles Miller; prayer,
DR.. Thomas; addresses, Theodore
CuylOr, ex-Alderman John A. Taylor,
Rev. ID. Bar croft, Rabbi BraDder-
stien; German benediction, pastor Of
Church OF Incarnation. Hudley Opefs
House-Sc1pture. s. 3. Holiday !;
prayer, II. II. Nye; addresses. DR..
David Ingles, Hon. Strong, Henry
Ward BeecheT, Charles b. Schultze;
German bsnediction, Rev. Merrick-
SOD. The services are TO be held sim
ultaneously ct 2 o'clock.
At q meeting Of the clergymen in
vited to the memorial services, Father
Malone said the rules Of his church