The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


committee to Oregon to investigate tn,
case Of Senator Grover.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-The Presi.
dent sent two minor nominations tC
the Senate to-day which were omitted
yesterday by clerical blunder. Thi.
closes out the extra session of the
Senate.
Secretary Sherman is authority t.
the following: There is no foundation
whatever for the insinuation of ques
tiOnable practices affecting the honesty
of Assistant Secretary Conapt.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-The oppo
sition to Fred Douglass is strong, n ainly
because he lacks legal knowledge arc
personal acquaintance with the condi
ton of property IL the District. The
cclored people themselves are opposing
his confirmation. The Senate commit
tee on the District, however, reported
favorably on his nomination.
The TriJuHe's Washington dispatcl
says that among the unsuccessful can
didates for the United States marshall
ship for the Northern District of Hi
Lois was a Mr. Stillwell, of Livingstone
county. The President told him hi:
papers were unexceptionable, but there
was one insuperable objection to hi!
appointm ent to any Federal office, anC
that was his wife was favorite cousin
of Mrs. Hayes.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fol
| lowing names remain uncontirmed
Hughes, for attorney general of Mid
die Tennessee; ,Kaldren, marshal fol
West Tennessee; BoZen, postmaster a
Charleston, South Carolina; Potts
postmaster at Petersburg, Virginia.
The Senate, after its usual formal
les, adjourned sine die.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE nom
ination of Stone as district attorney
for South Carolina was recommitted
and went over on motion of Gen. Cor.
don. The chief point against hin
seems to be incompetency.
Allowing the Republicans all they
claim, Louisiana, Florida, South Caro-
lima and elsewhere, the Forty-fifth Con
gress will stand as follows: Democrats,
149; Republicans, IA.
The Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, Conant, is under question. The
changes are indefinite. Secretary
Sherman thought yesterday there was
nothing in them.
The Star says nearly all the Louisi,
ana politicians who have been in the
city for weeks in the interest of the
Nichols government, leave for New
Orleans to night, They say they have
assurances that the order for the with
drawal Of the army from South Caro-.
lima and Louisiana will be proposed at
the cabinet meeting on Tuesday next,
and the army will be withdrawn to tie
military reservations on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE time
between New York and New Orleans
Uia Atlanta, Knoxville and Lynchburg,
will be made, commencing tomorrow,
in sixty-four hours and thirty-foul
minutes.
Capt. VIM. Prince has been ordered
] to the department of the Gulf as chief
of ordnance.
A debate of an hour and half pre-
coded the confirmation of Fred Doug
lass as marshal of the District of Co
lumbia. Senators Conkling and Nor
gan are in favor, and Senator White
against it. Senators Hill, Beck, Gar
land and Morgan voted for the confir
nation. Lamar was absent. AG
ditional combinations CASTILLO, col
lector Of customs at Natchez, Missis
sippi; Goss, at st, Augustine, Florida
The records do not not show the dis
position of Stone, who was nominated
for marshal for South Carolina.
NEW YORK. March 17.-The Worlt
Mutual Life Insurance Company hav
received orders to show cause why
receiver should not be appointed.
SAN FRANCIsco. March fifth
Lackawana was ordered to Mazatlan t.
investigate the detention of American
vessels by the custom house authori
ties,
NORFOLK, March 17.-Put in-Leak
ing schooner Mary E. Camp, fror
Philadelphia to Charleston, with coal
New YORK, March Flour inche
of snow on the ground.
| CHARLESTON, S. c., March 17.-Th
St. Patrlck's parade to day included al
the white military companies, who's
appearance in public was prohibite,
on Washington's birthday.
| CINCINNATI, March ia boiler ex
ploded in the saw mill of Hunte
Brothers, five miles east of Worthing
ton, Indiana, yesterday afternoon, kill
ing twelve persons and woundin!
seven, all who were in the building
The mill ground corn on Fridays, AM
was trying a new set of corn burrs
and the day being wet, the neighbor
had gathered to witness the expert
ment. ..
Detective James White has been sen
fenced to the penitentiary for thirteel
months. He was implicated in cleo
ton frauds last October. ..
WoRTHINGToN, Ind, March fifth
exploding of saw mill boiler killeC
three persons. .. ....' r
LONDON, March 17.-Charles Cowdel
Clarke, lecturer and author, is dead.
Count Yon Arnim is reported to b
dying at Nice.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Sec
retaries of War and the Navy and tn
Attorney General regard an extra SEES
sion of Congress absolutely necessary
The situation with regard to Louis
lana and South Carolina is unsettled
The President stated to the last delegs
zion of Southern leaders urging him t.
immediate action that it required six
teen years to confirm the failure of the
old policy, and that he should have a
least sixteen days for inaugurating the
new policy. To an eager parting ques
ton, SIS it Hampton and Nichols 2
echo answered Hampton and Mich
oils p 1t is quite likely that the At
torney General will tomorrow repor
that Hampton is Governor of Soutl
Carolina de facto and de jure. He ma,
report that Packard ought to be Gov
ernor of Louisiana, but that the ad
ministration Is entrusted with no pow
er which it ought to use to fore
his right. The President is reported
as thinking that he himself is in pc
sition to protect the rs, 900 voters WHIT
supported Packard, and that placin:
this burden on the shoulders of tn,
President would be no surrender o
duty or manhood on the part of Gov
erner Packard. Is seems to run in TIL
Presidents mind that Packard lost hi
opportunity for martyrdom when Til
den lost the presidency. The Presi
dent hopes to make Packard one o
the prominent figures of the new pol
ICY drama. This he can do if Packard
will entrpst his own fortunes AID tn
happiness of the 10, 0ou who voted TO
him in the custody of the President.
Senator Patterson headed a delega
ton of nine persons from South Caro-
lima at the White House to day.