The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-23

W AsUINcl0S, August 2i.-Ag a.
surd circular has been issued by R.uu
ordering tina: his subordinates may on
ly employ one kinsmau. 1t is sup
posed that this system is instigated 5y
Sciurz for the benefit of foreigners.
| An elderly lady of Washington is
quoted: s'If were collector of inter.
nal revenue in Virgins, every white
person and some colored in tue grand
old State would be excluded from dep
/ utyships."
Devens, in an Official communication,
thinks the Pennsylvania Republican
Association a political organization,
and that the Presidents order applies
to members who hold positions under
the government. Therefore, the asso-
citation met last night, voted all the
money on hand, after the debts wfre
paid, to the State Soldiers Orphan
schools, and then adjourned sine de.
BUFFALO, n. Y, August 21.-At the
National Convention of the Royal and
| Select Masters of the United States,
delegates were present from nearly
every State in the Union. The plan
of degrees in American Masonic rite
was discussed, and to memorabilia the
Grand Encampment of Knights Tenn
plar of the United States, at their meet
ing at Cleveland next week, to make
these degrees a prerequisite to orders
of the Knighthood. The convention
adjourned subject 10 order Of the presI-
dent.
LONDON, August 81. = A German
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sequence of the release of officials who
were implicated in the murder of Ger
man consuls.
A special to the Standard from ORES.
den announces that the powers, at the
request of Germany, are reported to-
have agreed upon common protest to
the Porte, concerning the release of
the murderers of the German consuls.
In the above connection Reuters Ber-
lin telegram confirms the report, that
German squadron had left in the di-
rection of Para.
The Daily Ne'cS's correspondent tele-
graphs from Slstova, August -, Civ
ing detailed account of events which
caused Gen. Gourki's retreat. The &C
count shows that, even independently
of the retreat being necessitated by the
disaster at Plevps. Gen. Gourki's
forces were overwhelmed by a superior
force of Turks, and though the Russians
gained brilliant victory at Yeni-Sa-
ghra In July, Gen. Gourki was
compelled to retreat on the following
day, although IN sight of Iski-Saghra,
where he was obliged to leave tie But
hn
rate BODY, to their fate. Of the Dul-
gariaD Legion, which was originally
1900 strong, only 400 or 800 managed
to reach Shipka. The Russian cavalry
is now on this side of the Balkans.
Shipka pass is strongly fortified and
armet with twenty ght guns, and
garrisoned by regiment of the Eighth
division. Two regiments hold Hahn
kal pass, which presents q series of
formidable defences.
MONTREAL, August 81. AT 2 o'clock
this morning a fire broke out in the
upper story of James McDougsll &
Co.'S grain. elevator, adjoining their
flour mills, on the canal bank, near
the Wellington bridge. In short
time the elevator and the whole of
the two upper floors Of the storehouse,
where large quantity Of wheat was
stored, was in flames. The fire
burned from the top of the elevator
down to the lower flats. Notwiihstand-
ing the efforts of the iiremen, the FIRE
spread rapidly, and, the reighborhood
being covered with mills and factories,
the flames caught the extensive flour
e G.
the City Mills, which, with heavy
stock of grain, were reduced to ashes.
William Mooney * Co.'S horse nail
factory and part of thSir roiiiug uriILc.
were destroyed. The fire was under
control about ) o'clock. Loss very
heavy.
ST.. PETERSBURG, August 21.-A
special dispatch to the Gdlos, which
mas been reproduced by the Official
Russian agency, admits that the Rus
al losses in the two battles before
Pleyna were from 5000 to 10, 900 men,
half of whom were killed or seriously
wounded. About 5000 are in hospitals
at Sistov8, SimnItZa and Tirnova.
New York, August 21.-Presldent
Orion, of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, was interviewed this
morning in regard to the terms Of con-
tract drawn up between his company
and the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company, at q meeting held last even
ing in the parlors of the Windsor Ho-
tel. Mr.. Orion said that all that could
be made public was that all arrange
ment had been entered into between
the two companies whereby the West
ern Union Telegraph Company would
receive 81 1-2 and the Atlantic and Pa
cific IL 12 per cent. of the gross earn
ings of pooled receipts of both COM
panies. The contract drawn up was,
he said, lengthy document, but he
refused to make public anything more
about the provisions and arrangements
referred to, which went into effect this
morning, and the decision of the con-
ference would, be added, be final.
S. E. Hardman, manufacturer of
kenyon's escape, gave an exhibition
of his apparatus to-day at the store
house, which ended in losing bis life.
He fastened the instrument to his
breast aud lowered himself ont of
third story window. when the brass
band parted, and Hardmau fell head
long TO the ground and was instantly
killed.
WASHINGTON. August 81. = Dis
patches report that Morton was restless
last night.
Major James Forney, of the marines,
has been ordered to his quarters by
Col. Haywood. 1t is a matter Of be-
havior. Forney having withheld a pa
rade salute, which the Colonel was en-
titled 10.
WASHINGTON, August 2t.-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received at the
War Department last evening: ''Chi-
cago, August 2O.-Gen. Townsend
have no official news since. the seven
tenth. On the sixteenth the Indians
were reported by Capt. cambridge, of
Fort Hall. as having crossed the stage
road near Dry Rock Station, and Gen.
Howard wac not far behind them in
pursuit. To-day an unofficial tele-
gram from Snake River Bridge reports
the Indians encsmped on The stage
road at the Hole, but little confidence
should be placed in this report.
Signed p. III. SHERIDAN.
MALTA, August 21.-Her Majesty's
iron clad steamship Agincourt, in
sailing from Besika Bay, took four
hundred sets of entrenching tools.
CHICAGO, August 81. = The Board
of Health have ordered a wholesale
vaccination on account of smallpox
in New Orleans.
LONDON, August 21. A special to
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