The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-15

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WASHINGTON, February 10 - Rear
Admiral GOldsb5rough is sick.
Secretary Cameron and Gen. Sherman
have gone to New York.
Morrill, and Cameron were absent
from the cabinet meeting to-day.
Nothing important was done.
WASHINGTON, February 13.-Before
the committee on Powers and Priv
leges John Stiles, appointment clerk
of the interior office, produced a letter
from Brewster, dated November -, to
the President, resigning his office to
take effect that day, and letter from
Chandler of November 16, accepting
the resignation, to take effect Noyem-
Der 4 also letter from Brewster of
December 10, asking to be reinstated.
Secretary Chandler will be examined
Tomorrow. MaddoX's character is I'M
der fire. Half dozen persons testify as
to his integrity.
NEW YORK February IA Chicago
| dispatch says that q very important
meeting of the general freight agents
of the trunk railroads was held there
yesterday. Representations were pres,
ent from the following roads: Balti-
more and Ohio, Michigan Central,
Pittsburgh andFortWayne, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati and st. Louis and the Grand
Trunk. The meeting was called to
settle the schedule complications
which have arisen regarding the rate
of foreign freightS; that is, to adopt a
plan for resuming uniform rates in the
competition of traffic destined to Euro
pean ports. The following tariff was
agreed upon:
Chicago to Liverpool-wheat sec, corn
53c, provisions 72c, flour 81. 80. Chi
cago to Glasgow-wheat 34c, corn sec,
provisions nc, flour $i.43. Chicago
to Bremen-provisions SSc. Chicago
to Antwerp-wheat Csc, corn 69c, pro-
visions S3c, flour $155. Rates from
Milwaukee to same points will be two
cents higher in gold than the tariff
from this city.
New ORLEANS, February 13.-The
weather was unfavorable, light rain
falling steadily during the forenoon.
Notwithstanding the Indictment wealth
er the programme and procession of
theKing of the Carnival was carried out.
bject-History of the military pro-
gress of the world. The different Pc
mods were represented by groups APP
propriately costumed. The royal
chariot containing the throne of Rex
led the van; after this came car 1,
Introducing warriors of Africa; car 2,
Group of Egyptians and warriors, Pc
Rod, 1900 b. c.; car 3, Philistines
and Egyptians, period, 1000 B. c.. car
4, Modes and Persians, b. G. 500;
prominent In this group was the Per
sian chief mounted on an elephant;
car 5, Greece, B. c. 500; car c,
Rome triumphal Car, of period A. d. / /;
car z, Ancient Billions, A. D. 100;
car s, Huns, Goths and Vandals, A.
D. 400; car 8, Northern Danes and
Anglo-Saxons, A. d. 500; car 10,
Mosterns and Caliphs, A. d. 500. AT
ter this came the King, magnificently
attired, on horseback, surrounded by a
brilliantly dressed suite. Car IL, Cru
saders, A. D. 100; car 10, Battering-
ram of the Middle Ages, A, ID, 1900
to 400; car ID, Spanish invasion of
Mexico, CorteZ and Aztec Indians, A.
d. 1900; car Il, Scene in the thirty
years war, the Cashiers, A. d. 1880 :;
car 10, Officers and army of India, A.
D. 1850; car 16, American war, A. d.
17TG: car II, American Indians in
scalp dasee, A d. 1776; Car 10, Ma
poleon at Saint Helena, Marshal of the
Empire in the foreground, AD1 $500 /;
car 10, Asiatlc, Japanese, Chinese and
Monaghan warriors, A, ID. 1S47; car
90, Uncivilized Islanders, Fiji, Dem
arsra and Sandwich Islands, A. d.
1S47; Car 81, Officers and soldiers of
England and France departing for the
Crimea, a. ID. 1854; car %, Rebellion
in America. A. d. 1865; car %, Prus-
STA and France, Won Moltke on horse
back surrounded by French and Prus-
sian officers and soldiers; car "A, and
last, Turks, Servians, Herzegovinians
and Montenegrins, A. d. 1876.
There are thousands of strangers in
the city, and the hotels and steam
boats are crowded.
GALVESTON, February 13.-It is said
there is a larger number of strangers
in attendance upon the festivities of
the carnival than ever visited the city
on alike occasion before. All parts of
the State are represented. The cele-
bration of Mardi Gras has been a COM
plete success throughout. The Mid
day Revelers chose for their theme the
genius of Shakespeare illustrated in ten
tableaux. Following the heralds and
on handcars came tie statue of Shaks-
peare leaning upon a pedestal. The
next car gave the ghost scene from
Hamlet, the ghost and Hamlet and
Horatio in a tableau surrounded by
Polonious with Laertes and other
characters on horseback. Following
this was a scene from King Lear.
Car 4, Macbeth and the witches; cal
5, court scene from Merchant of
Venice; car displayed a fine scene
from Midsummer's Night Dream, For
tina and Oberon and Puck in an enor
nous shell drawn by two swans, anC
attended by Bottom and otheI
characters in that play; car Z, Othello
and Desdemona; car 8 was received
with loud demonstrations of applause
along the entire route. 1t contained 6
tableau from the 'Merry Wives Of
Windsor" Upon the car were Falstaf
Mistress Page and Ford, attended by
Shallow and Slender, Bardolph, Pisto
and Mrs. Quickley, etc. car 0, Romeo
and Juliet; car 10, Assassination o
julius Caesar in the Roman forum
After passing through the variou
streets, the procession escorted Rel
from the steamer, upon which he jus
arrived, to Artillery Hall, where thu
king gave reception. After the re.
ception, the hall was cleared for dan
cling, which was kept up until thu
preparations began for the night dis
play.
The theme chosen by the Knights o
Momus for the night procession was
THE Romance of America. Histor,
in Seventeen Tableaux." 1t was wit
messed by immense crowds of people
who filed the streets, galleries and
house-tops. The illuminations, cos
tuning, music, etc., were unqualified
successes. The tableaux reviews Amer
lean history from the discovery Of the
continent by the Norsenen to the pres
ent time, as follows: No. 1, iceberg
2, Greenland; 8, Island of San Saliva
dor; 4, Landing of Columbus; 5
Cortes and his followers; @, Monte
,nroa. y Rnrial of he Soto. &