The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-26

Turkish army states that 10, geo mel
from Widdin have gone eastward t
the seat of war.
The Illness Belgrade dispatch hal
the following: despite the asser
ton of the Russian telegraphic agency
that perfect understanding has beer
arrived at between Russia and Austris
relative to Eastern affairs, there car
be no manner of doubt but that the
Austrian semi-official organs, which
positively deny the existence of such
an understanding, are correct, and thai
Austria reserves to herself absolute lib
erty of action"
A dispatch from Paris to the above
paper says the occupation of Jassy by
Russian troops, which was announced
for Monday, is confirmed by lstel
news. Every arrangement is being
made to secure their uuobstructed pos
session of the Roumania railway.
A Russian telesrsphic agency tele'
gram, dated Sunday evening, says the
Porte calls on Servia for leave to oc
cupy its frontier at Gfadava to prevent
the passage of the Russians.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 2S.-The
Russian Charge Affairs and the whole
staff of the Russian Embassy and Con-
sulate will leave Constantinople this
evening for Odessa on the imperial
yacht Periklik.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Reports
relative to farm animals, as received at
the Department of Agriculture, show
a general exemption from disease
among cattle, with few exceptions, and
more than an average healthfulness
and thrift, especially in the region
north of the thirty-sixth degree OF
latitude. In the milder regions, where
shelter is not provided, emaciatIon
and death are not unfrequent.
1t is reported that in one
county in Georgia, Taylor, $50 of
a herd of 500 were Lost. From the AL
leghanies occasional cases of lung fe-
yer are reported. From the Northern
ATTITUDES and from the South more fire.
quent mention is made of similar dis
eases and local losses from blind stag
gers, and less frequent loss from glan-
ders. In the Mississippi Valley few
cases of charbon( are reported. Sheep
are generally reported in good condi-
ton. In Southern California the fiocks
are dying from drought, and in some
places are sold to 60 to Oregon AID
Nevada for thirty-seven cents per head.
The losses of swine have been veryheavy
III the West and South, particulars of
which will be given in another report.
The great plains, exceeding seven per
cent. of the returns, Indicate a low
coalition. Cases of pleuro pneumo-
MIA have occurred in Burlington, in
New Jersey, Baltimore and Pennsyl-
vania. Cases of abortion are scattered
throughout the dairy district in no
greater numbers than usual, and local
losses are reported in the South from
diseases resulting from miasma and
a lack of nutriment. Such loss varies
from two to twenty per cent. in coun-
ties of the Gulf States, and from five
to twenty-five per cent. in certain
counties in Texas. No prevalent dis
eases are reported among the horses,
except mild forms of catarrhal.
NEW ORLEANS, April 23.-The fol
lowing members presented themselves
at the bar of the House, and were
sworn In: Messrs. Heating and Brown,
of Caddo; Dinkgrsve, of Madison
Hill, of Ascencion; Gray, of St.
Mary; Magliere, of Avoyelles; Brown,
of Jefferson; Thomas, of Bossier, and
Grolien, of Algiers. Mr.. Dinkgrave,
speaking for a number of his asso-
ciates and himself, said they con-
sidered it their duty to follow
the majority of their colleagues,
but did not surrender their principles.
They yielded to force of circum-
stances, and would CO operate in any
measure for the good of the State.
A letter of resignation from Lucius
Early, who was returned from West
Feliciana by the board, was read and
received.
There are now absent from the
House but four Republican members,
and from the Senate three.
Governor Packard remains in the
State house.
New YORK, April 2s.-The fire in
the Journal Of Commerce building broke
out in the editorial room, which, with
the composition room, library and
files back to 1928, were destroyed.
WASHINGTON, April eat is among
the rumors on the street that the Presi-
dent will appoint Governor Packard to
the relationship of the port of New
Orleans.
Governor Colquitt, with Senator
Gordon, had an interview with the
President to-day. The President
seemed glad to hear how we'll Georgia
was getting along.
Blaine says the article in the Star,
alleging that he intends to introduce
a resolution in the next Congress ques-
tioning HaYes's election, is an lnven-
tioR of an idiot.
SAN Francisco, April 80. - The
Alaska brought $50 Chinese with
small pox, who are now quaraAtined.
Small pox was epidemic in Hong
Kong.
LONDON, April 90. In the House of
Commons this afternoon, Hon. Robt.
Bourke, Under Secretary for the
Foreign Department, in reply to ques-
ton by Mr.. Forster, said that tele-
gram from Mr.. Lsyard had just been
received, announcing that the Russian
charge d'affsirs had been instructed to
suspend relations with Turkey; also,
that a telegram from tie consul at
Bucharest announced a small detach-
ment of Russian troops as having
reached that place this morning.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24-12:05
P. M.-The United States troops moved
out of the Orleans Hotel, going in the
direction of the barracks.
p. M.-As the Cathedral clock
struck IL to day, detachment of the
Third Infantry, under the command of
Lieut.. Col. ]. r. Brook, marched up
st. Charles street to st. Louis, and out
st. Louis street to the river, where
they embarked on a steamboat for the
barracks. About 100 men from other
regiments assembled on the opposite
side of the street in front Of the Or
leans Hotel, to see their comrades
move. When the infantry band began
to play, a few hundred persons gath
cred on the streets and along the line
of march, but there was no demon
stration of any kind. On the
galleries of the Orleans and st. Louis
Hotels stood a few of the adherents Of
Governor Packard, looking at the
of the troops and people in
the street below.
Governor Nichols has issued q proc
lamation requesting the citizens Of New
Orleans to attend to their regular bust
ness to-day.
WASHINGTON, April "a. - Major
clerk of the Appropriation
of the House, while he has