The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-04

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respond with the tally sheets kept By
them. The poll list was lost, and he |
would not swear TO the one subs.i-
tuted for it. !
Martin Durham, colored, corrobo- /
rated the hanging of Jerry Meyers and |
the terror;zlng of the bull-dOzsrs IN |
the parish. Mr.. BIrtalie said Jerry
talked too much and organized Repub-
lican caucus. Witness had left there
through fear for his life.
George Bird, co!ored, president OF
the Republican committee Of the par
ish, testified 20 general Intimidation
and violence by regulators, and said
there had been no peace or order il the
parish for wears. Witness stated the
colored people believed theT were per
secuted on account OF their politics,
and many were forced 10 Leave ihtlr
homes and crops.
Senator Mcdonald asked that Mrs.
Gilbert be required to give the reasons
why the parties She named HAD killed
her husband, which, after some discus
sion. was postponed for further delib.
Grafton.
The committee then adjourned till
Tuesday morning.
The Senate committee heard the
evidence of nine colured men IN refer
ence to Ouachita, who substautiated
the testimony already published in ref
erence to the reign Of terror there and
| forcing coloTed men to vo:e the Demo
| cratic ticket.
Rev. Elisha Moore and II. W. Bur
rell SAID they had been forced by the
Democrats To promise 70 vote the Dem
ocratic ticket; were taken to the polls,
and but for the lntercession OF Mr..
Lacey they would have been killed.
Another testified that Marion
Rhodcs's body, when found, WAS cut
open, and two bullet holes were found
in the groin.
Edmund Richards swOre that Dr..
Young, Billy Pace and others had
hung him, Henry Forster and Landin
Hector up to u tree and beat them foI
refusing 20 vote the Democratic ticket.
The testimony is very lengthy, aud the
witnesses we're subjected 10 severe
cross examination and were asked if
the hanging was rot done for stealing
| DCEl SdIN NllhG W d d-SO NudI -NOs DuI
some men afterwards said they HAD
found the beef in YOung's field.
MorrisoI's House committee exam
ined a number of witnesses in regard
to the election in the city OF New Or
leans. in the eleventh ward. \. j.
Br no, the supervisor. said he did not
return the poll because the returns
were not sworn to as required by law.
New YORK, December 30.-Loans
increased So, 500, coo; specie increased
s., 500 600 legal-lenders decreased
$500, 600; deposits increased So, $50,
600; reserve increased So, $50, coo
The Crown Prince brought $3.50,
600 in specie.
JACKSONVILLE, Fl =, December 90
The Senate committee is still IL session
ere. There are NO important devel.
opments. The subcommittee of the
House have not yet returned. The
Republican leaders here give up the
State to Drew.
ToToNTo, December 30-The long
threatened strike of the engineers in
the employ of the Grand Trunk Rail.
road became an accomplished fact this
morning. The road alolg It's whole
length Is enjoying an almost total suo,
pension OF business. Pending the max
ing of arrangements fer resumption ali
trains have beln Cancelled. The sight
trains were all Cancelled at 6 O'Clock
Yesterday evening in anticipation OF
the strike. Now 10 less than fifteen
. of them are standing between this city
aud StratfOrd. Meanwhile, every effort
is being made to secure the services OF
competent engineers to place the bust.
ness on Its normal basis. A train from
Montreal was abandoned few miles
east of Cobourg last night, and tho
, passengers, sixty in number, were con
veyed to CObourg in sleighs this morn
, ing. Engines and cars enCum ger the
line at Intervals. There is said to be
J large quantity of live stock in the
abandoned cars.
, A severe snowstorm subsidized tn:
, morning.
PORTLAND, Me-, December 30
There is no strike OF the Grand Trunk
: Railroad this side of Island Pond, ant
trains run as usual.
ERIE, Pa, December 30.-A great
snow storm blocks the railroad bust
: ness in this section.
BosToN, December 3d. In 1878
, Henry G. Thacher, a cotton broker O
: this city, paid $4,000 on drafts made
by Dickinson Bros, of Memphis
Tennessee. The bills of lading at
! tached to the drafts were, 1t is alleged
! fictitious, and Thacher had the D'ckln
: sons arrested bya Boston detective on
| requisitiou issued by Governor Rice
: of Massachusetts,. The Governor o
: Tennessee now releases the Dickin
2 sons on the ground that they cannot
2 be tried in Massachusetts, Tor an offenst
5 committed in Tennessee.
, NORFOLK, Va, December 30.-Tht
Italian bark America for Baltimore, IL
ballast, went ashore on the night o
: December "A, twenty-five miles noril
} of Cape Hatteras, near Life Station
No. .. The vessel will prove a tota
= loss. The crew was saved.
/ PHILADELPHIA, December so TIL
steamer Virginia, hence for Charles
= ton, broke her shaft and returned TO
repairs.
: PRovIDENCETowN, Mass, Decembe
30.-S.X schooners were driven ashor,
: in the harbor by last nights storm.
New YORK, December 30. - Tn,
brigantine Lillian Cameron, whicl
went ashore few days ago, went t.
:, pieces last night.
New YORK, December so. TIL,
ship Circassian, ashore off Long Island
, has gone to pieces. Twenty nine per
: sons lost.
CoNsTANTINOPLE, December 3G.-A
Thursdays sitting of the conference
which lasted four hours, it was de
cided that the armistice should be pro
longed until the first of March, 1877
The Turkish delegates submitted OBJ
jections TO several propositions madt
d by the conference, chiefly on the sub
ject of guarantees. A discussion fol
lowed on these questions, in which
: Count Chandory, the French p,enIpo
7 Tertiary, took a leading part. TIT
next sittings of the conference will b,
: on Saturday and Monday, and it is ex
t pected that rapid progress will bt
= made with deliberations. The appre
tensions recently entertained of an un
= favorable decision are now considered
: diminished, and a pacific solution o
I. the impending question is anticipated
e LONDON, December 30.-The Reute,
T Telegram Company have the following
= dispatch Pans, December So
: IS officially announced here that TIT
armistice has been prolonged until III,
= Z frat of Mach