The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-25

Morton has a dispatch from the Sec
rotary of the Republican caucus of the
Indiana Legislature, which SAYS his
course in Withholding his name from
the report was UNANIMOUSLY approved.
WmISGToN, n. C., January 90
Two South Carolina negroes fought q
duel near Fair Bluff, in this State,
Yesterday. Oae was Democrat and
the other Republican. They fought
about politics. -Four shots were ex-
changed. One was wounded three
times, dangerously, and the other was
wounded in the right arm. The affair
created great excitement, which was
intensified by the prominence in the
public mind OF the recent May
affair.
CLEVELAND, January 20.-CharIes
Collins, chief engineer of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad,
suicided. The act IS attributed to
anxiety about the Ashtabu!a accident.
MONROE, January 90 Steamer Isa1c
Bell, Of the Old Dominion line. from
New York for r chmond, ran aground
On WIlIoUgbby's Spit, two miles below
here, in : dense fog yesterday, which
appeared al four O'Clock. The steamer
n. P. Banks has gone to her q, s st nee.
a dense fog has prevailed here for the
last week.
WASHINGTON, January Cool.
Burke and Representatives Ellis and
Levy decline to give the details OF
their interview with the Preside Mt
beyond that 1t was quite satisfactory
+ > them, both as regards the pres
eat and the future.
CHICAGO, JanusIy RESOLUTIONS
approving the plsn FOR counting the
vote passed the Board of Trade by a
C ose vote.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, January 90
Five Intellectual ballots were taken.
Members are absent. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 20.-Col. E.
A. Burke, of New Orleans, who is &C.
credited to Washington. by Governor
Nichols, of louisiana, visits the Pres
ident this morning, accompanied by
the Democratic delegation in Congress
from that State.
BIDDEFORD, Me-, January GOV.
A. Woods, manager of the TruGkman's
Express and treasurer of the Heridan
Post &. A. R., has ab.conded with the
funds of both organizations. He has
been traced to Philadelphia.
LONDON, January 20.-A dispatch
from Constantinople to the Reuter- Te!-
egram Company says that the Grand
Vlzler was summoned to the palace
yesterday. 1t is stated that the Otto
man plenipotentlaries will present
counter proposals at to-day's sit
ting of the conference, with the object
of the Cancellation. Should this
bethe case, it is rot easy to foresee what
will be the attitude of the European
delegates. Yesterday they were under
stood tS be disposed to declare the
conference at an end, but if the Turk
ish proposition appears worthy, an
examination into it is not impossible,
but that the conference will be ad-
jOurned until next week for arriving at
decision.
LONDON, January 20.-The Porte in
forms Servia that the armistice will
not be renewed. The Turks will
march on Belgrade March l, unless
Servia treats directly with Turkey.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-In the
Senate during the morning hour Sena-
tor Merrimon spoke in opposition to
sending committees of the Senate
away from the city to take testimony.
He said that the result of sending com
mittees away was to deprive States of
presentation. Recently. he said, the
StaFa nf WiSnnoEin Woo without ropra
sentation on the floor of the Senate
when questions of great Importance
were being considered.
Senator Morton spoke an hour, who
his i'll health interrupted him. He
maintained that the President of the
Senate had no power to count the vote
claimed for Tilden; that Hayes was
elected, and he declared that the bill
was yielding to Democracy.
Senator Freellnghuysen followed by
arguing the constitu'i2naljty Of the
bill.
Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
opposed the lii as Democratic
measure.
Senator Edmunds said that he
would press the bill TO q vote to-mor-
row. Adjourned.
3. h. Larler was confirmed as tax
collector of the second district of
Louisiana.
The message from the President was
laid before the House in response to a
resolution calling for the use of troops
in Virginia, South Carolina, Louisiana
and Florida during the late election.
Copies of orders were transmitted with
the message. The President defines
his action al being simply in the per-
formance of his duty as prescribed by
the Constitution and lays, and says
that if had had more troops at his dis
rosal he would have stationed them 50
as to prevent the violation of the cleo
ton laws in those States and also in
Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.
Mr.. Wood, of New York, moved to
refer the message to a select cemmi tee
of eleven to inquire whether there has
been any unwarrantable exercise of
authority, for which the President is
justly responsible. A vote on this
resolution was prevented by parlia
mentary device. 1t comes up as IN
OuSlSCSS
WASHINGTON, January %. - The
Democratic caucus of the House to-
day did nothing definite. The caucus
is to be called again at the discretion
of Col. Lamar, chairman, when Sena-
tors will be invited to participate.
The electoral count b:!l is approved
by the regu'a ar joint committee of both
houses and the Senate caucus, and it
is positively asserted that it will be-
come a law.
WASHINGTON, January %. - The
President is reported as speaking
strongly in favor of the electoral bill,
and expressed q determination to sign
it should it pass.
Before the Privileges and Powers
committee, Gen. Fitzpatrick testified
that he took with him to North Caro-
lima letter from Chandler, that had
confidence of the National Republican
Committee, and was worth considera-
ton, with 500 for expenses; had no
instructions to use the money for i'm
proper means to influence the result of
the election.
NEW ORLEANS, January 22.-11 A. NJ.
Telegraph Manager Barnes returned
this morning.