The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19

mined that the rules should apply tC
the National Committee. Governor
Mccormick and one or two others viii
withdraw, leaving enough to run tn,
machine, unless the hope of office in,
dUces them to resign from the commit
tee.
II is said that postponement of fur.
ther changes In Federal offices in the
South is due to the differences in the
Cabinet. The President is strongly
backed by Secretary Thompson of the
navy, who is in favor of allowing some
Of the offices to Democrats. The rest
OF the Cabinet, except Key, are stub
born in opposition.
Assistant Postmaster General Tyner
has returned.
WASHINGTON, July l7.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture reports that the
Improvement in cotton since the June
report Is Just two per cent, ranging
IN the States from nothing in Arkansas
to six per cent. in North Carolina and
South Carolina, the region in which
small and healthy plants with clear
culture promised the most rapid i'm.
pTovement under faToring suns. Sta
tlStician Dodge leaves for White
Sulphur tomorrow TO attend the cot
ton convention.
New York, July 1.-THE suit for
81, GOO, 600, begun against the Univer-
sal Life Insurance Company, has
given rise to the expectation that there
are to be additional and more startling
developments relative to tie manage
ment of the Universal, and especially
concerning the manner in which the
Universal absorbed the Guardian Mu.
tual. The suit is TO recover from the
Universal the assets of the Guardian
Mutual, estimated, it is understood, at
81, GOO, 900, and charges of the most
serious character are made against the
persons responsible for the absorption
of the Guardian Mutual by the Univer.
sal.
New ORLEANS, July 17.-Bartholo.
NEW l.. Beauregard, late collector of
the Second Internal Revenue District,
was brought here from Baton Rouge
oy deputy United States Marshal,
with embeZz cement OF govern
ment funds.
Gen. U. S. Revean, who went to the
city of Mexico bringing dispatches
from Secretary Evdrts, returned tc-
day by steamer Vera Cruz. Gen. Re
vean reports that the country is quiet,
and says that Diaz's authority is rec
oGnizcd throughout the republic, and
he believes that Mexico has now the
best government she has had for TWEEN
~ years. In an interview with Prcsi
dent Diaz he expressed the desire to
do everything possible to assist. IN
breaking up lawlcssncss on the Rio
Grande. Diaz earnestly hoped his
government would be recognized by
the United States at an early day.
EX-Speaker Mortimer Carr was ar
rested to-day charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses.
The cargo of the ship Governor Nor
ton, recently scuttlcd ut the passes,
was bonded to-day by the undcrwri-
tors.
BosToN, July 1.-THE commissioner
Of savings banks has enloined the
Haverhill Massachusetts, Savings
Bank from doing further business.
This was precautionary step and in.
tended to protect the depositors. The
last report from the bank showed total
deposits to be sos 0OS.0S.
WHEELING, July 11.-Thc Governor
ordered the Matthews Guards of this
city to Martlnsburg to help to quell
the riot at that point.
LONDON, July IA dispatch to the
Daily Neecs from Obentonik contains
the following: After blockading the
O:tresses of the quadrilateral, 1OO,.
DOG men are available for crossing the |
Balkins by the western line OF inva-
ion, exclusive of Gen. Zimmerman
army, in the eastern section of the thea
er of war. Asregards supplies, the Rus
slams are determined to leave nothing
70 chances. Bucharest is the great cen
-ral depot, and contains supplies and
rice for the relief of the Bengal fam.
ne. Sistova Will be the Intermediate |
and Tlrnova the advance post as re-
8 ords the Russian army of Rustchuck.
A rapid advance on Rustchuck does
not seem imminent. The cavalry
divisions forming out posts of the army
extend from a point on the Danube
to a point twelve miles west of Rust
chuck, to forty miles inward, facing
the Turkish foremost position on the
river LON. Small reconnoisances are
pushed forward, but the mass of the
divisions has been stationary for about
4 week.
A Daily Noes Constlntinople dis
patch states that railway communica-
ton on the Adrianoplc line has been
for everything except troop.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July lit is Of
icially announced that the reported at
lack by Turkish monitors on Sistova
bridge is untrue.