The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-06-28

the agitation against Redif Pasha, the
Minister Of War, and ell the military
authorities, and an increase of success
in Montenegro, 80 far from calming
/ the excitement, has rather Increased il,
! il beng deemed downright folly, al
most treason, that in order to gain sue
cesses at comparatively trifiing point,
the important theatre Of war in Asia
should have been 90 wofuly neglect
ed.n ..-.f RI.
LONDON, June &C. -Muohktar Pasha's
successes In Asia are confirmed.
The Turkish losses during the recent
engagement in Montenegro is 10000.
LONDON, June s6.-The Posts Bucha-
rest special says the corps now enter
ing the Doibrudscha 10 ordered to
advance quietly up to the line of the
Cz0ernayods and kostendje Railway.
After their arrival the night wing Of
the centre army will force passage
higher up tie stream. =
The Daily Ne,oss dispatch from Rust.
chuck, dated Sunday, says the bonn.
bardment Of this town by the Russians
was terrible. .... -. .........
The Turks stand fire with great cool.
ness. They reply vigorously and with
good aim. -. ~.
A shell has fallen in the prison and
killed two prisoners. Several nom
combattants were killed and wounded.
Shots have struck the German, EGG
lIsh and Belgian consolate.
Shells have burst near the hospital,
but the Russian fire seems directed To
the centre of the town.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, June ga
dispatch from Plymouth says that late
last night, near Nantiooke, a party of
drunken Molly MsguIres attacked a
number of miners and injured oil of
them, more or less. Martin Mcintyre,
one of the golfers, was badly wounded,
and died this morning.
PROVIDENCE, June 20 The Nation
al Encsmpment OF the Grand Army of
the Republic has convened. The pro-
ceediRgs are ''intense." The following
cable dispatch was directed to he sent
to ex-Presidcnt Grant: "Gen. Ulysses
s. Grant, care of her Msjesty Queen
Victoria, Buckingham Palace, Lon
don-Your comrades, in annual en-
campment assembled at Providence,
Rhode Island, send heartiest greetings
to their old comrsde, and desire
to thank Ensland for your reception.
"(Signed) JOHN w. HARTRANFT,
LII. - ''Com. in Chief G. A. r."
WASHINGTON. June 26-The trial OF
deputy marshal Franks, of North Car
olins, commenced. Five Irregular
vouchers were exhibited.
The EVIDENCE thus far shows nothing
against Marshal Douglass.
The President has recognized Ramon
Solos, of Mont Blanche, az consul of
Peru In the State of Georgia.
The War Department has nothing
further regarding the Indian war.
q. Wiley Wells, Consul General TO
China, left for Mississippi to-night. He
leaves for China On the fifteenth of Jul
ly. OIL .t a..f. .... .. ...
The Secretary of the Treasury has is.
sued circular ordering that politics
shall not be considered in employing
workmen at the navy yards.
Revenue agent Brown reports from
Knoxville raid on Hancock & Co.,
resulting ia the capture of Dol. Ray
and Bud Rains, ringleaders in the vIo-
lation of the revenue laws, and the
destruction of two stills and fourteen
still houses and y large lot of material.
They also brought in about u dozen
small offenders. ..r..
BosroN, June 26.-The review occu-
pied over half an Lour. The street and
sidewalks of Washington street were
thronged with people, crowding and
pushing, and the windows and house
tops and every available space WA
crowded all along the route. Cheering
aud waving of han ikerchIefs from the
windows and housetops and every
point of observation greeted the Presi-
dent. ........ II .
The tug Taunton exploded, killing
two. ..-..,..... ..#+ ... .. ...... =
sPRINGFIELD, Mass. i, June 26.-Har-
ward WOE by tour. lengths.
PEsTH. June 26.--In the Lower
House of the Hungarian Diet to-day
Count Appay and Herr Kallay urged
the necessity of maintaining the integ-
| rity of the Turks. Herr Tirza, Pre-
mier, in reply, said that the last cab
iuet council had decided against the
occupation of foreign territory or the
mobilization of troops, but Austrian
Hungary would not suffer neighboring
territory to be taken by foreign powers.
| RUsTcHUCK, June 26.-1he lombard
ment of this place continued all yester-
day. The English agent reports that
the English consulate, which had q
large Union Jack floating, seems to
have been singled out for concentra-
ted attack, and was completely de,
| stroyed. 5al lsl z.o8slas a9ilrI.t
LONDON, June 26.-A special from
Alexandria, Egypt, says the reports re-
Gently published Of conspiracy to
blow up che Sue2 Canal were based on
authentic information. The Khedive
is taking effective measures to prevent
such an attempt on land, while sea
police is being organized under the
command of two English officers.
| LONDON, June 26.--At the break
fast given by the committee from the
Anti.slsyery Society to Lloyd Carl
son, he reviewed the slavery question
and praised Pre,iaept Grants Southern
policy. He said he thought President
Hayes had taken false step in yield
| ing to the South. -lrl '..I
MONTREAL, June "a. - The ship
laborers' strike had an ignominious
termination. The men have begged
back. I-a r,ris l..Hl lah u.I' -.
IARKRrs nv TRLEGRAPa.
| GALVESTON Markets.
| GALVESTON, June 20. - Exchange
New York sight, A@1S per cent, pre-
MUM. New Orleans sight, par@Z per
cent premium. Cold 1OaQ 100. Silver
99@par.
Cottoa-receins, net 1871 bales, gross
| 1871 bales; exports coastwise IL bales;
stock on hand IA. 2SS sales 337 bales; mar,
ket easier; good middling IL 4 c; middling
l13Sc; low middling lO1sc; good ordi-
nary 10lzc 100
Wool-market quiet and easy; offer
ings and receipts large; Eastern and
Northern fine and medium, free of burs,
OF nine 10 twelve months growth, nomi-
nal at 21W3Oc; de-, bury, 14G0lS
Eastern aud Northern coarse 19@22c;
do, bury. 1a0l5c; Western and South
ern fne Of nine to twelve months growth
26029c; medium 22625c; coarse West
ern and Mexican l2@l5c,
Hides-Market quiet, receipts light; dry,
selected, 15c;g heht sailed l3c; sack,
sailed, l2ei damaged half price; kips
lie; wet, salted, as they run, SIC; do,
selected 91zc; butchers green &c.
! Later--Cotton - market quiet; good
middling lI6e; middling ll,<c; low
middling 1910: good ordinary 10hc;
ordinary s5ssci low ordinary SIC; sales
800 ,r-