The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-06-07

bottomed Russian monitors which ar,
supposed to be in readiness at Nocoti
may have made their way down ant
succeeded in passing over the bar.
The case of Tevycross against BaroI
Grant-the LIborn tramway matter
has been further appealed to the House
of Lords.
A Daily Telegraph Bucharest dis
patch says that information has beer
received by this government that lead.
to the belief that Osman Pasha in
tends attacking k.lsfat IN force.
The Daily NetrS has a Bucharest dis
patch saying that the Danube Wa.
stlll impossible, and rarely has the
W Iter risen SO high at this season Of
the year, and THU merely with rain.
| The snow water from Bavceria and the
Csrpathian Mountains has still to come
and it is expected that 1t will be
scarcely Iossible to cross for -four
weeks.
LONDON, June 4.-The 7eleqraph's
story of the destruction OF Mouss q
Pasha's Circassians Is gross exaggera-
ton. The Russian official accounts
say that Il e Circassians were dis
pcrsed, losing SO killed
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at the admiralty from the COM
mander in chief of the Pacific station
"Squique, June 1.-The Persian rebe |
Turret ship Huascar committed pratt
cal acts against British subjects Her
Majesty's ships Shah and Amethist en-
gagged her OFF Yelo on May %. She
escaped after dark, but was SO dam
aged as to surrender to the Peruvian
squadron. There were no British cas-
ualties."
PARIS, June 4.-There is excitement
in consequence of the arrest of NJ.
Duvordier, president of the municipal
council. 1t is quite legal, but most un-
usual to arrest people for offenses by
writing or speeches. Offenders in this
way are generally left at liberty till
the trial, even without bail. In this
case bail was required. NJ. Duvordier
denies the charge against him. The
impression produced is bad as the
prisoner is popular with the lower
classes. He is man of education and
Independent means. He is charged
with insulting Marshal MacMahou and
melting civil war and assassination.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 4. - Intelli-
gence has been received here that
Moukhtar Pasha has established his
headquarters at Heuprikay, about thir-
ty miles east of Erzeroum, for the pur-
pose of barring the avenue of the Rus
sian left wing from Toprak-Kaleh.
Ishmael Hoki, commandant at Ere
roum, has taken position near Kissel
Kellisa, between Bosia and the Lough-
ord Pass, to meet the Russian center
and night who are advancing Uia
Loughord and Altai.
WASHINGTON, June Franks, the
North Carolina deputy marshal, is re-
leased on bail.
A new element of disturbance is de-
veloping itself in Louisiana politics.
State Senator T. B. Clamps and James
d. Kenneday arrived this morning.
They report themselves as forming a
part of a committee sent here by the
representative colored men in Louis
lana to see the President. The other
members of the committee, State Sena-
tor Dumont, Rev. A. M. Newman and
Louis NJ. Kenner, are en- route, and are
expected in the morning. Nothing is
known of their intentions, although it
is rumored they will strongly recon-
mend Albert Leonard for district attor-
ney. None of the committee, they
claim, are applicants for office. Burca
remains here to watch them.
Gen. Butler was called upon by a
delee alton of citizens of the District
In regard to the commission. He re-
ferred them 20 Mr.. Corcoran. The fol-
lowing is an extract of the interview
as published in the Baltimore San :,
eve are told that the Republican par
ty is to be disbanded, that the Demo
cratic! party is to be disbanded, and
that great Wing party is to come
into life. You had better go to some
graveyard and take off of the tomb
stones the names of some old line
Wings and put them on your applIca-
ion"
The General here interrupted him
self, and said he had asked one favor
of the President. When he was in
command of the department of the
Gulf during the war, the noble, emf
neut and patriotic surgeon-in-chlef of
the department sacrificed his life in
his labors for his country. His son,
now promising lad of sixteen years,
desired to enter the naval academy.
The boy did not live in Gen. Buffers
district, or he would have him ap-
pointed himself. He therefore went
to the President who, at that time had
the naval cadet appointments in his
gift, and related to him all the cir
cumstauces and asked him to bestow
one appointment on this poor boy.
When the President made the appoint
Ments the sergeant's name was not
among them, but all of them were sons
of men of the style of Mr.. Corcoran.
The Court Of Claims decides under the
tenure of office act, that suspended
officer does not draw pay, but the Off
Ger al interim draws the pay for the
time of service.
CINCINNATI, June 5.-Mount Carmel
was nearly destroyed by tornado last
evening. 1t is thriving town of about
5000 inhabitants, on the Cairo and
Vincennes Railroad. The loss il esti-
Mated at from $500, 900 to $780, 600.
The same tornado damaged number
of buildings in other towns along Its
pathway,
NEW ORLEANS, June a.-There is
q large audience at the concert at the
Opera House witnessing the lottery
drawing. Gen. Jubal Early is draw
ing the ticket numbers and Gen. Beau
regard the prizes from the respective
wheels. Number 81, drew $780,
900; number "a, 754 drew $50, 600;
number 81, 419 drew $40, 200.
LONDON, June 5.-The only thing
positive in Rassia's reply to highlands
questions as to her intentions seems to
be that Russia will not touch Egypt or
the Suez Canal.
GALAFs, June 1.-The Danube here
is fifteen feet above the ordinary level.
VIENNA, June 8. -According to the
latest intelligence, the Gear will re-
main at Kischsnen for the present, be-
cause the breaksge OF the bridges is
so great as to block the traffic of the
Roumania railroad lines.
The instruction in Caucasia has
spread to the Caspian Sea.
The Russians have abandoned their
position above sukgum-Kaleh and fall
len behind the river Kodor.
CoEsTANTINoPLE, June 5.-The Sui
tan called the presidents of the two
houses OF the Turkish Parliament to
the palace last Thursday to discuss the
best means of closing both chambers
without public scandal.
VIESNA, June a-The Servian gov
eminent has sent an energetic note to
the Porte with simultaneous copies to