The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-07
TELEGR lPHIC NEWS.

| tlCe Indt on w eOneSQay next he WOuli
move II pos pone the pending and al
prior orders, aul proceed TO the con
Si1eratiOn of t1at bill.
WASHINGTON, March The Com
mittee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures resolved to report in favor of al
increase in the facilities for coinsge.
This looks to the full working Of tn,
mint at New Orleans.
Col. John L. Haynes, collector OF
customs at Brownsville, IS before the
Military Committee of the House. Hi.
testimony is to the effect that the
present force on the border could no,
safely be reduced at present.
ALBANY, March Asa L. Chaplin.
of the late lumber firm of Asa & w.
Chaplin, New York, was brought here
yesterday on charge of obtaining
$40, 900 worth of lumber on false pre-
lenses from B. A. Towner of this city.
CINCINNATI, March 4.-The boiler at
the Miami DistIllery, near Hamilton,
Ohio, exploded this morning, fatally
scalding David Morton ard John Mills.
employees.
The Miami Savings Bank of this city
has failed. Liabilities, $l70, 600; assets,
SIS, 1000.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4-Grand
Duke Nicholas has sent the following
TO the Emperor: San S:efano, March
al do myself the honor of congrat-
ulating your Mpjesty upon the CON
clusiou of peace. God has vouchsafed
to us the happiness of accomplishing
the holy work begun by your Majesty,
and Oh the anniversary of the enfrln-
chisement of the serfs, your Majesty
has delivered the Christians from the
Mussulman hordes.
LONDON, March "A special to the
Standard from Vienna asserts that two
divisions of the Austrians will enter
Bosnia in about ten days.
The Standards correspondent at
Vienna states that the Austrian ana
British ambassadors. are instruce / to
protest if the Russians enter Constan-
tinople.
LONDON, March 4.-The Illness St.
Petersburg and Pera correspondents
confirm the report that the treaty of
peace has been signed. In Sc. Pc
tersburg the enthusiasm over the news
of peace is unprecedented. An i'm
mense crowd is before the palace shout
ng and singing God save the Gar. >
The Pera correspondent says that the
treaty was signed on Saturday. There
were $40, 900 troops reviewed at S N
StefanO aud the TIE Dunn was sung
amid great enthusiasm.
The correspondent of the Times at
San S -efano says that he is able tn state
hat reither the surrender of portion
of the Turki; h feet nor claim on the
Egyptian tribute is included in the
conditions, and no interference with a
portion of the Turkish revenue hypoth-
ecatod to foreign creditors. Nothing
is definitely st tiled relative to ihdem-
nifty, but it will be principally in the
form of territory in s.sia, including
Kars, BAtoum and ETzeroum. Saloni-
ca and Adrlanople are not included in
Bulgaria.
The Paris correspondent of the
Times telegraphs as follows: lord
Lyons, the British Ambassador here,
will go to London on Tuesday, pre-
sumably to confer orally with the gov
eminent about his course at the con-
ference
A Reuter- dispatch from Constantine
pie, March ), Cia Elarich, says: "Pre
vlous to putting his signature to the
treaty of peace, Gen. lgnatiff demand
ed that Turkey should uDite with Rus
STA in defending all its stipulstions be
fore the conference. Safat Pasha re-
fused to accede..tO this. Gen. LIMA eli
then telegTaphed to st. Petersburg for
instructions. It. is not known how the
question was settled. Russia agreed
not to include Salonica in Bulgaria. 1t
includes BueagaiS, Varna and Kus-
tendj', A money indemnity of forty
million pounds was originally clsimed
IN addition to this territory. The ces-
sion was finally fixed at twelve million
pounds"
ROME, March 4.-Crowds broke in
the windows which were illuminate
for the Pope's coronation, but were dis.
persed by troops.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-HoUsE-
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, intro
duced bill authorizing circuit and
district judges to fine and inprison at
discretion, in cases of conviction of
illicit distillation, in lieu of the pun
ishment now required. Referred.
The Senate amendments to the bill
issuing arms to the Washington Light
Infantry, of Charleston, s juth Carolina,
we're concurred in.
Senats bill granting pensions to vet
Grams who served fourteen days in the
war of 1872, and restoring to the rolls
the names of those stricken therefrom
on account OF disloyalty, was passed.
SENATE--Senator Jones, of Florida,
presented a petition of citizens, of
that S ate asking an appropriation for
the improvement of Holmes creek.
Referred TO Committee on Commerce.
Cockreli, of Missouri, introduced a
bill for certificates in sums Of twenty
dollars for the deposit of silver bullion
to DE received for customs. Referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced a resolution
to repeal the charter of the National
Capital Life Insurance Company.
The S-nate confirmed the following
persons to-day: BAyard Taylor, Min
ister to Germany; John Baker, Minis
ter to Venezuela; VIM. C. Goodloe,
Minister t. Belgium; S. II. Russell,
for the Western District OF
Texas; Frank n. Wicker, collector of
customs at Key West.
The President has made the follow
ing nominations: Mrs. cambridge, as
postmistress at Old Point Comfort,
Virginia; Geo. G. Tanner. South Caro-.
lima consul at Leige; Marshall III.
Twitchell, Louisiana, consul at King
ston; Albert G.. Porter, Indiana, first
of the Treasury.
GALVESTON, March 4.-The city is
crowded with visitors in attendance
upon the carnival. The procession of
the mid day jewellers took place this
evening and passed off very success
fully. II consisted of series of TWEEN
fy-four historical iablealx. The streets
and buildings were brilliantly Il,Imi-
mated and filed with spectators.
Prince Slick receives at Artillery Hall
tonight. Mumus and his court will
arrive tomorrow.
Tho aldermanic election to-day re-
suited as follows: First ward, Frank
Democrat, IS majority; third
ward, Julius Runge, independent Dem
lcrat, 60 majority; fifth ward, Patrick
Barry, Democrat, AZ majority; seventh
ward, ]. G. Franz, Democrat, 8 major
ty; ninth ward, Thomas Collins, Dem
'crat, 3Smajority; eleventh ward, John
Wegener, Independent Democrat, A
majority.
New YoEK, March 4. - The failure