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

!. ed favoia ~ on the House oil tor q
a relief If VIM. \. IL 4mmond. late So
e gena General Of the army, and il W:
e placed on the calendar.
,uator Wadieigh, of New HamI
e shire, from the Committee on Patents
z reported favorably on the Senate hi
: TO amend the sts,utes in relation to nh
: payments on patents, and il was place
= on the calender.
STANDFoRD, Ky, March ;. "A tor
nado four hundred yards wide swep
through Creery county on Ssturda,
: last. The family OF Mr. Fincen
Wesley, near Rich Hill, consisting o
: himself, wife, and two grown daush
tiers, boy named Sloan, nephew
aud VIM. Taylor, = neighhor stopping
at his house, were killed outright,
Mrs. Westley's body was blown 4OC
yards. her clothing being entireiy
stripped from her person. Her tw,
daughters were carried fiEey wards. and
we're found locked In each others
arms. The father and nephew were
tesTfuliy mangled, and ali must have
been killed by the first force OF the TEN
ptst. The dwelling, stables, and out.
houses were blown entirely away. The
hearth, foundation and stove were blown
from their places. Ia the vicinity
Mrs. Olive, Mr.. Morgan, wife and
John w. Morgan were killed. The
dwelling and onthouse of +. Floyd
were completely swept away, and tim
bers scattered in every direction. In
the village of Mount Olive several
/ SOS
600.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The Bank
ing and Currency Committee of the
House. with two dissenting votes, will
report fayoFably on the postal savings
bill.
VIENNA. March 5.-The newspapers
are dissatisfied with the peace condi
tions as far as they are known. The
papers express the opinion that The
most difficult phase of the crisis Is vel
to be passed. They say that nobody
wishes to disturb the great result ol
the war, the liberation of the Chris.
tlaRs, but while the demands cal.
culated to lead to capfi;c with Eng
land, have been dropped by Rus
STA, similar consideration has mol
been shown for Austria. II is stated
that Count Andrassy will make full
exposition of his policy to the delega
tions which will meet during the pres
cot week. y
LONDON, March 5.-A special from
San Stefaao to the Daily Nelcs says the
amount of tribute to be pad by Bull
garia will not be fixed for two years,
during which measures will be taken
to ascertain the resources and revenues
OF the country.
= The London Daily Telegraph has a
special from Pera correspondent say,
ing il rs stated that the Russians will
begin to leave there Immediately. Some
OF them are embarkipg MT Pera and
Others at San S efano. The treaty oil
peace has been sent to ST. Petersburg
for formal ratification.
LITTLE Rock, March 5.-A dispatch
from Hot Springs announces con.
dagation ia progress there. Nearly
the whole business portion of the place
has already burned, including the Hot
Springs Hotel, the American House,
bath houses, banks, printing office, etc.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, larch o. = Pri-
yate dispatches from Hot Springs
say the fire destroyed all the buildings
in that town. from The express Office
to Malvern crossing, Including the tele-
graph Office, Hot Springs House aud
the principal business houses in the
place.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-HoUsE-
The House being in committee of the
whole on bill TO supply the deficiency
tor clerical work In the Treasury ID :
partment, it was addressed by Mr..
Kelly, of Pennsylvania. against the
resumption act and in reply to- a speech
made some months ago by Mr.. Gar
field, of Ohio, in opposi ton to the re-
peal Of that measure.
SENATE - Senator Beck spoke at
length on his resolution, submitted
January /, declaring it in. xpedient at
present to levy and collect taxes for the
maintenance Il sinking fund, and on
his motion the resolution Was referred
to the Finance Committee.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion.
William A. Berkeley, postmaster,
Alexandria, Virginia..
NEW YORK, March 5.-The second
cable has been successfully laid be-
tween Jamaica and Santiago de Cuba
by the steamship Investigation.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 5.-Judge
Robertson. counsel for Gen. Gusts
Lee in suit for recovering the Airing
ton estate, has concluded his argu.
ment in the district court, and the case
has been submitted to Judge Hughes,
who will render an opinion Saturday,
probably in Richmond.
RIoHMoND, March 5.-The Auditor
of Public Accounts to-day reported TO
the lint committee on finance OF the
General Assembly that the financial
condition OF the commonwealth was
truly deplorable. No money was be-
ing received for taxes, all payments
being made in coupons, which were at
thirty per cent. discount. The Audi
tor states there is but Sl03 in the Treas
ury, that none could be borrowed nor
collected, and that he can run the
State government not an hour longer.
The Asylums were even without sup
port. He had no means OF paying the
per diem of the members; there was
$175, 600 now due to banks, and they
refused further loans.
New ORLEANS, March ga walking
match for o stake of $1,000 commenced
tonight &C Grunewald Hall between
Miss Ellen WIckers, of Chicago, and
Henry Scbmeld. a pedestrian. Schmeld
IS to walk 400 miles in 1874 hours and
finish in less time than Miss Wickers
completes $50 miles. A large attend
ance is present, including a number of
ladies'.
WASHINGTON, March 5.--The Post
master General decides that members
of Congress and wives who have sepa,
rate estates may go on bond of mail con-
tractors. This decision secures the
route between Fort Worth and Yuma,
California, to Chidester for $i34 600.
Ills securities are Senators Jones, of
Nevada, and Bsrnum, of Connecticut.
The Postmaster General also decides
that Brstt, of Texas, and Price, OF
Missouri, who are not actual owners of
steamers, cannot be awarded contracts
for steamboat mail service.
LONDON, March "a special dis.
patch to Lloyds from GAlaiz says the
work OF removing distractions in The
Dsnube begin to morrow. IL is ex-
pec;ed navigation will open IN two
weeks.
In the Cleopatra salvage snit in the
court OF admiralty Judge Sir Robert
Phillemore to day fixed the joint value
Of the ship and obelisk at $25, 600.