The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-12-05

thus amended, they viii vote for 1t.
adoption.
The House went il cammiS'cc n the
whole on :he military ac46cm5 app-o-
pristion bill, which sppTop7ia,.s %276 =
Ga, rcduc; on OF SiG coo below the
appropriation tor the carrUut Year.
NEW ORLEANS, December 3 ~ spa.
clei dispatch from Franklin, I.,uisiaca,
reports that negro man named Nou =
tard, on Saturday evening, attempted
TO outrage a female member OF the fsra-
lily of the sheriff of 81 M3ry's parish,
but was driven of by the timely arr
val of assistance. Late 5 ltRriay night
Moustard broke into house and at
tempted to outrage i widow lady liv-
ing rear town, bus the screams OF the
inmates brought the neighbors to the
rescue, and the negro was pursued,
captured Sunday and, after being ider-
titled by the ladies, was placed 10 the
lookup. Yesterday morning the lock-
up was found broken open ana blood
stains leading from it 10 the wharf near
by were discovered. The theory is
that the friends of the ladies, outraged
at the brutal conduct of the negro,
went in force during the night and
took him from the lookup, cut his
throat and threw his body in Bayou
Teche. A meeting of the citizens of
Franklin and vicinity was held last
night to consider the disturbed copdi-
ton of the community and take steps
for the suppression of lawlessness by
the establishment of volunteer night
police.
WASHINGTON, December 3. DR..
Bemls has telegraphed to Surgeon Gen
eral Woodwork that he is pushing
forward the work of the yellow fever
Investigations in New Orleans and DIR.
Cochran has organized a systematic in
quiry into the epidemic at Mobile and
will leave that city to-day for Meri-
dian, Mississippi.
CONCORD, n. H., December 3 The
Penobscot Sayings Bank at Baskerville,
New Hampshire, has failed. Liabili-
ties, about $500, 600.
WASHINGTON, December 3.-HoUsE
The House passed the military acade-
my bill and the fertilization appropri-
alton bill, with very little debate.
There was no amendment to the latter
and it is identical with the bill of last
year. This passing of two of the
general appropriation bills on the sec
ond day of the session is Unprecedented
in the history of the HousG.
Rainey introduced bill relative to
the election frauds; it imposes fine
not exceeding $1,000, and imprison-
ment not exceeding two years, for using
tissue ballots, or other than one print
ed on plain, white paper, and provides
that any ballot found in the box with
distinguishing mark shall not be
counted, under like penalty. SINH
lar penalties are imposed for interior
ing with, intimIdating or preventing
voters from casting ballots; and an
ballots found folded together to be
thrown out and not counted.
SENATE - Ma tthews, in advocating
the Texas and Pacific Railroad bill,
said the bill should be passed as mat
ter of justice to the Southern States
He believed that if the Ii became a
law its bent ticent influences would not
only be felt in the South, but through
out the whole country.
At the conclusion Of Matthew's re-
marks the bill resumed its place upon
the calendar.
Conover presented resolution to in
vestigate the cause of the omission in
the bill of last session relating to the
hot springs of Arkansas. Agreed to.
In the Cabinet to day the general
conversation run on the financial af-
fairs, and the opinion was expressed
by the President and. heads of de-
partments that everything was in ex
cellcnt shape for the resumption of
specie payments on January 1.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Armstrong to-day to amend the river
and harbor act of March >, 1873, and
pro ride for the advancing of payment
to ]. B. Eads for the improvement of
the South Pass and the prospective in.
crease in the rapidity of its progress.
House Committee on Banking and
Currency held meeting to-day, and
determined to oppose the adoption of
the Senate substitute for the House
bill to repeal the specie resumption
act, which bill, with the Senate
amendments, was left on the Speakers
table at the close of last session. The
chairman was therefore authorized to
move its reference to the committee
whenever it is reached in the calendar
of business on the Speakers table.
The Senate substitute provides for the
reception of United States notes at
par for customs dues and bonds fIom
and after the first of last October, and
for the reissue and maintenance with
full legal tender powers of United
States notes redeemed in coin on and
after the first of January next. The
Committee on Ways and Means held
meeting to-day, but transacted no
business.
The House Committee on Elections
to-day agreed to hear further testimony
in the Alabama contested case of Har-
ralson v. Shelley.
NEW ORLEANS, December 3.-The
Commercial Convention assembled at
the Varieties Theatre, and was called
to order by Gen. Cyrus Bussey, chair
man of the executive committee. Az
ter prayer by the Rev. DR.. Palmer,
Governor Nichols delivered an address
of welcome and was frequently APP
plauded. Mr.. Murray of Kentucky re
Piled to the Governor in a,beautifully
sincere speech. He spoke of the ne
cessity of laying aside political con-
siderations and joining together as
members of one grand national family
for the furtherance of the general in
terests. Gen. Bussey, as chairman of
the committee of arrangements, then
addressed the convention on the navi-
CATION of the Mississippi river, show
ing that stream Is the natural aud the
only means of transportation advants-
geous to the country. He drew atten-
ton to the fact that our government
was blind to her own interest by allow
ing u great natural advantage to lie
unused. He also favored the Texas
aad Pacific Railroad.
Edward D. Holton, of Milwaukee, tenn
porary chairman, also addressed the
convention. A committee of one from
each State was appointed on credeD-
tials. After recess the convention was
permanently organized by the election
of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia,
president; Fl. G. Hester, of New Or
leans, secretary, and vice president
from each State represented. Commit
tees were appointed on the Pacific road,
the improvement of the Mississippi riv-
er and on foreign trade, after which
the convention adjourned until to-mor-
row.
The remains of Bishop Welmer lay
in state at Christ's Church. aud was