The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-07
photographic News.

NEW ORLEANS, February Ak
Governor Wells was brought to the city
by the morning train of the New Or
leans and Mobile Railroad. A carriage
was in waiting at Claiborne street in
tersection to ayold q crowd which had
gathered at Canal street depot. Wells
was taken TO the parish prison. He is
suffering from slight attack Of pneu-
monia. DR.. Smith, his physician, was
sent for. Wells declines to answer
any questions as his reasons for
leaving town or surrendenng. One
report is that he surrendered TO save
the sureties on his bond, but the fact
is, his counsel expect to get q favora-
BILE jury from the panel which was
drawn Saturday for the present month.
| WASHINGTON, February 4.-SENATE
"A great part Of the morning hour
was taken up in the presentation of
petitions from all parts of the country,
most of them demonstrating against
changes in the present tariff duties,
aud the restoration of the tax on tea
and coffee. All referred TO Committee
on Finance.
Other petitions, favoring the orgsni-
zation Of department of industry, the
head thereof to be a Cabinet officer,
were presented and referred to Com
mIttee on finance.
NEW YORK, February 4.-Oyer
$3.50. 600 damage was done to the
handsome simmer cottage district at
Long Branch by Thursdays gale, and,
with the exception of the Rowland
House, not one large hotel escaped be-
tween the light and the station and
Seabright. The waves have cleared
the narrow belt of land separating the
ocean and Shrewsbury river. and upon
which the New Jersey Southern Rail-
road runs; and the breakwater forms q
WIDE and deep inlet. All travel on
the New Jersey Southern has been
abandoned, and hundreds of laborers
are making attempts to fill up and re-
pair the wash-out.
WASHINGTON, February 4.-Of the
sub Committee on Elections in Dean v.
Field, Messrs. Chandler and Hiscock
reported in favor of Field, and Springer
in favor of Desn. The case goes over
to Wednesday.
Bradley's opinion contains no points,
as he saYs he may have Il hear the case
with his associates, and it would be
improper to forestaIl argument. He
simply refuses to interfere at present,
as the shape in which the application
has been presented does not give him
Jurisdiction.
Jas. Jackson & Co., dry goods mer-
chants, of Hamilton, Ohio, have been
forced into bankruptcy. Liabilities
800, 900; assets $50, 1000.
PARIS, February A telegram
dated Shanghai, China, February 8,
published here, announces that an asy-
lum for women and children at the city
of Tenetin burned. Over 1000 persons
are stated to have burned in the fire.
LONDON, February AT Calais,
France, last night, during the perform
ance at a circus, there was false
alarm Of fire which caused a grea: rush
of the audience. Ten persons were
suffocated or trampled to- death, and
several others hurt.
LONDON, February 4.-The Odessa
correspondent Of the Times, in letter
to that journal. says much relief is felt
at the probability of a armistice, as the
people are naturally anxious to dispose |
of grain accumulated here, about one
million quarters. Nearly one million |
and half more are stored at stations |
on the Odessa and Khankoff Railways.
LONDON, February 4.-The Stand |
ards correspondent telegraphs that in
consequence of an armistice, the gsrri- |
son at Widdin have been ordered from !
Constantinople to surrender their |
arms, after which thev will be quarter
ed in the neighboring villages.
The Pera correspondent of the Times |
reports that Austria is about to present |
note refusing to sanction any condi-
tions of peace which would imperil |
the existence of Turkey.
WASHINGTON, February 4-HoUsE |
The following bills were introduced |
and referred:
By Davis of North Carolina-Re- |
duclng the taxes on brandy made |
from peaches or apples.
BY SAelley of Alabama-For com
mission inquiries as to q method for |
destroying the army cotton worm.
Mr.. Hooker of Mississippi moved to |
suspend the rules and pass the bill |
authorizing q special term of the Cir !
cult and District Courts for the South |
ern District of Mississippi, for the pur-
pose of trying causes arising out of the
seizure of timber alleged to have been
obtained by depredations on public
lands. Defeated by vote of las
yeas to 81 nays, which was not two
thirds in the affirmative.
A motion to suspend the rules and
instruct the Committee on WAYS and
Means to report a graduated income
tax was defeated by vote of 168 TO
SO, not two-thirds in the affirmative.
sENATE-Senator Beck spoke in
support of his amendment, and Senator
Bsyard in opposition to the silver bill.
Senator Beck offered an amendment
looking to the prevention of debased
dollar, but double standard.
Senator Bayard opposed the Bland
bill.
New YosK, February 4.-The Board
OF Trade and Transportation held a
meeting to-day and adopted q resolu-
ton that a memorial, duly attested by
that body, be forwarded to the United
States Senate and House of Represen-
tatives, reciting the evils of plethora
of silver currency which have been ex-
perienced by merchants of this city.
The memorial was also ordered to be
sent to the President. A resolution
was adopted in favor of gold stand
ard of values.
ARderson's trial being resumed, D.
DAVIS, chief clerk of the returning
board, was cross-examined. The tes-
timony ELECTED was contradictory Of
the statements made by Pelliter.
William II. Green, leading colored
ward politician and clerk of the re-
turning board, testified that the board,
when the tabula,ed statement of the
electoral vote was brought into the Sc
cret session by him, did not ask for
the parish returns To compare them
with the statements of members. He
signed statement and and returned it
10 the chief clerk to copy. Witness 10
now employed in Wells's department. /,
1t the custom house. Green was asked
Il there wss not q promise made to
him when he was called to Wash 1
lugton as witness. He said I
there was, but refused to tell about it,
md was frequently interviewed by
the secretary of the Democratic CON-
nittee, who attempted to induce him. +,
10 tell what he knew in Washing |
ION, and also TO make certain copies i
md abstracts from the minute books {
IF the returning board. He was
promised the sssessorship of the .third
district il he complied with the secre-