The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-05-02
TBLhGRAPHIC NEWS.
On the Track OF Robbers.
TSpecisI tn the STArrsMAS1


desisted frsm shooting, as he said they
were short of ammunition. Bass and
Underwood are badly wounded in the
face. The party are still pursuing the
robbers.
HoUsE-Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana,
took his seat as the successor of Mr..
Darrall. Mr. Gibson was placed on the
subcommittee having in charge the
branch minis, and which was instruct
ed unanimously to report the Senate bill
for the restoration of the mint at New
D leans.
The following was moved by Mr..
Vance as an amendment to the Senate
bill re-establishiDg the branch mint at
New Orleans: "PrO0iled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be and be is
hereby authorized to constitute any
superintendent or asssyer of any mint
or assay Office an assistant treasurer of
the United States, to receive gold coin
and bullion on deposit for purposes
provided for in section 254 of Revised
Statutes"
Mr.. Schleicher has prepared an omni-
bus bill for railroads and canals, max
ing two hundred and fifty millions i'm
mediately available. IL provides for q
road from Southern Mississippi to the
Pacific but designates no route.
SENATE-During the morning hour
Senator ConoveI, of Florida, called up
the resolution submitted by him on
the twentieth of March last, requesting
the President to communicate to the
Senate certain information touching
the future policy of Spain in the gov
eminent of Cuba. He made brief
speech in favor of the resolution, after
which it was unanimously agreed to.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The Com
mittee on Coins, Weights and Meas
ures this morning heard the delega-
ton from Rock Island in behalf of
branch mint at that place.
BOSTON, April 30 AS matter of
great importance demands the presehce
in Washington Of the visiting Southern
Congressman they are forced to cut
short their stay, consequently the pro-
gramme for their entertainment will be
changed. This morning the party visit
Lowell and Lawrence, inspect the manu-
featuring industries of those cities; in
the afternoon make visit to Deer
Island, and leave for Washington this
evening.
NATIcK, Mass, April &C. B.
Travis's shop with q dwelling house
adjoining it were destroyed this morn
ing by fire. Loss, $50, 900. The shop
was occupied by c. B. Travis & S. W.
Alcott, shoe manufacturers, and Will
liam Forsyth, Charles W. Hamstithers &
Charles Glenn, macbinist. Very little
of the stock or machinery was saved.
Well insured.
CINCINNATI, April 29.-Rev. P. B
Morgan, of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, last night formally announced
his withdrawal from the fellowship IN
that church, on account of its Romish
tendencies, and his intention to unite
with the Reformed Episcopal Church.
NEW LONDON, Conn, April 90
The propeller City of New Bedford,
of the New Bedford and New York
Steamship Company, with freight and
passengers for New York, went as bore
at the south end of Long Island Sound
IN aSdense fog Saturday night. She
is filing rapidly. The passengers and
c. W have landed here.
LONDON, April 29-The Times's cor
respondent, at st. Petersburg, says
there is some truth in the rumors that
Prince Bismarck has retired from the
position of mediator. As the principle
of simultaneous withdrawal from
Constantinople Is accepted, he thinks
negotiations, as to details, can be more
conveniently arrived at if it is left d.
rectly between the parties concerned.
Perhaps he is also influenced by certain
unofficial insiDuations that he does not
ardently desire the success of the nego-
tiations. Russia is quite ready to con-
tinue negotiations directly, and hopes
that Lord Salisbury will abandon his
purely negative position, but it is not
known how England intends to act.
Some very we'll informed people here
are convinced that direct negotiations
can hardly fail to be successful, if
both sides desire an amlcable arrange
ment. l am assured that this is the
case with Russia, who is ready to &C.
cept any arrangement securing an
anelioration of the condition of the
Christians and a moderate compensa-
ton
The same correspondent recites the
modification of the San Stefano treaty,
to which Russia is willing to submit.
A Calcutta dispatch to the Times
says it is reported that the command
ing officers of numerous regiments have
received orders to have everything in
readiness for immediate embarka'ion.
The Tines's correspondent at Vienna
says that all sides are willing to con
tinue the negotiation, although there is
some momentary ill-humor in ST. Pc
tersburg at difficulties concerning the
mutual withdrawal from Constantine
pie. This is caused by questions of
detail and not q change of mind on
the part of Great Britain, and efforts
to arrive at an understanding on this
point are considered abandoned.
The Austrian and Hungarian minis
tiers are in council at Vienna. 1t is
stated that Count Andrassy is pressing
for an immediate compromise of the
long-pendiLg controversies between
the two States, because the condition
of foreign affairs demands an energetic
policy which intestine quarrels would
hinder.
General Sir Afford Hastings Hors-
ford has been selected as commander
of the twenty-second army corps. A
considerable proportion of the first
army corps are likely to be dispatched
to Malta in course OF the coming week,
including a portion Of the guards.
Many thousand stand OF Martini.
Henry rifles are being removed from
their racks in the town of Lendoa,
presumably for the equipment of the
reserves.
There is great activity at Ports
mouth in preparing for the conversion
OF merchant ships into AIMED cruisers.
Certain manufacturing firms have re-
ceived from the admiralty an order for
more than one hundred fire torpedoes
for the protection of ships from attacks
of fish torpedoes. All nets are to be
delivered during May.
Immense quantities of shot and shell
are being issued from Woolwlch arse
nal in all directions.
The first Indian expeditionary force
will embark from Bombay. Two d.
visions will leave to-day, consisting of
two batteries of Royal artillery, the
Thirteenth and Thirty first Regiments,
Second Goorkhas, and two companies
of sappers and miners. The second
viii embark as soon as possible. It
will consist OF the Ninth cavalry, First