The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-28
TBLEGRlPhIC NEWS.


ably begin tr-9ay IL opposition 10
per cent. reduction of wages, wheel
does not extend to all the mills in th,
town. The prcprietors Of some of tn
largest mills have not given notice o
the reduction. Notices were posted
I on Saturday at mos, of the Carnqvor
/ shire slate quarTies announcing reduc
! tion of per cent. in wages of IN.
/ qparrymen. The men wall probabl,
accept the reduction.
LONDON, Noyvm ber 25.-The msYo
Of Barrow, IN Furness, has called ,
public meeting 10 adopt measures Il
relieve the distress prevailing in coz
| sequence OF the depression of trsde.
The Times, which made the original
statements, says We are asked to con.
tIadict the report that the Great West.
ern Line Of steamers between Bristo
and New YorA will be discontinued
during the winter.
LISBON, November 2J.-Thls part oil
the coast OF Portugal was visited b,
heavy storms at the mouth of the Ts.
gus. Three vessels snd eighteen livel
were lost
HALIFAX, November % The wealth
err is fiue and clear, with westerly winds
Salutes are being fired from the forts
and the Samaritan is moving up the
harbor. The official landing takes
place at 30.
LISBON, November 25--Charles W.
Angel, the fugitive Secretary of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, is con-
fined IN the civil prison. The $50, 00C
which he carried away from Chicago
was found deposited in his name in the
Bank of Portugal.
LONDON, November % The Cal
cutta correspondent of the Times thinks
that Gen. Brownies column will go to
JelIallabad this winter, Major General
Roberts's to Kunkainforta, Major Bid
dulph's column to Candahar, and
that these will probably be the winter
ny stations of these armies.
PANAMA, November 16.-A change
has taken place in the cabinet at b.
garta. The new ministers are all in
telligent, capable men, and have had
large experience in public life.
Peruvian auvices state that q revo-
lutlonary plot IN Pirola's interest was
discovered in Arequsra, according to
papers of that locality, on the twenty
seventh ultlmO, and that its leaders
were promptly arrested, and some
have since been sent forward to the
capital for trial. News of similar
character come from Cajlmara, where,
iC is said, some of the PIrOla party are
secretly preparing for TN attempt
against public order.
On the fourth instant documents
were examined purporiing TO contain
particulars of the discovery of a new
guano deposit, situated on the island
of Lavueda, in latitude ninety two de-
grees and thirty minutes, and longi-
tude seventy eight degrees and twenty
six minutes, on the north coast.
Gillian advIces say that on the ninth
instant an explosion occurred IN the
coal mine Rosario, at Luben, in which
sixteen miners were killed and large
number wounded, only six escaping
unii jured from the pit. The pecuni-
airy loss, in damage to the mine, is es-
t!mated at 500, 600.
BALTIMORE, November 25.-At a
largely attended meeting OF clergymen
in this city held to-day, at the sugges-
ton of d. L. Moody, the evangelist,
committee was appointed to issue a
call to the evangelical ministry and
churches of the United States to unite
in the month of January following,
upon a week of prayer in concentra-
ted effort for revival of Gods work
throughout the land, and that they
urge upon Christian people to lay aside
all conflicting engagements, social, lit
erary and otherwise, unite with all
their hearts with the church which
calls on God to revive His work and
stay the tide that threatens our insti-
tutlons, political, social and religious.
The committee will issue the call i'm
mediately.
NEW YORK, November %. - The
case of James A. Whsler against Gen.
Sheridan was called tc-1ay in the
United States Court, before Judge
Wallace, but owing to the absence of
b. +. Butler, one of the counsel for
plaintiff, the case went over till Mon
day next. The suit is brought to re-
cover $416, 600 for alleged losses in
CURED by by plaintiff through the &C
ton of Gen. Sheridan. Mr.. Whaler
claims that he was dispossessed from
his sugar plantation in st. Charles
parish, near New Orleans, by order
of Sheridan in 1867, while the latter
was in command of New Orleans.
Most of the testimony has been taken
by the commission in the South.
WASHINGTON, November 25.-The
House Appropriation Committee have
distributed to the various sub-commit-
tees the estimate which has been sub
mitted by the several departments.
These will be informally considered in
the interval between now and Friday,
when formal meeting of the Appro-
priation Committee will be held. The
Joint Committee to consider the ques-
ton of transferring the Indian Bureau
to the War Department will meet to-
morrow. The Committee on Ways
and Means will meet Tuesday of next
week. Fernando Wood, chairman,
is expected to arrive next week. The
subcommittee of the House commit
tee on Appropriation, consisting of
Representatives. Durham, Smith, and
Clymer have completed the military
academy bill which will lie reported
at the opening of Congress. It's sub
stantially the same as the bill passed at
a former session. A subcommittee,
Foster and Durham, made considera-
BILE progress to-day with the legisla-
tive, executive committee, and judi
ciary appropriation bill. The FORTH
cation and pension bill will be ready
TO report early.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, November % -
Yesterday farmer named Robert
Loveaz, living near Ashville, n. Y,
took gun to clean it and mis- son
asked him to fire a cap. Surprising
the gun to be unloaded, he did so,
resting the weapon across his knee. A
heavy load, which had been left in the
gun 10y a neighboT who had borrowed
it, exploded and took effect in the
body of his eight-year old daughter.
The ramrod, which was In the gun,
passed entinely thrOggh her body,
max ing q fatal wound.
SAN FRANCISCO, November %. = A
dispatch from the Cascades columbia
river expedition, sent out by Gen.
Howard for the purpose of capturing
renegade Indians, was a complete sue
cess. Capt. Boyle, with Lieuts. Cor
ring and Shafter, surrounded their
camp at night, in John Day valley.
and captured the whole party. Eight
of the principal chiefs are now en-
route to Vancouver, and the remainder
have been sent under escort to Warm