The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

and was severely damaged, and muss
discharge and restore her cargo.
QUEENsTowS, March t2.-The Nor.
wegian bark Columbia, from New
York for Rotterdam, has been sban-
doned. The crew was saved.
HAMBURG, March l2-The shin Ma
ria Louis, bound to New York, set in
kere with four and half fee; of water
in her hold.
| BALTIMORE. March l2.-Rtv. John
Bear, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died, aged 81 years.
PHILADE.PHIA, March l2.-William
Scott, one of the most widely known
and wealshiest colored men IN this
city, is dead; aged 60 years. The de
ceased was many years agent of the
Globe Fire Insurance Company, Of Chi
cage, and minister of Bethel African
d. L. Church.
MARLBORO, Mass, March 12.-The
! Acton powder mill was blown up again
this forenoon, and two men were killed.
CINCINNATI, March IA. W. Rob-
insOn, who was treasurer at the time of
the robbery of the Clermont county
treasury, at Batavia, Ohio, some months
since, was arrested yesterday for the
crime.
NEW YORK, March IA special
from Cambridge, Massachusetts,. says
Harvard University boat club has voted
to challenge Cornell University boat
club to row match with eight-oared
boats.
In the House of Lo-ds the Earl of
Derby said, in answer to the question
whether the congress would have full
materials 10 form judgment on all
questions to be submitted, said it was
undoubtedly of great Importance.
He considered it useless and foolish to
go into a congress unless 1T had real
and not merely a nominal power of
dealing with matters before it. Her
Majesty's government is now in COM
munication with other governments on
this subject.
LONDON, March 12-Twelve coal own.
ers of the associations of North York
shire and South Derbyshire have de-
termined to reduce miners wages 1-2
per cent. The men would probably
consent to reduction of per cent,
but it is thought likely that they
would resist decrease of Z 1-2 percent.
This resolution of the coal owners as
soeiations affects between 25 ,000 and
80, 600 miners. The manufacturers in
the north England and Ireland trade
are also demanding Il reduction in the
wages of their employees, varying from
10 to II per cent. From preparations
made and making, it is believed they
intend to organize for a general re-
sistance.
Tae Reuters have a dispatch from
Pesth stating that Count Andrassy yes
terday told the Hungarian delegation
what he understood by Austrian in
terest, and what change could not be
permitted. This portion of his state
ment is kept secret, but it is SAID to
have caused great sensation.
PARIS, March 12.-The RepuJlique
Francaise says that Lord Derby, the
British Foreign Secretary, told Count
Schovaioff, the Russian Ambassador at
London, that England would not at
tend the congress unless the entire
treaty of San Stefsno was submitted
thereto, aud that Count Sshovaloff,
after consulting with Prince Gortscha-
koff, replied that Russia would con-
sent to the congress itself declaring
what points ought to be examined.
The Illness correspondent at Vienna
legraphs that Russia still maintains
the view that only those parts of the
treaty affecting the European interests
should be submitted to the congress.
There Is illtle doubt that Austria
will support Great Britain in advocat-
ing the claims of Greece.
The Standards Rome correspondent
states that measures are pending against
certain persons of high position at the
Vatican for an instigation of mutiny
among the Swiss guards.
The same authority reports that all
homeward- bound men are ordered to
be detained at Malta to strengthen the
fleet in eastern waters.
LONDON, March 12.-Vernon Bros,
stock brokers, No. Old Broad street,
have failed. Their liabilities are stated
to be heavy and assets small. They
were bears of large amount of consols
and British railroad securities.
The Times says, referring to the fail
ure: "They entered in large gam
BILE in the hope that the country would
rush into war, and the past iortnights
rise proved too much for them. Should
the rise continue more ccllapses are
probable"
WASHINGTON, March 12.-SENATE-
Senator Jones, of Florida, from the
Committee on Public Lards, reported,
with amendment, Senate bill to amend
section 2SS of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, so as to enable the
| oil Of Of IN
transfer portion of their pre- .emptions
on homesteads to aid in the construc-
ton of railroads. Placed on the cal
endar.
The sinking fund of the Pacific
Railroad occupied the day.
WASHINGTON. March 12.-In COM
mittee of the whole to-day a speech
, was made by Mr.. Cox against the civil
service policy of the President, after
which the committee arose and the
House adjourned.
The Committee on Ways aud Means
agreed to report in favor of Senator
Burchard's postal savings bill for the
purpose of reducing the interest on
the national debt. Deposits of not I'M
der one dollar may be made to bear in
terest when the sum reaches SO.
New York, March IAN effort
was made this morning to establish a
trade sale of drugs by auction, new
feature In disposing of such merchan
disc. at the sales-room of Francis
Staber, on Cedar street, out of a cata-
logue of 1913 lots were only sold one
bale of scuracan orange peel at twelve
cents, one barrel of bleached shellac
at twenty-five cents. The prices bid
were SD low, In most instances scarce
iy reaching One-eighth Of their whole
sale value, that the auctioneer with
drew the goods. On many articles
there was not single bid.
Superintendent Mcpherson, of the
Bureau of Printing and Engraving, is
pushing the work on the silver certifi-
Gates under the new law. The first
viii be for ten dollars, with mead of
Robert Morris; the last will be for a
thousand dollars. The eDgravings are
proposed to be equal IN style to the le-
gal tender notes.
Secretary Schurz concludes long
statement to Congress on the log ques-
ton thus: 1t must, therefore, be
conceded, think, that the cutting CT
removal of timber of any kind from the
public. lands SUBJECTS the person guilty
of the offense TO the punishment pre-
scribed By the statute, and / am not
aware, nor have / yet learned, that the
taking and removing of timber in vio-
lation OF this express statute is any re-