The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-24

was announced Judge Townsend i'm
mediately adjourned Circuit Court.
Hydrophobia.
PoTTsTowN, PA, January GA
four year old daughter of John B.
Schseffer died at Mount Airy of hydro
phobia. She was bitten in the early
part of December last.
Mexico Opposes the Crossing OF the
Rio Grande.
City OF MEXICo, January 1S.-The
government has instructed an INQUIRY
to ascertain what officers of the Mexi-
can army invited Lieutenant Ward, of
the United States forces to cross into
Mexico. The government has deter
mined to oppose the crossing of the
boundary by American troops.
weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-Indica-
tions for the West Gulf States:
Clear and partly cloudy weather and
light variable winds, shifting in the
interior to southerly, with stationary
pressure.
Combinations.
Sarling, Attorney for Maryland;
Mars, postmaster, Franklin, Tenn.
Teneyck, Columbus, Texas, registrar :;
w. r Waldrop, marshal for Western
District of Tennessee.
Forty.Finh Congress.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-HoUsE
The House spent couple of hours
in consideration of the bill to amend
the steamboat law, without dlsposIng
of it.
Passed, a Senate joint resolution,
accepting from the State of Maine
statue of William King.
SENATE-After returning from the
obsequies. of Victor Emanuel, at st.
Aloiseus, Senator Morrill, reported
bill eXempting savings banks from tax
alton.
Senator HamliD, of Maine, submit
ted resolution, accepting the statue
of William King, of that State.
Senators Hamlin and Blaine made
ppropriate remarks.
The Senate amendment to the say
ings bank bill forbids the refuuding of
any of the tax which may have been
made.
The Ways aud Means Committee
have resolved to report favorably on
Blackburn's bill, extending the time
for the withdrawal of whisky from
bonded warehouses to July 1, 1878.
Col. Trescott argured before the sui
committee on elections in behalf of
Rsiney, the sitting member from South
Carolina.
After the morning hour Sena-
tors Hamhn and Blaine presented
the statue of VIM. r. King, contribu-
ted by the State of Maine to the nation
al ststuary In the hall at the Capitol
In his remarks reviewing the life and
services of Mr.. King, Senator Blaine
commented on the feelin. of the peo-
pie of Massachusetts, towards those of
Maine before the latter was a State,
and while it was part of Massachu-
sets, and alluded to Boston as con-
shutting therein more than the goY-
ernlng power in Massachusetts,
and he said finally that the
people of Maine formed a separate
State, and they were indebted for
their success to the fear in the minds
of the governing party OF Massachu-
sets that their ascendancv would be
endangered if Maine should continue
to be an integral portion of the State.
He commented severely on the action
of the people of Massachusetts, and
condemned the convention of working
in opposing them.
The Massachusetts, Senators, Dawes
and Hoar, attacked the Maine Senator,
and the former challenged him to
mention an instance where Massachu
sets ever was guilty of an unpatriotic
act.
Mr.. Blaine Immediately replied that
she was opposed to the war of 1912,
snd refused to let her troops go out of
the State.
Then the whole affair was intensely
enjoyed on the Democratic side of the
Chamber, and the Massachusetts, Sen
ators were assailing each other with
some feeling. A voice was heard to
exclaim on the Democratic side,
swell, this is rich."
Senator Blaine was particularly Sc
we're on the course of Massachusetts,
during the war of 1912, and his reci-
tai of these facts was not resisted by
the Senators from that state.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-As an
illustration of the character of the
Senatorial fight between Maine and
Massachusetts,, Senator Blaine said j:
~ will tell you now Massachusetts, re-
fused to pass, and tabled resolution
thanking one OF her own naval officers
for a victory because il was gained in
an unjust war. She refused that admir- |
able ani gallant commander OF the Hor-
net, for capturing the British msn-of- |
war, Peacock; that stands in your own |
legislative journals, and if you want |
the second can give you mere.
Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Janrary GA CORE
spondencs has passed between Con-
gresham Glover, chairman Of the Com |
mittee of Expenditures OF the Treas
ury, and the President. Mr.. Hayes |
promises q hearty cooperation.
A joint meeting of the Senate and |
House, for conference on postoffices
and post roads, will be held on Thursday /
or Monday next to receceive q memo
rial from the Old Point Comfort Postal
Convention. of July last. Gen. Bus
sey, Of New 0rlesns, and Col. w. l.
TuTkolm, Of Charleston, will pres
ent the memorial, they beng Of the
appointed for that purpose.
The resolutions Of the Old Point Com l