The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-11-14
TELEGRlPHIC NEWS.


700; Mason, 32l1; Lane, 149." Tn,
Official reports of the majnrities re
ceived from every county show the tc
tai majority for Uoyt to be ca 2J6
Dill, 4193. Outside of Philadelphi;
Hoyt has d plurality of 1913. and plu
rahty altogether of - 3l9. On The
whole vote, tie returns of which arr
not vet complete, he is in the majority
by ABOUT so, coo.
CANTON, Ga, November 12.-At s
o'clock this morning fire was discov-
cred in the east wing of the Minnequs
Springs Hotel, and before it could bt
extinguished the entire structure was
DESTROYED. From the fact that no fire
has been kept in that wing, its origin
Is supposed to have been the work OF
an lncendiary. No hing was saved.
The inmates barely saved their lives
The loss is estimated ct S75, 600; In
sured for $50 900.
LONDON, November -. "A Paris
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
says that Prince Ofleiff. tie Russian
ambassador to France, had long in
te1vtew on Monday with NJ. Wadding-
ton, the French Minister of Foreign
Affurs, at which he informed NJ. Wad.
dington of the Cars willingness to
Cooperate in securing an arrangement
of the Turkish Greek frontier difficult
ty, and his firm intention to carry out
all the stIpulaiions of the Berlin treaty.
Prince Ofleiff goes to Badeu-Baden to
interview Prince Gortschakoff on Fri
day next. 1t is 10 be hoped that the
sinister influence of Gortschakoff may
not again make itself felt in the Cars
counsel. The visit, at Liverna, of
Count Schouvaloff, seems to have had
good effect, and the fact that the Rus
sian government has gone out of its
way to reassert its intention to respect
the Berlin treaty is regarded here as
a very peaceful omen.
VIENNA, November 11.-Pesth Lloyd
state that the expedition of Gen.
Loemakin from the eastern shore of
the Caspian Sea, in the direction of
Meive, in Turkistan, by constant fight,
has forced its way to the upper AS
tailla valley. They also state that the
Russian corps, 5000 strong, stands on
the road to Balkan and Herat. Great
political importance is attached to this
event.
GENEVA, November 12.-The cleo
tons for members of the Great Council
of Canton, of Geneva, have resulted in
favor of the Democratic-C Conservative
party. This insures the return of the
deposed Catholic priests, the cessation
of religious war and the eventual sep
aration of Church and State, but does
not insure tie return Of Bishop Mer
millard, as he was excluded by the
Swiss Federal government.
LONDON, November 12.-At meet
ing of the Glasgow Cham Der of Com
merce yesterday, an invitation was re-
ceived from the municipality of Or
leans to attend the interstate and in
ternational commission to discuss
measures for the advancement of
American trade with foreign countries.
After some discussion the invitation
was referred to committee to pre-
pare reply in the shape of commu-
nication, which shall show the iDjuri-
Gus effects of the American protec-
tive policy on the British trade.
NEW YORK, November -. - The
clearing house to-day decided upon
the following plan of action, after
January 1, 1879: l. Decline receiving
gold coins as special deposits, but &C
cept and treat them only as lawful
money. 2. Abolish special exchanges
of gold checks at the clearing house.
3. Pay and receive balance between
banks at the clearing house either in
gold or legal tenders. 4. Receive ST.
yer dollars upon deposit only under
special contract, to withdraw the same
in kind. 5. Prohibit payments oil
balances, at the clearing house, in sill
yer certificates or in silver dollars, ex-
cepting as subsidiary coin in small
sums, say, under ten dollars. G. Dis
continue gold special accounts, by no.
tice to dealers, on the first of January
next, to terminate them.
The Post, in its fourth edition, says
no more important meeting has been
held at the clearing house since 1878,
and the action taken is even more i'm
portant than anything done by the
clearing house during the stormy days
of the great panic. There was no for.
NAL expression of opinion on the sub
ject of the reissue of United States lie.
gal tender notes after their payment by
the Treasury, it having been thought
best to confine the action and expires
sion of the meeting strictly to matters
which require earliest action.
WASHINGTON, November 12.-It is
believed here that Lord Salisbury, in
his reply to Secretary Evarts, is as
earnest in his position that the Cana.
dian fishery award YVES made in accord
ance with the treaty of Washington
as Mr.. Evarts is IN maintaining an OPP
posite view. The correspondence is
not likely to be concluded before the
twenty-third instant, when the award
is due, and when it will probably be
paid under protest.
HELENA. Montana, November 49,
Maginnis, Democrat, the present dele
gate, is reelected by large majority
over the Independent candidate. The
Republicans had no candidate.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, November 49,
E. Moody Boynton, of West Newberry
has notified the city and town clerks in
the sixth district that he will contest
the election of Geo. B. Loving to Con-
gress.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, November 49,
Judge Witherspoou, one of the can
wasting board of Madison county, was
arrested last night by the deputy
United States Marshal on the charge Of
receiving and destroying the returns
of one precinct which gave Breeze a
majority. He was brought here and,
waving examination, was held in a
bond of $3000to appear III the next
United States court.
Samuel Smith, colored, one of the
inspectors In the same county, has
been arrested charged with not doing
his duty, and committed to Jail.
A special to the Sun and Press from
Alachua county says that the canvassine
board to-day threw out three precincts
one because the names of voters
were written on the two tickets, and
two because duplicate precinct returns
did not agree. This action sustained,
reduces d s5ee's, Republican, ma jor
ity in the county: from five hundred
and fifty to nineiy-seven, and elects
Hull, Democrat; also elects a Demo
crat to the Legislature in place of L.
]. DAVIS. A deputy marshal arrested
the commissioners; board this evening,
aud they are to be taken before the
United States Commissioner to-mor-
row. A petition is being circulated in
Jacksonville by the Republicans asking
the Supreme Court to convene in $
suecial session for the purpose of OBJ