The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-02-07

package eeaieo again and returned q
him. He said he did not know whc
informed the defense Of this. III,
thought everything was right in poll
tics.
The defense closed, rebutting the
testimony on the part of tn,
State. Mr.. Harris stated thai
Green offered himself, as a patriotic
Louisianiau, to tell about the frauds
committed by the returning board.
He had seen some frauds CON-
mitted himself. He was aware OF
all frauds committed by the returning
board in 1874. Green went decidedly
back on him, and Governor Palmer.
after we had got him to Washington,
was anxious TO get the minute book OF
the returning board, which Green said
be had kept as personal property, but
did not get it. The evidence will
close about noon tomorrow and argu-
ment commences, during which the
judge will write out his charge.
Wells is improving. His bonds are
fixed at $50, 600, and the sheriff IS au-
thorized to accept them if good and
solvent bonds are offered. Up to this
hour-1O P. M.-they have not been
given, and Wells is still in prison.
NEW ORLEANS, February 4.-The
steamboat LESSEE Taylor struck snag
in the NEower Atchafalaya Sunday
morning and soon thereafter sunk.
No lives lost. The boat and cargo are
reported total loss.
The fire in the third story of st.
James Hotel was squelched by an ex-
tinguisher with slight damage.
NEW YORK, February 4.-Ex-Sena-
tor Harry Genet, one of the Ring fugl-
tives, surrendered and gave bail In the
sum of S25, 900. Genet looked pale
and thin, and had careworn air.
WASHINGTON, Feb1uBry Among
the bills introduced to-day was one by
Mr.. Shelley, of Alabama. authorizing
the Commissioner of Agriculture to
appoint a commission consisting of
three scientific sgriculturalIsts, one
each from Alabama, Louisiana and
Texas, whose duty shall be to in
quire into the origin, habits aud best
means of destroying the cotton army
worm.
The Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue. to day received the following tele.
gram from Collector Booth, under date
of Montgomery, Ala, February 4,
1878: my deputies and deputy init
ed States Marshals have met with
armed resistance on the part of illicit
distilleis in overpowering mum
bers in Windsor county, and
are consequently unable to- en-
force the revenue laws in that sec
ton. The commissioner in reply tele-
graphed to the latter to employ twen-
ty additional men and act with prompt
ness and vigor.
In the Supreme Court in the case of
Neal v. Scroggs, ETC., error to the Su.
preme Court of Appeals of Virginia.
In this case it is said that in the Sec
ton Of the law of 1867, which sets
forth the clauses of debts which are
exempted from the operation of dis
charge in bankruptcy, debts created
BY fraud are associated directly
with debts created by embezzlement,
and that such association justiies, il
it does not absolutely require, the con-
clusion that the fraud referred to in
that section means positive fraud, or
fraud in fact, involving as it
does embezzlement, moral turpitude
or evil design and not implied
fraud, or fraud ia law, which
may exist without the imputa-
ton Of bad faith or immortality. Such
q construction of the statute is most
consonant with equity, and is consistent
with what is supposed to have been
the object aud intention of Congress
in enacting \ law by which the honest
citizen may be relieved from the bur
den of hopeless insolvency. On this
view of the case Mr.. Meals dischs rye
in bankruptcy is based. The decision
against him in this case is reversed.
Justice Harlan delivered the opinion.
LONDON, February 4.--The Times's
Vienna dispatch says that even in their
immature form, the Russian conditions
seem to contain much that can scarcely
be brought into harmony with the in
terests OF Austria, being rather calcu.
lated to SOW seeds of fresh troubles
than to promote real and lasting
peace; TO destroy Ottoman power in
Europe without substituting anything
which possesses guarantees of stability.
The smaller States would receive Just
e6cugh 20 make them wish for more,
while Bulgaria, tho largest of them in
extent and population, would become
little more than Russian dependency.
Restoration to the Gar of Bessarabia
without an equivalent to Roumanis
would make Russia mistress of the
mouth of the Danube. Thus. in the
very preliminaries themselves, there is
much that must lead to discussion be-
tween Austria and Russia, and the
same must be the case, though perhaps
to lesser degree, with the other
powers. Meantime Roumania has a.
ready announced her claim to take part |
as belligerent in the conclusion of
peace, the Minister of Foreign Affairs |
having issued a circular to this effect.
The Servians are greatly disappointed |
with the frontier rectifcation allowed |
them by the Russian preliminarie., and |
claim that in spite of the armist,ce |
they will not stop operations until they |
have possession of all Servla down to |
the river LON. BY this time war be- |
tween Turkey and the HelIenes has
broken out. The Turks seem
TO have expected this, for Turkish
man -of-war has been ordered to Athens
10 take of the minister. Thus the
Eastern question has been raised in its
full extent.
BELGRADE, February 4.-The gov
,rnmeut has ordered the different Ser
Wan commanders to stop hostilities.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, February 4.-The
blockade of the Black Sea between
odessa and Constantinople is raised.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 4.-The
public opinion here, and even more at
Moscow, regards the projected confer
nee with disfavor. Some papers
peak of the conference as mere de-
rice of the European powers to de-
,rive Russia of all she gained after SO
leavy an expenditure of blood and
rsssnre without themselves spending
! farthing or losing a man.
LONDON, February 4.-The London
of the Manchester
Guardian telegraph to that paper last
light the document signed at Adri-
'nople tends to increase the pubic
iistrust, and If Russia were not
pledged to refer the conditions to a
conference, public sent men. would
AXE more decided shape than dis
rust. The Liberals have not hereto
ore been heard. and are unanimous
n supporting Mr.. Fosters amend
neat. The governments motion for
the signature of the ar
nistice will perhaps decrease the
MAJORITY. but in any cir.