The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-04-03
TILGGRtFIIIC hEA'S.

NJ the we'll known president OF Corne
University, Mr.. Logan, who was &c
a day nominated as minister To Cantrs
- America and wss formerly Unitet
= States minister to Chill, 10 which DOS!
n ton he was appointed when residen
,s Of Kansas. He is cousin Of Senate
Logan.
. The subcommittee Of five cors;ssiu!
!. Of Wallace, Garland. Mcdonald, Hos
= aud Cameron were appointed to vIsi
% Philadelphia and take testimony Their,
Friday and SATURDAY..
> Boston, March ga meeting o.
r0sdmssters of VARIOUS railroads in the
!. United States and Canada was held
q here yesterday and an association
A was formed for the purpose of aiding
each other In the prosecution OF tbeiI
4 work, to be known as the International
Rosdmasters' Association. 1t starts of
4 under most favorable auspices. l.. J.
SpauldIDg. of the Fitchburg road, was
elected president. The executive COM
mlttee was instructed 10 prepare a con-
stiiuIon and bylaws for the assocla-
ton, to tie acted on at an adjourned
meeting, to be held al Niagara Falls
on the second Wednesday in Septem-
Der next.
HALIFAX, March 26.-Large num-
oers Of cattle are arriving from the
upper provinces for transportation to
England. The fish trade with Cuba
exhibited much animation during the
past few weeks and better prices are
real Zed.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 60
Charles Rowell, the English pedestrI-
an, ran eight miles at Concert Hall,
this city, in IS minutes and seconds.
This evening he took the track again
and ran ten miles in one hour, 10 min
utes and 81 seconds; running the last
mile in q minutes and seconds.
ST. LOUIS, March 27.-A Fort Scott,
Kansas dispatch says: Tuesday, Bill
Howard, the negro who cruelty and
dIabolically outraged Clara Pond,
twelve years old, wss discovered in an
old mine SIX miles from the city. The
prisoner was brought to town and
lodged in Jail. the excitement was
intense, and threats of lynching were
made. The crime is so horrible as to
be without parallel in criminal history.
Last night crowd of fully
one hundred accompanied by thirty
masked men with drawn re-
volvers took him from the Jail and
tied rope around his neck, dragged
him five blocks and hung him to a
lamp post on the corner of the public
square. After hanging fifteen minutes
the cry, Burn him !" ''Burn him" |
was raised. They took the body
down and, in spite of the resis zee
and entreaties of the more calm and
peaceable portion Of the crowd, roasted
and turned it in a fire of dry goods
boxes and coal oil, amid demonstra-
tions that rivalled Pandemonium.
NEW ORLEANS, March 81. = The
Governor signed the bill passed by the
last Legislature repeating the charter
OF the Louisiana State Lottery. The
officers Of the lottery company state
that the business of the company will
not be interfered with or affected by
the Governors action, as they have
taken measures to test the constitu-
tionality of the law In the courts of
the United States. They are assured
by their counsel that the chartered
rights of the company, resting on
contract with the State, cannot be
disturbed.
NEW YORK, March 27.--The execu-
tive committee upon the worlds fair
proposed to be held in New York has
decided to hold the fair at Central ;
Park. The action fixing the date at
1885 was reconsidered and it is prob
able that 1888 will be decided upon at ,
the next meeting of the committee.
The board of directors of the New
York Elevated Railroad at a special :
meeting this morning resolved to run
through trains only on the main line >
after this date, and to operate branch
roads independently. This action is ;
rendered necessary by the effect pro-
duced by the recent accident. The 8
branch roads are 10 be suspended for a :
short time. ..
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Re- :
puolicans of the House, in a causus TO- 9
day, adopted resolution N opposition .
to the programme of legislation pre- !
pared by the Democrats, and declared
if the Democrats insisted upon carry \
ing out the plan arranged by them the :
effect would be the stoppage of the .
wheels of government and the major +.
lty would be responsible Tor the re /
suit. The following resolution was =
adopted +
ReSOlced, That is the sense of the
caucus that until the appropriation d
bills are disposed of no pairs by Re- s
publicans shall, under any conslde;a- a
ton, be made. .
Secretary Sherman, In an eisborate =
to the nate resolution call
ing for information as to negotiations q
with the syndicate, says Gin no case :
has the public money been delivered o
to parties upon collaterals No favor :,
has been shown any of the su5scrlb-
ing parties, aud the loan is still open a.
to any one who wishes to make a sub :,
on the terms offered" :,
PHILADELPHIA, March %. - Tne .,
nittee of the Wallace-Teller -
committee met this morning in the -
Iirard House and commenced the ex- .
of witnesses. The inquiries =
we're principally directed to the opera y
ions of deputy United States msrshals :,
IN election days.
CINCINNATI, March 2s.-Some little :,
was Cccasioned at the meet
ng of the Catholic priests of this ~
diocese last night, for the purpose of h
,erfecting plans of relief tor Arch n
bishop Purcell, by the ann, ute ment -
hat Frank Grover, Charles Stewart, n
md Thomas Scanlon had been ep- D
'ointed by the Archbishop commit 4
ZEE to receive all charitable contribu- =,
ions to pay the diocesan debt. This 80
appointment was understood to meau ~
hat the committee appointed by the "
PRIESTS was completely iguosed, and q,
sused bitter discussion, in which n
father Callaghsn, Of the cathedral, ;,
Who was supposed to be at the bottom q,
# this appointment, was denounced n
y the German priests especially. The %
Meeting finally adj 'urned without =,
nited action upon the matter. r
NEW ORLEANS. March 2S-The City a.
4 Mexico, from Vers Cruz, brings City r
4 Mexico dates to March 20. The off, -,
ial paper contradicts the report that Ia
resident D.sz intends to visit the Rio he
lrande. O.
The revolution in Tepec Is termi- in
ated. The participators have asked ~
ardon. n,
Il is officially announced that the -
lexican government Is not disposed to a
inter- into commercial treaty with %
he United States upon the basis Of 80 80
be Mclean Ocampo treaty, because it
iuuld be disa ivantaoeous IN Maxico