The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-07

OF The NorIcsss5 a strzusSr Veg. from
ice in the Arctic Ocean q csnAri. THey
have late .vicss from that neiEhbe5-
hood 70 lha ,deo; that the seasna has
hecn very late. On the Asiatic side
strong winds have prevailed, pjltrc u
the ica IN such ~ Inner ss u render
IL, in ,he;r Opiaio3, impossible tbs I
the Vega should have succeeded Ia
working our.
B SIN. August 3. The brig Sleph-
en- Bishop. from Snqus IA Grand, and
the Christina, from MsygqusZ. both OF
which sre az quarantine here, have
been thoroughly dIsinfected, aud there
is no fear of contagious diseases. Both
the vessels were losdei with sugar, be-
ing q cargo that does not carry Infec-
ton. There ave few cases of yellow
fever reported every summer at this
port, and the board OF health feel no
unessintss. In the present instance
there is TO possibility of the fever
spreading. d.. Green, city physician,
conside-s the SAINT lry condition of the
/ city very satisfactory. The board of
health is watching carefully for the ap-
proach of any contagion, aud are pre-
pared to meet any danger of that char
acter.
WASHINGTON. August 5.-Represen-
tative Casey Young to-day called on
the Secretary of War IN reference to
the re quest from Memphis for 800 sd
ditional tents for the use of the yellow
! fever sufferers. The Secretary asked
what had become OF the tents furnished
last year, and Mr.. Young replied that
they had been destroyed. The Secre-
tary said he thought the National
Board of Health should stand the ex-
penses of furnishing the tents. After
consulting with the officers of that
| body, 1t was agreed that the board
would make q requisition on the Sec
rotary of War for the tents. This
will be done to-day and the tents for
warded Immediately.
PETERSBURG, August !. - Frank
Barker and Agnes Sbons, colored, who
murdered Maggie Tinns and infant, in
Sussex county, two miles from Stony
| Point station, on Friday, were arrested
yesterday near the scene of the muir
der, and were taken TO the Sussex
court house. They will have q hearing
at the next term of the county court,
which will commence Thursday next.
Both acknowledged they were guilty,
and assign jealousy as the cause for the
murder.
LOUISVILLE. KY, August 5-Spe-
cials to the COurier-.J00rHaI indicate
falling off of the Democratic vote cast
at yesterdays election for State officers
and members of the Legislature. The
Democratic central committee estimates
the total vote at not over 200, 600,
falling off of over so, 900 on the TIlden-
Hayes vote and of over 5000 on the
last gubernatoriRl vote. In this city
alone the vote falls off over 5000. The
Republicans make slight gains IN the
Legislature and defeat the speaker of
the last House, but the Democratic ma
jority is still overwhelming in the Gen.
eral Assembly. The call for the con-
stitutionsl convention fails for want of
a constitutional majority in its favor.
In this city, where the Workingmen
elected five of the seven representa-
tives two years ago, none but Demo-
Gratis were elected yesterday. The
Greenbackers cut no figure in the con-
test.
WASHINGTON, August j.-The re-
ports from the United States consuls
in Europe show how wages in the
United States are double those of Bel
gum, Denmark, France and Eogland
three times those of Germany, Italy
and Spain, and four times those of the
Netherlands; that the prices of the
necessaries of life are lower i'm the
| United Stetes than in Europe; that
more misery results from strikes,
| drinking, socialism and communism in
| England and Germany than from all
other causes combined, the hard times
included. The State department has
added to the above synopsis of reports
the following remarks, which 1t has
| prepared for publication: The reading
of these reports will remind many of
eur naturalIzed werklngmen, who are
so fierce in denouncing the condition
of affairs in the United States, of the
hopeless condition of that labor from
which they escaped by emigration to
this republic, and open their eyes anew
to the superior position of the working
men of this country. 1t will show our
native workingmen the difference b,-
tween labor disfranchised, impover-
lshed, degraded and hopeless in Eu-
rope, and labor, free, independent,
honorable, and in equal shares in po-
litical power, in America.
MEMPHIS, August >. - Eighteen
cases in all were reported to the board
of health to-day, ten of whom were
colored. Two additional deaths have
occurred, John Waters and Ida Rep
ter. The fever is gradually spreading
from two injected points and greater
mortality can be anticipated.
At a meeting Of the committee of
saftey held this evening, it was re-
solved that rations and medical atten-
ton be supplied TO all camps and So
cieties alike, provided all moneys or
contributions received by said camps
or societies be turned over to the safe
ty committee. The city remains re-
msrkably quiet and dull.
NEW ORLEANS, August 5. - Mrs..
Howell and son are out of danger. DR..
White, of the sanitary association,
states that no other cases have ap-
peared for six days, and reports the
city free from yellow fever. The ply
sicians say the fever has run its course
during the present summer.
New ORLEANS, August 5.-During
a thunder storm several houses were
struck by the lightning.
Rosa Christian, little girl, who
was bitten by Newfoundland dog
July z, died to-day of hydrophobia.
WASHINGTON, August 5.--In the
case of the four boats of the Memphis
and st. Louis Packet Company, IL
belled for carrying an exceas of pas
sengers, Judge Rayner, of the Treas
ury Department, decided that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has the power
to remit the fines and penalties. The
passengers were principally negroes,
and the company held it was an act of
humanity in them to accommodate all
they could, as the banks were lined
with helpless refugees. The attorneys
for the libellsnt asked for review of
the case, and that they be heard.
Judge Rayner has written the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. He would not
object to the attorneys filing written
briefs with him for consultation.
LITTLE Rock, August 5.-To-day
Governor Miller officially requested
DR.. A. S. Breysscher, president of the
State board of Health, appointed at
the late meeting of the State Medical
Society, to organize said board ri once
In order to perfect a thorough system
of quarantine and effective cc-OpeTa-
ton between the several local boards
of health. The Governor assures DE-.