The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-21
TRLEGRAkAIC NEWS,

LAMPAsAs, August IA. The atten-
dance Il, 900 10 1000. J. W. Thomas
ond ]. 4 Ramsdell took premiums On
blooded cattle. Brooks oil Burner,
Campbell of Wsco, Holman OF San
Saba, Fulton Of Lampasas, Miller Of
Bell, Saunders OF San Saba. Miligan of
Lsmpssas, took premiums on horses.
Phillip Smith showed sky p,uud
ham and eighty pound side, cured IN
Lsmpasss county.
First race-HsIf mIle-won 10y Hsp-
Ply Jack, against Bradbury and Alex
ander. Time, 80 seconds.
Second race-Two mic cash-E =
tIies, Lille G and Tom Mckinney :;
won by Lille G. TIue, 3:41 IA.
Ga Wednesday, mile dash Was Iun,
with Matte Foot Lille G and Tom
Mex nney entered. Won by Matls
Foo Lille G second. Tine 1855 ga
TITUsvILLE. PS., August l6.--The
fire which occurred Thursday morn
ing at PaIker's Landing, proved more
destructive than was expected. The
fIts to extingui.h the burning oil
bav up 10 this evening Teen iLeffectu-
a. Eve tsrks. c0ntaiCin' So, 600 bar
I'll of oil, have been buried. The
third tank caught st eleven o'clock
this morning, and burned with terrific
force, the conclusion shatterlDg every
pane of glass on RIVER Avenue, and
knocking several people senseless. The
burning cil rushed into the river, and
i. be anne q sheet of fiime. The great
est CONSERVATION prevailed, everyone
fleeing to the hills fer safety. The
wind suddenly changing, the town was
saved. The flames are now coDfiaed to
the tanks.
NEW YORK August 49, o. the ar
rival of the steamship ArzonI this
morning, Erban Cattam, an English
mar, was arrested for murder COM
mated during the passage of the We,
81. Thos. Gilmore, he purser, charges
tlat on the fifteenth, while the vessel was
at sea, an alteration occurred between
Csttsm and Owen J Jnes, the steward.
Cattam DIRE W knife and stabbed Jones
ia the right side of the neck, severing
tie jugular vein. JJLes died in five
MINUTES. After a post norton exam
IN ltIon the body was >ewed up aud
cast into the sea. Cattam was arrt sted
aad KEEP, ironed unit arrival in p Irt.
He will be taken before the United
) ases G 'mmlssioner this evening.
CHRsIER, PA, August Is VIM A
Todd, edIt.r and proprietor OF the
Eoenin9 NeaOs of this city, is dead.
PROVIDENCE, r l, August Is.
The schooner Susan Ssetsnn OF Do
msralotta, Capt. Hal, from M:rSgorau
for Boston, arrived at Dllch Island
harbor Friday. Complaint having
been m4de that she had yellow feveI
ON board, Gov YAnzlndt sert Capt
Melville as health officer to inspect
This morning Capt. Melville reports
all we'll on board Now. The Capt, in
wife died at Hayti Of yellow fever
and on the passage two sesmen dice
of the same disease. The vessel look
clean. the remaining six men of tn
crew appear we'll. The vessel vii
leave for Boston on the first opportu
nifty.
GALVESTON, August 1S.-Docto
Brown, the quarantine physician a
this port, to-usy visited the stesme
Colorado, and after thorough examl
nation, reports 10 the board of healtI
in favor of admitting the vessel, sh
having compiled with all the boar
requirements. His report was ielt
graph,d to Governor Roberts. VIII
replied, instructing the board G
health to keep the Colorado ou' SID
It'll further orders.
GALVESTON, August 10 The boar
of heath at their N Meeting to-day uuan
mously agreed to admit the steamt
Colorado, but before allowing the resi-
luton to go into effect they TELEGRAPH
to the Governor, asking his endorse
ment of the action. No answer be
been received. This evening it We
learned that Houston had declare
quarantine against this city. No MOI
trains hence will be allowed TO entt
Harris county after this evenin:
Houston>s action is generally regsrde
here as a mercantile maneuver to CT
off this city from the interior trad
No other reason is assigned. Tt
] steamer Colorado has not yet been al
united to the port. The city is pc
fectly healthy a1d in splendid ssnitsI
condition.
LEBANON, Pa, August Isl lde
: Henderson to-day sentenced to eat
,, four of the men convicted of the mu
|, der of Joseph ROBBERS in Decemb
! last. Roberts, body was found in Il
creek about fourteen miles above tn
city, and 1t was at first suppos' d
had been accidentally drowned, hut
was subso quently a-certained that
n had been murdered by the prisone
o now under sentence, in order TO o
V tain ten thousand dollars insuran,e {
4 his life policy, which had been assig
ed to them by his wife. Weiss o.
of the murderers, has made wiitt'
d confession, but 1t is withheld for q
j. present by the authorities.
!. WILMINGTON, N. c., August Is -
terrific storm OF wind and rain visit
= this section early this morning. At
a NJ. the velocity Of the wind HI
y reached sixty-eight miles per hour.
large number of shade trees were pre-
. traled il the city. Seven houses a.
sheds were unroofed. No lives 10
!. The German baIque Marie is ashore
y the middle ground between t
shore and the bar. Her ms
mast was cut away and t
. fore and mizzen mast went with
= There is seven feet in the hold. I
. British ship Kate Bons6eld, AahC
! above Battery Island, will come
without trouble. 1t is feared thai sc
. Gus damage has been done to the crol
le NASHVILLE, August 19.-At II
E. nights session OF the Safe Board
y Health, the following rules We
adopted:
1. Any house infected With yel.t
y fever shall be designated By Yell
flag
2 No person shall be permitted
enter a house infected with yellow
st yer except a physician, clergyms
G. and such nurses and attendants as {
ts necessary to take care of the sick.
al 3 No person except the phyaici
8, and clergyman shall be permitted
c. leave an infected house without p
y NIT IN writing from the superintende
of quarantine, they having first co
piled with such metbr de of disinf
.. ticn as may be prescribed by hfD.
. Physicians and clergymen N
: enter and retire from the apartne IS
: those sick with yellow fever at
: hours; provided, however, that ii
!. shall not enter q noR-infected lou
- carriage, car or other public place
:, resort until their person and appa
" have been thoroughly disinfected.
X Public assemblies of all kinds ,