The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-20
TlELEGRAFhIC hER'S.

gives the result OF an interview with
Senator BIyard in this city yesterday.
lie Is reported as expressing his opin-
ion that the extra session will be SO
short as to exclude general legislation.
Only two appropriation bills and the
passage of laws demanded BIZ the
House at the last session are engaging
the attention of Congress. He de-
fined these laws to be repealed: OF the
war test oath of 1862; enactment OF
the law providing for impartial iuries
amendment of the present law at cleo
tons to keep the peace, and repeal of
those sections of The Revised Statutes
which provide for appointments of
Federal officials as supervisors of cleo
tions ir several States, and countless
deputy msrshals.
= Great excitement was caused in DO
litical circles because Mayor Cooper
sent 9 sharp letter to Police Commits
sioners Erhardt, Smith and Nichol, de-
claring that discipline and efficiency
of the police force have deteriorated,
and that the police commissioners
have not caused the streets to be
cleaned, and the commissioners have
allowed personal disseusion to pre-
clude proper exercise in their official
duties. The mayor notified the COM
mIssloAers that they must answer on
Monday next at noon as to why they
should not be removed from office.
Commissioner Wheeler is sick but
similar notice will be served on him.
The Jewish residents have Inaugu-
rated project to obtain suitable lands
in the West and.parcsl them out in
farms for newly arrived INDECENT Jew
ish immigrants or families that have
been Impoverished by hard times. As
now composed the colony embraces
farmers, skilled artisans, carpenters
and Others who have worked at trades.
CHICAGO, May Is. The Democratic
city convention to-day endorsed the
Greenback nomination for mayor,
Hon. Carte, H. 81 4rrison, lately mem
Der of Congress from West Chicago.
William G. Seiph was nominated for
city treasurer, j. T. Grinnell for city
attorney and j, Howard for city clerk.
PHILADELPHIA, March 13.-At the
annual commencement of the Women's
Medical College to-day the degree of
doctor of medicine was conferred on
twenty female graduates from various
States.
CONCORD, N. H., March 13.-Tbe
Governor has appointed Chas. H.
Bell Senator for extra session to
fill the vacancy Cccasioned by the ex-
piration OF the term of Senator Wood
leigh.
LONDON, March ia special dis
patch to the Pal Mall Gazette says the
German tariff commission have resolved
to increase the duties on rice and meat,
which are now one and a half marks
each, to two marks for rice and three
marks for meat. The increase Is made
with a view to restricting American
imports.
LONDON, March ia Reuter- dis
patch from Bombay states that the
cotton crop of Berer and the central
provinces is estimated at one half less
for the present year than that of 1878.
LONDON, March 13.--Daniel Redden,
the released Fenian, has died at
KIngstown, Ireland.
PARIS, March I'm. Malezinx, a |
Protectionist, has been elected presi-
dent of the tariff commission.
CLEVELAND, March 14.-The Right |
Reverend Bishop GiImour has issued |
pastoral letter to the clergy of this do
cese which condemns the Irish World, |
published in New York, for being an
tagonistic to true Catholic principles, |
condemns labor unions for their Be-
crecy, forbids Catholic parents, under
threats of communication, from |
sending their children to public
schools where Catholic parochial |
schools are easy of access, and gives
the Hibernians severe reprimand for |
not allowing the priests to act as their
spiritual advisers. The Bishop urges
upon Catholics the necessity of sub
scribing to the diocesan Catholic
journa. in preference to all others, and
repeats his order to the young Catho-
lies not to marry outside of their re-
ligious faith. His letter concludes
with important suggestions as to
funerals, etc.
CINCINNATI, March IA The con-
ventlon Of tine cut and smoking tobac-
CO manufacturers to fix the price of to-
bacco under the new tax met here yes
terday. The price fixed is twenty-five
cents for smoking and forty cents for
fine cut in packages of ten pounds.
The convention will meet again to-day.
LONDON, March IA. - The grand
prize of the French Academy for poe
try has been sdjudged to the Com
munist refugee, N. Renard, now a
professor in Louisiana,
A Paris correspondent of the Times
says the chief interest In yesterdays
vote in the Chamber of Deputies was
whether the government would be sup
ported by majority of the Left. On
this point all reasonable expectations
have been fulfilled. The government,
on the rejection of the impeachment,
obtained a m, jority of forty in the
moderate Left against the extreme
Left. Such majority leaves the min
istry open to defeat by coalition be-
tween the extreme Left Ind Right.
The order Of the day, pure and simple,
was moved by M. Clemenceau, on the
ground that the Chamber, having re-
fused to impeach the Incriminsted
had no right to eensure
them. Rejected by 225 votes of the
Left to 1877 of the extreme Left and
the Right.
A special to the Times from Pesth
says the Roumanian Senate and Cham
Der haYe resolved to amend the Con-
stitution so as to conform to the law ,
the Jews and to the re-
quirements of the treaty of Berlin. The
question will now be submitted to q ,
popular vote.
LONDON, March lathe French
papers state that several cotton mills
in the department of the Nord have
stopped on account of the depression
in trade. The most important of the
mills is the one at Lille,
1000 spindles.
A Reuters dispatch from Athens
says that the Greek frontier authori-
lies have captured several armed {
bands attempting to enter Turkey.
PARIS, March 14.-The Governor of ,
New Caledonia telegraphs that the in Z
have submitted, and peace
has been restored.
PARIS, March 15.-There was a ma !
Urity in the Chamber of Deputies
night against the lmpesch- I
nent of the De Broglie aud Roche /
bout cabinet consisted of 1873 Repub-
leans and 1874 Legitimists and Bona S
,artists. The minority consisted of I
SO Republicans and one Bonapartist. :
The governments majority, on taking
he Left alone, was thus only $50. :
Nineteen Republicans abstained from !
TotinQ These prlucinallv were MIN