The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-03


After ti.c passage OF some uninpor-
tant bills by unanimous 6oasent the
III ,use took "A recess till L. n.
Upon Resembling, & ,hson If LoGIsl-
ana moved to suspend the rules and
= pass the bill amending the Mississippi
nvsr commission hill so SIS TO enable
the President u appoint any OF COM
missioners to be president of the COM
mission. Lost for want OF quorum.
Tue lpiGt committee then reported
that tue President had no further COM
muuication and at 8 p. NJ the Speaker
declared the House adjourned sac de.
NEW ORLEANS, July 1.-The con-
vention adopted the substitute for the
minority report, recognizing the prin-
cipal of the State debt as constituted
under the funding act, but reducing
the II srest to three per cent. for tif-
teen years and four per cent. thereafter.
Nv ORLEANS, July 1.-The substi-
tute for the second section of the ordi-
nance offered by the minority, as tele-
graphed at noon, was finally adopted.
Article /, declaring the whole debt a
valid obligation which shall not be
yiolated, was stricken out. The article
providing that the money for the in
terest by the tax collected up to the
first of January, 1880, goes to the gen.
eral fund, the coupons for that date
having been RENTED, was adopted.
The convention voted on the question
of making Baton Rouge the capital of
| the State, and il was carried by vote
of 81 to "a.
Il
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Presl-
dent this evening withdrew the noml'
nation of r. Stockill Mathews, as
| United States District Judge for Mary
land, and replsced it with the nomina-
| ton of I homas ] Morris of Baltimore.
The Senate confirmed the lAtter's nomi-
nation without debate or discussion.
The Senate also confirmed John A.
Hunter OF Missouri, to be Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of Utah;
L )uis A. b rnes, to be Register, and
John f. Rollins, to be X ;cei'er OF
Public Marines, at Gainesville, Florida.
CINCINNATI, July I. The business
portion OF Arthur, Illinois, was burned
yesterday. The loss is estimated at
$33, 600; insured for $40, 900.
ATLANTA, Ga, July l.-Claik's cot
ton factory and mill, sixteen miles east
IF here, have been burned. Insurance
| $50. 600. The property was valued at
| So, 900.
| BANGOR, Me-, July 1.-The DINO
cratic State Convention met here to-
day and was called 10 order by Edmund
Dara, chairman OF the State commit
tee. The ballotIDg for the candidate
for Governor result ID III the unanimous
denomination of Governor Glrcelon.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported a platform. denOuncIDg the in
reference with elect ons 10y means of
deputy msrshals, hired by fraudulent
executive To execute IT'S own power;
approving the II Jrts made toy the
Dem )crats in Congress to repeal thc
! outrageous and obnoxious laws which
authorize such interference, aud con-
demnlng the action of the Republican
leaders in keeping aliYe sectional
interests and hat eds.
The platform also favors a currency
of gold. silver and paper 10 be kept
at all times at par with gold, and ap-
p, proves the free aud unlimited CDIn2gc
o silver.
Amnority report favoring the local
option lien laws was offered and Great
ed great confusion. 1t was finally dc
feated and the maj prity report adopted.
Gov. Garcelon was introduced and
mede aspeech, after which the CJL-
veniion adjourned.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-The D.m-
ocratIc State convention assembled at
Sacramento to-day, with full delega-
ton present, and effected Temporary
orgsnlz .tion and appointed commit
tees. The convention then took re-
cess until 3 o'clock. A strong dispo-
sition is manifested 20 indorse DIR.
Glenn, the Hon. Bilk's nominee for
Governor, but opposition to 1t is in
creasing.
| NASHVILLE, July AT a meeting
of the State board of health day II
resolution was adopted approving the
sanitary suggestions and recommends
tons Of the sanitary council of the
Mississippi valley, as made at Memphis,
and the Atlanta board pledges itself
to see the same faithfully carried out
to the extent of its jurisdiction.
NEW York, July lin the cases of
policemen Nugent and John Kelley,
charged with completely In the Man
haitian bank robbery, pleas of not gull
ty were entered and the prisoners Io-
manded to Jail to await trial.
The race Tor the July stakes at the
Newmarket meeting to-day was won
by Prince Solynkoff's colt Mask Lord
Falmouth's Ambassadress second II.
Peck's Evasion third; 7. Lorillard's
Cherokee fifth.
GALVESTON, July /. - The first bale
of new cotton, Of this years growth,
was shipped to-day by C. Eckhart &
Sons of Yorktown, Dewitt county, u
HeideRheimtr Bros. of G ilvestOD, and
will reach here to morrow or next day.
The earliest bale on record was ship
ped from the same county, arriving
July 8, 1860.
WILMINGTON, N. C, July I'm ac-
cordance with arrangements with the
Postoffice Department the Atlantic
Coast Line commences to-day running
the new postal cars.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, July l.
VIM. WINS Fontaine, A. NJ, hasbeen
elected to the chair Of Profess
sor of Natural History and Botany in
the University Of Virginia, recently
endowed by VIM. A Corcoran of
Washington, d. G. Professor Fontaine
was a student at the university during
the sessions of 1855, '57 and SO. grad
uatIng with the degree of M. A. He
afterwards studied in Germany. He
IL nOW Professor in the University OF
West Virginia at MorgAntown.
| FALL RIVER. MASS, July MANY
mills started this morning, with large
increase in the amount OF machinery
in motion. Some Of the mills are re-
ported running iull, and others con-
stantly ginning. Several unicn SPIN
ners, il Is said, have returned to work.
A weaver working in one OF the mills
was attacked and seriously beaten by
g gang OF young men to-day. No AZ
retts made
LONDON Ju'y ]. - Edison's agents
fled on Saturday a final specification
for. third and more important + lg-
lish patent on the electric light, winch
relates 10 an eectTie i-"n nr burner Di
platinum OF alloy OF 'num.
A dispatch from B-rr'. "a tic PdA
Mali 0azttte says that II - u .bf,cht.
Minister of nance, refuses o. w.tb-
draw his resignation miles tie c,hsti-
tutsonal rusrsntec demanded - the
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