The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-27

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District Judge, northeTn district O
Texas; Alexander White, Uuited State
Attorney for same dis;ric 4. Is. Nor
ton. UuIred States Marshal for same
district; Alfred c. Bell, postmaster a
Americas, Georgia.
WASHING Ton, March 10 The Oil
ver-Cameron breach uf prom Sc case
was continued N The circuit court to
| day with Mrs. . liver still an the stand.
Letters were read to the witness by
Gen. Baker, going to show that she
had threatened Senator Cameron with
an exposure of their relations, and that
she would go to the Senate with bis
child where it should be born unless
he would marry her or make some
pecuniaTy Naturalization. These
letters Mrs Oliver acknow lodged as
her own. Witness accused Cameron OF
giving her medicine bv force for inn
proper purposes, and said she did not
believe he cared whether 1t killed her
or not. A large number of letters
written 10y Mrs. Oliver to Clmeron, at
various periods during their acqnaint-
ance and intimacy, were produced and
read il evidence. All of them are
commonplace, most Of them vulgar,
and many indecent. The cross-exsmi-
nation of plaintiff will continue to-
morrow.
NEW YORK, March 19-SuTrogate
CALVIN this evening rendered a decis-
ion in the long litigated contest over
the will of the late Commodore VAN
mi fa bal L.
bate of the will and codicil should in
all things be confirmed.
NEW ORLEANS. March 19.-In the
sixth senatorial district of this city
Judge Don A. Pardee, Republican, was
elected delegate to the constitutional
convention over exhibited States Sena-
tor EustIs. T. p. Stamps, Republican,
was elected in the fourteenth and w.
+. Loan, Republican, in the fifteenth
representative districts. The Repub-
licaus carried st. Martin, St. Mary and
Iberia by msjorities of 800 to 500.
Dispatches indicate q light vote
throughout the State.
VICKsBURG, March 10.-Last night
a shooting ARRAY occurred between
Capt. w. T. Fitzgerald on one side and
Capt. w. II. Andrews and w. L.
Green on the other. Andrews and
Green were killed almost instantly and
Fitzgerald dangerously wounded.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Many new
cases of pleuro pneumonia in the
Brooklyn COW stables are found as the
inspection by Doctors Mclean and
Bell is continued. On Bay Ridge, just
outside the city line, some exceedingly
bad cases have been found, and the
animals slaughtered. Many strict
guarantees have been established.
CALCUTTA, March 19.-The origin of
the trouble between the Burmese and
British minister, resident at Msndsly,i
is that the latter protests and refuses
to deliver up to slaughter two royal
princes and their families, who have
taken refugeSat his residence. The
king of Burmah, who is said to be mad
with drink, urged by the fanatics and
reactionsry party, is threatening to
force the residence. Such q hostile
measure on the Part of the govern
ment, it is believed, would be the sig
nal for a general massacre of Europe
ans.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The House
committee appointed yesterday. Chsl-
mers of Mississippi chairman, to con-
fer with the Senate caucus committee
of which Thurman is chairman, met
in the Committee room of Ways and
Means of the House this morning
shortly before II o'clock, and at once
proceeded to the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee room where the joint session
occurred. Although no definite result
had been reached at lac hour, it was
stated by members OF the committee
that in all probability the repeal of the
law governing the supervision of cleo
tons would not be insisted upon in
the committees report to the joint
caucus further than the multiplying OF
the clause which gives these officers
pUwer Of arrest.
SENATE-Atter prayer by the chap
lain and the reading of the journal by
the Secretary, Senator Wallace moved
that the Senate adjourn. He with
drew the motion at the request Of Sen
ator Anthony, who moved when the
Senate adjourn that it adjourn to Mon
day. This was disagreed to, and the
Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-HoUsE-
After the reading of the journals, Nc
Mahon. of Ohio, called up the petition
of certain citizens Of Cincinnati, in re-
lAtlon to the election of Butterworth
and Young, of Ohio. The debate
which followed was principally con-
fined to the discussion of the respects
bility of the memorialists. A resolu-
ton was adopted referring the whole
matter to select committee of seven
members, with leave to sit during re-
cess, and directing said committee to
inquire into the operation of the super
visor's law Ia Cincinnati at the last
election.
The House then, at 1 O'Clock, ad-
journed, and Democratic caucus
announced to take place Immediately.
WASHINGTON, March 20.--The caucus
OF the Democrats in the Senate met
this morning and nominated Col. Jno.
G. Burch, of Tennessee, to be Secre-
tary of the Senate. The result was
reached on the fifth ballot, when
Burch received "a votes; Harvey Wat
terson, of Kentucky, IS; ex-Congress-
man Stenger, OF Pennsylvania, 1; ex-
Franklin, of Missouri, 2.
received 10 votes on the
fret and second ballots, and thus came
within two votes of obtaining his |
there being only forty |
Senators present at the caucus
Brights was nominated sergeant-as-
arms. E. Shober, of North Carolina,
was elected chief clerk on the first |
ballot, and H. B. Peytop, of Virginia,
was elected executive clerk on the |
third ballot. The nominees were A.,
9. Buell., of Name, n. w. Barr, of
The District Of Columbia, and w. G.
Brown, of Ohio.
A caucus of the Democratic members
IF the House of Representatives was
held to-day for the purpose of coDsid-
sriDg the order of business and the
measures to be taken during the pres
mt extra session Of the Congress. The
sentiment OF the caucus thus far de-
1eloped is In favor of confning the
business to the pending appropriation
pills. There was no dissent whatever
% the adoption of the provisions sImi-
ar to those heretofore attached to
hes2 bills, namely, the prohibition OF
he troops at the polls on election days.
he repeal Of the jurors test oath and
he employment OF supervisors OF cleo
ion.
The question whether such provis-
ons should be attacked to the sppro-
'riation bill or be embodied in indepeu-
lent bills, together with the order of
was referred to q committee