The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-25
TRhRGRAPHIC NEWS.
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Los PIN s, December 90 -OaTTRy
informs tbs EonRiSaion that tae H.
dams have accepted his ultimatum.
Hatch was ready to leave with the
prisontrs, but was mPslled to await
the arrival of Soverich, who IS ia his
way from Graad river TO accompany
the chiefs to Washington as arepresen-
tstive of the White River Uses. Jack
wts also selected by Ourray to repre-
sent that tribe, bat his hsATt fails, and
he declines to 60, fesring arrest.
Jacks change is attributed by Ourray
to Mormon iIhuenes. Jack has de-
cided to quit the reservation and join
the Seminoles. Hs Informed Ourray
that he was a man with a carbine,
plenty of ammunition, and he proposed
to fight. Hatch will probably start on
the twenty-hfth. The Iadian prisoners
will be under . military guard detailed
from Fort Garland.
PHILADELPHIA, D~csmber 90 AT a
meeting of the FArrigut Association
last night, the committee, consisting
of B. r 0sburn, President of the Ma
tional Fsrrigut Association; VIM.
Simmons, secretary of the meet ting
was appointed to yisit Washington and
, urge the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs to press the matter by intro
| ducing bill for the payment TO Off
GERS and men com losing Farrlgut's
| fleet as a bounty, icr tle destruction
| of the enemies VT :el below New Or
leans, the sum of $143, 643 "a, the hal
ance of $26S, 600 decieed bv the United
| States District Court for the destIuc-
ton of the Columbis.
AUGUSTA, December 80 "A meeting
of the Republican state committee and
prominent Republicans from various
parts of the State was held at Senator
Blaine's residence last evening, and
the following committee was appointed
to advise and co operate with the Re-
publican members of the Legislature:
Hon. L. NJ. Morrill,, Hon. Nelson Ding
ley, Col. E. Heath, Col. j. w. 6paul-
ding, Capt. G. A. D0utelle, Col. j. L.
Richards and A. Sprague.
READING, Pa, December 23.-The
warehouse of the machine shop and
part of the foundry of the extensive
hardware works of Rick Bros. was
destroyed by fire this morning. Loss,
$45, 600; insurance on buildings, $685.
600.
PRINCETON, N. J., December % =
Col. Mcdaniel, a veteran turfman, Is
very ill with pneumonia.
| AUGUSTA, Ga, December 23.-TheTe
will be five days racing at Augusta,
commencing January 6. Three thou
sand five hundred dollars in purses
have been paid In. No entrance fee Is
to be charged in any of the, races,
which will be held under the rules of
the Savannah Jockey Club. Horses are
already in training here from Mary
land, North and South Caroline, Geor-
gia, Tennessee and kentucky. The
track and stables are in fine ccndi-
ton, and the accommc datIons are
ample. The interesting feature will
te the Roman Hippodrome races 10 be
run each day by Ben Higiey, of Pom
tiac, Illinois, who brings six horses for
the purpose. All the race men are in
vited to bring their hofaes. The en-
tries are to be kept open till the night
before each race. The Savannah and
Charleston races will commsnce jan
uary 20, and February 6.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dscsmber 23.-By a
| QeStruCtIVe HFo AZ UhynebUoIO Jhst
night the stoJsa of ". A Wi!kjns, w.
s. Marshall, P Il B-sll, J z Paul,
]. A. Pohlhlli, l. H. Cs,heriue & Co.
and s. II. VIZ. ws~s consumed. Sew
ersl persons roc ,rjared, one fatally.
Loss not state.
AYREsToN n J.. December % The
residence of james Glsason WAS en-
tirely consumed by fire yesterday morn
ing and three of his children, two boys
and girl, the eldest ten years of age,
persisted in the famee.
WASHINGTON, December 50 - The
Secretary OF the Interior to-day render
ed decision of Importance TO all pur-
chasers of public lands by private en-
try, holding that whenever, prior to
the patenting, 1t is discovered that the
land previously offered and entered IS
agricultural is really IMMORAL in It's
character, the entry must be cancelled
and the lands reserved with the te0or
laws especially applicable to mining
lands. The issue was preeehted by ne
case of Smith ScroggiBs Y. ChatieHE.
Culver, ct al, involving the ttlsIoi .
tract Of 2000 acres Of land 10 Csinden,
| Arkansas.