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

alone, the damage TO corn win resch
fifty per cent. 3 ,rns and outbuildipgs
are also considerably damaged,
MEMPHIS, August 10 e even case
were reported this morning, three o.
whom are colored. Four deaths hsve
occurred since last night, John S1ee-
han, Pat CsvanAh, Jas. DDlsn aDd
Anne Weiss.
The authorities and board OF health
| othcisls are IL CONSULTATION arranging
plats for complete isolation Of the
infected districts.
Mayor w. W. Guy continues to grow
worse. His condition is extremely
critical.
Hon. John Johnson, superintendent
OF quarantine, and acting under the
direction of ]. D P,urkeit. President
of the State B lard of Health, will send
an inspecting officer to Whitehaven,
Tennt ssee, to aid in effecting so abso-
lutte isolation of the Golf family, who
are sick with fever. II necessary the
immediate neighborhood will be de-
populated. The grea'e est energy will
be used.
VIcKsBURG, Miss, August 19.-The
State board of health has established q
| quarantine station at Commerce, Mis-
slssippi, where downward bound boats
must land for inspection and issuance
Of cert ticstes to passengers. A similar
station has been established at Fort
Adams, Mississippi, for ur-bound
boats.
The first bale of new cotton was re-
ceIved yesterday. It was clsssed as
low middling and sells at Is cents.
Quarantine against New Orleans will
be removed tomorrow.
RICHMOND. Va, August 19.-James
N. S.eYens, who, on the eleventh in
slant. murdered his wife near Fincas-
tie, Virgins, has committed suicide.
After killing his wife he took to the
woods, where he remained concealed
TOR q week, when he returned home,
seated himself on a block of wood il
the yard and shot himself in the heart
with the same weapon he used on his
wife. The cause Of the tragedy !!
said to be jealousy.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, August 19.-By
the falling of rotten bridge over th'
Housstonic at Stockbridge, Massschu
sets, to-day, wagon containing eigh
persons was precipitated into the river
One was taken out dead, two badly
hurt, and the others more or less in
iured.
LANCASTER, Pa, August 10 TIL,
engine and four cars of the Atlantic
express were thrown from the track a
Dillasville, en- the Penns Jlvsnia Read
to-day by misplaced switch. NJ
lives were lost.
! LONDON, August 10 "A Calcutt
dispatch to the Times says that a rail
In Cashmere might yet secure ric
) crop equal to half of the average croD
: The statement made some time sg
! that this would be enough to fuppor
} the people rests upon the assumption
apparently only too well founded, tina
: half of the inhabitants have either per
ished by famine or emigrated.
: A dispatch to the Standard fror
E Vienna says that preparations are be
ing made TO enter Novi Bizar shortl
with from Is, 900 to 10000 men, SO q
4 to extinguish anticipated opposition.
LONDON, August 10 "A Constant
I nople dispatch to the Reuter- Telegral
Company says the note Of instruction
to the Turkish commissioners make n
: reservation in regard to the rte ifiCs
ton of the Greek frontier.
: The Turkish Ambassador at X m
has informed the Porte t1st SlgnC
5 Carroll, Minister of Foreign Affairs, !
conversation, had declared that TIA
would support France relstive to tt
u rectifc ltIon of the frontier and Thu
: Waddington, Minister of Foreign A
i fairs, had informed Italy that Franc
would not go to war on behalf
Greece, but he was confiien of brIn
Ing about such an understanding amor
n the European powers as would comp
C the Porte to carry out the provisions
e the treaty of Berlin.