The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-28

Tue City council has passed an nrd;-
| nAuce that the sale Of stree. railway
privileges, September /. shalt he far
cash. Also, an ordinance that ali
funds acc "a ny tn the city frIm such
sale shall be used for the redemption
of the bonded and d iating indebted.
ness
LONDON, August &c A crowded
snd enthusiastic meeting uf working
men was held in Sh, iii-ld last LighI
for the purpose OF lskeG steps To- pr, :
mote the immigration Of surplus lsh,r.
4 resolution WAS passed to the Il c.
that, considering the prospects OF the
trade IN E1glsnd, large immigration
was absolutely necessary, ami meet
ing Is To he cid in shout rme to
cary The resolution in'n eject.
MEMPHIS, August &c INVENT. N ne
cases In ali were repor ed to the beard
of health TO day, thirteen Of whom
were co!ored. Among the whites =
ported this afternoon were Ihn T.
HoiImsr. number of re f-m Of
Mnchel X Hoffmsp, furniture dealers
w. +. Gilman, Sophia and Jennie Fal-
kenberg, aud Mrs. J. r. Esnew. One
additional death has occurred - ID n,
mis- y rton-at the city Hospital. ID,
d q. Bradfofd, inspecting ttlicf of
the ) - board OF hsa Il, who was
sent 10 Win, : Station, Tennessee, re-
uraed tu.dsy and reports having isL-
lated case of fever found there VIII Gu
was traced TO infection from this city.
A. a conference to-day between dor.
JHhu johnson, supeIinte pdent of quar-
an'iae. aud representatives OF the
colored churches, il was agreed that
henceforth all places OF worship would
be kept closed.
Tne thermometer ranged to-day
bet ween 81 and 81 :.
TIE diHereu nee that existed between
the proprietor OF the EceaiEg Ledger
aud the Typographical Union mas been
amicahly set ed and the union printers
hsve returned tn work.
| DR.. j. w. Il 'ss, passed assistant
surgeon OF the Uaited Ssstes Navy,
who volunteered for service in the
yellow fever district, has been ordered
by the Seer, ta-y nf the Navy To report
TO the National Board of Health. He
will be assigned to du,y in NJ ;mphis as
aid to DR.. Mitchell who arrived tc-
night.
SAN Francisco, August &c. ALI Ia
qliet this morning. The su, horities
sill MAINTAIN a vigilant watch. NJ.
Ka'loch's condition continues favoi-
able.
LITTLE II OK, August 96-Ilenri
a n
d. Il II, will be haoged next Friday in
the Lrt-yari at Fort Smith-,he
former for the murder of d. j Iues at
G ado, Indian Territory. and the lat
ter for the murder OF Cunningham AT
huskogee, Indian Territory. The
President has declined to interfere.
PuLsnEirIuA An.nI 2i.-M Lyor
Siokely ~ &c Iv.i cummuaica-
ton fran l. w Martin, mayor of
Beaufort. North C4rnlins, asking for
assistance fer the sril=ie,s by the
storm If the eighteenth ins'.
CJnCi AGO, August 26.-All freight
handlers and trrckmen of the Like
Shore line, numbering three, hundred
stru, IN accO int of inad equate pay
ment aud overwo'k.
ST.. LOUIS. August 26.-Tne pro-
ed line OF the fast steamers II ca
ry msils to all river towns beiwe cen
here sni NtY Orleans has 81 far adj
vanced that the c. Mt acts were signed
tc-iay by JIhn II. BALDWIN aud asso
GATES, owners Of the line, with b.
lin.s Powell, OF the American Four
derry, New Albany. Indiana. for all the
machinery and boilers for the vessels
Contracts will also I've closed this wee k
for ak hulls. cabins aud outiits, other
with james Mack, Of Cincinnati. or
Davis y rmore, OF Jsilsrsonvile, irdi-
ara. The steamers are To .be com-
plete;l ana ready for business by the
tirsf Of December mex.
Two mild cases of yellow fever were
sent TO the quarantine hospital to day,
Theo. Redingtop, from Memphis, and
Wm. Mu!vey, steward OF the steamer
John Means.