The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-02
TELBGRAPHIC NEWS.


alongside of her at daybrcak. To my
inquiries the captain replied that he
did not require any assistance at pres
ent, and expected to get Off on the
next 1iood-.idc, which occurs mt 10 A.
NJ. She is lying in twelve feet of wa
ter about two hundred yards from
shore, with wind and sea in her favor.
Private Livingstone has opened sta
ton abreast of her and will keep up a
communication with the ship.
ALBANY, N. y, December 29.-J. w.
Walsh, of the Attorney Generals of
flee, yesterday closed the Haverstraw
Savings Bank, by serving an injunc-
ton upon its officers, returnable before
Judge Barnard, of Poughkeepsle, on
January 2, under the operation of the
law of 1873 for the first time. The
superintendent of the bank department
placed clerk of that department III
charge of the bank Immediately on
serving the papers.
New YORK, December %. - The
pOcketbook lost by the messenger of
the Importers and Traders Bank yes
terday has been returned by mail, mi
nus $7730.
BALTIMORE, December 2S.-Edward
Wilkins, late collector of this port,
died at his reeidencc, near Chester
town, this morning.
CHICAGO, December 29.-The COM
mittee from the Southwestern Railway
Association met yesterday and decided
to recommend that it was to the roads,
interest to renew their pooling ar
rangements on the same terms as they
have ruled the past year.
NEWARK, N. j., December 2S.--A
fire at East Orange this morning burn
ed the barn of w. T. Kldder and house
of Mr.. Ward. In Kidder's barn two
young men named Thatcher, aged 81
and II, burned to death; also two
valuable horses. The barn was elc-
gantly furnished with billiard.room
and sleeping-rooms.
LONDON, December 29.-Thc Daily
Neaos says that instead of Christmas
turning the tide of events or restoring
the cotton trade at Blackburn, the
markets have gradually dwindled, and
this week there has been a loss of en-
ployment. Those best vcrsed in the
cotton trade say the prospects of inn
prOvement are far from immediate.
The Oldham cotton trade strike, how
ever, appears to be approaching an
end, as there are a large number of
operatives returning to work at a re-
duction of wages. 1t is calculated that
half a million spIndles have been re-
started during the past three weeks at
the reduced rates.
LONDON, December 2S.-A dispatch
from Genoa to the Times says the
Genoa Chamber of Commerce has is
sued circulars to all other chambers of
commerce of the confederation inviting
their corporation in the proposed
proposition to the new Federal custom
tariff and pointing out how greatly the
adoption of the system of protective
duties will injure the trade of SwItzer-
land and impede its prosperity.
LONDON, December 2S-The Times
says the reported arrival of Yakoob
Kahn at Jellallabad cannot yet be re-
garded as complete submission of
the Afghans, as a nation, to English
terms. As yet it is to be accepted as
sign of Willingness. of large and
powerful section to treat with the
British.
PATERSON, N. j., December IS
An explosion occurred this morning at
the Rendrock dynamite works at Oak
Ridge, Upper Preakness. Three men
were at work in the mixing house,
and it is supposed that in hurrying up
their Saturdays work they Overheated
the nitro glyceTine, and suddenly a
terrific explosion took place complete
ly pulverIzing the mixing house, and
not only killing al three of the men
but scattering their remains over one
hundred acres of ground, in pieces
weighing from ounce upward. The
force of the explosion was literally in
describable, and the conclusion dis
turbed the air for miles around as if
by a shock of an earthquake. The
works are the same as those at which
a terrific explosion took place July l,
1878, at which time the operatives
were all at dinner and escaped. This
is the fourth explosion at tins mill.
The pecuniary loss is small.
WASHINGTON, December 2S.--AmoDg
the correspondence accompanying the
Presidents annual message is letter
from Secretary Eyarts to Minister Eos
ter, under date of August IS, in the
last of which he says; "The admin
istration of President Diaz has been
recognized and dealt with rs the
established government OF Mex
leo. Nevertheless the condition of
affairs upon the Rio Grande remains
substantially the same. no effective
steps seem to have been taken on the
part of Mexico to check the raids and
the United States, instead of receiving
redress, encounter delays, denials and
postponements ut the capital, while IN
the disturbed localities they meet with
active opposition.
NEW YORK, December IS. = Tho
walking match between O'Leary and
n--a.rAna continued this morning, will
be finished Tonight. At II o'cIcCK
this morning OLeary had footed up
1914 miles, Campana 32G miles. Both
men are pretty well used up, Campana
much more so than 0'LeaTy, the latter
taking frequent rests. 1t is barely
possible that OLcary, by nightfall,
will be able to make more than 400
miles while it is thought that Cam
pana viii not exceed $50 miles,
NEW YORK, December 2S.-Robert
A. Pedrick, the alleged defaulting
custom house clerk of Mcssrs. Buck
hard 81 HattOs, of this city, accused
Of appropriating to himself $50, 600,
for the payment of custom duties, was
...-~.fn,l tbt- ,,..,rD,,r. orI h.li l., a.,
sum OF $4,000 bond for the action of
the grand jury.
The Signal Corps Station at Cape
Henry reports that the Tunis has
changed with her head southeast. She
occupies the same bed and docs not
seem 10 have improved her chances.
The crew OF station No. aud Myscll
have lust returned from the ship.
The captain seems TO be hopeful and
depends on the next flood tide.
WASHINGTON, December Is The
Senate committee investigating the
omission Of the Hot Springs clause
from the appropriation bin Of last ses-
son viii make report Immediately
after the holiday recess. Senator Con-
over viii be entirely exonerated from
Tie nnplications cast upon HIM by GER
tain employees OF the Treasury secret
service.
MEMPHIS. December 2s.- James
Dickson, recently a clergyman at New
Albany. Indiana, attempted suicide
last night at the Peabody Hotel by