The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-06-26

4 ToLRDo. o., JaDe 81 "A meet,a q
7 G S'nua kers VIII prnpn>s - .pr'',r
the Columbus ticket I'D pa - y
2 held at tbr Bp'oy n 81,
: uo"n. The Ii ton cpGa ivieg .tin;
resolved To u .,AIa ,he prccee iings D
: OF the Cnlum hus Convention in totN
! while the remsianeT nf the delegate
seeded to supp r the ticket Bat M,
= The p'2,t.fm. Tee m~etirg was au ex
ciied one, and the q rrs II :ase Gra"u.
0sck cnutenIinn, slsn heli her 20
d.y, wss hitter J denounced as = sell
ou' ~ the Democrats.
BosroN June 24-The nrcrn. Cox
who mu -dtred Mrs. Hall in NV Y 1rk
gave the Ulcers this morning minute
description of the way in which the
crime WAS committed. He says BIZ
smothered her with his hands, but die
not iR,end to kill her and did no,
know until tHen'y-four hours after
wards that she wss dead. Mos, oil
he jewelry taken has been recovered,
here and in New York, from pawn
brokers and from women of i'll fame, I
whom Cox had giveni,. Cox says be
did not lesve New York until the
Thursday after tie murder snd re-
turned there to get come things the
next Monday. ne did not anticipate
arrest either there or here.
| PTTSFIELD, Mass, June 81. - III IN.
Edward Lawrence has received a grant
from the NJ xicsn governments IN assist
in building q railroad across Tehaunte-
pee isthmus.
BROOKLYN, June 9l.-The Coney Is
land races at Prospect to day we're we'll
attended.
First rsce-Five furlongs, for two.
year-olds; 3 starters; won by MinOs.
Time, 1:0G 1-2
Second race-H indicap for all ages /;
two miles; ) starters won by Willful /;
Gen. Philips, second; Governor
Hampton, third; Bramble, a bad
fourth Time. 1894 ga
PANAMA, June "a Late advices
from South America state that the Pc
ruvian iron-clad IIuascar, after running
the gauntlet OF the whole Chilian fleet,
had arrived safely at Callao. Her at
tempt to destroy the Underwater con-
densers at Antofagasta was unsucoe is-
full. The Chilians have AIMED num-
Der of merchant steamers and now have
formidable feet. They are pouring
men into the disputed territory and
preparing for bitter struggle. Gems.
Prado and DazI, with their armies,
are at Iqu;qae and Area, both hun
dreds of miles from the real eeat OF
war.
LONDON, June PA dispatch from
Alexandria to the Daay Nelos says
Monday night it was rumored the Khe-
| dive bad agreed on certain conditions.
A Cairo dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company says negotiations have been
opened between the Porte aud the
powers relative to the order of Egypt
ian succession.
mAKK Ers ny TIL R0RAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS..
GALVESTON, June 24.-CuttOn- Re
ceipts l0G bales; exports coastwise II
bales; no sales; stock on hand $3.50
bales. Market NOMINAL nothing doing;
middling 12c; low middling 115sc; good
ordinary 1lsSc.
Wheat-N0. 2 sl.O71z@1.1O; No. 8
Il.
| Corn, Western 64c. Oats, new Texas Acc.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, June Noon--Cotton
a shade easier; middling uplands 1-16d /;
middling Orleans 716d; sales 5000 bales,
| including 1000 bales for speculation and
export; receipts 49, 4G2 bales, of which
45, 922 bales were American. Futures,
s iles at 1-32d decline.
KANSAS CITY MARK RTs.
KANSAS CITY, June 9i.-Wheat No. g,
spot, CSC bid; No. 3, spot, 9ic bid
BacOn-c'e ear SIC; rib and 5llc.
Cattle-Corn-fed Texas steers $3.50
@375.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS
NEW ORLEANS, June "a Cotton -
quiet and steady; sales 200 bales; ordi-
nary I024c; good ordinary Ike; low
middling 1l5sc; middling l2c; good
middling 121sc; middling fair 1215c; re-
ceipts, net, 73 bales; gross 1865 bales; no
exports; stock on hand 81, 7G0 bales.
Sight &c premium. Sterling, bank
4SS1z; consols 43A@44
Flour dull, weak and lower; superfine
So. 50@4.O0; Xxx $3.50: xxx $4.75@
525; higher grades $5.75@625 Corn
quiet and weak at 49@53c. Oats quiet
and weak at 3S15@39c Pork dull and
nominal at $l0.75. Lard scarce and firm;
tierce 7@7Ac; keg 7ss@74c. Dry salt
meats In light demand and holders
firm; shoulders, joose, $500; packed,
$4.25; clear rib $3.50; clear sides
1913. Bacon dull; shoulders $3.50;
clear rib 1915; clear sides &c. Hams
active and firm; choice sugar-cured
canvassed 8@11c, as in size. WINS
ky steady; Western reciified &1.05
@10S! Coffee du |; cargoes of ordinary
TO prime l1@l5c. Sugar steady and in
fair demand; common to good common
6@6Lc; fair to fully fair 6sS@8skc;
prime to choice 624@62sc; yellow .clsr-
fled 7@7Ac. Molssses in fair demand;
fermenting 24@30c; common Csc; fair
CSC; prime TO choice 32@35c. Rice
in good demand at full prices; ordinary
TO choice 65s@7Ac. Wheat, Texas,
Sl.0J.---
= - NEW YORK MARKETS. -s,.
NEW YORK, June "a. =. Hides fairly
active and unchanged
Cotton barely steady; sales 2134 bales;
midding uplands l23se; middling Or
leans 12Kc. tEgsTFf {sfEffF
1kt ST. LOUIS MARKET
ST. LOUIS. June 24.-Flour quiet and
unchanged; Xxx fall $4.1O@4. so; Xxx
fall $4,000 IS; family S. 05@5. 30;
choice to fancy 50. 35@5.90. Wheat un-
settled and lower; No. 2 red fall 81 08]14
@1.081I cash; No. 3 do. 81. 00@1. Q01SS.
Conn., cash, -higheri option. lower; No 2
mixed 34h@343Sc cash. NOats doll and
lower; No. 2 32L@321<c cash. Whisky
steady at $104 Pork quiet at BIO. %.
Lard dull and nominal. Bulk meats
s shoulders a. i5@4s 90: clear aeo rib e s5's5
as. 40; clear sides $5.55@5.G0 Hams,
canvassed, 9A@l0c. 90