The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-12-04
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total lose is not less than $l25 600.
NEW ORLEANS, D. cember 10. NJ.
TeGnlsOu testified regarding the rl.c-
ton IN the seventh W,ri in 1876
Names were erased firm the books
tn pencil and the ballots Of persons
entitled TO vote refused Witness
from his knowledge OF the ~ atoms
OF w. J Moore aud jeremiah Back
stone would not believe them on oath
Chas. j B ,atnsr testified OF meeting
cnucerOiug caucus Of tbs Committee
At Seymour's Uffice, At winch plscr
Blackstone, in the presence Of Others,
told witness that he aud veral others
were paid by L uis ] Souer to vote
for Kellogg. aud that the members
give their Que bills for the sm ,uats so
received. This was done 10 make it
sppesr as loan in case of discovery.
Witness said tbst Blackstone signed
the sfidavit. think he understood it.
stated I" B ackStane that we were
prepared III pay nothing but the ex-
penses OF detect yes in search OF wit
nesses.
] c Nicho's, referred To in Back
st mes sffi iayit as receiving 500 for
i fiuence for Kellogg, testified that the
sS4Iement WAS untrue.
james c oper, assistant door keeper
of he II use, testified that Gen. j 1nes
did not leave the House during the
balloting for Uuitsd States Senator
the state ments made By othSrs that
Jones LIFT the House are untrue.
Ex-Governor WaImpth testified that
he had been in both the Packard and
Nichols L gislatu,e; It til J.: time OF Kel,
eggs election there were rum1rs of
bribery, but witness knew of no ore
y ho had been brIbed or who had &C.
knowledged receiving anything for hi,
vote; Pinchback was running sgains'
Kellogg. while witness was the dark
morse. Al the caucus X ,llogg received
large maj 'rlty of the votes. Witness
and his friends had resolved to pre-
vent Ksllogs's election by revolu ION
sry means, such as breaking the quo
rum, etc, but being unable 10 cary j;
ous it was abandoned. o. election
day witness voted for Kellogg and
made speech advising his friends to
do 60. Governor Warmoth said he
had voted for both Kellogg and SPOT
ford so as to be sure he WAS right.
After the examination Of several 9TH
er witnesses the committee adjourned
ill to morrow, not being able to get
through with the witnesses to day.
The committee expects to leave to-
morrow afternoon.
WASHINGTON, December 1. Among
tie nominations sent to the Senate to-
day were the following postmaaters at
points in Southern States: VIM. X
Watts, West Point, Georgia; VIM
Youpgblood, Union Springe, Alabama
John = Manning, San Antonio, Texas
Henry L r .nkln, Hampstead, Texas,
and Louis E. De, .nerais, Opelousas,
Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-The
President sent to the Senate to-day
the name of Geo. w. McCrsry, OF
Iowa, to be judge of the eighth circuit
court.
NEW YORK, December 1-Weshing-
ton E. Hall, inspector of elections in
1873, who has been convicted of max
ing false return of the votes cast al
the election, was sentenced in the Oyer
and Teminer Court to- lay to eightee n
months in the State prison.
NEW ORLEANS, December - A
meeting OF the citizens auxiliary sani-
tary ASSOCIATION took place to-day tC
confer with Drs. Billings and Thomp
son, of the National Board of HEALTH,
on the subject of national quarantine.
Srvetal merchants connected With the
shipping interests wi h Mexico, Cubs
anu the West India Islands were pres
ent. The members of the board OF
health were invited, but as the oil j scl
of the meeting favored the abolish
ment of the State board there was only
one lsy member present. the meet.
ing was addressed by DR.. Billings, and
the following reso' u ion was passed:
ReSOlUed. That we recommend to the
National Boaid of Health the esteb.
ishment of q national quarantine sta.
ton at Ship leland for the treatment
of infected vessels, and will use oul
fuence t. secure such Legislation from
he State of Louisiana and Congress as
will make the State and National laws
harmonious and effective.
The object Of the above plan is IL
establish central quarantine station,
under the direction and control of the
government, t. reduce obstruction t.
commerce to the utmost minimum.
WASHINGTON, December Luke
W. FlnIay, of Memphis; r bert Stiles,
of Richmond, and George w. Dean, Of
Jacksonville, F.orids, were to-day sd.
mitted t. practice IN the United States
Supreme Court.
CINCINNATI, December "A die.
patch from st. Joe, Missouri, state.
that II. G. Culver, Marshal of Cameron,
was shot dead on the street last even.
Ing, 1t is supposed, by John Withert
and a man named Harpsteen. The
cit ms are in arms searching for the
murderers.
NEW ORLEANS, December 1.-The
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail-
road was sold to-day to Henry r Jack
son in trust for its bondholders for 800,
600 cash, the purchasers to pay a mort.
gage claim of 1894, 600 with interest
from April 10, 1875. The outstanding
bonds amount to $761, 900. The road
was sold IN 1866 to John F. LIdelinp
for the nominal sum of $50, 0c0, but
the United States Supreme Court sub
.eguently decided the sale fraudulent
Ipn ordered the road resold.
The whisky case of the United States
v. Sam Hammond ct al. was called In
he L lited s ates circuit court to-day,
and jury was empaneled and the case
continued till tomorrow. Hammond
IS dead, but the governments proceed
ing against others.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-The lead
ers of the House of Representatives
intend peculiar adjournment of that
body Immediately after the reading OF
the Presidents message, without pro-
ceeding to the usual Monday call OF
States for instructions or affording any
opportunity for Offering a motion to
suspend the rules, etc. Il is also I'M
derstood that they will transact NO
business this afternoon, after receiving
the Presidents message.
NEW YORK, December IA Chi
cage special announces the death OF
Gen. JEFF c. ID wis which occurred at
the Palmer Hou'e yesterday afternoon.
BE has been suffering from undice
for several yeare. He attended the re-
union OF the army of Cumberland al
Washington, and took severe cold a.
the ceremonies Of unwilling the Tbom-
IS monument. He was SO years Of
age.
NEW ORLEANS, December l.-Wm
G. Black, q prominent cotton factor.
formerly president Of toe Cotton Ex-
change, was stricken with spoplexy
yesterday and died this morning.
New ORLEANS. December 2.-Miltop