The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-06-26
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and simply sentences her Ia paw tn
M xImum fine pIescnb i by hw
namely, $500
SAN FRANCISCO. Jnoe 10 The II
publican 5 ate Colvea Ian this mort
ing nominated for Len cnant 6 lover
| nor, John Mansfield Of l. Angeles.
LONDON, jane 10. - A REUTER- dis
ps' ch from CAPE. Town dated J1pe 3
via Maderia to-day, states that Pnnc,
bouis Napoleon, Prince Imperial o
France, scGnmpanied by other officers,
left Col. Woods camp To reconnohre
The party dismounted in meslie field
when the enemy crept IipOu them anC
killed the Prince with an assegGs
HIS body wss recovered.
CAIRO, June 20 England anC
France unite in demanding The abdI-
cation of the Khedive. Germany sud
AnstriA give &c khedive the alternA.
tive OF tie full payment of the f1pa'in Q
debL or their cooperation with E1g.
land and France. Nothing is known
here of the I i;ude Of the Sultan in the
matter. The Kbedive is in uninteT.
Iupted conference with Pdoces Tew.
elk and Hasson. The British and
French consuls ttt CT interview VII h
the NKbedive yesterday formally de-
mande4 his ab.iicstion. The latter
asked for q delay of forty light hours
IN Order 10 Communicate with the
Porte before replying. The Cabinet Is
now assembled III cOuacil all the mem
except the Minister of War is in favor
OF abdicati0D. .--..
LONDON. June 20.-The { fl ,ial at :
count of Prince Napoleoa's death says
the Prince, with Lieut. Carey of the
ninety eighth regiment and elk men
anu one friendly ZIlu, left the camp
at Keli'z', mounted on seven mules, be-
yOnd Blood river, ON the first instant,
FOR areconnoisance. The party halted
and unsaddled when ten miles from
camp. Just as the Prince gave the OF :
der to remouIt volley was fired
from an ambush in the long grass.
Lieut.. Carey and four of the troopers
returned to camp and reported the
Prince and NO troopers missing. From
their statements there could he no
doubt that the p ince was killed. a
party of the seventeenth lsncers, with
AN ambulance, started on the second
instant to recover the body of the
Prince, which Was found and brought
in on the same day.
A special to the Duly NeloS adds the
following particulars: The body. of
the Prince when found lay on its back.
There were eigh' cen assegai stabs in it,
two of them piercing the body from
chest to bick, two in the side aud one
destroying the right eye. A locket
with hair medallion and a reliquary
we're found around the neck. The
face Wore placid expressi IN. lie
had evidently int fftctusly tried to
mount, and the leather fl Up tearing he
ran along the path to where he was
found. The two troopers lay near the
body, both having been assegsied.
The Prince was very adventurous. .
WA HINGToN June 20.-The M
nority report Of the House judiciary
Comm ttee '-dsy report on the presl-
Dental veto of the legislative bill in
opposition to the maj rity report re-
Gently submitted by Proctor Knott,
and previously telegraphed. The mi
nority di,cl4ifn any intention of
saying that they approve of the in
terferance with the s ate's elections,
but they hold that Federal superYis-
ion is necessary at congressional cleo
tons, and charge the msj 'rity with
ignoring that point and basipg their
report upon the false assumption that
the President advocates the use Of
Federal authority to supervise the
State elections. Interference was De-
cessary during the war, and Mel ,llan
when he called for troops to preserve
peace at the polls IN Maryland,
TO show that the use of the army
has not been q partisan measure, but q
safeguard in certain circumstances. 1t
was such orders as the o1e referred to
which secured the enactment of the
law of 1865, which the minority do
not believe had been violated, and
they call ,tt sntion to the fact that no
such instance is cited in the sj)rily
report. Considerable space is devoted
to the discussion of the monstrous
frauds perpetrated in New York in
1858. and vigorous plea is made for
the retention of supervisors. The re-
porr, which Is signed by Messrs. Tap
ham, Robinson, Mckinney, WilIets
aud Williams, concludes by concurring
in the views contained in the Presl
dents veto of the legislative and judi
cisl appropriation bill, and is largely
devoted throughout to the criticism of
the majority report, which is charac-
terized - marked by assumptions, to
support which no proof or corrobora-
tive evidence has been brought.
NEW ORLEANS, June 20.-The con-
vention adopted article 8, introduced
by the committee on taxation, proYid-
ng that the State tax on property for
all purposes whatsoever shall not ex-
coed FIVE mills. There was q lively
and somewhat stormy debate on this
point. The opposition claimed it was
evident that with tax of only five
mills on the dollar the revenues would
not be sufficient to carry on the gov
eminent and pay the interest on the
debt; its adoption would be repudia-
ton of the debt. 1t was claimed on
the other side that a five mills tax
would produce sufficient revenue to
support the State government and pay
two per cent. interest on the present
debt, or four per cent. il the debt
should be scaled at fifty per cent. The
vote on the adoption of five u-ills was
So yeas to 20 nays. Prominent MEM
bers Of the convention urged delay on
this measure until the committee on
the State debt should again report. 1t
was claimed that the vote fixing the
State tax would in effect settle the
debt question. The members of the
minority of the committee on .he State
debt were among those voting against
limiting the tax 10 Eve mills. The
city tax rsteAwas also fixed not to ex-
coed ten mil = on the dollar. The mi
nority protested, urging delay until the
on city affairs should report.
Notices of motions to reconsider were
given, but the indications are that the
action of to day will be sustained.
LONDON, iJune 20.-The Illness
South African correspondent says that
Lord Chelmsford and staff will ac-
company Gen. Newdigate after the
main force shall have pushed forward
as for as possible and established an
camp and secured COM
Col. Woods command
with ak weeks supplies will cut loose
from B.z and make q dash at the III
uedi and destroy five large military
krasls there. The plan Of operations
after'this is unknown. Gen. Crealock
will advance from the lower Tugela
simultaneously with Gen. Newdigate
md endeavor to push forward the de-
to connect with him at Saint