The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-30
TELEGRAFlIC NEWS.
Especial to the srA+rsxAx.1

Especial TO the Statesman
DENIsoN, Texas, January 25. "A re.
port reaches here that On the twentieth
instant, on the Canadian river. in the
Indian territory, an Indian named
Sebastian, aged 80, murdered his wife
aged 16, with an axe, severing hel
head from her body. When found she
was sitting upright in a chair bound
with a cord. Her head was found in
an old pot. The body was almost
nude. There was evidence of a des-
perate struggle. The murderer es.
capped.
A fire this morning destroyed the
block on the corner of Main street and
Austin Avenue. The loss Is summed
up as follows: john Nevins. dry
goods, S14. 600; insurance, $500. F.
Ledrck, furniture, $40, 900; insured
for $4,000; he owned the building,
which was valued at $4,000, aud was
insured for $500. J. ]. Collins, gro
ceres, $4,000; fully insured. The
BRICK building, occupied by the insur-
ance office, real estate, gas, and law
office of r. G. Foster, attorney for the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad,
was damaged to the amount of $500.
The individual loss of the occupants is
covered by insurance. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but is supposed
to have been incendiary.
BALTIMORE, January 23.-The fifth
district Grand Lodge of Bnai Birth
have elected the following officers for
the year ensuing: David S. Stern,
president, Baltimore; Nathaniel Levin,
first vice president. Charleston, South
Carolina; ]. l. Macks, second vice
president, Washington, d. c.; DR.. S.
b. Wolfe, secretary, Baltimore; Ron
Goodman, treasurer, Baltimore; Max
Cohen, sergeant-at-arms, Washington.
William Lovensteln, of Richmond,
Virginia, J. NJ. Solomons, of Savan-
nab, Georgia, and J. l. Mack, of Will
mington, North Carolina, were elected
to fill vacancies in the board of con-
troll of the orphan asylum fund. Dele
gates to this district convention will
be delegates to the constitutional or
Grand Lodge of the order, which will
meet in Philadelphia next week.
PARIS, January %. - A telegram
from the governor of the French colo
ny of New Caledonia, says that the
movable columns of troops had cooped
up the insurgents on the shore of Cape
Gouleaire, which they captured after
warm engagement, in which a sub
lieutenant and private were killed.
MARsEILLEs, January Eek Presi-
dent Grant and family embarked to-
day on the French mail steamer Lo-
for India.
traIy what he did say was to show
the impossibilitY that the dispatches |
printed In the Tribune came from him,
and In this statement he was borne out |
by another member of the committee.
MIR. Hiscock-Yes, l had good reasons
to believe that the kilograms were |
copied for the Tribune before they |
came into your hands.
DETROIT, January 25.-Advices from
Lanelng state that it is rumored and |
believed by prominent member of |
the Legislature that Senator Chris
tiancy will surely resign his seat in the
Senate and accept the mission to Peru.
In snch contingency there is hardly
4 doubt of the election of ex-senator |
Chandler to fill the vacancy.
CHARLESTON, January 25.-The Tel
er committee took additional Republi-
,an testimony, showing that they
voted tissue tickets wrapped in larger
tickets in Richland county. Gen.
Johnson Hogood, State Comptroller
General, described meeting at Sump-
.er, October 10. He testified that
both races were excited The whites
to be attacked by the ne
groes, and the streets were blocked by
The negroes, which caused the alarm
bell to be rung, but order was restored
with little trouble. White and colored
Democrats and Republicans testified a.
20 intimidation on each side.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-HoUsE-
bill was reported last night from the
on Judiciary for the better
of the United States dis
riots in Louisiana, dividing the State
nto two Judicial districts. Passed.
BIount, of Georgia, moved to go in
o committee of the whole on the post
,ffice appropriation bill.
Mills, of Texas, inquired if the reg
liar order was not for the morning
hour.
The Speaker replied that 1t was not,
'ut that the gentleman could reach his
object by voting down the motion to
90 into committee, but this tie House
refused to do, and accordingly at 1850
the House went into committee, Cox,
Of New York, in the chair.
After adopting several amendments
70 the bill, at 4 40 P. NJ. the committee
arose and the House adjourned.
MERIDIAN, January 25.-There was
l fatal shooting affray yesterday in
Wayne county, Mississippi, growing
)ut of q misunderstanding between
.hree negroes, Riley, Thomas and Den
lis Alexander, and three white men,
Presley, Thomas and Walter Gamblin,
about the possession of some
and. Both parties were armed. Yes
erday, near Red Bluff, the Gamblin
brothers were ambuscaded by the ne
roes, who fred upon them, wounding
res. Gamblin and fatally ipjuring
'homas Gamblin, who has since died.
he Gamblins returned the fire, killing
Riley and Thomas Alexander on the
pot. Dennis escaped.
RICHMOND, January 25. = Returns
rom the election in the first congress-
,nal district, held Thursday. to fill
he vacancy caused by the death of
Ion. B. B. Douglas, indicate the cleo
on of R. L. T. Beale, the Conserva-
We member elect to the Forty Sixth |
congress from that district. The re-
lrns show a very small vote, and but
n insignificant opposition to Mr..
,eale.
WAsHINGTGE January 25.-The
lint COM Dee on the ACCESSIBILITY of
raH~t The management of the In
ian bssau to the war department,
let this morning. The present vote
esulteS four in favor of, and four !
gainst The transfer. Therefore there !
ill be two reports submitted to Con- )
ress; one will advocate the complete !;
'ansfer, and the other will oppose any
hange in the present system of Indian f.,
except possibly the en- :
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