The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-03-13
TRLEGRAFAIC NEWS,

this city was the scene of a bloody tragedy.
the parties being Col Robert B. j. Aston,
a member of the Legislature, and Capt
Z. S. Cox, of Dekalb Col. Aston fired
three shots, and Cox two. Aston was
shot in the right temple, the ball passing
through his brain. Cox was shot in the
mouth and through the left hand Aston
is dying. Cox is not seriously hurt.
Later-Col. Aston died at 4 minutes
after o'clock.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-THE trial of
the Caddo prisoners is progressing before
Judge Woods. The jury is composed Of
seven white and five colored men.
The principal prizes drawn in the Louis
lana State Lottery-49.2ll drew $50, 1000;
Al ,220 drew $4,000; 81, 937 drew $4,000
numbers 97,O22 and 1922 each drew
$500. The ticket drawing the capital
prize was sold in Norfolk
SAN FRANCISCO, March ll.-At the
Oakland municipal election yesterday the
vote was very heavy. The citizens elected
five councilmen and FIVE school trustees +;
the workingmen two counciimel and one
school trustee. The vote for mayor is
close, the citizens nominee probably being
elected. In the municipal elections in
Selma the citizens elected full ticket, ex-
cepU one councilman and one school trustee
by the workingmen.
OTTowA, March ll.-Leutenant Colonel
John G. Blanchet, Speaker of the House
of Commons, will take charge of the VIM
bledOn team this year. with Major Woolsey
Kingston second in command.
WEsTFIELD, Mass, March 1.-THE
Butler Democracy made a clear sweep in
the election, electing their full ticket city
places by large majorities. They also
elected two out of three school commits
sioners, Rev. Thomas Smith, Catholic, being
defeated. A full board of assessors, and
| all but one of the constables, were elected
on the Butler ticket The election was won
by the Butterflies under the head Of indie
pendent Reform. A heavy vote was
polled, and there was great excitement.
PHILADELPHIA, March ll.-An annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
! pany was held this morning Resolutions
were introduced providing for general
reduction in the salaries of all employees,
and for placing upon all railroads operated
by the Pennsylvania company their own
express.
CHICAGO, March ll.-A. special to the
| Tribune from Omaha says: An important
arrest was made here Of ii. C. Holland,
charged with being an express robber in
the fall of 1915. He was an engineer on
the North Missouri Railroad, and, with a
confederate, entered an express car as the
train was approaching st. Louis, and
| overpowered the messenger, locked him
up and rified the safe Of about $4,000 and
getaway, Holland, after considerable
wandering, came to Omaha, tried several
plans, and finally enlisted as a private
soldier at ST. Omaha While here the
officers eventually trailed him.
Information has been received here that
| the Spotted Tail Indians are greatly dis
satisfied at their isolation, aud want to get
back to the Missouri river where sup.
plies are cheaper.
PITTsToN, Pa, March 1.-THE ice in
the Susquehanna river commenced to move
last night, and is now passing quietly down
the river. All fears of the anticipated ice
gorge is now removed.
| WASHINGTON, March lin the cabinet
to-day Secretary Sherman presented the es-
Inmates of the probable receipts and expen-
ditures of the government during the next
fiscal year, and calculates that with the
arrears of pensions paid, there would be a
deficit of about $2s, 900, 900 in the Treasury,
Congress has appropriated money to pay
the arrearage, but has made no provis-
ions for raising funds. This matter will
probably be brought to the attention OF
Congress at its extra session. The prospec-
tive condition of the departments, in case
the legislative bill should not pass before
July l, was also considered.
Hon. Sam S. Randall arrived here this
evening. He will actively commence the
Speakership campaign tomorrow, having
engaged quarters at the National Hotel.
Col Blackburn is receiving various friends
at Wizards, and his rooms were crowded
tonight. The supporters of both these
gentlemen appear equally sanguine at this
time, however whatever is said upon the
chances of either is to be regarded as specu-
lative. The candidates for the other offices
under the two houses are increasing, and
| there ar eprospects of an exceedingly ANNA
| ted canvass before the end Of the present
week.
The reduction of l2f per cent. in wages
of which the Fife, Clack, and Magnen col
liers have received notice, will make their
average three shillings per diem, which is
| lower than for many years, but no serious
opposition to the reduction is anticipated.
The 7SmeS's Paris correspondent says
that contrary to the announcement from
Madrid, the Marquis of Mohns has not ac-
cepted a second offer Of the portfolio of
Foreign Affairs in the Spanish cabinet.
| LONDON, March 1.-THE 1Gmes's Pesth
dispatch says pour pGrlers between the
powers, as to the various points of the
treaty of Berlin which are still unexecuted,
have not yet led to any positive proposals
| from any quarter, but they have made an
apparent necessity of finding the same gen.
eral rule applicable to all cases of differ
ence. 1t would not be surprising if the
idea of the eventual reference of all
such matters to ambassadors, the
decision of a majority of whom would
be final, were revived as the only means OF
terminating the tedious negotiations.
The Daily Ncaos'S Paris dispatch says
the committee of the Chamber of Deputies
have recommended that the second election
of N. Paul de Cassagnac be declared valid.
BERLIN, March 1l.-Semi-official papers
say that surprise is felt in government cir
cles at general attempt to give to England
all the credit of having kept Russia to the
treaty of Berlin. Execution oftreaty is due,
above all, to Germany's firmness
WASHINGTON. March 5.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Teller committee, consisting
of Senators Hoar, Kirkwood, Mcmillan,
Wallace and Garland, held a meeting yes
terday. Their business is to inquire into
| the Thurman branch of the resolution, I'M
der which the committee are acting, iuclud-
ing the subjects of supervisors of elections
and assessments for political purposes. As
the President has issued his proclamation
for an extra session of Congress on the
| eighteenth instant, it was considered that
the committee could not proceed TO bust
ness at that time On melton of Wallace
it was resolved that the Attorney General
be requested to furnish to this committee a
detailed statement of the number of deputy
marshals appointed under the Federal stat
utes by marshals of the United States in
reference TO the directing of elections in
The several States during the past year,
where employed, names of such deputies,
how much paid to each, lengths Of time
each of the deputies was employed, and the
| States and districts in which they were en-
ployed. The committee adjourned till the
nineteenth of March.
CHICAGO, March 5.-The Greenback club
convention to-day elected r. Z. Hoyt, OF
Michigan, president. A platform was
adopted affirming the heretofore expressed
creed of the Greenback party and declaring
that postmasters should be elected; that
the government should prohibit the impor-
tation of Chinese servile labor that a Ia
Dor bureau will be established advocating
the passage of law DISTINGUISHING any per-
son who offers to purchase or does pur-
chase votes, and calling for other ihnova-
tons in the government, The resolutions
strongly favor the labor reforms of various
kinds.