The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-11


nj orr ro'ored.
A. m.e.ing of the cpnnit;ee o
Szi,iS { il evsnir-. r-so U ions ia op
p -s'ii.'n "a iu!e six III The ) ate Boar,
~ Hcs''h. referring Go .inriug 81,
u. Iss ..f ii0, 'tt,'D - iia infec,e;
s;is''ic's, we're posed ~ = vote O
! eiahs - thisr.
las u y. S.;lt mber 3 The V C .rc'
"i IA y err, abs ~ oi;nwr: A /.
v,c.s ITEM Ahkhey ds'cd Snurds,
last sap hist |; dsha Khan say tn,
coF2ses nj III " Gsv~gusri aud mem
tcss az his sss5. The party male.
stubborn defense. The nunber of riot
ers killed in the fight is estimated owe
ope hundred.
LONDON, September S.-The govern
nenr apparently does not doubt The
fidelity of the Ameer. BA1sha Khan
sdhes'oa To tn B-Iti,h cause is valuabl,
as removing what might have been :
serious obstacle to an advance from
KIrAn IL Clbul. Tne fact that the in
surgents did net wait until white
SHOWS had bio, ked the passes or eveI
until the British had eVacusted Can,
dshsr, seems To Indicate that the up
Tisingwas wholly unprecedented.
h q uai's column, which will be tn,
frs To move on Cabul, is IN excellen
condition, not having suffered from
cholera. IL consists " the Second
BIttslion Of the & ghth X .giment, th,
Sxty-s, veDth Beg ment and the Sew
en'y- ec'nd and n nety-secnnd High
| lands, two mountain and two field bat.
ter:es. one Ds tsty Of horse artillery
three regiments OF native infantry anC
three cavalry aud one regiment OF DO
neers The movement by X nv Der Pas!
is inteRded To support the main adj
vance bs wayo Peiwar Pass.
An extra edit on ot the Daily Neao,
contains dispatch from AllahaDad an
nounciDg that niue troopers belonging
to an escort, who escaped, were absen
from the city collecting forage at tn,
time OF the outbreak. The mutineerl
finally burned. down the doorway o
the embassy and sRarmed In.
SMLA, September 1t IL reported
that three of the mutiDous regiments
have marched from Cabul. 10 fficia
circles Ayhub Kthu and other chief
are suspected Of completely in the out.
break.
SAN FRAEcIsco, September 9.--AI
Au ttaiian Gamer repoit' that Gen
eral Hu: ney. from the Arctic, had ar
rived At Honolulu August 81, with al
vices from the N .rth to August l. A
that date the whaling Il set had me-
with only a moderate success. the four
teen vessels comprising the Il let having
taken fifry one whsles.
The steamer Nordersksjnld passet
southwark through Behring's Straits
some time between July 90 and "a.
The Jeannstte aud United State
revenue Gu ter were at anchor ut Ketz
bae Sound. All well on bDarl.
LEXINGTON, September 9 The sc,
ond day Of the fall meeting was wei
attended. The track was slow. Tt,
following is the summary:
FIRST race Sweepstakes for three
YET r-olds that have never won q race
$50 entrance, $a5 forfeit; $25 added
the second hsrse to have his stake
mile heats. Thirteen nominations. j.
Nchols's Victim Won the race. Time
40, 40 81.
Second race-COit It kes for two
year-olds; $50, $25 forfeit; $3.50 ad
leo; the sec ,nd colt 10 have his stakes
thre, -qnarters Of mile; tf.een nomi
na'inus. F.ust Won the rae. Time
|: 30 "A
NEW YORK 8 ptember Q -U,bal
CAt!o@, passenger Of the steam shiI
| A - L.. al
slstant stewart, has been discharged
from custody TN the plea of insanity
The b -it'sl g .verrment asked for his
extradItion, but Un,.ei States Commits
sionei O.bJrne holds that Catl0w va
insane when the act was committed
There was no evidence of crimin6lity
aud il no evidence If criminality ex.
{ ID there could be no criRe.
PHILADELPaIA. Sep ember = A,
the fo;msl oprning to- lay of the Penn
sy,vania S ste Fair addresses were
made by VIM s B ssell of Pittsburgh
Wayne MtcVeigh and x-Ministel
| Which.
PORTLAND NJ. s .ptemcer 9.-Yoii
county, lacking one town, which gave
three cppos'ion maj ,r,y last year,
gave 50 m j r,ty for DAVIS. R@publi'
can The erction of Davis, governor,
10y ne Legislature, is assured.
PRIDGEPoRT. Ct. September o.
The trial Of William Bachc,z. u servant
of John Fl Schulz. for the murder oil
his employer, at 8 nth Norwalk on the
tweuty-seyenth Of Dtcemser last, wal
began day.
BALTIMORE, September 9.-The
British steamer Farley has returned tC
the port with her machinery disabled
and bulwarks stove. She was in col.
lision with the three-masted schooner
A r Weeks, bence for Bust IN. Tn,
schooner sank with all her sails flying
The crew WAS saved.
NEW HAVEN. &; 8 ptember o.
The trial of Rev. IT, Hayden for tbs
murder in Madison of Mary Stansrd
8 gear ago to-day, was postponed Il
the first Tuesday IN October, TIE coun
sci for the prosecutor thinking 1t i'm
possible to finish the trial at the pres.
eat term of court.
BIZ oMsBURG, Penn, September 8. :
Governor Hoyt aud Gen. Hartran:t and
staff inspected the Third Brigade to
day in the presence Of Is, 900 people,
and left in the evening for Erie to in.
spect the Fifth Brigade.
GALVESTON. September 0 The re
pc. Of the g ilveston CJ.ton Exchange
condensed from eighty replies from
fifty.six counties average up To dale OF
September l, 1879, as fnlIows: Sixteen
counties report the weather favora
BILE during August; So as dry AMI hot,
as rainy, and 10 unfaVorable; 10 re
port the weather more favorable tbau
last year; 10 the same; 4. less favo q.
bic; 90 state that the cotton plant is
frulting well; "a report not fruitiDg
well or shedding; as compared with
last years crop 8 report better; 8 the
81 me, and 81 not as good as lost year.
Two replies state that picking CON-
menced on July /; l2 on JHly Is; "a
on August 1; % on August IS; IA on
September /. Picking became general
two weeks after 1t commenced. Only
two counties report few worms but no
damage. The general complaint Is
that the weather has been too dry
and that crops have been suffering on
that account. IL is impossible to give
full report, as replies have only been
received from about one-half Of the
cntton COUNTIES in the State. Core
spondents give estimsi1s-of the crop ~
compared with last year Slme say
obe.f. urtt, s.. me one-haif and SOME
three an trsers, sud q few rtport tb-
cr o NJ good or better than last year.
We have Ieason 10 b+ltye that the
coun'is mt heard fr"m, many Of
which are %. the n0St srn ar eastern