The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-31

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: scu.ive council has iecide1 70 held ia.
I convention "a: Ih-. Sst ouai Cotton Ex-
( change IN New YoIk on the thirteenth
%; Angus. instead Of ut ~. Louis.
{ HALIgIN, July 29.--rbe steam 81
Hera t.: 'isnSier wss Irn down anC
c % z ii Walk iyirg hccalme.: II II,
iis. ser last night by 80: steamer n.
a-s4h.a, from New York. NJ lave:
Hryr. ics'.
schooner laden with good,
isoH, The wrecked steamer S'a Of VA
gieia arrived here to-day, and reports
that little can be sayed except in bad
u damaged condition. TIE crew OF 3
pirstic@i schooner from Gloucester
boarded the wreck and carried oil the
cabin furniture, also did all wantog
| damage possible while they were on
board, smashing everything.
ORANGE, Va, July 29.-The bag.
gage car OF the north bound mail aud
passenger trsin of the Virginia Midland
Railway wss thrown from the track
near this place LAST night nv the break
ing OF the track. F. II. Stannard oil
Mobile leaped from the platform and
fractured his left leg. One other per.
son was injured. The track was cleared
after fTe hours delay. Mr. StannaEd
is doing well.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Chief Spe-
cisl Agent Parker, of the Postofiice
Department, has received adyices from
bis force in Texas that posse working
under the direction of special agents
have succeeded in capturing, in
Northern Texas. gang of twelve
highway robbers. Long Mott. another
of the Fort Worth gang of mail rob
bers, was recently convicted by the
United States Court for the Western
District of Texas and sentenced ia
ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.
The officers who pursued three mem
bers of this gang into Colorado have
returned with two prisoners and sstIs-
factory evidence that the third party is
dead.
PHILADELPHIA. July 2s.-The eigh-
teenth annual session of the National
Educational Association began here to-
day. Delegates were welcomed to the
city by Mayor S:okely and Edward
Shipper, whose remarks were re-
sponded to at some length by Johu
Hancock, of Dayton, Ohio, president
of the association, who also delivered
the inaugural address.
RICHMOND, Va, July 90. The COM
mittee of the Southern Historical Sc
ciety have decided to hold special
meeting of the society August ID, at
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
when An address will be delivered by
Gen. J. r. Chalmers of Mississippi, on
Forrest and his campaigne. A large
attendance of old Ccnfederates is ex-
pected.
E. L. Ernest, conductor of the
sleeping car Chataqua, for Atlanta, was
killed to-day two miles south of here
on the Danville road by being knocked
off the rear platform of the car by a
stock guard fence while leaning out to
look at the track. The remains were
brought here and will be forwarded to
Orange Court House for burial.
Judge Ould and DR.. j. S. George
were arrested yesterday on a charge of
being about to fight duel. They were
examined in the police court To-day
and discharged, the investi CATION
showing that the matters between them
had been arranged, and that there was
no probability of a breach of the
peace.
MEMPHIS. July 29.-An aged negro.
named Billy Mcdonald, who was left
in charge of Mrs. Aliens residence,
near the north gate of Elmwood Gem
etery, was found dead this morning
Some unknown party murdered him.
There is no clue to the cause or assas-
sin.
Samuel A. Hatcher is reported in 4
critical condition tonight.
LOUISVILLE, July 29.-Hon. Bland
Ballard, judge of the United States
Court, died at his home, in this city,
at o'clock this afternoon. He was
born In Shelby county in 1909.
New YORK, July 29.-River pirates
boarded the schooner w. II. Van
Horne, at pier tifty-three, East River,
last night, but were fired upon by the
captain and driven off with wounded.
LONDON, July 29,-Mejor Cavagnsri
telegraphs that the cholera is raging
at Cabul.
The potato bug has appeared at XII
lavulleln, county Cork, Ireland.
VERSAILLES, July 20.-The Chamber
of Deputies to-day adopted the prop
osition of F. M. Proust for the demo-
htion of the ruins of the Tilleries.
The site will be transformed into q
garden.
MADRID, July 29.-The Spanish gov
eminent has signed the treaty of COM
merce with the Republic of Colombia.
The negotiations between Peru and
Spain for q renewal of the diplomatic
relations are proceeding satisfactorily
There is a rumor that the Cabinet
Council, King Alfonso presiding, has
decided to abandon the. project of the
marriage between the King ami the
Austrian princess.
LONDON, July ga. st. Peters
burg dispatch to the Globe says that.
certain American capitalists have
offered to establish a navy yard at Sc
bastapol for the construction and main
tenance of the Russian volunteer fleet
of cruisers. The government is ek-
aiming into the project, which is
favored by some of the members of che
Russian volunteer fleet committee.
A Berlin dispatch to the Pail Mall
Gazette says that the Prussian govern
ment is now preparing measures for the
substitution of biennial for the an
nual budgets in Prussia, as well as in
the empire of Germany.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
GALVESTON MARKETS.
GALVESTON, July 3d. Cotton - Re-
feipts 100 bales; exports, coastwise, 80.
bales; sales 90 bales; stock on hand 205O
bales. Marketqu middling 111<c; low
middling lie; good ordinary 105sc.
Corn, Western, &c. Oats, new Texas,
Ale.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. July 3d. Noon-Cotton
firm; middling uplands 61Sd; middling
Orleans 9-16d; sales 5000 bales; specu
lation and export 1000 bales Receipts
10, ZOO bales, of which HOO bales were
American. Futures 1-32d better.
KANSAS CITY MARKETS.
Kansas CRY, July 29.-Wheat No. 2,
sp3ss; -9933c bid Ns.-a, spot, 6634c-
Corn-fed Texas steers $2.75@3. l5i
grass wintered $2.25@3.65.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS
Nav ORLEANS, July 90. - Cotton
nominal; sales -. bales; ordinary 10c
good ordinary 101zc; low middling
l05Sc; middling Ike; good middling
115zc; middling fair re; receipts. mel,
Is bales; gross 13 bales; no exports
stock ON hand 1888 bales
Sight nc premium. Stcr, ng, hank
ASS; consOls 371s@87H.
Flour quiet and weak; super1ine 50. q