The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-04
I'ELECRAklnC .yERS.

,tep not only re7Ives the scandal but
presents sume new phases OF il arc
reshly kinnIes public interest as to
shat ;he outcome of the whole mater
sill be. Mrs. Sprague went away, II
3 understood. without her tu,btun's
consent ana despite not only his, but BE
,t would 81 EN- other and more tent,
'pposItiOn. Il WAS stated sos aft, 7
the unhappy lady's return to her hume
hat she was Immediately placed und, r
spionsge. Though this wss d. uIeo
=, various friends of the persons mo.
Interested, the belief has been genera
here that the statement was true sud
that surveillance was msiuraine up To-
the time of Mrs. Sprague's departure.
IT, is stated that every movemeI II
Mrs. Sprague since the scandal b, CAM
pubic, witch the notable exception of
MS unexpected departure, has be, Il
made under the direc'i"n and at the
iIcfatiou of Seustor CubkliDg. 1 rs
7eii+ved here that within ,isy or tV o
x-Gnvernor Sprague will mske a fu |
4no explicit statement on his side (
che Case.
A s, ecisl to the Sun states that Mrs.
Sprague left CanoDchet II ,nsion b.
cause ot ;ll-tres meIt aud violence n
ne part OF her husband, and that size
made her eNcape only by eludiDg II e
vigilance of her husband, who endenv-
ored t. prevent il, aud even made n
unsuccessful attempt to find her oa q e
of the trains. I is surmised she left
N steam yacht G. ,vernor Sprague's
1t u remains tn him,
MEMPHIS, Augu~u 31.-Twenty -ew
cases-7 white ind l3 cniored-weIe
reported to the board of b 1sith to day.
Among the number were w ] Der ir,
NJ. MArv L Cruffey and w alter r
Lucas. F,v. d sths have been report
ed, w. Plmm, Nellie FszzIe and
three colored
A :legram from G .rmsr ,wn, Ten
aessee, announces thai jun, n B-dtoro
3 down with fever At b4yly S's'ion
IL will be RENE mbered that his SD
Z iward died of fever about two weeks
agO. The Towards have sent nur.e-
and q physician to that point Tn.
weatter is >ultry aud warm.
New YORK, september Another
case Of yellow fever was reported al
q laraniiue yesterday. The sick man
vas keeper nam j .mes K rby OIL
The Ha tien schooner u thiuua. who
has been gent from the United States
u 'rsna' > ffic- in this g tS.
GALvEST SIT Der 4 AT b U.s.
ON yte rrdsy morhiLg Judge j Q
gave the quarantine breakers n heariI g
a u VIII vi habeas corpnI. The pr g.
nners were discharged from Gust. dy,
the Judge ruling that the board of
health had no power to declare quarsp-
tine under the city charter, this pow er
o.lng vested in the b ard of sldern en-
alone. The mex proceeding in der,
it s supposed, will be the arrest at
mayor, hea t. officers and the meDb r.
IF the Hous on board of health on Uh
:harge of conspiracy to obstruct aud
bs'ru" ion of mails.
MEMPHIS, s ptember II Keen
cases III ali, 10 whites and 8 coIured.
we're reported To the boar :" b. h
to day. Fur addition l interments
nave bten rep 'rted bv tn. uu"r rs
Water r. Lucas. VIM a w s.. M g..
w g. Richardson ana DIV q P 81 Il g. /.
TIE city is b Jog thoroughly o'sin-
fected under the auspices of the State
board nf health Off :i4ls.
DR.. John Gprd n, the p ysician sen'
~ the Howards TO Julian Il -dford, a.
Silly, Tennessee, returned this ate =
noon and reports her do Sn with genu-
inc yellow fever, W q. Joyce, book
Keeper in the Western Union Telegraph
flee of this city, WAS stricken at doom
The H,wards placed thirty adiI-
ronal Dueses on duty to-day.
the weather is cloudy. The Their
mOmeter has ranged between 60 AND 80.
NEW ORLEANS S ptember 1-Gap.
Hoods 3. ven year old daughter is I'M
proving; his son, aged eight, became
sick with fever ye t 'rday.
Alice w llIams, aged three years,
died of yellow fever this morning ut ~
W shington street..
HAVANA, September = Advices
from II .ti to August 90 state that The
Liberals have cap ured two mail s,t am
r.. The provisional government o
OFT au Z ince sent troops against tt q
Liberals Gonaives. Alter a b'"no>
struggle G ,naiVps took fire. Two
thirds Of the town was burned, the ie-
m amer pilIaQed. Airer the defeat a.
,,onalves BaVer B Ills and his ad.
here. t embark d for Jeremie. which
pronounced in his favor and where bt
intends to make a stand. Gen Mon.
Doin', aided by national troops hom
Port au Prince, has recap'ured Cape
81 ,ytleD, thus deprv;ng the Liberals oil
two strong hol ison the north
Gnnsives and Cape Hayden. The
'ountry 8 ia fearful condition. Tnt
fire at GJnsives caused an immense
loss
L 'NDoN, September 1.-0wipg tc
III: depression in trade and foreign
competition the earth nware and chins
m ,nufacrurers Of Staffordshire have
! resolved on reduction of wages of
he emplo ees which will affect ovel
dva thousand workmep.
The colliery p oprietOrs at Burnley
cnsI e Ids gave notice last 8 tIrday o
a reduction OF five per cent. in thu
wages of the colliers.
The reduction of the wages of tn,
mp .oyees of the Staff ,rdshire esrfhP,
ware and china manufacturers is part J
attributed to the American pretecti>,
'uties. The employees desire (" r.
turn to the scsle of wages paid IN 1871
aud 1t is exp. cted that the men VIII
-uhmr w the reduction.
A" her party of farmers, rumberin,
about tw.n.y, # Liverpool for A NJ
lea ON S urday lzsr.
MEMPHIS, 8 ptember 2 Two new
cases were reported tn the bard o.
health tn m rDlng o To Snrtoriou
| and Dan Fowlkes. F ar deaths hsv'
ccurred since last e t G Gorge W
NJ nthsws, Paui k McL,n', Tn m {,
dcM ,hon and Eugene Wnntm., C j.
cred. The fever nas evidently gained
9 foothold, at B IntyD Ststi n, 81
mil % east OF the CITY, on the NJ mpnI
and Charleston r .ilrnSd eight case
are reported in ihat immediate neigh
Dofsuod. J G Houck and wife, liz,
.ng IN tSe,ssme vicinify. we're strickei
v,ster1ay. Rain has been falling zinc
L ursvT.Sxszrazseember "a prt
VS.. ~ =: = . relish e souri, u
W.T. sls- -that~:s.rs ,
z.itemeni there over a local css
o. yellow fever.
Nav ORLEANS, September 2 II
'ernoIe storm ragged yesterday srvu-,
NJ ryan City and along the Techv, uu
e going IN Of the wires prrvea
ull particulars from being received
rhe STEAMBOATS, S4mmie and 4 bert
xere sunk. Portions of the iron shet
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