The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-12
NO 2.

6:30 this morning. AT Batavia.
Rochester, Lyons, Rome. Albany
and other leading towns along the
route, crowds of people had assem-
bled to welcome the presidential
nominee. Gen. Garfield everywhere
responded briefly To the greeting
and complimentary addresses which |
We're made to him.
LONDON, August 4.-There will be |
meeting of the Cabinet to-day at
Premier Gladstone's official resi- |
dence in Downing street.
In the House of Commons to-mor- |
row Parnell will ask Forster. chief |
secretary for Ireland, whether, in
view ofthe rejection of the compen-
sation bill, he proposes to employ the |
constabulary and the military for |
the county of Queen for the purpose
of assisting in the eviction OF ten
ants who can beproved TO be unable |
To pay rents, owing To the recent dis |
tress in Ireland.
LONDON, August 4.-Sir William |
Jenner and Dr..Clark have Just seen |
Mr.. Gladstone. Their bulletins say
that the patient passed good night, |
the lung congestion has ceased. and |
he is now free from fever. DIR. Clark |
Will visit the patient at o'clock and |
again this evening. Sir William len |
ner will not visit him again.
LONDON, August 4.4The vote by |
which compensation for disturbance |
in the Ireland bill. which was defeat
ed i'll the House of Lords, was not |
reached until 1:30 this morning.
| The galleries were densely crowded |
as they were also on Monday night, |
and the announcement of the inn |
mense majority against the bill was
greeted with loud cheers. Lord |
| Cairnes, conservative, spoke for
nearly three hours against the bill. |
The Times says he practically dis
posed of every argument adduced
| by the supporters of the bill, and
that more thoroughly destructive
| speach has not often been delivered
in parliament. The Times, in a lead
ing editorial, also says the defeat of
the bill has brought long and en-
| bittered controversy TO a close. Its
rejection by q large majority was
fully anticipated, and the speech in
its favor partook of gloom and lam
guor Of overshadowing defeat.
LONDON, Auguit 4.-Twenty-four
thousand cotton operatives at Roch-
| dale have been locked out in cOnse-
| quence of the refusal Of the masters
To comply with the demand of the
weavers for increased wages.
PAoLA, Kansas, August 5.-The
| Republicans of the Second cOngEes-
sional district yesterday nominated
Dudley {. Haskell for congress by
acclamatiOn.
DETROIT, Michigan, August 5.-The
Republicans of the Third district
nominated L. 5. Mackey for con-
| gress.
ST. LOUIS, August 5.-Dispatches
say the Democrats of the Eleventh
district of Missouri nominated John
B. Clark, Jr., for reelection to con-
gress, and the Democrats of the
Tenth district Charles Ill. Mansur TO
scceed Congressman G.. Il. Rothwell.
| CINCINNATI, August "a dis
patch TO the gazette says the Repub-
lican convention at Newark, Ohio,
nominated A. b. Clark, editor of
the american, for Congress from the
thirteenth Ohio district.
The Republican primaries last
night indicate that Butterworth and
Young will be nominated for Con-
gress from the first and second Ohio
districts to-day. Young has very
little opposition and Butterworth
none.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5.-The
| fourth congressional Democratic dis
trict convention convened al Los
| Angeles yesterday and nominated
Wallace Leach for Congress.
CINCINNATI, August 5.-The DEM
.ocrats at Morrow, Ohio, yesterday,
nominated Gen. j. Il. Durbin for
Congress from the third district.
CINCINNATI. August 5.-The Re
publican convention of Hamilton
county, held here this forenoon, re-
nominated Hon. Ben ButterwOrth
from the first and Hon. Thomas L.
Young from the second district for
| Congress. Both nominations were
made by acclamation.
| The Democratic convention of the
third district of West Virginia, held
| at~ Hinton court house, Summers
county, yesterday, renominated Hon.
John E. Kenna for Congress.
| GREENSBORO, n. c., August g.
The Democrats of the fifth congress
siOnal district, in convention here
to-day, nominated Gen. A. Nj. Scales,
the present incumbent, for Congress.
CHARLESTON. S. c., August "a
| special says the Republican party in
| this state have determined TO run a
state ticket, and a call has been Is
sued for Il convention TO be held on
the I'd OF September next, for the
| purpose of nominating officers and
| presidential electors. Ex-Judge
Samuel w. Melton is prominently
spoken of as the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor.
ATLANTA, Ga, August 5.-In the
| DemOcracfic state convention to-day
the first ballot for Governor resiilted
as follows: Calquil 209, Lesler So, |
IIardeman -, Warner IL and Gar
trell II.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, August D.
Maud S. and st. Julian have both |
been secured for races, each 10 trot |
three heats. against time on Thurs |
day next for purse of two fhou- |
sand dollars To each, Maud 10 beat |
Julian's best time 2:13s, st. Julian 10 |
beat the best time ever made by a |
trOtter or PAGER. The event arouses |
intense interest.
BRIGHTON BEACH. August 5.-l
First race-Ye Yesterday, of one mile, |
was won by Bowstring, Rosalie sec
| ond, Ingomar third; time 1:48t.
Second race-FOr four-year-olds, |
one mile and three furlongs, Startle |
won, Webster second. Pawnee third:
time PSI.
Third race-Selling race for all |
ages, mile and half, Bayarl won,
Alice Barry second, Jerry third
time 2:5l.
Fourth raee-For all ages, steeple /
over short course, Buster won, Gal
lager second, Ohio Boy third; time
3:11.
SARATOGA, August 5.-Second |
meeting weather was pleasant,
and the track muddy and heavy.
First race-For two-year-olds, |
three-fourths Of mile dash, was won
by Jewelry, with Thora second and |
Mabel third. Time I.20.
Second race-Mile and a quarter |
dash, was won by Col. Spragne,with
Juniata second and Scotilla third. |
Time 2:I3.
Third race--For fhree-yeaF olds, /
mile and a hall dash, was won by |
Lnke Blackburn, with Ferncliffe
second, Alden third aud THrhnan last.
Time 2:41.