The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-10-28
News BY Telegraph.

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PORTLAND, Me-, October 25.-Ben
Bunker has address a letter TO the
chairman of the Greenback COM
mittee resigRing his nomination for
elector in favor of George W. Woos-
ter, one OF the straight Greenback
electors. Bunker having declared
for Hancock. his resignation was
necessary to give the Greenbackers
their full proportion OF the electoral
ticket.
NEW ORLEANS, October 25.-J mis-
afternoons PicdynRe says IT. fight
between the state and United States
officials upon the regis 'tion ques-
ton Is assuming very grl >propor-
tions and severe confiic. nay be
expected at any moment. rrests
have alread! been made of parties
registering within ten DAYS prior
TO the election, as specified in the
law for the revision Of the list.
Al noon TODAY Charles Cavanac,
supervisor -: TcE:s, cation. i,'uria-
ed Col. VIM. Trag, chic ,.rrvisor.
that he would resist Iurther arrest
with all the power of the state.
Deputy United States marshals
have received instructions To eau
ton every person attempting 10
do so, under pain of arrest. when. IL
the warning is UNDECIDED, arrest will
be made. Registration is going on
briSkly at the registration office.
even the negroes taking advantage
of the few DAYS vet remaining.
NEWPORT, October Ex-Governor
Jewell to-day received a letter from
Gen. Garfield, disavowing what he
calls the brutal sentiment expressed
in the Chinese letter. and pronounce
ing it a forgery. The letter will
probably he given TO the press 10
night.
CHICAGO. October %. - Judge
Cody, the Democratic candidate for
Congress in the first district, South
Side, has withdrawn. and John Mat
rick has been placed in nomination.
WASHINGTON, October o. The
commissioner of internal revenue
has received telegram from Col
lector Edward c. Wade, at Savan-
nah, Ga, stating that Deputy II. W.
Taylor, yesterday morning at sun
rise, captured, in Gilbert county. the
Illicit distillery of the notorious
Wash Parham and destoryed forty
gallons of whisky and several thou
sand gallons of mash and beer.
New YORK, October ga Rich
mond, Virginia, special has the fol-
| lowing letter from Wytheville. which
gives all account of a shocking
tragedy which occurred recently in
Carroll county. Ii says that Mr..
Frank Allison, merchant doing
business with young man named
Hanks, as a partner, at Woodtown,
Carroll county, near the Greyson
and Wythe county lines, had reason
to suspect Hanks was too familiar
with his wife, and, on Wednesday
last, set trap by which he fastened
the guilt of both beyond a doubt.
He old his wife he would be absent
till the next day. He secreted him.
self until night, when he returned
after bed time. He entered the
room of Hanks, in the rear part of
the store, which building was in
close proximity to his residence.
Here he discovered his wife and
Hanks together. He commenced
firing upon them, killing Hanks in
stantly and MORALLY wounding his
wife with two shots. Five shots
were fired. Allison then surrend-
Ell ed himself. The family is one OF
the highest in responsibility, and the
shock to friends and relatives is
distressing.
| MEMPHIS, October 26.-At 2:3C
o'clock this morning the steamer
Trader, lying at her wharf, was
burned to the waters edge. Sew
eral local packets were for time in
danger. The Trader was a small
craft plying between this city and
Shawnee Village. Oscar, the cap
tain. narrowly escaped with his life
| .WAsHiNGToN, October ga. M
Wood has been appointed internal
revenue store keeper and gauger for
the second district of Georgia.
| BALTIMORE, October 26.-Wm. p
Preston, for many years a prominent
lawyer of Baltimore, died yesterday
in the SEVENTEEN year of his age
For half q century he was an active
practitioner in the courts of this
city, and distinguished as a criminal
lawyer and orator. For the past
two years he has withdrawn from
the practice of law and led quiet
retired life.
| New ORLEANS. October 26.-The
Southern Pacific railroad party COM
posed of Hon. Charles Croker
president of the Southern Pacific
and vice president of the Central
Pacific Thomas w. Pierce and r
Spoffard, of the Galveston and San
Antonio railroad; George Croker
and Col. James Gamble, general SUI
perintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph Company on the Pacific
coast, left to-day via the Morgan
Line for Galveston and San Anto-
Mo. Mr.. Croker is looking Tor al
outlet TO the gulf for his road, which
he states will certainly be completed
within two years, possibly earlier.
NEW ORLEANS, October 26.-Cav-
anac says the statement made that
he is registering white voters and
refusing 10 register colorcd voters
is untrue; that there is no distinc-
ton.
| DANvILLE, Va, October 26.-Sat-
urday night last, Mary Mitchell, a
white courtesan, was shot on the
street at this place by Barton Smith,
her paramount. She will probably
die. Smith was arrested and is in jail.
The same night, John Rainey shot
and MORALLY wounded Dennis Mour-
oney-both white-in a difficulty
about n dog. Rainey is still at large,
though a warrant for his arrest has
been issued.
On the same night, David Grave
shot Ed. ColeInan-both colored-in
a difficulty about the formers wife.
Colcman's injuries are not fatal.
On Sunday morning, the dead
body of Scott Holkin, a white man,
was found in the canal, showing
signs of having been murdered and
afterwards thrown into the wafer.
No clue 10 his murder has been dis
covered.
Last night, two Irish pcddlers,
i named Conrad and HoQqerty. had q