The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-22
News BY YalsGrall.

| clO4GI davenport WAS eAdlllueu To-
day before the senatorial investiga-
ton committee as to his knowledge
of alleged fraudulent naturaliza-
ton papers. He claimed that on. the.
fraudulent papers of 1868 one man
had been witness for 2166 appli-
cants, another for 1897 and ten had
been witnesses for 1926. He exhibit
ted the papers to the committee and
claimed that the witness men were
regularly attached TO the court for
the purpose of swearing.
PORTLAND, Me-, july 16.-The
| Democratic state committee met
here yesterday and appointed three
electors, the other four beng con-
coded to the Greenbackers. The
| Greenback state convention will
hold its meeting at Augusta ON the
9th instant TO decide whether they
will ratify the appointment. Ii wa>
| desided to leave the question on fu-
sion on districts and county nomina-
| tons to the districts and counties.
BRADFORD, Penn, July 16.-Six
shots were fired into the second
burning tank ut Castor City, at IL
O'Clock this morning, to draw off the
oil, and thus prevent an overflow.
| The work, however, was commenced
to late, and after it, the oil boiled
| over furiously, and set fire to the
third tank, which is now a seething
sea of fire. In the immediate vicin-
ity are three other tanks.
New YORK, July l6.-Cox rested
| quiet last night, retiring between
IL and II O'clock and falling into a
| deep slumber before 2 o'clock. His
counsel and friends were unremitt.ng
| yesterday in their efforts TO procure
a stay OF proceedings waiting upon
Gov. Cornell, who Is in the city, and
continuing their labors until late
hour. At l1:47 a message was re-
ceived at the Toombs, bearing the
fatal words: The governor refuses
to interfere. At a lew minutes past
5 O'Clock Cox awakened and quietly
rose from his bed. He did not eX-
hibit in the slightest degree fear oil
any kind. He spoke to no one but
was absorbed ana probably engaged
IN prayer. He seemed under no
religious excitement and was out
wardly calm and self-pOssessed ana
even cheerful. At $50 he called
Deputy Aarons and requested HIM
to notify Rev. Mr.. Cooke that lac
was ready TO receive him and Mr..
| Cooke went into the cell. He
met him at the door and shook
hands with him cordially. Al
ter religious exercises Cox ate
a hearty breakfast and then
more prayers were said until the ar
rival OF the sheriff and his deputies.
| About O'Clock Cox was taken from
his cell to the gallows. The way
was up the corridor to the entrance
of the court yard, directly under the
Bridge OF Signs. Sheriff Bowen and
Under Sheriff Stevens came first,
then followed Cox with Rev. DIR.
Russell, Stewart Cooke, Law ana
Proctor. The black cap was en- the
head of the condemned man, ana
the fatal moose dangled from his
neck. His arms were pinioned at
the elbows, and he walked with
firm step and composed demeanor.
| AS the procession neared the gal
lows he looked at it with seeming
GOODNESS. Then his eyes dropped
and his lips moved as If in prayer
as he took his station beneath the
cross piece. The moose was then
hooked into the pendant rope ana
the black cap drawn over his face.
One OF the ministers talked to
the condemned man in a low
tone, and continued until lnotioneu
to retire. Heretofore a platform
or floor tor the culprit to stand upon
has always been land. This time the
doomed man stood upon the Bel
GUM pavement with which the yard
IS laid. There was only an instant
OF suspense when the iexecutloner,
hidden behind the board screen al
the end OF the gallows, was signall-
ed by the sheriff and cut with an
axe, the cord holding heavy
weight. The condemned rose Jour
feet simultaneously with the sound
OF the axe and then with a rebound
he tell back. Then ensued the con-
tortions OF the body and contrac-
lions OF the muscles as usual i'll cases
OF death by s.rangulation. A minute
later these ceased and shortly after
all was still. The coroner's jury had
been sworn in and after brief in
quest the body was removed by the
undertakers. The funeral will take
place on Sunday from the colOred
chuch on Fifteenth street.
| WASHINGTON, July 16.-The re-
turns to the department of agricul-
ture shows that the average OF to-
bacco as compared with last year is
as follows: Massachusetts 80, Con-
nectlcut lis, New York 1O4, Penn
sylvanIa 113, Maryland 60, Virginia
IS, North Carolina 100, Tennessee
92, Kentucky so, Ohio l02, Indiana
80, Illinois 80, Wisconsin 1O4. These
states raise more than .nIne-tenths
OF all the tobacco raIsed in the coun-
try. States which grow bulk seed
leaf tobacco, viz: Connecticut, New
York, Pennsylvania, are increasing
their products. OF the states pro-
ducing, shipping and manufacturing
smoking tobacco, North Carolina
alone shows an increase in the aver
age over last yeBr. The decrease in
Maryland ana Virginia was caused
by the revages OF the fly .on the
pants, rendering it impossible to
procure them In many localities and
severe drought which retarded
planting. The drought is reported
as very detrimental In all l0bac-
4 co growing states at planting
time. The condition OF crops
planted Tor the whole country is but
slightly below that of last year.
The returns OF the CAT crop show
some improvement since the June
report. 1t is now 50 against 80 In
June. The New England and Md
die States are in nigh condition,
, but from Delaware to the Gulf the
condition is very low, except in a
portion Of Texas, where the acreage
Is high. Tennessee reports only a
, per centage of Ga, owing to the
, drought. Kansas and Nebraska,
from the same cause, report only 81
In the former ana 63 IN the latter.
In all sections OF the country the
prospect is good Tor fuA crop.
There has been no change IN the
) area planted in potatoes IN the whole
country, the ueticit OF one state
being counterbalancedb by an increase
IN another. The condiuon OF the
. crop Is very favorable, fully as good
, as IN 1879. In all the south Altar
tic states the condition Of the crop
Is rather below that OF last year,
while IN the Western and South
western states it is reported above
q full average. rsv sszG
The condition of rye and barley is
found in all states where sown ex-
, cept in Nebraska, where the eOndI-
: ton is very low owing to a drought.
All afarpa ahnxu mo