The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-03-04
Telegraphic News.

WARRINGTON, March 2. -SENATE-
Burnside, from he G mmittee on Mill
tary Affairs, rcpurled adversely on the
bills fixing the C m ,,ensatinn If enlisted
men and tnOsr IN the sIgnsl Sci Vice.
Indefinitely pr 'p"ned.
Hoar submitted the following reso-
luton:
ReSOlUed, That the Committee on Ju-
dietary be instructed to inquire and re-
port whether any American citizens
have been arrested or imprisoned for
the exercise of their constitutional right
to petition this body cor corning a mat
ter of great public interest, viz the
title to seat in this body of senator
from the state of which they are Cit
zens, with power to send for persons
and papers and to administer oaths.
Adopted.
HOUSE The morning hour was, on
motion of Blackburn of Kentucky,
dispensed with.
Blackburn then moved that the
House proceed to the consideration of
the report of the committee of the
whole on the subject of revision of
the rules. He stated that it was his
intention to Immediately demand the
previous question.
PORTLAND Me-, March 2-Deering,
Cape EhZ ibeth, Brighton, Falmouth,
Gorham, Kenncbunk, KenBebunk Port,
Carmel, Friburg and Heram all give
Republican maj ,rities, and Standish
gives Democratic mejority.
ROCKLAND, Me-, March John II.
Case, Republican, was elected mayor
by 115 majority over j. T. Hall, Fus
ionlst. The Republicans carried all
but one ward, electing SIX aldermen
and twenty-one councilmen.
HALLowELL, Me-. March 2.-The
municipal election resulted in the choice
of Hon. j. r. Bodwell, the Republican
candidate for mayor, by vote of more
than three to one.
BOSTON, March 2.-The employees
of the Lancaster w, o!en Mills, at Gin
ton, struck yesterday for an advance
IN wages.
NEW YORK, March 2.-The officers
of the American Union Telegraph
Company have received the following
dispatch: 1.-THE New Orleans Ameri-
can Union Telegraph Company having
arranged for building its line of tele-
graph on the right of way of the New
Orleans and Mobile railroad, and it be-
ing understood that the Western Union
Telegraph Company would interfere
and endeavor to prevent the erection
of the American Union line because f
Its holding contract In exclusive
terms with SAID railroads, the Amer
can Union Company applied to the
courts, and to- lay OBJ alned injunction
against the Western Union Company,
restraining the latter from interference
on the ground that Its exclusive right
20 contract was void"
WASHINGTON, March Secretary |
Thompson to-day received the follow
ing from Montevideo in regard to yell |
low fever on the United States ship |
Marion: "Wike died on the twenty |
sixth uitimo. The sick are improving |
and there are no new cases. This |
death makes three of the various Off |
GERS and crew that have fallen by |
fever, the other two being L. E Wal |
lis and Apprentice Rogers. WIke is
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Presi- |
dent has withdrawn the nomination of |
Pinchback to be naval officer at New |
Orleans.
CHICAGO, March 9. Yesterday pc
tltion in behalf of the Western Union
Company against the Union |
Pacific Railroad Company for an in
junction, was presented to the United |
States Circuit C4urt, Judge McCrsry,
at Keokuk, and the application made |
for q temporary Injunction. Judge |
entered the order allowing the |
injunction as prayed for in the bill
with the provision for hearing at st. |
Louis on Apnl 6, the same time fixed
for the hearing OF the Atlantic and Pa |
cific Telegraph Company prayed for.
The prayer of petitioners is that the |
be restrained from in ter
feriDg in suy wise v T. lines of t e |
Western Union Telegraph Company, or
with its agents in working and repair
| Y Of said lines.
BALTIMORE, March 2.-Ex-Surgeon
@ neral William Maxwell Wood, of |
the United States navy, died yester-
day II his residence, At Owings Mills,
Baltimore county, aged ~ years
ST. LOUIS, March 2--The Vulcan
Steel Works, st Carondelet, after sew
eral months preparations, were ready