The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

| NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
| PHILADELPHIA, August 23.-The
coroner's inquest into the MAYS
Landing collision was continued
this morning. The testimony OF
three witnesses in relation TO three
additional deaths, were heard. In
the case of Henry Mccain, a physi-
clan of the Pennsylvania hospital, il
was stated that death had been facil-
itated by liquors brought to the pa
tient by his friends. The matter
was then given to the jury, and the
following verdict was returned:
I'VE have carefully examined all the
testimony submitted: visit was
made TO Jersey City TO examine the
wrecked engine, and also to Mays
Landing. the scene of the disaster.
The visits were made with the view
of declaring the value of much OF
apparently conflicting testimony
relating to the rate of speed and the
injury to the engine and car. Engine
and car were found not badly injured,
indicating low rate of speed ut
the time of the accident. Careful
examination proves the road TO be
fully equipped in all modern appli-
ances for safe railroading. The
general management of the road is
| good. and those in authority seem
to exercise great care in selecting
employees capable of understanding
and with the ability to perform the
duties required of theEl. We be-
lieve from the testimony presented
that the following named persons
came to their death from collision
at Mays Landing, on the West Jer-
sey railroad, which might have been
prevented if Engineer Aiken and
Conductor Hoagland had more care
fully observed the rules and regula-
lions of the company governing the
running of the trains. In the pre-
sentatiOn of this verdict we are
unanimous"
ST. LOUIS, August 23.-Prepara-
tions for the reception and enter
tainment of the Supreme Lodge OF
the World, Knights of Pythias, on
Tuesday next. are nearly completed
and everything will be ready at the
proper time. Supreme Chancellor
d. b. Woodruff arrived Saturday
night. A large number of Knights
and visitors are expected.
A large number of Knights OF
Pythias arrived here last night and
to-day from all parts of the country.
But very few Of the uniformed di-
visions have yet come in bodies.
PreuX Chevalier Division, of Cleve-
land, and about fifty members of one
of the New Orleans lodges, have ar
rived, and parts of divisions of sew
eral other places are expected to-
night.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. August %
A new regulation intended to facili-
tate the feeling of riders of silver
dollars has been approved by the
secretary of the treasury and was
to-day issued from the mint bureau.
1t provides that hereafter persons
desiring silver dollars can make
deposits for them with the assistant
| United States treasurer at Philadel-
phia, San Francisco and New Or
leans, and certificates for the amount
called for by deposit will be sent di-
rect to the superintendent of the
mint in the same city. who will ship
the coin to the party ordering it.
This new regulation will save from
seventeen to twenty days time to
| depositors for silver dollars at San
Francisco, and about a week to those
at New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, August 23.-The
commissioners of the Freedman's
Savings and Trust Company have
declared dividend of ten per cent.
and will commence issuing on the
1st of September next. Payments
will be made as heretofore upon
presentation of pass books or other
evidence of the company's indebt-
edness by check on the United States
| treasury. The amount required to
pay this dividend is 1926, 1868 20
which, added to the thirty per cent
heretofore declared, and special de
posts paid, aggregates a sum oil
| 81, 125, 1913 AZ, a dividend among the
81 900 creditors of the thirty-thret
branches of the company. The com.
missioners expect to pay another
dividend of ten per cent. when tht
company's banking house and the
adjacent property is sold and other
assets finally disposed of.
Los PINos AGENCY, August 20
via Lake City, Col, August 23.-
Three Indian runners from the
Southern Ute agency arrived this
morning and report that Chief
| nnroxt e 1an~aronel,. III o,,I -.
expected to live. They brought a
message from Ouray to the agency
physician here, Mr.. John ii. Lacey,
in whom Ouray has the utmost con-
fidence, requesting him to come to
him Immediately. The doctor and
his escort left Immediately by the
mountain route. The Indians will
| furnish relay horses, and the doctor
intends TO make the distance, 120
miles. in fifteen hours. Ouray went
to this point to assist the commits
sioners in prevailing upon the Utes
TO sign the treaty. IL Ouray dies
the treaty will never be signed by
Southern and White river Utes.
READING, Penn. August pa
great sensation has been caused
throughout Berk county by the dis
covery of Benjamin Zuchler, a luna
tic. who had been confined in a
house in Albany township BY his
brother. Jacob Zuehler. for twenty
seven years. When found he was
chained to the floor, in a small house
built specially for him, and in a
room about about eight feet square.
with only one window for ventila-
ton This chamber was i'm a shock
ing state, filth being foot thick On
the floor The man was perfectly
nude and had not been washed.
combed or shaved for twenty-seven
years. The madman made desper-
ate resistance when the officers at
tempted TO remove him, but he
was subsequently taken to an insane
asylum. The case is TO he inyesfi-
gated by the authorities
New YORK, August 2y.-The
AngIo-Ameriean Cable Company
has ACCOMPLISHED the work of LAYING
their new cable Of 1880 from Hearts
Content TO valenfince. in little over
eleven DAYS. The laying began on
the 10th AID was completed on the
2ist instant TO meet this; the West