The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-25
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Oldl > uIsiElCl JuuSe lOT the w estcTn
District of Texas.
WASHINGTON. November 19.-Al-
len Jones and Scion h. Hortrader
were appointed storekeepers and
CANCERS for the fifth district of North
Carolina to-day, and James NJ. Muir
ray for the second district of Geor-
gia.
WASHINGTON, November 19.-The
state department was advised by a
dispatch to-day that new treaty on
the subject of Chinese immigration
has been concluded by the United
States commissioner with the gov
eminent of China. The department
declines at present to furnish any
particulars, but the treaty is said to
be satisfactory.
CHICAGO, November 19.-Doxie's
Chicago grain and provision ex-
change, Nos. 122 and 124 Clark
street, failed this morning, owing to
a depreciation in the value of grain,
provisions and stocks. 1t has
branches in several cities of the
West. Liabilities $4,000 to $50. 900
CHICAGO, November 19-J. & w
Hassack. extensive grain dealers OF
Odell, Illinois, made an assignment
yesterday. This is the heaviest
failure ever known in Livingston
county, and causes a great dismay
here. Their liabilities $4,000 to
| $4,000.
BoSToN, November IA meet
ing of the creditors of Mrs. Howe
manager of the fraudulent ladies'
deposit company, was held in the in
solvency court to-day. Women were
presenting claims amounting 10
more than $4,000. Judge McKim
appointed Augustus Russ receiver
of the concera
SAN FRAN.'IsCo, November 49,
The official vote of Oregon gives
Garfield 763 minority.
WAsHINGT :, November 19.-An
Italian named Charles Eanchiz, OF
genteel appearance and excellent adj
dress, who falsely reports himself as
being connected with the secret SER
vice of the Treasury Department, is
now travelling i'll the South, and by
means of forged drafts OH New
York and the use of stolen and al
tered bonds is swindling persons
out of large sums of money. The
chief of the secret service SAYS he
should be arrested wherever found
and committed as q vagrant until
some of his numerous victims have
an opportunity to instigate proceed
ings for his punishment.
WASHINGToS, November 49,
Babe Bedford and Ed Queenan, col.
ored, who were convicted of the
murder of Geo. p. Hirth in this city
in July last, were hanged in the jail
yard here TO-DAY in the presence OF
two or three hundred persons. Both
men protested their innocence to the
last and died without manifesting
any noticeable emotion
New YORK, November ia ca.
BILE special from London SAYS civic
tons at Durham continac To he car
ried out with great cruelty toward
the families OF miners, and more
| families have been turned into the
street. Snow was falling nj the
time, and the suffering of the chill
dren was intense.
ST. LOUIS, November 19.-The St
Louis Refinery and Smelling Works
situated ut Cheltenham, about five
miles from the center of the city
was destroyed by fire at o'clock
this morning; loss about $125,000.
LONDON, November 19.-Higgins
Bottom & Co, cottOn-waste mer.
chants of Manchester, failed; liabili.
Ties G45,000.
LONDON, November 19.-The coast
ing steamer Ailsa, which foundered
off ST. Govcnshead with all hands
| had crew of twenty men and niue.
teen passengers.
LIMERICK, November 19. Last
night \. Carctaker, who, with others
had been placed in charge Of farm
near Newhalls, from which a tenant
was recently evicted, was shot dead
while sitting Mt hi. fircside.
BERLIN, November ia roya
| decree has been issued establishing
u Prussian politico-ecOnomical coun
Gil.
Herr Won Baetticher, minister Of
state, stated at meeting of thu
representatives Of the German com
merce, that the constitution of the
council would allow of its extension
at any time to all the federal states
but that the federal government!
had Professionally declined to coop
crate pending the meeting of the
Reichstag.
LONDON, November 10 The
Times, in its leading article thi:
morning, says that if the Cabine,
or majority of its members, should
be compelled to accept what, as We
have said, the Irish executive deems
indispensable for the performance o
its functions, we trust there will b'
no unwise attempt 10 obstruct Of
censure that course. If the govern
to apply for extra powers it is appar
cnt that they most be prepared t.
face the storm of opposition wheI
Parliament meets, which willserious
" imperil the pursuit of a just set
Element of the land question.
CINCINNATI, November 20.-A
| special dispatch from Columbia
| Tennessee, SO, that Emanuel John
son, colored, a section hand on tr,
Nashville and Decatur rond, yesler
day shot and killed his foreman
JnO. Booth, white, because BoOtl
had discharged him. johnson, i
caught, will be lynched.
DENVER. November 20.-Judg,
McCrary Yesterday refused to gran
n motion of the attorney general Il
transfer the case of Indian Agen
Berry TO the state courts, on thu
ground that the United States hai
exclusive jurisdiction on the IndiaI
reservation.
NEW ORLEANS, November %
Dispatches from the interior show
that very little damage was done by
the recent frosts, owing TO timel,
notice given by the weather bureau
of the approach of the cold wave.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 90
Governor Jas. u. Williams died a
1890 to-day. 51
CHICAGO, November 20.-At moor
to-day a fire broke out in the third
floor of the building occupied by
Stantenburgh & Co., Wholesale drug
gists, and spread so rapidly that IN,
| girls working on the third floor es
capped with difficulty. The loss OF
stock and building which were to
tally destroyed is $4,000.
WASHINGTON, November 20
During the last session of congress:
Superintendent Thompson, of the
rail road mail service, wrote letter
to the Post Master General, adyocar.
ing an additional appropriation fol
the Southern fast mail service, which
letter was transmitted to congress
and the appropriation made Up to