The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-18

halls screaming and crying. and
those who would no; he cooked nur
forced out of the building heetiar
he victims of Tie faWya ~ atrr
suitocstcd. Thusc- VIM cSc;fre,l let.
/ hal, naked in I'll direc57eus sad
could not be oVrvtakcH TIE uiEht
was bitterly cold aud .hcs3acring 0f
these poog wrc,cl,cs- hai, cia,Ard
and with bare feet can hardly o.
realized. There were about Sax
hundred patients ~ Ia huildinr
anu what will be dome th jbos.
who escaped IS scriou qice Uca.
LITTIE Rock, NcvCW Der To-
About 8 O'Clock Nester lgy tfeuinp Z
fire broke oUt in the northern par,
of Newport on tho Iron Noumaiu
road sad under the influence ut 4
high wind the flames rapidly spread
until twu-thiTds OF he bslidmas IN
the town were destroyed. i bout
two hundred families were rendered
homeless aud The distrC-s Is very
great, The loss estimate at about
$2O0.GO0.
SAN FRANCISCO. EcycIfbcr les
\ Bodie dispatch SAY that reports
have been received there tret Mem
moth City WAS DESTROYED Z ere on
Sunday. No particulars.
SrEG.Al,rON, N.S.,Nay cusher IS.--
1 here j. no great chance ia affair
here to-day except thai iiefc IS y
stronger sWell OF fire daIap un fio
surface and another explosion IS exc
pccted. i meeting MAS held iasC
evening in tie mining ,ompouy's Of
lice. and IL MAS resolved 90 sead thr
follow ing appeal 10 the may and
wardens eli the various towns
Throughout; Canada auJ Tie United
States:
~ terrible calamity has happened
at this place aud two disasters in
succession haVc been tAe means OF
killing fifty men and boys aud ieav-
ing tilrsy-thrce widows aud one
hundred and Zen oUpaasts SeY n
hundred men. representing Vapu-
lation IF two thousand, ere thrown
ont Of employment IN The face az A
Canadian winter, 10 appeal ga q ecis-
erous puhiic Tor Immediate hcip,
Contributions may be sent 10 3a-.
Uudst. manager at Albion.
CHICAGO. November lb.-A mnCi-
ing for the purpose of organizing e
national association iiar srcRlgrga-
ton Of tho state was hcld az ita
Grand Pacific liofcl ,cs to-day. More
than sixty delegates Wern present.
representing every section 81 the
Union. The natioua. address was
prepared, fayorinE abolition oi
enforced religious exercises ~ t,e
legislatures. schools and ius.iUt.ona
supported by tuNaIiou dcclnriug
that all laws enforcing the ullgcr-
vance Of one day above another
should be repealed, as Ncli as the
laws prescribing judicial oaths In
religious form in tho couT.s of jus-
ticc.
ST. LoCIs, November 1G-m The
congressional council Yesterday tho
committee denominations presented
the names of Or Goodcll of So.
Louis and J. II. Siurd15aui "a gajl-
DoiS, rs delegates 10 dc ecnciGl Use.
scmbiy Of the PrcebytoTiaE Clnrch
South and Rev. Edward Bm Of
| New York rs delegate 10 thc con-
grega;ional union OF England and
ton committee was adopted rs tle
committee appointed upon mi cu-
aTV work IN nakotn. he bueiu
committee submitted q report wlieh,
was adopted, depioring The growing
frequency 81 divorces and calling
upon he ministry Tor raIu6si cilcTis
10 prevent them cyccIt % Sic
grouds consented 10 rs lie tlarch
| PETERSBURG. Pa, NoYenlheT IT,
| a decision was rendered ulhc Uni
ted States circuit courI hero To-day IN
| the suit of the 81 esteTn mon Z clc-
graph CompgGy V. American I Mon
Telegraph Company and he Eahi-
more aud Ohio Railroad Cmmpunv
for the possession of thc lines oli ilc
| Pittsburg division Of the ]a-t Iaucd
| corporation. The court holds that
the lines IL controversy must be
surrendered TO tie Western Union
Telegraph Company.
| PHILADELPHIA. Ia., November
| 16.-The national convention 81 the
| boot and shoe manufacturers was
| opened here this evening. bout
five hun lred delegates were pre-
sent from all parts Cf the United
States. John Licglcr wa eloscn
temporary president and commits
tee WAS appointed to DRAFT the con
stitution and bylaws,
! WIIKEsBAIRF. Pa. November 10.
A passenger train On tLa i-ahgh
Valley road WIS thrown from Tho
track by q defective sW Itch in lis
city to-day md badly Wrc kcd.
Thos. Malone, fagnau. aud Join
Sweeny fireman, were Killed and
two other men seriously Il uci faiai-
! ~ injured.
SAN FBANCIsCo, November o.
| Fun official returns OF this state
show that Henry Edgeiovn. Rriub-
| lican, received 507 more votes Tor
elector than does Judge TcrTy, low
est on the Democratic liclei, and 5
] elected. Other Democi ailc electors
have majoriti,s from ~ ie ~.
RICHMoND, Va, November 1G.-
| Governor Holiday has reiuaGd 20
interfere in the ease Of Marcus j.. J..
Howley, white, convicted in Roanoke
county last month for lie murder
| Of his wife in June, 1879. IoWlCy
viii be hanged on the 26ih inft. 4
strong effort was made O ablain ex-
| eciitlye clemcnCy.
| PETERsBUIG, Va. November 10
Diphthoria prevails 30 considcfa-
bic extent here. ~ Some jnsfanres
three or four mcmLel, 81 a aiRie
family ere Suffering rom lie cis-
| case.
ATLANTA. Ga, Non mhcr IT,
The election lor 1. .oEnfor re-
suited n follows: !. T. Blown if6,
K. u. Lawion -.
Gen. Wade Hampton s. nomi-
mated 10y Gen. Gram as Garfelf's
secretary Of N.T. having e0rtribufed
by warlise uitergnccs 10 Tie Eaters
success.