The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-04-29

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telegraph offcs and master mechanics
Office Sixteen cars were blown from
the track. Seventy persons killed and
twenty-five persons wounded. The
loss OF property ia estimated at no less
than 800, 600. Meridian was called
on to send physicians and six or eight
have gone FROM here to attend to the
suffering.
WARRINGTON, April e6.-Before the
Exodus Committee to-day Col. Alex
snder feager, superintendent of edu-
cation for Bolivar county, Mississippi,
testified that the school season last
year was four months, and that educa-
tonal privileges were shared equally
by black and white. There Is NO pre-
JUDGE against the negro education.
Many influential whites favor an in
crease of the school fund, thinking the
education OF the blacks is beneficial to
both races. There was 9 slight exodus
from this county, and no force was
used to stop it. Louis Stubblefeld, q
colored man of the same county, has
accumulated $40, 600 worth of proper
ty since the war, and 1t is thought ten
or fifteen other negroes in the county
are as we'll off.
Doctor T. A. Wilmer, of Dallas,
Texas, T. W. Campbell, of Vicksburg,
testified, but nothing important was
developed.
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 90. A
destructive storm prevailed south OF
here on Sunday. At Decherd on the
Chattanooga railroad, the Presbyterian
church was totally wrecked. Great
damage was done to houses, stock and
fences in Giles county.
In Point Rock, Ala, on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad, five houses
! were destroyed and forty persons
killed; three children OF P. Edwards
and a man named Ekmaun were killed
by lightning, six miles from this city.
A special telegram to the Memphis
appeal from Macon gives the following
list of persons killed: Mr.. and Mrs
James Horton and Mrs. James Epps,
Charlie EPps, James Epps, MISS So
phronia Ramsey, Cicero Moss and three
Others are so badly mutilated that re-
cognition was impossible. The
wounded are Leo Smith, James Epps,
Mrs. BexcIaut, Mrs. w. A. Kelly, Ed.
/ Ford, Mrs. Rhodes, Miss nj. Ramsey,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Mitchell, Mrs.
Georgia Ballard and babe, Moses Well,
G. W. Hillsides, Mrs. Little, Mrs.
Spence, NJ. L. Dodds, Joe Bryant, j.
w. Blackwell and wife. Mrs. Il.
Ruff, L. Dismukes, Mrs. Moss, Frank
Gilmore, Dave Clayton, Joe Evans,
Psrthenia Wilkerson and many others.
One house near the centre of the storm
was whirled around and its front
changed in entirely an opposite direc-
ton. "A negro woman was found dead
In field west of the depot literally
stripped Of all her clothing.
WASHINGTON, Apnl 27.-SENATE-
Eaton, from the Committee On Appro-
priations, reported, with amendments,
the naval appropriation bill. Placed
on calendar.
Burnside, from the same committee,
reported adversely on the senate bill to
detail any officers to take command of
the expedition fitted up by Morrison
and Brown, of New York, to search
for the records of Sir John Franklin's
expedition, was indefinitely postponed.
Morgan, by request, introduced q
bill directing the court OF claims to in
vestigste the claims of Benjamin We'll
and the Lsbrs Mining Company. Re-
| ferred.
HoUsE-Cox of New York, chair
man Of the Committee on Foreign At
fairs, reported back the resolution call
ing on the President for copies of all
correspondence with the English gov
ernment relating to the alleged inter-
ference with American fishermen In
Fortune bay on January 6, 1878.
Adopted.
The session of the fifteenth of May
was set aside for the consideration of
bills reported from the Committee on
Education and Labor, particularly the
bills to restrict Chinese emigration, to
enforce the eight-hour and to apply the
proceeds of the sale of public lands to
the education of the people.
Frye of Maine, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported the bill
regulating the importation of raw ma
States aud used In the construction and
repair of vessels employed in foreign
trade, including the trade between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF the Uni
ted States, or built on foreign account.
Referred to committee of the whole.
CINCINNATI, April 81. - Notwith-
standing adverse decision of the city
council on the subject OF telegrsphic
communication to be established with
Music Hall, where the Democratic Ma
tiolal Convention is to be held in June,
the probate court OF Hamilton county
has granted permission to the Western
Union Telegraph Company to put up
poles and wires to the hall during the
session of the convention. No further
interference is anticipated.
NEW YORK, April %. "A dispatch
from Frankfort, KY, says: In the
House of Representatives yesterday
ex-member of congress John D. White,
who now represents Clay county,
charged Speaker Bigger with ruling on
the side Of dilatory legislation. The
speaker said White uttered falsehood.
White replied 81 throw that back in
your teeth" Later the speaker apollo
gized to the House, but said he had no
apologies to make to White. After adj
journment they met in the state house
grounds and had rough-and-tumble
fight, in which White got in some
most effective blows. Warrants were
issued for the arrest OF both
WASHINGTON, April 27.-SENATE.-
Whyte, from Committee on Naval Az
fairs, reported favorablY bill for the
relief Of Commodore Donald McNeal
Fairfax, of Virginia. Placed on the
calendar.
Burnside, from committee on Naval
Affairs, reported adversely on House
Joint resolution to furnish bronze monu-
ment to General Daniel Morgan and
Cowpens Association of Spsrtansburg,
South Carolina, and it was indefinitely
postponed.
Hampton, from same committee, re-
ported fayor4biy bill turning over to
the Governor Of South Carolina four
pieces OF condemned cannon for the
use OF the Marion artillery. Placed on
calendar.
Conkling presented the petition OF
large number of business men OF New
York for the amendment OF the
statute so that duties on imported SUI
gar shall be assessed on the quality
delivered from instead Of entered at
| the bonded warehouses.
The House bill to authorize and
equip O scientific expedition TO the Arc
TIC sea wss taken up and passed.
At the expiration Of the morning