The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-19

ofiicers and standards. The column
sfter moving through the principal
streets marched down Clark to
Grand Pacific street, where il was
| dismissed.
MEMPHIS, August 17.-At the
meeting held last night at the Cotton
Exchange an immigration society
was formed for inducing foreign en-
1 igrants 10 settle in West Tennessee.
The movement has the endorsement
of the State Bureau of Emigration.
SARATOGA, August l7.-Weather
iine and attendance large. The
| track is in fine condition.
First race-One mile. Scotilla won.
! Cinderella second. Miser third; time
1856.
Second race-Handieap all ages,
two miles, Elias Lawrence won, Jer-
leo second. Cammie +. third: time
S:3Ti.
Third race-0ne mile and quar-
ter. Oben won, Big Medicine second.
Elton Sparkling third: time 2:12s.
Fourth race-Selling race, three
| fouFths OF mile, Susquehanna won.
MarchioneSs second. Red Man third:
time 1:l7l.
NEW ORLEANS, August &c. A.
Whitney Il Co, owners of Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas railroad. to-
day awarded TO Rogers & Ballentine
the contract for building the branch
road from Opelousas 10 Alexandria.
PHn1.ADELPHIA, August l7.-John
Buchanan, dean of the Eclectic Med
zeal College, who was under heavy
bail for his appearance before
the United States court TO answer
charges of fraud for issuing medical
diplomas, ended his career ut one
O'Clock this morning by drowning
himself. He jumped from a ferry
boat between this city and Camden.
The body was swept away.
AUGUSTA, Ga, August IL. Ex-
Gov. Herschel, V. johnson died at
his residence in Jefferson county last
night in the siXty-eighth year Of his
age. He was presidential elector
and judge in 1874, United States
senator in 1913 and governor OF
Georgia from 1853 to 1857; he was
also Democratic candidate for vice
president, with Douglass in 1867 and
member of the secession convention
in Georgia in 1861, when he opposed
vigorously the policy of leaving
the Union. In 1863 he was elected
rs senator but was not permitted to
take his seat. In 1878 he was cleo
ted circuit judge of the state court,
which position he held az the time
of his death.
LrvERPooL, August IA collis-
ion occurred in the Mersey between
the Dublin steamer Logford. and
the White Star steamer Baltic. The
Baltic sailed this morning for New
York. The former sunk, but all her
passengers and crew were saved.
The Baltic put back and went into
the dock for repairs.
| LONDON, August 17.-Miss Ade-
laide Nelson who died in Paris on
Sunday, was driving in the Bots de
Boulogne Saturday evening, when
| she was seized with a sudden illness.
| and was conveyed 10 the nearest
restaurant. Her remains win be
inferred in Brompton Cemetery,
London, nj the end of the week.
PARIS, August ia post NOR
TEN examination attributes the
death of Miss Nelson 10 dropsy Of
the heart accelerated by extreme in
digestion.
LONDON, August IA Paris dis
patch says, the American objections
| TO the Panama canal have been
waived and the naturalization of the
canal under the guardianship ofthe
United States has been accepted.
Mt. DeLesseps wishes 10 issue in
total amounts six hundred million
francs in shares, here and in London.
New York and Frankfort.