The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-02

Returns from the entire state, of the
Republican delegate elections of
Saturday Tor delegates to the state
convention. to he held at Dover on
Thursday, are allin and indicate the
nomination OF Hon. Jno. NJ Hous-
ton OF the Judiciary for Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. August
90.-The Republicans of the thir-
teenth congressional district to-day
endorsed all the Greenback nomi..
nees. including Charles y. Barnum
for Congress.
BRADFORD. Penn. August 30.-An
iron tank was struck by lightning at
State Line, on Saturday evening,
out causing any further destruction
of property. Dangerous overfiows
were obviated by firing solid shot
into the bottom of the burning tank
and drawing oil off. Twenty-six
thousand barrels were consumed.
and other property in different parts
OF the oil field was destroy eel during
the storm. The estimate of the total
loss places ii at $4,000.
NEW ORLEANS. August 29.-Ex-
Governor Paul O. Hebert is dead.
Aged 6S.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, August 30.-The
latest from the Marine City disaster,
via Port Huron. says no lives were
lost.
NEW YORK. August 30.-Thc un-
paid and underpaid census enumer-
atOrs held meeting at the new
court house this morning, and
formed permanent oranization by
electing James j. Armstrong presi-
dent. \. Wiegand secretary and L.
Z. Main treasurer. 1t was decided
TO raise subscriptions to send COM
mittec TO Washington To urge their
claims on the government, Secre-
tary SchurZ. ii was stated, had sent
no answer to the petition for relief
forwarded To him, and he was
strongly denounced by the speakers.
\ committee was also appointed to
wait ON the members of Congress
from the city 10 secure their influ-
ence in obtaining their pay. Efforts
to give the meeting a political aspect
by propositions To organize enumer-
ators with Hancock and Garfield
clubs were voted down.
New CASTLE, Ky. August 3d.
Constable Cochrane arrested two
men ON Saturday who had been
fighting at picnic. Hcwas followed
to the Justices office by a man
named Allen Thompson. who made
threats of killing him. Upon reach
ing the justices Office, Thompson
drew his revolver, whcrcupon COch-
rane fired and killed Thompson in
stantly. Cochrane gave himself mp.
CLEVELAND, August 30.-Last
night, in consequence of a misplaced
switch. pony engine and the engine
of freight train collided at Center
street. in this city. John King. ell
gineer of the pony engine, was
thrown or jumped off, and was
killed. His bodywas cut in two and
shockingly managed. Three other
train hands were injured. bnt not
dangerously.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. August 3d.
An excursion train on the down
track of the Housatonic railroad was
run into by an upward bound eN-
press and freight, near Parlor Rock,
this afternoon. Both the engineers
were fatally injured. A special
train has left this city with physi-
clans, bedding, ETC., for the scene of
disaster. Several are reported killed,
but no particulars have yet been re-
ceived.
Boston, Mass, August 30-Dr.
Charles L. Jackson died at Somer-
vile yesterday after "a sickness that
had lasted seven years. In his early
life he was engaged in geological
survey over considerable part of
the northern states. His long con-
troversy with Prof. Morse relating
TO the electric telegraph excited
much interest in the early history of
telegraphy. The use Of anaesthetic
he regarded as the great discovery
of his life but this claim was dispu-
ted, which was Il bitter disappoint-
ment to him. He was seventy-four
years age.
NEW YORK, August 30-The muir
der yesterday by the stabbing of
lawyer George {. Harvard has
caused quite sensation in Brooklyn.
The police have arrested Walter j.
Best and Joseph III. Hurry on suspi-
cion as being concerned in the ira
jedy and are now on the track of
two other men. The arrested claim
to know nothing of the murder.
The Brooklyn bar will hold meet
ing to express sorrow at the death
of Mr.. Harvard.
MEMPHIS, August 30-Dr. G.. a.
Rye, inspector of the national board
of health at Vicksburg, station tele-
graphs that he has taken five sick
people off the tow boat Raven, which
arrived Saturday evening from New
Orleans. but that the boat proceeded
up the river against his protest.
The health officers here are on the
alert and the Raven will not be per-
mitted to land at thir port. "a
Los PINos AGENCY, August %,
via Lake, City, August S0.-The
Grand Council assembled here to-
day to. decide upon Chief Ouray's
successor, Chief Saporonari will
undoubtedly be the man. He had
charge of affairs last winter during
Ouray's absence in Washington. and
showed considerable executive abil-
ity. Neither he nor any other man
in the nation, however, is the equal
of the late chief. The commission
have accomplished nothing since
Ouray was first taken sick. Ignates,
of the Southern Utes, is bitterly OPP
posing the treaty. The time in
which the treaty must be ratified
expires on the 10th of October.
CLEVELAND. August 30.-. 5.
Morgan. of j. S. Morgan & Co.,
printers, of Cincinnati, arrived here
this morning. He dined at his hotel
with friend, and then called at the
st. Clair on Mrs. Lucher. who holds
his note for $1,000. After an inter
view with her, in the presence of the
wife of the proprietor of the place,
Morgan told Mrs. Lucher she had
better go to Cincinnati, as meeting
of his creditors would be held there
tomorrow. He then arose, walked
TO the side of the room, and, with
out warning, drew revolver and
shot himself through the head. in
fiicting a wound which terminated
fatally few hours later.
ATLANTA, GA. August 30-Mary
Lou Campbell, the victim of mock
marriage, committed suicide to-day
by taking twenty grains of NOR
phine.
SEDALIA, No., August 30.-At a
picnic last Saturday at Sharmondale,
Charlton county, two negroes had
quarrel and one shot the other dead.
Shortly after Patrick O'Brien, con-
stable, attempted TO arrest the muir
derer but the neOro resisted and