The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-08-26

the committee TO prepare resolil-
tons in relation to holding con-
vention. The members of the COM
mittee, with the exception of three
or four, are strongly opposed to
holding a convention. A candidate
I for chief justice viii probably be
nominated at once.
Later - All the members of the
committee were present except two.
| The committee unanimously decided
not to call convention. Chief JUS
tice Folges was renominated by the
unanimous adoption of the follow
ing resolutions:
! WHEREAS, The general sense of
, the Republican party is opposed TO
8 state convention for the reason.
among others, that the time occu-
pied in the selection of the dele
gates TO the state convention would
disturb and retard the work of the
campaign already auspiciously be-
gun, and that the character of Chief
Justice Folges dictates his nominal
tion for the high place he now occu-
pies, and no other name would be
acceptable 10 the Republican party:
therefore,
ReSolred, That in compliance with
the sentiments of the Republican
party the committee places in nom-
nation for chief justice of the court
of appeals {. j. Folges, of Ontario.
The committee then adjourned to
meet again at the call of the chair.
ST. LOUIS, August 24.-Several
more divisions and lodges. of
knights of Pythias arrived this
morning, and were escorted TO their
quarters by the local lodges. The
city has put ON holiday attire. and
all the hotels are handsomely decora-
ted with flags and colors of the diff
terent divisions, festoons of the diff
ferent stats and colors of the order.
evergreens and devices of various
kinds. The Supreme Lodge of the
| World was escorted TO Odd Fellows
Hall at $50 A. NJ, and, after being re-
viewed by the Grand Lodge of the
state with formal and imposing GER
emonies usual on such occasions, the
Supreme Lodge went into regular
| session.
New YORK, August 24.-The first
bale of the new crop of North Caro-
lima cotton was sold here to-day al
auction at lSc per pound. The grade
was strictlow middling TO middling,
and il is about ten days earlier than
the first bale of last year from the
same state.
BUFFALO, \. Y, August 24.-Gen.
Albert j. Meyer, chief of the signal
Office of the United States army.
died at the Palace Hotel in this city
nj an early hour this morning.
WASHINGTON, August 24.-A gen.
eral order with reference to the
chief signal officer of the army, win
be issued from the War Department
tomorrow. Adjt. Gen. Drum, rep
resentative of the Generals stat.
and Capt. Richard p. Strong, Lieut..
Henry III. G. Dunwood and Lieut..
James A. Swift, of the signal corps,
win leave here for Buffalo, New
York, tomorrow to attend the fil-
neral of the late chief of the signal
office, which will take place there ON
Friday. The name of Gen. Thomas
III. Ruger is prominently mentioned
in connection with the vacancy caus-
ed by Gen. Meyers death.
DECATUR, Ala, August 24.--Gen.
Joseph +. Wheeler was nominated
yesterday for Congress by the Dem
ocratic convention of the eighth dis.
| trict.
NEW YORK, August 24.-The po-
| lice are making search for John NJ.
Benham, young hat merchant of
Montgomery, Alabama. He arrived
here on the 10th instant to purchase
stock, and his singular conduct at
| tracted much attention. He appear
ed to be out of his mind nj times.
Grief at the death of favorite sis
ter is the cause assigned. He went
with friends to Coney Island Sunday
and suddenly disappeared. A sister
of the missing man arrived from
Montgomery last night, and has
prompted vigorous search, which
thus far has proven unsuccessful.
NEW YORK, August 24.-An even
ing paper has the following: Mr..
Fowler, chairman of the Democratic
state executive committee, said to-
day that Gen. Lester b. Faulkner
has issued call for the meeting of
the state committee at st. James
Hotel, next Friday afternoon, at 2
O'Clock. Notices were issued in
time to reach every member Of the
committee. At this meeting the two
main questions to be disposed of
will be the calling of state conven-
ton for the nomination of candi-
date for chief justice of the Court of
Appeals and the appointment Of a
special committee from the state at
large to assist the executive COM
mittee in conducting the campaign.
LONDON, August PA dispatch
from Cairo says it is believed the
Egyptian cotton crop will be half 2
million cuators, or 22,500,000 pounds;
less than that of 1879, and il will be
about fifteen DAYS later.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 24.-Spe-
cial advices have been received at
Tucson which state that Reyes, with
his band, left Sonora on Thursday
and were marching towards Quebi-
I'toma. They were attacked by Fed
eral troops, and it is ascertained that
eighteen of Reyes followers were
| killed and the rest routed. Last Sat
urday the same party had a fight
with Federal troops at Alta and
were routed and pursued in.
to Arizona. They also had fight
at Alsass Flat, and four rebels were
killed. They were pursued to Will
burs rancho, two miles from Arivac-
ca, where they took refuge. The
government troops surrounded the
house and demanded the surrender
of the rebels, but the employees ON
the rancho refused TO give them iip.
The government troops returned 10
| the border for instructions, saying
they would return. In the mean
time word had been sent TO Ariyac-
ca, and Deputy Sheriff Elliott, with
| thirty citizens, went to Wilbur's
rancho and took the rascals, eleven
in number, prisoners. Reyes was
seen accompanied by five men, CONF
ing to Tucson. United States Mar
shall Evans, accompanied by posse
of citizens, is now out 20 aid the
Mexican authorities. II Is believed
the whole band will be captured.