The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-12-30
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.

CHArrANooGA, December a.
Allen {. Burns, cashier Of the Dis.
conni and Deposit Bank. of this city
died suddenly this Il. IN, from. heart
disease.
NoIsRIs CAVE, Ky. December a
yesterday morning about O'clock
7. \. Gardner. ] prominent citizen
was tailed by negro boy 10 come
40 bis stable, saying that one Of his
cows was sick. Upon reaching
The stable Gardner was knocked
down with stick OF wood and
robbed of $50. Cambe,l teld Mrs
Gardner what had happened, and
helped Gerry Gardner into The house
Nevertheless suspicion fell on him
aud his brother. and when arrested
sud searched. $3.50 was found in
their possession, and they wcrc TAX
I'm Ga Humford's min Jail, and al
nidnigh, they were taken out OF
! uil hy' IN hundred men and hanged
! % a irse one Of them confessed
The crime. Gardner Is ia a critical
/ condition
SUMMIT. Mis-, December 24-B
7 iIilborn u cos. store. the Sentinel
office. The Times office, the Masonic
and The odd Fellows bah were
burned to-day. Loss Sli,OAJ: in
suranse 6500
PETEAsEI re-, ' a, pecombcr 2I-
I The office OF the South SIDE Cen
! fesUia! was DESTROYED by fire on
/ Wednesday, together with the type
aud fixtures The lire originated in
a stove pipe. Loss heavy: no in
surancc.
DENNlLLE Va. Pcccmher "A III
Chatham, PnttSylVania, last nigt, the
telegraph Office, the passenger depot
aud the express offices were burned
y large quantity OF express freight
was consumed; also four hundred
dollars in money. The origin Of the
fire is unknown
PARIS, December 2l-ln the bill
Hard match last night NignauX made
$40 points and Siosson 600. The
total score now stand. Slosson POO,
NiynauX 235i: The match will close
Ills evening.
LoNpDN. December 2I-Thc lirm
ol i'unek ~ Co. wool merchants OF
HGabaiX, France. have failed.
IONDoN. December 2I-The follow
ing telegram has been received AT
lie war office Durham, December
24-Twc hundred aud fifty men of
the ninety-fourth regiment, march,
ing from Lydcnbury to Pretoria,
| have been attacked and overpowered
by the Doors, 40 being killed aud
The rest taken prisoners This Is
probably the came ight which was
reported in the dispatch to Donald,
| CurrIe * Co, a. having taEen place
At Middlebur9. and il will materi-
! ally alter the situation on account OF
I the encouragement it will give
Bours' officers in command at Dur
bar, who sent the above telegram.
and adds; ! will be glad to have a
regiment of cavelry quickly.
FREDERIcKSBURG Va, December
pa severe northeast storm OF
hail and snow has ragged here since
early last evening. The Southern
| fast mail passed two hours late. and
the. other trains are considerably de-
laycd. a Baltimore steamer APP
preached within eight miles, but
was compelled 10 return on n, count
of the ice. The country roads are
| blocked bv snow and ice, and COM
munication is very difficult III al di
rcctions. Early winter has not been
characterized by such severe weather
for many years.
Boston, December PA heavy
casterly gale, with light snow, pre-
vailed al day alone the coast, and
continues undated. vt Thirs
Island the velocity Of the wind was
cighty- four miles per hour, As yet,
NO reports of wreck or damage TO
5hippiDg have been received.
NEW YonK, December pa
heaFY show storm started early this
afternoon. and at midnight contin-
uus with undated fury
PIyEgsEv Rcl Va, December q
\ very heavy NOV. c&tending Il far
Uuth q " Weldon and IL far west Il
Lynchburg, prevailed on Saturday
aud yesterday. The flakes, which
we're very large. covered the ground
to the depth Of several inches. The
snow fell briekly here Yesterday
LoHcr BRANCH, y. J., December
81 One Of the severest snow storms
fell ri1ay AZ II o'clock and c1ntin-
ucu 1eYenty-two hours with scarcely
any cessation. The roads all about
/ tho country arc blocked and inpas-
able The snow fell 10 the depth
Of twenty inches, aud drlfted ae
high a. ten feet. 1hc llutf j. blown
away, CARR ing with 1t tbs summer
houses and costly hulEhca,ls. The
hotel aud curt house lad their Por-
ticos blow Ii away by.thc velocity of
the wind, which also demolished
FORTY feet Of the roof Of the pier pa
Wilton. The damage 70 the cottages
1T Monmouth beach e4Ceodb !, i0. o0o.
There l. a wash out on the New Jer-
sew Southern railroad d. the High
londs, but it Is believed travel is
only temporarily suspended.
,OITcINvArI, December "a
dispatch from Toledo TO the COM
mcrcial, dated last night save; The
shooting of Walter a.: Dury AT M
p0leon, Ohio, by treD. Kcbt j.
scott, formerly colonel of the sixty
eighth Ohio infantry. afterwards
governor of South Carolina. oc-
Cured this A. n. Intense excite
ment prevails, and danger of la7peh-
ing is so great, that u company Of
military tonight WAS necessary 10
guard the hotel where Scott Is de-
tained by the sheriff under arrest.
Ldter-The following is an account
of the murder of young Dury by
Ex-Governor Scott of South Caro-
lima: Dury was clerk in Kneeland's
drug store and q celebrated chemist.
He wa: with several young compan-
ions, among them being SCOTS son
who drank too much, and not wish
ing his parents TO see him intoxi-
Gated, accepted the offer by Dury to
share the latter's bed. About eleven
o'clock n gentleman, sent by Mrs.
Scott TO find her son, discovered his
whereabouts, but falling to induce
him TO go home, returned TO
the hotel and reported TO Gen
Scott. The General then went
to the store, called Dury up and asked
for his son. Dury denied that young
Scott was there. The father insisted
on going into the bedroom. Dury
preceded him, and on reaching the
door of the room, turned round aud
refused TO admit Scott. The Gen
eral drew a revolver and fred, as he
claims, accidentally, the ball passing
through Dury's brain, causing in
slant death. Scott got his son and
returned TO the hotel aud reported
the shooting, and was arrested and
taken TO Defiance for safety. The
town is much excited, and talk OF