The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-14
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ST.. LOUIS, July 11.-Persons just
arrived from Chihuahua, think that
if Pugh, who was captured on the
Sd, is in the hands of Victoria's In
dams, he is being held as hostage.
1t is also thought that the Mexicans
would exchange some Indian chill
dren they hold for Mr.. Pugh, but it
is doubtful whether they would give
up adult prisoners.
SAN Francisco, July ia dis
patch from FL Paso, Mexico, says
"the body of J.. X. Pugh, son of eX-
Senator Pugh, has been found by a
scout of the Mexican troops at Car
ejol, Chihuhua, horribly mutilated. |
He was tortured to death in a terri |
BILE manner, and after death three |
shots were fired into his body"
CINCINNATI, July 1.-THE Ken
lucky Central railway yesterday
changed its gauge of track of road
from southern gauge to standard
gauge.
LOUISVILLE, ny, July 11.-David
Sternsberger's dry goods store was
damaged by fire and water yester-
day. Loss, $4,000; insured for
$780, 900. u..' .st
ST. LOUIS, July 1l.-According to
reports by signal service observer,
Yesterday was the hottest day in st.
Louis of which any record exists.
| AT A. NJ, the mercury marked 80 . /;
at 2 p. M, 1929 ;at 6P. NJ, $40.
CINCINNATI. July 1.-THE United
STATES service thermometer here
| - 100 and 1AE Of Q.IE Al
yesterday. Ordinary thermometers
registered from TO 8 degrees
higher, in the shade. The heat was
\ the greatest on record here. The
coroner was called to attend thir-
teen deaths. all from congestion OF
the brain, supposed to have been
superinduced by the excessive heat
There were twelve sunstrokes
though no fatal cases were reported
M TO midnight. In Covington
Kentucky, six cases of sunstrok(
veste. -aay, four of them fatal.
P1rrseURG, July 11.-Rev. b
Kerfoot, bishop of Pittsburg do
cese of the Episcopal Church, dice
Yesterday at ,Meyersdale, Somerse
county, PennsyI yania, after a pro
longed illness, the result OF compll
cation of diseases. g.. .. at+
COLUMBUS, o., July 11.-Goyer
nor Foster has sent the foilown:
telegram to the govern ors OF In
states and territories:
,."Governor's Office, Columbus
Ohio, June 10.-To Harris VI
Plaisted, governor of Maine: IN
present indications strongly en-
courage the hope that the prHsi
dent will recover from the effects q
the horrible attempt on his life. L
f must occur to all that it would b'
most fitting for the governors o
the several states and territories Il
issue proclamation setting apart |
day to be generally agreed upon TO
thanksgiving and praise to Almighty
God for the blessed deliverance o
our president. and for this grea
evidence Of His goodness to this ma
ton. If this suggestion meets you
appreciation, permit me to name til
3 governors of New York, PennsYl
! Vania, Kentucky, Maryland ant
Ohio as a committee to fix upon
day to be observed. Please reply.
CHARLES FOSTER"
5 HOUSTON, July 1.-THE first bal
s of cotton of the season Of 1881, rails
e ed by Mrs. N. Hansmann, Dewitt
county, Texas, consigned 10 Il. W
, House, arrived Saturday and sold a
: exchange to-day for 1925 to A. Han
ris 81 Bro, and was consigned b
4 them to Lehman Bros New York
CHICAGO, July 11.-Eighty-thre
I burial permits were issued yestcI
day, the largest number in the his
> tory of the city for one day
Temperature this evening was niue
;. lower, and the death rate wi
8 probably decrease materially if th
cool weather continues.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Pau MAJ
I'd Gazette. in a leading article heade.
"the nearDess of a financial crisis j
l the United States" argues that tn
, credibility OF khe New York none
market depends on its power I
D continue drawing gold from Eu
s. rope. Excess OF exports over i'm
ports is not necessarily sign c
wealth. The nation that always CT
ports more goods Than it imports
nearly always the debtor nation
and the excess of exports
needed to pay its debts. Whethe
| the process of expansion by drair
age from Europe, which, within th
past two years hes added f65,OOO
900 to the circulatIon of the Union,
, to go on, depends on the ability
; America to control with its product
the markets of Europe. The art
Gle concludes as follows: I'VE thin
. the position of the United States
not anything like SO secure as man
sanguine Americans assume. The
are Just in circumstances where
financial crisis might develop wit
extraordinary rapidly. Some loo
for such crisis in the coming autumn
but we are by no means certain it Wi
develop itself then. Should matter
come 10 the worst with their trad
: the credit bubble may go on swel
7 ling for months beyond the tim
, when cautious men look for trouble
Holders of United States securities
however, must lay their account TO
serious financial difficulties mucl
sooner than contemplation of tn
wonderful progress of the pas
three years might lead them to ex
, pect."
i CHICAGO, July ia dispatch
, dated City of Mexico, July 10th
says: Dispatches received from
Oaxaca announce the falling OF ;
I. church roof in San Mateo, killing
!, over fifty persons. The church wa
) being rebuilt and at 5 o'clock OF
Tuesday morning a workman fcl
, from the roof. All the others
rushed TO get off at the same Instant
causing the roof to fall. The wor
shippers, mostly women, were in
stantly killed. Twenty of the work.
men on the roof were also killed
and others fatally wounded. ThC
accident took place an hour pre-.
viOus to service, and there were not
over thirty persons in the church
These are reported all killed.
1 PARIS, July 11.-La Justice, which
opposed the Tunision expedition
now protests against TdpOlian, buI
admits that France having, in VIC.
lation of her promises, taken Tunis,
is logically bound to take Tupoli
and Egypt. "'
LONDON, July ia Vienna dis
patch says: "Although elections
OH the whole are favorable TO Prince
Alexander, agitation in Bulgaria is
very great and is. increasing Con-
siderable numbers of the opposition
have been elected TO the national as