The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-09
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SAN ANTONIO, June 6.-Hugo
Beck, son of the lamented Capt.
j. II. Beck, one of the oldest Ameri-
can citizens of this city, committed
suicide yesterday at the Alameda
House with laudanum. He leaves a
wife and a two-year-old child. The
former is almost frantic with grief.
Intemperance and failing health
were the cause. Many warm friends
of the family and several brothers
regret his tragic end.
A letter from Oakville brings in
formation that Saturday morning
the body of a man was found on
the banks of the Weedy, twelve
miles north of Oakville. His throat
had been cut from ear to ear, and it
was thought he had been dead two
days. There were no particulars as
to names or by whose hands he had
met his death.
San Pedro Springs are to be
stocked with carp fish by the Uni
ted States Fish Commissioner.
A dreadful occurrence happened
yesterday. The supply of beer ran
out. None to be had from whole
salers.
w. F. Walker, young man, was
! to-day adjudged insane by jury.
Spiritualism was the principal cause.
ST. LOUIS, June 6.-The grea
Turner's festival was formally
opened at the fair grounds here
yesterday, with an elaborate pro-
gramme of gymnastic exercises.
About 1000 Turner's were present,
representing 100 Turnveriens in diff
ferent parts of the country. About
10000 persons were on the grounds
during the day, and there were
several gatherings at all the Turn
verien halls in the city.
WATERTOWN, June 6.-There was
q very heavy frost in this territory
last night, and considerable damage
to crops.
CHICAGO, June 6.-In the celebra-
ted counterfeit bond case, the jury
last night brought in a sealed ver-
dict, after twenty-four hours DELHI
Grafton. The Times has learned the
verdict finds Jas. b. Doyle guilty,
and that it was agreed on only after
fifteen ballots, during which the jury
stood eleven for and one against
conviction. After it became known
that the verdict had been found,
| Doyle, who was at liberty on a
$1,000 bond, was arrested on a
bench warrant and lodged in Jail,
lest he hear of The character of the
verdict, and should abscond before
Monday morning.
FORTRESS MONROE, June 6 --Presi-
dent Garfield and party came ashore
at 9 o'clock this morning and passed
into the Fort, where they witnessed
the mounting of the guard and in
spection of troops Of the garrison
At 2 O'clock they took a carriage
and, accompanied by Gen. Getty
drove to the Soldiers Home, neal
Hampton, and inspected that. A
salute was fired by Gov. Woodfin, in
honor of the visit from the party
The party then proceeded TO the
Hampton normal school and were
shown through the buildings and
grounds by Gen, Armstrong. The
national cemetery located within the
grounds was visited. At 5 O'clock
P. M. the Dispatch got under way
and after sailing around the fleei
proceeded to Washington.
CHATTANOOGA, June Gan or
ganization of eX-Confederate sol
diers has been effected here, will
Col. j. b. Cook, president; Hon ID
M. Key and Capt. j. A. Caldwell
vice-presidents; and Maj. G. G. Con
ner, secretary. Every ex-Confeder-
ate soldier in the vicinity ap
preached on the subject has become
member of the organization, thu
purpose of which is to tender: a re
ception to the Army of the Cumber
land, which has a reunion in thi
: city next September. 1t will be thu
first time the society has met in tn,
South. 1t is the programme OF tn
ex-Confederate soldiers to hav
present ON this occasion the mos
prominent of living Confederate
generals and several thousand Con
federate soldiers, representing
: every state in the late rebellion
I Citizen-soldiers of the South are t.
be invited, and many regiments viii
be here. A formal reception vii
take place, either ON the battle
field of Chattanooga, or at the ma
E tional cemetery in this city. Thi
e action of ex-COnfederate soldier
: has caused much enthusiasm here
and the plans will be successful
D carried out ..
Il LONDON. June 6.-War Hawk, Nj
{ Palmer, who has been arrested a
= ConstaniinOple on suspicion O
being the chief conspiratOr in plo
: writes to the Times that he warne,
8 the Grand Vizier IN 1868 that pic
existed to assassinate the Splta,
b and that some persons priv TO tn
j plot are now under arrest. "Wa
Hawk" was then requested for hi
e own safety to quit COnstantinopl,
f which he did, but returned in 1877
q "War Hawk" states that his objeC
a in writing to the Times is this
fl for some days past every sol
= Of inducements have been O.
e fered and threats made TO procur
his silence on the affair of 1856
There are in London, he says, abuI
n dant papers which will throw ever
light on the subject. "War Hawks
: letter is dated Constantinople, Ma
n 9th. The Times correspondent o
s Constantinople says one of Palmer
e reasons for returning to Turkey wa
to have the affair of 1868 ofticiall
n examined. . A few hours after tn
publication OF the letter written b
I Palmer to a local paper on the da
/ before his arrest, which wa
e similar to the letter to III
e Times, Mr.. Palmer was arrested
t LONDON, June 6.-The Daily Men
[ says the troops ia ireland will, b
the end of this week, consist OF 80
600 men, seven regiments OF cav
airy, eleven batteries of artiller
and twenty-fOur battallions of in
! fantry.
) LONDON, June Ga Berlin CORES
pOndent OF the Times says: "a Rus