The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-10

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CHICAGO, March 7.-Trains are
still weatherbound in nearly every
! place. Even the milk trains from
the neighboring dairirs are stopped.
There is no little trouble in conse-
quence at the hotels, private houses
and restaurants. Snow plows are
running i'll every directign. Large
gangs of shovelers are busy aiding
them in the city. Snow is still so
filed up that people walking on one
side of the street can't sec those on
the other. The snow is, however,
slowly melting.
New YORK CITY, March T.
A detachment of the Seventy
first Regiment, which attended
the Mardi Gras festival at New Or
leans, arrived at the Liberty street
ferry at 11:S0 this morning. They
were expected at 10 o'clock, but ow-
ing to some delay did not arrive on
time. They were met at the foot OF
Liberty street by the Veteran Asso-
citation of the Seventy-first Regi-
ment and large crowd of people.
And the Fifth Regiment of New
York and staff and q band of the
Fifth Regiment of Boston met and
escorted them to their armory. They
presented very creditable appear
ance IL their march up Broadway.
and were cheered all along the
route. The Fifth Regiment, OF
Boston will leave for their homes al
11:S0 tonight.
WASHINGTON, March THE
nomination of ex-Secretary- of the
Navy, Nathan Gofr, Jr to be United
States District Attorney, for the dis
trict of West Virginia, was sent TO
the Senate to-day, but failed TO reach
there before the adjournment. Ii
will go in tomorrow.
LONDON, March 7.--Romc dis
patches state that 800 houses have
fallen at Casamaccola. The earth
quake opened assures in the street
fifty centimeters wide. Many fled
from the town and camped in the
fields. The government is sending
relief.
NAPLES, March IA dispatch
| says forty corpses have been recov-
cred, and sixty-seven wounded sent
to the hospitals.
LONDON, March IA dispatch
fromCandahar says the preparations
for evacuation Of that place by the
British are proceeding.
a dispatch from Calcutta says
Abdurrman Kahn is making pre-
partitions which seem to indicate his
intention TO try to occupy Canada
har when the British have left. The
departure of the British will proba-
bly, be the signal for a sanguinary
struggle between Ayoob Kahn and
Amecr Abdurrhman Kahn.
In the House of Commons to-day
Mr.. Edward Stanhope, formerly
under-secretary for India, gave
notice of n resolution, condemning
the withdrawal of British troops
from Southern Afghanistan in the
present critical state of affairs. This
is not conducive TO the true interests
of India.
Sir Stafford NoHheote will to-
morrow ask what day will be con-
venient for rebut. This action will
amount to moving u formal state
of censurc by opposition to the gov
ernmenps Afghanistan policy.
LONDON, March lit has been
showing steadily in Scotland for
seventy hours, and traffic is block
AIDED. Many ship wrecks are re-
ported on the coast.
LONDON, March THE snow
storm in Scotland has now abated
but it will be some days before rail-
road communication will be restor-
I'D. About nineteen'vessels haveibeen
lost on the Aberdeen Shire coast
and about one hundred persons
drowned. The ship Berhyding from
Calcutta to Dundee was wrecked
near Aberdeen and thirty persons
drowned. Two or three small YES
sells was lost with all hands on the
coast of Northumberland.
BoGoTA, Z. S. OF COLUMBIA, Jam
uary 8.-Thc executive Of the
United States of Columbia has eX-
ecuted contract with the Central
and South American Cable Com
pany for n cable north and south of
the Isthmus of PanaTa, to connect
with the United States and Europe
via Central America and Mexico.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 8.
SENATE - The Senate convened
at IL NJ. Vice President Arthur in
the chair.
The galleries were we'll filed with
spectators.
A large number Of the House oc-
cupied seats upon the floor of the
Senate. Impression having been
gained that the Democrats wanted
moro to organize committees.
n communication was laid be-
fore the Senate from ex-Senators
lakewood of Iowa and Blaine OF
Maine, announcing that they for
wardcd TO the Governors of their
respective states their designations
as members of the Senate.
On motion of. Senator Hoar of
Massachusetts the communications
was ordered 10 be placed on the
the files.
AT 1920 p. II. a message from the
President was announced and upon
motion of Senator Bayard OF Della
ware the Senate went into eXecu-
tive. When the doors were opened
the Senate at 1910 adjourned till TO-
morrow.
WASHINGTON, March s. The
President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate to-day: Ma
tlaniel Goff, Jr., TO be United States
attorney for West Virginia; Lewis
Richmond of Rhode Island, to be
consul general at Rome; United
States Consul j. l.. Frisbie Of
Michigan; at Rheims; p. NJ. Elder Of
Nevada, at Guayaquil; Albert
Rhodes District OF Columbia, at
Rouen; Edward Bookers of Illinois,
at Para; Emilis Constode, at Laurie
on; d ohm A. HoldermaM of Kansas,
at Bargpok; Abbott J.. Dorm, at
Allipl, India; John r. Jean of New
Jersey, at Nueva Leon. The Senate
in executive session confirmed the
nominations of Golf, Richmond and
Frisbic, and left the others on the
table.
WAsHINGToN, March S.-General
and Mrs. Grant arrived here yester-
day, and called at the Executive
Mansion to-day and will breakfast
with President and Mrs. Garfield TO-
morrow.
Secretary Hurt and Kirkwood as
sumcd the duties of their respective
offices at the Navy and Internal De.
partments to-day. Attorncy-Ge en-
cral McVeagh and Secretary of War
Lincoln are settling up their private
business preparatory 10 taking their
new places.
Secretary Blaine and Window.
and Post sinr-G nneral Inmns ,rnrn