The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-17

the vessel was Abandoned at sea,
and the crew ar low at F0rnan-
dina. Florida, an noed assistance.
NEW ORLEANS. .farch l0.-The
crew OF G lie B.. orted 20 be on
the bayou Barthc- new yesterday,
saved themselyes oy swimming
ashore. The col0-aa cook after be-
ing rescue 4 dice the vessel aud
cargo of 500 b. of cotton is
total loss, which valued at $780,
900; insurance 81 20.
The United es marine hos
pital, an iror ailding, which
twenty years ago cost the
government a lG, million collars,
was sold at pub g auction to-o NJ for
twenty-Six tho nd. The sale is
subject 10 theap, foval Of the sccre-
tary of The treasury.
The New Orleans Sanitary Asso-
ciatior. aided b. the city authori-
ties, have renewed their labors. un-
der tie direction of distinguished
sanitary scientists, and wiz do
everything in their power 10 keep
the city in good sanitary conoition
during the summer.
LONDON. March l0.-In the House
of Commons to-day, Mr.. Glads one,
in the course of his reply to n
question, stated that the govern
ment had assentod to the prolonga-
tion OF the armistice with the Boer9.
The announcement was received
with cheers.
In the House of Commons this al
ternoon. Lord Harrington, Secre-
tary Of state for India. In replying TO
n a. ostion, snys orders for the with
drawal of the British troops from
Cane ahar have already been given.
CoPENHAoEN, March l0.-Queen
Caroline, widow of King Christian
VIII, is dead.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-THE
Spring meeting of tho New Louis
lana Jockey Club will commence on
Tuesday, April 10Th. The club pro-
poses 10 run some of the races at
night by electric light, and have ac-
cordingly ordered forty lighting
machines.
The motion for n new trial IN tho
case Of Marie Alphouse, Edward
Neville alias Perique ard Charles
| Farrar, convicted February I'D for
tie murder of Robert Burton, col
orcd, IL July last, was ovorruled
and Farrar and Neville sentenced 10
hard labor for life. and Mario AL
phonsc convicted CT manslaughtcr,
but being earnestly recommended 10
! the mercy Of the court, sh0 was SEN
fenced 10 five years hard labor and
a fine $40.
j. w. Potter and d. J. Muller, ex-
police officers, were convicted OF
stealing silver watch, juno 18th,
last, from the dead body of Pat
Lougherin in their charge, wore
sentenced 70 one year at hard labor.
MEMPHIS. March l2.-Samuel 3.
Gale, Secretary and Superintendent
of the Memphis Cotton Exchange,
died to-day q pneumonia. The de-
ceased was years SO old, and has
been prominent merchant In this
city for the past thirty.eight years.
WAKEFIELD, MASS, March H.
This morning Il fire broke out in
what is known as the "new chair
room" of the Wakefield Rattan
Works, anG soon spread to the large
four story bul ding known as the
"basket and chair room" (which were
quickly destroy ID. The flames then
attacked a largo four story building
75 feet wide al , 300 feet long, occu-
pied as a weay .ng room IN the first
story with the chair rooms overhead,
and this buildil was soon in ruins.
Help has arrived from Stoneham
and Reading, aud strong efforts arc
being made to check the flames. II
is impossible &c estimate tho loss,
but it viii probl bly, reach hall mill
lion dollars O. perhaps more.
Nearly one thousand employees
will be thrown out of work.
After the destruction of the four
story building, The flames ig-
nited the thres story houses TO
the right of the b iiding, and also a
small dwelling. Another store
house and small totIse, IN the same
area, soen took lg-, and the wind,
which was blowing gale, famed
the flames so t-aI nine buildings
were ons mas Of flames, and
the sparks caugr IN the crpola of
brick building 5ed as a uia chino
and carpenter &c ,, and the cupola
being 161 teet gh, the streams
from the hydro failed to reach
the fire and The Hiding was soon
gutted. Loss, 10000. : Ins u: ance,
$S34,0O0
PoRI s1IoUTl., a, March IA
respectable citlzel of Camden coun-
ty, North Care ina, writes under
date OF March lst Il was riding
along the roac q ais morning cn my
way 10 my hoa ., when my attention
was attracted by heavy groans pro-
ceeding parently from a pile Of
leaves in the woods about ten feet
from the road, and on going to as
certain where the groans came
from, / found man nearly
dead. He was apparently between
thirty and fhirty-fve years OLD. He
lived for three hours after I oiscov-
cred him. He. told me he was at
tackled, BIZ three men, w no were
hired by young lady and a mulatto
man 10 murder him. Since ais death
have learned that his name was d
Sykes, and that he hailed from Eliz.
abeth City, North Carolina. Three
LETT ers from different young ladies'
were found on his person. One was
from Miss Jennie Medill, of Phila-
deluhia, and the other two from Miss
Katie paylor and Miss Emma Tay-
lor, OF Portsmouth. He WAS badly
mangIed, but seems TO have fought
bravely for life. When found, he
had cIU tched in his hand knife, the
blade Of which was eight or nine
inches long,
ATLANTA, GA, March IA book
of subscription to the capital stock
Of the international Cotton Exposi-
| ton was opened here to-day. The
full quota allotted to Atl inta was
promptly subscribed By our leading
citizens, bankers and business men.
Liberal subscriptions have also been
telegra phed from few Of the lead
ing lines of railways. The amount
| asked from Atlanta 10 now made up,
and if baltimore, PbiladelIhia, New
York md Boston respond as cx-
pected, the exposition will be one Of
the grandest displays OF Southern
| textile products and Northern ma
chinery Tor manllfe cturil g ever held
in America.
New YORK, March l2.-Harry
Grenet, one of the convicted Tweed
ring thieves, was sentenced to-
day by Judge Dare in the oyer Su-
preme Court, TO the peniientiary
for eight months, and to pay fine
of 1864, aDd TO stand committed till
the fine is paid.
New YoH2, March l2.-1he secret
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