The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-07

thing of Importance which had net
received attention. Ii was the COM
ing political contest in Virginia. Tho
Senator from Virginia (Mahone) had
terrified the old Democratic regime
of his state. The Democrats of tho
South had appealed TO the Southern
Democrats TO cover the Senator
from Virginia with opprobfium so.
that his followers mt home would
not dare TO support him. He had
made political slavery impossible IN
Virginia Ho had champiOncd the
cause of free elections, and he had
the sympathy of the Republican
party in that good work. All Vir-
ginia would see that the North fra
ternized with all cx-Confedcrates,
who were known by their
acts as well as by their
words, to be in favor Of
an honest ballot and fair count.
The Republican party gave It's vote
for Riddlebarger as an earnest, that
it was not sectional. Whoever was
right was its friend. This, and this
only, was the bargain that IL had TO
offer its southern friends, who would
come out and grow with the natural
growth if Virginia took her
stand ON the platform of an honest
ballot. The solid south was thing
of the past.
Maxey criticized the action of the
Republican caucus, bringing for
ward for sergeant-at-arms gentle
man who had previously filed that
Office. The Senator from Mass,
Dawes) has expressed his submis-
sion TO the will of the majority, and
yet he had taken part In setting
aside the right of a thousand Dem
ocratic majority in Louisiana in
1876. He might answer that ma
jority had been procured by fraud.
He (Maxcy) believed that the people
thought that the majority ,m the
Senate had been procured by crook
ed means. Whether that majority
had been procured fairly or unfairly /,
he knew not. but the American
people did believe that il had been
obtained by methods strange and
unusual, and demanded that they
should be Investigated. The Demo-
cratic party stood here for the pur-
pose of securing TO the American
people the boon of free ballot, a
priceless ballot, and an honestcount,
and TO demand that If there was
suspicion, it should be removed.
Jones of Florida denied ina short
speech the statement made by Ma
hone, that Florida had repudiatcd
its honest debt, after which n dis
cussion arose between Kellogg and
Jones concerning the debt of Louis
lana. "'|-
Kellogg in some of his remarks,
referring 10 the Louisiana Lottery
Company, said that the company was
q creature of the Democratic party,
and but for the money furnished by
the lottery company the Packard
government would be standing to-
day. e'l 'I
AT the conclusion of Kell0gg's re-
marks Jonas corrected one or two
mistakes which he saw his colleague
had fallen into but declined TO an
swer his TRADE. 'ola
Brown then moved 10 gointo ex-
ecutive session, which motion was
lost. poL
Beck offered motion that when
the Senate adjourned to-day, that
il be to meet the first Monday in
December. This motion was also
rejected, but finally at 8 pm. the
Senate, on motion of Dawes, adj
journed till tomorrow. pcoD
ST. PAUL. Mimi. March 31.-A
special from, Bismarck says the
Missouri river was broken there
yesterday and the lower part Of the
city ioverflowed and the great sea
of ice and water extends for five
miles. Three government ware
houses ON the landing were wreck
ed. The river rose ten feet in four
hours and is now thirty feet above
low water mark. The wood-chop-
pers and settlers in the low lands
were all washed out and many were
probably drowned. Mardin, on tho
west side ofthe river, is under three
feet of water. The greatest loss,
aside from the loss of life, will be in
cord wood, thousands of cords hav-
ing been swept away. A dispatch
from Sioux City says there is thirty
feet of water in the channel at
Yankton and part of the city is over
flowed, the inhabitants having fed
TO the hills. The food is the largest
ever known here and the damage Is
immense. The city of Vermillion,
Dakota, is also inundated, being up
to the secAd-story windows of the
houses. The occupants were taken
TO the bluffs in boats and were land
ed in places Of safety.
LONDON, March 31.-A dispatch
from Dublin to the Times announc-
ing that the Land League are trying
to organize local branches in Dub
lin in order 10 bring pressure upon
traders, who have kept aloOf from
| the League, or have given IL no sub
stantial support, says the League
haye. commenced in the old part ol
the city by establishing branch
where there is large population oi
| working and lowest classes. The
capacity of supplying abundant ma
terial for mischief, the resources
in this respect have been often de-
veloped i'll attacks on police and in
riotous and disorderly scenes. The
council branch have sent circulars
TO merchants and traders in the dis
trict who do not sympathize with
the League, but who are largely de.
pendent on the public for labor and
custem, and for immunity from say
ing to their warehouses, workshops,
etc. The merchants and traders do
not know how to deal with the cir
cular. They are unwilling to COM
ply with il, and are afraid TO refuse
There can be very little doubt that
this branch succeeds, others will
be planted until the city is over
come with noxlous growth of
the Leagues system.
| ST. PETERSBURG, March 2.-The
measures announced by Major.
General Beranoff to the temporary
council include the erection OF
barrier on all the roads leading
to st. Petersburg TO enable re-
cord to be kept of all persons travel
ing through the city. The proposal
by one of the Republicans that the
members of the council should per-
sonally assist in the supervision OF
the streets through which the em.
peror may be expected to pass was
enthusiastically received.
LONDON, April 2.-Bnllctins ia
sued at 1910 this morning say that
Lord Beaconsfield had quiet sleep
during the night. Goutin the right
foot is rather more developed
Spasms have been relieved IN the
chest; the symptoms are otherwise
much the same. The above was
/ isauad after n long consultation