The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-20

hundred thousand dollars: they have
paid in forty thousand dollars.
AUGUSTA, ME-, January 14.-In
7 the legislature to-day the election
I of United States senator that was
I ordered for Tuesday met az l2
isoclock, but both heHees adjoureed
10 Tuesday at IL O'Clock.
/ NEW ORLEANS, January IT.
Capt. Geo. L. Morton. Superintend-
ent and Inspector of ftheTcnth Steam
boat Inspection District. comprising
| the Gulf States and the Lower Mis-
sissippi valley, reports for the year
! ending December Slst, that out of
two and quarter million passen-
| gers carried on steamboats,, there
4 has not been single life lost.
! Capt. Morton leaves for Washing
! son tomorrow 10 attend ilsu Con-
vention of Supervising Inspectors.
| NEW 1oRK. January H. Res. ID.
Ward Cowley, convicted of cruelty
to little children in Shepard's Fold,
OF which he was manager, and who,
in February 2S. 1880, was convicted
ofill treating Louis Victor and SEN
Etenced to the p'nitentiary for one
year,was released on Monday owing
/ ~ a. VI bAo
| MACHINES. Me. january Ii. w.
Longmore, aged nine years, was ves--
! terday found guilty OF manslan"hter
in causing the death of Freeman
| Wright, eight years of age. at Penn
broke, Maine, October s, last. He
was this morning sentenced 10 the
state reform school, during his
minority. Lougmore first shot his
/ Nrfa I'M, -
act of digging his grave; while
doing so, Wright showed signs of
life, when Longmore strHt'k-him on 3
Ethe head several times. with the
/ spade which he was using.
| CHICAGO, January i4.--sf sudden.a
and remarkable change in the temp
.erature has occurred at 10 A. NJ. yes
.terday. The thermometer registered
3So above and at midnight il
marked So below zero, with the
fmercury falling about 3 . an hour.
I ST. PAUL, Mimi, January IT,
The joint republican caucus nomi-
mated Senator Mcmillan last night.
/ fbr re-eleetion to the United States
Senate - = =. - 80
I New YoIuS, .Iannry c~Ilx the
hdTectiop Of the executive ,conimit-
ktFc. OF the Naifonal- Guard a AsdEia4
tf6n OF The United Statrs. tftr consAi
fVcntion of tile lssocfatioh SalFellsA
kto meet at Mercantile EfBNIyss
! philadelphia, has been aijourntd To-
|, 7tlfof March, az 10 O'clock. Ateadl8f
place. This adjournment has -beell 4
made ut the request of memherr
from. the South aud West as Wen rs
New York and PcnnsSivanias 10
permit those attending the larcsi~i
dents inaugural, Ia bethere. xllp,
NEW York, January IA COM
mittee appointed by Worlds Fair
Commission called npon Gen.
Grant to-day and tendered him
the offer of president oi ihe Worlds
Fair 60 be held here in 1855. Gen.
Grant accepted the position. kni
said that owing 10 prior engage.
ments lac would not hc able
To give personal attention 10 its
duties at present. AZ tha fncciiifg
of the Worlds llir execuiirc COM
mittce il was resolved 10 scnel
circulars to each Stale in regard TO
tho work of the committee and its
organization. and The secretary
was instructed Ia draft suitable
circular and report at the
future meetings. The election for
prominent officers OF the exerutive
committee resulted as follows
Chairman. IL. G.. Stcbbins; vice
chairman, w A. Cole. and
secrctatary, Thomas McGrafhs
Messrs. Geo. a. Crawford, Algemon
Sullivan and Thos McGrath were
appointed . committee ON bylaws
and the matter of future organiZa-5
lion ofa committee was referred 90 s
Them. A committee was also ap-
pointed ON national legislationusi
WAsHINGTOK, January l5.-IlousE
The Speaker proceeded 20 call
the committees for reports.
Geddcs of Ohio. chairman Of the
Committee on library repefied n
bill authorizing inc construction Of
abuilding for the accommodation
of The Congressional record. Re-
fcrred to The committee Of the
whole. 'f2 @t 8'f4
a chli of the committees having
been concluded lhe House at 12:to.
p. n > went into a fomWitiee of the
whole.
Covert of New York in The chhif.
ON the funding bill all the dehate
onth fist section and amendments
thereto being limited 10 ten
minutes.
The pending amendment was that
offered on Thursday by Anderson
| of Kansas bin ,ift.
Price Of Iowa. inquired Of Ander-
son what he expected 10 accomplish
| bX his amendment. which provided
for retirement Of National banks
and for the issue of currency notes.
Anderson replied fhat by issuing
CURRENCY notes when National bank
notes should have been retired the
country would gain this, slinf the
| United States would be tile anly
power having anything so dowith
| The money Of the country.
Frye OF Maine, gave notice ofa
! substitute which he proposed 10
offer for first action, providing for
| the issue of bonds and trcasllryHotcs
10 the amount OF $620000.Co0, bear-
ing - per cent interest or redeen-
able after - years.
AndersOn's amendment was then
reiected-16 To IS.
The next amendment was that of
fercd by Mr.. Dibrell, Of Tennessee,
imposing the income tax. The reYe-
nue. of which shall he exclusively
! used for the payment Of bondsand
notes herein authorized 10 be Issued.
The tax is fixed at 3 per cent. on all
net income Of over $500 and under
$1,000; and ai per cent. of all net
incomes of 5000 and over.
Wood of New York. and Frye Of
Maiuc. raised The point OF oI1isr
that The amenlmeni wGs mol ger-
main. and was n0 substaniialIy
similar TO bills pending before the
House.
The chair sustained the point OF
order. and the amendment was moi
admitted.
NRw YORK, January l5-At Z A. n.
W ashipgion time, fhe thermometers gave
The following iDaic9lions II The plaf Is
named Glow: finccnBes. 20 degTees
above zero. fall of 6ieprces: Bariing
IN. Iowa below, fall Of 40; Dulniii,
3 below. a fali Of -, 81 Paul, 2 shave
a rise Of %. Ke0lnk. II above, Q rise of
p; LaCrosse, : aiioge, a rise 81 "a;
Madison. 10 above. = fisc Of %; Omaha,
IN above, rise II -; ST. Lefis. Il
above. a rise Of "a; Chicago, u aboye,.a
-, %. n.f,1ff a dafave "A ri.f. ~ lfl.