The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-05-26
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| GEoRGETowN, May 2I.-The two
men that borrowed The horses of
Messrs. Stilen & Mars, al mid
night, Friday night, week ago.
have been captured AM safely
lodged in jail nj ibis place. Onr
active sheriff deserves ihs entire
credit for their arrest. t-. .u.t .l
THE Lawrence boys, CHARGED with
The mnrdrrof . man in the lower
part OF this county, laL week. have
been safely lodged in Jail here. 30
The work On the three fwo stnr(
stone buildings in course Of erection
on the public square, has sndd,nly
come TO Il stand sill. Gaul,e.-con-
tractor taking work too cheap, and
getting on the outside Of Two much
bad whisky. ~. ...5afr.. .
The friends of Il certain voun9
lady and gentleman, desiring to have
a little fun at the expense Of some
one else, started report that there
would be wedding in town one
night last week. The names of the
parties were whispered around, and
in a short time, by the aid of a
friendly telegraph wire, the news
reached the ears of a certain pro-
fessional gentleman (on the shady
side of forty winters), who claims
first mortgage, without considera-
ton. He lost no time in drawing
his line, and almost with the rapid
ity of lightning, appeared OH the
scene of action, and at once. pro,
ceeded TO search for his adorable,
He had not gone far before friend
was found who Informed him it was
only hoax. AS to how he felt can
better be imagined than described.
WASHINGTON, May 18.-Robert-
| son was confirmed without a roll
call. Merritt was also confirmed.
Badeau was withdrawn.
The Senate to-day confirmed. the
following Southern nominations.
Alex. .BOorman United StatesDistrict
Judge for the western district OF
Louisiana; Mary ii. Long, pCstmisl
tress at Charlottesville. Virginia.
WASHINGTON, May 18.-When the
nomination OF Edwin A. Merritt, to
be COnsul-General. at London, was
called up from the table in executive
session this afternoon, il was in
stantly confirmed, without debate,
and without any manifestation Of
dissension. ,tls
The nomination of Wm. II.
Robertson, to be Collector of Gus!
toms at New York, was then called
up, and confirmed in precisely the
same manner, without dissenting
vote or word of discussion.
ALBANY, May 18.-The aduninisl
tration members Of the LEGISLATURE
are unit in their determination 10
vote for no man for Senator, who IS
not known 10 be in cordial sympathy
with the administration, and they'll
will under no circumstances vote for
any man who has antagonized Gem
eral Garfield, or has avewed his pur-
pose 10 10 So. ..sl..tf .t II
Thirty-fiye members Of the as-
sembly. including Speaker Sharp,
met last night in the room of the Re-
publican general committee. The
utmost secrcsy was maintained as
10 The proceedings. The 1880 Re-
publican committee adopted reso-
lmtioms endorsing the action of Pres
ident Garfield on the Robertson
nomination. 3.4 s..a .f
New YORK, May 18.--An Ereninq
Post Albany special says of mat /
tiers in the Legislature: "Two
papers are in circulation To-day for
signatures. The first paper, in gen.
eral terms, agrees 10 stand by West.
The second commits The sig1ers not
10 vote Tor Conkling and Plat. or
any other candidate who will act in
to- the President. The
papers are now receiving signatures.
IL is asserted thai they will receive
about fifty names this afternoon.
Petitions. letters and dispatches by
the carload are coming in protesting II
against thesre-eIection OF the ex- Ii
New YORK, MAY 12.-Wben the
news of Judge Robertson's confirm
alton by the Senate as Collector oflt
the port Ot New Yorkwas received
in New York this afternoon, mem
bers Ofthe Republican Central Climb,
of which Sheridan Shook is presi- IL
ient, fired n salute of one hundred
gtTs IN Cifv Hall Park.
ALBAcSH.i N. ~. Alay lS.-Papers
lre beng, circulated IN the assembly Z
Iustaining President Garfield, and !
mother denounciDg Conkling and
Platt. Only twcnty-seven names 7
ire necessary to defeat the election
IF Conklipg and 1Platf, and, it is q
aid, oyer forty have already been
s..-.s.4t
EorDoS, May 1SAA Berlin dis 8
,atch says large numbers of Social &
SITS will shortly be expelled from 4
Germany, including, probably, three b
eading members of the Reichsfag.l
The Marquis of L.Orne, il Is said, B
viii resign the Governor General i
hip Of Canada He is not in sympa- ,
by with the Gladstone adminisfra- Z
ion. shaab ' AZ Lssr t7 - III. :. ;. .
The Madrid correspondent of the 1
Daily Neaos says: "There is some
citation here looking to the inter- c
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