The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-03-24
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iltn lOG lllt lpE1l anu DulllD-
The Vice President laid before
the Senate Il communication from
the Governor of Wisconsin. trans
hitting Joint resolu ion of that
State relative to the death of M. III.
Carpenter. The resolution was then
read and laid upon the table.
At IL A. NJ, the Senate, on motion
of Burnside of Rhode Island, went
into executive session, and when the
doors were reOpened, at 12:45, the
Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 2i.-
The Senate in executive session to-
Cay confirmed, among others, the
following nominations Levi p.
Morton, of New York, TO be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary TO France, vice r. F. Moves,
resigned; ;. Dana Horton, Secre-
tary to the United States commits
sioners i'm the International none
tary conference.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-The
Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations this morning agreed TO re-
port iiavorably on the nomination of
Levi Z. Morton as Minister to
France. s
CHICAGO, March 21.-During the
Storm Yesterday the velocity of
wind was from thirty TO thirty-two
miles per hour. Early in the even
| ing the keeper of the crib telephon-
cd that a field OF ice was approach
ing from the east. and asked that
the crib boat, o. Il. Grcen, be sent
TO assist in keeping The crib clean.
The tug was accordingly manned
and sent out. Later in the forenoon
the keeper inquired why the tug
had not been sent out, and upon be-
J ing informed that she had started
/ he was convinced that she had been
caught in the ice and born down the
lake. Another tug was fitted out
for the crib but could get no farther
than the mouth of the river. Moth
ing had.been heard of the O. B.Green
up to midnight. She had crew OF
seven on board and they were en-
tirely out Of provision.
| CHICAGO, March 2I.-The tue
O. Il. Greene, reported III the
ice field, was sighted yesterday after
noon about four miles off the shore
All attempts to rescue her by other
tugs had TO be abandoned. A man
named Bilkhauser started toward
her over the ice. dragging a smnlI
boat which.had four DAYS provisions
He was making fair progress, but
just before nightfalI, a snow storm
came up and he WAS lost sight of
| 4. Ia.
six hours without food.
Ldte,.-The tug boat, 0. u. G'cenc
which was caught and imprisoned
in the ice field daring The storm o
Saturday while attempting 10 make
the trip, arrived there safely at noon
to-day. Bilkhauscr, the man who
started Yesterday morning over the
ice for the Greene with supply o
provisions, and who was lost sight o
IN the storm. after difficult and peril
Ous struggles, reached the boun(
tug and found the crew safe, but suf
foring from their fast of over thirty
six hours.
! New ORLEANS, March 21.-Isadol
Levi. Of the firm of Isador Levi 4
Co, crock cry dealers, whose estab
lishment was recently destroyed by
fire, Mathew MAY his clerk and Pat
rick Stevenson his packer, were ar
rested by Detectives IIennessy anC
Caster, on warrant from the re
corder's court, charged with arson
ia setting fire to the store, No. q
Magazine street, on January LIST
The grand jury have been investi
| ia
will probably report tomorrow.
| CINCINNATI, March 2l.-The Gin
cinnati Brush Electric Light Com
pany opened their books here thi
morning. OF all the capital stock
$4,000 has been taken.
mobile. March PA man name,
II. Williams from St. Stephens
| Washington county, came here t.
prosecute the search for his wife
Lizzie Williams and six children
who have disappeared. They LET
Meridian, Mississippi, for San Fran
cisco on December 18th, and nothin,
has been heard Of them since.
MoNTGOM March 2l.-Th
Alabama river is at present highe
than ever before known. No damag
TO railroads is yet reported.
MONTGOMERY. ALA, March 21'-
The span of bridge at Tensas river
on the Mobile and MOntgOmer
railway which was washed out Fri
day has been replaced to-day an,
the trains are moving without trans
fer.
AUGUSTA, March 21.-The Contra
railway proposed 10 lease the GeoT
gia railway and its branches for
years, guaranteeing 3 per cent. pc
annum to stockholders. 1t Is ru
morcd flat ihu Louisville q Nash
Fl Vile Company and the RiclImont
and Danville combination have mad
similar propositions. Prominent oil
ficers and large stockholders of th
Georgia favor the lease TO the Gen
trail railway. Sales of stock wer
made to-day at 1921 per share.
KNOXVILLE, March 2I.-AdvcI
tisements for bonds tor the compile
ton of the railroad 10 conneC
Knoxville with the Louisville 4
Nashville company will be publishc
tomorrow; also soliciting bond
for connecting the East Tennessee
a. Virginia. Il Georgia railWa
with the North Carolina system.
LONDON, March 21.-A dispatc
from Conslantinoplc to the Tim,
says at the conference on tIl
Greek question Oh Saturday last tn
, Turkish delegates submitted til
new proposal which had been sus
gested by the Ambassador by whic
the Turks made additional commits
sions in the Thersdy and cede TIA
) Crete interests OF Epirus. This
: probably the extreme limit tina
r Turkey will cede to Greece. Pro
= badly the Ambas have refer
: red the proposal to the respectiv
US a favorable proposition whicl
Greece might be fairly urged to az
cept.
PARIS, March 21.-A Paris di:
, patch to the Times says: Roche
porte virtually admits his Nihilist
kilograms purporting to have com
/ from Geneva, were concerted i
| Paris,
: LONDON, March 21.-The Hous
of Commons this evening Lord Hari
/ ington made statement TO tn
effect that Ameer Abul Khan ha
agreed to, take over Candahar,' an
, that troops from Cabul are expecte
there early in april. The BIRTHS
are fully prepared, and that severa
Candahar soldiers have already writ
J ten to Amer, offering allegiance t
him.
i LONDON, March 21.-Dispatche