The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-28
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.


executive committee of the western
section OF the Ecumenical Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
to meet in London, in September
next, had session here yesterday,
with four members present, namely:
Bishop Simpson, Rev. A. G. George,
Bishop McTyrc and Rev. ID. Il.
Byers. This section embraces all
the branches of the Methodist
church in America. The object of
the meeting was to assign eleven
speakers and the same number of
essayists, and that work was done,
but it will not be made public
until acceptances are received. 1t is
understood that Bishop Simpson
will make the opening speech.
New ORLEANS, April 2O.-The
Louisiana Jocky Club, spring meet
ing second day. Weather clear and
warm and track in good condition.
Attendance good.
First race-Pickwick stakes for
three-year Odds, $S5 entrance, 500
with 1850 added; nine nominations,
mile heats. Four start ed-Mose, IL;
Bosque Belle, 2-2; KITTY Hawk, 3;
Brenda, distanced. Time, 1:48A. 1:4S.
Pool on track: Bosque Belle, 1925;
Moses, $40; Brenda, $40; Kitty Hawk,
$40. Each heat was won by length.
Second race-Purse 5000. one mile;
won by Knight Templar. by a nose,
Viola second, Gabriel third, beating
Lille G, Aleck, Amen, Menza, Oak
grove and Rose. Time, 1:47. Pools
on the track, Gabriel $50, Templar
1923, field So.
Third race-Handicap, all ages,
purse $3.50, mile and half; won by
Fellow Play by two lengths Referee
second, Long Sick third, beating
Moscow, King, nutchman and Our
Friend. Time, 2:44f. Pool on the
track: Fellow Play $50, Moscow $l5,
Our Friend $13, King Dutchman
$11, Referee Sc, Long Sick So.
WASHINGTON, April 90 The
President sent the following nUmi-
nations to the Senate to-day Ruth
erford A. Elmer, of New York, to
be Second Assistant Postmaster
| General, vice Thomas j. Brady re
signed; w. Greer, OF Pennsylvania,
to be Third Assistant Postmaster
General, vice l.. Hazen appointed
Assistant Attorney G eneral for the
Postoffice Department; G.. b. Ever
EFT, of North Carolina, TO be Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the
seventh district of North Carolina ;
Collector of Customs, Abner Libbett
for the district of Pass Del NOrte,
Texas. Greer is the gentleman who
cast the first vote in the Chicago
convention for the nomination of
Gen. Garfield, and persisted in thus
voting at every ballot from the
second TO the last, although for II
long time no other delegate joined
him. He is n resident Of HaZeltOll,
Pennsylvania, and, SO far as can be
learned, he has never held any pub
lie Office.
New. ORLEANS, April 21.-The
Jockey club-third day-Weather
cloudy, attendance fair, track in
good condition.
First merchandising hurdle race,
two miles dash, over eight hurdles,
purse 5000; won by Captain Frank
lin by four lengths, leading from the
start 10 the finish; Longsick second;
time 400. Andy WOodcOck LET
down at the half mile pole. Pools
on the track; Franklin $50, Long
sick $40, Andy Woodcock $40.
Second race-five-eighths of mile
dash for TWO year-olds, purse 1928;
won by Angela, who carried seven
pounds extra weight-7penalty for
having won Withers' stakes; Mary
Warren, second; Monogram, third;
beating Eva A., Effie, Mamie V and
Valet. Angela led from the start TO
the finish, but the horses came under
the string so close that the public
could not tell the winner.
Third race.-Thc selling race for
all ages; purse, 5000; mile and one
quarter, was won by Aleck Ament
by a length; King Dutchman sec
ond; Lila G. third; Andax fourth;
time, 2:l6, Pools on the track:
Lila e., $50; Andax, $27; King
Dutchman. S25: Aleck Ament, 1922.
The Howard stakes were taken by
| Long Taw in a walk over. Pools on
the track for the second race to-
morrow: Monogram, $25; Arm
strong entries, rs, Davis entries, rs;
Mary Warren, IL; Volat, 5. .n.It
PORTLAND, Me, April 2l.-Gen-
eral Joseph Lane, died at his home
in Rosenberg, Tuesday night, aged
seventy. ~ .3 ... .s..
CHICAGO, April 21.-Telegrams
from Elgin, Illinois, report railroads
at that place four feet under water,
and thai trains cannot pass over in
side of ten days. The bridges there
and at Dundee are badly damaged.
The aggregated damage, up to
Tuesday, p. NJ, at Elgin, will amount
to one hundred and fifty to two
hundred thousand dollars. The
chief items are, the breaking of the
Elgin hydraulic dam and race bank.
$25, 900; destruction of the street
bride, $4,000; Chicago, st. Paul &
Milwaukee railroad, 100000.
LONDON, April Gladstone has
written the following letter to Lord
Royton: L, learned Of the decease
of Lord Beaconsfeld with sad sur
prise. L shall be prepared to give
direction for public funeral. Sir
Nathaniel Rothschild. on behalf of
his executors, replied, thanking
Gladstone and stating that Lord
Beaconsfield's funeral will be direct
ed. He will be buried at Sughenden
by the side of his wife.
LONDON, April PA Reuters
Constantinople dispatch says the
vote ofthe ministers renders Greece
responsible If she does not accept
the proposed frontier, and declares
that the powers will not guarantee
the surrender of territory If Greece
causes any delay.
Sioux CITY. Iowa, April 22.-The
Missouri river is still rising at this
point. and is now fully one foot
higher than at any previous time
this season, and also higher than at |
any time recorded in the history of
the city. Dispatches from Sully to-
night report that sthe river is still |
rising. There is no immediate |
prospect of "a lower river
here, where the water is doing
no particular damage, though II |
has been serious to the lower part Of /
town.. Floyd and other streams |
are rapidly subsiding. 1t is report
ed to-day that the last of the I'M
perilled Dakota sufferers have been
rescued from their watery surround
ings and taken TO places of safety.
Supplies for them are coming in as
fast rs they can be placed within
reach of the sufferers. The dem and /
for food and clothing also will be
made. II .i 30