The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-01-06
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ST. Louis, JauuaIy S.--Ncarly one /
million dollars have been raised in /
this city 20 aid I'M the construction !
of the. st. Louis * Texas I
Narrow Gauge railroad line ,
whicl.is now being bmilt from Tex
arkana TO Waco, Texas. aud which /
is designed 10 cNten from the for /
mer point to Cairo, Illinois, there .
TO connect with the nari ow gauge |
railroad To 81. Iouis. Ii is also in
tended Ia push the road from Waco
10 the Rio Grande To connect with |
the Palmcr-Sullivan system which |
is 10 he constructed to tho City of
Mexico. IL is also in contemplation |
TO ultimately build narrow gauge |
railway from St, Louis or Cairo TO |
New York and then have coutinu- |
Gus narrow gauge from the latter |
place to the City of Mexico. A syn
dictate has been formed to New |
York To carry out this project, !
and il is said sufficient money to |
complete the road has also been |
raised. The line between Cairo and
Texarkana is 10 be finished in the
course of q year, rs the work of con-
struction will be pushed from both
ends.
BALTIMORE January SIN the Uni
ted States circuit court this morning
in the suit OF the Pullman Car Com
pany against the Baltimore s Ohio
Railroad Company for the infringe
ment of the patent of the complain
ants by the railroad company in
using thePullInan cars on their roads,
and praying for an injunction
against tn railroad company, Judge
Bond filed an opinion of the court
In the same court in the case of II.
Il. Stewart V. President aud Dircc-
tors ofthe Chesapeake l. Ohio Canal
Company, praying that defendants
be enjoinedl from any further con-
troll and management ofthe compa-
ny, and asking the appointment of
receiver Judge Morris read the
decision of the court in refusing to
appoint a receiver. ....s
New York. January Sat z
to-day the mercury stood as follows
at the places named: Moorehead,
Minnesota, % degrees, a fall ofl4 .;
Duluth 50 below, a tall of l7o; st.
Paul 10 below, fall of 200; La
Crosse 23o below, fall of % . Vim
cent, ID. T., re below, fnll'.of 9o;
Omaha 20 below, fall of $50;
Fort Larry "a . below.
PANAMA, n. j., January S.-Mrs.
Michael Tweed and her two chill
dren. living in ahut near Red Val
ley, was found by the ncighbors
Thursday night suffering from the
intense cold. They had been with
out food for several days. Assis-
lance came too late 10 save the wo-
mans lite. and she died on Friday
night The children were in n pitia-
bic condition but will recover.
JERSEY CITY, n. j. january s.
The remains Of Young woman
found on the meadows near Wea-
pakana Christmas night were to-day
identified as Miss Eva Clifton, daugh-
ter of NV Orleans clergyman.
ST. LOUIS, january 3.-Bracketts
&. Stewards building. in Carmi.
Illinois, occupied by Benefits dry
goods store, Owens grocery, Stew
arts drug store. Willis Photograph
gallery and Norman's school, was
burned yesterday. Loss $4,000
insurance S2l 900.
WASHINGToN, January 3.-The
Comptroller OF Currency has called
upon the national banks for a re-
port of their condition at the close
of business on Friday, December
31st. ~ n...- ,'''
New YORK. January 3.-The hotel
- -.
Park, was totally destroyed by fire
sterday. Loss over 100000.
WAsHINGToN, January 3. - In
view of the decision which was
reached Mt the last cabinet meeting
that the President has no authority
TO make another assignment for ten
days of a member of the cabinet to
act az Secretary Of the Navy, he
department will remain in ststu quo
as regards that head until Wednes-
day, when President Hayes will
send 10 the Senate for confirmation
the name of some gentleman 10 I'LL
the term till March 4th.
KNOXVILLE, January 3.-An in
cendiary fire yesterday destroyed
Hoens a. Bros distillery here this
morning. Loss $1,000. No insu-
rance. III be-.
A collision of two freight trains
at Sweetwater on the East Tonnes
see, Virginia Il Georgia railway de-
mOlished three cars. Chas. Goodon
an employee of the road was killed
by being crushed between the cars.
LONDON, January 8-1'he Daily
/ Telegraph states that thousand
gums are sent to Ireland surrepti-
tiOusly from Birmingham weekly
and that within the last three weeks
5000 Enfield rifles have been sent
there from the Birmingham works.
LONDON, January 3.-A dispatch
to the Pau Mall Gazette, from Bir-
mingham, says the Irish police haye
arrived here to watch the proceed
ings of the Irish political societies
II is stated that similar precautions
have been taken In other, large
towns. The, police patrol in the
county. of Sligo, last night, ex-
changed shots with an armed party.
1t is supposed that one of the prowl-
ers was morta ly wounded. One
arrest WAS made.
LONDON, January S.-The Dublin
correspondent of the Times says
more repulsive and terrible year has
never come upon the country. Its
history may be written in two
words, distress and Disturbance"
1t came in with a beggi ng box and
has gone out with cudgel on. II
will take many years to reconstruct
the social system now in ruins. and
few can be sanguine enough to hope
the task will be accomplished in
tile present generation.
LONDON, January S.-A dispatch
from Cape Town TO the Daily Ielc-
graph says it is reported ON good
authority that Mr.. j. II. Brand,
president Of the Orange Free State,
has telegraphed here that he IL una
Bile TO restrain the Beers OF that
State from joining the Instruction
and that in a few days he may be
compelled to resign.
PARIS. January S.-Tbe death is
announced of II. Martin Tefuel Ma
ito, French architect, at the age of
seventy.
New YORK, January "A FIRE oc-
Cured here this morning in the rear
of IS Madison street, q four-story
tenement house. Nine lives were
lost. The victims are Ellen Sheri-
dan. age forty-three, Katie Sheri-
dan, age fourteen, Maggie Sheri-
| dan, age five years, Marin Sheri-