The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-06-23


LONDON, June 20-A Dublin cor
respondent of the IiD1es says the
fact is evident that the land league
has received a series of heavy blows
which are telling on il, and a moro
tractable and tolerant spirit is show
ing itself as the power of the loyal
despots is broken. The strike
against the payment of all rents is
checked, the leaders repudiating any
intention to adopt such a policy.
LONDON, June 20.---A dispatch
from Calcutta to the Times says a
report has reached here, from Cen
trail Asia, that large bodies of Rus
slams are assembling OH the borders
of Kestgar, and that conflict with
the Chinese troops can not long be
| averted.
SAN Francisco June 21.-A dis
patch from MazatlaD, dated 18th,
reports the arrival there of the mate
and four men of the schooner Eu-
stace,w who say during the voyage the
cook killed Capt. Hornsby and was
imprisoned in the cabin but set the
vessel on fire. The Eustace left San
Francisco May 3lst for Mazatlan,
with cargo valued at $4,000, in
Guiding lot of giant and common
powder. There were the captain,
mate, Chinese cook and four sailors
on board.
MACON, GA, June 2l.-George
Iseny, of New York, has donated
$4,000 to the Wesleyan Female Col
lege, making $4,000 given by him
TO the college within two months.
Forty-fve thousand dollars will be
expended at once in the erection of
new college buildings.
BALTIMORE, June 21.-The first
annual shipment of the new crop Of
wheat from Virginia was sold on
| change to-day. IL was from the
Northumberland country and sold
for $l.25 per hushel.
New YORK, June 21.-Judge
ITrueax, of the Superior Court, this
morning rendered his decision ia
the case of Rufus Hatch v. the
Western Union and other telegraph
companies. He dismisses the com
llaint and dissolves the injunction
restraining the Western Union COM
Lany from Issuing their scrip for an
Increase of $l5,000,000 capital stock.
The action in its nature is similar TO
that brought against the same COM
pny by William 5. Williams, the
decision in which was rendered yes
friday. The opinion has not been
fled.
| CRY OF MEXICO, June 21.-Dn
last Saturday the ceremony of the
Inauguration of the Mexico a.
Cmntla railroad took place, and
wai presided over by the president
of the Republic. The length Of the
road is nearly eighty-six miles. A
train left here ut 3 o'clock in the
morning with about two hundred
invitel persons, and arrived al
Cuanta at IL O'Clock. A fine ban
quot was given in the evening". The
National says that offers have been
made to the Mexican government
with regard to large loan at seven
per cent. annually. @
LONDON, June 2l.-The Irish cen-
sus shows a population of 5,159,840,
being a decrease of 252,23S since
1871.
| LONDON, June 21.-A dispatch
impossible to describe the indigna-
ton the Marseilles affair has caused
here. A number of deputies read,
with iropical comments, the state
ment of Signor Marcini, minister OF
foreign affairs, that the conduct
both of the Marseilles authori-
ties and the Italian consul
had been perfectly correct, aud
that they had done their utmost to
prevent the insult to the Italian
escutcheon. Signor Marcini added
that he had sent instructions TO the
Italian ambassador in order that the
most energetic measures for the pro-
lection of Italians might be taken
and he did not doubt that the
French government would be inter-
ested in prosecuting the acts calcu-
lated to disturb the good relations
between the two countries.
MADRID, June, 21.--The government
decided to send the Vulciano imme-
diately to Oran, Algeria, to protect
the Spanish subjects, and hopes are
expressed that France will chastise
the insurgent tribes who recently
raided, robbed and murdered the
Spanish employees of the Esparto
factory near Leardo.
\ AONDON1 Ola
from Marseilles states that the pre-
feet of police has decided in the
event of further disturbances to
proclaim martial law. Details of
the disturbances show that the rio
GERS ON each side did not come i'm
tonflict in bodies, but confined
themselves to hunting down isolated
individuals, some of whom were
barbarously murdered.
LONDON, June, 21.-At o meeting
of the land league in Dublin to-day,
Sexton, who now has exclusive
management of the organization,
made strong appeal to America for
funds. He said they had arrived at
critical stage of the struggle of the
league, and the expenses were very
large.
LONDON, June, ala special from
Marseilles to Reuters, telegram
dated II O'Clock last night, says the
town is perfectly quiet.
! MONTREAL, June 21.-LA fire is
raging in Quebec, in the ST. San
Your district. Thirty-fve houses
have been burned.
TORONTO, Ont, June 2l.-Thc first
report of the Quebec fire was much
exaggerated. Later reports say that
only fifteen houses were burned and
the fire is out.