The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-14

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nying that the stale had repudiated
any OF its honest obligations.
Ransom called their attention 10
the fact, that North Carolina four
per cent. bonds, were quoted at 50
cents, and appealing to Sherman. he
obtained from him the admission
that il was fair price for
per cent state bonds. 4 Ransom
then argued that as North Carolina
bonds sold rs high rs any other state
bonds, il would not do 10 say her
name was discredited. He asserted
that the settlement of the stutedcbt
was satisfactory tor creditors and
that IL was an honest settlement. d.
Rollins, referring 10 remarks by
| Vance about carpei-ba"gerS. in
qHired how long 1t was necessary
for. man TO live in Southern
State before he would be recognized
as anything but carpet-baggcr2
Vance replied that if he came with
n trunk twenty-four hours would
do. but if he came with a carpet
bag, and hunted around the purlieus
of cities for negroes TO cooperate
with him in cheaiif @ people, twen-
| ty-four years would not do.
Rollins said that the gentleman on
the other side were shocked at the
iIea that the Republicans should
dare To give vote from the Read
justers in Virginia, who was with
them on the Question of free vote
and of an honest count.
Nance-What difference is there
between counting man out Of his
vote or ont of his money.
Call challenged any Republican
Senator To produce evidence TO
prove there had been either intoler-
alpee. NC 2Siracism and violence Of any
| klnu on accUUHU UI pUHIIruI UpfuIuTfS
in any Southern state. lie then pro-
cecded and went into an exhaustive
history of carpet-bag governments,
dwelling at length ON the corrup-
lions and infany, which he found
had cIaractcrizcd these govern
menls. He was frequently inter
rupted by Blaine, who asserted that
the carpet-bag government had as
! sisted materially the prosperity of
the South. lie denied that the right
of suffrage was restricted in the
South, and criticized. with great
earnestncss, which III Massachusetts
| did restrict that right. lie also
charged that many voters in that
state had been deprived of free vote
by the influence of money and by in
fluencc Interpretations. This brought
Dawes and HOar to their feet
in an emphatic denial of any such
state. of afliairs..
| a long discussion ensued. the Mas
sachusettssenatOrs maintaining that
no man in that State Was deprived
of the right OF suffrage, except by
his own choice.
Call commended that elections in
the South were fairer than those
held in Massachusetts. ...-.
! Atthe end of this discussion, on
motion of Burnside, the senate adj
journed TIL Monday, the negative
vote being cast by Democrats.
| WASHINGTON, Auril THE Pres
ident sent to-day the following NOM
nations to the Senate: Postmasters:
WIN. A. Taft. at Charleston, South
Carolina; John II. Nichols, at Den
| lOliS CA dS9 OOliIl ~NiinOls, Ut huiClSH
North Carolina, Vice Iladen with
: drawn. 81.
ST. PAUL, March 7.-At Bay Que
bee, at midnight last night, a shock
OF earthquake was felt. The shock
was sufficiently strong TO awaken
people from sleep.
| HARRISBURG, PA, April I'm the
Republican caucus resolution en-
dorsing the course of the Republic
cans in the United States Senate, was
passed in the State Senate to-day by
Il party vote.
Senator Gordon, Democrat, mov-
ed TO amend by inserting a prOviso,
that the resolution should not be
construed 10 endorse the bargain
made with Malone, but it was de-
defeated after considerable debate.
IatuTu uuJournud irr I y y
tcrnoOn, having passed all the nee
essary laws providing for the inter
est of the state debt. ...
YANKToN, ID. r., April 1.-THE
ice gorges broke to-day and the wa
ter is now falling. Lower Y Yankton
has been submerged since Monday,
the lower floors of about 200 dwell
Iings having been under wafer. In
telligcnee from the submerged farm
ing districts was received last night
Rescuing parties have found and
landed in places of safety about 2OC
persons who must have perished
with cold and hunger had they not
been reached. w ork still goes on
and hopes are entertained that
j nearly ali ice and water bound suf
fercrs will be saved. The weather
remains cold and the situation be-
comes more serious daily. The fuel
supply has been reduced to a mini
mum, and many kinds of provisions
are running short. The freshet has
swept away thousands OF cords OF
wood, and to-day not single cord
is for sale in this market.
| PARIS, April IA private dis
patch from Rome says the fall of the
Carroll Ministry is probable, in
which case it is expected Signor
Depreles will be charged with the
formation of a new cabinet.
| LONDON. April The Greek pa
triarch in Constantinople, telc-
graphs to the Greek commissioner
in liverpool, as follows. The news
from Chic is heart rending. The
catastrophe surpasses all belief.
implOre Won TO receive subscriptions
in aid of the sufferers.
/ Germany, Austria ami Russia yes
terday, formally acknowledged the
Kingdom of ROumania.
I LONDON, April "a Times cor
respondent at Chic, under date OF
9TH inst, telegrnphs las follows:
have just arrived here from Con-
stantinople and find a picture of
desolAtion such as is rarely wit
messed. The town looks as though
it had been terribly bombarded.
Hundreds Of houses arc transformed
into q shapeless mass of ruins under
which lie buried unknown victims.
A majority of the remaining houses
are already cracked and roofiess. and
may fall at any time. Nearly
every building in town has suffered
more or less. The inhabitants wan
der about anxious to search for mis-
sing relatives or lost property, but
are afraid to risk their lives in the
perilous work of clearing away
the rubbish many who were willing
to expose themselves to danger, are
| prevented by friends or police In
terfering Gricfand despair arc dc
picted on every countenanee. The
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