The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-10-06


ster, which was crushed by an ic,
berg near Point Barrow. ;aptai
Clifford confirms the report n icentl
published, stating that the Liative
had seen the wrecked ship far TO tn
eastward, and four white men
Conversation between Captain Git
ford and the natives was conducted
principally by signs, and II was diff
ficult to understand from tie sign
made whether these four men wer,
dead or asleep, as the natives iudi
Gated their condition as being
asleep. There is n similarity il
the statement of the EsquimauN
concerning the wreck, and that rela.
tive to the location of the wreck OF
the Vigilante. The number OF
bodies correspond, four dead men
having been found on the Vigilante,
but the distance between the two
locations is SO great as to make il
impossible, in the minds of the
whalers, that the stories apply 10
the same vessel.
Captain Wilson, in letteuko the
Bulletin, advances the theory that
the Jeanette has sought the north
east passage around North America,
and mentions that the thread of evil
dence leading that way, that the
Indians who reported TO Captain
Clifford that the wreck TO
the eastward produced new
brass kettle which had come from
the wreck. The kettle was new and
bright, and just from the store, hay
ing on it the name and place OF man
ufacture, which The captain thinks
was Waterbury, Mass, hut he has
lost the record he made of it at the
time, No ship had been in that vi
cinity during the last two years, and
it would seem that an article from
the ship, before taken, IL would have
been mado use Of, for soon after the
natives brought it to Point Barrow,
and it was Immediately utilized.
HEALTH OFFICER DIsMIssED.
WASHINGTON, October 3.-The
Key West board of health has dis
missed its president, DIR. Plummer,
who, i'll August last, dismissed the
health officer, DIR. Laster, for refus-
ing to grant clean bills of health ia
outgoing vessels, in consequence OF
the occurrence of yellow fever at
that port, and reinstated the health
officer. An autopsy has sustained
his decision that a late disputed case
was one of genuine yellew lever.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH, October
"a boiler in Leduc IL Phinney's
factory at Carrollton exploded last
night, from lack of water. John and
James Pickard, brothers, were
killed.
A "CRANK CALLS ON THE PREsI-
DENT.
NEW YORK, October 3.-Among
the callers on President Arthur to-
day was u lunalic named wilkins,
bringing documents recommending
him for a foreign cOnsulship. He
failed to see Arthur.
THE MERIDA HEARD FROM.
New ORLEANS, October 3.-The
steamship Hudson reports passing
the steamship City of Merida, at
7:3O, Sunday, September "a. She
was all right, and making about
eight knots an hour. The IIud-
son made Cape llatteras at mid
night. The engineer.thinks the City
OF Merida should have reached
llatteras at 2:30 II. M, Monday. The
weather was fair and the sea calm.
SOLDIERS KILLED BY INDIANS.
TUCSON, ARIZONA, October s.
Dispatches from Wilcox TO n citizen
of this place says:
A party of soldiers sent out from
there, to repair the telegraph lines
between Forts Grant aud Thomas,
were attacked by Indians Sun
day, and two of the soldiers
were killed. A courier from
Cedar Springs says he saw the
cOrpses of several citizens a. that
point. A command is following the
Indians, and is reported to he fight
ing seven miles from Fort Grant.
The command consists OF four COM
panies of cavalry. The Indians are
in the hills.
Much excitement prevails.
KILLED BY A POLICEMAN.
New YORK, October 3.-To-day
policeman Nugent shot and killed
man named Baxter, who, Nugent
claims, was in the act of throwing
stones at him. Baxter is a rough
customer, but the testimony is con-
flicting as TO events which led 10
the shooting. Nugenb surrendered
himself
RESUMED OPERATIONS.
JERSEY CITY. October 3.-The
New York silk manufacturing COM
pany, which suspended two weeks
ago and stopped their factory, re-
sumed operations this morning, hut
i'll the afternoon two attachments
were served upon the property, and
the works again stopped. None of
the employees have been dismissed
THE ROW AT TUNIs.
TUNIs, October 3.-The insurgents
have torn up the track ofthe French
railroad and burned the station
Wabergazer and massacred twelve
employees, including several British
subjects, some of whom they burn
ed alive. Later intelligence than
the above states the remains of
the station master, who was among
the ones murdered, were burned III
the presence of an enormous crowd.
The number OF victims reported
have been larger than ut first stated.
The railway was much damaged and
a large quantity Of rolling stock de
stroyed.
TALE FROM THE DEEP.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October s.
The signal station at Cape IIatteras,
North Carolina, reports that pieces
OF small boat washed ashore at
that place last Friday night, on one
of which was the name "City o
Merida"
MURDERED AND LYNCHED.
BLooMINGToN, Ill, October 81
Frederick Franks, in charge OF. the |
Jail here, was murdered last night |
by a prisoner named Pierce. The
news spread and a crowd of 5000
people burst in the Jail and took
Pierce out and lynched him.
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OFF YES
Sell.
New YORK, October 3.-The fol- |
lowing are passengers on board the |
steamer, "City of Merida" for this !,
city, of which the gravest fears are
l.. Kuhn, Il. Fendall |
and wife, Manuel dc la Tore, j. p.
Longhead, of Boston; j. II. KIeb-
bett, of Brooklyn. No news regard
ing the steamer was received at the
office of the company this morning,