The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-22
SUNDAY TElEGR ms.
ROSS nEFEATEn


ROSS DEFEATED.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1S.-Bauer
defeated Ross in the Graco-Roman
wrestling match tonight.
PARNELL IN PARIS.
LONDON, March l8.-It is stated
ParneH started for Paris yesterday
evening. and dispatch from there
announces his arrival
ANARCHIST MEETING.
GENEVA, March Is. An anarchist
meeting was held here last night, at
which existing socialism was de.
nounced as organized infamy.
AMERICAN CHURCH.
DRESDEN, March 1S.-Bishop Little
john laid the corner stone of the new
American church here to-day. There
was a large concourse present.
IN HONOR OF MARX.
NEW YORK, March Is. - A memo
rial mass meeting in honor of Karl
Marx was held by working men in
Brooklyn to-day. DR.. Adolph Donai
delivered memorial address.
INJURED BY FIRE.
SHREVEPORT, March Isl. IL
Stephens, wholesale grocer; j. C.
SOape. wholesale grocer; a. DreyfusS
dry goods; G. w. Thurmond & Tritos
cotton buyers, were damaged by fire
$4,000; insurance unknown.
\ JEALOUS FOOL.
DENVER, COL, March 18.-This
evening at Red Cliff, a small mining
camp near Leadville, a man named
Mansfield shot and instantly killed
his wife and then put a bullet through
his own head. The cause was jealousy
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
WASHINGTON, March 18.-The an
nual meeting of the American tract
society was held here this evening,
Justice Strong presiding. The secre-
tary presented his report, showing
total receipts of the year $4,000
expenditures $4,000; donations and
legacies, 100000.
DISTILLERY BURNED.
CINCINNATI, March 18.-A fire at
Hamilton, at o'clock this afternoon
destroyed the distillery of the Miami
distillery company, owned by Patter-
son & Caldwell. Loss 5000 to $780,
600; well insured. The bonded ware.
house and some outhouSes were saved
but the distillery and cribs are total
loss.
LOOKING FOR THE BODIES.
BRAIDwoOD, ILL, March 1S.-A
large number of people gathered at
the Diamond mine to-day, as only d
few feet of water remained to be
pumped out, and bodies are expected
to come to the surface at any time
Hinged boxes, which fall flat by the
removal of a pin, for handling the
corpeS when recovered, were sent
down from Braidwood to-day.
CHINESE ITEMS.
HONG KONG Feb 18.-A French
transport bringing the first install.
ment of troops for the Tonquin eX-
petition is reported to have arrived
at her destination. 1t is reported in
Shanghai the British authorities
will initiate the example lately intro
duced by the German officials and re.
sort to forcible measures if private
business is INSTRUCTED by Chinese.
MISSISSIPPI BOATING.
CHICAGO, March 18.-The executive
board of the Mississippi valley anna
teur rowing association have decided
the annual regatta is to be held at
Pullman, July q and % next. Prizes
aggregating $1,000 will be offered and
thirty-five clubs will compete. Maui
rice VignauX and William Sexton are
here and will at once begin practice
for the great balk line tournament
beginning the 26th inst.
SUDDEN CHANGE OF WEATHER.
ST. LOUIS, March 1S.-One of the
severeSt changes of weather which
has taken place this winter occurred
here this evening. The mercury this
evening marked Il degrees, and at II
o'clock tonight it had fallen below
the freezing point, with nearly an inch
of snow on the ground. Reports from
Omaha and other points in the north.
west say the mercury is all the way
from zero to II degrees below.
THE CITY TRANQUIL.
PARIS, March 1S.-The city is quiet
Several drunken anarchists were ar
rested. At a meeting of $4,000 Social
lists at Bresserie DeS Paquis an up
roar took place, and fighting ensued
The doors of the place were broken
but the meeting afterwards separated
LaCeapelle Jotfrin, member of the
municipality, in speech eulogiZeC
the commune, and advised the work
men to abstain from disorderly mani
festations. At midnight the city wa:
tranquil.
COINAGE MATTERS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 49,
Superintendent Snowden, of the mint
says the dies for the altered design o.
the new tive-cent pieces will not b.
ready for two or three weeks, and thu
altered coin could not be issued unit
the nickels now in circulation can b.
called in. Col. Snowden goes to New
Orleans to investigate the circum
stances connected with issuing from
the New Orleans mint gold coin founC
below the standard by the assay com
mission, who reported it to the presi
dent.
MOST BLoODTHIRSTY.
NEW YORK, March 18.-The ami
versary of the Paris commune of 1871
was celebrated by Communists il
this city to-day by large gathering
all wearing red ribbon. On the wall:
were revolutionary notices bordereC
with blood color, and the sashes Of
officers were of the same hue. Herr
Most, in his address, said the Pari:
commune was too humane, and thai
the commune of the future would bt
established regardless of humanity
with a firm hand to WELD the sword
of destruction.
LITTLE HARMONY.
NEW YORK, March 18.-There was
a large convention of Irish societies
in this city to-day, to arrange a recep
ton to Parnell. The proceedings wert