The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-06
SUNDAY TELEGRAMS.

ACCIDENTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-Gen. IDumOnt, super
viSing inspector of steam vessels, reports acct
dents for the year 1888 lives lost, 28l; passen-
gers carried, ~, SOC, 000 of which number one in
1,75O,OO0 persisted.
DRUNKEN ROW.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The Daily News Pontiac,
H., special says: Larry Bradshaw, in a drunk
en- row LIST night with an emplOye o the G. &
A railway, was hit on the head and died this
morning. John Cox, section boss, was ar
rested.
AFIRF
BURLINGTON, Ind, Dec. 1.-The Jears
the city, occupied by clothing firm, the
American Express company, and containing a
large number of offices, burned this morning.
Loss, $4,000, insurance, $4,000.
FOUND IN THE LAKE.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3.-The body of Henry
Leisens, wholesale clothing merchant, who
disappeared mySteriouSly October 81, was
found to day floating in the lake: nearly oppo-
site the Northwestern depot on the lake shore.
The body was badly decompOscd, but was
identified by watch and papers in the peck
cts.
a CRAZY MANAGER.
UTICA, n. Y, Dec. &c. 5. Martin, former
business manager of the Boston Ideal Opera
company, and defeated in the civil suit in CleVe-
land by Miss Ober, diSrobed in a railroad train
early this morning and threw out the clothing.
To the bundle was pinned his name, with re-
quest to hold post norton examination. Mar
tin was arrested. His mind is upset.
FIII.EY;S FOUNDRY.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2.-The mechanic al depart
ment OF the Excelsior Manufacturing compa-
foundry, closed down last night for an indefi-
mite period, greatly to the surprise of $50 men
who are thrown out of employment Dull
trade is the only reason assigned for the sus-
MONTANA INDIANS.
HELENA, Montana, Dec. 2.-GOv. Crosby
recommends to Congress, through the Secre-
tary of Interior, the immediate cutting down
of allt Indian reservations now covering two
ffthS of the area of Montana TO the actual
wants:Of the $4,000 Indians, ana throwing the
lands open to settlement. He urges the relief
OF the Blacdeet, PieganS, ASsinaleonieS and
GroSventres, also that schools of educating
Indians in agricultural purposes be esta blished
GOOD FOR TILDEN.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2,-The World prints an
interview with an Intimate friend of Tilden in
which it is stated tlat the latter has remOd-
elled his Gramercy Park building especially
will the building and splendid library collected
will be LETT in trust to The city for public
library. The trustees will be Henry Waiter
son, OF Louisville; NJ. Marble and JOhnsBiglow,
OF This city. The property is estimated at
THE CHICAGO JOURNAL FIRE.
CHICAGO, Dec 2.-The corrected losses and
insurance in las nights journal office fire are
as follows: Evtlling Journal office, damaged
$50 coo, insured Ter $4,000; Journal newspaper,
loss $50 900, insured S24 800; detailed insurance
not obtainable. The presses are in good con-
dition and the paper will be issued tomorrow
evening as usual. John B. Jetfrey'S printing
house was in the same building. Mr.. jeffrey
is arranging with other printing houses to fill
his contracts.
CARLISLE INTERVIEWED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Gov. Underwood,
general manager of the Cincinnati News-J our
nal VINO has been here several days working
for Carlisle, had a long interview with the gen
tleman tonight. He said he was satisfied that
it was the principle he was representing that
elected him, and it was something to be thank
full for The Democratic party realized at last
great majority of the people was vastly more
important to the party and country than the
success of any man. He inter- ted his cleo
Democratic party will &C to u people with an
aggressive and definite p ic and adhere to it
because it was right and O rved to win. He
| a view solely to the fitness of members on the
various subjects of legislation that will COM
mand the attention of congress, and without
undue regard to their relation to him in the
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