The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-14
TeIegraphic News.

Cincinnati " st. Louis railroad lef
the track here yesterday and roile'
: down forty feet of emhankment, ia
| tally injuring Brakeman Vernon, en-
| gineer and fireman, also several in
| Jured..
| SAN FRANCISCO, June Eth
total eclipse of the sun on Ma,
was successfully observed at tn
Caroline Islands. South Pacific, b,
the American. French and English
expeditions. The planet Vulcan wa.
not seen. Several good photograph:
by the camera and spectrum were Ub
tanned.
JACKSON, Miss, June I2-The Re
publican executive committee OF
seventeen members met at noon, JnO
R. Lynch chairman, District Attor
ney Chandler, Gen. Fitzergald. Col
Morphis and number of influential
Republicans present taking active
part. Chalmers is in the city Lynch
is said to be working quietly to pre-.
uent disintegration of Republicans as
political body.
BRADwOOD, ILL, June 12.-At
2 80 last night a fire broke out in shaft
u, this city, and has been raging ever
since. The fire department lal ored
all last night trying to eXtiuguiSh the
flames, but without success. Violent
explosions were heard during the
night. Thirty mules were burned.
1t is rumored that several lives were
lost. The shaft was one of the most
valuable in the coal fields, and was
worked solely by colore men. Loss
thought to be very great.
PHILADELPHIA. June Sin the
four round glove fight tonight DoIni-
nick McCaffree. of Pittsburg, beat
Jimmie Ryan, of this city.
New ORLEANS June S-A heavy
rain this afternoon flooded the streets
and many lower floors of business
houses. The rain fall to-day was two
and a quarter inches. The greater
part fell in less than an hour.
DENVER, June 8-A heavy snow
storm has been in progress through
out the state since morning. The
unusually heavy fall of rain the last
few weeks gives assurance of an
abundant harvest Crops never look
ed more promising.
PHILADELPHIA, June S.-Jay
Gould's new steam yacht Atlanta
starts tomorrow from Crump's ship
yard on trial trip and will make a
short run down the river to test her
machinery. The new pennant re-
Gently adopted by the new American
watch club will be displayed for the
first time.
RICHMOND, VA, June s. Sheriff
nnnit L anA w ANaltaT
horseback duel yesterday near Patrick
court house. Walter. who was fatally
wounded, was opponent to Donickly
at the last election.
CINCINNATI, June S.-John Bit
ner, jr., fifteen years old, is on trial
before Mayor Lord of Riverside, for
arson, being charged with burning
the Debus coOperage works in April,
1882, entailing loss of over $4,000.
Two witnesses swore the boy told
them he set the place on fire; that he
made two attempts before he succeed
ed, his object being to get rest. He
was employed in the factory.
ST. LOUIS, June 8. Gov. Critten-
den has addressed a letter to Judge
Scar, of the ninth judicial district,
of GaSconade county, calling atten-
ton to the Whitner lynching and sug-
costing that steps be taken to pun
ish the guilty parties.
AUBURN, n Y, June S.-While
scoring for the race to-day the geld
ing Syracuse became unmanageable
The sulky was broken by collision
and the horse dashed from the track
through the grounds dragging the
driver bv the foot. His head was
crushed by the hoofs of the horse and
he will die. There was a large crowd
and wild excitement. The races We're
resumed within half an hour.
MEMPHIS, June 8.-The Appeals,
Fulton, Ky. special says shooting af-
fray occurred between a posse of men
under the leadership of the city mar
shall and Bill and John eagles, two
men who have caused no little
trouble to- the peaceful citizens. In
the firing, which was begun by the
eagles, Bill was killed and John
wounded, but he escaped. A negro,
who was not participating, was
killed. Will Jones. one of the posse,
was wounded in the head and arm,
and the marshal WIS badly beaten
over the head.
ALBANY, n. Y, June Sat the
session of the general synod of the
Dutch Reformed church this evening
Rev. DR.. H. M. White, representing
the Presbyterian church south, eX-
pressed wish for hearty cooperation
and detailed the work of the Southern
church, which has made great pro-
gress, especially in the field OF colOred
missions. DR.. Durey, president of the
synod, welcomed DR.. White and as
sured him that fraternal love for the
Southern Presbyterians had never
been relaxed.
CHICAGO, June 8.-A Tombstone
special by courier from Mexico, relates
that Crook is encamped thirty miles
northwest Of Vacar, from which point
he is sending scouts in all directions,
but up to the time of the departure of
the courier he had been unsuccessful
in discovering any signs of Indians.
Capt. CaSoma'S company of Mexican
regulars, numbering $50, have left
Opazua, Sonora, to join Crook. If
Crook accomplishes anything it must
be by July 20, as the rainy season will
have then set in and the streams in
the mountains will be so swollen as to
prevent the passage of troops.
DUBUQE, Iowa, June 8.-A special
from Wav' rly says the Barber boys
were taken from the jail. by a
mob, at l1:30 tonight, and hung
to tree, half mile east of
the Jail. The mob was composed
of men from Fayette county, and
were led by brother OF the man
Sheppard who the BARRIERS murdered
last fall at West Union. The sheriff
refused to give up the keys and the
mob battered down the doors with
sledge hammers and after short de-
lay inside brought the criminals out
with ropes around their necks. The
boys did not finch a particle and did
not even plead for mercy during the
ordeal.
CINCINNATI, June S.-When the
scale of iron workers was signed at
Pittsburg, it WAS assumed the work
would be resumed here at once, but it
was found that there was a strong
disposition among the worKmen here
to break the agreement to abide by
the Pittsburg scale. To effect this a
scale was presented lower
than the PittSburg scale,
but was rejected. One mill
tried to run yesterday without pud-
dlers but had to close to-day. The
meeting of the Amalgamated associa-
ton and the consolidated steelwork-
ers of Cincinnati, Covington
and New Port was held in Covington,
and it was agreed to present labor
c1salo tho pif4 cln -