The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

house is placed by those concerned
with him at two and a half millions.
The ruinouS break in prices is
attributed purely to speculation and
Is aScrlbed by none to any cause,
save that an effort was made to
maintain prices too high, when the
failure of McGeoch to meet demands
made on him for margins became
positively known.
During the day many rumors of
failure were current, and even found
their way into print, doing injustice
In some instances, and contradictions
and explanations followed.
1t is known that many firms are
IN deep water, but its known factors
do not exceed six to eight III number,
and some of these are insignificant
ones. In addition to Holly and AL
len, already reported, j. NJ. Ball 81 Co.
gave notice to closed out their deals
and have gone under. Ellis 81
Llghtner and Tabor.& Wilson frankly
announced that they are struggling
against odds, but express the belief
that they will be able to weather the
storms and will know definitely Mon
day. Warten & Co. are among the
reported as having failed.
PHILADELPHIA, June l6. - The
Philadelphia scored four; the Buffa-
los two.
NEW YORK, June 16.-Shipping
Commissioner Duncan has brought
suit for libel with damages for $780,
COO against the New York Times.
AUGUSTA, GA, June 16.-Ex-Gov.
Jenkins was inaugurated to-daylwith
the most imposing ceremonies. All
business was suspended.
NEW ORLEANS, June 16.-Cleared,
steamships Alva, for Liverpool and
Alglers, for New York. Arrived.
steamships Wanderer, Belize, and
Hudson, New York.
CINCINNATI, June 16.-The effect
of the drop in lard in Chicago, on the
market here, was to run prices down
correspondence and stagnate the
market. 1t is not known that any
operator here is effected.
New ORLEANS, March 16.-The
Times-Democrat Mansfield, La, spe-
cial says j. Lane Barden, president of
the Mansfield female college, was
killed by Rev. Ben Jenkins this
morning. Barden had seduced a
young lady friend of Jenkins.
BOSTON, June 1.-THE governor,
contrary to his former assurances,
has approved the warrants for salar-
les and expenses iOf the state aims
house at TewkSbury for February,
March, April and May, amounting to
$4,000.
STUBENvILLE, o., June 16.-This
evening Edward Mullholland, a
worthless young man who lives at
Mingo junction, went home intoxica-
ted. His old mother said something
displeasing to him, when he drew a
revolver and shot her in the head,
infiicting a wound from which she
will die.
MILWAUKEE, June 16.-The break
in lard did not cause any failures
here. but many commission men
loose money by it. 1t = is rumored
that nearly one hundred thousand
tierceS were carried by milwaukee
parties, but much of it was dropped
several days ago. 1t is said that Nc
Gooch'S horse railroad is now held in
the name of his wife.
CHICAGO, June 16.-An operator,
intimate with McGooch on the board
of trade and in his late dealings, says
the loss will approximate nearly two
million, but that notwithstanding
this, the broken firm proposes its
ability to make a good showing on
settlement. He asserts their interests
are closely identified with other spec
ulators and that they will be able to
pay one hundred cents on the dollar.
KANSAS CITY, June 16.-There was
heavp thunderstorm in this vicinity
this evering, doing some damage in
the city, but not serious. The
movements of trains were more
or less interrupted by wash
outs James M. DaTr1w yard
master of the Hannibal and st. Joe
railroad while directing the making
up of trains at the union depot, was
struck by lightning and killed. The
deceased was superintendent of the
Kaw valley division of the order OF
railway conductors, aid well known
throughout the Missouri Valley.
ST. LOUIS, June 16--Further de.
velopments in the case of Ex-Judge
KrIm, who has been mysteriously alb.
sent from his home and business for
several weeks past. show that on the
18th of June last year. VIM. Roberts,
one retail dry goods merchant OF this
city, made. an assignment and Krum
was appointed assignee, and gave
bond in the sum of $4,000
subsequently, under direction of the
mt N Dol Oh 81 i
by Krum 10 VIM. Barr 81 Co., the lat
ter paying therefore something over
SAG, 900. No record of this is found in
the court, and it doesn't seem to be
known what was done by Krum with
the proceeds of the sale, and the in
ference is that he is Gefaulter to that
amount.
BOSTON, June 16.-Gray's opera
house is burned. Loss 100000.
E. H. Gray, proprietor of the opera
house, says every one in his part of
the building escaped, and there was
but little confusion and no one was
hurt. He was in the bar room when
the fire started. There were over
1000 people in the house, and twenty
three actors on the stage, most of
whom saved their wardrobes. Loss,
$4,000.
CIV. Burnham. who occupied part OF
the basement, lost $4,000. At o'clock
the fire was under control. A five
story building opposite, occupied by
the American Steam Gauge company
was saved only by purforated pipes
which drenched the building. The
loss will reach 100000. The occu-
pants, who loose everything are B. G.
w. Goldsmith, first floor of Gray's
opera-house; the L. A. Nina Wood
company and Wood Working estab.
lishment, second floor; w. o. Taylor &
Co., machinist, Labatt, locksmith
third floor; Fred Chase, pattern work.
er; E. Pickett, machinist, fourth floor;
Wagner, Barton 81 Co., maehinist
fifth floor.