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

to 9.95, and the feeling was compare
lively firm beyond. OF the firms re-
ported Saturday, none others have
Succumbed, and the firms of Ellis &
Lightner. among those reported as
crippled, have transferred their deals,
and in this manner have tided over.
The associated press estimate as to
losses, two and one half millions, is as
near the accurate as can be made.
McGooch, EVeringham & Co. decline
to furnish any additional data at this
time.
W WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Gen. Chas
Ewing IS lying very i'll with pneu-
monla at his home in this city and
death is hourly expected, He is a
brother to Gen. Thos. Ewing. of Ohio,
and relation by marriage to General
Sherman.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-In the
criminal court this morning Rerdell
appeared, accompanied by Merrick
and Kerr.
Judge Wylie asked Rerdel if he de-
sired to withdraw his plea of guilty
to conspiracy in the star route case,
and Rerdell answered IN the affirma-
tive.
Under the circumstances" said
Judge Wylie, "'the court has no hest
tation in allowing that to be done.
One man cannot be guilty of con-
spiracy. The jury has acquitted the
others and that is enough"
Merrick said: 1.-The Government
enters noll pros for him."
The court directed the clerk to en-
ter nolle pros, and Rerdell left.
After the organization of the jurors,
for the June term, Kerr called up the
case against Kellogg, charged with
receiving money in connection with
a mail contract while in the United
States senate.
Kerr said he understood Kellogg
was under bail, and a messenger was
dispatched for Kellogg. Kerr then
called up two cases against ThoS. j.
Brady, charging him with receiving
money while second assistant post
master general, in consideration of
increasing certain mail service. Kerr
said bail had not been furnished in
these cases and asked for process to
bring Brady into court,
Judge Wylie replied that Kerr could
have process and the court would
make it returnable tomorrow,
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reading of the Indictment in his case
and proposed to file certain pleas in
abatement.
Judge Wylie replied that Kellogg
/ must wafve- reading of the Indictment
in person.
Kellogg soon appeared and did
this. Wilson then presented his pleas,
one of them an attack on the con-
| Of rpIItinn of tho orron6 irlru \ of
the indictment, and another raised
the point that the orders of the court
were disregarded by failure to return
the Indictment corresponding with
presentment. Others complain of
Ker'S presence in the grand jury
room, and his participation in the de-
liberations. Judge Wylie fixed Sat
urday next for hearing argument
upon these pleas.
BERLIN, June 18.-Herr Lasker,
German liberal statesman, sailed for
| New York.
LONDON, June 18.-Parnell starts
on his proposed trip to America about
the middle of September,
Innsbruck, June 18.-Sabadini, who
drove Overdank, bomb manufacturer,
across the border, on trial for charge
of high treason, was found guilty and
sentenced to death,
HUNTINGDON, June 18.-A fire to-
day burned six business houses and
three residences. Total loss between
thirty and forty thousand dollars. In
surance light.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 18.-Con-
gresS adjourned to-day. The most
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authorization to the president to set
tie the national debt. Amendment
constitution was submitted to the
states, giving control of mining.
XEREs, June 18-The trial of sew
teen members of the Black Hand So
cieGy for the assassination of Benacoz,
a member of the society who was sus-
pected by the chiefs of being ready to
turn informer, was concluded, and
seven prisoners found guilty and SEN
fenced to death. Eight were SEN
fenced to seven years Imprisonment
and two acquitted,
ST. PETERSBURG, June 18.-The
festivities in honor of the coronation
of the car have ceased, with the ex-
ception of the fete to be given to the
Russian officers to-day by Admiral
Baldwin, of the American navy, on
board his flag ship.
PARIS, July 18.-At meeting yes
terday TO commemorate the death of
Garibaldi, several members of the
Chamber of Deputies made speeches
advocating the erection of monu-
ment to Garibaldi on the Franco
italian frontier as symbol of feeling
of harmony between the people of the
two nations.
CHATHAM, ONT, June 18.-This af-
ternoon la terrible hurricane with
rain passed over this section. The
wind struck the bridge of the Erie
and Huron railway constructing
across the Thames river, utterly de-
stroying it. There were five men on
the bridge at the time, all of whom
jumped into the river. Two are in
jured but not seriously. The loss
falls on the contractors, a Buffalo
firm.
SUNDERLAND, June tS.-The ex-
element over the catastrophe
of Saturday night, by which
nearly 200 children lost their lives,
continues intense. Some children who
escaped say the reports spread through
the gallery at the close of the per-
Torrance that the child first out of
the hall would get prize, consequent
ly there was an eager rush for the
doors. Most of the bodies will be
buried together in long trench.
LONDON, June 18.-Northcote con-
serv alive leader in the house of COM
mons, called attention tonight to
Bright's speech last Tuesday, and de-
clared his statement that conserva-
J tiyes were in alliance with the Irish
rebels in thwarting the house was I'M
founded, and that the utterance OF
Bright ought to be declared a breech
: of privilege. Bright, who was
; much choked, on rising said,
a right to speak with great freedom,
to the constituency Of the term "alli-
: ance" he said was capable of meaning
what he did not intend, but it was
one that first occurred to him. Per-
, haps he ought to have been more care
/ full, but affirmed there was combined
action between conservative and Irish
, members in both debate and division
to worry and destroy the minister
He was panied to witness the manner
of some members who clamored at
| the premier. Such conduct was a
modern innovation
Bright commented on the instance OF
societies in America, which were dis
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