Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 21, 1874 Page: 3 of 4
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THURSDAY MAY 21
1874
Local blatters.
Our Kana Ce.
TLc train of Monday evening brought to
our city the delegation from Kansas who
have her n vUitin; the Island City. The train
arrived at 7 o'clock and the following gentle-
men registered at the Knymond House : R. Y.
Van Horn Kansas City; L Marsh Edward
Duncnndet J. Bigger A. Feiuamon A. L
Vaughui. C. Branham A. Deivar C. Direley.
After partaking of the goodly cheer provUed
by mine host Odora of the Raymond and
quaffing a glass to Texas and her people who
had received them bo kindly the whole party
adjourned to tho Mansion to pay their re-
spects to his Excellency Governor Coke.
The 1050 train was detained an hour that
the guests might have a little more time in
our city. At tho end of that time It left
bearing away our new found friends who
have had so little time to see our mountain
city. In biddinz them adieu we cannot belp
hoping that their next call may bo more ex-
tended and our acquaintance more profitable
to all concerned.
Thins about Tow n.
The town presented a lively appearance yes-
terday; a good number of wagons were on
the street and trade seemed to be fair. A north
wind sprang up the night previous which
made It pleasant with the exception of the
dust.
Nothing could be heard of tho man shot by
Mr. Emerson nt his lumber yard on the
night previous. '
At Judge Smith Court all was reported
quiet with not a ense to amuse or Interest.
The new buildin on the corner of Pecan
and Brazs streets is fast approaching com-
pletion. 'The two stores are already engaged
one to lc occupied by druggist and the
other by a clothing store. Pecan Is fast bo-
coming a good business street and the mer-
chants arc enterprising. j
On the corner of Pecan and Trinity streets
our enterprising merchant Mr. C. Wolf will
commence a handiome new stone building at
once. Messrs. Day & DriskoU are already
digging the foundation for one of a similar
character adjoining. These buildings will
occupy the front of Pecan street heretofore
tho yard before Bunas' Hall and that old
building renowned m the history of the city
of Austin will be removed to the private
grounds of Mr. Buaas one and half miles
from tho city and form the chief ornament in
the centre of handsome refreshment grounds
to bo arranged by him.
Tho building adjoining the one now occu-
pied by Mr. Bruggcrhoff and formerly used
as a saloon and restaurant is being thoroughly
repaired and refitted and will shortly be
occupied by a business house. Just across
tho Avenue and adjoining Mr. Ben Hon-
nett's billiard parlor one of the old land:
marks of Austin U being removed to give
place to a handsome two-story stone structure
to 1m5 erected by Mrs. Mctz.; The chief regret
in connection with this was the loss of two
magnificent shade trees to the Avenue which
had to be cut .away to give room to the new
building. Tho sidewalks to the Avenue have
been completed and the gutters are now be-
ing repaired. So that the street will soon bo
an ornament to the city.
Capital Pair Grounds Association.
On May 15 1874 a meeting of the stock-
holders of the Capital Fair Grounds Associa
tion was held at tho office of Hancock "West
& North. All the stock was represented and
thero was a full attendance.
On motion of G. B. Zimpclman lion.
"George Hancock was called to the chair and
on motion of Mr. C. W. Whitis Mr. C. 8.
West was elected secretary.
On motion of Mr. West an election was
held for permanent president and secretary of
tho association and thereupon Mr. -George
Hancock was elected president and Major
C. S. West secretary. .
On motion of M. M. Long it was resolved
that a commit tqo of two be appointed to con-
fer with tho city and county authorities and
citizens generally with a view to making ar-
rangements for a Fair sometime during the
coming fall and on motion of Mr. Ed. Chris-
. tian lion. Goorgo Hancock and Mr. M. M.
lSI?g were appointed as the committee.
Tho following oard "of direCtetY-ra3
elected: Georgo Hancock president; John
Ireland G. B. Zimpelman John Hancock
Ed. Christian C. S. West secretary.
Tho books of tho association are now open
and its ofilco temporarily established at tho
ofllec of Hancock West & North corner of
Pine and Congress avenue Austin where its
business will bo transacted and information
furnished by the president and secretary.
On motion cf Mr. Zimpclman it was or-
dered that these minutes be published in the
city papers and that this meeting adjourn
subject to be assembled again at the cull of the
president. Geo. IIaxcock
C. S. West Secretary. President
IIonnniLK Murder. Monday evening
about 7 o'clock Marshal Long received in-
formation that a murder had been com-
mitted In the lower part of tho city
in tho vicinity of Mexican Charley's store.
Repairing a' once to the place Indicated ho
forced an entrance into the house where it was
said the deed had been done. Here a horrible
ssl"ht met his view. A man known as John
ItaphacI lay withering in his gore his front
teeth knocked in his skull broken and
bruises on his shoulder showing that tho deed
hid been committed with an axe. or some
Vary weapon.
" Those aromd Indicated that an Italian liv-
'in close by had committed the horrible mur
der. He was immediately arrested and com-
mitted to jail The examination this morning
w ill probab'y bring to light one of the most
horriblo crimes that has ever taken place In
our community.
Is the abience of any pluviary favors the
following way not In? inappropriate: Oh the
rain the beautiful rain w hy docs it not come
siT" '-'iin. to lav tho dust and moisten the
earth and hslp the crops now in such dearth;
I to make tho hearts of young dacks glad and
the hoary old gander who now locks sad?
. 'twould help the blush oa the toper's nose for
he ucs it r ow ouly on his clothes; la fact
-' would mske all nature rejoice and your local
would sir.;: with melodious voice. Tatent
; -M on the above applied for and we warn
1 parties ajalr.st the turrvptitious Um cf ti
same.
Wk are gratified to sec Mr. rarrr.r-or C
rvlroad conductor wl-.o was so badly hurt
.'rt t'tv.a sir.ee. on the street ajs.a. He wl'J
probal-iy able ki reura LUdot'e ia tl
courts cf the next raor:h. The tv.J t c.ows
cf which he i a worthy mreiVr Lave been
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O V iMiitrl br 'ho Ktr.trro. ! !! jn. Mr. A. K.
J c!'A sad fcAL'ie li. BUHSin. t tli:c:ty
t ' ' ' 'i Catreston Karea. .
We Lave failed to receive dispatches from
the first and second days of the Galveston
races and arc compelled to take our report
from the Galveston Nevt of Saturday:
First Race One mile and one-eighth for all
ages. Parse ?2-00. First horse 100; .eeond
horse f -jO.
T. A. Otj'M by mr til Harper tlx yean old by
Rebel dam Rupee
Ed Harriami's hy home Falmouth B ynrs old by
1'Uoet (Urn lied Hnt
Time: 1 JOV
Second TIacr Two-mile heats for all ages.
Purse f 400. . First 1mh- f'X); second horse
tlOO. .
J. II. StotieschMtnte"Tlf-un. fonr?erf old.
by Harry of itut Wssl ca UuiUn B by Dan-
M Boon ;v 1 1
C. Knlcher'i chMlnnt friTt NV.!lRiiX yer old
by LlirttnlDZ dan Nors C'n- "
T. A- (ty rhtwtnot hore Luga Ctudmr (1U
Stckv bTltcb. dam Arect 3 S
Time: St-St;.
By this it will be seen that one of Austin's
favorites EUj Harptr won the first of one and
one-eighth miles bcatinj Falmouth a very
fine horse. .. ." j
In the second race two mile heats for all
agea Mda II. beat Leigh Chcilmert who made
a fine race over the track of the Capital Jockey
Club only few days since. The racing Is
reported very fine.
By Telegraph.
Galvestox May 16. First rass to-day
mile and one-eighth dash. J. H. Stone en-
tered Colocal Nelllgan T. A. Gay entered
Sam. Harper Ed. ; Harrison entered Fal-
mouth II. D. Pierce entered John
McDonald. The race was won easily by
Sam. Harper. Time; 2 :04.
The second race was mile heats best
three in five. T. A. Gay entered Ella Har-
per C. Fulcher entered Nellie R- W. II.
Williamson entered Hattie Farris. Won by
Ella Harpr in three straight heats. " Time
152 1-4 150 3-4 151 1-4. The Austin party
and friends are jubilant. Rebel's stock
stands high. - '
Proceeding rth City Council ISay 11.
Mayor Wheeler in the chair; present Alder-
men Boardman Brueggcrhoff Christian
Dohme Metr Mitchell Ilobinson Scholz and
Todd.
Petition of citizens of Sixth Ward asking
that Willis Loring be appointed opeclal po-
liceman of said ward was read.
Reports of the assessor collector und Treas-
urer for the quarter ending May 1 received.
Report of the city marshal f cr the month of
April received.
The report of. the committee of citizens and
from the Fire Department on the Champion
Fire Extinguisher which has been published
heretofore was ordered to bo spread on the
minutes. "
Report of the city sexton for the month of
April was presented.
Certificate of the organization of Central
Depot Fire Company was received and the
Mayor was requested to issue commissions to
its officers ; and on motion the Mayor and
Chief of the Fire Department were instructed
to have a house erected for their use.
The following resolution was adopted:
Iiexilved by On City Council That a reward
of two dollars and fifty cents be given to the
driver of any carriage hack or wagon who
first arrives at any of the several fire engines
or trucks and assists in hauling tho same to any
fire and that a reward of one dollar be given
to the first person who shall ring the Baptist
Church bell at a fire.
Alderman Robinson offered a resolution
that the Mayor be authorized to issue a bond
of the city of Austin for two hundred dollars
to J. Sheenan or bearer which was unani-
mously adopted.
Alderman Robinson moved that the Mayor
and Street Committee be authorized to receive
proposals for laying down pavement on Con-
gress Avenue on the Department grounds
which was adopted.
Alderman Brueggcrhoff moved that the
Mayor and Street Committee be authorized to
advertise for proposals to do the city printing.
Motion adopted.
Alderman Brueggcrhoff also offered a reso-
ution that th office of Recorder's clerk be
abolished on and after the first day of June
next. Adopted.
The salary of street lighter was reduced to
thirty-five dollars per month after the first of
June'next .
A committee was appointed" consisting of
Mayor Wheeler and Aldermen Brueggerhoil
Dohme and Boardman to confer with CoL
Watts In reference to lightning the city with
gas.
Adjourned.
Paixful OcctnutESCE. About 10 o'clock
yesterday morning some workrarn engaged in
digging a well Just north of tho Central Dc-
p6TTKnTrbeyboitcnvars of age down
into it. to cet out some picceroi t;mSrH
After being down awhile the boy was drawn
up and sent down again. He loosed the rope
from his body thereby cutting himself off
from Lelp from above. It was soon ascer
tained that he had become insensible from
some cause and the men set about trying to get
him out ' The well was too small for a grown
person to go down into atid they had to re
sort to ropes and hoops. After about an hour's
trying he.was brought out in a state of un-
consciousness and for sometime it was thought
he would die." Dr. McLaughlin was on hand
promptly and by continued exertions respira
tion was finally restored and it is hoped he
will recover. It was the opinion of the Dr.
that the well contained carburretted hydrogen
gas which will not support life but the work
men said that they had burned kcrostne in it
before the boy went down and this may have
been the cause of Lis suffocation. The boy
was the son of a poor ignorant woman who
has lately came here from San Antonio and
seems to be in a destitutccondition; she with
her sick son is now an object of charity.
The Bkxdeb Familt. We see it stated
that old man Bender Las been arrested at Salt
Lake City and John and Kate near the same
place. Old lady Bender ia 8tlU out la the cold.
Pity for old Mrs. Bender; it would be wrong
to leave her out of the hanging which must
surely take place. But we have several of the
Bmder family down here. Some of them get
oa a txadir every day and some only once a
week. We suppose that old lady belongs to
the once-a-week family. But our l-emlrt sel-
dom do any tana except to themselves. They
are arrested every day and relieve their
pockets before the Mayor or JuJje Smith.
We Lave an idea that many of the Benders
who are reported as arrested belong to this
same family and we trust that our press dis-
patches will give us no more Bender arrests
until they Lave the old fox certain and we
Lave no idea of hearing of that soon.
Go Eat via Sr. Loci v Now that Texa ba dl-
rct nil commaticiUoa wt:a tl cocutiy. Uar
elorr hald rcAubf that Fsobt Line of tb
Wert i-ord ih bct ar.d cu'y route troch Use Ia-
dUa Nai'.on to St. Loa! sad O rrfac! ciot la t&e
EAStwa aci State. Tici T?r
fnTC!r;calIou.oaAai!ia Waco ETa E1
Ui rsr-talS. JS-oa aad all cCmt cUi- aad Un
oa t!;tHjutin tcdTexaa CVctral TX1 Jay and Itacoft-
attis j rs:.l azd Uss ar cihred lie chclc cf
f;tK a" re' rob.v to it LcuU.
At Dfi.:5tt Tcxa. eoaaection U the if!s-
oari E..ia& and Tsaa EaUway acd at Yliitta la tie
Nm'.vn a J-cct.ca is forae wita the Atliuiic and
Pacllc r.'.rv4! t-y a!l poser -era are carried
t f if W'V. Ct ii tit pa:-ct ao des irts. It
sy f SaiUH a-J tt J."sv-;.-l faclfa IUilrpad
t--.u t-..::.: ar cz.rvd n tie tti-u-t c-f ral-tJ
; v.-.: i'-C... !Jir eu-ry AS. T.4 ts tt
vr; s.'. .-'. U il.L. '' ?a t- t ..-. to
t -'. c-. --re: :. a . i rvua 1'--: c:.: r-t :"- c".- r.
As snipe hurting has cca?od to be interest-
ing Sincpkins concluded tliat le v try
to entice some of the finny tribe in Barton
with. Lis 'tempting bait. So armed and
cropped as the law in such case rrcriie- 1;
proceeded to the ctissic banks of tae aiore-
mcntioned stream where he sat in patient si-
lence awaiting a bite; then he took a bite and
then a smile but still he got no bite; then an
other bite and another smile but still no bite.
Then he "smiled" frequently but retting no
bite be reeled his line in dl'gust and w ended
his way back to his LoteL When Le went to
behold himself in Lis mirror which he fre-
quently does he smole a ghastly smile. Be-
hold Lis proboscis was blushing scarlet. He
looked again and again but the blush was
there still as deep as ever. When Lis friends
met him. on th street next day -and asked
Lim why Lis nose Ilushcd..& Le said.yhecn
fishing." May-be-so but we never Lcard it
called by that nanre before. We'.v; tL3 so-
lution for the benefit of thos v hose EOi.'s are
similarly afflicted. ' '.-.;-
Some tdte since we Lad occasion -La bur
commercial article to call attention to the
fact that lumber was being sold at other points
cheaper than at Austin and asking that the
Central Railroad be requested to reduce the
freight on that article to the minimum rates
so that our lumber merchants could compete
with places contiguous to Austin. Yesterday
ilr.-Millctt kindly furnished us Lis price list
for lumber showing a reduction in the last
few weeks of at least twenty-five per cent
Undressed lumber is sold now at $22.50 per
thousand fee; dressed lumber at from $26 to
$27.50. We are glad to note this reduction
as it will retain a large trade in our city.
Axothxr Robbery. E. P. Phillips was
robbed of $98 in currency and all of his
clothing at his boarding house opposite the
Catholic Chnrch Sunday morning about
It o'clock when most of the people were
absent at church. This is one of the most
daring robberies that Las yet been committed
in our midst. In the broad day time when
people were attending worship this sneak
thief enters the house and deliberately robs a
citizen. These depredations have continued
long enough and patience has almost ceased
to be a virtue. Summary measures must soon
be taken to stop tLem or our community will
be unsafe to live in. What shall be done?
Btoglary. Wednesday night.betwecn the
hours of 12 and 1 o'clock Mr. Emerson of the
firm of Brooks & Emerson near the freight
depot heard some one attempting to open the
door of his office adjoining the room in which
he was sleeping. Going out quietly at the
side door he saw a man endeavoring to un-
lock the office door. He raised his pistol and
fired and the fellow at once ran off. The
6hot attracted police who came at once to the
scene but the man could not be found though
from blood on tho lumber it was evident that
he had been struck. No clue Las yet been
found as to his whereabouts.
The condition of our county jail is such as
demands the attention of every humanitarian
in our midst. If it is beyond the power oi i
our police court to remedy the eiL.it then
devolves upon good citizens to interest them-
selves in behalf of the miserable beings who
are confined within its walls. The cell in
which the common prisoners arc confined sim
ply defies description. The Black Hole of
Calcutta could not Lave been much worse
than this room. That a human being can
exist in it twenty-four Lours is a mystery to
us. Will not the authorities do something to
correct this evil if they have it in their power?
Gen. McCook commanding at Fort Mc-
Kavitt arrived in our city last night. The
General is fresh from the frontier and brings
news that will interest the people of the inte
rior. ne informs us that the Kiowas will
leave the reservation soon if they are not al
ready on the warpath to avenge the death of
Lone Wolf who was killed sometime since
by a scouting party under Lieut Clark. Gen.'
McCook has been long on the frontier and
his judgment in Indian affairs can be relied
on. Our frontier people will do well to take
heed from his words and prepare for the
worst this summer. - .-i-c.
Mit. James CopE.living near the barrack
was waylaid I kursaay night while going
homo and commanded to "stand and deliver."
Being confronted with a revolver two gei
tlemen of the road on each aide of him Mr.
Cope had to acknowledge in an apologetic
manner that all tho wealth he Lad on Lis per:
spn was two dollars and a Lalf. Tho "padsr.
were not satisfied but proceeded to search "Mr.
Cope and after being convinced that lie had
not the amount they expected to find they
fled It is to be hoped) the next man stopped
by these gentry may be prepared to give them
a warm reception. ' --
Wis weremistaka . in saying that Dr. Mc
Laughlin attended the boy whojvasso near
being suffocated in the well Saturday. jit" was-f
Dr. Cummins to whose prompt attention the
young man is indebted for Lis life.; WpJc?TJ
from Lim that the cause of the boy's condi-
tion was the absence of oxygen caused by the
burning of pcrafine oil in. the well and the
other the presence of carbonic acid gas
caused by burning. We are glad to learn that
the youth has fully recovered.--
Robbery. The room on Pecan street in
rear of the Boston Ice Company's office was
entered on Sunday morning and a trunk con-
taining about $100 was taken from it The trunk
was carried a short distance'broken Oped and
rifled of its contents. In the language of the
colored gentleman who had been knocked
down six times by his antagonist "dis thing
gitten to be d d nuisance."
All good citizens are required to Lave their
back yards alleys and premises generally
cleaned up and put in good condition as a
sanitary measure. The season is rapidly apj
preaching when disease is generated by want
of cleanliness and we should use every effort
to guard against it in the city. We Lave" as'
healthy a location as there is in the world and
if we neglect to keep it so the fault will be
our own.
Detctt Pckxkll son of Unit States Mar
shal Major Purncll has shown us a telegram
from the jailor at Brcnham Texas saying
that Le Las one of the robbers of the S&a Am-
tonio stage sure and that Le thinks Le can
secure the other tw in a very short time.
We Lope this may be so but we begin to fear
that it may be a sort of a " Bender family
case."
The Waco AJcnnre has found the meanest
man. His offense was trying to pass off the
card of a California hotel on the gate keeper
at the Fete Cham pet re gl ven in that city on
the twelfth Instant the proceeds arulng there
from to go to the distressed ia LouLianx
Verily he mu Lave been mean; ' He should
forthwith be cremated.
The Mexk an Klario arresteJ by C;;pL Oia
cighani cn Sunday t:;Lt was before LU
Ilouor Julre Smith Thursday to as-wcr the
clujp; cf burclary. 'Net being able to refute
the charge szabst Lira Le was asked to ester
into bcr.ds for $kX) for Lis appearaacc at the
dltrict court Not being able to rive the
ben J Le takes lodging in th county jail.
Cait. Cxxxino.iiam arrestcJ a csa.i
t.ur.ed Elaiio Tuesday tigLt la lit 1. u
who wis cvidr-al'y there for tLe j-urpce cf
theft. Ia tiling Uixi to the j A Le t:u:.; ; . J
to escape ai; 1 Capt- Cunn'.-gl am Lad to cs'J
ajoistaacc to secure Lim. We Lo;-o Lis arr? t
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ear tify inform ma tljst LL large clog has t
tuhict and tried to get into three cf the- room :
of Lis Loujo. This is startling news. A c ;
Lave before stated yellow fever and cholera
ortLw-pUgiw itclf-8re not so much to -I
drt-ded k4 liydrophoI.iX It I now the im-
perative duty of tlie city authorities to call a
special meet in? and pa"s an ordinance re-
quiring that each owner of a d6g 'shall keep
hka'claJucJ Fa the yard' or muzzle Lira if per-
mitted to run on the street; and afSx a heavy
fine for each and every violation of the ordi-
nance. One dear little child is worth more
than all the dogs in the city; and if steps are
not at once taken to secure the citizens of thoJ
place from being bitten by rabid dogs each
member of the City Ccaacil will bs held re-
sponsible foVtiny'danuge or lo?s of life wLich
may follow a cr !ect cf this most important
matter. Will the Mayor call a meeting and
invoke speedy action? We thall see. Let the
ordinance make it the duty of each police-
man to kill eacli and every dog found on the
streets without a muzzle; and if Le should
from fear favor partiality or reward or the
hope thereof fail to do so let Lim be dis-
charged and fined Lea vily. It is a serious and
all important matter and should bo attended
to without delay. . . . .
Tnis residence of our friend Bob Campbell
near the arsenal was entered on Monday
night or Tuesday morning and a fine gold
watch taken from the mantel-piece. Bob tells
us that Le refused to take tLe advice of his
wife and lock the doora and put Lis valuables
in a safe place as she did. Several times 6hc
had removed Lis" watch but on Monday night
she failed to do so and the next morning
when be went to get it he found it gone. He
says he told Lis wife that if the thieves made
an attempt to rob Lim Le would catch
them' but It seems that they were smart
t-nough to get Bob's watch and avoid capture.
Take your wife's advice Bob and hereafter
Lidc your jewelry and lock your doors .
Oke Bishop who boards with Sharp a
painter near Wash Hill's not far from the
court house was robbed Monday night of ono
hundred and ' sixty dollars in currency a bag
of silver and a trunk. The currency was
foundxinder a' stable next morning "but the
silver amounting to forty or fifty dollars has
not been recovered. The trunk was found
bioken ppen in the alley nqst morning and a
pistol and watch gone. The house of one of
the demi-Bwude was searched but no discov-
eries made.
Stone's Ffkry. It will be seen by lcfer-
cnee to our .advertising columns that Thos.
IL and T. C. Stone have purchased the ferry
boat and ferry privileges of the old ."Stone
Ferry." It Los fallen into tLe Lands of the
sons of Thos. II. Stone the founder of this
ferry and we have no doubt will be well at-
tended to and every facility offered to the
traveling public for rapid and constant cross-
ing. .; .'; -
We had the pleasure Tuesday of meet
ing with Col. John R. Baylor James True-
hart Frank Paschal and Capt. Alsbury of
San Antonio. They arc all old Tcxans and
took part in the early struggles of Texas in
her war for independence and were on their
way to nouston to attend the meeting of vet-
erans to meet in that city during the Fair. .
Attektiox is called to the advertisement
of W. O. Coleman & Co. manufacturers
agents and dealers in machinery. This firm
has substantial composition and we would
ask'that buyers examine their stock beforej
sending their orders abroad. Let us encoury
age those at home. .
The frontier "battalion is being rapidly en-
listed and will soon take their places -on the
frontier to give that protection to our frontier
citizens which they have long been deprived
tf. We are promised full advices in regard to
kthcir movements. '
Asn street has been graded and opened to
West avenue. It is now in fine order and re
flects credit upon the city fathers. ' We Lope
the good work will go on till pedestrians can
walk all over the city without the risk of
havinS broken toes and sprained ankles.
The weather is getting so warm that ice
fans and umbrellas are in great demand.
The fruit crop is very promising; and we
anticipate many pleasant hours while feasting
on juicy peaches grapes etc.
Ratx is much needed Gardens are being
badly injured' and farmers tell-usthat their
crops are being seriously damaged.
We are promised the apportionment of the
school fund for the year 1874 which we hope
to give to our reaejsjTrjTiayoTtwo for their
information. . .......
Yesterday-- was the hottest day we have
experienced this year. Ice .soda water and
iceTCream were eagerly sought after and con
sumed. . . .
Vegetables are scarce and
higiriu
our
market Why is this ?
Clean up your back yards and alleys.
Tm Vnnra KoCT to T. lotna Aire th Kast.
Oar peopl ax nadcrlie lmpreraoa that tbcre la no
connection by the Missouri Kansas and Texas Bail
way atVinitaln the Territory with the Atlantic and
Pacific Short Line for St. Louis. This is a mistake and
we are (lad to aay that by the new time tabic connec-
tions are perfect. Sleeping car ran from Yiaita to
St. Louis at less charge than any other route and ar
'rive In St Louis daily at 5 r. v. over the Atlantic and
Pacific .Snort : List; thereby civinj " to through passen
gers inrple time for supper before leaving St. Louis on
the fast express trams for tie EajC For fall partica-
Un apply to the ticket agent of the Central Road un-
der Raymond BonM Austin or address J. Howard-
Texas Passenger Agvnt Houston Texas.
-- Jc5Sdwtf
j .
Go to Ben Thompson's a rug mum ana ecare some
of the celebrated Amargoea Diarrhea Specific It is
one of the safeet remedies for dlarrheadysentery chol
i morbus and kindred complaints now known.
bo d&wtf
From the Galveston Mercury.
Colvmbcs May 16. There is a freshet of
the Colorado river making a rise of sixteen
feet- The safety of the new bridjre which
is now being built by the American Bridge
Company is greutly cad angered and pas-
sengers and freight are transferred over the
river by means of ferry boat. There is
considerable alarm but it is Loped that it
will prove groundless and that tho incon-
venience will only last for a few davs.
Pas.
CnEEEtso News. Late advices brinrr tbo
news that the Texas and Pacific Railroad
will be completed at once from Tcxarkana to
lirookiton and from Dallas to Fort Worth.
The rhUta Jjihia Prtst says that a very large
meeting was ncia at tne company s oEice
in that city a few days ago a larger number
of stockholders being present than Las
attended any former meeting. It was re
solved by the stockholders to take the com
panv's securities at a low rate for furnish
isg the money necessary to complete the line
as above mentioned. The JVr says the
stockholders' expressed themselves LigMy
pleased wuu tue prospects oi tie company
which is even now doicjr a psying busi-
hen wc urrrd an extension of time ta
tLe Texas and PaciSc Hoad we well under
sTooa mat nicy wereaaenmnea toccroplete
tJi. portion oi lucime uciween lexaricana
&-1 Urookston t ca'.y as pc?rIL'.e. In-
deed we thoug'-t th
t tne very r.ri wor
dcr.e would be rjpen
tlui lluc. It i plad
c yjstrv; f.ir o sex: a
as we are cosnctied
with L.-KK-.:n3 we recurs a lira portion
cf ti.? trii; ti.it Ln been Ulca away from
cj. T! rea l wi'.l l-e ccirjkte-J "Uforc
f --tvri'.-:r til thus tl; cvrrextlca tl-.it
-VJul for it lcj.;. tLe rr-lr i Cii-..2
2lQf:czr 1. r.-;.
a Kjczd ihuii. J
a i i tLe ilr?L tta-
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No MinTAkii. Rev. It. A.
TELEGRAPHIC.
j Arnoc 4 Fttm Ditatcb.l .
The trar la Afkaoua'
LiTTUk Ilocc Msy 14. They are still ar
resting-each other.
Two Bruokitcs. wl ile iiiaViu iailridge.
thought they would uukc and explwU-il
each other.
LiTTtii lax k May 14. Both houses met
this forenoon and adopted the following
joint resolution :
Wrereas The Legislature of the Sta.e of
Arkansas has convened and a quorum of
each house Wing present and
Whereas The capital of the State is oc
cupied by armed and contending forces and
v nereas i tie btate liuuse is now in pos
session of armed troops. Therefore be it
IfaoheJ Bj the. Genera Assembly of the
State of Arkansas that the President of the
United Mates lie and is hereby requested.
to put this Legislature in possession of the
legislative hails and public property on the
btate House square as this body are the legal
custodians thereof while in session and
that he make such an order for the disposi
tion oi tne saia armed contending forces as
will more perfectly organize the State against
domestic violence and insure this body pro-
tection and that a duly certified copy of
tnis resolution be at once transmitted to the
President of the United States.
Little TvOck May 16. Neirotiations are
progressing favorably for the peaceful dis
persing of the mobs.
Uaxter has issued a congratulatory ad
dress.
Littlk Rock. May 19. The city is still
under military rule. Pickets are at every
corner. There have been several accidents
from carelessness.
Brooks is still at the State House.
Visitors to the State House report filth
everywhere but state that the library is un-
molested. Brooks is still defiant and feels Assured
that the President acted hastily.
Uaxter talks death to traitors and advises
Brooks to" leave the State'.
Baxter sent a telecram to Washington to
day that Col. Terry . would testify that
Judge Bowen Doraey's opponent for United
btates benate was paid $ 30000 by the lat
ter to withdraw from the contest and that
he (liaxter) was told by Dorsey that he had
deposited $2500Q in bonds for the purpose
of bribing the Legislature. ' .
There are alarming accounts from the
country. -Houses and barns am lxin
burned. The two recent murders reported
were parties homeward bound. From
either side the mob is malignant.
. New Torltv .
Nw York May 16. The Journal de
Parit announces the death of Mile. Tostee.
No other newspaper makes mention of the
fact but the Jvurndl affirms that she died
at Pau of grief at the loss of her daughter.
Mile. Tostee will be remembered as having
been the original Grand Duchess ana
La belle Ilelcne in this country.
it is liupossium jur i esion to ucai ins
rrice against time. . t -;
New York May 17 The City of Guatc-
mela Las arrived from . Aspinwall with
nothing' later from Central American.
In alparaiso on the eighteenth of April
the affair of the steamer Tocua still occu-
pied the public attention.
lhc Chilian authorities insist that Capt.
LTydc is responsible to the Chilian tribu
nals. In reply to a protest of the British
Minister the Chilian foreign Minister stated
he could not interfere with the judicial
officers of the country. .The imprisonment
of Capt. Ilyde seems indefinite
.Advices from Hayu say the Presidential
election occurs on ' tho fifteenth of May.
Gen. Dominique the chief candidate was
in Porte'-au-Prince with 200 troops and a
similar force in the environs. The party is
inimical and 'arc said to number several
thousand and are determined to resist
forcibly and while" Dominique cannot
count ou a majority of the Senators lie has
determined to fight' the executive power.
The Second West Indian regiment has ar-
rived returned from Barbadocs and Ashan-
tcc. Washing-ton City.
Washington May 14. It is understood
that President Grant has consented to St.
Louis for Gen. Sherman's headquarters.
' The Cabinet talked two hours over Ar-
kansas matters. The Legislature will be
supported. r
Washington May 14. A number of
Southern Representatives Lad a meeting in
tLe room of the House Committee on Agri-
culture to-day to fix on some measure for
the reimbursement of the cotton tax levied
by the government some years since and
subsequently pronounced unconstitutional
by the Lnited btates Supreme Court. The
amount of .taxes imposed was $00000000.
Thirteen Southern States were represented
and the members generally agreed that some
measure of relief should be passed by Con-
gress. Washington May- 15. The following
carefully prepared statement of the mean-
ing of the currency bill passed -by the Sen-
ate (though -no one seems to understand it)
is telegraphed as the ' closest approach to
the solving of the riddle extant: The new
Senate") turrency' bilLasscd yesterday by
that body provides for free banking re-
leases the reserves on circulation except
five per cent. which ia to bo deposited in
the Treasury for the purpose of redemption
in United States notes and requires reserves
on. deposits to be kept by each bank in its
own vaults a part' of which reserves shall
be one-fourth part of the coin received by
it as interest on. bonds held as security by
the United btates treasury to prepare for
specie payments. The bill requires the re-
tirement of greenbacks equal in amount to
twenty-five per cent ortca.new national
bank currency issued the retirement to be-
gin within thirty days after the amount of
f 1000000 of the national bank currency
has been' issued. The maximum amount of
United States notes is fixed at $383000000
and retirement shall be in reduction of that
amount until it be-reduced $300600000.
The redemption section of the bill provides
that on and after July 1878 the green
backs whenever presented in sums of f 1000
or any multiple thereof may be redeemed
in coin or bond bearing four and a half
per cent interest in coin at the option of
the government and it shall be compulsory
on the Secretary of the Treasury to reissue
the notes exchanged for bonds. The best
features in this bill arc those which require
the reserves on deposits to be kept by the
banks in different parts of tbo country in
their own vaults instead of sending them
off to New York to be loaned for specula
tive purpos!- xa vvau street and which
provides that a part of these reserves shall
bo constituted of one-fourth part of the
coin received as interest on the bonds held
by tne government as security. 1 licsc pro-
visions may serve to strengthen tho banks
at some points and perhaps tend to keep
np a better distribution ot trie currency
the volume of which however it seems
must inevitably be increased if the bill be
comes a law. Thus there is to be more or
less of inflation under it and the much
talked oi elasticity. -remaps the provi
sion releasing the banks from the mainte
nance of the reserve on their deposits ex
cent five percent deposited in the Treasury
for the purposes of redemption is a Lbcral
ftnn fttr thi frtiintnr
Attorney General Viliiams has riven an
opinion in the Arkansas matters referred to
Lim by the President Le says ft would be
disastrous to allow the proceedirsrs by which
Brooks obtained possession of office to be
drawn into prcccdmt there is not
State in tho Union in which they
would not produce a cocSict and rrobaUv
bloodshed; tLey cannot be upheld or jus
tified upon any ground tad ia L:s c. :l
Elisha mxtcr should be recognized as tLe
lawful Executive of the Eiate cf Arkansas.
TLe President will to-day issue a procUma-
Uoa ia accordance wita ujs opiLioa
i W a 5 hin ij ton Hay 13. TLe Committee
ca Claims have considered tliecKiia cf the
Southern Mtthodist
CLurch Publishing
;e lor r.
half mUlioa di-liars bst
1VC L' l .ninouctd
thr:r revert.
:ir. HavtL cf Hard f;T3:c & Co.
dl"-l tbij aortic cf petun ia-Po'.iceu-.a
John birlt indicted fr t!.
tnrj-IcT cf Lis ewectLe.-.rt. ;!iry Lswkr.
j mor.
1 dec
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1 to rr.jr '
r ia the co
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bridegrooni- wrr invited. No' other dipb-
mstists havo c .nis onlv 2j'J of which vcr
issued. The east room will be decorated.
The irvte of the Wldte House grounds will
be rl.sei to secure privacy. Immediately
after the ceremony the pair leave for New
Yuk aad thence for Europe on Saturday.
PI lucrll on.
Ntw YortK May 13. The wife of Charles
O'Connor the prominent New York lawyer
is dead.
Savannah Ga. May 13. The Grand
Commandery of Knights Templars of Geor-
gia met this morning in annual conclave.
Boston Msy IS. The following is the
score between the base ball clubs men-
tioned: Iiartfords 3 Bostons 23; Mutnals
17 Baltimores 5.
New Orlkans May 13. The board of
directors of the Cottod Exchange in con-
sideration of requests of other Kxchanges
passed a resolution eugtsting June 10 as
the day for the .assemblage of the Cpttoa
Exchange Convention in Augusta Georgia ;
also that the number of delegates from each
Exchange be increased to five.
Memphis May 13. The levee at Appcr-
son's plantation opposite Friar's Point is
broke and the water on Friar's Point is
three feet deep. '
.Ctncinnati May 14. A. Cochran's dis-
tillery and William Green's malt house at
Tippernco Ohio was burned Tuesday night.
Loss $00000.
New Orleans May 14. The towloat
Til lie C. Jewett collided with the steamship
City of Houston at 10:30 last night below
Point Bohemia and sunk in twelve fect
of water. A . fireman and cabin boy were
drowned and the balance of the crew
clung to the wreck until they were rescued
by the steamer Mary Ida. " Thj City of
liouston proceeded on her voyage.
Baltimore May 1 4. Among the passen-
gers on the steamer Hermann ? the Bremen
Line which arrived at this port yesterday
were 185 Menonites from the vicinity of
Odessa Southern Russia. They propose to
settle in Dakotah of-Nebraska.
Wilmington N. C May 14. John H.
Hytuan a negro has been nominated for
Congress in the Second District which is
now represented by Judge Thomas.
Shbeveport May 14. Cyrus Elliott of
McNair county Tennessee was murdered
and robbed of several hundred dollars in
tLis city last night. " nis brother J. C. El-
liott of Bowie county Texas waa also at-
tacked and robbed of a large sum but was
not seriously injured. There have been nu-
merous burglaries nightly during the past
week. Vigilance committees and lynch law
are talked of. .
Indianapolis May 14. About one hun-
dred memlcrs of the Indiana Editorial As-
sociation left here this morning on an excur-
sion for Washington Baltimore New York
and other points South and East.
Wilmington Del. May 14. The iron
steamship Hubston (?) 2-300 tons burthen
for Cromwell's New York and New Orleans
line was launched this morning from the
shipyard' of Posy Joins & Co. in the
frcscnce of 5000 people. She is COO feet
ong.
Atlanta Ga. May 14. The National
Agricultural Congress to-day passed resolu-
tions pledging aid to the overflowed region
of the Mississippi river. Also on the sub-
jects of memorializing Congress to reduce
tbo tax on tobacco twelve per cent and to
levee of Mississippi river to prevent
overflows. Referred to appropriate com
mittees. Prof. Dodge's address on agri-
cultural statistics created a deep sensation.
Thrrthrect Trade Convention met with the
Congress ftr-thc morning and the Congress
met with them in lhc afternoon. Thcintcr-
est is increasing' in tho meetings of the
Cdngress. The annual address pf President
Jackson was well received. .
San Fbancisco May 13. The bandit
Vasquez with two of bis gang Las been
captured hear Los Angelos.
Galveston f May 15. The delegation
from the Kansas City Chamber of Com-
merce arrived here yesterday. . The object
of their visit is to open a through line for
Western produce. It is expected with
the connecting lines of railroads to place
wheat and other Western produce onboard
Liverpool ships at much lower rates than
via New York or other Eastern cities. The
Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Ex-
change to-day appointed a committee to
confer with the railroads to obtain low
rates the Galvcstonnicrchants and capital-
ists joining in the movement and they
hope to build up a heavy trade with the
Missouri valley. ' . -
New Orleans May. 15. The financial
officers of the State announce that the new
consolidated bonds authorized by the fund:
ing bill will be ready for delivery in a few
days and tho interest coupons due January
last will be pud as fast as the old bonds are
converted into tho new ones. The payment
of the interest on tho new bonds will bo
commenced the first of July. . .
Gen. George A. Sheridan left . for . Wash
ington to ' renew tho contest for seat in
the House as Congressman at large.
dan Francisco May 15. 1 here is great
excitement at Los Augelos in consequence
of the arrest of Vasquez. The jail is
guarded by a strong force of men to pre-
vent an escape or the liberating of the pris
oner. The total appropriation for the cap-
cure oi vasquez ana nis men is fivuv;
$3000 for the chief.
Lexington. May 13. -Big Fellow won
the one and one-eighth mile race ; time 3 :50
Grimstead's bay filly by Gilroy won the
mile dash ; time 1 :44
Boston May 16. A -disastrous flood in
Williamaburg was caused by the breaking
away oi me reservoir wnica occurrea mis
forenoon causing considerable loss oi life.
No particulars yet received.
brniNG field Mass. May 17. rue N il
liamsburg reservoir which gave way yes-
terday morning -precipitated the vast mass
of water it contained three miles down
the stcCTraad-jiarrow valley into the manu
facturing village" of Williamsburg .and
thence on down the valley throuh4ie vil
lages of Ilaydcnsvine Leeds and Florence-
into Northampton Meadows - where that
6tream empties into the Connecticut river.
A huge torrent dashed into Williamsburg
with resistless power swept awy in a mo-
ment a manufacturing" establishment and
numbers of dwellings causing enormous
destruction of property and terrible loss oi
human life. The lower villages also suffered
terribly. The latest figures of loss of life
make a total ot 144 divided as follows
Williamsburg- CO ; Leeds 49 ; naydensvillc
S3 ; and the figures only represent persons
whose loss is positively known though the
bodies of all are cot yet recovered.
; Bodies are constantly being found and
in some cases those of tcrsons who were not
supposed to be lost so teat it seems per
fectly safe to say that the total loss of life
will exceed 150 if indeed it does not more
nearly approach 200. It i unable yet to
jrivc a detailed estimate of the los. Aside
from the buildings destroyed and damaged
bridges bavinz been earned awsy roads
ruined and hundreds of acres of meadow
land rendered almost vtlueless the total
lo.s most exceed . $1000000 and will
probably come nearer 5000000. It ap-
pears that serious doubts as to the safety of
the reservoir Lns wen entertained ever
since it was built nine years "ago thonrh
less the last ycaf or two than in its early
Listory. The gate keeper Las several limes
expressed fears to Lis employers cauin
special attention to ono point where the
break occurrea but the examiners always
reported everything safe.
Springfield Mass. Hay 18. All ac
counts attribute the disaster to tho weak
ness and insecurity of the reservoir works
the works wero not thick enough to - resist
the prcisure of 12-3 acres of water a vera g-
isT thirty fect in de nth.
WAsm-roTON -Tlsy 13. The details of
the xd at Williamsburg are licartrcndicg.
It is feared that many Canadians recently
arrived to work in the factories are lost A
watchman who discovered tbe deeper
rode down the valley cukir three Eulu
in fifteen inmates shouting tho alarm.
Here niilkrr.aa with a fect horse dashed
ahead of the flood so zas two minutes lie
beat it sc-rtf.!y twenty jccoa 's ia crossir a
bndg" and ipccdir; ca acrcir-iei "lie
reservoir is corui-;r." TL;3 Lcrolc tuilkman
saved hundred cf person w ho fed froi
x.itir . -- w.t-. i j . ..
Tie food r-ihe i I v earn ir z Lurriatcic
..-use r
its crcit.
CrurM
rj-t'.. ; i -
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c:'.:l t;:
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-:r l.-:-2 trees co-.i
zr i i. r 1 cj'.irp
rare was won bv the Carolina crew of
Charleston. A liberal pars was taken cp
to match Charleston egaicrt tua wcrl-i ia
four-oared race tne ouer to remain open
one vear. One gentleman has subscribed
$O0.
LocisviLLE Jfay 13. Judge Geo. Rob
ertson Chief Justice of the supreme Lourt
is dead.
Cincinnati May 16. The mayor will is
sue orders to the sergeants of police to rrc
vent women from praying in the streets
nereatter.
Cairo May 16. An or;ecr of the steamer
James Howard reports that a mutiny oc
curred on that vessel yesterday and that the
deck crew had virtually Uken posssssion of
tne ooat until an armed force from cere
boarded her.. Tbo negroes drove the oH ccrs
up stairs and warred thera rot to- cone
.dowrior land the boaLAs no arms were ta
be Lad- tho oiUctis made "no resistance.
but the Doat wis rsa near enough to the
wharf beat at llickmon to throw o2a tele
gram to the Lnned State Marshal at Cairo
asking for a posse -to land the boat lclow
the city. "
GALVtSTON May 18. In addressing the
meeting at the Chamber of Commerce CoL
Van Horn of Kama. City Mid the delega-
tion had two objects in view i. r One was to
inquire if the Galveston merchants were
abfe and willing to handle the grain of their
secuon; ine oiner was u secure a encaper
competitive tariff of rates from railroad
lines. They would then return- home sat-
isfied we could handle their grain and re-
port .that the merchants of Galveston would
up their part and united efforts will be
made to induce railroad companies to re-
duce rates." By these means a trans-Mississippi
commerce will be built up which will
rival that of the East. There is to be
another meeting this evening. . .
Tacnton Mass. May 16. The estate of
Oakes Ames of Credit Mobilier fame is in-
solvent. . - '
Nkwca&tlk Del. May 16. A largo
crowd was attracted to the jail yard to wit-
ness the whipping and .pflloriog of prison-
ers. The following sentences were exe-
cuted : Win. McConnell white for bur-
glary 20 lashes; Andy Leonard colored
tor larceny 20 lashes; John Sykea colored
burglary 20 lashes; Th)s. Davis white
larceny 10 lashes; Frank Bandia colored
larceny SO lashes; Henry Cmptell.eolorcd
larccny20 lashes; Ringald colored larceny
20 lashes. AH felt their punishment keenly
but apart from struggling and squirming
their shoulders gave nd evidence of corpo-
real pain. Ringald Las been twice publicly
whipped before which is said lobe the
only case oa. record. Lewis Robbins of
Connecticut convicted of an attempt to out-
rage a small srirl Tuesday will not le
whipped or pilloried before Saturday.
B ken ham Texa. May 19. Jnilor Doran
of tho Washington county jail says lie.. has
one of tho stago robbers sure; is a cousin
of a wotnan now under arrest at Austin.
Nine men were in tho gang when lhc rob-
bery took place. The officers have been
after the wrong men. Three men did the
robbery Trav DcGaw Bill Thomson and
John Reshaw They took about $2300 from
the passengers and mail tlirecgOld watches
two breastpin. one revolver and two der-
ringers.. .The mails contained several
checks. Thomson wrote on some and De-
Gaw on two or three. The gnng had been
in San Antonio 'in disguise watching the
stages llccd and Carter were close by
when tho robbery was done Tho nine
then divided the sjoi!s and scattered lead
ing oil tne stage Horses. JJcuaw rode a
bay Thomson a roan and lleshawan iron
ray; the color or the stace -horses three
bays and one sorrel. DcGaw wroto a letter
to the woman in blue ink ; the woman was
given several checks. Doran claims the re
wards. -"' ... ..
Hallvillf' TexasMay: 19. A wliitc
man named James Rose threw himself un-
der a freight train and was instantly killed
the body being cut in . two. Grief at the
death of Lis wife is supposed to be the
cause.
SrKiNCFiELD Mass. May "'19. Of the
dumber of bodies lost 110 have been re
covered ; seventeen of the missing arc from
uayuensviue; cigntccn are from Leeds
Possibly strangers or - unknown persons
may have perished ia the flood. ' 8carch for
tho bodies is being made with more vigor
and system than before. The total number
of lost scarcely exceeds 130; the latest list
gives the number at HO. It is 'estimated
that the loss of the reservoir is $1.000. 000
of which the owners. lose half. : - - .
jjiEMniis Aiay l'j. il. v. Goa. super
visor of the Mississippi Corn Exchange Los
been assassinated.
Richmond May 19. The Inquirer of tLis
city appears this morning under a new
management that of Berry & Co. with Mr.
ierry as ciuel editor. . r .
Bills of exchange for 7390 pounds ster
li n rr fonvn lwfn ennf r Ttntnr t.
of London in payment of interest advanced
by them ou the standing debt of Virginia.
Rome May 14. The Pope m reolvinsto
tho visitors from America animadverted
severely on the governments of Mexico and
buatamaia lor pcrmlttinir bitter persecu
tions ot the church in those countries. . The
Pope appeared fatigued and wai unable to
give audiences to all lhc delegations which
waitea on mm
Madrid May 14. New ministers were
swom into omce yesterday. .Govcrnors'of
several provinces and . a number of . other
high omcials have resigned since the chanro
oi government.'
JjETtLiN May 14. Tlie Augsburc GtuetU
says the arrest of tho Russian Grand Duke
i.M(. iiuiiu us out uue lopouucai cause.
AARi9 Jtay Ij. Tbe Duke de Broclio
accepted the challenge of tho Left and ex-
treme Right oa the electoral bill and will
make Lis motion for Its Immediate consid
eration a cabinet question. . ; ;
JjOndon May J3. Tbo Queen cave i
state banquet last night to the CV.ar and
Grand Duke Alexis the Prince and Prin
.cess of Wales Duke and Duchess of Ldin
burgiraad other members of the royal fami
ly and GlandstoneandDisraelij with all the
members of the cabinet were present. Tbo
Czar will go to Buckingham Palace at noon
to-day and will probably visit the I'mprcss
jjugeme ncxi iionoay; i
1ERLiN May. 15. A special dispatch is
published in which no names are men
tioned but which leaves the inference that
Grand Duke Nicholas was arretted ia con
sequence of tho disappearance of certain
diamonds.
PAnrs May 17. McMahon Las acrer-tcd
the resignation of the De Broglio cabinet
and Las entrusted to Goulard the" formation
of a new ministry wLich is expected to be
completed to-morrow. Goulard oa accept
ing tho premiership declarfd Li pol.ry
would bo to carry constitutional bill
through the Aficr&bly and complete tLe or
ganization of JlcJlahca power. . It is re-
ported that Goulard is forming the nsw
government from the Right Centre end the
conservative portion of the Left Centre.
Moughe and others of the ljrijcislry
will probably 1ms retained in"oi.lec.
The latcBt advices from Versailles men-
tion Goulard as Miui'tcr of t Lutcrior
Count ClianUry ?Iinister of Foreign Af-
fairs Jlouhc Minister of Finance 21a-
thicr Hadel Minister of Public Works
Desscilligny Miniitcr cf Commerce Gen-
eral Cartrand Minister of "War.
Kcpublican iournaU stror-ly cr-e the id-
mediate d issofation of the Assembly which
they declare is powerless to cocftitctc any
tbing.
It is rumored that the Extreme H'ht
will move for the rcstcratioa of the Mon
archy and if the motion falls wi'.l At for
dissolution.
The opinion h ctneradj ejprrs.v;-! that
bv its tote cf Yn by ccniiicl t'llical
sulci le. It it a?-s.c?tt.-I t!.c'r r-o'.Ify wo ia
fpircd from Ytc-lin-lotfL TLe dl-.M'-n le-
tween the no-2tTt.te ar. I exticm I:.';
rcnucrs t-roai-ie aa a...ace iK.iwifn
the fonder tcctioa and the cvzz'.n
Lire wu: cf the Left anl Centre. A r.-
m-s vnty may tbtta Le eus'-truttea wucn
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Londc.- ZUr 1?. A eoIlii.n i ropr:t-1
ca tLe railroad at llcrtliycr Tydre Wales
between a coal and pa?ergrr train. Forty
persons were seriously injured.
Special dispatches from Madrid ssy the
new government intends to revive th? t '.' ?
of tba nobility and subsidlre t!.o cU: y ' '
London May IS. Cart. Tyler who was
appointe! to iavcsti.ate the ccadU'.oa cf
the Erie Railroad sailed Siturdav.
The Czar nephew who was arrested fo
stealing diamonds is tho eldest son of th
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urana uu&e onstantmo.
The Czar went to Windsor vesierdar and
bid farewell to Queen Victoria to-dav. He
will visit Guildhall. All the fcWof tho
city are flying. . '
London May IS. The Tinn and Mhf r
morning papers say the irapressioa thst the
early dissolution tr the French A5a-iblv
is unavoidable hourly gain t reri h. "
Kingston JarriSica May 1Q. Tin l.iteu
newt from Uayti is that Gen. Dominique
President elects his prohibited the loading
or departure of cargoes and pajcn:;?rs at
Jaemel and tbe souihcrn port till I e h in-
stalled as President. A British ste.mrr
which touched at Jacir.cl was compelled t
bring her passengers and freight to St.
Thomas. There isgrent excitement a:aon;
the refugees from Ilaytl. The store of
Scivers & Co. and the JlyuUiAi oi7.ee at
Jacmel have been destroyed by re. Loss
$30000. -
Paris Miy 19. A diu-1 i ' Imper. K.ij
between Prince Mettrrnieh and Duke
monbarcnio. "
New York May 19. Gold opened nt 1 ti '.
and declmed to 112.- Excun unc hanged.
Cotton dull and lower .:nd not preW.l
for sales ; future. Mrongi r.
Livkbpool Mav 19. Sal.-s 10000 bales ;
for speculation and export J00 late ; Ameri
can G00 tides.
Nkw .York Mav 19. June 17' Jclr
18 5-16C513 Augo.it W0-lM'tl8;V-'
Galveston. Mav 19. Cotton dull and
nominal ; good ordinary 10U ; middlin : up-
lands 18. GoldlllK. .
Galveston. Mav 19. Evenimr Connn
good ordinan- Wi middHncs Jji. t;.i!d
111'.
Liverpool Mav 1!. Cotton dull and
easier; uplands 8'4"(. Sf4d.; Orleans $-'..'
X?4 ; sales 10.0(H) h!e Kpeculallr.n and e '
p rt 2000 bales.
Tiik New York JIcraM in a long and well -
written article on the floods and snfferingby
the overflow of the Mississippi and its trib- v
utarica states the case in 'the following -
graphic and truthful manner:
All this incalculable misery visited upon -
a country and a people is caused by tie - do-
fectivc condition of the Mississippi levee ;
but what is that caused byf It is ilui;i
enough that the broken dykes are to blame "'
for the presence of the water; but who i '
to blamo for the broken dykes and is
therefore responsible for the calamity li
this an occurrence in the course of nature
as inevitable as an earthquake or a bum-
cane against which no human foresight"'
or providence can guard Or is it a const-
quence of criminal disregard to important
concerns and the (uiltiro to take steps that
previous experience has taught a;c uffl
Hcient
against this danger?
It is the latter: and tbercsnousibiiitv for
this calamity ethics home in a great degree
to those wh feel it most as well nVto
those: who arc altogether blameless. First
of the causes doubtless is the natural
effect of the. war in the general breaking
up of the whole social organization of tho
bouthcru country which crippled the levt-e
system that had lccn contrived to prevent
occurrences ot this nature iscxt ia im
portance to tho war as a cause is reconstruc-
tion which put the hole machinery into
the Lands of negroes and cnrpet-bBcr-
On every acre of the States whoso welfare'
and safety even arc Involved iu the secu-
rity of the kvec a tax is hud to keen l.i -i
barrier in order; and this was a part ! :
government so vital to the people that tini -r
tho old system it received tin: ntteiitmn
necessary to keep it in honest and diluent
operation. .Under that system " crevasses
occurred of course just as thero is wear
and tear in every material contrivance for.
uuman saiciy; uui wuu couiparaiiveiy
small damage tho danger of widespread
calamity was always averted. Now w sco
something caual in its consequences to a
wholesale collapso of tho levee: vet the .
taxes have been gathered just the (same
only they have not been spent honestly.'
They Lave not been applied to keep the '
levco in repair. TLey Lave gona to 1111 tbe.j
pockets of carpet-baggers. This ti one of
the mines that those unscrupulous political
adventurers discovered and worked in the
Southern Btates with the results that nr?
before us. -
From Corpus ChrUiL.
We giro the following special from
the
ualveston Jvw duted Corrms ciiruti
13i 'Last Monday at the Penesca .about-
sixty miles from Corpus Christi oa . tic
Laguna Madre a party of men suppo'f-d
to be Mexicans attacked a store kept bv
four Americans citizens of Corpus CLriHtf
and murdered all of them. The names of
tbe murdered men are John F. Morton
Michael Morton Cokely (a nephew of .
B. Murphy the partner of E. J. Davis) atd
a German named Herman Tinner 'Intense
excitement exists in the community. Par-'
ties are out in search of the murderers and
will be in to-day or to-morrow. ?
"Yesterday at the Cayman Lake in Ban
Patricio county about thirty miles north
west of Corpus Christi three Mexicans were
found banging to a tree. They Lad been
engaged in the robbery of two Americans'''
hut Thursday. It' is uot auppeped tloy
hacged thctnEclvcB . . .......
"it is reported here that last ci"' on
the prairio-between this place ftnd HtV-
portj a man abide buyer was found cut
to pieces supposed to have been done by :
Mexicans lie had in Lis possesion K - i
which was taken. I eul l not karu hi-
name.
H)f All these tragedies 'ulicr p ituO.i- '
I it
lars will arrive 'X)n1 tf whin I v. il :ni ;
details. It Is cot isiprohsblo that a w :..!-
sale vccgtsncc will be c-::actrd u;h the
perpetrators of tiiesc hornblo outrages as:d
ail aiders and aympathiztrs. A conpaay
of United fclatca cavalry Et Ca; t. Lira's
rsurto allordj no protection though .tv :
tioned there for that purpose'
Vixm the Frcderickiburg
r" f9 4 r-At t w i rt f9 i.fva
To-day 11th) a Umg trsi:n
paased tLrouU Udca fro:a At?
forts west.... We undcntan-l
Llisa of Michigan in cc:: :
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couple of rentlciaau - froia A'2-tin '
name wc did net learn Lave irt':
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r:ino ia L'ano is ait jMed from Hon.
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