Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1884 — Page 2

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NEWS CONDENSED.

Concise Record of the Week. « EASTER*. Senator Henry B, AdiLccj, of Kbod* Trtnfff died tu PwJltwt, towe ta Kt»k «f fttUft. Ht »w «M4irtc!J/ te We usual fi»c4 health uutiß witJoim a* boor or two of Mi demise. Decease* km bore at fxrtwtrr, H, L, «« tbe 1m of ifrii. IFIV fu W* h* entered Brown Uezventty ax Provideeee, where be grwlunuo four yean inter. Hv/rtif after lean eg college fee beeaaoe eAAor of tfee Providence For thirty ;**■» Mr. Autbooy ooeupiei the edfaomi <ktr «f that fit *« ejected Governor of Rhode itiaod in IMV sod woe *o successful lo bit *dmi»ixtr*rioe that bo woe reeim. ted tfee following year. In V&A be wot ejected to tbe United Hetw Beriozea* tbe nominee of tbe Union Bev-d/Uestas, He woe returned bs I>M. in mb, is Jt74. «ad again la liXe. He wo* eleoted President pro tens of tbe beaote March Sc, IW<, and again on tbe Ibtfe of March, UWI, Cltsrleo J. Volfier, Secretary of tbe Treasury, died on tbe 4tfe inot. ot Geneva. X. F.. ia tie «Wfc year. Hie detnfae it a> trlt.u table to overwork. For two week* be bad been unable to lie down, and be died while eitbfto in a efealr. 1> to within twen-ty-four boon of bit death be inrirted upon answering official teierramt, Tbe deceased wa* Wo ia Nantucket. Mum, April Its. UM. In Itaso bit father removed to Genera, X. F., * here Hr, Foyer lived tbe ret* of bit life. After leaving college Hr, Foiger etudied law, and wae admitted to tbe bar when 2) year* old. Hit first office wa* that of Judge of tbe Court of Go wuxm Pleat, to which be wae appointed in I>A4, and be wae ao- n after made a Hafter aad Examiner in Chancery. In letl be wae elected County Judge, and in IbtSJ be wae ejected to tbe Hew Fork Kate Senate a* a Republican. which party be bad entered oa it* formation. He remained in tbe State Senate until UMt, wben President Cram ap pointed biw Att&tnnt United State* Treasurer for *ew Fork City. He wa* elected Judge of tbe Court at Appeal* 'tbe highest court ia tbe State of Hew Fork; ia mb, and on tbe death of Chief justice Church, ia Hay, ihtb, he wa* appointed to flh tbe vacancy, aad in tbe foliowiny Novemher wa* elected to the place for the fuii term of fourteen year*- in November. )Hi, be resigned tbe position to accept that of Secretary of tbe Treaaury in President Artiiur'* Cabinet. He ran ayaiaet Grover Cleveland for Goveroor in ISW, and wa* defeated by nearly 800,000 majority. Tbe Treaaury department at H’a*b inytoa w** closed on the &tb Inst. out of respect to tbe late Secretary Folyer, Aaeictnot Secretary Wm will le Aetiny Sec retary until the President nominate* Secretary Folyer** successor. A determined run on tbe Pirat If atioual bunk of Hew faru**wfak, V. 3., wa* aoon followed by the suspension of payment*, Cbarle* S, HJU, the oaabler, who committed auiclde ia*t week, i* now known to be a defaulter for 1552&,(kk» or more.

WESTERN.

Martin Weinberger, an Israelite, wa« harjjrwl for murder at Pittsburg. He 1* bolievrd to have been the aeeond Jew executed <w the I'nlted States. The player* refuging to accept guarantee* for thetr fay for the remainder of the *ea*on, the Minneapolis Base-Rail Club ben dial ended. In it* answer to the libel Hint fasti-tuu-4 hy Jame* O. lllalne, the Indianapolis HtnUnel den lea that It* statements In regard to the betrayal of Mlhh Ktanwood, her marriage to lllalne under threat*, and the birth of a child tbreo month* subsequently, are In any particular false. The defendant hie* a number of question* to bo answered by Mr. lllalne under oath. During the sham battle at the soldtor*’ reunion at Fremont, Neb., a stand colJapsod, and forty person* wore Injured, some seriously. Hitting Bull, ■when leaving the St. Paul Opera House the othor evening, was confronted by an unknown man with a revolver, who was with great difficulty restrained from avenging the death of Gen. Custer. .Tulin* B, Frederick*, one of the sergeants In the Greely expedition, 1* at Indiamipoll*. He dentes that there wore two factions In the expedition; say* be ha* no knowledge of any cannibalism: and, in speaking of Henry's execution, says bo was shot by orders while in the act of stealing sealskins,

SOUTHERN.

All the cotton factories in the vicinity of Petersburg. Va., have shut down, re* suiting In suffering for the necessities of life among some of tbo discharged employes. Bi»hop Pierce, of the Methodic Church Kouth, died of throat disease at Augusta, (la. Mrg, Harlan, wife of ex-Senator James Harlan, of lowa, and mother-in-law of Secretary Lincoln, died at Portress Monroe, Va. Two market-houses and a number of smalt buildings at Ualolgh, N. C., were burned, with SOO,OOO loss. Notices have been posted in various parts of Lewis County, Tennessee, warning tho Mormons now residing there to leave within thirty days under pain of death.

WASHINGTON.

Commissioner Price has ordored supplies to be forwarded to Gov. Crosby, of Montana, for the relief of the Piegan Indians at the Ulaokfeet Agency who aro represented to be In a state bordering on starraUon. Congressman Casey Young, of Memphis, Teun., was thrown from his buggy at Washington, and badly bruised. He will be confined to his room for some time.

POLITICAL.

The Massachusetts Democratic Convention, in seestoa at Werceate*. nominated Judge William C Eadfcott, for Governor.

Sow. Owyt It fSetdaaos wa* aamuaMH aaej-aaett* HepePAeaan Kate Coeveotaeau The VieeMMtia HeymKiaaa foarewtbe jreaeot State ,Ina far Tbe lowa latMWMie OeMvaatiaa aoarinated & L. Bwrvaa. for Jadye of tbe Kipneaae Court, ao« ratified tbe Greeabat* aoatiaatioM lor fcotrvtarj of Kale aad for Trcaa i urer. Tbe Texa* beyiihH** Coavenaoa adopted a re*o utioe that it i* kajadtedow to pteee a Kate ticket ia tbe fitid, aad re com taetodhoy tbe bepuldkaß* to aid ha tbe edeoBe of a- bbpsbat taatiteta Tbe Kaaaa* Frobitotioo Coovestioa noatinated a 1 ail State ticket, beaded by Hr. ietaort for Corernor. A dkpatdb from White hirer inner toot, vt., *ay«: “'factum* from Bth tows*, ylrmy tbe eomptete Gcberauonai rcee of tbe State, chow tbe reau.t; Total votee**t «r.« 21 Fbayree. Bepubijean, 4L.VJ7; KeOityot. leemocrat. JV.ek*: Soule, Croeatjack. t-h; teauermy, ISS; makmy Fi.trroe'* ma;orlty 21,418. Tbe reduetioa of the Hope Clean majority ic bSM." 7ie Prohibstt'/L tit *te Conventioa nominated full State aod elector*: ticket*, witb S. I», HaKinr* ** tbefr candidate for Governor.

Congreational nonunation*: James G. faiouat, liewaoerat, Wxtb Georyia Oictriet; F, H. facckweU. faepubiiean. Twelfth Mamachuaet«; ratauel J. faandali, Third Feencylvania; T. J. Fatehcn. Frcbibitocmiet. Second Wi*ooo*ls: It. J. Hilier, Frohibitiooiat, Fifth tt'l w^nrin: J. i. Sotton, FrohlWttionitt- Sixth Wtecenam; F. C. Haley. Heoaoerat. Elytrth Uliaoia: w. s. Shirk, faepublieaa. Sixth wj*. ooatia; G. v, Woodward, leimems. Seventh Wfacooain: 3,3. Tbonston. liemocrat. Second Hicneaot*; William Walter Fbcipa, He publican. F.f th Hewiertey: Clin WeHbom, lieop^ciat. Sixth Texa*; If. If. faeafrow, Kcp»jbji.an, Seventh Texa*; Tboma* Croxton. JUetaocrat, F)r*t Viryinia; L. H. Seller*, faepubiiean. Third Hiebiyaa; C. F, GiWi'*. faepubiiean, Tenth Hidulyau; Ctia*. C. Cometock, Greenback, Fifth H chlyan; Frank tawlcr, Detaoerat. Second IJrfw/i*; If. If. HiU. faepubifcpH, Sixth IJihKd*; T. W. Sadder. Hewocrat, Fifth Alaluitjaa; John H. Glover, Democrat, b'inth Hlanouri; H. F. Fecninyton. fucion. Third Hicblyan; Win. E. Macon aad Geory ? If. Ifatric. ffepublicane. Third Illinois; J. H. Hopkln*, Demot.-rat, Twenty-aeeond Feuneylvania; Morn*on Foster. Democrat, Twenty-third Fennrylvania; J. S. Wooi*ou. faepubik-an. First iowa; Geo. H. Haaey, faepubiiean. Sixth Hew Jeraey; J. fa. Weber, faepubiiean. Thirty-third »w York, Gen, Butler addressed an audience of S/F/i people on the Fair Ground* at Minneapf/ii*. Hl* t-peecb wa* #uf stantlaily the came a* that in Detroit and Cbicayo. At a conference of the Tamixianv leader* in Hew Fork, after s number of speeches bad been made. John Kelly wa* tusked to ylve bl* view*. He *poke at »om« ienyth. He referred to Tammany’* recoynition by tbe l**t State convention, and to ti»e proceed in y* of tbe national convention. He thouyht that all difference* *hould lie foryotten, and that Tammany *hou!d *upfp;rt the rogulnr Democratic tickc.-t. * Tammany Hali ha* alway* been, i« now, and always will \>n a Democratic oryanb.ation,” be eald, “and a* such limit indora.- the nominee* of the Democratic convention. Thie mu*t be done, not only a* a matter of policy, but because we are Democrau and thou id lie onaistent with our record. Thi* (support 1* meant in yood faith,” be added; •*Tamrnany alway* *um>orU it* candidaP;* bonenti ly, and will go to the foil* and vote for Cleveland and Hendrick*.” Ho formal vote wa* taken, but the opinion wa* unanimous after Mr. Kolly’i speech that the orgnni/.n~ Uon should support the Democratic ticket. Albany (N. Y.) (liapatcli: The “Jacksonlnns"—a political organization—serenaded Gov. Cleveland to-night. The Governor, as he appeared, wus saluted by the band playing “See, the Conquering Hero Come*,” and the cheers of the crowd. Gov. Cleveland acknowledged the compliment of tbe serenade, and complimented the club on it* handsome appearance, expressing hope that the cause it so creditably represented might bo successful. The appearance of the Governor and his remarks were greeted with groat enthusiasm.

MISCELLANEOUS. Jim McHugh, of Glasgow, and Dave Fitzgerald, of Toronto, l'ought forty-five rounds with hard gloves atllockaway Beach, L. 1., the battle ending In a draw, albeit McHugh lmd tho best of the contest. The men booouilng vicious, ant a gcnoral row being Imminent, the referee had the pugilists called from tho ring after three hours and l’orty-flve minutes lighting. There were 199 failures in the United States during the week, and thirteen In Canada. By tho completion of the Louisiana and Texas Hoad, C, P. H untlngton has secured a through line from Newport News to San Francisco. In the National Base Ball League race tho record at tho end of the week stood as follows: Providence, 70 games; Boston, 6K; Buffalo, 51; Now York, 60; Chicago, 46; Clevelanda and Ftilladelphl, ill each, and Detroit, 21, in the American Association games Metropolitan has won 58 games; Columbus, 56; Louisville, 6IJ; Cincinnati, 52; St. Louis, 40; Athletic, 4(1; Baltimore, 45; Brooklyn, 00; Toledo, 01, and Pittsburgh and Indianapolis, 24 games each. Tho St. Louis leads In the Union Association, having won 67 games; Boston comes next with 87 gatnos, and Cincinnati and Pittsburgh aro u tie with 84 games each to their credit. The Northwestern League has disbanded.

FOREIGN.

Twenty-five thousand men have been called to defend Pokln, and tho Chinese Minister of War has been granted 18,000,000 francs to purohaso munitions of wur. Tho British Governor at Hong Kong hits reoclved orders to onforco tho provisions of tho foreign enlistment act, whioh prohibits the enlistment of reoruits in territory under British control. The recent declaration of Earl Spencer that the policy of concession toward the Irish could not be carried further has, Mr. Chamberlain Bays, retarded by twenty year the pacification of Ireland, and tho Parnallite orators have taken tho expression as the teat for their speeohes In the autumn campaign. In the meantime a new party Is said to be in progress of organization in Ireland. It proposes to favor borne rule on the basis

U-r*of wfefekaKt Stake am entk <A atki «iAMectwtba Queeau Is it expected %o aptit ** Faraesb party, ia that A wffi past the two itiMijk* wfakfa lent the CettadMtio* wf their fwfaticMl fafafc. With it aft. tbw ««dp tioa eg ItemnA It mM bo be rapidly tepxvrTbe Ttaltana are greadij frightened by tbe «b«oera T-pfin Mill They joperatotfeMAdy reyard faaa am isvsMtfaM of tbe ice ter* aad the finer

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Tbe Eer. Jaomm Weakr, a Metbodkt fWAcir. wa* k£wd wklie waikmy ot tbe track betweea Faarfieid aad Southport. Omul Legadea to *&•/*» were left by tbe Ate Fesator Anthony to bis titter aad other rewtire*. He Aft for pc idle purpose*. Upon readbng tie First Natk/ual liaek of Hew Brunswick, S. J„ the other morsbsg. Fretideat Habkw fausyos cat hi* throat, and jetrr. became of his jOMec. Waller Carro... a depositor, also committee awitids;. A deficit of fMM,«W ia tbe aurptu*. kupp'jfced to bare been Hole* by Catiiier Hi. , was diaaorered, and tbe town wa* wiid witb exelteao»ct Thousand* ba*a twen taken tbe estate of whfcfe Hiil was euModias. Gigantic fraud* is tbe aaanaya»**t are aikyod to bare been perpetrated. The whole coast of Newfoundland aad Im trader is unsafe for veHeA, on aeeoum of jceberg*. Tbe etearner Ficrrer aaw 2i»B is oae day’s travel. Owing to the depressed condition of tbe lumbering trade ia Canada a number of voyageur* bare determined to accept tbe offer of tbe hntieb Government to loin tbe Gordon relief expedition under Lord Woifeiey. It i* tbouybt by many British officer* that they will act be able to stand tbe Soudan climate. An English gun>*>at— the Zephyr—was fired at from tbe Kin-Pal font, near Too Cbow. Fbe wa* mfetaken for a French ves- ' *e- Aa ottoer aad a sailor were wounded. Tbe British Admiral demamfad an explanation, which was promptly made by tbe Celestial*, who expre**ed due contrition. An Amerk-an clergy man, journeying through Stale with his daughter*, stopped at tbe Hotel ingle**, Madrid, whew- be died of heart disease. The populace insisted, notwithstanding the dec-la rat ion of tbe ptoy•kdan who attended him, xhH jt wa* cholera, and demanded that the furnlt jre and belonging* of the deceased and \l hit daughter* should be burned. The iadie* will demand damages for tbe outrage. “Oklahoma” Payne and seven of his party were brought to Fort FmStb. Ark., where the T.'nited Ktatec Marshal served writs on Fayne for selling whisky in the Indian Territory. He gave SI,OOO bond*, and, with hi* comrade*, wax released.

A Kcrkci* conflagration waa started in the flats In Cleveland. Ohio, by sparks from a tug lodging in a pile of shavings in the iuoiler yard of Wood*, Perry A Co. Ten acres covered with lumber or frame buildings were in flame* simultaneously. The Variety Iron Works and the varnish factory of Hherwin, William* tc Co. were among the early victim*. Engine* were summoned from Erie, Toledo, ar:d the nearest Ohio town*. The loss is about $3,000,0)0. The citizen* of Maine voted Sept. 8 for Governor and other State officers, members of the Legislature, and upon a prohibition amendment to the State constitution. Kobie was the Republican and Hedrnan the Democratic candidate for Governor. A dispatch from Portland on the morning after the election says: Two hundred and sixty-seven towns give Hobie 61,816; Redman, 45,064: scattering, 2,405; a plurality of 16,215. The same towns in 1682 gave Kobie C 0.190: PiaSsted, 47,600:, scattering, 4,467; plurality, 8,675. The towns to bear from gave Roble 16.2841 and Plalsted 16,411. Hobie will have over 19,000 plurality in a total vote of about 140,40 ). The vote of 1860 gave a total plurality of 169, so the gain thl* fltar is 16,000 on gubernatorial vote of 1880. The Presidential vote that year gained 8,000 on the gubernatorial vote, and probably will gain In November considerably on thl*. All four Congressmen are elected, and the legislature will be overwhelmingly Republican. The prohibition amendment Is adopted by a large majority. Mr. Blaine voted the Republican State ticket at Augusta. He did not vote on the constitutional amendment prohibiting the sale or manufacture of liquor.

THE MARKET.

NEW YORK. BntrvEs $6.00 @ 7.50 H >o* (i.oo @ c. 75 t'Louu—Extra 4.50 if? a.oo WhkaT— No. 2 Chicago 87 @ .Ml No. 2 lied 01 dt Corot—No, 2 04 @ .fir, (MTS—White 88 @ .43 l’OKK—New Mchu 17.75 <0118.23 * CHICAGO. IlKiivfis--Choice to Prime Steer*. 0.75 @ 7.25 Good Bhtptdng 6.00 @ 0.59 Common to Pair 4.5 ) c <4 0.50 IP>“« 0.00 & 0.75 l-MKrit— Vmucv White Winter Ex 4.25 @4.75 Good to Choice Spring. 4.00 fit 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Spring 78 @ .79 No. 2 ltod Winter si (<« .82 Cotin—No. 3 55 @ .50 Oats—No. 2 25 @1 ,20 Kve— No. 2. r,3 @ .55 IIAKLEY—No. 2 66 @ .08 Uutteu—Clioico Croamery 20 @ .22 Fine Dairy in @ .17 Cheese—Full Cream 00 @ .10 Skimmed Flat 05 @ .00 Loos—Fresh u @ .15 Potatoes—New, per bu 40 @ .45 POKK—Mess 18.50 @19.00 u “* mim-: •"*» - mi Wheat—No. 2 Red ai @ .82 Coon—No. a 54 @ .50 Oats—No. 2 27 <ai .29 MILWAUKEE. WHEAT—No. 2 77 @ ,78 Cohn -No. 2 54 @ .55 Oats—No. 2 20 1* .39 Baiu.ey—No. 2 Spring. oi @ .62 Pome-Mess....*. 17.00 @17.50 LaIU) 7.25 @ 7.50 „ ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 2 si @ .83 Coen—Mixed 48 @ ,*o ()ATi—No. 2..... 20 @ .25 gVK..... 60 m .51 Pong—Mess 17.25 @17.75 , lr „ CINCINNATI. Wheat-No. 2 Rod so @ .81 COUN B 3 @ .55 Oats—Mixed.... 28 @ .29 Poax—Mess.. 18.00 @18.50 *"' ’'■ Detroit: ™ FLOOR... 5.50 @6.00 Wheat—No 1 White .82 @ .83)4 Coun—Mixed 54 @ .55 Oats—No. 2 Mixed 26 @ .27)4 Point—New Mohh 18.60 @19.00 INDIANAPOLIS. Wheat—No. 2 Red, New 78 @ .79 Corn—Mixed no @ .52 Oath—Mixed .25 @ .20 „ EAST LIBERTY. Cattle-Best e. 25 @6.75 Fair 6.7 A @.6.25 Common 4.25 @ 4.75 HOOB 0.00 @ 6.50 SHOm 8.75 @ 4.50

STATE CONVENTIONS.

lava Dmmw'iß Beads sm Fvdsk with the 67eesbMken—Other Mitkal is the fattrti* Of«=a Hwose, ss Davenport, wclyafi the dtdtgation* bang fcS. Ihetmtiec wa* called to order by Judge Khsae, Ciattrmas U tbe Butte Central CtMahtac Prarex wa* fat. H«1 EnStCbuiM. *fc j The Has. Fn/ldbim'tfDM Mohw ww* ebceea temporary ChaksuM. aad «s taking tbe aaar«pofce as aoaae teuprb. C^lCwßiaee. loiAw*: Beeresary, A gwatsoa. of Bbek Hawk Cotstj; aseixuteti. J. 3 BotmeiLvt Muscatine, and w furs**. <tf Lyon*: BesKsg Clexk, tbe Eos T. O. Walker, of if»»£h*n Adjourned until 1 The Cemamiztee « EcKtaieei reported er«sT comity in van State except Focabcmtae rej«The report wa* hstied witb cbeers. The Committee on Fentnast Ozgazzization reported ae fallow*: Chairman, the faoha J. F. Dtttoombt, of Webtter Coasty; Secretary. A B. Kefab, of Cawiord; Aaabstaad Secretary, J. Hayee, of Carroll; Beading Secretary. X O. Walker, of Davie. Tbe report was nnanlmoaaly adopted. Mr Inaccmbe was escorted to tbe ebafa aad rpoke st length. Tbe Committee on BeMlution* pnaented tbe platform, which indorses that of tbe national convention, and heartfay approve* tbe letter of Gov. Cleveland, making particular reference to that clause of it which apeak* ia favor of tbe personal liberty of tbe people. Tbe convention pledged faaetf to work lor tbe repeal of all law* that are contrary to tbe principle of personal freedom in tbe matter of habit, nomination* being next In order tor Judge of tbe Supreme Court, tbe name of Judge A L Burton of Wapello County km presented, and be was nominated by acclamation. Jame* Dooley, tbe Greenback candidate for Secretary of State, aad George Dorr, who wa* named by the came party fer tbe Treasorership. were wnaatirawrty made the nominee* of thi* convention. Jame* Henriqoes. of Marrhxlitosm, wa* by acclamation made tbe party candidate lor tbe audftcrehip. M. T. Gannon, of Davenport, waa, against hi* moot earnest protestation, nominated for Attorney General. Presidential el«rtor*-at-large were named in tbe person* of D. O. Finch, of Polk County, who wae chosen by acclamation, and Daniel Caiapbell, of Monona. al*o by acclamation. District elector* were named at the district caucus-*, and reported to the convention, which confirmed them as follow*; Flr*t District. A J. Hun-er. Henry Comity; Second, George W. Lowell. Jones County; Third. Moses Bitter. Biackhawk; Fourth, Ben ben Hoble. Clayton; Fifth. George Carter, Iowa: Sixth. CoL C. H. Mackey, Keokuk; Seventh. L. H. WUoox, Polk; Eighth. J. L. Brown. Taylor: Ninth, Dr. J. B. Hatton. Pottawattamie; Tenth, J. F. Duncombe; Eleventh. 3. 3. Hartejj'-auer, O’Brien. The coiivention then adjourned.

Wisconsin Republican*. The Wisconsin faepubiiean State Convention wa* called to order at Madison by Chairman Taylor, of the State Central Committee. He thought the proceedings could be finished early, because of the unanimous desire that tae present State officers be renominated. Fectet«ry Payne, of the Central Committee, read the list of delegates whose credentials had been approved. A permanent organization was perfected by the nomination of Ogden H. Fethers, of Janesville, as presiding officer, there being no temporary organization. On motion of Judge Humphreys, the present State officers were renominated by acclamation. The nominee* are; For Governor, Jeremiah M. Husk, of Viroqna; Lieutenant Governor, Samuel S. Fifield, of Ashland: Secretary of State, Ernest G. Timine, of Kenosha; State Treasurer, Edward C. McFetridge, of Bearer Dam: Attorney General, Leander r. Frisby. of Milwaukee; State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Robert Graham, of Oshkosh; Railroad Commissioner, S. T. Haugen, of River Falls; Insurance Commissioner, Philip L. Si ooner, of Madison. The Committee on Resolutions reported the following platform, which was adopted without discussion; The Republicans of Wisconsin, believing that tbe interests of the whole people require the continued supremacy of Republican principles in State and national affairs, do reaffirm the declaration of those principles as emliodied ;n the platform of the National Republican Convention recently held in the city of Chicago. We recognize in Hon. James G. Blaine and Hon. John A Logan, the Republican nominees for President and Vice President, those commanding qualities of character and statesmanship which have brought about the establishment of those principle* and give the best assurance of their continued success. Tbe honest, careful, and efficient administration of affairs of State by the present Btate officials commend them to the admiration and confidence of the people of this commonwealth. Tbe State officers were introduced, and spoke briefly thei* acknowledgment of the honor conferred. No resolutions were reported back. Andrew K. Elmore pressed a resolution urging the ne-►-•eesity for a system of examining banks every six months. Henry C. Payne introduced a resolution that the Republican party of Wisconsin was opposed to the employment of convict labor in the penal institutions of the State. Both were ignored, and the convention adjourned with three cheers lor Blaine and Logan.

Massachusetts Democrats. Gen. Patrick A. Collins called the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention to order at Worcester, and congratulated the party on it* assurances of success in November. The officers of the State committees were made the temporary officers of the convention. The usual committee were appointed. Jonas H. Finch was elected Permanent Chairman. He addressed the convention at length, and his allusions to Cleveland were heartily cheered. Pending the action of the committe-s the convention adjourned. On reassembling an informal ballot was ordered, but some one stuffed the box and the result was hopeless contusion. The informal ballot was abandoned and a formal one ordered. The delegates passed upon the stage and handed their votes to the Secretary. The result was the nomination of William C. Endicott for Governor on the first ballot. The nomination was made unanimous, and the ticket was completed as follows: Lieutenant Governor, James 8. tirinnell; Secretary of State, Jeremiah Crowley; Treasurer and Receiver, Charles Marsh; Auditor. John Hopkins; Attorney General, John W. Cummings. The platform congratulates the party on the prospect of the restoration of honest national government in the election of Cleveland and Hendricks; approves the national platform as the remedy for political evils and correction of abuses; demands war taxes in time of war and peace taxes in time of peace; demands the restoration of American shipping, and advocates the rights of labor and extended suffrage. The platform was adopted without discussion and the convention then adjourned.

Massachusetts Republicans. The Republican State Convention of Massachusetts was called to order at Boston by Chairman Lodge. Temporary organization was effected by Inviting the officers of the Central Committee to act Tor the convention. The committees were appointed, and that on permanent organization at once reported Robert M. Morse, Jr., for Permanent Chairman. Mr. Morse reviewed. the records of the political parties, touching especially the civil service, the national election laws, and the tariff question. Gov. George D. Robinson was renominated by acclamation, and the remainder of the ticket was completed as follows: Lieutenant Governor, Oliver Ames, of Easton; Secretary of State, Henry L. Pierce, Abington; Treasurer, Daniel A. Gleason, Medford; Auditor, Charles R. Ladd, Springfield; Attorney General, Edgar Sherman, Lawrence; electors-at-large, Mark Hopkins and Thomas Talbot. The resolutions, which were adopted without debate, recite the achievements of the Republican party; favor a tariff in which reforms and corrections can be made so as to reduce the surplus and at the same time correct the inequalities; pledge the Republican party to further the interests of the workingman; favor a continued reform of the civil service, and oppose political assessments; demand a foreign policy that shall insure general protection of citizens everywhere; ndvlse the restoration of the navy; deem the further coinage of silver unadvisanle, and concur in the action of the Chicago convention. After addresses by Senator Hoar and Gem. N. B. Banks, the convention adjourned.

Texas Republicans. In the Texas Republican Convention, which assembled at Houston, resolutions were read favoring fusion and the Indorsement of George

tia wl— p^. KbMtiwtefgr fajfia te t FMdmt A lp ’So of Giattaetat are by tbe Prohibrticafaaa that a fiuba can be formed witb that party.

BUTLER'S BOOM.

8 Grand* ** 6^* < Crowd* at Dctnit, After speaking* to aa aadienee 2S,Wo in Detroit, Gen. h»u«r took u«» ira« tor Gtaad Eapid*. Mich., where be addressed an tttiMted at 15,«ml Th* greatest enthmsMaa prevailed. Frw Grand Bajkd* tbe General journeyed to MtmxegoA. where he met and spoke to another Chicago waa tbe next point Tiaited. The meeting In that city, which wa* held t» Battery D. Armory: tor at least half the anSmm take time] j step* lor tbe preservation of order. A hundred aad fifty chain m tbe center of tbe lme bail were speedily ntiUaed. and aroond them hundred* of people crowded. aD trying to squeeze through to tbe front. In tbe vicinity of tbe speaker's stand tbe Jam was suffocatiag in the extreme, and it was almost impossible for even Gen. Batter tn™«etf to make hi* way through it to tbe platform. The number of ladies present did not exceed two cozen, and it wa# jnrt aa well, as the pleasure at hearing tbe speech of tbe evening could hardly compensate them for tbe discomfort aad annoyaaoe from which there was no escape. The armory wae poorly ventilated, aad tbe heavy, impute atmosphere made respiration difficult and sorely discouraged the standing collar. At no time daring tbe evening could perfect quiet be obtained, tbe men and boy* on tbe outskirts contributing a* much as possible to tbe inconvenience which the speaker was pat to in addressing such an ill-arranged matting. In response to occasional cries of "loader:* tbe General told tbe crier* t.h«r. he wa# dong his beet, and that if every man p-esent would keep quiet there would be no difficulty in all hearing. A turbulent character just north of the platform made himself conspicuous by making rude remarks in reply to the pointed observations of tbe speaker. These unmannerly interruptions were always followed by trie* of "Put him out!" from all part* of the hall, which of course only added to the general confusion. Finally Gen. Butler lost his patienoe, and stamping bis foot and shaking his fist at tbe crowd he commanded silence. Then, pointing out tbe fellow who was the cause of the disturbance, he shouted: "And you, sir! you had better keep quiet, or when I’m President I won't pardon you out of State’s prison!" This brought down the house, and the "smart AJeck" was not heard from again. The crowd was composed almost exclusively of the labor element. C. J. Dickson was master of ceremonies and William Flotow presided. At S:ls Gen. Butler appeared on the stand and was introduced. After the consequent applause had subsided, the General proceeded with his speech, the delivery of which consumed about an hour, and was well received.

THE PROHIBITIONISTS.

Programme of the National Executive Committee. [Chicago telegram.] Yesterday was a great day for the temperance people at Lake Blnff. The presence of ex-Gov. bt. John, of Kansas, Prohibition candidate for President; William Daniel, of Maryland, candidate on the same ticket fpr Vice President; J. B. Hobbs, Prohibition candidate for Governor of Illinois; and the assembling of the National Executive Committee of the Prohibition party, which includes in its membership some of the leading lights of the movement, was the attraction that drew a concourse of 1,00) people to the famous campmeeting grounds. The proceedings of the day were opened at 10 a. m. by a temperance meeting that was addressed by Mrs. Mollie McClellan Brown, of Ohio, and Mrs. Sallie F. Chapin. At 1 o'clock the National Executive Committee went into session. The Treasurer reported the hnances of the party to be in excellent shape, there being. In addition to new contributions, a large amount of the $5,000 subscribed at Pittsburgh yet on hand. It was decided that Gov. St. John’s time sbonld be occupied for a few days in making speeches in the West and in looking after the party fences in Kansas, after which he will take a biief rest, and then open the campaign in Indiana Oct. 1. Mr. Daniel was assigned to some routine work in Wisconsin and Michigan, after which he is to go to Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Alabamarstump these States and arrange the electoral tickets. James P. Pinkham, of lowa, was given dates to speak in Indiana, and CoL George H. Bain, of Kentucky; Miss Willard; and Miss Mary T. Lathrop. of Michigan, were assigned to speak in various points. Spirited addresses were delivered by Messrs. St. John and Daniel, candidates for President and Vice President. The attitude of both parties, said Gov. St. John, m the course of his remarks, reminded him of a story of a clothing merchant in Jerusalem or Philadelphia, he forgot which, who saw a one-legged soldier coming upstreet. He rushed to the telephone and ordered his assistant to cut off a leg from a pair of pants. He then seized the soldier by the hand and told him how dear the soldiers who defended their native land were to Ills heart. He had even gone to the expense of putting in a stock of one-legged trousers for them. It was the largest stock in the city. He said the price of the trousers was 112, but he would take $4 because he was a soldier. He then called for the trousers,, and held them up before the customer and began to praise their quality, but suddenly rushing to the telephone, he cried: “Ho-ly Moshes, Yacob, the peesness ish ruin’t—you cut de wrong leg off dem pants." The parties had adopted platforms representing everything, but they had overlooked the home, and the platforms, like the pants, were hlnd-sfde before and useless.

Sensational Greely Stories Denied.

Sergts. Fralnerd and Long and Private Connell, survivors of the Greely expedition, are on exhibition at a museum here, says a Cleveland dispatch. They denounce ae infamous lies a story-told by a "prominent army official" In Washington that the Greely party was divided into two sections when found; that stealing rations was commonly Indulged In, and that others besides Henry were shot.

CLIPPINGS.

Gladstone expects soon to make his final exit from public life. The Bible mentions 620 places in Palestine, west of the Jordan, and 430 have been identified, 132 by the staff of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is out with a plea for new divorce laws, in which the rights’* of father, mother, and child shall be equally guarded. A society 350 strong has heen organized in Toronto “for tho purpose of propagating among the people ideas of independence and separation from England." A Georgia boy broke his arm while pitching a ball. The surgeon said a violent use of the cords and muscles in an effort to “curve” had caused the fracture. Of 4,692,348 persons returned by the oensus of Germany in 1882 as engaged in agricultural work, 1,230,080, or nearly a million and a quarter, are females. William H. Vanderbilt’s account with Maud S. shows a profit of $19,000, nearly 95 per cent., leaving out the expense of keeping the pretty beast and her driver.

BELVA LOCKWOOD.

Wanaa's Bights Party. lj>egPi< ? Kaat and Wegpbe? *”,y hafcaoSSW ritrliw. bet to raide Ac «fc»p of Me ~»-y too of ih» I in ■ rietaed. and ahiwdd wr pirtfcca crfprocipto. be saeoesatul in tie ! ‘af‘w jSbLna^irre^ !***»” *» I the free airt the home of^ebnwe^'l ; distribution of tb» aempuloo* regard to errif Sy wcaaen are duly installedinto the offioea. lam also in accord «felnhepbilcni«f aenttria the Aware In famr **■*£*»».. ” ; *Txnpathy with the working men n-d tom «f | tfac country who an lanaari fto classes of our country esaitalable andinde? P»dest. Ig sympathize with the aoidMr’a widow brijeye in the re-enaeunent of the arrears. p *" usioß,, ' o,rt *>«*. Relieving that the surplus revenues of the eontry can not be better saed tin, in akw,. the widows and edaatbf the orphan* ot oar nation's defender*. I amid also suggest the abolishment of the pension office, itscomplicated and technical machinery, which so beautifully OJnaxrates boar not ted* it «»d recommend is its stead three rmnmiaiiiiiii ip -nhiw cnJy duty should consist in requiring froman appiicart far invalid pension bis certificate of bonoraWe discharge; from the widow, proof of marriage; and from the mother, proof of birth. I am opposed to monopoly lu the sense of men monopolizing all ot the rotes and ad of the offices, and at the same dm* insisting upon haring the distribution at all ot the money, ootbpublic and private. It is this sort of monopoly that has made posable tin* large breaches of trust with Government officials, rinord >»«■«>■ suspensions, and defalcations all over the country- It has engendered and fostered strikes. lam opposed to the wholesale monopoly of the judiciary of the country by male voters. If elected, I shall fed it incumbent on ***** to appoint a reasonable number of women as District Attorneys, Marshals, and Judges of the United States, and would appoint any competent woman to any vacancy that might occur on the United States Supreme Bench. lam in full sympathy with the temperance advocates of the country, especially the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, but believe that woman suffrage will bare a greater tendency to abolish the liquor traffic than prohibition will bring about woman suffrage. If the former is adopted, the latter will be its proqable sequence. If elected. I shall recommend in my Inaugural a uniform system of laws as far as practicable for all of the States, and especially for marriage, divorce, and the limitations of contracts, and such regulation of laws of descent and distribution of estates as will make the wife equal with the husband in authority and right, and an equal partner in the common business. I favor an extension of our commercial relations with foreign countries, and especially with the Central and South American States, and the establishment of a high court of arbitration to which shall be referred all differences that may arise between them and the United States. My Indian policy would be, first, to have the Government pay them what it owes them, to break np their tribal relations, distribute to them their lands in severalty, and make them citizens amenable to the laws of the land as other white and colored citizens are. While we sympathize with unhappy Ireland and deprecate oppression on one side and lawlessness on the other, our neutral policy as a nation does not allow any public expression from our people. Due consideration will be given to the interest of the honest, industrious, home-loving German. Again thanking you, ladles, for your expressions of esteem, I think that I may safely sav I fully indorse your whole platform. Cordially

yours.

Washington, D. C„ Sept. 4. 1881.

WISCONSIN PROHIBITIONISTS.

They Convention and Nominate a Full State Ticket. The Wisconsin Prohibition State Convention met in the Assembly Chamber at Madison, and was called to order by C. H. Giles, Chairman of the State Central Committee. John J. Sutton, of Columbus, was elected temporary Chairman. The latter made a lengthy speech, assailing the Republican party for not submitting a prohibition amendment, and congratulating the temperance people pn the growth of the party in Wisconsin. B. F. Parker of Manson, Charles Carlson of Eau Claire, and Henry Sanford of Manitowoc were chosen Secretaries. The district delegates reported their representatives on the various committees and on the electoral ticket. The following nominations for State officers were made: Governor—S. D. Hastings, of Dane County. Lieutenant Governor—A. A. Kelly, of St. Croix. Secretary of State—E. G. Durant, of Racine. State Treasurer—C. M. Blackman, of Walworth. Attorney General—F. M. Angel, of Barron. Superintendent of Public Instruction— Robert Graham, of Winnebago. Railroad Commissioner—Henry Sanford* of Manitowoc. Insurance Commissioner—Nelson Ladue, of Lafayette. A full electoral ticket and a State Central Committee were appointed. The sum of $l,lOO was collected from the delegates for campaign purposes. The platform adopted indorses the nominees and platform of the Pittsburgh convention; demands the submission, adoption, and enforcement of a prohibitory liquor amendment; that nomore politicians, but educators, be appointed Regents of the State University and Normal School; and favoring submission of the question of woman suffrage to a vote of the people.

The August Fire Record.

[New York dispatch.] The Daily Commercial Bulletin reporta the loss by fire in August at $10,500,000, exceeding any previous known fire record of that month, and making a total of $74,000,000 as the destruction wrought. by fire this year so far, and about $11,000,000 in excess of the same eight months in 1883, the total of which year was in excess of any previous year except 1871 and 1872, when the great Chicago and Boston fires occurred. During August there were eighteen fires, the destructiveness of which aggregated $3,700,000, more than one-third of the entire fire loss of the North.

Poor Tech, technically called a duke, and even a*prince, is wandering about with his equally impoverished wife, and the two tramps are a continuous source of worriment to that very worthy old woman, Queen Victoria The oyster in New York employs $20,000,000 capital and about 16,000 men in tho wholesale trade alone. Ggtham’s average dailv consumption of the bivalve is 35,000 bushels. Blaine will not work any moreonhia book until after election.

BELVA A. LOCKWOOD.