Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1888 — Page 7

FIRST IN THE FIELD.

The Equal Suffrage National Convention Nominates a Candidate for President. State Convention of the Uhnoh Prohibitionists Sehcl Delegates to Indianapolis. 'The National Conventions of the Union and United Laborites and Green* backers. Cleveland Indorsed by New York Democrats—Colorado and Nevada Republicans. The National Convention of the Union Labor party assembled in the Odoon, at Cincinnati, on Tuesday, May 15, and was organized with these temporary officers : Chairman, S. F. Norton of Chicago; Secretary, J. S. House of Missouri ; Assistant Secretary, I. F. McDonald of Cincinnati; Sergeant-at-arms, John Burrell; Assistant Sergeant-at-arms, W F. Flood of Cincinnati. Alter an address had been delivered by the temporary chairman, Harry Hilliard, ■ of the Labor Aqe, who advocates United Labor ideas, offered a resolution requesting Dr. McGlynn, of the United Labor party, to address the convention. A storm of opposition was raised by delegates and the Chair suppressed the trouble oy ruling the resolution out of order. Committees were appointed, after which the convention adjourned until 2 p. m. The convention was very late in coming to order in the afternoon. The Committee on Credentials not being ready to report, the time until 6 o’clock was spent in listening to speeches. The venerable Jesse Harper, the former leading Greenbacker in Illinois and the man who in 1860 named Abraham Lincoln for President in the Republican National Convention, was first called upon. Though showing the effects of advancing years, Mr. Harper, when stimulated by the attention and applause of his hearers, was not lacking in warmth. His chief point was the danger impending from the monopolies in this country. Referring to Lincoln’s early prophecy that slavery must be removed, he said that it could as safely be said now that unless the power of these monopolies was crushed the heavens would be hung with black and the land would run with blood. Mrs. Marion Todd of Michigan made an extended address full of sarcasm. She was severe upon Cleveland for his statement in his Thanksgiving proclamation that we ought to give thanks for the prosperous condition of the country. She denied the fact, and asserted that it was a play upon words to say the country was prosperous. Nor was she less severe upon John Sherman, whom she denounced as a traitor for his ruinous financial policy, to which she attributed much of the evils now cursing the country. By contrast she declared that the Janies boys were praiseworthy in comparison with the statesmen who have been oppressing and robbing the people, for the Missouri outlaws were never known to rob the poor. Mr. F. W. Fogg, of Michigan, was solicitous that the Government should take immediate possession of the railroads and the telegraph lines of the country, saying it was quite as proper and many times as essential as to take •• charge of the postal service of the people. He was decidedly in favor of the land-tax idea of Henry George. This declaration drew enthusiastic applause from the galleries, where the delegates to the United Labor Convention were -sitting. Mrs. Emery, of Michigan, was called upon, but excused herself, saying that Michigan had been monopolizing the platform. The Committee on Credentials then made its /report. It was to the effect that there were 242 delegates present properly accredited. The report was received, and the convention ordered that in votin' only those present should be entitled to a vote. Miss Hamilton, of Marion, Ohio, asked to be admitted as a delegate representing the Woman’s Christian Union. Her request was granted. Committees were then . appointed on permanent organization and resolutions. The Chair announced the presence of the Conference Committee from tho United Labor Convention, headed by Dr. McGlynn, and tho convention authorized the Chairman to appoint a like committee of five to confer with regard to uniting the two conventions. The convention then adjourned for the day. UNITED LABORITES. The delegates of the United Labor party were called to order in the Grand Opera House, Cin»cinnati, by J. Mackin, of the Executive Committee. 'rhe call for the convention and the list of delegates were read. There were no contests. William B. Ogden, of Kentucky, was elected temporary Chairman, and was escorted to the chair by Mr. Cowdrey and Dr. McGlynn. In his opening address he advocated harmony without sacrifice. The United Labor party was not a party with a single idea, he said, but with a central idea, around which all otheig centered. He was willing to give up all but that; that never. C. A. Henry, of Kansas, and John F. Duncan, of Michigan, were elected Secretaries. Short addresses were then made by Mr. Woods, of New York, and Dr. Houton, of Cincinnati. The temporary officers were made permanent, and a committee on platform—one from each State —was chosen. The Chair was authorized to appoint a committee of five to confer with the Union Labor Convention with reference to a union of the two conventions, after which the convention adjourned until the following day. THE GREENBACKERS MEET. On the same day that the National Union Labor and United Labor parties met, the straight Greenbackers assembled in a parld? of the Burnett House, to the number of about twenty. Mr. E. H. Gillette, of lowa, resigned his position in the party, and announced that he should go with the Union Labor party. Mr. George O. Jones, of New York, was then chosen as permanent Chairman of the convention. He demanded the immediate resignation of the Secretary. Mr. Booth, who was a candidate before one of the labor conventions. Mr. Booth resigned, and Mr. Andrew F. Shafer, of Michigan, was chosen in his place. After a brief talk the convention adjourned for the day.

LOCKWOOD AND LOVE. National Nominees of the Equal Bights Party—The Platform. The national convention of the Eaual Rights party met at Des Moines, lowa, to nominate • candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The Chairman explained that the absence of an elevator in the building had kept several of the women from attending, as they would not climb two flights of stairs even to nominate a candidate for President of the United States. Mrs. Nettie Sanford Chapin, -of Marshalltown, was elected Permanent Chairman of the convention. Arrangements had been made so that delegates unable to attend could send ballots by mail. The convention proceeded to count the ballots thus received, with the following result: Belva H. Lockwood, of Washington, for President of the United States, and Alfred H. Love, of Philadelphia, for Vice President, received 310 votes and were declared duly nominated. There were 40 scattering vbtes for Blaine, Allison, Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, busan B. Anthony, and others. The platform declares that Congress should pass an enabling act giving the women the right to vote, and that it should change the law ■ of inheritance so that in the event of the death of the wife her heirs should receive the same • consideration as those of the husband. It deciares in favor of "temperance and in favor of arbitration for the settlement of international >■ difficulties, advocates pensions for every needy soldier and sailor, urges restriction of immigration, declares for a protective tariff, favors Butting sugar and lumber on the free list, and abolishing the tax on whisky and tobacco. NEW YORK DEMOCRATS. Delegates Chosen to the National Convention, with Instructions to Support Cleveland. Frederick R. Coudcrt presided over the New York Democratic State Convention, which was • held in New York City. Every mention of Cleveland’s name was loudly applauded. In .■ fact it was. a Cleveland convention, out and out.

The following were chosen delegates at largo to the St. Louie Convention: Alfred C. Chapin, Brooklyn; Edward Cooper, New York; George C. Rains, Rochester; and Roewell P. Flower, New York. Gov. Hills name was proposed for a delegate at large, but he received only five votes. Oswald Gttendorler and Wilson 8. Bissell were selected as Electors-at-Large. District delegates and electors were also chrsen by the convention. Among the district delegates to St. Louis are Daniel Dougherty, Poarke Cochran, ex-Mayor Grace, Hngh J. Grant, Koger A. Pryor, and John R. bellows. A platform was unanimously adopted declaring that the allegiance and adherence of the i-tate Democracy to the principles announced by the convention of 18<7 are hereby again declare!, with an explicit approval of the doctrines affirmed in the last annual message of the President to Congress that unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation; that taxation lor the mere purpose of benefiting the few at the expense of the many is a perversion of the national power; that the correction of the evils resulting from such a system will best serve the healthful condition of American industry and enterprise, and promote the public welfare ; that a large surplus in the National Treasury drawn by vicious taxation from the channels of trade is a dangerous and indefensible abuse, and that in reducing taxation the interest of American labor should be carefully regarded. President Cleveland’s administration was indorsed, and the delegation instructed tor him. The delegates were also instructed to act as a unit. A resolution was unanimously adopted approving the State administration of Gov. Hill. ILLINOIS PROHIBITIONISTS. The Cold-Water Party Holds Its Ninth Annual State Convention. The ninth Prohibition State Convention for Illinois met in the State Capitol at Springfield on the 1 th inst. The first was held in 1872, with six delegates ; in 1874, sixteen delegates ; in 1876, forty delegates ; in 1878, 200 delegates, and has gradually compounded every two years, until on this occasion there were 1,275 accredited delegates in attendance. James Lamont of Rockford was the temporary Chairman, and Dr. J. G. Evans was made the permanent President. B. H. Burnett of Chicago was elected Secretary Several speeches aroused the enthusiasm of the crowd, and they went wild over the singing of a colored quartette. The speeches were aimed at the liquor traffic in general and the Republican party in particular. Many old soldiers who were present as delegates stood up for identification as such, and an invitation was extended to them by Gen. Singleton of Chicago to become members of a new organization of veterans, to be known as the blue and the gray, designed to obliterate the stain of sectional strife. The raising of a campaign fund for the use of the State Committee was undertaken in open meeting, after the manner in vogue for the raising of a church debt, and individual pledges were announced aggregating $4,000. The State organizers reported that their labors have resulted in securing the further sum of $.<.090. Miss Frances

E. Willard was put in nomination for delegate at large to the National Prohibition Convention, and she was elected by a unaminous risinc vote, amid cheers and the waving of hats, handkerchiefs and umbrellas. Many names were put in nomination for the other three dele-gates-at-large and over an hour's time was con-

sumed in taking the ballot. It resulted in the selection of James Lamont of Winnebago, Hale Johnson of Jasper, and J B. Hobbs of Cook. Tho alternates chosen were : Mary A. West of Cook, J. C. Pepper of Mercer, Judge David J. McCullough of Peoria, and Jacob Hoofstittler of Whiteside. Whenever the name of Clinton B. F isk of New Jersey was mentioned in connection with the Presidential nomination it was the signal for an outburst of applause.

COLORADO REPUBLICANS. Delegates to Chicago Chosen by the State Convention. The Colorado Republican State Convention mot in Pueblo. The Hon. H. A. W. Tabor cUlled the convention to order and Melvin Edwards was chosen chairman. The following delegates to the Rational Convention wore elected : Henry A. Walcott, W. A. Hamill, J. W. Wingate, J. W. Howbert, C. M. Donaldson, and J. M. Henderson. The resolutions favor the protection of American industries, demand that silver coinage be placed on an equal basis with gold, favor liberal pensions, a free ballot and fair count, and wise expenditure of public moneys for internal improvements. A resolution instructing the delegates to vote for James G. Blaine was presented, but the convention decided to send its delegates uninstructed. NEVADA REPUBLICANS. Delegates and Presidential Electors Chosen. The Nevada Republican State Convention met at Winnemucca and chose Thomas Wells as permanent Chairman and G. S. Nixon as Secretary. Resolutions were adopted demanding, among other things, the retention of the duties on lead, borax, soda, hides, and leather. These delegates to the national convention were chosen: M. D. Foley, Evau Williams, L. Hamilton, W. E. Sharon, William E. Stewart, and John P. Jones. The Presidential electors are: A. C Cleveland and E. N. Robinson of White Pine and G. F. Turrittin of Humboldt. OTHER POLITICAL NEWS. Nominated for Congress. The Hon. G. W. Dorsey has been renominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Third Nebraska District. The Democrats of the Third Ohio District have nominated George W. Houk for Congress. The Hon. John D. Taylor has been renominated for Congress by the Seventeenth Ohio District Republicans. Capt. Charles R. Hill, of Joliet, has been named for Congress by the Republicans of the Eighth Illinois District. The California Way. M. H. De Young, proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements of the California delegation to the Republican National Convention, says that while at Chicago he will do all in his power to maintain California's reputation for hospitality. “I shall not leave for Chicago until the rest of the delegation do, but everything is ready for our reception. I have engaged forty-five rooms in the Leland Hotel. We will carry with us one thousand cases of wine. We shall also take along with us a great deal of fruit, and also our own band, and I have arranged for the hiring of a band, and the expenses of that alone will be 82,000." New Mexico Republicans. The New Mexico Republican Territorial Convention met at Santa Fe and elected J. Francisco Chavez, of Valencia County, and Thomas B. Catron, of Santa Fe, as delegates to the Republican National Convention. Resolutions were adopted denouncing President Cleveland’s administration and his appointees in the Territory. For Governor of Tennessee. The Tennessee Democratic State Convention, after a continuous session of a week, renominated Bob Taylor for Governor on the fortieth ballot. He will not be opposed by his brother Alt this time, the latter having been nominated by the Republicans for Congress.

Patient and long continued experiment and observation by the distinguished physician, Dr. Klein, seem to have thoroughly demonstrated that scarlet fever is induced by a germ, or microbe, microccus scarlatinas, which is formed in the milk of cows affected by a certain disease. The same microbe is obtained from the diseased cow, from her milk, and from patients suffering from scarlet fever. Fortunately the infectious property of the milk caa be destroyed by heating it to 185 degrees Fahrenheit This precaution should never be neglected when scarlet fever is prevalent

FRANCES E. WILLARD

OHIO DEMOCRATS.

They Elect Delegates to St. Louis and Indorse Cleveland's Ad* ministration. Many Other State Conventions Meet ■and Select Delegates to the National Conventions. The Ohio Democratic State Convention organized at Dayton by electing the Hon. Samuel F. Hunt permanent Chairman. The following State ticket was nominated : For Secretary of State, Boston G. Young, of Marion County; , Judge of the Supreme Comt, Lyman R. Critchfield, cf Holmes County; member Board of Public Wor«is, James Emmet, of Pike County. All the nominations were made by acclamation. ’these delegates-at-large were chosen: Calvin S. Brice, of Allen County; Thomas E. Powell, of Franklin; Charles XV. Baker, of Hamilton; and L. E. Holden, of Cuyahoga. Alternates—E. B. Finley, of Crawford County; Lee Roberts, of Lawrence County; Frank Hurd, of Lucas County ; M. D. Harter, of Richland County. David W. Hill, of Defiance County, and W. W. Ellsberry, of Brown County, were chosen electors-at-large. The platform indorses President Cleveland and the Mills tariff bill; demands that all the :ands of the government be held for actual settlers who are citizens of the Un.ted States and (or those who declare their intention t> become luch; favors the payment of liberal pensions to Union soldiers and sailors and a tender caro for the widows and orphans ; demands an economical expenditure of the public money and the reduction' of the surplus in the Treasury by reduced taxation and not by extravagant and corrupting appropriations; favors such restraints upon corporate power as will protect honest labor and conserve the interests of honestly employed capital; opposes the importation of contract labor and the landing of aliens for permanent residence who do not intend to become citizens, and recommends to Congress the repeal of all duties whatever upon industries combteed into trusts to erect monopolies or organized into syndicates to control or corrupt legislation or elections, or to retard production and deprive labor of steady employment and adequate compensation. New York Republicans. The New York Republican State Convention, at Buffalo, was a short one. In less than six hours from the time Gen. John N. Knapp of Auburn rapped the convention to order it adjourned. E. L. Pitts was made permanent Chairman, and the Committee on Resolutions, headed by George Bliss, then reported this platform: “The Republicans of New York, in convention assembled, certain that the National Convention at Chicago will present candidates for President and Vice President whose devotion to American ideas and to the protection of labor, agriculture, and manufactures will command the approval of the psople, pledge to the Republican standard-bearers in the national contest their united and zealous support, and enter upon the canvass confident of victory. "Hesoived, That all questions relating to the policy of the Republican party as to National or State policy be referred to the Republican National and State Conventions respectively, to be held during the present year. “liesnlved. That we approve the action of the Republican members of Congress in opposing the Mills tariff bill, so called, and we urge them to persevere in defeating every device intended to place upon the statute books the free-trade theories of Mr. Cleveland’s annual message.” The report was approved and resolutions were presented by individual members of the convention, and adopted, paying tribute to the memory of the late Roscoe Conkling and providing a uniform method for the choice of Presidential electors by Congressional districts hereafter. The following delegates at large were chosen: Senator frank Hiecock of Syracuse, ex-Senutor Warner Miller of Herkimer, Chauncey M. Depew of New York, and Thomas C. Platt of Tioga. The sentiment of the delegates, as to Presidential preferences, was taken by an enterprising reporter and showed Blaine the first choice of a large majority of the convention and Depew the second choice. Minnesota Republicans. -'he Minnesota Republican State Convention, at St. Paul, was presided over by ex-Gov. L. F. Hubbard. Allusions to Blaine provoked loud applause. The following delegates-at large were selected : F. F. Davis of St? Paul, G. G. Hartley of Duluth, C. G. Edwards of Fillmore, and Joel P. Heatwelo of Northfield. The platform accuses the present administration of the surrender to the spoils system, and urges Minnesota Senators and Representatives to uphold the principle of civil-service reform. It arraigns the Democratic party for professing attachment to State sovereignty and home rule and denying both to the citizens of Dakota for political reasons only; also for refusing relief to Union soldiers and sailors ; for failing to reduce the surplus; for the maintenance of a postal service that has become a disgrace ; for failing to provide seaboard defenses against foreign invasion, and for a “humiliatingly weak administration of foreign affairs.” On the tariff it says: “While adhering to the principle of protection to American labor and productions, we demand that ths duties on imports shall bo so adjusted as not to foster monopolies, and in the adjustment of such duties such protection shall be afforded to the various industries of the country as will best promote the general welfare. The tariff legislation proposed by the Democratic party is a glaring subterfuge and an attempt to destroy the American policy of protection to American industries and labor in the interests of foreign countries.” The convention adopted a resolution proposed by the Rev. 8. G. Smith declaring that the party recognizes the evils of an unrestrained saloon interest, and requesting the delegates to the national convention to endeavor to secure a plank in the platform of that convention recommending each State to enact such restrictive laws as will reduce the evils of the liquor traffic to the narrowest practicable limit.

Missouri Republicans. Henry Lamm, of Pettis County, presided over the Missouri Republican State Convention at Seaalia. The following were elected dele-gates-at-large : Chauncey I. Filley of St. Louis, Congressman William Warner of Kansas City, Col. D. P. Dyer of St. Louis, and Joseph Pelham of Marion County. All are for Blaine. The following State ticket was placed in nomination : For Governor, E. E. Kimball of Vernon County; Lieutenant Governor, George H. Wallace of Howard County; Secretary of State, F. W. Mott of St, Louis; Treasurer, A. B. Frowein of Henry; Auditor, George W. Martin of Linn County; Attorney General, L. L. Bridges of Sedalia; Register of Lanas, John H. Chase of Iron County: Railroad Commissioner, V. W. Vedder of Sedalia; Supreme Judge, James Botsford of Kansas City. The platform opposes monopolies and trusts ; demands a free vote and an honest count: extols the financial achievements es the Republican party; favors revision of the tariff, but always on the basis of protection to American Industries and labor and the preservation of a home market for the home producer; opposes Cleveland’s message and the Mills tariff bill; favors relief for disabled soldiers, and condemns President Cleveland for vetoing pension bills. Maine Prohibitionists. Gen. Neal Dow delivered an address of welcome upon the assembling of the Maine Prohibition Convention, and an organization was effected with Col. Eustis in the chair. Delegates to the national convention were chosen as follows • W. W. Perry, of Camden ; C. B. Crane, of Newcastle. The resolutions unanimously adopted affirm that traffic in alcoholic drinks endangers public morals and Safety, and is a fruitful source of corruption in politics; that license laws perpetuate this traffic, and ore wrong in principle ; that prohibition as State and national policy is the true method of procedure against the saloon; that prohibition is a national issue and must be championed by a national party, and that both Democratic and Republican party have no disposition or ability to overthrow the saloon, and that shameful trading of these parties with the rum vote in Maine proves that neither can be trusted to enforce the liquor law. Alabama Republicans. Alfred Boyd (colored), a strong Sherman man. was made Chairman of the Alabama Republic

can Convantion, which met at Montgomery. The convention was the scene of much disorder, and charges of corruption werefreely made by both the Blaine and Sherman men. This State ticket was nominated: tor Gevernor. W. T. Ewing; Secretary of State, J. J. Woodall; Treasurer, b. T. Fowler; Auditor, R. S.Beflin; Attorney General, G. H. Craig; Superintendent of Education. J. M. Clark. The resolutions adopted declare for a free ballet and a fair count. con lemn the President's message, the M Ils bill, and the President's disregard of civil service, and favor the Blair bill and the repeal of the Internal-revenue laws. The lollowing were chosen electors-at-large : L. W. Day, William Henderson. The dele-gates-at-targe are: B. M. Long, J. D. Hary, white men, and J. W. Jones and A. Boyd, colcred. They will support John Sherman. Nebraska Republicans. The Nebraska Republican State Convention convened at Omaha and elected these four del-egates-at-large to the National Convention : John M. '1 hurston of Omaha, Patrick Efinof Lincoln, B. S. Norval of Seward, and George W. Heist of Sidney. The district delegates are: First District, C. J. Greene and C. O. Bates; Second, E. D. Ensign and B. 8. Baker; Third. A. W. Wall and William Robertson. The platform arraigns the Democratic party for its failure to reduce the surplus and make necessary expenditures for public improvements ; denounces the Mills bill; promises a revision of the tariff by the Republicans; condemns the Democratic majority in Congress for its failure to keep its tariff-reform pledges and for making no attempt to put down corporate trusts ; denounces the action of the President on the rebel flags, and pledges the party to the system of protection, the enactment of laws to destroy trusts, to enforce civil-service laws, and for labor arbitration and the control of railroad traffic. Illinois Prohibitionists. The State Convention of the Illinois Prohibitionists completed its work by nominating the following candidates for the State offices : For Governor, D. H. Harts; Lieutenant Governor, Joseph I. Whitlock ; Secretary of State, J. Ross Hanna; State Auditor, Uriah Kopp; Treasurer, J. W. Hart; Trustees of the State University, Isaiah Villiers, F. L. Stivers. Mary A.West, Hy. Augustine. The platform has eleven planks. Besides demanding the entire abolition of the liquor traffic, State and interstate, it denies the expediency of license, high or low ; declares that illiteracy, habitual drunkenness, or conviction for bribery should work disfranchisement; opposes the sex distinction in the suffrage; favors a tariff for a revenue so levied as to near lightly on the necessaries of lite ; denounces Subbath-breaking ; and favors the arbitration of labor difficulties. Kentucky Democrats. Col. E. Polk Johnson, of Louisville, presided over the Kentucky Democratic Convention at Lexington. Henry Watterson, Congressman McKenzie, J. H, Hendricks, and J. D. Harris were elected as delegates-ut-large. The platform indorses President Cleveland in these words: “The Democrats of Kentucky d. "are their unqualified confidence in the administration of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, and "their unflagging devotion to the doctrines laid down in his last annual message to Congress, and they instruct their delegates to the National Democratic Convention to vote us a unit lor his renomination. The Mills tariff bill is indorsed and the Republican party denounced. .Connecticut Republicans. The Connecticut Republican State Convention met at New Haven, John A. Tibbits presiding. Mr. Tibbits made a speech in which he eulogized Blaine, and the applause was prolonged. Chauncey M. Depew’s name was almost as vociferously applauded. The election of delegates-at-lurge resulted as follows; Samuel Fessenden of Stamford, Samuel L. Warner of Middletown, E. S. Day of Colchester, and E. S. Henry of Rockville. The platform denounces the President’s tariff policy, calls for liberal pensions, ridicules the administration’s civil-servico record, and promises "hearty support to the nominee of the Chicago convention.

Virginia Democrats. The Virginia Democratic State Convention was called to order at Norfolk by Chairman Baruour of the State Committee, and W. W. Berry or Nelson County was made temporary Chairman. Every refertme to President Cleveland was applauded, di. H. Caldwell of Hanover was elected permanent Cihairman. J.S.Barbour.J.W. Daniel,P.W.McKenney,and It. C. Marshall were elected dolegatos-at-large to the St. Louis convention, and Richard F. Birns, editor of the Richmond State, and J< hn T. Harris were chosen electors-at-large. Resolutions indorsing Cleveland were adopted. Tennessee Republicans. The Tennessee Republican State Convention assembled at Nashville, and after making Hou. W. M. Rule Chairman, chose the following delegates at-large to the Chicago Convention: A. A. Taylor, L. C, Houck, Gen. George Maney, and S. A. McElwes (colored). A resolution instructing the delegates to vote for Blaine was unanimously adopted. A platform was adopted eulogizing tne Republican party, favoring the protective tariff, indorsing Blaine's Paris letter and the Blair bill, favoring the repeal of the internal revenue laws, and opposing trusts. Dakota Republicans. Every county in the Territory but Towner and Buffalo was represented in the Dakota Republican Convention at Jamestown. The following delegates to Chicago weie chosen: Bailey, of Minnehaha; Bezert, of Bonhomme; Moody, of Lawrence; Sullivan, of Brooklyn; Hopp, of Brookings; Foster, of Spink; Plummer, of Brown ; Hubbard, of Cass ; Hansbrougu, of Ramsey; Richardson, of Grand Forks. All of them are understood to be for Blaine. Tennessee Prohibitionists. The Tennessee State Prohibition Convention met at Nashville and nominated J. R. Anderson of Bristol for Governor, and as Electors for the State at large, G. W. Armistead and J. A. Tate. Delegates to Indianapolis were chosen and a radical platform adopted. GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS. Nominated lor Congress. Valentine Zimmerman, of Fulton, has been nominated for Congress in the Eleventh Indiana District. The Republicans of the Seventeenth Ohio District have renominated J. D. Taylor for Congress.

They’ll Wet Over It.

Our capacity for affection is not to be valued too lightly, and genuine love is an article of -which there should be a generous supply in every -well-ordered household; but the harsh, cold, unsympathetic world is likely to do some giggling when a bride of a month stands at the head of the second flight of stairs, and calls down to her husband, who is in the hall below: “Walter, dear?” “Yes, darling.” “You gonp yet, love." “No, pet.” “Are you in a hurry, sweetest?” “A little, precious.” “Could you come back here just a moment, darling?” “What for, lovey?” “Oh, for something, dearie.” “What is it, birdie?” “Oh, come and see, darling.” “I’m late now, little girlee.” “Only for a moment, dearest. ” “Can’t you tell me where I am, pet?” “No, sweetheart.” “All right, love; I’m coming. ” “You dear old boy!” “You darling'.” This is a bad case, but, ten to one, they’ll get over it in time.— Tid-Bits. It seems ,as though women have a “rage” for certain pieces of fancy-work during each season. Just now each one strives to have as many pin and sofa-cushions as possible.

INDIANA NEWS.

—For the past two months Montpelier has been overrun with oil and gas men who are leasing lands for the purpose of development. A Buffalo company have built tanks and are yet engaged in putting np tankage for the citizens’ well. A pipe line is laid to the railroad and oil is being pumped through it. There are three flowing wells, each producing large quantities of gas. Two other derricks are going up in new parts of the Held and many more are contracted. There are now 1,000 barrela of oil in tanks- The oil haa been refined and is superior to any Ohio oil yet produced. —Mrs. Jeremiah Jordan, an old resident of LaPorte, while temporarily insane, walked out of a second-story window of her residence and received injuries from which she died. She was 81 years old. —Joseph G. Miller, of Union Township, Adams County, dropped dead from his chair while sitting at the table eating his supper. The cause is supposed to have been heart disease. —-Several cases of small-pox are reported from Pierceville, Ripley County. —The school enumeration of the city of Bloomington shows 1,125 children, an increase of over 200 since tho last report. —lsaac Murphy, of Howard County, has given a correspondent an idea of the dimensions of the mastodon bones found by Louis Schaaf while digging a ditch through a marshy piece of land on his farm. The two tusks unearthed were found about three feet below the surface. One of them measured nine feet in length. The diameter at the root end was eight inches. The root ends of the two tusks laid about four feet apart, and doubtless were in the same position ns when they were attached to the head of the mastodon. An effort will be made to unearth tho body of the mammoth. —Sheridan has struck another gas well. —Madison County has a calf with three eyes. —The cut-worm is devastating the newly planted corn of Clark County. —Farmers generally throughout the State are complaining of tho discouraging condition of the wheat. —A 2-year-oid child of J. B. Cooper, residing near the Hancock County Infirmary, up-set a vessel of boiling clothes, near which it was playing, scalding itself to death. —The mineral water which flows from the Martinsville artesian well has been thoreughly analyzed and found to be second to but one known. —At Anderson, Tom Larimore, aged 20, and Willie Williamson, aged 15, were trifling with revolvers, and the one in the hands of Larimore was accidentally discharged, the ball entering Williamson’s abdomen. It is thought that he is fatally wounded. —Cook Carson was killed at Crawfordsville while trying to board a train. —The Esmond flouring-mill was destroyed by fire at Fort Wayne. Loss, $40,000. —A jealous lover at Indianapolis killed his rival with a stone. He was arrested. —James Foster and Frank Alkire, of Tippecanoe County, went fishing in the Tippecanoe River. They had a number of dynamite cartridges, some of which were prematurely discharged. The right arrps us both men were blown off; Alkire lost both eyes, and Foster one. The men were some miles from their residences, and the road home was marked by a bloody trail, Foster leading his blind companion. Alkire will die. —Adam Wenning, a prominent farmer of Morgan Township, Harrison County, dropped dead. —Robert Clabbert, a raftsman, from Warron, Pa., was drowned in the Ohio, at Madison, while intoxicated. —At Crawfordsville the son of Geo. Griffith fell from the roof of the woodhouse and on the blade of a knife, which penetrated his breast three inches, just missing his heart. He will die. —Charles Carson, of Crawfordsville, 14 years old, was run over and killed by a freight on the 0., L <t W., while attempting to board the train. His body was badly mutilated, the train passing over his body from right hip to left shoulder. —Mrs. Somers, wife of a farmer residing near Laporte, went to the city, leaving her husband at work in a field, and her three children in charge of the hired man, George Cook. On returning she found her 11-months-old baby dead in its cradle, and Cook absent. Cook was arrested at Elkhart. He says he did not mean to kill the babe, and did so by shaking it, and breaking its neck. The child was restless nnd fretful, and he sought to quiet it by shaking it. —Albert Birkley, a tinner, started to do some work upon the new cyclorama building at Indianapolis, recently. While on the highest part he fell through the skylight and fell a distance of seventy feet, breaking a number of bones and receiving fatal internal injuries. —At Vincennes, May McDonald, aged 9, was fatally shot in the forehead by George Taylor, a companion, while playing with a revolver. —Mrs. Hurst, of Holmes County, Ohio, while attending the funeral of Henry Weaver, near Goshen, suddenly dropped dead. The cause of her death was heart disease, brought on by emotional excitement. —A large and commodious wigwam has been erected in the central portion of Seymour, for campaign purposes. —Charles Stephens, while trying to alight from a moving train at Shelbyville, was hurled under the cars and the wheels badly mangled his left leg and arm and crushed in his skull.