Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1884 — Page 2

The Republican. RENSSELAER. INDIANA. 8. K. MARSHALL, " Ppbmbhee.

THE NEWS CONDENSED.

- THE EAST. Thb resumption of business by the Metropolitan National Bank of New York, under the Presidency of Henry L. Jacques, gave a strong impetus to the stock market on the 15th inst. The announcement of the failure of A. W. Dimock & Co., promoters of the Bankers and Merchants’ I'elegraph Company had. but little effect on the howling crowd of brokers on the Stock Exchange. Parties deeply ihterested scattered over the 1 country the statement that foreign bankers were hungry for American securities, and quotations were marked up rapidly until the famine was appeased. A sharp decline in Government bonds put the speculative fraternity on their guard, and just before the close of business prices were smashed from one to five points by the coir lapse of Fisk A Hatch, the heaviest dealers in Federal securities. F. A. Hawley A Co., bankers of Boston, suspended, with liabilities of $500,000. The bankers of Kansas City held a meeting and resolved to pay 20 percent, to depositors and give certified checks for the remainder. The Tuna Valley Bank, at Bradford, Pa., made an assignment; Hilton A Waugh, oil brokers, failed, and petroleum broke to 76 cents. The City Exchange Bank of La Porte, lowa, and the Union Bank of Quincy, 111., closed their doors because of the failure of their New York correspondents. Thb funeral of Charles O’Conor took place from the Roman Catholic Cathedral at New York. Ex-Senator Conkling, William M. Evarts. Benjamin H. Bristow, Mgr. Capel, And the Bev. Dr. Morgan Dix were among the hundreds of prominent men in attendance. Ih the New York Stock Exchange, on the 16th inst., values opened lower and unsettled, but before the first call a steadier feeling manifested itself, an advance of 1 to per cent, being noted. Then the failure of H. C. Hardy A Sons was announced, when values again sagged off, and the list dropped still further when it became known that the NewarkvSavings Institution had closed its doors. After this, confidence began to return, there being heavy purchases of stocks for foreign shipment. Before the close a dread of further failures resulted in a feverish feeling, which passed away rapidly when no disasters occurred, and the market closed in a “whirl of buoyancy” unknown for a long time. Call looms dropped from 1£ per cent, jtfer diem to 5 tc 6 per cent, per annum, and large amounts of money were received from the couiftry. The feeling of confidence was enhanced by the Bank of New York loaning $3,000,000 on Government bonds, and by the issuance of $5,000,000 certificates by the Clearing House. Closing deals indicated an advance of 2 to 8 points in active shares, and the feeling was that the crisis had bee:> passed and that the market wottfcLsoon ret- m to its normal condition. Shabe speculation in the New York Exchange opened with a marked improvement on the 17th inst The sale*, for the day were unusually hea*y, reaching 456,000 shares, a large number of which were taken for foreign account Money, which at one time lent at i per cent, per diem, closed at 2 per cent, per annum. Government bonds were active at higher rates. The feeling in railroadjbonds marked ■ an improvement, but State securities were rather tame. United States called bonds to the amount of $323,600 were redeemed. For use in case of necessity, $8,000,000 in legal tenders was shipped from Washington to the Assistant Treasurer at New York. C. McCullough, Beecher A Co., New York merchants, have failed. Mr. Beecher is a nephew of Henry Ward Beecher. Boxey Beat and William JJendershot, two bad characters were fatally shot by Policeman McAleese, near Pittsburgh.

THE WEST. Justice Habland, of the United States Court, arrived in Chicago. He failed to secure a room at a leading hotel for a month, and was informed by the clerk that he could hardly find accommodation in the city for the convention period. He at once caused a chamber set to be placed in the only vacant room in the Custom House, and will mace himself at home in the $4,000,000 structure. The temperance workers of Chicago met in Farwell Hall, in that city, the other day, to provide means for carrying on the crusade commenced by Francis Murphy. The announcement was made that over 3,000 persons had already signed the pledge. Most of those present favored the erection of a temporary tabernacle, to be removed from pomf to point in the city. The question of location was left to an executive committee. ... .Early vegetables in Southern Wisconsin were greatly damaged by a heavy frost last week. Reports of the condition of the com and grain crops from various sections of lowa and Illinois, printed in the Chicago Tribune, indicate that the com area planted in both States is about 10 per cent, less than last year. The present conditions point to a large yield. The grain crops are in a healthy condition, and the farmers seem confident of a bountiful harvest. From the fruitgrowing districts of both States satisfactory reports have been sent. Pasture lands are looking well, and the hay crop will be abundant Boynton, of Milwaukee, who is digging for diamonds near Waukesha, Wis., is said to have found two in the gravel strata last week. Such crowds have been attracted to the spot that he has been compelled to build a high fence around the entire claim to keep them away. A BiiOODY tragedy was recently enacted at Smith's landing, Monroe County, HI. Monroe Gray, a well-known citizen of the little town of Columbia, killed his wife and her paramour, a man named Wm. Ditch. Gray, who is quite prominent in Illinois politics and well known throughout the State, has, it seems, for some time doubted his wife’s fidelity. His doubts werejfinally set at rest by witnessing with his own eyes what he bad previously oqly suspected. He immediately brought his revolver into requisition, killing both his wife and the man. Ditch was wealthy, and owned the property where Gray resided. The two families have been intimate. Gray was arrested. He says he meant to kill Ditch, but not his wife; that be killed her accidentally while shooting at the man. ' ? ■ 1 " »■■■ " ■ THE SOUTH. .\■,V V ~ r W. Bogan Cash, the noted South Carolina desjMradq and the fugutive murderer of Marshal Bichnrds, was shot tad, litoral-

ly riddled with bullets, at his father’s plan- j tation, near Cheraw. Deputy-Sheriff King I headed a party sent out to arrest the oat- I law, whose hiding plaoe was surrounded, j Cash came out of his retreat, and, in mere bravado, as it appears, fired on the arrestins party, only one of whom was hurt, and that bat slightly. Cash continued to shoot after he was mortally wounded.... Judge Richard Reid, of Mount Sterling, Ky., killed himself in the office of a friend, leaving a card stating that he was mad. He evidently, stood before the mirror and fired into his brain. Reid, who was Jndge of the Circuit Court, was some weeks r ago cowhided by an attorney named Comeilson. Many of bis feiends urged him to challenge his assailant to mortal combat. He refused, and was taunted with being a coward. These taunts, it is said, drove him to Insanity and suicide.... At Hazlehurst, Miss., the jury in the case of E. B. Wheeler, for the murder of J. P. Matthews, in Copiab County, was out about an hour, and returned a verdict of not guilty. The jury which acquitted Ras Wheeler of the murder of Prent Matthews at Hazlehnrst, Miss., make a statement to the effect that neither politics nor piiblic opinion affected their verdict, and that after pmyet to the Almighty they reached the decision that Wheeler was innocent. Threats against the life of the Spanish Consul at Key West were made by drunken Cubans, and Commander Batchellor, of the United States steamer Galena, has been instructed to use the naval forces to preserve peace and protect the Consul.

WAS HI Ni G TOA. The House Committee on Elections voted in favor of seating English in place of Peelle from the Seventh District of Indiana. Secretary of State Frelinghuysem has issued a proclamation, by order of the President, restoring to the public domain 307,000 acres of lap din New Mexico granted on certain conditions to the Jicaflla and Apache Indians. The red men had refused to comply with the conditions on which the grant was made. Speaker Carlisle thinks that unless there shall be a deadlock between the House and Senate on the appropriation bills, Congress will be ready to adjourn before July 1. He is of opinion that neither party is prepared to discuss platforms or political principles in Congress after both conventions have made their nominations and enunciated their principles. Every member of Congress is n6w anxious to leave Washington, and business will be facilitated so that they may leave as soon as possible. There seems to be no doubt now that Hewitt’s tariff bill will be killed in committee, says a Washington dispatch. At the same time it is thought that a bill placing sugar and salt on the free list may be introduced and reported on favorably. The Southern members are urging the repeal of the tobacco and fruit-spirit taxes. ... .Mr. Randall thinks all the appropriation bills before Congress can be disposed of this month, and that an adjournment by June 25 would be practicable.

POLITICAL. The California Legislature lias adjourned sine die. The session was a fruitless one. It was called by Gov. Stoneman for the purpose of passing a law to railroad fares and freights. A measure with that purpose, known as the Barry bill, was introduced, and for a time it seemed certain that it would pass. Enough of its original supporters were won over to the opposition, however, to defeat the project. The Democrats of New Jersey held their State Convention at Trenton. Senator McPherson, Gov. Abbett, James J. Newell, and Rodman M. Price were chosen dele-gntes-at-large to Chicago. Tilden has a large majority among the delegates from the State, and Randall shows a fair following. An attempt to send Gen. McClellan to the national convention was defeated. The Democrats of the Louisiana Legislature in caucus nominated J. B. Eustis for United States Senator on the first ballot. Mr. Eustis will succeed Mr. Jonas, who was chosen six years ago to succeed Mr. 1 Eustis. “ Turn about is fair play.” The lowa Greenback State Committee met at Des Moines, and selected four delegates to the national convention, who savoy Ben ’Butler in case he accepted the Greenbackers’ nomination before the convention adjourned.

GEAEK4L. Riley Anderson and James and Alfred McCullough, father and son, all colored, were hanged at Greenville, S. C., in the presence of the thirty-six witnesses allowed by the State law, several clergymen, two detachments of the Greenville Butler Guards, and representatives of the press. AR,made speeches from the gallows, and expressed faith that they were “going straight to the arms of Jesus.” George A. Horn and William Gribben were hanged at Ashland, Ohio, nine companies of militia keeping back an excited mob from the inclosure surrounding the gallows. Christian Reibling 'Was executed at Morrison, 111., for the murder of Albert .Lucia. He made a full confession. The prisoner spoke a few minutes, after nodding to men he knew in the audienee. He thanked Sheriff Beach and the jailer for gentlemanly treatment, said he was sorry for what he had done, but repented and trusted in his Savior who died for him. fie appeared no more affrighted than an embarrassed man, and when the black cap was brought to his eyes he said: “Good-by, all." After the Lord’s prayer by the Bev. Sweet the trap fell, in five minutes from the time he appeared. His neck was broken, and no struggle or spasm was seen, and he was pronounced dead in twelve minutes. In Howard County,"(Arkansas, two brothers named Pope and a Burn named Kukendall, were executed by a mob. They had been arrested charged with murdering a peddler named Ward. One of the Popes made a full confession, giving details of the manner in which Ward was shot and his body burned. The persons who didflthe lynching were the citizens of jjjfoward County, who forcibly took the prisoners from the Sheriff and hanged them to a tree. . - In the Methodist General Conference at Philadelphia, the Itinerancy Committee reported it inexpedient to take action as to licensing or ordaining women to preach. The Mexican Chamber of Deputies has authorized the President to negotiate a loan of $30,000,000. ' —— I—z 1 —z f FOREIGN. , • ‘ - ■ • *1 -o In an interview 1 recßnty Mr. Gladstone stated frankly that he believed the public sentiment in England was against the policy bf his Government in reference to Egypt and the Sondan, bat he thinks that, if the British people fully understood the situation, they, would indorse the course he and his colleagues have pursued. His Government, he

believed, had maintained its supremacy during the present Parliamentary session largely through the incapacity and division among the Tory leaders. Owing to the excited state -of public opinion if the Tories bad been united 'and had able leaders they might have succeeded in defeating the Government.. The preparation being made at Cairo for the Expedition to relieve Gen. Gordon comprise 12,000 men, forty 'steam launches, and several thousand camels. A start will probably be made in August... .Three cotton warehouses in Liverpool, belonging to Molyneaux A Taylor, were damaged by fire to the extent of £IOO,OOO.

LATEST NEWS. Alexander White, who a creamery at Grand Itapids, Mich., having lost $125,000 in Wall street, killed himself at the home of Ms mother in Utica, N. Y. ... .For the year ended April 30 Boston’s debt increased $2,000,000, and now amounts to $43,277,670. Among the deaths reported for the week are those of Carwardine, the famous English cattle-breeder; Sam Ward, the famous Washington lobbyist; Col. J. F. H. Claiborne, of Mississippi, ex-M. C. and a historian of some note; Win. G. Halyburton. a well-known Baltimore journalist; Judge Joshua Tracy, President of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway; the venerable mother of Bishop Gilbdtt Haven. P. J. Sheridan, one of the reputed, “No. I s” of the Irish Invincibles, who has figured in America to some extent as an Irish dynamite orator, and Mr. Patrick Ford, editor of the dynamite organ in New York, have begun to quarrel, about the “funds" as a matter of course. Ford in a three-column article in his paper implies that the' failure of the dynamite or “emergency” fund which he started some months ago is due to the contrivances and whispered innuendoes of Sheridan. The latter retorts that be has no confidence in Ford, and insinuates that the fund is not being used to meet Irish but private and personal emergencies. Austin, Tex., dispatch: Passengers from Hempstead bring news this evening that the outbreak between the whites and negroes there has begun again. On Saturday evening a negro, who attempted to shoot an officer, was killed. Immediately afterward the officers and citizens went to a negro gambling house, where it was reported that a large lot of arms had been placed. The negroes in the gambling house were ordered to surrender. All but one obeyed. The one who refused to surrender drew a Winchester rifle, but was killed before he could use it. As the train from Austin arrived at Hempstead, some unknown party shot a negro in a Pullman sleeper, killing him immediately. No one seems to know why he was killed, but it was known that he was a hard character and had been with the negro who began the unfortunate difficulty.... Owing to a determined nm on all financial institutions at Petersburg, Va., the Planters and Mechanics’ Bank closed its doors, with a promise to attempt payment in fu11.... Dr. Pitts called Dr. Walter (his rival) into his office at Tangur Island, Va., and shot him dead. * The week’s fire losses foot up as recorded below: Losses. New Orleans, four stores .$ 30,000 Washington City, Willard's Hotel 15,000 Leadville, Colo , seventeen buildings.... 30,000 Slater, Mo., flouring mill 40,000 Atlanta, 111., dwelling house 10,000 Worcester, Mass., woolen yarn mill 150,000 Trenton, N. J., pork packing-house..... 25,000 New. York City, warehouse 30,000 New Orleans, sugar house ■ 20.000 Cleveland, Ohio, box factory 10,000 Petersburg, Ind., business block 60,000 Suspension Bridge, N Y., stores 25,000 Stevens Point, Wls., saw mill and lumber 20,000 Buena Vista, 111., flouring mill 10,000 Lima, Ohio, business property 10,000 Ballston Spa. N. Y.. tannery.,, 25,000 New York, railway repair shops 200,000 Troy, N. Y., knitting mill. 40,000 St. Paul, Minn., four bui1ding5........... 15,000 Cincinnati, lead pipe works. 60,000 Bills were introduced in the Senate May 10 to forfeit unearned lands granted to the Atlantic and Pacific Bailway Company and to the Northern Pacific Road, and Increasing pensions to soldiers who lost an arm or a leg in service. A petition was submitted from the Merchants’ Exchange of Nashville, protesting against the consolidation of that customs office with Memphis. The resolution recently offered by Mr. Morgan, for an investigation Into the recent failures of national banks, led to a prolonged debate, and was referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Van Wvok introduced a resolution directing the Committee on Public Lands to investigate the charges made against the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad that they had negotiated bonds on their unearned land-grants. The bonds, it is charged, were sold In Europe. The resolution went over. In the House of Representatives Mr, Hurd’s motion to “abolish discriminating duties on works of art” was rejected. The consularand diplomatic and the army and District of C4£fS&bia appropriation bills were passed. A motion by Mr. Collins to suspend the rules and pass a resolution making the Senate bankruptcy bill the special order iforfJune 10 failed for lack of a two-thirds majority.

THE MARKET.

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BEN BUTLER.

He Is Nominated for President by the JTational Anti-Monopoly Con- '. vention. , i Tilden and Hendricks Indorsed by the Democrats of New Jersey, Virginia, and Dakota. ANTI-MONOPOLISTS. The National Convention at Chicago. The National Anti-Monopoly Convention met at Chicago on Wednesday, May 14, and was called to order by John F. Henry, of New York, Chairman of the National Committee. After congratulating them upon having met with the intention of nominating a President of the United States, he namsd A. J. Streeter, of Mercer County, Illinois, as Temporary Chairman. Mr. Streeter returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him, and said he believed the honor was not Intended for him personally, but for the Industrial people of Illinois whom he had tried hard to serve. The Secretary read the call, following which motions were made that a delegate from each State represented be nominated for a Committee on Credentials, Permanent Organization. Platform, and Vice Presidents. On motion of Mr. Henry, of New York, N. B. Killman and B. F. Shively were elected Temporary Secretaries, and the roll of States was called. The following were appointed members of the committees: Platform. Credentials. California, Mrs M Todd. AD Wilson. Kansas, W A Garreteon. WJ Montgomery Diet. Columbia.J A George. W W Jackson. Massachusetts, C H Tichtman. W Leampton. Maryland, A J WedderbnrnAJ Wedderbum Pennsylvania, Ogden Whitlock Ogden Whitlock Colorado, R Schilling. R Schilling. ) Oregon, A J Grover. S E Fiak. Illinois, A J Streeter. B S Heath. Indiana, M C Runkin. H R Harris. lowa, E H Jagger. G N Norton. Missouri, J F Crews. W G Willard. Michigan, H Pratt. W Mills. Nebraska, John Barnd S F Reynolds. New York, W H Shupe. J A Brawley. Wisconsin, V J Blatz. H S Brown. Vermont, N H Blanchard.N H Blanchard. During a recess to await the reports of the committees, Mr. Root, of Nebraska, made a lengthy speech, reviewing the powers of the monopolies.,, Re did not blame them for taking all they could get, but he did blame the people for tolerating it. He was followed by Mr. Fogg, of Michigan, who regarded Ben Butler ns the greatest friend of the working people, and said he would be the nominee of the convention. He would be nominated by other conventions, and he believed that he wonld be the nett President of the United States. Mr. Crocker followed. He said that dynamite was the extract of tyranny, and that it might be expected at any time. Dr. Julia Severance, of Milwaukee, said she did not think they could expect their rights until they were willing to accord woman her rights. Gen. Weaver was called for, but declined to speak, as he was not a delegate. The convention was again called to order. Mr. Post, for the Committee on Credentials, said that the committee had decided that each delegate should have bnt one vote, no matter how many proxies ho held. The report, after some discussion, was adopted. The following permanent officers were elected; President, John F. Henry, of New York; Secretaries, Messrs. Shively and Killman. Mr. Henry took the chair and called tor the report of the Committee on Resolutions. “ Phocion” Howard said that he proposed to forestall any machine resolutions, as was the case in most all conventions, by offering one himself. He wanted to explain that by profession he was a journalist and a Bourbon Democrat, as well as an AntiMonopolist. He then moved that all resolutions presented to the Committee on Platform should be read to the convention, to prevent being consigned to the waste basket. The resolution was overwhelmingly defeated. Charles H. Hltchman, of the Committee on Platform, reported the following resolutions: The Anti-Monopoly organization of the United States, in convention assembled, declares: 1. That labor and capital snould be allies, not enemies; and we demand justice for both by protecting the rights of all as against privileges for the few. 2. That corporations, the creatures of law, should be controlled by law. 3. That we propose the greatest reduction practicable in public expenses. 4. That in the enactment and vigorous execution of just law equality of rights, equality of burdens, equality or privileges, and equality of powers In all citizens will be secured. To this end we further declare : 6. That it is the duty of the Government to immediately exercise its constitutional prerogatives to regulate commerce among the States. The great instruments by which this commerce is carried on are transportation, money, and the transmission of intelligence. They are now mercilessly controlled by giant monopolies, to the impoverishment of labor, the crushing out of healthful competition, and the destruction of business security. We hold it, therefore, to be the imperative and immediate duty of Congress to pass all needful laws for the control and regulation of these great agents of commerce in accordance with the oft-repeated decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1 6. That these monopolies, which exacted from enterprise such heavy tribute, have also Inflicted countless wrongs upon the toiling millions of the United States, and no system of reform should commend itself to the support of the people which does not protect the man who earns his bread by the sweat of his face. Bureaus of labor statistics must be established, both State and national arbitration take the place of brute force In the settlement of disputes between employers and employed, the national eiAt-hour law be honestly enforced, the importation of foreign labor under contract be made illegal, and whatever practical reforms may be necessary for the protection of united labor must be granted, to tne end that unto the toiler shall be given that proportion of the profits of the thing or value created which his labor bears to the cost of production.

7. That we approve and favor the passage of an interstate commerce bill: navigable waters should be improved by Government and be free. 8. We demand the payment of the bonded debt as it falls due, the election of United States Senators by the direct vote of the people of their respective States, a gradual income tax, and a tariff, which is a tax upon the people, that shall be so levied as to bear lightly as possible upon necessaries; we denomice the present"tariff .as being largely in the interest of monopoly and demand that it be speedily and radically reformed in the interest of labor instead of capital. —9. That no further grants of public lands shall be made to corporations. All enactments granting land to corporations should be strictly construed, and all land‘grants should be forfeited where the terms upon which the grants were made have not been strictly complied with. The public lands must be held for homes for actual settlers, .and must not be subject to purchase or control by non-resident foreigners or speculators. 10. That we deprecate the discriminating of American legislation against the greatest of American industries, agriculture, by which it has been deprived of nearly,all beneficiallegislation, while forced to bear the brunt of taxation, and we demand for it the fostering care of Government and the just recognition of its importance in the development and advancement of our land, and we appeal to the American farmer to co-operate with us in our endeavors to advance the national interests of the country and the overthrow of monopoly in every shape, when and wherever found. A wrangle at once ensned upon the adoption of the resolutions, and one delegate Wanted a plank put in on the election franchise in the District of Columbia, and a half dozen others had planks to insert. Motions were made in all quarters of the house, but the platform was finally adopted. Nominations for President of the lifted States were declared In order. Mrs. Todfi.rr California, placed in nomination Benjamin F. Butler, and a dozen others spoke in favor of the General. Mr. Blanchard, of Vermont, nominated Gen. Weaver. The Chafi-mtu announced that he had conferred with Gen. Weaver and that the General would under no circumstances accept the nomination if tendered, and that he favored Butler. Mr. Schilling wanted to know if Gen. Butler would accept the nomination. C. H. Idchtman f aid he knew that he would. The convention soon proceeded to ballot. Butler reoelved the 39 votes of the Illinois and •Ji votes of the Michigan delegations solid, and a total of 105; Thurman 7; and Solon Chase 10. The nomination of Gen. Butler was made unanimous. • ’ The convention then adjourned, subject to the call of the National Committee. . —y. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTIONS. New Jersey. The New Jersey Democratic State Convention met at Trenton, Gev. Bedle oeing chosen permanent Chairman. District delegates were chosen as follows: - First. A. J. Steelman and Daniel F. Creem; Second. EL B. Smith and P. M. J. Smith; Third, Willard Roes and S. W. Brown; Fourth, M. C. SwartxweUer and Senator Carpenter; Fifth, Thomas J. Flynn and Carmen F. Randolph; Sixth, Assemblyman Harrigan and Gottfried Krueger; Seventh, Orestes Cleveland and Marplatform adapted declares that under Be-

publican administration or national affairs labor is unable to meet with fair wages; great public criminals are unpunished through delays or actual connivance on the part of the Federal officers; that no goverment has the right to burden Its people beyond the amount necessary to pay its economical expenses and gradually extinguish the national debt; that legislation is needed to protect home industries, without producing or fostering monopolies; that it Is the duty of every free man to help drive from power the party who made triumphant the election fraud of 1876. The platform also declares for civil-service reform, and concludes, while adhering to the State custom not to instruct delegates, with a lesolution favoring Tilden and Hendricks. Virginia. John T- Harris presided over the Virginia Democratic State Convention, which assembled at Richmond. Tilden and Hendricks were tne almost unanimous choice of the convention, and all the delegates chosen to the national convention will vote for theta. The resolutions adopted congratulate the people upon the result of the November election, which rescued the State from the corrupt ring, and restored control to the people; arraigns the Republican party as the abettor of ring rule in Virginia, and as the perpetrator of the highest public crime of the age—the theft of the Chief Magistracy; denounces the attempt made by leading Republican Senators to'show that the Danville riot was instigated by Democrats for the purpose of drawing the color line; demands the uncohditional and immediate abolition of the internal-revenue system, and favors tariff for revenue only. Tilden and Hendricks were almost the unanimous choice of the convention. . . Dakota Territory. The Democrats of Dakota Territory gathered in convention at Pierre to elect delegates to the national convention for the first time. J. S. Foster, of Mitchell was made permanent Chairman. F. M. Zelback and J. McCormick were elected delegates to Chicago. The delegates go uninstructed, but are understood to be for Tilden and Hendricks. The platform declares for revenue reform and holds that the luxuries of life should pay the expenses of the Govemment.and favors the bill pending before Congress granting 160 acres of land to each Union soldier ?f the late war. It also declares for civil service eform and hard money, and opposes all sumptuary laws,

THE PROHIBITIONISTS.

Michigan State Convention, The Michigan Prohibitionists held a State convention at Battle Creek for the purpose of electing delegates to the national convention at Pittsburgh, July 23, and to consider the most effective methods of hastening the advent of prohibition in Michigan. The number of delegates was 239. Including nine women. John Russell, of Detroit, presided. Delegates were elected to the National Prohibition Convention, to be held in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 23, and a State Central Committee was chosen. The resolutions adopted reaffirmed confidence In the power of the State to suppress the liquor traffic; in the Union Prohibition party of Michigan and the National Prohibition Home Protective party as the only competent political agency to that end. A resolution approving woman suffrage was adopted by 112 to 39 votes, after a hot discussion, especially by the women delegates.

GREENBACKERS.

Nebraska State Convention. Tbe Nebraska Greenback State Convention met at the Commercial Hotel In Lincoln, and elected the following dolegates to the national convention to he held at Indianapolis; L. C. Pace, ot Lincoln; C. W. Wheeler, of Nemaha; W. B. Pickett, of Butler County; Ed J. Hall, of Saunders County. The delegates are sent uninstructed, but are supposed to favor Butler for President. No vote for preference was taken.

BOASTED TO DEATH.

Terrible Accident os a Pennsylvania RailroadFifteen Lives Sacrificed. [Pittsburgh Telegram.] A west-bound freight collided with the graveltrain on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad one mile east of Connellsville. A number of laborers were killed and many were Injured. The scene of the disaster Is on a sharp curve just west of the Speer Sand Works. The freighttrain was heavily laden with ore. The graveltrain consisted of six oars. It contained about fifty men from the Pittsburgh Southern Road, and they were on their way to Ohio Pyle Falls to work on the grading for a donble track on the east end of this division. Both trains were going at a high rate of speed and came together with a terrible crash. The engines remained on the track and telesooped each other into the smokestacks, but the heavy tenders Jumped into the air and fell, the freight tender upon Its engine, and the gravel train tender back upon the first car In the rear of it. Here was the scene of death. Six men were killed outright in this car, and four others fastened down by tbe broken timbers were roasted to death, the car catching tire from the overturned stove and burning up before the stupefied survivors could comprehend the awful situation of their shrieking companions. Three men escaped from the car, and one of them said that the fire could have been extinguished had water been applied In time. The wreck itself was a ghastly sight. At the side of the car that was burned could be seen —sitting amid the glowing embers, twisted iron rods, and dead ashes -three grinning skeletons, one sitting bolt upright, apparently peering into the flames that had smothered out his life aa well as those of his companions. When the wreck was cleared away it was discovered that twelve persons had been injured and fourteen more were dead or • missing. The bodies of ten of the dead have been recovered. The others are supposed to have been completely consumed. Of those recovered only two could be positively Identified. The others were so burned as to be shapeless. One of the Injured died on his way to the hospital, making fifteen deaths.

$4,000,000.

A Bank President’s Heavy Defalcation. [New York Telegram.! The defalcation of John C. Eno, former President of the Second National Bank, is stated upon good authority to be $4,000,000. Of this amount $2,500,000 is said to have been paid by Amos R. Eno, the father of the defaulting President, and the balance by the rest of the Directors. Director Henry A. Hurlburt said that the deficit was abont $4,000,000, and that Mr. Amos R. Eno had made up most of the loss, the stockholdersfi xing up the balance. “ What was the cause of the deficiency, and how was it managed?” was asked. . “I cannot tell you. Mr. John C. Eno wonld have been liable to imprisonment, but his father, who is worth $25,000,000, has agreed to see the bank through safely for any amount,”

Death of One of M. Quad’s Characters.

[Detroit Telegram.] David E. Harbangh, ex-Police Justice of Detroit, died this morning at the Pontiac Insane Asylum. He was bom in New Lisbon s Ohio, in 1808, and came to Detroit forty-nine' years ago. He practiced law, became Collector of Internal Revenue, and some years ago filled the office of Police Justice. Mr. Harbaugh had been made famous all over the world by the Central Station sketches of “M. Quad.” the humorist on the Detroit Free Press, whose pen pictures of “ His fionor ’’ and “ Bijah,” were grotesque caricatures of Mr. Harbaugh and the venerable police doorman, Abijah Joy. The latter is still living here. Mr. Harbaugh became a mental wreck some years ago, and has since been in the asylum.

Four Hen Drowned.

[Duluth (Minn.) Telegram.] The ferry‘•boat Mary Martini ran into a gkiff containing twenty or more men who were returning from the coal docks at Conner's Point to Duluth. The skiff was crushed by the collision and four men were drowned.

Gen. Pryor Blackballed.

[New York Dispatch.] Gen. .Roger A. Pryor, who for the last twelve years has occupied a conspicuous and honorable position at the New York bar, was pat up for election as a member of the Bar Association, and was blackbelied. .

NATIONAL LAW-MAKERS.

Brief Summary of the Proceedings of Congress. The bill to place Gen. IT. 8. Grant on the retired list of the army, with full rank and pay. passed the Senate by a unanimous vote, on the 18th inst. Majority arid minority reports were made on the bill to pension Gen. Ward B. Burnet, and Mr. Sherman presented a petition to put Gen. Fremont on the retired list A communication from the Secretary of War asked an appropriation ot $20,000 to repair Jackson Barracks, at New Orleans. Mr. Logah cave notice that when the Mexican pension comes np he will move to strike ont the amendment providing that no one shall have the benefit thereof unless unable to make a living. Mr. Vance called np his resolution to appropriate $30,000 for a monument to Sir Walter Raleigh on Roanoke Island, and it was referred to the Committee on Library. A conference committee was appointed on the shipping bill. The Indian appropriation bill was completed and passed. The House of Representatives passed the Senate bill providing for civil government in Alaska, as also a measure making the Legislature of Dakota consist of twenty-four members of the Connell and forty-eight members of the Hottse. TheTownshend bill, providing that no Territory shall apply for admission to the Union until it has population sufficient for Congressional representation, was laid on the table. The bill for the establishment of a Bureau of Labor Statistics was take n up in the Senate on the 14th inst. and Mr. Garland moved to amend to have the work performed by the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department. The matter went over. A hill was favorably reported to extend to August, 1886, the time to commence laying ocean cables. A bill was passed to authorize the construction of a pontoon wagon-bridge over the Mississippi near Dubuque. In the House of Representatives, resolutions were reported unseating Mr. McKinley, from the Eighteenth Ohio District, and Mr. Feelle, from the Seventh Indiana District. A favorable report was made on a bill for a mint at St. Louis. Mr. Springer asked unanimous consent to pnt on passage a bill authorizing the purchase of $42,000,000 in bonds with greenbacks held in the Treasury, but Mr. Weller objected. The consular and diplomatic appropriation bill was vigorously debated in committee of the whole. A motion by Mr. Robinson to abolish the office of Minister to Great Britain was lost. Mr. Morgan offered a resolution in the Senate, on the 15th inst., directing the Finance Committee to investigate the national bank suspensions in New York, with leave to send for persons or papers. A bill was passed to aid the New Orleans exposition to the amount of $1,000,000. A message was received from the President recommending an appropriation to carry out the treaty with Mexico as to the boundary line. Mr. Ciillom introduced a bill to prevent speculation by officers of national banks. An adjournment to the 19th was taken. The Houseof Representatives passed bills to authorize the construction of bridges over the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass and Laredo, and over the Missouri from Douglas county, Nebraska. The consular and diplomatic bill was debated in tbe House. Mr. Holman, DenJOcrat, defended the course of the committee in cutting down salaries of diplomatic representatives and Consuls to foreign ports, while Messrs. Hitt, Reed, and Hiscoek, Republicans, advocated more liberal appropriations for the consular and diplomatic service, a d offered amendments to increase the various items,allot which were voted down. The House of Representatives passed a b:il on the 16th Inst, to authorize the construction of bridges across the Wisconsin, Chippewa, andStCrolx rivers In Wisconsin. In committee of the whole the river and harbor, the diplomatic, and the army appropriation bills were debated and favorably reported to the House. An evening session was devoted to work on pension bills. The Senate was not in session. Bills passed the House of Representatives, May 17, extending until Dec. 31, 1885, the duration of the Court of Commissioners pf Alabama Claims; to change the Eastern and Northern Judicial Districts of Texas and to attach part of Indian Territory to those districts; to relieve tbe settlers on the Duck Valiev Indian Reservation, Elko County, Nevada; for the appointment of two additional Associate Justices of the Supreme Court cf Dakota. The Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation bill were nonconcurred in. There was no session of the Senate.

Why Bleached Hair Is Going Ont of Fashion.

“Some women rapidly lose memoryfail to recall faces or names, or both. They lose appetite and have to resort to beer or a stimulant; lose sleep, which is worse than all. They fall victims to insomnia in its most aggravated forms, and the last and most dreadful warning is the loss of eyesight; they become perfectly blind. They will attribute all these frightful sufferings to a hundred causes but the right one, and their husbands are being told all the time that the only blondine they use is a little soda, common alkali bar-soap, or salts of tartar. But finally, when almost bald, with red, watery eyes and constantly aching heads, they awake to a realizing sense of what they are doing to kill themselves byiinches to become a problematical beauty. All men do not admire yellow-haired women by any means. For my part, and I think the majority -of men think with me, woman is only worthy of admiration when just as nature left her, without tampering with it at all, no matter what her complexion. Besides, it is questionable taste in ladies of .correct life and standing to follow the mad pranks of those who, lost to all decency, would do anything to attract attention. Thev started hangs, and straightway all women cut off their front hair. ” “Well, you make this out a serious matter, to be sure. Have you enumerated all the dread results ?” “No; there is one I have been loath to speak of—lunacy! Yes, horrible as it may sound to you, the asylums are filling up with incurable maniacs brought to that pass by using hair washes and bleaches. This begins by nervous attacks periodically when in an unhealthy state. Then they begin to have hysterics more often; husbands are puzzled to know how to deal with a wife who hursts into tears at i the slightest provocation and fall right back on the floor or bed. It is a swift road to downright, gibbering insanity, for which science has not yet thought out a cure.” —Talk with a Physician.

His Wife Was Healthy.

“I notice in the papers,” remarked the editor-in-chief to the funny man, “an assertion to the effect that the wives of all American humorists are invalids.” “Yes," replied the funny man, "I have seen it, bnt it is not a fact. My wife is in good health; “So I should suppose,” responded the editor. “If the wives of all American humorists are invalids, your wife ought to be enjoying exceedingly good health.” —Philadelphia Call A dude took a lady >to an “Uncle . Tom’s Cabin” show, and as an usher , seated the pair the dude looked around laughingly, and asked the usher: “Have you a libretto of the opera, you know?” The usher looked at him a minute and said: “We have no libretto, you know, but we have two Markses, two bloodhounds, and two jackasses, besides yourself.” . The dude set down his hat and never told his love, all the evening. —Peck’s &un. ■ Bbtting, next to drinking, is said to be the greatest cause of crime in England.