Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1876 — THE EAST. [ARTICLE]

THE EAST.

The live ” Moll/ Maguires” recently convicted of murder in Schuylkill County, Pa., are to be hung on tee Ist of October, Gov. Hartranft having signed their deathwarrant*. The vote for Governor nt tee recent Vermont election resulted ns follows: Fairbanks (Rep.), 44,585; Bingham (Dem.), 21,085; Scattering, 23. Fairbanks’ majority 28,527. In the lower house of tho Legislature tec Republicans have 205, Democrats SI; no choice in five districts. The Republican candidates in the three Congressional districts are elected by an average ms(ority of between BJHO and 9,000. Moms Y. Tilden, a brother of Gov. Tilden, died at New Lebanon, N. Y., on the morning of the 9th. At n convention in New York city, on the 9th, of Railroad Ticket Agents, 'a reduction of ten per cent was made on tee rates on Centennial tickets to New York qgd Philadelphia from all points west of Chicago and St. Louis. This makes in all a reduction of thirty-five per cent from the regular rates. The latest news received up to the morning of the 18th from the Maine State election indicated teat Connor (Rep.) for Governor would have a majority in tee State of about 15,000. The Republicans elect their candidates for Congress in all the districts of the State, .and the State Legislature is largely Republican in both branches. The Independent Greenback party of Connecticut has nominated a full Btate ticket Charles Atwater is the candidate for Governor, and Francis Gillette for LieutenantGovernor.

Two c**eß of yellow fever were reported in New York city on the 12th. John Evans,' a wealthy business man, died of that disease at a faahienable hotel on Broadway, and a aailor was found suffering from the same complaint afV hoarding-house on Market street Mr. Evans had come from Savannah to escape the scourge. Prominent physicians said there was no cause for alarm in the city, as the season was too far advanced for the disease to become prevalent Th* Massachusetts Woman Suffrage State Convention was held at Boston on the 12th. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore presided. A ticket was nominated composed of the candidates of the Prohibitory party, headed by John J. Baker for Governor.

Gw. B. F. Butler has been nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Seventh Massachusetts District The vote stood: Butler, 84; Kussell, IS; Dwight, 9. A motion to make the nomination unanimous was lost, ten delegates rising In opposition. The Sheriff of New York on the 18th returned the execution in the Tweed six-mill-ion-dollar Judgment wholly unsatisfied, he being unable to find any property on which to make a levy. Tu* New York Democratic State Convention reassembled at Saratoga on the 13th and nominated, by acclamation, Lucius Robinson as candidate for Governor, in place of Ex-Gov. Seymour, declined. Gou> dosed in New York on the 18th at 110. The following were the closing quotaifcma for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring Wheat, LlOQtl.l2; No. 2 Milwaukee, sl.lß 6U*i Oats, Western and State, 37K@48c. Corn, Western Mixed, 6S@s7c; Pork, Mesa, $1736; Lard, ll}fic; Flour, good to choice, $540(36.30; White Wheat Extra, $5.55<<57.50. Cattle, 9@lo)fc for good to extra. Bheep,4@6c. East Liberty, Pa., 0 n the ISth, cattle «*®ught: Best, [email protected]; medium, $4.75 WWW; common, [email protected]. Hogs sold—- «!£ k * T * ~<5 '* > ® 640; PbUsdelphiaa, $6.50@ •■TO. Sheep brought [email protected], according