Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 8, Number 6, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 September 1876 — Page 5

GEORGE W. JULIAN.

he Reception tendered to him Yeterday at Rockville.

A Largs crowd and a plen did time.

Julian Hold the rotten car cae of the civil ervice up to the Light.

The Democratic demonstration at ftdckville yesterday can well be account ed a success.

Thanks to the L. C. & S. W. Compa ny. the excursion was a very pleasant one. Rockville is good at turning out for all kinds of meetings and she was not remiss in her duty yesterday. The first speaker of the evening was Geo. W. Julian whose effective speech at Indianapolis has become one of the most important campaign documents used by the Democracy in the state.

His speech at the capital has received the full publication it merited in the GAZETTE at tl.e time, llis home tlii.ist yesterday was at the

CIVIL SERVICF.

Upon this subject he said: It can not be denied that soon after the last inauguration civil service became a more glaring political mockery than ever before. The enforcement of the rules, framed by the commission, was only an occasional event, while their suspension was the order ol the day. Gov. Holdcn, of N. C., who was impeached, convicted and rendered incapable of holding an^ oflicc, was made postmaster at the capital of that state. Sharpe. a brother-in-

law

of the president'was appointed surveyor of the port of New York, just as if 110 civil service rules had ever been heard of. Cranter, another brother-in-law, who had disgraced our diplomatic service during the previous administration, was appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate, as naval officer at New Orleans. Brother-in-law Casey, who had taken on board a government vessel the Grant members of the Louisiana legislature to protect them from arrest and prevent a majority of the body from proceeding to business, because the political interests ol the president demanded this lawlessness, and who stood before the couutry thatched with political corruption, was reappointed and confirmed as collector of the port of New Orleans. Even George William Curtis, so long hoping against hope, and so faithfully clinging to the president through thick and thin, was at last obliged to resign his position in disgust, and to declare that the appointments of the president showed "an abandonment cf both the letter and spirit of civil service regulations. About the same time Peter Cooper, wrote a most earnest letter to the President, begging him to rescue the City and State of New York, from the Custom House rogues who had so long disgraced the civil service and defied the people. But the President seemed entirely unconscious that anvthing was going amiss. At the bidding of Senator Morton, he removed Captain Brouse from the pen sion agencv of Indiana, a wounded sol dier and a faithful officer, and appoints in his place Gen. lerrell, whose moral unfitness for the place is too well known to be characterized. When congress abolished the government of the District olumbia, in order to get rid of Boss Shepherd, who stood revealed as a disgraced public swindler, the President immediately appointed him one of the commissioners of the new district Sjovernment. When the safe burglary criminals were on trial, the machinery of the district attorney's office was employed to cheat public justice and the President, pending the trial, made a most remarkable demonstration upon the jury, by inviting

one

of the defendants to join a company of distinguished guests in a feast at the White House. Grantism, pure and simple, finds no better illustration than in the case of Orville Grant. Me asked his brother to let him know when any thing under his control should transpire by which he, (Orville) could make some money. The President thought it right to gratify him, and proceeded to designate ccrtain post-traderships which he might control, not because the mcubents of the places were incompetent or unworthy, but that Orville should have the profits, either by levying blackmail upon them as the price of their retention, or by their removal, if they should refuse to be bled. The depart* ment of justice was disgraced by continuing in office Attorney General Williams a'year and a half after it had been proved that he had appropriated the public revenue to the private u*e of himself and his family and this same attorney general was afterwards appointed chief justice of

the

supreme court of the United States. The "real working of

ilthe

edge

best civil ser­

vice on the planet" and "the purest and best administration this country has ever had" is made beautifully manifest in the conviction of the secretary of war on his own confession, of making merchandise of the post traderships under his conrol, while the president, who had knowl­

of his criminal acts four years ago, accepts his resignation with a "regret, and with such surprising promptness as to "prevent bis legal convittion of nigh crimes and misdemeanors by the senate. The president stood by Secretary Delano in his disgraceful performances involving the management of Indian affairs, till forced by public opinion to give him up, and then "vindicated" him by his customary farewell letter of appi oval. By one of those incidents that have now and then checkered his administration he appointed Bristow as his secretary of the treasury- and after the work of hunting down and bringing to justice the whisky thieves had been resolved upon by the newsecretary, and while the brave words,

Let no guilty man escape, were win­

ning

the plaudits of the people andhndinc/their wav into the party platforms as the watchwords of reform, the president

himself

was drawing from the secretary

and his subordinates whatever information his high and trusted position could command relative to the prosecution c. his jfriend Babcock, and placing it he hands of his attorneys, for no other apparent purpose than that of securing his acquittal and efeatmg the execution of the laws he was sworn to support. According to the sworn .testimony of men of high character, he had no sooner discovered that Bristow was the eremie of thieves than ke resolved upon his removal and although his purpose was temporarily delayed, it was not

defeated. He seems to have demanded the head of Bluford Wilson for kindred reasons. The decapitation of Yaryan was another sacrifice to men who deserved to be clad in prison stripes. Pratt had to walk the plank because he spoke a friend'.y word in behalf of Yaryan, and was believed to be an honest man. Dyer was obliged to bite the dust for no reason known to the public, which will naturally infer that his sole offense was his refusal prostitute his office to the use of guiltv. Henderson was stricken down lor no other discoverable reason than that the courageous performance of

hi?

official duty threatened to involve the Whi^e House, or such idolized friends of the President as Gen. Babcock. Ifjewell was not dismissed from the cabinet because he wa9 the friend of Bristow and his co-worker in reform, then the cause h's dismissal is inscrutable. The appoint ment of Tyner as Jewell's successor naturally enters into the warp and wcj" of the same civil service fabric, he being the facile instrrment of Senator Morton, the leader of the Indiana delegation in the Cincinnati convention in opposition Bristow, and claiming also the glory having secured the nomination

of

to of of

General Hayes. When fie nation was groaning under an enoi .nous burden of debt and taxation, and the representatives of the people voted themselves salaries th-jy had never earned, and doubled the pay of the president, he person- Hy lobbied for the measure in bo'.'.i houses of Congress, and promptly legalized the theft by his signature. He appointed a famous poker player as minister to England. and kept him there till public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic compelled his withdrawal, on account of his disgraceful connection with the Emma mine fraud. He withdrew the custody of Government funds from the House of Barings, who, 1 believe had held it for fenerations, and entrusted them to Clewe

Hatch. who have sirce become bankmp as a reward for their partisan services, and in spite of fact this house was untrustworthy. He defended the mo'ety system, by which the revenu of the country were farmed out to political scullions for the purpose of securing the fortunes of some of his favorites while Gen. Babcock, who has been justly bra. ded by the press as a sneak thief, in the methods employed by him in securing his acquittal of a high crime, is still holding his position of Chief of Engineers and Commissioner of public buildings and grounds. But surely I need not extend this itemized arraignment of Grantism any farther. Let me say, however, that by the term Grantism, I mean republicanism under Grant, and in full co-operation with him. The party unanimously endorsed him four years ago, when all intelligent iven knew him and his evil tendencies almost as well as they know them to-day. In all the State conventions of the party, north and south, east and west, through all these seven years and a half of misrule and profligacy, his administration has been unceasingly endorsed and lauded. Our State convention of last February declared that "the administration of General Grant commands our fullest confidence and approbation, and that we especially commend him for the example he will leave to his successors, of removing from office those of his own appointment, whenever he has found tliem to be unfaithfnl and of causing those who are proved dishonest to be so prosecuted that no guilty mar. should escape." As if to emphasize this, and make its moral significance perfectly clear, the convention fulsomely eulogized Senator Morton, and I believe unanimously recommended his nomination for the presidency. The Cincinnati convention brought down the record still later, and declared that "President Grant deserves the continued and hearty gratitude of the American people for his patriotism and his immense services in war and peace." And General Hayes a month later says "the resolutions are in accord with my views." The manifest truth is that the President and his party are inseperable. Their union is unmistakably Siamese. The party clings to him as a dying man clings to life. The Cincinnati endorsement of Grant was after the exposure of the whisky rings and the acceptance of Belknap's resignation after the trial of Babcock, and, the .shameful interference in his behalf after the disgraceful conduct of Robeson and Delano, and the disagreement of the President and Bristow. The party found nothing to condemn in the later misdeeds ot the administration, and remembered nothing amiss in its earlier record. It had no fault to find with the ostracism ®f Sumner and the appointment of Cramer and Casey and Packard with upsetting the government of Louisiana through a drunken and corrupt federal judge, and dispensing the Legislature of the State with the bayonet with backing up Kellogg and Spencer, and putting Billings in the place of Durell with encouraging the operations of Jayneand Sancorn and allowing Orville Grant to make a living by the traffic in appointments and with greedily taking the increase of one hundred per cent, on the President's salary, and his lobbying for the bill allowed him to do so, while making his administration an asylum for his numerous and unsavory kindred. All this was meekly shouldered by the party at Cincinnati, which crouchcd like a spaniel at the feet of the master it had obsequiously served for seven years. The melancholly truth is, as so admirably stated in the New

York Tribune, that "President Grant has dropped us by easy stages to these depths of shame. He has parenthesized in history eight years, which will be marked hereafter as the era of personal government and the period of greed eight years of such official corruption and dishonesty, such selfishment aid shamelessness such low aims and base purposes, such grasping avarice and eager overreaching, such speculation in official information, such bribery and such degradation of all things which the nation has held to be high and holy and worthy an honest pride, that to-day the country hangs its head and holds its nose and waits for this administration to pass." It lies wallowing in the ditch, the spectacle of nations, while Senator Morton, from his serene mount of vision pronounces it the "best ar purest the country has ever had."

Mr. Julian was followed by General Shellds and Senator McDonald, after which in the evening a pole one hundred feet in height was raised.

The delegation from Terre Haute was large. In its number were Hon. B. W. Manna A.J. Kellcy and Jno. E. Lamb all ofwhom made speeches wl.i:h were well received.

WITH the on cdniing of cold weather, is the reorgar.izationT)f dancing clubs.

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THE TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE.

THE FATAL FIGHT.

Full report of the Beastly Prize Fight Near Philadelphia.

In which One of the Combatants was Killed.

[From the New York Hera l.j At daybreak the tug came alongside of the barge, and a landing was soon effected. Nearly a thousand climbed over the sides of the craft, and half a dozen private tugs that had followed us all night emptied their loads. Two or three of the earlier iren on shore looked with astonishment and dismay at the crowd that streamed like an army of locusts up the warf and aroand the adjoining prop erty. Pennsylvania is but a s.nall fishing ard farming villiage, six miles from Salem, and the few inhabitants were soon apprise 1 of the curious visitors. Doo.s we.

made faster, the only hotel

kept closed, for robbery and violence wcro feared. The strangers knew be'ter than to molest anything on shore, and just as morning broke clear and gloriously, Ned Donnelly,

OF ST. LOUIS,

pulled from one of the tugs in a big yaw I wiih the ropes and stakes. Tramping along the beach for half a mile, and then taking up tl line of march through private property, another quarter was gone over, when, suddenly the end of an immense corn-field, a hrge, level field was found. Here the ring war pitched under a big white-oak—the same "hidentical spot," says Donnelly, "that Keenan anc. Collins scrap'd a month ago." Twenty minutes afier the last stake was driven home and the rope stretched around, a thousand more had gathered about it, climbed the oak and mounted thecontigu--s fences. A cheer belched from the partisans of Walkir as he threw his cap modestly into the ring and quickly stepped in after it. It was now 6 hours and

minutes, and the sun was gathering strength. Fo.ir or five minutes afie', Weeden vaulted the rope barr'er, ana another cheer greeted the little man of Filbert street. If ever fighters were scanned these were. More than a thousand eyes looked them over and over, and as they seemed pleaded with the scrutiny cheered and cheered again. While the men tossed for corners a hundred yelling ruffians held aloft greenbacks, and wanted to invest. "Sneaky Hollow," where Walker hailed from, seems

HAVE THE MOST "SUGAR,"

as they call the money, displayed. And a dozen throats bawled out, I wants to bet$10 to $20 on my man Walker,'ere in this corner. That pock-marked son of a —(Wceden)licked him once, but he can't agin, and he's goin' to win. O Gawd! who wants any sugar!" And a_ dozen eager hands accommodated the offers until two or three prominent Philadelphians were holding several hundred dollars posted money.

Without cutting more time to waste the men began to strip. Billy Walkers was white throughout, with his colors about his loins while Jimmy Weeden's were pink ti'jhtt,. After the seconds had rubbed each man all over, arms and chest,

Walker

stepped lightly across to

Weeden's corner and offered to bet him $10 he would win, and Jimmy planked up a like amount as Collyer's cheerail voice rang out. "It's aft the money Walker's.g»?t in the world, and I think he will win it. "Retiring to their corners for a moment1, the fighters looked determinedly each at the other, when at 6h. 55,n--time" broke the comparative silence, the men shook hands, the seconds stepped back to their corners, and the second chapter of what proved to be a serious matter all around, was introduced.

THE FIGHT.

Round 1—Great credit was due to the trainers for the condition of the men. Each was fit as a fiddle. Weeden seemed the smaller man and had the thinner limbs, but they were pictures of beauty. Walker looked larger all over than his opponent, and his skin was much the whiter of the two. His face had a slight excess of flesh, but his weight—128 poi'i ds—was none too much for his frame, though it was six pounds more than Weeden scaled, as he tipped the beam at 122 pounds. There was a minute to note this, as the men were very cautious in opening. Neither was very handson- in his position, though Weeden's by hanging his "..ead on one side, seemed the less artis o» the two. Their guards were low. A good deal of sparring took place, but at length Wceden se it out his lelt and caught Walker on the right cheek, but Billy returned it on the b.east. Evidently not relishing the work, they sparred again, when each plu npted h:s left in the other's face, and, indulging in lively half-arm hitting, the honors were about dividel, They then clinched, and in the wrestle Walker threw Weeden amid a deafening chee There was more bedlam around the ring than was ever before heard of, and it looked disagreeable.

Round 2—The faces of each were flushed, and under Weeden's right eye was a light mark, the handiwork of Walker's knuckles. It was a long time before they got to work, the secpnds filling up the time by chaffiing each other and the belting men depositing more money. Finally Walker let 'eft full in the right cheek of Weeden, and got awav just in time to escape a vicious lunge from Jimmy's left. Then Walker popped his left into the side of Weeden head, when they closed, and wicked half-arm fighting followed. In the struggle for the fall the men worked into Weeden's corner, and Walker, getting him slightly before he slipped to the ground. Weeden's left ear was damaged in the tussle, and, the crimson fluid appearing on the upper edge, first blood was awarded to Walker.

Round 3—Both stood at a safe distance for a while, and Walker again worked Jimmy into his own corner. Billy finally shot out his left straight from the shoulder, and, catching Jimmy on the face, the latter showed his appreciation of such compliments by a pile-driver in his opponent's body. Rapid exchanges ensued, and were brought to a close by an embrace, and Walker throwing Weeden, the latter going across the rope in his descent, which-didn't help him in the least. Thirteen minutes had already slipped away.

Round 4—The faces of both looked quite clean, though Walkers left eye showed a diminutive mouse under it The sparring for an opening was lon^ drawn out, until a hundred profanely veiled, "Jimmy, God damn it, smash the

damned Dutchman or "Billy, break his jaw, the son of b—h Driven to it, Walker thumped his left into Weeden's right cheek, but it made no apparent impression. Jimmy missed a wicked return, when Walker again let drive his left over Weeden's nose and eye, which flushed his frontispiece somewhat. Billy got out of harms way for an instant, when each ashed at the other, and they got on face and body together, and in the wrestle Weeden went down easily and

Walker fell on him. Round 5—A slight cut was visible under Walker's right eye, while Weeden's 'eft etr was bleeding and the mouse under his right eye was a 'i'.tle larger, but not dangerous-looking. Walker was first to lead, and got left and right on Weeden's face and body, but they didn't damage greatly. Jimniy failed to return when both sparred for a long while, when Walker again planted his leit in Weeden chest and danced out of the way. Jimmy, being tired of this work, rtished in and treated Billy's left eye to a heavy straight one from his right, when Billy essayed to get even and sent a vicious left for Jimm's face, bjjt he ducked his head and the blow failed. A light tap on Walker's nose and the men closed, with a struggle, and Weeden under in the fall.

Found 6—The men very confident. For the first time they instantly commenced business, Walker leading off, making the face the point of attack. The blow was not effective and Jimniy returned it with interest by plumping his right over the damaged optic of Walker which made it look serious. An exchange or two followed, when they embraced, and Walker was on top as they fell.

Round 7.—The swearing and jostling about the ring were trightful. Walker's left eye was not at all attractive, llis face showed all punishment, while Weeden's did not seem to swell or looked as seriously lumpy. Walker got a lefthander under Weeden's sensitive right eye, but the cross-counter fell on the ncse which Jimmy sent, staggered W alker, and, trying t' steady himself, went down rath er awkwardly. Great cheering for Weecien, and he deserved it.

Round 8—Together at once and after an exchange in body they clinched, and Walker got the hug on Weeden, but the latter with commendable judgment, slipped down and escaped from possibly serious damage, Weeden's stock was slightly in the ascendency.

Round 9—Neither over confident. Weeden led with his left, getting lightly on Walker's body and the latter missing an ugly right, they clinched and stumbled back. Weeden broke away and fe'l. They had now been fighting thirty-three minutes.

Round 10—Another short and indifferent round. Jimmy planted his left under the right eye of Billy, when the latter got even bv plumping the other full in-the face. Then a clinch, half arm fighting and down side by side.

Round 11—Walker was puffing, but quickly to the scratch, and Weeden equally as soon. Walker's eyes we

Round 12—Billy's eye was swelling, and his left eye was closing slowly. They went s'.ap-baig at erch other, Billy in the face aid Jimmy 0.1 the body. They then spared a minute, when Weeden shot out his right and left on the damaged eyes of his opponent, which sickened him slightly. In the clinch Weeden hammered Walker badlv on the body and then went down. The round was gieatly in favor of Weeden.

Round 13—The fighters slowly responded to the referee's call. With the exception of the mark ui der the right eye and a cut near his nose, with a few scratches on the shoulder, Weeden was clean. Walker seemed a little timid, and fimmy went into his corner for the first me. A long spar ensued, when Walker :jd and hit Weeden in the body. The latter le.uined it rather weakly, when they clinched, and in the wrestle Weeden shrewdly slipped down. No punishmertin the round.

Round.14.—The teivib'.e jargon of profanity and threats to "blow holes" through each other was increasing among the respective partisans. Walker landed nis*left on Jimmy's cheek and got away. He next essayed the eye of his friend, but failed. Another spar, when Jimmy sent in right on Billy's body, and the latte«- cross-countering Weeden on the brerst they clinched, and Walker on top in the fo'l.

At this juncture Sheriff George Hiers, of S_lem County, arrived on the scene, and yelled to the fighters to stop, but the crowd heaped such abuse upon his head he and his assistants left the ring for the wharf to sei.^e the barge, as the sequel proved. Had he attempted by force to stop the fighting he and l.ii aids would doubtless have been murdered.

Round 15—Sparring again, the fighting being slow, Jimmy sent a vicious left in Bil'y's body, the latter getting home on the face, when Jimmy smacked his right full on Billy's nose bringing the blood at once. A struggle and Weeden wer.t under. The battle had now lasted forty eight minutes.

Round 16—Walker's face was showing his punishment badly Weedens still natural, except marks already described. The latter after carefully meas Hng distance, sent his left with great force on Billv's nose, which bent it, but he partially squared makers by hitting Jimmy in bodv. A Terrible wrestle,, ending by Walkei being thrown—the first genuine fall for Weeden.

Rounds 17, 18 and 19—Sparring at the beginning of each round. Both men got a Wow or two in face and body, the honors being divided. Walxer appeared to be open-handed. The latter was under in the last fall. The puni h.nent was not serious.

Round 20—Walker,"the game Dutchman," as some friend sang out, was bleeding from the nose and seemed a little shaken. They went at it left and right, give and take," when, with a struggling embrace. Weeden threw Walker, though the latter rolled him over on the ground. Short and sweet this round.

Rounds 21 and 22.—The betting was even. Walker seemed to be growing more aggressive than before, and had little the best of it, though a cross-coun ter of Jimmy's on the damaged lip of Walker made the latter uneasy. The excitement was on the lcrease if possible.

Round 23 and 24—The men were fighting quicker. Each got in terrible rib-roasters and cross-counters, Weeden doing the most damage. Walker's face

was getting knocked out of shape. They had been fighting one hour. Rounds 25 to 30—Cautious sparring for an opening, with few body blows ana the best face hitting for Weeden tells the story of these rounds. The excitement and bitter feeling about the ring was unallayed.

Round 31—They got to work prettily, left and right in quick secession, and in the clinch and fall Weeden was on top.

Rounds 32, 33 and 34—The first two of little account, but the latter rornd creditable. the fighters punching each other in rapid manner, Weeden doing the most execution. Walker got the hug on Weeden, but the latter was jobbing him in the face, .which Billy got tired of, and he caught Jimmy's fist and held it, when the latter slipped down—a shrewd movement. The people in Walker's corner were getting too officious in endeavoring to aid him. The result was they annoyed and perplexed himgreatlv.

Rounds 35 to 40—About a stand-off. Weeden was doing the most execution, and attempted one or two upper cuts, which just grazed Billv chin. In the thirty-eighth Weeden was fou|ht down, and In the fortieth Jimmy got 011 h:s nicu'h in such a style with h's left it sounded like a torpedo exploding. Bi'ly then closed, wanting to cut the business for the round. Walker was under in the last wrestle and fell. llount's 41 to 43--Walker seemed to come again gamely, and in the punishment gave tiie most but, vexatioiifly, it didn't show on Weeden's cast-iron face. Walker's eyes were closing slowly but surely. Weeden was a little weak from several body blows.

Round 44—The Walkerites ccmplr:ned 01' Weeden having something in his hands which was denied. The growl thpt ensued was serious, one or two "Sneaky Hollow" lads drawing pistols, and 'hreatening to blow Mike Donovan's skull off. They were quieted, when Billv led off and administered a smasher on Weeden's body, but Jimmy squared the account by planting his full in the face with the left. Clinching an.l wrestling, they went, with Walker on top.

Round 45—There was little blood to be seen, Walker's face growing momentarily bigger. Weeden went for him viciously and missed, when Billy caught him in the face-. Then they got at it merrily the round ending by a cross coun'er on t'nenose. Tl.e stock of Weeden going higher and higher, but the other very game.

Rounds 46 to 50—Walker did better in these, and Weeden went down repeatedly to get out of harm's way. In the fiftieth Walker came up open-handed, and Jimmy, planting him in face and body threw him heavily.

Round 50 to 60—Amid the greatest excitement and terrible cursing, these we

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ting on mourning, and Weeden's right optic had not been improved in appearance. Walker led with letc, bi.it overreached, and then reco/ering, prettily jammed his right in Weedtn's face, the latter countering on the body. A clinch, struggle and down together. Walker was not hurting Weeden by his fall.

gone through with the honors being nearly divided. Weeden, in hisfifty-fifth, back-heeled Walker and fell his full length on him, which made him g-unt. In the fiftv-eighth Weeden went down without a blow Had been fighting 1 hour and 44 minntes.

Rounds 60 to 70—With the outsiders' "chin" still boiling over, these were fought. Walker had the best of the wrestling, and seemed to come again'. In the sixty-eighth "foul" was claimed by Walker's seconds for Weeden's catching lii.n below the waist. That allowed. Walker's face getting worse. Several of the last rounds were fought in Weeden's corner.

Round 71—Both came up gamely. Jimmy led with his left, and plugged Billy wickedly in the face, and seeing how effective it was, rattled away with both hands, when the other rushed in, closed, and was thrown by Weeden. Until this time a chance blow might have ended it 011 either side. Weeden had been nearly winded, but recovered jcounds 72 and 73—Honors easy in these rounds. Weeden best of one fall and Walker the other. No punishment of any consequence, but Walker's face being badly swollen.

Round 74—Walker, by the advice of the seconds, went for his man, and hitting Jimmy twice in the face, though not heavily, they clinched. Billy got the hug on the other, but Weeden was hammering him with his right, when he slipped down, and Walker barely escaped a foul blow. An appeal was made, but not allowed, the "fouls being a stand off," said the referee.

Round 75—This was the beginning of the end. Weeden started at once and peppei ed Billy in the face terribly with both hands, and he could not respond, though he had not been so weak apparently as this state of affairs would denote. His only return to Weeden's savage work was a feeble attempt with his left, which landed on Jenning's right shoulder. Then thev clinched, and Weeden gave Walker the'back heel and fell on him, the crack a? he struck the grennd seeming like that of a whip. Walker looked very stupid as he was roughly taken to his corner by his seconds. His face, up to this time, had not looked terribly bad, but suddenly seemed to grow shapeless and become badly discolored. His 'eyes had been nearly closed and his lip greatly swollen, and his left cheek was in a poor plight but now thev were all much worse. Weeden showed the cut under his right eve, the gash over his nose, or rather to the'ri^htof it, his damaged ear and his luinpv left face, but it was not discolored to anv extent. At the end of this round Weeden's

friends

were wild with jov.

Round

76 and last—Walker had not

recovered from the fall and punishment of the last rojnd.and he came up staggerin". To show his bewildered sta'e. his hands were open and hanging bv his side, though instinctively he clutched them for an instant, but did not bring 1he.11 into position. lie should no. have been sent up by his seconds in this terrible condition. Weedon, perceiving his plight, rushed in at him with his whole might, smashed him with his right and left with the force of cannon balls, and th?.i catchir" him, flung him down and again fell oiVhim with his full weight. A cry went up to heaven from the more tenderhearted at the cruel exhibiticn, while Weedon's friends cheer.d him until they were hoarse. Referee Go.mley called "time" for the next round and Weeden responded, but poor Walker still lay on the ground, and was insensible, wholly ob liv!ous of where he was and what he had been doing. So Collyer threw up the sponge in token of defeat, and then Madden and he, p'eking up the still insensible Billv laid him in some brushwood, awaiting his return to consciousness.

So ends the account of the fight. In the evening, the dead body of Walker, horribly bruised and discolored, was found lying a wharf in Philadelphia whither it had been carried by some one from the scene of the murderous struggle.

HARD MONEY.

The Republican State Convenf' in Massachusetts comes of Square and Fair for

Honest Money.

Politics Out West.

Worcester,

Mavs.,Sept.

5.-The Repub­

lican State Convention assembled here to-day. Alvin II. Beads wa-s chosen temporary chairman.

A resolution giving women a voice and vote in the primary meeting of the party, was received with applause and hisses, and referred without debate.

Hon, Geo. S. Boutwell was selected chairman, and addressed the convention at great length.

On motion of George F. Hoar, Alexander H. Rice was nominated for Governor with but one single dissent. Hon. H. T. Knight was nominated by acclamation for Lieutenant-Governor. The ticket was completed by nominating the following by acclamation: 11. B. Pierce, secretary of state Julius L. Clark, Auditor of state Charles Endicott, state treasurer Chas. R. Train, attorney-gen-eral.

WORCESTER. September 5.—The Republicans adopted the action of the national convention at Cincinnati, and pledge united and earnest support to Hayes and Wheeler. Favor prompt return to specie payment, putting civil service on the ground of merit and fitness, restoring to the south, blessings of peace and enjoyment of all alike of liberty unthe law. Expresses gratitude .to the resideht for his military services, and maintaining national honors, and arraigns the Democrattc party for repeating the perilous experiment of sectional organization in the south, founded upon antagonism of race and color, and for duplicity in the financial policy. In regard to candidates for "the presidency the resolutions say: Its naional candidates, one of them an inflationist and the other guilty of compromising hi* convention to conciliate a class whose heresies he knows would lead to financial chaos and also disciples of that ultra schoel which, before the war, admitted the right of a state to secede, and since the war denies the power of the nation to protect the lives and rights of its citizens. The resolutions pledge the use of every means for the revival of business and trade, the simplification ot taxation, ard prudent husbandry of public money, and favor such legislation as will promote the causes oreducation, tcmpcrance, labor and equal rights of American citizens irrespective of sex.

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.

Ced=r Rapids, Iowa, September 5.— The Democratic Congressional Convention of the Fifth District was held at Blairstown to-day and nominated Hon. Andrew F. Beatty.

Milwaukee, Wis. September 5—The Republicans of the Third District met at Mineral Point to-day and nominated George C. Rattleton for Congress.

Sedalia, Mo. Sept. 5.—The Democrats of the seventh district, in convention here to-day, nominated Tom Crittenden for Congress. It is asserted he will nol cept. By doing so lie will prove il* all assertions heretofore made th:i would not be a candidate be fore thee vention.

CHANGE OF HEART.

Wheeling, September

5.

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crat, published at Westan, this State,\ hitherto a Democratic journal, came oui yesterday in the interest of Hayes and Wheeler.

THESOUTHERNTACIFID-

Last Rail Connecting Los Angelos With San Francisco Laid.

San Francisco, September 5.—The last rail on that portion of the Southern Pacifle railroad connecting this city with Los Angelos was laid this evening at Langs Station, forty-two miles from Los Angelos, in presence of a large concourse of spectators, including a party of pron»inent railroad men, city officials, capitalists, journalists, &c. A force of 5,000 laborers were present who laid the last thousand feet of track in five minutes. Chas. Croker, president of the Southern Pacific, completed the work by dming a golden spike with a silver hammer, presented bv the city of Los Angelos. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the party continued to journey to Los Angelos, where thev will be entertained as guests of the city "this evening. The road is now completed to within one hundred miles of the Colorado 1 iver, which will probably be reached before the close of the year.

Jas. Leek has notified the trustees of the Leek fund, that he relieves them of their truet, and has appointed a new board, consisting of Abraham Block, President of the Odd Fellows Bank Chas. M. Pheem. merchant Louis R. Lull, secretary of the California Pioneer, and another, name

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yet unknown. Leek

is understood to be dissatisfied with all his board, because they refuse to expeliifc son John, who was one of their number who refused to sign ccrtain papers. It4s not yet known what action the board will take.

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We had a good meeting last night, notwithstanding the other attractions. Maxville meeting to-night. Monthly meeting to-morrow night.

We have been enabled to be of considerable assistance to worthy young •nen, who unfortunately found themselves in a strange city friendless and penniless. To have heard the testimony of one whom we had the privilege of assisting last evening, would have given any one an exalted opinion of the work the association is doing.

VISITORS to the city who arrived at the Union Depot yesterday were no doubt favorably impressed with the usual stock grazing facilities of I Ha its. Onlv twenty-six cows anc other kind, were munching the 1' grass cron around the tracks and there, but the visito-' visit the Normal School gn: if they desire to see the fine di-eik stock on this free ranche.

REPORTS from 'fuller's far.n Mr. Parsons has the well knnvn Gen. Mack, in training, says that t/ie General is doln* well and is giving great satisfaction to his friends.