Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-06-06

p'""ueiou, anu houses ransacked, aud
themselve, beaten with impuniiy. Their
hospital was not spared; the sick Of ali
ages and sexes were. inhumanly dragged
from their beds and -beaten; even Their
cemeteries had MOI been respected.
Finally, however, 300 Jewish fam;I;s.
at the request Of The city authorities. Iefs
the town, and encamped in the open Air
OF Sclassburg. e
The city authorities, u is stated. had
not sufficient military force at their com.
mand to prevent these acts of Vandalism.
Democratic County Convention.
Al = convention held at YorkyilIe. Ken.
eau county. on the ooh day Of May. ls4s.
Tor the purpose OF choosing delegates to
'hee' a. the circuit convention 10 be held
Ouawa, on the 7ih day of June.-Also.
oeiegaies to the Senatorial convention "a,
% neld At Joliet. on the 22d day Of June
next to nominate three Represen,.,;v..
and one Senator TO the Legislature. and
County Officers to he supported =, ~. an
suing election. DR.. Griffin Smith -.
chosen Chairman, and George w Han.
well. Secretary.
The following delegates appeared and
produced their credentials, duly certified.
from the following Precincts, to wit:
OsweeO-Fesius Burr, Geo w Han.
well. J w Lilley, Richard ID Miller. W n
rarke' q W ~ormbay, Norman Dodge.
Rock Creek-B E Eldridae, p Jones.
T H Brady. Jas M MADDEN, Levin
Steward, George NJ Hadden.
Yorkville--J w WflIeu. Gao H,x
Orin kennedy,B w Barnes, Collins Car.
8 B Craw.
Long Grove-CbarIes NJ Cook, VIM
Harris, CLANCY Carr, II Steward
Newark-A Lewis. A Newton, Owls.
nsr. A X NiblO. Clark Raymond, DR.
Griffin Smith.
Lisbon L B Jefferson, G L Collin,.J
II Hubbard. X B Lsngdon, W.Stup..
Franklin-D Platt, Benz Ricks,son, r
Kingman. G w Edmond.
Au Sable-Rober Gates. owK.I.
loRR. W ID Townsend, Gilman STANFORD.
J. o Martin.
I'm motion, committee Of one from
each precinct, was appointed by the chair.
TO nominate Eve delegates TO attend ,he
circuit convention % be held at Ottawa.
on the 7ih day Of JuRe next; the follow.
ing named persons were elected: s C. Col.
Inns, ) b Craw.J w LiIley, b E EIdrrdve.
and A r Niblo.
Mo'ioned. that eleven delegates be ap.
pointed 90 attend The Senatorial eonye..
ton 20 he held at joliet, on the 22d dav
of June the following persons wers
elected: G L Collins, C. Haymond DE-
Griffin Smith. J T H Brady. George n
MADDEN. s b Cvsw. H Steward. ID PIaw.
I . Martin, w o PsIke. and William,
Briggs.
On motion, the convention proceeded
to ballot for q Representative for tbi.
county, to be supported at the Joliet Sen.
atorial convention. and on the second bal.
lot, Lorenzo D Brady was duly nominated.
On motion il was Resolved, that the
delegates TO the Senatorial convention.
unanimously support Hon. Joel A Matte
son, tor senator. and Lorenzo D Brady.
Tor representative from this county.
The convention then proceeded 10 nom.
mate county officers; and on motion. the
following named persons were duly aon.
mated by reclamation. to wit: for Sheriff.
James 5 Cornell for Coroner, Sol. Hue.
tIs county commissioner, Samuel C. Col.
Inns. Esq; circuit clerk, A Il Smith.
On motion Of Geo Nj Iiaddon, the fol.
lowing named persons were duly appointed
central corresponding committee for
hendaIl county, to wit: James H Hub
bard, 5 Pitzer. w o Parke, A B Smith,
Richard d Miller.
On motion Of Norman Dodge, il was
resolved. that the central committee use
their influence to get committee appoint.
ed in each of the precincts 10 the county.
Resolved. Tha, each Of the dele yates
to the Ottawa and Joliet conventions, have
power to oil their own vacancies.
On motion, Of Asshel Lewis, ESQ.,, Of
Newark. that the delegates to the circuit
convention at Ottawa, he instructed 20 use
all honorable means to secure the nomin.
alton Of Benjamin F Fridley, ESQ.,, as
circuit Judge, for this circuit.
Resolved, That in future conventions Of
this county. that each precinct, shall be-
entitled to two delegates, and one for eve.
ry hundred and one for every fraction over
nifty voters. -
WIN Boyd. Esq. introduced the fol-
lowing resolution. to wit: Resolved, that
we bail with pleasure, the Hon. Lewis
Cass. as 'he nominee of the Baltimore
tor President OF the United
States and the Hon. Gen. w. q. Butler.
az Vice President, and that we will use.
all honorable means to secure their trium.
plant election.
Resolved, That the next county conyen.