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Vveds'day EVENING Aug. "a, 1888
The TEMrERAScF DlsousslOH.- Wehave
seldom witnessed so much anxiety US was
displeyed by men Of all parties, creeds and
professioDs, on yesterday, at the Court
House. We were not able to attend the
meeting addressed BY Messrs. Jcwett and
/. Beebe, and are unable, therefore, to give q
synopsIs Of the arguments sdduced on the
occasion; bat we learn that the discussion
was conducted in acourteous and affable
manner. tits generally conceded. however,
that Mr.. Jewett is much the best speaker
We had a reporter present, bat for some
naccountablereason, he has failed to make
ont thisEeport in time for this evenings is
sle--and It may be that hisJailing will be
a general one--deprising US altogether Of
the pleasure Of a publishing Of the discuss
sion. Z; ..,.-A., y S.ls 4 y lte, '-,~ s,
The public interest felt in The question,
seemed to have increased after the fore
noon's discussion, andwhen the hour for the
afternoons discussion was announced, the.
Court House was deuseIy crowded;somuehso
that it was found necessary for the speakers
to take stand at one Of the windows in
order that the "out siders'' might bear what
was said The discussion closed about six
o'clock in the evening, when loud cheers
were given the speakers by their respective
Z friends. S.vlA. /
rWeJcan only record what we saw from
our office window, bnd are unable to say
which party seemed the mostanumerous.
Some say that there were three anti.Main
J. Law men to one in favor of II; but as there
is some difference Of opinion in regard to the
numerical strength Of the parties we do not
feel at liberty to vouch for the accuracy OF
the statement What effect this debate will
have inthe coming contest remains to be
seen.s Z
STATE DEMocRATIc cCoEvENrIoE.--0n the
Gath inst the Democracy assembled in the
city Of Columbus for the purpose ofnominat'
ing candidate for schnol Commissioner and
lieutenant Governor, in place of Lester
: Bliss, resigned. The following persons
were put in nominations: ~ ~
James Myers of Toledo, James c. John,
son Of Medina county, Gate Speaker of the
House of r Representatives,) B. F. Letter Of
Stark, Valentine Chase ofsButler; A, s: Pi-
alt Of Logan, and George Rex of Stark =
Onthe first vote, Myers was nominated BY
very handsome majority over all his COM
{ petitors.
Having disposed of the, Lieutenant Gov
error, the Convention proceeded to choose
a.candidate for State Commissioners OF Com
mon Schools, and the following person;
were put in nominations: H. Il, Barney
Nathan G Guilford, and White, OF Ham
iiton county; DR.. T. NJ. Drake, of Maskin
sum; D. A. Wright, Of Wood; ;--Gilson
of Mahoning; --childs. Of Knox;.---
Rickley, of ----, and II. Rice, Of Guyuhoga
Wright, OF Wood, withdrewin regular ped
agoeue speech, which he took occasion t
intiict upon the convention again atter tn
nomination was made.
On the firstyote H. H. Barney was nom
mated by very complimentary majority
though he was personally and politically un
tnowp 10 most members, of the Convention
p s
SfcKk ess There seems to be create
amount Of sickness throughout the countr
this season than has been known. .for mum
: .ber Of years, if we except the cholera sea
sons year Or two ago. Fever and flu
seem to be the prevailing epidemics. Who'll
families have been swept off in numerou
instances in different sections of the cour
try. In Gordon and Gilmer counties, Geo
Ola, hundreds have died within the pas
week, and hundreds are still lying dangeI
ously ill. The Fever is still raging 70
,errible exlent in New Orleans, aud in neai
ly every city Ia nthe South there is more
less feyer--in some instances making II a
most impossible to bury the dead. See te
earaphic dispatches. 81 4 4
nIpoAns CoNsoLrDATED. We leni
from the Cincinnati papers that a Conve
tion ofssthe Directors. Of several Raiiw'
Companies has been recently held. II
result OF their conference was the consolid
tion of these companies, viz: The IS
Wand Mississippi Airline, and the ~