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D4- Rhode Island LECTION d..
dated Providence, April, ., SAYS: 'pA'eA
The Republican majority in tbis .t,..
$500. The total Democratic yoto 1~
1900. The following is the ticket sIo.,s was
Governor, Elisha Dyer; Lieutenon, 'IseO;
ernor, Thos. G. Turner; Secretary Of s.e so''
John n. Bartlett; Attorney General 1Csste, C%e,
Hart; Congressman, N. b. Durfee w y"1s .
Drayton. ID
BG- Alfred NJ. Barbour ESQ ~
gina, declines the post of secretarV ~ W.
cation to Brazil, recently rendered him M
n@- Hon. Wm. B. Reed, it is tboo..,
will decline the mission to China sH''
b0~ Gen. Sam. Houston is caOd;d.,
for Governor of Texas in opposition DIs to ~
democrats. "'
ny Hon. Samuel Brenton, Of India.
who died at Fort Wayne some tim.
April last, was II member of the late ~"
gress and had been reelected to the nss, ,~s'
He was formerly Methodist cIerrvn.s
and in politics was a republican.
B9- AT the municipal election in Io.;.
vile, on the 4th inst, Gen. VIM. 4 PT
cher, the candidate of the American partv
was elected Mayor, without opposition,
ssS- \ Washington despatch meu,ioO..
report that the President has postuoD,d
the appointment of Foreign Ministens
month or two.
GaS~ Minnesota. extra session of II.
Minnesota Legislature is to assemble on h,
9th inst, to pass the necessary laws d
enable the people to form a Stais
Government, preparatory to their adms
sion into the Union, and also to DISPOSE oi
the congressional land grants in aid Of tbe
railroads.
BO~ Willis p. Bocock, ATTORNEY Gen.
eral of Virginia, has resigned his o6ce
and Gov. Wise has issued proclamation
for an election to fill the vacancy on Il,
fourth Thursday in May.
Da- Election of Judge in Io,Oa.-WIIcu
(Democrat,) has been elected judge ofthe
second district of Iowa, by 1854 majority
"a democratic gain, since November, d
1890.
sa- appointment by The PresideM. =
John II. McBrayon, Of Kentucky, Indian
Agent for the Blackfeet and other neigh.
boring tribes, vice Edwin A. c. Hatch, NJ
signed.
Vincent L. Geiger, of California, agent
for the Indians in California, vice james
A. Patterson, removed.
R6- Connecticut. Z3leetion.- Bishop, dem
ocrat, is elected in the fourth district Of
Connecticut by II plurality. The delegl-
tion will, therefore, stand two democrats
and two Republicans, instead Of four re
publicans, as at present. Holly, republs,
can. is elected Governor by only 26e ma
jority.
Bay The democratic convention, 10 The
second district Of Virginia, has nominated
the Hon. John S. Alillson, for reelection
to congress.
B4> AT democratic meeting IN Saint
Louis, on the night of the Cd inst, Q H.
ter from Col. Benton was read, in whiehh
denounces and repudiatcs the emancipaa,h
movement in Missouri.
D@- Lieut.. Governor McComas, Of Vr-
ginia, bas rendered his resignation aud i
has been accepted.
DN- Chief Justice Lewis, Of The So
preme Court Of Pcnnsylvania, declines lhs
democratic nomination for reelection.
p6- The Hon. Sampson w. Harris, rlp-
resentative in congress from the segrnih
district Of Alabama, died in Washingim
on the morning of the first Of May.
B9- james B. Clay, son Of Henry CIay,
has been proposed as u candidate for Cor
ernor Of Kentucky
Day The New York Courier and lDqn'-
rer gravely argues that the republican party
of to-day is identical in oil lis principles
and purposes with the Republican party o.
Thomas JeflersoB's times. Werethattfne.
precious few votes would its purpossslp %
Kansas or any where else rccelEc 10 'ne
Massachusetts Legislature. Men Of com
mon sense will hardly require stronger
proof of the nonsense Of the Couriers ~
sertion, than this Massachusetts Legislative
act conveys.
D9- Minister 10 Prussia. -The Mari
boro' (Md.) Advocate mentions rune.
that the President has rendered the nilsson
to Berlin to ex.Gov. Pratt, Of that staRi
Pa- Freedom ShrieSiHg. The Massr
chusetts Legislature have voted slOVv,p
in aid of 1.-THE Cause Of Freedom" y
Kansas. The tax payers of that common
wealth on coming 10 foot the bill wai PIS,
badly make more or less grimaces, dePenG
ing on the intensity Of their abolitIonisn'
RV- 1t is reported that Senator slloe4
will accept the mission 10 France mucn
the satisfaction of the administration an4
the country. Mr.. Slidell is conVersan
with the French language, literature anu
politics.
D0- Mr.. Appleton has accepted the ~
lice Of Assistant Secretary OF State, ~