Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-30
CITY Union Convention

election Of Monday next, met, pursuant to
the call Of the Union City Central Commit
tee, yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock, at Ma
tiOnsl Hall. Full delegations were present
from the different Wards.
. The Convention was called TO order by a.
n. Chaplin, Esq, and on motion o. NJ.
Oviatt, Esq, was unanimously elected Chair
man, and E. W. sackridsr and E. G. Webb
Secretaries. The list of delegates was called
and the delegates answered to their names.
On motiOn, the different Ward delegations
were empowered to fill vacancies.
oONlussIoEER OF WATER woRKs.
The Convention proceeded to vote by bal
lot for a candidate for Commissioner Of
Water Works in place of S. F. Lester. W..
P. FOgg and VIM. B. Castle were put 10
nomination. The ballot resulted as fol-
lows:
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Total vote...........
Msjority for Castle q
W. B. Castle was declared the nominee
Of the Convention.
JUsTIoE OF TIE PEACE.
The Convention then bslIotsd for a can
didate for Justice of the Peace. Jacob Dut-
ton, George Hester, and S. Foljambe were
nominated for the candidacy. Before the
ballot was taken motion was adopted that
majority Of the whole vote cast be required
for an election. The following is the result
Of the ballot.
Hester a
| SoIlaIiloe %
IA
| TOTAL Vote............. "
Majority for Hester....................
| OeNsTABLRs.
On motion q committee was appointed,
consisting Of one member from each Ward,
chosen by the delegation from that Ward, to
select = list of candidates for COnstabIeS.
The committee reported the following names:
George Ridgeway, W. A. ohamplin, L.
N. Eastman, G F. Kiaue, L. B. Eager, W.
R. simmonds, ". W. Picksrssill, Charles E:
Stevens.
On motion these gentlemen were declared
the nominees of the Convention.
Il. NJ. Chaplin, Esq, moved that the differ
entdeIegatiOns each sppOint from their Ward
one person as member of the City Union
Central Committee. Carried.
The different delegations consulted togeth-
sr, and reported the following as the com
mittee
First Ward-George C. FrisseH.
Second Ward-J. II. Sterling Jr.
Third Ward-w q. Price.
Fourth Ward-0rson A. Spencer.
Fifth Wsrd-A. Pope.
Sixth Ward-G. W. Calkins.
| Seventh Wsrd-E. S willard.
Eighth Ward-Homer B. DeWoH.
Ninth Ward-Thomas P. Wilson.
Tenth Ward-R. Il. Becker
Eleventh Wards ]. Burlison.
The report Of the different Ward delega-
tions was unanimously adopted.
The Convention then adjourned.
TIE KEowLToH MINING CoNPAEY.-Now
that majority of the Railway shares have
reached such unprscsdentedIy high rates,
and have become so inflated, many of the
capitalists of the Company are turning their
attention to the mining interests Of the land
more particularly to those located in the
Lake Superior region.
From scarcity of capital and want of oour- |
age and confidence the people have neglect
ed the mineral wealth of Michigan, and now
are just waking up to its wonderful value
P-orainsnt Among the copper mines Is the |
KnowIton, smphaticalIy Cleveland institu-
tion-oEned and managed by our best oit-
zsns.
1t is but three years since the mine was
worked, and thus far the results have been
extremely gratifying. The Company own a
large tract Of land and the veins are very
rich. No assessment has ever been made on
the Stockholders Of the Knowlton, except to
partially provide for the expensive stamp
work machinery, and there will be no more.
The copper taken out has paid all working
expenses, and now as the Company enters on
its fourth year, it starts with cash balance
on hand, after paying expenses of last sea-
son, of something like $4,000.
The Office of the company has been trans
ferred from this place to New York. 1t is
confidently expected, both by the Directors
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declared during the coming summer.
There is quite large stock of copper now
on hand, which will be brought into market
whenever navigation opens. A committee Of
three gentlemen, who were sent to the Lake
Superior country by j. N. Cooper, Esq, Of
Pittsburgh, to examine the ground owned by
the Massachusetts, Mine, in an incidental
way say: "There is nothing for the KnOWI-
ton to do now but push operations, and rich
results will follow" tits mot new venture,
and the stock which is now selling at s12,5O
per share, will soon be at least $25.
The present Mining Board Of New York
have decided upon organizing new Mining
Stock Exchange. A room has already been 7
obtained on William street, and operations
will commence April 1st
About forty of the heaviest stock brokers
in New York will constitute the Board at
irst, and the mining interests of the country,
which have so long been neglected, will re-
,sive q new impulse, and will command at :
tention from persons having money to in
rest.
ALMOST FATAL AC0IDEET.-Esrly yes Il
erday morning the sign of the "German Il
Insurance Company" fell, through the force a
'f very moderate wind, from its fastsnings h
n front Of the Atwater Block. After strik-
ng the pavement, one end Of the sign few
Ip and hit Captain McBhde-who was pas A
ing near-aOrOss the shoulders and legs,
Tuning him considerably but not seriously
njuring him. The Captains escape was al ~