, 1869-12-11

Arrival OF Convention Delegates
Encfs md Specntnti0ns.

Arrival OF Convention DeIEEatc
Fnct< md Specnintionk-
Special Despatch 70 The Chicago Tribune.
SrNinnflELu. Dec. 10.
Just at present the capital city lSlaboE!1g under
GO snA! degree Of excitement over The approach
ItH session Ct the Constitutional Convention.
Even the oo5A IN the street hare gone 10 19ur.Eg
IN The psl;lcai complexion OF the members eiect
snd predict NTH precious ss.ute1esss tbs 1u-
turc action os the independents o! both parties
Ine 1 meneFe esees M X srrsas 70 Be veTy s!sw ia ST
about tweut, .use have s,r!std. These are mostly
from the northern coant,:s- The southern coun-
e sa sug 70
coue TO attend me fitttnE Of tue convention.
she convention q ls.;. present TIE Cook Coan-
Hesfrr. HsJet, H,et cock Medsl'. md AnthonJ.
r. est interest = + & pre:ty xtoets!{ conceded
thatt hods the oa!asee q power IN the conreo-
t19n ~ ~ The s Of 81 psu, ass9
ard their sii slssn.es: utterauces exs. nosea.
II and sSe1 III sG! q IL 'eo s
Tneft are rot members ensngh In the city now to
make any safe predictions or uustwo,thJ state
neota; nut 70 far y oao 1ee tne!e y eat ts!e OF
might Be led to suppose exlIted through tae
heated newspaper otscussons which hare been
cAH,ed on I'll OYER sae s;a;e for the pass iex
Weets relative 10 certain Questions, the ae:tIe-
meDt Of which would more or leas determine
tue political csuple11on Of tho Con@eu1oo.
Tnes .s ssy ~. ness e., u: H.
nat,on, but. r.,ner that the Independents vii
member. Others claim thai tne laIxer portion Of
the Democratic and Republican member have IN
npdtsstArdluK thA., tn cake the one rars! elect
= President, The Other shtl hare ghc seclct1rJ.
1hkfH N$ CDufrt. I'll 1cft4 or fGtf}1fH tn
Who the coming rAu will be, but there seems 10
be DO particular taToste. 15anJi ihlIg u probable,
1 e teeced % u prtade e.es IL
nd =, tend1e q .aox the poli'aesl seat,u cnt d
st1s;7 d N eso1..; of sats -; esenDg as I'll
list Of Ill The members eomroatnG the convention,
eaos iscr.oc1sts, % sra indcpendeni Temoc, a. nd
Republicans, TO show thas neither party I'll have
majority In the ccnrept1ou. Dui ~ thls list ,n-
nsles the whole Ctot County delegation inde pen.
ae.t. = would rot DO q 1ure npos
sk.Nsble Of damrt ming effect on t.ecttoneeTng.
atthouth sheJ 10 not seern TO k*ep fhe S'a:r jour
nsi from hsnmer7nK away upon tnt eligibility
| hlteRt.on In this rAft Of the State that IN the
north countiea, a the manner tn which II VIII II
ass'aea E,!1 elsc prcns''y, aec!ae ne Ps:!rsa!
that there shoold sr fu dHe1saou Of II tttofe that
| todJ mte,a. Tho.e Republican members With
= HON bRye eonvtrseA do not arrtA1 70 thtnt
that fhtfe u 9nJ rnofr tu this question than
Z mere partisan movement to KA.1tain putty a1-
racNAcy.
70 III u Applications for once ID soc convention
| Are concerned. tbs stsfe need hsve TO i&af Tor
every pos't,on elercs! oE osher~7se 10 the E1t Of
the ecnytnton. there Hfo from ttu to sh.tJ applI-
cAi|ona. E. Wasnburne, formerly OF Alton. u 70.
| vutRtly mentioned ~ C.etk. Tia chances Q!
John ". Merritt OF tat STATE Esyt.ktr, for the
| sane position, arr raid to Be goott
Hoetrf Nifre, rrernttJ Appointed By tte f}oyaf3.
| IT II Cana! Conn lssone1, IN place Of Gindsse,
| res,gned, 70 tA3 aIsd ht1 otdciAl bead with ths
Secretary Vt s.kte, and took the ussAl bath o.
| ot1sce.
G07oaei nafr.s, one OF the Trustees OF the South
| ern Iu1cois Normal Unlsegsy, u Ia the ely, Aad
| Tepcfra ttat excavations !of the building Of tat
vii pushed tc!.asd With slfoE: TAs Tsnasee,
viii hold 4 meeting here On tue 1Aih tnst, 70 per
feet ihe1 detAt!ed report 10 10 laid pctsEt ii.
| 1orerp or on the 1eth inst
Tho Teoplt't Co cre7Asive Life Association, o
| Chic4Rp, 1lod articles ot Incorporation t0-1AF.
Cotunlsa;o18 10 the county officers OF WhItoA3,
County wefc bauca to-tAy.
A nan ~ Tho tAne Of Seaman Lst'ssrt VI
killed lAAt rItninE II the vaults Of Long trt =
err. situated shout two ni!ea from IL
c1iJ. Leste9ss, with hta father Aud oeushes
ta1rs ernount OF reck had been 1oosened du'7nl
1t va resolved 10 put IN = blA1s. The ho6 hsl
hcrn drilled, and tho deceased wts examining tn
work. when, without IA taStAnta warning. Gas
ot rock, weighing nearly ! ton, became detAche'
and sstl upon and crushed to death the unlosfu
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