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| Congressional nominations On the 2lss
Republican-Ninth Illinois District, B r.
Westlake. Democrstic-First Wisconsin,
Alexander Mitchell; Fifth Wisconsin
Anton Klans; Sixth Illinois, julius
Avery. -,
been rendered the nomination IS candi'
date for State Superintendent. Of Public
Inssrucsion By the Wisconsin Denoc1auf
stsf. C1rsy~l Os~szisf~c, ana nAs NC
cepted the same.
The recent Nevada Republican State
Convention nominssed: r. A. Trittle
for Governor; ]. s. Slsuson for Judge OF
the Supreme Court; Gen. Wines for
Treasurer; W. ". Hobart for Compsrol-
Ter; James D. Minor for Secretary Of
State; Vim. Campbell FOX Attorney Gen
eral; Thomas Fitch for Congress, and J.
1 s:apersand for acknowledgment.
Judge Charles Belts is the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Third I'LL
nois District
An immense and enthusiastic mass
meeting of citizens Of Chicago in sympar
thy with the French Republic was held
in that city on the evening Of the ED.
During the week ending September "a
no less than five murders were committed
in the city of Chicago and vicinity.
DR.. G. II. Ray, late editor Of the Chica-
90 Esening Post, died suddenly in that
city, on the morning of the oath.
The population Of Illinois, as ascer-
tanned by the complete official census, is
2,529,21O. In 1860 i! was 1,704,22i. a
gain in ten years OF 824,919.
The Liberal Republicans Of the Fourth
District of Missouri have nominated Col
VIM. z. Gilmore, Of Springfield, fer Con-
gress.
The Governor Of Wisconsin has ap-
pointed K. NJ. Danforth, Of Oshkosh u.
w. Maxon, Of West Bend, and A. NJ.
ekeels, Of Ripon, Building Commission
ors for the new Hospital for the insane,
near Oshkosh.
The census returns from the State OF
WILSON'S ain foot up q total population OF
1,045,000 people.
The District Central Republican Com.
mittce of the Fifth Ohio District have
nominated J. d. Clark as the candidate
for Congress in place Of J. B. Rothschild,
declined.
The population Of Minnesota Ia esti.
mat ed at 435. 000-an increase Of 100000
since 1860. st. Paul has 20.045, and Min
neapolis 1904. "a
A FIRE at Cheyenne on the night Of the
25th destroyed 100000 worth Of prop
ertE go, n,..
was TO have opened at Des Moines on the
2sth, was postponed, on account of rain,
to the 18th, 10Th and Goth of October.
The Governor Of Illinois, on the 9th,
issued proclamation changing the Legis-
lative apportionment in Cook county,
which 10 now ~ follows: Ninety fifth
District, ton Representatives; Ninety
sixth and Ninety.seventh, six Represen.
tatives each.
The South.
| Benjamin Turner, colored, has been
nominated for Congress by the Republi-
can Convention Of the First Alabama
District.
Hon. Leo w. Booker. Congressman
from Virginia, and A. j. Hamilton, Of
Texas, have issued call for convention
Of native original Union men of the
South at Knoxville, November /.
The recent Republican State Conven-
ton Of Tennessee nominated w. II. Yrs
ner, of Bedford, for Governor.
The Republican Congressional Conven.
ton in the First Virginia District, on the
22d nominated Mr.. Norton, colored, for
Congress. The white members withdrew
and nominated Mr.. Douglas, white. The
contending parties agreed to submit their
difficulties to the National Executive
Committee.
Judge w. J. Standifer has been NOM
mated for Congress by the Republicans Of
the Sixth Alabama District.
An officer of the Revenue Department,
fresh from an inspection of the cotton re.
gion of the South, estimates the growing
crop at not less than 100000 bales, q
larger crop than has been produced since
1859. He also conveys the intelligence
that the quality will be superior to any
crop ever raised in the country.
Foreign Intelligence.
A London dispatch says Paris was en-.
irely shut in on the 21st and all avenues OF
communication were cut of, except ola
Berlin.
A French redoubt, with seven cannon
and several men, was captured between
Villeneuve and Montrange, by the Prus-
SLAMS, on the Goth.
The number Of men under arms in
Paris en- the 21st was stated. at 100000,
including 10000 volunteers from the