Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-18
i,AyE NEWS C0NnESsEp.

Irwin, late Deputy Collector Of Tho
Port OF Chicago, Collector in place
ofRa~,cr resigned
The Kansas Liberal Kcpublica.
state Convention met at Topeka or
the 10Th with Ex-Governor Crawford
President. Delegates were appoint
cd to the Cincinnati Convention
headed by OK Governor Parrot.
Tho Pennsylvania Republican
State Convention met at harrisburg
on the 10th. Cen lIartrautt was
nominated for Governor on first bal
lott. Gen. Lamuel Todd and Gen
Harry White were nominated to'
Concressmen at large. Delegates
were elected to the National Con
ycntior, instructed tor President
Grant.
The Colored Mems National Con,
vcnton met at New Orleans, on the
10Th with Lieut. Gov. p. $. Il. Pinch
back. La, in the chair. Delegates
were present from Alabama, Dis
trict Of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Texas and Virginia. Fred Douglass
was made permanent President. a
resolution condenning the Cincinnati
Convention passed by vote q 80
10 IS. A resolution eniorsing Hon
Chall.s Sumner ~ como OF the
unrest and ahlost members Of the
Republican party, passed by acclaim
alton after several speeches e"Iosiz-
ing Mr.. SIS. political course.
The Massachusetts Republican
State Convention met at Worcester,
On the 10th. OK Governor Clifford
President. Delegates were elected 10
The National Convention instructed
tor President Grant, andsenator WI
son for Vice President.
III Spain, an election WAS lately
held for new Cortes. Tor Parl;a-
ment,) with the following result;
Alinisterialists. eel; Radicals, G. Re-
publicans II; Cartists, 39 Conserya
tiyes, b.
The Republican State Convention
At Florida was held on the 18th.
Four white and two Colorol dele
gates were elected to the National
Convention instructed for President
Grant.
Ihc.Steauler occaaus exrlolelher
boilers on the 18th near Brook 5
Point. about 30 miles above Cairo
The boat was torn nearly to pieces,
and some sixty persons, passengers,
officers and crew were scal1ca to
death OF drowned.
O'ConncT the madeai,, who lately
frightened the Queen So boldly with
IN empty pistol, has been found gull
~ (of what punishable oifansc does
not appear), and sentenced TO thirty
lashes and twenty mouths lmprison-
ment at hard labor.
Another revolution has broken
on. in Hayti. 1t is not considered
very formidable.
Coy. Palmer, ri Illinois has author.
izel tie announcement that he is not
candidate for reelection.
\ mass meeting Of the Liberal
Republicans" OF New York City
vas held in that city, on the 18th
Col. Fred, a. Colkling, was presi
dent. Among the Vice Presidents
were Horace Greeley. Moses II. Grin
riail, Marshall O. Roberts, Gen
John A. Dix, cx-collector Hiram
carney, and Gen. Geo. ". Palmer
Speeches were made BY Lyman
Trumball, Carl Schurz and Horace
Greeley
Tie town Of Sh"lisbarg, Benton
Couhty, was nearly destroyed i,
fire on the 18th. 1t originated in
silicon and did about $4,000 wort,
Of damage. Nineteen ont Of tt,
twenty seven business houses, be
sides two dwellings and a.barn wey
burned. A heavy gale was BLOWN:
at the time.
Miss Nellie, daughter of Presielon
Giant, is in England.
Clinton. Hickman County, Ky
was the scene o. some Lynch laa
excitement, on the io.h \ few
days previously four men had lee,
implicated in an outrage Upon tx
aides, and the mob made reboa'e e,
attempted to administer speedy Jus
tiro