The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-06-15

rary chairman.
OF the Louisiana delegation VI
L. Smith has been appointed on
the committee on organization.
Col. .G. w. Carter on the commit.
tee on resolutions, and Hon John
Ray on the committee on rules.
Chicago, June S.-FurtiIer re.
ports of the great STERN of Thurs
day night in Central Illinois show
that an immense amount of dam.
age was done in Peoria, Fulton.
Knox and other counties in that
section of the State. The destruc-
ton of bridges on county roads
has been almost universal. In the
city of Peoria fences aud trees
were blown down and cellars vera
filed with water. Every railroad
leading out of that city suffered
more or less. No trains lefs there
yesterday. The Chicago, Bur,
lington and Quincy Railroad had
absu. four miles of track washed
away. and bridges carried away.
The Toledo, Peoria and Warsaw
Railroad also suffered SEVERELY,
losing one bridge of one hundred
and fifty feet in length, and the
entire road in numbers of places
Is badly washed. A large force Of
men has been set to work repair.
ing the damage. and there win be
but little interruption to travel.
In the town of Hilton the damage
was fearful; the town is almost
entirely under wafer, and biirns,
stock, etc, have been swept away.
The most singular circumstance
OF the storm is the running up
stream of the Illinois river. The
immense volume Of water that
poured into that stream has crea-
ted Il back water; and there Is u
strong current running nOrtlIward.
The river last night was still MS
ing rapidly, and fears of serious
damage from this source are en-
tertained.
New Orleans, June S.-The Re-
form Convention rejected Demo
cratic nomination, aud adjourned
subject to a call of executive CON-
mittee.
New Orleans, June S.-The De
mocratic convention nominated "a
State ticket to day, including
those agreed upon by the Reform
ami Democratic conference com.
mittees, except the following.
For Governor, John McEDery, OF
Ouachita, instead of George Viii
liamsOn; and Aleck BOarman, OF
! Caddo, Secretary of State, instead
of McEnery. Convention then adj
| journed sine die.
| Columbia, 5. O., June LITTLE
Democratic State Convention met
this evening. Nineteen counties
out OF thirty two represented by
eighty-Seven delegates. w. ID.
Porter, permanent chairman. Por.
ter made strong speech i'll favov
of the Cincinnati nOminatlaus
which was received by applause.
\ number of resolutions were In.
troduced, all urging the support
OF Greeley, whose name was re-
ceived with ovations of applause,
whenever mentioned. More thar
half the delegates present in the
convention. came in instructed TO
support the Cincinnati movement
and TO urge no separate democrat
denomination at Baltimore. The
feeling OF the convention was ev.-
IDENTITY unanimous in this direc.
ton. A committee OH resolutions
was appointed and the conven.
ton adjourned till to morrow
morning.
Washington, June 1.-THE De
mocratic State Conventions OF
Kansas and Iowa indicate an
an overwhelming sentiment fol-
the Cincinnati platform and nom
inees. The resolutions contain
this paragraph: But when law
less ambition, imbecility, eorrup
ton and man-worship dominate q
party, the duty of all citizens
l without regard to previous politi
+ cal affiliations. and forgetful O
: past and dead differences, is Il
2 join their hands and hearts il
p any effort to crush such party
: and drive its leaders from power
. The Iowa convention instructed
its delegates to act as unit, ant
resolved that the principles enun
, ciated by the late Cincinnati Con
ventIon, taken in connection witt
I the letter of Horace Greeley ac
D cepting of that convention, con
y stitute platform on which th
! elements of opposition TO tn
!, present corrupt federal govern
n ment can stand. ~