Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-03
The Liberal Republican Convention.

The Liberal Republican Convention re as
sembled yesterday morning 10 Cincinnati. a
resolution for the appointment of committee
on permanent organization, to consist or one
from each State and Territory, was adopted,
as was also a motion for a committee OF nine,
to draft rules and regulations \ motion tor
committee of one from each State and Territory
on Credentials was adopted and the conuittee
named. A motion for the appointment Of
committee to consist of one from each State on
resolutions-thus excluding Territorie s-was
also adopted, and the names of its members an
nounccd. MIR. Selden, from the minority OF
the New York delegation opposed to the noml-
nation of Horace Greeley for President, pre-
sented protest against The manner IN which
the representative delegates had been chosen,
which was referred to the Committee on Gre
dentials. After some conversational debate.
recess was ordered until clock. On the re-
assembling of the Convention, the Committee
on Permanent Organization reported tor Presi-
dent Senator Carl Schurz, with one Ice
President and Secretary from each State and
Territory The report was adopted, and Alr.
Schulz advanced amid great applause and WAS
introduced The Committee on Credentials
reported in the case of New York that the con,
testants were not entitled to seats. The only
other unfavorable reports from this committee
as to which SOME temporary confusion ensued.
The Committee on Rules then reported, after
which an unsuccessful motion was made to pro-
coed to ballot, and it was resolved that there
should be no ballotting until after platform
of principles should have been declared, and
| the Convention took recess until $50 p. m
| When the Convention was called to order
last night the Chair announced that the Com
mittee on the Platform was not ready to re-
mort. and suggested that the evening lie de-
voted to such speeches a. are usually made 10
presenting nominations. 4 motion was then
made and adopted to proceed with the presen-
| tation of candidates, allowing ten minutes to
each gentleman presenting, aud to each second
ing any name Afterwards several resolutions
as to the formation of National Committee
nominations and the tariff question, were pro
posed, but no definite action taken. The Char
announced that the Platform Committee had
agreed on tariff resolution by large ma
jority. An effyrt Was then made towards the
! presentation of candidates, when q motion was
made and carried to adjourn until ~ t" Clock
! this morning. Baltimore Gazette.
VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL LAND SCRIP. -
| The State Board of Public Instruction met
here Yesterday to consider the various bids put
in for the Agricultural Land Scrip. After
careful examination Of the several proposals,
the scrip, amounting to 100000 acres of land
! in .S75 pieces OF 100 acres each, vas awarded
| to Mr.. Gleason T. Lewis OF Cleveland, ONO
for the sum Of $4,000 Mr. Gleason make.
! deposit Of $lO0 900 as earnest. and Is 10 pay
$2l 900 cash in confirmation of bargain. He then
pages $40 900 as soon az one bali OF the scrip ls
delivered to the Merchants National Bank Of
Cleveland Ohio. Of which scrip he then re-
ceives $50 600. Within sky days he Is to
paY for aud receive $4,000 more. o. no re.
naming half of the scrip one half is to be de-
livered and paid for within four months. aud
the remainder within eight months. The
pricc per acre realized by this sale is 95 cents
which is said to BY the highest price brought by
the scrip of any State. North OF South. The
! Northcrn States sold of theirs chiefly during
the war. aud received very low rates per acre.
| The Southern States have Jared better, coming
into the maket later, when the scrip had ap:
prctiated in value. Louisiana, however. sold
hers for Sc cents, Mississippi for IS. and the
highest price received previous to this sale
was that got by Alabama-90 cents. Five
cents extra per acre land the sale almost equlra
lent to cash, make quite an item il Virginia s
favor.
Among tie unsuccessful bidders were Jay
Cooke & Co.. the National Currency Bank of
New York, Chapman, large land spcculator
OF California, Smithson, of New York. &c.
Mr.. Lewis, the successful bidder, has also
purchased the scrip of all the other States of
the Uuion with the single exception of Rhode
Island. He was represented here in this case
BY Colonel John R. Popham, who is to be con-
graduated upon the happy issue Of his negolia-
| tons, both for his client and the State.-Rich.
Wing.
CLARKE COUNTY From the Clarke Coun-
ty Courier The Board of Supervisors of
this county met on last Saturday, and ordered