The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-15


gained moro than 1900 over their majorities OF
1870. They have larger msjorities than were
given them in 1868. The Republican majority
is now, upon official count, 16, 600, which will
be somewhat increased by the returns to
come in.
MAssAcuUsErTs.-The Democratic and Lib.
eral State Conventions were held IN Worcester
on the 18th. Edward Avery of Dedham, was
president of the Democratic Convention, and
N. p. Banks of the Liberal Convention. Chas
Sumner was nominated for Governor as the
Fusion Candidate. The Democratic conven-
ton adopted only two resolutions. The first
endorses the platform and candidates adopted
at Cincinnati and accepted at Baltimore. Inc
second endorses the candidates put in nomina-
ton the same day, and recommends them to the
voters of the State The Liberals adopted
seven resolutions. The second assails Grants
administration. The third endorses Greeley
and Brown. Tho fourth endorses and eulo-
gizes Chas. Sumner. The fifth refers rather
generally to the labor question. The sixth
criticizes the Republican party of Massachu-
sets on the liquor question: but is otherwise
non-committal on this question.
vERMoNr-Semi-oficia returns of all but
four small towns give Converse AZ, S22 votes
and Gardner 6,6o4. Converses majority =, 61e.
The rem aiming towns gave, IN LEU, n,o aS,
Republican, and the House stands Republicans
2O6; Greeleites 81. In 1870 the Democrats had
9 Senators and 20 Representatives.
| New YoRK.-The Louisville Convention COM
mittee presented the notice OF nomination TO
| Chas O'Conor, who replied in writing on the
10th, declining to accept. In response to tho
letter the chairman of the Louisville delega
ton has written another rendering thanks LOT
Mr.. O'Conors utterances of sound political
wisdom and pure morality, and annonncing
their detsrmin alton to adhere to Mr. OCenor
as q candidate of the people.
GEoRG1A.-Gen. A. R. Wright was nominated
for Congress from the Eighth District by &C
clamation, after the second ballot, by the
| Democratic Convention.
KENrucKY.-The Peace Reunion at Louis.
| yille which commenced on the 11th, IS grand
success. Twenty-Five thousand persons were
in attendance, amongst whom were Gen. Cor
don and Ben. Hill, of Georgia, who spoke to
the multitude. Greeley promises to be present
from the 22d to the goth inst
/ TEXAs.-A telegram from Brownsville says
this city, now up the country, writing under
date of the 9th, says :: There is considerao DE
excitement among the Mezicans IN TINS
vicinity, in relation to the claims submitted to
the Border Commissioners. They feel very
, bitter toward all who have filed claims, and
especially toward their own country men whc
have given testimony favorable to the claim
ants. They expect war as the result, and
woe betide all Who have in any way been con
, nected with the Claims Commission Work
g on the Rio Grande railroad is progressing
rapidly, and it is expected that BrownsvllAt
, and Point Isabel will be brought within two
hours eff each other by January.
TIE INpIANs.-A letter from the Herald cor
4 respondent Accompanying the Indian investi
, eating Committee, states that everything 81
. FUR indicates q complete failure OF the peace
policy towards the Iodians: even some OF th'
Quaker agents are calling for troops: AT tn
| recent council with the kIowas they demanded
4 that the whites should release the Chiefs Van
u tunla and Big Tree, and all whites should retir
= from the Indian Country between the Mtssls
D sippi and Rio Grande rivers, in return TO
Il which all Government stock and captive
=. | plundcred by them should he given up, an'
= peace maintained. This proposition was re
>. iected,-the Council ending in smoke DARN
= to the advi,ablity of killing and scaipinS TIA
Commissioners and he Quaker Indian agent
Taterp, IIoag and Others, but postponed tn
II operation 4 Grand Council was arranged TO
e the I'd of September, but the Quaker agent
X say patched up peace now Will only last u
Al next spring. Near Tucson, Arizona, the bod
II of Corporal Black has been found. His hand
Ie were tied behind him, and he was lacerate
g. with spears from head to foot. 1t Is suppose
T. that he was taken alive and tortured. Gov
r ernor Stafford has called out the militia as til
IT only way to hold the country. special dli
N patch from Sioux City says that part of a ban
,e of Indians, who were engaged in fight wit
v Major Bakers forces in Yellow Stone Vale.
came into the Cheyenne Agency few day
ago and reported that the fight was very g
we're and that the troops had lost heayll.
of over forty being killed and wounded, Will
ne the Indian loss was only eleven. At an intel
ty view Sitting Bull declared that if Gen. Stanle
70, did not turn back at once he would give III
er plenty of fight before he got back to the Mi
he souri, River. 1t is estimated there are now
e- Yellowstone Valley from fifteen thousau
ed to twenty thousand warriors, and muc
ed trouble is apprehended
he
y A very fat man, for the purpose of .qui