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, 1874-08-17
BASE BALL IN ST. LOUIS.

Speciai Dnpatch to 7he chfcaoo Trtbnnt
sr. }.outs, Mo-. Aug. 18.-T1e game hetween
tho Mutunts Of Now York, nnd tho lied Stock,
ings. clntnp!ons Of Missouri. was tnarkcd BY
York nino. Nota single run WIS matte by the Mia
so,lri boys 10 long ns Matthews pitched for tho
Atutua's most Of tho Reds bong unable to touch
tho CANNON shots Of tho Now York tosYer. In
aud catcl,ers o,, tho AIu,las ao, and tic Isa.s
succeeded in making talliog. The aooro iu tho
ou1 stood "a to E, tho Mutuals Of conrao
ahoad. At tho cnd Of tho eighth
inning 1Iatlcla, of the Atntuals, malo somo OK
hbtiun throws, which wero truly wonderful.
From tho extreme loft nold, au upgrade. Lo
threw regulation basd bali l33 yartls,-tho boHt
over mado Un Missouri ground.
, 1874-08-17
Tl,e Rep,lsis.srs..: Iso.troons.

Gptt1Ht OtSp4CH 70 tHE tHlfuHu 431pHHe
QusscY, ILL.,, Aug. ia IPhig reporter intcr-
viewed number of prominent Democrats III tkis
city to-day, with view to eEcertaiuiug the.E
operations concerning Joe Lodlio's convention
Con. Singleton declared TINT the convention Of
tue 2Gth would not DO Il Democratic convention,
mud that ho would haya nothing to do with it.
Ho bc1inyes tint tho convention will split Oil tho
financial question. and that If the Chicago plat
form al,u,ill bc adoptcd tle ticket nominated tn
it will bo badly bcu:on.
Col, Richardson still adhea:s with great flrn,-
ncas to hia rcpuaiation viawa. 1ln declared
lint Ticket nominated oa the Chicago platform
will be def.ntcd by 50, 003 votes.
DIr. Hupo s. Davis is of Tho opinion that,
should tho Convention OF tho 2Ctll aos upon tho
atlyico Of tho 1'taes. mud drop tho ,lamo De-
mocracy. that tho Democratic party will roEutl-
ato its action. Tue Chicago platform he pro-
nounced fraul upo.' tue ponoclacy OF lll!nola.
It Is now understood thai Letllle'N Convention
will meet anl n1iousa till after MoCortnlcka y
Convention Inns bcan hnId. Tho local political
pot is just now in an active state Of obu!lition.
, 1874-08-17

and Tract and Mss!onasy. Society for tic
United Btate8 WAS fully organized, with tho fol-
lowing ol'icers. 1'reHldont. Jamta White Vice.
ProBit!ont, George J. Butler treasurer. Don1a-
N. Haskell. Imports wore read OF tho following
approximate Btaklatfca OF tho Go.!eraI Confnr-
ei,co. Conferences, 10 ctttrollos, 800; orlnin-
cd ministers, 75; licontiatos, GO; membership,
yolouce Fuud, a50,U00.
Saturday night fire. said to hayo caught from
q candlo IN tho hny, broke out In largo barn Of
the JaQn1sh House, near tho snlllors' Orpl,ans'
numcd, and also tho franc part Of tho Jaquisl,
House, tho brick portion boing saved. Charles
Diodotatadt's Btoro. into Which Mn, tin Joachim
had juat moved stock Of groceries, waa also
burned. The Afomenn. prevented further destr,.c-
nearly covered by insurance, most OF tho con-
tents Of the buildings boing saynd. This was
the hrst flto there Tor many months.
-Goy. Taylor, Mr.. Sloan, AHnIstant Attorney
aoncral, and t!,e State Geological, Mr.. LAp.,nn,
recently left Madison to 70 to Superior, to look
into harbor mnters, under a resolution OF tho
Inst Legislature requesting tho Governor to
taGo measures to avert tho injury 10 tho snnori-
or haroor from lilo canal nn1 tho lyfo construct
90 and to ressoro tho harbor to its natural con-
neBota, fs oxpoctod, In orlor that, il rossiblo.
BONO arrangement nlnv DO mado satisfactory
bDtll to Superior and Duluth.
1t appears likely that .hore will bo trouble
about tho State printing. Mr.. Dollius has sign-
tiod ha readiness to make contract, and Socre-
tasy Doy!o has been up into Dodge County.
whore B5lnB lvcs, aud At.y-0on. Sloan. who Is
Ill Mt l,one l,as tlrwn up tho pnpors, 10 that tho
honda are Ill right, etc. Areaut.lnc, AIr. Sholcs
has applied for m Injunction agninat completing
tho contract with lullinh, anl litigation and
claims for damages probably will follow.
IOWA.
q. Mondon!,a1l, Of Iowa City, whilo trying to
board moving train at solon, on Saturday, fell,
and had his foot 70 badly cruahed that aaaputa-
ton YsaA necessary.
, 1874-08-17

II. D. Noyt, Of Now canaan, Conn.,, tho
ownor of tho fast trottlng 1naro. AmoricAu Girl,
il u guest ut tlio Sherman House.
4 y,an narncl Sullivan waa shot In the lott leg
aboyo the lsleo Inst night at 10:3U O'Clock by Ill
unknown laan, who escaped arsoht. The shoot
Ing occurred In fruHt Of Suillyan'H houao, No. l3o
West Iwenty.iirst Btrcat.
Ol,cor Quin]an arrested man At Ila,lom ycs-
tettluy at nlenls for n4p% tn a'.d Aioans
scutlY this murnlng.
JoAu Quinn, onn Of the most notorions tl.!eyes
In tho olty, Nua n,rastca liht Il.t by Ollieor
Topping, tor being dinnWlsrly. ltu IL now nnlor
bol,tls To al.awol before tho q. .Inlnal Uours.
Toronco sileellaut u young mum "a years OF
agu, accidentally ful Mta tho rlYor near t!o eas.
h,.uuo alip ilotween Uasltra Ayenuo and Ih1oop
Rtroot, at B,90 O'clock laas evening, saa was
, 1874-08-17

that tic nuHslan railway aystom covolc,l, Ut Now
lear last, 4 total longth OF 15.sl3 yersts, Of
which i, ,2G2 veratB wero Stato-ownod lines 851
ycrsts aro IN Finland. The figures rcfer ouly to
linen already fully completed and workol; 1,740
vorsts more are i'll progress OF construction, aud
2,343 yerstH ire projected. or tho fifty rail-
way companies existing iu tho empire, only ton
l!ave constructed their lines altogether without
Government aBslatanco tho remalnlng forty aro
gnarantced- twenty to the fnll amount OF t1uir
tent. Tho entro num aunually guaranteed by
tho State in the Ehapo OF interest and repayment
OF capital amounts to 81 177.G27 roubes. In 1878,
1859. ia roubles. being 1882 por cont of tic
cilcquor. Tic chartora granted to railway CON-
paniss aro for tho most art tortninabie after be.
tween scyenty.tlye aud oighty-ivo yours. same
small companies hnvo chastors only for thirty
Ecyen YcatH.
, 1874-08-17
CASUALTIES.


HAnn1sDuRo, pa., Aug. tG.-Col. s. 8. Fisher
and SOL, Of Cincinnati. who were on route to
lIayre de Grace by water, having embarked III 4
small iron boat, at Elnira, N. Y. whila passing
through Conewngo lsapids, about Il miles below
Harrisburg. on friday afternoon, wore drowned.
Tho body OF the father wnB fonnd hollow the
rapids today anu il in charge Of u rolativo ut
York, Pa. That Of tho sou hu5 not boon rocov-
cred.
Lutte Indications are that Col. Fisher was
killed instantly by blow Oh tho head, und It is
supposed TINT ho attempted to boat over tue
fails. lilo was ~ years old. nn1 has bcon hero
about twonty years. In 1869 ho woB appointed
Commissioner OF pa.ents, and resigned after
two yesrs' soryice. ue waa an eminent lawyer
in patent caHes, aud nun whose Aigh mental
oulowulol.ts and professional ability woro only
cxcellcd By his superior moral mud sound por"
guuat qualities.
, 1874-08-17

LoxnoN, Aug. 10.-Fifty thousand minors as
sembled Yesterday on Durham raco.oourso. and
wero addressed by Dradlaugh, Mcdonald, and
Lloyd Jonas.
LONDON, aug. 16-Tho King. Of Denmark
has arrived Mt l.eith, from Icnlanl.
LONDON, Aug. 1G.-An immense Homo Ruto
demonstration took pIaco ut Glasgow to-laY.
Tho procession was mile in leugth and 2o,l00
persons attended tho 1nass-mcoting. An equally
extensive meeting was held In Dungannon to-
day.
i.oSnoS, Aug. -Daso-ball-Dostons, 10; +;
Athletics, y.
, 1874-08-17

sptc1ut UlspattA to Tlc Ch'cuNo tribune.
TonT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 15-pursuant to
call tho poouie's County Convention met III
Coiorck's Opera House thia Afternoon. The at-
tendance WAS largo. Including niany prominent
Democrats, and tho proceedings ont',uHiastic.
Resolutions woro adopted favorins; tho boat mon
for lucal offices, regardless Of politics. anu tho
aelection OF candidates BY tho people, and not
by Rings. strong ticket was mado up, tho fol-
loving being tho principal nominees scnatar,
D. II. Lipeb; Representatives. W. 4. kelsey, y
M. Andrews, Criminal Jndgc, the ~ Hon: IL.
james Stelwugon Auditor, T. y. Kulno; lse-
oordor, Loriu smith Shoriu. Col. J. ". Whata-
ktr. .....
Quo of the candidates for Representative ia
prominent Granycr. .--
The now movement seems popular, and croatos
some attenuation among the regular Domo-
erutio nom .ueoH.
, 1874-08-17
TIE CHICAGO DAILY rR1BuNE MONDAY AUGUST II, 1874

by 600 votes, tho Convention to-day rcsolvod that
thoy would support any flonest cotnpo!e ulan
for Joint Representative inthc Logls'a.nro, for
tic district composed Of tho Oount!os Of Fulton
ruiaskl, and Starke, regaraioaa Of rsst party
Peoples Convention, ii such dato al may bo axoa
by tho countioa, to place In nomination such
candidates.
, 1874-08-17

UfLLapALE COUNTY, MfUH.--nEFU11IoANs
HpctjM Diapatch to Tho thfcago 1'r,taar.
Hr11aDALE, Mich, AuE. 15.-At tho Hll1sdnlo
County Republican Convention. hSll At liflladalo
grcnaionnt Copyontlous, full Bot Of de1ogatcs
favorable n to tho rcnon1iuatlon Of 1lonry Wal-
drol,, for Congreas. wero elected, and rcsoln-
tlonn inilorsng his conrso, md snnsrasting tho
delogntes to vote Tor his ronolnAation, wore
unarl1noualy adopted.
, 1874-08-17

HrUWf1tu, I1I8 U1uy Ht9B fgGUVUTEu Hill thE8h 81
tho M0rguo. Doreaaod WAS q Anglo nafl.
Annng tho Into arrivals, ut tho ralmor 1rouan
ar" Col. L. u. Ets1lsn a,ld t!AEjt L. i. Cana. If
The untod BtaIoa Army pas,na.tor atonling,
Of the Navy; 0. +. Eldredgo,. FUN China; aid
Walter parla, md IL. .. ely, ur England.
II. r. Hamilton, q mombar Ut tho firm Of
8. W. Venahlo i Co.. tobsceonssts, ot 1'ctesB-
bnrg. W., dled quito suddenly at 3 O'clock yeA-
tort1ay morning, in llia rnonl 1t tho Conmorcinl
1lolol., Ho caine here OH Saturday, In Tho or
pccation that tlio trip woul bclioilt hB falling
health. hut began to Bnk rapidly Immediately
afterwnrtl, und notwithstanding ho toccigcd tho
best medical attention, die | as nhoyo atatot1.
liz. was n mai, 40 yoaea old, aud leaves wife
anl Children ut potersbnrg whore ho waa q
wcll.kuevn and respected oitizen.
, 1874-08-17

SNecnI Ul8VUclt q Tie CHlc1Ho 1f,tHHf.
ntonsioNp, Ind, Aug. 15.-1ho Republican
Convention for tho nomination Of county ollcors.
which came OFT hero to-day, waa tho most OK
citing aud hutly-contostod over known IN wayne
County. Nineteen hundred and ninoty-
soyou yotoe wero polletl, but. as tho candidates
arc too numerous to montion. Il IL impossible 70
give tho official vote. Tile whisky ring of thln
city played prominent 1'ars, but 1t ih certain
tl,at the Hon. William Duxter, author Of tho ~.
tlinua Temperance Inv, il nominated for the
Sunate. Tie duy pasaed OF quietly.
, 1874-08-17

SUEtjH{ : :,
KANSAS Cl1Y, No., Aug. 15.-Tllo DoInocratto
Coul1ty Convention wua held ut Independence,
Io..to-day, and the result shows very damaging
prospect to Tho party on account Of ilsit
between tho ring nanipuators aud tho outside
element. THIS city only got QUO notalnco, TINT
of Coroner. Tho Congressional candidate will
probably not be sot MP from this county. Tic
dissatisfaction is 10 groat III tho Democratic
.a,,kB tllat SUCCESS IL hoped for BY Tho straight
DotuocrutB, who $40 muttera clearly With this
state Of feetug tho third pnrsy induHtras. altlod
by Republican votes, viii carry the polls Ut tho
election.
, 1874-08-17

sptciui D.spatch Ia Tie Ga.c1go I'rtta"c.
Goshen, ind, Aug. lh.-At tue Peoples Re
form Convention Of Elkhart County, Aold to~
day, in Goshen, tue following. mountainous we're
made: For Auditor, q. i. l1enklo; Ireasurcr,
g, Il. Groeu Clerk, Omon Collin; Sheriff. Samuel
Il. miller recorder, William II. Miller; Joint
Representative, e. r. Barney; Surveyor, G. Y.
Agor; AssosBor, l. q. llen,1ot; Coroner, j.
U5wen; Representative, A. Asborn; comm1s"
uluuer, JAcun Nubbaum.
, 1874-08-17
-f1en. 1onu G. llreckinridge, Of Keutnely, IL

.-f1en, John g. llreckinrdgo, OF Kentucky, III
suonal,,s ] tie sun,uer Will his famiy Ut lho
'ElloMy!liu Islands, lIo in still In vely poor
hoaltil, suoring with acta pnes'1,onla,
lilo eluxei.e.i'!so OF tue Gosreaaflo,'a, Ht,ta
insuvc', in t,o Nowport Company. Newport, i.
T.. % for 81, ,ouo with permission to nse aoroteno
or gas for lighting. uauome gaa wah @ nuo.l;;
whieh oxp'oaea xnl destroyed the building, aud
tho 0on,pRny declined to pay up.
, 1874-08-17
Western County Coilvcsa tioHs.

MORGAN COUNTY, 11I.-1Nl,ZpEi 'DEST.
5Detiul Diapnteh to PIte ChttuDo fibuHt.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. ia :nlass County
Convention OF the independent Il cform psrty
was hold this afternoon to nominat ; delegates to
the Congressional District Conyentt Oil at Sprng-
bcld. Sept. l. Oaly twenty-five persons we're
prenont, ulthough tho town was # I'll Of fa'mots
on Saturday. John pflol waB olect ed Chairman,
and W. II. Zoe Secretary. Tia fe flowing dele
gatcs wero chosen: George Jameso al. N. 8. duu-
nolls. William Patterson, Adm utclor, Q. G.
Coultas, Jamos i. Wyatt.
Prof. ]. D. Turner made spe ect, In Which
he sald tl,at all the metrapolit III papors. aud
uoary oil tho othera, arc opposed
to the farmers. and R1r eportlng Tue
bank md railroad intercat. Ihoy, ate
all aod out to tho money interest that has buried
our farms under mortgages 10 ssp TINT tlloy
can uovor DO resurreotoa. Thoy do not mteha
to haye the waiter in wlicA VIC orc Interested
brought into Congross. Thoy aro trying to
tion. Tho sa.lsoads arc Engaged Ia gtaat COLI
BpiracY against us, and tho papeI 3 are support
lug them
The Convention dispe, sod abot It the close OF
tho spooeh.
Tho candidates chiefly talked for Congress
arc Prof. IMsner, Newton Glo| 1T. OIL MofEan
County, and Milton ". riggs, Democrat o.
| Scott County. William, II. Darno 8, Domocrat, OF
Jacksonville, ia A1so figuring.
a primary meeting WAS he'd tiI IsH afternoon TO
elect delegates to tho DsnroofHtte CountY, eo!,,
yantou. which moots Oh Monday, nna VIII
choose delegates to tho Htatia Cs's!ycntu'!, aug.
| &c. Tho Independent Reform Co!'vo&tloh -. &C
| nominate county oiltcosH and n'oMbsrs Or tne
Legislature, ia called for A1,g. 2o.
, 1874-08-17
THE WEATHER,

WARRINGTON, D. O., Aug. 16-Probabilitioa-
Over tho Lake regions, falling barometer, rising
Temperature, southeast to southwest winds,
partly cloudy weather. and over the Upper Lake
region, occasional rain areas. Over the upror
mississippi and Lower Mississippi Valleys. aud
tho NorthweHt, winda yeeriug to west and noit',
pur,ly cloudy weather, and occasional rain a1eaB
followed by rising barometer and failing tenn
pesatuze.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS,
{,tTroAHp. Aug. 1G,
, 1874-08-17
SPAIN. .

LONDON, Aug. 17.-!rho Standards special
from, Madrid reports thai the Republican General
Blanc las relieved Vittoria. lie captured twenty
cannon aud scvoral couvoyB from tho CarlistH,
who retired to Estnla Gon. Zuballa has been
recalled from tho field to Madrid.
, 1874-08-17
cf1|n1ERS' RElfNI0,IS.

colunnus. O., Ans, la--Gon. sol ulau writes
from Washington sllat ho will attend tho SOL
dicra' lleunitl ut Callwol, Sept. l5, and 1r0n,
tiere viii cau,o 10 tllin city t1 attcnd tho ro-
union Ut tho Army Of tho Cumberland.
, 1874-08-17
HOT WEATHER IN TENNESSEE.

MEMPHIS Tenn. Aug. 10-The excessively
hot weathor Of tic past week las produced
moro caaos Of st,nstroko than wore avor known
bcfora ii, this latitude. Tho Board Of Health ro-
ports fourteen deaths from this ca,1Bo. Roporta
from tho surrounding country state that tho
crops arc suffering from drought.
, 1874-08-17
National SClltIET7EHEEST.

DA1r1Aong. Aug. 1t.-l,asge. delegations. ron.
rosantiug various Hoauotzon 8ootutiou, arrived
to-day from Clliuago, It, LonIa, and milwaukee,,
10 attoutl the glaud National Bohuotzon Festival
whioA qosumeuces In this oily Tomorrow.
, 1874-08-17

tiAccfal UitllNf5h u Tia q cage I1itUte4
WlNAnAu, Ind, Arg. ill.,! tho Republicans tn
Ntaak- -Gnnvention to.uay I'll sdo tho following
NOMINATIONS for county Office ri: Treasurer, ..
it, +. Howard Sheriff. Ill )crt Tietars h'lr-
yoyor. Uocrga ". Nysrbs lie III Estato Appraiser,
William H.. Mat!ox; Coz .mlsslonors, L. It.
Ualnpbol!, William AHnaw. !.
Tho Representative DiAAu .ot, being Demooratlo
, 1874-08-17

spectal Dspatch te 1As ghetta :, Tf'otns: On m,ntv
AutI"sfononoly i % Convention was hold At ol'ntles
ton to-day, aud nominated candidates Tor the
following county Offices: For Clerk. y. r.
Stub, Of Fort Madison; for Recorder, llonry
Danis, Of VAN Durcn Township; and Tor supeI
yisur, j. =. Hornish Of Kcokuk.
, 1874-08-17
THE REFORMED EpIsc0pALlANs,

OTTAWA, Can. Aug. 10,-Dla!op Cheney, Of
tho ltofornod Episcopal Church, Clicago,
preached to large congregation ths morning
aud evening. In tho AFTERNOON ho performed
the rite of Confirmation III St. Andrews Church,
, 1874-08-17

Stcc1,i D,spatcA Ia 7ns En,caan 1T7ostac.
DEs slo1SEs, H., Aug. 15.-I'ho Anti-Mon''po-
lists Of Dcs Aloinos will ratify tho nomination OF
j. D, Whitman for Congress- next Saturday,
Aug. %. Preparations are being made for
IarGo ucstinC. Tho nomination il received
throughout tito district with great tavor.
, 1874-08-17
WAYNE COUNTY, 1LL.,-pEslot,RATIo.

FA1nr1gLD, ILL.,, Aug. l5.-Tho VInyno County
Democrats mot ut EairAela to- day, to sos got
dologatus for tho Statn, Nneta entl Coug!e D.
trlct Conventions. Spooclloa were made Ly
4. ". Yc.wl4Ahend. OF Bnawneet own. and =. a..
Youngh.ood Of Donton. Tho following dole
gatoB " GRO selected: Tor tho 3 tate oonvont1on
L. Cooper, g. q. Doggs, (. ]. lsiyart. Y. i:
lia,lall. For tho Nlnotoontl Congressional
District Co1,yention-3. W. ! ertrcoho. ]: U.
Alexander, n. N noEals, ]: A. lo!lit John Hp1r'
Daioa For tho Forty-fourth Legislative Dis
trict Observation-Disclosures Earsa u, h[. NJ. t3chn,a-
Eerg Joa Hlao'' Y kounyei, ilSnry :3 Morlay.
nio,,al Convention viii! bs hell at htoLsausboro
oil tho 4Ukl inst,
, 1874-08-17
ARKANSAS.
That Interview with Congress-
man Ward.
An Arkanaan's Reply to His Al
legged Statements.
Letter from A1r. Ward Showing that tho
Report Of tho Interview Was
Both Incorrect and
Garblcd.

To Tie Editor u Tie Chicdpo Trf6ane:
SIN: Permit NO. Oh behalf Of tho 89.000
voters OF tho Stato Of Atlsanaas, to say Il word
touching tho astonishing declarations Of cot'-
gressmnn Ward to tlle reporter Of tho Inter-
Ocean. Since thoir publication tlloro haa bcon
but ono sentiment expressed by the poop!o OF
tho State In regard to thom, and TINT is senti-
mont Of Indignation.
Mr. Ward came to ArkanBaH In tho spirit OF n
partisan, In tho interest Of tho 5000 who,
through systom Of
TERnon1BM AND MENACE or FEDE11AL INTEHpost"
TroN,
have for six ycara ati1lol tho voice Of tho 1000
Republican ss.d Democratic voters who bavo
ca!od tho Constitutional Convention. 1lo rusli-
Cd uto the investigation, aud heard Tho evidence
on one side Of tho cnBo. This evidence consisted
alone Of a strenuous effort to throw Alth
at thogo to whom tho conaplratorH owed thctr
tloloat, aud a attonpt 70 nlisreprasot tho 80 900
votorp mud whom Baxter cntno forward protest.
ing that tile nature Of tho ovi1oncs introduced
wns entirely foreign to the PURPOSES for which
tho Committee Ind boom appointed, and ngn'lea
lis roudinoHa to answer triumphapt!y every
charge, nlr. Congressman Ward suddenly dis
covered tlat 1t was worry hot weather, and I'd
journod iucontincntly aud without apology, al'
lowing tho couspirators t'co trechs to pl1o III
their perjury, and sho people only !'ro days II
marAal thoir witncBseH md nsss~or tho vcnohloCf
| usAnltH
Mr, Wa.l. in coquotiug with the reporter
,nato shallow proteKe Of merely statisIE facts
| when. throughout the interview, ho exhiblso<
, 1874-08-17

Tho First Town C0hssro1stonni District.
Sptctal Correspondents ef Tho Chieaao Tfidsn<.
Fonr MADISON, 1a., Aug. 16.-Tho McCrary
and Van Ynikonl,erg factions are worry bitter
towards each olhor i'll Lee County. aud neither
are disposed to yield an inch. It has pocome
necessary to call new convention to aoloct
delegates to tue Congressional Convention to bo
held at Burlington on Tuesday, Sept, !, owing to
nfr. NfcCrarY'n declining hid ronomination ut
Fairfield. Tic Central Committee met ut Koo-
kuk on Fridnv, but could not ngroo. ns some
were In favor Of d mnss-conVentlou, aud others
IN favor of dalegnte-convontion. and wanted it
called 30 ns to nominate candidates for tho
county Offices at tho Basllo time. 1htoo Of tho
Committee hnn9lv dociocd upon calling
mass convention to bo hold ut Don-
netson Auy. "a, to select tho dcls-
gntes to tho Congressional convention: but
to this the Chairman, D. y. nfarriasn would Hot
milk his signature; and 1t IL probable that he
Nil call 4 convention q. anotAer date. Dr..
A1,gcar presented tho cali to tho Gdta City (tho
leading Republican organ). accompanied with
tito throat that, it not published, 1t would bc
given to tho Constitution (Auti-1Ionopov orgnl,).
Tito Gaic CaY did not publish tho "cal!, " hut
came out with al editorial explaining why it did
not DO 30. In is apparent tnas tho second con
tost among candidates Tor nomination will bo
more bitter than tie first, md that there iH T.
combination which il bound to bent Van Vakon-
borg at nll hazards.
, 1874-08-17

HlEHHaNU EUUHT4t ILLt--i7E1IUV11ht10 t10'
!sufcH Dspatch tr Tte tMcI10 u .0u!e.
O1NEY. H., Aug 15.-Yho Democracy OF Kicti-
land County mot ut Olnoy yesterday, and up
pointed Delegates to tho stato aad ConyteB5loh"
al Conventions, aud atoptou resolutions iutlora-
Ing tho action Of tho Democratic State Central
Committee.
, 1874-08-17

Fiction: .....--....
MIR. ", d. HowKkL'a Now Novcl--A FOREGONE
CUSCLUS1uN. EI1.-IN. -...-.
MIR. BAyANp TAYLoIa WHO WAS S!lE'
Mis- ~oo1soN'B VllELADf OF Ltfritt2 FISHING.
Sketches Of Travel and Adventure
UpYut: GRAND CANAL Or CHINA. - ~
MIR. j. J. JA1sv5s's rESCAGLtA. TILE llOME OF A
MAD ARTIST.
Mn. CuAntEa DAWSON Si1AsLf's COMFY ISLAND.
Ain. GEO. CAnx EuaLEsroS's hEHELs RECoLr
1.i:CrIOSS,
Scionoa and Superstition:
ruoF, n, y, EltALEI's THE MOON.
Mir, ALEXANDER Youso'a BIRDS OF ILL OMEN.
Poetry: -.................... .......-.
Miss Lucr LANcoM's GooDY GeuSBEII's HOUSE,
MIR. ". ". Youku's "OVEA THE HILLS AND
EAR AWAY"
Nil. ". ". 1lAnaEy's TfloPIC MIDNIGHT.
A1n. EDGAR FAwcErTE ANA Lt3ili!S.
Hiss l.. u. MooME's VISION OF LOST SOULS.
Criticism:
Nit. G. 7. LArnRor's THE NOVEL AND ITS 6u"
TUNE: hnd ruYtcws OF dozcn noticeable books;
with criticism Of recent ART and Important papaEs
On EDUOArluN.
II. o. li0UGliT0N t. CO., Bostont
, 1874-08-17

JIe statos that 1}axter went over to tho ranhB
OF tho enemies Of tho Republican party, WaIon
le muat hnyo beol, convinced thnt tho 9o,oo0
votes cast for Convention, and consequently in
Endorsement Of Baxtor, woro about ns much No.
publican nj Democratic; wiion 1t ia = fact noto-
irio.is tint the only cause for tho split bctwcon
Daxtor and tho ItlnE WINS, that His Excolloncy
desired to curry out i'll good fats tue pledges Of
tho Republican platform; that, BY ronson Of
this goou fnith on tho part Of tho Governor the
people Ut tho StRto woro won to him, aud not 1e
10 them. lie stated that, in order to dofcnt my
contcut before tho 1.csis'atnro Of 1878, Baxter
corrupt1y appointed fo:t"~tyo members Of tho
Logsiature to otllca; wllul 1t Is history, and 40
proven under Wards worry noso, that these
appointments wero NOT made until
alficr tic ADJOURNMENT. and then only
three Of tho number wore Democrats. lie atatod
that, when the election for delegates to tho Con-
atitutlonal Convention took piace, tbs milltln
was called ol,t aud roign ofto1ror ensued. whom
common sonso must hayo told him thae tho
80 0uO votes east for to tue ptifu 5000 against,
film EnnynlItlut