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, 1874-12-08

Francis a. Alexander Elected Prcst.
dent oI tho C0.tsnzLny-E<llSuullS Sllge
Answers tE.sissH lE14tuii with I. Hitter
E'srnOl,al 1cevtesv--A Brighter I.rox.
pcct rs,r StGrf< 5lOltIurH.
.succial NtapatcA II IAc Chicago Tftbu,e.
New ionH, Dec. ia mooting Of the Joard
Of directors Of tho l'acitlo Null Stoa1nBhip Uon-
Muy waA hs!1 today. Francia A. Ato1nndor
was unanimously cloctod prosidont, and William
H. Fogg Director In placo of Russell Sayo, TO-
Higncd. Mr.. Alexander Is tho proprietor or the
New York, Mexican Il Havana Mail Steamship
Llno. and IL fayofablY hnown in steamship cir.
olaa Tho rcault Of tho meeting is received with
satisfaction III Luhlnoss circles, now that prac-
s!cst Htoasn4hp n.au Ia preaidant It ia exnoctetl
tlat lfA9Q4 uatqA NIL zqsigp tho position Of
, 1874-12-08
FORE.iC iCN..
President MacMal1on to Choose
a New Cabinet.
Ih0 Gradual Renewal Of the French
Assembly Probable.
The Catholic Ellis in Mexico.


FRANCE.
MAosfA17oN TO PORN A NEW MINISTRY.
PANS, Den. 7.-Informntion hua t1een rcceIred
from SOURCES entitled to credit that President
a1acMahon has decided to form new Ministry
at tho cnd Ct January, ono which Mill givo
hcnrty support to tho constitutional bills It ia
intimated that tho Duke de HroElo will become
. number Of tho nav Cabinet. aud Con. Cinhoy.
Minister Of Wnr, will resign when the bill Oh
Military CHdfes iH pnsscd.
Tho ldea Of partial renewal OF tho Assembly
by periodical elections a gaining ground among
ably bo soon introduced iii the Chamber.
AE,lY INVESTIGATION.
Tho Comnitteo appointed to inquire into tho
opotatinns Of the nrrny IN tho enat Of franco
during tho lato war ropor'e to tho Assembly t.
day. TAey condemu Garibaldi for quitting hs
command. to,Snld tho close Of tic war, without
icnSo, md any If hn wnu d Frenri1 Gpneral Ao
should bo triod by court-malt,al.
LoSDo:;, Dec. SIS =. MA paris telegram to
tho Standard BnyY the Assembly will adjourn OH
tho 20tl inst. until Jan. II.
ELECTION CABE.
PARIS, Dec. 7.-Thc Bureau Of tho Assembly
charged With Investigating tho validity ct II.
Doufgring's c}uclion ii. tile Department Of the
kiesrc, lNvo requested NJ. TailAaad, Minister of
Justice, to furnish documents in his possession
1'hia tho Minister refuses to do. SAoaId ho
persist in hia refusal, tho Bureau will refer tho
,nnttor 10 tho Assembly, which would p1otiuoe n
Cabinet crisis.
It is raportol tllnt Con. Cseoy, Minister of
War, has reconsilered his intention of resign
ing, t. compromise having been elected in tho
mntter Of military catroe.
, 1874-12-08

Managing Director. II Ia tho intention Of tle
now Doard 10 conaorvo tho interosts OF !ho
stockholders. Tin pfenent expensive offices
1,oro will lo abandoned, and rotaornl to lilo
dock tako plaza, Which will eava 81 QUO ycar.
pronidaut Alexander statog tho total Indebted
1ceu at u 00D, 600, md tho aanots by lowest pun
slblo oatin,atee ut Gsl0.0DonD0. 1fo alls tllns
improvement viii l,o hla c1,iof am.
addressed I'D o tho '' atouS,.ners S Of e sf pnoio o
timt the do!ouso IN necessary from tho
nttarka mns'o On him by, isufnH Hatch
through tho newspapers. Then ho draws
H.. 10 tlluao who do not know him (IEatnh1 lii Q
information will prubnbly bo rs surpr,atng as 1t
i',ay DO nnofu} TINT I'M IL !. man Of nnb,lnncss-
Iko halitB. violent snd v,"lictiye tonpor, coarno
rocent coalnot is imputed. OH good grounds To
] o qSse qo sores eanas Of o nan na d sross
errors. In Judgment aso told: prominent Among
them e being ono Of how ho attomptcd to secure
engineer Of tho City Of Polling, whon that vessel
waH at anchor in tho lowor lay preparatory to
Dlartng. Their p!acog i,o would dll by whoever
]le could pick up IN tho ehort limo before Tho
hour Of starting. tfo was bointoroms null nlin-
ivo boforo tho roasougern. ,a1r. sago tells how
ho ca,no to bo President OF tho Company, which,
WIS Dy q moro chnnce, md thon reooult5 how
lo has Hucoorcl tho Company from hiB owl,
pocket md credit. sTho habits Of my ligo. !" ho
aays, " hnye benn hnbtts Of economy nnd l,a7o
trie1 to practice Tint virtuo III my official position
In your Company" Ho admits MI nteront In ealo
OF stock OF tho Company, but lecluroa 1t wa not
n "rhort" nnlo. 1Io neyor sold or contracted
to soil any stock bit wllGt le already poesesaed.
1lo l.ad nold "callh. but ouly wien ho Ind the
stock to reapond to them. 1Io did not consider
this wrong. Alr. Hntcl, had set OH foot Btorios to
bis dotrimcnt, md ho decided no longer to ro-
na!n in contact with intrigue, deception, ylo-
testimony to Mr.. A1exaner's integrity and abil-
ity, md observations Oh tho iine property OF tho
HtockhoGcrB
, 1874-12-08

THE EIGHTH WISCONSIN DISTRICT,
Stectal Dispatct 10 iHe Chicauo lribHnc
MADISON, Wis, Doc. 7.-TAe Supreme Court
this afternoon dcniol tho application for IT, writ
Of ltlelaus to the State CanyasserB to give tho
certi lcate Of election to DR.. AlcDil Republican
canstidato for Congress in tho Eighth District,
instead Of Judge Gate. Democrat, to whom tie
official roturns gave two majority rejecting tho
volts OF two precincts. Tho Court hold TINT,
wlilo the tabular statement Of thu Wood County
vote In regard to tho first Ward OF Grand
Rarids aud Lincoln was irregular, md there
we::o Indications OF fraud, tho State Canyassors
or Court orc powerlesa to corroot It undor tho
laH' and former decisions, while tho
written statement on tho other sido Of
th', returns appeared complete, and must
govern their action. Tho Court followed tho
dsciBlon in tho BasAford- -Barstow contest, utter
which law passed guarding against fraudulent
Statements of yotea in oxeess Of those legally
Gust, aud suggested that law now seemed
necessary to prevent tho retrrnu Of fraudulent
''otcB mud tho rejecting OF legal yotea. Judge
1.'at9 TINS gets tho certificate OF election
10 position to whluh ha has no right,
both lecanso i'is compottor has q majority of
votes md because OF constitutional inhibition.
hlr. 11cDill will conteat tho Hoat beforo tho next
Congress, which. even thouGl, strongly opposed
10 him, can llardly reject lis claims.
, 1874-12-08


which ia n0w, entirely unproduotiv, oor,d +.
nispossoa ~. p1's, OF to advantage, could tllon sce
'e nnisation t9 nroceednE with tMo roSui|aius inn
in,ana 81 .1 Godrose @ 0t Of fns to bo thi,s ro
to proeooa Of ssos roal ostato This i',ds vioWs 20 20
o n"3oe1 Eentemcn, submit 10 your oonstd
C0NHLusroN,
III conclusion, gentlemen, / nm ,,anrr II ,+,-
FORM yon that tho reports from tl,o Loais ' az
oyory department Of Tic city nrs mos, satia,oc.
tnr, tn,, nno, 1fonf al can nee md all tho iuiorna-
emily boovo that tho ntfarH OF tho city. as ~.
apeoss every branch Of municipal oporatiops aro
belng conducted In 4 matnor to nubsoryo Tic
bcst terosa OF tho Taxpayers md Of tic pubiiu
6ctii!,"11Tf H., W., II, d. CoI.y1H.
:, Ald. tit21gorad moved to rofer tt:o mosaaeo 10
tho Committee OH Fiuanco. ''4'1'Dso W
Aid. Qnlrk Moyod tint 1t bo rosorrei1 to tho
approprlato Gommat1ees and pubiHhotl. Thln
The Council adjourned.
, 1874-12-08

through Ihtladolnliin, and thht theY arc
all classified thero BY tho Appraisor
In bulk 10 cotton gooda ut 85
por cent duty md 10 por conf or. Tho C,s
toms Division horo claims that ,sbls general
classification ut Philadelphia 10 noxt.ct, md that
thoso. gooaa should 10 classified moro oloucly,
nnd tint aoino Of thunl aro dutia1,lo at much
higher ratios. It IL now tho inton.i On to sond d
Hki1lnh Appraiser from tho Now Yt,rl, Ct1etom-
HouHo to give moro c'olc attention to tho Foods
tmported 10 Woototn cltiea through that pnrt.
cf ano eoton rn, ~ l. Tn
tl'n, Customs Diylnon by tho foil owing rocont
ruling:
further application of tho sectton toyo cited rc-
ans 20 certain cotons heretofore 1sierod not
pttnH cMpfacea ~ tho NIT ut atAre ., lHSG, being
uaer loo tArea,la 10 lilo au,.are inel mn, iiat fef
en eS',,n atSr 4 e., thsa s uoos ssol ID 70 ars
il t. .ss ns h s9sf' lss' ssss as; 'p'':a
se @ :" ae hs 9.r.o ' Of 1 so n af ,51 eF y
1eo2 entirely fails, and eo.on goos essentially tes-
tea II character a lsea with those slcscritod in tin
fne,nls act Of juno % 1871, WILL par Tho snn,o duty,
although slcr 1ao threads to tho aq:aro ilch bit
WOW % so sa fsr a''s ns s IN tssar esa
1;fnH, will ply duty at rs cr cent III 10 rer cent uB
eotton manufactures not provided fol..
TIE THEORY or THE ouaroMs DIVISION
o.. tho Treasury Department III Yegnri to tho
alleged differences Of classification at tho Chi
caro- Cuatom-1{ouaa ID TINT tho Appraisor's
olico Mt Uhscago nccepea tho hiIl ut merchandise
as they cono from Philadelphia without rooiassi-
fytng them Of arranging tho gootls acoordlng to
proper classification. III Art. % OF tho tariff
eoss. Thu Customs DlrIuinn rnaiutdin that
lnrGo portion Of tho cotton goods whcl, aro i'm
ported to Chicago, classified slraply "a cotton
Eooda,. Mt S5 pcr cent, and II p',r cont of. nte
s!utia1,ls Nnlov tho sqMnro ynrd anty, md not Mt
nj valorem rn.ea. There nre reportB ut the
Treasury now Of hundretlY Of l3oSes OF Hopip
which 1t III clRitned arc liable to Ills highor duty.
, 1874-12-08
SPhtl4.

DESERTS TIE CAllLIsr CAUSE.
MADRID, Dec. 7.-Tho Blnhop Of Urgol, until
latoly an adhcrcnt Of Don Carlos, has written a
luttor announcing hiu abandonment Of the Car
list causo, aud stating That ho bus advised Don
AlphonBo to tnho tho sa.no course. up tlrelalcB
lo will remain in his tlioeeBc eyon il tho nepub-
lican TROOPS reSalu possossior.
Army ITEMS.
BAxTAsDEn, Doc. 7.-Atlglces from tho Carllst
general headquarters hnyo becu received. Con.
Doruegntey has returned thoro and hcon a,,-
pointed to tho coinmnntE Of tho Army Of tho Con-
tlo. Con. Iristauy commands IL tho North.
1t iu expected that Marshal Scra,o sill order q
Bonasal attac1 Oh tho Ca.lE. lines In Navarro.
, 1874-12-08

Spec1a1 Dssr1tch TO The ch,tapc Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. c., Doc. 7.-Tho message IL
conceded to bo tho ableat and most suggestive
Of any that President Grant has n,a1o. Tho
opinions regarding 1t vary for thu most part ac-
sosding to tho different schools ut finance, Tho
speclo-paynlont mon approve it, but think TINT
tho repeaot the Logal-Tondor net must bo a co1,-
sequence. and not foror1nncr. of rcsuu.p,lon.
Senator Sherman, Who roproHcnts tl,,s cavs. in
Of this opinion. Tho opposite ncl4ool ero yery
nAch dissat.s!iea with tho snoesc- na,t recon-
mendntionH but there Haonss ut present to 10 10
inclination to Naako s.. taHao OIL tho fls,rHion ok
oept on tho part OF such pronounced inllatiouists
.. Judge Kelley. 1le says that tho nlsssaso IL !.
bundla Of ineongritios, and is inlpracticable.
, 1874-12-08
RELIGIOUS,
CITY MEETINGS.

THE rArT1aTs.
The Baptist rrcacAers' Union asnombled y.s<
tordey forenoon at No. C1 Washington strost, In
regular monthly rtcoting Thoro was full at~
tolldaneo Tho Rey. DR.. Cheney occupied tue
chair.
Reports wcro malo on tho condition Of tho
churches III EVANSTON Oak Park, Osyego tho
s~edlsh Mission. University Church, Gorn,au
Eaptsst, Austin, md other rlacos. Geuoratly thu
Reports iid'cnted progrosB aud saccoss,
Tho NoY. Dr. Eyorts, by request, spoko about
tho First Church. Io said that tle lot uuou
Which tito chapel Ind bccn p1aced, upon In
olaha avenue, had bcon basterod to thu preshy-
toFlans for their lot OIL Wabash avenue, near
Ihilty-1l1Hat street, they paying tho mauage-
ment OF tho First Church $5, 600 On tho trade.
Iho congregation Of the Firat Church will, Aoy7~
evor, Tor tho present occupy tho auditorium OF
tho chapel Sunday mornings, tho presbytorians
uhlnE II tliring the afternoon aud ovenng,
Ihe Lev: Il v. Qoodspaed spoke OF tho Seo-
oha Cniircl,s md roforrod to tho tenth asnivor-
aary Of his hrotller'a pastorato. lilo gayo q vury
cheorfni picture OF the lolgioug condition Of tlo
peon'e..
Tho District Secretary of tho Homo Missions.
.ao . 10y. Mr. liohart, urged upon tho rnooting
tho Bnhri Of Missions which had accrued bY the
payment Of tho aalnrieH OF tho masionaripa In
INC stato snco tho great fro.
tho moemp@mra ues a9wm r 10 foaa oasas9 bcfore
wnra holL nh.o,,, H.. no.bnt anu uuo"speoa-
Yorl, nd tnn n.,aa .a9 Ja ~ WIZ SUD IN Now
son,,rntjy nn oss@ ~ uosauu a ~ it'noss, ahd oon'
re,,erai t;nrnss;n,' mn'o ,ot3 .53uens ~ np.
ryni1sm md t,a isout sooh rlGSo upon To-
lcoua Rnviyala i1r Warti,,, VI fLosi'ntln8 10
Frost. tho Roy. Mr.. r. ". Goodspcol, aud oth-
ers, eayo their experiences.
". Denn. n;rc,,or nrntn1 ;n,t' .ua suo neV, >.
lar wos NJ tba R"n+iat nijsa.s; ~ tho ioe,
Auancintfnn ond aan.iSsts aos'tun M Maeha' Ala
nm5 ras,onx,h;iit, Eli NJ 1 u 's eohnlneness
cinrrvmnn n ~ ~ a,,aa 'a''In IT, u insurance ZOE
Irmnn wGn ostoa,no H. ,onis! Ieupefs o. tlio
wnrt,,v ~ t,,n;r nnnaa"s>,n a.a 10 notuE
Donn ;1oca rnd lilo tntnnt;ns, "nu stapPolt' III:
Ijheraf attoniion 70 to wnrisir, ~ t anu
ton and vthn,t otaruo ~ "aahus o. sno as5oota-
Tho Gcsirabity Of securing tho saryjnca ~ III"
l1ov. a1r. Nnmmnnd In the contomplatod work Of
I9ylyalsm wae ulscassed, aud the innotlng caosed
smosy misses spo"t III prayers ana oshor
~,,z ,n,,an.,,,
rho roo,,,or naa,,,.. % ..aa,I.''.a - ~,
tornI, ,,,;r;.tor. ,r,s t,o,.' ~ wv t&esoS"
T,., .,.a ,r.s <,,,.e 49, .,s.a soo'"y "otnne'
', 14o 'uio "a" e'sen aslnoat eSolastse!y 70 do"
Yotsonal EXERCISES, Led by tho Roy. ]. Munro
Gibson.
Under the head of miscellaneous hna;,a,a III.
rcnort If tho f,om,u,t,,o A., lin 1,otlo, II 49,
sr1l, y. W. nv w 't'' ''oNIo. kio'ne WIS
In.ia, r.. aue Conuatteo reported tnat two
."..ua loee t wore tuu III tha CITY, eact on
tynro T. TX w. n"ile wo! an otner otten!ties
'ea'. moa1 ~ titS WY ~ VI imea'ato report. ap-
t! ~ uus 1 1o, -, 1tvue i9eo nehou t4o onlrcn
1or ad. and tue labor OF tho Committee is to do
Gaaa uoewuel 1iao tWo, Or wne1nef tho amount 70
no RlsVH Bull! III A1flutu. 4Q9 Dn{nlA 0E tho
, 1874-12-08
MEXICO,

CRY or MEx1co, Dec. s.-T'le articles Of
amendment to tie Constitution, making chaugcs
III Congress mud creating sennto having
passed Congress- wore solomuly promulgated aa
tho inv OF the land. with tho firing Of cannon,
ringing Of bella, aud grand military review by
tho President.
Debate is now progrosaiag In Congrcas on tho
hill restricting tho powers OF the l.o,uan Gath
oic Church. Ono elauHo ptovit1oa for tho COM
peso separation Of Church and atnto, Md al,-
otlavr Tor the expulsion of Sisters Of Charity
tron, tho Republic
, 1874-12-08

Sprc.at Dispatch u The Ch7eaao Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Dnc. 7.-In tho African Motho-
dst Eplucopal Quarterly Conference to-day,
charges VETO preferred against ". II. Cart
prcael4sr, Of having nttalnptea in,lcconciou With
his ;,notlles.rs-aw, who ptatrs TINT he went to
her hoHso to sottlo m old dilicn!ty, and, ponue
being restored, uskod for kiss. which she gaye,
ho boing ltor aon-i in.!aw. Tlien lIo nlado tho At
tempt eompaineii nt. Tho ACCUSED Indignantly
donlea tho Charge and aIlogeB hts mothsr-tn-aw
ycst,gation waa postponed It'll tho noxt Confer
once, which tnkos place Ut l!acine. The Confer
onco otherwise waa Destitute OF public ntereat.
, 1874-12-08

.SUtcj0f ViSl0ffA a Tho EN7cNd0 7Fi5Nnt,
KHnKuS, H.. Doe. 7.-tAo Neynaa,, Evangell-
cal Hor!ety of this city llayo lust completed
handsome .ew cAWrc. etl.Aca, wAic!, was te,i-
catoa yesterday. torvieoH wero hold morning,
u(tnl.,ol,. a,ld eynninK. aud wore conducted Ia
bottl Oor.nan md Engish. a number Of mlnip-
tori, from abroad woro In at.ondatsco and assist
I'D In tha caratnnuos. Tito ltov, William Grauu,
1,ustor of tho church, preached tho lodicatory
sorno,. The now odilce IL Of brick, aud cox
H1n nm ~ -"
, 1874-12-08

TorEEA, 1tan., Dec. .7.-Ata meeting OF tho State
Caplral lloor Committee this oYc,l'ng, IL roso-
luton 1aa paused declaring ono DR.. II. D. Mitch.
oil, now operating in OF. Louie, not authorized to
aoiicll ald for tho peopu Of KanhaB, aud requests
lug tho poopla Of tho Euuteln f;taton not 10 iIs-
trust a'iy gfts Of money " Am Or apy pt hip
Rgents.
, 1874-12-08

SntetaI Dstat=A IA TAr Caicaao 1rtbpne.
SrniNGr1ELD, ILL.,. Deo 7-Nlucl, llnn boen eaid
about tho Hon. s. al. Cullom Tor SPEAKER Of tho
House OF Representatives.. Mr. Cnllotn IL not u
candidate, nor Ia ho Hpe;ng thu place yot, If llo
should bu elected Speaker, l!o would fcol it llia
duty to organize tho 1lollso without regard to
pol,ticH, Bcluctlng tho beBt men, regarulcHH of
party. to I'LL all inlpuytgnt plAcea.
, 1874-12-08
REnEDluAT1ON or A CHURCH..

Il EH!117N 7Tfb3IHf.
DELoET, Wis., Dec. 7.--The First BAPTIST
Ch,lscl, uf Baoit rcacdlcatod their house of wor-
ship yesterday, having recently expended 500. .000
In material improvements. The sermon was
proael,ed by tho Rev. N, G. Hodge, b. D., Of
ialmaZoo, Many wero unab!o to rot into tbs
church, 40 eraae was the crowd III attendance.
tile exercises. After tho Eer1nou, SC, ,060 mas
Aubscribod toward .aying tho debt Of tho church.
This Society HOY has the mast ornamental
church ctllco in the city, ana is in every way In
Il prosperous condition.
, 1874-12-08
E,illNTERS' STRIKE.

JErrEnsoSvlLLE, Ind, Dec. 7.-Tho printera
employed ut llo NaIional Democrat aud DaiIv
Evening Nens offices, IL this city, have atyuak
agaiast blight reduction III wagea. No paper
WaH Issued To-day. S"SS~
, 1874-12-08

JAFASEsE TROOPS lEr1n1; From THE ISLAND,
11oaa Koaa, Dec. 7.-:flle Japanese troopH re-
tired from tho Ialand OF Formosa OH the I'd inst.
, 1874-12-08
HOLLAND,


UlELVMAIlG TNASEEE
TEE HAGUE. Dco. TN. Bernhard do Werton-
berg, Minister Resident Of tho Netherlands at
Warrington, hua been transferred to tho Dutch
Legation at Rome.
, 1874-12-08

Tho Times states thnt England in 1opiy to
Russlas Invitation to attcna tho international
Law Conference, to DO rcopencd at st. poters-
burg, haa declared her Willingness to do 10, but
regrets TINT she il unable to aAticipata any rrac-
tical result from ita 1ellberationH,
, 1874-12-08

STRIKE OF OPERATIVES.
LONDON, Dec. 8-5 g. m.--Tho operatives in
tho Dundee juto mill. to tho number Of 5000,
struck work in consequence Of reduction Of
, 1874-12-08
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON.
The Second Session Of
the Forty-third
Congress.
It Began Yesterday Under
Favorable Auspices.
The Galleries Filled with In
tercstcd Spectators.
vice.Prosident Wilson In the
Chair Of the Senate.
The Presidents Message
Read in Both Houses.
B Full Attendance In tho Nousc---
New Members Sworn In.
Proposed Changes in the Stand
ing Committees Of the
Senate.
Eho Arprafsement Of Imported Goods
in Chicago.
Explanation Of The Differences Between
New York and Chicago.
Fernando Wood Opens tho CAM
pafgn for tho Next
$sI,calzersIlip.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-07
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Special Notices % per cent additional.
Advertisements to occupy fixed places Is
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Cuts will be charged double for space
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Double column advertisements, 80 per
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Local Notices Is cents per line-bW no
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All advertisements, except for establish
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All bills due on the first appearance of
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Bills with regular advertisers rendered
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Yearly advertisers will be confined TO
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-07
Communicated
BARBOUR COUNTY.
Proceedings Of the Democratic Con-
vcntion to Nominate Candidate
for the House of Delegates. Held at
PhiIIippi, Harbour County. August
RI 1874

The Democratic Convention of the
county cf Barbour, met at Phllllppl
August 81, 1874, for the purpose OF nom
mating candidate for the House Of Del
cgatc>
The Convention was called to order at
l o'clock, +. NJ. with Joshua Woods,
Esq. in the chair.
On motion the President appointed
Committee on Permanent Organization
and Credentials, composed of one dele
gate from each district. with instructions
to report, also the Basis of Representa-
tion.
After due dclibcration the Committee
reported. For President of the Conven-
ton, Joshua Woods, Esq; for Secretary,
j. VI. Stricken. As delegates from
Glade, James Stalnaker, Andrew Nalen-
tine, Jacob Bolyard and Jesse Fitzwater;
Barker, J. j. Elliott. Cove, j. j. Dugan,
+. Newcum, G. G. Campbell and John
K. Phillips. Union. Joshua Woods and
+. G. Adams. Phillippi, Sair d. Nor
rail-, Bartholomew Oneal and George ".
Courtney. As the basis of representation,
Barker, 40; Glade, 247; Cove, 81; Pleas
ant, 1872; Elk, l56; Union, l22; Phillippi,
1870.
On motion the report of the Commit
tee was received and adopted.
Andrew Valentine, ESQ, offered the
following resolution, which was adopted
by unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the candidates before
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-07
Communicated
Democratic Senatorial Convention
for the I2th Observation-Disclosures
Of Moses A. Grartham. OF Berke-

CHARLEsTOwN. Jefferson County,
September lst, 1874.
The Democratic Senatorial Convention
for the Twelfth District, composed Of the
counties of Morgan, Jefferson and B"rke-
lev, met at this place to-day, each county
being fully represented. The COnvcn-
ton was organized by the election of II.
b. Davenport, Esq as temporary PrcSl-
dent, and c. II. Hodgson, of the Morgan
MerctTu rs Secretary.
On motion a committee on Credentials
was appointed, who retired and soon re-
ported acorrect list of delegates entitled
to seats, which report was adopted.
A committee was also appointed on
permanent organization. The COnven-
ton, awaiting their report, took recess
until 2 o'clock, p. IN. AT the afternoon
session the committee reported on perma-
ment officers G.. II. HOdgson of Nor
gan President; Benz. Lucas Of Jefferson,
and :. Couchman of Berkeley Vice Presl-
dents; f. NJ. Sackland Of Jefferson, and
Mr.. Showers of Berkeley Secretaries.
Mr.. Hodgson was then introduced to
the Convention by ii. B. Davenport,
ESQ. Mr.. II. in apleaSant and courteous
manner addressed the Convention, thank
ing them for the honor conferred. lie
advised harmony and unison OF action
in the party, and closed by remarkinS
that the Democratic party was always
conservative. His remarks were well
received.
After some preliminary motions in
regard to the manner of voting 1t was
resolved to adopt the same representation
rs that adopted by the Piedmont Con-
vention, giving Jefferson II votes Ber-
kelley II, and Morgan 4. An effort was
made to adopt q two-thirdS vote to nom
mate. which was defeated.
After which nominations being IN or
der. Moses 5. Grantham, OfBerkeley, ana
K. IL. Butcher, of Jefferson, were NOM
mated rr.-.
On the first ballot Grantham received
the entire vote of Morgan and Berkeley
counties, whereupon without further
voting, on motion of Mr.. Davenport, oil
Jefferson, the vote of the Convection was
unanimous for Mr.. Grantham.
The Convention having finished ITS Ia
, bor> adjourned. Yours, &c, \.
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