The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-11
Letter from IIuntingfen. ~

~ nusiiNtIos, aug uSt -, Aot&sh
Editors Of the Dispatch
Tgive you d few Reconsideration to affairs
in West Virginia and thiscity: ~
- CHARLESTON CONVENTION. 49,,
- The Congressional Convention for-the
Third district met at Charleston on the 9th
instant. The. .interestfelt in the nomination
must have been very great all over the dis:
trict, to judge by the crowds present. a
special train with over 200 passengers went
from this place. The Cotton Opera.House,
In Charleston, was filled to its utmost ca
pacity.
The friends OF the candidates worked
with great deal Of euergy. General NC
CauslaDd, who was prominent canf1date,
and who it was thought would command
large vote, withdrew before the meeting OF
the Convention because of desire 20 pro-
mote the harmony of the party. His action
was commendabe, and will be fully appre-
cated by the party. -.
DIR. Thompson. of Putnam county, vas
elected chairman Of the Convention, and j.
5. Miller. Of Cabell county, secretary.
The basis of representation was the last
vote for Attorney General, the delegates cast
irg the vote of their several counties. The
vote of the district was 1880. Necessary
to nominate. 9.9S1. Hon. Frank Hereford
received 1891 on the first ballot, and Was
declared the nominee.
There was a good deal of excitement In
the Convention. Mr.. Kenna, who received
S.430 votes, came forward, and in an eo.
quent speech thanked bis friends for their
support, and pledged himself aud them to
support the nominee with all their energy.
There will most likely be an independent
candidate $50 caIIed) really Radical-ether
Hail, OF Mason, OF" Cheesebcad" Smith, Of
Cabell, but Hereford will no doubt be elect
ed by large majority.
MURDERoUs ARRAY.
The village Of Logan Courthouse was the
scene of one Of the most sangulnary lights
on Tuesday last We have ever had in the
State. Buskirk, who was tried some time
ago for tic murder of man named Morgan,
had very pretty wife. BE left home, and
the commemorative attorney, named VIII
liams, as well as Others, were very Intimate
with Mrs. BuSkrk. On Tuesday last her
brother called them to account, and there
were pistols drawn by several parties, and
general riot followed. Williams was killed,
Morgan "a brother Of the man whom Bus
kirk killed.. and the brother of the woman,
were mortaIly wounded, and others hurt.
Great excitement was caused in the county.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
Yesterday about noon, the iron boat Sam
Roberts, with five barges of ore in tow,
passed up the river, and the water being
pretty low, she stuck on the bar at the
mouth OF Guyaudotte river. While trying
to wolk off from there she exploded her
boilers, blowing the boat to splinterS. There
was one man, fireman, instantly Killed,
another mis>ipg-biown overboard-and
eight severely wounded. The pilot was
lying down, the captain and his son being
at the wheel. The pilot said he heard the en-
gineer 60 try the water, and he knew by the
~,und that something was wrong. he
jumLcd out of his berth and hurried 10 the
Forward part of the boat, and had hardly
reached there before she blew up. The
clptain and bis son were blown over with
he piot-hollse, and fell on Que of the bargeS,
the captains leg and otherwise
cruising and injuriDg him. The son was
bruised, bat not seriously. The Others were
injured in various ways. The boat took fire
and sunk in a few minutes, aud will be q to-
t;l loss.
TIE ELEVATOR.