Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-10
POLITICAL.

| FOAlA AOAAs
| The official canvass of votes cast at the re-
cent Ohio election was made on the 2Sth.
| The clause permitting the grant of aid to rail
roads is defeated by majority of 25l 600; the
majority against license is 1886, and against
all other clauses is l472S4.
| Gov. Osborn, of Kansas has called an extra
session of the State Legislature to vote an ap-
preparation for the relief of the sufferers by
the ravages of grasshoppers.
| The State Central Committee of the New
| York liquor dealers have resolved to hold
| their State Convention at Albany on the 30th
| instant
Charles Foster has been renominated for
| Congress by the Republicans of the Tenth
| Ohio District.
A Womans National Temperance Conven-
ton is to be held at Cleveland, Ohio, in No
vember next. The Women's Temperance
Leagues throughout the country are invited
to send one woman delegate from each Con-
gressional District The date Of the conven-
ton is not yet definitely fixed
Congressional nominations on the LIST: Re-
publican-First Iowa District, Geo. w, Me
Crazy Second nomination, which he finally
aceepts) Second Iowa, j. @. Tufts; Second
Wisconsin, L. b. Caswell Twenty-seventh
PENNSYLVANIA, c. B. Curtis. Democratic
Twelfth Ohio, A. T. Walling; Twenty third
Pennsylvania, A. G. Cochran Opposition
First Minnesota, Franklin II. Waite. indie
pendent Reform-Twelfth Illinois, j. B.
Turner.
Returns received at Montpelier on the I'd
rpa,n the etate election in Vermont indicated
the election of Judge Peck Republican) for
Governor by the usual majority, after allow
ing for light vote throughout the State. The
House will be largely, and the State Senate
unanimously, Republican. Poland was
thought to be defeated for Congress in the
Second District.
The Ohio Republican State Convention, at
Columbus, on the ID, nominated; For Sec
rotary of State, A. T. Wykofl; Supreme
Judge, long term, Luther Day; short term,
w. w. Johnson; School Commissioner,
Thomas W. Howe; Clerk of the Supreme
Court, Rodney Foss; Member of the Board of
Public Works, Stephen X. Hosmer-all re-
nominations except Johnson, who is NOM
mated for the uneypired term of Judge
Stone, resigned. The platform adopted re-
affirms the principles and policy of the Re
publican party; demands that the equal
civil and political rights of all citizens be en-
forced by appropriate legislation; favors
tariff for revenue, with incidental protection
to aid and encourage American industry; de
nounces all forms of open or covert repudia-
ton, and declares it to be the duty of the Ma
tional Government to adopt measures for
gradually restoring our paper money to
specie standard without shock to the bust
ness interests of the country, after which
banking should be free; declares in favor Of
National and State legislation to promote
cheap and prompt transportation; condemns
the recent alleged outrages and murders of
unotfending colored citizens in the South;
favors the restraint of intemperance and its
causes, to the full extent of the legislative,
judicial and police powers of the State.
The Peoples State Convention Of Missouri
met at Jefferson City on the I'd, and nomi-
mated William Gentry for Governor and II.
w. Headlee for observation-disclosures. Reso-
buttons wore adopted-against any further in
crease OF the State debt; declaring against all
combinations which tend to increase the cost
of transportation beyond fair remuneration
to carriers, and that it is che duty of the
legislative branch of the Government to sub
ject the railroads to such wise and impartial
enactments as will protect the people from
cNtortion without impairing the rights or
usefulness of such corporations; opposing
any further contraction of the national cur
rency as detrimental to the interests Of the
producing classes.
The following Congressional nominations
were made on the I'd: Republican,
Wisconsin District, Chas G. Williams, renom-
mated; Seventh Wisconsin, J. M. Rusk, re-
nominated; Second Kansas, Stephen A. Cobb,
renominated; Sixth Illinois, Thomas j. Hen
derson: SixteeGth Illinois, j. S. Martin, re-
nominated; Fourth Michigan, j. c. Burrows,
rcnominated: Fifth Michigan, W. B, Williams,
renominated; Ninth Michigan, j. A. Hubbell,
renominated Democratie-Fift Ohio, A. V.
Rice; Eleventh Ohio, }. l.. Vance; Ninth Ken
lucky, Hansen Cochran.
A Lexington (Mo) dispatch of the ID says
that ON the S0th ult., near North Lexington,
the James boys and one OF the Younger gang
stopped and robbed stage full of passengers, 4
oli1;nr nv the performance about $50 in