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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-The Bou
bon convention, which adjourned yesterda
to meet to day at ] l clock in the Stat
| House, did not meet Not single ma
put in an appearance-not even Joe Led
lie. The theory, in the language of Mr.
Hurd (the revisor of the statutes, who wa
found to be the sole occupant of the ha
in which the convention was to meet,
that it has ''ingloriously petered-out."
DAVENPORT, Ang. 27.--At the Anti
Monopoly Convention for the Second Con
gressional District, held at Maquoketa to
day, j. L. Sheehan. of Jones county, wa
nominated for Representative on the six
tyfrst ballot. For great number O
ballots the vote stood-Murphy IS, Amen
10, Merrill 9, Sheehan 8, Weaver 5. Or
the last ballot Sheehan had SO, Ament |
There was great excitement Throughout
the proceedings.
The convention for the Seventh Judicial
District was held at the same place pre-.
vious to the assembling of the Congress
ional Convention. w. f. Brannan, of Mus.
catine, was renominated for Judge Of the
District Court, and j. N. Crawford of Day
export, for District Attorney.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 27. The Dem
ocratic State Convention reassembled at
A. NJ, and proceeded with the balloting fol
candidates for Supreme Judge. On the
sixth ballot Hon. Warren j. Woodward,
of Berks, beat Henry P. Ross, of Mont
gomery, by lOs. Woodwards nomination
was made unanimous. The convention
nominated John Latta, for Lieut.. Governor,
and adjourned till p, NJ.
GGen. VIM. NJ McCandless, of Phlladel-
phia, was nominated for Secretary of In.
ternal Affairs. At $50 the convention ad-
journed
The convention reassembled this after
noon. Justice f. Temple, of Green coun-
ty, received the nomination of Auditor
General. Resolutions were adopted de,
caring that the Republican party had been
guilty of the most wicked and corrupt
practices during its whole history and by
its Vaccinations has brought about the
present prostration of the industrial and
commercial interests, to change which
a change of administration was nee
essary opposing land grants to
corporations; fayoring honest and econo-
mical government the abolition of the
local and national fee system; favoring
the recognition of every just claim of sol
diers' widows and orphans; to bring gov
ernment notes to par with gold and secure
a return to specie payments at the earliest
possible period; denoHncing the civil
rights bill as being an incalculable evil to
both races declaring that mixed schools
are hostile to the interests OF society.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-The Democratic
State Convention at Jefferson City adopted
a platform this morning which reviews the
Democratic administration OF State affairs
for the past two years. The resolutions
arraign the Republicans for having passed
the Poland libel law; for the Credit Mo-
bilier and revenue moiety Frauds de-
nounce the salary grab; oppose the civil
rights bill; demand the payment of the
public debt in exact accordance with the
that the 5-2O bonds are payable in legal
tenders according to the act of FEBRUARY,
1862, and the subsequent act of March,
1869, pledging coin redemption, as usurpa-
lion; favor the repeal of the national
banking law and the substitution OF green
backs therefor as long as paper currency is |
and favor the recall of all pa |
Der money at the earliest possible day, and |
hat as the first step, legal tender notes |
hould be made receivable in the payment |
# all demands, even on duties and i'm |
,orts; denounce the present tariff law as
oncocted In the interest of eastern manu-
acters; demand the repeal of the present |
Internal revenue laws, which compel west
I'm producers to contribute SO heavily to
astern manufactures; protest against the
resent system of taxation, and pledge the
,arty TO nominate only men of known hon
stv.
The following Democratic State ticket
Tas nominated at Jefferson City: Cover
or, Chas. III. Harlin Lieutenant Cover
or, Norman j. Coleman; Secretary of
tate, NJ. Kigrath Auditor, Thos. Holli-
ay: Treasurer, j. w. s. Mercer; Regis
er Of Land, X. o. Chlitsky. The re-
nainder of the ticket is not yet reported.
TRENTON, n. j., Aug. 27.-The Repub-
can State Convention met today aud
hose John Hill, permanent President
Ion. George A. Halsey, of Essex, was
nominated for Governor.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 27.-The Repub-
lean State Convention, on reassembling
his morning, completed the nomination of
he State ticket, as follows; Secretary of
S. p. Cavanaugh; Treasurer, Sam
el Luphen; Auditor, d. W. Wilder; At
orney C General, A. NJ F. Randolph Su-
of Public Instruction, Jno.
frazer: Associate Justice of the Supreme
,ourt, D. u. Valentine.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 27.-Gov. Brown sent
he following telegram to the Sheriff of
iibson county at II O'Clock last night
/ have no direct information Of your
roubles, but it is reported here on the au-
hority Of special dispatches that riots are
in your county. If this be true
is your duty TO summon a posse of your
est citizens and preserve the peace by dis
'ersiDg the rioters and preventing COLI y