The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Personal AMI
The Indiana Democratic State Convention
met at Indianapolis on the 18th. Gov. Thos.
A. Hendricks presided. The following ticket
was placed in nomination: For Secretary of
State, j. E. Neff of Randolph county; Audi
tor of State, e. Henderson of Morgan county;
Treasurer of State, B. C. Shaw of Marion
county; Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, j. H. Smart of Allen county; Attorney
General, G. A. Buskirk of Gibson county;
Judge of the Supreme Court, Horace P. Bid
die of Cass county. Messrs. Henderson and
Biddle are also nominated on the Farmers
ticket. The resolutions, which are of consid-
cradle length, declare
That the present Administration has proven it
self unworthy of the confidence of the people, as
instance: the overthrow by force of the Govern
ment of the State of louisiana; sqnanderlng the
public nlouey through the Department of Justice
in various States to aid its party; appointing cor
rupt and profiigate men to office; farming out
the collection of the revenue to corrupt and I'M
trict OF Columbia q corrupt body of men, and
supporting them in their oppression and rob-
berries of the people and the Government; squan-
rupting the civil-service. The Repub-
| lican party is also declared response
for the Credit-MObilier frauds, the salary -grab,
| the Sanborn contracts, and for the oppression
| of the white people of the South. The Conven-
| ton therefore asks the people to again restore
| the Democratic party to power upon tne Ioi-
! lowing among other principles enumerated: ::
| A tariff for revenue; the redemption OF the
| fve-twenty bonds in greenbacks, ana the re-
/ peal of the law of March, 1853, Wnicn as
! sumes to construe the law so as to make tnem
/ payable in gold; the substitution OF greenDacks
| for national bank currency, and adjusting the
| volume of the currency to the commercial anu
| industrial wants of the country by suen leglsla-
| ton as may be necessary from time TO time. Inc
resolutions favor liberal system of education
| for the negro as well as white children OF tMne M
State but oppose the mixture of the races In the
| public schools; denounce the Civll-rlghts Dill
| and arraign Senators Morton and Pratt for their
votes thereon. The so-called Baxter" tenn
| perance bill is termed failure, and the substi-
tute therefor of well regulated license law re-
commended. They also declare that railroads
| and all other corporations should be renoeIeo
subservient to the public good by proper legisia-
| ton, State and National. The remainder OF tne
resolutions are mainly devoted to local affairs.
The Governor of Utah has issued proc
lamation under the Poland bill, fixing the
time and place for holding District and Su'
preme Courts in that Territory.
The Ohio Republican State Convention vii
be held Sept. 2.
Gerrit Smith of New York has sent Gov
Davis of Minnesota a draft for $1,000 for th'
reliefof the sufferers by the grasshopper dep
relations, to be equally distributed between
Minnesota and Iowa.
John L. Routh, Second Assistant Postmas
ter-General, has been authorized to act a
: Postmaster General until the arrival iron
Russia of Mr.. Jewell, the newly appeinte'
head of the department. Mr.. j. Il. Mari
appointed First Assistant.
There is understood to be serious dlsa
greement between Secretary BristoW an
Treasurer Spinner, growing out OF dlffe1
ence of opinion as to who shall select the az
pointees in the Treasurer's office. Mr.. Spin
ner is reported as saying that unless he coul
choose his own subordinates he would tende
his resignation, while Mr.. Bristow asserts hi
right, as head of the Treasury Department
to designate all appointments that may b
made in the department.
The now famous Beecher-Tilton scand'
has finally eliminated by the publication
, sworn statement by Mr.. Tilton, presente
| to the Committee of Investigation, in whic
} he recites at length the story of his allege
: wrongs at the hands of Mr.. Beecher.
/. this statement Mr.. Tilton explicit
. charges his former pastor with II
seduction of his wife, and alleges that tt
; criminal intercourse between them was co
! tinued during period of time extending fro
: the autumn of 1868 to the spring of 1870. M
Y TiIton's statements are fortified by numero1
e extracts from letters and other documen
j written by Mrs. Tilton, Mr.. Beecher, al
J, others who had cognizance of the matter,
: of which documents he states are either in
t possession or that of Mr.. Moulton, mutu
+ friend of ali parties.