Connecticut western news., 1874-10-09
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 The body found in the whirlpool at Niagara tication, is thought to be the corpse of painter named Vedder, of Drummondville, Ont, who disappeared few weeks ago. Being simple minded individual, some roughs from the same place, at the instigation of Mrs. Upper, whose daughter Vedder wished to marry, subjected him to physical abuse, for which he lodged 8 com- plaint with the Mayor of Clifton. Subsequently three of the roughs named McLevel, Cross, and Fannegan enticed him, under the pretence of getting him employment, on Navy Island, and probably threw him ln the river above the Falls. Officers are in search of them. .. .-. The Democrats of the Sixth Michigan District have nominated George H. Durant for Con- gross. .... The Republicans of the Columbus (Ohio) District nominated David Taylor, 8 practical farmer for Congress. .. The Demo crats of the Second New Jersey District nomi- mated Jackson Smith, of. Mercer county, for Congress. ... The Hon. Joseph B. Packer was renominated for Congress by the Repubi- can Convention of Northumberland county, Pa... At the Democratic County Convention in Rome, N. J., the Hon. Scott Lord was nomi- mated for Representative in Congress.
 The New York Republican State Convention | adopted platform demanding protection of every citizen in the enjoyment of his rights j | declared that an armed attempt to subvert the | recognized Government of 8 State is revolu- tion, and revolution must be suppressed, and the supremacy of the law maintained at every cost that the public faith must be preserved inviolate, and the pubic debt be paid in coin 1; that we oppose any imitation act and we are in favor of 8 return to specie payments, and of such action on the part of the Government as will speedily secure that result that taxation, whether national or State, whether direct or indirect, should be kept at the lowest practica- ble point permitted by economical administra- tion and the requirements of the public credit; and should be so adjusted as to be least bur densome to all classes; declares faith in the | administrations of Gen. Grant and Gov. Dix. The convention renominated Gov. Dix. ...... The Minnesota Democratic State Convention in it's platform declares in favor of return to gold and silver as the basis of the currency ot the country, and resumption of specie pay
 
 a tariff for the revenue only consistent with an honest administration none for protection and no Government partnership with protected monopolies home rule to limit and locaIize most zealously the few powers intrusted to public servants, municipal State and Federal no standardization; equal and exact justices to all men no partial legislation no partia taxation free press; no gag laws, freemen uniform exercise laws; no sumptuary laws official accountability enforced by better civi and criminal remedies; no private use of public funds by public officers; corporations char tered by the State always supervisable by the State in the interest of the people the party in power is responsible for the administration of the Government while in power. The New York State Temperance Convention adopted the following resolutions We remain un qualifedly opposed to the traffic in intoxica ting liquors, and will use our best endeavo to secure law for the prohibition of the same We reaffirm the platform of independen political action, when the acts and nomination. of the political parties are such as to render them unworthy of the support of temperance men. The Democrats of the Ninth Missour | AOA OOAH gress. w The Reform Convention of tht Fourth Wisconsin District nominated Samue Rindehoff for Congress. The Third Dis trict Democratic Congressional Convention il New Brunswick, N. J., nominated Miles Ross w The Democrats of Arkansas have nomi mated Col. L. c. Ganse for Congress in tho First District, and Col. W. F. Slemans in the Second District. %. The Minnesota Demo cratic State Convention nominated Westcot Wilkins, of St. Paul, for Chief-Justice of tho Supreme Court, and Wm. Lochran, of Min neapolis, for Associate Justice. .... Ex-Go7 Philip Frank Thomas, of Talbot county, wa nominated for Congress by the Democrats O the First Maryland District. He succeeded Howell Cobb as Secretary of the Treasury il 1860; was elected to the United States Senat in 1960 and was refused his seat. =. Tn New York Republican State Convention a Utica, renominated Gov. John A. Dix, Lieut.. Gov. John c. Robinson, Canal Commissions Alexander Barkley, State Prison Inspecto Kirkpatrick, and Alex. s. Johnson, Judge 0 the Court of Appeals.