The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


A State Convention of Prohibitionists was
held at Auburn, n. Y, on the 23d. Ex-Gov-
ernor Myron H. Clark was nominated for
Governor, with full State ticket.
Lyman X. Bass has declined the appoint
ment as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Postmaster General Creswell has rendered
his resignation TO the President. 1t is re-
ported that the Hon. Eugene Hale, Of Maine,
is to be his successor.
The Iowa nti-Monopoly State Convention
met at Des Moines on the oath, three hundred
and eighty-four delegates being present. The
following ticket was placed in nomination:
For Secretary of State, David Morgan, of Ma
haska; for Auditor of State, j. NJ. King, of
Dubuque; for Treasurer of State, j. +.
Barnes, of Des Moines; for Attorney General,
Colonel J. II. Keatley, of Pottawatamie; for
Clerk of the Supreme Court, George w. Ball,
of Polk; for Reporter of the Supreme Court,
James NJ. Weart, of Buchanan; for Register
of State Land Office, r. FL. Rodarmel, of
Story. The resolutions affirm
That the rights of the States should be held in
violate, and denounce the policy of the present
National Administration In arbitrarily lnterfer-
ing with local affairs in certain States;
q That the public debt, of whatever kind,
should be paid In strict accordance with the law
under VIII ch it was contracted; that an oyerlssue
of paper money, being at variance with the prln-
cipies of a sound financial policy, the circulating
nediuIn should be based upon its redemption III
specie at the earliest practicable day, ana IT
the viii OF the he holder, and that, subject
to these restrictions, it is the duty OF
Congress to so provide, by appropriate legl5ia-
shall at all times be adequate to the general busl-
ness and convenience of the country, and be
equtably distributed among the several States;'
That taxation should be imposed for revenue
sfThat while demanding that railroads be sub
ject to legislative control, we snail discounIe-
nance any action on this subject caiculated 70
retard the progress of railroad enterprise, or
work Injustice TO these invaluable auXlllarles to
commerce and civilization;'
That the conduct OF the present AdminIsfra-
ton in Its bold defiance OF pnbllc sentIm. Mt ana
disregard of the public good in its 'prodIgailty
and wasteful extravaganza, in the lnnumerabie
frauds perpetrated under its authority, IN It's DIS
graceful partially for and reward of unworthy
iayofites IN its reckless AMI unstable financial
policy, and in its ineapacity to meet the vital
questions of the day anu provide for the general
welfare stands without a parallel IN our nation
al history and the highest consider atons Of dli-
" require the American people. IN the exercise
of their inherent sovereignty, TO correct tue ac
cumuiatiens of evil, and bring the GoVernmt mt
hack TO its ancient landmarks OF patriotism ana
nat the President and Vice President should
be elected for one term only, and tnat ny popu-
uTnat the personal liberty and social rights of
the citizens should not be abridged or controlled
by legislative enacim-nt except IN SO far Us may
be necessary to promote the peace and welfare OF
society"
Senator Carpenter has written letter to
the New York Times, defending or explain
ing the judicial bill-termed by some the
8. gag-lawn-introduced by him. The Senator
explains that the proposed law had no spe
cial reference to newspaper publishers, but
was general in its character.
The BeecherTilton scandal has received q
new and decidedly sensational aspect by the
publication by Mr.. Tilton in his paper, the
Golden Age, of long article touching the
matter, in which he claims to have g sacrificed
his own reputation in order to suppress the
truth about Beecher." and publishes the fol
lowing extract from document signed By
the latter:
. BROOKLYN, January |, 1871 IL ask OF Theo
Tilton a forgiveness, and humble myself before
him. as l do before my God He would haV'
been better man in my circumstances than
have been. can ask nothing except that he VII
remember all the other breasts that would ache
will not plead for myself. l even wish that
Isjgnedl "H. w. BREcHER."
Congratulatory kilograms have passed be
tween President Grant and the Emperor o
Brazil, upon the successful completion of th'
ocean cable between Europe and Brazil.
The Vermont Democrats have nominated +;
full State ticket, headed by w. Ell. Bingham
| for Governor, and Henry Chase for Iieuten
ant-Governor.
Mr.. Dawes declines denomination TO
Congress.
The Rhode Island General Assembly ha
adjourned until next January, without beini
able to elect United States Senator.
President Grant left Washington on th
25th, with the intention of spending wee
or ten days in West Virginia.
A call for a ssPeople's Party" convention
to be held at jefferson City, Mo-, on the 2
day OF September, has been issued. Dele
gate conventions are to be held at county
seats throughout the State on the second Nor
day of August The call is signed by Geo. Z
! Hubbell, Robert McCullech, j. S. Duncan
w. NJ. Gates, j. P. McAfee, and E. G.. Hale
and is dated at Boonville, June %.
Mr.. Henry Ward Beecher refuses to sa
anything at present in reference to the Tito
letter, but says that if the examiners of hi
Church should decide that it would be we
for him to speak out, he will do SO withou
hesitation. Mr.. Beecher presided at the reg
ular weekly prayer-meeting Of Plymout
Church, held since the publication Of the le
ter, but no allusion whatever was mad
to it.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
The closing price of gold in New York, o
the Goth, was Ill.
The stockholders of the Atlantic and Gre:
Western Railroad Company have ratified tt
agreement entered into with the Erie Raj
way Company, binding the Atlantic an
Great Western Railroad Company to tt
Erie for. mine years from the first of Ma,
The property of the Atlantic and Great Yves
ern Company is sold to the Erie Compan,
the actual value of the same to be credited
the Atlantic and Great Western Company c
account of dues for labor, materials, ETC.,
, he maid by the Erie Company.