The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-09-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
pERsNNAL ANn POLITICAL.

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tary of State, and James Mitchell, as Attor-
ey-General. The completed ticket is as fol-
lows For Secretary of State, S. Bowles, OF
Fountain county; Auditor, D. j. Prescott, OF
Posey county; Attorney-General, VIM. A.
Peele, of Wayne county; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Andrew FL. Graham, of
Bartholomew county.
General W. B. Anderson, of Jefferson
county, has been nominated for Representa-
tive in Congress by the Farmers Convention
of the Nineteenth Illinois District.
The Rev. James P. Dimmitt, of Pike eoun-
ty, a presiding elder in the NJ. E. Church, has
been nominated for Congress by the Inde-
pendent Reform Convention of the Eleventh
Illinois District.
The Pennsylvania Prohibition party have
placed in nomination State ticket, headed
by BENJAMIN Rush Bradford for Judge of the
Supreme Court.
Representative Poland has been renominat-
ed by the Republicans of the Second Vermont
District.
Representative Phelps, of the Fifth District,
New Jersey, has been renominated.
An Independent State Convention is to be
called to meet at Lincoln, Neb., on Sept. s.
The primary convention which authorized
the call to be made was composed of delegates
from twenty counties, many of whom, it is
stated, were Changers.
The Republicans of the First Alabama Dis
trict have nominated Jere Haralson (colored)
for Congress.
The Arkansas Democratic State ConVen-
ton is called to meet at Little Rock on Sept. s.
At business meeting of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, held on the 14th, resolution was
adopted asking the Examining Committee to
report sat as early date as possible consist
ent with the best interests of truth and JUS
tice." Mr.. Beecher is to go to the White
Mountains for q few weeks recreation.
A telegram of the 10th reports continued
disturbances in Georgetown county, S. c.,
growing out of the political canvass by two
negro members of the Legislature, Bowley
and Jones. A number of persons had been
seriously wounded.
Lord Dufferin, Governor General of Cana
da, visited Chicago on the 18th and was hos
pitably entertained by the municipal authori-
ties.
At the recent election in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations in the Indian Territory
Coleman Cole was elected Governor of the
nor of the Chfckasaw nation. This is under
stood to be triumph of progressive princi
pies.
Ohio voted on the new Constitution on the
18th. But small vote was polled. and from
the meagre returns received up to the follow,
ing morning it was thought the new Consti
tuition had been defeated. The License law
had probably been carried.
The Massachusetts Republican State Con
vention is to be held at Worcester on Oct. Z
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.
The closing price of gold in New York, OF
the 17th, was 100 5-S.
August returns of the Department of Agri-
culture show an improvement in the pros.
pect of the cotton crop in all the large cot
ton States except Louisiana.
Following is the comparative cotton state
ment for the week ending Aug. IS:
1874. 1878
Net receipts for past week
all q. s. ports. ........ 4,7S5 Ii, ,S2a
Total receipts from Sept.
to date all q. s. ports.... 3,74S,718 1916, 49,
Exports for past week
from all ports. .....-... $3.50 II, ,187
Total exports from Sept.
to date from all ports 2,T9, ,420 255, SOS
stock now on hand at all
u. s. ports. s............. IA, ,6A lS IL
Stock now on hand at all
interior towns %, ,7eO 19,77t
Stock at Liverpool. .......... SS7 200 SO7 ,9Ot
Stock of American afIoat for
Great Britain. n.......... $1,000 As 00f
The Louisville Courier-.Jourad of the 18th
publishes reports from correspondents in
fifty counties of Kentucky, representing sew.
enty-fve per cent. of the crop of the entire
State, which indicates an unparalleled failure
of the tobacco crop. 1t is estimated that the
crop of 1874 will be only thirteen per cent. oi
the yield of last year, under the most favor.
able future conditions.
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