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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25
BUSINESS WANTS.

WANTED, CONSIGNMENTS OF
w LIVE SToCK, FRESH FISH,
APPLES, POTATOES. ONIONS,
CABBAGE. CHICKENS, kGGS.
BUTTER, and COUNTRY PRODUCE
of every description to be disposed Of privately OF
at aac ton to the highest bidder. ,rc
Having fitted rp room especially Tor fhe AOC.
TION BUSINESS, in rear ofsmy store, am nov
nrnnared to- fake care Of and handle all KINDS o.
LIVE SroCK, FRESH FISH. FRUITS, VEGETABLES, !,
and perlshabie goods Of every description, ana VIII
be pleased to serve my friends ana the puphc gene
an s5.at veg j. r. HOCKADAY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25

DRY GOODS es every description ara always seld
at the lowest prices at LEVY RsoTHERs,.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25

10 nEHrIsTs--The Profession win nnd eyery
requisite either for the onics or the Iaboratoryas
@. GEsNET's, I COZ Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25

TAINTED, TO SELL ONE FINE EX-
w TENsF0N-TOP PhAETON, ONE FINE
LADIES' PHAETuN. TOP and NO.TOP,RUG-
new and secondhand. Every article fully guarano
,eed, and prices lower than rhe same can De bought
at In this CITY. REPAIRING promptly and rea-
sonabIy Gone. 4 call solicited.
80 w. &. SMITH, 3GS Fifth street,
aua-1m between Broad and Marshall streets.
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STERLING EXCHANGE.
Wanted, BILLS ON LONDON. Highest prices
paid by IDAvENPoRT, JR..
au 25.6t at First National Bank.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25

VIZ ANTED, ALI FRUIT AND VEGE..
w table dealers to remember the AUCTION Ssle @ o1
PEACHES, VEGETABLES. aud LlV E-STOCh
TODAY at k2 O'Clock aaromptly:
j. X. HOCKODAY,
an 2s.1t 1928 Main street.
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w ANTED, at the Park Hotel,
w FOUR DINING-ROOM SERVANTS.
au 25 It's j. s. DOUSON.
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WANTS.

WANTED, a PARTNER, with Gosh
w capital of $4,000 or $4,000, to take the
place of retiring partner In a long and well-es-
taplished business and with but little competition.
AZ dress MERt HANT, care Box As. au 25-3t*
NURSE WANTED, a settled colored
~ woman accustomed TO children. Must come
well recommended. Apply between 10 A. M. and
3 p. VI. henry e. CANNON.
au 25.2t No. 6 west Grace street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25

VA LADY in an established
w FANCY and MILLINERY BUSINESS de-
sires partner who has small capital A good
chance Is offered to one who will take Interest In
the business. Address MILLINERY"
au 25.lt+ care Dispatch.
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,,s sos s.saAlss !. Gam = Dnrss SILKS 81 . LrYr

s1naaHlas lov.r th.n ey,r !. LsvY Hao-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25

rr.c, of,bc Destruction OF Forests
n,ou Atmospheric Eq"isiori"hh' OF
tn. Problem Of the Atmosphere 10 DO
sow cd by the Relation "f A'nos-
..r,c 10 Sfafcrinl Equilibrium.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-25

WANTED, a TEACHER of good moral
w character and competent to give instruction
to advanced scholars, in number from TWO to fiji
teen, In Latin, Greek, and Mathematics. Session 10
commence September 18th and to end july til
following. Salary, $400 and board. Address
j. l.. HARMANSON,
Pungoteague, Accomac county, Va
Oi-10th
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WANTED, BY A YOUNG LADY (Vir-
w ginian) u SITUATION IN A PRIVATE OR
PUBLIC SCHOOL Of the higher grade, or us an
the higher branches Of ENGLISH, FRENCH, and
LATIN. Has had several years experience 10
teaching, and can give the '0est refer enceS. Ao-
dress, stating duties to be performed, &C,
REV. G. G. BITING,
au 21.lWs Richmond, Va.
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be held in the First Baptist cnurcn lcolof'
ed) on the third Tuesday in August, 1876.
The Chair appointed the following COM
mittee unuer the resolution offered by Rev
j. W. DnDgee relative to the history OF tne
colored people: Rev. J. w. DuDgee, q. ID
Steward, A. E. Whiting, W. b. Watkins, M'
r. De Mortie.
The Chair appointed the following COM
mittee to wait upon the School Board reia'
tive to normal school, &c. Landon Boyd
Rev. W. B. Derrick, w. y. Brooks, r. d.
Rev. W. B. Derrick moved that stand
ing committee OF five be appointed on trades
and labor. Agreed TO.
The Chair appointed Rev. w. B. Derrick,
o. M. Steward, P. b. Voolfolk, Landon
Boyd, and James E. Farrar.
On motion, the Convention recessed until
7:3O T. NJ.
Evening Session.
At the evening session Rev. W. 81. Brook;
opened the proceedings with prayer.
On motion OF E. A. Boiling, five hundred
comics of the constitution and minutes OIL
the Convention were ordered to be printed.
Rev. W. Fl. Brooks next addressed The
Convention on the subject: Should moral
science be taught 10 the primary schools W
On motion el j. l.. Adaps, vote OF
thanks was returned for the address.
On motion, Rev. W. B. Derrick, Professor
j. M. Laugston, DR.. A. Cromwell, b. i
Tanner. Peter q. Clark, Rev. r. j. Perry!
were elected honorary members Of the Asso'
eiatioD.
r, III. Manly was next introduced, and al
dressed the Con Yention briefly upon the suo
fect: Should Femsle Teachers receive the
same Compensation as Male Teachers! He
thought that sometimes one and sometimes
the other should receive greater pay. II de
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
LAST EDITION.
by TELEGRAPH,

WASHINGTON, March 18.-The Presi-
dent has ren0minated the present Post
master of Minneapolis, Minn., on the
Recommendation of Senator Ramsey.
ToRoNTo. March 1s.-Rev. Dir. Obvien,
OF Brockville, has been appointed Roman
Catholic Bishop of Kingston. The cen
secration will take PLACE April IS.
BOSTON, March 1S.-Prescott, Wood &
Co., wholesale millinery dealers, discov-
cred that j. II. Bennett, a smallpartner,
and their bookKeeper, has for ten years
been embezzling their funds. The losses
fr0m these populations reach about $4o,-
600.
LONDON, March 18.-The bullion in the
Bank OF England has increased to t22S,
GOO in the past week. The amount of
bullion gone into the bank on balance
to-day is 100000. The proportion OF the
bank revenue to the liability is 40H per
cent. ~
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The colored
ministers. OF this city have lad con-
sultation with the Board of Health and
the Citizens Relief Committee as to the
means necessary to diminish the present
great mortality among the colored peo-
pie.
PORT JERvIs, N. Y, March 1S.-The
Delaware river is now within its banks.
Large quantities Of Ice continue to flood
past, together with lumber, fence and
The debris Of out-houses, swept from diff
ferent places up the river. No further
damage is apprenended here.
, CAIRO, ILL.,, March 1S.-The livery
stable OF Miles Parker and the grocery
of Mrs. Simmons were totally destroyed
by fire last night. Most of the goods
from the latter were saved. There
were ~ horses and about a dozen bug
gies and harness in the stable-alll con-
sumed but two buggies. The origin of
the fire is unknown. 1t is stated there
was no insurance ON any OF the prop
ertY.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
RIYER NEUG.

The weather to-day Is clear and cool The
river has risen II inches during the past twen-
ty-four hours with DO feet inch in the channel
by the Water.w0ks marks at y A. NJ.
The Chas. Morgan left New Orleans yester-
day with 400 tons freight and 1U0 cabin passen-
gers.
1t As stated that the iron steamer John T.
Moore will be purchased by Captain Jones, to
take the place Of the Bermuda in the Evans
vile trade.
Col Sam. Benjamin, late of the river and
more recently connected with the Amazon In
surance Company Of this city, has gone to St.
Louis to enter the Office Of some Insurance
Company there.
Cof. al. Howe, the hIgh cockolorum of insur-
ance and marine circles in st. Louis, has
brought HE young friend John i. Maude over
here to SEQ about settling matters with the un-
derwrItefs regarding the sinking of the John
B. Maude.
Indications are that the Kittie Hegier will
have good freight trip out Saturday night for
Arkansas River, and VIC can commend her to
our shippers.
Thomas Royse, Esq, TO the astonishment of
his friends, declined to run for Mayor, as an
independent candidate, after he heard the
news from Turner Hal.
The Fannie Dugan ran into the woods three
miles above Portsmouth yesterday.
STAGES OF THE RIVERS.
PITFsBURG, March l8.-River falling; 13 feet
inches. Thermometer 16". Wind Northwest
and clear.
Wheeling-2s>s feet and falling.
Marietta-29 feet and stationary.
MiddiepOrt-40 feet and rising.
Charieston-kanawha III feet and rising,
Huntingt0n-35 feet and rising.
Portsm0uth-39k and rising.
Frankfort-kcntucky, l6 feet and falling.
Louisyiila-l4Aa feet on the Falls in the pass
and 12 feet t0wbt at water.
Eyansyille-30 feet and rising.
Shawneetown-A tremendous flood is report
ed coming from the Wabash and great excite-
ment prevails among the inhabitants along the
low lands along the Ohic. Levees are being
built and skfs gotten ready with household
goods. In order to be safe when the flood comes
on. The river is rising at Shawneet0wn and is
beginning to come out from the Wabash.
Nashyiiie-3s feet i'll the Cumberland ON the
Shoals.
Calro--42 feet inches and rising.
st. L0uis-Eiver ia ling.
Little R0ck-Arkansas stationary, with 7
feet 10 inches,
Memphis--Kiver still rising, and within 5
feet incEej Of extreme high water mark.
Arrivals and Departures-Andesfr from Wheel
ing. Juniata from PittsbIrg, st. James from
I0nieroy, and Alex. Swift from Tennessee
river, arrived. There were no departures to-
day outside OF the regular packets.
lie II. X. Hudson, sunk by the breaking up
or the ice at Wheeling last January, was en-
tlrcy destroyed by tho heavy ice yesterday.
The Tennessee river at J0hnsonYille, where
the railroad crosses, il WITHIN inches OF the
great rise OF 1887, and was stationary. No
trains have crossed the bridge there for ten
days.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
MUstert0,ts Deaths.

The inquest on the body of an unknown
man who went into saloon at No. 202
Elm street, between Longworth and
Fifth, about 9% O'Clock last night, and
was found dead after having SAT there
some few minutes, was postponed until
this evening at 8 O'clock. Inc stranger
had gone into the saloon and called ior
u glass of beer, but when the waiter
brought the beer the man had apparen Mt
ly fallen asleep, and the waiter tapped
HIM on the shoulder to wake him up.
lie remained motionless, however, and
u closer examination resulted in the dis
coyery that the stranger was dead. The
body was conveyed to Habig's undertak-
ing establishment. No clue to his idonti-
ty as yet.
The inquest on the body of Michael
Buckley, an old man who was found dead
in his room at No. 9 East Third street, in
the second story, was postponed until
tomorrow morning at 0 O'clock. The old
man, about go years of age. had been
missed among his fellow-lodgers for sew
erI days, until at last suspicion was
aroused and his room broken into, when
thew. found him lying dead on the floor.
From The appearance OF the body he must
have been dead tor several days. An
empty whisky bottle and q glass were
found on the floor beside the deceased.
The remains were. after some delay, re-
moved to- Sulliyan's undertaking estab-
liShment,
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
LATEST LOCAL.

A NEW Board of Control, consisting Of
I've members, will be elected next April
9Th.
9 GEORGE WEBSTER, one of the smartest
burglars ip the United States, has been
captured by Col. Snelbaker.
ON account of the death Of Alfred Will
son, Esq, the social to be held at the
Vine-street Congregational Church this
evening will be postponed.
Col. KNAPP, of the st. Louis Repub-
7ican, Mr.. Joseph Medill, of the Chicago
Tribune, and other prominent Western
newspaper men were on Change to-day.
JAMES DAY, the noted confidence man
who had been given 80 minutes to leave
bhe city yesterday by Judge Mrchant,
MAS locked up at the Ninth-street Station
this morning.
A REsIDENT of the Sixth Ward comes
10 us with the complaint that Mr.. Bras
ford, watchman at bis slaughter-house
IN peercreek, is annoying the neighbors
by a miscellaneous shooting in the neigh.
borhOod. Mr.. Brastord and HE watch
man should see that that thing is
etopped.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
The zilt0n-B -Beecher Trial.

BBooKLYN, March 1S.-Ths usual
crowd Of spectators attended the Tilton-
Beecher trial to-day. Charles Forester
was called to the stand and testified +:
j was employed in the Newspaper De-
partment of the Post-office in 1871.
l remember that the speech of Mrs.
Woodruff ut the Steinway Hall meeting
was wrapped around the Golden Age
newspaper, which was stopped at the
pOst-0ftice in New York.
had no interview with Tilton about
the matter. The newspapers were de-
tanned till noon of the same day. l can't
recollect the date of this. ..
Mr.. James Taylor next testificd-Have
been General Superintendent of the New
York Post-otfice since 1872.
TiltOn came to my office and we had q
talk about this number of the Golden
Age, with the inclOsed speech, which
contended was not supplement. He
told me to submit the matter to the post.
al authorities and if they decided against
him he would settle the matter.
took message to his office the next
day but one, and he was not there.
lett the message and the next day there
came a note enclosing $3.50 from him.
The authorities had then decided against
him.
Assistant Pastor Halliday was then
recalled, and being questioned by Shear.
man he testified: called to see Moultvn
November 18th, 1872,
1t was in the morning early before he
was up. He came down stars in u few
minutes. We had conversation.
/ said: 81 am not here out OF curiosity,
and don't want TO see any thing you
don't want me to see or know.nM told
him about Tilton calling at my house,
and denying the WoOdhull stories
that while he made no charges
against Beecher he had made in.
smuations against him, and told me to
come and see you, (Mouiton). Mr.. Moul-
ton then denied the truth Of the scandal,
and said the story was utterly .baseless
md without foundation, and used strong
language.
/ said to him that he had disposed oil
The Woodruff scandal and of these st0.
Ties; now, what about Tilton's insinua-
tiOns?
He said Beecher was guiltless. He
said: IL am not member of Plymou th
Church, but my wife is. DO you sup.
pose II Beecher was a bad man l would
allow him to come here and sit at my ta.
bleW
/ met Tilton at the Golden Age office
September 1873. Iasked him why he did
not prefer charges against Beecher IL
4here was any foundation for them. He
Baid, "What il Beecher WAS guilty o1
adultery"
4 l asked him if he remembered the con-
vcrsation he had with me in the presence
Of Mr.. Bell, and he replied, "Oh, the
charges against Beechor are quite ire
inactive OF nv Wife.0
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
Netc York Market.

NEW YORK, March Is. Flour firm and in
moderate demand; superiine Western and state
"a 4OG4 So; good to choice, 50 1895 Is: white
wheat Western extra, IS 5O(06; extra Ohio, 81 Us.
(G6 65; st. Louis, s5Gs. Rye flour steady and
in fair demand at S4(g5 ~. Coin-meal quiet;
Western, 81 GDlJ4 d.
Wheat active and in fair demand: No.
spring, 81 20tal %; No. spring, 81 1901 IA; No.
2Cnicago. 81 I41stGl 16}s; No. Northwest, 81 Is
al II; No. Milwaukee,, 81 17gl 1915; ungradcd
Iowa and Minnesota spring, 81 lOtyi ~; winter
red Western, II s4ly1 II: amber Western, II IS
al 20; white Western, 81 s0;q1 90. Rye quiet Ut
90q95c. Barley quiet and firm. Malt quiet and
steady. Corn firmer; naked Western, sGGS7c;
white ives; ern, S1tGS7c. Oats steady and IN
lair demand: mixed Western, a69c; white
Western, C9Sg10c.
Hay firm and unchanged.
Coffee dull; Rio. 16A @1S,ac, gold. Sugar
duh and heavy: fair to good refining, 1&tGSc;
prime. SIC; refined dull at 95.@l0tac. Molas-
ses: foreign quiet and firm; New Orleans
sttady. Rice quiet and unchanged
Whisky 81 AS.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
POLICE COUET.

Drunk and Disorderly-Wm. Carpenter and
James Wade, dismissed; Thomas Ryan and
Chas. Watson, $40 and costs, each; W. Nc
Clown, Anthony Kinney, B. II. Moore and
VIM. Smith, IS and costs, each: Flint Beesley,
dismissed; Mary Doran, fifteen days; Mary
Francis, continued to 2zd March; Pat. Curran,
continued to Mth March.
observation-disclosures Minor, personal vio-
lence, dismissed; Vint TabD, carrying con-
cealed weapons, $40 and costs; Tom Hale and
George Cook, robbery, continued to 22d March;
Henry OHare, abusing family, thirty days;
Henry Coy, petit larceny, continued to 3lst
March: Albert Catholey, malicious destruc-
tion, continued to 10Th March; Theo. Neskey,
vicious dog, dismissed; Pat. Curran, resisting
officers, continued to March Gath.
Assault and Battery-Tom Tiernan. Frank
Daum, fred Enterlein and Frantz Lehman,
dismissed; Bernard W ell, 10 ana costs.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
The Hater-srorks Board.

: The Board of Water-w0rks Trustees
snet in regular session, with President
y. VIC. Johnston In the chair, and all
1hc members present.
I Minutes read and approved.
y, A certificate of Indebtedness was Or
lered to be given to Joseph Bell for
1888 90.
{ An application was made by A. Leig-
-1er g. Co for The hire or purchase OF the
0't engine at the reservoir. and was re-
ferre1 to the engineer and assistant Su-
p0rintendent.
W. H.. Browns claim of $12,355 was Or
Hered paid by note of 90 days. Nell
,Sain's bill of $445 3S was passed.
(. The Superintendent was instructed to
draw up q bond Of $1,000 for the return
pt the stone crusher; also to lay four
Snch pipe on Crown and State streets.
All the claims. presented to the Board
twcr0 passed.
4 A. petition to lazy a pipe on Long alley
MAS ordered filed. The water rent OF
.Naddux, Hobard q Co., was ordered to
DO charged at the rate of I cents per
tysry barrel of Whisky reetified. The
bohtfact for building fence around the
esw reservoir was awarded to n. Glenn
Suss at 81 90 per liasal foot.
( A9loMnsa'
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
IN THE FIRST DEGREE.


Case.
The intense excitement that prevailed
am0ngxt the eager and unnumbered crowd
which infested the courtroom, the cor
ridors, and every available place in tne
Courthouse to-day, was such as mlgnt
be better imagiped than described.
At a few minutes alter three O'Clock
the Jury announced that they had
agreed. Andreas Egner, seemingly
sti II more melancholy and detected than
yesterday, was brought in and occupied
his usual seat near hisscounsel.
The foreman of the jury, l.. ID. Bunch,
at request of the Judge, then in a clear
and audible voice, read the following as
the jury's verdict:
'"We the jury, In the issue joined, find
the defendant, Andreas Egner, guilty of
murder in the first degree, as charged 10
the indictment, and so say-we all.
N. ID. BUNCH, Foreman"
Egner, after having heard the verdict,
showed Tut slight emotion, and hardly
seemed TO realize the condition OF mat
ters. On his way down TO the Jail with
Sheriff Springmeier, he said: ~ still
protest my innocence, and shall do so
unto DEATH"
The counsel for the defense immedi-
ately gave notice of O motion for a new
trial, but whetner it will be granted or
not is not yet known.
About half All hour afterwards Egner's
wife came in pale and excited, but was
Immediately shown to the Jail to her hus-
band, in order that he himself might
break the sad news to her.
The jury had been out y hours before
they decided upon their verdict.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18

Solar has given up business and LETT the
city, which is not the case.
Mrs. Hazlewood, II very highly es-
teemed lady, living on Orchard street,
died this morning.
Mr.. John Gibson, son Of Professor Gil
son, Is lying dangerously III AT his rest
denCe on Saratoga street.
A depraved animal of the. canine per-
suasion has been added to the Cock
fighting Club on Saratoga street,
Mr.. John Link, engineer of The New
port Fire Department, who has been con-
fined to his Rouse from a severe indispo-
sition, is again able TO be about.
A number of the prisoners are ut work
on the new fence.
The Marhct-h0use Committee meets
tonight. After which we understand
the contract will be open for bids.
Owing to misplaced switch, the one
O'Clock passenger train on the ShorLiine
yesterday afternoon jumpedthe track on
the railroad bridge, ant settled in The
gutter near Taylor street.
The fruit crops Of Campbell county are
very promising.
Dayton ruffians stoned the house of a
peaceable citizen, some nights ago,
through pure wickedness.
The Chess Club, lately organized,
seems to be dying now OF general debil-
ity.
The fence of the Seminary lot was
blown down by the wind yesterday.
On last Tuesday, a ferryboat cook
named Gates "dreW razor on" q WELL
known young man named O'Hara, of this
city, on account Of some slight otfense.
The assailed party protected himself
with Il poker, and belabored Gates in
such a manner as to make it necessary
to carry him home.
The steamer Alexander Swift arrived
yesterday from st. Louis, with four
barges of iron for Swilt's Rolling-mill.
Mr.. Charles Rugg is recovering from
his late illness.
The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-18
THE EPUBLICAN CONTENTION

The "Independent" element of Cincin.
natl politics materialized In Turner
Hall to-day. The wheel-horses of the
Republican organization were out In full
force, buzzing around the boys at lively
rate. The same dead weights that sunk
the party two years ago still cling like
q milestone around its neck. AlecE
Sands shone out as brightly to-day as
in the days when he set up nominations,
knocked down counter combinations and
kept continuous lines of wires In sue.
cesstul operation. He materialized
beautifully on the floor of the Conyen.
son, and with his match horse, Ben Eg.
gleston, worked well in the harness.
1t was to be seen before the Conyen.
tion was called to order that Robinson
would be the nominee for Mayor. In fact
that has been assumed for some days
past, aud it only needed the sanction OF
the Convention to end the contract. Sc
everything was lively for Uncle John be.
fore the first ballot for Mayor was taken,
and it was evident that he would have
to take another elephant In training pre-.
paratory to trotting it around the course
on the first Monday in April.
The Convention was called TO order
about hall-past ~ O'Clock, and organized
by electing Tom Campbell as temporary
Chairman and Geo. Powers and Chas.
Homer as Secretaries.
On motion, Committees on Permanent
Organization, Credentials, Order OF Bus
ness and Resolutions, consisting OF one
We have not space enough to publish the
committees In full.
After the committees were appointed
the Convention adjourned fifteen mill
utes to await their report.
The Convention reassembled at II
O'Clock. The Committee on Permanent
Organization reported the following Off
GERS, who were Unanimously elected:
President-Benj. Eggleston.
Vice Presidents-T. g. Campbell, Jas.
S. Wise and S. s. Davis.
Secretaries-A. e. Craner, Phil. Kie-
borth, G. +. Anderson, A. Tallen and
Frank Banner.
The Committee OH Order of Business
reported the following as the order in
which nominations would be made:
Mayor, Police Judge, City Solicitor,
Prosecuting Attorney of the Police
Works, Director City Intrmary, Wharf.
master.
The Committee on Resolutions report
ell a resolution declaring tnat III tunes
such as the present, it is the policy OF all
good men TO lose party considerations
in desire for the public good. That, as
the people had given expression to de-
sire that John. Robinson should be nOm-
inaIed by this Convention for Mayor, it
was the duty OF all present as delegates
to see that that wish was complied with.
The resolution was adopted with trc-
mendous luzza and three cheers.
. The Chairman then stated thut nomi-
nations for Mayor would be in. order,
whereupon a delegate nominated John
Robinson, the nomination being re-
ceived with enthusiastic cheers. The
nomination WAS made by acclaniation
and amid loud cries for Robinson, who,
however, failed to put in appearance,
and the Chair Oh motion appointed a
committee consisting Of dc. McCluskey,