, 1876-08-19
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Rock BRIDGE, ALUM SPEING. tNA.i
Mr.. Kerr suffer ed most intense agony
ND to midnight. i>ut thereafter rested
comfortably. Uls death is new only
question of time. and that u short one.
His mind is still clear and active. and
his will firm and resolute rs ever. >. :.
Cox and wife have just arrived to gay
their last tribute 10 Tie SpeaHer, lie
conyerses with them as freely as his
fast falling strength will allow. Iont-
gomery Blair had TO- day lengthy con-
yersation with Kerr. Dr. Pope says he
cannot last much longer. The Speaker Is
surrounded by his friends, Who are mo-
mentarily expecting his death. IN Il
dispatch 70 his law partn +, at New Al
bany. after telling Of his intense pain,
he saws the end of il ali is near at hand.
- wish it would be painless, bat fear
not. When news comes 20 you at home,
bear it bravelv and resiSuediy, for l
will, Ny heart still turns to you with
warmest love-
UTICA, Aug. 1S.-In the 2:2G race to-
day Great Eastern won in three straight
heats: Hannah D., see md; Dslla Woods
lin, third; Lewinsky, fourth. fine
2:201a; POS; 30 2::22211G4; (; 2:221a. In 2:2o
race knruse won in two straight heats;
Clementine. second; General Garfield,
third; Carry, fourth. Time: 2::22211a2;
2:22I5; 2:23. After the exhibition of
famous trotters before the grand stand,
Dan. Mace's bay mare, Amy, trotted
two heats without a break or skip.
Time , POI; 2:;2oll.
PH1LApELPHIA. Ang. lS.-Paid ad-
missions TO the exhibition. $25, ,79i.
New YORK, Aug. IS. The Executive
Committees of tie Tainmany and anti
Tammany party met this afternoon
and appointed Conference Committees
to try and arrange the existing differ
ences and bring all under one banner
for the coming campaign. For some
time past efforts in the direction Of
consultation have been going on, and
to-day's meetings are the result. John
Kelley headed the Tammanyites, and
John Morrissey headed the anti-Tam-
many les The latter demanded hal:
representation in the State Convention
delegation, ard Tammany would only
concede them one>third. The Antics
also wanted one-half of the county of
fcers. No result was arrived at, and
another conference will be held to NOR
row.
New York. Ang 18th. Half of the
delegation TO the Saratoga Convention
elected to- night are anti-Cornell. The
Reform Club elected a full set of dele
gates to the Convention headed by Gen
eral Dix. They proba' ly will not be
admitted.
Gen. B. A. Harrison began his can
vass for Governor of Indiana at Dcville.
in Hendricks County, to-day, address
ing Il large meeting for neatly tIreo
hours Oh the politics of the nation Of
Hendricks, he said, if be ever did any
thing for his country in tue hour Of its
trial, history failed to record it. He
explained that his reasons for first de-
clining the gubernatorial nomination
were purely private, and expressed cons
vlction that the contest in Indiana
could only result in Republican VIC
tory. He resumed the history of the
Democratic party, claiming it was thor
oughly disloyaI. He had no patience
with the protests against the bloody
shirt business. 1t was an insult to the
loyal soldiers. He then reviewed Til
den's record, beginning with the Kent
letter Of 1860, which he characterized
as the utterance of a secessionist He
then took rp the letter of Dr. Russell,
showing Tilden's sentiments were un-
changed in 1761. His refusal to take
part III the war, and the Chicago peace
resolution of 1863 showed the same
thing. He daclared T.lden, the attorney
for Tweed, was sham reformer When
General Harrison had concluded, Sena-
tor Booth of California, who is visiting
Indiana, was seen i'll tie CouIt room,
and cry was raised for him. He re-
fused for some moments to say any,
thing, but being finally forced forward
by the continued demand, he addressed
the audience in rousiDg speech, ar
raigning the Democratic party for its
want of loyalty in the past, and for its
dangerous tendencies in the future.
His speech elected great applause.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.--There was an
USUALLY large crowd of visitors at the
White House this forenoon, among
them many Senators and Representa-
lves who called to take leave of the
President
Isaac Prolen, for % years principal
Engrossing Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, has been removed by the
Clerk of the House, owing to late re-
trenchment legislation.
The Chicago Tribunes Washington
special says The friends of Avery and
Mckee, the Chicago and Milwaukee