The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-26
HOME NEWS.
TEE Silk sWUGGlER.
Lawrence Plead GWllty ~ Forging Gus
tOWeNOOac EWlrlCs.

tOmW0osc Entries.
Nsw YoRR. May g. Lawrence. th
sAk smugglor. plead guilty TO tho In
dictment charging him with forging
Uust0mbouse entries. causing substau
TALLY the charges for which ho was OK
tradioted. The prisoner was remandct
for sentence and bailcd. Attorney Con
oral Pierrcpont's visit TO New York hat
reference TO this case. =.
NasAslie naptAsm Not valid Pres,iscu
oss Dancing Frewmed Down.
NEW YoRK. May 2b. A report on pro
miecuons dancing. deploring the prac
uoe and rcgrctting parties for suol
lioS. and Counseling the church 10 ar
rest tho evil. was adopted.
BOWLING HREKN. May 2b.-The Gum
berland Presbyterian Conference dc
cided tho Roman Catholic Church no
orthodox. consequently baptism invalid
hut the matter must rest finally Will
the church session, to which the can
didate applies for admission.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Tte Mowey mcsslmtien Dcsaocratio Ira
aissoas ~rilacn amd Hendricks.
LANSING. May 25. In the Dcmocrati,
Convention two sots Of resolutions wer.
presented.
Tho money resolution of the platform
adopted leave the details 10 the legisla
tors. but rcasscrt that coin il the only y
money recognized by the traditions oi
the Democratic party az warranted by
the Consultation.
Tho delegation stands 10 for Tilden
and for Hendricks.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.
Wlasne AheaA IN Missouri Alabama Me-
publiCans 1er Morton.
SpRixas1xAD, Hl., May 36. Tho plat
form adopted RENTS the currency ques-
ton 10 the National Convention. Mr..
Beverage addressed the convention, in
dorsinE blaine. A resolution declaring II
impolitic 70 send Federal ofllceholders
10 tho National Convention was rejected.
Br. dl0uts, May 25. The platform de.
c3nros for coin or paper convertible into
coin. The delegation stands Blaine Ii,
Norton ~. Bristow 3, Conkling !. .s
Sr. PAUL. May 25.-The platform
adopted fAvosS hard money or It's equiv
Blaine is Minnesota's proud preference
for President. A resolution instructing
tho delegates to the national convention
TO vote as a unit was lost.
TOPEKA, May 35.-After debate from 10
70 IL O'Clock. u resolution declaring
Blaine the first choice OF the convention
for President was passed ingalls, will
be supported for Vice President.
MONTGOMERY, May 25.-The Republ-
can Convention did nothing Yesterday.
IL reassemblod this morning and nom
mated for Governor J. G. Bradley; Sec
rotary OF State, J. Il. Arlington Treas
urer. Il. NJ. Long; Auditor. q. Z. Plow-
man Attorney General. II. s. Hetiin;
In nj ~ EI,,cat,,n
Glover.
Delegates at Large to Cincinnati q.
". Spencer, Charley Hayes, Alex Curtis
and Alex. White. The districts elected
sixteen delegates, half white and half
A dispatch was received from Mr..
Bradley, declining to run for Governor
James Clarke was then nominated.
A resolution fayoring the resumption
act was adopted.
The convention was overwhelmingly
Tor Morton. and the entire delegation,
with the exception. possibly, OF two
delegates. will support him to the last.
ANNAPOLIS.
Conduct Oi Nine Cadet Mid
shipncu.
AENAPoLIs, May IS. Nine cadet mid
shipmen or the second and third class
- sAoASNulAOW w iSStkuy Oi SuuST eJeCClOn,
for stealing q stock of gentleman S fur
nishirg goods. which drummer de-
posted In one OF the rooms.
AN EXAMPLE.
I.ynching Of the Harmon Muraerrr,-
The Peoples Justicc.
CHARLESTON. May 25.-Further par
.icwlaIs OF the lynching Of the Harmon
nurderers show that tho execution took |
,laco in Edgefield county, near the Alb
,eville line. Their crime was one OF ex-
brutality, six negroes and |
hree women being directly concerned.
me proofs Of guilt were so clear that
he prisoners made a full confession.
The six men were shot by the citizens.
White and colored, in broad daylight, at
he conclusion OF the .ooroner's inquest
yer the victims. The women remain in
he custody OF the sheriff. The constant
allure Of the courts to bring murderers
0 justice Is the cause assigned for the
ynching.
THE BLACK HILLS.
n the war Path-Plenty ef Gsid-Tso