The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-24

Western Union Telegraph opsrstos at
Silver City, NevsdA. committed suicide
this morning BY taking poison. he
leaves . wife and child.
IASfx1U G7AYIA
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Ths chair
laid before the Ssnsts . message from
the President in regard to the cass Of
Winslow, which vss read IN the House
yesterday. ordered printed, and refsrrsd
to ths Con nitses o. Porsigo Relations.
Alliseo reported back House bill TO
transfer the ol1cs Of Indian A6siss from
the interior 70 the War Department.
and recommended that it Be postponed
until tn 6rss Tharsdsy sfssr the Arst
Monday in December next.
ingalls, asked thst il be laid on the
table. So ordered.
BANGOR, Maine. June 22.-Ths Re-
publican State Convention met here to-
day and heartily spplaudsd q speaker
Blaine. The following resolutions were
sdoptsd:
Resolced, In view Of tho probable
vacancy in the United States Senate
from Maine. this convention res
pecfully recommends the appointment
Of James G. Blaine TO ill the vacancy.
A message wss read from Blaine
saying every effort must be made to give
Conner . magnAminous old fashioasd
majority in September. Msine must
pave the way for the triumphant cleo
tioo Of Hayes and Wheeler. James
Coonss vs. accumulated BY sClims.
ton. w. w. Thomas and n. 7.
Farrell were nominated PRESIDENTIAL
electors ct laros. Resolutions were
adopted accepting the Cincinnati can
didstss and platform. and thanking
the Republicans Of other States for
their enthusiastic support Of Blaine and
rsslfrming sdherency to prohibition.
NEW YoRx, June 3d. Plymouth
church yesterday fixed the salary of
Beecher at geo, 900 annually.
Of the Second Congressional district Of
Kansas yesterday nominated ID. G. Has.
kell for Congress
CLEVELAND, June 32.--W. NJ. Adm,
who killed his wife, step-daughter and
Miss Benton last December. was hanged
to-day. He maintained 10 the last that
the deed wss not premsditated.
LOWELL, MAa, June Sat meet.
ing 1t tho Sccoad Advent church last
night Mrs. N. n. Pettyplscc, wife Of
the pastor. presented charges Of adultery
and base.lying agsinst her husband.
A committee waited ON the accused who
confessed the truth ofthe charges. To-
day he resigned his pastoratc.
SPRIxaYnLD, June aa.-Thc Demo.
cratic State Convention met at noon TO-
day. Districts wore called in their or.
der, and the various committees an.
nounced, after which recess was taken
until 3 o'clock. Smith, Of Cook county,
asked for but WAS not accorded permits.
sion 70 read . telegram from MAnton
Marble, Of New York, which WAS 70 the
effect that Mr.. Tilden was not chairman
Of the platform committee At Chicago
in 1854. and that b opposed the peace
resolution declaring the war . failure.
He srsusd sgsinss sdnittisg that
plank. The report Of the committee
On redsstisls wss sdopssd and tie
committee On permanent organisation
reported: 4. @. Burr. president. with
one vice president for ssch district.
The report was adopted. The commit
Zee to appoint delegates to the National
convention reported delegates from each
district with sltsrnates and dslcgstss ct
large. The committee Oh resolstions
reported but one resolution, 10 the o.
feet that since this convsntion is called
simply to select delegates TO the Ma
tional Democntie Convention. and
since the State convention will convene
shortly 70 nominate State officers and
electors for Prssidsot and Vice Presi-
dent that no sesolutioos should b
sdoptsd. 4 rssolutioa iuslructing the
dslegsAss 70 g. Louis 70 sstsnpt 10
sholish IL tvs-thisd rule. was referred
under the rule; sdjournsd. The dele
gates u lsrgs srs. il i believed, gsnsr-
ally Nldsu n,so : Of ths other delegates
eighteen are said 20 be for Tilden.
twelve for Davis. ak for Hendricks, and
two undecided.
The Democratic State Central CON-
mittee called Q convention 70 meet on
July 27th. to nominste State ticket.
ANpKRsoxvILLR. Ind. June "a
The Sixth District Congressional con-
vention ut Greenfield. met to-day aud
nominated Miller and Robinson for re-
election.
Sr. Louis. June 22.-Ths California
State delegation arrived here tonight.
being the frss on the ground. They