The Republican journal., 1876-06-29
L A T e S T
FROM TIL
ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.

ST. LOUIS CONVENTION.
st. Louis, June 90.
John Kelley of New York, presented to the
Convention Il list of names of prominent men
of New York opposed to the nomination of
Coy. Tilden. The Chair ruled it out of order,
A resolution, offered by Gov. Wooderson of
Missouri, that the Convention do not proceed
to ballot for President and Vice President till
the report of the committee on resolutions is
adopted, is being discussed.
At II 10 a. H. The Convention has taken
recess till O'Clock: to hear report of commit
tee on resolutions.
At the closing of the telegraph office in this
city at O'Clock Wednesday evening, it was
announced that the balloting had commenced,
but with what result is not known.
The Ellsworth American tells OF wo-
man in Castine who carried water snake,
a foot and a halt in length. in her stomach
for four years. This reptile was accustomed
to make excursions about its prison house,
trying to get out, and at times the woman
had to grasp the reptile through the walls
OF the abdomen, and hold hard to keep him
still. His career was stopped by DR.. Put
nam of Bucksport The doctor didn't cap
ture the reptile as his namesake did the
wolf, but administered subtle dose which
caused him to leave It's a good puff for
the doctor, People troubled with snakes
will take hint therefrom, and apply early
1t may be possible for small snake to be
swallowed in a draught Of water, and to
live and grow in the human stomao h-but
in II fair stand up fight between the gastric
Juices and n small water snake, we should
risk our money on the juice.
\ fishing party at Moosehead Lake last
week, lett that locality tearing mad They
had constructed large box, bored full Of
holes. which was lowed to the fishing
ground for the purpose of keeping the
fish alive The night before the depart
uret his receptacle contained two hundred
pounds of large and handsome trout
Next morning it was found to have been
visited by some proving thieves, and
robbed of its contents We understand
if the thieves are caught that Counsellor
Strout, Of Portland. is ready to conduct
the prosecution without fee or reward
A disappointed Office seeker at Constan
tinople took a curious revenge the other
day He walked into the Council of State
whipped out aroyolver and began Stay ing
the high officials with npronounceable
names, Hekiiled or fatally wounded three
Of the dignitaries. Next day they took him
out and hung him, SO he will never have
another fit of emotional insanity.
About three o'clock last Saturday morning
the steamer Cambridge struck on Monhegan
Island, breaking some fifteen feet OFT her bow.
She got OIL in safety about O'Clock. camden
Herald
That's rather remarkable accident,
that a steamer should lose fifteen feet of
her bow 10y striking rock and then get
off in safety The tact is that only her
planking was fractured for small space.
The Colorado potato bug has made its
appearance in Winthrop. kennebec Coun-
ty-brought there, it is thought, in seed
potatoes. But the fact is enough to make
potato growers shudder.
One OF the amusements at the Dover
celebration Of the Fourth will be the
chasing Of CREASED pig. They ought to
label the animal Cincinnati nomination >
Speaking of the slashng work made by
the nominating conventions with Presiden-
tial aspirants, there is capital anecdote
OF DAME! Webster's speech on the evening
of the day on which Gen Scott was nomi-
mated by the Wing Convention, in 1853
1t is we'll told in Hon S S. Cox's work
'Why we Laugh, as follows
1t WAS day charged to the brim with disup-
pointment for Webster. He was heart broke
by what he felt to be the deserton of his for
tunes by the South. 1t was waif of the time
and has not been preserved in any Websteriana
which have ever seen. Is it out of place here ::
The Mississippi delegation returned from Balti-
more to Washington, and called at his lodgings
to serenade him. Mr.. Webster came out to re.
spond to their civilty, and his speech, OF all his
very brief utteranceS, is one of the most remark
able and happy, rs illustrating his temper. In
its poetry, in the imperial majesty of its tone
and III It's proud self respect, it is Webster. No
other man that ever lived could have made it.
Here 1t Is: II thank you, telloW-citzenS, for
this friendly and respectful call. | have only
to say, gentlemen, that the Convention did, I
DOUBT not, what it thought best, and exercised
its discretion in the important matter committed
to it. The result has caused me no personal
feeling whatever, nor any change of conduct or
purpose. What have been, | am, in principle
and in character; and what am | hope to con-
tinuc to be. Circumstances or opponents NAV
triumph over my fortunes, but they will not tri-
umph over my temper ormv selt-respect. Cen
tlemen, this Is Il serene and beautiful night.
Ten thousand thousand of the lights of heaven
illuminate the armament. They rule the night
A few hours hence, their light will be eNtn-
guished.
le stars that glitter in the skies,
And gayly dance before my eyes
What are We when the shall Iise2
Gentlemen, there is not one among you who
will sleep better tonight than | Shall. If |
wake, shall learn the hour from the c0nsteI-
latlons, and | shall rise, in the morning. God
willing, with the lark; and though the lark is
better songster than | am, yet he will not
leave the dew and the daisies, and spring up to
greet the Purping East, with a more blthe or
Jocuhd spirit than | shall possess. Gentlemen
! again repeat my thanks for this mark Of your
respect, and commend you to the enjoyment of
quiet and satisfactory reposc. May God bless
you alI:'
Gen. Scott, it will he remembered car
ried only four states The humor of the
speech consists largely in the fact that not
one word was said layorably to the ticket
he was expected to endorse and hardly
an allusion made to it. 1t is somewhat
different from Baine's swift congratulate
ton of Hayes-but then there is 4 differ
ence in men
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