The Jasper weekly courier., 1876-06-02


was heldat Cincinnati on the 7th. Hon.
George H. Pendleton presided. The
minority report OF the Committee on Reso.
lutions, which was the. platform adopted,
demands the immediate and uncondtiona
repeal Of the Resumption act, the substitu.
tion Of legal-tenders for national banl
notes, the issue by the Government Of q
= sound currency equal 10 the wants oi
trade and industry, TO be regu.
lated in volume and gradually
| equalized with gold by means OF appropri.
, ate legislation, such as making il receivable
for customs snd interconvertibie at the
pleasure OF the holder with bond bearing
interest not 10 exceed 65-100 per cent.
payable in gold, so that the volume OF cur
rency shall not be determined by the pleas
ure or caprice OF either Congress or the
banks;'' and the repeal of the so-called Sill
YER act 50 far as the same limits the amount
for which said silver coinage shall be legal
tender. The concluding resolution pre-
sents the name OF William Allen for Presi-
dent, and requests the delegates 10 the ST..
Louis Convention TO use all honorable
means 10 secure his nomination. The ma
jority report did not present the name OF
any candidate for the Presidency. The
reading Of the two sets OF resolutions was
followed by considerable confusion, when,
upon vote being taken, the minority report
was adopted by 36s yeas TO 800 nays, many
delegates having left the hall. The conyen-
tion then elected delegates TO the 81. Louis
Convention as follows: George III. Pendle-
Nm prfa
Morgan, and Thomas Ewing. The follow
ing State ticket was chosen: For Secretary
Of State, WIN. Bell, Of Licking County; FOR
Judge Of the Supreme Court, VIM. T..
Finch, ofPerry County; for member Of the
Board OF Public Works, II. T.. Clough, OF
Butler County.
The National Prohibition Convention.
held at Cleveland on the 18th, nominated
Green Clay smith, Of Kentucky, for Presi-
dent, and G. T. Stewart. Of Ohio. for Vice
President. Twelve staies were represent
ed by l56 Delegates in the Convention. The
prohibition plank Of the platform OF 1872
was realiirmed, and several new r, solutions
added.
The Iowa Democratic Convention, held,at
Des Mofnes on the l7th, elected an unpledged
and uninstructed delegation to the 81. Louis
Convention. A majority Of the delegates il
claimed both for Tilden and Hendricks.
The Tennessee delegation TO the Cincin-
natl Convention il said to be about equally
divided between Morton and Bristow.
The Alabama Republicans have chosen a
Bristow delegation. as is claimed, TO the
Cincinnati Convention.
A Laramie dispatch of the 18th says that
few days ago J. q. Sanders and two other
men were killed by the Indians while pros
pecting on Sand Greek, near Custer City.
A dispatch from Fort Laramie, same date,
says that the mail-rider had been killed on
White River, and that Indian matters are
assuming very bad aspect.
The National Convention Of the Inde-
pendent or 'Greenbaek' party was held
at indianapolis on the 18th and 18th. Hon.
Thomas c. Durant, OF Washington, ID. c.,
presided. Nineteen States were represent
ed by 800 delegates. Peter Cooper, OF New
Newton Booth, of California, for
vice-President. The platform demands
the immediate and unconditional repeal OF
the Resumption act, and the making OF
United States notes afull legal tender for
all obligations except those specially made
payable in coin, etc Alt Is stated In a New
York dispatch Of the 18th, that Mr.. Cooper
declines the nominatfon, and expresses his
choice for the Presidency to be william Az
len, Of Ohio.
The boiler Of the, steamer Pat Cleburnc
boat was making landing six miles below
Shawneetown, H., on the Ohio River. Az
ter the explosion the boat 1oated down the
river about mile and burned to the wa
ter's edge. At the lime OF he explosion
the Cleburne was lying alongside the