American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-27
VOL. XVI.

honorable means to secure his nomiha
ton. The majority report did not pre-
sent the name of any candidate for the
Presidency. The reading of the two
siderable confusion, when, upon a vote
being taken, the minority report was
adopted by 36S yeas to 800 nays,
many delegates having left the
hall. The Convention then elected
delegates to the St. Louis Convention
as follows: George Fl. Pehdleton, VIM.
S. o'Brien, Ten. George W. Morgan,
and Thos. Ewing. The following State
ticket was chosen: For Secretary of
State, VIM. Bell, of Licking County :;
for Judge of the Supreme Court, VIM.
E. Finch, of Perry County; for Mem
Der of the Board of Public Works, H.
P. Clough, of Butler County.
The National Prohibition Conven-
ton, held at Cleveland on the 18th,
nominated Green Clay Smith, of Ken
lucky, for President, and G. T. Stew
art, of Ohio, for Vice-President.
Twelve States were represented by 156
delegates in the Convention. The pro-
hibition plank of the platform of 1872
was reaffirmcd, and several new resolu-
lions added
THE National Convention of the In
dependent or d" Greenback" party was
hold ot Tp1;oro-ol;s ~, %ba 17tb ord
18th. Hon. Thomas C. Durant, of
Washington, D. c., presided. Nine
teen States were represented by 800
delegates. Peter Cooper, of New York,
was nominated for President, and New
ton 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 full legal tender
for all obligations except those special
ly made payable in coin, etc. 1t is stated
in New York dispatch of the 18th, that
Mr.. Cooper declines the nomination,
and expresses his choice for the Presi-
dency to be William Allen, of Ohio.
THE boilers oil the steamer Pat Gle
burne exploded ON the night of the 18th,
while the boat was making a landing
six miles below Shawneetown, ILL.,, on
the Ohio River. After the explosion
the boat fioated down the river about
mile and burned to the waters edge
At the time Of the explosion the Gle
burne was lying alongside the Ar
kansas Belle, and that boat was
also badly wrecked. The following are
known to be lost: Capt. Dick Fowler;
Richard Partridge, express messenger;
Charles Cotton, second mate; Walter
engineer; A. Matson, Pa
ducah, KY, and one or two other pas
sengers. Fourteen roustabouts are
missing. A number of the passengers
and crew were also severely burned or
scalded.
ANOTHER daring exploit by Texas
occurred on the 18th,
the particulars of which are given in
special dispatch to the Galveston NesUs.
On the morning of that day the stage
of the Ell Paso Line, which left Eagle
ford for Fort Worth, was stopped on
Grand Prairie, only about Is miles
from Dallas, by three masked men
heavily armed. The passengers
were ordered to alight and
give up their money, which request they
complied with. One of the robbers then
stood guard over the passengers, while
the other two went up the road to meet
another hack, which was coming from
Fl. Worth, and compelled the passengers
thereof to get out and take their places
with the other victims. Atthis time still
another hack was deserted coming
from Dallas, but the driver of this re-
fused to stop when ordered, and the
passengers pluckily returned the fire of
the robbers, who sent several shots to
enforce their demands, but without
avail. The highwaymen then took the
stage-horses, and, after killing their
own, rode off in the direction of the In
dian Territory. 1t is said that they Sc
cured about $1,000 in cash, besides a
number of watches and other valuables.
AN Associated Press dispatch from
New Orleans, 18th, says that the re-
ports of the recent troubles in the State
have been greatly exaggerated. Solar
as known only one white man and two
negroes were killed and several negroes
wounded.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, investigating the case of Gen.
Schenck, have agreed to report that,
while he was cot himself guilty of inter-
national wrong, he was a party with 9TH
ers in a speculative enterprise which
resulted in great loss to British subjects,
and that his becoming Director in the
Emma Mine Company was altogether
improper and incompatible with his po-
sition as an American Minister.
The House Committee investigating
the affairs of the Freedmen,x Rank bas