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Political Notes.

AT the New York democratic state CODY en-
ton which met at Saratoga yesterday, ID
ratio Seymour and John Kelly were chosen
electors at large. 80. Parson Bfownlox,
who is usually well posted as TO political
affairs In east Tennessee, is confident that
Randolph and Thornburg, repu blicaa csndi-
dates in the LIST and I'd districts, res pective-
ly, will be elected and he believes also that
the republicans will carry the 81 district and
elect nearly every member OF the legislature
from that portion OF the state. '''. prOhi
0ltion and reform convention met at rren-
ton, New Jersey, yes erday. Resolutions
were adopted tndorsing the nomination OF
Green Clay Smith for President and Gideon
I. Stewart for Vice President, aud al cleo
toral ticket was formed. Inc convention
was small, less than twenty persons being
pres eTt 49, Gen. Sam Cary told q reporter
at Parkersburg The other day tina; ia mis-
opinion Hayes Will undoubtedly be elec,ed;
mat Tllden Will not get The electoral vo'e OF
single northern state; that he might on tha
Chinese Question, get California, but Will
lose New York by 40 ,000. Cary has been can
vaLsiDg in Indiana, OHIO and Michigan, and
his observation is that the Cooper movement
Is drawing off from TIlden more votes than
from Haye in most local ties. '''. Tne Iowa
democratic state convention nat at DaS
Moines yesterday, ID. F. Miller presiding. A
resolution was adopted that the platform o.
the 81. Louis convention be adopted, and APP
proving the sentiments of Tilden aud Hen
bricks as expressed In their letters of accep
lance. The following were nominated: John
ii. ii. StubeDranch, secretary of state; Wss-
ley Jones, treasurer; VIM. Gronerey, audi
torj n. 7. Ridenour, register land OH ;e. Elec-
tors al large are Daniel +. Miller and joan
L. Irish. 49, A grand ratification meeting
OF the nomination OF Peter Cooper for Prest
dent was held last night at New York. Mr..
Cooper mace a speech deDunciator of tue
present financial policy OF the government,
saying that forced resumption OF specie pay
ment would paralyze industries and com
inerce. Resolutions In support of the India
napolis platform were adopted. Judge
Stallo, OF CiDctnnati, whom the de nOcra1s
counted upon TO counterfeit Carl Schurzs in
nuerce on the stump, announces that ne can.
not hll any political appointments this year
- The Cleveland Leader sticks to its story
abOut1 that barrel of Tilden's money bsine
10 Ohio to buy votes. IT says Its Informant
heard the matter discussed, as originally
stated, all denials to the contrary notwith-
standing.
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0The Rev. Miss Ada O. Bovles hss hesu
selected by the Pennsylvania Unfversaifst
convention % preach the sermon 81 tts next
meeting, In 1871.
~Two young women In g. Louis cot fnto
the parlor OF Q woman whom thew hafa6
and cut the upholstery to damaging extSn{
OF 800. They were convicted OF the offence .
Between 300 and 400 lseoring men apply
ran Tor employment The applicauts are
mostly immigrauts. and are willing g vork
at anything that offers.
0Thur.day last Stephen Z,ll, Q c,uduo-
instantly killed while coupllne his rysin
near 1artnsourg, West Va. Bosh his ioeS
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RESULTS OF THE GREAT COAL SALE
The effect on the retail trade of the great
coal sale of Tuesday last has been to reduce
prices about one dollar per ton in NewYOrk.
The new schedules Of the great companies
VIII be issued in few days, and will proba-
bly, show An advance upon the rates obtained
on Tuesday. Tie Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company has determined to
return 10 It's old system of holding monthly
TO be put up at such sales To be determined
by circumstances at the time. The other
companies, however, have lot yet decided
10 follow this example The quotations OF
coal stocks at The New York stock exchange
yestt rday were quiet and higher. The vice
president OF the Pennsylvania company de-
mics the report That that company had
bought in some fits coal at the auction sale
ON TUESDAY.
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AGAIN, "YOUR CANDIDATE CAN
NOT BE'
Horati0 seymour PeremptorfIy De-

NEW YORK, August 3t-A special 70 the
Times, dated Utica, August 81. q m says
" Horatio Seymour Immediately wrote q
dispatch peremptorily declining the noni-
ration, upon the receipt OF the news from
Saratoga at midnight"
But AecOns1ders and Accepts ~
Usual.
SARATOGA, August 3l.-Ex Governor Sey-
monr has accepted the nomination Tor gov
ernor.
DOrshefmer for Lieut.. Governor.
SARATOGA, August 3I.-Tne democratic
convention has renominatod Hon. William
Dorsheimer for Lieutenant governor by &C
clamRtfOu.
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Cam paIgm SQuibs.

The Detroit Post is unkind enough to say
that Tilden's claims 10 having reduced the
taxes lay In the fact that he reduced his OVID
income tax by perjury. ...This time it is
Salem, Ind, where the democrats are &C
cused of having given "stentorian cheers
for JEFF Davis. THE New York World has
the following sly dig at Tilden: "There is
money enough stolen every year from the
railroads In this country to pay all their
debts" '..""Blue Jeans" Williams Is
making gallant canvass for Governor OF
Indiana. His speeches are as home spun as
his breaches, but they are strong and bound
TO wear well.-6. Louis Times. '.-.sGov
Hayes" the Commercial says, "has declared
for one term only" Yes, and his friend
Grants blue coats will have to be mighty
active with their bsyonefs at the south, or
he won't get even that Louisville Co,r- Jour
THE new firm OF Morgan s. Fitzpatrick,
dealers In Indiana produce, Is organized on
a basis which recalls the famous partner
ship OF the German speculator aud capitalist
described in Harper's "Drawer" not long
ago. Fitzpatrick puts in the bloody shirt
and Morgan puts In the money. At the end
OF the campaign Fitzpatrick will have the
money and Morgan will have the bloody
shtrt.-N. Y World
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The Secretary of War, in pursuance OF the
late army appropriation bill limiting the
number OF enlisted men, including Indian
scouts and hospital stewards, to 25 0O0 has
issued an order honorably discharging six
teen hospital stewards from service. Toe
whole number OF such persons in the army
was ZIG, but Congress having made appro-
priatiOn for 200 only, IT was necessary to
discharge the number above mentioned.
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OyIRHLNGrNC

OvERHANGING FRUIT-ImpOrtnu DecS-
sion An important decision, OF interest 70
all VIII o reside In cities, towns, or villages,
was recently made In the Lebanon county
court, Pa, by Judge Henderson. A man
was indicted for an assault and battery on a
neiRhbor because he claimed the fruit on the
branches or The tree overspreading prose-
cutor's lot. Judge Henderson said thateyerv
owner OF land is the owner OF IL from his line
upward as far a. he desires to make claim
OF It, This being the law the prosecutor hal
the right 70 the fruit on the branches EXTEND
Ing over his lot. He might even have sawed
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The Naval officers suicide

a INV PhAsE-INSANATH CAUSE
PAULINE" HIS LIVING WIPE.
DR.. Ward, the county physician OF New
ark, N. J., has received a letter from DIR.
Thayer, OF Portland, giving an entirely new
complexion TO the story as already pub
likhed OF tie suicide OF G l.. Aventine at
The Orange Mountain House, New Jersey,
last Saturday. In the eloquent hspsody he
wrote just before and after he swallo we'd the
oose OF two deadly poisons Aventine gushed
forth in touching language regarding his
anxiety u be with his "beloved one,0 his
''carline Pauline !" on "the other side OF the
great mystery" This, with the brief mem
Ii' n In Or. Thayer's telegram from Portland
General conclusion thai he 1Ayentine1 had
sacrffced his life, wife, friends and fortune
for love outside OF wedlock. The letter re-
ceived by DR.. Ward corrects this idea, and
sets forth that Pauline is none other than
the lawfully welded wife OF the rash officer.
IL further sets forth that Aventine was not a
lieutenant commander, as stated In yester-
board the United States sloop Monongahels.
In Portland the Monongahela was put out
OF commission some two months ago. While
a well connected young lady OF Portland.
Upon being discharged from the navy b e
married her, and three weeks ago to-day left
Portland Re 81 for trip 70 New York. promising
days after reaching New York he wrote his
wife that he had met an oil friend, Fred
Montrose; that bis own head was troubled
been attacked some time before, aud that
he would stay q few days longer than be an
ucipated. On Wednesday, two weeks ago,
letter was receiv we'd from Montrose inform
and that he raved about his wife, Pauline.
whom be had "lost IN the park" M Dntrose
doubted the marriage, and therefore wrote
70 say that he wouli take Claude home with
him 70 Louisiana, where he would have com
plete rest. This, says DIR. Thayer, was the
last heard OF Aventine until the dispatch was
received announcing his suicide. He has
foreborDe TO convey the dreadful news 10 the
young bride, fearing that IL might Kill her.
Aventine's people live In Florida and are re-
puted 10 be quite wealthy. His mother aud
sister are travelling In Virginia. They have
been sent for. Orders have been given 70
spare no expense In placing the body In the
most preseDtRble form. IL continues In an
ice casket az the Nevsrk morgue.
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A MILLION DoLLARs' WoRrH OF PRAcH-
Es=Up 10 this time about q quarter OF q
million baskets OF peaches have reached the
New York market. There has been an aver
age OF eighty car loads day since the OPEN
nve hundred baskets. The total mum Der of
peaches IL estimated 1T $50, 900 900. selling at
100000. &c ~ reported that the western
ton Of their crop 20 this market nsxt sea-
son, an addition which, II practicable, will
make the supply over sbundant-tM II.
World son
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FOREIoN NEWS.
Our new Lean In LOndOm.

LONDON, August 3l.-The remaining three
hundred million United States funded loan
was offered for subscription TO day At 103 x
The FiDancier says its issue will probably
have little or no effect on the money mar ket
the operation being substitution for exist
ing stock, but some effect will be produced
while the deposits are locked up pending the
receipt of the new bonds.
The CriAis In the Iron Trade.
LIVERPOOL, August 3l.-The Journal OF
Commerce says: "The crisis I'm the Cleveland
iron trade has assumed q serious aspect. II
is stated that Swan, Goats a Co., iron no as
tiers, have filed petition In liquidation, and
that the Lackenby iron works company,
Thomas Vaughan & Co, Thomas Charlton
d Co, and X. III. Charlton have decided on q
similar step.
a Bankrupt for q Million.
LONDON, August 3l.-Tne application OF
Thomas Vaughan Co. for liquidation in
trar here to day. The liabilities or the firm
are Fl 000, 900.
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COLORADO DEMOCR Ate.

cratic State Convention effected permanent
organization yesterday at Aaniton. At the
evening session, Hon. Bella II. Hughes, OF
n. Patterson for Congress. There hes been
some acrtmony In the convention, but Il will
probably complete it, nominations and ad-
journ torday.
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A Boy MURDERER-A boy named Thos.
Joseph CLANCY, aged ten years, son OF Nelson
Chaney, OF Annapolis, shot and killed his
colsin, Thomas Clancy, aged about four
teen, On Tuesday, at the farm OF Wesley
Wright, on South river, Anne Arundel
oouLIy. The murder Is believed to have been
deliberate one, as the accused had been
heard TO make threats that he would kill his
cousin. The youthful murderer was yester-
day lodged in the county iail.
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THREE BURGLARl

THREE BURGLARIEs were committed In
New York city Monday, one In open day
light. One of them was at the first floor of
rick, fur dealer, and the second floor By f.
w. Wagner, optical instrument mauufac-
turer. the loss OF the two being an aggregate
OF sli 600 These robberies were accom- plisned
about six o'clock In the morning. Another
burglary was at 81 franklin street, the
French dress importing house OF Mills &
Brown; loss 50 900. The third robbery was
of the cigar mandatory 112 Duane street,
about 81 900 worth OF choice cigars being
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AhKRIcAH BEEF YoR EURoPE-Ths Jer.
large 90 nsignment OF beef % England by TIE
Cunard steamer Algeria The experiments
made by this oompssy have proyed . re-
high profits In the English market. while
selling one hundred per cent. lower than tie
home article.
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NEW YokK, August 81 The P0St's Imam.
clsl article says: "Gold opened Al i09 \ aud
At ll.2O O'Clock declined 20 lO9A whlcn has
since been the price. Money uucha angel.
Exchange Is lower. Government bonds con
unue 10 decline. The 6's OF 1881 aud the cur
rency IS being n lower, the 5-20's of '6S I
lower. The old 65's, =, aud the new
Eve \. TIE stock market opened with
unimportsnt changes from yesterday
closing prices, and during the nrse half
hour the general list advanced Lag
AT the first board toe Market became
heavy, with the st. Paul shares aud Erie
Doticesbly weak, and prices have since fallen
AL 8, the latter 81. Paul. Erie decIinni 1 =
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HARTFORD RACES. - At Hartford, Con-
necticut, yesterday the 2.2O race was won by
Planter, beating Trio, the only contestant;
time 2.N PA, 226, 2N. Trio took second
heat. After six heats in the 2.22 race the
finish was postponed until to morrow on
account OF darkness. Adelaide took the
and fifth, Slow Go the third aud Bella the
first; time 22H. %. 223H. 2 O. 22fH 2 q 4
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CENTENNIAL NOTES.-The paid admis.
sions to the Centennial exhibition yesterday
numbered 43, Acc. A meeting OF representa-
tives OF the various boards OF the Pennsyl-
veDia Centennial management was held yes
terday 10 arrange for the celebration of the
anniversary OF the signing OF the first Penn
2Sih OF September. Hon. Benjamin Harris
Brewster will be the orator on the occasion
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Dupont, (who was killed by the Delaware
powder mill explosion In 1857 died in Lon
don, England. on Monday, after an illness Of
and was travelling in Europe with several OF
her relatives. She was In the sixtieth year
OF age, and leaves several Sous and daugh-
tiers in Wilmington, Delaware.
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THE WOMAN KATE HOFFMAN, now in
prison In New York, charged with the ~ ur-
der OF the little girl Maggie Bauer, is repre-
sented as being In a wretched condition men
tally, constantly crying on God for mercy,
and physically she Is much Frustrated The
physician In charge expects TO get her con-
fession.
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PHILADELPHIA,A August 3i.-In the nrst
trlsl hest, single sculls, Yates, OF Union
Springs; Gormly and PleasautOn, OF Quaker
City; withdrew, and Courtney, OF Union
Springs, rowed over the course.
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~Peter Cooper IL likely to DO defeated.
He did not pronounce against second term.
Vaulting ambition has ruined his chances.
0The widow OF Hiram Powers. the "a
rope FOR America on Saturday next, I'd Sep
tenber, Aftsr uaosenos of thirty mine years.
aUJOhn Morris, or Setaueet, l.. I was b e
ten q Fri1ay ~ essss snake while waltz.
alony until Monday, when he died from the
efIectD Of the Wound.
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BALTIMORE, August 3i.-Virgiuia ST xss. de-
ferred, 81; do. consolidated, 66k: do. second
series, 81; North Carolina skies, old, IS;
Sugar unch anged.
BALTIMORE, August s1.-Cotton dull
and easy middling, ukalIE. Flour arm
and unchanged. Wheat In good demand
and nrm; receipts small-western red, good
10 cnolce, ll5al.l1; do. common 20 fair IS
alo5: Mary land red, fair 10 choice, LI5ai %;
pennsylvania red, 1.l6; do amber, 4 2isI Is;
DO. white, Ll5al IS. Corn dull and heavy for
southern, steady for westeru-southern
white, 50a55; do. yellow, 63a55; western
mixed, 5iz spot. Oats quiet and steady
southern prime, SSa37; western white 35aS5 !:
do. mixed, 30a34. Rye dun and unchanged,
o6a6O. hay nrm-Pennsylvania and Mary
land timothy, - 00al5.OO per ton. Provisions
nat aud dull. Pork $500 for mess. Bulk
meats-shoulders, 6A AGA; clear rib sides, "a
IS. Baoon- shoulders. a.; clear rio sides
Butter unchanged; extra choice, 2la2J Pc
troleum Quiet-re1ned. 25a26; crude, l2Na
Tx. Coffee firmer-ordinary 70 prime, u "a
lSk. whisky quiet-western, r.i2aI l2iL.
Receipts-Flour, 4,O55; wheat, 1000; corr,
100000; oats, $500; rye, COO. Shipment
Wheat, 1000; Corn, IS 600.
NEw 1oRK, August 3l-Stocks active,
and unsettled. Money X. Gold. 9E. Ex-
change, long, ass; short, 4s9x. Govsrnments
active, currency bonds better, rest unsettled
and lower.
NEW YORK, August 3i.-Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat quiet and unchanged. Corn
steady.
LONDON. August 81, 1890 pm.-Consols
SO / 10 for both money and the account u.
=. bonds, new IS, La Il. Erie, i0s.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
SEYMOUR AND DoRSHEIMER.
Haratn Declines then Accepts, as Usual.
TURKEY AT 1T AGAIN.
Another New Sultan.
Abdul as is, is Abdul Hamid.
THE SCLAYS SUE FOR PEACE.
Montenegro and Servia both Weaken.
TURKEY AT 1T AGAIN.
Another New Sultan.
Abdul as is, is Abdul Hamid.
THE SCLAyS SUE FOR PEACE.

Montenegro and Servia both Weaken.
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JAEksrOwS. n. n. August Si.-The SD
district republican convention has nomi-
Isted George W. Patterson for Congress.
ST. LOUIs, August 3l.-J. W. Throckmor-
ton and Z -. Mills have been nominated
tor re election To Congress in their respective
districts in TeNsS.
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DROwNKD WHILE observation-disclosures
Hoffman, q youpg man % years OF Age, resid-
ing in New York. was drowned OF the Long
bridge, 1t Bergen Point, Monday. Hoffman,
with q friend, was engaged In fishing, when,
according to the statement OF al eye wit
ness. he accidentally dropped his pole. and
jumped 10 after IL. The young man who was
with him says that the accident was caused
by the passage OF q train, which caused
Hoffman to get dizzy and fail.
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PLAYING WITH GUN WITH THE USUAL
FATAL RKSULTs-Oa Sunday afternoon
Peter Minner and Fred. Schweizer, two
young men residing at No. AS west 50 4
street. New York, were ekylarking in the
inc rife for a taraet excursion. and acsI.
dentally aimed at bis friend Sch Weizer Sud-
denly the gun went or and the charge en-
tered the left breast OF Sch weller, causing q
wound which resulted fatally.
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"DoING" THE CENTENNIAL.-The mem
bers of the New York State Press Associa-
tion, numbering about three hundred, ar
rived at Bethlehem, Pa, yesterday, and
were met by q delegation Of the Press Club
OF Philadelphia. stephen M. Winslow. tue
president. made an address welcoming the
visitors TO Philadelphia and the centennial
exhibition. The party left for Philadelphia
at d. m. on q special train.
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MasIkedl safe Barwlsrv.

PoUGHKKEPsIK, N. =, August 31.-FouI
masked men attacked the watchman at the
Rhinebeck station OF the Hudson River rail-
road between 2 and O'Clock this morning.
They "bucked and gagged" him and threw
him into freight car, and then broke into
the ticket ONCE, blew open the safe With
euupoWdor, and robbed 10 OF about 500. Two
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a MINISTER And HIS Family Har.

ST.. LOUIS. August 31.-AdvIces nom De-
eatur, Te1as, says Rev. ". @. England, .
and four step SONS, were murdered @ their
home six miles from Montague, On last SAT
mIAy night ~ . party Of disguised meu.
bon reosavod, bus it % suoposEd The nute6 !.
~ vos committed for money, q u faun.
ily we've considered Yich.
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THE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BoUy.
DAIRY Commission adjourned on TUESDAY
from Cape May, N. j., To Philadelphia,
where its sessions will be continued at the
Continental Hotel until the matter before
them is settled. The impression prevails
that the claims of Maryland will TO a large
extent he cOncAdai.
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SEQUEL TO THE NAVAL OFFIOEs's
0U1OnOB.

PORTLAND, NE. August 3l.-Nrs. Aven-
tine, wife OF the Newark, N. J., suicide, was
turned out of her boarding house last night
for non-payment OF board, and to-day
jumped into the harbor. She was rescued.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
SEYMOUR AND DoRSHEIMER

H0nfn Declines then Accepts, as Usual.
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GOVERNOR HAYES DECLINEs.-A Column
bus, Ohio, dispatch says: Governor Hayes
has received several Invitations to visit
prominent gentlemen east and west during
the fall, but has declined them all. His official
duties will probably not permit him to leave
Ohio for some time to come.
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ARMY ORDERs.-Leave OF absence granted
Lieut. j. f. Sawyer, 9Th artillery, is extent
ed six months, with permission TO go beyond
the sea.
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THE AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM to take part
In the coming International rifle match was
selected yesterday. and Sre as follows: Dakin,
Farwell, Weber, Fulton, Yale, Bruce, Rath
bone and Allen. Only three of these were
members OF last years team.
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THE NEW YORK DEuOC9ATICC COW.
VSNrsON.
John Kelly ExpIasus.

SARATOGA. August SI.-rne Democratic
convention rassembled this morning. Mr.
John Kelly made n brief personal explana-
ton OF some remarks yesterday with refax-
erence 10 the liberal party. He had no interi-
ton of giving offeUce 20 any liberals who
we're acting with the democratic party.
The Ticket seymour and Der
shefmeF"
Hon. VIM. Dorsheimer. now lieutenant-
governor, was placed In nomination for that
position.
A delegate from West Chef,er here an
nounced that Hoi q 10 Sey mour had accepted
the gueernaicrisl nom nation.
Garrison n. Potter and Manton Marble
v ere also put I'm nomination for lieutenant
governor, but Mr.. Dorsheimer Was re-
nominsted by scclsmstion. The committee
appointed 20 walt on Governor Seymour
and spprise him OF his nomination reportef
that he feels constrained 20 obey the call OF
The people aud accepts the nomination. De-
witt C. West was declared the nominee for
elector -at-lsrge I'm place OF Seymour. Root
Earle was nominated TOR judge OF tue court
OF appeals. Darius A. Ogden was nominated
Tor canal commissioner. Robert II. Ander~
son received the nomination for state prison
Inspector.
Senator Kerr an, Clsrkson ~. Potter, and
Mr.. Dorsheimer addressed the convention,
which, Al i.S5 y. m. adjourned Nse tie.
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The Hartford Races.

HARTFORD, August Si.-rne unfinished
222 race, post pon ed yesterday on account OF
darkness, Wa uotted out this morning b.
tween sam Purdy, Bells, Slowgo, and Ade-
laide. Al The close yesterday SIX heats had
hsen trotted. Purdy won the first heat, con-
ssQuenily the race. Time. 23k. Adelaide
came In second, Bella third. Slowgo fourth.
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KILLED By A SHERIrF.-Sheriff Jordan,
Of Aiken county, Ga, aud his posse killed q
man named Porter yesterday, At Windsor
on the South Carolina railroad. The sheriff
lad warrant for his arrest, and fearing re-
s1stapce Porter wss f1f red mon.