Connecticut western news., 1876-06-30
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

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 The final competition for places on the American rife team resulted in the success of Farwell, Hyde Weber, Dakin, Yale, Bruce, Schafrer, Fulton, O Serbaugh, Anderson, lowell and Washburno. .. Tho Herzegovinian chiefs having refused an armistice offered by the Porte, Austria refuses to sustain them any longer, and they will soon be out of funds . Connecticut's lower House has, by large vote, passed law reducing the legal rate of interest from seven per cent. to six...... At 8 | sale of shorthorn cattle in Toronto, Canada, ffty-four head were sold at good prices the largest amount being $23 600 for the third Airdrie Duchess, and the second Airdrie Duchess bringing $21, 900. Albert Crane, of Kansas, purchased both . .. Michael DoWney, of Brooklyn, N. Y., while insane from drink, shot his wife and then committed suicide.
 The platform adopted by the Republican national convention at Cincinnati sets forth as follows: The Republican party has preserved the government to the hundredth snniver- sary; the great truth was spoken ct it's cradle, that all men are created equal, etc. Until these truths are cheerfully obeyed, and, if needed, vigorously enforced, the work of the Republican party is unfinished the permanent paci6cation of the Southern section of the Union, the complete protection of all its citi- zens in the free enjoyment of all their rights, are duties to which the Republican party are sacredy pledged; and we declare it to be the solemn obligation of the government to put into exercise all their constitutional powers for removing any just causes of discomfort on the part of any classes, and securing to every American citizen complete liberty and exact equality in the exercise of all civil, political and public rights. To this end we imperatively demand congress and chief executive whose courage and fidelity to these duties shall not falter until these results are placed beyond dispute or recall. The platform declares that all obligations of the government must be paid in coiu; that the invariable rule for appoint ments to office should have reference to the honesty, fidelity and capacity of appointees, giving to the party in proper those places where harmony and vigor of administration require it's policy to be represented, but permitting all others to be filled by persons selected with sole reference to efficiency of the public service will hold all public officers to rigid responsi- bility, aud engage that the prosecution and punishment of all who betray official trusts shall be epeedy, thorough and unspsring; de- mands an amendment to the Constitution of the United States forbidding the application of any public funds or property for the benefit of any school or institution under sectarian control; that the tariff should be so adjusted as to promote the interests of American labor and advance the prosperity of the whole country; opposes further gifts of public lands to railroads aud corporations calls for treaties with foreign governments to secure the pro- tection of immigrants declares it the imms- diate duty of Congress to fully investigate the effect of the immigration and importation of Mongolians on the moral and material interests of the country sets forth that the honest de- mands of women for additional rights and privileges and immunities should be treated with respectful consideration declares that Congress has the right to control the Terri tories and abolish polygamy :; declares that the pledges to the soldiers must be fulfilled; deprecates all sectional feeling, and regrets that the Democratic party counts as it's chief hope of success upon the electoral vote of 8 united South, secured through the efforts of those who were recently arrayed against the nation; charges the Democratic party as being the same in character and spirit as when it sympathized with treason, and with making its control of the House of Representatives the triumph and opportunity of the nations recent foes; and warns the country against trusting party thus alike unworthy recreant and incapable declares, in conc fusion, that the national administration merits commenda- tion for it's honorable work in the management of the domestic and foreign affairs, and Presi- dent Grant deserves the continued and hearty gratitude of the American people for his patriotism and his immense services in war and in peace.
 The seventh ard last ballot in the Republi- can convention at Cincinnati resulted as fol- lows, the vote being by States.