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NOTICE TO CoopERs.

In.
ASHLAND, DoYD Co., KY, Jan. II, 1876.
Sealed Proposals will be received at the oflec q
The Norton Iron Works In this place. until the 18th
day Of February next, for all the Nall Kegs sid
Norton Iron Works may want for one year from the
frst day Of June naxt Tor longer II agreed uPOn)t
said Kegs to be delivered daily NJ tho keS Factory
Of said Company In such quantities rs may be ne
ceRary for packing all the Nails said Company may
make each day. Ample security will be required
TO secure the faithful performance Of said contact
Said Kegs to 10 equal In quality TO the Kegs here
toiOre made for and used by said Company.
Bids should be directed rs above to this Office,
sealed and plainly written on the outside, "PrOPO-
sal for supplying Nail Kegs"
For further information, application may b
made ut this Office either In person or by letter.
This Company always rcSerrIns the privilege Of
rejecting any and all bids.
Jalgs NORTON IRON WORKS.
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TO CREDITORS.

ELECTION.
Tho annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
Island Building Association, for the election Of dx
Directors 10 serve the ensuing year. will be held in
their room on 8, Front street, Island, FRIDAY
EVENING. January 18th, between the hours Of
and o'clock. Nominations will close the Friday
night preceding the election.
jai4-F" H. G. MORGAN, Scc..y.
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VIII leave wheeling for PittsburVh every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings at Z O'Clock.
IAaye Pittsburgh every Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday, A. noon, for Wheeling. For freight or
palaEe apply at @. II. BOOTH 1 cos Boat Store,
or to JOHN 'CR0CRARD, al Wharf Boat. nolO
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TERMS Of SUBSCRIPTION.

By nal, n GipaHot, poisaOs pr1dsd
IN. war ....,.,,,..Ss O0Three monthG-......S2 %
liz HoDths,......... 90 Ono month............ 10
nciiysred IN ClrTierS In City l6c PER week.
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oT0CKuoLDERS' MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stakeholder, o. The
oficc oi tho company on Monday, January 5lst,
isIC, between the hours Of . and o'clock r. ",
for Inc election Of nine Directors 10 serve i0r Ihe
ensuing year,
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presbyterian General .AsSernbly

New York, May 3l.--ln, the Presby-
terian General Assembly today the Mod
erator announced tho recciptof q private
letter from Rev. B. N. Smith, Moderator
OF the Southern Assembly. Tho letter
stated that the Southern Assembly's ori'
ginal action was adopted irrespective oI
the telegram from The Northern Assem-
bly,, which, though unodicially announced
to the Committee OF the Whole, was moi
officially brought before the Assembly fol
action untii the paper OF the Committee
on Bills and 0vertures had been adopted
The reply then containing the former &C
tion was sent to the Northern Assembly
and prayer was offered in Thanksgiving
to God for bringingj both'AsSemblies L
this unanimous conclusion.
The report on the American Peace So
ciety was adopted.
Rev. John g. Hall offered resolution
strongly deiouncing lhe. deseSauon o
the Sabbath by the railroads Of The conn
try, as iraugit with most serious conse
quences to our OWL and religious future
as people. Laid on the.ta6le.
The report on the benevolent work o.
the church, after a few alterations, wa
adopted.
A motion Of DR.. Pfim was adopted de
claring that responses In reading arc no
considered matter for church discipline
The collection for the Witherspoor
monument amounted to Si05,
The Assembly then adjourned,
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PefeECooper.s Reply.

New YoRK, May S1.-PAer Cooper in
replying to tie letter informing him OF
his nomination to the Presidency by the
Greenback Convention says; While l
most heartily thank the Convention for
the great honor they have conferred upon
me, kindly permit me to say that there
Is bare possibility II wise coun.
sells prevail, that tho sorely needed relief
from the blighting effects Of the
past unwise legislation relative
10 finance, which the people so earnestly
seek, may yet be had through either The
Republican or the Democratic party, both
OF Them meeting in National Convention
at an early day. 1t is unnecessary for
me TO assure you, that while have no
aspiration for the position Of.Chief Mag
istrate Of this great republic, will most
cheeriully do what l can to forward the
Interests Of my country. | therefore ac-
ccpt your nomination condilionallS, ex.
pressing tho earnest hope that the indie.
pendent party may yet attain its exalted
aims, while permitting me to step aside
and remain In that quiet which is most
congcnial to my nature and my time oi
life. PETER CooPER.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
AND
Fast Mail Route Of the United States,

,II, A., M. ,,,., 1I..,t ,ony,nIonl anil nconnmIraI
WIZ ~ tne ht M III -, nS
Way OF rcachnS ~ an% n,stt, an n. trSsns
pi'loh Ji9ul vi IHI SSISI ~ 1 Vii ~: ,bSoSsh
70 wv W nom oHmpuTWwuFPHI mRpbT shiSh The
t.nsnss, hSHo s,astsJ "f ihs Main EntrSnee n ihe
ahu eiesseu ~ NI aia ~
E1hoon nioGnSs igr n e y, =, ~, I'M, ~ mn. ~
WIZ n ti ~ ri. ',"ttan nd
meI9us nTge hO'els conuSuoS ~ az ,,SstSsI al
lne ~ ssrssd 1SI,sxsIS r. ihe penn.
ne 70 anu tIsII r. VIE nt}tY I'VE
Syyanm, hlI91I y y, ~, nnlGr 70 riyn 1pTTPNNfII
RHnnb5nHm, VLIfhC1 ;rsn, Iii IL .ton Al
nOiED1no, !1.. H - ,ho pa,snns ~ HpSISn5TT al
Kim StStiop' on Ills road. S
7HS PeHnIyhaHid Railroad u he SrandeJi rdiirdy
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Y.M. 4. Association.

CHICAGO, May Sl.-A Conference oi
the International Executive Committee
Of the Y. NJ. CsAssociation convened al
10 o'clock A. ", ut the Grand Pacific Ho,
tel. B. b. McMurry, Of NeY York, cali
ed the conference 10 order, and made
a very encouraging statement Of the work
Of the committee during the past ter
years. Jos. Mccormick, OF Harrisburg
Pa, was called to the chair, and Walter
g. Douglass, Of 81. Louis, was elected Sec
rotary.
Interesting and highly encouraging
reports OF the work were presented iron
all points Of the country, showing tina
the number Of associations are largely
and rapidly increasing and that they arr
deepening in spirit, and that large mum
berS have been converted as the result o
the association effort. Questions OF vita
interest in the work OF the organization
have been discussed and much valuable
informatiop been ELECTED. The topic o
the organization Of the States was fully
discussed, and incidentally all the phase
Of State Christian Associations. 0thel
topics OF vital importance will come VI
for discussion, and much good to tht
cause Of the work will result from thu
conference.
Among the prominent men here are B
r. McMurney and X. c. MorS, Of New
York; John Morrow Halifax; John 7
Farwell, Chicago; II. Thape Miller, Gin
cinnati. Thos. Crepo, Philadelphia; L. W
Munhall, Indianapolis II. NJ. Moore
Watcrtown, Mass; Jas. S, Mccormick
Harrisburg Pa; H. G. Wright 81. Louis
W. r. Davenport, Erie, Pa, and others
Messrs. D. L. Moody and D. WhittlC
will DO present at the conference to.mor
row,
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.


LONDON, May S1.-on application Of
tie government WinSloW was to-day
again remanded until after June 10Th.
II is learned that the Lord High Chancel.
lor, thinks the arguments Of the United
States Government are sound, and its posi-
ton correct. 7u Is.. --rt.
FAVORABLE ASPECT OF TURKISH AFrArRs.
All the London journals augur fayora'
bly, for Turkey IN consequence OF the
revolution. A special from Berlin says
the newspapers there regard the change
fayorably. Though the Powers appear
inclined TO maintain for awhile an obser.
want attitude, they are understood 10 view
Murad Effendi's accession TO the throne
with satisfaction and sympathy. The
revolution isattributed to Midhat Pasha's
influence.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the deposition
Of the Sultan is crowning justification Of
Englands course on the Eastern question
and will give to the arguments Of the
Government infinitely greater force.
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FIRE RECORD.


QUEBEC, May 3l.-The fire yesterday
was caused by children playing with
matches. The number OF houses destroy
ed is estimated at 700; the amonnt of in.
surance is large. A meeting to devise
means to relieve the sufferers is called
for to-day. Several residences inside the
wall were fired by sparks, but extingliSh'
cd before much damage was done. Three
or four children are missing, and sup
posed 10 have perished in the 1lames
Owing TO the extent Of the fire, the water
supply gave out, and the wooden houses
and out.buildings were pulled down tc
prevent tho spreading OF the flames
Yesterday was the anniversary OF the
destruction by fire Of the same suburbs
80 years ago.
In the whole district, comprised within
the space bounded on the east by Stem
stach street from the cricket field down
as far as the south side Of Artillery street
inclusive; on the west by Claire and Fau'
taine streets at the lower field; on The
north by Artillery street, and on the south
by Grande, all that now remains Is Q
forest Of chimneys stacks and smoulderine
ruins. The streets, wholly or partially
destroyed, may be enumerated as follows
Claire, Fautaine, Briston, Provost, Plen'
sis, Scott, Drolett,I Berthelot, st. Marga
ret, LachenrOtier, 81, Michael, Amable
Darligny; Artillery, ST. Croix, st. Julia
St, Augustine, ST. Eustache.
The number OF people rendered home
less is estimated at 1000. Many families
including delicate and poorlyor half clat
and terrified women with infants, prefer
red to remain out in The cold air ant
guard their little effects from the hordet
Of miserable and unscrupulous plunder
ers, to accepting protection in such shel
ter as in the emergency the authorities
were enabled to provide.
GENEVA, May Sl.-Two men wert
burned and much property destroyed By
FIRE in the canal stables olR, knight.
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Further Reduction. In Railroad
RnFRa. III

ST. LOUIS, May 3l.-The Toledo & Wa
bash Railroad made a notable reduction
in passenger fares to-day, as follows:
To New York from S27 to 500, to Boston
from S3l to S22, to Philadelphia from
S24 to $3.50, TO Buffalo from SCI 80 to
SlS. Round trip tickets 10 Buffalo and
Niagara Falls, good until September
80, will be issued at $o3 80. No change
in the Centennial rates. The other roads,
it is expected, will adopt these rates to:
morrow.
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Old Ohio County Records.

4 friend, searching amid the Ole
records of the Court House vault the
other day, came across the following
Items Of interest:
June 9th. l79S.-A return made By
Ebenczer Zane, Andrew Woods and
Henry Smith, Commissioners appointed
to view and purchase piece Of land in
the town oi Wheeling Tor to erect the
necessary publlck buildings thereon for
the use Of Ohio county, Is returned to
court and ordered filed. go
Ordered, That Andrew Woods, Moses
Chapline, Jno. Mcintyre, Moses Shep.
herd and Geo. Knox be appoipled and
ny three Of them be authorized 10 act
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PHILADELPHIA.
Social Science Conference,

PHILADELPHIA, May Sl.-The Ameri'
can Social Science Association began a
three days conference here ths morning
Henry C. Lea, Of Philadelphia, pesiding.
The attendance was not large. Among
those present were DR.. John W. Hoyt, oi
Wisconsin; Rev. +. II. Wines and Sidney
Myers, OF Illinois;-President d. 9. I'll.
man, Of Baltimore; Mrs. Caroline Dill, ,oi
Boston and b. B. Santorn, OF Concord
The morning session was taken up with
reading reports and tributes to Adam
Smith, to-day being the centennial Of The
publication Of his work on the "Wealtll
OF Nations" This evening and to.mor'
row the Philadelphia building associa
tion System will be the topic Of discus
ainn
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Il is estimated that at least 10000
visiting Knights Templar are in the city
to-day, having come 10 participate in To-
morrow's parade, and other Communicates
are arriving to-day. The principal
streets are lively with delegations NOV
ing, accompanied by bands OF music. The
us. Marine band accompanies one Of the
Washington Communicates. This even.
ing Philadelphia COmmandery No. 2 will
give grand reception at Horticultural
Hall in honor Of the Templar Reunion
Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock the pro
cession will move. Al half.past two
o'clock tomorrow afternoon the install
lation Of grand officers Of the r. E. Grad
Commandery Of Pennsylvania will take
place at the Academy Of Music and Hor
iicultural Hall, the two buildings to b
connected by lhe bridge in the usual man
mar
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VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER 242.


DEMolsEs, May SlI!The Episcopal
Convention assembled here to-day and
organized by electiug DR.. Burris, Presi-
dent and Rev. Smith, Secretary. The
election OF Bishop occurs tomorrow:
Rev. DR.. Eccleston, Of Philadelphia, and
Rev. DR.. Perry Genera, are the promi.
nent candidates.
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MISCELLANEOUS MATTERs.-Mrs. Car
oline Richings. Bernard, it is reported, is
in receipt Of very handsome offer from
Manager Mapleson to become the Prima
donna Of company Of American singers
for series Of performances in England
next season.
The total earnings Of the New Hamp.
shire State prison in 1875 were S36,S90,
yielding profit Of S9O,50S. Owing to
the hard times the contract price Of labor
per day has been reduced from 05 to GSl
cents.
Two surviving members Of the staa
which assisted Gen. Jackson at the battle
Of New orlcans-Mnj. Thomas Butler
and General William o. Butlcr-are now
residing in or near Carrollton, Ky. The
former is over 81 and the latter in bis
Seth year.
The ;Martinsburg Statesman will nct lei
up on Attorney General Mathews. II
says that
"The man who advises a public officer
Of the State to go on plundering the treas
ury Of the people can by no actot ours be
elevated 10 any responsible position"
DR.. Aver, the famous medicine man, il
hOpclessly i'll. Though not in immediate
danger, he will never be able to engage
actively in business ugain, or to realize
the dream Of hi, lie, seat in Congress
The Washington, Pa, Savings Bank has
just declared dividend Of . per cent, and
yet some cautious maniwho has sold ouI
publishes this notice: ''' ''
The unlcuigued hereby gives public notice that
liz has old TO William Workman his shares ol
stock In tbs Washington saving Bank,
iorhlmSeli and rs Guardian.
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Centennial Receipts.

PHnApE1rH1A, May S1.-The official
count Of admissions to Exhibition yester-
day gives the number Of paying visitors
rs 41,1ll; free, 7,54Q; total, 4S,653; cash
receipts, S20,555 so. During the eighteen
days the Exhibition has been open there
have been. 1914 paying visitors ad-
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Marine Intelligence,

LONDON, May Sl.-The Steamships
America from BostoR and the Labrador
and Rhein from New York have arrived
out.
NEW York, May 3l.-Arrived: Steam
ships Rotterdam from Rotterdam, Alsatir
from Glasgow and August Andre from
Antwerp.
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BosroS, May Stat a meeting Of the
creditors OF the suspended clothing house
Of Beard, Moulton 4 Co, the liabilities
were announced as $22l 1857 and the as
sets S2lS,732 with endorsed liabilities
amounting to $l3,074.
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'Pornv1LE, May Sl.-John Donohuc
Of the Mollie Mcclure bapd, has been
held for trial on the charge Of complieity
with the murder of-Gomer James, VIM
Thomas, and Jessie and Wm. Major.
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INDIANAPOLIS, May Sl.-Atrs. Katie
Lennox, Of 332 Fletcher avenue, suicided
last evening, 1t is supposed that she
was insane from grief, ,cauSedby the recent
loss Of two children.
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Ghe9ttelliaetrrer

The citizens Of PArkeriburg, in mass
meeting assembled, have requested The
venerable James NJ. Stevenson, Of that
city, to deliver a historical oration on the
coming Fourth Of July.
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TIE Democratic State Executive Com
mittee announce through our advertising
columns this. morning that they have
chartered tile Steamer Courier for the
Charleston Convention, and that she will
leave the wharf here ut o'clock next
Monday morning. 1t seems that dele
gates from large number Of counties
have already secured bcrths on the
Courier. She alvertiseS 10 carry any
body, saint or sinner, who wants to so
round to the Kanawha valley. This is q
rare opportunity for people Of n philoso
phical turn of mind to engage in the
study of the true inwardness of The
Democratic party, as it will be developed
at Charleston and en- route.
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TIE funeral Of Baron de Palm in New
York the other day was called a Pagan
ritual, being after the Egyptian rite, bui
there was no denial Of the Immortality
OF the soul Of the deceased, but on the
contrary distinct avowal Of such .
belief. The orator OF the occasion made
the following striking remarks:
"Therc lies ThcosophIst, 4 fellow Of this society
Shall We PRONOUNCE paneSyrics upon him, give hlH
the riaiifuHI without knowing all bis acts? Fa
from Il. We bring his poor WORKOUT body In com
pastOn and tenderness TO lis last resting place ant
sly that as he acted so shall be suffer or rejoice
be has led true life and developed bis Capabliiie
for progression, then with AriSOphanes may VI
repeat the apparent paradox, Motto llyeis TO nye,
which PhryxAs makes 'fOdie Is TO live But d
ho has not We cannot forgive the least Of his Offences
for to do 10 would be 10 imply plunglns the uni
Vsrse into chaOS. The ancient TheOsOphlSt NJ
more believed that man could assume another
violation Of moral law than lie could assume TIT
Ulster when the other held his hnger In the lame
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Tie attendance at tic Exposition yes.
terday was very great, being second only
to that Of the opening day. The official
count OF visitors is not made up to-day,
but the crowd at the grounds is very
large and the weather is cool and delight.
ful.
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va
"ResoErcd, That the Clerk doproportion
the aboye sum Of nine hundred and fifty
two dollars, one and two.thirds cents, on
tho tithables OF this county, and that the
Sheriff do collect the came and pay the
amount thereof to the different claimants
entitled tliereto.n
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New YORK, May Sl.-Cardinal Nc.
Closky has returned TO town, and 1t is be-
lieyed Is fully restored TO health.
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The expedition to the country to-day,
under the auspices Of Rev. Mr.. Barnilz'
Sunday School, is something that for a
small amount Of money confers a sub
stantial good on a great many people.
We are glad to see him once or twice a
year organizing these popular excursions.
1t affords an opportunity TO ever SO
many persons, Of little or no means,
to take their families on pleas
ure excursion an excursion that
is made attractive by happy sur
roundings, such as good music, ride
through the country at the most attrac-
tive season Of the year, The sight OF SO
many clean happy children, the enjoy
meat Of good dinner in the woods, and
the luxury Of day Of rest and recreation
on the green sward. To some people the
memory of.one or two such days in the
course of the year remains as the entire
poetry Of their lives. We trust the ex'
cnrsion to-day will be agreatsuccess.
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political CONVENTIONS
HELD YESTERDAY.
Renominatetl Tor the Senate.

PROVIDENCE, May Sl.-The Republic
can members Of the General Assembly, in
Caucus to-day, nominated Henry B.
Anthony for U. s. Senator.
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TIE Financial Chronicle has collected
the data to show the decline in the price
of building materials, and finds that, in
the Albany market, from 1874 to 1876,
clear pine dropped from $50 to SAC per
NJ, eastern spruce from $50 to Sl4, and
yellow pins from $50 to $40. Building
brick at New York have fallen from So
in 1873 to s. in 1876 for pale, and from
SlO5O to So for hard; Philadelphia fronts
from si2 to $25. Lath, lime and cement
have fallen quite as much, and the de-
cline in labor is reckoned at 40 per cent?
Thu. there is a decline ranging from %
per cent in lumber to 40 per cent ip labor
and 80 per cent in masonry material.
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Menflier Report.
... wAH DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
UYTIcE OF THE cHI1 SIdNAL oSTcER,
WASHINGTON, DC, June III a. n.
PRonAHLIIIEA
For Tennessee and the Ohio Vail ey
falling barometer, brisk and possibly
high south to southwest winds, generally
hiS Sher temperature and frequent thun'
derstorms.
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ESTABLISHED AUGUST "a, 1852.

To contract with any person or persons,
as they shall appoint, TO greet a Court r.
Housc, jail, stocks, and whipping post on on
The SroGni as has been purchased and
iu;d tS off in the town Of Wheeling by
Ehsneyer I Zane, Andrew Woods and
Henry Smith, Commissioners appointed
for that purpose, and admitted 10 record
The court proceeded to lay the county
levy as iolloweth, to-wit:
=, 4. foLn ptIEo "a 6ialea Afinr.
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A. Il. YOUNG.
PREscRIPTIoNIsT.

Having completed courSs Of study In the Ph1r.
mAccutcal Department Of the University q Aicm-
gun, and having had seven years e1perlenee ~
some Of the best Drug stoFoa In tho aty, Sn prS
pared TO compound Prescriptions IN 4 'lenune
manner.
ar NOTHING Bgr sTRTCTLYPURE
DA0'' Di'f""' A. T. YOUNG.
Corner Jacob and sixteenth su.r
ro,z-s EAT wHEE1Ixo
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The Martinsburg Salesman claims
that it Is the only Democratic paper IN the
State Of West Virginia that has "louSh'
the corrupt rascals that have worn"
ed themselves into the Democratic party
Considering the number Of DemOcfa,''
papers in this State the claim 'ne
.S,alsmqn Is certainly very remarkable
and all the more 40 II well founded. We
call the attention of the Democratic ed
ttor. to this serious imputation on their
moral status. How can they expect the
ncople 10 follow them in the coming can
vas and put the men whom they support
in power, unless they are able to refPte
this serious accusation Of the Salesman.
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RrrUDLIcAN CoNvENTToN.

DIS Mo1NEs, Ia, May Sl.4The Repub-
lican State Convention met at II o'clock
this A. NJ, with b. W. Rother, Of Keokuk,
in the chair. There were 7S5 delegates
present, making it the largest political
convention ever held in this state. In
the morning session, the committees were
appointed. The caucuSes Of delegates
Of the various Congressional districts, SO.
lected district delegates TO Cincinnati. AL
the delegates chosen are for Blaine, ~