, 1876-08-12
EASTERN srArEs.

PHrLADELpHrA. Aug. H. Governor
Hendricks visited the Exposition to day.
but Is very uncommunicative.
NEW YoaK. Aug. 11.-In the yacht
race for the Queens cap. the Madeline
won in s 1884. The Countess Of Duf.
ferin made 3453.
NEW YoRK. Aug. 11.-General Roger
A. Pryor is counsel for Francis d.
Moulton. in his suit against Henry
Ward Beecher. He was in favor of the
defendant through Henry Ward Beech
er's prosecution. The answer of de-
fendant, Beecher. denies specifically
that Moulton was ready or anxious to
stand his trial for libel. Beecher de-
MES he ever requested the District At
torney of Kings County to take any
steps concerning the mole proseQui. He
concludes by uverring that his testimo-
ny concerning Moulton. given before
the grand jury. was true. L -+'
The Independent Labor party. Will
liam A. Corsey. President. met tonight
and nominated James Gordon Bennett
for Mayor of New York. A committee
of five was appointed to wait on Ben
nett and tender the nomination.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. H. Senator Nor.
ton delivered bis opening campaign
speech here tonight to an immense au-
dience. He compared the merits of the
two great parties in America to show
what the members Of the Republican
party have been and are. and submitted
tables showing how great has been the
reduction in defalcations during the
Republican administration. He made
lengthy review of the lives of Tilden
and Hendricks. for the purpose of
showing their unfitness for the position
to which they are nominated. He de-
nonnced in the most scathing language
the southern murderers who participat-
ed in the Hamburg and other horrors,
and concluded with brief and eloquent
tribute to Hayes and Wheeler.
NEW YORK. Aug. II. = The Times
Washington special on the post route
bill says the House want the post route
exceedingly. They also want the frank
ing privilege. Probably the abolition
of fast mails was one Of Randall's econ
omies. and the House may restore them
to save the rest of the bill. The Pres
ident will have to decide on several i'm
portant measures of the bill, and also
that of the franhing privilege. He will
try to retain the fast train. ..
COLUMBUS. Aug. II. - Green Clay
Smith. Prohibition candidate for Pres
ident, addressed two meetings here to.
day. A convention was held which
nominated H. NJ. Robertson. Presby-
terian minister for Congress. Smith
advocated woman suffrage. claimed that
the public debt could only be paid by
saving the money expended in liquor.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent a message to Congress
urging. in view Of any possible ccntin-
gency during the vacation, thst provis-
ions be made for more troops in the In
dian country. and suggested that an in
crease of the present cavalry force of
$500 would be deemed advisable. and
that he be authorized to call out five
regiment Of volunteers. each one 1000
strong, for a period not exceeding six
months.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The Com
mittee of Conference on the Diplomatic
and Consular appropriation bills this
morning substantially agreed on tasis
of settlement. mutual concessions are to
be made, but it is understood the SEN
ate conferees in consultation with the
Secretary of State. will fix the salaries.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-The Times
announces that the greenback Dem
ocrats of this State, under the lead
ership of G. Tucker and Richard
Schell, repudiate the action of the
council which placed Gen. Cary on
the ticket, and will soon hold a meet
ing in this city. They are satisfied
with the manner in which affairs are
shaping themselves in the Demo
cratic party on the currency ques-
ton and say that there is no use of
affiliating with men in support of a
candidate who has been a Republi-
can. They state that Tilden was
obliged to admit the resumption
plank in the st. Louis platform in
order to get the nomination, and
Tilden's letter was delayed because
Hendricks refused to accept the
nomination until the Democrats in
the house of representatives had
committed themselves in favor of
the repeal of resumption clause
These things showed that Hendricks
was stronger than Tilden and would
carry all his points on the greenback
question. This being SO, there was
no good reason why greenback dem