Fair play., 1876-06-08
The Virginia and Alabama State

The Virginia and Alabama State
Conventions. to nominate delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, were held
on the 3lst. The delegations are unn-
structed, and their preferences are not
known.
TIE President has nominated Alex
ander p. Tuition for Collector of fCuston, nj
Philadelphia.
TIE Minnesota Democratic State
Convention elected q Tilden delegation 10
the 81. Louis Convention and adopted
har,l.money platform.
VERMONT sends q Tilden delegation
10 the 81. Loui, Convention.
ABpuL-AZIZ had si00,o00,Co0 in
hard coin laid away for a rainy day: bu:
the money was seizcs, 10y his rcbeliou> sub
ject, and he himself thrust into the prison
from which his successor. M"hammed Mi
rad Ef.endi. had just been released 10 49,
sumo the throne.
NON. 5 S. BrEDETT, of Missouri,
Commissioner Of the General Land-ofiice.
recently rendered his resignation. on account
of ill-hea!,h. From Washington he went
10 PhiIa,,elnlia and New York. ami was
last seen alive at the Asf"r House il; the
latter city. on The 18Th uit. 1t was rUmor-
ed that his dead body had been found i'll
New Jersey. but it proved To he = ease 81
mistaken identity. Mr.. Eur,iett' friend,
fear that he has committed suicide.
FLORIDA sends 4 Blaine delegation TO
,...i.a
gate being opposed 10 him, and he Is for
COnkiing.
. SENTENCE was passed, un the ID,
upon Il number ot the convicted member, II
! the New Orleans Whisky Ring. Is follows:
John Henderson. rectitier, IL month, i'll
prison .nent and 5000 fine: W. G. james,
,torehccper. I6 months and II 600; Otto Ii .
! karstendik. recii,ier, III months and 1900:
John Il. Eeale. and WRi. ". Todd, store
keeper and gail.er. Ii months and q .@":
Edward Fehren!,aci. distillcr, l.: months
/ and 81 900. impri,onmenttobe to he in the West
Virginia Peniteniiary at Mound>yiile.
! SENTENCE was passed, on the ID, upon
Il number Of members of the 81. Louis
Whisky Ring, mostly rec:iiiers and s,i>til-
ler>, who pleaded guilty 10 ihe indictments
found acains. them. These We're L. W.
Ulrici. Louis Tcu,cher. W. L. joueti, l..
q. Quinian, Benjamin tluinlan. ". IL.
Walsworth and Bollman Il O'Hara. The
sentence in each ease WAS Il 800 fine and
one day : Imprisonment.
THE House Committee appointed 70
investigate Federal expenditures in Louis;-
ana. began taking testimony 1T New Or
leans on the 1si.
MIR. JAMES GALLATIN, son of Albert
Gailaiin, Secretary of the Treasury undc'
Thomas jefferson. died recently in Paris.
AGED 81 years. He was Il man Of very large
wealth. and for many years New York
banker.
Cor. STONE, OF Des Mcines, is the
Republican candidate for Congress in Tho
First Iowa District.
JUDGE PIEIEErONT, our new Minis
ter to Great Britain. will leave New Iorl
for England on the 2.d.
j. 4. HOLMCLAw, late Collector oI
Atlanta. Ga. is reported 4 defaillter To tht
amount Of $4,000.
The New York Bar Association ha.
investigated the charges made agains
Charles O'COnor, impeachiny his ecnduc
as counsel for Mrs. Forrest in her suit fo
divorce, and decides them 10 be utterly with
. out foundation.
HoN. BENJAMIN MORAN, Minister Il
: Portugal. for 2. wears occupied in the Gov
, ernment service abroad, will soon return L
his home in PhiaGelphia, his feeble stat
o. health compelling him to seek rest.
In the Circuit Court at Chicago. OF
| the 5th. five Judges sitting in banc gave III
verse opinions in the Mayoral:y ease Of Col
vim vs., Hovne--three Of the Judges decid
: in. that Colvin WIS the lega! incumbent o
tine Office. while the two dissenting JUDI
2 declared in favor o: Hnyne. Mayor Col'i
l has therefore been reins,atei.
4 THE Committee on Expenditures il
D the War Department. on the 5.h. continue
the investigation into the charges aciins
, Speaker Kerr. and the latter presented
written statement concerning his recon
> men.!ation of Green for the position 9
+, Lieutenant i'm the Army. for which Harne
swcre he paid Kerr $50. Kerr
statement was to the etfec; that he IN
offered 10 recommend two persons from il.
own State sor the position, both Of whom
=, however. had declined: and there being II
applications from Indiana, and Green havin
solicited him to favor his application
r he had, after careful scrutiny of hi
5 recommendations. consented 10 do so. l
5 regard to Harney's alleged payment OF mon
ey to him. he characterizes the statemer
a willful and malicious falSehoOd.
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