Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-15
ESPECIAL TO II DAILY SENTINEL.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
The Old Bay State.
NOMINATIONS OF THE DE-
kOCRACY.
of the Platform Adopted.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. Is.
The Democratic state Convention
was called to order to day by Edward
Avery, Chairman of the State Central
Committee, and that gentleman acied
as temporary Chairman. Alter the
appointment of the Committee OF Or
g~anization and a failure TO attempt to
increase The State Central Committee
from forty to ifty-two members, a re-
cess was taken. Upon reassembling
the following nominations We're made:
For Governor, VIM. Castor; for
Lieutenant Governor, WIN. X. Plum
kett; Secretary of State, Western
Rowland; Treasurer and Receiver,
General David u. Skillings; Auditor,
John T.. Fitzgerald; Attorney Gen.
eral, Chas. p. Thompson. The plat
form reaffirms and announces the Ma
tional Democratic platform of 1876;
congratulates the Democrats of the
whole country that these principles
were Endorsed by the national canvass
by the sutfrages OF a decided majority
of the American people; that we be.
lieve the people fairly elected a ma
jority of the Electoral College in favor
of the Democratic candidates., and
while in the high interest of public
tranquility we submit to the authority
of the constituted Federal Admins
tration, we denounce upon the guilty
Republican party stern retribution for
the great public crime by which the
people were defraudsd of their right
to be governed by the rulers of their
own choice; congratulates the people
on the new reign of peace and liberty
consequent upon the adoption Of Dem
ocratic principles by the Administra-
ton; opposes the enactment of the
p~rohibitory law; recognizes that the
condition of labor and the welfare OF
the lsboring men and the just rela-
tons Of capital and labor are pressing
questions yet unsolved; favors meas
ures tending to the elevation OF labor
and the improvement of the condition
of laborers; opposes legislation Civ
ing unjust preference to either labor or
capital; favors the pay as-you-go"
rule; honesty and economy and no
borrowing by cities, town. ETC., except
tor exigencies; demand the removal
of obstacles to extended reciprocity
treaties with foreign countries, espe
cially with Canada and Mexico; ia
WIS I'll hOiiCst pay ifiCbt vi Az BuOitC
debt and a currency on a gold basis;
regards with alarm the insidious and
constant effort of the Republican par
ty in Massachusetts in restricting the
right of suffrage by means of the dis
franchising registry laws; declares the
depression OF the industrial, CONNER
cial and financial interests of the
country is largely due to the inability
TO dispose OF our surplus products
which other countries want and which
but for restrictions and injurious leg
islation the United States would to Il
great extent produce and sell better
and cheaper than any other nation.
Adjourned.
The speakership Shooting AT
CrecdmOOr- BriEham's Mother
-Bankers' Convention.
NEW YORK, Sept. IA.
The New Orleans Times says Ran
dall's election as Speaker, as he is IN
equivocally pledged to the Texas Pa
cific Railroad, would be a Calamity to
the South.
The World says of the rifle match:
Though the match was closely con
tested. and the advantage of the home
team was not very great, they had a
distinct lead at each range, though theii
lead was greatest at the shortest range,
and decreased with each increase OF
distance.
The Tribune says Brigham Young's
mother, now 9S years old, is living in
Martinville, Indiana. Her faculties
are yet bright. She il in very humble
circumstances, and dwells with some
bitterness on the fact that her son
who so greatly prospered in this
worlds goods, should have forgotten
her, leaving her in her old age To pen
ury and want.
The American Bankers Convention
continued its session to-day. with q
very full attendance, Charles p. Hall
of Boston, presiding.
wOrkiugmen and Greenbackers In
Ohio.
COLUMBUS, o., August IL.
About $50 delegates were present a
the Workingmen's Convention to-day
The morning was consumed in at,
tempts to harmonic the opponents to
the Cincinnati ticket and the Green.
hackers. The latter agreed to with
draw their State ticket and join the
new movement, provided their ideas o.
tuIicuCy ACioAni WCiO hcaAtiiy VI
esced in.
Killed by Lightning.
/ GEoRGETowN, Del, Sept. 13.
During a thunder storm this after
noon. Gideon b. Hitchins, with foul
sons aud two daughters, took refuge
under a tree in a field lear here. The
lightning struck the tree and three o
the children, two sons and a daughter
were Instantly killed. The father anG
remaining children were seriously blu
not fatally hurt.
Fast Time.
DETROIT, Sept. Is.
The train bringing Catholic Bishop
c. ii. Borgess. from Rome to this city
over the Canada Southern Railroad
this afternoon, made the unexamplet
time run of Ill miles in 100 minutes
beating the best railroad time on rec
ord three minutes.
The Reunion at Fremont.
FREMONT, o., Sept. IA.
A celebration and reunion OF tn
Twenty-tbird Regiment is being hel(
here to day. About 20 1000 people arr
in attendance. The demonstration i