The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-10
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Al Harrisburg, Va, Anderson Shpliiet was
hanged for the murder Of David 3 lAyton IN
IS7A The victim was farmef, and HE wife and
her brother hired the murderer 20 do the deed
bv paving him s25. The two Accessories 70 the
crime are in Jail under sentence Of death....,.
The Republicans Of New Jersey met In con
vention at Trenton, n. j., with General Kill
patrick as chairman. William A. NeNeu re-
Ceived tho nomination ~ the candidate Tor
governor. aud tho platform adopted was as
follows: The first resolution reaffrmes last
wears Cincinnati platform. The second de-
clares that President HAYES had majority OF
the electoral votes as wulle The decision OF the
most august tribunal ever created by Congress,
and that efforts by a part of the Democratic
party TO throw discredit upon the tribunal are
puerile The third resolution is That we
cordially recognize the cerhestness and SIN
csrity with which President Hayes is lab0ring to
promote the reconciliation OF. all sections OF
the country, and TO secure an efficient and
economical administration OF the business OF
the government. We arc united In desiring
tho accomplishment Of these groat objects,
and we pledge our hearty support to every wise
measure calculated 30 secure the lasting unhy
and prosperity of the whole country, on the
basis of impartial justice and equal rights for
all citizens Of all sections The fourth feso-
luton congratulates the country upon the sue
payments, ETC., demands the adoption OF all
measures necessary to insure the restoration OF
a Cmoney) standard uniform throughout the
world at a date not later than that now fixed
by law. The fifth says: "That the Demo-
cratic party of this State, by nominating as
their candidate for governor, one who is IN
no sense identified with the agricultural, com.
mercial manufacturing or other interests OF
the State, nor familiar with its people and their
wants, and who has twice within the past two
wears been candidate for officein an adjoining
State, have disregarded the uniform practice OF
both political parties, have shown themselves
to be willing to sacrifice the most important
interests of New Jersey to the demands of
designing and ambitious political ring, and
have insulted the Just State pride of every
citizen" The sixth charges the Democratic
party in the State with extravaganza, and de-
mands' reduction of official fees and
revision of the tax laws, and pledges the party
20 labor to these ends. The seventh agrees that
the rate of interest should be reduced to six
per cent; the eighth does not believe in Sec
tartan interference in civil affairs or in any
diversion of schools funds to sectarian pur-
poses and the ninth "points with pride to
the "ovidence which the history Of the Repub-
lican party affords of its elevation to the in
terests of labor" This resolution ends by
saying "That the past record Of the party is
guarantee that the future policy will be one
of Justice to workingmen as well as to other
classes of the people, and which, by the adop-
ton of wise financial measures and the en-
coursgement of industrial interests, will, so far
as it can be accomplished by legislation, tend
to open new avenues for the use of capital,
employment and labor" The tenth and last
resolution pledges earnest and individual
supper" to the partys candidate for governor.
-, President Hayes and party returned to
Washington from their Southern tour, after
xia,f IN nj homo at Monticello
near Charlottesville, va......It is said that OK
Comptroller Connolly, prominent member OF
tho defunct Tweed ring, has offered to make
restitution to the city of New York in the sum
$1,000, 000... L. Samuels d Brother, large
exporters Of cattle, failed in New York, with
liabilities amounting to 100000 and about
100000 in assets.
The National Prohibition party of the United
States held a session in New York, which wat
attended by number of men and women
prominently connected with the temperance
cause in the Eastern and Western States. The
need of legislation in favor of temperance wal
discussed -. The Wisconsin Democratic State
convention was held in Fond du Lac. Jamei
Mallory, of Milwaukee, was nominated for gov
ernor. The platform adopted declares sit
firm belief that the will of the people was de
feated in the late Presidential election b!
chicane and fraud, under the protection of thu
dom of the ballot unawed by the bayonet." l
is opposed to subsidies and in favor of pre-
serving the public lands for the use of actua
settlers 1t declares hostility to the financa
policy of the Republican party, withdrawing
capital from taxation, increasing the burden o
the public debt by declaring currency bond
payable in gold, demonetizing silver in tn
interest of the creditor and at the expense O
the debtor, and attempting to force Resumption
when it will bring ruin upon the general bust
ness interests of the country and demands in
stead that the property protected by the gov
eminent pay its just proportion Of the expense
of tho government; that silver be remonetized
and the present resumption act be repealed
and resumption be postponed until the fnanCif
condition of the country will permit it"
declares in favor of "the enactment of strir
gent laws for the protection of labor" an
favors the reduction Of national and Stat
expenses.
The New York Republican convention {
Rochester finished its labors by nominating I'll
following officers For secretary of State, job
G. Churchill for comptroller, Francis Syve
ter for State treasurer, William M. BostwicR
for attorney-general, Granville H. Tremair
for State engineer, Howard Soule, Jr....,, I'll
Maryland Democrats nominated Thomas
Heating for comptroller and adopted platfor
which congratulates the Democrats and Coz
servatives of the Forty-fourth Congress upC
their reduction Of the national expenses
moro than 100000, 900 declares that it is @
cause of pride and satisfaction to the Dem
cratic party, that its peaceful policy of hon
rule and non-intervention in the civil affairs
the State has become cardinal rule of actiC
even in an Administration whose title to Off
Is not derived from an election according
Constitutional methods, but exists by the adj
diCation of a tribunal unknown to the Constit
ton, but whose award has been acquiesced
by peace-loving people !" opposes subsidies
all kinds, and expresses sympathy for the wor
ingman ...,.. L. Prang d Co.. s chrome es' a
hshment near Boston was destroyed by fiji
and a loss incurred of 100000; and a fire
the business part of Providence, r. l., d
stroyed number of large buildings, causing
loss of nearly $1,000000 .... The MinnesC
Republicans renominated Gov. Pillsbury a.
adopted platform approving of the Presiden
Southern and civil service policies, and fave
ing the early resumption to specie paymen
with the reconciliation of silver -, "A sheriff
party shot and killed two members of the ba
who recently robbed the Union Pacific EXPIRE
train in Nebraska, and recovered $4,000
gold. IA single-scull three-mile boat re-
on Owasco Lake, N. Y, was won by Charles
Courtney, over four opponents =. The Bal
stable Savings Bank, Of Provincetown, Mas
has closed its doors on account of inability
pay its depositors In Pittsburgh, Pa, Hel
STOPPED, whose father was killed during
recent railroad troubles, caused the arrest
Major-General Pearson, commander of
State troops at the time, ON the charge Of m
der, for ordering his soldiers to fire upon
crowd.
New York Republican State COnventi
The New York Republican State Convent
was held at Rochester. Thomas O. Plat
appointed chairman, Senator Conkling dec
ing the honor. The platform is in opposit
to the Presidents restrictive order in relat
to Federal ofiiceholders, and substitute
George William Curtis approving the cours,
the President WAS lost hv q vote of 100 To