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, 1877-06-28

The Iowa State Convention met yestes-
day, nominated candidates for Governor,
lieuterant-Goreraor, ETC., aud adopted
seEies Of resolutions. and adjourned with
feeling OF Learty goodwill and harmony
prevailing thas ieayea no room for doubt
that Iowa will continue heF poaition 1t the
bead Of the list ot Republican States. The
, 1877-06-28

Total. S4N, 70U uO0 50, GU, 0U0
During the four months the oxccss Of i'm.
ports Of gold aud silver was :37, 900 900,
which excess was largely mhdo M OF gold
coin. The double standard tloea not seem to
bo driving gold out Of Franco. though the
silver coin Ia logal-tendor. Though
silver is Is por cont lcsa valuable than 1t VIVA
IN 1873. tho public conscience In France ia
not troubled as to the expedioncy Of paying
debts Ia that coin.
, 1877-06-28

exoee8e that nowtF. according to cftcnmsAncet 10
Its fnli extent; bat can pledge myself to no en-.
tetprsse contrary to the constitutional laws to
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msad d,t,o1ution. II Ton accord II mo, sha,1
nae II as we'll ns potsfbe. II you rcfso II, 1shon!d
then have Two forces ont Of thFee against me- and
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one sote' o"r pouens' hFm' ana sesolato
conauct Will fenaef 'noae sotos moro nanef-
ons. Emo" my country wen enough 70 be
sure nm ntsefang no nasty Judgment WHOM
l say that the o.;o Will return as lesson' as
force, as q ieliVernnce'
Thc Situatlon is very olear from these TWO
utteEanccs Inc only CONTINGENCY which
..os, f-o,, t,,a pra.;;,o,.r .o,o-1;,a ~ IL
own decl"raaon' was tho refusal Of tho Son.
ate 70 consent to . dissolution OF the ohan1-
Der. since thas time tho senate has given
i.a eonsen@ inefo'oro H. MAoalAaoS 's
ini1y aetefmfnea TO remnn IN ofhce until
inc expiration ot n'S te1m' 1ao chamoos
oe1n8 a'ssoivea, Tue government goes oe.
, 1877-06-28

On motion of tie District-Attorney the
Chicago whisky cases lave bcen postponed
until tho October term, aud probably this
will be tho last OF them, ns 1t giyos tho mcu,-
bers Of tho Ring all summer to work on the
Bympathics Of tho Secretary.
, 1877-06-28


After having for many weeks discussed tho
question Of the reconciliation OF silver on
tho assumptions that the poople Of tho West
were not honest, TINT They wanted cheap
money in which to pay their debts, aud that
to make silver n 1cgal-tendor aud applicable
to the payment Of the public debt would bc
rank dishonesty towards the public creditors,
the Now York 7i,'4es rcnches the conclusion
that nothing Is involved except question Of
conscience. In rcoent article on the SUBJ
jcct that paper says.
Tbs following propositions Of fact ara not dieput-
cd By anybody: Tho act Of Jnly II. 1870, provides
for bonds "redecmabto In coin OF tho present
standard va1nc;" the bonds Issued and 10 be 1ssnet
fa under that law, and expTcas on their face that
the contract IL for enn Of tho standard va,uc on
July II, 1870. When this net was passed tho silver
dollar Was coin In regular stAnding, and an ur.
limited feRAl.tenier. and 40 such-tts subsequent
decline and tho legislation about It not being foro-
eecrt-h was covered by tho act a. medium OF
payment. 80 tar ~ this tho opponents Of the sf1-
vcr movement hgrcc with iss advocates; tho former
may osen 10 fnrtce, and ndrft that by strict con-
structlon Of the law Of their eauc, and the facts at
tho date Of that Iaw, tho new 4 per cents arc
''lawfnlly payable In silver aol1ars." a. the Gin
ctnnati Commercial passionatelr 'nslsss.
Altar making this admission, which Ia ad-
mitung away the whole plea OF dishonestyi In
making silver dollars iogal-tonder. 1t is
added: "Tho payment Of tho new bondsis,
a. we said, a matter of conscience. rather Of
conscience md oxpedienoy." In other words,
It ia an admission that II Congress sAa1l
authorize the recoinago Of silver dollars, and
mako them a leeal.teuder, thoa It will bo
lawful, uudcr tho contract with tho public
creditors, to nay the bonds in silver dollars,
but whether to do 30 or not IL matter Of
conscience and cxpcdicucy. Prior to the act
Of 1873 demouctizing silver, it was lawful
for the United States. under It's contracts
with the public creditors, to pay tho interest
or priuclpal Of tho public debt in gold coin
or silver dollnrs. Tho American conscience
ot that time had no difficulty in deciding
that, as the silver dollar was vort1, 1o3 cct,ts
in gold, It was expediant to nav the creditors
in The inferior coin: md 30 when the
silver dollar shall again bo coined. tho
American coincidence, like tho conscicuce of
ali other nations under like circumstances.
will direct that, where The two metals shall
bo lcoal-tentlcr, payment shall bc made In
tho cheaper coin, Ii those be any difference
Mt tho timo in Ito ya1ue.
The way, md tho only vay, In which
thcro can bo diirerences In value between
tho silver aul gold coins Of the country is to
mako ono Of thosn loRal.tonder mad exclude
, 1877-06-28

that rc knew Il 10 be genuine. Subsequent
revelations demonstrated tho imposturc, md
tho unfortunate spfrituallst's mini wavcrcd and
gavo WAY. When restored to reason, hts health
was shattered, and thns tho cffort of a charlcian
to secure few nfcko1s deprived society OF 4
valuable mcmbcr. Apnrt frum the labors Of his
pen, Mr. OWN rendered. the country signal hcrv-
leo ~ ono OF tho Committee Tor the supervision
OF certain contracts Tor supplies, IN which II Is
said ho sayefi the National Treasury some four
teen millions OF dollars.
, 1877-06-28

Accounts Of more than ordinarily interest
ing commencement exercises at the various
Boats of learning in aud about Chicago ore
presented In this mornings iasno.
, 1877-06-28

a grcst many eTil-a4pose0 people will ~
sumo that baseball has risen from it, former
leTel to 4 standard that Will at last make 1t
practically useful. 0ns player at Eric. Pa, LII
hi4 enthusiastic pursuit OF tho health-breedfng
s4Hssment, whacked I brother PLAYER orer tha
, 1877-06-28

The New York Tribune s&ys that Prof. 8wIn0
has = pleasant homo on Lzke ttlchlgau." It
seems to think that he liyes on Mhasf-boat or
soma anchored craft on tho laks; but 10 don't;
he lives On the land lie Is neither aquatic nor
smpllbloua.
, 1877-06-28

Gov. HAMPTON. OF South Carolina, spiked tho
TlLp9n-pAaA fraud gun pretty ct[ectually when
ho sa!d tho Democrats Ia Congress made tho
Electoral Commission, and the Commission
haring given tta decislon In favor OF HAYES, It
becomes the attzcns OF tho United States 10
accept tho verdict Of that body.
, 1877-06-28

There IL mild satro on tho modern System
OF trying clergymcn for hcresy, In the charges
A9slnst Prof. ROBERTSON sM,rn. Of ths Scotch
Free Church. tlo WAS guilty Of expressing tho
blasphemous opinion that MosEs did not write
Ill tha Pcutateuch. and was promptly suspended,
Notwithstanding his claim that tho leader OF
tho IsFRelItes could not have furuiahcd the &C.
count Of bis Own death and burial.
, 1877-06-28

Tho New Orleans D<n.o<Yat desires to remind
tho New York Sua and tho TILpgN managers
that "Thc south's vass pFcpondeEanca IN tho
Democratic party caucus has ceased to play the
part Of pawns to tho beggarlv Now York ac-
count Of lame knights and hcadlcss klugs ia
this national Raue OF cheka,'s
, 1877-06-28

0rccnbacks at the Now York Stock E1-
change yestcnlay closed at OIL.
, 1877-06-28

iinver1ysA Theatre.
Randolph tt1crt. between Clark mud LAssne.
''On 1iand." aicsssE. John Thompton. !. ". SOM
mrrr ]. Il. Merton; NIssea Ph6ss McAlllstef+ pot5
Magic.
, 1877-06-28

Monroe street, corner Of Dearborn. "Uncfe Toms
Cabin" Mr. George Kunkels aIlaet Amy s'hrtn.
Afr Chippcndafe.
, 1877-06-28

ks4FUstluu &2NAAsH6'
Lake Ehore. foot Of Adams street. snmrer'N1shk
Concert by the ThomAa Orchestra.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17

remain out of gunshot of the vessel to
be searched and send a small boat to
board the vessel suspected. Proof
with respect to the cargo must be GER
tilted and containing particulars of the
cargo, place sailed from, where bound,
etc., but parcels are not to be opened,
nor any of the packages, unless the
vessel is brought to shore, and then
in the presence Of competent officers.
The master of the suspected ship can
not be required to leave his ship. Our
treaties with Great Britain and Russia
are silent as to the whole proceeding.
Under the treaties with the other ma.
tons first mentioned, everything is
left to depend on the honesty of the
ships papers. C~ontrabands may lie
beneath every hatch under a guise of
hardware or manifests, and cannot he
examined except by vessels of either
Great Britain or Russia. which Gov
ernments are not bound by treaties
above cited. :
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17
COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Mining in the Palace Hotel.
A BATCH OF FRIGHTENED
OPERATORS.
Committee Appointed to Shake Up
the Mercury Of the Stock
Market.
CARR VS.. PINNEY.
BOTH MAKE SPLENDID WIT
NESSES.
81, 1885, 600 FOR CHINA.
el,95O,O 900 FOR CHINA.
SAILING OFTHE RUSSIAN STEAMERS.
SAN FRANCISCO. NAV

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.
A number of stock brokers belong
ing TO the old board, a few operators
in mining shares and two or three
bankers, held a meeting at the Palace
Hotel for the avowed purpose OF con-
sulting upon the condition of the stock
market. The session lasted two hours
and was strictly private. AT the con-
clusion of the conference the secretary
vouchsafed the following, which he
said was about all that was done: "At
IN informal meeting of bankers, brok-
ers, operators, capitalists and gentle-
men connected with mining interests,
for genera discussion and to devise a
plan to obtain an improved manage
ment of mining interests upon the Pa
cific coast, after some del.Deration, 1t
was resolved that a committee should
be appointed to consult with the Off
GERS of the mines listed upon the San
Francisco Stock and Exchange Board
for the purpose of suggesting some
mean whereby the general expenses
OF mining might be reduced, and the
committee was appointed as follows:
j. G. Flood, VIM. Sharon, j. ID. Fry,
j. w. Coleman, A. II. Lissak, Alex.
Austin and w. j. Mcdonald.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nav 16.
Wm. Il. Carr vas examined before
the Commissioner of the Fourth Dis
trict Court this afternoon concerning
his business relations with George Nj.
Pinney. He fatty contradieted Pin
ney's sworn statement that the latter
had left properly in witness bands to
be devoted to the paying off OF certain
Indebtedness to banks, ETC.; which
statement Pinney clinched by showing
a written agreement to hat effect.
Witness said he first became acquaint-
ed with Pinney in 1873; held some
properly over and above Pinney's OBJ
legations to him; never executed the
agreement which Pinney had pro-
duced; never saw it, and knew moth
Ing of it till Finney referred to it in his
evidence.
The Russian gunboats Albrecht Ba-
yam and Vsadnick sailed to day under
sealed orders, though 1t is given out
that they are to return to the Siberian
station.
The steamer Belgic sailed to-day for
China and Japan, carrying 81, $3.50, 900
in treasure, mostly fine silver, and a
great deal of it on European account.
This il the largest treasure shipment
that has ever left this port.
Pinney's cross examination was COM
pleted to-day, aud Billy Car will prob
ably take the stand again Tomorrow.
They are doing some tall swearing.
Corruption on the (OmstOck.
VIRGINIA CITY, May IS.
The Grand Jury last night reported
Irregularities, mismanageinent and, in
some cases, actual corruption in the
various departments Of the city and
county governments. The hospital
has been grossly m~ismanaged and
double prices paid for groceries and
other supplies.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17

MAY 10.
As there Is much comment as TO the
probability of the Russian flee, at New
York going to sea for the purpose of
inierceptipg vessels suspected of hav.
ing munitions of wal on board, it NAV
he proper to state that according to our
treaties with France. Prussia, Brazil,
Sweden. Netherlands. United States of
Columbia, Spain, Holland and several
other nstions. examining vessels shall
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17

WHAT wonld you do IL mama
should die?' she pathetically asked OF
her little ~three-year Old daughter"
dou't know" replied tho infant,
with downcast eyes and a melancholy
voice.. II Impose / should have to
thpank mythelf ~
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17
DISSOLUTION.

TNHE SLAUGHTERING AND WHOLE
i sale Blu cheering Business. heretofore car
ried on under the name and style of tho
"Butchors' Association" is this day dissolved
by mutual CO sent. All persons having
claim against said Butchers Association will
plea o present them to joe VIM II, Secrvta.
sons indebted to tue As ~ociation ara Lersby
notified to settle on or before June .st, 1877.
JOSEPH WlNZELL,
WA. MONTGOMERY,
+. MONEY,
FRED. BAkNE rs.
Eureka. May 10th. 1871. myI6-2vs
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17
BORN.

BORN.
Ruby Hill, May 10 Vile OF II. Ii. Conkiin, a
daughter.
NEW IO-DA Y.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17

DIR. PACKARD, one of the grasshop-
per Commissioners, after a careful es-
innate, concludes that the losses from
grasshoppers in this country for the
past i've years have been at least 5000.
DOC. 900. A costly insect, verify.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17

A DUBLIN correspondent Of the
Liverpool Catholic Times has been
trying to prove that the Hebrew Lam
guage Is derived from the Celtic, and
that the latter was first spoken in
Eden. The question now arises, was
Adam an Irishmanf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17

SHERRY is the name Of 4 prominent
Kansas politician, and Egg is the May
or Of Pueblo, Colorado. They might
make . very strong combination, 1t
they did but know It.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-17

CarOlfnA.
CoLUMBs, >. c., May Is.
The Senate and House met TO-DAY in
Joint convention to ballot for Chi-i
Justice of the State. AssOciate Justice
A.. J. Willard WAS elec,ea ON the tirst
ballot. This creates a acancv in the
A associate Justicesbip, MI election for
which will probably take place next
week.
The weekly clarion., 1877-10-10
Indiana COIOniSIs In North NIissIs-
siPPi.

Mr. Gale, the Secretary of the Missis
sippi Colonization Society, communicated
the following to an indianapolis news
paper, in reference to the two hundred col
onists who recently came from Indiana to
settle in North Mississippi, 1T, and near,
Michigan City, Benton county:
The arrival Of the emigrants was quite an
important event in the history of tie town
and several OF the prominent citizens were
at the depot to meet the train. Temporary
shelter was found for the party, and the
next morning the planters from the sur
rounding district, taking in radius Of
about five miles, were early in town. Mr.
Gale says that each of the colonists was lett
to make his own bargain with the planters
for employment. They all succeeded ia
perfecting arrangements which seemed sat-
isfactory to all concerned. He did not hear
a cross word on either side. The planters
were evidently glad to meet the party.
They were men of character and capital,
well able to.carry out their contracts with
the colonists, and professed to have work
enough to afford constant employment TO
those whom they engaged. Getting on to-
ward the afternoon several planters came
to Mr.. Gale and expressed their regret that
every man in the party had been engaged
before they had had an opportunity to get
all che hands they needed for work on the
farms and plantations.
CAS- an indication Of the hearty way In
which immigrants were received, one cir
cumstance may be mentioned. Three or
four of the men intimated on their arrival
that they had had experience i'm ditching,
and would prefer work in that line rather
than the kind of employment offered by
the planters. DR.. Shoup, prominent citi-
zen of Michigan City, at once headed a
subscription list with 800, stating, that the
town needed the construction of ditch "a
mile and "A quarter long, and these men
might as well be be employed 10 construct it
at once. During the day $3.50 was raised by
public subscription, and the ditchers were
set to work. Mr.. Gale says the entire party
were satisfied with the reception of Michi-
gan City, and with the exception OF folr
or five young men, who praferrcd going q
few miles further onto Holly Springs-tbe
colonists will work and reside near enough
to each other to keep up friendly and social
relations .
The weekly clarion., 1877-10-10

JACKSON, Oct. 9th, 1877,
Very truly yours, etc,

JACKSON, Oct. 9Th, 1917.
DEAR SIR;-I am in receipt of your
letter and will answer it frankly.
without fear, favor, or affection. do
not know who are the candidates for
Sheriff in your county, and will not take
the trouble to inform myself. | will thus
escape the suspicion Of giving an opinion
in the interest of any particular person.
While striving to do right, you yourself
seem to be halting between two opinions
Your nominee did not do right two years
apo when he declined to vote for two OF
the regular Democratic Conservative can
didates, though the offence is mitigated
by his refusal to support the candidates
of the Opposition. Personal enmity
does not absolve a Democrat from his
obligation to support the candidates OF
his party. 1t is related of John Ran
dolph, of Roanoke, that on one occasion
when a candidate for Congress he became
involved in personal difficulty with a
leading member of his own party. A
challenge to duel followed which was to
have been fought after the election. The
old Virginia method of voting was oira
uoce. His antagonist walked up to the
nolIs and in clear distinct voice voted
"For Congress, John Randolph. Mr..
Randolph standing near by, overcome by
the magnanimity of his foe, stepped for
ward and rendered him his hand, "No,
sir" said the constituent, 81 will not
take your hand. l have voted for the
nominee of my party. Next Monday l
will put ball through you if l can.
This is the true doctrine. Vote tor the
nominee. Subordinate personal consld-
erations to the paramount duty OF stand
ing by your party nominations. Your
candidate for Sheriff himself ought to have
acted upon this rule to the letter in 1879 !;
but upon the same rule he should now be
supported by his party as their regularly
nominated candidate. Persons who re-
fuse to support candidate because they
are not satisfied with what he did on
some past occasion, will commit the
identical offence which they are attribut-
ing to him. l grant that that the obJec-
ton would have been proper before the
nomination. 1t would have been right
The weekly clarion., 1877-10-10
Ihe Truth of History,

1t is worth recording as We move along
that among all the political acts which
are set down to the credit of Hon. D. Fl
Armstrong, the recently appointed Dem
ocratic l. ;. Senator from Missouri, the
one selected as his crowning glory is his
authorship as Chairman of the State
Executive Committee of what is known
IN that State as the ''Passive Policy. j"
The same policy was reproduced in Mis-
slsSlppi, at MERIDIAN, in 1873, under the
Craftsmanship Of Gen. Robert Lowry.
and resulted in the disintegration
and ultimate overthrow Of the Rad
icaI party in this State as it did
IN Missouri. Col Normille who recently
addressed Mr.. Armstrong on the occa-
sion of his elevation to the L. S. Senate.
thus referred to his authorship of that
policy and its consequences in Missouri
Col. Armstrong was Chairman Of the
Democratic State Central Committee ot
Missouri. As a representative of the Dem
ocratic party OF the State. he was the origin
atOr ard the author of what was known a.
the passive policy. Time has demonstrated
htS t1tSaOm IN gUtdjHg ths political ship. and
IN the odoptt0a 0f the passiUe policy, The Dem
OcTutlc pdrty Of Missouri Is dominant By q 331-
y0rHy Qf $4,000. There Is not a man in the
country more deserving of a seat in the
Senate for his patriotic serYi ice ana for his
devotion to principle than this great David
Armstrong.
The weekly clarion., 1877-10-10

in forming the decision as to who should
receive the nomination, to take il into ac-
count, and it no ioub, was, but when the
highest tribunal of the party rendered its
decision, the question was closed, and lis
members were precluded from urging it
any further. The truth is, it is best as a
rule to put your trust in those who have
been faithful through evil and through
good report, but it must be remembered
that Is human to err, and all are more or
less talllble. There Is scarcely anything
good on earth, which has not its accompa-
niment OF evil. Nominating conventions
and primary elections have their abuses,
and they are almost inevitable, and vet
they are essential TO success and must be
adhered to, otherwise our party Of Re
form will become prey to dissensions
Of which our political foes will become
arbiters, and our State viii be remitted
to the slough of despond from which she
has been rescued after long years Of suf-
fering and by efforts which nothing short
Of the desperation of despair could have
achieved.
Promising that you have stated the
objections to your county Convention
fairly, ] must say with Difference that
they are simply frivolous. After having
been called by the regular authorities OF
the party; agreed to by the people
and responded to in the appointment o.
delegates, its power to make nomina
tions could not be doubted. The admis
sion Of delegates of questionable ortho
doxy does not detract from the authority
of the Convention. They were commits
stoned by the people in their primaries
and were received by the Convention a
duly qualified members.
There is no safety but in standing b,
the nominees. | beg you to understan'
that do not seek TO come between an.
mans desire to obtain office and tn
qualification of it. My aims are higher
| am pleading for the inviolability an
integrity Of that party through whic
4 Mississippi has been reclaimed from mis-
rule, and upon which it depends for sue
cess in the new life upon which it ha
entered.
Yours respectfully,
+. BARKsDALE,
Chm'n Ex. State Com.
The weekly clarion., 1877-10-10
PsabI5e Meetings.

1t will be seen that a large number of
appointments have been officially an
nounced for candidates on the State
ticket bv the Democratic Conservative
State Executive Committee. The peo-
pie may rely upon the Punetual atten-
dance Of the speakers announced, and it
Is not doubted that these able and faith
ful exponents of the principles of the
party upon which our State depends for
success in the new career on which it has
entered, viii receive a warm welcome at
the hands 0f the people. If meetings
are desired at points not embraced in
these notices, it will he for the county
committees to arrange for them, and Sc
cure the services of speakers who are not
on the State ticket The organization of
the party which reclaimed the State
must be preserved, and to do this effect
ually the regular nominees from Gov
ernor to constable must be supported.