The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-30
EASTERN DISPATCH ES
Iowa Democratic Convention.
MARsHALTowN, Iowa, Aug. q


met to-day aud made j. G. Cook Tenn
porary @ hartman. Mr.. Cook made
speech, iu the course of which he de-
clared that Samuel J.. Tilden must be
vindicated by u denomination in 1880.
After the appointment of officers and
committees it was decided to refer all
resolutions to the Committee on Reso-
lutions without debate. Adjourned till
afternoon.
The Convention reassembled and
received the report of the Committee
on Credentials, and elected Hon. d. D.
French Permanent Chairman. Mr..
Irish, being called for. made some re-
marks, in the course of which he
charged that the last Republican ma
jority in Iowa was dishonorably OBJ
tanned. The Committee on Resolu.
tons reported that they had agreed on
all questions but that of Prohibition.
The minority of four favored the repeal
of the present Prohibition law and the
enactment of judicious License
law for the benefit of State funds. A
somewhat excited debate occurred on
the minority report, and under call for
the previous question it was adopted.
Ayes. 296; noes, 70. John P. Irish
was nominated for Governor and II. E.
j. Boardman for Supreme Judge.
sitting Ball Returns to the United
states.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.
The Govern ent is informed by tele-
graph from General Miles of the cross
ing of Milk river by Sitting Ball, and
his encampment between the Milk aud
the Missouri rivers, in the neighbor-
hood of the little Rocky Mountains.
and fifty miles southeast of Belknap
Sitting Bulls presence again in the
United States with large force will
cause additional action at the War De-
partment in dealing with the Indian
problem.
Ex-state Officers Indicted.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. 30.
The Grand Jury to day found true
bills against Ex Lieutenant Governor
Gleaves. ex-Treasurers Parker and
Cardozo, ex-Comptrollers Dunno and
Hoge. ex.Speaker Lee, Clerks of the
General Assembly Woodruff and Jones.
ex State Senator Owens, and others on
various charges of fraud in connection
with the discharge of their official
duties.
Rifle Tee at Creedmore.
New YORK, Aug. 20.
The Irish and American Rife Teams
were at Creedmore to-day practiciug.
Peterkin. of the visiting team, was
compelled to give up shooting at the
close of firing at the 800-yard range on
account of illness from heat. General
Dakin of the American Team led the
score with 2l5 points out of u possible
275. The Teams total footing up was
I.6l7 points, As more than the best of
the British team. The Amature Rife
Club at the conclusion Of the practice
selected the following team to compete
with the Victoria Rifle Club Team at
Toronto on Monday next: L. Greyer.
William Farron, w. Gum. Il. Rath-
bone. e. Sanford. Henry Fulton, j. II.
Waters and l.. l.. Hepburn.
TeIegraphic Opposition.
The members of the Produce Elk.
change to day passed resolutions to the
effect that if the telegraph companies
did not afford them the same facilities
as they did previous to the consolida-
ton they would invite cooperation of
Boards of Trade and chambers of Com
merce throughout the country to COM
bine in furnishing necessary funds for
the construction of an opposition line
to connect with all cities in which
the different exchanges are enlisted.
MOrton's Condition.
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 30.
Senator Morton's condition continues