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Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, August 9 -Joseph NJ
Caleton, a clerk in the State Department,
shot himself fatally Inst night.
The Minister OF the Interior of the
Dominion of Csnada is here conferring
with the President and Cabinet con-
eerning the return OF Sitting Bull and
his people from British possessions to
the United States. The subject will be
further considered in the Cabinet meet
ing tomorrow.
Secretary Sherman left this morning
for OHIO and will be absent during the
present month. The Secretary will
make speech on the financial situation.
The actual amount psid into the
Treasury from custom collections for the
year ending June so, 1877, is; duties
ON imports, IN coin, Sl29 Az go. Duties
on tonnage, IN currency, $l,472,6lS.
Secretary Thompson has sent to the
commantant Of the naval brigade here
bis own thanks together with those ot
the President, and says; The naval
brigade by i;s prompt and efficient or
gsu,z4t.on, its evident enthusiasm, its
soldier ike appearance and its precision
of movement and drill generally proves
conc.usively that cur naval force, under
lis ablc and well trained officers, can at
any time md anywhere be immediately
landed and transformed into = most
powerful and etEuen: body of regular
soldiers.
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six RicIlmonds in the ri Id.

The gentlemen below are the candi-
1ates for Gubernstorial houors at the
Democratic Conservative State Conven-
.lou in session -. Richmond yesterday:
General William Malone, the leader
OF the Republican party, was brave
Confederate soldier. General Fitzhugh
Lee served the Con eieracy tor four
years. Colonel HOLIDAY lost an arm in
a Confederate charge. General Tslis-
lgrro served in the Mexican aud again on
the side Of the contederscy. General
Tracy commanded the celebrated Stone
wall Brigade at ono time. Major John
w. Daniels served under Jubsl Early
ana was three times wounded
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Virginia Conservative State Con-
EenIiOn.

RICHMOND August 9.-The State Con
ventiUn reassembled At g O'Clock this
morning. A nun bel Of resolutions were
introduced relative 70 the publlc debt, =.
OF which were referred u the Committee
on Resolutions. A majority Il the resO.u-
tons favored the payment OF the Pub.le
debt but every proposition looking to
increased taxation, was received with
Misses from all parts OF the house.
A resolution cOmpIimentIng President
Hayes Tor his wise aud couserTa!Iv"
course toward the South, was referred 10
the Committee on Resolutions.
A resolution declaring inst the public
school system WAS burdensOme and should
be abolished, was greeted with misses.
4 resolution declaring that the Con-
venton should proceed at once 10 noml-
nate u candidate tor Governor, elected -
discussion from members who opposed
immediate nomination are the friends OF
General MAhoLe, who is the recognized
repudiatlOn candidate, and they are de-
termned that no nomination shall Jc
made until n platform Is adopted, so thst
if 1t is not acceptable they can bolt and
run their candidate rs 81 independent.
The report ot The Committee on Gre
deutiais was adopted without amend
mout, being = triumph tor anti Maho-
MES.
The discussion of the question Of making
immediate nominations was resumed, sud
after number O. speeches, the pending
question was 0-dsrci
a vote Is how be'Tg taken on the sub
stltuIo postponlng nominations unti. after
the platform IA adopted.
II having been decided 10 make noml-
natiols at o'clock, recess was taken
T.. tnat hour, when .Jno. W Daniel, o.
Lynchburg. +. ". NJ. Halliday, o.
Winchester, Gen. Flz Lee, Gen. Ww
Mauone and Wm. TalIierd, ware pre-
-unted 10 the convention rs candidates
tor uominsuOn tor Governor, and a re-.
cess was taken till o'clock, At which
time General Wm. Terry wss added To
the list.
The speeche- prevented the baiiotr
until 10 o'clock. The result OF The iirst
bsllot was Mahone, 42l; Daniels, 35l;
AOliGhN EO-i ihtlthI'IIb' 1917 lAetI ~
Terry ll6 Terry being least was drop
ped and The seco.d Oslio. began. 1t is
not expected the result will be reached
t.. night. The committee on resolutions
was IN session all day. The opinions on
ne question of the public debt are hard
20 hArmOHIzn.
RICHMOND. VA, August ..
Special Dispatch to the Register.
Names were put IN nomination and
two ballots taken, but there WAS no elec-
ton. On the second ballot Malone re-.
ceived 4iO and Daniels Ala vote..
Adjourned tin oc.o"k tomorrow
morning -.
Associated Press Dispatch.
RICHNo,D. August d A M-On
The second ballot Malone got 40; Danro.,
4S4; Holiday, 276; Terry, 1885, Lee, l2@.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
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THE EASTERN WAR.
Definite Agreement Between Austria
and Germany.
Russ ans Reported as Again De-
'elt.d d at PIev1a,
w nr NOIes.

r,v.r,>.~,>.,p-g AM, N.,,
p, -. -.
=, h'..' - e., -.
% -. '''. -. Tr -, .'',
-,
'''''' A. '.'' ''' WY "'''
EUCHARIST August S.-"rani Duke
NItl"a' a'7dldaI."g- are =. bu.E~T"ni
L,Np,v. Auy.-, 4-Ihc Trle, mas
Berlin dispatch winch s~erts that Tur-
,., r...ert.v notified the rnwe-s Of tho
Pores white. ..- ... r,rclute peace ON
- .,rnr-sr r.,.. Conn, Arira..y.,
r.....rg r..r nr., ,,r,.r,-r,spnntan THINKS
mi. 81. no, gA... -n r.sd o,tlrrry t. nry
n-....f,s. ~a.r.,. i... rnw Russia rs far
-, .,..r.,..-.,. i..,,..... r.- r.,r,s-
INV. =, .s.,Y.,.,... T,-sf.r r.r-.r,.,ri,,.s
,.,.-'.ne ~ .syerzI rrrya. A..,r...rt
Ga-m.uy an the otr.r hand Arovlnr
,bs, Russia i. resolved On contrruiugtHr
war and necessary. gong into winter
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Georgia Constitutional convention

ATLANTA, Angus. 9.-In the conveu.
uou to-day, Governor jenkins spoke in
favor OF remitting the claims on the
State to adjudication by the supreme
Court d. the State. The section declsr-
lug the bonds Illegal, null and void, and
prohibiting the Legislature rom even
paying them directly or indirectly, WAS
adopted by vote of one hundred and
siyty-siN to sixteen. The proceeds of the
sales ot State railroads are to be set apsIt
to eXlinguish the Indebtedness OF the
State on their account. \ si- king fund
OF one hundred thousand dollars per
sDrum to purchase the bonds of the
State Tor the purpose OF retiring them, is
estab. ished
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Erather Killed by His so,.

CINCINNATI August g. Benjamin
Burr Cox, disspaiei character living
st E.Hstuu S.sriou, seventeen miles from
here. on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton road, WAS cut in the arm snd
side by his son Willard, lsst night, and
bled to death in ten minutes. Cox tad
frequently threatened the Iyes o. mem
6ers of his family, and Yesterday sharpeu-
ed hatchet aud threatened u Kill them
all. The deed WAS committee while Cox
had his son down on the floor with hi
hand on his throat, and the young msn
used his pocket knife ehectually. The
iracticide made 10 effort to escape.
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Iree snIIer., Renninn.

BasT,s. a.yl,i 5.-A grand reunion
of %" Free Sol. party took place tp.GHy
4, Dyyrers .AldlHg Several hunGfs.
Including mot u the light Of the o.I
psr.y uDw living b"Ing preeLt.
Chsrie. FraEci. AI4nn' resd cDrl
Dental Istlcr ~ him from Marin Va
bIrcn ard nov made public f"- the Gr..
time. dated July 2i.u. 1879. which Mr
Adam. .4ld Substantially ratified ani
errdmr1 he former declaration. %
policy, which practically CIT hIn tf-
DemJlraL.n lumInz.ion md gave b. l.,
G,nt g..
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Threatened Calamity at Omaha.

OMAHA, August 9.--Dau-er to the
Union Pacific shops sld the smelling
works from the river l. considered 80 IN
miueut - TO excite grave apprehension
q the minds Of TIE community IN gen.
era, a1d mass meeting na' been caDe1
for tonight. 20 tske some acton towsrd
avoiding what would prove 3 dire csiam
i,y 20 tie city should the Tears De real
lied. The river tell inches during the
past twenty four hours.
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EobbsT, ~ Nan.6eId.

Ha.....Lo o. A.-.-t Fl :.
jose ..- .a.t i-elyl. agrl; OF the
Bs. $4,000. aid O-.s rsI.r.sd ~ this
rIs c.aIu- 3. Lave b-or rsbbed u
$3.50 ..s. eveuil- he had been col
I-.ru, f-.el. oil, dy:lng tie day, and
upon returning - a. otire put the
r gr... q drawer arI locked u, he
t-oa ,epped OFT and "A gone Ao,ut
tn ,..=s Upon Ls ra.u-n the
-rAwsr ~ found locked, bat The money
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IL the Virginia Convention, yester-
,sy two ballots were taken for Governor
yi,bout result, and the Convention ad-
,prned until to-day. The vote on the
s.t ballot stood: MALONE, 4iO; DAN
n 4S4; HOLIDAY, 276; TERRY, l57;
LRE. 1913.
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Tempt of Honor.

81. JoHss, y. B., Alsus. = The
tnjrtv.fr.. snr1al e sioa %. the Supreme
Couacl! o., ths Ten pc O: Honor u
North America rlosed tuIs evening.
There Va = large IrCr@ase Of memo ?
saip, Wrco1sin leading. The mex; ss.-
sion wIl! B. >. JaLe-vI..s, WlsconsiL
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U.,yy Decline Price of snKnr

NYW / 15RE, AugI-i 3.-Ihs ITi'Das
,.ates that the heavy 1er.Ine in the pri,n
~ sggsr ttn ssl no months D. c.a :.
la- fac. ths. the msrso, Is oyorIyslsi
Tre 'cDek rgE held is tNa larges: 80.
sca.mg .s,e1 here The Tribup> predict
rl-sst-r - zone O' tLe firms q ttf
c,.y. r. the case Of ore house which
com PEELED % .el. st .he pre-sn, MAKE.
rates vii - Al q loss OF 10000
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SPECIAL to the Cincinnati Enquire
If Yesterday, from Baltimore, says there
ara minors of another strike on the Bsltl-
nora and ONO railroad, to be inaugural
Il to-day. Both employees and officers
lepy any knowledge of it.
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The Ohio CampaiSn-Sherma Will
strike the Key-NOtps for the Re-
puhliCans

WAsHNGToS, August 9.-Secretsry
Sherman Will start for Ohio on Friday.
ani will stay there during the remainder
%; the month His visit will probably
no. De without effect on the Stste cam
paIIn. Il is his intention TO make one
speech while IN Ohio, and his uttersnces
On this occasion will naturally be looked
!o'~ard 10 with much interest. He will,
% course, speak upon fnancial questions,
aai ], Is conjectured that he, speaking
tl-' ear Y IN the campaign, will give the
k'l-no!e for the Republican speakers
during the contest There Is no doubt
'Lat The Secretary is siscerely deslrous OF
carrying the resumption at o. 1875 into
eu-c, by resumlng specie payment in
io,s and ne would not have taken part
10 the campaign had the Republican
Convention declared in favor Of the re.
pea Of that declaration.
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Died

HANOVER, y. h, August e.-Alpheus
B. Crosby, Professor OF Surgery St Dart
mouth College, and Professor Of Ansto-
my at Bellevue Hospital, New York,
died this afternoon after an illness OF
two days
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Thanks pre.ident Garrett.

BALTIMORE AugusL s.-In- Pastma--
Ter General in s.ter 10 Pre- -dent Gar
ra,t ofthe Baltimore and ono railroac
tnank- hiul for the ersrgy. ac!lyity an1
prom 1t1szs. under the cIrcIm.tsnce,
VIII which toe malls were trsh.pOr.ri
o.. ME railway Ines during Tie A.s
no.
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Tax Pittsburgh Commercial says;
The brick work on the new Union De-
pot progresses rapidly. The door and
window frames, al the eastern end, are
in position, and the walls are up several
.es, high. The telegraph and depot
masters offices, at the upper end Of the
o,,,torm. are being weatborbosrded, and
vii. be ready tor occupancy in few
,s,.
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OHIO POLITICS.

The romiI ations by the respective
nsrties in ONO indicate 3 G lose contest
IN that State. The platforms ofor So It-
tie that the canvass must be "A personal
one yDd from the suddeDness and
nromptness with which both parties cast
aside the old hacks and took up men
with regard to their business quaI'tiea-
tions and parity Of character, 1t Is pretty
sure that they regarded the margin ~
very small. l. was Al absolute comics
SION on theIpart OF we Republican party
that they had .osL the safe under tn"lr
old organization. sDd /" order To have
even \ showing ot success they must
sdopt Democratic ideas ard imi-
tare Democratic nomin,tIp-s. Whoever
may he elected, Bishop or West, the re-
suit Will be vlrtunlly the same. 3 Demo-
cratic success. When Hayes was IN
sugurated the Democrats lost their can
d,dste and the Republicans lost the
bloody shirt. and hOucrs were easy. In
the event that West shou j be elected II
will be a substantial Democratic victory
bv the reputation Of John Sherman and
his financial vsgsr!es, but in order 10
make assurance doubly sure the peop.e
of Ohio viii elect MIR. Bishop 50 AS to
have both the man AMI the platform.
There Is prom nent Cincinnati lie
publican 1T these springs, who's" name i
withheld al his request, who says that
he regards Mr.. Bishop as uneXcePtlona-
able in every respect and that his nyml.
-. ,,,II c,;ve the Hamilton county
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Maine Republican state convention.

tIfy Gov Conner Dt al reu0WILAt "a,
-. " -r'.f..-. an -..o,..,..r, -ep -.-1
CbsrIas + IT, bal. r.gy.t H.. ,lop'... ..
-. -..,I,,ion. and moved The u-evI I.a,
oyes,ior 4 .cers # cont..i,r ,su5w~.
sot N. n-avfous question wss ag. seq
onia5 Gs.r 1 : Chamberlain moved
49,, .,,ar,,,.-t d. follows.
B>soLrsI We resfiru uqshakeu con-
41.-,s In .r, .rrerrIty p,triot,a ard
-,.,as,rsrsbin ID. z b HAYES. and W.
cordially approve his efforts l. carry ou.
IN GOOD f,l,E the principle, svowrd BY
tina Cincrra.i Convention
G1yarr.r Chamberlain spoke III favor
of nj. srler5pert ana mis- remark, We're
rr.rjved with rrns. spp.su.e.
{. 4. Boute.Ie. OK Bangor, moved The
. .,1r,vgrr.r amendment and advocated H.
s5,rt,or.
Pss,b,sg Tb,,.ai. Convention declares
i.s ha..f ,n.t Governor Packard
/ -, T..,,i.f,re and Governor Cham
n.-Ia,, ,ou,7 CaroIIn, werr
.,.,,,,.5 o., ,,a,r -e,partiye .ficr-
,'.I,t n,. .hass,,,.. .y'.ra. which o...,pt X. b
H.yss President Of the United Sts.es
ana thst b,tb Governor, were clearly
',',,,rat II, r.,nrniii,n b, the Natloua.
C,nyaramau,. and b, .ai.urr Jo re~sog-
MA -bsr, pgar,d the Nl.icnal GOvrra-
y. p, m The num.an.ing attitude ot sur
p. 5nrlne 70 raag., ,u... .r 20 raise
taai- hsnd- 20 resist 10 .rguma. al.
,5.ri,y .I
HON Y \ Fsrwpl. Or RoGkland,
.,,l., r., tsv.r. ~ r,aror,I Chamberlain, ',
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Base Ball.

PGTTsBUEeH, Angus: s.-Alleghenys
s, Buckeyes l.
CHICAGO, Angus! s,-Chicago., 49,
[. cinnstiS >
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Discharged on Bail.

WILKEsBARRE, August 9.-The mem
ssfs Of the Vigilance Committee indict-
"a 'or murder have bsen discharged on
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Railroad Accident.

Lone BKAECu, August g.--The train
leaving jersey City al 7:45 this morning,
on The Central Railroad OF New Jersey,
consisting ct an engine, baggage Csr ard
four passenger cars, met with q serious
accident near the Ocean Port trid Sc
Through some unknown cause the engine
Jumped the track aud running along the
ties plunged INTO the bank, the sudden
Jar throwing the baggage car and three
pa senger cars over the side Of the bridge
into the water, which was about three
feet deep As lat as known there ara no
lives lost, but several are very seriously
injured Some of the injured were
brought to Long Branch, snd are now
beng attended Al the depot here.
1t seems that the engine, alter running
short distance on the tre=tOe work, teIe-
scoped the mail and baggage car and
rolled over the emban kmeut at the edge
of the water. The three cars IN the resr
OF the mail and the baggage Cars
fell on their sides in the water. The rear
CAT, although thrown from the track re
mMned standing on the bridge IOe
passengers at once left this car and be-
gun the rescue of those in therIver. The
tram was fully loaded, continuing 2Ot
passengers Those IN the CARS in the
water were m the creates. CONSERVATION
c.ylng Loudly Tor help. ThosS who could
and were about waste deep IN water
while Others were chhglug 10 seats
windows, etc One alter another they
we're taken out through car Windows
until it is believed every passenger WAS
rescued. Conductor Hetteld telegraphed
20 Long Branch tor special tram and
medical assistance, which were promptly
sent and those able TO be removed were
taken to Long Braucn and Ocean Grove.
From the best information obtsinabe j,
seems safe TO -sy net more than forty
persons were wounded and not more than
.our oil the number dangerously. Among
,ne injured are Mr. Remscn and wife
and niece Alice. Kate Iutt. al Of Angus.
rs, Maine
Another,
ST JoF. No, August "A serious re-
cideLt occurred this afternoon On the -.
Joe and Western railroad al Troy, Kan
sas. fifteen miles west OF TINS city A
coach filed with passengers Jumped the
track AID went over AT embsnkment
fifteen feet high Twenty-Five per-ou-
were wounded, several Of them believed
to be tata.ly.
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We buy annually Of Brazil thirty .hVe
,rions of dollars worth O; coffee.
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THE CONTRAST.

The nomination of Governor Stone N
Mississippi has set the Radical outrage
mills to work again. 1t would all De
very welIit, by working such mills, they
could give employment to their thou
sands of starving laborers, but they can t,
and no good is done. They needn't be
disturbed about outrages in the south
there are none, and never will be any
70 compare with the recent demonstra-
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Serious Railroad Accident
on New Jersey Cen
tral.
Extensive Fire in San
Francisco.
Returns Of West Virginia
Capital Election.
THE THIRD DISTRICT.

CHARLESTON, August 9.
Special Dispatch To the Register.
The counties in The Third dl-tric,
heard from give unioritIcs for Charles
ton rs follows: Greenbrier, 1900; Mon
roe,T 300; Mercer, 1000; Summers, l,4OO;
Raleigh, 1900; Fayette, 1000; Nicholas
$50; Putnam, 1900; Jackson, 200;
Boone, LOO, Ksnawha, 8 6232i Lincoln,
1874; Wnyne, Z,070; Mason, 1900,
Cabell, 2,2O0 Clsrksburg and Martini
burg, rs far Is heard from about $50
G.. p.
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tiens up North. Look at the contrast.
When John Brown, bold man, came
with fire and sword to Harper's Ferry,
t. mauguIate war on behalf oil the
Southern sborer with the svowed purpose
OF relieving it, condition, not Il single
strike occurred III the whole Slu.h
except the strike which let the rope drop,
for John Brow. For four years the
armies OF the Federal government w ged
war on Southern territory tor the PuF-
pose ot liUerst!ng the labor classes. let
the uen Of tne South young and OLD,
all who were able 10 Oear armS-went to
the fs j Of battle and lett their planta-
tions their wives and their children In
the custody OF the tour millions of negroes,
VINO faithfully discharged the duties OF
their wsrdship. There was no strike
then because there was no dlssstIstac-
tlOn.
Look on that picture, then on this
When the match was applied to the
fiery elements of NOrtherH labor mine
was sprung and the explosion desclat9d
the land. Now which had the best sys-
TEN and the best satisfied lsbor2 The
fruit Is the best test of the condition OF
the tree.
ONE OF THE OLD TYPE.
Among the visitors now soiourning
here is ex-senator Anthony Kennedy, OF
Mary land. lie is u fine type OF the
oden time pubic men. The New York
WOriG announcing his arrival says: "EX-
Senators Anthony and Kennedy, of
Maryland, are st the Whit" Sulphur
| presume that the World thought that
there was enough in the old man TO make
two ordinary Senators.
THE WHITE SULPHUR
The strike had the etfest of interrupt.
ing trave. for n short time, but since the
"let-up" the influx OF visitors has been
greater than at any time in Its previous
history. There are now about 1000 peo.
pie and the cry is still they come.
In the evenings the psrlors and the
Dal room are thTonged with the gay and
the happy, and upon looking i'll on the
scene one can hardly realize that we are
undergoing such financial troubles.
kentucky is taking tue ead in the num-
Der of bellies and besuX, and from the
turnout here, one would imagine that
they are having flush times down IN
the blue grass section.
Travellers on the Mississippi river
twenty years ago, will remember an ele-
gant steamboat called the "BelIe Sheri
dan taking its name from young
lady, then the acknowledged belle of the
West. The original Belle Sheridan Is
now here, y scdate matron IN widows
weeds, but retains much of the youthful
appearance and blooming beauty for
winch she was SO Justly celebrated twen-
ty-fve years ago. Her daughter now
ranks as one of the bellies of the White
Sulphur and probably would rank as
the belle, were it Lot that West Virginia
Is represented by lew young ladies
who would contest the palm with any
beauty, though she came from distant
Ci,cassIs.
Although this Is one Of the brightest
and gayest seasons the White Sulphur
hss ever known, and the reason why, as
Col. Short would say, is because OF n just
recognition by Providence OF the deserts
of the accommodating host Col. Geo. l..
Poyton. q. II. NJ.
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To-day closes the campaign of the
Capital war. and tomorrow viii decide
the contest. have Just hsd an inter
view with Uncle Jimmy Patterson, the
colored gentleman who used 70 m!& Mr..
Claws iuleps, and who now Is the recog-
urzcd political leader OF the cOIored popu-
ls,ron of this neighborhood Jimmy
SAWS that the outlook IL promising, tnhL
he mas been around among his forces,
has made an active canvass and that ne
viii have them all ut the polls. and that
,hcy will vote solid FOR Charleston.
Uncle Jimmy expresses great as.onlsn-
mpnt that General Gof should oppose
Charleston. "Why," SAYS Mr.. Patterson,
IL have been done took back NOR
on dat man, Gen. Gof, dan any man l
eber did see. jist tell YOU, sir, NJ iss-
Fall when de General spoke up here, ne
MAS dat sEeet on Charleston dat l
tbought he must be Charleston man
sure He said dat DE- Democrats up ~
the upper part ob te state had stole lf
Cspitsl from Charleston, dat they ia
tended to keep 1t as long ~ dey was IN
mower. but dat II we jIst elect him Gov
ernor dat he would bring de Capital
right back to Charleston whsr It be-
}o1ged. And he fooled desc niggahs
round here to vote for him, thinking dat
he WAS Charleston man, he talk 20
sweet about it, but now hes done been
sblsin US. aud calls Charleston people
snake hunters. But den = politician Is
crooked cuss, boss. ard Gen. Cot Is n
politician" And Uncle Jimmy leaned
On his noe handle and elevated his eyes
heaven ward, as though ne was trying to
conceive Of some iar.oh world where
politicians never enter.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-10
MARION COUNTY.
FAIRMoNT, August 9.

FAIRMoNT, AugUst9.
special Dispatch to the Register.
The vote OF Marion county Wa iucor-
rect in your issue @! Yesterday. II
should have read: Ciarksburg, 24%l;
Charleston, l4O; Msrtinsburg, II
OPERATOR.