Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-22
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

The Democrats of Indiana held a conven-
ton at indianapolis on Wednesday, Hen
bricks presided We quote as fellows from a
telegraphic synopsis of the platform.
1t declares for public anti-sectarian schools;
declares that the Circuit Court of the United
States have claimed and exercised unjustly
privileges over corporate and individual States
rights; opposes class legislation and subsidies,
and denounces the Republican leaders who,
through venal returning boards, committed
the monstrous crime Of defeating the will of
the people in the late Presidential election.
The resolutions on this point are remarkably
severe declaring that the crime can only be
condoned when the Indicators who seated a
fraud IN the Presidential chair are driven
from power and consigned to everlasting
imfamy They denounce the President for
appointing members of the Louisiana Re
tlrnins, Board to lucrative positions and for
attempting to interfere with the prosecution
of the Returning board for their crimes.
Also requesting the States Congressman to
favor a bill for pensioning Mexican war vet
Grams.
Following is list of nominees:
John G. Shankin, of Nanderberg County,
was nominated for Secretary of State; State
auditor, Martin D, Manson; Treasurer,
William FIemming; Attorney General, Thos.
\. Wooden, and Superintendent Of Instruc-
tons, j. H. Smart
AS illustrating the completeness OF the Era
of good feeling inaugurated in the South by
our good, good President, we quote as fol-
lows:
Chicago, February 2O-An Inter Ocean
N,rbiD,tN1, NJ MrO (tbiCDlO, hos
returned from Mississippi, where she went to
attend as witness the trial of her husbands
murderers She represents matters as COM
pletely under the control of the desperadOes
who murdered her husband and children. Be
fore testifyIng she was warned by the District
Attorney not to say word except in answer
to question. If she alluded to any event
calculated II prove a conspiracy by reference
to the mur4er subsequently committed. she
was Immediately arrested in her testimony
and not allowed to go on, and if she mentioned
anything said by her husband she was told
the court did not wish to know anything of
private conversations between her and her
husband The presiding Judge pronounced
the whole testimony insufficient. Many of
the rabble, who were discharging their fire.
arms into the barn and hiding by night with
their hands on their guns in surrounding
trees, were witnesses for the defense, and
some of these same persons are on the Grand
Jury who will have to find an indictment
for themselves for the subsequent murder
when the case CO les up. The Judge charged
the jury and ASST ed them that unless there
was conspiracy, which there was not, and
unless Chrisholm was proven to be qualified
voter, which he was not, they could not but
acquit, which they did in five minutes. Judge
Lee, the District Attorney, seemed to be en-
tirely overawed by the ruling spirit.
OF the situation at the seat of war we have
the following:
London, Feb. 21.-A st. Petersburg spec
ial, dated the 2Oth says: 1t is now stated
here that the British Government will not
withdraw the fleet to Besika Bay, and accord
ingly the Russi rs are likely to occupy Con
stantinople, or { least one of its faubourgs,
if they have not done so already Late last
night there was an unconfrmed rumor in cir
cnlation that the we're already at Theropia
Direct communica, N between London and
is in interrupted.