The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-10-03
EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

The Connecticut Republican State Con-
vention adopted a hard money platform and
Endorsed the Administration OF President
Hayes. Charles b. Andrews, OF Litehfield,
was nominated for Governor.
President Hayes had fine public recep-
ton At Pittsburg on the Gath. In the even
ing he attended meeting OF the National
Executive Committee OF the Union League.
Addison Latin, Naval Officer of the Port
Of New York under Grants Administration,
and formerly member Of Congress, COM
mitted suicide on the oath by hanging him.
self in the garnet Of his house at Fitchburg,
Mass. III health and consequent de-
spondency the presumed cause.
The adjourned Massachusetts Demo-
cratic State Convention, held at Faneuil
Hall, Boston, on the 18th, nominated Josiah
G. Abbott for Governor. The resolutions
denOunce the Republicans Of the State for
their taeit approval OF the alleged fraudu-
lent scheme to cheat the people out OF the
results of the Presidential election; declare
that Congress has no power TO make any
thing except gold and silver legal tender;
favor free trade with all the civilized world,
restricted only by necessary measures to
provide a national revenue, etc, etc.
The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton was held at Syracuse, and the New
York Republican State Convention at Sara
toga, on the 26th. Both parties adopted
unequivocal hard-money resolutions. The
Democrats, hewever, resolved that to the
Republican party belonged the response
bility Of the present hard times, while the
Republicans were quite as frank in placing
the blame upon Democratic shoulders
Senator Conkling presided over the Repub-
lican Convention, and George w. Curtis
made a concluding speech, in which he
heartily endorsed the platform and said:
ave came here for harmony, and harmony
/ we have found" The only nomination
made was for Judge OF the Court of APP
| peals.
The preliminary examination Of Rev. III.
| ;. Hayden at Madison, Conn, accused of
numbering Mary Stannard, resulted in his
discharge. The Justice ruled out some i'm
portant testimony, and it is said Mr.. Hay
den will be cited to appear before the Supe-
rior Court for further examination.
The steamer Adelphi, running between
New York City and Norwalk, Conn.,, on the
morning of the 2Sth exploded her boiler
soon after leaving the dock at Norwalk, kill
ing u passengers and wOunding and scald-
ing severely many others. The Adelphi had
on board 200 passengers at the time Of the
disaster. The engineer says he was carry
ing only IS pounds of steam, and an
examination of the fractured boiler shows
that it was old and entirely unfit for service.
The names Of the killed are: Mrs. Rev. w.
II. BOole, South Norwalk; Henry Allen,
Norwalk; Mrs. Charles A. Ford, H.; Mr..
Hyatt, Harlem, n. Y; Fred Metz, South
Norwalk; Benz. Ackert, New York; Sarah
Leonard, Bridgeport; Elijah Belts, North
Wilton; Henry johnson, New Haven; Chas.
w. Lord, Philadelphia; Theo. Raymond,
New Canaan, Conn, and one other.
As funeral procession was crossing the
railroad track at Atlantic and Brooklyn Ave-
nues, Brooklyn, n. Y, on the 2Sth, a loco
motive crashed into one of the carriages,
killing one Of the occupants, Miss Mary Red
wood, and the driver, Patrick McNamee.
Mrs. Stephen Callahan and her three chill
dren, who were also occupants of the car
riage, were all badly injured, the mother
and one child probably fatally.
Condor and Melody, the released Fenians,
had an enthusiastic reception from their
cOuntrymen upon their arrival in New York
on the 2Sth.