West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-10-05

nation. Henry c. Robinson, Of Hartford,
declining the nomination. David Gallet
was nominated for Lieutenant Governor
David Terrence, Secretary Of State ;
Tallman Baker, Treasurer; Chauncey
Howard, Controller. The platform Of reso.
lutiOns demands the payments Of United
States bonds in the standard money Of the
world; that all currency shall be redeem
able in coin, at the will OF the holder, and
that coin and currency shall be kept at par
with the gold standard OF the world. The
platform is also opposed 10 the
issue of legal tenders in time Of
peace, and indorses the Administration.
The Democratic State Convention OF Ne.
vada, met on the 23d September, adopted n
hard money platform, advocating the re.
moval OF all restrictions on silver, and nom.
mated for Governor l.. II. Brady, present
incumbent; Lieutenant Governor, j. NJ.
Adams; Congress, w. T.. j. Deal.
western Itcn-
dispatch from Dodge City, Kansas, says
the Indians who were being pursued by the
troops and cattle men were found IN.
trenched on Sand Creek thirty.fve miles
southwest Of there. Fighting began Satur.
day, and at last accounts several Indians
had been killed, but nobody on our side
hurt. The Indians are said u have great
number "i stolen sheep i'm their possession.
......A rooier, named Richard Barry, fell
from Ely Block, at Winona, MINI, and was
instantly killed. No one saw him fall, and
his death was not known till the body WAS
found with the head crushed on the base.
mentsteps in the rear Of the building.
Col. Miles telegraphs the Lieutenant Gen
eral from Fort Keogh, Montana, that six
Sioux have arrived at the fort from the
British Possessions, being emissaries sent
over the line by Sitting Bull to ascertain
upon what terms his people would be
permitted to surrender To the United
states military authorities. They repre-
sented that the Sioux who have take
refuge IN Canada are very DESTROYS of
returning to the United States
In reply to Colonel Miles's telegram from
Fort keogh about Sitting Bulls return to
the states General Sheridan has telcgraphed
MN that we are not especially anxious
about the Indians who went North coming
back, but il they do come il must be on
terms OF unconditional surrender......
Advices from Sidney, Nebraska, report the
situation there unchanged. The settlers
along the expected line of the Cheyenne's
march are becoming alarmed. The citizens
OF Ogallalla and other points are appealing
to Colonel Ihornburg for protection.
Notes from Abroad.
On September %, terrific watcr-spout de.
stroyed the fine commercial town of Mes.
kolicze, i'm Hungary. The streets were
strcwn with corpses, and what houses were
not entirely destroyed are mass of ruins.
Official kilograms report a simultaneo us
and successful advance of the whole
Austrian force against the iusurgent posi-.
tions in Northeast Bosnia. The southern
division, starting from Serajevo, after six
hours engagement, defeated on the 2lst
in
Turkish regulars occupying strong positions
near Seukovies. The insurgents were taken
in the flank and Obliged to retreat under a
destructive artillery fire. The Austrian loss
was four hundred Killed and wounded, and
the insuagent loss was considerably heavier.