The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-06-26
Western and Southern States.

The Ohio Republican State convention met
at Cincinnati, and nominated Milton Barnes for
secretary of State, and William White for SUI
preme court Judge. The platform adopted
opposes the further agitation Of financial ques-
lions, endorses President Hayes and his ad
ministration, and denounces the House presi-
Dental election investigation.
The annual grafton before the literary go
cietles of Roanoke College at Salem, Va, was
delivered this year by Hon. Clarkson N. Pot
ter.
The North Csroliua Democrats held their
convention at Raleigh and unanimously nomi-
mated W. N. H. Smith for ohief-iustice and
]. II. billiard for associate justice. There was
no platform.
The Michigan Republican State convention
met at Detroit. A ticket headed by Charles
NJ. Croswell for governor was nominated and
a platform which demands q currency " that
will command its full value in every market Of
the world I" and asserts that "the question of
the election Of the present incumbents to the
offices of president and vice-president was
finally settled by the forty-fourth congress-
was adopted.
Noah Cherry, Bob Thompson and Harry At
kinson, all colored, we're hanged at Goldsboro,
N. c., for the murder OF Mr.. and Mrs. Worley-
a farmer and his wife-in February last, All
three aBbolISu LUelT lIIlOCGuCt Ol III bCduOlu
and charged one Cox With having committed
the murders for which they were about to suf-
fer execution.
At Coal Creek, Ind, John Kelly, an examiner,
shot Thomas Minis, a colored miner, ~inficting
a mortal wound. He then emptied the remain.
ing chambers OF his revolver into a squad OF
colored miners near by, %wounding two of them.
Kelly fled, but was pursued and captured.
General Mckenzie, with a force of SOC
troops, entered Mexican territory in pursuit OF
raiders, and fears of a collision between the
American force and the Mexicans are enter.
tanned.
The Academy OF Music building and Com
-merce block in Akron, Ohio, were destroyed by
fire, causing a loss Of over $780, 900.
The Cincinnati grand jury having failed to in
dict the faculty Of the Ohio and Miami Medica
Colleges for completely in the robberies OF tn
bodies of President Harrison's son and a yount
man named Devin, relatives of deceased hav
decided to institute civil suits against the col
leges, claiming $40, 900 in each case. A simila
suit will be brought against the Ann Arbo
Medical College. Eminent counsel has beel
retained. and the suits will be pressed.
From Washington.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination o
General John @. Fremont to be governor @
Arizona Territory.
The graves of the Confederate dead at Al
lington cemetery and other places in the vicini
ty of WASHINGTON were decorated by tn
Southern Memorial Association.
The Senate committee on privileges an
elections, by q vote of four to two, decided
report adversely on the petitions asking Il
proposed sixteenth amendment to the constitl
ton of the United States, in order to secui
female suffrage.
r.. W. Fenton, Of New York, William
Groesbeck, of Ohio, and Francis Walker, ha,
been nominated to be United States commi
sioners at the international monetary COME
ence.
The agricultural department estimates tn
the wheat crop of the country will be 4OO,0 0l
600 bushels. For the last three years, the yie
has been one-third lsrger than for the pr
ceding years.
Major Reno, who was lie command OF Unit
States troops stationed near General Gust
!, when the latter and his men we're massacre
and whose conduct on that occasion has bet
: severely criticised, has written o letter to I
q House committee ON military affairs, deman
ing an investigation.
=, The Senate has confirmed the nomination
. Sumner s. Kimball, of Maine, to be genei
{ superintendent Of the life saving service.
Q Foreign News.
U A collision took place in Quebec, the ott
day, between q crowd of several thousand p
sons who had broken into -four stores and I
y military, which had been called out. After I
n riot act had been read by the mayor OF the c
/, the militia was ordered to fire, and ten perso
. in the crowd we're struck by bullets, one
ceiving fatal wounds. The crowd then d
O persed. In the evening the mayors house v
sacked. About 500 special constables w
sworn in and three regiments OF troops w
a forwarded to Quebec from Montreal by
= special train.
= George ", ex-king Of Hanover, died in Pa
~ recently, aged nfty-nine years.
% The European congress assembled for
first time at the Radziwell palace in Berlin,
= representatives of Germany, Austria, Fran
Great Britain, Italy, Russia and Turkey be
ID present. The proceedings were secret,
nothing was done except the election OF Prr
Bismarck as president OF the congress.
The construction of the Paris exposit
buildings cost $4,000, 600, which Is $2,0 600,
Ia in excess OF the original estimate. .
o The agricultural collection Of the Uni
2 States at the Paris Exposition attracts or
is attention.
III General Jovellar has returned to Spain,
a General Martinez Campos succeeds him as &
= ernor of the island Of Cuba.
10 The sittings of the peace congress in Be
are held with extreme secrecy.