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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-24
THE STATE LEGISL-ITURE.
MONDAY, January 81, 1878.
SENATE.

A number of bills, resolutions and
memorials were introduced, read by
title and properly rctorrcCI
Mr. Gary rose to question Of
privilege, and read from an article
IN the HeyiSter referring to his
remarks on yesterday in reference
to Judge Willard. lie then said ::
The information that Chief Justice
Willard was bribed was communi-
Gated to me as II State Senator. 7
communicated those charges to
Senator Cochran :! few DAYS before
the General Assembly took IL recess,
M!l furnished him with the names
OF Witnesses to sustain tho CHARGE.
three Of whom were Republicans
and one 4 Democrat. Senator Coch
ran assured me he would give tho
matter his attention, and report tho
matter TO the General Assembly.
L still have an ud Hilton mama TO
sustain those charges T. tlinlx it a
duty to myscl: us Senator to make
this statement.
MI Cochran said !: [ admit that
the Senator gave me names, but
upon examining the resolution
under which the committee we're
acting | asccrtaincd that the bri ;
berry of Mr.. Willard did not come
within our jurisdiction, unless, done
with State money. Tne committee
have as much as they can do.anvhow.
Mr.: Lipscomb introduced a rcso-
LUTON that a joint committee of
three from tic Senate and - from
the House be appointed to invcsti,
gate all charges Of bribery, corrur-.
tion and malieasanco in Office AGAINST
Chief Justice Willard. Ordered for
consideration, tomorrow.
The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration Of bills of q pri
vate or local nature.
Adjourned.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
~ number of bills, memorials and
resolutions were introduced, read
by title, and properly referred.
The House next proc aclcd to cons
slider the special ordcr-a bill to
amend the criminal law and punish
rape, arson and burglary with death.
After long discussion the bill WAS
passed to third rolding by vote
OF y yeas to 80 nays.
The resolution 10y Mr.. Pcttv),
that no new business be introduced
after February /, was adopted.
The bill to encourage immicra-
ton was then taken up. A motion
to strike out tho enacting clause of
the bill was lost.
Adjourned.
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The New York herald., 1878-07-05
MARITIME MISCELLANY.

Capt Gadd OF tho steamer Nevada, at Liverpool and
Capt Lschssnes of the Sc Laurent at Hnvre.
have thanks for special meteorological observations
made in connection With the HERALD weather sorv.cs
scHR HAYES rstarned to San Francisco juno 26.
connt Of having sprung aieak
ScHR Conc BUNKER from Cranberry Isles for New ork
icus and flied with water The shroads cut away.
vessel sncceeded getting into Southwest Harbor
2Sth. whore she remains. iul Of water.
RI. on Wednesday to Capt Elishs Kelly 500 she
800 burhcn and built Long Island In 1854 and
has been employed In the coat.trade. -f
scHR SKcREr Fader. from Halifax for Northern Capo
The vessel ana cargo insured In Halifax Offices
ssD %AL oKsss from r. oss ;,S d. for
VIM Lawrence, Tuesday in Chesapeake Bay In the col
@ n the nf
rnked the starboard considerably After
nmnsd ana found to BE- ali right and she th.n put int
baltimore In the accident tho suokestack portion of
deck Il is that the owners Of Inc
Lawrence offered to satisfy the schooner
dsrgoing repsrA
scuR ELnA NJ wnGHr. Of wellaeet. has been sold to
gs 10 3, :r %.m.S ,na & r.: and w
Id. Della Tore and will be consumed In tho general
freiChtng businosI
No s. reports July 2. Nontauk bearing ENW so miIe.
passed part Of vessels house. painted green, and
water but short time
LKwxs Del July 4-wrsckers, In attempting yesterday
10 Bessie Morris with casks, turned her
her broadside.
Woods Hole just east Of Nobsqus.
NEWPORT. RI July -schr II Anthony, from Block
Island for Providence reports coal laden schooner
ashore the west side ofthe Island.
Margaret built ~ Mr. Bscksnbridso long IL
Connoii, W Mcdonnell and Richard Porter.
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
A SHOCKING DEATH.
TRAGIC CONCLUSION OF PICNIC xCURsIoN.
lpY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
Nxw LoNpox. Conn. July 4. 1873

TRAGIC CONCLUSION OF PICNIC EXCURSION.
[py TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NKw LONDON, Conn.,. July 4, 1873.
Before the exciismsnt over the drowning OF Mr.
Trumbull aud Colonel Colt yesterday had In the least
subsidized this community 10 again shocked 1t The In
tcl,yencs OF tho awful death ol Bridget Maxwell, Of
New London, an elderly Irish woman, while attend.
ing The picnic entertainment OF the ST. Marys Tenn
psrance Society, this Afternoon, at Thames Grove,
seven miles norlh OF this CITY. fhe socsty and It's
irronds 10 the NUMBER OF 1,0O0, left the city oy =
SPECIAL train nine o'clock this morning. AZ eleven
an exceedingly ram storm set IN deiugng the
grounds drenching the people, wno were with out
OF her shelter than the snsl, portion OF the
crowd found refuge in farm houses two niles dk tah
Al hsli.past storm OF thunder aud lightning oil
iudsscriuabic violence arose and ragged with awful
fury until thrce Inc lightning tore through the
with binding flashes OF light and suipnurous
smoke. SO severe thunder storm was
not known here for years In violence
and long continuance II rcsembsd severe artillery
OF are tell hom the sky with loud report, and
struck large tree, shattefinR II to atoms Beneath
the tree Stood Mrs Maxwell, VINO WAS turned IN.
stantiy into q bxcKened, burned and unreco gnizabie
mass OF smoking ncsn. Her clothing and ha.r we're
entirely burned off, her arms and Icgs scorched to
crisp and her lace ana body horribly dishgured and
mutiated. rhs lightning when killed her aiso dug
her grave, Tor when ths bali OF nrs explodcdn made
n hole SIX iect LONG and two or three deep al her
feet, INTO this excavation her remains ieL Iho
shock was felt BY many persons standing within a
radius oi 500 feet frsm Mrs. Maxwell, men, women
anu children being thrown down, and Mrs Joseph
Harris and a Mrs. Rogers were paraiyzed In their
lower limbs and unable walk The SHOES were torn
children screamed and ior time unconiroabls con-
tusion rcgned among the picnic people.
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

AsEnpxxx July 3-ssiled. bark ExesIssor Cor,. Abrs-
hansen. baltimore.
ANTWERP, July 4-Ardvsd ship st Pessrsburr Nor,.
Hansen New York. barks Arnc,sia UtaD. Corsanego do
via Queenstown; Dons EckhoH, Hons. do do.
BARROW. Ju'y 4-sailed, bark Elen tT,r), Brsoason,
Charleston.
BELrAsr, July 4-saiied brig Haskell. Haskell, Nov
Bosp.AUx. July 2-s.iled. brig Ah.o tsu.,, wirpl,
United states
CARDIFF, July 4-ssisd, bark Arstss. Nichols Porto
Rico
CorExHAcEs. July 3-Arrved, bark Jupiter tsw). Mar
din, New York.
CALAIS. July 3-Arrived. bark Lizstc Wright (Br),
Wright, New York.
DuSDALK, June 29-ssiicd, brig Johanna Msrgareths
(Sor) Rasmussen Baltimore; July bark Viking tBr)
Jones United States.
DusKrmK, July 3-Arrived bark Tsismsn tsor) Dahlsr
Pascngousa.
DAxrzrc, July s-Arivsd bark Tuck Sing (Br), Wood,
Mobile.
GLOUCESTER. July 4-Arrived. brig Avon tBr,, crmp,
Philadelphia
Sailed 4sh. bark Elscts cBr Crosby. United States
HULL Juy 3-sailed. bark Leon Pnneaido dtsD Ross
Phsaciphis
uAxpumc. July 3-Arrived bark LeocsdA (Ger,. Haas.
loop. New York.
sailed 4th. bark oibers tGsr. Aiosr.s, Phiisdelphu
LIVERPOOL, July 3-Arrived bark wescr tGer) wey-
hausen. Norfolk 4h. snip Northern Light Ksnney RAN
goon.
Lospox. July 4-Arrved. ships Lesndsr t,r), Knight
New York; John Mann tBs, Gibson do; barks Cslcutta
tBr), Dswss, do; Capri tBp. Dinsmore. DO.
Sailed 4th bark Alexander Koth tBr) waycott, United
States.
LIZARD, July 3-oH. bsrk Europa (Nor). Johsnnssssn,
from New York Tor Stockholm.
MALrAs July s-saised, bark Bsnsdssto ptaD. csnsro.
Unitsd states
xovrlLx July Arrived. bark Robert Godfrey tBr) rsy.
lor, Baltimore for Londonderry
MAxsrrIss July 2-sailsd. bark schsmy snow, Boston
ourxssrowE Juy 3-Arrived. bsrts Ursus Miner tNor.
Jahnsen Nov York; Lydia Psschau CGcr) Bremers wi-
miugt on HC 4h ship Lydia (Br. Henry, PhiadciphIs;
barks Dante (Aus,, viduch. New York; Fases xItaD.
Chesa do Tcarus 3D. Cochrans do; bkjod tNor). Ten-
pesen do Triton AuS. csstarinch do; Elids or) An.
dersen Phtiadsiphsa; brig sabra (Br Robinson, New
York.
Also arrived 4th steamer Boths (Br,. Paterson Mon.
trcsl
sailed 4sh. ssesmcrscity Of Limerick Bp. nom Liver
psoi. New York.
RorrrnpAn, July +-ssied. steamer Casnd tDuseh)
Deddss. New York.
suupnmLAsp. July s--Arrivsd, bark VIM Jones tBn.
Rowlsy. New York.
sourmAnrros. july 4-Arrived. schr Aidssa Rokcs.
Rhodes, New York.
wArxnromp, July a-sa,lsd, bark zenosis tNor,.
omuudsen, New York.
Sailed from - July 2, bsrk Bsrtosoneo Nsrciana
Qss). Brsgnsssi, United States
wArxRvoRp, July 4-Bark GENTLE dtsb. Rosotto. from
Philadelphia via Queenstown has grounded In the river
lies badly Her bow 10 Of water and her stern deep
In the wster. 4.5..
WEATHER REPORT.
HorrnsAp. July 4. PN-wind ssw, light; barometer
sooss.
| rLrxourm. July 4. PM-wins ssw. moderate. due
i barometer, 3o2a
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.

WILLIAM NJ GILL SHOOTS TWO pRorHERs ARM
srnoSo ASD THEN KILLS HIMSELF.
pAsLrxcros, Hsriord County. Nd, July 4, 1873
The greatest excitement prevails IN Port Deposit
because Of fearful tragedy enacted there tnis morn
ING spou, eleven o'clock In wnish certainly two and
probably three nvcs will be lost William hoGill. q
resident OF Port Deposit, machinss BY trade, some
hrs employers Armstrong Il Co., had II patented,
c,a,m,nr ,t a. thcirA McGn insisted upon receiving
benefits from H. Dut these were denied, ana MS
lr,cnas aver thai The matter has worked upon bis
mind with bad effect He has bssn out Of employ msnt
for a Ions time Ihis morning he met the Two Arm
stroups-Jamos and 1homaS-in PERI Deposit ana
asked for settlement, but thoy told him shey nad no
settle nent 20 make he then got them TO 90 Into
his place OF business TO talk over the dhpuh wnen no
i'm nodiatcIv drew revolver and shot tnsm and then
shot himsct dying almost instantly James Arm.
stropg Baltimore. 10 expected to die, but Thomas
the brother OF Port Deposit, may possibly recover
TINS, however, 10 doubtful All three parties have
far
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFvIcx or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHrxGr0S, July 81 A. h.
Indications
For the Middle Atlantic States and New England
falling barometer, partly cloudy weather and oc-
casonal rains low variable and north
erly winds
For Friday, In the south Atlantic and Gulf States,
Tennessee and tho Ohio Valley, rising barometer,
sss,ery Winds stationary temperature partly cloudy
weather will prevail.
For tho Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Val
eys stationary pressure and temperature southeast
winds and clear weather.
The rivers will generally fan somewhat. except .
rise In the Upper Ohio.
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
DESTRUCTIVE STORM.

GREAT DESTRUCTION OF LYx AND PROPERTY
RAILROADS WASHED AwAy-rES PERSONS
KILLED AND FIFTEEN INJURED BIZ THE FALL
ING OF A TREE.
PirrssuRo. Pa. July 4, 1878.
severe thu nder and rain storm which struck this
place about three o'clock this aiiernoon caused ex-
tsnsive damage In the city and suburban districts.
Tho following details arc furnished:-A hour.
ing mill Thirty eighth street struck by light
ming and. together with adjacent stables, burned.
The heaviest damage occurred up the Aegbany Valley,
where the storm was very severe the rain being &C
compznied by high wind and very large hail.
Hail large as chesinuts tell, and many
large trees were uprooted. The track OF tho
Allegheny Valley Railroad was washed away in
several places, and houses on the lowianda
Inundated. Several heavy washouts occurred
on the Western Pennsylvania Railroad, and 1t Is re-
ported shat several persons were drowned. The
wind upset many houses and laid waste the fields OF
grain.
s'-'-'''''' LARGE LOSS or LIrS
The most serious accident yet reported occurred AZ
q German Lutheran picnic at Ross Grove, on the
Western PennsYivania Railroad, y lev miles up the
Aleghany whore large tree fell on party who had
nsd 70 Il for shelter, Instantly killing ton aud
ssr,ously ipjune fifteen, some OF whom, 1t is feared
will die. The dead and injured are all from tho
borough Of Sharpsburg.
Lightning also struck the vesta OIL Works OF Lock-
hart Frsw Co., at Negley's Run, and they wore en-
tirsiy destroyed stable al East Liberty was struck
by lightning and three horses burned.
LATER.
or the fifteen persons injured at the Ross Grove pic
mic four or Eve Will probably die. Mrs Reed Miller
and daughter and tho daughter Of the Lutheran
preacher were among the killed. The telegraph iines
suffered severely.
LARGE DESTRUCTION OIL.
The loss by the burning of the vesta Oil Works will
probably reach 500 O0o Eighty thousand barrels Of
oil were destroyed.
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
FOREIGN PORTS.

AsrIxwALL. June 24-Arrivsd steamers Alps Rrl VIII
sslIsl., pa.sn:sosn E.nsraIds Noa, zadsS.on, Sos
o rar.sa a cr,r snuss DO BOYD asIssos
LIv.RrooL June as-saisd bark Lydia tBr,, chalmsrs
,o MusaaAsa July i-cssred. 'ohr James Warren. Leigh
Qgnnrc, Juiy 2clsared banks Gyfe Csw>. Tornstrom.
s0 "Ts" AS'.'if S. Ra.a.A so,
St JSns s. NJ July Cleared brig L;ur. R sss.:
[PER srEAxrR CELucl
AssspaL juno is Arrived, Bond.vsnnsn. simonson
june mF'lss % ssssn
BslsiGI: june s4-ssiisd. r A Chapman. Rutherford.
BIyrm, juno 24-Arrived. Mary e Ray. Msh,or. Ham.
BunsrrsLAsp June 24-Auived rudis Modsl. PhiiaAs.-
BORDEAUX. juno 22-Arrivsd, St Rsmy. Moysn Chsrles
sailed 22d Frsiaiy; a; And.r.oe; @ ), sss go Orleans.
aD o% Nsw Orleans
cAnDirr June 2s Sailed Alabama. Burnett, Prince Ed.
DusKInK. juno 2s--sailed, Nanaks. Lielbere. New
Dustin Juno 2,-sailsd, Ksusigsrn, Nssh Baltimore;
GLoUcxsrss. Jun: aa-sailsd. Naia. Knutssn. Now
GREAT yAnxourn. June 24-saiied, Wesley Seymour.
'ia G.ascow, June si~Arrivod Kong Oscar. wlsnasr.
s.4 & India and Sand
ringhxm from Quebec. Brotivie. Miramichi.
IPSWICH, June 22-Saiied. Zo, Lorenzo, DelH ware.
KERrcm June 0-Passed In Eva, Cspslo, from New
York tor TAgsnrog. fa
LIvkRrooI., June 22-Arrived. Nevada N), Gadd New
York; Abyssina ts) Murphy. do; Dordens Dronnng Hen
drcksrn. quebec; Hertha Peterson. Mramioht; Ger
New York: poiyncsian ts, Montreal; 23d City
Sailed oath, Nonantum, Foster st john NIB; Rival (s)
Jorgenscn. Richmond.
Cleared path, Julia Merritt Hughes, Rio Grsnde do
Sui; Director Shamper, st John. NIB.
LONDON. June 24-ArrIved, Nash, Williams Will
miuRton. 49, .ats
mea. New York; Homer 90. Montreal:
man Quebec; Mnbct. Gilmore. 81 John, Nh.
Sailed 22d. Mary Baker, Sproui. baltimore.
LIMERICK, june 24-Arrived, Protector, Quebec.
Sailed 24th, EmbIa, Mckenzie. Baltimore.
LEGHoRN, Jun, 2O-Arrved. Nuovo, Chiarino, Phiadei
phia.
MAAsLurs June % Sailed Santa Msria vecchia Ph,-
Naples juno ls-Arrived. Ammonia, Cafsro New York.
-uUKySsTowN, June 3--Arrved. vcliua nosers. Prince
Edwards 24th LII Wsstxway, MeArthur do Emss
raid, Poderscn Montreal: Tare cattinco Philadelphia
Charles r Scxmmel. smith, sc John SB
Sailed 23d Ada l. White. Leth; Album, Dublin Sdon,
Glasgow.
SILLorH June 24-Arrived, Jas kcnwxy, Mirmmichi.
SOurHAxPrON. Juno 24-Snicd Syringa New York.
SLIGO June 2l-Arrivod, afnnhr. Olsen, Mirsmichi
WATERFORD, juno 2o-Arrived Poseidon. Joansen. Nev
York. -
The New York herald., 1878-07-05

schr Eavin Janet Or Roberts, Elsushsrs days, With
sehr Pioneer lot Nassau. johnson. Eleuthsra7 days.
scAr trace Davis eof Portana, wis Cow Bay cB. IL
days. with coal TO Perkins jobs vosse 10 hrn'sf
schr Scotia tnshsrman, Rogers, Browns Bank, Ns.
days. with halibut to order. 80
Schr Lily. Cole. Charleston days, with lumber soS =
Lasher: vessel TO Evxns, Ball 4 Co. -.
Sehr George Aory, rogers Alexnndrs for New Haven.
sshr Joseph ( Frsasin. H.w.ias, Virginia.
sehI ! naymcnd. orsnmsr. Georrstswn, DC
Schr II H0yt, Lyon, Go0rgetcwn DC
schr William Allen, steelman. Baltimors.
Steamer Wisconsin ODD, from Liverpool which e.
rived 80 inst, reports tune 20 lat ~ so, lon Z? H.
pool; JAY j. lat a 20. lon IS s5 National steamer
bound ~ Ion so IS, bark Jas Brett. from
Cow Bay for New York.
PASSED THROUGH HE'LL GATE.
BOUND SOUTH.
Steamer Cortes, Bennett 81 Johns KF, and Hallfax.
Ms tor New YORK, with mdse and passengers TO CLARK
Brig Leader. Swami Bangor for Now York
Schr Adris (Br), Lawsen. Shuee, Ms. for Now York.
schr Melville, Blake Bangor tor New YORK
Sehr Georgia, Orcutt Bangor for Now YORK.
schr Lizzie Mls Armstrong Frankfort, Nc, tor New
sehr Olive Avery. Taper. aocslsnd for New York.
Schr C0rvo, Tyler. Rockport for New York. :
Schr Commodore kearny, Armstrong. Calais for Now
schr AnIls Lee. Look, Mschias tor New YORK.
Schr Mary Stow Bacen, Boston tor New York.
schr Sarah A faiconer, Wilson. Providence for Now
sehr Ellen NJ Bsxter, Lsnphier. New London for Now
scnr L A To.lss, wsls Greenwich for New York.
BOUND EAST.
schr A Halsns. Lewis. New York for Portsmouth.
schr Ontara. Allen, kondout for Portland.
Schr A Berklo Lewis. Port johnson for Provdence.
Schr Brainerd Strickland. Amboy for Connocticut
River.
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
The HERALD WEATHER SERVICE.
From tho Anglo A mcrican Timssl

From the American Tines
Alter long spell OF vet and cold the weather on
the coast Of America had set In nne before the
last mail left. We have noticed that side the
rhangs follows about a fortnight after 10 has CON-
menccd In the United States. This seems almost
~ regular m the rise Of tho Milo below,
telegraphsd 1000 miles Of the rise Of the river
above. by the way, the warning messages sent
by the NEW YORK HERALD OF storms for the
ID ana 10Th Of this month iore,oId exactly what hap
pened, and ~ can be gussswork to predict within
. week two such severe gales and near midsummer
In winter when We are tod there Is 10 be gallo wc
say, .Vf course, u you inform US when We are to
have n hne asy We will have something TO look
forward to- and II the weather We have had OF late
An England s to continue tho HERALD should give up
,or.,slpps storms and let us know when We are TO
set glimpse Of sunshine.
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
A TIGHT ROPE PERFORMANCE.
CAPTAIN RHODES DIsAPPoINrs A CROWD OF
ExcunsIoSIsTs AT PORTAGE, AND TIGHT
hopK DANCER AMUsEs THE MULIIrUDs.
[BY rELEesAPH TO THE HERALD

NOPE DANCER AMUsEs THE MULTITUDE.
[BY rELEeGAPH TO THE HERALD.
PoRTAGK, N. Y, July T. 1879
Captain Rhodes, who has Occn advertised as the
brothcr.ln-Iaw and cmulator OF the hte Sam
Palch, and who was announced In tho news.
papers, far and near, TO make a blood-curd-
ling leap, head downward, IRON a lofty Cliff
over the Genosse River Portage into water twenty
Two feet Deep the present Fourth OF July, failed
10 appear. Numerous excursion trains, In addition
TO tho regular express ana mail tram on the Erie
wes,sfn New York and Northern Pcnnsyl-
vania, some OF tho sxcursionists haiing from
New no, eeSsrv "S !" rnoS ,s.v wsrs
introduced repaid most visitors for the loss Of the
anticipated sensation, for which, nowsvsr, sum
cisnily thrilling one was substituted.
rHpAxro's TIGHT RoPK.
At ono p. N. a tiant rope performer. calling
n,"''s ,nn so.,s.rS verge or IL. ch.sm. 1000
feet wide and go feet deep, Al the bottom
Of wh,eh the ocnssss river flows In shallow, ioam
ing stream, between the abutments Of the biEh rail-
road orase and Tue upper falls Across this aoyss In
the forenoon ropc tightly s,rsiohed had been dan
.ssSs were oocssona showers sspor Psisn.e dscised
TO disAppoiut the crowds who bad assem-
blcd within the enclosures on both sides Of ,bs
cpess and banks below. hts appearance was the sig
nal Tor silent attention, which grew almos, breath
wnsre u seemed equally dcuit for him 20 proceed
retreat The long ropc swayed Men were seen
clim uing swiftly up the skeleton iron piers oI the
bridge 10 stifsn the nearest 10 the performer
The rope spanued the Genessc Valley Canal, we'll
ne tho river canal being cut some distance above
the river. through tho side oi the southern elm.
THRILLING INCIDENTS
Hanging ~ the height Of 13o isst above this thread
of wslsr Psdanto tied his pole, adjusted his
fsst below the rope, rocked in II, hung
10 il BY his nands elung to by his cst lead down
wards turned a sgmersault and finally hung BY one
arm l,oknr like spider sus pended by a thread He
regainsd his pole and advanced TO point over tho
river where ne set tho nerves OF tho multitude on
edus BIZ putting himself In q variety OF postures,
IN one OF which he TRANQUILITY turned his
head asIde, ana appeared 10 be gszins
far away n ,u his position down the gorge. Hts ar
rival ON tLy opposite Cliff was greeted with an out
burst Of cheer aud music lie subsequently walked
head downward between Two piers Of the bridge, hold
isg on 70 the 20 By rings.
The New York herald., 1878-07-05
ARKANSAS.
MEETING or THE pEMcRArIc STATE coxvEN-
TON.
FEY rxLEoRAPH TO THE HHnALD.1

TON.
(pY rxLEoRAPH TO THE HEnALD.
LITTLE Rock. July 4, 1873.
The Democratic state Convention wn,ch met ~ noon
to-day is composed more intelligent class OF men
than ever before assembled IN convention Of that
party In lns STATE and their deliberations have thus
far been characterized by entire harmony. Thomas
b. Hanlcy, Of Phillips couaty, WAS chosen temporary
pr>sasnt j. s. McNeaiy, oil Little River county. vice
president, ana J. W. Caytou OF Jackson county,
secrstary, with assstanta ros orgahizssion was
afIerward made permsnent There 0sinE NO contest
ing delegstious, committee on crsdentias was avs
pcnsed WITH ns roll Of counties was then called and
an but Two responded. Alter appointing committees
on Platform and Resolutions, aod ON Rules and order.
the Con vent ton took rscese for two hours.
BALLoriNG GOVERNOR
On rosssemblinE considerable hli0ustering was In
duIged In over motion to proceed 70 ballot Tor can
didato Tor Governor. vote was reached at six
O'Clock r. NJ, with the following lt:--Whos num-
Der Of votes, 176; necessary 10 . choice, 3d. W. r.
Miller, OF lndepe endencc, rsceived II; Thomns
FIochon OF PulasKi, 49, and r. Hughes. Of Monroe,
az The balance were scattered botween nalf dozen
caud,datss The Convention thop adjourned I'LL nino
O'Clock tomorrow morning
Miller LACKS only twcive votes Of nomination, and
he viii probably those before the Convention
meets tomorrow, Notwithstanding the bitter oppos
ton 10 his candidacy. Inc threats Of boitiBg his
nomination have drawn men 10 MIN.