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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

twenty seven candidates for Office
are announced in the Claiborne Guar.
d'0n, and fourteen in the Farmerville
H0sette. a number Of other country
papers have similar array Of aspir-
ants who are not ashamed to solicit
public favor through the press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

Hon. Gervais Leche, Parish Judge
Of the parish of st. John the Baptist,
bas received letter from the Mayor
of Sentheim, department of the Haut
nun, Prussia, wherein inquiry is
made for one Sebastien Bosert. a ma
tive of Alsace, who left that country
IN 1867 for America Bosert has be-
come heir to large estate, hence the
desire to ascertain his whereabouts.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

- answer to query from the New
Orleans Times rs to what has become
OF Eugene Hale, the Baton Rouge
Hc'afd replies that he has been cleo
ted member Of the Maine Legisl;,-
'ture and will be sent to the United
States Senate to succeed Hannibal
Hamlin. It is more than probable
the prediction will be realized.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

Jay Gould, the mucl,-abused spec
ulator, has sent another $4,000 check
to the Memphis Howard Association.
slr. Gould is u staunch Republican
and the reputed owner of the New
York Tribune.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

Thirty cases of yellow fever and ten
deaths had occurred at Morgan City
up to Tuesday last A few cases were
reported at Berwick and New Iberia.
New Orleans is free of the disease.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

We extend greeting to the Ouachita
Telegraph, which has just completed
ITS fourteenth volume, and wish it
twice fourteen more years of life and
prosperity under its present able
management. Editor McCranie an
nounces his intention of issuing the
Telegraph as an evening daily from
and after the LIST proximo. Success
to the venture!
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

"A new paper has been established
at Many, Sabine parish, by Messrs. ].
II. Caldwell & Co., with Mr.. Levi
Stewart as publisher. It is a Demo.
cratic journal, bears the name of
Sabine lndcr, and is edited with spirit
and ability.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

General Grant is again upon Amer
lean soil. He arrived at San Iran
cisco on the steamship City of Toxic
last Sunday, and met will: snch a re-
ception as has never been exceeded in
the scope Of its dimensions or enthu
siasm. The people turoed out en-
'nasse to welcome the distinguished
traveller home and the splendid dem
onstration was alike worthy of the no.
BILE people who made it and the civic
and military hero in whose honor it
was made.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

there were 80 cases Of yellow fever
and y deaths in Memphis during tie
week ending last Saturday. The total
number Of cases from the beginning
Of the epidemic to that date was 1916
deaths BAG. The epidemic has nearly
run it's course, but abseDtees are ab-
Jnred to stay away until after frost.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

The trial of Gully, one of the al
legged Chisholm murdercrs, ended on
the 18th inst, at DeKalb, with a ver-
dict of not guilty.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

Stanley has started upon new ex
ploring expedition into Africa.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27
A spacious Mule Pen

has been provided in connection With +ho
stables, affording unequaled facilities to ~. rn7
t vefs ana traders for the accommoda alton ~
their stock at bedrock rates. "''on VI
IRf US. Satisfaction must and shan 10
gwen to patrons. Respectfully, S''' 20
aug3 scuovnr
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Subscribe for the CHIEF; 20 a year.
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Saturday, September ~, 10
Candidates Announcement.

Daniel Drew, the New York specu
lator and millionaire, is dead.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-09-27

been frequently connected with shooting
and cutting ARRAYS in that and other
localities and have always succeeded, so
far, in escaping the clutches of the law.
1t is said that these criminals have been
arraigned frequently before the magis-
trate of that ward for crimes of some
magnitude and have either made their
escape or had their cases compromised
and thus the matter ended. It is to be
hoped that justice will be meted out to
them this time. Certain localities in
this parish have been at times very tur-
bulent, but the parties who were the
cause of this lawlessness were either
punished or driven away, and it is graf
flying to state that there now exists "a
spirit Of tranquility and friendship.
Nick of the Woods and Brudder Bones
have been deemed of late fit objects of
criticism. Some time since in certain
locality in this parish group of young
men We're amusing themselves in COM
mentipg upen an article that was writ
ten against the writer, and after having
. hearty laugh over some observations
chat were made, certain young igno-
ramqs would-be critic, presumably be-
[ieving that q few remarks from him
would be susceptible of augmenting the
laughter of his companions, related to
hem in substance the following story !:
1e said that Brudder Bones had at a
certain ball engaged himself in CONVEX
alton with a young lady and his words |
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
Fraf. NOrsAea~lttnli'~ tsa@rs.
fHarttn ttaubiult !

Here In mn extract from the diary ri Prof
Norlensk1pld, thu Arctic explorer. "fha
steamer NeHn left lsatenhnfg oh July IA, isfa
We stuppeu al Tralnaay ID lay In provisions
hnu fnrH. The iea detained M fpr four daYH
In 1'Rva. Un August ID we Reached tho North
east Cape. Then Wa went along the shore,
and fannd the Hna almost free FROM the ue.
On September ~ WV reached, Without difficult
by. tho mouth III the Iona. Then our troubles
hegnn On Aaptember a. VIZ could mol m0ve
Oh atnaunt of the iDa that closely surrounded
ia, Nj ono on tile steamer was down With
The aanrvy. We Witnessed the shortest
dny.4sthr atm Rhunn FOR only three hours. Wv
mnde many observations and experiments.
Az 4ie Z N. and tT3e "a W.we found 4 colony
III tho frhnktDhay, which occupied about one
square mile. There Rra about 1000 tulahi-
tHhta. They catch Aali and seals, these henx
their ataplu articles III Rnbslstetlce. They
furnished tin With bear anti dior nent. The
cold was extremely severe DO q. t3te III, We
Jaw many game birdie. especially dueka. For
anl aBys WIZ could not muvn of account III the
ice. AL laatt on July H. 1870. we resumed our
Journey, and on tho twentieth Of the same
month wo reached BehfinR'a Straits Our
chief purpose was fulfilled. WI had succeeded
In realizing tho idea Of the northeastern pau-
EaRa to Asia. Moreover. we have visited both
taa Aaiatic and American shores. We have
Investigated the aea hottpin ut the point
wha,e the two currents come III contact that
from tha Arctic and that from the Pacific
Ocean. After stHyinR for some time Oh tho
Rehtlna telaIlte we went southwark mud on
septemRsr VIZ reached YulkohatnR. Tho men
are NIL psl there were no deaths during tbs
io,lfaaeIp
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
TWO KilEnIyEs.
T'ewfkH Economy Uontrasted With The
Avarina Of his rather, 1Hnail.
Paris COR. of the London I'lmea.l

fparIH Cor. oil the London Tlmes.l
IsluAll,s sole passion was for hnnrding, and
nutiuia nnertiutpa nrs current pn this cub.
iert. tut ot furty.two Thule services dating
baok TO Said pasha, nttd some of them Oh
massive gold, set With precious stones, hu
haa takst, away forty.one, aud when tue
percentage have mentioned. on hetng Invited
IL breakfast hy frewnk. remarked thai lila
table service wac Incomplete lewilh replied
"YeH 1t "a the only une my father haa left
mp." From the moment hhlllc1ttun was
pressed w, him. I#mHll'H only ldaa Wns to
atays Ii Off long enough To pack UP every
thing aud When NIL hia trunks we're TN board
Lha sensation WAR anrh that the uHnauls aakeH
themselves whether they ought not To lay al
embargo OF, them. His fortune In estimated
MI GiBnnun 900, yet the very day nj HE. da-
part,lfs e gave rruwnina example Df hls
ruling passion. A red carpet hnd been laid
dawn un the quay M n mark nf royal honor.
1elunil, affecting tn show that hs WAS III
longer sovereign, walked atpngslde ~ on
the bare ground. hut Oh arriving at Tho spot
where customs datlea atarollaGtnd, nha laatu-
IND thut there was IiuDot Turhahl I'll title plllae,
he resumed for n moment bis regal functions.
him iii board. which, however, dill not pre-
vent hIH writing u few daya afterwards to
rewilk Tor $4,000 trlitklahl, (which he staod
III great want of, not having y fafthlnK.' Uns
like his father, Tewtil pushes Ideas ut eepits
elny almost I'd m extreme. lila household Ia
reduced Nv the almpleat stale. ntld every
month the enlaflps Ut his personal Httsnihnta
ate pald timber hte own supervision, he has
reduced hla civil list tn 4 low figure. nothing
klud Of ambition to meet tile engagements OF
Egypt, mud an eyewitness aaattes me he hns
Hnen him eStlnHutHhinG nandleH which were
burning IN MI empty rnpttl.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
so UTnERN STATE NEWS.
LOUISIANA.

,s,l.,,.fst tvs,,,,us, t1u,,na A IN flfnsn frpna
With aa. svaa sirnsyrH near Nha tnf,,,th I'LL ih.
Tsin III sIvas III ihs ,,arlah s,f Et inns,,nf,v
~; s1.e1 Ma.,.iss. - way p"'ssa = ~.
s 49, Rav .sp1'' N -, $500. ,.,,. n
#S. IhN Vsnlgen M fe.afah Aasnniatnn NJ
1aant atntun NpnRe nha lsnMaH eireniai to Wy 1
fsuple III tnnt nnl!Hn eAiliii1 90 them lof Mu
\ atsa II. 1he . 10y. N. WI saaeA.
Onr plautets nfe universally anslgu I ,1 w. !
&pantlnlI hha pfunpnrtA 81 Hpou flelu, ln ll
E1fuftA NtgsB tiss interior Mfe nofh eneoh1aR
Ing thnn grey llavs naen 1of seVerhi years
poAts III. BERNARD baKle.
MNiOr HI. I'M. Howell XIII the United Rtntrr
x5isnE vi AtitxIuttstA iii obedience Iii au act vi
fjIslIutenu. has leinilpd d a,t.veyng party llii.
xiaI thn direction III Mr, II. a, ppnnlass VI
\ SiiKEN ri1ryAvM tT ihu Antiin river. beginning
\ III Il nt,lflI Il abort distance below Port Hagafd
Hill III fsflsjnu down tusths mouth oil bayou
IIlIaNhltp III ThH Tiufaw river. from ita mouth
"a Yaf IN III III nRvuable IuhefnnetH river,
A XYxsIis liz l.1ufth 10 ii point d short distance
SHhUVa IuvIMG tom. ~4Isst fRulnany Farmer.
MI fa,.sblli n,nntnlian aho.it nine m,lea
4,as.ss fiis s.Ia,..s AZ T,,saaav informing last.
s WINNIE ,s,s .,,i haIsa,, NV, l,,rl, man,
..tar liIa'' aaeo NH WnatIay lndeay
Tasa IS intta.s ~ .shan, svaa abnt through The
sass.p ssa staa al,nnai im,t,edatalv, Tho
MI nt,,,a Hi ihe twu noflhafanta, III
sssss,n ,,s,,a fs,nti,,,,sa. and tha ,iattitbaaa
STnafs IRAN, iii vlata ii hogs belonging 30
.s,ss 9rty lh., fs.ia f f,IfiTtnpv IlfNfany
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Count GAvHttr. 4
Ifau.ion Quarterly ReyIew ,

tLaM1on Quarterly Heviawi
Count Gavuur waa grand arignaHr In
paonAp matters. Ite had d contempt Tor amnll
economy, mud would have acted like that
Prinaa de Conde, who, when his aan exaltlng-
! ~ pilltncag4 n pnrse containing, the savings
"s allowance, took 1t ain .''ng the con.
trnn. no lackeya III tho ya,., Ho
s ,sn,,a , ,ya M poato, louis " The pour
Morsu "a Sheridan gave tho waiter at Linz
srs guinea Ny Way ~ h sa q, q , asson'sh
mutton mi more than one beagar aeated on The
oadslas AZ e passed be- II, n,sa . W 3 = , nm
waa nrobnhly unknown to him. Gavuur
hardly EYER eonteatsd ad ,ha q h ra IL
haa naaaed forty-eluht hours, without dining
p II prSsse sa i Pill & r inde 1s n"
.,,ny arrretary absolutely refused to. pay ~,
had great aesl Of trouble H. nafa 9REaa II MN %
robbed without saying 4 word formed part III
my policy" With all thls he RIVER neglected
the main chance. and .na proof, 70 TINT when
he became sllnster hts private fortune
amounted to nearly 100000 francs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
A,cx strpl.rns's MsllElsns views.

A correspondent of the indianapolis jour
nul has bean talklng with Mr.. Stephens con-
corning hiA religious faith. Ait. stephens
said:
II am rshsnher Of the Presbyterian church
and have bean since my hnyhood days. They
have never tlrned me out, aud have tried
10 live SO that they could never have occasion
III do So
say OF your faith. now that you are old and
bending over the tomb2
MIR. Stephens am trusting IN the atone
ment Of Christ for its cleansing efficacy.
Correspondent does It look bcyont
the gravea
blood OF the covenant | hope there is Moth
ing In the way.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.

Atlanta has received over Ia,oou bales VI
66ttnn.
Ehs mAnuisnture VI xuava Jolly - the latest
i NIotliA Industry.
Ia Bonlhern Georgia caterplllara arc dnm.
Il x6ElaK tha enttuh hollis.
81 srshe Knohar II booming Ia Georgia, nplen.
It MA cknp being assufen.
n HIM. ChnlnlaEH, MiasiaRlnplH leading Con.
1ffS5eAAsaa. It'd Ill very iii heHlth.
NiukahlrR Ia receiving more cotton than al
Fl &ilY corresponding period elnee thu war.
||z ExxC Gov. rhroukmurton u thought To be- the
& tfIllN5nM eNInnetitur 81 Senator Mnxey for 10.
I &inalinn I'D ths Senate from faxas.
THN farmers III Washington county. Tenn.
3 &&aA jt5l Exchange" OF monthly meeting, MI
lafDts Ralua XII surplus pruduuta atN made
lelnbridge "a, eays tho Times. wants
ksat ateana navigation between New orleana
ANalAuhiaoia. The 1tntes ~ right.
he IlIale Lock ptmogyet he s. found two ,
fEfNG4h EfAilk Jones anti Sam Uuakat nReti
8 fAas lralv iuY and INV years, neither VI
nam evar heard VI George Washington.
n 4, II. ....,.... -, ~ On the atump dis
3#A$ 18sk K1ftf1nAM BnAnlR Nv ~@5 $40
INV State iinancae. aud nobody
ekp eNhlna 10 know that the remainder of ,ls
s1fsass'lata nietttnE 4 President next year,
Irnus, III Florida, han been expert
gssSss} hi Ella nslitura I'LL cotton, anil haa pru
(zSsgl E1s hxllK ufl Klkln sAatMs III HIM tt1 e's1
5fn narfa Il Will grow On the shnu hllis.
san Antonin negro woman dlaa a t o.nsr
3 r. ~ she unnk aaye ehe la not dead, but
- s 81 ~ nv a,d rsfualrg 10 permit her BURIAL
I'M rnslar liar from sluniher ia short
{ nm l,arteravillc lraa,l Enrress rays: nm
%Rlss3a yVA sAlk With tho people. wv hnu .hn ,,
5sses All tam. TuumhH. III tho General Will
@ S.ssams &, take the Held be is certain 70 30
2se rext Governor of thls Grand ola s s, ia
llc hes 70 OTTER, honorsn n. a aa M.s'es ~
B Hid served With distinguished ao'll.y'
r,rng the possible candldate.s ~ succeed ,,,,s,,
5sZssS,slf al ys.s. Joe Brown, Gen. Gartrell
(! ss%ss Vssaat,,an Eeltan, Col Thoa Hartieman
Il fsasss 4 i'll. TAwtun, ChiNf Juaeice Hiram
4 S*Nsner, Hersehel Y. johnson. Joshua
& mi Md several others up Ia the corner eoua
\ is4 Nhont Elliiay. ~ isRoing W 20 lovely
@Hza xss.r .hhxrr riruAsia, On Saturday i
n ss Nh hnislNar III native white quartz rpcl
Fl - "A fnaved from the mining region near TIL,
m ltiprnnsa, and placed 10 mark the spo
shsSa Sanyswnal jackson received his deatl
Il Sissssi,Sl II ample inscription Will Pc ensrave
i sSi5nn tho stone. The service 70 tae memory
| Sf fhr iliuatsioua dead ia due to the Efforts q
IL <Ss Kev. III. II. Lacy. VI Missouri. who wa
s5NckAnn'a chaplain.
q Il RnY,a. Gu, Tribune: WE learr. from rell
" @lsls sua,rca that there exists 4 feeling of W.
y ssisi inequality among the negroes Of Thu
Il ssf5v yehaah IA far ahead III anything We hav
81 Sxssr hnTnrs heard. The more highly etlucata
fnamhars III the colorea Baptist church hav
a1Nthrmiaed To build chafoh 81 tneiF uwl
@ SrIstoeratie of their race. This u social ostra
ssiafn with vengeance, and is carried TO o
III sSxtn1t never thought uf among the whites.
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what tho microscope Reveals.

I.ewinhock tells OF nm insect seen with q
microscope, or which 27,ooO,on0 would only
equal n mite 1neects OF various kinds may
DO seen IN the cavities Of grain Of sand.
Mold u forest OF beautiful trees, with
branches. leaves and fruit. BUTTERFLIES are
fully feathery,i. Hairs are hollow tubes. The
surface of our bodies Ia covered with scales
like d fish: d single grain Of sand would cover
$50 Of these scales, and yet each scale would
cover 500 pores. Through the narrow open
ings the perspiration forces itself like water
through o sieve. The mites take 600 steps a
second. Each drop of stagnant water con.
tains world Oh animated beings, swimming
with as much liberty as whales In the sea
Each leaf has colony Of insects grazing Or
III like COWS iii a meadow.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07

AMID election 10 the Secretary Oh Htate on OF bes
fore the tweuty.nnth day of December. 1879. f1
aecordanes with the provisions of the proposed
constitution.
Inteatimeny whereof. hays hsreiirlto nilised
nv siRnat,,te. md ennssd the seni of the stats
al Louisiana to be affixed thereto. al the city OF
New OtlsasiH this thiry@nrst dur Of July. ~
the year of our Lord one Thousand eiRht huns
dred mud seventy. nins. x.,,,,a . ,u.,ms
by The Acting Governors
OSCAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary Of state.
ana ftasytOeI s@dto
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07

A correspondent of the Troy Times gives
the following explanation OF the origin OF
Ahurrah:" Hip. nip, hurrah. was originally
b waI-cry, adopted by the assaiiants Of .
German city Id which many Jews had taken
refuge, The place was taken, and they were
aIl but to the sword, amid shouts Of Heiroso-
lysaa est perG3ita aud from the first letters OF
tnose words an exclamation was contriyed."
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
A little hoy was told by his grandmother t.

A little boy was told BY his RTandmothef 70
time he told lie. AT the end OF week the
old lady asked him how many lies he had
told during the seven days. He silently
handed her the holy book. She turned over
page after page, aud at length said angriiy
Why, you little brat, you We lied all The way
from Genesis to Revelations. and half way
through the Psalms
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Old gentleman Of sixty and hIs young friend

Old gentleman of sixty and his young friend
discuss the subject oil human longevity.
"0h, It's no use your arguing that the aver.
age duration of human life has decreased OF
late years---there are no figures to show 1t, no
facts iii support OF your hypothesis
Aren't there, though? Now, when l was
young you could hardly walk block without
meeting revolutionary veteran or soldier
OF the war of 1912. How many of them dc
you see nowadays, eh2 They don't live as
long as they used to In my time--not nearly
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
Spontaneous Combustion OF Clover.
Wisconsin, Stats Journal

A barn In Oakland, Jefferson county. was
recently burned by the spontaneous combus.
ton Of clover put in the barn IL an uncuret
condition and covered over with marsh hay
which pr Aanted the gas formed by fermen-
tation OF the clover from escaping, until an
explosion took place that was heard a mile
and quarter away. and which let the air sc
suddenly upon the clover that 1t igaited.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07

thplr votes shall .suuint FOR Republican pfin.
uiplee and against Napuhllran fllHtnailgNr.s
tnpnt, Vi serAtnA thu state ticket. WhHt
with NIL this bolting and snfatehlnA the
aufeAIsi i'll tla tthnluai)y tiger and the blenlA
lnT iii tlir young ReDuhlieHn lamb. tllls
promises ID be q peculiar Aeasnn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-07
Plagniol de James
OLIVE OIL.

THE BRAND or OLIVE OIL OF PLAG-
i MOL DE JAMES 50 universally known. Is
the only brand which has been awarded the
Grand Gold Medal at the uatversal Exposition
81 Paris In 1878. and the PrizH Medal ct the Ex-
position Of Philadelphia in 1875. We, the un-
iersigned, being invested with the full powers
Of MIR. PLAGNIOL DE JAMES, 81 Marseillas.
do hereby caution the public that any forgsrs
and inaitators of said brand will be prosecuted
with the utmost Tigor Of the Law.
BAESFTTT n XIaUEG,
: iy6 II and % Decatur street.
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III You strap man tightly to q big cannon
and then fire IL off, the concuseion will kill
him and death VIII be painless. $
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The nest spent Money of All.
ffsinrinnnli Commercial,

From The report OF the Commissioner Ut
EAaaatinn, just published the following OH
asIni flsgrras ars CLEANED ,ls to the sums eS-
s,sf,Slea NV the several States In support VI
s0rnnaon schools In one year:
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i peculiar season In New Yerk.

IA*s5N k5&Hs 5000
Hagnsr's Weekly. after due meditation, al
rlsHs sew York Republicans who desire that
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PAINTS,
OILS,
GLASS,
ETC.


Previous tom 1vinR into the large store No. VI
Magazine street. offgr for sale at
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-21
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Republican and Democratic
State Conventions in Rhode Island this year
will come off on the same date-March 20-and
at the same plaoe-Providence.
Charles Fl. Bell has been appointed
by Gov. Prescott as United States Senator from
New Hampshire at the extra session of Con-
gress to fill the vacancy caused by the expira-
ton of Senator Wadleigh's term.
A correspondent has canvassed the
Indiana Legislature on the Presidential ques-
ton Eighteen Democratic Senator'S out of
twenty-five were for Hendricks first, and five
of them were for Tilden for second choice
Two were for Bayard first, and one for Tlden.
Four had no opinion or wish as 10 the candi-
date. OF twenty -one Republicans, sixteen were
Sherman
The Republican Representatives in
Congress, at a caucus held March IL, unani-
mously nominated the following candidates for
the various elective Offices Of the House For
Speaker, Gen. Garfield; Clerk of the House,
ex-Congressman Rainey, Of South Carolina /;
Ssrgeant-at-Arms, jeremiah NJ Rusk, Wis
consin; Doorkeeper, James Melton, Tonnes
see; Postmaster, Gen. Harry Sherwood, Mich
igan; Chaplain, DIR. Nsylor, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Washington The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted: 3Resotced,
That ii is the sense Of this caucus that no eSis-
lation shall be entered upon during this session
Of Congress other than that for which the ses-
sion was specially called The Democratic
caucus met at about the same hour, and re-
nominated Mr. Randall for Speaker, no reoeiv-
ing IS votes, 10 So for J. G. Blackburn, for Cox
8 for MacMahon, and for Morrison Meesrr.
Adams, Thompson, Field and Harrison we're
reDominated by reclamation for their old posi-
tons of Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Doorkeeper
and Chaplain. -1he Gieenbackers also held
caucus, and decided to support Hendrick b.
Wright, Of Pennsylvania. for Speaker.