Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


The postmaster at Enc, Pa, is to be
removed for malfeasance in Office.
Jay Gould was in Chicago September
18th, consulting in regard to railroad mat
ters
Jacob Moorhead has been appointed
postmaster at Erie, Pa vice Thomas NJ
Walker removed.
Ex-Governor John T Hoffman has
resigned the Office of Sachem of the Tammany
society, and will support he Robinson state
ticket
Rev. Rollln Neale, D. D., of Boston,
Mass, the oldest Baptist minister in New Eng
land, died on the evening of September 18th
aged p years.
Mrs. Sarah Low, wife of the late John
Low, a former member of Congress, died al
her residence in Evansville, Ind, September
q, aged IS years.
Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia,
had welcome at Exposition Hall in Louis
vile, on the evening of September 18th. He
made non political speech of an hours
length.
A very large Butler Democratic con-
tember 18th. B. F. Buffers Greenback nomina-
ton for Governor was endorsed, and a full
State ticket nominated.
Thu secretary of war has convened a
board of officers to meet in Detroit and in.
quire whether for railroad purposes the De.
troit river can be advantageously bridged OF
tunneled at or near the city.
September 18th President HAYES and
party were in Youngstown, Ohio, at the re-
union of the survivors of his old regiment
The gathering of people was immense. The
President, Gen. Sherman and others made
speeches.
At Baltimore, Md, September 81, DR.
John Wilkin, a well-known physician, died in
jail where he had been sent for beastly drunk
enness on the street He was at the head o.
the Confederate medical department during
the rebellion.
The Georgia House of Representatives
September 90 almost unanimously voted
down resolution condemning Gov Colo uit
for alleged corruption in Office, and passed
resolution asking the governor to examine
into the conduct of the principal keeper of thu
penitentiary.
An "Independent" Republican COZ
Yention assembled in Worcester, Mass, Sept
IL, and nominated Gen. Butler for Governor
and full state ticket. Three state conven
tons have now nominated Gen. Butler name
ly, a Greenback convention, Butler Demo
cratic convention, and an Independent Repub
Lean convention.
Notwithstanding Hon. Alex. Mitchell
who il now in Europe, had written and cablet
arefusal to permit his name to be used, tn,
Democrats of Wisconsin have nominated hin
for Governor. His nephew, Hon. John John
son, cabled him that ne was nominated des
pite his letters and dispatch, to which MI
Mitchell replied: Declinetion absolute. VII
not serve if elected" This throws the nomi
nation into the hands of the State central com
mittee.
San Francisco telegram, Sept. 90: Tn
first tap of the bell and the hosting Of tn
flag on the Merchants Exchange, announcing
the approach of the City of Toxic, startled tn
city from the spell of suspense that has pre-
vailed for the last three days, and TRANSFORMS
the idle throngs that were lounging about tn
streets into excited and hurrying crowds
Bells are ringing, steam whistles screaming
and the thunder of cannon reverberating owe
the hills and harbor. Thousands of men, VIC
men and children on foot, in carriages an
on horseback are pouring out in the direction
of Presidio heights, Point Taboo, TELEGRAPH
hill, and other eminences in the vicinity, cage
to catch the first glance of the incoming shi
bearing the guest for whose reception 80 grea
preparations have been made, and whose al
rival has been SO anxiously anticipated
Crowds are hurrying towards the wharve
where the steamers and yachts that will tax
part in the nautical pageant are lying. IDt
tailed accounts show that the reception wa
the most brilliant and most universally part
eipated in, ever given to any public or privat
citizen on the American continentJ As 500
q notice was received of the approach of tn
City of Toxic, the news passed all over th
Pacific coast, and this evening dispatches al
pouring into the Office Of the associated pres
rom the interior cities and towns Of Califo