The Newtown bee., 1879-08-20
Western and Southern States.

The Maryland Democratic State Convention wa5 held in Baltimore, and resulted in the nomination of a ticket headed by William T. Hamilton for Governor. The platform adopted praises the course of the Democrats in Con- gress and censures that of the Republicans in it's details; declares for payment of the debt upon the basis of coin exchangeable in all the markets of the world, and asserts that the Democratic party was deprived by fraud of the fruits of its victory in 1876.
 Thomas E. Reeves, son of Sir Thomas Reeves, baronet, of Norfolk, England com- mitted suicide at Denver, Col, by taking mor- phine. He left letter saying he had lived misspent life. He was twenty-six years old, and had been away from home about year.
 Tennessee has held an election on the propo- sition to compromise the State debt at fifty cents on the dollar with tour per cent. interest Party ties were not regarded and the vote cast was light. The proposition was rejected by about l5,000 majority
 Jacob E. Mainline was hanged at San An tonic, Texas, for the murder and robbery ot Peter Maddox in February, 1878. He affirm ed his innocence to the last.
 The boilers of the towboat Iron Valley blew up on the Ohio river, a short distance rom Wheeling, w. Va., and three persons on board were killed.
 The Kentucky Auditor has issued circular saying that in consequence of the depletion of
 
 per cent. of the taxes imposed on the taxable property of the State, shrinkage of values, re- duction of taxes railroads, the failure of sherif1s and other collecting officers to pay their l dues into the treasury, and continued increase of expenses of the State, he is compelled to cease auditing claims for the present. and until the treasury is replenished.
 Will1erson and Jules, two young men of Marshall, Texas, were to have fought duel near that place with shotguns. Jules did not | put in an appearance but shot his rival dead i from an ambush. 1 A Senatorial committee, consisting of Sena- l tors Kirkwood, of Iowa; Dawes, of Massa 1 chusetts; Morgan, of Alabama; Bailey, ot l Tennessee, and Plumb, ot Kansas, met in Kansas City, Mo pursuant to a resolution oi the last session of Congress. The committee was formed for the purpose of Investigating the cause of the Cheyenne raid through Kan sas during the fall of 1878, which resulted in | the killing of nearly fifty men, women and children; also to obtain information as to why they left the territory of their reservation, and Il the outbleak at Camp Robinson alter their l second capture was the result of cruelty on the i part of the officer in command. From Kansas City the committee proceeded to Lawrence. Kan, to talk with several of the raiding Chey- ennes now in jail there charged with murder. They will also go to the Cheyenne agency or Fort Reno, in the Indian Territory to com | plete their labors.
 well defined case of leprosy is reported at Baltimore, Md, by welI-known physician The patient, lady, aged forty seven, and the mother of toar healthy children, died after long and intense suffering.
 There is reported to be deep feeling of uneasiness among the Mormons at Salt Lake City since the prosecution and conviction o Reynolds, a prominent Mormon, for pol lygamy and the refusal of the President to pardon him. It is said that the Secretary of State vii issue circular to our representatives abroad requesting them to inform the colonies O | Mormons that are constantly being formed il ] Europe for emigration to Utah that the prac ! tice of polygamy in the Territory will not bt I allowed.
 From Washington.
 A Washington dispatch says the various Republican State associations, which were dis banded shortly alter the Presidents Civil Ser vice order was issued, are now taking steps tx reorganize. The Iowa State Association has already done It is understood by the mem bers of these associations that the Presiden will not object to their reorganization.
 Tn the year 1875 the President withdrew from settlement two large tracts of land or the northeast bank of the Missouri river, il