The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
TIE Connecticut Republican State
Convention nominated for Governor Mayor
Bigelow, of New Haven.
The Secretary of the National Prohi-
bition Committee asserts that the Prohibi-
tory party will put an electoral ticket before
the voters of twenty States.
GEN. GREEN B. RAUM, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, is making campaign
speeches in Maine.
Ex-GOv. HERsCHEL V. JOHNSON, of
Georgia, died on the 10th, at his residence in
Jefferson County, aged 6S.
Miss NELSON'S sudden death, as as
certained by q post-mortem examination,
was caused by dropsy of the heart, accel-
Grated by extreme indigestion. Miss Nelson
was driving in the Bots de Boulogne, when
she was seized with sudden illness, and was
conveyed to the nearest restaurant, where
she expired. Her remains will be buried in
Brompton Cemetery, London.
SENATOR CoNKL1NG, it is said, is
booked for several speeches in Ohio and In.
diana.
PRESIDENT HAYES will 60 on tour
to the Pacific Coast, making several speech
es en- route.
A NATIONAL Convention of Republi-
can Campaign Clubs has been called to meet
at indianapolis on the 18th of September,
each organization being entitled to one dele
gate.
REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURN has
been renominated by the Democrats Of the
Seventh Kentucky Congressional District,
and Representative Caldwell has also re-
ceived denomination in the Third District,
Kentucky.
THE Connecticut Democratic State
Convention, held on the 18th, nominated
Hon. James Z. English for Governor;
Charles NJ. Pond, of Hartford, for Lieut.
Governor; S. S. Blake for Secretary of State;
Merrick A. Mercy for Treasurer, and Charles
r. Pagan for Comptroller. Gov. English
has signiied his acceptance of the nomina-
ton.
The New Jersey Republican State
Convention nominated Frederick A. Potts
for Governor.
The New York Greenback State
Convention, held at Syracuse on the 18th,
nominated a ticket of Presidential Electors
and also of State officers.
OLE BULL, the famous violinist, has
has just died at Bergen, Norway.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN F. PHILLIPS
has been renominated by the Democrats Of
the Seventh Missouri District.
The Pope has announced the follow
ing American appointments: C. Manngue,
Virginia City, Nevada, Bishop in partibus,
with future succession to Bishop O'Connell,
Grass Valley, California; John A. Waiter
son, Bishop of Columbus, Ohio; Rev. Mr..
Heiss, Bishop in partibus, with succession
to Archbishop Henne, of Milwaukee; Rev.
Portillo, Bishop in partibus and Vicar Apos-
tolic of Lower California.
The Democratic Convention of the
Ninth Illinois District nominated Hon. John
s. Lee for Congress.
THE Maine Temperance Society, in
mass convention, nominated Joshua n. o.
good for Governor.
CADET WHITAKER is to have a
court-martial, at his own request.
REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON has been
renominated bv the Democrats of the Seven
teenth Illinois District.
THE Colorado Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Leadville on the 18th and
10th, nominated the following ticket of State
officers: For Governor, John s. Hough, of
Hinsdale; Lieutenant Governor, w. C.
Slower, of Larimer; Representative, Robert
S. Morrison, of Clear Greek; Treasurer, DR..
A. Y. Hull, of Pueblo; Secretary of State,
Chas. o. Unfug, of Pueblo; Auditor, Robert
G. Bray, of Rio Grande; Attorney General,
John C. Stallcup, Of Arapahoe; Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, J. j. Cook, of
Lake; Regent Of the State University, Max
Herman, Of Boulder; Presidential Electors,
Judge s. s. Wallace, of Las Animas; John
L. Wheeler and Nathan Nathan, Of Costello
County.
IT is authoritatively announced that
Gen. B. f. Butler will take the stump in
Massachusetts, for the Democratic ticket,
but will not himself be q candidate for Gov
ernor.
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.
THE Chinese Minister at Washington
has given notice that his Government has,
by official decree, removed the ancient re-
strictions on commerce, and that the Celes-
tials may hereafter trade with foreigners at
win.
A MOVEMENT has been set ON foot for
Inducing immigration to West Tennessee.