Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-05-01
The Very --latest,

NEw YoRK, April 3O.-Six ocean
steamers arrived today, bringing 3,386
emigrants from al parts Of Europe.
Total arrivals for April 46.11& TIE
largest number ever landed st Castle
Garden in month.
SAX FRAxC1sco, Apgil 0.-The ~
preme coart has 6rdsreda q wfitof kaleas
corpus in the case Of Denis KeaSuey,
retufn8ble before the supreme court
Nay II.
WAsmNGrox, April 1.-At . cabinet
meeting to-dsy the president rendered
the postmaster General the o. 8. judge
ship for the eastern and middle dis
tricts Of Tennessee. Accepted.
SAH FRAxc1sco, April 3-The repub-
lican state convention met at SacTamen-
to this afternoon, and was called to or.
der by w. w. Morgan. chairman Of the
STATE CENTRAL committee. Mention Of
Blaine IN his address was greeted with
great applause and three cheers. Com
mittees on platform and resolutions, on
credentials and on permanent organiza-
tions and order were appointed. A re-
cess was then taken, after which the re-
port Of the committee on credentials
was adopted. Thereport of the commit
tee on permanent organization. making
the temporary officers permanent and
providing for the election of delegates,
three from each congressional district,
was adopted.
THE PLATYoRN.
Tho ,,oy,,S, o$ tho or,,,, -, sH%x,1 M, ,<,l,,
tions affirms adherence to the republi-
can national plantform Of 1876, and
state platform of 1879. demands 4 con-
tiauance of the policy Of resumption, the
maintenance and enforcement Of all
amendments 10 the constitution and
United States protection Of all citizens,
regardless Ofcolor or condition, in their
rights, and free and fair elections in all
state.
INSTRUCTION. FOR BLAINE.
After plank in favor ofpublic schools,
the following was adopted:
Resolved, That we will cordially sup
port the nominees Of the national rspnl,-
lican convention whoever they may be.
but we know that the electoral votes Of
our state are certain to be given for the
republican ticket if James G. Blaine be
nominated, wherefore wedo hereby in.
struct our delegates TO the republican
national convention to vote n q unit
first. last and all the time for James G.
Blaine, and to useall honorable means
to secure his nomination for President of
the United States.
CHARLEsroN. s. G.. April g.-The re-
publican convention was in session till
! O'Clock this morning. A resolution
denouncing the outrage ut West Point
WIS the source Of an animated delat,,
and without action the convention, af-
ter selecting delegates 10 Chicsgo. ad.
journed uutil 3 O'Clock This morning,
when the Whitaker resolution passed.
Resolutions cendemning the bestowal
Of federal patronage on dsmocrets also
passed. A resolution that, in tho event
Of GTant not being the nominee, the
delegates should support Blaine, int in
no contingency vote for Sherman, was
laid on the table. Adjourned sine die.
A Colombo dispatch say Of tle or
ganization in the state for the purpose
Of exploring retcEvation for mine.
erals, whether the Utes shall be reInOv-
ed or not, that last Saturday tie first
party started out from leadville, con-
sisting Of rs men, to be known as the
Bell expedition. They will establish .
mining camp to be called the Defiance
mining district, which will b. an roar
ing forks. They are thoroughly armed,
and are to b. f1llOwed by other parties.