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HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.
Notified of Their Nominations.
The Letters to Them in Full.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Barnum Elected Its President.
GEN .HANCOCK'sGRAN SON DEAD.
The Letters to Them in Full.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
Barnum Elected Its President.
GEN. .HANC0CK'sGRAN SON DEAD.
CHASTINE COX TO HANG.
HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.
Fhe Letters Formally Notifying
Them Of Their Nomination.


NEW YORK, July 13.-The president and sec
retary of the Cincinnati convention have for
warded the following letters to General Hancock
and Mr.. English:
The Letter to General Hancock.
July lS, 1SSO-T0 General Hdnc0ck-Str:-The
national convention OF the democratic party.
which assembled at Cincinnati on the 22d OF last
month unanimously nominated you as their
candidate for President Of the United States.
We have been directed to inform you OF your
nomination OF this exalted trust, and request
your acceptance. In accordance with the uni.
form custom OF the democratic party, the con-
ventiOn have announced their views upon I'M
portant issues which are before the country, in
a series OF resolutions to which we invite your
attention. These resolutions embody the gene
raj principles upon which the democratic party
demand that the government shall be conducted;
and they also emphatically condemn the NAL.
administration by the party in power the
crimes against the Constitution, and eS-
pecialy against the right or the peo-
pie to choose and install their President,
honor to our country. That which chiefly in
sptred your nomination was the fact that you
had conspicuously recognized and exemplfed
yearning of the American people for reconcile
alton and brotherhood under the Shield of the
constitution with all its jealous care and guar
anteeS for rights OF persons and OF states Your
nomination was not made alone, because in the
MIDST Of arms you Illustrated the highest qual-
tiles Of soldier, but because when the war had
ended aid when in recognition OF your courage
and fidelity you were placed in command of
part of the Union undergoing process Of restor-
alton, and While you were thus clothed with
absolute power yeu used 1t not to subvert but
established to protect. Your fidelity to
those principles manifested in the important
trusts heretofore confided to your care gives
proof that they will control your administra-
uOn OF the national government, and assures
the country that one indisSolubie union of in
destructible states, and the Constitution with
its wise distribution OF power and regard for
boundaries of states and federal authority will
not suffer in your hands, that you will main
tain the subordination OF the military to civil
power and will accomplish the publication OF
ment which we love will be free from reproach
or stain OF sectional agitation, or malice in any
shape or form.
Rejoicing in common With the masses of the
American people upon this bright promise for
the future of our country, we wish also to eX-
press to you personally the assurance OF general
esteem and confidence which have summoned
you to this hign duty, and Will aid you in its
performance.
Your fellow citizens.
JNo. w. STEVENSON. Prest Convention.
NICHOLAS NJ. BELL, Secretary.
The Letter to 1lr. ENGLISH.
July I3, 1Ss0-HOn. Wn1. II. Efogtish-Dear
Sir:-By direction OF the Democratic National
convention, which assembled at Cincinnati
to notify you that you are unanimously nomi-
mated by that body for the Office of Vice Presl-
dent OF the United States Your large expert
ence In the affairs of the government, your
able discharge of many trusts committed to
your hands. your steadfast devotion to demo-
dratfc principles and the uprfghtness of
the democracy that you are worthy and
W well ,, qualified h1d 70 perform the duties
you to them for the nomination which they CON
ferred. While your personal qualities and your
public services well merited this honor, the
action OF the convention was no doubt desi gned
not only to vindicate their appreciation of your
self, but as well to testify their profound re-
spect fer the democracy OF Indiana, your native
state, with whose manly struggles you have
been so long identified and in whose glorious
achievements you have shared. The conven-
ton set forth its views upon the leading politi-
cal issues which are now before the people In
series OF resolutions, copy OF which we have
the honor TO present to you, and TO which your
attention is respectfully requested. It is our
earnest hope that these views may meet with
your appreciation and that you will accent the
nomination which is now rendered you. With
sentiments of high esteem we are respectfully
JoHN W: STEVENSON. Prest convention.
NICHOLAS NJ. BELL, Secretary.
Barnum Elected President Of the
Democratic National Ommittee.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The democratic national
committee met at the Fifth Avenue hotel at
noon today. VIM. II. Barnum, ot.Connecticut,
was unanimously elected chairman and Fred
erick @. Prince, OF Massachusetts,, secretary
The committee then adjourned to Governors
Island to attend the presentation OF the nomi-
nation TO Gen. Hancock.
Death of Gen. HancOck,s Grandson.
NEW YORK, July 13-General HancockS
grandson. named after himself, died this morn
ing, from cholera tnfantum. This event has de-
pressed the general, and the committees visit
TO tender the nomination is In consequence,
purely formal.
MI' English and the National Conn
MIttee on Governors Island.
Mr.. English reached Governors Island at
noon, and was heartily greeted by General Han
cCck on the veranda OF his residence. The COM
mlltee left the New York hotel in BODY. and.
win the members Of the national COMMITTEES
ana other visitors, are now on the island
Strange Death of a Wealthy Eng
lishmaM.