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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
The Wavs of the World.

South Carolina has 10000 colored Good
Templars.
AT Tahoe City, Cal. 20 feet of snow fell dur
ing April.
A Brooklyn judge fined man $40 for shoot
ing a cat. The man argued that he was doing
the public benefit, but the court failed to see
it so.
An epidemic of measles is sweeping over
northern New Hampshire. Within radius OF
three miles from Plymouth there arc probably
800 cases.
In New Orleans a man named Papino scri-
ously stabbed Mrs. Josephine Channa on the
street, because she refused to become his
mother-in-law.
The German government has recently re-
christened no less than $50 places in Alsace-
Lorraine, giving them German names i'll place
of the French.
The South Carolina penitentiary has re-
ceIved orders for palmetto hats from the states
New York, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina
and other states.
An American grain elevator which was TAX
en- to London, moored in the Thames and set
to work, caused great wonder and excitement
among the water population.
In Ballard county, Ky, a nickel lodged in
the throat of little girl eight years ago and
was dislodged only week ago During this
time she has been unable to swallow solid food.
In Janesville, Wis, in digging tine founda
tion for building, the workmen exposed to
view the identical log on which the cigar-box
was nailed that served as "a post-offce in the
primitive days of the town.
There was sand storm of curious black sand
in Kansas, March 2S, and similar storm in
the island of Sicily, March 90 1t is suggested
by Kansas philosophers that the same cloud
dropped the sand in each place.
Tue Scranton, Pa, Republican asserts that
careful investigation makes tho tarred paper
sometimes used in roofing responsible for the
quichness and extent of the fire in Milton.
Blazing sheets of it helped to ignite scores of
simultaneous fires.
The new Gardner gun bought by the gov
ernment of the Pratt s Whitney company of
Hartford was tested at " Washington, ID. c., last
week by the board of naval officers, and over
5000 shots were fired in l3 minutes, three men
relieving each other at the crank.
When Bsrnum's show was en- route from
Albany TO Utica week ago. the car which
contained the largest iioness took iir" about
half way ON the trip. The lioness was quite
badly burned and nearly sutlOcated. Every
thing possible was done for the beast, but she
| Iia1 in Auburtl.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
THE CONTEST.
Gossip About the New Englanders
THE DRIFT AGAINST THE UNIT RULE.

Hon. l.. b. Sessions, member of the New
York State Senate, says the Emnire State de-
egation includes about so members who are at
heart anti-Grant men, but not all will dare to
openly oppose the instructions. The number
who will refuse to obey Instructions he is sure
is fully i6, and in case of secret ballot, this
will be augmented. Mr.. Sessions believes %
or % of his delegation will vote openly to abro-
gate the unit rule, this number including sew
eral Grant men.
The anti Grant men claim the following
members of the New York delegation: Bird.
sail and Hawkins from the 1st district, Schroe-
der and Daggett from the Sd, Robertson and
Hustled from the 18th, Stevens and Wales
from the 14th, Abell from the 18th, Dickinson
from the 18th, Wagner and West from the goth
WILDER and Jacobs from the Dist, Douglass
and Sylvester from the 22d, Woodin from the
Goth, Macon and Hicks from the 9th, Allen
and Sessions from the SD. By some McCar-
thy and Belden from the 25th district are in
cluded, but they seem to be classed among the
''doubtfuls.' -
Gen. Chas. K. Graham of New York says
he believes that if the unit rule is not enforced
Sherman will be the nominee OF the conven-
tion. He said that Sherman would have votes
from New Jersey, Connecticut. Massachusetts,
| New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, North Caro-
| lima. Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky and Mary
! land, and, if the unit rule was not enforced.
| six votes from New York, nearly all Of Moth
| Clrolina, 10 votes from Georgia, 5, if not 4,
| from Kentucky, number from Louisiana and
| some from Maryland. Sherman will receive
| at least l20 votes on the first ballot. Gen.
| Gr5ham thi, ks that, rs the secretary has not
| antagonized the supporters of either CIR MT,
| Blaine or Washburne, he will be the second
| choice of a majority OF the state delegations.
| Gen. Graham does not believe the convention
will enforce the unit rule, but oven if it should,
he does not think Grant could be nom
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
STATE CONVENTION \
REFORM CLUBS OF MAINE
BuckspOrt, Wednesday and Thursday,
June 2d and Sd, 1850.

The semi-annual Convention of the Reform Clubs
of Maine will assemble at Bucksport, June I'd and
3rd, 1880, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
1t is earnes.ly hoped that er club in the State
will be fully represented, and let those clubs who
cannot be represented by delegates send reports by
letter to the Convention. 1t is the desire
make this Convention the most profitable one ever
held in the State, and to renew our faith and
strengthen each other in this glorious work. and the
upholding of our principles "Non-political, non-
sectarian and non-prosecuting,'' 'Charity for all
and malice towards none.''
The railroads have reduced their rates of fare as
follows:-Maine Central, one fare for the round
trip to Bangor; Grand Trunk, one fare for round
trip to connection with Maine Central; Portland a
Ogdensburg, one fare-return tickets furnished by
the President of the State Committee; Portland &
Machias Steamboat Co., one fare to Rockland and
return; fare for round trip Sanford line from
Rockland to Bucksport; one fare from Bangor to
Bucksport and return.
Delegates will call for Convention tickets from
their respective stations except on Portland Il Og
densburg.
GEORGE III. LEFAVOR
President of State Committee.
JOHN F. STANLEY, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
The Democratic Convention.

The Democratic District Convention held
in this city yesterday was quiet affair
One of the delegates from York County an
nounced with some vehemence, in the cor
ridors of the hall, that he shouldn't take
either Greenbackism OF count-out in his;
but his fellows were rather shy of talking
with him-like the dying Scotchman they
cautiously refused to renounce the devil and
his works because they didn't know into
whose hands they might f and didn't like
to make enemies while goi i, to a strange
country.
Many of the delegates were also delegates
to Bangor and were more interested in the
riot to be held there to-day than in the Sc
lection of Tilden dummies Some of them
were outspokon against Plaisted and most of
them against Chase, and a few thought that
the Democrats ought to cut loose from the
Greenbackers and make an Independent
nomination. But the majority, like Punch's
organ-grinder, we're ready to move ou for
the sake of peace and quietness-even if
they moved into the Fusion camp.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Gov
ernor to be supported at the September election,
and two candidates for Electors of President and
Vice President of the United States, and to trans
act any other business that may properly come be-
ore the Convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each cith, town and plantation will be entitled to
delegate, and for every seventyfve votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor in 1879
additional delegate, and fraction of forty votes
in excess of seventy will be accorded delegate.
The State Committee will be in session in the
ante-room of the Hall at O'clock on the morning
of the Convention to receive the credentials of
delegates.
For the first time in the history of Maine the at
tempt was made in 1879 to deprive the people of
the right to choose their own officers, and to cor
ruptly continue in power those whom the people
had rejected. The authors, abettors and accom-
plices in this crime agains free government are
now seeking to come before the people under some
new party name-availing themselves of an alias,
the common resort of those who seek to escape the
responsibility and punishment of their crimes.
Against these men, under whatever name they
may appear, all those citizens who condemn the
nefarous plot to destroy the right of suffrage,
invited to unite without regard to past party afl-
atons to preserve honest Government for the hon :
est people of Maine.
By order of the Republican State Co nmittee.
C. A. BoUTELLE, g.,
FRED n. Dow, c,,;t.
GEORGE G. WING, oon''ni''e0'
a. e.ary
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

Ex-Governor Dennison of Ohio, who is
now at Chicago, does not think that Grant
can possibly be nominated. Giving him all
the chances and according to him all the
doubtful votes that his friends claim, the
Governor thinks he may secure 324 OH the
first ballot. On the second ballot he may
get $50 or 354, and the latter is the largest
vote that Governor Dennison thinks it pos
sible for him to get, unless one of the can
didates should be withdrawn in his favor.
When Grants vote has reached its maxi
nun, the Governor thinks that that fact
will be perceived by the convention, and the
delegates who are not very strongly bound
to him will then begin to fall off, and to dis
tribute themselves among the other candi-
dates. Then he thinks Secretary Sherman
will begin to gain, and, being more accep-
table to a majority of the Grant men than
Senator Blaine will finally be nominated
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, Journal
whilst we are emphatically in favor of
Blaine's nomination and believe that he is
the strongest and best candidate that could
be put in the field, we are ready to pull off
our coat and go to work for the nominee of
the party, whoever he may be, and we hope
every Blaine Republican in Huntington
county feels just as we do" That is the
Republican sentiment throughout the
country
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

The Chicago convention will have quite a
number of contested seat cases to consider
those reported thus far are these:
l. The seats Of the entire Louisiana del
egation will be contested by the Grant dele
CATION chosen by the boilers headed by
Pinchback
2. Two seats from Alabama will be con-
tested by ex-senator Willard Warner and
Ex-Governor Smith, elected by a district con-
vention, but voted out by the main conven-
ton.
}. There are two delegations from Utah,
disputing oveg some question of local organ
ization.
4. Four seats in the Kansas delegation
will be contested by Grant men elected by
district conventions.
5. Two seats in the West Virginia dele
CATION will be contested by Grant men on
like grounds.
6. The Illinois contest 20 seats)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

New York Tribune: ''In 1868 Don Cam
eron defied the unit rule and disobeyed the
instructions of his State Convention. In
1880 he insists on the unit rule, and wants
to crush anybody who won't obey instruc-
tions. Is there, then, no such thing as prin-
ciple about Pennsylvania Republican del
egation excepting the principle that the
lively young Don must alway have his own
Way?'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
Books and Their Makers

Henry James begins new story, Washing
ton SQUIRE" in the Cornhfll Magazine fer
June.
The surviving relatives of George Sand have
that authors correspondence in ration for
publication.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

THE Chicago Times says: "Many Illinois
Republicans whose wounds, received at
Springfield last week, have not yet healed,
agree that if John Logan ever again comes
up as senatorial candidate he will learn
something not particularly to his advan-
tage."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

THOMAS NJ. NICHOLS, SECRETARY of the
Northwestern Hard Money League, at Chi
cago, and an earnest friend of Secretary
Sherman, has received a letter in which the
Secretary says that he is candidate for
president only, and proposes to "stick;"
that he wants his friends to keep him in the
field as long as lie has ten votes in the con-
Vpntinn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

CLEVELAND Herald: The sum of the
whole is that Grant is likely to come peril
ously near to the nomination on the first
ballot, but the ant-Grant opposition will be
too great to overcome.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS saws he was con.
verted from Democracy to Republicanism be-
fore be reached the age of discretion, and
the more discretion he receives, the more
converted he has STAYED.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

BIDDEFoRD has declared for Cap'n Chase.
1t was to be expected. That miniature
Tammany is naturally in sympathy with the
methods of the Tabuators.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 1.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publca
ton but as a guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munIcations that not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01

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Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us BY demanding credentials
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-01
Romeo FIGURING Mil For Sale.

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- on line q. L. r.. Flour Kim Stone Middlings
Purifier, Bran buster, &c., all in first class running
order Terms easy. Address, WM. GRAY, Romeo
Macomb County, Michigan.
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1t is not to be believed that the right of
districts 20 elect their delegates and the right
of these delegates to follow the wishes Of
their constituents will be denied by the
Convention.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

l.. BERKEL.Y Cox, editor Of the Elsf
Oregonian. writes from Pendleton, Or
egon, that nothing Is easier than to
carry that state for Hancock. lie adds
that the democracy will gain votes
from the republicans In every election
precinct in the state. &. II. Stewart,
an influential democrat in Albany,
Oregon, writes: I'VE are booming out
here for Hancock and fully expect to
carry the state. Parties have lately
come here from San Francisco who are
surf that California will be added TO
the Hancock column" II. A. Leake,
Of Oakland, California, c~orroborates
Stewards information. lie writes:
"The prospects Of carrying this state
and Oregon for Hancock and English
are very %flattering. There are many
republicans in this city who will vote
for Hancock and English, many OF
whom know personally, and this, /
am told, is the condition of affairs
throughout the state"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

e neSfEes the sill, bat the tasssls do
not recover Thea, far want 0f poIIsh'
the siIk u unable 70 OH its proper once.
At this time, however, the ~rsplsBtsd
eorn is ready 20 supply FRESH pollen,
And the GliiRg Is e~OmFlstsd.
A in tie City " Mexico
contains q remarkable sword, made
from an serOlite OF meteor that fell in
the state Of Durango, Mexico. A slab,
weighing two pounds. WAS sawed from
the meteor and presented TO Gen. Ord,
Of the United States army. Gen. Ord
sent the piece Of meteOrie iron TO the
national Armory at Springfield, where,
after considerable trOuble in ~annealIng
the metal, il Was at length fashioned
into a small fancy dress sword.
Ia the course OF a series Of inyestiga-
lions, Prof. Geikis has found that in
some cases tombstones VI marble are
III down y quarter Of an inch in less
than a century by the action Of storms;
IN other cases the stone Is d~isintegrzted
internally. SO that the very substance Of
the marble erumbles away. On the
other hand, slabs OF freestone and other
illuminated sand rocks are 50 enduring
that the sharpness OF the letters cut
upon them Is scarcely blunted 10 any
perceptible degree by y eentury's En-
Dosure.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

PRESIDENT HAYES and party on
Monday evening attended the opening
OF the authors carnival ut Mechanics
pavilion. Long before s O'Clock the
floor and galleries were crowded with
spectators. The arrangement Of the
booths and the carnival generally was
under the superintendent OF Manager
Locke, OF the Brush street theater, and
Notwithstanding the haste OF prepara-
ton everything seemed in order for the
occasion and the building presented a
very handsome appearance. Shortly
after 5 O'Clock the presidential party
entered by the Eighth street door, pass
Ing under an arch on which was In
scribed, Welcome to our President. "
The carnival guard, composed OF young
ladies in uniform, formed a line from
the entrance to the directors stand, to
which the party were at once conduct
ed amid the cheers Of the crowd. The
grand march then commenced, being 50
arranged that all the characters passed
under review Of the president. At the
termination of the march n series OF
tableaux were presented on the stage,
after which the usual performances in
the booths were commenced.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

took = position Oh the line At the base
Of Round Top Ia PnoloRgstL0G u the
second corps. TIE eleventh corps and
the first corps were from CsmstsTy
Ridge 10 Round Top. That Was the
position u ths tro0fs "a tie morning
u the ID u July. About zO'eLOck Oh
that day the enemy drew together in
large force and made an assault on
Round Top, fighting for nearly two
hours, when they were repulsed by the
union troops there. While this engage
ment was going on General Siekles ad-
yaneed his corps some 900 yards across
the Shepardstown pike into what was
known rs the Peach Orchard. thus cOm-
pletely exposing his left flank TO the
enemy's infantry and artillery. This
was observed and taken advantage Of,
a TakIng ire being concentrated on the
result line with disastrous, sending
sicklrs' command. badly cut up, To the
rear, and IN great confusion. This expos
ed the left Of the second corps, and had
the enemy continued 10 follow up their
adyantage-whieh, however, they did
not, but withdrew their infantry To
Seminary hill-there would have been a
most disastrous ending Of the engage
ment. About $50 that evening a
TREMENDOUS CANSoNADTNo BEGAN.
There were no troops now engaged
except in the artillery duel, nor had the
second corps yet been engaged in any
contest with the enemy. While this
cannonading was going on, General
Hancock mounted, with several of his
stat officers around him, was immedi-
ately in front Of and ear n board fence.
A ann ball having struck the fenoe
with great force, the boards were torn
to pieces, and a nail from the boards
having been loosened by the shock, was
driven with great violence against Gen
eral Hancock. IL penetrated his cloth
ing and entered his back a little below
the short ribs. General Hancock then
retired to a hospital. That ended the
fight Of the second day. General John
Gibbon then assumed command Of the
second corps in the place Of General
HANCOCK. II is not necessary for me to
repeat the grand story OF the never-to-
be forgotten third day at Gettysburg,
when the gallant second corps covered
itself with immortal glory-Luf Hancock
'ods not there and had nothing 10 do uiu.
il. In view Of all these facts, Of which
l am personally cognizant, having been
on the ground, ! have no hesitation In
saying that Hancock was not the hero
Of Gettysburg, nor did he ave Phila-
delphia and Pennsylvania from inva-
sion and destruction"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

Fon ten days past English in India
na has taken IL upon himself TO ignore
the advice Of all the state leaders with
whom he has been associated. lie has
also made the differences which have
arisen an excuse for tightly closing his
pocket book. The trouble in certain
directions must have been very bitter,
as ii resulted in breaking of relations
between himself and Hendricks for sew
eral days. Barnum has been active in
trying To heal the differences. but as yet
has not succeeded. The national COM
mittee are anxious to give Mcdonald
the control, and Barnum is now trying
to accomplish that.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

THE Annapolis naval academy au-
thorities are investigating the assault
made on Thomas Graham, Of Philadel-
phia, a candidate for admission TO the
academy, who was caned by midship-
man cadets. The candidates made
an attack on Midshipmen Fox, Hall.
Parker and three others, and when the
second attack was made they had pre-
pared themselves and Graham was
caned.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

of Hyo. Archives & Histor1
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22

THE British captain sent TO Monte
negro and Seutari has arrived at Sou
tart, delivered his dispatches and sum-
moned the consular body to remove
their families TO aplace OF safety. The
weather is hot and sultry and the Ell
rocco coming on.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-22
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