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the pistol Alec Stuart had handed her.
at her laughing request; and now. A.
she gave it back.
It's quite time had q little prac.
tice in this sort Of thing, " she said ..un.
less l wish to lose entirely the aim
brother Jack used to declare INV chief
accomplishment in schoolgirl days."
"My armory Is quite at your service.
whenever you propose to recommence
practice, Miss Eleanor" said Uncle
Philip, with the smile which he always
had for her brave young beauty. Il
used to be quite . connojsseur in fire.
arms once, and took pride in the little
armory ! inherited from my father, who
held such tastes before me. Iremem-
Der he used to have . loaded revolver
kept in every guest-chamber in the
house; l dare say you would find one or
two In the old cabinets up yonder still.
l had them overhauled and reloaded
not very long ago; and have an i'm.
preston that some OF them were left
where We found them. We will look
over o., them together some day, Miss
"Thank you; it would give me hearty
pleasure" she said. II delight in .
well.made little revolver, almost IS much
as my brothers do. l have seen the
time more than once when l have felt
the safer for their company"
at does seem to me-" cried Alec
Stuart, suddenly addressing her with q
brusqueness that had rather grown on
him Of late. ut does seem to me, Miss
Eleanor, that you possess the most ex-
traordinary number Of superhuous &C.
complishments of any young lady Of
my acquaintance: How you ever find
time to add to your gentlemanly tastes
any feminine pleasures, I must confess
puzzles met"
She turned toward him 1--WE were
walking back to the house, now, and he
was by her side), with q very kind
amusement in her gray eyes.
"And it seems to me-" she said,
"that you, in common with most OF your
sex, are very unreasonable on this sort
Of subject! And so my pistol shooting
is to follow my riding and swimming,
under the ban of unqualified condema-
ton! Unconventional, such tastes may
be in women, I grant you; but unwom-
anly am sure they are not. Gentle.
yUOmon will mot noo6 tnanhinn oo IN
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From Private to Captain.

IT was not once q year, but almost
once a week, that the soldier who had
anything of the heroic in his nature was
offered q chance to develop it. Men
stepped from the ranks into shoulder.
straps at one stride, and the case to be
related was only one in q hundred.
We were the rear guard. We had
fought the enemy at Malvern Hill and
checked him, but the army dared not
halt. Under the cover of darkness the
long trains and the battered and dis.
heartened lines resumed the march
toward White House Landing and the
cover of the gunboats. Dead and
wounded were left on the field, and over
the swamp.road, deep with mire and
mud, plunged wagon and gun and
caisson aud ambulance, followed by
men whose eyes closed in sleep even as
they walked.
The rear guard had work on hand.
Close on our heels came fresh troops
who had orders to ride US down-cut us
to pieces-trample us in the mire-get
rid Of US that they might reach the army
beyond. They followed us on the road,
and they followed US on both sides of it
in the woods. There was hardly o min.
ute during that long night that the guns
were silent. Men fell dead in the mire
and were left to sink out of sight. Men
fell wounded in the bushes and were
not given second look. When one file
of men had been shot away in the rear
guard another took its place, and SO the
long and murderous night wore away
and the blessed daylight came. Day
light was not to end the pursuit or
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occurred here yesterday is led by men
who will stand by the position they have
assumed. They are not venal men, nor
men dependent on any mans smiles or
iayors, nor yet men who can be moved by
threats. They are Democrats but not time
servers. Their influence is q great deal
more OF a necessity to the party in this
district than is the party to their influence.
Such men cannot be read out out OF the
organization or triAed with. They
know what Is due the party, due
to themselves and due to decent respect
for the opinions of their fellow men. They
know that the time has come for re-
generation Of the machinery by which
nominations are sought and obtained IN
this district, and having failed in their
efforts to defeat that machinery in conyen-
ton they choose now to 60 outside and de.
feat it at the polls. All Independent men
Of whatsoever party will applaud their
courage and manhood, and say, we'll done.
Two years from now they will be heard
and felt in nominating conuention, and
the men who to-day cry "bolters" at them
and seek to stegmatize their action will be
The first to do them honor and seek their
counsel.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 1l.-A dispatch an
nouncing the laundering Of the steamer
Yeddah, with 1000 passengers and the
crew, has been contradicted. a later dis,
patch says the boat didn't founder at all,
as reported by her master, but arrived at
Alden at s o'clock last night. She had
been picked mp and towed into port by the
steamer Aitenor.
A meeting, convened by Mr.. Thorald
Rogers, member OF Parliament, was held
Yesterday 10 consider the formation OF q
company for tho purchase and sale OF land
in the United States, with view 10 fur.
thering the immigration Of small farmers
and assisting such immigration by loans
on security OF land sold and occupied. A
committee was formed TO promote the
undertaking.
A Berlin dispatch says: The reply OF
the powers to the rorte's note, refusing to
adopt the Greek frontier, decides upon
Berlin. A conference is being drawn up
here by the French and German secre.
taries at the conference.
Ia a railway accident near Berwick
upon.Twecd, yesterday, the rails were
torn up a long distance, and the engines
and carriages were broken up. The
damage to stock il very. great. Only two
or three passengers were injured.
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NEw York, August ll.-At ten o'clock
this morning, in the tenement at No. l4l
Thompson street, Amadee Bigot, a French
timer, cut the throat Of Mrs. Mariette
Renaut, married woman who had re-
jected his advances. The woman died in
stantly. Bigot then cut his own throat.
The woman was housekeeper in the ten.
ement, iorty.three years oil age and the
mother OF seven children. The murderer
lost his wife two years ago, and her death
Is supposed to have unsettled his mind.
He attempted suicide six months ago.
Mrs. Renaut had been very kind to him
since his wile's death. This morning he
entered her apartment and exCitedly asked
her to marry him and she refused, where.
upon he drew q razor and committed the
deed. The wound nearly severed her
head from her body. The woman ran into
the hall and fell dead. Bigot then cut his
own throat, rushed into the street and
was arrested. There was no evidence oi
struggle in the room, but the door was
horribly despatched with blood.
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TELEGRAPHIo BRIEFS.

Horace Maynard, PostmasterkG General,
sailed from Liverpool yesterday Tor home.
Rowell has been challenged by IN
American to pedestrian contest for the
Ashley Belt.
The Assistant United States Treasurer,
at New York, has been instructed to puT-
chase two and one.halt millions United
States bonds for the sinking fund.
A Morris special says the Sixteenth
Illinois District Republican Congressional
Convention, yesterday nominated VIM.
CuNen, OF the Ottawa Republican, on the
l72d ballot
A special to the Cincinnati TimS.Ssar
saws General James Il. Robinson, OF Har-
din county WAS nominated yesterday at
Delaware for Congress from the Ninth
district by the Republicans.
The Georgia Democratic State Conven-
tion, in session Mt Atlanta yesterday, nom
mated Clifford Anderson, OF Bibb, for At
torney General D. +. Speer, Of Troup, for
Treasurer; Vim. A. Wright, OF Richmond,
for Com. lroller, and N. @. Bennett, oi
Baldwin, IOr Secretary oiState.
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AFGuANisTAN.

LoNDpS, August ia dispatch from
Quettu says that Candahsr Is surrounded
by large number Of tribes who do their
utmost 10 intercept all letters, rendering
Communication with the garrison very
difficult. 1t Is possible that an attack is
meditated OH Chaman Choki, as Ayoob
Khan Ia reported'io have detached troops,
who are going in that direction.
A dispatch from Cuhidabad reports that
on Monday General Roberts marched six
teen miles. Supplies are coming'i in plent::
fully through the Ameer's agents. fhuzui
Is FIVE miles distant.
SIMLA, August 1.-THE latest advices
from Candahar stated the garrison has had
some successful skirmishes with the
tribesmen OF neighboring villages. Adj
duerahman Khan will meet General Stew
art at Sherfur to-day, and Immediately at;
ter an interview, General Stewart will
start with his whole army for Gundamak'
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HARTFORD, Conn, August 1.-THE Re-
publican State Convention organized to-
day. with Augustus Brandage as perma-
nent President. After his address
formal ballot followed and resulted: Bige-
low 2O7, Bulkeley Ill, Andrews 90. Hal
sey 40, ScatteringG. Bigelow lacked only
five votes Of having majority. Staunton,
OF Hartford, moved the nomination OF
Bigelow by acclamation, and hoped Bulke-
ley would consent to take second place,
Hartford and New Haven striking hands
for once. The suggestion was received with
great applause, and Bigelow was nominat-
ed by acclamation with great enthusiasm,
aud George Il. Bulkeley for Lieutenant
Governor, also by reclamation. A recess
was then taken.
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AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
The Candidates Put In Nomination
Confusion Reigna Supreme.

The Candidates Put In Nomination
Confusion ReiEns supreme.
While the delegates were reassembling
the band played patriotic medley, con.
sisting OF strains from "Yankee Doodle;"
"America;" orally round the Flag,
Boys" "The Red, White aud Blue" and
q few notes Of "Dixie" thrown in to keep
the air from being altogether Republican.
At tw enty minutes past two the Chair.
mans gavel fell, and he announced that
the convention was ready to proceed to
business. By request Of q delegate short
suspension Of business was allowed 10
await the arrival Of stragglers. In the In
terim the. occupants OF the gallery be.
came so unruly that the chairman was
compelled 10 admonish them that they
were there by the courtesy OF the conyen
ton alone, and would be allowed Il
remain II they disturbed the proper de
corum OF the convention.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
were then called for and Hon. E. NJ, Tur
ner, Of Harrison county, Chairman Of tn
Committee on Order OF Business, present
the report OF the Committee.
The report recommended the iollowin
order Of business: =
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WALKER AND KENNA.

They Lock Horns In Debate ON Tuesday.
HINTON, SUMMERS Co., August IL.
Special Dispatch to the IntellIgeneer.
Henry S. Walker and John E. Kenna,
rival candidates for Congress in this dis
trict, met in joint discussion by previous
arrangement at Princeton, yesterday. The
result Of this forensic encounter was a
perfect Waterloo defeat for Kenna. This
Is admitted even by his friends, and all
others say that Walker simply annih ila-
ted him. 1t is hardly too much to predict
that Kenna's defeat is assured in this dis
trict One thing sure, he is no mat ch for
Walker on the stump.
DR.. Bee is the Democrats nominee for
the House OF Delegates, in Mercer.
REPORTER.
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WHEELING. THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST l2 1880
Fint-RepOrt Of the Committee on otd:

Fint-Report Of the Committee on Ord
seconI-Report on Credentials.
Third Report on Basis Of Representa-
'I, Fcurth-Report on Permanent organi.
zation.
Fiith-Report Of Committee on Rules.
Sixth-Report OF Committee on Reso.
lutiops and adoption OF platform.
The report was adopted, but its proyis.
sons only governed the convention in
measure In the subsequent proceedings.
The Chair announced that the first com.
mittee in order. that on Credentials, would
not be ready to report for some time, and
asked what was the pleasure OF the con.
vention. Cries OF Jackson" "Wilson,"
"Tingle," "Good," and several ejacula-
tons OF nature too unfit them for publi-
cation were Immediately heard and for sew
eral minutes q perfect uproar prevailed.
To avoid this, Mr.. Leonard, of Wood coun-
ty, moved that the next report In order be
heard, which prevailed, and the Chairman
OF the committee sent the following re-
port TO the Secretary's desk:
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CRowS PoISr, NO., August ll.-Fifteen
Of the rear cars Of a freight train on the
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st. Louis rail.
road broke away from the other portion
Of the train yesterday, while 1t was as
cending a grade about three miles east OF
Grown Point. The cars ran back against
another freight train Just then conlmen'
cling the ascent OF the grade. The caboose,
which contained the conductor, brake.
man and four drovers, was run into by
the engine Of the oncoming train, and the
occupants badly scalded and otherwise in
lured. One Of the cattle men, a brother
Of Judge McAllister, Of this city, died
almost instantly from the injuries re-
ceiVed, aud It Is thought the brakeman
aud engineer cannot live.
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AUSTRIA.

vienna, August 1.-THE journals in.
terpfet the meeting OF the Emperos, as
evidence ola consolidation OF the Austro.
German alliance and as sign OF the
maintenance Of peace.
A dispatch from Kustendje, dated yes.
terday, says that six pontoons and two
propeliers, laden with Austrian troops,
munitions and artillery, passed up the
Danube last night. Other vessels similar.
ly laden, but bearing no flags, have been
passing up. It is evident an important
movement is In progress.
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NEW YoRH, August 1.-THE American
Dental Association to-day received the
members Of tho Southern Dental Conven-
tiou. DR.. Patrick, Of South Carolina,
President Of the Southern association, was
presented TO the presiding officer, DR..
John-Allen. DR.. Amber delivered the
address Of welcome, which breathed
fraternal spirit and WIS heartily applaud.
ed. DIR, Turner, OF Raleigh, North Caro-
lima, replied in a similar strain. A joint
session was then held.
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nyor. by St. George, the fight goes
,.,..Iy on" fhe Republicans OF this
S,,,. o'. ,,j This Congressional District are
',i,,ot hattie. They are ready to meet
~, men who have heretofore gone about
" .Iorer the State and district telling the
'.ooIe :. =. one,sided story in regard to Re-
,sbIic,n principles, State and National.
TS.y are ready for the encounter at any
nd nd al points, with any of the Demo-
.- '-,,,. ,bsmpions. These champions have
" oDUorunity, il they so desire, Of vim
I,,lins their much vaunted faith in the
,.onIs bv letting the people hear both
it., Of the issues Of the day discussed
tmn tbs same hustings on the same day,
pesch for speech.
The Democratic candidate for Governor,
,bo tells the people that he is a lawyer
,,ba Jackson, has an opportunity to show
,b.tthere is in him by meeting the Re-
rrbIican nominee for Governor on the
gnnr. lie is publicly challenged to do
ntbi, taorning. The document appears
!, hi. isus Our Congressional nominee
. not less ready. The Chairman of the
Gpublican Committee issued the follow.
h, notice to whom il might concern last
,,bt after the nomination Of Col. Wilson
Al dWGhington Hall:
am authorized bv John A. lIutchin-
en-. Republican nominee for Congress
lrcm this district, to invite Hon. Ben iamin
Tilsop, Democratic nominee, to discuss
oiplly before the people the issues OF the
4nyass, times aud places to be arranged
by The Congressional Executive Commit
ia Of the respective parties.
C,H. SnATTUCE, Chairman
Of Ex. Com. Rep. Party.
WHEELING, ". Va, Aug II, 1850.
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BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.

The Committee begs leave to recon.
mend that the vote cast for Samuel ]. Til
den for President in 1876 be taken as the
basis, and that one vote be cast by each
county in this Convention for every one
hundred votes cast for Tilden in that
county, and one additional vote for every
fraction Of 100 over 80. This gives the fol-
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The IInnler,. roInl Fire.

NEw YoRK, August 1.-THE insurance
upon the property OF the Lumber Export
Company, destroyed by fire yesterday at
Hunters Point, is distributed among
twenty.one companies, eighteen American
companies and twelve foreign. The insu-
rance aggregates SlSi ,62j.
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NRw YoRE, August ll.-Dr. Tanner is in
good health aud spirits. His breakfast
consisted Of eighteen stewsd oysters, three
crackers and eight ounces OF milk. lie
ate piece OF watermelon at intervals.
Dinner: Fifteen stewed oysters.
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DIV gt,teIIigettter,
=. So,. Is aud u Fourteenth Street,


..h,IICOnDty Repnpiic''"' 'on'
r.. Republicans Of Marshall county
~, 1,,sir County Convention yesterday.
a'l1 ,pr ",s of the largest conventions ever
Il " wi !, ' rbe county. The following ticket
leu u, u in ,be field: Sheriff, ]. B. Hicks;
SS,..rro,ing.Attorney, 81 r1 ]. E. HOOtenj Judge
f's,I .conn,y Court, Col. wm. Alexander;
% a.a.. 'r,V Of delegates, Josiah Sinclair and
y. n''y T,jt; Commissioners, ]. Ii. Baird,
v,i,, NJ Barley aud Col. Boner.
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RIToHlE COUNTY.

R. S. Blair. j. B. Aver, W. B. McGregor,
S. G. Bennington,T. Knisely, John Allen
der, ]. R. Glover Wilson Prunty, ]. H.
Haddox, Jacob Dougherty, James Kelly,
]. II. Smith, ]. 0'Brien, ]. F. Partridge,
D. McGregor, W. @. Gilbert, ]. W. Mar
shall, CYAN Winkle, O. Collins, NJ. Brad.
ford, E. ]. Knight, l.. ?. Wilson, ]. Stock.
Ter, G. W. Corbin, andJ. Cummins.
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J. G. wetzel, W. T. Mondrey, R. B. Per-
rim, Thad. Dulin, J. B. Lee, DR.. A. G. Stal.
maker, NJ. NJ. Rockhold, T. ]. Steers, NV.
Enoch, A. II. Sheppard, L. s. Prince, l..
Mason, J. Bumgarner, D. NJ. Monroe, and
R, L, Lee.
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DoppRIDoE COUNTY,

F.P. Ford, D. ]. Frem, s. Frumm, John
Talkington, John T. Johnson, ]. B Davis,
NJ. s. Vanhorn, P. Gano, L. Raymond, ].
-, g. McMullen, G. B. .Cattrell, A.
J. Devries, L. F. Randolph, Joseph Bran.
non, NJ. J. 0'Neal, Chas. Millet, John
Merritt. John F. Engle, s. T. Davis, @. R.
Gains, II. @. Foley, +. Maxwell and S. F.
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Vote. In conren. Vote. e,,t for

After the reading Of the report Mr.. z.
W. Hammond, OF Brooke county, sug.
gssted that action on the paper before II
was known who were accredited as dele.
gates would be premature and irregular.
Another gentleman, ]. J. Engle, Of bod.
bridge, sustained the point taken, and the
Chair ruled that the point was well taken.
The convention was therefore obliged to
take another rest.
The Chair again asked II the Committee
on Credentials was ready to report. John
o. Pendleton announced that he had Just
come from the Court House, where the
committee was in session, and that they
were in the midst OF a red.hot fight, and
Joe Gallagher was making speech. The
uproar then again commenced, finally
settling down to well.defned call for
Jackson, who was seen on the stage.
He advanced to speak, but before he could
begin the convention yelled for
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LEWIS COUNTY.

Charles Hushman, p. Tierney, j. Waldo,
John Dawson, ]. Mullody, Len Smith,
Thomas Turner, Eugene Sommerville, W.
E. Lively, G. NJ. Marsh, James Bohen,
Robert Juber, John Karns, E. T. Sommer.
vile, E. Marsh Turner, J. D. Summers, @.
Norris, Isaac Jackson, John Jackson, E.
J. Jackson, John Quinn, ]. Morrison,
VIM. Bragg, J. P. Hopkins, ]. Darlington,
]. Bishop, T. T. Wheisel, ]. Hushman. T..
B. Ray, J. A. Wilson, ]. J. Birch, Irwin
Fall, ]. Ramsburg, F. Brinkman, A. M.
Smith, B. Cookman, W. Post, S. jackson,
I. Il. Post. d. Nolan.
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j. B. Cowan, ]. A. Woods, Timothy
Kelly, VIM. A. Davis, A. Gesting, Patrick
B. Keenan,, J. @. Vance, John J. Davis,
John Bassell, E. NJ. Turner, NJ. D. Mar.
tin, W. @. Hood, W. Everson. William
Hood, Van. d. Davis, ]. F. Allen, Z. G..
Garrett, E. S. IIorner, M. @. Boggess,
A. n. Morrison, WIN. NJ. Patton, B. II.
Monroe, W. P. Romine, 6. NJ. Blair, @.
E. Butcher, j. o. johnson. Thomas NJ.
Borner, J. M. West, P. B. CoOkman, @.
T. Wallis, James FARRELL, o. johnson,
Pat Dolan, Thomas Mulheran. Jacob
Trough, Geo. F. Randolph, B. Il. Lurty,
]. F. Doyle, George A. Carde, A. Martin,
]. Rittenhouse. ]. ". Linger, James Nc
Enue, James 'Dunkin, W. W. Late, John
Lowe, John @. Johnson.
WOOD COUNTY.
@. s. Despard, D. II. Leonard, 7. G
Smith, Thomas Murphy, Thomas DOlan,
W. P. Thompson, O. Z. Caldwell, ]. G
Mcclure, ". j. Hill, Hugh Mearnes, II
B. Curry, N. s. CLARK, s. s. Stone, Rober
Graham, N. ]. o'Brien, N. ". Tucker
Foster Wells, Patrick Moran. Hugh Foley
P. Pew, D. Campbell, Fl. G. Foley, Georg
Sisk.
The report Of the Committee on Basi
Of Representation was then taken u
again, and adopted as given above.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
then went into effect, upon the report q
the committee, as follows:
President-John Q. Vance, Of Harriso
county.
Vice Presidents; Brooke, A. Wilson
Calhoun, Albert johnson; Doddrigt
John Fabinton; Gilmer, VIM. N. Arnold
Hancock, VIM. Morrow; Harrison, Wn
Hood; Lewis, Z, ]. Jackson; Marshal
Gen. B. W. Price; Ohio, W. L. Hearne
Peasants, K. II. Brouse; Richie, ].
Strickler; Tyler, John J. Iyersi Writ, D
A. g. Stalnaker; Wood, Col. W. j. Hi
: Wetzel, DR.. B. W. Lowry.
secretaries-The temporary secretari
are recommended to be retained.
Mr.. Vance declined TO make any speec
VI [cOutnusd on Fourth Pagsl
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The gas was turned mp on the stage, but
Jerry Hill declared that there was no need
Of any gas there, as there was too much
already. Finally lights were obtained,
after Bill Love Lad wandered about with
his torch for some time, trying to find
some Jets that were turned on.
Col, Jackson excused himself from
speaking on account OF hoarseness. The
uproar was then renewed with vigor, de-
mands being made for Good, Wilson,
Tingle, Campbell, Cracraft, Houston.
The yells for Good became almost unani-
nous. Hans however, refused to, re-.
spond. Judge N. w. Tucker, OF Wood
county, called for Charlie Caldwell, say
ing that his fame was as wide as the earth,
and extending from the frozen home OF
the Greenlanders and the Esquimaux to
the heated and auriferous sands OF Sacra-
mento. Jerry Hill named ex.Con-
gresham John ]. Davis. but he ais, ex-
cused himself. saying that he desired to
husband his physical strength for occa.
sious when, perhaps, talking might be
necessary. Finally some one called upon
Col. Alex. Campbell, but he excused him.
self upon the plea that being candidate
1t would not be in good taste for him to
talk on this occasion.