The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-25

unsafe. The departure Of the expedition may
be delayed another year.
The American Association of Nursery
men, Seedsmen and Florists held their annual
meeting in Chicago last week. The reports
from the various States as to the condition and
prospects Of the trade were in the main
highly encouraging. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected, as follows: President, N. H.
Albaugh, of Yodmor, Ohio First Vice Presi-
dent, G. B. Bracket Of Denmark, Iowa Sec
rotary, D. w Scott, of Galena, H.; Treasurer
A. R. Whitney, Of Franklin Grove, Ill.
GEN. JOHN A. SUFFER-, the discoverer
of gold in California died at Washington few
days ago. He had been sick about a week with
inflammation of the kidneys. His aged widow
resides at Litiz, Lancaster county, to which
place his remains were taken for interment. -.
The Gulnare, Capt. HowgatesA rcticvessel, has
left for the Arctic regions. The vessel is Brit
ish, and cannot carry the American flag. The ex-
petition will be the personal enterprise OF Capt.
Howgate, who will bear all expenses. =.
Again the rumor is revived that Gen. Grant will
be offered the Presidency of the Nicaraguan
Canal Company, which has recently obtained
concessions from the Government OF Nicaragua
The money to carry out the plans of the COM
and Philadelphia capitalists, many OF whom are
personal friends of the ex-President.
The returns of the census enumcra
tors for Wheeling, W. Va, place the popula-
ton at 81, ST., growth of 1868 in the past
ten years.
GEORGE BENNETT, the assassin of
Hon. George Brown, editor of the Toronto
Globe, has been sentenced to death. :. Five
and half inches of rain fell in less than two
hours near Nepanee, Ont, the other day. The
hail-stones were as large as nuts, and caused
much damage to the grain crops.
POLITICAL.
The Arkansas Greenback State Con-
vention adopted platform and nominated the
following State ticket For Governor, William
P. Parks, of Lafayette; Secretary of State,
Charles E. Tobey, of Hope; Treasurer, William
e. Cunningham, of Pulaski; Land Commits
sioner, Wiltshire Riley, of White; Superin-
tendent of Instruction. Peter Brigham, of Pu-
lash; Chief Justice, L. Calldavish, of Phil
lips Chancery Clerk, w. T. Holloway, of
White All the nominees were present and
accepted.
The Indiana Republicans met in State
Convention at Indianapolis on the 18th of June,
and nominated the following ticket Governor,
Albert G. Porter, of Marion county Lieuten-
ant Governor, Thomas Hanna, of Putnam
county; Supreme Judge, Third district, Byron
n Elliott, of Marion county Supreme Judge,
Fifth district, W. A. Woods, of Elkhart !;
Secretary of State, G.. R. Hawn, of Washington
county Auditor of State, Col. E. H. Wolf, of
Rush county; Treasurer Of State, Col. Roswell
5. HILL of Clay county Attorney General,
Judge d. P. Baldwin, of Cass county Reporter
of the Supreme Court, Francis M. Dice, of
Fountain county Clerk of the Supreme Court,
Daniel Royce, of Tippecanoe county; Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, Prof. |. M.
Bloss, of Vanderburg county. Gen. J. NJ.
Shackleford, of Vanderburg county, and
w. w. Curry of Marion county,
were nominated for Electors-at-Large. -.
The Prohibition National Convention was held
at Cleveland on the 18th of June. One hum
dred and forty-two delegates were present. rep
resenting twelve States Arkansas, Connecticut,
Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Jersey, New York. Ohio. Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Wisconsin. Rev. DR.. Minor,
of Boston, presided. Neal Dow OF Maine, was
nominated for President by reclamation, and A.
HI. Thompson, of Ohio, was named for Vice
President.
The Colorado State Greenback Con-
vention met at Denver, June Is. and nominat-
ed Rev. A. J. Chittenden for Governor. Albert
Campbell for Lieutenant Governor, G. W. King
for Secretary of State John HI. Picket for
Treasurer, and L. T. Hollingsworth for Attor
ney General.
LETTERS from Samuel J. Tilden and
Horatio Seymour, announcing their withdrawal
fronntthe Presidential race, were made public
41A1 I'm r,ff no
cratic National Convention, and created quite
a breeze of excitement among the delegates
and politicians gathering at Cincinnati.
WASHINGTON.
The President has renominated ex-
Gov. Hartranft as Collector of the Port of
Philadelphia, his previous appointment not
having been acted upon by the Senate.
ORDERS have been issued directing
the United States troops to prevent violation of
he neutrality laws on the Mexican border.
This order was issued in consequence of infor-
nation furnished the Government of an expe-
dition forming in Southern Arizona to cross in
to Mexico and seize the Government of the
Mexican State of Sonora.
AT the last session of Congress appro-
priations were made aggregating $186, $685.
! 04840, against 1892, $50, 237.17 appropriated
last year. The fish-hatching establishment
of the American Fish Commission will soon
close its operations for the season, which has
been an unusually successful one. About 90
| 100000 shad have been Matched at this estab-
lshment this year. Of these 100000 have
been turned into the Potomac, and the re-
mainder have been distributed mainly in the
waters Of California, Iowa. Kansas, Ken
lucky, the Carolnas and Virginia . ).
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics reports
! that the total values of exports of domestic
breadstuffs from the United States during the
month of May, 1880, were $19, 749, 45O. and
during May, 1879, $17, 1853, 464 !; for the eleven
months ended May 81, 1880, $247, 595, 1O1, and
during the same period in 1879, 1856, 1914, 661
The total values of exports of domestic pro-
visions and tallow during May, 1879, we're
$11,818,208; during May, $780, $S,0O0,711 for
the eleven months Tended May 81, 1880, $780,
! 1894, 663, and during the same period in 1875
$1O1, 851 ,477.. The receipts and expenditures
of the treasury from July l, 1879, to June l.,
| 1880, were: @
RECEIPTS. F1t
customs. So. 49,. Slfl, Ol2, l26
1nternal revenue ....-.......-.... lI3,OS8, 9o0
Nllscelaneous 2l,loI, f30