The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-15
TELEGRAPRIC ITEsls.

Committee appointed to notify him of
his nomination for President, said:
''Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen of the
Committee appreciate the honor
conferred upon me by the Democratic
National Convention lately assembled
in Cincinnati. and l thank you for your
courtesy in making that honor known
to me- As soon as the Importance OF
the matter permits, | will prepare and
send you a formal acceptance of my
nomination for the office of President
Of the United States"
The Secretary of the Committee then
read the address to Mr. English, the
nominee for Vice President, who spoke
as follows: "Mr. Chairman, and Gen
tlemen of the Committee-As practi-
cal business man, not much accustomed
to indirection of action or the clrcumlo-
cution of speech, will say plainly and
in a few words that / accept the high
trust, which you have rendered me, with
feelings of profound gratitude, and that
/ will at an early date formally and in
writing make the acceptance which l
am informed is usual ON such occasions.
In doing this, fully realize the great
responsibility of the situation. The
care, turmoil, anxiety, misrepresenta-
tions and abuse which are certain to fol-
low, l understand thoroughly, and that
all the resources and power of our po-
litical foes from all parts OF the land
will be concentrated against us in In
diana, my native State, where the first
grand battle is to be fought, and prob
ably the most important of all. But
these are great occasions, where the
discharge of high and patriotic duties
are to be considered above all personal
considerations, and l shall not disregard
the unanimous voice of the representa-
tives of the majority of American peo-
pie which you speak here to-day. Zap
plause.l l am profoundly grateful for
the high honor which has been con-
ferred, and l have an abiding faith that
with the favor of God and of the peo-
pie we shall succeed in the contest.
A dispatch from Atchison, Kansas,
says C. III. Peck, the contractor for the
excavation of the packing house of VIM.
Smith, East Atchinson, having engaged
several colored men at 81 25 per day,
drunken mob armed with revolvers
made their appearance on the spot
Tuesday and compelled them to quit.
From thence, the crowd increasing,
they proceeded to the brick-yard, where
seven colored men were employed, COM
PEELED suspension of all work and
drove the colored men over the river.
The mob then numbered several hun
dred, and was addressed by the Mayor
of Atchison and others, urging peace
and order, but without avail The col
ored drivers of transfer teams were
compelled to turn back over the bridge,
and the colored porters at the various
freight depots and other darkeys were
hunted up and sent over the river.
The authorities finding all their efforts
to quiet the mob useless, telegraphed
Sheriff Spencer, of st. Joseph, to come
and exercise his authority, but he re-
fused. The mob took possession of
East Atchison and defied the law and
the militia. The people of Atchison,
who are largely interested in industries,
are indignant at these disgraceful pro-
ceedings, and unless the officers of the
county do their duty Immediately, they
propose to take a hand in the proceed
ings Shemselves.
Ever since Senator Cameron, of Penn
sylvania, went to the White Sulphur
Springs, soon after the adjournment of
Congress, reports have come from there
that he was in very bad health. A pri-
vate letter just received says his health
is completely shattered, and that there
is danger that he will not recover. The
writer processes to have the Senator's
physician as authority for the state
ment.