The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-03

tain sud sergeant of the Veteran COLI
ofed- Guard were arrt sted.
BANGOR, Me-, June 1.-The Demo-
cratic state convention was called to
order by B. T. Forrey. of Bath, who
nominated 5. ]. Anderson, OF Portland.
chsirmsn.
The Greeuback state convention was
called to order by +. Il Cove, who in
troduced, as temporary chairman, John
Il. Foster, Of Bangor, who made
brief speech. Delegates to the Green
back national convention at Chicago
were afterwards elected.
WAsiuNGroS, June The Presi-
dent to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination of Mortimer NJ. jackson.
now consul at Halifax, to be Consul
General at that places Lucio Tewks-
bury, OF Csitfornia, TO be United States
Consul at San Salvador; Robert s.
Gardiner, OF West Virgins, TO be In
dian inspector; Angus Ford, TO be :
postmaster at Laredo, Texas.
CHICAGO, June LIN the nati0nsl
committee the Grant party offered some
sort of q compromise for the pending
difficulty, and committees of confer
ence from the rival parties were ap.
pointed TO consider the question. At
ter two hours session this afternoon
the committee adjourned. A member
says the conclusions reached were that
Cameron should remain chairman OF
the committee, that the regular dele
cations from Louisiana, Kansas, Utah
and Illinois should be admitted to tenn
porsry organization, and that the
contests IN these statea should be sub
mitted 10 the committee on credentials
and that the unit rule should be en-
forced, or not, at the pleasure of thu
COMMITTEES, that Conkling, Logan and
Cameron have pledged themselves in
no way to interfere IN regard TO the
action of the convention respecting the
unit rule.
The New York delegation held
caucus to-day to discuss tho question
of standing by the resolutions of tbs
New York convention. Conkling pre-
sided at said caucus.
A motion was made that the chair
msn be instructed to cast the 20 votes
as one vote. This was amended, author
ing the chairman TO get the vote OF
each delegate and repsft the same to
the convention.
Conkling said that as chairman OF
the delegation fifty of them had Ia
| structed HIM to cast the entire vote
for Grant, and that he would do it,
and il the other twenty wanted to APP
peal to the convention they might do
so, and roll call of the states would
be made.
A motion TO sustain the unit rule
finally passed by vote OF as to 23.
BANGOR, June AT the conven-
ton of delegates OF the fourth district
this morning, three delegates were APP
pointed to the Democratic national
convention at CincinnatI, who were
given power to appoint their own al
ternates.
CHICAGO, June 1.-The report that
Senator Edmunds had written TO
member Of the Vermont delegation In
this city withdrawing as presidential
candidate, and urging the Green Noun
tam delegation to support Grant, is
most emphatically denied. One of the
delegates has received a letter from tho
Senator, but it contains no recommen-
dations except that it comb nc on the
man most likely, il nominated, to car
ny the five or six debataDIe states.
NEW 0RLEANs, June 1.-Gen. r. L.
Gibson was nominated for Congress to-
day by the convention of the first dis
trict, sittlpg in New Orleans.
CoLLIERs, w. Va, June 1.-The
Goss Ryan prize fight took place thia
morning here, and resulted in favor OF
Ryan after fighting one hour and
twenty-eight minutes. The ring was
pitched at 4: 25 in a ravine near Col
liers, West Virginia, about thirty
yards from the Pennsylvania boundary
line. There were some 800 persons
present, Petersburg being well repre-
scented, with q light sprinklmg from
New York. Deputy SHERIFF. appeared.
and warned the persons present that
Governor West, of Virginia, said
requisition would be Issued for the ar
rest of the principals. The fight be-
gan at 6:l5. Ryan entered the ring
first, followed long after by Goss.
Sibald and Eairchild were chosen as
the referees. The fight was closely
contested, and but for the age of Goss,
it would probably have lasted longer.
In the eighty-fiVe round Goss' seconds
claimed foul, and the referees de-
clared the fight to Rysn. TIE latter
was terribly punished about the face
and body, but held out. Goss was not.
apparently, much cut or disfgured,
but became winded.