Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION
MOE STATE CONVENTIONS.
Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida and West
Virginia.
METHODIST BISHOPS ELECTED.
Fatal Array Between Farmers in Illinois.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN NEWS ITEMS.
All Hope of the Safety Of the Training
Ship Atalanta Gone.
Etc.. Etc..................Et Etc.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
State Conventions.
WEST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

DOMESTIC NEWS.
State Conventions.
WEST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WHEELING, May 12th.-The Republican
State Convention met to- day, with 200 dele
gates present. All the counties are repre-
sented. A. w. Campbell made strong
speech. Ex-Governor Stevenson was elected
Chairman. Committees were appointed, and
the Convention took q recess.
Upon reassembling, G. d. Hubbard was
elected President, and made an enthusiastic
Blaine speech. The resolutions heartily ap-
prove of President Hayes administration, re-
gard him as one of the brightest examples of
his own declaration that she serves his party
best who serves his country best, )" deprecate
sectional animosity, pledge their best efforts
to place the State Oh the roll of Republican
States, instruct the delegation to vote for
Blaine at Chicago as the first choice, and to
use all honorable means to secure his nomi-
nation. The last resolution caused some op-
position among the Shermen men, but was
adopted. The Shermen men also opposed the
election by the Convention of the ten dele
gates to Chicago, they desiring that districts
elect them. After a debate, lasting all the
afternoon, they were overruled in this also.
A recess was then taken till 7:30 o'clock.
wIscoNsIN-DEMooRATIc.
MADISON, May 12th- The Democratic
State Convention was called to order and Sc
lected DIR. j. B. Whiting as temporary
Chairman. After the appointment of COM
mittees the Convention took recess.
MIcHIGAN-REP
DETROIT, May 18th. = The Republican
State Convention was called to order, with
| (tantain ~ p a Hen nc fapnnorarx, bair
A recess was taken after the committees were
| appointed.
The district delegations this morning Sc
| lected the eighteen district delegates to which
| Michigan is entitled, of which large major
| ity are for Blaine, but are not unanimous
| Several who will vote for Blaine at first, will
abandon him when the prospect of his nomi-
nation appears not to be good There are
two or more pronounced Grant men among
| the number.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GAINESVILLE, May 12th.-The Republican
| State Convention met at noon, and after a
| temporary organization w. III. Hicks offered
| the following, which passed without opposi-
| ton:
Resolved, That the delegates elected to the Chi
| cago Convention be and are hereby instructed to
vote as unit for President and VicePresident of
the United States and to cast the vote of Florida
for u S. Grant for President long he is a can
didate before the Convention, and for Thomas
Settle for Vice President. After the appointment
OF committees recess was taken.
The NJ. Il. Conference-PIea for a CoIored
Bishop.
CINCINNATI, May 12th-Rev. Mr.. Ham
mond (colored), in the NJ E. Conference to-
day. supported in a mastery speech his
motion for the appointment of colored
Bishop, claiming that Church with so shin
ing record as this on the slavery question
should not ask the nation to do what it would
not do itself. Long and continued applause
greeted him. DIR. Queal said the subject was
now under consideration. A ballot was then
taken for the election of four Bishops, the
result of which will be made known this after
noon. A resolution was adopted approving
the project of holding an Ecumenical Council
in London August 1st, also for six delegates.
ELECTION OF BISHOPS.
CINCINNATI May 12th-On the first ballot
the result was announced as follows Cyrus
d. Foss President of the Wesleyan Uni
versity at Middletown, Conn; John L.
Hurst, President of the Drew Theological
Warren, of Philadelphia. The fourth Bishop
was not elected on the first ballot.
The Whitaker Case Withdrawal of
BOWhschNs
WEST POINT, May 12th.-Mr. Townsend
has withdrawn from the Whitaker case, but
Professor Greener states that the reason is
that he considered his duty done, and there
was no further need of him. His report to
the Secretary of War takes strong ground for
the innocence of Whitaker. He is infiu-
enced in leaving by the belief that his out
spoken way has provoked undue hostility to
Whitaker.
Forest Fires Again In New Jersey.
BAENEGAT On. J.), May 12sh.-The coun-
try south of here seems wrapped in fearful
conhagration. The fire is reported to be in
the neighborhood of Harrisville and Irish
Mills. The loss of Thursday and Fridays
fire was $500 in the cranberry bogs alone,
while the cedar-timber land burned was the
most valuable in the State.
HENDERSON, May 12th.-A forest fire of
a most appalling magnitude is eating its way
towards the sea coast. The air is sitting
from the smoke, and the sun is obscured
Thousands of birds and animals lying dead
in the woods tell of the destruction. A stf
breeze has been blowing from the west. The
fire seems to come from the direction of
Ridgeway and Alexander, and to be feeding
upon the half-charred woods of the late great
forest fire. The line of coast from the diree-
tion of Toms river to Squam was a sheet of
fame at dusk this evening.
MOUNT PLEASANT, May 12th.-The pres
ent forest fire which has spread over this Sec
tion of country caused damage to timber-land
amounting to over $4,000.
Fires In Pennsylvania.
EVERETT, May 12th.-Four large bark
sheds of j. B. Hoyt & Co., of New York.
were burned here to-day. Loss, 500, 600; in
sured.
ALLENTOWN, May 12th.-The hospital and
stables of the Carbon County Almshouse were
destroyed by fire last night Nine horses, q
head of cattle and 40 hogs were burned.
ToBYHANNA Mills, May 12th.-This vii.
lage is almost entirely surrounded by forest
fires, which are extending through Monroe
and Pike counties. Large quantities of bark
and hemlock and spruce logs have been
burned, and the fires are threatening destruc-
tion to all the bark and logs in the woods.
The Tobyhanna and Lehigh Lumber Com
pany are the principal sufferers.
New York Stock Markef.
NEW YosK, May 12th-The bulls in Wall
| street made hard fight to-day and are hope
ful tonight regarding the future. The mar
ket was very unsettled.
QUOTATIONS..
Silver bars, 1144 /; money, 4G6 Govern
ments quiet and generally steady stocks
closed strong; Western Union. 1011; Quick
silver, 10; Pacific Mail, 365; Marlposa, 8 !;
Wells, Fargo & Co., 105; New York Central,
l26}; Erie, 81; Panama, 1S9 Union Pacific,
81; bonds, 112s; Central Pacific, 63: bouds,
ll1a Sutro Tunnel 1s Leadville, q Carl
bou. 24; Silver Cliff, 4 !; Climax, 2a Gen.
trail Arizona, 4 Excelsior, IS; Homestake,
80 Ontario, S3 ; Standard, 2S; Little Pitts
burg, 62.
Fatal ARRAY Between Farmers.
ST. LOUIS, May 18th. = Another cold
blooded murder has been committed in Will
hanson county, ILL.,, recalling the numerous
assassinations which have been perpetrated in
tha. county for few years past by the
Russell and Bulliner families. Recently
hard feelings sprang up between Henry A.
Stokes and John r. Russell, farmers living
on adjoining places on Eight-mile Prairie.
Yesterday the parties met on the road and
an alteration ensued, during which Russell
shot Stokes, killing him almost instantly.
Russell had not been arrested at last ac-
counts.