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immigration Thurman was the favorite
Presidential candidate by large majority -.

among Georgia democrats at Tue appouitineAI
of ex-Gev. Joseph E. Brown to succeed Gen.
Gordon in the Senate. AT large Democratic
meeting in Columbus, Gov Colduitt was de-
! nounced for appointing Brown, and declaring
| that he (Brown) Is not a representative
of Georgia, nor of the Democratic party but q
man who betrayed the State IN her hours OF tr1-
al Brown is almost Republican. and was one
for several years after the war. He was dele
| gate to the Republican National Convention in
| 1868. and voted for Gen. Grants nomination,
/ sustaining him in the convention, and acting
| with the Republicans for several years. He is
! one of the wealthiest men in Georgia. =.
| The Nebraska Republican State Convention met
/ at Lincoln. Nav co. and, after an all-day and
night session. elected six Blaine delegates to the
! Chicago Convention. :. The Greenback Conven-
! ton of Iowa was held at Des MONIES May 20. G.
| w. Walker, of Polk was nominated for Secretary
of State Matthew harrington, of Bremen, for
Treasurer; G. W. Swearingcn, of Fremont,
| for Auditor; w. A. Spurrier, of Adams, for At
! torney General, and Thomas Hooker, of Dallas,
| for Register of the Land Office. The delegates
| to the National Greenback Convention at Chi
cag0 were instructed to vote for Gen. j. B.
! Weaver for President.
IT is believed that the Spofford- Ell
logg resolutions in the Senate have been laid
away with the Fitz-John Porter BILL and that
they will not be again considered at this session.
The Illinois Republican State Conven-
ton, after stormy three-days' session at
Springfield, selected forty-two incorporating
Grant men as delegates to the National Con-
vention at Chicago, and adopted the
following resolution offered by Sen
ator Logan, who led the Grant
Gen. U. S. Grant is the choice of the Republ-
can party of Illinois for the Presidency, and the
delegates from this State are instructed to use
all honorable means to secure his nomination
| by the Chicago Convention, and to vote
as a unit for him, and the said delegates
shall have power to fill all vacancies" The
following resolution was also adopted: "Re-
soloed, The Republicans of Illinois, in conven-
ton assembled, declare that they will support
the nominees of this convention for State
offices, and the nominees of the Chi
cago Convention for President and Vice
President" Senator Logan heads the
delegation at large to the Chicago Convention.
The delegations from the nine Congressional
districts that were favorable to Washburne and
Blaine protested against the action of the con-
vention in choosing the district delegates, but
as the Grant men were in the majority
they were overruled The following
State ticket was placed in nomination !:
Governor, Shelby M. Cullom Lieutenant Gov
ernor, John M. Hamilton; Secretary of State,
H. d. Dement,; Auditor, G. P. Sweigart !;
Treasurer, Edward Ruiz; Attorney General,
James Mccartney Alabama Republicans
have instructed their twenty delegates to the
Chicago Convention to support Grant
The Louisiana Republican Convention
split in two in less than an hour after coming
together, and two sets of delegates were sent
to Chicago. One of the conventions, presided
over by ex-Gov. Warmoth, chose seven Grant,
| pIoiy,o al 70 no
other faction was presided over by Taylor Beat
tie, and selected all Grant delegates
The Delaware Democrats, in conven-
ton at Dover, appointed delegates to Cincin-
nati instructed them to vote for Senator Bay
ard for President, and adopted resolution in
favor of adhering to the two-Uhirds
rule. The Rhode Island Legislature has
elected A. Fl. Littlefeld Governor, and
H. FL. Fay Lieutenant Governor, there
having been no choice at the polls :.
The Colorado Republican Convention, held at
Denver, May25, sent asolid ndinstructed Grant
delegation to Chicago. >. An Associated Press
telegram from Washington says: "The Demo-
cratic politicians continue to talk about Senator
David Davis letter. and the opinion is almost uni
versal that it is direct bid for the Democratic
nomination. The friends of Davis say the leading
Nationals have asked him whether he will take
their nomination, but he declined to commit
himself, saying he would wait and see what the
two regular conventions do. 1t is believed here
among his friends that Davis will run as an in
dependent candidate if there is a possibility
that he can carry two or three States, and
throw the election in the House, and thus
defeat the Republican nominee"
THE SOUTH.
SENATOR GORDON, of Georgia, has re-
signed, and Joseph E. Brown has been appoint
ed his successor. :. .EX-Gov. Henry S. Foote,
Superintendent of the United States Mint at
New Orleans, died at his home near Nashville,
Tenn, few days ago. Foote has been prom
inent figure in Southern politics for nearly fifty
| years. He was formerly United States Senator
from Mississippi, and defeated jeff. Davis for
Governor Of that State thirty years ago.
SEVEN Mexicans recently crossed the
Rio Grande into Texas, robbed store, muir
dered the storekeeper and outraged servant
girl. The Mexican commander was notified,
and he has arrested five of the scoundrels and
hopes to capture the other two
PRESIDENT HAYES and Secretary
Schurz made addresses at the graduating exer-
cises of Hampton Normal School, Va, last
week.
BILL and Bud Bussley, brothers,
fought duel near Denison Texas. The for
mer was killed. Columbus, Ga, and the sur
rounding country has been visited by flood,
nearly ten inches of rain falling in twenty
hours. Bridges were carried away and the
crops damaged. Much cotton will have to be
replanted. The rivers rose fifteen feet in two
| hours.
A FATAL duel was recently fought at
Abingdon, Va, between two well-known citi-
zens, William Rife and S. A. Jackson The par
ties had INDUCED in fist fight few days before,
Jackson coming out the victor. They parted
with the understanding that the next time they
met each should have revolver. They came
together at the depot, and Rife told Jackson he
intended to whip him now and was ready for
him, at the same time putting his hand in his
pocket as if to draw weapon. Jackson then
drew his pistol and shot Rife four times, each
ball striking in the body, Rife died soon after.
! His slayer has been arrested.
WASHINGTON
The President has nominated Horace
Maynard, at present Minister to Turkey, to be
Postmaster General Gen. James Longstreet,