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, 1880-03-04
ANOTHER EXHIBITION OF SOUTHERN
TOYAITYt

1uSE0 NHa u il1lublt suLllotAAk u ADlu!tGIs
md urlgndfcrs III Charleston, s. e., on tho
aeaal OF February, assembled together nt ban'
1itcts 10 celebrate the birthday OF Washing
ton. The Palmetto Guards l!nti n 6anauctat
which tho Lost Cause was gloriilc.l. 11art's
Battery had n banquet Mt which MI embossed
copy OF tie resolution Of thinks from tho
Confederate Congress WINS presented to them.
Waller's Battery had a banquet at which the
tuasts were: "The Confederate Artillery"
"Ttle Confederate Infantry" The Confrtl-
crate Cavalry,n the "Whole Confederate
Army" md tho "Lost Cause" Tho re-
sponscs to tie toasts were Confederate III
character and furnish striking comment
upon the patriotism nn1 loyalty of
South Carolina, nbont which there is
so much bluster at present. So far
rs Washington OF Waslngtot1's BIRTH
.tAy wns concerned, they might rs well
hayo been celebrating the birthday of tho
Emperor Of China, " no aliuslon was made
to either during the celebration. Among tho
speeches, NIL OF which sounded the praises OF
the Cpnfederacy, was one by Col. Jnmes
Armstrong, which Is conspicuous f0rfllstlan,
bonsbast, and tisloyn!ty. We Inake single
extract from this remarkable rhetorical bosll:
Tho Southern Crr,ss with the bright stats 4as
tlfsnppcnrt. fr,tn tho Hky Of frft1iDtll+ but.
though hidden frs,m view, It still shnes In tho
ts @ as .9ess Ct ct rsS f5 o i oEee mne
Arpe!r nn1nnE tho hurAdry or nations. but tho
principle tnttige,a IN The sfrtpat, though II en1-
allni,ic 10 the check Or ca,lse US to feel othor
than prDtt1 when the recollection Of tho Whr
en1nos buck to Vi llko bright dreatn Ut hnpry
duys.
"Il.o sky OF frccslom"l What kind OF
fract1nIr . Tho frec,1n,n ~ sncaEaton. thu
, 1880-03-04

GES. MEL1KoFF, having assumed the reins
Of government III n.lsstA, which the Car Inns
practically abdlcated, lias becoma the target
OF tic NiltlEst. Tho ClIfef of tho Supreme
Executive Commission wns fired Mt ycster-
day afternoon, hut, rs might lte expected, he
suffered no hurt. Tic woultt-bu assassin IL
iii ftiAtnIy
, 1880-03-04

THE City Council lnn,1o an appropriation
for twenty-five additional policemen last
evening. The Increase, W. Adj. Swift stated,
WAS puroly In tic interest Of Aldornanc
patronage. Tho Lawier- Ctlllertun crowd
will holl tho twenty-five bat0ns MS Il tempt
ing bait to tho blowera and strikers who are
0 assist in their efforts for reelection noxt
month
, 1880-03-04
POLITICAL POINTS.

ih0 NcW 1ofA NHtf0Ft SayH: iiH MA
1iunco brtwoon Tnntnuny Hull mud tho
ConklinK Republicans, which wis during tho
Twocl parlotl tho actltal mcans by which tho
city was governed, wis broitcn up for a fcw
ycilrs by tho rising agaEnst Tweed, but It Is now
Ms firmly established annin ns cvpr."
The abolition Of tho two-thtgtls rule, IN one.
Wow. will glye additional power to tho Southern
States, md for tt1at ruaAon we shRll DO ElAa 10
tce It accomplished. Wo have no 1ea. that u
%ye 10 e iGa that he i IN nny Tay 'neTestea 81 m
aud Courier fOeht.).
Someof Sher1nan's friends In Tic Baltimore
Custom- House hnve kicked IN big row by at.'
tempting to fix tho prunrtcs Of tho city, II n kaId
thAt twrnty-sfx wnrsl pol!ttrlnns hnyn latety ~
tSo 's sooa q tho ' perty. Ht the o men sr 4
falf play. " = ~
Ey-Gov. Bullock, said to be ono Of four en
Governors determined upon as delegates at largo
by tho Grant party In Massachusetts. anys ho
will mt DO n delcgnta Under my circumstances.
lIo further says: ~ s!in!t cordially support tho
no'niNee Ut tho Chca1n Convention, lie Il wlitch-
Sysr e %Ay 'f S mo-
Edmnnds, Orntit, lIaire, and Sherman
Grant is tho candidate presented from ot
BY Illinois. Il ho romans candidate he Is sure
ot tho vote Of tho State. II Grant makes known
tho fnct TINT he will not be- cant,hlato bnfolu
tho Chicago Convention. md tho ramn of Mr;
Eot tho vate of thjs atate 1t wo1li DO n1 t,t'-
near' Hf tl'tnS It % not eve1 6c ;scet tas
burg tiH.> Republican fficr.}.
Nobo'ly bnta consumtnato fool could os'
p,rc tn he n Crsar. tncnnlng by tho fEord seif*
made imporiai dictator and founder of Il ay1Ins-
ty, In this latter part OF tho nineteenth century,
juutlsed with tho lt91t Of nxcg. 1cil. GrlMt IL
, 1880-03-04

TILE l1oase Appropriations Committee wstl
recommend tint sla,h00 be given for the iIn~
provemcnt Of tho harbor Of Chlcng0. There
is no question hut uiu 100000 required to
complete tho now Cust0m-Ilouso will bc
,{p1
, 1880-03-04
THE pApERMAKERs' MEETING.


THE PAPERMAKERs' MEETING.
SoMe dozen Or moro representatives OF
parcr-lnllls met Mt tho Grand Pacific Hotel
III raestlay for tlIo PURPOSE Of agaln atlvanc-
Ing the price Of pafmr alld drawing tip pro
test to Congress against relieving tho book,
magazine, and newspaper publishers OF any
part Of tho present tax OH imported paper.
Tho ntpermakcrs concluded not to a,I-
no,l,,ce another advance in tic price Of pancr
at present, as It might hayo bad effect on
tho protcst to Congress agaInst relieving tho
publishers Of the oncrolts duty on print.
Tho Association complain of tho tax paper.
makers ll,vo 10 pay OIL soa-asll and other
taScd articles wllEeh they also III tile manu-
fact,tre Of their goods, but they peremptorily
refused 10 Join tho publishers in askIng Con-
gross to remove sucli burdensomc and fntu-
rfo,fs Imp0sitio1,s Why did they rcflise?
They have not told the reason.
The Assoclatloncnmp]ain TINT wood pufp1,ns
bcen advanced in price OH thom By the patent
monopoly owned III part by Russell Of Mas
sac1usetts md Miller OF New York, members
Of Congress, and II tho papernlakers Import
any wood pulp from Canada they tre taxed
20 per cent thereon. But they decline to
l"i' tiiu Pt@h1!7hets III pih5LA So"htEoo w
remove this 20 per cent tax on wood pulp.
Why do they decline? 1t that tax were rc-
moved which Yields no rovcnato they could
purchase Canadian pulp 20 per cent cheaper
TINT 1t now costs them, and thareby be able
to manufacture nnd sell paper somo two
cclts i'nllntl cheaper than they arc doing.
They would only hnyo to purchase n com.
parauvely 1ittlo Canadian wood pulp to
break down t''o patent monopoly prices
Established by Russell, Miller Il Co.,
members OF Congress. but the Northwest
crn Pnpcr-Maklng Association refused to
HIT q finger or hitter o word In behalf OF
cllenpcr chemicals or cheaper stock, but dc
vote tlielr protest to w'ilnfng about tho "rlso
III rags" and papcr-stock, anil the tough
tln'es they llad passed through before tho
"boom strnck thcIn. The general system
OF "protcctton," they all sang In chorus, WIS
too sacred tlltng to bB touched, and 1n,ist
DC defended ut NIL hazards by NIL protected
Interests. 10 this cnd they propose to send
lobby to washington with tliclr protest to
in'It1a'lco members against granting tho pub-
fishers any RELIEF. They insist oil 'nalntaItl-
Ing the 20 per cent Tux OH publishers, and aro
willing To let the patent pulp factories cliarge
them ~ PCT cent extra for "stock." as they
cnn add 1t In tha cost Of papcr mid make tho
publishers pay 1t. They don't want the
dHty on chemicals repealed, rs that
ssonhl remove one OF their protexts
, 1880-03-04

JULES FElsnY's Elucatlonal bill ia likely to
pass the French Senate without serious
modification. y attempts to amend tho
'nutl-scctarIan c|nuse OF tho bill I,aye failed
, 1880-03-04

r,r That ,x,,raau ,,,,rrt,ro upf .,fti mt ht.o,
,u,ln, Thar tnvo,,,nrs ~
----
nAyaRn.s n1guN1oN RECORD.
Mr., ridden has began his Presidential car,.
nntnn bv killing off rtyal candidates fnr the
Democratic nomination, Scnutor 1}ayard Is
tne first victim In This neyy slaughter Of the
lnnoconts, He tus Ind Ills head 1oppetl oil
Mt oue blow of the mighty Sanl,,pl's battle-Rx.
Tho Iul, II counuteto In Daynrl's case: lie Is
nothing now but II u,trld "Reminiscences
rio mint bnt cfT.cttye way which Mi.
Tth1en has chosen for f1lsposlt,r of Mr..
Inward Ia thc rrprodnctinn IN tl,s co11,mns of
the New Yorfz Su1, nj mn unt1.1ynr specc,,
,lct,ycrn,1 1,v Hazard Mt n penca {.onvrut{nn
,,r11 In Hover, Del. IN linn ~. 1871. We
rnuuhltsh thu sn,rcl, IL, ouother cn]umn, At
tha tt,uo This t'n,,yentou was lr]d. anil AIR.
1,avord delivered Ills sprprh. thnre ,yas m
Innycr u,,v nunst,on of ro,nnro,nfsc m, n
55ninn hns,s ;s,eycn sontrorn stntes i'm,
sccetletl mil formed n now Confcdcracy. Tho
frat r,,ns of tho lyar l,n,, lcci, fred. prcs1.
don't Ltncoln Ind called for tho threc.yenry'
yniunterrs. Tho nrtnIca ware virtually mr..
raycl nuatnsk tach nther-the uatr,ots on
o,,o sIle. tl,e Rabrla mn thu other Thn ontv
n1tnynotisa wos tn ncl,,,ow,e,lge the r1aht n
scrrsstnn c1af,nrl ,,v tho Sonthcrn States
md oss.,t In ty,a.,1Iasotuitm of TIM 11nfon.
or h r,.,nt t1,s at,en,,t h break .lown the
Covaruuo,t ont, tlrf,ntt mailman t,r forco of
arms ,rl,., ,,rcun,,t Srnatnr novor,1,s father
thor r,n,"sauto,1 lilo stoto oe na,nvnr,, IN
tha r1n;,od s,,tos souoto md t,o,l to,ron
str,,, ,,r,,,,,1 oon,,,st ct,arc,,,, 4no srco1.
od stotex tn ret,,rn IN their oll.u1nncc, 4
, 1880-03-04

, THE Hon. Edward 1fcr1iersnlt, Of renn-
>sylvnnla, succeeds George G. t;orhan', Of
California. as Chairman Of tho National Re
publican Congressional Committee.
, 1880-03-04
TRIBUNE UlkANCu OFFICES.

TIN CHIrAao TntnuNx hhs established brnnoh
ctces for Tho receipt Of subscriptions tn ndvetse-
n0nts ~ follows. -..
NEW YORK-1ioom p Tribune building. +. !. Nc
EADnsN. Mnnager. ...
GIA8GOW, Hc,tland-Allan'a American HoNs
Agency IL Rehi1eld-sL ....
LONDON, EnR.-An,ericAn Exchange, ~ btfand.
xIHHltv I. Gttlfo. Agent
WAElIlNugUN. II. ts-t5tA F street.
, 1880-03-04

XTerahry 3Instc-11nffs
Madison atreet. between Dearborn ind State. En-
tortainmant by rruf noyno!ds.
, 1880-03-04

TIE great Brooklyn bridge has already
cost Stl:25o, 600, a1ld 1t will takc 81, 600
mora 10 conip1ete tile structure.
, 1880-03-04

NH. ~ 49,, y, i..a,, s,.ris,, ,,",,. s,s
viii ho nrros,a1 ~ toh,n,, frn,,, t,,o t,rn.,,,
1,aalo ttatr ,.aa,' - .a".,a. e oun,,,,." :, ~,
.hsa,,. ~. a., H. na,,"s,,,,,,t .,t
.at, saootn' o,,ts ,,.,,,n,.t rn.;s,u." .h,
,s-a,,,rs1,. Ill., =, ..,,,.. ~. ,.so,',s.,
q, I..s 49, " 10y, e w. .o eo
tint tic credit or tic United States Is ilat
o", ~ wv SUI y, ~ y. ~ ~.
public credit that tho Government cnli bu
forced to suspend speeIe-paylncnts.
- -
T,,o ns.,,'a,,n, 10 t,,a "v ,,r oe ,..s,,arst,,
lnc c',4p'cl'"M 1 c.' VI VIZ "o'k u pcIlotal.ns
iole'sh "'spa'enes' s.sn"l'z.s lao s"cces8 vi
another great scientific feat Of engineering
skiIl. The tnnnrlinE OF t''is mountain was
the outgrowtlI Ut tic SUCCESS which attended
the tnn"el,ng y Of Mont cenls: rho onu
1nade TIC otlier hot ohly Wssit'Ie, bit easily
practicable, as tho contractor llad not only
tAe experiences OF uto French ti''il"l to
guide hin, but in tl,1s nge of rapid scientific
1hVehtlo'l improved arlllltts machinery 10
work with, 30 TINT In less tin0 by over five
vrnrs tho,, ,voa cors,,,nc,} NJ Mont cnnta t,a
las bored tie longest tunnel In the world
and ut much less expense than attended the
rea tts thaso " thraa shn"s tnt ths
MINT ccn{s ,onrtl, ,trht n,t,rs cost M s,s nm M
mn ami ,vos tl,;rtnsn r,nra IN r,,1f,l,nt, ria
uoosac tun,rl onlv four and threc. fourtha
niles lonn. cost eis nm nm nn,l ,vo. n1nvor
voors IN hu,,,tinT. ,yhiIn tho % Cott,or,
nina nnd n nnortnr n,,re lonr hoa .t,oon
1,ornd in aoran md . l,alf voera mn, co.t
ca m nm
, 1880-03-04
TVum11uts Theufr@,

MeVfcker'a Thenfre.
Madison street, betwctn Dearborn md sthte. Fin
gagement Of Nj. Clinton 1fali. "1he atrAteRtsts.'
, 1880-03-04

CIsrk street, between Washington md nando1p
Engeaomont Of Miss Minnie Palmer. "tfohtdIn
school,"
, 1880-03-04

SECRETARY S1tEHMAa's plan seems. to be
to hold bis strength In the Chicago Convention
~ long a. possible. ami ~ the propes uou,ont
transfer 1t to sotnc candidate not an open enemy
who has chanoo Of winning. lie might turn
oye the majority vote OF Ohio either to ulalne
ar WaRhti,tuo.
, 1880-03-04

1fo01cy's Th-ntrt.
Nnndolnt street, hotwren Clark And Ia 9Asle. Fin.
Qagemaht OF MaRrie Mitchell. "Jnnn EJfce
, 1880-03-04

THE advocates ot the wicked Qutnine tax
Aru urging that, whGreAs the price wAs $l60 u
ka7a before tho tax WIS repealed, tho article IL
now $;I.:.al, therefore tho tax should 10 telm-
l,osr.l. They Hrp nut cla!miug that the tux wis
u source Ut royonuo to the 0overnmont. "a the
Philallulphla manufacturers had secured 4 tnr-
Mo.,oly Of American consumption and sold thelr
,2ui1ime Just Aht,.le under tho foreign psico
with duty and freight added. Tho tax WAS
thernturo d perpetual subsidy, which enabled
ono ,lr,n aIotlo tn u1nass Mlllons of dollars nut
Ut the ulala1lul fever sick people Ut tho unlted
Btatea. To talk qf restoring such tax IL sim
ply wicked. Flesh and bl0eNl emit bear It.
, 1880-03-04

1SAFfE1t' 4 HFrNEE*
Dearborn street. corner at Monroe. Tngaaan1ent of
D'0yly CAstes Opsrn Company. "Tho Plrafea OF
Fensnnce."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
CONGRESS-IId SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF BkOCEEDlNOfS.
SENATOR LOGAN's SPEECH on TIE PORTER CASE
4 NEW LFB-sAvGNG ELL IN THR HoUsE-A
SUGAR BTIl-A PRINTING DEFICIENCY APPRo-
PRTAroN-A SPICY PERSONAL DEBATE.
SENATE. GToN March 9. 1880.
In the Senate to-day. the bill to designate,
classify and fix the salaries OF persons In the railway
mail was reported with amendments and placed
on tie Calendar
bin TO establish q territorial government for the
Territory Of Alaska reported and placed on the Cal
tndar.
The House bin to amend the statutes relative TO the
importation Of neat cattle was indefinitely postponedi
Mr. DAVIS dem, W. Val. from the Committee on
Apo opraions reported substitute FOR the Senate b
10 repeal certain laws relating germanent ana lhuen
mite Apr priauOus. Placed the calendar.
Mr. GORDON lDem., Gal, from the Committee on
commerce, rpOt I'll bin apWOpuaung $4,000 Tor tue
klyrr near Havre-de-Gracc. Placed on the calendar.
me senate sumcd the consideration OF the bill Tor
the relI-' of Fitz John Porter
Mr. LOGAN continued bis remarks In opposition 10
hi9 assertions regarding Porter's dIsnclinauon
10 Hsat August 20. 1862. Dir. Logan
praised Pope's plan this instance aud Gu
OgIZed Pope OF the ablest officers the army
alloy 10 ms commanding oGlcer-nOt, perhaps, 70 his
Government. but mat was Just as bad-was que the DIS
asters o the Z9tn, which led 10 he defeat OF the 3Oth
IN which We LOST 10000 men and forty large guns. MI
Senate that 10 matter OF bad taste Tor any one 70
ask them, whO mad fought Us openly and DTavely, 10
restore tie mcu whom wo had kicked out Of our own
army duting the var, tor miscof duct
Mr.. CARPENTER. (Rep., WIS., Obfalned the hoor
and on motion or dr. ALLISON. (...p., IowaJ Ut D.
ill.,, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06

editors OF the three leading NewYork newspapr lied
some wears snce-Benuett, Greeley ana RiymOad-, md
80 Jar as me several prom rites are concerned tncy
heFGd tribune aud IfntSl were not IN the least AZ.
1ected Bryant Gied, but who thinks now Of th. gsad
poet In connection with The Erfufng Post which he
established huv years agOf when the poets Morris
and Willis shuffed of their mortal coils some pcople
predicted that The Home Journal would follow their
example, but that paper is IN "A h0urshng sfata
now, and has more influence than when the founders
presided its columns None OF the original ar
pefs exist but the Harper periodicals. retain their 10.
served popularity. so Will be with the publications
so long controlled by Frank Leslie, who passed away
few weeks since. Possibly they may even increase IN
value and power. In the last named case there IL q
guiding hand and very capable head, which, with the
years Of experience gained under the OF original
protector. will be invaluable IN maintaining the fame
and the place OF the Leslie periodicals Reference Is
made 10 the widow OF he late publisher Mrs Frank Les
he, who now Ills the chair Of the editor IN chief. and fills
II most acceptaby. The lady has power aud grace
as writer; she IL original thinker, uncOmmonly
gifted ngust. and brilliant conyeFsationalist AL
though beautiful In person. she Is not over anxious TO
shine In society and has years devoted her time her
interests aud her attention % the profession or literature
or journalism, OF which she makes life work. There 10
no rear tha the name OF Frank Leslie Will suffer az the
hands OF IT'S present owner On the contrary, the publ
cations will improve In tone II the good taste OF Mrs
Leslie is given fair play Many OF the best features tho
present periodicals eDanated from her active, fertile
BRAIN"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06

sd this. ana that Tammany Hall stands true 10 Dem
ocrauc principles they may 10 Us as men ran ~ od
their temples for shelter from the punishment
which thar evil deeds merited. and fed that they are
received men WHO nave gone astray ana are repent
~ If their error. The IInC1 c of "a iiliu
term NAV be carried Oui-which God forH'-th'h i'i
ba bc Inst refuge OF American patriots, hh1
may they unf in Iammeuy Hall tie best IIlncIltso OF
civil aud religious liberty"
samlel G. Courtney and General +. j. sninoa also
o. cation exported the following u'ktt hnIy -
Purrov. ctalrman; john j. German. treasurer; lA"H
+. Grady NJ urre f. IIo4 han, corfc,ponhHe s''f
tItIr+; Thomas T. Groy, J0 q. stcveua ANA Jdi.,' D.
Martin. recording secretaries. These nominees were
unanimously elected
a preamble aud resolution re adopted siauhg tia
the committee Was panied e. hear ihnt ne hmLe
VAS increasing IN Ireland, praisins tAe en- IT'S
%. Mr. Parncu "to amclurate the sun
ugs ~ BIS fcllOw-cuuutfymru," ana rogue. uh-
the chairman Of each Assembly, District a o-
ca non Co. call meeting of his committee ON MeohthdN
evening. March 10. enable the members 20 tuOsf
10 "a fund De- known the TaumanY ll~h ls'i,i
Fund. The amount thus collected 10 Re gwen u or
Par ell onC-h N 10 be applied 10 the Parncu Is ne
he Fund. aud The remaining half TO the Ir 81 Ian"
League Fund. - A.
4 rrsolu on from the mmittec on Organization. oe-
nouuciug convict labor VIII brought 40 c'tPeItIuH
with thti OF honest worAngmcn, aud cohidihihE 'nc
GRAFT of q bill meaning TO remedy the, WhCh VII, ~
presented TO the Legsai was passed unanimously
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
CIVIL NOTEs.

SUIT was brought in the United States Court
in BrooLlyn yesterday by Wihomina Herr to recover
20 90 on a life insurance policy from the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company. ThepOcy was issued
to her husband Rudolph Herr. who committed suicide
by shooting himself Al MS homo AT Fgurth-pace aud
Derry.st brook "a, December 10. 1873 The widow
ana her iouc children tcsuhed that nc showed sgns OF
insanity.
Suit was brought in the Brooklyn City Court
Yesterday b. Caroline Rccmun against Hayemeyers K
Elder propretors "a refinery IN Frsrst IN the
Eastern District Of Brooklyn, 50 900 damages
for tbe death Of her husband lie was "a workman IN
the refinery and Oh January 90 1870. IN going over
narrow platform alongside vat nilcd WIN boiling
water. he tell IN ana was 80 HCHutu hl ne oed rbru
airy 3D. 1879 Tho jury returned sealed verdict late in
the day
The Jury before whom the suit Of John G.
Dawson ~ Brooklyn was brought against the Ana FIR
Insurance Company Hartford. Ia recoyers4 600 N an
insurance policy So 900, yesterday gave verdict
$1,000 aud interest, amounting TO S3,55s, Tor the
plaintiff The trial OF the astcd three days and m
effort was made 10 prove that Dawson vhO had wool
len stamping business al Nos. 80, 81 ana 80 Atlantic
ave BROOKLYN, himself set nrc 10 tue building. which
was burned February "a 1873 Dawson had been pre-
yIOusly tried FOR arson ana acquitted.
Laura S. Taylor, as executrix of the will of
her husband Jane, b. Taylor. brought suit against the
city to recover Sls6l3O printing bs Of he ola Trans
cript Association. The Corporation Counsel claimed
work represented only $4,000 OF actual value.
ana "a counteT-clam was st up OF alleged fraudulent
oyerpaymeuts other bills OF the Association made by
Connolly, when Controller 10 CHARLES T. wilbur, its
uresident An oppral WAS taken To the General Term
IRON "A ud gnent before Justice Van Brnnt and iury u
favor OF defendant. Tao plant on appeal claimed
that II any fraud committed II was by Wilbur and
General Term in decision rendered esterday sustaius
the previous judgment. {. ID. Adams the plaintiff
Assist Corporation Counsel Si,5On Tor the ciy.
COURT OF APPEALS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
GREENBACK NOMINATIONS MADE.
DILrAYE AND CHAMBER NOMINATED FoR PFEI-
DENT AND vICE-PRESIDENT-GREAT CoNIUsIoN
SIX EDITORS BOIL.

DHtAYE AND CHAMBER NOMINATED fo' PfEI-
DENT AND vICr-PRFSIDENT-GREAT CONTUsIoS
SIX EDITORS BOIL.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-The Greenback Con-
venuon leassembled az 73) o'clock last night On mo-
lion of Mr. Pomeroy Patrick Ford, Elor OF The irish
World. VA. made chairman. The committee ana Nit.
Ford received three rouSiug cheers
Mr.. j. y Catncart Of Indiana, moved that the editors
whose resolutions tabled in the afternoon be IN
vted TO platform. aud each be allowed five minutes
TO define his position, which was defeated
MI W H. Brunon. Editor OF 1Ss West Tennessee win
made speech IN which he said NJ would be obliged 10
withdraw from the Convention, and he and five other
editors boiled. amid cries Of Get out y
Marx H. Pomeroy, chairman OF the Committee on Res
ollions read the platform. which the same as the
one adopted last year. with the equalization OF bonnieS
anG the payment of pensions clause; tie nteinaliona
clause; the reconciliation Of silver and the trade dol
lar clause stricken and few tr ng changes made
ana the following new resolutions added
RcSolccd That an United states bonds be Paid in such
money the Government has on n1nd or may ISSUE a7
tAe s.iluc are now Que or shall he declared dur -,
Ecsotred That We are opposed 10 gu HtT,I'Ucc .,
CouEr the official vote ~ declared hY iuc 5sa'S
RSoted. That the rig ~ OF 81 hrasc shsi not he oe'eu
90 ct zen Of the United states VINO Is twenty one
Pesoired. That tie Government shall never issue
UIltct - ties bonds for any uurIo5e Whatelti. ,
LtSOlted. Thai we favor the GovCrnment aiding hcads
of families seeking homes ON Government anus ana
that lands gwen to actual setutIS DC exempt HS "''
stead.
with these char ges the platform was adoI-ee almost
unanimously.
Dr. Cuesley. OF NowHamp-Gire, moved That the Con
vonton proceed to tle nomination OF candidates for
President aud VcPrcsideut, and presented the name
o. stephen Z. DHaye OF New-Hamr shire. the norai
nee for President lie read q letter from M Diave n
which De ST.. ID he was in the hands Of bis friends
4 TELEGRAM was received saying that Dr. D lave
would NOT accept the nomination IN opposition TO The
nominee Of the CHICAGO GrccDback Convention.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
THE OLD POST OFFICE PROPERTY.

A dispatch from Washington says that an
attempt making to defeat The bill now before Con-
eress authorizing the sale Of the old Post Once build
ing in Nassau-st on June l. for not less than
$500 600 and directing that out OF the proceeds OF the
sale the Chamber Il Commerce shall be reimbursed with
the sum $50 900. claimed TO have been contributed
by the Chamber OF Commerce and citizens Of NewYork
toward the original purchase OF the property The OBJ
teot of the bin Is TO enable the Chamber OF Commerce
buy the property and erect II suitable building for
It's use.
The anonymous circular supposed have been pre-
pared persons interested IN the present lease OF
The property. Tao circular deuies the claims VI the
Chamber or Commerce.
One OF the officers OF the Chamber OF stated
that tho allegations set forth the circular
true.