Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-05-29

The Greenback Labor Party of Mis-
sissippi met at Jackson on the Goth. Four
delegates for the State at large and two from
each Congressional district were appointed to
the National Greenback Labor Convention at
Chicago.
The delegates from Minnesota to the
National Democratic Convention were in
structed to act and vote a unit on all ques-
tions, and to vote in favor of the two-thirds
rule.
In 1879 there were 8,446 marriages,
25,573 births and 2s, ,342 deaths in the city of
New York
The shipment of cattle for Europe
from New York on the 18th aggregated $3.50.
This number is unprecedented. large num-
Der of sheep and horses were also shipped, as
well as an unusually heavy consignment of
beef, mutton and pork.
The two delegates from Dakota to the
National Republican Convention were not in
structed.
z A TELEGRAM was received at the War
Department from General Pope, on the Goth,
stating that he had succeeded in arresting
Captain Payne and his followers for violating
the Presidents recent proclamation against
the invasion of the Indian territory for mining
purposes, etc.
; In the Illinois Republican State Con-
vention on the Goth, the Cook County contest
was settled by compromise, the report of the
Committee on Credentials recommending a
divided delegation being adopted by the Con
vention. resolution declaring General Grant
the choice of the Convention for Presi-
dent was adopted by vote of 3S4 yeas to 3O7
nays. A motion that the various Congress.
sional districts select delegates and alternates
to the National Convention, and be declared
the choice of the convention, which would
have resulted in the choice of Blaine dele
gates in several districts, opened de
motion was finally defeated and the chairman
appointed committee of nineteen GRAM
men to nominate district delegates and dele
gates-at large.
The New Jersey Democratic Con-
vention was held at Trenton on the Goth
The resolutions adopted merely directed the
delegates to vote for the choice of the majority
at the National Democratic Convention, anG
pledged the support of the State to the nomi
nee OF the Democratic party.
THE Nebraska Republican State Con.
vention met at Columbus on the goth. The
only resolution carefully considered was one
pledging the support to the Chicago nominee
Just as the convention was breaking up res
OlutiOn that John Sherman was not the choice
of Nebraska was tabled, and one eulogizine
Blaine was passed. The delegates were no
instructed
The Virginia Conservative Conven
tien, held at Richmond on the 20th adopted
resolution to adhere to the two-thirds rule
also resolution that the Conservative part,
of Virginia affiliated with the National Demo
ocratic party and would not support any on,
for election who did not declare in favor o
the nominees of the National Democratic Con
vention.
The Governor of Georgia. on tn,
10th, appointed Joseph E. Brown to the sea
in the United States Senate recently mad
vacant by the resignation of General Gordon
The workmen in smelling and re
fning establishment at Omaha struck for al
advance of twenty per cent. on wages a few
days ago. The proprietors refused to conced
to the demand and sent an agent down tn
river and hired one hundred negroes to fill tn
works, and armed part of them with Wincheste
rifles. Their coming to the city created tn
widest excitement among the strikers, who
as the negroes disembarked from the cars
made rush to keep them out of the works
The negroes, great many of whom were oil
soldiers, wheeled into line and covered tn
crowd with guns. For an instant
looked as though bloodshed would surel
take place, but the negroes filed int,
the yard and the large gates swung to behint
them About thousand men afterward gath
cred in the vicinity of the works and sent
committee to the proprietors, giving then
thirty minutes to get the negroes out of tn
works, which they refused to do. The cit
authorities succeeded in maintaining peace.
THE Alabama Republican State Con
vention, held at Selma on the 21st, adopte
resolution declaring Grant the choice of tn
Republicans of that State for President, an
the delegates to Chicago were instructed an
solemnly pledged to cast the vote of the Stat
for him.
A RESOLUTION was adopted in tn
Illinois Republican State Convention, on tn
21st, instructing the delegates to the Nations
Convention to use all honorable means to sc
cure the nomination of General Grant by tn
him. The following State ticket was nominated
For Governor, s. M. Cullom Licutenan