The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-09-30

nnal conference with Iammany, on
i Friday. 1t is understood that the
delegation will be divided equally
among the two organizations, the
regular organization having two
I delegates and Tammany one.
7 PETERSBURG. Va, September 2S.-
/ While driving from his home in Dim
1 widdie county 10 this city yester-
day. Benz. Westmoreland, aged 72
years, was thrown from his wagon
and fatally injured.
Boston, September 2S.-Hon. &.
III. Thompson has written letter
formally accepting the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Massa-
| chuSettS.
SALT LAKE CRY, September 2S.-
The Liberal or anti-Mormon party
last night nominated 4. O.. Camp
bell for delegate to Congress.
BALTIMORE, September 2S.-The
Republicans of the second congress
sional district to-day nominated
Hon. +. III. Webster of Hartford
county. for Congress.
WORCESTER, September 2S.-The
| Democrats of the ninth congress
sional district nominated Major NJ.
J. McCailerty of Worcester. for
Congress.
JAMESTOWN, y. ", September 2S.
The Democratic congressional con-
vention of the third district to-day
nominated Prof. ii. a. Balcan. of
Westtield, for representative.
NEW ORLEANS, September 23.-
The State Board of Health tonight
adopted preamble and summary
in view of the fact that the repre-
sentativeS of the National Board of
| Health have on several occasions,
during the past extraordinary
healthy summer. deliberately at
tempted, through the agency of their
employers. TO create yellow
fever panic against this city, adopted
| resolutions requesting the National
| Board of health TO instruct its rep
resentatives in Louisiana TO confine
their movements 10 the limits pro-
scrided by the acts of Congress and
prevent them from interfering in
any way with the duties of the
board of health
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, September
%. - The Supreme Court to-day
overruled the petition for rehear-
ing in the case involving the validi-
ty of the Constitutional amendment
fixing the time for holding state
/ elections.
MOBILE. September 23.-At the
meeting of the commissioners of
the city of Mobile and the bond
holders and taxpayers, to-day, the
following was adopted:
Resolred, That as citizens and tax
payers of Mobile, we desire that the
commissioners of the city of Mobile
! shall make Il settlement with the
bondholdors of the late city of No
bile as favorable 10 them rs practi-
cable, and that they meet creditors
in the city of New York on the l4th
of October.
MERIDIAN, Miss, September 23.-
John {. Cahill, late postmaster at
Buckatanna, Mississippi, was ar
rested yesterday by Postofilce In
speclor John A. Galbreath, charged
with opening registered letter
| from his office. Cahill waived
an examination and was bound over
10 appear before the United States
Court at Jackson, Mississippi, in No
vembcr.
SARATOGA, September 2S.-At the
morning session of the Unitarian
conference Rev. +. II. Hall, of Wor-
cester. read an essay on the Bible,
after which the president OF the con-
ference, +. II. Hoar, i'll Il few remarks
welcomed i. w. Clayden and G. ID.
Badland, delegates to this city from
the British and foreign Unitarian
association.
Mr. Clayton made few remarks
with reference to the work and con-
dition of the denomination in Eu-
rope He said the freedom to wor-
ship God rs III this country had not
vet been attained in England, and
gave statement regarding the
burial bills and the great contest
going on against the rule of the es-
tablished church. G. ID. Badland,
the other delegate spoke briefly and
under great feeling and gave the
greeting of students in the MAN.
chester College to American Unita-
rians. Rev. Geo. +. Piper. Secretary
of the Unitarian Sunday Schools
Society, reported that the. society
was prospering and doing as much
work as its funds would sustain.
There are $50 Unitarian Sunday
schools with 5000 teachers and 25,-
600 pupils. The business committee
reported in favor of. an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for missionary work
during the coming year.
New YORK. September 24.-Union
Square and the adjoining streets
were crowded last night and bril-
liantly illuminated in honor of the
meeting at Tammany Hall. Hon.
| Aug. Belmont was chosen chairman.
Senator Bayard was received with
prolonged cheering and addressed
the meeting AT great length. SEN
ator Hill of Georgia followed
and Hon. Il. B. Mackey, of
South Carolina, Congressman Nc
Lane of Maryland, Daniel Sickles
and Hon. ID. DOugherty of Pennsyl-
vania. also made speeches. A series
| of resolutions were unanimously
adopted. Letters of regret were
read from Hancock, Tilden, Charles
F.Adams. Gen. Mcclellan. Plaisted
of Maine, and many others. A
| large crowd assembled at Iry-
| ing Hall where Honorable John
McKeen presided. Speeches were
| made by Hon. Messrs. Waddell of
North Carolina, Beebe of New York,
| Gen. Mcmahon at the Seventeenth
street meeting. August Schell pre-
sided. Among the speakers were
Ex-Governor Carroll of Maryland,
Senator Morgan of Alabama, Ker-
nan of New York, Iagnatius of South
| Carolina, Grabb of Delaware, Gov
erDor Bedle Of New York, and 9TH
ers. Senator Wallace, of Pennsyl-
vania, was introduced. but excused
himself from speaking. Among the
| speakers were Wade Hampton, $. j.
Randall, of Pennsylvania. Adj
| dresses were made from the stands
on Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets and at the entrance 10
Tammany Hall. The latter building
was jammcd, and the streets through
which the almost endless procession
moved were alive with people.
CINcISNATI, September PA
special from Parkereburg, West Yir-
ginia, says all the regiments Of the
army were stationed in line yester-
day morning bearing battle flags.
| and with Gems. Crooks, Cox and
Kennedy at their head, marched
through the city. After parading
/ the regiments held a brief expert