, 1880-04-10

bs;ar ovco.ed 10 in.tructinna he stase
dsleSAsiou stands, Blaine o; Edm"nd, :
waahturne 3.
DEsuo,xEs, ia } Apra The repub-
Heans hare elected county ds'espfss to
the state con sention from u conntirs, ali
Are for Blaine and instructed. Five ctheg
counties were for Blaine. ont not ie-
structed.
RrpuhiIraa Gains-
DrrIolr. mich. y April ..-Tosnship
election, throughout Michigan on Men
day generally indicate republican gains
and q decided falling off Of greendackers-
MILWAUKEE, April 7.-Returns from
the state show no greet change. The Re
publican city ticket is elected by about
$500. The frs. Republican gam Mil
waukee ever had. nshkost elects Dem
ocrstic ticket b. small ms!onty.
Pro,ipsxcE, r l., April Election
returns at ? o'clock indicate the Republi-
can ticket to be elected and that the gen
eral assembly Will be largely republican
over Ill opPosition-
Geld and silver
ALBANY, tOnD) a-The committee on
financial plank Of platform reported that
they we're utterly unable to agree. The
following resolution was adopted Re
sJp,d, That while We recognize gold and
silver as the constitutional currency and
the only real money We regard any further
contraction Of the currency Of the paper
of the government as uncalled for and
impolitic in the present financial condi'
ton Of the country. The resolution VA
adopted, as was also one BY Huelate, e1,
pressing it As the sense Of the convention
that the national convention should ad.
here 10 the tuo-t thirds rule. Judge
Macarthur proposed Hon. Stephen j.
Field A. OreSon's first choice for the pres
idency. which vas received with some
applause. J. Davis proposed Samuel J.
Tiiden Of New York, for prssident, and
Thomas A. Hendricks Of Indiana, fol
Vice president, which was received with
tremendous applause. Alter some
speeches for both, the whole subject VA
indefinitely postponed. Nomination Of
candidates for congress John Whitsa-
ker and Geo. K. Shields. whiteAker re.
ceivsd $50 votes and Shields IL. Repre-
sentstives-P. H. PinI, J. K Kelly and
John Burnett. Presidential electors
p. @. Owen, Of Coos j. L. Weaihsrford,
oi Linn and james Fulton Of WAsco.
Dsnsrrass Cas1y.
kansas CIrs, (Mo.,) a.-The demo-
Gratis carried the city and gained one
councilman
state Ceaveasisa.
BosroS, April 8. s.-Caucuses were held
in all the wards Of this citv tonight 70
select delegates to the state convention.
Returns from all but two wards indicated
= preference for Sherman a first choice
Edmunds and Grant are about equal as
second. Of l27 delegates % were known
TO be anti Grant. Several towns through.
ont the state held caueuses to-day. Re.
turns thus far indicate in the aggregate a
preference for Edmunds.
Bin Approved.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The president
has approved the "star" service deficiency
bill.
Wheat.
PORTLAND, April 9.-The only transac.
ton of consequence in wheat during the
week. MAS the purchase Of 400 tons OF
Walla Walla, free on board, Mt Is per
GENITAL It Was made to complete q cargo
and 50 was at higher rate than would
have been paid had their been no special
purchase or necessity in the transaction.
With this single exception, nothing at all
has been done, as the news OF vast arcu-
mulations of grain in California ware.
house. has tended TO dull the market.
Operating with the fact that there is no
tonnage in Portland, and none in imlne'
date prospects. the few vessels now here
have practically completed loading and
will have quick dispatch, good lot Of
valley wheat would probably not bring
more than l75, and first quality Walis
Walla would probably not 20 over ! 20,
and eeen At these figures the tendency OF
the market is downward.
SAX Francisco, April 9.-Wheat quo
ted at No. l. So and S72; No. 2, / 80
and s2t.
CHICAGO. .-Whest / l2t for May.
Nav YoR., Ang:l! {. Wheat unsettled
At - and / So; -four and wool steaay.