Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-07-16
THE FIGHT.

draws from the senatorial contest.
The republican legislative caucus met
in the assembly chamber at 4:3o =. m
Phillips called the caucus to order and
nominated AlvorI fJr chairman carried
amid long continued applause. After
the reading of Depcw's letter Of with
draWal the caucus proceeded 10 vote to
fill the long term of vacancy. The fol-
vote: Whcelep p; Cornell ,; Miller -;
Crowley |; Rogers 8; Tremaine | /;
Evarts ,; Davis 2; Conkling |. +. \
Carpenter being in the room his name
was called and he voted for Conkiing.
Another vote was had with the fol-
lowing result of the combincd vote
Wheeler 26 Cornell Miller rs; Crow
| Rogers 10. The chair annoupced no
choice under the resolution Of the
caucus ii requiring "A votes.
Another vote was then taken f:
WhccIer 25; Miller %; Rogers IL; no
choice.
Another vote taken showed Wheeler
o. Miller 32 Rogers IL; no choice.
Still another votc was had In this
vote ST. many changed from Wheeler t.
Miller that after the voting Senator
Lyude withdrew the name Of Nm. \.
Wheeler, and the roll was again called
With the following result:
senate Warner Miller l5; Assembly
Warner Miller Il: combined vote 81
for Miller. The nomination of Warner
| Miller was made unanimous, with three
cheers for the candidate. The caucus
then projected to nominate a candi late
for the short term. The following is the
result of The combined vote: !.aphan
80; Cornell 10; Crowley ); Trcmainc
/ 10; Wadsworth |. The chair announc-
ed 10 choice. and another vote WaS
, taken with the following result-Ioung
Withdrawing the name of Trcmane
1 HE vUe VAS nearly completed when
! the other candidate to Lupham. The
roll was called anew when The following
vote was taken: Lapham 50; and Bridge
q. Lapham was declared unanimously
nominated amid cheers, and the caucus
/ adjourned.
AFTER ROSCOE.
New York, July 7.--Coniling Is here
but is moving rather mysteriously. A
card Was left at his hotel which said
I'VE will hang Conkling at 8 tonight
sharp" Conkling left the hotel at
and has not yet returned.
BIRDS OF FEATHER.
New York, July S.--The Times say
tx senator Dorsey is regular visitor t.
Conkliag'S room and cXASsistant Post
master General Brady is also an ON in
innate terms with (onkling. Conkling'
companionShip with Dorsey, Brady an,
Price, was much commented on in III,
Fifth Avenue hotel last evening. 1t i
thoarht probable tnat Conkiing VIII no
again 90 to Albany until the acnatoriu
fight Is over.
WIPED 0vT.
! Denver, July The Republican,
Santa Fe special says Information la
been received from I'll Paso that fort,
miles south OF there. near the Candida
ria mountains, the dead bodies of {. {
Upham and his party of surveyors
numbering twelve-were found. 1t i
supposed they were killed by Indians
Three bodies were turned beyond rec
og,i.iOu but the others were recOrniZa
bic The bodies were discovered by
party Of men who were going south t
look at some property preparatory t
purchasing. The men were engaged il
surveying the route Of the Mexican
Central railroad at the time of the iuas
sacrc. Their rcmains will be brough
to FL Paso for identification and buria
FARTHER DETAILS.
Denver, July THE Republican
Santa Fe special says; The party whic
went out to bring in the bodies of tn
surveyors of the Mexican Central raj
road reported killed 40 miles south {
FL Paso, returned to FL Paso and repor
only FIVE bodies could be found. The
are as follows: Charles Green, of IN
dependence, Kansas; Larry Fordhan
8 of Boston, Guy Levitt, of Indiana Gee
Wallace, of Tayorsville, Illinois; Cha.
IIaines, of Kansas The remainder {
the party including Upham are sat'
The men were shot down and killed b
renegade Apachcs while running frol
the wagons. Greene was burned wit
the wagons. The bodies were iouii
nude and badly decomposed and wei
buried on the spot.
. STAGE ATTACKED.
: Denver, July Last Sunday I'll
r stage coach from FL Paso to Chihuahu
c was attacked by Indians, who were col
@ cealed in the sand holes and fired