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, 1881-05-01
HORRIBLE SUICIDE.
i We l-Known HroI1cr Cuts HIS
I'nrnut with Il Il zOr.

i We l-Nnovn Broker Cuts His
Inrnut with Il zOr.
The residence of Sub-Trcssurer Frank Gil
bert. No. -. Wabash artnue, WIS tue scene
Yesterday nuon Of i terribly shocking suicide.
4 portion OF the hs'use Is occupied ny Henry W.
Mead. te,l- broker having desk IN Il WnoscSi4e
.r,,ccry at the corner Of v au'tsh avenue anu
South Water street, his wife. u'td uhRtteF'
Mr. Mead bud been In Ill health for Il long time.
ana pAysicans who hul been In Attenuancc
upot, him thought him troubled with softcnlnx
Of the brain. DR.. Smith, who wns last III ut
tendance upon him, extended soms hopes for
bis t1ul restoration t.: health, hut bis relatives
nse atl Of tho optnn'n that h4s tnalauv
had been getting worse Instead OF bctter
over s;ucc Cnr!st,alAs. For the past few duys nc
was very dcspu,ltlcnt and guols1y. but yesterday
,.I,,rn1. he started for bis plueu "f business ~
. Wt,aI ytY thought to be Il much :sIOre cheerful
u,tu>tl than usual with him. Hut When le re-
tur,.cu ut 1oon for suncn great chAt1ge nad
over hisu. noticing which us VIE nsenG
nt;,rcI and asked If WAS fe.t.1lg worse una
So on. He i,ad hltc Or nothing {" say. nnd beihS
pressed for I'm answer, exclaimed. " ny Gta, IL
t."' bad "anu then passns heF' retired 't1o 1
after. aud Just ns the cl"ck "as sttih':s
Il: Mrs. Mead went to the room to
casl him to dlnner. hut rece!r!u9 no resp"nSe,
and hearing how moans Or s'nl"r it,!se
within the sut,u, she opened the duor. ana was
completely overwhelmed by the sight which tnes
her eyes. lier uusb md was !sng IN II great pool
n1nlellts hcfure she cuulu eithef give tuo a!;ii III
or summon assistance. Beside him ia the uoor
was tuunu i. r,,xur. And from the position "
thugs it wus plainly es den: TINT Mr- Mend ha'i
taken pns.uon IN trunt vi the mirrur. and bad
deliberately cut his rhr,'at. Tho wound was u
terrific one. n,id. vc:lchiX ceun ftoM eur u ear
nearly severe,, tho head from the body
Mr. Mead had been connected with The hrIn OF
Frederick Meud & Co.. Of New lork. oI wh'ch ,E,
dnrjuv .i,l ''i the i've years he JUS resided
and done business in th.s city mostuf bis trans
, 1881-05-01

TURTLES DETECTIVE, AGENCY,
established in 1SlU, If which William Turtle,
ex-Chcf of Police, Is principal, located ut lis
Lake Street for years, has removed TO the
United States Express Company's Building,
Nus. 81 and 50 East Washington street,
Rooms 5, 6, aud I. 1t was this agency which.
after Pinkerton had given up the Allan mn
der case, arrested allu brought the inurderers
to Justice, after months Of hard and skll1lul
work
KEESE BROTHERS.
hardware, tonl, and Tin business. formerly
corner Harrison aud Clark streets, nre now
in the Pacific Black, corner Van Buren, and
Clark streets. They have been eStAhllsneu
tell years. have thorough knowledge ol the
business III all its branches. are able to ana
say they will make it profitable for their
customers tn trade with them.
THE pAKlsIAS DKEss-TElMMING COMPANY
nav occupy the elegant store, No. l79 State
street, n1ld will carry = splendid llle OF
ttress-trinmngs, lacei. kid gloves, dress
fans, etc, retailing at wholesale prices.
u..J. EDWARDS SON
have moved from :s53 to :sil Wabash ayenne,
continuing at their other store, .sG Wabash.
They are the only manufacturers OF Eu-
wards lightning patent jurlp-seat buggy.
All kinds Of carriages on hn1iQ.
THE CORTLAND WAGON CO., OF CORTLAND.
y, T., makers Of the celebrated platform
spring wagons, carriages, buEsies, and har-
ness. have moved from 265 to $40 and 3s2 Wa
bush Arefue-
s. S. Bliss, surgical Instruments, trnsses,
crutchcs. ctc., has removed from ~ state
street tu 70 Randolph street.
\. II. Miller. the jeweler, has moved from
70 Madison street to LOT State street, ready
for business.
A. A. Riley, CRATES. mantcls, ETC., has
moved from $50 to Its Wabash avenue.
, 1881-05-01

OFFICE or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER. WASH
rSGGns. D. C.. May IL a. m.-lndicat!ons: sor
the Ohio Valley and Tennessee fair weather'
followed By increasing c.nudn"ss aud occas't'tl~
al rain, cssterly yeering IL SsFl.ef soutaelis
winds, and lower bars'sntsav
Fur the Lower Lake reS"n fast weather. 1oi-
lowed By increasing c1out1i;:~ss and occasional
ruin. east to south wlnus. liver o2rou1etel' 'no
higher temperature.
For the Upper Lake region, partly clnudy
weather and uccaslonat r7tu. southerly winds,
lower barometer, and stationery or higher te'a-
pcraturc. ,r...,,
Valleys partly cloudy weather with rain. south.
crIy sbftiug IL n,,rfheTly winds, rising preceded
in the former district bS falling oafone'eE' sta-
uunary ur lower TEN pcrature.
The Missouri wil cnnrinnc to rise peloW y,
Lcavcnwor1h. The Mississippi! viii probably inl. II.
Signals continue Mt Milwaukee,. Sec. |; Chicatt'
Grand Haven, Sec. ); Escanata. and Nac6ina"
lily. .o,,,,,-
Ing special bulletin to the press:
The urea ri INV barometer which at yesterday
afternoons report was eentTaL nenr Moo.hc,,,fi ~
Civ has moved snuth. and IS now s"4th VI
Omaha. accompanied by light rain III the Upper
Mississippi unj Lower Missouri Valleys. Else
where fine wea ther hns p, cvalei Tue zen PETIT
winds continue IN New EnElat1u ana hoF.hei's
Winds in the " ddle and South Atlantic states.
cast c:" to south winds prevail. The, Mis-
snuri Is TWO feet five inches above tue uaflec'
line ut Lexington. five feet four inches al hais-
sls civ three feet four inches Mt Hrtns"lcR'
and six inches ut Hermann. 1t has fallen de-
cdcdy at onnh where at ysottG1nS tn"nes ..G, hein,y
Tie ,;anrrr-linc The s1issIss ppi Is four feet
ten Inches above the da"ser-ine and ,l. falling
ut St. Paul. eight inches above ana 1atlins ~ u.
Kes,kuk, eleven inches above and rnlsnE a'talsm
three fec. Two INCHES above Ut Helena. three
inches above nj vicksbury, and one inch u? oe'w y,
nj New Orleans ard ST. Louis. ana al
rho ,1nncer-line and falling at Memphis
Indications arc that the storm now central IN
The Missouri Valley will move east. causing ran
in The Northwest, the Upper Lake region tne
Ohio Valley, and Tennessee to-day, and that
fair weather with sn,ly rising s' tsps1anfsi s1nfis
States to-day, and In New England to-day aHe
The Missouri will probably continue to rise oe'
low I.euveuwurth. =. po,
The mississippi will probably fall at St. Pau
and below LIE Claire.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
anri:.1 III
, 1881-05-01

rounded on three sides by tue river, ali
tne bottom lands are overdowed The
inbabltnnts are Nil out 81 tho buttons between
"ulif Cloud and Iowa Point. and cg the iuwer
p"fflun IT While Cloud. All the spare houses
anu churches uf the latter place ar, TILED with
rt1'1Krss. Al 1s%. Point fst water Is up to The
"i1ntoys nt thu t1el,ot. Nurr Oak l3uttuu north
east OF Tray entirely i!ou.i..d the wuser reach
Ing 10 the eires Vt ,nany HOUSES. The inhahlt-
ants arc all .'s1t aiI tlutboltE, busy day and
taixut, sctt1ug 'n.t their live stock nnd house
h''iu Ho'uS. s.'n' Of Tho stock Eil5 been lust.
ann ln.1.c asnnuttt OF grain destroyed m cribs
anu houses There will be ~ crOps Ut any KIM
raised III Burr Olk B,,tnn this sonsol. and
the loss wall be very heavy, Many "f
the Inhabitants will nted assistance to eilnhlr
them III live. Ell.Susni I,pttun ex tending from
l.cfsiinut To Iaenes, shares the cnn,.non fate.
Illt' water axtetsls to W.thcaA, and skrs ure
almost daily arriving. The entire distance from
ST. Joe I" Watla'n, there Il great t!usnuge to
stock ami :,r.s The inhabitants are qnurtcrrd
in "atae:!a nr c..np..:i n1uund tic village THO
lower par; of Gcarg" City is .,se,rwe.i, and the
adjacent bottoms nrc shiiri,,.- the SUI
ftrtn., Tr.y yr:scr11:ttr ihe c.rlcrl terminus
OF the Western * st. 1nc ltailr,n, Sticks If
mai! fur the East are ping w in the P''stU Ul:r,
att hundreds OF registered letters III the
SAFE: The express c,,,lit,H.y has <l1,DlJ In xo;d
bars stared in the vaults vi tho Mnk 1t n ltg
bten shipped from the Puc,iic Coast and de-
1ulned on this side by the tuod.
, 1881-05-01
A CLERICAL SCANDAL.

A Priest Becomes Infatuated with u
Servant-G!r Gets Drunk, and tkst&es
II Row Because the Girl DecllneA to
Go with Kiln.
Spectut U1soateh to The CHICAGO Tribune.
HARTFORD Conn.,. April 3u--The Rev. Father
]. Ryan, pustur Of the Rutnan Catholic parish.
and resident in Cromwell. Conn.,. has hecuMo the
subject Of 1t lisyraceful scandal growing out ut
his infatuation for Il pretty servant-gsri nained
OSeit, employed In tho residence OF the Pres'-
dcut Of IN insurance com pany In this city. Last
Sunday night he drove to this city, luo caHlng
at the girls home de1nanded that she leave her
situation und 90 with him. He was drunk, and
.brandishcd a revolver. greatly terrifyin. the
members Ut the household. Police assistance
was summoned By telephone, but before the
arrival Of an officer Ryan drove away
Tho officer rcnained until m1cn12ht,
as it WAS feared he would re-
turn, as he had on Il previous occasion. when
he had made Il similar disturbance "!ld Fu-
murs have been current anlnug the H''fnan
Catholic population here growing ont Ut the Af-
fair, and to-day IT was reported That Ryan had
eloprd with the Rel and married her. However.
this Is false. as be is at Cromwell and the girl
WAS in her employers house In Hartford to-
night Ryan WAS educated In Kosne. served
snrne time in Ireland, and coming II America
WIS assistant i'll the Cathedral parish mere
SUMMER he was given the parish und
removed to Cromwell. Ie had known
the girl among his parishfouers hert'
and sne beca.nc bis houseaeeper 10 tromweii,
bnt retur:ed here Il few months since. She Is
not held to blame to the matter. aud there Is ny
suggestion Ut improper relations. IL shost, u
seems tu ue Il case Of lnratuatfhn tni1t IS us"
graceful In II member ut the priesthood, ana ea-
prcav SO in connection with his persistent ut
t.1l un5 and his visits to her preseut nu1ne IN
state ut intnxicatton 1t 1s nuta1rntatiVey s.aaea
to-n,gh. that Ryan has not yet been suspended.
bur that All inyestixa don will pr'3bhbly be Mhde
when Bishop MeMhhun returns from his 7l5lt 10
other portions Ut his pnri5h-
, 1881-05-01

NROWS-DAi.E-April l. AT the residence Ut tho
br,ts's futhee : II. irup Mce, uy tanuu Knowles.
Mir Fred H. brown und Asss Jennie IL Dale. NO
Ga4Ius.
Rus.eI Mr. Peter j. tfrumt, OF Ch1c 70. aud Airs: T.
s. Allen, IT Wuuu>toc4. Ill Ceremony ~ IL West
ohso-s1. the hoac of Mrs. honn''s. tns o'oeS s''-
ter.
NOs-MrALL1srEn-Apr! .. by the Rev E.
o. Taylor, " lIliuu Lesuus and Miss Aabet acAuatas
OF BurInEtun. H.
FAsSi.Er-wuuDS-Apr.t u n 36!9 Vernon -av1
ty the iev. Henry T. Mtlter. Jerouae iussses j. ol
sI,r, :t:tlt o. aud Anuu Augusta Woods, formerly
OF H4lh.u, y. t.
Cl.EMESr~-GAGE-On Wednesday evening oy
the I;ey pr. Tuula-. Mr. Albert Ceuents aud Miss
lou G:ge. hu.h Of this ci y ...
Observation-Disclosures Wednesday. april =.
ut The residence the bride. b. the Rev ll!lan H.
Lawrence. Alr. Euztae A. Pickett and MISS LOUISE .
uanlmeE1
Observation-Disclosures, Aurif a At the resi-
dence Ut the lrHte 10 FuILuH-3a.+ BY the heV - H.
Il ucruli, Edward =. Brown und Seiiia >. f.eid- NO
cards.
, 1881-05-01
IN THE hRMORY.

Harrv williams Is lacked up at the ArHory
ch.rred with attempted highway robbery Ihe
com plainnnt against him is woman VINO Calls
herself Mrs 4. i. Morrison, and refuses 10 Ten
her place Of rcsidcuce- She snys tnat at Aos'ut
), o.ctuck last night Williams met her at me
ct,rnnr or Clark aud Van nurtn streets. ana trieo
to thrust bis hand within tho bnsutn OF heT dress,
where she bud S3l9 i'll cash. Williams - u tnan
"houT ~ years OF age, and has the appearance
~ ,,uo tshn mas often been introduced 10 poverty
J,ntl Anderson was locked Up vt tne ,! Armofy y,
ycstcrA; upon complaint OF Nels Jnnns"fh , fohn o.,
:n,,s,,rnre.l hin out .f S5l.5O. The mnney was
f",md upon the accused ut the time of the ar r.,
rest. nhnson IS Swedish laooEer, ana speaks ~
hn, j1tIe English. Anderson is Thought 70 nave
fKcn advantage Of this fact In hls dealings ~1tn
the u1ppluinAut-
, 1881-05-01
WHAT'S THE TIME

Samuel Jones Is the name given by we'll
dres3ed .sheency" gambler who Was arrested
Yesterday evening by Detective In b"unty for
having in his possession n gold witch stolen
from Mr. S. A. Kicker, Il boarder at the Grand
Pacific Hotel In scanning .wn- shop onks La
nnce ~ n fnnu Ot,icc TIe round the man who hid
.s.,nEcd" it and redeemed II ax,s'n aud jones
Is the man He c!Aims tn have COME INT" rue
nSsessi,,n ot it BY lending money On it tn i mum
pw;,h whn1u be wus nut acquainted. \ vRil'ahle
gold chain which wis stolen with the watcn mas
not been recovered
, 1881-05-01

Arcr1soS, Has, April 30.-The river has 1as'en
about three inches since midnight Inst nlsnt- -
strong east wind has been blowing to-day 1a'ue
ing the vide cxpanse Ut water IN u stF'ns 80. -.
waves against the Kansas shore. so that ol .u47
side there seems to be no Aoate1's.. - -
flood. The Champion learns that lae "'as |
Oak Mills. IN thc lower part of this county, mas
been almost destroyed by the flood seven
buildings were washed away. The large islahu
near that place WIS submerged aud all the s!osA
It It's luhabltauts drowned. \ speclai '.ou
Any says In Don1phan county, FalcR 10 s1A'
, 1881-05-01

The Hyde Park Trustees met Inst evening IN
tho y;tlarc Hall: all present. There was large
nttcudunce in the lobby. President Hobart pre-
scntcd his veto on the ordinance repeating tho
law prohibiting the Village IreasureFi IRON hold~
in. Il srcollA consecutive term.
~ trustee Webster 1u"ved to pass the ordinance
over The vcto 4 lnng discussion cnsueu, and
v,.,har consideration waa postponed unit!
Wo1nes,,ay evening ut a meeting to be held In
4n nrinatce was adopted fixing the SAIGON
license ut SOU Der annutn
fIer the transaction of some minor business,
the Board adjourned
, 1881-05-01
nisG2tl9TLED THEATRICAL MEN.

\ suit was begun TWO OF three uats aso "a ~
s,r - rho late f,bartes L, Wilson, against t. N
Hoo,cy and Billy Emerson, TO recover oa1-
o,ca If about 81. for printing. The case WAS
kent OF the iles until the defendants could oe
served. It seems that III 1873, when this oeot
y,s incurred, Hopley and Emerson we're IN
partnership in runnlnx the nexatneF,man m H.ar s.ar
ap.raj. put AI5ue toward the cls'se ut tue year
1r 51'e7 ,,e -. IL me guleess Elne son q reetsse
mouei iro,n ii Iii ltnbittties es purrne u the above
troupe Emerson seems = I,a,aad nns hin
Trom aus debta a thru p"1s1e9
, 1881-05-01
during snct purtnership. and yesterday. after

during suct partnership. and yesterday. after
be WIS served with summons he. toeeiher with
BILLY Cotton, rushed e1ctedEy aruund to the
office nf Sir. n. Il. Hanchette. Mrs Wilson's
why be- had been sued. Billy doesn't pride him
self much on his legal ar:atumcnts. but he was
madder than Il Murci, hare when be found hls
rcleuse WIS no defense to the suit He gave
himself away nlso very badly, as events will
show. and will probahly have to pay the little
bill in the end after all. But then be has
Htm,ley's valuable autograph to cs'ns.'le him.
Hooley also hnd large and fresh consignment
OF profanity Of the latest style on hand ye1ter-
day, and roundly swnre by his gray whIskcrs no
had "settled" the bill lung ngu. etc.
, 1881-05-01

Speefai Dtsr4seh to The Chteauo Tribune.
WISoSA, oi'nn., April 30.-Thc Mississippi at
this potnt has ut last commenced to feel tho
effects of thu high waters Of the upper tritu-
tarlts rise Of wcnty-fnur inches beng rs'-
c.'rdesl during the past 1wcnty-tour hours. and
1t is still risulg ut the rate of I'LL inch an hour.
TIE gauge sn,ws eleven feet above low water
mark and SIX below the high wafer mark Of last
june. The bstiusns ncross the river are over
tu'vci. and fnt1r inches Of wA1er Is III, the oor
of the Nisnnil i 81. Peter treE Eht tlepnt. Ei:e-
Incnfs aud cellars Front street are rapidly
iiilin.. II the water continues |" rise :.s last us
1t has dtTas the past dny it VIII nrcesslfate tue
thr.sw,nc out OF employment upward Of i've
hundred luc1.,
, 1881-05-01
7wei eth WARD REPUBLICANS.

The West End Twelfth Ward Republican, Club
mel last evening ut 96. n est Madison street. Mr
!. II. Sanders in the chair. The Treasurer re-
ported $ls.75 in his hands. and all bils pa1o. ING
i-n then o,.cted officers tor the ensuing year as
follows: 49,, 1Y, -,-..,a.,., T
L. Campbell. ! \: Roach. 9. Il: Cra1S H sfcre- p:
iius Executive ConGnittee. Alexander u nlte.
, 1881-05-01

DEs MONIES. Ia.. April 30--rhe following del
ceutes were appointed by Gov. Gear I" attend
the Convention fur rhe improvement Of the llli-
nnis and Mississippi Rivers at Davenport May Is:
william Tackaoerry. Of Sioux City; the Hon.
Horuce Everett, of Council Bluffs: the Hon. T.
G. Webb. OF De. Mones; the Hon; Willla'n Bell,
Of Burlington: the Hon. John !. !F~ln. OF ket,-
kuk: tbe Hon. Ed H. Tnuycr, of Clintnn; Dr.. e
", ,,C;leltarN, Of Cedar Rapids; the Hon. J. II.
Merrill. OF O,1umwa; ]. F: Bassett, of MeGFeK,
or: rhe Hon. john II. Leuvltt. or NnterIoo* AL
are prominent business men Of the State
, 1881-05-01

LEAyESwOtTs1, kas., April ;W.-lletween mid
night and sunrise the water iu the Missouri at
tbs. paint rost, about an inch. l,it it has been
stationary to-lay, some contcndi.e that there
has brcn slight fall \ heavy rAn OF about
IN hours duration at: o'clock started cur
rent In Five Mile and Three Nile Greeks. but
beyond washing away Il small wagcn-briaSt, ut
the mouth Of tue latter did no damage. AL who
have property along tt,f sc creeks leel jtblnt
The sur,.r-t factory plnprietors Are cnnildcnt
,h;lt their building has NOT been dni.iAyed. 4
steudy subsistence OF the tiUuu Is nuw e1 pected.
, 1881-05-01

s.x FRANCISCO. April :D.-At the atn'e.ts
oatd.dav Of the University Of California to-aas
nt ,b, Oakland race~track. r. ). Haley, ol oan sa
=. e., u,nc,sco. Of the Olympic Club won the S"o-
-ard race in tvcnryone seconds. Starting tiaa 1soI'
ihs scratch. This is1he pess AN a1tsAAA @"''@o'
, 1881-05-01
yEN%oE.S i,I:EptCTIOS9

ALBANY. \. l.. April 3o--Vcnn"r, of Mont-
real predicts Il cold opening fur May. with snow
In some localities. succeeded with very warm
weather between the 6th and 18th, with frequent
1h,,ndcr-showers. Frosts are probable nn the
Glib aud :1ith of May. June will enter co"l ana
wet Stormy and wer, 18th and 9TH. Frnsts. .th
and s.h. Each mouth Of the year will bear
trusts.
, 1881-05-01

YASkToS. nuk.. April o8.-all tho bottom
lands for seventy miles up the Dakota or jim
River ,re oyerinsei. the n!,'st Of the houses
upon tie bottoms have been swept away There
II great tcstitut!on. The Hood sufferers ARE
still being cared for in Yankton. Twenty-Five
thousand Government ratia,ns have bHen Issued.
ana r.,,t,nty MS much murc have been furnished
by The ianktou people.
, 1881-05-01

@TOTlCE-TO ALL MEMBERS OF COM
Lnny T. Secund Kt.imcnt-rhcEe wi; bs meet
In: Tue.tas esen.nR Ma! d n9s'o1s M ,.a ~ l a
IL cu1It beIusu the cGtnpany; nv exEusa re-
pu ~. 1919 II. ~ H-s.r CAPT. j. TIL sfOttD.
0TTCE-TIIE f RELATIVES OR
friends Of dectAseet I:EnberS o. TIE n ncteenk1
Il ,nos. tntnnirt will ,bn-s MenbtEs "f tbs prss-
ant raS.m u al organization II tha' viii drup H 70
thu under.t.net, giving HumJet q! 9fa7e WeAs@"""'
Ind cauxtsry ~ which they IT: huflau
~e y. Il. CHRISTIAN. Coz sec
WI}E LAND LEAGUE STATE C%)N-
yvn,lv., VII, a:e psc. .o-taT III the uall c.'fnes
l. -, rs. nd Laxe-s. ., and wilt BIZ ccd ~ Ufdcs ak
.,c; D. Ii promises y, BIZ latke one ~ 10y
nrr rAnT Jui1G4tes aiready IN town fsttn OUTSIDE
DISTRICTS
TTTE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
OF the Bua:d Ut tounc,tors OF the Chicsx. Hys- ~
utl;tI tor W,roen and Children WILL pa oe1@ ~ se~
4--.A. Au1cAJ III W:St t. III -
, 1881-05-01

Special Dispaica to The Chfraoo 1rtbune.
Quincy, ILL.,, April ;D.-The river at this point
s tit cen feet ten inches above low-wateF 1nnfk-
Il fall uf five inches since yesterday. The efforts
10 rcputr the Sny leyee have SO far fni!ed 10
check or prevent the nuw Of water through the
break.
, 1881-05-01

Jp,rometcr corrected for Temperature, elevation
and instrumental error.
Mean baeumeter. %l!E
Wrnn ttcrmun meter. ~
Mean humidity. sia go
Iifthest teuperat1:., -.
Lowest teuptrn- -urc. 43-
GENERAL UEsERv.trtoSa
CHICAGO April s0-lo:13 m.
, 1881-05-01

The School superln<asf1"pts are trying to set
kmball organ my II tfchooi-housa-
, 1881-05-01
SIGNAL SERVICE.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 3o-1t Is showing this
morning.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-04-28
THE NOMINATIONS.
The Sixteenth Regiment puts a full
Ticket I'm the Field.
Toledo Telegram ed


Pursuant to the general order issued
some days since, the delegates from the
staff and various companies of the Six
teenth regiment met at the Office of Ad.
jutant Henry S. Bunker, yesterday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination a candidate for the
position of colonel, made vacant by the
recent resignation of Col H. q. Neu-
bert.
Promptly at the hour named the
meeting was called to order by Surgeon
j. T. Woods. the ranking officer present,
Captain Robinson Locke, being elected
secretary.
Delegates reported present as follows:
Field and Staff-Surgeon j. T. Woods:
Company A-Capt. Jacob Weier.
Company B-Lieut. Bouton.
Company Capt. Locke.
Company D-Lieut. Caples.
Company E.
Company F-Capt. H. E. Carey.
Company G-Capt. w. H. Moore.
Company H-Capt. NJ. B. Lennon.
With commendable alacrity they pro.
ceeded to dispose of the business in
hand, and the name of Lieut.. Col. j. d.
Norton was presented by Capt. NJ. B.
Lennon. OF G. company, who, in q
highly enlogistic speech, set forth that
gentleman's excellent qualifications for
the position of colonel There being
no desire to put another candidate in the
field, the nomination was made unani-
nous.
The nomination of Col. Norton be-
ing equivalent to an election, it was
deemed necessary to nominate candi-
date for the position of liutenant-colonel,
and to that end Lieut.. Frank Caples of
ID. Company, nominated Maj. Jno. G.
Avery. which also met with unani-
nous approval.
For the position of major, the follow
ing names were placed in nomination;
Adj. H. S. Bunker, by Capt. Fl. E. Carey;
Capt. Robinson Locke, by Capt. j. M.
Weier, and Capt. NJ. B. Lennon, by
Capt. w. H. Moore.
The latter gentleman modestlv de.
clined to be candidate.
Tuesday, May II, at / o'clock D. m.
was fixed upon as the time for holding
the meeting of the board of Canvassers
to announce the result of the election
the boad to meet at the office of Adiu.
tant Bunker.
Upon motion of Captain Lennon, a
unanimous invitation was rendered the
Norwalk company, formerly q company
the Sixteenth regiment, late company
of the recently disbanded Fifteenth regi
ment, to return to the Sixteenth regi
ment, &
Capt. Wickham, Of Norwaik, being
present, expressed, on behalf of tn,
officers and members OF his company
heartfelt thanks for the courtesy whict
had been extended the company. Lieut.
kennan, of the same company, upon re
turning his thanks, expressed it as hi
opinion that the invitation would b.
gladly accepted.
The business of the meeting having
been completed an adjournment thel
took place.