Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-06-25
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.

WE WO AHD NUIEO.
A Summary Of Important Events.
MEasR s-s-
THE President has appointed Noah
c. McFNland, OF Kansas, Commissioner Of
the General Land Office.
The OHIO Observation-Disclosures Conven-
ton, at Columbus, on the 18th, nominated
John Sietz for Governor and Charles Jen-
kils for Lieutenant Governor.
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7. A. BENTLEY has rendered his res
ignutlon as CommsSiener OF Pensions, and
w. W. Dudley, United States Marshal for
Indiana, hns bocn appointed in his stead,
The, Pennsylyania Greenback State
Convection metat Pottsvilc on the 18th and
nominated r. w. jackson, OF Mercer Coun-
'ts,-for Stats - {, gs,.isgs. Tic Grecnback
platform for 1880 was reattlrmed and adopted
TIE New Hampshire Legislature
electedthe following State officers: Secre-
tafy of State, A. b. Thompson; Treasurer,
solon.,A. Cartcr; State Printer, Parsons b.
Coggswell; Commissary General, George E.
Lane. ...
The deadlock in the New York Leg
iSature continued on the nth, with no i'm
mediate prospect OF choice for Senators.
The committee investigating the alleged
bribery case had elected no new evidence OF
importance.
AFLoriLLA OF barges, carrying 100,-
900 bushels of grain, has started from Peo
ria for New Orleans. Tho shipment was
made as an experiment to ascertain II corn
thus shipped will generate heat on the trip
and depreciate In grade.
NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the
Governor Of Utah has given certificate OF
election TO Campbell, as Representative elect
from that Territory, Clerk Adams has placed
the name OF Cannon upon the roll Of The new
House, his action being based upon the fact
that Cannon receved an undisputed MAORI
ty Of the votes cast, as certified to by the
United States Court at Salt Lake.
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The Iowa Democrats met in State
Convention at Des Moines on the 10th. Hon
WA. Stone was made Chairman. The Ma.
tional platform Of 1S76-S0 was reatlirmed
Nominations were as follows: For Govern
or, l.. @. Kinne, Of Tams; Lieutenant Gov
crnor,J Walker,ot Polk; Supreme Judge
II. X. Hendershott, Of Wapsllo; Superin
tendcnt Of Public Instruction, Walter II
Butler, of Delaware.
WHITAKER, the colored West Poin
cadet, who was granted a court martial q
lis own request, has been declared guilty o
having inflicted upon himself the injurie
charged upon his fellow students. Hi
friends are dissatisfied with the verdict
which they claim is not justified by the evi
dence, and will appeal to the Judge Advo
cate for rehearing, or to the President t
set aside the yerdic'.
SECRETARY WINDOW has summarize
dismissed Pitney from the public servic
and abolished the office OF Custodian Of tn
Treasury. There never has been any lay
authorizing the place Of Custodian. Th
duties heretofore performed by the CustO
dian are imposed, by order of the secretar
abolishing the office, upon Chief Clerk Pow
ers, who has been diligent and persistent |
working up and exposing the frauds Of tn
Custodan's ring.
In the Joint Convention at Albany,
Y, on the 18th, Assomblyman Tuthill,
Stalwart, denounced Depew as the hea
lobbyist Of corporations, and said Barbt
and Edwards were his leutenants. I'll
room Of Barber, he said, had long been IL
headquarters where legislation was bougl
and sold, game Of cards being made We
to cover naked bribery. He said Barber an
his corrupt agents were the managers OF ii
present canvass, and were attempting
make their chief, who supplied all the moi
ey, United States Senator.
SECRETARY WINDOW positively +,
fuses to give out for publication the repo
of the committee that iavestig Eustodio
Pitney. Secretary Window said the repo
was made up and submitted TO him for h
private information, and while he In innate
that he will net upon it very soon, he en-
phatically refused to give anything fits col
tents. Assistant Secretary Upton, Chi
Clerk Power and Appointment Clerk Ian
phere, the officers complicated by the repol
have been furnished with copy in ord
that they might prepare their defense.
THE Secretary of the National Gree
back Committee says the Greenback membe
OF the next Congress will stand solidly t
gether on all questions. He says nine men
bers of the next House are pledged to me
in Greenback caucus and determine up,
and carry out Greenback policies The
nine members counted upon are: Ladd al
Murch, OF Maine; Bramin and Mosgrove,
Pennsylvania; Rice, Hazeltine Burroug
and Ford, OF missouri; and Jones, OF TeXs
j. Hyatt Smith, OF Brooklyn, it tisunderstoo
will vote with the Republicans, as will al
the two ReadjusterS from Virginia.
THE Agricultural Department repor
the acreage OF cotton to be slightly in exec
of that OF last year-a little less than one ?
cent. The condition ismuch lower, being
this year again t 90 last year same time a
96 in 1870. The weather is generally report
too wet and cold, and the crop conseqaen
is STrY backward. Spring wheat is in CO
dition fully equal to that of last year, but t
area sown is IA per cont. leSs. The avera
condition Of winter Mheai for the Nyh.