Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-10
Indiana Republican State Convention
The Platform NominatiOrs.

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financial success, and its services to labor,
capital and aliens it demands that the pend.
ing constitutional amendments be submitted
by The next Legislature to the voters that
they are not partisan amendments, and thers
should be q special election for them. A
warm tribute is paid to Lincoln and Garfield
l. recommends a greatly reduced revenue
EXPRESSES sympathy for the Irish People, and
the hope that home rule will prove success
full. 1t holds that Congress should adopt laws
for q radical civil service reform, by which
subordinate positions should no longer be the
rewards for party zeal that patronage shcul5
be abolished, and the efficiency and fidelity
OF public servants DO increased; that the 10.
dustry, wisdom and frmness of President
Arthur meets the cordial indorsemens of In.
diana Republicans. Other resolutions in the
platform are generally local in their scope
The following nominations were made Sec.
rotary of State, e. r. Hawn; Auditor, L
ii. Wolf; Treasurer. X. j. Hill; Attorney.
General, ID. A. Baldwin Reporter of Su-
preme Court, ]. w. Gordon Superintendent
of Publican instruction, john M. Bloss
judges Supreme Court, w. b. Edison. John
B. Bsrkshire and J. f. Kbby.
The Georgia Riot.
ATLANTA (Ga.), August 9sh.-Special re-
ports give an account Of the riot at Eastman
on Sunday, where large number of negroes
from other places were encamping. On the
complaint of q colored man. Marshal
| Buchanan and his deputy, Harrell. tried to
arrest negro thief, but, as he was about TO
escape, shot and killed him. This excited
| the negroes. who fought the officers. One Of
them. to divert attention from himself. sin.
gled out young white man as being Harrell
The negroes killed him and frightfoily mu.
tilated his body. They were with difficulty
| prevented from further riot and bloc ished.
The militia has been called out, and the citi.
zens have organized for any emergencies.
Fine Wheat Exhibit.
NEW YORK, August 9sh-The Herald
says there was exhibited yesterday at the
Produce Exchange . specimen of wheat
from the extreme west, that is just coming
into prominence for agricultural purposes.
II consists Of twenty stalks plucked on the
10Th OF July in Benton county, Or, along
the line of the Oregon and Pacific Railroad
now building. They are over six feet high,
and have heads from six to nine inches in
length, all Of which ara well filed, with the
grain and kernels as well. The straw is ex.
| tremely light in color. 1t is estimated that
the wheat crop of Oregon will this year be
one-third larger than has ever been before.
Large Crops OF Corn and Oats.
ST. LOUIS, August eth.-Lstters received
by business houses here from correspondents
| throughout the Southwest and West, say
oats raised in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi
Alabama, Tennessee, Indian Territory, Ken
lucky, Missouri and Kansas, as those of the
present season.
| Died from Self-innicted W0unds-kilIed
| by a Falling Sign-Republlcar State
Convention.
| DECATUR TEX, August 9sh.-Monday
| night Thomas Hughes, q prominent railroad
contractor, died from the effects of self.
inflicted wounds. Ten days ago he disem.
| bowelsd himself with mason's trowel,
! Cause, domestic trouble
Charles s. Child, we'll known Galveston
merchant was killed to-day by falling sign,
which broke his neck.
| The Republican State Convention will as.
semble in this city tomorrow. The present
State officers will all be nominsted for re-
election. The adoption of platform in re.
! gard to constitutional amendments and the
nomination Of Judges for the Supreme Court
will be the only matters of special interest.
A Prohibition Convention.
| BLOOMINGTON (Ill.). August 9th. - The
State Prohibition Convention met this morn.
| ing. G. e. Campbell was elected Chairman,
The usual committees were appointed, except
on nominations. and after rousing speech
from John r. Finch, of Nebraska, the Con.
yention adjourned till afternoon.
Ready 10 Compromise.
CUMBERLAND (Md.l August 9th. The
miners OF the Cumberland region have re-
| quested the companies to name o place and
time for general meeting to arrange the
basis for resumption of work.
Progress or the Panama Canal.
| INDIANAPOLIS, August 9th-Among the
delegates to the Republican State Convention
is ex-Secretary Thompson. He says the
Panama Canal is blooming reality and a
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ton OF the entire work in six years. At
present little is being done, as this is the
rainy season at Panama.
Another Prize.Fight,
NEW York, August 9th.-The Times says
It was authoritatively stated last night that
Tug Wilson and James Elliott, of this city,
are to meet to day at the Office of the Police
Gazette and sign articles to fight without
| gloves, according to the new rules of the Lon.
don prize ring, for from 81, 900 to So, 600 side
| Three fugiiiyes from Germany Arrested
for Forgery.
NEW YORK, August 9sh.-Three fugitiyee
| from Bremen-August Ruhe, f. M. Ruhe
| and Ernest Meilman-youths under the age
of twenty-were arrested to-day on board the
steamship Boz ussia, charged with forging q
draft on the Deutsche Reichs Bank Of Bre.
men, amounting to {, 600 marks.
| Killed His Guard.
BAXTER SPRINGS (Ks.l August 9th.-At
| Quoham Agency, Indian Territory, Twelve
miles south OF here, white man, who had
| been arrested and jailed for some trifing
| offense, killed his guard, Wyandotte In.
| dian, by driving coal pick through his body,
| literally pinning him to the floor and then
skipped.
Sued Them for Conspiracy.
| PTTTsBuURG. August 9.h.-The National
Tube Works. at McKsesport, have sued
plumber Of their former workmen for corspir.
acy.
Concluded to Go Back to Work.
JERSEY CRY, August 9sh.-The striking
| freight handlers of the Pennsylvania Rail.
| road decided to return to work at such rates
| as they could obtain. The Pennsylvania
Company takes the strikers back at the old
| rates.
Strike Ended.
CoHoEs IN. ", August 9sh.-The four
| months strike in the Harmony Mills is
ended. One thousand operatives have been
at work to-day.
Secured an Advance.
PHILADELPHIA, August 9sh.--The 'Iopsshore.
men at the Washipgton-avenue elevator have
succeeded In securing an advance of 81 Der
day. This concession was followed by q gen.
eral call for the same rates upon eli vessels
loading grain, and thus far the demands of
the workmen have been conceded.
Washington News OF Yesterday.
The State Department is in receipt of news
that the crops of Epgland and Belgium have
suffered severely. The farmers Of Belgium
only hope to secure half yield OF wheat.
Large impcrtatiops will be necessary. 1t il
urged that Americans take means to put
Irish potatoes on the market of Brussels and
Antwerp, where they will be needed next
winter. The Top yield in European States
has q gloomy outlook.
The Secretary of the Navy has approved
Of design for the flag to be known as the
Presidents fsg." to fly on ships on which he
sails.
In the Eastern States Yesterday.
Severe storm on the eastern coast Of
Massachusetts.
has nominated Chas. Amy for Governor.
Forest fires near SandeviIle, Massachusetts.
still raging, and people are being driven from
their homes in the town. The FIRE is now six
miles wide.
There were thirty-ssyen cities and towns
represented in the Massachusetts, Prohibition
Convention. For Lieutenant Governor, il
dominated John Blsckman; Secretary OF
State, 0. 4. Root; Treasurer and Receiver.
General, L Lsthrop; Auditor, Jonathan
Buck; Attorney. General, I. Fairchild, Con.
gratulations were sent to Iowa.
At Long Branch, James Robert Adams, of
the West End Hotel, killed himself. Cause,
domestic trouble.
Sister Agnes Gubert, the famous vocalist |
Of Wheeling, died in the hospital at Balsi. |
more.
The grain handlers of philadelphia met
last night and decided to resume work At the |
old rates.
At Cohoes, New York, the Harmony mills |
hiss ]. 600 looms now running. The weavers |
who emigrated to distant mills send word |
that they have given tie required two weeks |
notice Of leaving and where now employed.
In New York city four sunstrokes occurred |
yesterday, and one was fatal. On account of |
deaths from toy pistol wounds, the Coroner's |