The National tribune., 1883-09-13
POLITICAL.

Ten thousand persons witnessed the Inaugural
Frankfort, KY, September 4th. The city was eIab-
orately decorated. Ex-Governor Blackburn, ,in
his valedctoFy, repeated his excuses for his
ventlon here last spring and was patiently listened
TO. Governor-eleet Knott followed in short in
augural address, IN which he said: I" declare
here distinctly and irreyocabiy that in no case
quences of conviction for any criminal offense I'M
less shall be fully satisfied that if would be unjust
TO the convict to do otherwise After the address,
the inaugural oath was administered bs- Chief JUS
tiee Harges. The ceremonies closed about 8
O'Clock.
The delegates to the constitutional convention
assembled at noon September 4th at Sioux Fails
Oak The meeting was called to order by John r.
Gamble, of Yankton. The forty counties situated
below the forty-sixth parallel latitude repre-
sented by III delegates out of $50 provided for IN
the call Judge j. p. Kidder, of the supreme court
administered the oath to the delegates
In the New York Greenbaek State convention at
Rochester, September D, Rev. Thomas X. Beeeher
was nominated for secretary of state; Louis A.
Post, of New York, for attorney general; G. l..
Halsey, of Unadilla, for comptroller; Julian
Winne of Albany county, for treasurer, and Ed
win A. Stillman, OF Ontario county, for State
engineer.
number of persons called at the ST. George
hotel during morning and afternoon of September
4th 10 see Judge Hoadley the Democratic candi-
date for governor of Ohio but the condition of the
gentleman is such that all visitors were denied
audience with him. BY the advice OF his physician
the judge will remain quiet during his stay.
Mrs. General Robert Toombs is dead She had
been prominent in society in Washington and
Richmond, Va, while her husband was United
States Senator and while he was in the Confederate
cabinet
Bartlett Tripp, q Democrat, has been elected
president of the Dakota constitutional convention
in session at Sioux Falls
PERSONAL.
Captain James N Van BuskirlS, who was one of
Admiral Farragut's naval officers during the war
and well-known resident of Jersey City and
Hoboken, died Saturday last, at Hoboken, Y. J.
He was present at the attack on New Orleans and
also participated iii the siege of Ficksburg and
many other Union naval engagements
The farm of the late Horace Greeley, at Chappa-
qua, New York. was sold on Saturday last in ac-
New York. 1t was bought by Mr. Greeley daugh-
ter Gabrielle for $4,000. 1t contains seventy-egnt
acres, and with buildings, &C., cost Horace Greeley
over $4,000.
The ear stable of She Philadelphia City Passenger
Railway Company destroyed by FIRE on the
7th inst, involving loss of $4,000 A female in
mate of the aimshousc, near by, was so frightened
that she leaped from a window and was killed
Mrs. Julia P. Smith, the well-known novelist,
was killed ut her Summer residence at New Hart
ford, Conn, the eth inst. She was driving with
her husband when the horse took fright and ran
away.
Frederick Lauer of Reading, Pa, the well known
brewer, the first president of the United States
Brewers Congress, died at midnight Wednesday,
aged 73
Mrs jackson, widow of StonewaIlr Jackson.
is i'll Boston where she and her daughter are the