Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-28
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Maryland Republican Nomina-
fIOns

Maryland Republican Nominal
tiOns.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-When the
convention reassembied the temporary
officers were made permanent, and the
report of the Committee on Resolutions
adopted. Nominations being now in or
der, Hart b. Holton, Of Baltimore coun-
ty, was by acclamation and unanimous
ly named as the candidate for Governor.
j. l.. H. Smith, (colored,) of Baltimore,
in the name of 10000 eolored men of
Maryland, guaranteed that 40, 900 black
votes would be placed in the ballot
boxes for Holton. The ticket was com.
pleted as follows: Comptroller, Wash
ington Smith, Of Dorchester; Attorney
General, r. Stocket Matthews, of Balti-
more. The convention was addressed
by Holton, nominee for Governor who
promised that, If elected, to carry out
every reform pledged in strict form.
Theplatform adopted pprovesArthur's
administration and declares that the
gravest abuses now exist in the admins
tration of the State government.
suicide of an Editor.
LITTLE Rock (Ark.), Sept. 27.-The
Democrats Van Baren special says: Col
fax Davidson, formerly of st. Louis,
editor of the Arkansas Agitator, sui
cided this morning. Cluse, financial
trouble.
sterling Exchange and Bonds.
NEW YORK, September 27.--Sterlinp
bills, on London, 60 days, S4. S3b; do do,
sight drafts, S4 SO; u. s. AIS Of 1891,
interest quarterly, Sl.l2f; U. S. As of
1907, interest quarterly, 81 20a; U. S.
s.. LOIS; W U. Telegraph 79a.
Inspection of Grant Railroads
Favorable Reports OF the Com
missioner and Assistants.
WASHINGTON, September 27.-Com.
missioner Armstrong, of the Railroad
Bureau of the Interior Department, has
just returned from tour of four months,
inspecting the overland grant railroads
in the West Starting from New Or
leans, the Commissioner examined the
Southern Pacific and Atlantic 4
Pacific railroads as far as the
Colorado river. He then travelled
through Southern California to San
Francisco on the Southern Pacific, then
over the California Il Oregon railroad as
far rs it was done, and thence by stage
to Portland. He reports the gap Of 25S
miles in the last-named road, between
Redding. CAL, and Glendale, Oregon, as
being rapinly reduced A visit was next
made to the Yellowstone National Park,
for the purpose Of deciding upon the
expediency of allowing the con-
struction of a railroad through
it. After witnessing the driving
of the last spike upon the Northern
Pacific road, the Commissioner returned
to Washington. He speaks very con-
fidently of the possibilities of the country
through which the Northern Pacific Rail
road runs, and says, in his opinion, the
road is destined to become one Of the
most prosperous in the United States.
He believes it will not be as much OBJ
structed by snow rs are the Union and
Central Pacific roads, on account of the
nature Of the country it traverses and its
easier passes through the mountains.
Bozeman and Muleen tunnels, he says,
will probably be completed this year.
The Commissioner also reports the
Southern Pacific railroad doing good
business, but does not think the country
tributary to il is as valuable as that
traversed by the Northern Pacific The
assistants of the Commissioner, who were
sent to inspect the Central and Union
Pacific Railroads, report those roads in
admirable order.