The National tribune., 1883-06-28

Creek and at once disappeared. Stewards body
was recovered.
The tornado in Chillicothe, NO., on the night
Of the 18th inst, extended five or six miles, de-
stroying houses, crops and fences wherever it
touched Edward James and Mrs. Jackson
were killed outright, and Mrs Butch, Mrs. Amy
Click, Mrs. Duzenbery, Jack Wilson and Bert
Snyder fatally injured.
The eighth annual convention of the Ameri-
can Association of Nurserymen, Florists and
Seedsmen met in st. Louis on the Doth inst,
ex-Lieut.-Gov. Norman j. Coleman presiding.
About $50 delegates from various States at
tended. The treasurer's report showed ball
ance of S2o.661
A tornado struck the south part of Living
ston county, Mo-, on the Goth inst in what is
known as the Low Gap" country, and swept
away twenty-five or thirty farm houses spread
ing havoc in its track. Two men were killed
and fifteen or twenty injured.
DR.. Hathaway, who is now in prison at Phil
adelphia, charged with assault, has been held
10 answer sundry charges of malpractice. The
skulls Of twenty-one infants were found in the
cellar of the dwelling occupied by him.
A package of $4,000 expressed by the New
York Marine Bank via the Erie Road to the
Susquehanna pa Valley Bank, was found on
arrival at the bank to contain only blank paper.
A cold wave struck Chicago on Sunday night,
and the temperature Monday was about fifty
degrees. Fires were built and oyercoats were
worn.
James Dods, city treasurer Of Oakland, Cal,
is charged with the embczzlement Of $4,000.
POLITICAL.
The Ohio Democratic State Convention met
at Columbus on the 2Ist inst. Hon. John Nc
Sweeny, of Wooster, was made permanent
chairman While awaiting the report OF the
committee on resolutions the convention pro-
eeeded to the nomination of governor. Gen.
Durbin Ward was nominated by 7. e. Powell,
and seconded by ex-senator Thurman. The
names of MessTs. George Hoadly and George
W. Geddes were then presented. The first
ballot resulted: Hoadly 300, Ward 271, Geddes
II and Denver 4. After the cali had been con-
cluded, on the second ballot. delegates began to
change their votes and a motion to nominate
Hoadly who had about $50 votes, by acclama-
] ton, was made and carried. The convention
! then selected for lieutenant governor, John G.
/ Warwick, of Stark county; for supreme judge
/ (short term) Martin d. Follett Washington
county; supreme judge (long terml, Selwin
/ Owen, Williams county supreme court clerk,
/ J. J. Cruikshank, Miami county; attorney
I general James Lawrence, Cuyahoga county;
/ auditor of State, Emil keisenelter, Franklin
1 county, treasurer of State, Peter Brady, San
dusl1y county. The following additional NOM
| nations We're made: Leroy ID. Brown, of Butler
county, for school commissioner, and John P.
| Martin, of Green county, for member of board
of public works. The State Central Committee
organized by the election of the following Off
/ GERS: David Il. Page, of Summit county, chair
man of the central committee; Gilbert III. Bar
! ger, of Coshocton county, chairman of the eX-
/ ecutive committee d. C. Ballentine, of Clark
county, secretary Of the executive committee;
and c. n. Schmick, of Columbus, secretary of
the central committee.
Resolutions were adopted affirming the prin-
| ciples of the party as expressed in the State
and National platforms in regard to personal
liberty and the true functions of good govern
ment, and declaring in favor of stable money,
| gradual extinction OF the public debt, and the
! payment of pensions to disabled soldiers, their
! wives and orphans. The resolutions favor a
! tariff for revenue, limited TO the necessities of
! a government economically administered, and
so adjusted in its application as to prevent I'M
/ equal burdens, encourage productive interests
at home. and afford Just compensation to labor,
but not to create or foster monopolies" The
4 platform condemns the Republicans for reduc-
ing the tariff on wool while at the same time
increasing it on WOODEN goods, and pronounces
/ it a discrimination in favor of monopolies and
against agricultural interests. 1t declares
against sumptuary legislation and in favor of
regulating the liquor traffic by jndicious and
properly graded license system. The convict
contract system in the penitentiary is con-
demned, and the promises Of the Republicans
to reform the system are pronounced delusive.
| The protection of the Government is declared
to be due TO all American citizens at home and
abroad. The resolutions of the State Conven-
1 tons Of Ohio IN 1850, 1881 and 1882 and OF the
Democratic National Conventions of 1872, 1876
/ and 1850, demanding reform in the civil SER
vice, are reaffirmed. General Ward made a
speech in which he severely rebuked the coz
service TO the party. and announced himself as
a candidate for the United States Senate. Dur
ing the evening session Chas. ". Metcalf and
Peter Kelly got into a fight in the Hamilton
county delegation, and the row had to be
quelled by the police. The men were arrested
and locked up. Kelly is q brother OF Alderman
Kelly, who shot man at the election in Gin
einnau recently.
The Republican State committee of West
Virginia met at Grafton on Friday John NJ
Mason. member Of the National Republican
State committee elected Hon. Nathan Gof, Jr.
Is his successor.
A committee from the Iroguois Club d
Chicago. has left for New York to confer with
Nessrs. Tilden and Hewitt and other leaders
with view to securing the holding OF thenext
Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
ballot for United States Senator in joint
convention of the New Hampshire Legislature
Monday, resulted as follows: Whole number
20. Patterson 1, Stevens 1, Marston 2, Bling
ham 5, Rollins IL.
The chairman of the Pennsylvania Demo
= cratic State Central Committee has issued a cal
for State convention TO be held at Harrisburg
August /.
Personal
The SEVENTEEN birthday Of the Rev. Henry
Ward Beeeher was celebrated at the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music on Monday evening last il
the presence Of an immense audience. Among
the speakers were Rev. C. II. Han, the chair
man. Rev. Dr.. Armatage, Rev Dr. Collyer, Rev
: DR.. Fulton, Mayor Lowe in behalf Of the city
Of Brooklyn, and John Barry, member of Par
! lament for county Wexford, ireland. Con
gratulatOry kilograms were received from many
, distinguished persons. Mr. Beecher, in thu
course Of his speech said, that If he were sus
: ceptible Of believing tenth part of what hat
been said about him the celebration would b.
that Of the birthday of fool by fools. Whel
: he looked back seventy years it seemed to hin
S nothing hadebeen done then. There were III
2 railroads, gaslights telegraphs When h
was twenty-three years old ii took him lei
q days TO 90 from Buffalo to Cincinnati Almos
: everything great that has been done in scienc.
has been accomplished since then. Italy ma
, gained unity, Greece has again raised her head
Hungary has freed itself from oppression TIL
Workingman is enfranchised in England. II
, expected 70 see every male twenty-one year
= old in England receive the franchise, and to Sc