The National tribune., 1883-06-21

many years leading editorial writer on the
Chicago Tribune died in that city Sunday, after
q lingering illness. His ailment was extreme
nervous prostration and general giving way
of the vital functions.
Zebina Eastman, who was prominently con-
nected with the agitation for the abolition of
slavery, and who published an emancipation
paper in Chicago called the H'eStera Citizen,
died in that city on Thursday. aged sixty eight.
He was native Massachusetts.
Senator John A. Logan is to deliver the
Fourth Of July Grafton at Wichita, Kan.
POLITICAL.
The State convention of the Greenback Labor
party met at Columbus, o., on the 18th inst,
with about forty delegates. The platform
charges both of the great parties with bribery
and corruption in securing nominations and
elections, with fostering monopolies, and with
extravagant use of the taxing power. 1t de-
mands the abolition of the national bank sys-
tenn and the substitution of legal-tender paper
money for the present currency; insists that
railroads be required to reduce their extortion-
ate rates; favOrs postal telegraph system; de-
mandS the restoration to the people of public
lands rec<lessly appropriated to corporations;
declares that all men have right TO part of
the land, and that general prices depend upon
the amount of currency III circulation, and calls
of the convict contract system. The following
ticket was nominated: Governor, Charles Jen-
kiDs; lieutenant governor, Vim. Baker; SUI
preme judge, short term, p. A. Chamberlain;
supreme court, long term, James 3. Grogan;
clerk Of supreme court. Wm. Bentz; attorney
general, Lloyd G. futile; auditor OF State,
Col. j. ii. Rhoades; treasurer Of State, John
Seitz; commissioner OF public schools, J. NJ.
Case; member of the board of public works,
John J. Scribner.
Ex-senator Dorsey has written letter to
Gen John A. Martin, of Kansas the newly
elected secretary of the national Republican
committee. in response to a request from Mr..
Martin t0.be furnished with the records of the
committee. Dir. Dorsey says the committee
never kept any records The only records in
his possession are the cancelled checks showing
the disbursements from his own pocket in be-
half of the committee. He never received or
disbursed a dollar Of money subscribed for po-
Etical purposes, but he paid out some $4,000
for his oV.a personal expenses in behalf of the
committee and for the salaries Of his clerks.
a law was passed by the New Jersey Legis-
lature at its last session requiring contracts for
public printing and stationery supplies to be
given to the lowest bidder. The bids for sta
tionery tor the various departments of the
State government Bere opened on Friday, aud
the lowest was 50, 707, saving OF 81, 600 ON the
cost OF the same supplies last year.
The Republican joint caucus of the New
Hampshire Legislature have FenoIninated Hon.
z II. Rollins and Hon Henry W. Blair for re-
election to the United States Senate. The
Democrats have nominated Hon. Harry Bing-
ham for Senator, and have decided to oppose
the election of two Senators at the present ses-
sion.
Cuyahogs county, Ohio, Saturday elected
thirty-eight delegates to the Democratic con-
vention instructed to vote solidiy for Judge
Hoadiy for Governor. At Columbus delega-
ton favorable to General Durbin Ward was
chosen, headed by ex-senator Thurman.
The Harper high-license bill passed the lii
nois senate on Friday by vote of thirty to
twenty, and the governor signed the bill.