Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-18

6LkSlicNS Of DELEGATES IN ALL FORTlONS OF THE
COUNTRY.
The New jersey republicans yesterday at Tren-
ton elected Blaine delegation, with Senator
SeWell at the head, on the first ballot Ex-Secretary
Robson was defeated as Il delegate and also as an
alternate.
The republican state convention Of Indiana yes
terday selected the following deegatesat-iarg to
1ncaGo-SenatorSB Benjamin Harrison and Richard
W thompson 10y reclamation. and Hon. John II.
Baker, OF Goshen, and Morris Mcdonald OF New
Albany The delegation IS uninStructed.
Congressman HOuk presided at the republican
stale convention in Tennessee yesterday. AnArthur
deleHation was elected. or the twenty-four dele
gates selected all are for Arthur except two, Con-
gresham Petubone and William Elliott.
The republicans OF Delaware yesterday elected
Blaine delegates TO the national convention.
In the sixteenth Ohio district yesterday one Sher
pledged.
George W. Curtis and John NJ Crane have been
elected delegates to Chicago from the first New
York congressional district.
Butler delegates were elected yesterday at con-
vehtion OF the national party in the third New Jer
sey district.
Arthur delegates were elected yesterday In the
ninth Kentucky district
In the seventh republican district OF NAhipan one
Blaine and one unpledged delegate was elected.
delegates favorable to ex-senator Z. Fl. Rollins
1or delegateat-large to the Chicago convention
were elected at Concord, n. H., yesterday.
At the republican convention in Frederick coun-
y, Nd, yesterday, Blaine resolutions We're not In
troduced. for tear of exciting opposition. The dele
gates are said to be divided between Logan and
Blaine.
AT the annual convention Of the Maryland State
temperance Alliance in Baltimore yesterday reSO-
luton was adopted declaring that In the event the
temperance question IS not recognized In the plat
orns OF either OF the political parties, that the ex
ecut1ve committee be authorized to issue cleo
tofa prohlbltory ticket for the nominees OF the pro-
hlbition party.
BoGGAS CASH IN CANADA.-A telegram to the New
York Times from Cheraw, s. C., April 16, says:
Sheriff Sponord, OF Chesterfield county. asserts
HOGAN nnr6prpr G i'm do
he says that he received letter from Boggan
from Meridian, Miss, while he was on his way. to
arrival there. stating that he would come back to
be tried when 1t suited his convenience pleasure
Sp0nord Is the gallant sheriff who went to the
eluer Casns house to arrest Boggan after the muir
der OF Richards, and who, Instead OF arrestng Cash.
got drunk, II Is said, on Cash's whisky.
NEGRO TRAMP TERRoRIzING MARYLAND
CoUSTY.-Great excitement prevails in and about
the town OF Dunkirk, Calvert county. Md In con-
sequence OF the bold operations OF SteriOuS ne
gro who lately came To the place. His first appear
ance in Calvert county was at the house OF George
Thomas, near Dunkirk. While there he exhibited
a revolver. razor and long dirk. During the
past week ncendary cOufagratiOnS have occurred
In different sections OF Calvert county, which are
charged to the negro tramp. Mayor Latrobe, OF
Baltimore, has offered a reward for h1ss arrest
The police and constabulary are engaged In an ex-
tended search, reaching as far as the Eastern
Shore, Delaware. Pennsylvania and Virginia.
ELoPlNG WITH A CoLoRED MANS WIFE-A very
pccuAai VopciHcHe ID tHc stIlSdtloH Ol cleveland,
Ohio. Wednesday morning VI. K Patterson, a col
ored piaSterer, reported that white man named
j. II. Bingham, sewing machine agent, had eloped
with his Wife. Patterson Is one OF the most prOm.
nent coiored men in the city. and quite an active
republican politician. His wife Is nearly white and
quite pretty. The sewinr machine agent Is sixty
I'VE years or age. II Is POSED that the guilty
pair have gone to Detroit, and the authorities OF
that city have been informed.
KILLED HIS FATHER TO SAVE His MOrHER-The
coroner's jury at Cambridge, Md, in the case OF
Charles X. Shenton, youth OF 19, who killed his
father In order 10 protect his mother as published
III yesterdays STAR. found that the deceased came
TO his death at the hands OF his son. who struck the
fatal blow in defense OF the life of his mother