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he was dead. Several physicians were called
and pronounced it heart disease.

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Thomas Shannon. the original hero of Chick
amauga, died at home, near Salem, o.. on the 23d
ult aged seventy-two years He was mem
Der of the Goth Illinois infantry during the late
war, and gained the appellation of the Hero
of Chickamauga" by capturing, single handed
and alone while on picket duty, three armed
rebels, and marching them before General Grant
at headquarters
Mr.. Irving during last week OF the Boston
theater played before more people than he ever
did before in single week. The attendance
was n 900. The receipts foot up $24, 0S7.
Bishop Clarkson, Of the diocese of Nebraska,
is lying very i'll at his residence in Omaha,
from congestion of the lungs. His friends there
are extremely solicitous as TO the result.
Lieutenant Danenhower, late of the Jeanette,
and Miss Helen Sloan will be married at 0swe-
go March ~ and after the wedding will make
visit for month to Washington.
The legislature of Ohio has made provisions
for bringing the remains of the distinguished
war correspondent, J. A. Mc(fahan, from Con-
stantinople to Ohio for burial.
Ex-Governor r. d. Hubbard died at Hart
ford, Conn. on the 9th ult., of Bright's dis
ease, complicated with blood poisoning.
Mrs Mary Brown widow of John Brown, the
noted abolitionist died at San Francisco on the
Goth ult.
POLITICAL.
The Democratic members of the Senate and
House-Senator Pendeton presding-met in
joint caucus in the Hall of Representatives
after the adjournment of Congress- on the 9th
ult., to appoint Democratic Congressional
campaign committee. The committee as
agreed upon at the caucus is as follows: Arkan-
sas, A. H. Garland Connecticut, w. w. Eaton;
Delaware, @. B. Lore; Illinois, r. w. Town
shend; Indiana, s. NJ. Stocksader; Iowa, J. III.
Murphy; Louisiana, n. G.. Blanchard Mary
| land, A. p. German; Massachusetts, A. b.
Lowering; Michigan, N. B. Eldredge: Missis-
sippi, FL. l.. Muldrow; Missouri, A. M. Dock
cry; New York, r. s. Stevens; North Carolina,
| G. Dowd; Pennsylvania, VIM. MutchIer; South
Carolina, s. Dibble; Tennessee, S. G.. Harris;
Texas, r. O. Mills; Virginia, J. S. Barbour;
| West Virginia J. E. Kenna; Florida, T. Ell. NJ.
| Davidson Georgia, A. 81. Colquitt; Oregon, J.
| III. Slater; Wisconsin, 2. v. Deuster; Arizona,
| G. H. Curry; Montana Martin Maginnis; Wyo-
| ming, M. Z. Post; Utah, J. L. Caine; Alabama,
H. A. Herbert; Ohio d. r. Paige; California,
! w. S. Rosecrans; New jersey, w. III. f. Fielder;
| Kentucky, James Clay.
| At the meeting OF the Massachusetts Reform
| Club, on the 1st inst, call was adopted and is
| to be issued inviting liberals and progressive
men of different States who heartily believe in
civil-service reform, the reduction of rates of
revenue and the cessation of silver coinage. to
| conference of liberal reformers without dis
| tinction of party, to be held in New York in
! May, to place in nomination candidates for
President and Vice President in full sympa-
| thy with the above principles" This club
represents the CiyiI-Seryice Reform Republic
cans and the Independent Democrats Of the
/ State. Congressman Lyman, Mr.. Haskell, of
the Boston Herald, and Samuel BoTles are
among its members.
The Ohio Republican State central commit
| tee on the 2Sth ult., fixed the date of the State
Convention as April % and "a, to be held at
! Cleveland. The convention will select four
delegates at large to attend the National Con-
vention at Chicago, and the other delegates
viii be selected by the Congressional districts
/ either at or before the convention.
An election was held on the LIST inst. in the
| old second Congressional district of Kansas to
fill the vacancy caused by thesdeath of Dudley
c. Haskell. The candidates were e. II. Funs-
! ton, Republican, and Samuel A. Riggs, Demo-
GRAFT and Greenbaelzer. Funston was elected
by about 1000 majority.
The Indiana Democratic State central COM
mittee on the 9th ult fixed June % as the
date Of the State Convention. Ex-senator BIC
Donald rendered his resignation as chairman,
but the committee declined to accept it, and he
will continue to act temporarily, at least.
The Ohio Equal Rights League Association,
on the 9th ult issued an address to the col
ored voters of Ohio condemning the Crowell
civil rights bill passed by the Legislature On
/ February 5.
/ Commissioner Dudley has consented to al
/ low the use of his name as candidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor of Indi-
lana.
The Rhode Island Republican State Conven-
ton is called to meet on March 20, at Provi-
! dence.