Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

QUEEN VICTORIA on the 22d cabled Pres
ident Arthur congratulations at the rescue
of Lieutenant Greedy and other survivors
of the Arctic expedition, to which the
President replied, thanking her Majesty
and expressing appreciation of the gift of
the Alert.
Mrs. JANE GREY SwISsHELM, whose
name has for forty years been a familiar
one to the American public, died on the
evening OF the 22d at her home in Swiss
vale, Pa. She was born in Pittsburgh in
1915.
GENERAL WEAvER was on the 22d NOM
mated for Congressman from the Sixth
District Of Iowa by the Democratic and
Greenback Conventions. Thomas j. Wood
was nominated by the Democrats Of the
Tenth Indiana District.
GENERAL HAzEN stated on the 22d that
| Lieutenant Greedy accomplished every
thing that he was sent to do, and that he
brought his party to the point where his
responsibility ended.
THE Massachusetts Republican State
Convention will be held in Boston on the
Sd of September next.
Hon. w. H. GRAIN has been nominated
for Congressman by the Democrats of the
| Seventh District of Texas.
The Wisconsin Democratic Convention
for the nomination Of State officers will be
held at Madison September 10.
ALEXANDER SULLIVAN, President of the
Irish National League, has called a con-
v%ention at Boston for August 10.
THE National Convention of Prohibition
lists opened its session at Pittsburgh, Pa,
on the 23d, with 45G delegates in attend
ance. William Daniel, who was chosen
temporary Chairman, expressed the con-
viction that the temperance voters could
put Mr.. st. John in the White House. At
the evening session Prof. Samuel Dickey;
of Michigan, was made permanent Presi-
dent. Adjourned to the oath.
The following Congressional nomina-
tions We're made on the 23d: Republican
theirs; Second, A. A. Stewart; Fourth,
w. w. Morrow; Fifth, Charles N. Fen
ton; Sixth, N. H. Markham. West Vir-
ginia, Third District, j. w. Davis. Ohio,
Third District, H. L. Morey. Vermont,
Second District, W. N. Grant. Demo-
cratic-Indiana, Tenth District, Thomas
J. Wood, renominated.
REAR-ADMIRAL GEORGE F. EMMoNs, re-
tired, died on the 23d at Princeton, N. j.,
aged seventy.five years.
THE National Prohibition Convention in
session at Pittsburgh on the oath nominal
ed John T. st. John, of Kansas for Pres
ident, and William Daniel, of Maryland,
for Vice-President. 1t was decided tina
the name of the party should be the "Pro.
hibition Party" The platform adopted
favors the abolition of internal revenue on
liquors and tobacco, and declares that the
ballot should be placed in the hands of
woman for her protection.
AT the California Republican State Con-
v%ention at Sacramento on the oath eight
Presidential electors were chosen and q
platform was adopted which atfirms the
principles of the. National Republican
platform; favors a protective tariff on
wine, raisins and hops; the restoration of
the wool tariff of 1867; denounces the Dem
ocratic candidate for President as a monop-
olist; approves Blaine's attitude on the
Chinese question, and favors pensions for
the Mexican war veterans.
On the oath two Prohibition State Con-
MENTIONS were held in Indianapolis. One
faction was opposed to the nomination of
a State ticket, while the other placed r.
S. Dwiggins in the field for Governor.
The act of the Virginia Legislature pro-
hibiting school superintendent from TAX
ing part in politics has been declared un-
constitutional by the Court of Appeals.
JOHN HILL, who represented q New
Jersey district in Congress for three terms,
and was largely instrumental i'll securing
two-cent postage and the postal card, died
OH the oath at Boonton, in his sixty-fourth
year.
AT the meeting of She new Democratic
National Committee on The 24th Hon. Will
lam II. Barnum, of Connecticut, wrs re-
elected Chairman, and Hon. F. Q, Rsince,
Of Massachusetts, Secretary.