The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-17
NEWS SUMMARY,
Eastern and Middle States.

PRESIDENT Arthur was present at grand
ball given by "the cream Of society" in New
port, X. |.
A LARGE parade Of workingmen took place
the other day in New York. Nearly all the
trades were represented in the procession
MARTIN WElNBERGER, n Hungarian, was
hanged ut Pittsburg Penn, for the murder
of peddler Il friend and travelling compan-
iOn two years ago The persistent efforts Of
the Hungarian authorities at home and
abroad to save Wcinberger from the gallows
made the cas- more than ordinarily prominent
and caused the long delay in the execution.
NOTWITHSTANDING his letter of ofdeclination
Governor Waller was rcnominntcd 10y accla-
nation at the Connecticut Democratic State
convention in Hartford. Most of the pres.
cnt State officers were rcnominatcd, an cleo
toral ticket was placed in the field, and
platform adopted
An the New Hampshire Republican State
convention held in Concord, Moody Curricr
was nominated for governor presidential
electors were selected and II platform was
adopted.
VERMONT was the first Of the Northern
States TO have an election this year The ma
iority for Pingrce, the Republican candidate
for governor, according to first returns, was
variousy estimated at from 10000 10 H,UOO.
| The Grccnback vote was light In 1850 the
| Republican candidate for governor had a ma
| iprity ut 2j,Ol!, aud in lNS2 II minority ol
| l9,SO.
| GOVERNOR PNrrIsoN, of Pennsylvania,
formally opened th" International Electrical
exhibition in Philadelphia. Many marvel
Gus devices wrought through the power ui
electricity are on exhibition.
| \ REMARKABLE shooting accident occurred
| few days since In Boston. Mrs Mclyinl
! Butler, n yuung married woman, while busy
, IN her Kitchen was struck by n bullet that
came crashing through the window, aud IN Il
few mumcnl, expired Investigation showed
that the shot had been fired 10y John &. Muir
| ray. u marine on duty at the Charlcstowl
navy ward, mile away Murray had fire.
over the head Of a river pirate who was steal
| ing wood. asa warning, and was GstuniShc'
to learn his shot had killed Il woman 50 ial
of
| Ar the Democratic national convention
committee was appointed Ia present 10 Sam
url j. Tillcn resolutions of regret that In
lct it necessary to decline the nomination -
the PARTY \ few days since this committee
headed hy Governor Albeit, of New Jersey
and Il. II. Henry. of Mississippi, proceeded T.
Grcyst0nc, Mr.. Tildcn's country residence o
lil' llNtl0Nlls Nll ll'S'llA''A wv i'''ih'i''l'
TuE Massa 'hl.cttS Republican and Demo
ca'ic state conventions were held on th
| same ]ay-thr former at Boston and the la'
Ter at Worcester. The Republicans rcnom
mated the entire present State ticket hy at
clnmaron. and rlcctorsat large were ais
chosen. The Democrats nominated Willial
C. Endicott for governor, together with a III
ticket and electors at large
EX. SPEAKER SAMUEL j. RANDALL hi
been nominated in Philadelphia for HI
twelfth term in Congress.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPs, Mr.. Blaine
close friend, has been nominated for Congre
in the Seventh New Jersey district
THERE wns great gathering of di
tmguishcd scientists at the opening of Il
tmrty-thlrd annual session of the America
Association for the Advancement of Srcn'
IN Philadelphia Governor Pattison dcliver'
an address of welcome, and various papers
scientific interest were read and diScu%ci.
LATER returns put the Republican ma jori
in Vermont at about u 100 The house
, representatives stands MS follows; Rcpul
can. It's; Democratic, .; Independent, j;
choice in one town: Both Republican cant
dates for Congress were elected
AHuNGARIAN who stabbed his daught'
in law, near lla2cltou, Penn, waS hanged
a tree 10y masked party OF hi, countrym'
/ \ STATE convention of the MaSsa'husc
Grccmbarkcrs, held in Boston, indorsed
, indianapolis convention platform, and
nominees Of that convention, Butler n
Il West. \ resolution To combine with
l. newly started Peoples party in making NJ
% state and electoral ticket was also adopt
It A HUNDRED acres of land over mine N
>. Wikcsharrc, Penn, suddenly cavcd
n doing great damage The financial loss is
p tmatcd at SjO1Ojl