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Convention. OF the Irish National
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Convention. OF the Irish National
Land League.
CHICAGO, July 23.-The following Of
fetal notice will be issued tomorrow.
The Second National Convention of the
Irish National League of America will
assemble at II o'clock A. Nj, Wednesday,
August -, 1884. in Faueuil Hall, Bos-
ton, Massachusetts. Every branch hay
ing more than two hundred members in
good financial standing, is entitled to be
represented by two delegates. No branch
can have more than two representatives.
The Prohibition Convention.
PITTSBURGH, July 23.-The evening
SESSION Of the Prohibition Convention
opened by singing various hymns, cam
paign melodies aud prayer by Rev. Mr..
Wares, of New York. Permanent or.
ganizatiun was effected by the election
of Prof. Samuel Dickey, of Michigan. us
President and large number of Vice.
Presidents. Dickey, on taking the chair
said they were not in harmony with
those who believed in taxing and licens-
ing liquor saloons. They could not let
it alone. They believed that
it ought to be suppressed. (Cheers.)
There was no hope to be placed in po-
l,tical parties. This Prohibition party
stood committed to earnest, Independent
political work for the Presidency. Their
object was to found and build up from
its foundation an intelligent body of vo-
ters whose political thought would be to
secure complete suppression of the
liquor traffic. To that work thoy were
pledged and Ivy that work they expected
to expand With the general gov.
ernmeut in their hands it would
be welded wisely and the nation would
be redeemed from the ruinous rum
power.
A proposition to adopt the two thirds
rule for nominations was rejected aud
the majority rule adopted.
The roll of States was then called for
nomination of one member from each
for the Committee on Finance and two
members for the National Executive
Committee.
Various propositions wera submitted
and referred to the Committee on Reso-
lutions, among them one to make the ba
sis of representation at the next National
Prohibition Convention two for each
Congressional district and four for each
State, and another to change the party
name.
The Convention then at 10 o'clock adj
iourned till 8 o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing.
sanitary Conference Pro posed -
The Chinese Act Promulgated.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-Health OF.
ticer Townsend received to-day letter
from John II. Ranch, Secretary of the
Illinois State Board of Health, suggest
ing that in view of the appearance of
cholera in Europe, session of the Ma
tional SANITARY Conference would be
timely aud profitable. 1t proposes that
IA session for conference be held in Wash
ington on or about August 5tb, and that
invitations he extended to Health Off
GERS at all large cities. Health Officer
Townsend concurs heartily in the views
expressed therein.
A circular has been issued by the
Treasury Department promulgating the
Chinese act and instructing customs Of
Ulcers to abide by its provisions.
John Kelly Chosen EIectOr-nt-
ALBANY, n. Y, July 23-At the
Democratic State Committee meeting to
day the Tammany Hall members were
absent. John Kelly, of New York, was
chosen Elector at Large in place OF Pur.
cell, of the Rochester Union, resigned.
Cavalry worsted by Indians.
DENVER, Col, July 2j.-The RepUl-
iican's Durango SPECIAL says: Captain
Psrrins, commanding the detachment OF
cavalry sent in pursuit of the Indians
that made an outbreak on the Gait
camps, short time ago, found the ln-
dams entrenched in their stronghold,
100 miles west of the Blue Mountains, On
the 18TH, and, after a sharp fight, were
compelled to retire with the loss OF one
scout, named Wormington, and james
Higgins, a cowboy, killed. There were
two hundred Indians. They were so
well armed and so well protected in
the bluffs that it was found impossible
to dislodge them. Captain Perrins will
probably await orders from headquarters
before making further attack, as it is
only throwing the lives of his men away
at the disadvantage they would have to
fight the Indians.
Fatal Explosion of Giant Powder.
DENVER, Colo. July 23.--As work
train, with forty bridge hands, was pass
ing through Black Canon, west OF Gun.
nison, this morning, spark from the
engine ignited box containing giant
powder. A terrific explosion followed
killing John Lynch, John Morris and j.
w. Olsen, bridge hands, and wounding
a number of others. The cars and en-
CINE were badly wrecked.
A Case of Yellow Fever mt New
Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, La, July GA case
OF yellow fever is reported, resulting in
the death OF child of three years. A
post mortem examination will be made.
when the case will be officially reported.