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THE CONVENTION.

Tho optn,rE 8 OF tho cPrccscdinEs-Chal
mnu anbIu's sreeeu. %.
Atl2 o4ra. The Chair rannourcedt that the
hour having ntriyel for the meeting Of tho
eighth Republican Convention the conseu-
ton would new bo opened BY prayer by
the Rev. Frank Bristol, Of Ch'csgo. Prayer
was then offered BY Rev. Mr.! Bristol as
follows: sr'ss ::.{i ~ -
Gcd o. our isthcIa, ~e a1o,u nad wor.
shin thee end love thoe, Dy whoso grace
nnd providence wa aro what va aro as q
Nation, va would lit our hearts In thanks
giving and everlasting praise. We thank
thce for cur glorious National her.
itace-i9r th!a magnificent land Of wealthy
hiiIs and fertile plains, and for the lava
and iGltisn.!on8 which make it q land ol
prcyreGs Gnd llbtrIy. We thank thee for
our Christian sircs, loyerH Of freedom md
Of G, nep Of coincidence and integrity
whose names have jewelled hia.ory and
The memory oi wheas deGds ieau irspira'
tion 10 hcroism and patriotic pride. We
thank thee lor Plymouth Ratk, ioi
Yorktown, lor Appomattox iar stepf
! 10 tupTH tIO llkutoouoASLo VI uIRu'
er law. We thank thee 10,
tho Declaration Of Independence, the Con
s,jtution Of The United States, tho Emanci
patton Proclamation, our blood bough
charters Of freedom. We thank thee fol
tho Republican party and Tor its splendid
history and its still more splendid possi
bililies. And now. "a this great conven
tion enters on a work which, will involve
the most precious interest Of tlfiy millionl
Of people, and In large sense the iutercs'l
Of irse institutions, we deyoutly and mos
esrncstly supplicate that the blessing o
Almighty God may, bless the members o
his body, the homes, the States and th'
narts Of ihe nation which they rcpreaen.
Nav the ambition Of patriotism, tho via
dom Of ata,esmanship, the righteousness o
Thrjstisu consciousness possess ever,
Srsast and and control every action
and may the result Of this conven
tIon % bo in harmony with tho will Q
God concerning us,. and be received will
iov NV the peop,e Of the whole land. An,
~ Jr,snt' q Almighty God, that tile comm
poiitieal campaign be conducted with tha
sscency, Intelligence, pasrios!smi md dig
nitv of temper that becomes o FREQ and In
tSilIcent I people. Continue thy mercics t
@ ua BIess our country with peace; prot
nor,ty n and universal enlightenment: Ma
rc never deny the faith lot our father
NAV M WI never cease 10 be q temperate,
irss, a An M Iudustrlous, q Sabbath keeping,
j ~ 4 a - b
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GALVESTON, TEX, Juno 3-Specials tc
the Neps from nll over ths Safe indicate
another extraordinary damaging rainfall
during the pas. ,wonty.iour hours, and
sill continuing. Tls s!orm bell
covcra The mos. cultivated por.
tiona Of tho Sa.c. and nearly
the same area Of country al WIS previously
flooded twice this etason. The present
storm Ia general over ths. portion o. Texas
extending west from the Arkansas and
LoulaiRnH lines from Marshall to For
Worth. Such con,inuoue heavy rGius are
unprecedented in tho history OF Texas.
The loes will smount 10 many milliona OF
dollars. Near Thorndale the Brazas has
ovetlowed five thousand acrGs Of farm
land. Railroad traffic within the s.ornl
belt ia again ut q stand still. .r 4
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LArEn pAR1Ictr1Ars

Babcock and party LEFT baltimore Ma,
l9.h on ths Lighthouse tender Pharep
bound for Mosquito inlet, 90 milea below
tho mouth Of the s.. Johns river, on thI
Florida coast, where tho Government Il
building as,liSht.houae. The pharcs pul
ir.o Charleston ind left there Oh the .Sth,
having encountered adyere winds
Hll the way. A heavy northeast gale began
on the s0th, In midst OF which .he Phtio
made ST. Johns Light and came to anchor
oil the bar with two cable, cut. A p!Iot
was sisnalled for, and although the Sea was
running hali.mast high. one reached the
Pharos. l.iI.. '..r s.'II :
The next news received wra n dispatch
from Dsytonis, announcing tho sad tutas.
!rophe: When the tug comes back from
Mosquito inlet full particulars will be
known. The probability is the Phsros
anchored cir the inle: and the General mud
his party undertook 10 20 ashore In small
boat, which was fwamped in the breake,B.
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DErRoIr, MICu., juno "a mysterious
outrage was brought to light In this city
this morning. a married woman, Laura
Schulz, was found on Yinewood avenue,
jus. outside the westorn limits Of tho city,
in her night clo.hca, with her throat Gu,
gnd inseDs!blo. Appearances a. her home
indicate that ehs was attacked in her bed,
Blscping baby being covered with blood,
and that Bhe wAs carried thence and ltft In
vacant lot to die. sIiil i, may be u case
OF attempted suicide. Sac Is etil! alive, bu,
In no condition TO give any account ol the
transaction. Her husband WAS arreeted on
suspicion but wss subsequently seleased.
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PITTSBURGH, June 3.-Jesse Garter, COL
orel, convicted as an scceeaory to tho mur.
der Of John Foster by babe Jones, wns
banged ut II O'Clock this morning in the
preBance OF fifty people. The condemned
displayed wonderful iortitude on the sca!.
fold, where he reiterated his iunocanco,
prayed, aud aapg a hymn Of farewell to
the world. His neck was broken by the
drop, and in six minutes lifo was extinct.
Over two years ago Jones Bho. md NOR.
tally wounded John Foster, for which
crime hv was executed April 5. Carter
was tried as an accompiice, and Il was
ahown that he had bsan with Jones when
be purchasd the weapon with which the
shooting was done. Jones exoners.ed Oar.
ter in atGtemen: before his death, bnt the
Pardon Board, after investigation, reluaed
10 Interfere. @ r.
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NEW foRE, June 3.-The funeral ser.
vices over the remains Of Presiding Bishop
Benjamin .. Smith, Of Kentucky, were
held in the Church Of Heavenly Rest.
Bishop Alfred Lee, Of Delaware, read the
funeral services. After tho serviceB tho
bishop and clergymen held n meeting and
appointed committee to draw up resolu-
tions OF coincidence. The remains will be
taken to Frankfort, ky., for interment.
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ATLANTA. GA, June 3.-Ncasly every
county in the State elected delegates to-day
to theState Democratic Convention. Three.
lourths were lnbtructed Tor Tildcn. The
remainder arc considered as Tor him, Not
a vote vas cast against Tilden.
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A Brls's Crew Lost,

ST. JonSs, n. F., June 3!-Fourteen OF
The crew Of the ice.stranded brig Con-
iederate LETT the vessel on the eth Of May
In an endeavor to reach land, but have not
since been heard Of. s--
at Notre Dame Bay, as number Of men
were driving logs to tho new Bay saw
mills. the dam bursted. sweeping oil before
1t. Two bodies have been recovered.
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COLUMBUS, O., June 3-The Insurance
Commissioners to-day filed complaint
agairs: the Ci!izans Mutual Relief Insar.
ance Co., Of Wellington, Ohio, TO the effect
that that company has never been legally
organized and has been operated for profit,
the officers having divided among them
aelyes 1000 US protitu. =
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THE PERMANE>T . eaaNIx ,r1os.

GniHhhh GrOW NeaIem for per,ururp,
Ch"'rinan-iicudrrson Elected. 70
The Committee on Organic ,tion we,o In
session till . late hour this evening. Al.
ter e!ecs!ns George 3. Williams, OF Indi.
ana, Chairman, the Committee proceeded
to the election Of a permanent Chairman
and Secretary. Of the Convention. G. A.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, was put in nomi
nation by the friends oil Blaine, and ]. B
Henderson, Of Missouri, by the opposition
Mr.. HendVrsou was elected by vote Of &C
to II. Charles W. Clisbse, Of Michigan,
was unanimously elected Secretary. X
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New Court Housc-Gas weii-Snlvntio,

New Court Honsc-Gns weii-Snlvntion
.N.1 t..a Army, Etc.
Tho Salvation Army haze struck 1t rich
hero. a. Fl
Tho West Virginia Fro Brick Company
are filing large ordu's for paving brick.
County Court met At Fnisy!ew thin week.
and transacted somo brsiac.B In rega:d 10 tho
levy. .l6 :
b; ]. Smith, E!q., says thst New Cumbsr-
land VIII have now gas we'll X ho has 10
put 1t down himself. 1.l'.u,. 71l" =
Soma farmers In this nelghborhood refused
iorty.llvo cents per bnshel for potatoes Last
fall. One lot was sold here last week for
twenty-five cents per bnshe!.
Work on the building which Is 10 be offered
10 thu county for n court house has begun.
II will DO built Of fire brick and 10 calculated
10 cost about slx thousand dollars.
A. NJ. Shelter 4 Co.. who were 10 unior-
tnnatc during the big il,od, hryo got good
star. In their foundry sEain. Thia!sa young
firm and deserved great credit for the!r
pluck and cu,e:prlre. ,",'"7
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| faf ihh FEITiIuh w INK W. I. II us
Hon. W. G. Donnon, ol Iowa, presented
memorial and petition Of tho National
Womcn's Christian Temperance Union.
II bsnru the signatures Of the Presidents oil
tho Wemen's Christian Temperance Unions
In for.y.elshs States md Territories, and
reads as follows: .SilBI! a n,
"To he National Convention Of he RepuJli.
can party: itit5-E 7E.zl25
We, members oil tha Womau's Christian
temperance Union oil ths States herein
represented by tho signatures Of our oil.
cers, believe that whiis tho poison habits
ot tue nation can bo large y restrained by
IN appeal TO The intellect through argu.
mont, 10 the heart through sym.
psthy nnd 10 tho corsciarce through the
motives o freligion, the traffic In these poi.
sons will ba best controlled by prohibitory
law. Ws believe tho teachings otscisnce, ,ax.
pcIiCnco and the golden rule combine 10
testify against the traffic in alchohollc |
liquors "a n drink, and tho homes of
America, which ore tho Clladels Of patriot.
ism, purity and hspplneHs have no enemy
80 reckless AZ the American Rsloon. There.
fore, as citizsns Of the United States,
irrespective oi sect or section, but having
deeply at heart tho protection OF our
homes, We do hereby respectfully and
sarns,tly petition you 10 advocate and to
adopt Buch measures a. arc requisite TO tho
end that prohibition OF tbs importation, ex.
manufacture and salo oialcoholic
beverages may berome All integral part oil
The National Constitution, and that your
party candidate shall bo BY character and
public pledge committed to national pro.
hibitory constitutional amendment.
The petition waa read and referred 10 the
Committee on Rlles. ~
REALTY OWNERSHIP DT FOREIGNERS.
Lealio ". Blssell, Of New York, present.
od the following, which ,wau referred, to
'hs Committee on R.soluluns:. l-.4..sI5l
Nesoirtd, That the Commluco on Rsso.
usions be, and they arc hereby directed to
sive a hearing to tho Committee appoint.
ID BY the Irish Nstional League Of America
% present q memorial to this Convention
III tho subject Of ownership OF realty In
he United S.s;es by foreigners. :.
The Convention then dj,urnad ill II
,'rlork fn.,Oorrapr HF- -.a. =, -=E ga ~ |
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pirrsuuHon. June 3.--The convention oi
the American Film. Glass Worker Union
10 called for this city July I'd. Ds'esaLes
from s'l par!R OF tho conntry will be Ia Mt.
tendance. Tho ,NL.iohal Window Glass
Workers. Association will hold II. annual
convention here July S.h. . ="
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TIE OPENING SCENES,

description ofthe Bni-rhe Iacn,lon of
thrvnrious b"l'rn,ions. n
Cu'cAoo, Ill, June 3.-7rhe Republican
National Convention, the eighth In the his.
tory Of the party, convened q, noon TODAY.
The spectacle presented at thsopeninx va
8 notable ons In many ways, and iis do.
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At Pittn.- Allegheny, 9; Indiau'p'l's, ..
At Bos.on-phila., 5; Boston, ii.
At rrosidence-N. York, la;; Provide 'ce, Z,
Atm. iork-Metropol'n, 0; Cincin'ti, 10,
at Bal.imore-Tie game, III innings.
AT philadel'a-A,hleiic. 10; St. Louis, 7,
At Detroit-Detroit, 3; Cleveland, Q.
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BRIEF TELkGRAMS,

Tho Senate passed 0s bills yesterday.
The Australian authorities are providing
agains! dynamiters. '''ali3 iN.. 1[S ~
N. l.. Shaw, Of Chicago, wholesale boots
and shoes, failed yesterday with liabilities
OF $50. 900. 5sgS,if5 &. 7. ,{sSG
R. II. Forestal, paper jobbers, Q. Phil,
adelpbin. have suspended, with liabilille.
Of S75. 900. q 15a}EiEdE f%i giE
Martin H.. Witter, Of St. L3uis. ua.
elected presldent Of tho Ipterns,iopa
Typographical Union at New Orleals yes
terdsy. '5.tIg'
Tho famous Admiralty case Of Can. Johr
W. Cannon vs. the steamer Chas. Morgan
for damagesto Caunon's boat BY collision
near New 0fleaus, wan decided In iht
United States Court st Louisyille. rrs,er
day, In favor Of tho plaintiff, Who seil
$1,000. .a,.z> Z, ,.;s' .T 7;7!3' A' '
Andrew W.. Kelly, better known 4,
"Parmenes Mix" died at Frankli.. ky,
ot consumption, yesterday. Kelly tnoo.l
young mau, enjoyed a national ,eprts
tion as humorous poet. He was a pstiy,
Of New York, ,.'is III, X : ! s,'"-.t : ''""
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The Last ylctim's lsa,iy,

BALTIMORE, June 3.-The body Of vii
liam Moulton, the colored 'drayman, and
last known to be in the wreck Of the GAY
street ware house, was recovered this
morning. Making seven killed.
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platform, bnt that he intended 10 make al
elert 70 have u reasonable istllT plank In
bly, be luCcetB,ul. 7yq ,gil' MI 'i.JgI,
Tbs Committee also received and heard
sta,emenia from a delegation oi Knights
o. Labor anti other kindred organizations,
Ths,y, psoietael 10 represent ono million
xofklngmen. The principles for which
thcy wke.l recognition were The eniorco.
ment Of tho sivht hour law; the rlgh, Of
labor to ,organIs, In the Blme manner rs
capital dosp; tho enforcement oil comppl.
sorry education, and the prevention Of the
importation ol contract lshnr. ~ . - i
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GRAFTON sENrINEL BURNED OUT
An Laeendinry ftrc Dtstroys It's Tyne
|e.|'ha Auu fufniture Hr.-'..


aud Purniturr.
Special Dlpaseh 10 he ini,llq.nesr, In,
GRAFTON, W. Va, June 3.-Fire was
discovered about $50 o'clock this morning
In tho &ntind Office. A quick response to
tho alarm and hard work by the ci,lscps
held tho fire In check, and prevented ila
spread to adjoining buildings. The dam.
age to the building, which be-
longs 10 Mr.. +. q. JelIsrys. Of
Whceling, will probably not exceed
Two hundred dollars. This Sentinel loses
nearly all iis type and office fixtures, ex.
cGept presses, but ia fully insured. Tho
lower p, I! ,or Of the building Is occupied by
W. I, Ltlley as a ahoe store. Mr.. Lilley's
!op is about two hundred dollars. The Or
I9'n 1, o. Tue IRE Is unknown, but 1t Is genrr-
|ucenuiary., 100 - - - ,
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GIN. nAHCUrK's DEATH.
ho'hnu two AssistRnis Drowned In
..' mOtguItO III Let. Tlpttuu.

U.s." ~" ahhisthhth Drowned In
ho.Tui,o Inlet, Florida.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jule 3,-pdva,e
kilograms received In this city and Bal.!.
moro this morning from Benz, an
e1ployo OF the light house rorvice, dated
Daysonis, Florida, Juno ., via As.oria,
Florida, announce that Gen. 0. Z. Bah
cock, engineer OF o! tho Fifth light house
district, Lsvl Luckey, his chIel clerk Tor.
mcFly nsS's.aat private secretary Of psesi.
dent Grant, and Bsrjamin 7. Suter, OF
washington, were drowned Saturday in
Mosquito Inlet of tho coast Of rioIIdawhIle
experimenting work on The iipht houg6
being erected a! that point, Another p,!.
vnse telegram sayB tho cauunl,y. occurred
ye'terday. Tho body Of Dlbcock only was
reCoyeseu, r,.ttI I; ~ a j. .t..gI.-.
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tional Conventions and Of a revised ap.
portionment Of memb0ra Of the Eatlonal
Committee be referred 10 tho committee on
Rules and Order ol Buplntss. with leave
to report before the ballot Tor President.
A!ter some diEcusH!on.ths resolution was
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lurihenis of tho huii call for Tcnipo.
---.--L-.--.Ls srhrY ChuIrMhM.

Incidents of tho huii Call for Tcnipo.
2>rnry Chairman. H..
Tho Chair then directed call Of tho roll
Of delegates and began with Alabama,
which voted solidlylor Lynch. When the
State Of Arkansas was reached MIR. Root,
Of Arkansas, arose aud said, "Mr. Chair.
man, lam authorized by the delegation
from Arkansas, thirteen Of whom are pres,
cnt, General Powell Clayton being absent,
that they cast the fitecn vo.cs OF tho dele.
CATION for Powell Clayton" Loud calls
lor tho roll CALI i
The Chair directed tho Secretary 10 fin.
ish reading the roll. When the name ol
Benjamin Harrison, Of Indiana, was
called, Mr.. Thompson, oi Indiana, said
"the delegato.at.larg who represents the
SMte ot Indiana, In place ot General Har
rison, Is Mr.. Rolliker. General Harrlson
will not be here. Shall his numo b.
called?" l.y,5Ss7f.3. s..sY,ti
Mr.. Chairman -"Hl namo will b,
callsd.n' lS ~ 4 75g& syf /. .,,S}
When the namo OF George +. Hoar, o
Massachusetts, was called there was ire
mendous applause. lie voted Tor Lynch
Z 5Ss1s NE MAloSE's INCEPTION. (,
General Mahone'a nama headed the lis
Of Virginia delegates, and when tn
Secretary called Upon hi m 10 record hi
vote and the Little Rsadjuater stood up i
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PARIS, juno 3-Gsneral slallot attacked
and occupied Turn Quang yesterday eyen-
ing, tho enemy Offering only feeble re.
eisteuce, 49,
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REsoLuTloSs Ann PETITIONS,

Tho Ecviard App0riionmcnt and the
g Temperance Question.
At the suggestion of Hon. John A. Mar.
tin, Secretary Of the National Committee,
Hons- Titus sheard, oil New York, and Lee,
oi Pennsylvania, were chosen asslntan. sec
retariea to serve during tho pending tenn
porary organization.
Tho chairmen Of tho delegations then an
nounced the names ol persons selected tc
eervs on the various committees Of the con,
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When the namo Of George +. Hoar, ol
MassachuEctts, was called there was ire,
mendous applause. lie voted for Lynch.
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nLlINE hiVhn,lrIIr
lIc Will Ahh h,s supp0riers to 20 Over
.'' ..a to General hneF ,,tRu 2 r.5t ~

''H..s to General sherman. st ~
BosroN, Mass, Jups 3 3-.-Mr. Blaine took
tho noon train for Portland. lie talked
politics with no one. uo 10 reported as
having eaid 10 a personal friend that be
did no! expect the nomination, and that
the candidate would bs a dark horee.
Tnere is good authority for tLc statement
tha. tie Blaine men will, at bis request,
support General Sherman II tho nomina.
ton o! Blaine appears lmpraclicable. 3.
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CoLCARtA. Mo.-The Stattsa.an gayt: Tho IA.
niliar nnue Of tho wondsriul remedy. ST.
Jacobs on, growsin favor daily, In the homes
OF the aiii!ctld all over the country,
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Jrsr think Of It, an cleh,.ioot s.ep I,dJer
Tor Sa %, alx.ioos for 81 30, with pAient
bucket support, at Boyd's, Market BqGsye. '
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y o'clock, which ID the time Usually 80. for
tn, the assembling Of the Cabinet Oh Tuesday
AROUND AErIlUR'g TAiILE,

| - anoueb ARlHVN y TAnLEs
Secretary Lincoln was tho ll,s! member
Of Tho Cabinet 10 ru. In an appearance,
He walked over frsm tho Wa. Department,
alone, There was nothing In his manner
to Indicate any particular interest or an..
iety In regard to political aiIairs lilo was
followed aoOn tt,er by Secretaries Chan.
dler, Folger and Ffeiinghuygen, Tie lat.
;er wM accompanied by thn minlster
rom tue Dominiclan Republic. postmsste,
Sencral Gresham was The last 10 arrive
re looked happy and urconcerned. The
;nl!orney General wan the only Rbsentcs,
ne 10 In Philadelphia, The President and
gabines remained together until 2 O'Clock,
during which time several te,egrsms wore
received giving Information Of ihe prcere,s
oi atlairs ut Chicago. The meeting nd.
lourned at 2o'clnck. Postmaster General
Gresham droveclr with Secretary ChRniler.
Secretary Lincoln remained viii, the pIe,i.
dent Tor q short time, md tho other mem.
befs oil Tho Cabinet departed separately,
BULLETINS ron KvxRYu:DY.
Arrangements havs been made 10 fur.
n!sli bulletins Of tho Aipociatea Press from
Chicago to the White llousc, The di lrreut
iepartmen!e, both housrB Ct Copgrtxs and
he Presidential candidates vt their homes
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! THE DRIFT OF THINGS.
EdmundA' Friends Claim the Bn,nre,
= 81 ~ ri.fa a..f#1 1F sreT=-. p ~. -

EdmundA' Friends Claim the Bn,nrce
E.f.i OF Power.
The leaders Of the Elmpnds movement
held consultation in the rocms Of George
William Curtis tonight, and in tho view
that they hold the balance Of power they
decided to keep up the fisht until either a
sufficient number OF votes comes their way
to decide the contest in his favor or else
give their strength to Romo one 10 their
liking. Some Eimunas men aiterward
held consultation with tho Arthur peo.
pie, and tho bond between tho two appears
binding enough to cause them to joiu
hands, as againAt the Blaine people. I'd,
WISCONSIN, LOOKS To GEN. SHERMAN, & i
The Wiaconsin delegation held consul.
tatlon and namsd General Sherman "a the
one they could at the proper time spring
upon tho convention. - - IN
AN ALL NIGHT Jou. ,;;.g 5 -
The Committee OF Credentials had only
considered tho con!es: In Alabama up
TO midnight and appeared to be in for g
full night session. m : 4, 7i,s'. =. " : :
Some Of tho hopeful delegates affect TO
belieyo that the ba!lo.ing ior President
Will bo reached by tomorrow evening. -
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Doys uuIIr wsisit very cheap at .--
u.r sos f. NJ. McGILLiy & Co.,s.