The National tribune., 1884-05-22
accept no position under the Government save

accept no position under the Government save
that which he now occupies.
In the NJ e. General Conference at Philadel-
phia on the 18th inst. Rev. DIR. w. x. Ninde, of
the Detroit Conference; Rev. DIR. J. nj. Wal
den, of the Western Book Concern; Rev. DIR.
Willard F. Mallalieu and Rev. DR.. Charles III.
Fowler were elected bishops of the church.
Hon James G. Blaine and party visited the
University and Institute and the graves of Lee
and jackson, at Lexington, Va, On the 18th
inst. The offer of public reception was
declined.
The remains of Charles O'Conor were buried
from the Roman Catholic Cathedral in New
York on the 10th inst. Over 5000 people were
present st the ceremonies.
POLITICAL
AT the Republican primaries In Allegheny
county, Pa, the 18th inst, Gen. James S.
Negley was nominated for Congress in the 22d
district by vote of three to one over John
Jarrett, ex-president of the Amalgamated
Association. Colonel Bayne had no opposition
to his denomination for Congress in the 23d
district.
At the New Jersey Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Trenton on the 18th INST, the
following delegates at large TO the Chicago
Convention were elected Senator Mcpherson,
Governor Albeit, John P. Stockton, and James
Smith. The resolutions declare in favor Of
Tilden and Hendricks.
The national anti-monopoly convention at
Chicago on the 18th inst. was attended by only
200 delegates. Gen. B. +. Butler was nomi-
mated Tor President
FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The national mass meeting of wool-growers
of the United States was held at Chicago on
the 18th inst, t3s delegates being present,
fifty or whom were from Ohio and thirty weight
from Pennsylvania. Twenty-0ne States and
Territories were represented. Resolutions were
adopted which claim that the product of wool
for the year 1873 reached 800 600 00Opounds, and
its value was more than 100000, 900, and that
the value of mutton resulting from sheep slaugh-
tered for food was over 50,009, 600, and that
the act of 1888, reducing the duties on foreign
woods, has seriously injured. aud if continued
viii further diminish, the production OF wool
and sheep in the United States The resolu-
tions then go on TO show that the clip of 1888
caused loss of over $4,000, 900 to wool-grow-
ers compared with 1862, and predicts much
greater loss for 1884 and says the climate and
conditions In Australia will compel American
producers to abandon sheep raising for other
pursuits. Ii was resolved IN view of this fact
TO use every legitimate means to restore the
wool tariff of 1867, or its equivalent, on wool
and w0olens-
The business failures of the seven DAYS end
ing on the 18th inst. throughout the country,
as reported by telegraph to r. G. Dun & Co.,
number for the United States 1S2 and for Can
ada p, or total of 209. as compared with
total of l9l for the previous week. showing an
increase of Is failures, which is Just about the
number that have occurred owing to the furry
in Wall street. The other sections of the
country report about the same number of casu-
alties as last week.
In compliance with the order to reduce ex-
penses, $50 men were discharged at the close of
work on the 18th inst. in the shops of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at Reading
Pa This makes over 500 hands discharged
since the previous Saturday. Ii is calculated
that the suspension of unnecessary work all
along the main line and the Jersey Central
Road will save about s150. 600 per month.
Sir Titus Salt, Mr.. Charles Stead, of SaItafr,
England, aud William Donaldson, of Glasgow,
the owners of $4,000 acres of mineral lands
near Chattanooga, Tenn, have arrived there
and have decided to erect two large blast fur
naces On their tract, with a capacity of $50 tons
per day. The investment viii reach $500, 00g
and viii be expended within the next sixteen
months.
s. b. Boynton. Of Milwaukee, Wis, who Is
digging for diamonds near Waukesha, Wis, re-
ports finding two on gravel strata last week
One OF the stones was fine specimen, the
other was imperfect capitalization.
Judge Butler, of the United States District
Court at Philadelphia, on the 10th inst made
public decree discharging the receiver of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and Coal
and Iron Companies.