Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

hEN. IHAhCELLGS CaCKCH III, one OF
the most prominent clergymen of the Bap.
fist denomination, died ON the 5th at Tar.
rytown, N. Y, aged eighty-four years.
DR.. Church was u of the proprietors OF
the New York Examiner, the leading pape,
in the East of his denomination.
Rev. JOHN W. NEvIN, d. D., IL. D..
whose books are among the standard theo.
logical works of the world, died on the 9TH
at Lancaster, Pa, aged eighty-three years.
THE President and his wife returned to
Washington from Deer Park, Md, on the
Sth.
COLONEL RICHARD NJ. HOE, of New York,
senior member of the ~well-known printing.
press firm, died suddenly at Florence,
Italy, on the Sth. +
N. w. ALDR1cH (Rep.) was on the sth
reelected United States Senator by the
Rhode Island Legislature.
LOCAL option elections were held on the
eth at many points in North Carolina, and
the Prohibitionists were successful in
twelve towns.
TIL Michigan G~reenbackers will hole
their State convention at Grand Rapids
August II.
AT a meeting of the International Typo.
graphical Union at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
Sth William Amison, of Nashville, Tenn.
was elected president.
TIE Republicans of the Second, Third
II Fourth Maine districts on the sth re.
nominated Messrs. Dingley, Milliken and
Boutelle for Congressman.
MRS. LUCILLE YsEULT DUDLEY, who shot
O'Donovan Rosa in New York in Febru.
airy, 1883, was on the 9th placed in the
asylum for insane criminals at Auburn.
UNOFFICIAL returns on the 9th from
every county in Oregon except two gave
Hermann (Rep.), for Congress, 600, and
Pennoyer Dem.) }, for Governor, $500 ma.
jority.
The Maine State Republican convention
assembled at Lewiston On the 9Th and nom.
mated j.. r. Bodwell for Governor on the
first ballot. The platform condemns free
trade; declares that labor and capita
should be in harmony; indorses the Pro.
hibition law and civil service; favors pen.
sioning soldiers and sailors; declares that
the National domain should only be con
veyed to citizens, and favors home rule for
Ireland.
By the will of j. f. Folsom, of Buffalo,
N. Y, made public on the 9th, the wife of
President Cleveland receives $50, 600.
THOMAS A. DOYLE, for over eighteen
years mayor of Providence, r. l., died Oh
the Mh of paralysis, aged tifty-nine years.
The State Agricultural Association of
Arkansas met at Little Rock on the 10th
and nominated John G. Fletcher CDem.)
for Governor.
The Democrats of the Second district of
Maine ON the 10th nominated Ex-Governor
Garcelon for Congressman.
FREDERICK ELLISON, of Indiana, recently
appointed United States Consul at Ascen-
sion, Paraguay, on the 10th rendered his
resignation, and it was accepted.
The members, past and present., of the
Michigan Legislature, opened their first re-
union at Lansing On the 10th, a constitu-
ton being adopted and officers elected.
The Ohio Democrats will hold their State
convention at Toledo August Is.
The American Agricultural Association
on the 10th issued an address to the dairy
people OF the country, stating that the but
terine men were represented in force at
Washington, and with barrels of money
were working for the defeat of the Oleo-
margarine bill.
THE Louisiana Senate on the 11th passed
the House bill prohibiting the opening of
stores, saloons, ETC., on Sunday.
THE Republicans of Arkansas will hold
their State convention at Little Rock
July %.
THOMAS SEAY was nominated for Cover