The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-05-25
P.ERsoNAL AND POLITICAL

ueLlFcASN - their respective sides.
P.ERsoNAL AND POLITICAL
in the 18th a delegation Of leading Phil
Adelphians were before the Senate COM
mittee on commerce, urging an amend
ment to tho Eiver and Harbor I'LL, look
ing to the removal Of Smiths, Petty's and
Windmill islands i'm the Delaware river,
opposite Philadelphia.
AT Cincinnati, on the 10th, State Sena-
cor A. j. Streetor, of Illinois, president of
che Farmers Alliance, was nominated
for President by the Union Labor con-
1yentlon.
AT Grand Rapids, on the 10th, General
Clinton b. Fis1e was indOrsed for the
presidency by the Michigan State Pro-
hibition convention.
THE race for President will again be
made by Mrs. Belva Lockwood, this time
as the candidate of the Equal Rights
party, having received the nomination at
Des Moines, Ia, on the 18th.
On the 10Th Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine,
who desired to go to the Republican Ma
tional convention as delegate t-large,
was defeated by the Blaine faction.
On the 10th John Nj. ThurstOn, Patrick
Egan, r. s. Norval and George Heist
were chosen delegates -at-large from Ne
braska to the Republican National con-
vention,
A NEW YoRK detective charges that
Harry Phillips, John l.. Sullivan's late
manager, is burglar, and wanted in
Canada to answer for planning the rob-
berry of the vault Of the Grand Trunk Rail-
road Company.
THE Kansas ID mOCracy met in Stote
p convention at Wichita on the nth and
elected delegates to the st. Louis conven'
tion.
ON the 10Th resolutions were adopted
by the Nevada Republican State conven'
a. Ifrr fhn rafanfinu of the 0ufV
on borax, lead, soda, hides and leather.
1T is reported that Colonel Fred d
Grant has offered and General Badeal
has rejected the $4,000 claimed for as
sistiug General Grant in preparing hi
Memoirs for the press. General Badea
says he prefers vindicotion at the hand
of n court Of law.
On tho 18th the appeal Of Father Nc
Fadden, of Dublin, from increased sen
tence imposed on former appeal, was dis
missed by the Court of EXchequer on tn
: ground that the magistrate was empow
cred to increase sentences.
THE California Democratic State con
vention was held at Los Angeles on th
18th. Delegates to the National conver
tion at st. Louis were chosen and plat
form adopted strongly indorsing Pres
dent Cleveland's administration.
AT Nashville, Tenn, commotion wa
created in the Republican State conveT
dispute ending in blows between CleI
Baker and Delegate Garrett.
on the 18th the Republican Territori'
convention of New Mexico selecte
Thomas Catrou, of Santa Fe, and Fra
cisco Chanez, of Valencia, as delegates
the National convention.
UNITED STATES SENATORS JONES aT
Stewart; Messrs. Sharon and Hamilto
Of storey; Williams, of Ormsby, al
Foley, Of Eureka, were chosen by the r.
publican State convention of Nevada {
the 18th, as delegates to the National col
vention at Chicago.
ROBERT II. CAUDREY, Of Chicago, WI
nominated by the United Labor (singl
taxi convention at Cincinnati, on the LIT
for President of the United states.
THE South Carolina state Democrat
convention elected delegates to st. LOU
on the 18th. The platform indorses {
administration of President Clevela
and his message on the tariff; declar
the Treasury surplus a menace 10 {
country and approves the Mills Tarlh bl
Iris said that the four delegates-a
large and seventeen of the twenty distrt
delegates from Tennessee to the Nation
Republican convention are for Blair
Shermau's name was not mentioned
the convention.
THE Minnesota Democrats met In St'
convention at st. Paul, on tho nth, elect
delegates 20 the St Louis convention a
adopted n platform lndorsing Preside
Clevelaud's administration, and the pen
y ing tariff legislation.
IT is reported that Or. Fritzoh Nauz
Of Stockholm, Sweden, with TOUR M
verians and two Laplanders, has start
for Greenland to explore the east coast
that country.
ON the 18th Mr.. Joseph r. Anders
Prohibition nominee for Governor OF IL
nessee, and president of the Bristol !
tional Bank, died in Bristol, at the age
sixty-seven.
way Mail Service has been offered
Samuel j. Tildcn, of Columbia Coun
N Y, nephew of the late cN-Goverl
Tilden, and he will probably accept
AMONG the successful applicants for
mission to the bar Of the State of n
York, az Poughkeepsie, on the 18th, '
Hong Yen Chang, of Brooklyn.
THE New England Hospital for Won
and Children and the Boston Univers
each receive S2a, 600 by the viii of the
Augusta Draper, of Boston; and after
death of several persons who receive
beuuests, a large amount Will revert
trust fund, tho income TO be used by
above-named institutions in sending &
most meritorious graduates 10 Europe
education.
ON The nth Hon. Charles L. Jewett
New Albany, was elected chairman or
Indiana Democratic state central @
mittee. to succeed John r. Gordon,
ceased.
Oy the 18th il was stated that Mr..
frad BIunt had written to the Mayo
Cork that he had heard, on very
authority, that il is most unlikely that
further action VIII be taken by Ron
reuard 10 Irish affairs.
In is said that Mrs. Parnell, mother OF
great Irish leader, has declared her IN
tom of returning to end her days in
old hame in America