Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-11
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The Republicans Of the Fifth Missis-
sippi district yesterday nominated j. Il. ;.
Pitts, Of Wayne county, for Congress.
The Republicans Of tho First Missouri
couCres slOnal district yesterday renoml-
mated 10y reclamation l.. T.. Featherstone.
The Seventh Georgia district Democrats
at Calhoun Yesterday nominated Il: W.
Everett for Congress unanimously. The
Ninth district Republicans at Gainesville
nominated Zion \. Darnell for Congress.
A prominent Pittsburgh stove-manufac-
turer states that the long strike Of stove
moulders was settled at q conference Tues
day afternoon, and that all union stove
mOulders will 90 TO work to-day. Conces-
slons were made on botn sides.
The Massachusetts, Prohibtionist State
Convention Yesterday nominated the toll
lowing ticket Lieutenant-Goyernor
George Kempt0n. of Sharon: Secretary Of
State. George ID. Crittenden, Of auckland;
Acknowledgement. Wolcott liamlin. of Am
herst: Treasurer and Receiyer-General, w.
II. Gleason. Of Boston; Auditor, Augustine
K. Smith, OF Lee.
The highest food since 1850. with one
exception, visited the valley Of Canistee.
n. Y, Yesterday morning. After a night
ofunusually hard rains a third OF the city
of Hornellsyille was inundated. The Erie
railroad il completely tied up. 10 was
still raining heavily at last accounts, and
the streams rapidly rising again. Disas-
trous results are apprehended.
A few minutes before noon yesterday
three men entered the Second National
Bank in Bay City. Mich, and two Of them
went one each TO the teller and the book
keeper and engaged them IN conversation.
The third slipped around 70 the bac X OF
the book-keeper's desk and stole package
Of bills amounting 10 $500, which was
ready for shipment upshOre. After the
departure of the trio the robbery was dis
covered and the police notified lmme-
diately, and they are now trying TO ind
the robbers.
The President Yesterday at CressOn
Springs, the autumn capital, signed the
commissions a. commissioner and alter
nate commissioner OF the Worlds Fair
from South Carolina of John X. Cochran
and b. W. Tindal. The Governor Of that
State had inadvertently nominated COM
missioners and alternates entirely from the
Democratic party, overlooking the fact
that the law required an equal representa-
tion OF both political parties. His atten-
tion having been called TO the matter ne
promptly nominated the two gentlemen
/
Z. Hamett respectively.
The Michigan Democratic State Conven-
ton met at Grand Rapids Yesterday ana
nominated Z. b. Winans, OF Hamburg, Tor
Governor by reclamation; John Strong, OF
Monroe. for Iieutenant-G Frede-
rick Breasted, of lshpemlng. for State
Treasurer; Mayor A.. A. Ellis. OF Iona,
for Acknowledgement; John W.. Nc
| C,rath, of Detroit, for Justice OF the
| Supreme Court; Captain Daniel h. Soper,
of Newaygo, for Secretary Of State; Colo
mel David Baker, of Niles, for Commis-
sioner OF the Land Office; +. II. tlteh, or
Pontiac, for Superintendent or Puoiic IN
structiou; ID. A Hammond. OF Charlotte,
for member of State Board OF Education,
and ID: J.. Campau, OF Detroit, Tor chalr-
man OF the Democratic State Central Coua-
mittee.
The stockholders Of the Nashville, Chat
tanooga and st. Louis railway met IN Nash
vile Yesterday. The annual reports show
the gross earnings for the year TO have been
-5.ooo,5il and running expenses -, l39, $50,
leaving as net earnings Sl,ilO.6lO, most OF
which was spent in extension, improve
ments, and the building of new shops at
Nashville. An lncresse of 10 per cent. IN
the capital stock of the company was au-
thorized. The stockholders elected the
following directors: j. W. Thomas. q. NJ.
Zogg, W. W. Duncan, A. H. Robinson, G.,
4. Washington. H. III. Lanier, Jr., NJ. Burns,
j. ID. Probst, f. X. Norton, Thomas Lip
sconip, L. l.. Jordan, i. w. Evans, J.. W.
sparks, j. IL. Inman. and J. Il. Aydelout.
/ The directors elected officers AS follows
President and General Manager. j. w.
Thomas; Secretary and Treasurer, j. IL.
Ambrose; Chief Engineer, Il. q. Morris ;
Comptroller, J. d. Mamie.