Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-07-22
THE LATEST NEWS.

The National Democratic Executive
Committee elected Hon. William F..
Harrity, of Pennsylvania, as Chairman
and Simon P. Sherin, of Indiana, Sec
rotary.
Gov. Eagle and wife left yesterday
for Potash Sulphur Springs, where
they viii remain until the Governor
entirely RECEIVERS.
JACKSON, Miss, July 21.-Pros-
poets for a cotton crop in this State
are the gloomiest for years. Corn is
not so badly injured. 1t has rained
every day since July 4, and they were
the hardest rains ever seen to fall.
PTTsBURG, July, 21,-This is the
last day of grace allowed by the Car
negie management for the striking
steel workers and other employees Of
the Homestead mills to apply for re-
instatement. Scores of workmen are
putting in applications, but not at the
Carnegie Office. The asking was at
the rooms Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation advisory board and head
quarters Of the mechanics and laborers
further down the street.
Col. e. A. Carr, Sixth Cavalry, has
been appointed Brigadier-Genera Of
the army, Vice Gen. Stanley, retired.
Gen. Carr is the senior cavalry officer
on the active list, and one Of the few
remaining officers Of the regular army
who commanded a division during
the war.
CAMDEN, ARK, July 21.-.To-day
in attempting to put the steamboat
Stella on the docks, her cabin became
disengaged from the deck and tum-
bled into the river. No persons were
injured. The loss amounts to con-
siderable sum.
Robert and William Pinkerton have
been summoned to Washington to
testify before the House Judiciary
Committee concerning the armed
guardsystem
The Peoples party opened the Ma
tional campaign at Vincenncs, Ind.
General Weaver spoke.
Cincinnati capitalist are discussing
the formation of new South Ameri-
can steamship line by way of New
Orleans.
An effort will be made to get the
Federal Government to assist the
State of Louisiana to build the Bour-
gere levee.
elector for each Of the fifteen districts
of the State.
The English elections are practical
ly ended with forty-two Liberal ma
jority for Gladstone.
DIES ARC, ARK, July 21-Maj. A. j.
Thomas, an old and respected citizen
Of Hickory Plains, died suddenly of
heart failure on the 10Th inst. lie was
the father of Hon j. S. Thomas, Presi-
Dental elector Of the new Sixth Con-
gressional District.
The President yesterday issued a
proclamation designating October q,
1892, as a National holiday in observ-
ance Of the 400th anniversary Of the
discovery of America by Christopher
Columbus.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The House
made a lumber Of moves towards a
result to-day, which tended to show
the disposition Of members to clear
the board for the final fight over the
two great measures. The most inn
portant movement in the House to-
day was the passage of the bill con-
corning reciprocal commercial rcla-
lions between the United States and
Canada. A number Of measures per-
tanning TO the military and naval mat
tiers were passed and then the House
adjourned.
The Missouri Democratic State
Convention, in session at Jefferson Ci-
ty, nominated w. j. Stone for Gov
enor, John b. O'Meara for Lieuten-
ant Governor, A. A. Lesnueur for Sec
rotary Of State, John M. Seibert for
Auditor, Lon V. Stephens for Treas
urer, r. L. Walker for Attorney Cen
eral and James Cowgirl for Railroad
Commissioner; also, one Presidential
BAlEsvILLE, July 2l,-The Demo-
cratic Convention to nominate u cam
didate for Congress for the Sixth Dis
trict met here to-day, There are
sevcnty-six votes in the convention,
aud these are divided between the