The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-05-31
Political Notes.

New Jersey Democrats want Cleveland.
Colorado Democrats want a free silver
man.
South Dakota Democrats did not in
struct.
Vermont Prohibitionists nominated e. l..
Allen for governor.
Washington Democrats Endorsed Cleve-
land, but did not instruct for him.
Kentucky delegates to the national
Democratic convention were not in
structed
Senator Washburne, of Minnesota, SAYS
Blaine will be nominated Mt the national
Republican convention. He viii be nomi-
mated because an overwhelmingly great
majority of the Republicans of the country
demand il" He says the secretaryis letter
of refusal came from his heart and that he
has not turned a hand for the distinction,
but that he is now at the zenith of his pop
ularity and that all Republicans, except
Office holders, demand his nomination. He
says Mr.. Blaine will accept because his
admirers viii not allow him to refuse.
Tennessee Democrats instructed for
Cleveland.
Indiana Prohibitionists nominated full
ticket with Rev. Aaron Worth, of Jay
county, for governor
IL is stated that General Alger's friends
viii no longer urge his candidacy for presi-
dent or vice president, but viii lend all
their energies to help the blaine and
Rusk" ticket, with the understanding that
General Alger will be secretary OF war If
the ticket is elected. The Washington
Star has announced this position
Crimes and Casualties.
Near Atlanta at dance fight resulted
in shooting ARRAY. Bill Taylor and Kid
Sanford were killed and Robert Taolor so
seriously wounded that his life Is de-
SPARED of.
A race war Is feared at Nashville over a
samll negress accusing L. G. Thompson. a
boy, of assaulting her. The negroes made
an attempt to lynch the boy. but were re-
pulsed by the whites.
In Cincinnati Charles Kreidler, working
ON new building, fell thirty-fiye feet and
was fatally injured.
In a Louisville bagnio William Bowling
shot and killed Harry Dent in a quarrel
about the landlady, Carrie Martin. The
case is a peculiarly striking one ON account
of the good families of the two men
Foreign.
Austria Hungary has a new financial
scheme based ON gold.
Queen Victoria's birthday was cele-
DRAFTED with the usual demonstration
Wednesday.
Cholera continues its ravages in Serina-
CUR, Cashmere The population of the
city is about 81 900, and II the disease con-
tinues as fatal as at present, it will de
populate the place. Deaths are occurring
at the rate of 500 daily.
A commercial treaty has been signed be
tween France and SPAIN
The report of n discovery of nihilist plot
to assassinate the car and the story that
the CATCHING palace had been undermined
by lihilists, who proposed 70 blow it up.
have been officially denied.
Deaths.
General II. i. Sickles, at Monte Vista.
Colo, of stomach and liver trouble. aged
seventy-two.
Colonel Broadwater, of Montana. He
has been identified with Montana ever
since it had n place on the map
William Vanderbilt, eldest son Of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, who has been suffering
for some days past of typhoid fever
Hon. John r. Buchtel, aged seventy, the
founder of Buchtel college, at Akron. o..
from paralysis from which he has suffered
three years.
About 1000 Unitarians attended their
fifty first annual festival and reunion in
Music hall, Boston. Archibald Howe pre-
sided at the tables and made speech Of
welcome to the clergy.