Evening star., 1922-05-07

fifty years ago and in The Star Of Apr
80, 1872. is the fol
Mount VesuVius lowing summarized =
r1 description of id
"The eruption of Mount VesuviusE
reached the highest phase Of its ter
rible grandeur yesterday. The rain
of ashes, which fell like snow in
the streets of Naples. filing to the
depth of two to three inches. was
followed by immense showers of sand |
played around the summit Of the vol
cano. while the thunders of its quak-
ings were continuous and awe-inspr;
ing. Burning cinders, stones and3
scoviae fell sthick and fast, but az
the fow of lava has ceased the dan
ger to life and property Is consd.
cred to be past. The lower part OF
Mount Vesuvius is dotted with towns
and villages and these have been sis
most entirely destroyed. The in
habitants are in terrible state Of
mental and physical suffering. tn.
major portion being without food .
shelter. The mountain is six miles
from Naples. At its base 1t is thirty
miles in circumference. and rises to
the height of 3.949 feet. The apex
has the appearance of a narrow ledge
of burnt earth, having a circuit of two
miles. and inclosing the open crater
which is $50 feet deep" =
During the first administration II
President Grant a secession move
ment developed among
Nomination the members OF tha
republican party fav5
oi ufeeley. oring the nomfnation
of another candidate than the incum,
bent. Eventually by the spring q
1872 this movement eliminated in
the organization of a new party un-
der the name of the liberal republic
cans. A convention was called ts
meet at Cincinnati on the 1st OF MAY
Several names were brought oeiore
the convention for nomination. IN
GLIDING those of Charles FrancisS
Adams, Horace Greeley, B. Gratz'
Brown, Lyman Trumbull. David
Davis. Salmon P. Chase and Andrew III
Curtin. Carl schurz presided: Gree
ley and Brown were nominated, the
former on the sixth ballot for the
presidency, and the latter on the sec.
oud ballot for the vice presidency,
The Star of May 4. 1872. said:
1T is. OF course. 100 early YET L"
calculate the full effect of the Gin \
cinnati nominations on the campaiEn'
for the presidency. No matter wheth-
er SO intended or not. and II is idls
to discuss the question. 1t cannot he
denied that the action of the conVen-
tion has given renewed hope to the
democrats that they are. somehow or
other. to profit by the disafection IN
the republican party. The friends OF
the administration have nothing to
gain by undertaking or misstating
the Cincinnati movement. nor VIII II
do to treat It as a huge joke, as soms
papers seem disposed to do. The cons
solidation of contending factions on
a platform. positive only on one point,
opposition to Grant. and on candt.
their availability to aid in the purr
pose of defeating Grant, will have the
sympathy of democrats. perhaps their
support. Long John Wentworth SAID
in Cincinnati. in speech to the III;
nois delegation. that this movements
must look TO the democratic party
for nine-tenths of its support. Paul
may plant he exclaimed. and Apollos
may water. but the democratic parry
must give the increase, This senti,
cheering. Whether the democratic con.
yention will crafty these cheerertl
and support the Cincinnati ticket, or
make a nomination of their own. re-
mains TO ne seem IN any event tusv
people will he called npon to decide
whether they will favor the meas
ures under which the country has
rapidly recovered from the effects OF
a disastrous war, or try new policy
under new leaders. Before making
up their minds however. 1t would he
well to ponder the words of the Bosi
ton Transcript: Suppose the effort te
heat Grant a success-what ncxt3
The what next and not the beatinsn
of Grant is the main thing to be con
sidered." al