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Year: 1875

A NUMBER OF VIRGINIA CoLoRED MEN IN CoUN-


Gil, AND ALL AT SEA AS TO WHAT THEY


WANT.


RICHMOND, Va, August 10 1875


The Colored Convention which assembled in this city
to-day of the strangest bodies perhaps that was
convened in this country Save few abstract
ideas set forth in call issued in March last by the
coored members of the General Assembly, there has
been object purpose announced Nor has there
been the slightest discussion of any topic subject or
project likely to be brought up for the consideration or
action Of the body, and the callers themselves are
in utter ignorance profess to be So Of the intentions
Of the body There is nothing tangible that has the
least shape form in the thing yet and whatever is
done will have to be born OF the Convention itself


Your correspondent has conversed with several of the
leading of the recently and to-day with
large number of the delegates has not been able as
yet to elicit anything further than that is "ror the
good of the colorcd people" How is to benefit them
what the probable action will be questions how
ever. that none could answer There was not a ma.
tured idea, or plan or notion among them outside
OF the simple wording Of the call which appeared in
March, and which merely set forth the
urgent expedency OF holding a convention for
the purpose OF considering and adjusting all
political, financial and other questions touching the
interests and prosperity Of the coored reemen
and members OF great commonwealth The call COM
plains Of the difficulties in The way Of the 500 900 col
ored people Of Virginia obtaining hearing, because Of
the want Of press Of their own any other means,
through which questions involving their interests might
be discussed their sentiments made known their
own fellow citizens and then 1t reverts to the fact that
many problems present themselves the proper sou-
ton of which they are deeply interested, but which
they alone are capable Of solving for themselves With
out the interference OF outside parties TO the end shat
human rights may be secured and preserved and the
glory and prosperity Of Virginia advanced Ly the labor
and sacrifices of its citizens 1t Is upon these abstrac-


ons, whose merits have not been discussed that
the Convention now sitting has assembled to deliberate


II Is, however composed entirely Of negroes and so
far appears the surface, Is their own itea and
their own movement. no white man showing his head
above the dark horizon. The asscmtage Is Of repre-
sentative nen Of the race and It just possible that
may evolve something out OF The present chaos that
shall have the sembance Of order or system But so
far nothing approaching order has marked their wild,
confused and chaotic proceedings The entire day has
been consumed in noisy and riotous preliminary pro-
ccedngs and the days Of old Hunnycut are revived with
their 'pints Of ordcr,n previous questions" &c,
and up this late hour they have not succeeded IN per
manen,}y organizing When they do get. TO work por
haDs they will Disclose what their rea'o1e are Rsd
Year: 1875

A RuMoRED WITHDRAWAL OF THE GOVERNOR
FROM THE GUBERNAToRIAL CoNTEsT-ExcIrE-


MENT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY


TOLEDO, Ohio, August TO- 1875


The Toledo Blade this evening publishes the following
article based private information regarded by that
paper a entirely reliable:-


There a aaoat to the effect that tho condi-
ton of the Governors health is such that his with
drawa from the Gubernatoria contest is quite probable
His personal friends desire him TO withdraw for the pro-
lection of his health and the proongation of his life
while his political friends regard his defeat
for Governor certain, which result would be dis
astrous to his Presidential prospects BY his with
drawa from the Gubernaoral contest and the placing
of other at the head of the ticket defeat IN
October would enable the friends of Allen go before
the National Convention with the plea that he is the
only democrat who can carry Ohio Thurman and his
friends bitterly oppose Aliens withdrawal under any
circumstances as they expect to make capital in the
National Convention by the defeat of Allen and his
limited imitation scheme. These Tumors afoat
among certain inner circles of the democratic party
and should change be made in the head of the demo-
cratic ticket it may be looked for soon
Year: 1875

THE CANDIDATES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
STATE ENGINEER-DEFYING THE CANAL RING
THE GOVERNORS MOVEMENTS


SARATOGA August 10, 1875
am enabled to state the very best authority the
probable nominations for two of the principal positions
the democratic State ticket which is to be nomi
mated the 10th of September The Offices alluded to
the Attorney Generaship and the State Engineer
ship For the first named Office the leaders Of the party
have united upon Charles f. Fairchld, the present
Deputy Attorney General for the that he has
in charge the suits against the Canal Ring and
that his election to that office would enable him to pro-
ceed still more vigorously in these The nomi
nation OF this gentleman which may be regarded as al
most certain, will mean war, and the Canal Ring gen.
orally regard in that light They will try to defeat it.
but the task just now appears utterly hopeless one


NOMINATION FOR STATE ENGINEER


For State Engineer the leaders of the Convention ap-
pear be in favor of Horatio Seymour Jr His refusal
to make illegal measurements on the Utica contract and
his general honesty as Evidenced by the second report
of the Investigation Commission have brought this
ao2Qt. This nomination ElI BE .de %adde ip the same
spirit OF defiance of the canal men which Induced tho
State committee to hold the Convention at Syracuse,
and thus TO 'beard the on'' in his very den.





Nothing at all definite can as yet be said about the
other Offices although of course good many candidates
in the field.


MOVEMENTS GOVERNOR


Governor Tlden leaves to morrow morning for Albany
but Will Saturday and stay till Monday. That
will finish his season at Saratoga
Year: 1875

DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN coNSEcTIcUr-
ROAD TRACKS GULLmD-BRIDaEs CARRIED
AwAY-TRAISs DELAYED-A LOCOMOTIVE
FIREMAN INJURED.


BRDGEroRr, Conn. August 10 1875
The predictions made by tho weather prophet three
weeks ago to the effect that August would be wet
month have been ;han fulfilled as will be seen by
the weather record which shows Of nineteen days Of
usually pleasant month has fallen on fifteen days
The result has been great damage to crops and ncon
venience tourists and those abiding the country for
pleasure The great rain storm of tho month occurred
yesterday 1t accompanied by lightning and thun-
der. The thermometer indicated heat at eighty degrees
Later dark heavy clouds gathered in the west and at
O'Clock the most prodiguous rain ever known in
these parts began TO fall


In and about this city and all the State the
lightning struck frequently damaging houses and trees
injuring men and killing cattle IL is estimated that
not less than thirty barns struck by tho lightning
in Fairfield county alone. For nearly four hours the
rain poured down, flooding everywhere the pastures
and potato fields raising the streams to unusual
heights, inhcting injuries which cannot DO fully re
paired this season.


DAMAGE TO RAILROADS.


Above here the tracks of the New York and New
Haven Railroad, In East Bridgeport were submerged,
ana on the line OF that road between South Norwalk
and Westport, and between Westport and Southport,
several embankments quilted, and in some OF the
deep cuts water precpitated upon the tracks AT
New Haven in the old depot where the tracks arc low
a repetition Of last summers trouble was for a time
found There was a great rush of water but no dam
age to property. bridge carried away during the
shower at point above the city OF Waterbury on tho
NaugatucS road, has prevented the passage of trains
since Passengers for New York via this city arc said
to have waded last night the stream at the risk
OF their lives, that they might make connection with
train in waiting on this side


TRAINS DELAYED.


There has been much damage and delay OF trains on
the Housatonic Railroad and reports from the upper
part of the State indicate all the streams to be high
a gorge quilted the Hartford, Providence and
Fshkl road above Waterbury. The earth sud
denly slid out taking the tracks along with it, and the
locomotive of passenger train precpitated down
an embankment njurng the fireman and engineer and
seriously wounding twenty passengers. As the tele-
graph wires were carried away with the tracks no
details have as yet been received.


ANOTHER RIVER SCARE


Reports from the noted Mill River district the
New Haven and Northampton Railroad indicate that up
TO late hour last night the people residing along the
stream below the great dam stood in fear OF repetition
of a devastation by flood.


Farmers are apprehensve. that frequent rains fol-
lowed by hot August sunshine, will tend to induce rot
in potatoes which, despite the ravages Of the bug and
cutworm early in the season. have developed far bey ond
expectation
Year: 1875

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August 10 1876.
The Union and American'S Chattanooga special to-
night says-Senator Key serenaded by a
large crowd of ctzens tonight In his speech
acknowledging the compliment he said that though
a democrat, he was no mere partisan. He should
gard himself not merely the representative of secon
but as bound to work for the best interests
of the whole country. Universal satisfaction Is
expressed throughout East Tennessee with his appoint
ment and those who know him best are confident that
he will reflect honor upon the State and credit upon
Governor Porters judgment in making the appoint
ment


Bonnres lit and fireworks exploded here in honor
of his appointment.
Year: 1875

DETROIT, Mich, August 10 1875.
AT point on the beach Of Lake Michigan, five miles
north Of where Grimwoods body found and on the
same morning, W. II. Sammonds picked up a sand
bag partly filled with sand, piece Of glazed
silk cloth and a small piece OF network Of ropes They
are supposed to be portion of the missing balloon OF
Donaldson. The sand may have washed into the bag
the beach, as the articles found partially inn
bedded In the belief that the remaining portions Of
the balloon have been buried the sand OF the beach,
search has been instituted for its recovery by the peo
pie in the vicinity
Year: 1875

ALBANY, August 10 1875


The Evening Journal contains a full statement Of the
acton of Comptroller Hopkins in the cases OF the Baxter
claim the Lord award and the New York and Canada
Railroad payment In which documentary evidence is in
trOduccd showing that the Comptroller simply acted
with avre~e CAUTION (or the Oroeeon OF The treasyrV.
Year: 1875

THE PLEASURE or A PLUNGE IN THE SEA "a
enhanced by the of GLENN SULPHUR Soar Fashion.
able requeners of the seaside know this


beautiher Of the compile xon its best preseryatye
remedy for affections of the skin. Hence its popularity
Year: 1875

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty flour hours in
parison with the corresponding date Of last year.
dicated by the thermometer At Hudnuts pharmacy,
HERALD Building
Year: 1875

This Is the marvellous improvement OF tho day Sow


ing Machines In practical utility eclipses everything
hitherto invented There is Of tension required
this Machine and perfect work guaranteed kind
thickness Of material Main Office COS Broadway, New
Year: 1875

November n, party Of negroes had
assembled at the village and and were
.drin king aud carousing. One Of
them pushed a youth whom
he met on the street
to one side, using rough language.
AT the same time the youth respond
ed with pocket knife, inaicting q
scalp wound on the negro, and fed
to . store for safety. The remaining
negroes became very much exaspera-
ted, and vowed vengeance. To pre-
vent this, warrant was obtained for


the youth, charging him with assault
with intent to kill, but before it could
be served the negroes broke in the
store aud beat young Laird severely


with an iron bar, and finally one Of
them shot him in the thigh. At the
report Of the pistol the negroes ran,
but the whites had begun TO assemble
fearing general riot and pursued
them and captured ten of them, and
taking them to the village


placed them in store house
and guarded them during during the


night. One Of the guards not on
\ duty came out on the porch with q
gun on his shoulder. The sentinel


ordered him away. As he turned


around his gun, which was cooked


strucked against . window and was


discharged. The negro prisoners
thinking they we're being fred upon,
Year: 1875

ccivcd dispatcn from the company's
office Bremen Haven announcing tho
explosion Of n can dynamite on the
quay belonging TO passengers bag.
gagc. Many lives were lost. The
agents doubt the truth Of the report
that those killed by the explosion at
Bremen. Haven were passengers.
There may have been workmen on the
quay, or large number of friends Of
passengers about to sail ON the: Mosel,
waiting to see them off. In that case
no names Of the dead will be sent to
the office in this city. Two steam
boats are used by the North German
Lloyd's line at Bremen Haven. If
any Of the passengers were injured
they are supposed to have been on the
tug which was to convey them from


the quay at Bremen harbor to the


steamer. A quay is set apart exclu-


sively for passengers luggage, and it


appears that the cases of Dynamite


were about to be shipped as luggage.


The passengers Of the Deutschland:


who were rescued could not have beer


among those who were injured, as they


were not taken to Bremen.
Year: 1875

The Sioux City Journal relates this
story " "Settlers living on the frontiers
are subject to Indian raids and other
dangers, but we never before heard OF
one wildcat raiding it and cleaning IS
out Such, however, was the case abont
ten days ago. A large wildcat entered
Germans house near Changers Woods,
about forty miles up the Missouri river
from this city. The inmates of the cabin
comprised SIX persons, the mother and
five children. The father was n milo
distant in the timber, chopping wood.
Upon the appearance OF the animal at the
door, which was ajar, the mother and
little ones fed the house by another door,
and ran TO where the man was Mt work,
while a small dog and the domestic pussy
gave the intruder battle. Upon the re-
turn of the German and his family, the
beast had taken refuge in tree a few
rods from the house. The old rife was
taken from its corner, and the cat was
brought to the ground with a bullet
through his brain. The dog and pussy
were both found dead inside of the
house. The cat was of n very large size,
and had been frequently seen i'll that
section"
Year: 1875

The following letter is given by q
Washington paper as authentic dear
Miss Mag-f sete myself to drop you a
few lines TO LET you know how l love you.
/ have loved You all my life ever since
YOU was born in the world. have bin
bout ded all this time but | am gittin sum
better than I was, and hope when these
few lines reeches yu il will find yu en-
joyeing the same Dear miss mag the last
time / saw you it like brake my heart
strings in too, You art the very gal that 1
have been hankering after this long time
but il seeams that you turn your waiyd
from NEE. oh, don't do that miss mag
have os hors but an OK he Is all rite in
the buggy. Oh no not hat me miss mag
rite as often as you kan, direct your let
ters 70 Hy mountain. Rite often If yon
kant rede this pleze send it backe to mee
Dear Miss Mag love me all of your dais
with oil your yuthfrl powars.
Year: 1875

The excitement at Nashville, Tenn, on
the first day of the balloting for United
States Senator, is unprecedented in the
history of political contests. The House
of Representatives, it seems, went into
secret session in the morning, and thus
left the excited people out in the cold.
BY noon the halls leading to the House
and Senate were thronged by an immense
number Of people, almost desperate in
their anxiety TO witness the balloting


Finding the doors of the House closed
against them, they we're 10 outraged that
threats were made to bolt through the
doors in spite Of the Sergeant-at-Arms in
side. The doors once opened, the crowd
made terrible scrambling, breaking out
the glass in the door, and almost wrench
ing the latter from its hinges, and people
soon packed the House as tight as sar-
dimes in q box. Never was such mad
rush made for seats and standing room
ON q similar occasion. Men became 10
excited that they overleaped the railing
and mixed with the members Of the Leg
slature, and had 10 be expelled by force.
Year: 1875

lite on earth is finished MANY times
earth seems bright and beautiful, baby ;
there ale pleasures and joys that come
to us, and fill us with rejoicing. But
earth Is earth after all. and its blessings
fade as all earth-born blessings do.
There is night as well as day. baby, in
TINS world there are sorrOwS and
TRIALS, great grief>, baby, that weigh us
down, burdens that we find hard to
bear, but you have escaped them all.
on have gone to sleep early in the
day, little one you will know no dark
ness, for when You waken it will he
morning. No wonder YOU smile, Baby
May, resting, aS you do. in the arms Of
the Christ.
Year: 1875

WHAT is the difference between
Funder ond an Anti-Funder z
The fnnder says1he Funding Bill
is valid settlcmcnt between the
people and the Bondholdcr, and
must not only be made good for
twenty millions, bat for the remains
ing dirty millions. In all fifty
millions.


The anti, fundcr says the Fund
ing Bill never was authorized or
a5scnted TO by tie people, and that
a new settlement must be made
That the popular repudiatioh Of
that measure must be made good,
not only for the unfundcd thirty
millions bnt for tie funded twenty
also. That allowance in the new
settlement must be made for di-
rainishcd resources of all kinds, 6
part Of the property as vel rs Z
plrt Of the State.
Year: 1875

THE PRACTICAL TURN ASSUMED BY HIS IN


sANTTY-Hrs RAvING MOMENTS DEVOTED TO


FILING AWAY HIS FETTERs.


Some days ago tho story came from tho Queens
County jail that Delaney, the murderer Of Captain
Lawrence was Ill and in danger OF starving himself to
death, as for several days he had taken food only in
very small quantities. This condition. however, IL
now appears was only feint to cover an intended
effort 70 obtain liberty. Sheriff Samms became con
vinced OF this several days ago. and after some observa
ton determined TO make close investigation when he
discovered that the condemned murderer had planned
the method Of escape with two colored buraIars
who were confined without irons In an adjoining cell
and awaiting trial before tho Court OF Sessions next
week for having broken into and robbed Mr. John
Doxscy's house at Jamaica South Delaney had by
some means become possessed OF a small ile, with
which he worked diligently for three DAYS at the
shackes on bis fecs and succeeded cutting them SO
that ne could have removed them at pleasure filling up
the cuts with bread crumbs and dust, so that they
could not DO discovered unless by close inspection
Being large and powerful man. II was his part OF tho
work when his cell door was opened TO assault tho
keeper, and, possible, TO dispose him. and then to
uniasten the cell OF the other two when the threo
were 70 make common cause for escape. AS the
cells open INTO the lower hallway OF tho building
they might easily have made their way out had the plot
not been discovered but 10 not likely that they could
have got far away. Yesterday their programme Was
disarranged Delaney taken 20 another cell where
nav shackols were put upon him and securely rvated
Year: 1875

A BRACE OF BURGLARS BAFFLED.


As Officer Dyer OF the Twenty seventh precinct was
patroing his post in Warren street yesterday morn
ing he heard in the store No 70 which excited
his suspicion. Peerng through the small gass win
dow in the door the officer observed light moving TO
and FRO in the rear Of the store II hours after
midnight and he suspected there burglars
snsde After little Investigation tha officer discov-
Year: 1875

THE La Fayette County Fair took
place last week. The attendance
was good, and the show was among
the best ever witnessed in the place.
La Fayette is one of the best stock
raising counties in the State, and in
that line her fairs always excel. The
show Of farm and garden produce,
were also good. There were some
paintings that exhibited the rarest
skill, and also articles in the ladies
department, which reflected on them
considerable of credit. 1t would
enhance the benefit of the fairs Of
that county, should the managers
refuse to admit those little sNindling
institutions Of which we counted
five in a remarkably small compass.
The money that such things bring
TO the association. must necessarily
be small in comparison with that
which they take from boys and girls
generally Of the laboEing class, and
without experience. La fayette
County has the resources for one
of the best county fairs in the State,
and it can become such by proper
management in encouraging most,
valuable and skilled labor; bat never
while the grounds are made com
mon asylum, which receive and pro-
tect things which are impure, Gus
toms which are atrocious
Year: 1875

Editors Tribune Pursuant to
adjournment, a meeting of the citi-
zens of Dodgeville, convened at the
Town Hall on Monday evening, for
the purpose of deciding whether or
not preliminary steps should be
taken toward the erection of High
School Building. The meeting hav-
ing been called to order, Joel Whit
man, Esq, was elected chairman.


After some discussion about, and
inquiries concerning o piece of
land which might be secured fur
school house site at an expense of
$500, it was suggested by some one
that it would be advisable to get the
sense of the meeting as to whether
site be desirable at the present
time. Consequently a motion was
put to the effect that q school house
site be purchased, which was ear
ried by a large majority. For the
benefit of a large number who voted
ignoransy, the vote was reconsid-
cred and the original question again
brought before the meeting, After
o prolonged and somewhat acrimo-
Inolious discussion, in which per-
sonaities were INDUCED in quite
freely, it was decided by vote of
seventy-fve to fifty-eight that
Dodgevllle is too poor to expend
$500 for a site.


Among those voting for a site
were the most prominent citizens
and the largest property holders,
while the great majority of those
who opposed the purchase of a site
have but little If any IN perty, and
many Of them no children to edu-
cate Such result is anything but
encouraging to the futuc ednca-
tional prospects of Dodgeyille.
While our sister cities and villages
are organizing under the Free
High School Law, and thus are
taking upward strides toward a
more generous culture and liberal
education, we have been invited to
smother every aspiration for a
higher education; and been called
upon to be content with occupying
an inferior pace in point of edu-
ca'ional facilities. Our schools are
ripe for thorough organization.
Our teaching talent is excellent, and
the material upon which it has to
work above the average. All that
is necessary to make our schools as
good as can be fou nd in any other
village of the State is the erection
of a commodious high school build
ing. We trust that this may be
done at no distant day. That wiser
counsels may yet prevail among
those at present so blinded to the
best interests Of our community.


SPECTATOR.