Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 9, 1876, Page 2

; g T . tonurds the stdewalk, and Lo eald: 2 . e e e 2 1don't know. Theman then reached far him, struggied with him a Tittle, and Mr. Tlantord went nttly down azain, 1 heard a_pistat ot Mz, [anford lmmo(lh(l‘l( mapk to the groutud - fo the widewalk. Up to thin timo T had heen holding on to Mr. Hanford's left arm, when he eank fo tho aidewnlk, after the shot was fired. Llet go of him, and took hold of Mr. Sniltvan, or the man that was fighting—I won't say Mr, Bullivan, becansa [dldn't know Klm. 1 took hold of the man tLAt was fight- ing him, and held o to bim. 1 sald to Me. Mc- Mutllan, **We mual not 18t this man ffl. In n very few roconds a polioetnan came, andtho polico- mnn and Mr, McMullon went off with thls man. That Ia all of importance that 1 have to eay. Q.—~Dld you notlce at the time of th Oght WIRERE THB LADY WAS KTANDING 1 -A.—didn't notice her ont of the hack ut ail, Q.—‘Dlld you aca her slitlug down in the hack? =T did, . Q —Did sho tako any pact tn the Aght with worts of ——1_A.—I heanl her any nothing. —Did you sea that Mr. Hanford was appronch- 1ng the carringe and camo _Into_ cnlict. with her? Wrna ho approaching at oue thne the earriago where l;\n Tody was sfitiog? A.~No, sir, 1 did not aee hint. - Q. —Was he far off fromthe earringe? A, —~Woll, they were not sery far from the carrince, They were moctly on a little grss plat in front that etauds botween the sidewalk and the curb, Tha transaction ook place in & spaco about b feut 9810 on dian't seo that Mr, Hanford atruck Mr. Bullivan the Aeat? A, —No, nir: I didn’t seo bim strike bim at ail. [ heard the roport, sndElmew that he struck nomohod{. Q.—Did ha anawer (hls atroket A.—Yes; ho strick out and (ried to hit at the other man, [ heard the roport. It was dusk, ot 7:30, bat I heard the repott of, the struke, Q.—But yoa don't know wha gavo that stroko? . —Mr. Hanfor gave that ateoko, o jumped op anid hit some one. Q.—DHl yon aco 8 GENTLBMAN $TANDING WITI TR DREVERY A.—There was a gentloman standing close by that Eunndntsmod was his (Sullivan’s) brother, but ho d uothing, u,—(:nn"fl yon rocognize the mon that strack Jianford if yon were to scc him? don't know now; no, 1f 1t had beon b gentleman that I had beon ainted with I shonld have recornized him in thotlight. Butit was about half- ast 7, posaibly a little later, and, naver hav- ur seen them befors, of counse I cunld not recog- ulze them now. . Q.~Ilow fur were you from the fighting patty when vou approached? You could see them, you Wore pretly 'close, wero you mot! You tried to take buld of the fighting ‘men. Then you muxt bave been pratty close 10 them. Would it be fm- porsible for you to recognize thio men who did the utriking? A.--I conld not say. Q. —1 ou now suppose wasstanding onthe other nide of Mr. Ianford? Yon had hold of his Teftarm when he struck some mnn. Wha do you 10w suppore that man waa? A.~—I #apposo it way thin Mr. Sullvan, . —The man who knocked kfm down? A.—Yes, o, Q.—At thie timo you pot there had they had tho clinch? T onderstind {Icn were thero bofore they had the clinch; when they were argainz and talk- tne? A.—Iamnotso clear about tho clinching part. When I firat saw them 1 saw thele hands go- g in this direction (deacribing a wild movement in fisticufls), and I had s_sert of kles that tho: were ploying; but when I took the aecond look oA tfmy were in enrnest—fighting. When I got opposite, about 2 foct off, and gave the baby car- riaga n thove, Tatenped up 10 et ‘hold uf Han- ford'a arm, and nskod iim, **\What docs this wmean?” and nlmost instantanconsly Mr. Hanfurd wus knocked down on the ground. Q). —YVmut were so close that you could #oo dlve tinctly that o E DIDN'T INT THE LADY { A.—~Thore was no ludyou the sidowalk that T noticed. .—No lady near enough to bim to_trcetve that stroke? Are yotl sure of thatt A.—~Well, T dldn’t wce whom he ild strike. Q.—Wero you excited yourselt? A.—T don't think I wan. Q. —Wercn't you closo onongh to ree the lady 1t e ind been wtruck? I shouid think sn. Dt [ Qidn't see any Iady. Thers wers four of ne, and we wetw right aroand together in a littla place. Q.—Did you know Mr. llanford! A, _Did you know McMullen? A.—Ye otlier parties I hod never acen. Q.—There was ona more goutleman th tho scufilat A.~Yen, sir; somoone that thoy snid was Sulli- van's brother. . —You wero told afterwards that it was Sulll. brother. You dldu't know {tofora” at ally sir. dyou rematn there till the officer came ond arrested Sullhvan? A, —Yes, alr. Thold oz to vae arm ] the ofiicer catne. IS8 PLAUTIL ho do o ir. Thews FREDERIRA PLAUTI ‘wea called and testified as follown: ~AVhera o you live? A.—837 North LaSafle. alght, About & quarter past 7, 1was standlog i front of Mr. Hunford's houss, | saw » corriagy drive up. Thero wera two gentlomen and one lady in 1t Tho two gentlemen Inquired i Mr, Hantord way 1iving there, und Mra. Hanford mald, **There ho 15, vtanding right down on the ateps,” She point- ed to where Mr. Hanford waeatanding. I dld not iy any more attentlon, and went back to tho \otine, —to my house,—ausl I wasnot in the hourc betore T hensd n piotol, 1 came out ogaln, and found Mr. Lnnford Iylns on the ateps. Q.—Some other gentlomen around there? A.— e Sullivan, ). —Did yon know Mr. Bullivan thent A.—No, 14l not. - Q.—Noyer Faw blm? A.—No, (J:—Only aftersards heard that It was Nr. Bulll- vont A.—Yi u[ Didn't hoar snythlng about the quarrel? A.—Not ut all, Q. —You dida't know whatwas up? A.—No, not soyvihing, Q.--What d1d you see aftorworda? A.—Tsaw that Mr. Suilivan had a pletol n his right hand. 15. ~Did he make any remarks? A.—Well, hn eaid he phot Mr, Hanford. Q. —70 whom did e say so? A,—Te eaid that to 2r. MeMnllen, 3 Q.—What was done with him thon? K. —Mr. Bush, who noxt doorta Mr. Hunford, and ) three more geutlomen carrled Mr, 1anford into his houne. . —Whero was 3ra, Snilivan at the Ume? A, — $ha'stald [n the earriage, After they took care of Mr, 1ianford sbu eame out and wend into Mr, Ilan- fonl's houee. [ did not eeu her outslde of tho carrlago before, Q.—After the khootiny wan done she came ont of the carrlage and went Into the houne of —. Bir. lianford, g.—~Yes; when sou lefL that plnce hefore the shooting waw done, you gay that thu gentlemen . —Yor, ¢ir, | h —Yon dldn't see the shonting? A.—1 did not. | Ii were fuquiring for Mi. Uanford. Wav Birs, Sulli- van out of the carringe at lhat time? A, )y miTs she woa not. Sho was aitting in the carrisgd und two gentiomon stepped out. - Nobody woe loft seith er in the carringe. TIIE OFFICER. JMcer Bdwin D, Hackett, No. 612, was called, end testificd as follows: Q.—Plonsc state to the Jury In brief what you Ynow. You came aftor the wholo thing was over. Yon only orrested him? A.—I was probably within 100 feet ot the time tho shot was fired, 1 was posu- Ing ulorg Oak street whon the carrlage drove up. When the carrisgo stopped In front of Mr, Ilan- Tord's hotne I waa between the carriage and the uousy, 1 saw Mr, Sulllvanalight from the carvluye und run up the stops, and Mr. lanford wos on the sidewall, 1 palil no attentlon to that, and walked right elong. Dnring thls tma T wan walk- lug perhops 150 feet, perhapa not as far us that, 1 turned uround fa go sonth sod 1 heard a ehot Ored. As soonas I heard the shot fired 1 ran bick 1o witero T had passed right atong, aud_ when T got up there—1t was only about 100 feet—Mr. McMul- fen had buld of Mr. Sulllvun with his lefL arm, snd 1eanie up and Sulllvan requested me to tako strge of him, g sald, *'T havo shot thatmun. Q.—-1le confessed you that he £hot this wno? o pabd he shot thiat man, and 1 demanded revolver, and took It out of his hand, Ilu gave It to e, lo said, **Ho lnaulled my wife,” I tnlked with the |J{l|flnubl’fl and gaincd a fittle nformation, and Lo (Sulllvan] poioted towlrds Mr. ilanford, who lny on the ccond step ‘1 shot that man, and I want you to get away with ne o duon ue poesible,” 'T'lio crawd got »o oxclted that I eaw 1 had to get nway with bim as quick as powible, e wald: +* Ho tnauited my wito aml [ intended to whoot hitn L the o, bt nat to injure him." o waa very much exclted—very much, Q 1ttt Iy i know! A.—Yen, ¥ir, A ) You only say that e confossed to you that'he did it the A.—Iie confursed before | arrouted bim. ils have shot that mun, spd 1 reguest you tolake chatgo of me. " This concluded the teatimony for the da new witoess will en up this morni «'elock, A uost-mortem examination of the body wna made at 11a'clock tn the morning by County P'hysi. cian Holden, asslsted by Dr. Frocr,and the ball was found on the lcft hand side fu tho lower part of the pelvis. Death was caused by hemorrbage, tho toiumon leac vein having been seyered: THE CAUSE. TOE SCIIOOTL. BOARD, T8 PRIVATR DISSENSIONS. It ls diflcult to get ut the obscurs and remote causes which led to the dificalty which cost Mr, anford his life, They Lave been In operation fur wome timo, but heva rarely come to the surface, and, when they have, have hardly been noticed by tbo public n gencral. During tho administrution a7 Mayor Culvin the charscter of the loard of Educstion waa materislly changed. This ls undla- pated; aa to whether it was for Lhe butter or the worde there {i a difference of oplulun, Muyor Zolvin taking oneside and the present Conucil being decidedly of o difforent oplulon, But, whelher tho change was for good or for i}, i 18 cerlain that the new-comers wers n many ects dlosatlsfied with the routine and methods uf doing buslncss and manag- 113 aflubre which ey found s the Buard, aud nd o at 10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNI: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1875, which had rona on_ unchanged for many. yeam. Rofng bt thesn nowly-nppointed members had turaing zen! for reforination and for chang meny of these thines they found themao {hwarted, or rather passively Piekard, 'whe had heen Jong (n greatly deferred to by the power pancerd foto the hands «of the ne mien, befors thero bogan 1o be rumors afluat 1o he remtoved nd_soma that Mr. Plekard was new and freah man pot In his place, favor of Mr, Pickand's rctentlon that, | Commisatonern hed any fden of faiting to ro-olect hiny, they abandoned itin daference to this exprea- Sii] it wae known that o majority slow of feeling, of tham were oppased to Mr, Plokari's palicy, an onld groatly prefer Lo have him ont of the way. | M. Pickand formany yeare, and hu visited him i'ml;'mfiu"c‘u.r ‘m |".' hc;r:vucd:‘ !I‘uétra(uu‘:l"lllllz. :"dh?mln]'fm-d-‘t;'l:rr.:vnl"flfin‘rle v;“ll; |Im)n'wh|lr; and corly! cur - elgnified, privates | ho himaclf wax at the head of the scliool systen of ! 3 " T I s Tent e, o eatag | Detrott. halr relntions” had ainaya besd of the | Various Nominations for o canildate ot ra-cloction thin summer. | Most corlinl character, And it was fmpossible that Subacquontly, howoser, he changed hin mind, and he conld to secure & re-clec- ton to. hls present position. The five Comimia- slunors who weee recommended by Mayor Cul‘l':l Joned o M. Mckard'e. ro-olection, et confirination wonld ecrtainly dafeat him: thelr re. jection nnd the selection of now men in thelr places eminedfio scek it were, {t was undemtond, —nlthough they den, might secure him hia position. MR ITANPORD wna Mr. Pickarnd would If, lie had not occupied that refation to ward him, This miy be onc of the reasons whic! made hiim o enrnest in this matter sud what fcd him to (hat which turned oot to bo the faial Van Oadel the scrioa of cainst wos once rnmared thal Mr, sop of alvln{( to All. charges aminat these Commliestoners and Mrs. Sullivan, It d Doty was to Lo elected Buperintendent, and s Hullivan, who had been a8 school-teacher, wns t Vo the Assistant onder him, The story was no! true, but Mr, lanford saay have believedl it At a recont mecting of the Board of Edneatlon, #00n aftee Mr. Ji. F. Runyan's financial condition waemade known, Mr. Plekard submitted a lvmt‘l ared Mr. Itunyan's hands, ani alsa that xome of 1t had been lont to Mr, Hanford, Mr. Plekard’s condnct in thus atdministering the fand intrusted to him was poken of {n harsh terma by Mr, Richberg, which of the School Relief Fund, from which it ap) that some of 1t was In hin hrother-in-las, #| alro ‘!o.-xll)l y had ite effect n Mr. Hanford. p3 of Asistant Superintendent, which he some time. than those of a Prl In von Tonlsted, by Mr. office, hind gotten set {n his waye, and wha waa acenstomed in- mat- tern immedintely portalning to the achionls to bo old Commissioners, 1t wan not lang, sherofore, affee the bhalance of the This caveed romewhat of a etir when it became publie, And the gencra) opinion wns expres<ed so strongly in ] brothor-in-law, and naturolly eapoused his canse with more warmth than ho s porsible thut M. Hanford also felt some ir- riation breausu lie was not retained in the pesition held for 1§ wos 8 placo whoss duties were casicr incipal of a school, and_the POLITICAL, that Men, Ballivan was in the habit of affecting the selection of _achaol-teachers, And aald thut, an far an o wan concornad, ke had_nover nskad hia vote for any teachers in fact, he acazeely knew hernt all, ‘The only knowlodge he lind ever had was the henrsay of A person whose name e cauld not re- mombees this peeson lind Aald to him that Mra. Snl- Iivan did interoat herself in getting cerfain teach- cra into cerinin plnces. A far as Doty wna con- cerned. he had bocn recommended by Mr Pickard os a proper peraon for the place. MA. DUANE DOTY, fairs in Indiana. W Interrogated yesterdiy by n THinusa 1 eporter as to rome pointa where hix nama _appeared (n Mr. Tan- forl's Tettor. In tha most precias amil unequivocal 1angunge, Mr. Doty denied that ho had at any tima Leon Intriguing of plotting with Mrs, Sullivan, or with any ono clae, to secuze the removal of Mr, Tickand, his own advancement, or for any ofher urposc. Mahad, horuld, bean an Intimato friend ot | Stump Next Friday Night. 1 tlmhl«‘ollowiug Week, Tie shanld wish or work tar any il to him. Concernlng the specific oharge that e had heen 1n the habit of coansniting with committees of the Toard in meetings 10 which Mr. Plekard was not Anvited or admitiod, Mr. Doty eald that ft wasun utter falsehoods e hiad never bean prasent at n commitice-meetlng where Mr, Pickard was not also present, PEX-MAYOR COLVIN, Yestorday nfterncon a TrinTNE roporter ealled n ex-Mayor Colvin at the office ul the United Slatea Exprens Company, and asked, **Mr. Colvin, _have ‘you read tho alluriona to ourself in the Tnoford lottor, which was read nt he meoting of the Common Couneil on Monday aftornoon iYes, sir; 1 read them over twice, very cace- fully, 3 4, Iln lhf‘rc auy trath In the allegations made con- . ! 0, sir. What M, Tlanford eald In that letter s an 1lnflmaus tissuo of lles, wo far a3 [ain con- cernerl. ™ ** flnvo yon anything further to say on the met. tary" **No, elr, I'bare not." Congress Made Yes- terday. Cali for a Meeting of the Veterans of the War. The Domocratic State Central Commit- tco Wants Congress to Stay in @ession. h INDIANA. . INDIANAYOLIS. Spectal Diyputeh to The Tridune. TSDTANAvOLIN, Ind, Aug. B.—Scantor Morton will arrive nome to-morrew evaning and witl nd- dress the poople of Tndianspols Friday night, Agrand State rally i proiveted for Friday of next weak, which i infended tohe tho most o poring demonstration of the campaign tn thia city, Gen, Harrison will begin his' canvass upon thut occaslon, uud Gloy. Hayes has been lavited to bo o L MR, PICKARD. o the Ediior of The Tribune. Citreano, Ang. 8,—Tn the report with the nnder- signed ot hls house Inet evoning & wrong impres- lon e lvan, which T bet you to carrect. 1 7efef | yroment and undoubtediy wil be erv. (on. John el AEcah - | M. Harlwn, of Kentacky, and J. ©. Botrown, of Tho repartar eatied, Mr. Bickands nttention to thosl- | Michigan, whil also deliver addrosses, Afternoon tegntionk, of pome of ther, nnde 1 the dacument | ana erentog meetings will be hiell, A torehlight Jriltten by Mr. anford, “and aeked him It thoy were | ,rocesion nnda parady will futesvono, snd ex- porition _was considered ', moto honombla | MY 1oers weraniot _gtven very ropldiy or tracly, | curslon traine will run from all paria of tho State. Sne, Tut, freerpective © of all theso | nat b ment G he RSCtloma It wAYandNOrC That Ty o QOSHEN, IND, {hings, thore hay for some thime been g feellng of c They hiave heen dixntintied with the changes swhich haro taken place and the huvualon of the old-cetabliahed lckard us Fdueation, oy had resented what thoy consiitered to bo an the Principals In the publl bitterpevs RO "ine Boued of Education. nchooln Against rontine, They fillnnl the majority of the h have stood by Mr. Honrd of Intermedtilug of the new ‘men with the aftaim of were falsn. Kaj Ehe Aates ment nade by anford that moing of the Comtuit- 1ees of tha Hoard weee [n the lishit of mgret(ng and Tawing Mr. Doty to bo prescnt while Mr, Fickand was Gxciudod. The meetIng was not entirely huemonlons, womo of e R o e e vere | the mcmbera not fecllue ke givini thelr cordiat charges made by Mr. [is < 3 Rupport 10 Mr. Kelly, aithough (e Cormmitiv do- ivenme by the reporter {rom hiy recallection. | FHRRTCA® S0F Broks Ll ndvien of tho diatrict, [lut vory few chnrges wers reported to me, and to Iy was this the cans with &pectal Dispaich to The Tridune. Gosney, tnd., Aug. §.—A moeting of tho Thir- teeuth Cougressional Distriet Democratic Central Commitiea was held to-day in (e Court-louno, i e akIng o goial, and that one | ey revolved to hold foue tiranger buskot or picnlo fhnpchonls nwhicn thay had apecial charge; and | 246 08 G i Lo Jet an publiabed. mieclings T vach comniy the dlsfrck. Tt lte- ninhing Ald, "Vau Osdel with the infarmation 358 Proxiup, | publicanary ales prviacing b Ihorough caniyaia. which be did, Special Diepatch to Tha Tribune, CRIME. CRAWPOHDSYILLE, Ind., Alg. 8.—To-night hina THF CHARGES, been o prond ouy for the Republicana of Craw- WHAT TIE COMMISSIONERS SAY. For the purpese of avelng what the pereons con- nected with the School Bourd who have boen di- rectly or Indirectly mized np In thin contruversy had to any concernlng it, n reparter_called upoi them yesterday und obtatned the followlng stute- wents: MR. 3, . OLINGER sens fannd In his Wi trouble, very readily, wchools, and for ngton-streot office and ane swered soversl questions sa to the causa of tho Mo premised that be had been in favor of.promoting homs talent In the that reacon had done whnt fordaviile. Pully 2,600 people were outto itedi- cato a large ond comfortuble wigwam to Hoyes and Wheeler and Ben Hurrison. — One hundrad torches Avere fn processlon, headed by the Montzomery Gunrda hand, and the enthustasm was unbounderd, al. R, 8. Itobertson, Repnblican candidate for Tleitenant-Uovernor, mude » speech which was prononced by oll to' ho 1ho best speceh of thy campulum. 11U REPUDLIOAN MDETING AT VALPARAISO. 1o the Editor of ‘Th A TATAYT, QUARRET. &pectal Dispateh to The Trijuns. Qurwoy, 1., Aug. 8.—~A sabbing silray ocenr- red? ot Hannibal, Mo., this morning which reanlted In the death of Frank Tequln, the nesist- ant haggage-master of the BMisromsl, Konws & Texns Ratlroad. The TFAlg has o special giving the following account: Tequin came down to the n Tridune, oflico at the depot and mot & youngmau by the | Varranaiso, Ind., Aug. 7.—The politicnl pot namo of Charlen Wilson, who wia standing ln tho | beglus to huil In this part of tho Riate, A mect- d at the Conrt-Uouen in this city on Satanluy uvening lust for the purgn‘«' of ralsing a Hayed und Wheeler Glub. The Court-llouse was nd _tremendous cnthusiasm provatled. door of the baggage-roawn, and, as Tequin paened in, he pinched Wilson's arm in spart; bnt Wilson appeared to take tho act as an fnunlt, nud asenfled ‘equin with abusive lanmnago, till the latter told he coull socure tho electlon of 1T, Calkius, our next Covgreasimug, wan Mr. Tewls s Awstetont Suporintendent, | Bimtoleave tho ofice: Wilson loftafter lttle | preieat, and upened tho hattio by iving e roria Thut gentleman hod beon olected, but | {he abuke, anid m"hl{ Lhawod & kaito. . Thwatter.. | of the leading, self-ceidunt fucla ta e dlachscl the other puety had cinfmed that the term for which 1o was elected was only two wecks, aud they ha carrled thelr polnt, nighly. to reelgn the Ausistant Superintondency he coul coald not with certainty spesks: hecould only suy an mattor of fact thut Hunford hiad come to il and exprareed his desice to resign, 4aying ouly in o: planation thut he thoughbt ltmw X ble for him cl<owhera. :dd i 10 grhve hin his support for tha heus of the North Divislon High Schoul, and 1 had bee eonily prombeed, Thst wus the only commmnicatio Mr. Otluger bnd had with Hanfont on the que of dixsatistaction or disagrosment, ¢ at leastehe ind nat done vo to hiw couree wonld been satlelted. not ve done alnce he hiad been a member thereof, As for nny difticulty botween Mr, Pickard and Tioard, Mr.” Ollnger “eald he was not qu rhenk. _He had bever known of snythl) kind, Mr. Flekard intended to resip Dlckard goy him ane oal W. Ry SULLIVAN, A on belng asked the matters cl ton, suld that ho huil not. concerned, he ackuowjedged caver it —+o fur a8 he had known there was nothiog of the kind in the Board. When acked If he had known of Mrs. Sutlivan's fnterference with o influcnce on wmembers of th Toard, Mr. Sullivan replied that he had not eve: aeen her fn relation tu Auy of the wations ro- mich ns the appolntinent of teachers ko; the only time when he romemnbers Taving any convernstion with ler about rchool ferrod 1o ar_the 10 maiters wis onco when the Conunitiea on Redur tlun of Salaries wan In belng, £amo pay. Buard. {he appolntment ur changa of uny teuchers, So far ua the churga that Mr. Pielird ba He had alvo voted against Mr, Doty for the reasons nonied, He hod known Mr. Hanford for xoveral years, and Lad esteemed htn An for the reesons hich fed Mr. Hauford outd be motoe com- At that time Hanford lon L. en aekod un the subject, Mr. Olinger safd that ho lud nevor been fntlinonced by Mrs, tullivan, be- cunst ho hind never known or seen lier, so far as he wss awnte, 1o wus not prepared to helieve that whe bad, us was slleged, controlled sppolutments nowledgn, The ring which was nlleged to lhave esisted in the Banrd was ronething of which Mr. Olinzer was unnble to glve any account; he had never, he suid, been upproached 10 Joln such ofzanteation, and of o hod he 1io way rather of the opinlon that 1o #uch 4 thing as a ring cver oxlstod in the Doard the lifled to 2 of th Richberg had wald fa him that Mr. but further he did not kusw: he would, he wald, berorry to have Mr, but uever knew of any tronble between cither Mr. Doty or uny wember of tho ther by had known of any of ed by Mr. Hunford's communicas s far o8 o Ring was that If there were wich o thing he had been too blind or stuplit ta din- Sh had then muid o biin on one occaslon thatshe hoped that wouon doini the sume work agmien would_receive the So far s ho knew, thut was tho enly wolut which shn had adsanced or preesed on the He nover knew thut shie axked or procured cation stil] continues L Mmally they took hoid of | 10, (bW cauipalgh, Nothing - will plente Tave N Detter than Inymond, exch other, und, {n the atrugln that enwied, Wil- | (i . v | st Toquin omee i fhe breast. Tho intter, | Hhe o pregent | jnowmbenk, gapvass, (o appareatly not knowing the extentof hie injuries | pol, 0. wann gollont soldler, nud carrles wround Thit omt into the strent and_took ap a ktone, with whiet ho threatened to hit Wiiton. At this stegs of the trouble Tequin appeared to rrow falnt, and with liim moro good, pottnd vanro thau the wholy trihe of Canfederate from tho guif ta the lnkee, A will, whun In Conirens, dars to get up and Dogun to. trogain, and, goini Into-s 1itle hallwny | F oM Chutas Tna diffemout atyli tin Ty | (VEhe oficen, he lny down, whare fa diea in fow | (2% SELE™ S viond i i Domucratic minutas, 1t in sapposed the thrues was 50 e on to evor an {ntenal artery, and that ho bled In- wardly. friends huve been on thelr kneed to the Canfrders ates vyor alnce tho War, nod we liave declded that thin Congrerslounl disiriet shall o ruprosented heroafter in n different manuer, Hen Iarzivon will be elected Governor by 30,000 nojority, REPUNLICAN. A RASCALLY TRANNACTION, Indiunapotindeurnal, dug, b, 1t fn not a plensunt duty W oxpos¢ tho trmio In- wagdnens of Gov, Hedricka and tho lollownoss of bin profeesions of reform, but It [« o duty never- thelear, The record of o public wan 18 publio THE. TRAIN-ROBBERS. 81, Totw, Aug, 8.—Tha Timet hov a apecll from Scdoila which snys thot Hobhs Korry, the tratn-robhor, wan brought thero from %ooneville to-dsy, and, upun positive nseurances of en- tire immunity, made a confesslon ‘regarding the robbory neat Otterville, Lo maid thoss engngod il n n i wroperty, and, uo mattor what il iay contalu, be in the ofalr wers Clol Miler, Frank | pOEY S0 00 UL yustoray tha odiolnl and Jewn o Jamen OOl e} | pecord of fr. Hendriclor ‘conusetfon with tha Youueer, | Choflee il o Yiliam Chadwally | fraudulent elaim of Cuarics W, 1all and E. 4, ent on Account of mules lsbod during the \ fdonce showe that Hall und Smith were both Jewelry thnt wa stolen, but the dlspatch does not ifate how the remuinder of the money and proper- ty waa divided. 1o offors to guiide the ofilcers to n place 1# milee south o Sedali, where they huricd the popoes taken from the snfes, and at fant acconnts he and the oficers started on’ the carch. To niro confensod tn other rabheriox by shis party, and xald Clel Miller anslated In tho rubbary of the Iuntington (W, Va,) bank und the ElPawe stae. conch, nod «was present at the Gad'a T (Mo.) fraln-reters. The oflicers have fnformation that the Youngc: brathers wors In Clay County Montday, and that Chadwol} and Pitta “wers ntresled 1n Southern Kunens as proviously reported, i do not expert to capture the Youngor aud Jumca rothers ullve. o rasende: that thiey attempted to defiand and did defraud the Qovernment: out of a largo sum of money, and that both of thom were sentenced tu the Penitentlary. _ Aftor this Mr, londricks, then « Sunator of the Tnited Stases, becameo the ‘agent and attoruey of thelr bogua claims ngaiost the Goverpment, Ty somo hacus-pocus 1L was - shimed to Willlumn Hendormon, of this clty, & cousin of Mr. Hendricks, bt whow'the lutter Tnnocently presented as a constituent of hin, The claloy was vigurously Yrcucd hefore tha War Deportment whil' Mr. Hendricks was in the Benate, nid aficr ho'retired fiom thut, bady o continuod to urge it before tho Senato and tho Dopartment. Letft bo borne {n mind all this timo that the claim TRAMPS. ‘:m\v outof o frand un the Govornment, and thnt Cpeclal Correspondence af The Triduno hoth _the clalmants, Aol and Smith, had been Dra Motxzs, 1o., ANg. T.—A tronp engagedn | found gullty ind seitenced to the Ponitentioey. Flually, bn 1871, vlght yeara after the peepetration team at o Pralrie City stable, on Saturday, togo fo | Fi0% M T Wil (R clatm orisiinted, 1t wus Warren County, Atating ho wus tho nophew of & | paid inta Mr, londricks' bunde—37, 810, well-known tarmer living » couploot milesdistant. | Row, Lere b o soqucl, A(hlrll:nll'n'rnm'lrllnn Hin conversation showed kuowledge of the farmor, | tnd rentence, Mr. Hendrieks undertool: fo procurs Lix pardon from tho Preslient, and was successtul. and weemed plausiblo, T took tho temo, nnd | R ITTCIN Wla pardan, o undertook o lave made o stenight waka for thu haven of horre-| fiw uppointed (o a respousible poeition in the New thioves, Miséourl. The etable-keoper went to the | York Custom-Tloure, und in thin he was al4o suc- farmer s yoon aa the clap was gone, and lourned | cosnfnl. So thut he actually snceneded in haviug hie wan u feand, wnd hud slinply ‘pasked tha house | Charles W, Hnll, o convictod swindier of ilm oy~ tint day, stopped and nquired Who lved there, | argment, paedotied wut of the Penitentlary and e wav overhauled and lodged in Jall, appuinted tu a position In the New York Cuitot- Ao day since, an, ermplose of T B, il wan . Hoee, retarning from fhe farm, fiear this city. with a | Iy view of thess facts, not one of which can bo Toad of siraws and, when pusslng a stanll wood, | controverted, we shiould Lo pleased 1o hour somne thirve teamps In tho highway solzed his Lorses by | explanatlon from the Keform candidate or his tho head, and attempied fo hold them. 1o np- | fricids af tho smount und kind of fee o racelyed plicd the whip, aud the unimnls, being highe A L et B tritod. “toapeil to u run, throwihg the-tratipn | 1o hix. aceeicod, DIV Alr. Tiendricks Feally wh 43 0 n I e § 1 ¢ Vi peen “seluted’ Uedim eommiitos inestings | doven, snd, e deagging thom sums dintunce, e Intmith & 1lat] hantomine chnim, sl waste i - =+ | evcaped. They intended to eapture the team, aa Ky o i ¢) o was+ concerned, - Mr. - Sullivan enid | an st ovanin " ‘ fruudl Fhew ury pertincnt questions. that [t had no further foundation in fact than whien the Connuittee on lteduction ol Salarics o in seasion they detormined not to allow any pereo to meet with them except as fnvited, when it w. necessary to ubtain thele views or kuowledy There hud been ne movement to supersedo Mr. Vihunes Comniitteen aro bolng formed ovar the Siate to look after temaps, wnd wo bo to thy fel. 1ow who falls into thelr handa if detected In criowe, 1t will be a short slirift sud no shroud. TOR CONGRESS. BECOND MICHIGAN DISTRICT, pectat Dixpatch w The Triduna, Aviias, Mich., Aug, H.—Tho Kecond Congres. n l'l::'klnnl. o for us e ko, und the only & funt Hfi:}fia}fl{‘\fin 1“'5 e stona) Distelct Bepublican Convention to-day noin- Tolated 1o that gontleman was the stotément inade 3 i cin W' w 0% M Mone T e sy b *iated | Orrawa, Atig. B.-dr. Glans bus hadn Inter. | Toated the Hon, e et S aLMow tiint imder no clircnnieinnces wauld ho act as Super- intendent afwer the end of the prescnt year, I view of this fact, thie Committee had by u wort of tacit understanding agreed that tho odico of Asklst. aut Buperintendent of Schoold should remuin va. cunt if It wore desined hest to ‘mullutv‘ Mr. Dol In retation to vhe latter individunl, Mr. Sulllva stated Incldentally what bas been said i these calumna—thut he did not faver his electlon, nor diid he vote for him, belleviag that the proper thin, to do wud Lo promute some cumpeiunt tonsher. "Phe question of Cutholicisin hiad not seatngd t tho rpeaker to muke 18 appearance n the Lusinosy e kiew of only aie, ur jods aibly twu, Untholics in the Board, and they never of the Bourd 81 all, recined to huve auy particulur desire or intent b run thinge, Avasort of summing up, Me, Inftien liw. ML JOTEN 0, CHBERD, Prestdent of tho Board, on boluz usked what was tha causv of the trouble which Lad enlminatud in the lutlers fron Mr. Hanford, sald (with the ut- mowt gentlenieay towind the meinory of thy duceads i) tht there coulil bs no doubt that ha was soured fullure to secure an election ta h{ Mr. Loty, und that he had e power'to render the lute In teper by b thu ponition” he uned avery meunsin tur's position unplessant, vald, wome thme tgw 1o wae, mude awiry Rentleman himsolf. Lntho sauie way und narhapt with shen sirong language, Atr. kic] ur n the aifules of the Howrd fu genoral. PUILIE A, BOYNY, another momber of the Hasrd, when found a aelied on the goeral subject Of L supposed or nowlnig anything aboutit; be had never known snythini about any ring, aud esprossed profount dlabolie in tle exislonce, aiking, with onuthing like i wileged ditficulty In the board, denled triumph, what the ring Las do terduy an old man wawud John Warnes went nto ur nominations, . S. Clapp, of e ;;lth P Ming, e ‘hl° e -l-l Rothingenbrerg for a ¢lass of beer, aid while thure euted the sama of 0. W. Caulldyo, of Yolia Nhe 'eiiamonty-accopted boilef that | 8 varty of four, one of whom lie recognbzed v iy it theru lad beon n wchume to oust Plekurd, mako Doty Superintendent, and Asulutant, 1o was yot i vxlstence of any such & part of it could’ruceive b wupport. su lung ws bo Hikod tostay, AMr, Hoyno svouted (ho Jdea thot Mra, Bullivan wos & power I the Nourd, snd, ommon with u_hirge nwinber of other gontlemen why Lelonged Lo the lhnlm"I hil that he had nevs had any conversatlon with her sbout sehool tual ters, and hud not spoken 10 hor ag all un uny sul Ject for several yoard, e INUWEL OLESOS waa found by & repurter, and aaked it he had any — digan, Afer a fuw year ho semoted to Uon- theory ubout thy cuuss of the dilically inthe NEW ORLEANS. iting, nud was nomlouted ted Prosucite Board or it otficors which resulted in New O v, Augs B.oE. A C hai Jored, Attoruvy. Lefore tho explr the Bl-fecling which prowpted the Hanford B OUCERNY AUE: i A.Carbam, colored, | 1ufig™ "of oitice Le was uppol letter. - Mr. Ulcson did ol uppear to bave auy | Wes shot by Jamey . Quinault du the Civl Court { Judso of tho Fifteeuth dudiclul District, theory bandy, and could notsecount for the asser- ¢ to-day. 5! tlona wade, * He Uttesly disbelloved Sl atateme: y. ullivan ealil that Qe lind ot known thit Mrs, Sulllyan had any more ou tha Buard thun was controlled by any other uewspagor-writer—certuinly sho had not on he of Mr. Plekard'n desire to retlre from his positlon, and hud roceived o lotter to that effect from the Hu knew sothing of uny plot to get Me. Pickand out office In order 10 suppisnt B with Mr, Duty or any ona olse, and expressod uter disbullut in the existencé of uny auch schemo, hborig denfed that Bra, Sullivan haduny Initucace in the sppolutinent of teacher, ut Mrs, Sullivan fu as ined to bulicve In the , wid Wia sure that no 1o was, bo anid, & G beliover fu, snd stauch admirer of, Mr. Pickard, aud would 1ot voto to turn biw oub 10U, 1V B the Hon, Heanry Waldron ns Repre- ative In Congrers, the latter prefereing to re. o baving werved three consccutive torins, The nomination wadmnde nnanitnons aftee als baliaty, Meanre, Childs and Bules, defeated candidates, made enthusingtie speoches, Indorsing the nomi- nee, wnd, nfter pussing rerolutions complimentary to Mr. Waldron, the Conveution adjonraed, FOURTERRTI T1LANOI. Kpecial Disgaieh fo The Tridune. Crawras, ., Aug. Aeaistant Demo- crits snd the resnlar Mosshacks held soparate Conventlons (0 thile ety to-day to delect & candi- data for_ Congreerffrotn ‘this, tie Fonrteenth Dis- trict. -‘The Cunventions n-sembled In difforent Tialls on opposite sldes of the steeet, The Demaoce rocy hers are generully I favor of hard money, selected Gen, Charlea P, Black an thelr man, Biack conhd not be found 1o make them w speeek, but it Democratic frionds ey thit view with tho ucting Minlster of Justice with ref- | urence to Smith, the Detrolt murderer, Corse- |y spondence on tho subject of bix extradition th go- fogg om by cablu between the Dominlon aud Inmpe- rlal Governments, It |8 understood that §f no lege- {slation takos place i tha Britlsh tarlisment bu- fore prorogration on the 10th inst,, Smith will by liborated. n n L] o i Dispatch to The Tribune IGinouToN, Ont., Aug. H —Oiliver Biriggs, who hae licen un the aicet for coal-ofl wmugglerd, Lint nlght cuptured the sloop Flirt, of Oswego, with n cargo on board, Tho olicer way obliged to cover tho helmewsn with & revolver befor thoy eur- rendered, o kg SUSPECTED OF I'RAIN-WRECKING, Ariivson, 1k, Aug, 8. —There hax been great oxcitemaent heto to-day In the exumination of the In accord with the St | n platform sud eandl- supposed tralu-wrecker. Soveral tomeand peo- | dates. The Groenbuckers' Convention wean plo attended from the garrounding towns snd | conwiderabiy, and werea loug thme- In getting to country. No bullding In the town waw large | hisineas. They udopted anew tudlin. enough to liold tho crowd, und_tio authoritics | 40l Blatfori, and | then nomiiaied have' been abllged 1o hold the exanination bny [ WK W8, tHEE | EOROIGRRS il rove. The feclltig 14 vory vroms ugafust Ogden, | Wir SBecd st sl B ajinech wi newine to Kathhfy the gree dwith thom, 16 b however, difflondt 10 an outsider to make anytitne of Kle specch. 1t wenns nuthing, awd war nde (o cateh gudgions Jewsw Warper, of anville, was nowminsted us Put Cooper's Eloctor for this’ dleteict, and G, . Tl Juraur, f Macuw oy, for stwiubies of te it J pourd of Equallzution, The Repabticans in thls Spectal Dispateh (v The Triduns, city aro Jubitunt, aa ey feel canfdent it dhe ate VaLpanammo, Ind., Aug. B.—A horse and huggy | teropt of Black to Hde o hurd sud voft-monoy horso was stolen trom Wesley Leo, near this place, last ifil:l u:::-u:‘ InAlX;IwP)' '»‘.';;'fi",."'-""::','fi’. 'l“l)‘t' li]r-dl'-a Bight. The horso was a oreel, and was branded | Bebven, (6 S T b afu ds. oo of the shonhore with & lotter % The | Sheh gl undlagulied thut it deseut mun ary dis gusted, hnggy hud 8 black box, red ruuning-goars, the bl spring being painted black. A reward of $100 has bucn oifered for the capture of tho thier and the recovery of the horve aud buggy. s, ROBBER ARRESTED, Bpectul Dispatch o The Tridune. Jaxesvines, Whs,, Aug. B.—One yesr Mo foelin v gener) that, If he s not convicted, Juntice will not bave been dono. Lioth sides aro represented by able attorneys. Probably the ex- anifnation will not be coucfuded until to-1orrow afternoon. o or POUITII MTCHIGAN, Bpacial Dispatch to The Tribune. Niws, Mich,, Mz S --The Republlean Cons grewatanul Conventl for thls, the Fourth Did- trlct, v Dold n Peak Hall, this ety to-day. Tl perwanent oficens of the Ceavontlon were: Presldent, the Hou. Willlam Chamberlain, of Ber- rlons Scerelary, J. P, Thresher, of Buorrlen, Af- fer (he usual’fontlad business vame the eall of nd 50 Yes- Nhats, threw a coffoesaack over his heath und ronbed | 5 4y Burrowes J wim.” Ty perpetrators left town and” vy it b et Fr eon seen uutll yeetcrtay, whin Nl returied, | yonyination. * On theffiest intérmul: ballot tha vote wus arredted, -nsbnfludmcr‘lnrmnl. “1"1‘\;" folluwa: 1 lmiwflil ”"Nklml"‘ 103 —— > Cllsbug, 81 £, Koightley, 73 Lol 3 ALLEGED PERJURY, Caes Coundy ttien witisdrew 1w eaudidato, Cllsb oe, aud the Conventlon proceeded to o farmal batloi: Burrowe, ficightivy. 27, Theansouncement of the numination of Kelghtluy ereated futensen- thusiaem, and theea choers ‘wore given for the nominee. At this juncture the Couvention sde Jourued for dinner, Edwin W, Keightloy, the nomines, s sn Indi- unfun by bieth, He came o White Plroon when but a young mon, vpened o law oilice, and shortly after waw pindu cditor of tho White: Plaeon Repus- TLeaveNwonTi, Kan., Aug. 8 ~Josoph Dunlap, o well-known Washington lohbyist, charged wity makieg fules affidavits [ connectlon with lands in the Kaw diminished reserve, wae brought hera yeelerday du cliarge of Deputy United Statua Mur- shal l(ullnfl. Dunlap Is wald 1o have sitempted to procurs tho passugy by thy Senato of s bill for the reapprafaeinunt of tiese Kaw lands, with hhnself 83 unc of the Comumiseioners. 1 ©r L. be at ‘The ditliculty wis sbout & luwsuit. Q 1iouy ouipored of Uranch und St Joseph Countles Guinault wad wprlsoned, S Lo bis torm sy Judgy explred by was nowloated Proparations for Grand Af- Arslstant. Supestatentont of Sehdols, was brteny | Senator Horton to Take the Magnificent Programmeo for “thu Slate that (he Iy the Republicana. Tha lira of the twa counting {ndoracd his nomination, aml the Denincrats made no oppostion, e was elncted unanfuasly, and han oconpred his aniee over since, Jadue Kelghtley {% & man of ateeling character, ahove reproach, awl Incorruptible. 11« ability is'vouched for by the rupport lie has evee reccived nt home as o cltizen, Jurint, edltor, and Tudgo. 1ia friewdsnre enthus winstic and predict iits cléetion hy an overwhelming majutity. Al 2 n'elock the Convention reassemblod, At the following District Committee was oppointed J. P, Theashee, of Berrlen; C. L, Morton, of Casd J. W, Freneh, ‘of 8t Josep! W, Lawlot, 0 Yan fturen; Ii, C. Deiges, of Ratanmnzoo, The Commitico on wnlutions reported the fol- lowing, which were adopted, after which the Conei ventlon adjunrned: Resolred, Thiat wo tndorse, heartlly, tho plattorm of [iincptey adopted by the “Republican Couvention st Rewived, That wn r:tn;{nlxe In the Jepnbitean nom- Inves for President aud Vice:President of the Unfeed Biates, and of tho Rapubilean Conyeantion at and tho nuininea chis day matueil for, Henpesent Conaress geutlemen o alilityy purlty, (nogrityy nd ominently Atted for the puslifnna to”wehich “they ar nnmed, and pledge one hearty Kuppor ta thelr electlon. CINUINNATI DISTHICTS. Crxersyary, 0., Ang, 8;—The Republicans to- day nominated dinlge M. Force In (he First Dix- trict.-und Judee Stanley Mathews in the Secoud District of Ohlo, for canilidater to Congress, FIRAT WISCONAIN, Epectal Dispatch to The Tribune. JANEAYILLE, Wis,, Ang. 8. —Congroesman Wi} 1ams to-day sccured the dolegates from the Fleat: and Second” Aexembly Districts, and will go Into Consention at Elkhorn fo-morrow with an wndi. vided delegation from his cmml{. Both District Coanventionis passed strong reaolutions in hils favor. o T TubiNOb, al Disgateh to The ne. I‘xlmu.b?il.. Aug. 8. —An Ill(m! ndent Green- Tinck Convention ot ‘thie purpose of numinating n Comgrexsman from the Ninih Dietrict bts boen called for Aug. 30, at Yotes City. i STLVAN Prrrsneno, A“F he Hons, Jamea 11, Hop- kion and Alex achran, present incumbenta, wore renomininted for Conzreas by acclamntion to- day by the Bumoceatic Conventiona of the ‘Twenty- second and Twonty-third Districts. IN THT PIRST DISTRICT. v the Editor of The Tribune. Crmioaao, Aug. T.—There sremany anpiranta for nomination on the Rapmbitenn ticket for Congrens- manto reprosent the First 1inofs District, many of whom are capable and honest men, but It sceme to me now of il timee 1+ 1t proper that ** the aflice ahianld seck tho man, and, not the man the oftice, Our Natlonal Conventiou ‘at Cintlnnati set a guod exmnple in that respeet in selecting Ruthertord D, Hlayes as tho Presidential candldate; und the Ro- publicans of Indfana, tn the withdrawal of Mr. Orth and the snbstitntion of Qen, Harrison, who baa repeatedly devlined offico and mover sought one, have followed an Hlustriows example, —the beat gusranteo that reform may be found In the Ttepublican party: for whoevor heand of a Demo- cratic candidute belug withdrawn on accaint of a quentionable recotd? for showld this principlo be carcied ous 1 fear their candidates would bardly form & Corporal's guurd, After such & mistepresentation ns we have had in Barney U, Canlileld, wa wont n man whoso past record s sound In overy particalar, whose presont position In such an to rémove him far above all picion of elther buing # party hack of a venlal poli- tlefan: nod one in whowe future course we will have such Implicit confidence that we can polnt with pride to our candidato, and have no misglv- ing as (o the reanit, he candidate I am abont to supgost Is one whoso nameT have ucvor heard mentloned fn connectlon with the aflice, —uno who is_outirely - Ignorant of the contents of thia lotter, and with’ whom 1 have nover exchianged & word on thin subjact, one whose nutaral modesty woald impel Wim to decline the ofico. o mmun whote fnfegeily 1o unquestioned, whose experience in politics in former yeara eml- nantly At him for the position, und yet oun whowy commerctal standing wonld remiove gil foars an to his baving any particulurax to grind, umun in _the rime of intellectunl und pliyaical lite, 5 man of Hetermination snd decinion of churacter, of wxcels Jont judgment, a ready upenker, terse, 'empliatlc, and polnted. —wo_ kproad-caule style Jiko ' Qur Carter,” but Zforclblo; a man wbom the Thid rusialng their enforcement, ~thatigh ro satiafacs tory have been the workings of tho Tax Inw, that hiwrhoodn are faw and fur belween, ex yerlenee invlng demonsteated the practient bnedl- clency of prohibitury e zisation. The result s 1hat not enongh of the llecnae questlon remaln to disturb e approseldng canvies, whiel will in made on broal national teanes that w1l fetel ont Aho fdl Republiean vote, and Michigan, st o very molerate extimate, 18 pit down for 30,000 ma= Jotity for lnyes anit Wheeler. The prospects, 100, aro that cacl of the four Congresslonal districts repreronted nt prerent by Democrata will bo ro- rql‘emll. This ¢lty and “county, compriring the Tiret. Distelet, fs reckoned tho' morl uncortain quantity s Michigan politics, and the canynss his not yet been folry openad, eo that hut few dats et be hiad upon which to hanu n rellable catlmate, Thut (1 I8 mornlly certaln that the Nepublican ran- dldaten this fall cannotbe o obroxioun to n larko number of Republicans of thin dlairict us Mosca W, Field had bedoma {n 18712 and Republicana thin fall will not keratch thotr Congressianal i an, 1t 4 oathmnted, npward of 1,000 did In 1874, The Licenee Leamno this fall will not urm{ some thousandd of votes agninet the Republican tlelkot ns. It did 1n 1874, since the lguor dostion lue e dlsposed of. "Tho mayomiiy election of K75 re- wnlled In the defeat of Thomipson, e Hepubllean nominee. 'That defeat waa brousht uboit by TIIR LAW-AND-ORDEIR 1OLT from the Republiean party, which was mado he- cause Thompaon eame ant agninet the Sumdny s toun-closing ortinance. ‘The resuit was unsails: factory L many Gernian Ropublicans, wha are not tent to have thelr cor-gavdans clased with the nill nufsances tnnt ought as well to be closed duya In (ho week ns on Snuday, But the sndny-cloalug; question doox not enfer Into the Ward honored by nelucting as Aldurmun, and who bas ruturned the compliment by makiug overy clti- 201 of theveard proud of 1ta_reresantative fn the Gity council, o peatloman T would wigont for the anifeages of the Hupublicuns of the Firse Tl nofs Dixtrlct fs Willlaa Aldrich, of the i of Ktewart, Aldrich & Co., wholesalo grocens, reald- Inz on"the Houth Side, u gentloman who, like Cremar'a wife, **1s withiont sumpicion,* wlio wil! Runor {he eflco, and prove o mott, sorthy lepro- wontative of so respectalile and intelligent a cone stitaency as that of tho Firet Distrlct, By To 8. MICIHIGAN. THD STATE GOOD ¥OR $0,000 RBPUDLICAN MA« AORITY. Fpectal Correspondence of The Tritune. Dernoir, Mich,, Aug. 7.—There eeomed to me o puzzling fncongraity about it—that with all the achool-liouses one sees In Michigan, moro of them and better thon, fno sny other Wostorn State, the rag-boby ldlocy should here obtain to an extent worthmentlon, That was what occutred to me the ottier day when, baving excaped from the Cone ventlon of the Greenback Natjonals, which was held n a clowo, low-cotled hull on the faurth Hoor, teachied by tollsone elimbdliug of narrow, twisting stairy, L nccepted the luvitation of Mayor Plerco to tako o look ab the town, AN Michigan towns that I have weon aca brisk, smart placos, fullof push and activity, ond bullt generslly In bettor style than is ofton found In the West, Grand Rap- ids |8 the busiert and brightest of them all, isns well bullt, what thare 14 of it, as Blilwaukee or De- troit, und, with its 35,000 wile-nwako population, {4 tho metropolts of Western Michigan. 1had ad- wmired the tnndsome hnslness blocke, the hand- somest private resldencen on thie hills, tho Opera- House. and the nobby htotels that would paas mus- ter In Chicago; but, most of all, the gplendid pub. ite wehoo! bulldings, and the result of 1t all waato #0 tmpress me that thoy ought to knaw better, that 1 asked tho Mayor how it happoned that the green- bacle manla survived despite the schoolwaster and the generul high avernge of Intelligenco, Suld ho, ** You will ind there is but lttle of that huxary In Michigan. Moet of it Iu tn the Detnocratic party; and, oataldo this Congresslonal district, yon wiit ind thera lsa't enough of it to talk ubuat, " fl have ulready glven the resuitof my explorations of THE GRECNBACK NATIONAL PARTY Inthat district. Upon estended fnquiey 1 find that he wus elght when he aald in thd' State there wasn't cuough greenbackiam to be worth'talking about. At the Republicun State Conventlon af Lanning not A delegate, eithor In Conventlon or in Committee, espoused thy cuuse of the rag- baby, Ouw of 'the most prominent Ropublicans of 1 the State expluined {t by saying, **Our peopls know better; that's il there ts of It They don't ::xpeul to bu mude rich by the Governtnent print- ng-press,” 1t Is nignifeant In this vegard that Moses W. Fleld, the leader {n what there Iu, thut 1s vory lit- tie, of the ;‘rcenbnck movement in this State, and who, in 1872, was elected to Congress by tho le- ‘I!lb\lrulu of this, the Firet Congresslonal Distrlet, by & majority of 7,60, was, {n 1874, afler ho hud become Tdentified whih the greenback doctrines, defented by 1,754 majority hy Willians, Dewne Crat, the present membees lso thut legole, who In 1872 wan elected by the Ltepublicana In the Lanslnz district by 6,402 majority, was, in 1874, atter aifiliating with the Raz-Baby phalang, de- foated by Durand, Democrat, the present momber, by 1,000 majuri(y; and, In the Kalamaz teict, Burrows, thu Kepnblican nomi 1572 waa olected by 5 S0 majarity, wa def in 1874 by Porter, ind urcmlcllh by 1,600 majori- ty, and Burrows also had become infected with 1ing-Babylsm, though he hus got over If, There were other natters which conplred to bring about !hc dufeat of each of the condldates In questlon, Sut thele position on the enrrency fstue weakenml enchof them, while it materlally contributed to the defent of Fleld, There s not now cnougu greenhick sentimont In the Kepablicon party ‘in this Ktate, oatsfde the Fifth Congressional Dis- triet, 1o make fteelf fo It 14 exceedingly doubts il whother thero Is vo much in that distdct; and, 10 far as can ba gathered from prexent {ndications, ontaldo Kant Connty, the correney feaun will nol enter Inte tha canvaes in this State, despite the cloynence of DICK TREVKLLICK AXD MOSES W, PIELD. With the off-year reaction thut sct in two years the leenwa question, and tho Grange excile- ment, thy I(u,mhllmn- lost the First (Detruit), the Fonrth (Kulanazoo), the Fifth (Qrand Rapids, and the Sixth (Laneing) Conzrewstoual Districts, all whitel In 187 went Hepublicany and the Repub. lican mu]urll{ in the State, fropt G, 170 fur Grant overGreeley Tn 1872, wax reduced ta 5,900 for Bug. Jey over Chnuberlain in 1874 Anfor the Uranger movement, o thie State it never asumed thy fmportance 1t did in Linois and Wisconstn, Neither did It fetch to the surface pa- of the type whu engineered Ireeatur Canventton, to el out the Michigan Geangers to the Democracy, and the Grange clement has prace tiealty heen eliimtuated from the political situation here, or ro nearly so that it will play uo part worth reckoning fn the coming canviuse, THR LICENSE QURSTION has been neatly gotten £ld of, nd the disposition made ol (¢ turia ont more neuarly h.’lflvh\flur{ 10 evurybody than cowld have been suticipatud, The Tlquor-dealers of Petrolt and other portiuns of tha Stute urgaulzed thelr League sl forced into the canvans of 1871 the esuu made Ly thew as 1o the ubrogation of the constitutional provislon ]}»mhlhu- uyg the licensing of 1 lguor-traific, snd Chaw- berlaln, the Democratle candidate for Governos, uccepted thulr piatform, aud afice a sharp canvasy caio within 1eas Lhan 6,000 votes of buiug elected. Phoe result was to eatlsfy the Republican leaders In nestion: which threateneu to ed - uitenato the entlre Getman vote of the Stute sl ho dispored o ally §t was udeittly dlepossd of without abrozuting the clause of the Constitus tlun by which the liccming of the liguor-trutic was probibitcd. "This was duse by the passaye of the amous tax-taw. By It, whilo tho snle of liquor vue stelther licensed nor Jegalized, aficovy apcclal tax wasfuposcd upon lquor-dealers, ‘The law was wudtilied by the Supreiug Court of the State rs & revenuu measre, nud hax had eflect to close np all the dirty Utle groggeries that weee run hi yiolatlon af the jirohibitory 10wy, and Lus put money fn the Treasury. i EQUIVALENT TO A LICENSE LW, which fs all that the Liconse Leagas demanded, whilu 1t still leaves the Houor, laws to be enforced futboso uelghborbovds whered public contluent apprafching conteat, and Mr, Thowupson, the candidate they supported for Mayor, 18 ktill stanet Heptiblican, and recognlzes the fuct that the real Igmues involved ju the election thia fall oro patamonnt to any question of local police, whish canuot be sottled Sn n Congressionnl und Presidental canv The nominatiom ot Judge Stone fn the Grand Raplds distriet improves the Hepuhlican prospeets here, e Is immen popularin Kent Gounty, npon capiuring the vote of which tliose enginedr- ng the National-Greenback-Democratle moves ment reckons Is strong elsewhera throughnut the district, and In of anch unimpeachoble chnracter thnt even his bitterest oppunents ara constrained 1o npeak well of him os a man. IN THY LANSING DISTRICT Mark 8, Brewer of Pontine, o capital stamper, and a rtrong wnn, the Yepubifean nominee, will give Durand, the present Domoceatic meimber, 8 Yery difTerent eort of n conteat from thnt mude in 1874 hy Bojule, who foreed himeolf upon the ticket agzainat the protesta of th hest nen of the detrict, 1f Brewor be not olested by n pood round majority thio tlosest fignrond in tho parly at Lanaingare all utsean in their reckantng, With a new man, and the right sort of man for he Republican candldate fu the Kalamazoa district, there onght to be na doubt af Lis eleetion, Tiie rematning districts of the State will, of cotiree, £o_Lepublican, as they rogularly do at each_suceceding election, and the oxcellent State ticket nominated by the Ttepub. euns will etreugthen thu party hi overy Cougres- slonal district. Though on the aurface all s 80 quict 1 polities tn Michigan that the Democracy might seetn to huve abandoned the contest, the fact I that {lio mast strenuous efforts are heingmade, upon TILDEN'S OWN PLAN, 5 il #o effecttve In New York—hy porsonal canvass—to carry the Stato for him. The minutn 1an of electionering by which he sueceeded In helng electnd Governor of Now York, and which it was thoughit impossiblo to spread nver the whola gountry, 18 precleoly that which in Doing puraued in Michigan, Discarding the old war-horsea and the antique stylo of conducting n canynes iy neans of mass-meetlngs and public speaking, Tiden's compatgn I _this State has heen placed in tho hands of Don 3. Dickinson, a kaon younst Domo- cratie lnwyor, selected, it intunderataod, by Tilden himeel! for the Chairmanship of the State Comunlt- teo, Dickinwon_ s distingulshed thrunghout thy State nxa Jawyer somewhat of the Tikden stump, — an adept in_reallalog on bankript concerns, —and takes hin cue from Tilien, who, besides, has his conflilential nyrents opurating thronghont the State. Lists of Repiblicans ‘in each connty, ward, and precinct, who have heretofora becn Liberals, or wha Arg supposed to bo disatistied, ara belng dil- Igently_prepured, The question of how to secire their votea for Pldon and ** reform" I8 cazcfull constdored in dotail, and meusurs taken aocord- Tuxly for capturing them in detail, The noney reqrisite for running the campsign i this fashion, 1t s underatood, has been furnished by Gov. Til- den, and the pereonal canvass {s hélng vigorously pustied, but Ao quietly that the very voters for whosa capturo it 18 orgunized don't know it Tannyru, =3 A TIIE VETERANS, MERTING AT INDIANAI'OLIS, Bpecal attention is invited to the following cle- cnlar: - Nty YORK CTrv, July 17.~Tb he Soldfers end Satl- ort iehn serred (n 1N Litinn Arimy and Nary during the late War—Comuapra: The undersigned, o Commiftica uJ!ruInlM \lFYfln\‘ #rand Notloual Conyention, held ot wture, P, Bopt. 17 and 18, 872, hercty ot yon £o meot In ‘nisA convention ut Indlsnapolfe ind., Lhe 20th d B¢ at 10 on Wednesday of Beptember, 1070 yelot! o express your acutinents' in [nvor of for which ‘you rontended onflood and 0. and to tadoran the standard-buarvrs of th party which sustatned the Unlon sud your efforts (o proserye ‘whtle endangered by domestfe foes, vt War sioions it Hahellion yott oftered your ser< vices and poriled your 1{ves to matitain snid perpetuate the Unfon estabilshed by our fathers. your hoaics, aftor your kroat victo Frsumcd d pesceful pursufts of ittzena of the Hepubile which Returniog to Ty aver 1ts focs, you clvil itte, bty as kooil 1t our VAIOF had fires G, yuit [ost none of the (uspirationg of national liunor auid patriotlin, eud abated nolhing, (row SOUF purpEe to pirpotuste tho principles for which you had contending. licn (he War you hove et at the hatlot-box tho asme politienl aranfzation which ueed fta influenca @inet You wiitio TgNLIng (o tho ield, ~the party many of whoso [eatiors boasted fn Cangress, even srlille the SXar was i progress, that Gy, tiad niever vated w dollar nor 8 mut to” catry on this unholy War,*=-the poey which in 1§64, in Nattonal Convention, adopted lio renolution deelaring your ciforts in the ficid a fafi- ure, and demanding a cessution of hostilitie Tt tue uld Rt akain tho 8amo party A thie rame eI ure ary 2? hRainst ']ull. Ull)all ie 1rauc of tho contest depends the queatfon whether bistory ahiall vin- dlcate you or your upponents,—whelier you of they Wero Agniingon e rlgt alde, ihe fetovratlc pasty e st thte time, anevor, trto to ftawentiments, And (4 lias predented two candidntes who had 1lttle Aynipathy for you oF YOur cause. ‘Tt party depeiius for (LA sncees apon Lhe vules of tlie ey Whott Yot canquered in the fleld, and {f guccrsafol 1t will be dominated and Leid by The same polftieal clement, Crip- pled Unlon suldiers witl he remaved from Euhlle alligs s they hove been, snd thelr places filed by Con: federai AUsuch a 1tme, andinauch a contest, the Unfon vet. eraus must Aut (Ogethier onco more. Lot us thien catne togetherav ldlanapolis, Dot A nut s patrl- 1) e v okt oercd thelr [ivea s smrifice for thelr country, nnd wiia aze ready £o b lta defenders In prace 8 tiiny wore (1 war, "The Commpitun desirva to organize compunies, regl: wenis,beiodes, dlylsons und garps of 3 op fn e, WIth tinsforme of hate, capes, unl turchies, Vull det o1 1R piun of argngizition will bo furnished on appil tion to the Beereiary, with wihoin all porsons who ap- prove this call nro invited o correspund. Fenternslly oul I 1} sirinan, Jaxus A, GanvizLo, Chalrman Executive Commitica. T Kniwi DUnLEY, Bocretary, Fifth Avente Lotel, "Now York Cit DiARH DXR Y. Recording Sceretary, AN COMMITTERS an, Luther Trowbeldge, Gen. A, L. Pearson, ton. 2O e Gon, Jona K. Tiarnint, Gon, Mark &, Dunfell, dén. raytun, Gen.'J 4 Cavent & 8. L ] o tiorso, Cupt, . It P Thomberg, € M #inli. Col, MaJ, W. L. Vanderiip, Col. C. ik, ol oo 11 T ‘hommon, Gon. Aditn £ Gol th, i, G, Copt. Jolin Gurlth,_Col; ifenry "W apl, Sl A, Ancauley, . 1, Harris Ttoynoldr, Gen, Jwing, e Gen, ol f. Thayer, 'Cul. Driko Diltay Joeepli ' C. fivetls M Charisy B plnror, G ek urnett, Ova, Keys' Di , G, K ¥ Voyder Lol For, "Cape. Clark Crandall, 3 W, oo, 3 o ot Cinerehn Cof. Willtamy lireeden, ot d. A ! Col, damea Li. Stuclale, Col. 1. 8, Tleiionor, s mipte, b M o e, Gon, wobn- 1 Mk sjt. -1 Wttitngto S, tickendn LS, S o, Dt D ihis, Capt, John T, fen, Rathai Kim- i Lapt, dol 'I"n 1“(“:":{1“ Hl"nv Spovner, Geg, o s White, ten. hin A. Logan, Capt. James T. - Wililair E. B A G, Wilkinhaw, Gei, W. A, Ihils EF{::;DE:‘\"r'h ettt E"xb' %:I'\dl“g.'l% U:“' 11, Weba L W nelt, Col. o, 8. Do o Rt GALE ot e fouiah FIekets S, George B, Morrll, Stoughtun, In yuirsuanea of tho forcgoing eall of the Kational Commilitcn, w tnvite allex-suldfers who favor tho prin: of the licpubltcun yarty to mece togetuer fur Canunitation and oncantzatin at the Grand Pretic Tlotel, Friday oyening, the Lith day of August fosh., Chnlf-paak 7 0 clocks [ Joys MeAuthu, A Ny L. BaliappNuny Jutaes Wires, a, LW, IHOUKWAT, ans, . 'LKAKE, GEXALAY GoNNiity If. Jiianwe, LOKK Ry G FRLIKANP, it GE KGOy F. DuoukWAY, ond LAy ovlicrs., v AT HEADQUARTERS. TIB BTATE CONMITTRE, Demacratte Meadquarters were olive bright and curly yesterday morning with a awarni of mem. Lers of the State Committee and the usual ran of Jocul cefobrities, The Comnmittea appointed to ro- port names for membershlp on the Btuts Executive Comtmittea mot at O o'clock and reparted the fol- lowlng Cowmmittues, which report the Btate Com- mitlee adopted at its moeting nt 10 o'clock: State Brecul(ra Cormmittes—C. It. Mctormick, 1 2 Goodell, T, K. Couriney, Thumas shirley, doblaty e ) 1, i Wk, Murphy: Kb Houtin, Dasinn, G. D, Tolies, George £ mukid Malls It . A Malior .‘Iuh"h'ncunuAmem itire~C. M. McCormyek, B. ¥, Bergen, I E. Qoudell, W, A Btects, T, E".‘.wt,'uunnc)‘. hiomah Blsriey, G, D. Hoités, by Corimittas—Loyton - Truminl, 8 Cornfog il i Daih Catierom, M. . itohinson, bam, Joliu Forsythe, 11 T, A, Hoftmai, T, A, 3o b. 5. iiayes, C, C. Copelatic Fullve, Silca G- 3tller, “Thoin . Juid . it crrigton, A W. Rerptotide De A Conkrite, flerniann inb, b, W3 EL Ioeruer, Jr,, antel O'1lars, Edinuid Jnessen. Tl DIl ek Wo . Oagln, J. J. Crowler, J. . Kicbbury, S¥itam icndici, . L Merriit, G uiphear, Juilil 3. ltonpt Al the meeting of the State Comumitice, Senator Burply Iniruucod tho tolluxing retulition. 14 uvoliod acurculy auy discussion, tha members ac- Copting It as the sciwe af the party so desperatel trying to got into puwor, aud utopting it unaul- WiiEuRAs, 1t 18 the salenn convletion of the mem. Vers ot thia Commities that {t 4 tha i2ud purieec sud detrrmbualion of the {1 powvr, buder sty LT Other, L0 use Llie LAY Power of the Gove Toat knd the ey of the peoplofur e purposs ot ucneing Bid controfltng the elcctions in certaln Uy of thls Unfuns therefiro, o Dewocratl mombers fn Congre be requested to o Suurnuient of said body untll such donger b away, und, If poseible, guard uud protuct the puliic ‘Lrcaiury f3om publis plunderen, and the sloctions Bouthera st Jieanived, from Illegal {nterterence at tho hands. Pomrt e (avers et Inof"ths military Alter considerable mmbling talk, the €' adourned t 3 . o uiaitfen P,"‘Itllllffl\'li‘llfflbllllfilil} Committee et ngaltn {, ndon reasion. - A grent dog oy talk, prophetlc ond athersswe, wan tndized in’ hoy very Tiitle netaal_busiuess ‘transicted, Think Were pesred v Mr, Palmer for tho nes of he younkt ax-Marelial Gondoll wa elacted ox-officto Chunt 1man of the Bub, Connnittes appolnted in the mop. Init, i It . Thoren Heereiney: a1t s o rolved thnt two inaas-meetings Shoutd be held ats early dnfe,—tho firat at Springfeld and the vihor oy Chicago. 'Tho. Committee hicet ut noan foxis and_have {nvitcd tho Advisory Commities to by prosent and Beat their sharo of L bitainess, whien i connad ot tho apuointment of Finahce ung ather Cowmlitees and the usual smauht of geuers) Tha Ctty and Connty Democratic Campaien ¢ mitiew atio el in the afternoon and elcctod o M. Corsu Chislrman, nnd J., J. Crowley Becratary, 1t was decided to have & meeting of Gormane fap arday.aiternoon to oreangs for A German mag, mevting. . HEPUDLICAN HRADQUANTERS, Mattora wera very quict ut Nopublican flesd. quartees yesterday,” Dan Shephrd hsd not re. turnud, and the now fooms werk undor the com. bined care of Charles 1, ¥arwell, James I, i and Col. A, . linbcock, The day won passed | receiving calls aml answoring. mmurundg,,th Anwng the visliors were Col. W, L. Hollowa, Tostmaster at Indlanapolls, nnd the 1 Koyos, ‘of Wiscansin. Both of thesc gentlemes nind enconraging reports to make concerning th TRepubllcan prospects fh thelr rerpective States, * TR UREKNDACKENS. The Independent Greauback party will bold y g antlonal maex eatineation inceting In the kxo position iullding, Chicago. Aug. 2i, 170, Gien. Samue) 1% Cary, candidste for Vice-Preyt, dent on the Independont Greenbuck theket: Gen, , W, Singleton, Bydnay ll{t" lectors at large; the Hon, “Ignating Dunnclly, Minnesoln; Jews Tlarper, Danville; 8. M. Nmith, Kewanee, and mIm‘rI gentlomen Lo prescnt aud sddress (g maeting " The {lon. Peter Cooper, ‘candldate for Prestdenl, 1e expected Lo be present. Arrangements will be made for reduced rates o atl ralroadw contoring in Chicogo, and otkirsss far aa pussiblo. g ; TH! of the Btate ¢ afternoon o v BICOND WARD. Ameetingof the colored voters of the Second Ward was held lant uvening ul Bethel Chueeh, on Third avenue, near Taylor steeet, Mr. Willlag Tiaker In the chalr, The objrct of tho inecting way 10 consiiler tho candition of the poar, and to pfoue the colored people to work for some representativa colored man hefore the people, Heveral apeechey wero mado directing attentiun to the dealrabiliyy of this objeet, and urglug upun_the colored yeoply e necewnity for united nctiun in chovring sone worthy, lonest, intellizent, far-sceing man to repfenent tho cojored people,’ Buch & man must posseas the best prineiples, and, above oll, ks Intiat poseces common sense.. The opinjon of by meetlng scemed to be aguinst the sjicech- makers, ns such, and in favor of rolld men of bratnas, On motlou of Mr, Jolinson, » comitter of ¢ was appointed to Inquire Inta the condition of the pour of the clty and conuty, and‘to -repottta s inass-mienting of the coloreil people 10 bo held next week, This Committes conalsts of Messrs, ‘I’!ml‘("' Brown, Thowss, ‘Roliins, Johnson, sad aker. X i o4 .. Some very sonnd remarks were made b{ the Chalrman, éantluninyg the ¢olorod people to choae carcfully, Had men had been chonen to represent the colured men,and thoy had ropod I tiie hesesol hwneat colorei votors \eith them, -Theso mivales were to be avolded nnd shinned In the future. e made Atrong snoech ozainst corrmutlon In every form, and waxs heard with evideat attention and pon is profit. Othor gentlemdn .maile remarks n the wume spirit, after which the meeting ad- Joutned. - GRIMAN DEMOCRATR. A J:fi\lhmuoung was hold yextorday sftermnooy In Col. Jacssen's aflice, at “which Tie himeelf, Measrs. Ulrich. © Busch Fritz Baumann, Theo. Karls, Gen. Dllgor, Clemons Ilirsco, A Fursten. berg, P. Steln, Charles ots, Dr. Lipmannsobn, and othera, wero pecarnt. ~ The objéct wan (o make narrangemonts for a mass-meeting 0t Qertnan Dem. ml'l’l:l Saturday, when an address’ will be sub mitted. MIBCELLANEOUS. 3 FOND DU LAC . / Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Foxn pu Lac, Wis,, Aug, 8. —The Demacrataof this city made an {mmengo parade preparatory ta the opening of the campalgn on Saturday night The parade conslsled chiefly of wind, sud whe the opening came to-be made It turned out a pit- it ie, About fifty or sixty Demacrats and half us many Republicans, who :enjoy a mepag. erle,composcd theaudlonce. Tho apeakera werel, 1. Dodd, a Vallundigham Domocrat, who made o rambling, rabld hirangae, aud Herley, a blatas} place-geeker, who epecdily succecded in clenrisg the hall. The Jomocrats aro naturally sore over the complete flasco of the opening, ‘The trathli thoy aro totally destitute of enthusiasm, and po itcal mootinga ara apt to Ozl without somedt at. aoV. TALWEN. . Spetial Dispateh to The Tridune. Srmxartey, 1L, Aug.. 8,—Gov, Palmer &, dressed a largo audience hero ta-night on politiesl fpuucs, Itwansn oinbarate effort and plausibls, e usrerted his political fndependence of Lotk pacties; said ho would' have voted for Bristaw bad e been nominated; wonld have proferred forthe Tiemocrats to have nominated Judyge Davis or Gen. Hancock. layes wae & good ' man, botter than hi party, but the tines domanuted o change, and bt whns therofore for Tilden, whom, howuver, he fore boge to suloglze. The Govertior denounced tht Namburg outeage as moxt shocking ond uupro- yoked, aud arraigned the Administration for not preventing these oft-recurring outrages. Al tu State politics. ko would have advised, had bt been consulied by the Deniocraty, the renominstlva of the enyre ndependent ticket, The, Governot thns ecttled his attitade in the campaign—Inde pendent, but for Tliden. s A SUSITATEMENT, Spectal Ditpalch to The Tribune, Taciyr, Wis, Aug, 8 -=The dlapatch’ from Junesville 1o the Krenlny Journal oun llm\ll}lzlll not trae, There 18 ne disa@cetion nmopg Ttepubll- cana in this "m““r ‘The entire county dolegatel aroa nnit for ¢, fI. Daker, with uo contest fu tbe County Convention, o OTTAWA, TLL, Bpecial Dispateh tn The Tyibune. OrTawa, [lL, Ang. 8.—Tho Republicans of O tawa Inaugurated the politieal campalgn by hod. inie & rousing Hayes and Whoeler ratilication ceet- ing in the Couri-liouso yard this cvenlug, The Hepublicans were out fn forre. A number of Democrata manifeated thoir dislike to the criticlims of the refarmer Tildon by fraquent interruptions. Bpoechen detivered by UCharles Blauchar, Henry Mayo, and E. ¥, Ball, ofiOttaws, and 1 Distelet-Attorney Glover, of Chicago. TENNEBARE DEMOCRACY. Nasnviney, Teon., All%. 8,—~The hotcls filled with delegates 1o tho State Demacratic Co ventlun, which meets to-morrow to nominate ca diitates’ for Covernor and clactors for the Pre fdential tieket. There huing no defined appot tlou to Gov, Vorter, he will probably Lo nominated for re-clection by ucelamation. From present in- dications, the palicy of the platform ou State (31+ atfon will be the ntlrmation, in substance, of 1he platfora of 1874, ATEANSAS, Tarrik Rock, Ark.. Ang. 8.—~Tho regularRe publican State Convention convencs lo-morrod Many delegates are in the city, Bucl interest® inanffested. NEW YONI DUMOCUACT, SAuATOAA, N. Yo, Anug. 8.—The Democratld Stuta Contontion will meet hare Aug. 30. DEMOCHATIO HUFOUM, Disputeh to the Cincinnatt Gaselle, LExixatoN, Ky., Aug, 7.—Tho cloctio here {o- day wna carrled by tho Democruts by aboat 300 majarity, atout the satne majority su ol the latt county puce, Tho result wanaccomplishod, howeser, Dy the most shamefu) importation and reveating o Trlsh_votere, thers belng from 80) to huo wie Democratic votes in thu city than the most exail: ingracu we Lave ever had has been able tohiing out. Pollcomen openly lead theae hnported lrish to the polls{o vote them. 'he result shows a con® slderabile Ropublican «aln {n votes e e— A GOOD FOUNDATION, Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune. Dunwque, 18, Aug. H.~The ceremnony of 187 ing the corner-stone of the now Baptiat Churchn this city took pluce at 7 o'clock thiu eveufug. Moy or Burch put the stons ln place: the Rev. 0. 3 Mazon, Secretary of the Baptiat State Conventlon, ofcred prayer; aud (he liov. W, IL Stifier,of Cedar Rapils, mado a ehort addross, The cul cluding ¥ervices took ‘;!u:u fn the Bethodid Church, In which 8 number of clergymen of lfl: varjous clty churches and from shroad tonk part, The Inscription on the utone reuds as fullowt *¢Bailt upon the foundatian of tha apostics 35 prophets, Jesus Chrlst Illmsclf belng. the chie corner-atone.” The church will Lo o 3 Jundsomest in the city when completed. Ti ur has been done almost entl nl( by ans tios it Is intended to huve the builling o closed by fall, and_the lower room tinisticd worship, Gireat credit is due the pastor, " Allan Cnirr, for the extraardinary enorgy put fol 1u udyaueing the work. < e ———— ORDER OF FORESTERS, CreveLaND, 0., Aug, 8.—Tho Iigh Court oftx Aucent Orderof Foresters began ity annual scsslo! in this city to-dsy, Thore {5 u large attondancy A delegates from all paste of the country. The it ular’ standing Committeca. wers appointed, '.'m Jacob A. Cunion, of New York, Chainnau of fe Coutnities on the State of the‘Order, Condldty ably business was traunctad, and tuo Conventiié dat 61his eveuing o, reau miblo Thutk day, Yo-mprrow there vl bo o pareds ol Order aud a pienic at Roeky Rivee. ————— HOMEQPATHY, . | Bpeotal Dirpatch to The Triduns. © (osnasx, 1ud., Aug. 8.—A u-.;ummmumw!h Northern Indlana 1fomeapathia Institute was *“ in this city to-day, Muuy were present, nndml" fmporiant papers wern resd for the mlflmm A the joombers, The nest meeting will bo I ristol the frst Wednesduy in November, ———— GEN. M'DOWELL. San Fmaxcrsco, Aug. 8.—Gen. lcuovd;l"l: rived this evening, to take command of the o Itary Divislon of the Pagilc, e was raceived the Natloual Guard, ndjour