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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
the news of the two states
TOED IN PARAGRAPHS.
fuller Detail* of Joseph Dykes’ Shooting
at Cochran—Dastardly Attempt at Out
rage in Gwinnett County— A Commer
cial Traveler Hustled Out of Monti
cello at a Lively Rate.
GEORGIA.
Fulton county Democrats will meet June IJ.
Hancock county is preparing for a barbe
cue.
The ladies ol Atlanta are arranging for a
baby show.
Gwinnett county crops are Buffering for
want of rain. “
Rabun county has inaugurated a movement
for a local option law.
Green B. Adair bought banker James’ resi
dence in Atlanta at auction Thursday for
131.500.
Macon and Atlanta walkers test their met
ti. m a twelve-hour go-as-you-please at Ma
con to-day.
W C. Baggett, of Donglasville. has a Bible
which his great-grandfather brought from
Ireland in 1775.
, Ju< li- e J°hn H Woodwar*l will be a candi
date for Tax Collector of Dooly coanty at the
ensuing election.
L Bob Weddington, near Douglaeville,
aged ,0 years, is rejoicing over the birth to
him of a fine son.
Prof. Scomp, of Emory College, is the new
I’resident of the Newton County Sunday
school Association.
The Newnan Baptist Chnrch held a centen
nial meeting last Sunday. Seven hundred
dollars were subscribed.
The ladies of Talbotton have signed an
agreement not to trade with dry goods
stores which keep open after 6 o’clock.
Efforts have been made by the friends of
Mr. Thomas J. Ray, of Dooly, to induce him
to become a candidate for Representative
of that county.
A drummer visited Atlanta Thursday who
is one of the best salesmen on the road,'com
mands a salary of *I,BOO per annum, but can
neither read nor write.
Kastman correspondence of the Hawkim
rille Dispatch: The race Ipr the Judgeship of
the Oconee Circuit seed* to have narrowed
down to Judge Pate and Hon. C. C. Kibbee.
Lewis Bennett, of Cochran, has a colt three
weeks old which he has fed by hand alto
gether ou cow’s milk and kitchen slops, the
mother failing to produce any of the lacteal
flow.
John M. Green, formerly a brakeman in the
employ of the Richmond and Danville Rail
road. is suing in Atlanta for *IO,OOO damages
fur ths crushing of a finger, while he was
making a coupling.
Coweta county claims the Senatorship for
tins term for that Senatorial District, and
Hon. L. R. Ray and Judge L. 11. Featherston,
of Newnan, and Hon. W. A. Post, of Grant
ville, are the aspirants for the nomination.
After numerous and urgent requests from
all classes of the best citizens of Bartow coun
ty. Dr. Wm. H. Felton has consented to allow
his name presented to the people as a candi
date to represent them in the next Legisla
ture.
E. C. Swiley, of Cochran, has a coffee mill
which, he says, he bought in 1843 from No
man Thompson, of Perry, and which has been
in constant use ever since, and has ground all
the coffee used in his family of five persons
for forty-one years.
The last grand jury added nine names to the
pauper’s list of Pulaski county, and recom
mended that a fund of *l,soobe collected with
the taxes this year for the support of the
county’s poor. There are now twenty-nine
names on tße pauper’s list.
J. 8. Blackwell, of Gainesville, who was
struck on the head by a bucket, which fell to
the bottom of a well in which he was work
ing six years ago. fracturing his skull and
causing paralysis, died a day or two ago from
the effects of his misfortune.
W. A. Roush, of the Industrial Manufactur
ing Company, and T. J. Beatty, of the Spring
field, 111.. Iron Works, have perfected arrange
ments to erect a cotton compress either in
Hawkinsville or Old Hartford in time to com
press the next cotton brought to Hawkinsville.
Sumter Republican: Mr. J. W. Jones, broth
er-in-law of Mr. TV. L. Glessner, and former
ly one of the proprietors of the barrel factory
at this place, has made 20,000 walking sticks
from wood ent off of the Andersonville grounds
and shipped them to Chicago for saie. They
reached their in time to be purchased by the
members of the Republican Convention which
assembled in that city Tuesday.
Sparta had a field day Thursday. The Sec
ond Georgia Battalion, commanded by Col. C.
M. Wiley, of Macon, the Macon Volunteers,
the Floyd Rifles, the Southern Cadets, of
Macon, the Sparta Cadets, tne Baldwin Bines,
the Hancock Vanguards and the Putnam
Rifles participated, A barbecue of one
dred anl fifty carcasses was spread ami four
thousand persons abundantly fed.
A convention of the Democratic party of
.Tones county wilt be held in Clinton an Satur
day, August A, to select delegates to the fol
lowing conventions: First, to the Con
gressional Convention: second, to the conven
tion for Governor and State House officers;
third, to the Senatorial Convention for
the Twenty-first State district, and also on
that day to select and present the name of
Jones county's choice for Senator.
Atlanta Constitution: On Tuesday last an
s-vear-old son of J. C. King, who resides at
l'jh l .. Marietta street, left home to go fishing
in rompanv with two other boys, one of them
named Thomas Coggins. The two boys re
turned day liefore yesterday, hut were not
acorn panted by young King. The father of
the missing boy asked Coggins concerning his
whereabouts. Coggins said the bay hail re
turned to the city with him, but'on being
pressed said to Mr. King: “If you want your
hoy go and hunt for him." The boy
has not yet come home, and his father is ex
ceedingly anxious about him. He is 8 years
old, of light complexion, lias blue eyes and
very clear skin. His name is Albert Guy
King. The hoys fished in the Chattahoochee.
W A. Speer is in jail at Lawrenceville on
a charge of rape. The Gwinnett Herald says:
Speer was living with Mr. J. it. Davis as a
laborer on his farm, and had been employed
there for two or three months. On the 22d
instant, Mr. Davis had some business at
Lithonia, and left his wife at home. During
the day, according to the testimony of Mrs.
liavis," taken before the committing court,
while she was at work about her household
affairs, Speer entered the house with a razor
in his hand, and approaching Mrs. Davis,
told her he loved her, and made in
sulting proposals to her. This she
promptly resented, and told him she would
see him dead before she would submit. Speer
then took hold of her and she ran out on the
veranda, 'peer followed and renewed his
proposition. He then got a pistol and caught
tier by the shoulder and tried to get her to
kiss him, and when she refused and told him
she was going to Mr. Johnson’s and would tell
them what had occurred, he threatened to
shoot her. He kept her standing in the yard
about an hour before she could get away from
him. while he kept guard over her
with his pistol in his hand. He
told her he would accomplish his designs
if he had to kill her and then blow his own
bra: ns out. As soon as she could eet away
she went to Mr. Johnson’s, and when her hus
retume'l toltl him what hai occurred*
Ti. warrant was sued out and the defend
a- .[-rested- He did not cross-examine her
iji 4 t he trial, but made a statement in which
he stated that lie did come to the house after
medicine, but denied saying anything out of
the way to Mr- Davis, and also denied bav
in* a razor or pistol. The court committed
him to jail.where he will probably remain un
til the grand jury investigates the matter.
The IlawkinSTille PispateA gives the follow
ing fuller particulars of a tragedy already
the-übjectof mention in the News: It is a
Painful duty to chronicle the loss of a worthy
and exemplary voung man under such cir
uni-tance* as those surrounding the death
of Mr. Joseph B. Dvkes, at Cochran, on Sat
urday night last. Mr. Dykes had retired to
bed at the usual hour. About 1 o’clock his
wde heard him struggling and breathing as if
with great difficulty. She called to Him, but
revived no answer. Her repeated calls
brought no response. She placed her hand
upon his head and found it wet. Jumping out
of bed, she called Jimmie Clarke and lighted a
lamp. Young Clarke was sleeping in an
adjoining room. The light of the lamp re
vealed that the hand and arm of Mrs. Dykes
ere wet with blood. The alarm was given,
an l relatives and friends gathered. Among
the first to reach the scene was Mr. B. B.
Dv Wes, the aged father of the young man. His
father lived but a short distance, and was
side of his dying son. Joe was
dead in a few minutes, never having spoken.
As the deceased had no enemies, but, upon
the contrary, was loved and esteemed by all
hu kindred and acquaintances, no reason
ould be given for his death, more than it was
ra'ised bv a gun or pistol ball tired by some
reckless person from the street. The ball had
passed turough \ glass window, and it ap
peared as if Mr. Dykes had raised him
self in bed just about that time. It is sup--
posed that he heard the firing of pistols, as
several shots w ere heard by others about that
time. The ball entered the bead just back of
the left ear, and the brains came out of the
wound. The deceased was about twenty-nine
tears of age. and the youngest son of Mr. y-
B. Dykes. He was one of the best farmers in
the comity, and was prospering. He was a
prominent member of the Baptist Church,
*nd a splendid citizen. He was one
of the grand jurors at the recent
term of Polaski Superior Court.
The grief of his widow and his aged
father and brothers and sisters cannot be reaL
izetl. Besides, he leaves two little childreff.
The remains were buried on Monday at the
tam.lv burial ground nearColey’s station. An
inquest was held, and the verdict was that
the 'iH’.eaaed cißf to his death at the hands
of some person unknown.
FLORIDA.
w. H. Haskell, of Tallahassee, has growing
on hit place a pear tree on which are grafted
fifteen different varieties of the pear.
At a regular meeting of the Gainesville
Guards lasi Tuesday night it was decided that
the company should drill everv night. Satur
and Sunday nights excepted, until the
16th . when they will leave for Pensacola.
Marianna Times: Mr. John A. Garrett
showed us vesterday a stalk of cotton, taken
from the field of Mr.'Thomas G. Dickson, that
measured three feet two inches in height, had
quares, three blossoms and one boll. Mr.
Garrett informed us that it was an average
sulk from a 15 acre field, and that Mr. Dick
•on has so acres that would compare favor
fa T w‘ th . * n T * ‘he county. He also stated
tnat Mr. Dickson had 80 acres of as fine sorn
***“ V* found anywhere.
_ticello C(mstitutum : A man named Bam
“nri'n, a traveling representative of
b-A rl £? * Safe Company, of New Y'ork, a
hu dirty-tsngued villain, who
**• made two or three visits to this town
IPw S&mmnali
wi,?"" B .’ and then P lacd
make hi Wltb orders to never again
thank nitt*{JP caranc e in Monticello. He may
tnaDk God he escaped with life. 3
Cassia, Orange conntv, Fla., cor res-
Save “St Uf* IKO Xe^s ’ ,lune S: We
nave at last a post office bv the
*™ ery - nnmo ot Cassia, and a thriving
g™** Wlth representative population
fo"?. qa,te a “ m ber of the States. We are
fJ* and to see our neighbors turning their atten
tion more to gardening, as they find their level
lan ' lß vegetabK
hire well m takin * the lead
•JI j * 18 a Ji other parts of Florida.
and Mr ’ W ’ A - Davis have the
blue?* kMn tlfern ~ g n grove8 ’ they had
ociier xeep them well smirred un forth*
younger ones arc growing and doing'as well
as nature will permit. tfe hive Ilfs of land
to. y peraon who wiU P ut
GAM) CORPORATIONS.
Information on Fraudulent Claims
Furnished the Senate.
Washington, June 6. —ln the Senate
to-day the Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of the
Interior transmitting, in reply to the
recent Senate resolution, the report of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office
giving information as to the lands held by
foreign corporations, such as the Estes
Park Company, the Arkansas Valley
Land and Cattle Company and others. The
Commissioner of the Land Office in his
report states that no entries have been
made by these corporations, but that the
lauds held by them are held under
assignments. When it was attempted
to examine into the legality of the claims
and assignments the witnesses for the
government did not appear, and it was
believed that they had been intimidated.
Many claims are suspended for investiga
tion. The Commissioner represents that
there are now 6.000,000 claims on record
before the Land Office, involving 75,000,000
acres, the claims for many millions of
these acres being probably fraudulent;
that the Land Office has endeavored to
protect the government so far as moneys
appropriated for the purpose would per
mit, and that for thorough protection of
the public domain larger appropriations
and more adequate legislation are neces
sary, including the repeal of the pre-emp
tion and timber culture laws.
Food Adulteration.
London, June 6.—ln the House of
Commons to-day Thomas Duckham,
liberal member for Herefordshire, asked
the government to adopt measures to pro
tect the public against the sale of adul
terated American dairy products. Right
Hon. George Dodson, Chancellor of the
Duchy ot Lancaster, stated that inquiries
made by the government confirmed the
codunon report as to the noxious and
injurious character of the compounds of
dairy products or oleomargarine manu
factured and sold in New York. He
stated that he would lay the correspon
dence before Parliament if it was called
for. The bill providing for the conver
sion of 3 per cent, consols passed its
second reading by a vote of 117 to 34.
Iu Senate and House.
Washington, June 6.— Without trans
acting any business of any consequence,
the Senate adjourned to Monday.
wt the Horse.
The House, at 12 o’clock, went into commit
tee of the whole on the private calendar.
The committee remained in session for two
hours, but its sitting was devoid of the slight
est interest. The bulletin board in the lobbv
was the object which excited attention, and
the buzz of the conversation of the members
assembled about it was borne into the House,
making the dull proceedings noisy and con
fused. At 2 o’clock, without transacting any
business, the committee rose, and the House
took a recess until 8 o’clock, the evening ses
sion to be for the consideration of pension
bills.
Hardy k Sons’ Liabilities.
New York, June 6.— The schedules of
11. C. Hardy & Sons, bankers and brokers,
who made an assignment for the benefit
of their creditors to Thomas Chatterton,
were filed to-day. Among the debts and
liabilities are the following: H. C. Hardy
& Sons, $246,490; H. C. Hardy, Jr., indi
vidually, $5,054; total debts and liabili
ties, $251,544, The total assets amount to
$285,371 in nominal value, and $215,302 in
actual value. Among the firm’s princi
pal creditors are J. H. Fisher, secured,
$659,297, and the National City Bank, a
loan, secured, of SIOO,OOO. There are a
large number of securities in the posses
sion of the assignee not belonging to
Hardy & Sons.
The Hemp Route to Eternity.
New Oklkans, June 6.—A special from
Clinton says: “Edward Eli (colored) was
hanged here to-day for shooting and kill
ing Elizabeth George and Annie Barber,
both colored, on the 18th of December
last.”
Charleston, S. C., June 6.—William
Trezevant, colored, was hanged at Or
angeburg to-day for the murder of Frank
Mitchell, in March, 1883. The cause of
the murder was that the deceased, who
was about 18 years old, had married a girl
with whom Trezevant had been living.
The execution to-day was conducted
without the least excitement. Death was
almost immediate.
England and Germany.
London, June 6.—The- Pall Mall
Gazette refuses to believe that Sir Charles
Dilke or Kight Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
inspired the article in the current number
of the Fortniqktly Review signed “G.,”
which discussed the foreign policy of
England, and which has beqn alleged to
be by Mr. Gladstone. It says: “What
ever individual statesmen may think, the
advanced Liberals should support Ger
many rather than France. The French
bureaucracy has been into the heart of
self-government and undermined national
character, while Germany possesses
manliness, self-reliance and epenness of
mind which are permanent conditions of
steady and enduring progress.”
The Typpgrapbical Union.
New Orleans, June 6-—The Interna
tional Typographical Union continued in
session/ Anew constitution and by-laws
were unanimously adopted. M. L. Craw
ford. of Chicago, was delegated organizer.
The Finance Committee reported $3,090 on
hand. The per capita tax for the next year
will be 40 cents, payable quarterly. A
resolution was adopted that the union
shall not refuse to work for proprietors
who pay the 6cale of wages, no matter
what action any proprietor may take. A
resolution that “this body discourage the
election of a foreman to any office in the
local union” was adopted.
Base Ball.
Washington, June 6.—The following
games were played to-day:
At Baltimore—Toledos 4. Baltimores 2.
At New Y'ork—New Y'ork s 7, Philadcl
phias 8. _ , „
At Baltimore—Baltimores (Unions) 3, Bos
tons (Unions) 1. ,
At Detroit—Buffalos 5, Detroits 11.
At Providence—Providences 1, Bostons 1;
sixteen innings. , „
At Harrisburg—St. Lotus 1, Harrisburg 8.
At Chicago—Chtcagos 11, Clevelands 2.
At Brooklyn— Brooklyns 9, Trentons 8.
At Newark— Cincinnati 11, Domestics 1.
At Princeton, X. J.—Amherst College 3,
Princeton College 8.
Lawlessness In New Iberia.
New Orleans, June O.— A dispatch
from New Iberia says: “Capt. Migues
and a crowd composed of mem
bers of the Fontellieu faction entered
a coffee-house Wednesday night, and
when inside Migues tiredjoff a pistol. The
next morning an affidavit was made
against him. He defied the Mayor and
police, but was finally arrested and im-
Erisoned. At night the Fontellieu faction
roke into the jail and liberated Migues.
The village authorities are powerless to
arrest the perpetrators of this outrage,”
lry Goods Dealers Fail.
Philadelphia, June 6.—Vanuxem,
Wharton & Cos., drv gbods commission
merchants at No. 214 Chestnut street,
suspended payments to-day with liabili
ties 1 variously estimated at from $150,000 to
s*>oo 000. The dieect obligations of the
firm’are chiefly among Eastern manufac
turers.
Dun & Co.’s Report.
New Y'ork, June 6.—The business fail
ures of last week throughoutthe country,
as reported to R. G. Dun & Cs.s
Mercantile Agency, number for the
United States, 199, and for Canada, lb; a
total of 215 failures as compared with a
total of 177 last week, an increase of 38.
Ravages of the Flames.
St. Louis, June 6.—Fire at Lebanon,
Mo., yesterday morning burned thirteen
business houses, including two hotels.
The loss is $50,000.
Did She Die?
“No; she lingered and suffered along,
piniDg away all the time for years, the
doctors doing her no good; and at last
was cured by this Hop Bitters papers
say so much about. Indeed. Indeed,
how thankful we should be for that medi
cine.”
BLAINE AND LOGAN WIN.
THE CONVENTION FINALLY AD
JOURNS SINE DIE.
Georgia’* Delegation a Colt for Arthur
from First to Lasri-Blaine’s Nomi
nation Secured on the Fourth Ballot
and Logan Chosen by Acclamation-
How the Defeated Candidates Met the
Inevitable.
Chicago, June 6.— One hour and a half
before the time for the convention to
assemble vast crowds of people were in
front of the entrances waiting for the
doors to open. It seemed as if there had
been no change from last night when
thousands demanded admittance to the
hall, already crowded. The door keepers,
policemen and sergeant-at-arms exercised
great patience, and there was little irrita
tion. The rumor this morning in the air
was that the Independents, alarmed at
the strong Blaine demonstration last
night, had determined to cast the
vote of the States of Massa
chusetts and Vermont, on the
second ballot. for William
Tecumseh Sherman. This rumor spread
rapidly and created lively interest. It
was twenty minutes past the hour for the
meeting when the gavel fell and the ses
sion was opened with prayer. One of the
Alabafna delegates was absent on account
ot sickness. The vote of Arkansas, as
announced on the first ballot, was
challenged by one of the delegates, but
on the call of delegates the result was the
same as originally announced. The first
ballot resulted as follows:
Alabama*—Arthur 17, Blaine 1, Logan 1.
Arkansas—Blaine 8, Arthur 4. Edmunds 2.
California—Blaine 16.
Colorado—Blaine 6.
Connecticut-Hawley 12.
Delaware—Blaine 5. Arthur 1.
Florida—Arthur 7. Blaine 1.
Georgia— Arthur 24.
Illinois—Logan 40, Blaine 3, Arthur 1.
Indiana—Edmunds 1, Shermau 2, Arthur 9,
Blaine 18.
lowa—Blaine 20.
Kansas—Blaine 12, Arthur 4, Hawley 1, Lo
gan 1.
Kentucky— Arthur 16, Blaine SU, Logan
t'A, Lincoln 1, Sherman 1.
Louisiana*— Arthur 10, Logan S, Blaine 2.
Maine—Blaine 12.
Maryland—Blaine 10, Arthur 2.
Massachusetts—Edmunds 25, Arthur 2,
Blaine 1.
Michigan—Blaine 15, Edmunds 7. Arthur 2.
W. T. Sherman 2.
Minnesota—Blaine 7, Edmunds 6, Arthur 1.
Mississippi—Arthur 17, Blaine 1.
Missouri—Arthur 10, Logan 10. Edmunds 6,
Blaine 6, Sherman 1.
Nebraska—Blaine 8, Arthur 2.
Nevada—Blaine 6.
New Hampshire—Edmunds 4, Arthur 4.
New Jersey—Blaine 9, Edmunds 6, Lincoln
2, John Sherman 1.
New York—Lincoln 1, Edmunds 12, Blaine
28. Arthur 31.
North Carolina—Arthur 19, Blaine 2, Logan
Ohio—Blaine 21, John Sherman 25.
Oregon—Blaine 6.
Pennsylvania—Edmunds 1, Logan 1. Arthur
11, Blaine 47.
Rhode Island—Edmunds 8.
South Carolina—Arthur 17. Blaine 1.
Tennessee—Arthur 16, Blaine 7, Logan I.
Texas—Blaine 13, Arthur 11, Logan 6.
Vermont—Edmunds 8.
Virginia—Arthur 21. Blaine 2, I,ogau 1.
West Virginia—Blaine 12.
Wisconsin—Edmunds 6, Arthur 6, Blaine 10.
Arizona—Blaine 2.
Dakota—Blaine 2.
District of Columbia—Arthur 1, Blaine 1.
Idaho—Arthur 2.
Montana —Blaine 1. Edmunds 1.
New Mexico—Arthur 2.
Utah—Arthur 2.
Washington Territory—Blaine 2.
Wyoming Territory—Arthur 2.
The official footing of the first ballot is
as follows:
lllaiue
Arthur 278
Edmunds 93
Logan 63'A
John Sherman .30
Hawley . 13
Lincoln. 4
Gen. Sherman . 2
’Delegate absent.
THE SECOND BALLOT.
The convention at 12:20 o’clock pro
ceeded to the second ballot. The changes
from the first ballot were as follows:
Alabama—Arthur 17, Blaine 2. Logan 1.
Arkansas—Blaine gained 3, Arthur lost 1,
Edmunds lost 2.
Kansas—Blaine gained 1, Arthur lost 2,
John Sherman lost 2, Logan gained 2, Hawley
gained 2.
Kentucky—Arthur gained 1, Blame lost 'j,
Logan lost A-
Louisiana —Blaine gained 2, Arthur lost 1,
Logan lost 1.
Maryland—Blaine gained 2, Arthur lost 2.
Massachusetts—Arthur gained 1, Edmunds
lost 1.
Michigan—Arthur gained 2, Edmunds lost 2.
Missouri—Blaine gained 2, Edmunds lost 1,
Logan lost 2, one absentee.
New Hampshire—Arthur gamed 1, Ed
munds lost 1.
North Carolina—Blaine gained 1, Arthur
lost 1.
Ohio—Blaine gained 2, Sherman lost 2.
Wisconsin—Blaine gained 1, Edmunds lost 1.
THE RESULT.
The result of the second ballot was
announced at 1:20 o’clock, and the in
crease of Blaine’s vote was the cause of
an exuberant manifestation on the part
of the audience. The official footings of
the second ballot were: Whole number
of delegates 820; whole number of votes
east 818; necessary to a choice 411.
Blaine received 349
Arthur 276
Edmunds 85
Logan 61
John Sherman 23
Hawley 13
Lincoln J
Gen. Sherman 2
THIRD BALLOT.
On the third ballot the changes from
tbs second ballot were as follows:
From Indiana, after a few minutes oi
consultation, Arthur gained 1, Edmunds
lost 1. Kansas, Blaine gained 2, Arthur
lost 2. Kentucky, Blaine gained 1,
Arthur lost 1, Michigan, Blaine gained
3, Arthur lost 2, John Sherman lost 1.
Minnesota, Arthur gained 1, Edmunds
lost 1. Mississippi, Lincoln gained 1,
Arthur lost 1. Missouri,
Blaine gained 4, Arthur
gained 1, Edmunds lost 1, Logan lost 2.
New Jersey, Blaine gained 2. New Y'ork,
Arthur gained 1, the gentleman having
been absent on the last Vote. North Caro
lina, Blaine run ahead of himself 1, Logan
lost 1. Ohio. Blaine gained 2, and Sher
man lost 2. Pennsylvania, Blaine gained
3 and Arthur lost 3. During the poll of
Pennsylvania there was an angry contro
versy between the Pennsylvania and New
York delegates, a charge of lobby
ing being made on one side and
angrily repelled on the other. South Caro
lina, Blaine gained 1 and Arthur lost 1.
Tennessee, Arthur gained 1, Logan lost 1.
Texas, Blaine gained 1 and Logan lost 1.
Virginia, Blaine gained 2, Arthur lost 1,
Logan lost 1. Wisconsin, Arthur gained
4. YVashington Territory, Sherman gain
ed 1, Edmunds lost 5. Idaho, Blaine
gained 1, Arthur lost 1.
Before the official result was announc
ed, it was given out that Logan had tele
graphed his managers to change his vote
to Blaine, The excitement and confusion
was great. The official footing up pf the
third Jmllot was: YVhole number of votes
cast ®9.
Blaine • ■
Arthur
Edmunds
Logan “
John Sherman. "
Hawley 18
Gen. Sherman *
Lincoln 8
The result of the third ballot was an
nounced at 2:30 o’clock. The gains made
on the Blaine vote, and the understand
ing that Logan would be transferred to
Blaine, produced another storm of cheer
ing and wild enthusiasm for Blaine.
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, William W.
Phelps, of New Jersey, and one
or two colored delegates endeavored
to get a hearing, but vociferated
and gesticulated without succeeding,
in being heard, their voices beingdrowned
in the tumultuous yells and cheers and
demands lor a call of the roll. Not de
terred by their failure, Roosevelt, of New
Y'ork, carried away by the excitement,
got up on his seat, waved his arms and
appeared as if he was saying something,
but not a word was heard from him.
adjournment defeated.
Finally, at 2:30 o’clock, the taking of
the fourth ballot was begun. Before the
vote of Alabama was given there was
another uproarious scene, in which
Messrs. Dutcher, Roosevelt and other
New Y'ork delegates took prominent parts.
It arose upon a technical point, that a
motion to take a recess had been made
and had been decided by the Chair in the
negative, although calls had been made
for a vote by States. At last a Blame
delegate appealed to his friends to have
the vote on a recess taken by States be
gun The Illinois delegation requested a
few moments for consultation as to its
vote, and then it was announced as 29 to
15. The vote was challenged, showing
that it was regarded as important, and the
result of the polling of the Illinois delega
tion was: For recess, 31; against it, 13,
New York was polled and resulted:
Ayes 42, navs 29. The vote of Pennsyl
vania was polled, and was: Ayes 11, nays
48. Tennessee gave 24 votes in the nega
tive, so that the motion for a recess was
already defeated. The result of the vote
on the motion lor recess was ayes 364,
nays 450, The announcement was hailed
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1884.
applause as a Blaine
triumph. It was a long time betore order
was restored sufficiently to have the busi
ness proceeded with. * Mr. Foraker, of
Ohio, proposed to nominate Blaine by ac
clamation .but Mr.Burrows, ol Michigan,
insisted that the taking of the ballot
should go on.
THE DECISIVE BALLOT
Finally, at 3:15 o’clock, the convention
proceeded to the fourth ballot. The
changes from the third ballot were as fol
lows: Alabama, Blaine gained 6, Arthur
lost 5, Logan lost 1, Florida, Blaine
gained 2, Arthur lost 2. Illinois being
called, Senator Cullom rose and said that
he wished to read a dispatch which he
had just received from Gen. Logan. Ob
jections were promptly made and sus
tained. Mr. Cullom withdrew the name
of Gen. Logan and cast the 34 votes of
Illinois for Blaine. The change in
Illinois from Logan to Blaine
made the Blaine vote 414. Mr. Cullom
completed bis report, giving Blaine 34,
L °pon 7 ’ and Arthur 3 . a gain to Blaine
of 31, a gain to Arthur of 2, and a loss to
Logan of 33. Indiana cast 30 votes solid
for Blaine, a gain to Blaine of 12, and a
loss to Arthur of 10, and to Logan of 2.
lowa, Blaine lost 2, Arthur gained two.
Maryland, Blaine gained 4. Kansas,
Blaine gained 3. Kentucky. Blaine
gained 3. Michigan. Blaine gained 8.
™T?, n ? 80 *' a ’ Blaine gained 3. Mississippi
—Blaine gained 1. Missouri, Blaine
gamed 22. New Hampshire, Blaine
gained o. New Jersey, Blaine gained 6.
A dispatch was here received from
1 resident Arthur by Mr. Curtis, of New
York, saying: “If Blaine is nominated on
this ballot have Mr. Dutcher ask to make
the nomination unanimous, and tUank my
friends for tne.”
The following is the result of the fourth
ballot:
Blaine
Arthur 207
Edmunds. ~
Hawley 15
Logan _ j
Lincoln . . g
Pennsylvania gave Blaine 51 votes, a
gain of 1. Blaine had then received 423
votes. Rhode Island, Blaine gained 7.
Texas, Blaine gained 1. Wisconsin cast
her 22 votes for Blaine, a gain of 11. The
District of Columbia, Perry Carson an
nounced 2 votes for Blaine. Conger, how
ever, voted for Arthur. Idaho, Blaine
gained 1. Utah, Blaine gained 2. Wyom
ing, Blaine gained 2. The vote was an
nounced at 4:40 o’clock for Blaine.
ANOTHER WILD SCENE.
Instantly, and even before the last
figures were pronounced by Mr. Mc-
Pherson, the vast audience" arose and
broke out into another mad demonstra
tion of enthusiasm. The bauds struck up
an inspiring air, bats and handker
chiefs and national flags were waved.
A stuffed eagle from Colorado was also
carried around in procession. The roar of
artillery outside was heard commingling
with the roarpf voices inside, and amid
great enthusiasm the nomination was
made unanimous.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Considering that all the excitement and
interest in the convention culminated to
day in the nomination of Blaine tor the
Presidency, there was a very large at
tendance as well of delegates and specta
tors at the evening session. The galleries
were hardly less crowded than at any of
the preceding sessions, but there was
marked absence of any other feeling than
simple curiosity. It was 8:15 o’clock
when the Chairman’s gavel fell and he
announced that prayer would be offered
by Rev. Dr. Charles O’Reilly, of Detroit.
Dr. O'Reilly is Treasurer of the Irish Na
tional League of America, and is the first
Catholic to open a Republican National
Convention with prayer.
TWO INNOVATIONS.
It may then be said that the Republi
cans have introduced two new features in
this convention, a colored man as tem
porary Chairman and a representative of
the Catholic Church invited to participate
in the opening proceedings on an equality
with Protestant ministers. Dr. O’Reilly
is a life long Republican. At the conclu
sion ot the prayer the Chair called for the
names of the members of the National
Committee, which had not already been
sent up. Florida announced the name of
Jesse G. Coles, and the District of Colum
bia Perry Carson (colored). A resolution
was passed permitting the State Central
Committees to name members of the Na
tional Committee not already named.
Conger, of the District of Columbia,
said that the name of Carson had not
been agreed on by the delegates; (the
delegation consists of Carson and Conger,
who are at odds.) The Chair decided the
gentleman to be out of order.
Pending action on the resolution to lim
it the Vice President nomination speeches
to 10 minutes, which might be divided be
tween two or more speakers, Conger said:
“1 want to know whether the voice of the
District of Columbia is to be suppressed
by the Chairman?”
a little bit ok humor.
The Chair—l very much wish that I
could suppress it. (Laughter.]
Conger insisted on speaking amid much
laughter and confusion.
When order was restored it was stated
on behalf of New Mexico that Stephen B.
Elkins had been substituted as the mem
ber of the National Committee for the
gentleman previously announced owing
to the resignation of "the latter.
Conger, of the District of Columbia,
again inquired whether Carson’s name
had been put on the roll as a member of
the National Committee.
The Chair—“lt has, it has.”
Conger protested, but without success.
The resolution limiting nominating
speeches to ten minutes, passed, and the
Clerk proceeded to call the roll of States
for nominations.
LOGAN NOMINATED.
No response was received till Illinois
was reached, when Senator Plumb, of
Kansas, came forward. He said that the
convention had completed two of its most
serious duties—the adoption of a plat
form and the nomination of a candidate
for President. The platform was one on
which all good Republicans could unite,
and the candidate was one who could beat
any Democrat living or dead; but it was
still important that the best possible man
should he named for the second place. It
was but a matter of just recognition to
the great body of the soldiers of the war
for the Union that a representative from
their number should be placed as the sec
ond name on the ticket. The Grand Army
of the Republic has enrolled more than
three-quarters of a million of men who
lately wore the blue. In presenting the
name from their ranks the speaker would
mention a man fitted in every way for the
first place, a man wJio would add strength
to the ticket and justify the hopes and ex
pectations of the party. That man was
Gen. John A. Logan, [Loud, long and re
newed applause]. The speaker did
not present him on behalf
ol Illinois or any other State,
but of the whole United States. He be
longed no more to Illinois than to Kansas,
where 75,000 soldiers would receive the
news of his nomination with shouts of
gladness. The speaker was commissioned
by the State of Kansas to make this nomi
nation.
THE NOMINATION SECONDED.
Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, in seconding
the nomination, said that, while the con
vention had not chosen his first choice, it
had done well, and the speaker proceeded
to pay a tribute to “the Plumed Knight
of Maine.” He hoped that the conven
tion would come to a common under
standing and agreement for the
second place on the ticket.
When the wires should transmit the news
of the nomination of Gen. Logan to the
soldier boys of East Tennessee there
would be rejoicing among them, as there
would be everywhere. On the Presiden
tial nominee his delegation was some
what divided, but when they came to the
name of Logan they were twenty-four
strong.
Mr. Thurston, of Nebraska, also second
ed the nomination. He wanted the Re
publican party to write upon its banner
the invincible legend, “Blaine and
Logan” [Applause], and cries of “time,”
“time.”
Mr. Lee, of Pennsylvania, in further
seconding the nomination, said
that the convention had chosen as its can
didate lor President a native of Pennsyl
vania, whose fame had grown too great
for his native State, and had become com
mensurate with the greatness of the
nation.
Congressman Horr, of Michigan, from
the head of his delegation, further sec
onded the nomination, saying that in
nominating John A. Logan the conven
tion would light the soldiers’ camp fires
from one end to the other of the United
States.
Clancy (colored), of North Carolina, in
seconding the nomination, said that with
Blaine and Logan, his State could be car
ried for the party by 5,000 majority.
After further seconding of the nomina
natlon from Georgia and Kentucky, a mo
tion was made to suspend the rules and
make the nomination of Logan by accla
mation. It was put to a vote and a ma
jority voted for it, but as a two-thirds
vote was necessary the Chair ordered the
roll called in order to ascertain whether
the necessary two-thirds had voted for it.
At the request of a delegate, who said
that there were others who wished to
speak for Gen. Logan, the motion to sus
pend the rules was withdrawn.
A BATCH OF NOMINATIONS.
Mr. Bradley, of Kentucky, eulogized
the statesmanship and soldierly qualities
of the man who was before the conven
tion and predicted that it he were nomi
nated for the second place the ticket
would sweep the country.
Lee, of South Carolina, said that his
State had raised the first colored soldier
to fight for the Union, and their hearts
would rejoice at his nomination.
A Tennessee delegate (interrupting),
“In the name of three-quarters of a mil
lion soldiers who didn’t stav at home dur
ing the war, I nominate Black Jack Lo
gan.” Several other nominating speeches
were made.
Mr. O’Hara, of North Carolina—l sug
gest that we proceed to nominate General
Logan, and allow others who want to talk
the privilege ol printing their speech.
[Laughter].
A Virginia delegate said that in the ab
sence of General Mahone owing to illness
he would undertake to speak for Virgin
ia. He could not, like many who had pre
ceded him, appeal in behalf of the Union
soldiers lor Logan’s nomination, but he
would speak for 30,000 soldiers, of whom
he was one,and would rally to the support
of Blaine and Logan.
J. S. Robinson, of Ohio, seconded the
nomination on behalf of his State and
moved to suspend the rules and make the
nomination by acclamation.
NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION.
The question being put to a
vote, it was declared carried.
Great confusion followed. The Kan
sas banner was brought in again
with Logan’s portrait added to that of
Blaine. When quiet was restored, Con
gressman Davis, of Illinois, demanded a
call of the roll on the nomination, and the
motion lieing seconded it was so ordered.
When New York was reached George
William Curtis announced that his dele
gation was not quite ready, and asked
that time be given to make a count. The
request w T as granted and the call pro
ceeded. A laugh was raised when the
District of Columbia was reached and its
two delegates rose in turn and voted for
Logan, this being the first time
since the opening of the con
vention that they had voted on
the same side of the question
before the convention. The roll being
completed, New York was again called,
and Mr. Curtis announced the vote of
that State as 1 for Foraker, of Ohio, and
0 for Gresham, of Indiana, and 60 for Lo
gan. The vote was unanimous, with the
exception of these seven front New \ ork.
The nomination was then made unani
mous. The thanks of the convention were
tendered to the temporary and the per
manent officers, after which the conven
tion adjourned sine die.
NOTES OF THE STRUGGLE.
How the Votes were Changed and Blaine’s
Nomination Made Unanimous.
While the roll was being called for the
third ballot, the count in Kentucky and
Masachussetts was challenged, but upon
dissatisfaction being expressed, each ot
the gentlemen challenging withdrew the
challenge. When 18 votes were an
nounced for Blaine from Michigan there
was tremendous cheering. When Ne
braska was reached Mr. Thurston arose
and said: “Mr. Chairman, Nebraska,
with her 50,000 Republican—” Here
again profound hostility appeared to
prevail among the audience against
further oratory, and it was mani
fested in the most vociferous man
ner. The Chairman finally succeeded
in getting order, and Mr. Thurston con
tinued, “casts her ten votes for J. G.
Blaine,” and sat down amid great tumult.
While the roll was proceeding, and after
the State of Nevada had been called, del
egates were seen rushing through the
aisles in various directions. When North
Carolina was reached there was a great
uproar, and the Chair said: “Gentlemen
in the aisles will please take their seats,
and the Sergeant will please see that they
do so.” An assistant Sereeant-at-Arms
rushed around at a terrific pace, insist
ing with vehemence that the order be ap
plied with peculiar force, and especially
directed to reporters. When the vote of
Pennsylvania was reached and announced
Messrs. Magee and Flvnn, of Pennsyl
vania, both challenged the vote, and in
sisted on a count.
LOBBYISTS ON THE FLOOR.
While the roll was being called, Mr.
Baker, of Indiana, arose and said: “Mr.
Chairman, I demand that the lobbyists,
who have taken possession of these aisles,
shall go to their places instantly.”
The Chairman—Gentlemen will resume
their seats.
Mr. Aidy, of Kansas—The New York
delegation belongs on the other side of the
hall.
Mr. Dutcher, of New York—Yes, the
New York delegation belongs over here.
Mr. Burleudi, of New York—l rise to a
point of ordeT; and that is that ex-Senator
Spencer is among the delegates, and he
has no right there.
Mr. McCook, of New York—l suggest
that there are gentlemen not delegates
sitting among the delegates, and I rise to
inquire in reference to it.
Mr. Collins, of New Y'ork—Name the
men and put them out.
The Chair—Gentlemen will take their
seats.
After a season of great confusion, in
which the audience materially assisted
with their feet and their Voices in
swelling the noise, quiet was restored,
and the Secretary proceeded -with
the call of the roll. YVhen the State
oi Pennsylvania was reached the
Chairman of the delegation reported
its vote. The vote was immediately
challenged and the call of the roll of the
State delegation was ordered by the
Chair.
YVlien the result of the third ballot was
announced, there was another scene of
wild confusion and fierce cheering. When
the opportunity offered. Judge Foraker,
of Ohio, was recognized by the Chair find
moved to take a recess until 7 o’clock in
the evening.
After a scene of confusion, in which
delegates on all sides endeavored to he
heard, Judge Foraker demanded
acall ofthe States and Mr.
Roosevelt demanded a call of the roll
of delegates, and insisted upon his right
to have it. When information was asked
on behalf of the Alabama delegation, ex
actly what the pending roll call was
upon, the Chair stated it was upon the
fourth ballot. He was promptly contra
dicted by several delegates,' and Mr.
Dutcher, of New York, again demanded a
roll call upon adjournment. The Chair
asked if the motion to adjourn had been
seconded by two States, and was answered
vociferously that it had been by more
than half a dozen States. The
Chair then said that the roll
would be called upon adjournment.
This was not done, however, till Mr.
McKinley, of Ohio, was recognized* who
said: “Mr. President and gentlemen of
the convention, I hope that no friend of
J. G. Blaine will object to have a roll call
of the States made. [Cries of “Good!”
Good!” and cheers.] Let us raise no tech
nical objections [cries of “that’s right”
and cheers], and as a friend of J. G. Blaine
I insist that all his friends shall unite in
having the roll of States called and voting
against adjournment.” [Loud cheers. I
The Chair—“Very well.”
Mr. McKinley—“And then we can vote
on the proposition.” [Loud applause.]
On the question of adjournment there
were more delays occasioned by demands
from certain of the States for polling their
vote.
ADJOURNMENT DEFEATED.
The result on the vote was yeas 364,
nays 450. This announcement produced
another season of wild cheering. Mr.
Foraker, ot Ohio, again arose in his seat
and said: “I move that the rules of this
convention be suspended, and that James
G. Blaine be nominated by acclamation.”
[Loud applause and great confusion.]
Mr. Roosevelt, of New York—“lt can
not be done.” [Loud cries of “roll call”
and continued confusion.]
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, and others
united with Mr. Roosevelt in demanding
the roll call.
Mr. Foraker withdrew his motion and
the fourth ballot was taken. During the
fourth ballot, when the State of Arkansas
was called, Mr. Burrows, of Michigan,
arose f and said: “I rise to a question of
order. It is utterly impossible to hear a
word. Unless that order is restored I
shall move that this convention be ad
journed to a hall by itself to finish these
proceedings.” [Great applause, confusion
and laughter./
The vote of Florida was polled on the
fourth ballot. When the name ot Joseph
E. Lee, of Florida, was called, he said:
“The old guard dies but never surrenders,
Chester A. Arthur.” [Applause.]
GEORGIA A UNIT.
When Georgia was called the Chairman
of the delegation, Buck, said: “Before
coming into this convention the delega
tion from Georgia agreed to act as a unit.
A majority of the delegates are still for
Arthur, and unless a vote is called for I
shall announce 24 votes for him.” [Loud
applause, and cries of “good,” “go' J w
The Chair—“ls there a oor
Georgia?” [Loud cries of “No,” “No!”]
The Chair—“ Georgia then casts her 24
votes for Chester A. Arthur.” [Loud ap
plause.]
When Illinois was called, the Chairman
of the delegation, Mr. Cullom, said: “I
ask leave of this convention to read a
dispatch which I received a few moments
ago from John A. Logan, addressed to the
Illinois delegation.” [Loud cries of “Reg
ular order!” “Regular order!” “I object,”
“Call the roll,” entailing great confusion.]
Mr. Cullom—“To the Republicans:
[ Loud cries of “Order,” “regular order.”]
“I am directed by Gen. Logan to read it
to this convention, and shall send the dis
patch to the desk, to be read. [Cries of
“No!” “no!”]
Mr. Burrows, of Michigan—“l make
the point of order that" the reading
of the dispatch is not in order, and noth
ing but the announcement of the vote is
in order.” [Applause.]
“The Chair sustains the point of or
der.” [Lqud applause.]
LOGAN WITHDRAWN.
Mr. Cullom—The Illinois delegation
then withdraws the name of Gen. Logan
and gives for Blaine 34 votes, for Logan
7, and for Arthur 3. [Loud applause and
loud cheers.]
When the State of Ohio was called
Judge Foraker arose and said: “For
what I supposed to be for the interests of
the party I presented the name of John
Sherman to this convention. Also be
lieving it to be for the best interests of
the party we have, until now, supported
him. Now, also in the interests of the
party, we withdraw him and cast for J.
G. Blaine 46 votes.” [Tremendous out
burst of applause.]
The Secretary then announced the result
of the fourth ballot for President, as fol
lows: Whole number of delegates, 820;
whole number of votes cast, 816; neces
sary to a choice, 411; of which Robert
Lincoln received 2, John A. Logan 7,
Hawley 15, George T. Edmunds 41,
Chester A. Arthur 207, and James G.
Blaine 544.
HOW BLAINE’S NOMINATION WAS RE
CEIVED.
The Secretary's announcement of the
votes for James G. Blaine got no further
than the hundreds, tor his voice was lost
in a whirlwind of applause that
followed the announcement of the fact
of Blaine’s nomination, which had been
certain ever since Mr. Cullom had
tried to read his telegram from Logan.
Every person in the audience, delegates
and visitors alike, rose to their feet
simultaneously and all being Blaine men
now,Bhouted and, sang their delight at the
success of the man from Maine with joy,
such as had never been seen before in a
convention. It took nearly 30 minutes
to get to business. At this point the
booming of cannon was heard, which
caused renewed cheering. The conven
tion at length being'comparatively quiet,
the Chairman resumed: “James G.
Blaine, of Maine, having received the
votes of a majority of all the delegates
elected to this convention—.” The Chair
man at this point, finding hitnself unable
to make his voice heard in the confusion
that prevailed, handed a written an
nouncement to the Secretary, who read
it. It was as follows: “James G. Blaine,
having received the votes of a majority of
all the delegates elected to this conven
tion, the question now before the conven
tion is shall the nomination of Mr. Blaine
be made unanimous?” [Cries of “yes.”]
BURLEIGH PROMISES NEW YORK FOR
BLAINE.
On that motion the Chair recognized
Mr. Burleiah, of New York. Mr. Burleigh
having take* the platform said: “Mr.
President, in behalf of the President of
the United States and at his request I
move to make the nomination of J. G.
Blaine unanimous, and 1 promise for the
iriends of President Arthur, who are
always loyal at the polls, and for North
ern New 1 ork 20,000 Republican majority,
and I promise you all that we will do all
we can for the ticket and will show you
in November next that New York is a Re
publican State. It elected J. A. Garfield,
and it will elect J. G. Blaine, of Maine.”
[Applause.]
Mr. Sabin, of Minnesota, pledged bis
State for the nominee. Then there were
cries for George William Curtis, but
Curtis did not respond. The nomination
was then made unanimous.
ARTHUR’S TELEGRAM TO BLAINE.
The following dispatch from President
Arthur was read by Mr. McPherson, of
Pennsylvania:
To the Chairman of the Republican National
Convention:
The President has sent the following dis
patch to Mr. Blaine.
[Signed] F. W. Phillips,
_ _ „ Private Secretary.
io lion. James G. Blaine, Augusta. Me.'.
“As the candidate of the Republican party
you will have my earnest and cordial support.”
The nomination was then made unani
mous and the convention adjourned until
8 o’clock.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS’ CHAGRIN.
George William Curtis being asked by
an Associated Press reporter how he
viewed the nomination of Blaine replied
that the action of the convention did not
in any wise change his known opinion as
to the wisdom of placing Blaine in nomi
nation. Beyond that he did not care to
express himself now.
ARTHUR AND HIS CABINET.
How They Received the News Wired
Them from the Convention.
Washington, June 6.—There were
more signs or activity in and around the
White House to-day than at any time
since the meeting of the Chicago Conven
tion. The Cabinet met as usual shortly
after noon. All the members were pres
ent, including the Attorney General,
who returned from Philadelphia this
morning. Secretary Chandler 'was the
first to arrive; Secretary Lincoln came
next, and was closelv followed by the
other members. Postmaster General
Gresham was the last to put in an appear
ance. He was about an hour behind the
others. The members remained together
in the Cabinet room only a short time,
and then separated into groups in differ
ent parts of the mansion.
Private telegrams and Associated Press
bulletins were received at short intervals
and read with an eagerness that
left no doubt as to the interest taken
in the result by the President’s friends
and advisers. Secretaries Frelinghuysen,
Lincoln and Chandler and ex-Attorney
General Pierrepont, of New York, formed
an interesting group in the private secre
tary’s office. It was here that the news
was received and communicated to the
President and others. The vote on the
first ballot caused no surprise, but con
siderable speculation was indulged in as
to how the next vote would stand.
ARTHUR’S SERENITY.
Washington, June 6, 11 p. m.—Presi
dent Arthur received the decisive news
lrom Chicago with great composure.
Secretaries Lincoln and.Chandler, Post
master General Gresham and Senator
Don Cameron, who has been a guest at
the White House for several days, were
with him when the foreshadowing bulle
tins arrived, and without waiting for their
complete fulfillment the President invited
the company to proceed with him to
luncheon. Shortly afterwards President
Arthur responded" to the card of an agent
of the Associated Press, who found
him looking not only cheerful, but
apparently in the best of spirits.
He’ remarked that the news
from the convention to-day had not taken
him by surprise, disappointments in
politics being of such common occurrence,
and so readily discounted. He also pleas
antly referred to the general law of com
pensation, and said that he highly prized
the numerous compensations that might'
be mentioned in the present case. As to
his position in the coming canvass, the
President said that it was sincerely out
lined in the telegram which he hail 6ent
to Blaine immediately upon the receipt of
the announcement of the convention’s
choice.
LOGAN’S OPINION.
Senator Logan was found at his rooms
by a representative of the Associated
Press this evening, and, in answer to a
request for an expression of his opinion
regarding the nomination of Blaine he
said that he could not express bis senti
ments better than by showing what he
had already written. He thereupon pro
duced copies of two dispatches sent by
him this afternoon. The first was the
one sent to the Illinois delegation while
the third ballot was being taken, and was
as follows:
United States Senate, 1
Washington, D. C., .lone 6,1884. j
Hon. S. M. Cu/lom and the Illinois Delegation ,
Convention Hall , Chicago:
The Republicans of the States that must be
relied upon to elect the President having so
strongly shown preference for Blaine, I deem
it my duty not to stand in the wav of the peo
ple’s choice, and recommend my friends to as
sist in his nomination.
[Signed] John A. Loo an.
The second dispatch was as follows:
United States Senate, l
Washington, D. C., June 8, 1884.|
Hon. J. G. Blaine, Augusta, Me.:
I most heartily congratulate vou on your
nomination. You wilfbe elected.
Your friend,
rsigned] John a. Logan, ,
SENATOR SHERMAN PROMISES HIS SUP
PORT.
Senator Sherman, who was stepping
into his carriage tor an evening drive,
said: “You can say, if you choose, that
I shall support the ticket heartily. lam
a Republican and shall support the
nominee of the party of course.”
SENATOR HAWLEY
sat in his committee room while the
ballots were being received. When the
votes of Illinois and Indiana assured the
nomination of Blaine he elevated his feet
upon a window sill, put his thumbs into
the arm holes of his waistcoat, and said:
“I’m as happy as any man can be. My
State remained with me. The nomination
of Blaine was evident during the third
ballot. While that was being taken I
wrote a telegram intending to send it to
the Blaine men, suggesting that Miller,
of California, be given second
place. He is an old soldier.
But I thought that the California
Legislature might not elect a Republican
in Mr. Miller’s place, and concluded not
to send the dispatch. I think that we
shall elect the Republican ticket. The
campaign will be fierce and red hot.
What we want now is a Republican House
of Representatives. The people must
elect a Republican Congress. They cannot
Wame the Republicans tor not complying
with their wishes while there is a Demo
cratic majority of 70 in the House.”
SENATOR EDMUNDS
spent the early part of the day and part
of the afternoon after the adjournment of
the Senate in his committee room on the
Judiciary. He was found at home early
in the evening, and said, in reply to the
request for his opiuion regarding the
nomination of Blaine: “It ought to be the
most popular thing going. All the great
central States and pretty nearly a ma
jority of New York on 'tne later votes,
where the tug of war has got to come,
are very enthusiastic for him. It certainly
furnishes very strong reason for hope of
the success of the party. He certainly
was a great deal stronger than anybody
else In all of these States that
are doubtful.” An allusion having
been made to his own candidacy Senator
Kdmunds said: “Everybody knew' who
knew anything about it that every move
ment has been made against my earnest
remonstrance. For my part lam happy
to say that I. ha re never had any bees in
my bonnet.” In regard to reports from
Chicago indicating the probable nomina
tion of Mr. Logan for the Vice Presidency
Senator Edmunds said: “1 don’t see but
it is the best thing they can possibly do.
The soldier element will be most fittingly
recognized in the selection.” This was
said before Gen. Logan’s nomination.
HALE PREDICTS A TRIUMPn.
In addition to three Senators in the
list of candidates for the Presidency
only a few Republican Senators are
now in Washington. Senator Hale
said: “It is the most remarkable
demonstration of popular feeling in favor
of a candidate for the Presidency that
there has ever been. The Blaine canvass
has from the beginning been spontaneous
and the extent and strength bi the feeling
has been much greater than either Blaine
or any of his friends anticipated. It is
undoubtedly a fact that Blaine Njid not
expect to be a candidate before the con
vention until within the last few' weeks.
He has steadily persisted in declining to
make suggestions with reference to the
canvass, and it has run itself without
any planning or plotting on his part, or
on the part of many of )jis oldest and most
intimate friends. It has been evident to
me for the last two W'eeks that no com
bination could be made that would defeat
him, and the result has not in any degree
surprised me. I do not believe that
Blaine has hoped or expected, up to the
last moment, to be the nominee. Isaw 1 him
at the railroad station on ihe day he left
Washington, last Monday, and said to
him that I hoped he would prepare at
Augusta to receive the intelligence of his
nomination. He then said that I was
mistaken, and that such would not be the
result. A combination, he said, would be
made against him. 1 have no fears as to
his election. The same kind of earnest
ness, hearty, irresistible popular strength
that has carried him through the
National Convention will carry him
through at the polls. The great
hold on popular feeling which he has pos
sessed for the last ten years has at last
had its weight in a convention, and the
campaign will be characterized by an
earnestness and enthusiasm and partici
pation in it of the younger and brighter
elements of the party that will make its
triumph overwhelming.”
GRESHAM PREDICTS A SOLID PARTY.
Postmaster Gen. Gresham said of the
work of the convention that it was well
done, that a strong ticket had been
nominated and one that would be satis
factory to all Republicans, and for the
success of which all Republicans would
work with a will.
LINCOLN PREDICTS UNITY AND VICTORY.
Secretary Lincoln said that he could
not at once get over the failure of the
President to receive the nomination
which he (Lincoln) thought Arthur had
earned, if such a thing could be said of
anyone. But he added that the party had
expressed its choice, and in naming
Blaine and Logan had made a strong
ticket. It had also made a strong plat
form, and “upon the ticket and platform
all Republicans would” be said “unite
heartily to win the customary victory in
November.”
BREAKING THE NEWS TO LOGAN.
A representative of the Associated
Press called to obtain Gen. Bogan’s views
upon the nomination of Blaine, but had
not had time to state his errand, when a
card was brought in to the General by a
colored waiter, followed in an instant by
tw-o or gentlemen, who
seized Gen. Logan’s hand and shook it
heartily, offering him congratulations
upon something which they were not given
an opportunity to fully explain. There
was a momentary sound of more excited
conversation in the front room as if some
thing of an agreeable nature had be
come known to the companions of
Mrs. Logan, and that lady entered the
library bearing a torn envelope and its
inclosure in her hand. The shout of three
or four hoarse voices made itself heard
from the street. Gentlemen entered anil
louder shouts came up from the street.
Somebody proposed three cheers for some
thing and the result drowned for a mo
ment all the voices in the room. “Very
happy, thanks!” “Very gratifying!”
“Nominated by acclamation, you say?
great compliment!” “Very much oblig
ed!” “Yes!” “Yes!” “Oh, 1 remember
you, certainly!” The sound ot drums
approaching from a distance lent
its help to swell the noise,
The General’s face at the first saluta
tion wore a look of something resembling
surprise, but it gave place to blushes and
broad smiles as he was seized by the
ladies and gentlemen and conducted to a
front window in response to the" din of
demand from the crowd in the street be
low. “A speech!” “a speech!” shouted
the crowd of a thousand white and col
ored men in about equal proportions.
The General was led to his frontdoor,
where he was cheered vociferously by his
visitors.
LOGAN’S SPEECH.
Silence was secured, and Gen. Logan,
in a voice inaudible to more than half the
crowd, said:
“Friends — l thank you for your cordial
greeting to-night. lam not prepared to
make a speech. Again I thank you.
Good night.”
General and Mrs. Logan were now con
ducted back to the parlor of their man
sion, and the doors being thrown open the
crowds pressed in. Forming in line, they
decorously filed past, shaking the hands
of both the General and his wife. In half
an hour all were gone and Gen. Logan
had an opportunity to read a paper which
Mrs. Logan had brought him as the scene
began. It proved to be an Associated
1 ress bulletin announcing his nomination
by acclamation for Vice President.
INTERVIEWS WITH OTHER DEMOCRATS.
Washington, June 6, ll:30p. m.—lm
mediately on receipt of the news
of Blaine’s nomination represen
tatives of the Associated Press sought
interviews with a number ot Democratic
Senators, in order to get their views as to
the probable effects of the nomination.
Many Senators were found to be out of
town or otherwise not accessible.
Among those seen, Senator Lamar said
that be thought the nomination of Blaine
a brilliant one and a very strong nomina
tion in many respects, and in one or two
particular respects the strongest that
the Republicans could have
made. “Blaine,” ho said, “has a
large and enthusiastic following which
will make the canvass one of animation
and interest, involving issues of real im
portance in order to beat him.” He con
tinued: “We shall on our side need to
bring out our best man.”
“Whom do you think, Senator, the
Democrats should nominate against him ?”
“Well, sir,” said Senator Lamar, “I am
very confident that the most available
man the Democratic party can nominate
is Mr. Bayard.”
SENATOR JOE BROWN.
Senator Brown thought Blaine about as
strong a man as the Republicans could
have nominated. “At any rate,” said the
Senator, “he i6 probably the ablest man
of his party.”
GEORGE ON BLAINE.
Senator George said that it the Republi
cans were to elect the President this time,
which he hoped and believed they would
not, he preferred Blaine to all the other
candidates who had been named.
Blaine, he said, was undoubtedly
a man of great ability. “I think,” con
tinued Senator George, “that there is
something good likely to come to this
country from a more energetic assertion
of the Monroe doctrine than we have had
lately.’.’ To the question: “Whom do you
regard as the most desirable candi
date for the Democrats to put
up against Blaine?” Mr. George
replied: “If Mr. Tiklen’s health permits
and he is willing to accept the nomina
tion, 1 have no doubt that he is much the
strongest man; but if he is not well
enough, or is determined not to take the
nomination, then I do not know but that
Bayard is the best man.” As to the Re
publican platform, Mr. George said that
it was a rather lengthy document, and he
had not read it with sufficient care to
give any opinion upon it.
Mr. Bayard, being at his home in Dela
ware, could not lie seen.
VIEWS OF TARIFF REFORMERS.
AH Agree that Blaine Can be Beaten
with a Good Man on a Good Plat
form.
Washington. June The beaten Re
publican candidates express dignified
acquiescence. Arthur, Edmunds, Gres
ham and Hawley say that they did not
seek the honor and are not'at all disap
pointed. They predict the success of the
ticket. The Democratic revenue reform
ers say that with a good revenue reform
plank and a good candidate they will win,
with such a candidate for example as
Bayard. The revenue reform leaders
have all been interviewed. They all say
that they have no doubt of success if the
Democrats will but act wisely. The
nomination of Logan is thought to
strengthen the ticket in the West, but
will not help Blaine in the East.
Mr. Morrison said that Blaine would
make a strong candidate, especially in
the West; but that he felt more hopeful of
a Democratic victory than he had for a
longtime. The Republican nomination
rendered it necessary for the Democratic
party to put its best foot foremost, anil to
nominate the best man on a platform set
ting forth in unequivocal terras the prin
ciples held bv a majority of the party.
The Democratic platform must pronounce
in favor of revenue reform so clearly anil
boldly as to win for its candidate the con
fidence of the people.
Mr. Dorsheimer, of New York, thought
it folly to underestimate the of
the Republican ticket. Still it could be
beaten. In order to do this the Demo
cratic party must make itself strong on
the platform as well as in the candidate.
An emphatic declaration in favor of reve
nue reiorm is absolutely necessarv to off
set the juggling phrases of the Republi
can platform.
Randall said that in order to succeed it
would be necessarv to meet the strong
declaration for protection in the Chicago
platform with a tariff plank
which would give confidence to the
business interests of the country. A free
trade plank would mean defeat. Upon a
proper platform a proper candidate could
easily defeat Blaine.
Speaker Carlisle regards Blaine’s nomi
nation as a triumph of the worst elements
of the Republican party, but the strength
of the ticket among the people must not
be underrated. To defeat it a hard fight
would be necessary, a fight made on prin
ciple by men of the highest char
acter. He said that the Demo
cratic Convention must boldly
and directiy declare in favor of revenue
reform, and nominate a man in whom the
majority of the people would have im
pli.city confidence. Such a candidate, on
a fitting platform, would easily defeat the
nominees of the Republican party.
Eaton, of Connecticut, said that Blaine
was a brilliant man who would make a
brilliant campaign, but that he would not
have the undivided support of his party,
anil if the Democrats acted wisely at Chi
cago he would not be elected. The Demo
crats must, however, give such assurances
in regard to tariff revision as would give
the people a neat reform which would not
endanger the interests of American in
dustries and American labor.
ALL THE NORTH ABLAZE.
The Nomination Everywhere Enthu
siastically Received—At Blaine’s Home.
Washington, June o.—All night dis
patches have been pouring in indicating
that the extravagant enthusiasm of
Blaine’s friends in the Chicago Convention
has beon communicated to the entire Re
publican masses throughout the North.
New England is in a blaze, and San Fran
cisco is described as having
gone wild. No echoes have been
heard from the South as yet. At Augusta,
Maine, where Blaine has been during the
session of the convention, the entire city
and surrounding villages turned out to
congratulate their townsman. In re
sponse Mr. Blaine appeared at his door
way and surveyed the assembled multi
tude for a moment. All demonstration
was quickly hushed, and Mr. Blaine spoke
as follows:
“My friends and my neighbors, I thank you
most sincerely for the honor of this call.
There is no spot in the world where the good
news comes to me so gratefnlly as here, at my
own home, among the people with whom I
have been on terms of friendship and inti
macy for more than thirty years—people whom
I know and who know me. Thanking you
again for the heartiness of the compliment, I
bid you good-night.”
Kelley on the Platform.
M ashington, June 6.—Representative
William D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to
day sent the following dispa'teh to Hon.
William McKinley, Jr., Chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions of the Repub
lican National Convention: “The resolu
tions adopted by the convention express
the progressive spirit of the Republican
party. The platform is an advance on
its predecessors, and I dedicate my pen
and voice to its exposition and defense.”
London’s “Times” on Civil Service Re
form.
. London, June G. —The Times, in a lead
ing editorial this morning, says: “There
is nothing new or unexpected in the'plat
form adopted by the Republtean Conven
tion at Chicago. Judging from past ex
perience, civil service reform mav be
regarded as a promise, anil nothing more.
It was in the platform of the Republican
Convention of 1880, and will probably
reappear on many future occasions. It is
difficult to believe that the Republicans
are sincere In. the matter, while the
Democrats are not likely, after long ex
clusion from power, to relinquish so
potent a party weapon as the principle of
the spoils to the victors.
Blaine to Wreck the Party.
London, June 6.— The l)ailu Xeics
says: “The most conservative observers
believe that the nomination cf Blaine
marks the dissolution of the Republican
party, which will have a most critical
battle to fight this year.”
The Dynamiters.
London, June C.—The English Govern
ment has drawn the attention of the
French authorities to the immunities en
joyed by dynamiters in Paris in laying
plans and making preparations for out
rages.
In discussing the recent decision of the
government in regard to public meetings
and demonstrations in Ireland the Globe
taunts the government with “protecting
with the bayonet sedition mongers, and
those who are preaching disaffection and
disorder in Ulster.’’ It savs: “The gov
ernment’s course is a flagrant concession
to 1 arnell. It can only be explained on
the ground of party expediency, but in
tnat direction lies the madness. "The gov
ernment in abandoning the loyal and sup
porting the disloyal will precipitate a dis
aster which its Irish policy will sooner or
later produce.”
Paris, June 6.—An English police
official has been in conference with the
chief French detectives of the Ministry of
Interior in regard to the dynamiters.
Egyptian Affairs.
Cairo, June 6.-Nubar Pasha, the
Egyptian Prime Minister, proposes to
reduce the land tax £1,000,000 annually.
A messenger has arrived from Sliendy
who reports that Gen. Gordon is still at
Khartoum.
Suakin, June 6. — The rebels renewed
their attacks upon this town again last
night.
The demon of dyspepsia has been ex
pelled in thousands of households by
use of Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder.
There would be no restless nights, no low
spirits, no grumbling dyspeptics, ifall the
articles of our food were as wholesome,
nutritious and easy of digestion as those
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VEDDER’S BODY TAKEN FROM
NIAGARA FALLS.
The Los? of Part of the Skull Makes
the Manner of His Death an Inex
plicable Mystery—The Corpse Found
Wedged Between the Rocks.
Buffalo, N. Y., June 6.—There is no
longer any doubt as to the identity of the
body found last night in Niagara Falls as
being that of Thomas Vedder, one of the
principals in the Vedder-Pearson tragedy
on the 10th of last April. The body was
found tightly wedged between two rocks,
so that the head, shoulders and right arm
were visible. This morning the body' was
raised, placed in a box, auil taken to Oak
wood Cemetery to await the Coroner. The
body was greatly decomposed. The right
leg was broken below the knee. The skull
is nearly half gone. The brains are all
washed away, anil nothing but bone is
visible. The teeth were all gone,
one side of the face and nose
were partly gone. Only a lew locks of
gray hair clung to the remaining portion
of the skull. On the body was a grav
libbed undershirt and parts of a white
shirt and trousers. The hoots were miss
ing. In the trousers pockets were found
several pieces of silver coin, a knife, safe
key and some other kevs, which have
been identified by the family, a key num
ber proving beyond all possible doubt the
identity of the body. In the portions of
the skull which remain there were no evi
dences of bullet wounds, and the cause
of death will forever remain a mystery.
Dr. Long, who examined the body,
says that all evidence as to whether Ved
der was killed by shooting or otherwise
will still remain a mystery, ns the miss
ing portion of the skull, which might have
contained such evidence, is lost forever.
EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results of the Day’s Races on the Track
at Covington.
Covington, I(y, June 6.—To-day’s
events on the turf resulted as follows:
First Race—Purse stioo; mile and an eighth.
Fellow Play won, with Savannah second,
three lengths in front of Manitou third. Time
2:011. Albert Sidney did not start.
Second Race—Welter weight,selling race;
one mile, purse J4OO. Springer won by a head,
with l elverton second and Voltaire a poor
tninl. Jocose and Hnllancer did not start.
Third race; one mile.
Springer wou with Yelverton second and
Voltaire third. Time 1:55' 4
Fotkth Race—Mile heats. The race was
won in straight heats by Sovereign Pat. Time
11:52%.
Fifth Race—Sensation stakes, for two
year-olds, foals 1882; six furlongs. There was
a close race to the finish. Troubador won in
hand by half a length, with Ten Stone under
the whip, second, and F’reemau third. Time
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MINOR MENTION BY WIRE.
Some Little Items of Interest and Some
Items of Little Interest.
Baton Rouge, .June 6. —In the Legislature
to-day the Military Committee reporied in
favor of giving each disabled ex-Confederate
soldier sixteen acres of land.
Memphis, June G. —The Kcmicsaw Manu
facturing Company of Memphis, Tenn., has
made an assignment, with liabilities of *58,000.
The assets are about $55,000.
Santiago, Chili, June o.—Serious differ
cnees between the K&dicals and Government
party arc expected in consequence of the dis
cussion looking towards the separation of
church and State.
Rio de Janeiro, June 6.—Prime Minister
Dantas has been charged with the formation
of anew Ministry.
• *,?*? Juna (>.—The Morton incident, as it
is called, that is the alleged special honor paid
by Minister Morton to the Count of Paris, is to
be made the occasion of an interpellation to
the government in both the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies. M. Schoelcher will
move interpellation in the Senate, aud M.
Lockray in the Deputies.
Berne, June t>.—The Federal Council has
rejected the petition of Roman Catholics
against the exclusion of religious orders from
the public schools.
Madrid, June o.— Spain repudiates tlio
French proposals to rectify the Moorish fron
tier.
Berlin, June t>.—Mr. Sargent had au
audience with the Emperor William to-dav
and presented liis letters of recall.
Paris, June B.—Numberless persons have
applied to M. Pasteur and expressed their
willingness to be inoculated with the modified
virus which causes rabies. All such applica
tions the scientist has refused to avail himself
of until lie shall havo completed his experi
ments upon dumb animals. The final test
with animals will shortly be made before a
government commission.
Madrid, June 6.—A dynamite explosion at
Barcelona yesterday appears to have had no
political significance. A cartridge was placed
in the doorway of a shop occupied by a man
whose workmen had struck. Several strikers
have been arrested.
Confederate Craves Decorated.
Baltimore, June 6.—The graves of the
Confederate dead in and near this city
were decorated this afternoon under the
direction of the Ladies’ Confederate Me
morial and Beneficial Association. At
Loudon Park Cemetery a procession of
1,000 little girls termed at the main en
trance and moved to the hill, where
the Confederate dead are buried.
All the graves were spread with
a profusion of beautiful flowers. To-night
memorial services were held at the Holi
day Street Theatre, which was filled with
people. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee delivered his
lecture on “The Battle of Chancellors
ville.” A number of officers who were In
the Confederate army were on the stage,
and prominent among them was Gen.
Ileros Von Borcke, of Germany, who was
on the staff of Gen. J. E. B. Stuart during
the conflict.
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the case up and said she could live but a
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that it produced a marked change for the
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