Daily Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1870), 1876-06-01

              ljllWlHi"IWy -T V COLUMBUS, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1876. NO. 128. VOL. XXXVII. HEFFNER'S REAL ESTATE AGENCY. ESTABLISHED 1870. 118 1-2 S. High St. FOR SALE. Two-story Brick Bouse, room, EFBtea and mantels, closets, cel lar, well and cistern, stable and outbuildings. All in good repair -. h istvnet. between uuva.ci.w-- . Price 280U. n"- Two-story Frame Honse, 3 Mtnmat cellar under whole I house. Lot 55x138 feet. In Kortb Columbus. Price 50 only. Wanted Houses worth $1500 to $3000. TWO-StOTy Brick House, a n .11 i room-, gooa etc.; corner lot. .Located on Eighth street, north of Broad street. Price $3000. To Trade Lots Two very desira ble East End building Lots, on Oak street, for a small House, Jwortb. about $2000. Must be in a good neighborhood and in good repair; will pay difference oasn. call goon. Story and a Half Frame Horns, i rooms. Well and Unt-nnuainrrs. Located on Beoond avenue, near Hitch street. Corner Lot. Prioo 1100. Term easy. Vary cheap. Several Desirable Residences on Broad, State, Town, Rich and Friend streets. Prices range from $3000 to $35,000. Half acre of Ground on Albert street, near Broad street; can be subdivided Into 4 Lots. Will sell cheap, If applied for soon. New Two-story Brick House; 6 rooms, grates, mantles, closets, front hall and stairs, gas, cellar under whole house; perfeot sewerage, well and Cistern, out hulldlnos. etc. Corner lot. Located on Oak street, east of Washington avenue Prloe $3300 only. Terms : $600 oath; talanoe In 1. 2. 3. 4 and S years. Worth $4000. A Bargain Sure. Special Agent for 40 Lots in Samuel ISartUt s Addition. Located on groaa nub trAr.it and Parsons avenue: one of tbe most deBirable locations in ana cltv. Will sell, chean and on long time. My List Is too numerous to men' tion. Call and examine and see for yourselves. City Property a Specialty. 15 Lots in Kali Park Place for sale cbenp, Terms easy. Parties conyeyed to flee premises Pasties wishing to sell property are invited to give me a call. Ko sales, no charges. lintl enrl examine mv list Of Houses and Lots for sale before purchasing nlanwher "leewnere, Several (in. Building Lot. on Broad, Town, Bloh and Friend streets. LOTS EVERYWHERE I ALL SIZES AND PRICES I Loans negotiated, Taxes paid and Kents collected. peeds and Mori gages Drawn. Notary Public. BtrGIVE HE A CALL. A, .. rj imi iwTiTI says, is painless, xuero in uu ui-1) HEFFIVEIU our lives in which molecular death is not X ' A A X Lolng on in us. The last words of a Real E8tate Apent, 118 1-2 ft IIIGH ST., SIEBERT & LILLEY, Blank Book Manufacturers. Printers, Binders, Stationers And Legal Blank Publishers. BOOK BINDING Of every description, by the Edition or single volume. ' OPERA HOUSE BVIUMNG, (Up Stairs.) aprl COLUMBUS. Ohio Merchant Tailoring Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, AND DIALERS Uf Gents' Fine Furnishing Goods, . ,, ,.!. nninuDim n tupera nouae diouk;, biLuranuo, v. JNO. RICH, Supt, and TreaB. B. W. 8TIMS0N, Foreman. myl ly tete$0itntaL Otltcet High, Pearl and Chapel Sts. J. H. COHLT. A- W. VBANCIICO. COMLY & FRANCISCO, PCBLIBUEU AND FBOPniETOBf. JAMES SI. COMLY Editor. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY ConirreSRlon.il Summary. Mat 21. SmaK-The bill In relation to the Japanese Indemnity fund was pulsed. Ewut The Bouse considered several manure without final action, end then took nn the Louisiana contested election esse. The majority resolutions, (riving the seat now occupied oy Morey tu trv inmui u. ocu cer, were adopted. Stationary and ailing barometer; bruk inil rtoniblv hiah loutheait to iouthmit higher Umpmtm, andjre- quent thunder storms. A pabaqrafh from the Boston Adver tiser, noticing the circulation of counterfeit twentyfive cent silver ooias, stated that the counterfeits bore the date of 1878, and could be detected by that, as no new ooins of that date had been issued. This is a mistake, and the holders of twenty- five cent coins of 1876, need not go into a state of alarm. Genuine silver ooins of the denomination of twentyfive cents coined and dated in 1878, are in oiroula. tion in this city, and are to be found in considerable quantities at the banks. Petee Coopeb has written a letter ac cepting conditionally the nomination of the Greenback Convention, recently held in Indianapolis, for the Presidency. He says "there is a bare possibility, if wise counsels prevail, that the sorely needed relief from blighting effects of unwise legislation relative to finances, which the people so earnestly seek, niay be had through either the Republican or Democratic party." The inference is that in such an event Mr. Cooper will "switch off." SevebAL State Conventions were held yeBterday. The Iowa Republican Con- vention adopted resolutions in favor of gradual resumption of specie payments, and expressing a preference for Blaine for President. The Louisiana Republicans give their delegates to Cincinnati no instructions. The Maryland Democratic Convention adopted resolutions recogniz ing coin as the only money warranted by the Constitution, and favoring speedy re- turn to Bpeoie payments. The Maryland delegates are understood to be for Bayard for President, Tbe Phenomena of Death, At New York Friday evening Dr. Fred- eric R. Marvin gave, in a lecture, a phy- sician s view u, ueui, m B "The Physiology ot ueatn." ine nistory of death embraces three periods, the fab- ulous, the superstitious, ana me pnno annhteal. ine laDUlous penou was iu mythological timeB, in which death was personified as the goddess Mors, the glance oi wooseeye wm mini, mo buijw."-. era was that long period in wnicn aeain was regarded as an lnntaplaneous cnange; a stroke that came and cut off life from the whole body at once. Ours is the nMln.nnhinal aire. The lecturer had ex perimented on dogs, to discover the order nf time in which the senseB die. To one doe he gave arsineous acid. The second died instantly upon dm iuwiwuiuB bHI into the medulla oblongata; and the third he bled to death. In the last h nrrler of death was sieut.taste, smen, hearing ,Ji same order as they do in sleep. The human body is an aggregation oi ecus. Tift, tho segmentation of these cells; death their disintegration. Each cell dies f. lt.olf. Kverv moment cells are Bpring- : in lift,, everv moment cells are dying. Our bodies are eomposea oi luese little points. iaevntia;u : in f n. hnt. th connecting fbreds. There are ded ils in your . J' lima Con,inue to be living oneB. We shall all at some time De resolved into carbonic acid, water ana tne mineral ete-m.ni. The whole surface of our globe, maiA iha sneaker, has been dug over 128 times to bury its dead, even not reckoning the long age of the world which is given it hv modern soience. and we in- hill. we feed upon elements me , ninma that have been liv ing numan ociuk. dead, he continued, live again, and we greet them in tbe perfume of the oity, in thA I0ht naKefl OI BUUW. 1U lUO lliuun.u leaves ot the forest. Death, the doctor mnltiinrie of nersons indicate that mere disintegration is pain ess. To die ofoold a. .-. Ji '1'hA .mile of death, the placidity of death, comes to all features alter me nyvr wwh. A I BY TELEGRAPH TO TUB OHIO STATE JOURNAL BLAINE. The Little Bock and Fort Smith Bailroad Bonds. Testimony of Warren FIsber Ellsba Atkins. and Fisher's Bookkeeper Gives oated History. Compll- Tbe Contract Hade with Cltlaens " of Maine. Washinoton, May 81. Before the House Judiciary committee to-day Warren Fisher jr., of Boston, testified that he never said he gave Blaine $130,000 in bonds of the Little Bock and Fort Smith railroad without consideration, nor had he ever said anything of this nature; nor had he as a matter of fact, ever given Blaine $130,000 in bonds, without consideration; never sold any bonds to Colonel Tom Scott, and never saw him but once in his life, and that was in 1861. The witness never sold any bonds to Blaine, but sold him some stock. It was understood that Blaine owned some of tbe bonds, and witness thought that Blaine himself told him so; does not know what he did with tbem, and does not know that any of them found their way to tbe Union Pacific company. Hunter read to the witness a report in the papers, where he said he gave Mr. Blaine $130,000 in bonds without consideration, aid asked witness if be said so. The witness replied that he never said so, nor anything like it. By Mr. Frye As a matter of fact, did you ever give Mr. Blaine $130,000 in bonds, without consideration ? , Witness No, sir. The witness never was connected with the Union Pacific oompany; don't know Morton, BlisB & Co., and never had any transaction with them. The bonds spoken of by tbe witness as being owned by Blaine, he understood were bought by Blaine for other parlies. EUSHA ATKINS, of Boston, testified that he had been a Direotor of the Union Pacific company since 1869, and had been a member of the Executive committee all the time except 1871. Tbe first he knew about the Fort Smith and Little Rock bonds was in 1871, when an order came to the Treasurer to pay a draft of Morton, Bliss & Co. for $64,000 for seventyfive of them, owned by Colonel Thomas A. Scott. It was understood it was in lieu of paying a large salary to Scott. Scott was of immense value to the road and increased the market value of its securities; always supposed Scott took hold of the Union Pacific company in order to make acon-n-rttinn to the Pacific coaBt for the Punnavlvania Central railroad. The hnnHa of the Little Rock railroad were wnnh about 60: think that was their gen eral value at that lima, although the wit ness knows that some were sold ao nign as 71. WitncBS would not have sold his nm for 80 at that time, but made a mistake by not doing so. If an arrangement had been carried out with the South-... Hpnnrttv conmany the bonds would have heen verv cheap at sixly. No bonus sconmoanied the Bale of Scott's bonds, Tha witness knew that some inquiry was made In the Board ot JJirectors aoout ine purohase of these bonds, and a satisfactory exolanation given, tie never beard tnat an investigation wouia mvoivo jjiuue. JAMES MULLIGAN, - of Boston, testified that he Was Treasurer of the Globe Theater, but was formerly bookkeeper for the nrm in wnicn air. Fisher was partner; knew of the sale of the Fort Smith bonds that went into the hands of Mr. Blaine; knows oi no puruou-lar nale of seventvhve bonds to Blaine, jn the transaction there were $130,000 of bonds, and the sale oi mem neiiea air. if, run- rent, on their par value. f,c"" " i . . , . - . . ... The WH3SS9 aueiupieu m iii.m .u,. transaction, but l-ryc, on Denan oi Rlaine. objected to it on the ground tha) it related to quite a number of persons in Maine for whom Ulalue transacted Boine business, and whenever the committee waB ready to go into that Blaine would take the stand as a witness and explain the whole transaction. Much time was spent on this point, duriog which the witness made some statements about the matter not very intelligible to the committee. The witness was asked who"161 he ever heard"hat any of these Bonds went irom Blaine to Thomas A. Scott, and replied that he understood Mr. Atkins to say that seventyfive bonds come from Blaine to Boott, and Scott got them off on to tbe Union Pacific' company. This remark was made by Atkins to the witness at a time when the latter was bookkeeper for Fiaher, and was engaged making a settlement with Blaine of all his transactions with Fisher; and about ihn .ante time the witness understood from Blaine himself that he took up Bome bonds from parties in Maine who had formerly purchased them. Fisher wrote to Blaine about tbe bonds, telling him of complaints made by purchasers: and Blaine wrote back that he hnil i-Ai-nived no benefit from them, and ho did pot have the money in his possession fortyeight hours. The witness fierward met Blaine ' at the Parker Hnnaa. Boston. Blaine said he was now going to settle with the witness, referring m n Amount between Blaine and Fisher, the witness being bookkeeper, Blaine complained at the time flf tosses on the bonds transaction, uu .uu... w could not have lost much, for he knew where he got off seventyfive of them for eighty cents. By Lawrence Did tha settlement you speak of refer to Northern Paoifio bonds or Little Rock bonds 7 A. To both. Blaine I have had business transac tions with Fisher for twenty years, and this settlement covered all that time. Witness Some of the transactions settled at that time took place before Blaine came to Congress at all. Blaine thought tbe committee naa nothing to do with his private business transactions, wnicn tooa piace years ue- fnm he came to UoDKress, ana r rye ana Lawrence ohieoled to having the witness go Into the minutes of that settlement. The UDairman sum uu ue.ireu iu wu within the bounds of the resolution of inquiry, but wanted to get all tne lacts. Witness said the committee had notli Inir tn Ho with the bonds which he had supposed went through Colonel Scott to the Union PaciSo company. Some members of the committee not inHamtnnriinir all of the testimony given hv the witness, who sooke in a low tone of voice, and who repeated many of his statements and at times was unintelligible, the stenographer was directed to have bis testimony written out for the ubs of the committee, and his further examination was postponed till to-morrow. After the adjournment of the commit-(pa tha witness said he never told Mulli gan tbt lixtyflv bonds were sold by Blaine to Colonel Scott, who. got them off on the Union Paciho company, but that in. the conversation alluded to, it was Mulligan himself who made the assertion, Atkins and Fisher will again take the stand for examination on this point. mulligan's explanations. The telegraph furnishes a second re' port of Mulligan's testimony, more in detail than that given above. It relates mainly to tbe amount realised br Fisher on the stock which wes disposed of to cit-iiens of Maine. The following questions and answers give tbe points of the testimony : Q. What was the value of the stock T A. I do not know wnetner mere was only one value to it. Its par value was $100. These bonds Bold through Mr. Blaine netted Mr. Fisher fortynve cents on the dollar. Mr. Blaine made a contract for them. Objected to byFrye. Hunton Tell us the transaction with out mentioning any name. Witness I oannot tell you about that. I cannot tell you the value of the stock. Mr. Hunton 1 will get at it in anotner wav. Mr. A. comes into Mr. Fisher's office and buys ten bonds of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad company, the par value of which was $10,000. Mr. Fisher gets for this $4500, and along with the bonds gives $10,000 of par value in preferred stock and $10,000 of par value in common stock ? A. Yes. O. So that, instead of the purchaser getting bonds to tbe amount of $10,000, he gets those bonds representing $10,000, preferred stock representing $10,000, and a commission representing $10,000-? A. Xes, Bir. 0.. So that the stock and bonds which represented at par value $30,000, brought only $4500? A. There was a third party to ne paid out of it, and I cannot give you the particulars without stating how it was. O. Who was that third party who got a portion of the pay? The witness 1 .understand tnat tnat was objected to. Frye 1 object to going into mat main transaction. Hunton I am endeavoring to ascer tain from the witness the value of the bonds, which value here I have got by an actual Bute. Witness You want to get at the mar ket value of the bonds. Hunton What Fisher sold the bonds for. The witness All that I know is what my books show, and what Fisher got for them. They netted Fisher fortyfive cents on the dollar for the amount ot bonds. Calling the stock valueless, but taking- the bonds that were given to the third party, then the whole netted Fiaher $46,000. U. .What was the gross amount wbicn Fisher got for $10,000 in bonds, $10,000 in preferred stock, and $10,000 in common stack? The witness You want me to give al so what the intermediate party got ? Lawrence What was the cash value oi those bonds ? The witness The third party made a contract with different persons in the State of Maine. Q. How much did Mr. Fisher pay this third party ? A. He paid him as much as he gave the other one. If my memory serves right there waa about $180,000 in money paid by parties, for which they got $130,-000 of common stock, $130,000 of preferred stock, and $130,000 first mortgage bonds, and tbe third parly was to get $130,000 of land grant bonds and $32,-500 of first mortgage bonds for his share in the transaction, This is what Mr, Fisher gave for this $130,000. Q. The trttn.ar.tion to which you allude involved $130,000? A. It did. Xl.lVth Congress Flrat Session. . WiSHiuT0, May 31. SIHATI. After ths expiration of the morning hour consideration ot unnoisuea nuBiness toe out in relation to the Japanese indemnity fund was resumed, Ths nending Question was on the amend ment submitted by Mr. Thurman when the bill was last before tbe Senate, to strike out the clause authorizing the return of all accumulations of interests, and insert in lieu thereof a clause authorising a return of the sum paid oy ine uovei-nmein to j apao, who The pill was then reported to tne senate. ,h nmonfimenrs maaa nv me eommuiee oi the Whole were agreed to, and the bill passed. senate aajournea. BOCSI. Mr. Jones of Kentucky offered a resolu tion declaring it to be the sense of the House that Congress Bhould pass, without delay, a blli repealing t'pe Resumption act, and should prohibit any lurtner contraction oi me currency, and if necessary to meet ths demands nf the nonnle Bhould provide for its increase, and should provide tor the displacement of National Bank noteB with United Htates notes, and should also provide tor speedy re, turn tn cold and silver. Referred. Mr. Baker of Indiana asked leave to offer a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for a report of the amount of internal revenue taxes Daid bv tbe Baltimore anrt Ohio Railroad comoanv. and hv the Centrl Pacific railrod, from the first of July, 1864, to the 31st ot Decemoer, ion. Up iV Rrifln nhipctei.. The House then prooeedea to consider ths Louisiana contested slection case of Spencer v. Morey, and was addressed bv Mcueary, who suoDorted the minority report of the committee on Elections, declaring Morey, the sitting member, is entitled to aseat. At'ti-r Inn? discussion theminoritv resolu tions were rejected yeas 72, nays 100; and the msiorltv resolutions, declaring Morey, the sitting member, not entitled to a Seat, and wm. n. opencer emiueu to it, adopted without division. Fire Heaord. Geneva, N. Y., May 81. By a fire in the canal stables of R. Knight, two men were burned and much property destroyed.QoeBEO, May 81. The fire yesterday was oaused by children playing with matches, it wob under control about midnight. The number of houses destroyed Is estimated at about seven hun dred. The amount oi insurance is mrs"-Several residences inside the walls were fld hv snarks. which were extingulsned hefnre much damaee was done. Three or four ohildren are missing, and are sup- . . 1 I 1 U fl.mu. posea to nave perisueu m mc uw, Yesterday was the anniversary of the destruction by fire of the Bame suburb thir ty years ago. The number of people rendered horae-1a. U Aatlmated at 7000. Manv families, including? the delicate, are noorly or half clad, and terrrified women wilh infants nrAfArreri to remain out In tne com air, guarding their little effects from the bards nf miserable and unsoruDulous plunder- era, to accepting such protecting shelter as tne autnormes wereenaoiea topruTiuc A Moil j maaalre Held fur Trial, PiTTsenno. Mav 81. John Donahue, nf tha Mnllv Mas-uire band, has been halrl for trial on a charce of complicity In the murder of Gomer James, William Thomas, and Jesse and William Major, Rase Ball. New Havkh, May 81. Cinoinnati, 8; ew JAaTea. , POLITICAL. Another Field Day In Presidential Bace. the Conventions In Iowa, Missouri, Uulsl-ana, Maryland, Alabama, Etc Peter Cooper Conditionally Accepts a Nomination. Iowa Bepafclleaa Convention. Dxs Moines, May 81. The Republican State Convention met at eleven o'clock this morning, with H. W. Rotbert, of Keokok, in the cbair. Seven hundred and thirtyfive delegates are present, mak ing in lUni WHIWIMUU w.c held in this State, in tne morning session oommitteee were appointed. That on Resolutions is aa follows: John H. Gear. R. M. Barrett. M. C. Woodruff, A, Converse, A. K. Nerdig, E. H. Stiles, Martin Redd, N. W. Powell, Robert Buohanan. The caucuses of delegates of the vari ous Congressional distriots selected dis trict delegates to Cincinnati. All tne delegates chosen are for Blaine, and nearly all were pledged for him before or after selection. At 2 o'clock p. m. the Convention re assembled. Hon. J. F. Wilson, of Fair field, was chosen President. Hon. J. H. Gear. Chairman of the committee on Resolutions, presented the following platform, which was unanimously adopted : We -are in favor of maintaining the unity of the nation sacred and inviolate; for tbe just and equal rights of all men; for peace, harmony and brotherhood throughout this nation; for men of un sullied honesty and purity of character for public trusts; and for the swift pursuit and unsparing punishment of all dis honest officials, high or low, 2. We are in favor of and we demand rigid economy in the administration of Government affairs, both State and National.8. We favor the attainment of a currency convertible with coin, and therefore advocate gradual resumption of spe cie payment, and continuous and steady steps in that direction. 4. We demand that all railroad and other corporations shall be held in fair and just subjection to the law-making power. g. That we stand by the free eduoation of our public school System, the taxation of all for its support, and no division of school funds for publio schools. 6. That we oordiaiiy invite immigration from all civilized countries, guaranteeing to immigrants tbe same political privileges and social and religious freedom we ourselves enjoy, and favoring a free and unsectarian ' system of common schools for their children with ours. 7. That in James G. Blaine we recognize a pure Republican and patriot, and one well worthy to be chosen as the standard bearer of the National Republican narlv in the coming campaign. An nnsuccessfnl attempt was made to strike the word "gradual" from the currency resolution, and add the words "and no State banks." . The following candidates for State offices were then nominated ; State Auditor, Judge Sherman; Register of Slate Land Office, Captain Secor; Supreme Judge, 8. Evans, of Patrick; Secretary of Stale, Mr. Young. These are all renom-Ihations. J. J. Mcjunkin was nominated for Attornev General. The following named persons were elected delegates at large to the Cincin nati Convention : James t. Wilson, ni-ram Prince, John Y. Stone and George JJ. Perkins, Just as the Convention was adjourning resolution was ottered instructing the delegates to support Blaine for President, but was withdrawn and one Instructing the delegates to vote as a unit was carried. The delegation is said to stand : Blaine 17, Conkling 3, Morton 3. Blames friends, however, claim it is solid (or him. Louisiana Bepubllcan Convention. New Qbleams. Mav 81. The Repub lican Convention adopted preamble and resolutions tendering the thanks of the Louisiana Republicans to the Republicans of the Nation for the establishment of National sovereignty; favoring the nomination of a candidate for the Presi dency whoBe persona! character will af ford a guarantee of honest, apie, eponomi- cal, elective administration of the Na tional uovernmeni upon nepuuncan principles, hut leave the delegates to Cincinnati free and untrammeled bv other instructions; want established a system of Federal bnance wnicn win insure collection of tbe revenues, punish all official or other frauds upon the Treasury, bring ahout steady, speedy and permanent re turn to payment of specie into and out of the Treasury in all federal transactions; advise iust apportionment of Federal ap propriations for National works of in ternal improvement, taxing into accuuut the ImmenBe advance received by our more fortunate sister States during the period when Democratic domination denied to Southern States their just share of the common fund; such a measure of equalization would justify National aid to a Southern Pacific railroad and branches, and the protection bv levees of cauital and labor employed in the culture of potion, sugar and rice, and to the effectual navigation of the Mississippi river, its principal tributaries and outlet; favor the protection of certain national interests against the destructive comrjetitlon of fore gn production. lUiolved. That the assassination of many hundreds of prominent Union men in the Nnnth nn account of their nolitical principles, the massacre of thousands of inonensive colored citizens, ine relegation of nearly all of the Southern States to the control of the disloyal elements whose treason brought about war and the election ol a national CongreBS largely composed of ex-leaders of the Confederate army, Indicate grave national dangers which demand tne enactment of such additional laws, and the enforcement of suoh policy, as shall se- oure to every citizen ot the unnea states in fact, as well as in name, the Inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit qf happiness, irrespective of his political views, and irrespective of rtce, color or previous condition of servitude. Maryland Democratic convention. Baltimore, May 31. The Democratic Conservative Slate Convention to select delegates to the National Conventten at St. Louts assembled to-dav. colonel John F. Dent was elected President. The usual committees were appointed. t Alter tne committee on nesoiutions re ported they would submit no resolutions, but only request tbe Convention to elect capable, honest and efficient men to a National convention, a memner oi me committee submitted a minority report, declaring that offices are created for the public good, and not as a reward lor po lltioal services and spoils for victors; that the traditions of the Democratic party recognize coin astheonly money warrant- ed by tne constitution and lavor speedy return to specie payment: believe tbe in dustries of the country and the interest of the whole people demand a fixed and not fluctuating standard of value; and that delegate to Bt, Lxjuis be left nnpuagea and free in their judgment and discretion as to the selection of candidates for Presi dent and Vice President. The minority report was adopted. The first choice of the Democracy of Maryland Is unmistakably tor Bayard. Peter Cooper Aeeepte Conditionally, New Yobk. May 81. Peter Cooper, in replying to a letter informing him of his nomination for the Presidency by the Ureenback Convention, says : "While I most heartily thank the Con vention for tbe great honor they have conferred upon me, kindly permit me to say there is a bare possibility, u wise counsels prevail, that tbe sorely needed relief from blightinff effects of unwise leg islation relative to finances which the peo ple so earnestly seek, my ne had through either the Republican or Democratic party, both of them meetng in National Convention at an early day. It is unnecessary forme to assure you that while I have no aspirations for the position of chief magistrate of this great Republic, I will most cheerfully do what I can to forward the interests of my country. I therefore accept your nomination conditionally, express ing the earnest hope that the Independent party may yet attain its exalted aims, while permitting me to step aside ana re main in that quiet whiph is most conge nial to my nature at my time or me. "Peteb Cooper." M Isaonrl Democratic Convention. St. Louis, May 31. The Democratic State Convention for the election of dele gates to the National Convention met at Jefferson City at noon to-day, and was called to ordar by Colonel John Reed, Chairman of the state Central commit tee. Daniel Mclntyre was elected tem- Eorary Chairman, and Pi. M. Bell, of Ml, louie. Secretary. Committees on Creden tials and Permanent Organisation were then appointed, and the convention took a recess till Z:du p. m. The entire delegation to St, Louis, with one or two exceptions, are for Hendricks. The Convention is now holding a night session discussing the report of tbe committee on Resolutions. Alabama Democratic Convention. Montgomery, May 81. The Demo cratic State Convention met here to-day. Sixtytwo of the sixtytive counties were represented. Four hundred delegates were present. W, H. Chambers was elected permanent President, The Convention voted down, by a vote of four to one, a resolution against the twotbird rule. Governor G, S. Houston was renominated for Aovernor. K, K. Boyd for Secretary of State, and Daniel Crawford Treasurer. Recesa. Virginia Conservative Convention. Riobmokd, Va., May 31. The State Conservative Convention, to elect delegates to tbe National Convention at St. Louis, and choose electors, met to-day, Ex-Governor John L. Marve was selected as permanent President! with a Vice President from each Congressional district, Committees wers appointed, and after speeohes favoring retrenchment and reform by the Hon. John Woods jr., Governor Kemper and the Chairman, the Convention took a recess till 4 p. m. Deinooralle Convention Called. St. Louis, May 81. A meeting of the Demooratic State Central committee at Jefferson City this morning, a resolution was adopted to call a btale convention to nominate a State ticket and Presidential eleotors, to meet at Jeffersuu City, July 18. Benomlnatlon of siunalor Anthony. Providence. May 81. The Republi can members of the General Assembly, in caucus to-day, nominated Henry B. An thony for United Btatea senator. THE TURF. Flrat Day of too Spring Meeting at Delaware, Special to the Ohio Stale Journal. Delaware, May 31. Ibis was the first day of the Delaware Driving Park races. The trotting race was won by Rocket in three straight heats; Utile waggone? second, .ady G,eer third. ' Tims, 2i35, Tne running race, halt mile neats, was won by Gentle Annie; Worcester second. Pan Handle third. Time, Obi, 03, Oi. A Oreat Race on the other Side of tne rons, London. Mav 81. There were thirteen starters for the great race to-day, and Mr. Baltazzie's Mineral colt, who was subse-auentlv named Kisber, ridden by Maid- menl, BCOreu tne nrsi ueiuj ever uuuievcu bv an unnamed colt or filly. After a . . . i . l - c. rii... L! 1 preliminary canter the entire field, with the exception of Allheart and Julius Cesar, got well together. This pair was slightly behind. Father (JUrel'was the first to show in the lead,Coltness running seoond, followed in the order named by Wisdom, forerunner and Jrlardraua, Then came Petrarch, Great Tom and the lineral solt, with Sky, lurk and Bay Windham leading: the remaining field and Julius Cesar and Allheart bringing up the rear. But little alteration waa made in the order of run ning until the mile post was passed, when Father Claret increased Mb lead to two lengths in advance of Coltnees, Petrarch iu the mean time having moved up to third place, within three or lour lengths of Coltness. Then in a cluster came Great Tom, Skylight, Wisdom, Kisber, Hardrara and Braconnier, with Allheart beaten on. Coming into tbe straight tbe favorite, Petrarob, raised the hopes of hia backers by goiag to tha front and holding the lead until within two distances of home, when he gave out, and Kis ber, who, under Maidment's steady riding, had been gradually drawing up, took first place, and in an easy canter came in a winner oy nearly nve lengtns. Forerunner and J ullus Cesar also passed Petrarch, and made a determined enort at the half distance to overhaul the Mln eral colt, but failed signally, Fore runner beating Julius Cesar three lengths for Becond place. Petrarch waa Borne dis tance behind Julius Cesar, and Bkylari Coltness. Wisdom, Great Tom. Wild Tommy, Braconnier, Hardrada, Advance arid Allheart came in the order named, Windham and Father Claret did not pass the winning post at all- Time, 2:44. THE CHURCHES. Preabyterlnn General Assembly. New York, May 31, In the Presby terian General Assembly to day the Moderator announced the reoelpt of a private letter from Rev, d. M. smith, Moderator of the Southern Assembly. The letter stated that the Southern Assembly's original action waa adopted irrespective of the telegram from the Northern Assembly, which, tnougu unomciauy announced to the committee of the whole, was not offi cially brought before the Assembly for action until toe paper oi ine comuiiuee nn Bills and Overtures had been adopted The reply then, containing the former ac Urn, was sent to tne pionnern Assemmy, and nraver was offered in Thanksgiving to God for bringing both Assemblies to this unanimous conclusion. The report on American Pesce Society, commending the principles and objects of the Society, and praying for the time to come when christian peace shall prevail throughout the world, was adopted. Rev. John . Hall offered a resolution strongly denouncing desecration of the Sabbath by the railroads of the country as fraught with most serious consequences to our civil and religious future as a people. Laid on the table. The report on benevolent work of the Church, alter a few alterations, waa adopted. A special committee was appointed, to report to the next General Assembly on the constitutionality of the SyDodical oommittee on Benevolence. The motion of Dr. Prime -was adopted, declaring responsive reading is not considered a matter for church discipline. A collection for the Witherepooo monument amounted to four hundred and five dollars. ' ,, , i The Assembly was then adjourned. . Eploeopal Convention In Iowa. Des Moines. Mav 31. The Eoisconal Convention assembled here to-dav and organized by electing Dr. Burres President and Rev. Smith Secretary. The election of a Bishop ooours to-morrow. Rev. Dr. Eccleston, of Philadelphia, and Rev. Dr. Perry, of Geneva, New York, are prominent candidates, with the chance in favor of the latter. Cardinal 9lClo.ky. New Yobb. May 81. Cardinal Mo- Closky has returned to town, and is fully restored to health. sVOltlUKilN. TURKEY, THE SULTAN DEFBESSED BY A. MINISTE RIAL REVOLUTION. Vienna, May 31. The Political Cor respondence publishes telegrams from Constantinople stating that the deposition of Abdul Aziz was effected neither by popular revolution nor by palaoe intrigue, but by a revolution of Ministers. Matters brought to extremnity by the Sul tan's absolute refusal to advance money from bis private purse to the exhausted war treasury, whereupon Sheik ul Islam, in frontof all the Ministers, informed the Sultan that the people were dissatisfied witn his government, and he was there fore deposed. Directly afterward the Sultan and his mother were forcibly con ducted to Topkapoo palace, where they are now confined. Paris, May 81. ThedSuropean powers have not yet recognized Murad as the Sultan, but will doubtless do so shortly. It appears probable that negotiations relative to the insurrection will be suspended until it is known whether Murad will Initiate reforms of bis own accord. Cincinnati Musical Festival. Cincinnati, May 31. The musioal festival, under management of the Har monic and Masnnerchor societies of this city, assisted by Mrs. H. M. Smith, Miss Anna Drasdiil, M. M. W. Whitney, H. A. Bischon and other leeding soloists. with a chorus of five hundred and full orohestra, all under the leadership of Mr. Otto Singer, commenced thie evening at Exposition flail, to continue three evenings. The' xnuBic to-night was of a high character. The hall was well filled with highly appreciative and critical audi ence, and tha festival promises to be a success in every particular. BY MAIL AND.. TELEGRAPH, Ten thousand visiting Knights Tem plar were in Philadelphia yesterday. The parade win take place ibis afternoon. Mrs. Kittie Lennox committed suicide at Indianapolis Tuesday evening, on account of grief over the death of her children.The Wadsworth and Ward whisky cases, in Chicago, have been put over till next week, and there is an Impression that they will be "nolueq." The liabilities of the suspended cloth ing house of Beard, Mnulton & Co., Boston, amount to $221,857; assets, $213,742; indorsed liabilities, $18,974. The American Social Science Associa tion is in session at Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Building Association system was the topic of discussion yesterday. The official count of admissions to the Centennial Exposition on Tuesday gives the number of pay visitors as 41,111; Iree, 7542; total, 4ti,t63; cash receipts, fiU,- 555 60. During the eighteen days the ex hibition haB been open there have been 352,744 paying visitors admitted, ' Ohio.' Colonel Coates Kinney has been select ed as 4th of July orator at Xenia. At the exercises at the Dayton Soldiers' Home on Decoration Day, Colonel Brown introduced Gen. Schenck aB the man who introduced in Congress the bill for the creation of ths Soldiers' Home. General Schenck was received with continued ap plause, and made a short speech. The Dayton correspondent of the Cin cinnati Gazette says : Major Blcltnam of the Journal, will leave on his annual tour eastward in a few days, to be absent from hard work for several weeks. In the interim it is understood that J, H, Beadle, the noted newspaper correspond ent, will write on the Journal. Mr. Bea dle is the gentleman who wrote up the crusade" campaign here, ana is not alto gether unknown to our people. Forelgu. A Mineral oolt won the Derby, against twelve competitors. Winslow has again been remanded. It iB stated that the Lord High Chancellor thinks the position of the United States Government is correct. The Pall Mall Gazette says the deposi tion of Sultan Aboul Aziz is a orowning justification of England's course on the n-astern question, Wn.blnirtun. Alexander P. Tutton has been nomi nated for Collector of Customs at Phila delphia. Hnrney not reappearing yesterday be- fore the committe on Expenditures in tbe War Department, the Kerr investigation was adjourned until to-day. THE CITY. The Annapolis Affair. "Jack" Mason, the Columbus boy who was of the party of Cadet-Midshipmen recently allowed to resign under a charge of theft, is entered on the Naval Register, "John G. Mason, born in Ohio, resident of Ohio, appointed from Ohio June 1874." He 1b a grandson of the late Gen eral Sampson Mason, of Springfield, and of Judge John L. Green, of the Court of Common Pleas, this city, ne is ine son of Rodney and the nepnew oi uenerai Edwin C. Mason, TJ. 8. A. Naturally enough, there are a number of persons in this community wno taae oonsiuerauie interest in "Jack" Mason. Not one of these persons believed for moment that the oharge of theft was any thinu- elae than some monBtrous kind o mistake, so far as "Jaok" is concerned, He is not that kind of a boy. He is one of the brightest members of his class, and ia nf a singularly sincere and upright, aa well as affectionate nature. His grandfather always receives a Sunday letter from the young gentleman ; and the one written the day after the theft of olothing does QOt show any sign of anything an- DIED. Wiison In Fort Scott, Kansas, Mav 24th, after a short illness, Hbhut Wilso, formerly of this city, aged fifty-six years. New Advertisements. Summer Opening. JUNE, JULY OR AUGUST'8 STJN WILL will open every pore In the body, and to refresh the depressed condition of the system, ubc the English Lavender Water in the bath or as a perfume. It is one of the most delightful Toilet articles ever nsed in hot weather. Manufactured by A. R1TSON, Chemist, jel dtu th lm wit Co-Operatlve Association of the Sover eigns of Industry, Columbus, 0, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A meeting of stockholders for the elec tion of Directors, will be held on Saturday evening, June 3, 1876, at 8 o'ctock, in the nan ol Mecnamcs council, norm mgn street. By order of Council. jel 3t Soda Fountain Extraordinary THB HANDSOMEST, MOST PROFITABLE Boda Wstar and Mead apparatus, and the cheapest Belf-Acling Generating Fountain in the world, being about one-third the price of the ordinary fountains, will be on exhibition at the United States Hotel for a few days only, and can be seen from 6 a. m. to i m , or 2 to S p.m. Inquire for W.J. BROWN, Ja. Jel HERE THEY ARE! FARES REDUCED! By tbe P. O. St. L. KM! way, Pa d-Han Jit and Pennsylvania Route, to tbe following points; Boston, $13.50. New York, $11.50. Philadelphia, $9.90. Baltimore, $9.25. Special Tickets on sale at tbe General Ticket Office, 219 North High street. jei tt li4p usual, Another written on Tuesday, the day before the discovery, does not show the slightest symptom of anything wrong. With his bright and genial nature, his friends believed it to be impossible that he should have written two suoh letters after being engaged in a theft. They waited with some impatience but wilh no lack of confidence for later reports. It seems from these later reports, that young MaBon was not concerned in the robbery at all. His room mate was ; "Jack " accidentally discovered this, and under a mistaken sense of honor refused to tell on his room mate. This is his only offense. Of course there may be reason for the severity exercised in this case ; but at this distance it looks like a case of extreme cruelty to mix up a boy of fine spine witn an offense or tnat aisfrracerni character, because of a mistaken sense of honor on his part; and it was an injustice to allow him to resign, nder the impulse of the moment. He, was not capable of deciding upon biff (Tilts and duties m the premises, and should have been directed to communi cate with his friends before resigning. We learn that his Irlends are likely to move somewhat -earnestly in tbe maiter, and demand a trial, in order that the measure of his guilt may be properly established, and the 'punishment proportioned accordingly, if he shall be found guilty of any offense. Amusements. Oosra Bouse Tony Pastor's Vaudeville troupe appears at the Opera Houbo to morrow night. JriveryDoay knows lony, and is aware that be has an excellent combination. Since his last appearance here his troupe has been augmented by he addition ot a number ol talented art- iBts. The New York Tribune says : "Tony Pastor s new theater was bril liant on laBt evening with an intelligent audience ta enjoy the excellent bill of fare prepared for their digestion. The heroes of the hour were uus Williams, Harry Kernell, 'The Big Four.' Miss Jennie Morgan, Marie Wittingham and Master Newman, Harry and Lizzie Braham, Crossley and Elder, Karl Lind. Babv Bindley. Charles Wor- ley, Lurline and Watson, and the mammoth company of Bpecialty stars. Lurline and Watson disport themselves under water, playing cards, gymnastio exercises, writing, reading, smoking, drink ing eating, and many more novel teats, Gus Williams Bang songs and told stories until the house was an amaze with laughter, and the entire troupe vie with one another to excel. Tony Pastor's Theater is the most popular in New York; his oompany is the largest ana most tal ented and his houses are always full. The genuine and popular lony always shows up' in a Duaget oi comicalities. T . J , ... Qt.. 3, An.,l'a D-eserveu ae&is m ocnwi w - music Btore. Yeeterday morning a prisoner in the Penitentiary named Shultz, employed in the shop of Mithoff, Dann 4 Co., became unruly, and after being remonstrated with for his disorderly conduot, threw a obisel at the guard which narrowly missed it mark, The prisoner men unaeriooa to clean out the guard, but soon found he had a bigger job on hand than he could successfully carry out. The guard went for him, and nnaliy made me prisoner ory euough," and promise to be a better man in the future. Gulliver's Travel. British Quarterly Review. Gulliver's Travels contain theintensest tragedy the world has ever listened to, and yet perforce the world must laugh at its own discomfiture. For a century and a half it has Bmused our children and given food for laughter to our men. The movement of the whole ia so easy and so light that we hardly notice that, with the writer, we are actually scorning ourselves, casting down our cherished idols and trampling them under loot, ne never loses our sympatny lor one moment. n lesds us slep by step, till we actually admire his majesty of Brobdignsg when he passes this verdict on us: "I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to orawl upon the face of the earth." When we have seen ourselves in the Yahoos (who still want the crowning malady of reason), how ready we are to recognize the good sense of the Houyhnhnm's reflection, "How vile, aa well as miserable, such a creature with a small proportion of reason might be." now proud we leel wnen ine superior Houyhnhnmn honors our race In Gulliver by gently raising his hoof for him to kiss I Human nature does not learn to amend itself, but it eannot avoid knowing itself through humor like this. sniS iMsanarblon Bnildlnar.. iam