New York Times, The (Newspaper) - August 20, 1874, New York, New York VOL NO 7153 WASHINGTON AMERICAN IN THE ESE FORMOSA EXPEDITION THE COMMUTATION Or IN CUBA to V Aug The State De- hM more detailed information tive to the Japanese expedition to Formosa than baa yet been made public It appears that the United naval officer who joined the expedition with the Japanese forces had leave of absence for one year and that he joined this expedition on his own The officer waa also on leave When the fact became known the Chinese Government remonstrated to oar Minister at Pekin against the of the two officers of the United States in joining the Japanese forces and choked that their act is a violation of international law The Chinese authorities maintain that although China ia a non-Christian nation the civilized countries must maintain their neutrality laws with China so long as the principle of ex- territoriality in China Is granted to the civilized powers In this sense China maintains that the action of these officers is a violation of the neutrality laws It is not considered by OUT Government and has not been considered by other civilized nations that the participation as citizens in the wars of other countries is a violation of international law During OUT late war nearly all the European powers had officers engaged either on one side or the other and neither the United Stateanor the European powers mado any strance against such action It will be the purpose of our Government however to pre- vent anv breach of good feeling if possible be- tween China and this country and to protect to the extent possible the growing in- tereat of our commerce in China waters It is feared that the difficulty between China and Japan will not be easily settled as there has long been ill feeling between the two countries and the difficulties furnish at least a technical pretext for a trial of strength It is believed that the home of China will chiefly determine whether there will be a war between the two countries THE The State Department has received definite information of the commutation of the tence of Dockray in Cuba Tho first tion was that the sentence of death had been to imprisonment in the second degree The State Department made inquiries to learn what the nature of the punishment in the second degree according to Spanish law is and has recently received a reply that sentence baa been commuted to imprisonment for ten yean in one of the Spanish col- Our Government authorities believe that according to Spanish law has had a trial There can be no that under all the circumstanced of CAM to Jure Hfe ia one of the great triumphs of our diplomacy RATAL IK THX Kavy Department some time since dis- covered that the bills paid for repairs in the Sooth Atlantic squadron extravagant A court of inquiry waa ordered here but it was found that there was not sufficient evidence here to determine the matter The court waa then ordered to proceed to Rio and investigate The court composed of Hear Admiral Le Roy who was assigned to the command of the South Atlantic ron relieve Rear Admiral Strong Com- mander Patterson in charge of the Washington Navy-yard and Naval Constructor Webb with frank Smith of the office of the Secretary of the Navy as stenographer left for Rio some since The investigation has closed and the with Bear Admiral Strong are ex- back next veek Ot Henry A Bowen of Brooklyn arrived hero this morning to urge upon the heads of bureaus of the Navy Department the propriety of giving employment to the many artisans and ics of Brooklyn families are liable to fer unless work is speedily furnished erable work has been ordered in Southern yards which it is claimed could be done more cheaply and better at Brooklyn These men were discharged when the recent tions were made Chief Engineer Henderson of the Brooklyn Yard will go to Rye Beach to lay the matter before Secretary to Ou It iii lint probable that a full statement of all the claims against tho District Government will be ready to be presented to Congress at the the next session Some claims have already against the Board of Works The Sinking Fund Commissioners of the District are now paying toe interest oa the Improvement bonds which was das July 1 Con- troller Taylor of the Board of Audit to-day made the first issue of the new 3.63 District bonds four of of denomination of each NEW-YORK AUGUST 20 1874 FOUR CENTS There at the Kavy ment for the of the United Lancaster the of the South Atlantic Station a dispatch was received by the Press to-day announcing the presence of that veasel at Rio The Lancaster left Key TV oat on the of Hay last for Rio and her arrival there not having reported to the department it was feared some accident had to her POSTAL The President has signed the commissions of the Postmasters John Hopley at Ohio Chas A Barton at Stockton CaL Horace A Jarris at Cortland Village N Cbas at Norwalk Conn Win A Saffard at Little Falls H T Win A Pollock at Brownsville Neb Albert B Cochran at HI John at Flint jlich Edward W Shoemaker at Eort Union I The following wors the balances In the Treasury at the close of business Currency 510 special deposit of legal tenders for the tion of certificates of deposit coin including coin certificates out- standing legal tenders nmw FOR The Acting Secretary of the Treasury an the establishment of s bonded warehouse at for the use of the Appraiser and for the storage of goods action was taken at the urgent of prominent merchants and was recommended by tiw Customs revenue officers in that city as well as by the Congressional delegation amount of the purchase money for the sits of the naw public has been remitted by the Secretary ft Treasury 4 BY BIX ST LOOTS Mo Aug T Mania Sheriff of Collins County Texas wiltes a letter to the Evening killed a notorious character named Janes H ia County Texas on the tart Seed the of that the low ad HUJ Ma train robberies the Sts Genevieve Ho bank robbery and also he robbed the Hot Springs Ark and Austin Texas stages and bad committed similar robberies in Arizona Nevada and Oregon He would not the names of any of his confederates bat declared positively that neither Arthur McCoy aor the younger of the James brothers had anything to do with these robberies ACCIDENT A BOAT UPSET OX THE EX- DROWNED WHILE AT- TO BOARD A BARGE Simial to Uu N Y Aug young men from Tankers got off the train at this afternoon intending to Intercept the steam ferry to lona Island where they expected to Join the excursion steamer Wyoming and a bargo The steam having left they hired a to take them over When off they saw that the Wyoming had left to go south and urged to row the barge and put them oo board He consented and in doing eo bis boat was strook bv a fender on the barge and upset All the occupants were thrown Into the water A lad named James Kane who waa being towed by the Wyoming ent hla bout loose and hastened to the rescue He succeeded In saving Mr Osborne and one of the yonng mon and says he saw two of tne young men drowned being unable The two other men were also undoubtedly drowned as they were not seen after The did not stop but continued her coarse down the river It is said the excursion steamer was from but an attempt to elicit tion from that place by telegraph bss failed The boy Kane says that tho struggle of the young men In the water was terrible to witness None of the bodies have yot been recovered THE CONVENTION THE CONSTITUTION AND UNDER FROM INSURANCE SUPPORT N T Aug the morning sion of the State the tion and were taken up and adopted ss re- ported by the committee some amendments Article first section first which allowed any fire company to become a member of the State tion was amended so as to the ship to volunteer companies The officers of the sociation shall be a President two Vice Presidents a Corresponding Recording and Financial Secretary a Treasurer and an Executive Committee of nine members The annual conventions shall be bold on the third Tuesday in Vice President waa called to the chair and President elman addressed the convention In regard to the posed repeal of the law compelling insurance com- panies to pay a percentage to the support of fire de- He understood the Insurance companies were making a effort for Its repeal and the members of this convention should do all in their power to defeat their efforts The Insurance companies from oat of the State big business in the State now pay ono per cent of their premiums to the local fire companies In the town or whore they do business In last year the fund received from Insurance amounted to He hoped the tser firemen this and defect any attempt to repeal this law or reduce the rats of centage In discussing the question a delegate ang gested that If any move was made to repeal the law every volunteer company should be notified and an overwhelming remonstrance signed by firemen be sent ia against the passage of any such measure Among the resolutions adopted are the following That tlw by reason of volunteer performed tat the a large of service and Incurring treat risks In their disinterested effects to save life and property are tled to bs placed on the same footing with the members of the State as regards tax exemption Btwltttt That we demand taxes to all and legislation as will speedily bring about the desired remit That the Chairman and tee be constituted a Legislative Committee to protect the legislative Interacts of the association at tbe State THE CURRENCY REDEMPTION LABORS OF THE REDEMPTION PREPARING TO CALL ON THE NATIONAL BANKS Aug groat amount of work suddenly thrown on the Redemption by the act of Jane 20 and tbe inability of tbe urer to obtain at once experienced counters and sorters and proper rooms and furniture bas caused the assortment to fall much behind the redemption so that the Treasurer Is unable to call the banks for the full amount of redeemed notes The utmost efforts are being made to posh forward tho assortment arAl hopes noon to be able to promptly notify the banks of the amount of their notes redeemed by him The amount of national bank notes received dav for redemption was The National Bank Redemption Agency of the Treasury ment bas about in National Bank notes and prepared for delivery to the Controller of the Currency Treasurer Spinner will within a day or two maVa the call the banks by which the notes have been Issued to deposit with him an equal of legal tenders to make good the five cent de- posit for redemption of circulation required by the act of June This call will embrace banks is Boston Philadelphia and Providence The notes of other banks throughout the are being prepared as rapidly as possible in the same manner and a similar call will soon bo made upon them These calls do not embrace the whole amount for tbe several banks but that part of the redemption which bas been assorted The law requires tbe Treasurer to call upon the banks for legal tenders whenever tbe re- of notes amount to but it bas been found impossible to exactly comply with the retirement UTAH FOUR POLICEMEN ARRESTED FOR ARREST FOR SALT LAKE CITT Aug city men have been held to bail by tbe United States Commissioner next sitting of the District Court on a charge of assault on election day Austin Ship was arrested at Beaver Utah to-day and held to ball to appear before the United States Commissioner on lost to answer the charge of polygamy SB EL BASZEL N Y Aug Grand Lodge of the ancient Jewish Order Kesher met to-day are from New-York Massachusetts Connecticut and other States Tbe following were tbe officers Grand Saar Harris Ro- sen thai of Deputy Grand Saar William Bennett of New-York j Grand Sopher Simon ilyer of New-York Grand Kassi of Albany Grand Leopold King of New-York Grand Cobn Samuel of New-York Grand Schomer A Sellg of New-York Grand Schemer David Phillips of The Endowment Committee consists of the following gentlemen Brothers Newman Cowen Abram J Jacob Caspar and Simon Feldman The Grand Sopher presented a detailed report showing the condition of tbe order since the last report From It we leant that there ace BOW male and 530 female in standing making a total of members The re- of tho Grand Lodge for the past year were and tbe 90 leaving a ance of 60 The eto report from which It Is learned that they had received during the year over and paid out to the heirs or legal representatives of twenty-three deceased brethren They have now on band a surplus of abont which is contemplated to pay the endowment of tbe next seven deaths THE ROSS ABDUCTION CASE THE BOY DISCOVERED IN ODELL NOT YET IDENTIFIED PHILADELPHIA Aug An extensive cor- respondence by telegraph bas been progressing be- tween Mr Ross and tbe authorities at III re- garding tbe child there supposed to be Charlie Ross A number of Inquiries wore put to the child but his answers were so unsatisfactory that it waa finally resolved to have bis taken at Odell to be sent here for the father and mother before taking further steps in the matter The photograph cannot reach here before to-morrow if taken promptly Tho parents have been so otton excited by false hopes they have no expectation that this supposed discovery will lead to any better re- sult than those which have preceded It Lewis the man at Moll proves to be In fact a resident of this rlty who formerly owned and drove au express wagon He has tele- graphed to his friends here for credentials as to his character Durgan some time ago went on a visit to the West taking with him his housekeeper a Mrs Coles and two children of James Henderson now employed on the Edwin Forrest Mrs Coles holds tbe relation of aunt to the children one of whom Is a girl named Alice and these other a boy named who was taken for tbe lost Charlie Like nearly all children of his tender age Jimmie wore a and this may have been re- by the Western folks as evidence of an on the part of Mr to conceal the boy's sex THE ABOUT CHARLEY ROSS Superintendent Walling in conversation with a TIMES reporter gave it as his opinion that tbe story abont the disappearance and tho search for Charley Ross as published in tho barg was wholly unreliable He had re- neither visit nor communication from Mr II C Carter who alleges to have on his account started out In of the miming child nor has he heard of the detective named in tlie article being In this City Walling believes that It was Impossible for his to have brought the missing child to this City within the past week as stated In the article referred to as the officers stationed at the and ferries have been notified to be extra vigilant In watching tho arrival of tbe trains and and to keep a sharp lookout for tlm lad Capt Irvine is In of a photograph of the boy and bas been In hit exertions to find somo clue to his whereabouts THE LEXINGTON TRAGEDY OF TIIK OF JOHNSON AND HIS THE ST Louis Mo Aug 19 Au extra of a ington Mo paper received lato last night gives a lone rambling ambiguous account of the of B H Johnson and wife at North Lexington day night a brief mention of which bas been ready telegraphed It appears that Johnson had not lived happily with Home months ago Be left for Kentucky but returned suddenly on day evening accompanied by Lorenzo Johnson a one riding a fine and tho other a mulo sad tho house of a the mother of Johnson's wife the night abont 3 o'clock A M pistol shots were heard in tbe room occupied by Johnson and wife and the family entered the room Johnson was found with a bullet Hole In his head and the skull broken and tbe wife's head had been mashed to a jelly with an ax A ter was found on the table addressed to Lorenzo Johnson anil signed by IT in which he eavs he committed the deed and bad determined to do it before leaving Lexington on account of hii Tbe ID tho letter Is not believed however for the reason that conld not write and it is that Lorenzo is the murderer though there is no positive evidence him Abont 10 o'clock Monday morning the train from tha Wrst came and last as Lorenzo was getting aboard he was arrested for The horse and mule ridden by him and his cousin proved to havo been stolen from O Fallen Mo and tho two men answered the description of the thieves was taken to Richmond and at last fears were that be would be lynched The of the in the case of Mr and Mrs Johnson was that they were killed by an ax and after being chloroformed but Lorenzo Johnson was not charged wilb the aud the affair Is involved In CONVENTION OF THE ORAND NESS OF SESSION N Aug Grand Lodge I O O F reassembled at 0 o'clock A M E S Ralphs WM declared elected Treasurer Grand Master elect Vandervoort was duly instilled The standing committees special committees and District Deputy Grand Masters were appointed An amendment to the of tho Grand was requiring the number for a tor In the City of New-York to be members thirty of whom shall be members bare been in good standing for onn year A of communications and Inquiries and re- ferred to the The session of the Grand com- with the discussion of a resolution to Morning Star Lodge No for refusing to obuv tho mandates of the Grand body upon lodge was expelled Grand Representative Medole exemplified unwritten work A act of engraved resolutions were to Past Grand Master St John by Post Grand Master on behalf of the German of City Past Grand Matter St John receives delegates st bis residence this evening THE WEATHER SYNOPSIS AND PROBABILITIES WASHINGTON Aug A eter bas risen over the extreme North-west and the Atlantic States being highest over South Atlan tlo States It has fallen the lake region being lowest north-east ot Lake Huron Tbe temperature has fallen what In and tho extreme North west and risen from the Upper Mississippi westward over the lake region Occasional rains have been reported from tbe Gulf coast Florida Georgia and from Dakota westward over the ern portion of the upper lake region The rivers have continued falling Cincinnati and Over the South Atlantic and Gulf States easterly to southerly winds partly cloudy weather ary to rising temperature and slight changes o barometer are probable with occasional coast rains Over Tennessee and the Ohio Valley slight changes of barometer and temperature winds ing to westerly and partly cloudy weather Over the lake region rising barometer falling temperature winds veering to west aud north ly cloudy weather and in the lower lake region sibly occasional rain Over tbe Upper Mississippi and the Lower souri Valleys and the North-west generally higher barometer and lower temperature winds shifting to north-east and and partly cloudy weather Oner and Vu State lover barometer Hting temperature to teat and partly cloudy and over the northern former and Fort rain THE OPENING CAMPAIGN REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION A WARM CONTEST BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA AND THE OF THB TICKET AND THE to tfn Aug Convention of tbe State of Pennsylvania in this city to-day The earlier bourn of the morning were consumed in caucusing and it was after 13 o'clock before the delegates were called to order in the Up to 2 P M nothing but routine was transacted when after tho reading of the advanced for the various com- upon permanent organization the tion adjourned lu order to give those committees time to arrange their work The convention at 3 P 11 Tho permanent organization wan finally effected In tho manner noted In the No sooner had this been done than the actual business of tho convention began The officers to bo elected the new Constitution as First Judge of the Supreme Court second Lieutenant Governor designated as Speaker of Senate third Auditor General fourth Secretary of Affairs regarded under the old as Surveyor General Before convention hod formally assembled the molt prominent candidate for Judge of tha Court was Judge Paxson of Philadelphia and tbe most prominent candidate for Governor was Hon Al Stanton aho of the Quaker City Hence arose all the trouble While the country delegates were willing tbat phia should receive auy one of the important nations they would not allow her more than one The Philadelphia delegates numbering la all thirty eight persons studying the situation made up their minds to secure the Judge and lot tbo the Lieutenant Governor To do this how ever many difficulties must be met If the nomination for Lieutenant Governor wore to be mode first would secure it beyond all question while were the nomination for Judge of the Supreme Court to precede Paxson wonld win and Stanton's would at once be sacrificed simply because he was a Hence friends as n ell as both clamored for priority of nomination and for the past two days held to bring their about As sunn as tho Philadelphia gates arrived thoy drew up a paper pled ting all who signed It to vote in convention that tho nomination of Supreme Judge should pre cede all while other side hold n caucus this with the of arranging no that tho nomination ol Lieutenant Governor come first tbe parties urging this so with the view Butler Judic The moment the of Air was read an chUf officer of tho permanent organization Major of Northampton County arono and eald that was hostile to the wishes of numerous because ho was the notorious hood ot a State ring The excitement at this polat was very great Howell wan down William II Mann sprang to bis feet snd said had boen pointed in a legitimate way and there no man who could arise and truly that he hod tried to any one on the convention lie tbat Mr had been appointed hi tho regular way Howell arose again but waa hooted down The leport was accepted and took thn chair No had the officer assumed his position than the fight began Some one moved that the nomination for Supreme Judge should be made Another moved that the nomination for Lieutenant Governor should come The scene In the was very wild at this time nt least one-half the bring upon feet The question whether the Judge should lie at once was put to the house and the yeas Mid nays called for- While this voto was being taken thn utmost silence prevailed tho interest of every one apparently centred on count The and their carried this point by a voto of to 103 There were seven put up in tlie first for the nomination for tho Supreme Tho mam however was between of phia and of Chester County Only one ballot wan the of which as given bolow another triumph for the by of the total 219 Tho convention then to tho nomination for Lieutenant Nine candidates worn proposed On account of reasons stated above the nomination ot M of Philadelphia became impossible though ho polled quire a vote on tho ballot two who stood in tho polls were Hon A L of Potter County who secured 67 votes and Hon J L bam of Allegheny County who received 24 At the ballot several of the candidates were withdrawn six of tho original nine betug read ont Many of voters In this ballot went over to Graham The polling of tills second ballot did not result In anything definite Samuel name being dropped in tlie calling of tlie roll for tho third ballot U resulted In nn election Olmstead polling 155 votes Graham's and Stanton's 29 The convention then proceeded to nominate a for Auditor IJon Allen tho present of the chair nominated Win n Mann arose and made a motion to Mr Allen by acclamation and ment pi Dozens of men clamored for the thn same time The tlon A faction instated tlie convention was by the rules of the House voto by ballot was absolutely necessary This faction leaned from their seats and mailing down the aisle demanded their rights and declared that they would have them nt anv Post For fifteen tumult raged when the roll was aud Allen was unanimously nominated an ho would havn been had Mr Mann's motion to nominate him by not been unpleasant to n sin all party present The next nominee to be chosen was the Secretary of Internal Affairs There but ono candidate who was nominated The convention then parsed the following tions First that tlie steady anil reduction of the Stato and national debts have hod control of tho and National and tbe equally steady reduction In as well the high character for Integrity and of the State and are the beU possible evidences that Iho wealth and the country well governed and that tho people have everything to hope aud nothing to fear from the continuance of the In power The Democratic Party as tt exists to-day Is tie same party In aim In principle and In purpose tbat It always has It has never retracted any part of tho bad record It made both before and during the WOT and It has never recanted any of the multitude of errors It has committed It Is the same party to-day that It was when It plunged this State almost IT Into debt and H with a heavy load of tion and the people having driven It from power on account of Its transgressions and shortcomings to re- store It numberless sins of and un- atoned would be on indorsement of tbat which the have so often and so thoroughly condemned of Pennsylvania having been the to demand change ia tbe Constitution that abolish special legislation and all its attendant evils and the legislation for the call of a Constitutional Convention for that purpose having from them we are justified In rejoicing to-day over tbe accomplishment of that great reform and over the delivery of the from tbe evil consequences ef tbe old system movement for the formation of tbe new Constitution having been made by the Republican ty and canned to voder auspices tbe task of putting into operation the machinery of the new law belongs to It of right and the doty It involves will be as it baa been faithfully formed by it M err at abuses have srown no lu J this State our present system of fees ss a com- for county officers we demand such tion as will adequate salaries for fees and such as will allow no more tban a fair and sation for services rendered look with pride and satisfaction our common school system which has grown up under fostering care of tbe State and as it Is now ly endowed by the annual appropriation from tbe State Moored to It by the constitution tbe Otate U bound to that all her are duly educated under tt In the duties of tbat they may thereby become better able to enjoy and our popular tions recognize that as the true policy of ment which shall all tho diversified Inter- ests and pursuits existing in s country of such vast extent as ours and this can be done duly by directing legislation so as to just protection and reward to every branch of Industry We are In favor of giving to which shall recognize agricultural mining manufacturing and mechanical pursuits as entitled to the amplest aud Allied development of putting a to large grants of the public domain to tions and reserving it fur and tlon of the navigation our great Inland rivers nnd securing cheap traux and profitable for prod of agricultural and labor of encouraging such as shall bring the ducer aud consumer in the neighborhood of each other and thus to establish mutual relit Ions between them aud those engaged In commerce and transportation of properly tho between capital and labor In order that they may receive n and blu share of the profits and of holding thone In the pos teuton of corporate wealth and privileges lu strict con to tbe law so that through combined people of varied may be united together in the common purpose of preserving the of tbe nation and developing the Immense resources of every section of the Union and of advancing tlie social and material prosperity of all industrial and In boring has upon the manufacturing industry of tlie country within tho past jest s fresh the of that tion to our manufacturing fur which the Re- of Pennsylvania have always fought The reduction of tlie It was by largely Importations not on IT helped to bring ou the panic but hae rendered recovery from it more difficult at well sluw rustle prior to thn ment of to free tinde through agency of the reciprocity treaty with do ma the It wax an to ae through power atone that aud of to thn popular branch of the anil to put retirees out of the reach for twenty-one yearn to come The control over tlie t of the revenue wan by the Constitution in tbe luinda uf thn iruine of the people and we protest any lo take it nut of tin Ir hands by means of a treaty which the people cannot abrogate t repeal frantic now made bv the Democratic Tarty to tiring on a wir of lu the with tho of depriving a portion of of the rights belong to them show that the of the Party han not and that further continuance is to secure equally to every the which belong to alt Emancipation having been by the adoption of the thirteenth aud amendments to the Constitution of United and by tho legislation for en- forcement and equality of civil lights beta by thn fourteenth amendment It in tlie Im- duty of to see that inch U enforced by appropriate uf the al bank UMU having secured to tho people of nation the system of bank currency ever offered to them tha of that should be no longer confined to a privileged clou but should be free to all under general and equal laws the aggregate volume of tho currency to be regulated by the necessities of the people aad the recognised lews of trade reaffirm tho declaration of the Convention of 1872 In favor of a return to specie at tlie earliest practicable day the Republican Party continue to re- member with gratitude tho and jailors of the Republic for the patriotism courage and with which ther gave themselves to the of tho country In the Into war the confidence In the high personal integrity ability and ship of Oov John P we unhesitatingly pre- sent blm to our Republican friends tho Union a candidate for nomination to tbo tu 1876 Ills and character ss a extraordinary ability an officer the purity of his public life and Me splendid record a all commend him to an Slid support for a position which ho Is well qualified to adorn That tho thin day nominated In connection with the President of be authorized to appoint the Chairman ef tho SUle Com- and that Committee consist of tiro each Senatorial District 1n Philadelphia aud two each from Cheater Montgomery Lancaster and and one from of the other conn Iks That the General Government having de- the one hundredth of American shall be celebrated In the of Pennsylvania tt tho duty of our In Congress and tlie to give their earnent support to will tend to tbe of nnd we rail upon the people of the to emulate each other la displaying tbe products ot their Industry anil tbe m- our State OF TIIK II Prim Aug tion met at noon George Lear of County waa elected Chairman Alter a bv Mr and tho appointment of Committees nn Permanent and Contested the convention took a 3 o'clock this afternoon Un J S was permanent President with one from each District and the usual number of anil ers Hon K M nominated of the Supreme Court on tho first ballot A O of Totter nominated tor Lieutenant Governor on the third ballot Hon Harrison Allen of County nominated for Auditor General ou the first ballot and Col R K Heath of County was nominated by acclamation for Secretary of In- ternal Mr Dickey of Lancaster ex member of Congress irom lu moving the adoption of tha reported said with special reference to tho one name Gov for Iho that the not only of the of i bat of the nation at large were moved to put forward Presidential at this early day by a to slop the that arc being ot- tered the President Gen Grant Ho said that tbe President was In no poult I on to speik for himself but that ho did not entertain any aspirations n third term lie would nut de- part from the precedent established by Washington the father of the nation lie had no wish to dopait Irom it but if he had thon the time had come for the Republican Party to assort Its adherence to tbat precedent nnd Its opposition to any filling of office for throe terms by a President of tbe United The wore adopted bv a rising voto A revolution indorsing Gen Grant ia the event of his candidacy for a third term was down with loud shouts of disapproval Three cheers were given for the ticket and the convention adjourned MAINE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TION Me Aug ty Democratic Convention in session here this afternoon nominated for State Senators A P Snow of Winthrop and Heath of Waterville REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION OF Me Aug Republican County Convention for held In this morning nominated State Senators Rounds and Borrill try acclamation Bead was nominated for County Commissioner and Alexander F Merrill for County Treasurer An eloquent speech was made by Hon Wm P on national topics A proposition looking to an Inquiry Into the probable vote on tho United States was made but not seconded TENNESSEE THE STATE PLATFORM NASHVILLE Term Aug Tennessee Democratic and Conservative Convention for the nomination of a candidate for Governor assembled to-day Hon G 0 Henry of Montgomery waa elected permanent President The following platform was adopted The representatives of the Democratic and of Tennessee In convention assembled cordially Invite all good and true men who to the of the people of the Mate preserve her honor untarnished to unite vith In out tbs following principles to all honest labor be protected and receive reward the burdens of the Government be borne by the whole property of tbe country that all and taxes should be equal uniform and juit and no Improper be make any of property we favor a construction of the Constitution of the United and no or should be exercised Vy the General that in not clearly or clearly implied In tlie necessary exercise of power we oppose all monopolies and formed for the of tbe people that we are for the abolition of nil sad for n proper reduction of all ve riea for the rigid economy In the of the Mate nil the law so auto execution junt nnd certain we will hold the of to strict In the collection nud appropriation of said revenue that we deplore tbe existence of nil In- Federal State and demand that no more tax be levied upon the people than be found to be essentially for the of tlie State on the of the moit economy and for the payment and snd the preservation of credit and and arc therefore opposed to an of taxation we fat or the abolition of national and the payment of the oft he by tbn of terent according to contract snd Implied at Ihn lime of tbn creation of tions aud a repeal nf oppressive tartIT auJ the enactment of a law solely a view to the collodion of revenue that we denounce nil legislation that seeks to with the individual of the citizen to Lin OVI and particularly what known tlie snp Civil pending before tbe Federal ns a violation of the Constitution vei and the ple of the Southern and productive of un- told and al to both and wn resist by all aud in our r Tlie following gentlemen were then named for candidates for Governor Morgan Key Hume Wnght Fito Marks and Thomas The first and second were scattering and Judge Kite was then drawn On tlm third ballot received 178 Porter 315 Marks 144 aud the scattering On thn were 953 volas cant necessary to a On thn third ballot there were raat to a choice 432 The convention then ad- until evening OHIO REJECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION In Cincinnati the for the Constitution Is and for the license Returns from other parts of the State Indicate the of the Constitution by a majority at from to CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS The of the Twelfth nominated Hon drick B Wright for to-day on the Unit lot Vt Anc The of the First District of Vermont met at to-day and nominated Homer W Heaton of for Congress ATLANTA Ga Aug M A Candler of was nominated for Congress to day on the eighth ballot TIIK INDIANS EXPEDITION ATTACKED INDIANS AFTER A BLOODY FIGHT Sioux CITY Iowa Aug 19 A report comes from Fort Sully to night that Indians to thn number of Attacked Gen Cnster'a expedition on tlie 15th nnd were with heavy Ions Is reported at fifty killed and wounded This report was brought Into Fort Sully by o mail who ho met one of scouts above Grand Hiver and pot the news from him BY FIRE A dispatch from lays a fire out in tho yesterday and consumed that building with the stable attached Tho Kobinson alno Ore and will probably be Tlie wind was blowing a gale toward tbe Court which is in danger The a list oi the n A owner of the Hoi 000 insurance F I of the House In- surance William Atkinson of Atkin House fully insured F E Smith liquor dealer 11.000 Henry Ewing Tho lire pnt under the difficulty The total loss will be about Insurance about A at Mo on Tuesday by which the centre of the town was destroyed largo attires and several smaller building were burned The loss Is estimated nt from to on which there is an from to 20 000 Tho residence of in Ontario with Hore warehouse barns and totally destroyed by flie on Tuesday night The IOM about on which there was no acce J had Inn hands and face burned Hugh Rons had his leg broken bv ing timbers A ot Springfield Ontario Ing destroyed the occupied R Scott Co dry G W Davis hardware and O grocer The loss Is partially Insured The village of A few miles from Ontario was more than half de- by fire ou Tuesday Several iu the neighborhood are burning and the atmosphere baa bern filled with dense smoke for several dava past A block ol dwellings in Mass occupied by C A millinery Pepper house pointer and others was destroyed by fire yesterday morning Loss junk shop of E Geary Son on Federal street Boston was burned ing a loss of Injured LOCAL Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday morning a Ire occurred iu the basement of the two-story frame building No 74 street occupied by Harks as a trunk factory Damage to stock A portion of the basement was occupied VT Rafael Diego fruit dealer loss The fa by F Stephens and was damaged to tbe ex- tent of A fire occurred at 4 o'clock after- noon In office of a Spanish it No 49 causing 1190 LATEST NEWS BY CABLE FRANCE PRESIDENT ZAINE TO MR MAN IN PARIS Aug 19 irt hie arrived at intends to go to England id a few Hon John T Hoffman of York arrived in city M Paul the dramatist Is going New York to the of new SPAIN Aug 19 a at nnd in which the former wiis with IORS nnd hnc Ic to Aug I1 in the on have with a lone to the of and THK THE CONGRESS NATURE OF FTH ACTION AUR sels the pro have transmitted fof to their which humane of tho Goneva Convention CHINA AND JAPAN OF WITHIN KAYS DEMANDED HY CHINA Aug Chinese Gor eminent has Japan ninety dava to witik draw its troops from Island of Formosa tho meantime is making for war with Japan it believed will CUttA ACTIVITY OK TIIK AMI HAVANA Aug the night of inst tbo 8 dwelling house on a plantation near l Pallia wan also by a banil to be that of Caoba Tho Insurgents in securing A quantity of money and they off Oun of the men garru the place wan THE DECREE EXEMPTIONS DHArT HAVANA AUR following is tha yesterday in regard to exemption from the The authorised exemption from militart on payment of without having great to exempt largely diminishing forces of the ferent corps of the contingent which are ly service it is found oxmvcrrienl to for the future the corps and colored Only of bodied men i will be permitted t the infantry on payment o will IMS ex- A SHARP FIGHT AT OF j OK THE Aug on the 12th ft gents under and pursued it to There tho rebels made n and tho attacked them but under a galling fire from the woods from which Buffered Afterward the charged with the their inferiority in numbers the valiantly defended and although compelled tinally to In carrying otf their wounded killed they were to on the field of buttle them one Captain and The losses the as on tlie with great courage In consequence of thio check all the Spanish nt tho in the the field who raided through ed ran over the town crying and and in di- remained hour but at- tacked IIP Urig leti of Stafi of the left Havana morning to take command in of in the of Moron and de AviU of have been tent tu the Cinco Dispatches from to the Hth inst the of tho and of the column nt Kray Benito continues to the bunda of Tlu who hern punished nre to Hie does not con- fine to pursuing the enemy Ho is pushing on works for the tho zone which he purposes to make proof rebel Many proprietors and are carts rial and to tho work are of grand from the Winter if the army of tho Eastern De- reinforced AMERICA Kio lH._Tho has cd THK AND KINGSTON Aug 10 via HAVANA Aug ruble between Cayenne and will not be competed before October Tlo cable will return to for an additional supply of to the lines between Demerara nnd Jamaica TOUR OF THK SENATE Aug The Senate committee now on a of inspection of tha Kaval Stations of the country arrived at the Navy-yard this morning in the United which left Newport Tuesday The committee together with Rear Admiral C R P Rogers were received by Commodore the officers of this station A complimentary salute of nineteen goat was The committee then visited the de- of the and while at the lower ship an alarm of to the efficiency of the Fire of the yard The meat responded promptly and the trial WM satisfactory Subsequently the wen by house fht s
