The Somerset Herald. WEDWESDAT. . April . UTS. The New York city press is wrest line with tbe conundrum whether af- ter Hartranft, it f to voummj, the other fe'Iew. About VI V- M - - thm time we ell meet at Cincinnati they will discover that "after Hart ranft" comes the deluge. Ahticleb of impcachmeDt against Belknap bare been presented to tbe House. Tbe charges are confined solely to his transactions with Marsh relative to the celling of tbe position of post-trader at Fort Sill The opponents of the Harrisburg convention are laboring cU6ly to male it appear that it was the mere creature of a caucus that dictated its programme, and suppressed all senti ments of hostility to its decrees. The charge is as untrue, as it is amusing to those who participated in the con vention. True, a caucus did arrange the programme, hut tbe caucus was com posed of the body of the whole. On Tuesday evening a caucus of the friends of Gov. Hartranft was called, and when it assembled it was found to embrace all the delegates to tbe convention save a few who were pre vented from venturing out of doors by the incleniry of the weather. At that meeting a committee of nine waa appointed, without a dissenting roice, to select delegates at large, Ac, &c, and an adjournment was had un til the next morning. At the assem bling of the caucus the next morning every member of the convention was present, and the action of the con vention was fully endorsed. Id fact the caucus was but a preliminary meeting of tbe convention, and ar ranged the order of business for the formal tree ting, which assembled a few minute after th e former adjourn ed. The fact that there was not a dissenting voice in the convention arose from tbe circumstances, first, that tbe caucus was composed of all tbe raeeibcrs of the convention, aud second!, thai the unison of sentiment w as so perfect that all wera satisfied with tbe action ol the body in its two fold capacity, of caucus and con tion. TiirRE never was held in Pccnsvl rauia ao entirely a harmonious and one-sided political convention as that which assembled at Harrisburg on Wednesday last. Every county in tie Commonwealth a-as fully repre sented, and as if with one roice, tbe delegates named Guv. Hartraaft as tbe candidate of this Slate for 1'resi dent of the United States. Such harmonious action, so unanimous a i sentiment is unprecedented, and our candidate goes into the national con vention urged aud sustained by tbe united voice of the Republicans of the second State, in point of politi cal power, in the Union. In all her history PesaiyN ania has never before unitedly, without a sin pie diaeenting voice, presented a can didate to the country at large, and ter present action is as conspicuou as it is unprecedented. Judging from tbe action of tic convention two years since, it was supposed that Governor lianranft would be named as the candidate of this Slate, but the genuine spontane ous outburst of popular enthusiasm tn Lis behalf at Harrisburg, satisGed all doubters, if there had previously been bdv, that he is unquestionably tie choice of tbe entire party in tha .State, who send to tbe national con vention, a united, hearty, determin ed and enthusiastic delegation, who viil urge bia nomination with an abiding faith that do other State can or will present a candidate, excelling Lim in any of tbe high qualities de manded by the times and the best in terests of the country. Fob several months past the echui ing friends of other Presidential can didates, have beeu laboring to creata tbe belief that a delegation for Hart ranft from this State meant a trade in tbe notional convention for some one -else, and this "smart dodge" has been so amplified by newspaper cor respondents that it was accepted in some portions of tbe sou a try as the truth. Tbe unparalleled unity and uthusiasn shown at Harrisburg last rl in behalf of Gov. Hartranft, rudely exploded this email scheme to ignore his prospects, and wrung from fcia political adversaries the reluctant admission that tbe Republican- of Pentrfjlvania were never more in earnest, lhaa when they declare their determination to press him upou tbe convention by every honorable means that can be wielded by a delegation of personal friends devoted to his success. It would be too much however, to expect that the small army of corre spondents who gather about conven tions, could all at once abandon the line of policy marked oat for them by their employers in tbe interest ot other caadidates, and accordingly we find it aueoonced from Maine to California, that although the unanim ity for Hartranft was something won derful, yet his nomination is really not anticipated by his friends, and that a "second choice" underlies the expressed sentiment in his behalf. If the gentlemen wbe wield such facile pens could agree in opinion as to that "secoad choice," the public might be persuaded that there was something in their aasertian, but that lha wish is amply f,thtr to the thought, is abundantly testified to, by the fact that no two of them agree in naming the same person. Thus we have it asserted that Coakling, or Blaine, or Jjristow, or llaya, just as the wiebe v. m wo writer dictate, i :. e .t . ,. . w.cvc c uie rove oi l'enneyivaoia.mw organitauon I that body. Which wbea Uanraaft kms.eM aufficiently. complimented,1" aid the 'reasons as-i signed are as multiform and as plen ty as blackberries. We might with great pertinence inquire, why tbe candidate who will go into the con vention backed by the solid acciaim of the second State : in tbo Union should give way to others trbo, to say tbe least, are not more cordially indirMd ir have crreater personal strength, or a more ppotless record, but we leave to the developments of the next ninety days the answer, which within that space of time, wiil be given by tbe highest authority of tbe party in the nation. Pennsylva nia is no longer the blind giant of other days. She has brushed away the petty squabbles and cankerous feuds that erstwhile destroyed her in fluence, and made her a follower where she should have been a leader, and the friends of all other candi dates cannot tor soon comprehend the fact, that in the coming conven tion 6be will, with becoming defer- ence to tbe rights ot her sister i . States, unitedly, determinedly and persistently struggle for the nomina tion of John F. Hartranft, whom her entira people admit and know to be worthy the high position of "resi dent of the United States. Cou McClcee's paper the Phila delphia Times committed itself so unequivocally to the Lancaster plat form, that of course it cannot havo anything commendatory to say of that adopted at Harrisburg. More over its editor-in-chief is in such a state of chronic political antagonism to tbe Camerons, and the Republican leaders in Philadelphia that, willie nillie, he must aot on the principle of the Irishman in tbe shindy "wher ever you see a head, hit it." The Times must be captious or nothing, and therefore while its review of the Harrisburg convention is caustic, and largely tinctured with its editors personal anUgooisms, his lrge polit ical knowledge and experience leads him clearly to tbe full scope and meaning of that remarkable body. From a lengthy editorial in the Time of the 30th we extract the following: Thir l pnmfttiiDK to admire in the quite re m.rk.hlr Kpi.uI.Uouh VavniH.iB held at Harrii- tiara; realenlay, and witli it there u niacb that ni'-rni condemnation and Mie Irature wbich tn- Tit public exiteBipt. It waa a loxly ol rather mure tbaa average aMlltr. wa manipulated with Napoleonic aortaritr. tu for HartranTtcleardowa Intu He Imota, m weak in It aelectiont of tboee who will t accepted at IO (en-ralf at trtnolnnati, and waienntemptltila In It wlndjr platlorm that land out ljr imell ainC( III kind tor lnootierent eowardlce. Another rrlevoui mlotake wa the aeleetlon of lt devastation atlance tromihoxe who hare taken tba alnolute inaua(etnent ol party attain Into tUelr mi hand In rVtinvlvatia r'er a I'K-al eawinalffa no totter affection eoakl be marie, lor there i out bin Uiey would nave to learn to eoa iIimi a battle to vfc-toTT: bat HarrOhura- is not Cincinnati and Fennrvlvania If not the I pjuo. Th. ,l...ll,in renrrallv to the Nallonr.l Outiverj Hon In aiile and ereditalile. and It neeJM hut to he plumed with th lieM aoility and rtiaracttr the artv ran command a It tclcmUeat Irtrz-, hi make the State potential at ISnUnoati. . a The h. inert drrotlor tn Chw. Hartranft manlfcs ted I'V theeoavenikin wai a lalthlul ir-llt-a ol the winliea of Hie iiartr In IVmylania, and the earoeatnee with which hid name wai prearnted ior the 1'rcstdencjr waa worthy of the irreatC'on- BB'inweallh that na eo otten ncnorru mm. aii that tliecuuveution did ttiat wae an worthy of its m-&t oidiortttnirv wan ttte work of lcAden who coald not ee leyond t hrnmrlvsa, aud what it did that wan worthy ol Ki:pallianirai in it best dnyt wad the ionianeoup aitkn of the delegate. The party baa, we heliere, in Oorarwir Hartranft, the tronire!t candidate ttiat rouid tie nominated at Cincinnati, and II the jurt power of the Slate ran he made felt at the Nation! tiveullua, hit n-m-nation I aot only poeeihle. hut alloKether proha l.te. hreryday now more aad more point to the aoorwlty of a fireali man a the Keiullirac I'r-t-1 arntial candidate, and who can ao well mil the litll a HartraultJ He ha a felaiaelex record a biu-lliireut and prudent executive: he waa a aol dJcrof rare courage and merit; he tiai aoemtiar-r-uii blunder ol tne iiast to rlor tLe party in a campaign, and there would be very peneraf trust In I. if iairiotim, hi conaervaUimi, ami hu jat appreciation ot the UlKb honors and dutie of tlie - . t . i .i . iaok .' i. . ni IllUt UUHT "I 1 1 " uriiaiiiB, iiu rwv - ii" ' - date o proaeot at Cincinnati. It wiaild have lieen well had the cunrenlion rlaeu to the dignity and commanding rmaltion of it owa madida;.. oar Terr. The unanimity with which the Re publican Convention expressed the uprising of Pennsylvania for Hart ranft as their candidate for the Pres idency was a just tribute to a faith lul public officer, a proof of magnifi cent devotion to a good soldier, and a solid determination to make our grand old Commonwealth assume the place in National politics her sister States accoid her, and only tbe child ish bickerings of her own people has heretofore prevented her enjoying. For the first time within living mem ory the State of Pennsylvania speaks out on tbe Presidency without a dis senting vote. And bcr voice is ior the modest, brave soldier, tbe capable civil ruler, tbe unoetentatious gentle man who now fills our Gubernatorial chair, and who is destined (we sin cerely hope and believe) to assume a bigber place in obedience to tbe will of all tbe people of the nation, in spired by tbe unanimity of I'ennsyl vania. JiarrUlurg Telegraph. Republican Slate Convention. The Republican State Convention assembled in the Opera House, this city, at 12 o'clock a. m. Among tbe delegates were most of tbe leading men of the party, who participated in the proceedings with an interest and spirit that evinced a determina tion to deliberate for the good of tbe country and party. io wrangling or disturbing elements were present and the proceedings were marked bv a harmony and enthusiasm seldom seen in political conrnt'ous. The ball was well filled with spec tators during the sessions of the con vention. M'Clurg's band of Phila delphia, was stationed in the dress circle, .and enlivened the occasion by the rendition of popular airs. Fol lowing is a detailed report: Convention was called to order at 12 o'clock by Col. II. M. Uoyte, Lnairmaa atate Central Committee. Tbe roll of delegates was called by A. Wilson A orris, Secretary and, everv district reported fully repre sented. Five delegates from tbe Re publican Association at Washington were accorded seats on the floor of tbe Convention. TEMPOS ART ORGANIZATION. John Cessna of Bedford, nominat ed uen. m. II. Ivoootz, of Somer set, for temporary Chairman. Tbe nomination ws unanimous amidst loud applause. Gen. Koontz, on as suming the chair, delivered the fol lowing address: GcnficmeH of A? Convention I thank you most cordially for tbe hon or you have done me in selecting me as tbe temporary chairman of this Convention. We are assembled here as tbe representatives of the Republi can party of this great Common moa wealth, to take such action as will enable it to be properly repre sented in tbe coming JS'aiiocal Con vention, which is to assemble at Cia- cinntt iea l.n. mt Tl,!a Sa . ( w"t urv. auiois vuwvh lhe initiaJ movement necessary to will determine whoiste be tke itaa dard bearer of he perty to-whieh we have the tone to belong, inthe com ing Presidential contest The result which may follow from the proceed ings here to-dry require lrom os all the highest degree of care and delib eration. Of necessity, in a govern ment framed as ours is, public senti ment can only take shape throQRb the medium of political parties. But two parties have now such an organi zation as entitles them to the suffrag es of thft American people, and be tween them they will have to decide. Representing then, as we do in part, one of those rreat political organiza tions, tbere are some matters of more than ordinary significance that challenge our attention to-day. First among these is tbe fact that tbe voice of our grand old Common wealth should, and of right ought to be, potential in tbe comiiig National Convention. Covering a large area of territory, comprising within her limits numerous and varied industries, with untold mineral resources, a fer tile soil, with an honest, industrious and intelligent people, rich in all that constitutes the true greatness of a State, it is eminently proper that her influence should be felt in the cominsr Convention. In the Presidential con tests of the past she has always vot ed for the successful candidate, and there is no valid reason why 6he should not be equally potential in de claring who the candidate shall be. But it is of vastly more importance that her voice and influence should be cast so as to check all evil inllu- ence, to repress unwonuj iuouco and selfish aspirations, and to give to tbe country at large such an assur ance of good government as will in sure success to tbe party, and there by promote the welfare and prosperi ty of the people, Two years ago, in one oi tnese pe riods of popular inaction that now and .hen have occurred in tne History of this government, the Democratic party achieved such success at the general elections, as gave it a decis ive majority in the popular urancn oi the Contrrcss of tbe United States. That bodv assembled on tbe first Monday in December last, and tbe action of the Democratic party has demonstrated beyond cavil, that it is totally unfit to govern this country. Untaught by the lessons of the last fifteen vears. it has flaunted tbe flag of the "Lost Cause" in tbe face of tbe House and the country, and by the utterances of some of its leaders bas shown that the animus of tbe re- bullion still lineers in their hearts. When the rebel legions surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April, 1865, after an exhaustive war of five vears. in wnicn mere naa oeeu ulu a sacrifice of blood and treasure, the impression was general, not only in this country but throughout the civ ilized world, tbat the cause of the Union had triumphed, but now, after tbe lapse of not quite eleven years, with some seventy Confederate offi cers in the Congress of the United Kratna with its offices filled with Confederate soldiers, with Hill utter- ine tbe rebel veil in Congress as de- fiantlv as Toombs and others did be fore tbe war, we may well pause aad inquire whether tbere really was a triumph to the Union cause. At tbe meeting of Congress tbere acre Question ot the utmost import- acce to be met and grappled with by that body. Principal among these was tbe financial question. Among the many changes caused by tbo late civil war none was more marked than thecbange io the monetary system of tbe United States. The suspension, at the outset of the war, of all the banks then existing under State and Territorial laws, the utter impossibil ity of paying our large armies in coin, tbe necessity ol some kind of money to carrv on the war and preserve the jroveruiEcnt of our illustrious fore fathers, brought about our present bonded indebtedness ana tpe curren cv now in use. The wide-spread de- rangement ot Uie business oj toe country, consequent upon the panic of 1S73. and its unsettled condition since, reciuired of our National Leg islature that some wie and whole some legislatiou be enacted to restore confidence, to urine: out tne idle ana unemployed capital of tbe country, to encouratre investments and to start the countrT aeain upon a career oi prosperity. But the Democratic par ty iu Consrres3 bas proved itself weak and powerless upon this nues tion. Iu councils are divided and distracted, and many of its members are now as hostile f.o the djebt con tracted to save tbo Nation's J Ue as they were to any of the measures ad vanced to overthrow tbo rebellion. Unwillingly as it was to confiscate tbe property of those who sought to destroy tbe Union, it would now, if it bad tbe power, confiscate the prop erly of those who gave tbeir means to preoerw jt, by destroying the val ue of tbe rery seciitiGS given mem by the government. Iu Fac!lating, timid, hesitating policy upon tba naccial ouestion has caused untold injury to tie country. It bas made loud professions of re forming abuses, but tbe thotghtul people of this country will expect but little in tbat direction from tbe admin istrators with tbe will annexed of Ja cob Thomson, John B. Floyd, Toueey and Jefferson Davis Amidst tbe difficulties which surround us and with tbe advent of tbe Ceqteoui&l year of the nation's life when tbe na tions of tbe earth are to gather upon our chores to witness tbe unpre cedented growth of our country, its vast resources, its mighty achieve ments in the last century, tbe people of thiscocntry look now, as they have looked to the past score of years, to the Republican party to guide them safely through tbe troubles that envi ron them as the only safo custodian of the political power of this great coon- try. It is true tbat tney tntye wit nessed with pan tbe downfall of some of its trusted leaders, who bare prov ed recreant to duty, but the second sober thought tells them that the frail ties and weaknesses of human nature haveonly asserted themselves in a few instances, while the great body of the parry is still true to the country, and tbat iu principles are best calcu lated to advance the jr el fare and pros perity or tne country. tUepublicaoism may be stained by the disgrace of a War Minister, but inthe judgment of tbe loyal mass cf tbe people iu pria ciples are still preferable to the rule of the Bourbon Democracy and unre pentant traitors. The Republican lays claim to popular confidence first, from the otter incapacity of the Dem ocratic party to govern ; second, from iu own bright and splendid achieve ments in the past ; and tLiri, for iu high aims and purposes in the future., I grant that the mere fact that it has proved itself faithful in the past doei aot of itself entitle it to be trusted with power in the future. No career. however -bngAt, jvould be an excuse for the continuance in powrof a dis honest and incompetent part. The faithfulness of the past should not be ievoked to shield the faithlessness of the present i hat it may serve to show that a party that has heretofore proved itself true to the test jnter- jats of tbe country, is still animated by tbe tauie nigh aims and purposes tbat have heretofore influenced and controlled it A little over a score of years has passed away since it came into exist ence. It was the offspring of tbe awakened conscience of tbe people against one of the most gigantic wrongs tbat stained the annals of any age or any country. It came in to power in 1SG0 upon the direct ouestion of tbe extension - of this wrong over the unsettled territory of our country. Tbe discomfited task master, unwilling to 6ee tbe baton of power slip from bis grasp, made an effort to regain it by undertaking to destroy tbe Government; but the loyal masoes of the people, under the administration of Abraham Lincoln, resisted him, and after a war of un paralleled magnitude, under the prov idence of Ood tbe cause of thsUoi m waa maintained. It opened tbe pris on house of slavery, and gave free dom to five millions of human beings. It lifted them from tbe debased and degraded condition of chattel slaveiy, and invested them with tbe privileg es of American citizens. ' It preserv ed tbe unity and integrity of our government, so tbat In tbe year of 18 6 it is possible for us to celebrate the centennial of the nation's life. If it had not been tor tbe Republican party, instead of a great glorious, and united country, which is about to make an exhibition of its wondrous power and greatness to the represen tatives of foreign nations, it would have been rent in twain and ultimate ly cut np into many small Stales and sovereignties. Tbe crowning glory of the Republican party is, that it has made a centennial for tbe Ameri can people, and tbat it bas prevented republican institutions ironi Deiug swept from the lace of tbe earth. . But it does not stop here. It pro poses in tbe future to reform abuses in the government, and let "no guil ty man escape," no matter to what political orgauization it may belong. It is determined to elevate the stan dard of official life. It has determin ed unflinchingly to preserve tbe cred it and honor of the nation, so tbat an American citizen, wnen ce goes abroad, can lift bis head proudly and say, I am an American citizen, in fctpad of hatitrioir it in deep humilia tion and shame. It has resolved tbat tbe rigbu of every citizen through out the entire limits of this vast country shall be secured to him, tbat the rein of lawlessness and terror in all parts of this country shall cease, and that equal rights to all, high and low, rich and poor, blacK and wnite shall be undoubted and recognized law ot the Republic. With such aims and such purposes and with our honored Governor, John F. Hartranft, who bas proveu himself a brave soldier, a true aud tried statesman, a man of unsunit-a and spotless reputation as our stan dard bearer, tbere can be no doubt ihat victory will again percn upon tbe banner of the Republican party. Gen. Koontz was lrequeotiy inter rupted by outbursts ol applause. CoL J. Weyauo, inos. u. vocuran, Cyrus T. Fox, S. NTewtoD Pettis aud Hugh Mullen were eiectea temporary Secretaries. Judge Tenia moved the appoint ment of a committee of seven on con tested seats, which was agreed to. Mr. Strang moved tbe appointment of a committee ol one from each Con gressional district to draft resolutions, which was agreed to. Mr Fetterman moved that a com mittee ot one from each Senatorial dis trict be selected to report officers for permanent organization. Ageed to. Mr Elliot moved the appoiotment ot a commute wf nine to report names for delegates aod alternates to the Cincinnati Convention. Agreed to. James S. Rutan, Amos Gartside, William Elliot, Edward Scull, R. W. Shenk. F. Reeder. W. H. Patterson, C. L. Magee andE. W. Smiley were appointed. Mr. ueesca movea a recess uuui o o'clock. Amended to. meet at 2i o'clock. Agreed to an Convention adjourned. The following persons were elect ed temporary secretaries: J. Wy and, of Beaver; Thomas B- Cochran, of Lancaster; Cyrus T. Fox, of Berks; S. Newton Pettis, of Crawford; Hugh Mullen of Philadelphia. A committee on permanent organ ization was appointed, one from each senatorial district. The following committee on reso lutions (one from each congressional district) was appointed: I H. IL JJiogtem. 2 J. R. Clagborn. 3 4 5 6 7 Dr. M'Adams. Christian Coeass. Tbeo. Wilson. George Bullock. Samuel Butler. ' 8 Jacob Knabb. 9 Thomas B. Cochran. 10 James J. Davis. 1 E. penn Shol. ' 2 Theodore Btronj. 13 Tbonjss A'.' ReHly. 14 J. J. Clvde.' 15 NVM. Betts. 5 B. B. Strang. t George T. Swank. 13 John H. Sbeibty. 19 Dr. Edward G. Fahncstock. to 21 22 23 Dr J.'J.M'Cormick. George T. Oliver. Silas Speer. John Bowen. Col. Silas J. ijiarljn, A. 0. Apple, F. W. Haines. 24 25 ?6 27 A committee of nine was appoint ed by the chair to submit delegates and alternates to the natioual conven tion at Cincinnati and electors for Pennsylvania. The following is the committee: James S. Rutan, of Beaver, chair man; Amo8rGaruid2, Delaware; Wil liam Elliott,' Philadelphia; R, W. Sbuok, Lancaster; 'Edward Scuil, Somerset; Frank Reeder," Northamp ton; W. H. Patuejsoo, Paupbio; C. L. Magee, Allegheny; E. W. Snive ly, Venango. Five representatives from there publican n executive committee at Washington were accorded seau, af ter which tbe convention adjourned nntil half-past 2 o'clock. A ITER SOON SESSION. ua tne reassembling ot tne con s 1 "... . vention tiie .committee on permanent organization ((J. . Fetterman, chairman) reported Ed. M'l'hAon, of Adams, for president, and rice preaidenu and secretaries from each senatorial districts. Messrs. Mitchell, of Tioga, and Wilson, of Centre, were selected to ppnduct tbe permauent president to toe caiau". Mr. M'Pherscn simply thanked the convention for the honor .conerred on mm. - Mr. Pettis, chairman of the com mittee on credentials, reported in fa vor 01 ueorge 15. Urladr as senatori al delegate from Huntingdon county, and John W. Mattern and W. B. nI- lihan a reurtisen'tauve deWttefl These were deuomtuaied the reirahir republican lpirk! " Th ....v . 0 J,, yas auopiea. ; . .. Mr. Citpn Jtom tbe committee of nine, appointed for the purpose, re ported the delegates to the Cincinna- ti convention and state electors. Fo'iowing is a list of delegates: DELGATES AT LARGE. , J. D. Cameron." , T ' W. R. Leeds. -ILM.'3oTt, - R. W. Ma'ckey. Alternates, David Aikeo, Henry nsley, Juhn N. Ttirvian??, Wm. Foster. BEPnF.SEXTATIVE I'Er.EOATE. . 1. Henry H. Biuirbam, Wm. J. Poll.k. Alternates, Jobu U'Donuel, II. C. Seiby.; . . , 2 "John L. 11:11, Morton M'Mich ael. Alternate, A. C. Roberts, George S. Jones. 3. George F. Fairman. M. Hall Stanton, Alternates, Thos. Smith, John B SeDler. 4. William B. Mann, William II. Kemble. Alternates, George D. Phelan, E. II. Jeffries, C. J. M. Bvram. Joseph Johnson. Alternate, James Wbitaker, J ames L. Tull. 6. Henry T. Darlington, Allen Wood, jr. : Alternates, J. Paul Knight. John Wood, 7 George E Darlington, J. Smith Futhey. , Alternates, Isaac Vanlear, W. II. Osborn. 8. W. S. M'Mauns, E. E. Griese mer. Alternates, J. K. Sterrett, L. II. Smith. 9. O. J. Diekei, Henry S. Eberte. Alternates, B. F Efheluiao, Dr. A. Craig. 10. II. J. Reeder, E. 15. Youug. Alternates, R. C. Uaiumerrley. B. E. Scbuman. 11. Charles Albright, D. A. Beck Iy. . hernares, J. Lantz, Edgar Pin ch ot. 12. E. M. Willard, Henry W. Palmer. Alternates, J. B. Van Bergaa, L. C. Darte. 13. Liu Bartholomew, Daniel E. Miller. Alternate, Wallace Gus.s. 14. Samuel F. liarr. J. W Grove. Alternates, W. H. Oram, E. Wil- vert. 15 J. E. Cam wait, J. W. Suiiih. Alteruate, 11. II. Stevens, George F. Bent ley. 1(5. R. Bowen Alternates, W L Rogers. , M Dietrick. J. C. Juhuon. 17 Jobu Cessna, Edward Scull. Alternates, Benjamin L. Hewitt, R. A. Clark. 18. Jobu Stewart, John Witter. Alttruates, W. 11, Wood, Frank Scnoch. 19 Charles H. Mullen, A. Koscr, Edward G. Ed. M'Pberson Alternates, Hei-tib. 20. John B. Liun, J. H. Murray. Alternates, H. Y. Harvey, J. II. Hagerty. 21. D. S. Atkinson, J. IJ. Doniey. Alternates. C. W. Baker, Wm. Parshall. 22 C. D. Magee, W. II. Hampton. Alternates, C. W. Bachelor, J. A. M'Devitt. 23. II. W. Oliver, jr., J. A. Cham bers. Alternates, Walton Woolsey, Hugh M'Neill. 24. M. S. Quay, W. S Moore. Alternates, F. S. Reeder, John W. Donan. nrorj TrnltT. Alternates. E. I Davis. J03. Hen derson. 26. L. G. Linn, H. C. Bios. Alternates, C. A. Sullivan, George S. Mullen. 27. Thomas M. Walker, S. II. Osman. Alternates, W. S. Browu, E. W. Smiley. Following i3 a list of electors agreed on by' the convention tbe same aj submitted by the committee of nine: ELECTORS AT LAB'-iE. Benjamin H. Brewster, Philadel pbia. John W. Chalfant, Allegheny. ELECTORS. 1 2 3 John Welsh, Philadelphia. Henry Diestun, Philadelphia. Christian J. Hoffman, Phila delphia. Charles Thompson Jones, Phil adelphia. Edwin A. Filler, Philadelphia. Benjamin Smith, Bucks. ' j. W. Bernard, Chester. ' Jocob Knabb, Jitrks. John B. Warfel, Lancaster. Dr Joseph 1 homas, Bucks. Ario Pardee, Jiuzertie. Dewis Pugbe, Luzernp. 6 C 7 3 9 10 11 12 13 n lb 1G 17 Edward 8. Sillimau, Scbujl kill. William Calder, Dauphin. Mijes L. Tracy, Wayue. 8. W. Starkweather, Incoming. Daniel J. Morrell, Cambriti 18 Jeremiah Lyons, Juuiata. IP William Hay, York- 20 il 22 23 24 '25 wiii'.ara L'a(.7?rou, Uui n J. B. Donley, Fa'ycitb, Daniel O'Neil,' Pittsburg. WJJliam N'eeb, Allegheny. Andrew B. Berber, Allegheny. Samuel M. Jackson, AriaetFoair. 25 27 James Westerman, Mercer. W. W. TVilber, Warren. The committee on resolutions (Sen ator Strang chairman) pre.-ent.ed the, following repprt, wbU'h was adopted: Rcwlced, Tbat ve btrtby reaffirm , the platform adopted by the repubii can state coorenuon at i.ancaster la 1875, and, in view of rceeu; advents at Washington, we emphatically en dorse tbat part of it wbicb demands ''honest men in office-men with braius etioUgh to know dishonesty when theyiee it, and "courfcpe enough to fight 11 whenever they xnd it The republican party is committed by its origin, its trjdiiious, its history and Us duties to an intrepid and bun est administration of public affairs. and wnerever ia national, state or muuicipal life -maladministration has existed, or does exist, we de mand that it be exposed and correct ed, and tbe guilty ttuuisbed. and to this end we pledge the full measure of unr support as citizens aod as vo ters. fteolvfd, Tbat we look to the Cin cinqatu Couvjuotion to give us caadi dates for Presideut and Vice Presi dent who are obove suspiciou, aqd ip whose persoual iutegrity tbe nation can most surely trust; end tiiat we also look to our friends throughout tbe state to make sure tbat, iu pre senting candidates for congres and J,be legislature, tbey select those ouly who are known to be honest, capable aod faithful tb'theconsotutiGo. Jteaolotd, That tbe republicans ; J I eunsylvaaia, baviug f hiug u tbeir past history w hich they wi.-h to blot out or to apologize for, or ivould bave the natiou forget, arraign, the'defii lead-ire iu congres-, and their abeitors'lo the preferenca shown to the deadly' principle; 1 pud for the subserviency ehoWn the de fiant leaders of the late confederacy now dominating them; for their re moval from office of Union soldiers aud appoiotment of confederate sol diers; for the repeated indications of purpose, only controlled by fear, to open the treasure oi tbe nation to alarming and unjust pecuniary de mauds lro;n their persistent nffort to force amnesty upon men tto proud or anrcpentant to ask it, or too guilty to deserve it; and for the combinedreck Icssncss and cowardice of their course on financial questions a reckless ness which mischievously holds out a threat to overthrow eliding laws, auu a cowatuicc w iutaji.iiT originate a substitute for tbem all which expose tbe democratic party as without a national instinct, or bd unsectional impulse, ran affirmative policy, and as unfit to be trusted by tbe couniry wbicb, when last under tbeir control, ihey madly hurried in to the vortex of civil war. Jlesolved, That recent events in tbe late slave atates clearly expose on the part of the democratic party to seize tbem all. and wield tbem, as a unit, ia the next Presidential election; tbat to this end brutal aud bloody conspiracies have been made to coerce voters, and base egislative conspira cies are at this moment in operation iu order that an unprincipled and fraudulent majority may deprive properly choseu officers of their legal rights; and as against theso outrages we take an appeal to the people of tbe uation. Lenohrd tbat the common safety demands that our public schools shall not only be free to all, but shall be preserved from all special or partial I'ai.trm All suieuJUL it un iuc school fund, lor any purpose what ever, or to divert any portion of into anv channel not under popular cou trol, is to be frowned upou aud resist ed with unyielding firmness. The recent defeat ia tbo democratic legis ture of Maryland of a constitutional amendment to secure tbe common school fund of tbat state against di vision, reveals at once a grave dan ger aud its source, and with other like facts makes plain the duty of con gress to submit such an amendment to tbe constitution of the United States as, when adopted, will effectu ally defend the common school sys tem from all enemies, open or cover;. Jiesolced, That tbe attempt of the democratic house of representatives at Washington, iu the face of the de pressed condition of American indus try, to inflict upon tbo nation a free trade tariff is an insult to the the in telligenca of the people, and an evi dence of the inability of the demo cratic party to meet tbe present wants of the country. Tbe remedy for our suffering industries is in a bibber, not a lower tariff. jletolved, Tbat tbe neglect of the public business of tbe state by the present majority in the lower branch of the legislature, and tbe plainly ap parent purpose of that majority to needlessly prolong the session with the sole object of thereby increasing their pay, is worthy of tbe strongest censure," and must, if persisted in, awaken the jutt indignation of an oufaged people. licxolced, That the uniform policy of the republican party of Pennsyl vania, in keeping djwn the burden of taxation while steadily reducing the public debt, should be persistently maintained. When the debt is wiped out, tbe public expenditures should bo conGncd to the civil expenses of the state government, the support of her public schools, and the efficiency of ber reformatory and penal institu tions. - JlClSOlced, Ttiat the rrcommt-irtla- tion of Governor Hartranft of a uni form system of muuicipal govern ment throughout the state, and of the adoption of effective measures to pre vent a further increase of municipal indebtedness, is worthy of all com mendation, and should b9 put into practical operation at as early a day as possible. Mr. Brcssler, of York, offered a resolution in favor of a high protec tive tariff as a means of restoring orosuerity to tbe country, wbicb was roierred to the committee ou" res olutions. " s '. ' A resolution was adopted returu ing tbe thanks of the convention to Chairman Hoyt for his couduct of the campaign last fall also Ui A- Wil son Norris, secretary of the slate committee. The Hartranft resolution, ujjreed on by the caucus, waa also adopted. After the appointment of a state central committee the convention dismally adjourned. Wftm ana Howl. '- ' - - Boston, March 28. It is now sup posed tbat tbe destruction caused by the freshets in Worcester county will amount to 50O,0QO, whjle there is reason to believe that three lives have been lost, two in Clinton aud one ip Webster. A portion of Blackstope was flooded, while at Waterford cel lars were flooded and a general stam pede took place, lest worse harm should come. AtFiskdale tLe Cedar Pond dam gave way and tbe water swept oli a bridge on tbe highway there, cotnug off communication with Soutbbridge. At Rutland a reservou at Mr. B. MouUdn's mill broke through Sun day afternoon, tho water do'ng much damage iu the lowlands below.' In Alilbury the damage to Captain Simp son's property U estimated at 5,090. Work at his mill is suspended o cou scnencc. There was a panic at Socthbridge ou hearing that Cedar dam Lad given way, and the mill owners made baste to strengthen their dams. Much damage was averted, by tfce timely qews received. Several bridged were carried away in biurbndge. At t'x biide the roads all over tbe town are badly washed, and the total dam age cannot fall short of $5,000. Jbe dam at Tylers mill, in W est Br BrooLGelJ, gave way aud a large ter ritory was flooded. 'At Vebri'ercoi;- ritory siderable damage was done: While ;vo mpn in a boat were endeavcriug to remove the Uasb-boarUs of the dam at P. Slater & Sons' miiis the bat -was upset aud one of them, Fred. Andres, was carried down the rapids and drowned. His body was subsequently recovered- Ife waa 23 years of age, and leaves a wife. St. Louis, Mo., March 23. After continuous rain all yesterday, the heaviest snow storm of tbe seasou iet in about 10 0 cli ck last night. aud on to the prt cent hour (11 o'clock ra.) torn) ten icties of snow have fal e.i. 1 he sir eels are - iu a horribly lustiy condition, and s reet railroad and other travel is much iu1r4.-tipd.-T Tbe temperature is mild. Chicago, March 23. Early this morning a drizzling snow storm set in which up to this hour (2 o clock p. m.j baspoQtjnued without abatement. It comes Q'neci.'y from the east. Tbe snow cjnfts are very deep in some places, aud tbo tjtrtf t cars have tem porarily stopped. Probably about six inches of snow: have fallen al ready. , ' ' ' V .. ' ;. . " The" cap? slor.i which prevailed here ! from ' early thin morning until this evening was the severest of the I err, reason. The sturui ex.eaded over parU of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa aud Missouri, but was especially vio lent io Illinois, where snow ia report ed to bf in some caM-s two feet deep and badly drifted. Philadelphia, March 28 The bea vy i id sioriu ti-iiigbi blew down the new depot of the Twelfth and Sis' eutb streets Passenger Railway Cohipany, which covered nearly a square of ground at Twelfth street and Susquehanna avenue. Tbe build ing was uuderroof, and the Company expected occupy ;i iu about ten davs. Tbe accident cau?es a heavy loss. Tolepo, March 23 Tbe worst suow siurm f tbe season, with a fu ri.ius northeasterly gale, cotumeue ed early this morning, aud at one o'clock tbis afternoon was still pre vailing, with 00 signs of abatement. Six inches of suow bave fallen, and it drift badly. ' Memphis, M.'cb 23. Tbe water ibis evening is w it bia two inches of the danger line, and scant two feet below extreme high witer. Indianapolis, March 23. A se vere snow storm prevailed uonh aod west last nitfbt, aud to-day a collis ion occurred on the Vaudalia road. The engines aod twelve cars wero badly damaged. Somriera oninwn. . Memphis, Tenn., April 1 On Thursday moruiug tbe store of Htrsh Brothers, at Somerville, Tenn., was broken opeu by a party of disguised men, fifteen in number, who alter beating the two young Hirshs, tied I ropes around their necks aud dragged them throug the streets for some time, nud finally released them, after telling tbem should they remain there another uighl tbey would be killed. Waeu ihu brothers returned 10 their store they found thov had becu rob bed of uiueteeu hundred dollars. The citizens of Somervilie. on bear ing of tbe outrage, held a meeting and organized committees to protect the HirVbs and to ferret out the par ties eugnged ia the outrage. Vari ous rumors are afloat as to the cause of these proceedings, but tbe Hirshs say they kuow several of tbe party, aud it is hoped they will be arrested aud puuisbed. It is ouly by strong assurances from the citizens of pro tection tuat tbe Hirshs were induced to stay iu the place. The citizens of Somervilie held another meeting to-day and passed resolutions requesting Gov. Parker to offer a suitable reward for the ar rest of the maskers. Horrible Denlh. Louisville, March 23. Mary Pvle, the wife of Juo. Pyle, aa engi neer on the Ohio river tug Magnolia, met with a horrible death. She was subject to epileptic Sis, and while suf fering from one of these set fire to her clothes. A neighbor discovered her iu dimes, but was unable to gain admittance to ber room until too late, she falling dead as he entered. The entire part of her body from the small of the back to the shoulder blade was apparently roasted to a depth of two inches. The skin of her neck and throat was cooked dry and rolled up into little scrolls, wh'le the lips, eyes and nose were so burned and charred as to ba unrecognizable. Her hair had caught from the dimes arising from ber garment?, and bad laterally burned off. Her breast and the front portions of her body were burned un til they presented a browned or bak ed appearance, and the flesh upon hor trou mail lower limbs appeared in some places to be cooked to tbe bone. Kjtpren Ofltee Rofcbrti. Cleveland, April 1. A ppecial dispatch from Alroq says the office of the United States Express Com pany was robbed last night. Tbe express messeneer and clerk sleep up stairs over ' the office. An inside stairway leads to the bed room. The parties weut to bed at 11 o'clock last nigbt, and before retiring placed an iron bar across tbe doer. This morn ing lbs clerk found that tbe key of tbe safe pad been U;en Jroiu (lis pock et during tbe night. He hurried be low, where tbe safe was found open with tba ej ip the door. The rob bers had parried off 12,000 in past) and several sealed bags of money. The io, if js thought, will amount to$25,Ol0. Deatla to a Know Mtornt. St Louis, Mo., March 30. Spe cial dispatches from Kansas City state that during tbe snow storm last Monday night Mrs. George Uolton and two littfe children living1 near Waraega, Kansas, on tbe line of tbe Kansas pacific railroad, started to go to a neighbor's house, paly a quarter of a mile distant. Darkness coming 00 and the storm beating them s fu riously tbey became bewildered and wandered about the prairie until ex hausted. They were found yester day, fro7.en to death, not tAecry rods from tbe house they were ia srurch AYoanc Lady aud Utile Dor Killed Cleveland, O., March 30. The Leader' Meadvillc, Pi., special says a terrible accident occured at vugar I ..W -W ...A :n .t f. .f. ajuar, uchi .ticauv me, iui.f afieruooo. A man named II. Ferry bad a double barrel shotgQO loaded with bnckshot riding on a horse. While dismount- in? the gun was accidentally dis charged, its contents strikinga young laijy nameu Veqtwortb 10 the heart nd her cousin, a little boy aged sig, who were looking ogt of the win dow, killing b'ih of bem instant'y .11 ij l aj. aarr Tbe Impracliuenl Ifaacra. Washington. March 31. rA Dem ocratic caucus was held to-nigbt, con tinuing until 1 1:30. for tbe purpose of electing managers to couduct tbe im peachment trial of ex Secretary Bel knap before the Spocie. The foil 'W ing named gentlemen- were' chosen by ballot: Messrs. Lord, of New York, McMabon, of Ohio, Knott, of "Ken tucky, Lyndeof tyL-sotjri, and Jeocks 'f ; pe nusylvania. Democrats; and 'k-rlvr, tt Jew York, and Hoar, of llassatbuselts, Republicans. X .. . ,l Ifeller EmBlola, Haruisburo, Pa., March 31 Tbis uiormug au eugine up tbe mountain, on tbe ivrone ana Lleartieia nail- rad, biey un utar Grand Ridge. Three meB, named 'Miller, Jjaraptelj, and Shannon,' were killed," and an other, tiumed Harvey Waters, go badly injured thifl he cannot reuoirec. -4IJ of these men were married, and were employees of the road. Ilrallh Prealdrnt Uraal. V5TAiiVi;TPM. April 2 President Grant.' although not confined to lied, keeps his roou, receiving po yisitor. Some of his Intimate friends eay his sickness ia owing to a return of- peri odical neuralgia.- The Rev. Dr ewrian to-day prayed for his recev- A RESERVOIR DISASTER, 700,000,000 Gallons off Water Great ItestnictlQii lj tki Sweepini Houses, Mills and Barns Wrecked. Woecester, March 30, 187G. BREAKlrO or THE DAM. At 6:30 this evening tbe reservoir dam gave way with a great crash. The spileing crumbled, letting off 160, 000,000 gallons of water stored be hind. Tbe water rushed down the ravine with a terrible roar, in a solid mass twenty feet biirb. First iu tbe line of the sweeping flood was tbe j stone waste gate house. When tbe 1 flood struck this, it tottered. Then tbe keystone ot tbe arch dropped out. A corner of the building next gave way, followed by a wooden roof, which wasswept onward, until drawu into a whirlpool, when it was crush ed to match wood, aud thrown into the air. The gate house was tipped over bodily, aud not evaeo astoue of it remained. Down through a nar row raviue, a hundred feel wide and one mile long, the flood swept on. The sides were fairly dug out Heau in an instaut. for fifty feel, uutil the edge of the bauk was almost perpen dicular. Through the pine woods, on tbe side of tbe ravine, the water tore. The largest trees were twisted around like straws, pulled up by tbe roow, anu carriea . ouwaru. me flood tore out every thing in tbe ra vine, and rustied onward towards tbe highway below. A larj;e barn was taken up bodily, aud carried about fifty feet, wbeu it struck a tree aud was bioken into pieces. Tbe next was G. W. Olneys dwell ing house, one of tbo finest in tbe valley. Tbe rushing mass struck this broadside, and completely clean ed out tbe rear and front walls. I be ends stood, and, strange to say, sup ported the roof, under which tbe wat er poured in a Solid stream twenty feet high and thirty wide. When the dam first broke, tbe gap was only about twenty feet in width. This increased the rapidity after tbe water bad once gained passage through it, and continued to increase until nearly the entire wall, was eigh ty feet n width, bad been destruytd. Tbe ravine, being narrow, however, held tbe water back, and tbe water continued to rush for three hours be fore the reservoir was exhausted, and the worst of tbe danger at Cherry Valley, the first village encountered, was over. A small cottage house stootl ou the opposite side of the road from Mr. Oluey's. Thi was taken up whole, whirled around on the surface like a top for a time, and then down into tbe water. Three or four other small houses were taken up and borne along until they era-b ed together and sank out of sight. The waters lrom tbe reservoir now reached Kettle Brook, aud a vast amount of water swept across a pood, struck a line beyond, and was turned down towards Cherry Valley, James- vule, Leesvtile, atoneville, and .Ntw Worcester J. A. . Smith & Co's woolen mill stood at tbe head of this pond. In front of it was a dam wbicb had withstood a severe test but crum bled under " the immense pressure brought upon it j it gave way, and tbc-wtefsftf the poind' were' added to the already uncontrollable mass. The mill, a substantial brick struct ure, was pext struck, and crumbled until tbree-four.bs of tbe building was in ruins, and sweeping through standing. A short distance the- water what was was left below was the Bottomly Mill, operated by A. Smith. This was a wooden struct 0T5, a'"t (my feet square, and stood oeiow a uam wpicn nticj tbe paters of a pond above. W hen the water trnck this it gave wsv. and the wat. ers pf the pond served to still further inpreasp tpe vast amount wbicb waa already svveepiqg destruction befora it, I bo mill waa uext struck and lifted bodily to the top of the rush- lag water- Ou it was swept at a ter rific rate, WHIRLING AND TURNIN'ti iu all directions until it struck Ash worta St, Jones' mill. This was the best mill on the stream' end 'one of the best in tbe country. It was a substantial brick structure, four sto nes bigh, with an L for a boiler bouse. The Bottomly mill struck ibis L with terrific force, knocking it to pieces. Tbe Bottomly was as completely de molished by tbe shock as though it had been blown up with dualio, and nothing aure was seen which could be recognized ns the mill st-nding but a moment before. The boiler bouse of Asb worth fe Joues' mill was ruined in an iosuai, ana one cud of tbe main structure rraa swept away. Tbe boiler was taken up aud carried along as though it was a shingle ia a tii fetrsarr;. Soon an explo-ion was 'beard above tiio 'rour of the flood, and a stream of ' water was thrown several feet above the surface of the ctjrrent. Another ex plosion followed, and another until five had occu-red, and the boiler was blown to pieces. Mr. Jones also lt.st a jarge barn, which was crushed bke aa eggshell. AtStoneyille the dam gave war, and tbe course of the f jud was through i narrow valley, and the BOA II Or TOE Rl'SUIXCl W ATER was distinctly beard for a mile. Tbe flood next passed over a dam and tbe Boston t Albany Railroad justabovefwjll racb $125,000. The total In the Jamesville depot. Spectators who were standing near tbe depot leet hih bat th water wa inirty when it approacned the track. Wfth one tremendous crash tbe railroad embankment gave way, opening a gap pf four or five huudred feet ioug, and twenty feet deep, "pbe coal sheds were carried away! but the passeu- gif and freight dppot were left stand ing. Just before the water mouutain atruck tba railroad embankment at Jauiesville, a section of tbe strenm forced its way on to the line of tbe road, and passing on both sides of the d-pot rushing ten feet high down the track, currjtug aeva.-nuliou Le- fore it. ' Tbe gradt being quite 'steep at tb's point, a new impetus was civ et) fq the water, and iu td course it lifted rails aad ties bodily from the road bed and turned tbem topsy tur- vy. ror more than a mile it rushed headlong, aod at last, just before reaching the stone arch bridge at Curtis' pond, it . BOBEP A HOLB JSiO Tap ItOAD Ei and made a gap about eighty fyot, long and fo'ty-nve to arty reet deep. ) .The water then roona ,iu .way .into Curtis' pond.'" The devastation at this point will be as costly . as any aloisg the route The two long and jderpjrapjj require much time aod great ex peos to repair. A mile of ; rai' aud ti,.., mTi pjjd np in -vry c-",e,-'ble hL, aud tbe road bed under tbe n..rlh ,r(:S in a ashed . ut . iu place three or fur feet ieep. The brunch railroid track was taken ' up bodily and earned .ver . n ibe main rvad Trees, stumua at.d shail- j ties were also thrown down and wash ed away. The flood reached Lees- ! ville abont two hours after tbe dam j broke, and struck a satinet mill, own edby Albeit Curtis.wiib terrific force. It gave way aud crumbled into ru ins, aod tbe data was carried away. Three hours after tbe dam broke out tbe effect was felt ar WurcesU r. The course of the stream from the reser voir through tbe other vi!U,(es is nine miles, showing that the water advaoced at tbe rate of three ruiles au hour. The Erst mile, however, was made in tbree minutes. The Chicago Wltlahey Trial. Chicago. March 31. On the opeu iug of the Uuited Staies District Cfurt this nioruiug tbe jury in. the Poh'mau & Rush case came into court tiib a verdict Gudiug tl,e le fetlauts guilty of the first four counts. Tbe.-e counts charge: First, that the defendants beiug distillers distilled 100.000 gallous of spirit.- subject to tax with intent to defraud the Cuited Sutesoutof the tax thereon ; second aud tbird, tbat tho defendants car ried on a distilling business and re moved spirits subject M tax, and on which Ux bad not been paid, to oth er warehouses ban provided by law; f.iurib, tbat ihey engaged in an un lawful conspiracy to put 00 the mar ket 50 000 proof gallons of distilled spirits subject to tax without paying tax, thereby defrauding the Uuited States of tbe tax thereon. The iue and imprisonment 00 these four couuts, if aggregated, would be in tbe minimum $2 400 fine, oue year's imprisonment, aud a Que equal twice tbe amount of the tax. Uuder the second and third counts the max imum would be $25,000 Sne aud ten years imprisonment. Mr. Storrs en tered a motion for a new trial Bail was fixed at $15,000 each. A l.ocoinoll Blowa 'p. Yesterday afternoon a terrible acci dent took place on the Pan Handle Railroad, near Hollidavshurg, a little town about twelve miles east of Steu benyille, which resulted in tbe de struction of an eugine aitd tbe loss of four lives. At tbe time named a freight train due east was standing 00 the siding awaiting the arrival of a train going wet. Tbe engineerf nad fireman were in tbe cabin con ver sing with two brakt-meo stationed near by when tbe boiler of the engine was blo.vn up miikiog a terrible uoise. The men were all instantly killed, the bodies of some of them being fearfully mutilated. Tbe forceof tbe steam was so great that the steam cylinders h ere torn into atoms, and the appearance f tbe victims of the disaster was sickening to look upon. We were unable to obtain any of the names of the killed. Tbe cause ot tbe explosion is said to bave been a lack of sufficient water iu tbe boiler of tbe engine. The report was so loud that it was beard for miles away ard brought a great many of tbe residents from tbe surrounding country to the station to learn the cause of the ter riffic noise. Pittsburg Dispatch. Kfitice Koboed la tyit Galveston, March 23. A special to tbe Galvestoa Xevs from San Mar cos, Texas, dated to-day. says: Tbe Austin stage was robbed in San Mar cos Bottom, about three miles from totvs, jtmioriny erscing. by two ma-lrd mea. ' the tobboru attacked tbe stage about four o'clock and com pelled the driver to quit tbe road and drive iato tbe woods, where tbe pas sengcri, eight in number, were made to give uu their money and watches. After roboiu tbe passengers the rob bers proceeded to ri So tbe mail. Tbey permitted one passenger to re tain bis watch because be claimed it was a family relic. For some dis tance this side, ou the road, slips of white cloth wer"tied to the bushes', indicating that it might have been a sigual to ibe robbers on the stage! The robbers took two of the stage horses, ctt tho telegraoh wire, rud left t The Late Railroad DUxotrr la I'raac New York. March 29. A London letter speaking of the terrible railroad calamity at 111, France, caused by tbe breaking of a bridge, owing to the heavy rain storm."-, says: "The car riages fell on top of each other and immediately disappeared in the river, where tbey wtre broken up by tba strength of the stream. Those of the travelers who were not killed by the fall wore unable to escape from tbe wagons iu which tbey were imprison. ed, and tbey were carried down the river until they were dasbed to pieces against tLe rocks or slowly drowned. Over tbtrty bodies bave already been recovered, but this, unfortunately, does cot represent aII the victims of tie accident, . TheTorrh in fVeaC TtrfclBla. piiftMpbYr, W. Va , April 2 4 very'destructive Cre' occurred" herd this nioruiug. "Twenty-tw. buildings were entirely destroyed. Many oth er were fer7 much jnjarpd. - Thp" fire was undoubtedly the work of a if incendiary. The entire business block from Bridge street to Jefferson street, on the nor'h side of Main street, and ejery budding but lyq uu the north side, were burued ; albif a ourpber qt buildings along Bridge strett. " 5 A number of other buildioga were damaged to the exteot of three r tour thousand dollars The loss surance will amount to $29,800. Thirteen families are rendered boautlts. 'roe disaster will pro'ti a teriible' shock to this community 1 ilerrlfcl Harder. 53: 9 Boston, March 23. A horrible do mestic tragedy occurred here tbi9 mop oing. Joseph Hall, a hatter residing at Xo. 40 Carver street, with his wire, bo left him sopie ten dajs ag on sih count of bis drunken habits, but soot after leturned, was discovered this morning lying beside her dead body with bis throat cut.. Tbe woman bad been Leaun to death with a heavy wash b.w! and pitcher. Haft was ta ken to the' t)ospital aqd trill dip. " "-- ' - '-x . -m Y(tmal Rrppbllraa fayatla. Ruhxisuto March 2'3. The Re. puhlican State Convention to choose delegates to the National Convention convened here te-day. Hon. Russell S. Tafe was elected president. After addresses by the Diesiueel and h. f. Poland the following delegates i large were chosen: L. r. riana, Colonel G. Neasy, George Howe and George U. Bigelow. The delegation waa uninstructed. 1 .-
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