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3 VOLUME I. RED HOT. The Old Bay StaCi Rocked to Its Very Foundation. THE FOLLOWERS OF GEN. BUTLER Secure Control of the Democratic Or ganization and Run the Machine. SCENES OF WILD CONFUSION, In the Midst of Which Butler is Nom inated for Governor. THE DEM. CENTRAL COMMITTEE Denounce the Convention's Work, and Call a New Convention in Faneuil Hall. DEMOCRATS OF CONNECTICUT. A Full Tick* 1 Nominated and Winning Plat form Adopted. GENERAL POLITICAL POINTS. IJ. S. Senator-Elect from OregonCon gressional Nominations. SPECULATIVE. WORCESTER, Ma^B., Sept. 17.There is a very large gatlieung ot delegates to the Democratic State convention here to-day. Butler's friendB aie hire in laige numbers, hut arc meeting with most dettrmintd opposition, and show signs ot we, lcrie-s bcLorc the convention meets. It the Butler links are broken, Charles Theo doic HuHsrll will be nominated. The State Cmtral committee is deciding the eases wheie there are contesting delegations against the Iiuthr men, and theHe proceedings are de nounced by the general's friends. BUriiRK MEN IN POSSESSION. At about 8 o'clock the Butler men, having possession or. the hall, placed D. Powers, of Spiingfii-ld, in the chan and proceeded to bus iness. Attei a long wiangle Mayor Pratt took the floor and said that persons then in the hall mi dit remain but that no others should be ad mitted. A resolution thanking the major for his decided ground was then unanimously passed amid gicafc enthusiasm. A recess was then tuken Loi filteen minutes. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS. At 11 10 David Powers, of Springfield, took the floor and requested the delegates to nomi nate a chairman. Mr McDevitt, Butlei's sec letary, made a motion that a committee be nominated see that only delegates bearing credentials be admitted to the hall. Carried. The committee was appointed and retired, and betore they letiuned a lush was made for the ball. One outsidei toiced the door and waserty closely followed bj a mob. The doors were then closed by the police. At this juncture Major McCafferty entered the hall and was received with cheers. CEN1RAL rOMMIXTEE PROTEST. Hon. Edward Avery stepped upon the plat form and said. "By request of the Democratic State central committee I am here to an nounce" Oat calls and hisses followed each othtr in rapid succession, Avei maintaining his position noon the plattorui.J A delegate moved that Avery be requested to leave the plat torm. The chairman decided that Aveiy must lenve the platform, which here fused to do. Ihe chairman then decided no motion in ordei till the committee on creden tials reported Major McCafferty jumped to his feet and said Avery was ambitious for the honors of a mai tyi. "lie wanted to go out to the blue bloods and lntoim them he had served themhe had done then bidding. He wanted to go out and inform the rrn who called the members of the convention communists that he had periormed that duty. He was anxious to relieve his bow els, and should be allowed to do BO. "I am authon/ed," -ai Avery, commencing to sp" ik, when it calls awl hisses again inter rupted the speaker, who was obliged to cease speaking. Excited delegates requested Avery to look in a glass and see if he knew himself. (Laugh- ter.) McCafferty again tried to speak, urging the convention to listen to what Avery had to say. The excitement at this point beggars des cription. Dt legates were brandishing canes, etc. Finally Avery got the platform and declared the convention adjourned until Wednesday, the 25th of September. Intense excitement followed, amid which Avery retired from the hall. J. B. Reilley begged the convention to hear Avery, no matter what he had to say, but Avery bad left the stage and gone out of the hall. INFOBMINO OUTSIDERS. A delegate moved that a committee of two be appointed to go outside and inform the tiowd at the doois that the committee of cre dentials would examine the credentials of dele gates and admit those who had proper author ity to enter. The ehaii appointed Major Mc Caffertv and Mr. Lower. A motion was next made that the galleries of the hall be opened to the public. After Bome discussion it was earned and the galleries were immediately filled with an excited crowd. TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Chailes H. Straus read the regular call issued by the State Central committee and was loudly cheered. Mujor McCafferty was then unanimously elected temporary chairman, and on motion, appointed the committee on credentials. Dr. Gockntz, of Boston, then arose and de nounced the action of the Democratic commit tee, and said it could not be considered as binding on the Democratic party. Iu reply the ch.ur ruled that the action of the commit tee was not a mattt before the convention. Mr. Gockntz then attempted to speak, but was ruled out of oidei. A motion to adjourn was then made and voted down amid great confusion. A motion prevailed that during the recess the delegates irom the several Senatorial districts assemble and select members of the State Cen tral committee for the coming year. CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Mr. Mellen made a motion that the repre sentatives of the different Senatorial districts constitute the entire State central committee of the paity in the future. Unanimously adopted. Mr. Clark, of Pittsfield, called attention to the rule adopted two years ago, and said that under that rule, now in existence, the members of the present State central committer wuld hold office until Jan. 1. He therefore moved that the authority by which that committee was to rernam till Jan. 1 be rescinded and their places declared vacant. The motion was unani mously adopted. I PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. The committee on credentials having made their report of delegates entitled to seats in the convention, Hon. R. J. Spofford was elected permanent chairman. In his speech Mr. Spofford alluded to the wants of the laboring class and denounced the bondholders and banking monopolies. He was heartily applauded. JSUTLER NOMINATED. At the conclusion of Spofford's speech John L. Rice, of Spiingfield, nominated Gen. Butler for Governor. (Three cheers and great excite ment, the delegates all rising.) Mr. Cook, of Boston, seconded the nomination, which was received with enrhusiasm. Ar tins point, amid intense excitement, John C. Gal van took the floor and denounced the ac tion of the committee, being repeatedly greeted by hisses and groans and cries of "Put him out." The speaker asked how in the name of God any Democrat could nominate Butler as a Democratic nominee. For fifteen years he has opposed every Democratic principle. When the speaker said it was proposed to fu him in the field as the Presidential candidate there were cries of "Yes! Yes!" and three groans were given for the Bpeaker at the conclusion of his Bpeech. A committee on resolutions was appointed, consisting of a delegate from each Congres sional district. Mr. Cook said it would take some time for the committee on resolutions to make resolu tions to suit the convention and moved a recess, which was taken till 2 PM. THE PLATFORM. Upon reassembling the convention on reso olutions reported as follows: The Democrats of the commonwealth of Massachusetts by their duly appointed dele gates in convention assembled, hereby reaffirm and reiterate their adherence to the time-hon ored principlee of Democracy enunciated and acted upon by Jefferson, Madison and Jackson, and pledge their best exertions to make them effective in the guidance of the government of the nation, so that all people of all States may be maintained in their rights, subordinated only to the rights and powers of the federal government as defined and limited by t^e con stitution framed by onr fathers, and the amendments thereto which subsequent experi ence has found necessary. Jicsolved, That we condemn and will strenu ously try to reform extravagance in State ex penditures, the unnecessary increase of officers, the waste of the public domain, which should not have been given away large portions as endowments to aid individuals or corporations, but reserved for the use of actual settlers only, so that homes could easily have been obtainable by the industrial classes on the failure of profitable employment in other enterprises whose production is the only source of wealth to the country. Resolved, That with exceeding shame and sor row we have seen a President, elected by the votes of a majority of the people, at an election held in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, set aside and the people deprived of his services in that high office by a series of most astounding forgeries and perjuries, the possibility of the successful existence of which weakens the very foundation of the republic. Our grief has not lessened because this mon strous wrong was done by aid of an unconsti tutional commission, which found it necessary by a party majority to refuse to receive evi dence of potent frauds in the electoral votes in order to consummate the act. We therefore unhesitatingly declare that no man ought to be permitted to hold office who is tainted with fraud and corruption, and if it can be done without rebuke by the people, then, indeed we fear for the perpetuity of republican institu tions. Resolved, That long continuance of one party in power in the nation and especially in the commonwealth, leads to corruption, affording opportunity and temptation for maladminis tration and peculation, and a multiplication of salaried officers, many of them unknown to the constitution, thus removing the responsibility for misgovernment from the officers elected di rectly by votes of the people, and giving in fact the administration of the commonwealth into the hands of officers unconstitutionally appointed by the executive so as to interpose a commission between it and the people for the just accountability of executive officers for extravagance and the accumulation of unproductive prop in the hands ot the State, the puichase and caie of which has been paid for by a bonded debt of many millions purposly plac ed in foreign countries, BO that it might be held as an investment free from taxation, which have so burdened the people with debts, State and municipal, to be paid for by a con stant increase of taxation and exactions upon the people in a time when all enterprises are hindered, when industries in busi ness yield no adequate return and labor gets no just equivalent for its toil, make it of paramount necessity that the ad ministration of State and municipal affairs shall be thoroughly and efficiently reformed. We therefore reproduce the platform for the State government as set forth by the Demo cratic party in its convention in 1875. a more extended reference to which is found in the address of our candidate for Governor to the citizens who asked him to be a candidate, and in which he pledged himself to undertake to reform all such abuses. Resolved, That we deprecate the tendency of legislation, growing year by year, to place im pediments in the way of a free exercise of the rights of suffrage by the poor and laboring men. The Democracy hold the ballot as an in born and inalienable right of free citizens. All legislation, therefore, should tend to give them the full enjoyment of this right. All acts passed to restrict or hinder its exercise, under any pretense whatevei, are unconstitual and void, and should be repealed. By the con stitution of the United States, the fact that a titizen is a man, gives him prima facie evidence to vote, and he should have the right to have his name registered wherever laws require registration. That no law ought to be passed leqmring citizens earning daily bread bv daily toil to spend his time proving his right to vote before any tribunal whatever. On the con trary, whosoever denies that right should be held to make good that denial. Resolved, That wo call upon all citizens of whatever political views to unite with the De mocracy in the election of legislative and exec utive officers who will faithfully carry out these great measures of so much needed re form, but by so doing we do not hold them pledged to any further co-operation with the party, or bound to it save as they recognize in all things the justice and wisdom of their principles. The resolutions were adopted unanimously. THE TICKET. The ticket was completed by the following nominations: Lieutenant GovernorJohn Adams, of North Adams. Secretaiy of StateChas. M. Strauss, of Hingham. Attorney GeneralCaleb Gushing, of New burg. AuditorJ. Boyle O'Reilly, of Boston. TieasurerD. N. Skeehngs, of Winchester. 27e Seizure of the Hall. WORCESTER, Sept. 17.The facts are as fol lows relative to the seizure of Mechanics' hall by the Butlerites: About 5 o'clock this morn ing some 150 Butler delegates, headed by Dr. McSheehy, of Boston, and other ardent Butler men, entered Mechanics' hall and proceeded to elect P. J. Hughes chairman, and declaring their intention to remain until the convention was fully organized. At 5:05 Dr. McSheehy sprang to the platform and nominated Gen. Butler tor Governor and three cheers were given for Butler. Speeches followed by Mc Sheehy and many others. Many of the har angues were very violent. Nearly every dele gate declared he would stay there till forcibly thrown out. Another shouted out, 'He would vote for Butler in spite of the devil or any other man." These remarks were loudly cheered. By 8 the regulars had waked up to the situ ation, and at 9:30 A. M. the mayor of Worches ter an ived with a posse of fifty officials. He appealed to them to disperse, and said if they would go out he would protect all in their rights. A delegate asked him what he meant by protecting them. The mayor intimated that the police of the city Bhould not be used to clear the hall when the convention assem bled. Butler's lieutenant appeared on the scene and asked the mayor if it was true he had posted blue coated policemen in the corridors, and locked doors to prevent ingress and egress. The mayor Baid ''No, anyone could go out who chooses." "Can they come in again?" asked Mr. McDavitt. l,No, this morning between 4 and 6 o'clock by some disorderly persons, who broke down the en trances thereto. At 10:45 they are still in pos session of said hall. I demanded that said persons leave said hall at tke re quest of the State central committee, which they refused to do, and I am of opinion that said hall cannot be cleared except by violence and perhaps bloodshed. Respectfully yours, 0 sir," replied the mayor. "Then," said McDavitt, "We refuse to leave," and this declaration was followed by a passion ate peal of applause. When the State central committee fully real ized that the Butler faction bad control of Me chanics Hall they appointed a committee to see what could be done toward procuring the hall. They waited on Mayor Pratt about 10 o'clock this morning and informed him of the state of affairs. After the mayor wont to the hall he wrote to the committee as follows: "Mechanics hall was taken possession CHARLES B. PRATT, Mayor. On receipt of the above the State central committee unanimously voted to adjourn the convention till Wednesday of next week at Faneuil hall, Boston. This action was ren dered necessary from the fact that Butler's friends have secured all the vacant halls in Worcester, the leaders taking the ground that after the mob proceedings which have taken place here to-day they can go before the people and lead a movement that will crush Butler. The Central Commtttve. WORCESTER, Sept. 17.At the Bay State house, Hon. F. W. Bird addressed a crowd in the vestibule at 1:30, and announced that in asmuch aa a mob had taken possession of Me chanics' hall, and the Worcester mayor, who had authority to remove it, saying that a forc ible attempt might result in riot and blood shed, the speaker gave the decision of the State committee that the Democratic State conven tion be held in Faneuil hall, Boston, the 25th, where a police force would be on hand to pro tect the convention's rights. The announce ment was received with cheers. The crowd then dispersed, and at 11:40 all accredited delegates were admitted to to Me chanics hall. Democratic Committee Address. WORCESTER, Sept. 17.The following address was adopted about noon at the adjourned meeting of the State Democratic central com mittee: To the Democrats of Massachusetts: WHEREAS, A delegate convention of Demo crats of Massachusetts for the nomination of candidates for State officers, was called by the State central committee of the Democratic par ty to be held at Worcester this day and WHEREAS, I is found at the hour of assem blage of said convention that Mechanics hall, ihe hall engaged by the committee for holding such convention, is possession of a mob publicly announcing itself as acting in the in terests of Benj. F. Butler, which entered the hall by stealth and by force, by ladders through the windows and breaking d'wn doors and WHEREAS, The mayor of Worcester informs said committee by letter, a copy of which is hereto appended, that said hall cannot be cleared and placed within the control of Baid committee without force and probably blood shed Now, therefore, the State committee of the Democratic party of Massachusetts, believing that said convention cannot with safety be held this day at Worcester, and declaiing the right ot free and peaceful assemblages of all deliber ative bodies gathered for political purposes is founded on the principle of all democratic ac tion, do hereby declare and proclaim said con vention, called to be held at Worcester, post poned, to meet at Faneuil Hall, Boston, Wed nesday, September 25th, at 11 A. M. The Connecticut Democracy. NEW HAVEN, Sept. 17.The Democratic State convention met in Music Hall this forenoon, eveiy town in the State being represented. Hon. Francis A. Marten was chosen permanent president. The committee on resolutions are in favor of soft money. Senator Eaton and A. E. Burr are not in the convention, and it is reported they left town in disgust when they ascertained the complexion of the committee on resolutions. The old State ticketErkart I. Hubbard for Governor, Francis B. Loomis for lieutenant governor, Dwight Morris for secretary of state, Edwin A. Buck for treasurer, and Chailes C. Hubbard for comptrollerwere nominated by acclamation. The declination of Francis B. Loomis for lieutenant governor was received and the declination accepted, and Hon. CharleR Durand, of Derby, was nominated in his stead by accla mation. The nomination was accepted. TH E PLATFORM. The following is the pldtform adopted: Resolved, That the Democratic party of Con necticut again pledges itself to all the princi ples which it has invariably adopted, and which a majority of the people of this State have repeatedly appiovedthe constitution and Union shall be maintined, with the supre macy of the civil over the military authority the largest individual liberty consistent with public order equality of the rights of all citi zens, local self-government and the limitations of the constitution to be observed by those ad ministering the affairs of the federal govern ment. SecondWe demand that rigid economy shall be observed in every department of the State and federal government, and that the salaries of public officers shall be reduced as the neces sities of the times require. ThhdThat deep seated and continued cor ruptions among federal officeholders and em ployes shall cease, and we demand of Congress that it shall rigidly and persistently pursue in vestigations to uncover fraudulent and illegal practices which deplete the treasury and add to the burdens of the people. FourthWe condemn the monstrous frauds and daring and unrighteous action by which the people of the United States were cheated and deprived of their choice in the Presiden tial electiona bold plot and unparalleled fraud which struck at the heart of the republica plot and fraud which shall not be condoned and shall never be repeated. FifthThat public lands shall be preserved for the benefit of actual settlers, and subsidies of money or lands to corporations and specu lators shall cease forever. SixthThat the conbtitution of the United States recognizes gold and silver as the stand ard money of the Union, and this standard is the most stable basis for the commercial neces sities of the world. The Democratic party of the Union has never failed to recognize and support this essential principle. A great and costly war and Republican financial fraud and corruption brouaht an irredeemable currency under which the prices of every commodity have fluctuated, under which material interests have suffered, labor has been deprived of its just reward, and many busi ness men brought to bankruptcy. But the laws of trade, with a large balance of foreign exchange in favor of this country, have brought us to the doo*1 of redeemable currency and a sound basis for an impro\ ed and prosperous state of affairs, which will place the creditor and debtor of the government on the same financial plane. SeventhThat the resumption act, so-called, was in its inception unwise, uncalled for and not demanded at the time ot enaction by those laws of trade which govern with unerring cer tainty the finances of a country and having confidence in the Senators and Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, we unhesitatingly rely upon their in tegrity and judgment, believing they will he controlled in their action upon the question of resumption by those well known principles which underlie the necessities of commerce and the best interests of the people of this State. EighthWe condemn all repudiation and de mand an honest and just payment of the pub lic debt. We denounce the financial policy of the Republican administration as the direct and shortest way to universal Dankruptcy and total repudiation, and we declare that whatev er currency is issued should be for the benefit of the whole people. NinthWe demand of our Senators and Representatives in Congress earnest efforts to increase our trade with foreign nations by such legislation as will tend to restore our commercial tonnage to its former equality with that ot Great Britain, and place annually in the hands of our ship owners many millions of dollars in gold which now goes to enrich the owners of foreign ships, and thus furnish to the laborer increased employment, reduce pub lic taxes and greatly increase the country's ex- 1t". 1 cnthThat we will thank the Democratic House of Representatives for earnest strug gling against the Republican Senate to reduce public expenditures and lighten taxation. EleventhThat we request the next Legisla ture of this State to carefully consider the laws that have been passed daring the period ST. PAUL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1878. of war and of excessive expenditures, and to modify such portions of them as may be deemed injurious in any degree to public in terests, and we recommend a modification of the trustee process so that the wages of the la boring man with a family, the wages of women and children, may be protected, and that we also favor a reasonable homestead exemption. TwelfthThat harmonious union, the rights of every State respected, a friendly intercourse among the people, and a cessation of hostility are essential to the good name of the republic and the prosperity of the country, and we in vite all voters who favor this healing policy, and who are opposed to the politicians, in or out of Congress, who strive to keep alive ani mosities between different sections of the Union, to act with the Democratic party in the coming election, and to those workingmea whose right to suffrage baa been sustained by that party in the great conflicts when their rights were assailed to all laborers of whom, in every vicissitude in onr country's history, the Democrats have been unflagging advocates and friends, we extend the same cordial affec tion and respect that have distinguished our party from the days of Jefferson to the present time. On the adoption of the platform there was one dissenting vote. Adjourned. New 17. 8. Senator front Oregon SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.A Salem dispatch says this morning the Democratic caucus nominated J. H. Slater for Senator. Later a vote was taken in each house of the legislature resulting in his election. Slater, in an inter view, says he is not in sympathy with the in flationists. He advocates the substitution of legal tenders for national bank notes, and op poses fiat money, and demands the currency shall be on a coin basis. Congressional Nominations, WOODBURY, N. J., Sept. 17.The Republicans of the First district nominated Geo. M. Robin son tor Congress. NEWARK. N. J., Sept. 17.The Nationals of the Sixth distnet nominated Francis C. Bliss for Congress. EUFALA, Ala., Sept. 17.The congressional convention here voted 754 times for a nominee, when Williams, present member, and the other candidates, withdrew their names and Sam Ford was chosen. HARRISBORO, Sept. 17.Ex-Gov. Curtin was nominated for Congress by the Democrats of Centre county to-day, subject to the decision of the distriet conferees. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17 The receipts from the sale of tickets for the concert to-night for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers amounted to $8,250. PEORIA, 111., Sept. 17.Dr. Geo. A. Wilson, of this city, was nominated for Congress to day by acclamation, by the Democrats of this district. Mtscellaneo us. ROCK ISLAND, 111., Sept. 17.Hon. John B. Hawley, assistant secretary of the treasury, made the opening speech of the campaign in behalf of the Republicans this evening, dis cussing the financial question from the. stand point of actual knowledge acquired in the treasury department. He took advanced hard money ground. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. SUICIDE O A BANK PRESIDENT. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.Gustav Matt, pres. ident of the French savings bank, committed suicide this evening in his roe-.j over the bank by shooting himself in the mouth. He left nothing in explanation and no adequate ex cuse is known for his action. The bank was recently investigated by the bank commission ers, who found everything right. The knowl edge that the commissioners were examining affairs canned a run on the bank by small de positors, during which about a quarter of a million was withdrawn, but the flurry was soon over. Deceased's private affairs were pros perous so far as known. Among the papers found on hi6 person was a notification lrom a London and San Francisco bank that his note for $30,000 would fall due to-morrow, but it is not -believed by his friends that has any bear ing on the case. SHOT A DETECTIVE. NEW YORK, Sept. 17.Thos. Allen, a notorious gambler, to-day shot and killed Private Detec tive Edward Malloy, at Allen's gambling house on Broadway. Allen was the first to infoim the authorities of the affair, and claims it was accidental. They were in a room alone together, and Allen was showing Malloy a revolver he had purchased the evening before. SCHOONER RUN DOWN. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.The steamer Ancon, ]ust arrived from Portland, reports that on the morning of the 15th inst., in a thick fog, she landown a schooner about fifteen miles off Umpqua bar. The schooner sanK in a few minutes, but her crew and passengers were saved by the steamer. STICKNEY TO JAIL. FALL RIVER, Sept. 17.-Charles P. Stickney, arraigned to-day in the district court, waived examination and bail was placed at $40,000. His counsel said bail would be offered, and Stickney left in the afternoon for Tauton jail. HATHAWAY PLEADS GUILTY. TAUNTON, Mass., Sept. 17.George T. Hatha away was arraigned to-day. The district at torney said he had proofs of eleven counts for embezzlement, and Hathaway pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred and Hathaway remanded to jail. POWDER MILL EXPLOSION. DUBUQUE, la., Sept. 17.Laflin & Rand's powder mill dry house at Platteville, Wis., blew up yesterday afternoon, the terrific concussion shaking the earth for miles around. A work man was seriously injured. The other mills were badly wrecked. Loss $8,000 to $12,000. No lives lost. AN INSANE MOTHER. CLEVELAND, Sept. 17.A Leader special from Chardon, Ohio, says that Mrs. Charles Morse, of that place, while temporarily insane killed her little daughter, aged 7, and then cut her own throat, both dying a few moments. BURGLARY. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16.John White, aged 49, formerly salesman in the Freedman & Souler jung cutlery establishment, No. 423 Fifth street, was arrested to-day for burglary of that concern while temporarily occupying their of fice as a sleeping room. His operations have extended over a peiiod of a month, and the goods stolen are valned at over $4,000. He con fesses the crime. Losses by Insolvent National Banks. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.The comptroller of currency states that the aggregate capital of 2,400 national banks, organized since the es tablishment of the national bank system,which have become insolvent, was $16,232,600. The aggregate dividend paid creditors of these banks from Nov. 1, 1877, to Sept. 17, 1878, iR $2,614,125. The aggregate dividends paid Bince the organization of the system is $13,- 767.587. Total amount of creditors claims proved, $22,720,802. Total losseR to creditors of all national banks during the last sixteen years upon $500,000,000 of capital and $800.- 000,000 of deposits, is estimated not to exceed $6,500,000, an amount probably not equal to the losses which have fallen upon creditors of savings banks and State banks the past year. Movement of Ocean Steamers. NEW YORK, Sept. 17.Arrived, steamships Abyssinia, lrom Liverpool, Gen. Werder, from Bremen, Schiedam, from Rotterdamv and Can ada, from Havre. LONDON, Sept. 17.The steamships City of Limerick and Devonia, from New York, and Bulgaria, from Boston, arrived out. sssjae^-r Coal Production. NEW YORK, Sept. 17.The board of control of coal producers fix 1,200,000 tons as the coal pro duction for October. The present combination is continued until April next. GEEENBACKEBS. THEIR CONTENTION OF FOURTEEN IN TIME SECOND DISTRICT. All the Leaders Slay at Home While a Knot of Impracticables AssembleAn Objectionable Platform AmendedThe Champion Ass Puts In an Appearance and Blows Hi BazooUnsuccessful At tempt to Secure a CandidateThe Nom inee Declines to Ran and the Convention Adjourns Without Filling the Vacancy Strait's Tactics Thwarted. Specially Reported for the Globe.] NOBTHFIEU), Sept. 17.This was the day for the Nationals or Greenbacks to meet in district convention and ascertain what to do. The crowd came to-day because there was no alter native and they must come while there was a crowd or not at all. Shortly before 12 o'clock the Nationals gather ed in Lockwood's hall. Henry Lindsay, of Faribault, read the call, and S. Reynolds, of Cannon City, was chosen temporary chairman, and C. W. Pye, of Northfield, secretary. Committees on credentials, permanent or ganization and resolutions were appointed, and it was dered that delegates from other locali ties be used to fill vacancies. The committee on resolutions consisted of J. Gore, Morris town F. O. Rice, Northfield Geo. Chamber lain. Dakota H. Lindsay, Faribault John Godfrey, Cannon City. A recess was then taken until 2 p. M. Afternoon Session. It was a peculiar looking crowd that assem bled this afternoon. The majority*rf them looked as if they wanted greenbacks more than anything else, and their subsequent proceed ings demonstrated this to be the case. Previ ous to the calling of the convention to order, C. B. Lowell, of Hastings, appeared to be wrought up to the explosive pitch, and he pro ceeded to bore the audience, which perhaps numbered fifty persons, with his views. He proved himself the champion nuisance by speaking at intervals all the afternoon. The first business of the afternoon was the report of the committee on credentials. I was a unique affair. Mr. Lindsay, of Faribault, appeared on the platform with a couple of scraps of paper in his hand, and said: 'Rice county is full. Dakota is full, and Mr. Hall is here from Le Sueur. We also pro pose to allow those present to vote for localities not represented.'' The immortal fourteen, who it subsequently appeared comprised the convention, adopted the report quick, and Mr. Chamberlain, of Da kota, reported Joseph Gore, of Morristown, Rice county, as permanent chairman, and C. W. Pye as secretary. The report was adopted. THE PLATFORM. F. O. Rice, of Northfield, then presented the platformand such a platform. Rice evident ly wanted gieenbacks or something else bad. His hair was long, his eye wild, his shoulders stooped, (evidently by carrying a weighty brain,) and aside from the blue ribbon ',n his coat lappel, his raiment appeared to have ante dated the original greenback. In order to give his intellect still freer play, he wore no shirt collar and read as follows: WHEREAS, The Republican party has in augurated a financial policy the tendency of which is to create a moneyed aristocracy and reduce the people to a condition of poverty or serfdom, and WHEREAS, The Democratic party, as a party, is pledged to the same ruinous policy, there fore, Resolved, By the delegates of the National Greenback labor party of the Second" Congres sional district of Minnesota, in convention as sembled, that we declare ourselves a party absolutely independent of either of the old parties, and that we adopt the following funda mental plank in our platform: 1. The greenback dollar to be a full legal tender for all debts both public and private and made as absolute in its functions as the gold or silver dollar. 2. All money to be issued by the general government and that in sufficient quantity to pay its bonded indebtedness. 3. The immediate payment of all bonds in the lawful legal tender money of the country. 4. No further isBue of bonds of any State or class. 5. No class legislation. 6. Equal taxation. 7. The repeal of all national bank laws and the retirement of all national bank bills. 8. Honesty and economy in the administra tion of public affairB. Rice had evidently made Mich an impression that his platform was likely to go through without dissent, when Mr. Donnelly arose and stating that while he was not a member of the convention he was a Green backer, and he did not want to see the paity place them selves in the position of repudiation lsts. Bonds had been issued pavable in coin, and it was such resolutions as the third one of the series read which enabled their enemies to accuse them of being rcpudiation ists. He hoped the convention would not adopt the resolutions without change. B. C. Lowell's time evidently hung heavy on his hands, for he straightway proceeded to make an ass of himself for the Rpace of half an hour or more. He talked of everything under the sun, and even the most visionary of the remaining thiiteen wished he had died be fore he was born. A motion to throw him out of the window would have prevailed unani mously. Mr. Smith, of Faribault, followed with a ringing and sensible speech. He denounced anything squinting towards repudiation. They wanted honest money, greenbacks instead of national bank currency, and if they set them selves up as repudiators they would be defeat ed and ought to he. He moved to amend by striking out a portion of the second plank and substituting for the third, making the two read as follows: 2. All money to be issued by the general government. 3. The payment of bonds now outstanding at the earliest practicable moment in exact accordance with the conditions of the original contract upon which they were issued. Pending Mr. Smith's amendment, Lowell made three or four more harangues to the holy horror of Chairman Gorethe father of the Greenback party in Minnesotawho would have given several greenbacks to have shipped the fellow home to Alaska. During one of his multitudinous yawps he drew a memorandum book and read the following resolution, which was presented by some lunatic to Hewitt's Con gressional labor inquiry committee in New York: Resolved, That the government should issne seven thousand million greenbacks and loan them to the States, the States to loan them to the counties, the counties to loan them to the towns, the towns to loan them to the people at two per cent, per annum, taking mortgages on real estate therefor. It is to the credit of the other thirteen that no second was obtained to the resolution, and Mr. Smith's amendment was adopted, with Lowell and two or three others dissenting. The amended platform was then adopted as a whole, and NOMINATIONS WERE I N ORDER. A motion to proceed to an informal ballot for member of congress was made, and prob ably would have carried,but Chairman Gore had a short cut and he put very few motions to the house. When a motion was made he would announce what it was and sit down telling the conven tion to go ahead. That was the way he served the motion for an informal ballot and the con vention proceeded accordingly. Before the vote was taken Mr. P. B. Cook, of Hastings, read a telegram from Ara Barton positively de clining to be a candidate. Mr. Cook said nine tenths of the convention were in favor of Bar ton if he would run. Of course a vote could not be had without a scene from Lowell and he arose and stretching out his arms to their utmost extent, shouted: "Gentlemen, I want to say one word. In the name of Jeans Christ I ask you to cast this ballot without consultation. Let each mam vote without any influence being brought to bear on him." The informal ballot was reported by the tellers as standing. Geo. Chamberlain, of Dakota 9 Ara Barton, of Rice 3 C. B. Lowell, of Dakota 2 Before the tellers gathered the ballots, Low ell, in spite of his appeal in the name of Jesus Christ was observed whimpering to a delegate. It is supposed he obtained a vote in that man ner which added to his own gave him two votes. As night brings out the stars, so this informal ballot brought forth Hobbs. of Faribault, who, evidently disliking Chamberlain, moved a com mittee of five to select a suitable candidate at their leisure. The chair declined to entertain the motion. CHAMBERLAIN DECLINES. Mr. Chamberlain arose and asked to with draw his name. He could not be elected and was not fitted for it if he conId be, and he could not be a candidate. While he was speak ing the chair called for another and formal bal lot and it resulted in Chamberlain receiving twelve votes and Lowell and Stearns one each. Lowell's friend had evidently agreed to cast but one vote for him, and on the formal ballot hiH vote for himself stood alone. Mr. Chamberlain again arose, and with more positiveness again declined, declaring that he could not be a candidate for the place. A. H. Patchen, of Faribault, took occasion to get in a little work on Ara Barton at this point. I had been stated they were in favor of Barton, but he waB joined to his Democratic idols, and they wanted nothing to do with him. He did not believe that there were three men in the convention who would vote for Barton. The immortal fourteen sat in a sort of dazed condition after this episode. Some one asked what they should do for a candidate now that Chamberlain had positively declined. No one respondedeven Lowell did not present his own name. Then some one moved that the chair appoint a committee of one from each county as a dis trict committee. The Chair in his favorite parliamentary way arose, stated the motion, and sat down without putting it, re marking that he didn't know who to appoint. Ignoring the fact that they had no can didate, the chair said ^that business was over and speeches in order. This announcement drove the people out of the hall, and Lowell's silvery voice rang out upon the GLOBE report er's ears as he hurried away from his din. Strait was well represented by strikers, who were urging a nomination, and they were great ly discomfitted by the result. THE PLAGUE. THE HARVEST OF DEATH STILL CUECKElt. UN- Over 00 Deaths and 20 0 New Cases at MemphisThe Kpldeuiic Spreading Into the Country RoundaboutSickening Tales from New Orleans, Holly Springs and Other Foints-The Noble Relief Work Continued With Uniibated Energy. MEMPHIS. MEMPHIS, Sept. 17.Ninety-six deaths are re ported to-day, of which twenty-four were colored. Owing to the difficulties experienced in burying the dead at Elmwood, Superinten dent Phillips being sick, and his assistant, John Dawson, dead, the Howaid association has placed a man in charge of the cemetery. Among the deaths to-day are W. Heath, active Howard, E. C. Marshall, a prominent member of the citizens' relief committee. Vincent Baciglupo, J. W. Barton, Dr. J. E. Penn. Wm. 0 Berst, Jno. Ennis, Mr. Clapp, Mr. Moffett, and Bobb Hammock, teller of the Fourth National bank. Two hundred and five new cases are reported. Among those Jesse W. Page, active Howard, who is in a critical con dition D. Langstaff, president of the Howaad association, is considered out of danger. To Catholic and Irish societies There is not now, nor has there been during the past ten days, any officer on active duty in connec tion with any Irish or Catholic organization, to receive or disburse funds sent for relief, subject to Irish or Catholic, except the Father Matthew's camp, St. Peter's orphan asylum, or Sisters of St. Joseph. All are either dead, stricken down by fever, or fled the city. Father Peordon, the V. G., is dead. Funds to be directed either to Rev. J. Kelly, for the orphan asvlum. Rev. W. W. Walsh, or J. Consadme, of Camp Matthews, or Sister Leoni, for the sick and destitute. Mrs. Mosby died to-day at Ridgeway, of con jestion. The fever is spreading the suburbs, and a large number of deaths are occurring at points several miles from the city. The force of physicians, nurses and visitors is being gradually reduced, and the situation is becom ing more frightful hourly. NEW ORLEANS. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 17.Deaths 62 newat cases 223. of which 122 occurred prior to the 14th. Rev. Dr. Matheas, pastor of the Carrondalet street church, has the yellow fever. A. W. Ferguson, opeiator at Port Eads, is reported very low. J. A.. Shawhan died to-day. The death list the past three days includes 59 children under 7 years. From noon to o'clock thia evening 19 deaths and 148 new cases reported, of which 100 were prior to Septembf 14th. NEW ORLEAM*, Sept. 17.Geo. Deacon, of the firm of Deacon & Co., died to-day. C. H. Smith, telegraph operator, who had been up two weeks, relapsed to-day, and is not expected to recover. Cause, imprudence in eating. C. H. Cottrell has passed the crisis and is expected out of danger. GRENADA. GRENADA, Sept. 17.The death list to-day were Samuel H. Herschberg, of Louisville, who had been employed as a nurse in the hospital here, and Mrs. Joanna Scanton, J. H. Camp bell, Jr., and a resident of Colorado, whose name is not given. There were three new cases reported to-day. Many convalescent are now seen on the streets. Mr. E. A. Belle, of the firm of W. H. Belle, of this city, who was one of the first attacked, and whose life was despaired of by the physicians, is again visible on our thoroughfares. Mr. Ball, the railroad agent, and Mr. Armstead, the express agent, are convalescing rapidly. GALLTPOLI^O. GALLIPOLIS, O., Sept. 17.The yellow fever excitement here has almost passed, there being at present only one case, Mr. Hugh Plymate, three miles below the city, who is pronounced by physicians to be in a critical condition. No new cases since the hteamer Porter left. Quar antine on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers has been removed and boats make their up land ings at our wharf. The school board have de cided to open the public schools again Monday next. CAIRO. CAIRO, 111., Sept. 17.John Crafton, the last of the ill-fated Bulletin employes who took the fever last week, died last night in the hospital. No new cases this morning. No arrivals or de partures. Weather clear and warm. BATON ROUGE. BATON ROUGE, Sept. 17.Deaths, 2, new cases, 35, during the past twenty-four hours ending at 9 A. M. CANTOR. CANTON, Sept. 17.Total number of cases to date, 425 deathB, 68. New cases in the last twenty-four hourB, 20 deaths, 12. There are six or eight more reported dying. Dr. A. Coge, one of our best physicians and bravest workers, is dying. The fever is worse than at any time yet. We are struggling and trusting, looking for better days. (Signed.) ROBERT POWELL, Mayor. ONLY MALARTAT. FEVER. NASHVILLE. Tenn., Sept. 17The statement In a special to the Chicago Times, that a Miss Shidell died of yellow fever, in this city, and two ladies named Simpson in the same house were sick with yellow fever is faliethe pereons referred to had malarial fever. No native case of yellow fever has ever occurred in this city. Only five yellow fever deaths in Nashville to date, all imported from points weit of the Tennesee river, where the fever has prevailed as epidemic. AT INDIANAPOLIS. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 17.C. W. Fergu son, a former resident of this city, but laterly of Memphis, and who came from there a few days ago, died here this morning of yellow fea rer. The premises and clothing were thoroughly fumigated and the remains buried this after noon. VtCKSBUBG. VICKSBUBG, Sept. 17.Weather very warm, clear thermometer 96 degrees. Deaths to-day 22 new cases about 60. Among the deaths are Chas. M. Hosie, clerk in the postofficc. The cold weather of last week caused every one to feel more hopeful, but the warm weather of the past two days has again reduced them to a gloomy state, and a smiling face is seldom seen. All hope for a rain to bring a change in the temperature and probably a killing frost. Bishop Eden is reported convalescent, but very weak. HOLLY 8PRTNG8. HOLLY SPRINGS, Sept. 17.Deaths to-day: Auger Quiggins, Mrs. E. D. Miller, Ben Boyd, Miss Coldstein. Dr. M. F. Fernee, Lotta Angra ham, Miss Webber, P. J. Webber, Mrs. R. Wilson, Lucy Journigen. M. McGowans, Lawson W. A. Glousy, C. Zalo, Dr. J. N. Fenel. NASHVILLE, Sept. 17.Edward Marny, a refugee from Memphis, died of yellow fever at the infirmary to-day. Mrs. Reillege, who came here Saturday night from Memphis, was pros trated with yellow fever last night and taken to the infirmary this afternoon. Relief Work. CHINE8E CONTRIBUTION. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.The Chinese resi dents of this city have collected and will to morrow remit $1,200 for the benefit of the yel low fever sufferers. NORTHERN OHIO FAIR CONTRIBUTION. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 17.Despite the fact that the lute fair of the Northern Ohio associa tion entailed a loss of over $10 000, the man agement had the exhibition open on Sunday, devoting half the receipts to the jellow fever sufferers, which netted said fund over $500. If the money is not needed the amount is to be applied for the relief of the poor the coming winter. SAN FRANCISCO. SAN FnANCisro, 8ept 17.Total subscription to the citizens' relief fund for the yellow fever sufferers thus far is over $31,000, of which $25,000 has been forwarded, and the balance is held waiting orders from New Orleans and Memphis. A telegram is received from Vicks burg declining further aid. Wells, Fargo &, Co., in addition to the above, have forwarded $24,000, and the churches and societies about $13,000. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Sept. 17.Citizens' committeo con tributions, $47 149 various sources, $23,047 total, $70,196. Twenty-six thousand dollars have been appropriated, $8,100 each to Mom phis and New Orleans, $4,600 to Vicksburg, and the rest among various Southern cuius. PORTLAND, OREOON. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.A Portland dispatch says: Thus far the total sum raised in this city in aid of the yellow fever sufferers is $5,579. BENEFIT CONCERT. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.A monster concert in now progressing at the Merchants' Exchange hall, for the benefit of the yellow fever suffer ers. Over 3,000 people are present. A large number of tickets will be sold, and it is be lieved the entertainment will yield about $6,000. FRANCE. PARIS, Sept. 17.The American secretary of state telegraphs Minister Noyes acknowledging the receipt of $6,000, the first installment of the contribution in France for the relief of the yellow fever sufferers the United States. MADISON NEWS. Normal School VisitorsNew Corporations. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] MADISON, Wis., Sept. 17.The following board of visitors foi the Normal schools has been appointed by State Superintendent Whit ford. PlattevilleJ. H. Carpenter, Esq., of Madison Prof. J. M. Geery, of Uipon O. li. Wyman, of Viroqua. OskoshHon. Geo. H. Paul, of Milwaukee President Albert Whitford, of Milton Kennedy Scott, of Rio, Columbia county. River FallsHon. Rockwell J. Flint, of Me nomonie Prof. W.J. L. Nicodemus, of Madi son Geo. Ulrich, Esq., of La Crosse. The attendance of the recent tea hers' insti tutes throughout the State has been very large. Superintendent Whitford has lectured many of the institutes. The commissioner* of public printing will open bids at 12 o'clock noon tu-morrow in the secretary of state's office for furnishing the State with paper for the ensuing ytar. The secretary of etitp to-day it-sued the following. W. H. IT. Howell, J. Alf. Kimber ley, F. C. Shattuck, C. B. Clark and Havillah Babcoek have associated themselves as the Atlas paper company capital stock $250,000. Place of business and location of the mills, Appleton. N. O. Swift, J. O. Fox, and T. L. Swift, as the Eau Claire Brick corrpany. Capital stock, $10,000. Place of business and location of yards, county of Eau Claire. Urban J. Lewis, Geo. Hall, S. A. Dewey and Henry Underwood, as the Steel Cable Barbed Fence company. Capital stock 310,000. Place of business and manufacture, Kenosha. Augustus Ruggles, Julius A Treat^and Maria K. Galloway, as the J. Treat lumber company. Capital Btock, $24,000. Place of business and manufacture, Fond duLac. M,E. CONFERENCE. Gathering of the Hosts at RochesterPre liminary Sermon by Rev, K. R. Lathrop. Special Telegram to the Globe.] ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 17.The annual conference of the M. E. church begins to-day. One hundred and twenty-five pastorB have ar rived, and 230 are expected. Rev. E. K. Lathrop preaches the sermon before them to night. Wednesday, at 9 A. M., Bishop E S. Foster, who is to preside, will take the chair and open the session. The twelfth annual county fair also begins, the attractions being Bogardus and the races. LATER. ROCHESTER, Sept. 17.The ball is opened and the first gun fired. To-night the Rev. E. R. Lathrop gave one of his characteristic sermons. The brothers are pretty well in from the outer watch towers, and to-morrow tne conference .will open in earnest at 9. A. M. DOMINION ELECTION. Government Badly DefeatedA. Number of Cabinet Ministers Left Behind. TORONTO, Sept. 17.The elections for the Dominion parliament took place to-day and passed off quietly. Up to midnight the result shows 48 Liberal against 89 Conservatives elected: Among the defeated are the following cabinet ministers: P. Cartwright, fin ance minister Jones, minister of militia Coffin, receiver general. Amongst the leading conservatives defeated are Sir John A. Mac Donald, Thomas M. Ibbs, Porter Mitchell and P. Plumb. Prominent ministeralists acknowledge the complete defeat of the government. Alex. Nucking, premier, is elected by a reduced majority. Honors to Dr T. S. Bell. LOUISVILLE, Sept. 17.At this evening's dis play of the Louisville industrial exposition a grand ovation was tendered Dr. T. S. Bell, the venerable and renowned professor of the ori gand practice of medicine in the University of Louisville. The Rev. Stuart Robinson, on be half of the people of Louisville, presented the doctor with a gold medal. JW~c.,.