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Show NEWS OF THE WORLD. Chicago, June 11.-About ?[6] o'clock this morning the greenbackers began presenting the names of candidates for presidential nomination. The first ballot was taken at 9:10 with the following result Weaver 226, Wright 121, Dillave, 117, Chase 100, Butler 95, ?[Aulk]11, Campbell 21. The Hearld's table gives the following of the delegates to the Cincinnatti convention. Tilden 183, Davard 190, Seymour ?[95or85], Hancock 78, Thornian 67, Randolph 18, Field 13, Enellah 2, Hendricks 87, Morrison 8, Chase of Maine 14, necessary to a choice ?[192], yet to be elected 11. In the first formal ballot most of the votes were transferred to Weaver and before the close of the roll call, he having received of 500, there was a general stampede to him and the chair announced that General Jas.[James] B. Weaver of Iowa was the nominee of the greenback labor party of president. On the first ballot for the vice-president there were only two nominees A. M. West of Mississippi and B. J. Chambers of Texas. West received 2?[6]0, Chambers 111 and was declared the nominee of the convention. The socialists insisted on their resolution regarding the inherent right of man to the soil and it was adopted. The convention was very turbulent throughout the night and adjourned at 5:45 a.m. St. Paul, Jun11-One of the most violent storms ever known occurred in southeastern Minnesota this morning. The wind blew a perfect hurricane, and the water fell in sheets. Paul Vadrafski was killed by lightning. At Minnesota City and Weaver the storm was very severe, and between Rochester and Winona and caused a total suspension of all trains. One man is reported killed by the storm at Lemo?le and one at Brosdale. Providence, June 12.-A passenger of the Narragansett, estimates the number of lost at 50; the clerk of the Narragansett places them at 30 persons. New York, June 12-The steamboats Stonington and Narragansett were in collision last night, on Long Island Sound, near Connecticut ?[ther] and the present announcement is that the Narragansett too fire and sunk. The passengers were rescued as scattered along the Long Island shore. A dispatch says there are reports in the city of considerable loss of life by the sinking of the Narragansett. Denver, June 12-To-day's Leadville ?[adslees] state that at 10 o'clock this morning all the fire bells tolled as a signal for closing all places of business according to agreement of yesterday. Ten companies of 100 men each armed with Winchester rifles formed and this afternoon 1,500 citizens, to thirds armed, paraded the streets. Five hundred strikers were collected near near [near is repeated twice] the Chronicle office, when Mooney the leader, told them to go home and behave like men. A few moments after the sheriff arrested Mooney without resistance and he is now in jail. On the return of the citizens procession past the Chronicle office, the strikers dispersed. The wildest excitement prevails, but there has been no bloodshed up to 4 o'clock and the general opinion, but Lieutenant Governor Tabor and others express great fear. New Haven, June 12.-A survivor's story; given to the reporters of the Boston ?[Evening] Transcript, says there were between 500 and 600 passengers on the Narragnasett, the berths and staterooms being all occupied and the cabin floors [unreadable line] all the passengers were asleep at the time, and he believes that not more than half were saved. Several dead bodies were taken on board the Stonington. Scarcely any of the survivors were clad in a complete suit of clothes. Men and women, young and old, were wrapped in blankets or had single articles of apparel which their fellow passengers on the City of New York loaned them. Many passengers left the boat soon after its arrival and went clad in the blankets with no shoes and no hats, to buy some clothing. Calcutta, June 11.-Statistics from the Commerce of Calcutta show that for the last few years the proportion of the whole trade ?[authorized] by England has been slowly decreasing, while that of America and China has been increasing. Representations have been made to the ?[Marrialy] ministry in regard to the delegation of a British trading steamer on the Irrawaddy river. Chicago, June 11.-A special from Eau Clare, Wis.[Wisconsin], says that sixty million feet of logs have gone down the broken portion of the dam, besides many houses, barns, etc. The river is 21 feet, reaching the highest point ever known. It began to subside at 8 p.m. yesterday. There are 150 million feet at the big eddy at the Dell's dam, which seems likely to break any moment. The loss in the Chippewa Valley will probably reach half a million dollars and if the immense jam moves and allows the entire 250 million feet of logs to pass out it may amount to a million dollars. Many houses in the lower parts of the city are flooded and there is the greatest excitement among the inhabitants. Denver, June11.-The Leadville situation remains unchanged, excepting that the governor in response to a telegram signed by 100 Leadville citizen of both political parties, sent a telegram declaring martial law, with Major Gen.[General] D.J. Cook in command. Excitement is still intense and strong fears of violence are still entertained. Chicago, June 15.-The Chicago Inter ?[Crean's] Washington special says the best information is that Seymour will most emphatically refuse the use of his name, on account of health. Your correspondent has carefully estimated and submits the following possible result of the first ballot at Cincinnatti, Tilden 209, Field 150, Bayard 150, Thurman 73, Hancock 75, Hendricks 70, Morrison 18. The statement is positively made tonight that Tilden will not be a candidate. Utica, June 10-Mayor Harrison of Chicago is here to see Horatio Seymour. He finds that the latter says he is in no sense a candidate but no man has authority to say he will not accept the nomination. New York, June 15.-Tilden, this evening, said he could not be kept busy making denials of statements. He would only say he is in the hands of his friends. |