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Show Krier Telegrams. President Grant ha3 been sick for a couple of daya. Henry Lethhy, the medical officer of health for London, is dead. Franco and England are soon to . have a new commercial treaty. Raymond, tho Indian agent at Fort Berthold. tpstined that he paid Orvil Grant $ 1,000 forgetting him the p'ace. General Custer was before the committee com-mittee on expenditures in the war department, Wednesday, testify ins concerning the post tradership busi-, Iho Russian press is advocating the withdrawal of the Turkish troops: from Herzegovina and the ceding of the province, or the placing of it under the administration of the1 prince of Montenegro. ! Tne Ohio republicans in their convention, con-vention, Wednesday, instructed their delegates to use heir earnest efforts to secure the nomination of Governor Hayes for president. Their platform i redembicd the otiier republican platforms plat-forms of the day. Governor Ames of Mississippi, on his promise to resign, has induced the house of representatives to dismiss the articles of impeachment agaiiiHt him. 11-3 resignation was afterwards read, and Col. J. M. Stone, president pro (em. ol the senate, has been installed in-stalled as governor. The republicans are indignant. At the Vermont republican convention con-vention held in Burlington on Wed-ne Wed-ne day, Luke P. Poland, Colonel Whcelock, G. G, Vassey, George Howe ami George II. Bigelow were elected delegates at large to the Cincinnati Cin-cinnati convention. Tne resolutions were of the usual character, affirming affirm-ing devotion to the republican party, opprwing diverson of the school fund, favoring specie resumption and op-Do-one the rencal of the resumntinn act, favoring the prosecution of public pub-lic thieves "Let no guilty man escape." es-cape." The Pennsylvania republican convention con-vention ffftH in action at Harrisburg on Vednrwiny. E. McPhenon wan j chffi"n president. J. 1. Cameron, W. H. Leeds, II. M. Hoyt and it. W. Mackey were elected delegates at largo to trio national convention. The platform rejiffirms tho one ndnpted in lS7f, emphatically en-dnriug en-dnriug that part demanding honest men fur office men with bruins enough to know dishonesty whon they jsi-c it, and courage enough to light it wherever they find it. It arraigns tho democratic leaders in emigre! as rebels, coward.-t, and "liars, villaim and hornet hie vrs" generally; links to tho Cincinnati convention for an honest provident and vico-presi'leut; favors public, un-sectnrian un-sectnrian schools. Gov. llartranft is nlh-red as a presidential .lacrifice, and delegates ore instructed to work for 1 his nomination. |