| Show BY TELEGRAPH 1 r pea per azern UMON UNION nike AMERICAN ALBANY NY II 11 the convention was called to order at 1015 and the committee on contested seats reported when the decision in favor of the new now york county democracy was announced there was some cheering ehe che erinc report unanimously it sly siy carried hon erastus brook was unanimously chosen permanent chairman and addressed the convention ven tion at the conclusion of the ad addre dresE sF the secretary read resolutions the platform adopted reaffirms fidelity to demo cratic principles as set forth by the national convention and denounces the fraud of 76 whereby the people were defrauded of the fruits of their victory it declares that reform is still necessary that the continuing disclosures of new plundering of the peoples funds by inner rings in the treasury post office and interior departments part ments demonstrate that reform is more than ever a necessity and demands a thorough investigation of these frauds the assassination of the late president is deplored in all its public and private aspects and a heartfelt sympathy for his family is expressed the platform favors hard money mone yand and denounces the republican support of parties in virginia minnesota mississippi and other states rhe republican legislature of new is also denounced for corruption its and dishonesty ha nesty the resolution was adopted without dissent and nominations proceeded with about 40 jewish refugees from russia arrived in this city today to day hebrew ca citizens are receiving them with consideration louisville E 1 y 12 the cour ier journal has information from breno lawrence county indiana to the effect that basil mclane killed john arnold a well known stock dealer in resisting arrest mclane was shot to death by his pursuers washington 12 scoville bro thecla law and counsel of Gul Guf was waa in court this morning and stated that he had no notice or information as to when the arraignment of guiteau would take place that he had not yet received any answer from general butler as to whether he would act as counsel for the defense that the statement al ready rendy published as to meala expressing a willingness to argue the rab yaotim yao ti m ot jurisdiction if raised is corree f that he has been advised by distinguished lawyers all over the country including several judges to raise every question and make every point that can properly be made on behalf of his client that such is also the instruction of guiteau and that he scoville has no apprehension of personal violence being offered the prisoner on his way to or from or in court the state district judges also expressed a desire I 1 hat that all legitimate and proper questions aest lons ions in the case shall be raised and fully argued in regard to the star route case it is understood that no arrangement as to the day for argument of the motion to quash the information has been made between the counsel but that the counsel for the defence intend to insist on its taking place next friday two full days notice having been given as required by the rules of court the president sent the following nominations to the senate bmw dudley indian commissioner otis P clark dark recorder of lands first deputy commissioner of pensions ij 0 B walker of indiana deputy commissioner of pensions noah C mcfarland of kansas com commissioner i general of odthe 8 the land office chas H howard of illinois indian inspector s ector addison brown of new V york ork cited united states district judge for le the southern district of new york george M duskin of alabama attorney attorney of the united states for the southern district of alabama roberts robert S Foste indiana marshal s of the unit united states for the dis brict of indiana A C phillips of arkansas Ax kansas receiver of public mo at harrison arkansas george H spencer of minn indian agent for tile the crowe agency in dakota augustus Brosl brosi Br ns of penna renna indian agent for the nemaia nemaha agency nebraska COLUMBUS 12 the smoke has cleared and the chairman of the republican state central committee claims fosters foster a election by ana and the chairman of the democratic state stale central committee concedes the republicans claim that they hit hye e t the 0 0 the honse honee with 41 out the aid of hamilton Count yand they hope to have control of the tile senate republican can ean representatives are elected in the following democratic counties clermont henry fintor and wayne also in the following counties which were considered doubtful delaware erie hardy enox knox madison gum guro portage ross boss scioto and one in stark summit and vanwert one member from stark is in doubt anderson rep for the senate is elected in the butler warren dis brict by to majority it is believed by the republicans that the senate ia Is republican the chairman of the democratic committee slays mys the legislature is in doubt and that the result in hamilton county must decide it he claims a gain of one representative in the republican county of jefferson and admits the loss of one in the democratic county of henry A feature of the election ia is tile the democratic gains in tile republican counties and vice versa this is attributed to the fact that several republican counties church and temperance were very strong the republicans scratched foster on account of the failure of the legislature legislatures tures last las winter to rive glie additional liquor legislation the legislature attempted to give this legislation but could not agree on account of the variety of plans offered foster fosters gain in the democratic counties offsetting the loss in the republican counties is attributed to Boo kwal torb tors ter Is brief connection with the democratic party five hundred and ninety four wards and precincts show a net democratic gain of which indicates fosters plurality at about the cities show republican gains and the counties democratic gains the temperance vote vole will reach about in the state slate the republicans have undoubtedly elected a majority of both branches of the legislature unless hamilton county should send a democratic delegation very meagre returns have been received from cincinnati but the indications are favorable for t the he reau republicans b cleveland shows a republican majority y of london 12 the democrats elect all the county meers officers off except clerk DEs MOINES mornes Df orNES 12 in cass caes county the elections were run pretty close the tickets were badly scratched ili i the city and it is impossible to give figures to night on account of late returns but enough ii 19 known to assure the election of H W rothert Rot Bot bert hest ii ro tu ule uie laue lale ft john N irwin representative to the house and the election of nearly the entire republican county ticket lee county usually gives to democratic majority A des desmoines moines dispatch says sherman has majority A republican is elected in webster county for the first time in twelve years yearb A republican senator is elected in dubuque and a senator and depre en 1 dative is secured to ahn the republicans republic atis in lee county the entire tire republican ticket is elected in peck county and the republican majority in the legislature will be ninety additional returns give partial reports from 30 counties it ia is estimated the republican state majority over democrats is and over democrats and green backers hackers both it is estimated that the republican majority in the legislature is 79 the democrats do not concede all these figures but do not discount them radically the severe storm which prevailed all over iowa yesterday afternoon and last night so disarranged the telegraphic service that the election news is the most meagre returned in iowa at any election for 10 years NEW NL new w 12 the exchanges for the first week of october are the largest ever recorded in spite of the fact that stock speculations contributed to the aggregate very much less than on previous ocen occa occasions every town in the country shows an increase over the corresponding week last year the fai fal following loWing table shows the percentage 0 cl ol increase in detail new york yorks boston chicago I 1 1158 S s philadelphia alphia st iaus louls louis 54 ag cincinnati balti more san francsco francisco 83 83 milwaukee new orleans louisville pittsburg providence kansas city indianapolis 2516 cleveland new haven Mem his ilg worcester lowell syracuse 22 referring to these wonderful figures the public publio pays rays seventy years ago tb the evalue value of all the property in this country coun try was ihan than tle the tl e ia a corded payments made in thes the single ingi weel ending enung october SO vf of throw cities here named the enormous transactions at some come of these cities naturally suggest tb 3 the idea that a large part of the payments arise from speculation the settlement of monthly contracts at the chief bentres centres of speculation evidently counts for much but the legitimate quarterly or half yearly payment of interest dividends rentals and the like undoubtedly swell the amount still more and the volume of legitimate tra ira e is indubitably very large larg ai aci the wholesale merchants of this and other cities are well aware moreover some seome idea of the magnitude of the speculative operations can be formed from the recorded sales only would more than cover the tile nominal value vaine of all the grain sold in this city last week contracts included about would cover t e nominal value of all tiie the cash and all the option finies sales of cotton and anti more would cover the sales of petroleum and provision and yet a greasart gre great aVart part of these transactions involve involved payment of money except in the deposit of margins it is evident that the flood of speculation lias has risen dangerously high but it is also evident that tile volume of legitimate trade is much larger than ever over ber re brooks in his address deplored the death of president garfield by the tho land iland of the assassin and referred feelingly to the death of the president he spoke in advocacy of honest elections honest officials honest money free ships and a tariff for revenue affording a liberal support to the government and ample protection to every great interest he denounced great corporations and monopolists the following c i ticket was nominated for seere secre secretary t ary of state wm purcell for comptroller geo H lapham for attorney general roswell A for treasurer treasures robert A maxwell for state engineer thomas Ever stead for judge of the court of appeals ex actor r uey cey ey general after the usual vote of thanks the convention adjourned sine die at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the western union telegraph company today to day the following directors were elected for the tile ensuing year morvin green thomas I 1 evartt edwin D morgan john van vaul home forne augustus schell harrison Durk eeJay gould russell sage alonzo B cornell sidney dillon edward S sanford james H banker moses tay ta taylor y I 1 iio lio bitoon lorr ferr kenneady wen Ken hugh augh os J jewitt J pierrepont morgan fred K L ames edwin D worcester and wm win D bishop these were all reelected re ro elected the new members elected are C TI huntington geo B roberts robertr Bo berts salmon P simmons samuel sloan erastus wiman amassa stone george J gould chaucey chancey M depew depow and james W GIen Glen denny over sixty millions of stoe stoc was voted the folio follo aing ning officers of the company were re elected by the board 0 directors president morvin greenf vice presidents eckert schell and durkee the annual report for tie lie year ending june last shows the rec receipts after providing for dividends etc ete tc the surplus was president green closes the report as follows the grosa earnings of the company for the ensuing year cann cannot ot be less that the earnings are now and have been for the past quarter just closed at a rate considerably above the figures named washington 12 in consequence of an earnest appeal postmaster general james 1 is to remain in the cabinet until after the star route trials it is not improbable that windom may hold on until december also that when james goes arthur can ca n s windom by a new yorker unless james jaines goes now the dent will feel obliged to choose Win doms doma successor outside of new york the democratic caucus authorized garland gariand to amend edmunds Edmund ss resolution so as to create a list of not more than ten committees or such as may way bo be made necessary nece sary bary by presidential ident ial communications for this session only and thus save the expense and public business not to suffer bayard says that if the republicans nominate dominate davis for president he will move to elect him and thus put him under as much obligation to the democrats for his position as the republicans davis has td the senator in a friendly conversation ilon tion most moat positively that he would not ot onset to tha the IW UM of his ills namo name and that he will vote against any proposition toc toe to change the presiding officer it is more than probable no effort will be made this session to displace bayard the republican senators are desirous of ah early adjournment journ ment arid will not be likely to consume time in fighting over the presiding om er unless they have a show of electing a republican neither party has positively decided anything about tile the election of secretary or regular committees the indications are that 0 ly such as are necessary will be created create dj though the republicans will all support edmunds resolution should davis vote for it will be adopted among those who are said to be stoutly opposed to gorham are hawley hills hili hill of colorado and miller of california the latter two favor M D boruck of california who having been endorsed by y the Be republican publican state executive committee committees is now in washington if it be true as reported that hawley will never consent to vote for agthe republicans will at least decide to postpone the subject until the december ses session aion Rion gen butler telegraphs from boston that imperative legai legal engagements preclude positively his defending Gul gui guiteau but that he always felt grieved to be obliged to refuse his services to any man whose life h i at stake should edmunds edmunda resolution b be e adopted bayard will have a chance to nil fill the vacancies in the committees of the last session occasioned by the death of burnside and the resignations sig nations of conkling and platt several important committees would thus le ue made democratic burnside Bur was chairman and conkling member of foreign relations platt finance burnside military conkling judiciary platt post burnside education conkling engrossing bills bayard might assign new senators only to the three inferior committees SAN 12 nel lel Id d a commercial traveler of this city who was ft a passenger on the freight train placed his sample trunk in a box car the trunk contained worth of jewelry reaching t centralia it was missed and going back over the road he found it lying upon the track rifled of 2000 worth of its contents the british bark avona from auckland arrived this evening having on board five of the crew of the british bark arcadia wrecked wre cfred inno Inns riffi nn nm oti ollea nilea Is lad iad laA th rhe crew reached Pit cairns calms island from whence they were taken by the avona she also brings the capt yin lin officers and crew of the british ship Mon montargis targia from hull to wilmington cal coal on the montargis 8 took fire october and 2nd the avona sighted her and after lying by her two days took all hands off other the result would have been disastrous as the Mon von montargis targia had only one small boat available SAN sax FRANCISCO 13 A wilcox dispatch reports from 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