HE Democrats of Pennsylvania met at
Harrj^burg on the 23d and elected as dele
gates-at-large i to St Louis Cassidy,
Charles F. Boyle, William T. Mutchler and
William L. Scott The platform indorses
the President's tariff message.
HE Wisconsin Prohibitionists met at
Madisdh on the 24th and made the follow
ing nominations: For Governor, E. G.
Durant Lieutenant-Governot, I. H. Dahl
Secretary of State, Nelson La Due Collins
Treasurer, D. Cline Prescott Attorney
General, General Charles E. Pike Super
intendent of Public Instruction, J. H.
Gould Railroad Commissioner, E. W
Drake Insurance Commissioner, S. M.
Bixby. The platform denounces thfc liquor
traffic insists upon State and National
prohibition laws, and opposes all forms of
license C. Richmond, S. D. Hastings,
E. C. Durant and Mrs. Amy Kellogg Morse
were electe^delegates-at large to in
dianapolis.
COLORADO Democrats met at Denver on
the 24th and named the following delegates
to St. Louis: T. M. Patterson, E. A. Ball
ard, T. B. Ryan, James Carlisle, Dr. W, T.
Cockrel and C. Borold.
PROF. E. B. ELLIOTT, Government Actu
ary of the Treasury Department, died on
the 24th in Washington from a stroke of
apoplexy.
MARYLAND Democrats made the follow
ing Congressional nominations on the 24th:
First district, C. H. Gibson (renominated)
Third, H. W. Rusk Fourth, Isadore Rad
nor (renominated) Fifth, Barnes Comton
(renominated) Sixth, H. K. Douglas.
HE Seventh Wisconsin district Prohibi
tionists on the 25th nominated J. H. Mose
ley, of Tomah, for Congress.
GENERAL SHERIDAN was seriously ill at
his home in Washington on the 25th with
an affection of the heart.
HE Democrats of the Eighth North
Carolina district on the 25th renominated
W. H. H. CowleB for Congress.
