Lafayette,Ind.. Aug. $0. ^ Moses^Fowler, president of the Fowler National^bank of Lafayette and one of the wealthi^^est men in Indiana, died this morning,^aged TS years.
Moneyfor the Missouri.
WAaVTlNGTON,Aug. 20.^The Missouri^river commission estimates a contemplated^expenditure of $2,780,000 on that river next^year.
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BuenosAtke^, Aug. 20.^ The pre^^mium on gold has advanced to 81 ^% per
RepublicanNominees In Meagher County^^ Primaries and Conventions In Vari^^ous Parts of tha Territory.
Livinoston.Aug. 20.^[Special to the^Independent]^The democracic county^convention met in Livingston to-day. Hon.^J. A. Savage, chairman of the democratic^county central committee, called the meet^^ing to order at 11 o'clock a. m.. and after a^brief speech invoking harmony and re^questing that nominations be not thrust^upon those who did not want them, and^would not work for the entire ticket read^the call. The balance of the forenoon was^spent in effecting a temporary organization^and in the appointment of a committee.
Intbe afternoon the delegates assembled^and were called to order by the temporary^chairman at I SO p m. M. R ith was elected^permanent chairman and J. E. Swindle-^hurst secretary. Tbe reports of the differ^^ent committees were then read and after^some discussion adopted.
