The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-22

Witnesses Of The operations Of the army and Of the
with sword inscribed the names 81 principal
battles in which he had distinguished himself.
The Society Of the Cincinnati Of Maryland elected him
an honorary mber and the honorary degree Of Mas
ter 81 Aria conferred upon him BY Brown UnverAty
| Ibode slapd.
! General Towsop born Baltimore ON the 22d
January 1854 and Ia believed that he was descended
from the Cromwell family. He received an ordinary
I common school education.
Temperance Convention Last Night.
THE CITY ALLIANCE IN coUNcIL-PULL DBLEGA-
| TON, WITH TIE THERMOMETER At 95-Rx0ITIHd
| 4. DEBATEs-THE TEMPERANCE MEN WITH FULL
] HEAD OF STEAM ok--No NOMINATIONS, ETC., ETC.
| meeting was held At No 4el Broadway, last even
| ing, in accordance with tho following cali
NOMINATIONS Cry OFFICE ~ Tho New York City
,es n; 70.
Eseerdsr City judge kssistsr ssr.os.se Governor Of
Bach Ward xui:nss is sa,i.d 70 6!e delegates: KEis
that full :. zach
At the appointed hour Mr. c. LxiGH President took
the chair Prayer offered by Mr.. Beck
The roll of delegates called, when about sixty
swered to their names-every ward but three First
Eleventh, and Gineteenth) being represented. The AL
hances oceto ach ward elect five delegates each,
and the alton is political one.
On motion 81 Mr. BocAgr, Of the Ninth ward, the Ave
minute rule Tor speeches adopted.
Mr. FAcoEER, Of the Thirteenth, moved that the meet
ing do go into informal ballot for candidate for
| Mayor.
! This molten WAS laid on the table.
Mr. WHEELER, of the Second got the aoor and attempt
ed to give the meeting his views but, making motion,
| he was called to order.
Mr.. BuCxMAN OF the Seventh moved that committee
of five be appointed to call temperance meeting.
Mr. WH1axR supported the notion and said that al
the people were not willing to be dictated to
Mr wooDRr1Y, of the Fifteenth was In Asvor of mass
meeting but not one to make nominations This was
Two or three delegates addressed the Chair 1t the Same
time and motion was made to lay the whole matter
the table.
Mr. bKSsxr, Of the Twentieth, got the aoor. He op-
posed the resolution. This he said, purely pot
the p1poss nominating candidates He thought the
nomAn1Dns ought to BE- made.
Why MAS meeting should be held He thought the
Alliance powerful body. Last year II carried half
the city delegation in the Assembly and 1t was stronger
a question Of order here raised to the motion
to lay the table, but the chair decided out Of Order
| M the floor was occupied At the time.
Mr. b. ooKs Of the Tenth, was In favor Of postponiug
the whole matter He wanted time to see xhat the
delegation last year BY watching nominations and they
| could do It again.
Mr.. weEnAx Of the Eighth ward, renewed the motion
| to lay the motion the table. Csrfi.d
NJ w,si.AS called for the reading Of resolution
". essa s %
Mr. BKSSE1r, chairman Of the committee, said &hat
they bad addressed the Reform COMMITTEES on the sub
| ject, but had received NO answer up to this time
Mr. MASH, Of the Seventeenth ward moved the report be
accepted and the committee discharged He sad he be
| many Of them believed temperance . milestone
about their nscks, and he did not believe In having
| anything to do With such an organization.
Mr.. BoGARr hoped the Alliance would waste NO more
! time IN running after the reformers.
MIR Nsshs motion carried.
be raised meet the Reform Committee TO consult with
| them relative TO city nominations
The CHAIR decie ed the motion out Of order.
Mr.. wHu1xR appealed and the Chair was sustained
Mr. BoGARr moved that the meeting 60 into informal
! ballot for candidate for Mayor.
Objected to and withdrawn.
Mr.. LINT Of the Fifteenth ward, moved TO take from
the table the motion made early In the evening, to
Mr.: Hox'E Of the Seventh desired to know what the
| meeting was called for.
| The CHAIR-ro male nominations.
thems
Me CHAlR--To consider the propriety
Mr. HoxIR said he not sent here TO make nomina-
tons. he was not prepared to do 20.
Mr. LEM thought his motion was not debsteabie.
| The CHAIR decided that Il was.
Mr. BucxxAx desired that the unfinished business be
! disposed q.
The CHAIR said that there was NO unanished business
Mr.. CHnDs, Of the Ninth ward moved q . substitute
that lie expedent for this Convention 70 proceed to
nominate ca ndidate for Mayor.
1he question being put, the CRAZE decided il carried
Doubted, and pending division,
Mr. Lent rose to point Of order that motion Of this
r,solnton sor hish ths sst It,, "0sO. 20 80 .as
! n, M the ,shle wss nerdr~ ~A w. su'suSs'
| The CH.,p dsc;dsa 90 tS: ,r...,.. .S.,
| of mr.. ChiIds. A' sNe'''VA w. w sne "0''0a
Mr. HoYm opposed the pyo;eet n ,o,,,.t;r, :. th,.
vet pre,sred for united .etion ssns;i ~ . nIs
AnnesVeo mere 70 ngns WAS lair specimen OF the dill
ierences between temPerance men, He thought II best
A. NAV seem best he thousSt iris ns,tv vivht -
| lesson FINN the Knov Eothirs. ' Par" mAsn' 'sA'
| Mr. NASH opposei the resoSnt,on M ,xsr.o, .x..,.
the chsi,msn hsd han s,ssssa a. Mo pelso1 sxcep.
| year VINO Iau on tne temperance ticket The alliance
ny NJ ny pa VIZ OasJ ~ 10y INC sseeSon tnfouen;
was ~ the o,;njon ths, th;s sS,;s.a sa ss "a
boiy and hrs thcopht thse s,nis.ss,s. s ~ ~. ~
ties were here 10 prryent the s, r
Iewue. ny nopsu Ane snisnce woukd come OUT ootdy,