New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-30
PoLrrIoAL ITEMS.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald, speaking of the vacancy in the Supreme
Court, says:
Gen. Cushing is again here, and seems somewhat
nervous regarding the Supreme Bench Vacancy
His friends aver that it was promised him as re-
ward for his efforts to prevent the nomination of
Douglas at Charleston, or by the united Democratic
party, and that the President is inclined to APP
point him If lie can be assured that the Senate will
confirm him. Judge Black is his chief competitor;
but il is said as he cannot hope to get the votes of
Douglas, Pugh, Nicholson and Brown. nor any Re-
pabcau strength, he is out Of the question.
The Breckenridge State Committee. in New York,
have called State Convention at Syracuse on the
7th Of August, to nominate Electoral and State
tickets.
THE LADIES FoREyER- AT the conclusion Of the
Bell and Everett meeting on Saturday night, a
gentleman present said that, inasmnch as Mr..
Everett by his disinterested conduct in furtherng
the views of the ladies of America, in the purchase
Of the grave Of Washington, had placed the ladies
under obligations TO him OF very sacred chafac-
ter, he thought it would be graceful acknowledge
ment Of the obligation for the ladies present to
Subscribe their names as members of the Club
The proposition was received with rounds OF APP
plause and all the ladies present except two per-
mitted their names to be subscribed. Hurrah for
the Brandon ladies " They will do to tie to-
TBrandon Republican.
i PoLiTIoAL FRun IN ILLINoIs.-The hostility be-
tween the supporters OF douglas ana lnose OF
Breckenridge has become exceedingly bitter in that
part of Illinois known as Egypt. In the town of
Jonesboro, the Douglas men have resolved not to
trade at the Breckenridge Stores and the Breekn-
ridge families have determined not to visit the
Douglas families, to recognize them as respect
able members of society. There seems even to
be danger that the luminosity will come to blows.
II has become much more savage since the recent
convention at Springfield, where Breckenridge
electoral ticket was nominated. lExehange.
The PROSPECT IN YIRGISIA.-A correspondent
from Louisa county, Virginia. says the Richmond
Wing, writesus on the l0th as follows:
The Constitutional Union men, in this portion Of
Virginia. are fully aroused to the Importance Of the
pending contest for the Presidency Bell will get
much larger vote than the gallant Goggn did last
year-and he, as you know, received larger vote
than any one of his party since the days of Harr
son. have eonyersed with numbers of Demo-
Gratis who have become disguised with the imbecil-
ity and corfupton of the Administration, and the
trickery and pro1igacy Of their leaders, and they
do not hesitate to declare their intention to support
Bell and Evarett-the only true national ticket. /
firmly believe that Bell win obtain a large plural
ty, al least, if not decided majority Of the whole
vote OF our dear old State OF Virginia.
The Helena (Arkansas) Shield says
Col. Albert Rust gave it as his opinion, when in
this city d day or two since. that Virginia. Ken.
lucky Tennessee, and other large Southern States,
| would cast their electoral votes for Bell and
Everett.
BELL AND EVERETT STATE CONVENTIONAL call
y published for mass convention of the friends Of
Bell and Everett, to be held in the city of Chilli
cothe, Ohio, on Thursday, August 18th, 1860. Tie
object Is to form State ticket and perfect the
| Organization
Besfes, Jaly 49, The Democratic State Central
Committee, at Worcester, yesterday voted to Gull