Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-23

England delegates, reached Charleston at IL
O'Clock Friday night Both delegates and Wis
itors were there in full force, Saturday night
We find the following dispatches and specula
tons in our exchanges -
From the New York Tribune.
CHARLESTON, Friday, April 20, 1861
The friends of Mr.. Douglas, though still con
| fident, are not exultant and fear detection al
some weak point. They claim III votes al
| the start, exclusive of New York, but includ
ing the east and portion Of the SOUTH and
are also sure of his nomination on the fourth
ballot, by the aid of Kentucky and Tennessee
| Ii the southern line can be broken and he can
penetrate the cotton states, his nomination will
follow Immediately, because with that fact
demonstrated satisfactorily New York would
unite and become solid for him. He receives
more countenance south than was expected
at Washington, but mainly from individual
delegates who cannot separate from their
states. Mr.. Bradley of Alabama offers to bet
| $4,000 he will carry every southern state, if
nominated, and yet he will not vote for him in
the convention Others are in the same fix.
Strenuous efforts are making to consolidate
| the south, but unsuccessfuly as yet If such
Il combination be formed before the convention
organizes, Mr. Douglas will be beaten. That
IS the turning point of the whole contest.
| Southern divisions have the effect of increas-
ing his strength.
Mr., Hunter does not concentrate any
strength, as was expected, and he is opposed
by the delegates from New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. The Mississippi, Florida, Alabama,
Arkansas, and Louisiana delegates threaten to
bolt unless the platform is acceptable, or the
candidate obviates the objection. Those rom
| South Carolina are less exactug, but must CO.
! operate in certain contingency. If MIR. Doug,
las be defeated q formidable movement will
be made $9r Mr. Guthrie by the delegates from
New England and New York, if any encour-
agement from the south be given outside Of
kentucky. There is strong inclination i'll
;hat direction already, seconded by quiet in
fuence from Pennsy Ivania The soft delega-
ton from New York, will meet tomorrow to
organize formally. No preference will be ex-
pressed till the question Of the contested seats
is decided, but their alternatives are Messrs
Douglas and Guthrie, evidently with scatter
ing partiaities. They will not take Mr.. Doug
las against general southern protest"
From the New York Herald
CHARLESTON, April 20.-Delegates and out
siders from all parts OF the country are still
pouring in, and every new arrival seems to
complicate matters more and more. The out,
side pressure is still for Douglas but they
meet good many repuses from southern men.
The Douglas men to-day telegraphed to scna
ator johnson of Tennessee, to know whether
he would be vice president on a ticket with
Douglas. This is a bid for the vote of Ten
nessee in the convention. The weather is very
warm, and there has been no rain for IL fort
night. The northern delegates are swelling
on green peas and Strawberries.
From the New York Times.
"The first and most earnest effort at Charles
ton will be to nominate Douglas. His friends
and the Tribune are very confident OF success
The former base their expectations upon a
general estimate of what will be found abso-
lutely essential to success,-and a good deal OF
their confidence is simulated for the purpose of
efecting the result. The Tribune predicts it,
because it wishes it as the most efiectka means
Of defeating Mr.. Stewards nomination at Chi
cago. 1t is thoroughly committed against
him, and is sincerely anxious, both upon
grounds of principle and of policy, to prevent
his nomination. If the democrats shallnomin-
ate southern man upon a southern platform,
1t will not be easy to do this: the republicans
in that event will feel strong enough to elect
any man who may be put in nomination. and
Mr.. Seward will certainly be their candidate
Il Mr. Douglas should be the democratic nom
inee, it would not be so safe for the republicans
to trust to their unaidcd strength, and Mr..
Seward would doubtless be set aside for some
more available man. Hence the Tribunes
anxiety to bring about that contingency by
promoting the nomination of Mr.. Douglas. 1t
does not seem to us by any means certain that
Mr.. Douglas will succeed"
Correspondence of Forney's Press.
WASHINGTON, April 90 have made care
full inquiries to ascertain the probable strength
of Judge Douglas in the convention, and al
though my calculations may fail in some re-
spects, yet, as there is considerable curiosity
and canvassing amongst the people, l venture
to make the following estimate of his probable
vote on the first ballot Maine s, New
Hampshire 5, Vermont 5, Massachusetts of
10, Rhode Island 5, Connecticut of 6, New
York none, New Jersey 3 of 7, Pennsylvania
8 of %, Delaware none, Maryland of 8, Vir-
ginia none, North Carolina 4 of 10, South
Carolina none, Georgia none, Alabama none,
Mississippi none, Louisiana none, Ohio %,
Kentucky none, Tennessee none, Indiana ID,
Illinois II, Missouri 9, Arkansas none Michi-
gan G, Florida none, Texas none, Iowa 4,
Wisconsin 5, California none, Minnesota of
A, and Oregon none-total 124 This estimate
may be imperfect but it is the result of some
what CAREFUL inquiry amongst the host of per-
sons have seen since Monday last. There
are 303 votes in the convention, no matter
what the number of delegates. The nominee
must have 202 to get two-thirds. Unless there
is a secession from the convention, on account
of the strength OF Douglas, lin which event a
lesser number would make two.thirds) he will
have to toll hard to get the requisite vote.
The bitterness against him is intense.
The MATHEMATICAL PRoDIGY-In New
York, young man named Hutchins is giving
instruction in the art of instantaneous reckon
ing, by which he proposes to revolutionize the
ancient arthmetica processes. Here is one o.
his lightning achievements, which is authenti
Gated by safe witnesses The young mar
appears with a wooden slate and piece q
chalk. On this slate an addition sum" O
five columns of ten figures was chalked down
the co umns being replete with the eights
nines and sevens, that so readily puzzle TIN
reckoner. Mr.. Hutchins was not allowed T.
see the figures until they were all marke,
down. He then approached the slate, seize,
the chalk, and, with a convusive jerk, pu
down the correct sum total at the bottom, dc
ing it with a rapidly that scarcely allowed hin
time to glance at the figures, much less q
through the usual process Of adding. 1t wa
as near beng instantaneous as anything coul,
be. Complicated and intricate examples il
the roots and in various combinations of mum
bers were solved with the same marvellous ra
pidity.
Thoms j. Munday, once a member of thu
New York Assembly, and now a member O
one OF the civil courts in the city, is under
arrest for indecent and outrageous assaults
upon young girls. The details Of Munday's
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