The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-03

ssrh o.clnI ~hornaned af.sr his aesg Aion withdrew,
las Ieen compelled 70 Geese voting Hs was hssed yss-
krSsy IN the galleries every time he vsssd-
me seeding Conversion net To- night In We theatre,
and asousBed til TO at swslvo O'Clock, sfser
speeches from Ysncey, Beck and Barry.
&c Ripley of Charleston. has challenged Or. ChurcAn,
Of The steamer ". R. spauIdiss, for alleged insult DR..
CAachm entirely discains any intention - DO uncivn,
ard there win be no duel.
The steamer w. r. s. audiDg leaves this afternoon Win
he outsiders from New II gland
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON -DRBPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Nay 2, 1864
he s1ctsment here about We deisgs al haslssssn 10
Intense Tho only reliable received hero tday b,
that eleven ballots haA and Dsuslas gradually run
up from ono hundred and fsrynvs To hundred and
fy and half and there he ssud; also Mai the Con-
vsntos adopted resolution requiring two hundred and
two votes 70 make nonnaHsn, and hat the probability
was that Douglas vas not nominated to-day 10 would
be deserted, and thas New York aaa othsr Northern
s:s:es would drop him FIRST
mo most ssnguIne friends q Douglas consider that
out Of thequsston To think Of nominating Aim Ihoss
have pridsd hsmsslvss upsa The bold action q the
majority, In eonpcllngths Southern Arsssssss 70 bell
arc now chssrzed and mortified that The Convention
should sdop. resolution which mahes the seesde lust
as powerful whether In or out.
Some Of the Leading antIsoompton men have been
freely caavaszss the p6spects At uscsso, and sxpre
ing The hope that prudent nomination would 10 nsde.
of fifteen representative hold In room
In the Capitol day. composed Of two Senators, seven
Of the House. and six government o:ias
and representatvesof The prs. Eve Of the gentlemen
present we're distinguished anti Lsoonpton democrats
proposition made y take the sense Of the meeting -
TO preference IN the nomination a Chicago, and ths c
lowing The rssuh,-Banhs, 8; Hickman, q Seward,
Cameron, 2; Wade, 2, Chase, 1; Bates. l.
The Hickman and Chase, and Of the Wade vstss
would 20 70 Banks nsIt the Cameron vote 70 Mclean
and The Seward man 70 WADE This informal
conversational caucus may b considered Of the straw
that III the course Of the current
sroe toe despatch alluded 70 above resolved
from Charleston, anoher private despatch has been ~
ceved announcing that thirty four ballots have been had
and Douglas varied iron hundred and and
one half hundred and Efly two and enc half mo
Convention then adjourned 10 meet again u i've O'Clock,
when il was believed that New York and some other
staes would lead either for Dskinson Guthrie Tho
boilers had not returned.
The opinion prevails here hat Guthre b 10, nomi-
mated by the yielding Of the Douglas men, hat the oOu
ventian will adjourn and new Convention Wall imaedi.
asey assemble Of all the Dovsas delegates and place
a ticket in nomination.
The excitement here, posaih,e,s The increase
gardng the events II Charleston. Many reports in
circulation this svening-ior instance taas Guthrie had
reooved es votes which created great sensation until
It's fshity was asosrtained.
The democratic and republican headquarters ars
crowded with inqurersL