Smyrna times., 1860-05-10
THE NE W 5 !.

THE NE VS.. hae
The psss and the approaching conventions
sbsrb the entifs stteation Of the political
word- The Douglas delegates who have
reached Washington from Charleston represent
the prospect for their candidate at Baltimore
ss srtrenely aatsering Prominent Southern
asmoerats give assurances that the actioa of
the seceaers will be generally repudiated
sArougho,st the south, aud that delegates will
u ssnt il, their stead to The lure convention.
who will accept the regular platform and their
fsvoiise nominees. OF course, the extent of
the sentiment uporl which these hopes are
soanisd, will be shertly ascer,ained from the
tone of tie southern Press. To-day the Ma
siousI Union convention meets at Baltimore.-
From Washington we are informed that at The
Chicago convention the friends of Banks will
b. Isd by Hon. A. Ell BurIingame; while Cor
wia viii marshal the forces of Judge Mclean,
y. n Blair, those of Bates, and Spalding. OF
Bs1,lo. head the supporters of Seward.
Alsrge number of delegates 10 the consti,u-
ionsl Uaion conventions have arrived in Balti-
\ mere from all quarters of the country. Ii is
sa3exstood that The bassle viii be fought under
rhc hssner of The constitution no platform will
sslsocaied or adopted, and that the question
1 Of ofslssery, in every shape or form. whether for
or against the peculiar institution. will be ex.
eludsd from the convention. Edward Everett,
John Mclean, John Bell and Sam Houston are
The most prominent candidates for nomination.
Az address to the secedsrs from the Charles
son Convention. showing the urgent necessity
{ iss their return to the National Democratic
convention at the adjourned meeting in June, il
in sisculation for the signatures of members e
congress-. The movement is intended to for.
stall she meetings Of conventions in the sece
ding States to supply the vacancies occasionet
4 by the withdrawal Of she delegates.
j The number of delegates passing through
Washington on the way to Bslsimers. TO al
isnd the constitutional Unon convention. wa
hges than was anticipated. All the State
sill be represented. except from The Pacif
snst
Twenty-nineE girls and boys. who were on
pie-nic and fahing party, were drowned
Bsskia's Il-road, nsar Camden. s. c., Sstu
dsy. The beat sunk in the middle ofths pons
i The water had been drawn of. and ninesee
n hsdss hare bean found.
BD Stetson's Tattersall Stables on Filbs
aree4. below Fourteenth. Philadelphia, wer
entirely destroyed BY FIRE Monday afternoon
fuensy-eight horses we're burnt one value
Htl 500. and another at 81 ,000--all of vail
aks mock
n TIE Jspsnese Ambassadors are expected |
snise in Washington to-day. and preparation
se making 10 give them captivating recs
ten. They are to land at the navy yard,
'As seamer cat reach that point.
ThsHesmship Brazil, from Galway. arriv
"a suadsy. The prize fight had been So
saatslly decided by the referee declaring
hssasa that had the fight not terminated as
sH is should have declared Sayers the vics
stha close Of ihe thirty. y.seventh round. IT
Ayasians of sayers had given their opini
mt thst champion would not. because of /
H. saatasn Of his arm, be able TO renew the co
in M hr two months. The visit of the Prin
IL Wales TO America is fixed for the end
~
hAraE De GnAcr, May THE fsherm
w Sow In the Inidss Of their fish harvest T
'ssupeske Bay is perfectly alive with Oh
- herring. The herring are coming up
nneuse numbers, snd the hshermeu are n
&4m& 49,
a'a 10000 to 1900 barrels Of herring at Q
Ah 49, osbonrn- at the Battery. caught 10
~rrst one haul, and everybody is catchi
A. 20 to 800 barrels per day. This run
ssnfE 's said 70 be the largest for 30 years
#8 "enve spiesldid weather for the grow
I'D ~ sad in their present state the prosp
~h'Fs crops d very favorable.