The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-15
POLITICAL

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From Special Despd.ch to the Nety York Tribune
CHICAGo, Saturday, May l2.-Mr. Blair, senior,
is here, and leads the Bates interest which is hone
lui and earnest. They count up over sixty votes
on the first ballot, from nine or ten States.
The Seward leaders are also very confident and
profess the utmost faith, but it is impossible to see
how his nomination can be carried The Indiana
delegation are vehement against him. and say that
his nomination will carry 10000 to 0O00 votes
over to Mr. Bell. Illinois is only little less deci-
dcd against Mr.. Seward New York, Michigan
Wisconsin, and Minnesota are the only States that
are united and earnest for him.
The highest calculation for Mr.. Seward on the
first ballot is S5 votes
Mr.. Cameron's friends from Pennsylvania are
here in force and very clamorOus. They say that
Mr.. Cameron only is sure to carry PENNSYLVANIA,
but they make no impression elsewhere yet.
Ohio will probably lead for nobody but Mr..
Chase, but would accept Judge MLean or Mr..
w ade, If pro1ered outside of the State
There Is not much talk of Mr.. M'Lean, and he
VIII, apparently, have but few votes, perhaps none
on the first ballot
Fran the WdShingt0n Despqtch of the Mem York Herald
The CHARLESTON CoNvENTIoN-Some of the
ablest men OF the Democratic party here regardthe
adjournment of the Charleston Convention to Bal
tlmore as illegal in political sense and hold that
the Convention transcribed its powers-that II was
commissioned by the people to do a specific act at
specified time and place, and at no other time
and place; and that, failing to do it, its functions
necessarily ceased, and no legal Convention now
and elect new delegates.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE SAMUEL G. GooDRIcH.-A
very large assemblage met on Saturday in st. Bar
tholomew's church in Lafayette-place, to pay the
last hOnorS to the lamented s. G. Goodrich, (Peter
Farley 1t embraced bankers, lawyers, publish
ers, authors and savans of bigh distinction. The
impressive funeral service 81 the Episcopal Church
was performed, the Rev. Drs. Cook and Morgan
Dix officiating The coffin, which was OF rose
wood, studded with silver nails, had been closed
N aAH hut ftn,
the conclusion OF the services repOsed in the aisle
until removed to the New Haven depot, for the
purpose of conveying tie body to Woodbury.,
Conn, where it is to be inferred. The pail bearers
were Hon. George Folsom, Hon. John A. Dix Jas.
G. Derby Hiram ketchum, II. H. Crocker F. w.
Boardman, H. Il. Tuckerman, Charles Gould. The
arrangements throughout, conducted by Mr.. John
Cantrel, the Sexton of the Church, were in keep
ing with the occasion.-N Y Times.
In THE WRoNG Box.--Greeey, in alluding to the
slave who attempted to escape to free State
board the Spaulding, says: awe had already
heard of jumping 'out of the frying pan into the
fire., and all manner of kindred fatuities but to at
tempt to escape from slavery by hiding in vessel
whereof Ben. Hallett and Caleb Cushing had vir-
tual command, goes ahead of any absurdity within
our knowledge"
An abbreviation not to be found in the books, is
to be found on tombstone in Dunkirk, The
mourners intended to put an old aunt to sleep with
the customary phrase, "Let her rest in peace, but
'h0 spaSe o INC sIoue gave out at the close OF the
word cher" The ready-witted sculptor, however,
inserted the initials, and now the dear old lady
sleeps beneath the, laconic, but inelegant epitaph
"Let her p.''
Great excitement has resulted at bingham, Mass,
from the death of daughter of Wilson Tirrel,
Esq, by poisoning. Another daughter died with
the same symptoms some time ago. Suspicion ind-
Gates most revolving tragedy.
Charles Dickens is said to have reported the
HeenanSayers prize fight for the London Times.