The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-08-31
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LOCAL NEWS.
s,w YORK AND The VICINITY.

yuy CHICAGO CONVENTION continues W oe
r.. ,,,cpost tonic Of conversation when ffiends
NEE, In the streets Of this city. Our indeAdssh~
wbo consider Il bis duty 10 place before The read
era If the SITS az correct an idea ss possible Of be
state 9f public op-,n upon every interesting SUD
,... -cs,s rday vent fprtA tour Of observaton'
nd NOTED" Tie opinion If the people upon the
rrocccd-cs Of tho ChiSsgo Convention. In the
curse # wax up Broadway from the Aston
House &c The F.ah Avenue Hotel, be stopped more
than twenty tines " listen 10 the con-
,e-sation # people trnsscullnes, who greeted
each o'ber In the street. After NE usual
How are you," &c. almost the hr-' ~orus
'i;crcd were, harmonious PROCEEDING at ohies-
go" MCCLELLAN B. tho favorr,""N indca'ons
# platform" -. 1tcu " Id follow m cspres-
son Of political ,iini,av. r thc re@kers "groed
u,su nc hr-' thc conversation cnj'@i " the mu'
,lsl sa,sfa,t ~ Of both parties. On shc contrary.
trAL.vrlI,.sirr antne IN contact with Union
Isnoc-a. tie renIly chat -oon became hnged
With tir,, toltcsl expression, a. each
iulvlIual ~, Il incumbent upnn him 10
defend he petition assumed by his own
r.-iv. re Dru1criis clained that Little Mac"
Rod every .lier.e %! tning triumphantly elctcd In
suite IT the an Idiv contractors and government
osHciall A. tie various hotels, Chicago Convcn.
,ion" was I've style of oonversahon. Tho fancy
ign offered to bet their pile George D." Us the
mos. satisfactory manner Of backing their opinions
% tho general result. n takers were scarceI
tho betting men grow holder, and wished some
'contractor" would take the chances Of losing
yrecnbsck against the odds ~ winning TN, In the
event Of Lincoln being re-elected. In the omnl-
busses and street discussions occurred upon
abe probabilities Of Democratic harmony. On forty
aud other steamboats,, passengers talked upon The
al-sbsorbing subject. In short,go where he would.
ouT reporter beard some ILLUSION made to either
The .Coi.venton," ''P1atsoru-" "McCllellsu." OF
the 'Dcrnocr.tc Party" The popular feeling 10
strongly In favor Of Little xAc," for whom bis
friends promise unprecedented lnsjoriiv In shis
aity election day.
The T.mmany Hall General Committee
have made arrangements 70 celebrate the
aouinahon, by . grand spontaneous mAss
meeting ind demonstration In trout of the
CITY Hall, this "Wednesday! afternoon. al o'clock.
A salute Of 100 guns will lie Cred to announce the
meeting, which will bc postponed II the nomna-
lions nrc not made to-day. In the evening. Tam.
rany Hall will be Illuminated, and grand display
Vi fireworks is to conclude the Proceedings
RCMoREp REMOVAL or COLLECTOR BAR
NEY.-A the Custom House yesterday morning, .
rrmcr buyzci around that the Coleo' " had ~
signed, az tho operation Of removal 10 politely
termed. In the afternoon tho report strrngth.
enei by the reading Of q Washington telegram
which positively asserted that the resignation ID
Barney would be accepted. and Rober, Murray
ESQ., appointed to the position. The WnitewashinS
Cotgressonal Committees who have inv igatet
Custom House affairs, although ipgeniously mAnip
ulsted, have been unable To convince the Prcs,len
End the public that Collector Barney was the pro
per person to administer the duties Of an Office re-
qu'-inS the individual attention Of live businsn.
man No ono Will regret the removal OF Collector
whose offc'al has been such, as to req,lir,
during tho past two years the almost constant sur
VIGILANCE Vi Congressional Committees and TrcAsur,
agents.
LOCAL MILITARY ArpAIRs-THy DRAFT
Tur QUESTION oy rrs PosrosEsssT-RHcKuirr
ETo.--The subject Of the draft causes more discus
sion as the time approaches for its enforcement,
Tie opinions REGARDING postponemen, are vids
Gif'ervnt, some asserting that tho naval enlistment
will be credited upon the city quota while other
claim that the War Department will find cause 70
Annulhns them. Everything connected with III
subject therefore, 10 speculation and conjecture
There numbor of r,imors ia circulation n
CARING the subject, which probably have but lli
fOundss On IN truth. Among them Is . report IL,
the dra0 win take place op Governors Island; al
smother Is that the names will not be gwen to u
Dewrplper for publication. The TACT that the Pr
vos-M .rshals have REFUSED 10 exhibit their late di
catches from Washington, - regarded by many
an indication that the day will moi he postpone
On the contrary, there some indications lea,
.lg ~ TN opposite conclusion. The Phillelph
yl.rSs Of yesterday, In telegram from washin
TO-, states that thcrc win lie no pos'ponemcn,
lie dr.G n ous III several days will elaIss heiwc,
the 9Th ami the drawing. In expansion OF u
statement i lsorts that the delay wil! be owing
tie nccvs'a-y tyne required to arrange tho pspe
Eher tie exemption cvailinat!ona are closed. 7
rarss teir rc.1rjed as semi Official. Its -
Iaent lie cn.,led 10 a1ne crcdenCc. In addh ON
this the following irvm Assistant Provost Harsl
Townsend, dispatched from Albany yesterday,
published, and indicates similar course:
"The following i. promulgated for the guidau
and infornaiicp u. ,he Proves, hnrshals OF ii
DYSON: keep volunteering up ~ much a. A,
SDe after the bth oi septeinber,sud let II be ktu,
that volunteers will lie coun'eu Oh ,ho ouot.
tie prescr, coli up to tie ,, asiicable non,
before the d.ui!ed sre ac,epsid snd Scn, IL rrud
vous "
Col. stonehousc, tho ColnmisNouer sIro,n,ei
behalf OF tie STATE, IN place Of Governor srymo
~ examine into the cl.uis Cor naval emil ,,Ineu
wen, 10 Washington ou Monday to r. port tbe &.
80 tie war Department. II IS reported that