Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29

position that he is not candidate This
has led many to disclose for Mcclellan
who previously held Seymour as their
first choice Many outsiders from New
York, hsweVsr, say that Seymour has no
right to deny his friends the privilege Of
using his name, and these are backed by
tbe ultra peace .mLn, who argue that
Mcclellan is too much of War Demo
erat, and that the country demands
statesman and civilian, and not soldier
Notwithstanding Al this, however, there
IS still frm impression that Gov. Sew
mour viii De ehosen President ofshe Con
vsution, and that be viii nominate Nc
Ciellan, and il Is very generally believed
that shoaid this eccurr. any Imposition to
him will be to weak TO amount to any
thing. There Is some talk in event OF
McClellsn's nomination, that bolt will
oeenr, and another convention be called
and an ultra peace man nominated The
McClellan men disbeliegs this, bat say
that should such . course be pursued, It's
onlF effect viii be 10 strengthen their
candidate. 81 fasEF Ea8EF
There should hare been ia the dis
patch Of this aofning thst the conserf-
alive Union members Withdrew their
recommendation OF Ex-Governor Camp
bell, OF Tenn, just previous to the ad-
option Of the resolution
Il IS estimated chat there are at least
., coo strangers in the city, who have
come to wateh the proceedings OF the
The Wlgwam IN which the National
Democratic Convention will be hsla. is !
crowded with visitors The building
erected for this special purpose Is ezps-
Ole of accommodating 100000 persons. |
is well lighted aud ventilated, neatly |
decorated, and beautifully situated oB i
the shores Of Lake Michigan The dele |
gates 70 The Convention will ooenpy the
platform in the center, which IS capable |
OF seating several hundred. -
wAsBrSoToS, Aug ga letter re- |
eeived from the Army of the Potomac, |
dated yesterday, says: The portion OF /
the Weldon Railroad re-esptnred BY she |
rebels u Tharsday's engagement, ex-
tends from Ream's Station about three I
miles North. The road had, however,
bsen previously entirely destroyed and /
cant be Of any use TO the enemy while /
We continue 80 held the portion on the /
North and between that and Petersburg. /
The latter portion is securely ia our pos.
session
Everything vas quiet at the latest &C 4
counts, with the exception Of occasional
picket firing. Both parties are engaged 4
10 barying their dead and caring Tor 4
their wounded gssr#rT
A letter received here today from the 1
Upper Potomac says that the rebels ia 1
cavalry force we're last seen st Cherry 4
Valley, eleven miles west Of Hagers-
town, on Friday The mail stage ar
rived Al the latter place from Hancock,
a distance Of about tweniy-loaF miles,
on tbs night ofthat day.
The shslling Of Williamsport BY the
enemy from the opposite side OF the
ever on Friday did no injury % individ-
aals, bat three hoases we're seriously /
damaged.
ClxcfSSkrr, Aug. 2S In the accidsut
on the indianapolis & Cincinnati RAJ
road on Friday, about thirty persons
we're wounded, one or two probably ia
tally. None we're killed The train con-
sisted Of three passenger and one bag i
gage ears, and was completely wrecked
The eHginser saw the approaching hnr-
Hcabe iast IS the train nearcd MItzells
bridge, and put on steam in order 20
clear the bridge aud gaiE the shelter 81
as embaHkmsnt ahead, bot ihe tornado
struck the train IL q funnei shaped
eorrent, and With such force IS 70 If
the cars from the track. Two passenger
cara made Two complete rsyolutions and
landed With wheels uPpermosL In ths
aud the massive rosf Of large store.
house was lifted from the walls and ear
81 q a L. ataannrn -.