The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-21

! A NATIONAL CONVENTION OF SOLDIERS
! Philadelphia, Aug, BOA National Convention
OF soldiers of the North and South is arranged
to take place in September at Cincinnati. Lead
ing officers Of the Union and the Confederate
armies are active 10 this work
! 1t will be cooperative with tina. of the Union
Convention movement
| CHOLERA REPORTS -New York Aug IS
Nine deaths by cholera occurred in this city
during the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
this afternoon. Not many new cases are report
ed. DR. Craven member of the Board of
Health, stated to-day, at the meeting of the
Board, that two hundred and fifty deaths occur
red last week In this city from cholera, and that
for every death there were at least two cases,
| thus making the number of cholera cases five
hundred for the week. He stated that there
wore Que hundred and seventy -four cases of
cholera In Brooklyn last week, iucludiog eighty
two deaths. He made this statement to correct
the false reports in the New York press 10 re-
ference to the official report of deaths from
cholera. AS printed iu the papers, there are two
hundred and forty cases recorded
St. Louis, Aug. l5.-One hundred and seven
cases Of cholera have been reported here up to
noon to day, forty ght of which were fatal.
cholera were reported to the Board of Health
yesterday.
NEW YORK MARKET. Aug. 10.
Gold $I.49a. Exchange. nominal, 7da7a.-
Sight 9a94.
Cotton dull at 34Aa36A.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS AS TO THE Con-
sPIRAcY AGAISsr Mr.. DAvIs,-New York,
August 13-The Herald furnishes startling
developments respecting the conspiracy to ini-
p1icate Jefferson Davis in the Lincoln assassina-
tioa It prints letters from Caldwell, one of
tho rerurers, applying for money, and letter
from Judge Advocate G eneral Holt to Conover,
another Of the seamps, in which the Judge says
he has sent the money. The Herald prints
othef documents showing the conspiracy to be
one of the most Infamous character, and one
that demands official investigation. ..
FROM FORTRESS MoNRoE,-A rumor pre-
walls to-day, but not traceable, as far as have
been able to ascertain, to. an authoritative
source, that jeff Davis is to be tried in Norfolk
instead of Richmond, and that orders have been
given to prepare suitable rooms in the Custom
House for the trial. It is given as the basis Of
this rumor, that there will be much less diff
Guilty in securing an impartial jury in Norfolk
than in the late Confederate capital; and further
that there is far less liability of outside inter-
ference or disturbance in the former than the
latter place Gossipping fumors has also set a
story afoat to the effect that Mr.. Charles
OConner left here carrying strong and couvinc
ing. proofs with bin of the gradually failing
health Of Mr.. Davis; and that, backed by this
evidence, he will renew his efforts to secure the
parole of Mr. Davis, or his release on bail. As
to the first rumor there is probably little posi-
tive basis for it, although making the change
referred to has unquestionably very substantial
grounds in his favor, which, before the time of
the trial arrives, may come home with such
force to the government as to induce the change
10 the locality of the trial to be made. Regard
ing the present physical state of Mr.. Davis |
have it from the most reliable authority that be
has teen ard is most sensibly declining in
health, ard that his friends are becoming
seriously an xious on his account. Though we'll
assured on this point, am very positively ad.
vised that Mr.. O'Conor, while here, intimated
to no one any such intended action on his part
as that rumor now ascribes to him.-Cor. Ne'o
York Herald