The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-14
No Information in Regard to the Riot
at Helena, Afkanaas.

Tho continued absence of information from
Helena is commented on to the disparage-
ment of the War Department. The Presi-
dent on Friday instructed the Secretary of
War to inquire by telegraph into the truth
or falsity Of the reported attack Of the negro
troops upon that town. AS yet no answers
have been received In cases where the blacks
are the injured party information comes more
promptly.
North Carolina General Palmer Re-
. lieved. ..r,
Major General John NJ Palmer, Of Illinois,
at his own request, has been relieved, by Or
der of the Secretary of War, from duty as
President of the general court martial in RAJ
leigh.
The court remains in session, and will soon
proceed to the trial of Lieutenant Hogus, A.
A. @. M, charged with misconduct as an &C
counting officer, which ease has been sent to
Raleigh from Charleston, S. c.
Probable Defeat OF the New state Con-
stitutiOn.
Raleigh, N. c., August 10.-Returns have
been received from twenty-three counties.
The vote for the ratification of the Constitu-
ton is s, 1873; for rejection, 6 258; majority for
rejection, 1910. Sixty-two counties are yet
to be heard from The result is doubtful.
Destructive Fire at MeChantcSvilte,
Kentucky.
Major Bufords stables, at Mechancsville,
KY. were destroyed by FIRE on the 10TH About
valued at $1,000. The total loss amounted
to $4,000. a
The Philadelphia Convention.
From the N. Y. Herald
large number of delegates have already
arrived. Every State will be fully represent
ed. The utmost good feeling prevails North
ern and Southern delegates, democrats and
republicans, all harmonic. Rival delega-
tons, in most instances, have arranged with
each other harmoniously. The Valandigham
matter is the only apple of discord, but even
this will be arranged The Convention will
be grand success.
Dispatches have been received from leading
Southern men in Philadelphia, anxiously in
curing the whereabouts of Alex H. Steph-
ems, of Georgia, as his presence was much
needed in their deliberations.
dispatch from Governor Orr states that
the Convention bids fair to be great success,
and that the utmost good feeling prevailed.
He also states that there would probably be
very little speech making, and that two days
would, in his opinion, conclude all business.
Another dispatch says the rival King and
Built delegations from Louisiana have ar
rived at harmonious union. King repre-
sents the regular democratic organization and
Bulltt the Federal Office holders Their vote
will be cast as a unit
The President has received dispatches from
Philadelphia of the most encouraging nature.
Everything is working in the utmost harmo
n.y. and promises to continue so to the end.
The Cotton Crop at the South.
1t seems to be the impression Of the gen
tlemen from different Southern States, that
the cotton crop the present season will fall far
short of the estimate given by the newspapers
of the North. The chief difficulty seems to
have been the poor quality of seed planted.
COlOred BOunties.
The Paymaster General will Immediately
commence the payment of bounties to colored
soldiers under the joint resolution of Congress,
approved June 26, 1866 1t is estimated that
the payment will involve the expenditure Of
500, 900 900.
The Imperial Collapse in Mexico.
IN. Y. Herald
There can hardly be any mistake in inter
prsting the news from Mexico, published in
the Herald, to mean the approach of an i'm
mediate collapse of the Franco-A Austrian en-
pire. While there appears to be some differ
ence of opinion as to whether MACMILLAN will
steal away quietly tor Europe on the corvette
Dandalon or depart with the dignity due to
his rank as an Austrian archduke, there
seems to be no doubt whatever that he is on
the eve Of his departure, and about to aban-
don his uneasy throne, his pseudo honors, IL
ties, and authority as Emperor of Mexico.
This fact appears to bs generally conceded,
and we have very little doubt that it will be
verified before long.
Chicago.
Senator Trumbull has delivered speech at
Chicago in, which he was down on the Presi-
dent and the "traitors" We clip the follow
ing as specimens:
Had Andrew johnson carried out the poll
cy indicated upon the day after he was sworn
in as Chief Magistrate of the nation-had he
punished few traitors, and had it been I'M
derstood that others would be punished if they
continued to boast of their treason, this whole
work of reconstruction would have been ac-
complished long ago. and the whole Southern
country would have been governed by loyal
men. Applause. There was an error
when he departed at that early day from the
principles he had enunciated when he first
took the oath of Office 1t never would have
been the passport to Office in the Southern
States if the President, who had the whole
thing in his own hands at that time, had
commenced, as he said it should be done, with
the punishment of traitors, and thus let all
understand that the boast of treason would be
the commencement of . prosecution for
treason, and an execution for treason.
And now, in conclusion, want to ask you,
with which of those parties will you act?
With the one who, if it has the power, will
place this Government in the hands of dis
loyal men, subjecting the loyal to them, who
will deny impartial justice and impartial lib
erty, who have opposed all these measures to
which have referred? Or will you continue
the Government in the hands of the Union
Republican party, which has done so much,