, 1866-08-10

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HrARr's CONTEST, August 81. : The
Presidepfs Message to the Queen, contain
inc, VI words, passed through the cable in |
eleven minutes, and was delivered to the
0ueen almost Immediately. The Great
Eastern is now firing salute in honor tnere- |
Of sI
A celebration in honor Of the success OF
the cable is now being held ct ValentiA,
Ireland. this afternoon. The Albany and
Terrible leave here tomorrow morning 'for
the spot where the cable was lost last year.
The Great Eastern and MedlrGy will follow
in about one week,
DELEGATES TO THE PHILADELPHIA CON-
vENTIoN.
CH1oAao. July 3d.-The following are
the names of delegates to the PhlladeiPnia
Convention: o. H. Browning, I. ): Evans
A. J. Cook, Jno. McClernand, Wm. n
Morrison, T. L. Dickey, Sam'l u. Marshall
Jesse o. Dorton, s. w. Ross, Anthony
Thornton, James, Chambers, ]. r. DoOlittie,
Alex. W. Retutalt and Charles Crocker.
The above are from Illinois. -.
From Minuesota.-Jas. Notion, Franklin
Steele. H. NJ. Rece From Florida, VIM:
McEwep. Geo. Swami, Jno. s. Maxwell.
Delegates are being generally appointed in
the Southern States Of the most eminent mil
itary pen.
The New York Times having editorially
declared it would be imprudent for such men
as Vallandigham and the Woods brothers to
appear as delegates, Vallandigham published
ade6ant letter defying the Convention to ex-
clude him or any other who may appear.
He SAYS by>gunes must be bygones, and he
and his party have more to forgive OF Doollt-
tie & Co than they to forgive of him.
The Georgia Convention declares its intern
tion that the Convention shall unquali6edly
pronounce for repeal of the test oath, which
The CALL for the Convention does not.
George Ashmun and John Q. Adams, son
of the Minister to England, have joined the
movement in Massachusetts,. The Boston
Traveller regrets to learn that Charles F.
Adams accedes to it. Judge Benjamin Il.
Curtis published a letter endorsing this
movement
Dooittle in speech at Madison, declares
that the only qualification tor membership
to the Convention, is that the delegates un
quali6edly accept the terms laid down in the
call, and abide the issue with the new party
When records ofindividuals shall be forgotten
The Convention promises to be large and
distinguished assemblage, and as the mum
Der of delegates is not limited, all rival sets
will be admitted. Indeed; confessedly there
is no power to exclude any who accept the
terms of the call The Philadelphia Age
of yesterday, exposes what it calls radical
plot to mob the Convention.
THE LOUISIANA CONVENTION.
CHICAGO, August Sd. - The Louisiana
Convention did not, as was expected, re>as'
semble yesterday but Judge Able again
charged the jury that they should indict the
members for disturbing the peace aud plot,
ting against the statutes of the State. He
declared that the cause Ul the riot had No
parallel in history.
| The following additional tclegraphic cor
respondence is published
t EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Aug LIST, 1866.
To Albert Vo)rbies, Liout. Governor, an |
Adrian Heron, Atty General, New Orleans,
Louisiana: Were the civil authorities, State
or Federal, conferred with BY General Baird
before he declared the mariAl law? Could
not civil authorities State and Federal en-
force the law and preserve order with the aid
of the military and without tho necessity Of
martial law? hope that order has been res>
tored and the riot was not as disasterous as
reported. Please show this dispatch to Gen
Baird. ANDREW JOHNSON.
In order that the following from General
r Sheridan may be understood, it should be
, stated that be was absent from New Orleans
r when the disturbance occurred in that city.
New ORLEANS, Aug LIST, 1886
To Gan III g Grank W.,
are doubtlessly aware OF, the serious riot that
: occurred in this city on the 30th. The Con-
vention of 1864 met on the 30th for he alleg.
, ed purpose of remodelinG the present consti
tuition Of the State. The leaders we're poli>
|, ticians, and the action of the Convention
was liable to produce breach of the pub
lie peace. had made up my mind to arrest
the men-if the proceedings were calculated
to destroy the tranquility Of the country, but
had no cause for action until they commit>
! ted an over act. About forty whites and
blacks were killed and about one hundred
and sixty wounded. Everything is now
4 quiet, but deem it best to maintain
. military supremacy in the city for few days
until the matter is fully Investigated. 1 be>
: lieve the sentiment of the general commu,
nifty is oue-Of general regret at this uncalled
for cruelty, and that the police could have
made any arrests they saw Ct without sacri.
fciDg lives,
D SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen. Comd'g.
MESSAGES BY TIE ATLANTIC CABLE.
New YoRK, Aug. 3d.-Five messages
from Europe by the cable were received here
:. to-day.
E OTTAWA, 9. W., Aug. 3.-Complimen,a.
e ry greetings have passed through the Allan
b tic cable between the Queens and the Cana.
4 dian Government. One of the messages
took only eleven minutes TO pass from Nav