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SYRACUSE, n. Y, September 96 The
republican state convention has passed
resolutions pledginR the party to the sd-
VOeaey OF negro suffrage, and proposing
a modification Of the present excise law.
NASHVILLE, September 28.-A news
paper controversy between Major Josh.
Walker and Coll Albert Smith, sx-fed-
eral officers from Indiana, eliminated
last evening In a pistol fight In the
billiard room Of the Stacey house.
Walker was the attacking party, and
received three wounds, one tarough the
left lung, one In tile shoulder, and the
other in the thigh. Il Is thought ne can
not survive. Smith was not hurt. He
was arrested and held TO bail ia eight
thousand dollars.
The apprehensi0ns of q riot at the
municipal election, which have been
felt for a week, have been qUieted
Oy General Grants order to Gene
rad Thomas, and II carried out
properly, the election will be peaceful.
The city authorities feel assured that they
will be permitted 20 hold an election, as
provided by the charter, while leading
radicals are Of opinion that Gen. Thomas
will not assume TO decide the question,
but will act upon Gov. BrOwnlow's de-
cisiOn, and thus sustain the franchise
law. Probably both parties will hold
elections and let the courts decide the
question. Gen. Thomas is expected to.
night, when Gen. Cooper, commander of
the militia, will consult with him. The
latter expects six hundred militia here
on SATURDAY, one company from Jackson
having already arrived. Four disbanded
companies have been recalled to service;
but with plenty OF federal troops under
Thomas, no collision need De feared.
The mayor has telegraphed TO Washing
ton, asking that more definite instruc-
tiOns be given to Gen. Thomas.
RICHMOND, September 26.-Gen. SEQ
field has decided that congress having
prescribed no oath to delegates to the
state convention, there is no other com
petent authority only the restriction as
to the various delegates contained In the
fifth section OF the act OF March 81 No
person prevented from holding Office by
the proposed amendment to the eonstitu-
tion shall be eligible a. membero Of the
convention.
WAsHINGTON, September 28.-Secre-
tAry Seward declines to consider DR..
Blackburn az included in the amnesty
proclamation Of President johnson, and
has returned to him the oath OF allegi-
anee which that Individual had sub
scribed and forwarded to the department
Of state for filing. The secretary char
acterizes tine doctor as a detestable felon,
whose crime cannot be regarded as an
act Of rebellion or civil war, but as an
offense against mankind.
Gen. Hancock received a serenade by
the officers of the ith cavalry and 18th
infAntry-merely thanking them. He
will leave Washington to-day, stopping
few hours at Philadelphia to visit his
widowed mother, and thence Will pro-
ceed to st. Louis. He will not enter
upon his duties at New Orleans until the
subsidence OF the yellow fever. This has
been arranged by Gen. Grant, through
the president. He may, however, before
that time, establish his headquarters
temporarily st this place, and until then
Gen. Mower viii be responsible for the
command.
HAVANA, September 28.-Gen. Mon
zano died OF the typhoid fever. His
body has been embalmed, and Is new
lying ia state. Senior BalmOradO has
been sworn in az provisional captain
general. The city IS in mourning. Half
hour guns have been fred all day. Yes
terdRy the flags on all the consular
buildings were at half mast. Field Mar
shal Ferieto has taken command Of the
military forces.
FLORENCE, September 25.-Wnen it
became known that Garibaldi was ar
rested and imprisoned IN the fortress of
Allessandrea, his partisans in the city
were greatly exasperated, and, appearing
in the streets in crowds, made q turbulent
demonstration of sympathy for their
leader. The manifestation finally de-
veloped into wild and boisterOus riot; !;
but the disturbance, though threatening,
was suppressed by the prompt action
and firmness of the Government. All
volunteers Of Garibaldi, who had
gathered together at many points on
the Roman frontier, have been COM
PEELED to dispeTse and retire, by the
Italian troops. Victor Emanuel has
issued another proclamation, in which he
says the faith of the government, pledged
in treaty with foreign powers, eEaOted Of
it the painful duty Of aTresting Garibaldi,
the acknowledged leader of the move
ment in direct violation of these srea-
ties.
Il is said that the Italian governments
has offered to send 6iaribaldi to his home
at Capero, or relieve him OF all restraint,
il he will give his parole Dot to engage in
further hostilities against the Roman
states.
LONDON, Septem Der 5.-Intelhgence
from Dover Castle Is Of such nature as
to lead TO fears Of an attack on that place
by the Fenians. Arms have been sent
down to garrison it, and precautions Ia
ken to prevent any such mad attack.