Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-30
TELEGRAPHIC.

his stan, left this evening for New
Orleans.
TALLAHASSEE, Nov, l5,-Thc oloc,
ton is passing oil without disturb
anco. Tho result for two days in
Leon, Madison and gladden. coun,
ties, foots up 5000 votes, Of which
only 80 were polled By whites-all
for convention.
RICHMOND, Nov. l5.-No business
being before the United States Cir.
cult Court to-day, it adjourned un-
til the 2jth, when Davis trial will
be commenced, Chief Justice Chase
leaves for Washington tomorrow,
Tonight he will be present at the
African High School. 1t is well un.
dcrstood that he will not be present
at Davis trial,
The Conservatives are holding
ward meetings tonight to appoint
delegates to the State Convention.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Nov. 10
The Reconstruction Convention, n
resolution was adopted by 81 to 33,
instructing proper committee to
change the names of all new coun-
ties created at the last session of the
Legislature, that were named in
gloriflcation of the rebellion, or af-
ter those who participated.
Afterwards an ordnance to change
the name Of Colbert county to
Brownlow, was tabled, yeas 76, nays
IL.
The committees on several parts
Of the Constitution, reported officers
of Eexccutvc Department to con-
sist of Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, Auditor,
and Treasurer. The Auditor to hold
four years, and the other officers two
years. All to be elected by the peo-
pie. The Government only has been
elected by the popular vote hereto
fore.
SAVANNAH, Nov. 1G.-In the U.
S. District Court to-day, Judge Err
! skine presiding. Ex-Gov. Brown,
counsel for Hon. Foster Bladgett,
objected by way of challenge, to a
large majority of the grand jurors,
on the ground of their inability to
take the oath prescribed in the act
of Congress, June 18th, 1862. The
Court Sustained the objection, and
directed the Marshal to empannel a
new jury.
COLUMBIA, S G., Nov. 1G.-The
Columbia & Augusta Railroad bridge
over Congarce river was crossed by
trains for the first time, to-day the
directors of the road with many cit
izens, crossing on the first train
The bridge is a handsome iron struo-
ture of Fink pattern, the enUire
lcngth being one thousand and forty
feet. This road when completed,
will be on the great through 4ine
from North to South, and will short
en- the distance between this city
and Augusta, over sixty miles. The
track laying is being pushed for
ward.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Boutwell
Williams and Lawrence, Of the Ju
dietary Committee, have each writ
ten q minority report, in favor Of
impeachment. 1t is likely they will
combine their views in one docu-
ment.
A meeting of strong men at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. New York, on
Tuesday night, adopted Gen. Sher-
man and J. p. Stockton, of New Jcr
sey, as candidates for the Presiden-
cy. The movement seems to meet
with much favor here.
General Sherman will be here
next Monday
Thud. Stevens will press his con-
fiscation bill to vote early in the
session.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Stcvens
is quoted 1--WE must take no steps
backward. The reconstruction of
the Southern States on the basis OF
the military bill, must be hurried
up, so that as many as possible Of
them may be represented in the
coming Presidential Nominate n G
Convention. The Republican party
would assurcdly elect their nominee
in the next Presidential contest, and
there was no need to run after or
coax any man into accepting their
nomination. In less than three
years they could recover the North
ern States, and, with Federal pat
ronage, the loyal white element Of
the South would always carry the
negro population with them, and
thus give the party lease on pow
er for the noxt fifty years"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Fiftcen
Senators and thirty Representatives
some of them from the most remote
States have arrived. Prospect of
full benches at the opening of the
session is good.
Stevens is worse to o-night.
At st. Paul, Minnesota, kcro-
sene lamp exploded at a party Civ
en- by General Sibley, whose daugh-
ter loses an arm female servant
dead others burnt not seriously.
The telegraph is used freely by
Radical leaders here in their efforts
to hold the Alabama Convention in
check. The leaders In Convention
desire to see the State in Tennessee s
condition, whereas the leaders here
insist on nearly universal suffrage,
taking grounds that the Northern
elections showed hostility to negro
supremacy, not to negro suffrage
The leaders are hopeful of control
ling the convention.
1t is stated that numerous dis
patches arc passing between these
leaders and Generals Pope and
Swayne, with regard to the conver-
sion of seven thirty honds into FIVE
twcnties, according to the provis-
irns of laws, it is understood TO be