Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-03
MEMPHIS APPEAL
BY TELEGRAPH.
Noon Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, June1, Midnight-The
election here ia claimed to have resulted
ID the choice Of Given (Democratl for
Mayor. Four wards out of seven are also
claimed by the Democrats. Two negroes
are elected to the Council In the First
ward. The Republicans do not concede
the election of Given.
Some trouble occurred by negroes at
tempting to prevent a cOlored nan voting
the Democratic ticket, during which .
negro was hurt by a horse which threw
a police ofieer-the latter also being
slightly injured. Other wise the election
was ~peacesble.
The railways between this city and
New York have consolidated their
through traffic so as to be under the
charge Of one head.
The Chief of the Idaho Indians had
an interview with the President yester-
day.
NASHVILLE, June 2.-The Democratic
Convention met here yesterday. Hon.
! Neil s. Brown presided, aud spoke at
length. Hon. ii. s. Foote offered resO-
buttons, which were adopted. They de-
cIared that it is the duty Of all true
friends of constitutional liberty to sup
port the Democratic cause; that the pur-
| poses and principles Of Radicalism are
incompatible with cur free Institutions ;
that the late war originated in the prev.
alenee of extreme opinions and disregard
OF the line Of demarcation between the
Federal Constitution and the reserved
rights OF the States and the people; that
to restore the Government to the Damoc-
raey is the proper way to secure q return
to the admirable SYSTEM of checks and
/ k.uaHaro f1ru1arlu nxfafinn. fhof the
| Convention have confidence in the Ma
tionsl Convention, to meet on the 4th OF
July, both as to the candidates and the
platform, and therefore express no opin-
ion as TO either that the Chicago plat
form proposes to establish q permanent
inequality Of rights between the South
ern and Northern States which cannot
be maintained except by military despot-
ism that the reconstruction laws Of
| Congress, If enforced, and an election for
President takes plsce in the Southern
States, il would be q shame and mockery
not entitled to the smallest respect, and
should not be allowed to effect the result
of the contest that the fve-twenties
and bonds bearing interest in currency
should be paid in greenbacks; that the
wrongs o. the disfranchised of Tennes
see should be laid before the National
Convention; that the Democracy sym
| pathise with President johnson, and re-
gard his acquittal as s great and signal
triumph of principle. This declaration
of principle is the Keynote Of the Demo
cratic canvass in Tennessee.
The Lookout Mountain Turner'S had q
festival here to day. Members from
Chattanooga, Atlanta, Augusta, Mem
phis, Louisville and Cincinnati were
present.
Sesborn Jones was hanged in Msury
county, near Columbia, on Friday night
last, by the Ku Klux Kan. His offense
was forcing q s~tep-daughter, fourteen
years Of age, to share his bed, and the
murder of his child, three months old.
He absconded from Nashville q short
time since, when the first Cffense be-
came known, taking the child with him,
and killing it in Maury county.
VIM. Clemens was murdered on Friday
night near J~ohnsonville, on the Tonnes
see river. His body WAS found in the
morning, with his throat cut. He was a
Northern man, and was killed probably
for his money.
Francis Buchanan, eolored, was killed
in Williamson county, on Friday, by his
sister-in.law, Harriet Nicol, coiored.
Cause, jealousy.
ST. LOUIS, June IA large meeting of
merchants was held yesterday, and ad-
dressed By Mr.. Stewart, of Mobile, on
the subject Of reopeniDg Bayou Manchsc,
thus giving ST. Louis and the Northwest
q direct water route to Mobile.
Resolutions were adopted welcoming
the Mobile delegates; recommending
the enterprise, and appointing a commit
tee to accompany them TO Louisville,
Cincinnati, and cities of the North.