The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-03
T RI PIE S HE E T
New York, Thursday, September 8, 1858.
EUROPE.

EURUPE
The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes
terday evening, September 2.
The London Times assas the Burlingame- China
treaty mission in o pointed editorial. Russia and
China are negotiate frontier boundary line from
Siberia. The Paris Monitenr reasserts the peaceful
intentions Of Napoleon. Prince Napoleon sailed
from Hamburg for Havre. Prussia postpones hel
army recruitments. Italy is strengthening her mill
tary posts on the Roman frontier France pays IN
instalment OF the Mexican bonds.
Consols, 94, money. Five-twenties, 71T in Lon
don and 1914 In Frankfort.
Cotton steady, with middng uplands at 11i<d
Breadstuns dull. Provisions without marked
change.
Our special correspondents in Europe furnish in
teresting details OF cable kilograms to the ed Of
THE CONVENTION.
The State Democratic Convention met at Tweddie
Hall, Albany, yesterday, and II. o. Chesebro, OF On
tario was chosen temporary chairman. After the
appointment of the usual committees and the trans
action OF the usual routine business, the permanent
organization was concluded by the appointment Of
Robert Earl, OF Herkimer, as permanent President,
with long list OF Vice Presidents and Secretaries
After speech by Mr.. Earl a committee Of two from
each judicial district was appointed to report
electoral ticket. resolution increasing the number
OF members OF the State Committees thirty three
President Of the Convention being authorized 70
appoint in addition three members at large, was
adopted.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
candidate for Governor, letter having been read
from Henry c. Murphy declining TO run. The fol-
lowing the nominations
For Governor-John 7. Hoffman, OF New York.
For Lieutenant Governor-Allen c. Beach, OF JEFF
ferson.
without proceeding to the other nominations the
Convention adjourned until this morning.
MIsCELLANE0Us
We have advices by the Gulf cable from Venezuela,
Porto Rico, Hayti, st. Domingo and st. Thomas.
Puerto Cabelo surrendered August Is to Mo-
nagas General Bruzual, who was wounded, escaped
TO Curacao and died. Several provinces In Mara
cabo had declared for Monagas Falcon contem-
plated going to Europe, and a speedy peace. with
Monagas in power, was considered probable. The
crops In Porto Rico all in except at Ponce where
a drought prevailed Salnave's troops, In Hayti,
have captured Mragaone and repulsed the rebels at
Cape Haytien. severe drought was experienced
at st. Thomas.
Our letters from Mexico are dated at the capital
on the 10th and Vera Cruz on the goth Of August.
General Lucas the leader OF the rebels in the Pueba
Mountains had refused to surrender to the govern
ment forces, and short ana indecisive engagement
had already taken place between them. General
Bocardo had defeated Preto's forces in the State OF
Vera Cruz and was In hot pursuit OF him and
Domnguez, another insurgent, with whom Prieto
had joined forces. The pronunctados generally had
been subjugated and Negrete and Lucas, in Puebla
were heading the only rebellion that seemed to be Of
much force.
From St Domingo by mail we learn that General
Bobadlia, one OF Cabral's best Officers, made
dashng attempt at invasion to revolutionize the
nation in favor Of his chief. He was repulsed and
driven back across the frontier into Hxyti. The
Cacos are for Cabral but they powerless on the
Dominican side OF the line. The tobacco crop con-
tinues to come In abundantly. But one vessel-the
British brig Tamandra, from New York on the 9th
ult.-has left this port so far during August. A
French bark was loading fustic a, Bane and would
clear for Havre In o few days. The British brig
Mary, bound for New York and abandoned In sink.
ing condition, was driven ashore about sixty miles
eastward OF st. Domingo city. Nothing as yet has
been saved from the wreck but o few pieces Of
fustc.
Mail advices from Hayt state that salnave showed
no respect whatever for the foreign representatives
and was levying black mail upon all residents. Tn,
United states steamers Gettysburg and De Soto wer
at Port au Prince the 14th Of August.
Our Kingston, Jamaica, letter is dated August IA
Great uneaslness prevails at St. Thomas In the Eas
Al the violent harangues OF Judge Masneder, WHICH
are calculated TO incte another negro rising. In hi
decisions and rulings In court the Judge shows
hatred for the planter and love for the negro which
is rapidly making the blacks very nsoent. Til,
roads swarmed with highwaymen. The heat wa
excessive, but the public health was good
The steamship Columbia arrived yesterday iron
Havana the 10th ult., with clean bill OF health
The city as healthy as 1t had ever been II
August and the weather was pleasant Four death
had recently occurred from hydrophoba.
The President, 1t Ia understood, dlscountenance
the action Of Solicitor Buckley In having warran
issued in this city for the OF Internal Revenu
Commissioner Rollins lie sent his regrets at tn
occurrence to the Commissioner last evening" Con-
missioner Rollins and his deputy, Harland, both r.
fuse to appear In answer to the warrant
In a recent conversation General N. B. Forrest
Fort Pillow fame, is represented TO have said tn.
the Ku Klux Khan numbered forty thousand men
bers in tennessee and i've hundred and 1fy thousan
I'm the whole South; that II was political mital
organization, with O captain in each voting pr
cinct who Is required to keep list OF the voters
both parties, 90 that they may know who are frienC
and VINO are enemies. II the State militia atteml
70 carry out Governor Brownlow's proclamation f
the shooting down df thaac men, he says thel
would DO a bloodier war than ever. Tiss houses