The Portland daily press., 1868-09-03
NEW YORK.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

! ALBANY, Sept. 2-The Democratic State
| Convention met at noon i'll Tweedle Hall. A
| fuil delegations is present and harmonious
| The hall was tastefully decorated. The Con-
vention was called to order by Samuel j. Til
den, chairman of the State Committee, and
made short speech. HI. o. Chesboro of On
| tario, was nominated for temporary chairman.
| Mr.. Cheesboro took the stand and made a
| lengthy speech, expressing thanks, SC Sec
| retaries and other officers were also appointed.
| Committees ON credentials. permanent organ
| ization, platform, &c, were appointed. Pend
| ing the report of these committees the Con-
yention took recess till Z. NJ
The Democratic Convention re-assembled
this afternoon. .,...,f,-., ain %. n
A committee ON resolutions was appointed
| by the chairman The permanent Organiza-
ton was perfected by the selection OF Robert
Earl as President, and a long list OF Vice
Presidents.
On taking the chair Mr.. Earl made con-
gratulatory speech upon the favorable pros
poets of the Democracy. ,a44lI tae5
:. A committee was appointed to nominate
Presidential electoral ticket. The convention
then proceeded to nominate candidate for
Governor. The letter of Hon. Fl. O. Murphy,
declining the use of his name, was read. Hon.
II Hoffman was thea nominated for Cover
mate for Lieutenant Governor, Hon. Samuel
Morris, of Brooklyn, made some sharp remarks
relative to the grasping propensities of the
Tammany ring, which created considerable
oohStttOu. a. w. DtdCu, VI Erl6, WAS tntQ
nominated for Lieutenant Governor by accla-
nation, and the convention adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
serious accident occurred at Orange, N.
D., last Thursday, caused by the inefficiency of
driver of span of horses attached to a car
riage belonging to Mr.. Cornies livery stable
ran away, and in passing through Wi liam
street, between Hillyer and Park streets, DASH
ed into light carriage belonging to Mr.. Lord,
containing Mrs. Lord, two children, Mrs. Wal
ter Brown, of Newburg, N. Y, and Mrs. Mil
were seriously injured. A thigh Of one OF the
children was broken. Mrs. Brown had her
teeth knocked out and jaw bone fractured
The carriage was completely demolished
CITY ITEMS. 'as-Hf !.
The steamer Germania, from Hamburg, ar
rived to-day. Bayard Taylor and family were
among the passengers a'slat iEaIf 8lL'i
Investigation into the charges against Com
missioner Rollins and others will be resumed
tomorrow. %. f-.. ..
The British corvette Juno arrived to-day
from England via Bermuda. soJ
George G. Houghton, recently clerk in shoe
store in Brooklyn, has been arrested in PhiIa-
delphia, for implication in the recent abortion
case in this city. ns -s s,, N q
By the capsizng of a boat in North rive r
last night three ladies and two gentlemen mar
rowly escaped drowning. 7H5
Since the organization of the Board of Audit
in April, 1867, claims against the city to the
amount of 100000 have been presented, of
which only 100000 were allowed, $4,OOO,OOO
rejected, and the remainder await acton. -
Quite riot occurred in the 7th Ward, Jer-
sey City, last night. A policeman was as
saulted and bricks and stones were thrown fu-
riously, to which he replied with pistol shot.
Several arrests were made.
The rails on the Harlem and Camden & Am
boy roads are being replaced with steel. +.
DIABoLICAL ACT =
BUFFALO, Sept 2.-Some scoundrel cut with
a sharp instrument heavy rope used at
Democratic pole raising on Main street, this
evening, causing the heavy derrick to fall
amongst large crowd in attendance. Fortu-
nately the crowd observed the accident in
time, and by surging to right and left escaped
without injury.