The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-14

cackles aloud FOR Grant, and predicts defeat TO
Z the Democratic nominees. Meanwhile the guns
boom. theaags fy, and the heart Of the nation
beats faster at the prospect Of the aoWnfan % OF
Radicalism.
An attempt was made on Friday last to rob
an Adams Express car on the Ohio and Mlssis-
sippi Railroad, near Brownstown, Indiana.
When the train reached Brownstown and STOP
ped for wood and water, five men sprang upon
| the engine and express car, and driving on the
engineer and fireman, uncoupled the express
car and ran west about eight miles. When the
car stopped the robbers forced an entrance,
but met with volley from the guard inside.
The robbers we're driven Of, leaving one OF
their number badly wounded.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Post says that MIR. Chase is not disappointed
at the nomination Of Seymour. she declared
but short time since to your correspondent,
that he did not desire the nomination and
deemed it unfortunate tha. his name should
have been mentioned in connection with the
Presidency in view of the great questions
which we're being presented to the Supreme
Court for adjudication and decision. The Chief
Justice remarked further, that he would be but
poor candidate for any party, as his judicial
position would seal his lips on many OF the
most important questions of the day, and that
his great regret was that he had ever allowed
his name to be used in connectionrwith any
Office after taking a seat upon the Supreme
bench"
in letter to the Boston Advertiser, Henry
Ward Beecher SAYS: ss'I have liked Grant from
the first. Solid, unpretentious, straightfor-
ward, apt to succeed and not spoiled BY sue.
cess, wise in discerning men, skilful in using
them, with the rare gift (which Washington
had in an eminent degree) OF wisdom in getting
wisdom from other mems counsels-I conf
IDENTIFY, anticipate that, great as his military
success has been, be will hereafter be known
even more favorably for the wisdom OF his civil
administration. The seven-fold humiliations
and recantations through which Chase vas re-
qpired to go for a Democratic nomination, only
to see the smiling Seymour looking benignly
down upon his lost estate, has no parallel ex-
cept in the immortal history Of Reineke Fuchs.
There will be no third candidate between Grant
and Seymour. It will be fair fight between
rugged honesty and plausible craft"
IA Northern Convention correspondent
sketches Wade Hampton. s"tDirectly in front,
Just behind the Massachusetts delegation, q site
smother man Of mark. He is tall man, mus
cular and. compact, with black eyes, black
whiskers and black hair. His face is dark, as
though il were familiar with the sun, and he
wears dark clothing. His name is Wade
Hampton, and his fame has gone over tie
world. Hampton's head is one to study. tits
medium in size, but splendidly formed. A
glance at the head and face shows you that
there is will and intellectual resource there,
and nature above all petty things. Hampton
has proved himse'f gallant soldier. BE has
the abilities Of q statesman, too, and they have
been recognized. He does not appear to take any
partin the proceedings, but sits quietly in his
place while the chairman of his delegation an
pounces the vote of South Carolina. Did he
choose to stand up and speak, no man on the
floor would ba more attentiyely heard"