The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-10
EUROPE.

the news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes
terday evening, July9.
The London Times says the American democratic
platform lays down partial reputation. Baron
won Beust tells the Pope that the allocution is an
sintermeddlingn with the affairs of the empire
General Napier is to have pension OF $4,000
year.
Consols 94X a e5, money. Five-twenties, rs 731s
In London and Tx Tx In Frankfort.
Cotton easier with middling uplands at III ia
pence. Breadstufs quiet. Provisions active.
Our special European correspondence TO the 27th
OF June is in interesting detail Of Jour cable tee
grams.
In the Senate yesterday resolution was passed
calling upon the Secretary of State for information
In respect to the number of States that have ratified
the fourteenth article Of amendment to the constitu
ton. Senator Catell called up the bill for further
issuance Of temporary loan certificates for the pur
pose OF redeeming and retiring the remainder Of the
outstanding compound interest notes. The tax bill,
after being amended in many important particulars,
passed the Senate and was returned to the
House for concurrence In the amendments.
Reverdy Johnson, the newly confirmed Minister to
England, resigned his seat In the Senate and took
leave of his fellow Senators in an admirably written
and appropriate address. An extended and ami
mated debate arose upon the bill to regulate the
presentation OF certain States In the electoral COL
iege, which was participated in mainly by Senators
Morton and Buckalew. The nomination OF Perry
rejected In executive session.
In the House the first attempt business disclosed
no quorum present. The bill for the relief Of the
Choctsw and Chickasaw Indians was taken up and
discussed nevertheless and after call OF the States
was passed. The bill to reduce the military estab-
iishment was reported from the committee and
ordered to be printed. Mr.. Butler introduced bill
TO equalize taxation, which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means Mr. Banks asked
pOstponement Of the vote on the Alaska Appropra-
ton bill until Tuesday next, on account OF the
slim attendance of members, and after some
discussion II was agreed to- The House then went
into Committee OF the Whole, but no bill was dis
cussed and the committee rose; but soon after the
House again went into committee and read the Tariff
bill for the first time bill providing for an eec-
tion In Virginia on the new State constitution was
reported and passed. The Speakers table was then
cleared. In the evening session long list OF private
pension bills was passed. the Senate amendments to
the Tax bill were referred TO the Committee on ways
and Means and the House adjourned.
The CONVENTION
The Iabors OF the National Democratic Convention
closed yesterday by the nomination OF Horatio Sey
mour, OF New York, for President and Frank p.
Blair, Jr., Of Missouri, for Vice President.
Before balloting for the nineteenth time yesterday
Mr.. vallandlgham read letter from Mr. Pendleton
expressing willingness TO have his name with
drawn under certain contingencies, which having
now arisen Mr.. vallandigham accordingly withdrew
It, The nineteenth ballot was then had, with 125x
votes for Hancock, 1917 for Hendricks and the
names OF English, Frank Blair, Judge Field and I.
H. seymour being newly introduced. The
twentieth and twenry-frst ballots showed
slight changes but on the twenty second Ohio
nominated Horatio Seymour, who Immediately came
forward and declined but Mr.. vallandigham insist
cd and cast Ohio's vote for him. Wisconsin, Ken
fucky and Massachusetts, Immediately followed, the
rest OF the States took UP the name, and the unani
nous vote was declared cast for him the nominee
of the Convention for the Presidency. General
Frank P. Blair was then nominated without much
discussion the candidate for the vice Presidency
The Convention then adjourned sine die
, The nominations created considerable astonish-
ment and excitement throughout the city, and tele
grams from various parts of the country report they
are received with varying emotions elsewhere.
! A meeting to ratify the nominations was held last
evening In front Of the Democratic Club Room
Union square. at which speeches were made by A. j.
Rogers, Wade Hampton and ex-Governors Vance
aud Perry, OF North and South Carolina.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Governor r. X. Scott, OF South Carolina was inau.
gurated at Columbia yesterday In the presence OF
the state Legislature. A colored member In the
senate introduced q bill TO remove political disa-
bities.
fatal disaster occurred on the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad. near Union Mills, yesterday, some
tends having thrown the express passenger train on
the track In order to rob the passengers. Five per
sons, three ladies and two children were killed and
several persons seriously injured. The baggage
car was broken open and rined.
Lady Thorn and Mountain Boy trotted TO harness,
best three in Ave, for $4,000 on the Union Course
T.. l., yesterday. Lady Thorn won the first, third
and nth heats and the race. the fourth heat being
declared dead Her best time was in her third mile
which was made In 2:2i.
The republican state Convention of New Jersey as
sembled at Trenton yesterday and nominated John
L. Blair OF Warren county. for Governor
The Beer Brewers Convention in Bufralo yesterday
adopted resolutions favoring reduction OF the duty
on Canada barley and recommending several
changes In the laws an at present expounded.
The radicals in the Georgia Legislature have not
working majority, as the democrats outnumber them
An the Lower House, and 80 Governor Bullock In HE
message recommends that the democratic. members
who have not had their disabilities removed by Con-
n ess should be ousted.
A treaty has been concluded wiki the sioux and
other hostile Indians and it is believed the labors Of
che Peace Commissioners ended.
miners strike lie in progress IN Potsville, Pa,
Tor ten hours wages for eight hours work Governor
Beary is In Pottsvile account OF the demonstra-
lions being made by the strikers, apa has said that
he will use force II u becomes necessary. r.s1
} The General Transatlantic Company's steamship
Perere Captain Duchesne, will leave pier so North
river at ten A. NJ. tomorrow Saturday morning
For Brest and Havre.