Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-21
For President and YicePresident
OF the United States,
THE NOMINEES OF THE DEMO
CRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
THE NEWS.

The special to the ApaiaFehe from Chicago
states that Tennessee is represented in the
Convention by the following great men: Tom
Hamilton, T. Mckinley, W. Bosom. We g.
Elliott, L c. Houx, W. ]. Smith. A. P. Curry,
R. Hough, @. NJ. Greeley. P. S. Richards,
General Rodgers. Harry Lee. Ham Carter
CcoIored, and the ahlest nember.) VI. B.
Stakes, Rev. Mr.. 7. Il. Pearne. Barbour
Lewis. 1t is thought orsst viii be nominated,
with the advantage Of having declined to
run.
Wade, colfax. Fsnfon. Wilson. Curtin and
Haulin are before the Convention for Vice
President. The free negro States are all repre-
scented. 60 far there have been no arrests.
Impeachment has grown weaker, but is not
abandoned. The ssren Senator's are freely
damned, and deepest By ths rat-rspsy dele
gates from the zzrecons;rustsd. whO have
badges Of 81 cci0rs pinned 70 their coats,
marked Alabama ArkAEEaE, Mississippi.
Georria, FIo-5SA North Carolina. South
Carolina. LOuisiAas. Teunsssss. etc. and whs
talk Of We fine South"
scaIlswas eA-pst-sAgrer W. G. Neconnsl.
delegate FROM New Orleans. was ARRESTED fer
stealing. in 1as5. $50 from an old man named
Lyon. Of NsttsoI. Illinois. Re turned ssrDst-
bsessr. ssrnenesa life in xsr OrssEns in
1857, and Is nsu delegate. ChisHrs expects
anofher stroke Of darkness this week
Thirty thousand strangers ara II chisagn.
Everything Is full, except VI. J. Smith. BEr-
bour Lewis ard BiEboy simpsou. who have
TASTED sad prayed for npsarhmsut
Er-Governor yossIh Brown. Of 6sorEia.
made An ous-And-eut Radical EDeseh Il the
evening session- II was EFplEu1s1 10 the
echo.
The Collector Of Internal ReTsuns. M
s.ook, says the ssstsmsnt that he directly "
indirectly received sls. 0ss from C. 3. WOOly.
Of Cincinnati. to sAStst in breaking down IN
parchment. is entirely unfOunded.
Boynton. Newspaper eorTeFpoDdcnL testi-
fsd before the managers tina: Senator Ron told
him last week he would vote sgHinEt the
eleventh article. as be did do.
A negro meb attempted reseue from the po-
lice. yesterday, in New York. Rssult-briekz.
stones. bruises and some new arrests.
The organization Of the South Pacific rail-
road company has been completed, and the
road to be pushed on the 18th parallel imme-
diateIy. Francis B. Hays. Of Boston. elected
President.
The impeachers have examined several Wit |
nesses- Hon. Ed. Cooper. of Tennessee. among
the number.
A billto authorize the construction Of canal
at the bar at Pass I'outre. mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi. was recommiited.
Nine hundred and sfty-six delegates met in
Democratic State Convention at Worcester,
Massachusetts,. yesterday. and nominated dele
atss to the National Convention. The dele
gates 90 unrestricted. Formal speeches were
omitted. except that John Quincy Adams. Jr..
spoke briefly in answer to a call. when the
Convention adjourned. with cheers for the
next Governor Of Massachusetts,.
Taxpayers Of Schenectady. New York.
voted go to lB to introduce Water Works.
Women who raid taxes voted.
John S. Winter, Of Alabama. has procured
the arrest Of Lieutenant chittenden. Of the
Grierson raiders. for stealing horses from him
during the raid. chittsndsn gave bail.
Thers was Is 9 majority on Tuesday, in Da-
wilson county. for $4,000 bonds to build the
Tennessee and Pacific railroad.