Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-10

ulation is as wild as ever. Those inside
appear to know, definitely, little more
than those outside. All one can tell is
that there is much planning, much
wirc-pulling much campaigning, any
amount of prophosying, several strong
men each with II strong party ut his
back, etc. This morning Chase seems
to be stronger than ever, and if the
Convention sessions could be prolonged
for several days, he could have no mean
chance for the nomination. Perhaps he
Will succeed as it is. But tits useless to
sum ur the chances which Chase, or
Pendleton, or Hancock, or Hendricks.
or Ibis or that man may have, or seem
to have. for by the time this reaches
you the final result will probably be
reached
As + write, the Convention is assem-
bling for its morning session, and the
large hall presents an animated scene.
The HcrdH il "poking funo at this
Convention, in Mi sorts OF ways, even
ridiculing its calihrc, even affecting to
regard it's members ~ small potatoes,
but despite ali thi- aihcr unprateful
ridiculc there is lpdy of men well
worth looking in upon, even by itspolit-
ical.fces. It is o, course, made up as such
conventions usually are, of a great va
rety OF men, and some may, as thc Her.
al can believe, know more than others,
and some probably less. Amy man who
doubts that therc is + eOodly quantity Of
brains here, or who doubts that some of
the Leaders of public political thought
are here, please step into the ColVcn-
tion---it YOU can get ticket, which may
be hard matter. A pretty cheap style
Of political warfare IL that IN which our
political foe must inevitably be called Il
.iacllass or knave.
Gloom settles down upon the Convcn-
ton in the death of Peter Cagecr, of
Albany. He was riding home with
John G. Devln from dinner at the
Manhattan Clul the horses were
frightened and ran away, throwing the
gentlemen from the carriage, Instantly
killing Mr.. CagGor, and very seriously
injuring Mr.. Dpvlin. The latter may
recover The Trtbunc thus honorably
treats political foe: "Pcter Caggor
was IN eminent lawyer formerly OF
HE, Porter and Cagger,) and had lived
SO years, for 80 of which he had been
Secretary of the Democratic State Com
mittee. Always declining office, he was
the most untiring, and since the death
OF Dean Dichmond, the most efficient
political manager in the State. Frank
genial, social and Wam-heartcd, with
out trace OF OstcntatiOn or foimalitN
he was cnincntly popular and had mul'
titudcs Of personal friends in both of the
great parties, to whom his death is :
sudden blow. He was in our city as ,
delegate to the Democratic Nationa,
Convention, III whose proceedings he
ow and several children to lament theil
ilreparablc l0ss.'
The Soldiers and Sailors Convention
after plcdging support TO the nominee.
OF the National Democratic Convention
yesterday, adjourned sine die.
The Republicans are, of course, deep
~ Interested in their State Convention
AT Syracuse. 1t seems that Horace
Greeley really has strong chances fol
the nomination for Governor. There
can be no doubt that his nomination
would be received with enthusiasm by
the rank and file of The party
The labor market is still unsettled
The trouble between the master mason'
and their employees has not yet bcel
satisfactorily adjusted.
The sporting world is quite dull jus
now. Once in while they manage tc
get up Ii holsc-racc or Il regatta, bat al
in all, take things rather quietly.
Through the season up to Friday last
tie health of the city had been comrar
atiVely good. Since then we have hat
an intensely hot spell Of weather ant
the mortality lists have rapidly increas
ed. In the seven days ending at noon
of Saturday, there were only Az death
in New York and l22 in Brooklyn, bu
in the succeeding three days, ending n
noon of Tuesday, 245 deaths in this city
exclusive of those i'll the public institu
tons, were reported TO the Board o
Health, while there were nearly tn
same ratio of increase in mortality il
the city of Brooklyn. The thermomo
ter, luckily, has gone down bit, bu
still we have very hot and very sultr
, weather. Yesterday the m ercur,
climbed up to 81 at o'clock p. M.
=. The association for the suppression {
.. Gambling is gaining n new lease of life
: Forty-onc clerks who visit gamin