The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-21
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL ITEMS,

. Wendell Phillips is out in the Anti slavery
STANDARD desouncing Chase and demanding his
impeachment.
Mrs. Lincoln passed through Pittsburg, Thurs.
Gay, en- route for Europe, TO go with Rsverdy
johnson from Baltimore.
Radicals are SO deficient In arithmetic that In
adding up the States they don't know how to
"csrry charlottesville Democrat
Senator Doolttle has W.T. ten letter opposing
q third party movement and fsvoring the election
of Seymour and Blair.
The Democratic convention of the seventh dis.
trict Of Indiana has nominated General NJ ID.
Manson, of Montgomery county, for Congress.
washington dispatches say that the engineers
OF the third party movement have become dis
couraged and dropped 1t.
The Democrats have nominated VIM. Newton.
OF Flint, for Congress in the sixth district OF
Michigan.
1t Is stated that Seymour has promised VAL
t il place In his cabinet in the event of
II is reported that the Citizen, Miles OReily
editor, will come out for Chase as president In the
next issue, and that third party will be formed.
The congressional convention for the sixth dis.
frict of Iowa, nominated Charles Pomeroy, of
Boone. This district has been represented by
Judge Hubbard for six years.
According 10 late telegram, Brick Pomeroy is
TO start two cent morning paper in New York
lie says he has raised 500 900 for the purpose
and secured McMasters, MullaIy, Chauncey Burr
and Clay Dean for editors.
The Democratic State convention OF Michigan,
at Detroit, on the 10th nominated John Moore for
governor, and has prepared a full State ticket.
The New York nominations and platform were in.
uorsed and an earnest and active support pledged.
A Chicago correspondent of the Terre Haute
Express says that the trustees of the First Prefby-
feflan Church of the former city, have sent New.
man Hall an invitation by cable TO become pastor
OF the church, at salary of SO 900 per aDnum in
gold, and a parsonage. His answer has not been
made public.
The State Democratic convention of Vermont
vas held on the 18th, Hon. Homer Wheaton, of
Montpelier, presiding. Nominations were made
as follows: For governor, John L. Edwards
lieutenant governor, Morrio Noyes; treasurer,
j. Ii. Williams. Resolutions were adopted ap
proving the nominations and platform of the
national convention at New York.
The reconstruction committee has concluded to
wait for the military returns Of the late election
IN Mississippi, which are daily expected, before
taking action on the case presented by the com.
mittee Of radicals from that State. Major Tyler,
of General Gillems staff, left Jackson the 18th
for Washington, taking with him the official re-
turns OF the recentelectiOn.
Over 5000 persons we're present at the State
Democratic convention at Grafton, West Virginia,
on the 10th. Pendleton and Thurman made
speeches, which were enthusiastically received.
}. N. Camden was nominated for governor. Reso-
1utioOs were adopted indorsing the nominees and
platform of the New York convention, and de-
manding the repeal Of the registry law in force in
that State.
Frank Leslie, the well known magazine publish
er, has commenced, in the New York Common
Pleas. suit for divorce against his wife, Sarah
Ann Leslie, whom be charges with criminal con-
duct with one Croxon. The defendant puts in a
general denial and prefers counter-complaints of
crimnality against the complainant. The facts,
alleged facts, embodied in the afdsvits on both
sides are Of the most scandaous character, and
utterly unfit for publication.
A meeting of the Democracy of Chicago, to
ratify the New York nominations, occurred on the
18th, and was large and enthusiastic gathering.
The speaking took place in the court house square
from two stands. Addresses were delivered by
u Iakw nAn Wana H.
S. n. Davis and Col. Mcguire. prominent fea-
ture of the occasion was torchlight procession
composed of the various Democratic clubs of the
city, accompanied by six bands of music, and
bearing many banners and notices
While Gen. Beauregard was in New York re-
ception and dinner was given to him at the resi-
dence Of Thomas Pittman, Esq, clerk of the JEFF.
fersOn Market Court, at which we're present Gov.
Parsons, John Forsythe, G. C. Lsngdon, Generals
J. II. Clayton, Buckner and Holiday, Colonies
Oates, Matthews and Lowe, Major Citherall, W.
d. Mann, Esq, and others. After the dinner
number of gentlemen made tour through the
pureus of the city, under the escort OF Detective
Vaughan of police headquarters.
s. s. Cox, in a speech delivered at New York
on Wednesday evening, sdduced IN support OF
the theory that Seymour is a strong candidate,
from the alleged fact that in Columbus, Ohio,
Uten thousand people, out of a population OF
thirty five thousand, rushed with one accord to
the State House square to ratify his nomination,
and not Patisted with that, they met the next
night again when the delegates came home to
tell them what was DONE"
The Democratic convention to nominate State
officers and presidential electors for Michigan as
sembled at Merrill Hall, in Detroit, on the 18th.
Hon. f. H. Thompson was elected president.
The following State ticket was nominated: For
governor, John Moore, of Saginaw county; for
lieutenant governor, s. c. Coffinberry, OF st. Jo-
seph for secretary of state, l.. NJ. Bates, OF Lee
nawee for treasurer, J. +. Miller, OF Wastnaw !;
for commissioner of the land office, Henry Grin
nell, of Kent; for attorney general, A. @. Bald
win, of Oakland; for auditor general, Lewis Dill
!. man, of Wayne; for board of educatisn, Isaac
Nv. Burk, OF Oakland. Peter White, of Marquette,
md +. b. Smith, Of Branch county, were chosen
residential electors at large. M. 5. Mills, OF
'etroit, was chosen chairman Of the State CEN
committee. The New York nominations and
Itform were Endorsed and earnest and active
oport pledged.
N ia Announced that J. B. Woodruff, of the Gin
aati Times, came to his death Saturday by sun
Me. He was an uncouth but capable news
lSAr man. 1t was he who had the difficulty with
kyGoyN BrownlOw, in Nashville, a couple OF years
y ago. Brownlow approached him with copy OF
lie uArning paper on which Woodruff was en-
gseedn snd asked in a menacing tone, " Did you
write kis article!' "Yes,n said Woodruff, put.
ting Astol to Brownlow's button-hole. " l did /;
what Ia 'e you got to say about it?, On another
ocCasiort at prize fight, he beat all his competi-
tors by bNeaking through the ring and running the
gauntlet Af kicks and cuffs until be reached the
open country. He was a strong, sble-bodied man,
touph in his exterior hard-workng, fearless, able
ball report. He fell in the line Of his duty.
Louisville journal.
Pomona, &c Washington correspondent OF the
Citizen gives the following record OF some OF tue
Democratic members of Congress, who are de.
nOunced by radicals of the Butler, Sehenck ana
Logan stripe as copperheads and rebels: Al.
though there are but forty-seven Democrauo
members of the House. there is considerable
ability among them. Several were officers IN the
Union army during the rebellion. Phelps, OF Bal
tmore, was colonel of the 9Th Maryland, ana was
breyetted brigadier for gallant conduct Mungen,
Of Ohio, was colonel Of the 9th Ohio; Adams, oil
Kentucky. was captain in the LIST Kentucky M, NC
! Cormick, of Missouri, was an oif1eer In the MS.
-Iouri volunteers; Haight, of New Jersey, was az
xeficer of the New Jersey militia, and assisted the
Irnor and adjutant general of the state 10
~ ling, equpping and placing the New jersey
Hvops in the field Stgreaves, Of New Jersey
k6st an only son, an officer in New Jersey regi
tient: Judge Woodward, OF Pennsylvania. had
hon severely wounded and mutilated, an oihcer II
/ one of the Pennsylvania regiments, and now al
offcer of one of the veteran reserve regiments