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me sECOND DAY.

The doors were swung open at hall
past ten O'Clock, and the dense throng
began to push for seats in the galleries
and floor OF the hall. Peafne was al
ready in the Chair, and possessed Of a
new gavel. Cate took his seat beside
him and produced the. .gavel Cf thc
day previous /
Gate raised his gaVel, tapped k
lightly upon the desk, and said in n
weak tone of voice, that the meeting
would please come to order. Pearne.
at the same time brought his gavel
down with a more emphatic stroke
and said in deep bass tone. "Thn
Convention will, come to Urder?''
Pearne-" Is Clay Newland, the See
retary, presents" That gentleman in
answer TO the question, came forward.
Cate-Peibody j tie regular See
retary, and there is no other.
IClafnor, and cries Of or,ler. order. I
Then tle row commenced,
A Stokes delegate moVed that the
Cohyentioa adjourn &ne de. The
motion was seconded hya Spnter del-
egate, the question was put by both
Pearne and Gate, and unanimously
carried with tremendous and pro-
longed applause.
Pearne at once vacated the Chair,
which was seized by Butler who was
greeted on all hands with derision and
contempt, and the most demoniacal
threats from both sides. Crowds Of
Stokes men now occupied the Chair.
Thornburg, Of Jefferson 81 inove-"
lk'FisiTe laughter and shrieks.
Thornburg -"I move that Cunning
ham will act as Secretary. - Bois-
ferrous clamOrS aud three rousing
cheers for Senter, followed BIZ tre-
mendous cheering, groans and wells
for Stokes sEEa atr ''.''.
Cunningham went forward amid
the jeers ofthe Senter party and the
cheers of the Stokes party, " ora
Williams-l-[Three cheers for SEM
ter. nominate Cheers and groans
and loud applause for Senter.
Gen. James p. BroWnlQW-T Three
groans for the gentleman from Smith.
CWilliams) Groans, ieers, derisiVe
laughter and cheers for Williems.
\ delegate-Three more grOans, by
Cd, for Williams. 4 heavS1
response.
4 delegate Three groans for But
Ter. Laughterand continuous groans. I
Williams-l nominate Stokes.
Jeers, grOans and applause.
Here followed indescribable eonfl-
sion, which lasted somc five. o. ter,
minutasf Calls Tor Seiit6r alid Stokes
were loudly given.
Dr. Thornburg- Senter was noma
mated yesterday, [Cries Of aye, aye!]
Another noisy scene now COM,
menced. Cries were ineessantly given
for PeaTne and Butler.
Thornburg, Of Jefferson Gentle
mon: Cries of fake him down,
take him down.
Thornburg-You can't take me-
down. The delegates will come for
ward. Immense cheering, derisiye
laughter, cat-calls and jeers and, cries
Truett. E&a 8 &1
Henry Joiee-AIiRe Got, yot a noise
h e,at.. ~
a delegate-I move you be sent TO
the Lunatic Asylum.
A delegate-GO it, Limberger..
Cries of order, order, and groans.1
Phillips---Mr. Chairman A voice,
Oh h--,l,1 there's ha Chairman. I'm
lnense applause Its Cd d---d
disgrace to the Republican party to act
IN, this manner. If we can't get Sem
ter on Stokes let's select a third man.
Loud cries for Senter and Stokes.
Gen. James BrownloW---I move that
we agree to disagree or one or the other.
Thornburg, Of Jefierson---Mr. Chair
man. Cries for Senter.l
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MOND A9-,3 MAz1s5ssssa2,55 1862 !
sENrER oN -rHE FRANcIIIsE. 4 I'D

Convention Cor double Convention
rather, , that ever assembled in Ten
A. tiS ttiSS977se'i 77se'i re-.ruag0 sZr-vIa s,rEI II 81
\ sENTER on THE FRANCHISE.
In the evening the two divisions o
I Radicalism held separate meetings, a
which the candidates made speeches
| We make room for so much as they
had to say on the Franchise question.
Senter said: =
9 In regard to his position ia nation
al politics, he was proud to be eonsfd-
cred q Republican, and he meant IN
| the future to act with that party which
had saved the country after four years
Of bloody strife. The fundamental
principle of that party was universal
freedom and suffrage, the broadest free
dom and liberty for all. On that doc
trine he would stand, and be found at
all times prepared to do battle for. the
right. He5would- enter the coming
canvass with yigor and earnestness'
determined to win, knowing that he
was a'standard bearer in good and
noble cause. - ra4 .u z-r-l.1 Z ~ .a35I
STOKES or THE Franchise.
Stokes, in the course of his har-
angue, said ON this subject: % /.
!. Now he would come to the fran
chi5e question. He had supposed that
he had been plain enough in the let
ter he had written TO some of the
members of the Legislature, in which
he stated that hewa not M fvor Of
universal suffrage now, nor didn't
know that he ever should be. But
no, there had been some complaint
about point he had made in his /
speech in answer to Andrew Johnson. |
lie had stated in his speech that if the |
Conservatives kept quiet, accepted |
the situati9ns went ON aminding their |
own business, when the killing of |
Union men ceased and peace and |
quiet was restored, such a feeling of
would be aroused, that |
whatever Of chains had been put upon
hem would be removed. The Rel
publican party was in the ascendancy. I
The war was all over, and the time
lad come Tor them to exercise some Z
title magnanimity. When the dis
ranehised completely ceased their
var,then the time had come for them !,
o admit the better portion 0f them to
he ballot hOy - 7
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NEW Y0aK

------ .....
NEW EUEK, MAY 33.--Thcre have
been several suicides of boys In Brook
lyn recently. Yesterday afternoon
the body Of DhOs. Leonard, a boy
seventeen years old, was discovered
hanging in the cellar Of an moccupied
house OH Warren street. COrOner's
Jury heia inquest. and Il YeUlict Ci
suicide by hanging rendered,
About h..if past six last night CoNaa
nd Mcdonald, prOprietOrS Of Roscu-
thalc Hotel, Central Avenue, Morris
lana, quarreled, when Mcdonald
struck his partner on the head with 4
club, killing him instantly. McDon-
aid surrendered himself 10 the author
tiles and was held 10 await the result
Of the CurOner'- inquest.
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4 pie to adulterate the blood or gein tbt
1 aseendeney BY numbers. d So. it has
! been in the South Of Europe. lThf
Moors at one time We're yery nurner.
Gus in Spain, and highly civilized. but
IN the conflict with the Caaeasiane
they We're destroyed or exiled.- rrf
! In Italy the Africans that were
Drought to Rome during the LONG
I years OF Roman triumphs, all efisar7
/ peared. How numerous thev yI-a1a
We have no means Of aseertsfninc
but is estimated that no less than y
million or negroes were brou0bt
there and mixed with the people: But
to-day the Italian shows not the
slightest taint of African blood. The
African has been absorbed in the
main stock, and, as in taking food
INTO the stomach, what would not as
simulate has been rejected and east
out, er lff =, -
: 1t is the same in Egypt. There
nom the earliest ages the African has
been aslave, and though a few nau-
lattees are found there, the greater
part of the people show no traces of
African blood. 1t viii be the same
IN this country. There may be swamp
lands IN Louisiana, Florida or other
states, which viii be deserted by
whites, in which the negro NAV
thrive; but in those sections where |
the races viii be in Competition. |
though the African may have the ma |
Iority now, they will gradually disap- |
pear. When they were slaves they
We're kept separate, and the care of |
the White man was 10 have them in
crease; but the more they mix with
the whites the fewer they will become.
and the less the white is bound to do \
Tor them the quicker they viii sink.
50. we see that in all the Northern
states they have rapidly disappeared.
md the bleaching progress gradually
works South. Fifty years ago Massa- i
:husetts had rs many blacks as New
i Ork now has; and one hundred l
-ears hence Virginia win have no E
more than Yew NoFkl has to-day. It
5 the order Of Preyideaee-the law +
II God, that the higher shall overcome I
he lower. the superior occupy where
he inferior have been, Otherwise
heFelwill be no prngress. t
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has been appointed Minister of Colo
mics, ad interim.
II IS rumOred that Prince Augustus,
Of Portugal, viii be put forward as a
candidate for the Spanish throne, and
that negotiations are on foot for his
marriage with a daughter Of the Duke
of MOntpeIisier.
LONDON, Aday 3. The difficulty
with the Chinese government, arising
out OF the persecution Of Christians i'm
the north, has been settled. =. The latest
dispatches from the British Legation
al Pekin, state that Mandarin, who
cOuntenanced the persecution, has
been removed from Office.
MARsEIILES, hIay 2s'.---Thc Ameri-
can Schooner Angela was abandoned
al sea, and her crew have landed at
this port.
PARIS, MaN 22.---Gen. Dix, Ameri-
can Minister, to-day had an audience
with the Emperor, al which he intro
duced Mr.. WaSiIblIrne as his successor
and took formal leave of his Majesty.
Mr.. NashbUrne then presented his
credentials Is Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PlenipOtentiary from
the United States 10 France.
The general election for members
al the Corps IegiSlatiff commenced
to-day. Voting il the City Progresses
quietly and reports from all parts Of
the country show that tranquility pre-
vails.
The French Derby took place to-
day. The grand prize Of Paris WAS
won by Count :. Delegrane'sc che-nut
colt Consul E- H-rH #r-
FRANKFORT, May 2--Amerban
uGEd- dun; 5-20's quoted at Sj!.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
583J0a wAsHlse1Os i0HW

WAsHINGFoN, May 23.-=Afrs. Har-
riet Balch McComb, wife of the late
Alexander McComb, formerly Gene
ral-in-Chief of the United States army,
died at her residence in this city Fri
day night, in the seth year of her age,
after 4 protracted illness. u ~
Gen. Terrell arrived here yesterday,
and entered on duty rs Third Assist
ant Postmaster General.
The most that can be reliably ascer-
tanned of the instructions TO Minister
Motley is that they are more of q gen.
raj than special character, and do not
contemplate any speedy action on his
part with regard to the Alabama and
other claims in view Of the present
sentiment in England upon the sub
ject. If for no other reason, Mr.. Mot /
ley viii inform Her Aajesty's Govern I
ment of the desire of our own to adj
just all pending questions on a basis
that will strengthen friendly relations
between the two countries.
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WEATHER AND RIvsRS

CAIEO, May 23.---Arrived: Marble
City, Nicksburg 10 st. Louis, ] am. /;
Rob Roy, New ORLEANS 10 Louisville,
! pm; Julia, St. Louis to NicEsburg,
5 pm. The Julia had a good trip.
The river has fallen one foot. The
weather is fine; mefcIlrNNpD degrees.
81. LOUIS, May 23.--.ArFived: Belle
yt. Louis Dtparteti: Kellogg, With
barge. The rfger is declining here
and above.
LOUISVILLE, May 23.---DOWn: :. !.
Hale. The river i declining, with six
feet in the canA.
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rtLEGRAPHlc KARgErs
SrM nRLEANA-


New ORLEANS, May 22-CottCn-sal,s. sd6
p5les; midqhngs &a5ssli receipts, o. bales
sIpprts GTsi bales sleriiug 81, New
Se2na S5h slss' : isf ia s. 9l2 X s15 XxE lla'ss 5 g
Corn bite Sc. pe1s sc: Bran 81 .. Hay
prime -. PORK 81 Bacon-shoulders iSl ,c;
sides, IA sai7t.c. sugar nominal; common
IL 70 Iss. Ess igis 70 81 MoL,sse.s' %.
changed. Whisky s.15gto s2le Cafiee piinne
10, TO IA &c; fair 5al51fc.
NEw YORK.
NEW Y0RK, May E2.--COIlon y Hitholt sieci-
ded change sales $50 bales Uplands 2S<c
Hour S 50aj =, closing s. lower. WHISKY
q O8al 10. Wheat 2a3c lower. Corn .5as6c
Rice iun. Coffee q,Iiel. sugar, Cuba u a
l3r. hOlasses duh.
Dry Goods.-Brown drills lGlgc Heavy
brown sheetings, best marks, A1sal5e. Fine
sheetiugE l3aI3isc Best make cflicOes Ia ia r.
except COchecO, which sells ~ &c.
Money -k1asier and increased Oierings, and
early transactions were made at per cent ON
call. but et the close money Was offered az g
reF cent. Discounts dull. The bank state
Efsnt is fav9rsbie, Yish an increase OF only
sss4 92O ia deposits against S775eGi and 81 So.
B4s, which may be explained BY the fact that
The payments into the Treasury on account Qf
gold were made in national notes, while dis
bursements on purchases Of hopds were t2sae
IN legal tenders. STATE bonds drnis Old NeR-'
uessees 90 .at9; Sew 6B1tas8t.
ST. LOUIS.
ST LOUIS, May 22-Tobaccg-lg2s y 75a7:
medium bTighy ieai css sioaz Flour q Saas So
Rye 81 10. Whisky e8c Pork S3la3l Sc. Packed
bulk shoulders l2c. BacOn-shoulders 10.
sldes ls74al7c' Hams9c. Lard sc dreceries
unchanged -s
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 22-Flour $ 0as 9. Wheat
ll4al ~ Corn 65tsa5e1Sc. Oats 60a60tfc-
Rye 81 i0af a.. Barley 81 55al 50. HighN ines
q q AIoiasses S5casI 90. E,Orlz s5laal IS. Lar
DC. BulE shoulders ls zRise. Short E1b mid
1ihgs ~. RougA sides dF4e. sasaF l44i
CISCTSSATI. -,--
CnscIsSAII May 22-Fiour dull and nm
changed. Corn u. Oats unchanged. W Mhlsky
held at 81. Pork Ssl. Bulk shOuldefs -l2ci !
sues lf5zc. Bacon shoulders I5e; sides ht.a
k4e. Haas ssalsc lard lss sugar l3tsa
L0IlSYILLE.
5oUIsvILLE, May 22-Hehvy bagglng 22a
&c. Whisky 81 OF. Corn 55a7ec Groceries
unchanged. Flour S5a5 IS. Pork si 81 Ba-
eon-packed shoulders l27Sc; sides l6stal71.c.
Lard isbsc. sales lS9 hisds tobacco at s5at9.
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PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, May 23.---The Sill
ver Wave, a small passenger steamer
plying on tine Sehuylkill, between here
and Manyunk, capsized and sunk this
afternoon. The steamer Was crowded
with ladies and children, who all es-
eaped. except ons child, the water be
ing shallow.
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NOTICE..

THERE win be a meeting. this Monday
u evening, May 4th, at the Hibernian
Han of the Hibernian Mutual Relief
Society," The Irish Literary Institute" and
all others who are interested In the cause Of
sending delegates 10 the Irish National Con-
Vention, to be held in Cincinnati or Chicago,
as hereinafter determined on. M
lf.H MICHAEL MAGENNEY,
nyS3 President II. NJ r. Society.
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One Night 0nly---Grand Benefit
nr- AT THE
GREENLAW OPERA HOUSE
FOR THE
MASONIC BOARD OF RELIEF.
Given by Brother All. Burnett.

self: e faa
MEMPHIS, TE,S., May ls, ls60
MIR. ALE. BURSETr-Dear Sir and Brother
Knowing your willingness TO respond 10 ev-
cry deserving object OF chority as far as Ma
sonry demands, and especially &c aid the Fra-
teInity which claims you as a Brother, we re-
the benefit OF the Masonic Relief Funi Of
Memphis, at the New. Memphis Theaser, al
such time as will suit your convenience.
lnt Yours, fraternaIly
A. J. Wheeler, F. VI. Cash, John Zent. p. VI.
Stanley, X. ". Mitchell, John Aaanslie, W
;. Mathews, Geo. G. Harbin, Il C. Steeyer.
W. y. WillSerson, II. Z. Gowperth wait, Il. 2.
Woodward, r. G, Williamson, W. A. Ed
nonds, G. Reeder, members Of the Memphis.
Masonic Board Of Relief.
MEMPHIS. Nav 10. lS50.
Brothers WHEELER, CASH. SfrrcREI.s.
AISSLIE AND OTHERS; TouF note Of yesfar-
day Is this moment receivedI. n reply, would
my services to the worthy object you re5re-
sent, and 10 only remains for YOU to name ~.
time and place. All ask is, you viii sajve
the credit TO. ST. CEcILE LODGE, New -y9rE
city, OF which am a member. and to yrhiel,
am endeared by all the fraternal ties Of Ma
sonry Yours, with BrotheEly tseling
Elocutionist and Humorist
, MEMPHIS, May la, lssp.
BROTHER ALI. BURNETT: Your reply to our
note OF yesterday Is at hand, ana the Relief
for your prompt responge and will mention
Monday evening, May "a, 1885, at the Greenlaw
opera honse, as the time and place 70 give.
the much desired entertainment.
Yours fraternally, A. J. WHEELER,
5ecy or Memphis Masonic Board OF Belief
The Benefit viii take place on MONDAY
EVENING, May oath, on which occasion Mr..
3. viii give splendid variety Of pts HuuaoI-
ous Characters, Poetic Gems Y 90 lr1loq1al
limitations, assisted by Miss hELES Nash
the popular C,onedtenne. and Mr.. j. W
SHARPLEY, the nnost C0neertinist living,
with his beautiful solos.
open az ~ o'clocki commence at 81. Iay7e
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HE'LL SURPASSED.
FdI Report Of the Great Radical
--.ss..- Convention.
The Most DissracefaI Event in the
History Of Tennessee. 5
The Party Of the School Fund Theft
Splits HOpeIessly. 6
Both Wings Consent to an adjourn
ment Claiming the Nomination.
Differences irr6cOnCilabie, and Two
Republican Candidates Now
in the Field
DenunciatiOns, determinations. 0athS |
and 0bsCenities.
and Riot Freely lndulged
in by NegrOes and Whites.
Both Wings Consent to an adjourn
ment Claiming the Nomination.
Blasplismy aad Riot Freely lndulged
in by kegr0es and Whites.

Gea. Bromni5a Says His Father E4ciei
Stokes BY Throwing out Votes.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

4 TTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS-The Q
= \ Stated Conclave Of Cyrene Com W
Hlandcry No. OF Knights Templar, wilt/N\
be held in their ASylunl No. 9A Front streea
This Monday evening May 9th, at7L, O'Clock.
BY command OF JOHN ZEsNT.
E. Commander.
n j. MIGGIry. Recorder. = : nv2i
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1I3 eTR foREles 1oT .sT0u

MADRID, May 23.-Admirsl Topeka
has been appointed Minister of Colo
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1 Convention Cor double Convention.
I rather, , that ever assembled in Ten
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IoUIsvII-LE, May ee22-Heavy bagglng pa
&c. Whisky 81 OF. Corn 6ja7oc. Groceries
unchanged. Flour S5a5 IS. Pork sil 90 Ba-
con-Packed shoulders l1Sc; sides l64zal71. e.
Lard is1sc. sales $50 hisds tobacco at s5ate.
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CnsCIsSAII, May 22-Fionr dull and nm
changed. Corn g. Oats unchanged. " Mhlsky
held at 81. Pork SsI. Bulk sh0uldefs l2o
;.ues lfbzc. Bacon shuIdders I5ei sides b'4a
k54l. lfams ssalac, lard Is, Sugar g3ssa
The Republican journal., 1869-05-27
THE SPANISH MISSION.

There is a shocking muss about the appoint
ment OF a minister from the country to Spain
The authorities at Madrid accuse old Jack
Hale of having brought goods into the coun-
try under his word of honor that they were
for his own use. and then sold them. In fact
they say he Kept a store regularly supplied.
TO make things all strai ght and honorable,
Grant appoints Dan. Sickles to the place
Sickles will be remembered as the man who
shot Key, for alleged improper intimacy with
his wife. He then took the woman back, and
lived with her. His idea of honor can be es-
timated from these facts. This appointment
SO stinks in the nostrils of decent men, that
the New York Evening Post, intensely radical,
is forced to make these remarks
''rhis is an appointment which the country will
not approve, and which the Senate, when it meets
ought not to confirm. 1t is bad appointment
made in the face of light; for though, when the name
OF MIR. Sickles was first mentioned in connection
with the Spanish mission, the administration might
have been ignorant of his character and history
this cannot now be said.'
The friends of Hale are furious. They
claim that the nomination of Sickles is a.
square violation of Grants plighted word that
it should not take place. Hale is coming
home to labor for the rejection of Sickles in
the Senate, in which case he will be recalled
Old stagers predict that one Of the prettiest
fights ever known will grow out of this affair
The Republican journal., 1869-05-27

SHOCKING ACCIDENT. A sad affair hap
pened at Kingston, N. Y, last week Mr..
George Cholwell started a FIRE in his lime kiln
and partly filled it, after which he left for
home. Soon after his son, a lad of ten wears.
supposing the fire had gone out, went down
into the kiln by means of a windlass and tub.
The gas from the burning coal and lime soon
stupetied him, so that he fell from the tub.
A little sister, about eight years ofage, being
present, gave the alarm to their mother, who
directed the little girl to go down into the kiln
and get the brother into the tub, when she
would haul them both up. The little girl did
as she was told, but on arriving at the bottom
she fell out apparently sutfocated. The ago
nizhd mother then got her aged father and
mother to let her down by the windlass, 50
that she could rescue her offspring from dea ath.
She went down and put her children in the
tub, when they were hauled to the top appar-
entity lifeless. The tub was again lowered tn
rescue the mother, who had already begun to
show signs of exhaustion from the sufocatino
gas She had strength enough to get into it
but when they began to turn the windlass hel
heavy weight (225 pounds caused the iron
shaft to turn in the wooden drum. The neigh
bors We're sent for but before assistance could
arrive Mrs. Cholwell died in the kiln. Hel
husband went down and tied a rope around
her body by which she was hoisted out. The
boy died on Saturday morning; the gin will
probably recover,
The Republican journal., 1869-05-27
GREAT FIRE AT HUNTERS POINT, LONG
ISLAND

New YORK. May %. The extensive oil
factory Of Devoe & Pratt, located at Hunter
Point, Long Island was destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss 100000. The flames
extended to the establishment Of John Pro-
vost, oil merchant, which, together with it
contents, was consumed Several adjoining
buildings were burned down. \ brig lying
at the dock took fire and was burned to the
waters edge. The total loss will not fall l;ll
short of million dollars
LATET. The fire is raging. Over foul
acres renow burning. Eight propcllers and
other vessels have been burned 50 far The
oil tanks on the docks are now burning, anJ
it is expected that they will burst They are
made Of iron surrounded by wood. Several
dwellings in the neighhorhood have been
burned