The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-25

ward with energy. Committee meetings are
held daily, and the alterations to the building will
be completed by Saturday evening. The stage will
have seating capacity for one thousand. The
building win be handsomely decorated after
designs suggested by Murat Halstead, at
an expense of $4,000. Fred Douglass, and four
teen colored men from Louisiana win attend the
Convention. Susan B. Anthony and Anna +. Dick
inson viii also be here. George Francis Train lee
lures on issues OF the day. pressing his claims az
candidate for President at Ggseny9oa Hall Tuesday
night next. Two hundred delegates from Kansas
and thirty from California will arrive tomorrow
The hotels are all engaged and can accommodate
5000 persons. Steamboats, now laid up will be
brought to the levee and used as hotels to accom-
modate the masses expected. The Missouri dele
cation have secured rooms for 1000; Philadelphia
for 100.
Governor II. G. Warmoth, General Heron and
sixteen others from Louisiana win be quartered at
the Gibson House.
LIVELY TIMES EXP ECTED IN INDIANA.
Dick Bright, editor OF the Indianapolis Sentinel
and nephew OF Jesse ID. Bright, in an interview
to-day, stated that the coming fan campaign IN In
diana would be OF intense interest and excitement
owing to the probability of Hendricks running
against Morton. The latter Will return with I'M
paired health yet he will make desperate struggle
to maintain his hold. II Grant Is defeated Morton
will be sacrificed. The democracy OF Indiana and
Kentucky, Bright says, will support any liberal can
uludIc Inc uclcClLou Vi ueOIKe w. JuIldI tue
representative war horse of the Free Soil district
in Indiana, is looked as evidence Of the intensity
OF the fall campaign In that State.
MR.. BELMONT AND MURAT HALSTEAD.
August Belmont on Monday called on Murat
Halstead and complimented him for putting up
Charles Francis Adams at the head Of the ticket in
the Cincinnati Commercial, and said that Adams
nomination would suit the democracy better than
any that could be made.
General Lew Campbell endorses the retention of
the liberals, and says 1t is his opinion that the
reason why Van Trump is so much against the
Cincinnati Convention Is mainly because he is exer-
clsed over Belm0nt's neglect to invite him to
caucus recently held at Walkers.
aERMAN-AMERlCAN DELEGATES
Fred. Hassaurk names among the German Ameri.
cans to be present Dr. Freedman, of Philadelphia
Sigsmund Kaufman, OF New York. Fred. Hecker
and Gustave Koerner of Illinois; Fred. Munich, of
Wisconsin, and Judge Stale and Charles Reemeln,
OF Ohio.
II the Convention is a success Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Muller, of Ohio, 1t Is understood will retire
his name from the Grant Electoral ticket. George
II. Pugh ex-senator, is understood to say If Adams
be nominated he will make
FUNERAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
his objections being on the score OF some religious
utterances of Adams father. Governor Cox says
the New York republicans and Fenton men, who at
first were inclined towards Davis, have changed
their minds The Enquirer OF this city to-day how
ever, finally abandoned Davis, as not possessing
strength enough to affect the grand vote, ana it
came out for Adams.
Feeling here IL entirely for Adams among both
parties, but his friends rely upon sentiment merely
and have accomplished no organization. IL Davis
is nominated there will be a general bolt among
the Ohio republicans, and Grant will carry this
here, but no admirers since his acceptance of the
labor platform.