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The Democrats Par Exeellenee-Wha hat
they Did and Did Not DO.

/ BALTIMORE, July 9.-The convention
of the Democratic boilers assembled at
noon in the Maryland Institute, about
one hundred being present. The con-
ventiOn was called to order by Mr.. Elan-
/ ders, when il was moved and seconded
/ that the preliminary arrangements made
| yesterday for organization be tempo
rarily continued.
Mr.. Van Allen called for the reading
Of the names Of delegates.
/ Mr.. BlantOn Duncan suggested that
I the committee on the subject have
further time, which was sgreed to.
Mr.. w. ii. Murrel Louisville said be
understood that it was not the object OF
this convention to take any definite ae-
/ tiOn until it should be ascertained what
4 course had Leen taken by the Baltimore
Convention, and that this convention
viii aequiesee in what is done by the
Baltimore Convention if it nominate a
Democrat as its candidate. He moved
that a committee of seven be appointed
to report an address to the Democrats of
the country.
Mr.. Van Allen seconded the motion.
Mr.. Stokes [South Cardinal favored
the initiating movement, which would
bring together the pure Democrats of the
country and preserve its organization.
Peter Keyser Indiana] advocated the
necessity OF keeping the Democrats to-
gether. @
Mr. MurrelIs motion was agreed to.
The Chair appointed as a committee
to prepare the Democratic address,
Messrs. MUrrell Kentucky Chairman; I;
J. B. Hard, NJ. NJ. POmeroy New York I,
George d. Parker Virginia., James J.
Doris West Virginial James Leddie
illinois,, and E. Keyser lTexas.l
A committee of seven on Permanent
Organization was appointed.
NJ. NJ. POmerOy offered resolution
declaring that there was no intention to
produce a sehism in the Democratic
organization, OF dictate a policy to the
regular convention, declaring that we,
as Democrats, prefer principles to men,
and the preservation Of the party 20 any
mans elevation to the power Of
pledging support to the nOmi-
nees on the regular convention,
providing that they are Democrats,
also that if the Democratic organization
was disbanded cooperation would be
given in future movements to organize
it. 5.- g.
The resolutions we-e unanimously
aQopJeu.
Mr. PomerOy then spoke, saying that
Caesar did not believe in the cry of
choosing between two Republican
evils; he did not want the deYil-Greeley
whose life was tainted with treason
Greeley never could be President; the
true Democrat would not support him.
While as to others deficient IN princi-
Piles, known by that name, the gold and
silver of Grant was more potent than
tl1rnips and eabbages of the former
Chappaqua. ..---t rs.--. ..-..,-s---
A committee was then appointed on
Organization.
George Bates, of Pennsylvania, said
that he had left his profitable business,
butehering, to come here in behalf of the
Democracy.
The convention then adjourned until
tomorrow at noon.
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PETER II. WATSON, the Goal Oil
Johnny" Of the oil regions, who was
Stanton's assistant bello fagrante, and
was recently before Congress, and made
TO tell what he knew as President of the
so-called Southern Improvement Com
pany, was yesterday made President Of
; Erie. Erie stock, instead Of being wa
terrell VIII hereafter be oiled and Hgo
down easily. eFa
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THERE IS one PECULIARLY in SIis con-
test whials attracts marked attention.
The rich and poor are alike for Doyle.
There is not drayman in the city who
is not a jealous supporter Of Doyle. Go
and inquire, They are a unit. Not only
is this true, but those merchants who
have been most intimste with Mr..
Doyle, who know him best-allof Front
street to which Curry appealed so cum
ningly not long ago, votes soIidly for
Doyle. The drsymen and merchants
concur this once.
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Six more companies of infantry have
arrived at Sioux City ca route TO Fort
Rice, Dakota, to guard 2 surveying par
ty Of the Northern Pacific railrOad, and
which viii consist Of about one thou
sand men. The escort will also consist
of battery of Gatlin guns and a de-
tachment of mounted infanty-aH I'M
der command of General Stanley.
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THE TURF.
An Exciting Race Between Goldsmith
Maid and American Girl-The Latter
Wins the Race in Three
Straight Heats.

NEW YORK, July 5.-The great trot
for q purse of five hundred dollars. be-
tween Goldsmith Maid, Lucy and Ameri-
can Gfri, came OF this afternoon at
Fleetwood Park in the presence fifteen
thousand spectators. The American
Girl won the race in three straight
heats. Time, 2.2f, 2:19l, 2:24
After the second heat, it was found
that Goldsmith Maid bad cut her quar-
ter, and the judges allowed her to with
draw.
The excitement during the progress OF
the race ran high, and at the end oE
each heat the Aneriean Girl was re-
ceived with eheers She won the first
heat by half length, the second by two
lengths, and the third by one length
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IN GRANTS INTEREST.
A Radical Sheriff Opens the Grant
tame in Arkansas BY Murder
ing Three Prisoners.
A Brutal and Bloody Outrage - The
Peace to which Grant and his
Party are Pledged.


LITTLE Rock, July "a few day.
since Deputy Sheriff Williams, Of Pope
county, returned to Dover, the county
site, from the country with a bullet hole
in his hat and coat, and stated that he
had been fired upon from the roadside
by unseen persons. Yesterday the
Sheriff summoned pose Of men, went
out and arrested four persons, generally
considered the best citizens Of the
county, on suspicion Of committing the
deed In the evening he started with
them to Dardenelle, distance Of about
twelve miles, with the avOWed Intention
Of bringing them before a Circuit Judge
for trial. Before leaving DOveT, ,itappears
the SheFeiff had stated that be ex-
pected 70 be fired upon before reaching
Dardanelle. About half way between
the two points the four prisoners were
placed in front Of the guard, and after
travelling a short distance part Of the
posse left the crowd. Soon after this,
shots were heard in front of the Sheriff-s
crowd, and he at once gave orders tOthe
guard to fire, which they did killing
two, and it is thought three, of the pris-
oners. The Sheriff and Clerk Of the
county then dispersed the posse, and
came TO this city TO see the Governor,
arriving this evening. The citizens also
sent deputatiOn to see the Governor.
They state that portions of the people
are in arms, and the most serious results
may yet follow.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-10

The Democratic and Reform State
Central COMMITTEES of Louisiana have
united ON the following State ticket:
For Governor, ]. McElrOy, Of Ouachita; /;
for Lieutenant-G p. F. Jonas,
of New Orleans; for Auditor, Daniel
Bennett, Of St Marys; for Attorney
General, II. y. Ogden, Of New Orleans;
for Secretary of State, a. ID. Lafargue,
of AvoyelIOs; for Superintendent Of
Education, r. N. Lusher, of New Or
leans. The same ticket, except Auditor
and Secretary of State, was nominated
by the recent Democratic state Convex
ton
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A strange sail was seen OF Newport,
Rhode Island, yesterday, which proved
TO be the Cuban privateer Pi0neer-for-
Bierly the United States revenue cut
ter Resolute. She was found 70 ee
armed and equipped for along voyaee.
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Mrs. Ellen Allen, in 81. Louis, took 8
dose Of Paris greeny yesterday, from Ie1e
effects of which she died soon after.
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ANrI-eREE1rYTrEs DIsrANcED.


NEw York, July 6.-The Reralds
dispatch says that there was disap-
pointment over the slim crowd
that attended the meeting Of anti
Greeleyites at the Medical Institute ST
ten o'clock. Judge Sherwood, Of the
Committee, with Judge Flanders and
Several others, inspected the hall and
made the necessary arrangements for
the meeting They were even then as
tonished to find that very few outsiders
or insiders gave evidence Of sympathy
with the prospective bolt.
BOLFERs BECOMING NERVOUS.
Judge Sherwood, particularly, was
nervous about the prospect Of the under.
taking, and very anxious 70 explain that
the movement commenced too late
Blanton Duncan, in his speech, not
only arraigned Greeley for his Abolition
record and opposition to the Democratic
party, but quoted from bis 1Fi6asIle news
paper editorial TO show that he had sane
toned and praised General Buffers IA
nous order twenty-eight, issued az New
Orleans, which is generally known as
the stwDnan 0rder.R
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IN SEARCH OF A cosluTTEE.

While Van Allen was seeking ten
men to form and organize committee
Judge Sedley, of Illinois, was called on
to I'll I'D the time, and related several
anecdotes about his immediate and per
sonai connection with stephen A. Doug
las. and some Of the bolters who advo-
eete Charles sumner for President and
Groesbeck for Vice-P President. -.-
Among the circulars which they are
distributing is one rehearsing GrseIey's s
life from an anti-Greeiey standpoint;
also one prepared by Judge Sedley, pro-
testing against a transfer Of the Demo-
Gratis over to tke sorehead Republicans.
+ A Baltimore dispatch 10 the Worid
says that a telegram has been received
there to the effect that Murat Halstead
would to-day renounee Greeley IN his
paper, the Cincinnati Commercial.
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THE ROLTERS.

The FiaseO at the Maryland Institute,
Baltimore.
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Petition to Amend Charter.


Rule No 6O2-First Chaneery Court OF shelby
county.
NTTHEREAS. The Memphis and Ohio Rail-
w road Company, the Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad Company and the Presidents
and Directors of each Of said companies nled
their petition exparte in said court on July .,
lS72, praying an ame1dmenf TO the charter
and amendments thereto heretofore granted
by the Tennessee and Kentucky Legislatures
70 the Memphis and ohio Railruad Company,
50 as to allow said company and its lessees,
pany. 10 extend its track to some point on the
east bank Of the Mississippi river between
Center Landing and the point where the
present north boundary Of the city would
strike said road:
Itis therefore ordered, That all persons de-
string such do make their appearance herein,
al the courthouse OF. said Court, IN Memphis,
Tennessee, on or before the frSt Monday in
September, 1872. and show cause. II any they
have, why said amendment should not be-
granted as prayed for in said petition; and
that a copy Of this OTtier. be published for
thirty days in the Memphis Appeal
This July Q, lS72
A copy-attest:
EDMUND A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
By r J BLACK, Deputy c. and NJ.
w. h stephens, Attorney JyiO
W. z. MTTCHELL'S SCHOOL
win be continued during the
SUnrnrER AGCHTTHS
For particulars apply at any time at the
Scho0lroOm. 10. sass Third street. ie.9
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80 a TIE WEST. ~
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rieatiOn ofthe most absurd falsehoOdseon.
cerning my social and political conduct,
have had the proud, consoling satis-
faction that my colleagues on the Ma
uonal Committee, those who know me,
testify TO the integrity and purity of my
Intentions in all the trying situations in
which my official position had placed
me, and let me tell you, gentlemen, that
there b not one amongst you who
breathes warmer, truer affection for our
I party and ourcountIy than have done
and ever shall do. You love this
! great Republic, your native land, as
! you do the mother who gave you birth,
/ but to me she is the chosen bride and
choice of my youth, the faithful and
, loving companion of my manhood, and
} now that i enter upon the scar and vel
low leaf Of life, cling to her with all
the fond recollections Of the manifold
blessings received at her hands. Iretire
! from the position which / have held to
take my place in the rank and file of
that great party whose national, con-
stitutiOnal and conservative, principles
have claimed my unwaverfng aile-
glance for the last thirty years, and as
long rs the Almighty viii spare my life,
l shall never falter in my love and de-
vOtiOn to our party and our country. /
have the honor to propose 20 You as
your temporary Chairman, a distin-
guished and venerable citizen Of Vir-
ginia, the grandson of the patriot and
statesman, Thomas Jefferson. Itis an
allspieiOus omen that the son of the
alIthOr Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence is to inaugurate the struggle Of the
Democracy for freedom and equality for
every American citizen, and against op- |
Preston and tyranny in our fair land. |
Mr.. Belmont remarks were frequent- |
ly interrupted by applause. The men |
ton OF Greeleyis name was received |
with loud demonstrations Of approval; |
so also were the speakers personal ref |
erences to himself. The band played |
Dixie" Mr. RandOlph's name was
received with cheers.
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gentlemen whose tames had just been
sent up. EA 80
Mr. Cox, OF New York, moved for the
adoption Of the rules Of The last Demo-
cratic National Convention, for the gov
ernment of this convention, until 9TH
erwise ordered. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. McHenFy, of
Kentucky, a resolution Of thanks to Mr.
Belmont, for his very able and efficient
services as Chairman of the National
COMMITTEES, was adopted. WWa
Recess until four O'clock.
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Mrs. EDWIN FORREST AT HER HUs-
BANDS BIER.-Mrs. Edwin Forrest, the
tragedian's wife, was, according 10 the
statement of reporter, at her husbands
funeral. He says:
"Sitting at the window facing Broad
street, and with no one near her, her arms
resting listlessly upon her knees, her fin.
gers nervously drumming and toying each
other, was Catherine Sinclair, the divorced
wife of the dead. If any one knew who
she was, they appeared TO keep their dis
lance. She arrived yesterday morning and
entered the house at halfpast twelve. She
was dressed in deep mourning, with
double black Grape veil flowing nearly to
her feet. She moved nervously toward the
rear parlor where the remains were lying.
There were but five or six persons in tho
room. Throwing aside her veil, she stood
for nearly ten minutes, placed her hand
upon his head, and following the arm down
to the hand, which she grasped for a few
minutes. Then she glided toward the foot
of the coffin and plucked one or two flow
ers from the cross which lay upon the dead
mans feet. She then moved rapidly to the
front parlor, where she was seated until
the coffin left the house,
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ONE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN's MEN
"A Skeleton Found IN the arctic Regions.
A correspondent writes to the Pail Mall
Gazette: The interest in the fate of the late
Sir John Franklin and the expedition which
accompanied him has again been revived by
the reception in England Of an almost
entire male skeleton, discovered in the
Arctic regions by Hall, the American
explorer.
1t appears that the bones in question
were taken to the United States, and pre-
scented by the dscoverer to geographical
society, the members of which gave them
in return to Rear-Admiral Inglefeld, G..
B., our late naval attache at Washington,
who despatched them to our Admiralty.
The bones are those apparently of fine
grown man of about five feet eight inches
in height, and one of the teeth was found
stopped with gold, which would indicate
that the remains were those of an officer,
especially as piece of fine Jersey" was
also discovered close to them.
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A WIFE's TITLE TO REAL ESTATE
Judge Drummond, of the United States
Circuit court, has recently decided a case
at Chicago, Illinois, involving wife's title
to real estate in that state. In this case
the property was conveyed by the husband
when solvent to third party, and recon-
veyed to the wife. The husband afterwards
became bankrupt.
His creditors held that under the statute
of Illinois the wife could not hold sepa-
rate estate acquired from her husband, and
under the common law the husband was
entitled to the rents and profits of the
wife's real estate during coverture. Both
points were sustained by Judge Drummond
but his decision had a saving clause. HI
ordered a referee to provide for the main.
tenance of the wife and family on the princi
pie that where party is seeking equity h
must do equity.
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"A California engineer predicte hat in
ten years the whole country will be grid
ironed with narrow-gauge railroads. The
cost of these roads he estimates at SIS, 900
per mile.
1t is curious fact, that if the same let
ters of the same size precisely are painted
on two boards, the one white ON black
ground, and the other black on a white
ground, the white letters will appear larger
and be read at a greater distance than the
black. This is owing to what is called
irradation of light. 1t depends on this
that the impression made on the bottom of
the eye by bright objects extends little
wider than the actual portion of the organ
struck by light, and, invading the space
occupied by the darker objects, makes the
brighter appear larger than they really
are.
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Gpe,titg State JaltrnaL
The Independent DemOcracy-Letter
'Of Hon. John III. Gilmer.

The Independent DemOcracy-Lette
of Hon. John III. Gflmer.
We clip the following letter from the
New York Era. The Hon. John III.
Gilmer, of this city, is chairman of the
National Executive Committee of the INDIE
pendent Democracy, organized in New
York during the Presidential canvass, and
the spirit of his letter cannot be too warmly
commended. 1t is possible that this organi-
cation may be the means of securing the
Democracy from the "forlorn hole of obi
WON" into which it crept during the CAM
paign: .........
RICHMOND, November 20, 1872.
II. G. Page, Esq, Secretnyof the National
ErecstiUe Committee Of The Independent
Democracy:
Dear Sir: Sufficient time for reflection
has elapsed since the recent Presidential
election, for the American people and
states to indulge in cordial self-gratulation
over its grand results. While man-worship
is always and everywhere detestable, and
mere party subserviency is the most de-
grading species Of mental and moral slave
ry, yet there are times and occasions, in
the history of a great people, when 1t is
both proper and expedient for them to in
dulge in self-gratulations. Such is the oc-
casion now presented by the conclusive
results of the election.
Ii such is the fact, as to American peo-
pie and states, how much greater is the
occasion on this notable event, for the cor
dial self-gratulations OF those independent
Democrats, who, forgetting party ties,
rising above local and selfish prejudices,
forgetting the past and looking solely to
the material, commercial and industrial,
federal and interstate interests of the
whole country, have united in frank,
manly and unqualified support of General
Grant. In very truth, the time is ct hand
when the shibboleth Of party should
cease to characterize the polity of the
Federal administration and the American
people and states should unite in one voice
of reclamation in recognition Of this epoch
of peace, fraternity and reunion.
Then allow me, my dear sir, through
your valuable paper, (which, with your en-
lightened energies, has contributed so much
to secure these blessings to the American
people and states), to tender to you and to
our co-workers, North and South, East and
West, the right hand of fellowship over the
tomb of past dissensions, hoping and be-
lieving that, under the providence of the
God Of love and peace, the American peo-
pie and states, will, in the ties of fraternal
confidence, and cordial Federal reunion,
forget the past, and hereafter culti-
vate in mutual confidence and true
reciprocal sympathies, all the duties, and
discharge all the obligations incident to the
their respective conditions. Let it never
again be forgotten that our beloved coun-
try rests on the states as its only true and
sure basis, and that when the Federal gov
eminent, in peace, seeks to crush the
states. or the states seek to destroy the
Union, each and all, sooner or later, will
be involved in common and irretrievable
ruin. Respectfully,
JOHN II. GILMER,
Chairman of the National Committee.
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THE LATEST NEWS,

Minister Washburne sailed from New
York for France to-day.
The fire in Helena. Arkansas Monday
morning, destroyed three-fourtbs of =
block. Fifteen merchants were burned
out. The total loss is estimated at se7 :
900, mostly covered by insurance.
William M. Harrison, candidate on the
reform state ticket at the recent election
for associate justice of the Supreme court
of Arkansas, prays for an Injunction TO
prevent the Republican candidate from
taking the seat.
General Francis A. Walker, commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, has resigned and
will leave Washington Monday to assume
the duties of professor of political econ
omy and history in the Sheffield scientific
school of Yale College.
r. @. Osborne's tobacco factory. with
all its fixtures and stock, was DESTROYED
by fire Thursday night. Loss covered by
insurance. Three tenement-houses adj
joining the factory, and belonging to Mr..
Osborne, were also burned, the nearest
one having been first crushed in by the
rear wall of the factory.
The President ON Tuesday signed the
bill to reduce the expenses and offices of
the internal revenue bureau, which passed
Congress a few days ago, and the work of
putting the new law into practical opera
ton will be commenced Immediately.
This bill, it will be remembered, legslates
all of the assessors out of office BY the
first of July next. There are about SEVEN
.een different kinds of stamps to be pre-
pared before the new law goes into effect,
out work upon them will be commenced
without delay.