The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-09-07

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laHs,5LLE September 2-Thi.
euCln, Iu r5i1udA al the Gal
House, C54. B'saiou Duncan casual.
interrupted the conversation be.
tween Gen. George A. Custar, whC
was ere 70 the openi. exposition
aud Dr. j. keIiar, Appointment ply.
lclan Of this city, and formerly Of
Memphis A sharp conversation
ensucd, IA tie course Of which Dun.
can declared he had been offered
halt a million dollars by the Greeley
party to break up this convention.
Custor responded that the other
party must have offered more, aud
that he could prove that Duncan
had said the whole thing was a bar
gain and sale, and that if he was to
be sold he would sell to the party
who would pay the highest price.
Duncan responded that Custar's in,
was a liar.
DIR. kellar-"l am responsible for
the statement ard demanded re.
traction. Duncan refused. when
hellar struck him violently in the
face. Duncan rceled, but did not
fall, catching by a chair with which
be attempted to strike Kellar. Sew
1ral blows passed, when the parties
were separated.
LOUISVILLE, September 4.-The
boiling Democratic convention met
morning at ten o'clock, shortly
which Judge Lyons, OF Viz
moved the nomination of
Charles o'Conor for the Presidency
~ reclamation. A vote was after.
wards taken, when 0'Conor received
III the votes of the convent ton, ex.
'ept four cast for George II. Pendle,
on.
George Francis Train was put ont
the hall Tor obiccting to the mons
nation.
The platform adopted demands
strict construction of State and
federal constitutions that the State
$ the creature of the people, and
he Federal government the creature
the States; demands such legisla>
lon as will tend to harmonize the
'ontlloting interests Of capital and
abor, the latter being of the first
Importance; proclaims that PRIMES
lies are preferred to power; that
ne Democratic party is held to>
by the cohesion of time
.onored principles; that perpetual
minority is preferable to a surrender
those principles for office and
epudiates the false creed and false
leadership adopted by the traitorous
onvention at Baltimore,
John Quincy Adams, A, P. Ed
Henry A. Wise and Judge
4yons We're nominated for the Vice
Presidency, Adams was nominated
n the third ballot by a vote of 500
. 8 for A. P, Edgerton and . for
iyons
A national committee was then
ppoiuted, consisting Of two from
ach State represented in the con-
ention. Among them are H. F.
'aris and s. f. Kendrick, of Ten,
A. Ii. Stephens and w. III.
Of Georgia; J. J. Woodall
nd Samuel Blackwell, of Alabama F;
), J, Kirksey and c. L. Tobey, Of
W. II, Warrington and
leo. W. Brooks, of Mississippi.
A committee OF nine, headed by
70 chairman, were appointed to
ait upon the nominees.
A long debate on a resolution au.
lorizlng the executive committee 10
I any vacancy on the ticket which
light result from the refusal of the
omlnee to accept was cut short BY
telegram from Charles OConor
acliniug the nomination. The dis
Itch produced CONSERVATION in the
invention, but was cheered BY theR
idience, A long, rambling debate
ensued, which eliminated in
lie wildes. confusion and disorder.
verybody was talking at once, and
, report of the proceedings were
Mr., O'Conor was bitterly |
iieeted upon; motions to adjourn
de and to do a thousand other
ings followed in rapid succession.
seemed that the very genius of
reigned supreme. ]
A motion was finally made to
inmate the chairman, Judge
mes Tyons for tha p.ns;.i