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4 NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES CORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. JAMES CORDON BENNETT, JR,, MANAGER, BR@APDWAY AND ANN STREET. A!) business or news letters and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New Yore Heraup, Letters and packages should be properly sealed, Rejected communications wil! not be returned. Volume XXXII. No. 214 Now York, Friday, Ai » 1867, THE NEWS. EUROPE. ‘The news roport by the Atlantic cable is dated yoster- day evoning, August 1. ‘The reformers of England are to mako a domonstra~ tien in Hyde Park next Monday in opposition to any ‘Contraction of the now franchise as fixed by the House of Commons, A new Russian toan isto be placed on the Paris mar- ket, The Emperor of Austria wii! rotura Napoleon's visit by a journey to Paris, The Minister of Ohile at the Court of Belgium is dead. Tho reports of famine in the ‘west of Ireland were much oxaggerated, , Tho Duke of Beaufort's horse, Vauban, won the Good- ‘wood cup. Vory Interesting particulars relative to the winoer and the race are givon im our turf column to- day, Consols closed at 94 for money in London, twonties were at 72% in London. The Liverpool cotton market was quiet at the close, ‘with middling uplands at 10% 4. Breadetafis were down. ward, THE CITY, The Board of Councilmen met yosterday, when an Ontinauce for the botter protection of passengers on the forries was roferred. It provides for gatoways at the edges of the bridges used in ferry slips. The Board then adjourned until the first Monday in September, Six cases of cholera have been recently reported in this city and vicinity, one of which was undoubtedly genuine, while a diversity of opinion prevails among surgeons as to the actuai identity of cholera in the othors. The colored population celebrated their emancipation Snniversary yesterday by picnics at the parks in Brook- lyn, Tho day was also celebrated at other points with Considerable enthusiasm. A grand requiem mass for the repose of Maximilian’s oul was colebrated in the church of St, Joun the Bap- tist, on Fourteenth stroet in this city, yesterday, The Inman line steamship City of Boston, Captain Leitch, will sai! from pier 45 North river at noon to- ‘morrow (Saturday) for Liverpool via Queenstown. Tho mails by her will close at the Post Office at half-past ten o’olook in the morning. The Anchor line steamship Columbia, Captain Car- raghan, will leave pier 20 North river at noon to-morrow (Saturday) for Liverpool and Glasgow, calling at Lon- donderry to land passengers and mails, The Amorican lino steamship Arago, Captain Gadsden, will sail to-morrow (Saturday) from pier 45 North river, for Havre, calling at Fatmouth, Eagiand. The mails for France will close at half-past ten o'clock at the Post Office. ‘The Cromwoll line steamship Sherman, Captain Samp- fon, will leave pier No. 9 North river, at three P, M, to- morrow (Saturday) for Now Orleans direct, Tho stock market was dull and variable yesterday. Governments were dull. Gold closed at 140, Domestic produce was quiot and generally heavy, while merchandise, though quiet, ruled steady. Cotton was less active but firm. Coffee was unchanged. On *Obange State and Western flour was irregular. Old was heavy and the bigh grades of fresh ground wore 10c. a 256. lower, while the low grados were in fair demand at full’ prices, Wheat was steady for spring, but lower for new. Corn and oats were without decided change, Pork was heavy at tho close. Beef remained firm, while lard ruled heavy. Freights wore dull and de- prosged, Whiskey was heavy, Naval stores were gon- erally firm, while petroleum, of wuich 20,000 bbis, were disposed of, was Grim. MISCELLANEOUS. ;The Tonnesace election passed off in a remarkably quiot mannor yesterday. The nogro population weve oalous in making use of thelr new prerogative, and polled a heavy vote, which was by no means unani- mous for the radicals, The vote, as far as hoard from, however, indicates a decisive victory for Brownlow and his colleagues on tho radical ticket, The foliowing are the namos of the triumphant candidates: Governor... ei «Wm. G, Brownlow. Superintendent Public Iustruction...Joba Eaton, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. . : -R. R. Butter, Five- First district Seoond distri Third distr: Fourth distri Fifth distric Sixth distric’ Seventh distric . R Hawkins. Eighth district. -D. A. Nunn. ‘Tho Republican Convention met at Richmond yester- day, the preponderance of delegates being decidedly in favor of the blacks. They acsembled in the African church, but on motion adjourned to the Capitol square, The Botts’ wing of the Convention did not affi¥ate with this mass Convention, which was led by Hunni- cutt, buat distributed handbills for a meeting io tho Hall of Dotegates, Ali the olf officers of tho April Convention were reappointed in the Hun- Bioult meeting, Mr, John Hawkburst being the Permanent chairman. A motion to adopt the platform ‘Of tho April Convention was mare the subject of an ex- @iting debate, but was finally adopted, aud the Conven- ton adjourned until this morning. The Botts faction in the meantimo failed to meet in tho Hall of Delegates, owing, it is thought, to the pending of negotiations to Provent asplitin the party. A crowd of members of the other faction met there, however, and expressed considerable disapprobation at the course of the Conven- tion during the day, Our correspondence from Panama is dated July 24 No official information {rom Bogota and the laterior had een received, but private letters state that all was quiot, Riascos had been defeated by Lianos, but the Aattor lost heavily, and was unable to follow up his vie. tory. It was believed that Lopez's subordinate officers would s00n rocvgnize Acosta A search among Mos- quera’s papers disclosed the fact of several smal! loans with European baving been effected, in op- Position to tho willof Congress. A circular was also d's. covered accusing Mr. Burton, the late American Minis. Aor, of scheming to annex Colombia to the United States, The stoamor Groat Tepud! oe of tho China and Pa- cific Mail Company's tine, bi arrived at Panama, from Now York, and bad dopar for San Francisco, The health of the Isthmus was good, Montero, the Peru- wian Roar Admiral, who rebelled net the appoint. ment of the revel Tucker to be !, bad arrived, osiensibiy on a mission to Colombia, He thought it probable (hat he would go to New York also, on govern- moat business. Cholera ia reported in the western dis. triots of Nicaragua. Our letter from La Paz, Bolivia, ts dated Jane 28, Nogotiations were im progress with the Baron de Riviere, agent of the French bouse of Armand & Co., for a loan of $5,000,000 Our Lima, Poru, correspondence {a dated July 14. The Feturn of tho Spanish equadron was the general topte of Sonversation, and the work on tho fortidientions was be. fing rapidly urgod forward. There was also a prospect of trouble with Bolivia The Peravag feet was at Co- os Mullins, Trimble. M. Arnell. quimbo Our Santiago, Chile, correspondence, dated July 1, ways it is gonerally admitted that the Spantarde are about ‘to return, and preparations for their reception hare been vigorously renewed. The finances were not seriously affected, Baron do Riviere, who bad beon in charge of the guano speculation at Mexiliones and was reported missing, bad turned up again with plenty of funds at Catiao, and the enterpriee was to be resumed Files from Japan have been received to the ist of June, Dr. Hepburn, an American missionary, bad comploted oman, Japanese and Chin 5 Twenty Arad horses bad arrived from the Emperor of tho French as « present to the Tycoon. Mr. Merrick feswmed and Snished bis arrcment for ce in the Surratt trial yesterday, and Mr. Drad- jury to-d: Constitutional Convention yesterday, after ‘mportant business, a motion to adjourn sine die @n the Oth Of Geolemper was [gid oo the table, The oo Convention went iato Committee of the Whole on the organization of tne Legislature, and continuod discuss. ing the question until the adjournment, Major Thomas F. Sheldon, of tho Interior Dopartment, was thrown from a carriage goar Troy last evening and seriously injured. 7 Php In view of tho unstable condition lo which the sredit of New Orleans bas been brought by the action of the City Council, General Shoridan yesterday readjusted both boards of that branch of the municipal govern- ment by removing twenty-one members, among them the President of the Board of Aldermen, and appointing his own nominees in thoir places, The Internal Revenue officers eeized nearly all the cotton tn Philadelphia without tags yesterday, on the ground that a certificate of the payment of tax is not sufficient. The yellow fever at Galveston is steadily increasing and persona unacclimated have been advised to leave, Another Presidential Move—The Proposed Flanagan Party. Two or three days ago the President issued 4 very sensible order to United States Mar- shals, instructing them to “observe with vigilance all persons whom they had reason- able cause to suspect” of filibustering pur- poses. The marshals were also authorized to “ promptly interpose the authority of the United States” in these oases for the preven- tion of dangerous consequences. Occasion has arisen for the enforcement of this order sooner than seemed probable. Here is Fian- agan, of Pennsylvania, and here are Welsh and Topsawyer, and other illustrious citizens of the same great Commonwealth—arrant filibusters all—and where are the marshals? Out of sight as yet; going down the round turn, and over the homestretch, and on the second half mile, and up the disi»nce pole, and in all those sorts of places, but of course not where they ought to be—interposing the authority of the United States against the dangerous scheme of these political scape- graces and speculators and their filibustering attempt to build up a private party of their own, to the great disturbance and probable ruin of the regularly established partics that now control the people and the spoils, If there ever was a case for the marshals, this is one. If filibustering is dangerous anywhere, it is on occasions like this, where distinguished sons of the republic, with political ambition soaring beyond all ordinary control, with a hunger and thirat for office and plunder such as no possible party can hope to satisfy, throw themselves out of the common trammels of life and start on a career as ambitious as that of Phaeton, who took Apollo’s ribbons for a day and run his establisbment into the Po. Having (perhaps) nothing to lose and (another perhaps) much to gain, who knows what parties they may destroy or with what “sudden making of splendid names” they may iflu- minate the century? Who shall say that they may not make Andrew Johnson President, or, failing that, land him lower than a President of the United States ought to go? Semmes, the illustrious admiral of the once Confederate navy, acknowledged recently the embarrassment of not knowing a man who had forced himself upon his attention. He had never before “heard of his name or fame.” However we might desire such a refuge as this in regard to the Flanagan party, it is denied us. Who could expect to be credited in say- ing that he had never heard the name of Flanagan? We have heard the name of Welsh also. Nor can we conscientiously deny our familiarity with the name of Sawyer. We would not, however, undertake to answer for the identity of the particular Flanagan, Welsh and Sawyer in question ; but they cannot pretend to be more respectably obscure than others of their names, and, therefore, this point is of less consequence. There is one identity we can answer for, and that is the identity of their little game. We have seen that played in all sorts of shapes, in all sorts of ways and under all conceivable names, and it is still the same old game. Indeed, we have heen expecting the appearance of Flanagan, Welsh and Sawyer with this grand game for about five days. That number of days ago, if we remember ac- eurately, the President was reported as saying that “the McClellan vote, the anti-negro suf- frage vote and the Southern vote would elect the next President.” That sentence was the seed that bas already sprouted and promises to bloom into the great Flanagan party. It is not important whether this delegation answers for the anti-negro suffrage or McClellan vote— they will accept the offices for either or both ; and their intention to form a new party, dis- tinct from either of the great political parties—if carried oul—will furnish _ a broad and roomy platform that any one can stand upon. Indeed, it will be so broad that il may become identified with the general surface, and so be no platform at all. Mr. Johnson has left “the issues of the hour” in the hands of Flanagan, however, and in such hands they are sure to be safe ; althongh if by the phrase the “issues of the hour,” he means the disposal of the offices, we are not sure that the “McClellan vote” will feel that confidence in Fianagan that bis very name in- spires in ua. It remains to be seen how this development will affect the general Presidential canvass. Of course its influence will be great, for this suddenly appearing Flanagan party, bearing the fortunes of Mr. Jobnson, vitalized by his principles and kept together by his patron- age, will make a grand centre of attraction for all free political lances. Wendell Phillips, who wants a man of words for the Peesidency, might do worse than take Johnson. Greeley has declared his desire for a candidate whose principles are known—and what man’s princi- pler are better known than Johnson's are? Indeed, Mr. Johnson is exactly the candidate defined by Greeley and Phillips in their vague attempts to say what sort of a caadidate is necessary, and thus there is high probability that they willcome into the Flanagan party, bnt too late, of course, to divide honors with its great originator. These are some of the changes that the development of the Flanagan party may bring about, There will of course be others; but we will not enter upon the | labor of indicating them just now, being con- tent for the present with pointing out the fact that under the auspices of this new John Jones and man Friday Andy Johnson may look forward to a grander future than the Tennessee | Senatorship. Avorner Hemaxe Socrerr—The society for the provention of gambling. What are all the | cruelties to animals complained of by Mr, | Bergh, compared with the cruelties of those gambling ostablishments in which green gos lings ave so mercilessly plucked, and from which so many lame ducks are turned loose in tho strooty? NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST: 2, 1867. Recoustruction—Southora Politienl Move- ments, With a good wheat harvest eecured, putting an end to their late universal and pressing destitution, aud with a fair prospect of good ¢rops of cotton, corn, tobacco, &e., the people of the ten States of the five Southern military districts aedm (6 bg taking a more lively interest than of late in (he political issues of Southern reconstruction. Whatever Mr. Johnson, in the further pureuit of his exploded policy, may do with the five military command- ers, or any of them, it is evident that all parties in the South are at length satisfied that they have no alternative but to meot the con- ditions laid down by Congress. At Richmond, Virginia, a republican State convention, largely attended, assembled yea- terday, for the purpose of a regular organiza- tion of the republican party, on the platform of Congress, throughout the State. With har mony in the councils and action of this assem- blage, there is but little doubt that the power- ful party represented will carry the State. But the fussy and intractable Hunnicutt, and his ultra faction of noisy Richmond negroes, may possibly spoil theae calculations. Hunni- cutt, howeyer, as a desperate adventurer for spoils and plunder, may bo pacified’ with a fat office. In any event, tha results of the con- vention will mark the practical beginning of a reconstruction of political parties and party igsues under the new dispensation of negro liberty and negro suffrage. In North Carolina the republicans already have estabi hed a central State’ organization and affiliating clubs in every county, and they are sanguine of carrying the State by decisive majorities, through all the processes of recon- struction. The opposition clemonts, without funds, leaders, workers or organization, are evidently of the same opinion. The same may be said more emphatically of South Carolina, where there appears to be no political mevi- ments or meetings except those of the republi- can party. A population composed of four hundred thousand blacks against three hun- dred thousand whites, from the present situa- tion of things in the South, settles the case of South Carolina in advance. In Georgia the republicans are proceeding more quie!ly, but no doubt as vigorously, for the possession of the State in the work of re- organization; nor have we any information of any movements of the opposition that will jus- tify a presumption of a republican defeat, not- withstanding tho heavy majority of the whites in Georgia over the blacks. From Alabama a committe2 of so-called conservatives have just made a call upon Presi- dont Johnson, asking for the removal of Geno- ral Pope, which is a bad sign. These men, in- stead of praying toa Hercules, who has been shorn of his strength and who cannot help them, must put their own shoulders to the wheel if they would get their political go-cart out of the mud. As for Louisiana, the registrations through- out the State show such large majorities for the blacks that we canvot imagine how the Presi- dent is to reverse the balance of power by Sheridan’s removal, if that is the object in view. In a word, from Virginia to Texas the republicans have secured the inside track, and under the new explanatory Reconstruction bill the removal of this man, that man or the other froma military district, still leaves the same imperative duties of supervision with General Grant. If Mr. Johnson, however, can- not be satisfied short of the removal of a mili- tary commander or two, let him go ahead. The results will be profitless to him; but they will be equal to the opening of a new gold placer to the newspapers. New Racing Parks. Under the head of “The Turf” we published yesterday speciul telegrams giving an interest- ing account of the opening of two new racing parks. One was the Narragansett Park, at Crans‘on, Rhode Island; the other the Dia- mond Beach Park, Cape Island, New Jersey. A decided impulse has lately been given to racing sport in this country. The success of the Jerome racing park at Fordbam has un- doubtedly had the effect of stimulating similar enterprises in other paris of the country, and we may expect to see many more; for the love of pleasure and popularity is associated in the views of those who establish them with shrewd money making operations, However, they are decided improvements which should be en- couraged. They embellish the environs of cities, afford a healthy and an exciting recrea- tion to the people, and tend to improve the breed of horses. Butin order to make them popular and useful, all those who project or control these racing parks should take care to keop the blacklegs and gamblers away, and should give the mass of the people an oppor- tunity of enjoying the sports in them. In this way they will become both useful and profit- able ; otherwise they might become an evil. The Unadilia Bank—Served Them Right, It appears that the people of Otsego county have been nicely caught in their own trap by the failure of the Unadilla Bank, and that this is the secret of thelr turbulence. The farmers and others in the vicinity having money on hand loaned it to the Bank, and took the notes of the officers for the same in order to avoid taxation, In trying to rob the government of its dues they have themselves been robbed. Of course there is not much sympathy for the victims since this fact has been known. There are, no doubt, a great many others in the same situation these Otsego people were in—trying to cheat the government by all sorts of eva- sions. They had better look out; for dishonest practices in one are apt to beget dishonesty in others having business relations with each other. Gates Wanted at the Ferries. The parsimony of the ferry companies has cost more than one life. Deaths are constantly reported of people falling off the bridges at the ferries. The other night an unfortunate lady, with her child in hor arms—being near- sighted—walked over the dock at one of the Williamsburg ferries and was drowned. It would cost but little to put gates to the ferry bridges so that no one could go off them when there was no boat in the slip, The extra labor for attending to the gates would be 4 very small addition to the expenses of the company, as there are plenty of hands always about the boats, But the fact is that the directors of the forties nf 80 avaricious that they do not weigh a human life against a dollar. Never theless, the law ought to compel them fo do ‘what is right towards the public. Tho Tennossce Election. Our hints of news from Tonnessee are sig- nificant of a radical triumph and an orderly election. The former seems to be indicated by the assurance that a tremendously heavy negro vote has been cast, and the latter follows from that fact; for if Brownlow can have a heavy vole peaceably gyen he is not so insane as to foree the row that was only intended to secure his election anyhow. His motto was, “ Peace- ably if we can; forcibly if wo muat;” and he has not been driven to his alternative by any appearance of tho canvass againsthim . Minister Romere’s Vindication ef Mexico. Minister Romero is naturally anxious to jus- tify his country in the eyes’ of the United States. In the despatches which were pub- lished in the Haraxp yesterday he claims that the government of President Juarez has not adopted the principle of shooting ite prisoners of war, but, on the contrary, has treated French and Belgians in some instances with great leni- ty. We are glad to hear it. Some shading of bumanity is greatly nceded te tone down the mereliess butchery of. San Jacinto, the execu- tions at Puebla, and’the still moro deplorable tragedy of QuerGtaro.~ ‘But paper excuses are of little valac. The best vindication Mexico can offer for herself before the world is to maintain peace in her berders from this time forth ; to set to work and build railways and roads, and to institute those flacal and social reforms which are so much needed by the country. In this way only the gross political blunder and crime involved in the execution of Maximilian may be atonod for. We are willing to hope that Mexico is preparing to advance in the path.of peace and internal ro- form. We are willing to aid her in the effort by our sympathy and encouragement. But if the policy of men like Escobedo is to prevail; if the harsh counsels of Lordo de Tejada are to be listened to ; if worse than Chinese system of exclusiveness is to be the policy of the Juarez government; if the torrents of blood already ebed are not deemed sufficient, and if executions, pronunciamienfos and revolutions are still to be the news ot the day, why then the Uni'ed States, having to some extent gone bail for Mexico before the wor'd, will have to interfere, in justice to herself, and clean out the whole country. We have given Mexico a fair chance in the past. Our government, by the decided stand it has taken against filibus- toring, has shown a disposition to give the country a fair show in the present. But the Mexico of the future will have to be a very dif- ferent country from the Mexico of the last fifty years, or the strong grip of the United States will quickly put things on a changed basis, leaving Minister Romero to write endless vin- dications at his leisure. 4 The part which Mr. Seward plays in this diplomatic correspondence is far from credit- able. The pusillanimity and shiftlessness of the Secretary of State are in nothing more con- spicuous than in this “memorandum of an inter- view between Mr. Seward and Mr. Romero.” While on the one hand the Secretary fecbly deprecates the resort to extreme measures, on the other he directly urges the Mexicans to go ahead, assuring them that “he does not think that Mexico has to apprehend any at- tempt at retaliation by European Powers as a consequence of whatever exireme decision the Mexican government may make.” Far better to-have made no representation at all in favor of the unhappy prisoner than to have accom- panied it with such an insidious suggestion. By this and similar expressions, and by the delay in sending a minister to the Juarez government, Mr. Seward has rendered himself a virtual accessory to Maximilian’s death. Had there been a properly accredited representative of the United States government in San Luis Potosi on the 19th of June last, Maximilian would not have been shot. The temporizing policy of Mr. Seward, and the personal timidity of Minister Campbell, had as much to do with his ultimate fate as the duplicity of Marsbal Bazaine and the ill-starred counsels of Marquez and the British Minister. Tho English Reform Bill—Brenkers Ahond. By the cable news in to-day’s Herato it will be seen that the attempt of the English House of Lords to modify the Reform bill as sent up by the Commons, by raising the rate of quali- fication, has produced a renewal of the popular excitement. Another grand meeting in Hyde Park is convened. The action of the Lords upon the legislation of the popular House is, to say the least of ft, ill-timed and dangerous. Lord Derby, who in the Upper Honse is all powerful, should have managed better than to permit this interference with the work of his sagacious henchman, Disraeli. The people and the aristocracy are now once more brought into direct antagonism, and unless the Lords give way there will probably be trouble. Napol and Francis Joseph. Napoleon, it is ramored, is about to visit the Austrian capital. Whatdoesit mean? It may be a visit of condolence. It must be something more. In the recent debate in the French Chambers it was said by a deputy that Austria was France’s only possible ally. Napoleon seems resolved to convert the possibility into afact. An alliance between France and Ane- tria would be certain to beget an alliance be- tween Prussia and Russia. It is, we think, doubtful whether Austria will be other than neutral. The Virginian Convention. The report given to-day of the proceedings in the Virginia Convention, at Richmond, tells very plainly that there is no improvement in the relations between the Hunnicutt faction and the Botis faction of republicans in the Old Dominion. The split grows wider and deeper. The niggers have the balance of power, and, under the lash of Hunnicutt, use it without reserve. There will be in that State a white man’s republican party and a black man’s re- publican party, and the former may have strength enough to give the State to any well organized opposition. Another Americau Triumph, It is sometimes said by our friends on the other side that the American mind is wanting in ideas, It is not so, Americans don’t love ideas for thelr own sake only, but for what they aro worth, The reaping machines which havo jdst been the wonder and admiration of Parié, did which haye carried off the honors from all titors, are fair specimens of the kind of fdgas in vogue on this side Sf tho At leutio. Lot Burope beat us if ahg on, >. eel 7 _ VIRGING.S: SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE Meeting of the Black Republican State Co." vention at Richmond—The Platform of April Last Reafirmed—Mr. Botts Net.on Haud— Schiom inthe Republican Ranks, Ricuaonn, Va., A’ 1, 1807, 80" ik, PM The republican Convention met to-day in the African church, at twelve o'clock. The negroes wore present in tremendous force, filling every available inch of space in the building, and extending over (he side walks fora considerable distance down the street. The heat was very trying, and told with such offect upon the speakers short time, contending that Loyal Leagues were institu. tions of which the pablic knew nothing; that they were incorrect exponents of public opinion, being onesided in the extrome, and consequently, that ‘his exolusion was artinl and iniair, Uitiwasely it was decided against Bir. as, and he was forced to leave, Mr. Stearns is the right hand man of John Minor Botts, and the managers of the Convention were unmistakably bent upon nullifying the influence of Botts and making @ purely black convention, Alter deciding several other cases of admission to the Convention, the assembly dispersed to the Capitol square, where considerable radical speechifying had been going on throughout the day. Mr. Hannicut mounted tho rostrum and spoke for over half an hour, dotailing the proceedings of the day and asking to be ehdoteall In the course he bad pursued, ‘Tt was finally moved by Mr. Butts, of Norfolk, that the platform of the 17th of April be re-adopted, which was. done, the assembly acting unanimously In the matter. A colored man named Dr. Baine, of Norfolk, and a half drapken white man named Baker, occupied ‘the at- tontion of the assembly in the square until dark, dis- cussing whether the convention should adjourn till to- morrow or sine die. In the end it was decided by an overwhelming vote that the convention should adjourn until to-morrow at ten o'clock. The absence of Mr. Botts has beena subject of unl- versal comment, and the infereuce rig | deduced 1s that the convention has suffered a split. Botts and his followors will go in for a white man’s convention, THE PRESS TELEGRAMS. Ricnmono, August 1, 1867. This morning at anearly hour the neighborhood of the African church was filled by about three thousand blacks, awaiting the opening of the doors, aud the streets wore alive with others coming to the placo appoinied for the meeting of the convention, The republican bead- quariers and the hotels looked lively with politicians arranging matters for the day. At cleven o'clock the doors of the church were opened and the building was instantly filled, still leaving about three thousand blacks outside, Up to this time very few of the white repub- licans recently appointed by the county conventions had made their appearance, the whites present, about fifty in number, being chiofly delegates, who had at- tended the April convention. A motion was made inside to adjourn to the Capitol square, and the crowd outside, mistaking 1t to be carried, hurried off to that point, Mr, J. W. Hunnicutt made a short address to those inside in favor of adjourning to the square, He coun- soled harmony in the deliberations of the body, for they wore this day looked to by the whole country and by hundreds of thousands of blacks, whoso fathers had looked prayerfully forward to such a day as this, The rebels of Richmond and their press were looking joy- fully for a disturbance in the Convention, and ho wanted tlmam disappointed. This was a mass convention, and he wanted all republicans ited in it, Those who could not endorse tho republican platform adopted by the Convention of April might go home, as they were not wanted here. Avy man who came here to break up ‘the republican party in Virginia wero scoundrels and bypocrites, and would meet the odium they merited. ie, Tucker, of Alexandria, moved the appointment of fifty ablebodied men to clear the ground and keep order for the Convention at Capitol square, which motion be- ing carried, the Convention se who first arrived at tho square found a con- servative delegate addressing about one thousand biacks. He protested against three or four men ruling the Convention, or the overawing of the interior deloga. tions by such am immense crowd trom Richmond. The elegations would endorse the April platform if they could only hear it. A Voice—You could have heard it if you had been here in April. The announcement was then made that the Conven- tion was assembling on the other side of the Capitol, and some of the audience loft. Auother conservative arose and commenced proteet- ing against proseribing any man now for his past politi- cal opinions. The republican pa: he said, was not strong enough tn the State to thruw away sucn aid. It ‘was not strong enough in the Northeither. Look at General Butler, who did moro than any other man at the Charleston Convention to bring on this war. A voice here cut the speaker short by announcing that the crowd must walk round to the other side, and it let en masse, Jeri peaker as 3 On the dibar tide wen eencatbled cue of the largest crowds ever seen in Richmond, with a considerable sprinkling of whites. ‘Amid a good deal of confusion, caused by the immense Mr. Jahn Hawxhurst, of Alexandria, was caosen temporary chairman, and (baries Whittlesey, of Alex- andria, temporary secretary . A recess of two hours was had to give time for a com- mittee to be formed of one from cach delogation. The different delegations met under the trees in the square. In the meantime, the other wiog Lad printed and dis- tributed the following handiitt:— REPUBLICAN STATE CONVRSTION. The daelogates to the State, Convsatton of Vuconditional Union Men, called to meet in ine African ehurch of this city at twelve o'clock to-day, will meet in the hall of the House of Delogates this evening at eight o’elock to perfect the orga ‘of the republican party of Virginia, Every delegate ia requested to be prompt in ation: . other than regalr appointed delegates will be the hall. nce. None ol admiited into OMMITIEE OF ARRANGEMENTS, Daring the reeoss several short addresses were made, all of them relating to the course of Jobn Minor Botts and his clique, and the propose! convention called by the hand bill, “Dir. Botts was denounced as desiring to make the republican parey of the State subservient to his own party or break it up. There were loud cries for Mr. Botta, and a proposition was mado to- invite him to explain bis position, but it failed, Rev. Mr. Given then made an addross, and the Con- vention formally reassembled about five o'clock. ‘The Commitiee on Permanent Officers reported in favor of appointing all the old officers of the April Con- vention, and recommended that the platform of that Convention be adopted without alteration, ‘The report as to the officers was adopted, and Mr. John Hawxhurst was declared the permanent chairman, The recommendation as to the platform gave rise to an excited debate. Mr, Butts, of Norfolk, said if the Convention, which was termed @ mass meeting, adopted the platform it ‘would bave nothing to do but go home, and if they did that, then the meeting heid by the other wing to-night, calling itself @ convention, would remain in session ten or three days, adopt a piatform, appoint an executive committee, and the republicans would go into the cam- paign with two partion, which ‘be ruinous. He was followed by Rev. J. W. Hunnicutt, who urged the propriety of adjourning until to-morrow, at two , in order to give the other wing, who had not attended this meeting, time to come in. If they would Rot come in the blame would be uy themselves, Several motions were made to rn, and failed, Great confusion reigned around the speakor's stand. Messrs. Baker and Sterling, both white, attempted to address the body; Mr. er declaring that he would 8 speak, e meoting had adjourned, and Mr. Sterling takin posite, The colored Sergeant-at-Arms seized Mr. Baker to put bim off, aud # row seemed imminent Tha platform was adopted without a dissenting voice, and the meoting was declared to be adjourned until to- morrow morning, at ten o'clock. The Maicontent: jeutt's Convention Roundly Abuse Action=Botts’ Proposed Platform=Negotiaticons Pending for Hare mony. Gmeny Ricnuoxn, ¥a,, August 1, 196% The appointed meeting or Republican Convention at ‘the Capitol to-night did not take place, In fts stead a number of the members of to-day's Convention appeared and organized © meeting in tho hall of the House of Delegates, Fields Cook, colored, in the chair. Several ca | made speeches complainiug of the action of the onvention to-day as hurried and unfit, Mr, Crenshaw (white), of Henrico, complained that, jin Stearos, who bad been appointed by that county “Eee represent it on the Committee om Organization, rejeeted, D. Berkley (colored), tadical, of Alexandria, ‘Aenounesd ine’ wap ae ‘Convention was = con- duct a thy delegates wore out ty, tte "Rishimgna roprmmnatces ee he 4, & oma tt the ~ Contral Commi in the m4 am apy reat cd ‘ont anil al was Pa we 7 att i SE Hi i = E2283 fl YACHTING. ‘SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALO, Regatta of the National Yackt Club en the W "agus 1 $001, 8. AREINGTOS, ~ L A t The regatta under the auspices of the National Taek Clab, of which Captata ¥. W. Miller te calling came off to-day. Yesterday and last evening the head. quarters of the club, at Watts’ Oottege, was the ecene’ considerable excitement. Large numbers and discussed the merits of the boats, two which—the Lady Lyons ana the Joba 8. Mosby—<« wore entered from Alexandria yesterday, making the entire number of entries sixteen. From the Readquacy ters to tho Quartermaster’s offices on the wharf quitee number of flags were suspended, and from the Potomas Forry Company's wharf to the Powhatan restauran(; foot of Seventh street, there was a fine display of colors, At an eariy hour this morning the boats which hag not been moored at the place of starting previowsiy commenced to arrive, and loug before the hour of start- ing the cars were crowded with persons on their way te the boat. The first boat entered was the sloop National, Clark, ponted. black, with « white and red band, saile®? y Captain 'F, W. Miller, twenty-three keel, ‘hon came the Oolonel + 1» Of andria, cream wi band, gailed by Geo. Armstrong, 23 feet keel; Minnie by, white sloop, eailed by, Hoary Davis, 20 foot keels Highland Mary, eioop, trithmed with -blae, sailed 18 feet keel; Lady Ly of Aloxan< jib, sailed os eens Fe "eO1Or, carryiig two sails and dria, lead color, a by George Laycock, 23 feet keol; Brunette, wl two sails, small, sailed by Ransell Brown, feet keel; Greyhound, of Alexandria, white canoe, blae stripe, sailed by Thomas Davis, 23 feet keel; Catharing Coombs, of jean sloop, ith Skinner, band, sailed by Mr. feot keel; brig hres- white sloop, blue head, sailed by Captain G. H. Miller, feet keel ; aloop, sailed by Captain Li; oa eel Josie, sloop, sailed by E. Houghton, 19 kee At eleven o’clock the Captains wore all summoned ta headquarters, and tho rules were read, after which they drow for positions. The only boats starting were the ot Kk, Bi ein Cat sin neonate Clark, Perseverance, Brunette, 1e J. 8.’ Moseby and ons, The positions chosen as follows:—Jose, citi eng tatiaes Sate was Oak | H 6 yachts rounded the stake boat off Fort Wi ton in the following order:—The Catharine Coombs nineteen minutes to four o'clock; the Brunette teen minutes afier; after which came the Se ee poe emg Capitola, On the return, when opposite to Fort Foote, about miles below Washi the Catharine Coombs an@ Brunette were bow and bow, and betting on the boats was quite brisk. Tho three win boats arti Lyons at 7 P. M, In deciding the race the jadges allowed the Brunette sixteen minutes’ time, on account of hor keel a foot Ro? than vot the te = the other 1¢ follow: 1@ report e judges:— 1, Brunette, length of keel, 15 feet; time of 6:58 P. M.; winner of first prize, $50. 2.—Catharine Coombs, of keel twenty. feet; time of arrival, eight minutes of seven; winner of the second prize, $30. &—Lady Lyons, length of keel twenty-three feet; time of arrival, seven P, M.; winner of the third prise, The other boats were scatterod over a long distance, and the judges did not wait to record their arrival Soon after the start the Hi Livi po cine agit | moorings, and, with the St. Dominick's church P ing, down the river. The Wawasset shorty” followed, as did Considerable also the Mariner. interest was manifested by persons om the wharf and much speculation indulged in relation to tho result of the race, Heavy bets were made, and thé a were decidedly in favor of the Lady Lyons and ‘On the return 4 silver cup was presented on board Hi Livingston by Thoms" oyd. to Me Tiaate the man, like a good is prized for her winnin, but should never a She is a fine coneen on the river of life for a man of war or a man of poace,’ SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE WERALO. ‘CHICAGO, AI 1, 1967, 12 o'clock dnight, Hy All the Fenian organizations of this city, civicaad military, had « torchlight procession this evening honor of the union of the I. R. B. of Ireland and the F. of America, The turnout was immense, The various organizations marched to the Court House square, over fifty thousand were gathered logettier were restau A. L, Morrison, J. J, ley, Boston; David Bell, LL.D., of the Irish Repub uairee paper; Jon F. Scanlon, Vaited States Assessor Wi and others. The meeting was very enthusiastic kept up t «@ late hour, ii fgg | other resol pledging union and harmony, the following was Resolved, That we look to the American Congress the friend of the oppressed ns well as. the provestor of the rights of its own citizens, and that we tender our thanks 6 those Senators and Representatives in Wasuington, aad, te those civic corporations, as well as stations who bave proved the truth their attachment to the cause of beriy by advocating the rights of oppressed Ireland. A roaolution was also passed calling upoa the gorérme ment to liberate the Fenjan prisoners. ——_—_—_—_$$ — NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE, Sinking of a Steamer in the James Rivers VA Fortress Mownoa, July 98, 196% , The steamer’ Jenny Lind, while coming Yown the James river yesterday afternoon from Hor, Island, with’ a carge of penebes, bound to Norfolk, ran / upon « wreelt berry Island, ancl was almost Angtant ppent Mutbrry Janda wag moet Ananya, tho sunkem steamer, but the others ‘were destroyed. The Jonay Lind was ewned in Norfolr,, but was insured, except against fire, Sho wae.cuarte fod da the war Peary tel boat, having oncip aliy been bnilt eee cht, and it is eald wae ouce 't co property of Kawi orrest, the tragodlian. Agricv sural advoes from the countty bordering Jon the Roanoke river, Nort Carolina, stale ee the = cre ¢ westot ts vory poof condition. The we, weather Coriously tmjured tt, and ii net any in public or pr al of the crop has had tH be rer janted any umes. and oat crops have y Aeidod largaly. former was cousiderabiy injured v4 the. falas, bab considered & good coe. fie swoot potalo ofopy lt ie stated, Will De Oxoestiog’ 6 prodyetive . - oseO Ta DEATH OY A BULL. 1,1 THE YELLOW FEVER IW GALVESTON. bi ewan