The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-28

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The SENATE.--Foster of Connecticut,
r,umbull of Illinois, McDougalI of California,
II..ris of New York. Lane of Indiana, Pom
arov of Kansas, Kirkwood of Iowa, DAVIS OF
sTr o1 Creswell Of Maryland, Brown OF
Missouri, Clark of New Hampshire, Nye OF
SMnreda Sherman of Ohio, Cowan of Penn
-rvania. Howe of Wisconsin,, and Nesmlth
Ei oaoaon finish their terms on the 18th of
Mach 1867. General 0. S. Ferry has been
'1aoted to succeed Mr.. Foster, Mr.. Trumbull
iii have for competitors for the Republican
nomination, General Logan and Governor
Oolesby. Hon, Cornelius Cole will take the
Mace Of Mr.. McDougall. Lane, Of Indiana,
declines a reelection, and Speaker Coi ak ana
Mr., Julian are candidates for the Repuollean
nomination, but from the present aspect OF
affairs it is believed that Hon. D. W. Voor-
bees will be elected, ar
Secretary Harlan will take the place OF Mr..
Kirkwood. Governor Carney is candidate
for nomination in the place ii Mr.. fomeroy;
Governor Bramlette, Ex-Governor foWeii, ana
Hon. Robert Mallory, are spoken OF IN the
place of Garrett Davis, although the cholce
PisSS Al =. h.
NAV tall upon Rousseau, Notwithstanding ne
resides in the same district with Guthrie,
The place of Mr. Creswell will be filled either
NV Governor Swami, Hon. Montgomery Blair,
or Hon. j. w. Crisfeld. Major General Frank
Blair will be the opponent of Gratz Brown In
Missouri Professors. w Patterson has been
elected to succeed Mr. Clark. legion of
hungry loafers are canvassing for the place of
senator Cowan, including Hickman, Kelley,
Ketchum, Wilmot, Cameron. Forney, and
Stevens. 1t is expected that Hon. A. Fl.
Randall present Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al will be elected in the place of Mr.. Howe;
a movement is on foot in Wisconsin to putup
General C. G. Washburne as candidate for
the nomination, with the hope of defeating
Governor Randall.
THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES, The
nominations for the Congressional elections
have not yet been completed in any of the
States. The following is the summary of re-
cent movements:
Minnesota. --Congressmen Donnelly and
Window will encounter spirited opposition
at the coming election. Senator Wilkinson
is regarded as a prominent candidate against
Window, and ex-Congressmen Aldrich, Gem
eral Hubbard, General Sanborn, and General
Andrews against Donnelly. Several lesser
names were also entered On the Democratic
side the names of the Hon. W. P. Murray, of
St. Paul, the Hon. W. w. Phelps, of Red
Wing, the Hon. j B. Brisban, and General
W. "A German, of st. Paul, have been mem
toned. Ex-senator Rice it is understood,
will not be a candidate. asa
Pennsylvania The Republicans Of Snyder
county have nominated George F. Miller for
Congress, and the conferees of the Seventh
District will support d. S. Morrell, of Cam
bria county, the owner OF several large FORCES
near Jobnstown, and well known and prac-
teal student of the iron interests. Hon. John
Coyode has received a majority of votes in
the primary election in Westmoreland coun-
ty. The Washington county Unionists have
nominated George " Lawrence for Con-
gress.
Iowa-Hon Hiram Price has been nomi-
mated for reelection in the Second Congress
sional District General G.. NJ Dodge is an
aspirant for, the nomination in Mr.. Kasson's
district. Rev. j B.. Grinnell has been thrown
overheard by his party, and defeated for the
nomination in his district.
Maine. Hon. j. G. Blaine has been nom
mated for reelection 10 the Third District.
Hon. John A. Peters has been nominated in
the Bangor District in the place of Mr.. Rice.
DR.. Garcelon is the Republican candidate in
the Second District. .,A
OHIo.--Hon. Samuel Shellabarger, it is ru-
mored, contemplates making canvass for a
seat In Congress, without the fornaity of a
denomination. a
lndiana.-B. w Harrington is the Demo-
cratic candidate in the Third District, now
represented by the Hon. Ralph Hill
Miscellaneous 1.-The personal admirers of
Rev. J. B. Grinnell held meeting the other
day at Grinuell, Iowa, and passed resolutions
declaring the Gaming administered to him by
Zen. Rousseau the "hghest honor that could
be conferred upon him, as it associates the
name Of Grinnell with those of Sumner and
Lincoln" These resolutions are the salve for
the bruises received, and for the humiliation
Of being defeated for nomination to Congress.
Under the amendment affecting represent
tatiop, the number of Southern representa-
tyes will decline from seventy-fivc to fifty,
reckoning from the census Of 1890 The
number of colored males over twenty-one
years Of age to be excluded from the basis of
representation is more than 100000. The
voting population of the South in 1860 was
something mere than one million and third.
10 two States4- Mississippi and South Caro-
hna--the blacks Of proper age outpumber the
white voters by about 10000
North Carolina---I'he a ,nointfneut of Gov