, 1867-11-01
EASTERN NEWS.
oournrD mon rHE DI1Lr OREoONIAN.
Dates to October 25th.
svAsHINeroN NEWS

Dates to October 25th.
.wAsBMeroN NEWS.
Washington, Oct. 22-The President has dis
rected that reservation be made for military
purposes, at Fort Wadsworth, Dakota, covering
one hundred and thirty squsre miles.
Washington, Oct. 23-Chief Justice Chase has
written to Judge Underwood, that he will pres
side in person in the District Court, at Richmond,
on November 18th. But he will only represent
during the frat week of the term, owing to
session of the Supreme Court, which begins the
following Monday. This is to accommodate
Jefferson Davis counsel, who wishes the Chief
Justice to preside.
| Washington, Oct. 24-The retrenchment in
vestigating committee have requested the Sec
| retary of the Treasury TO suspend s. M. Clark,
chief Of the Currency and Printing Bureau.
Clark shows a disposition to obstruct the exam-
ination of the affairs of his department, and re-
fuses to submit the books and records for inspec-
| ton or to testify under oath. An impression is
current among the public that the counterfeit
bonds originated somewhere in the Treasury
Department.
Washington, Oct. IA leading republican
Senator declares the Senate will impeach the
President, and that within forty days the i'm
peachment articles will be presented
Washington, O2. 25-The citizens of Georgia
having complained that Pope's allotment for
district convention gave undue advantages to
the negroes, the President has referred the mat
ter to Grant. Grant thinks that the allotment
i should have been made by counties instead of
senatorial districts, but as the election commen>
| ces the zSttI, he thinks the matter canhot be
remedied. However, he telegraphed to Pope
asking if it was practicable to decide; but has
received no reply.
Cincinnati, Oct. 24.-The official vote of Ohio
is published The total vote is over 464, 900.
1t is the largest ever cast.
Nashville, Oct. 24.-Governor Brownlow is
elected U. S. Senator.
New Orleans, Oct. 24.-Geo W. Kendall, the
veteran editor of the Picdyune died on the 2lst
inst, of congestive chlls,
WEST VIRGINIA ELECTION.
Wheeling, Oct 25.-The election in West Vir-
guia for members of the State Legislature
occurred yesterday. Returns are neagre, but
indicate a diminished vote. The democrts carry
the city and county of Wheeling by 700 majority.
There are large democratic gains SO far as heard
from.
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Wilmington, n c., Oct. 25.-The whites man.
ifest more interest in the election since the result
in Virginia. They have five more days for reg
istraIiOn.
INDIAN TREATIES.
Chicago, Oct. 25.-Dispatches from Medicine
Greek Lodge say the Indian Commissioners have
effected treaty with the Kioways aud Conan
ches, and expect to secure peace with all the
Southern Indians. They met the Arrapahoes
and Uheyennes 0Q the 22d.
OFFICIAL MAJoRIr1Es>N OHIO AND Pennsylvania.
Chicago, Oct. 24.AFayes' majority for Cover
nor of Ohio is 2,9lO; Sharswood's majority for
Supreme Judge in Pennsylvania, is 200. The
republican majority is fifteen on joint ballot in
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
PRELIMINARY ACTION FOR THE NATIONAL UNION
CONVENTION.
New York, Oct. 24.-At meeting of the Na>
tional Union Republican Convention to>day, it
was resolved to meet again at Washington, De-
cember, llth, TO fix time for holding the Pres
idential Convention.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
Richmond, Oct. 24.-Returns are coming in
slowly. In most of the counties heard FROM the
conservatives give majority against a ConvenS
tion. John Minor Bolts, is defeated for Delegate
TO the Convention from Culpepper county. Re-
turns show conclusively that the State has voted
in favor of a convention. The radicals have Is
majority 10 the Convention. The negroes voted
the radical ticket Isse. Negroes desiring
to vote for conservatives were chased from the
| polls by colored radicals. Hunn.cuts son was
arrested for tearing up conservative tickets and
was sent to Iii by PRISON. He was afterwards
released.
l Richmond, Oct. 25.-The conservatives will
probably contest the election in Richmond. They
intend to issue an appeal TO the people protest.
ing against the manner iu which the election is
conducted. Schofeld, after the close of the Sec
ond days POLL ordered the polls to be opened in
three wards of the city, and on the following day
issued an order 10 allow all registered negroes
: to vote, which was the end of the election The
L. whites had majority, but the third day the ne
groes took possession of the polls and voted all
: day and all night They seemed innumerable.
ha rlairo hat
brought in from the country. Disturbances
r frequently occurred requiring the military to
e quell them.
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Hartford, Oct. 24.-Sherdan had a magnificent
reception, and the finest ever seen in the State.
In speech to the soldiers, Sheridan charged
them to keep united aud act as one man until
} reconstruction is completed.
, New York, Oct 24.-Daniel Websters farm,
\ at Franklin, New Hampshire, was sold yester-
day, for $lOO, 900. Rufus 7. Fay was the purcha-
ser.
e George Peabody donated $3.50, 900 to Harvard
College to establish museum for the instruc,
tion of archaeology and ethnology.
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH ENGLAND
The Postmaster General invites proposals for
1 carrying the mail to Great Britain under the
new treaty. He expects to secure trip every
other DAY.
Cincinnati, Oct. 22.-The Enquirer presents
the name of Geo. H. Pendleton as the choice OF
the democracy of Ohio and north west for next
: President
: Providence, Oct. 22.-Gen. Sheridan arrived
= to day and was met at the depot by the city
council. They interchanged brief speeches and
afterwards retired to the Governors mansion
where Sheridan made short address Of thanks.
He was then escorted through the city by an en-.
tire division of Rhode Island militia, ard the
i Grand Army of the Republic. The city was
I, gaily decorated and filled with immense crowds.
New Orleans, Oct. 22.-Gen. Mower has is
sued an order announcing the call for a Conyen.
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