Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-16
TELEGRAMS, &c.

In accordance With the law of Congress in
thai case made and provided, ooth houses OF
the lllinois Legislature went into an election
for U. s. Senator for the Gix years commenc-
Ing on the 4th Of March next, at two o'clock
yesterday. Lyman Trumbull. the present in
cumbent, and Colonel T. Lyle Dickey were
~ sveraliy put in nomintion. The vote was:
TrumbuIl, 19: Diokey, 80. Both houses will
meet in joint session to-day to declare the re-
suit.
Governor Swami was nominated in caucus
for u. {. Senator from Maryland, Monday
night, by acclamation. As the Eastern Shore
Ia w must be repealed before Mr. Swann's cleo
non, and h the bill cannot pass the Senate
without suspension OF the rules, the vote for
81 nator will probably be scattered in order TO
postpone the result and his election may not
be consummated for a day or two.
The dispatch from the HeralTs New Orleans
correspondent, stating that Frank Blair came
down to arrange the preliminaries for making
General Sheridan candidate for the PresI-
dency, Is entirely without foundation. Gen
eral Blair called on General Sheridan on New
Years day with other distinguished citizens,
and this was the only interview between them.
The General Assembly of Rhode Island COM
menced its January session yesterday morn
ing. Governor Burnside announced to the
Senate that he had collected nearly all the
States military CLAIMS against the General
Government-less than $4,000 being still in
abeyance.
Major General Mower, U. 5. army, commits
.
leans, gives notice that persons making applI-
cation to him properly, being planters or others
employing freedmen, can obtain transDOria-
tion for them from other States.
The military commandant at Victoria, Texas,
having refused TO assist bureau officers. Gene
raj Griffin published a circular explaining
that all military officers must assistthe bureau
in these contingencies as provided for In the
bureau act and the civil rights bill.
A dispatch from Madison, Wisconsin, saws:
Resolutions will be introduced in the Legsla-
ture at an early day strongly con demning Sena-
tor Dooiittle, and positively instructing him
10 resign.
A caucus is held every night, but no results
faye been reached ia regard TO the senatorial
question in Kansas Pomeroy and Carney are
the leading candidates, but neither has ma
jority.
The New Orleans CommereiaL newspaper.
which on the lst ass umed the defence of the
political course Of Governor Wells, has sus-
pended.
The New Orleans Tribune, edited by colored
men, opposes the freedmen making contracts
for labor with planters or working on shares
1t advises them TO work by the week only.
The mail party was attacked forty miles west
OF Fort Laramie last Friday nigh Il by Indians
who captured seven mules and one wagon
The amendment to the Constitution was
ratified by the Illinois House in the forenoon.
yesterday-yeas, 81; nays, 25.
The Kansas Senate Yesterday passed a ioin,
resolution for the amendment of the State con-
stitution, restricting suffrage to loyal men,
The Union Pacific railroad, Kansas branch,
has completed twenty y-fve miles of the Fort
| Riley road.
Charles ID. Drake was elected H. s. Senator
| from Missouri, Yesterday, by a vote of 113 "a
A.. Blair received 33 votes