Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-05
THE EVENING STAR.
v ashingtOn News and Gossip.

ashington News and Gossip.
TEE SECOND READING BY air. Dickens wenr
Ct ms. n nor, satisfactorily a. everybody th=,,
trat 81 Monday night The gas arrangements
N.t-e all right 10 bagin yvi,is, and Mr Dickens
vas thp-t.o.- ma SUMNER hurn0r- and in the
l.x,r rIasy, - raitngs To- tn, nj "a. were c-r-
t.IaI. r-o.e II Give tkan were those of the
T-.c,ilr- nigLt. Mr.. al, K MS Presentation O.
shs Cra-.creIs IN @IEtvid Copperfi Id" wa
=. .riuily VIVID, AID .he dramatic effect very
powerful, as m tAe nIsfan IS Of the dlsl oyerv
@. o." Toss LITTLE Emily, IA the tragic .ud Of
I'm Peggouy and h-r be;Tayer, S,eerforth
De- graphic picture Of the shIpwreck at Var
2, u;h, eECIng tins tragedy, Is one to b. re-
n, mh'red fer a lifetime bv those present ar
STTCN Ilall last night. And this vivid effect
4 wrought by Mr.. Dickens by those simple
I@tur7l touches showing the hand Of a great
master No rant no contOriion of face no ex-
travagancc Of gesture. nothing of the kind an
Iecrs in this powerful deIiueation! A single
eU UPha;lc word N eloquent gesture. a change
Of feature in that mobile cOuntenauce-these are
al The instruments used o. needed by him for
such results The humorous touches were.
II seemed Ia uS, more effective than those of the
previous reading. Ms Micawber. Mr.
Grumnidge, Mr~. Crupp and Mr.. Raddl.
were mdlvIdualIzed most delightfully."-. .sMr
Plekwiok" was acc pted by the audience rs
their exact idea OF that popular parsonage. and
MessTs. NOddy and Hopkins, OF The other char
aCieTs At "Bob Sawyer's Party We're lust
what was expected OF them. But the Dickens
presentation of the stOlid servant .irl at said
party, was undoubtedly the triumph of the
'yening, in the attack upon the risibIes II
vas a thousand times better than the text
and If Mr.. Dickens could but present it on paper
with anything like the same effect, it would
serve TO bring the s.PIckwick Papers, into
fresh and wonderful popularity. Mr. Micaw-
ber' was not quite up to the mark; the voice of
Mr.. Dickens not being apparently quite equal
TO r presenting the unctuous rolling volume of
uiterances of that impecuneous and immortaI
character.
PoLITICAL.-Att the Blair county (Pa.) Demo-
CRATIC Convention resolution was passed in
sirueting their delegates to the State Conven-
ton TO vote for the nomination of General
Hancock for the Presidency
The New Orleans Crescent Democratic
paper estimates that only about two thousand
viii be disfranchised in Louisiana by the pro-
vision of the Constitution adopted by the State
Convention.
-Goyernor Swami and his friends disavow
any intention 10 withhold the s.great seal of the
State" from the commission of Hon VIM. T
Hamilton a United States Senator
- The New York Republican State Con-
ventoIr meets to-day at Syracuse, to appoint
delegates TO represent the party OF the State in
The National Con vention, TO be held at Chicago
IN May. Ii Is believed the Convention will ap-
point delegates, who will be unanimous in
support of Gen. Grant for President, and Gov.
Fenton for Vice President
- Governor SeymOur Announces for no
third time, in published letter, that his name
Is not 10 be brought before the Democratic Ma
tIonal Convention. He asserts positively that
he Is not a candidate for the Presidency
-General Burnside declines TO be a candi-
date for reelection 10 the Governorshp of
Rhode Island.
Asa Packer, the Eastern Pennsylvania
millionaire, is said to b. desirous of a Demo-
cratic nomination for the Presidency.
The Tazewen (Ohio) Republican nomi-
mates Governor Curtin. Of Pennsylvania, for
Vice PRECEDENT.
The Virginia Convention has adopted an
article providing that the Governor of the State
must hereafter be- a citizen OF the United States
~ venty years. of the State four years, and thirty
years of age. He is to serve four years, and not
te De eligible for a second term.
- Iwenty-nlne papers of Ohio have de-
elared for Grant. and ten for Chase. The Lam
canister Mo- Ezeslsior, Waukon Gowa) Stand
ard, and Clayton (Del.) Her1d have nominated
Colfax for the PRESIDENCY. The Newark Ad-
e0cGte nOminates PendIeton for President and
Mayor Hoffman for Vice President. General
Don Piatt writes TO the Tribune that there was
a comparatively small vote in the recent cleo
ton in the Eighth Ohio Congressional District:
that the Democrats, however, polled nearly
their full strength, and the 500 Republican ma
joriiy Will amount to ssover 1000 in a regular
election" General Beatty, the successful can
didate, he affirms placed himself fairly upon
the financial platform OF General Butler"
- Information has been received here that
Senator Guthrie refuses to resign his seat in
the United States Senate, Notwithstanding his
health Is such a. TO preclude the probability of
his presence in the Capital hereafter The
Democrats are much dissatisfied with the de-
termination OF Mr.. Guthrie, who, they think
should resign and enable successor to be sent
here 10 represent the interests of Kentucky