Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

| PoLITICAL-The Democracy seem TO be ma
king Herculean efforts to carry New Hamp-
| shire, with a view TO ultrrior results upon The
Presidential election. The Concord correspon-
dent OF the New York H.raid says:
To-day there are not less than a hundred
leading democrats in the city from all quarters
OF the state, their mission being 10 report pro-
gTess and consult upon the details necessary TO
push the campaign through 10 a successful ter
mination. They re.ali very sanguine of cur
rying the State, and claim that every day they
are gaining accessions 10 their ranks from dis
an eted republicans. From close observations
In this and other sections OF the State / must
confess that L am not prepared 10 dissent ma
/ teTially from the confidence manifested by the
moderately sanguine Democrats While the
Republican do not confess that defeat is in
store for them, they manifest considerable un-
easiness nj the confidence and enthusiasm OF
their opponents. The Democrats very
silent on the Presidential question, but the Re-
publicans are as enthusiastic as ever for Gen
frint. III reports are true. however, there will
soon be- powerful undercurrent nj work here
against him. L learn from good authority that
Gen Butler is preparing pamphlet, giving
his military and political history. and among
the charges which il will attempt to prove will
be those OF repeated acts ofdr runkenness backed
up by sworn afiday its Of certain officers under
him. This document, il is said, will be circn-
lated prior TO election both in New Hampshire
and Connecticut
The editor of the Boston Traveller says he
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| ticket for Vice President
"A Ficksburg paper warns the Democrats,
II they wish TO secure the Southern vote. to or.
ganize under some other name. as their present
designation, sin the opinion Of vast majority
OF the people. is synonymous with secession
which the people hold was the cause OF all our
| troubles
| AT recent meeting of the National Re.
| form Association, at New Castle, Pa, q report
| was adopted recognizing Almighty God As the
| source of all civil authority, His Son Jesus
Christ as the 'Prince OF the kings of the earth,
| and the Scriptures of revealed truth as of su-
preme authority, and recommending that the
| Constitution be so amended as 10 require Scrip-
| tnre qualifcations in all candidates for civil
| Offices.
There are numerous Republican rs pirants
| for the position Of Secretary of State for Illi-
| nois. Among the latest additions TO the list are
| General James Martin, General John F. Till
| son, and Major McClaughry
| "A New Orleans correspondent writes that
| Gen Hancock's course in authorizing a reyis-
| ion OF the registry will, without doubt result
| in the defeat Of the Louisiana constitution
| The scales" he asserts, will be turned and
| the constitution which the COny ention is elabo.
| rating will become waste paper
| Col Burns. who was recently defeated in
the eighth district OF Ohio by the Republican
| candidate for Congress, it seems, is one of the
| Democrats who refused TO vote for Vallandig-
ham for Governor in 1863, and was active in
| defeating his nomination for the Senate this
| winter Valiandigham and his friends are quite
| exultant over the iate which has now oycrtaken
him. and are quite open in their threats to treat
| the Democracy te a similar defeat whenever
| for the sake OF policy, they desert their true
| principles and throw overheard their real
| friends
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY "A short time since
| there was some complaint account Of the
| limited amount of fractional currency in cir.
| culation, the demand being much greater than
the supply, and il was found impossible to fiji
| all orders received AT the Treasury Department
| Mr- 3 M. Clark, Chief of the Printing Division
IN order TO furnish the Treasurer with sufficient
| supply 10 meet the demand, directed that the
| employees in his division should work at nj ght
| BY this plan the Treasurer has been enabled
TO I'LL orders as they Were received, and there
| is now on hand in the yanlts of the Depart
| ment 81 ,a40,1i0 in fractional currency besides
| sse0,GOO in available United States notes
| s9si,2TO in national bank notes and s5.9 30s 20
| in gold a1d silver. making the total amount of
| money an the Treasury at this date sr}37i3Is 30
| BARON Won GEROLT, now the Ambassador
| of the North German Confederacy, entertained
| last night at dinner committee of Germans.
| among whom were Messrs. LOUIS Schade
| Dr. Z. r. Schmidt, Carl Roeser. A. Hart, w.
| Wuerz- Theodore Poesche. and other well.
| known German citizens. who Were charged
l with presenting certain resolutions adopted nj
| recent German mass meeting in tins city, and
l IN winch Baron GeTolt was congratulated
/ DIR. Schmidt, of the Treasu ury Department NJ.
| sented the resolutions in a neat speech. " iIeb
| was answered by the Baron in a few appro-
pirate remarks.
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION LAST EVENING
The reception of the President and Ladies of
| the Executive Mansion, Mrs. Patterson and
| Mrs. SieNer. last evening was attended by as
| iarge and brilliant assemblage as any pre-
| ceding one, despite the attractions Of the Dick
| ems reading and the English Opera The
| President appeared in excellent health and
| spirits.
The Ladies OF the White House were as on
| previous occasions recently, assisted in receiv-
| ing and entertaining their many visitors by the
l Misses White, of Nashville
The excellent music of the Marine Band
| greatly added TO the pleasure OF the evening.
| MAJOR GENERAL ALvAN &. GILLEM, COM
| manding the Fourth Military District, has i>-
sued an order that hereafter all questions aris-
l ing from settlements of crops, and generally
| the relations of debtors and creditors or civil
suitors, Will be left to the proper civil courts
except such cases affecting the rights OF Freed
men, or others, "a by acts OF Congress are spr.
| cially committed TO the care of the Bureau of
Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
IT INTENDED. IL possible, to reach a vote
in the Thomas ease in the Senate to-day There
is doubt that Mr.. Thomas will be admitted
it being generally conceded, if he be rejected,
| that the Maryland Legislature will elect Gov.
ernOr Swami. and the radicals say they much
prefer Thomas TO Swami.
THE PARIS EXHIBITIoN.-Mr. Frank Leslie.
the publisher, who, one of the American
commissioners TO the Paris Exhibition, took es.
peeial interest the fine department. has sent
his report to the State Department. The docu-
ment speaks in detail OF the American coniri-
buttons under this head, and also TO some extent
OF the European contributions Among the pa.
pers accompanying IL is a collection Of sketches
and photographs intended to show wherein
foreign art can be used to improve the Ameri.
can taste in manufactures.
TIE NEW BRITISH NIxrsTKR.-Sir Edward
Thornton, the New British Minister, was no
presented to the President to-day, much to the
disappointment Of a large number Of ladies and
gentlemen, who had assembled At the Execu.
tive Mansion TO the successor Of Sir Freder.
lex Bruce. The presentation will take place
some time during the week. fH