Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-20

ORDER By SECRETARY STANTON The fol.
lowing order. has been issued by Secretary
Stanton. The order has created some specuis-
don as to whether General Dimick will obey
the same and acknowledge Mr.. Stanton as Sec
retaTy OF War, or whether he will refuse to
obey and claim that the order must be by di-
recrion of the President and come through the
General-in-Chief:
WAR DLPARTMKNT, Adjutant General's one
shington. March 1s, 1S65.-Special Orders,
Justin Dimiek, Colonel u. 5. Army, (re,ired,)
1s hereby relieved from duty as Governor of the
Soldiers Home in the District or Columbia. and
VII proceed to his home. This OF der to take
Ell 1t ApYl 1st, 1895.
BY order of the Secretary of War:
T.. d. TowNsEND, Asst Adj't General.
PoLIrICAL.-General wickham is fncurring
con siderable censure from Virginia ex- Confed-
crates for announcing the determination to act
with the Republican party. General Wickham
was one Of Lees ablest Brigadier Generals.
The Mobile Register says the Sonthsra
people would be willing seven TO support such
war Democrat as Horati0 Seymour for the
Prsidency.'
- The Conservatives of Georgia have
nominated Hon. Augustus Reese, OF Morgan
County. for Governor; and all the leading pa
pers OF the state have run up his name at the
head Of their columns.
- Hon. Henry ID. Washburne, Representa-.
tive in Congress from the Sixth Congressional
District OF Illinois, has addressed a card to his
constituents, announcing that he will not be a
candidate for reelection.
The Nashua IN H. Telegraph wants
Grant and Hartman nominated for the whole
country, they have run SO well in that State.
The Quincy (Ill.) Herald says Demo-
Gratis in that quarter have made up their
minds for Colonel Dan Morrison as candidate
for Governor.
CNr,. aoll n. a.
we're article on ssThe Chief Justice and the Cos
sips, " in which IL speaks of Mr.. Chase's unrea.
sonable eagerness for the Presidential nomina-
ton, his questionable meas ures for composing
that result, and his extravagant modification
at its failure.
The returns from the late election IN
Texas have been received. II has resulted. so
far, in the election OF eighty three Republicaa
delegates to the Constitutional Convention, out
OF ninety. There are eighty-one white and
nine colored delegates. Governor A. ]. Ham,
iltOn and his brother, T.. Hamilton, are men,
bers Two judges OF the State Supreme Court
Livingston Lindsay and Caldwell-with q
number OF ex-district judges and members of
the legislature and several prominent lawyers
and journalists are also elected. The conyen-
tion was carried by a small majority. The
registered vote was Iii ,000, about 6,00O being
added under General Hancock's order reopen
ing the registry. The vote was about 55,UOO-
giving majority on the registration of less
than 1900. The colored vote falls about 1900
short.
- The Boston Journal says Ii is understood
that Governor Bullock will not accept a re.
nomination, and that the choice will fall upon
either Mr.. Clafin, Mr.. Dawes, DR.. Loring, or
A. II. Rice. The nominees for Congress will
be the most exciting topic of discussion.
The Boston TroUeler says: The New
Hampshire Democrats, failing to defeat the
Republicans, have gone to work. trying to whip
eaeh other, and are having the fercest quarrel
Of the season."
Wisconsin wants Senator Howe placed
on the ticket with Grant.
- Our FIog. published at Marion, ILL.,, flies
the name Of General John A. Logan for Presi.
dent.
The Louisville Sentinel on the Border, a
leading Democratic organ in Kentucky, hoists
the name of Mark II. (sBrick'') Pomeroy, of
Wisconsin as its candidate tor the Vice Presi.
dency. 1t devotes long reader to the advo-
cacy OF this nomination.
- The Columbus (Ohio) journal says: "The
telegraphic report coming from Alabama that
Admiral Farragut is talked Of as Democratic
sandidate for the PRESIDENCY will be read by
those who know the gallan: Admiral with tr.
repressible laughter. more euncompromisine
Republican and outspoken Radical is not now
living"
The State authorities At Austin have re.
ceived informal returns which indicate that
the convention is carried by about one thousand
votes.
The Republican State Con vention of Yer.
mont meta Rutland on Wednesday and elect
ed delegates to the National Convention at Chi
eago as follows: Hon. Trenor w. Park, of Ben.
uington, Gen. Geo. Stannard, of Burlington
Hon. Luther Be ker, of Newport, Col. Samuel
f. PIngree, of Hartford. The Convention
passed resolutions sustaining the course Of
Congress in regard to impeachment, and en-
dorsIng Gen. Grant for the Presidency.
The Concord Patriot publishes complete
returns from every voting place in New Hamp-
shire except Wentworths location and Hart
location, which last year gave twelve votes for
Sinclair. Adding these, and the result is as
follows: Whole vote, 1884; Democratic vote,
37,2l3, Republican vote, 39,755. Republican
majority over ALL oslo. Increase OF whole
vote, s,i22 increase Of Democratic vote, ASA;
Of Republican vote. $500. The Patriot also
gives the House OF Representatives: Demo-
Gratis, 1i1; Republicans, 1871. Republican ma
jority, so; against "a last year. Democratic net
Littleten, will be contested, on the ground that
the town is not entitled to three representa-
tives.
- Judge Reese has accepted the Democrat
ic nomination for Governor of Georgia. Judge
Irwin announces himself as an independent
candidate for Governor.
THE DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVATIVE Ma
TIoNAL CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES have is
sued circular in which they announce that at
meeting of the Democratic and Conservative
Senators and Repres entatives in Congress, the
following gentlemen were selected TO consh-
tute a Congre ssiOnal Executive Committee: j.
X. DOolittle and g. r. Buckalew, of the Senate.
and s. J. Randall, L. w. Ross, James Hum
phrey, VIM. II. Earnum, and l.. s. Trmble, of
the House OF Representatives, with authority
TO add TO their number three members
from the District OF Columbia. The committee
subsequently met, and organized by the selec-
tion OF j. II. Doolittle as chairman, Samuel j.
Randall as secretary, and VIM. II. Barnum as
tre asurer. The following gentlemen OF the
District OF Columbia were also chosen TO be ad-
dltional memb bers of the committee, to wit Jo-
nah ID. Hoover, Charles Mason, and Gen.
Thomas Ewing, Jr. The main purpose OF the
committee is the distribution OF Congressional
speeches and documents for popular intor-
nation upon the issues OF the day.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.-The resignation
Of Cassius M. Clay, as minister to Russia, has
been formally accepted by the administration
in a letter to the State Department dated
January 9Th. Mr.. Clay, in accordance with
the request of Mr.. Seward made IN December
last, tenders his resignation. There are various
causes alleged for this request from the State
Department, among them Is charge against
MIR. Clay of unfair dealing in the sale of
certain telegraph company 8 stock This charge
10 said to have been made through the Russian
minister here. The Secretary OF Legation,
Curtin, II is alleged, makes other complaints
against him.
RKeIsrKR OF DEErs In THE DISTRICT OF
,LUMBIA-In the Senate to-day Mr.. Morton
introd uced a bill (which was referred to the
Committee on the District Of Oolumbia) which
en- cts that in case Of vacancy in the Office of