Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-07

friends here have received no information on
the subject.
General Banks Is here to-day, and advocates
the reassembling Of Congress ON the 2lst
not tor legislation bat to take another recess
until October. The recent action of the Geor.
sia Legislature and the almost unanimous
wish ofthe Southern Republicans are strength
ening the feeling in favor of a session. but the
chances, II the sentiment OF Congressmen in all
parts OF the country Is to be taken as a guide.
are stil decidedly against il. Senator Morgan
and General Schenck have agreed, however, to
meet here on the 18th to consider the subject
Wade and Speaker Colfax viii aInve about
the same time, and a considerable number of
other members will also be here TO compare
opinions.
"WHO READS AN AMERICAN Book 1.-THE
English Saturday Reriep speaks in high terms
of the Report on the Mineral Resources of the
States and Territories west Of the Rocky Noun
tains, recently made TO our Government by
Hon. J. Ross Browne. Since the Howadl has
gwen up book.making for diplomacy he prob.
ably don't care as much for Favorable notices"
as he did; but considering how chary of praise
the RerieW always is, and notably so to Ameri-
can books, the fact under notice oughun't to
lessen the flavor Of his tea nor the nourishing
quality Of his rice away or there among the
celestials.
McCulloch this morning made the following
appointments Of Guagers and Storekeepers un.
der the new Internal Revenue Law.
Storekeepers.-Wm McConkey, New York
city, Rufus Motter. Lancaster, Ohio; samuel
johnson, Hamilton, Ohio.
Gadgrs-David Funk, 18th Pennsylvania,
Charles J. Davis. 5th Tennessee. N. w. Thatch.
er, 18th Ohio E. r. Mexican, 5th Tennessee; A.
J. Crisman. 18th Pennsylvania, H. w. Bunker.
9th Tennessee.
THs "BKND."LThe "colic stoop- appeared
at Newport this season, but didn't take gener-
ally. A few evenings ago wicked wag at the
Ocean House innocently asked the dowagerish
looking mother Of two young ladies who had
it pretty bad whether her daughters had been
eating green apples7 The old lady looked
daggers and retired early with her venture.
some darlings: but the thing got out, somehow,
and the bend" didn't seem to be much the
rage after that.
MR.. THOMAS DoNoHo-CnarIes Lanmau
writes gossIpy letter to the New York Even.
ing Post concerning the old InteEigencer office,
IN which the following appears concerning
MI Donoho, so long connected with that
establishment. II MIR. ID. could be per.
suaded 10 write out his recollections OF fifty
years connection with that office, it would
axe one of the most interesting and tascinar-
ing volumes possible:
The chief business man and bookkeeper of
the Intelligencer establishment and the warm
personal friend OF the editors, was Mr.. Thomas
Donoho. He was born in Maryland, ana was
con nected with the journal for about fifty
years, and during all that time never made but
cne visit TO the Capitol. Like Gales & Seaton,
all those who had business with them, and the
devotion Of the former to the welfare Of their
country has only been equalled by the faith
tinguIshed friends. When the Interliqepcer
office had been sold, and an entire change made
in its affairs, Mr.. Donoho was asked 70 con.
this CHARACTERISTIC reply: "No, I cannot BE-
happy over the grave OF the Fntelltgencer;" nor
has he, as we understand, ever had the heart
even to make visit to the old quarters. He
asked one boon Of the new proprietors, how.
ever, which was that they would give him the
old signbsard Of the ONCE, under which so
passed into the sanctums Of the editors. The
request was granted, and, true to his character,
NJ D0noho, deposited 10 in o safe place at the
shop Of cabinet maker, with the injunction
that 1t shall form q part Of his coffin when he
comes 70 dier
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commande Geo. Z. Belk.
nap, Lieut.. Com'rs John w. Philip, John f.
McGlensey, Geo. w. Sumner and Charles F.
Blaze, Lieuts. w. W. Maciay and r. f. Har.
.
Academy from the first Of October next. Sur
geon Adrian Hudson has been ordered to duty
az the naval station at Mound City, Ill. Capt.
Andrew Beyson has been detached from duty
as member Of the examining hoard at Phila-
delphia. Surgeon A. s. Oberly has been de.
tached from the naval station at Mound City,
Illinois.
SENATOR MoRroH, Of Indiana, who has been
spending some time at st. GATHERINGS, Canada,
has greatly improved IN health. 1t is repre-.
sented that he expects in few weeks to take
part in the Presidential campaign
PoLITIcAL.-The Richmond Whig says that
'it has reached us in very direct way, that
Mr. Seymour has expressed the opinion that
certain speech Of distinguished Southerner
cost the Dem ocratic party OF the North two
hundred thous and votes i"
1t rs proposed by a number Of prominent
German citizens Of New York city to start a
cheap Republican German new spaper, to be
called the German Tribune.
The canvass in Maine is pushed with un-
abatsd vigor. On Friday Thomas Ewing, Of
Kansas: H. Hubbard, OF Maine, and ]. o.
at Augusta in behalf OF Seymour and Blair
The Republicans Of Sidney and adjacent towns
held a large mass meeting on fnday, which
was was add addressed Sy qsn ain Brnksrn0n OF ohi0
The Lewiston (Me.) correspondent OF the
New York Herald reports Democratic gains
among the workmen in the manufacturing es.
adjustments al that point and sewhere, and
thinks the Republicans will not have more
than 5OC0 aiority in the State. Per contra, the
Herald says editorially:
"The Vermont election Of Tuesday last was
as much trial before the people Of the strength
of Grant and ColfAx on the one side and Sey-
mour and Blair on the other as II they had been
directly voted for; and the result from our OBJ
servauons on these preliminary local elections
Of many years, indicates the drift OF the pop.
ular tide throughout the country on the man
question. We are prepared for a similar re.
suit IL Maine, some nine days hence, and tor
corresponding Republican successes IN the Oc-
tober State elections in Penns ylvnnia, Ohio
and Indiana. In the event Of such successes
NO doubt will remain as TO the Presidential II.
sue in November. The election OF 1858 will be
substantially the election Of 1854 over again,
aud the success Of Grant in his first heat may
be even more decisive in the general result than
that of Lin coin in his second election. All the
facts before us, and all the signs Of the times,
indicate an overwhelming triumph to Grant
and Colfax-"
The Richmond Dispateh says Of the Yer
mont election:
III Maine shall show gain, large or small,
for the Radicals, Seymour may consider hrs
chance OF being successor OF George WASH
ineton as small indeed" sr..-f-.
In another article on the same subject the
DispdtcA saws: -a H
The Natsonal InteHigeneer Of yesterday ad-
H..