Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-14
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
POLITIcAL.-Bright wants to sp cceed q uthrie
as Senator from kentucky. .
- The la Cross Democrat declares that the
recent election III the Eighth Ohio District has
decidedly impaired Mr.. Pendleton's chances
for tie Presidential nomination.
- The Aberdeen (Miss.) Erolsi,ssr says: .
ut Is with pleasure that we state tina; AIissis-
sippi Is rapidly losing The negro majority thl:
enabled the Convention TO prevail NJ the lat.
erection. Not train passes up the Mobile and
ONO Railroad but bears many of them TO Ten
nessee and Alabama, W hile we learn that tti.y
are leaving the counties on the Mississippi ri yer
oy every steamer passing up to Missouri, Hi
nois, and the other States of the Great West"
According TO the Houston Telegraph there
IS the most perfect unaDimity among the Con-
servatives of Texas. Party divisions have been
rsconciled and minor discussions hushed-a
common interest pervades the united ranks,
and the most harmonious action may be looked
for in the future
- The Lower House Of the Tennessee Leg
Islature has passed a resolution declaring Gran,
TO BE- the choice of Tennessee Tor the next Pres
idency.
- The Cincinnati CoH,.terciGL says that
from present appearances Andrew johnson is
more likely TO be the Democratic candidate for
President than any other man that has been
mentioned. The Atlanta (tia.) Intsiifgsncer says
that the first choice for the Presidency is An
dIew johnson, and places his name at the head
OF its columns as the coming candidate.
-Gen. Meade has written 10 an Ohio edi-
tor, who nominated him fer the Vice Presiden-
cy, that he ''has not the slightest desire TO fiji
that high Office
- The Hartford Erening Post intlmates that
the failure of the Connecticut Democratic Con-
yention 10 elect delegates 10 the National Con-
vention was prompted by fear Of comprolni.
sing the election of English.
- Gen. Burnside has reconsidered his an =.
nouncement that he would not again be a can
didate for the office of Governor of Rhode ISL
and.
- A letter written hy Governor Andrew
three days before his death closes a follows:
The tendency of the hour is toward Grant
And that is best. II is not the ideal good 1t
II bad for the country thai he must leave his
present POSTPAID for him, the soldier, to Try
and TO endure the hard fate which awaits him
IN civil life. But it's the apparently best prac-
tical good the country can have. And Grant
Is 30 square and honest man that 1 believe b.
is bound TO be righf in the main az y,c,asre."
GENERAL THOMAS ASSIGNED To Duty As
Wednesday las addressed Il letter TO tianoral
Grant, stating that II was his desire that Brig
adler General Lorenzo Thomas, Ad,utant Gen
eral of the United States army. be assigned 10
his post As AdIutant General OF the army. Ac-
cordingly General q rant Yesterday addressed
a letter TO General Thomas. directing him TO
resume the duties of hi Office in the War
Department, and Gen. Thomas this morning
relieved Assistant AdIutant Gen.nral f. d.
Townsend. who has been acting Adjutant q n
eTal OF the Army since 1862, when General
Thomas was detailed for special service. Gen
eral Thomas has been since then engaged in or
ganizing colOred troops, examining as TO the
condition of National Cenleterifs, &c General
Townsend is still ny The War Department. but
IL j. probable thar he viii be granted Il leave OF
absence.
IHY ARRIVAL of Dickens has delnoralla lad
the BOstonians. A respec able divine Of that
ciiy recently appeared before his people al All
evening entertainment, 10 read one OF his pecu-
liar productions. behind 4 little crimson
covered stand with rose stuck in his button
hole.
CONVERSION or 30 Notes.-The 30 Treas
ury notes outstanding and falling due on the
18th OF June and 18th of July next, which are
S.u0,O0O,1n, and it will require the full time
between this and July 18th TO enable the DE-
partnent TO convert them promptly Al matu-
rity; and the public are hereby notified that
unless such Lotes. which the Gov oyernment are
now Offering 10 con vert, are promptly for
warded 10 the Department for that purpose
great delay must ensue in the future delivery
OF bonds.
Hon. John p Hale, our Minister in Spain. and
Mr.. II. j. Perry, who has been u. - Secretary
Of Legation there for number of years. The
difficulty Is OF long standing, and grew out of
some points of etiqnette--a lady being OF course
involved. MIR. Hale, it is said, threatens to re-
sign, unless Perry is recalled
The House MILITARY COMMITTEE is a,
work perIecting "A system OF military educa-
tion. 10 be extended to various colleges through
out the country. Last summer Col. Whittlesy
vas detailed by the War Department to draw
up plan embodying the idea of establish
a department OF military education in connec-
tion with institutions Of learning. The com
mittee has taken this plan basis, but will
perfect a system of their own some What dif fer
emf. The leading idea is, that as many COLLEGES
IN each State as choose TO make military edu-
cauOn Dart OF the regular course of studies.
will be- supplied with tutors by the War de-
paTtmenr, and graduates of such institutions
will be allowed 10 enter the army OH the same
footing as West Point cadets.
-
THE DISTRICT MARsHALsHIr.-Mr. Trum-
bull, from the Committee on judiciary, to
which had been referred a bill introduced by
MIR. Thayer, on the sd of January, 1865 pro-
viding for the appointment OF Marshal for the
District OF Columbia, submitted to the Senate
to-day an adverse report with the recommen-
dation that II do not pass.
TBE FIRST STATE DINNER OF the President
will take place this evening. The guests in
vited comprise the members of the Cabinet and
as many Senators can be seated in the state
dining room.
1HE PRESIDENT has received q petition from
George Francis Train, asking the aid, influence
and power of the United States Government TO
enforce his claim for $4,000 against the Brit
ish Government for illegal arrest and false i'm.
prisonment.
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE seem TO have
about abandoned the investigation into the con-
duct OF Judges Of the Supreme Court Al its
meeting this morning the subject was not men,
toned, and no action was taken to compel re-
fracfory witnesses in the case to appear and