Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-05
Washington News and Gossip.

become necessary at the State Department to
take into consideration the proper status Of the
Spanish Legation. The sovereign by whom
they Were originally accredited to the United
States having been expelled from her throne
they now represent nothing, and it has been so
decided by Mr.. Seward. This decision is un
derstood to take effect from the date on which
official notification of the facts was received
from the American Minister at Madrid. No
Official communication will be had with the
late Legation nor with Spain until representa-
uves from that country shall appear accred-
tied By power competent to issue diplomatic
warrants. 1t is understood that the presen
Legation viii remain here, and they may pos
slbly tender their services to the Proyisiona
JuIta, upon whose personal preferences tn
choice of representatives, now depends. Since
lsabeila's delhrcnement II has been currently
reported that she has had the foresight to fol-
low the example of some other European po-
ten'atcs, and make investments Of some OF her
spare cash in This country, and that some time
since, by one of her agents, she purchased the
whole stock of the Germantown Water Works
IN the city of Philadelphia.
Hon. E b. WAsHBURNB, Chairman Of the
House Committee on Appropriations, has b. en-
making an investigation of the receipts and ex-
Penaitures of the General Government His
| report, Just published, place the probable re-
| ceipts from customs for the carrent fiscal year
as at leost s165,0O0Oo0 the receipts for the same
period from internal revenue at Sl6O,OOO,OoO,
and from miscellaneous sources at S45,O01, 900
making grand total of Ss70,ONO,sOO. The de-
crease in the expenditures, By reduction of the
| interest account, abolition of the Free6men's
Bureau, reduction Of the army, the emu of re-
construction, and other items, is estimat~ ID at
ssl.5oo,0C0. This deducted from last years
| expenses, which were apgmentsd by the paw
| mfnt Of the Alaska money, incre lsed pensions
| and Post Once deficiency, indie ate maxi.
| mum expenditure of e3U3,oolooo, thus leaving
a surplus over the expenditures Of S6z,OOO,OOO
ELLIoTT's PoRTRAIrs.-T. B. Thorpe, the
"Bee Hunter" Is writing sOme intere sting per-
sonal "reminiscences of the artist, g. L. Elliott,
lately deceasod, and who for many years
ranked as the first portrait painter Of the coun-
| ty. In these "reminiscences Mr. Thorpe saws
Of Elliott's portrait of Kinney, now in possess
sion Of J. q. Mcclure, Esq of this city, that
"a gentleman Of the highest culture, and who
was familiar, from years of study, with the
test portrait painters of the Old World, pro-
nounced it equal to anything lie had ever seen
| IN the finest galleries of Europe. And this
will undoubtedly be the judgment OF pos
terity.''
NACANth IN The hRNn--1ne vacancy In
the Office of Brigadier General U. S. army,
which will be caused by the retirement Of den
| Jos. Hooker, has caused a number OF appii-
cants to press their claims before the President
| for the position. Gen. r. G.. Buchanan. lately
in command of the Fifth Military District and
Gen. Gordon Granger, are two Of the most
prominent applicants.
GENERAL GRANT was in St. Louis on Satur-
nav and AaA
General Sherman He thanked the party for
the compliment, but declined making a speech
Gen. Sherman also declin, to speak. 1t is
understood that General Grants visit to 81
Louis is to confer with Gen. Sherman in regard
to his annual report. He will leave the city to-
day.
Hon. JULIUS BING, United States Consular
representiye at Smyrna, Asia Minor, has Just
been appointed Diplomatic Agent of the Pro-
visional Cream Government in this country
DANGEROUSLY lLL--We regret to learn that
Brevet Major General +. A. Hitchcock lies
dangerously ill at the residence of Colonel J
McHenry Hollings worth, in Georgetown.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. q. H. Browning, Secretary
OF the Interior, who has been at the Green
| brier White Sulphur Springs, Va, for the past
month returned home on Saturday, and re-
Henry A. Smythe, of New York, who h3s
been mere Tor several days past left for his
home ON Saturday evening: ::..T. b. Con-
merry, Esq, Chief OF the Herald Bureau on t4th
street, returned here on Saturday, after an
atsence Of several weeks, looking much i'm
proved.
PoLITICAL.-The Train Congress meeting in
Morrissey's district, New York, Friday night
was large, being made up of Democrats and
Republicans, the latter under the lead of DIR.
Snodgrass, entertaini ng the idea OF ssto divide
and conquer. Resolutions were adopted,
urging Trans nomination, sympathIzer
with Ireland, and organizing a Train Con-
gressional Club.
Sixth, and Eighth Tennessee Districts are fight
ing among themselves, and in each case there
are two Republican candidates tor Congress
In the Second, L. q. Hank, disahected Repnb-
lican, Is running against Horace Maynard, the
regular Republican nominee.
The Alabama Legislature is discussing the
probabilities Of having the registration of the
State complete in time for the election. A Dem.
seat TO q Republics under peculiar circ am
stances recently. The county which the Re-
publican hailed from had been abolished, and
he claimed his seat from another county, of
which the Democrat happened to be the repre-.
sentative.
Hon. Hiram b. Swarr is a candidate for
Congress in the late Thad. Stevens district,
nominated by the Democrats.
SpcdAci SOAldA was scIcodueu III III.
dianapolis Saturday night by the s.fignting
toysin blue and large assemblageo OF citizens.
In response, he spoke briefly, but very encour.
agingly Of the prospects of success Of the Re-
publican party in October and November. He
said the political horizon never looked brighter
He will speak there night.
Hon. George II. Pendleton arrived in
Pittsburg Pa, last Saturday night, and will
ADDRESS The Democratic Mass Con vention at
that place to-day.
-Tne New York Mail makes the following
surprising statement: 1--WE know from per-
sonal knowledge Of General McClellan's sen.
timents, that If he enters the political campaign
al all ne will enter 1t upon the side Of Grant
and Colfax.'
Hudson, New York, furnished an illunin.
aied procession half mile long, October 2, to
attend grand Democratic meeting in Catskill
"A resolution ceRsuring Senator's Williams
and Corbett for their acts In the United States
senate, Charging them with misrepresentlng
the people Of Oregon and requesting them 70
resign, psssed both houses Of the Legislature
Of that State.
Richard H. Dana, Jr, has consented to &C.
cept the nomination Of the opponents Of Gen.
hold their con vention to day.
There are twenty.six uniformed demo-
cratic clubs in st. Louis, numbering nearly
ak thousand members.
The Louisiana Democratic State Con ven.
ton has filed the electoral ticket with eligible
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