Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-01
EVENING STAR.
LATE KILOGRAMS, Ae.

The kansas Democratic State Convention
adjourned sisc d,s Thursday morning. Caas.
". Blair, of Fort Scott. WAS nominstsd for
Congress. For EtecI0rs-C}en. L. Smith, Ar
nlu Thurston ard g. l. Taylor The platform
adopted reaffirms that OF the New York Dem
ocratlc Con vent on. and endorses the nomlna.
ton OF Seymour and Blair The campaign
was inauzurated nv Democratic mass
meeting lsst night, At which Gen. +. Il. BAR
made q speech.
No election for the rsuficstion OF the Cousti.
tuition Will be ordered in Virginia for some
time 10 come, and perhaps not until after the
meeting of Congress in September. The Dem
ocrSts are preparing themselves Ter an attempt
10 hold Presidential election, under q clause
OF the existing provisional constitution OF mat
State, that II The Governor fails 10 give notice
OF an election in time, any three frceholders
otherwise qualified, may open polls in their
legal.
The Georgia Senate was IN secret session
yesterday, and members sre Rot allowed % 4, :
yulse tie PROCEEDINGS. The House procesa-
lngs We're OF a local nature. Gov. Buiiock's
The Governor made a speech, commencius
with the remark that he was glad 10 see Va
tiers for Grant and Colfax awake"
Hon. George II. Pendieton arrived in I.ouis.
vile, Ky, yesterday, and was serenai. 4 AT IN =
louisville Hotel lie was called upon BY
many OF the citizens and urged to remain owe
ana speak last night, but being unable 10 do $ ,
wss escorted 10 the Frakfort depot by a band
or music aud large number of citizens IL
speaks al Frankfort to-day.
In the Tennessee Legislature bill was in :
uoduced yesterday for the appointment of an
agent to fund the State debt, principal and in .
terest, due and TO be cue i'm five wears a ras
olutlon passed the House to investigate the -.
suance OF fraudulent State bonds in Circulation.
said to have been signed in New York.
The miners strike in Pennsylvania is again
under full Roadway. Mass meetings of the
miners have been held in Scranton, at which
most infiammatory speeches were nsde 81,
Wllkesbarre trouble 10 expected, aud at Hutch
iEson and New Boston revolt has taken plsca
the miners being well armed
Hon. Joshua Hill, Of Georgia, recently elected
United States Senator, made a speech At At
lanta on Thursday night, In which he adyo.
Gated the election of Grant and Collar as fhs
only hope OF the country.
Virginia Republicans are Dissatisfied with
Gen. Stone mans course IN not removing STATE
offcers disqualified by the fourteenth amend.
mCnt, and have appealed 10 Gen. Grant on The
subject.
A young lady named Patterson shot at bu,
did not hit, young man named Falconer, an
GoTdonsyille, Virginia, yesterday Revenge
Is said TO have been her motive.
The South Carolina Legislature is said "a
show signs Of conservatism every hour The
coloTed lesders say they are determined 70 rep.
resent the people, not party.
Judge T. ID. Bell, Chief Justice of the Su.
preme Judicial Cont of Massachusetts, di~
at his residence in Boston yesterday, aged Il
years.
bill has been introduced in the Louisisns
Legislature To authorize the Legislature 10 q.
leCt Presidential electors
In New Jersey both the Democrats and the
Republicans are making ready for the coming
campaign.
In Virginia the Conservatives are openins
the campaign in lively manner with flag.
raisings and meetings.
The crop reports from Mississippi and Ala.
hama are uniavorable. Caterpillars are SAID "a
be- DONG much damage.
Three persons were killed by lightning in
Chicago on Thursday evening last.
Gen. Grant has returned 70 bis farm near ST
LJuIs.