Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-12
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

ana ueEOuhces tne UoFd Tor It's bitter attack
upon him.
The Natchez De-gocrat notices ,.yyith
sincere regret" that an effort ts being made TO
create dissensiOn ia the Conservative element
of Mississippi.
- The Atlanta Era asks: "If perdlston
was the dead weight that broke Little Mos
wind IN 1864, how is IT to be expected thu: he
can go 4; alonei" The same paper says: "Those
who are endeavoring TO torture n political
opinion out of General Grant have so monopo-
hzed all the CAB that the General could not
reasonably be expected to say any thing"
= Hawxhurst will probably be the Repub-
hean candidate for Governor OF Virginia.
- The Chicago newspapers are amusing
Themselves by publishing a list OF prominent
citizens al Illinois who do not want to be Gov
~Tnor OF That State In the not very long eata-
logue are the names OI Generals Logan and
Palmer. Generals Palmer and Logan having
declined TO stand as candidates for the nominal
ton for Governor, the name of FRANKLIN Cor
WIN, Speaker of the lower branch of the State
Legislature, has been suggested
- The ChieOgo Tines, which has committed
itself for Pendleton, denouees the Breese move
mfDt, IN Illinois, and charges the movers with
dividing the Western Democracy. liz calls
them "agents of ock-jobbers bond holders
and money Lenders" and so on: to which In.
Breese men retort that the Pendletonians are
the men who divide, ano are trying to sell ont
The Illinois Democracy. Ten papers are said
10 have declared for Breese.
The Republican members of the Ohio
Assembly have issued an address 10 the people
OF the state, urging a large attendance AZ the
Stale Convention on the 4th of March, and con-
gratnlaiing them on the recent ..slorious sue
cessr in the Eighth Congressional District.
"A resolution was adopted in the Ohio
Senate, last week. 10 invite Generals Sherman
and Thomas to visit the Legislature in session,
The vote by which il was adopted was subse-
quenfly reconsidered by strict party vote,
and the resolution referred to the Committee on
Federal Relations. Thu. was in order TO purge
1t Of the word loyal one member declaring
that he did not want 20 be called loyal.
Ohio politics are becoming somewhat
mixed. A third party, with Vallandigham at
their head Is said TO b. forming and the friend.
Of that gentleman confident that it will
trGmph over both the OLD parties
RECEPTIoNs.-Secretary and Mrs welles
held their second and last reception yesterday
evening. and their spacious parlors were
crowded from haif-paSI eight O'Clock until
nearly midnight with distingu uished visitors.
We noticed among the celebrities present. Mr.
Thornton, the British Minister: MIR Cerruti
the Italian Minister; Mr.. Ran gabe. the Grecian
N inisteri MI Blaegue, the Turkish Minister,
and lady: MI GutIerreZ Charge d'AfaireS of
Costa Rica, MIR. Berthemy. the French Minis
ter; Mr.. Fame, of the English Legation: Mr.
AzcaTra,a- of the Spanish Legation: Mr. Leon
Rangahe. OF the GIecian Legation: Mr.. Bene.
dettl, of the French Legation; Mr.. CantagalIi.
of the Italian Legation; Postmaster General
Randall, Mrs Secretary McCullOch, Senator
Morgan, Mrs. Morgan, Miss McCorkle aud
Mrs Sherwood, Senator Howe and lady, Sena
tor DUOlittle and lady. Senator Edmuuds
senator Morrill,, of Vermont; Senator Norton,
- -naior Dixon and daughter, General Hunter
and lady, General and blrs. Vincent, Judge
Fisher and daughters. Hon. Il. F. Butler and
lady, Hon. J. h. MoTehead and lady Hon J.
v. l. Pruyn and the Misses Parker, Hon
udley Field. of New York, and lady; Hon. d.
Mccarthy, OF New York. and daughter: Pay
master Bridges, of the Navy: PaymasteT Gun
ningham, and Cooper, of Tennessee.
Postmaster General and MR.. Randall enter.
tanned a select and brilliant assembIage OF per-
>onai friends al their spacious mansion las,
night, IN honor of the birthday of the Cover
nor's mother. Senators Howe and DOOliItle
and all OF the Representatives from Wisconsin
were present besides a number of other dstin-
suisheu persons from other States.
GRANT AND HANcocK-General Grant ha.
ordered General Hancock to set aside the order
feorganizing the New Orleans CITY Councils
To this Gen. Hancock respectfully takes sx-
eepuons, and te,egraphs Gen. Grant that un-
"ss the latter revOkes his order he Hancock
the Filth Military District.
CHANGE OF STATIOxs.-The stations Of the
following named officers of the Engineer Corps
have been changed: Brevet Major W. J. Twir-
ring, from st. Paul. Minnesota. TO New Or
leans, Louisiana; Erevet Major Charles r..
Snt.r, from ST. Paul. Minnesota. to Mobile
Alabama: First Lieut.. Michael r. Brown from
headquarters, department OF Missouri. 10 New
Orleans, Louisiana
THE PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HoUsEHoLp.-
Upon a motion Of General Butler. the House
IN Committee of the Whole, yesterday struck
ont of the Executive appropriation hill the al
Iowance for certain Secretaries and Clerks in
the Presidents household. Under the law the
Executive ~ allowed private secretary, an
assistant private secretary, photographic
writer, pardon clerk and three additional
clerks Even this fOEee has not been found
sufficient 10 perform IN" heavy and accumuia-
ting work OF the ExecuTIva Office. and two milf
tary ofieer- were detaIisd for additional help At
IN" White House, one OF these. long ago, at the
sugges tiOn OF Mr.. Stanton. W. arr satisfied
thaI the clerical l3bOrs inlperativeIv required
of the Executive giv,s 1Ii the above assistants
ample work, and it - veil known tns. ih..
business is constantly on the increase.
NAVAL OEDEES.-Comm u. J.. Braina
detached from ordnance duty AZ tl3e New York
hayward, from and after March J. ana o.
dsTsd 20 command tn ShamokIH: COmmaud5sr
PIERCE Crosby. detachr ID from command of tl,..
>hamOkin and ordered To return 10 the 4 ni,.d
states; Passed Assistant PayTn5Ster tisOrge w
brO@ n, detached frOIn the IU-caIOra and placed
ON waiting order: Eirst Assistant Engineer IL.
e. hampton, Second Assistant Engineers y. T.
sanger and John =. BIsseIl. AciI3g A sis tam
Engineers h VI. Wen and Richard Ihili. de-
taehsd from the Nyack ard ordered 10 return
10 the nited State: Second AsSisfanr Engi-
nssTs J. l. Bright and r.. NJ. Lewis. second
Assistant EagInrer \. @. IildeB. Third Assist
ant Engineers John " Kearon and J. H. Ed
sen det1chs from the Wasp and ordered 10
rri"rn 10 the l BIted >faies.
CoUET-MsRTIAL Al WIT PoINT-Bv sp..
ciaJ order No b General Grant directs that
General COurt-M -MartisI, TO b. compo-..,i of the
following named Cfc-r-. br convened al wesi
FONT on the 9TH InSi- for the trLt of such pris-
r. a may te broughf before it. Brry.f Lieut.
COI. j. Mel. Hildr. Captain ID infantry: Breyst
MAJOR VI. r v atS0n- captain 5th artillery: Bra-
vet Major T.. q. Bush Captai. Iu,h fnfantry:
ETeyet Major w h IL. BensaTd, Captain en-
gIn.er corps: Captain =. II. Hamilton. I4th in
captain A. -. Clarke. 4-th '. X e. and Breyet
cate
SECRTTAEY SEWARD, BY direction of tle
President. ha> written TO Charles O'COnor aud
james T. Brady. OF New York. asking the,n 10
go ~ EuTOps and appear a. counsel for The
American elrizsns under trial Tor completely in