Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-09
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
INPEACHNENr.

The bears in impeachment stock made tre-
mendous rally last evening, and for time had
it all their own way at the leading hotels and
other points where transactions i'm the market
are carried on. Friends of the President, who
were supposed TO know a thing or two, were
betting wild on acQuittal-two to one, ten TO
one, an hundred TO one. Later at night the
bulls rallied, swept everything, and lprofessed
10 be particularly anxious to find any party
anxious TO bet on acquittal.
To-day it has been a see-saw operation, the
bears being uppermost one hour and the bulls
the next. Should the excitement increase in
the ratio it has for the last forty eight hours,
by Tuesday it will be up to fever heat and
something over. Undoubtedly, Tuesday will
will be the most exciting day in Washington
since the surrender of Lees army.
THE ELECTION IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA.
General Grant this morning received the fol-
lowing telegram from General Meade:
ATLANTA, May 8, 1865: To General z. s.
Grant, Commanding Armies United Stdtes.-Colo-
mel Sprague telegraphs selection in Florida
passed off without disorder" Judging from
partial returns the Constitution has been rati-
fed by about 5000 majority and Reed ticket
(Repubican) elected bv a small majority.
The official returns have been received in
this State from all but one county and show
that the Constitution has been ratified by 1888
majority. Bullock elected by 7,22O mr jority In
the Senate there are % Republicans and l6
Democrats, one doubtful In the House there
are % Republicans 24 Democrats and six doubt
full.
fSigned.l GEO. G. MEADE, Maj. General.
THE ADDITIONAL VoTING PRKcINCTs-The
committee of the Board of Common Council to
whom was referred the Aldermen's bill to
establish in each ward from six to eight voting
precincts, at a meeting this afternoon, agreed to
report the bill on Msndsy night with an amend.
ment making five precincts in each ward
FROM THE SToNEwALL.-Ale letter received by
gentleman in this city from Commander
George Brown, of the Stonewall, dated Homo
lulu, March 18th, ls6s, stltes that he reached
there on the 18th of that month, after a passage
OF forty days from Callao, having been twenty
SIX days under sail alone. He expected TO sail
from Horolulu on the oath OF March. and would
probably reach Yokohama by Nay l..
X. T. MCLAIN; Esq, Chief Clerk of the Agri.
cultural Department, who has been in bad
health for some time past, absent on leave.
bis physicians having recommended him TO go
NORM. he viii remain in New England until
ms health improves. During his absence Geo
Eelmick, Esq, will discharge the duties of
Chief Clerk
THE WHITE HoUsE.-There were a number
Of visitor at the White House to-day, nearly
all of whom We're admitted TO see the Presi-
dent. General Rousseau and several Repre-
sentatives had interviews with the Executive
this forenoon
A COMMITTEE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA an
peared before the Reconstruction Committee of
the House yesterday, to enonst rate, on the
part OF the white people of the State, against
the Constitut' on II GENTLY adopted by the Recon.
siruction Convention.
EX-PRKsIDENT BUCHANAN according to dis
patches from Lancaster. Pa y is lying danger-