Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-25

THk SOUTH CAROLINA NEGRO VorR-A
distinguished staff oficer who has inst arrived
uom North Carolina says, that the Democrats
OF that State are making considerable inroads
upon the negro vote by kind treatment and as.
surances OF increased pay, DC. The Demo-
Gratis their now have hopes of carrying the
State.
A BRUTAL AND DIsGRACKYUL AFFAIR.-The
details Of the prize fight down the river show
scenes Of even more disorder and brutality
than usual with affairs of this sort. The au-
thorities of Virginia would seem to be either
powerless TO prevent such affairs in that State,
or disposed to wink at them
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET We're
present OF the meeting to.day exc xcsptIng Messrs.
Randall and Evarts. Among the prominent
topics OF discussion was the prevailing Indian
dlfhcnlties. The Secretary of the Interior pre-
sentsd late reports on that subject
THE NEW YORK CITIZEN -Messrs. Alden.
Walker, and Roosevelt are making the Nev
York CitiEsH, almost better paper, if that
were possible, than IT was in the hands of the
lamenied Halpine. In all its handsomely
printed pages there is scarce an article or item
that is not above average interest and readable.
ness.
A COMMITTEE on behalf OF Washington Com
mandery, No. I, knights Templar of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, have addressed a letter to
The President, respectfully requesting that he
will canse an order TO be issued granting leave
OF absence for nine days, commencing on the
18TH OF September, to such knights Templar in
the Executive Departments as may desire to
De present at the trennIal conclave of the
TIand Encampment of the United States, to be
oeld In 81. Louis on the 18th proximo. The
President has referred the request to the diff.
ferent heads OF departments, and recommen ded
II 10 their favorable consideration, as far as
may be consistent with law and the public in
terest.
PoLITIcAL.-The Topeka Record says Hon.
Sidney Clarke Will be renomInated for Con-
gresham from Kansas.
1t Is supposed that General William A.
Pile Will be renominated for Congress nv tho
Republicans in the First District OF Missouri
The lamocrats have set aside John Hogan
and nominated Mr.. Erastus Wells. The Hogan
men are wratnfui, and there seems to be q
proEnise OF split in the District.
General Carl Schurz has publish he'd a let.
ter declaring that he is not . candidate for the
republican nomination in the Second Mis-
sour District. He recommends Mr.. .Finkeln-
burg.
Thomas G. Youngiove, of Mechanicsyille,
has been proposed for the Republican nomina.
uon for Congress in the Fifteenth District. of
New York. to succeed James M Marvin. Jno.
H. hite, former county Judge, has also been
proposed.
The following Congressmen have been
nominated. or agreed upon. by the Republi-
cans in Pennsylvania :-Thirteenth District
ULYSSES Mercer, reponinated; Fourteenth Dis.
trict, John B. Packer; Twenty third District
Darwin Phelps; Fifth District, Caleb r. Tay.
lor, renominatedi Sixteenth district, J. Cessna,
renominated.
- The Republicans Of the Fifth and Eighth
districts Of Tennessee have q quarrel, and have
put two candidates in the field in each district.
The Republican state Convention nominated
two candidates for Congressmen at large
namely; John b. Rodgers for the Eorty-6rst
and Thomas A. Hamilton for the present Con-
enfranchned colored population entities the
State TO an additional Representative. Several
papers disapproye OF this action. So far from
there being probability that Tennessee will be
allow ed ninth member Of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, II is probable that soon as the
matter can be reached, she will be cut down TO
seven, in accordance with the last Cons titution.
al amendment. Roderick r. Butcher has been
renominated in the First district, and Samuel
ID. Arnell in the Sixth. 1t is supposed that
renominafed in the Second and Third districts
= 1t Is believed that Hon. John S. Schuma-
ker will be nominated by the Democrats of the
Second Congressional District Of New York.
in place Of Hon. Demas Barnes, whe declines
renominatien. In the Third Congressional
District now represented by Hon. William T..
Robinson, there are several candidates. Wal.
ter l.. Livingston is the most prominent spoken
of as most likely to receive the nomination
Gen. Slocum Is also candidate for the DEM
ocratlc nomination in this district. The Brook
lyn Republicans claim that they can carry the
district At the coming election.
lsTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from this