Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-25

PERsoNAL.-Meesrs. Alexander McDonalc
and B. Z. Rice, Senators elect from Arkansas
and Representative Hines of that State, are a
the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr. Anthony Trol
lope, the celebrated English novelist, on q
special mission in relation to postal matters
arrived IN this city Yesterday, and is at the Eo
York. is also at the Ebbitt House. .--.Gene-
raj Lowell h. Rousseau, of Kentu eky, il a.
WiIlard's. y =.
The WHITE HoUsE.-Senator Doolittle, Gen.
eral Thomas, and several Representatives had
interviews with the President to-day. A mum.
Der of visitors were in attendance, nearly all OF
whom Were admitted to see the President.
PoLIrICAL-A Washington special to the
Boston Journal says 1.-THE Democrats have
apparently determined TO unite on Gen. Han.
cock as their candidate for President with a
Western man as Vice President: although some
advocate the nomination Of Mr.. Adams, OF
The Charleston Mercury says :-a3en Han.
cock seems as likely to get the Democratic nom.
ination as any name mentioned, and available.
lty VIII determine the man, whether Seymour
Hancock, or Pendleton-either acceptable. :;
The New York Sun, Republican, says of Pen.
dletons chances THE West are ali for him
livery State west OF Lake Erie has declared for
MN, except Indiana and the voice of her con /.
vention would have been given in his favor.
but for desire to crafty Senator Hendricks by
q complimentary vote. Kentucky is for him
Tennessee will be for him; Marylan is for him
Maine is for him; all the South will be for him.
Only New York. Pennsylvania, and five of the
New England States will be against him. We
say tbs is surprising. Mr.. Pendleton is not a
promising candidate at the first view. His
record during the war is against him. The fact
that ne was beaten In 1854 is against him. Bur.
Notwithstanding all this, SO great is the popular
feeling respec ting the public debt and taxation,
so anxious are the people to escape from the
weight OF their present financial embarrass-
ments, that they are looking to him as guide
out OF the labyrinth"
The Republican State Convention of Def,
aware has elected the following delegates TO
Chicago: j oshua T. Heald, Lewis Thompson.
X. b. Sm,thers, Thomas B. Coursey, g. J. Lay.
ton, and Isaac j. jenkins. The resolutions
adopted nt inmate Grant, endorse i'm pea chment,
approve the plan adopted by Congress for the
reorganization Of the rebel States, and pledge
assistance In the maintenance of national faith
and credit, insisting that in the payment of the
debt the spirit ef contract shall be truly and
honorably observed. The delegates are not in
structed for the Vice President, but the opinion
Wade.
At the Radical County Convention in
Alexandria yesterday, the session was a stormy
one. Nearly half the delegates withdrew: 9th.
ers nominated delegates to the State Con ven-
nop, to meet in Richmond May 6, and in
structed them TO vote for Hawxhurst They
also recommended George Tucker for Cor
gress, and nominated one white and one neg 10
for the Legislature
NO change will be made in the place OF
holding he National Republican Convention.
The Opera House in Chicago will be fitted up
for the purpose, and will hold twenty -elght
hundred people, exclusive of the con vention
Gov. Brownlow, at the request of the
candidates for Congress, has consented to post
pone the Tennessee election till November
Gen. Meade has issued orders for the sup
preston of the Savannah Daily Adrertiser un-
less IL ceases publishing incendiary and in
fiammatory articles.
Virginia is entitled TO eight Representa-
tives in Congress, TO be elected from districts,
and one AT large.
The Bridgeport (Ct.) Standard nominates
Ex-Gov. Buckingham for Vice Vresident, OF
any other office.
"A Chicago letter TO the Providence Jsur-
nal says that already visitors have arrived in
the former city interested in the Republican
omination for the Vice Presidency paricu.
larly from Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were SiC3,71s SO; for the week
81 ,a33, l2l 81; and for the fiscal year to date
s154 ,36S,GL9.23.