Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-30
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

Mr.. Evarts continued his argument to-day,
before one of the most brilliant audiences of
the trial. II is the speech of accomplished
lawyer and fine mind, aboundlng in keen and
felicItous points; but for general effectiveness
it will not compare with that of Mr.. Groes-
beck. For one thing, Mr.. Evarts labors under
the disadvantage Of going over ground already
exhausted by his predecessors.
( 1t is doubtful if Mr.. Evarts concludes his
argument to day; and as it is now certain that
Mr.. Stanbery s argument will be either read
delivered In person. there is no probability that
the case will reach the Senate before the mid
die of next week.
Among the spectators to-day were two wide
ly read novelists Anthony Trollope and Mrs.
Harriet Prescott Spoford. The father and
mother Of Bayard Taylor were in the gallery
to-day. THIS is the first time IN their lives that
they have strayed away tweEty miles from
their homes, the quiet Quaker settlement of
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania; while their
son has traversed nearly every square mile OF
the habitable globe.
FREsDMKN NOT TO BE DIsCHARGED.-Breve
Major General r. G. Buchanan. in command of
the Fifth Military District. has issued circu-
lar that reports having come to him that freed
men, who are laboring on plantations under
regular contract are being discharged. or are
threatened with discharge by their employers
on account OF their participation in the exist
ing political contest in that State, all such EN-.
ployers are notified that no action OF the sort
Will be tolerated, and any planter who dis
charges freedman for such cause will he held
F, bound by the terms of his contract with such
freedmen. If the contract is on shares il will
be held that the freedman Is entitled TO his share
OF the proceeds OF the crop when sold. If for
wages the freedman will be entitled TO receive
wages from the date of his discharge in addI-
ton 10 the amount due him at that date, as pro-
vided for by existing State laws.
Mr.. GROEsBECK.-The Presidents friend
seem 10 think very good swop was made in
exchanging Judge Black for Mr.. Groesbeck
The speech of the latter in defence of the Pres
ident has brought him into prominent
relhf, and he lie mentioned In connection
with all sorts of important positions, such as
the Vice Presidency, Mission TO England, &c
Oh oans say that If Gro, sbrck had been born q
poor man he would have made a National
reputation long ere this, but inheritng a for
tune he has lacked the incentive to personal
exertion. He made no particular mark in Con-
'gress and was thrown out of public life by his
course on the Lecompton question.
PERsoNAL.-General Mcdowell and Wit.
arrived In the city this morning. ard have
rooms at Wormley's, 3l4 l street. ....George
Wilkes, of the Spirit Of the Times, New York:
"A. Il. Burton, of Philadelphia; and Judge John.
son, of Galveston, Texas, are at Wizards
Hotel.
THE WHITE HOUsE.-The usual crowd OF
visitors was at the Executive Mansion this
morning. nearly all of whom were admitted to
see the President. Secretary Welles had an
IL NEiI thr tive
ASSIGNED TO DUTY.-Special orders, No l01
just issued by Gen. Grant directs that Brevet
Captain r. &. Won Schirach, Ist lieutenant V
r. C., will report TO Bvt. Brig. Gen. II. Brooks,
Assistant Commissioner of the Freedlnen's
bureau for the State Of Maryland and della
ward, for assignment to duty in those States
POLITICAL Eighty -four counties of Georgia
give: In Senate, thirteen Democrats. eleven
Radicals: in House, sixty mine Democrats, tor
ty-six Radicals. TWO negroes elected TO the
Senate: and twelve in the House. IL will
take the Official count TO decide the choice for
Governor.
b -Gen1 Cyrus Bussey, formerly OF Davis |
county. Iowa, and Of the Third Iowa Cavalry,
Is candidate for United States Senator in Loui-
slana.
"A Georgia paper says that Howell Cobb
favors the adoption of the new Constitution of
that STATE, as the best means of getting back
into the Union and saying what little the State
has left.
1t appears, from the examination of a
contested election case in the Penrsylya ania
Senate. that coffee is now employed TO give an
old look TO naturalization papers which from
any cause, have younger and fresher ap-
pearance than their respective dates would in
dicate.
A Democrat" commenting on the re-
suit of the first vote in the Democratic Presi-
Dental Convention at New York on the 4th of
July: says that Mcclellan will have 1IO, PEN
dleton lt3, and Hancock I01 votes. which will
represent RESP ecuiyely the Eastern and Middle
the Western. and the Southern States
The Democratic Central Executive Com
mittee of Illinois, have iss ued an address to
the Democracy. requesting them TO organize in
every county and township for the coming
campaign.
- The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says that the Manhattan
Club, the leading Democratic organization of
that city, has come TO the conclusion that it
will be impossible tor the convention 10 agree
either upon Mr.. Pendleton or Governor Sew
n our, though there will be a hot preliminary
struggle by the adherents of each for the mas
terry. Hancocks name, IL is belieS ed. will then
be brought forward: but as there are objections
70 him which the club do not believe can be
overcome, be will receive complimentary
vote, and then be put aside in order that the
following may be agreed 10 as the compromise
WHICH is finally TO prevail: For President, Sen.
ator Hendricks, OF Indiana for Vice Pres ident,
Governor English. of Connecticut. With the
settled conviction that this to be the pro.
gramme the Manhattan Club is now going to
work, though II Is admitted that there may be
slip up on English in favor of John T. Hoff-
man. of New York, il the friends Of the latter
can be induced 10 relinqu quish the governorshIp.
which they are keeping In reserve for HIM.
The New York san, OF yesterday says:
"a meeting Of distIng guIshed military gentle
men, who claim TO be attached to the Demo-
cratic party. was held at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel last evening, for the purpose of promo
ting the nomination of Gen. Hancock as the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency This
they regard as the only sure means of defeat
ing Gen. Grant and securing q Democratic tri.
umph. The chair was occupied by Maj Gen.
Gordon Granger. who distinguished himself at
Chickamauga, and il at the head Of the Execu.
tive Committee appointed by the celebrated
convention which met at Cleveland in 1866 II
was determined thai a national convention Of
Democratic soldiers and sailors exc xcluding those
who fought on the Confederate side, should be
held in this cit! if posi- BILE. on the same day
with the regular National Convention of the
Democratic party 1t was the unanimous opin-
ion. however that the 4th Of July will be too
late for this convention, mas much as General
Grant will be nominated on the 10th of Nav.
and his supporters will thus have more than
six weeks start In the campaign commit.
tee, Of which Brlgadler General Halpine is the
chairman, was appointed 10 wait upon the Ma