Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-24
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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PoItTrC AL.-The Legislature of West Y.r-
ginia has passed a joint resOiUt ton instruCting
their Senator'S IN Congress to vote for the J Uii-
cisry bill which passed the House of Repra-
sentatives.
- The following gentienen We're elected
last evening by the Maine Legislature - dele
gates at large to the National Republican Con-
ventiOn at Chicago: Samuel F. Spring, of Port
land; Thomas A. ID. Fessenden, of Auburn;
Harris NJ. Plaistd, of Bangor; Eugene Hale,
of Ellsworth. Aiternates-WiHam Macarthur,
| of Limingtou; A c. Hewey, of Bath; Isaac T.
Hobson, OF Wiscasset; EbeE Woodbury. of
Houiton.
The f.llowing resolution was unanimously
adopted: -r 81
ResOirsd. That. following the lead az the
Union Republicans OF Maine, we adopt the log
ic OF events in indicating as our choice for the
next Pr sident of the United States him who is
first in the hearts ofthe American people, Gen
erai Ulysses :. Grant; that we recognize In him
not only the gallant soldier who led our army
TO victory and maintained the Union in all It's
integrity, but also the wise statesmen whose
aim is 10 reduc'd the public expenditures and
To remote the material prosperity of the conn
sentiments and historic deeds to secure and
maintain the Republic the basis of impartial
civil and political rights, .
An address, signed by Ben iamin Fitzpat
rick and many other white citizens of Ala
bama has been published, 1t recommends that
the Conservative citizens refrain from voting
altogether on the question of the adoption or re-
lection of the new constitution, and sets forth
at length the reasons for the Recommendation.
The Mobile Timss, which for a long tim.
had the flag OF Grant for President aud Fessep
den for Vice President flying al its masthead,
haHls down Iis colors with the following edi-
torial remarks
The world has never witnessed a more use
less sacrifice of personal popularity than that
e&hibited by the self-ordained suicide OF Gene
raj II Grant w lth every cnance in his favor IN
become the s;iyiour-the second father OF his
cOuntry-he seems TO have been only ins pirpd
by the eyll genius OF disorganization, and TO
nave bartrrcu the highest chances of leoitima te
fame for the qualification OF petty temporary
power. Ii there is yet life in the executive de-
partm.nt, aud he has actually dared TO disob,y
the orders oi his constitutional chief, we hone
10 SEE Sherman assume the supreme comm,nd
OF the army. and finally bring order out of
chaos by crushing down Congressional agCras.
sion and military INSTRUMENTATION. The era of
reyolntion Is now opened, and the forthcoming
struggle against the odiGus powers OF a factious
Congress can be neither long nor doubtful
As Senator Guthrie, of Kentucky. is TOO
Ill 10 take his plac. III the Senate. and exhibits
no signs OF recovery. The Kentucky Democrats
are very anxious that H. should resign. 50 a to
l'aye room for a successor. in view of the I'M
fSA'iNN VI NN''S bsSho1ittIE NOte In the IL
ate Just now.
- In the North Carolina Recopstruc,,o,
Convention one of the body servants of Jeff
Davis, who was captured with him. WAS
elected principal doorkerper. In the South
Carolina Convention the assistant secretary
engrossing clerk, <oorkeepers, sergeant. at
arms. and messenger ar. all colored
- lhe D'mocr;sic State Convention of
pennsylvania has been called to meet in IIar-
risburg, March l.
- Tn. New y or1S Radical Stare Con yentiop
meets in Syracuse On the 5th of February.
VIII Cumback declines being considered
"A candidate for the radical nomination for Gey.
ernor of Indiana.
The NewburypOrt (S1ass.) Herald saws.
'One of the best newspaper correspondents
at w "a hington is Ma or Ben Perley Poore of
Indian Hill-'Perley' of the Journal For a
long time he has been suffering from the oy.,
tasking OF his eyes, The sight OF being en-
urely gone by caIsract, and the sight OF The oth
er being greatly impaired. He still continsIes
nj ms work, but when Il new representative is
10 be- chosen III this district, the dominant mar
" may do we'll in Transferring him from the
Reporters gallery 70 the floor of the House for
winch no man In this section IL better ouaIi.
hrd; II would gave Us the greatest pleasure TO
see him making speeches to Others rather than
reporting them for others. His long residence
In Washington has made him acquainted Win
everybody and with all topics Of public eIs-
cussion.
THE DTADEsT INHABITASr ExrASr.-aNark
Twain's" short article in FeDruary's Gllaxv il
pronounced the sInost notable and readable.
It's topic is General WashIngton's Negro Body
Servant. 1t does not deal with his life. which.
though not plural, was less singular than his
deaths. For George was addicted to demise, in
fact. died numerously and ubiquitousIy. Even
his death usually efhcacious in that parzicu.
laTl failed a n
in the Boston Gazette in 1509, 6tdt a5. He died
"some more in Macon, Ga, in Is25, 95 years of
age. He died additionally In the St Louts r.
pu6hcon, In 1-4O, having numbered IS winters
In ie55, MS death was repeated at Dutch Fiat
Caiifornia AT The period OF this decease he
was almost a centenarian, having experienced
the sensation of the dews Of 95 summers aron
his bald brow Has final feat in diving. so far a.
has yet been made known, was performed in
Michigan. BY a curious coincidence he had
just reached the age of IS years. The title of
oldest inhabitant has many claimants Butro
one will dispute Georges right to be considered
the deadest inhabitsnt extant
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF PupIIc
'GRoUHDs.-Hon. Horace Capron, Comrnis-
sioner of Agriculture, has prepared "Pro,ect"
design for the improvement of Rerseryatiop
No. p between the Smithsonian grounds and
the w ashi ngton Monument lot, which il carried
out will add greatly the attracIiveness of that
portion Of the public grounds, and make the
square what it should oe, part of a grand park
to extend from the Capitol TO the White House
and Potomac river. The plan contemplates
gentle.nndulations OF the surface. TO be thickly
planted with native and foreign trees, alternat-
ing with grass plots, the whole in.ersected by
eurvilinear drives and walks, SO arranged as to
give picturesque views through the foliage i'm
various directions. In front of the Department
building, an oval space is set apart in which the
ornamentatson is designed to be more elaborate
Tbs reservation, II will be remembered has for
some years past been used as Experimental
Farm fnr which it was not adj suited, sts con-
tracted dimensions making II miniature affair."
unworthy the Government and the Depart
ment.
THE GETTysSURG LoTTRRY SCHKuE-Mr
Van Wycks report from the House Committee
on Retrenchment upon the Gettysburg lottery
scheme lis lively piece Of reading The sche,ne
purported TO be for the benefit of athe Getty,
burg Asylum for Invalid Soldiers but Mr..
Van Wyck shows that it was manipulate d un.
der the patriotic dodge by r. France, p. A. El
gerton, >. 7. Dickinson, and other profsssl,aal
lottery gamblers, for their own pecuniary pd
vantage. The prizes to be drawn were thu
"Anderson Jewels" aAd q farm in Sullivan