Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-13
Washington News and Gossip.

GENERAL ORDER TO MILITARY CoxMASo-
ERs IN THE SoUTH.APresdent johnson has is
sued a general order TO military commanders
south, calling attention to certain provisions
rom the Constitution and laws OF the United
States in relation to the election OF President
and Vice President Of the United States to-
geiher with an act of Congress prohibiting all
persons, engaged in the military and naval
service from interfering in any general or spe-
cial election in any State. IL will be renem-
beIed by our readers that General Reynolds,
IN command of the Fifth Military District,
comprising the State of Texas, issued an order
foI bidding the citizens of that State from hold
ing an election for Presidential electors in
November, which action, it is supposed was
the occasion for issuIng the order above re.
feIred to.
LATE ADvIcEs FROM MEXICO, Just received
here, say that it is impossible for more bands of
rebels TO be organized, considering the perse-
yerance with which the military. public
opinion, and good fortune f.vor the Govern.
ment. El SigiO XIX says: "The triumph OF
law and order in Yucatan, in Sinaloa, and in
the sierra of Queretaro, and finally in the
sierra Of Puebla, proves a radical and healthy
coange in the situation of the country On the
5th of September there were present in the first
Junta or meeting OF Congress, one hundred and
six deputies, and including those whose ere.
dentinls were received and approved there
were one hundred and nine. This is the first
time that there has been a quor um in the first
juHta or Cetiag.
1NDIGNANT.-General Grants friends here
are indignant over the insult offered to him, in
their opinion, by the President yesterday in the
Issue OF the order regarding elections in the
South. The order, which il is stated was
entirely the Presidents own, and which was
transmitted through the Headq uarters of the
Army by the Presidents direct order was last
night given to the press, it is alleged from the
White House. with heading given it 10 indi-
cate that it came from General Grant in stead.
The Repu blcans assert that the order was sent
out in this shape at the last moment, as an
eleeIioneering card against Grant
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS RRLIEyED-The
following-namcd officers have been relieved
irom duty as Assistant Commissioners OF the
frcedmen's Bureau for the States opposite
their respective names :-Breyet Brig Gen e.
O. bley, Georgia; Brevet MAJOR General W
A Niles, North Carolina; Col. JnoT Sprague.
Florida; MAJOR John r. Lewis, coIeneI .4th
niantry, relieves Gen. Sibley, and c, DIT Gorge
w Gile, Lieutenant colonel 18th iuIlutry re
leves Col. Sprague. aud they have b, ,sn as
signed to duty in accordance with their breyet
rank of colonel and leu enaut coIonel
REVENUE APPOINTMESTs.-Secreta Nc
Culloch to-day made tue following appoint
ments of Internal Revenue officers
GUogers.-H. N. Wood, sth N. Y; Jacob G.
Dewitt, I'D n. Y; james Baker, 29th N. Y:
Gco. r. HolComb and John A. Lewis, 12th
Ohio; Franklin Phillips, aoth Penua; and VIM
Hatcher, Sd Mo.
.Storeteepers.-Wm- A. Owsley, J. c. FIlde-
man, and Chas- w. D-vis, 1st Ill; VIM. Raj
ley, oh Ill; ID. T. Tiedearan. 18th Ill; jane
Hoiliday, 1th Ky; VIM. M: Kirby, sth KY;
Jo- Mari, I'd Mo-; Hiram McClenehan, Eth
Penna; jas. p MeCord, 7th Ohio; Tho! Muir
ray, 4t1 Iowa: VIM. l.. Goanell. Sd Md: J.
McGInley, w: y. Wesiervelt, H. &. Crawford
and Townsend LeIrdsley. 4th Penna.
SENoR J. NJ. yELE yesterday presented his
Credentials and was received as Charge de-
Affsires Of the Republics Of Guatemala and
San Salvador.
PoLIrIcAL.-The New York World says
that the Democratic party does not want vic.
'ories In all the states that vote to-day, but
gains.
The anti-DonneIIy Republicans in ST Paul
Mmn-, have nominated General Andrews, o
Hubbard, who withdrew from the contest
Gen. Sigel was yesterday nominated tor
Register OF New York city by the Republicans
The official m ajority for the Republican
ticket in Vermont is given al 27-A'g Last yea
they had only 20,lSi, aE,l the year befor
l2,s35.
"A number of residents Of New Orleans.
who have claimed citizenship under the
French Government as well the United
states Government, have been notified by the
French Minister that they must either refrain
from participating In political affairs and
voting or renounce their allegiance 10 France.
The Exec cutive Committee Of the Work.
ingmen's LIbor Reform Party Of the Third
Congressional District of Maryland, composed
OF the thirteen upper wards Of B>llt imore, who
recently nominated Mr.. william L. McCau.
ley as a candidate for Congress, have with
drawn his name.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an
address on the issues of the day and the cin-
didafes before the pc )ple, on Friday evening
last at the Brooklyn Academy OF Music, ad.
yocating the election Of Grant and Colfax.
The ladies of Tppccano, Ohio, raised
sixty foot pole, with a fieg inscribed .sThe
ladies are all for Grant," sang patriotic songs,
m ade speeches, and did many other manly
things the other day.
Southern Conservative nominations for
Congress.-Geor eorgia-Alex H. Hansell, Nelson /
Tits, Hugh Buchanan, Thomas G. Lawson, |
VIM. II. Hallop, Weir Boyd, p. b. NJ Young.
North Clrolina.-David A. Barnes, Thomas s.
kenan, Alex. II. McKoy, Sion II. Rogers, Liv-
ingston Brown, Francis +. Shober, Plato Dur.
ham. In the LIST and 5th Districts the Radicals
are split. Arkansas.-Charles S. Cameron,
Anthony A. u. Rogers, L. b. Nash.
INTERNAL REvHnUE.-The receipts to-day !