Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-24


Among the appropriations of the civil expense
s'il (sIgn"d by the President on the 2Uth) are
>IO0,UOO for re psiring and finishing the Capitol
extension; 1900 do. for the new dome: or re-
pairs of the eastern portion Of the City He'll
sj-2Do for continuing the work on the DorIh
frOnt of the Patent once. and fol- improsingG
sTeei, from 9Th 40 s.th str efs. Si0,UH: for re-
psi.- of he Apscosti.. bridg"s $500: bridse at
Latte Falls ;.26.Gt0; Long bridge SI5,lUb; tor
laying pavement through the msli on 6lh street
so"th s2,oO0 for completing the culvert through
IEs Bot, mic Garden Sl3-CUO, 10. the further i'm.
proyement OF Lincoln square - 10; for ala
ne 81 of Metropolitan Police S2l ,0Co; for the
nG.n wing OF the ssury Department
SE5.U0o; fixtprs and furniture do SsG5GG;
Saul,s DO : 5,O' 0; repairs OF building Si5,CU0.
CoNFIRNATIoxs AND DRKIEcTIoNs-TheS Sen.
ate last evening made the following confirma.
fions:-RobeIt Newell, Irdian Agent Idaho;
John Ayers, IndIsn Agent, New Mexico: Al.
bert G. EooDe, Indian Agent, Colorado; James
ii. Wilber, Indian Agent, Was shington Terri
cory: Dorence Atwater, U. 5. Consul Al Sy-
Gbelfs-
TIE Sspste rejected the following pomina
riOns:-Wm- y. Wells, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury; Moses T.. FlaDna gan. Asses 1sor OF
Internal Revenue, Thirty second district OF
for Consul st Nantes: Avery ID. hancock, In
dian Agent for Oregon; Charles T.. Reims. of
hanSss, Consul at Honolulu.
correspondent of the London Tins, dined with
horUs'o Seymour, in New York, and gave the
following account of the conyers ition:-.sThe
occasion Oh1rC i self 10 Mr.. Horatio SEYMOUR
10 give ne his views OF the Constitution of the
units States, ard by degrees the theme spre,d
over the table. There was not a man
VINO raint.insd that the Gov, rnment had any
power TO coerce tbe people of 4 State, OF to
force : ate to remain in the Union or under
The action of the Federal Government
Although tney sdmitted the Southern lesders
h2d meditafed the treason sgaiust the Union
wear sgO, they could not bring them elves 10
allow their old opponents, the Republicans
row IN power. TO dispose of the armed force of
the Union sga,nst their brother Democrats in
The Southern States. = Mr.. Seymour
l. man OF compromi-e. but his views go fur
'her tbsn those which were entertained by his
psTty TWO years ago. Although secession
would produce revolution, II was, neyerthe-
less IN his opinion, right founded on abstract
principles, which could scarcely be abrogated
with due respeci TO the original compact"
The Republican Convention in the Sixth
Iowa District after thrse days bailotipg nomi-
mated Charles Pomeroy, lawyer of Webster
CIty. for Congress.
Peodleson is nounced to speak in Ken
lucky ones tefore the August elections.
The Hon. Asa p. Grover is announced as
aeardidaie for reelection 10 Congress IN the
FI.sh Kentucky ID trict.
The New ORLEANS Rspssiioan prints a huge
csrpet-baz at The head Of lis columns. 1t Is not
AFRAID of ths term.
- The GIoJe tWsr Demoerst,) pubIis he'd AT
Huntington, Pa, HOSTS the names OF Grant
and Colfax.
- lsa~e v. Baker is suggrsted as = suitable
Republican CO Qdidate for Conzr~ IN the FIf-
Ierat1 l'ir.swOlc's) District, New York.
- The Democrsl c Convention of the Seventh
1ndIsua bis.f.cs he's nom mated Hon Daniel
w Noornf : Tor Consr,-ss.
Naliandignam's paper, the Dayton L.dyer,
says: lit = quite evident that there il q we'll
fOunded indignation nanilssting il elf throu gh-
out oa'o sfalh s. meInbers of the Western del.
esatiOn st New York who fsltered in their
support ofPendleion i'm toe face Of the mos
positive instr rom their constituency.
Both IDs' ana and Illinois eoque.i1 d in the
start, aud finally proved false 20 their most
honorable plfdfes. The Southern repre.-nta-
uyeS too, were not proof sxsisst the allure
meats of our Eastern svis.ociars tbougb in
rInes ps u they nave sssr been found wsdded
10 pr,neIple. The defeat Of Mr.. Pendleton oc.
casions great disappointment.-
General John n Palmer. Republican can
s,dat. for Governor Of Illinois, has opened the
canysss in Sosrnera Illinois =