Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
Washington News and Gossip.


CHANCES IN TIE QUARrBRMAsrnRs DE-
fAR1NEsT.-A special order from the " ar De-
partment, issued to-day, changes the stations Of
numerous officers Of the Qusrtermsster's De
pariment. Among the assign scents assthe fol-
lowing :-Brevet Brigadier q ensrsl Rufas SAX
ton, Chief Qusrtpruaster Departmsas Of NE
South; Brevet Rrigadier General G. II. Temp
kIns, Chief Quartermaster. department of
Louisiana, Brevet Brigadier General Merris S.
Miller. relieved from duty In the q usrtermas-
ter Generai's Once, and assigned as Chief
Quartermaster OF the Fifth Military District.
Brsvet Lieutenant Colonel O. A. Reynolds, as
signed to duty IN the Military Division OF Mis-
sour. IA lei l-F rIfF s... Z.
SEEKING FOR PARDoHs.-Strong efforts are
being maoe here by the fr.sads of Calliooet,
Enright, and Allen, the Intern al Reyenue off,
GERS convicted of frauds on the Revenue in
New York, to obtain their pardon. Several
long petitions in the case OF each, signed by
prominent New Workers, have been presented
to the President and referred to the Attorney
General for his opinion and endorsement ON
the same. EnrIght's friends say they expect to
obtain his release from SO much of the sentence
As imposes imprisonment leaving only that
which fines him. There are also efforts being
yicted in Richmond.
MRS. SENATOR TRUMBULL's condition, we
regret TO learn, Is much worse than ever and
the faint hope of her recovery entertained by
her family and friends few days since has
almost entirely disappeared. She is fast sink
iDgurder her suferIngs, and her death may be
looked for at any moment
BIDDING TOO HreH.-George b. McOsrtee.
Esq, the superintendent Of the Treasury
building, has opened bids for supplying I 500
tons OF coal, and 300 cords Of wood, and reject
I'd all on account Of the high rates New pro-
posals VIII Be received to furnish the fuel.
SERIOUSLY ILL.-Ths wife of Gen. RavIins,
Chief Of Staff to General Grant, who has been
seriously Ill for several days past IS not ex.
pectec to recover.
PoLITICAL-The Democrats of Cinein natl
have nominated p. W. Strader for Congress in
the First district and recommended" Samuel
=. Cary in the Second
The Cleveland Herald reviews the field and
estimates each Congnes sional candid ate's
chances OF an election in Ohio. II claims thir-
teen distrfc,s for the Republicans; puts down
the Ninth, Eleventh and Fifteenth as doubtruI.
and comedies the Fifth, T welfth and Thirteenth
to the Democrats. At this rate the successful
Republican candidates will be as follows:
second.
job E. Stevenson; Third, Robert G. Scheme x:
Fourth, William Lawrence; Sixth, John A
smith; Seventh, James J. Winans: Eighth
John hea,ty; Tenth, not nominated; Four
TENTH Martin Welker; Si1teenth. John A
bingham; Seventeenth, Jacob H. Amber;
Eighteenth, William II. Epson; Nineteenth'
James a. Garfield. The Democrats are as fol-
phia Van Trump; Thirteenth, George ".
Morgan. The districts put down as doubtful
have nominated as follows: Ninth. William H.
crat Eleventh, John T. Wilson, Republican:
John sands, Democrat. Fifteenth, T.. II
Moore, Republican; Martin ID. Follett, Demo-
crat
Rev. Isaac S. Kalloch, late Of Massachu.
setts, but whilom editor Of the Ottawa (Ksnsas)
Journal, announces himself an aspiraut for
congress, as the successor Of Hon. Sidney
Clarke, " hom he wishes TO see defeated.
Hon. Samuel Mckee. of Ken lucky, declines
to be a candidate for Reelection.
The Maine Republican State Commits ia
getting its force into the field for the cam psep.
speeches already, and the candidates for Con
gtess- General Farnsworth, Of Illinois and
hannibal Hamlin are on the stump, and large
humoer OF other speakers are on the way from
abroad TO the State.
The New York Times learns that the War
Democrats of that State are about holding A
preliminary meeting for the purpose of effect
ing thorough and independent organization
TO support General Grant.
AT the Democratic Convention for the
Fourth district in Maine. Hon A. Wisewsll. of
ELLSWORTH, was unanimously nominated for
congress. The present Representative is Hon
John A. Peters, Republican, who recei we'd
1869 votes in 1856, against 6,56i for Weston,
Democrat.
- The Democrats in the Fourth district of
Wisconsin, yesterday renoninated O. A. Ed.
ridge for Congress. He was elected in 1866 bv
l2,636 votes against zoos for Hatch, Rspu6.
lican.
The New York Democratic COMMITTEES
have called the State Con vention At Albany ON
September2.