Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-28

PoLITICAL.-The Nebraska election will be
held on the 18th, instead Of the 9th, OF October,
as stated.
- The Democrats Of Philadelphia have natu.
ralized over 400 within the past week.
This evening James Brooks and John T
Hoffman speak in Philadelphia. They have
other engagements in the State.
Hon. Charles A. Eldridge, OF Wisconsin,
LETT here for Pennsylvania last evening. He
will make several speeches in that State on his
way home.
The municipal election IN Nashville re.
suited in the reelection Of Mr.. Alden, the pres.
ent Republican Mayor, by $50 majority. The
opposing candidate, also Republican, sup.
ported by the Democrats, carried but one ward.
The Fifth District Massachusetts Con-
gressional Convention VIII meet .o-day. II is
thought Hon. b. F. Butler will be renominated.
We learn from the Kennebec journal, the
State paper of Maine, that returns have been
received IN Augusta from all but one town and
twenty seven plantations, and that Chamber.
laIn's majority Is 20,i04. The Legislature
stands as foilows:-Senate-Rep %;
Democrats, 2. House-Republicans, 119; Dem.
ocrats, 90. In one district there was tle vote.
Gov. Swami, Gen. F. @. Lstrobe, Gen. W.
H. Nelson, O. Bohn SlingluG, Esq, Frederick
Raine, Esq, and r. p. H. Staub, Esq, OF Bal.
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad TOR Martin s.
burg, w. Va, where they are 70 address a mass
meeting Of the Democracy to-day.
Republican conventions TO nominate Pres.
idertial electors and members of Congress for
Rhode Island will be held at Pro vldence DC.
tober 18th.
The Cincinnati EnquirSS in an elaborate re-
view of the election prospects in Ohio, CLAIMS
fifteen Congressional districts tor the Democ.
Iacy, comedies three to the Republicans, and
thinks ore doubtful, with the chances in favor
Of the Democrats.
"A correspondent OF the New York TINES
writing from Indiana, is Of the opinion that the
First Con gressional District Of that State will
be doubtful; the Second Democratic by about
s,Oc0 majority; and the remaining nine Repub.
hean, by majorities ranging from 900 TO 1,OOa
On the other hand, the Ohio Statesman thinks
OF Hendricks as Governor, and that Seymour
and Blair will receive handsome majority in
November.
The New York Berald has been figuring
MP the Maine election, and says: .The follow
ing are the returns OF the Maine election com.
pIe,e.NTotal Republican vote in 1855, ~. ssg:
Republican vote in 1r67, 56,sl3. Total DE no.
cratic vote in 1s6s, 55,02l; Democratic vote in
le67, ,sO7. Increase Of the Republican vote,
1886. Increase Of the Democratic vote,
lO,ll5."
The lower house Of the Oregon Legislature
has passed a bill repeating the law requiring
the oath Of allegiance TO he taken by parties
drawing money from the State Treasury.
Edwin NJ. Stanton, late Secretary Of War,
delivered spirited campaign speech at S,eu-
beuviile, Ohio, ON Friday evening last, in SUPP
port Of General Grant and his platform for tho
Presidential succession. Mr. Stanton, il ap-
pears, had declined several invitauons TO speak
curing the canvass, but yielded at last TO the
earnest entreaties Of the people Of his native
county 70 give them his opinions on the great
issues OF the day. IL n, for campaigning pur-
poses; q well compacted historical speech, COW
erine the eonspirators, the causes and the OBJ
jects Of the rebellion, the varying fortunes Of
war, until the second great triumph OF Abra-
ham Lincoln, the measures Of Lincoln, the
Emancipauon Proclamation, the public faitA
and credit the war and reconstruchon meaus-
ures OF Cougrsss, &c.