Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-04


te-day as usual and received large number of
visitors during the day. The Binckley inves-
ngation, so far as the Commissioner is con-
cerned, seems to have amounted to nothing,
and those instrumental in concocting charges
against Mr.. Rollins have aband oned the scheme
Secretary McCulloch yesterday received tele-
gram from District Attorney Courtney asking
if be should appear in the case, TO which the
Secretary replied that he deemed il the duty of
that officer 10 take charge Oft. This takes the
case out of the hands of Solicitor Buckley, as
1t is not his duty to prosecute cases before the
courts throughout the country, but simply to
instruct the United States Attorneys to do so
hence The matter Is now in the hands of the
proper of1cer, Mr.. Courtney. There is every
reason TO believe that letter has been received
by the President from a prominent party in
terested in the Investigation now in progress,
stanng that the movement to bring charges
against Commissioner Rollins resulted from a
misunderstanding, as it was not for a moment
suspected that he was q party to any Illegal
transaction or cegnizant of any fraud which
had oeen perpetTated upon the Department
and that his character as an honest, upright
man was above reproach. The whole attempt
to bring charges against Mr.. Rollins has sig
nally failed. II is slid that the legal forms ON
which the complaints, afIidavits, DC, were
made in New York were abstracted surrep.
ttiCusiy from the oface OF the United States
Attorney in that city.
TROUBLE IN Observation-Disclosures has
been received here by officials OF a serious
demonstration againsi the execution OF the
laws of the United States by the Marshal of
keatucky in the counties of Larue, Nelson,
and Marion, in that State. In attempting to
execute process of the United States courts in
deputy were set upon by six armed men, cap.
tured, taken to a mIll where were twenty five
other armed men, robbed, their papers taken
from them, and threatened with death to them
selves or any persons who should henceforth
attempt to execute United States process in
that neighoorhood. They were then dispatched
under guard TO the nearest railroad depot.
The subject of the outrage is under consdera-
ton by the Attorney General and Secretary OF
War.
BRIG. GEN. ORLANDO BROWN, colonel Of the
2ith regiment u. 5. colored troops, has been
mustered out Of service. He will retain his
position, hsweyer, as Assistant Commissioner
OF the Freedmeh's Bureau for the State of
Virginia.
THE PERSONNEL of the navy has been re.
duced TO what 1t was before the war, viz
$500 men.
PoLITICAL.-Hon. Thomas ID. Eliot, Of the
First District, Massachusetts, after ten years
OF service in Congress, proposes to retire
Among the candidates named for the successor
are: Hon. Mr.. Bufinton, who has previously
served the district. Hon. William T. Davis, OF
Plymouth, and Captain Prince s. Crowell,
President OF the Cape God National Bank.
Hon. Alfred Ely has declined to be a candI-
date for Congress in the Rochester District OF
New York.
The Albany correspondent Of the New
y ork Herald says: (Sept. 2)-"The returns
II ON Vermont We're damper upon the spirits
OF the delegates to the Democratic Convention
this morning. The unwelcome news was can
yassed at the breakfast table with great earn
estness. No little uneasiness was felt as to the
result which il indicates in reference to the
national political contest. sWe'vs made q
great mistake, sir, said one gentleman at he
Delayan to neighbor at table, ''had we nom.
ini led Chase we'd have had a sure thing of IT,
But he continued, after a few minutes, as
II to draw hope from the words, "we can elect
Seymour, snyhow." 1 record his remarks
one, perhaps-to show how the political wind
k going TO blow between now and next Noyem-
Der. While the eanvassing and caucusing
were going on among the delegates the republi.
cans startled their nerves at midnight with a
salute OF one hundred guns fired in honor OF
tie victory in Vermont"
- senator Fessenden, in q letter written
from Eaine to a friend here, speaks with great
the approaching election in that State. He
says that the Republican majority will be in.
creased by at least ten thousand. Mr.. Blaine,
the Representative from the Augusta district,
has also been writing here upon the same sub
Iect, but he puts the Republican majority at a
higher figure than Senator Fessenden.
- The two Republican papers OF Memphis
are quarreling like cats and dogs.
- The New York Jorrhdl # Commerce, which
is DEMOCRATIC but has never approved the
IpmOcraAe a af fha Earf yalo
uon: "Ihe Democrats, in their platform and
selection Of candidates, paid too little respect to
the Conservative element 70 hope much from
Its alliance In New England; but will stake
their fortunes on the issue in another field,
" vhiie the Republicans have their hard battle
20 fight west of the Massach usetIs line"
in Vermont may be reversed in Maine, but
adds that .'neither party will accept the result
in either State as decisive OF the issue"
= The Boston Pos. has its jibe at Vermont
Says the Post: I'VE expected no victory in
Vermont, where the bark grows close TO the
Tree, and are not disappointed. Vermont de-
cides nothing. Being star that never SETS
OF course she never greets any one with a ris-
ing. The Dutch are all the time behind the
dy kes there. The Goals are always plentiful
III that Newcastle
The Republican convention for the Fourth
Congrs ssional District of Tennessee nominated
Lewis TIliman, Of Shelbyville. This does
Inns, whose appearance on the floor Of the
House was usually the signal for a roar OF
laughter. MI. Tillman is q farmer, but IS q
well known State politician ~ considerable
ability.
"A political discussion in Lewiston, Me-,
will occur on Friday, September II, between
Hon. W ashington Gilbert, Of Bath, and DIR. A.
Garcelon, Democratic candidate for Congress.
gilbert is the challenged party. The olitical
excitement in the State Is intense, and many
meetings are held daily.
General Cobb has been nominated for re-
election to Congress by the Republicans OF the
Third District Of Wisconsin. He represented
the district in the 3Sth and 39th Congresses, and
was reelected TO the i0th Congress by l3,UU6
votes, against 1855 for Virgin, Democrat.
Hon. Philetus Sawyer has been nominated
for reelection TO Congress by the Repu bli cans
Of the Fifth District OF Wisconsin. He repre-
sented that district in the 3Sth and 3sth Con-
crosses. and was reelected TO the 10th Congress
by li,3il votes, against 9.3i7 for Martin, Dem
ocrat.
Hon. B. f. Hopkins has been nominated
for reelection TO Congress by the Republicans
Of the Second District Of Wisconsin. He was
elected to the 4Oth Congress as a Republican,
receiving ltls9 votes, against s,e3j for Reese,
Democrat.
The Republicans Of the Second Congres-
sional District Of Missouri have nominated A.
G. FInkelburg for Congress. The district is
represented IN the 10Th Congress by Hen. y. A.
Newcomb, Who was elected as a Republican,
hv @ hSI VOTES against SaSS tha Sir, ser ga
tive candidate