The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-09
FROM WASHING TON.
The Treasury Department.

WASHINGTON, September s.-Secretary McCul-
loch has appointed j. NJ. Burroughs Assistant
Assessor for the Fourth, and Ed ward G. Har-
rison and Joseph Thomas, Assistant Assessors
in the Fifth District of Pennsy ylvania.
The Treasury Department issued to the Com
missioners OF the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany 1880 bonds, valued at $1,000 each. These
are paid for the completion OF the 26th and 9th
sections OF the roads, commencing at the 72Oth
mile post, and terminating at the 760th mile post
west OF the initial point at Omaha. The opin1on
OF Solicitor Jordan advised Secretary McCullocb
to issue these bonds.
The Proposed September Session.
The concurrent resolution adopted by Con-
gress in july, tor an adjournment until the
third Monday in September, provides that the
President OF the Senate and Speaker of the
House OF Representatives shall on that dav,
unless otherwise ordered by the two Houses, ad..
iourn their respective Houses until the first
Monday in December, 1868. A quorum of each
House is requisite to otherwise order.
The Tobacco Interests.
number of dealers in tobacco from New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Richmond,
have been here requesting the establishment of
bonded tobacco warehouses in those cities,
They will be established, but the question now
pending is as to their mum Ger and location.
The Navy Department.
In accordance with an act passed at the last
session OF Congress, Rear Admirals s. H. String
ham and G. Ii. Bell of the navy, and Brevet
Brlgadier-G General j. II. Simpson, of the Enei.
neer Corps, U. s. A., have been appointed a
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Boston Harbor. They are to meet at the Navy
Yard at Charlestown on September l6.
Brevet Brigadler-General McFerron, Deputy
Quartermaster General, in charge of the Deoarf.
ment of Washingtos, has been ordered to make
a special inspection OF cemeteral matters In the
Department OF the Cumberland.
,StOrekeepers Appointed.
The following Storekeepers were appointed to-
Hamilton, Ohio. Gauger appointed-Wiliiam
Sleep, Twenty fourth District of Pennsylvania
Political.
READING, Pa, Sept, s.-The Democratic
County Convention to-day nominated the fol-
lowing county tlcket:-Congress, j. Lawrence
Henry Brobst; Sheriff, William b. Albright; Dis,
trict Attorney, r. III. Shearer; Delegates to the
next Democratic state Convention, DR.. s, M,
Nagle, John s. Schroeder, William N. Potteiger,
Levi Wolfensterger. They were instructed to
sup port the nomination of Holster Clymer for
Governor.
The six Democratic Conferees of schuylkin
and Lebanon counties, to nominatea candidate
for Congress for the district, have been in ses-
sion here since yesterday, having adjourned
from Cold Spring, Lebanon county, on Thursday
last. The candidates for the nomination are
COL James J. Conner and Dr.. G. ID. Glonipger.
There is no prospect OF any agreement on either
candidate, the vote from the beginning having
been tie.
WORCESTER, Sept s.-The gathering of dele
gates TO the Republican State Convention, to be
held here tomorrow, will be quite large 1t is
generally conceded that Clahin will be nonl.
mated for Governor on the first ballot.
mass meeting of delegates and others was
held this evening, at which speeches were made
by General B. F. Butler, r. II. Dana, Jr.,
Edward l.. Pierce, and Harvey JeWett. Hon
George S. Boutwell, will preside over the Con.
Veniion.
BUFFALO, Sept. 8.-The Democratic Cenyen-
ton of Erie county has nominated Isaac A.
Verplanck for Congress.
BUFFALO, Sept. 8.-The Democrats of Erie
county held grand ratification meeting here to-
night. Additional interest was given TO the
meeting, from the fact that the Hon. John II.
Hoffman, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor made the opening speech of the campaign.
Mr. Hoffman spoke for over two hours, and Was
enthusiastically applauded throughout
UTICA, Sept. 8.-The Democratic County
Convention to-day nominated j. I. Sprigg, of
Utica, for Congress.
kST. LOUIS, Sept 8.-The Democrats of this
City had grand demonstration tonight, The
procession was very long
From New York.
NEW YORK. Sept. e.-The Coroper,s iurv IN
the case of Susannah Latin who died after child
birth, at DR.. Grindle's lyingln establish oent
to-day rendered verdict, declaring that Miss
Laffin's death was caused by Inflammation con.
sequent upon childbirth, and censure DR.
Grindle for the irregular manner in which his
business was conducted and also recommend