Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-05
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip:
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

anu why NOBODY KNOWS. RumOrS aHoat
in plenty. s'Grimes is pledged against convi,-
ton" say the bears. "Fessenden has expressed
himself against conviction, 10 Morrill,
"Sprague, Fowler, Van Wrinkle and Ross Will
vote no. When the attempt is made, howev-
er, TO trace home any of these allegations they
are found to dwindle like the story of
the hundred black cats. Much import
ance is attached to the course of Mr..
Fessenden from the belief entertained by many
that some half dozen of the Senators may fol-
low his lead. But lciH he vote "no;'' or will
he vote MOI all the way through 1t may be
that he has expressed doubts to his colleague
concerning certain articles of the indictment.
But will he vote no on the tenure Of Office ar
ticle % Fessenden" is the name uppermost
to-day. Mr.. Bingham talks clog uently and
well, but everybody seems to be thinking about
Fessenden. OF any group in conversation il
may safely be predicted that they are discus
smg-Fessenden. And until the final vote
taken no name will probably turn ap so often.
Mr.. Bingham stated to day that he expected
TO conclude this afternoon. He wisely avoids
three days speech Men, gods, and reporters
abhor three days speech. The verdict of
'he galleries is complm entary to his speech of
to-day-rnore compact and telling than that of
yesterday.
If he concludes to-day the orders and addl-
tiOnal rules now pending before the Senate,
sitting As an impeachment court, will come up
for consideration tomorrow. Among these Is
the rule proposed by Mr. Sumner, providing
that on a conviction by the Senate it shall be
the duty of the Presiding Officer forthwith to
pronounce the removal from office of the con.
yicted person.
HERE, Too!-The New York 7riJxne cautions
people in the country against crediting cor
respondents stories of women's gambling sa-
looms and other morbid metropolitan manifes-
tations In that city. OF the authors of these
scandalous stories il saws:
This city is infested by a class Of seedy
Bohemians, whose natural taste tor living,
added to pressing necessity for food and toddy,
compel them to invent such old wives fables
at the mode ate price of two cents a line. New
York is bad, we know: but we hope few
readers are simple enough to put faith In the
picture drawn by the irresponsible ragged
gabonds-the very chifoniers of the pen
The same caution should be given TO stories
afioat in regard to women's gambling saloons
in this city. We have no idea that any such
concern ever existed except IN the imagination
of some Bohemian of the class referred to by
the Tribune
THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE held a
meeting this morning, and had under consid
Grafton the question of the Arkansas Constitu-
tion, and whether it was best to recommend
the admission of Representatives from that
State. The subject was discussed, but no def
mite conclusion was reached. 1t is understood
thrt a majority of the committee are in favor
OF allowing admission to these Representatives
As soon as the impeachment trial is ended.
THE SLIGHT VALUE of most of the current
speculations upon the result of the Impeach.
ment trial is shown by the fact that 81. BIS"
OF the New York World. in column or I of
vaticination, uniformly puts down Senator
Daniel :. Norton, of Minnesota, as a Radical
Mr.. Norton elected as a war Democrat
and has uniformly voted and acted with bis
side OF the chamber.
EDITOR STAR R:-Newspapers having report
ed some errors in regard TO the duel which
took place on Sunday morning near Baltimore
You can, on the best authority, state that the
antagonist of General Lawrence was not
Count Lottum, but Baron Kusserow, of the
Prussian Legation, and that the affair was set
tied in the most gallant and honorable way
for the two gentlemen.
THE INDIAN PEACE CoMMIssIoN.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received by Secretary
Browning:
FORT LARAMIE. DAKOTA. Nav I'd, 1865
Hon. u. H. Bro,cning. Secretary of the Interior.
DIR. Matthews reached here last night with
three OF the head chiefs of the Cheyennps and a
full delegation from the mountain Cros The
Arrapahoes Will be here in few days. He
reports that "Man Afraid OF his Horses" and
"Red Clouds" band of Sioux promised him to
come TO Laramie. and the Commission expect
them within ten days. The Brules signed the
treaty on the 3Uth Of April, and left. Vhey are
TO join "Spotted Tail, and hunt on the Repub.
lican this summer. Nothing further from the
parties that have been depredatng along the
line OF the Union Pacific Railroad.
A. S. H. WHITE,
Secretary Indian Peace Commission
PoLITICAL.-A Southern Conservative Jour-
nal says: "a great many papers in the South,
and some in the North, are endeayoriny TO
prove that General Grant is a fool, We have
too high respect for the genius Of Lee, John
Indeed, we have heard his pot-metal howl a
times when we have thought that he was en-.
tirely TOO smart"
- The La Crosse Democrat laments the sus-
pension Of the daily Coppe,head. of Ottumwa,
Iowa, but reioices that the weekly still lives TO
make the Republicans squirm.
The Harrisburg State Guard says: "More
Republicans from this State will attend the
Republican National Convention at Chicago
tnan ever went from Pennsylvania to a similar
body. The masses Of the party are determined
not TO let their representatives sell them out"
1t has been decid ed to hold the next
Maine Republican State Con in Port
land, on the Sth of July. The call will shortly
be out The Democrats hold their State Con-
Nention in Augusta on the 23d OF June. In the
eastern section of the State the ultra wing of
the party have inaugurated movement to put
in nomination as their candidate for Governor,
Gorham l.. Boynton, Of Bangor!
The Louisville Democrat (Democratic)
suggests that in case the President be deposed,
public meetings be held all over the country 10
protest against the great wrong, and to take
counsel together as to the best urse to ursue.
The Democrat thinks that New York city, with
its Democratic majority of sixty thousand,
should commence the work, and that such men
as Judge Curtis, General Sherman, General
Han cock, General Schofield, Senator johnson,
and Chief Justice Chase be invited TO address
the meetings.
= Mr.. August Belmont has written to the
Congressional Democratic Executive Commit
tee announcing that it would be impossible to
get the National Executive Committee togeth-
er in time TO change the day for the assembling
of the National Democratic Convention. The
day and place originally designed-the 4th of
July at New York-wlll therefore have TO con.
tnue.
Conservative State con ventions which meet in
ready arrived there. 1t is the general belief
that Gov. Wells will get the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor. b. johnson Barbour
Col. Withers, and John s. Millson are spoken
OF for the Conser yative nomination for Gov
ernor Hunnicutt last evening, at a meeting in
Richmond, denounced Gov. Wells and his
whole crew. ...
Gen Candy has issued an order aunounc.
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