Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-28
Washington News and Gossip.

OFFICIALLY DKNIED.-The statement that
seven-thirty ote has lately been presented At
the Treasury for redemption Is denied at the
department, where, il is stated, no counterfeits
nave been presented for several months, and
those We're readily detected. No conversions
of any notes have been made since August Ist
excepting those which were in transitu on or
before that date.
MAJOR GEN. MEADE has arrived in this city
and had very long interview with General
Scofield this morning, and was after wa rds
for some tune in conversation with General
Rawlings, at Army Headquarters. General
Meade VIII leave Washington tonight for a
short visit TO Pennsylvania
OFFENBACH CRIrICIsKD.-wash,ngto re-
ceived prepossesIng introduction to Often.
oachs music through the Grand Duches.e and
La Belle Helens; and the leading airs from these
operas are now all-pervading from The parlor
TO the street.
The English music critics, we see. are
beratIng this composer sayagely. The Pall
AdH Gdzette styles his music all s.dance music
but while unjust to Ofenbach in some particu-
lars has truth in the following:
IN. Often nbach Is, we are aware, capable of
other things, and nobody can deny the pic uant
yiyaeity of many of his compositions But as
Schubert Is popularity, and above all, known
by his songs; Mendelssohn by his Songs with.
out Words, Rossini by his operas; Balfe by his
Sas n.aIS nv oilads niI Strauss by his wstzes
oe known (until he Is altogether forgotten) by
DIS Cancans, in the composition of which he is
we are happy to think unrivalled. NJ. Ofenbach
is tue roubadour OF ladies of doubtful repu.
taiion, and enjoys their sympathy through the
readiness which be as a musician has entered
INTO the spint Of their favorIte dance''
ASSISTANT Postmaster Zevely, Mr. W
W. Corcoran, of this city, and Secretary
Browning are at White Sulphur Springs, Va.
The PRINTERS OF New York typographical
Union have a grand Picnic and Summer
Nights Festival, at Jones' Wood, on the 5th OF
September, invitations to which have been ex-
tended to several prominent typos of Wash
ington and vicinity.
MAJ. GEN. GEORGE &. MEADE arrived in
this city, from Atlanta, Georgia, this morning.
MAJOR GENERAL CANDY having assumed
command of the Department at Washington,
the President has directed that he be assigned
TO duty according his brevet rank of major
general, which gives him the pay of that grade
Col EDMUND COOPER has given mn the idea
of returning to Washington this season, and
has resumed the practice Of the law at his home
in Tennessee.
State, left here last night for New York city
on public business.
PoLITICAL.-The Allegheny County, Nd
Democratic Convention, elected delegates ia
vored 10 the nomination of ]. PhIllip Roman
for Congress, from that District.
There is split amongst the Democrats of
the 9th Congressional District of Ono, and
Robert Lee has been nominated by the disafec-
led IN opposition To the regular candidate,
Warren L. Noble.
The Third District New Jersey Demo.
cratic Convention, at Somerville, nominated
John Bird, of Huntington, for Congress The
district is at present represented by Hon Chas
Siltgrsayes, who was elected 10 the Fortieth
Congress as Democrat, receiving Is, ,16S votes
against 1855 for Dawson. Republican The
Fifth District New Jersey Democratic Conyen-
ton has nominated Orestes Cleveland, ex-
Mayor Of Jersey City, for Congress The dis
trict is now represented by Hon. Geo. A. Hal.
sey, Republican, who was elected to the For.
tieth Congress by 12,782 votes, against 11,SJ7
for Gilchris;, Democrat The Second District
New Jersey Republican Convention has nom.
mated Gen. James T. Rushing, of Trenton, for
Congress. The district is now represented by
Hon. Chas. Haight, Democrat, who was elected
10 the Fortieth Congress by 1885 votes against
1916 for Newell, Republican.
Hon. Cad wallader e. Washburne, of Wis,
has been reneminated for Congress from the
Sixth District OF that State. which he repre-
sented In the Thirty fourth, Thirty fl fth and
Ihirty-sixth Congresses, and was reelected to
the Fortieth Congress as a Republican, re-
eeiving 1875 votes, against 6,6iO for Park,
Democrat.
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Union advises
Forrest and his belligerent companions to re.
press their rage until alter the election At
present their threats are impoliiic; but latter
November" says the Union editor. .swell we
would rather be nimble squirrel than a white
Radical"
In louisiana the canvass of the county
parishes has actively begun. General Stead
man, ond a num- Der of other Democratic speak
ers from New Orleans, addressed a meeting in
Lafourche Parish on Saturday. Republi-
can meeting was also held, which was ad-
dressed by Michael Hahn and others Gov.
ernor Warmoth and Congressman Sypher are
making speeches.
INTERNAL RRvENUE-The receipts to-day