Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-20
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

POLITIcAL.-Hon. f. w. Kellogg, formerly
member of Congress from Michigan, but for
several years past collector of Internal reye-
nue. at Mobile, is out as n candidate FOR Repre-
sentative from the First Alabama District.
The Tribune, in long article on Con-
gress, IN ITS issue of Saturday, thinks the coun-
try owes the present body the highest honor,
saying 1--WE have had no Congress since that
which framed the Declaration OF independence
so deserving of the Republics gratitude This
statement is, however, liable 10 contradiction
by the World, indeed, even the Times has latterly
got to thinking very decidedly otherwise.
In the South Carolina Convention, on
Friday, resolution declaring that the public
good required that all ideas OF confiseation or
disfranchisement should be abandoned, was
laId the table, by vote of 81 nays to 40 yeas,
16 being absent.
Gen. Beatty, the Republican candidate
for Con gress ia the Sth Ohio district, in his
speech opening the campaign AZ Caledonia, on
Thursday last. declared himself opposed to any
farther contraction of the currency, and in
favor of paying OFF all bonds in the currency
which is the legal tender. except the COMPARE
lively small amount which has payment in
gold stipulated in the bond.
- The New York Citizen, (DemOcratic,)
which has heretofore been ardently in favor of
General Grant for the Presidency, now calls
upon him to say frankly and explicitly wheth-
er Congress is TO have his assistance or not and
tells him if he casts his lot with that body she
will be the most disgracefully beaten candidate
for the Presidency that ever ran in the United
States-' On the other hand, the Round Ta6l., a
literary paper of Conservative tendencies tells
the General that his personal popularity can
not make him President, and that only as the
Yad nd dafi Init ,,rin .f,,Jae ho.
ne chance Of election, and that chance by no
means n certain one.
- The San Francisco correspondent of the
New York World sketches this portrait of Mr.
Casserly, the Senator elect from California, the
truthfulness of which we should doubt if it
wasn't drawn by a Democratic artist:
''Nlr. Casserly is bigot in religious matters
and ne is intensely selfish and close in all mat
ters OF business. His worldly god is money
and himself. He will make a fine Senator, but
a more unsOciable man never entered the ma
honal chamber than he, nor one that i'm the
every day affairs of life is less calculated to
make friends. He is man to admire in public
but altogether invaluable in private life. For
phbllc reasons his election is a cause of great
congratulations; outside of these it is not
reJoieed over. Let it be understood, however,
that his probity has never been called in ques-
ton, and there is no fear that it ever will be-
His private faults will never interfere with his
public usefulness"
MI. Casselly commenced political life, ID Is
said, as free soil democrat, and was opposed
TO secession and warmly In favor of the war:
but, judging from his speech made at the time
OF Lis nomination, he is now square on the
modern democratic platform.
The resolutions of the recent Democratic
State convention in West Virginia declare that
1t is the duty of the Government to protect
American citizens abroad, and to take measures
10 secure the release of those now imprisoned;
express sympathy with President johnson:
approve his veto messages and indorse his pol
icy throughout; declare that the erection of the
State of West Virginia is a fact accomplished,
and pledging their best efforts to man tain her
as such.
The Vicksburg Republican hoists the name
OF Grant for President, and Colfax for Vice
President, as the choice of the Republican
party Of Mississippi.
Nor So-Some paragraphist has started the
story that VIM. Cullen Bryants chirography,
as respects illegibilty, is second only to thar of
Horace Greeley, and that "his signature, when
executed in haste, reminds one of a scorpion
suffering from ST. Vitus' dance"
This saying sounds smart, and has had a
wide circulation, but it does the great poet
gross injustice. Mr.. Bryant's manuscript has
always been remarkable for beauty, graceful
ness, and plainness-and, although now in his
seventy-fourth year, his chirography is still
superior in every respect to that Of most men
OF younger years.
THE NATIONAL BANKS IN NEW YoRK.-The
Comptroller Of the Currency and Secretary of
the Treasury have received complaints that the
capital Of certain national banks was being
used In stock speculations, in violation of the
natlonal currency act. 1t Is alleged that the
officers OF the banks are involving their stabil-
lty by loaning great sums on fancy railroad
stocks at inflated prices. The Secretary has
ordered an immediate investigation to be made
by the examiners, with a view, If the com.
plants are well founded, Of compelling the
banks to comply with the requirements OF the
national urrency act. The defalcation of LIE.
werlich, teller ofthe City Bank, in conseu uence
of speculatlons in Rock Island, are said TO have
precipitated this action. A resolution of in.
quiry in relation to the subject will also be in.
troduced in Congress.
PARTIES ARE HERE from Colorado to make
another effort for the admission of Colorado
into the Union as State. They claim that
since the President vetoed the bill for a similar
increased some 5000.
ARTIST MATED.-Theo. X. Davis, the artist
of Harper's establishment, who has travelled
We don't know how many hundreds Of thou
sands OF miles during the last eight or nine
years, sketching for the publications of the Har.
per's, has just found time to be married, and is
now spending his honeymoon with his pretty
bride (nee Miss Louise Schaher, Of Kingston,
N. H.,) in Washington, his native city.
HON. NOAH SMITH, whose death was an.
nounced in the STAR Of Saturday evening, was
the principal Journal Clerk Of the United States
Senate since 1861. He was a native Of South
Reading, Mass, but resided for many years ia
Calais. Maine, and several times represented
his county in the State legislature. He served
one term as Speaker of the State House Of Rep
resentatives, and was afterwards appointed q
member Of the Governors Council. He also
filled the Office Of Secretary Of State for four
years. He died at the house of his SON. Rev
Dr. Smith, in Philadelphia. on Friday evening,
and his loss is mOurned by q large circle of
friends and acquaintances.
WHITE CRAvArs NO MoRK.-The New York
fashion authorities announce that "white cra-
watts for fun dress, though often worn, are no
longer en- regle in this country. Gentlemen who
are in the mode always wear dark cravats, gen.
orally back, white having been surrendered to
servants" This will be bad news to the young
men of Washington, who are yet firm believers
in the white cravat, as may be seen at any eve.
ning party.
CoNTRACTIoS.--At the request of Senator
Morgan, Hon. Freeman Clarke, late Comptrol.
Ter Of the Currency, has written letter giving
his opinion of the bill recently introduced by