Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-08
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

TtLITICAE AE--N:t-u u*' SpUbilcAns want Irant
Ssd kes~enoen nominated.
- Hon J.-ss n Dubois is Bong fsLvo-ably
mentioned IN Central aud southern Illinois IL
= c. nc idat. tCr Goy.ruOr.
- call - N clrculJticu for Tenpera.ce
Convention. - De- te.d n Boston some tirss
E.i rncnth. % -'oou ider Jhe political duties o,
~ lr..rd of tsIs psrstH,- III TIE prs Mt cr5s
- Tie Richmond (Vd) R.gss,sr Is oat fox
I ami al HaIaiIn for V,c" President.
-- The ieWOcTl;tc State Committee OF Con
EeC.iCUt has IS susd a l0ng address u the voters
- ;hs StIts setting form the standard doctrines
aud purpose OF tn party, the holy prsnciplcs
" tI.h I; defends. aHd that tho ~alvaticn and
future Prosperity oI the country deperd upon
I.s zucCess.
-I L = reported that Governor Svann, de
isat-d caudICat, iOr United States Senator from
Maryland, IS going TO rgn for the Ie xer House
II Congress on ttIe NO ziHsmen's tirhet ag1insS
= ?. Phelps, Democrat, Il the Taird ,BIiiimore)
l. .s:r.Ct.
- The ColUmbUs COhio) Stcas Jou nal init
E-a.:ss that George n PeudIeton invested sLuoa
IN he Eighth District to defeat Rsatty and sl ct
Barney Burns. The Cincinnati Comm rctrI saws
~;hs remark VIII nOC be- amiss that Pendleton's
candidate could hav-' been inst as easily beaten
lo- Eali The mon,y.
"A movement has been Trada in the Min
rss sofa legislature 20 again submit the question
II impartial suffrage 70 the people al the next
general electiOni
- SenatOr Rollins, CT MiddIesex. will
probably he the NJ DrrnOcratic candidate for
Governor OF New Jersey.
- bill pending IN the Massachusetts Leg
islature provides that ANY city or town may
choose one or more women as members OF its
School Committee"
MtIns San -. haS -, r..
H0U-e In epraIing the State Censtabulary
Law, without a division.
- The German Grant Clubs in Connecticut
which are many and strong. are taking steps
tOr solid State organization, the New Haven
Club leading in the mo vement.
- An Effort is making 10 have the Demo
cratic National Convention meet in PhiladeI-
Phia.
- The New York World tDemocratic) saws.
The dexterous strategy by which the Syra-
cuse Convention was made unanimous for
Gen. Grant Will probably secure hls nomina-
tlon, without serious opposition. at Chicago
Ii was IN the State Of New York, if anywhere
mat demonstration against Grant was TO hay,
been expected. The TriGaRe and the IRtependest
the chief antI-tIrant and prot Chase organs in
the United States, are published here and have
large circulation in this State. Mr. Greeley
went 10 Syracuse a delegate. but did not
raise even whisper against the nomination of
Grant and In his speech At the close he spoke
OF bIdhl ana eDtOn as excellent candidates.
The Convention instructed the delegation 10
vote as a unit, which will prevent n division of
tht IT yot' among different candidates Who
ever receives any If the New York votes Will
get the whole sI11y-siX-'
"A Washington dispatch TO the New
York TriJune says:
The Blairs are reyiving their old opposition
TO - cTetary Seward, and endea yOring TO have
hlm removed from the Cabinet, and to secure
the appointment of David Dudley EieId. of
New y ork, as his successor. The Blairs say
that Mr.. Field Is a johnson man. and that he
intends TO go South during the coming Presi-
DENTAL campaign 10 fire the Sou uthern heart. or
something of that Sort
The New York correspondent Of the Phil.
adelphia Ledger says:
The newest political rumor afioat here is
that arrangements are on foot for third party,
10 ce composed OF the Conservative RepublI-
cans W no Were turned out OF the Republican
State Convention, and such of the Consery atiye
D.mocTacy as may choose 10 come in. Hon.
Henry J. Raymond, Thurlow Weed, and other
veterans OF the same school, are said TO be en-
gIneering the movement. A manifesto, setting
forth their plans and principles, Will make its
appearance in the course of few DAYS. II is
said. furthermore, that this new movement Is
intended not to operate against Gen. Grant, but
r; ther TO render his election all the more sure
by curlng for him the State of New York
which gave, at the last election, between forty
and fifty thousand majority against the Radi-
Gals"
-
The spacious parlors OF Speaker Colfax, at
his residence, opposite Lafayette Square Were
crowded last night from eight until eleven
O'Clock, ~ being the evening for the regular
weekly reception OF the Speaker and Mrs and
Miss Matthews, his mother and sister. The
assemblage was quite q fashionable one, and
there was general sociability among all,
which made the time pass very pleasantly
The cordial welcome extended TO visitors make
these receptions very attractive. Among the
many prominent persons present last evening
were Secretary Stanton, Gen. Grant and lady
and Mrs Aubrey Smith, daughter Of Judge
Greer; Senators Sherman, Drake, Doolittle,
Thayer, Henderson Ferry, Corbett and Craigen;
Representatives Jencks, Window, Julian
Orth, Fields, Ella, Barnes, Ashley, Phelps,
Niblaek, Mungen, Lincoln, Knott, Jones, Trim
bic, Smith. Woodbridge and Ward; Gen. Au-
CUR, Gen Howard and lady, Gen. Eaton, Gen.
WhIttlessey and lady, Gen. Eastman, Judge
Miller, of the Supreme Court; Mayor Wailach.
Mr. Chiuenden, ex-Register of the Treasury:
Judge Sargent, Commissioner of Customs. Mr..
Rangabee, the Grecian Minister; Prof Hill
gard. of the Coast Survey; DIR. Peter Parker
and :. J. Bowen, and others. Among the dis
unguished ladies were Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, the earnest advocate of woman suf-
frage; Miss Ph6be Carey, the poetess,
and Mrs. NJ. G. A mes. of the New York Tade-
P.nd>nt. The rIch and elegant toilettes of the
ladies made the reception quite a brilliant at
fair. Upon the arrival of Gen. Grant and
lady they were Immediately surrounded by
ladies and gentlemen, and kept busy in hand
shaking until near eleven o'clock. Secretary
Stanton also was surrounded by his friends
during the evening.
NEW DRAWING FOR SEATs.-On Monday all
the seats upon the floor of Congress will be
vacated. and members will draw anew for the
balance Of the Fortieth Congress. The first
drawing took place at the special session, in
March, 1s67, when six States were unrepre-
sented, and the Kentucky, Tennessee, Cali
fornia, Connecticut, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island members were compelled TO take
seats upon the outer circle and in the corners,
rom which positions IL was difficult to get the
eye OF the Speaker. A s'new DEAL" as a Con-
hectcut member to-day termed il, was asked
for early In the present session, and was then
refused, but Mr.. Poland succeeded in getting a
resolution through yesterday. The members
who had eligible seats in the centre Of the h:.ll
yoi-d against the resolution, whil. the ssout-
siders," of course, voted for il, as they were
dssirous of having at least an opportunity To
To ascertain If fortune would favor their desires
for better locations.