, 1869-07-16
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
Dates to July 10.
TcoxrrLED FROM rHE OEEsOxuS.l

Governor, WI. Gilmore for Supreme Judge,
Stephen Bahner for State Treasurer, Col.
j. NJ. Cornell for Attorney General, james
Churchill for Superintendent or Public
Works. The resolutions denounce the ex-
emption Of Government bonds from taxation
as unjust and say it ought not to be tolerated
nor any appropriation for the payment of
interest on the public bonds until they are
made subject to taxation denounce the pro-
posed payment Of The bonds in gold as unjust
and extortionate, and say it must force on
the people the question of reputation de-
nounce high protective tariff as discriui
mating In favor of New England, as unfair
and oppressive to the people of the world ;
demand tsrif based on revenue principles
alone and upon the closest principle of ap.
proxlmation to free trade; declare in favor
OF limited number of hours Of labor. of
liberal laws in regard to household and
homestead exemptions from sale and execu.
tlon, and liberal grants of land from the
public domain to actual settlers indorse the
action of the late General Assembly, which
they thank for its economical expenditures !;
denounce the 18th amendment policy, and
the legislation Of the radicals as tending to
destroy the reserved rights of the States and
to convert the Republic into a consolidated
despotism denounce the national banking
system as one Of the Outgrowths of bonded
debt system condemn the trial and sentence
to death of citizens BY military commission,
and invite all conservative citizens to unite
in rescuing the Government from the un.
worthy hands into which it has fallen.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Washington, July l0.-A committee of
the BookbinderS' UniOn to-day presented a
protest to Mr. Clamp, Government Printer,
against the introduction of colored appren-
tices. Clapp replied that he denied the right
of any private organization to dictate to the
Government printing Office who shall be EN-.
ployed. He says that in the race for life
there shall be no discrimination against the
negro on account of his color.
New York, July 10-The Herald says
that Col Warren, one of the Fenian prison.
ers recently released from an English Jail,
had an interview with President Grant, and
obtained a letter from him to Secretary Fish,
directing an investigation OF all cases Of i'm
prisOnment specified by Warren.
Chicago, July l0.-The Times Washing.
ton special says prominent Mississippians
declare that the State will give 10000 cons
servative majority.
1t is said that if General Hancock receives
the nomination for Governor of Pennsylvania
he will Immediately resign his position in the
army and accept.
NEW YORK NEWS.
New York, July Sat the army and
navy reunion it was decided to hold meet
ing a, Boston next year, August 5th, the
anniversary of the battle of Mobile. Admir-,
al Farragut was elected President and Banks
Butler, Sheridan, Sherman, and several other
distinguished Generals Vice Presidents.
AT a dinner at Long Branch tonight,
General Frank Blair being called out, spoke
in behalf of Sionewall jackson and the
Southerners, during which he was loudly
hissed. Admiral Farragut called him to
order. Bad feeling prevails against Blair.
KANSAS NEWS.
Leavenworth, July 9.-Reports of the
damages by floods iu the Republican, Saline
and Solomon valleys, in Western Kansas
were greatly exaggerated. The corn crop
is Bot injured at all, and other crops not
materially. Very fewslives were lost.
POLITICAL MATTERS. !
The Tri6unes special says the President
will soon issue proclamation for the elec-
tions in Mississippi and Texas on the fourth
Thursday in November. The constitution
of Texas will be submitted as q whole, it not
being thought advisable to allow separate
vote on any provision. In Mississippi a
separate vote will be taken on the disfran'
chisement clause. The matter occupied
nearly the whole of yesterday in the Cabinet
session.
THE VIRGINIA Election.
Richmond, July 6.-The election has
passed off quietly. After nightfall the
streets resounded with cheers for Walker and
victory, and a meeting of Walkers men was
addressed by six colored men and severa
whites, including Hunicutt Prominent
Walker men claim the State by 10000, in
GLIDING decided majority 10 the Legislature
Prominent Wells men claim decided ma.
iority in the State, but give no figures
Nearly every telegram shows large gain fol
Walker, aud serious splits in The colored vote.
which. it. vas claimed. would be cast solid FOL
#ehs The heaviest detection in the color.
eo.S, su vote from wells gReiItAR rsH th Several a1
cOlored men for the Legislature. In Char,
IOtte, a very strong colored county, 400 blacks
fcted for Walker. kilograms to midnight
announce that Walker has carried the fol>
lowing COUNTIES, Bedford, 100 majority ;
Augusta, 300; Albermarle, ditto; Cul pepper
200 Washington, 100; Louisa, and all the
white counties west of tue mountains. Wells
carries Petersburg by 200; Greenville 200
and Chesterfield, Nottaway, Charlotte, and
Halifax. Porter, Wells man, is elected to
Congress in this district; Booker; a Walker
man, 10 the Spottsylvania district; Norton,
colored, in the York district Mckenzie in
the Alexandra district. The blacks polled
their full registered vote In very few counties
while the whites everywhere polled nearly
the entire strength. In this legislative dis,
triet the Walker men claim 5000 majority !;
0ivin n o EN- eleven memher Old noliticis No