, 1869-05-08
POLITICAL

The Richmond VA, Enquirer alvtsea the Demo-
crats Of that State to Bupptrt the Independent Re
publican ticket, headed BY Walker, "as choice
OF evils"
Cnul General Stonenan'a recent removal Of one
Tu1nbnn from ot1ce as Clerk Of Brunswick Coun-
~, Va. the Turuhuil family have been contInu-
oualy clerk OF the county since 1s38-1s3 years.
On the fourth Aondsy Of the present month
there will be Republican State Convention nt
Houston, Texas, to ha1mouize the party aud nomi-
n1te State officers.
In Indiana, the Republicans have carried South
Bend and Miahawaka; F. E. D. Mckinley, Demo-
c,ai, has been elected MAJOR Of lafayette; aud
William uast, MAYOR Of New Albany.
The testimony tn the Cincinnati Congressional
contested election Case Ia Closed and 1t Is proved
that Eggiessou hid legal majority OF oyer 60
votes.
senator sprague declares that he intends to
spend considerable sum in disseminating through
the press md otherwise his Views Of the nailonal
situAtlon-
Mrs. Ellen Watson has becn appointed postmiH.
tress Of Jefferson, No, and MIS- Ursula B. Grayes
at Greenfield, Mass 10th arr widows Of Tnion
soldiers
In North Vernon, Ind, the entire Republican
ticket hAs been elected By from = 10 <5 maorty;a
gntn Of 60 over last year. At Je1ersonyte, in the
same State, the Democrats carried their entire
ticket. AT shvoyv!ue, Ind, the Republicans elect
ed four out OF six candidates.
letter from Raleigh, North Carolina states that
North Carolina Is as firmly held In her Republican
moortngs "a either Massachusetts or Vermont The
writer thinks she Is good for Republican majority
Of thirty or forty thousand for many yeA1s to
come.
Major Daniel J. Vaughan, who has been appoint
cd Pension Agent 1t Portsmouth, n. IL, is Grand
Commander Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
for the Department OF New Hampshire He serTed
four years In the Army Of the Potomac. lie was
severely wounded 1t Antietan.
Camerons opinion about Curtin was expressed
with more force than elegance 1.-THE only Mn
!zter We, Of Pennsylyan!o, have" sa1d he; "the
only Minister We have {except negro, who can-
not be voter In OUT state} Is man set down for
Russia who ought to be sent to the Lobos Islands
rice G,fano Tewortd."
In LaSa1le, Ill. last Saturday, vote was taken,
among the Republicans, for Postmaster. The
candidates were " +. kecler and E. c, Webster.
The latter obtained a majority Of =, In vote Of
eco. The election wns held IN accordance With a
suggestion from the Hon. .. e. CooE- MI
Eee!cr Is the proprietor Of The Lasalle Fress.
| Among the letters published By Senator Sprague
| IN the Go1e, sustaining his course, was one from
Mayor Doyle, OF Providence, Who Is q candidate
for denomination for Mayor II tho coming munich
pal election. The nt-spragucltes are very bitter
IN shele opposition to Doyle The clty convention
will meet to-day Sp1ague, it !s aad will lead hts
own forces, and Captain Goddard wru head the
other faction.
The following political conventions have been
called: KENNEDY Republican State Convention At
Lexington, Nay q: New York state Temperance
| Convention. at Syracuse, June /; rennsJiyaula
Republican State Convention, 1t PhladelPkia,
June g; Maine Republican state Convention. at
I Bangor, June 81; PENNSYLVANIA Democratic Statc
Convention, ut Harrisburg. July II; caltenta
Republican State Convention, at Sacramento,
| July 81,
4 State Convention Of tho colored men Of New
York hns been called to meet At Bingham
ton On the 1st PROF., "to organize <om-
| 1uittee IN every city, town and village In
the State. 10 seTyc as canvassers1 and per-
form such other duties IS may be assigned aem
| by the General Committee IN the struggle for our
rights In the iali campaign, Hhen the coastt-
tuton will bc submitted to the people for rattdca.
| tIon.''
At q dinner party gtren to the diplomatic corp
By Baron Gerols, Senator Sumner declared that he
would vote Against the confirmation Of auJ Ger
man appointment to consular or diplomatic POSI-
tions III Germany. 1t seems that hint was gtven
by Count H!smaEk 70 Baron Gerolt that the Ger.
man governments did not Ike to Bee the United
States represented By the former subjects Of shelE
governments, and Baron Gerp1t made the Senator
from Massachusetts his spokesman. unlles the
new practice ou.J one Of the old German appoint
eea had been retained in Office in Germany.
OF William Thomson, recently appointed United
States Consul q, Southampton, Eng, the London
correspondent Of the Ser York 7ti1u"< speaks a.
follows:
"He was Presidtn, Buehan.ns Cen4u1 II southa.np-
ton He ooeupied thst pc.t when the b1,tc cut He
@ he liz t. @aes "a "a IN
h;,7s1 d; yis a ri S.:s Il s1x
Ysnfxy.1 Wh.n they a:rtved Il Southampton it W.