The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-15
WASHINGTON.
The Coming Election aud Crop Pros
Dacts In VIFglnla-Advices from
Cuba-AnOther Virginia Delegation
Walt Upon the PFesident-State
Appointments In Virginia.

poin'ed the following named examln-
OhioSH. J. Herrick. Cleveland;
John l.. Nelson, Cincinnati; Henry
K. Steele, Dayton; Enoch Pearce'
Tennessee-J. N. Lytle, Cambridge;
Frederick K. BAiley, Knoxville;
John Blankership, Maysville.
Missouri-D w. Day and X. Il.
Lougrell. Eau Claire. -,
MIchigan-Wm. T. Daughan, Niles.
IIlinois-IsraeI J. Guth, Peoria.
There was a large attendance at
tendance at the National Course to
witness the trot between Mountain
Maid. of Philadelphia, and Sar o.
the West. of Chicago, for a purse OF
81. 900. The Mountain Maid won the
third heat by her length, fourth by
two lengths, aud the fifth by two
lengths. The Star won the second
heat by half neck. The first was
dead heat. Jos. Rockey. of Louis
Vile, and Bashaw, OF Bait more, were
entered. bur Withdrawn Time BOG,
2:3O1, 2:29&, 2:34i, and 2:33.
WAsHINGTON, May Ia - Advices
from Lexington, Virginia, state that
considerable apathy exists among the
people in the valley, concerning the
coming election. La many counties
the precincts are so arranged that
considerable distance has to be trav-
ersed to get to the registration othce,
or to the polls, and unless active steps
are taken it is said many will refuse
to trouble themselves 50 much as to
register, and consequently won't vote.
In that section the crop prospects
are reported good. The wheat crop.
which is the largest on record, Is SAID
to be fiae from one end of the valley
to the other, and the anticipated yield
enormous. Tobacco is fourlshlng.
General Lee arrived at Lexington
on Saturday evening last, very much
gratifed with the result of his trip
North.
Admiral Hoff writes to the Depart
ment, from Havana, the 9th inst,
? announcing that he would be absent
3 from that port for few davs to re-
lieve the Narragansett. at Key West,
) and for a change of air for the othcers
l aud crew. He had just received IN
/ formation from Commander File
brown, at Key West, that the Eng
lish steamer Salvador, supposed
t Cuban priVateer, that our naval forces
a have been watching for some time, at
: the instance of the Government, has
r cleared for st. Thomas, via Nassau,
e without arms or munitions of war ol
:, any description.
. Every hing at Havana is rema rka-
bly, quiet The Spanish authorities
seem confident of suppressing the re
bellion before the expiration OF the
year
which precludes the possibility of any
active operations OF any. Importance
From the interior the movement oi
either party will be received at pres
cut with distrust.
In conversation with the Cubans
who were at one time sanguine OF sue
: cess. Admiral Hoff says those in tn
Havana end of the island are dissat
isfed. from the fact that the revolu
tiou has not been conducted In a man
ner to coincide with their views
There is little, or no organization
amoug them. although the cause o
: their present in ,ctivity is owing T.
their forces bsing exercised and 10
strueted in the use of arms, prepare
tory Tor a caa paign at the close of th
rainy season.
: Generals Cespedes and Quesada ar
acting independently, and have thel
own saperate forces and adheTents.
Mr.. Hall, cur Jonsul-General, an
the Commodore of the English flee
\ seem to think the insurrectSOn is be
"a ing crushed, and that in few week
it will consist Of nothing but irregua
lands of outlaws scattered thrOug
interior.
A etser from Treasury officer a
= Beaufort, ~ c., states that th
Schooner Grapeshot, bound from Ne
York for Falmouth, Jamaica, put !
there for repairs on April 9th. A
she was laden with arms aud mui
rt itions of war, and had thirty-six pai
sengers. the Collector of Beaufo
autographed to Collector GrinnelI
New York, aud received reply tn
a the Grapeshot was regularly clear'
- for Falmouth, consequently she W
not detained. A few days after thi
-; a new collector was appointed at Bea
~ fort, aud he was urged by Capt.
Usher, of the Revenue service, to /
yestigate the matter. He replied th
90 it had been thoroughly inquired in
.D bv his predecessor, and therefore d
4; clined to do so. On May 18th Il
ot n Grapeshot still lay in Beaufort ha
nts Dor.
Corps, has been directed to turn Ov
tho to Major d. c. Huston all the dut
the in his charge, and proceed to Detr'
for duty.
al A delegation of prominent citize
erA of Virginia, representing the CC
80 servative interests of that State, a
, he accompanied by d. Washingt'
waited on the President this fOreno
of and had short interview IN rega
Ter to the adoption of the State Constr
,sed ton, and especially to ask that
ives clause relating to county othcers
me submitted to the people separately
ote the same way as the test oath and c
20" ability clauses. The delegation we
Hon. John r. Edmunds, Col. Fra
G. Ruffin, j. A. Cowardin, editor
the Richmond Dispatch, and Frank
dis. Stearns.
snS+ H,S General Candy has made the
lowing State appointments In
ms ; c,nia: o. NJ. Dorman, Judge of
lI SuDreme Court of Appeals, vice T.
menu Mdnireur. removed; John NJ. Oh
,;e man. Judge of the Eighth Jude
'in0 Nircnit. vice John Critehes, remov
r r. Foster, Judge of the COrpC
= ~ tion Court of Norfolk City, vice y.
biUg Dorma1, appol1teu uuSo ~,
trial preme Court OF Appedls nau A
Patrick County, vice l.. q. Ruel
Val removed; Charles K Bingham, II
bout surer for Lynchb burg, vice w. w.
dash veil, removed; I'll. Pendleton, coni
liam BILE for Portsmouth; G. r. Bloekl
man Collector of Taxes for the north
: are district of Alexandra: J. ONeil.
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