Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-30
EVENING STAR.


aSnlngton NEWS anu GOSSIP.
SPENCER King, ia.e chief clerk in the A -ss
soI's Office has been appointed assessor of inter-
nal revenue in the SD New York district, vice
y. f. Cleveland, resigned.
PRESIDENT GRANT aud General Porter. Sec
retaries Robes on, BeIkuap and Creswell are At
tending the Farr agut obsequies in New York to-
day.
THIRTEEN BIDs for the paving OF Pennsylya
ma avenue had IN receiy 4 at Gen. Michler'.
Office up TO balf-past two O'Clock today, bu
Gen. Micbler would not open them in the alb
Sence OF the O.hrr conmi >ioners. Secretary
Cox, one OF The commi sioners, is out of town.
THERE is NOT a single Confederate prisoner
in the custody of the United Stats a1where, at
this time" So says Adjutaut General Town
send, in resporse TO an inquiry as to whether
there are any Confederate prisoners in the Dry
Tortugas.
PROMOTIONS IN THE POST OFFICE DEPART
NENT-Colonel +. +. o Brien is promoted from
second to third-class clerk, salary $50 per an
mum, vice William III. Hyers, resigned, and
Perk b. JOhrson 's promoted from first 10 &c
0nd-class c!erkship salary 81 < % year, vice T..
=. O'Brien, promoted; all from the first OF Octo.
Der.
PROMOTIONS IN The CENSUS OFPICE.-The
following-named clerks have been promoted
from first to second class in the Census Office
>. Brashears, MARYLAND; j. X. Davis, Georgia;
Z +. Gilbert, West Nirs inia; W. II. BOYD
PenDsylvaDia; +. l.. Campbell, Ohio; A de
Witzelben and q. Il. MAY. District OF Column
pa; A. b. Hiltman, New York; and K. s. Zeye-
PATENr AGENT SUsPENDRD-CharIes H.
EvaDs, formerly of Philadelphia), having been
charged with "eross misconduct in the trans
action of business before the Patent Office The
Commi siOner Of Patents has al Ger due consid-
Grafton ordered "that the said Charles H. Ey-
ans, or anv firm OF which he may be member
De hereafter excluded from practicing before
the Patent Office, IN any and all cases" The
order his been AZ proved by Judge Otto. Actins
Secretary of the in.ero
INDIAN OUTRAsKs IN ARIzosA.-Colone,
Guido ilges, fourteenth United States infantry,
arrived In Washington q day or two since from
Arizona, bringing with him bis adopted son, the
coy Stevenson, wnCse family, twelve in num Der
we're captured and killed before his ewes come
seven years ago BY the Aescalero Apaches.
Colonel Dgss, who is a Prm sian, leaves for Eu-
rope next week on an eight months leave of
alb ence TO wItne~s the movements of Opposing
armies and the siege Cf Paris. He reports that
company G, first United states cavalry. sta,
&ored rear Tue on. the capital OF Arizona, at
tackled and routed the baud of Cochis the ia
rous Apache ehieita'n, killing Cochis himself
and most OF fts warriors. He ally confirms the
reports Of Indian outrag- in that coun.ry -.
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PoLIrIcAL.-The republican convention Of
the third congressional district OF Ma, yland.
composed of the thirteen upper wards of Baitt
more city, now represented in Congress by the
Hon. Thomas Swami, yesterday nominated
Washington Booth, Esq, Ps their candidats for
Congress, in place of Messrs. Mathews and
King. who had previously withdrawn. Both of
those gentle men were among the delegates aud
both made addresses complimentary OF the nom
nee, Mr, Booth is member Of the well known
shipping firm OF Fitzgerald, Booth & Co, OF
paWtlniore, ~ ara : a Gentleman much esteemed
IN the conservative congressional convention
of the seventh Virginia district, held in Alexan-
dIia YESTERDAY, la the folio. ing names were pro-
posed Ill W. Thomas, of Fairfax; u. w Brent
and ii. y. Claughton, of Alexandra; A. j. Mar
shall, OF fauquier; 7. 4. HILL OF Culpepper aud
Elliott NJ Braxton, of Fredericksburg. The con-
test was very exciting. Seven ballots were had
last night. resulting in the nomination OF Elliott
NJ. Brfuon, OF Fredericksburg.
The republicans OF the thirty first district o.
rev NOrk canrot agree upon a clndi'ste.
Porter Sheldon wants ID be returned, but Wal.
ter l.. Sessions contests lis seat with the chance
Of success g nearly equal that even conver, ION
convent on met at Mayville on the 9th when
its proceedings were delayed by contesting dele
cations, and it finally adjourned for eight dave
. AhS >oS<nuSSlls WOmen SI3Ie Suh "a 70
convenlon sdop'ed resOlut on not to support
any candidate for Office unpledged to their
use, and convention for the omination of a
sta', ticket IN case the republican and demo-
cratic conventions refuse to indorse woman
sui age A resolution nominating Wendell
Phillips for Governor was rejected after q tong
debate. ..
AT the republican congressional convention
az Hornellsvlile, New York, yesterday, Hora ace
Boardman Smith was nominated for Congress
from the twenty ty-seventh congressional district
at present represented by Hon. Hamilton Ward.
republican, who was elected to the 4lst Con.
gress by over Geo majority.
Mr.. VIM. II. Phillips, of Columbia county,
New YORK, was yesterday unanimously nomina-
ted for Congress by the democrats of the twelfth
Confessional district, at present represented
by hon. John II. Ketcham, republican, who
w?s elected to the 41st Congress by only AS
majority.
Gen. Banks has received the labor reform
for Congress from the sixth district
Cbarle town, Massachusetts,, Wednesday night
on the political issues of the day.
The Elltcott City Common Sense contains q
card from Perry g. Mercer, announcing hi mself
an independent candidate for Congr Is in the
fifth district of Maryland He claims to be an
original republic am
The democratic convention Of the fifth Con-
gressional district OF Georgia has nominated
Genera X. w. Carsweli for the 4lst and Judge
VIM. NJ Reese for the s2d Congr IS.
A list Of 5,o00 deputy marshats is being made
up for the protection OF the ballot box IN New
ork, next election.
TERRIBLE ALPINE TRAaEDY-Eleper Lices
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