Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-03


COMMISSIONER DELANo, with his son and So
hcitor Smith, will return to Ohio about the lat
Ter part OF this week, to take part In the polti-
cal campaign in that State.
IHk PRESIDENT was in his office to-day and
received FEW visitors. Secretary Fish, Assist
aot secretary OF the Interior Otto, an Assistant
attorney General Talbot had interviews with
him.
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERN
MENT THIS MoSTH.-St cretary Boutwell, has
directed the assistant Treasurer at New York to
sell 81 100000 gold on each Wednesday, and to
purchase s2,oOo,OO0 bonds on each Thursday of
the present month. Also, to anticipate the pay
ment OF the five per cent. bonds, due January |,
1s'l, upon An adjustment of the interest at the
rate OF SIX per cent per annum. Those bonds
were issued under the act of June p. 1Sil and
amount to 81 ,022,Oco.
The LAwToN DIVORCE CAsR-Thc telegram
to-day brings information that the cross ,i yor,e
case of Lawton rs. Lawton, tried at Indian.
apolis, has resulted in favor OF Mrs. Lawton.
The plaintif Mrs. Lawton, is the daughter of
eH-T postmaster General Horatio King; the de-
iendant is chief engineer in the u. s. navy.
Mrs. Lawton sued for divorce on the ground
/ husband
to provide for her support suitable to her con-
dition in life. The charges seem to have been
fully proved, and the decision of the court was
In accordance. The parties were married I'm
l~2, and the evidence showed that at the time
OF his marriage the defendant was worth SOS Ooo
ana was receiving pay from Government at the
rate OF S,4oo per year.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRRsIDEyr.-Tbe
PRESIDENT made the following appointments to-
day:
I'll, Charles s. Nation, of Ohio, Consul at Homo
A; n. Young, of Kentucky, Consul at st. Jaeo
VIM. Il. Wright, Consul at Santos Brazil
Alfred G. Colquit, Marshal of the Con.nl,r
Court at Chin Kiang, China.
Clement Hugh Hill, OF Massachusetts. to he
assistant Attorney General OF the United
IHE STEAM sLooP-oF WAR GCKRRIRRR which
was despatched to Portsmouth to convey the
remains OF the late Admiral Farragut thence 10
New York, will sail to join the European fleet,
under Rear Admiral Oliver ). Giisson in about
Two weeks, after having repaired the DAMAGES
occasloned by her having grounded on Nan
tuchet shoals' She Is expected to reach New
YORK to-day. 1t is thought she is but little in
jured.
JOHN Bull FLURRIED.-A private letter re-
ceiVed IN this city from London, dated Sept. 6,
says
"Apprehensive Britain is arming and increa.
ing her militia, rushing the construction of war
ships, and holding her whole royal marine corps
IN one body; ready for instant transmission to
Antwerp; Yesterday, (Sept, 81 in a short
tInsit of twelve miles by rail, / saw no less
than four bodies Of troops, the yeomen militia,
exercising and under drill"
The GRAND ANNUAL COUNCIL between the
government and the tribes Of the Indian Terri
lory will shortly be held. At this council five
distinct nations will be representative Chero-
KEGS, Greeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws and Semi
hoies mo- ~ Inc s council is liked BY law, and was to
was found impossible to collect the head chiefs,
who were out buffalo hunting, and without
whose ratification treaties have no effect. 1t is
expected that the council will bring about a
thorough understanding with the Indians.
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PoLITIcAL.-Mr. James Speed who was At
torney General in Mr.Lincolns cabinet has been
nominated for Congress by the republicans OF
the fifth Kentucky district. The total vote Of
the district In 1868 was but seventeen thousand,
in which the democratic majority was over
thirteen thousand. No doubt there will be
large increase OF the republican vote under the
Leadership of Mr.. Speed, but not enough to
overcome this difference Boyd Winchester Is
have renominated.
The recent registration Of voters throughout
Maryland shows that some thirty-six thousand
names Of cOlored male citizens have been added
TO the voting population. The Offices OF regis
tration reopen on the fourth Monday of October
for corrections. In Baltimore city, Allegany
county, and Baltimore county, the offices viii
be open for three days, but in the remainder of
the State but two days. rf
The labor reformers in the second Missouri
district have nominated q. A. Finkelnburg the
republican nominee) for reelection to Con
gress He was elected to the 4lst Congress as
a republican by nearly 5000 majority.
The democrats OF the ninth Missouri district
have nominated j Judge A. King, of st. Charles,
Tor Congress. The district Is at present repre-
sented by Hon. David p. DYER, republican. who
was elected to the 4lst Congress by 1000 major
The only candidates for United States Senator
from Nebraska are said to be Governor Saun-
ders and Senator Thayer.
The town elections take place in Connecticut
to day.
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YoRK.-Sixty-fye
yellow fever patients, mostly enlisted men,
were removed from Governors Island Saturday
to the quarantine hospital at West Bank, and
expected, will ehectually prevent the spread of
the edisease. Two more deaths occurred Satur-
day, making twenty since August II. when the
infestion nrst communicated to the garrieon.
Additional cases of yellow fever were also
received at quarantine Saturday from New
orleans steamers, and all the vessels from that
pox Is rapidly spreading in the eastern district
OF Brooklyn, and Saturday case of yellow
fever was reported in that city.
A MORMON RKYUsKp NATURALIZATION
In the District Court in Salt Lake city last
week, before Chief Justice Mexican. Nor
1p g Ss qasson apsa tG be
Judge. Sanborn said he had but one wife, but
he believed it right and according to the laws
is living, and although the laws of the land
forbid, he thoughtit his duty to obey the laws
Of God rather than the laws OF man. Entertain