Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-23
Political Notes.

The democrats OF the thrd district OF Texas
have nominated ID. &. Giddings Tor Congress
The republicans Of the twelfth Ohio district
yesterday nominated Colonel James Taylor tor
Congress.
The republican convention OF the second
Congressional district Of New Jersey yesterday
nominatedS ). 4. D0bbirIs OF Burlington countv
ON the seventh ballot.
Massachusetts this year will have four tickets
the liberal and democratic, the Grant, the
prohibition. aud the labor party. Neither has
Yet selected its candidate.
Mark Stevenson, Sho ran for the legislature
ia Srayen-county, =. G, got l,l2I votes, ami r.
votes.
Samuel j. Bayard. the member from New
jersey Of tie national executive committee
OF the true democratic party, has published a
can IN The Trenton Gazette for a mass meeting
70 appoint delegates TO the Louisville convention.
We have reports from Maine that Fred Doug
lass il Going very able and effective republican
campaign work on the stump in mat state.
Colonel MOsCby writes q private letter here
that Virginia, now that North Carolina has
gone republican. can be carried for g. neral
Grant in November. IL a determined effort Is
made 10y the republican party.
Hon Thomas Steer, last year the democratic
candidate Tor gOyarnor OF Rhode Island. u8W an
editor OF the Providence yaswcl, republican,
made an address Monday evening. IL A Grant
ana " iisyn meeting IN WoOusOChc.
haIdbIiis were in circulation ia Nashville
Yesterday, calling Cn the wOrkingmen 10 meet
Andrew johnson next week, WHO IS declared l.
Dc thelr candid2te for Congress ia opposition ~
Ch,atbem. tie democratic nominee.
he democratic and liberal committees Of
Louisiana we're n conference yesterday Tor the
purpose OF UlilHg on 4 state ticket, bat a.-
CoInFii>hed nothing. They meet again to-day.
lie Michigan democratic and liberal re0ab-
Hcan joint convention met AZ Grand R6pids
yesterday AID nominated full state ticket.
headed Icy Austin Blair Tor governor. kes1lu-
lions were adopted IndoIsiug the Cincinnati
platform and Greeley and Brown.
The South Caro- ina republican state con-
y,IuOu yesterday nominated STealyr L. J.
Moses lor Governor on tie hTst ballot; where
bFon Judge J. I. OR rose aud said IA 4. k1gs-
ing Moses record. BE- could not coascieutiousI
SUPPORT him, and begged leave 10 withdraw
from tie cOnv, nrion.
The SpTingf sd RaruIlicru liberal iaIap,--
denJ) says Genera, . Cds0u hilpa-ri. K shouIa
either cultivate greater accuracy OF -.attnentS
tiian he has shown Ia his accJJBt % General
Ea|lln's death, or retire IIOm The stump. The
iberdi cause and candidates are not benefited
10y that sty.c II adYOcsCy.'
Governor Hoffman, OF New York. quuOvucas
That Ae VII not b. candidate Tor rtaomtna-
Ton, alG desires entirely 10 withdraw from the
horrors the cares ami the responsibilities oT
once "a future. Ch;CI Justice Church dOl'U
want the democratic nomination Tor Governor.
aHu thtfc seems = re no public man OF amy ltn-
EOitSnce Wiling u jry hls strength with Gen.
DiN.
The Missouri liberal republican couve,ti,u
aud tie Cd, In0cratc convention Vi that state
Yesterday formed a coalition upon the following
ha-ie: lie liberals = have the seven districts
ana one elector AZ large. and the lieutenant
governor, secretary OF state. and register Of
lands; the democrats 10 have the remainder OF
TIE ticket. Nominations were tLCa made on
tLls basis.
The republican state convention Of Arx,rs.z
AZ burned yesterday after nominating "A state
ticket healed by Elisha Baxter, tor Governor.
han-at-Iaige. The resolutions lndOrse the
platform and nominees of the Phiadelphia
Convention, and iaysr the adoption OF the pend
ing amendme ntS TO the state constitution re-
moving all disabilities, and indOrse the action
OF Congress in passing the amnesty bill The
resolutions also pledge support 70 the free school
NCfa he .frrR asaEffa galf 800
sailors convention was organized, and dele
gates appointed to the Pittsburg convention.
In the labor reform committee II Philadel-
phis yesterday, some of the members denounced
the nomination Of Greeley at Baltimore as
- The thieves own ticket" and extracts were
made from his writings 70 prove IL. The mem
bers finally united on a proposition to present
the names of Charles O'Conor, of New York
for President, and Senator Salisbury, OF Della
ware, for Vice President, To the Louisville con-
vention in September. Resolutions were
adopted regretting the withdrawal OF their cam
alcates nominated at Columbus, and disap-
proving OF their conduct, and declaring that
the labor reformers cannot support Grant or
Greeley rs neither OF them represent the in
terests OF the party.
p"She soured on me-" said q Western
''raconteur," i'm describing his stomach AZ the
seat Of his disorder.
ry-l'be Walter Scott monument, 70 be erected
by the Scotch residents of New York in Genital
Park, is expectedin afew days from Edinburgh.
s~sapphire is the stone most used FOR betroth-
al rings in Eastern countries, Its color being
emhleTnatic of faithfulness.
~TwO things indicate an OBSCURE understand
ing-tO be silent when we ought 20 converse
and to speak when we should be silent
sICount Orion has transmitted 20 President
Theirs a letter from the Emperor OF Russia
which states that the meeting OF the Emperors
at Berlin is not aimed at France.
81 fve-mile rowing match for $500 a side
has been arranged between John Biglen and
Ellis Ward, to take place a; Nysck, Septem-
Der g.
aF-The importation Of coal from Belgium %
England continues extensive scale, 10
being four shillings per ton cheaper than English
coal.