Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-26
Political Notes

Political Notes
III. G.. repeated his reconciliation remarks at
Cory ana at Erie, Pa, yesterday.
MIR. X. h. Anderson has announced himself as
an independent candidate for Congress from the
18th district of Missouri.
The democrats of the 9th district of Georgia,
after nifty ballots, have nominated James II.
In view OF the style of political warfare pre-
vailing IN the present campaign, we are prom
iseu ser mon from the text, "Consider the lie
lies, how they grow"
Greeley has a special Pullman palace car 70
haul his little chasm in. When Grant travels
in Pullman car the liberties of the country are
In danger and despotism Is at our do1rs.-Ms-
souri, DtmocrGt
Vice President Colfax presided at a republi-
can meeting at South Bend, Indiana, Yesterday.
and took the occasion TO deny being bribed BY
the Credit NJ Obilier TO support the Pacific rail
road, project which he had heartily and openly
favored from its inception.
At conference of independent democrats
held in New York city, yesterday, resolutions
were adopted, endorsing Grant and Wilson and
the republi .an state ticket. National and a.
committees were appointed; also one to prepare
an address to the independent democrats.
Ihe cemocTatie aud liberal conventions OF the
9TH New Jersey district, were unable TO agree
upon nomination for Congress yesterday. The
conference committee recommended Robert
Gilchrst, but the democrats disagreed thereto,
and selected Noah ID. TAYLOR.
The widow of a man who recently died in Era
was asked By the visiting clergyman if her hus-
band had any convictions before he died. She
told him she did't know for certain, but she had
heard him frequently say before he was taken
sick, that he "Dever could go that Greeley"
Judge Hoar, than whom no man is better
qualified TO speak OF General Grants civic ca
fdence, says, al do not think the President is
skilled very much in the arts of the politician.
he has simple, frank directness of purpose
which sometimes gentlemen who are used to
stand.''
Hon. Alexander Meggett, alire- long and lead
" af ~ n,.sira
his partys candidate for Congress i'm the 9th dis
trict OF that state has addressed letter TO Hon
L. w. keyes, in which he torcibly presents
some of his reasons, from a democratic stand
point, for refusing to vote for Mr.. Greeley, and
for supporting President Grant.
In st. Louis county, Mo-, Mr.. Erastus Wells
was nominated for reelection By acclamation.
In the convention some trouble occurred in con-
seQence OF the committee on credentials report
ing against several delegates favorable TO James
y. cBride, and that gentleman's friends with
drew from the convention. CoutIsion and dis
order ensued, and the convention adjourned
tne week TO give time for the members to har-
monte. Subsequently, the boilers met aud
nominated Mcbride.
The following democratic aud liberal congress
slonal nominations were made in Illinois yes-er-
gay; LIST district L. b: Otis, libersl; district,
Carter II. Harrison, democrat; 81 district J. F
Lenoyne, liberal. The joint democratic and
liberal convention at Newark. y. j, YESTERDAY
nominated Nc. John Il. Randall, OF Orange, for
congress. The democratic congressional c,n-
venton for the 5th district of New jersey has
nominated Col. a. b. Woodruff. liberal f,r
congress ID w. GOech was nominated BY tae
9th Massachusetts district republican conyen-
ton Yesterday for Congress.
The colored national liberal republican con-
yentIon met yesterday at Louisville, Ky, with
delegates present from TWENTY-FIVE states w
L. Saunders, of Maryland, was elected perma.
nent Chairman, ard delivered lsng address
letter from Horace Greeley was real and re-
ceived with applause. 1t SAYS: al trust the lav
is AT hand when We shall know nothing of any
mans color, but esteem and trust him As he
shall conduct himself as a man and citizen.
/ or the present acQuiesce in the exueIirncv
of holding a convention OF coIored men. bnt 7
hope they may not be needed after this wear"
Ihe convention adjourned until to-day.
THR BALTIMORE BANK RoBBsRr-Pressa.-
menfs ty The Grand yVTy.-The grand jury OF the
man, yesterday presented Joseph b. Chapman,
alias T.. Washburn. alias Joseph Bartlett ,Jo-
seph A Randall and s. A. Mead for feloniousIy
Th d sGu Nsf;n breaking and entering the
nlously and burglariously stealing three bonds
OF $1,000 each, and ifty-seven bonds OF 81 900
"a Cn nfe properly OF the bank, and also Henry
be remembered that the man Clinton was ar
rested some time since at house on North Lib
erty street, and he is still in the Rsltim1ra citv
jail 1t has been ascertained that he served a
term In western penitentiary, and tn at harges
OF forgery are also pending against him in North
The principal witnesses before the grand ;u-v
yesterday were Messrs. Benjamin Franklin rs
south Sd street, Phi!adelph ia,) and George IL
Bangs, OF New York, members OF the celebrated
INDEPENDENT detective firm of Pinkerton s. ca,
OF New York, Chicago and philadelphia The
men, WashbErn, Randall and Mead, have not
neSn arrested, but the detective officers have
Information which justified the action taken nv
the grand jury, and are now on what they be-
leVe TO be certain traii.-BdItinOre GQs,tts
his morning.
CANAL NAVIGATION BY STEAM.-The steam
canal boat William Baxter, with two hun ired
tons OF freight arrived in New York from Bnf-
faio in hve days. The best canal boats usually
require ten days. The machinery of the boat
rrvn s- nall .I.-t.-