Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-03
Political NOfea

fOIltICa NOteS.
Five OF the ten congressional districts in Ken
lucky have put in nomination od-line demo-
Gratis against the coalition candidates.
The two Oldest sons of Charles Francis Adams
have come to the front as decided opponents of
Mr.. Greeley.-Boston Transcript.
The republicans of the first congressional dis
trlct OF New York hold their convention at ia
maica, Long Island, on Wednesday, October Q.
At the Grant republican convention of the eth
IN Massachusetts, district the 1st inst, G. &.
Esty, of birmingham, received the nomination
Tor the unexpired term to Congress OF MIR.
Brooks.
The liberals and democrats of the Let Missouri
district held separate conventions yesterday.
and adjourned to October 18th, without agreeing
upon q candidate.
Byron H. Clemens was nominated for Con-
gress by the democrats and liberals OF the 80
Missouri district but declined the nomination,
and the convention adjourned to Saturday.
Al enthusiastic republican of the Empire
state has bet thousand dollars that Grant will
carry New York city at the presidential election.
Inc wager was taken by republican not so
hopeful as the one who first put up the money.
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., thinks that the
opponents of General Grant are guilty of a
grave error Of Judgment if they fondly believe
that the men who stood by him while lead was
in the air will be driven from his side by the
hurting of hard words.
The constant howl for reconciliation reminds
one OF tn child who went bawling up stairs AMI
down, "Ma! ma! Susan won't pacfy metz II
the southern chivslry wish to be in concord with
the nation, ''whos a henderin' of emp" asks our
friend from the country Chicago Inter Ocean.
NC euD- committee OF New Ork reform
association met yesterday, and named a com
mlttee OF fifteen, with Judge Pierrepoint a.
chairman, to wait on VIM. f. Havemeyer next
Monday evening, and tender him the nomina-
ton Tor Mayor on behalf OF the various reform
organizations.
The Ohio straight-out democratic conven-
tion to nominate an electoral ticket was held
yesterday, but the attendance being SO small il
was deemed advisable to delay the nominations.
General Joseph H. Geiger was appointed a
committee to call convention for that purpose
meet Cincinnati IA incso
A SINGULAR DEATH.-The Rev. Westley
Rector, local preacher i'm the NJ. 4. Church
residing in Fremont, Clarke county, Ohio, died
last Thursday under singular circumstances.
He was lying low with typhoid fever, and on the
night of his death two ladies were watching
with him. He aroused, saying he wanted to %
out. They demonstrated and retired from the
roon, not thinking he would 60 out, but on their
return in few minutes they found him gore.
He was found dead, lying near pair Of bars,
which he had let down and passed through near
the hoIse, having nothing on but his night
dress. He had wandered out in his delrium
He was to have been married shortly to a very
estimable lady in Concord, in that county.
REV. j. w. LOGAN, who died at Saratoga, on
Tuesday, was one of the six Bishops of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born
In North Carolina about the year 1910, of slave
parents. He ran away from his mastcr to Can.
ada when about twenty years old, and during
me antl-slavery agitation labOred with Gerrit
Smith, Lewis Tappan, Peter Putn am and other
PhilanthroPists in aiding slaves to escape to
canada. Meanwhile he was converted, and by
hard work became ready and intelligent
made a'Bishop. He had lived in Syracuse for
the last twenty five years. His wife was dead.
but he left several children.
TIE SCHGPPE-STKINNEcKEw WILL CASE has
assumed new phase. The petition filed bv DR.
Sch9ppe in 1869 has been withdrawn from the
MES OIL the orphans court in Baltimore, and yes
terday his counsel filed petition with the reg
ister which claims for him the right Of admin
istering upon Miss Steinnecke's estate, because
OF his alleged marriage to her on the 14th OF
January OF that year, q date subsequent to the
execution OF the will in his favor and under
which he claimed in his former petition. OF
course II SchPppe was legally married to the
lady all wills made prior to that event are
under the law OF Maryland, revoked.
No "CoRNKRs" IN FooD SUpPLIEs.-The
New York Daily Bulletin, in an article on the
Egropea1 harvests. is showing that owing to the
.Gilure OF the potato crop In Britain the demand
on the grain producing nations during Gle en-
suing year Is likely to be very large, and that
the trade will be characterized by Considerable
activity and firmness. At the same time, how
ever, the editor says The condition of the
market is very far from warranting any general
speculative movement, as parties are likely to
IND ont to their cost who may venture on any
THERE ARH STRONG SYMPTOMS in many
quarters that the general rise IN prices in
British manufactured and other goods Ia,
already gone far beyond legitimate bounds, and
mat the trade OF the country may soon receive
proportionate check Only q few DAYS since
some large orders for iron for marine purposes
reached London from the Italian government,
but were withdrawn on account of the terms
demanded, and transferred to France, where
they were promptly placed.
AN OLD MAN, an inhabitant of Cernav in
Alsace. arrived at the German Off e, to declare
his choice Of nationality. You are very DID,"
said the Prussian, 4" it is hardly worth your
while to make a choice" 81 knowI cannot
live long" was the reply. 6" but as 1 wish to 90
heaven, desire to die a Frenchmau." The old
man on returning home sank exhausted, and
died holding his certificate of remaining French
in his hand.
THR MOST REMARKABLE RNGINEERINa PEAT
now in progress IL to be the crossing of the
Andes by the Lima Oroya railroad. The noun
tain chain will be crossed at An altitude of rs 600
feet by tunnel 1000 feet in length. The grades
are tie steepest known on any ordinary railway
The workmen employed are Cholos Indians,
the only operatives who can endure for a pro'
loIged period the rarehed atmosphere ct this
great elevation.
A DRuNKRN FATHRR KILLED BIZ HIS Sor-
Alden Marson, of East Pittston, Me-, was killed
IN en- alteration With his son John, Tuesday
evening, during . drunken row. Marson. Who
was desperate character, had been ABUSING
his wife, threatening her life, when the SON
tnterfered with the above result. Young Marson