Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-01
POLITICAL NOfes


George William Curtis lectures on Grant in
Boston Tonight.
All of Hon. George f. Pugl's app ,intment.
10 SPEAK Ior Greeley ~ Ohio have been Cancelled
on the score of i'll health.
A huncred Thousand strangers are said 10
have been IN Cincinnati on the 2)th ultimO-to
see Greeley and Il, other Great Exposition.
The official canvass Of the state of Vermont
shows the vote Tor governor as fOllOws:-Con-
verse, rep, 4l.9i6; Gardner, dem, 1868; scat
tering, u. Majority for Converse, p ,3Ie.
The North Carolina state fair will open az
GoldsborO' on the I'D inst, "The Hon. Horace
Greeley, OF New York." is advertised 10 be
present on the Sd and 24.h insts.
The national reform democracy of New York
city have nominated John McCoole for m ayor
snd the wot kingmens central association he
nominated eX- Sheriff James O'Brien.
Mr.. Belmont has informed the Young mems
liberal republican association OF New York city
that his name must not be mentioned in connec-
uon with the nomination for mayOr.
Mr.. Tremaine, republican candidate for Con-
Gresham al large in New York state, has his
hands full. He is stumpIng the state is 10 pro. !.
ecute the ring cases, and has charge OF Stokes
defence.
Judge VIM. ID. Kelley, of Philadelphia, in
pubiished letter denies most emphatically that
he has ever received a retainer OF bride from
the Credit Mobilier of America or the Union
Pacific railroad company.
The republicans of the north New Jersey con
gress ional District met in convention on Friday
and nominated Frederick Potts, of Hunter
don, for Congress. The democratic nominee
is Robert Hamilton. This distric; is largely
democratic.
DIR. Greeley will deliver an address at the
Berks County fair. Kurt-,own, Pa, to- morrow
ana on Thursday he will 60 To the Suffolk
county fair, Long Island, where be will deliver
an address and witress the humpback horse trot
ana spend the following day with a iriend at
Rlyerhead. Next week he comes TO MARYLAND
Mr.. George Ii. Stuart, of Philadelphia has
published a brief letter, in which he saws that
after thorough invest CATION, he i convinced
that the charges against General HsrtranfI are
totally unfounded, and that il is .he duty of
every loyal citizen ard friend of President
Grants administration to support Linn for Gov
ernor OF Pennsylvania.
The Richmond (Va.) correspondent of the
petersburg IHde1 says The radicals OF the
sth congressional district have issued a call for
convention, 10 be held at Alexandria on the Al
of October, for the purpose OF NOMINATING a
candidate for Congress against General E1na
Hunton. This course, il IL understlo bod will he
very unsatisfactory TO Col. Mosby and he A.
said to consider il q violation of pledges ma "A
him. Mosby will oppose the nominee or TIA
radicals whoever he may be-"
The following nominations have recentIv
been made Tor members of Congress .-gth a.
trict OF Kentucky, W. .. Bradley, Republican,.
ith district OF Georgia, Col j. F. Deyer repub,
lican; 9th district of Wisconsin, Myron p. Linds.
ley, democrat; Sd district of Massacbusetts
VIM. whiting. republican; Camden district
New Jersey, Samuel j. Bayard straight-oui
democrat. The democrats of the 18th district
OF Pennsylvania have split on the nomination
ior member OF Congress. One faction has NOM
mated John b. Storm, the present member, and
the other has nominated Charlton Burnett.