Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-15
Political Notes.

hon. John ii. Rice, OF Maine, who has been
claimed by the, Greeleyite journals, is out
square for Grant
Mr.. Greeley telegraphs to the Tribune in reIa-
ton to the special dispatch published in the
Boston Trdveiler: 81 have written none but pr
Vate letters, and have written TO no person tha:
we shall carry but two New England states, as
/ know better"
General Samuel F. Hersey has been nomi-
district OF Maine.
The Florida conservative state convention
met yesterday. Bloxham is the unanimous
choice for Governor.
The Cincinnati liberals and democrats yester-
dsy made the following nominations for Con-
gtesS: LIST district, long term, Milton Sayler:
short term, @. j. Dodds, both democrats; I'd dis
trict, General IL. Il. Banning, liberal
The conservatives OF the 81 district of Viz
ginia yesterday nominated George ID. Wise Cat
present Commonwealth attorney for Rich
mOnd), for Congress.
tits reported that Colonel Blanton Duncan, of
Louisville, chairman OF the democratic national
executive committee, has just brought suit in
the United States Court against the Chicago
Tribune, for al alleged libel. The suit is based
on an editorial IN the Tribune Of the 10th in
slant.
Dr. George p. Loring has accepted the invita-
ton TO preside at the republican state conven-
ton at Worcester, Mass.
The Atlanta correspondent of the Savannah
Republican writes that Messrs. Toombs and
stephens viii take nc part in the disorganizing
movement of the ''straight-outers," but pre-
serve ''a mastery inactivity in relation TO the
democratic nominees, whom they prefer not 10
support, and have decided no longer TO oppose.
wendell Philips Is going to write q letter to
the colored folks. He will tell them to vote for
Grant.
The Posts declaration that Banks letter
rings like pistol shot" is now understood to
have reference 10 "pocket piStol."-Lo.veU
Courier.
Hon. Paulus Powell, a democrat of thirty
years standing, and member of Congress prior
TO the war from the 9Th district of Virginia. has
declared for Grant and Wilson, and it is said
that he will take an active part in the Campaign.
And did Theodore Parker really write and
ass" and did the Rev. John Weiss, in editing
his remains, tamper with the truth of history by
emitting the passage?-Boston Transcript
The Utica Herald quotes a couplet from Hosea
Bigiow 10 show the democrats what they NAV
expect from North Carolina in November:
peteh O. bread tibet hsint rz once, Amt goin' 70
An, it's Just money throwed away to put the EN- ptns
Notwithstanding the ardent affection of manv
OIL une FORMER secession papers for Mr.. Greeley.
rebeliious feeling. Speaking of what il SUP
posed was democratic victory in North Caro-
INA, the Kentucky Ssntisel says " How do you
Governor White. Of Msfylsnd. in q rAcs,,
speech, made use Of now favorite expression
among the democrats. He said: {" So far from
d democras abandoning their principles, or, in
that as party in its solidarity-to use Kossutb,s
expressicn-lt has taken Greeley and the Gin
elnnati platform for temporary purposes.n This
rs row the democratic party Is converted.
Tammany Hall and the organizations acting
IN concert with il met in New York last evening
and appointed committee of twenty -one to ar
range ran Tor mass meeting, to endorse the NOM
Der 18th, week after the Syracuse convention.
An UNLIKELY SToRY ABOUT ArroxHLLr
AND THE PoPE.-The London Daily Ness has q
special dispatch from Florence stating that IL e
rumored there that Cardinal Antonelh has
quarreled with the Pope, and threatens TO resign
should the latter persevere in the policy Of hos
tility to the Italian government, and also that
Antonelli requested the clerical journals NOT to
publish the speech Of the Holy Father.
~The argument in the Bloominpdale Asvln,r
case Of Rose McCahe was cnnfinInad a. iit in