Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-26
Political Notes.

Judge Hoadiy, OF Cincinnati, follows Stanley
Matthews, and repudiates Greeley.
TIE young specimen of chivalry who induced
the Savannah street-car trouble by sitting down
in a coored woInan's lap, has been unanimously
elected president OF the Young Mems Greeley
Club.
at picnic of printers at Jones's Woods, Sat
urday, Mr.. Greeley made a BRIEF speech, IN
which there ives no allusion 10 politics, but the
LoIe was expTessed that the printers wOuld avail
themselves OF the advantages OF cooperative
labor.
The liberal republican executive committee
OF South Carolina has appointed conference
committee TO meet the democratic executive
committee, and authorized the chairman 70 call
a State convention at his discretion.
The anti Greeley movement in the democratic
party is gathering strength aud taxing shape.
Meetings and conventions in New Jersey, HIT
nOis, and Nils, ouTi are reported to-day. from
each Of which representatives were chosen 70
go - the Louisville convention.
II. -. Booth writes to the Cincinnati Conner
cidI a sharp denial OF the charge copied IN that
paper from the New York World that President
Grant was intoxicated at the Boston jubilee.
Mir. Booth says he is not specially friendly 20
President Grant, bat having had an opportun-
ity of knowing the merits OF this particular
charge, be deems II due TO truth and justice u
deny it.
The democratic congressional convention for
the LIST Maryland district Will be held Princes
Anne, Somerset county, on wedn~ sdly, the 2StA
instant. Nearly every prominent democratic
politician residing on the Ersi2r Shore =
candidate.
The Boston Advertiser makes a palpabie hit in
Temarking that there IS a prospect OF seeing the
coalition organs, with aid from the "lnde-
pendent press" strive TO prove Horace Greeley
a better republican than General Grant aui
better democrat than Charles O'COnOr.
Have the offers of ''fiye -hOrsand dollars for
Horace Gil eeley dead or alive" or for ''the head
Of Horace Greeley, " which Gree decorated the
courthouse doors anil guide JOards of the sunny
south, been all Withdrawn? Ii not, it will be
cutting il rather fine - divide the reward
amongst the whole Baltimore cOnvenfion.-Bos-
ton IrdRscTpt.
One OF the objections of Mrs. ade, of Penn
sylvania, TO Horace Greeley, and for which she
opposes his election, is that 'he is not in favor
no doubt the Chappsqua Philosopher would
cheeTtully counsel the husband u let the diScOn
tented wife depart III peace-Ch!cdg0 4. t5HHs
(GTecleg)
The Petersburg (Virginia) Tader (Greelevite)
admits that Colonel MOsby's avOwed opposition
to Greeley and championship of Grant is not
without its effects, especially in the upper por-
ton or the district, and it will be necessary 10
get before the people a number of good can
yaSsers TO overcome it. MoSby is greatly liked
through this country, and many people share his
natural indignation at having his motives in this
matter miscOrstTued.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Tribune sent TO that journal Friday
night what purpOrted to be circumstantial ac-
count OF claim against the government, alleged
TO have been filed some five or SIX years ago bv
Col. BlantOn Duncan, for tifty-t two thousand dol
claimant during the war. The correspondent
stated that this claim, after having rested for
years, had suddenly been taken up aud fayorably
considered, and then handed over for final set
story utterly false. He never had any claim
against the government, never received any
money from the government, and never asked
for any.