Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-11
TWO CENTS.
P0lftfPal NoteS

Attorney General Williams addressed he n
pubics's OF Philadelphia last evening.
Anew y. Kelly, colored, il no Ion ger q can
C'date fer consre Ss'oral honors in tire 5th dis
The states rat have thus far voted for the
VI S'es 'tmO'r1SS nay 'e rePTe'ent o thus =
At a municipal elect lion at West Po'ut. Va.
on SatGl day last, the republicans elected their
cand da tor MAJOR and councilmen.
Chancellor ID. ~. Key has finally concluded -
accept the democrats nomination for ConsTcs.
in she 50 d'S..ict of TeunesSee.
Gen. y Rmes =. Negley Predicts hat the reput-
IcaUs viii cary Pennsylvania by a large ma
iotijy in October, aud double 1t in November.
Senators Sumner and Baysrd and George II
PeudletCn, all CT eley men. Crysta'ized early
have gone 20 En-, 0re - wait n the Il of the
Greeley wave freezcs.-Cbi1~' 20 E.tsr-ocsCa.
The Montgomery county democratic Com o.
slonsl convention met at Norris " n. Pa, Mon
day. ard nominated Hon. 4. L. Acker unaui-
mouS'y for reelection from the 9Th C)ngr sional
district.
Hen. John B. Alley declines to be a candidate
Ior congress IN the 5th district of MrSsscbn etts
This IS understood TO leave the field almOs, cler
LOT Hon. ID. W. Gooch. The convention will be
held in Lynn, September IS.
Thomes Ii. Hemdon, the Greeley canr'data
for governor of Alsbams. was a member OF the
secession convention of that state. and Is said D
have introduced a measure in that convention
TO deprive all foreigners Of the rights OF citizen
The old national democratic committee Of
Brooklyn, New York, has heen revived, anti
made these nominatIops for Congress: John r.
Henry, republican, in +he second district: A
w. Tenney, republican, i'm the third; and Geo.
w: Baker, democrat, in the fourth.
The Political situation I'm South Carolina IL
described by correspondent as follows: "
90 not believe there are two hundred black
men in the state who will vote for Mr. Greeley,
but the late rebels are for him 10 a man.
South Carolina will give 25,OOO majority for
Grant"
Intelligence from East Tenn see g 70 tie
The state are dc erting Andrew Johpson in
large nrmbers and joining thu factors OF
Cheatham, his regular democratic cDmpeti d.
The certain alternative. the election OF Horace
notive for the change.
A soap bubble is a pretty thing to look at II
floats easily and displays gorgeous coloring in
the sun and gets bigger and bigger the 'onger
you blow. But there must $ IN be a moment OF
collapse, when no hing remains but a drop of
dirty water. There are those who iegsrd the
Greeley movement Ss of tins natrre, and - lect
its early collap. e.-Boston Trdnsc. .pt.
The following pominatiors for Congress have
been made in addition ID those previously men
toned in the STAR: SymingtDn Phillips by the
liberals of the 5th Pennsylvania district; Gen
eral Richard ". Sherman bv the democrats and
liberals OF the I'd district Of New York; eN-goy-
ernor Perry by the democrats and conservative
Of the ith South Carolina district, now repIC-
scented by W allace; Col. ID. 5. Printup BY the
democrats OF the 9TH district OF Georgia; A. A.
Barker hy the republicans Of the Il 4 district Of
Pennsyly ania.
Mr.. Charles O'Conor was VISITED yesterday
by the committee of he Louis. lie convention
and officially notified OF his NOM nation. Moth
ing positive is known concerning the int -rview,
though members OF 'he committee gave il to
be unders Nod that Mr.. O'Conor's reply in -
ing would be favorable one. He spoke o
Greeley as the candidate OF corruption SITS, and.
in the course OF his conve. sa.ion denicd that he
said he never would vote for Grant. He eN-
pressed berry sympathy with The 'uisville
convention. Prominent citiZeIs We - meet
to- day - sign letter ~ Mr.. O'CorOr, ar
him 20 accept the nomination.