Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-17
Political Notes

Capt VIM. Crutchfeld has been nominated
for Congress by the republicans OF the 80 district
.Jadge J. McCaleb Wiley has announced him
self as an independent candidate for Congress
in the I'd district of Alabama.
Gen. George b. Mcclellan, at San Francisco
Sept. 2, made brief speech urging all demo-
Gratis TO support tue liberal ticket.
The female sufragists of st. Louis have
adopted resolutions heartily approving the 18th
resolution Of the republican national platform
recognizing their rights.
Senator Hill. from Georgia, who has been
Claimed by the Greeleyites as sympathizing
with them, says that at no time has he hesitated
to express his preference for the reelection OF
President Grant.
Davis hes been reelected to Congress in the
first district of West Virginia by 4Jg majority.
Mr. Davis was independent democratic can
didste, and his election 5 a defeat of the Gree
Gen. V. V. Smith, who was nominated for
CengrC-s by the republicans of the of the sec
ond district of Arksr sas, has withdrawn in favor
of Judge ,Jcs. Elliott. This action he has taken
TO cOnciliate the friends of Hon. Oliver SNYDER
and secr-e united republican vote in the dis
trict
The Chicago Times (dem.) says that the re-
turns rOm Maine " clearly foreshadow the re
suit which sdgaciOus men have for a good while
foreseen, namely, that DR.. Horace Greeley i
destined TO be the worst beaten effee-s-eker
that ever sought to be President of the United
States"
"ShouId / be chosen President should of
course take solemn oath to respect and obey
The Constitution OF the United States. That
noble instrument recognizes no distinction be-
tween citizens OF the United States based on
color, and L should he governed thereby.
should not especially favor one race or another
but should use all the power OF my Office to
uphold and enforce the equal rights OF all citizen
whether white or black" This is what Horace
Greeley writes 10 Messrs. W. L. Saunders Geo
W. Hatton and other colored Greeleyltes who
were prompted 10 write to him to give him this
chance TO spread himself on the color question
The democratic voters OF the Baltimore city
wards comprising the third and fourth Con
gressional districts held primary elections yes
conventions, which assemble TO day for the
purI ose OF nominating candidates for Congress.
In the fourth district the delegates were all
committed to the denomination OF Mr.. Swami.
In the third district, there were three tickets
In the field, representing A. II. Hobbs, VIM. j.
O'Brlen and Thos. o. Sellers, ana neither
carried four wards, the Sellers ticket three and
the O'Brien ticket two.
Senator Wilson, General Garfield and Mr.. H.
l.. Dawes, whose names are attached to Cakes
Ames' widely-pubhshed memoranda as bene-
fciaries of the Credit MObilier of the Union
Pacific railroad, all three very explicitly deny
purchase. single share in the aforesaid Credit
Mobilier, and that the allegation by Mr.. Ames
or any one else TO that effect is false.
COLD-BLooDED MURDER Founq Nan
Fatally StaLbed.-On Friday evening Edward
Butler, young cigarmaker, aged 20 wears
living at 433 east 18th street. visited his sister al
her Tesiden nee, on the second floor of 20 Clinton
street. While there, and being somewhat intoxi-
Gated, he made rather more noise than was
agreeable to an old German musician named
Elias Specht, who occupied the floor above
Specht demonstrated with Butler, and il is said
was answered with shouts of ridicule, which
compelled him to take refuge in his own apart
ments, muttering, however, threats Of ven
geance. Nothing came OF it at the time but
last evening Butler again made his appearance
at the house. He did not remain long, and pass
ing through the darkened hallway was attacked
by Specht and man named Jacob Schultz,
living at No is. The latter pinioned his arms
while Specht, without warning, plunged knife
into his shoulder and abdomen, above the um-
bilious, infiicting q wound which will in all
probability prove fatal. A noise WE 3 made and
Specht seized rs he was retiring to his room,
and handed over = the custody Of policeman.
The injured man was removed TO tbe Fleventh
frecinct Station-house on q stretcher, and after
being attended by the police surgeon Vas SAINT
to Bellevue.-N. T. Star