Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-02
Political C,Uxeutjurs
LIST OF STATE AND OTHER COVE
TONS FOR WHICH CALLS HAVE BEL


LIST OF STATE AND OTHER CoyvEN-
TONS FOR WHICH CALLS HAVE BEEN
ISSUED.
Calls have been issued for POLITICAL con-
yentious IL various states OF the Union, as
follows:
Tuesday, August .3.-Mississippi Demo
cratic State Convention in Jackson.
wednesday August 4-IiiinoiS State TEN
lsTaHce convention in Pana, TO continue
Tuesday, August 1o-Oregoa Independent
state Convention ia Salem, to nominate
Gan1ldale Tor Congress il place OF George y.
La Dow, democrat, deceased.
Wednesday, August 1l-OregOn Repub-
ECan State Convention I'm Salem.
Wednesday, August I3.-National Indus
trlai Convention IN indianapolis.
IhursdRy, August r9.-Nirginia ColOred
Men Convention In Richmond.
Wednesday, August National Green
BACK Convention in Detroit, Mich.
NedHesday, September 1.-Reunion of all
former Union and Confederate Soldiers I'm
Caldwell, OHIO, 10 continue three days
Wednesday, september s.-Pennsylvania
Democratic state Convention I'm Erie
Wednesday, September 8-Wisconsin
Democratic State Convention in Milwaukee.
Wednesday, September s.--Maryland Re
publican state Convention in Westminster
wednesday, September 15.-Nebraska Re
publican State Convention in Kearney, to
dominate three candidates for Justices OF the
supreme court, and six candidates for regents
OF the University Of Nebraska, to be votei
Ter at The general election TO be held in
accordance with the provisions Of the pro-
IESet nc" constitution, on the second Mon
DAY OF october next.
Monday October o5.-NatiOnal Hard Money
convention In Cincinnati, Ohio.
TIE Iowa JCE CAvE.-The remarkably
natural curiosity known as the "Ica Cavei
can Low be seen at its best. party of
uree-hr. A. Wheeler. OF Ridgway; Mr.. f
hather and Willis Wheelock OF Decorch-
visited IT Yesterday, and the latter says that
he never before saw anything ike the guam
tty Of ice formed within it. AS proof, thew
brought 10 our Office a cake of lee twelve
Inches long, ten wide and between two and
lbTee Inches thick, Notwithstanding the
waste OF carrying IL a mile on a not afternoon
Mr. hatler carried home "a still larger piece
The pasSageway into the cave Is three-uuRr-
t+rs hlled up with ice, and there is a flooring
OF the same for twenty feet. At one SPOT is
cone OF ice fastened 10 the wall which is
three feet In diameter az the base, eight 10
ten feet high and twenty inches across al the
top.-Decordh tId) Republican.
A CURIOUS STORY OF A CONFEDERATE
CESERAL.-A curious story is told of Gene
raj c. y. Evans, of Augusta, Ga. At the
battle of Monocacy, Maryland, while lead
ing mis- brigade m battle, he was struck ia
the left side by O minnie ball. The ball
passed through his arm, and thence through
ms body. In blowing through his coat pocket
IL tore through a paper OF pins, burying some
OF them In the flesh. For the past few months
ne has been troubled with pain about a foot
and half from the wound. A week or two
since bump about as large as pigeon egg
was raised on the spot where the pain was
pins worked out OF this bump, and IL disap-
geared at once. Thus for eleven yea rs Mr.
Evans has been walking pincushion.
MRS ANNA j. I'LL, the alleged malpracti-
TONER, WHO'S indicted for causing the death
OF Josephine Curtis, the late well known So
prano, was brought ON a writ Of habeas
corpus yesterday, in the supreme court,
SLambers, before Judge Westbrook. Mr..
" F Howe, her counsel, moved that
pan should be accepted in her behalf, which
motion was granted The bail was immedi-
ateiy furnished and the prisoner left the
court room accompanied by a host of coz
graduating friends.-N y. Herald, 3lst.
e<In a Yacht race at Portsmouth, N. H..
saturday, Gen. Buffers America with time
allowance, beat Runs Hatch's Resolute.
1.-TWO hundred OF the clergy and leading
S4t!4eEs o. Albany have protested AGAINST
selling newspal ers on Sunday.
NJ Mrs, Richter, aged thirty-fve, died Sat
urday, at Wilmington, Del, from the effects
Of burns received by her clothes taking Gre
Incidentally tie previous night
r. John Monaghan, night porter at the
La Pierre house. Philadelphia, was cut in
The throat Saturday night by Amos Hail, a
colored waiter, and viii probably die. Hal