Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-30
Political Notes.

DR.. j. E. Snodgrass, OF this city, who went
of with the liberal republicans, has returned
to the republican fold, as most of the leaders
In the Greeley detection have done. He
made speech on the 26th instant for Hayes
and Wheeler at HedgesvIlle, W. Va, near
which place he was born, with an audience
from both parties, made up Of old friends and
relations and their descendants. Mr.. H.
L.. White, the well Known correspondent of
the Tribune, now writing up the campaign
In Maine, says Mr.. Tilden's barrel of money
has arrived in that state. He adds That IL ts
not To be spent for snowy aud noisy demon
STATIONS, but Will be devoted TO the more
important uses OF Organization, making out
poll Isis, convincing the doubtful, bringing
nome absent voters, sc. Whether Mr.. White
IS correct as To the funds or not. that is & ~.
TIlden's way. No doubt about that. 80 ue
Pennsylvania democrats have made the fol
lowing nominations for Congress: LIST die
tlfct, John S. Thacsera, ~, Charles A. Gin
son; 81. Samuel j. Randall; 4tn, John T. T
school; 10th, y. II. Reighard; 2Jta, L.. A
Mackey; 9th, A. q. Eg0ert. The repubIi-
cans of the 10Th district nave nominated I.
) ThOmpsOn -''-It having been reportei
that ex Governor Allen would vote for Til
den In November. the Ross County Register,
apparently upon authority, says: "Tne Gov
efnor stoutly asserts that ne did not say he
would go 10 the polls ia November aad vote
me democratic ticket, nor did he say any
tning which would lead one TO the Inference
that be would either work or vote for Tilden.
He told the reporter that lie would vote the
democratic state ticket this fall, but that is
all ne did say or would say to any one. Toe
Inference, therefore, is that Mr.. Tlldan will
receive neither Mr.. Aliens voice nor vOts"
"A large number Of delegates to the New
meets at Saratoga to day. are already there.
The Tammany and anti Tam many deleea-
lions have come to an agreement by which
Tammany has thirty nine and anti-Tam-
many twenty.four delegates to the conven-
ton. ADti-Tammany is also to have two
representatives on the state committee and
three on the electoral ticket. Sergeant
at Arms Thompson, chairman of the Onto
state democratic committee, pronOunces the
Cleveland Leaders story about the receipt
OF large sum OF money from the east, to be
In that state, "wholly false, and the author
q contemplate liar" ....Gen. G. N. Shelly
has been nominated for Congress by the
democrats OF the 4th Alabama district.
CENTENNIAL NoTEs-Ths Executive
Committee OF the Centennial Commission
and the Board OF Finance, at q conferences
yesterday, decided 10 order two more twenty
I'VE cent Ssturdays-namely September I'd
and 9lh; Yesterday was Illinois day at the
Exhibition, the historical Grafton being de-
livered by Rev. Chas. h. Fowler. Two
large delegations OF Canadian Knights
Templar are on visit to the Exhibition.
Sixty eight Canadian horses entered for the
Live Stock Show arrived yesterday. The
paid admissions yesterday numbered Al, 3O9.
THE MARYLAND CONSOLIDATION CASE
AS was generally anticipated, the petitioner
has appealed from the opinion aud judgment
of the court In the case OF the State vs. The
Consolidation Coal Company. The paper
praying the appeal. signed by Attorney Gem
eIal Gwynn, was filed in the Office OF the
clerk of the court Monday, The record" OF
the case will be forwarded TO the Court OF
Appeals by or before September rs, aud the
appeal will be argued during the October
term of the COURT Ctamterla1d Heacs.
CAPT. CHAs. F. HULsE. while endeavor-
Ing To board train on the Recalling railroad
near the centennial depot, Philadelphia,
Monday evening, was thrown on the track,
United States service during the late war as
lieutenant In Col. Chapman Brooks regi-
ment, was promoted to the rank OF captain,
and subsequently made chief of the ambu-
lance department, which position he filled
until the close OF the war.
OPTICAL "A man named Bawer, q sorter OF
letters in the travelling post ONCE on the
railway between Holyhead aud London,
which carries the Irish Nail, was brought
up at Bow street, London, Monday on charge
of stealing bills OF exchange from the United
States. His arrest was made in eouseq ueuce
OF the loss OF many valuable letters from
THE NEW DRAMA By BRET HARrK, enti-
tied "The Two Men of Sandy Bar" IL severe
Stuart Robson. a theatrical manager. has
paid 50 600 for 1t, with q promise OF $50 per
night roy atty ofits performance. The critics
say IL has no wit, and no literary or dra-
A FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO Monday nigh.
destroyed half million dollars worth o
property, including the German hospital, th
railroad Motel and number of dwellings,
some OF superior character, but many dwell
inEs Of the poor. About two hundred poor
families were burned out ofdoors by the con-
Migration.