Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-25
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2ith.-
Among the indorsers OF Col. Mos
by for the position of Assistant At
torney General were e. w.
Stoughton, Simon Cameron and
several Union officers who had
been prisoners during the war.
General Stoughton is the one
whom Mosby captured in bed at
Fairfax Court House, Virginia. He
was Il nephew of r. w. Stoughton,
and the Stoug hton family have al
ways been very friendly towards
Mosby OH account of his courteous
treatment of his prisoner. The
President, for satisfactory reasons,
has concluded to make no change
in the Assistant Attorney Generals,
of whom there are four, two in the
Department of Justice, one assign
ell to service in the Postoffice De-
partment and one to the Depart
ment of the Interior. 1t was then
determined to offer Col. Mosby an
appointment under the Depart
ment of State, which has bsen
done.
Tho ruissr IAvsstisntaoa.
NEW YORK. August 24th.-R Rich.
ard B. Edgeworth, Captain of Po-
lice, New Orleans. and Supervisor r
of Elections, handed in the follow
ing, among other letters:
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN, \
PARTY OF LOUISIANA, :
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25, 1878. J
r. B. Edge,0orth, Esq, Supervisor
of Registration, Parish of
Roquenairae, Louisiana:
DEAR SIR: 1t is we'll known to
this Committee, from an examlna-
tion of the census of 1875, that the
Republican vote in your parish is
5000 and the Republican majority
200. You are expected to register
and vote the full strength OF the
Republican party in your parish.
Your recognition by the next
State administration will depend
upon your doing your full duty in
the premises and you will not be
held TO have done your full
duty unless the Republican
registration in your parish
reaches 5000 and the Republican
vote Is at least 5000. All local cam
didates and committees are direct
ed to aid you to-day to the utmost
in obtaining this result, and facili-
ty is and will be afforded you, but
you must obtain the results called
for herein without fail. Once OBJ.
tained, your recognition will be
ample and generous. Very respect.
fully, your obedient servant,
(Signed) d. ]. NJ. s. JEwETT,
Secretary.
James B. Kelly, of New Orleans,
testified to seeing Eliza PiDkston
taken from her home on Gravier
street to the Republican Investi-
eating Committee, and she walked
down the steps unaided.
Adjourned, subject to the call of
the Chairman.
shoemaksrs' STRIKE Ended.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24th.-The shoe
makers strike is ended. The
troubles between the shoemakers
and manufacturers have been ami.
cably settled. 1t is said the manu-
facturers will now put OIL double
force.
soldiers National Reuni0n.
CINCINNATI, August 24.-Exten-
sive preparations are making for
the Soldiers National Reunion at
Marietta, Ohio, beginning Septem-
Der Sd and lasting four days.
Government has furnished large
number of army tents, cooking
utensils, etc., also about two tons
OF artillery and musket cartridges.
Letters of attendance are received
from Secretary Evarts, Generals
Pore, Crook, Garfield, Wallace,
Leggett, Senator Thurman and
others, and with General Mosby of
the Confederate army. Correspond
ence is still pending with the Pres
ident, Generals Joe Johnston, J.
B. Hood, Fitzhugb, Lee, Long
street and others.