Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-11

he says, there will be two separate electoral
tickets, each being for the same nominee for
President, and the republicans, though In q
minority In the state, may carry it.
PERsoNAL.-Representati Newberry gave
reception last evening to the Detroit delegation
now here in regard to bridging the river at that
point-Engineer Menocal and Maj. j. W.
Powell, of Washington, were registered in New
York last evening.----NIr. VIM. Wilkinson, the
popular and accomplished mine host" of Cen
gress Hail. Saratoga, is in town for a fc,W dayE;
staying at Wizards Pier-o Loriliard. Of
New York, will provide $4,000 towards making
a thorough exploration Of the antiquities Of
MgTe9 no ss Of ahe French ds gov
RI, Is In town.-Mr. George Walker, the newly
appointed U: s. Consul General at Paris, sails
for his post to-day.-Mr. Bowen, of the New
York Independent, and his daughter have sailed
for Italy to spend there several months.
VIM. Hartsuff, Of Port Huron, Mich, is at the
National.
PosTA- REFoRM.-The Senate committee on
post Offices and post roads to-day heard ex-
Senators Fowler; of Tenn, and Poole, of n. C..
II Of The passage OF blll directing the
for public use double stamp envelopes, double
postal cards and letter sheet envelopes.
THE COMING CONSERVATIVE CONTENTION IN
VIRGINIA-7he Reddj,tSte,is the FeItce.-The
Virginia conservative state central committee
met at Richmond last night for the purpose of
calling a state convention to select delegates to
the democratic national convention. In the
discussion upon the position Of the members OF
the committee who had acted with the read
juSters' party, and who had been, as they
claimed, read out of the conservative party for
their opposition to the McCulloch debt bill, DR..
Wise, of Williamsburg, twice refused to say
whether he would or would not pledge himself
to support the democratic or any other nominee
for President, but finally said, as between Grant
and Tilden, he was in favor of the former: but
as between Hancock and Grant, he was in favor
of Hancock. He was followed by Messrs. Groner
of Norfolk, and Stovall, of Henry county, who
distinctly agreed with DR.. Wise In opposing any
call for a state convention, which call should
include all who desire the election of a demo.
cratic President. The proposed call is so wide
as TO include everybody who desires to be a
democrat in national politics, no matter of what
disposition, Color Or condition, present or past.
Mr.. Stoyall said, in a prolonged appeal, that it
was time for Virginia to lead the great progress
of the south. He said there IS one side, the
dead carcass Of democracy; ON the other hand
the living force of a great party, and 1t became
Virginia to be part Of the living and not of the
dead. The upshot is that the readJusters who
are members OF the committee were entirely
unwilling to take part in any democratic-con-
servatiye movement, and they were holding
aloof for future developments. The committee
finally decided upon the 10Th OF May as the time
and Richmond as the place for holding the con-
ventioD. A committee of three was appointed to
invite the readjusterS to participate. Messrs
Wise, GrOner and StOvall entered a protest
against the action Of the committee.