Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-17

Political Notes.

The executive committee Of the national re-
publican committee, which meets in New York
on the 5th OF August, will be urged to establish
branch of the national committee In this city.
Colonel Forney is to be paid s., 900 for writing
campaign biography Of General Hancock.
The term florid Will not begin to describe 1t.
The republican congressional convention of
the 18th Indiana district, at Auburn, Ind, nom
mated Robert s. Taylor, of Fort Wayne, for
Congress yesterday.
The statement that Mrs. Hayes has sweet
voice, which She uses In singing the hymns in
church, is squarely Offset by the later an
nouncement that Mrs Hancock plays the organ
In the little Episcopal chapel on Governors
Island.
The official returns Of the Oregon election give
George, republican, 1897 majority for Congress.
The total vote was 5,s12 more than in 1878,
when Whitaker. democrat, now defeated, was
elected. The three republican candidates for
Supreme Court judges had an average majority
OF ,696.
The friends of Representative Goode thi nix 1t
pretty hard that he cannot be returned to Con-
gress after getting appropriations amounting
In the aggregate TO sis2 800 for various interests
In his district,-the "a Virginia. His success
In that way last session suggests boundless pos
slbllittes for the future, and his constituents
gr1eve accordingly.
Mr.. English, the candidate for Vice President,
has foOlishly rushed into an explanation about
LIS Uou cHduDeF. IL seems Ule door
Is not OF solid iron, but merely lined with that
precious metal.
Representatives Ewing and Warner, of Ohio.
will be assigned to the state Of Maine for cam
paign duty, pending the September election in
that state.
General Chester A. Arthur and Gen. Sharpe
are the guests of Senator Conkling at Utica.
Accompanied by the Senator they will 60 north
tomorrow on fishing excursion, to remain
several days.
PERsoNAL-General and Mrs. Grant have ac-
cepted an Invitation to visit General and Mrs.
Garfield, at Mentor. Ohio, Immediately after
their return from the west-Judge Hagner
has disposed OF his house In Annapolis, and Will
make this city his place OF permanent residence
about the lst of September, when he expects to
have his new house on II street completed.-
Dr. G. Colburn and wife, OF Washington, are at
Saratoga.-The Misses Brush, of Alexandria,
are occupying their cottage at Orkney Springs.
all his Newport engagements, owing to Slight
injury TO his ankle, received while salmon-fish-
1ng.:-,Capt. FitZki is spending his vacation in
lanse ad va Gsry sre m
Coney Island.-Hon. John b. Alley was
thrown from carriage at Nahant, Mass. yes,
considered very serlous:-Geo. K. Chase and
family are at Lake Mahopac.-Mtss Rogers,
daughter OF the sculptor Randolph Rogers, has
just been married at Rome to Sgnor Pho San
TIM, handsome young Italian gentleman.-
Clarence King and Edwin Hergesheirner, of
washington, were passengers by the overland
train to arrive In San Francisco last Tuesday.
Chief Brooks, of the secret service, left town
this morning, with Mrs. Brooks, for fort
nights vacation In western PENNSYLVANIA
de Zamacona. Mexican Minister here for several
eminent to France, greatly to The regret OF a
large circle Of friends In Washing gJon. Among
Nashingtonlans recently registered at Orkney
springs are MIS- De Shields and family; Mrs.
an n1H Ant Ia 7
family; James N Davis and family, and Thomas
SomerVille, jr.--General Birney aud three Of
MS sons. including his son w. H., editor OF the
FoLd,le.'snlon, Kerrvtlle, Texas, started this
north branch Of the Potomac, near Oakland.
Last year the General spent month on the
south branch, following it from near the source
10 tne mOuth.-RepreSentati Converse, OF
Ohio Is at Wizards. HuDDen, of
the congressional campaign committee, has
gone west, and Is not expected to return for
Two weeks.
MINISTER MAYNARD EN- RoUTE.-A dispatch
was received at the State department to-day
from Constantlnople, announcing that Hon.
Horace Maynard. who Is to succeed postmaster
General Key, sailed from that port for the
United States yesterday.
BALTIMORE NoTEs.-seven hundred and sew
enty immigrants arrived yesterday from
Prussia, Norway, Sweden and other European
countries. The majority OF them will settle in
OF this city, died yesterday from injuries re-
ceived while diving on Tuesday last into Cock
Tllls creek. FairpOrt, Northumberland county,
va. The fifth regiment, numbering 3Sl men,
le1t last night for ten days encampment at
Cape May. John Cahill, little boy, was acc-
dentally drowned in a pond at Locust Point
last night The highest range of temperature
Several persons were overcome by the heat
Edwin Ii: Beans an old hotel keeper, died yes
terday. Mr. Walter R Havenner OF this city,
and young journalist of much rrnmtse dtei
at Leadyille, Colorado, on Thursday last~RaH.
Sun, 17th.
,os a. 1. The steamship snaresbrook, from M .lta