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Show GENERAL. TVcndcU Puilllpi Writes. Boston, 10 Wendell Phillips, iu re- ply to the request of a number of colored col-ored citizens, to address them on the political i.-sues, declines to speak, but gives his views in a long letter, in which ho favors Grant in preference to Greeley; Gree-ley; though ho agrees with Sumner in regard lo the San Domingo affair. Thirty boys escaped from tho State reform school, at VV estuoro, yesterday, and are still at large. JUleceLlnueoua. " Sarntoga, 16. The commencement of the races is postponed till to-morrow, on account of tho continuous rain. Ncwburyport, Alass., 10. Bayress' bat factory at Amebury ferry, was burned lat night; loss $'JO,000, partly insured. Newport, R. I., 16. Secretary Bout-welt Bout-welt has arrived here and is the guest of L. P. Martin. Elmira, N. Y., 10. Tho Clinton woolen manufacturing company's mill was totally destroyed by fire at noon today; to-day; loss. $150,000; insurance, 30,000. Nearly 60,000 pounds of wool Were saved. St. Louis, 10. It having been intimated inti-mated that improper iulluences were being used to locate tho new government govern-ment buildings on Washington avenue, a large number of business men have signed a petition lo secretary B.iutwell, in favor of a site nearer the river, and have proposed a new merchants' exchange. ex-change. ' " .y"' t ii g t on Advices. Washington, 10 The' cabinet meeting meet-ing t"-dav was of two hours' duration. No bu-iuess of particular importance Emilio Benard was to-day introduced to tbe President by the acting secretary of Mate, and presented his credentials as minister resident for Nicaragua. The President returns to Long Branch by the latest train to-nignt. It is not i supposed he will accept ihe invitation I to visit Chattano ga. His letter in re-' re-' ply to tho invitation will probably be of tome political bigoi Ilea nee. Greeley. Portsmouth, N. H., 10. Greeley arrived ar-rived here this morning, and was received receiv-ed by a committee aud conducted in a carriage through densely crowded EtrecLs to the Rockingham Houe, where ho made a speeca ,from the steps, prin-, cipally devoted" to revolutionary romin-isenCes. romin-isenCes. 'Rye Beach, 10. Horace arrived here at 2 p ra. to participate in a clam-bake. It is underptood he goes hence to Boston and New York. Sew York Intelligence. New York, 16. Tbo convention of lager beer sellers and liquor dealers met hero to-day to organize an association to work for the olection of non-prohibition men tois fall Pago, tho artist, was not attacked by paralysis, as reported yesterday; he was simply overcome by exhaustion, and is well to-day. Tho mayor of Jorsoy City has sided with the new board of police com u. is sioners appointed by the governor, and re-fuses to recognize the old board or sign their bills. Political. Montgomery, Ala., 1C The Republican Repub-lican state convention to-day nominated O. C. Shedeiif, consul at Eisinore, and Alexander V bile, a mombor of congress twenty years ago, for congressmen lrom tho Stale at large; and E, Parsons, Wm J. Gilman, J. L. Pennington, and M. C. Carlbon for electors. Tho resolutions reso-lutions endorse the Philadelphia platform plat-form and nominees, favor internal improvement, the enforcement of the Mlh amendment, free education, and oppose disfranchisement except for crime. Montgomery, Ala., 10. The Democratic Demo-cratic and Liberal Statu executive committees, com-mittees, in conference, agreed upon a ticket consisting of two Liberals and two Democrets for electors. Tho Liberals Lib-erals pledge their support to the Demo-cJ'at'C Demo-cJ'at'C State ticket, wnich was nominated nomina-ted prior to the Baltimore oonvention. New York, 10. Th Republican primaries pri-maries to elect delegates to the State convention ut Utica, were held to-nighL Amo' g those elected were Thurlow Weed, Henry Clews and attorney general gen-eral Barlow. Pittsburg. 16. The Ropuhlicans have re-nominatud E. McJunkin fur con gress. Evansville, 10. Col. Dick Thompson addressed a very largo audience of Republicans Re-publicans to-night at tho wigwam, whither ho wiu escorted by a hundred torch bearers. The Barnard Inipeacliment Cnie, Saratoga, 10. The court of impeach, ment eat in secret session till eight o'clock th b oveniug and adjourned to niflotngain in secret session a; ten o'clock to-morrow. Tho deliberations aro closely close-ly kept, but it ia generally understood that a verdict of guilty will bo givon on tho several articles. Tho final verdict will probably bo published to-morrow, Straight Democrats. Detroit, 16. The straight Democrats of this county, in convention at Wayne to-day, nominated a full county ticket, and Lester R. Brown for congress. They re-elected delegates to tho Louisville convention. The LonlHville Defalcation. Louisville, 10 Robert Atwood this evening incited on being surrendered by his bondsmen, and was lodged in jail. Further developments confirm tho reporU of his enormous fraudulent operations, but tbe losses to the banks w. 11 not be so heavy as was arst supposed, sup-posed, mauy having collaterals and other good endorser! on his paper. The Cadet Snisth Politically. Hartford, Conn., 16. David Clark, of this city has wrif.en a letter in reply to the despatch of General Howard to secretary Belknap, contradicting Clark's rnport of the eonversntion witb general Howard in regard to the court martial for the trial of tbo colored cadet Smith, in which Howard is alleged to have stated that tho secretary of war told him that the President in speaking of the court martial, expressed a hope that the secretary would so make up the court as to eecuro Muith's removal ; u he bad received several letters frm bin ton Fred, who staled that Smith was Tery objectionable, Clark arfirms the correctness cor-rectness of his etatemenU, aad saya he enuld not convince general Howard ''f lii fomen"iiliie-s in the nutter, and in iho ab-ence of Howard calls upon the j PeorrUry of war to publish his (Clark's) I irUT to general Howard, " written by j agreement between us mjod alter the , conversation reierred to," with the re-, re-, qucfl lintl he would hand il to the i I'rt-HUent Hit! fecrelary of war, and j eopio of which he i-unseruenUy jn-i jn-i formed Cinrk were placed m the hands I of those oliiciaU. |