The Day Book

Important Political Intelligence.

The Senate. — Foster of Connecticut, Harris of New York, Lane of Indiana, Pomeroy of Kansas, Trumbull of Illinois, McDougall of California, Sumner of Massachusetts, Doolittle of Wisconsin, Morgan of New York, Morrill of Maine, Hendricks of Indiana, Nesmith of Oregon, finish their terms on the 4th of March, 1867. General O. S. Ferry has been elected to succeed Mr. Foster, Mr. Trumbull and Mr. Sumner. Hon. Richard D. Hubbard will take the place of Mr. English. General Oglesby, Hon. Cornelius Cole will take the place of Mr. McDougall. Lane, of Indiana, declines a re-election, and Speaker Colfax and Mr. Julian are candidates for the Republican nomination, but from the present aspect of affairs it is believed that Hon. D. W. Voorhees will be elected. Secretary Harlan will take the place of Mr. Kirkwood. Governor Carby is a candidate for nomination in the place of Mr. Pomeroy. Governor Bramlette, ex-Governor Powell, and Hon. Robert Mallory, are spoken of in the place of Garrett Davis, although the choice may fall upon Rousseau, notwithstanding he resides in the same district with Guthrie. The place of Mr. Creswell will be filled either by Governor Swann, Hon. Montgomery Blair, or Hon. J. W. Crisfield. Major General Frank Blair will be the opponent of Gratz Brown in Missouri. Professor S. W. Patterson has been elected to succeed Mr. Clark. A legion of hungry loafers are canvassing for the place of Senator Cowan, including Hickman, Kelley, Ketchum, Wilmot, Cameron, Forney, and Stevens. It is expected that Hon. A. H. Randall, present Assistant Postmaster General, will be elected in the place of Mr. Howe; a movement is on foot in Wisconsin to put up General C. C. Washburne as a candidate for the nomination, with the hope of defeating Governor Randall.

The House of Representatives.—The nominations for the Congressional elections have not yet been completed in any of the States. The following is the summary of recent movements:

Minnesota.—Congressmen Donnelly and Windom will encounter a spirited opposition at the coming election. Senator Wilkinson is regarded as a prominent candidate against Windom, and ex-Congressmen Aldrich, General Hubbard, General Sanborn, and General Andrews against Donnelly. Several lesser names were also entered. On the Democratic side the names of the Hon. W. P. Murray, of St. Paul, the Hon. W. W. Phelps, of Red Wing, the Hon. J. B. Brisbin, and General W. A. Gorman, of St. Paul, have been mentioned. Ex-Senator Rice, it is understood, will not be a candidate.

Pennsylvania—The Republicans of Snyder county have nominated George F. Miller for Congress, and the conferees of the Seventh District will support D. S. Morrell, of Cambria county, the owner of several large forges near Johnstown, and a well known and practical student of the iron interests. Hon. John Covode has received a majority of votes in the primary election in Westmoreland county. The Washington County Unionists have nominated George V. Lawrence for Congress.

Iowa.—Hon. Hiram Price has been nominated for re-election in the Second Congressional District. General G. M. Dodge is an aspirant for the nomination in Mr. Kasson's district. Rev. J. B. Grinnell has been thrown overboard by his party, and defeated for the nomination in his district.

Maine. Hon. J. G. Blaine has been nominated for re-election in the Third District. Hon. John A. Peters has been nominated in the Bangor District in the place of Mr. Rice. Dr. Garcelon is the Republican candidate in the Second District.

Ohio.—Hon. Samuel Shellabarger, it is rumored, contemplates making a canvass for a seat in Congress, without the formality of a renomination.

Indiana.—B. W. Harrington is the Democratic candidate in the Third District, now represented by the Hon. Ralph Hill.

Miscellaneous. The personal admirers of Rev. J. B. Grinnell held a meeting the other day at Grinnell, Iowa, and passed resolutions declaring the caning administered to him by Gen. Rousseau the highest honor that could be conferred upon him, as it associates the name of Grinnell with those of Sumner and Lincoln. These resolutions are the salve for the bruises received, and for the humiliation of being defeated for nomination to Congress.

Under the amendment affecting representation, the number of Southern representatives will decline from seventy-five to fifty, reckoning from the census of 1860. The number of colored males over twenty-one years of age to be excluded from the basis of representation is more than 600,000. The voting population of the South in 1860 was something more than one million and a third. In two States Mississippi and South Carolina—the blacks of proper age outnumber the white voters by about 15,000.

North Carolina—The appointment of Governor Holden as Minister to San Salvador is likely to be confirmed at the next executive session of the United States Senate. W. P. Mangum has taken the test oath, and goes to Nagasaki, Japan, as United States consul. The State Convention on the 10th passed the ordinance fixing the basis of representation hereafter on the number of white population for the House of Commons, and property or taxation for the Senate.

Oregon. The Democratic candidate for Governor, Mr. James K. Kelley, declares that he is in favor of making national payment for all the slaves emancipated. Brevet Major General Chamberlain is the Republican candidate.

Ohio.—The State election takes place October 2. The candidates just nominated by the Union Convention are: W. H. Smith, of Hamilton county for Secretary of State; Judge Josiah Scott for Supreme Court; and Judge Barrere for the Board of Public Works. Democratic candidate for Secretary of State is General Ben. Lefever; and Supreme Judge, Colonel Key, formerly of McClellan's staff.