The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15
MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL ITEMS.

ELECTION INCIDENTS Ellenvilo, Ulster county, N
X, at the late election, hundred and thirty
votes for Governor wero cast for Edward Wills Willis
10 murderer sentenced hanged but his sentence
was commuted by Governor Fenton TO imprisonment for
s against the direct remonstrancs OF the people who
lived In tho vicinity OF the murder. To show their
membrane Of Mr. Yentons uncaled for nterfence the
Elenvlle people voted for willis who IL now In state
prison, against Fentou-
A Boston paper relates the following Incident
In the ward rooms Of that city on Monday three
or four young men brought In old fellow, who
him a. fast they could toward the ballot box armed
with "thrue decmcrack vote. and at last got him
close up % the box, where his supporters probably
thought s safe Just this time young man sung
out Here's the real, true democratic vote" "Ahi"
:sd ne wsss yoias, t1sss VIA. want. and sei.sd
offered 70 hia by tho voio distributor. and quick a.
lightning jammed into tho ballot boz before hts gup-
porten could check his movements
Tns MICHIGAN ELECTION Tho republican majority In
Michigan IL this year above $4,000 more than in 1884
Tho copperhead vote is nearly 1000 LOSE than tho vote
for Mcclellan while tho republican vote exceeds sha
br Mr. Lincoln by !, zoo
CosowKss PREsIpsSr The Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Ga,ei> says that there
seems to be general disposition pay ittlo attention
70 Andrew Johnson personally To no words upon
him, but 70 proceed quietly 70 thorough investigation
Of his acts Beyond question he will be stripped Of all
power N inJurs his country and len helpless harm
~ . ssrpsnt without fanga While seems almost
certain that the already ordered will bring
TO light acts which will demand impeachment 1t the
me legislation airesdy planned 10 set him aside
almost ssctuailv a. placed trial and convicted
Tho change In the time of the meeting Of Congress- the
revision Of tho modes Of sppoIntmsnt and the proposal
10 limit tho duration Of Presidential terms to four years.
Ill look In that direction.
CHRISTIAN SUFFRAGE senator Wilson's recent CONVEX
appears b. aItoyether without uencs on his
political movements He has proposed basis for sur
fagc, which adopted would make revvHs frequent
elections. II IL not yet definitely aserained whether
tho plan shadowed forth IN his recent Congressional
motion. thai any member Of Christian church In the
Dstrct Of Columbia should In virtue of that fact be
voter has been accepted by the radicals generally tn
cudinz Buler aud Stevens.
cDxR Ur. Drxccssn.-M the election for town ON
cers New Milford, Conn. Monday last tho demo
crts carried tho town by slightly majority
m LKGKx GRxsrKL. The Charleston Co.riey Of the
Th Last; says that the FLORIDA HOUSE OF Representatives
has adopted rspor aud resolutions upon the case OF
Colonel George st. Logger GrsnfeI. eatonant Ia the
Brtbh aav who volunteered for the Confederate Gauss
and subsequently, placed tho stats Of Generals
lraRg and Leo. Owing 70 Misunderstanding with tho
Confederate War Department, he resigned, and subsss
y
arrested and tired by military commission, for con.
spring U release Confederate prisoners a Camp Douglas
aud 10 barn Chicago. He sentenced 70 death, bat
the comnutcd 10 Imprisonment for ife At
the Dry Torpgsr, In Florida, where he Ia The
committee say ta, the charges utterly groundoss
and thai tie Colonial IL victim 10 perjury.
TINS PrSssrlyANs sESAuKsHr.-some u the rc-
publican pap-rs Pennsylvania Oppose Governor cur.
TN as candidate for tho United States senate on tho
ground hat he l. no, reliable RADICAL snd has had
leaning toward Johnsonlsn. One paper says that
eschoy has excited suspicion OF that style Of
mcn and les brancy and steadinss Of character
demanded FOR us fatufa
cE0itiL Lag GoyusoW 10 vIr0rsrA Tho Danyiiis
va) RyyIscy recommends General H. 4 leo a. its can.
didais Tor Governor ~ Virginia
GovDSoR MnsnoS'- hyr-tar An Ind ana paper stssss
that Governor Morton has commenced work on HI. rncs
H. y examining the statutes Of other states
In rgArd 70 registry Lac The message vsli b. much
shor er than that % las, year.
Tm pSxnDssrs Mssslas IL ssd THAI Presidents
johnson supplied sns deAs and Aitorpsy General stan
berry The rhetoric Of the Last me4wsgs
Nav Ra1Mrn wosRs Aansross Tho vomsn's
suffrage party have just bad convention Al Rochester
and The Uat~ thus describes . recent recruit 70 their
rrnss
III. new star Be~~ls Bssbes os Boston vss nsrs psy,
inced Bsss "a tall and moderately good lss sbs
hal pere committed 10 memory, which required rys
minutes % deliver. A. orsfrx shs does MOI amount
n mech sha reminds one of The young ladies Al .
school erhibson Who ra.ss their hands IN gesture a.
thousn dizzy we're tied 70 the noor and could not s.s an
rhs ooss Al the door directly In front ~ her a. VI shs
rceolsd before ne gaze o. her sud-nos she spssk. IN
pi1lntve tone All the whle WHISTLER appealing 10 The
ressOr the sympathy ~ her ssd.spcs Iies sadr~~s
wxsss oly whbost eject Az she the only sp~Asst
.es. a l ~, she f.i .sos ~ s.. .,bsr ....s
s.ecss the rossrtsn