The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-23
GENERAL NEWS.
United States.

fear that Pendeon and Seymour taking the
Democratic party to secure the Presidential nominations
without as considering him in the ring His organ
lately closed another frantic appeal follows "Let the
matter principles and measures For these the thoughts
of mere be postponed for six months then let the Ma
tona Convention be called in the and form that them
now, may appear to be most polite and composed of
such delegates be then now up fresh from
standard-bearer of the Democrats"
The New York Trbuns Washington special says: "From
the views of the members of Congress who have been here
recently and others in the city, it appears that there is
strong probability that the tax cotton will be repealed
shortly after Congress convenes The pressure in favor of
this repeal in all directions of the North from influential
citizens, is almost irrepressibe.o
"Mr Stephens health is such that he will not be able to
perform the active duties of Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee He will, therefore, be made honorary
chairman His most intimate friends have little hope that
he will survive the winter"
dispatch from ST. Paul that the suffrage amendment
striking the work white of the Constitution of Mime
so has probably been carried The Republicans have 5000
majority on Goyenor-doube that in 1868 I'VE offer orr
coincidence to Father Ireland
Advces from Little Rock state that about fourhs of the
registered in Arkansas is being cast that the election
in that State will largely for Convention, with working
Republican majority.
The New York Ciaea edited by a Democrat gives the
following glance at the whereby the sweed
that city at the recent election cit notorious that the
Iammany organization, utterly INSCRIPTIONS and with
controlled to the city Treasury have spent an
aggregate of not less than $3000 900 of private and public
money in the recent contest All the pay-ros of the city
departments for the past two months have been heightened
and strengthened by thousands upon thousands of snecure
inspectors and other nominal
duty but really with other charge than to eleconeer for
the Tanmany candidates Apart from these public
pacehoding corruption have know beyond
any question: that the friends of single Tammany cand
date subscribed and paid out in his behalf and for his private
benefit in the late contest than four times the
aggregate OF the entire in the hands of the Democratic
Union treasury for the conduct and organization of entire
campaign. 1t is notorious aso that with the enormous
money power thus placed under Its CONTROL there
illegal or repeating organized and registered
In the Tammany nteressay not less than from II 900 to
10000 fraudulent voteof which not less than from 10000
10000 reached the balobox in favor of the Tammany can
ddaes the remainder being either scared off by the activity
and early arrests of the police being unable from sheer
lack of time between sunrise and sunset to vote in many
election districts they registered one having
been trustworthy reported to of who registered
in no less than 68 election dsrcs Holding these facts in
view let consider and review what the fate of our
candidates"
Senator Summers unfortunate difficulty with his wife con-
tnues to be topic of lively discussion among the gossps
The Baron Hosen with whom her has been unpleas
anty connected not member of the Prussian Embassy
but an army officer in this country leave He called
home by Bismarck without any interference the part of
the Senator Mrs. Sumner undoubtedly very intimate
with him; but her friends maintain that nothing more than
can be charged against hehough those of
the husband insist that he is entitled to divorce The
fortunate lady has gone Europe but not Prussia by
means Mr. sumner whose sensitive nature leads him to
suffer very keeny under this notification has broken up his
establishment at Washington and Cancelled his numerous
engagements appear before yceum audiences during the
winter He feels that under the existing circumstances he
will be regarded as subject of curiosity exhibitions and
popular taste III this direction
Is certainly commendable.
The imperfect of 1866 conceded Texas oneeghh
of all the cattle in the United States creditng her with
100000 head of which Co., 900 only were milk stock The
rest were stock cattle, what Texan droves call beeves
The Indian Nation occupied by the Semnoles
Cherokee hocaw Chickasaws and Osage geographic
ally styled here the paradise of cattle breeders who with
rare endowments OF natural wealth. have the option year
become cotton planters The blue grass stands back high
IN oack walnut oak openings the soil beneath dark as ink
%nq e climate SO semtropica that barns and sheds are
except as conveniences keep saddle and carriage
ofses at hand for immediate use The war found some of
Iee civzed Indians rich in herds that they did not
no eiI wealth. and could it. One of them was
% 10 own zoooOO head of horned cattle and 10000
hoeS ana mule7but neither he nor his slaves knew how
many many NE nau Cherokee farmers who owned 10000 head of
STOCK were numerous With their climate and there
was no limit to the possibility of their wealth All tat be
aa 10 40 was TO SIT sui and allow muplicaons to take