The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-18
pnl,tIeaI Notes.

THEChicago Post saysCoLFAx wants
to borrow Fairbanks scale, He is
going to have NELLY WADE.
THE official returns have not yet
been received a. The Office OF Seere
tary of State, but GRANTS majority
in Indiana will exceed ten thousand.
"a PROPOSITION is received with
much acceptance in the western part
Of the State to divide New York.
Referring to the frauds in the city Of
New York, the Rochester ChronlcSe
saws: We see no remedy for these
evils but to divide the evils and set
New York city ard county and the
counties Of Richmond, Kings. Queens
and Suffolk off as a separate State
We have only to obtain the consent
of the State and OF. Congress, and we
are then relieved of all further trou-
BILE. Let the new State be called Man
haitian, or perhaps, if the New York
sers like it better. Tammany. We will
not stand upon the name, provided
we can get rid of them"
THE New York Times, in its specu-
lations upon GRANTS Cabinet, fixes
up the following slate. which is
confirmed by other correspondents.
and is by no means a bad one:
Secretary of State-J. Lothrop Mot
ley, of Massachusetts,; Secretary of
War; ohm NJ. Sehofeld, U. 5. A;
Secretary of the Navy-Dayid ID.
Porter, u. 8. N; Secretary of the
Treasury-David A. Wells, New
York. 4; Secretary of the Interior--Es
B. WashbNrne, Illinois; Postmaster
General-Ex-G Governor Denison, of
Ohio; Attorney Geueral-Senator
Frelinghuysen, New Jersey.
SINCE GRANTS election not Ku-
Klux outrage has been reported from
all the South. Texas even appears to
have taken the hint, for not a negro
has been burned alive, nor Union
man assassinated. since they heard
the news that SEYMOUR and BLAIR
have gone up Salt River. There is in
this something very suggestive as to
cause and effect quite assuring to
loyalty.
IT appears by an examination of
the law that, if General GRANT re-
signs as General of the Army, a
vacancy exists which the President
can fill. The law revived the grade
of General conferred on WAsHING-
TON, and the Office is not limited to
General GRANT, as supposed by many.
| ONE OF. the many satisfactory re-
suits of GRANTS election is the fact
that the revenue from whisky is rap
idly increasing. There are indica-
tons of an approaching storm, and
even the President, who was only
saved from impeachment through the
efforts of the whisky ring, is in great
state of alarm, and has declared that
the corrupt gang of whisky thieves in
| New York and Washington must be
broken mp. 9a G4@ akk 8ECa AL-s
THE Chicago Tribune claims that
General JOHN II. FARNswoRTH, of
Illinois, represents the most over
whelming Republican district in the
Union. This is mistake. General
FARNswORTH's majority at the recent
election is 14,418. while the majority
of SIDNEY CLARK, in Kansas is nearly
$4,000.
THE New York Times says that
the Democrats have already com
menced laying out GRANTS policy for
him. They think he ought to have a
policy based, as near as possible, on
the ideas of ANDREW JOHNSON and
HoRATIO SEYMOUR. If it had a
small mixture of JEFF. DAVIS along
with it, it would suit them all the
better. We are very much afraid
that GRANT will fail to satisfy them. u
We hear no more predictions from
that quarter that he intends to estab-
fish sanguinary despotism and de-
stroy the liberties of the people.
| THE Presidential electors chosen
in each State meet at the capitals oil
their respective States on the FIRST
Wednesday in December. They vote
by distinct ballots for President and
Vice President, and send the result,
carefully sealed, by special messen-
ger, who will deliver it to Hon. BENZ.
f. WADE, President of the Senate.
The Senate and House having fixed a
day for joint convention, will assem-
bic together in the House. Mr..
WADE will open the certificates,
count the votes, and announce that
Ulysses s. GRANT is elected Presi-
dent and SCHUYLER CoLFAx Vice
President of the United States.
Mr.. PENDLEToN. in his speech at
Portland, Maine, in August last, paid
the following just tribute to the Pres
ident and Vice President elect:
Il would not, if L could, take one
leaf from the laurels of General
Grant. Whatever may be his capaci-
ty as great soldier, be has stood the
test of success, and, as far as / have
known, he has borne himself with
moderation and dignity and magma
uimity in his high Office. / have
known Mr.: Colfax for many years; he
Is an amiable and estimable gentle
man. l have seen him entrusted with
the exercise of great powers, and /
have never seen him abuse them. .
From Evansville Journal, Oct. 1871
Our City Finances.