The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-07-29
NEWS, &C.
GOLD closed yesterday in New York
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arithmetic that in adding up Northern
States they don't know how to "carry
one."
We can hardly credit the report
that the Democrats are to hold a
grand ratification meeting at Ander-
sonville, Ga.
THE Democrats of Michigan have a
candidate for Lieutenant Governor
whose cognomen is Coffinbury-Er.
What a ftnny-real name!
The latest case of son-stroke is
where young Smith struck old Smith
for calling him Seymour man, or
some other opprobious epithet.
AN artist advertises portraits of Mr..
Blair gin fifteen different positions"
After the election he can give sixteen
one of them "face down."
IT is thought that Grant would
have been more popular among the
Democrats if his initials had been
&c. s. G." instead of "U. s. G."
The GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Germania,
the only German paperpublished there,
and which has hitherto been Demo-
cratic, repudiates Seymour and Blair.
THE Hon. John A. Bingham, who
has been making effective speeches in
Maine, predicts that the State will
give Grant and Colfax 10000 major
ity.
Mr.. S. S. Cox says of Horatio Sey-
mour: "rhe more you rub him the
brighter he Shines" The same may
be said of brass candlestick and
Blair's nose.
FRANK BLAIR wants to inaugurate
another rebellion. The most ardent
of his supporters are at present under
parole not to take up arms against the
"U. S. G."
PRESIDENT JOHNSON having dis
covered that New York Democrats
have no sympathy for him, hesitates
before he does anything further to aid
the Democratic party.
PHILADELPHIA was entombed in
darkness on several nights recently,
from some defects in the gas arrange
mcnt. The effect is described as ex-
ceedingly gloomy, the change from
gas to tallow dips being anything but
cheerful.
THE Democrats are troubled about
Gen. Grants given name, and delight
in calling him Hiram. Gen. Grant,
to satisfy them all around, will give
them his fathers name (Jesse) as n
compromise.
SEYMOUR said to the Democratic
party, "may God bless you, but your
candidate l cannot bew Wanted to
know just how many grainsio of SINGER
ity in the "God bless you ," given,
"but your candidate l cannot be" to
find out.
OUR cities are just now, agog over
a Chinese invention of two thousand
years ago, called "Planchette." 1t is
described as little board, heart shap-
cd, and running about on five penta-
graph wheels, but if you place your
fingers gently on the surface, the dull
wood becomes instinct with intelli-
gence, writes answers to your ques-
tions, talks with you, and does many
other wonderful things.
FRANK BLAIR's letter ofacceptance
is of that low flung villianous charac-
ter which smacks of the pot house
politician. He speaks of his opponent
and his party support in a manner
unbecoming even to one of Greene
County's Democratic stumpers, sink
ing all sense of decency and forgetting
the honor accorded him by a National
Convention. The People have no
place for such blackguards except in
the tomb of oblivion.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, in declining the
nomination when first rendered him,
said, CATER all that has taken place
L could not receive the nomination
without placing not only myself but
the Democratic party in false posi-
tion. 1 should feel a dishonored
man" Can we not take him at his
word? Does he not misrepresent the
Democracy in accepting their Repudi.
alton platform after his repeated de-
clarations that he would support The
public creditors Is he not dishon.
ored in the eating Of his own words
In Pittsburgh on the 21st inst, tic
"Labor Reform" and Democratic Con.
ventions nominated their ticket. The
former geta Congressman, 3 Assembly