The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-10-11
.it Political Chit-Chat.

Grant is said to bc talented man at
draw poker. 90 hso" MY "e 5''A 'a'''
a story is going the rounds headed
"llow Iimade'a foul ofmyself." The poor
devil is evidently a'radical. ,a?s''a
Its sail tha. Stokes walks the streets Of
Washington, securing ut himself. H.
couldn't find meuncr man to swear at.
Ben Wade has Mormon cousin in Salt
Lake City who. sells brooms. Hc is the
most respectable one Of thc'iamily.
Some radical papers in Ohio are accusing
old jesse Grant Of going back on the party
Wehupehe willstuy witlrtlicln. q % fa
A Jersey man, has presented Ulysses
with a afblack and tan pup, valued at
$1,000. lie won't t4kea any Office, Of
course. 10 1880 8hi l5g'oG iI5r ~
} Youliss is gaining on il" He made q
speechsof seventeen words ut Pi.tsburg,
but,it wearird him considerable. Those
bruinhl,qimil 5aletigs III ndH 9aisuui
sThey drore1a stake at Gettysburg,
where Sickies lost his leg land labeled IL
Itrowappcars ,hat,anotherimule was shot
theFe' Ae3 Il agso4 Il, bsoq : aali 7eGs'
a Washington paper asks, ".IIavo we q
President among, us!T fAboutthc first of
syefy month 0F4 payday. it would seen that
) II II fSHSsalr. ssssariir % T9dmp1 arrfl
A special train fears is recommended
as the nyw,seat Of Government. b Then.the
Government could be foundry laying q
tic acrcss the truck.
Robcson says be has discovered a sad
deficiency in our war vessels. They, are
not sufficiently provided with eiicnre decks
to make them pleasant for the reception Of
Government oficialsi Igz,diffm 3 s-'' "
California people areS heartily sick ofO.
II Lagrange, ccarpet-bag Superintendent
ofihe SunsFrauciscoAliut! .lngrangeleft
his wife in Wisconsiu and ven, to Galifor-
min with . strumpct, which caused his up.
pYt, tHT ifiH .l3ea,1aq nj n iaii loTo'
lAtanegro. .can.p-meeling, loyal cuss
got of the following :S"Nly brethren, two
great events hapl,cned last All, Of March
Ulysses Graiit tock' up Ills abode in the
White Hbuspaun Christ took up his abode
in .my,Lcarl!l'is stiarisei ,di q ri.'' "a
1t may interest taxpayers olcarn that
a splendid billimd.hall is being added to
the White, ,hou.eI rASrac,ifying establish
mest t weuld;;le next, ony that istdona by
',N'l na'l saps1pI'ss9Aldsdd apsfIs9l 81 by 0pr nobls lresi
M % afifs5ml iahuaiii lat gs!is
Country papers are publishing DANA
ging report against John Alorrisyey.t We
DO not approve Of nlauy Of Johns ded-
ings. but when ap,pcr says that he rode
down tic Hudson river oilthc same boat
with u. S., Grant. wc feel it our duty to
defend Mr. Morrissey. It's no such a
hing. IN;
The Pennsylvania radicals are ashamed
Of their candidate. for Governor. They
cant get him off the track, although IL
proposition to supplaut lin by some res
prciablc man lias been seriously discussed.
IThul lost,says,thcy won't'let himspeak in
Pittsburgh. 4,flalede'boos "mr1o5atd,
= The New OrleansGpicayy,alne publishes d
full and accurate report Of Grants speech
at the Faf III New York. on Tie occasion
Of lds being shown. lLe segar-sign. image
Of himself. lie said, Pretty well done.'
He has made longer speeches tllah that,
but there were sonic errors in them. This
was free from grammatical blundcrs.
y The Administration has locked The
doors of tliclGoycrnor's mansion in Mis-.
sissippi. lt,lins locked the doors Of The
Legislature. II has locked tllc doors Of
ilhc Federal Courts. 1t has locked tic
aoors OF !lle ota'o courts courts !, " Wenrs Ha. tne M
Keys az its s'rai' anu !'us'cs 'heu' WIN u y
gr'h ol triumph
With about 800. 600 900 of ,urclus
gold in the Treasury, the Postmaster.
General is Obliged to pny about S50.U00
for cold premiums 10 meet nj, balances
wi,lI fUreiyn countries, and yetItbe secrc.
,arv ~ M Trs5sury" 1rrlnrcs that ho "a