Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-04-28

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The Fifteenth Amendment gives owe
1000 colored voters to Cincinnati.
Chase, of Ohio, and Jenkins, of Georgia
Is the Presidential ticket nominated by
Southern paper. -gl I E
In Essex county, N. j., the Republican
carried five and the Democrats two town
ships, as usual. i.sa5 ti-sy
The Elmira, New York Advertise
says that the Democratic leaders are there
about already angling for the colored vote
1t is currently reported in Washington
that If Attorney General Hoar resigns. he will
lie succeeded by Mr.. Wayne MacVeigh o
West Chester.
MIR. George F. Davis, Republican, {
popular merchant, formerly from Philadel
phia, has been chosen President of the Gin
cinnati City Conncil. ....... &.
| "A witty Republican in Washington sayl
that the Senate is divided into three parties
| the Republican, the Democratic and the
Judiciary Committee.
| Mark II, Richards, ESQ.,, of Pottstown
will be strongly urged by his friends before
the next Republican Nominating C0nven.
tion of Montgomery county, Penna., fol
State Senator. .fItT
AT Virginia City, Nevada, the Demo.
Gratis will make nomination for Mayor, but
support an independent colored candidate.
So Democracy in Nevada is not a, white
mans party, either. s.-i u
"A. w. Taylor, Esq, of Indiana county,
is announced as q candidate for Congress in
the Twenty-frst Penna. District, now rep
resented by John Covode. Mr.. Taylor is o
member Of the Indiana Bar.
George w. Julian having withdrawn
from the contest In the Fourth Indiana Con-
gressional district, Judge Wilson has been
declared the nominee of the Republican
party in convention assembled. fat
The New York Herald predicts the
overthrow Of the Democratic party in the
next State election, and with the loss of
New York the rapid disintegration and dis
solution of the party throughout the Union.
Three years ago many western cattle were
taken down the Mississippi river TO the
New Orleans market. Now that market is
over-supplied from Texas, and steamboat
loads of cattle for the eastern markets are
taken up the river. y
The name of Hon. J. B. Donley is an
uounccd In the Waynesburg Repository as
candidate for denomination to Congress,
from the oath Penn. District. The Greene
county convention is called to meet on Mon
day, the second day of May.
The latest case of self abnegation oc-
Cured in Chicago Court room. The col
ored counsel for a defendant objected to the
presence of two colored jurors in the panel,
on the ground that the laws of Illinois au-
thorized only white jurors. The court took
the objection iHto consideration.
The positively last official statement Of
the vote for Congressman, at the special
election in the Tenth District of Ohio, is as
follows: E. ID. Peck, Republican, 1929 {;
w. d. Hill, Democrat, 10.5sa Carter, Re-
pudiatlon Democrat, 9S3.
One member OF the Mississippi Legisla-
ture says that he is an Old line Wing, an
other that he is Henry Clay Wing, o third
that he is an old Rad, while fourth pro-
claims that he goes in for MY country and
her people" ~
The radical Temperance men, of Maine,
in view OF the Ill success of their independ-
ent party movement last year, have decided
to support the Republican candidate for
Governor this year if he shall be an earnest
temperance man.
The white and colored citizens of Blad-
ensburg, Maryland, have given in their sub
mission to the Fifteenth Amendment, and
oisdhiZeu J'lut dsboClutiOn. lhi5 IL suiu
to be in opposition to Mr.. Benz. g. Harris
and his platform for reelection to Congress.
The Savannah R.pu5licon thinks il
somewhat remarkable" that no Southern
man is named by either party in connection
with the nomination for the next Presidency,
and it enters its emphatic protest against
this e slight" SO far as the Democrats and
Conservatives are concerned In it.
10 81. 80. al, eli
by strife over the spois. In Connecticut
the victors are already quarrellng over Gov
ernor Englshs staff This would seem to
be small enough matter for struggle"
but there is considerable feeling developed,
New Haven, Hartford and Norwich being
considerably excited over the competition
for the highly honorable but somewhat
ornamental positions on the staff OF His
Excellency.
President Grant, on Friday, sent letter
to member of the House of Representa-
tives, which he received from Mrs. Lincoln,
who is row sojourning in Europe. The let
ter states that she is in great pecuniary en-
barrassment and desires hasty action on the
relief bill now pending before Congress,
awarding her twenty-five thousand dollars.
The letter is private one, but was sent by
the President to the member to perhaps be
used as influential means of hurrying through
the bill for her relief.
AT the municipal election in Trenton,
on Monday, Napton, Democrat, received 3li
majority for Mayor; Shepard, Dem, 279
majority for School Superintendent, and
Bigelow, Rep, 63 majority tor Receiver of
Taxes. The Council Is tie, with special
election to be held in the Seventh ward. The
Republicans will have 3 majority In the
Board OF FreehUlders. These results show
a large gain for the Republicans, who have,
for several years, been defeated by heavy ma
jorities. 1856 colored votes were polled.
The Rochester Union, an ultra Democrat
ic paper, urges the Repu licans to nominate
Fred. Douglass for Congressman, affirming
that "he has more brains, more charac-
ter and more money than almost any of the
statesmen of the party" 1t is very satisfac-
tory to find the papers of that party admitting
at last that colored man may be so highly
respectable. 1t has been but very short
time since they denied, with great unamity
and vehemencc, that colored men could ever
be fit for anything but slaves and menials.
"A Richmond letter to the Alexandria
Gdzstte says:
Z" The latest move on the political chess
board In reference to the next Presidency is
in favor of a ticket with Chase for President
and Gilbert q. Walker for Vice President
1t is stated that the project of running this
ticket has beeu agitated in New York, and
has met with so ne favor. Hereabouts Chase
has good many friends on both sides, and
Governor Walker would very considerably
strengthen the ticket"