The New York herald., 1870-08-25
POLITICAL NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Samuel Shelabarger has received the republican
nomination for Congress from the Ohio Seventh
district, now represented by Judge Wlnans (repl
declined. Hts democratic opponent Is Hugh ].
Jewett Shellabareer was member Of the Forteth
Congress ana popular with all parties The contest
will be close.
Colonel John Warless. OF Laramie Is the. demo-
cratic candidate for Delegate to Congress from wv.
oming Territory, now represented by 8. F. Nucxols.
The republican nominations for county oflcers In
wyoming are mossly women.
General Thomas J. Henderson is the ifreculay r..
publican candidate for Congress from the Illinois
Fifth district. now represented by e. c. lngersol
republican.
General Lew Wallace will run for Congress on the
republican ticket in the Indiana Seventh district
now represented BY G. g. Orth, republican
All the candidates nominated at the Florida Re.
publican state Convention on the 18th instant are
colored.
John 7. Bird has been renominated for Congress-
by the democrats of the New Jersey Third district
Governor HOFFMAN has appointed BENJAMIN N.
Loomis, of Binghamton, County Ju6ge OF Broome
county, to hll the vacancy occasloned by the death
Of Horace S. Grtswold
| William p. Chiffon, OF Montgomery, Ala. IA recon.
mended as a candidate for Congress by the conser.
vative democracy.
The Clayton tAa.) Courier pronounces the renorted
| recommendation OF N. B. Wellborn of Eufaula. for
Congress mistake, as Pike county has made no
such recommendation az yet
J. W. Butterheld, brother OF william Butter6eld.
the successor OF the well known democratic poti
clan, Isaac Hill, in the New Hampshire Patriot. IA
dead.
NOT AHEAD OF TAMMANY.-The Arapahoes have a
''Bg Horse" and "Big Jake" But they don't have
"Big Six" Therefore Tammany is still ahead OF
the "Big Indians" Of the Plains.
Ben Stark has returned to oregon, expecting to
be sent again to the United States Senate. There
was q time when the people OF Oregon were Stark
mad. But are they so nowP
The Democratic Congressional Committee has
commenced issuing campaign documents. Fifteen
have already appeared They treat of the tariff the
debt, railroad land grants, government expend-
tures the naturalization laws and Congressional In
vestigations These are all important matters. and
touch the republicans at their weakest points.
Montana paper says 1.-THE Lord be praised I
Twenty bushels Of wheat to the acre, and Ashley
routed"
The Albany Journal thinks that 8. j. Ttlden has
no more influence IN the democratic councils Of this
State than Ben Butler.
The Augusta, (Ga-) Republican hoists the name Of
q. 8. Grant for President In 1872 and hopes South
gentleman will be nominated for vice Presiuent
on the same ticket.
The Philadelphia Post is informed of certain clam
destine movements In the Third Congressional dis
trict, having for their object the defeat of Hon.
Leonard Myers for Congress. Perhaps It is only
another phase Of the mama for destruction
The following names have been mentioned IN con-
nection with the United States Senatorship from
North arollna:-Ex-Governor Vance, Robert r.
Cowan, Bedford Brown, Robert Strange, O. p.
Meares, A. s. Merriman, A. J. Dargan, NJ W. Ran.
som, r. b. Gillian and Hon. +. +. Shober The dis.
abilities OF the i've gentlemen last named have been
removed The others are ineligible.
CLAIMS SETTLgD.-Col0ne Stanton, of the Pay
masters onice has Just completed the settlement of
the last OF the claims on account OF xpense OF re-
construction in Mississippi and Arkansas. The