The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-01-24
Political ChIt=Chat.

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The Fifteenth Amendment vas ratified
BY the Minnesota Senate on " Wednesdny
b. party vote Of l3 to 16, e
Tho Governor Of Rhode Ialind earnestly
recommends the adoption Of the XVII
amshdment by tho Legislature now III
session. Ji. .i5a 'l
Californians are talking Of running
G Gencral John F, Miller, Of San Francis
go. for Governor a. the next election,
Four tons Of mail matter for each Con
gtessman wui the average for last session
Advices received in Washington indi
cate the election of General Ames ind
Mr.. Ecclsston as United btates Senator.
by tho Mississippi Legislature. n,
The election in Memphis yesterda,
passed off quietly. John Johuson, regu
iar Democratic candidate, was elected
Mayor, by probably a thousand majority
Ben Butler thinks Virginia Is Is not sin
cere in her officiating, and will Oppose
her admission to the bitter end. Y
Dslano has given orders for. l, 800, ,00(
blanks for this years, income returns, anc
everybody but bondholdcrs can mako ar
rangsneu,s accordingly. ,1a aa.t
Mr.sFord. manager of Tie charlesttoit+ Il
Opera-housc; has been arrested for refus.
ing admi,tunce to niggers. "A man is moi
allowed to pick bis own company, it ap'
pears. t'' 6'1'is,,.'
Grant denies saying in bis message thai
the United States was the first ofall na.
tiods. He meant the jreest. Yell. it is
rather fee With fellows pocket abou,
collecting time. lsB
Disappointed carpet-bagger politicians
Of Texas want the State cut up into small
ones, SO they can get an Office. Some.
thing ottais kind must be done or they
viii hste 70 come home. # .'''t1
The Attorney General ofaIowa bas dc.
eided that the word male" 6hsre It &c.
ours in the laws, inclade "frlnale." Male
should embrace female, wherever it oc,
curs.", e.a as ID
Pictures Of Ben. Butler are used il
Alaska as idols. Well, i 4 tieiare .
,hst best Non; AisEs I isfdge &c: dovI
on lii5 GSarsGE- bones and pray for ,dc!;7
ancc, what in thunder will.
It is, said Stanton refused S100, 900
from ,soms loyal adn,irerds lfthatdis so
which is doubted by eminent agrieulturY
lists, it ism. safe to Try i.on every radical
because some one will snatch that money
YETI ,aa.i t:1 yrsiaN h
JSdge Wi.hes. The newly made Circuit
Judge for Tie Sixth Circuit. la. rendered
his resignation. Grant evidently m:sin.
terpreted Withey's present. s,;5-
One of our exchanges says General
Nov er, who recently died ut New Orleans
vas corp comma der during 'h, war.
Most Of these generals did have a grave.
yard Or two under their command. :.
! Ntilsaukes has, sent an Invitation tc
Congress to pay back to the city $3.50. 900,
which has been expended in building
straight;cut canal Congress had not &c.
fespted the inyatou at last accounts.
Washington uiggers are Indignant be.
cause they were not SLOWED to be at
Grants reception o.y New Years.
Election is over, h'ia! does lie want with
them ? N ~
Hon. George H. PGndleton, Of Ohio,
his been selected 70 deliver the annual or
alton before tho ritsrary Societies Of the
yhtYefaiJ d Eirginia, in July next.
Mr.iP1 it is said, kss accepted The inri.
talionaa;a fe 4ar5 - I'D
The Sheriffof Cooke County. Chicago
Illinois. who is radical. has disappeared
with several thousand dollars belonging
to other people. There IS an intimatioii
that somebody clsc's woman disappeared
At the same tine. .... 49,. s'
Brigham Young is very much excited
Fabout the proposed action Of Congress con.
cerniug tho Mormons. He is reported as
advocating armed. resistance should Mr..
Culluni's bill become s'law.
/ Evansville, Indiana, has some literary
goats. They follow the newspaper car.
riers around, and eat up the papers as
they are kt al the doprs. Sohie Of the
radical editorials are lihrd to digest, but
they get along With them as well as tie
subscribers generally.
A correspondent Of a morning paper
snys Mrs. .aihcon is not e7en acquainted
With the Couht that she was reported' as
abou. to marry. That would b RI in /.
pedi,tent. Bless you, If she took d notion
to marry man, do you think SHE would
let any little thing like that stand ia til.
ray7
Rev. Dr.. Newisr, has started d Con.
pressiOnal pruyer .illeetipr. and nat,y