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A, 1871.
Our Washington Letter.
Effect Of Connecticut Election at the CgPllatt'
San Domingo-.nr. -NorrHFs SPEECH
The Eu-Rlur-.MurdeT or j. u
Dickinson

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Effect Of Connecticut Election at the CgP'tdt'
San Domingo-.nr. -NorrHFs SPEECH
The u-Kiur.--.uTdeT OF j. d
Dickinson.
Editor Free Press and Times
All the week We have been singing the praises
Of the Nutmeg State for her splendid triumph
accomplished in spite of the funds snd ne
peaters'' so lavshly scattered within her borders
BY the Tsmmsny ring. We now appreciate the
feelings Of the democrats when the returns came
in from New Hampshire. The most hopeful re
nublicans felt serious misgiyings about the pos
meet Of retaining their strength in the Congress
sionsl delegation from that State, while many
were ready to conceie il advance sweeping de-
feat The Unexpectedly favorable result has
revived the dropping spirits Of the despon1-
ing. and had its effect on the two important
MEASURES pending in Congress. An era
of better feeling in the party seems 10
he dawning Under its influence the sheia-
harqer bill, which week ago seemed without
a, ghost of chance Ct getting through has
gone to the Senate in a shape very generally ac-
ceptsble to the party. The teu-minute debates
on the bill were among the most spicy efforts 10
which the House has been treated. That 1t Will
be promptly passed by the Senate seems now
beyond question
The straightforward, common-sense meSsase
of the President. transmitting the report OF the
San Donipro Comm issioners, has seemed 10
check the tide Of adverse public opinion when
las baen setting rather heavily against the
measure for some weeks. The country can now
digsst the subject at leisure and will venture TO
nTeIict. be pretty equally divided on the ques-
lion Of annexation when 1t comes up Ior
final action next winter The unusual courtesy
by which the Senste permitted Mr. Ao5-
f;u If " 20 the exclusion ot all
otb9rs1 10 make three hours speech
srsinst annexation. must Lot be construed Is
committing that body to his views Inc speech
is very generally commented for ITS lalepehuen
and manly tone and for the absence OF personal
tiles and filings az the executive, such as Insrrei
the effect Of the otherwise admirable euorls Oh
Ne.srs Sumner and Schurz last week These
two gentlemen ind that President Grant IS Ca
nsbie Of giving blows az well as receiving them,
and thst he is sufficient master Of language %
sketch their portraits and have them Ieioshl@e1
without adding the name.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the ludi
ana Association Of this city 90 serenaie Senator
N,rton az the National Hotel this evening
Tbe demonstration ia for the double purpose
Of endorsing his course on the san Domingo
question. anil improving his chance for the
nomination 10 the vice presidency when the
Republican convention meets year hence
in which holy. bis friends say, tie great north
west will give limits undivided support Among
the distinguished individuals advertised 10 be
present are President Grant and wee resident
Colfax, and speech is expected iron the Latter.
telegraph.c despatch to-day brings the sal
intelligence Of the assassination Of ). .. picAin-
son. clerk ofthe Florida State Court and Deputy
United States Marshal. lie was shot dead IN
the streets Of Narsuns, Florida, last MouIsy
night. for daring 20 he 81 Republican. lie hal
resided in the STATE since 1863, and for the past
three wears had been resident of the town
where be was murdered. Is is scarcely two
wears since one of his most intus-e friends met q
ike fate IN tie same town aEI another
was severely wounded, bare.y escaping
with Lis liie Nr. Dickinson vas at
that time a justice Of the resce ant probably
incurred the i.l-Will Of tAe hu-hiux by hls
Efforts o. bring the asstssius 70 justice. la
private letter Al hat time he said, aluiin- 90
the leurayol puhicopini0n which coun'enaucaI
such outragcs and shielded the Preparation from
capture auI punishment, " We are the laughing
stock and msy get he the rsrget for these muir
derers we shall see" Tie was, you know,
native Of Benson, Vermont where bic parents
new reside, and servel throughout The war IN
the -ih Vermont Infantry, holding commissions
respectively as Lieutenant, qualtermAster and cap
tain Resi- -uiuz s.. the close Of The Wa, be took
up his residence Ia Florida, and took al active
part ia Organizing the new government under
The rCc5us-ructi0u acts. For this be wEs muir
lsrc1 lie vas young man .i sp.cul.I talents,
and w4s q universal 0yor.rs 10 al circles in
which le novel ours.