The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-17
RUNNING sorEs-poLITlCAL AND GENERAL.

The Rome (Ga) Courier states that the pastor Of
one OF the colored churches In that city has adopted
novel plan in taking up collections at the close OF each
sermon. He sends around TWO hats; one he alls
the church. and the other the world. The church Is
sent to the members the world TO the onproessors.
That plan might be tried with success In some OF our
New York churches.
the Macon (sa-) T,lC0rdph, well known ana re.
spectacle democratic paper, printed an imposs ible
story OF the seizure OF man Ia radicaD near that
city by band OF masked Ku Klux, Of his being
nayed alive, and finally skinned and roasted whole
at the stake. The very extravaganza OF the par
ticulars, the name OF the pretended victlm-Adam
Sekoh adam Hokes)-and the circumstance that the
narrative appeared on the nrst day OF April should
have been SUFFICIENT with any sensible reader to
stamp tho story as burlesque, although very
stupid But the story, extravagant as 1t Is Is
not far behind Of those circulated In the col
umns Of our radical contemporaries about Southern
outrages.
The Charleston courier regards the Amnesty bill,
imperfect and partial as 1t Is rs 'the advance mes
senger Of the PERIOD when every citizen OF the
South shall be equal in rights and privileges to
every other citizen Of the United Stasesn
The Albany Journal, under the head Of "Found-
Knave, /" says Winans received probably hundred
thousand dollars for his deseron OF the republican
party in the Legislature, and goes on to remark
Words are inadequate to express the contempt
and Indignation which this base get VIII excite In
those who are TO be benefited by the treason will
sbher the traitor. He Will be hissed and spurned
from eli decent association; and unless he Is as
eowardy as he is base he Will ''go out and hang
himself" to escape the goadings or guilty con-
science.
Hast thou not, oh Journal, q kindly thought for
one poor CallIcotf
The Oregon Bulletin says so many Governors have
been appointed 70 Idaho since the best Governor the
Territory ever had-Governor Ballard-ieft there
that the Inhabitants do not know VINO Is the real
Governor None OF the appointees have ever put in
an appearance-one or more Is expected. In the
meantime Acting Governor Curtis runs the machine
pretty well. Dumont, Of Indiana, is the last ap-
pontee and the papers Of Idaho do not even adver-
sise to discover MS whereabouts.
Charles w. wooIley (author OF wha' are known as.
the Buckeye Letters'' exposing certain intrigues
in the last Democratic National Conventlon) has
been elected to the Common Council or Cincinnati,
and 1t ID stated that t Is proposed BY the Pendeton
democrats TO make him President OF the body as
evidence OF the feeling against Thomas A. Hen
bricks.
The Boston AdUsrtfstr Is authorized to say that
on the LIST or July next Mr.. James T. Fields will re-
tire from the editorshp OF the Atlantic Monthly and
the chair he vacatcs will be taken by Mr.. w.
Howels, for some years the assistant editor OF the
magazine
General Dun Green, once 80 prominent q politician
that he received the credit OF making Andrew jack
son President, ana who, during the war; was most
violent and virulent supporter OF the rebellion, Is
now living very quietly, and almost forgotten, In
Dalton, Ca.
Darius CALDWELL OF Ashtabula county, IL another
candidate for the republican nomination Tor Cover
NOR Of ohio.