The New York herald., 1871-09-10
RUNNING Norxs-PeLIrIcAL AND GENERAL.

| Maine election, Monday, September IL. Candi-
dates for Governor, Sidney Perham. republican,; G.
p. Kimba, democrat.
u. James has been appointed Secretary OF State
of Kentucky, IN place OF Samuel b. Churchill.
Judge Pryor has been appointed Chief Justice of
Kentucky in place of Judge Robertson resigned.
The Dunkirk Advertiser favors ex-senator Lo-
renzo Morris. OF Cnautauaua, for the democratic
candidate for Attorney General "from a county
and district" 1t says, "never represented on
democratic State ticketn
The republicans seem to be dong very little crow
ing over their California victory. Not an exultant
rooster has made mis- appearance In the columns OF
their newspapers this side Of the Rocky Mountains.
The Republican Convention OF Des Molnes county
tBurlington) Iowa, resulted In the nomination OF
two anti-Haran candidates for the Legislature.
The Harlan men talk Of bolting.
General Brinkerhof, OF Cincinnati opposes the
renominatioD Of General Grant,
At the Republican Convention OF Karkakee
county, Ill., delegates to the Congressional Conven.
ton were instructed to vote for Judge G. r. Starr,
Of Kankakee as candidate to fill the Congressional
vacancy made by the resignation OF Mr. Cook.
The Brennan Society, James T. King, President,
will hold its annual festival Lion Park on the 2tn
October next
The scene Of the Inauguration of Governor Leslie.
Of Kentucky, deserves to be perpetuated Ill picture.
The venerable Judge Robertson, Chier Justice OF
Kentucky, over eighty years DID, weak and helpless
from age and paralysis, was conveyed 20 the stand
and administered the oath Of ONCE He then, unex.
bling voice. his resignation OF the Office he had so long
and honora0ly filed, and then sunk back into his
seat, quite exhausted with his effort and emotion
The scene was very afecung. The picture OF the
venerable Judge, grown gray In honorable service
OF the State, performing the last act of his oficia
life, anu then surrenderlng to the people the trust
he had so long and faithfully guarded, is repre-
sented as being stirring ana impressive.
James A. Dawson has been appointed by Governor
Leslie AdjutanL General Of KentucKy.
The reporC put in circulation by the Cincinnati
Commercial, that General McCook had declined as
candidate for Governor Of Ohio Is authorltatively
denied.
The Petersburg wal Progress verify believes that
If the Flood had occurred In the time OF Alexander
II. stephens during the rain OF forty days an forty
nights ''he would have been astride OF the ridge.
pole of the Atlanta sun Office, holding a faded um
brea over his head drawing up his diminutive legs
TO keep them out OF the surrounding surges, and
calmly indting a ten-cOlumn editorial to the
people OF the late confederacy to prove that the
shower was null and void and the nood matter to
be resisted at the ballot box"
Senator Fenton has oeen closeted with certain
noted politicians In Cincinnati. 1t has got 90 now
hat prominent man cannot 60 even 10 his closet |
without being interviewed by some cnterprisrng
newspaper reporter
Senator Ramsey, OF Minnesota, is coming East
Bu,ler seems to be runxng ahead OF all com. |
,etltors thus far for the republican nomination for
Governor OF Massachusetts. The towns or Black. |
,tone, MarbleheaJ, Sunderland Enneld and MANY
,thers send Butter delegates TO the state Conwen.
Ion.
Senator Wilson proposes to viss, California
secret circular issued by the democrats In Maine
3 headed with the cut OF q hsckney coach sur
ourded with the legend, "Onice of G. r. KlmbalL
of fine carriages and aleigns." That
business way OF putting it,
the Collector OF Customs Of Portlsud was as
onished the other morning by receiving Che follow.
ng telegram:
HALnAx. |
To J. wAsHErRN Pcrtland-You wife sailed tpy Liver.
eci in the steamer OF yesterday In company with young
,al -. |
1t was intended for another man whose wife
aried on sI,soO OF his money, and all hts clothes
nj baggage