The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-06
PoEsTEQsL NoTEs-LoCAL AND GENERAL.


Tie Cincinnati Gazette says it has no candidate
for the republican nomination for Governor o. OHIO.
Republican State Convention In Ohio June 81.
The Ohio Legislature adjourned on the 2d inst,
after session OF 121 days. The most significant act
politically, according to the Cincinnati Gazette was
the adoption OF the fifteenth amendment
The Washington chronicle announces as the latest
rumor that Governor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, has
been offered the position OF Postmaster General.
EX-President Johnson is to deliver lecture In
Nashville the latter part OF this month about me-
chancal skill and industry These are better topics
than the internlnable one, In his hands, OF politics.
correspondent Of the Memphis Avalanche noml-
mates General W. 7. sherman, OF Ohio for President,
and b. Gratz Brown, Of Missouri, for Vice President,
and he gives as his platform of principles, "Uni-
versal Amnesty and Universal Amity."
The New Haven Palladium says the democrats
might do worse than TO nominate General Sherman
for President. A good many others are OF the same
way Of thinking.
The Providence Journa,-Senator Anthony's
ACCOMPLISHMENTS that general Sherman is re-
ported to have SAID lately that there were enough
good and true men in all Southern States to put
down all Ku KIuX or other bands of mauraders.'
Then why don't they do it? What prevents thems"
Yes, that's IT, What prevents thema The answer
Is plan-legslaEion at Washington.
The Boston AdcertaseT-Sumner's mouthpece-re-
ferring TO the Presidents proclamation in regard 10
the Ku KiuX, says 1t us in oil respects such adj
dress as the exigency OF the case calls for" The
exigency OF cases in the Supreme Court the Adpe'
tisey probably means.
The Boston;ans are not to have park. The Legs-
ature has 50 decided. Take the matter out of polt-
tics; then Boston will have park.
No "election day' IN Connecticut this year. The
whole thing was humDug from the beginning, ana
ol,It,h f,ui1In 70 ~, .f
either party.
The Republican Cony ention in OHIO will be held In
Columbus, June 81. Selection OF delegates In the
several counties, June 10. Candidates to be ch0.
sen:-Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge OF the
Supreme Court, Treasurer OF State, Auditor OF
State, Attorney General State Commissioner OF
Schools, Clerk OF Supreme Court, Member OF Board
OF Public Works.
Colonel Forney 1t seems, was not entirely correct
when he asserted that Charley steson of the Astor
House, was the only surviving member OF the past
who could revive "reminiscences OF Daniel Webster.
The Boston Journal AYERS that while 1t does not
question the value OF Colonel Stetson's reminis-
cences few gentlemen enjoyed greater opportunity
for knowledge OF the personal and public traits Of
Mr.. Webster, all his relations, than Peter Harvey,
OF Boston, Harvey intends TO publish volume
which will embrace many anecdotes OF webster
which will be entirely new to the public. Give us
Harvey on Webster. 1t will be q rcn harvest OF
pleasant mementoes.
The Boston Ne,cs states thai the New York woman
suTragsts object to hanging Mrs. Fair on account OF
her sex, and adds:-'lf women are citizens enough
to vote they are citizens enough to be hung" {
Tie Boston Daily Neacs observes that General
sherman thinks we had better hire q coang station
in the west Indies for $4,000 year than take 81.
Domingo, and goes on to say:-"3y the way IL Is
whispered that the hero Of the March to the sea- Is
hedging for the Presidency" -
HYGIENE IN CoNNECrcUr.-Th Hartford CourdN
recommends as "gentle aperlent'' "a bottle OF
Constitution water, just before Eaton.n
The Montgomery MAJ says the address OF the do
mocratc members Of Congress Is one OF the ablese
documents that ever emanated from Washington.
at any rate, "the ablest since the days Of Andrew
Johnson