The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-27
Political Notes.

| .NP"D'o"u P"po'S eay, Is zoo Ola
for tho office, is ten years younger
than Governor Dix.
SOM, Of the Indiana dok,ocrats in.
eluding Governor Hendricks, are not
satisGea with Che course of tho In
dianapolis Sentinel, and propose to
start . new daily democratic paper.
The Louisville Courier journal
says it docs not question tho state.
p'ent Of the Albany Jouftial, 'that if
Senator ConkIing were Chief Justice
nc would have the pride and the am.
bit'on to rank. bipself With Jay and
;Ma' shall, bpt tho deuce of it he would
not have the brains.
1t is wro"HFg to piaoo the names o, Of
Hon. Alexander Ramsay and William
Window, the two Upited States ;Senn.
tors from Minnesota, AMONG those
who grabbed and retained tho back
SALARY. Ramsey never touched his.
aud Window returned his 10 vGe
Treasury.
--latest pdvices from Californi,
aeom to Indicate that the contest for
the U. 5. Scnatorship will be be-.
tween Governor Booth and G. G. Cor.
ham. Sec. .U.. S. Senate. Gorham fay.
ors Chinese immigration and railroad
'nopopolies. Booth opposes thom.
The Austin State Gazette sa Us thoroc
is str9ug reaction among the color
ed yotels Of Texas in favor of demo,
oracy. Whe same story has been often
told in othor States, but when tho
elections come around the negroes.
Iiko, sheep, follow the bcllwether.
The Virginia Democratic papers arc
tuNI. of hora in regard to the approach.
ing State election, whioh takes place
on Thursday, the 23d of October.
They say the focling in the party IA
buoyant and tho leaders are full or
confidence.
Willis b. N!aohou. who was in tho
United States Senate, closing up thcc
Term of l1on. Garret Davis, of ken.
tuoky, from December 2, 1872, TO tho
80 OF March, lS73-just three month";
-tcok the whole of the back salary.
and then tried to justify the steal in
FIVE column letter.
William Cullen Bryant, one of tho
most notorious Of tho old abolition.
lSts, has recently had his notions Of
the negro changed. Since his recent
visit to Florida he says of tho negroes
'They look bad and hungry, whilst
before tue war they looked glossy,fat,
aud greasy."
tinoolntou University, PPa., has 4.
bout two hundred colored students
who are preparing to become clergy
men, lawyers, physicians aud teach
ers. There are four professorships en-
dowed with $4,000 each. Its grounds
and buildings cost about $l5o,Oo0. i
The Cincinnati Eazetto saws tho
approaching campaign in OHIO VIII
be the first straight fight tbS dana.
Gratis have had sinoo the Vallan.
dlsham campaign. Ifit should proXyoo
as disastrons to democracy as that
election the party had bettef bo dead
tn shan siivo1 ,.Vallandigham VAS de-
teated oy John Brough by over ono ono
hundred thousand votes.
Its now, we'll indetstood that ex.
PRESIDENT Andrew Job pson, is to bo i
candidate for Governor of Tennessee
and ,ttat be iitends to stuimip the St,to
in his own behalf. The Nemnh;s
Appeal says that his only aim is I'd
secure a scat in the Senate of tho
United States in order that no NAV
reinve:t "my relicy" with historica,
charms. 1t is counter to the naturo
OF Andy to remain quiet.
The Albany Evening j Journal, tho
Leader OF the radical party in tho
states of New York, speaking on :
third fresidehtial term, says:-stif
General Grant should Indicate nnX
snch 81, purPosc--if lie should Indicate
10 the Femotest way his intention to
5oroe 'f Agmse'f. upon :: the people, as
Tyler, FILLMORE and Johnson attemnt:
Cd to do, ne would fall, lis they Fiji
and booome, as they haye, a monu..
ment Ct the weakness and folly or All
unreSulatcd ambition"
Mr.. JS.eph Titoomb, who has bccn
nominated by the democrats of Maioo
as their candidate for Governor, is !
prominent shipbdildor of KbnnobTnE
and equal y wellknown Us Troas,;raI:
OF Bowdoin College, Of which he i !
graduate. He has figured quite con.
ssplcuously in the politics of ;iis State
having been q Represent tativc in the
q. State Senator and n
member N of the Executive Council
ne mas closely identified himself With
u Ine business interests Of KennebnnE:
ana q is President Of the Ooean DaHR
1t that place.
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=, 1hS News from Mexico, dated TO
.he ioth inst. in the. capital, is Of a
10, 33ovei and rather pleasing character:
me prospect of changes in tho Cabi.
'et rs oaovassod and talked over in 4