New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-26
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Charter Election in Middletown, n. Y.
Tuesday last resulted in the election Of the Liberal
and Democratic ticket by an average majority of $50
votes.
A new daily newspaper is soon to be estab-
lished in Rochester 1t will be called The Herald. and
will be independent In politics. Its principal will
be wealthy and prominent citizen OF that city.
The Washington Chronicle, in an article on
4" The Sober Second Thought" concerning the Credit
Mober, says in the beautiful way Of Senator Pat
terson, that his life had been pure the streams
flowing from the melting SHOWS lying on the mountain
tops hid IN the Clouds This is very kind in Mr. Harlan
Nearly every State in the Union seems to
have official scandal of Sort The latest comes
from Indiana There is disgraoeful report that men,
bers Of the Supreme Court of that State have received
brides from railroad corporation to influence impor
dered.
There is great JOY in Wellsville, Allegheny
County, NewYork. An election for village officers
held last week and the Liberal ticket elected by ma
orty of eight votes. The GeneSee Valley Free Press re-
cords the event with most inspriting array Of head
lines. among which is one calling the Bird OF Freedom
to the 'front.'"
The Committee on the Luzerne County
election in consultation at Harrisburg yester
day. and reports in several will probably be re-
ceved Friday. 1t is reported that the sitting
members Democrats) Will all be thrown out, and
creased by four
The question of who shall be candidates for
the Presidency in 1876 to seriously agitae The
Cincinnati Commercial 1t thinks Gen. Grants peculiar
Civil Service policy has rendered his denomination im-
possible and that the contest for the Republican nomi
nation viii be between Speaker Blaine and Minister
Washburne, with chances In favor Of the latter
In reference TO the Hon. Ellis II. Roberts
disposition OF his III the salary grab The Utica
Herald says: "Mr. Roberts in this country,
but absence, will say, what be refraned from
saying that the only question he has ever raised. was
whether he should leave this money in the Treasury of
the United States draw it for the benefit of his dis
trlc or some institution or institutions within his dis
trict"
The 81. Louis Times questions whether or not
the newspapers and politicians shamming an ap-
pearance public virtue in regard to the salary grab
1t considers 1t mere question of legislation TO be de-
cided its merits aud says II the increase is war
rantabe all it matters little by whom it is enacted, or
who stand the brunt of it and fancy there is
good deal of preteDse than reality III the noisy
patriotism that protests against the measure The 81
divided among themselves for work already done and
paid Tor, over a million and half OF dollars
Gov Hendricks of Indiana has recently been
in Washington, and an inquisitive correspondent has
discovered that his mission is the organization OF new
party. According to this veracious chronicler, the Gov
ernOrs plan is TO abandon the name and organization OF
the Democratic party and put forth formal recog-
milton of the death past issues, with declaration OF
liberal principles for the future What the name OF the
new party TO be- not disclosed As for the decara-
ton Of principles II has been generally supposed
that something like what proposed was done at
Baltimore when the Cincinnati platform was ind0rsed
The Albany Journal calls to account Mr..
Perry of Congress from that district who says
he for the salary grab TO the appropriation
for new Government building in Albany, which was
in the same bill with the grab. The Journal inquiries,
with great force aud perneuoe whether Mr. Perry has
taken proposes to take, his 5000 back pay under tDe
however might have been
vote for the bill in order to the appropriation, it
was necessary draw the money after the apprO-
pratiOn secured Remarks from Mr.. Perry seem to
be in order. II will be quite refreshing, we may sug-
gpst 10 The Journal propOundlng some OF these CO.
nundrums to the Republican members who are supposed
To have carried of 5000 apiece of stolen money.