, 1874-03-28

H{de and 1t struck mo TINT IN iden OF tito status
Of affairs In tho sixtoon districts outside Chicl-
go would bo Of absorbing intoroat to tho cahdi-
hntes themselves, aud Of at least general inter-
eat to tho constituents they Mioull tain repre-
sent. Tho following is tho gossip Of tho Capi-
tai, whero tho next campaign il frequently dla-
cusaed, and tho antccedents md qualifications
Of candidates for Congress form the subject Of
conversation among members from tho several
districts. '~>'' ., -: -. =: -
,.. 49,. -~--c------, ..
%. -, THE FoUErH DISTRICT,
comprising Tho Counties Of Kane Do Knlb,
Doono. McHcnry, aud Winnobngo, is now repro
Bented by tho Hon. Stephen A. IIurlbut. hlr.
Hurlbnt returned from ao,ae far-away foreign
mission to 60 to Congress, and ho wont. Ho
has mado several attempts to gnin notoroty as n
Statesman, but has not succeeded my better III
thia than ho did In lis ambition to be great
Captain. His. martial fame clings to him still,
and hts horoic exploits as d cotton spccutator
ure part Of. tho history Of the Ropublic. That
lie wnnts a'ronpmination, those who know him
;!b2ostv need not be told; mid that ho will do
oil Le. can TO-. SECURE IT, is equally cor
tain. Flo has tho ofllco-lolders and The
buh,mers OF tie District at lis bacls, and
already thoy are at work laying plans 10 further
his ambition. Ho has thrown ont q. tub to tho
.ro.o.. i, co,or.su In. tr;o, h rr, VI, fa,,n.
.r. ~, ho,;of3,,,t nn J.. t.,o;r f;.,, ~, ,h,t
tber onlv 1 efs M s ss m 1s % the rnr.y % Of VII wbci ho
IN fair rcprcsen tative. 1ut the fraud Is too
transparent, ,--thcre il Loo much cotton around
IT,. ne ~, 1,at;r i, t,,n ANAL
f;1nnco and ;n,lcnnrJn,"a .n1 ti,av J., 20 ,,,o.
fIs,;nI resnoct fnr ;,;tau,iy anI sniS;oiy g'l,nv
% aouau ttsRue1 @ ,os 'as"ts ~. snu s"or.e1S' Ivy
~ n,;.fp ~ ill., r.." soo ~ .i 49,"
noor sNow w;,i t' them snn poer eyom pS'''I thn
,rankcnt Eepub!:cans ~ hayc /" no :. fill, in
~ sSsy Shr 70 fasfy .h9 pssies H.
s,n,tc n that n,s otor NAV 1s ,,;,ut t'a ~
ttanard Of the artv II .hev ho,,a ~ wiz,
the names Of tho most ilely men i, the District
-: ~ -: srysTn, ~. ".mr,,I,' 11e'"
now in the Locisnturo. ia il II vve, rcu;d;nci
in Aurora. p.rtisnu. hnter IL n,nor;tv rc,,rc.
xentatiop: Ind n clayap roitienan KIT. ~ .t"nSu
no show bes,do sAo'oA seu'l'tD1l'' 'o' ~ @'auaS
5nnar r.nxa :
.llso from tho shores of thn ricturesaue Tov.
lie ia known ali over the D,striot hnv;,,r n,sna
;tpeccl,ca on. Iii sides of1eyory :anbiacS,. Tis
princples--if ho Inns any-rcat lightly on lis
kt,em to euit circulustnnros 1t momanEs wa,7.
Ing. A rampant Domocrat.Lsomo = st;rma.
tixcd lin, as n Copnerheatl - fl,,rinr, p tho
War,-ho turned Iis :. ovat. was :. born
again" proclaimed himee1f a Rcruht;ca, mi
a6uBcd Greeley with tie zeal Of m anoatnte,.' Ho
tao to Sprinntiei to- eot II ,aiirna nommae a.
sioncrahip. bnt alns for tbo inerattnlo 'e Of He-
publieans, tLo pnrtv wont bac', on him. IJo
faiIetl. Being ,1trownrded his clo;ma nro nar1
InC. and whoro Oh earl con1l Ic find lie 1aanras
*but. it, Coucrens,2 .Hs tonouernnca :harau"noa
would electrlfy TINT body, Why not Parks Is
he not as Good man M l1urihnt and hosdca 20
he never wns in tia nrnv md ha;1 M r,a',na.n
nch;oyo .dist,nct;nn no a cottn" horn ;Ti,en ~
tlIcre'a 40 1oN'0'1 AoAo' Anoa
uey, !" ,,,vu
with tic emnhasis on the lash ! usv, 81 ia From,
i.n@ie1, nFo rorraso',+;,t ~. i ~ ~ ~. ~ tno
lhero's m ,,aa IT, i. E,i If ,n..;, IT, 1J1t m
That's whnt thav o1i a., IL ,sa,, I ~ ao
itely hottnr mas tnnn p:r,,a w ;nnatnrat y" ~ M
that Distrct wanta nn "nnson,;o t;on ~ - , au1 y
los lust The man to sopd poraan",,, Ivy ~ n9';a
very much Of gentleman and naver ] rails tc,t Ic 70
lhere ero yorso Cougress,non tIasn ss'n "HvI !;
was na,ned If, a. 1nns .' rnra,: wn i,,,o c,
hc 1ns ac;sn;rc ,ntnr;at. II ~ fenn ~ S'esal'
rorace advocate and il to TutLer siakow i!n tv Of
lllinoiu. TIo wouldn't taste dlop Of Bonrbon
IN tn.t s ol oHen TO 60 60 congress- ald
;;etr;ct nvor ;;a 1 WAL ~. ~ ~ "
nw IN tho nse a d the s.e
r,s h fao,erv n" ows ~ e1Tn 1oto cae
r1ly md snmn n,,n.,c, ~ - ~ co,,,a ,1 '' M ~
ifny,sa ~ 1,,t ~ eaEI ~ eoule ouS OF tno
os ho not XIX unraa ~ - Iad an:1 az IT, 'aef !or
Iru eIe ot1t amt; ho 3Gaos lovo both beng
A''Fe'"'''s 0,,''s.o', n's., "t1n ~. congress-
noxy so,,+or iA'the: Z, ;,,', ot De aAhn,
1rct aa;o'u - ~ nauepno 1 man VINO makes
toft anw5ar; W @nosfs @ nu, IRON WY e una ct
ts 1nMav Gadia I,a !! - soIoi'l9s SHOWN
n s,nS,rn;; os' ~ - T. "tll-so-uo paliior
inc" tha snnronn n '1a ra',r, h9ous fegulat.
ououoy Lo ss nude yory vI fair a se"a4nr ssaa1G anS
bag giyon evidence Of some rhetorical ability. II