The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.
GEN. GARFIELD wants ex-Gov. Hayes
to run for Governor of Ohio this fall.
SENATOR BoorH, of California, is visit
ing his parents in nTerre Haute, Ind.
THE late Senator Revels, colored, has
given up politics and gone into preach
ing.
PHNEAs T. BARNUM. Mayor of Bridge
port, Connecticut. Admission to Bridge
port hereafter, fifty cents; children half
price.
GULLWER says: tsHe who causes a
blade of grass to grow where none grew
before is better than whole race of pol
iticians.'
VICE-PREsIDENT WILSON and Fred.
Douglass are present at the anti-slavery.
peoples centennial celebration in Phila-
delphia.
Ex-GovERNoR CURTIN, it is said, will
be induced to run for the Governorship
of Pennsylvania this fall, on the Demo
cratic ticket.
/ THE Salisbury CMd.) Adue5tiser NOM
mates Allen G. Thurman, of Ohio, for
the next President, and Thomas f. Bay
ard, of Delaware, for Vice President.
The Annapolis Gazette proposes James
g. Blaine, of Maine, for President, and
| Alexander B. Hagner, of Annapolis, for
Vice President.
GEN. GARFIELD says the postage in
crease was all mistake, due mainly to
the bad practice of allowing important
Legislation to be crowded into the last
hours of the session. That does not
agree with Senator Ramsey's account,
| nor with the one that Senator Hamlin Is
reported to have made. Both of the lat
ter gentlemen place the blame upon the
committee.
/ Mr.. JOHN ROBINSON, the circus man
ager, who ran for Mayor, in Cincinnati,
| the other day, does not seem to be
pleased with his first and only experience
| in politics. On the night of his defeat an
| audacious reporter had the temerity to
call upon him and ask what he thought
about 1t. When they brought the re-
porter to, and had cleared the birthstone
from his eyes and mouth, he said he did
not recollect exactly what Mr. Robinson
said, but he judged by the energetic
manner OF his speech and the size and
frequency of the oaths that he didn't
N1AAO ~ AAA4 AO4 OA4AOC S4AAJ 4A4OACs
FOURTEEN members of the House of
Representative of the Forty-fourth Con-
gress (Which meets for the first time on
Monday, December 6th) are still to be
: elected, as follows: Four in California,
} which holds its regular election on Sep
tember LIST; Six In Mississippi, which
holds its regular election on November
I'd; and four at special elections to be
called hereafter to fill vacancies caused
by the death of members-elect: Garrett
Mcmillan Oem.) in the Ninth Georgia
district, James Bufinton Rep.) in the
First Massachusetts, district; A. F. Aller
Oem.) In the Thirty third New Yorl
district; f.. s. Hersey Rep.) In the
resentatives already chosen 102 are Re
pubicans, 167 are Democrats, and min.
are Independents.
II GEN. BoyEroN in long lester TO th.
! Cincinnati Gazette explains the reasons
: of Gen. Spinner's withdrawal from tn,
Treasury Department. He says Secreta
. ry Bristow, Immediately upon taking of
FL fee, began thorough reorganization o
9 the department., making all of the di
! Visions subordinate to and harmonior1
I with himself The first trouble wit
Z Gen. Spinner occurred when Mr.. Brie
tow cut from his report disquisition ol
tn6 low 18l6 DOnQ Ln6Ofy, Wn1CA, Wh8G0Y
. er may have been its merits. did not &C
incide with the views set forth by th
q Secretary, and consequently would max
y = bad appearance in his report. sFo1
4 lowing this IN various ways, the CORES
g i pendent continues, sssfhe old General be
gan to feel the force that was drawin
everything In the department under th
& control OF one mind, and instead q
q yielding to this healthy. return towax
s first principles, the ating continue
and rather increased between the Treas
= urer's Office and that Of the Secretary
2 Is WIS this state oR afEairs and not an
= impufRkion upon the absolute honest
4 and integrity, and the general efaicienc
= of Gen. Spinner, that led to requestin
9 his resignation. But point had bee
= reached in Gem. BriistoW,s work 81 REQ,
= Rnixation where, IN his opinion, IL wa
necessary 10 place o new man at th
head or the Treasnrer's 8 Office, and, wlail
J. he had no undndiy feeling whakeve
toward Gen. Spinner personally he q.
2 cided upon the change. "
I'll THn Woasr KIND or PovKRrY. On
! day 9 lady came in q carriage to as
3 Cozot, the famous French painter, VII
: has Just died, for /, 900 francs with whic
to pay her rent. g She is well dressed,
d said the maid Who had seen her g
can t understand how anybouy with sue
clothes can borrow money. 10 wen
Z yOu would xez g Take that /
. her, my child, " said the artist, Offering
i hank mote for the required sum, e an