The Portland daily press., 1875-09-01
Current Notes.

Senator Mcdonald of Indiana, is not
"drawing" very well in Ohio. Only 81 Dem
ocrats assembled at Marion the other day to
witness his his neat trick of sitting on both
sides Of the currency fence at the same time.
Latest and most reliable figures from the
North Carolina election show that the Repub-
cans carried the state by majority Of over
| 10000 on the popular vote, giving Republi-
can gain of about 10000 over the vote Of last
| year.
Mr.. Stlson Hutchins of st. Louis, better
known as "Boss" Hutchins, is going over to
Ohio to give ths Democratic brethren Lift.
He believes in Unlimited quantities Of green
backs, and will roar for soft money with as
much noise, and in all probability with as
| much back-action damage 10 his party as
Gen. Cary.
The Boston Advertiser sees ''some indica-
tions that the few hard-money Democrats
who detest Pendletonism enough to advise
the defeat of Governor Allen in Ohio fear
that they have gone too far aud are disposed
to hedge" whether because they dread the
consequences of rupture in the party or be-
cause they see it to be inevitable that the
mex: national convention will put the party
on an initiation platform, it does not pretend
| to guess,
Unless he changes his mind, Mr.. Thomas
A. Hendricks will positively show up on the
Ohio stump next month. The Macedonian
cry from the struggling Democracy Of that
Commonwealth has been too much for his
| prudence. His remarks will be awaited with
| degree of interest by the gentlemen with
states who are figuring out our Presidential
sum for US. Probably, ii he doesn't back out
| of his engagements, he will be found endeav-
oring to strike the happy golder-greenback
mean between Nephew Thurman and Uncle
Bill.-SprinUfeld (Ind.) Republican,
Elections occur this year in the following
order: California, Wednesday. September 1;
Arkansas. Monday, September 6; Maine
Monday September 13; Iowa, Tuesday, Octo-
Der II; Ohio, Tuesday, October II (; Nebraska,
Tuesday, October II; Virginia, Tuesday, No
| vember 2; Kansas, Tuesday, November q;
| Maryland, Tuesday. November q; Massachu-
| setts, Tuesday, November 2; Mississippi,
| Tuesday, November 2; Minnesota, Tuesday,
| November 2; Missouri, Tuesday, November
2; New York, Tuesday, November 2; New
Jersey, Tuesday, November 2; Pennsylvania,
| Tuesday, November 2; Wisconsin, Tuesday,
| November 2; Texas, Tuesday, December 7.
regret to see sectarianism introduced into
politics. But the Democracy have purchased
the support of the Catholic church by Sec
tartan consideration, and are enjoying the
support. They have no right. therefore, to
| claim exemption from the natural consequent
ces. Nor can the church complain, when it
| indentifies itself with political party, that
| its political actions should be canvassed.
| They, the Democrats and the Catholic clergy,
have agreed to combine against the Republi-
| cans. The Catholic clergy are supposed 10
have no other object in this coalition than to
divide the school fund, or destroy the COM
mon school system. Is it right to trust the
vital interest of the republic to such combi-
nation ?-Judge Taft Of Ohio.
| Arizona does not want any more green
backs. 1t sighs for the stable currency Of Its
neighboring states, and is trying to resume
the practice of doing business on gold basis.
This must be sad news for the infationist.
The party should send Pig Iron Kelley
down there 10 preach the gospel of imitation.
| The territory produces any quantity of sage
| brush and grasshoppers. Why not make the
sage-brush legaltenders, interconvertible
with grasshoppers. As each of the latter pro-
duces at least 365 young every year, this ar
rangement wonld exactly meet the views Of
| W. D. K. Of course it would make every
body rich. Sage-brush is more substantial
| than paper, and grasshoppers circulate with
move rapidity than the 8 65 bonds would
| Chicago Tribune.