, 1875-09-06

Blantou Duncan has invented phrase which
strikes tho illinois State Register as novel usld
suggestive. lie bas spoken Of publishing n,o,os'
Jossphus sooy the dofanlttng State Treasurer
Of Now JotHty, ecnt In his resignation to tle
Governor from his coll In jai1, and assigned as
rcason for retiring from public lille "tho bad
condition of my health" 1Io is allcalthy enough
subject for term In the State Prison.
Tbs s.. Paul papera pubsl, and give credit to
statement tha. Senator Mcmillan ana Col. DiN
King have cntorcd into an alliance offensive and
lotouslvo. II 10 nsaorted that evatv ~''"ny Ut
Col. Ring will tavo his hoad chopped d ,tly
behind tho cars. Tho story III hard IL :iloyo.
1t nsods yetilcation.
It Ia understood that both ScuatorB Dawes nEd
Boutwell, favor the nomination OF 4. Il. Hire "a
the Republican candidate for Governor Of Mas
sachuselts; also, that they favor thu nomina-
ton OF DR.. Loriny, and aro not nversc to anY
prominent candidate whom tho RopubIican C.n-
rentlon may nominate.
Bishop Gilbert Hs7on, Of tho Methods
Church, Ia really good dcal Of a uuisauca; aud
It IL not surprising that the respectable people
Of Goorgia, in wboso midst ho rcsidos, DO not
court bis acquaintance. Ho Is accustomed to
preach amalgamation mud carpat-bag politics IN
about equal proportions.
Tho editor Of tho indianapolis Sentinel ia a
brother-in- law OF tho proprietor, who tack him
in as matter Of 0lial duty; but l.c lnla 10
difficulty in assatliug Gen. Grant FIR giving M
office to b's bratlle,-in.lav. As tno journal
says: It Ia surprising Low independent fsl-
low becomes When Ito il provided for himself"
Old Bill Aliens Religious views have bcon
reacnDd At liant; Of course that waa G subject to
bs touched eooner OF later. Tho venn.aolo mpn
In ,n Pal 1o1Nf in HAT rim
0ctobo1 slectlon may enbister bis fte.lu1s It'll
| furthor. ind that lo will soy profauely IN Lila
heart, like the fool III Sculptures, "1acro is no
! Cod"
| Gcn. John Coohraoe recently stated that tho
| object OF the Now York Liberals at pEescpt Waa
to walt until the Republicans md De uocras had
! mado their nominations, whom tho iibera,a
t would tnaao their choice from tho lwo ticktta.
lie sud it would cost At leaat sao.0oa 10 eouduct
| an independent canvass IN tho sta:e, hud the
Liberals did not have St0 in shoir treasury.
Judge Keilcy's fsonds claim for lin that ID
| prodloled :ho tinaucial smash tn Cal forA moro
| than month ago. Admitting this 10 bo ttuo 1t
| lH difficult TO soo what Particular credit he do
serves for ,nnllug The prediction. TAo "sts:asI."
wan uot ,Aurh. after &h And nothing hko vim.
1t would have beau # tho people Of CaiifoE1.,a
bad becn afflicted with au ufrredeenstly currency.
| Keep an eyo out 10 windward To-: tho ,Iassl-
cIusettH Republican Convention. lt~,ll cer-
tainly bo Gus OF tho moat Interesting political
eysnts Of she aoaHon. Not IL mel tiuu tlla.ies
| F,nucis AdnmR-who doubtless stltlB not tho
ghost Of chance Of leifg nominated for ,ios-
osnor-tnore is the little feeling between Vice.
President Wilson'S friends and Bout ct.'s adhcr-
outa. which may lead 10 big results, nnd may not.
| Ware tho cauoua.
CLANS arc generally considered 90 u ',ateaors.
they are personally so Hi!ent. palA.ps 1t MrH
fur this ,oason thst tho grauu Republican rally
/ at Orchard Doacll4 no.. last Thurrdaf olre.od
30 much enjoyment to all concerned. TheIo
| were politca! speaking snd direct appea!B II tlo
| clams at Intervals and good hunaF Prevailed
on al! ssdos Among tho Listip9atslasA lss,a !.s-
nns preoent wore Judge uoar. Senator Morton,
Fred Douglass, aud e1-qoy. Wasnhusu Of
Massachusetts.
lilo Hon. John II. Scott. Supreme Judge Of
| 1flino!R, is spoken OF in connection with tho
| 0uberp8torial oflco but Ills friendy say his
hatred Of politics ts SO strong that lo could not
be induced to mako tho CANVASS. The Hon.
Thomas T. Upton. judge Of theh1o coan County
Circuit Gou.t, IL also mentioned BY Blooming
ton correspondent Of tho indianapolis journal.
The same authority ssya that Devstdgo will GER
tatnly bo a candidate, aud Cullom Las no
though. Of takiaA back aeat.
Tho list of acholara vho havo goue into pol
!tica includes. beaides Prot. Pattsseon, Aaron
| Burr. Jefferson Davis, and Benjamin F. Dnllor{
and amouR the prominent politicians who roso
from the rauks without bsing scholars wese
An6rew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Honty Wil-
aon, and George Washington. "Ths fact iB,",
saga tho Independent ''tbat tho scholar Is III
pollsics already, aad always was. and We s1e
glad Of H." Certainly tho Bchoiar IL wAptoa in
politics, and 30 is tbs "solf.mAde" n,su; but
uhy publish tue tecta with auch fusas
Tho louisvilla courier~Jour,sal sugroata that
the fund for national Lincoln monument iu
Washington. supposed to bs in Tho Possession
Of uon. Spinner, should ba turned over to tho
Washington Monument Association. The C..y.
ayors that L,ncoln Is rapidly fading from tho
menories Of even tho moat loyal" and tntsrnates
that another monument to him would b. uss-
lsas expense. Opinioua will differ, and 10 loug
nj they do, loyal men Will not have much re-
spect tor what alr. Wsttarson says about Abrs-
hau Lincoln.
Tho editor Of the Ph11ado1phiA 7imes uphsaids
ex-senator Carpenter tor hia evaaive oourso In
relation to the currency question but 1t doos
not appear that tho 7les Itself Ia 10 clear Oh tlila
point that = lAboFfng man, though foo1 need
not mistake tts position. The Times svets thnt
ex-senator Carpenter hsd + aoft.money speech
already prepared to deliver u Detroit, and that
ho xas only Induced TO suppress 1t bT tbs pes-
sonal solicitations Of 6eaators Chandler and
Morton. Ths at4tamant Ia probably uos truos
at anY rste 1t cannot bs aeoepssa without batter
authority TRAN Il has Ut pfsaant.
Complaint hAa been made 10 Secretary jewell
that certain Democratic pswspspssa In haiuo
havs bsen opened In the post Oo!cas, and no-
publican campaign dooumsnts folded inaids.
The Secretary asks for proofs. aod wrtsss to tho
complaining friends "8uch action IL In direct
| violation Of tue suss Of the Department. Of ~
cenoy, aud OF ths propriesiss Of oiaclAl position.
II tuu will present 10 this Dspartmsut The r .~',
thls any odaass Or sn.pioys ha bssn suI