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CAPITAL CURRENTS,
The Sudden Illness OF The Political
Goliath.


Blqiae's Chances at Cincinnati Generation
Of the Speaker Some Fi.iHgh Gossip
Beifaag'y Trial-Local Notes.
From OR O,cn Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 10. 1876.
Without doubt there has never been such
entire public feeling evnced in this city, as has
been the case since Sunday last, regarding Mr.
Blaine On that day absut noon he was enter
ing the Congregational church-corner Of
Tenth and G streets northwestern company
with his wife, when he was attacked with
symptoms Of faiutrg and suuStruke. he
gentleman was conveyed to his residence where
he lay unconscious FOR many hours, and when
at last, able TO speak, only IN disconnected
manner Medical authority repelled the pre-
vailing idea that Mr Blaine had suffered from
either an opoplec,c or payalytic stroke, but
stated il 20 have been the influence Of the cx-
IRENE heat (it was extremely warm on Sunday
and the ex-Speaker had walked to church, ac-
ti0g on a brain whose tensions had been fright
fully strung during the past few weeks. The
news Of the event spread like wildire in the
city anil was Of conrse telegraphed Cincinnati
and elsewhere Mr. Blaine lives in Browns
block on 18th street between Ii and land at
these interesting streets ropes were stretched,
to keep vehicles from passing too near the
house and thereby causing the patient unrest.
The doors Of the house were beseiged, unceaS
iugly, with throngs anxious to learn the latest
news regarding the sick man, among the en-
Guirers being officials, reporters and District
grludecS On yesterday the physicians were
compcllcd 10 issue Occasional. bulletins concern
inc Mr.. Blaine's case and which were posted
outside the door where an eager crowd eagerly
scanned them In Cincinnati, where the dele
gates we've rapidly assembling, the first news
transmitted on Sunday-waS received las
learn by the papers, with CONSERVATION and
widely felt sorrow, but the subsequent tele-
grams proved, each, more reassuring. His
medical attendants have sought TO bring Mr.
Blaine around by administering encmas and a
diet Of strong beef tea; this treatment, With
his subsection to great quiet las tended to the
distinguished gentemaus slow recovery and
at this hour, seven, Z. M.,-hc is still impr5y-
Iug.
B-AINE's CHANCES
At Cincinnati are certainly the very best His
recent defiant course in the House had drawn
towards the great statesman large share Of
public admiration and his illness has but ten
tttA 10 CtHGlt lllt Sfstllt Alu S4t4NNiS N'sl
Last evenings dispatches guaranteed him three
Luudred and fifteen votes in the Convention /;
and Judging from the widespread enthusiasm
and sympathy for him, feel no hestancy
whatever in predicting his nomiuation-and
then, thJugl this letter Is intended for demo-
cratic paper, unless some very popular man Is
chosen 1T 81. Louis Blaine must and will win.
| speak adyi,edly. The direct vote a; Cincin-
natl will not probably be reached before Fri
day; for although the convention meets to-
morrow, its predatory work must rctarl the
performance OF It's chief duty.
SPEAKER KERR
Has been entirely exonerated from the Harvey
accusation. The report of tie Committee
states that Latter a full inquiry into the facts
and after thorough examination Of Lawrence
Harvey, the only witness making the charge,
also Of Augustus =. Green and divers other
witnesses it appeared that in 1866, while
member Of the House Of Representatives, of the
Thirty-uiuth Congress, Mr.. Kerr did, in the
exercise Of his right or privilege, nominate
Green for an appointment in the regular army.
The committee, however, had found no difficult
ty in reaching the conclusion that the charge
as to the payment Of money TO Mr.. Kerr was
uUVNdtutNll lalNt, auN tliut MI iANit Slo'H
fully cxoncTatcd from all implication affecting
his personal honor or official integrity. The
committee had found nothing in the whole iu-
vusugatiJu 10 impair or detract from the we'll
established reputation of Mr.. Kerr for unques-
toned personal integrity and uusuIied purity
This report WAS made by Chairman CIymer
who said that it reflected not ouly the senti-
ments Of the Committee Int those Of the whole
House After some remarks, audatory Of the
Speaker, from Messrs. Dauford Ohio aud
IIurlbert illinois, the report was adopted by a
unanimous vote Mr.. Kerr, who has again
suffered from a slight attack Of illness was not
present, aud a COPY Of the resolution was or
derel to be sent him by the clerk. The ghost
If
FiTEuUdU,
Politically speaking, will not down among tie
CAPITAL circles. even after that misguided bigger
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