, 1876-01-02

60 Republican as to be slarish follower OF ba!
men. II the Democrats could have captured
him, or II be accepted their nomination in eau
GUS, or their tempting proposals boforo caucus
II might have secured them the Legislature, bu
AT. F1uk is not . man to walk into pit blind
1old whilst both hands remain free to pluck OF
me oandago. Every indication now points Il
the election Of q Republican Speaker
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
The attractions Of Milwaukee Us gay and fea'
tive metropolis are undoubtedly very great, hui
It 10 to be questioned whether they are suf-
hcient to collect together at one time such 8
galaxy OF Democratic politicians as WAS seeQ al
Joe Rankin, Sat Clark, Jim H. Ernst, and D.. W.
Maxon. It ouly wanted Moses II. Strong tt
complete as cosy little quintette OF distin-
sufshed politicians ever was seen trying to
look unconcerned under.' suspicious clIcum-
stances. The question IL !: What has this to do
with the Speakership? aud what eise does it
poEtend? +? Many Will have their guess and little
joke.
wAsHBURSE FOR PRECEDENT.
Some persons are uueasiy trying to pump
other persons as to their opinion on WasAburns
for President. They make ass ertions for the
soia purpose Of drawing out rral information,
and provoking bettet-informed Individuals into
enlighteniug them with facts 4 man Just back
from New lork, where he has seen other men
whose regular bualncss it is to keep posted on
uALouAl poutlCa. 1eliS me 1t Nah0Uulne mas good
many friends at the East, but that no effort has
been made or is contemplated to put him for
ward for the Presidency. He is, however, ever
present IN the minds OF the most thoughtful Re-
publlcaus. aad the people arc quite prepared to
elect him should hs be nominated This for the
information Of those who are forever, as it were,
fling bills OF discovery.
The story that Mr.. keyes is working against
Nashburne, and LAYING the wires to eject deic-
gates Of his own way Of thlnEing, is on its faco
absurd. l am not Mr. keyes' keeper, bu; may
eay that he il reported to have acknowledged
embarrassing complications in future. aud
to preserve lis fighting powers for the
benefit OF the enemy. This was tho burden OF
the advice he gare to Matt Carpenter, am
told. When he labored with that impetuous
young lion Grant to induce him to aba'-
don the Thomson libel ut,--namelv, to con-
fine his attention. us lighting man, to tho
fighting men Of the other party Mr.. Carpeu-
ter seems disposed to fall in rank with the rest
Of the Republican party for the PRESIDENTIAL
campaign. aud it is not small matter for him
to take even snch step in advance as the
withdrawal OF the Thomson suit. II is said that
it Mr.. Carpenter had proceeded with that suit,
he would have been produced on tho Witness
stand and compelled to testify on matters az
unpleasant as those he proposed to make tho
other side tell Of. When all the world becomes
it is living in glass houses. stcne-
throwing will be Abandoned by common con-
sent
FEDERAL OFFICES.
There is nothing new as to the ColIectorship
which seems certSin to 60 to Peter Van Hech.en,
but, as regards the Postmastetship. man fresh
from Washington says it iB stated there that
Howe and Cameron have giren out that Mr..
shaV's name WAS never once eaterlainod, that
Allen Johnson has still less chance, and that
he oniy way out Of the difficulty ID to retain
Ilr. West. That. however, from circumstances
.rrf T., lor. +,E
o be impossible, and h1r. Shaw's friends insist |
hey have positive advices that he will be nom-
mated in the course Of TWO weeks |
In CONCLUSION. |
Dear me-, how this sort Of gossip does kill |
pace, to be suret Hero I have been spinning |
ay without titivatiug up q single one Of the |
AMY news items Of the week. which, however I
ave been told in the te1eg1aphic dispatches
aorning after morning ae they occurred, aud will !
9 the less missed. siuce they are Of value at this
,te hour ouly for the .eenson,ng with which the
who il master Of the business cau
rcEs them. even as the respected boarding.
ousa keeper SERVES IN saTory, attractive guise
ct eight t-days-old hash.
4 couple Of lines aud I have done. The ar~
ssts by the police for December were trite
yer the totals Of October and November
sspectsyely., The Fire Department. re-
Id, covered, with the exception of
bout sl.200. By insurance, or $4,000 less
,an in 18Th The Federal offices report as fol-
ouse arrivals, 7,l.9; tonnage 923 2251 Crews,
a66o cleared, ?,169; tonnage, 2SS3,3a7;
ews, %, $50, foreign goods imported, S2o3 54j
value, 377,4S7 IN duty exported. 2,0J0,794
1sheIs corn and wheat value, *2.287 ,o27; in
1nA revenue ~ RECEIPTS @2'a52,2 ,22o; pension
The Rev. E. H.Ward received buffalo robe
the hauds of his parislouers Of st. Edmonds